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Bad News for Those Feeling Smug About Brexit's Economic Slump/
In a year full of enough craziness that June 24 seems like ancient history, Brexit has fallen from our memories.
The news warned of economic collapse, and when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) took a hit, lots of folks that know basically nothing about international trade agreements patted themselves on the back and sneered at the economically-backward thinking of Brexit.
The conclusion was drawn--Brexit was a terrible economic decision--put in a box, and packed away to be pulled out and shown, without re-examination, at the next cocktail party where we're trying to impress folks with how worldly we are.
I decided today to pop back into the box and dust it off.
Since Brexit's bottom-out, the London Stock Exchange has gained 12%. Since the day before B-day, it has gained 6%.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained, in comparison. 0.7%.
This is a pretty big post-Brexit Boom. Turns out economics and international trade are complex, and there's disagreement over what's driving it. Higher exports from lower Pound? General economic reshuffle? Help from Quantitative Easing? Bubble-about-to-collapse from Quantitative Easing? Belief that there won't be Brexit after all and something else good happened, unrelated? I don't know. And I don't intend to try to explain it here.
But here's my point: if it had dropped and stayed low, "everyone" would know why: Brexit was a terrible economic idea. Maybe you have held to that theory.
Now that the economy is instead booming, what chance is there that you or others may start to think, "maybe Brexit wasn't such a bad economic idea after all?" Or are people so attached to the conclusion they already made that they'll start scrambling for an alternative explanation: "Brexit is still a terrible idea, and since I have evidence to the contrary, I have to go find a reason that the economy boomed so I can maintain that Brexit was a terrible idea?"
Maybe--just maybe--most of us don't actually have enough background in economics, international trade, and the specifics of the UK economy and EU trade deals to know what we're talking about? I certainly don't.


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I am a Full Professor and and coordinator of the Environmental Conservation Lab at the University of Manitoba. My overall goal as an academic is to engage in research that at once makes contributions to the academic literature and benefits the livelihoods and environments of Aboriginal and rural communities and other stakeholders; to be an engaging, progressive, and responsible teacher; and to be of meaningful service to the university and society as a whole.
I have been working at the University of Manitoba since 1999. Before that I completed a PhD at York University and did a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Currently my research interests include: risk and adaptation, alternative food systems, food justice, environmental justice, environmental health, participatory video, participatory research, conservation and restoration, and traditional knowledge. I am fortunate to be able to work with many excellent students interested in a broad range of questions.

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I scroll down the blogger dashboard, checking the few blogs I follow. I read the posts by the most popular bloggers. My eyes glance at their gorgeous pictures taken with expensive cameras, then I close the page. Their words should leave me inspired, should leave me feeling refreshed. Shouldn't they?
Sunday, December 4, 2011
I scroll down the blogger dashboard, checking the few blogs I follow. I read the posts by the most popular bloggers. My eyes glance at their gorgeous pictures taken with expensive cameras, then I close the page. Their words should leave me inspired, should leave me feeling refreshed. Shouldn't they?
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I totally agree.ReplyDelete
If you ask me, you hit the nail on the head! Great post - I wholehearted agree with you. This was a wonderful (and much needed) reminder :)ReplyDelete
Thank you!
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 7:39 PM
I completely agree with you! Lately I've been feeling the same way after reading posts on so many people's blogs. It's nice to read inspirational posts once in a while, but it gets old when every post is so perfect. This is a much needed reminder.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 8:51 PM
I think posting about the things we do and sharing our personalities are important, but I think presenting something finished to the blogging world is important, too. I think bloggers should take the time to make their posts the best they can before putting them out for all to see. You wouldn't want to publish a book with millions of spelling mistakes or words used over and over. This is something I think about every time I click the publish button at the end of my posts. Not that our posts are books -- I'm not saying that. Just that if you're going to put something out for people to read and be inspired by, it should be genuinely good, not just something you threw together. Make it worth reading, basically.ReplyDelete
Yes, I have totally noticed this! There are some "no-nos" for big bloggers- no tags, no lame pictures, no reviews, no linking up to stuff at "littler" blogs, no rambling... only "inspirational" material which is often absolutely meaningless, the same wishy-washy topics said by others a million times. You're right, it is completely empty. I don't know what happened to us.ReplyDelete
great post K!! I agree.... the "perfect bloggers" thing is getting OLD. :)ReplyDelete
If I say so, rambling is the purest form of writing from the heart. Sure, I'd be lying if I said I didn't "doctor" up my rambling to make it somewhat presentable (or readable) to everyone else...but blogging always struck me as just a place to pour out the heart and leave little glimpses or yourself. I love your posts, Kendra, keep at it! :)ReplyDelete
Totally agree.ReplyDelete
I hope you don't find my blog this way! :)I try to share everyday life things, and then every now & then post more "spiritual" things. :)
My life is far from perfect...
It's like the quote goes: "Be patient with me. I'm a work in progress!" :)
I really do agree with this post, Kendra. Inspirational posts are nice sometimes, but can't we just have fun and be ourselves while blogging instead of just, well...I don't really know, but I wholeheartedly agree with you.ReplyDelete
I've never really cared for tags, link-ups, ect. but I do plan to do some book reviews and such soon. :) I used to like them, but now I don't really. I just can't stand sily little posts on blogs where people just jump from one thing to another as they write, when they write poorly, and when they just are...annoying.
Still though, I think that a lot of bloggers should just stop posting about beautiful, perfect things. Posts like those once a week or two weeks or month or something are okay, but every post being like that gets super old. I can't stand everything having to be perfect.
I do want to make my blog presentable, and I want to make it something fun to read, not just a silly piece of junk with boring posts.
Overall, I really do agree with this post and I am very glad you posted it. :)
ps. Sorry for my super-long comment.
Wow, I think you just diagnosed the dissatisfied feeling I've been having with blogging for the last past...gee, months.ReplyDelete
I remember when every single blog post was random, unorganized, perhaps a 'lower quality'--but very, very genuine. You really felt like you got to know people, like you were talking with them. Now you get this feeling that all bloggers are catering to a huge market that doesn't want to necessarily know them, just to be entertained.
Great post. I think it sums up what a lot of bloggers are secretly thinking.
I don't think it could've been said better. ;)ReplyDelete
- Bethany


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If you've recently inherited an old set of dresser drawers or picked one up at a thrift store / dump, you may be wondering what to do with it. Depending on the style of the piece, numerous options are available to you.
