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Hey folks, happy to share my new toy with you on here 😁 I dislike business cards so much, that when the time came to make them, I decided to build an app for it instead. Instead of using fancy tech, I went with email, because that wouldn't require the other person to have the app. Since typing in emails is not fun, I added Reverse Mode, which lets you pass your phone to the other person for them to type it in. At the end of the interaction, you get an organized app with your new AcQUAintances and they get a fancy profile in their inbox to remind them of you. The story behind the app and its features: https://medium.com/@msavin/intro... Looking forward to your feedback and questions 🤓
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@minhistry Agree. I'll ping you with the story soon, I think it will resonate well. As far as card scanning - I hope it comes sooner than later :)
and on that note, if someone would like to look over the story, I'd appreciate it. let me know your interest at email@example.com
@minhistry And, the story is up :), edited into original post
Not sure I get the big draw here.... If you emailed someone, your email signature would likely tell them what they would need to know. Personally think that having an app for this just creates un-necessary steps that don't need to be taken. Could think like that because I don't do a lot of networking... Keen to hear what those networkers think of this
@bentossell Hey Ben, thanks for the direct comment - that's something I hear occassionally. Actually, the idea for Aqua emerged from that: when I would meet people, myself or them would send a blank email to the other person.. However, it wasn't organized or conducive to further interaction. There are three things that Aqua improves on over the inbox way: the contacts are organized, the profiles/themes are expressive, and combined with the personal message templates, it should boost response rate. Another feature I consider important is Reverse Mode, which is a UI that lets your new acquaintance enter their information for you. Since I've been working on it, a few similar apps popped up, and they seem to validate these notions. I'm close to publishing the story that will dive deeper into these manners... still setting things up 😁
@bentossell I'll assume we mean SMS when we say chat interace in this context, and that's something that I've considered and heard. However, it doesn't really fit with the short term or long term goals of the app. When it comes to phone numbers, there are issues around ownership, privacy and international support, among other things. I do think chat interfaces are interesting - its almost like providing the mass market with a user friendly terminal. However, I think there's cases where GUI is better and am inclined to say this is one of them.
This is a very interesting concept I enjoy how instantly it sends my info into their inbox it's a great leg up seeing as most cards are lost and others seldom have the time to input info into their contact while meeting people in person. I usually take photos of the cards so interestingly I think a smart scan feature that integrates it into my contacts would be incredibly valuable.
@andreanaomi777 thanks for your comment, and I agree regarding photos - its something I am considering for future versions


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October 9, 2019
2019 South Africa 2 Coin Big 5 Lion Double Capsule. 999 Silver Proof Coin Set
The Big Five is synonymous with South African wildlife. These magnificent animals have been intrinsically linked to South African currency since 1988 when they were first used on the South African banknote range. In 2019 the South African Mint releases for the first time a series of coins which have the Big Five as its theme. The so called Big 5 are the African Elephant, the Lion, the Rhino, the Leopard and the Buffalo. This stunning issue, "The Lion" is the 2nd release in the series. Limited Mintage of 1,000 Contains total of 2 oz of 99.9% silver The coins come in a double capsule in an elegant wooden box. Year: 2019 Quality: Proof Denomination: 2 X 5 Rand Metal Content: 2 X 1 Troy Ounce Purity. 999 Mintage: 1,000 Issuer: South African Mint Diameter: 32.69 mm Mint Capsule, Luxury Wood Box, Certificate of Authenticity. About Art in Coins and our terms of service. We are an established precious metals dealer. Our focus is primarily in the luxury collector coin segment and we provide exceptional customer service. DHL and UPS plus priority and overnight services are available. Please be aware of your local regulations prior to ordering. You may opt out at any time with the Unsubscribe link in the footer section of the newsletter. We post market related news, discount coupons and flash sale announcements on a regular basis via our social media business pages. Be sure to check out our new public collector coin forum, recently launched on Reddit. Open for everyone, this is a community established exclusively for lively discussion, sharing and sourcing of luxury legal tender collector sets. Come join us at r/artincoins. The item "2019 South Africa 2 Coin Big 5 Lion Double Capsule. 999 Silver Proof Coin Set" is in sale since Sunday, October 6, 2019. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Africa\Other African Coins". The seller is "artincoins" and is located in Verdun, Quebec. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
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Here you will find 10 fun activities that are unique to Bali. From climbing a volcano to monkey's jumping you for bananas. Let's explore what Bali has to offer.
5. Dolphin boat sunset
Location: Lovina, Bali
Overview: I know hunting for Dolphins sounds a little bad, but I swear it's a good time. You wake up at the crack of dawn to hop on a little wooden boat, with a driver that doesn't speak English. I'm really selling it now. As you cruise out to the middle of the Pacific Ocean the shore gets further and further away. With the Balinese mountains in the background you see the sun rising on the horizion and it becomes majestic. Then you see a school of dolphins in front of your boat playing. Now it's hunting time. Well, at least it seems that way. Once one boat spots a dolphin then you have 20 other boats trailing to get right up on the dolphins. Yes, you will have miniature dolphins swimming around your boat and jumping out of the water. I think there were at least 100 out there.
The Scoop: Every morning these boats take off from the shores of Lovina beach to see these dolphins frolic. Book a boat the day before. You can book with your hotel or just go down to the beach area and there will be guys sitting around who you can book with directly. These boats head out at sunrise (around 6 am give or take).
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
Cost: $6-$7 pp
4. Mount Batur Sunrise hike
Location: Mount Batur, Bali (Outside of Ubud)
Overview: At 5,633 feet, Mount Batur's creates a stunning sunrise vantage point. Once at the top of the mountain, on a clear day you will enjoy the spectacular views of other volcanoes and the entire island.
The Scoop: This is a moderate activity level with temperatures around 46-60° F. It takes around 2 hours to reach the top of the mountain. Since Mount Batur is an active volcano you will be served breakfast heated from the steam of the mountain. Also, check out the weather and try to pick a clear day for the best view.
Duration: 1:30/2:30 am to early afternoon. ~4 hours of hiking
Cost: $50-60 USD for 2 people. The tour company is basically lining up a driver for transport to and from the mountain, as well as a guide. The guides are paid roughly $11 USD to take you up the mountain and feed you breakfast. Another less expensive option is to negotiate directly with a driver to take you to and from Mt Batur. Then negotiate with a guide at the bottom of the mountain and cut out the middle man.
3. Monkey Forest Sanctuary
Location: Ubud, Bali
Overview: With 700 monkeys hanging around the sanctuary you will be up close and personal with our closest animal relatives. There is entertainment all around as you watch them take care of their family, eat, and wander around causing trouble, pulling dresses, and stealing water bottles. With beautiful scenery through the park and close encounters with these little creatures this is a must see.
The Scoop: Be weary because these monkeys are thieves! Do not bring food in with you or any shinny objects. If you buy a bundle of bananas, I suggest putting the bananas into your bag immediately, except for a couple. When I bought a bundle, I had all of them in my hand and was ambushed by two monkeys until I was left with nothing. That was a one minute span. They didn't bite me or claw me just hopped on my back until I handed over the bananas.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Cost: $3 USD pp and $4 USD for a bundle of bananas
2. Swim with the Manta Rays
Location: Manta Ray Snorkel Tours, Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia (off the coast of Bali)
Overview: Swim alongside these gentle giants whose wing span is around 10 feet wide. Typically, the snorkeling trip takes you to 3 different spots: Manta Bay, Crystal Bay, and Mangrove point where you can see a beautiful array of fish life and coral.
The Scoop: Suggest booking a couple days in advance, our guide Diasa, in the link above, owns and operates the business and is wonderful. If the water is choppy you may get sea sick so we suggest taking some non-drowsy motion sickness pills or wear one of the bracelets if you have this problem. Also, the water in Crystal Bay in chilly so you might want to bring a long sleeved quick dry shirt to keep you warm.
Duration: Half day, usually starts in the morning around 8/8:30 am.
Cost: $15 USD pp
1. Scuba or Snorkel Menjangan Island
Location: Menjangan Island off the coast of Bali (we went from Lovina, Bali) There are tours going to the island from all over Bali.
Overview: A vast and beautiful coral reef garden lies along the shores of Menjanan Island off the coast of northern Bali to the west. Once under the sea in the warm 80F waters, you will see tons of fish, turtles, black tip sharks and a beautiful coral reef wall.
The Scoop: Book a view days in advance. If you go during off season remember that all prices are negotiable. There was a little water shower there so we suggest bringing a towel and change of clothes for the bus ride back.
Duration: All day (~8am to 5pm coming from Lovina)
Cost: $60 USD pp for scuba and $40 USD pp for snorkeling. This is the price we paid during off season. We took a tour out of Lovina Beach, which included:
- Bus transfer to and from
- Boat ride out to island
- Guide (speaks English)
- Scuba or snorkel gear
- Wet suit (scuba only)
- Lunch, drinks
- ~1.5 hours of scuba or snorkeling at 2 spots.
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Imperial Palace / Tokyo Tower/ Asakusa/ Akihabara Electronics Town/ Meiji Shrine/ Shinjuku / Ginza / Aoyama-Shibuya-Harajuku fashion district/ Tsukiji Fish Market and so many other off the beaten track places.
Tōkyō is a huge, wealthy and fascinating metropolis which brings high-tech visions of the future side by side with glimpses of old Japan, and has something for everyone.
Most visitors to Tokyo will visit the most well-known sights – Asakusa, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku and the Meiji Shrine. These are all of course worth visiting, but Tokyo also offer a multitude of choices for travelers looking for a less touristy and typical Japanese experience.
The real charm of Tokyo is more discreet. We can discover it in the maze of streets behind the main one, with a village atmosphere, miles away from urban life. It is warm and simple, full of nice shops with clean design as well as charming cafes and small bars…
Our local experts can attest, straying off the beaten tourist path is the best way to get a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Tokyo.


