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The proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 is $31,741,789, which represents a 2.36 percent increase from the previous budget. The operations and program budget amounts to $27,709,107, an increase of $435,595.
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Because Lyme-Old Lyme is a regional school district, it services its own debt. As a result, 13 percent of the overall budget is debt service, which amounts to $4,032,682. That's an increase of $295,230 or 7.9 percent over the 2012-2013 budget but the debt service is particularly high this year because of ongoing renovations at Lyme-Old Lyme High School.
The lion's share of the school budget (63 percent) goes to pay salaries and benefits. Board of Education Chairman James Witkins and School Superintendent Ian Neviaser both praised the teacher's union for being flexible in their negotiations, however.
Salaries are increasing by 2.31 percent this year after teachers agreed to accept no raises at all last year. The cost of benefits also decreased by 1.72 percent because school employees agreed to move to a health care plan with a higher deductible. That, Witkins said, "was a major change."
Increases and Decreases
The biggest increases in the proposed budget are in certified and noncertified staff salaries, maintenance and debt service. The Special Education budget also increased by $22,040 but, Neviaser explained, that includes a new certified staff person that will allow the schools to offer more programs in-house, which will ultimately save the district money as it will mean fewer students will need to be sent out of the district for services.
Benefits, instructional programs, administration services and support services were some of the areas where the budget decreased compared to the previous year.
Another decrease the district anticipates in the 2013-2014 school year is in enrollment. Student enrollment is expected to be between 1,419 and 1,422. That's 23 to 26 fewer students than currently attend school in the district. Although the biggest decline is expected to happen at the elementary and high school level, student enrollment is dropping at the middle school too. Neviaser said that staff levels will be reduced and some staff reassigned as a result of the dip in enrollment.
What The Budget Includes
The proposed budget covers the cost a variety of facilities improvements, including:
- Irrigation of the new soccer/lacrosse field at Lyme-Old Lyme High School
- Electronic security door system replacement at all schools except the high school, which has them already.
- Playground bollards at Mile Creek Elementary School
- Energy efficient lighting at all schools
- A new fence for the front of Center School
- Basketball backboard replacement at Lyme Consolidated and Center School.
- The installation of permanent track field bleachers at Lyme-Old Lyme High School.
- Funding to support the state-mandated CORE curriculum program.
- The reconstituting of technology education programs at Lyme-Old Lyme High School that includes a marine mechanics program.
- A special education transition program
- Funding for a "teacher in charge" at Lyme Consolidated and Mile Creek elementary schools. This is a security measure that gives a designated teacher authority in an emergency in the event that the principal is off-site.


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With 90% of teens using the internet and 31% of the eight to 18-year-olds using computers and internet access, the potential for dangerous situations and encounters is alarming. Online teens frequently communicate virtually with someone they've never met: 54% have done so using instant messaging; 50% via E-mail, and 45% in a chat room. In fact, April and June have been designated as internet safety months by President George W. Bush to heighten the awareness across the nation.
To protect our children and youth, Project Click SafeSM has been created to provide awareness, education, and to offer resources for the community on issues relating to the safe use of technology.
According to Dr. Albert L. Etheridge, UPJ president, "In development since October, 2006, Project Click SafeSM enables the university to extend our educational outreach and to help our community address a very important need. Through partnering with school districts, law enforcement, and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, we have tremendous potential to create a safer environment for youth."
"The partnership with four other school districts is significant in our new initiative to reduce risks that technology poses to our children," states Dr. Christine Oldham, superintendent, Ferndale Area School District.
Believed to be the first of its kind in the state, the committee is comprised of the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, law enforcement officials, kindergarten through grade 12 administrators and higher education.
The three goals are clear:1. Awareness: Inform parents and other community members of the technologies being used by children and the dangers associated with them;2. Education: Offer practical solutions on how to minimize risks associated with technology usage and what to do if it is suspected that a child has been put at risk, and3. Resources: Provide community members with resources to minimize the risk of technology usage.
These technologies have been defined to be chatrooms; social networking services (i.e., MySpace, Xanga); instant messaging; text messaging; blogs, and cellular telephones.
The efforts of Project Click SafeSM will be coordinated by a steering committee and two working subgroups: a "community" subgroup and a "schools" subgroup.
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 12, the schools subgroup, the Project Click SafeSM Student Advisory Board, will conduct its first meeting. A group of 19 student leaders represent the five partner school districts.
The first subgroup will sponsor a Project Click SafeSM Community Forum to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Living/Learning Center. A panel of experts, including Pennsylvania Attorney General, Tom Corbett, will present important statistics and facts. A question and answer session will follow.
It is the expectation of the partners and committee of Project Click SafeSM to continue to provide resources to protect our children and youth.
An additional resource is http://www.projectclicksafe.com/, a website developed to share resources and information to minimize technology risk.
