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GuestHouse Amici Miei Guesthouse
Viale Fratelli rosselli, 61, Firenze, Florence, Italy
Atmosphere 74%
Cleanliness 85%
Facilities 76%
Location 83%
Safety 83%
Staff 84%
Value 83%
- Air conditioning
- Free Breakfast
- Free Wi-Fi
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Hair Dryers
- Internet Access
- Luggage Storage
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
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Earliest check-in: 13:00
Latest Check-out: 10:30
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Private Rooms
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Standard Double Bed Private Shared Bathroom
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Standard 4 Bed PRIVATE Shared Bathroom
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Standard 3 Bed PRIVATE Shared Bathroom
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About GuestHouse Amici Miei
We speak fluent ITALIAN, ENGLISH, and FRENCH,
for your comfort you can also speak GERMAN, SPANISH, SERBO-CROATIAN, SLOVENIAN!
Our guesthouse is completely new, refurbished and just opened so you will find everything at its best!
Accommodation Information
Our private rooms with shared facilities are all very clean, comfortable and safe. We have one bathroom per 2 rooms with; bathrooms have a special automatic hygienic system for your comfort. Plus we offer FREE luggage storage in our lobby in cases of early arrivals or late check-outs! Rooms are available from 1.00 pm and check out time is 10.30 All the rooms have new and comfortable beds.
Air conditioning is set with your own remote control for each room. Coffee facilities inside: a kettle with complimentary tea and coffee bags are available for you to relax after or before some heavy sight seeing. In your wardrobe you will find a hair dryer, extra blankets, and extra pillows if you like! Fridges, microwave are in the common spaces so you can store food and drinks and warm them up at your own convenience. The city tax is 2€ per person per day.
Location Information
Located in the center of Florence, only 5/10/15 min walk from major sights, such as Santa Maria Novella Church, Duomo Cathedral, Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Accademia Gallery, etc.The main railway station Santa Maria Novella (SMN) is just 5 min on foot. Also 5 min away on foot Fortezza da Basso and Palazzo dei Congressi, the location for fairs , shows and conferences such as fashion events "PITTI IMMAGINE" or MOSTRA dell' ARTIGIANATO".
You can arrive in front of our door by car completely avoiding traffic zone controls. We are located in a SAFE PLACE
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 3 days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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A New Year of Value
Dawn Edgell, P.E., PEPP Chair 201213
With a new year comes plenty of new opportunities for PEPP to provide value to NSPE members. PEPP is currently in the process of completing several new products for distribution. These include:
By the time this article is published, PEPP and NSPE will be actively searching for applicants for the many awards that are available to those in our engineering community. NSPE state societies are also currently accepting applications for many of their awards. Many of those applicants are then passed along to NSPE/PEPP for consideration for additional recognition. Look around your office, the latest chapter meeting or event you attended, the colleagues you interact with, is there someone out there that you've always thought deserved to be recognized for the work they have done?
There are so many qualified candidates out there that deserve to be recognized not just at the local and state levels, but also on the national stage. PEPP has several awards not just for individuals but for companies as well. Take a few minutes to look at each of the awards from PEPP as well as your state societies.
The deadline for the PEPP award is approaching–April 30–although many of the state deadlines are much sooner, so I encourage everyone to go to www.nspe.org to look at the award descriptions and applications. Nominate someone today and recognize the work of your colleagues.
The PEPP Award
PEPP Merit Award
PEPP Professional Development Award
NSPE QBS Award – in partnership with ACEC (March 15 deadline)
Editorial: Time to Cool Heads on Construction Claims
Model contract documents are a starting point for what construction project team members consider fair treatment, so the five-year updates to the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee family of model contracts are important. The EJCDC model contracts, which go on sale this month, contain significant modifications in the change-order and dispute-review process.
These changes have the potential to head off the kinds of poisonous conflicts that ruin so many projects and threaten to bring losses and possible ruin to the companies involved.
EJCDC model contract documents are written cooperatively by the three major engineering associations that endorse and market them: the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Council of Engineering Companies and the National Society of Professional Engineers. The model contracts represent what those associations think is best for the industry.
One of the most important changes made is in the C-700 document, which covers general conditions and reimagines the change-order and dispute review process.
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Fiduciary Obligations
The law recognizes a very specific responsibility for a party acting as a trustee of the financial affairs of another party: in other words, acting as a fiduciary. This duty requires one to act for someone else's benefit while subordinating one's personal interests to that of the other person. It is the highest standard of duty implied by law. However, this fiduciary relationship is not simply created by a professional service agreement as it is represents more than the typical relationship in which one party trusts in or relies on another such as when a client trusts an engineer to design a project or serve as the client's limited agent in administering the contract for construction. In these cases, although an engineer is making recommendations to the client, the client makes the decisions. A fiduciary relationship extends beyond this typical relationship. It is not simply that the client has trust or confidence in the fiduciary; intrinsic in a fiduciary relationship is the influence exerted by the fiduciary over the financial matters of the client.
While is it highly unlikely that any normal professional service relationship created by an engineer and client would include a fiduciary duty, a fiduciary relationship can be created by parties intending to do so. Such a genesis, however, requires more than a simple contractual provision using the term. The actions must also ratify the establishment of a confidential relationship.
As engineers expand their services on behalf of their clients, the likelihood of creating a fiduciary relationship will also increase. Contract wording and contract performance could create the relationship of trust and control that characterize a level of care that places the financial interests of the client above all other interests. In reviewing the characteristics of a fiduciary relationship and situations in which engineers may be authorized to make financial decisions on behalf of their clients, the possibility of creating a fiduciary relationship would seem to be the highest in the following situations:
Program Management: When an engineer becomes involved in master planning, arranging financing, coordinating design, selecting and authorizing payment for construction, and managing a facility it is possible that the client has given the program manager the real authority to manage its financial affairs.
Construction Management: If this service includes estimating facility requirements, securing the design of the planned facilities on behalf of the client, managing the client's budget throughout the construction process, and making decisions that have an impact on the construction budget or time, the client may have intended to create a fiduciary relationship.
In these situations, if a client authorizes the engineer to make decisions for the client that have a direct impact on the client's financial status and the engineer carries out this duty, it is possible that a fiduciary responsibility may be recognized. Of course, it is also possible that the engineer could breach this duty without being negligent.
Most claims brought against engineers result from a lack of communication or management failures. The claims represent real damages or performance by the engineer that falls short of expectations. If the relationship is increased in power and trust, however, contractual remedies, or even statutory remedies, may take precedence over negligence claims.
