tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56364976176614577812024-02-06T23:34:13.967-06:00PSST...Of Promotion, Social Media, Startups and Tech.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-86488166924899431712020-11-25T10:03:00.000-06:002020-11-25T10:03:17.736-06:00 Crushing Ag and FoodTech Innovation - Five Israeli Startups to Watch in 2021<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWo8tTr7TmM2svQzX9gWVWuUFmpB9PJQQxaq0gSw3Ap4LfWG-qaFHZAy6WcRkP1l6fhMTHIK3HNK5b2Gy-_i3W9Qj11nyGPfPWysaYkPIzUKtAJl7uFXuDUxYyxc8iuwkZ3P_0Ex_cTo/s2048/justin-veenema-zP80MWApkn8-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWo8tTr7TmM2svQzX9gWVWuUFmpB9PJQQxaq0gSw3Ap4LfWG-qaFHZAy6WcRkP1l6fhMTHIK3HNK5b2Gy-_i3W9Qj11nyGPfPWysaYkPIzUKtAJl7uFXuDUxYyxc8iuwkZ3P_0Ex_cTo/w640-h426/justin-veenema-zP80MWApkn8-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="_3XzpS _1ByhS _4kjHg _1O9Y0 _3l__V _1CBrG xLon9" href="https://unsplash.com/@justinveenema" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.35; outline: none; overflow: hidden; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-overflow: ellipsis; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; white-space: nowrap;">Image credit: Justin Veenema on Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s the holidays. This year is going to be different for many of us with festivities via Zoom as opposed to in person, but the common denominator for the festive season remains the same - food! So, grab a munchie or a beverage, and check out these Israeli startups that are crushing ag and food innovation!</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f96d60bc-7fff-4bd9-5dd1-ba509a6e1e4b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hack your metabolism</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.lumen.me/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lumen</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> measures metabolism in real-time through a device and app, enabling daily personalized nutrition. By using a carbon dioxide sensor and flow meter to determine the carbon dioxide concentration in a single breath, the type of fuel your body is using to produce energy can be determined. In November, together with Garmin International, Lumen </span><a href="https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/technology-lifestyle-nutrition-physical-fitness-consumer-electronics-d3b3abf6a33d4596bb7fb761516a8c8c" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">launched</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a </span><a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2Fapps%2F4d8c756f-33ca-4d42-9951-9a26e895d12a%230&esheet=52322993&newsitemid=20201110005801&lan=en-US&anchor=Connect+IQ+Lumen+App&index=1&md5=1bf79dbd0791a104534303e2ea163146" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect IQ Lumen App</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Garmin Health API integration, allowing users to better understand the impact of fitness and nutrition decisions on their body in real time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/LumenMetabolism" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@LumenMetabolism</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Same taste - no after taste</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.douxmatok.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DouxMatok</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> offers targeted delivery of flavor Ingredients, such as sugar and salt, enabling healthier consumption of foods without compromising taste. In October, the company </span><a href="https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/technology-lifestyle-nutrition-physical-fitness-consumer-electronics-d3b3abf6a33d4596bb7fb761516a8c8c" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced a strategic collaboration</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with Roberts Sugar to deliver a unique sugar reduction solution based on cane sugar, to food companies in North America. DouxMatok’s solution is expected to be available to the food industry in the United States as of 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DouxMatok" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@DouxMatok</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Better yields for farmers’ fields</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.cropx.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CropX Technologies</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> helps farmers get bigger, better yields by offering proprietary soil sensor technology and cloud-based Ag analytics that integrate with irrigation systems. The affordable, easy-to-install CropX system helps farmers increase crop yield and quality and reduce water, fertilization and energy costs. At the beginning of the year the company </span><a href="https://cropmetrics.com/2020/02/08/cropx-acquires-cropmetrics-to-expand-u-s-market-presence/#:~:text=Lincoln%2C%20NE%E2%80%94%20January%2013%2C,based%2C%20precision%2Dirrigation%20tools." style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced the acquisition</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of Nebraska-based CropMetrics, a provider of cloud-based, precision-irrigation tools. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/crop_x" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@Crop_X</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any tree, any time</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.seetree.ai/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SeeTree</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> provides farmers with one of the most advanced data and intelligence networks in Agtech by providing visibility into the health records and productivity of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">any individual tree at any time, and over time. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The company provides a comprehensive service combining boots on the ground and high-resolution multi-dimensional sensing imagery utilizing drones, sensors and special vehicles to collect precise data. Harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence and combining it with agronomic human intelligence, results in a synergy that facilitates accuracy and consistency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/SeeTree_AI" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@SeeTree_AI</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From Nature - Back to Nature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://tipa-corp.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TIPA® Compostable Packaging</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a supplier of flexible compostable packaging that will fully biodegrade in a compost environment, including laminates and labels. TIPA offers certified food grade packaging for fresh, dry, chilled, baked, and frozen goods and has amassed a </span><a href="https://tipa-corp.com/success-stories/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">stellar array of clients</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that includes Stella McCartney, Natoora and Bimbo. In November, it was announced that TIPA and Commonwealth Packaging in the United States would </span><a href="https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/environment/commonwealth-packaging-company-tipa-partner-us-market-17-11-2020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">partner</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to help retailers embrace sustainability while still delivering an effective packaging experience to its customers. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TIPACorp" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@TIPACorp</span></a></p><br /></span>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-35822901629682183672020-02-04T10:46:00.000-06:002020-02-04T10:46:11.030-06:00Congratulations To The FoodTech 500 Top Ten! <br />
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Congratulations to the FoodTech 500 Top Ten that exemplify what it means to be one of the stars
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The deeper insights into the people and
companies on the FoodTech 500 list make for <a href="https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500" target="_blank">fascinating reading</a> as they describe how they started
out as a company, and their thoughts on the role of technology in the FoodTech
industry. Explore the full list of the Fortune 500 of FoodTech <a href="https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500#list500" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Some fascinating factoids about the FoodTech 500:</div>
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<li>In total, 78.2% of FoodTech 500 companies are less than 5
years old and 56.1% are at pre-seed or seed-stage funding. </li>
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stage, close to 75% are revenue-generating.</li>
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from 54 different countries, across 8 different categories of AgriFoodTech. </li>
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Tomorrow's food trends have a very good chance of starting with the the FoodTech 500, particularly the Top Ten. Watch this space!<br />
<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-9690799243578702192018-12-27T13:05:00.000-06:002019-01-02T10:20:43.781-06:00Struggling With Whether To Delete Your Social Media Account? Think About It.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As many of us struggle with what to do or not with respect to social media in general, or whether to delete Facebook in particular, Tokyo Rose comes to mind.</div>
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During WWII, radio was the medium which conveyed Tokyo Rose's message of disinformation. Radio was also the means of conveying messages of hope and support to those in occupied territories. In the case of Tokyo Rose, it wasn't the medium per se that would do the harm to the Allies, it was the message and the motive behind that message.</div>
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And so it is with social media today. Motive matters. As we struggle with which medium to use or not, which to delete or not, why we chose a certain medium and what we want to say or share are important. </div>
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When we acknowledge the why and the what, we can make informed as opposed to knee-jerk decisions. We can think mindfully about our choices and in doing so take back the control that technology has in many cases been designed to take from us.</div>
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For some of us Facebook is the only practical means that we have found to keep in touch with our families overseas. And that's OK and not a need for constant mental self-flagellation. Like with radio, we can chose where we want to tune in and where to tune out. We can unfollow the people whose posts we no longer want to see and chose to have posts from friends and family first in our feed. </div>
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Instead of a filter bubble determined by a profit-minded AI in an algorithm, we can create our own walled mental gardens of nature, music and puppies, or not. Both choices are valid for each of us. What is important is that we shine the light of independent thought into the darkness that social media can sometimes become. That <i>we </i>think and then <i>we </i>choose.</div>
Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-12557042762739073392018-09-25T13:23:00.001-05:002018-09-26T11:19:01.162-05:00Life Cycle Analysis Allows For Making Informed Science-Based Decisions<br />
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be made. Our idealized view of the way in which eggs should be packed - for example as shown in the image on the right - or what may sound or feel right, is not always what does right for the
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That’s where Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) can help - through allowing
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In the <a href="https://www.peteandgerrys.com/blog/paper-or-plastic" target="_blank">case described below</a>, a LCA helped <a href="https://www.peteandgerrys.com/" target="_blank">Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs</a> make the decision as to whether paper or recycled plastic cartons are better for the environment. </div>
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In a post on their website, Pete and Gerry's say, "A question that we get a lot usually goes like this: 'I love
your eggs and your commitment to animal welfare and the environment, but why do
you use plastic egg cartons? Isn’t that worse for the environment?'"</div>
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"It’s an excellent question," they continue. "We’ve all come to see plastic as
bad. It’s derived from a non-renewable source (oil), it doesn’t decompose for a
very long time, and these days, a lot of it is winding into the oceans. So it’s understandable that it
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"On the other hand, the molded pulp cartons and the
polystyrene foam cartons are not environmental home runs either, for many of
the same reasons. So what’s a well-meaning person to do?"</div>
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To find the answer and Pete and Gerry's worked with a third-party to
conduct a LCA of the options available on the market. In 2012 they hired Quantis, a Canadian research company specializing
in the environmental impact of products, to do a complete comparative environmental life cycle assessment of egg cartons.</div>
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According to Pete and Gerry's, "Quantis looked across the raw material sourcing,
manufacturing, packaging, transportation, and end of life/recycling aspects for
RPET (our recycled PET clear package), virgin PET, Recycled Molded Pulp (RMP)
and Polystyrene (commonly known as styrofoam). They scored that as a total
Carbon/Climate Change footprint score based on all of those life stages. They
also scored them on the basis of Human Health, Ecosystem Quality, and Resource
Depletion measures."</div>
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"We went with the most environmentally-friendly packaging
based off real data," Pete and Gerry's explain.</div>
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"The RPET carton that we use was determined to be superior,
or vastly superior, to both the Molded Pulp and Polystyrene as a whole, and
across all of the individual life stages, with the one exception – it has a
slightly higher manufacturing impact than recycled pulp. It is worth noting
that the worst option was typically the PET plastic made from virgin plastic.
