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New Horizons International Music Association

Ideas to Organize and Grow Your New Horizons Group

by Lori Schuett
Peterborough New Horizons Bands
Peterborough, Ontario

The following article was written in response to a request for information about recruiting and organizing from a New Horizons International Music Association survey done in 2007.

growing_graph The very structure of an organization creates the opportunity for new players to easily join in and is an integral part of your recruiting process. There are various ways to welcome new players into your band.

One way is to encompass a pyramid format of three or four levels with the base being beginners, usually the largest group. This framework allows you to market each year for “Green” recruits, those who are at the entry level and have little or no musical experience. They rehearse and take lessons for several months together until they are confident to move into the next level group. This group is playing at a beginner level and largely made up of the previous year’s “Green” members. From that level, players can move to a third or intermediate level. From there members can move to a fourth level consisting of players who tackle the most advanced music. You can advertise an organization that provides space for everyone no matter what their level of ability. New members are often your best advertisers because they are always on a level of sheer excitement and learning, an infectious spirit for sure, and they spread the word as much as the seasoned players. Word of mouth is still one of the best ways to bring in new people.

Another way to incorporate new players into your group is to provide private or small group lessons and as soon as possible bring them into the band or orchestra and adapt the music so they can play something successfully in the more advanced group. It usually helps to pair them up with someone who can offer encouragement and simple assistance if needed. It’s important that the new musician can succeed without intimidation or pressure.

Whatever your numbers or structure, a friendly, welcoming spirit will work wonders in advancing your group to levels you wouldn’t have thought possible. And the happiness and rewards of making music with friends will appeal to a large segment of adults in your area.

There are a number of strategies that will reward your New Horizons group with new recruits. No one method is better than another, but rather the whole publicity process needs to be an on-going integrated one. The key is to promote wherever, however, you can. Here is a brief description of some promotional activities other groups have used. Hopefully you may find that some of these ideas can be adapted to suit your unique situation.

Successful Recruiting Strategies for New Horizons

  PDF IconPDF Icon Here are a couple of sample posters. Click the PDF icons to download them.

1) Media Mania

First it’s necessary to cultivate a good relationship with local media. Before every concert issue a press release with all the local media. This includes small newsletter publications, city papers, and local radio and television stations. Most media have an arts and information calendar, free of charge, for your listing.

Encourage television stations and the print media to conduct interviews and tell the interesting stories of your group, group members and directors.

Your local cable station may be supportive in taping personal interviews and rehearsals to broadcast in conjunction with special events their station is promoting. They may even make a quality CD to use in your advertising.

Offer concert tickets to the radio stations which they give away in phone in contests.

Create posters advertising your concerts and have members place them in a variety of well traveled places such as the local library, shopping center and grocery stores.

Nothing works as well as a personal invitation. Create postcards and e-mail messages with pertinent information for group members to send to friends and family.

2) Mall Day

At a local shopping mall arrange for small ensemble groups to play throughout the day. Get the media to cover the event live, and provide an information table supervised by group members who answer questions, hand out brochures and information packages. Again get names on a sign up list. From this list call each one to remind them of the upcoming information day and to discuss instruments and related questions they may have.

3) Information Day

Host an Information Morning for prospective members just before your start date. Promote the event (and your group) through the local media, posters, and invitations. At this venue have various members demonstrate their instrument so that potential recruits can learn about the instrument and decide if this is what they would like to play.

Show the International NH video to provide the historical background and conclude the morning with refreshments.

Have a sign in system to get contact information from each guest. A group member needs to follow up by contacting each individual to discuss their plans and instrument choices.

4) Ensemble Concerts

Create a beautiful brochure explaining the NH concept and your group’s information (there’s one you can use on the New Horizons Start up DVD). These should always be available at any of your public events.

Business cards are an inexpensive way to give out your contact information, too.

Create your own logo, or use the New Horizons music logo to grace your print material and possibly a variety of clothing such as shirts, vests, and jackets which your group members can wear with pride.

5) Search the Web

Create a web site that includes information about your group, how to join, lots of photos, concerts, events and contact information. Personal biographies of your members and newsletters can also be posted. Keep your site updated regularly.

6) Management

Create a Board of Directors. You need a team of enthusiastic supporters who are willing to share ideas and help out wherever they can.

In the end, it is word of mouth from enthusiastic members that is still one of the most powerful forms of advertising. Wherever you are talk about your NH musical group. You never know, it may be a person you run into waiting for car repairs or your waiter in a restaurant! Publicity is a project that is always evolving and needs constant attention, creativity, hard work, and commitment. But remember, anywhere you are there is the possibility of getting someone to learn the joys of music and have as much fun as you do!


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Sunday, March 27, 2011

20110318 - Andorra (French)

Release Date: March 18 and 19,  2011
Postal Authority: La Poste d'Andorre
Title: Francophonie
Format: 1 Stamp
Sheet of: 20
Facial: 0.87 € (Euro - EUR)
Dimensions (mm): 36 x 26
Perforation: 13 x 13 1/2
Designer: J. Gaztelu Camps
Printing Method: Offset
Printed by: Phil @poste
Quantity printed: 70000

Lighthouse: Stylized

Francophonie is a term used to refer to the community of people and countries using the French language.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

DOUBTFUL - Mali 2010

Title: Great Explorers and Lighthouses (continuation)
Format: Blocks with 2 stamps

James Cook
Lighthouse: Chipiona (Spain)

Hernán Cortés
Lighthouse: Ras Taguermess (Tunisia)

Sir Francis Drake
Lighthouse: El Fangar (Spain)

David Livingstone
Lighthouse: Agioi Theodoroi / Argostóli (Greece)

Hernando de Soto
Lighthouse: Calais (France)

Sunday, March 20, 2011

DOUBTFUL - Malawi 2010

Title: Lighthouses and Shells
Format: 2 Minisheets with 2 stamps each

Saturday, March 19, 2011

DOUBTFUL - Rwanda 2010

Title: Lighthouses of ...
Format: Minisheets of 4 stamps

Lighthouses of Africa

Lighthouses of Asia

Lighthouses of Europe

Lighthouses of North America

Lighthouses of Oceania

Lighthouses of South America

Thursday, March 17, 2011

DOUBTFUL - Congo (Republic) 2010

Title: Marine Fauna and Lighthouses

Format: 5 Minisheets with 2 stamps each

Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Normally this type of emissions are recognized as BOGUS.

I decided to show this kind of material also.

I know that some people that read this blog, literally hates these issues. To them I ask for understanding.

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Here on New Music Strategies, I’ve been posting the sort of questions I often get asked at seminars, conferences, lectures, and public events, and putting forward the answers I usually give. And then you come in with your perspectives on both the questions and the answers.

It’s a good system, and it works. I hate to buck the trend.

But I have a question for you – and it’s one that nobody ever asks me:

Is it more important that music businesses make money, or is it more important that culture expands, innovates and grows?

I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive. And that’s an important thing to underline. I happen to believe that even catastrophic change to industry always spawns new and lucrative businesses in their place. Usually far better ones for all concerned. Often involving most of the same people.

And you’ll note that I didn’t ask the question about musicians, but rather about music businesses (though musicians releasing and promoting their own stuff are music businesses, of course).

I ask because so many developments in music and culture stem directly from the kinds of copyright breach that people have been so very upset about here recently.

A smart man reminded me this week that Hip Hop was predicated on a form of creative banditry – if not outright copyright theft. Radio as we know it today was entirely built on piracy (with pirate ships and everything!). Hollywood too. You’d be hard-pressed to discount all graffiti art as vandalism these days, even where it exists in unauthorised spaces.

Is this stuff culturally important?

Yeah, of course it is. Okay – but is it culturally important enough to collectively justify or counterbalance the lost income of the property holders whose rights were breached in those acts of creation? Can it justify the end of a whole way of earning?

The law will always fight to maintain the status quo. Those who already have the power will always support that. Those who would be disadvantaged by change – or who cannot see how it will help them will always understandably resist it.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re right – just as it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re wrong. So I want to know what you think.

How’s this for cultural change?
I only ask the question because it occurs to me that the sheer amount of people in the world who now have vast and unprecedented music libraries at little or no cost to themselves seems to constitute an important cultural phenomenon.

It might not be legal. It might not be ethical. But it is unarguably an important cultural fact.

And it’s a phenomenon that is growing and spreading, despite efforts to stop it.

So – leaving aside the legal magnitude of that fact for a moment – from a purely cultural perspective, that’s an incredible shift.

