tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139979532024-03-07T00:31:33.150-05:00Fuzzytek's NewsNews and views from my travels. I've been an activist on many issues around Detroit. As a photographer I've visited many places around the city, mostly using bus trips to get around. Eventually this blog will become melded with a new site encompassing all that is Fuzzytek.comStephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-40532263831859726652014-03-17T22:52:00.002-04:002014-03-17T22:54:03.961-04:00Join the #UNIFY Global Water Ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Water Unifies us All.</b> On March 22nd, Join the world in the Synchronized Global Water Ceremony. <b>At 3:00pm in your local time and 3:00pm pacific.</b> <a href="http://unify.org/" target="_blank">UNIFY</a>ing with the world to restore our relationship with this sacred medium of life. <br />
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At this exact moment there will be millions across the planet synergizing in meditation, prayer and creative expression setting the way forward with our renewed relationship with water. Join us in a global ceremony.<br />
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All cultures and sacred traditions are interconnected through water; from blessings, prayers in the Ganges, Baptisms in churches, to Water Ceremonies on Turtle Island. UNIFY is activating its global network of millions to gather with their prayers and intentions in the water, on the water and at the water. <br />
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<b>World Water Day</b> is a day celebrating the life giving spirit of Water. As a global community we are paddling the river of life together restoring our sacred relationship with the essence of Life, on our Blue Planet. World Water Day begins UNIFY’s yearlong campaign to synergize the global community in embodying our deepest hopes of living in Peace – as one human family – unified. <br />
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-5303399876054710192014-01-21T00:08:00.002-05:002014-01-21T01:09:48.396-05:00Martin Luther King Day in Detroit 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today was the national observance of Martin Luther King Day. At Central United Methodist many activists from across the city gathered. The fight for human, civil, social, economic, and environmental rights was palpable throughout the day. We started with speakers and presentations to acknowledge what has been accomplished with a message aimed at the present and future. This was followed by a march through the streets past the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall (happening at this time). After the march we came together for a meal and entertainment from various poets and musicians.
Learn more about the plans for the day and follow-up at <a href="http://mlkdetroit.org/" target="_blank">http://mlkdetroit.org</a>
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-89146729103509558822014-01-15T15:44:00.002-05:002014-01-15T23:38:53.995-05:00MICATS Facing Felony Charges for Enbridge Pipeline Blockade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today representatives for four people charged with resisting & obstructing are requesting their felony cases be quashed in Ingham County 55th District Court by Judge Donald L. Allen Jr.. I'm tracking this case live from court and building the <a href="https://storify.com/fuzzytek/enbridge-blockaders-facing-felony-charges/preview" target="_blank">Storify content</a> as it happens.<br />
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Unfortunately my laptop battery power died during court. I was not able to take photos inside the court either.<br />
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-75557224589881348772014-01-02T23:29:00.002-05:002014-01-02T23:36:28.166-05:00Reaping What We Sow - Hope for Better Days?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was looking at the historic origins of patriotism and found this passage from "Fears In Solitude" within <b><i>Sibylline Leaves</i></b> [<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=09scAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA35&ots=VJwOu7CLR2&dq=evil%20days%20Are%20coming%20on%20us%2C%20O%20my%20countrymen!%20And%20what%20if%20all-avenging%20Providence%2C%20Strong%20and%20retributive%2C%20should%20make%20us%20know%20The%20meaning%20of%20our%20words%3B%20force%20us%20to%20feel%20The%20desolation%20and%20the%20agony%20Of%20our%20fierce%20doings!&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=evil%20days%20Are%20coming%20on%20us,%20O%20my%20countrymen!%20And%20what%20if%20all-avenging%20Providence,%20Strong%20and%20retributive,%20should%20make%20us%20know%20The%20meaning%20of%20our%20words;%20force%20us%20to%20feel%20The%20desolation%20and%20the%20agony%20Of%20our%20fierce%20doings!&f=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Prose and Verse</a>]. It was written in April 1798 during the alarm of an invasion.<br />
