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This guest post was written by Varun Nagaraj, senior vice president of product management and marketing at Echelon Corporation, which develops energy networking technology.
By Varun Nagaraj
In the U.S., smart meters get a lot of negative press. But the technology can provide visibility into what's been called the "black hole" our nation's grid infrastructure - the low voltage grid, which is the section between the neighborhood distribution transformer and the customer's meter.
With nearly six million miles of low-voltage distribution lines in the U.S., Americans are paying for the energy we mismanage as it's distributed. Researchers estimate a 10% gain in efficiency could have saved the U.S. $5.7 billion in 2006.
The data from smart meters can help identify these losses and reverse this trend. They can also play a key role in reducing outages, whichcost the U.S. up to $150 billion a year. We'd also be in a better position to incorporate more renewable energy and electric vehicles into the grid, or squeeze more life out of an aging distribution transformer fleet that needs to be replaced this decade at great cost.
Any of these would have positive benefits for our national economy and security. But America's negative perception of smart meters is causing the country to trail behind Europe, which is better positioned to profit from the technology.
After deploying smart meters, leading European utilities like Sweden's E.ON and Denmark's SEAS-NVE and NRGi have each been able to improve customer satisfaction. E.ON experienced a 56% reduction in meter and invoice-related customer service calls and a 50% drop in meter complaints.
The complaint rate at Denmark's SEAS-NVE was 10 times better than expected and never exceeded 0.5%. NRGi recently rolled out a program allowing consumers to get personal with their smart meters by customizing them directly. All these utilities offer smartphone and Internet apps that allow customers to see their energy usage anywhere at anytime, which is improving satisfaction and trust.
With these and more new services, they are building customer loyalty programs that stick. In testament that Europeans are becoming smarter energy consumers, SEAS-NVE reported a 16% energy savings after smart meters were installed.
Happier consumers trusting their utilities? How are Europeans doing it? For starters, European smart meter technology is fundamentally different. By using power line technology in the smart meter to communicate instead of radio frequency, many European utilities are able to neutralize RF-related health and privacy concerns that have bedeviled U.S. utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric.
Second, these European utilities conducted some groundbreaking marketing research to sell the benefits of the new meter that resonated with different types of consumers. They almost had to. In many places in Europe, meters are inside the home, sometimes in high traffic areas like kitchens. The utility needs access inside the home to install smart meters so customer experience and engagement could not be second-guessed or overlooked. Finally, once the meters were installed, they were reliably sending billing information back the same day - not months later like in some U.S. deployments.
Once reliable billing is provided, European utilities quickly move to gaining more visibility into their low voltage grid to remotely troubleshoot expensive problems like power quality issues and outages.
In Europe, utilities do this with smart meters that provide more than billing information – they tell the utility about power quality issues, such as voltage sag, swell and total harmonic distortion. They also help correct problems at transformers and pinpoint the source of outages by using power line communications that automatically show how customers are connected to transformers.
A great example of the smart meter payoff is in Denmark. At the start of 2012, there were approximately 100 solar installations on the SEAS-NVE grid; today there are over 3,500 adding 36 megawatts of capacity to the grid.
NRGi is seeing a similar explosion in solar installations. As a result, the need to monitor the low voltage grid has increased. In the past, most voltage quality investigations have been the result of customer complaints – for example, when customers experience dimming or flickering of lights.
But it's not just flickering lights that are a problem. When power is over or under voltage, it can shorten the life of expensive electrical equipment like televisions, computers and mobile phones. Before smart meters, the utilities would respond by sending crews to obtain initial readings and identify the severity of the fluctuations. If the crew could not immediately find the problem, they would install power quality recording devices - an approach that increases labor costs without providing a long-term fix.
Now by setting a series of alarms within their smart meters, these utilities can monitor and identify voltage quality problems at the same time as the customer, or even before the customer experiences any significant equipment malfunctions or failures.
This is helping them meet their obligation to customers and comply with regulatory mandates. SEAS-NVE estimates it was able to save over $1 million and when each of their 380,000 residents install solar, they'll save over $100 million.
And that's just the beginning. NRGi is collecting over 7 million data points from each meter a day. All this data means they never have a reason to visit the meter, until it's time for a replacement and that is saving them millions each year. In fact, NRGi believes smart meters will help them raise the efficiency of the grid so that it loses less energy in distribution - which will not only be good for the environment, but also make energy cheaper for their customers over time.


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I'm entering this into Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.. Isn't this fox adorable??? I'm selling Close to My Heart, so it's only fair that I let you know that You can only get the Spring Critters stamp set until April 30. I watercolored the image. It was so fun to do.Isn't it adorable!!!?
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Hello There! Fox
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Sunday, April 24, 2016
April CTMH Newsletter
As you all know, I decided to take the plunge and join Close to My Heart as an independent consultant.
We had fun at my first card party. I'm planning on having a card party once a month, with 3 cards at only $5.We learned new techniques and made some fun cards to have on hand for that special occasion. We made these three in April:
Reminder: most everything in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog will retire at the end of April, so if you were thinking of buying anything, including my favorites shown below, you can still order through me. Here's the catalog. http://cdn.closetomyheart.
com/global/online-office/idea- books/1601-se-optimized-us.pdf Shop here:
And, don't forget:
For as little as a $150 party, you can earn select rewards from Close to My Heart, and I always give the hostess with a qualifying order of at least $150 a surprise gift as well!!!
Create something TODAY,
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Saturday, April 23, 2016
Guess what's new?
That's right! I decided to join Close to My Heart (CTMH) as an independent consultant! Join the April Sales -Please Join gathering. to order and have it delivered straight to your home.
Plus, when you spend $50 or more, you can get the Life in Pictures stamp of the month for only $5 (plus s/h and tax)!! I love it!!!
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
Happy Birthday to my Sister in Law
I made this birthday for my sister in law. It fits the challenge at Simon Says Stamp: Happy Birthday. and happy birthday to them!
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Featuring the same advanced multi-well pad drilling capabilities of the PACE®-X800 rig, the PACE®-X800 quad design rig enables fewer connections due to an additional 31-foot section that allows for four joints of pipe in the setback.
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- 186-foot mast height
- 30,000 feet total capacity, including casing
- 126-foot quad stand
Nabors' fit-for-purpose managed pressure drilling (MPD) equipment and integrated MPD-Ready® drilling rig maximizes efficiencies and makes MPD services more scalable and cost-effective for unconventional land drillers.
As pad drilling solutions continue to evolve and improve, walking rigs with crane-less rig-up are quickly becoming a typical feature on location. The Canrig® PadWalker™ was created to support multi-well pad drilling.
