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A Walk into the Unknown
You hear someone call your name when you are alone in the house. You find muddy footprints in your home after returning from shopping and no one has been there while you were gone. You have the same horrifying nightmare night after night. You see dark shadows out the corner of your eye. You have a dream about something happening, and then a week later it actually occurs. Someone gets on a train and seemingly disappears into thin air. Your dog is always growling at something no one can see but him. An experienced pilot flies out to sea only for plane and pilot never to be seen or heard from again. You feel like you're being watched all the time. A twenty year old college student goes out to check the mail and vanishes into thin air. You wake up in the middle of the night with large scratches down your back and no idea how they got there. A faucet is turned on full blast with no one near it. Whether you believe in ghosts and the paranormal or not, there are just some things that are beyond reasonable explanation. Join me as we explore strange occurrences and the theories behind them. Also included are eyewitness encounters.

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Repetitive motion injuries affect a broad range of people and are the most common workplace injury reported in the United States. Whether you work in an office or on a construction site, you may be at risk; people who partake in many sports or exercise are also commonly affected. Despite the frequency of such injuries, many people don't understand them very well. Understanding how a repetitive motion injury or repetitive strain injury may occur can help you assess your risk and take steps to prevent them.
When most people think of what causes injury, they think of a fall or other sudden event. However, the small strain of doing the same action over and over again can build up over time, leading to pain and tissue damage. This is a repetitive motion injury. Something as simple as typing on a keyboard all day can cause an injury. Repeated concussions can also cause problems. A jogger may develop a repetitive motion injury from the force of their feet hitting the ground with every step.
This site offers information designed for educational purposes only. You should not rely on any information on this site as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or as a substitute for, professional counseling care, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any concerns or questions about your health, you should always consult with a physician or other healthcare professional.


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Today is the final day of this month's TSG sneak peeks and we are introducing you You Are Loved set.
It's been a while since I designed a flower set for TSG. So when I heard Jessica needed a set for sympathy cards, I thought it was the time to work on a flower set again.
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Pro Wrestling Index: Fantasy Drafting!!!
Guy and Alex are back ahead of next week's draft as WWE's hard reset continues. Guy has RAW and Alex has Smackdown and they get 15 picks each which includes one NXT call up and a 'project pick'. They also briefly preview WWE HIAC massive 3 match card (at the moment) and discuss RAW's rebrand and first incarnation of the Wednesday Night War. CONTAINS NXT SPOILERS. Draft segment starts around 34:30.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy


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Passport Analysis for Marketing – Datagraphics
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences Librarians' Blog on November 23, 2017
Passport https://www2.le.ac.uk/library/find/databases/p/passportgmid have added Datagraphics and Context to their Market Reports and these could be very useful for student assignments and research. To find them, go to Passport's home page and find Country reports: Datagraphics. Choose industry, product and country and press go. Results will display Datagraphics (which can be exported as images to PowerPoint). On tabs […]
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Joe Biden Equates Donald Trump to 'Tyrants and Dictators'
Democrat 2020 candidate Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump comparing him to "tyrants and dictators all over the world" ad a Saturday campaign launch.
Democrat 2020 candidate Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump comparing him to "tyrants and dictators all over the world" ad a Saturday campaign launch.
"Until people come to their senses, we will build it up," Trump said. "We have more money than anyone else by far."
Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight" shortly before his long-form interview he conducted with President Donald Trump from Helsinki after a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin aired, host Tucker Carlson reacted to Trump's decision to backtrack
President Donald Trump wrapped up a whirlwind trip to Quebec, Canada for the G7 Summit Saturday, reaffirming his "America First" approach to trade in a series of highly-anticipated meetings with world leaders.
Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," former CIA Director John Brennan said President Donald Trump's statements on Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election had shown Vladamir Putin that he "can be played." Brennan said, "Well, I think what
Glenn Kessler is the Washington Post's self-appointed "Fact Checker," yet his attempt to set the record straight on a 2010 deal to transfer of 20 percent of the U.S.'s uranium capacity to the Russian government is full of omissions and misdirections–errors that cast doubt on Mr. Kessler's intent.
Thursday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Rep Maxine Waters (D-CA) discussed her multiple calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and claimed during the 2016 presidential campaign Trump calling his opponent, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton "crooked" and the rally crowds chanting
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is willing to share what transpired between President Donald Trump and Russian diplomats during recent meetings, which will show that no classified intelligence was discussed.
LUCCA, Italy (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued an ultimatum to Russia on Tuesday: Side with the U.S. and likeminded countries on Syria, or embrace Iran, militant group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin caressing a pregnant Donald Trump was projected onto a New York Apple store on Tuesday evening as part of Valentine's Day stunt by the dating app Hater.
Monday on MSNBC's "For The Record with Greta," while discussing Russia hacking, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said his "complaint" President Barack Obama's handling of the Russian hacking and other nations' efforts to hack into the U.S. institutions was that he knew
Tuesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," while discussing President-elect Donald Trump's tweet last week saying the United States needs to "expand its nuclear capability," and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski reporting that Trump told her, "Let it be an arms race," Washington Post
[Adult language warning] In an interview with ATTN:, the HBO host of "Real Time with Bill Maher," comedian Bill Maher said that the FBI and Russia were "both working to elect Donald Trump." Maher said, "I mean if you ask
ExxonMobil executive Rex Tillerson is rumored to be President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of State, but who is the man who could be the United States' representative around the world?


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I just finished and published Muirfield Village GC. Had some drawings to go off of for yardages and bunker placements as well as water. Read a walkthrough of Jack and other golfers talking about elevations and pitch on some holes but it didn't have all 18 holes. Went from memory of last Tiger game and also going to the course a few times when I was younger, because I'm from Columbus. Put about 18 hours into it.Give it a shot, hope it looks OK!
