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Fearlessly Facing Fifty
EP212:Through the Lens of Beauty a conversation with Kristen Jensen

Fearlessly Facing Fifty

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 31:21 Transcription Available


Fearlessly Facing Fifty and beyond - What does it mean to see yourself through a lens of beauty rather than criticism? This question forms the heart of my conversation with former Ford model turned photographer Kristen Jensen, who has mastered the art of capturing authentic beauty in everyone she photographs.Kristen's journey began in front of the camera, traveling to 34 countries during her 20-year modeling career. But it was the moment she picked up a Hi8 camera and started filming behind the scenes that she discovered her true calling. "I was used to being photographed, but I wanted to be on the other side," she explains. This transition from being seen to seeing others became her superpower – the ability to look at people through what she calls "a soft lens" that reveals their inherent beauty.As we navigate our 50s and beyond, many women experience a dip in self-confidence and struggle with visibility. Kristen's perspective offers a refreshing antidote: "It's not about perfection, that's not what sells. It's about energy." This wisdom extends beyond photography into how we present ourselves in every aspect of life. Whether starting a business, moving to a new community, or simply facing another day, authenticity trumps perfection every time.Our conversation explores the challenges of reinvention – from building new friendships to redefining purpose. We discuss the importance of having cheerleaders in your corner when taking risks, the reality of aging bodies that require different care, and the poignant experience of losing parents. Through it all, we return to the central question that defines this stage of life: "Who am I now?"Ready to see yourself through a kinder lens? Listen now to discover how embracing your authentic self – wrinkles, imperfections, and all – might be the most fearless act of all. Then join our community of women who are choosing courage over comfort every day as they fearlessly face their futures.Connect with Kristen hereReady to FEARLESSLY FACE all the F WORDS – be inspired and encouraged? Get a copy of Amy's Best selling book: CANNONBALL! FEARLESSLY Facing Midlife and Beyond here Fearlessly Facing Fifty and Beyond has over 200 episodes with inspiration and stories to age fearlessly and connect confidently to others thriving at midlife and beyond. Make sure to share with friends and family and would love if you could leave a review. There are so many shows out there floating around and if you are finding value in the Fearlessly Facing Fifty podcast share it with the world – a review means so much. And don't forget to follow along on all the socials: http://instagram.com/theamy.schmidt https://www.instagram.com/fearlesslyfacingfifty_fwords/ https://www.facebook.com/fearlesslyfacingfifty/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-schmidt-a5684412/

Frankenstein's Podcast
101. ‘Jade' w/Joe Mischo, Matt Hoodhood & Erin Kobrin

Frankenstein's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 72:26


Our pal, director Joe Mischo returns to the podcast to give us the scoop on his latest short film, Jade! Joining him are Matt Hoodhood, who did the cinematography and Erin Kobrin who worked on costuming. Jade is currently making its way through the festival circuit and should see a wider release in early 2025. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson & Andy Groth! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guests: Joe Mischo is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who enjoys trail running, subversive cinema, and the sound a combustion engine makes, tearing ass through the 110 tunnels below Dodger Stadium. Born in Indiana and raised in Wisconsin, Joe is a son of the American heartland. As a child, he wasn't pointing a camera or standing in front of one; he was the blabber-mouth recruiting neighborhood talent to help tell his stories. Not much has changed since then. "When I was six, I destroyed my grandfather's brand new Hi8 camcorder by blasting him in the face with a super soaker. This work is my atonement." Matt Hoodhood was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI where his fascination with light began. He studied Cinematography at Columbia College Chicago and has been living in Los Angeles since 2014 where he enjoys the great outdoors, playing folk music on the banjo, and photography (Todd Hido, Alex Webb, and Diane Arbus are some of his favorites). Erin Kobrin is a Los Angeles-based wardrobe stylist and costume designer known for crafting distinctive looks across fashion campaigns, editorials, music projects, and narrative storytelling. Drawing inspiration from the visionary artistry of Colleen Atwood and the rebellious elegance of Vivienne Westwood, Erin brings a bold and imaginative perspective to every project. Her work seamlessly blends creativity and precision, delivering unforgettable style that captivates and resonates. References: The Sopranos Documentary - Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos Ab-soul Soul Burger Ghost Camera SurrealEstate Godspeed - No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler Pen15 Chad The Substance The Creatures

PRAGMAGICK
REVEL ∴ ROSZ “MANY NAMED” ∴ An Audiomancy SongSigil

PRAGMAGICK

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 7:34


NOW AVAILABLE FOR HQ DOWNLOAD ON BANDCAMP: https://revelrosz.bandcamp.com MANY NAMED (The Second Body) ∴ songsigil01 by REVEL∴ROSZ The first SONGSIGIL in the REVEL ROSZ monthly series that builds to his first fully produced debut album. The songsigil is to be widereleased on bandcamp and all streaming platforms July 2024. It was imperative that the first of the series be revealed today, 7/7/24 due to celestial elections. You can view the videomancy component of the sigil here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0PJ4cnBu5w     The video was made in The Dimming Room and shot on analog film Hi8 camcorders along with my rusty sony DSLR. The glitch effects are all completely analog as one of the camcorders has a malfunctioning output - but I love the natural analog decay. Utilizing this along with in-camera lo-fi projection mapping is perfectly analogous to the song's production, as everything was performed and recorded somatically - no digital samples, sequencing or digital FX. Recorded with live drums and live manipulated analog FX, four track & cassette player manipulation, baritone electric guitar, casio circuit bent keyboard, 70's analog rhythm box and the live manipulated Robert Monroe tape samples! lyrics Prelude: Robert Monroe on The Out Of Body Experience 1989 I am the ghost that hangs aroundKeter dethroned and spit me outAnd the yell-hounds still tryna sniff me outBut I told you I'd be the ghost that hangs aroundCan't you hear them howlin? Them yell-houndsWell, they're bound to keep me found Back from the deadIt ain't like you readI chewed through Sekhmet's spacesWith a severed, bloody head And now these muckle black tykesDressed in dead's threadsThey done sic'd on meThey won't let me beHoney, time is of the essenceSo lay with me And I see you weep'Cause I'm not aroundA boy could get used toForlornin', and how! Never knew how many strangers feltI'm so deeply uncomfortableCome dig me outBefore the hounds will outCome on, dig me out Can't you hear them howl?Ooh-raA-hoo-ra Can't you hear meRappin' at your chamber doorYou say "Forever More"No matter howStrong enoughLook who's ghostin; vows now Look who's ghosting vows nowI am post hasteAnd I'm many namedBut I can't relateTo a dying day Check my pulse nowCan you replace?No, I had noneStill I was oneOh, I'm comin'Yeah, I'm comin' home Who's ghostin' who now?I'm many namedForever in one placeI am post hasteI am the mostTo cull awayNow many named Outro: Robert Monroe on The Out Of Body Experience 1989 Copyright: TRAVIS KEATS ROSS 2024 WE THE HALLOWED credits Released July 7, 2024"MANY NAMED" (The SECOND BODY)Written, performed, recorded, mixed by TRAVIS KEATS ROSS (Revelator Rosz)Recorded with live drums and live manipulated analog FX, four track & cassette player manipulation, baritone electric guitar, casio circuit bent keyboard, 70's analog rhythm box and the live manipulated Robert Monroe tape samples!Copyright WE THE HALLOWED / DAKOTA SLIM HYMNS Robert Monroe appears via the OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE cassette released 1989Copyright Audio Renaissance Deep Re-Mix and Master by BARRY WOOD of the OTHER ROOMotheroom.com Cover photo of Mary Mckeever in the Dimming Room by LOGAN FORD using a Hassleblad film camera NO GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS ART AT ANY TURN. EVERYTHING WAS SOMATICALLY PERFORMED, MANIPULATED OR CAPTURED. SONGSIGIL / VIDEOSIGIL created by TRAVIS KEATS ROSSCopyright WE THE HALLOWED / DAKOTA SLIM HYMNShttp://pragmagick.com SUPPORT: ∴PATREON   / pragmagick   ∴ PAYPAL http://www.paypal.me/keatsross ∴  KEATS ROSS http://keatsross.com ∴ DAKOTA SLIM http://dakotaslim.bandcamp.com ∴ WE THE HALLOWED http://www.wethehallowed.org