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Electricity Report 2004.
Source: RTE 17/01/2005
French electricity consumption grew strongly in 2004, with a more fluid market, 70% of which is now open to competition.
French internal electricity consumption grew by 2.2% in 2004, to reach 477.2 TWh.
Climatic conditions were less contrasted than in 2003, but the consumption in the industrial sector picked up, with an increase of 1.9%.
French internal electricity consumption grew 1.7% compared with 2003, after adjustment for weather conditions and the leap year effect. This confirms the trend observed over the past few years.
Total electricity contractual exchanges increased by almost 5% in 2004, reaching 119 TWh, which reflects the increased vitality of the European electricity market. Export levels remained stable compared with 2003, whilst a noticeable increase was observed in imports (+20%).
French electricity generation increased by 1.1% (+6.1 TWh) in 2004.
Increased fluidity in the European market?
RTE refined the tools and mechanisms it offers its customers, to help the development of the electricity market on a European scale.
As a result, the volume exchanged between balance responsible entities through block exchange notifications increased by 36% in 2004.
RTE improved its balancing mechanism in 2004, for even greater flexibility, with the creation of a new time segment for the submission of bids and two additional price brackets, to correspond more precisely to daily variations in market prices.
In addition to the opening of the Swiss border, the mechanism opened its borders with Great Britain and Spain in 2004.
As of 31st December 2004, 18 balancing actors were registered and the balancing volume called by RTE had reached 12 TWh.
RTE altered the conditions for access to the Italian interconnection in 2004, in association with the regulatory authorities in both countries. On the France-England Interconnection, RTE introduced new services and offered new products for auction.
?and on 1st July, a new phase of market deregulation
2004 was a key year for RTE, with the deregulation of the French electricity market on 1st July to almost three million professional customers. Some 70% of the market is now open to competition.
RTE adapted the balancing responsible entity system to integrate these new customers. In particular, RTE adapted its information system in order to industrialise data exchanges with distribution network operators.
- Consult the Press file in our ?News? section.
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Students actually voted for Ed Miliband but it didn't make any difference
Sharing who we voted for on Facebook was pointless
Everyone bragged about how they were voting Labour in the general election, but our votes didn't change anything in the end
Students were supposed to help Labour win as many as ten seats which were full of students, but sadly it wasn't to be.
According to a new Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) report, voters at uni had "less impact than expected" back in May – but the Labour party banked on us getting them into power.
The report says: "Labour generally failed to win some constituencies with lots of students that they had been predicted to take from the Conservatives."
Apparently we're "not as electorally powerfully" as they assumed and we failed to make a difference.
Hendon, Ilford North and Lancaster were all expected to be won by students, but the Tories clung on to them all.
Loughborough dropped the ball the most, being "the most striking example" of Conservatives holding on to a seat which could have been turned Labour by students.
Earlier this year The Tab backed Ed Miliband to rise to the top and save us all, despite the weird social stigma that comes with admitting you vote Labour in public.
Even with the weird faces he pulled and his inability to eat a sandwich, he was the only credible and down to earth option.
Why would any self-respecting student vote for the Lib Dems (backstabbers), the Greens (too pointless), UKIP (too mental) or the SNP (too Scottish) when we had our night in shining armour eating a bacon sandwiches by our side.
How many of us keenly registered to vote, shared that annoying Facebook status saying they were voting in the election but then didn't actually bother to go out and see it through?
Labour voter and Durham third year Charles White said: "I refused to believe the Tories won, but more than anything I was angry.
"I was crying because innocent people had fallen for nationalism and I was crying because no one seems to care in our generation.
"The next day I went to a pub and a Geordie said to all the other students 'You've ruined me' because he assumed we voted Tory. And he was right – student apathy has ruined him and everyone else who needed Labour in office."
We've been silenced because we don't actually count any more and are left with these terrifyingly smug student Tories crawling out the political closet.
It doesn't look good for Corbyn in 2020.


