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Much of my website is on subjects and topics that are provocative and taboo. For some reason, in life, I have been spared the chains that come with socially taboo thought. I find myself willing and capable of challenging taboos and ignorance.
I consider stupidity to be the greatest cause of unnecessary suffering and evil and my websites constitute a war on stupidity. I hate stupidity! In the path of the Vexen website war machine lies social Taboo. Many people wont read my essay on Masturbation simply because they will never click on a link that even says that word. This aspect of stupidity known as "taboo" does a lot of social and personal harm.
It harms everyone. A social taboo isn't something that isn't voiced, it nearly always becomes something that is unquestioned and unchallenged. It causes mental stagnation and confusion. Taboos and unchallenged dogmatic statements influence our actions in mostly negative ways.
I love and enjoy doing things that make people think. That challenge peoples' assumptions. Each time I presenting something to someone that causes hir to ponder and think about something they've never thought about is a prize and a victory.
If an atheist makes a stupid generalisation about theists, then without thinking twice I will rebuke hir with a strong statement that will challenge hir assumptions. Even though I am an atheist myself I will not sit by and let fellow atheists make choices without thinking them through.
The bolder and surer a person is with their beliefs the harder and harder I will try to make them admit doubt in their assumptions about the truth. I believe wholeheartedly that life is a never-ending search for truth and social taboos and ignorance are two of our hindrances. They are both fuelled by stupidity!
"Lack of doubt can appear in people who become confident they're on the right track, etc. It breeds stupidity and complacency, leading to what amounts to counterproductive pride, where they end up defending an erroneous stance. [...] A strong emphasis on continual doubt and personal development will hopefully reduce stupidity"
"Stupidity, the Cardanal Sin of Satanism" by Vexen Crabtree (2002 Jan)
My websites are vast with lots of text. Much of it is considered esoteric only because it contains thought that many people do not get around to thinking. It's a vast exercise and lifelong mission of mine to continually challenge all my own assumptions and dispel all my own stereotypes and taboos so that I can think freely and clearly about the world and the people around me.
"All in the name of making people think and smashing stereotypes and assumptions. Also in the name of fun and entertainment. In the name of Satan, you shall think! And if you cannot you will hate Satanism!"
"The Enema Image" by Vexen Crabtree (2001 July)


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Australian state passes euthanasia bill
After nearly 100 hours of debate, the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, passed on Wednesday an amended version of a bill I reported on last week to legalize euthanasia. It now heads to Gov. Linda Dessau's desk for her approval.
Catholic hospitals reportedly will not participate in the state-sanctioned practice, and former Labor Party leader Paul Keating wrote that the bill "constitutes an unacceptable departure in our approach to human existence and the irrevocable sanctity that should govern our understanding of what it means to be human."
The Australian government banned euthanasia 20 years ago, but the nation's Greens party leader has already called for the rest of the country to follow Victoria's example.
Australian ethicist Kevin McGovern wrote, "Those of us who believe that Victoria has made a serious mistake will continue to oppose euthanasia in other jurisdictions. … Please pray for us in Victoria."
While opinion polls show that 70 percent of Australians support legalizing euthanasia, most Australian doctors apparently don't: The Australian Medical Association opposed Victoria's bill. —S.G.

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text: Elections to the European Parliament 2019 The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union (EU). Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by EU citizens in elections that are held every five years in every Member State. The next election will be held in 2019. In Finland, the election day will be Sunday, 26 May 2019. In Finland, advance voting will take place from Wednesday, 15 May to Tuesday, 21 May 2019.Further information about the right to vote in the European Parliament elections Each Member State shall hold the elections in accordance with its national legislation. Further information about voting and the European elections • Information about European elections in different languages • Toll-free election information service number 0800 9 4770 • Questions about the election may be sent to email@example.com Postal voting A possibility to vote by post will be introduced in Finland in the parliamentary elections of 2019. Eligible voters living permanently abroad and eligible voters staying abroad during the advance voting period and on the election day will have the right to vote by post in general elections. An eligible voter wishing to vote by post orders the postal voting documents to an address abroad, casts their vote, and sends the vote in a covering envelope to Finland to the central municipal election board of his or her municipality.Further information about postal voting


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson and his friends: a series of 25 portraits, Julia Margaret Cameron
Published in 1893, the year after Alfred, Lord Tennyson's death, this book features a selection of Julia Margaret Cameron's iconic photographic portraits of the poet and his circle of friends. A friend and neighbour of Tennyson's, Cameron took photographs of the poet several times across a decade. Perhaps Cameron's best-known Tennyson portrait is 'The Dirty Monk', where he appears in profile wrapped in a cloak. Cameron and Tennyson's working relationship extended in 1874 when Cameron produced photographic illustrations to Tennyson's Arthurian poem Idylls of the King.
Accompanying the photographs, 'Reminiscences' reflects on the work and life of both Cameron and Tennyson. It was written by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, daughter of novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.
The photography of Julia Margaret Cameron
Photography was still in its infancy when in 1863 Cameron, aged 48, began to explore the form. She received no formal training, although she was able to exchange ideas within her vibrant circle of friends, many of whom were writers and artists. Primarily photographing friends and family, Cameron experimented with photography to produce soft-focus atmospheric photographs that often emanate an otherworldly, allusive quality. She strove to capture the feelings and nature of her sitters, and at times focussed on distilling particular qualities such as beauty and genius.
- Full title:
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson and his friends : a series of 25 portraits ... in photogravure from the negatives of Mrs. J. M. Cameron and H. H. H. Cameron. Reminiscences by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. With introduction by H. H. H. Cameron.
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- 1893, London
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- Julia Margaret Cameron [photographer], H H H Cameron
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- K.T.C.21.b.3.
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Boot Scootin' Boogie, 2011 - 2012
Boot Scootin' Boogie is a country music song and dance show that ran at Great America from 2011-2012. This was the first major production to play in the park's Showtime Theater in over a decade. The entire electrical grid, dimmers, audio system, set tracks, drapes, etc. had to be replaced. I served as a project coordinator and supervising on-site technician for this show. I assisted in the design, painting and build of this set while supervising the build and theater renovation. © Cedar Fair Entertainment Company 2014
Blood Drums, 2011 - 2013
Blood Drums is a high energy punk rock percussion show that runs during Halloween at 6 different Cedar Fair parks throughout the United States and Canada. The show and performers are contracted to the parks by Street Drum Corps, a Los Angeles based percussion group. I've worked with Street Drum Corps for a number of years doing photography, designing album covers, merchandise, posters and web-based materials for them. When SDC decided to create Blood Drums for California's Great America I was brought in as the creative consultant for the set design. The look and feel of the set was later duplicated at Knott's Berry Farm and a number of other parks around North America. I worked with Great America's Entertainment and Fabrication departments to build the set. © Cedar Fair Entertainment Company 2014 / © 2014 Street Drum Corps. All Rights Reserved
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Since Great America's acquisition by Cedar Fair in 2007 I've had the opportunity to work with the amazing Peanuts product. I've had a hand in either designing, consulting on or building a number of shows that have thrilled guests and given parents the opportunity to introduce their children to Snoopy and the gang. © Cedar Fair Entertainment Company 2014 / PEANUTS © 2014 PEANUTS Worldwide LLC
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Summer's here, so this means a long school holiday for the kids. Now you don't want them to spend most of their time in front of the TV or playing video games, but you also don't want to break your budget keeping them occupied. Fortunately, there's plenty of cheap, fun things to do with the kids this summer. Here's a list to help you plan an exciting summer for the whole family.
