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Written by Maurice Cardinal
Technology is as tricky as it is tempting.
What it gives with one hand, it takes with the other.
"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction." Pablo Picasso
We live in an era of market disruption in all facets of our lives.
Sometimes disruption is a good thing, at other times, not so much depending on your perspective about whether you want to follow, or lead.
Scarcity Obscura is one of those tech moments that causes fine art painters to lie awake at night wondering what to do, but apparently not Bansky.
I developed this new technological contemporary art process because I wanted to expand on the options for artists and collectors.
Tech has always been a tease, and often an unfaithful lover. Just when you think everything is going along as planned, another technology wakes you up to the reality that life stands still for no one, and that there is always someone, or something better, or at least wildly different and expensive.
The "art" of painting is about as old fashioned as you can get. Little in that realm has changed mechanically for hundreds of years, except the canvasses and chemicals used in the paint. The process is still exactly the same. Stretch a canvas, toss in a few brushes, palette knives and paint, and practice, practice, practice in obscurity until someone notices you, or until you die.
Jazz musicians suffer the same for their art, but the reality is, it no longer has to be that way for either the musician or the painter. It's time for a new process.
The most common lament from painters is that no one wants to pay fair price for their art. Wow, when did artists start setting their expectations so low? Read on to find out.
On the flip side of the coin, the most common complaint from mainstream art buyers is lack of trust in the contemporary art system. Proving provenance is expensive and incurs substantial funds that could be directed to the artist. Collectors also indicate artists aren't as innovative or creative as they were pre-internet. It all looks the same now. They question how many canvasses of sunsets, fruit bowls, and flowers the world needs.
Artists argue that unique creativity is running thin and that everything has already been done by tens of thousands who have gone before. Consequently, frustrated painters mistakenly rationalize that they just need to do the same-old thing, except better, and make perfect what is supposed to be imperfectly authentic. It's a common and fair philosophical argument because it's kind of a correct statement–at least the first part. A thousand monkeys typing will cobble eventually a sentence disjointed together … or something to that effect.
There is however one area in the fine art world where creativity still knows no bounds.
Digital artists literally create art that dreams are made of, and then some.
Back in the day, when there were considerably fewer fine art painters, no one had this problem. Today however, everyone and their mother considers themselves a painter or a drawer of some sort, and the competition is fierce.
So, how does a traditional reclusive artist stand out from the very noisy crowd?
Simple. Technology! HaHa! … sorry, that's probably not very funny if you're struggling.
It's not difficult to argue that everything substantially aesthetic in the fine art world of painting has already been covered, and that humans at this stage of our existence have exhausted the gravy train. Other than the perfection of realism, there isn't much choice except to resort to SHOCK & AWE, which often isn't creative as much as it is exploitive. Far too much digital art is based on controversy or optical illusion, which quickly becomes boring. Yeah, we get that flashing red and green lines on a screen creates physiological latency in your brain, so does crack–move on. It's a tech trick, not art.
Painters can either improve their hand skills and go hyper-photorealistic, which is kind of ridiculous today considering the advances in photography and printing – most art likers unfortunately don't care whether it was painted or shot, and Wal-Mart proves it every day at $49.95. Plus, and maybe more importantly, painters who have invested tens of thousands of hours perfecting their hyperrealism style already have the market cornered. You can't even wait for them to die to make space for you, because when they do, their estate will flood the market with canvasses that reflect the ultimate scarcity . . . death.
A high resolution photo, skillfully shot and digitally manipulated can be made to look and feel exactly like a great painting, which means that only art collectors with special acuity and appreciation for a painter's investment in time, and who are willing to pay for it, are standing in the buyer's lane. Granted, there still are many fine art buyers like this, but they are dwindling and inundated with thousands of painters, many who are cannon-balling off the high board for attention. Two decades ago a painter only had to compete with the other painters in their circuit. Today, the number has exploded exponentially, fractionalizing the fine art market beyond recognition. Local painters now compete directly with painters from all over the world in the name of globalization.
Contemporary fine art buyers today aren't as interested in technical skills as much as they were in the past, because in developing countries, where artists work for a dollar a day, technoids, with skills like forgers, produce soulless form-paintings like machines. They flood the global market with incredible technical imagery that is stunning on the surface, but totally bereft of soul. We even have elephants and ants competing for art space, and now, also artificial art intelligence – AAI.
The other choice, and the one that insightful fine art painters use, is to go deeper into their unconscious and look for creativity in a world that is hidden from casual viewers.
Subtlety, and intrinsic transparency are the new art black.
Art buyers today want to know that there is a story behind the painting, and also that the artist will have longevity and continue to tell their story for a long time, with variations of course. It's an important element of provenance, just like wine. Provenance separates dedicated artists from the dreamers and drives up value. Provenance also means that artists have to reveal their vulnerabilities, just like lovers. Blockchain verifies authenticity easily and perfectly.