No Set Path
EP29 - Crafting Stories Through Food and Film | Kevin Longa

No Set Path

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 61:05


How did a suburban kid with a penchant for skate videos become a celebrated food filmmaker? Join us as Kevin takes us through his unexpected journey, from wielding his dad's Hi8 camera to navigating his way through health challenges and discovering a profound love for culinary storytelling. Influenced by his optometrist father, who documented the family's life, Kevin's early years were a mix of creative experimentation and a pivotal health scare that set him on a transformative path.Discover how Kevin's passion for food and filmmaking flourished during his time at UCLA, where he majored in economics and minored in human complex systems, all while sidestepping traditional culinary and film schools. His entrepreneurial spirit led to the creation of "Taste," an international documentary series capturing the stories of unique food entrepreneurs across three continents. Kevin's college experiences, from founding a film organization to traveling extensively, were instrumental in shaping his career and bringing his vision to life.Go behind the scenes of independent filmmaking as Kevin shares his minimalist approach to production, emphasizing authenticity and human connections. Learn about the practicalities and strategic decisions that have defined his journey, from balancing high-quality gear with a frugal lifestyle to hosting culinary tours that connect people through shared stories and meals. This episode is a testament to staying true to one's passions and the power of genuine human interaction in a digitally driven world.CHAPTERS:(00:01) Journey From Suburbia to Filmmaking (07:44) Passion, Education, and Entrepreneurship in Filmmaking (13:34) Culinary Exploration and Career Path (27:11) Independent Filmmaking and Culinary Entrepreneurship (42:27) Entrepreneurial Approach to AuthenticityEPISODE LINKS: Website: tastewithkevin.com Instagram: @tastewithkevin YouTube: @tastewithkevinMORE ABOUT “NO SET PATH” Website: nosetpath.com Instagram: instagram.com/nosetpath YouTube: youtube.com/@nosetpathFOLLOW DREW ENGLISH Instagram: instagram.com/drewenglishh LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drewenglish Twitter: twitter.com/thedrewenglish Website: drewenglish.com

Frightday: Horror, Paranormal, & True Crime
Episode 375: Frogman (Live)

Frightday: Horror, Paranormal, & True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 59:19


This week we don't leave what happened in Vegas, in Vegas, break down the next few months, & discuss amphibians, Hi8, and living in the past as we review Anthony Cousins Frogman.  Register for Camp now at http://frightday.rsvp   Once a month, we record the podcast live at http://twitch.tv/frightday. Don't miss out! Follow/subscribe now.    Send us physical things: Frightday LLC PO Box 372 Lolo, MT 59847 Want to see the video? Want even more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org You'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more!  You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening.  Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com  Theme music by Cemeteries Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places: @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday

Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture
Pam & Tommy & Celebrity Tapes

Retrophilia: The '90s in Music, Film & Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 46:06


Too hot to handle or too sad to celebrate? Audra & Raymond discuss the explosion of celebrity tapes in the ‘90s and review the Hulu limited series, PAM & TOMMY.

Diving Bored Podcast
Deep Dive: Pam and Tommy Tape Saga

Diving Bored Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 68:08


In 1995, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were spontaneous newlyweds enjoying life together. Once their private home videos were stolen from their home however, their lives and society were changed forever. Join Jill as she deep dives the Pam & Tommy tape saga and how this little Hi8 tape worked to change the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Into the Woods with Holly Worton
435 Chris Bedford ~ Adventures With Abandoned Railways

Into the Woods with Holly Worton

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 27:17


I'm excited to introduce this week's guest, Chris Bedford—also known as Dumpman. I first discovered Chris and his work when I walked the Downs Link back in 2016. Chris is the owner of Dumpman Films, and he makes documentaries about disused railways in southern England. Back when I was researching my book on the Wey-South Path, I bought one of his films on the Hardham canal tunnel, and I found it really fascinating. You may know that two of my favorite trails are the Wey-South Path (which goes along a mostly disused canal) and the Downs Link (which follows a disused railway). I love exploring these bits of history, and I find abandoned transportation routes especially interesting. Outdoor adventures don't have to be about physical fitness and endurance. They can also be about exploration and reconnecting with history. I hope you're inspired to explore your area's history after listening to this episode!   About Chris Bedford Chris Bedford is an explorer and documentary filmmaker. His business, Dumpman Films, is based in Sussex and specializes in hunting out hard-to-find scenes, views, and journeys and making them available. If it's interesting and awkward, he's in there. Although based in Sussex, the material is by no means limited to Sussex. Chris makes homemade films about odd places. Abandoned railways/disused railways feature heavily; what magic there is in seeing an abandoned railway station or tunnel or other such relic left behind as a result of Dr Beeching's axe. However, wartime bunkers, sewers, canal tunnels, collapsing piers, disused industrial sites, old roads and ruined Victorian asylums crop up too. Learn more about Chris and the history of his films here. Website Facebook group: Disused Railways of Sussex   Listen To This Episode        What You'll Learn How to get access to abandoned sites How Chris turned his passion for disused railways into a small business The equipment Chris uses for filming and editing videos Some of Chris's favorite places to visit How you can get started exploring abandoned railways   Things We Discussed Okehampton reopened line in Dartmoor Michael Portillo Railway Journeys  Bluebell Railway  Beeching cuts  Meon Valley Railway  The Bald Explorer  Paul and Rebecca Whitewick videos Disused Stations website Hi8 camcorders   Related Episodes 410 Holly Worton ~ Adding a New Layer to Your Outdoor Adventures (now with downloadable transcript!) 402 Cynthia Radford ~ Do You Know How to Leave No Trace? (now with downloadable transcript!) 393 Holly Worton ~ Staying Safe in the Outdoors (now with downloadable transcript!) 383 Anne Malambo ~ How Solo Travel Can Change Our Lives (now with downloadable transcript!) 369 Holly Worton ~ Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone With Outdoor Adventures (now with downloadable transcript!)   Connect With Holly Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn   How to Subscribe Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher   Help Spread the Word If you enjoyed this episode, please head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating and a review! You can also subscribe, so you'll never miss an episode.

P4s Radiofrokost
Hva brukte du konfirmasjonspengene dine på?

P4s Radiofrokost

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 38:34


Marte brukte sine konfirmasjonspenger på ferietur til Tenerife, Øystein brukte sine på HI8-videokamera. Vi får også høre fra Skal vi danse-deltakerne og Synnøve Skarbø. Dagens frokostgjest er Mads Hansen, han forteller om "Ikke lov å le på hytta" og da han skulle konfirmeres. Og hvem stakk av med storeslem på Emmy-utdelingen i natt? Episoden kan inneholde målrettet reklame, basert på din IP-adresse, enhet og posisjon. Se smartpod.no/personvern for informasjon og dine valg om deling av data.

Tango Uncorked
Tango Cafe takeout #61

Tango Uncorked

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 124:26


Tonight on the show we were joined by Daniel Trenner. If you are dancing tango, or have danced tango, in the US over the last 30 years, Daniel is probably part of the reason why. Daniel spent a good amount of time in the 1980's in Buenos Aires, before it was a tango tourist destination. During that time and after he studied with as many dancers and teachers as he could find. He made a series of over 80 instructional videos with over 40 artists capturing a very unique moment in the history of tango that would have otherwise been lost forever except through stories. During the tours he filmed interviews, Milongas, tour workshops, special private lessons, and parties. Today he has hundreds of hours of footage from this period, mostly on VHS and Hi8 tapes. Since 2010, he has been slowly working to preserve this library by digitizing and cataloging this aging material. His digital Tango Archive, 20 years in the making, will hopefully be released this year, but much of the material has yet to be converted and cataloged. Completing the project will require the support of the greater Tango community. There is a lot more being discussed in the show and we hope you enjoy learning about the history and growth of tango. Thank you all for listening, calling and being a part of this while we are all apart. We will continue to bring you great shows to keep us connected socially as we learn and talk about Tango as it has so many layers. Tango Cafe takeout is a donation based show. If you would like to help you can send any contributions here. adamandciko@gmail.com Via Venmo or PayPal.  

Survival Hacking
74 - Survival Hacking -DV-IN

Survival Hacking

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 34:42


Quando per una sciocca legge i costruttori sono obbligati a castrare il funzionamento di un dispositivo, al fine di non avere tassazioni diversificate, ecco che scatta la ricerca per riottenere il completo funzionamento di un dispositivo, che per sua natura non dovrebbe avere tale blocco.Informazioni sul DV-INhttps://www.appuntisuldigitalvideo.it/cam_dvin.htmlSito con 'ancora' risorse sul DV-INhttp://lea.hamradio.si/~s51kq/DV-IN.HTMhttps://dvzone.tripod.com/id8.htmLa mia vecchia pagina HARDTOFIND su webarchivehttps://web.archive.org/web/20020924182404/http://hardtofind.cjb.net/Ad ogni modo mi trovate qui:https://t.me/technopillzriothttp://www.survivalhacking.itSostenete Runtime Radio:http://runtimeradio.it/ancheio/Sostenete Survival hackinghttps://www.paypal.me/SurvivalHackingLe mie BGM suPond5https://www.pond5.com/artist/thoroide#1/2064 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/1coeUect3UnQ4HjRQQu6EO Apple Musichttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/presentation/1461490308?app=music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/magic-ep/1461486916?app=music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sound-dimension-ep/1461536417?app=music Ituneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/presentation/1461490308?app=itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/magic-ep/1461486916?app=itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sound-dimension-ep/1461536417?app=itunes Youtubehttps://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mH3bw9JFuGk1BvhWluht0ao-LDSHuwKNw https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kU6l_g3Y4mgJP0B7PFJ4SP3mCIUiiocTQ https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l5Px6E2_RSq6V7LgjHpYrWGYOF6W7QGzs Deezerhttps://www.deezer.com/it/artist/5504122?utm_source=deezer&utm_content=album-94957612&utm_term=0_1556297485&utm_medium=web

