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Image by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY
James Schouw photoshoot by Ron Sombilon Gallery

Ron Sombilon is proud to photograph Vancouver developer James Schouw.

www.RonSombilonGallery

For more info on James and his current projects, please visit

www.jamesschouw.ca



About James Schouw

Award winning Yaletown developer James Schouw is a designer, green-minded builder, philanthropist, and community visionary. A building by James Schouw looks unlike any other, anywhere else in the world. James is influenced by early Vancouver architecture with neo-classical elements but his designs are truly original and eclectic.

James oversees all aspects of his developments, from conception, to design, to construction. His timeless design with attention to detail and cutting edge construction, has created a devoted following. His buildings are on the ‘must-see’ list of Vancouver architecture and it’s a common site to see people taking pictures of his buildings. The beauty of his buildings have turned them into Habitable Art, art that people live in.

Best known for the dramatic style of his buildings, James is changing the way buildings are built and raising the bar for environmental sensitivity with his innovative designs. His landmark Grace building, at 1280 Richards, is the first high rise in the city to have been conceived with energy efficient geothermal heating, a technology that saves on heating costs, produces minimal greenhouse gases and has set the standard for other high end projects. The carbon emission reduction for Grace is the equivalent of taking 100 cars off the road annually. In addition to the Geothermal heating system, his projects incorporate a rainwater recovery system. He has also installed a fingerprint recognition security system that ensures only inhabitants gain entrance.

Creating buildings with a reduced environmental footprint is a reflection of James’ overall development philosophy. He has sense of responsibility to enhance the community and give back to society. A minimum of 50% of each year’s net corporate and personal income will be donated to humanitarian efforts over a ten-year period. Charity work is ingrained into his company’s values and culture.

Born in Winnipeg and raised in Vancouver, James studied physics at university but became fascinated with construction after spending time helping his architect father at a construction site. A natural entrepreneur he left school to start a successful ice cream distribution business and to pursue his interest in design and construction. His own dissatisfaction with what he saw on the market prompted him to build his first multifamily development, Iliad. James is a long time resident of Yaletown and always resides in the projects he creates so that they have the liveability that he would expect in a home.

James’ Grace building was awarded the 2008 Georgie Award for High Rise of the Year, was a nominee for best multi-family housing for the national SAM awards, and was a finalist for the international SPARK design awards. James is a past winner of Business in Vancouver’s 40 under 40 Award and he has been featured on CBC Television’s “Living Vancouver”, HGTV’s Lofty Ideas, and CKNW’s “Adler Online”. He is an occasional contributor to Business in Vancouver Magazine, writing articles giving his thoughtful perspective on Vancouver’s housing industry.


James Biking 07
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Image by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY
James Schouw photoshoot by Ron Sombilon Gallery

Ron Sombilon is proud to photograph Vancouver developer James Schouw.

www.RonSombilonGallery

For more info on James and his current projects, please visit

www.jamesschouw.ca



About James Schouw

Award winning Yaletown developer James Schouw is a designer, green-minded builder, philanthropist, and community visionary. A building by James Schouw looks unlike any other, anywhere else in the world. James is influenced by early Vancouver architecture with neo-classical elements but his designs are truly original and eclectic.

James oversees all aspects of his developments, from conception, to design, to construction. His timeless design with attention to detail and cutting edge construction, has created a devoted following. His buildings are on the ‘must-see’ list of Vancouver architecture and it’s a common site to see people taking pictures of his buildings. The beauty of his buildings have turned them into Habitable Art, art that people live in.

Best known for the dramatic style of his buildings, James is changing the way buildings are built and raising the bar for environmental sensitivity with his innovative designs. His landmark Grace building, at 1280 Richards, is the first high rise in the city to have been conceived with energy efficient geothermal heating, a technology that saves on heating costs, produces minimal greenhouse gases and has set the standard for other high end projects. The carbon emission reduction for Grace is the equivalent of taking 100 cars off the road annually. In addition to the Geothermal heating system, his projects incorporate a rainwater recovery system. He has also installed a fingerprint recognition security system that ensures only inhabitants gain entrance.

Creating buildings with a reduced environmental footprint is a reflection of James’ overall development philosophy. He has sense of responsibility to enhance the community and give back to society. A minimum of 50% of each year’s net corporate and personal income will be donated to humanitarian efforts over a ten-year period. Charity work is ingrained into his company’s values and culture.