Members of the steering committee are: Sergeant Michael Burgan, Richland Township Police Department; Robert Eckenrod, Director User Services, UPJ; Glenn Gaye, Principal, Windber Area High School; Dr. Tammy Haslett, Psychologist, Footsteps Psychological Services; Detective Thomas Keirn, Richland Township Police Department; Robert Knipple, Director Outreach and Professional Services, UPJ; Kimberly Miller, Director, Marketing and Public Relations, UPJ; Scott Miller, Director, Information and Technology Services, Richland School District; Edward Moran, Principal, Ferndale Area Elementary School; Don Civis, Assistant Principal, Greater Johnstown Senior High School; Jeanne Susko, Coordinator, Community Programming, UPJ; Frank Tallyen, Technology Coordinator, Windber Area High School; Matthew Thomas, Assistant Principal, Westmont Hilltop High School; Officer Julie Wagner, Johnstown Police Department, and Eileen Zankey, Guidance Counselor, Ferndale Area Elementary School
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With debate about the balance between growth and austerity well and truly breaking out into the open, flash euro zone PMIs – which have a strong correlation to future GDP — are likely to show why a bit of fiscal stimulus is sorely needed. Talk of a European Central Bank rate cut is growing, euro zone policymakers at the G20 last week began to ponder loosening up on debt-cutting in an attempt to foster some growth and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso added his voice to the debate yesterday, saying the austerity drive had reached its "natural limit".
Crucially, we haven't heard similar from Germany but something is afoot, starting with the certainty that the likes of Spain and France will get more time to meet their deficit targets when the Commission makes a ruling next month. Portugal has already been given more leeway and today its finance minister will spell out new spending cuts which are required after the constitutional court threw out Plan A.
It's a coincidence, but an interesting one, that this debate – frequently voiced in private over many months – has gone public just as THE academic study from 2010 which asserted that as soon as debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP growth is crushed, has been called into question.
France continues to look like the poor cousin of northern Europe. It will also release an annual study of household income and wealth today. Its loss of economic clout is one factor behind the weakening of the French voice in comparison with Germany's.
One of the saving graces for the likes of Germany has been the ability to export outside the euro zone so a Chinese slowdown would concentrate minds even further. Hey presto, today's Chinese PMI showed growth in its huge manufacturing sector dipped in April and export orders contracted, a reflection of weakening global demand. Beijing will respond in policy terms if it has to but it is a worry.


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Ever come across a new business that made so much sense you said to yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?" Well, here is another one.
Let me introduce you to Moto Shop, a DIY motorcycle repair shop in South San Francisco just behind the Tanforan Shopping Center that offers fully equipped maintenance work stations complete with pneumatic lifts and carts full of tools. The shop also holds classes in the basics like changing oil and tires and air filter cleaning, not to mention women's-only classes in all levels of maintenance, too. Non-mechanical beginners are encouraged, by the way, and are a large portion of Moto Shop's new clientele.
"Anyone can come and work on their motorcycle (street, dirt, or scooter), with or without help," said Pacifican Wilder Grippo (a mechanical engineer) who opened the shop several months ago with his wife Aleksandra (a visual designer). "We also offer classes in just about anything you need to know to keep your bike well maintained and are happy to give individual instruction while you are here if you run into a snag."
Moto Shop offers motorcycle enthusiasts a clean, well-lit place to come and do regular maintenance as well as long term modifications to their machines at a fraction of the cost a traditional motorcycle repair shop or custom bike builder would charge. All this and more are eight short minutes from Pacifica.
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The story of how Wilder and Aleksandra thought up and created Moto Shop is an interesting and organic tale of romance, friendships and organized motorcycle rides spanning eight years, tens of thousands of miles and hundreds of scraped knuckles.
Wilder, after four years of marriage, convinced Aleksandra to take a basic motorcycle-training course, the kind that allows you to get a motorcycle license without having to submit yourself to a DMV driving test.
Aleksandra aced the course and started riding on weekends with Wilder and his buddies. They started a riding group, the Bay Area Moto Group (BAMG), and organized rides hither and yawn for the group's eventual 300-plus members on most weekends. Some rides were nothing more than a back yard BBQ while members worked on their machines.
One day, Wilder and Aleksandra decided there was a market for a DIY maintenance shop. They took their lifestyle one step further and made it into a business by creating Moto Shop. The process was a progression from pure enthusiasm to realizing they could marshal that energy into doing something they both loved for a living.
Opening Moto Shop was the end result of a four-year journey neither knew they were taking until they arrived.
Wilder's mechanical engineering background is an enormous benefit in the shop, especially when he's helping customers that are new to tinkering on their own machines and doing complicated tasks like synchronizing carburetors or an electrical modification. He's generous with his knowledge, which in turn builds confidence in his customers. Wilder and Aleksandra consider Moto Shop a community center of sorts, and the couple hopes the shop becomes just that for motorcycle enthusiasts of all shapes and sizes: a place to hang out, learn, fix and ride.
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Visiting Moto Shop is like walking into Santa's workshop if Santa was a friendly biker. First, you are greeted by Tracker, the shop dog, a chocolate brown Lab that has a deep sounding bark. But don't let that scare you, because Tracker's tail will be wagging so hard and so fast he will barely be able to walk up to you for a welcomed scratch. Looking to your right you will see a beautiful wall-to-wall mural done by seven Bay Area graffiti artists. To the left, you will see a 1980 factory works small displacement Yamaha road racing machine up on a table that will transport you back to when you first fell in love with motorcycles and your mom tried, in vain, to warn you to stay away from them, just like, "those types of girls." Sorry mom, no can do.