Think about it. A great many people have access to most music whenever they want it. A great many. And that number is getting greater by the day.

Not only that, but they also have the tools to remix, remake, mash-up, alter, compile, share, create derivative works – or just reference a fairly significant proportion of all of the recorded work that’s ever been created for their own edification and information.

That changes everything.

Please note:

I am NOT asking: “Is it right that people should download music for free without permission?”

I am NOT asking: “Is the record industry doomed?”

I am NOT asking: “Should artists get paid for the work they do?”

And nor am I asking whether all musicians will simply stop making music, which is a preposterous notion, and you are not to take seriously anyone who even suggests it. Those people are, as the popular saying metaphorically puts it, ‘on crack’.

What I am asking
Should property rights (in this case, intellectual property rights) take precedence and priority over cultural and media shift. Should those earlier cultural and media shifts have been stopped for that reason? Or is this case an exception?

And I’m seriously asking the question because I genuinely want to know what you think, and why.

When it really comes down to it – all self-interest aside – between the rights of composers, labels, publishers and recording artists on the one hand, and the evolution of popular culture on the other – what’s more important?


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Biology Faculty, Students Participate in BioBlitz

Dr. Steve Murphree, professor of biology, participated in a BioBlitz at Beaman Park on April 20. The BioBlitz invitation came from Beaman Park director and Belmont Biology alumna LinnAnn Welch. Belmont zoology students Erin Pitts and Sylvia Alsup also participated in the event. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) biologist Pandy English, Director of LEAPS environmental consulting service Bob English and Belmont University biologists lead this research program in special habitats focusing on the animals and plants of its Barrens areas. Beaman Park Nature Center, located in Beaman Park in northwest Davidson County, offers public programs on environmental education.

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APC is a party of liars and Dr Ademola Adeleke defected to the PDP due to “injustice” in APC’s screening process for primaries.

The younger brother to late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has been speaking about his political experience since emerging as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Osun West Senatorial District bye-election.

He told newsmen at PDP National Secretariat on Thursday in Abuja, while receiving the party’s flag for the July 8 election, that he won the APC's “first and second screening of aspirants for the election” but was denied.

“I was a PDP member before we had little problem which made my late brother and I to decamp to APC at the same time.

“Immediately we left PDP, they gave everybody a card; we registered, signed and showed it to the whole world.

“How can they come now and lie? They lied and they are shaking now.

“I was a member and I have left their party. That is not a party; a party that lied and not steadfast, thank God I am back home now to PDP,” he said.

On his chances of winning the bye-election, Adeleke, who emerged PDP candidate in Wednesday’s primaries, expressed optimism that he would win, saying that he was not new in Osun politics.

He said that most political parties, including the Accord and Labour, and people of the state, were in full support of his candidature.

National Chairman of PDP, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, who presented the flag to Adeleke, assured him of the party’s support towards winning the election.

Sheriff promised to be at the candidate’s flag-off campaign at Ede, and urged him “to go and win the election”.


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The Nigerian government says it will deploy more security personnel, border patrol vehicles and technological gadgets to boost security at the nation’s porous borders.

A top government official said the plan was to make border control meet international standards.

It was the passing out parade of 456 border patrol corps, officers and drivers at the Nigeria Immigration Service's Training School in Kano and the Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant-General Abdulrahman Dambazau, was there.

He said they would be immediately deployed to strategic border posts to beef up security.

Several illegal and criminal activities take place in Nigeria’s porous border, from smuggling of rice, influx of Boko Haram terrorists, herdsmen carrying arms to smuggling of arms.

Issues have been raised on the need to improve monitoring especially at a time the nation is battling to contain terrorists’ activities in northeast region, smuggling of rice in southwest and influx of arms.

“What we are doing now is to resuscitate the border patrol. This informed this training that they have just completed.

“The next step is to ensure we revive the aircraft and other equipment because these things cannot be done manually. We need technology to do that,” he said.

The Minister further asked the trained personnel to be diligent and professional in the discharge of their duties.

To boost their patrol activities, 160 border patrol vehicles were presented to the service which would be deplored to various border posts to ensure better surveillance and curtail the activities of terrorists and illegal migrants.


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"Blade Runner" Pistorius faces day in court

by Reuters
Sunday, 2 March 2014 09:11 GMT

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* Murder trial opens in Pretoria High Court

* "Blade Runner" could still be jailed for culpable homicide

* Pistorius career in tatters after shooting

By Ed Cropley

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will stand in a Pretoria dock on Monday to face a charge of murdering his girlfriend, opening the decisive chapter in the story of the rise and fall of one of the world's most recognisable athletes.

Barring a last-minute change of heart, the 27-year-old South African will enter a plea of "not guilty", repeating his bail hearing assertions that he killed model Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013 after tragically mistaking her for an intruder hiding in the toilet.

He has already admitted to culpable homicide, equivalent to manslaughter, a crime that could see him put away for 15 years. Or he could leave the Pretoria High Court a free man, with no more than a slap on the wrist and a suspended sentence.

Prosecutors will seek to prove that Pistorius - known as "Blade Runner" after his carbon-fibre running prosthetics - fired four rounds from a 9 mm pistol through the door of the toilet adjoining the bedroom of his luxury Pretoria home in a deliberate attempt to kill whoever was lurking behind it.

Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law graduate, women's rights campaigner and regular on South Africa's celebrity party scene, was hit three times, in the head, arm and hip. She was declared dead on the scene.

Coming less than a month after the rape, disembowelling and murder of a teenager near Cape Town, the case caused outrage and drew further attention to the shockingly high levels of violence against women in South Africa.

If the state succeeds in convincing Judge Thokozile Masipa of intent to kill, Pistorius will go down for life, in all likelihood a minimum of 25 years behind bars.

The trial before Masipa - juries were abolished by the apartheid government in the 1960s - is set to last a minimum of three weeks but with as many as 107 witnesses waiting to be called by either side it is almost certain to last far longer.

Most legal experts say proving intent in the absence of direct witnesses will be tough. Some members of the public are sceptical too.

"In this country money talks, so I don't know if there is any justice, if justice really will be done," Pretoria resident Kutullo Makgoba said.

Whatever the verdict, the career of an athlete who just 18 months ago had the admiration of the world is over - a downfall as precipitous as that of American football star O.J. Simpson, who was cleared in 1995 of murdering his wife and a male friend.

When he reached the semi-final of the 400 metres at the 2012 Olympics competing against able-bodied athletes, the double amputee was elevated to the pantheon of sporting greats, a symbol of triumph over physical adversity.

After nearly a decade as the world's most recognisable Paralympian, the Olympics transformed him into one of track's most bankable stars, his rugged good looks and ready smile winning sponsors as varied as sportswear giant Nike, sunglasses maker Oakley, French designer Thierry Mugler and British telecoms firm BT.

As he stood sobbing uncontrollably in the dock of a Pretoria magistrate's court moments after being formally accused of murder, those sponsors evaporated, depriving him of an estimated $2 million a year in endorsement revenues.

The picture of Pistorius that emerged, both in court and in the media, during the week-long bail hearing was a far cry from the star's carefully groomed media-friendly persona.

Instead, the private Pistorius was revealed to be a hot-headed young man with an obsession with weapons.

Police said they had found unlicenced .38 handgun ammunition in his house, while his Twitter account revealed he had once boasted of going into "full attack recon mode in the pantry" after thinking an intruder was in his home.

In one widely reported incident, he accidentally discharged a pistol under the table in a swanky Johannesburg restaurant. In another, he put a bullet, in a fit of rage, through the sun-roof of a previous girlfriend's car.

Critics pointed to the irony of a hastily pulled Nike advert that showed Pistorius bursting out of the blocks beneath the tagline: "I am the bullet in the chamber".

To counter the slew of allegations that have surfaced in the media over the last year, Pistorius' public relations team has set up a Twitter account (@OscarHardTruth) urging followers: "Do not judge without knowledge. Allow the truth to prevail".

Mindful of the domestic and global interest in the case, a judge ruled on Tuesday the trial can be broadcast live, apart from moments when witnesses request the cameras be turned off.

However, in his decision, Judge Dustan Mlambo also pointed to the need for transparent justice, a nod to the inequality that still marks South Africa two decades after the end of apartheid and the view that wealth can skew trial outcomes.

"The justice system is still perceived as treating the rich and famous with kid gloves whilst being harsh on the poor and the vulnerable," Mlambo said.