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Marketing Implications of Technology : Recent and Upcoming Trends
Recent and Emerging Trends in Impact of Technology on Marketing MTCI Individual Assignment
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Recent and Emerging Trends in Impact of Technology on Marketing
Recent Technology Trends in Marketing .............................................................................................3 Personalized Marketing ............................................................................................................................ 3 Social Media is maturing ........................................................................................................................... 3 Four Screens and a Cloud.......................................................................................................................... 4 Big Data : The key to the room of insights ................................................................................................ 4 Better predictions and Offline Tracking .................................................................................................... 5 Emerging Technology Trends in Marketing .........................................................................................6 The Future will be driven by emotion ....................................................................................................... 6 The emergence of new parameters in decision making ........................................................................... 6 From leather wallet to mobile wallet ....................................................................................................... 7 Content Marketing: The crown Prince ...................................................................................................... 7 Convergence - and divergence ................................................................................................................. 8
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Recent Technology Trends in Marketing
Recent Technology Trends in Marketing
Personalized Marketing
Personalized marketing is an extreme form of product differentiation. Whereas product differentiation tries to differentiate a product from competing ones, personalization tries to make a unique product offering for each customer. Amazon is a classic example of a company that performs "One to One Marketing" by offering users targeted offers and related products. What only luxury brands in fashion and automobiles could do earlier – customizing products for the clients – is now affordable for everyone in the marketspace.
appeal to the individual recipient when he browses. Mass customization is a direct result of technology coming to the aid of marketers.
Social Media is maturing
Social media has become a platform that is easily accessible to anyone with internet access. Increased communication for organizations fosters brand awareness and often, improved customer service.
Additionally, social media serves as a relatively inexpensive platform for organizations to implement marketing campaigns. And marketers have finally learned to how to best utilize their social media power. Rather than just advertising, the medium now helps brands connect with their user base and build relationships. And an important trend here is the emergence of niche social networks, targeted at interest groups. This essentially makes the job easier for the marketer as people sort themselves out and flock to these sites and the marketer do not have the headache of spotting the pattern. Through social networking products/companies can conversations and interactions sites, have with
More recently, personalized marketing has become practical with bricks and mortar retailers. The market size, an order of magnitude greater than that of the Internet, demanded a different technological approach now available and in use. Many retailers attract...
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It cannot be doubted that Jim Perrin, the author of the questionable book West and a man whom we had come to know when he was involved with our sister, Jac, caused the deletion of our review(s) on Amazon. He could not have tolerated the truth of what we had written — and when the information we post on our site is read, it can be seen why he should have been so concerned!
We first set up jacssisters on 07/09/2010, as a direct result of reading the other reviews on Amazon, some, we were certain, written by Jim Perrin using aliases — and now removed — as well as reviews and comments in The Guardian by 'Melangell' (another Jim Perrin alias, and still to be read there). Since then, as a result of so much help and additional support our site has become lengthier than we anticipated, and with (we have been told!) an impressive amount of information. Such an irony, when this outcome is one Jim Perrin could neither have wished for nor foreseen…
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The following is one of our deleted reviews; although, despite its length it did remain for quite some time until it was later 'purged': it must be clear to all, that Jim Perrin complained…
'We note that "West: a journey through the landscapes of loss" is available in paperback. As our sister was the person of whom the author has written at length, we wish to show that the book is, in great part, based on the misrepresentation of his short relationship with her, and we have found it to be extraordinarily self-indulgent. This book has been claimed by Jim Perrin — in his articles and in his interviews — to be 'autobiographical', although in his entry-note for the 'Wales Book of the Year' he categorised it as 'Other': it was not longlisted for this prestigious award. May we make it quite clear that our sister Jac, was not Jim Perrin's 'lover, wife and friend of forty years'. What he has written here is not only flagrant fabrication but it is also an excellent example of his modus operandi. As The Wanderer wrote on this site, 21/11/2010, "Facts are distorted, time periods are shifted to deceive and disorientate the reader… " At best, what Jim Perrin has written is a fantasised account, at worst he has in places lied outright (of which we have evidence). Neither does he, we believe — as he writes in West and in articles and various interviews — have terminal lung cancer; and the 'Welsh blood' which in his book he so assiduously claims came — according to his (researched) family tree — only from his maternal great grandmother, not his grandmother. The other maternal antecedents are, as are every one of those on his paternal line (and quite contrary to what he tells his readers), not Welsh but ENGLISH… So, the book West is not what Jim Perrin says it is.
Also, very large sections have already been published elsewhere: the article Touching the Void in the Observer in August 2005 (and we believe the use of this title to be plagiarised), The Guardian Country Diary, 25/08/2007, (most of it word for word); nearly all of Advertisements for my feet in Open Democracy, 05/12/2001 — in which he goes into his 'Welshness' with great detail — and, from the Climbing Essays, the entire first chapter. Most interesting then that 'Melangel' (JP?) wrote on The Guardian thread, 27/07/2010, 'You can't get away with lazy reading where Perrin's prose is concerned'. We believe Jim Perrin's book to be merely a 'lazy' composite and notwithstanding the memorable descriptive phrases, (or the analyses by literary experts), in our opinion it is based on sophistry and in many parts, as we have proved, actual dishonesty. Jim Perrin's writing is not, we feel, 'extraordinarily dense', nor do we find it of 'considerable complexity' — as does, unsurprisingly, 'Melangell', ref. our post 'A question of identity', but is in our opinion, mere verbal dexterity, with an extraordinary amount of self-plagiarism. (And do note the wild life 'extras', always on cue.)
We cannot fail to acknowledge the tragedy of the death of Jim Perrin's son by suicide and probably this will be the major crisis in the author's life, but his account of our sister's death is a complete lie, as are so many of the things he has written about her. He was not with our sister when she died — yet he describes it so 'vividly'. All this is food for thought and no, we cannot recommend West.'
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Tonight was a good night for my favorite team in the NBA The Golden State warriors they played the Cavs. well anyway the score was 103 to 122 golden state. Curry put up 33 points and some guy that plays for the cavs what is his name something James well anyway all he did was cry all night what a baby someone needs to give him a bottle and put him down for a nap. Oh yeah curry just did. "Go Warriors"!!!
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Q and A by Brittany Long
Thank you to the Aussie duo for taking the time to answer these questions. Don't forget to check the bands latest track, Money – which is available now on all streaming websites!
How would you describe your bands sound?
It's always a hard question to answer when it's your own music. We've been influenced by a lot of different genres over the years. We try to blend our favourite elements of different genres together. That could end up being drum sounds from a 90s hip-hop beat, the bass from a soul song, 60s psychedelic guitar and a slap-back delay from an early Elvis tune. In the end, we're just suckers for a good melody.
What sort of music did you grow up listening to? Do you think that influenced the music you create now?
We grew up playing classical music, which then opened our eyes to a lot of World Music. I think World Music has always influenced us a lot. I definitely think you can get hit a wall with your ideas if you're only listening to one genre. Listen to music from a different culture and you'll suddenly be swimming with ideas.
Where did the name lime cordiale come from?
Our last name Leimbach. We decided to start a band whilst we were at a music festival in France called Musique Cordiale.
Most memorable show you've ever played?
On the last tour, we definitely played the HOTTEST show we've ever played. On the Gold Coast, an audience member turned off the air conditioning on a 45 degree day. We were dripping… and I'm not sure how we were left standing, but it sure was memorable.
If you could share the stage with anyone dead or alive who would you choose and why?
Probably someone with a filthy voice. Aretha Franklin or Ray Charles. Maybe Muddy Waters.
Tell me something no one knows about you?
Louis and I are both pretty badly colourblind.
Would you rather play to a sold out arena or a really intimate show with some of your biggest fans from around the world?
It'd be interesting to see what you could sell at the merch desk with the biggest fans from around the world. I'd definitely try sell a bit of wee in a bottle. But I'm not sure we're at that stage yet. Maybe some day.
Is there a certain message you're trying to convey through your music? Where does the inspiration for your music come from?
Some of our newest music has unintentionally been focussed around a refusal to give in to social pressures. The older you get, the harder it is to go walk away from the straight and narrow pathways that we're expected to take when growing up.
Let's talk about your debut album 'permanent vacation' how did that come about? How has the response been to it?
The album had a great response when we first released it. We followed it up with a lot of touring and I think it grew with every live show we did. We've become very accustomed to releasing music and having to work it. It's very easy to believe that you're new single is going to blow up on release day. That's a dangerous thing. I think it's healthier to expect it to flop and know you need to put in a lot of work in the months following the release.
If you weren't musicians what do you think you would both be doing?
We'd probably be travelling and living in other places around the world. We've always loved travelling with our music and it's one of the main things that we have to look forward to – playing in different parts of the world.
Who inspires you? Both in the music world and outside of it?
Our parents are big inspirations of ours. They're both artists and are often more adventurous and immature than we'll ever be. They've taught us that all you really need to do is have fun and try to leave a positive mark on the world.
What are your hobbies outside of music?
Surfing, cooking, gardening. All that stuff that really keeps you sane outside of the weird world of touring.
Favourite food to eat on tour?
We've travelled for nearly an hour across town to find the best Ramen.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and what would you do?
We popped over the border to Mexico from California. We've always wanted to travel around Mexico but all we got was a little tease. What better life is there than surfing and eating tacos all day long?
What's it like being on tour with Tash Sultana?
We did 3 huge shows with her in Australia. It's insane that she can't seem to find a venue big enough for her so she creates her own festival with a bunch of amazing Aussie bands. It was great to hang and play alongside the Ocean Alley guys. We all started playing together at the same time, doing grungy little shows up and down the Northern Beaches.
What's your relationship as brothers like? How does this change on and off the stage?
If two people have to share a bed on tour, it's always us. Our friendship is pretty tight. We've always lived together and worked together. Don't even remember what it's like to have time apart.
Tell me about your life growing up? Was music a big part of your life?
We grew up as little bush kids with hippy parents on a small island. We'd leave the house in the morning and our parents wouldn't know where we were until we came back in the evening. Mum is a cellist and has always been our main musical educator. Our childhood has always been filled with music and art.
If someone had only one chance to listen to one of your songs which song would you have them listen to and why?
Probably Naturally. The lyrics are biographical and the style just feels like a good mix of our old stuff and what's to come.
I understand Louis does all the album artwork, Louis can you tell me where does the inspiration for the artwork come from ? How do you come up with the designs?
It definitely evolved from street art into something of his own. There are a few lino-cut artists that have been big influences. The main one is probably Bruce Gold, who we made a documentary about with our Dad recently. He loves Australian flora and fauna and you will see a lot of similarities between his and Louis' work.
What was it like growing up near the beach? Were you both into surfing? If so is that something you still do?
The Northern Beaches of Sydney is changing a lot. Even when we were kids, it was smaller and filled with beach bums and hippies. It's becoming more and more of a holiday destination and with people commuting to the city every day. It's still a great place but there just isn't much night life culture. It was great for us starting as a band. We played house parties and small bars. I just hope new bands can still find places to play.
One for the fans: favourite Disney movie?
The Jungle Book.
What advice would you give your 12 year old self?
Practise more piano.


