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Harry Potter and my guitar
March 26, 2013 Mike Howe	12 Comments
So I'm sure you're dying to know how I came by the acoustic guitar that I composed and recorded my first album "Time Stands Still" with aren't you? If you are reading this blog on my website it's the guitar on the background image. For the benefit of those of you who are not reading this on my website it's this one here…
So at the time I'm mid thirties (I know what you're thinking and you'd be correct), I'd been working hard, I'd got a young family and I'm thinking, I need something for me, you know, I need to spoil myself a bit, and what I'd really like, after all these years of thrift and making do, is a really nice, expensive guitar. Not the budget, cheapo types I've been playing all my life, but something really special, one that's gonna play like a dream and make me sound amazing 🙂
At around this time I get an invitation from my friend Arlene, who lives in Edinburgh (quite a long way north of where I live as it happens) to accompany her on an evening at Stirling Castle, hosted by none other than J K Rowling (I'm sure I don't need to tell you who she is) and Warner Bros (the film people who made all the Harry Potter films) for a charity event to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Maggie's Cancer Care Centres in Scotland. Arlene has done a huge amount of incredible work over the years to help people and to help charities and she had worked really hard to help make this event happen.
The castle was to be transformed into Harry Potters school Hogwarts for a Halloween charity ball and there'd be loads of special guests and magic and food and drink and stuff. Well how could I refuse?
So I thought that I'd kill two birds with one stone, attend the exciting charity event with one of my best friends, and buy myself a new, superdy duperdy, expensive acoustic guitar in one of Edinburgh's finest music stores.
Now I know you want to hear all about what happened when I went to buy the guitar but I suppose I'd better tell you about the Harry Potter charity ball as well? It was pretty amazing. They did transform the castle into Hogwarts (wasted on me a bit, at the time I hadn't read the book or seen the film, I know, I know, shocking) and we were greeted on arrival by witches, wizards and magicians, some breathing fire, while the music was supplied by pipers and flute players. My super friend Arlene introduced me to J K Rowling (they're friends you know) but because I'm a plonker I didn't realise who she was at the time (she's not introduced to people as "JK" obviously), which I suppose was lucky because I didn't get nervous, and I definitely would have done had I known.
And, just like Hogwarts, burning torches decorated the castle's Great Hall, where a four-course dinner was served, before a charity auction was hosted by Ian Hislop (Stephen Fry couldn't make it apparently). Thankfully the auction raised tonnes of cash for the charities and I got a little overwhelmed by the size of the bids, amazed at how much money some people have got, but at least they were spending it on the right things that night, which was good. I also got a bit drunk.
Anyway as it happens I had quite a bit of cash left over for the evening despite my best efforts to spend it all the day before on an expensive new guitar. I visited loads of music shops and tried the most expensive guitars they had, but I couldn't get past this little cheap, relatively poor quality runt of a guitar that I'd tried quite early on because I liked the look of it, and when I played it, even though the action was terrible, I fell in love with its tone and sound quality. I desperately wanted to ignore it and find one that was at least 3 times the price, but I just couldn't find a truly expensive guitar that I liked as much. And so, after exhausting myself with the whole sorry episode, I bought the cheap runty acoustic guitar and resigned myself to being useless at proper shopping.
So I took it home and, after straightening the neck and improving the action, absolutely loved it. The tone inspired me to start composing music for the first time in my life, another incredible revelation which I'll write about someday, and I kept composing until, many years later (and that's another story), I released my first album played exclusively on that guitar – "Time Stands Still". Despite my harsh words, the guitar is actually a very lovely maple wood Art & Lutherie from Canada and although it was cheap, I do love it.
And so what did I learn from this (apart from the fact that Halloween parties in Scottish castles made to look like Hogwarts are ace)? The best things aren't necessarily the most expensive, or best looking, or most well made, they can be the things that we connect with and love on a level that we may not understand but are lucky enough to recognise when they come our way. And so I'm grateful to my friend Arlene and to Harry Potter for inadvertently helping me to learn a valuable lesson and setting me off on a road I had no idea I was about to go down, but am so happy that I did.
Here's one of the first tunes I ever wrote on this guitar…if you want you can buy it from the link above, it's only 79p or 99 cents!
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Drawing musical inspiration from conserving nature
March 19, 2013 Mike Howe	2 Comments
I have been lucky enough to be able to devote most of my working life to learning about nature and wildlife, and then learning about how best to look after it. Of course the old adage is really true here, the more you learn the more you realise how much you don't know. But if you'll allow me to put that to one side for a moment, one of the most surprising things that I have learned is that, contrary to what people might think, looking after (or conserving) nature is less about spending your time studying and managing wildlife and much more to do with spending your time dealing with people. If you don't have the ability to communicate with people, then your ability to conserve wildlife is seriously diminished.
This is because in most places in the world, people own or have a claim to the land that your wildlife is trying to share, and if those people don't care about the wildlife, then they are unlikely to let you conserve it, particularly if there is no economic reason for them to do so. More often than not, if you can convince people that the land they have is precious, and the wildlife living there is of intrinsic value, then you've got a reasonable chance of getting them to care. What was it Leopold said? "When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect". Well that's kind of the sentiment that you're trying to foster, and of course there are a lot of people who already feel that way, so it isn't always an uphill struggle.
One of my more recent jobs was to write a management plan for a beautiful farm in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales which had been acquired by the National Trust, with the help of 20,000 donations from the public and weighty celebrity backing in the form of Welsh Hollywood star Catherine Zeta Jones. The National Trust have the job of conserving places like this in perpetuity, and having a management plan is an important tool in that process.
Having spent some time at the farm and absorbed some of it into my bones, my first task was to communicate the beauty and wonder of the place so that people could begin to appreciate its value. It was inspirational to help with this work, and the added benefit was the inspiration for my music. This is what I wrote……
"There are some places that, when you walk into them for the first time, you know are special, places that make you pause in wonder, places that most of us rarely come across in our day to day lives. Llyndy Isaf is one of these.
It isn't that Llyndy Isaf is more special than anywhere in the surrounding landscape. The farm lies within Nant Gwynant, which is one of the most dramatic and beautiful valleys in Wales. Its northern slopes rise to the summit of our highest mountain, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and to the south are the relatively undisturbed hills of Moel y Dyniewyd and the Moelwynion range. The Afon Glaslyn river runs through two majestic lakes, Llyn Gwynant and Llyn Dinas, and below the picturesque village of Beddgelert, it tumbles down to sea-level through the positively alpine Aberglaslyn Pass. This is a world-class landscape and is at the very heart of the Snowdonia National Park.
Ask any two people what they think is special about Llyndy Isaf and they will give similar but varying answers, "specialness" is very much in the eye of the beholder. Natural beauty is one term that can be used to describe much of it, and as we shall see as we gather our thoughts on how this place should be cared for in the future, the features that comprise natural beauty are many and varied.
One feeling that dawns on a person at Llyndy Isaf is that this is a very old place. The valleys, hills, streams and lake all feel like they have been around for a very long time, and the rocks from which they have been carved, much, much longer. Even some of the trees are gnarled and twisted by many years of growth in rain, wind, cold and, from time to time, luxurious warmth. And yet there is much that is youthful.
The feathery growth of new young trees, the first spring flowers of dog violet and bluebell tentatively raising their heads through the cold, wet, moss clad ground. This is an unusual place of great antiquity and brand new life.
The unmistakable influence of human endeavour, the farm buildings, the sheep folds and pens, the field boundary walls and fences speak of hundreds, if not thousands of years of toil to provide food and shelter for countless generations of people. Many of these features of the landscape are regarded as our heritage, and it has been, and continues to be, the way people interact with that heritage that defines our culture.
