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This is another in a series of articles by guest authors or artists.
D. Kristen Herrington is an artist, writer, and Reiki master/teacher from Round Rock, Texas. Here, she tells the story of her Soul Mandalas.
Life is fascinating. The ins and outs of desire and design make for the most interesting roller coaster ride! When I was a child and people would ask, "What do you want to be when you grow up?," I would simply say, "I don't know, but I want to love everyone and I want everyone to love me." Somewhat unrealistic, I'll grant you, but honest in its sentiment.
After four years of training but no degree, I decided to go to work. Sales and service became my existence for that time, until I finally virtually screamed, "Enough!" Back to college where I at last earned my degree in psychology. Odd, you might say, but my understanding of the psychological parameters of human existence has been invaluable in my creative work.
After a brief stint in graduate school, many years in advertising and marketing followed. Ultimately the scream returned, and I left the corporate world entirely. I had begun a more metaphysical life, studying shamanism, animal communication, and Reiki. The questionable integrity in the advertising world had become far too dissonant with my newfound understanding of my soul.
The development of my spiritual greeting card line was an organic process. My writing and artwork seemed to weave themselves together quite naturally.
Then an amazing thing happened. My first soul mandala was born. I say born because, like childbirth, I do not remember the process. I simply became aware, after roughly an 18 hour session on my computer, of a beautiful image before me. (I know I fed the cats and changed their litter box somewhere in there, but remember nothing else…) I had never created anything like it and it resonated with my own soul energy. It is my own soul portrait – my soul mandala. Try as I might, I still cannot recall or repeat the creation method for that particular mandala.
With a bit of prodding from my friend Carrie Laymon (a remarkable energy healer – http://pathfindertohealth.com), I began to recognize the possibilities. Using my Reiki training (I'm a Reiki Master/Teacher), I could access the soul energy of a person and allow that energy to direct my creative process. An entirely new concept opened to me.
My process is, I believe, unique. I work in Adobe Illustrator to create brush strokes. The strokes are then brought into Adobe Photoshop. A stroke is isolated, placed, duplicated and rotated, then the group of strokes is merged together. I repeat this process many times, ultimately creating a frame. The background colors are laid down, and all the fill colors are laid in row by row. The frame is then embossed graphically. Finally, the background, center, and any other bursts are added. The end result is a somewhat traditional mandala with a particularly modern feeling. Also, every step of the way is directed by the soul of the client, from the movement of the strokes to the angles of the bursts. I take my guidance from spirit.
The mandala form is such a healing and resonant form throughout cultures and history. In using this form with Reiki energy, I believe I'm creating potentially powerful regenerative artwork. I've had interesting experiences connecting with the souls of my clients and receiving direction specifically geared for the recovery of their essence.
Regardless, I'm finally producing the work I'm meant to produce. I continue to create in other art forms, including my spiritual greeting cards, sculpture, fabric art, and various writings; fiction, poetry, and essays. But the soul mandalas in particular seem to resonate with people, and I'm thrilled to produce them!
I hope the public enjoys my work! And thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss all of this with you!