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My First Day As Me
I had been a jumble of nerves over the weekend. I had committed to a journey that would be a lifetime coming and a lifetime after. I had spent the week telling people at work that I was transitioning beginning … Continue reading
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Feels Like The First Time.
Of course that is a title of a great Foreigner song and it's what Madonna describes within the context of Like A Virgin. But this has nothing to do with either of those songs or topics. I attended my first … Continue reading
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One Year Ago Today, I Died. One Year Ago Today, I Was Born.
It seems a little odd to be one year old, yet have a full time job, share a rental with two wonderful friends and enjoy the scenery that is California. But, that's how it goes sometimes. On February 18, 2013, … Continue reading
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Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows. Besides being one hell of a song by Mr. Leonard Cohen, this is basically how I live my life. I live it as if everybody knows. Before transitioning, I just figured any time I was presenting as Jen, … Continue reading
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A Change of Perspective
Growing up, I was a scrawny kid. I weighed 90 pounds until high school, where I ballooned to an amazing 125. I was below average in height, at 5'5″, which increased to 5'7″, even though I was never supposed to reach … Continue reading
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Blood is thicker than water, especially tears
I found out, a few weeks ago, that all of the aunts and uncles on my dads side of the family know. I heard this from my cousin on that side who already knew. The news went from a cousin … Continue reading
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The Difference In How We Are Treated
This isn't an entry on how differently Trans people are treated, but rather, how we are treated differently based on how we are perceived. As soon as we're born, we are labeled. Boy or Girl. As soon as we're born, … Continue reading
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When you have children it is a life changing experience, you learn to be patient and put someone else's needs before your own. While sleepless nights, tantrums over handing them the wrong coloured bowl, or having to tell them "the wall is not a tissue" are all interesting parts of raising children, the funniest and most memorable moments are the ones where you would do anything to make them smile.
If you are a parent who has got saturated by a hose in a water fight, busts a move in the kitchen while you are cooking dinner, or someone who would jump into a ball pit just to show your little one it's fun and they should try it, then you will relate to the following video.
Compiled by Children's Panadol, the clip shows all the hilarious things we do for our children – and that there are no rules when it comes to parenting, with a smile or a giggle making it all worthwhile:
I have to say, I love being a mum as it is the most fulfilling, challenging and fun stage of life I have been through and that video certainly made me laugh.
I love that Children's Panadol have put together this video to take the pressure off parents to be always be "perfect", but instead just do their best and remember to have fun.
This post was brought to you by Panadol but opinions are my own.


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Which First Lady Was a Photographer? Jacqueline Kennedy Was a Lot of Things Including an Aspiring Photographer!
Which First Lady was a photographer and what caused her to give up on her dream? Through various trials and tribulations this First Lady accomplished a lot of things including a short stint as a photographer with the Washington Times-Herald.


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'Flying Dutchman' review: Rocky yet worthy tale
Like a storm-tossed vessel struggling to stay afloat, the San Francisco Opera's new production of "The Flying Dutchman" arrived at the War Memorial Opera House on Tuesday night in a bedraggled though still seaworthy state.
Certainly this new "Dutchman" - the company's third in the years since it retired the vivid and controversial Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production of the 1970s and '80s - has been a star-crossed endeavor from the start. Petra Maria Schnitzer, the soprano scheduled to sing the role of Senta, withdrew for health reasons this month, leaving the American singer Lise Lindstrom to make her company debut on short notice.
Then just last week, General Director David Gockley gave the heave-ho to the director and stage designer Petrika Ionesco, leaving much of the design work and the staging to be altered and simplified by in-house staff.
The chaos showed. It showed in the production itself, which alternated between moments of evocative stagecraft and stretches of inert blandness that looked like the spots where some idea had been hurriedly scrapped. And it showed in the musical execution, which too often had the white-knuckled feel of an ensemble trying to get through the proceedings in one piece.
Vitality and power
But for all that, Tuesday's performance boasted enough theatrical vitality and emotional power to get the basic outlines of Wagner's story across. The details might yet come into focus.
"Dutchman," by some reckonings the first work of Wagner's mature mastery, teeters intriguingly on the line between traditional number opera and the more fluid formal approach that he would later pioneer. The opera teems with musical set pieces - a multi-verse ballad for Senta and an amorous aria for Erik, the puppy-dog tenor who loves her - as well as such stock theatrical figures as an avaricious father eager to marry her to the richest available suitor.
Yet beneath the trappings of operatic convention, there is a Wagnerian music drama struggling to emerge, and the composer later made revisions designed to make the score seem more prophetic. (This aspect is clearer when the piece is done without a pause between acts, as the composer intended, rather than with an intermission, as in the current mounting.)
The streamlined plot - about a ghostly ship captain doomed to sail the seas forever unless he can find a woman willing to be faithful to him unto death - is based in folklore. But it encapsulates Wagner's favorite theme of redemptive and unquestioning love, to which he would return repeatedly for reasons surely rooted in his psyche.
Ionesco's program note suggests a well-judged decision to focus the production on Senta's plight rather than the Dutchman's. Stranded in her home on the bleak Norwegian seacoast - the black-and-white video projections, by Ionesco and S. Katy Tucker, conjure up the landscape with thrilling sweep - she fixates on the legend of the Dutchman as a fantasy escape from her predicament.
Lindstrom, an alumna of San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, gave a performance of vocal ferocity and strength, with potent if occasionally acidic high notes and a welcome ability to carry over the full clamor of the orchestra.
Yet she struggled at times to bring Senta's dilemma clearly into view. The ballad, though full of vocal sinew and technical precision, was dramatically vague; it was hard to avoid the suspicion that Lindstrom needed a strong directorial hand here.