Nabors offers remote control choke technology to help operators meet the challenges of well pressure control, while reducing costs and enhancing environmental risk and wellsite safety.
Reliability of downhole electronics, particularly in harsh environments, is a key challenge for drillers. Nabors' AccuMP® MWD system is a patented mud-pulsing system designed to address many of the current MWD reliability issues present in the market today.
Nabors' AccuWave® Electromagnetic Measurement While Drilling (MWD) system is the premier solution for reliable data transmission in all drilling environments.
Nabors has developed a suite of software solutions designed to transform rig site data and analytics into wellsite knowledge. Drilling data is collected from various rig sources and then transmitted to customers in real-time through remote, mobile portals.
The ROCKit Pilot system integrates critical downhole information needed for directional drilling and then automatically implements corrective instructions and steering logic during slide drilling operations.
As lateral lengths continue to increase, drillers need a rig with more power and greater tripping speed. Nabors PACE®-M800 rig features innovative advanced technologies that provide both.
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- 3,000 horsepower drawworks that enable trip speeds of 380 feet per minute
- When drilling laterals at or greater than 7,500 feet, the PACE®-M800 rig's racking capacity eliminates the need to lay down drill pipe between wells on the same pad.
As lateral lengths continue to increase, drillers need a rig with more power and greater tripping speeds. The PACE®-M1000 rig features innovative advanced technologies that provide both of these capabilities, while also improving rig move efficiency.
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- A 1,150-horsepower top drive provides 51,400 ft-lbs continuous torque at 120 rpm


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Hey guys! I'm sorry that I haven't been on in a while. With the stress of midterms and the holiday season, I just haven't gotten around to writing a post. I figure I would just do a giant overview of my crazy month!
We went to go get Christmas trees in the first week of December, and it was loads of fun! We went to an adorable little tree farm where we got my tree for my room and our family tree. There was even a cat named Roxy to greet us! Afterwards, we enjoyed the hot springs that Hot Springs, NC is named for. I had so much fun!
I also went to many Christmas parties with my family!
My friends and I even had a gathering where we celebrated together. We all dressed up and had dinner before exchanging gifts. It was a very merry "friendsmas" celebration!
I was able to spend some time with my cousins on Christmas Eve, and on Christmas, I was so glad to be able to spend time with my mom and dad. Plus, I got my first pair of duck boots!
I'm wishing all of my viewers a wonderful New Year, and I hope you enjoyed this post!


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Composer, instrumentalist and instrument inventor Terry Dame curates this new monthly series featuring performances by some of New York's finest instrument inventors, players of objects and other oddities. Dame, the mastermind behind the ensemble Electric Junkyard Gamelan will perform a solo set under the moniker "Electron Gong" on some of her original musical contraptions followed by two guest artists each month. You will be dazzled and amazed by beautiful sounds ranging from the ethereal and otherworldly to incredibly groovy, danceable beats created on everything from rubber bands to bike parts. Expect the unexpected!
January 30th show features guest artists BrooklynBikeBeat aka Lee Free performing on his bicycle midi controller and Daniel Jodacy performing on some strange thang he created...
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- The 5,028-acre reserve contains a variety of important habitats including salt marsh, pine flatwoods, and sand pine scrub. The park is one of Florida's few where elevations reach much above sea level. This remains true for most of Cedar Key Scrub with the exception of the northwest area that is graced with a 30-foot relict dune supporting both sand pine scrub and scrubby flatwoods. Bird-watchers should note that these are the necessary habitats for the threatened Florida scrub jay.
Recreation - Cedar Key Scrub State Preserve offers multi-use trails totaling approximately 12 miles. The trails are open to hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. The reserve is divided into an eastern portion and western portion, divided by County Route 347. The eastern side has four miles of trail and the western side has eight miles. Besides trail use, visitors come here to picnic, nature study and observe wildlife.
Climate - Florida experiences mild, comfortable winters and warm to hot, humid summers. The area offers a great warm escape for outdoor recreation during the cold northern months. Summer temperatures average in the low 80's Fahrenheit and mid 20's Celsius. Winters are mild with temperatures averaging between the high 40's to the high 50's Fahrenheit. The average precipitation for the north central area is diverse. The central western area receives more than 60 inches per year while the central eastern tract receives about 50 inches. August and September are peak months of the hurricane season that lasts from June 1 through November 30.
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Cedar Key Scrub State Preserve is located near the Gulf coast approximately 3 miles north of Cedar Key. Access is from Routes 347 and 24.
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text: 2 pkgs. pie crusts* 1/2 c. beef broth 2 lbs. ground chuck 1 lb. carrots, peeled & shredded 1 env. dry onion soup mix 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 2 lbs. potatoes, cubed into 1-inch 1 tsp. salt cubes 'A tsp. pepper Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Cook potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover until they are just tender. This takes about 10-15 minutes. Drain and set aside. While potatoes are cooking, brown beef in a large skillet. When no pink remains, drain and put beef back into pan. Add potatoes, broth, onion soup mix, carrots, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes. Unroll pie crusts and cut each one in half. You will have 8 pieces. Evenly divide beef mixture between each piece, placing mixture only on one side. Fold over to form a triangle shape and seal edges tightly with your fingers or a fork. Place on the baking sheets. Brush tops with beaten egg mixture. Cut a small slit into each one to allow steam to escape. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve hot. Can serve with your favorite gravy or ketchup. *May find the pie crusts in the dairy aisle.


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The Friends of the Glen Ridge Library is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It was founded in 1979 by a group of devoted library supporters in order to enhance the services and programs at the Glen Ridge Public Library. Throughout the years, the Friends of the Library has provided support to the library and community in various ways through fundraising, volunteerism, advocacy and outreach. In short, the Friends are a vital part of what makes the Glen Ridge Public Library shine.
Money raised by the Friends of the Library through memberships, donations, fundraising events, and online sales provides $20,000 yearly. These funds support many library services and programs, including:
Please donate to the generous Friends who make a difference at the Glen Ridge Public Library and in the community.
The Friends of the Glen Ridge Library's primary goals are to stimulate community awareness and use of the Glen Ridge Public Library and to support the library in developing its services and facilities. To this end, the Friends work to obtain public support for the Library budget; and to encourage gifts, endowments and memorials that provide financial support to the Library.
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Shopping for Xmas gifts for men is something that you'll either love or hate. Women tend to enjoy searching the high streets and online merchants for Christmas gifts for him, but this is no guarantee that they'll make the right selection. This is because men and women like different things. It is crucial that you select gifts for men at Christmas that they are likely to use regularly. While women tend to be particularly thoughtful, guys tend to see gift-giving as more of an exchange of goods.