To the untrained or uninitiated eye this place looks wild, wonderful and natural. Well it is wild and wonderful, but it isn't natural. This, above all else, is a cultural landscape. The rich array of habitats, the woodlands, grasslands and heathlands are as much cultural landscape features as are the buildings and walls.
Like anywhere else, Wales's landscapes have emerged from people's interaction with natural resources under changing environmental and economic conditions through time. This continues. But while the character and form of these areas can be explained, it is much harder to predict how they will change in the future.
If we apply international definitions of wilderness, there are no wilderness areas in Wales, and there is no potential for such areas. The common misconception of wilderness relates to people's sense of exposure to the natural elements and absence of built development, not to wild untouched places. When people understand the history of human settlements, agriculture, forestry and water management, the human influence becomes obvious everywhere.
In its place, we have a glorious living landscape, the wildlife of which has been shaped over thousands of years as the mainly unintentional by-product of generations of people toiling to provide a living for their families. These activities have also left us with a landscape covered in wonderful historic buildings and monuments. This is our cultural landscape and it is special and precious; its values should be celebrated and not diminished through comparison with something that happens elsewhere.
The land at Llyndy Isaf is a magnificent example of this, and now it falls to the National Trust to take responsibility, on behalf of so many people who helped to purchase the farm, for how this place is to be cared for into the future".
The photographs show what a beautiful place it is, and so inspiration for music was plentiful. This song was inspired by the magic of nature and also by the writings of Aldo Leopold, who proposed the "Round River" metaphor for life's energy from the ground, through plants and animals and back into the ground in a never ending circle.
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How a road trip, John Steinbeck and Charley, Hank Jones and another Charlie, Pat Metheny and a book called Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee inspired my new album Heading West, by Mike Howe
March 10, 2013 Mike Howe	Leave a comment
Quite a long time ago I fulfilled a long held dream and traveled all across the USA in an old Buick Skylark with a friend of mine. We traveled 11,000 miles and visited more states, National Parks, cities, state parks and rest areas than you can shake a stick at (a favourite saying from the trip that, being from England, we'd never heard before and it made us giggle).
For me it was an unforgettable experience, as I traveled to places with names that had held a deep fascination for me since I was a young boy, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, California, Nebraska (the list goes on, sorry not mention them all, no offence intended to residents of Connecticut and elsewhere).
My fascination started watching western films as a kid. I couldn't believe the incredible wide open spaces and big skies, the beautiful forests and deserts and mountain ranges, with their amazing wildlife – bears for goodness sake! We get excited if we see a squirrel (and most of them are from N. America and not native to the UK at all, but that's another story).
And as I grew older I started reading more and more about this wondrous land. I read the Lewis and Clark journals. What an incredible story of an expedition sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to see what lay beyond the great Mississippi River, because back then few people knew, it was literally the wild west. And what did they find? They found an incredibly rich land roamed by enormous herds of buffalo, native people in numerous tribes, wolves, bears, forests and prairie, incredible. Imagine climbing up a ridge and finding yourself looking down upon the geysers and steaming hot springs of Yellowstone, a primordial landscape? In fact the whole landscape was on a par, if not better than, the great plains of Africa for all round natural splendour, and it was still largely intact only 150 years ago.
Then I read Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. What a heart breaking but deeply fascinating account of the history of Native Americans in the American West in the late nineteenth century. He describes the people's displacement through forced relocations and years of warfare waged by the United States Federal Government. Much later I read two books by Kent Nerburn, Neither Wolf Nor Dog and The Wolf at Twilight which explored the story of the American Indians in a much more intimate and real, and ultimately far more complex way. Both books beautifully written and compelling, I'd recommend them to anyone.
So you see I've got quite an interest in the American landscape. If you add in the influence of the great North American nature writers such as Rick Bass, Doug Peacock, Edward Abbey, David Rains Wallace and of course the greats, Aldo Leopold, Thoreau and John Muir (ok he was Scottish), then that interest has developed into a passion.
Of course I listened to a lot of music, I've been doing that since I was 3. Of all the many musicians that were able to speak to me about the American lands through their music (and not their words), Pat Metheny stood out for me. In particular his album with Charlie Haden, Beyond the Missouri Sky was a sublime interpretation of an open, prairie like landscape of big skies, huge fields of wheat and corn, and small farms. That album showed me that you can paint quite specific pictures with simple music, you don't need an orchestra, as so many of the great film soundtracks have got.
Of course Pat Metheny is a genius and can make his guitar say pretty much anything he wants it to. And Charlie Haden is a master of the understated, delivering warm, folky bass lines focusing on purity of tone and texture. His Oklahoma roots can be heard in the playing of a double bass, now that is a mark of great musicianship.
Later when I heard the album that Charlie Haden made with Hank Jones the penny dropped. They released an album called Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs which is a soft, gentle masterpiece and the title tells you all you need to know about the style of the music. Here we had a simple blend of what I'd call 'woody, blocky' piano reminiscent of old churches and school rooms, and bass that sounded beautiful to me.
Finally I read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and when I finished I thought how good it would be to write a similar account of my travels, before realising that I ain't no author. And then it hit me, why not write songs about it instead?
So I started to work with piano, double bass, guitar and drums, and became totally immersed in the whole project as it began to unfold. The more I worked, the more the songs and melodies would come to me. It was as if they had been stored up just waiting to be released, which in a sense I suppose they had.
What resulted is something that I am very proud of because it was such a challenge to compose, arrange and perform the music so that, at times, it sounded like a four piece folk/jazz band. It wasn't easy to play all of those instruments to the standard that I required so that, hopefully, the listener would be able to hear the emotion and the depth of each composition, and most importantly, feel the wide open space and atmosphere of the landscapes.
I guess it's for others ultimately to decide how successful you have been as a writer and performer of the music, but all you can ever do is be honest with yourself and ask, did I do that with all my heart and to the best of my ability at that time? My answer is yes, and that's all that really matters.
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The Last Buffalo – a story of loss and revival
March 5, 2013 Mike Howe	3 Comments
This song is about the destruction of the great buffalo herds of North America in the late 1800's, which coincided with the final demise of the last remaining native Indian tribes at that time. Like them, a very small remnant of the original buffalo population survived in Yellowstone National Park, and they are still there to this day.
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The song is on my new album "Heading West" released on January 15th 2013. The album grew out of reflections on an epic journey I once took across the North American continent. Occasionally it's good to give oneself up to a particular landscape in your experience, to wonder upon it, to dwell upon it and to listen to the people who made their mark on it. It isn't simply the sublime thrill of moving through magnificent plains, mountain ranges, valleys and cities. It could be the sigh of the wind through juniper trees, or the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset, or the smell of an old wooden church on a quiet street. Distinctive music often defines cultures that have emerged from such a landscape, and so drawing on folk, gospel and jazz influences, the songs on Heading West are reflections and dreams from my journey.
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Music for St Davids Day in Wales
March 2, 2013 Mike Howe
Happy St Davids Day! Here is the Welsh landscape in all its natural glory….the song is the the title track from my "Time Stands Still" album from 2009
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Time Stands Still
February 9, 2013 Mike Howe
Lovely itunes customer review for "Time Stands Still", thank you Brewmaestro 🙂
by Brewmaestro
There's something very unique and special about Mike Howe's music and his sound. This is not your typical New Age guitar music. This music touches me instantly and continually. Beautiful, peaceful, and relaxing, yes, but there's something more that seems so natural, yet very special. I learned (from RealMusic) that Mike is a Welsh national park ranger. "I hope that people can hear the deep-felt respect for people and wild lands in my music and that it helps bring peace, warmth and curiosity to a small part of their day." I do, and it does. Thanks, Mike.
