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Yes! Finally! Another performance blog! It really has been too long...
So for those of you who know me, you probably also know that I absolutely love singing. For those of you who have lived with me, you probably will have noticed that I sing pretty much all the time. But when Rohan and I started singing together a few years ago, doing acoustic covers of songs we liked, we had no idea that we'd end up actually performing any of the stuff we'd practiced!
It started last April, when I was, as per usual, to be found catching up with a friend in the lovely cafe, Harris+Hoole, a wonderfully quirky chain of coffee shops which manage to somehow pull off the atmosphere and vibes of an indie cafe, with all the perks of being a chain! (Like the fact that there are a few of these little beauties scattered through London is just something that makes me really happy)
This was the first gig we had ever done, so naturally the pair of us were pretty nervous before we got there (not to mention the fact that I had managed to sing myself hoarse earlier in the day...), however there really was nothing to be worried about! Once we met the manager and got set up next to the open window and art work, the relaxed atmosphere of the cafe really started to sink in and I knew that this would be an amazing and fun experience.
Our set included a huge mix of songs, some fast, some slow
, a lot by Ed Sheeran, and I think that it all went down rather well! Here was the playlist:
- Gold Rush - Ed Sheeran
- Titanium - David Guette ft. Sia
- Fallen from Grace (Fish Face) - Leddra Chapman
- Cold Coffee - Ed Sheeran
- Sexy Dizzy - Leddra Chapman
- The City - Ed Sheeran
- On Your Side - Rohan (original song)
- Flaws - Bombay Bicycle Club
- She Looks So Perfect - 5 Seconds of Summer
- Fallen (Unreleased Song) - The Lumineers
Although we were originally supposed to be playing for an hour, we didn't have quite enough songs in the first place. That added to the fact that we were both still a little nervous also meant that we rushed through the songs a little and so we only ended up spending about fourty minutes or so singing.
However the audience were more than complementary, some of whom actually came from the back of the cafe to listen to us sing!
The manager was also an absolutely amazing host, offering us free beverages for the duration of our stay and even inviting us to go back and perform again in a couple of weeks! How crazy awesome is that??
Needless to say we jumped on that opportunity like our lives depended on it and so will be returning to the Southgate branch of Harris+Hoole for another gig in a few weeks time (28th June, for all those who are interested). Hopefully after a little bit more polishing and learning a few more songs, it'll go just as good, if not better, than this time!
Anyway, a HUGE thank you to everyone at Harris+Hoole, I hope you enjoyed the music as much as we enjoyed performing it and another thank you to everyone who came and supported us. It truly meant a lot to me that you guys could make it and you really made performing that day not only a bazillion times easier, but also just such a wonderful experience.
And that's it for now, so I guess until next time~


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Here's today's inspirational quote:
"If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure."
Also, I wanted to mention here one lady by the name of Mollie, whose email I received a couple of days ago. Like the rest of us, she is also looking for ways to 'better her life.'
She is making use of her talents by being a gospel singer and pianist. She needs votes to win a Gospel talent contest at www.libertyassociates.net. When you get to the home page-read the part that says Vote now and click the link. Go to the senior section, scroll and you will see her name-Mollie Jackson. Click on it and it should load the video (although the video is short :(, you can hear her nice voice).
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Modern P5 Pbass pickup dimensions
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Winter NAMM 2017
This year for Winter NAMM 2017, we did a booth share between Regenerate Guitar Works, Honey Badger Pickups and Devon Basses. The common thread here was Honey Badger Pickups- Regenerate has been using them for about 3 years now, and the owner of Devon Basses, Devon Smullen, has recently started using them as well.
This was our second year in Hall D, and the change in hall locations has done wonders for us. The show traffic in that hall – or, at least the part of the hall that we have been located in – seems to garner more serious customers and potential customers than other places do, and for that we're very, very thankful.
This, being our 6th NAMM show where we've been exhibitors was a tad strange, however. The traffic was quite a bit slower than in years past. We're not entirely sure if it was the weather (it was raining like crazy in Southern California) or if it was the prolific case of "NAMMthrax" that was going around (a highly infectious cold/flu/large-scale suckage illness) but there was something a little strange there.
But, as we always do, we persevered. Winter NAMM 2017 was a banner year show for Regenerate and Honey Badger! We came away from the show having made some fantastic new contacts for both companies, and the highest single set of sales figures for any show- in fact, our numbers for this show actually eclipsed the last 2 shows we've done! YEAH, US!
We met some fantastic new customers, too- one of which, Rico Cobin, is now an endorser of both Regenerate Guitar Works and Honey Badger Pickups! Rico is an extremely accomplished gospel bassist hailing from South Carolina, and in addition to being a heckuva player, he's a fine human being as well. He just happened by our booth on the first day of the show and spent quite a bit of time with me, just chatting about life and times while playing the latest bass from Regenerate – a VRB 5.3 P/J (which he fell madly in love with) and after that conversation, he was a virtual fixture in our respective cadres. Rico will be joining us at Winter NAMM 2018 and will be doing demos- and if you're at the show you will not want to miss that! You can find out more about Rico by clicking here.
Winter NAMM 2017 saw the debut of Honey Badger's Modern 5-string P-style pickups. Right now, the 5-string P pickup world is kind of the "wild west" with regards to both sizes and layouts. Many manufacturers are making 5 string P's with a 4-string sized P route; some have a larger pickup housing on the E, A and D side with a smaller pickup housing on the D and G, and some are making a new route size that is scaled up from the 4 string sizes. The scaled-up size is what we are referring to as a "modern" version, and we believe that this will become the standard for 5 string Precision style routes in the very near future. The Honey Badger Modern P-style has all the mid-range growl and low mid-range "thump" you'd expect, but it also has a sweet top-end that is not harsh. Pairing that with a Honey Badger Split-Coil J5 along with Regenerate's J-Bypass and DuoTone circuit and you have an extended range bass that can do almost anything from Motown to Metal and all points in between- and this was on a bass that no one could believe was passive! Rest assured, however- Honey Badger also makes the other sizes of the 5-string P-style pickups and always will.