Great Ideas for Xmas Gifts for Men That Cost Under $300
Ride in a hot air balloon: If you're looking for exciting Christmas gifts for guys, consider paying for a flight for him and a friend to go in a hot air balloon. The duration of the flight is about 2 to 3 hours so there will be plenty of time to take pictures. A nice present for men that can be shared with a wife or girlfriend.
Weekend in Las Vegas: There aren't many places that are exciting and lavish, yet inexpensive to stay, but Las Vegas is one of them. That's because the hotels and buffet facilities are all subsidized by the gambling tables. There are several places to stay for less than $50 a night, leaving plenty to spare for the flight.
Annual cinema pass: If he's a keen movie buff, consider buying him a annual pass to the cinema. This means that he can watch any film at his local cinema as many times as he likes over the next 12 months. It's not only a great Christmas gift for guys that he'll enjoy, it also saves him money.
Power tools for DIY: If he's hinted that he plans to do some work on his house, a few power tools are the ideal gift for men at Xmas. A circular saw or orbital sander not only makes the job a lot easier and saves him money, the use of certain tools will help to expedite the process.
How to Choose the Best Christmas Gifts for Men
If you want to avoid the crowds, start shopping for Xmas gifts for men early on. The nearer it gets to the festive season, the busier the stores will be. You'll feel rushed and want to get away quickly so are more likely to select things he won't like. When choosing Christmas presents for guys, buy items that he'll regularly use and enjoy. Men tend to prefer practical gifts, such as gadgets and power tools, so try to select things like that. Unless you have a lot in common, buying him presents that you'd like is usually a mistake.


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Call us Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. to process your payment over the phone.
Pay by mail
Simply make a check out to Four County Electric for the amount shown on your statement and mail it to our office at P.O. Box 667, Burgaw, NC 28425.
Drive-thru window
Our drive-through window is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. for your convenience.
Bank Draft
Four County can draft your checking or credit card account for the amount of your bill. Draft dates either fall around the 5th or the 20th of the month, depending upon which cycle you are in. Members on Bank Draft will receive their bill showing the amount drafted and the amount of electricity used.
Levelized Billing
With the levelized, you pay about the same amount on your electric bill each month. Four County will average your bill by dividing the total of your previous 12 months' bills, including the current one, by 12. Your meter will be read on the same schedule as in the past.
Online Services
You can safely and securely pay and receive your electric bill online. These are FREE services that can save you time and money. The online services are designed to meet the demands of your busy schedule. With the rise in postage and gas prices, you can save yourself time and money. All you have to do is call Four County at 888-368-7289 to take advantage of the online services listed below.
Online Bill Pay
Four County has established an online service center to make managing your account simpler. You can safely and securely pay your electric bill by credit card or e-check for free via http://www.fourcty.org/. All you have to do is call your local Four County office to receive a password for logging on.
Your electric bill can be electronically formated and sent to you via email. To sign up to have your bill emailed to you each month call our office at 1-888-368-7289 or email customer services to sign up today.
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Pay on the go, Four County's mobile app allows you to get your billing information on the go! Our app allows fast and secure account access so you can easily manage your account details anywhere you go. Make payments and manage your account on your mobile device. Download our app today! Click here to download.
Prepay Advantage Program - A Prepay Energy Solution
Four County EMC members now have the option of prepay power. This plan allows participants to determine how much and how often they pay provided their account maintains a positive balance. If it would be easier to make weekly or bi-weekly payments rather than one large payment each month, Prepay may be right for you. For additional details on this program you may contact us online or call Four County EMC at 888-368-7289.


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ANTIPOLO City, December 7, 2010—The Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) asailed Philippine Army spokesperson, Col. Antonio Parlade's statement saying that the National Democratic Front's call for the release of Morong 43 is a concrete evidence that the 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal are truly members of the communist, New People's […]
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Sociopastoral organization, Promotion of Church Peoples' Response (PCPR) has assailed the violent dispersal of 42 farmers doing a camp-out along the Chino Roces (Mendiola) Bridge, in Manila on July 3. Most of the farmers came from Laguna and Tarlac, asking the newly installed president, Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, to act swiftly on the problem of agrarian reform in the country.
"Maybe he's more Christian, for he's known to be a devout Catholic, than Mrs. Arroyo. We are hoping that he'd do no Arroyo, in terms of human rights. We are continuously praying that these will all end up and soon, the tears that will roll down our cheeks will not be tears of fear, of loneliness, of longing; but tears of joy and praise to the Lord that they are now free and that justice had already served," Allyn said in her last message to this writer.
On the last note, let everyone—every spectator—reflect on each "mirror" hanging on the walls of the exhibition area and to examine the facts being reflected in there and assess if they do really replicate the events happening in the Philippine society today or this is just a bunch of propaganda. And everybody must say, Amen.
Human rights watchdog Karapatan and the Ecumenical Voice for Peace and Human Rights (Ecumenical Voice) are set to go to the United Nations' Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland to formally file their complaint against the government and state forces, in line with the case of the 43 health workers who were arrested while in training in Morong, Rizal last February 5th.
The 38 of the 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal have been brought back today to Camp Mateo Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal for Camp Crame has no huge facility to accommodate the rebellion suspects.
QUEZON CITY, March 6, 2010—Egoy Clamor is only four years old and longs for his mother, Merry. Though a little bit sad, his concern is much for the patients of his mother at the government-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH). "Ang nanay kong doktora laging nasa PGH kasi marami siyang pasyente dun… pero noon yun. Ngayon, […]


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It's a gas! Air consists of nitrogen and oxygen and lots of empty space.
Why does blowing on hot soup help to cool it off? The answer is evaporation.
Used coffee grounds can be recycled to make air filters that remove methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere.
Salt absorbs water vapor from surrounding air and sometimes partially liquifies and clumps together in the process.
Despite weighing tons, clouds seem to free-float in the air. How do the billowy marvels stay up in the sky?
It may sound paradoxical, but warm spells and flurries often go hand in hand.
If salts are constantly washing into rivers, lakes and oceans, why aren't inland lakes salty as well?
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I had photographed all of the woman's white roses when she invited me to come to her backyard to see her pride and joy. Sprawled against the backdrop of her painted stucco house grew a bush covered with outrageously beautiful coral roses. I shot one picture and my battery died. This was it. The only one I was able to document. Sadly, she has since moved and I've not been invited through the gate to see if she took the coral rosebush with her.