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Press acclaim for "Heading West"
Heading West, which marks Howe's fourth journey with Real Music, features some of his most sublime music to date. The guitar is central on this release, featuring warm, carefree strumming that is accented by keyboards, piano and rhythm. Songs like "Old Wooden House" and "American Travels" have a pensive beauty to them — the guitar harmonies bear a reflective essence, as if Howe is wandering through old haunts reminiscing of past joys. "Badlands" ups the tempo a bit and adds a bit of bluesy groove, while maintaining Howe's signature laid-back flair. A must listen for fans of relaxing guitar music.
Dan Cowan, Music Design/New Sound
My 4th album "Heading West" is released worldwide today :)
January 15, 2013 Mike Howe
See details of where it is available to buy under "Albums" above
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Press acclaim for Mike Howe's new album "Heading West"
January 9, 2013 Mike Howe
"Despite growing up and living an ocean away, there is no denying that Howe is able to faithfully recreate the spirit and the soul of the American west. What results is something refreshing and utterly unique that makes this disc into one of the best we've reviewed in the last 12 months." – James McQusiton, Neufutur Magazine


It's been nearly a year since the announcement that Jodie Whittaker would be the 13th Doctor, and the first teaser for the upcoming season is finally here. The teaser premiered during the final game of the World Cup, much to the world's delight. Check out the short, but exciting teaser below to get an exciting glimpse at the upcoming 11th season!
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Although the teaser is brief, it packs a lot of exciting things into just 50 seconds (possibly because it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside). It features three characters the BBC has described as the Doctor's "friends": Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh). It's unknown whether any of those friends—or all of them—will be joining the doctor as Companion, but this teaser hints that she has something big in store for all of them (and she's bringing snacks!).
While every new Doctor has the same core personality, they each come with different personality traits and quirks. Besides being a different gender, what else will Whittaker's Doctor bring to the table? In an interview earlier this month, Gill raved about Whittaker's portrayal of the Doctor, comparing her performance and personality to to Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor in terms of high energy and a more relatable personality. Notably, this teaser contains two Easter Eggs referencing the Eleventh Doctor era —fish fingers and The Beano 1981 Summer Special.
The portrayal of the Doctor by a woman has been a long time coming. There have never been specific gender-based rules about the Doctor's regeneration, and during the 11th Doctor era, they set the stage for the possibility of a female doctor. The original co-creator of the show, Sydney Newman, even suggested that the 7th Doctor be a woman. While there's never been a female Doctor, The Master, the Doctor's nemesis has been portrayed by Scottish actress Michelle Gomez. So it was only a matter of time before the Doctor herself was a different gender. Whittaker was the number one choice to play the Thirteenth Doctor, and the Doctor Who showrunner, Chris Chibnall, has called her funny and inspiring. Though it's taken many years to get here, we think that Whittaker will be an exciting choice to carry on the expansive legacy of the Doctor.
Whittaker appeared very briefly as the 13th Doctor at the end of the 2017 Christmas special.
After nearly 55 years of male doctors, we can't wait to see what Whittaker does as the beloved Time Lord. The series is set to return in September. We'll be watching the teaser on loop until then. What about you?
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Samsung's (Very) Early Attempts At Thought-Controlled Mobile Devices
By Jason Dorrier
Samsung's Galaxy smartphones are controlled by touch, gesture, eye movement—and your mind. Well, not exactly that last bit. At least, not yet. Perhaps half in the name of science, half for publicity, Samsung's teamed up with Roozbeh Jafari (University of Texas, Dallas assistant professor and wearable computing expert) to translate thoughts into common computing tasks using an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap.
The EEG cap fits snugly onto the users' head and uses electrodes to pick up the brain's faint electrical signals. These signals fall into repetitive patterns when confronted with repetitive visual stimuli like blinking icons. The initial challenge was detecting and separating the right signals to accurately control the device.
In an MIT Technology Review video, a user sporting an EEG cap is shown manipulating a tablet—launching a music application, selecting the artist, and pausing and resuming music. The same test subject was able to communicate selecting icons linked to preset voice requests like, "Can I have some fruit?" and "I want to change my clothes."
The news comes with a standard disclaimer: It's still very early going. Though the team is using a "dry" EEG cap (most use gel), it still bristles with electrodes, and the system's slow—one interaction per five seconds. So don't hold your breath for a mind-controlled Samsung phone or tablet. The firm has no such plans. But down the line? Who knows.
Samsung's lead researcher on the project, Insoo Kim, told MIT Technology Review, "Several years ago, a small keypad was the only input modality to control the phone, but nowadays the user can use voice, touch, gesture, and eye movement to control and interact with mobile devices. Adding more input modalities will provide us with more convenient and richer ways of interacting with mobile devices."
There's potential for this kind of technology to assist quadriplegics and those suffering from locked-in syndrome. The system's 80%–95% accuracy is enough to be of use. And whereas past examples of brain-controlled devices for the disabled—like this wireless thought-to-speech device and, more recently, BrainGate2's mind-controlled robotic arm—are brain implants, EEG is non-invasive.
Whether this tech shows up in commercial phones, tablets, or life-enhancing devices for disabled folks—it's pretty amazing you can think a thing and make it happen onscreen. What will we control with our thoughts ten and twenty years from now?
Image Credit: SMI Eye Tracking/Flickr; Tim Sheerman-Chase/Flickr (Note: Samsung EEG cap is not shown)
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Jason Dorrier
Jason is editorial director of Singularity Hub. He researched and wrote about finance and economics before moving on to science and technology. He's curious about pretty much everything, but especially loves learning about and sharing big ideas and advances in artificial intelligence, computing, robotics, biotech, neuroscience, and space.
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That stretch of time from late spring into autumn is the best time to pack up the car and hit the road to explore the vast and beautiful place that is the good ol' US of A. This year, skip the traditional asphalt crawl and turn your travels into ultimate craft beer road trips.
There are a ton of great places in America to find independent beer, so where do you start? We mapped out five routes that connect some of the liveliest beer communities in the country. The trips aren't meant to be done in a day. Instead, sit back and soak in the scenery that makes each of these beer road trips so memorable.
Let's break out the map, hit the road (responsibly, of course!) and fill this season with great independent beer.
San Diego is the "Beer Capital of America" and with more than 100 breweries serving up world class beers in the area, it's easy to see why this beer-soaked SoCal city is a must-visit for beer lovers.
If you're simply flying in and out of this craft beer destination, you're doing it wrong. Instead, pack up the car and cruise the wildflower-lined Pacific Coast Highway up to the breweries tucked into the lush, green vineyards of wine country. Carve out at least a week for this one. There are so many exceptional breweries to visit and sunsets to see, you'll want to take your time.
There are so many along this route, it'd be hard to make stops at them all. But be sure not to miss out on a trip to Green Flash Brewing Co.'s lively tasting room in the Mira Mesa neighborhood. And kill two birds with one stone with a stop at the Port Brewing Co. & Lost Abbey Brewing Joint Tasting Room that features 40+ taps from both breweries. A stop at Stone Brewing Co.'s gorgeous Escondido headquarters and restaurant is a must, because — Stone — and bucket lists.
And don't forget about the up-and-coming breweries. Before leaving San Diego, be sure to visit Societe Brewing Company. This young brewery is refreshingly true to themselves, and they make some darn tasty barrel-aged beers. And make the most of limited time in the city by heading straight to Ocean Beach where you'll find a mouth-watering Peanut Butter Milk Stout at Belching Beaver Brewery, three giant tasters for $3 at Culture Brewing Company's tasting room, and a killer rooftop view of the Ocean Beach pier at the Ocean Beach Brewery.