Whatever state you live in, you'll find a park that offers cheap or free camping facilities. Check the camping fees and booking requirements. Then chose a location that fits your budgets and needs. Book in advance especially during peak seasons. Once you get to the campsite, you won't run out of fun stuff to do. Keep the tots occupied with a scavenger hunt, and keep hunger pangs at bay with easy-to-prepare camp snacks. Toast marshmallows over a campfire and stargaze the night away—this is definitely better than spending the night in front of the TV. Just keep in mind that fires are dangerous, and open fires may not be permitted in all areas. Check local rules. TIP: Get a multi-park pass for the entire family if you frequently camp out. You'll be able to save money and time since you don't have to purchase the pass every time you plan to visit the campgrounds.
Aside from national parks and campsites, we are blessed with plenty of gorgeous beaches. From the gorgeous Sunshine Coast all the way down through Queensland, taking in the Gold Coast and onto the state of Victoria, you won't run out of beaches and coastlines to explore. Many beaches are just a few minutes or hours away from the city & suburbs, so no need to worry about travelling very far. At the beach, plan an exciting afternoon to keep the kids busy. Collect shells, enroll in a surfing class, swim, or play netball on the sands—the list of activities is practically endless; your imagination is your limitation. TIP:Bring your own umbrellas, towels, water, and snacks so you won't have to buy or pay for these at the beach. Don't forget your floaties, boogie boards, balls, and other swimming gear to avoid renting fees. Don't forget other summer essentials such as suntan lotions, hats, and sunglasses. You can buy these at beachside shops, but they can be more expensive here.
Start a more active lifestyle this summer and motivate your kids to do the same. Grab those old bikes from the shed and explore the great outdoors. Summer is the perfect time to ride through trails, lush national parks, sandy shores, and even your neighbourhood. Whatever type of scenery and terrain you're looking for, you'll find one that'll suit your cycling skills. Save money and choose biking trails that don't require fees. If you're planning to visit a trail inside a national park, take note of fees or entry permits. Also keep in mind the weather conditions on the trail. A brief rainshower can turn a biking trail into a muddy mess. TIP: Carry a lightweight backpack for your essentials such as water and snacks. Depending on where you are, food and drinks can be expensive. Make sure you and your kids are wearing the required safety gear. After all, you don't want to spend all the money you've saved on treating injuries.
See who has the green thumb by letting your kids plant a spice or veggie garden. Your kids will learn more about how food is made and how to be responsible when caring for plants. Plus, come harvest time, they get to contribute to your weekly groceries. Let your little tots pull out the weeds, plant the seeds, and water the saplings. See their excitement grow as they see the little green things sprout from the soil. Another good idea is to use an empty egg shell to grow some sprouts inside on the kitchen bench – you will be surprised at how quick these grow. TIP: Save money on gardening tools by borrowing or buying used spades, gloves, and wheelbarrows. Check out antique stores that sell old pots you can reuse in your kid-friendly garden. Keeping your kids busy doesn't have to be a budget-busting experience. Sure, it's fun to stay at a hotel by the beach, but it'll cost you a lot. Instead, be creative and plan budget-friendly activities that involve exploring the outdoors. So turn off the TV, stash away those video games, go outside, and let your kids have fun under the summer sun. If you're looking for budget-friendly airport parking and car hire for a summer holiday, check out what Alpha has to offer.


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Murdoc has been on the mark with most of his predictions about Donald Trump since the first GOP dbate. You know, the big game show one where all 347 contestants or whatever all lined up and blah blah blah.
The people who told me he'd never get very far were wrong. Those same people told me he'd never get the nomination and were also wrong. They then told me he'd never win…and were obviously wrong. Almost everything they've told me about him since the election has been wrong, too. I keep trying to point this out but they simply will not listen.
Here is what we are seeing:
Donald Trump doesn't play three-dimensional chess, as his supporters insist. Sometimes, even the rules of checkers seem to elude him. But he has an instinctive cunning and a grasp of a nationalistic cultural politics that shouldn't be underestimated by his opponents, even though it almost always is.
For a moron, as he's called by his opponents and I sometimes think he might be, the President sure wins at a lot of stuff.
For the record, Murdoc has a nit to pick with this bit:
Trump's intervention in the kneeling issue was needlessly inflammatory. He shouldn't have called protesting players "sons of bitches" and mused about firing them—there's no reason for the president of the United States to sound like the loudest guy down at the end of the bar.
Murdoc doesn't think it was "needlessly inflammatory." He thinks it was "intentionally inflammatory." Trump is poking the media and his opponents with a stick. He's jerking their chain. He's driving the moonbats to bark even louder. And in the process he's getting them to destroy themselves. The media and the celebrity corps have fallen all over themselves to write all sorts of stuff that is not true and will be used tomorrow or next week or in the 2020 presidential campaign to undermine their credibility.
If Trump had been "more Presidential" about the kneeling issue, would the NFL have backed down? Would it have been better to be nicer and lost?
For the record, Murdoc suspects that this is the same strategy being used against the Norks.
UPDATE: Here is a bit more from the article:
Since no NFL players were going to be fired, the fundamental issue was never going to be Trump's lurid overstatement. Instead, the overstatement acted as a neon advertisement for his commonsensical underlying point, namely that players should stand during the national anthem. And it baited the NFL into fighting him on indefensible ground.
There were all sorts of unobjectionable means available for players to take a stand of defiance toward Trump, but they allowed themselves to, in effect, get double-dared into disrespecting the flag.
The perils here should have been obvious.
The perils should have been obvious, but so should Hillary's weakness as a Presidential candidate. And the Left and the media (but I repeat myself) just totally missed that completely, too.


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Back in early May, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of children's book illustrators at the MSLA Conference, Beyond the Binding.
