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When we refilled our gas tank the total came to 12 dollars. We thought we'd read it wrong. A full tank of gas for a tiny car in Ecuador costs 12 dollars. I regretted not renting an SUV, bad environmentalist that I am. Troy, Magda and I were on our way south towards the Quilotoa Loop, a scenic trip through some of Ecuador's indigenous villages. On the way we stopped in Saquisili, an unspectacular town known only for its vibrant market. Where Otavalo was geared entirely for tourists, Saquisili was holding a giant market by and for locals.
As we strolled through cages of rabbits and guinea pigs, stacks of metallic fish, piles of handwoven baskets and rows of live chickens and furniture, Troy and I engaged in a deep discussion about tourism vs. voyeurism, a common concern amongst the more empathetic Western traveller. Were we there to gawk or to revel in the details of another culture's daily routine. Were we patronizing of fraternizing? As Troy and I discussed, Magda documented the merchants who seemed genuinely indifferent to our presence.
Back on the road, we slalomed around potholes and were stymied by a circuitous detour. Eventfully we found the proper road. It was newly paved, thankfully, since it wound through the mountains like an unspooled ball of yarn. We ascended high above the tree line into a dense fog-bank. We descended into lush forest and around sharp pinnacles of rock. We did this a dozen times, passing through little mountain towns and by fantastic vistas.
Magda exclaimed as we went through the little pueblo of Zumbahua. Far below the main road, a little stadium was full of people watching a bullfight. I asked if we should go visit and Magda and Troy gave a resounding yes. I'm not a fan of bullfights, but I am a fan of little mountain village festivities, so we veered off the highway onto a steep brick street. We followed it down towards where the bullfight was, through the crowds of people heading that direction. Here in Zumbahua, the people were Quechua (in Ecuador: Kichwa), wearing the traditional felt hats, lush dark fabrics for skirts and multicolored scarves of the old Inca Empire.
We drove through a thick crowd that was stopped in the street. A scuffle had broken out and one man was roughly pulling another's shirt collar. It looked like this was going to be a good party. When we reached the bullfighting arena, we parked and got out of the car, preparing to participate in the fiesta. As we crossed the road though, the scuffle we'd passed had metastasized and was rolling towards us: fists flying, hats askew. I admit that I was at first amused. It had looked like nothing more than a drunken scuffle, but now more townspeople were breaking away from the bullfight and running towards the brawl. It wasn't how these things usually went. Don't people usually run away from trouble?
My amusement turned to concern. A man who'd lost his fedora also had blood streaming from his temple. Troy and I looked at each other as the chaos closed in.
"Let's go." He said.
I agreed. Magda stood a little ways away and I could see she wanted to take a picture (it was a beautiful sort of chaos). I shouted to her, and all three of us ran back to the car. Once I'd clumsily disabled the alarm, we were off, sad that we'd missed the bullfight but relieved to remove ourselves from another contest where we may have become more than mere spectators.
We drove out of town, the brawl behind us showing no signs of slowing. Stopping on the shoulder of the road across the valley, we watched a procession of ornate costumes parade around the bullfighting arena. An old man hobbling on a cane hurried past us, headed towards the town. He gestured, and shouted, "The fiesta is this way!"
We nodded and thanked him, and then headed the opposite direction.
It gradually dawned on us that by spontaneously heading to the bullfight, we'd accidentally found the right road to the Lago Quilatoa. It wound along the edge of a picturesque canyon, then began gaining altitude relentlessly, finally bringing us to the town of Quilatoa. The lake fills a crater in the remnant is an extinct volcano. The local people say there is no bottom. We checked into a hostel that was extremely near to the edge of the volcano, dropped our bags, and headed across the street to see if we could make our way down to the lake.
The view from the edge was made more dramatic by a relentless wind that threatened to push us off. As we started down a path, headed to the distant lake, a security guard pointed us towards a different trail. The new, well paved one was closed for repair, but he said we were welcome to head down the dirt path that the mules took. After a few paces, sinking to our ankles in soft earth, we aborted the mission yet again. As a group we wouldn't stand for any less than desirable conditions. Boots already brimming with fine dust, we climbed to the rim for a short hike partway around.
The hostel we'd found had been recommended in our guidebook. It may have been the best of the available hostels which would have been a shame for the whole town. As the sun went down behind the mountains, the temperature dropped. A small wood burning stove in the center of the room refused to burn and all of the gringos around the dining tables shivered and wrapped themselves in blankets. The employees were in their late and early teens and were thoroughly amused by the shivering tourists. The girls wore wool skirts and knee-high socks as well as the ubiquitous brown fedora, adorned with a peacock feather. They seemed a long way from being cold. Magda caught one of the girls taking a picture of us with her cell phone.
At that point I could have used a little more fraternization and a little less patronization.
The girls had told us there was always hot water, but they must have meant only when there was any water at all. We woke in the morning chilled to the bone despite piles of wool blankets. When we realized there was no water we staggered out to the dining room where a non-fire sat motionless in the stove. We checked out without a shower or any measurable core temperature. Another teenage employee asked if we'd paid. We told her we had – because we had – but we wish we hadn't.