Born in Winnipeg and raised in Vancouver, James studied physics at university but became fascinated with construction after spending time helping his architect father at a construction site. A natural entrepreneur he left school to start a successful ice cream distribution business and to pursue his interest in design and construction. His own dissatisfaction with what he saw on the market prompted him to build his first multifamily development, Iliad. James is a long time resident of Yaletown and always resides in the projects he creates so that they have the liveability that he would expect in a home.

James’ Grace building was awarded the 2008 Georgie Award for High Rise of the Year, was a nominee for best multi-family housing for the national SAM awards, and was a finalist for the international SPARK design awards. James is a past winner of Business in Vancouver’s 40 under 40 Award and he has been featured on CBC Television’s “Living Vancouver”, HGTV’s Lofty Ideas, and CKNW’s “Adler Online”. He is an occasional contributor to Business in Vancouver Magazine, writing articles giving his thoughtful perspective on Vancouver’s housing industry.

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Fetish & Fantasy Ball 2009 - Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas
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The Social Media Business Directory for The Woodlands, Texas - socialwoodlands.com

Facebook - facebook.com/socialwoodlands

Twitter - twitter.com/sowoodlands

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Business Models by Design - Tianjin WorkSpace 2008
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TIANJIN/CHINA, 28SEPT08 - Participants at the Business Models by Design session in the Tianjin WorkSpace 2008 at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 in Tianjin, China.
Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)/Photo by The Value Web



Business Models by Design - Tianjin WorkSpace 2008
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TIANJIN/CHINA, 28SEPT08 - Participants at the Business Models by Design session in the Tianjin WorkSpace 2008 at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 in Tianjin, China.
Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)/Photo by The Value Web

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New business registrations 2011/12
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Our vision: jobs and growth

Find out more about the Council Plan and our performance at: www.coventry.gov.uk/performance/

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Business, Admin & Accounting Prizegiving June 2013
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2011 Ideas Challenge

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2011 Ideas Challenge
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Image by Mays Business School
[Photo: Michael Kellett/Michael Kellett Professional Photography]

Prince of Wales, Cambridge Street, Birmingham

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Prince of Wales, Cambridge Street, Birmingham
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While on Cambridge Street, I saw this pub at the back of the ICC. It is the Prince of Wales. If this is the fate of a pub in this area what is the fate of the pubs in Eastside?

It was a back street pub that used to be surrounded by loads of old houses (now demolished). Was a short way away from the Civic Centre.

An address on the building says 85 Cambridge Street, but it seems to be registered as 84 Cambridge Street. The road now might be King Edwards Road.

I think the pub is for sale, but it looked like it is in use.

It might date from 1915.

Creating the high-trust organization

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Creating the high-trust organization
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Image source:
www.flickr.com/photos/kishorephotography/5182583940/

Read the articles on opensource.com
Creating the high-trust organization
Are you more human than the competition?
Relationship coffee: Creating shared value with transparency and trust

Created by Colleen Simon for opensource.com



Forges and foundations: Chalk and cheese
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Forges and foundations: Chalk and cheese

Created by Jason Hibbets for opensource.com

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What I Carry
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Image by boost ventilator
I have been meaning to do this for awhile.
What are my chances of getting hit with lightening?


What Business Is This?
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Image by Gotham Glassworks by Greg Locke
Volt Aerodrome?

Coneco Environmental Construction?

Golden Eagle Flight School?

Is there really a business at all operating here at all, except a lucrative tipping fee business?

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Car advertising
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Image by Toban B.
In London, Ontario, Canada

Another car ad on a local bus.

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LOVE YOUR CAR

Top to bottom!


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Here's a photo that shows how that ad looks
from inside a bus -
www.flickr.com/photos/tobanblack/3823639980/

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Here's a blog post about messages like these
on buses -
“Great cars”

(The ad shown in this photo actually is about a car maintenance business; but the ad also promotes cars, in general, so I think it's fair to call it a car advertisement.)

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In the city I'm from, there are car murals on the downtown bus terminal.


Il business del futuro
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Il decreto Carfagna non c'entra, nonostante le apparenze.