Regenerate debuted a very special bass at the show for our artist, Rich Dorkin. Rich plays for the well-known Southern California Rush tribute band, "Visions" – and Regenerate created a very special bass for him. Based on Regenerate's VRB model, this bass had a AAA full width maple top with an alder body in an absolutely stunning translucent fire red/orange finish, a presentation flamed maple neck and fingerboard with custom fingerboard blocks made out of solid wenge. Rounding out the package was a pair of custom wound Honey Badger J4 Split-Coils and a special VBT passive circuit with a Duo-Tone and a push-pull pot that allowed both parallel and series operation. The idea was to nail the tone from Geddy Lee's 1972 red Fender Jazz, and according to everyone who heard it, Regenerate exceeded that requirement and then some!
As I said before, Regenerate and Honey Badger's booth partner was Devon and Jen Smullen from Devon Bass, located in Boerne, Texas. Devon has been around the custom bass community for about 20 years, but this was his first ever NAMM Show. If you haven't ever seen a Devon Bass, you're really missing out- Devon Basses are an absolute sight to behold- they're ART! Completely hand-built, they have some appointments that you just don't find anywhere else like magnetic holders for service plates, all threaded inserts (there are no screws that go into wood anywhere), a fingerboard round-over on the front of the fingerboard that makes for one of the most comfortable fingerboards you've ever played and angled headstocks that require no string trees. Do yourself a favor and check out Devon Bass and find out why Devon's basses caused the amount of buzz at the show that they did!!!
In closing, I'd like to personally thank everyone who stopped by our booth- friends old and new- and thank the Regenerate/Honey Badger booth crew of Tim Burge, Brian Batey, Jon and Kendra McMillan, our special artist guests of Art Bromage, Jeff Brumley and Austin George, RGW and Honey Badger Sales Manager Nicholas Zentek, as well as Devon and Jen Smullen from Devon Bass, Richard Ruse and Mike Pope from Trickfish Amplification, Julie Tan and Bergen from TC Electronics, Kenny Updegraff from SKB Cases, Donny Tesso from Wilkins Guitars, and last but certainly not least, our fearless leaders Rod and Ember Banach.
See you next NAMM Show!
-Marc Miller
Artist Relations Manager,
Honey Badger Pickups & Regenerate Guitar Works
Saturday, December 10, 2016
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Pickup leads - what wire goes where
Note that not every wire color is used on every pickup set - only the black and white wires are common for every pickup offering. Some sets will utilize three colors, and a rare few will have four.
Here's insight into the Honey Badger coloring scheme:
Wire color: Purpose
- Black: Ground lead from the pickup coil. Connect this to common ground on your wiring harness.
- White: Hot lead from the NECK pickup coil, Connect this to the pot terminal lug for this pickup.
- Red: Hot lead from BRIDGE pickup. Connect this to the pot terminal lug for this pickup.
- Green: Ground lead for magnets. Connect this to common ground on your wiring harness.
Still have questions on which wire goes where? Simply reply to this blog post, or drop us a note with your question and we'll get back to you.
Friday, November 11, 2016
NAMM orders - calendar deadline dates
Nov 15, 2016
- Last day to order any non-stock offering, including (but not limited to) custom wooden covers, non-standard pole spacing, custom design services, custom wind services, flatwork cutting, etc...
- For custom wind services, bobbins must be received prior to close of business on Fri Nov 18
- In cases where we have exhausted inventory for certain long lead-time items (like EMG 35/40/45 size pickup covers) and the scheduled date for inventory replenishment is after Jan 3, 2017, we will immediately confirm with you prior to accepting your order.
Nov 29, 2016
- Last day to order stock offerings.
- In cases where we have exhausted inventory for certain long lead-time items (like EMG 35/40/45 size pickup covers) and the scheduled date for inventory replenishment is after Jan 3, 2017, we will immediately confirm with you prior to accepting your order.
Thanks for the opportunity to serve you and your bass pickup needs.
All of us at HB wish you an outstanding NAMM Show!
Monday, October 31, 2016
One the bench today - 31 Oct 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Another Comparison
Until I tried the Honey Badgers.
Ok, so look- I work for the company, and it would make sense that I would tout our pickups as the best thing out there, but- I'm also a professional session player, and when the rubber meets the road in the studio, all my sales pitches go out the window if my client doesn't like what they hear or the engineer has to fight with the tone I give them to mix the track. If I don't have that mindset, I just won't get called for gigs, plain and simple. Politics be damned- I need to work.
So, for me to use something under the microscope of a recording studio means it had better work the very first time. Period.
Our good friend, Seattle bassist Sean Fairchild is an endorser of Warwick basses. Warwick makes their own pickups, and they're great, too- but Sean wanted Delano's in his bass. They sounded great, too (a lot of it has to do with Sean being a great player) but he wanted to try out Honey Badgers, and when he did, he did what I did- he liked them better than the Delanos. Again- that's not to say that Delano sounded bad, but they didn't have the ADSR and frequency response that he was looking for, and the Honey Badgers have a way more musically pronounced articulation to them. If you don't believe me, watch this video and decide for yourself.