Soon enough we were back on the road, driving across a construction zone that rendered the highway soft and dusty like the mule path from the day before. The Blue Chevy, now a golden brown, had no trouble going downhill, but I was dreading the return trip. At the end of the construction zone was a pile of earth sprinkled with stones the size of frozen turkeys. A giant bulldozer swung a metal claw dangerously near. Troy went to ask a group of amused construction workers if we could move the rocks, and they said of course! Then they watched, grinning as I heaved rocks off of the pile of dirt. One of them yelled that he'd be happy to pull us out if we got stuck. We waved to express our gratitude.
Back on gravel we started to wonder where the town we were looking for was. It seemed we'd gone a long way. I saw a little family walking along the road, and pulled over to ask how long it was. As we pulled up they stuck a hand out, so by pulling over I tacitly invited them along for a ride. After a few minutes of shuffling and cramming, the Chevy Spark, designed for no more than one small clown and his circus dog, was crammed with three gringos, a mother, her mother and a baby boy.
The young mother assured us that the town wasn't far. I peppered them with more questions in my tortured Spanish. Troy translated. The grandmother didn't understand any of us and seemed to speak only Quechua. Her daughter gave one word answers and seemed to be regretting getting in. We let them off at the hospital, just before we arrived in Chugchilan.
At Mama Hilda's Hostel, we were greeted by the proprietress herself, Mama Hilda. She was a bundle of energy and evoked a tough kindness that made me wonder if she was part of an organization for Jewish Mothers. Her granddaughter gave us a tour of the main house, several cottages with cozy quarters, and a big green lawn where we could park the Chevy.
Above an alcove in the main house was a portrait of Mama Hilda, one eyebrow raised as if we hadn't cleaned our plates. A neatly scripted caption read,
"God can't be everywhere all the time. That's why He made mothers."
Her Granddaughter was already a mother herself, which didn't stop her from starting up a sassy flirtation with Troy, telling him she was going sell our clothes while we were away. How much for, he asked, a twinkle in his eye. Four dollars, maybe three, she dead-panned in return.
Mama Hilda's compound was crawling with flowing vines. Shady fruit trees filled the yard. Magda and I chose a little room with windows on two sides and a wood-burning stove. Troy took the room above so we could communicate easily. It also helped to know who was making the racket upstairs. Later we learned he shared his room with a hospitable hive of bees by way of a series of loud stomping noises.
Beneath the village, the Taochi River cuts a deep gash down the bottom of the Taochi Valley. We started a hike at mid morning that would take us along the valleys edge, to what Mama Hilda described as an 'Italian Furniture maker' and then down into the canyon.
We walked along the gravel road we'd been driving on, past fields of corn planted on steep slopes. Well past the heart of the Inca Empire now, gone was the complex terracing of the Altiplano. We passed small shops and houses with concrete walls. Every time a car went past a cloud of dust blotted out the sun and we covered our faces in order to breathe.
The view of the valley, it's tributaries, the lush hills and the peaks of volcanos beyond was magnificent. When it wasn't full of dust, the air was crisp and clean and smelled of pre-industrial farmland. Occasionally a fierce little dog flew out snarling from behind a hedge, so we kept our fists full of rocks.
When we reached the Italian furniture company, it was quiet. A woman sat tending some bushes by the driveway and encouraged us to go knock on the door. They're there, she assured us. As we passed several workshops and approached a smattering of houses, three giant St. Bernard's roared out, their barks like the thundering of drums. Maybe this was "them". The two biggest dogs stopped barking as we approached and started wagging their tails. The third one, a beautiful black, wagged as well, but kept up the alarm while receiving his share of pats. We gave them all voices, and soon a lively and hilarious imaginary conversation was underway. But nobody ever came out of the house.
When we left, the dogs followed us, trotting happily out of the front gate. We tried to make them stay, but when we stopped, they stopped, and stood smiling (the black one was still barking) drooling, and waiting for instructions. We instructed them to stay but they ignored us and followed us down a dirt road towards the valley.
The farther we hiked the more dogs we left behind. Finally only the largest St. Bernard trotted alongside, drunk with adventure. More ferocious mongrels ran at us from under fences, but seeing our big friend, they stopped in their tracks. He paid them no mind. He was a very large dog and was having a very exciting day.
As the day got hotter and we got further away from the furniture factory, I started worrying the big dog would overheat or get lost. We all sat for a while, looking out at the view, hoping our giant companion would get bored and go home. He seemed content to stay with us and rest up for the journey ahead. I was trying to ignore him even though he was extremely huggable, so it didn't work for me to run back up the road and call for him. He'd decided he liked Troy and Magda better. Plus Troy impersonated his voice the best.
Before we moved on, Troy walked him back a few hundred yards, turning around when he'd gained some momentum towards home. The big St. Bernard headed slowly up the hill, panting. He turned his head before rounding a curve to make sure we hadn't changed out minds, and then disappeared.
Five hours later, having reached the river, passed through little villages and scrambled up an impossibly steep muddy path, we returned to Mama Hilda's where hot showers, dinner and a crackling fire waited.