That’s because of the high amount of fossil fuels required both as energy and
raw material in its production. This is what large 2-liter soda bottles are
made from (so think about that the next time you’re considering buying soda).
We take the recycled material from those containers to make our cartons. The
tri-fold PET also has an important consumer benefit in that it provides the
best protection for the eggs while allowing you to see the unbroken eggs
without opening the carton in the store."</div>
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"Once used, our cartons can then be placed right back in the
recycling stream for another trip through the system. Paper pulp can also be
recycled. Styrofoam all goes to the landfill to wait for the end of time."</div>
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There you have it - what sounds or feels right does not always do right by the environment. As Pete and Gerry's conclude, "While we wish we could sell our eggs in wooden boxes or
wicker baskets that were re-used over and over, we feel as though we’ve arrived
at the best possible solution we can for the time being."</div>
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Bravo, Pete and Gerry's for not going with gut feel, and for taking the time and money to conduct a LCA to be able to make an informed science-based decision regarding the best packaging for your organic eggs! Looking forward to following you on your sustainability journey on <a href="https://twitter.com/peteandgerrys" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</div>
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-10498547212791458262018-09-19T11:20:00.002-05:002018-09-19T11:20:15.060-05:00Compostable Snack Bag Wins Bioplastics Innovation Award<br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">At the start of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BioplasticsWeek&src=tyah" target="_blank">#BioplasticsWeek 2018</a>, the <a href="http://www.plasticsindustry.org/" target="_blank">Plastics Industry Association</a> Bioplastics Division on September 18 announced Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo
as the joint winners of the 2018 <a href="http://www.plasticsindustry.org/sites/default/files/Innovation%20In%20Bioplastics%20Award%20Rules.pdf" target="_blank">Innovation in Bioplastics Award</a>. The two
companies developed the next generation of bio-based and compostable flexible
packaging using Danimer 24365B & Danimer 01112 Resins. This new industrial
compostable snack bag is said to have the right balance of sustainability, performance and
cost. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">The annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award is an honor that goes to
companies applying bioplastics to innovative, purposeful product design. “We
are excited to honor Danimer and PepsiCo for their unique and creative
application of bioplastics innovation,” said PLASTICS’ President & CEO,
William R. Carteaux. “These innovations are a major contribution in progressing
bioplastics forward as a competitive option in more applications across various
industries. What an amazing way to kick off Bioplastics Week.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">The industrial compostable snack bag is comparable in feel, noise and
performance to PepsiCo’s current bags and certified to be industrially
compostable by TUV Austria. The new Danimer resins that are blends of
biopolymers and mineral filler give the bag its white exterior and can be
processed in blown film lines for improved economics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new bio-based structures are currently
being piloted in a limited test in the US and Chile, with plans for a test in
India later this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">“We would like to thank the Plastics Industry Association for
recognizing the work PepsiCo and our team are doing to create sustainable food
packaging,” said Scott Tuten, chief marketing officer at Danimer Scientific.
“As the industry becomes more environmentally conscious, we look forward to
continuing our partnership with PepsiCo to develop quality, compostable and
biodegradable plastic products for a wide variety of applications.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Danimer and PepsiCo are collaborating on a third-generation chip bag
that is based on Danimer’s PHA technology and will be fully biodegradable in
home-composting environments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that is more sustainable without compromising food safety or quality,” said
Garry Kohl, Senior Director R&D Global Packaging Innovation for Snacks
& Foods at PepsiCo. “We are proud to be recognized for this work, which
supports PepsiCo’s stated goal to make 100-percent of our packaging recyclable,
compostable or biodegradable by 2025.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">The Innovation in Bioplastics Award is announced annually during
PLASTICS’ Bioplastics Division’s <a href="http://www.plasticsindustry.org/bioplastics-week" target="_blank">Bioplastics Week</a>. Bioplastics Week is a social
media driven initiative created to increase bioplastics’ visibility and educate
people about the many benefits they provide. Follow the conversation using
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BioplasticsWeek&src=tyah" target="_blank">#BioplasticsWeek</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-62930642518381961432017-07-04T18:20:00.000-05:002017-07-06T16:22:07.737-05:00New Absolutely-Must-Visit Poster Print Shop And Gallery In San Francisco<div class="MsoNormal">
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Francisco - or if you’re lucky enough to live there - the <a href="http://t.ymlp27.net/eyeuacaebehyazaeuyadau/click.php" target="_blank">Haight
Street Art Center</a> (HSAC), a first-of-its-kind poster print shop and
gallery that supports a collective of poster artists, is a must visit.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.dennislarkins.com/" target="_blank">Dennis Larkins</a>' incredible "Eyeconic" flies high above a wall of rock posters.</span></td></tr>
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With 7,000 square feet of <a href="http://t.ymlp27.net/eyejagaebehyaxaeuyacau/click.php" target="_blank">gallery
exhibition</a> space, HSAC is one of the largest galleries devoted to
poster art in the United States. In addition to the print shop, the Center features
community engagement facilities, including a classroom for teaching poster art
techniques, a special events space, and a large gallery. Permanent and
temporary exhibitions will be free of charge to the public, and the Center and
its artists will sell silkscreen and offset prints.</div>
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Founded on a <a href="http://t.ymlp27.net/eyemakaebehyaraeuyaiau/click.php" target="_blank">cooperative
operational model</a>, the HSAC features a state-of-the-art print shop to be
managed by and for artists. The Center’s business model offers artists low
overhead costs to improve the economics for creating and selling poster art. </div>
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Exercising public art’s proven power to attract, inspire and
connect, HSAC will serve not only the Lower Haight, but the city at large
with <a href="http://t.ymlp27.net/eyebazaebehyaraeuyavau/click.php" target="_blank">educational programming</a> for the San Francisco
community: from students to seniors, apprentices to master artists, and the
local residents to visitors.</div>
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<i>The Art of Consciousness <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mariusz Knorowski, Chief Curator at <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.postermuseum.pl/en/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;">Poster Museum at Wilanów</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;">,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"> Warsaw, Poland.</span></span></td></tr>
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The inaugural exhibition, <b>“The Art of
Consciousness,”</b> features more than 90 seminal works from 1965 to 1967. On display will be never-before-seen Family Dog original art
from the “Big Five” of San Francisco rock poster art – Rick Griffin, Alton
Kelley, Victor Moscoso, <a href="http://www.mousestudios.com/">Stanley Mouse</a>,
and <a href="http://www.wes-wilson.com/">Wes Wilson</a> – whose vision inspired
thousands of young people in San Francisco and provided the visual vocabulary
for the vibrant community that formed in the Haight-Ashbury.</div>
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“It covers the evolution of poster art before the Summer of
Love, from the Seed and Are We Next in 1965 through the psychedelic Avalon and
Fillmore posters of the spring of 1967,” said <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">Moonalice</a> guitarist and <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/art/article/New-Haight-center-celebrates-poster-art-11250815.php">poster
philanthropist</a>, Roger McNamee. “Check it out!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Art of Consciousness” runs through September. Entrance
is free. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. 215 Haight
St., San Francisco: <a href="https://haightstreetart.org/">https://haightstreetart.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Haight Street Art Center (HSAC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
San Francisco arts collective established to promote poster art production and
education. The Center’s community outreach relates to poster art history and
cultural impact along with a deep commitment to extending San Francisco’s proud
heritage of publicly accessible artwork—artwork created to celebrate, advocate,
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-74349726927507402062017-06-29T12:20:00.001-05:002017-07-04T17:56:36.537-05:00Celebration Of Poster Art At The Haight Street Art Center<div class="MsoNormal">
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the corner of Laguna, the <a href="https://haightstreetart.org/">Haight Street
Art Center</a> opened its doors to the public on Saturday 1 July with a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/129526450964858/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D" target="_blank">Grand Opening</a> that included activities
for kids, printing demonstrations for adults, gallery tours, and a welcoming
address from Mariusz Knorowski, Chief Curator at <a href="http://www.postermuseum.pl/en/">Poster Museum at Wilanów</a>, the oldest
poster museum in the world located in Warsaw, Poland.</div>
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Festivities began at 1pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the iconic Bronze Bunny, gatekeeper to San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood. </div>
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A series of galleries displayed 90 posters from the breakthrough years of 1965-67 in the opening exhibit entitled “The Art of Consciousness," while artists demonstrated the silk screen process, enabling visitors to walk out with a freshly inked poster.</div>
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The “Big Five” of poster art, who made San Francisco the epicenter
of the genre are well represented: <a href="https://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/stanley-mouse/">Stanley Mouse</a>,
<a href="https://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/wes-wilson/">Wes Wilson</a>, Alton
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The purpose of the art center is to invigorate poster art by providing a print shop and gallery that dramatically lowers the cost of creating and selling poster art,</span>” said Roger McNamee, the <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">Moonalice</a> lead
singer and guitarist with a passion for poster art. “<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">It also provides a platform so that the artists can form and manage a collective for mutual benefit."</span></span></div>
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When Moonalice started in 2007 as a ’60s-style San Francisco
psychedelic roots band, one of the founding precepts was a freshly produced
poster for every show. “We figured we’d play 30 or 40 shows a year,” said
McNamee, adding, “And we’ve played 100 shows a year for 10 years.” There are
now close to 1,000 Moonalice posters, many of which paper the walls as well as
the stairwell between the floors at the art center.</div>
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In the day of the Big Five, poster artists were paid around