One time, I found a really long cream and brass set of drawers with carved legs and drawer fronts at a salvage store in Tucson. It was one of those girly-girly kinds that were all the rage a few decades ago. As a chest of drawers, it looked a bit dated. But with a matte black finish and some freshly repainted hardware with gold paint pen added detail, this piece had major potential to be a great buffet piece for a formal loft-style dining room. We ended up moving before I had a chance to complete this project. It was so heavy and we had paid so little for it, that I couldn't justify taking up that much weight from our military shipping allowance on a piece I could recreate cheaply by hitting the thrift stores at our next location. I've always remembered it as a piece that could have been a conversation-maker for years to come.
When trying to come up with ideas to give our new home major style on a less-than-pennies budget, my mind returned to creative ways to use old dresser drawers. They are always some of the first things to be put out at yard sales. Also, truth be told, we have a pile of them that came with the lake cottage we just purchased. In addition to a dining room server buffet, here are a few other things you can do with them using not much more than a fresh coat of paint.
First, consider putting one to use as an impromptu linen closet in a hallway with no storage. Setting it outside where guests can reach it easily makes things go smoothly when beds need to be changed. Bathrooms would be another place to use a bureau in this manner. Towels, first aid supplies, and grooming items could be stored fashionably this way, particularly in an older home or apartment with little to no built in storage options. Choose a color and paint finish that appeal to your personal taste.
Depending on the height of the piece, you could paint it in an accent color such as barn red, top it with glass for easy cleaning and safe food prep, and place it in your kitchen for extra counter space. Just a tip – consider adding caster wheels to be able to easily move it for cleaning or rearranging your small kitchen.
Almost any size of bureau could be used in an office to hold supplies and provide work space. They are also great to put office equipment on top, such as a photocopier. With your stapler and paper clips housed in the drawer below, how much more convenient can you get.
Need a place to store craft supplies but don't have an extra room? Repainting one of these to coordinate with your living or dining room provides storage that easily integrates with your home design. Have a matched set of two? These can look extra great in a dining room as a matched set of serving buffets. One can hold silverware, serving platter, napkins and table cloths. The other can hold crafting or writing supplies. Both bureau tops are available to decorate similarly and serve from at parties.
Have a low bureau that's reasonably long? Place it behind your sofa with the drawers facing out and top with plants to serve as a great transition piece in an open concept home. This is a great place to store board games!
A matching set of smaller drawers could be turned into end tables with storage capacity. Place some living room lamps on top and stick them on the ends of your sofa. Remember, choice of hardware and color can completely change the look of a piece.
Have a dresser with missing drawers? I've seen these painted funky colors or even black or sage green, and filled with drawer sized baskets for storage. Or, cut MDF board to fit and attach to the wooden edges that used to support the drawers. Paint the whole thing the same color and use for open shelving of canned goods and other "need to be seen" items. One project I saw that was particularly striking involved one large plain style dresser on the bottom with a set of basic simple book shelves attached to the top. The person had trimmed out the top of the book shelves and the space where the two pieces joined with cheap wooden quarter round molding. The entire thing was painted one color, and the hardware drawer pulls on the bottom were given a fresh coat of spray paint (think, brass, antique silver or black). Voila! A custom piece that has the feel of a china hutch.
I've found some ideas online that other people have posted. Here are a few of them:
- This page tells how to turn an old dresser into a children's puppet theater.
- Here's an idea for turning an old high boy dresser into an armoire or game closet.
- After clicking this link, scroll down the page to where they feature the project on turning an old dresser drawer into an ottoman. Basically, they put a top on the drawer and pad it with their fabric of choice. You can add the hardware of choice on the bottom corners, such as bun feet, cool glass door knobs, or caster wheels. Leave it rustic or go nuts with paint. I would think you could also put a flat, lift-off top and use this for a coffee table. Either way, you'll have a unique furniture piece with storage.
- This project idea is for taking mis-matched old drawers with no other home and turning them into a unique, pyramid style rolling storage solution. They left the piece unfinished and rustic. I might prefer to have the shell a neutral color, with all of the drawer fronts painted to match in a coordinating hue, and then have all the hardware match. Worth noting though, if you have a ton of old drawers and a great need for storage.
- This blog by a home schooling mother has a posting on what to do with old drawers to give them new life in your home. One project I thought had major potential is to clean and paint them, and add caster wheels to the bottom. The reason? Rolling under bed storage solutions! Clever!
- Need to organize your garage? This woman got things under control with a beat up 70′s style dresser.
- Last but not least, here's a set of directions to make a book case out of a discarded dresser.
This should be enough ideas to get you started. Good luck with your frugal home make-over!


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Below is the state of the studio (aka the dining table) today. I'm full speed ahead on that whole 'finish' idea. Lately it feels like half my time is spent watching paint dry. See that all yellow bird above. Poor guy didn't get any other color or pattern because he wouldn't dry. Poor naked birdie.
On another note, I remember one of my painting teachers telling me to stand back from my work and squint. The idea was to get a general idea of composition and a feel for the contrast in the painting. I'm discovering that taking a photo can help in the same way. It allows you to really step away and think. I'm thinking I'm going to sneak a few creatures into the black area and then I'm calling this one done. Have a great weekend guys and take some time to play!


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We are getting there!!
We are keeping fingers and everything else crossed that the office move will be next Friday lunchtime. I am not sure if you will access the office via the new entrance or through school. I suspect the cars will still be in the playground. It all depends on when the car parking area in front of school is completed. I will keep you updated with progress on a daily basis.
We need to have an official name for the extension for the opening ceremony carried out by our Mayor. It has been suggested we link this to the High Spen Heroes – The Heroes Annex. If you have any suggestions please forward to school.
The official opening is Wednesday March 11th 2009.
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Tonight he came and there was fine food, wine, cards, dancing, and he regaled us with stories of his adventures in America. The guestlist was quite full as nobody wanted to miss an opportunity to meet with him; but though it was a wonderful evening this is not even the best news. Close to the end of the evening LaFayette mentioned that he had heard I was selling one of my estates in Auvergne. When I confirmed that this was true he said he might be interested, as he was hoping to acquire more property there himself. I felt compelled to inform him that Lespinasse Castle was in some disrepair and that Opme currently has tenants, but he said that he would likely wish to make many rennovations in any case so that if it had but a sound roof over it, the castle might do very well.