The panel included these fabulous four people:
The panel included these fabulous four people:
These four illustrators represent a diversity in style and approach that made for an interesting and informative discussion, but it was also incredibly fun. There was frequent laughter and a great rapport among the panelists.
There is never enough time to get to all the questions, so Raúl, Ekua, Scott, and Vita nicely offered to answer the remaining questions by email.
There is never enough time to get to all the questions, so Raúl, Ekua, Scott, and Vita nicely offered to answer the remaining questions by email.
Raúl's answers are in blue
Ekua's answers are in red
Scott's answers are in orange
Vita's answers are in deep purple
What is the wildest question
a kid/student has ever asked you?
Raúl: The wildest question has always been, Do you have to draw every single book? As in every single copy of Lowriders in Space ever printed!!
Ekua: I haven't had any wild questions yet but the most unexpected and thoughtful from a 4th grader was, "What was your childhood like?"
Scott: Did you come here in a limo?
Vita: "Do you make a lot of money at your job, is it enough to drive a cool car." I continue to ask myself the same question. I drive a used station wagon so. . . you be the judge.
What is the most important tool or skill
you employ as an artist?Raúl: Working with my team which means that I enjoy listening and learning from them. The rest is perseverance and a sore hand.
Ekua: Patience and faith, and willingness to reconsider.
Scott: My iPad Pro. I sketch on it, create some final art with it and it connects me to the world to handle the business aspects of my job as an artist. And I can play the occasional game with it to get my mind off of stuff for awhile. ;)
Vita: Cooperation. hands down. listening and cooperation. It takes so many people to bring our stories and art to life, I have to be a good listener and up for cooperating with others.
If you could spend an afternoon
with a book character,
who would it be and what would you do?Raúl: I really love the gang from Lowriders in Space. All three of them, Lupe, Elirio and Flapjack. I feel that we would get along. Working on awesome projects together, painting cars. I don't need much more than that to be happy!
Ekua: The Nana in "Don't Call Me Grandma."
Scott: Harry Potter and a tour of Hogwarts Castle which would include sitting in on a class or two and a meal in the Great Hall under its enchanted ceiling. I mean…right?
Vita: Oh it's a toss up between Lauren Child's Soren Lorenson and Neon Pink crayon from the day the crayons quit/came home by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. We just have the same sense of humor that crayon and I.
Tell us about a children's book
that you are excited to get into the hands
of young readers.Raúl: I really enjoyed Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena and Christian Robinson. I loved the bus ride and the varied characters that they meet there. I think its nice to recognize that the people around you are unique with their experiences and talents.
Ekua: I recently signed to do "Beach Lady" a debut picture book by author Heidi Tyline King. I can't wait to get started.
Scott: Rescue and Jessica by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes. Its based on the true story of the Boston Marathon bombing survivors' life—with Jessica's black lab assistance dog, Rescue. We want the book to demystify physical disabilities and to showcase the talents and positive effects of service dogs. For me, Jessica, Patrick and Rescue are an inspiration—and I am at once proud, humbled and thrilled to be a part of this project; I'm just about to complete the art. The book will pub in Spring 2018—the 5th anniversary of the marathon bombings. The art style is more realistic that I've worked in before but I think its good to get out of my comfort zone. I give many thanks to Candlewick Press for signing up this ambitious book. I can't wait for people to read it.
Vita: Oh love any book that is weird or unusual or does something weird and unusual. And I'm obviously an unabashed pusher of wordless and limited word books. Right now on all my author visits I've been bringing along Orvind Torsetters The Hole. It has a hole all the way through it! And of course our next book Zero Local coming next year through Candlewick.
Who has had a positive impact
on your reading life?
Raúl: My Mom. Olga Gonzalez. She took us to the library at a young age and the books and librarians did the rest.Ekua: My aunt, Barbara Elam. A visionary librarian who was ahead of her time. She made reading a part of my daily life while in her care from age five to thirteen. She recently passed away. I will carry her with me always. And of course my mother. Without her guidance and belief in me I might have had a very different life.
Scott: My grandfather and grandmother. My earliest and fondest memories of reading were on their knee. Funny, but now that I think of it—both memories involved either reading Sunday funnies or comic books with them. I guess my fate was sealed very early on!
Vita: Currently my kids for sure. And my book club; they keep me challenged, open and healthily cynical. I'm incredibly grateful for the social connecting that reading has brought into my life. It used to feel solitary now it means gathering together.
Wow! These answers are just like the day of our panel: interesting, inspiring, funny and thought provoking. I wish our conversation could continue. I so enjoyed getting to know you all better during our panel discussion and I look forward to sharing all I have learned from you with my students.
Thank you, Raúl, Ekua, Scott and Vita!


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Live Wire! 178 Encore: James Curleigh, Ron Funches, musical guest Thomas Lauderdale and Kathleen SaadatJames Curleigh, Ron Funches, musical guest Thomas Lauderdale and Kathleen Saadat
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James Curleigh - President and CEO of KEEN Footwear, headquartered in Portland. What kind of shoes are KEEN shoes? They're shoes you don't have to feel bad buying. Also, some of them have KEEN written on the sides in big red letters, so that's another way to tell.
Ron Funches - Recent guest Ian Karmel said that you get to call yourself a stand-up comedian when you make it on Conan. Well, Ron Funches has totally been on Conan O'Brien. And man, he KILLED it. Go watch that video. We'll wait right here for you. Finished? Now you know. Come see his generally laid back, particularly Oregonian take on stand-up comedy. And blackberries!
Musical guest - Thomas Lauderdale and Kathleen Saadat - You know Pink Martini. We know Pink Martini. Pink Martini is pretty great. Thomas Lauderdale is IN Pink Martini. So there's that. Kathleen Saadat is a battle-hardened civic activist. If there's a cause you've heard of, she's probably championed it. The are parntering up for a unique musical adventure.


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Drags make return
AFTER a break of three months for the Christmas period, action at the Warwick Dragway hots up again this weekend.
There is qualifying and racing both Saturday and Sunday.
The emphasis on Sunday is on nostalgia cars with some entered from as far away as Long- reach and Sydney.
Warwick District Drag Racing Association member Peter Slade said the nostalgia cars were pre-1978.
"The field will include early Cortinas, Escorts, Ford Customlines, some Chevs from the 1950s, Holdens and Valiant Chargers," Slade said.
Gates open at 10am Saturday with scrutineering from 11am.
Qualifying starts at 1pm with racing from 6pm Saturday at Warwick Raceway.
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Fantastic Fest 2012 Recap: Days 2-4:
I spent a lot of the first weekend of Fantastic Fest doing interviews with filmmakers that we'll bring you later this week. The movies I did get to screen along the way fit in one handy little recap for days 2-4 of Fantastic Fest.