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Osborne urges China to invest in Northern Powerhouse
Chancellor George Osborne announced today that there are "unprecedented opportunities" for China to play their part in funding the development of a Northern Powerhouse.
The Chancellor revealed a selection of opportunities for investments worth up to £24bn at an event being held at the city of Chengdu in China. Coined the "Northern Pitchbook," Osborne presented a series of regeneration and infrastructure investment projects to senior investors.
Some of the projects included in the Northern Pitchbook are:
Opening up the bidding process to build HS2 to Chinese firms and investors on Thursday, offering contracts worth £11.8bn to build the high-speed rail line.
Manchester Place regeneration, which consists of creating three new areas of more than 10,000 homes with a combined value of over £3bn.
Sheffield Retail Quarter will look to provide new homes within the city centre and also centrally located offices.
South Bank regeneration, which will cover over 130 hectares within Leeds city centre.
The Chancellor said "As we continue to work more closely with China, we have an unprecedented opportunity to secure significant investment into some of our most ambitious projects across our Northern Powerhouse.
"From Liverpool to Newcastle, we are opening up our doors to investment that will not only help us to grow and create jobs, but will allow us to build infrastructure to rival any region in the world.
"The North of England is already a magnet for foreign investment into the country and we've seen with announcements from Nissan and Hitachi into the North East recently highlighting how perfectly poised our Northern Powerhouse is to attract the eye of global companies."
Encouraging the Chinese and British firms to work together in joint tender bids for HS2 phase one is a stark contrast to the wishes of opposing Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has vowed to renationalise the railways if he becomes Prime Minister.
Mr Corbyn said last week "We know there is overwhelming support from the British people for a People's Railway, better and more efficient services, proper integration and fairer fares."
"On this issue, it won't work to have a nearly but not quite position. Labour will commit to a clear plan for a fully integrated railway in public ownership"
September 24, 2015 /by Joe Bradbury
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Adequate and Independent State Ground for Decision
The United States Supreme Court will not review a question of federal law decided by a state court if the decision of that court rests on a state law ground that is independent of the federal question and adequate to support the judgment. However, the "independent and adequate state ground" doctrine is not technically jurisdictional when a federal court considers a state prisoner's petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 2254, since the federal court is not formally reviewing a judgment. It is determining whether the prisoner is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States. The doctrine applies to bar consideration on federal habeas of federal claims that have been defaulted under state law.[i]
The principle that the Supreme Court will not review judgments of state courts that are supported by adequate and independent state grounds is based on the limitations of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.[ii] From the time of its foundation, the U.S. Supreme Court has adhered to the principle that it will not review judgments of state courts that rest on adequate and independent state grounds. The Court's only power over state judgments is to correct them to the extent that they incorrectly adjudge federal rights. The Court's power is to correct wrong judgments, and not to revise opinions. The Court is not permitted to render an advisory opinion. If the same judgment would be rendered by the state court after it corrected its views of federal laws, the Court's review could amount to nothing more than an advisory opinion.[iii]
However, even though the judgment is based on an independent state ground the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review a state court judgment, so long as there is no possibility that the Supreme Court's opinion will be merely advisory.[iv] Where the state supreme court has clearly rested its decision solely on the United States Constitution, the mere fact that there is a possible adequate and independent state law ground for the state supreme court's decision, does not bar the United States Supreme Court from reaching federal questions, on petition for writ of certiorari.[v]
[i] Lambrix v. Singletary, 520 U.S. 518 (U.S. 1997)
[ii] Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 111 S. Ct. 2546, 115 L. Ed. 2d 640 (1991).
[iii] Herb v. Pitcairn, 324 U.S. 117 (U.S. 1945)
[iv] Florida v. Meyers, 466 U.S. 380, 104 S. Ct. 1852, 80 L. Ed. 2d 381 (1984).
[v] Oregon v. Guzek, 546 U.S. 517, 126 S. Ct. 1226, 163 L. Ed. 2d 1112 (2006).
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Q: Bootstrap table data localized How to localize data in bootstrap table?
Example, I have list of statuses in asp.net resource file with different languages. When switch language, the status text will change based on the language code. But, how to apply this to data in bootstrap table? Pls bear if I using wrong terms.

A: This is how you can update data in bootstrap table
destroy the table,
$('#tableId').bootstrapTable("destroy");

and then reload the data,
$('#tableId').bootstrapTable({data: myFreshData});

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Q: JS/Reactjs - accessing a parameter passed from top level function Box.expandBox(id);

var Box= (function(){
   return {
    expandBox: function(id) {
        console.log('inside expandBox: ' + id);
        ReactDOM.render( React.createElement(this.pBox(id)), document.getElementById('activate'))
    },
    pBox: function(id) {
        console.log('inside pBox: '+ id);
        return React.createClass({
            getInitialState: function(id) {
                console.log('inside getInitialState: '+ id);
                return {
                    person_id: id
                }
            },

      ........

Trying to assign the state person_id to the id that is being passed externally. I got as far as outputting the data inside pBox but data is lost inside React's child function. I've tried doing the var self = this assignment but to no avail. I'm am lost at the scope when it comes to JS.