As you make your way north through Los Angeles, veer off the beaten path and head to The Bruery for all of the delicious barrel-aged brews. And a trip up the West Coast wouldn't be complete without stops at Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and Russian River Brewing Co. Geek out at the mini empire Firestone Walker has created in Paso Robles and load up your car full of Pliny at Russian River.
To safely explore San Diego's craft beer scene, book a ride on the Brew Hop Tour — a five-hour custom guided Connoisseur Tour that make stops at three to four breweries, includes beer samples, brewery tours, and luxury transportation with a driver for $169 per person.
There's nothing quite like road tripping through the beautiful state of Oregon in summer. If you're the outdoorsy type, this drive is for you. Start by spending some time exploring the well-established craft beer scene in Portland, then head south for a more relaxed pace and a tour of Deschutes' original production facility in easy-going Bend.
Start with a beer and a burger at Oregon's oldest craft brewery, the Bridgeport Brewery and Brewpub. Thoughtful beer and food pairings and a top-notch happy hour is what you'll find at Burnside Brewing Company. At The Commons Brewery, enjoy classic European styles and some of the best mac 'n cheese in town.
For a truly unique Portland experience, pull up a stool at Old Town Pizza & Brewing, the city's well-known haunted brewpub located just around the corner from the start of many of the city's ghost tours. Taste your way through Breakside Brewery's vast draft lineup that includes fresh pours of rotating offerings from the brewery's 100+ unique recipes at their recently opened Portland location.
When you arrive in Bend, make your first stop the Crux Fermentation Project. This family-friendly joint has an excellent outdoor patio with delicious food trucks, but people are flocking to this place for the clean, flavorful, interesting beers coming out of the brewery.
A stop in Bend wouldn't be complete without checking out Deschutes Brewery's beautiful production facility. This beloved Oregon brewery also serves up free samples and a huge selection of bottles of specialty brews. If hopped-up big beers are your style, you'll find them at Boneyard Brewing, a tiny hidden gem in downtown Bend. And don't miss out on the chance to visit Worthy Brewing's newly opened Hopservatory — the first observatory operating inside of a brewery.
For a beer-themed place to rest your head in Bend, book a room at the Bunk + Brew Historic Lucas House, a unique lodging option within walking distance of the majority of the breweries in Bend. They even have a cold beer waiting for you when you check in.
Whichever direction you set out from the capital city of Colorado, you're likely to find patches of exceptional beer hubs. But we suggest you head southwest for a visit to the up-and-coming craft beer city of Albuquerque. Spend some time exploring Denver, one of the country's most thriving independent beer cities, then hit the road for the New Mexico state line, saving time for a few mini craft beer adventures at small-but-mighty beer cities along the way.
Great Divide Brewing Company recently opened The Great Divide Barrel Room in the heart of Denver's growing RiNo district, and the shiny, new facility is filled with mouth-watering barrel-aged brews. Also in RiNO, you can embrace traditional German lagers at the Bierstadt Lagerhaus, and post up for a wood-fired pizza, live music and a refreshing Red IPA at Blackshirt Brewing Co. Fan of sours? Visit Crooked Stave Artisan Ales' location at The Source. And for excellent views of Denver's skyline from one of the most inviting outdoor patios in town, pull up a chair at Denver Beer Co.
Break up your road trip with a visit to Bristol Brewing Company's historic school house-turned-brewery in Colorado Springs. Directly en route to Albuquerque, the delicious Nut Brown Ale at Santa Fe Brewing Co. is worth a pit stop. For award-winning pub fare and handcrafted beers in Albuquerque, be sure to visit Boxing Bear Brewing Co.—the 2016 Great American Beer Festival Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year winner. Grab a handcrafted beer at Red Door Brewing Company's lively downtown taproom. And don't forget to schedule stops at ABQ's popular longtime breweries, Marble Brewery, La Cumbre Brewing Co. and Nexus Brewery.
Only an hour out from ABQ resides Santa Fe's acclaimed contemporary art installation, Meow Wolf. There you will find works from 100 artists across several disciplines including painting, architecture, sculpture, video production, audio engineering, writing and more.
Explore some of the most adventurous and fun-loving cities in the South with a road trip from the Nashville to the sudsy, laid-back Asheville, North Carolina. Make stops in the adventure hub of Chattanooga, and to the charming fields and tables of Blackberry Farm along the way.
Nashville's beer scene has grown leaps and bounds in the last decade, and is now home to a large selection of excellent breweries worthy of seeking out during your travels. For a delicious meal and a pint, head to Tennessee Brew Works, located just outside of Nashville's vibrant downtown area. For a visit to one of the most happening taprooms in the city, make your way to Jackalope Brewing Company. Marvel at the amount of clean and flavorful brews made in Czann's Brewing Company's small brewery and cozy taproom. For an excellent brewery tour (with complimentary tasters!) and the scoop on Nashville's craft beer history, head to Yazoo Brewing Co.
While traversing the southern heat on your way to Asheville, be sure spend a day exploring Chattanooga. Stops at Big Frog Brewing Co., Big River Grille & Brewing Works and the Chattanooga Brewing Co. are a must.
Once you arrive in Asheville, head to the Asheville Brewing Company where you can catch a movie and grab beer and pizza, too. Post up on the outdoor patio at Burial Beer Company for refreshing Honey Saison. Try a Gaelic Ale, a Daycation IPA or a Black Mocha Stout at Highland Brewing Co., and don't miss out on the funky goodness at longtime Asheville watering hole — Green Man Brewery (Green Man's new building is stunningly gorgeous, with a great view – particularly in the fall.) And if you're looking for more great views, make the 15 minutes drive from downtown to Pisgah Brewing, a brewery that doubles as a music venue, attracting up-and-coming acts and big names alike.
Perfectly positioned along your route is Blackberry Farms in Walland, Tennessee. Book a night in one of the farm's charming cottages and finally taste what all of the buzz is about at this boutique brewery.
There isn't a better place for a fall road trip than the Northeast. The changing of the colors of the leaves paired with all things maple, and some of the most respected breweries in the country — it's truly the place to be. Start your journey in the city and make your way through the peaceful countrysides for visits to breweries making some of the top-rated beers in the nation.
To truly begin an epic road trip in NYC, head to Brooklyn Brewery. This legendary brewery offers Small Batch Tours for an all-access guided tasting of four Brooklyn Brewery beers. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the brewery's "Before You Visit" instructions to stay-up-to-date on the tasting room's limited hours throughout the week, and guidelines for touring this popular NYC craft brewery.
Continue exploring Brooklyn with a stop at the Keg & Lantern Brewing Co. where you'll find a long list of a variety of ales and lagers on draft, and a visit to Other Half Brewing Company—a hop-forward brewery revered for creative and exciting beers and brewery collaborations. Pull up one of the many bar stools at Threes Brewing for a classic German lager or a traditional Belgian farmhouse ale before traveling back over the bridge to the Chelsea Craft Brewing Company—the oldest brewery in Manhattan.
As you make your way out of the city to the beautiful state of Vermont, you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't plan a visit to The Alchemist — one of the biggest cult breweries in the country. Pick up cans of Heady Topper IPA and taste for yourself why this beer is always at the top of best beers lists. Tradition and a focus on local ingredients is what you'll find at the Burlington Beer Company. Enjoy a Q-shaped pretzel, cool atmosphere, and tasty beers and Queen City Brewery, and sunshine and unfiltered ales and lagers on the patio at The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing Company. And don't miss out on a trip to Hill Farmstead Brewery, one of the most buzzed about breweries in the country. This community-driven place is offering up weekly specialty bottle releases that you'll definitely want to plan your visit around.