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LG's flagship smartphone, the G3, is now home to Android 5.0 Lollipop, in South Korea at least
By Anthony Garreffa from Nov 26, 2014 @ 23:26 CST
LG is one of the first to drop Android 5.0 Lollipop onto its flagship G3 smartphone, in its home country of South Korea at first. This is the first step for the G3, with international versions of the handset to soon receive the new OS.
Better yet, people who have updated their G3s to Android 5.0 have reported that they're seeing slight performance increases. We should see Lollipop updates for the other G3s around the world in the coming weeks, and then we should hopefully see LG updating their older handsets, such as the G2 with the new OS from Google, too.
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Purchasing a Home
Time to move into another home? Maybe you've outgrown the one you're living in now. Perhaps you're in a better financial position than you were when you bought your last house. Maybe you're moving to a new town with a new job. While it really doesn't matter why you need a new house, it does matter how you go about purchasing it.
No one likes the hassle of buying a home the old way, including us. That's why we've invested our energy into streamlining and updating the entire mortgage process. We're pleased to bring you a faster and more technologically advanced way to finance your home. Call us at (888) 508-7138 or Schedule an appointment now.
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While my husband was out chasing little white balls over the lava fields today, I tried my hand at painting tropical fruit that I had purchased from a local farmers market
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The results were not too bad considering I had never tried to work with Acrylic paints. It took some time to get used to painting so quickly. Oil paints can stay wet and their color blend for days. Acrylics can set up in minutes especially in warm weather. Getting smooth transitions between different parts of the painting is a challenge .On the other had, the big advantage for using acrylics while traveling is that one can be certain that the paint is thoroughly dry when one goes to pack


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I don't watch a lot of television, and most of that is news shows. But in the little television that I watch, it seems like far and away the biggest advertiser is the State of New York, on behalf of a program called "Start-Up New York." Watch a half hour of news in the evening in New York, and you can easily see three of these ads. The message is, we're creating lots of great new jobs in upstate New York by handing out tax exemptions for exciting new start-ups! The videos show attractive young people in obviously new and clean facilities, wearing some kinds of trendy clothes or lab coats and looking very, very high tech. Of course the cynic in me cannot help thinking, why are they spending all this money on advertising for this?
You don't have to be a genius to predict that this program will inevitably be a disaster -- at least for the taxpayers. Thankfully, the Legal Insurrection website over the weekend put out a compilation of the latest information. That post in turn relies substantially on this article from the Ithaca Journal. It seems that the state put out a report on the program -- late on Friday afternoon going into the July 4 weekend. Really, that already tells you all you need to know. No matter how bad you thought it might have been, it's worse. The Legal Insurrection headline is "Much-touted Start-Up New York programs spent over $53 million to create just 441 jobs." And the sub-headline is "And it's only going to get worse." Excerpt:
Governor Andrew Cuomo's "tax-free" plan to bring technology jobs to New York has long been considered a failure, and buried in Friday afternoon's holiday weekend document dump is a report that demonstrates the degree of the latest NY boondoggle's failure.
The Ithaca Journal has this to say about the timing of the state report:
The report from Empire State Development, the Cuomo administration's economic-development branch, was released Friday evening ahead of the holiday weekend, a time notorious for government agencies to release unflattering news. It was more than 90 days late: By law, the report was due March 31.
So what has the $53 million gone for? Again, from the Ithaca Journal:
The state has spent tens of millions of dollars promoting the program, including $53 million from late 2013 to early 2015. The bulk of that cost was spent on seemingly ubiquitous television advertisements.
Yes, basically all the state money has gone for the ads. And the (pitiful) results:
In some regions, the report showed few results in the first two years, including the Southern Tier, which saw nine companies in the Start-Up program create seven total jobs. The six Start-Up companies at Binghamton University combined to create a single job in 2015. In the mid-Hudson region, which stretches from Westchester County north to Sullivan County, Start-Up businesses created five jobs last year — all in Kingston.
And the amount of private investment?
So far, 159 companies have been approved for the program, including 102 that are new businesses. Together, they invested $11.4 million in New York in 2015 and received $1.2 million in tax benefits.
Of course the tax benefits will go on for years, so it's impossible to calculate how much the taxpayers will pay for each job "created." But it's already around $125,000 per job before the tax benefits really even get going.
Well, there's one thing that can be said about this program, and that is, it's not as big a disaster as the "Buffalo Billion." That's the program under which Governor Cuomo proposes to "invest" $1 billion or so of state taxpayer funds in Buffalo to turn around that long-struggling city. Oh, it seems that the lion's share of the billion is going to just one company, SolarCity, a company (supposedly) engaged in manufacturing and installing solar panels on people's houses. I say "supposedly" because the factory -- basically built at taxpayer expense for the Elon Musk-led company -- is still not finished, and the smart money is betting that it never will go into operation. In this post in February I noted that SolarCity was near bankruptcy.
But wait! A couple of weeks ago, Tesla (another Musk company) announced that it was buying SolarCity! Huh? The Wall Street Journal "Heard on the Street" column immediately said that the deal "defies common sense" -- why would a cash-hungry money-losing electric car manufacturer want to buy an even more cash-hungry money-losing solar panel manufacturer? From the WSJ:
Both businesses, for different reasons, are cash hungry. In the past four quarters alone, Tesla burned up nearly 50 cents of cash for every dollar of sales it made. But it was practically the U.S. Mint compared with SolarCity which burned nearly $6 for each dollar of sales.
Of course the obvious answer is that, with SolarCity looking like it was about to go bust, the State of New York was getting skittish about paying off the remainder of its $750 million investment in the factory. Tesla continues to be a market darling, and now, with Tesla in the loop, presumably the state investment in SolarCity's factory will go through. Of course Tesla is also totally dependent on government subsidies and handouts to have a viable business model. It's just one form of wealth destruction versus another. The wealth destruction, of course, is for the taxpayers. Not for Musk. And not for the construction contractor on the factory, LP Ciminelli, which, as the New York Times points out in this article from May, was a major Cuomo campaign contributor. Oh, and the bidding documents for the construction project seem to have been written so that the only contractor who could qualify for the job was Ciminelli.