$500 for a poster plus a dozen copies. The promoter, or the band, got the
copyright, which meant that if a design hit it big in the aftermarket, the
income from all those concert posters sold in bookstores and record stores went
to someone other than the artist.</div>
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This is in stark contrast to the Moonalice business model,
which is to pay the artist more up front, plus <i>allow the artist keeps the copyright</i>. There are some 35 artists in
the Moonalice stable, and they will be the first to benefit from the art
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The building is part of a Spanish Revival complex put up by the Works Progress Administration in 1934 as San Francisco State Teachers College. It sits on a huge lot, most of which has been developed into market-rate housing by Wood Partners.</div>
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“This is like a living history museum on top of a museum,”
said Peter McQuaid, executive director of the center, who will oversee a staff
of four. “We want to return to the craftsmanship where the artists print the
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The art center includes the original San Francisco State entrance on
the southeast corner of Haight and Buchanan streets, and occupies
the down-slope annex, its mid-block entrance marked by the Bronze Bunny
sculpture by Jeremy Fish. The entry is on the gallery level, with the print shop above
it fully outfitted with scanners, printers and racks of paper.</div>
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The opening exhibition, “The Art of Consciousness,” runs
through September. Entrance is free. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Sunday. 215 Haight St., S.F. https://haightstreetart.org</div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-73473896556784780762017-06-03T17:20:00.002-05:002017-06-20T14:34:03.523-05:00Celebrate The Summer Of Love With A Psychedelic Light Show And A Surrealistic Summer Solstice Jam!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Flowers will power the night this summer as the Conservatory
of Flowers in Golden Gate Park becomes the canvas for an elegant light art
installation to honor San Francisco’s city-wide celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Summer of Love. </div>
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Developed in partnership with San Francisco
Recreation and Parks by <a href="http://illuminatethearts.org/">Illuminate</a>,
the nonprofit arts group behind <a href="https://sf.curbed.com/2015/12/16/10620484/the-bay-lights-sculpture-is-lighting-up-for-testing-tonight">The
Bay Lights</a>, and <a href="http://obscuradigital.com/">Obscura Digital</a>, a
world-renowned creative studio specializing in large scale light-based art, the
installation will use gobo projectors to transform the all-white landmark with
a series of exquisitely illuminated scenes inspired by the rare tropical
flowers within, and the legacy of San Francisco’s flower children. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“The Summer of Love was always about an energy – a spark –
bringing love and light at a time when the world needed it,” said Ben Davis,
Director of Illuminate. “We are bringing that light back to where it all began
in Golden Gate Park fifty years later with an electrifying, contemporary
tribute.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Obscura has done projections on iconic buildings around the
world, and we’re thrilled to be using Golden Gate Park’s architectural crown
jewel as our latest canvas, here in our hometown,” added Chris Lejeune, CEO of
Obscura Digital.</div>
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Davis and the Obscura team promise a nightly spectacle of
spinning flower mandalas, animated butterflies, and much, much more. The free
public installation will be on view nightly from sundown until midnight
throughout the summer, June 21 through October 21, 2017.</div>
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<i>Surrealistic Summer Solstice Jam</i></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxTZnGE5aHg6_tb_E-HP9Mgcn7t8oioBz6YajW2UtkIKcMEBGijNCisuCbfbxenG2Xks64c77gS4zZBRzTZEvkSIr6JRCPq5eBrt4-s3XD6jFeRDs8hUX7jBIWZo0x5IrIwcU11-Gbgop/s1600/19059057_10155303194119019_4391534446155552304_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="729" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxTZnGE5aHg6_tb_E-HP9Mgcn7t8oioBz6YajW2UtkIKcMEBGijNCisuCbfbxenG2Xks64c77gS4zZBRzTZEvkSIr6JRCPq5eBrt4-s3XD6jFeRDs8hUX7jBIWZo0x5IrIwcU11-Gbgop/s400/19059057_10155303194119019_4391534446155552304_n.jpg" width="303" /></a>The opening night on 21 June – which coincides with the
Summer Solstice – will include a musical celebration from members of the best
jam bands San Francisco has to offer, featuring most of the surviving band members of the great bands of 1967.<br />
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“The Surrealistic Summer Solstice Jam
will combine the music of 1967 with an epic Illuminate and Obscura Digital
light show on the Conservatory of Flowers! It will be the most monumental light show the city of San Francisco has ever seen!<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span></span>Dan Lebowitz is music director. The
house band will include members of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationorchestra/">ALO</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moonalice">Moonalice</a>, and other great SF
musicians. Jack Casady, Lester Chambers, David Freiberg, Linda Imperial, RonKat, Norman Greenbaum, Barry Melton, Steve Kimock, Dave Getz, Peter Albin, Darby Gould, Joli Valenti, Melvin Seals, Paula Frazer, Leslie Grant, Mark Karan, Jay Lane, Jason Crosby, Steve Adams, Grahame Lesh, Alex Jordan, Greg Loiacono, Lech & Johnny ... and many others are scheduled to
perform. The concert and light show are free … no tickets are required, and it's the longest day of the
year,” explained Moonalice’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RogerMcNameeMusic/">Roger McNamee</a>.<br />
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There will be three free posters for those attending, by leading poster artists <a href="https://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/alexandra-fischer/" target="_blank">Alexandra Fisher</a>, <a href="https://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/john-mavroudis/" target="_blank">John Mavroudis</a> and <a href="https://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/darrin-brenner/" target="_blank">Darrin Brenner</a>, members of the <a href="https://haightstreetart.org/" target="_blank">Haight Street Art Center</a> collective.<br />
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"We're really excited to be a part of this thing," Roger continued. "It's part of the on-going Summer of Love Festivals in San Francisco. We encourage you to attend or to watch the <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">live stream</a>, because it'll be fun!" How much fun? This video from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/413333495676779/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A5%2C%22page_id_source%22%3A881651618512698%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A881651618512698%2C%5C%22tour_id%5C%22%3Anull%7D%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D">Surrealistic
Superjam SF Summer Of Love 50th Anniversary Concert</a> earlier this year gives a taste of
musical treats to come on 21 June!</div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmoonalice%2Fvideos%2F10155280177874019%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Folks with mobility challenges are encouraged to either be dropped off or park near the Nancy Pelosi and Bowling Green corner - or - park in the Music Parking lot under the De Young Museum. Public transportation is HIGHLY recommended!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The following items are not allowed at the event:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Tents, Canopies, Tables, or other structures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Unpermitted Vendors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Coolers larger than 9”x12”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Barbecues or cooking equipment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Amplified Sound Equipment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Generators</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Glass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Backpacks larger than 9 x 12</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please take the public transportation to the event if possible:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The closest MUNI bus is 5 Fulton bus which runs until the event ends and beyond. You can catch the bus at Fulton Street and 6th Ave, and it is also the closest bus stop to the event.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For Bus Schedule: <a href="https://511.org/transit/schedules-agency-info/agency/363/schedules/route/5" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://511.org/…/schedules-ag…/agency/363/schedules/route/5</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or Plan Your Travel with Public Transit: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.511.org%2F&h=ATNWFkOFSKg-9-3XZ6k6zJq07TuLvI5Rve-ZJpIauI2oGxeDA9GRmD7DzYUQyJ8UNgyGQ0r5RlndeWdoOo8lQQl2_2Fb36tYx2Kn1rJqdgrkcZ_UldfhdthDQE0ep6ZjIOT65S2mwHr5nrXmaW8&enc=AZNM23gk6ywc_H2r3GCMGVOrJiZkubn9U0ReVcLdSyBcqxCvw7qkPatKd9P4q-cJkWynLi-W98r-4SdohNyMQLUorDuUzaAdKhmRDlT1eR7K8NLIbj-NyEi5kRfhy5-IcvkJWh9bttBEs8sKnKlaeznl4UB90VYufoSg7gMZAOkbq7jZUYzLDL_8jwowr98qFIwT-nWM1NCmEz5ZN1FRaE9i&s=1" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">www.511.org</a></span></div>
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However, if you must drive, you can park at Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse Parking Lot, entrance at Fulton Street and 10th Ave:<br />
Parking will available at the Music Concourse Parking Lot as it will be open late until 11 pm to accommodate parking for the event.<br />
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Cars can enter at Fulton Street and 10th or at Lincoln near the Academy of Science. Please note JFK Drive will be closed from 8th to Kezar Drive staring 5AM on Wednesday, June 21st, it will be one of the closest locations for parking.<br />
For maps how to enter – please go to: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldengateparking.com%2F&h=ATPWKlRH0JGDrsgF5EoW_i_ohbhMxLg0vFJlUo-QTWDR2Ds63gjNaD_9aUDf74fhoLSBads8-A4CnwoNPwbtUESmekzVcrR3X28LzJdGx1GftbCIZXXgLvZ6ihwfoUWm-tYjT2S8uchIRhY-qjA&enc=AZOcmwgRB79sbYTOlwSE2YKXKe-wJOZoFxdppHGYpNnLShHGy_OUlwGGAhZ7NW5NSwVDa6AZFzExAM7wkTKHezuYO-4laUUzpsGknICs-Zyr-xcCK0_8tM82K5OP6hSzTlM72QePDq6qNbotDtB6nKkI-Phid3DiNjZzK2UN4O_ZxprMaWcDrp3FKFD_VQkXOjWSMn4Ofu9T5H-W7bN6igZZ&s=1" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://goldengateparking.com/</a>. Cost is a flat $17.</div>
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Street Closures -- starting 5AM Wednesday, June 21st until 9AM Thursday, June 22nd the following streets will be closed to vehicles traffic:<br />
JFK Drive between Kezar Drive and 8th Ave<br />
Nancy Pelosi Drive between JFK Drive and Bowling Green Drive<br />
Arguello Street at Fulton Street (entrance into Golden Gate Park)</div>
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<i>Surrealistic Summer Solstice Concert and Grand Lighting!</i></div>
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)<br />
date Outside of the Conservatory of Flowers<br />
100 John F Kennedy Drive<br />
San Francisco, CA 94118<br />
Organized by Conservatory of Flowers</div>
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-76821717553105701132017-04-09T10:20:00.000-05:002017-06-10T17:39:05.945-05:00Any Song. Anywhere. Anytime. Six Years Of Live Broadcasts For Live-Streaming Pioneer Moonalice<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Six years ago this week, San Fran psychedelic roots jam band <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a>
began live satellite broadcasts using HTML5. What began with iPads and iPhones streaming
without an app has now extended to Android, PC, you name it. “The system is
surprisingly inexpensive,” <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/03/moonalice-dream-continues.html" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/01/roger-mcnamee-free-super-bowl-tailgate.html" target="_blank">front man and founder</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_McNamee" target="_blank">Roger McNamee</a> commented at the time.