Walking further into the 4000 sq. ft. facility, you start to see the workstations, the bike lifts and big red rolling tool chests stuff full of possibilities just like on those motorcycle reality shows. This time, however, those lifts and tools are for you, not some pampered biker's son or some overmedicated self-absorbed biker legend. Those trays of socket wrenches, that oil changing station, that welder and wheel balancing machine are all yours.
If you haven't worked with a pneumatic bike stand before, where everything is made easily reachable and you don't have to sit on a cold concrete floor, you are in for the treat of your life. No more bending yourself over into an awkward pretzel to get to that freakin' screw, no more reaching up and around for that spot that can't be got to. No, with a pneumatic lift you simply raise and lower your bike as needed to reach exactly where and what you need to adjust, remove or replace. That alone is worth the insanely reasonable pricing of taking you motorcycle to Moto Shop.
And if you haven't had the pleasurable experience of changing your oil and filter while sitting on a stool as you foot-paddle yourself around an elevated motorcycle lift, lazily humming fancy tunes to yourself as your bike drains its expired elixir, brothers and sisters, I'm here to tell you it is the most amazing sense of freedom from cold, dust and dampness you will ever have.
Building community
Moto Shop wants to promote the idea of community, of a safe haven where enthusiasts are encouraged to engage one another as they tinker away on their respective machines, just like in the old days when Wilder and Alexandra and their 300-plus members of BAMG would, talking and working on their bikes.
Moto Shop is a new kind of bike shop, one made just for you by a couple of people that are just like you where it's okay to ask a question and get some hands-on experience.
To contact Moto Shop, visit their website. It has a complete description of the services and classes that are offered as well as pricing. You will find schedules for upcoming classes in the basics as well as advanced instruction on rebuilding your carburetor(s) and brake calipers. There is also information on upcoming seminars and lectures by well-known authors and innovators that are usually free.
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On the corporate battlefield, conventional wisdom has long echoed Napoleon's leadership maxim: better one mediocre general than two brilliant ones. But a flurry of mega-mergers has companies rethinking the concept of a shared CEO chair. Can a co-CEO structure work? Or will it inevitably disrupt corporate balance and fuel dissension in the ranks-and at the top?
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This lady hasn't just stood by me through the good times and the bad, she's picked up a cocktail or a sword to join me (depending on which was most appropriate). And she cooked up our two boys in her belly, too.
I'm proud to have her as my partner, my best friend and my wife.
I love you, Larissa. Happy birthday.
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Brothers by a chalkboard.
My kids are so much cooler than me.
I posted this photo of my wife on Valentine's Day. I'm reblogging it because today's her birthday.
Last month, we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. People always ask me if the time has flown by and I say, "No, I remember all of it. And it's wonderful." She really is the best part of me.
Happy birthday, Larissa. I love you more than all the blades of grass and all the stars in the sky. And the boys do, too.
It's been great to step away and plow into some projects. But, I miss these guys. Can't wait to see them tonight.
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The family eating breakfast on a sunny March morning. I love these people, even though one of them threw an hour-long tantrum last night. I won't say who, but his name rhymes with "Hyatt."
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To some of the other people here.
This is not a case of whom or what to blame. If there is blame- it lies on the doorsteps of us males.
We need to be able to see women dressed, half dressed or undressed - and NOT assault them nor pressurise them.
We need to be able to take them as equal or better then us.
We need to temper our feeling of power.
Blaming each other is NOT going to lead us to any solutions.
ALL the posters are calling for INDIA to enforce more effectively the anti-rape laws
Nobody is saying that there is no rape in China or Europe or America or Africa
The Commentators are expressing their shock over the savagery of the way the Indian girl victim was being killed
This case is not just a rape--- it is a rape-cum-murder
It is understandable why there are large scale demonstrations in India to pressure the govt to enforce LAW-AND-ORDER in order to protect Indian women
It is not only Chinese bloggers who posted here--- there are bloggers from everywhere
ALL are expressing anger at the extreme savagery of the killing of the girl plus the "couldn"t care less attitude" of the Indian police, who were argueing over which police station should handle the cas--- instead of rushing the girl to the hospital ASAP
Gender equality is very high in China and having lived in China close to a decade, I actually see women participating much more in the workforce than India. Many professions like the hospitality industry actually have more women than men. China's manufacturing lines which has made it a global manufacturing power are almost entirely (wo)manned by young women. China is very liberal and progressive. Its BS that its being compared to Iraq, Saudi or even India.
It was a private bus similar to ones that are often chartered for public use. At the time, it was not plying a public route (in my understanding) and had simply offered to pick up the couple saying that they were headed in their direction. Only the offenders (who knew each other, including the driver) were on the bus at the time. There were nobody else on the bus apart from the offenders and the victim.
India can learn something from us Chinese: it's very hard to find a careers that's only for men only, almost all careers have women in China, that's why we have more respect to women here, all my women relatives have jobs, even my grandmas had jobs before they retired.
By the way, I found that two things:mystify India and demonize China, are done by Economist all the time, interesting.
AFTER all said and done --- it still do not explain why the rapists needed to kill her in such a savage cruel barbaric way
Still do not explain the intense hatred that the rapists have for the girl
It was obvious from their actions that --- that they had regarded her a hated enemy
Take it easy: it's just her impression of her five month stay in one part of India. Nothing "atrocious" about that, if you ask me.
