There are four Growth Essentials on the Path to Commercialization, Capital; Talent; Market, Technology and Manufacturing; and Network. Each is critical to your success in clean energy innovation. And each is supported by specific NYSERDA program offerings.
We support programs that help you navigate the funding challenge, learn to identify funding sources appropriate to each stage in your company's growth and find out what you need to do to secure financial backing.
You can always explore the NYSERDA Funding Opportunities currently available.
The Cleantech Executives program creates a transition path aimed at introducing experienced executives and entrepreneurs to opportunities in the clean energy industry in New York State. Program graduates get connected to early-stage clean energy technology companies or business opportunities, fostering statewide cleantech growth in jobs and revenue.
Seasoned executives share experience, skills and acquired knowledge with early-stage companies. EIRs guide early-stage companies through specific projects and issues, such as staffing for growth, budget management, resource planning, strategic partnering and board management. An EIR has a strong background in executive-level management at technology-based companies.
The EIR program is facilitated and managed by Columbia Technology Ventures for companies receiving NYSERDA funding or participating in other NYSERDA programs. Columbia Technology Ventures works with each company to understand its specific needs and provides a pool of qualified EIRs who can help.
NYSERDA has a core capability in technology and product development across energy sectors. Through a variety of program offerings, NYSERDA can help you develop your technology from bench scale through commercialization. We support the industry-led New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST™), the New York State Smart Grid Consortium, the Lighting Research Center, Proof-of-Concept Centers, Technology Testing Centers for photovoltaics and small wind turbine blades, and five Energy Frontier Research Centers. We can also help you access the resources of New York's Economic and Regional Development Centers (REDC's).
The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST™) is an industry-led coalition working to build and promote a vibrant, world-class, advanced battery and energy storage sector in New York State. New York State and NY-BEST are aggressively building an energy storage industry with corporate, academic and federal partners.
The New York State SmartGrid Consortium represents a key public-private partnership to promote broad statewide implementation of the smart grid. It is the only organization of its scale in the U.S. that is committed to representing all major contributors across the energy value chain, including utilities, markets, operators, industry, academia, government and end-users.
The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer is the world's leading university-based research and education organization devoted to lighting—from technologies to applications and energy use and from design to health and vision.
NYSERDA funds Proof-of-Concept Centers to accelerate promising cleantech inventions out of the lab and into the market, focusing on the creation of viable new start-up companies. Proof-of-Concept Centers identify clean energy technologies that are most likely to spawn successful new businesses, drawing from the innovations in their final stages of development at world-class research facilities across the State. Clients receive mentoring and resources to validate their technology and take the next step to commercialization—creating a start-up company in an incubator or other location.
Apply to become a Cleantech Accelerator Proof-of-Concept Centers include Columbia University in the city of New York, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) and High Tech Rochester.
Rigorous, real-life testing scenarios that measure safety, performance, reliability, durability, and longevity of clean energy products are essential to bringing innovative products to market. Intertek created two such centers to provide these services in New York State—they are among the first facilities of their kind in the nation. These centers provide buyers of wind and solar products with reliable, third-party safety and performance verification for small wind and PV systems. At the same time, sellers of renewable energy products can demonstrate compliance to regulatory requirements and incentive program requirements. NYSERDA supported Intertek and a consortium of partners to establish the first photovoltaic solar testing lab on the East Coast in Cortland, NY and a one-of-a-kind wind turbine blade test facility in Potsdam, NY at Clarkson University.
M-Corps aims to help cleantech startups overcome manufacturing obstacles keeping their products from fulfilling untapped market demands. To do so, the M-Corps pilot will help New York entrepreneurs partner with manufacturers and scale up locally made products that enable cleaner, more efficient, and less costly energy use.
Developing Innovative Technologies Puts You On a Path; NYSERDA Keeps You On Track.
NYSTAR's Regional Technology Development Center is a network of 10 independent, not-for-profit organizations committed to providing direct, strategic assistance to companies in the areas of entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, product development and high-tech business incubator management. Two other organizations ready to help New York State clean energy businesses succeed are Empire State Development and New York First .
NYSERDA supports cleantech business development and networking events, throughout the year, across the State. Through these formal and informal networks, you become a vital part of New York State's vibrant cleantech innovation community and engage opportunities for funding, partnerships and acquisitions, market development and more.