“We paid a guy to write an HTML5 API and we found a carrier willing to provide
bandwidth and storage at cost. The satellite system offers more bandwidth than
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Why the broadcasts? “People couldn’t have cared less about
Moonalice, so we had to use technology just to get off the ground. We figured
out <a href="http://twitter.com/moonalice" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, live streaming. It’s not that nobody had ever done it,
but nobody had ever been dependent on it the way we were. Instead of a manager
or publicist, we spent money on technology and social media. Technology was a lot cheaper and we
have built a whole community was around this,” Roger elaborated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Moonalice is more like a tribute to a style of show,” Roger explained. “That communal, artistic, very hippie-driven model we grew up with.
Technology allowed us to do it. Before buying a ticket or an album, fans could
listen to our music online and decide if they liked it. I don’t understand why
younger bands aren’t aggressive around this. If your audience was 18-25, this
would work 100 times better than it does for us.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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"The original decision to use HTML5 was economic: it
was obvious from day one that native apps on iOS and Android would be more
expensive and would leave us at the mercy of platform vendors who would never
give us the time of day. The app market has been a train wreck for all but a
few players, yet almost everyone still makes them," said Roger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fast forward to today. "How time flies ... this week is the
6th anniversary of MoonTunes<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span> </sup> the HTML5 player that enables Moonalice to
stream concerts live to PCs and smart phones,” Roger reminisced. “We have
broadcast many hundreds of shows since then, including the Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival. Weather-permitting, we will broadcast today's show from the
Good Old Days Festival in Pacific Grove at 1pm PT in HD on <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">http://www.moonalice.com</a>."<br />
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Moonalice was also the first band to broadcast all its shows via Facebook Live. Below is the first set from the band's show at Paciaifc Grove yesterday. The benefit of these live broadcasts on Facebook is not only that fans can make comments and communicate with each other during the broadcasts, but the reach is orders of magnitude higher than sharing via link or even an upload. How much larger? Moonalice's reach is regularly in the region of 300- 500K, which translates to a lot of very happy fans!</div>
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"Thanks to our amazing Moonalice team, MoonTunes<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></sup> remains the highest
performance and lowest cost streaming platform on earth. Thanks to our fans, it
has an enthusiastic following. We're proud of it," Roger concluded.<br />
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Any song. Anywhere. Anytime. Yesterday I watched the three Moonalice sets from the Good Old Days Festival in Pacific Grove, from a park, on the Interstate, and from my favorite Indian restaurant. Rock on, Moonalice!</div>
Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-29002150262844498152017-04-07T08:20:00.000-05:002017-06-10T17:38:55.063-05:00Re-Live The Summer That Rocked The World<div class="MsoNormal">
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& Roll" reception last night at the de Young Museum saw Partner,
Enthusiast, Sustaining, Supporting, and Contributor Members celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the colorful counter culture that blossomed in San Francisco, as
they enjoyed an exclusive first look at the exhibition before it opens to the
public on Saturday 8 April. </div>
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The experience immerses you in the sights, sounds, and
cultural achievements of a summer that rocked the world. Turn back time as you
enjoy music, film screenings, art-making, artist-led tours and more while
helping celebrate the 50th anniversary of San Francisco's 1967 Summer of Love.
Highlights include screen-printing demonstrations by poster art activists, live
music from San Francisco Airship and a community-led Human Be-In(volved).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Marc Margolis</td></tr>
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Featuring a wide array of iconic rock posters, period
photographs, interactive music and light shows, “out-of-this-world” clothing,
and avant-garde films, this exhibition celebrates San Francisco’s rebellious
and colorful counterculture that blossomed in the years surrounding the 1967
Summer of Love. This immersive experience explores, through a succession of
themed galleries, the visual and material cultures of a generation searching
for personal fulfillment and social change. Presenting key cultural artifacts
of the time, San Francisco’s Summer of Love introduces and explores the events
and experiences that today define this dynamic era.</div>
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“This show is incredible!!! It tells a wonderful story,
including, art, music and clothing. The archives of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HaightStreetArtCenter/">Haight Street Art Center</a>
and Center for Counterculture Studies are well represented," commented <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/03/moonalice-dream-continues.html">Roger McNamee</a> of Bay Area psychedelic jam band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moonalice">Moonalice</a>. "There are 25 or
26 pieces ... keep your eyes peeled!!!” </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Marc Margolis</td></tr>
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Check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1840453962887403/?active_tab=discussion&__xt__=33.%7B%22logging_data%22%3A%7B%22profile_id%22%3A1840453962887403%2C%22event_type%22%3A%22clicked_view_event_posts%22%2C%22impression_info%22%3A%22eyJmIjp7Iml0ZW1fY291bnQiOiIwIn19%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22www_events_permalink%22%2C%22interacted_story_type%22%3A%221058178634193603%22%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22e60797e3aa0e10316c70acd454b2af00%22%7D%7D">the
full program for opening day</a>, and use the hashtag #SummerofLoveSF to share your
thoughts and photos during the day via Twitter and Instagram, and watch out for
a special Summer of Love geofilter on Snapchat.</div>
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All activities are free and open to the public. Pop-up tours
require an exhibition ticket. Seats for ‘REVOLUTION’ and 'Berkeley in the
Sixties' are free and offered on a first come, first served basis. Fees apply
for admission to the special exhibition, ‘The Summer of Love Experience.’<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock &
Roll runs April 8th through August 20th at the de Young Museum. Tickets can be
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Venue: de Young Museum<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-9973252468582063712017-03-23T10:20:00.000-05:002017-06-10T17:39:13.999-05:00Moonalice - The Dream Continues<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Flashback to an interview that <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/01/roger-mcnamee-free-super-bowl-tailgate.html">Roger
McNamee</a>, founder of American folk/roots-with-jam band <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">Moonalice</a> gave in 2015: </div>
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“What I would say to anyone who is reading this is just
remember…if you’ve got a dream, never let go. Not ever. You’re gonna have
setbacks. I’ve had dozens of them. Some of them have been really horrible. You
just, you don’t ever really want to let go because there’s always a chance to
have an up after a down. And, in my case, each down has lead to a more
interesting up. I don’t know what the next one will be, be, but I look forward to
it whatever it ends up being,” <a href="http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/in-depth-with-roger-mcnamee-the-tech-billionaire-who-shaped-the-music-business/">he
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Following your dreams is a recurring theme for both Moonalice
and Roger, who has commented about fan favorite, <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/song/nick-time">‘Nick Of Time’</a> saying, “The
song is deeply optimistic, which reflects my philosophy.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moonalice is <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/08/17/roger-mcnamees-5-tips-for-facebook-marketing-success/#6FiNJ1MLjsq5" target="_blank">unique</a> for both its tech. and its tribe - <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2016/12/moonalices-new-cd-high-5-will-help-you.html">The
Tribe</a> is how Moonalice fans describe themselves - with nearly
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“We were consciously created to apply technology
to the music industry. Being our age, and playing original music and not being
a tribute band, we had to use technology to reach people. So the combination of
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/moonalice">Twitter</a> and <a href="htttp://www.instagram.com/moonalice">Instagram</a>, and then, especially,
the <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">video broadcast</a> of every concert. That
has been transformational. What’s been really funny is it turns out it wasn’t
that expensive to broadcast all the shows,” Roger explained.</div>
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<i>The dream continues</i></div>
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After a winter hiatus, Moonalice fans were thrilled to see
the announcement of <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/tour" target="_blank">2017 tour dates</a> which include a SoCal tour, a number of festivals as well as the highly popular and regularly sold-out <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/02/mark-your-calendars-moonalice-420.html" target="_blank">"Gathering Of The Tribe"</a> at Slim's in San Francisco.</div>
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“The 2017 Moonalice tour begins on March
30 with four shows in SoCal with our friends, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/CubensisBand/about/?ref=page_internal">Cubensis-
Grateful Dead Music Experience</a>,” Roger recently posted on Facebook. “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/moonalice/events/?ref=page_internal">Click
through</a> to see the dates through early May ... including <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/02/mark-your-calendars-moonalice-420.html">4/20
at Slim's</a>!!! Please bring your dancing shoes!!!”</div>
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Moonalice is a psychedelic, roots-rock band of seasoned
musicians mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that
evoke a sense of adventure and exploration. Everyone is a part of the
experience and the music inspires dancing and other acts of self expression.<br />
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Every show has an original art poster created by a well-known artist
memorializing that event and given to all attendees…each poster has its own
Moonalice legend. All concerts are broadcast live in HD and available in archive
shortly after their set.</div>
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Moonalice plays mostly original material mixed with several
covers, and during their extended freeform jams the band moves as one, drawing
from many musical genres honed from years of experience playing with various
major acts. Their single <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/song/its-420-somewhere" target="_blank">"It's 4:20 Somewhere"</a> has been downloaded
over 6 million times.<br />
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<li>John Molo: Drums, Vocals. (Bruce Hornsby & The Range,
John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, David Nelson Band).</li>
<li>Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass. (Phil
Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz).</li>
<li>Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass. (Guff, The
Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers)</li>
<li>Pete Sears: Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (Sam Gopal
Dream, Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia, Hot Tuna, John Lee
Hooker, David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh & Friends).</li>
<li>Big Steve Parish: Road Scholar/Medicine Man/Storyteller.