Almost every day an artist will ask me how to get noticed. They never refer to it as competing, which is their first mistake. Too many myopically believe that their vision and skills are so extraordinary that their paintings will jump off the easel onto a gallery or a buyer's wall. Their dreams are misplaced, and instead of looking for a new way of approaching an old process, they beat their frustration to death doing the same old things over and over. Some frustrated artists even accuse buyers of being stupid, which is mistake number two. Buyers today are in fact incredibly intelligent and demanding because they know what they want, and they don't want what everyone else has, plus they want it easily certified … except this guy who represents at least half of the earth.
Einstein was reputed to have said, "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity." I couldn't agree more, but I'm wondering lately, are artists the chicken or the egg–does the business of art actually make some artists crazy, or just crazier?
The trick today isn't in standing out in a large milling crowd. The secret is to find your niche audience within the chaos. Think of it like Tinder or Bumble, or any dating app. For all you know, your next big buyer is sitting next to you already. It's up to you to reach out and make the first move. Again, blockchain on a decentralised, distributed web is the perfect vehicle.
Art is almost purely about culture, which means your art has to meet specific expectations. If you don't understand and appreciate a buyer's cultural influences, you will have a very hard time enticing them to purchase your art. Most art buyers are not machines that operate solely on profit. Artists need to know their market.
For every atypical painter out there, there is an even more atypical buyer.
Just like online dating; you have to find someone who is perfect for you.
Blockchain technology can do that, and do it perfectly.
Blockchain is disrupting the traditional gallery and art buyer's model, and creating uncertainty, but at the same time offering a new way to do old things for artists who are willing and who have faith in their vision.
The third mistake artists make is to not believe in their own work, because if you don't believe in it and invest in your career accordingly, no one else will, ever.
Serious art buyers and collectors are looking for commitment.
As I mentioned earlier, I developed scarcity obscura as a new technological contemporary art promotion process so artists and art buyers would have realistic choices in a world that is rapidly changing. It borrows from an old process that was used back in the day for entirely different reasons.
Scarcity obscura today, or yesterday, is exactly as it sounds. The process is all about creating scarcity by destroying an original work, purposely, by painting another image over it and creating hidden layers.
In earlier times artists painted over their canvasses because they either didn't like the piece, or they couldn't afford a new canvas. When one of these old hidden Masters is discovered today the value skyrockets. It's buried treasure that buyers speculate about wildly. Contemporary artists destroy their art for a variety of reasons.
The old model scarcity obscura still has the same effect today, but for a different reason. The soulful energy of the painting buried underneath is still there, just like it was for the Masters, but today the contemporary version sends a different message. Today, scarcity obscura provides an allegorical glimpse into the unconscious mind of an artist by providing a highly personal vision that a buyer would never normally see. Some artists give it a negative spin, but scarcity obscura is the exact opposite, it's additive to the experience.
Scarcity obscura provides contemporary art buyers with a sense of spiritual embodiment that helps define niche proclivity. You can call it a soulful or spiritual connection, or just plain ALT, or PUNK if that works better for you. The point is, artists, through technology now have a way to organically share more about themselves and the art they create.
Pre-internet, art collectors who couldn't afford the original canvas sought out Limited Edition signed prints – basically, signed posters. Scarcity obscura provides the same model, except this time it is digital. The relatively low quality art posters we used to buy, were often very affordable. Today, digital fine art posters are extremely high quality, and still affordable! Thank you coders :)
Technology has disrupted the Limited Edition poster business of yesterday, and replaced it with a model that can now not only be printed in many formats – including hi-resolution, but also be displayed on large screen hi-def monitors and our phones. It's an incredible new option when you consider that digital art files can also be bought, sold, and traded with little more than a click.
The best part of this for artists and collectors; Scarcity obscura Limited Edition supplemental art pieces, when positioned correctly, can boost the cachet, interest, and value of the original painted canvas not only the first time a certified copy is sold by the artist, but also each time it changes owners. If you do it right, the artist benefits each time it is sold and resold. The other difference is that artists can now manage the process relatively easily for themselves, and not have to pay a third party an unwarranted, inflated fee. When you cut out the middleperson, artists control the message and keep costs for the digital Limited Editions as low as possible. It doesn't mean you cut out artist reps and galleries, because there is still a very important role for both of these groups. It just means that scarcity obscura provides a shift that returns autonomy back to the artist. For clarity, some galleries are also already leveraging blockchain technology because they recognize the opportunity, so it's important for artists and buyers to keep this in mind.
Working together is still an ideal strategy.