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John Lee Ratcliffe (nasceu a 20 de outubro de 1965) é um político e advogado americano que serviu como Diretor de Inteligência Nacional na administração Trump de 2020 a 2021. Ele atuou anteriormente como o membro da Câmara dos Representantes, representando 4º distrito do Texas, a partir de 2015 a 2020. Durante o seu tempo no Congresso, Ratcliffe foi considerado como um dos membros mais conservadores.

O presidente Donald Trump anunciou a 28 de julho de 2019 que pretendia nomear Ratcliffe para substituir Dan Coats como Diretor de Inteligência Nacional. Ratcliffe retirou-se depois que senadores republicanos levantaram preocupações sobre ele.

A 28 de fevereiro de 2020, o presidente Trump anunciou que nomearia Ratcliffe novamente como Diretor de Inteligência Nacional, e após a aprovação do Senado, ele renunciou ao seu lugar na Câmara e foi empossado a 26 de maio. Ratcliffe fez afirmações públicas que contradiziam as próprias avaliações da comunidade de inteligência, e afastou funcionários de carreira da comunidade de inteligência.

Juventude e educação
Nasceu em Mount Prospect, Illinois, a noroeste de Chicago , Ratcliffe era o caçula de seis filhos; os seus pais eram professores. Ele formou-se na Carbondale Community High School em Carbondale, Illinois; pela University of Notre Dame em 1987 com um Bacharel em Artes em Governo e Estudos Internacionais; e a Escola de Direito da Southern Methodist University (agora Dedman School of Law ) com um Juris Doctor em 1989.

Posições políticas

Ratcliffe foi considerado um dos membros mais conservadores do Congresso. Em 2016, a Heritage Foundation classificou Ratcliffe como o legislador mais conservador do Texas no Congresso e o segundo legislador mais conservador do país.

Irão
Ratcliffe tem uma posição agressiva sobre o Irão.

Imigração
Ratcliffe apoiou a ordem executiva do presidente Donald Trump de 2017 de proibir a imigração de sete países predominantemente muçulmanos, afirmando: "Aplaudo as ações do presidente Trump para impedir o veto de refugiados que tentam entrar em nosso país."

Limites de mandatos
Quando concorreu pela primeira vez ao Congresso, Ratcliffe disse que os limites de mandato eram uma parte central de sua plataforma. Ele disse que "Eu me limitei a quatro mandatos."

Cibersegurança
Ratcliffe foi presidente do Subcomitê de Segurança Interna da Câmara sobre Cibersegurança e Proteção de Infraestrutura durante o 115º Congresso (2017-19), quando os republicanos controlavam a Câmara.

Em março de 2014, Ratcliffe supervisionou uma audiência no Congresso, "O Estado Atual do Engajamento do Setor Privado do DHS para a Segurança Cibernética", que estudou maneiras de fazer com que o setor privado e o Departamento de Segurança Interna cooperassem melhor para prevenir atividades terroristas. Ele obteve o testemunho de várias organizações: Hitrust Alliance, Intel Security Group, Symantec , Palo Alto Networks e New America 's Open Technology Institute.

A 16 de dezembro de 2016, Barack Obama assinou o HR 5877 de Ratcliffe "Ato de parceria de pesquisa avançada Estados Unidos-Israel de 2016" como lei pública. A 2 de novembro de 2017, Donald Trump assinou como lei pública o HR 1616 de Ratcliffe "Fortalecimento da Lei Estadual e Local de Combate ao Crime Cibernético de 2017".

Vida pessoal
Ratcliffe e sua esposa, Michele, vivem com suas duas filhas em Heath, Texas.