With public clients, the breach of a recognized fiduciary duty may result in remedies as obscure as a statutory "false-claims" action. This may arise if an engineer is held to have over-estimated the need for a public facility and, because the engineer had the trust of the client and the authority to do so, to have over-designed a public facility for the purpose of increasing its fee. The over-spending of public money for the services identified as being needed by the engineer and later furnished by it, therefore, could be seen as a fraudulent claim against the engineer.
Engineers can protect themselves from unmanageable risk far better by establishing a realistic scope of professional services, carrying out their responsibilities according to their contract, and continually reinforcing the understanding of their duties and limitations through their actions and in communications with the client and other stakeholders in the design and construction process.
© 2013, Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc. Statements concerning legal matters should be understood to be general observations based solely on our experience as risk consultants and may not be relied upon as legal advice, which we are not authorized to provide. All such matters should be reviewed with a qualified advisor. Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc. is managing underwriter for the Schinnerer and CNA Professional Liability Insurance Program, commended by NSPE/PEPP since 1957.[ return to top ]
A State-by-State Summary of Liability Laws Affecting the Practice of Engineering
A must-have tool for firms drafting, negotiating service agreements, and managing risks in various states. To help guard against increasing liability claims, this excellent resource describes the current status of every state's key engineering liability-related provision. It also includes information and language regarding statues of repose, certificate of merit, sole-source worker's compensation, joint liability provisions, and Anti-Indemnity Statutes and Limitation of Liability.
Purchase your copy today at "Shop NSPE." Discounted member price is $25.00.[ return to top ]
CDC Engineer Named Federal Engineer of the Year
NSPE held its 34th annual Federal Engineer of the Year Award (FEYA) ceremony on Thursday, February 21, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
More than 100 people were in attendance as NSPE and its Professional Engineers in Government interest group recognized and honored 22 outstanding engineering professionals representing 13 federal government agencies and the U.S. Armed Services. The 2013 FEYA recipient is Captain Richard Gelting, Ph.D., P.E., with the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The keynote speaker was the Honorable Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., the U.S. Surgeon General.
We invite you to read more about Captain Gelting and view photos and an excellent video highlighting this year's FEYA ceremony on NSPE's Web site. [ return to top ]
New Spring Webinars!
Register for these online webinars.
Conversation About Professional Practice Issues
April 17, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Join NSPE Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel Arthur Schwartz and a panel of engineering ethics experts for a discussion on academic integrity, recommending termination of employment, duty to advise client of a subpoena, and conflicts of interest. Polling questions and opportunity for Q&A will allow for audience interaction. 1 PDH
Leading as an Engineering Responsibility
April 23, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
There is a lot of talk these days about leadership and excellence. What does leadership mean to you? Do you believe that only executives can be leaders? Why should you be concerned about leadership yourself? Why is it important for engineers and scientists to step up to leadership? Do you add value to your organization? How can you have more influence in your organization and have more fulfillment in your professional and personal and life?
If these issues are of interest to you, you will want to join the NSPE webinar on April 23 to hear Ron Bennett speak. Ron and coauthor Elaine Millam have just published 'Leadership for Engineers: The Magic of Mindset'. The book is based on interviews and research on leadership development of working technical professionals, and represents their 80+ years of experience in industry and academia developing leadership skills in working adults. 1 PDH
Engineering Ethics: A Conversation About Safety, Confidentiality, Online Engineering Services and Other Issues
May 15, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Join NSPE Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel Arthur Schwartz and a panel of engineering ethics experts for a discussion of providing online engineering services, accepting promotional advertising as consideration, safety issues relating to highway scaffolding, and expert witness confidentiality obligations. Polling questions and opportunity for Q&A will allow for audience interaction. 1 PDH
The Pros & Cons of Using Consultants
May 16, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Presented by: Christian J. Knutson, P.E., PMP
Many engineering firms and public agencies find it difficult maintaining the right mix of engineering capability and capacity for every situation. The reason is simple: reduced budgets, limited staff, and an infrequent need for certain specialties. To remedy this, most firms and public agencies rely on consultants to provide manning assistance, advisory services, and niche skills. Before making the decision to use consultants, a clear assessment of the pros and cons is necessary. During this 60-minute webinar session, participants will gain insight on what factors to assess in making the decision to use consultants, as well as the factors to consider when developing expectations and contracts for consultants. 1 PDH[ return to top ]
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Dean's WhiteWave Spinoff Seen Opening Door to Takeover
Dean Foods Co. (DF)'s WhiteWave Foods Co. (WWAV) unit may become a takeover target for buyers such as General Mills Inc. (GIS) after it is spun off from the dairy maker, said Alexia Howard, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
WhiteWave shares will be offered this month, Dallas-based Dean, which will retain a minority stake, said yesterday in a statement. Dean also announced a reverse split of its shares and the resignation of its chairman and three other directors. Dean will be left with about a 20 percent equity holding in WhiteWave, Howard said.
WhiteWave, which makes Silk soy milk and Horizon Organic products, has been among Dean's most profitable units by operating margin as more health-conscious consumers migrate to plant-based and organic milks. General Mills, whose yogurt business is struggling against Greek varieties, may look to acquire WhiteWave to take advantage of the trend, Howard said.
"This could pave the way for an acquisition of the WhiteWave Foods company," Howard, who's based in New York, said today in a note. "It is also possible that other multinational food and beverage companies could express interest in such a dynamic business."
Howard rates Dean outperform, the equivalent of a buy.
Dean rose 2.2 percent to $19.26 at 10:01 a.m. in New York. WhiteWave jumped 5.7 percent to $17.75 and earlier climbed as much as 6.3 percent for the largest intraday increase since Nov. 23.
Kirstie Foster, a spokeswoman for Minneapolis-based General Mills, declined to comment.
Spinoff Details
Shareholders will receive about 47.7 million WhiteWave Class A shares and 67.9 million Class B shares on May 23. For each share of Dean common stock, holders will receive about 0.256 shares of WhiteWave Class A common stock and approximately 0.364 shares of WhiteWave Class B common stock, the company said.
The action "puts the spinoff of WhiteWave in motion," Dean Chief Executive Officer Gregg Tanner said in the statement yesterday. The separation "puts both companies on a path for future success in their respective businesses."
Dean said Gregg Engles resigned as chairman and a director, effective immediately. Tom Davis was appointed to replace him. Stephen Green, Joseph Hardin Jr. and Doreen Wright also resigned from the board. The company has withdrawn Engles's nomination for re-election at its annual meeting and cut the board's size from 12 to eight, according to the statement.