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This android restaurant template application has to be used as a reference for developing an android application for restaurants. The business logic is not included.
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In order to change the food menu groups from the HorizontalScrollView go to the following method:
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If you haven't read the New York Times series Unvarnished, I highly recommend you do. And if you, like me, immediately feel uncomfortable after reading it, then the following is also something for you.
If you don't have time for a several series investigate journalism piece, I'll sum it up for you: in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the world, manicures and pedicures are cheap. Like, dirt cheap. A mani-pedi that might cost me perhaps $50-60 here in Oregon would cost may $20-30. Yeah, that's a big difference, especially considering that the cost of living in Oregon is staggeringly cheaper than New York City.
Want to know the big reason nail services are so cheap in New York City? Surprise! It's because it's essentially slave labor!
And it's probably not just in New York City, too. Several large chains are being investigated, which means that mall-based salons throughout the country are going to be under a microscope for their labor procedures.
The main problem is that many of the manicurists working in New York City are here illegally; they don't speak much English; and they are desperate. The primarily groups are Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese workers, as well as some Spanish workers and other Asian minorities.
There are lots of horrible stories in the first part of Unvarnished. You read about a woman charged $270 (more than her average paycheck) for accidentally dripping nail polish remover on a New York woman's sandal, and then being fired; she concludes with, "I am worth less than a shoe." You read about a woman paying $200 to start working in a nail salon--common practice, a fee for "training"--and then working for three months without being paid. When she is finally told she will be paid, she finds out her daily wage is less than $3. There are more stories: tips are skimmed or stolen by the owners, women go months without being paid or are charged for supplies and services they use in their work. Some women hand their entire paychecks over for childcare. Women suffer miscarriages from the fumes or get sick.
It's devastating. The entire series so far is devastating.
And if you enjoy manicures and pedicures, it can start to eat at you.
I occasionally get pedicures at a salon in my hometown. It is very small and owned by a Vietnamese family; the manager is their son, who has a degree in mathematics. The workers all seem to be family. They are friendly and seem very happy. I tip well when I go there and chat with them. If they happened to accidentally spill nail polish or drip remover on my shoe, I wouldn't freak out; accidents happen.
The responses to Unvarnished vary. Lots of women feel guilty. And lots of others get mad about why anyone thinks it is ok to get a pedicure or manicure. "Doesn't it just stink of servitude to begin with??" one comment says. The answer is, no, not really. It's like any other salon service, like getting your hair cut or colored. Yeah, you could do it yourself; but it's nice to occasionally have someone else do it.
As long as they're paid accordingly, of course.
The issue at play here is this: The minute we read about something horrible happening, it's a natural human instinct to think (or potentially say), "but how does this effect ME???"
The answer is: it doesn't. This issue doesn't really touch you, unless you are one of the hundreds of manicurists working slave wages. You can't think of this issue in terms of you and your feelings and your guilt. You have to think of it in terms of: What can I do to ensure it improves?
Already, New York City has taken steps to make changes to their salons. There will be sweeps of all nail salons in the city. That's a big first step. If you truly want things to change, you shouldn't focus on what you feel about it; instead, you should make steps to ensure public policy change. Ask at salons you visit, write your senators and governor, sign petitions. Do something.
You don't have to stop getting manicures or pedicures, especially if you like them. You should support measures that would protect salon workers and ensure them fair wages and safe working conditions (including further testing on the chemicals used during acrylic manicures and their long-term health effects). You shouldn't be paralyzed by your own guilt, but you also shouldn't ignore the issue.


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This is a long one folks … but educational at times :)
Quite the opposite to be honest. As someone who lives in one of the most popular cities for drifters making their way along the Californian coast, some even taking up long-term residency along the beach and in parks, which are open to the general people. Whatever you do, rent your books at the library on a day that its not raining. The smell of "the public" "reading" at the tables mixed with the smell of 1000's of old books is rather interesting to say the least. in Santa Barbara, the homeless can go into any public area as long as they are not causing a disturbance. Sleeping is not allowed in the library, but watching the techniques that those seeking shelter use to make it appear as though they are not, are a lesson to any youngster trying to catch up on sleep during history class. Now to be honest i have some mixed emotions when it comes to the homeless population. First and foremost, i don't look at homeless the way some people do. Like animals. OPEN YOUR EYES. These are human beings, some with mental disorders, others, veterans unable to work, and ex businessmen who lost it all making a risky investment. You really can't know until you actually listen to them rather than telling them to get out of the way. You might even learn a thing or 2.
There are 2 parking lots by my work, right across the street from the beach. Each has a resident "guy in a van" who has struck a deal to be able to park there on a permanent basis, often in exchange for watching the parking lots to prevent beach-goers from snagging valuable customer's spaces. These guys look happy, healthy and almost have a smirk on their face making me think they have figured out some way to get through life just a little easier than the Wall Street working family man who dies at 47 due to a hard attack. Although i believe there is a balance, these folks have chosen one extreme. One the guys, Danny, is an incredible artist. He has done multiple large pieces on the "legal graffiti walls" which are on the side of a Downtown building, whose owner allows artists to paint large sheets of plywood and hang them up covering large sections of what used to be windows,but only after removing the work of another artist. Respectful graffiti. The kind that should be supported more as the fine art it is. Danny also greets with a smile and a wave as i pass by, usually beginning to work on some new masterpiece by 9am. One of the coolest ideas he had was to paint over the glass cube windows which intersect with white lines creating a cage like pattern. He filled in the crack silver and painted animals peaking out of the "enclosures".
The other guy in lot number 2 says he's a film student but i think he may be a professional dreamer. He's a great guy, always showered by using a couple bucks a month of our taxpayer dollar to get himself gym membership that includes a full bathroom facility. Smart eh? He said he's also going back to school at city college and if you peak inside the van, there is actually a computer, tv and bed. Unexpected from the van like object that it is. You can spot him at almost any SB event, camera in hand filming and filming and filming some more. Who knows maybe he's a bigwig filmmaker living life on the streets for a new movie, missing his family due to the long undercover project he began. Or not.