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Uninhibited and irrepressible, David Bradley talks about life as a preacher's kid, black literature, and his own writing.
July/August 1990
Thanks for Attacking the NEA
Garrison Keillor speaks out in favor of the National Endowment for the Arts.
A Tribute to Seymour Krim
Remembering a writer described as "a fighter with words."
A dozen writers debate the pros and cons of responding publicly to bad reviews.
David Bradley: An Interview
Uninhibited and irrepressible, David Bradley talks about life as a preacher's kid, black literature, and his own writing.
Layle Silbert: Writing With Light
"Writing is what I do alone," says portrait photographer Layle Silbert. "Photography is how I keep in touch with the world."
News and Trends
Advocacy Day and NEA Hearings
A rally takes place on Cultural Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., calling for reauthorization of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Arts Strings Tie Up Grantees
The National Endowment for the Arts requires that grantees sign compliance letters regarding use of their funds.
Writers Coalition Opposes NEA Restructuring
The Coalition of Writers Organizations opposes a proposal to channel a larger percentage of NEA funds through state arts organizations.
North Star Line Poetry Series
The founder and publisher of Blue Moon Books launches a poetry series.


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Peau Froide, Léger Soleil
- Titre: Peau Froide, Léger Soleil
- Artistes: Mika Vainio, Franck Vigroux
- Label: Cosmo Rhythmatic
- Format: 2×LP
- Genres: Experimental Electronic, Breakbeats, Industrial, IDM, Ambient, Drone, Misc Berlin, Misc Scandinavia, Misc France
- Prix: €20,90UE (incl. 19% TVA)€18,02non UE
""Peau froide, lèger soleil", is the result of a threeyear recording process, initiated by Mika Vainio and Frank Vigroux after a series of shared live experiences. Sprawling after a show in Paris in 2012, their collaboration is an exercise in sensitive intensity, drifting the whole space between minimalist meditations and maximalist kinetics. Vainio's signature brutalist electro grooves resonate all throughout the record, constructing a psychic scenario for Vigroux's researches in spatial abstraction and tonal radicalism. Densely built though free from structural limitation, this album is an intense 9track motion, serving as the third installment in Cosmo Rhythmatic's catalog and acting as new chapter in the label's construction an uncompromising sonic identity."


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Germany faces increasing inflation pressuresPosted: January 28, 2011 Filed under: commodities, CPI, Europe, iron ore | Tags: Germany, iron ore Leave a comment
While governments in several emerging markets are rushing to contain inflation pressures, governments in developed economies in Europe and North America are idling in the hopes that external inflation pressures are not bad tidings of things to come. Germany could become a prime example of the mounting pressure between the need to maintain stimulative monetary policy for one part of the economy (the periphery of Europe) even while other parts heat up.
On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported: "German Import-Price Inflation Accelerates to Fastest in More Than 29 Years." The various statistics on inflation in Germany are eye-popping:
- Import-price inflation accelerated to 12 percent, the highest rate since October 1981, from 10 percent in November
- In the month, prices increased 2.3 percent, almost double the 1.2 percent forecast by economists
- Energy was 34.2 percent more expensive in December than a year earlier
- Iron ore prices soared 98.4 percent
- Non-iron ore metals cost 37.9 percent more
- German consumer-price inflation accelerated to 1.9 percent last month, pushing the euro-area rate to 2.2 percent, the first time it has breached the ECB's 2 percent limit in more than two years
For those of us who never believed that deflation was a serious threat given the monetary actions of central banks across the globe, we must now wonder how much longer will it take for inflation to start hitting consumers across a broad array of purchased goods.


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About Riitude Consulting Services
Riitude Consulting Services is a private limited company registered under the OPC category with the Registrar of Companies. The ideas started to take shape in the year 2015 with an endeavor to fulfill the demand of the corporate in vertical of Management Consulting. "Riitude", the name was coined from the axiom "Right Attitude". Riitude is a registered trademark with the Office of Trademark Registry, Government of India. Any development embarks from the thought process. The brain establishes the way and right attitude is the foundation for any development. Keeping this in mind, we are focusing on two developmental areas, Individual Development and Organizational Development. A Group of individuals come together to form an organization and the budding executives are going to be the future pillars of any organization.


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The George Bryson Cultural House in Mansfield opened today, June 27th, for the summer season. A member of the organization committee, Sandra Armstrong, talked to CHIP about the activities during the summer.
Sandra Armstrong also summarized the history of the Cultural house and the importance of the Bryson family in the Pontiac.