Dean will seek stockholder approval for the reverse stock split. Shares will be issued at a ratio of at least 1-for-2 and at most 1-for-8, the company said.
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"I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to people, even those I've never met." –Anne Frank We walk down a narrow, rocky, muddy path, littered with garbage. We pass by a grandfather with white hair working in a shop, fixing what appears to [Read More…]
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"I didn't wanna wear a helmet, I just wanted to go down the El Toro 20," is the type of thing an 8 year old with a learning disability would say. Except Wes Verdugo, the shopping cart master, isn't 8- he's just a fucking dumbass. "There were some people there when they saw us come up, they didn't even want to watch us do it, because they thought I was going to die because of the magnitude of what we are doing," explains Wes. I love how he actually believes what he was doing was some "next level" shit. You have to ask yourself is a couple of thousand of Youtube hits worth almost dying? High speed shopping carts do not go down stairs, not 2, not 5, not 20.
"there was this one set of stairs, he always injured himself" that made my brain hurt…
Psyched you made a post about this! You should keep this theme of non-skaters injuring themselves at spots going.
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Good news this guy died http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqth5x7YXA
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In Morocco people want you to ask them for a photo. It's fair but isn't the same if someone knows what you are doing. First days i was disappointed about this but later i thought i had to find a way to obtain what i wanted... without being beaten. So i invented a way to take pictures without being seen. I always used the autofocus and taking the camera in one hand and without using the viewfinder...zac , picture is stolen. Obviously i wasn't certain about the result , but then i was quite satisfied. This below is the result of my attemps, hope you enjoy.
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Agko Resort – Mount Apo – Kidapawan City
Lake Agko Swimming Resort - cell 09056030607
This hot springs resort is at the trail head leading to Mt. Apo. It would be a good idea to arrive the night before the climb so you can get an early start.
The Agko resort is a simple rustic place to relax in the hot water and get ready to go first thing in the morning. If you leave from Kidapawan the day of the climb, a lot of time will be wasted organizing the 20+ kilometer ride up the mountain to the starting point. I suppose you could walk the 20 k but no locals do. A few ride horses but most others ride on a habal-habal modified motorbike with an extended seat.
A big room for groups runs 1,500 pesos per night and there is no limit on how many share the room. There are 7 beds.
This seems like a real value to me.
A room for 2 persons with a cr runs 500 pesos.
A simpler room for two with outside cr will cost 300 peso.
With a single bed and a double – 600 pesos.
There are open nipa huts around the pool that can be rented overnight for 250 pesos.
Anne cell 09056030607
There is no Smart signal at Agko, try Globe.
Lake Agko hot water springs.
Climbing Mount Apo – youtube video of the beautiful sunrise from the top of Mt Apo
Security said that they would watch my bike for me while we are walking the mountain trail. It is a good idea everywhere in the Philippines to have some one keep an eye on your bike.
The hot springs at the Agko Resort are a good place to soak sore muscles after the climb. I find the people up there in the mountains to be very friendly and helpful but you do have to keep in mind that here are security issues in the area.
The tourist center at the city hall in Kidapawan recommends that climbers stay here to base their climb from.
I chose to base at The Old Barracks Suites in town because they have wi-fi internet and a good restaurant. The guide is coming here at 6am and we plan to drive up the mountain to Agko first thing in the morning.
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By Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY
Sprint Nextel (S) and Verizon (VZ) are rolling out new, more consumer-friendly calling plans, reflecting the hyper-competitive state of wireless.
Starting Monday, Sprint will begin offering a new "share" plan that offers 3,000 voice minutes and a bounty of add-ons for $169.99 a month for two lines. Additional lines cost $19.99 each.
In addition to the 50 hours of calling time, subscribers will receive: unlimited messaging and e-mail, unlimited access to the mobile Web, 50 streaming music channels, 25-plus live TV channels, on-demand TV — clips as well as full-length TV shows — and unlimited GPS navigation. For sports fans, there's also unlimited access to NFL Mobile and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. BlackBerry users also qualify for this plan.
Cheaper plans with fewer services start at $69.99 a month. Depending on the plan, lines can be added for as little as $9.99 a month.
For a family of three, the $169.99 plan represents a $45 savings off Sprint's prior plans, says Walter Piecyk, a telecom analyst at Pali Research. The savings is $60 compared with Verizon and $45 compared with AT&T wireless. The latter don't offer GPS navigation or BlackBerry options, he notes.
With prices for gas, food and other necessities rising, Piecyk says Sprint's approach is pitch-perfect.
"If you can save somebody $50 to $60 on a rate plan, they're going to switch," he predicts.
Sprint has been struggling with a string of operational problems related to the Nextel merger. Piecyk says most consumers don't care about that — but they do care an awful lot about saving money.
"If you cut the price enough, that moves customers," he says.
Verizon, on the cusp of becoming the USA's No. 1 wireless carrier, thanks to its proposed acquisition of Alltel, is also turning up the marketing heat.
Next week, Verizon plans to start offering discounts of $8 to $21 a month to people who buy wireless services plus any other service, such as advanced cable TV, marketed as FiOS — short for Fiber-Optic Services — or high-speed broadband. Previously, consumers had to buy a traditional landline service to qualify for a discount. The more services you buy, the bigger the discount.
AT&T, currently the No. 1 wireless carrier, already offers such discounts. No. 3 Sprint sold its landline business when it merged with Nextel.
Piecyk says carriers with big landline businesses — such as Verizon and AT&T — are basically stuck. If they make it easy and financially attractive to dump landlines, they help speed up erosion of that 100-year-old business. "But if they don't, they just lose customers," he says.
Despite its old-fashioned profile, the landline business is still a moneymaker that generates billions of dollars in cash each year. But the business is shrinking rapidly, thanks to the fast rise of wireless, which is quickly becoming a replacement for landline service.
Verizon concedes as much, noting that a recent Harris Interactive poll showed that 89% of U.S. adults have a cellphone. Of that number, 14% "report using only their cellphones for voice service," Verizon says. And that number is rising every year.
In anticipation of the shift, AT&T and Verizon have been spending billions to construct advanced video networks and shore up wireless across the USA.
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Despite a weekend setback that resulted in the scrub of today's long-awaited unveiling of a tri-partisan (yes, you read that right; see below) bill to combat global warming, the strange-bedfellow coalition of senators working on the legislation isn't giving up.
The effort to draft compromise legislation that will address domestic energy needs and climate change has preoccupied Sens. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat; Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent; and Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, for months.