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I use the sticky notes feature on my laptop. It's organized chaos.ReplyDelete
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C. Long and Lutz combined for two goals, ten ground balls and ten caused turnovers
Worcester, Mass. – The fifth seeded Falcons of Fitchburg State University dropped an 8-4 decision to the fourth seeded Lancers of Worcester State in opening round action of the 2018 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Lacrosse post-season tournament this evening at Coughlin Stadium.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 4, Worcester State 8
Records: Fitchburg State (8-9, 3-4 MASCAC) | Worcester State (11-7, 4-3 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Fitchburg State opened the scoring as senior Jaimee Lutz (Foxboro, Mass.) found the back of the net before Worcester Sate grabbed a 3-1 advantage on makers from sophomore Kaylee Krajewski (Holyoke, Mass.), freshman Abby Magnuson (Ellington, Conn.) and senior Aliexis Vecchiarelli (Agawam, Mass.).
Fitchburg cut the deficit to one going into the break with sophomore Tracy Long (Georgetown, Mass.) and junior Anna Gagnon-Burch (Putney, Vt.) connecting on tallies to make the score 4-3 after 30 minutes of play.
Following the intermission, Worcester State extended its margin (8-3) as freshman Rachel Hopkins (Chelmsford, Mass.), senior Mackenzie Little (Marlboro, Mass.) newcomer Coley Hayes (Norwood, Mass.) and Vecchiarelli netted scores. Fitchburg State answered back though when senior Carrie Long (Foxboro, Mass.) buried a shot into the back of the net off a free-position shot, but that as close as the Falcons would get as the Lancers held on for the 8-4 final.
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11th meeting between the two schools in lacrosse with the Falcons 5-6 all-time when taking on the Lancers.
Fitchburg State has won the two of the last three contests with Worcester State. With the Lancers coming away with a 9-7 victory in the last meeting earlier this season at Elliot Field. Sophomore Sarah Napolitano paced the Falcons with a team-best three points on two goals and one assist as well as three ground balls.
C. Long paced the Falcons with one goal, five ground balls, five draw controls and seven caused turnovers, while Lutz added one score, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
For the Lancers, Vecchiarelli finished with a game best five points on three goals and two assists as well as one ground balls, while Magnuson chipped in with two goals, one ground ball and one caused turnover.
In goal, junior Marguerite Belcher (Quincy, Mass.) turned aside ten shots for the Falcons in the complete game effort, while freshman Chloe O;Brien (Sturbridge, Mass.) made six saves in 60 minutes of work.
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Falcons conclude their 2018 season with an overall record of 8-9 and a 3-4 mark in MASCAC play. Lancers advance to the semifinal round of the MASCAC Women's Lacrosse post-season tournament as travels to Westfield State to take on the top seeded Owls on Thursday for a contest starting at 7:00 PM.


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| "Your shadow spell was successful. I was able to track that girl. However, I did have a little run-in with one of the brothers that killed me."
"I assume he didn't live to tell about it."
"Actually, I spared him. He'd die before he let anything happen to her. They both would. She'll be kept safe."
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The relationship between the Original Vampire, Elijah Mikaelson and the Witch, Jonas Martin. Jonas and his son Luka Martin had a deal with Elijah where they would help him kill Klaus, if, in exchange, he would return Jonas' daughter Greta Martin, who was in Klaus' service, to them. Their alliance was broken in The Dinner Party when Elijah was daggered by Elena.
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Season Two
In the episode Katerina, it was revealed that Elijah and Jonas were working together when Elijah compelled the vampire Slater to kill himself to tie up his loose ends. Jonas seemed bothered by this, and asked, "Was it really necessary?" but Elijah insisted it had to be done, because he had delivered his message to the Salvatores.
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In Daddy Issues, Jonas asked Bonnie Bennett to meet with him and Luka to try to get her on their side. He assured her that Elijah was a man of his word and would keep his end of the deal to keep Elena's loved ones protected. Still, Bonnie didn't believe him. However, Jonas later proved himself by coming to the rescue of Damon, Stefan, and Caroline when the werewolves attacked the vampires. Before he left, Jonas stated, "Elijah made a promise to Elena. I'm here to see it's upheld." He then turned to the werewolf, Tyler Lockwood, and instructed him to warn his "friends" that they should leave town as soon as possible when they woke up.
A few days afterward, Bonnie used her magic to get information out of Luka Martin, Jonas's son, about Elijah's plan for Elena. Luka unwittingly admitted to Bonnie that both Jonas and Luka were working together with Elijah to kill Klaus, and in return for their help, Elijah had promised to return Jonas's daughter, Greta Martin, who they believed had been taken prisoner by Klaus. Luka also revealed that Klaus was searching for a way to undo his curse without the doppelgänger by forcing generations of witches to help him over the centuries, including Luka's sister. When Bonnie asked how they were planning to kill Klaus, Luka explained that Klaus would be vulnerable after the sacrifice, and that they would be able to kill him then. This caused Bonnie to realize that the three had always intended for Elena to die in the sacrifice, which Luka confirmed..
In The Dinner Party, Elijah attended a dinner party at the Salvatore Boarding House, where he was daggered (and accidentally undaggered) by Alaric Saltzman. Afterward, Elijah rushed over to Jonas' house to ask him to do another locator spell to find Elena so he could take her into his own possession. Meanwhile, Jonas, having realized what Bonnie had done to read Luka's thoughts, went to the Gilbert house, where he found Bonnie and Jeremy.
He used magic to telekinetically pin Jeremy to the wall so he couldn't intervene when he took Bonnie's magic from her. Before he left, he told her, "If any harm comes to my son because of what you did, you will answer to me." He then left and told Elijah where Elena was. Elijah went to the Gilbert lake house, where he used a handful of stones to smash the front door down. Elijah informed Elena that their deal was off, but he couldn't take her because she refused to invite him in. She convinced him to maintain their deal by stabbing herself in the stomach with the dagger, and when Elijah came to heal her, she used the dagger on him and neutralized him. Afterward, Elijah's incapacitated body was moved to the cellar of the boarding house.
In The House Guest, after Elijah was neutralized, Stefan decided it would be a good idea to get Luka and Jonas on their side in their fight against Klaus, and asked Bonnie to set up a meeting between them so they could convince the Martins that they were all on the same side. Bonnie, Stefan, Luka and Jonas met at the Grill. Luka asked them where Elijah was, so Stefan was honest and informed them that they daggered him. He continued on to assure them that they wanted the same thing, and that they wanted to help the Martins do what Elijah was helping them do. They manage to get Jonas to admit that they were looking for a witch burial ground so they could channel enough power to kill Klaus. However, once the Martins left, they decided it would be better for them to revive Elijah and have him kill Stefan and Damon instead. To do this, they join their power to send Jonas in the form of an astral projection to the boarding house to undagger Elijah.