In contrast, if you go into chase Palm Park or anywhere along the strip of palm trees towards east beach, you find yourself the drunken, rugged and sun charred folks who enjoy slurring obscenities at those who jog by often objectivity a woman or 2 followed by coughs and grunt, even the occasional vomiting.Real pleasant stuff. I asked a few of them once what happened that they now life on the beach and 3 out of 4 answered somewhere along the lines of " Fuck Society i just want to kick it man" or "I'm on unemployment". Arent you still supposed to be proving that you are trying to get a job ? Sitting on the beach drinking beer may be your dream job but it doesn't make you any money, and one way or another those who work, even though we hate it at times, end up paying for everything from their emergency visits to cigarettes. They can get 2 (maybe even 3, not positive) meals a day at the rescue mission. Places to sleep. No real hassle from police, and except a few nights a week in the winter it doesn't get too cold around here.
This town has always been friendly to the homeless. Santa Barabara was THE destination for anyone hitch hiking around in the hippy days, before it became illegal. Many would stop at North Americas biggest Montego Bay Fig Tree and hang out, make music, do drugs and just have a good time (I talked a little more about the fig tree in another post, Awesome tree). The property that the Santa Barbara zoo is now built on was formerly owned by the Chiles Family. Back then it was known around town as :"The Hobo Jungle In the 1950s they gave the land to the Santa Barbara foundation but wrote in the deed that none of the homeless people could be removed. This was a problem because they were about 100 hobos that had lived on the land, in a self-governed community. The Chiles family allowed them all to live there, many of them victims of the stock market crash and slow economic growth. The city then had to wait another 8 years and by not letting on any new drifters, the ones left slowly cleared out until there was only 3 left. So thats where the built the Lion Cage. Solved 2 problems at once, Lions fed and Homeless gone. Just kidding. The few that remained got extremely lucky because the city actually ended up building them small cottages close to where the zoo is still today, just opposite the Andrea Clark Bird refuge. True Story. Now we have a beautiful zoo, but by no means got rid of the homeless, and it looks like they aren't going anywhere soon. Why would they. I love Santa Barbara too.
So… all in all as long as they do not verbally harass me for anything that isn't glued to my body I'm completely OK with homeless people, whether they have chosen to be, society forced them to or they are just going through a rough patch in life. There is actually a law in the city that peddlers cannot verbally ask for money. It's a mutual respect thing. I often just respond with a smile and a nod. Because … I don't feel as though i need to say "Sorry i don't" Why do i need to apologize for not having extra money that i can just give away. Even though i may be coming out of a supermarket doesn't mean that im not about to overdraft on my debit card. The city has also tried other deterrents. One of the ideas was to turn all the benches on state street 90% therefor they would face each other not the store fronts. Luckily this $50,000 project did not come to be, probably due to the realization that a person can rotate their body 90 degrees, once again facing towards the customers. It's been proven over and over. Lots of tourism = lots of homeless. So for now enjoy the targets set up next to the pier for you to throw coins down at and appreciate the drummer who sets up his entire kit summer afternoons and shows off his incredible talents. My favorites are the performers, winning in that category is the $1 Backflip guy who will run up a wall matrix-style and do a back flip off of it. Well worth the buck.
The photo was taken in Venice Beach, CA, a city where the homeless community has drawn visitors from around the world to experience the funkiness and variety of characters able to be seen. This gentleman seemed to resemble Santa Claus with his bright red shirt and in a perfect world, bags full of goodies for the children. Sadly it's likely a collection of cans, scraped together in hopes of making a couple bucks to get by.


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Allow me a moment to divert completely away from the topic of financial independence a minute and talk about what an amazing natural world that we live in. Last night, one of our dogs – that RARELY barks unless something is truly wrong – started barking by the back door. Naturally, my wife and I responded, but there seemed to be nothing there.
I went out into the backyard with my dog to check things out – again, nothing. I suppose it was a false alarm. But, just as I was about to call it a night and return to our comfy couch, I looked up and saw something amazing. It was one of the biggest, brightest and beautiful halos around the moon that I've ever had the privilege of witnessing.
Of course, the photography side of me quickly kicked in and I ran inside to grab my Nikon digital camera, a wide-angle lens and a tripod. I started shooting 30-second exposures and literally hoped for the best. Even in the pitch black (minus a few ground lights here and there), it is amazing the detail that can be picked out of the darkness with long exposures.
I remembered something last night, too. Our natural world, when we take a minute to observe it, is just amazing.
And if it wasn't for our dog who was seemingly barking at nothing, I probably would have completely missed this beautiful sight as my attention was entirely focused, perhaps ironically, on writing another article for this very blog.
But, some things in nature deserve our attention. The article can wait. Halos like this don't happen very often, and I'm glad that I got to witness it.
Steve is a 38-year-old early retiree who writes about the intersection of happiness and financial independence. Steve is a regular contributor to MarketWatch, CNBC, and The Ladders. He lives full-time in his 30′ Airstream Classic and travels the country with his wife Courtney and two rescued dogs.


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Pisces, Phish, Seafood, Water, and Alcohol…. Things I do like. The recipe within this post brings together my love for all of these things in one drink– the Julius Bloody Caesar. I came into this world on Friday, March 13th, which makes me a Pisces by birth (I also like to think I became a Pisces by choice). The Age of Pisces has said to begun in 1 AD and will end in nearly 135 years, which historians have equated with the Age of Christianity or the age that corresponds with evolution of human thought. Moreover, the Age of Pisces can be attributed to the human race trying to find out what the secret truth is "behind what is perceived by [the] five senses." As a Pisces, I oftentimes reflect upon my third eye, or the sixth chakra, which is representative of intuition and thus serves as my invisible eye providing insight into the mystical world unseen. Thus, I think, as Pisces, we have this sixth sense that may guide us to the secret truth behind our perception of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
The feminine Pisces is ruled by Jupiter and Neptune, while Pisceans are also closely associated with the moon (I, for one, feel most alive at night). Neptune is rendered the Roman god of the sea, thereby ruling the water sign of Pisces. Water transforms through different phases, just like Pisces change throughout their lifetimes. I am not saying people born under other astrological signs do not change, as everyone changes a lot throughout their lifetimes, but mutability is natural to Pisces and with our fluidity we are able to overcome difficulties and are not resistant to change when it is rendered beneficial. Pisces are intuitive, emotional, quite sensitive, dreamy, artsy, and perceptive– qualities I believe myself to be. I tend to have intuitions, or "gut feelings," about many things and, when I follow these intuitions, I am often grateful that I did so. I happen to be a mystical creature of sorts– one who believes you should trust the moon and live by the stars.