The three amigos will be huddling again this evening to try to get the legislation back on track.
As we've previously told you, Graham has been lambasted by some fellow Republicans at home for his work on the deal. Over the weekend, he balked over proceeding with today's bill unveiling. Graham said he's concerned that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might bring up immigration legislation first. The Washington Post reported this morning on the all-out effort is underway to smooth ruffled feathers.
Update, 3:55 p.m. ET: Sen. Graham's communications director, Kevin Bishop, today posted a copy of the letter his boss sent over the weekend signalling his reluctance to go ahead with the immigration bill now. He called Democratic leaders' suggestion that they will do so "a cynical political ploy."
Meanwhile, Ali Noorani of the National Immigration Forum, a group that is pressing for immigration legislation, has issued a statement accusing Graham of trying to play two critical issues for the country against one another. "Now more than ever, America needs strong, principled leadership," Noorani said. "Will the real Sen. Graham please step forward?"
(Posted by Kathy Kiely)
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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District boys soccer
St. Petersburg Catholic 2, Tampa Catholic 1: The Barons got a first-half goal from Emilo Ycaza and a second-half goal from Manny Carmona to advance to the district final and region quarterfinal. SPC (4-7-6) gave up a goal early in the second half, but Carmona scored seven minutes later.
"We played very hard throughout the game," Barons coach Will Summer said. "With about 20 minutes left we were able to drop back on defense and they just ran out of gas."
Berkeley Prep 4, Clearwater Central Catholic 0: Four Berkeley Prep players scored to end the Marauders' season.
Osceola 2, Lakewood 1: The Warriors advanced to the district final and will play at 7 Friday night at Palmetto. Osceola (14-5-5) got a second-half goal from Taylor Abulone and hung on.
Palmetto 5, Dunedin 0: Dunedin's attempt to reach a second straight regional came to a halt against Palmetto (21-1-3).
Green milestone
St. Petersburg Catholic guard Ryan Green reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career in a loss to Tampa Catholic.
HomeTeam Hot Shots
Olivia Red, Seminole: The freshman scored twice in a win over East Bay in a Class 5A region quarterfinal and has a county-leading 31 goals this season.
Brooke Coughlin, St. Petersburg Catholic: The sophomore had three of her team's five goals in a region quarterfinal win. She has 18 goals this season.
Rebecca Dirks, Osceola: The sophomore had two goals to lead her team in a Class 3A region quarterfinal.
Compiled by staff writers Bob Putnam and Rodney Page.


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Kristin Chenoweth – A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (Sony Classical)
Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth's first holiday collection, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas, more than lives up to its title. Sweetly sung standards and novelty numbers alike fill this splendid album, making it this season's must-own CD. Chenoweth's charming vocal presence is more than a match for such time-tested material as "Do You Hear What I Hear," "The Christmas Waltz" and "What Child Is This?" The effervescent singer even embraces her Oklahoma roots with such countrified entries as "Come On Ring Those Bells." Her retooled renditions of the childhood staple "Sing" and "Sleep Well Little Children / What a Wonderful World" make for surprisingly touching musical moments. In fact, there is no low point on this effortlessly endearing recording.
A great gift for fans of musical theater or memorable holiday music, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is in stores now. For more artist information or to purchase a copy directly, go to kristin-chenoweth.com.
Enya – And Winter Came … (Reprise Records)
Enya's ethereal voice and sound are unmistakable, and her new Christmas CD, And Winter Came…, is a 12-track collection of seasonal lullabies and lovely, Celtic-inspired arrangements sure to delight the legion of fans she's amassed through the years. Whether performing traditional carols ("Oíche Chiúin") or more modern works ("My! My! Time Flies"), Enya's angelic harmonies and sweetly poetic lyrics and melodies do not disappoint, making for a festively entertaining listening experience. Most notable are the timeless "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and the new selection "One Toy Soldier," an endearing yuletide story song destined to become a treasured classic.
And Winter Came… is now in stores. Log on to Enya.com for more information.
Seal – Soul (Warner Bros. Records)
For his latest project, Soul, the incredibly talented Seal has selected a collection of classic R & B songs from such legendary artists as James Brown ("It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World), Sam Cooke ("A Change is Gonna Come"), Al Green ("Here I am [Come and Take Me">"), Curtis Mayfield ("People Get Ready") and Otis Redding ("I've Been Loving You Too Long"). No other artist today could pull off this feat nearly as successfully. Seal makes each song uniquely his own, and they sound as if they were written with him in mind. Equally as convincing on smooth soulful ballads or upbeat tracks, he more than owns this well-known material, breathing new life into every number, including the not-to-be-missed entries "I Can't Stand the Rain" and the Funk-fortified "Knock On Wood."
Don't miss this excellent CD from an extraordinary artist, in stores now. Visit Seal.com for more information.
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends (143 / Reprise Records)
With 15 Grammy Awards and countless other nominations to his credit, David Foster could very well be called the King of Adult Contemporary, for good reason. Airing in December as part of the Great Performance series on PBS (check local listings for details), the exceptionally entertaining concert Hit Man: David Foster & Friends is now available as a two-disc, live CD/DVD set. Although the "highlight" CD does feature a respectable selection of the evening's offerings, there are many egregious omissions, found only on the two-hour DVD. A stellar constellation of talent brings to life one great song after another from Foster's illustrious career on the DVD, including standout appearances by Andrea Bocelli ("Amapola"), Michael Bublé ("Feeling Good"), Josh Groban ("Alla Luce Del Sole"), Renee Olstead ("Through The Fire"), Blake Shelton ("Wildflower") and "American Idol" castoff Michael Johns ("She's A Beauty / Man in Motion").
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Sources: Aircraft noise. adapted from 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 36, appendix C; Highway and railroad noise: P.M. Nelson, ed., Transportation Noise Reference Book (London, England: Butterworths, 1987) and T. Berge, Vehicle-Noise Emission Limits: Influence on Traffic Noise Levels Past and Future, Noise Control Engineering Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, March_April 1994; All other information adapted from Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., Environmental Impact Data Book (Ann Arbor, MI: 1979).


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Should the rich pay more in federal taxes? It depends on who you ask. According to a Gallup poll conducted last month, the sentiment among the middle class is that the wealthy should pay more in taxes. But -- not surprisingly perhaps -- the wealthy don't agree.
As political talk increases around allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire to help pay for the deficit, President Barack Obama has defined the wealthy as those couples who earn at least $250,000 per year.