In the morning we hired horses. Everywhere else it was Saturday morning, and Troy had his flight home on Saturday night. It was hard to fathom that we'd be in Quito that evening while we were on horseback, galloping across a high mountain ridge. We'd ridden to a cloud forest, usually shrouded in mist but today as dry and clear as summer. It's odd that clouds are always where you don't want them and never where you do.
Our guide, Primo, described the forest as it once had been, covering the entire mountain and infested with pumas. Ten years before he said, it would have been too dangerous to ride here. Now it had been widdled away, the pumas exterminated. At one time, Andean cultures were as obsessed with pumas as Eurasian culture were obsessed with lions*. But like happened in Eurasia, the mythical cats on the Andes have been deemed a nuisance, and are gradually becoming lost.
We rode back to town, my horse "Mora" (blackberry) complained and wrestled against her reigns. She was possibly upset because I was as large as she was. Troy had asked Primo to give me a saddle made for a 'half-giant'. Primo looked me up and down and muttered something to the effect of, 'more like a full-giant.' Luckily I've had some experience with testy ponies, and managed to keep her from stampeding toward every grassy field she saw. In return, as we trotted back into town, she tried to wipe me off against the side of a produce truck.
We said our goodbyes at Mama Hilda's and received hugs and kisses and encouragement to send more Gringos her way. The last years had been rough on tourism, and she was wondering where we'd all gone. I hope we'll all return.
The drive back to Quito was over more rough road, at one time impassable in a car like ours. The whole country seems to be under construction though, the farthest reaches becoming more and more accessible. We reached the Pan Americana and came back the way we came, passing Cotopaxi, still covered in clouds, and Machachi, still brimming with weirdos.
Somewhere we took a wrong turn and wound up in a particularly shady suburb of Quito. Suddenly back in the nasty urban surroundings we appreciated our few days in the country that much more.
In the evening we said goodbyes to Troy at the new, modern airport outside of town. It was sad on many levels, like the ending of a well written chapter. Troy was an emissary from reality who'd been assimilated into our unreal life on the road. As he walked into the airport, the thread he'd brought and we'd taken hold of snapped, and we were once again on our own.
* Lions can be found depicted with reverence in most cultures in Eurasia, from Rome to Beijing. Odd since today there are few wild lions outside of Subsaharan Africa. The solution to this riddle is that there were once lions everywhere, we just killed them all. Today in many African cultures, the lion is both revered and being hunted to the edge of extinction.


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Responding on behalf of other victims, Mallam Mohammed Mata said they were left with nothing and therefore appealed to government to come to their aids.
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Kate Stone has advanced some futuristic technology, turning simple construction paper into turntables that actually play music.
Youth Radio and Turnstyle had the honor of hosting this inventor who wants to change the way we think about electronics. It's awe-inspiring to watch Stone's as-yet-unnamed creation in action: you touch your simulated turntables on a piece of paper, and you're controlling the DJ app on the iPad sitting five feet away from you. Every function that's available on an analog turntable, including blending songs and scratching records, is also possible with Stone's technology.
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The 2016 World Disasters Report has been published recently in Senegal by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. According to the report, the priority is to invest in solutions and partnerships that build resilience on the long term. Some presentations have been made. Among the panelists Fred Pearce who on behalf of Wetlands International talked about the Sahel wetlands which support tens of millions of people. He advocates the use of wetlands for disasters risk reduction worldwide.
Journalist and writer Fred Pearce has a solution for disasters risk reduction. "We are here to discuss improving resilience to natural disasters. I want to talk about the resilience of natural ecosystems, and how they provide communities with social and economic resilience. In particular I want to talk about wetlands and their role in the resilience of the Sahel. Places like the inner Niger delta in Mali, a vast wetland ecosystem under threat from abstractions for irrigation projects and hydroelectric schemes upstream. Or the delta of Senegal River, which has suffered badly from dams on the river''.
In his address to the gathering, he asserted '' If we are serious about improving the resilience of communities to natural disasters, we need to defend and then build on the resilience provided by natural ecosystems. Like wetlands'', a reflection based on a trip to the Inner Niger Delta.
According to the 2016 World Disasters report made public in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Thursday, October 13, 2016 "The lack of global investment in building the resilience of communities exposed tens of millions of people to important risks of disasters, yet predictable and preventable''.
For his part, Mr. El Hadj As Sy, the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) indicated that "investment in resilience is the best way, we have to protect the lives, livelihoods and dignity of the most vulnerable people in the world." "The status quo is no longer acceptable. It would result in more poverty and suffering ignored'', he added.
Furthermore, the two co-editors of the report, David Sanderson and Anshu Sharma noted that "something has to change. The response to humanitarian challenges of today is not based solely on funding. We must invest in solutions and partnerships that build resilience on the long term...''.
Nowadays challenges are enormous. The world is facing unprecedented crises. 98.5 million people are affected by disasters in 2015 and 65.3 million forcibly displaced, humanitarian needs are increasing, while resources don't follow.
The 2016 World Disasters Report's theme is ''Resilience: saving lives today, investing for tomorrow''. According to one of the panelists, saving lives today, is feed and care, investing for tomorrow is educate and train. Several dignitaries attended its launch.