The state of New York's brewery count has exploded over recent years. One way to discover some real gems of the Empire State on your road trip is to lean heavily the brewers guild's state beer trail.


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Reath, K., et al. (2021), Quantifying Eruptive and Background Seismicity, Deformation, Degassing, and Thermal Emissions at Volcanoes in the United States During 1978–2020, J. Geophys. Res..
Reath, K., et al. (2020), All Rights Reserved. Using Conceptual Models to Relate Multiparameter Satellite Data to Subsurface Volcanic Processes in Latin America, Geochem., Geophys., Geosyst., 21, e2019GC008494, doi:10.1029/2019GC008494.
Reath, K., and M. Ramsey (2013), Exploration of geothermal systems using hyperspectral thermal infrared remote sensing, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 265, 27-38, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.08.007.
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MacQueen, P., et al. (2020), All Rights Reserved. Volcano-Tectonic Interactions at Sabancaya Volcano, Peru: Eruptions, Magmatic Inflation, Moderate Earthquakes, and Fault Creep, J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2019JB019281, doi:10.1029/2019JB019281.
Graettinger, A. H., et al. (2013), Remote sensing and geologic mapping of glaciovolcanic deposits in the region surrounding Askja (Dyngjufjöll) volcano, Iceland, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34, 7178-7198, doi:10.1080/01431161.2013.817716.
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In Casino Royale, he is the guy referenced on Vesper's cell phone, whom Bond tracks down and shoots in the knee. In Quantum of Solace, he brags about the un-named secret criminal organization to which he is the first link known to British Intelligence. Mr. White's bragging takes the form of mentioning that the members of the secret criminal organization are so often afraid that British Intelligence has infiltrated the organization, that British Intelligence is watching them, listening in, knows their plans, and who they are; whereas it turns out that British Intelligence does not even know they exist.
But Mr. White was mentioned much earlier, at the very beginning of Casino Royale, when the African military strong man first meets Le Chifre, where Le Chifre suggests that Mr. White has told the strong man about Le Chifre.
So, what is the secret criminal organization?
And who is Mr . White?
Is Mr. White a Persian cat?
In the films, Blofeld almost always appears with a white Persian cat.
Blofeld is the head of the global criminal organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion).
The Daniel Craig version of James Bond re-boots the character to Bond's origin as a double 0 (license to kill) British spy, and one assumes that his evolution to super-spy saving the world and foiling nefarious plots by super-villains will occur over the space of several films.
The second film picks up where the first one left off, with the capture of Mr. White who, with the aid of his secret organization, promptly escapes. Mr. White remains an enigma, and the solution to the riddle of Mr. White has not been found.
If the series re-boot intends to evolve Bond from a thug to the spy equivalent of a super-hero, it would make sense that he will become that by confronting a nemesis worthy of any super-villain. Blofeld and his S.P.E.C.T.R.E. gang would fit that bill.
Blofeld's white Persian cat? Blofeld himself?


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Access on a High School Tour in Mexico
The humidity in Mexico's night air wrapped itself around Robin Sutherby as she joined her teacher and classmates to stroll slowly down the road. In town, they headed into a piano club tucked away under the brewing clouds. Having visited the beaches of Acapulco and browsed the silver crafts in the city of Taxco by day, this break in their two week Spanish class tour abroad seemed just right.
"There was a musician playing a fast, hot sound. It started thundering and lightning outside, and rain poured down as we were sitting listening to this piano music playing."
Exploring Italy One Step At a Time
Melissa DiVietri is a young social media strategist living in Detroit, Michigan. Art is her passion; but marketing is where she excels as owner of "DI Designs Studios". While previously attending Ferris State University, Melissa came across a flyer about a summer study abroad program on art history and wine fermentation in Italy. As someone who had not yet traveled abroad, she thought, "Wow, I can gain college credits by traveling to Italy?"
Using Multicultural Strategies to Increase Study Abroad
Not only should you recognize a good strategy when you see it, but you should take it and replicate it as much as you can. This is what Candace Chenoweth, the Director of Global Education at University of Wisconsin (UW)-Whitewater, sought to do. The Center of Global Education worked to not only increase, but exceed, the representation of multicultural students studying abroad, and then to do the same for students with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students.
Partners for Accessible Healthcare in Macedonia
How do you describe a partnership that not only achieves its goals, but transforms the entire way in which each partner works? MIUSA's Empower Partnerships program simply calls it, "Team Macedonia." With support from the U.S. Department of State, MIUSA brought together organizations from around the world for a new style of collaborative program designed to advance disability rights.
Disabled Women's Movement on the Rise in Dominican Republic
Kimberly Tissot, Executive Director of Able South Carolina, heard the determination in the voices of her partners in the Dominican Republic: "We need to know how it is possible for you to be independent in the U.S., and how to make those changes here."
Researching Disability & Development in Tanzania
Rachel Garaghty, a wheelchair user, stuck to her goal of getting the overseas experience she needed for her career and to become a citizen diplomat.
Why Pre-Existing Conditions Matter in Insurance
Plans offered to international exchange participants for less than a year of coverage are not fully licensed products so changes to U.S. health laws through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) do not apply. These plans can increase costs, have pre-existing condition exclusions, or deny enrollment to an individual based on health status.
Traveling Internationally with a Guide Dog or Service Animal
You are taking the leap to go abroad and naturally you want to bring along your service animal or guide dog on this adventure. However, you may wonder what arrangements will be needed. Or, if bringing your animal companion is a good idea or not. Feral dogs in the destination country and other considerations on how to keep your guide dog or service animal healthy overseas can help when deciding.
Using Power Wheelchairs Abroad
As my fellow disabled travelers may know, total equipment failure can happen anywhere. While most people were reading the stories of Camilo José Cela on a warm bench surrounded by freesia, I spent the majority of my time getting down and dirty in the mechanic shops of Seville, Spain, where I was studying abroad for 8 months.
Touching Down in Taiwan
When Molly Rogers was a professor at the University of Oregon, she visited the island of Penghu, Taiwan, to present a paper on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, it was the first time she'd traveled solo since becoming a wheelchair user. Molly, who is a member of Mobility International USA's board of directors, was excited to visit a new place, but also admitted to being a little nervous.
"Taiwan is a very long way from home, and I don't read or speak the language," she says. "I knew I would have to rely entirely on myself to solve problems or get to places I wanted to go."
Nothing About Us Without Us
When Guida Leicester arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a six week program through a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship, one thing quickly became apparent to her. "The staff and faculty had discussed what I could and could not do, but they had failed to include me in the conversation."
Rolling Out the Welcome Mat to International Visitors
I first got involved as a homestay host in my city of Akron, Ohio when a fellow member of the National Association of the Physically Handicapped (NAPH) contacted my housemate and asked if we would be interested in hosting someone through Global Ties Akron.
In the past, I have hosted international guests for dinner. Although those occasions were only a couple of hours, our time together was very worthwhile. It was very interesting to talk to doctors from Vietnam and a delegation from Kyrgyzstan, who told us about the services for people with disabilities in their countries.
Staying in Control on Stairs
At some point in your international travels, you may come upon a flight of stairs that need scaling, whether out of necessity (e.g. exiting a Parisian metro stop with a broken lift) or sheer desire (mounting the last bit of the Eiffel Tower for an incredible view). If you will need assistance from others to lift you and your wheelchair, there are some ways to make this tricky situation a little less harrowing.