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When will we step up to squarely facing the challenge of overcoming what has tormented us for the longest time? Thousands of Filipino lives have been lost and millions of dollars in property damage sustained as a result of disasters caused by weather disturbances common in the region. Much of what contributes to the devastation is the result of years of neglect and lack of foresight. Measures need to be taken now to reduce the impact to lives and property of future natural calamities. Rather than see ourselves as helpless victims of the forces of nature, we need to appreciate that there are significant components of the problem that are man-made and therefore potentially solvable.
The following diagram illustrates the key points where careless human activity contributes to exacerbating the destruction wreaked by the many cyclones and bouts of torrential rains that visit the Philippines every year.
Denuded forests fail to trap rainwater.
As a result, downflow from the highlands during heavy rains is torrential and further erodes the already degraded landscape. Furthermore, this erosion results in sediment getting continually dumped into rivers and waterways further reducing their capacity to drain stormwater in times of heavy rain.
What were once floodplains have been developed for dense human habitation.
Felino Palafox Jr, who is a leading architect in Manila and long-time environmental "crusader" had his views on the recent flooding disaster brought about by typhoon Ondoy reported by the ManilaTimes.net:
Palafox said a 1977 World Bank-funded study identified Marikina Valley, the western shores of Laguna de Bay, and the Manila Bay coastal area as those where disaster preparedness should be done. There development should be restricted and proceed only when certain protective measures have been taken. That is because these locations are threatened with disastrous flooding, earthquakes and possible changes in topography.
Various recommendations to build floodways and spillways to support high-risk areas were never heeded by Metro Manila's urban planners. Much of the property development along flood-prone areas should not have been undertaken to begin with.
Both storm water and raw sewage feed into waterways that are clogged with garbage and other solid residential and industrial waste.
A joint study conducted in 1998 by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) forecast the volume of waste generated by Metro Manila will double between 2010 and 2020. This means that this is an issue that will not only not go away, it will get worse unless:
– Attitudes towards garbage disposal change; and,
– Waste management systems are improved.
Amando Doronilla in an eyewitness account of the destruction left by floods in the wake of cyclone Ondoy observed as he toured Quezon City after some of the water had subsided:
On Rodriguez Avenue, for example, there were walls of garbage swept by the floods. The canals and esteros that crossed underneath the avenue were swollen with garbage to their banks. This debris did not come from climate change. The mountain of rubbish was discharged by human hands—over many generations
Even if flash floods don't kill Metro Manilans, pollution and the destruction of food fish populations in lakes and rivers surrounding and lacing the city will. Many urban poor communities depend on these both directly for food and indirectly as trading commodities.
Limited road access to urban poor communities and gated subdivisions hamper relief operations in times of calamity.
Many residential enclaves implement security measures that severely limit public access. Each "subdivision" maintains separate feeder roads into main roads traversed by public vehicles and non-residents but have no alternative routes (through roads) that cut through them and bypass the usually traffic-congested main arteries.
Rather than building walls in between ourselves, we should be tearing them down and moving towards a more open society with a sense of civic duty that extends beyond our immediate families, clans, and "village associations".
Emergency services are not coordinated and are staffed by inadequately trained and equipped personnel.
Greg Bankoff in Cultures of disaster: society and natural hazard in the Philippines (Routledge, 2003) concluded how generally inadequate emergency preparedness in the Philippines is, citing lack of expertise in management, coordination and responsiveness as key weaknesses. The sorry state of the services was clearly evident in the aftermath of a major earthquake that devastated the city of Baguio in 1990. Bankoff writes:
[…] many affected areas were left without adequate assistance in spite of the tremendous public response, the convergence of volunteer and rescue teams from all over the nation, and the donation of considerable amounts ofn food. Some people remained buried in buildings and landslides for over a week, while food shortages resulted from transportation mismanagement.
Indeed, the response of government services to the Ondoy disaster today failed to demonstrate any form of improvement since 1990 as Doronilla now observes:
From the first hours of the flood, the government failed to exist. The army and police were caught off-guard. They ran out of inflated rubber boats to rescue people stranded in their homes or carried away by floodwaters.
It's time we see our vulnerability to natural calamities as a system of contributing factors. It is only when we approach solving the problem of chronic flooding with holistic and systemic solutions that sustainable improvements in our quality of life will be achieved. An important aspect of this resolve is ensuring that our future leaders are up to the task.


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AIM Implementation Specialist
San Francisco, CA
Posted Sep 4, 2019 - Requisition No. 77085
AIM is the buy-side order management system of Bloomberg, delivering global multi-asset solutions for portfolio management, trading, compliance and operations. AIM is used by more than 14,000 professionals in nearly 90 countries at over 850 client firms, including some of the largest asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and government agencies.
Our goal is to offer the most scalable asset management technology in the market - one that allows AIM clients to grow assets on existing investments and to quickly expand into new asset classes, markets or investment styles without disruption.
What's the role?
The Implementation Team is critical in launching a successful client engagement by providing buy-side industry insight and best practice trading workflows for a wide range of client types. As an Implementations Representative, our clients will depend on you to provide project management, client onboarding, system configuration, training, testing and support across portfolio management, order management, trading, compliance and operations. The role is based in San Francisco and covers clients across North America with some travel required.
We'll trust you to:
- Provide detailed project plans and project management/governance across the entire life of the project by coordinating with relevant Bloomberg departments, the client and third party vendor applications
- Navigate and organize complex client requirements to clearly define project milestones and timelines
- Influence and implement industry best practices for order management workflows
- Establish and maintain strong relationships and communication channels across multiple implementation projects concurrently with varying degrees of asset class and workflow complexities
- Support implementations activities working alongside colleagues in Sales, Account Management & Product Development
- Acquire and instill a deep exposure into AIM's offering across Front, Middle and Back Office solutions
- Effectively manage client expectations for an optimal on-boarding experience
- Work as the product advocate to increase usage during and after the implementation
You'll need to have:
- 4 to 8 years of enterprise financial software implementation experience
- Excellent project management skills
- Prior experience of buy-side order management implementation / project management / best practices are essential
- Deep knowledge of workflows across portfolio management, order management, trading, compliance and operations for institutional investment managers
- Strong interest and knowledge in financial markets across all major asset classes
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Great organization skills, a proactive attitude, and an ability to work well as a team
- A highly articulate, consultative approach to client engagement and execution
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong Microsoft Application knowledge (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project)
Does this sound like you?
Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch with you to let you know the next steps. In the meantime, check out http://www.bloomberg.com/professional.
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If we could have any pet it would probably be an owl. They seem to combine the best of several animals we're fond of – as cute as an otter; full of attitude like a cat; and they can fly.
Now, we're adding as cuddly as a dog to that list after seeing this video of Claude – a cuddle-loving bundle of feathers that we would like to have as a BFF.
Scratches on the belly, and a few strokes of the head seem to be enough to send Claude – who appears to be a tawny owl – into a nirvana-like state.
But Claude's human could have an advantage – tawny owls, like the majority of owls, are nocturnal.
While this doesn't mean they're totally incapacitated during the daytime it does mean they're more lethargic and pliable than they would be at night.