Or blame it on Pakistan.
It is a highly myopic view of the problem that you are taking. The problem is not literacy or civility but a combination of law and order and the patriarchal mindset which is uniform across the country. I fully endorse the viewpoint of 'Kluless'.
With all due appreciation for your earnestness, I must say you are among those who try to interpret the world through television and gossip tabloids that indulge in hyper-reporting. First off, a few facts -
1. Rape, as a crime, is not unique to India, so all this pseudo-academic critique about 'rape culture' is lopsided.
2. Even if we make a generous estimate of unreported rapes and add it to the numbers, it still lags behind those in the U.S. and the U.K. So, the suggestion that somehow India is 'dangerous' for women is unjustly exaggerated. While at it, the majority of unreported rapes are from the regions like Kashmir, north-east and feudal rural landscapes. Consequently, the suggestion that Indian metros are 'unsafe' for women is misplaced and inaccurate. Indian metros are as safe/unsafe as those anywhere in the world.
3. At least half of the supporters for such campaigns are males. So, this bias against males and portraying them as perverts, walking in ready-to-rape mode is nonsensical.
4. Domestic violence against women? 98% of these cases filed by women are fake. And you know which violence is more rampant? That of women against women. Many women who emply maids and babysitters treat them like dirt, deny them vacations, and insult and abuse them. Unfortunately, nobody talks about this and this never gets reported!
5. This evil image of mothers-in-law is largely created by media. This has almost induced a sense of paranoia among the young women, who interpret every word and gesture with that prejudice. And some of them draw firm conclusions and make them into accusations. Even if we ignore the numbers and grant that more mothers-in-law are rather evil than good, there are equally, if not more, as many daughters-in-law who are as evil and, in effect, who readily believe in conspiracy theories.
It's deeply disappointing that a magazine of your repute ignores facts and even behavioral theories, as warranted, and churns out a grossly prejudiced piece! These are the sort of writings that are tolerable in blogs, not in magazines such as this!
We already have laws against rape and sexual abuse. And they are fairly reasonable laws, unlike the ones in some countries that requires 10 male witnesses (or something along those lines).
Rape, robbery, murder, crime, corruption. We have laws against everything. Yet everything happens. In every country.
The only thing that needs to happen is that the police needs get off their ass and do their jobs. And the politicians need to enable them instead of being a barrier.
What people need to have is a respect for the law. And the system needs to enforce it without exceptions.
- Why is an illegal bus with tinted windows plying the streets?
- Why do police think they can get away without recording complaints?
- Why is the police not constantly held accountable for their open cases?
The courts speeding up the proceedings a wee bit should help as well. Beats me why it took 4 years (!!!) to execute Kasab when he was on CCTV strutting around with a Kalashnikov. It takes that long for a "fair" trial? Seriously??
I admire China in some regards. Use them to build roads, shoot em, skin em, make some shoes from the leather. And make it snappy.
In spite of being proclaimed as the World's largest democrat, most people are probably held hostage to the unchanging feudal mind and attitude on caste, sex and other form of exploitation.
This is a complicated issue with many layers. British polluted traditional Indian education system that imparted dharma; blind materialism is eroding social structure; police are inept; politicians are corrupt; courts are hopelessly overloaded and general public is docile. But I know many Indian families where girls are well taken care of. Moral values must be brought back into curriculum.
Will india do anything about the brutal mass rapes in gujarat too?
Gujarat Muslim women 'rape victims'
Hindu rioters singled out Muslim shops and businesses
By Jyotsna Singh
BBC correspondent in Delhi
Muslim women were subjected to "unimaginable inhuman and barbaric" sexual violence during recent communal riots in the west Indian state of Gujarat, according to a woman's panel that has visited the state.
Many women suffered the worst forms of sexual violence, including gang-rape, says their report, "How has the Gujarat massacre affected minority women. The survivors speak", released on Tuesday.
The violence began when 58 passengers were killed when a train carrying Hindu activists was torched on 27 February. It led to one of the worst bouts of Hindu-Muslim violence in the state.
The official death toll in last month's riots has now risen to 778, although welfare groups put the figure at about 2000.
Most of the rape victims were burnt alive, Tuesday's report says.
Many Muslim women were also left homeless
The head of the team, Syeda Hameed, told a Delhi press conference that the impact of such violence on women has been physical, economic and psychological.
The team - one of the first to visit Gujarat in the aftermath of the riots - says it found evidence of police complicity in perpetrating crime against women.
They allege that the police refused to file complaints by the victims.
The team also demanded the announcement of a special compensation package.
The panel also demanded that a special tribunal be set up to ensure justice for victims.
The report also said there was no evidence of any support from the state authorities in Gujarat to help women who had suffered attack.
Special guards
In parliament on Tuesday, junior Home Minister ID Swamy said the Gujarat Government had taken a pro-active role in supporting relief camps run by non-government organisations and that essential commodities were being supplied.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Government announced special security measures to ensure protection to nearly 200,000 students who will be taking exams from Thursday.
Gujarat's Education Minister Anandi Patel says special buses guarded by the police will be made available to help students travel in six riot-affected districts where exams have been postponed.