A: Currently, the id is shadowed by the argument of getInitialState(id) and becoming undefined because getInitialState is called without any arguments.
So, remove the argument and you can use the id provided in the pBox method in getInitialState().
pBox: function(id) {
    console.log('inside pBox: '+ id);
    return React.createClass({
        getInitialState: function() {
            console.log('inside getInitialState: '+ id);
            return {
                person_id: id
            }
        },

A: The function getInitialState is expecting an argument for id. If it does not receive one, there still is an id in that local scope but it contains undefined. As mentioned by @Shuhei, removing that argument from the function or giving it a different name will allow you to access the id on a higher scope.
For readability's sake, I recommend you separate React.CreateClass into another function.
Your new function would look something like this:
function foo(id){
  console.log('inside pBox: '+ id);
  return React.CreateClass({...}) //Same code you had before
}

And your code would look something like this:
Box.expandBox(id);

var Box= (function(){
   return {
    expandBox: function(id) {
        console.log('inside expandBox: ' + id);
        ReactDOM.render( React.createElement(this.pBox(id)), document.getElementById('activate'))
    },
    pBox: foo

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In other action, Pleasant Grove won it's homecoming game 57-56 in overtime over Davis. The loss dropped Davis to 0-8 for the year. PG improved to 3-5 overall. They will play Sheldon on Friday night.
Elk Grove visited nearby Monterey Trail and was easily defeated 48-7 to fall to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in league play. Elk Grove plays at Franklin on Friday. Monterey Trail kept their playoffs hopes alive, moving to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league play. They will play home vs Jesuit in a must win game.
Bradshaw Christian improved to 5-3, overall and 4-0 in league, defeating Golden Sierra, 42-0. BCS will host Stellar Prep this week.
Sheldon, (6-2), improved to 4-1 in league play by defeating Grant 30-27 at Grant. Sheldon will host rival Pleasant Grove in a stadium the two teams share.