In the title role, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley was similarly sonorous and stolid, singing the opening solo ("Die Frist ist um") with an air of gravelly uncertainty that only faded with the Act 2 duet with Senta and the final climactic showdown.
Strong showings
Bass Kristinn Sigmundsson gave a jolly and rich-toned performance as Daland, Senta's father, and tenor Ian Storey crooned his way - sometimes barely audibly - through the part of Erik. There were strong showings by Adler Fellows A.J. Glueckert - superb and bright toned as the Steersman - and Erin Johnson as the officious Mary. In the pit, Patrick Summers unleashed big bolts of sound from the Opera Orchestra but often struggled to keep the performance under rhythmic control.
And perhaps most dazzlingly of all, there was Ian Robertson's Opera Chorus, showing in a few perfectly balanced scenes why this group is so integral to the company's success. The beginning of Act 3, which combines the male and female choruses in a contrapuntal tour de force, was sung with a fine combination of rhythmic vigor and textural clarity.
The Flying Dutchman: San Francisco Opera. Through Nov. 15. $23-$385. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 864-3330. www.sfopera.com.
Joshua Kosman is The San Francisco Chronicle's music critic. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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This recipe for Paleo Strawberry Jam is made from fresh strawberries, strawberry wine (or water if you don't imbibe), lemon juice, honey and mint to give it a little levity. Every now and again, I like to make this for … Continue reading
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Fluffy Paleo White Bread, A Paleo Sandwich Bread
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Fluffy Paleo Wheat Bread, A Sandwich Bread
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So, week one into my…I AM beating this ´plan´!
I´ve never felt so in control, powerful, inspired, excited and scared all in one go. Its been a different week. For the first time in years I´ve not been counting calories like I have always done. The first few days, although I am still keeping an idea roughly so that I can make sure I´m always at least a few hundred over. Although on average each day I think i´ve had around 500kcals more than i´ve burnt.
I weighed myself this morning. I was terrified but told myself, whatever the result, you have achieved something this week. A week without letting calories control and dominate my mind. I had gained half a kg! My target! I was feeling happy but again scared at the same time. But I´m determined to carry on.
I have also been testing myself with doing things differently this week. Ie going for random drinks straight after work, slipping in extra calories like drinking some extra milk when making a cup of tea and so on, just drink and don´t think! Its the thinking that is the problem in this illness. I know my body needs it but my brain talks me out of it if i think.
At the start of the week I was sooooo tired, which I thought was strange considering I am consuming much more calories. Although, apparently this is normal since your body kicks in to repair overdrive using these calories to start repairing the damage. So the tiredness I take as a good sign.
My skin has also seemed to appear a little more softer. I know this possibly has something to do with water weight but this is another thing I like seeing since it makes me feel I am finally getting the nourishment I need.
I haven´t been worrying as much, because I am not counting calories, I am not doing multiple equations in my head or panicking if I can´t burn off the calories later because I don´t even know how many i´ve had!
I haven´t really seen and physical changes yet but realize this will take some more time.
Each day I have been eating different meals too. This is making my mornings a little more time consuming, although more enjoyable through the day because I look forward to a different meal :). I´m trying to base my meals around a good portion of healthy carbs like rice, potatoes or beans with salad or vegetables, protein usually chicken or fish and some fats either eggs with mayonnaise, olive oil, avocado or olives.
The through the day dried fruit, fruit, protein shakes or tins of tuna or if I fancy something chocolaty then…something chocolaty :).
Chocolate was never one of my ´fear foods´ because I always limited myself to a small bit every day, that way I never feared or craved it. My next challenge will be my fear foods which to be honest I don´t have as many as I used to since over the years I have been working getting over illness I have tested and challenged myself with previous fear foods such as pizza, bread, ice cream and so on and am not at a point that nearly all my fear foods are gone :). Although, I still have a few, my next challenge will be muffins. I remember times in England eating 4 large muffins in one go, followed by other cakes and then of course purging. Since then I have not had a muffin and only had cakes on birthdays, although the thought of cake being at birthdays still worries me.
I am seeing things a bit more clearly this week and have noticed that what I have thought for so long is fat, is simply just skin. When i eat a big meal or work out, my muscles or stomach stretch out the skin and I look…somewhat normal. Then I always think in the morning why have I become fat and why is everything saggy….its literally skin. There no fat, no muscle…just skin and bone. I only really notice this when I see other people and see the amount of fat they have and think…what was I thinking looking in the mirror thinking this skin is fat! This is when I have a reality check only when I see myself in comparison to other girls. The mirror still shows a different me, tricking my brain that this skin is fat. I am trying snap this out of my mind but its hard.
My mum and dad are coming next week and I still have the worry that another week of eating like this I will get fat and not want to go for meals with them etc. I need to stop thinking this too and enjoy the new experience of actually saying…yeh ok we can go to eat there…without thinking…ahhh but how many calories and how can I burn it off. To actually appreciate the time with my parents instead of thinking food food calories excersize….
I will write another blog next week to continue with my progress.


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The beauty industry is growing and more and more companies within the fashion industry are expanding their assortments with developments of own beauty lines. Fashion companies like H&M and Lindex have recently launched a new beauty collection and integrated these lines with the existing brand. This is created with help from tools and methods; the design process is used as support in the product development. The products character, identity and function should reflect the brand in the way that it becomes an extension of the brands profile.
The reason for this bachelor thesis was to develop three conceptual design suggestions for Amazing Brands on how XXXs potential beauty range could look. The goal with the final design proposal is that they all would have a close-knit style combined with XXXs already existing clothing line.
This mission has been carried out together with the client Amazing Brands with reconciliations through personal meetings and presentations via email. The authors have also taken help from the marketing agency Stark Effekt where Sara Strand served as an external advisor and coach during the mission.