(Grateful Dead crew for 26 years, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Band)</li>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-78035188005843259892017-03-22T09:07:00.000-05:002017-03-22T09:07:12.737-05:00Making The Pokémon GO - World Water Day Connection <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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In January Niantic and The Pokémon Company teamed up with
the Global Goals and Project Everyone campaigns to <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=46.8004982312264%2C9.826731128601068&z=16&mid=1GjHr4vwSQ0ic-8T7FeGxQNdSTF4">raise
awareness</a> of issues through special Pokémon GO locations at the World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It was <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/19/pokemon-go-world-economic-forum/">described</a>
in the media as more of an encouragement for conscientious, tech-savvy WEF
attendees than a concerted attempt to sway influencers - it's helpful, but not
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Today, World Water Day, Niantic announced a
new promotion, <a href="http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/make-a-splash-in-pokemon-go/">Make
a Splash in Pokémon GO</a>, but did not make the connection to the relevance of the day.</div>
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<i>Waves of Water-type
Pokémon are coming your way in Pokémon GO</i> </blockquote>
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<i>Starting at 1 p.m. PDT
on March 22, 2017, more Water types are headed to Pokémon GO! Look for the
Water-type Pokémon Magikarp, Squirtle, Totodile, and their Evolutions to appear
more frequently all around the world. Additionally, when you're out exploring areas
where Water types commonly appear, you'll have a greater chance to encounter
several of the Water-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region. If
you're fortunate enough, you might even encounter Lapras!</i></blockquote>
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Water-type Pokémon will last until 1 p.m. PDT on March 29. Good luck
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I’m celebrating World Water Day by watching Watershed
#mywaterstory <a href="https://www.facebook.com/valuesofwater/videos/1924743577756340/?pnref=story">streaming
live</a> from the Vatican. This afternoon I'll head out in search of Totodile.</div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-25744919480951983082017-03-19T10:31:00.000-05:002017-06-10T17:39:27.715-05:00Old books exquisitely repurposed into whimsical tea time items<div style="text-align: right;">
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Swedish artist <a href="http://www.cecilialevy.com/">Cecilia
Levy</a> makes beautiful art objects - including everyday items like cups, saucers
and tea pots – using small pieces of paper taken from old books and comics, preferably
from the last century. </div>
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Trained originally as a graphic designer and bookbinder, Cecilia’s
passion for books led to some creative experimentation beginning in 2009. </div>
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began experimenting with 3-dimensional shapes; taking apart an old book,
tearing it into small pieces and pasting them back together again (resulting in
a wobbly, but expressive, bowl). I had suddenly found "my" material.
Ever since then I'm on the lookout for suitable old books,” she <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/culture/recycled-paper-book-bowls-cups-cecilia-levy.html">explained</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cecilia’s work celebrates the passage of time - original
stains and marks on the paper remain and add both depth and character. The art
objects are created using papier-mâché techniques, and are not varnished, so
that the emphasis remains on the paper itself. This means that works like the
teacups are for appreciation in terms form rather than in actual function. With
these cups one sips with one’s eyes as opposed to one’s lips, and the
refreshment comes from an appreciation of an art form that is an ingenious as
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<i>“The book is recreated in a way, but takes on a new form.
The two-dimensional becomes three-dimensional. The process is slow and
meditative,” Cecilia Levy.</i></blockquote>
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The words on the pages Cecilia selects are more than
decoration on the beautifully made art pieces - they are the entrance to a
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It is easy to let one’s imagination follow those thoughts
down a rabbit hole to a magical place where the March hare or the white rabbit are
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Follow Cecilia's art journey on her <a href="http://www.cecilialevy.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/cecilialevy.art/about/?ref=page_internal">Facebook</a>
and <a href="https://instagram.com/cecilia_levy/">Instagram</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-91951616703266759642017-03-02T11:39:00.000-06:002017-03-02T11:39:10.371-06:00New High Pressure Processing Council Launches at ProFood Tech<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; width: 652px;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.pmmi.org/" target="_blank">PMMI</a>, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has announced the formation of an industry council focused on the advancement of High Pressure Processing (HPP) as a critical technology in the food and beverage industry. Convened by PMMI, the HPP Council will address questions about the technology while developing and formalizing industry best practices. The new council will also promote networking among professionals using this processing technology.<br />
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High Pressure Processing transitioned from the lab to the production floor almost 20 years ago. Now, it is gaining greater recognition among consumer packaged goods companies for a variety of products. “In this age where consumer choice is critical, HPP is a cost-effective method for processors to maintain taste, texture and nutrition while providing the clean label consumers are looking for,” says Jeff Williams, president of <a href="http://www.avure-hpp-foods.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAot_FBRCqt8jVsoDKoZABEiQAqFL76CxaeSrMYSl-1Qmb04NlKA5QyWb2QdeSpcYSPoKwHzcaAsn58P8HAQ" target="_blank">Avure Technologies</a>, and a founding member of this Council.<br />
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In today’s regulatory environment, the technology is gaining importance. “HPP allows food processors to achieve significant benefits in terms of food safety and extended shelf-life. The formation of this Council will help us take this technology to the next level,” adds Jaime Nicolas-Correa, Director Hiperbaric USA, one of the founding members of the Council.<br />
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The Council officially launches at ProFood Tech (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_381206020" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 4-6</span></span>; McCormick Place, Chicago). Founding members will share the latest process insights and successes in a session on the ProFood Tech Innovation Stage on Wednesday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. The group will also host a booth (Booth #937) on the show floor and will participate in the OpX Leadership Network’s Executive Council meeting.<br />
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“HPP is a critical technology in the food and beverage industry and it only makes sense to launch this Council at the most comprehensive food and beverage show in North America, ProFood Tech,” says Justin Segel, Chief Executive Officer of American Pasteurization Company, LLC, and a founding member of the Council.<br />
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Bringing together more than 6,000 processing professionals, ProFood Tech is an ideal venue for the industry to come together and share information about this technology. “We encourage show attendees to take the time to learn more about the benefits of HPP and get involved in this new Council. We look forward to an open exchange of ideas and best practices among industry professionals interested in this technology,” says Mark Duffy, CEO, Universal Pasteurization Company LLC and Universal Cold Storage LLC, another founding member of the Council.<br />
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A breakfast session <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_381206022" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span> morning, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_381206023" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 5, 8:30 a.m.</span></span> at ProFood Tech will enable all interested parties to meet the founding members and hear more about the objectives of this organization as well as opportunities to join. Check <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://links.pmmimediagroup.mkt4532.com/ctt?kn%3D1%26ms%3DMTY2NzcxMDIS1%26r%3DMTQ1MzU0MDU5MTA1S0%26b%3D0%26j%3DOTgwMDgwNTExS0%26mt%3D1%26rt%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1488560256988000&usg=AFQjCNEf2hxcr-L73lIN9CZjs3LB4yNYPw" href="http://links.pmmimediagroup.mkt4532.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=MTY2NzcxMDIS1&r=MTQ1MzU0MDU5MTA1S0&b=0&j=OTgwMDgwNTExS0&mt=1&rt=0" name="m_-6699790153876229268_PR_PFT" style="color: #be3527;" target="_blank">profoodtech.com</a> for the final agenda and location of the breakfast.<br />
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ProFood Tech is the only event in North America focused exclusively on all food and beverage sectors, including Baking & Snack, Beverage, Frozen/Prepared Foods, Dairy and Meat/Poultry/Seafood. This event will offer a full range of food and beverage processing solutions from both large companies that serve several market segments and smaller niche companies that focus on more specific needs. ProFood Tech will include 400+ of the world’s top suppliers, 150,000 net square feet of exhibit floor, and 45 hours of blockbuster educational programming.<br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-54543895410987561382017-02-28T19:31:00.000-06:002017-02-28T19:34:52.522-06:00Daydream Doodling Inside The Box<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.75em;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnxfbsC9UQTroulMhZ3HY-Nqm6_t_SfKXqymBU5DiwhIkMm1G3qA_wkoIKgG-mWr8v1kKFbiiKtmkupm3ocGJgamU6MOWIokfHyK29rhsuAdrc-3ltnVw_-xD7UMSRxlESMFDttzrdBTb/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnxfbsC9UQTroulMhZ3HY-Nqm6_t_SfKXqymBU5DiwhIkMm1G3qA_wkoIKgG-mWr8v1kKFbiiKtmkupm3ocGJgamU6MOWIokfHyK29rhsuAdrc-3ltnVw_-xD7UMSRxlESMFDttzrdBTb/s400/1.jpg" width="345" /></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">I spent a fascinating morning in The Pfister Hotel's Pop-Up Gallery today. </span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Artist </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Jeanne Nikolai Olivieri’s<a href="http://blog.thepfisterhotel.com/2017/02/photo-essay-get-inside-yourself-by-getting-inside-the-box/" target="_blank"> INSIDE THE BOX</a> exhibit invites you to literally step inside the boxes entitled The Lounge, The Drawing Room, and my personal favorite, The Retreat. </span>The immersive environments invite you to leave a mark on the world, to share part of your self.<br />
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<i>"This project is a metaphor for that inner place we go to
when we take creative risks. It also
represents the playful creative spaces we built as children, like a tent made
of blankets, or a shelter made of branches, places where we felt secure and
free to express ourselves."</i></blockquote>
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<i>"It was a knee-jerk reaction to the phrase ‘think
outside the box.’ To me, it’s trite and empty.