Iowa Basement Tapes
Iowa Basement Tapes #126 12-03-2020

Iowa Basement Tapes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020


Night Listeners -December 2020 could not come soon enough! Here we are with some weird rippers to start of the month. I am going to be putting a call out soon for video archives as I want to launch the Iowa Basement Tapes Youtube Channel. So if you stuff on VHS, Hi8, MiniDV or whatever please drop me a note at kristianday@gmail.comIowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com.Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines and every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI – Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5eFind me on twitter @kristianmday#trustkristiandayRitual of Agony - "Pariah" / Half Past Dead (Des Moines)Roze - "Strangest Color Blue" / Born to Rock, Live to Roll (Des Moines)Threeskin - "Slacker Deathcamp" / One Less Than Foreskin (Ottumwa)Zuul - "No Room" / Zuul (Iowa City)Grubby Ernie - "Cyclone City" / Discography 1997-2000 (Ames)Blist Her - "With Breath You Couldn't Keep" / Lines (Burlington)Sammy Dimera - "red pill" / No Regrets (Sioux City)Henry C. Cobb Jr - "Something to Keep" / I'll See You Tomorrow (Ottumwa)Bigby Woods - "Obsessed" / Bigby Woods (Des Moines)Big Fist Johnny - "Minimal Sacrifices", "Cookie-Cutter Politics", "Involuntary Cannibalism", "Animatronic Nightmares", & "Looks are Important" / split with Frank Goshit (Ottumwa)Distant Trains - "I Like To Get Right Up To Your Face And Hoot At You" / Complications 2010 - 2012 (Des Moines)Billy Crystal Meth - "Amish Drug Dealer" / split with Grand Old Lady (Ottumwa)

No Fat Cats - A Podcast for Creative Teams
48. Why You Need a Business Mentor — Eric Thayne

No Fat Cats - A Podcast for Creative Teams

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 52:53


Eric Thayne started filming super hero videos as a kid with his friends in his backyard using Hi8 tapes. He has always loved filming and producing beautiful looking images. He continued pursuing his passion and love of filming and turned it into a business where he started off shooting anything people would pay him to do. But he had this passion and desire to get better and produce more cinematic pieces. Eventually he was ready to take the next big step and spent about $10K on a Canon C100mkii and the original Ronin gimbal. He went out with the camera, expecting it to look great, but was quickly disappointed. The images didn’t look particularly cinematic. He even sent the camera back to Canon, because he thought it was broken. Canon sent it back saying it was fine. It was then that he realized that it’s not just the camera that makes something look cinematic, it’s how you light everything you are filming that matters most. He learned how to improve his skill set by learning from other producers and DPs who were doing the kind of work that he aspired to be doing. Then he realized that other people were struggling to produce cinematic images as well. Plenty of people had good cameras, but weren’t getting the look they wanted. That’s where Cinema Mastery was born. However mastering cameras and light are one thing, but managing SEO, email sequences and marketing a business is another. At that point Eric brought on a mentor who had done what he wanted to do to help him grow his business. And over the years that is what he credits with his success. It’s the thousands of dollars he has spent on courses, business mentors and coaches that has led to having over 13,000 people take his online courses or sign up for some type of coaching from him. Check his story out! Referenced Links www.cinemamastery.com Eric Thayne on Instagram @ericthayne

Concordia Ed Tech Podcast
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-06 | Technology and the 4 C’s with Ralph Emmerink

Concordia Ed Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020


Description One if by land, two if by sea, and three if by dirigible … Just in case you haven’t heard, the ACAMIS Tech Conference is coming! (We might have mentioned it once or twice) In fact, it’s just around the corner.  Today on the podcast we’re going to give a little preview of just one of the awesome ideas being addressed.  Ralph Emmerink from Xiamen International School will be here to give us a preview of his session on how technology can help our students with “the 4C’s” (Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication). Hashtag: nospoilers Lessons Learned Chris - Once again, I am thankful that I always back up my hard drive ... Dennis - Digital Archiving.  Are you able to access and view files from 10 years ago? What should you do so old codecs work with current technology?  SWF Files, but what about old digital video, Hi8, S-VHS, 8mm film.  Will what you want to see be playable when you want to see it? Daniel - iOS 13 - Apple has implemented new “smarter” battery charging, in order to help stave off your iPhone’s battery going bad too quickly. What this means is your phone may charge more slowly when you leave it plugged in for a long time. It will initially charge to 80 percent, and then will charge the final 20 percent more slowly. Plug the phone in before it asks you to enter a low-power mode; iOS will ask you to turn that on when you hit 20 percent power. Plug it in when the phone is between 30 and 40 percent. Phones will get to 80 percent quickly if you're doing a fast charge. Pull the plug at 80 to 90, as going to full 100 percent when using a high-voltage charger can put some strain on the battery(called trickle charging.) Keep the phone battery charge between 30 and 80 percent to increase its lifespan.   Fun Fact Thomas Edison When implementing a new technology, sometimes things don’t always go as planned.  This was the case back near the turn of the century when Thomas Edison was a special guest at the Bijou Theater for the first performance of a play staged under electric lights.  As you might guess things didn’t go exactly as planned when after intermission lights started to flicker and go dim.  Embarrassed, Edison excused himself, took off his formal clothes, and went to the basement to personally shovel coal to keep the generator going for the rest of the performance and the fancy dress banquet afterwards which was supposed to be held in his honor.  (Source:  The Book of Strange Facts and Useless Information by Scot Morris)     Notes & Links SPECIAL GUEST: Ralph Emmerink , Xiamen International School Born and raised in the Netherlands, Ralph received his BEd in History and an MA in Globalisation and Development Studies there. He is presently teaching MYP I&S and Design Tech at Xiamen International School, Xiamen, PRC. He is Google Certified and has presented workshops on technology integration in Mexico, the USA, China, and Hong Kong. Technology integration is his passion and thus he is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to assure that students demonstrate their learning in an engaging, creative and collaborative manner, preparing them for the future.   Discussion: Talk about your background with technology in education. Technology Do’s and Don’ts? - Essential conditions for successful tech integration. What are the 4 C’s?

Trash Party Aftermath
#067: He Took His Shirt Off!?

Trash Party Aftermath

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 32:19


We talk top five movies, Hi8 short films, and Electric Avenue. Chris reminds Justin of a forgotten malfunction at a post-prom party. Then: Chris vs. Chuck E. Cheese.

TechnoPillz
TechnoPillz | Ep. 180 "Convertire vecchie VHS in digitale"

TechnoPillz

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 33:14


AlexGì deve aiutare uno zio (ma anche un ascoltatore) nella conversione di vecchie videocassette analogiche in digitale.Poteva esimersi dal parlarne?NU!Abbiamo parlato di:http://redgiant.comÈ molto probabile che oggi abbiamo parlato di un prodotto qui:https://t.me/technopillzriothttp://www.alexraccuglia.netSostenete Runtime Radio: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3147620

TechnoPillz
TechnoPillz | Ep. 180 "Convertire vecchie VHS in digitale"

TechnoPillz

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 33:14


AlexGì deve aiutare uno zio (ma anche un ascoltatore) nella conversione di vecchie videocassette analogiche in digitale.Poteva esimersi dal parlarne?NU!Abbiamo parlato di:http://redgiant.comÈ molto probabile che oggi abbiamo parlato di un prodotto qui:https://t.me/technopillzriothttp://www.alexraccuglia.netSostenete Runtime Radio: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3147620

Cheers to You
MCFF Bonus: Part 2

Cheers to You

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 33:53


Live from last weekend’s Middle Coast Film Fest in Chicago, it's MCFF Bonus: Part 2. In this bonus episode, Elliot does a C2Y speed run with Penny Penniston (“Locker Room Talk”), John Shaw/Wes Urbaniak ("Hi8" & "Hey Deb"), and Shawn McDaniel/Ben Hammond/Mark Stablein ("My Death Co.").Middle Coast Film Fest:https://www.middlecoastfest.com/“Locker Room Talk”https://www.instagram.com/pennypenniston/“Hi8” & “Hey Deb”https://www.instagram.com/juanjohn/"My Death Co."https://www.instagram.com/my_death_co/Cheers to You:https://artfinixstudios.com/cheers-to-you/https://www.instagram.com/elliotlerner/https://www.instagram.com/cheerstoyoupodcast/Artfinix Studios:https://artfinixstudios.com/https://artfinixstudios.com/artfinix-podcasts/https://www.facebook.com/ArtfinixStudios/https://www.instagram.com/artfinixstudios/https://www.instagram.com/artfinixpodcasts/Theme:"Foxtrot" by Kozak and the PoetsLogo designed by Baitul Javid