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Afghan women walk on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
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Paris (The Times Groupe)- The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers said on Thursday that the Taliban's increasing restrictions on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan are isolating the country.
"These measures further isolate the Taliban from the international community," said the G7 foreign ministers and European Union foreign policy chief.
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Northwoods Associates is seeking to build a retail and office building on the southeast corner of the West Chatham Street and South Harrison Avenue intersection, along with 188 apartments and a parking deck. Northwoods Associates is a partnership between George H. Jordan III Development Co., owned by Jordan, and Chatham Street Commercial, owned by Gussenhoven.
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"I want to see a vibrant core where people are living and working and shopping and going to church," Jordan said. "I want to see a place where people in Cary want to come downtown. I want to see a vibrant culinary scene where there are really good restaurants like you see in downtown Raleigh."
Jordan and Gussenhoven have similar visions when it comes to downtown Cary and inspire one another to achieve those plans.
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"He is also a lot of fun, and he has a tremendous sense of humor," Gussenhoven said. "As an uncle, he has been like a second father and brother rolled into one."
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The large, mixed-use development is proposed on property that has been in the Jordan family for more than a century, ever since Jordan's great-great-grandfather, Henry B. Jordan, settled there with his wife, Helen, in the early 1870s.
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"When you start building homes for people, well they need a doctor, and they had some of those on Academy Street, but we need a bank and an insurance agency," Jordan said.
Most of those commercial buildings are still standing today, including the one-story office building at the proposed site of the mixed-use development and Mid-Town Shopping Center down the street.
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Jordan and Gussenhoven first decided to revitalize Mid-Town Shopping Center when they purchased the land next door – the site of the former home of former Cary Mayor George H. Jordan Sr.
"We want to bring residents downtown but we also want to maintain the business environment along Chatham Street," Gussenhoven said.
Renovations are underway, and the new office and retail building is expected to be completed by this fall. The new space will be called Mid-Town Square.
"We feel a little responsibility to give a nod to Buck," Gussenhoven said about keeping Mid-Town in the name.
Downtown projects
But the proposed $46 million private investment to add a 55,000- to 75,000-square-foot retail and office building a few blocks away will be Jordan and Gussenhoven's largest undertaking yet.
"We want more density without a dramatic change in the character of what downtown Cary is," Gussenhoven said. "I think we also want to celebrate the history of Cary. I want people to come down here and realize their community has got an interesting and colorful history to it."
The project would require a $5 million commitment from the town for construction of the parking deck, stormwater facilities, surface parking and access roads.
It also would require relocating the historic Ivey-Ellington house, which hosts the Cary Downtown Farmers Market. The Cary Town Council has discussed moving the home to Academy Street or repositioning it on the site.
"It is a balancing act to try to blend the new with the old, and we are sensitive to that," Jordan said.
The duo has further ideas for future residential and commercial downtown development projects, which are still in their planning stages, to help continue to draw more retail, restaurant and other commercial uses to the area.
"We continue to reinvest in downtown, and we hope to be working on downtown revitalization for a long time to come," Gussenhoven said.
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Northwoods Associates LLC plans to spend $46 million to build a 55,000- to 75,000-square-foot retail and office building on the corner of West Chatham Street and South Harrison Avenue in downtown Cary. There would be a 188-unit apartment building, a 466-space parking deck, retail and office space. Cary would invest $5 million in the project. This is a conceptual rendering of the project to show its scale. TOWN OF CARY
George H. Jordan Jr., also known as Buck, center, built 400 homes in residential areas around downtown, including in Montclair, Meadowmont, Northwoods and Tanglewood in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. He also developed several commercial buildings along Chatham Street. Courtesy of Jordan Gussenhoven
George H. Jordan Sr. and Annie Jordan's children, including George H. Jordan Jr., also known as Buck, center, pose for a picture in front of the Jordans' home. The site on East Chatham Street is where George H. Jordan III is now constructing a 25,000-square-foot office and retail building. Courtesy of George H. Jordan III
Raleigh Savings & Loan, which is now the Little Caesars Pizza on East Chatham Street. George H. Jordan Jr., also known as Buck, built it in the 1970s as part of the Mid-Town Shopping Center. Courtesy of Jordan Gussenhoven
One of the homes built by George H. Jordan Jr., also known as Buck. He built 400 homes in residential areas around downtown, including in Montclair, Meadowmont, Northwoods and Tanglewood in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. He also developed several commercial buildings along Chatham Street. Courtesy of Jordan Gussenhoven
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IN THESE remaining hours of Carnival, we ask that all take precautions to have a safe and wholesome celebration as what has been for many another memorable edition of the national festival comes to a close.
Pan arranger Duvone Stewart's triple crown – his arrangements were played by champions Renegades, Pan Elders and Defence Force Steel Orchestra – shines a spotlight on the important yet often unheralded contribution of arrangers to this most dynamic of artforms.
"I represent a fraternity that needs a voice," Stewart declared in the wake of Saturday's historic Panorama victory. Renegades should also be congratulated for their hat trick and for tying the overall record for the most wins.
This Carnival has also been one in which the contribution of our Caribbean neighbours to our festival has received unprecedented acknowledgement. Amazingly, Mr Killa's victory in the 2019 International Soca Monarch was only the first time a non-national has taken the crown. Perhaps that in itself is a sign of change as we move away from a position of fearing "outsiders" to acknowledging the global ties that have for so long defined us. In the context of international developments, such as the crisis in neighbouring Venezuela as well as the rise of the right globally, this can only be a heartening change; a reminder that we are not by nature a xenophobic nation but rather pride ourselves in the fact that there is a Trini in every country of the globe.
Sunday's Dimanche Gras presentation also invited us to forget the rough seas and look beneath the surface. Shorn of its competitive elements (the Calypso Monarch and King and Queen of Carnival had already been crowned) it became a celebration of Carnival culture. The production, nominally themed on the Buccoo Reef, was a reminder of the energy and potential of Carnival, even though there were some problems such as a late start, questionable lighting, an excessive running-time, and a wet stage which hindered the egress of come performers.
That said, the new format successfully made an argument for change and underlined the need for a more permanent home to showcase our annual festival. Such a home should cater to the increasing theatricality of our marquee events as well as the need to ensure masqueraders are able to parade over a dry stage safely.
We today praise all, including members of the law enforcement apparatus, who turned out for work to serve the nation. We are grateful for their action in enforcing the law, such as when on Friday police officers had cause to arrest a parent for exposing her child to danger by abandoning him during Kiddies Carnival activities. That incident should serve as a reminder to all to be vigilant and to ensure that the fun is not tarnished by carelessness or worse.