American Scream
American Scream is really well done and has a lot of heart. It didn't make me care about building a haunted house though. This documentary from the director of Best Worst Movie follows three families who build haunted houses for Halloween. You'd think that would be automatically interesting, but you find you're kind of just watching someone's arts and crafts projects. Their creativity is amazing and amazingly nobody loses a finger with all the hardware. Director Michael Paul Stephenson captures some poignant moments, though the sad music is too much. You sense that this is all they have. It makes me grateful to have something year round and pity them. Surviving wind damage and medical issues raise the stakes. I just still don't care about building a haunted house, but I got to know the families well enough that I wanted them to be happy.
The Collection
The Collection is better than The Collector. It gets going right away and it's fast paced. It's still Saw without the morality though. It's well documented how much I love Saw (Google it) so I try not to get too defensive, but Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton really are making the movies we thought their Saw sequels would be: just traps and kills. This one takes the Aliens approach where a team of mercenaries hire the survivor Arkin (Josh Stewart) to lead them back to The Collector's hideout to rescue his latest victim Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick.) I'm really glad the mercenaries have no personality at all. If they weren't one-dimensional it would be frustrating. The traps are not inventive, they're just dangerous. Look for the trip wires and don't touch the bear traps. It's not fun when it just kills you and there's no strategy involved. Finally a cage near the end requires a little brutal ingenuity to escape. Fitzpatrick is good and Elena has a pretty clever escape. She MacGyvers her own bra, so there's highlights.
Combat Girls
Here's a movie I picked randomly and it totally paid off. This is a drama about neo-Nazi girls in Germany. The lead performance by Alina Levshin is so phenomenal, it's the must see drama of Fantastic Fest. Marisa (Levshin) hangs out with her skinhead boyfriend and his hatemongers, attacking people of color in public. Svenja (Jella Haase) is a teenager who gets immersed in the nazi world without even realizing it. She just hangs out with guys who have Hitler memorabilia and watches propaganda videos and it seems cool. This is a solid portrait of what sorts of communities breed hate. Marisa is somehow beautiful even with her swastika tattoos, half buzzed hair and violent attitude. It's okay, I can fix her. You just watch her relationships evolve, watch her cross paths with Svenja, with no judgments.
Flicker is funny, but probably not as funny as the audience seemed to think it was. It's an absurdist workplace comedy from Sweden, akin to "The Office" or Office Space. When I say absurd it's not surreal, just out of the ordinary. The boss puts a dunce cone on an employee. One worker has trouble with a report and his various computers through the whole film. An injured worker tries to keep the extent of his injuries from his wife. You can see the plots are pretty conventional, so without giving away jokes I can say that the execution is solid. Again, I wouldn't laugh out loud at some of the obvious jokes, I'd just smile. But still, funny foreign movie.
Lee's Adventure
Lee's Adventure is a weird time travel movie, as weird as actually traveling through time probably would be, certainly as weird as you'd expect to see at Fantastic Fest. Jaycee Chan stars as a guy who learned how to turn a video game into a time machine from his uncle. His adventures are a mix of obsessive video gaming, cyborg appendages, animated flashbacks that I have to assume are literally real, visiting random time periods and sensory images of romance. There is a story in here and it makes sense, but it takes the abstract approach to it. Probably for time travel junkies only, but good fun.
Miami Connection
History was made at Fantastic Fest with the reissue of this forgotten 1980s gem and reunion concert of the band Dragon Sound. Only the in '80s could there be a movie about a Tae Kwon Do rock band who fights ninjas. Hollywood must bring back the Tae Kwon Do rock band/ninja genre. This is a beautiful print if you get to see it at the Alamo Drafthouse, and it is the kind of '80s purity that isn't fully captured by studio productions. It's not so bad it's good. It's a genuine study of what the era of '80s movies produced and inspired. These are aspiring filmmakers keeping up with what they got from their contemporary cinema. The script is written in broken English with characters saying things (like "Black American") that aren't quite right, but no one cleaned it up. The bad guy is mad that Dragon Sound took his band's job at the club, so enlists another bad guy's help: "If you get my job back for me any money I make is yours." No wonder this guy can't hold a job. There appear to be a lot of first takes with stumbles over lines. The two Dragon Sound songs are exactly the same, just with different words, and they are not edited at all for the montages. The songs play in full and the footage is tailored to them. That's an example of the little things they missed in filmmaking style that are just amazing to watch as experiments in film theory. The fights aren't exactly great choreography, but they have big payoff moments and bloody kills. The fashion, the hair (facial and chest), the cocaine, Miami Connection is something any '80s film lover will want to see.
The Shining Backwards And Forwards
As a companion to the documentary Room 237 which I haven't seen yet, Fantastic Fest screened an experiment where The Shining was shown forwards and backwards, superimposed on each other. This is one of the theories posited in the Room 237 documentary on Shining theories. The experiment is a success as there are definitely scenes where the images inform each other. I think it's less revelatory and more that you could play any film this way and be able to make connections. I mean, if you see images of the end during the beginning of the movie, of course it seems like foreshadowing. The best part is when the two films meet in the middle and merge for one moment. This recap doesn't really help you though because where else are you going to see this?
Wake in Fright
Drafthouse Releasing is putting Ted Kotcheff's 1971 Australian movie back in theaters, so Fantastic Fest is a big advertisement for the reissue. As a fan of First Blood, I was surprised it's not really an action movie. I should have remembered Kotcheff also directed Fun with Dick and Jane, Of Mice and Men and Weekend at Bernie's. Wake in Fright is about a teacher (Gary Bond) who stops by Bundayabba (The Yabba) and instead of passing through, ends up gambling and fighting kangaroos with the locals until he spirals downwards into despair. It's a manly soul searching movie, and the kangaroo sequence is pretty stunning. A part of me could never get past the "just leave" factor, but I appreciated the '70s style, the zooms and flash cuts to give us the character's point of view.


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Jayson Stark of ESPN.com has a long piece looking at the trade market for David Price. Among the many angles covered is this important nugget that often goes overlooked:
"And technically, the Rays also can afford to pay Price over the next two years if they choose to, although it would force them to make sacrifices in other areas."
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The fact is, the Rays don't have to trade anybody, even Price. And if the Rays don't think the offers are big enough, they won't trade Price. End of story.
Teams and agents surveyed by Stark speculate that Price will make $30-37 million in the next two seasons if he goes through the arbitration process. He is projected to make $13.1 million in 2014 which suggests he would make $17-24 million in 2015. However, it is unrealistic to think he would jump from $13 million to $24 million, so $17-20 million is more realistic.