Hawaii Posts
Hurricanes Tropical Storms, Storytellers, Kapono and Willie K

Hawaii Posts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 42:31


Hawaii Posts Show #009 show notes In this episode featured artists include: Jeff Gere The Brian McKnight 4 Jeff Peterson Paniolo music Leabert Lindsey Kui Lee Richard Tom and Mele Fong Don Ho Kamuela Kahoano Henry Kapono & FRIENDS concert Willie K Hurricane then Topical storm Olive is a thing of the past. Most flooding took place on maui so lets send some thoughts prayers and good vibes and they clean up from    Thoughts and prayers with those on the east coast of the USA   Hurricane Florence “Kiss my Grits”   I lived in the Carolinas. In little River S.C worked as a life guard in N.Myrtle Beach during the early 90’s I missed Hurricane Hugo- ’89  But in 1995 Hurricane Felix was a Cat 5 that danced around off the coast teasing the residents of both N.C. and S.C. As a Life Guard we were part of the NMBPD and acted as first responders in the event of the storm. So i sat less than a block from the raging sea in my bungalow tracking Hurricane Felix on a storm chart watching CNN and listening to the radio I made a video on my Hi8 if my perditions the conditions and if i got the call to respond to someone in danger.  but alas no one needed help in the heat of the storm as most in the myrtle beach area had fresh memories of Hurricane hugos destruction.   local news sound bytes Brown Water advisory What to do if you can’t get in the water be aware   brown water is murky and it confuses both prey and predator. The soul of your foot may look like a fish. Also swimming in it can invite all sorts infection. The water is run-off not only from the mountains but roads and farmlands that includes all sorts of junk. So its all Lepo and full of Opala  Lepo is dirty and Opala is trash   So if you think you will swim through it to blu waters you may wanna think twice. That curtain of brown water is the area where big predators wait…. they wait for fish to swim out of the dirt all disoriented and SNAP   I would wait til sunday The sun will burn off the bacteria and virus in the sand by monday but Don’t eat the sand  Weather: Currently Partly Cloudy with gusty winds 10-20 mph but its better than the last two days. Looking ahead Saturday will still be a bit windy and over cast but clearing as the weekend progresses Returning to typical Hawaii weather with mostly sunny skies trades from the NE at 10-15mph Highs will remain around 87 and lows around 75 by next thursday we to see 40% chance morning and evening showers.   Sun Rise 6:18  Sun Set  6:35 Friday 12h 16m next Thurs  12h 9m   Interesting to note that we lose 1:12 seconds of day light each day these remaining days of 2018 are shorter every day and we march slide through september toward a new year 2019 which is 109 day away   Our Night Sky   Moon rise 11:30a today and sets at 10:39p rise next thurs 4:03p set 2:37a It is waxing at 32% by next thursday  we’ll see 90% illumination approaching a full moon on Sept 29th   Constellations just east of front and center is  Aquarius cupping capricornus southwest is sagittarius look for mars passing through the top of it. on the horizon SSE is Phoenix and SSW is Scorpius Institute for Astonomy http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/publications/starcharts/    Venus 8:30 Uranus 9:30 Jupiter 9:40 Saturn 12:30 Mars 2:30   SURF REPORT brown water advisory - clearing up through the week   North South and West shores  1-2 Dropping East sides of the island 1-3 Holding with a few freak 4’s and phantom 5’s.   South Shore Tides: Today High 7:53a — Low 2:38p  Next TH Low 6:43a — Low 1:41p    Currently a small craft Advisory for all Hawaiian waters Island Events!!! Friday to Thursday night Sept 14 - 20 2018     Kaua’i   Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - 28, 2018, 5:30PM - 9:30PM   Come join the festivity! Every Friday evening, Old Town Hanapepe is bustling with fun & activity! With a wide variety of shopping, local crafters, several excellent restaurants, a dozen art galleries, stilt walkers, classics cars, live music and entertainment, there is always something for     Free Family Event Celebrating the International Day of Peace on Kauai SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018, 1:30PM - 4:00AM   Everybody is invited to celebrate The International Day of Peace at Lydgate Park (main pavilion) "Creating Peaceful Relationships" is the theme for this year's event, sponsored by the Interfaith Roundtable of Kauaʻi.   Silly 'N Spooky Tales With Jeff Gere  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018, 3:00PM - 3:45PM Storyteller Jeff Gere will share a collection of usually light, short stories from and about local kids. The “Spooky” refers to spooky tension that turns into laughter. Jeff is known for his physical and fun style of storytelling.      University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.    Koloa Public Library  — Free, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m     Oahu   Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPT 23, 2018, 7:30PM - 8:30PM   "I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny." Join Sally and her brother as their rainy day blues are turned upside-down by a mischievous stranger in a striped hat. The Cat in the Hat creates a day full of wacky adventure, wondrous balancing feats Kennedy Theater on the UH campus   Sunset Mele and Night Market FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018, 4:00PM - 9:00PM Sunset Mele and Night Market is Hawai‘i Convention Center’s free community event showcasing live entertainment, family-friendly movie, pop-up marketplace, artisan workshop, local eats and drinks. Visit hawaiiconvention.com for additional event details.   Henry Kapono and Friends at the Waikiki Shell SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018, 6:30PM - 9:00AM   First Hawaiian Bank to present the 3rd Henry Kapono & FRIENDS concert . Henry and a star-studded line up of Hawai'i's most popular entertainers will once again grace the stage with an evening of music, laughter and stories as they share the hit after hit at the shell at the Waikiki Shell on Saturday, September 15, 2018   Willie K TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Willie K will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. Willie K is a Maui based performer whose performances span genres and age, playing anything from blues, to jazz, to traditional Hawaiian music. Doors open at 5:00pm and 8:30pm respectively.   Music & Dance of Bali WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018, 6:00PM - 6:45PM I. Made Widana and Annie Reynolds are members of the Balinese Performing Arts. These talented performers will demonstrate a variety of traditional dances, costumes and feature different Balinese musical instruments. The performers will also offer background information about each dance.   Kamuela Kahoano OCCURS ON: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Kamuela Kahoanowill be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. A singer/songwriter, painter/visual artist and music producer from Honolulu, Hawaii. Doors open at 5:00pm and 8:30pm respectively.   The Brian McKnight 4 - The Sequel THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 -  22, 2018, 6:30PM - 10:30PM The Brian McKnight 4 will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. Brian McKnight is a New York based R&B and soul musician whose smooth sound has earned him 16 Grammy nominations, multiple platinum albums, and numerous Billboard-charting singles.   Molokai Pailolo Challenge 2018 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018, 7:00AM - 4:00PM The Pailolo Challenge is a 26 mile race from DT Fleming Beach, Maui to Kaunakakai, Molokai. Paddlers gather from Hawaii, USA, Canada, Australia and more to test themselves in excellent channel crossing conditions. Since it's inception the race has caught on and considered to be the most consistent and funnest canoe race in Hawaii. The Pailolo Challenge is organized and staffed by Hawaiian Canoe Club. The mission of HCC is to perpetuate and preserve the art of Hawaiian canoe paddling by providing an environment rooted in traditional Hawaiian values that promote personal growth, character development, and achievement in physical fitness.     Maui Story of the 'Ukulele and Concert SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018, 11:00AM - 11:45AM The Hawaiian Serenaders, will share information about the ‘ukulele, Hawaii’s official instrument. Learn the history, types, parts, and tuning the instrument, and how playing the ‘ukulele has evolved from rhythm accompaniment to a solo instrument. The husband and wife duo will also demonstrate how applying different rhythm patterns affect the feel of a song. Discover the stories behind the songs as you enjoy a musical mixed plate of Hawaiian, hapa haole, pop and jazz standards.  This program is a production of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Lahaina Public Library Free, 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m   Henry Kapono & Friends at the MACC SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018, 5:00PM - 10:00PM   Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018; A&B Amphitheater, 5:00 pm show; 4:00 pm gates Henry Kapono and a star-studded line up of Hawai'i's most popular entertainers will come together with an evening of music, laughter, and stories as they share the hit songs and celebrate the soundtrack of Hawaii.     Hawaii Big Island Hawaii Island Festival - 30 Days of Aloha - Waimea 43rd Annual Paniolo Parade OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018, 10:00AM - 11:00AM   We show off our paniolo, the art of pa'u, the art of hula, oli, olelo, our royal society Ahahui Ka'ahumanu Waimea Chapter. We have schools, church groups, hula halau, businesses, etc, as participants in our annual Paniolo Parade. Many of our paniolo and pa'u riders are true paniolo;   Waimea Cherry Blossom Park in KAMAUELA   Hilo Hula Tuesday At The Bandstand TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 18, 2018, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon our well-known local entertainers provide a program of Hawaiian music and hula at this FREE event in Historic Downtown Hilo at the bandstand across from the Hilo Farmers Market. The entertainers will vary from week to week. They will "talk story" and share the   Slack Key With Jeff Peterson TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, 5:00PM - 5:45PM Jeff Peterson is one of Hawaii’s most versatile and respected musicians. His passion for the guitar has allowed him to shine as a solo artist and has given him the opportunity to collaborate with a wide variety of artists from Hawaii, the mainland and abroad. His focus on Slack Key guitar classical, & jazz music has allowed him to develop a unique and transcendent voice on the guitar while being deeply rooted in the traditions of his Hawaiian heritage. Hilo Public Library in Hilo    

Mixed Review
28: The Blair Witch Series

Mixed Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018


Tuck your carpenter jeans into your Doc Martens and grab your Hi8 camera, because we're about to venture deep into the wooded areas of Maryland (and possible Nova Scotia) to document Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's The Blair Witch Project, Joe Berlinger's Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, and Adam Wingard's Blair Witch.