I mean, every brushstroke, every creation, is a risk. When we take our biggest risks, we go
inside. That’s why this is called
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Inner playful places to go when we take creative risks? That also offer an emotional oasis? That could only mean one thing...and with a mental hop, skip and a jump it was down the rabbit hole for me, and a happy couple of minutes spent daydream doodling about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> - my favorite band, and about to start their 2017 tour.</span><br />
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What good is a doodle without the requisite <a href="http://www.instagram.com/zagrrl" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to record it? Which of course involved a further few happy minutes as I fussed to get the shadows just right for my handiwork.<br />
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<i>"I don’t like the word ‘should.’ It’s a difficult word. I’d prefer ‘I could do ___.’ This is all about letting go of ‘should’ so
that people have the freedom to create what they want. These are safe spaces, then, with no
requirements. I ask people to try to
refrain from using the word ‘should’ while they create in the boxes."<br />Jeanne Nikolai Olivieri</i></blockquote>
I like to think that Jeanne Nikolai Olivieri would have smiled if she could have seen me daydream doodling and having so much fun inside her art today.<br />
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> 2017 Tour begins 30 March. Fans of San Fran psychedelic rock can find details of their tour <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/moonalice/events/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-7123009564910952432017-02-26T16:41:00.000-06:002017-02-26T16:41:15.138-06:00Don't Let Your Love Story Be Another Creature's Unhappy Ending<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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If you love them, don't let them go. Hang onto those balloons. What goes up will come down, and
when it does, it <i>will</i> be litter and may also kill countless creatures through
ingestion, entanglement or strangulation. And let’s not forget the possibility
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This post, which came up in my Facebook feed
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<i>“At Moss Landing
today: two women walked up to the edge of the Jetty with 8 heart shaped Mylar
balloons. I was hoping they were just going to take a photo but watched in
horror and disbelief as they released them to be taken by the wind to the
waters of our Marine Sanctuary.</i> <i>Some kind of memorial or celebration? What they
thought was positive was actually seriously negative! I let them know kindly
that those balloons could end up killing marine life (thousands of turtles,
birds and mammals die from balloons every year). Please, please do not release
balloons...and share with everyone the tragic consequences balloons visit on
beautiful and precious marine life.”</i></blockquote>
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In another a post this morning a friend shared photos showing how he had
filled his car with balloons for his son’s birthday. There were photos of some
of them floating off into the sky. So pretty to look at, and I could imagine
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Birds, turtles and other animals commonly mistake balloons
for food, which can harm or even kill them. According to the <a href="https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2015/8/5/Balloons-and-Wildlife-Please-Dont-Release-Your-Balloons">U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service</a>, “Sea turtles are especially hit hard as they
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-17412721474993477052017-02-25T15:20:00.000-06:002017-02-25T15:20:56.026-06:00Augmented Reality At Milwaukee Icon - The Pfister Hotel<br />
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freezing rain? That's a horse of a different color, which is how I found myself
walking indoor laps and playing <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2016/11/pokenatomy-re-imagines-pokemon-through.html">Pokémon
GO</a> during a recent stay at Milwaukee icon, <a href="http://www.thepfisterhotel.com/">The Pfister Hotel</a>. As I meandered
along the second floor corridor overlooking the lobby, to my delight, I found
that The Pfister has an augmented reality art tour – called appropriately enough,
<a href="http://www.thepfisterhotel.com/art-tour">The Pfister Augmented Reality
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Melding 21st century technology with the history and
tradition, PAR allows guests and public alike to tour the hotel’s historic
features and expansive Victorian art collection in an immersive experience. It
is a modern twist on the traditional art tour offered by the hotel, providing
users with additional historical features, games and video content to view on
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As we were about to check out I didn’t have a lot of time to
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1. Use your phone and simply download the Wikitude app. For
iPhone/iPad: Visit the Apple App store to download <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pfister-hotel-ar-art-tour/id1114516164?mt=8">The
Pfister Hotel - AR Art Tour</a>. For Android: Visit the Google Play store to
download <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pfisterhotel.ararttour">The
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2. Now you’re ready to begin interacting with the artwork. Throughout
the hotel you will find several pieces of scan-able artwork marked with score
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3. Once you have interacted with the pieces, you can check
them off on the list in the app. For completing the tour you will be rewarded
with a special pricing on the award-winning book, The History, Art and Imagery
of The Pfister Hotel, available for purchase at the Front Desk.</div>
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Current pieces with augmented content include: Dick &
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in history, and with spectacular architecture as the cheery on top. It doesn’t
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-69254981371752116212017-02-03T20:20:00.000-06:002017-02-03T20:57:34.183-06:00Mark. Your. Calendars. Moonalice 420 Gathering Of The Tribe Returns To Slim's In SF On 20 April!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Summer Of Love, the psychedelic scene lives on in the band <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2016/12/moonalices-new-cd-high-5-will-help-you.html" target="_blank">Moonalice</a>. Formed in
2007, Moonalice reverberates the essence of rock music and is composed of Barry
Sless on lead guitar and pedal steel (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson
Band); Pete Sears on keys, guitar and bass (Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship,
Hot Tuna); John Molo on drums (Bruce Hornsby, Other Ones, Phil Lesh &
Friends) and <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/01/roger-mcnamee-free-super-bowl-tailgate.html" target="_blank">Roger McNamee</a> on rhythm guitar and bass (Doobie Decibel System,
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“We are a psychedelic
roots-rock band of seasoned musicians mixing a variety of genres with unexpected
musical improvisations," said Roger McNamee <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/op-ed-annual-4-20-concert-is-celebrated-by-moonalice-psychedelic-roots/article/463324#ixzz4Xg1Lk1iz">describing</a>
how Moonalice began when T Bone Burnett approached him and others to form a new
band not a heritage act. “What initially was simply a project to make an album
of songs, then turned into a force of music all its own,” said McNamee.</div>
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What intrigued McNamee and the other band members was the
emphasis on making new music, not simply repeating the same material over and
over. "Psychedelic lends itself to what is happening today, in terms of
technology and social media. Even back in the 1960s and 70s, psychedelic was
truly 'a multimedia event' even before that term was being used,” said McNamee.
“The light shows, the art work and as far as social networking…back in those
days when psychedelic was new and emerging, it was mostly all word of mouth.
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Moonalice streams all its shows live in HD via satellite on
its <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/">website</a> and also on its <a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice">Facebook page</a> to its more than
420,000 fans. "With the new technology said McNamee, people can take a
peak at the music - our previous performances and decide whether or not they
want to come see a show. That way they will know what they are paying
for." He emphasized that what they will get is a complete experience. “The
live music, the lights, the art work, and the stepping into new horizons of
music-expression. It’s kind of like a stew,” he said, “It is experimental, it
is meant to be fun, and with the audience being there, it all ties
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The 2017 annual <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/news/moonalice-420-gathering-tribe-returns-slims-sf-20-april-2017" target="_blank">Moonalice Gathering Of The Tribe</a> will take
place at <a href="http://www.slimspresents.com/">Slim’s</a> in San Francisco on
Thursday 20<sup>th</sup> April. Doors are at 7:00pm with the show starting at
7:20pm. Tickets are <a href="http://www.slimspresents.com/event/moonalice-slims/">$10 advance</a>, $15
at the door, and $34.95 for dinner.<br />
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In addition to the fine music, psychedelic light show and
sundry surprises, attendees can expect an amazing display of poster art and to
take home a pack of posters which in the past have included more than 20
posters by legends of poster art. Many of the artists will be present and be
happy to sign their work!<br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-19009026713633435562017-01-31T12:35:00.000-06:002017-01-31T13:06:38.442-06:00Ocean Plastic Is Turning Our Seas Into A Synthetic Soup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It was the morning after the storm the night before. As I stood on what the evening before had been a pristine picture-perfect beach, I could hardly believe my eyes. The beach was covered in debris – as if someone had emptied a garbage can and scattered the contents over the sand. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">There was plastic wherever I looked. Plastic cups, plastic toys, sections of plastic rope and tangled up in the seaweed which had also come ashore, more plastic bags than I could count. Slabs of polystyrene, plastic bottles and even a container large enough to be the proverbial kitchen sink. I was reminded of the quote by Sir Richard Attenborough, “There is no away – because plastic is so permanent and so indestructible. When you cast it into the ocean, there is no away.”</span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> </span></span><br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-51925618006954537102017-01-07T10:32:00.002-06:002017-02-04T17:08:49.131-06:00Roger McNamee Free Super Bowl Tailgate Party Show At Sweetwater Music Hall 5 Feb. 2017<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiORJxBoYxqmAykWxUdzVDEOevgnkcd9jjMe0WnXXEclkRVlhPuBhrO6wq2AyIDmzk7LnCV6f9X6J92c-PVh26pGbUYon0DgE7OCSg4jPWcaSLHSYGhwSFLMu8i-NtnUQim9A5TU6Hj5bI/s1600/15726557_1402274859783702_8756556485606666406_n+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiORJxBoYxqmAykWxUdzVDEOevgnkcd9jjMe0WnXXEclkRVlhPuBhrO6wq2AyIDmzk7LnCV6f9X6J92c-PVh26pGbUYon0DgE7OCSg4jPWcaSLHSYGhwSFLMu8i-NtnUQim9A5TU6Hj5bI/s320/15726557_1402274859783702_8756556485606666406_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://www.snapmunk.com/business-tips-actual-rockstar-entrepreneur/" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" target="_blank">Roger McNamee</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">, founder of San Francisco jam band <a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> and acoustic duo and band <a href="http://www.facebook.com/doobiedecibelsystem" target="_blank">Doobie Decibel System</a>, will be performing at <a href="http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/" target="_blank">Sweetwater Music Hall</a> on 5 February in a <a href="http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/event/1411782-roger-mcnamee-moonalice-mill-valley/" target="_blank">"Super Bowl Tailgate Party."</a> For fans on the "Couch Tour," the show will be broadcast live, starting at 12.30pm PT, in HD, on the <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice website</a> as well as to Moonalice's more than 420,000 fans on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/moonalice" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">"My solo concert at </span></span><a aria-controls="js_11x" aria-describedby="js_11y" aria-haspopup="true" class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=174766919255146" href="https://www.facebook.com/SweetH20MusicHall/" id="js_11z" role="null" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;">Sweetwater Music Hall</a> will begin at 12.30pm PT. <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1436992262" href="https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;">Jason Crosby</a> will join me for a <a aria-controls="js_v1" aria-describedby="js_v2" aria-haspopup="true" class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=843597652341378" href="https://www.facebook.com/DoobieDecibelSystem/" id="js_v3" role="null" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;">Doobie Decibel System</a> duo reunion, too," said <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2016/11/roger-mcnamee-spectacles-are-genius.html" target="_blank">Roger</a>. The show is free, the food is great and I would love to share my music with you!!!"<br />
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and is a regular contributor to broadcasts like <a href="http://search.cnbc.com/rs/search/view.html?source=CNBC.com%2CThe%20Reformed%20Broker%2CBuzzfeed%2CEstimize%2CCurbed%2CPolygon%2CRacked%2CEater%2CSB%20Nation%2CVox%2CThe%20Verge%2CRecode%2CBreakingviews%2CNBC%20News%2CThe%20Today%20Show%2CFiscal%20Times%2CThe%20New%20York%20Times%2CFinancial%20Times%2CUSA%20Today&categories=exclude&partnerId=2000&keywords=ROGER%20MCNAMEE">CNBC’s
Squawk Alley</a>, has returned to his roots as a musician. He <a href="http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/in-depth-with-roger-mcnamee-the-tech-billionaire-who-shaped-the-music-business/" target="_blank">described</a> his
inverted path to the stage in a recent interview, “Here’s how it worked. When I was in college, I was in a really
awesome band called Guff. I think we
really had a real shot. It was 1980 and
we were playing really at the intersection of the Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa
and punk, and it was a good time to be playing that kind of music. We were a quartet and the guy who wrote the
songs fell in love and ran away. I had
been supporting myself through all of this and I had all these student loans
and then, suddenly, the notion of going off and trying the band thing without
our core songwriter just seemed really risky.