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Monday, 12 April 2010
Vintage Bling - The New Black
I've been getting so many requests from my clients and potential clients for vintage sparkles, jewels and bling. There is and has been steadily growing, pushed to the fore by movies such as Alice in Wonderland, a cross media trend in vintage bling. Now, I am not taking about hot pink or gangsta bling, but undiscovered treasure chests, grandma's jewellery box, jewel ensrusted frames with chipped paint, faded whites with diamonds, bedazzled shoes, sequinned fabric, with worn areas.
The back to glamour trend reminds us of a showgirl's "before" costume, a la "Gypsy Rose Lee", that has been in the wordrobe for a hundred years in a dusty attic.
The fashion trend involves frayed edged tulle, interiors directions incorporate aged but quality chandeliers and neo victoriana. In graphic design and web design, artists are using traditional media, such as actually drawing with a pencil, photography that looks like film or better, toy cameras, to create stunning tactile sites and printed material.
Everything sparkles, twinkles and gleams. Logos, websites and brochures are bursting off the page in dimension, treatments, backgrounds,texture, collage, jewels, lace and bows. Image libraries are getting bigger and bigger, full of eclectic tidbits "that might come in handy". I find broken thinks on the grow and keep it "just in case. This current trend appears to the magpie in some designers.
Images From Harpers Bazaar Australia April 2010 (fantastic edition this month - I had to buy 2, one for tearing up, one for the shelf).
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Education is the movement from darkness to light — Allan Bloom
I guess when you look at it metaphorically, yes, education is the movement from darkness to light. And for some strange reason, I'm thinking of Snoke from The Last Jedi before he got sliced in two by Kylo Ren.
But I digress. Sort of.
But I would like to say that when one moves from darkness to light, one could and can go back to explore the darkness. I say this as a storyteller. And I say this in terms of understanding fundamentally who you are as a person and embracing the light and the dark that exists within yourself.
Let's be honest, light and dark and everything in-between live within all of us. And I believe education is achieved when one figures out a way move effortlessly and without conflict between light and dark and everything in-between. That is what makes us complex beings. We are not just light. We are not just dark. We are both and something in-between.
I believe this is a theme I will come to explore more often in my storytelling. I think I'm making my first real attempt at complexity in the novel I'm currently working on. The idea of this story, the story of my characters, my boys, excites me because it's a huge step towards becoming the kind of storyteller that is buried deep in the marrow of my bones.
I knew from the moment my boys charged into my psyche — hellbent on leaving a path of destruction and hellbent on monopolizing my attention — they would push me to be stubbornly ambitious and give me the desire to challenge myself when it came to telling their story.
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Name: Vash steinguard. Age: 16 Element: darkness. favourite weopon: death's scythe. Goal: Be better then his Idol's
Subject: Vash's History
Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:37 pm
Character name: Vash stienguard
Alias: Lord of darkness
Rank: Sannin
Village: Chaos
Bio history:
Vash was born in a Village close to the abyss. Though he was only a baby he learned through story's of the death of his people .
The Orion clan was cursed . Though they gained quite a large amount of chakra and minds that were there strongest weapons every time one reached its peak they went Crazy loosing there minds completely.
Vash Learned that on his first birthday the Abyss village deemed it so that the Orion posed to much of a threat since they were to alone day become Unstable. the Orion were simply wiped off the map. Leaving vash to be taken in by a Ninja who found him on the battle field.
Vash Now grew up in the abyss His strong Orion mind meant he passed the ninja academy with flying colors at a relatively early age.
When he was excepted as Genin vash worked hard everyday to best over the rest of his gennin comrades .
He then joined Abaris team in the abyss. Unsure what vash's element was Abari began teaching Vash all different elements . vash preformed them with mediocrasy. vash knew he was destined for more then this and sought out help.
Kham the abyss village sannin at the time took a liking to vash and was the first to discover the darkness that lingered around Vash. But when they used an ancient cursed seal to unlock it and fill Vash's chakra with darkness Vash became a bit unstable from all that help.
This was the first time Vash discovered he could go inside of his own mind using it as his greatest weapon. Kham was trapt and fought with the creature in vash's mind that collects dark chakra from all living things and converts it into Orion dark chakra.This creatures name was zues and it lived connected between the mind of All the Orion.
Vash in the end regained himself and sent them out before zues could do any serious damage.
From that point on Vash became Overly consumed with himself. spending Whole weeks and months at a time developing new jutsu for himself and sparking new ways to use this mind power.
He wasn't sure why but he felt he was destined to wield this darkness that now was in every fiber of his being .
Though Vash was never really a warm person this transition ate away even more at his personality.
There was still much to do after he passed the chunnin exam. he knew he wanted to be great like his Idols the abyss village Kage Zeik and the Sannin Zero and Kham. So He did what he thought was the right thing to do and he Left to explore the world and train without the bothersome Abyss shinobis around to bother him . Untill his return two years later (when we jumped sites)
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:40 pm
a battle against death and the end of the abyss.
When Vash arrived it didn't take long before he obtained the rank sannin as well. Though two years didn't change the Abyss village all that much He felt rather happy to have come home and that as Vash would learn was not an emotion he was going to be getting to much anymore.
He spent most of these days back doing missions and training Gennin for the time. he had become so bored then that he eventually sloped all together caring what happened to anybody. SO when death attacked the village and the four horse men came and he was summoned to the dimension death awaited...He did not go at first.
But in the end he Went and Helped in turning around the fight. He would never forget the day he was branded his alias from death. along with Aeon, kham, (ace) zeik, zero and himself.
His name were the king of darkness. though he took on this alias from there on he never really took it seriously until a bit later in his life.