For penpix of the leading protagonists, click on . (Reporting by Ed Cropley; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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UNT to build Zero Energy Research Laboratory

UNT Zero Energy Research Laboratory
UNT Zero Energy Research Laboratory
Thursday, June 30, 2011

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas is leading the charge to produce a quality green-collar workforce by building a state-of-the-art Zero Energy Research Laboratory, where students and faculty will get first-hand experience with sustainable energy technologies of tomorrow.

The facility is designed to test emerging technologies that allow building systems to have a net-zero consumption of energy, and once completed will be the first of its kind in the United States. The UNT Board of Regents approved the facility on June 17 (Friday), and construction on the lab is slated to begin in July at UNT's Discovery Park, a 300-acre research campus.

The 1,200 square-foot structure is expected to be completed in early 2012. The building will include a main utility core, a bathroom with a shower, a small kitchen with a refrigerator and an open flexible laboratory space for research. Initially, the facility will be powered by solar energy and will be expanded to include other alternative energy sources such as wind to allow a wide range of zero-energy building research.

The lab will be an invaluable asset to the students in UNT's College of Engineering, especially those in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering. UNT became the first university to offer degrees in mechanical and energy engineering in 2006, and currently has more than 290 students in the program.

Students and faculty will use the lab as a testing ground for present and future sustainable technologies, such as structure integrated insulation, building integrated solar panels, energy efficient windows, energy storage and energy monitoring systems for smart grid, as well as the energy efficiency strategies involving user behaviors and social impacts. It will contribute to the global education and research infrastructure for collaborative initiatives in sustainable buildings.

The Zero Energy Research Laboratory will be an important facility for UNT's research cluster in Renewable Energy and Conservation. The university created the seven-person team in 2010 to study technology strategies that address the region and nation's 21st Century conservation needs.

Dr. Yong Tao, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and PACCAR Professor of Engineering at UNT, and a committee of experts oversaw the design of the lab. Tao is an internationally known researcher in fundamentals of thermal sciences, refrigeration system performance and renewable energy applications in buildings. He joined the UNT faculty in the fall of 2010.

Tao brings considerable expertise to the project. He previously oversaw the design and construction of a house powered entirely by solar energy at Florida International University, where he served as associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computing prior to coming to UNT.

Tao also served as the director of the Future House USA project, an initiative that brought together academics, builders, industry sponsors and lobbyists to create a 3,200 square-foot zero-net energy house that was built in Beijing and displayed during the 2008 Olympic Games. Dr. Vish Prasad, UNT's vice president of research and economic development, provided the leadership for the Future House project when he was at FIU. Prasad believes that UNT's facility will become DFW's focal point for applied research in renewable energy and conservation.

This project is funded at $1,150,000 with a combination of HEAF (higher education assistance funds), operating funds and gifts-in-kind. It was made possible by donations from Schneider Electric, Acme Brick, Axium Solar, Benchmark Precision Buildings and Nuconsteel. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is the architect of record for the facility and Nouveau Construction has been selected as the general contractor.

UNT News Service Phone Number: (940) 565-2108


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Princess Diana, fashion icon

Princess Diana, fashion icon

The late Diana, Princess of Wales, continues to make headlines all around the globe, and visitors to the UK and Ireland section of WTM London can find out about a new exhibition to make the 20th anniversary of her death next year.

The exhibition will open the Princess’ former home, Kensington Palace, on February 24, showcasing the global icon’s contribution to the world of fashion.

Diana, Her Fashion Story, will chart the rise of the former Lady Diana Spencer from shy young princess to sophisticated global ambassador, and explore her enduring legacy through a collection of iconic dresses.

Kensington Palace is part of the Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, and Kew Palace.

These palaces are owned by the Queen on behalf of the nation, and are managed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport.
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World Travel Market London is the leading global event for the travel industry, generating more than £2.8 billion of business contracts between attendees. Now in its 37th year, this show attracts a global audience that shape the travel industry. Register to attend WTM London 2017, 6-8 November:

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The joy of travel – other peoples’ places

The joy of travel – other peoples’ places

We travel to enjoy other peoples’ places, the brochures and websites show us images of their natural and cultural environment the buildings and cafes the landscapes and wildlife. Increasingly those images include local people and of people like us engaging with people like them. For many travellers and holidaymakers it is those encounters with other people, people whose lives are different from our own, that create the memories we share. When I was working with Robin Heath at the University of Zimbabwe on the national parks and tourism research project I mentioned the dominance of encounters with other people in the memories we have of our travels. She was a good academic and suitably sceptical. A good enough academic to test the theory, invited to the final reception for a Smithsonian group which had spent two weeks enjoying the best wildlife experiences, Robin worked the room asking each tour group member for their best memory of the trip. Almost without exception the best memories had been generated by the visit to a school at Hwange.

You do not need to travel far to experience “the other”, to encounter the exotic, to see a “new” part of the city though or with different eyes. The Migrantour initiative has developed tours for locals, domestic and international tourists in Turin, Valencia, Rome, Paris, Marseille, Florence,  Milan, Genoa and Lisbon. These tours contribute to generating dialogue and understanding and to reducing alienation. Can tourism do more?

Unseen Tours offers walking tours of London hosted and led by homeless and formerly homeless people. An opportunity to see London from a very different perspective; to meet and talk with a homeless person who, for an hour or so, becomes your guide or teacher, a chance to see London with fresh eyes and to engage with “the other.” Unseen Tours is a social enterprise which grew out of the Sock Mob a group which engages with the homeless in London by cutting through the misconceptions, prejudice and fear that often accompany stereotypes of rough sleepers and other vulnerable groups in the city. Unseen Tours spoke during the guiding “conversation” on the Responsible Tourism stand at WTM and drew a large crowd.

You don’t need to leave your own city to have a different experience of it, to see it with fresh eyes,

You can discover Camden’s iconic cultural history during a tour led by the young people who know it best. Set up to create learning and development opportunities for young people, whilst allowing them to tell their own story of their experiences of Camden Town. They provide unique, youth-led, and engaging tours that look at Camden through the eyes of the young people who really know the area.

The exotic can be encountered close by….. why not experience it?

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Harold is WTM’s Responsible Tourism Advisor, he puts together the flagship Responsible Tourism programme at WTM London which attracts 2000 participants each year and the programmes run at WTM Africa, WTM Latin America and Arabian Travel Market. Harold has worked on 4 continents with local communities, their governments and the inbound and outbound tourism industry. He is Managing Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and chairs the panels of judges for the World Responsible Tourism Awards and the other Awards in the family, Africa, India and Ireland. Harold works with industry, local communities, governments, and conservationists and undertakes consultancy and evaluations for companies, NGOs, governments, and international organisations. He is also a Director of the Institute of Place Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he is an Emeritus Professor, and Founder Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism promotes the principles of the Cape Town Declaration which he drafted.

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Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Ltd Dropped Prices of Products

Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Ltd is one of the oldest interlining production enterprises in the country. The company recently slashed down prices of products for bulk orders only.

China - Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Limited, a Chinese manufacturer and exporter of interlining fabric that has its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Suzhou City of Jiangsu province, recently announced that they have dropped the prices of their products, including fusible interlining fabric, weft-insert stretchable interlining fabric, super-thin interlining, plain and colorful interlining, and double-dot interlining products. The manufacturers informed the press that the drop in prices is aimed at beating competition in the overseas market.

“Due to the appreciation of Yuan and several other factors, China interlining and textile industry’s overall growth has been static over the past one month. We, therefore, decided to slash down the prices of our products so that more overseas buyers can find significant cost advantages by buying products from us”, said a sales officer. “However, discounts are only available on bulk purchases as we are by nature a B2B business and we only cater to wholesalers and manufacturers of apparels. Therefore, buyers who would place large orders with us would only get the discounts”, clarified the sales officer.

According to him, Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Limited has now either sales offices or sales representatives all over the world, and not only in China. He said that their sales network is strongest in Eastern Europe and North America, apart from a strong foothold in the Chinese domestic market.

“Our products are often chosen by leading apparel manufacturers because we mix advanced production technology with skilled labor. Besides, we follow the highest quality parameters and testing measures. As a result of all these factors, we have been able to earn trust from our overseas buyers. However, we want to capture a larger section of the overseas market and revision in pricing policy seemed the most effective strategy in this regard”, the CEO of Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Limited said during a recent press conference. The CEO also told the press that they may build another manufacturing facility near Shanghai in 2017.  The China interlining fabric manufacturer is now among one of the top exporters.

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Suzhou Zhonge Apparel Accessories Co. Limited is a renowned China based OEM partner and manufacturer of interlining products.