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We are a rapidly growing, accolade-receiving marketing agency that is looking to hire a few bright content writers with choice copywriting skills on a freelance basis. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with SEO concepts, AP Style, telecommuting and writing for e-commerce websites. Most of all, said candidate will have the writing chops to write for a diverse lineup of clients. Writing for us, you'll encounter new projects and clients on a regular basis.
We largely work with e-commerce businesses, and while familiarity with the industry and its inner-workings is preferred, well-qualified candidates with writing experience that falls outside of these boundaries are welcome to apply.


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How to hire a freelance designer that fits your companies needs.
Recently, I have been getting contacted by swarms of recruiters with an immediate need for a freelance designer
to come into the clients space and work 40 hours a week for a few months out — and oh yeah — there might be a possibility of it turning into a permanent position (well jeez). But their budget is a tight one so they are only willing to pay $32 an hour (oh tell me more). They are looking for someone with senior level experience (you don't say). Oh and also, if the designer knows code, copy writing and the ukulele, than that would be a big plus (of course it would be). By the way, do you have any samples of a Power Point presentation you've done in your portfolio?
And I would love a 2,500 square foot Midtown penthouse complete with a terrace, industrial chicness and access to a roof garden, gym and an indoor pool, while overlooking the entire city but only pay $800 a month including taxes.
When I return these calls, I find out that the recruiter is having a hard time placing for this pie-in-the-sky position (big suprise). They also tell me that most companies don't want to deal with entry level designers anymore, especially when they are looking for someone to hit the ground running. They are looking for someone readily available with an awesome portfolio that would "fit" their culture and brand. However, they aren't willing to pay for that on-demand-talent and are asking way too much when it comes to scheduling and qualifications. It is borderline insulting that recruiters don't set realistic expectations with their own client-companies before digging around to see if they can find someone desperate enough.
After all, this is not 2008, back when the economy was so squandered that there was nothing in sight and designers jumped at the chance to work wherever for however much. I moved here on January 1st 2008 and had to work at a sign shop installing vinyl in the middle-of-nowhere (Kennesaw) for a little over minimum wage. But Atlanta has recovered and there is a lot of good work to be had. You could say — it's now a designers market.
The evolutionary difference now is that more companies are warming up to the idea that they can hire a remote designer for a per-project-basis, instead of holding them hostage in the work place for 20-40 hours to be treated just like an employee but without any benefits. This arrangment works exceptionally well for both parties. The designer can still keep the flexibility needed to juggle multiple projects, letting them build stronger, more varied portfolios, while at the same time, be their own boss. The reason why I left my cushy, corporate, well-paying position, was not to go back to another corporate-cubicle-40-hour-a-week-job and pay for my own insurance, while worrying about when they weren't gonna need me anymore. Meanwhile, the company doesn't have to make sure the contractor has enough to do, provide equipment, toliet paper, an extra desk, parking and hours of training.
The serious benefit is that an outside designer can give lots of outside perspective. Sure, we can absorb a brand standards guide with some direction but we can also present fresh ideas. Not being silenced under an opinionated Marketing department or by a controlling Product Manager yields a relationship similar to Steve Jobs and Harmut Esslingen (if you don't know what that means — Google it). I have also noticed that the real reason companies like a designer to work in house is that they are either too disorganized to hand off the work or don't really know what they want. So, that means getting an extra set of hands so they can stand over the designer's shoulder, give them jobs the burned-out designers can't get to, and essentially use them as a software screw driver.
So below is a short list of things to consider before crafting that lofty job description for the recruiters or job board:
- Show us the money.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, there is no standard price tag answers in the freelancing world, which makes it hard to know if you are getting a fair deal, but most of the time how much you invest will reflect how good the outcome is. For example, your business needs a new logo. To help gauge how much you should pay, try to focus on why you need the logo in the first place. Are you a mom + pop bike shop in town or an international corporation? Set a budget based on your goals and be open to sharing that with the freelance candidate. Your freelancer should be asking good questions as well to help gauge your needs and to give you a reasonable estimate. If you don't know what you want, then the project will probably take longer than expected, therefore costing more for all their time. Do some research, pull inspiration, think about what you like to get the designer off with a good start.
However, if you need an experienced freelancer for an ongoing project, say to help refresh the company brand book, and you need them to clear their schedule and start tomorrow, you are going to have to pay for that luxury. Freelancers need to make more money than your salaried designer not just because they are paying for their own insurance, time off, equipment, software and overhead but they are also paying for "down time". We make a bit more so when projects end and we need to look for work again, we have some money to float us. You are paying for their flexibility and the risks they are taking for having unstable work.
As a general rule of thumb, you can expect to pay:
$15 — $30 per hour for an entry-level, junior freelancer
$40 — $65 per hour for most senior experienced freelancers
$75 — $100 per hour for high-end freelancers/developers
$100 — $300 billing per hour through an established design agency
Having said all that, don't expect to fill an immediately-needed-40-hours-in-house-freelance spot because that freelancer has probably been working on multiple small projects and getting more lined up to pay their bills. Only your underemployed designers will be sitting around waiting for that call and there might be a reason they are underemployed. Just saying.