The great thing is that NEW types of electronic blockchain-based galleries are popping up that serve artists and collectors much better than the backroom negotiations of yesteryear. Transparency is the new fine art model that will only improve over time as it matures, just like it did for the music, book, and newspaper industries.
When developed and managed properly, Limited Edition fine art digital files can effectively deliver promotion that art collectors not only want to receive, but want to have hanging beside the finished canvas because it tells and completes the allegorical story.
Scarcity obscura is a new way for contemporary fine artists to connect with a new audience.
The question now is, are you a serious artist or buyer, or the same old same old?
Illustrations by Maurice Cardinal :: Photos Courtesy of Reinhold Silberman :: CLCKR - Pixabay.com


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West Michigan is a much sought after area due to its beauty, services, and vibrant life (I will cover the advantages of living here in my future blogs.) Not surprisingly, these days in Grand Rapids and surrounding areas there are fewer properties for sale than usual and high demand for housing; in other words inventory is extremely low and we are experiencing what we call a seller's market.
In market conditions such as these, in order to help my buyers I regularly scout for properties not yet on the market, properties not at all on the market 😊, and properties not listed through the MLS, such as For Sale By Owner, or FSBO's
Why my interest in FSBO's? My very first closing was originally a FSBO – before I was asked to list it. It ended up being a cash deal closed in just eleven days, with the bonus of netting my client a little more than expected. With great satisfaction for both parties.
Here in Kent County, the number of FSBO's currently available totals 130 (Zillow – May 24, 2018.) As comparison, the number of properties currently listed through a broker equals 1022 (MLS – May 24, 2018.) In other words, if we assume that almost every FSBO is also advertised on Zillow, at this time for sale by owner properties constitute about 12.7% of all properties on the market. A significant number. But do all the FSBO's eventually close without the help of an agent? As per my experience, the answer is no.
Often sellers choose to market their own property without an agent in an attempt to save some broker's fees. This seems a logical approach. However the reality speaks differently. Many sources are available to provide data. Among them I find this study quite revealing: on average, FSBO's net less than properties listed by an agent. And here are some points for reflection.
- Fees. Selling as FSBO seems a good way of saving commissions, both listing and selling sides. While notable – a few thousand dollars – these commissions are however insignificant when compared to the several hundred thousand or million of dollars a property is worth. As percentage, these fees can be more or less what we customarily accept to pay – with no objections – for wire transfers, ATM withdrawals, credit cards, or online payment vendors. But there is more, below.
- Offer. Buyers are aware that FSBO's are not paying broker's fees. Therefore they will try to make an offer just a few thousand dollars below asking price. Additionally, any agent bringing their buyers to the table will protect their clients from having to pay their commission by adding a provision to the Purchase Agreement, making it the seller's responsibility anyway. In short, the only potential benefit of selling FSBO – saving on commissions – is neutralized.
- Experience. In the negotiation process, the experience of any agent vastly surpasses that of a do-it-yourself seller. No wonder a represented buyer will enjoy the best end of the deal! This advantage alone could be worth thousands of dollars, possibly more than the listing broker's fee alone, and should put FSBO's on notice.
- Knowledge. Markets move, often quickly. Agents who operate daily in these markets possess the experience to properly price a property. Why is pricing crucial? A property hitting the market will generate the most interest within the first three weeks. One that is incorrectly priced will not attract the right pool of buyers or not attract buyers at all during this critical window of time. Chasing down these buyers with multiple price reductions while the property sits unsold can be very costly!
- Marketing. Visibility is key. Agents enjoy a variety of marketing tools at their disposal. The most powerful is the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS. When a property is listed through an agent, it is immediately placed on the MLS, where it becomes visible to all agents and the general public. For example, this is where all current listings in the GRAR area can be found. FSBO's do not have access to this tool. Sometimes, after unsuccessful attempts at selling, in order to be listed on the MLS a few FSBO's will resort to entering into a limited service agreement, which carries a cost, further eroding their net profit.
- Showings. Listing your own property means making yourself available to all buyers. Anything between 8 am and 9 pm is typically a go. Phone calls, emails, scheduling, key arrangements, walk-ins (isn't that "For Sale By Owner" red sign in your yard?), answering questions, and similar tasks can be time-consuming, and time is precious.
- Closing. The good news is that in the end a FSBO will receive an offer. It might take some time, a few price adjustments, a few open houses, a limited service agreement, or even the help of… a listing agent 😉! But there is still work to be done to close. Deals fall apart sometimes. And when that happens properties could lose value due to the stigma that something could be wrong – whether true or not.
In the end selling as FSBO can be a wonderful experience, rewarding sellers with great satisfaction. Or could become a time of frustration. Whether you are planning to sell your property as FSBO or with an agent, do not hesitate to contact me, even if just for some advice.