So I went off and got a day job.
By a series of total miracles…it worked out really, really well!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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musician turned out to be the key to it.
I got involved in the personal computer industry when it was just
starting out, and the thing that was so funny was that everyone that was in
that business was my age. We all
listened to the same music, we all liked the same drugs, and at the trade shows
and conferences people would bring instruments and we would have jam
sessions…and I knew more songs than everybody else.”</div>
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Chuckling, he continued, “So I was sitting there paying with
Paul Allen from Microsoft and the head of R & D from Apple, and I got to
know all these people as musicians, and if you know somebody from playing music
you know them a lot deeper than from just a conversation. I just…I was just really lucky. I showed up in the right place at the right
time. The only place a hippie could be
successful in business was the tech world.
Steve Jobs, bless his heart…famously said “Never trust someone who
hasn’t taken acid.” And that WAS the
personal computer industry. And that
felt pretty normal to me, weirdly enough right? I’m not really a business person,
but I did have a really lucky run in the tech world and that allowed me to get
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Roger is the lead vocalist and plays bass and guitar with
<a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a>, playing 90-100 shows a year since 2007. Moonalice has been a pioneer
in leveraging technology to build a national audience and has one of the most
engaged fan bases on social media with more than a half a million fans. The
Moonalice Couch Tour™ on Moonalice.com enables fans to watch any show on a
smartphone or PC without an app. Moonalice works with a group of more than 24
poster artists to produce a unique poster for every concert. In 2014, Roger and
Jason Crosby (Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Susan Tedeschi Band)
formed a duo, <a href="http://www.ddsband.com/" target="_blank">Doobie Decibel System</a> that has since expanded to a band including
Dan Lebowitz, Pete Sears and Jay Lane. A special version on the band will be <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2017/01/doobie-decibel-system-over-moon-to-be.html">performing</a>
at this year’s <a href="http://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com/">BottleRock Napa
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Attendees at the Sweetwater Tailgate Super Bowl Tailgate
Party can expect an acoustic show with a of a range of original ballads as well as covers, like this
rendition of The Beatles’ “Here There And Everywhere” that he recently shared
via a live Facebook broadcast – and to take home memories of a jolly good time out
as well as a commemorative poster by Moonalice art director, Chris Shaw.<br />
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amazing,” said <a href="https://www.snapmunk.com/business-tips-actual-rockstar-entrepreneur/" target="_blank">Roger McNamee</a> of <a href="http://www.ddsband.com/" target="_blank">Doobie Decibel System</a>, whose other band
<a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> has been repeat act since the very first BottleRock. “These guys
have something unique,” added McNamee of the event promoters, Latitude 38. “It’s
something that fits the Napa community. The food is amazing and I’m not a wine
drinker, but if I were, I think this is probably as close to heaven as you can
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A special Doobie Decibel System Band will be joining a
BottleRockNapa Valley 2017 lineup presented by JaM Cellars that includes Foo
Fighters, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Maroon 5 as headliners.<br />
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The
event will run in Napa Valley from May 26 to 28 and will include over 80 musical acts,
including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Modest Mouse, Ben Harper & The
Innocent Criminals, The Roots, Silversun Pickups, and dozens more will perform
at the 3-Day music, wine, food, and craft brew festival. <a href="http://bit.ly/BR2017DoobieDecibleSystem" target="_blank">Passes go on sale</a> on Wednesday,
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U.S., BottleRock Napa Valley features an unparalleled combination of the
world’s biggest bands and artists alongside the hottest up-and-coming music
acts. In addition to the three renowned headliners, the 2017 festival will
showcase Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Modest Mouse, Ben Harper & The
Innocent Criminals, The Roots, Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, Fitz &
The Tantrums, Dirty Heads, Live, The Naked and Famous, The Devil Makes Three,
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Gavin DeGraw, St. Lucia, House of Pain, Bob
Moses, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Saint Motel, The Strumbellas, AlunaGeorge, Frightened
Rabbit, Andra Day,Galactic, Charles Bradley&His Extraordinaires, Mavis
Staples, Ani DiFranco, Bishop Briggs, Lewis Del Mar, Highly Suspect, Judah
& the Lion, Elephant Revival, WarrenG, Bad Suns,Giraffage, gnash, The
Staves, The Barr Brothers, Pell, Hippo Campus,Jessica Hernandez&The Deltas,
Barns Courtney, HissGolden Messenger, The California Honeydrops, The Hunna,
888, Prinze George, Con Brio, La Santa Cecilia, The Shelters, SWMRS, Run River
North, James Hersey, Day Wave, DREAMERS, HIRIE, Baskery, City of the Sun, Cobi,
PARTYBABY, A R I Z O N A, The Heydaze, Parade of Lights, little hurricane, Marty
O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra, Josh Kelley, Jessica Childress, Corey
Harper, WILD, Saint Mesa, Hibbity Dibbity, The Helmets, Pacific Radio, The
Redwoods Revue, Doobie Decibel System, Troubadour 77, Silverado Pickups,
Tracksuit Wedding, Secure the Sun, Serf and James, Kadin Yeahmon, Alec Lee, and
the Napa Youth Symphony.</div>
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“We are very proud of this lineup. In addition to our
amazing headliners, the lineup has something for everyone,” said Dave Graham,
CEO of BottleRockNapa Valley and Latitude 38 Entertainment. “It's exciting to
see BottleRock develop, from the performers, to our wine and culinary
programming, our layout…we make great strides each year to elevate the overall
event. BottleRockers expect an amazing experience and we believe they will be
very happy with all the upgrades we are planning for this year’s festival.”<br />
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In 2016, BottleRockNapa Valley welcomed more than
120,000music, food and wine fans during its fourth annual installment in
historic downtown Napa. The sold-out 2016 festival featured more than 90
performers on five stages including Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Florence + The Machine, and more. BottleRock Napa Valley also features its
legendary Williams-Sonoma Culinary Stage, showcasing a unique mashup of cooking
demonstrations with renowned chefs, celebrities, performers, and rock stars.
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but in July this year Carolyn Ferris and Wes Wilson officially
teamed up to design a sublimely surreal poster for the Doobie Decibel System show
at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY. As Carolyn <a href="http://www.moonaliceposters.com/7-27-16-the-westcott-theater-syracuse-ny-poster-by-carolyn-ferris/">described</a>
it, “This is Wes Wilson’s and my first copyrighted image together in true
collaborative/team effort. We had great fun designing it and bringing it into its
vividly full and magical life.” The DDS collaboration was followed shortly
after by another poster, this time for Roger McNamee’s other band, <a href="http://www.moonaliceposters.com/8-7-16-uncle-johns-rendezvous-willits-ca-poster-by-wes-wilson-carolyn-ferris/">Moonalice</a>. </div>
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to Missouri near to where Wes is based.
Describing <a href="http://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/ferris-carolyn/">her career</a> in
art Carolyn said, “I worked with Timothy Leary over a span of about six years, and have
created work for Santana, The Fillmore, and The Warfield. I joined the
incredible <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> poster artist pool in 2009; within it, I find sanctuary
with great music and adventure. In the years I’ve been with Moonalice, my style
to date has now changed three times! I
started making posters with computer art using photoshop. In 2013, I used acrylic
on canvas to create posters. By 2015, I
put away those acrylics and I’m now creating posters using ink on paper. I
totally enjoy using ink, and now I even hand draw the lettering!” </div>
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generally acknowledged as the father of the <a href="http://boingboing.net/2014/10/14/when-art-rocked.html" target="_blank">'60s rock concert poster</a>, was born
Robert Wesley Wilson on July 15, 1937 in Sacramento, California. He helped
pioneer what is now known as the psychedelic poster. His style of filling all
available space with lettering, of creating fluid forms made from letters, and
using flowing letters to create shapes became the standard that most
psychedelic artists followed. It helped put the “psychedelic” in the art.