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Justice Dept. Warns Local Officials to Follow Immigration Law - New York Times

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions outside the White House on Monday. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration escalated its confrontation with so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration …
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Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain to attend SCO summit in Tashkent

Islamabad, President Mamnoon Hussain will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the meeting of the Head of States Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent on June 23-24. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, the president will also hold important bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.


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India says Pakistani Shelling Kills Two Soldiers at Kashmir Border

Indian policemen remove a blockade setup by Kashmiri protesters in front of closed shops during an anti-India protest in Srinagar October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

SRINAGAR, India, Nov 7 – The Indian army said Pakistani shelling killed two of its soldiers at posts along the border of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, and five others including three civilians were injured.

It said it retaliated by destroying several Pakistani posts.

Artillery tit-for-tat exchanges and skirmishes between the two have intensified along the frontier running through the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir over the last few months.

The dispute over Kashmir has sparked two of the three wars between nuclear-armed India andPakistan since partition and independence from Britain in 1947.

“We are giving a fitting response. (We) will hit them where it hurts the most,” said Indian defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta.

“It is very unprofessional act of the Pakistan army to target our residential areas.”

On Thursday, Pakistan named eight Indian diplomats it accuses of espionage and terrorism. New Delhi dismissed the allegations as “baseless and unsubstantiated”.

Ten days ago, the two countries expelled one diplomat each from the other’s embassies, each accusing the other of spying.

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Denmark makes it easier for Syrians to get asylum

A besieged district in eastern Aleppo, on December 6, 2012. . Photo: Javier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images

It is very rare that the Refugee Appeals Board, Flygtningenævnet, eases the rules for asylum. But on September 18th the Board decided to give asylum to Syrians from the most war-torn parts of the country.

In effect, the rule change means that people from areas where civilians are in the most danger will no longer need to prove they are persecuted personally in order to seek asylum.

“The situation in Syria has deteriorated significantly in the past few months, although not all areas of the country are equally affected by the conflict,” Flygtningenævnet wrote in a press release. “Flygtningenævnet finds that the conditions in certain areas of Syria are currently of such a character that people would be in real risk of suffering human rights violations, according to the European Human Rights Convention’s Article 3, by simply being present in those areas.”

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My Beautiful Lilies

July 30, 2008

Oh July! I love this month because it’s when everything is glorious buzzing with activity! And my most favorite flower, the fragrant Oriental lily, is blooming. Click the photo for a very large view. You can almost smell them from here.

Oriental Lilies

I clipped a few and have them in the house. Their scent fills the home with their sweet, heady fragrance. Mmmmm.

My son has a growing collection of grasshoppers. He wanted me to post a photo of them. I think they are ickky. But I remember how fascinated I was with bugs when I was his age.

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7 Responses to “My Beautiful Lilies”

  1. heidi Says:

    I am such a wannabe gardener and I love your flowers
    ! My daughter is a bug lover and loves your son’s grasshopper collection. You have made us both happy today!

  2. Karen Says:

    Oh my goodness. That lily is beautiful. What an awesome color. Kudos to your son for raising grasshoppers.

  3. My Bug Life Says:

    The lilies are so of my fav flowers 😀

  4. Girlie Says:

    you have a beautiful garden.

  5. Adier Barrin Says:

    Nice Lilies and the grasshopper I can see 8 how many are there actually?

  6. Lynne Says:

    The flowers are beautiful! All of my potted flowers, that I started from seed, have died in the heat we’re having. I have some crepe myrtle blooming, but that’s about it. Thanks so much for sharing the photos!

  7. vulcanhammer Says:

    Wow! Those Lily’s are beautiful! My daughter’s name is Lily too:)


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Monday, 13 August 2007

Tomorrow Never Knows

Tomorrow Never Knows

Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being
That love is all and love is everything
It is knowing
When ignorance and haste will mourn the dead
It is believing
But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not living
Or play the game of existence to the end
Of the beginning
-        The Beatles
 -        Recorded April 1966 for the Revolver album
Lyrics by John Lennon

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MG Musha Gundam Mk. II & Others' Pre-order Begin

For those who still couldn't believe the many Gundam goodies that came out of Hobby Japan and Dengeki Hobby April issue posted yesterday, well, believe it already. ^^ Our friends in Japan can start to pre-order them already. ^^

Click on the images for larger view.

MG Musha Gundam Mk. II - May release, 6,300 Yen (inclusive of tax).

MG Wing Gundam - April release, 4,200 Yen (inclusive of tax).

Separate molding for the Vulcans on the head ^^

HG 1/144 Gundam X - April release, 1,890 Yen (inclusive of tax).

More just announced items are going to be available for pre-order soon I believe.

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Dr. Joshua Killjoy
Dr. Morgan
Richard Blamsby
Dr. Jackson
Dr. Watts

A large reception is going on; people in white lab coats stand behind a banner reading:
64th Annual Scientific Symposium

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Very astute Dr. Morgan. I’ve been researching how our subconscious affects our conscious so I think I would very interested in reading your thesis.

Dr. Morgan: You’re just saying that. Flattery, I’ll have you know, won’t get you anywhere tonight.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: But I mean it. With all my heart… or compassion center of my brain I should say.

Both laugh

Dr. Morgan: I know exactly which part of your brain’s really at work, but for the sake of some of the older doctors here I won’t dare mention it.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: I’ll get us some punch. Perhaps you’ll see my good intentions have merit after a drink or two.

Dr. Morgan: You, my colleague are among the dirtiest of dogs.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: With a PhD to match.

Killjoy cracks a smile and walks toward the punch; a man is standing in front of it blocking the ladle

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: I say, sir, would you mind taking a step to the left?

Richard Blamsby: Of course, no problem at all.

Blamsby takes a small step to the left but the punch ladle is still unreachable

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: I meant, with all due respect, for you to move out from the vicinity of the bowl so that I may get a glass.

Richard Blamsby: You look familiar. Did I see you on The View?

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: No, I am a professional researcher with little time to muck about the entertainment industry. Now, if you please, I would rather enjoy some punch.

Richard Blamsby: That can wait. I know I know you from somewhere. Did we graduate together?

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: I am sure I would not so much as think to trespass on any alma mater you chose to frequent. That is indeed if you meant college, and not High School, which in the current light, I’m beginning to believe you may have not finished.

Richard Blamsby: Chill out, man. I went to college. Princeton, class of ’84.

Killjoy looks stunned as if he’s seen a ghost but falls back to shaking his head repeatedly

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: That is simply impossible.

Richard Blamsby: So, what did you end up doing with your education?

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: If you must know, I am a professional researcher of the subconscious, namely dreams.

Richard Blamsby: Wow, I study dreams too!

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: How would you like to join my colleagues and I in an intellectual discussion then?

Richard Blamsby: It would be my pleasure.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: First, just let me get my punch.

Killjoy gets his punch and brings Blamsby over to his colleagues

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Hello, fellow scientists, I found this individual over by the punch bowl. He claims to be in on dream research as are most of you. Strangely, I’ve never heard of him before this day, however.

Dr. Morgan: What is your name good sir?

Richard Blamsby: It’s Blamsby, Richard Blamsby.

Dr. Jackson: Would you mind describing some of your methods to us Richard?

Richard Blamsby: Generally, I sit around or go for walks for a good hour or two to get the creative juices flowing. Then, I sit at my computer desk and write.

Dr. Watts: Write?

Richard Blamsby: Yes, I write about dreams; what they are, what they mean.

Dr. Morgan: And, do you do any sort of testing?

Richard Blamsby: Well, I think it over in my head. That usually works out pretty well.

Dr. Watts: We see.

Dr. Jackson: What kind of doctor are you, anyway?

Richard Blamsby: I earned my PhD in English.

Laughter breaks out

Dr. Morgan: Dr. Killjoy, simply how did you find this sort?

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Some might call it talent.

Richard Blamsby: Hey, now, my field is just as important as any of yours. I help people understand themselves and dreams in a different way.

Dr. Jackson: Of course you do, lad, in the way a kindergartner may explain their days work to a parent.

Dr. Morgan: Did you color anything today Dr. Blamsby?

More laughter

Richard Blamsby: You are all very obsessed with your importance.

Dr. Watts: Perhaps because what we do actually makes a difference in the world.

Richard Blamsby: I’m going back to the punch bowl.

Dr. Morgan: Don’t drink too much, you may get a twummy ache.

Blamsby walks away

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Perhaps we were too hard.

Dr. Morgan: I wouldn’t say that if you still want a chance with me.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Oh, I do.