As Stark notes, when a player like Scott Kazmir is making $22 million over the next two years, suddenly $30-33 million for Price seems like a steal.
Of course, the Rays would prefer not to pay one player that much when the overall payroll would only be $65-75 million. But it can be done.
Like all teams, the Rays will pocket an extra $25 million this season through the new national television contracts. While that won't help in free agency (all teams have more money), it does give the payroll more flexibility and there is less pressure to trade a player like Price.
In addition, clubs have told Stark that the Rays would actually get a better trade package if they waited until the deadline to move Price. However, Joe Maddon told the media yesterday that the Rays are less likely to trade Price during the season.
In the meantime, Andrew Friedman will remain patient and wait for teams to come to him as he always does:
"One thing about Andrew is, he never acts like he has to do something," said one of the executives quoted earlier. "And that's because he never does. … They're always trying to win, but they never have to win. Not the way the Yankees have to win, or the Dodgers haveto win, or the Red Sox have to win. They don't have to, because they're never expected to. They win 90 every year, but people never act like they're supposed to…So he's in a great spot. He will work it until he gets the very best deal he can make."
In the end, nobody is going to be surprised if the Rays trade Price. But at the same time, we shouldn't be surprised if Price is pitching for the Rays on opening day.


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Ah ah...yes,I forgot to say I was unhappy with the "Steam" only release back in January...
I'm not in a hurry to get the full game,I'm just sad to see an awesome project caught in a turmoil of bad news T_T
Hi Violette,
I replied to Sakura with the same text, but posting here as a direct reply to you.
My deepest, deepest apologies for my late reply. I'm very sorry for the delay in my response to your queries, as itch was supposed to be handled by LaCal (who went MIA) and I've been busy with the development of the game to check this platform.
As of now, we are releasing it on Steam to prevent the unauthorised copying/reuploading of our .exe files. This is a common problem for many PC games, and we are already up to our neck with budget problems due to LaCal's disappearance (she took a large amount of the money). Therefore, one of the safe ways for us to protect our revenue and not make a continued loss is to have players DL and play via Steam, which has their own platform for players, and honestly, makes it easier for players to track progress of their game.
I can assure you that as the director and writer of the game, I have put 100000% effort into ensuring that the routes and the entire game is better (not just equal to) the quality of the demo that you did. With our new soundtracks and sprites made available only through our KS funding, we have added on alot more content and visuals than we originally planned for.
A release date has finally been set today as we are seeing the near-end of our development (for Shin and Yuuya, at least) and I have also made a post in the devlog here, so I hope you can continue to put your faith and trust in us, despite the many problems, challenges and unnecessary disappointment that we have put you through.
Please feel free to email me at jyuuguchi at gmail dot com if you would like to speak further, incase I miss your replies here on itch.io again.
Once again, I'm very sorry for my late replies and all the problems with the editions, so do give me some time to troubleshoot those!


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This past week I've been home from work, coughing up my last lung... grimacing at what's been coming up out of my throat, blowing my nose, taking any drugs and cough sizzurp (yes I said sizzurp) I can get my hands on, whining and cursing my illness for I haven't been this sick, in a long time. ... I feel a lot better and felt inspired enough to compose a witty blog post. But, I just realized that today is April 12, and I haven't done my damn taxes yet. ... Shit. Maybe I should get on that like, now before The Man shakes me down hardcore.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.
Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said sales were strong over the holiday week for Saturday's drawing, which was estimated at $325 million before the numbers were picked. That was the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history.
Neubauer says the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing could go even higher than the estimated $425 million because sales pick up in the days before record drawings.
Chuck Strutt, executive director of Multi-State Lottery Association, predicts there's about a 60 percent chance it'll happen Wednesday — maybe better if there's a flurry of last-minute ticket purchasers picking unique numbers.
The jackpot already has defied long odds by rolling over 16 consecutive times without anyone hitting the big prize, which now stands at $425 million ($278.3 million cash value). Strutt puts the odds at around 5 percent there would be no winner in the entire run, including Wednesday.
As the drought increases, so too will the chances of it ending on the next draw, because ticket sales spike with a growing jackpot.
Tim Norfolk, a University of Akron mathematics professor who teaches a course on gambling, puts the odds of a lightning strike in a person's lifetime at 1 in 5,000. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot: 1 in 175 million.
While weather is the go-to analogy for such astronomical odds, Norfolk suggests there are better ones.
For example, you'd have a slightly better chance of randomly picking the name of one specific female in the United States: 1 in 157 million, according to the latest census.
The previous top Powerball prize was $365 million, won in 2006 by ConAgra Foods Workers in Lincoln, Neb.
The Powerball numbers for Saturday were 22-32-37-44-50, and the Powerball was 34.
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Distance: 85 km - Advanced
Surface:Paved (some paved shoulder)
Start: Kelso Beach Park
Interactive Map - Ride with GPS
The Name says it all… Though one of the longer rides, the spectacular, views of the bay and islands are worth every kilometer. Starting at Kelso Beach Park this tour climbs the escarpment in stages via Grey Rd 17. At Ben Allen stop for a drink then turn around to see what you have just climbed. Owen Sound Bay stretches below you, north to south, with the City of Owen Sound on the right. Now continue north to Lake Charles. You can see glimpses of the small lake through the maples and ash trees on the left. At Oxenden turn left onto Grey Rd 1, also called Island View Drive. Just before the road plunges down a fairly large hill is a gravel track road that leads to Bruce's Caves. If your bike can handle the kilometer or so of the track road you can follow the hiking trails to the caves that are cut into the base of the Niagara Escarpment.
Further down Grey Rd 1 is Colpoy's Scenic Lookout. From here you can see the deep blue expanse of Colpoy's Bay and the three islands of Griffith, White Cloud and Hay. Next you will come to the village of Big Bay. The general store is famous for its ice cream and other treats. The short lane on the left takes you to the government dock and the cool stony shores of Colpoy's Bay. Time to take your shoes off and cool down or a quick swim if time permits.
Back on Grey Rd 1 you will follow the shoreline as it curves around to the south. The bay that you see through the trees is now called Owen Sound Bay. When the main road turns and heads up a long hill, look for Presquile Road on your left. This quiet little road drops along the shore for a pleasant ride along the waterfront then climbs a very steep grade to a plateau. At the plateau you climb a long grade back up the escarpment. On your left is the Cobble Beach Golf Links, with great food served up in the Sweetwater Restaurant and Bar. At the top of the hill is Grey Rd 1. Turn left and ride the paved shoulders back to Kelso Beach.


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Dodoitsu: Poetic Forms
Ready to learn a new poetic form? And yeah, you know that a new WD Poetic Form Challenge is just around the corner.