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I strongly believe that there's nothing that makes one art form inherently better or intellectual than another. There are stupid books and brilliant video games, soulful movies and awful operas. Just look at how #brand-driven the glamorous Broadway scene is these days with musicals based on The Addams Family, Legally Blonde, and Marvel superheroes. I like that though. It makes theater seem less pretentious.
In that spirit, I recently had the chance to see the SpongeBob SquarePants musical on Broadway. Now I'm no theater critic, but sheer perverse, ironic, intellectual curiosity forced me to see for myself just why and how a SpongeBob SquarePants musical can even exist. The results? This musical makes a lot more sense than you'd think, in its own nautical nonsensical kind of way.
Despite the dramatic change in format, the SpongeBob musical feels a lot like the nearly 20-year-old Nickelodeon cartoon. This is a good thing. Although it's been on for too long I love SpongeBob. You can draw a line between SpongeBob's peculiar creator-driven aesthetic and sense of humor to today's acclaimed modern cartoons like Adventure Time and Steven Universe. The musical's jokes, some of which are lifted directly from the show, entertain both kids and adults, which is good considering there were plenty of both in the audience. Even the singing isn't totally incongruous since there was a musical episode of the show, "The Sponge Who Could Fly," that went on tour.
The story moves at a satisfyingly fast pace and even feels progressive in a way that's in line with SpongeBob's radical self-acceptance. As an apocalypse approaches, Bikini Bottom begins to tear itself apart like a Nickelodeon version of The Leftovers. Racist old fish try to chase out Texas land squirrel Sandy. Patrick accidentally starts a sardine cult. Mr. Krabs and Plankton try to take advantage of the chaos for profit and power, respectively. Mrs. Puff gets wasted while government and media wastes everyone's time. So it's up to SpongeBob to save the community from self-destruction and actual destruction. It's a bit like the 2004 SpongeBob movie, which I also love.
If the plot sounds a little light and familiar to the SpongeBob faithful that's by design because you absolutely need to already know what the heck SpongeBob is to keep yourself grounded while watching real-life human beings portray these cartoon characters. SpongeBob is already incredibly surreal and, let's say, fabulous. So compounding that with the inherent abstraction, and fabulousness, of Broadway theater creates something almost overwhelming in its absurdity.
Some elements are easy enough to translate. The set design and lighting have the same easygoing Hawaiian surf vibe from the show. Patchy the Pirate is already a live-action character so of course he shows up. You get the chill French narrator and transition cards. The show opens with tiny models of the classic pineapple house. And while they don't necessarily have cartoon counterparts, there's a childlike charm to the effects that feels appropriate. None of the stunts are Spider-Man-level lethal but there are cool tricks involving glowing neon sponge props, Rube Goldberg ball-launching machines, and a shifting pile of boxes meant to evoke a huge mountain.
But it's the live-action versions of SpongeBob characters that truly make this musical the weird masterpiece that it is. It's like The Lion King on Broadway, with its people-as-animals gimmick, but without any of the mythic self-seriousness in the representation. The diverse performers are all immensely talented, pulling off what otherwise might be too embarrassing in less professional hands. Their impressions of the iconic voices are great to an uncanny degree, especially once those voices transition into legitimately, uncomfortably, impressive singing.
Meanwhile, just seeing how SpongeBob designs were turned into something people could wear never stops being compelling. Plankton has an eyepatch and green nehru jacket like a true villain. Patrick wears a classic fat guy Hawaiian shirt along with his green shorts and pink pompadour. Sandy has a flower in her afro and a Kill Bill-esque outfit that perfectly suits her martial arts. And SpongeBob of course keeps his red tie, white shirt, striped socks, and brown pants, but now these clothes tightly cling to a small nasally man instead of a yellow sponge. It's wild.
And then there's Squidward. Between his delusions of fame and love of the clarinet, Squidward is already a perfect Broadway character. But the prop pants used to give actor Gavin Lee an extra pair of tentacle legs are so cool, and their rousing tap-dancing pay-off so satisfying, I honestly would watch the one-man show Squidward has been dying to put on his whole life.
As for the songs themselves, it's kind of neat how they came about. Each song was written by a different famous musician. So you get a cheery opening number by Jonathan Coulton of Portal's "Still Alive" fame. Plankton's rapid rapping was written by T.I. There's a David Bowie cover. Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, and Aerosmith all contribute songs comfortably within their respective genres. And The Flaming Lips return to the franchise after helping SpongeBob and Patrick confront the psychic wall of energy on the SpongeBob movie soundtrack. It's a cool, creative, sort of indie jukebox musical conceit.
I wish there were more songs from SpongeBob's past though. "Best Day Ever" gets used effectively and the whole thing ends in a party set to the theme song, but I picture of a version of this that ends with "Sweet Victory" for "Band Geeks" and I get goosebumps. Heck, they should've just adapted that episode, or remake this musical but actually animated. Throw in a mocking SpongeBob meme song while you're at it.