The Gallup poll indicates that only 6 percent of households earning more than a quarter million a year think their taxes are too low. According to data compiled from 2005 to 2011, the majority (67 percent) of upper-income Americans say their taxes are too high.
Among the broad population, the poll shows that half of Americans believe the amount they pay in federal income taxes is too high, while 43 percent consider it about right and 4 percent too low.
Among that same group, there's little sympathy for those in the upper-income brackets. Only 13 percent think the rich pay too much in taxes, while 59 percent believe they pay too little.
Finally, the poll points out that part of the reason the rich may be feeling put upon when it comes to taxes is that, depending on deductions, they fall into the highest federal tax brackets of 33 percent or 35 percent, while those making the median household income (approximately $50,000) are in the 15 percent tax bracket.
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Being a Spurs Fan Could be Damaging Your Health
Rooting for the Spurs could be hazardous to your health.
With the last two games starting at 9:30 PM and dragging into the early morning hours, many Spurs fans are staying up until the bitter end.
Dr. Paul Ingmundson of the Alamo Sleep Disorder Center says a lack of sleep is never good for your health.
"You are going to see changes in the way you metabolize glucose, there are changes in blood pressure that go along with even brief sleep deprivation," he said.
"If you aggregate that risk over a million Spurs fans, there could be added risk of serious health problems in the population as a result of sleep deprivation," he said.
Weary, bleary-eyed Spurs fans don't get much relief tomorrow night. Because the Western Conference games are set as the second game of the evening, Wednesday night's game five at the AT&T Center is set for a tip of 8:30, and then, if the series returns to Portland, it will be yet another 9:30 start. But at least that game will be on Friday night.
Ingmundson said the only real cure for sleep deprivation is to get more sleep.


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Members of the media may direct inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com
March 11, 2015 -
StarMaker Raises Series B Led by Raine Ventures
StarMaker, the leading digital-first music talent platform, today announced that Raine Ventures led a $6.5 million Series B financing round for the company. Crosscut Ventures, Three Bridges Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, iGlobe Partners, GREE International, as well as Allen DeBevoise of Machinima and Joe Perez of Tastemade also participated.
January 28, 2015 - StarMaker Offers Fans A Chance To Join Popular YouTubers Onstage At Playlist Live
At Playlist Live, thanks to a partnership with three popular YouTube content creators, StarMaker will live up to its name. The social music app has teamed with Lia Marie Johnson, Alex G, and Tessa Violet for a contest that will ultimately bring talented fans onstage alongside their favorite creators.
October 15, 2014 - StarMaker clears way for covers tunes
Aspiring singers looking to use YouTube as a launching pad for their careers are getting an assist from StarMaker Interactive with the launch of the StarMaker Network. The platform enables creators to record cover songs...
October 14, 2014 - StarMaker clears way for covers tunes
Up-and-coming social music stars no longer have to worry about copyright infringement thanks to StarMaker Interactive. The San Francisco-based developer of music video creation apps started its own YouTube multi-channel network, complete with access to a catalog of pre-approved songs by the developer's music label partners...
June 26, 2014 - With Android's next L version, users finally get to be T-Pain
Kasten said that his team has completely rewritten the Android audio APIs with reduced input and output latency in mind, and with help from companies like StarMaker...
June 24, 2014 - StarMaker Updates App With 'Music Video Selfies'
StarMaker is offering users a chance to appear on The Voice by recording and uploading videos of themselves singing a song from the setlist of the show's summer tour.
March 3rd, 2014 - America's Underground Karaoke Fever Is Powered By These Three Apps
Mobile games like Just Sing It, Karaoke Anywhere, and StarMaker have turned the Internet into a virtual karaoke bar, allowing users to move their underground passion to the digital mainstream. And these apps are hitting the money notes...
December 16th, 2013 - Cassadee Pope Partners with The Voice App from StarMaker Studios for Exclusive Contest
Cassadee Pope, season 3 winner of NBC's The Voice, has teamed up with StarMaker for an exclusive contest via The Voice StarMaker App.
December 12th, 2013 - StarMaker Interactive's growth continues to climb
With a growing library featuring hundreds of songs and new tracks added every day, StarMaker Interactive is leading the mobile singing game revolution through the creation of original content using innovative gaming mechanics to discover new talent. With over 2 billion minutes of singing time logged to-date, brands and talent are now aligning with StarMaker to help reach this engaged demographic.
December 11th, 2013 - StarMaker Interactive's Growth Continues To Climb With $4M In Funding From Technology Corporation Qualcomm And Global Venture Firm iGlobe
Company Also Releases Android Apps, Reports Record Numbers and Announces New Strategic Partnerships
November 8th, 2013 - Kia Cooks Up Some Soul At SEMA
"This setup is fitted with The Voice app, which comes with preloaded songs. You can then sing through the wireless microphone and the sound will carry through the Rockford Fosgate speakers."
November 4th, 2013 - 'The Voice: On Stage!' on KNBC
October 29th, 2013 - Good Day in Baltimore cast performs The Black Eyed Peas' "I Got A Feeling"
October 22nd, 2013 - Perform your own songs on 'The Voice: On Stage!' app with free credits
This app offers songs such as "Begin Again" by Taylor Swift" and "Wanted" by Hunter Hayes." It has songs that were performed on "The Voice." You will have a blast with it and be glad that you downloaded it!
October 10, 2013 - Top 10 iPhone and iPad Apps for October
Users can sing their favorite songs from The Voice and see if they can turn all 4 chairs. Sing, record, and share recordings on Facebook and Twitter.
April 15, 2013 - Test Drive: 'The Voice' App (Video)
It's keeping kids engaged in music – and using their own voice – that's precisely the aim of the On Stage app....A recording of the user singing along to the track can then be transferred to the Starmaker Social component, allowing the singer to share his or her finished product.There's another component that makes the app attractive to kids: a player can "battle" another singer, and then have a duet of their recording at their fingertips....
February 19, 2013 - StarMaker on 'Good Morning San Diego'
February 15, 2013 - Apps to Improve Your Singing
When you are singing each track from this app's impressively up-to-date archive, it scores how well you've performed.
October 16, 2012 - Media From the Future: 'The Voice' Gets Its Own App
The latest bit of evidence that [televised competition participation is moving beyond voting] is The Voice: On Stage.
April 11, 2012 - 'The Morning Show' Hosts Sing with StarMaker
March 22, 2012 - Hot Startups Spotted at SXSW
The platform really took off when the company added a game layer with scoring and prizes.