The implementation is built according to the design process steps where literature search, research and individual interviews on the spot, as field research and documentation have worked as inspiration for the design process. These field trials have taken place at Åhléns City Gothenburg and Stockholm. This has been done to examine which types of beauty products are considered to be the most on demand on the market with a view to form a complete picture of how these products then are being designed. Since the mission is classified, the authors have had to keep an objective approach in order not to show any kind of reference to the brand XXX or XXX.
Various tools have been combined with various steps in the design process to create a tailor-made concept-generation and concept development. The results of this work has been presented and delivered in the form of three different conceptual design proposals on how a beauty collection could look for the XXX product. Largest base for each proposal has been how the new product range should be integrated with the brand's current branding and identity. The concept proposals that have been developed have focused on conveying a sense of the brand's character, identity and values. The concept proposals have been named after three key words that the authors after research, consider identify both the customer and the brand.


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Nick Konstantinou
Managing DirectorChicago Mergers & Acquisitions Healthcare firstname.lastname@example.com +1 (216) 543-7885
I am humbled and awed by the impressive businesses that our clients spend many years of their lives building. It is a great honor and a very serious thing when a client hires us to advise them.
Nick co-leads Lincoln's U.S. healthcare initiatives and provides senior-level advisory services on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for companies in this sector. In representing clients, he seeks to understand their goals and to optimize transaction outcomes that go beyond price and terms, and include plans for management, employees and legacy factors that extend far beyond the transaction closing date.
Nick has spent his entire career of more than 25 years in healthcare and has a deep understanding of clients' businesses and related payer, regulatory and clinical dynamics. As a result, he has the expertise and insights to best position a client's business to drive the strongest interest from strategic buyers and private equity. Through his highly collaborative and consultative approach, Nick provides thoughtful advice based on ongoing developments in the healthcare industry, often starting far in advance of a transaction. Nick has experience working with companies in every sector of healthcare. His focus areas include provider and outsourced services, behavioral health, pharmacy, logistics and distribution.
Prior to joining Lincoln, Nick co-led healthcare investment banking at BB&T Capital Markets. Previously, he led healthcare investment banking at KeyBanc Capital Markets and was a member of the healthcare investment banking group at Raymond James.
Nick earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University.
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Lincoln International represents Specialized Medical Services in its sale to Lincare Holdings
Lincoln completes sale of California's largest pediatric home health provider continuing strong momentum as a leading advisor in the sector
Lincoln International represents Kremer Eye Center, a portfolio holding of Charlesbank Capital Partners, in a sale transaction to Omni Eye Services, a portfolio holding of New MainStream Capital
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So, you're running a great business, or maybe you're running a struggling business, either way you have big plans for the future. You have a Business Plan… whether its on the back of a napkin or full of charts and projections. You have a Strategic Plan… you know where you're going and you've set your priorities for how you're going to get there.
But will you stay in business long enough to realize your dreams at your current burn rate?
Most businesses fail because they don't understand how to create and implement a Profit Plan that turns the results of all those long hours and hard work into take-it-to-the-bank results that keep you in business and fund future growth. And no, your conventional P&L Statement is NOT a Profit Plan! It's a statement of great intentions… but the as soon as revenue projections come in below budget or costs come in higher than expected, profit is reduced to being just the leftovers! That's not the way to survive, let alone thrive, and losing sleep over the numbers is NOT where the fun is in your business! It's time to make expenses the leftovers in your business, without the usual draconian cost-cutting measures that strangle the spending that's essential for growth.
Here's some of the conventional thinking that's holding you back:
1. Let's increase revenues! Great! There's only one problem. 40% of the companies who increase revenues in any given year actually DECREASE their profits. They're growing… in the wrong direction! Are you?
One firm found a missing million dollars in revenue just by asking a customer an unexpected question that had nothing to do with sales – are you connecting with your customers in a high-touch way at an executive level – even in a high-tech world?
2. Let's cut costs! We've all been there – and we cut training, travel, marketing, people – all of the things that are actually investments in the future of our business. There are only two problems with that. You'll slow your growth rate with slash-and-burn cost cutting and the sum total will NEVER be enough to make a substantial difference on the bottom line. So let's not go there either. Instead, you want to cut the costs that shouldn't even be there.
One company found that 50% of their monthly costs were completely unnecessary and could be jettisoned without even missing them. 50%!!! Why? When times were good, they'd loaded up on a lot of little recurring expenses that added up to a LOT of money. Most companies never even examine 20% of their costs – what's hiding on YOUR expense lines?
3. Let's raise more financing! GREAT! But guess what? The weaker your income statement and balance sheet are (i.e. profit), the more that equity is going to cost you. No profit, and you'll either have to compensate investors richly for risk OR have an uphill battle to find financing at all. So that's not a sustainable strategy.
You need a Profit Plan that pays your business first and creates a strong bottom line. One company who has been using that strategy for years had financiers lined up around the block with attractive rates for an acquisition that doubled the size of the business… because they had a great bottom line, and a strong profit story to tell.
The Bottom Line – Literally:
You're an entrepreneur. You're an innovator. You think outside the box. It's time to wrap your head around some unconventional approaches to building profitability into your business, not as a 911 effort when you're gasping for survival, but as a way of doing business, so that you and your business get paid first, and you never get stuck settling for leftovers. The good news is that embedding profitability as a way of doing business has very little to do with grinding through spreadsheets and crunching numbers, and everything to do with small shifts in everyday behaviours across the organization. It's where ALL the fun is in your business. At ACETECH's 2017 Whistler Summit I'll share a dozen seismic shifts for profit, and how to embed them in your business. Let's go make good things happen!
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I am sorry this was so late. We meant to have this up before Xmas. Here they are; better late than never. Enjoy.
Our Cats, Beatrice and Benedick, remain well. Below, Ben rests in James' lap. He is a goofy cat.