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My wife saw one of these online, so I glued up some walnut and oak, and let her turn one! It was pretty fun watching her turn it and get covered in wood chips. I think she might enjoy turning. We have another glued up blank that will include wings/flippers on the sides too. I had some mulberry wood on hand, and it's bright yellow color was perfect for the beak!
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#1 posted 12-03-2017 11:13 AM
Funny little guy.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#2 posted 12-03-2017 08:08 PM
Cute and a good thing you survived! Hope she does NOT see your comment!
-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR
#3 posted 12-04-2017 12:54 AM
cute, great starter project.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
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text: I've filed RT-37300 for this: https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-37300 ...jim On 5/27/14 3:54 PM, Jim Graham wrote: > Hi Tom, > > There are 2 upgrades to consider. One involves new API, but is probably > best in the long run. > > Without API, we'd have to detect if the path were rectangular in the > processing of the CLIP command in NGCanvas.java. If the 4 coordinates > are an axis aligned rectangle on integer coordinates then we could > special case that with g.setClipRect(). There are other considerations, > such as: > > - If there is already a soft non-rect clip, then it should probably not > bother with the special case since it won't simplify anything. > - If we have special cased the rectangle, then we must track that across > save/restore properly. > - If we have a special case cliprect and then we get a non-special case > rect as the argument of a CLIP command, then we need to resolve it into > a singular case (most likely default back to soft clipping). > - The processing that tries to detect "are they clearing the entire > buffer" needs to be aware of any clip in effect - those tests are done > at the javafx.scene.canvas.GraphicsContext level. > > We could put that fix in with no new API so it could go in as soon as we > are satisfied with its stability. > > If we want to add new API, so that you don't have to construct a path > every time you want to do clipRect() and we don't have to decipher your > path to figure out that it is a rectangle, then we would have to wait > for the next opportunity to add API (FX can add API in between major JDK > releases, but there is a process to go through and I don't think we can > do it for 8u20 any more). The process for that would be: > > javafx.scene.canvas.GraphicsContext would need a new method that would > take the rectangular clipping parameters and put them into the buffer. > The existing fillRect() method would provide a good template. A new > "command code constant" would have to be added to represent "This is a > clip rectangle request". > > NGCanvas would then need to digest the new buffer commands and I believe > that the existing Prism call g.setClipRect() would work to enable the > scissor clip (fast rectangular clipping). > > The question is what is the proper API? If we have it take doubles, > would that imply to developers that there would be soft clipping of the > edges similar to if you used a rectangular path and clip()? Right now > Node.setClipNode(Rectangle) will do the fast scissor clip > (g.setClipRect()) if the coordinates fall on integer axis-aligned > coordinates, but it will do soft-edged clipping if there is > rotation/skewing, or the coordinates are not integers. That would > probably be the best API to mimic since HTML5 doesn't have a similar > "cliprect" method... > > ...jim > > On 5/27/14 2:57 PM, Tom Schindl wrote: >> Is there anything I could do to help getting rectangular clipping into >> JavaFX - I tried to find my way through the sources but I'm not sure I >> have enough knowledge to provide a patch in this area. >> >> BTW it looks like I'm not alone with the clipping performance problem >> see >> http://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2014/05/24/swtonfx-javafx-canvas-with-many-clipping-calls-unacceptable-slow/#comments >> >> >> Tom >> >> On 27.05.14 23:47, Jim Graham wrote: >>> Canvas is, essentially, a "draw pixels" mechanism. We have to bundle >>> the requests into a command stream due to threading issues, but when the >>> requests get to the render thread then they get turned into pixels so >>> the command stream is a temporary intermediary. Some of the hw J2D >>> pipelines also have a temporary command stream due to platform threading >>> issues as well. It all depends on which pipeline you use and on which >>> platform in the case of J2D. FX simply normalized the threading on all >>> pipelines/platforms so that we have a separate UI and render thread in >>> all cases, but that concept is not foreign to J2D either. >>> >>> I'm fairly certain that the lack of simple rectangular clipping is >>> probably the biggest cause of your performance problems. We do AA on >>> everything in FX, though, whereas rendering to a BufferedImage by >>> default will be non-AA unless you requested AA using the graphics hints. >>> But on the up-side, we hw accelerate just about every operation in FX >>> so it should be on par with performance there, modulo the lack of >>> rectangular clipping... >>> >>> ...jim >>> >>> On 5/23/14 5:46 PM, Tom Schindl wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> As an experiment I've now written a SWT-GC implementation using a >>>> BufferedImage & Graphics2D and transfering the pixels over to JavaFX >>>> and >>>> the performance is as it is with native SWT. >>>> >>>> I always thought Canvas works similar to Image and one only draws >>>> pixels >>>> - looks like that is not the case, having a dep in my application >>>> java.awt is not what I'm aiming at but without acceptable >>>> performance in >>>> conjunction with clipping it looks like i have to go this route :-( >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> On 23.05.14 23:57, Tom Schindl wrote: >>>>> In the current usecase it is a rect all time but that's just in this >>>>> special use case. >>>>> >>>>> I guess that rect clipping is the most common one so having an >>>>> optimization for rects and a slow path for none rects might help. >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> Von meinem iPhone gesendet >>>>> >>>>>> Am 23.05.2014 um 23:35 schrieb Jim Graham <james.graham at oracle.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you clipping to an arbitrary path in all cases or just a >>>>>> rectangle? Unfortunately we only offer the arbitrary >>>>>> clip-to-current-path method that isn't optimized for basic >>>>>> rectangular clipping and it implements soft clipping. >>>>>> >>>>>> There is an outstanding tweak that we added faster clipping support >>>>>> for WebNode and we need to start using it for >>>>>> Node.setClipNode(non-rectangle) and Canvas, but we haven't >>>>>> implemented that yet. >>>>>> (https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-30107) It basically is a >>>>>> direct "render this texture through that other texture as a clip" >>>>>> operation instead of the current code that runs it through some >>>>>> Blend effect filters. It would definitely improve your run times, >>>>>> but I'm not sure how much. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even more savings could be had for rectangular clips if we provided >>>>>> some way to communicate them to the GC... >>>>>> >>>>>> ...jim >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 5/23/14 11:47 AM, Tom Schindl wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe as some of you might know I've been working since sometime on >>>>>>> SWT >>>>>>> on JavaFX and to implement direct drawing operations we use >>>>>>> JavaFX-Canvas. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've today tried to run a heavy direct drawing grid >>>>>>> implementation and >>>>>>> it performed very bad because it makes heavy use of clipping. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For a grid I've counted ~1500 clipping operations the library works >>>>>>> something like this: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> boolean activeClip; >>>>>>> Canvas canvas = new Canvas(); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> public void setClipping(PathIterator pathIterator) { >>>>>>> GraphicsContext gc = canvas.getGraphicsContext2D(); >>>>>>> if(activeClip) { >>>>>>> gc.restore(); >>>>>>> activeClip= false; >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> if( pathIterator == null ) { >>>>>>> return; >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> activeClip = true; >>>>>>> float coords[] = new float[6]; >>>>>>> gc.save(); >>>>>>> gc.beginPath(); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> float x = 0; >>>>>>> float y = 0; >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> gc.moveTo(0, 0); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> while( ! pathIterator.isDone() ) { >>>>>>> switch (pathIterator.currentSegment(coords)) { >>>>>>> case PathIterator.SEG_CLOSE: >>>>>>> gc.lineTo(x, y); >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> case PathIterator.SEG_CUBICTO: >>>>>>> gc.bezierCurveTo(coords[0], coords[1], coords[2], >>>>>>> coords[3], >>>>>>> coords[4], coords[5]); >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO: >>>>>>> gc.lineTo(coords[0], coords[1]); >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO: >>>>>>> gc.moveTo(coords[0], coords[1]); >>>>>>> x = coords[0]; >>>>>>> y = coords[1]; >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> case PathIterator.SEG_QUADTO: >>>>>>> gc.quadraticCurveTo(coords[0], coords[1], >>>>>>> coords[2], coords[3]); >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> default: >>>>>>> break; >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> pathIterator.next(); >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> gc.clip(); >>>>>>> gc.closePath(); >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am I doing something ultimately wrong, totally wrong? Has anyone an >>>>>>> idea >>>>>>> how I would work around the problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> >>>> >>


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Lent Worship and Prayer 8th March 2017
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Lent Worship and Prayer 8th March 2017
Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread."
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'"
Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours."
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"
Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.
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We couldn't really afford to lose Merle Haggard. There just aren't that many like him left. Country music has become an assembly line production of empty, shallow, factory-produced pretty faces. There's no style or originality. There's no personality. There's no danger. And there's no emotion left. Merle Haggard had all of those things in spades. He lived his music. That's what made him so damn special.
I think it's kind of fitting that Haggard died today, his birthday. He left this world the same day he entered it. Maybe that means his work was finished. I don't know. I do know I hope he stops by the great bar of the afterlife and has a drink with my dad. I think they'd enjoy talking shit with each other.