But ultimately this is still a Broadway show, with characters singing about their big and somewhat generic hopes and desires. That kind of sincere emotional depth is frequently at odds with the inherent farce of SpongeBob. As talented a singer Jai'len Christine Li Josey is, and she is super talented, a belting showstopper Dreamgirls-style cry for attention is just weird when it's coming from what's supposed to be a teenage whale complaining her crab father loves money too much instead of her.
However, that's the kind of weird irony I live for and it's precisely what I expect when I sit down to watch SpongeBob SquarePants the Broadway musical. In a meta sense, all that weird, uncomfortable, experimental, garage, contradictory stuff done with bubbly undersea cartoon glee is what makes SpongeBob's specific vibe so hilarious, infectious, appealing, enduring in the first place. You can't help but smile. So by being so enthusiastically inexplicable, this Broadway musical is actually the most natural extension of SpongeBob SquarePants ever, and it's a ton of fun.
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It could be a cry of fatigued exasperation or a note of unexpected confidence but it is no less surprising for it. According to a survey carried out on behalf of security vendor Secure Computing, 24 percent of network managers confessed that they were "not at all concerned" about the possibility of a security hole being found in their company firewalls.
According to Secure they should be, with last week's disturbing emergence of the so-called "witty" worm that specifically targeted an ISS firewall giving IT managers an early warning of what is coming over the horizon.
The figure should be put in context though - the remaining three-quarters of those polled said the possibility of a firewall security hole would (repeat, would) make them concerned.
The survey, "Patched Security: Practices for Applying Critical Fixes to Firewalls" [pdf], compiled from the replies of 111 IT managers based in medium-to-large companies in the US, also found that 84 percent of firewalls managed by the questioned group required patching considered "critical" in the previous 12 months.
Staff were also spending an increasing amount of time patching systems, with 36 percent spending more than 16 hours upgrading or patching firewalls in a year.
Patching - or people's failure to do it or struggles to keep up with it - seems to be the important issue in all this, regardless of the degree of worry people have over firewalls being compromised. Two thirds said they saw patch management as "very" or "somewhat important", leaving the complacent third who didn't seem concerned at all.
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I get messages that say in the subject line: UNCLAIMED FUNDS. No problem to jack, I know no one has left me and money, and I have not forgotten to claim something like MONEY! Click the delete button.
Sometimes I have a problem with the ones saying Jesus isn't going to like me if I delete this, Now I don't' think Jesus cares so much what I do about that, but I do reluctantly delete it anyway.
I am the one millionth visitor to this site and have won an I-phone or a million dollars, do I believe it. Not on your life. I click the little red X.
I don't like to be intimidated on a phone or on the net. Don't get me wrong there is some great stuff on this net. I love reading most of the things forwarded to me. But do I always send it on, No not always. I judge the message and time involved with the folks I like, should I bother them? No? I delete, They will love this! I forward. The majority of the time I delete.
So if you get something from me forwarded I have thought about it. I won't be mad if you delete it, I promise.
I like the idea some have learned to make a joke out of challenging you to forward. Like saying: If you don't forward this 8 crows will bomb your car in the next 8 minutes, etc.
Intimidation in the mail. It is that time of year again. Every veterans charity is out to get their share of the charity market. I get address labels, Christmas cards etc. If I don't answer, I get a follow up letter, Dear Jack, Did you get the labels I sent you, I did not hear from you!
Yep, he is right. I have groups I donate to and I will probably stick to them.
Anyway do you feel obligated when the e-mail ends with: If you are a true (American/Christian/Republican/Democrat, etc) you will forward this.
Thanks for reading this. Now if you forward this to ten friends in ten minutes, you will receive ten dollars in the next ten days. (Results may vary according to your faith in the above statement, Good luck!)
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. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and
three or more is a congress.
-- John Adams
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Synchronize Directories From Command Prompt
If you have ever wanted to synchronize 2 directories from command prompt in windows this tool is must-have for you. It works perfectly from scheduled tasks as well, so it's easy to write batch script that will execute every night and synchronize files and folders.
The program is called Mirror and is written by Dominik Jain and you can download it here. The latest version is 1.43.
It works very simple like it should, you enter source and destinations dir and that's it. If you want only to test it w/o any actions taken just add -d (d for demonstration).
Of course it has possibility to enter file mask or regular expressions as well and it's only 172kb in size.
On his site you can find few more tools and utils that he wrote.
Here is the backup link just in case [download id="9"].


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HOUSTON, Texas (Feb. 13, 2012) – Susan Fuertes, Nathan Milliron and Sarah Robbins recently joined Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. (www.hwa.com) as associates.