Two Decembers ago in 2013, I was asked by a friend if I wanted to get a tattoo done in his living room. I didn't hesitate one bit– I wanted my first tattoo… Why not get it in a living room? Weeks later my friend finally contacted me and told me his friend was coming to his house in a few days on Friday. I had my tattoo design planned out and ready to go; the design is of the third eye/Om symbol (representing my intuitiveness as a Pisces and the vibration that protects existence), along with a "1" on the left side of the third eye symbol making a "13." As mentioned previously, I was born on Friday, March 13th, and 13 has been my lucky number ever since. So I got the tattoo on that fine Friday and walked home, happy as a clam. Little did I know that I had just got my "13" tattoo on Friday the 13th… Until after it happened. There is the mysticism that is being a Pisces right there. As Pisces is a water sign, the Julius Bloody Caesar is made with clam juice and Thai fish sauce and is garnished with a crab leg, clam, and shrimp, among more traditional ingredients.
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The first lyrics of Phish's song "Julius" start with the word danger… a word that is found a few times in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar… "Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he…" Well, BLOODY CAESAR! I like the thrill of danger too. And I like Phish. And Phish relates to the drummer of Phish's last name, Jon Fishman, which is partially constructed with the word Fish. And Phish is pronounced like Fish. So, the Julius Bloody Caesar ties in my love for the band Phish because the ingredients come from the sea, where the fish swim and play, the name of the Phish song quoted above is Julius, the song Julius is relatable to Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, and a Bloody Mary made with clam juice is instead called a Bloody Caesar. Thus, we have the Julius Bloody Caesar. My analogies may make more sense in my head than in writing
Lastly, I have always loved to swim, which is not uncommon as I am the water sign Pisces (maybe I was a sea creature in a past life?). I grew up on a lake and the first sport I ever excelled at was swimming. There is nothing better than waking up to a beautiful body of water, whether it be an ocean, lake, or river. I am a fan of seafood and freshwater fish thanks to my parents. I also enjoy alcohol. I needed to make a seafood-inspired Bloody for all of these reasons. So there we have the Julius Bloody Caesar. The recipe is below. I hope you enjoyed my post, as it is much longer than usual and tells a bit more about who I am as a person, both spiritually and substantially.
- 1.5-3 oz vodka
- 3 oz tomato juice*
- 3 oz clam juice (use more clam juice if you want a heavier Caesar flavor!)*
- 1/4 lemon squeezed
- dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- dashes of Thai fish sauce (Nam Pla)
- spoonful of horseradish
- large pinch of Cayman Sea Salt BBQ Rub (or any BBQ rub with salt, pepper, and sweetness)
- large pinch of black pepper
- small pinch of Thai chili powder
*You can also use Clamato instead of using a separate juices, as Clamato is pre-made tomato and clam juice
- crab leg
- clam
- shrimp
- pickled okra
- pickled baby corn
- cheddar cheese
1. Prepare the garnish ingredients that need to be cooked. I boiled the crab legs, steamed the clams, and sauteed the shrimp.
2. Fill a glass halfway with ice (this will not be the glass the drink is served in).
3. Pour the vodka into the glass. I used a generous 2 shots in each Bloody last night.
4. Pour in the tomato and clam juices.
5. Squeeze a quarter of a lemon into the glass.
6. Toss in some dashes of Worcestershire and Thai fish sauce.
7. Add a spoonful of horseradish.
8. Add the BBQ rub, black pepper, and chili powder.
9. Grab another similar-sized glass (this is the one your actual cocktail will be in) and rim it with a lemon wedge.
10. Rim the same glass with something like Demitri's RimShot!, celery salt, or BBQ rub.
11. Transfer the materials from glass to glass aka "rolling" to mix all of the ingredients together nicely. Your drink should end up in the rimmed glass.
12. Place the crab leg in the glass so it's partially sticking out of the glass.
13. Place the pickled okra, shrimp, and cheese on a cocktail pick.
14. Lay the cocktail pick horizontally across the glass.
15. Set the clam partially on the edge of the glass so it's balanced between the glass rim and the cocktail pick.
16. Toss the pickled baby corn into the actual cocktail (it may sink- but who doesn't like a surprise in their Bloody )
17. "And stretching out into the sea…" may be you, Julius Bloody Caesar in hand.


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Is the IPCC Assessment on Global Climate Change Wrong?
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Dear Pablo: I've heard that we don't have enough remaining fossil fuels available to burn in order to reach the carbon dioxide concentrations that the IPCC scientists are predicting. What would happen to the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the global average temperature if we were to burn all remaining fossil fuels? Do you think IPCC scientists are overstating the problem to get us to act more quickly?This question is difficult to answer, partially because the estimated amounts of remaining fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) are hard to determine. For geopolitical reasons, many countries,--particularly OPEC countries--overestimated their oil reserves and many have increased or kept those reserves constant, even without any evidence of new discoveries. Some recent reports on coal reserves claim that the amount of remaining coal is also far less than previously believed.
Fossil Fuels Reserves: Peak OilThis entire article could be written about the geopolitics of oil reserves, but let's just go with an accepted number. Don Paul, former CTO of Chevron, said in one 2007 speech that the earth once had about 3 trillion barrels of oil and that we had used about 1.1 trillion. In fact, many scholars believe we are near global peak production levels; this correlates to the theory that oil resources are roughly half gone, according to the work of M. King Hubbert. Simply put, about 1.1 trillion barrels of oil remain to be extracted, and about 800 billion barrels of oil are inaccessible.
Fossil Fuels Reserves: CoalUntil recently, researchers believed that coal was far more abundant. But now some experts are saying that we'll reach peak production as early as 2025. Based on the rate at which China is building coal-fired power plants, this should not be a surprise. According to one source, there are 479 billion tons of anthracite and bituminous coal, 272 billion tons of sub-bituminous coal and 158 billion tons of lignite remaining, as of 2002.
Fossil Fuels Reserves: Natural GasAccording to the Oil & Gas Journal there are 6,182 trillion cubic feet of natural gas remaining. At current rates, this will last us about 60 years, but those rates will taper off as natural gas prices climb with a falling supply. And once everyone realizes that the sun provides free energy, we may not need to extract it at all.