In April we did our annual trip for the Popular Culture Association Conference. This year it was in Toronto, which was very cold. We flew to Buffalo, NY and drove to Toronto.
This is a picture of James in front of a Train hobby store in Buffalo.
Then we drove to Niagra Falls. It was freezing. You can see the ice forming from the heavy mist of the water. This is from the American side, but we saw it from the more spectacular Canadian view too. So Cold!
Since I study Shakespeare, I couldn't resist posing with the sign for this small town.
Toronto was lovely. This is Casa Loma--a beautiful castle-like mansion.
Here is a small selection of the group of presenters for this year's section on Dime Novels and Series Books group at the PCA.
We always go to dinner several times during the trip as a group. We fill up three to five tables and have lots of fun. Here Kim enjoys some great conversations about books.
We visited Disneyland a number of times this year. Here James is in Frontierland.
The train reaches the Disneyland station.
In the fall, we started digging our garden. We rented a rototiller and began work.
It has been slow work. Here I am planting a small area near the front door, visible from our large front window in the living room. I built a small hill and did a planting.
This is the view from the street towards the house.
This is the view from the house. I made a fake river from rocks to go down to a small bird bath in the ground. It looks good from the living room. The rest of the yard is still in progress, but it is getting closer. We will be putting in the yard in the next few weeks, probably.
From James, Kim, Beatrice and Benedick, our best wishes for you--in 2003 and beyond.


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"Due to the ubiquity of English as a global means of communication, [English mother-tongue speakers]may, in an anglophone country, never hear the sounds of the language they are learning outside the walls of the classroom. Compare this to the average second-language learner of English in almost any country in the world. As well as their own native language, they are hearing English, from an early age, through the media, through films, through music, but in an unstressed way. They are not being forced to understand it, but it exists all around them; they are immersed in English almost without realising it." (Evans 2009: 2)
It was on reading this quote above that a natural comparison came to mind of the current attitude toward and teaching practices of the English language, and that of Mandarin Chinese. With economic reform and the opening up of China at the beginning of the 1980's, it's fair to say that teaching and learning Chinese to foreigners is relatively new. Its own uniqueness, in terms of tones and characters, has also led many to believe that it is 'difficult' to learn. Having recently begun to delve deeper into the theory that underpins language learning, and using my own personal examples, I will explore the notion that the difficulty of the Chinese language is less to do with the language itself, and as much to do with the socio-cultural and physchological factors that contribute to a percieved complexity, for native and non-native speakers alike.
Conditions that make a Language 'Easy' to Learn – It's Cool!
English, it seems, is all around us. The international cultural environment is peppered with fluent English speakers, all giving interviews, or selling their products, in English. In terms of who or what is cool, trendy, or popular, the chances are, are that they are from the US or UK. Being naturally interested in a certain pop star who speaks another language, means that instrinsic motivation propels you towards wanting to understand more.
Conditions that make a Language 'Easy' to Learn – Native Speakers Try to Understand
England has a history of welcoming foreigners to their shores, and, having that basic understanding that not everyone may be a native speaker. Contrast that to China, where the idea of a foreigner being capable of speaking Chinese is still brand new, and where the media has popularised only one foreigner who can speak Chinese, (thank you Da Shan!), then there is a certain shock that must be overcome by the listener before they realise you are speaking their language. Couple that with the native speaker's fear of losing face and being embarassed and not being able to understand, and it makes sense why locals prefer to just ignore what you say.
Conditions that make a Language 'Easy' to Learn – Inclusive Teaching Styles
Continuous developments in learning theory has led to fundamental shifts in teaching. Language teaching seems to be at the forefront of these changes, and a move from Teacher-Centred Learning to Student-Centred Learning is well in progress. It is commonly accepted that an awareness of different learning styles, identifying and responding to indiviual needs, facilitates learning. From my own viewpoint, as a language student in China, classes are very much based on the Confucius style of Teacher-Centred learning, where the textbook remains king. That said, there are some strong arguments that suggest Western educators are mistaken in their perception of the process of learning in the Chinese classroom.
The Chinese view on the Chinese language
Recently, a young Chinese friend and I had an animated conversation covering numerous controversial topics. Having mentioned my desire to practice Chinese she surprised me by suggesting I speak to old ladies on the street (of which there are plenty in Beijing, it is true). Why did she not suggest talking to someone my own age, with whom I might have something in common? (Not to mention, anything controversial would be completely off-limits?). At the end of our discussion she mentioned a trip to New Zealand where she was 'surprised' to find locals learning Chinese. She believed it was a 'waste of time', and that they should just communicate in English.
With no connection of foreign faces with the ability to speak Chinese, an ingrained perception that Chinese is difficult, and a personal desire to practice English for economic embetterment, it's clear to see what makes learning Chinese in China, a little 'difficult'. In terms of the language itself, many say that its grammar is relatively easy. However, it does not matter how easy something is, if you transfer that information in a difficult or complex way. A focus on the student's needs in the classroom, highlighting and exploiting individual interests may make learning fun, and break down this perception of difficulty.
Changing the Perception of Chinese
How do we make Chinese 'Easy'? Chinese TV programmes and music becoming popular on an international scale would help. Certainly, Sensitising the audience to foreigners learning and speaking could smoothen the pricess. In fact, a friend has a plan to record a Reality TV programme about students learning Chinese where we follow young students learning the language as beginners. Indeed, if you have never put yourself in the situation where you are learning a language from scratch for the first time, you have no experience of grading your language and making it accessible. In this way, a Student-Centred approach, and an awareness of different learning styles would contribute to changing the perception of Chinese as an international language.