2. Try the recruiting hat on yourself.
When a recruiter tells me the rate is set for $35 an hour, that actually means the client is paying $55+ an hour, but the difference is going to the recruiting firm for their finders fee and liability insurance. It amazes me that companies will go straight to a recruiting firm before utilizing one of the best search engines of all time to find a freelancer — Linked In. Professional freelance designers are all set up with detailed profiles, ready-to-show portfolios, their own contracts and a billing system. No middle man needed. Trust me, all designers would rather make the full rate the company budgeted for, than the discounted one. This would also allow you to afford a more seasoned designer. That rate could be the difference in landing a senior designer with 8 years experience compared to a junior one where you will be their first client.
3. Set up realistic expectations in your job post and then trust your freelance pick when you finally find the "one".
The best way to hire the right person for the job, is to craft a job description that is acurate to what you need. Don't fill out a list of damands. This isn't a hostage negotiation. I've had countless recruiters call me with jobs that sounds highly conceptual and strategic, only to get into the work and realize it's just production a junior could have done. You don't want to hire the wrong person that could have easily been avoided by a more on-point job description. Do your homework and pull from what other companies are asking for. Also, make the job title more clear. "Art Director" or "Graphic Designer" says nothing. Try something like "Digital designer needed for rebrand — can work remotely." Ask yourselves why you need the designer in-house as well before asking for the 40 hours on-site specification.
All clients want to maintain control over their project (especially if it's their baby), but they also need to let the designer do their job. After all, they are, experts in their field. Listen to their recommendations when they make them and try not to veto them on everything. You wouldn't hire a plumber and stand over his shoulder telling him what to do, so why do it with a designer?
However, it's important that you communicate your questions, concerns, and expectations all up front, but when it comes to the creative part, try to loosen up a bit. Stay objective and be thoughtful with your feedback. Especially in the digital world, everything needs to make sense.
A good designer will help you work towards your full potential and realize your business goals, not just make pretty pictures for their portfolios.
What else would make for a better client-freelancer relationship?
Thanks for reading.


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* Tottenham thrashed Watford 4-1 at Vicarage Road
* Kane opened the scoring from a tight angle after a neat Kieran Trippier pass
* The striker doubled Tottenham's lead from another Trippier assist
* Alli made it 3-0 before the break with opportunist goal
* Alli struck again from close range straight after restart
* Tottenham host Chelsea next, Watford at Stoke
LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur steamed into the top four with Harry Kane marking his 100th Premier League appearance with a double in a 4-1 thrashing of Watford on Sunday.
Kane pounced in the 27th and 33rd minutes, both from Kieran Trippier assists, and Dele Alli also struck twice for the visitors with goals either side of halftime as Watford were punished for slack defending.
A fourth win in a row pushed Tottenham into third place with 39 points from 19 matches, above Manchester City and Arsenal, although their north London rivals could regain third spot if they beat Crystal Palace later on Sunday.
Kane finished from a tight angle after a clever Trippier pass to give dominant Spurs the lead and arrived to prod home Trippier's whipped cross to put his side in control before Alli punished yet more sloppy Watford defending with a neat finish.
Alli grabbed his second after a mistake by Sebastian Prodl before he and Kane were both substituted with one eye on Wednesday's home clash with league leaders Chelsea.
Watford grabbed a scrappy consolation goal in stoppage time through former Spurs defender Younes Kaboul. (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Mitch Phillips)


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Hollywood Goes GoPro :
What started out like a trickle of cheap digital camera formats this year has turned into a full on court press with the newest darling of in-your-face "action technology" gear. So, don't be the first person to see their entertainment career destroyed by missing the boat on the latest craze.
They are small rugged, cute, waterproof and fit right in the palm of your hand. No, I am not talking about the Smurfs, but the new GoPro Hero line of cameras (http://gopro.com).
These small cameras are everywhere and digital media is beginning to crop up on all of the episodic TV and live performance projects I have been working on in the last couple months. I knew the device had officially arrived when I realized everything with wheels or a helmet at the 2012 Los Angeles X Games had a GoPro mount and camera locked in place.
Action sports and its long love affair with the POV camera is nothing new, and with the continued push in reality TV programming, including game shows like Wipeout! (http://abc.go.com/shows/wipeout) and 101 Ways To Leave A Game Show (http://abc.go.com/shows/101-ways-to-leave-a-game-show) can't help themselves when it comes to giving the audience a glimpse of the contestant's heart wrenching drop from the side of a building or cannon blasted from some mega water slide. How could the production crew resist? Right?
Pricewise, these units compare to your average digital, running from $180 for the standard Hero model and up to $300 for a fancy one intended for your helmet or the hood of your rally car. You can trick it out with a bunch of accessories, and, of course, waterproof capabilities and even 3D!