They all ended up besting death and coming out of it okay Vash had even gained his most commonly used and best weapon he simply labeled death scythe. This of course cause he stole it right out of the hands of death himself while they were fighting .
It was a time to celebrate. only shortly however .
For when there is Boredom and celebration there are always people who double think the state of the world.
Kham relised something death said to him when the battle was going on. and decided to interpret that into what he thought it meant.
Kham had to take down the abyss village. He Did not like the way it was ran.
Kham and zero (zk) Joined together with some allies to take down the village much to ace (zeiks) discomfort.
Vash didn't know where he stood in al this at first . and really didn't want to have to pick sides especially now that he was starting to feel the Orions curse on himself. His mind was becoming unstable.
vash eventually Went with khams side and the three sannin were united as one againts the abyss.
Vash eventually found Aeon and xane fighting.
Aeon was on his own side and xane was with the abyss.
Vash's mind however completely snapped now. and would finally succumb to the fate of all orion and destroy what ever he could.
Luckily for Aeon and xane Zero(zk) Arrived to fight Vash off. which nearly ended in Zeros death . but as Vash was evoking his final attack and would disintegrate him and absorb him into his own mind. He messed up and his mind shattered.
That attack wasn't made to be used under a mind that is unstable and it so ended with him and Zero taking on some of the damage.
Vash would eventually take back on his mind sheerly through perseverance. but the probability of it happening again was always there.
The abyss eventually fell and The Abyss was no more. Zero and Kham would then erect the village hidden in the night mare and zeik would go on to form the now dead Azure village.
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Name: Vash steinguard. Age: 16 Element: darkness. favourite weopon: death's scythe. Goal: Be better then his Idol's
Subject: Re: Vash's History
Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:43 pm
The starting of the Nightmare.
It would now be the days of good fortune with the Nightmare . Vash had made a team and had many strong people in and out of it.
These days where some of his brightest days as a sannin he went on numerous missions . and defeated countless foes .
He now spend not only alot of time developing his dark arts further but also writing books about his life and other things. he made a couple darkness basic books. some random things on dimensional travel.
And a few books a bout His kekei genkai and his long since dead clan.
However peaceful days only would mean one thing. Something troublesome happened as it did always seem to follow Where ever zero and kham were.
It was a full on war against nobodies. the living organisms that weren't truly meant to exist at all. there where just shells of a person when they where made into a heartless.
However they were strong. vash helped out in numerous fights with the nobodies.
Until he had finally caught wind of one nobody that was better then the rest. he heard that zero, kham, aeon and even zeik the old kage of the abyss was there. many others were there also .
vash helped in the fight best he could to destroy this menace named xemnas. but he was to much for them all out in that world there was no way they could win so even though xemnas fought it vash stoped fighting and stayed stationary. He eventually was able to transport all the warriors into his mind. It had been sometime since he used this technique out of fear that he would go insane again.
vash used his seemingly limitless amount of chakra gathered by Zues in his mind to replenish his comrades chakra as they all continued to fight. vash fought with Zeus who was now more Vash's partner then a beast to be reckon with like he so thought when he was a gennin.
In the end. with the Help of every one involved vash was able to snag Xemnas in an attack he hadn't used since he lost his mind and nearly absorbed Zero.
The k.o.d Completely eradicated xemnas off the face of the village and vash took on a few of his traits. such an overwhelming presence absorbed into his own state of mind meant he took on quite a bit of his abilities.
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Xemnas now seemed but a distant memory away and Vash now had to deal with a new threat to the village which was the kage himself. Zk ..Zero an old friend Actually became the nightmares biggest enemy at this time in history.
He was unclear on what was going on receiving spotty direction and little information. But Just as with Xemnas this terrible uprising marked a ton of new villains. Vash had nothing to do But help as many of his fellow nightmare ninjas with there battles against these new foes as the big battle between the kage's raged . and Kham punched the moon that was the cause of Zks anguish and the bringer of this new dragonic evil back into place and with alot of effort they prevailed.
Vash spent these days now withering away In his home . Many days passed by when he wondered and even hoped for a new evil to come and to have a chance at taking it down. Vash craved to be strong more then anything and before he left this world he aimed for it.
But instead he was stuck training the villagers. Helping them rank up for what seemed like months on end.
Is this what a sannin was suppose to do play babysitter for the lowers.. He pondered things like this everyday as the weight of something began to grow on him.
He took his worries of death and weakness to the only person Vash truly trusted. Kham.
Kham revealed to vash that it was no ominous thing that he had been feeling this weight and that his destiny was to become the lord of darkness and take the throne from the shadow king, the creator off all darkness.
Vash and Kham traveled to the dimension in which Tauntarus the great realm of darkness on the edge of the world guarded by a raken was kept.
When they arrived and beat the Kraken and found the realm.. Vash became in a duel alone with the shadow king and queen. though in there fight it was found that The shadow King and queen were in fact his mother and father and Vash's father plagued Vash's mind with terrible feelings to get him to come there.
Vash defeated them both and took the throne after the hardest battle of his life. His father revealed to him that Vash's orion Clan was in fact not dead but before the Abyss village killed them all off for there terrible illness The creator of darkness (Vash's father valador ) Struck a deal with him to end the war and he will retreat to the realm of darkness and pretend to be dead.
Vash received the ultimate version of the Orion chakra. along with the eternal darkness attribute to be able to absorb all lower forms of darkness.
However Vash's doubts did not disappear. Even after battling the feared World eater known as Grim and taking his abilities to the minds void after a hard battle.
vash knew he was strong now .. But still he had a goal to be stronger then his mentor.