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Benguet Corporation A pioneer mining company in the Philippines, which started mining gold in 1903, chromite in 1934 and copper in 1971. Benton Resources Ontario properties Benz Mining Focused on advancing its projects located in the Americas. Beowulf Mining plc Gold Exploration in Sweden.
Philippines Mining sector review (English) Abstract. Although the Philippines is well endowed with mineral resources and is ranked among the world's top ten mining countries for certain minerals, the country's mining industry has come across difficult times during the 1980s.
Apr 05, 20150183;32;Local company Philex Mining is particularly aggressive in Mindanao, and Forbes called it one of Asias best firms under a billion in 2012. Other miners are eager to follow.
Jan 28, 20120183;32;MINING Pros and Cons 2012 at 1036 PM. A very nice and informative video. Despite the good effects of mining here in the Philippines, we should always see the other side of it and analyze which is more important or which has more effect to everyone. Also we should always focus on the preservation of our environment above all.
Mining amp; Exploration Projects. Philippines. COO OPERATIONS. 1.1 The CoO Mine. The CoO underground mine is developed on a series of intermediate sulphidation, epithermal quartz veins and to date have been worked to approximately 350 metres (Level 8) below the adit level (Level 1) and Levels 9 and 10 are commencing.
Between 2003 and 2012, investment in mining has grown by more than 2,700%, advancing from US$ 305 million to US$ 8,568 million and currently has a 47% share of the total announcements of private investment projects for the period 20132015, according to the Banco Central de Reserva (BCRP).
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Published on 20 July 2012 at the Philippine Daily Inquirer 1 by the President of the Philippines. Under this project, the proponent who owns the List of Priority Projects Refers to the list of Private Sector Infrastructure or Development Projects in accordance with Section 2.3. s.
The Philippines is a mining friendly country with existing minning laws which allow coproduction, joint venture, mineral production sharing agreements (MPSA) and financial and technical assistance agreements (FTAA) for largescale mining projects.
No work will be carried out by the copper mining company until we have prior approval and clearance from the Ministry of Information and Culture. Indeed, World Bankfunded support to Mes Aynak through the Second Sustainable Development of Natural Resources project runs through mid2016.
MANILA, Philippines The mining reform bill is among the list of priority measures that the Aquino administration will push for in the next Congress, according to Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. quot;We're focusing on several bills. The mining, we will push for it,quot; Purisima said in an interview on Rappler's TalkThursday Monday, April 1.
Philippines Analyzing mining context. 2012 Philippines Faithbased international humanitarian organization Mining quot;At BOTFL, layer after layer we built up a strong structure of knowledge and tools, leveraging world class faculty at Notre Dame with readings culled from around the world.
REVITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE PHILIPPINE MINING Revitalizing Mining in the Philippines PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT TO MINING. TEN BENEFITS OF THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. 1. Since 2004, investments from the Priority Projects required prior to the commissioning of a mining project.
Investment under the MAP in mining priority projects has reached US$ 2.8 billion. The inflow in 2009 was reported to be US$ 640 million, and the MGB forecasts US$ 1.4 billion in 2010, US$ 3.4 billion in 2011, and US$ 3.9 billion in 2012.


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Ekweremadu Will Not Be Granted Bail
Information reaching Naija News House says that Ekweremadu Will Not Be Granted Bail
A Nigerian-born lawyer in the United Kingdom (UK) has revealed there may be political or other factors for the continued detention of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the UK.
Speaking without disclosing his identity with The Guardian last week, the lawyer said: "He's being treated harshly and the man is not well.
"They fear he may jump bail and run back to Nigeria." Ekweremadu, who was arrested with his wife, Beatrice, on June 23, and charged with allegations of wanting to make payment for the procurement of organ for their daughter, Sonia, from one David Nwamini, has been kept behind bars since, while his wife is on bail.
"When both were brought before a Sergeant in courtroom 12, at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, on August 4, he appeared via video link from prison during the short session, while his wife was physically in the dock."
While speaking with The Guardian, the lawyer was asked if the offence for which Ekweremadu is being detained is bailable, he confirmed it is, and noted that the Senator is not granted bail because each case is different, and that there are factors to consider. He further noted that Ekweremadu might not be granted bail because they fear he may jump bail and fly back to Nigeria.
Earlier in the week, Ekweremadu's daughter, Sonia, took to her Instagram page and made a public appeal for any willing kidney donor to come to her aid.
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She revealed that she is suffering from a rare kidney disease.
The 25-year old said that she had to drop out of the university of Newcastle in 2019 because of the health challenge.
"I was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, FSGS Nephrotic Syndrome."
The Ekweremadus are due back at Old Bailey for the plea and trial preparation hearing on October 31.
"The trial is for May 2 next year," a court staff told The Guardian yesterday.
They are being charged alongside Dr. Obinna Obeta.
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How The Victims' Fund Can Help!
Many people are supposed to learn just how many automobile accidents there are in the U.S. each year. Nearly 5 million people a year are involved in moderate to severe injuries. In addition to that, some pedestrians are hit by vehicles. All told, it leads to a lot of serious injuries for a lot of people.
And in many cases, it can also lead to a huge financial burden. That's why The Accident Guys started The Victim's Fund, a non-profit organization aimed at helping people who find themselves in this kind of situation.
What Happens if You Need Help Following a Vehicular Accident?
Most people's first question is – "won't insurance cover any expenses that come from an accident?" In theory, the answer is yes. But that is assuming that the driver has the proper coverage or even coverage at all. In the many cases where the other driver is under or not insured at all, the obligation to pay for medical bills, funeral services, and other debt that comes from this sort of thing will likely fall on you.
How Do Victim's Funds Help?
The Victim's Fund can relieve some of the burdens on accident survivors financially and emotionally. The fact is that it isn't just financial strain that comes from these situations. There is also the emotional burden that comes from the trauma of the accident and injuries sustained and the anxiety and stress from the expenses and lost wages. Those who are recovering from major injuries and missing work can benefit greatly from this Fund.
How Did the Fund Get Started?
The Accident Guys, Eliot Houman and Omin Dayan are responsible for creating The Victim's Fund. They are the Co-founders of The Accident Guys with a nearby office in Rancho Cucamonga. As founding partners of the Dayan & Houman Law Firm, they knew all too well the pain and hopelessness that so many people experience due to these types of accidents. Mr. Dayan serves as the non-profits CEO while Mr. Houman acts as its President.
They are joined on the Fund's board of directors by other legal and medical professionals. This includes the CFO, Navid Barkhodar, the Secretary, David Tehrani, and Dr. Pouyan Famini; Vice President.
The purpose of The Victim's Fund is to help low-income families, as well as those who have been stretched far beyond their means in dealing with an automobile accident. This happens through generous donors.
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Catie Curtis (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter. She was raised in the small city of Saco, Maine, and played her first performances there. She was originally a drummer, but later changed instruments to acoustic guitar. After leaving Saco, she went to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. While at college, she became involved in the local coffeehouse circuit. At the same time, Curtis worked as a waitress and social worker while continuing to write and perform. She moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1990s, after deciding to make a career out of music. She and her partner are married and have two adopted daughters. Curtis has toured extensively in North America in support of her albums, including playing at several festivals, such as the Newport Folk Festival. She has also supported, among others, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dar Williams, Girlyman and Bonnie Raitt. She also played on the final Lilith Fair tour. Her songs have featured in Alias, Dawson's Creek, Felicity and Chicago Hope, as well as in several independent films. She won the Best Album Award from the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for her self-titled 1997 album. In 2006, she and Mark Erelli won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for their song People Look Around, a song written in response to the hurricane Katrina disaster. A film documentary on Curtis, entitled Tangled Stories, has been directed by Robert Millis. An interview with her is also featured on his current affairs program, American Microphone. Curtis has been with her partner Liz for 10 years. The two married in 2005. They adopted two girls together, Lucy and Celia. They family lives outside of Boston.