OK – What do we really care about? The Tech specs:
Camera Optics
Lens Type: Fixed Focus (2ft/.6m – ∞), glass
Aperture: f/2.8 (high performance in low-light situations)
Angle of View: 170º ultra wide angle in WVGA, 720p, or 960p mode
HD Video Resolution Modes: (subject to change, pending final firmware release)
960p = 1280×960 pixels (4:3), 30 fps, 12 Mbit/s data rate
720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate
WVGA = 848×480 pixels (16:9), 60 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate
Here's Another Example Of How Hollywood Is Using HD GoPro's
GoPro Deadliest Catch from GoPro on Vimeo.
Before you run out and buy one of these suckers, you might ask yourself, what is the catch? Well, you will notice above that the GoPro Hero only shoots 30 or 60 fps. No big deal (to most people), but once you get your media into post, how are you going to get it to jive with everything else? At 30fps nothing you record using this camera will look good dropped into something shot at 23.98, it is going to look "steppy" and will not do your project any justice. If you are using multiple video resolutions to complete your TV show or film, the GoPro is one weapon in you arsenal you might want to only use when you are do a POV during a running gun battle or motorcycle chase.
Talk about someone who followed his dream, if you want to find out how the GoPro came about. Check out this great article on inventor Nick Woodman and the birth of GoPro.
>> Read Article Here <<
In summary; regardless of the practical (and impractical) uses that you may find for this device, I am happy to say that I bought one! This weekend I will be strapping it to my youngest son's handle bars and letting him go crazy at the beach. We'll see what he comes back with.
PS. GoPro, ABC and Discovery – "Your Welcome" for the free shameless endorsements.
Until next time.
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It is often said that the interest on home mortgages is "front-end loaded," implying that the way lenders charge interest is both unfair and self-serving — possibly even sinister. The following statement is typical.
"Did you know that on your typical 30-year mortgage, it takes approximately 21 years just to pay down less than half of the principal of your loan?
The mortgage industry's big secret has been kept away from the public since the Roosevelt administration. This little-known secret has been taking you (and every other homeowner) for a very costly ride. Your 6 percent LOW-INTEREST MORTGAGE IS REALLY costing you upwards of 60 percent or more!
You might be asking how you could possibly be paying THAT much without knowing it? It is because ALL mortgages are front-end loaded, meaning you're paying off the interest first. So during all of those first years, you aren't paying down the principal. Instead, you're buying the banker a new Mercedes."
Let's begin with the factual foundation for this position, which is not in dispute. The standard mortgage contract calls for full amortization over the term with equal monthly payments of principal and interest. For example, a $100,000 loan at 6 percent for 30 years has a payment of $599.56. That payment, if made every month for 30 years, will retire the mortgage. For convenience, I will call a fully amortizing mortgage with equal monthly payments a "FAMEMP."
A necessary consequence of full amortization with equal monthly payments is that the composition of the payment between interest and principal changes over time. In the early years, the payment is mostly interest; in the later years, it is mostly principal. At 6 percent, it does indeed take 21 years to pay down the balance of the $100,000 loan to $50,000. This is the factual foundation of the front-end-loading argument.
The edifice built on this foundation, however, is entirely erroneous. Lenders collect exactly the interest to which they are entitled throughout the life of a FAMEMP. The interest collected is based strictly on the amount owed them. In month 1, the interest payment is $500 because the lender is owed $100,000 — in month 253, the interest payment is $250 because at that point the lender is owed only $50,000.
If two 6 percent loans are made at the same time, one for $100,000 and one for $50,000, it is obvious that the interest due on the first will be twice as large as that on the second. But, the same is true of a single 6 percent loan on which the balance is $100,000 at one point in time, and $50,000 at a later point. …CONTINUED


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The Sheffield Telegraph: keeping readers up to date with all the local news and features, at news stands, online and now on Twitter too.
Web surfers will know that regular news updates are always available on the Sheffield Telegraph website (www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk).
Tweeters will have discovered that snippets are also released daily from the Sheffield Telegraph Twitter account (@shftelegraph).
Now some of our key writers have signed up to give followers a glimpse of life behind the scenes in the newsroom – and a sneak peek at some of the week's stories as they break.
It's a 21st century add-on to our weekly news service – and it's no mean feat considering that most of the team began their careers in the days of typewriters and hot metal.
Editor David Todd (@SheffTelEditor) says: "We've seen that Twitter is not just a way of finding out what Stephen Fry had for breakfast, it can be a useful way of communicating directly with our readers."
Since the Telegraph team began tweeting three weeks ago, a number of stories have come to light directly through the new media.
Writer Lesley Draper – who bullied colleagues into signing up and is still working on the others – is a regular tweeter: "It's not a replacement for face- to-face contact, but it does have benefits in terms of immediacy. People may not think of sending us a press release or picking up the phone, but they quite often tweet the news… then it's up to us to follow it up."
Tweeting, after all, is just another means of communication. So from next week on we will include messages on the Telegraph letters page. We also intend to publish a weekly question which we hope will elicit a response. Please respond by Twitter to any of the addresses above.
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Family Picks: The holiday cup runneth over
With the holidays approaching, there's almost too much to do this weekend! Pick your favorites from this list of Christmas parades, seasonal performances and Santa events, in Champaign, Tuscola, Monticello, LeRoy and more.
We've even mixed in a few non-holiday events, for good measure!