Sporadic violence in Gujarat's main city, Ahmedabad, has continued with another death in police firing during clashes between Hindus and Muslims late on Monday night.
At least 11 areas of Ahmedabad district are still under curfew.
I fail to see how is it, as you say, that women are perpetrators of cultural mysogyny as well... As far as I'm concerned, both men and women are (or should be) equal in rights and dignity, at least in theory (as Constitutional right), or am I wrong? But probably I'm missing some part of the big picture, or mostly about how is the matter of (in)equity between sexes, lived in India (and other Asian countries)...
Saying that women have to more conservative in their dress is Very very wrong.
They have as many rights as men do.
The real problem is that women have less of a defense then men. Otherwise we could also see a lot of naked women during the Maha Kumbhmela.
It is prejudice in the men and the Police force that we need to hit hard - very hard and continuously for a very long time.
We also need to expose the corruption that is the culture of Policemen.
Relatively rarely are such drugs used in India to commit sexual assault.
The greater causes are gender biases, power inequality, gender insensitivity - making it difficult to file charges, prosecute rapists. Many rapists feel they can "get away with it". The earlier crimes - molestation etc - are rarely stopped; this causes such criminals to be emboldened.
Guess what? Abortion isn't murder.
The Reason why so many rapes happen in the Delhi is related to the Rural-Urban cultural conflict.
In last Decade, farmers in south of Delhi sold their lands to developers and became millionaires overnight. These people are uneducated/unskilled and have no occupation at all.
They grew up in a rural setting where they saw man in the family subjugating woman(not related to religion/caste..man is usually the bread winner in rural india, thats why some of them have a false sense of authority to subjugate woman). These people are bound to view the world through the little parochial lens.
These youths are often rigid and reluctant to be integrated into the modern Indian society and open their minds. And because of their this attitude often ignored by the mainstream India as hopeless cases .
And these savages assert their frivolous sense of authority by pervading on personal space of others. Rape is one of the manifestation.
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Citing that our four largest banks are 30 percent larger than five years ago and still engaged in high-risk practices, a small bipartisan group of senators has introduced a 21st century version of Glass-Steagall that would again separate commercial banking from investment banking.
However, as your July 21 news article "Shuffle of metal pure gold to banks" points out, these same banks now have the ability to manipulate the prices of basic commodities such as oil, wheat, coffee, aluminum and soon copper. With government approval, mega-banks are expanding their ownership of storage tanks, warehouses, oil tankers, pipelines and other commodity-related assets in order to manipulate commodity prices to their own advantage and profit. Some of these banks have also been charged with rigging electricity prices.
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Consuming Culture
Part 1
So, it's one thing to discover that culture and consumption have become intertwined, and make a call on that, but being a positive forward-looking oake I wanted to see what authentic stuff was out there that wasn't just a brand moment, but something, well, 'real'. It's sounds rather mental to be here in 2012 and talking about looking for the real. A bit like when Paul Simon went out to look for 'America' or when Hunter looked back to see the high-tide mark left by the broken-wave of the 60s counter-culture.
First off, how do you define what's real? How do you capture a pure spirit? What's culture and what's commercial? Is it live or is it Memorex? Back to my gut reaction I reckon. If I see something creative going on and feel some kind of reaction deep in my gut that then makes a connection with my brain, then I know there is something worth investigating; worth writing about.
The next step is to ask 'why?' and discover the motives behind the creativity/work. This is when the detective work comes into play. There are plenty of people out there who are just chasing fame and money. Art, film, photography, music, etc. etc. is full of wan-a-bees with small dreams, deep pockets they want to fill with loot and Eastpak's with swag. I'm not going to dwell on that as in the past I've got into trouble for calling out the fake, and this piece is all about the real. So I set off to look for...
First stop is the South of France, where in the city of Toulouse, lives and works a photographic student called Marylin Cayrac. I know that she is the real thing because of the honesty and insight that her introductory e-mail possessed.
'I dared contact you because I found you approachable, as you have a Tumblr, but on the other hand, I think you are someone very famous, very popular... You need to know that Street Knowledge is my bible. I admire what you do, what you've done. I wish I could live and eat thanks to my passion, which is street art and underground culture.'
So I wrote back and we began a dialogue and it was during then that I saw something original in her photographic work as well as in her life and attitude. She is French after all, and I'm so bored of all the male photographers trying to be street and failing miserably. I guess the woman's touch lends a different sensibility to the work. She began by studying architecture and then swapped it for photography, which strangely mirrors my old nemesis Blek le Rat who started out with architecture and then moved onto art. Oh, and is French. But unlike Blek, she is very cool and humble and has her eyes wide open to learn her craft, which will get her a long way indeed.
When asked about influences, Marylin tells me: 'My biggest influences are the little artists I find on the internet. I am also a fan of Diane Arbus, Francesca Woodman, Stephen Shore, Miru Kim, René & Radka... And of course, my Polish friend Endowaty who encouraged me to begin Lomography, and does great things himself. It's hard to be an artist in France, and not only about money: you're not taken seriously by people. Art is just a hobby for a lot of French people.'