Vendere foto e video online
Che la forza sia con te

Vendere foto e video online

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 24:05


Vendere foto e video online può diventare un lavoro a tempo pieno per chi si ritrova improvvisamente disoccupato? Forse no, ma può essere un ottimo modo per iniziare un percorso nel business digitale, pur nella necessità di trovare inizialmente un'altra occupazione per arrivare ad uno stipendio che garantisca di tirare avanti.In questo episodio Daniele Carrer risponde anche alle seguenti domande:Cosa si può usare come software per creare stock footage in alternativa ad After Effects e Premiere?E' possibile utilizzare riprese fatte in formato HI8 e miniDV per creare stock footage?Esiste un modo per aggiungere i metatag ai video un po' come si fa con le foto?In che formato è meglio creare i video?Come si fa a capire quali foto vuole il mercato?Vale la pena creare microstock con l'iphone 7?Trovi i testi dell'episodio e i link citati in questa pagina:https://stockfootage.it/che-la-forza-sia-con-te/

Vendere foto e video online
Che la forza sia con te

Vendere foto e video online

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 24:05


Vendere foto e video online può diventare un lavoro a tempo pieno per chi si ritrova improvvisamente disoccupato? Forse no, ma può essere un ottimo modo per iniziare un percorso nel business digitale, pur nella necessità di trovare inizialmente un'altra occupazione per arrivare ad uno stipendio che garantisca di tirare avanti.In questo episodio Daniele Carrer risponde anche alle seguenti domande:Cosa si può usare come software per creare stock footage in alternativa ad After Effects e Premiere?E' possibile utilizzare riprese fatte in formato HI8 e miniDV per creare stock footage?Esiste un modo per aggiungere i metatag ai video un po' come si fa con le foto?In che formato è meglio creare i video?Come si fa a capire quali foto vuole il mercato?Vale la pena creare microstock con l'iphone 7?Trovi i testi dell'episodio e i link citati in questa pagina:https://stockfootage.it/che-la-forza-sia-con-te/

Capitán Pada y sus monitos
#194 Stranger Things Capitán Pada

Capitán Pada y sus monitos

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016 12:23


Por audio y por escrito, la reseña de Capitán Pada y sus monitos, de Stranger Things. ¿A qué se debe que todo mundo esté hablando de ésta serie? ¿Cómo no emocionarse cuando las nuevas ideas se unen con las clásicas y forman una aventura de otro mundo? ¿Porqué dedicarle un podcast?   Muchas preguntas, y sus respuestas, son adorablemente...extrañas   Dos hermanos gemelos comenzaron a escribir y grabar sus propias películas en el tercer año de primaria usando una cámara de video Hi8 que les habían regalado sus papás. Las mejores historias comienzan con frases como la anterior y por lo general dan pie a una increíble aventura con duración de hora y media, o episodios de cuarenta y tantos minutos. Lo extraño aquí, es que esa es la historia real de los Duffer Brothers, Matt y Ross, quienes llamaron la atención del creador M. Night Shyamalan para eventualmente ser contratados como escritores de algunos episodios de la serie Wayward Pines. En realmente muy poco tiempo, para los tiempos de Hollywood y su industria, ahora son y serán las siguientes grandes estrellas gracias a Stranger Things.  Nacidos en 1984, crecieron con todos aquellos personajes y conceptos de la cultura pop contemporánea a los cuales les seguimos rindiendo tributo. Curiosamente, lo hacen un año antes de su nacimiento. Prefieren situarse en 1983 para contar la historia de un típico pueblo aburrido en el que no pasa nada. Hasta que sí pasa. Hasta que el gobierno lo elige como locación para construir a su alrededor una pesada fachada que oculta algo extraño. En el mismo lugar, un padre, si es que lo es, decide experimentar con su hija, para llevar su capacidad mental a niveles extra-humanos. Del otro lado de la cerca, las tardes de cuatro amigos se dividen prácticamente en dos actividades: en el sótano de la casa de los padres de uno de ellos, convertirse en seres fantásticos gracias a los permisos no oficiales que te da un juego de rol, y moverse en bicicleta para todos lados. Los radios de dos vías, la fascinación por los comics y un escupitajo en la mano los mantendrá unidos, al parecer, hasta su adultez. O hasta que llegan las cosas más extrañas. La desaparición de uno de ellos, acompañada de variaciones en el voltaje eléctrico, y el encuentro con una niña en medio del bosque suburbano, con todo y lluvia, cambiarán para siempre no sólo su vida, sino la de todos sus habitantes.    Si. La premisa es muy sencilla, y hasta predecible. Conspiración del gobierno que provoca que todo se salga de control. Bueno, eso es lo que creía yo durante el pasar del primer y segundo episodio. Pero el tercero se burló de mi y me dijo que me preparara para muchas sorpresas, sustos, momentos lindos,  momentos tiernos y sobre todo, para ver cómo se construye una historia en la cual ningún personaje sobra. Ayuda mucho que cada uno de los actores y actrices cumple a la perfección con lo que le toca, y se vuelve un producto perfecto cuando, a pesar de tener un desfile de directores, y hasta de escritores por episodio, mantiene una constancia que no le da espacio a ninguna variación.  Durante los primeros episodios, necesitaba algo más, que no fueran las bonitas referencias y menciones al contenido de los ochenta, o canciones extraídas fácilmente de cualquier top ten que buscáramos para ilustrar ese año, esa década, esa moda. Y lo obtuve, de principio a fin. Porque por encima, está bien que suene Sunglasses at night, pero en el otro lado, hay sutiles homenajes que, afortunadamente, no se nos arrojan a la cara queriendo decir: “mira mira, otra referencia ochentera, hazme caso, hazme caso” Son cuatro chicos y una chica los que llevan la serie. Son cinco creadores sin los que esta serie no podría existir: Steven Spielberg, porque no hay nada más Spielberg que muchachos en bicicleta buscando aventuras, John Carpenter, desde su título rojo rojo rojísimo, Stephen King representado, para empezar, con una criatura terrorífica, Rob Reiner, para darle el toque coming of age de un grupito de amigos, y agreguémosle un George Lucas para terminar de formar un micro universo con todo y sus reglas.  Pero insisto, esto es sólo lo “obvio”, porque nos podemos adentrar más y más y más...como la pulga, pues. Así es, ha llegado el momento, de los easter eggs. Pero cuidado, porque algunos pueden ser spoilers:   Los eggos, o wafffles, son para Once, lo que los chocolatitos Reeses son para E.T. El extraterrestre. Tanto Joyce, la madre de Will, como Dee Wallace, la mamá principal de la cinta homenajeada,  son divorciadas y con problemas financieros.  El uso de bicicletas...pues es más que obvio. Huyendo de camionetas y usando  un poder extraordinario para escapar Pero además, tenemos en ambos productos a un ser especial teniendo contacto por primera vez con una televisión. Ambos fueron vestidos para parecer más humanos, usando ropa y peluca. Y los dos pasan la mayor parte de la trama escondido en una casa común y corriente, con el completo desconocimiento de los adultos.  Por si fuera poco, recuerdan a un niño corriendo hacia un cobertizo en medio de la noche? Recuerdan el momento en el que los chicos usando lámparas sordas se encuentran con alguien extraño? Ambas escenas, ocurren tanto en E.T. como en Stranger Things   De Los Goonies no sólo toma el formato de unos muchachos aventurándose en territorios completamente desconocidos, sino que además, Bárbara se inspira bastanta en Stef.    Once y Carrie no sólo comparten sus poderes mentales, sino que la mano de Nancy que sale apresuradamente del árbol que funciona como portal, nos recuerda al final final final de la chica bulleada en el baile de graduación. Y hablando de creaciones de Stephen King, en la película Firestarter, podemos ver similitudes entre Charlie, interpretada por Drew Barrymore, y la misma Once. Criada por un adulto al que poco le importa conservar la niñez de las pequeñas mientras alcance el potencial de sus superpoderes, lo cual provoca un trauma completo hacia la figura paterna. Ambas tienen que usar monitores cerebrales para que estudien su progreso. Charlie puede incendiar cosas. Once, lo hace con un radio de largo alcance.   Un mounstruo que amenaza a la juventud del pueblo y nos quita el sueño? A quien nos recuerda? A otro cuya silueta vemos salir, literal, de la pared, antes de atacar: Freddy Krueger, de Pesadilla de la Calle del Infierno. Además, los adolescentes intentarán cazarlo con armas muy humanas, tratando de acorrarlarlo en nuestro mundo. A ambas criaturas las prenden en fuego. ¿Lo más escalofriante? Las dos chicas, se llaman Nancy.   Para enfrentarse a criaturas que quieren apoderarse de huéspedes humanos, nada mejor que usar trajes de protección contra la radiación. Lo vemos en Aliens. Lo vemos en Stranger Things   En Encuentros Cercanos del tercer tipo, de Spielberg, creen que la mamá se ha vuelto loca. Como cree Jonathan que le ha pasado a Joyce cuando jura que Will le habla a través de los foquitos. Es a través de la luz, que los extraterrestres se comunican, ¿en dónde ? En Encuentros Cercanos del Tercer Tipo.    Stranger Things además, tiene un toque de Stand by me con una caminata de los chicos a lo largo de la vía del tren. La serie tiene pedacitos de Poltergeist, con una niña güerita pequeña siendo testigo de la comunicación con otro plano astral. Y el uso de un cable metálico como guía en la incursión hacia éste otro lado.   Pero las referencias, homenajes e inspiración no son exclusivas de los ochenta. Para no pocos, el tanque sensorial hechizo usando una alberca inflable y mucha sal, les recuerda a Minority Reports. Además, el mounstruo sin cara de Stranger Things podría ser primo hermano del mounstruo sin ojos de El Laberinto del Fauno. Ambos sólo protegidos por la piel, y ésta segunda curiosamente se trata de una niña que entra y sale de un mundo paralelo al nuestro   Y por último, mi homenaje favorito de toda la serie: la última secuencia en la que Will participa antes de su desaparición, es cuando reta a Dustin a unas carreritas en bicicleta. El ganador se llevará un comic. Will dice que irá por el X-Men 134.  Ese ejemplar está escrito por Chris Claremont y dibujado por John Byrne. Salió en 1980 y contiene la historia “ Too late, the heroes”.  En éste número, vemos como Jean Grey es convertida en la Black Queen del Hellfire Club. Aquí comienza la que, para muchos, es la mejor historia de los Hombres-X jamás escrita. Es el inicio de la saga de Fénix Obscura. Una mujer con poderes mentales tendrá que, al final, sacrificarse por el bien de todos. En el lugar de su muerte, sólo queda una mancha de ceniza. Además, en éste número, la mencionada superpoderosa ataca a aquel o aquellos que le mintieron para llevar a cabo su agenda personal. En uno de los enfrentamientos, uno de los villanos es acorralado y elevado contra una pared. Les suena conocido?    Sí, el mundo está hablando de Stranger Things porque se lo merece. Porque nos emocionó a muchos como hacía rato que no. Porque en un mundo en el que las secuelas se confirman con una velocidad que a nadie sorprende, todavía estamos esperando el anuncio oficial para que nos respondan los caminos que dejaron abiertos en el último episodio. Porque aún si le quitas el maravilloso decorado de las referencias y homenajes, sigue siendo una gran historia. Porque nos volvió tan locos que ya hay una página para hacer nuestro propio mensaje con letras y foquitos. Porque los memes, entendidos como imágenes cuyo mensaje va cambiando, ya están allá afuera. Porque Stranger Things es una serie que, más que extraña, es extraordinaria.