Fuertes, who was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1994, supports clients of the firm's Default Services Practice Area. Milliron works in the firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Area with much of his work focused on representing lenders. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2004. Robbins, a 2010 State Bar of Texas licensee, also supports the Default Services Practice Area.
About Susan Fuertes
The main emphasis of Fuertes' legal career has been consumer and business bankruptcy. She has represented creditors, bankruptcy trustees, and debtors. She also has experience in property tax collections, wills, probate, guardianship, and general civil litigation.
Prior to joining HWA, Fuertes worked as a property tax collections and bankruptcy attorney for Aldine Independent School District and supported her own clients as a solo practitioner. Fuertes previously was an associate with Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P. and with Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP.
Fuertes earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a minor in Speech Communication from Sam Houston State University and a Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law. She is a member of the Houston Bar Association and State Bar of Texas. Fuertes and her family reside in Pearland, Texas, a Houston suburb.
"The Default Servicing Practice Area is thrilled with the additions of Susan Fuertes and Sarah Robbins," said HWA partner Dominique Varner. "Susan is a seasoned attorney who has practiced in all areas of bankruptcy, and Sarah has extensive experience representing borrowers. They nicely complement each other's skill sets, and we are excited to have them join our team."
About Nathan Milliron
Milliron's practice focus is civil litigation, including commercial litigation, banking law, and creditors' rights. He worked on and successfully litigated a broad range of matters including banking and collection matters, breach of contract claims, and personal injury cases.
Prior to joining HWA, Milliron was an associate with Cersonsky, Rosen & Garcia, P.C. in Houston. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in business finance and a Business Pre-Law Certificate from Seton Hall University. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center. Milliron is a member of the American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, and the State Bar of Texas. Milliron resides in the Houston suburb of Katy.
"Nathan is a talented, experienced commercial litigator. HWA is pleased to have the benefit of his strengths and depth of knowledge in our litigation group," said Ed Harrell, a partner and leader of the firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Area.
About Sarah Robbins
Robbins supports clients of the firm's Default Services Practice Area specializing in litigation and contested evictions.
Before joining HWA, Robbins worked at Middagh & Lane of Sugar Land, Texas and Weston & Associates of Houston. Robbins earned a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in advertising from the University of Texas where she was a Texas College Scholar for seven semesters. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center. Robbins is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. She resides in the Galleria area.
For full biographical profiles on Fuertes, Milliron and Robbins, please visit www.hwa.com.
About Hughes Watters Askanase
For more than 33 years, Hughes Watters Askanase, L.L.P. has helped business organizations, financial institutions and individuals succeed with their business endeavors. The firm's attorneys play a strategic role and support clients through every stage of existence and operation. The firm's practice focuses on representation of commercial and consumer lenders, including banks and credit unions; business bankruptcy; business planning and strategy; default servicing; real estate and finance; commercial and consumer financial services litigation; and estate planning and probate. For more information on Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P., please visit www.hwa.com.
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Letter: Elected officials interested in political donors
Colorado's Legislature is considering reforming the current regulations as enforced by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) concerning the operations of the oil and gas drilling industry.
The industry states that Colorado already has the strictest regulations in the country. What they do not tell anyone is that there is a provision in the current regulations to the affect that if a violation occurs, the violator must agree to be penalized and has the right to negotiate the amount of the penalty. Wouldn't it be nice if all regulations could be like this for everyone. This provision should be rescinded, and new provisions enacted that ordain that all regulations and penalties must be fully enforced and cannot be negotiated.
The state and local politicians are up in arms because they fear that any changes may drive the industry out of the state or adversely affect the amounts of money the state and local governments will get. They aren't concerned about the costs involved when the industry causes loss of property values, property damage, or bodily injury to the residents of the state, and they never consider how these costs could be more than the money collected from the industry.
All residents in rural unincorporated areas should be stakeholders since the drilling company's operations may be detrimental to property values, health, public roads, infrastructure, air and water that we all use. Many of our elected public servants in these areas are more interested in worshiping at the altar of the drilling industry and their big political donors instead of protecting their constituents rights and personal well-being.
Garry Evenson,
Battlement Mesa
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Tours depart from the small town of Rurrenabaque, on the banks of the Bení River. We begin with a long ride upriver, in a shaded boat, ideal for spotting monkeys in the treetops along the river.
We pull ashore on a sandy point on the way for a swim and a leisurely lunch, before arriving at Chalalán Ecolodge in the afternoon. Chalalán Ecolodge is the first of its kind in Madidi National Park, and is owned and operated by the indigenous community of San Jose de Uchupiamonas. Recognized internationally as a model for sustainable ecotourism, Chalalán is a gorgeous collection of jungle lodges on the picturesque Lake Chalalán. After you've settled, relax in a hammock by the water or take a swim in the jungle lake.