One part of the quest for originality is about spending time mentoring and nurturing talent. Especially the street shit, as today's street shit is tomorrow's high street. Talking of blowing stuff up – this is something that brands and ad agencies can't really do – they can try but at the end of the day they're just schilling. For me, it's something that I've been doing since I began putting PDF's, films, and books out there. It's part of the process of documenting authentic culture – if you're doing it for the right reasons.
'I usually say we are the size of our dreams.' William Baglione
Next, I spent some time in Sao Paulo eating some lekker local Brazilian food with William Baglione, who is one of the most interesting people I've met in a long, long, time. I asked him to try and sum up what he does.
'I left my career in a financial institution in order to devote myself to work with art. So I work with what I have vocation and pleasure; working with ideas and also sold them, connecting people and making plans for medium and long-term exhibitions in museums and galleries. I am also a father to my artists.'
The one thing I've often thought was missing from urban contemporary art (what street art has evolved into) is the old-school style of art dealer: part father, part mentor, part accountant, part fortune-teller. William is the first guy I've met working in art that even comes close to this. I know he will probable disagree with me but what he does is a vital part of nurturing artists, and guiding them through the mental landscape they inhabit. But who watches the watchmen? Who inspires the inspirational?
'My mother is my biggest influence. Other influences were at different times of my life, such as basketball star Oscar Schmidt was the leader of the Brazilian team that won in 1987 the United States in Indianapolis and the Gym was demolished to become parking for vehicles. The lone sailor Amyr Klink, architect Oscar Niemyer, the underground cartoonist Angeli and the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei are also big influences for me. The gastronomy is also possible to extract much wisdom.'
But what is important is that the artists William looks after do not portray the 'Brazilianness' or clichés about Brazil. To deal with clichés is synonymous with death, espically in art. William strongly believes in the phrase of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí 'To be original is to return to one's origins'.
And with these words dubbing out in my head I take the overnight backbreaker flight to New Delhi. Upon arrival I head into the new city of Gurgoan to spend some time with the first notable Indian fashion blogger, Picky C. AKA Charu Gaur Naidu, an ex-advertising creative director who has risen to prominence after successfully covering several Indian fashion weeks with her unique style, eye and picky-ness (all vital for the job). As I'm looking for the real the first thing I have to ask her if 'Local is Lekker?'
'Yes. We have the best of both worlds. We understand traditional Indian fashion as well as what's happening globally. With in the first year of blogging, I got the opportunity to become the first Indian blogger to be Invited across continents, all the way to Tokyo to cover Vogue magazine's Fashion's Night Out '11 and a London based designer Jas M.B's store opening. All this gives me faith that there's a lot of scope for aware fashion/style bloggers from India.'
On first arrival I thought Gurgoan to be just a collection of shopping malls, but after a weekend getting hassled 'Hello friend' by the hustlers and super-skankers of New Delhi, the place is a breath of fresh air. The one thing about being western in India is that you can never hide and will always stick out like a sore thumb. The trick is not to give them anything to latch onto. Where you from? –South Africa! Or –Tel Aviv! I tell them and they have nothing to say to that, no points of reference or relative working there to bring them one step closer to you. Onwards and upwards and I spend some time casting my eye about looking for what's original about the place. One of the ways to make sure I spot something real is to have a local guide. Always. Picky knows what's up, and what's happening locally.
'We're definitely a hit at creating a fusion of Indian 'karigari' and western silhouettes. A crop of confident young designers is creating designs that's making international buyers sit up and take notice. I have to say, a lot of credit goes to some of the established designers like Manish Arora for starting a revolution of sorts. Today's Indian designers go back to the roots, to our heritage of intricate crafts like Ikat prints, appliqué and phulkari work on traditional and non-traditional textiles to create anything right from an LBD to a resort sari, yup! Considering how Hermes is making Saris while Thakoon and Proenza Schouler are doing Ikat inspired collections, the line defining the local and international designers is slowly and steadily getting blurred. Yay to that!'
Trying to capture the un-catchable is a bit like trying to shoot Kobe Bryant dunking with a shit digital camera. By the time the thing has clicked he's been and gone. For me the bottom line is what floats your boat; what puts a spring in your step in the morning. A lot of people can only dream about doing what they're passionate about 24/7. Most people have to hold down jobs that they might not be that thrilled about, just in order to survive. I thank Jah everyday that I'm blessed with being able to do this shit full-time, but it did take me 20-odd years to get here. Next time – for the second and final part, we take a artistic journey through the cultural landscape – commercial; counter-cultural; and otherwise!
King Adz


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First Ever Instagram Client for N9 "Instago"
It would seem the Meego community doesn't like being left out of anything; either that or when they hear an app developer say "No, we don't have any plans at the moment" that translates into "I dare you to do it yourself". Either way we should all be thankful for the skilled guys out the who are clever and savvy enough to do what most of us normal old folks can't.
Instago is a Reader ONLY Instagram client for the N9, that allows the user to access their Instagram profile, view their feed and pretty much do everything you can do on Andorid or iOS as long as it doesn't require publishing to the site (you can't post photos or comments, and as of now notifications are yet to be implemented).
The app runs surprisingly well seeing as it's still in early beta form; and perfectly mimics the Instagram ui; loading times of images doesn't take any longer than on any other official instagram client, and in my opinion it at least looks better than the iPad version. All in all Instago is a pretty nifty client and for anyone who uses instagram but has chosen the Meego way it's a definite must have.