Infinitum
Kakav bre golf, ko ima vremena time da se bavi?

Infinitum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 117:35


Followup Poslao nam Sloba: A man just got a pretty hefty fine for using his Apple Watch while driving Hvalio nas Sloba: Zaista odlicna epizoda. Uzivao sam izistinski. :) Mogla je epizoda i da se zove "Aj mi napravi dugme..." :) Podsetili ste me na moj prvi narezan CD - usluzno naravno, kod neke ekipe s Banovog Brda ("Funky" sa Sezama i njegovi poznanici / ortaci). Bogami CD plus usluga narezivanja je bila 70 DEM, dobro se secam. Media je bila neka "Kodak", onako zlatno - zute boje, pre par godina sam je negde iskopao i bila je citljiva (posle vise od 15-tak godina). Bojim se da sam ga negde zaturio ponovo, a mozda i bacio - a bilo bi interesantno proveravati do kada ce biti citljiv. Inace, rezac je bio externi, Pinnacle, SCSI, i kada se pustalo da se reze nije smeo da se pipa kompjuter da sesija nebi pukla... Posle par nedelja kada sam rezao drugi cena je vec bila pala na 50, pa onda na 30 eur... A onda smo poceli polako da kupujemo sami CD rezace. Posto je tema epizode bila video produkcija - nemam nista da dodam jer se time nisam bavio osim za svoje kucne potrebe. Prvi kamkoder koji sam koristio (pozajmljen od kuma) je neki Sony sa Hi8 formatom kaseta. To je moralo da se grebuje u kompjuter preko kartice koja je mogla da pretvara analogni u digitalni signal, i to se radilo nekom Miro DC karticom, koliko se secam. Pa onda to posle uvezes u Ulead Video Studio (posle ih je kupio Corel, kao i Roxio, InterVideo i Pinnacle) koji je imitirao Adobe Premier, samo je bio slabiji mogucnostima, efektima itd. - ali i jednostavnji za koristenje. Ubrzo sam kupio svoju Panasonic miniDV kameru, koja se jednostavno preko FireWire povezivala sa PC-em, tako da je ubacivanje "raw" materijala time bilo skroz olaksano. Ta kamera radi i dan danas, cak se i kasetice imaju gde kupiti... no, danas svi zele full-HD snimak, a taj Panasonic je zakucan na PAL - tako da je praktcno vise i ne koristim - izgubila je bitku sa modernim foto-aparatima i mob. telefonima. Mada, optika tog Panasonica je bila odlicna, low-light snimci odlicni.. a kumovljev Sony je bio jos bolji... Vesti Najavljen live stream keynotea i drugi link koji govori o tome Apple iPhone 6 world film gallery (korisno: Glif je lep adapter za iPhone, za foto stalak) iLike otišao u istoriju, tj. kupljena je radnja, ali nije i firma, kao ni brend, sajt je još aktivan, a ako neko prođe kroz Delta City neka nam javi šta se događa sa radnjom. Govorka se ko je mogući kupac, ali ne bismo da spekulišemo još dok nismo sigurni. Dok ne saznamo definitivno, informišite se kako ide "lanac ishrane" u Srbiji što se uvoza i prodaje Appleove opreme tiče. Zaposleni u IBM-u će moći da imaju Macove ako to hoće Thunderbolt 3 spec announced with support for USB-C connector, transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps Apple izbacio iz bete 10.10.4 discoveryd Bug in iOS Unicode handling crashes iPhones with a simple text. Workaround za bug. Firmware bug koji omogućava rootkit pošto se računar probudi iz sleep moda. Jean-Louis Gasse o pet nedelja sa Apple Watchom. CDO Jonny Ive Johny Ive ima novi posao, uslovno rečeno. Gruberovo sećanje na sličnost sa Avie Tevanianom The New Yorker profil: The Shape of Things to come Spomenusmo još Probajte San Francisco kao Mac sistemski font još danas. Alekove muke po WatchKit-u 1.0 Google Photos Google Photos i leeepi uslovi korišćenja Intervju sa Bradley Horowitzom: Google Photos is Gmail for photos Google I/O 2015 Ticci i beard in America Marco Arment: Why not Google Sertifikacija Mikijeva prva diploma: 18.10.200. u Lisabonu, sertifikovao se kao 4D Developer Appleov training and certification program: IT ili Productivity i Pro aplikacije sertifikacije: Support Essentials, Server Essentials Može se polagati kod nas u Crossover Training Centru Kako je Miki postao trener Kako postati trener Ranije Prometrics, sada Pearson Education Alek je mentor na Bloc-u Bloc.io je vrlo moderan online kurs, sa izrazitim naglaskom na samostalnost studenata. Zahvalnice Snimljeno 02.06.2015. kroz Audio Hijack 3 u Mikijevoj kancelariji i tehničku obradu Velikog Maga zvučnih majstorija Ognjena Tomića. Uvodna muzika by Vladimir Tošić. Logotip by Aleksandra Ilić. Artwork epizode Neletaši 2011. by Saša Montiljo

National Center for Women & Information Technology
Interview with Gillian Caldwell

National Center for Women & Information Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2007 20:51