Mitchell, I. (2009) 'The Potential of the Internet as a Language-Learning Tool', in M.Evans (ed.) Foreign Language Learning with Digital Technology (Education and Digital Technology). 1st ed. London: Continuum International Publishing Group: 45-72
Additional Reading
Teacher-Centred versus. Student-Centred paradigms
Confucius, Constructivism and the impact of Continuing Professional Development on Teacher of English in China
Understanding the Chinese Learner and Teacher Today
China and the Confucian Education Model
Chinese Students' Writing in English: Implications from a Corpus-Driven Study


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Creating a Justice League of their own: Spark Opportunity Giving Circle
From the simple spark of a serious conversation, our donors banded together in a new and mighty way to address income and opportunity disparities. The Spark Opportunity Giving Circle began as a learning group in 2016 after donors attended a Community Foundation event featuring expert Robert Putnam. Because of what they learned about the nation's growing opportunity gap, they were driven to action and didn't have to look far – Atlanta is consistently rated one of the worst cities in the U.S. for economic inequity.
Collaborative giving plays a role in community solutions, and through learning and dialogue about the needs, donors co-created an effort with the Community Foundation to tackle the problem locally. In 2017, Spark Opportunity made $157,500 in collaborative grants to nonprofits serving the Thomasville Heights neighborhood on Atlanta's east side.
The result? Unlawful evictions were fought. Parent leaders got engaged as advocates for schools and the community. Youth participated in service learning and visited cultural institutions. Spark Opportunity's learning and investing events continue as our donors work to avenge economic disparities and close the opportunity gap.
IMPACT: In 2017, 18 donors pooled their funds and awarded $157,500 to five nonprofit organizations working in Thomasville Heights. One grant was to Purpose Built Schools, a locally-based nonprofit charged with improving student achievement at Thomasville Heights Elementary School. Parent-teacher conference involvement increased from 10 participating parents/guardians in October 2016 to 75 in May 2017.
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I enjoy wearing them and there is nothing I can be critical of. Great wading boots at a good price.
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PARIS (REUTERS) - American Steve Johnson played his heart out in a losing cause under electric Roland Garros skies on Friday (June 2), trading power and precision with Austrian hotshot Dominic Thiem in three sets of tension-filled tennis.
Like the rain clouds gathering overhead, punctuated by rumbles of thunder and a single lightning strike, the match built up gradually.
With the weather a dramatic backdrop to the action as, after a slow start, Johnson came within a whisker of levelling at one set all, he might have been tempted to think back to Wednesday's second round win over Croatian Borna Coric.
The 25th seed revealed then that he had drawn inspiration from the memory of his father, who died aged 58 three weeks ago.
Sixth seed Thiem, a semi-finalist last year, said even turning up on court had taken courage for the American.
"He's a very, very nice guy. It was, of course, very emotional for him. But... it also shows that there are way more important things than tennis," the Austrian told a news conference after the match.
"I think it was unbelievably tough for him to even play here."
The match reached a crescendo as the players each held and squandered two break points in successive games towards the end of the second set.
Had Johnson - bidding to reach the last 16 in Paris for the first time - broken then, he would have taken the set.
But that was the last opportunity afforded him by an increasingly dominant Thiem, who ran out a 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3 winner.
Thiem, one of the dark horses to win the tournament after beating favourite Rafa Nadal in straight sets in Rome earlier this month, stepped up his heavy groundstroke game in the third set.
Mixing power with precision throughout, the Austrian closed out the match in a shade over two hours with an unreturned cross-court backhand volley.


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Ring opal image with very professional valuation certificate for the image above, this certificate will give you a very good idea of the retail shop price. You know by the time my natural opals have been purchased off me for just over $3000 just like the opal ring above, direct from me the miner the primary producer. Now the middleman will take them overseas selling them to retail outlets, they have to outsource a goldsmith designers and then, pay one professional to provide a certificate from a gemologist specialising in opals. Boutique jewellery rentals expensive and then the staff wages so you can see how much the cost has gone up if you need to replace for insurance purposes. This is a replacement certificate showing the value of the opal ring everybody pays for from there retail jewellery boutique . If lost and you need to replace the item ring using your insurance company, this is the cost the insurance company will have to reimburse you with, so you can pay to replace the ring very similar to this opal ring. More opal jewellery images at Opal rings at Youtube Channel.
Some more Opal information : About Highest quality Opals must have very good highest dome cabochon with very thick colour bar, must have the best patterns examples the rarest patterns like harlequin, five out of five brightness with fire in and out of lights, predominantly red & multicolour bodytone black N1, must have a very clean back 100%. The face front of the stone 100% clean no grey or white in the face, must be symmetrical cut. About 4.5 cts type will be priced by Jeweller's about $25,000 U.S, in locations America Germany Beijing China, Japan Tokyo in their special boutiques up $ more.
When miners refer to "gem black opal quality and when purchase direct from the miners about $ 2000 ^ , for gem Australian black opal must have at least a slight cabochon quite flat opal with thin colour bar, but must have patterns examples like harlequin, 4 out of 4 at least brightness fire, some red with multicolour, bodytone N1 or N2, the back of the stone can have a little bit of sand, can be fantasy cut non symmetrical cut.
This opal Image below has a certificate and is a good example of the start of gem quality opals, if you had a lot of time to look around and talk direct to people who found them, so you would have to be in Australia in the outback, you could get this particular type of Opal for about 2000 ^ and this certificate will give you the retail valuation. This opal in the certificate was quite flat through the centre and with a thin colour bar, nonsymmetrical and 4 out of 4 brightness in light, in the shade or with no light 3 out of 3 brightness, with N1 black bodytone black but with no red colour.


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Getting the Dirt on Quest at Geological Conference
Physical Sciences Tutor Dr. Steve Quane, and students Amaya Cherian-Hall '19 and Martin Lentz '19, talk about presenting at the Geological Society of America Conference, and Steve's discovery of a new type of volcanic ash.