Luka arrived there, totally invisible, and headed straight toward the cellar to undagger Elijah. Unfortunately for him, Katherine happened to be down there grabbing a blood bag and sensed his presence; when she went to check on Elijah, she saw an invisible force trying to pull out the dagger and lunged forward to hold down the dagger so it couldn't be removed. Though Luka initially believed it to be Elena, Jonas informed him that it was actually Katherine, and instructed him to find a stake and kill her. Luka managed to break a table and stab Katherine in the stomach with it, but since it didn't kill her, she was able to alert Damon, who used a blowtorch that caught Luka's astral form and actual body to burn up in flames, killing him. Damon sent Stefan to Jonas to deal with him, as they knew he was trying to get Elijah back, but Jonas, so distraught over the loss of his son, used a pain infliction spell to neutralize Stefan before setting out to find Elena to turn over to Klaus himself.
He ended up at the Grill, where Bonnie, Elena, Caroline, and Jenna had gone to have a girls night. He ran into Bonnie, who immediately said, "`m so sorry about Luka. We never wanted that to happen. but let us help you get your daughter back." However, Jonas insisted that only Elijah could do that, and when Bonnie refused to tell him where Elena was, he used his magic to knock her out and set fire to the bar. He was then attacked by Caroline to give Katherine (posing as Elena) and Stefan enough time to get away, but used pain infliction spells to neutralize her. When Matt saw him attacking Caroline and tried to protect her, Jonas stabbed him in the throat. He tracked "Elena" back to the Gilbert house, where he cornered her in the bathroom; unbeknownst to him, it was Katherine, and she attacked him and fed on him to the point that they thought he was dead. Bonnie went to shut his eyes for him, but he stayed alive just long enough to give her her powers back and give her the information as to kill Klaus.
Elijah was later revived by Elena in The Last Dance, after Klaus nearly killed Bonnie and Damon lied to her about Bonnie's plan to fake her death. In Klaus, when Elijah and Elena were talking at the Lockwood mansion, Elijah mentioned Jonas when he said, "So, I assume the Martin witches are no longer with us," forcing Elena to admit that they weren't. It was later revealed that Jonas' daughter Greta, who they believed was captured by Klaus, had actually been working with him willingly the whole time, making Jonas' alliance with Elijah have been for nothing. Greta was later killed during the sacrifice in The Sun Also Rises by Damon, presumably ending Jonas' branch of the Martin witch line.
Season Two
- Jonas: "Was it, really?"
- Elijah: "It had to be done. He delivered his message. Won't be long now."
- (They look at each other)
- - Katerina
- Elijah: "So, how exactly does this spell work?"
- Jonas: "Give me your hand. Place it here."
- Jonas: "Now take my hand. Close your eyes. Relax your mind, and look for her."
- Jonas: "You saw her, didn't you?"
- Elijah: "I know exactly where she is."
- Elijah: "Where`s Luka?"
- Jonas: "Asleep."
- Elijah: "Your shadow spell was successful. I was able to track that girl. However, I did have a little run-in with one of the brothers that killed me."
- Jonas: "I assume he didn't live to tell about it."
- Elijah: "Actually, I spared him. He`d die before he let anything happen to her. They both would. She`ll be kept safe."
- Jonas: "For now."
- Elijah: "Well, that`s precisely what we need her to be. Safe."
- Jonas: "What happened?"
- Elijah: "I need you to go and find Elena. Now."
- Jonas: (to Luka) "Elijah is the answer, not Stefan and his brother. Those people, they're our enemies. They need to be dealt with."
- Jonas: (to Luka) "Concentrate on Elijah. Picture him in your mind."
- Jonas: (to Luka) "Elijah. You'll sense him. Stay focused."
- Jonas: (to Bonnie) "They killed Elijah and they killed Luka. And my only shot at getting my daughter back is if I have Elena."
- Elijah: (to Elena) "So I assume, that the Martin witches are no longer with us."
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After Louise - In the heart of Blakeney, Norfolk
After Louise - In the heart of Blakeney, Norfolk
Earlier this year I received a call from Scoop films to see whether I would be interested in capturing their journey in making their new film 'After Louise'. Once again I was intrigued and couldn't resist the adventure not to mention meeting some very larger than life characters. We set out from London to Norfolk one late night reaching there at 2am only to be woken up at 5am to set sail across the waters to the heart the Blakeney National Nature Reserve.
I returned later that evening back to London, yet it didn't feel like a day, maybe time had slowed down like it had done in the land of Narnia because it too was magical.
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Jose Mourinho 'surprised' as Chelsea go top
With Arsenal losing heavily at Liverpool, and Manchester City only collecting a point against Norwich City, Mourinho's side took full advantage to climb to the summit.
And the Portuguese admitted he was not expecting to move above Arsenal and City, repeating his mantra that his team should not be considered favourites to win the title.
"Big results are always surprising, of course they can happen but always surprising, you never expect such a big result (as Liverpool's 5-1 win)," Mourinho said.
"Everybody knows Anfield is not an easy place to play, it can happen to anyone.
"The other matches are matches where you can show that you are better or you can have a difficult situation.
"Norwich is not easy, we beat them there in the last minutes. When it happens to City it is more surprising (because) their attacking power is amazing.
"I think we are playing well, the first half was not the best example of that, but we are playing well.
"People individually are in a good moment, the team is getting good results and we are top of the league which is something we can't hide.
"This team are just starting and I don't want to compare (them to his previous side), (but) potentially this team is good and hopefully we will have a good decade.
"They are young guys with lots of years to play."
Mourinho was particularly impressed with hat-trick hero Eden Hazard, and praised the Belgian for consistently delivering for Chelsea this season.
"I think his performance today was not different to other performances he has," he added. "The only difference was he scored a hat-trick for the first time.
"He's playing really well, (he has had a) big evolution, (and has shown) consistency, ambition - (he is) fantastic."


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Most of the women in the cast of The Real Housewives have admitted to drinking more when filming the show, but sober Kim Richards is revealing that filming The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has actually helped keep her sober. "I think it's important to love your job, to enjoy the people you work with—most of the time!" she tells Dr. Sophy, the Medical Director of the LA County Department of Children and Family Services, on the latest episode of his podcast, House Call with Dr. Sophy.
"When I'm not working, I don't feel good. I don't feel…I'm not needed," Kim continues. "I need that responsibility. It definitely makes a difference when you love what you're doing and you like the people you're working with. I like my producers, I like my crew, I like the girls…most of the time."