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Well, gosh. The months are just flying by, aren't they? Freelancing is definitely the most intense thing I have ever done. I feel simultaneously exhilarated and overwhelmed, and a lot of what I said last month is still true, but I'm finally starting to feel like I am beginning to get a handle on things. (Although obviously not as much as I hoped, as I was relaxing on the couch when I suddenly remembered that I hadn't posted to my blog today..) I'm finally getting a project management system in place, which, to repeat myself, is INTENSE. Mostly because freelancing is like this mixture of having to be super rigid in my schedule, or else I won't get anything done, and also having to be flexible for when a client calls with a last-minute whatever, and I need to be available.
Overall, I feel like I'm on the right trajectory. I'm building relationships, I am learning how to deal with the more frustrating aspects of my job, and I am even beginning to plan ahead, and think about the future. I admit, my version of the future at this point is next week, but I'm baby stepping my way into it, okay?
My Goals for Month 3 + Finish website redesign. I did that! I'm so proud of me! Now I just have to finish uploading all of my content, and get my blog redesign up. But for now, let's just bask in the fact that I did in fact finish my website redesign.
+ Talk to an accountant? NOPE! I can keep putting this one off forever, right?
+ Document and showcase some of the projects that I have completed recently. I so did this! Some of these projects are in fact going to be featured on other blogs. Stay tuned.
+ Get dressed in the mornings. I'm crossing this off the list because I do get dressed almost every day. And on the days that I don't, it's because I really don't want to, and isn't that what freelancing is all about anyway? Doin what you please? (hahahahano)
My Goals for Month 4
+ Better separate work life from home life. Poor David usually has to come home and listen to this giant speech about how my day went. Sometimes I can discuss my work life from the moment I see him until the moment he goes to sleep, just about. While some venting and sharing is good, I really don't think that this stuff should be on my mind from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to bed. I should, you know, develop other interests and not be in a work mindset when I'm not actually working.
+ Create my marketing 'team'. This maybe sounds crazy, but I wrote up job descriptions for the people I would hire if I actually had money to hire people…? Since I am trying to do all the jobs, I wanted to define them a little better, so I can structure my day around the things I need to do. So like, for 15 minutes in the morning, and 15 minutes in the evening, I put on my 'office manager' hat, and work on invoicing, and responding/sorting emails, and organizing my life, and that sort of thing. I also created a marketing person position, and then promptly blow that position off every time my little calendar alarm alerts that it's marketing time. It's really important that I stop doing that, and it won't take that much time once I get the ball rolling, so.. Here is my official call to stop procrastinating on this.
+ Start working on personal projects that help me develop skills. I always admire people who do something every day, like the daily drop cap, or the branding 10,00 lakes project. I think it's an awesome way to build a skill, and sharpen your creativity. I think doing something like that could be a great creative habit to establish, and also help me work on areas where I think I could be better. Of course, it would be fun to share my progress with everyone as well.
Keeping the goals simple worked last month, so I'm going to go with that. Stay tuned for tomorrow, when I explain my concept of Birthday Week!
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I have mentioned many times in my articles that the construction documents or blueprints approved by the city or county officials are legal documents that need to be followed precisely. I cannot emphasize that enough.
As we all know, the first thing that needs to be built in any project is the footing, the foundation of the building. For this, the trenches need to be dug out and after that the concrete placed in the trenches according to the structural plans. One thing the homeowners need to understand is that the structure is the basis for the entire house, so any changes on the foundation will most definitely affect the entire project.
To give you an example, in one of my projects, from day one, the contractor started to change things like the thickness of the footings and stem walls, the concrete mix strength from 3,000 psi to 2,000 psi and even the elevation of the garage slab. The result? A catastrophe.
I had designed a garage with two riser down from the main house as requested by the owner but the contractor decided to pour the slab lower than it was shown on my plans. Just like that, because he felt like it. So, when they built the floor flaming of the main house, they realized the difference in elevation was five risers down from the house (almost 3 feet) instead of two riser (14 inches) like I had specified, so a stair had to be added to go down onto the garage level.
A stair is a stair no matter what and it needs to have a railing and a landing to comply with the code. Anything less than 18" difference between floor levels does not require any of that but 3 feet is a big drop, so you have to protect people from falling. The design of the garage did not include a stair, only two risers and one tread (11 deep long x 36 inches wide), so the addition of the 4 extra risers turned the garage access into a stair which created problems for the garage. The stair that ended up being built took 44 inches off the garage instead of 11 as I had planned, so my clients who owned big cars, an SUV and a van, lost one parking spot inside their 2-car garage, all because the contractor made changes without consulting with anybody.
This contractor went as far as changing a structural detail when he was building the 1st floor cavity and he even showed up at the structural engineer's office one Monday morning to ask the engineer "to change the detail on his plans to show what he had built" because the inspector did not want to approve the floor the way he had built it. Needless to say, he got kicked out of the structural engineer's office pronto! Unbelievable but that is what happens when the homeowners enable their contractors. Not all contractors have an attitude problem but some do and the homeowners need to understand that they need to be on top of things. No matter what happens, the plans need to be followed exactly.