Blamsby watches from the punch bowl as Killjoy and Morgan kiss

Richard Blamsby: The scientist always gets the girl.

Blamsby pulls out his invitation

Must have gotten it by mistake. Oh, well.

He throws the invitation in the trash bin

Guess it’s time I leave.

Blamsby heads for the door

Goodbye party.

As Blamsby’s hand touches the knob a commotion begins; someone has fallen ill

Dr. Watts: Is there a doctor in the house?

All: Yes!

Dr. Watts: That’s not a PhD!

All: No.

Blamsby runs toward the woman, Dr. Morgan, who has fallen ill

Richard Blamsby: I can help.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: How, you’ve studied English!

Richard Blamsby: I did critical research of medicine for my last novel. Elevate her head with the pillow from the sofa. Someone get sheets or blankets.

Dr. Jackson: What’s going on?

Richard Blamsby: Her contractions are two minutes apart.

Dr. Jackson: That means…

Richard Blamsby: She’s having a baby.

Dr. Watts: That’s absurd, we would have noticed her being pregnant.

Richard Blamsby: Not always, in rare cases woman are not aware of pregnancy. Nor are those close to them.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Oh, my! She’s crowning! I might be sick.

Richard Blamsby: You were just kissing her a minute ago.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Yes, but…

Richard Blamsby: Remember to push between contractions Dr. Morgan.

Blamsby supports the baby’s head as it emerges

Dr. Watts: It’s a boy!

Richard Blamsby: It’s obvious you are not aware what a penis looks like Dr. Watts. It’s a girl.

Dr. Morgan: A girl!

Blamsby covers the baby and puts it on the mother’s chest

Richard Blamsby: All in a day’s work for a doctor of English.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: That was heroic! Let me buy you a drink.

Richard Blamsby: The punch is free though.

Dr. Joshua Killjoy: Then I’ll pay you for it Doctor.

Curtains close on everyone cheering for Dr. Richard Blamsby
The end yo

Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Story for America's Greatness: No Apologies

The Story for America's Greatness: No Apologies, was the title of politician Mitt Romney's latest book. In it he delves into why America is just so amazingly great, and why there are no problems to be fixed. In fact, everything is so skippy the government should stop paving roads. The free market can handle that. Competition will give us better roads to drive on... or none at all. Either way, we won't be terrorists like those Europeans are with their fancy streets and elitist high qualities of life.

Romney then goes on to boast of America's proud achievements. The U.S. has more prisoners than China, a nation with a billion more people; First in car theft; 4th in murders with firearms; 1st in total crimes; 3rd in robberies; 1st in rape, almost double the next closest country.

Yep, things go best when capitalism is let free. No meddlesome murder-stopping initiatives need be.
Douche, he is.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A capsule of reality, just add water

A song waiting to be sung

A light that needs switched on

A car without a road

Phones with no reception

Elements without electrons

Big without the Bang.

Day and night
And all that’s in between.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Inane Musings

I’d love to write a real poem
About real things

To have a feeling that
I’ve changed the world.

But, what do I have to offer
That nobody’s said a million times?

I never studied much philosophy
Or slept the streets of Harlem.

The people that don’t write it seems
Should be working out these stanzas.

But they’re collecting cans
And starving for a buck.

I can’t speak for them
No more than they can speak for me.

This poem will pass them by
As the millions on their way to work

Who swat the poor much like a fly
That’s crawled to settle on their nose.

                     Ah, the smell of garbage in the air…
                     Politicians call it progress.
I need rum. Rummy, rummy, rum.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

For Bo

There’s love that seems to come and go
And perhaps that’s just the natural flow.

There’s rare, true love that few will see
And it is grand, we can agree.

But of all the love, that’s ever been
Or graced a soul, from out, within

Only one stands out so pure,
So true, so great, demurred -

And that is puppy love.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

I have metrophobia
I can’t stand poetry.

When birds sing
Or the sun shines

I cover my eyes
To live in fear.

I have metrophobia
Your verses plague me.

When I hear rhythm
I get ear plugs

But silence, damn it
Is still too poetic.

I have metrophobia
Perhaps this is hell?

The breeze blows
Like pitchforks

Jabbing with
Iambic meter.

And all that's best
of dark and bright

Burns, burns, burns
The senses in my brain.

I was born with apeirophobia, to fear the infinite –
When lightening strikes I feel an astrophobia
Mix with my bathophobia
To become a sort of chronophobia
That heightens gerascophobia.

With my chionophobia, seasons move me
Though the flakes bring on Symmetrophobia
And their glisten chromophobia
With simultaneous Hyelophobia
Morphing in their vastness to Numerophobia.

Hypnophobia is what I am
It lets me have selenophobia
As I gaze with choraphobia
Into chasms with Eosophobia –
So sweet is my epistemophobia!

Apeirophobia – fear of infinity
Astrophobia – fear of thunder and lightening
Bathophobia – fear of depth
Chionophobia – fear of snow
Choraphobia – fear of dancing
Chromaphobia – fear of colors
Chronophobia – fear of time
Eosophobia – fear of daylight
Epistemophobia – fear of knowledge
Gerascophobia – fear of getting old
Hyelophobia – fear of glass
Hypnophobia – fear of sleep
Numerophobia – fear of numbers
Selenophobia – fear of the moon
Symmetrophobia- fear of symmetry

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Translation Gap

There is a breaking news application for Facebook, with a wide variety of different stories. Today's topic happened to fall on the primary race in Georgia, spawning this comment from a well-informed individual:

yuh but i voted for mcain and llok wat we got for president the worst one of them all hes a clown dosent now wat hes doing when u vote for the right guy and someone else wins why bother

Instead, of just insulting the poor bloke's grammar, and flimsy argument, I thought I'd provide a translation so you, the viewer, may better understand:

I voted for McCain and we got a jigaboo in office. He's too black to know what he's doing. Why should I vote, when the white guy doesn't win?
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Sell Your Years

In a strip mall set between a clothing store and Sears
I saw a sign that read out “Sell your Years”

The windows were both black, and boarded
As if to label the entirety of the business sordid.

No one seemed to enter or depart
Nor a clue to those outside impart.

I might have simply strolled on by
Had the owner not been spry.

“Come inside and shop around,”
“We have things that will astound!”

I heard him say as he stepped out
A lively man, quite short and stout.

With hesitation, I agreed
Fulfilling some psychotic need.

Inside were rows of crystal spheres
Picking up on ancient fears.

Spyglass moved in my direction
Gaining insights from reflection.

“Sit, good sir, while I prepare”
The owner said with certain flare.

With ease he shot right down the aisle
And mixed things in a smoky vial.

Herbs, and mist, composed its form
As did cloud, and lightening storm.

“Drink, drink” implored the clerk,
Rubbing hands together with a smirk.

“What does it do,” I asked of him,
My clairvoyance growing rather grim.

“Time separates your love and you
But it shall not, with taste of brew!”

I was shocked to see he knew my life
But took the chance to end my strife.

Years were nothing with her gone,
I’d trade a million nights for just one dawn!

I made a toast and gulped it down –
The hair receded from my crown.

My neck and back
Both needed cracked.

Wrinkles, crowfeet
Weren’t discreet.

But, the shop keep had grown young
And skipped, and walked about high sprung.

With laughter, he danced,
A strong-boned dance

And did a jig outside the door
To see the sights he long abhorred.

As for me, I went to kiss
That whom I so sorely missed.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

I Frighten People, I Frighten You

I frighten people;
I frighten you.

My skull's a casket
My brain the corpse.

If you feel me
If you touch me

Then you're one of us
Then you're one of us.

Undead unknown, unsought -
Undead, unborn, unloved.
Just a general poem about rejection, ya know.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Lagers & Gnomes

I think I am beginning to wind down in the writing of my gnome novel. But, don't feel bad for me. I just feel I've tied up the remaining lose ends and plot holes that can befall even the best written works. If it manages to get published all my loyal readers can certainly bet on a free signed copy.

With that said, I wrote a poem on Landshark Lager's Facebook page. Apparently they're putting peoples' comments on scrolls inside of their bottles. It's a promotion for a contest where the prize is a trip to Key West. Anyway the topic was why do you need an escape:

I need an escape.
A lovely view to gape
Upon and see the shape
Of ladies in the cape
That feed me grapes.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Old House

My brother used to play a melody
That travelled through the house.

You could hear it from the kitchen
To the basement to the garage.

No matter where you were
It seemed to find you.

And, on the darkest days
It was a light for me.

The rhythm was a path to follow
Toward something less surreal.

His six strings were defibrillators
Shocking life into my heart.