March 12, 2012 - App Smart Extra: More Singing Apps
The Auto-Tune feature works nicely and the list of available songs is filled with hits.
StarMaker Launches "Music Video Selfies" With Auditions For "The Voice"
June 24, 2014 - New Product Update Puts Users in the Spotlight with Studio-Quality Recordings and Video, and the Chance to be Selected by The Voice
StarMaker Interactive Is "Making A Move" with Grammy Nominated Gavin DeGraw
February 28, 2014 - Singing Contest Allows Fans to Record Customized Version of New Single
StarMaker 2013 Trends (infographic)
January 2, 2014 - It has been exciting year for StarMaker Interactive with strong growth on our mobile applications. Here is a breakdown of the songs our US users loved in 2013.
StarMaker Interactive's Growth Continues To Climb With $4M In Funding From Technology Corporation Qualcomm And Global Venture Firm iGlobe
December 10th, 2013 - Company Also Releases Android Apps, Reports Record Numbers and Announces New Strategic Partnerships
The Voice and StarMaker Partner to Launch Global Singing Game for iPhone and iPad
October 16, 2012 - "The Voice: On Stage" app lets fans record their own voices to play along at home.
San Francisco - Over the past two years, The Voice has revolutionized the singing competition genre and has set the bar for social/digital integration. Now the groundbreaking TV program - airing in 160 countries this Fall - is increasing its stake in the mobile arena by teaming with music game developer StarMaker Interactive to let The Voice's vast worldwide audience in on the fun, the fame and the competition. Read more ››


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We just got word that Maggie, the winner of our AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro, has received her device and is she ever enjoying it. I have a feeling this device is going to get a lot of use. Congratulations Maggie, Enjoy the new phone!
Thanks to Pantech and AT&T for providing us, along with the 25 other websites, a Matrix Pro to giveaway, and thanks to everyone who entered the contest. For those that didn't walk away with a new Matrix Pro, you can grab one from your local AT&T store for around $100 with a contract.


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I've got two LAN's, Lan-U (192.168.99.x) and Lan-D (192.168.23.x) that
I'm connecting with M0n0wall, using Lan-U as the LAN interface and
Lan-D as the WAN interface, where the m0n0wall connects via Wireless
to an AP on the Lan-D.
That works as expected by default, in that Lan-U machines can access
Lan-D but not the other way round, but what I tried to do was to grant
access for systems on Lan-D to access systems on Lan-U, but ran into
problems. This might well however be down to my misunderstanding of
what's going on...
I tried setting a rule to allow all from WAN to LAN, together with a
static route on the Lan-D system, setting the m0n0wall's Lan-D address
(192.168.23.13) as the gateway for the Lan-U address I was trying to
reach (192.168.99.254). However, while a traceroute got to the 23.13
address, it was blocked there, although I couldn't see anything in the
I was able to access the m0n0wall web pages on the 23.13 address
though.... I've worked around it by enabling inbound NAT with the
particular port I'm using forwarded to the 99.254 host, but I'm
interested in what I'm missing/how this might be otherwise done...
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We were actually a bit surprised at how bright and cheery her place was. I envisioned it more black than white, based on her wardrobe. Regardless, it's a stunning space that Rumi calls "half beach bungalow half fluffy minimalism." Natural wood, clean whites, and pops of green (as you know, plant life is one of my home essentials) make the space so dreamy, yet everything is simple enough that it's an easy aesthetic to recreate. Her paint color is similar to mine, so I will definitely be using these rooms as inspiration for my own home, as I continue the never-ending, but super fun decorating process. You can shop items from Rumi's home, and some other similar products, below. Or, skip on over to the Stuart Weitzman site to see if they have her shoes in your size. Either way, you can't really go wrong!
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The seven-member board that will oversee operations of a city-owned casino will include city staff, an alderman and four community members, the Davenport City Council heard Wednesday.
Alderman heard a brief report on the bylaws of the Davenport Community Improvement Corporation they will vote on next week. The city staff members who would have permanent seats on the board are the city administrator and police chief. The alderman, appointed by the city council, would serve a two-year term.
The community members and the alderman would be paid $12,000 a year. City staff won't be compensated.
Mayor Bill Gluba will appoint the four community members with city council approval.
"The idea here is to get people on the board who are good leaders with business acumen to run this like a business," city attorney Tom Warner said.
By comparison, the Dubuque Racing Association, which oversees the city-owned Mystique casino, has a 21-member board that includes three members of the Dubuque City Council, the mayor, city manager and a member of the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors. The rest of the board are community members from Dubuque and the surrounding area. The board appointments aren't compensated.
For the Davenport Community Improvement Corporation, two community members would serve two-year terms and the other two would serve three-year terms initially so that appointments would be alternating. Community board members would serve three-year terms moving forward.
City staff other than the city administrator and police chief can be appointed after the board's first three years of existence.
The Riverboat Development Authority, which holds the Davenport gaming license, will be allowed to appoint two members of the board after the initial two- and three-year board terms.
Gluba said the council has received applications and interviewed candidates, so that appointees could be announced late next week.
For the most part, aldermen were pleased with the bylaws, though Alderman Mike Matson, 8th Ward, said he was concerned about the compensation of the board would receive.
Matson voted against the first step toward purchasing the casino and is currently the subject of an investigation into whether he impersonated a public official by allegedly sending emails about the casino to television station KWQC in the names of other aldermen.
Next week's city council meeting will be moved from Wednesday to Thursday because a city contingent is going to make a presentation to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission in Johnston. The city council meeting will be at the regular time of 5:30 p.m.
Aldermen also heard a report on hiring of an architecture firm for the renovation of downtown's central fire station. Central Fire Station opened in 1902, with additions in 1940 and 1951.
Chief Lynn Washburn reported the project costs at $15.2 million, including construction costs of $9.4 million and land acquisition of $3.8 million. Actual work on the project wouldn't begin until 2014, with design work starting this spring along with land acquisition, demolition and abatement.
Galante Architecture Studio, of Cambridge, Mass., will be paid $996,400 for design of the project. City officials spoke to the company about partnering with Quad-City firms and Galante has brought on KJWW Engineering, Downing Architects and Missman Engineering, Washburn said.


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Bank-Heavy Press is one of the most exciting new presses to come out of Long Beach. Each new publication has a completely different title and theme. The three editors, Zack Nelson-Lopiccolo, Karie McNeley and Cory DeSilva prove that just as writing is an art, so is editing. Today I talked with Bank-Heavy Press about their philosophy and guiding principles.
SGVLF: What inspired you to start Bank-Heavy Press?