Políticos dos Estados Unidos
Gabinete Executivo dos Estados Unidos

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Lifelong rebel with a cause
After a busy morning speaking at a violence prevention forum and dealing with a batch of media interviews and countless handshakes, Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali finally has a few hours to relax until her next meeting in the evening.
As a prominent and highly respected figure in the Pacific for her championing of women's rights, this self-proclaimed feminist confesses she was really just a rebel growing up.
Coming from a family of domestic violence, Ali says she saw injustices among the women of her family at an early age.
"You know, the grandmothers and aunts that would say, 'you can't do this and you can't do this – you're a girl, don't laugh too loudly…all of that'. For me, it was a cause to rebel.
"I missed out on being a prefect [at high school] because some of the male teachers thought I wasn't a well-behaved girl, was not of good character, because of being mouthy and all that sort of stuff," she laughs.
At university, Ali studied to become a teacher and taught science until she left for England with her former husband, who was studying at the University of Sussex.
In England, she followed feminist groups and began attending forums and seminars discussing women's rights.
Volunteer member
It wasn't until 1985, upon her return back to Fiji, when friends convinced her to join the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre as a volunteer member.
"We were a collective. I underwent training by some feminist trainers from Australia, and then I never looked back. I continued that work. It became my passion in life and I joined in 1986 as a paid coordinator."
The centre was initially established as a rape crisis centre but today provides crisis counselling, legal, medical and protection services for women and children who have been victims of all forms of violence and abuse.
Now, having been at the centre for almost 30-years, Ali has been the recipient of numerous honours, including the Women of Courage Award by the US State Department in 2007.
Then in 2009, Ali was honoured with the inaugural Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand's inaugural Human Rights Defender award for her work at the centre as well as her courage to challenge the Fiji military backed regime and the effect it has had on the country.
In 2011, she was named Person of the year by Islands Business magazine and in 2012 was appointed to the UN Expert Group on "Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls".
Her success is evidence that Ali has continued to speak out for a cause which she admits has not been easy.
'Patriarchal society'
"The challenges are of course the very patriarchal society; very male-dominated. The use of tradition and culture and religion to keep women entrenched.
"The more resistance you get, the more determined you become," she says.
"You know, the more injustices I see, the deeper I get into this work, the more my understanding deepens of why these things happen. That really urges me on, and that really pushes me to the extremes sometimes, that I need to continue this work."
The centre has seen more than 20,000 people in the last 30-years and Ali says the biggest rewards are seeing a woman "make it".
"When a woman comes to see you and she comes into the centre with drooped shoulders; there have been so many who have gone back smiling or have made something out of their lives. Not totally, you know, I won't paint a perfect situation, but they have empowered themselves enough to get out of it."
Ali says other successes of the centre have included the implementation of new legislation such as the Family Law Act, the Domestic Violence Decree and changes to the rape laws in Fiji to provide for better protection for women.
But Ali says there is hardly time to celebrate as new legislation means continuous lobbying, implementation and monitoring.
'On your toes'
"You have to be on your toes you can't at any point in time sit back and say, 'oh, let's celebrate for a while'".
Ali also says the 2006 coup has also affected the centre as they have to keep up with new and changing decrees.
Despite the setbacks Ali has made it her life's pledge to improve women's rights.
"I've gone through two divorces because I found it difficult to be restricted by marriage, and I don't regret it for a moment.
"People say, 'oh, she has sacrificed so much', but I didn't sacrifice anything really, this is my passion, this is my commitment in life and so for me I have learnt so much."
Ali perseveres and works tirelessly to speak up for what she believes in.
"I don't care if I'm right, the motto I use is 'stand up for what is right, even though you are standing alone."

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No one died but a few came close! All in all it was great. You?
Well if you're gonna conquer a galaxy, best to still be in bed before 11.
Thanks for a year of great work podcasting. My DM and I are big fans and have enjoyed the enthusiastic volume and qualitiy. Keep it up and a +1 for more actual play take downs. This will be a banner year for the Tome for sure.
Thank you so much for listening! I'm glad you like the take downs and the podcasts! Good stuff coming in the future!