Business of Software - Paul Kenny

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Business of Software - Paul Kenny
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Business of Software 2010, Boston - businessofsoftware.org/


Business of Software - Seth Godin
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Business of Software 2010, Boston - businessofsoftware.org/

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Mixed Use: Messy, Ugly, Vital, Destroyer
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Image by UrbanGrammar
This fine, elaborate example of domestic, urban architecture of the 19th century succumbs to the vital force of commerce in the 20th century.

A prized possession of an upper class family then, it is now a low grade rental for small businesses.

In a suburban location at the time of horse and carriage it is now in the heart of a fully motorized city close to a subway station and surrounded by very high density office buildings.
No planner then could have imagined or have wished for that destiny for this building.
Mixed use and despoliation hapens not according to plan but in spite of it



Flying Saucer Eddie
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Image by judge_mental
As I understand it, Eddie is an alien who was abducted by humans.

Since 1970, he has been subjected intermittently to some kind of horrible invasive experiment, living in Lincolnshire and periodically finding a mate in the classifieds.

Basically what keeps him prisoner is somehow controlled by his kitchen tap.

At the moment of its operation he is enveloped by a mesmerising white light, like in a toothpaste advert. Without any volition on his part, fluoride is sucked in by his feeding valve. He is instantly obedient and robot-like. He becomes part of some beastly telepathic communion.

This is proved when he is later found sitting for long periods of time in the library, receiving messages from the Internet concerning visitors from Venus, which he tells me the US military obviously know about: they just can't think of a way to sell us the information.

They ought to get Max Clifford in. Aliens just don't realise how famous they would be if only they would come clean with us about their furniture, marriages and raw meat preferences.

The problem for me is, Eddie is the only lifeform who regularly attends meetings of Lincoln City Council and its committees, apart from the "people" who are on them.

The public - exhibiting great interest in democratic freedom - stays away. The Council has taken to describing itself using a strange language humans cannot understand, things like "The Policy and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee". They want to control us in secret, that's the thing.

For this reason I go to these meetings occasionally, and Eddie is usually there, for reasons HE CANNOT EXPLAIN - taking copious notes on planning decisions and similar bumpf. He will often conspicuously hand me the latest news on alien lifeforms that have been spotted in East Tennessee, or pamphlets on other unusual topics.

It seems clear to me that Eddie and the alien members of the City Council are working sucker-in-glove to represent any genuine concerns the public might have as an unwarranted interference in the Council's business.

Their (rare) challenges to the alien lifeforms' takeover plans are being neutralised.

It works this way:

It may be that there are still some human members of the Council, or it could happen that human journalists, or other human members of the public might be present at the Council's meeting.

You might think this would be dangerous for the aliens. But no, it is the humans who actually deceive themselves.

Why? It would immediately be apparent to them that the anti-fluoride campaigner, or person complaining about the hours at the fluoridated swimming pool or whatever, would be up there in the public gallery like Eddie The Well-Known Flying Saucer Man.

To their simpleminded mammalian way of thinking beings who are identical in one respect are identical in every other way too - the rebellious human is just A PERSON LIKE EDDIE - and therefore easily discredited as some kind of wacko.

In this way the humans' own skepticism and belief in Earth's primitive technological "progress" is used against them. It is exactly the kind of cunning double bluff you would expect from an iguana from Neptune, or Martian fishy-flippered reptile robot thing.

And so, to take a recent example, the Councillors and their leathery officers could easily ignore a 10,000-signature petition and pretend to give the Co-op "planning permission".

Thus doing away with Lincoln's outdoor market with a flick of their powerful tails.

They have no need of the humans' vegetables, being entirely carnivorous.

The Co-op, which has the help of the strange android known as the City Solicitor, is obviously the mother ship.

Howzabout that for a conspiracy theory? No, not a theory, because I found a huge lizard skin in the library once near to where Eddie had been sitting. Are they adjusting Lincoln's water to conditions on their planet? I hear the government wants to expand fluoridation outwards towards the south and north-west of England, maybe even Scotland too.

Hang on. There's one other explanation about Eddie which really does make sense.

Flying saucers? Council meetings? Looking starved to the point of physical collapse and blissfully happy at the same time? Drinking at the Holiday Inn?

All becomes er, "clear". Eddie is none other than the Scientomogists' man in Lincoln.

You know, the people who control your children through the subliminally-challenged Neopets

So there are suckers involved. Cripes, the cults must be desperate.