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Leader: Dr Alice Edwards rose from UTAS graduate to international humanitarian lawyer. Picture: Karen Brown
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The word 'champion' can be bandied about too easily, but Dr Edwards work has impacted the fates of refugees, the protections of the vulnerable exposed to torture and inhumane treatment, and led the UNHCR's global strategy on the detention of asylum seekers.
She has worked in the aid communities across Bosnia, Herzegovina, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as holding academic placements at the universities of Oxford and Nottingham.
Graduating in 1997, Dr Edwards knew she had a drive to do more than simply practice law, but it wasn't until her first trip to Mozambique that her international vision was confirmed.
On Thursday, Dr Edwards presented the 2017 Red Cross Oration in Hobart, a partnership between the University of Tasmania and the Red Cross, addressing the challenges and questions involved around the value of international treaties and their impacts on society, both nationally and internationally.
She was also named the university's Foundation Graduate for 2017, an honour bestowed upon UTAS graduates who have "made a significant difference" in the world.
While in Hobart, Dr Edwards took the time to meet with law students who hope to follow in her footsteps.
"I think it is important that UTAS graduates think essentially the world is open to them," she said.
"I've worked in academia and hired quite a number of lawyers, and I still rate UTAS and Australian lawyers as amongst the best in the world."
While Tasmania can feel far away from the rest of the world, the advent of technology means doors are open that were previously closed, and students have a far better idea of what could be ahead of them if they step out into the international aid community.
"They do have a lot of opportunities, access to information now is so much greater than it was," Dr Edwards said.
"I also caution them … that this is not misery tourism. These are people's real lives and they really only should apply for jobs that they would be qualified to do in Australia."
Dr Edwards said her own view as a young graduate evolved from discovery, to an aware of the realities and needs of people in dire circumstances.
"The first time I travelled to be honest I did view the world much more in an inquisitive mind, that everything was very fascinating, more through the lense of … a travel magazine, in a way," she said.
"Later when I came to work in the exact same places I had travelled, I had an appreciation of the fact that these are people living in poverty and they're struggling to survive and send their children to school."
An example of Western influence treating the needs of a community with sensitivity, she said, was a survey conducted in Mozambique on child health, which revealed the population believed tying a string around a child's stomach cured diarrhea.
"You saw all of these children running around with string around their bellies, but the community did not know that the reason the children had diarrhea was because of the poor water source," Dr Edwards said.
"The number one killer of children in Mozambique at the time was diarrhea.
"You can see the positives of interventions but also making sure there's a gradual process of bringing in views from outside."
As the youngest woman to attain her former role at the UNHCR, Dr Edwards said there was often an element of gender in the challenges she had faced through her career.
While male mentors might be happy to champion a high-flying young woman to a certain level, she said she had often experienced resistance once those mentors realised she was moving on.
"The last stage of sexism is when mentors who have always been above you realise you potentially have a capacity to move beyond where they were," she said.
"It just seems to be an unfortunate subconscious reaction."
Regardless of resistance, her work as the Head of the Secretariat for the Convention Against Torture has been instrumental in working with states to ratify the United Nations Convention Against Torture.
The end target is universal ratification, whether it's a small, developing island state or a world-shaping Western nation.
That work is quiet, patient, and away from the public eye, often involving the people not necessarily at the top, but somewhere down the ranks.
And despite the titles, and her crucial diplomatic position, she said the basic truth remains: every person is important, regardless of situation.
"The approach I always take is everybody is equally as valuable as anybody else," she said.
"As a person, and as a contact."
I still rate UTAS and Australian lawyers as amongst the best in the world.
Dr Alice Edwards


Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance enjoys well-deserved great authority in the Vilnius Region and in the whole country thanks to its honest and reliable activities. Not only Poles, but also representatives of other nationalities (i.e. Belarussians, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars and others) vote for the party. Also, more and more Lithuanians support EAPL-CFA thanks to party's honest policy and Christian and family values.
Candidates were also selected for direct elections of mayors in 7 local governments. In general, there 337 people on the EAPL-CFA lists. These people are well known and respected in their environments and, among them, there are self-government activists, mayors, vice mayors, members of the Seimas, teachers, people of culture, farmers, agronomists, engineers, entrepreneurs, doctors, leaders of social organizations and local communities, and a large group of young people up to 30 years old, 22 people in total. There are representatives of 7 nationalities among the candidates – Poles, Belarussians, Tatars, Russians, Lithuanians, Jews, Ukrainians. There are 209 women and 128 men.
The EAPL-CFA party has formed a coalition with the Alliance of Russians in 6 local governments. The Alliance selected 128 candidates. In general, both parties selected 465 people in cooperation with about 40 social organizations. Their lists will be available in 11 local governments.
– independent lists of EAPL-CFA registered in the Districts of Zarasai, Ignalina, Širvintos and Elektrėnai – No 17.
Candidates were also selected for the direct elections of mayors in 8 local governments. Both parties support the candidates.