Today, Wes Wilson creates paintings, but still occasionally does <a href="http://www.moonaliceposters.com/artists/wes-wilson/">new posters</a> or
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Recent collaboration between Carolyn and Wes includes the amazing poster art below for <a href="http://www.ddsband.com/" target="_blank">Doobie Decibel System</a>, <a href="http://www.moonalice.com/" target="_blank">Moonalice</a> and for <a href="http://www.drgailbarnes.com/2016/10/roger-mcnamee-my-first-and-driving.html" target="_blank">#yeson64</a>.</div>
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Moonalice is Roger McNamee, Pete Sears, Barry Sless and John
Molo - a seasoned ensemble of talented jam and rock scene musicians blending evocative lyrical prowess with blistering instrumental mastery. Everyone, both
the band and audience are part of the experience - feeding off each others' energy while the music inspires
dancing and other acts of self expression.</div>
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Roger McNamee recently talked to <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/op-ed-moonalice-has-much-to-say-with-new-cd-high-5/article/478266" target="_blank">Digital Journal</a> about the band's new CD called
"HIGH 5" which was officially released with a concert at the Terrapin Crossroads' Grate Room on October 6th. He said, "Even though we have released CD's before, this is
where we went back to the full-album LP style. In our previous CD's we didn't
have much rhyme or reason, thought or input. It was just getting songs out
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He added, "With 'HIGH 5' it is much more. In this CD we have
something deeper. In my mind, 'HIGH 5' is a notion of breaking out of the usual
routine in the hopes of making things better. The songs on this CD could have
been written when we were young," noting that, "In youth the goals are more about
simple things. But in maturity life has more complexity. This new CD forms the
core of our repertoire, in that we want to help make a positive impact." </div>
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Moonalice is about having fun and sharing music but as Roger pointed out,
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He mentioned that in society right now, there is "lack
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A GratefulWeb <a href="http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/moonalice-high-5-review" target="_blank">review</a> of HIGH 5 describes CD highlights: "McNamee’s vocals on the opening track “Live A Little” are reminiscent of the finest classic Eagles and Byrds singles. The next track “Summer Rain’ yearns for those beautiful memories past, evoking and provoking imagery in the vein of Bruce Cockburn’s early material. The Pete Sears led tracks “Unsung Heroes” and “Lady of the Highlands” show off the modestly understated vocal range of the multi-instrumentalist. The album’s title track is a remarkable Barry Sless composition, inspired by Joe Morello/Dave Brubeck’s canonical original “Take 5.” Always consistent as the rhythmic heartbeat of Moonalice is John Molo who takes each unalike track with such precision that no other percussionist could realize."</div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745933150260798682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636497617661457781.post-27671163899720570172016-12-05T14:20:00.000-06:002016-12-06T16:05:29.115-06:00Amazon Go - Experimenting Really Does Matter Says Investor Roger McNamee on CNBC<div class="MsoNormal">
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With the announcement of <a href="http://amazon.com/go">Amazon
Go</a>, the company is taking e-commerce to a whole new level. "Our
checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of
technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and
deep learning," the company <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16008589011&tag=viglink20430-20">explained</a>
in a press release today. "Our Just Walk Out technology automatically
detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track
of them in a virtual cart. When you're done shopping, you can just leave the
store. Shortly after, we’ll charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.”<br />
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Stores will comprise of a compact 1,800 square feet of retail
space so that busy customers can get in and out fast. All consumers need to
shop is an Amazon account, a supported smartphone, and the free Amazon Go app.
The first store is located at 2131 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th
Avenue and Blanchard Street and is currently open to Amazon employees in a Beta
program. It will open to the public in early 2017. To be notified of when the
store opens, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ap/signin?_encoding=UTF8&openid.assoc_handle=usflex&openid.claimed_id=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.identity=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.mode=checkid_setup&openid.ns=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0&openid.ns.pape=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fextensions%2Fpape%2F1.0&openid.pape.max_auth_age=0&openid.return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fb%3Fnode%3D16008589011%23ago_lp_emailcapture">click
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is part of a continuum that began a number of years ago when folks like Home
Depot and then CVS and Albertson's and others like Walmart have experimented
with self-checkout. That has been a mixed experience. I think the most compelling
consumer experience was the one at Home Depot. Unfortunately, the technology
they used to do it was then exploited by hackers to basically get access to all
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He continued, “These things have all had rough moments. The
consumer experience has been everywhere from fantastic for the person who otherwise
would've been in line for a long time, to just dreadful. I don't think that
it's been as good for the company as they'd like to think. Amazon's model,
which appears to be kind of a closed system, the whole thing is controlled by
them, is way more consumer friendly. I really do hope it works. I'm not going
to sit there and assume it's going to move the needle much for Amazon because
Amazon's really big and really successful. I think moving the needle for them
is hard. I think this is another example of Amazon really pushing the envelope
in really interesting ways. I like this better than Dot and some of the other
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at Apple stores, Roger said, “The early results from self-checkouts suggests
that, in fact, self-checkout works in a relatively narrow set of circumstances
with today's technology. Amazon's moving the technology forward. In principle
it should enlarge the number of cases where it works. The reality is, having
human beings in the retail experience is actually one of the more positive
things for many retailers. Imagine Tiffany, there's a place where the sales
person is really important. At Apple the human beings are really a positive
part of the experience. I think there are other circumstances and grocery
stores might be an example, where it's a mixed blessing. I don't expect this to
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think variety's a cool thing. I think experimenting really does matter. I do
think that the employment impact is going to be something. Hopefully not
terribly huge. I think what it will show, as the CVS thing has shown is that
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New York is the newest location for one of Snap Inc.'s vending
machines. Located inside a pop-up shop at 5 East 59th Street, near Central Park
in Manhattan, and right across from the Apple Store.<br />
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Vending machines are the only way you can
officially buy the sunglass-mounted cameras. The location is scheduled to
remain open until New Year's Eve but will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, and Christmas Day.<br />
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Spectacles are sunglasses with an integrated video camera that captures 10-second scenes, said to be capable of recording a day’s worth of “Memories" in a circular video format and on a single charge. Spectacles connect directly to Snapchat via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.<br />
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With its trio of three bold, bright colors (teal, orange, or black) and blinking lights to indicate recording, the edgy device looks more fashion toy than tech, which is <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/11/16/snapchat-spectacles-privacy-safety/#yQu.bxU03kqw">said to</a> only add to the appeal for its user base. According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/11/16/snapchat-spectacles-privacy-safety/#yQu.bxU03kqw">Mashable</a> the Snapchat app reaches 41 percent of all 18- to 34-year-olds in the United States and is <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/snapchat-valuation-ipo/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=63ceb7d0ec-FridayNL_11_18_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-63ceb7d0ec-88301021" target="_blank">reported</a> to be growing daily active users at 50% annually (based on leaked numbers), and to have had 150M daily active users in June
2016. Now those users can pop on a pair of Spectacles and capture everything that they can see. Since the glasses capture circular videos, they are a <i>de facto</i> GoPro for the face.<br />
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Speaking on <a href="http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000569783&play=1">CNBC’s Squawk
Alley</a>, Roger McNamee of <a href="http://www.elevation.com/EP_IT.asp?id=102" target="_blank">Elevation Partners</a> weighed in on Snap's Spectacles
vending machine arriving in NYC, describing it as a “Genius marketing
gimmick," also saying, "No matter what else it is, it is an extraordinary marketing
gimmick. I look at Snap and I have nothing but admiration for them."<br />
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Roger continued, "When they
turned down the offer from Facebook a number of years ago, like many people, I
thought that that was ill-advised and was going to result in a lot of tears. It
turns out not only did they have the last laugh, but at the moment they really,
they have captured something in the zeitgeist out there that is different from
other technology companies. I don't know where it's going to lead, but I will
say that they have the magic right now."<br />
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Commenting on Snap being Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley based, Roger said, " If we think about
Amazon and Amazon Web Services located in Seattle, there was a long period of
time when Silicon Valley was wildly better as a producer of great tech
companies than the rest of the country, maybe two standard deviations better in
terms of the percentage of successful tech startups coming out of the valley.
The reality is, the rest of the country now can do it. Silicon Valley, there's
still way more money there, still way more people, a lot of energy here. But
the hit rate has come down so much that it no longer stands out as the place
you have to be if you want to create a technology company. That if you work
hard enough and you have a great idea, you can do it pretty much anywhere now.
Snapchat, I think, really does confirm, yet again, that observation."<br />
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Reflecting on a possible IPO, Roger said, "What the stock is worth is anybody's guess. But it is really clear to me that they're going to get everybody's attention. When they do the IPO, I suspect it will be well subscribed."<br />
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A recent article on <a href="http://www.recode.net/2016/11/20/13688096/snap-snapchat-spectacles-marketing-success" target="_blank">Recode</a> has described the rollout of Spectacles as a "spectacle," commenting, "Everywhere Snap drops a Snapbot, the big yellow vending machines that serve as
temporary storefronts for the glasses, crowds line up, dozens of people deep,
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The author concurs with the assessment of "genius" when it comes to marketing, adding, "Snap isn’t going to make much money selling smart glasses
one vending machine-full at a time. But that’s not the point. Instead, what the
company has done is create the kind of buzz and excitement around a product - and thus the Snap brand, which is prepping for an IPO - that we haven’t seen in
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<i>The momentum before the IPO?</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.snap.com/en-US/">Snap Inc.</a>, the
parent company of Snapchat, describes itself as a camera company, saying, “We
believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to
improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to
express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun
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The company is using the "bot" vending machines to
sell Spectacles - keeping them exclusive and generating hype - and most importantly, generating <i>perceived demand. </i>Spectacles are a
pricey $130 a pop and you can only buy a maximum of two pairs at a time - but
people are <a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2016/11/12/snap-inc-s-spectacles-are-fetching-as-much-as-2500-on-ebay/" target="_blank">reported</a> to be reselling them online for far more - up to $2,500!<br />
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Snap Inc. is <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/snapchat-valuation-ipo/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=63ceb7d0ec-FridayNL_11_18_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-63ceb7d0ec-88301021" target="_blank">reported</a> to have filed confidentially for an IPO
that could value the company north of $22B. For context, the company was last
valued at $18B in the private markets, which put it just behind three other
US-based unicorns: Uber ($68B), Airbnb ($29B), and Palantir Technologies
($20B), and just ahead of WeWork ($16.9B). Snap’s public debut would be the first unicorn IPO since the
September 2016 IPO of Nutanix, which went public at a valuation of $2.2B.<br />
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Snap’s <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/snapchat-valuation-ipo/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=63ceb7d0ec-FridayNL_11_18_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-63ceb7d0ec-88301021" target="_blank">move into wearables</a> could be a signal of possible
future growth in new areas. Its initial Spectacles product sold out quickly,
and Snap has itself acquired three companies this year alone, including a
company specializing in 3D imaging (Seene). Snap also bought Looksery, a facial
recognition company in 2015. In January 2015 it acquired Epiphany Eyewear.
Patent data also reveals it has filed over 30 patents, with more recent patents
related to object recognition and image augmentation.<br />
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