What Happens If We Burn All Remaining Fossil Fuels?To recap, there are 1.1 trillion barrels of oil, 909 billion tons of coal, and 6,182 trillion cubic feet of natural gas remaining. I would strongly caution against trying to burn it all at once, but let's just see what it would do to our planet. When burned, a barrel of oil will turn into 475 kg of carbon dioxide. 1.1 trillion barrels would turn into 525 billion metric tons of CO2. One ton of coal will turn into 2.68 tons of carbon dioxide, so 909 billion tons of coal will turn into 2,600 billion metric tons. Finally, 1 cubic foot of natural gas turns into 0.12 pounds of carbon dioxide, so 6,182 trillion cubic feet of natural gas turns into 337 billion metric tons of CO2. So, burning all remaining fossil fuel would put 3,462 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Currently we are putting about 17.5 billion metric tons into the atmosphere per year.
So Is the IPCC Assessment on Global Climate Change Wrong?Before the industrial revolution, atmospheric CO2 levels were at about 275 parts per million. Since then, we have added about 1,039 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, bringing the concentration up to 390 ppm. If we were to assume that our addition of CO2 to the atmosphere is perfectly correlated to concentrations, the burning of all remaining fossil fuels would increase atmospheric concentrations to 660 ppm. Of course our assumption is a big one. In addition to carbon dioxide emissions from combustion, we also have to worry about the leakage of methane from pipelines, nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized fields, and even releases of a gas used in manufacturing plasma televisions. All of these substances have an even greater effect than CO2 does--methane, for example, is 23 times more potent, and some gases are even 26,000 times worse! In addition to the direct anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions, we also now have to worry about indirect emissions from thawing permafrost, and the decreasing amount of forests that absorb CO2.
The IPCC projects global average temperatures at a concentration of 650 ppm to be 3.6 degrees Celsius. While this might sound comfortable--especially if you've been looking out the window at icicles for months--keep in mind that the difference between a global ice age and the pre-industrial average temperature is also just a few degrees. We have taken the planet's temperature in the other direction, the consequences of which are still not completely known. The back-of-the-envelope calculations above fall in the middle of IPCC projections for future CO2 concentrations, some of which are as high as 1,000 ppm. If forests continue to be slashed and burned and if the seas diminish their ability to absorb CO2, we could actually get there. Still, there are people out there that dispute the findings of the IPCC.
What do you think?
Ask Pablo is a weekly column that aims to answer your pressing eco-quandries. Want to ask Pablo a question? Simply email pablo(at)treehugger(dot)com. Wondering why Pablo's qualified to answer? As the Vice President of Greenhouse Gas Management at ClimateCHECK, he helps major corporations measure and manage their greenhouse gas emissions.
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I'm Here, I'm Just Not Quite There...Yet
It has been 10 days since I have arrived in Prague to start my Remote Year. It has been a whirlwind of excitement and emotion. As much work as it took to get To this point, I still have a ways to go. I am getting more settled with a routine, and nailing down my eating and work schedule. I am here, but I am just not quite there yet, and that is ok.
There has been no lack of memories made in the first week or so of this adventure. Below are some of my thoughts:
Prague is a beautiful city, it is full of beautiful buildings, cobblestone streets, amazing churches and they LOVE ice cream.I have not seen it all yet, and can't wait to explore more over the next 3 weeks.
My remote year group is eclectic, funny, unique, talented and smart. They are from all over the world and I could not have asked for a better group to be a part of. I have a feeling the program will need to change the length of what they call the "Honeymoon Stage" after our group.
My Digs
I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with two roommates who are both from Chicago. It is a great set up, I have a bed, a balcony, a shower, a kitchen, and a roof, and could not ask for more. My apartment is on the 6th floor of this building, and I have decided to take the stairs each time I go up. You might think I got ass implants when you see me next, but let it be known, I am just taking the stairs, A LOT. (Only a few select people will get that joke, you know who you are)
The OFFICE
My workspace is called K10 and it is the former Danish Embassy. It is just like your office, if your office was straight out of a Jason Bourne/James Bond movie. It is about a 10 minute walk from my apartment. It is an absolutely beautiful place to work. The backyard is my dream backyard, it has a huge lawn with trees, bushes, and flowers. I am 98% certain that behind it, is Narnia. They also have an area where I can stand and work, for those of you who know me well, this is a game changer, but not as much as it has been for Sean (#tallguyproblems).
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but want to eat dinner with me?
Being the first week, I have had more meals with people I just met, then I have in my whole life which has been amazing. On Sunday, after spending the afternoon on an impossible historic Scavenger Hunt (thanks Cookie), I found myself in a pub with 3 gentlemen who were with me on the hunt. One from Australia, one from the UK, the other from the USA. The next two hours were spent telling stories, laughing, drinking beer, and me experiencing tartar for the first time. It was amazing. Later that night, I found myself with a completely different group of people and was served escargot for the first time. The food has not disappointed at all, and I have even found a Mexican food place close by to get that fix when it comes up, which for those of you who know me, is often.
All and all, the experience of getting to this point has been unlike anything I have been through in my life. The packing, the researching, the ordering from Amazon (all the way up to my last day in the states), and the delay of my luggage has taught me a lot. I can happily say, this is just the beginning.Until next time, Dobry Den!


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Portal of the Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre d'Auxerre
Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917)
Pen and ink, brown ink wash on squared paper
H. 18.2 cm ; W. 14.4 cm
D.5916 to 5918
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Rodin's passion for architecture, for France's Gothic churches in particular, and the emotion he felt when standing before these monuments from the past, before these "vibrant old stones", often mutilated and blackened, haunted him for over 40 years and regularly led him out onto the roads of Touraine and Anjou, or into the Indre valley and Burgundy… His first grand tour of the cathedrals of France was in 1877. He jotted down countless notes and drawings in small sketchbooks, which, in 1914, gave rise to the publication of the only book Rodin ever wrote, illustrated with 100 reproductions of his drawings, Les Cathédrales de France (Paris, Armand Colin, 1914).
This page, similar in style to his "black drawings" through his use of ink and dark washes and contrasting effects of light and shade, attests to the number of modest, small-scale sketches Rodin accumulated and to the fondness for detail that was evident in most of his architectural drawings – cornices, volutes, capitals, mouldings and doors retained his attention more than a building or its façades in their entirety. On this sheet, for example, the lower architectural detail possibly represents the western portal of the abbey church of Saint-Pierre d'Auxerre, while the upper drawing shows a detail from one of the side doors. Rodin's interest in this classic 17th-century church reveals how the sculptor's love of past architecture went far beyond the Gothic period.