Audio File:  Download MP3Transcript: An Interview with Gillian Caldwell Executive Director, Witness Date: August 9, 2007 NCWIT Interview with Gillian Caldwell BIO: Gillian Caldwell took the helm as the CEO for Global Witness in July of 2015. Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of WITNESS (www.witness.org), which uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. By partnering with local organizations around the globe, WITNESS empowers human rights defenders to use video as a tool to shine a light on those most affected by human rights violations, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools of justice. Since its founding in 1992, WITNESS has partnered with groups in more than 60 countries, bringing often unseen images, untold stories and seldom heard voices to the attention of key decision makers, the media, and the general public -- prompting grassroots activism, political engagement, and lasting change. A film-maker and an attorney, Gillian has experience in the areas of international human rights, civil rights, intellectual property, contracts, and family law. At WITNESS, she has helped produce numerous documentary videos for use in advocacy campaigns around the world, including Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the "War on Terror";System Failure: Violence, Abuse and Neglect in the California Youth Authority; Books Not Bars; and Operation Fine Girl: Rape Used as a Weapon of War in Sierra Leone. She is also co-editor and author of a book published by Pluto Press called Video for Change: A Guide to Advocacy and Activism (2005). Gillian was formerly the Co-Director of the Global Survival Network, where she coordinated a two-year undercover investigation into the trafficking of women for forced prostitution from Russia and the Newly Independent States that helped spur new anti-trafficking legislation in the U.S. and abroad. She also produced and directed Bought & Sold, a documentary film based on the investigation which received widespread media coverage. Gillian lived in South Africa during 1991 and 1992, investigating hit squads and security force involvement in township violence, and has worked in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York on issues related to poverty and violence. Gillian has been awarded the Echoing Green Fellowship (1996-1998), the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Award (2000), the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Award Winner (2001-present), the Tech Laureate of the Tech Museum (2003), Ashoka: Innovators for the Public as a special partner (2003), Journalist of the Month by Women's Enews (2004), and the Skoll Social Entrepreneurship Award (2005). Gillian is a member of the Social Venture Network, promoting new models and leadership for socially and environmentally sustainable business in the 21st century, and she is admitted to the Bar in NY and Washington, D.C. She received her BA from Harvard University and her J.D. from Georgetown University, where she was honored as a Public Interest Law Scholar. Larry Nelson: This is Larry Nelson, with w3w3.com, Colorado's Voice of the Technology and Business Community. And we are a very fortunate proud partner with the National Center for Women and Information Technology, or, as we call it, NCWIT. And we've got a three‑part interview here; we're doing a wonderful interview with a very strong entrepreneur that we are very interested in talking with on some interesting topics. And we're here today with Lucinda Sanders ‑ we call her Lucy; all of her friends do ‑ who is the CEO of NCWIT, as well as Leigh Kennedy, who is on the board at NCWIT; and she's a serial entrepreneur herself. So, Lucy, welcome to the show. Let's get into it and introduce your guest. Lucy Sanders: Well, today, we're introducing Gillian Caldwell, who is the executive director of Witness. I have to say, Gillian, after really looking at your website and understanding what the mission of Witness is, it's a very compelling mission that you have. And your tagline, "See It, Film It, Change It", I thought, was one of the best tag lines I've ever seen for the mission of an organization. Can you give us a little bit of background about witness? I know you started it in 1992. Gillian Caldwell: Yes. So, witness was founded in 1992 by musician and advocate Peter Gabriel. He was struck, when he was touring with Amnesty International, by the isolation of the human‑rights defenders that he met in countries around the world who had had their stories of abuse denied and covered up and forgotten. And he had with him, at that time, in 1989, a handheld video camera; it was a Hi8; it cost about $1, 800. And he was using that camera to record their stories and their experiences; and he was struck by the potential of those stories and that technology to bridge the gap and connect audiences all around the world to those realities and ensure they weren't covered up and forgotten. And Witness was founded just a few years later, in the wake of the beating of Rodney King, which, of course, was shot by a handheld video camera, which galvanized an international conversation about police brutality. The Reebok Human Rights Foundation provided the early seed funding in 1992. And witness began as a technology‑transfer organization, with a primary focus on donating handheld video cameras to human‑rights advocates around the world. Over the last fifteen years, since we were founded in 1992, Witness has evolved considerably. And, at this stage, as you suggest at the outset, our focus is on enabling people to see it, film it, and change it. We don't just provide the camera: but we provide both the technical and strategic support that human‑rights defenders need to document the violations; ensure that they can, in a compelling, story‑driven way, explain not just the problem, but the solution; and get that media in front of the audiences that can make a difference, whether it's a Congressional subcommittee trying to decide whether or not to allocate armed forces and funding in the context of the genocide in Darfur, or whether it's a local judicial official who is being influenced by the evidence that's being presented before him on a videotape. Lucy: Well, and I think, in looking at your site, as well, you're using all the Internet and Web 2.0 technology now to really create this worldwide audience. I mean it's a very compelling use of technology to achieve social good. Gillian: What's really exciting at this stage is that I'm just about to launch something called "the Hub", which will basically be a kind of a YouTube for human rights or, as I like to think of it, a YouMyWikiTube for human rights. If you imagine the technologies and the philosophies of YouTube, MySpace, and Wikipedia, you get close to what we're trying to do at the Hub, which is a site that will be premiering in the fall of 2007. So this is a destination, a website, to which anybody anywhere could upload visual imagery, whether it's photographs or video, or possibly even audio content, of human‑rights‑related issues in their communities, here in the United States and around the world. They can upload it and opt in to a community of people that care about those issues and support campaigns for change. Lucy: Well, so, it's real evidence of how technology supports social entrepreneurism. And that gets me to my first question about technology in general: what technologies do you see on the horizon that are really going to make a difference for you, in addition to the Web 2.0 and Internet types of technology? Gillian: Well, of course, the cell phone, and particularly video‑ and photograph‑enabled cell phones, are really making a difference. I mean, historically, when people thought about the Rodney King beating, they thought "Oh, if you can just capture the abuse as it happens, it will make all the difference"; and the reality is that, with the larger video cameras people have historically used, you're unlikely to be in the wrong place at the right time. But, now, with the handheld cell phones, so many of which are video‑enabled and photograph‑enabled, there is a brand new opportunity to capture that abuse as it happens. If you think back to the London Tube bombings, just a couple of years ago, when a so‑called citizen journalist was reporting live from inside the London Tubes and the BBC moved ahead to create an email address to which anybody could email imagery of news‑related stories in their community, you start to realize that the cell phone is actually really revolutionizing the way we access information, as is text‑messaging and, of course, the Internet, which really didn't exist when Witness was founded. Lucy: And the cell network is very ubiquitous as well, especially in developing countries. Gillian: Right. I mean we still have a massive digital divide: but the beauty of the cell networks is that many of the countries which have historically been confronted with that massive divide will be able to leapfrog over the physical infrastructure, as those cellular networks are strengthened; and we'll be able to embed larger and larger files and transmit larger files over the cellular networks. But it is a concern, still, of course, when we think about the challenges of the Hub. And to take, for example, perhaps a humanitarian‑aid worker in Darfur, who happens to be on the spot as a genocide unfolds, who captures some of that imagery on their cell phone, and who wants to upload it to the Hub so that maybe the Save Darfur Coalition, in Washington, D.C., can then download it and provide that to the Congressional subcommittee: that aid worker faces several challenges. First of all: What's the bandwidth? What's the cost? What's the expense to upload that content? And does he have the strength of signal to do it? And secondly: What about the security risks? Here's a big issue for us, because, of course, if we log the IP addresses of the people who are uploading content, even if we enable them to upload the content anonymously, they really may be at risk, and we could face a subpoena, as Yahoo! Did in the case of Chinese dissidents. So the simple size of the file, of the video file, as it stands, makes it very difficult to encrypt or anonymize those files and it does put people at risk. So the technology is still insipient in terms of really fully enabling what we're talking about. Lucy: It is interesting how you've continually used the latest technologies to help in the pursuit. So, if we switch gears a little bit and we think about you being an entrepreneur: why did you decide to be an entrepreneur, and what is it about entrepreneurship that really makes you tick? Gillian: Well, I mean it's interesting that I have been sort of dubbed a social entrepreneur by a variety of organizations that recognize people in that field, whether it's Ashoka, or the Skoll Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, or the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, really going back to about 2001. And a social entrepreneur is defined variously; but it's really understood as somebody who's really taking an innovative and sustainable approach to an old problem. And what Ashoka says about social entrepreneurs is that they're born that way. And it's funny: it isn't a primary identity for me; but, more and more, I do understand myself as somebody who's genetically inclined towards innovation and towards growing new ideas and towards thinking really tactically and strategically about what's sustainable. But my passion is not earning income: my passion is doing work that feeds my soul; and that's why I've always invested myself in work that delivers social value.. Larry Nelson: Gillian, who in your life really helped, supported your ‑ whether it was genetically inclined beginnings, or was it a mentor that came along the way? Was it a particular group that really had a major influence on your direction? Gillian: Well, I think, like so many people, the most formative influences for me were both my family ‑ particularly parents, who were not, themselves, deeply involved at a political level but who really had what I would call progressive values and who were very driven by integrity, in terms of how they thought about the world ‑ and then, of course, my teachers, particularly my history teachers, in grammar school and in high school, who introduced me to Amnesty International. I began running my high‑school chapter of Amnesty International when I was 12 years old; and I recall organizing weekly Urgent Action letter‑writing campaigns with students, getting dozens of students to write letters to President Zia‑ul‑Haq, in Pakistan, at the time, about political prisoners. And I remember organizing a school symposium on torture. And, I think, there, again, not just my parents and their support of my commitment to doing social‑justice work, but the teachers that encouraged me. And then