The dodoitsu is a Japanese poetic form developed towards the end of the Edo Period, which came to an end in 1868. As with most Japanese forms, the dodoitsu does not have meter or rhyme constraints, focusing on syllables instead.
This 4-line poem has seven syllables in the first three lines and five syllables in the fourth--and final--line. The dodoitsu often focuses on love or work with a comical twist. While my examples below do not have titles, I haven't found any word on whether dodoitsu traditionally have titles or not.
Re-create Your Poetry!
Revision doesn't have to be a chore–something that should be done after the excitement of composing the first draft. Rather, it's an extension of the creation process!
In the 48-minute tutorial video Re-creating Poetry: How to Revise Poems, poets will be inspired with several ways to re-create their poems with the help of seven revision filters that they can turn to again and again.
Here is an example focused on work:
when a geologist speaks
& the earth trembles seven
meteorologists get
sucked in a twister
Here is an example focused on love:
i gave her all my heart &
heartache but she returned it
with the admission they gave
her severe heartburn
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer's Digest Writing Community, which means he maintains this blog, edits a couple Market Books (Poet's Market and Writer's Market), writes a poetry column for Writer's Digest magazine, leads online education, speaks around the country on publishing and poetry, and a lot of other fun writing-related stuff.
He loves learning new (to him) poetic forms and trying out new poetic challenges. He is also the author of Solving the World's Problems.
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Three Waters: South Co-op
Tapwater • Wastewater • Stormwater
First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op, a Corvallis leader in sustainability practices, has teamed with the Coalition Water Action Team to develop a demonstration project showing the process of development and financial results of more efficient use and discharge of water on-site.
The Co-op was chosen for this project for four reasons:
- The management and staff demonstrated enthusiastic interest to meet the project goals.
- The site provides a challenge, as a former industrial site fully developed by previous owners without consideration for water conservation and efficiency. When this property is retrofitted for water conservation, it will be a model for all Corvallis properties.
- The Co-op is open 362 days of the year from 7 am – 9 pm. The site is accessible by the public for use as a demonstration site.
- The Co-op generously provided much of the funding for the project.
Project Mission
To demonstrate that a fully developed and operational business can reduce by 50% its use of 3 municipal water systems and maintain productivity.
Project Goal
To reduce use of tap water and discharge of both wastewater & stormwater at the First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op South Store by 50% by July, 2013 and have the Co-op serve as a model demonstration site for water conservation and efficiency in the City and region.
Project Techniques
Six techniques reduce water use & discharge into municipal systems.
Behavioral Change
We surveyed department managers about water use and how they can diminish use. We work with staff to change water use behaviors. This technique requires training and monitoring with no equipment expenses. Financially, this is the easiest technique to incorporate. Following are examples.
Flow Rate – Turn down water flow for each faucet, hose or sprayer use. We rarely need such high flow rate as we use. Reducing flow rates can cut water use by 20-30%.
Flow Time – Turn off water when not using it for short periods. It takes very little effort. Be more efficient and shorten the time to wash something. Cutting flow time on every water use can cut water use and discharge by up to 30%.
Non-Essential Water Use – We often use large amounts water out of habit that are unnecessary – such as cleaning pavement or vehicles. By surveying water use at the Co-op, we discovered instances where substitute techniques could be implemented to reduce or eliminate water use to meet the Co-op's goals. Achieving these goals requires behavioral changes.
Paving & Building Expansion – Avoid further paving of property or expanding the foot print of buildings over the land. Generally, the more a property is paved or built upon, the more stormwater runs off the property during a rain and into the municipal system. Runoff costs all taxpayers money and leads to further destruction of our streams and rivers. Behavior change is required to stop the habitual drive to pave and build. Through prior owners of the site, areas have been paved when there is no current need for pavement. Buildings and sheds had been added in the past when space could have been used more efficiently. It is more economical to have the first behavioral act as looking for an alternative to paving and building.
Low-Flow Technologies
Following an in-depth survey of over 50 Co-op tap water sources, we installed water flow meters to determine which sources consumed excess water. We determined which water sources would benefit from low-flow appliances or reducers and which sources needed automatic controls to over-ride excess manual use. We administered a site survey to analyze how stormwater flowed off the property and into the municipal storm drainage pipes. From that data, we developed a plan to reduce and slow down the stormwater runoff. Following are examples.
Low-Flow Inhibitors – Faucets, hoses, sprayers can all be modified for reduced water flow and at higher pressure. Following a survey of flow adapters at the Co-op, the first low-flow was to purchase sprayers that have a lower volume of flow, but at a higher pressure. The result is the same level of force emitted to clean whatever is needed, much with much less water.
Water Appliances – Electric and gas appliances that use water, such as washing machines and dishwashers often use far too much water than is necessary for the job. Replacing old appliances and toilet with new appliances with efficient Energy Star ratings can cut water use per cycle by 50% or more. New low-flow toilets can also save 20-60% water use over older models. The first appliance to be changed at the Co-op was a washing machine that washes 4 loads, 360 days of the year. Not only is there significant water savings, but reduced electrical use and far less soap is used and discharged into the wastewater system. Toilets and dishwashers are also being replaced.
Automatic Water Systems – At the Co-op, a number of water sources are on automatic systems. Two automatic sources that use a high volume of water are the outdoor landscape irrigation system and the indoor produce display case moisturizing spray system. The automatic systems are not set to the true needs of the water users, but to manufacturer settings. By gradually lengthening the time intervals between spraying and reducing the spray time for each application, the amount of water can be reduced by 50% without negatively impacting the water user.
De-Pave Impermeable Surfaces – Most of the Co-op property is covered with pavement and buildings. The site was surveyed and it was determined where paved areas were no longer required. Two sites were de-paved initially as a test. One area will be a meeting and demo area while the second de-paved area will be a rain garden.
Green Roofs:
Rain Gardens, Permeable Pavers, Living Walls
There are many techniques for slowing down and reducing stormwater runoff from fully developed sites. We are using many of these techniques, The picture at the left is a recently de-paved area that later became a raingarden. The raingardens were installed by Al Shay and the OSU School of Horticulture. The picture at the right shows a recently de-paved area which is being re-surfaced with permeable pavers. The Pavers were installed by Metzger Green Build. Green vegetated roofs and living walls collect, use and slow down stormwater drainage.
System Changes
A system change involves changing how a water consuming or draining activity is conducted and creating an alternative process that requires little or no water. System changes start with a survey to prioritize water usage and determine where system change is feasible. The challenge to system change is not financial burden, but the difficulty in challenging the status quo. Two water uses were identified at the Co-op for system change.