In the evening, choose from a variety of activities including a guided flora hike, bird watching along the nature trails, or a canoe ride across the lake.
Dinner is served back at the lodge. As the sun disappears for the day, there is the option of joining a guide and exploring the jungle by night as the nocturnal animals emerge for the night.
After an impressive breakfast spread of fruits, granola, and empanadas, fresh juice and coffee, the second day's activities are up to you. Many guests choose to take a hike along the Paraba path to a superb viewing point of the Madidi Rainforest. If you leave early enough, you can watch as the fog rises up from the lake through the trees of the rainforest and into the surrounding mountains. Along the way your guide will talk about the sustainable practices of the lodge, the national park and the communities inside it. You are sure to spot howler monkeys, exotic insects and other wildlife on your hike through the jungle.
Usually a traditional catfish dinner is provided on the second day, where you can enjoy the sun as it sets across the lake. Dinner is followed by an evening with members of the Uchupiamonas community, where you will be complementary to join with them in music and dance.
After a breakfast buffet in the morning, your guide will take you on a final trek through the jungle to learn how local communities gather plants for medicine or rituals. We head back to the lodge for lunch and to gather your belongings before heading back down the river toward Rurrenabaque. Keep your eyes open for wildlife as the boat makes its way out of the depths of Madidi National Park and back into civilization.
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It is a dream for many, especially millennial and Gen Z, to become an Instagram Influencer: posting content for a living in exchange for a sponsored post here and there.
The Hard Way
As with anything, making money is not easy, especially in an overcrowded market such as Social Media. However, if you put in the time and dedication for a period of time, you will be surprised by the results.
How-To (For Highest Efficiency)
- Set on a very specific niche which follows one standard color scheme and has consistent and visually appealing content. You can achieve this by using a DSLR for your photos and similar filter/editing on all of the photos.
- Post Daily: ideally for most exposure, three posts a day reaches most of your followers.
- Post 15–30 Stories a day — this is the best way to gain organic exposure as the Instagram algorithm does not discriminate stories.
- Bi-daily Live Videos: these will drive your follower to engage with you more personally and can also reach 100% of your followers.
- Optimize and test Hash-Tags to your target audience, and tag relevant account in your posts.
- Follow/Unfollow 30 Instagram accounts an hour. Do this by following your competitors' followers who are active (those that like their content). Click on a competitor's photo and then on the "liked by." Follow the first 30. Come back tomorrow and unfollow them.
- Follow celebrity accounts that are relevant to the content you post. You will notice that you suddenly get a small wave of followers and likes. Be aware! Most of those are bots, so don't get carried away following and unfollowing Celebrities.
Perhaps after a few months, you can get up there into the 50k or even maybe the 100k club. Your life will be mostly focused on creating content and interacting with followers online. In return, your account will have a high engagement rate and your content will more likely appear on the discovery feed more often.
The Easy Way
While there is nothing easy in life, using the steps below will cause you to gain followers faster than using a traditional method. However, this comes at the cost of a lower engagement rate on your posts.
The Key is simple: Outsource, Outsource, Outsource.
For this method, you will likely need a little bit of money to start with, but that, in turn, will make your following grow significantly quicker.
- Just as before, decide on a niche that interests you. Generally, the best ones are Fitness, Entrepreneur, Style, Cars, and Technology etc.
- After deciding on a niche, create an Instagram account with a very generic name that explains your page. e.x. Best_Car2018, FitnessGuyStrong etc.
- The next step involves using a third-party service to schedule posts on Instagram. I suggest UNUM but most of the services out there work well enough.
- The hard part about getting big on Social Media is the dedication to post every single day. Instead, sit down in the morning during a weekend and find as much content from other accounts as you can. Schedule the posts for three a day with Hash-Tags and Captions that you stole from your competitors. By the end of the day, you should be set for the year in terms of content.
- To Finish your creation, Sign-up for a like-bot. This will allow you to steal competitors' followers by setting the bot to like the photos of those following your them.
Using this method, you can gain a following very quickly with minimal work, but as bot attracts bot, a large chunk of your followers will be bots who do not interact with your content. This, however, can easily fool companies that are looking to market with you and your larger follower count can make your prices more competitive.
Last but not least, the fun part of the job!
Whether you used method one or method two, you need to drive sales, which in your case is in the form of shoutouts.
Sign up to Shoutcart, a platform where you can buy and sell shoutouts. These guys are by far the biggest marketplace for influencers.
To gain an advantage, scout how much similar accounts charge per post and put your page up for 10% less than that price (don't forget to account for engagement rate and follower count).