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A man dons an iMac helmet covered in codes for cryptocurrency wallets at a Denver Startup Week event on Sept. 18, 2018. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun)
Another push for Colorado blockchain law has more than token support
How a failed bill led to a collaboration between local politicians, state regulators and blockchain startups to figure out whether Colorado even needs any new laws
Published on Jan 4, 2019 5:00AM MDT Business Primary category in which blog post is published
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Update March 6, 2019: Gov. Jared Polis signed SB19-023 into law. Read the final law here.
In one of the more dramatic endings during the last legislative session, a bill aimed at putting Colorado at the forefront of blockchain policy passed by a single vote. But, moments later, it failed after some lawmakers changed their minds.
The words blockchain and cryptocurrency often cause eyes to glaze and confusion to abound. And this new technology hasn't been helped by fraud and cryptocurrency values that skyrocketed then plunged. But for proponents, such technology — aimed at building a more secure internet — is still worth figuring out. That's why a revamped bill is expected to be introduced Friday by one of the same co-sponsors, Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial.
"We had a broad approach (in the bill) last year without any stakeholder input," said Tate, who spent the past six months learning from local blockchain and finance companies, hearing from state regulators and working with politicians from both parties — a process done in the past for issues such as liquor and marijuana laws.
"What is different with having the programmatic approach is that it's a narrow, nascent technology versus dealing with an established industry like alcohol. All the big players (from the alcohol industry) were there, and it was more like a showdown at Gucci Gulch," Tate said. "Here, (blockchain) is a nascent technology dealing with a framework meant for other things. How do we update the regulatory framework now that we know there's innovation out there? We don't want to stifle innovation."
The proposed Digital Token Act creates a guideline to determine whether digital tokens — like those modeled after the cryptocurrency bitcoin or cartoon cats such as CryptoKitties — are a securities investment, which require regulation. It's a topic still being figured out on a national level by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, although Wyoming ruled that some tokens are not securities last March.
But this time around, the creation of the Colorado bill was touched by many who opposed the last one, including regulators from the state's banking and securities divisions. The law sets more limits so that not just any new digital token can forgo the security classification.
The process to decide whether Colorado even needed a blockchain law began shortly after the last bill failed. In June, Gov. John Hickenlooper created the Council for the Advance of Blockchain Technology, putting folks such as early bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Voorhees in the same room with Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, and Hannah Parsons, CEO of tech accelerator Exponential Impact in Colorado Springs.
"The legislation last year was introduced by people outside of Colorado. It created a frenzy, and that's why this (council) process was so good," said Parsons, whose accelerator graduated two blockchain startups last year. "People wanted to get ahead of Wyoming. But laws don't translate between states. There are unintended consequences if we move too quickly."
The council met regularly, prioritized problems, split into working groups, collaborated on documents publicly, used a Slack channel, and received input from citizens and state agencies, including the secretary of state's office, Department of Revenue and Department of Higher Education.
During Denver Startup Week in September 2018, a special event focused just on blockchain was held. It included a panel discussion with Erik Voorhees (far left), founder of Shapeshift.io, and Stephanie Copeland, executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and Bill Sinclair, CEO of Salt Lending. Voorhees and Copeland are members of the Colorado Blockchain Council. (Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun)
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"The process was incredibly helpful for us to sort through what needed legislation and what just needed to be clarified through guidance," said Stephanie Copeland, the outgoing executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. "The way we got there was by sorting the work into the main problem statements the community believed were the biggest inhibitors. … This bill was one of the only ones that we felt necessary to move forward."
All that work in the past six months may have resulted in just one potential bill. (A second one isn't quite ready.) But council member Eric Kintner, an attorney specializing in digital currency at Snell & Wilmer in Denver, said the group achieved much more without new laws.
"I was really heartened by how much good faith everybody put into the process and how the regulators were willing to meet us and express their concerns but, at the same time, find solutions," Kintner said. "A lot of times in my experience in private practice, you're dealing with a government telling you, 'No, you can't do that.' But this was 'We want to support you.'"
Not everything passed muster. The creation of a sandbox where financial-tech startups could play and not worry about licenses, fees and rules was nixed. But a topic important to the blockchain-business community — how money gets transferred digitally — received feedback from the state's banking division.
"The council commented that the banking community hasn't put out guidance, so they did through the attorney general and the banking division. They said here's how we view the Money Transmitter Act, and these are the companies that fall under the crypto. That was great," Kintner said. "It's formal guidance but not in the format of a formal rule or law. It allows flexibility. And if (it's realized later that) the guidance goes too far, they can pull it. But this also signals to us that you fit in the market. You're good to go."
Read draft of the Colorado Digital Token Act (provided by Sen. Jack Tate)
The proposed Digital Token Act, co-sponsored by Democrat Sen. Stephen Fenberg, attempts to clarify uncertainty for crypto-economic companies in Colorado. The law would exempt tokens from securities law if the token is used primarily for "consumptive purposes," or goods, content and services. If a token doesn't qualify under the Colorado safe harbor, however, that doesn't mean it's a security. It would then be analyzed under typical securities law, or what is known as the Howey Test, which identifies investment contracts and adds disclosure and registration requirements.
"We need this because, right now, we have regulatory uncertainty in terms of blockchain technology. And where there's uncertainty, there's an ambivalence to making capital investments and business investments," Tate said. "In addition, companies who've made the plunge had excessive legal costs trying to sort through the uncertainty. The overall goal is to make sure Colorado's innovative spirit stays in place."
All the effort by the council, however, doesn't mean the bill is going to pass or stay intact.
At the last council meeting, the bill's co-sponsor in the House, Tracy Kraft-Tharp, asked for a simple, one-sheet document to explain this to her fellow legislators. Reached this week, Kraft-Tharp said she's not feeling fluent on the bill but does have a better understanding of blockchain.
"I'm just really grappling with what this is all about. I think that's good that I am because it really keeps me in touch with people because people don't understand it. That's what happened last year," said Kraft-Tharp, who educated herself by listening to blockchain podcasts such as "Unchained Crypto 101."
She is juggling other bills on which she's lead sponsor — including one on sales and use tax. By the time the proposed blockchain bill reaches the House, Kraft-Tharp said she'll do her job: She'll know the bill and make sure the proper experts are in place to testify.
"It's like being in school and we have a test on March 13. I'm learning all along about what's going to be on the test and by March 13. I'll be an expert," she said. "It's not like 'Oh, my God, the legislature, they can only read in second-grade language.' Really funny. But I know how to get a bill through. I know a fact sheet needs to get put together. I don't have to be a subject-matter expert because we'll bring in the experts."
That would include people such as Kintner, whom Kraft-Tharp thinks she'll ask to testify.
"It's been a very consensus-driven process to date, and I'm always open to new ideas to address issues we didn't see right away," Kintner said. "To be honest, we don't know if many companies will use this or think it's the greatest thing. … But this is an important step showing the state is open to new ideas and new technologies and, at the very least, there's very good thought leadership to help other states who might be looking at amending their laws and guidance."
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Song closer to you, than flutter to wing!
Word more antique than age!
Late in the process of taking photographs of places in the city, interpreting them in terms of indicators of sociability and/or cultural meaning, I have found an interest in photographing people in these places, free of programmatic concern except for the quiet, marvelous and comforting link of likeness I intuited between them and myself.
An immigrant mother, in all likelihood, holding a child while the other snuggles to her, sitting at the edge of a boat mooring pier and pensively facing open water.
I am standing at a ship's rail, looking at sea or ocean, in anticipation of reaching that somewhere else, just to be.
This couple is walking in locked step facing the same direction with hands balancing on the side … walking the sidewalk looking ahead toward their common destination.
Saint-Exupéry thus defined love: looking not in each other's eyes but looking in the same direction … a fantastic balancing act!
My companion sits across from me at a long wooden table while the other person in the frame is seated outside in the shadow of an upper balcony, next to an open set of windows.
We have come in search of a cool comfortably dark interior after leaving the exterior searing heat and bright light that seems to reach for us across the table … While I am facing my companion and the exterior view, the other person on the balcony faces sideways, talking to her company, in the surrounding quietness of just seeing.
Whether I am photographing places or people in them, the notion of likeness implies an attraction to the subject based on some kind of felt recognition of what that likeness is about.
It is not a process of conscious self-examination but one of self-revelation in an intuitive fashion, through the other.
A charming piece, intuitively affectionate.