Karie: Unbeknownst to most, Bank-Heavy Press is what could be described as a "happy accident". It started out as an unnamed weekly poetry workshop held at Zack's parent's house and then expanded into several conversations about starting a small-press. The workshop had dwindled down into just the three of us and with the power of three we formed Bank-Heavy Press. I have always been interested in pursuing many entrepreneurial ideas but before Bank-Heavy Press I had failed to actually try one out. Bank-Heavy was not my brainchild per se. Zack was the one with the dream of publishing local writers and the ambition to suggest actually trying it out, and here we are! A year later and publishing great collections of local and non-local poetry. Cory loves reading and studying poetry and really breaking it all down and dissecting it, which is something that I think makes him a good candidate for being an editor, he also came up with the word "bank-heavy" in a poem of his which obviously makes him genius. And, I had a lot of interest in being more involved in poetry in general and in publishing as well. So really all of us have really helped shape Bank-Heavy into what it is today and hopefully what it will be for years to come.
Cory: Basically Zack said he was starting a press and I wanted to be in on it. He and some friends from school created a workshop in his parents' living room and it was there that the idea grew. Karie was in that original group. When everyone else stopped coming, the three of us kept at it and decided to go into publishing. The idea was to publish writers who we thought deserved more attention. Fortunately, the community has been very supportive.
Zack: First off, I had the idea baking for some time. A friend of mine from my CSULB days had brought it up to me about us starting one, which never transpired into action. Lucky for the three of us. The idea stuck with me. My basic inspiration was well why can't the younger generation make calls on what is good writing? I had heard the stories of how Joan Jobe Smith had started Pearl, the stories behind Black Sparrow Press, and lots of other small mags/presses and was really inspired, which kept the idea embedded. Then to add even more motivation a friend of mine, Mae Ramirez, had started up her own mag, ¡VAYA! Zine, which made me realize it was possible if I had the right dedication, but I knew I couldn't do it alone, well yeah I know I could, but I truly believe that having Karie and Cory makes it such a better publication and am glad that we have it the way we do.
Zack:The three of us were part of a larger workshop I had gotten together. I say got together not organized because we kind of just acted like the Avengers all dysfunctional until we got a feel for one another, then as the weeks progressed it dwindled down to us three. One day we were there and I brought it up to them, which after getting to know how our minds fed on each other, yes on! I thought it would be great to bring it up to these two. Next thing you know bam, bam, smack a press is born! We all said hells yes and began work, which started at no knowledge of what to do other than let's get some submissions, and thank baby Zeus that Jeff Epley taught Karie and I how to format books via a chapbook project he had us assemble in his creative writing classes at LBCC. And another lucky for us score tactic was Cory had an ingenious strange line in one of his poems that we all thought was perfect for a catchy and memorable name.
What are you looking for in submissions to Bank-Heavy Press?
Cory: I'm looking for fast, fresh, and energetic writing. No wasted syllables. It must make my brain cells quiver and my insides coagulate. I like any style of writing so long as it's gusty, new, and invigorating in some way. And yes, there are always new projects coming from Bank-Heavy. The press never sleeps.
Zack: I know we all vary on what we look for, which I think makes it great. We've three different aesthetics clashing together in a hip hop hit song of greatness. We all crave the subjective "good", but to be more specific we like well written work first. I'm usually just looking for something that can keep my attention and holds an entertainment value of sorts. From there, does the poem really offer some deeper interpretation or is it just straight face value? I'm all over with this, I like some of both, harder to understand and more direct colloquial types. Either way I think that even the ones that seem simple offer a much deeper meaning without being avant-garde and just hoity-toity. It comes down to this, give me something new, fresh, alive, bloody-raw with a bite taken out of it, spit in my face, I want guts, no glory, just guts. I do like the occasional pretty poem too, but I like the ugly poems better. I want the cliff-diving without a bungee excitement! Also I love to laugh and even the smallest bits of humor in the most serious poems can really add something.
Then there's the editor side, and this poet side of me which argue for a time. Poet Zack likes to let small things goes as far as lines that I don't particularly care for, but Editor Zack rips them apart saying "Have someone take a gander!" Usually there's a compromise between the two Zack's, but then they have to confront the Cory's and Karie's for further decision on what makes the cut for the project. So if you do make it past one of us, you better hope you can sway another one to make the 2/3 vote! We run like a mini-democratic oligarchy, which I'm not sure makes sense even.
I always tell everyone send us greatness, just not rhyme! DEAR GOD NO RHYME! Unless of course it is just phenomenal and breaks all the rules and makes us really laugh, I believe those are the only rhymed ones we've ever taken. We tend not to have a "set" aesthetic as an overall group, but I always recommend buying one or more of our issues to get a feel for what we accept, I'll bet there is an overall one there that we just don't see. Oh and please, please, please! People need to read our guidelines! I don't know how many rejections we've given just off of that. I usually just instantly reject, because it's an internet slap to the jaw, if someone can't read our guidelines then I feel as though I shouldn't be taking my time to read their submission regardless of its content. People forget, we don't get paid for this, other than in love, and lots of hugs lots and lots of hugs.
Project wise, oh man we've got so much going on! We're currently formatting and gathering the finishing touches on our next issue, Robo-Book which is set for June release and is featuring Marianne Stewart, she's freakin' awesome, and we've got an interview with everyone's favorite LB bookstore Gatsby's! On top of that we are putting another double chapbook manuscript together for our second of the series, and as a sneak peek this one features Olivia Somes, who is brilliantly talented, and was just accepted into the CSULB MFA program for Creative Writing and the other genius is our own Karie McNeley who also just got into CSULB! YAYA! It's pretty funny we had set ourselves up to slow down this year by making the issues quarterly, but then we decided to start doing chapbooks. Go figure. We're also very close to having our third split chapbook set, as far as the poets go. Then June also means submissions open again for our third issue of this year, we should have the dates up on our site and on duotrope.com very soon. We like to stay busy, what can I say.
Karie: As far as submissions go…well really anything goes. For poetry, anything other than basic rhyme schemes. Rhyming doesn't make it very far in Bank-Heavy Press considering we have only accepted one poem with an end-line rhyme scheme. Internal rhyming or slant rhyming is much more acceptable for our books. For fiction, truly anything goes as you can see firsthand in our newest publication, Robo-Book. We've got a very interestingly strange fiction piece by Andrew Hilbert called "Winky" and I think that after reading that fiction piece anyone will be able to see that the bizarre can be very refreshing and powerful. We also accept art submissions of any type, as long as they are black and white or can be converted into b/w. High contrast images are always better for printing since we don't use any color in our books. For info on our upcoming projects, read Zack's answer. And as Cory said, the press never sleeps.