Meet Santa! 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Tolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St., Tolono. Free.
Come in and have your picture taken with the big guy, go over your list once or twice, and make a special treat for the reindeer that you can put out on Christmas Eve.
For information: Call 485-5558 or visit http://tolonolibrary.org
"The Nutcracker": Champaign-Urbana Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., U. Admission charge.
The Champaign Urbana Ballet opens its 2011 season with this holiday favorite by Tchaikovsky. Featuring company dancers as well as local children, the ballet is accompanied by a live 40-piece orchestra, Sinfonia de Camera, and the sets and costumes are on par with ballets produced in the big city.
Tickets are $34 for adults, $16 for ages 12 and under. Recommended for ages 5 and up
For information: Call the Krannert Ticket Office at 333-6280 or visit www.krannertcenter.com or www.cuballet.com
"Nuncrackers!" The Nunsense Christmas Musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Parkland College Theater, 2200 W. Bradley Ave., C. Admission charge.
Those irreverent nuns, the Little Sisters of Hoboken, offer their own gifts for the Christmas season. Sister Amnesia and the crew will have new songs and an outrageous version of "The Nutcracker." Appropriate for ages 10 and up.
Other performances: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 10 and 11, and 3 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and $6 for children.
For information or reservations: Call 351-2528 or visit www.parkland.edu/theatre
"A Christmas Story": Rantoul Theatre Group, 8 p.m. Friday and Saurday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Grissom Hall Theater, 914 Arends Blvd., Rantoul. Admission charge.
The Rantoul Theatre Group presents this heartwarming classic by author Jean Shepherd and adapted by Philip Grecian. "A Christmas Story" revolves around a young boy named Ralphie Parker who wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB gun. Who hasn't seen the movie version, complete with the infamous snowsuit scene and leg lamp?
Other performances: 8 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors.
For information: Call 892-1121 or visit www.rtgonline.org
Breakfast With Santa: 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Silvercreek Restaurant, address, U. Admission charge.
Enjoy a breakfast buffet while your kids chat with Santa, decorate cookies, pet a rabbit and do craft projects. The price is $13.95 per person and advance registration is required.
For information or reservations: Call 328-3402
Christmas in Tuscola: All day Saturday, downtown Tuscola. Free.
-- Breakfast with Santa: 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Douglas County Museum 700 W. Main St (840-2549). Free doughnuts, juice, milk, a gift and visit with Santa. Free for kids, adults are asked to make a donation. Open to everyone who believes!
-- Santa's Shop: 9 to 11 a.m., Tuscola United Methodist Church. Gifts priced for children to give.
-- Dickens Walk: Characters from Dickens walk the streets of downtown, 10 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
-- Christmas Parade: 11 a.m., Main Street.
-- Children's Activities: 2 to 3 p.m., Tuscola Public Library, 112 E. Sale.
For information: Visit the city of Tuscola's Facebook page
Monticello Christmas Parade: "Christmas Wishes," 11:30 a.m. Saturday, downtown Monticello.
For information: Visit www.monticellochamber.org/seasonal.php
Old-fashioned Christmas: "To Grandmother's House We Go," 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Early American Museum, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 600 N. Lombard, Mahomet. Free.
Children can make ornaments or presents for family members, get them gift-wrapped, hear a storyteller spin stories of the past, and sing a Christmas carol or two.
For information: Call 586-2612 or visit www.ccfpd.org
Ornament time: Make and Take Ornament Workshop, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mahomet Library, 1702 E. Oak St., Mahomet. Free.
Children of all ages and skill levels are invited to come to the library and make ornaments. Drop in anytime and stay as long as you'd like. No need to register.
For information: Call 586-2611 or visit http://mahometpubliclibrary.org
Family Dance Party: Step on the Beat with Kate Kuper, 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St., U. Free.
Bring your family for a fun-filled dance party based on Kate Kuper's newly published multimedia program, "Step on the Beat!"
For information: Call 367-4069 or visit www.urbanafreelibrary.org
Wiiiii!: uDraw Game Tablet Demonstration Event, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Children's Science Museum, , 346 N. Neil St., C. Museum admission charge.
Tap your inner artist by trying out the latest toy for Wii, the uDraw Game Tablet. Meet with professional game artists at Volition, which is sponsoring the event, to paint, draw and color anything from simple doodles to intricate masterpieces. The uDraw system will also be available at the Orpheum's holiday event following the Parade of Lights (see below).
Museum admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 to 18.
For information: Call 352-5895 or visit www.orpheumkids.com
Parade of Lights: "Sounds of the Season" parade and tree-lighting, 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, downtown Champaign. Free.
Join the Champaign Park District for this popular holiday parade through downtown Champaign, starting at Neil Street near One Main Plaza. The route has changed this year, with the parade no longer going around West Side Park. Check this map for details.
Musical entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m., and the parade will feature carolers, lighted floats playing holiday songs and the University of Illinois a capella group No Comment. It will end up back at One Main, with Santa's arrival at 6:45 p.m. and the annual tree-lighting ceremony at 7 p.m.