October was busy for you, Steve! You took your students to the Geological Society of America Conference.
Yes! GSA is an amazing conference for students. Alongside top-notch, rigorous research, it gives students a chance to learn more about how science works. It's also a very welcoming and supportive place for student presentations.
Tell us about Amaya's and Martin's presentations.
They both did a fantastic job. Amaya presented research on permafrost that she conducted at the renowned Yukon Geological Survey. She showcased her field work along with analysis of aerial photos and satellite images to investigate the effect of climate change on permafrost, and how it changes lakes in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Martin presented work that he and I did at Garibaldi Lake. He mapped part of the bottom of Garibaldi Lake, Lesser Garibaldi Lake and Barrier Lake, with sonar—from a paddleboard. The idea was to figure out the topography of the bottom of the lakes, which determines how the lakes were formed. He concluded that Lesser Garibaldi Lake and Barrier Lake were formed as a lava flow interacted with large blocks of ice left behind by the melting ice sheet.
I am continually impressed with how much Quest students learn when they get out of the classroom. At this conference, our 13 students were responsible for their own schedules, and attended the sessions they felt were most interesting. They truly soaked in the experience, far more than I could provide within the confines of a normal class.
What did you think of the GSA conference, Martin?
It was a really awesome opportunity to present a poster on my research at the GSA conference. It allowed me to engage with other students and academics in geology and hydrology, fields that I am potentially interested in going to grad school for.
What about you, Amaya?
Presenting forced me to synthesize my Keystone research into the poster format and allowed me to determine where gaps are and what work needs to be done before I take Keystone in April. It also gave me a chance to get feedback from scientists currently working in the field.
What about your talk, Steve?
My talk was on research I did during my sabbatical at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. It was about a new type of ash that we found: Bread Crust Bubbles.
That's amazing! What was that like?
Sometimes, discoveries in science are systematic and planned. Other times, they are fortuitous. This was one of those times! I was looking through a microscope at an ash deposit from central Oregon, prepping it for experiments, when I kept seeing these little bubbles. We had disregarded the bubbles as an anomaly. But on closer inspection, we realized that they were a significant part of the deposit — and a new type of volcanic ash that had yet to be described.
We also noticed that the outside of the bubbles had a texture that is common to other types of volcanic deposit—bread crust. Just like a loaf of bread, the outside of the bubble was cooled and the inside still hot. As the inside of the bubble expanded, the outer crust cracks.
Why is this an important discovery?
Normally, volcanologists cannot "see" into the volcanic conduit—the pipe or vent at the heart of a volcano where material wells up from under the surface—because the material is exploding at supersonic velocities at temperatures above 700 C! These little ash bubbles preserved part of the story to say something meaningful about what happened during the eruption. That can be used to help predict the behaviour of future eruptions.


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Small tech : the culture of digital tools / Byron Hawk, David M. Rieder, and Ollie Oviedo, editors.
Contributor(s): Hawk, Byron | Rieder, David M | Oviedo, Ollie O.Material type: TextSeries: JSTOR eBooks.Electronic mediations: v. 22.Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 236 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816653850; 0816653852.Subject(s): Telematics | Miniature electronic equipment -- Social aspects | Pocket computers -- Social aspects | Household electronics -- Social aspects | Cyberspace | Mass media -- Technological innovations | Digital music players -- Social aspects | Cell phones -- Social aspectsAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Small tech.DDC classification: 303.48/3 LOC classification: TK5105.6 | .S62 2008Online resources: Click here to view this ebook.
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Acknowledgments; Introduction: On Small Tech and Complex Ecologies; Traditional Software in New Ecologies; 1. Data Visualization as New Abstraction and as Anti-Sublime; 2. Softvideography: Digital Video as Postliterate Practice; 3. Technopolitics, Blogs, and Emergent Media Ecologies: A Critical/Reconstructive Approach; 4. Remembering Dinosaurs: Toward an Archaeological Understanding of Digital Photo Manipulation; 5. Cut, Copy, and Paste; 6. Dreamweaver and the Procession of Simulations: What You See Is Not Why You Get What You Get.
Experts examine the ways digital tools affect social and cultural experience.
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FBI Director James Comey has responded after Apple said it wasn't going to help unlock the iPhone of a suspected terrorist.
A US judge last week ordered Apple to assist the FBI in its attempt to access encrypted data on the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the two San Bernardino shooters. But Apple argues doing so would create a dangerous precedent and make all iPhone users less safe. Apple CEO Tim Cook argues that the move "would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect."
Comey published a blog post on the specialist legal site Lawfare on Sunday titled "We Could Not Look the Survivors in the Eye if We Did Not Follow this Lead."
In the blog, which does not mention Apple or the iPhone by name, Comey says the agency doesn't want to break anyone's encryption or set loose a master key to devices like the iPhone.
He added that the case involving the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone was "quite narrow" and not intended to set a precedent.
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It's an argument that many are likely to be dubious of, given Comey's past vocal angling for so-called backdoors in encryption.
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About Beth
The Thing You're Here on Earth to Do is Never Going to Leave You Alone.
My reason to be on earth wouldn't leave me alone, not even on my death bed.
For me it took being diagnosed with a stage 4 lymphoma nearly 20 years ago before I surrendered to doing my life's work full time.
I had been leading a double life…
I was a VP in my family's firm by day, and a freedom-seeking, community gathering teacher and musician pursuing spiritual experiences night and on weekends.
I got so out of alignment with myself in the corporate world that I unconsciously made myself sick to get out of my obligation to my family's business. Oops…
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I lost everything.
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That day I fell into the pit of despair. Dusk was falling, the room blackening and I laid there for hours on end in my parents' book room, feeling my life had come to the end.