- Defrosting of frozen meat using running water is the most common thawing practice among restaurants in Oregon. It is recommended by the State Health Department, but has the downside of using huge quantities of water. A water-free alternative is to slowly defrost meat in a refrigerator. Such a system change could save an establishment thousands of gallons of water per day.
- Landscaping with emphasis on native and drought-tolerant plants eliminates the need for most irrigation.
Rainwater Collection
Thousands of gallons of water drain off each rooftop for every inch of rain. Most of the rooftop runoff in Corvallis flows directly into the municipal stormwater piping system. In one-third of the City, the stormwater is mixed with raw sewage and piped to the waterwater treatment plant. Every time it rains, this runoff costs taxpayers significant tax dollars. In two-thirds of the City, the rooftop runoff that goes into the municipal system runs directly and within minutes into our urban streams, scouring the stream channels, flushing out life and depositing harsh pollutants into the aquatic ecosystem. One of the most basic steps a building owner could take to remedy this problem is to install rain tanks that capture the rooftop runoff and later use it for irrigation. With sufficient storage capacity, 50-80% of rainwater drainage from buildings can be captured and re-used. The captured rainwater can then reduce the significant irrigation costs during dry periods. Purchase and installation of the tanks resulted from a partnership with JTi Supply, Green Currents, and the OSU School of Mechanical Engineering.
Human-Powered Water Pumping – Thanks to a Senior Engineering Project by OSU Mechanical Engineering students Bryan Dripps, Michael Henderson and Heather Reinhart, the first two of five human-powered pumps are installed to pump the captured rainwater for irrigation. A bicycle water pump pumps the water from two rain catchment tanks and irrigate a living wall of vegetables draped around one of the tank, a rain garden and fill a 200 gallon tank. Visitors to the Co-op can have fun and get some exercise pumping rainwater onto garden plants or spraying water up from a fountain. This Stormwater Demonstration Area by the South Store Co-op Meeting Room will become both a playground for kids and an outdoor gym for adults.
Greywater Re-Use
Every business and most homes drain to the wastewater system thousands of gallons of used, but not polluted water each month that could be re-used for irrigation or toilet flushing. There are strict laws on how greywater can be used. We are exploring how we can incorporate greywater re-use into the Three Water Project.
On-Site Bioremediation Wastewater Treatment
All wastewater in the municipal area currently flows to one site for treatment. This site lies directly in the Willamette flood plain and has been flooded in recent times. On-site wastewater treatment facilities can be developed that use safe, biological processes from plants and aquatic fauna to treat wastewater. This on-site treatment lowers the dependency and costs of centralized systems and diversifies the risks during environmental or social crises. There are strict laws governing how wastewater can be treated on-site. We are exploring how we can incorporate on-site wastewater treatment into the Three Waters Project.
Press Releases As we complete observable construction and application phases at the Co-op, we will provide press releases to the Co-op Thymes, Corvallis Gazette-Times and other local print and digital media. The media will be invited at each completed phase to tour and photograph or video the project. We will also be providing releases to local, state and federal agencies, as well as relevant non-profits.
School Projects Participatory outreach is generally the most effective form of outreach.We partner with public and private secondary school, as well as OSU and local community colleges to develop and install portions of the project. These partnerships not only provide important work to be completed for the project, but eduate the students, faculty and parents about water conservation techniques.
- For the first human-powered water pump, three OSU Senior Mechanical Engineering students designed and installed a bicycle-driven water pump to deliver water from one tank to irrigate the living wall surrounding the tank.
- The OSU Horticulture Department helped to design and install a living wall and rain gardens.
- Lane County Community College provided a paid student intern from their Water Conservation Technician program to design and install water conservation and rainwater collection elements of the project.
- The LCC intern worked with the OSU School of Horticulture on the original landscape survey.
- Other interns from Lane Community College worked through the City of Corvallis Public Works to provide an irrigation survey of the site. Students from the Waldorf School of Corvallis designed, painted and installed two murals on site.
Web-Based Outreach Information about the project will be posted on this website, as well as on the First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op website. Other non-profits and government agencies will be requested to link to this website for Water Conservation resources. Videos will be produced that can be linked to from both of these websites.
Interpretive Displays and Murals Interpretive displays, funded by the League of Women Voters of Corvallis will be installed throughout the South Co-op site, showing how water is conserved. Two large murals designed, painted and installed by the Waldorf School of Corvallis cover two 3,000 gallon rain collection tanks. The Murals depict the two water sources of Corvallis and their contributing mountains. They are the Willamette River and Rock Creek with the Cascades and Marys Peak respectively.
Classes and Tours Beginning on April 22, 2011, Earth Day, both public and privately organized tours will be provided on a schedule at the Co-op.
Partnerships We currently partner with the City of Corvallis, the League of Women Voters of Corvallis, OSU Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Horticulture, The Waldorf School of Corvallis, Lane Community College, JTI Supply, Green Currents and Element Graphics. If your organization would like to be a partner on this project, click here.
How You Can Help
Join the Water Action Team to design, install or promote the project.
Contact the Water Action Team. Let us know which portion of our project that inspires you the most.
Project Funding
Primary funding for the Three Waters Project has come from the City of Corvallis and The First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op.
The City provided a $30,000 grant from equal $10,000 contributions from Tap Water, Waste Water and Stormwater Fee Programs. No tax dollars were spent on this project. Terms of the grant require:
- The Water Action Team reduces tap water use at the South Co-op by 50%, plus the discharge of Waste Water and Stormwater discharge into municipal pipes by 50% by July, 2013.
- The Team files quarterly reports to the City Public Works Director starting October 1, 2010 and concluding on July 1, 2013. The reports shall include work accomplished, financial statements and water use and discharge statistics.
- The Team shall provide periodic updates to City Council in public session.
- The Team file a final report in July, 2013 that includes project details and schematics that can be used to replicate the project throughout the City.
The First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op provided $20,000 from their annual Capital Improvement Fund. They also provide up to $10,000 worth of marketing assistance to provide outreach for the project.
The League of Women Voters of Corvallis provided $2,500 for the design and production of interpretive displays.
The OSU Folk Club Thrift Shop provided $450 for printing of instructional guides.


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A Celebration of Technological Innovation, Women in Hospitality and More
Now that the dust has settled from the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC), I've had the chance to reflect on some of the key themes coming out of this year's conference. As it relates to industry events, HITEC always marks a pivotal time on my annual calendar. A culmination of innovative visions for the current — and future — state of hospitality technology, HITEC attracts the best from around the globe. Each year, the showcase provides access to an action-packed itinerary of educational sessions, demonstrations, product launches, networking opportunities, and more.