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Rosa Acosta celebrates 26th Birthday with the Stars
Thursday, April 28, 2011
JR Staff Writer
So far, 2011 has been a great year for Rosa Acosta. From 2010 into this year, she has had all types of exposure. Acosta started her career as a video honey. Last year, Amber Rose called Acosta out for trying to steal her style. For a short period of time, the two were engaged in a feud.
Following her split from Kanye West, Amber Rose began doing wild things in the eyes of the media. It was not very hard for the press to paint her as a whore. In a matter of weeks, Amber Rose had spent time with many high profile men. Along the way, she ended her feud with Rosa Acosta by making out with her.
Amber Rose and Rosa Acosta had a lunch date together. Because she said she was bisexual, the media hoped to pair Rose off with her former rival. For entertainment purposes, Amber Rose pulled the stunned Rosa Acosta into a kiss. Unclear if they were acting or serious, the kiss lasted for nearly two mintues and the two quickly entered a second before departing.
Moving past the infamous kiss, Rosa Acosta recently celebrated her 26th birthday. Acosta celebrated in style with many big names in attendance. Among the guests at her party were Kim Kardashian, Brandy, Ne-Yo, and Robert Kardashian.


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If you've been reading the blog for a while, you've heard me talk about how much I like Jen Louden and her various coaching programs. I don't get any affiliate marketing from that, I just like what she does.
Well, she's offering a new course on creating Mastermind groups, and wanted to let you know about. In case you're not familiar with mastermind groups, Growandimprove.com defines a mastermind group as a small group that you meet with for the purpose of reinforcing growth and success while offering support to one another; a group that has been identified and set aside to concentrate specifically on growth and manifesting success in the following areas; finances, spirituality, relationships, …
Do any of you use mastermind groups for moving forward with your life, writing, etc.?
I've been part of group coaching programs several times in my life and found them very helpful, but haven't really embraced the Mastermind idea. I've always counted on friends for the purpose of life support, career ideas, etc.
Jen Louden's latest class is making me consider that it might be time to create or join a Mastermind group for my life and writing goals.
If you have time, check out this video:
Here are a few notes (in Evernote of course) I took from the interview in case you don't have the time now.
#1 point – you can't succeed alone. You need a group.
- People you respect in your soul group
- People you love
- Support books that you love
- Share ideas but detached with how people accept it
- Be generous
- Be vulnerable
- How can I save you time, money
- How to make money the fastest
- Tell you what you're good at
- Point out your personal twitches or continuing patterns, etc or I smell a wombat — I'm not supporting your loser habit
- Leave feeling more like yourself but have more actionables
- Face forward
- Respect everyone else's time
- Power of being witnessed – see loving nods
Friends can provide some of this but it seems like many of us need more than that kind of support. You might not call your support group, a MasterMind. I don't particularly like that name. But maybe it's time to consider creating a group of your own, possibly with Jen Louden's class.
Love to hear about your experience with Mastermind groups!
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- 10 Great Tips for Success in Both Life and Business (lifehack.org)


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OK - Folk Alley fans. I need your help. For Valentine's day, we're putting up our two special side-streams for the holiday. You may remember last year, the Love stream and the Alt-Love stream. The Love Stream will be devoted to happy, dappy, lovey, dovey, sappy, pappy, love songs. The Alt-Love stream will be devoted to break-up songs, losing you songs, I can't belive you dumped me songs, and I hate your guts/can't stand your face songs. So - here is the challenge. We need your suggestions for these two side streams. Respond to this blog with your favorite Love and Alt-Love songs and we'll do our best to make them appear magically in the stream. What songs should we play? Send us your suggestions before mid February and thanks. We Love You! OK - we like you.
John Stewart, member of the famed influential folk band The Kingston Trio (1961-1967,) passed away on January 19th. Over the weekend I came across a number of videos showing John at various stages of his esteemed career, and thought I'd post them here. Rest in peace, John.
John Stewart with John Hartford (1970) on Something Else.
John Stewart - performs "Gold"(1979) with Stevie Nicks.
John Stewart sings "Daydream Believer" (2007)
John Stewart Talk About the Kingston Trio
John Stewart performs "Walk On the Moon" recorded at the Turf Inn in Scotland (2001)
YouTube is a wonderful thing. Type almost anything in the search box and three hours later you're watching something completely different and you wonder where your day went. Folk Alley General Manager Al Bartholet has been searching for folk artists and he's found some gems. Soon, we'll have a little archive set up. In the meantime, feel free links to your favorite vids (no skiing squirrels, please!) below. Here's what Al had to say:
"Fans and artists all pursue songs that they have fallen in love with - songs that you never get tired of hearing 25 years later. Angel from Montgomery shows up in the strangest places, like in the movie Courage Under Fire with Meg Ryan and Denzel Washington (Ryan sings the song under duress in a combat situation in the first Iraqi war). The song continues to be passed down from generation to generation. We start off with John Prine the writer, who gives some insight into the song and then performs it as he appears to be standing in a river. And then, of course, Bonnie Raitt who popularized the song in the '70s and on to Susan Tedeschi."
John Prine sings:
Angel from Montgomery performed by John Prine and Bonnie Raitt:
Bonnie Raitt performs:
Vintage Bonnie performance with Jerry Portnoy:
Susan Tedeschi with Sonya Kitchell:
Frank Vignola ~ Kong Man
Never heard of Frank Vignola? Chances are you HAVE heard him even if you haven't heard OF him. He has played with Wynton Marsalis, Mark O'Connor, Les Paul, Leon Redbone, David Grisman, and Ringo Starr. Frank's specialty is "Gypsy Swing" and he pioneered the Django Rheinhart revival that has launched dozens of bands. Other releases by Vignola are more straight ahead jazz, but Kong Man really swings. His arrangements often feature trade-offs with young mandolin phenom Josh Pinkham. They offer several originals, a few classics and even attempt a few crossovers - Black Sabbath and Frank Zappa. At one point he even plays a fly swatter, but that's only because he has tackled the guitar completely. Vignola (pronouned "vin-YO=lah") can really play, and this album challenges the mind as it entertains the heart.