There is a wide variety of opinions on whether or not OPEC will deliver on its promised cuts of 1.2 million barrels per day, and a lot hangs in the balance. The difference between OPEC members complying with the deal and ignoring it altogether is a big one. It will go a long way in determining whether or not the oil price rally continues on its upward trajectory or begins to fizzle.
But while large cuts from OPEC are generally very bullish for oil prices, there is a side effect on the oil market from those reductions that could mute the price impact. Taking such a large volume of oil off the market does not make that production capacity go away. Indeed, moving 1.2 mb/d of capacity from active production into idled capacity will provide a substantial buffer to any unforeseen supply disruption.
That has always been the logic behind OPEC's use of "spare capacity." Saudi Arabia is pretty much the only country that has a large volume of oil capacity sitting on the sidelines, output that can be ramped up within a few weeks or months. The EIA defines spare capacity as output that can be turned on within 30 days and sustained for at least 90 days. Periods of low oil prices and low price volatility tend to correspond with periods of time in which Saudi Arabia has a large cushion of spare capacity. If the global oil market suffers from a surprise outage – say from a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or a man-made disaster like the war in Iraq – then there is capacity that can be called upon to plug any supply deficit.
All of this is to say that the large cuts in production in 2017, assuming that they do occur, are not entirely bullish for oil prices. Saudi Arabia has promised to cut output from 10.6 mb/d down close to 10.0 mb/d. That will move a slice of active production into latent spare capacity. Add to that the smaller contributions from other OPEC and non-OPEC members, and the global spare capacity is set to grow for the first time in years (aside from a small uptick at the end of 2015). Related: Can U.S. Shale Add 1 Million Bpd In 2017?
That suggests that oil price volatility could be lower in 2017. Volatility is already at its lowest level in a year, which underscores the same argument: volatility plunged following the OPEC deal, as a greater level of certainty spread over the market (see chart: OVX is an index that tracks oil price volatility). And the resulting spare capacity that will result from the OPEC deal could lead to a sustained period of lower volatility. The "managed" market of OPEC has always been more stable than the "free" market in which OPEC jockeyed for market share.
The one other factor to keep an eye on is the near-record level of oil inventories, which will act as a second form of spare capacity – supply that can be called upon in a moment's notice. That is another reason to believe that volatility will be less of a problem in 2017 than it was in 2016. The flip side of that is that the OPEC cuts will tighten the supply/demand balance, and will likely force drawdowns in inventories over the course of 2017. Once inventories come down to long-run averages, then there will be a smaller buffer for the global oil market. But, again, OPEC should have a little bit more capacity to work with to resolve any unexpected problem. After more than two years of volatility, we could be in for a smoother ride in 2017.