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Letter: We must be vigilant
We fought global wars, and millions of people died to defend and protect our human rights, including our right to have democratic governments.
Last week's invasion of the Capital Hill in DC was nothing but a stunning attack on democracy, perpetrated by none other than the President of the United States.
It was the end result of four years of Trump's insidious...
Letter: We can't thank them enough
On the November first weekend the Creston Curling Club held a benefit bonspiel for the Nelson Curling Club, to help Nelson pay for repairs to their ice plant.
The Bonspiel raised almost $10,000, and is a first of its kind in this area and perhaps anywhere in Canada. The Creston Club worked extremely hard using volunteers as usual to put on...
Letter: Advice for the NDP
by Letters to the editor on 11 November 2019 - 9:03am
To Wayne Stetski, my thanks for his service, and a piece of advice — if the NDP are afraid to call themselves socialist, as their forerunners the CCF were not, then his party does not deserve to attract support from the Liberals.
Fight for the "S word" and make it your own, not what your enemies say it is. Americans cannot comprehend nor...
Letter: Remembrance Day message to young people
by Letters to the editor on 31 October 2019 - 8:23pm
I had the privilege of growing up in The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program which was started by war amputee veterans. Through Operation Legacy, which is made up of members of CHAMP, we pay tribute to the veterans who founded the Association and all those who have served our country.
I have participated in Operation Legacy as far back...
Letter: When Strategic Voting Becomes Voter Suppression
by Letters to the editor on 31 October 2019 - 7:14am
I was part of a cross-party team that worked to elect Jenica Atwin as the first Green MP from Fredericton. We focused all our attention on providing voters with information about our candidate, our platform and what she would try to do if elected. One voter told me she really liked Jagmeet Singh, but thought that voting NDP was a wasted vote. I...
Letter: Discouraged by misinformation
A hearty congratulations to the City of Nelson for undertaking the removal of Japanese knotweed and the Kootenay Invasive Species Society in supporting their efforts.
In recent news it was...
Letter: Elect MP to address climate change
by Letters to the editor on 7 October 2019 - 6:20am
In the words of Greta Thunberg: "how dare you pretend you are fit to govern!" For most of the last thirty-two years we have lived in this community, one or sometimes two of you political parties have held office at a provincial and federal level. Yet the best you can do in this election is point fingers at each other and make empty promises that...
LETTER: Kudos to striking kids, federal parties need to step up
by Letters to the editor on 29 September 2019 - 7:15am
The Fridays For the Future youth strike last Friday was inspiring. Around the world, millions of youth and their supporters marched and demanded real climate action from the adults. By 'real action' I assume the youth mean action that avoids the forecasted global catastrophe and delivers the Paris Accord goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C...
Letter: What I am fighting for
by Letters to the editor on 9 September 2019 - 10:57am
Any day now the BCUC will rule on whether rural Nelson hydro customers will be paying more for power than city customers.
There is a clause in the Community Charter that says councillors can be held personally financially accountable. Might this apply to what I am presenting below?
Nelson hydro's bylaw says they will not purchase...
Letter: This time of environmental urgency
Dear Wayne Stetski and Abra Brynn:
I'm part of a group of people who are profoundly concerned about climate change. Many of us worked on the proportional representation campaign, and have been involved with the Green Party or the NDP or both in the past.
I implore you to put the climate crisis ahead of partisanship...
Mayor Kathy Moore's letter to Minister Heyman about Jumbo
Dear Minister Heyman,
On behalf of the City of Rossland's council, I am writing to you to express our support for dissolving the Jumbo Glacier Resort Municipality. The recent Court of Appeals ruling stating that no significant progress has been made on the development has given the Province a golden opportunity to re-assess the project and make some common-sense...


I am after a small amount of sawdust, an average size carrier bag would be plenty. Any ideas where I could get some?
Most joinery workshops hace extractors and sacks full of the stuff.
Maybe try ?White Joinery? opposite Bohunt school. or Burrwood Joinery Lindford.
Have you tried a local joinery workshop or tree surgeons maybe they can help, just an idea.


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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Point;

import de.smits_net.games.framework.board.Board;
import de.smits_net.games.framework.image.SimpleImage;

/**
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public class GameBoard extends Board {

    /** Ufos. */
    private Ufo[] ufos = {
        new Ufo(this, 0, 130, 240, 15),
        new Ufo(this, 100, 130, 320, 10),
        new Ufo(this, 200, 130, 400, 5),
    };

    /** Hintergrund-Bild. */
    private SimpleImage background = new SimpleImage("assets/background-3");

    /**
     * Erzeugt ein neues Board.
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    public GameBoard() {
        // neues Spielfeld anlegen
        super(10, new Dimension(800, 300), Color.BLACK);