The only threat now was that chase young might attack and h never seemed to do it .
But that was not true it seems for on the day of Zeiks wedding Fate intervened. Vash went with the crowed to the bachelor party and left feeling fun to not be the best thing he was suited for. Since he did that he locked himself in his mind and meditated. it was then he singled out the voice he had been forgetting to listen to now that he absorbed so many minds. ... his own which simply spoke.."never be second."
When Vash returned to the real world He realized the nightmare he warped to was on the moon. Chase young destroyed the moon and made a mockery of the Sannin and ZK. Because of a simple bachelor party Vash missed the chance to save the planet and instead it was blown up cause no one was able to stop chase and Terra.
Vash couldn't believe the weakness of the people he strove to surpass. Ziek.. ZK.. how could they after idolizing them as a boy he couldn't believe they let this happen. And with that sparked something in him.. Never be second... he No longer felt he was second.. and he was going to forget about training the villagers they were already to far gone... Vash's cause could only continue as long as he switched sides. and that is exactly what he did . Vash went right to the Liar of young and Became part of the problem for the nightmare .. He was now no longer a nightmare Sannin but a enemy of them.
he was an ironic showing of the way the nightmare messes people up .
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Dr. Oliver Bruns is currently a Team Leader at the Hemholtz Pioneer Campus in Munich/Germany. Until end of 2017 he was a Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry at MIT in Cambridge, MA, USA. His research is dedicated to the development of excellent techniques for biomedical imaging. The emphasis is on applying novel nanomaterials and technologies for next generation imaging. He received his Diploma in Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology from University of Hamburg, Germany in 2005 with honors. During his PhD at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf with Prof. Ulrike Beisiegel and Prof. Horst Weller he pioneered a novel technique to label lipoproteins with nanocrystals and used this technique to investigate lipoprotein metabolism in the context of atherosclerosis and diabetes research. After his PhD he joined the Heinrich-Pette-Institute where he used these new nanostructures to sense the metabolic activity of brown adipose tissue in a multimodal imaging approach (high-speed confocal imaging, MRI, TEM and SEM). In his postdoctoral studies at MIT Dr. Bruns established short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging as new technology for next generation whole body and intravital imaging applications. His interest as a bioengineer is to combine novel nanomaterials with state-of-the-art microscopy and whole body imaging techniques to answer basic research questions and engineer novel solution for real world medical problems. Dr. Bruns' contributions have been recognized by national and international awards, fellowships and honors. His work has been funded by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Next generation in vivo optical imaging with novel short-wave infrared emitting probes
Today, biomedical imaging techniques like MRI, CT and PET are corner stones for the treatment and management of patients suffering from heart disease, stroke, cancer or autoimmune disease. Developing new targeted contrast agents and novel imaging modalities will pave the way for personalized therapy and high precision treatments in the near future. Imaging in the short-wave infrared region (SWIR) is a new technology for biomedical applications.
SWIR provides several advantages over the visible and near-infrared regions: general lack of autofluorescence, low light absorption by blood and tissue, and reduced scattering. In this wavelength range tissues become translucent. Recent progress in detection technology and the development of probes demonstrated that, in principal, SWIR imaging enables applications which were previously not feasible with any other technique. These advantages will enable new capabilities in preclinical imaging.
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Most SWIR imaging setups so far are used for proof of principal demonstrations only. To utilize the full potential, the first goal is developing novel SWIR imaging setups, which enable high-speed intravital imaging, ultra-sensitive whole animal imaging and fluorescence molecular tomography in mice in the SWIR. The second goal of this project is to develop novel bright and targeted SWIR probes for preclinical research in diabetes and oncology.
The novel applications include SWIR imaging of physiology and metabolic activity and targeted SWIR imaging of tumors. SWIR intravital microscopy will allow imaging the brain vasculature in mice through intact skin and skull and generating detailed blood flow-maps in mice.
In the future, advantages of SWIR imaging will also improve fluorescence guided surgery and other clinical applications in precision medicine. To advance clinical research and enable clinicians to utilize and benefit from the great potential of SWIR imaging, the overarching goal of this project is to develop novel non-toxic SWIR probes for future clinical use. The unprecedented sensitivity of SWIR imaging in combination with its deep penetration and high resolution should allow detecting cancer cells in lymph nodes with single cells sensitivity, which is an ultimate goal for a surgeon.
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Technology development
Bruns OT*, Bischof TS*, Harris DK, Franke D, Shi Y, Riedemann L, Bartelt A, Jaworski FB, Carr JA, Rowlands CJ, Wilson MWB, Chen O, Wei H, Hwang GW, Montana DM, Coropceanu I, Achorn OB, Kloepper J, Heeren J, So PTC, Fukumura D, Jensen KF, Jain RK, Bawendi MG, Next-generation in vivo optical imaging with short-wave infrared quantum dots,
Nature Biomedical Engineering 1, Article number: 0056 (2017)
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Carr JA, Valdez TA, Bruns OT, Bawendi MG, Using the shortwave infrared to image middle ear pathologies.
PNAS, 2016 Sep 6;113(36):9989-94.
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Bartelt A, Widenmaier SW, Schlein C, Johann K, Goncalves RL, Eguchi K, Fischer AW, Parlakgül G, Snyder N, Nguyen TB, Bruns OT, Franke D, Bawendi MG, Lynes MD, Leiria LO, Tseng YH, Inouye K, Arruda AP and Hotamisligil GS. Brown adipose tissue thermogenic adaptation requires Nrf1-mediated proteasomal activity.