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One thing in particular troubles me lately, namely that computer people (myself included), and especially the Silicon Valley set (and I've worked with plenty of them), think that technology will save the world. Their technology will save the world. It's the path to salvation. This isn't a view that's specific to the Valley, but technocracy is especially the culture there. And in Colorado Springs too.
Technocrats are true believers as radical as any terrorist. Robert McNamara was a technocrat, and see where that got us. Technocrats think that they'll be able to fix climate change and send star-men to Mars in electric cars, but in the meantime they insist that you be patient and trust the data. Data's never wrong. But they never talk about the interpretation or manipulation of data.
Technocrats think they're smarter than everyone else. Granted, they're smart. Certainly smarter than their tools in regulatory capture. Consider: Orrin Hatch, in all earnestness, asks Zuckerberg how Slavebook makes money. Harvard boy, with a smirk responds: "We run ads." I'd smirk too. What a profoundly ignorant question.
The fact that someone at the apex of political power doesn't appear to understand how a $40 billion company makes money is either laughable or deeply disturbing.
I manage a network of computers, a modest database, and various cloud services. For personal use I have a monster desktop at home, two notebooks and a few tablets. I'm a product of the technological revolution, and I'm deeply suspicious of technology.
In fact, western "democracies" in the global economic system are the products of powerful non-governmental entities which are decidedly non-democratic. Government intelligence agencies and big data corporations like Alphabet and Amazon wield incredible power through their technologies, and no one has the slightest idea how it's being used. You'd think Snowden would have tipped us off. Sure the Russians do it. You don't think anyone in Silicon Valley is doing it? Early 20th century fascists would have traded their testicles for the tools we have today.
We should be treating big data, and especially anyone involved in data collection, with the utmost suspicion. Facebook is a threat to our democracy as much as any Russian hacking operation.
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A snowbird shows photos from southwest Florida and southern New England and other places he goes.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Out of the Jurisdiction: The Guys
I am scheduled to arrive back today, but an earlier flight was canceled and nothing in life is guaranteed. I hope to start posting new photos from Hartford soon, but as a precaution I have a couple of older ones lined up in blogger's autoposting. See you soon!
19 comments:
- Kate said...
We love your African photos...do not stop posting them, please. Nice-looking young man behind you!
- May 8, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- cieldequimper said...
So we were both out at the same time but you certainly went to far more exotic climes than I did!
- May 8, 2012 at 7:34 AM
- Luis Gomez said...
Great! Love it Jack. Seems like you are having so much fun.
- May 8, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- Randy said...
Nice shot.
- May 8, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Sharon said...
What a great shot!
- May 8, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Lois Evensen said...
We have really enjoyed traveling with you via blog posts! Have a safe trip home.
- May 8, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...
Welcome back from what looks to have been a spectacular trip.
It also looks like your daughter's fiance is patient being the in company of several people intent on taking photos. That is a good trait.
- May 8, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Sylvia K said...
I do love your shot for the day, Jack! Such fun you have all had and thank you for sharing it with us! Look forward to more when you return! Hope you have a safe, good flight home! Take care!
- May 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- RedPat said...
Great shot Jack! Hope your return flight was good.
- May 8, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- jennyfreckles said...
Nice one. It's funny that you were shooting the wildlife. But it's a much nicer way of doing it!
- May 8, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Regina K said...
Perfect shot, half of Jack's face is covered. Look forward to you being back.
- May 8, 2012 at 6:09 PM
- Bob Crowe said...
South Africa! We would so love to go there.My hat isn't nearly as cool, though.
- May 8, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- PerthDailyPhoto said...
Nice hat Jack!
- May 9, 2012 at 3:08 AM
- Cezar and Léia said...
Your daughter is a talented photographer!
HAve a nice and safe trip back home dear friend.
- May 9, 2012 at 7:05 AM
- Dianne said...
You are going to miss this magical land Jack .. Hope all goes well and you arrive safely back home.
Your leopard from yesterday is like a big cuddly cat but I wouldn't want to get too close ... Fantastic capture.
- May 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- SRQ said...
You're like Wilson from "Home Improvement"! Glad you're back safe and sound. Question: regarding the wild dogs fighting with the leopard for the impala, were those basenjis? Pointy ears...curly white-tip tail?
- May 9, 2012 at 2:24 PM
- Halcyon said...
The safari look suits you. ;)
- May 9, 2012 at 7:28 PM
- brattcat said...
what a fantastic series of shots. thank you for sharing these with us. you make a very good model amidst the wildlife, jack.
- May 10, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...
You look like the great hunter, comfortably leading the safari with a Canon in place of a gun. Great shot by Susie of you and Wes. Hope that you are now adjusting to your city life again.
- May 11, 2012 at 12:03 AM


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With Valentine's Day behind us, the love for Fifty Shades Darker is beginning to slip a bit – but not enough for it to not give The Lego Batman Movie a run for box office supremacy.
Except in the end, it was the Dark Knight of family fun defeating the dark night of adult, er, "fun," as The Lego Batman won its second week in a row at theaters.
The animated Warner Bros. outing earned $32.2 million, according to early box office estimates provided by The Numbers. That was down just 32 percent from its $53 million opening, and has brought its 10-day total to a smidge under $99 million domestically.
Fifty Shades was not far behind with a little less than $21 million. Although the Universal Pictures outing had pulled ahead of Lego Batman in total box office during the weekend, families returned to theaters on Saturday and Sunday, and now Fifty Shades' $90 million trails that of the animated feature built on Legos.
The Great Wall was the best-performing newcomer this weekend, a Chinese production starring Matt Damon, that seemed to get minimal promotion in the United States. Its $18.1 million was enough to earn it third place. But if anyone is worried that The Great Wall might not make back its $150 million, fear not. The film already has earned $170.2 million in China alone, bringing its worldwide cume to $242.6 million.


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Steve Clayton has an amazing job title. In 2010, following over a decade spent working at Microsoft – and enthusiastically blogging about it – he was appointed the company's Chief Storyteller.
"My job is to find stories inside the company, about amazing people who create amazing technology – such as quantum computing or mixed reality," Clayton says. "And my job is also a lot about finding what amazing people in the outside world are doing with Microsoft technology." This position gives Clayton an exceptional listening post when it comes to predicting what the future holds for us – especially in the workplace domain.
Speaking on WIRED Live 2018's stage in November, Clayton addressed an intriguing question: what will the future of work be like? For sure, Clayton thinks, three factors will come into play: space, tools, and culture."
To convey why the actual physical space is so fundamental to how we work, Clayton likes to say that there are some meeting rooms in which he would not hold a conflab. "They are very old, they're windowless, narrow, don't allow people to collaborate," he says. "They don't stimulate ideation: it's where ideas go to die." He points out a contrasting example: a new workspace on Microsoft's campus, structured like a treehouse. "The treehouse tells us that the environment where you work can have a real effect in the work that you do," he says.
Collaboration, creativity, and a space able to foster them are key to Clayton's – and Microsoft's– vision of the future of work. That philosophy is evident, he says, in Microsoft's own products. Take Microsoft Teams, the office suite whose lynchpin is sharing ideas within a working group; or take the new Surface Hub 2, an interactive, smart whiteboard. "It can be used for Skype meetings, team meetings, it can be used in different orientations," Clayton explains. "It builds on the ability to be creative in different ways."
He underlines, nonetheless, that space and tools are just two elements of a triad of factors that will be necessary if one is to embrace the future of work.
Culture is also essential. Microsoft, a company that over the last few years has undergone tremendous change – in many different ways – is very well-placed to forecast what that cultural shift will look like: a less hierarchical and more decentralised workplace, more transparency and information-sharing, and tools and environments able to be responsive to our needs.
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In the world of "Pokemon," there are some creatures that stand out because of the uniqueness they offer. One of those odd-looking ones is getting a statue incarnation that comes with a steep price tag.
As per a product listing by Bandai, the Alolan version of Exeggutor is available in the form of a statue. The product, which is sold in the Japanese market, comes in at 29,800 yen or about $270 USD. The Alola Exeggutor is one of the weirdest looking Pokemon that were recently released in the "Pokemon Sun" and "Pokemon Moon" games.
Exeggutor is an egg-tree creature that looks like a giraffe with its long neck, but with the features of a palm tree. According to the product listing, the statue is 1/10 in scale and can be decorated in different places. One of the promotional images shows the statue being used as an office ornament.
Meanwhile, Gamespot said that there is no word if the Exeggutor statue will make it to U.S. shores. What is certain is that it will be released in Japan in January of 2018.
In other related news, players of "Pokemon Sun" and "Pokemon Moon" can own the Pokemon Salazzle. According to fan site Serebii, the Salazzle event will "hit Gamestop in the US from August 14th to September 4th 2017." During the period, players can visit participating Gamestop stores to pick up the code for a chance to pick up the Pokemon.
Salazzle is a level 50 Pokemon that is equipped with a Focus Sash. This enables it to survive one-hit KO attacks. Furthermore, it is also armed with powers such as Fake Out, Sludge Bomb, Toxic, and Flamethrower.
The Pokemon will be available for download via the Mystery Gift option found on the menu screen. Once the code is received, players need to input it to pick up Salazzle from the delivery man found in the Pokemon Centers.