        for (Ufo ufo : ufos) {
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     * Spielfeld neu zeichnen. Wird vom Framework aufgerufen.
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        for (Ufo ufo : ufos) {
            ufo.draw(g);
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    /**
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        background.draw(g, new Point(0, 0), null);
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    /**
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Subscription video on demand surging but free-to-air TV is sinking
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By Stephen Fenech	 On Aug 8, 2017
Subscription video on demands services have exploded in the last 12 months with almost half of all customers saying they are rarely watching free-to-air TV anymore, according to a study by analyst firm Telsyte.
There are now more than 3.7 million subscribers in Australia which is a year-on-year increase of 30 per cent.
The Telsyte research of the Australian SVOD market shows almost half the country (49 per cent) is currently subscribed to either Pay TV or SVOD services – which is an increase from last year's figure of 38 per cent.
And 11 per cent are subscribed to both.
At this current take-up rate, SVOD's trajectory is on track to eclipse traditional Pay TV customers by June 2018 – that's less than a year away.
The availability of exclusive and original content and live streaming is fueling the increasing popularity of SVOD services.
Subscriptions are expected to exceed six million by 2021 with customers happy to take up multiple services.
Netflix is the runaway leader with SVOD leader with 55 per cent market share (2.02 million customers) followed by Stan at 24 per cent (867,000 customers).
Free-to-air TV appears to be the loser here with 46 per cent of SVOD subscribers admitting they very rarely watch FTA TV.
Telsyte's research shows that on average an SVOD subscribers watch almost 26 hours of video content per week between FTA TV, Pay TV, SVOD and online TV on demand like catch-up services and live streaming TV. This compares with just 21 hours for the average Australian.
"SVOD adoption in Australia has started to reach a scale which has strategic significance to media and telecoms companies alike" Telsyte managing director Foad Fadaghi says.
What's helping SVOD adoption is unlimited data services and the NBN, says Telsyte.
SVOD subscribers use up to 61 per cent more mobile data on average than those who do not stream SVOD on smartphones.
At the end of last year, the rate of SVOD uptake by NBN users was 25 per cent higher than non-NBN users.
Why Australians are quickly moving from broadcast TV to broadband TV
Australians are now streaming more than two billion minutes of TV a month
How Australia's love affair with SVOD services has blossomed in 2016
Nine to broadcast in HD, start a new lifestyle channel and live stream everything
New Telstra TV brings together even more content and now in 4K HDR
New streaming service Hayu is all reality shows, all the time
Getting behind the wheel of the Tesla Model S – this is the future of motoring
Hear the latest tech news with Episode 261 of the Tech Guide podcast


What better start to the day could there be than enjoying fresh Brazilian coffee with freshly baked breads, freshly squeezed juice and an array of tropical fruits? Well how about adding delicious cakes, meats and cheeses, jams, jellies, yogurts, cereals and hot chocolate? Brazilians take their breakfasts seriously, and even at the most basic hotel or hostel in Rio de Janeiro you are likely to wake up to a buffet laden with all the above, and possibly more.
Should you be self-catering or looking for a breakfast or brunch away from the hotel, there are no shortage of options in Rio. Juices, smoothies and fruit salads can be found at the city's ubiquitous juice bars, while the well-kept streets of wealthy neighborhoods such as Ipanema and Leblon are lined with coffee houses and cafes catering to tourists and well-to-do locals.
However, possibly the best breakfast of all is to be found in Gavea, a leafy residential area that lies a little off the tourist track. It's just a quick bus ride from Ipanema, however, and well worth it to stop for breakfast at Da Casa da Tata. This homely, welcoming little spot serves delicious coffee, wonderful home baked breads and cakes, along with tasty home-made preserves and fresh juices. Although Da Casa da Tata serves sandwiches and snacks throughout the day, it's the breakfasts that have locals flocking here. Don't forget to try the chocolate croissants and the pao de queijo, a type of cheesy bread made with tapioca flour that is unique to Brazil.
You can find Da Casa da Tata at Rua Professor Manoel Ferreira 89, Gavea. Breakfast is served from 8am Monday to Saturday, and from 9am on Sundays.


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The Odd Couple at the Regent Street Cinema
In Fabric at the Regent Street Cinema
Drama Biopic of artist Jackson Pollock, tracing the rise of the painter in New York art circles, from his emergence as a household name thanks to his bravura and bold brushwork, to his dramatic fall from grace, as self-doubt and self-criticism erode the foundations of his genius and his marriage to Lee Krasner.
Pollock at the Regent Street Cinema
Berberian Sound Studio
Shy sound engineer Gilderoy lives in the peace and quiet of Dorking with his mother. (more)
Berberian Sound Studio at the Regent Street Cinema


Ruiqi Dai, the thinktank behind the award winning work Divide wine into two wine glasses:Fountainia by Ruiqi Dai demonstrates, Designed by Ruiqi Dai, the Fountainia is an elegant wine divider. When pouring wine from the top, it flows equally into two wine glasses. It is defined by its organic lines, which take their inspiration from flower petals. Hand-crafted by master blowers in London, the superior quality of Fountainia is expressed in its creativity and attention to detail. The main function of Fountainia is to reduce the pouring frequency by half, creating a unique and intimate experience in the action of pouring and sharing..