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Paolo Bongia
Coming from a long line of prominent diamond dealers and distinctive jewelers, Paolo Bongia takes his love of stones and jewelry to a whole new level of artistic. Every creation is a masterpiece in its own right. Large, oversized, unconventional… Paolo Bongia's jewelry has been called many names, but stunning undisputedly tops the list.
For Bongia, inspiration is plentiful. He sees it in everything around him – no, not just nature, sunsets, stars or sea shells, it could be something as simple as a telephone cord and it varies according to his mood! His eccentric creations stem from his love and ability to see something in all its angles, beautiful and ugly alike.
An even bigger source of inspiration is the women these jewels are made for. "I always have an image of a woman in my head and I work from there. I want to create things for real people who will wear this jewelry instead of envisioning tall, slim models who will only display these pieces."
Bongia grew up with jewelry; however, at one point in his life becoming a jeweler was the last thing he wanted to be. He took off to England to study political science, but his true passion was jewelry and eventually it could no longer be ignored. Bongia approached jewelry as an amateur and experimented with a collection of rings when he was just 19. His little collection was a success and immediately sold in Paris, but it was not until much later that he decided to immerse himself in the world of jewelry.
"Although I started out as an amateur, I eventually studied things like gemology and design, but to me, the most important school in my life were my parents; I got the artistic side of my mother and the know-how of my father," said Bongia. Artistic in every sense of the word, Bongia's mother is still active in the world of jewelry and his father's experience as a diamond dealer has been invaluable.
Eventually Bongia branched out from the family and established his own brand. "I wanted to focus on Paolo Bongia as an individual brand. I have a very different approach to my work; I am very much a dictator in my art!"
Never heeding the shocked reactions of those who felt his work was much too different, Bongia continued his work for years creating his one of a kind pieces, always pleased that their shock value and ability to intrigue never waned.
"It doesn't worry me if people say some items are too big, too different, too classical, or not wearable. I am however, always eager to hear constructive criticism of those well versed in the art of jewelry making; it's usually very eye-opening," said Bongia thoughtfully.
Bongia successfully entered international markets with his very first collection as an amateur. Passionate about what he does to extremes, Bongia is doing what he loves and also enjoys a degree of freedom that is very valuable to him, as such, he is hesitant at the thought of becoming a huge worldwide brand. "I don't want to become a slave to my work. I have had numerous offers from people willing to invest in my brand and have plans to make it huge, but so far I have refused. I might be open to the idea someday," he said.
Paolo Bongia's designs are available all over the Middle East except Kuwait. The brand's head office is based in Valencia, a small village on the outskirts of Milan. Eventually, Bongia sees the possibility of opening a few locations in select European cities.
Ready and willing to enter new territory, his expansion plans stretch beyond jewelry. "I might venture into furniture one day because I love art itself and I am much more into conception and formation than design; the strength of my skills is in my hands," he said. Why not, one ponders – with impressively successful endeavors already achieved, for Paolo Bongia the sky is the limit!
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After falling to a near decade low of $37 a tonne on 11 December, the iron ore price clawed back 16% without registering a single down day to open 2016 trading at $43.10.
That rally came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday with the Northern China 62% Fe import price including freight and insurance (CFR) losing 2.3%.
The bad news out of China that roiled equities and metals prices finally caught up with the steelmaking raw material. And with no change to the fundamentals for the industry it's hard to see why iron ore would continue to climb.
Port inventories in China, responsible for more than 70% of the seaborne trade, are piling up again. China's iron ore demand is set to fall by 4.2% in 2016 to just over 1 billion tonnes according to the country's Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute as steel production shrinks 3.1%.
While the demand picture is certainly not pretty, the main driver of a lower iron ore price has been growing supply.
In December, Australia's 55mtpa Roy Hill mine started shipments. Rio Tinto's 20mtpa Silvergrass mine could be up and running within a year and Vale's gigantic 95mtpa S11D project could follow soon after.
Many smaller producers have exited the market and others are "hanging on by their fingernails" in the inimitable words of Rio CEO Sam Walsh, but there are now also signs that the majors, which still enjoy healthy margins at today's price, may be throttling production.
Vale cut its iron ore production guidance for this year to 340–350mt from a previous forecast of 376mt and the Rio de Janeiro-based company also said it may slow down the S11D expansion. Anglo American is doing the same at Minas Rio, announcing the ramp up to 26mtpa will only happen in 2018. Kumba is cutting production at Sishen in South Africa by nearly 30% to 26mt.


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In H.G. Wells' novel The First Men in the Moon a scientist discovers "cavorite", a mineral impervious to gravity that can also shield other materials from its effects. The search for materials with the ability to modify gravity have long been considered science fiction. But recently a paper by Minter, Wegter-McNelly and Chiao suggested that hypothesized High Frequency Gravity Waves (HFGWs) might be able to be reflected like a mirror by thin superconducting films when Cooper pairs are in motion. http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0661
Whether this will be the case is uncertain and Chiao has had some setbacks with his "gravity-radio" experiments in 2003, but of greater interest to myself is not whether any passive material may be able to interact with gravity waves or gravitons to redirect their paths, but whether there are materials that would be able to interact with gravito-photons, the hypothesized particles in Extended Heim Theory.
My candidate would be metamaterials.
Metamaterials have been modeled to manipulate photons to create invisibility cloaks in a manner analogous to the warping of space by gravity. Researchers such as Ulf Leonhardt of the University of St. Andrews, John Pendry of Imperial College London and Dr Guenneau, at the University of Liverpools's Department of Mathematical Science are just a few of the theoreticians that have made clear the potential of metamaterials.
They have also shown how metamaterials can mimic phenomena that have been associated with manipulations of space-time. Dr. Guenneau, explains. "Using this new computer model we can prove that light can bend around an object under a cloak and is not diffracted by the object. This happens because the metamaterial that makes up the cloak stretches the metrics of space, in a similar way to what heavy planets and stars do for the metrics of space-time in Einstein's general relativity theory. http://www.physorg.com/news97945163.html
Ulf Leonhardt of the University of St Andrews in the UK working independently of John Pendry of Imperial College London, says, "This research shows how much electromagnetic or optical instruments can do… Interestingly, the new calculations are inspired by the geometry of curved space — a discipline that is normally in the firm hands of researchers in general relativity."
There was also an article http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080306-blackhole-fiber.html and news release on the creation of a fiber-optical analogue of the event horizon of a black hole. It simulated a gravitational phenomenon through the use of photonic-crystal fibers. A description of other instances of this effect is here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ulf/fibre.html.
A paper published in the March 2009 issue of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Review, "Cloaking Devices, Electromagnetic Wormholes, and Transformation Optics," presents an overview of the theoretical developments in cloaking from a mathematical perspective. The cloaking version of a wormhole allows for an invisible tunnel between two points in space through which electromagnetic waves can be transmitted. http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/080716827
With such a close relationship between metamaterials and optical analogues of gravity events, and the generation of gravito-photons through gravito-magnetic interactions, perhaps one day metamaterials will be able to be designed to passively interact with propulsion or standing fields produced by gravito-photons. This might include the ability to pass through them, reflect them, or shape them to form gravito-lenses on a small scale.
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AUTHOR: Michael
DATE: 03/18/2009 12:04:53 AM
Very interesting article. Although, I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with the term "electromagnetic wormhole." It's a little misleading.