In that way, my brother, having never took a course
Had certified himself in CPR.

He healed with music
And his guitar case was an ambulance.

I’m not sure, today, if he ever meant it
To be more than practice for a show

Or, if he truly saw a need for song
In the eyes of those around him.

But, I know now, the emptiness
That condemns a silent house.

And I recollect the somber day
I buried him with his guitar.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Fire's Burning

The fire’s burning
Old tin cans
And plastic jugs
That melt themselves
On printed words
Of magazines
To speak a tale
And light the mood.

The fire’s burning
Ancient wood
And dried-up leaves
That crackle whispers
Of the mysteries that
Darkness holds
But won’t reveal.

The fire’s burning
Dead possessions,
Toys and dolls
Crying for lost owners
Through their blackened,
Muffled, voice boxes.

The fire’s burning
Down the house
Through the walls
And onto beds…

But no one’s there.

Hello, all, I'm considering making this blog private BUT I want to know what you, the viewers think first.

If I decide to go that route I will surely add you if you send me an email.

Thank you for reading,

Friday, July 09, 2010

We Are All Witnesses

We Are All Witnesses
The mural says.

Witnesses, to burning hope
And effigies.

Witnesses, to airborne rage
With flying rocks.

Witnesses, to cries
Heard in the night.

Witnesses, to dreams
That slowly die.

Witnesses, to greed
Swallowing the world.

Witnesses, to power
Overcoming love.

Witnesses, to dog-eat-dog
And dog-eat-self.

Witnesses, to Satan
Living in our hearts.

Witnesses, to day
Becoming night.

Witnesses, to stars
Exploding in our sorrow.

Witnesses, to nothing
And to everything.

We Are All Witnesses
The mural says.

Monday, July 05, 2010

In Defense of Pride

Men have killed
And children suffered
In defense of pride,
Their noble honor.

Hate has spread
With genocide
To distant lands
For sake of valor.

Trees are cut
And forests burned
So that man,
May thrive and conquer.

Yet, the ability
To persevere
Will always be
Our core.

We can’t exclude
The heinousness
From benevolence
In whom we are.

"I would like to think/ Mankind a perfect beast/ On the day pride dies." - Me

It’s nighttime in the countryside
And stars are glittering the sky.

The sun is fading, swiftly fading
As the moon becomes more dominant.

I soon see nothing but pitch dark
And streams of lit-up fireflies.

I’m reminded of my younger years
When I used to think them fairies.

In innocence I never thought of mating
Nor the male’s need to impress.

I guess, they still hold awe for me
As my mind drifts toward old fantasies.

Deep into the sleeping grass
I fly away with one.

A castle looms up
Made of mossy rocks.

Pillars stand of pixie dust
With dandelion drawbridge.

We fly through in waves of
Yellow, green, pale red

To see a courtyard
With its lovers dancing.

Music plays out in a buzz
With strobe lights from their abdomens.

The King waits for us inside
His behind glowing as a supernova.

There, he knights me
Honorary Firefly.

But as I step upon one lost in reverie
And its guts pour out so luminous

I realize youth has all but faded
While the pieces slowly dim.

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Ode to Shortcake (Queen of Cars)

She was red
And she was mine
Shortcake was invincible.

She went fast
And she went slow –
Across the sleet,
the winter snow.

She ate the air
And shunned the gas
So debonair
A sexy lass.

She got old
But kept her pace
Not quite as bold
Yet still had grace.

And when she drove
A road one day
The engine dove
And all went grey.

She was red
And she was mine
Shortcake was invincible.


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The Yellow Pages may not be gone, but their star is fading quickly as more and more people turn to Google (or other search engines) when they need to find a product or service. Why? Better, more complete and up-to-date information. No contest. When someone looks up a company in the phonebook, they get their address, phone number and maybe some flashy ad graphics; depending on how much money they spent on the ad. On a Google search, they get a link to the company’s website, where you can find as much information on a company and its offerings as you need.

For things like books, tickets and music, Googling will often lead to an instant purchase if the price is right. But even for more “considered purchases,” where one competes on more than just price; Googling is often the first research step buyers take to arrive at a decision. They search keywords and combinations of keywords , comparing each set of results to the next, looking for the most relevant information.

In a perfect world, people would certainly systematically study three to five competitors in a selection set, write down the pros and cons of each and come to a calculated decision. But a perfect world isn’t the real world. Here’s what happens: if a search result looks promising, the buyer will click through to the company’s website and investigate the possibilities of a match further. If it looks like a fit, case closed. Customer won. No
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

SCCM PXE OSD for tablets using external USB NIC adapter

At the client I'm working for at the moment one wants to deploy multiple Dell Venue Pro tablets. The problem, or challenge if you like :), with these devices is the lack of an onboard NIC. Luckily there are multiple suppliers who deliver USB to RJ45 adapters or dockings to overcome this problem. For Dell Venue Pro tablets you have to have a specific build type of this adapter which they write about here.

So once we have a valid USB to RJ45 adapter we are good to go for a PXE deployment. At this moment we only have 1 USB - RJ45 adapter and multiple tablets to deploy, so what to do?
Mark Morowczynski and Neil Potter wrote this very nice article How to Use The Same External Ethernet Adapter For Multiple SCCM OSD which is the basis of this blogpost. The article includes a script for managing deployment on multiple tablets with this single USB - RJ45 adapter.

Bottomline is that the MAC address which is assigned to the connector is unique, but if you deploy multiple devices with it, there wil be some mess in your SCCM database. So we need to ensure the tablet we deployed is registered in the SCCM database, but with another MAC address. This is where the Wifi NIC comes in.
Basically we have to register the MAC address of the Wifi NIC in the SCCM database and overwrite the USB-RJ45 connector mac address. That is what the script exaclty does. But for the script to work we also need an active connection to the wireless network. This is were I had some trouble.

The steps that got me a working Wifi connection during OSD are as follows:

Import Wifi profiles:
Netsh wlan add profile <sourcelocation>\profilename.xml (e.g. c:\Wifi\Wifi_Profile.xml)

Restart computer: speeks for itself

Connect to Wireless network:
cmd.exe /c netsh wlan connect name=Wireless-Network-Name

NB, the steps to create a Wifi profile are explained in Mark Morowczynski article.

So the import profile step went well, I had to restart the computer (maybe a net stop wlansvc & net start wlansvc would suffice also) and then I had to specifically connect to the Wireless network. Only then I got my wireless network config and an IP address. I then could run the powershell script at the end of the Task sequence and succeed.

Before you deploy the next tablet, don't forget to clear the PXE deployment from the device if you used a deployment type of required, otherwise you won't be able to deploy other devices from the same USB-RJ45 connector.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

ConfigMgr Cumulative Updates

Every now and then Microsoft releases Cumulative Updates. Twitter explodes on the new release, like everyone is going to deploy the update without a doubt.

However: when I read the Microsoft support article I come across the following lines:

A supported update is available from Microsoft Support. However, this update is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this update only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This update might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by these problems, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this update.

So, I found that non of these apply to my customer(s). Should I apply the update anyway, or wait for the Service Pack to come?

The only things I see here are the additional testing and administrative burden that are involved applying the CU.

So what is your advice or way to go? Please leave your comments, just a line will do, I'm curious.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

WIM error deploying captured OEM image

Recently I have been struggling to capture a Thin Client (Windows Embedded Standard 8) image from a Dell Wyse device, specifically the D90D8 model.

These where some of the errors in the SMSTS.log:

Installation of image 1 in package P01000xx failed to complete. Permissions on the requested may  be configured incorrectly. Access is denied. (Error: 80070005; Source: Windows)

Failed to run the action: Apply Operating System Image. Permissions on the requested may be configured incorrectly. Access is denied. (Error: 800070005; Source: Windows)

WIM error:C:\_SMSTaskSequence\TSEnv.dat. Permissions on the requested may be
 configured incorrectly. Access is denied. (Error: 800070005; Source: Windows) Unable to apply (0x80070005)

Dell delivered the device preinstalled using an OEM license. Because of that we chose to capture the image to be able to deploy through ConfigMgr. Installing a non OEM licensed Windows Embedded version would raise the costs, and also extra effort by finding the right drivers.
Dell secures it's images thoroughly using certificates and secure boot. So when I prepared the image for capture using USB media and the Thin Client rebooted, it was unable to find the boot device. Apparently the capture preparation changed some settings which interfere with Dell's security policies. So eventually I prepared a PXE boot and did the capture manually using imagex, very easy and succesfull.