Thanks for Watching! Our first webcast was broadcast on November 7th, 2006 – LIVE on the Internet. It was a huge success! If you were not able to "tune-in" at the time, we have pasted together some of the songs listed above. The entire Webcast will be available in the New Year on a full-length widescreen DVD.
Wade Starck opened Wade's Guitar Shop across the street from their current location in June of 1989. For five years it grew inside of that little 500 sq. ft. shop, selling and repairing only guitars. At that time they sold mostly used and vintage guitars. In May of 1994, Wade bought the building they am currently in at 3490 N. Oakland Avenue, on Milwaukee's East Side, just blocks from the shores of Lake Michigan. This building has given them the room to grow and expand their selection, but stay small enough to be personal. They still carry a lot of used and vintage gear, but are also proud dealers of C.F. Martin, Rickenbacker, Alvarez, National, Regal, and now Eastwood Guitars. They also carry lots of parts, accessories, and effects pedals.
We are designing a new website and are in need of a fresh, new LOGO. Out with the old and in with the new! What will it be? Go ahead, design a new LOGO, you might win a guitar! Your logo will find its way on to all our webpages, advertising and thousands of T-shirts all over the world!
The Eastwood Hi-Flyer Johnny Ramone version is a beautiful reproduction of the Univox Hi-Flyer from the early 1970's, but with a stop tail. The carved Basswood body is mounted to a set maple neck for an incredibly solid design that can take as much abuse as you can throw at it. Two powerful P90 pickups kick out an incredible bite for the buck. Available in Black, White and White left-hand.
Ovation Ultra GP Tribute Guitar Is Here!
Back in 1984 Ovation put out a high-end guitar to compete with Gibson's Les Paul. The Ultra GP Series. At the time, it was priced at about $400, the same price as a Les Paul. Guess what, they didn't sell. Not because of the design – it was an incredible guitar – but tough to complete with Gibson head to head with a guitar from a company that is famous for acoustics. Consequently, only 400-500 were made. Recently the GP has become a sought-after vintage and prices have soared over $2,000 each. Last year I got tired of trying to find an original and decided it was time for Eastwood to get the re-issue machine cranked up again.


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Alicia Keys Calls On Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, JLo & Jada Pinkett Smith For Help With Grammys Monologue
Alicia Keys kicked off the 2019 Grammys? with an inspiring testament to the uniting power of music, but not without the help of some of her soul sisters.
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After telling those in the audience and watching at home that music is our shared global language because it's "what we cry to, it's what we march to, it's what we rock to, it's what we make love to," Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Jada Pinkett Smith and — in a surprise move that instantly had the Staples Center erupting in cheers — former first lady Michelle Obama to help her finish her message.
Each gal explained what music means to them, with Gaga — who was already a two-time winner for the night before the first award was even handed out on the broadcast — going first. "They said I was weird. That my look, my choices, my sound, that it wouldn't work. But music told me not to listen to them. Music took my ears, took my hands, my voice and my soul, and it led me to all of you and to my Little Monsters, who I love so much."
JLo was next, expressing that music gave her a reason to dance, but also reminds her where she came from and all the places I can go. Perhaps most importantly, though, "music has always been the one place where we can all feel truly free."
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Jada Pinkett Smith added that music is the way to express pain, power and progress, whether we're creating or appreciating it. "But here's what I know," she declared, "every voice that we hear deserves to be honored and respected."
Last but certainly not least was Michelle Obama, who received the loudest response from the crowd. "From the Mo-Town records I wore out on the South Side, to the 'who run the world' songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story, and I know that's true for everybody here," she said. "Whether we like country, rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys. It allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in. Music shows us that all of it matters — every story within every voice, every note within every song."
Grinning from ear to ear, Keys capped off the empowering opening with a final message of what music's biggest night is all about this year. "Tonight we celebrate the greatness in each other, all of us, through music," she said, adding an exclamation point to the female-dominated intro. "Who runs the world?"
Watch the full video of Alicia's girl-powered monologue below.