Sit back and let the sponsored post flow in from advertisers that are looking to market their content with you.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in U.K. private equity group 3i Group III, +1.99% climbed 3.2% in London on Friday after Merrill Lynch added the company to its Europe 1 list. Noting that the company's share price has lagged the market following its preclose statement in March, the bank said: "We believe this unjustified performance has turned a cheap share into a clearly undervalued one."
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Suicide among Veterans is a problem nationally. Suicide rates for Veterans are higher than for the general population, thus suicide prevention is a high priority for the VA. Rural Veterans are at greater risk for suicide; they have higher suicide rates, and firearm deaths are more common in rural suicides. Based on FY2017 data, VISN 16 is the 4th most rural VISN (Veterans Integrated Service Network). Of its 419,374 healthcare users, 41% are classified as residing in rural or highly rural areas. Addressing suicide prevention aligns with the national and VISN priority of implementing best practices for suicide prevention.
In collaboration with VISN 16 Leadership, this project will adapt and implement an evidence-based suicide prevention intervention—Caring Contacts—in a non-mental health setting, the emergency department, to target a wider audience of Veterans (as compared with only those who receive care in the mental health clinic). Rates of self-directed violence in VISN 16 are presented in Figure 1, with higher rates indicated in red. This data is based on reporting by Suicide Prevention Coordinators, so higher numbers also may indicate better reporting.
Caring Contacts (CCs) is a simple intervention that involves sending patients at risk of suicide brief, non-demanding expressions of care over a year or more. Studies of CCs have demonstrated significant reductions in suicide deaths, attempts, and ideation at one and two-year follow-up. CCs have been found to be feasible and acceptable with military and Veteran populations and effective with active duty soldiers and Marines.
This initiative proposes the use of qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, an advisory board, and a pilot of CC in the emergency department to develop a CC implementation toolkit for broader dissemination. The initiative will use virtual external facilitation as the implementation strategy. Facilitation is an evidence-based implementation strategy that is especially useful for facilities with demonstrated quality gaps in the selected clinical priority.
The objectives of the VISN PII startup phase are to:
Expected Impacts
This project will develop a Caring Contacts protocol for the VA emergency department setting and a CCs implementation toolkit. This protocol and toolkit will help other facilities and VISNs implement this suicide prevention intervention.
Principal Investigator: Sara J. Landes, PhD (firstname.lastname@example.com); VISN 16 Project Lead: John P. Areno, MD (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Operations Partner(s): VISN 16/South Central VA Health Care Network Leadership Team, and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Emergency Department.


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The WPS engine for MySQL connects to a MySQL database using the Connector/C API.
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Castle Empire Princess Bouncy Castle is perfect for any little princess. It has striking girly pink and purple colours and amazing graphics of Snow White and Cinderella it's sure to make any little girl's birthday party a dream come true! This unit stands out and would suit girls. High wall and sewn in rain cover, for those rainy days. This inflatable is suitable for children up to the age of 14.
The Bouncy Castle is 12FT X 14FT although ensue you have at least 14FT X 16FT to accommodate the unit safely .
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"This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24
I am happy to report that most of the family seems to have fully recovered from our bout of flu! I say most, because my 15 year-old son got hit the hardest and is still regaining his strength, but the rest seem fully back to normal. While I didn't succumb to the virus myself, I did have a full-blown case of exhaustion. This morning I woke up feeling rested for the first time in many days, and I'm eager to get back into my daily routine.
It's not a particularly sunny day – in fact it is a "mostly cloudy" day with a chance of rain in the forecast. The autumn colors have faded, and many of the trees are barren of leaves. However, it is amazing how much brighter everything looks when there is strength coursing through the veins and eyelids aren't being propped open with toothpicks! I may be dragging later in the day, but right now it feels good to just feel good.
While physical issues do have a bearing on how the day is viewed, my attitude is an even more important factor. I may not have a choice in how I feel physically, but I do have a choice in how I respond to the way I feel or to the things that are going on around me. It is much easier for me to rejoice in the day when things are going well than on those days when things aren't going so well. Yet EVERY day is a "day that the Lord has made", and I need to do a better job of remembering that. A conscious effort to "rejoice and be glad" will often turn a "bad" day into a "good" day. My attitude really does make a difference, and I'm afraid that it too often is a difference in the wrong direction. A "poor me" attitude automatically darkens the colors and makes it harder to handle the small challenges that are a normal part of a mother's day. Why is it that it is so hard to remember that I have a choice in how I approach the day, and that things will go much more smoothly if I choose to approach the day with joy?


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The G. family lives up by the beautiful Grey Hawk Country Club. We agreed to meet there and take some wonderful holiday card pictures & adorable images of Logan & Noah. Sadly, the weather didn't cooperate and it rained most of the day. We were forced inside to work around the holiday party setup crews. We managed to sneak in some cute photographs before the parties started.
Logan was all smiles!