additionally, interestingly, the work of an artist by the name of Leon Galag, who died quite recently, but who did a series called The Mercenary Series, which was very powerful, enormous canvases of mercenaries in Latin America torturing political prisoners. And, strangely enough, because I lived in the back of an art gallery in SoHo, in New York, when I was growing up, those paintings were in my living‑room for a period of time. In fact, I've often commented that, in these paintings, in The Mercenary Series, there was always a perpetrator looking at you looking at them, almost making a witness out of you and demanding that you do something about it. So I see a very consistent narrative thread, in terms of my focus on social justice and my focus on enterprise, going back to the days when I used to host regular bake sales on the local street corner to try to earn a little income. Lucy: I'd say this is genetically baked into you. Leigh: No pun intended. I thought it was really interesting, too: you're a lawyer. Did you pursue a law degree in support of your social activism? Gillian: Yes. I decided to get a law degree because I wanted additional credibility and depth, in terms of doing policy‑oriented work. I didn't intend to practice, although I did enjoy the short period of time in which I practiced, both at the administrative level, representing disability applicants, and then also working with special‑education cases and discrimination cases, before I got involved in a big undercover investigation on the Russian Mafia and their involvement in trafficking women for forced prostitution. And that undercover investigation utilized hidden‑camera technologies. We posed as foreign buyers interested in purchasing women. And that was my real introduction to video advocacy, as I now call it. But the law degree was always intended to help give me a little bit more credibility, a little bit more depth. And I didn't ‑ I couldn't anticipate at the time that it would be as useful as it is, of course, in the context of running an organization like Witness, where, you'd think, most of my legal training would come into play in the context of human‑rights law, when, in fact, most of what I really deal with on a daily basis, through the three pro‑bono law firms that support our work, has to do with intellectual‑property and trademark protection. Lucy: That's what I was going to ask you about: digital rights management. But that's probably a discussion for another time. Larry: Yeah. Leigh: So, Gillian, when you think about your career as a social entrepreneur, what's really been the toughest thing that you've had to do? Gillian: The biggest challenge is recognizing that the only thing that will be constant is change, particularly in an organization like Witness, where you're focused on integrating new technologies into social‑change work. You have to stay adaptable and evolutionary, which means you're never standing still. So, while I've been running witness for almost ten years now, I can honestly say that the organization looks, feels, and acts very differently from quarter to quarter. When I started, it was just me; and, at this stage, for fiscal '08, we're going to have a budget of $4.2‑million and a staff of 30. So that's a very different operation than it is to run something that's just two or three people. I think the other thing is that, if you're working as an entrepreneur in a social context, you're constantly in the midst of a so‑called stretch assignment: you're learning as you move through the process. And what's so important is being sure that you're really thoughtful about reaching out to get the advice and guidance and support that you need along the way, and that you build a system and an infrastructure of support surrounding you, because it may not always exist within the organization itself, but there are people that have done it before and you're not always needing to reinvent the wheel. Lucy: Well, and speaking of advice: if you were sitting in a room with some young people, what advice would you give them about entrepreneurship? Gillian: Well, again, I look at it through the perspective of social enterprise. So, for me, the most important advice I could give anybody is to stay committed to evolution; and that means that you have to live as a learner. I think that Gandhi once said that we should live like we are going to die tomorrow but learn like we will live forever. And I really believe that's the case: if we aren't open to learning, and if we don't spend as much time listening as we spend speaking, we can't do anything well. So I think that's the most important thing: to stay adaptable, to stay evolutionary ‑ and to build leadership. Somebody who really is a leader is ultimately somebody who takes all the blame and none of the credit. And that's a hard thing to map your mind around; and, at times, it is a bit of a thankless task, because there's just as many nuts and bolts as there are opportunities for big‑picture strategic visioning to take place. But it's really important to stay humble and to stay open and to stay learning. And, as you mature, over time, you realize that, the more you know, really the less you know, I think. Lucy: That's really true. I have to say Gandhi is ‑ I love his quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world." Gillian: Yeah; well, that's also about really living your values. I think it's so easy to compartmentalize our values and to try to articulate them through the check we write at Christmastime or the bottle we put in the recycling bin. But the reality is that living your values is a full‑time occupation, and it really requires us to challenge ourselves all the time to think and wonder: you know, "Was the thought that just passed through my mind racist?", "Was the dynamic that I just participated in unfair?", "Am I carbon neutral?" I mean all of this is about integrity and about values and about being a productive member of the planet. Lucy: So, speaking of characteristics: when you think about yourself, what personal characteristics do you think have given you advantages in being an entrepreneur? Gillian: Well, I think I have a lot of assets in that department, which have served me really well. One is stick‑to‑it‑iveness: I am dogged and determined, and I will find a way; and that's absolutely necessary. You have to have passion driving your commitment; and I believe, if you're passionate, you can achieve whatever it is that you set out to. It's also important to have solid organizational skills. A lot of entrepreneurs are visionary but aren't fortunate enough to get the skills of discipline and the organization and detail orientation that is required to pull off an enterprise. So, for those people, I think, it's so important to recognize that and surround themselves with people that do complement them well in that way. I think the other issue, of course, is the strategic thinking. And, there, it's making sure not just that you give yourself space and opportunity to think strategically, but also that you create environments in which strategy can evolve through collective conversation. Too often, people at all levels of an organization are not involved in creating and participating and designing a strategy for an organization. And that's what builds ownership, and I think that's what builds better long‑term solutions... Larry Nelson: Gillian, with a background like you ‑ you've had this organization, now, for ten years; you now have a budget of $4.2‑million; you have 31 employees. Here's a question: how do you bring about balance to your personal and your professional lives? Gillian: Well, the quickest way to get some balance is to have some children. And I have two of those: I have a girl, named Tess, who's just about to turn five, and a boy, named Finley, who will be three shortly. And that really, really necessitates a balance, because I will not miss their childhoods. So it enabled me to really walk the walk and talk the talk when it comes to balance. You know, I have certain lines that I draw, in terms of the number of nights a month that I will be away from my children, and a commitment regarding the number of hours I want to be with them at the beginning and the end of each day. So that's really important. The other thing that is so important to me, which I'm really grateful to have been able to bring back into my life, is exercise. And I think everybody finds balance in different ways: some people, through spiritual practice; others, through meditation; and, for me, exercise and, at this stage, running is really critical. So I do run five to six days a week, for roughly 45 minutes; and that's a way to really stay balanced and attuned. Lucy: Well, Gillian, you've really achieved a lot. We haven't even really mentioned it on this interview; but you are an author. You're clearly a passionate activist. You're a lawyer. And, also, you're a techlaureate, from the Tech Museum, which is very impressive as well. You've achieved so much. Oh: and a mom, with great kids. What's next for you? Gillian: Well, interestingly, I'm not somebody who's ever had a clearly designed career path in mind. I'm fortunate that I've been able to work throughout my life in the things that are absolutely engrossing to me and that really make me feel passionate. So I don't have a next step in mind. One of the things that I am increasingly concerned about and do want to direct my attention to, in the context here at Witness and conceivably beyond that, is really the issue of the climate, which is collapsing around us. And I think, first of all, that we are sleeping on the job, in terms of recognizing how serious the issues are, and, second of all, that there is this arbitrary divide between the field of human rights and the environmental movement. And, in fact, if we don't work cohesively together to analyze the intersections between climate collapse and human rights, we're really going to be in trouble. Just by way of example: there will be, and already are, millions of environmental refugees as sea levels rise. Take a look at Bangladesh: much of Bangladesh will be underwater, millions of people forced from their homes. There is already, all over the world today, wars over resource extraction, whether it be wars for oil ‑ of course Iraq comes to mind there ‑ or gold or other natural minerals, which displace hundreds of thousands of people in countries and force them to confront unspeakable violence. There will be the massive spread of vectorial disease. We're already seeing that in disease mutations which function in higher‑temperature environments. So I really see that as a place for a lot more focus and energy; and I'm passionate about seeing what I can do, at Witness and beyond, in that area. Larry: Gillian, I have a feeling that you're going to see it, film it, and change it. Lucy: We really want to thank you for everything you're doing for our world and at Witness. We really appreciate the time that you have taken to talk to us. Gillian: Thank you so much for having me. Lucy: I just want to remind everybody that the podcasts are hosted at the NCWIT website, www.ncwit.org, and also w3w3.com. Larry: That's it. Gillian: And you can go to www.witness.org to learn more about the work. Lucy: Wonderful. Thank you very much. Larry: One more link. Leigh: Thank you, Gillian. Lucy: Bye‑bye. Gillian: O.K. Thank you. Series: Entrepreneurial HeroesInterviewee: Gillian CaldwellInterview Summary: Gillian Caldwell is the Executive Director of WITNESS, which uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. A film-maker and an attorney, she has always believed in the power of images to change people's minds. Release Date: August 9, 2007Interview Subject: Gillian CaldwellInterviewer(s): Lucy Sanders, Larry NelsonDuration: 20:50

'WeBleed4Real' - Wrestling TV and Radio

Sorry about the lack of updates for you 'WB4R' fans. Been pretty busy with some other stuff lately. However, I noticed on the calendar that we're coming up on the 3-year anniversary of the passing of our friend Marcus (a.k.a. Grace Cornchip/SkullMaster). So I wanted to post up this video that I made right after hearing the news of Marcus's death. We were fortunate enough to capture all these moments of him making us smile and laugh on video. Hopefully this video along with other videos illustrate the amount of joy he brought to our lives and that his memory will never fade. I tried to look for the original Hi8 tape that I made this video montage from so that I could make it a little better quality, but I couldn't find it. So I don't know if this H.263 format is exactly video podcast friendly or not, but it doesn't really matter. I just wanted to put something up to remember him by. Maybe down the road, I'll make a new cleaner version from some of the footage that I got. Duration: 4:47 File Size: 16.67 MB File Format: Quicktime H.263 video (.mov)