However, since the preparation didn't finish some leftovers stayed behind on the Thin Client and where captured in the image. This caused issues when deploying the WIM image. For example the folders C:\_SMSTaskSequence, C:\SMSTS still existed. Once I removed these from the image

  • dism /mount-wim /wimfile:"D:\Captured Image.wim" /index:1 /mountdir:D:\Mount
  • Removed leftover folders
  • dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:D:\Mount /commit
  • Updated DP's
Now I am good to go and the errors went away. Deploying like crazy!!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Symbolic Links to the rescue

Lately I needed a solution to redirect System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 R2 definition updates to a alternative location. The situation was it was installed on a VDI machine which means the C-drive is non-persistent.
So I created a brand new vDisk with the latest definition updates and brought it online. The first day the definition updates are all current, but after a restart of the VDI, it gets back to the initial state. It's not recommended nor desirable to create a new vDisk every day, but I wanted to stay current with the updates. So every day the VDI needs to download more definitions and is not current at startup.

I came up with a solution to use a Symbolic Link to redirect the definition updates to a persistent writecache or overflow disk.
So before the Endpoint Protection solution in installed I created a folder on the D-drive to store the updates.
Then I created the SymLink on C:\ProgramData\Microsoft

Mklink /d /j "Microsoft Antimalware" D:\SCEP

So what this does is create a Symbolic Link named "Microsoft Antimalware" and connect it to the actual location D:\SCEP. For the OS the Symbolic Link looks like any ordinary folder and is threated that way. Also when you browse through the folders it looks like your in the folder, while your actually browing D:\SCEP. So easy to setup and yet so powerfull!

So when the Endpoint Protection client is installed and downloads the definition updates, the updates are placed in the "Microsoft Antimalware" location which is.... right the D:\SCEP location. So now you have an up-to-date AV solution in your VDI deployment.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 R2 policy issue

Recently I came across this issue about SCEP update definitions not being applied on (in my case) Citrix VDI computers.

Errors in the C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\EndpointProtectionAgent.log
Failed to apply the policy C:\WINDOWS\CCM\EPAMPolicy.xml with error (0x80004005).
Failed to apply policy with error 0x80004005, retry number : 1 after 60 second.

But mainly visible in the Management Console.

Luckily there are some community colleagues who dealt with this issue before, I did not solve my issue, maybe because we use streamed vDisk, or because this issue already existed for a long time. Any way many people benefit from the solution.

See Henk's blog for a solution.

Edit: Another solution could be to remove the gpt.ini (C:\Windows\System32\grouppolicy) because it became corrupt.

Monday, January 27, 2014

PXE - content location - boundaries

What do these 3 things have in common? Well, When you run a PXE/USB boot, and receive content location errors in the smspxe.log you should have a look at your boundaries.

P0100002 is the boot image being requested.

Most likely the client received an IP-address that is not within the boundaries of the DP from which the content is received. So check you boundaries and add the right site to AD Sites and Services, or add the correct IP subnet to your boundary. The DP will now accept and trust the client requesting the content.

Hopefully this one saves you some time...

Cheers, Niels

Friday, January 24, 2014

Installing Citrix Provisioning Services Agent during ConfigMgr OSD deployment

The PVS Agent on a VM is necessary to create the vDisk in Citrix PVS. In this small post I describe the steps to take in order to get this successfully deployed during a ConfigMgr OSD TS.

Create a folder containing the following information. Also check the correct processor architecture (x86/x64). The the PVS_Device.exe (or PVS_Device_x64.exe) is copied from the PVS media/ISO.

The .sys files are copied from a machine where the PVS agent is already installed on the following location: c:\Program Files\Citrix\Provisioning Services\drivers

The install.cmd executes and logs the following:

set currentdir=%~dp0

"%currentdir%PVS_Device.exe" /S /v/qn" ALLUSERS=TRUE REBOOT=SUPPRESS /l* %WINDIR%\Temp\CitrixPVSDeviceTarget.log"

copy "%currentdir%CFsDep2.sys" %Windir%\System32\Drivers /y
copy "%currentdir%bnistack6.sys" %Windir%\System32\Drivers /y
copy "%currentdir%CNicTeam.sys" %Windir%\System32\Drivers /y
copy "%currentdir%CVhdMp.sys" %Windir%\System32\Drivers /y

Hope this helps some of you.

Cheers, Niels

Installing Citrix XenDesktop VDA Agent in ConfigMgr 2012 TS

Recently I have been struggling a little to get the XenDesktop VDA agent installed correctly during a ConfigMgr OSD deployment. I ended up with the following solution:

Create a folder (x86 and/or x64) and copy the following folders from the Citrix installation media. The XenDesktop installation will look for additional information in the other folders, so they are needed as well. Based on the installation parameters even more folders could be necessary.

Additional create a install.cmd with the following parameters:

set currentdir=%~dp0

SET OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% /CONTROLLERS "controller1,controller2"

if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="AMD64" PUSHD "x64\XenDesktop Setup"
if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="x86" PUSHD "x86\XenDesktop Setup"
START /WAIT XenDesktopVDASetup.exe %OPTIONS%

This will install the VDA client with the correct parameters.
Hope this will help you out.

In the next blog I will add information on how to install the Citrix Provisioning Services Agent Software, as this is combined in many installations when deploying a VDI solution.

Cheers, Niels

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ConfigMgr and the Citrix Identity Store

I've been working in a couple of projects where I ran into this 'problem' or maybe it's 'by design' . Specifically the combination of ConfigMgr 2012 and XenDesktop 5.x/7.x. Microsoft and Citrix made some improvements in the integration of both products, but still there are some challenges.
ConfigMgr integrates with what Citrix calls the Citrix Identity Store. There is not much information on this, but it turns out just to be a file located on the system drive of the VDI that stores ConfigMgr identity information. ConfigMgr also supports storing this Identity store on the write cache if it’s based on a disk. However, some organizations use write cache in RAM, which it obvious seams, is not functional for storing the Citrix identity store.

When I shut down the golden image and prepare for a vDisk I run a couple of optimization scripts that remove identity information. Like:
Stop CCMEXEC service
Delete C:\Windows\SMSCFG.ini
Delete SMS certificates

When I do that, no duplicate GUIDs are created in ConfigMgr by machines running from the fresh created vDisk, but each machine registers itself with the same GUID only with a different machine name. The previous registered machine is overwritten by a machine that signs in at a later moment. So effectively there is 1 VDI machine in the ConfigMgr database.

It looks like the Citrix Identity Store file still has some specific machine information (which is copied to the SMSCFG.ini file at startup). What I did was making a logon/logoff policy which copies the Citrix Identity Store file from an SMB share and copies this back at logoff. So basically doing very much the same as we did in SCCM 2007.

All together this is not the solide solution I’m looking for. What is your experience/opinion in this? Very curious because I see and read a lot of different things, but no official solution from Microsoft/Citrix.

Edit: I stumbled onto an older post where someone experienced the same issue. What he did was (at closing image time) delete the file CCMCFG.BAK located in c:\programdata\citrix\pvsagent\LocallyPersistedData. So if you don't delete the file it will restore it's contents at system startup, but the content belongs to the MASTERVDI machine, so no good.
Check: http://www.raido.be/knowledge-center/blog/detail/sccm-2012-and-citrix-provisioning-services
Best solution would be to have a Write cache disk where this kind of machine specific information is stored.

Edit2: I finally found a working solution. So what's the situation. It started with Citrix PVS, the vDisk was configured as cache in RAM with failover on Disk. That means we have a (in this case) 5GB harddisk for storing the pagefile, eventlogs and some other settings like RES cache. As explained earlier a CCMDATA.BAK file is created storing the unique machine information which is exposed to SCCM for identification. So what we want to do is save that information so it stays updated after each reboot. I had to find a way to place that specific file. On a blog someone opted to use a Symbolic Link, bingo! That was what I was looking for. So what it basically does is redirect the CCMDATA location to the D:\ overflow disk. Important is to create the Symbolic Link before the Citrix Xendesktop Agent is installed.
These are the steps involved:
  • Create a folder "SCCM" on D:\
  • Start a command line and go to the location c:\programdata\citrix\pvsagent
  • Type the command Mklink /d /j "LocallyPersistedData" D:\SCCM
Thats it! Works like a charm.

Now when SCCM client infmation is saved is will persist on de D:\SCCM folder. No more duplicate Guids whatsoever.


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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Find the Right Job for You

Jobs are not easy to find in today's economy but we all want to be doing something we love.