Gary Ferguson ~ Live at Podunk
Here's an album where the sidemen overshadow the leader. With the exception of three well played, thoughtfully arranged instrumentals, every song here is the same pace, about the same thing, and is sung without much energy or style. I was searching for one to choose that would shine above the others, but in the end I only suggested a couple of the instrumentals for inclusion on the Folk Alley stream. The sidemen are multi-instrumentalist Ron Stewart on fiddle who has the ability to play smooth like Kenny Baker, or soulful like Stuart Duncan. Emory Lester plays mandolin, and Mike Auldridge is on dobro. The Auldridge back-up on the slower songs makes you think of the early Seldom Scene, a sound it appears Ferguson is going for. He lacks the material, however, and he really lacks John Starling's stylistic delivery. This album appears to have a recipe and all the spices, but you've had this meal before - from better restaurants.
James Taylor ~ One Man Band
James Taylor loves the Berkshires as much as he loves a good song. That's why he dedicated his energy toward keeping a local theatre alive. Once dark, the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is now open again and it's a beautiful place to see and to listen to music. Most of this is just James recorded this past summer. The album is somewhat misnamed, as Larry Goldings plays piano on most selections and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joins them for one classic: Shower The People. You're sure to know many of the songs and a few may be new to you, but the entire recording is a pleasant return to the old days and Taylor is in good form. The live recording is impeccable. Ordering this album is like ordering a favorite meal at a favorite restaurant. You know what you're getting, and you're happy to indulge. Save the surprises for another day.
Rhonda Vincent ~ Good Thing Going
Rhonda Vincent has always followed in Alison Krauss' footsteps even though it was Krauss who entered the music scene because she heard Vincent. Originally part of a family band called "The Sally Mountain Show," Rhonda always stood out and she's been standing up on her own for years now. Like her other albums, this is driving contemporary bluegrass with one exception: World's Biggest Fool, a new song that sounds like an old swing number from the '40s. Her musicians are verstatile and handle it with flair. Like many other singers in the genre, Rhonda has hired a couple studio stars to make sure the songs stand up over repeated plays. I'll bet you can guess the names: Bryan Sutton and Ron Stewart. There are a couple songs where her own band is featured, notably banjoist Kenny Ingram who played with Lester Flatt and Jimmy Martin, I believe. Play this album loud, push the bass-boost button, and start dancing
Jim Blum
Swing fiddle queen Elana James played a concert near Folk Alley headquarters recently, so we recorded it. On January 18 and 20, listen to the main music stream for a special hour-long version of this special concert recording at 4 AM, Noon, 8PM and 11:59PM Eastern US Time.
Find links for CDs added to the Folk Alley playlist as listed in the January AlleyChat:
Fairport Convention - Live at the BBC
John Martyn - The Tumbler
Various - Earthwork Artist Compilation #3
David Francey - Right of Passage
Greg Brown - Yellow Dog
The Polyjesters - Kitchen Radio
John Jorgenson Quintet - Ultraspontane
All Jigged Out - Wish Hill
Frank Vignola Qunitet - Kong Man
Rhonda Vincent - Good Thing Going
Philippe Barnes & Tom Phelan - The Madrid Sessions
Hot Tuna - Live in Japan
Yarn - Yarn
Patrick Street - On the Fly
Gary Ferguson & Friends - Live at Podunk
The Alleycast is Folk Alley's monthly Podcast featuring all the newest content on the site. For January 2008, download the episode to hear Folk Alley's exclusive concert recording with the jazz, swing, fiddle sounds of Elana James. Plus, we'll hear Folk Alley's in-studio session recording with Grada. We also listen to a special montage of the Best Folk of 2007, Open Mic artists and the often forgotten sounds of Karen Dalton, who only released two albums in the late 60s and early 70s. Download the Alleycast today.
In 2007, Folk Alley recorded twelve different exclusive concerts including shows from Arlo Guthrie, The Greencards, and Nickel Creek. This week, in the main music stream on Friday, January 11, and Sunday, January 13, listen for a special hour-long program featuring selections from 2007�s Live From Folk Alley concert recordings. In the main music stream: Friday, January 11, and Sunday, January 13 at 4 AM, Noon, 8 PM and 11:59 PM Eastern US Time.
2007 was anaother amazing year for roots and acoustic music. From Richard Shindell's new album of cover songs to new bands like The Infamous Stringdusters, Folk Alley showcases the best folk from last year in our special "Best of 2007 Music Stream." Click the stream now to hear six hours of last year's greatest - unhosted with no artist repeats. Check it out. Bring on 2008!
Jorma Kaukonen & Barry Mitterhoff
Breadline Blues
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The prestigious Lake Sherwood neighborhood sits nestled around the namesake lake with the Santa Monica Mountains flanking either side. Gated communities abound throughout this highly residential section of Southern California. The three square mile neighborhood features more than 650 residences situated around the edges of Lake Sherwood itself. The picturesque location attracts big name celebrities who want to live in a quiet area while remaining close to busy city centers. In addition to enjoying lakeside activities year round, residents can also spend their time at the new Sherwood Country Club golf course.
Our team at Utopia Property Management can help you to improve your investments throughout this region and beyond. We will use our 20 years of experience in the real estate field to maximize your profits and improve the performance of your investment properties. Our team will help you with:
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As technology has improved over the years, we added new online tools to our advertising program. All of our listings are posted on high traffic websites that are backed by leaders in the real estate industry. We combine online listings with local events to attract as many prospective tenants as possible to your available properties. Our goal is to find qualified tenants for your rental home within 30 days of posting the first listing.
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We strive to keep tenant turnover to an absolute minimum by performing comprehensive screening services on every applicant. Our team verifies all of the information on the application to find the perfect fit for your rental home. We identify tenants with suitable income levels, rental histories, and credit backgrounds to minimize risk and keep turnover low.
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We will provide property management consultation services to keep you abreast of the latest changes in the real estate industry. We share information about market trends and techniques that you can use to maximize the revenues from your rental properties. You will learn how to set rents, stage homes, and advertise your rentals – all from our professional consultations.
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When managing rental properties, it is important to respond to all repair requests in a timely manner. You can reduce the normal stress associated with these requests by delegating repair tasks to our team of qualified professionals. Our repair technicians operate under a general contractor's license (Lic. #792427) to ensure that all repairs are performed to an industry standard.
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When you are ready to improve your investments in the 91361 neighborhood, give Utopia Property Management a call. We will provide support throughout the tenant acquisition, property staging, and accounting phases of your investment journey. Our team will always help you to minimize your expenses to make the most of your real estate ventures. We look forward to receiving your call.


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