Let's hope they are able to turn a profit from the information he collects.

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REMEMBER THE DUCK, KEEP POSITIVE !! ...SEC Says Rudy Ruettiger Is A Stock Scammer (December 16, 2011) ...item 3.. The drink, called Rudy, carried the slogan "Dream Big! Never Quit!" ...
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The former Notre Dame walk-on has agreed to pay 2,866 to resolve the SEC’s claim that he participated in a pump-and-dump, fraudulently inducing investors to bid up the stock of his sports drink company, Rudy Nutrition. He did not admit or deny the allegations.
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---As noted in life: A short pencil is better than a long memory !!

---When all else fails, read and follow the instructions. Yeap, that looks about right to me !!
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Following the money trail
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BUSINESS | 12/16/2011 @ 2:59PM |72,960 views

SEC Says Rudy Ruettiger Is A Stock Scammer

www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2011/12/16/sec-says-rudy...

To many football and movie fans, Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger is a hero, an ordinary kid who overcame extraordinary odds through hard work and determination to become part of Notre Dame folklore.

The Securities & Exchange Commission, however, says Rudy Ruettiger has grown up to become a penny stock promoter and scammer. The former Notre Dame walk-on has agreed to pay 2,866 to resolve the SEC’s claim that he participated in a pump-and-dump, fraudulently inducing investors to bid up the stock of his sports drink company, Rudy Nutrition. He did not admit or deny the allegations.

According to the SEC complaint filed in federal court in Las Vegas, Ruettiger’s company sold only a small amount of a sports drink called “Rudy” and instead the company served as a vehicle for a 2008 pump-and-dump scheme that generated million in illicit profits. The SEC revoked registration of the stock of Rudy Nutrition in 2008.

“Investors were lured into the scheme by Mr. Ruettiger’s well-known, feel-good story but found themselves in a situation that did not have a happy ending,” said Scott Friestad, associate director of the SEC’s enforcement division, in a statement. “The tall tales in this elaborate scheme included phony taste tests and other false information.”

What kind of tall tales is the SEC talking about? One example is literature mailed to potential investors falsely claiming that in “a major southwest test, Rudy outsold Gatorde 2 to 1.” While these sorts of promotions were going on, the SEC says promoters were artificially inflating the price of Rudy Nutrition’s stock while selling unregistered shares to investors.

Like his heroic football story, the stock scam has its origins in South Bend, Ind., where Ruettiger and one of his college buddies started a sports drink company they eventually moved to Las Vegas. There, Ruettiger brought in an experienced penny stock promoter, Stephen DeCesare, who was his neighbor. DeCesare became the primary organizer of the stock scam, the SEC claims, putting together a reverse merger of a Pink Sheets-traded shell company.

DeCesare brought in other stock promoters to inflate the stock price through bogus trading and stock touting, increasing the company’s stock price from 25 cents to .05. The amount of stock trading hands rose from 720 shares to 3 million. But in this case, the story turned out to be unbelievable.
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.....item 3).... News Observer .... www.newsobserver.com ... Real-life 'Rudy' settles SEC fraud lawsuit

Published Fri, Dec 16, 2011 08:39 PM
Modified Fri, Dec 16, 2011 08:39 PM

By E. SCOTT RECKARD - Los Angeles Times

www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/16/1715705/real-life-rudy-se...

LOS ANGELES -- Say it ain't so, Rudy.

Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, the 5-foot-6 walk-on Notre Dame football player whose underdog story inspired the 1993 movie "Rudy," has seen his sports drink venture turn out less happily - with allegations of securities fraud.

In a lawsuit Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Ruettiger, 63, and 12 others of swindling investors in Rudy Nutrition, a Gatorade challenger he started with a college friend in South Bend, Ind.

Ruettiger got in trouble when he moved the company to Las Vegas in 2007 and joined a fast crowd that pumped out promotions to penny-stock investors. The SEC said the participants dumped million worth of stock in a company that had few customers and no profits.


The drink, called Rudy, carried the slogan "Dream Big! Never Quit!" A promotional mailing claimed that in "a major Southwest test, Rudy outsold Gatorade 2 to 1!"

An email boasted that in "several blind taste tests, Rudy outperformed Gatorade and Powerade by 2:1," the SEC suit states.