SGVLF: Bank-Heavy is starting to play an important role in the Long Beach poetry scene. How important is a sense of place to you?
Cory: I still see us as the devoted poetry groupies. There are so many great writers in the area it is impossible not to be excited, involved, and supporting of them. I love promoting the scene as I think it deserves way more academic attention and I am honored to be a part of it. I am glad Bank-Heavy Press is starting to play an important role in community. Any way that we can help the already established scene is a real treat.
Karie: An important role! That's a very nice compliment. I'm not sure what to say other than I hope that we are impacting Long Beach in a positive and proactive way. Also, read what Zack said. He answered the question far better than I ever could.
Zack: Well garsh, that's sure flattering! If someone had told me that when we started I would have laughed and walked away, while still laughing because I'd thought of it as the most ridiculous thing ever, but I guess it has that effect now. I hear what people say about us and it's just insane to think we are even doing something people are enjoying. Which is what we set out to do, but the fact we are doing this is completely different and makes me feel like we are really reaching our goal of making great books.
For me I think it's extremely important to have a sense of place. Mostly in the fact that there's a necessity to know what is going on in the scene around you. There is such an abundance of local writer's within Long Beach, and even LA county in general. So you add that with the proximity of Orange, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino counties and we've got this huge area full of a lot of talent (Though most of us Long Beachians don't tend to make it outside the city, I think it's fear of the Queen Mary sinking and us not being close enough to see it.) Then there are the ones who transplant that mix up with us that are here or were here, and thus help create a unique fabric full of holes and tears that are being sewn every day by every one of us.
Supporting your local scene and even getting to know neighboring ones is awesome and becoming more acquainted with everyone can really build a larger audience for yourself, or for us readership, and holds the possibility of getting new people into the poetry that is happening right now, not just what they read in school anthologies. It's a chance to actually participate in it, add too it in some way and meet some amazing people, who happen to sometimes be amazing writers on top of it. I mean hell, who knows we could run into the next Whitman or Silvia Plath at a reading which would be cool. That too, readings that is, knowing when they are, and not just going to your friend's readings but going to them in general adds to that sense of place. Just in Long Beach there are so many going on it's really hard to go to them all, unless you're the infamous John Buckley who manages to make us all look like peons and makes it to countless readings across southern California, but he writes some amazing reviews about all of them…it's like being there in the seat at the reading! (Still you should go to as many as you can, just don't burn yourself out).
To name just a few in LB there's G. Murray Thomas' monthly reading the second Tuesday of every month at Barnes & Noble at Marina Pacifica, then the third Wednesday of every month there's Kevin Lee's Hump Reading at Gatsby, this one is awesome I've been going to this one since I was still at LBCC doing my AA, the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month there's The Definitive Soapbox at Royal Cup Café and then last Thursday of every month there's our Bank-Heavy Variety Show also at Gatsby's, and there's ahh jease I could go forever. My best advice to keep up on them is check out the Poetix calender (poetix.net) which covers the whole of So-Cal.
SGVLF: What advice do you have for writers?
Karie: My advice for writers and artists of any other kind is simple. Do not to listen to anyone other than your SELF. Key word: SELF. Don't change your writing so that it is more acceptable for other people. I've already mentioned my SELF's personal disinterest in end-rhyming poetry but honestly, if you absolutely love end-rhyming then by all means go forth and end-rhyme your big poetic heart out. It doesn't matter if my SELF or anyone else's SELF doesn't like it as much as you do. The SELF is what matters and there are countless other SELF's with similar tastes. No SELF is alone in its art. Enjoy your art. Own it. Embrace it. All opinions of your writing, or of any other art, are subjective. Don't trap your SELF in trying to conform. If you are content with the outcome of your writing, or art, happiness and fulfillment should ensue. Optimism and confidence create peace, if not peace in the whole world, well then at least peace in the SELF. Opinion is the SELF. Art is the SELF. Poetry is the SELF. Love is the SELF. The SELF is what got us all here. The SELF is what will continue to drive us all further through life.
Zack: Advice, eat aardvark tacos and drink tequila… ok, no really my biggest advice is to read good poetry, that means what you find good, what others find good etc. Read contemporaries along with the classics, it can really teach you something. Anthologies are one great place to get some of these, if you can't afford them there are public libraries, school libraries, used book stores a plenty! Then there are as many small presses and mags as there are needles on a cactus both in print and online to pick and read through, some of my favorites are PEARL, Ambit, Re)Verb, Crack the Spine (their online, but recently did a hard anthology as well), Short, Fast, and Deadly (also online), ¡VAYA!Zine (made from recyclables!), Tebot Bach, Red Hen. Then there's the whole writing part… do it, consistently. If you're feeling like you can't write anything of worth take some advice from a famous poet, whose name is locked somewhere in my memory, but I misplaced the key, "Lower your standards" is basically what he said, I try to do that when I feel like I just can't write one good line or poem or anything, it helps to let go of standards and just write. Sometimes greatness happens in those moments when you're letting your mind just go, and not putting restrictions on it. The more you write the better you'll become the more you will find your distinct voice while growing as an artist and as a person. Have someone read your work and give you advice, really it will benefit. Even if you don't take their initial suggestions they'll make you look at certain things within the work differently. And lastly experiment, play with the words, put them how you feel they should represent you as a whole, not just poet you, not just social you but all of you and have fun doing it for earth's sake!
Cory: Write. Read. Eat if you must. Get to know the writers you admire. Buy all their books and support them.
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From Wikipilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
Lamberto Hechanova (1939) was active in painting and printmaking doing abstract works, before he shifted to sculpture.
He introduced the use of aluminum and transparent plexiglass combined with wood in a series of his innovative sculpture. His works thus showed the influence of the constructivists who used chrome and plexiglass to achieve virtual volume in sculpture and to bring out its spatial dimension. He did a highly original approach to his materials. He also did large sculptures in wood.
- from the Art Association of the Philippines:
- second prize, Algae in 1966
- first prize, Perspectus in 1967
- honorable mention, sculpture, in 1967
- third prize, Political Epilogue in 1967
- major award, Allegory in Aluminum 1968
- in the 1966 Shell National Students Art Competition:
- fourth prize for Variety No 1
- certificate of merit for the Final Agony
- Thirteen Artists Award from the CCP in 1970
- CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol 4. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.
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