Download Instago here: http://code.google.com/p/n9-development-sources/downloads/list
Update from the Developer:
Looking at the video makes me want to make the touch areas bigger for the buttons, though
The new developer betas actually already support posting comments and search. A new stable beta with those features will be released this weekend (I hope).
Regarding the upload discussion that sparked here: Relax people. I'll just develop a silly little app for a cute little platform and let's see what happens next. Will Instagram grant me whitelist access to their (already existing) upload methods? Unlikely. Will ask try anyway? Yeah, no harm in doing so.
And even if they deny the request (or more likely don't react at all) there may be other ways of uploading images. It's actually not impossible, it's just against the Instagram TOCs. Not saying that I will attempt to do so. Or did. Just saying.
Regardless how this turns out, for me it's fun and relaxing to write this little app at the moment. And as long as that's the ase I will continue to do so.
Have a nice day, all.
*note: Alot of people here mock instagram, which is slightly justified, but as a social network (forget the ugly filters) it's not too shabby; and even if it were a horrible invention a lot of people use it, which means it SHOULD be available (WP I'm looking at you).
About the Author (Author Profile)Hey, my name's Ali- Currently a fifth (and final) year Dental Student from Chicago; studying in Jordan. I love all sorts of gadgets almost as much as I love my cookies! Be sure to follow my Twitter handle @AliQudsi and Subcribe to my Youtube for the latest videos - no pressure. Thanks.
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Thanks Ali for showing a bit of love Maemo_6x/MeeGo-Harmattan's way #RESPECT
Oh & last I checked they are working on the limitations, it's not yet totally insurmountable, certainly doesn't make it easy though when you have very little official support from your parent co.
NOOO I am dying a horrible painful death, please do not use Twitter tags in anything besides Twitter the Internet is dying ahhhhh stooooppppp nhooooooo
You think that's a Twitter tag?
Must be a relative n00b to the internetz #shrugs
everybody knows its an irc channel, not twitter tag
N9 lives!
Actually Instago is Capable of posting Comments if using the latest Beta Version, loving this App.
How ? I can't do anything. Mine only can see popular pictures
FFS what is it with you (retarded?) necro posters… >.>
READ & then post in the main thread at TMO, it's a far better resource than this news article @MNB.
TMO = talk.maemo.org
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Thanks for this great tip! Really nice to see some news other than 920 news.
cool stuff
Noooo!!!!! Please guys, do not use Instagram! It is ruining history.
Take GOOD pictures with a GOOD camera like an 808 or 920. Save the best quality photos you can for the future. Don't ruin it by adding dumb fading effects.
People of the 1960s who were stuck with faded photos would think we are crazy. People of the 2060s will think we are stupid for ruining preservation of history!
Thank you that is all.
+1 couldn't agree with you more..
+1 xD
instago is great , as you say author , is equal to or better than the official one, and if we talk about other application wazapp not let out , it is certainly better than the official wazapp rocks
Firstly, Instago has been out for quite somewhile; you should be mentioning that.
Secondly, you don't mention why there isn't any Upload support yet. The developer has clearly mentioned on his first post of his thread that he wants to ensure the app works flawlessly before submitting it to Instagram for official upload support. He is still fine-tuning it so hasn't submitted it to them yet. Instagram have approved unofficial clients for official upload support hence the developer's optimism.
no they havent approved any third party apps for uploading
meego will never be able to upload pics to instagram because they dont care about this platform
so this app is basically useless like the wp7 ones
happy reading
read what?
what are the third party apps that let you upload images to instagram?
you can beg as much as you want it wont change anything
they dont want third party apps to upload pics on their network
Instagram API doesn't allow photo upload at this moment. No unofficial clients, like Instago here, can upload photos for the time being.
so this app is useless
Useless… O'rly?
Expressing the hate deeply it seems.
It's explained somewhere in that thread, there's a potential access route, if you dont want to read & instead prefer to feel the hate that's not anyone's prob but yours.
yeah i am going to read 18 pages without pointing me about what i should be searching
no thx
even if there is a potential access route which i highly doubt they will patch it immediately
and why programmers from the wp7 apps didnt found it?
its not hate i am just saying the obvious
instagram don't want third party apps to upload pics on their network
this wont change no matter how much you can beg them.
so if i have a n9 and i cant upload pics why should i care about this app and the whole instagram social phenomenon
One main thing I like to say is: if you don't know things its better to keep your mouth shut.
I wouldn't type things without knowing anything.
Have you heard of Hipstamatic? Its an iOS app allowing upload for Instagram due to Instagram giving them full official upload support.
From the developer of Instago, @dirksonguer:
Instagram said they will whitelist applications if they see a use for them. And my point will be: they don't provide a MeeGo client, so it's no competition.
The point of my original post was that when posting about an app, the writer should post more info such as what I posted that is available on the first post of the TMO thread; the same place where the developer posted about Instago first!
P.S. Please don't compare developers between different platforms; its not worth it.
the hipstamatic ability to upload pics is a business move that we dont know its background. probably money where involved
if you want to believe that instagram would let a meego app upload pics to their network good for you. just dont hold your breath
for the time being as i said with out upload abilities this app is useless
if this changes in the future then we can talk again and of course it will be a big deal for meego.