Both statements were false, according to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Las Vegas. The promoters are accused of manipulating trading to artificially inflate the price of Rudy Nutrition stock while selling unregistered shares to investors.

Only 0,000 of the more than million raised went back into Rudy Nutrition, said Scott W. Friestad, associate director of the SEC's enforcement division.

"Investors were lured into the scheme by Mr. Ruettiger's well-known, feel-good story but found themselves in a situation that did not have a happy ending," Friestad said.

Ruettiger and 10 other defendants settled the suit without admitting or denying wrongdoing, Friestad said; the two who have not settled also face criminal prosecution.

Ruettiger paid back 5,750 he made in the alleged scam, a fine of the same size and interest that brought his total to 2,866.

He also agreed to be banned from serving as an officer or director of a public company and from promoting penny stocks.

"He was a willing participant in the scheme, but not the ringleader," Friestad said, adding that Ruettiger had honest intentions when he founded the company and got caught up in the promotional scheme after it struggled.

The SEC revoked registration of the stock in late 2008 and Rudy Nutrition shut down.

Ruettiger, a dyslexic child with 13 siblings who applied to Notre Dame four times before he was admitted, was on a practice squad and took part in just one game for the Fighting Irish. He sacked the opposing quarterback in a play that became a centerpiece of the movie.

Currently a motivational speaker, he also started a foundation to benefit children's advocacy programs and hand out the College Football Rudy Award to players of exceptional commitment.

Ruettiger and his attorney, Michael Eldredge of Salt Lake City, could not be reached for comment.

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Truck drivers begin two-week national stoppage
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There are calls for state and federal govts to abandon new transport changes to get trucks back on the road. The organiser of a national truck driver shutdown says he expects Australia's transport industry to be crippled in a matter of days. The two-week stoppage began at midnight AEST last night over state and federal government transport changes, which include increased registration fees, new fatigue laws and changes to the fuel excise.

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Search results
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The first run at search result listings

This is a restyle I'm doing of AHS Shop - my family business, taking it's first steps onto the web.

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BPO OUTSOURCING
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BPO OUTSOURCING


CALL CENTER NEARSHORE
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CALL CENTER NEARSHORE

Bryan Rahija

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Bryan Rahija
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Financial Reports
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Milwaukee Downtown Mall
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Series of empty "business opportunities" at the mall in Milwaukee. Summer 2010 and more than 50% of the places was empty and for rent, lease, sale. A spooky sight.


Milwaukee Downtown Mall
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Series of empty "business opportunities" at the mall in Milwaukee. Summer 2010 and more than 50% of the places was empty and for rent, lease, sale. A spooky sight.

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T.H Goalkeeping Business Card
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Business card design for TH Goalkeeping - A football coach


Business card: Gabriel Axel
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Business, Technology & People
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Image by marcfonteijn

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Monkey Business
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Monkey Business
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Image by John O Dyer
Frolicking

• To behave playfully and uninhibitedly;
• To romp;
• To engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing;
• To caper about; act or behave playfully
• Light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment

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Silicon Beach
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Image by Lachlan Hardy
The guys from Freshview, creators of Campaign Monitor, absolutely deserve this kind of public recognition.

Nice to see Atlassian, Tangler and Quotify get to provide some additional local colour too

Update: here's their own article on it

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Photo business
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Colorado - Idaho Springs: Normandeau/Rohner Building

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Colorado - Idaho Springs: Normandeau/Rohner Building
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The Normandeau/Rohner Building, at 1617 Miner Street, was built in 1881 and opened by William and Edward Normandeau. The first business in the building was a dry-goods store, which also sold boots and shoes. Within a decade, it became the "Golden Rule Store." At the turn of the century, John Rohner, a bartender next door at Worth's saloon, opened up a competing saloon here. It was Rohner who added the elaborate front for his "high class" saloon/billiard parlor. Rohner was also a well-known boxer who fought for the heavyweight championship of the world in 1900.

The building is a one and one-half story rectangular brick structure built in the commercial vernacular style. It contains some of the most exquisite architectural details of the Victorian era. There is a small, round, arched window with brick arch, radiating voussoirs with keystone in the upper façade, bracketed cornice and paneled frieze decorated with swags.