Offering a front-row seat to the new and evolving trends shaping the hotel technology landscape, opportunities like HITEC are truly invaluable to my role as CEO of Concilio Labs. As I catch up from the week, I wanted to share a few of my takeaways from HITEC 2019.
1. Women in Hospitality Technology
I had the pleasure of attending one of the most anticipated events of HITEC— The Women in Hospitality Technology luncheon. This event was curated to honor female trailblazers in our industry, while also supporting future leaders through means of the HFTP's General Scholarship Fund. This is perhaps the first time I've seen the hospitality industry outwardly recognize women as leaders, and I sincerely hope this will be the first of many women-focused events. The gender gap that exists in our industry is still very much apparent. A recent report revealed that despite the industry's dependence on women for many lower-level jobs, women in 2016 held just 5% of CEO positions at U.S. hotel companies, the same as in 2012. At the same time, the study revealed that women comprised 9% of U.S. hotel company presidents in 2016, up from just 8% in 2012.
Over the course of the luncheon, we deliberated strategies for building a support network, the importance of mentoring, especially in relation to prospective female leaders, and the value of paying it forward. These conversations helped to reinvigorate my perspective on the significance of our contributions as female leaders, as well as the ongoing value of mentoring future female rising stars. I also found myself thinking back to the beginning of my career, the challenges as well as positive experiences I have had. I do hope future conversations, with this group, evolve beyond the archaic work/life balance discussions to topics such as, has our gender impacted our ability to be taken seriously as technologists?
Concilio Labs is proud to be 56 percent female in its leadership positions, and an ongoing champion of women in technology overall.
2. Industry Experts' Take on Emerging Technology
HITEC attracts accomplished leaders, executives, and compelling speakers. Hotel technology continues to evolve, presenting many opportunities for vendors and hoteliers, but capturing those opportunities requires a willingness to embrace change. Smart technologies, Blockchain, tech stacks and AI, the tracks of this year's Interactive conference, reflected the rapid pace of technology innovation. At the same time, many speakers urged audiences to remember humans are at the center of any brand and warned against leaning too much on artificial intelligence, guest data, virtual reality, or any other trending technology over authentically connecting with guests.
With that said, I was especially invested in the respective CEOs of Omni Hotels and Radisson Hotels as they provided their unique perspectives during the "Technology in 2020 and Beyond" session. They opened up about how their respective brands address security, data protection, and consumer-facing technologies.
Balancing guest data to enhance the guest experience with privacy and security remain top of mind for technology companies, Concilio included. These are issues we grapple with on a daily basis. With the recent implementation of GDPR in tandem with the guest expectation of enhanced personalization, hoteliers must leverage technology to achieve the optimal results.
However, I was admittedly most eager to learn about their approach to more recent advancements in areas such as AI. As next-generation technology like AI, ML, VR, AR, and more are increasingly part of the present and not just the future. Discussing the applications and industry repercussions, along with ethical considerations, investment insights and how to use new technologies to support a strong brand identity, has perhaps never been more critical.
This session was an eye-opener for many, deciphering which technology investments to make, and when to make them to avoid getting too far behind. I appreciate how Omni Hotels and Radisson Hotels have kept pace with all of these emerging trends and technologies.
It has always been such a mystery to me some hoteliers hesitate when it comes to innovation. In hospitality, guest experience is everything, so how can hotels harbor resistance to technology that powers efficiency, productivity, revenue, service, and loyalty? Ultimately, keeping up with the demands of today's (and tomorrow's) guests should be the foremost goal of every modern hotelier.
3. The Future of Data
Now more than before, big data and analytics are changing the face of hospitality. In many ways, the competitive differentiator for hoteliers of all sizes and types is their ability to use technology to turn data into action to create value. Most hoteliers agree that guest personalization has, quite possibly, become the ultimate industry buzzword. Naturally, to achieve a higher level of personalization across touchpoints, we rely on the careful aggregation and application of guest data. We use guest behavior to better predict and understand their needs, proactively, rather than reactively. It's not enough to recognize what a guest wants after they've asked for it, they expect hotels to readily predict and anticipate their needs before they've even arrived on property.
So, what is the natural next step when it
comes to using data to elevate guest service and engagement? As I walked the
HITEC show floor, I couldn't help but wonder when the hospitality industry
would be taking the plunge into using biometric technology. For those
unfamiliar, biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people's
unique physical and behavioral characteristics, popularly implemented within
airports, buildings, cars, and more. Fingerprint mapping, facial recognition,
and retina scans are also popular applications of this technology and rely on
the principle that one's physical attributes can be used as unique identifiers.
In the case of hotels, biometric technology can identify a guest; for example, during check-in or check-out. These days we can unlock our phones using facial recognition or our fingerprints…so why shouldn't we be able to enjoy the same conveniences at a hotel utilizing that same progressive technology? While this technology doesn't seem to have hit the mainstream at HITEC this year, there is a rumbling about its future, and I am excited to see how it emerges.
Each year, the sessions during the conference show us how far we've come and but also makes me realize how far we have yet to go. As a think tank of ideas, HITEC empowers and inspires hospitality industry professionals to take on the challenges of tomorrow.
As always, HITEC was as enlightening as it was fun. I look forward to connecting with you all again next year! If you have thoughts about the show, I'd love to chat. Feel free to reach out to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About the Author
The capability to understand today's hotel guest is a priority for Concilio Labs. Terri Miller and her team developed a way to leverage hotel and public data to help hoteliers provide exceptional relevant experiences to its guests. As CEO of Concilio Labs, Terri is responsible for driving the strategic and tactical growth of the company, while ensuring innovation is at the forefront when delivering solutions hoteliers truly need. Her wealth of experience in business, management, and technology guides all facets of the company's success. Prior to Concilio Labs, Terri was the Vice President of MICROS eCommerce leading the creative, delivery, and technical departments. With a passion for delivering results, Terri continues to grow Concilio Labs with a focus on becoming the leader in developing and delivering smart hotel products and services.
About Concilio Labs
Concilio Labs is on a mission to solve key issues in hospitality today—those of guest personalization and hotel loyalty—by developing innovative technology solutions that push boundaries. Concilio's Insight Engine, a guest intelligence platform, empowers hoteliers with actionable insights to create personalized guest experiences that go far beyond traditional and existing capabilities in other similar tools. Other core service offerings target guest experience, including a tailored mobile app and integrated booking engine solutions for hoteliers looking to take their guest engagement to the next level. The management team has decades of proven experience working with technology leaders, including MICROS, giving them credibility and a deep understanding of the hospitality industry and its growing needs. Concilio Labs is a rapidly growing brand with offices in the Washington, DC area and Ukraine. To learn more, visit conciliolabs.com.