Nature Medicine, 2018 Epub Feb 5
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Bruns OT*, Ittrich H, Peldschus K, Kaul MG, Tromsdorf UI, Lauterwasser J, Nikolic MS, Mollwitz B, Merkel M, Bigall NC, Sapra S, Reimer R, Hohenberg H, Weller H, Eychmüller A, Adam G, Beisiegel U, Heeren J, Real-time magnetic resonance imaging and quantification of lipoprotein metabolism in vivo using nanocrystals,
Nature Nanotechnology, 2009 Mar;4(3):193-201.
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Bartelt A, Bruns OT, Reimer R, Hohenberg H, Ittrich H, Peldschus K, Kaul MG, Tromsdorf UI, Weller H, Waurisch C, Eychmüller A, Gordts PLSM, Rinninger F, Bruegelmann K, Freund B, Nielsen P, Merkel M and Heeren J, Brown adipose tissue activity controls triglyceride clearance.
Nature Medicine, 2011 Feb;17(2):200-5.
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Love that once hung on the wall
Used to mean something, but now it means nothing
The echoes are gone in the hall
But I still remember, the pain of December
Oh, there isn't one thing left you could say
I'm sorry it's too late
I'm breaking free from these memories
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I've said goodbye
Set it all on fire
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Oh, there isn't one thing left you could say
I'm sorry it's too late
I'm breaking free from these memories
Gotta let it go, just let it go
I've said goodbye
Set it all on fire
Gotta let it go, just let it go
I let it go and now I know
A brand new life is down this road
And when it's right, you always know
So this time I won't let go
There's only one thing left here to say
Love's never too late
I've broken free from those memories
I've let it go, I've let it go
And two goodbyes led to this new life
Don't let me go, don't let me go
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Normally the St Martin elders fly to Guadeloupe for zone conference but we canceled the flights because of the Guadeloupe gas strike that shut down the roads. But it worked out just fine because we usually end our tour in St Martin to catch a good, reasonably direct flght, back to Trinidad from the French islands. So we had another nice little zone conference with the Platts and Elders Pahio, Lines, Larson, and Nielsen
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Lecturers to walk out over enforced pension changes
FOUR Welsh universities are among 61 institutions across the UK that will be hit with 14 days of strike action, the University and College Union (UCU) announced on Monday (Jan 29).
Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, Cardiff University and the University of Wales will all be affected by the action that begins on Thursday, February 22. UCU members at Swansea University are being balloted to see if they will also take action.
The union confirmed an escalating wave of strikes over an initial four week period that will begin with a five-day walkout either side of a weekend. The universities will then be hit with four days of strikes from March 5-8 and a full five-day walkout the following week (Mar 12-16).
The strike dates are:
Week one – Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February (two days)
Week two – Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February (three days)
Week three – Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Friday 8 March (four days)
Week four – Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March (five days)
Last week talks between UCU and the employers' representative Universities UK (UUK) ended without agreement and UUK's plans to transform the scheme were forced through by the chair's casting vote.
The dispute centres on UUK's proposals to end the defined benefit element of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pension scheme. UCU says this would leave a typical lecturer almost £10,000 a year worse off in retirement than under the current set-up.
In the recent strike ballot UCU members overwhelmingly backed industrial action. Overall, 88% of members who voted backed strike action and 93% backed action short of a strike. The turnout was 58%.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: "Staff who have delivered the international excellence vice-chancellors use to justify their own lavish pay and perks are understandably angry at efforts to slash their pensions. They feel let down by leaders who seem to care more about defending their own perks than the rights of their staff.
"Strike action on this scale has not been seen before on UK campuses, but universities need to know the full scale of the disruption they will be hit with if they refuse to sort this mess out."
Swansea University was one of seven universities' that failed to meet the government's new 50% turnout threshold that must be met. Although 88.5% of members who voted backed strike action, the 49.7% turnout figure was not high enough.
A fresh ballot will close on Friday, February 16. If UCU members at the Swansea University back strikes again, and at least 50% participate in the vote, they would be able to join the action from Monday, March 5.
Commenting on the results of the UCU ballot on possible strike action, a Universities UK (UUK) spokesperson said: "The prospect of industrial action at 61 out of the 68 higher education institutions balloted by UCU is disappointing as talks between employers and the union on USS pension reform continue. A solution to the significant funding challenges facing USS needs to be found. UUK's priority is to put USS on a secure and sustainable footing while offering attractive, market-leading pensions – the very best that can be afforded by both employers and employees.
"We should be under no illusion, this is not a problem that will go away if ignored. To retain the status quo would only serve interests in the short term. Without reform now, universities will likely be forced to divert funding allocated from research and teaching to fill a pensions funding gap. The option of no reform is a dangerous gamble. It is a risk that employers cannot take.
"If industrial action takes place it could cause disruption to students at some universities. We hope that this can be avoided through further talks with UCU and that union members carefully consider the possible impact on students of taking industrial action."
One of the key issues for the pension scheme is the size of its deficit. Against just over £60bn in assets, are accrued pension benefits of over £72bn.
That £12bn deficit represents an increase of around £7bn since the last formal valuation of the fund. Among the factors blamed in the actuaries' report are undefined 'economic changes' that were not foreseen in 2014 and are claimed by Universities UK to be have been unforeseeable.
Universities UK claims that in order to address the pension fund deficit, it will have to reform the pension scheme. A reduction in pension benefits scheduled to be paid to members will have the mechanical effect of reducing the deficit – unless, of course, further unforeseeable economic circumstances arise.
Against that, the Union claims that the current deficit is over-stated and that the scheme's potential liabilities are significantly lower than claimed. With Universities' future income from tuition fees likely to remain static – if not fall – in the short to medium term, resolving the issue before the deadline of June this year, is likely to be difficult – if not impossible.