Some people like to work outdoors, in all sorts of weather. Others are great working with people. Still others enjoy working with animals. Our different skills and preferences make us qualified for different careers.

In high school we are given aptitude tests to gage what types of careers we are best suited for. Later we may find that those careers are not to our liking. So what do you do when you find that you cannot stand the career field you chose to pursue?

1. Determine what it is you all ready love doing.

2. Investigate the job online. Talk to people who have been doing it a long time.

3. Ask if you can shadow someone for a few days to see the ups and downs of it first hand.

4. Speak with a guidance counselor at your local community college or university to see
what the job market is like and where it is going. There may be changes others are not
aware of.

5. Start volunteering your time at places of interest that may be added to your resume.

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

At last vodafone can afford 3g in Karnataka

Vodafone and other operators like airtel, idea has announced 3g sharing agreement. This paves way for vodafone to provide 3g in circles where it has not won the bid for 3g license like Karnataka.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Evidence Rule 808

Rule 808. Expert Opinion Included in a Hearsay Statement Admissible Under an Exception
Expert opinion which is included in an admissible hearsay statement shall be excluded if the declarant has not been produced as a witness unless the trial judge finds that the circumstances involved in rendering the opinion, including the motive, duty, and interest of the declarant, whether litigation was contemplated by the declarant, the complexity of the subject matter, and the likelihood of accuracy of the opinion, tend to establish its trustworthiness.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

News Hash April 10, 2012

Figured I should drop by and post some... stuff. You know, for the fun of it!

Okay, let's start today with the difference between climate and weather, trends and vagaries...

How about the difference between people who put effort into thought and conservatives? No really. Here's a link to a study by an esteemed publication of original empirical papers in all areas of personality and social psychology (most of it hidden behind a subscription wall) but details of experiments and parameters are there as well as the conclusions, which are unmistakeable: "...when effortful, deliberate thought is disengaged, endorsement of conservative ideology increases."  Being a conservative is a "no-brainer," as they say.

So if there's a modern day conservative traipsing by this blog it's a good bet he's/she's got a ready snarky retort to the study's conclusions. A lazy, unoriginal comeback. The other kind of riposte takes time and cognition. Maybe it's because they're in a rush to destroy the world or repeal the 20th century... whichever comes first.

Here in Canada, the Tories shamefully have no youth employment strategy in tough times and they are killing a program that had helped train 35,000 young participants in the Katimavik program over the years. This program helped to develop work, life and leadership skills, fostering community development and civic engagement. Those things are only important to Conservatives when they're blustering on the campaign trail apparently. If you want to learn more and maybe support Katimavik, go here, and here to sign the Change.org petition.

Peter McKay says the flap over the price of the Stealth F-35's is merely an "accounting issue." I'd call it bald-faced lying and politicking. Tom-ato, tom-ahto.

His position is far easier to understand than that of the Canadian media. I've been reporting on my little radio show for months now the figures the Auditor-General presented and they could be found on-line. The Americans are selling this jet world-wide to their allies and in a very public fashion the per-unit costs of the F-35's were increasing - this Globe and Mail story has them up at a brand new estimate of $166 million per jet - the tories you'll recall insisted the price would be $75 million per.

All you had to do was multiply to know that we were getting spin as opposed to the real price tag. It didn't take a lot of digging is what I'm saying and yet the Tories get away with claiming otherwise all through the May 2011 election? (If it doesn't cost you votes you got away with it!) Where was the media to hold their feet to the fire on the actual facts and figures? Back in March of 2011 the PBO reported the price tag would likely be $28.5 billion, so none of the Auditor-General's report should come as a surprise.

An important study that underlines the reason for the Occupy Movement,  according to a study published this month by University of California economist Emmanuel Saez, in 2010, 93% of income growth in the US went to the wealthiest 1% of American households, while everyone else gets to fight over the proverbial crumbs and table scraps that makes up the 7% that's left over. From Crooks and Liars here's Bernie Sanders talking about those ridiculous numbers  and what he and other progressives see as a misnamed Jobs Bill that represents yet more deregulation of Wall Street. And we know how well that always works out, right?

Over at Slate, a terrific explainer from Mathew Iglesias on why it's time to panic about the state of the Eurozone's finances again. The  sovereign debt crisis has returned and now, "...ground zero is Spain rather than Italy..." In short, it's a mess and the austerity measure implemented so far have made things worse.

And one last story to point you to because you can't really blog all the wankery going on and have a life, from a well-sourced diary over at dailykos.com a story about how Monsanto, "... the biotech behemoth has threatened to sue the state of Vermont if it presses ahead with the signing of the Vermont Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act (H. 722), a bill that would make Vermont the first of the United States to require labeling of genetically engineered food." They are not interested in letting the free market decide what it wants. That's Monsanto's job.

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New Year!

Well I know it is a little late, but Happy New Year to all! Hope you all have an awesome year!

Just some updates on what is in the works.

On the topic of Machinima, I like the idea of using Kerbal Space Program for machinima's, so it was decided that there will be a sequel to Orbital, with some ideas for episodes beyond that. The script for the next machinima is already written with here and there things that will be worked out. Filming and voice acting will most likely start this month so by the end of the month I will have a better idea of when it will be released. This is also going to be the longest machinima I ever made, so that will be interesting for sure :D

For Second Life products there isn't much to say. Haven't really been inspired to create anything new to sell, but that isn't saying I won't. If I get an idea of something interesting, I'll probably start creating it immediately :D There is some stuff I created a while back though that I might put on the marketplace soon.

Machinima's is on the top of my list for now so my Youtube channel will be relatively active for the next while. Will post again when I have new news!

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Iquitos, Peru: New Seeds of Amazonian Art

Alex doesn't have a job. Instead, he makes money hustling tourists in Iquitos, taking them into the jungle to look at animals and birds and anything else the comes up or around, mostly mosquitoes and leeches. For those who've never experienced the jungle before, all of what Alex and the rest of a small army of Iquitos guides provide is pretty excellent. It might cost the tourist some bucks, and a bit pricey at that, but one cannot go into the jungle in any serious way without a (valuable) guide. Not that the guides make much at it. Tourists don't know any better, and most of them assume the guy who takes them out is the guy pocketing the substantial amount of cash involved. Usually not even close to so. The guides usually get ripped off by the organisers who act as middle men for the jungle folks. Such is life. But for Alex and a few others smarter and more experienced in city ways, there is some real money to be made, and those few do OK. But guide work is spotty. Even the best have to do other things to get by. Alex does all kinds of things to get by, and one of those things, to my amazement, is that he paints, comic book style, but he has some great ability. Damn. Who would have thought that of a guy who is constantly on the move looking for quick cash? He's an artist. And not just a con artist.

Alex can paint without looking at the picture.

When I first met Alex he was sort of posing as a part time waiter on the Malecon. His English is excellent, and in a way he's charming enough. But to think of him as a painter? It didn't occur to me he had any talent other than hitting on tourists for chump change. I learn something new every day.

A good picture of Iquitos area in the Amazon.

I've met enough painters in Iquitos by now to see that in a generation or two, as parents pass on their skills to children, and children grow up to see the fallibility of their parents, that those children will want to, and need to, excel, to do far better than their low-rent fathers; and the children will strive and possibly succeed in producing grandchildren of genuine genius.

But is it art?

Iquitos, Peru, I think, will become a centre sometime 40 years of so from now of great Amazonian fine art. It takes those first painters to set the wheel in motion. Alex, not a real artist-- an illustrator at a comic book level-- is one of those who could, and will, set the Amazon ablaze with light and line and colour and theme in time to come, his grandchildren discovering their heritage in fine artists such as Pinasco et al, as seen at the local Cathedral. There was a chance a hundred years ago for the flowering of fine art here, but it died with the Rubber Boom's bust. Now, rather than Aida Calvo and Father Edilberto Américo Pinasco and César Calvo de Araujo setting the scene, it's people like Alex and Lambda and Jhonny Java Nunez and Oswaldo and numerous others, none of them fine artists, who will generate a flood of real artists in the Amazon. Not yet. These men are the forefathers of a brilliant generation to come. When the maturation of Amazonian art takes place, it will be some beautiful flowering indeed.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Iquitos, Peru: Almost Close. IT'S A HIT!

A shipment of my latest book, Iquitos, Peru, Almost Close, arrived at Dawn on the Amazon yesterday, and it is a big hit in the city.

You can order it now if you aren't living in paradise where you can get a copy from Bill Grimes at Dawn on the Amazon.

Wow, is it ever cool to be a medium famous writer at last!


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