Bring a gift to put under the tree; donations benefit the Champaign Shop-With-A-Cop program and Champaign County Toys for Tots.
In case of bad weather, the parade will be postponed until 6 p.m. Sunday.
For information: Call 398-2550 or visit www.champaignparkdistrict.com
Indoor Snow Globe: After-the-Parade-Celebration, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Children's Science Museum, 346 N. Neil St., C. Admission charge for some events.
Enjoy storytelling, sledding, crafting, drumming and the uDraw adventure in this post-parade party. The Orpheum Theater will be transformed into a snow globe with indoor sledding, snowball-throwing and ice-fishing.
You can also enjoy hot chocolate, treats and crafts on the Orpheum's mezzanine, hear a theatrical storytelling of "Within the Cloak of Christmas," or warm up to the sounds of the Bolkada Conde's Children's African drumming troupe.
The event is free for families, with a $3 admission charge for the Opheum Theatre Snow Globe (or four tickets for $10).
For information: Call 352-5895 or visit www.orpheumkids.com
LeRoy Christmas Parade: 2 p.m. Sunday, downtown LeRoy. Free.
"Jingle All the Way" is the theme for this year's parade, which starts at LeRoy High School at the corner of Mill and Center streets.
Annual Carol Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., U. Admission charge.
An exuberant tradition returns when choruses, instrumentalists, and audience members join in a celebration of the winter season. Presented by the UI School of Music. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors.
For information: Call 333-6280 or visit Krannert's website
Winter Lights Festival: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts lobby, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., C. Free.
The Krannert Center Student Association will turn the lobby into a lively 1950s cocktail party. Jazz groups and members of the Illini Swing Society will perform, Father Christmas will appear, and kids of all ages can enjoy crafts and holiday goodies.
The celebration will culminate with the lighting of Krannert's new outdoor display depicting the aurora borealis, or northern lights. It will be visible through the end of the semester.
Guests are encouraged to bring donations for Toys for Tots and the Eastern Illinois Foodbank.
For information: Call 333-6280 or visit Krannert's website
Gingerbread Man: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St., U.
Run, run as fast as you can to this program about the runaway gingerbread man. Stories, songs, a video, craft, and, of course, a yummy gingerbread snack! For children 7 and under with a parent.
For information: Call 367-4069 or visit www.urbanafreelibrary.org
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A Good Eye Posted on December 12th
At a thread over at Artblog.net, Catfish made some comments about Clement Greenburg that got me thinking about art, criticism and appreciation. Here's some of what he said:
But shooting down bad art isn't important in the long run. What works in the showdown between bad and good is writing that casts light on the good. Clem was the only one left who could do that and all he would say was that Olitski was the best living painter (end of statement), and that tidbit almost exclusively in conversation or lecture. He did make generalized contributions, but he refused to show the art public the thoughts that went with his great eye, even about just the one artist that he found to be the best. That seemed to contradict his otherwise extremely generous nature.
Well he is gone. If someone wants to help criticism save itself, what is needed is 1), a great eye, and 2), the capacity to put it to work on the good stuff.
Catfish's comments on Greenburg imply that there are few writers today who can write about the good stuff. Critical fashion is certainly one reason for this. But beyond that, there is an inherent difficulty in writing about really good art or literature. Critics who can write directly and clearly about what makes great art great are few because it takes both an ability to be sincerely awed by art and ability to translate that awe into words. A breakdown of why its hard to write about the good stuff:
1. How something fails is far easier to describe than how something succeeds. The way art fails is both universal and easily described–its derivative, the intentions are too obvious or limited, there are problems with the craft, etc. Failure is easy to write about because so much art fails in similar ways. But when something is good, its succeeds in way that no other art has succeeded. Part of what makes great art great is how profoundly unique its aims. Unlike failed art, there is no universal language to describe good art.
2. Great art exists as an irrefutable whole. Good criticism, however, is detailed, specific, and takes a work piece by piece. Great art projects itself vividly outward, rather than offering up its inner workings. (Failed art is disemboweled, by contrast. Its inner workings hang out in the open, broadcasting their dysfunction). It takes an incredible imagination to access a great work and describe how each of its features works to create its greatness.
For all its difficulty, articulating why something is good is incredibly important for both criticism and art itself. One of the problems with great art is that while its beauty strikes us in a visceral way, the fact that its greatness is hard to articulate can make it seem less real. Great critics give substance and reality to the effects of great art. The best criticism is a philosophically revealing, passionate and eloquently written appreciation of the work it describes. It sometimes seems that appreciation is seen as less rigorous than either criticism of bad art or theoretical explorations. The contrary is true. There is nothing more rigorous than to try to give reason for the shock of sublime recognition great art evokes in us.Trackback URL
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I'mnot sure failed art is so easy to explian, but certainly no one can tell us why good art is good. Not even the great Greenberg. He did cast light on it, perhaps made it a little easier to get, but he didn't say why it was good. So yes indeed McFawn, there is nothing more rigorous than giving reason for the greatness of great art. Evidentlylh, it is rigorous beyond human capability, as far as I know.
But then, is there someone you think has explained it all?
In any case we agree about the ease of putting down the bad stuff.


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