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A NEW part-time PGCE that combines online study with tutorials and seminars could soon make Wales a world-leader in Initial Teacher Education (ITE).
The addition of this new alternative route into teaching, announced today by Education Secretary Kirsty Williams, is the latest in a series of reforms designed to revolutionise the way ITE is provided in Wales. These also include new full-time ITE programmes.
The new part-time PGCE would provide a high quality alternative to full-time study and remove the need for students to travel just to attend their chosen course.
Students could instead interact with their lecturers and fellow students online, just as they would in the soon-to-be accredited full-time ITE programmes. This would remove any barriers that might be caused by their location or distance from a university.
In addition to the new PGCE, the Education Secretary also announced a new Employment Based Route (EBR), which would see a student teacher employed by a school from the outset. This would be targeted to help regional consortia address teaching shortages in schools region by region.
Both the part-time PGCE and EBR would enable student teachers to maintain their current commitments, including employment and income, whilst studying to be a teacher.
The students would also be able to take advantage of opportunities afforded by Wales' new student finance arrangements. From the 2018-19 academic year, all Welsh students – whether studying undergraduate full or part time – will receive support for their living costs equivalent to the UK national living wage.
Announcing the changes today, Kirsty Williams said: "An education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers and our new curriculum cannot be delivered without a well-supported, aspirational teaching profession.
"The new part-time PGCE has the potential to completely transform the way Initial Teacher Education in Wales is delivered, complementing our equally high quality full-time ITE programmes.
"New students who may previously never have considered a career in teaching or been put off by costs or their location will have access to an academic qualification and programme that is of the very highest standard while also being flexible and easily accessible.
"It's by harnessing technology in this way that we'll attract highly-talented, experienced people with the higher level skills needed by both the teaching profession and our wider economy.
"I am confident that along with the step change in our soon to be accredited full-time ITE programmes the new part-time PGCE and EBR, together with new Professional Standards for teaching and accreditation criteria for initial teacher education, will allow us to raise standards across the board and make Wales a world-leader."
The Education Secretary also confirmed today that an HE provider, or partnership of providers, will be procured to deliver the proposals by working with schools and education consortia across Wales.
Yale to unlock students' potential
THIS summer, 16 of Wales' brightest sixth-formers will join students from across the world for a life-changing summer programme held at one of the world's most prestigious academic institutions.
The pupils, all part of the Seren Network, will join over 1500 other students from 126 countries and 50 US states on Yale's Young Global Scholars Programme (YYGS), at Yale University's New Haven campus in the US, as part a new scholarship opportunity made possible through the Seren Network.
Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams, will join the first group of pupils from Wales to travel to Yale's New Haven campus as she looks to build on links already made with the university through Seren.
The Education Secretary will also travel to both Harvard University and MIT in Boston to discuss new opportunities and collaborations.
This opportunity has been made available to Welsh students thanks to a jointly funded scholarship between Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) and the Welsh Government. The flight costs have been supported through sponsorship by businesses in Wales who are all rooting for the Welsh students.
The students will each spend two weeks at Yale's New Haven campus, where they will take part in a rigorous academic programme led by world-leading academics in one of six areas, including International Affairs & Security, Frontiers of Science & Technology and Politics, Law & Economics.
The partnership has been established to broaden the academic horizons of Welsh students, giving them a taste of university life in the States and the opportunity to make strong university applications when they return.
Kirsty Williams said: "It is a huge success story for Seren that we've been able to broker a partnership which will see Yale's renowned Young Global Scholars programme made accessible to students across Wales.
"I'm proud to be joining our first ever group of students to take part in this life-changing summer programme and look forward to making new links with other universities as we try to open new doors for many more of our students.
"I want every pupil in every school in every part of Wales to know that if you work hard then no academic opportunity is off-limits. I think this is a perfect example of what is possible and I want to thank all the sponsors involved in making this happen."
This partnership has been made possible through Liam Rahman, a Yale University alumnus born and raised in Carmarthenshire. A Co-Director at E-Qual Recruitment Education in Cardiff and West Wales, Liam is an avid supporter of The Seren Network and has been the driving force throughout the partnership. E-Qual Recruitment Education is a headline sponsor of the partnership, having raised in excess of £10,000 to fund the cost of students' flights to and from the US.
Liam said: "Since returning to Wales last year, it's been a real privilege to work with high potential Welsh students through the Seren Network and to be an interviewer for Yale's Undergraduate Admissions Office in Wales through Yale's Alumni Schools Committee.
"Over the past few months, I've worked to build the relationship between Yale Young Global Scholars and The Seren Network, which has culminated in this fantastic partnership and scholarship opportunity.
"This scholarship will deliver life-changing opportunities to some of Wales's brightest sixth formers and gives Yale the opportunity to access some of Wales's very best talent."
Adult learning: Richard's story
UWTSD has marked Adult Learners' Week by encouraging its mature students to tell their own stories.
Richard Thomas, a single father of three, graduated last summer with a degree in Sports Therapy.
He recently spoke to UWTSD about his transformational journey from gardener to Sports Therapist:
"In the summer of 2014 I was working as a Gardener and handyman in the quiet village of Bancyfelin. I didn't see it as a long term career and with three children and no partner, I felt I needed a better career direction so I started to look at returning to education. After realising that UWTSD offered a degree in Sports Therapy I decided this was the area that I really wanted to learn more about.