When I finally caved and surrendered to all of the loss, and to death itself, instead of dying I had the most surprising breakthrough.
I saw who I really am.
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What finally turned the key for me was working with archetypes. In discovering the archetypes that were out of alignment for me I recovered enough energy that I completely healed, and never had to look back.
I finally gave myself permission to follow my soul.
Because for me it was the only choice.
After recovering from cancer and the treatments, it took me more than a decade to build my calling into a business that served me and the people I work for equally. Now I teach my clients to build their businesses in 90 days.
Those in my community are those whose work is a contribution towards solving humanity's many ills.
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They are multi-talented, multi-passionate. They have often allowed themselves to pursue all of what they love.
But where they get stuck is in feeling like a many-headed dragon. They have an unstoppable desire to serve, but get burned out from going in their many directions.
They don't want to give up anything, but they know that something has to give.
I notice many feel the heaviness of their calling.
Before embarking on it, it was heavy and intense for me too.
But once I got on the path of living my purpose, and being valued for it so I could do it full time, that heaviness lifted.
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There's no need to suffer with the heaviness. It's only heavy because you haven't found a way to do your calling in a sustainable way.
It is possible to…
- Find and put a stop to mysterious energy losses in health, relationships and business.
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- Slay the demons and dragons of money, finances and right energy exchange so you can be valued for your unique life's work.
- Create one clear service out of multiple skills, talents and passions.
- Serve without losing energy and killing yourself, like I almost did.
- Be accountable to your vision for freedom, for you and your world.
You may not realize how simple it is to get right with your soul and create a spiritually and financially rewarding life in alignment with it.
With 20 years of business experience, I provide simple tools, systems and strategies for building and up-levelling a service-based business.
And because the soul's purpose and life's work trigger the deepest fears, I help guide my clients through the emotional underworld with archetypes and powerful releasing tools.
Through one-on-one coaching and online resources based on archetype systems for reclaiming lost energy, I help my clients survive to follow their soul's calling so they can make their difference in the world.
Life Saving Archetypes
If you've hit a wall, or better yet would like to avoid hitting the wall like I did, I'm here for you. Fill out the form below to let me know where you're at and I'll get right back to you.
At a Glance Here Are Some Things You Might Not Know About Me
In the 90's I went to India 8 times to study my 'inner game'.
I am a singer-songwriter, mantra lover and with four albums up on Spotify, iTunes, CD Baby and nearly any other online music provider.
I'm a recovering feminist.
I love a good espresso more than life itself.
I'm an incurable healthy gourmet with passions for organic, fresh, local and GREEN.
I had my son against the odds in 2007 after being told I wouldn't get pregnant after receiving so much chemotherapy.
Oh yah…the Mermaid thing. I don't have a tail or any interest in pop culture of it, but I am deeply aligned with the Mer archetype, which was a life saver when I awakened it.
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If you can relate to some or all of this, I'd love to get to know you. Feel free to fill out the form below and shoot me a note about what your soul is calling you for in this moment.
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Ambient, Avant-garde, Electronic
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Ambient, Avant-garde, Electronic
CD + Art Book
148 x 180mm, 16pp loop-stitched book, offset printed, full colour on uncoated paper
30 October 2012
"From Scattered Accidents" is the first Kitchen. Label release from Polish multimedia artist Szymon Kaliski, who has up till now released 3 albums well-received by international critics. Known for combining lo-fi techniques with new digital technologies in exploration of individual methods of expression, compositions are always borne of acoustic sounds which are then looped, decayed and reconstructed digitally through his own self-made software and unique hardware.
"From Scattered Accidents" centers around the themes of imperfection and fleeting phenomena. Recording began in the Winter of 2010, and the album chronologically documents his creative process over a year. Preferring to pick up anomalies in his recordings which arose from the process of constructing his acoustic loops and curated set of found sounds, a single key on a broken piano with its patina and wear was picked up as one of the few working materials. Accidental collisions were deliberately allowed to occur. This study of flawed beauty and quietude echoes the distinctly Japanese pantheon of Wabi-Sabi. Two collaborations precede, featuring prodigious young composer Peter Broderick on violin and Aaron Martin on cello who add variation in harmonics and dynamic ranges, heightening emotions and the scenic intensity of this work.
"From Scattered Accidents" resonates a form of pastoral decay amidst the city dross, filled with cracks suspended in slowed down soundscapes. Accompanying the tracks are 16 pages of monochrome photography by Jan Hoffmann, who has captured the desolate side of urban life and the lesser-seen parts of Paris from odd angles. To paraphrase Baudelaire's observations on the city – absolute and eternal beauty are but an abstract notion, creamed off from the general surface of different types of beauty, and Parisian life is rich in poetic and wonderful subjects saturating us like the atmosphere but we fail to see it. These images have become a representation of memories fractured and broken in parallel to Szymon's sound craft, and as part of the sound and visual diary the latter has kept over the period of time.
Szymon lets his subtly shifting textures flow on their own unhurriedly, almost with an organic sense of timing, and they seem to take us through scenes of smoke-filled rooms, the aroma of coffee on rainy days or the fragmented conversations of strangers dissolving into distant chatter, evoking sentiments of desolation and solitude in the context of urban pastoralism.
"Musically, Szymon Kaliski is a wise old soul, gracefully venting a thousand years of Polish despondency on his broken-down piano and colouring it grey and greyer with electronics. Mishap and flaw are key to his aesthetic, but craftsmanship and attention to detail the organizing principle."
— Igloo Magazine, Sweden
"His work combines familiar acoustic and invented instrumentation. His work has a tranquility that often evokes a suspension of time within a vast sonic depth of field."
— Wajobu, USA
Szymon Kaliski is an Polish multimedia artist combining lo-fi techniques with new digital technologies, constantly searching for individual methods of expression, using self-made software and unique hardware…