Kim reveals the first few months after rehab were the hardest and deciding whether to make her sobriety public was a tough decision. "I came home in the first month or two [from treatment] and it was kind of quiet, because we weren't back in season yet…I was going stir-crazy. I did need that to get out, and go, and feel needed and important," she explains. "My decision to go back to work and live my sobriety out in the public, and live it out on [RHOBH]…the feeling of getting to go to work, and feeling important, that they needed me, it felt so healthy and good to get back out there. It just felt wonderful. Very important."
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This interview by Der Spiegal is worth a read, Kissinger offers thoughts on the how the Treaty of Versailles still affects modern policy and how he thinks Obama is doing thus far.
Key quotes:
SPIEGEL: So in your view, peace is not the normal condition among states?
Kissinger: The preconditions for a lasting peace are much more complex than most people are aware of. It was not an historic truth but an assertion of the view of a country composed of immigrants that had turned their backs on a continent and had absorbed itself for 200 years in its domestic politics.
SPIEGEL: Do you think it was helpful for Obama to deliver a speech to the Islamic world in Cairo? Or has he created a lot of illusions about what politics can deliver?
Kissinger: Obama is like a chess player who is playing simultaneous chess and has opened his game with an unusual opening. Now he's got to play his hand as he plays his various counterparts. We haven't gotten beyond the opening game move yet. I have no quarrel with the opening move.


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"Whip My Hair" is the debut single by American recording artist Willow Smith. The song was written by Janae Rockwell and Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson, with the latter producing the track.[1] Initial reception of the song praised the its kid-friendly, yet universal appeal, while dubbing Smith "baby Rihanna." However, other critics called the song's hook "grating" and "a nightmare of a brain drill."[2][3] The official remix featuring British rapper Tinie Tempah was released on January 3, 2011.[4]
In the summer of 2010, Smith's mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, revealed on Lopez Tonight that her daughter was recording an album.[5] On September 27, 2010, Smith's single was leaked onto the Internet[6][7] Time magazine, CNN, and Billboard all covered the song the evening of its surface.[8][9][10] The effort was applauded by several celebrities on Twitter, including Ciara, Brandy, Solange Knowles, Britney Spears, and Alfredo Flores.[11]
"...it means just be an individual. Like, you can't be afraid to be yourself. You have to be yourself, and you can't let anyone tell you that that's wrong."
Lyrically the song is about letting loose, being as wild as can be, while she asks ladies to "whip their hair" and "shake haters off".[13][14] The lyrics have motivational undertones, speaking of self-love and assurance, and referring to letting your hair down as a representation of this in parts like the line, "Keep fighting until I get there, when I'm down and I feel like giving up/I whip my hair back and forth, I whip it, I whip it real good."[15]
A sample of the song, featuring the line, "Don't let haters keep me off my grind."
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"Whip My Hair" is a high-tempo R&B[14]-hip-hop[5][13] piece incorporating dance-pop[9] and crunk,[16] with funk and disco influences.[16][17] The song is said to be composed in an "eclectic" style, and makes use of heavy synthesizers and drums.[15] Smith's vocals are auto-tuned in some parts,[14] while containing keyboard washes over a drum-heavy[8] beat described as "propulsive" and "futuristic".[18] The song features a knocking beat, including the vocal refrain of "I whip my hair back and forth". Some critics have compared the song heavily to Smith's musical influence Rihanna.[8][19] Additionally, others said the song was similar to the style of Rihanna contemporaries Ciara and Keri Hilson,[11] with a hip hop feel similar to Lil Mama.[20] Gina Serpe of E! Online called the track a fourth-grade version of Rihanna and Hilson.[5]
Critical reception
A main point critics attributed to the song was its ability to be kid-friendly, yet appeal to all music listeners, with Gerrick Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times calling the song radio, club, and recess-friendly,[11] and Daniela Capistrano of MTV News calling it a "kid-friendly club banger".[12] Kennedy commented, "don't let her age fool you; the song packs serious punch."[11] Capistrano said that the song's "crazy" beat works on the schoolyard and dancefloor.[6] Commenting that the song was age-appropriate, Gina Serpe of E! Online said, that accomplishment was commendable, stating, "it's got to be a bit of a battle finding material suitable for someone still in the single-digits."[5] Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly commended the song, complimenting the production value, stating the song was "Lil Mama meets Rihanna".[21] CBC said while the song may not be deep, it was the best to be expected from a "fourth grade fashionista", commenting the track was more "schoolyard friendly" than any music released by Miley Cyrus.[13] The Guardian described the track as "a pretty good R&B belter in the same vein as Rihanna, all heavily treated vocals and huge juddering beats".[14] BET Sound Off blog commented that Smith had more personality on the track than fellow artists three times her age.[17] Melinda Newman of HitFix complimented Smith's "competent" singing voice.[22]
Chart performance
Prior to radio add dates and release, the song collected greatest gainer recognitions on the US Rap Songs chart.[23] On the week ending September 25, 2010 the song debuted at number 60 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[24][25] It jumped to number 38 on that same chart in the following week. It has so far peaked at number five.[26] "Whip My Hair" debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 28, 2010 and moved up to number 11 the next week.[27][28] It has sold over 1,216,000 digital copies in the US alone.[29] On December 8, 2010, "Whip My Hair" debuted on the UK Midweeks at number 1,[30] but on December 12, 2010, it was beaten to the top by The Black Eyed Peas with "The Time (Dirty Bit)".[31]
Music video
Background and release
Smith filmed the song's accompanying music video in Los Angeles the week of September 20, 2010.[32] Ray Kay, known for Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Justin Bieber's "Baby", among others, was to direct the clip.[32] In an interview with Rap-Up, Kay said "I'm certain people that are watching the video will feel inspired to develop their own individuality and freedom and express their own art after seeing Willow in this video."[32] Kay also confirmed that the shooting would take two days, and require a lot from Smith, but said, the director was confident that Smith would "kill it" in front of the camera.[32][33] Later, Kay commented to Rap-Up in a separate piece, "I think this video will be considered iconic in the future. Willow is definitely here to stay, she's a superstar. I think we managed to create a fresh expression using Willow's amazing energy, a positive and inspiring concept, and mixing the colors of the sets with Willow's fashion, which consisted of custom-made clothing and exclusive One Z jumpsuits. She's a trendsetter already and I'm sure others will be copying her style soon!"[34]