"I immediately loved the course description – having been passionate about sport, fitness, Crossfit and having also had many sporting injuries in the past – I felt that this course would be fascinating to follow. Because of my family commitments, I wasn't able to travel long distances to study so the fact that the Sports Therapy course was available to me in Carmarthen was great too! I had no idea of how I was going to work, study and juggle my boys' commitments too and I can't deny that there were times during the course where I found it difficult – but those hard times were definitely worth it!
"Following this course has not only helped me to learn about a new profession and to embark on a new career that I'm very passionate about – it has also helped me grow as a person. The course set me academic challenges as well as challenging me to manage my time and to fit in work, study and raising three boys as a single father.
"The course was full of work experiences and volunteer opportunities and by the end of the course, I felt prepared to face the world of work because of those opportunities.
"This past year – the first year after graduation – has been tough but it would have been even more difficult if it hadn't been for the experience and connections that I made during my time on the course.
"During my studies, I was lucky enough to work with the Welsh Under 20's Rugby team; the Dragons; Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey; Swansea City FC as well as Bristol City FC – not forgetting the various events that we covered such as the Swansea Triathlon, The Burn, Invncbl and some epic Charity cycle rides.
"Since graduating, I'm really lucky that the list of organisations and events I'm working with continues to grow. I now work with the FAW and the Under 15's Welsh Girls Football team; Whitland RFC and I have a role with Hockey Wales too. I also work with Gower College Rugby, Llanelli and District Schoolboys Under 15's and the successful Rugby Sevens team, the Carmarthen Warriors. Alongside this work I've been lucky enough to be part of a Hip and Groin Testing team – which I initially started doing during my time on the course – but I'm now also been working with Swansea City as part of their testing team as well as the IRFU as part of their ongoing Injury reduction strategies.
"I am currently still trying to manage my time but am enjoying the challenge. Indeed, enrolling on this course was easily one of the best decisions of my life. It's helped me immeasurably – not just academically and career wise – but it's also made a huge difference to me on a personal level. I've met friends that I'll have for life and I managed to complete a BSc degree – something that for many years would have felt impossible.
"I am the first person in my family in living knowledge to complete a degree and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried like a baby at my graduation ceremony. Receiving an award for my academic work was probably one of the proudest moments of my life. The fact that I've achieved something that I previously didn't really believe I could, has helped me to raise my own expectations and has allowed me to really expanded my horizons – both career wise and personally. It's also had a great positive effect on my children – the eldest of whom is now going to University this year."
As the only Sports Therapy degree in Wales accredited by the Society of Sports Therapy, the BSc Sports Therapy degree programme is designed to educate competent practitioners in all aspects of Sports Therapy. During their time on the course, students learn in a practical setting with plenty of hands on teaching in a dedicated Sports Therapy Suite and Rehabilitation Centre. All teaching staff are experienced Graduate Sports Therapists who have worked in professional, semi-professional, national and international sports over a number of years.
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After her long day, Marita worries about Gary.
This concludes Ch. Four. SNW will be on hiatus for awhile as I need a break to pull Ch. Five together. Check my blog (link at top) for status updates. Thanks for reading!
very dramatic. the last two panels really sets the mood.
Glad to hear. I was tempted to add dialog for the last panel or two but decided words would only weaken the mood.
Ahah! - you're back...and then I see it's now on hiatus (is that like the hernia ?) This page is my favorite so far, artwise, so it was worth the wait.
Bear, I felt kinda bad about taking so long on this page and then announcing a hiatus (which does sound like a herniatical-type illness, doesn't it).
So glad you like this page --I was really trying to improve my lighting here and going for big drama to hopefully get 5 or 6 people to come back when I return!
Gosh, I hope by the time you come back Gary's recovered. :(
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oh sob sob, I went thru a box of Kleenex at the end...sob sob. Will poor Gary survive? Tune in next week...wait, what's this hiatus business? Good grief Charlie Brown!!
I know, sob sob! I wish I didn't have to go hiatusing.:"(
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In waterfront buildings that once served as Army barracks, there now hang the shingles of 52 diverse nonprofit groups that offer 15,000 activities this year, ranging from plays and poetry readings to martial arts classes and legal aid workshops.
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Since being turned over to the National Park Service for use as a cultural center that opened to the public in 1977, the number of visitors to the 13-acre site near Fisherman's Wharf has grown from fewer than 100,000 to 1.7 million. They are drawn by fairs, festivals and exhibits and by resident organizations such as California Tomorrow, Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts, Media Alliance, Friends of the River, Artists in Print, Western Public Radio, Greenpeace, Children's Art Center, Oceanic Society and the Magic Theater.


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HI! I found you via Sue at the New Life in the Country. I cannot resist a pigeon post! I have three rescue pigeons ( I am an early retired wildlife rehabilitor ). They are the most amazing birds, and very smart indeed.ReplyDelete
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What a great post and so nice to hear she is happily settled on what sounds like a great place!ReplyDelete
She is lovely!
- Anonymous15 June 2011 at 07:56
Aww, that's really sweet, and yes, you don't really think of pigeons in that way at all!ReplyDelete
Do you think she recognised you when you went back to visit?
How very strange....and lovely. Nice that the Boyf has a soft side where birds are concerned!ReplyDelete
Wow, that is so cool! I mean, I much prefer wild animals to stay away from humans but your pigeon bonding with you guys and even overstaying her welcome, well that's just amazing!ReplyDelete
That's a lovely story :) So pleased you still get to see her.ReplyDelete


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- Place tomatoes, broccoli, shallots, and garlic in a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Pour chicken broth evenly over the vegetables. Roast, uncovered, in a 425 degree F oven about 30 minutes or until broccoli is tender and tomatoes are soft; stir once. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with basil; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk together wine vinegar and oil; drizzle over roasted vegetables.
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