But I am quite excited about the prospects of these amazing metamaterials. It's a real pleasure to be living in the age of advanced technology.
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"Photonic" would have been my choice, though cloaks for magnetism have also been demonstrated.
DATE: 04/08/2009 08:05:19 PM
Not sure if you heard this, but Dr. Hauser gave a lecture entitled "Emerging Physics for Novel Field Propulsion" very recently
http://www.hpcc-space.com/
Editor's reply:
Yes, here is a link to that presentation made in Sacramento. It summarizes where D&H are before their upcoming paper and in the last sentence portends use of intense gravity-like fields for use in fusion reactors.
The link you provided isn't working. On the publication page, the latest paper was submitted in 2007.
Sorry. Fixed it.
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UPDATE Apr 11, 2019: The published article is now available for download from this page: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zna.ahead-of-print/zna-2018-0559/zna-2018-0559.xml UPDATE Feb 11, 2019: A preprint of the publication is now available from this page: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zna.ahead-of-print/zna-2018-0559/zna-2018-0559.xml I am pleased to announce that Part II of the paper by Hauser and Dröscherhas been accepted for publication by Zeitschrift für Naturforschung […]
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The U.S. (and France) is a shopper's paradise for the Chinese. The Chinese prefer to buy their merchandise "at the source" because they believe by doing so they 1) can save a lot of money and 2) have greater selection.
But how do you capture them? Many luxury goods firms have taken the step of hiring Mandarin-speaking sales people and creating marketing programs designed to attract the wealthy Chinese consumer. While some companies have been more successful than others, all have expressed the desire to fully leverage their Chinese tourist program.
The following reflect the advice I have given to them. I chose to focus on eight things because eight is the symbol of good luck and good fortune.
1. Organize shopping tours but only with a qualified source. Chinese people are very private. They are used to being persecuted for their political and religious beliefs. As a result, they only trust "friends and family." If you decide to participate in an organized Chinese tourist shopping tour, make sure you ask the tour operator how they recruited their customers. If they tell you that they used Facebook or Twitter, run away as fast as you can. It's a scam as the Chinese government has blocked Facebook and Twitter. If they tell you that they used forums or other forms of social media, be skeptical. Qualified buyers (e.g., those with big assets) will only go on a tour with their friends and family.
2. Focus on government officials and the heads of state-owned enterprises (SOE). You need a visa to enter into the U.S. It is very difficult to obtain a visa. The most likely to obtain a visa are highly placed government officials and/or heads of SOEs. Interestingly, there is a lot of overlap between these two. This is because the Chinese government has structured the promotion process to reward those people who have spent time in the private sector. One of my interns, Alex, is from the Shangdong province. His father is a highly placed government official. He obtained his position by alternating between government and private sector jobs. For example, after being the mayor of his city, he then took over and successfully turned around an abandoned ice cream factory. He sold the factory and then received a promotion as a government official. He then was asked to help build China's steel industry (back to an SOE) and once he successfully built this business was promoted to head of one of the most prestigious government agencies. As a result of his efforts, Alex's dad is able to secure a three-week visa each year.
4. The Art of the deal. The Chinese love to bargain. It is a fact. I have seen billionaires argue for 20 minutes to receive a $2 discount off of a $20 purchase. It's not the amount but they expect something. This presents a huge issue to luxury goods companies. One way to get around this is to offer a special gift. This gift has to be of limited edition and not available for sale. The Chinese have to feel that it is truly special. One of the best special gifts I have seen is from Louis Vuitton. One Christmas, they made a snow globe where the decorative item was a miniature open trunk and the "snow" consisted of LV icons. Furthermore, the snow globe was packaged in an exquisite Louis Vuitton set up box similar to the quality used to house their handbags.
5. Graduations and back to bchool are better than Chinese New Year. Most luxury goods companies focus on Chinese New Year promotions. What they fail to realize is that Chinese New Year is probably the one time that is spent with friends and family, not shopping. Instead, luxury goods marketers should focus on U.S. graduations. The U.S. is still renowned for its educational system and most Chinese parents aspire to send their children to American schools. As a result, there is a flurry of activity in June and September where parents are either sending their children to school or attending their children's graduations.
6. Reach out and touch Chinese students. American education is expensive. Even more so because Chinese students pay full price as they are not eligible for financial aid. Consequently, it is fair to assume that most Chinese students are from well-off and/or well-placed families. We did a study for a leading Paris jeweler and found their most effective outreach efforts were to Chinese students from the top five U.S. MBA schools. These students not only owned pieces from their collection and were planning to make additional purchases but their parents were also planning to purchase when they visited their children.
7. Multiples are okay. Chinese like to buy multiples. They are not looking to resell. Most of these purchases are either for themselves or their families. I was in Beijing recently and saw a man purchase six Cartier watches at its Wangfujing boutique. Intrigued, I went up to him and asked him (in Mandarin) who he was buying them for. Delighted to have an audience, he told me that the three women's watches were gifts for his daughter, wife and mistress and the three men's watches were for himself.
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Mark Kolier from moddern marketing, April 4, 2012 at 10:43 a.m.
Another interesting post Patricia. Question on #2 - I am told that in China affluent buyers actually like private sales and invite their friends to join them to shop at private events. That info is in stark contrast to what you noted - are you referring to Chinese behavior in the U.S.?


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The undersigned, City Collector of the City of Providence, hereby gives notice that he will sell at public auction to the highest bidder in the Council Chamber, City Hall, in said City on Thursday the 25th day of May, A.D. 2017 at 10:00 A.M. Local Time, the following described parcels of real estate (for the levy upon which, notice is hereby given) or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the taxes which constitute a lien thereon, assessed December 31, 2015, and/or prior years, together with the costs and charges incident to this sale. In some instances, the properties will be sold for delinquent Downtown Improvement District or Thayer Street District taxes and/or for outstanding Environmental Lien or Demolition Lien charges.
Each of the following described parcels will be sold for the payment of the taxes assessed December 31, 2015,and/or as to certain of said parcels for the taxes assessed in prior years (or for delinquent Downtown Improvement District, Thayer Street District and/or Environmental Lien and/or Demolition Lien charges). Information as to the nature of the said taxes and assessments due on the several parcels may be obtained from the undersigned and will be announced at the sale.
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Hype, risk, modesty, and Frequently Asked Questions: opening up (new spaces in) science and closing down controversy?
What do Frequently Asked Questions mean in science? How do they contribute to opening up science and closing down further debate at the same time? This paper considers FAQs as an unusual activity in science and tracks their role in the making and unmaking of social science genomics as a new field.
The use of genomics techniques in quantitative social science research is a phenomenon of the post-genomics era; however, it is also a continuation of a long lasting and controversial relationship between biology and the social sciences. The incipient terms of sociogenomics, genoeconomics and genopolitics under the "social science genomics" umbrella reflect the possibility of new disciplinary formations as much as novel approaches to sociology, economics and political science, respectively. As part of these emergences, an unusual practice among scientists—producing lists of Frequently Asked Questions about research articles—marks the scientists' efforts towards an open social science genomics. This practice is tightly linked to the framing of hype and risk around social science genomics research and the broader controversy surrounding the scientists' efforts in ways that are both opening up this contested emerging field to broader communities and securing its future with a pursuit of epistemic modesty through answers to questions. In this paper, I track the use of FAQs in science and elaborate on what this practice means for different types of academic work. Furthermore, I consider FAQs as part of the multitude of practices of the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium to understand how opening up could also contribute to closing down, in this case the controversy surrounding genetics research into social outcomes and behavior.