That's not my point! I personally don't use social networks so I'm not holding my breath for anything neither does one particular app become a "big deal" for meego.
What I am alluding to is when you write-up an article, the responsibility of the author is to provide some info.
Firstly, this app is old news, nothing new so if you publish about something already 2 months old you should give some updates about its progress in the 2 months it has been published.
Instago hasn't been dead in the past 2 months; in fact the developer provides weekly developer builds.
Currently, he is ironing out the kinks in the system before he submits to Instagram. That is his intention. As the writer of the article, Ali should be mentioning this along with the author's intentions.
You came in guns blazing with the following statements:
"no they havent approved any third party apps for uploading"
"meego will never be able to upload pics to instagram"
I just proved to you that your statements were unwarranted when you knew next to nothing about the app developer's intentions.
Yes, its possible that Instagram don't approve official upload; but that's not the point here compared to the developer's intentions.
If you read the thread that was linked to you, you would see that one of devs behind Wazapp, knobtviker, has offered dirksonguer his help to get uploads working without having to consult Instagram.
Now, I don't want to say anything about devs on WP but if a Wazapp dev says he can help get it working, I know he can be trusted on that!
Oh I'm feeling sorry that someone could even push you to write such a long post…
Nobody has claimed it's an absolute certainty, the only usr that's been making absolute statements is you.
Claiming that Instagram doesn't allow access to 3rd parties PERIOD, thus it will NEVER happen for Instago.
hipstamatic is not just a third party app trying to be a unofficial instagram app like instago does
its another social network with more users than all the n9 users. dont compare them with apps like instago with no user base.
as i told before for now the app is useless
thats what matters for the time being
It's not useless at all for some users, this genre of app is not the least bit interesting to me (full access or not), but it is for some.
You claimed they don't allow 3rd-party access PERIOD, changing your tune now I see…
Clearly you're not an expert of their internal processes (technical) or LA's (legal/procedural), you've been told to read the thread, there you'll get a better appreciation of it all.
Nice to see some love for the highly respected N9.
aslo for belle?
i dont think so, but molome works better on belle..
This is old news, but thanks for sharing it here Ali…
It's also quite probable that full support will come, see thehdead's post above for a fuller explanation.
I couldn't care less personally, but believe it or not there's MANY users who think it's the end of the world without apps like this.
thedead1440′s post:
Well,that scorpion dude is an arsehole,just shut up if you dont appreciate developers hard work,nothing is impossible you cu-nt,Hate meego,sell your N9(if you have),which i dont think you have.
Hi there,
thanks for the nice review and your kind words in the video, Ali, I really appreciate it.
Looking at the video makes me want to make the touch areas bigger for the buttons, though
The new developer betas actually already support posting comments and search. A new stable beta with those features will be released this weekend (I hope).
Regarding the upload discussion that sparked here: Relax people. I'll just develop a silly little app for a cute little platform and let's see what happens next. Will Instagram grant me whitelist access to their (already existing) upload methods? Unlikely. Will ask try anyway? Yeah, no harm in doing so.
And even if they deny the request (or more likely don't react at all) there may be other ways of uploading images. It's actually not impossible, it's just against the Instagram TOCs. Not saying that I will attempt to do so. Or did. Just saying.
Regardless how this turns out, for me it's fun and relaxing to write this little app at the moment. And as long as that's the ase I will continue to do so.
Have a nice day, all.
got to love this community, you rock
Thanks for the app.
I hope you still find it fun to develop this app despite some discussions and disbelieving in it.
Make it for yourself and those who appreciates it.
I think it's awesome that devs can still find the time and passion to create good looking apps like this for the superb N9. Unfortunately for me (like Shane above) I'm in the "Steve Litchfield" camp and care very little for Instagram-like-filter photos. Actually surprised this fad is still going.
Hello, it would be great to have this app capable to upload photos and N900 compatible
Instead of the rude necropost here…
Why not grow a brain & search for & post in the relevant threads @talk.maemo.org.
How to login into instago ? I could see new feeds/comments/profiles as well.
This is old news, but thanks for sharing it here Ali…
It's also quite probable that full support will come, see thehdead's post above for a fuller explanation.
I couldn't care less personally, but believe it or not there's MANY users who think it's the end of the world without apps like this.
Hey Dckhead,
He posted this on 06/11/12, 13.5mths ago, instago may have been somewhat old news then, but it most certainly wasn't as old/redundant as this thread you're now necro-ing in!
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Gary Johnson's presidential campaign is filing an official complaint with both the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over their candidate's exclusion from the most recent GOP debate, Johnson's campaign announced Tuesday.
Johnson's complaint charges that debate sponsor CBS significantly contributed to the candidates who were allowed to participate in the debate, "directly and significantly supporting those candidates it favors, and advocating the nomination of one of their favorites and opposing the nomination of [Johnson], whom CBS evidently disfavors."…
Saturday's debate, co-hosted by CBS and National Journal, was the first debate to air on broadcast television. According to Johnson's complaint, "the public owns the airways over which CBS broadcasts, and the public deserves to be free from bias — favoring some candidates over others — as well as illegal support of certain presidential candidates on national network television."
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