The Idaho Springs Downtown Commercial District, roughly bound by Center Alley, 14th Avenue, Riverside Drive, and Idaho Street, has been the commercial center of the community since its development in the late 19th century. The Idaho Springs downtown area, with its collection of Late Victorian-Era structures, formed the core of a city where prospector George A. Jackson made the first placer gold discovery in Colorado. It went on to serve as an important milling and supply center for the mining region which accelerated the settlement of Colorado.

Idaho Springs Downtown Commercial District #84000801 (1984)


Ronald Campbell 2012
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Ronald Campbell receives his Reynolds Week 2012 certificate from Andrew Leckey, Reynolds Center president.

Campbell, staff writer for The Orange County Register and Reynolds Center presenter, was one of the Strictly Financials Fellows.

Obama Inaugural Address, Jan 20, 2009

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Obama Inaugural Address, Jan 20, 2009
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A Wordle.net graphic of Obama's Inaugural Address.

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the

sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity

and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of

prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging

storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office,

but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding

documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of

violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of

some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been

lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day

brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a

sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next

generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many.

They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we

gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out

dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time

has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that

noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and

all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our

journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for

those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the

risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor,

who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn. Time and again these

men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.

They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or

wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no

less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed

than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing

pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting

today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we

will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and

bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science

to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will

harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our

schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will

do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many

big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and

women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments

that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too

big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can

afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no,

programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely,

reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust

between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and

expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out

of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy

has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our

ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to

our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers,

faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a

charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for

expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals

to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman,

and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

ecall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy

alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us

to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the

justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand

even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly

leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will

work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize

for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing

terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot

outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims,

Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this

Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter

stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of

tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that

America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that

your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through

corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we

will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters

flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty,

we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's

resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at

this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the

fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.

We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a

willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will

define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people

upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of

workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.

It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a

child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our

success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -

these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.

What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a

recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties

that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying

to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can

join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not

have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's

birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river.

The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome

of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could

survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."

America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words.

With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by

our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor

did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of

freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.





Model of SPark, UWE Ventures, University of the West of England
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The University of the West of England is involved with other partners in the area in the development of a Science Park - SPark. This model is on display within the UWE Ventures space - giving clients an illustrative example of the development of enterprise activities within the region.


Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon
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Senator Barbara Mikulski addresses the Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) Luncheon at Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland on Monday, April 11, 2011.
The MSBR is an organization that encourages the growth and development of aerospace-related business in Maryland.

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.

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pigeon, craning (31/365)
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The first month of project 365 is now complete.

So far, most of my photos have been taken at home or in the neighborhood, probably because we've had a lot of snow. I was out of town for a few days on a business trip.

Taking a photo every day, I become more aware of things that catch my eye: apparently I spend a lot of time looking out the window, at birds, and I'm always drawn to glowing lights

I keep a nifty fifty on my camera most of the time, but also used the 60mm macro, the lensbaby, the diana, and the 10-22mm this month; only two pics were snapped with my android phone. One of my goals for this project is to spend more time with my camera, and that is working out well. I've also noticed I pay attention differently when I know I need to take a photograph every day, and I enjoy the reminder to be more mindful.

On to February, which apparently will mean more snow around here :)

Gwen Ifill Delivering the Keynote Address for the MLK Symposium at the University of Michigan (Jan. 18, 2010)

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Gwen Ifill Delivering the Keynote Address for the MLK Symposium at the University of Michigan (Jan. 18, 2010)
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Image by cseeman
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of PBS's “Washington Week,” co-anchor for the "PBS NewsHour" and author of the best-selling book: The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, presenting the Keynote Memorial Lecture of the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium. The Lecture was at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on Monday January 18, 2010. She was introduced by Lester Monts, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan, and Bob Dolan, Dean of the Ross School of Business.



Gwen Ifill Delivering the Keynote Address for the MLK Symposium at the University of Michigan (Jan. 18, 2010)
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Image by cseeman
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of PBS's “Washington Week,” co-anchor for the "PBS NewsHour" and author of the best-selling book: The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, presenting the Keynote Memorial Lecture of the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium. The Lecture was at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on Monday January 18, 2010. She was introduced by Lester Monts, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan, and Bob Dolan, Dean of the Ross School of Business.

Nice Online Business photos

A few nice online business images I found:


How to Search Engine Optimization
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How to seo a website in Google
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