A teaser video released on September 16, 2010 received 1.2 million views prior to the release of the official music video.[35] The video premiered on October 18, 2010, with Vevo hosting its online premiere, and its first televised airing during Smith's appearance on 106 & Park.[36] Before the video received its official premieres, it was leaked online, and RocNation removed all unauthorized clips.[35] Just a day after release, the video had reportedly garnered over 100,000 views on YouTube.[37]
The video begins in a futuristic cafeteria with kids, dubbed the "Warriorettes",[38] sitting down at tables wearing all white while the tables and walls are gray.[39] Smith then enters the room in colorful attire, including a blue vest, orange pants and a belt with her name on it, while donning rhinestones on her lips and extravagant nail tips.[40] With her braids shaped to form a heart, she carries a boombox filled with paint and plays it while undoing her braids and dipping them into paint inside the stereo, using her hair as a paintbrush and enlivening the atmosphere with colors.[39] Smith then performs dance moves and gets the classroom involved, which is intercut with the singer now donning a colorful mohawk, performing choreography with dancers with blue shirts in front of a light blue backdrop. She alternates different hairstyles, and then walks down a hallway with her backup dancers, donning a cotton candy-esque hairstyle. She further whips her hair to give color to the lockers and students' attire, before performing extensive choreography with the hallway students. Midway, Smith and her dancers perform a dance routine with music not in the original song.[35] The last scenes involves Smith with puff braids and in a yellow jumpsuit with her backup dancers in a different classroom trying to get them to dance, which is intercut with previous paint-splashing scenes, as the students, including her brother Jaden,[41] teachers, janitor, elderly lady, and toddler dance.[39] A writer for Rap-Up said that Smith "is in a class of her own in the breakout video for her empowering anthem", calling the video "the birth of more B.S.".[34]
Natalie Finn of E! Online commended the video for being "sassy, yet kid friendly".[42] Carina Adly MacKenzie of Zap2it said while the song took everyone by surprise, that the video was "even more awesome", commenting, "we probably shouldn't be shocked that Willow has more charisma in her pinky finger than half the artists twice her age."[43] Ryan Brockington of The New York Post reviewed the video positively, stating, "great thing about the video is that director Ray Kay kept it very young and colorful, the complete opposite of the very grown up sounding track."[44] A Popeater writer said that the video "has transcended from Jada and Will Smith's 9-year-old kiddo to a legitimate star", stating, "the video stacks up to the incredibly catchy, Rihanna-sounding song with killer outfits, fun classroom dance pieces and, yes, tons of hair whipping -- with paint!"[45] Also, a Celebuzz writer said that Smith "kills it with some seriously fierce bling, dance moves and, of course, intense hair whipping".[46] Commenting that Smith had the attitude of a "full-blown teen", Melinda Newman of HitFix commented, "As Miley Cyrus gets ready to become an adult, we can fill that spot with Willow", complimenting her charisma.[22]
Matt Cherrete of Chris Ryan of MTV Buzzworthy said the video lived up to the "energy" and "power" of the track, commenting that it contained the "most inspiring and awesome youth power dancing, hair whipping and floor stomping that you're going to see all day".[47] Matt Donnelly of The Los Angeles Times said with the release, the singer "introduces to us a pre-preteen firecracker who lives up to her impeccable breeding and perhaps takes the legacy one step further".[48] Admitting she originally dismissed the song and a video concept, due to her quick rise to fame and the oversexualized image of pop music already, Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly commented, "his clip is about to put a boom in the chiropracting industry (with possible ancillary benefits for housepaint), because girl can snap it."[49] Billy Johnson, Jr. of Yahoo! Music said among the many dancers in the clip, Smith "shines as the clear breakout star", calling the video a "smash", and commenting "she pulls it off without need for cameo appearances from her famous parents."[50] Veronica Miller of NPR that it wasn't the hairstyles that made the clip, but "the sheer fearlessness with which young Willow is singing, dancing and whipping", stating she has "just enough sass and pluck and confidence to hold our attention and leave us wanting more".[51] The video was nominated for "Video of the Year" and "Outstanding Music Video" at the 2011 BET Awards and NAACP Image Awards respectively.[52][53]
Live performances
Smith performed the song for the first time live on November 2, 2010 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[54] Smith again performed the song on December 6, 2010 at the LA Live Tree Lighting, and on December 31, 2010 at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.[55] Later she performed the song on March 1, 2011 on The Oprah Winfrey Show,[56] on April 3, 2011 at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards[57] and on April 25, 2011 at the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll.[58] She also performed the song as an opening act on the United Kingdom leg of Justin Bieber's My World Tour.[59]
Cultural impact
In September 2010, a fan-made mash-up of the video and a Sesame Street segment appeared online.[35] The original Sesame Street clip featured a puppet portrayed as a young black girl proud of her hair. She flails her braids, cornrows, afro, and other ethnic hairstyles.[51] According to the show's writer, Joey Mazzarino, the song was a tribute to his Ethiopian daughter's hair, writing it, stating that he wanted to say, "Your hair is great. You can put it in ponytails. You can put it in cornrows. I wish I had hair like you."[35] The mash-up uses different shots in the show's segment paired with "Whip My Hair" to act as a music video.[35] During the week of release of the "Whip My Hair" video, the Sesame Street clip also went viral. Veronica Miller of NPR commented that with both clips, "little black girls are having the best week ever", noting the rarity that "little African-American girls are publicly celebrated for their uniqueness and beauty", due to non-positive comments about their physical appearance, making them question individual and collective beauty.[51] On the single's video, Miller said, "Little Willow is operating with a sort of empowerment that grown women can sense, admire, and in some cases, envy", stating, "not many girls are taught that it's OK to openly love and affirm yourself."[51] Noting that the norm is not to be "sassy" or "cute", she said that "Whip My Hair" is "a celebration of little girls celebrating themselves".[51]
On the November 16, 2010 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon the song was covered in an acoustic folk/country style by Jimmy Fallon in character as Neil Young. Fallon/Young was accompanied by that evening's musical guest Bruce Springsteen, who was dressed in parody of himself from the mid-1970s.[60]
Track listing
- Digital download[61]
- "Whip My Hair" – 3:13
- UK digital download[62]
- "Whip My Hair" – 3:13
- "Whip My Hair" (music video) – 3:54
- EP – digital download[63]
- "Whip My Hair" – 3:13
- "Whip My Hair" (Warriorettes Mix) – 3:17
- "Whip My Hair" (music video) – 3:54
- German CD single[64]
- "Whip My Hair" (album version) – 3:13
- "Whip My Hair" (Warriorettes Mix) – 3:17
Charts and certifications
Release history
|United States
|September 21, 2010
|Urban airplay[88]
|October 12, 2010
|Mainstream airplay[89]
|October 26, 2010
|Digital download[61]
|United Kingdom
|December 5, 2010
|Digital download[90]
|December 6, 2010
|CD single[90]
|January 14, 2011
|CD single[64]
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