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We send our mandates for the certain death of thousands and ten thousands! Boys and girls, and women that would groan to see a child pull off an insect's leg, all read of war, the best amusement for our morning meal! The poor wretch who has learnt his only prayers from curses, who knows scarcely words enough to ask a blessing from his Heavenly Father, becomes a fluent phraseman absolute and technical in victories and defeats, and all our dainty terms for fratricide. Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongues. Like mere abstractions empty sounds, to which We join no feeling and attach no form! As if the soldier died without a wound. As if the fibres of this godlike frame were gored without a pang. As if the wretch who fell in battle doing bloody deeds pass'd off to Heaven translated and not kill'd; As though he had no wife to pine for him, no God to judge him! Therefore evil days are coming on us, O my countrymen! And what if all-avenging Providence, strong and retributive, should make us know the meaning of our words, force us to feel the desolation and the agony of our fierce doings!</blockquote>
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The statements are intended to have the reader consider the position of those committed to war. Not just the traditional wars labelled as such, include these:<br />
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<li>the war on the poor </li>
<li>the intentional derogation of societies and communities </li>
<li>the preying on differences in the name of greed and superiority </li>
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We must ask who has represented us and brought the conflict forward. What stake do those responsible for the deaths of those involved have in the choice of war? Will the responsible parties hold to being responsible? They must know the reality of war, don't they? Rather than bear that responsibility the story is turned over to our press and television. <b>They will wash away the true nature of violence, sanitize it for easy consumption and build support for the effort of war, rarely questioning the premise for engaging.</b><br />
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As I view and think it through I find it is aligned with thoughts that we will <b><i>reap what we sow</i></b>. Violence will beget violence. Sadly we contribute to the maddening delusion that the war must exist. We also cling to the belief that our press and television are there to provide news in the manner we need to hear it. The message is clear that the authorities behind the message are helping us, providing guidance in the "truth" of the matter.<br />
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Welcome to 2014 - I hope you continue to read what is outside the mainstream. Remember this saying I've been using throughout 2013, it deserves more time in our lives.<br />
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Educate yourself, quest for the truth, live a life of service to others and know through this you will be cared for as the community grows. Be so close to the story you follow that you are part of that story knowing it intimately. Its time to be engaged in living and responsible for making future plans that have a future for our children.</div>
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-60996053879168507712013-12-13T18:07:00.000-05:002013-12-13T18:07:04.767-05:00Detroit Warming Centers 2013-14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The warming centers in the city of Detroit for the Winter of 2013-14 are listed below.<br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/RecreationDepartment/RecreationCenters/CrowellCommunityCenter.aspx">Crowell Recreation Center</a></td><td>16630 Lahser</td><td>11am - 7pm</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/RecreationDepartment/RecreationCenters/FarwellRecreationCenter.aspx" target="_blank">Farwell Recreation Center</a></td><td>2781 East Outer Drive</td><td>1pm - 9pm</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/RecreationDepartment/RecreationCenters/HeilmannCommunityCenter.aspx" target="_blank">Heilman Community Center</a></td><td>19261 Crusade </td><td>1pm - 9pm</td></tr>
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This map of the locations is from the <a href="http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/RecreationDepartment/RecreationCenters.aspx" target="_blank">City of Detroit website</a> for all recreation / community centers.<br /><br />
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-33775539454594320122013-12-04T03:18:00.004-05:002013-12-04T03:18:57.581-05:00Response to NY Times - Detroit Bankrupcty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Response to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/us/detroit-bankruptcy-ruling.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling, NY Times, Dec 3rd</a></i></div>
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I have a tough time watching the gentrification of downtown Detroit occur while the surrounding area has been shoved further and further out of view. Money focuses on what it knows and the marketing pulling into the city spins like a vortex on downtown & midtown. Detroit has beautiful areas that have been languishing, waiting and deteriorating, they need recognized and prodded forward.<br />
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The plan from Kevyn Orr (aka Bing's old plan, not quite the Future City plan) will be scrutinized in these ways most specifically:<br />
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<li><b>Transparency</b> - the city and state get failing grades on bringing the public in during pre-planning and planning. City Charter requirements from 2012 need to be fully implemented, including extending the council to interact with the neighborhoods (CACs were supposed to have happened in 2012 election). The Mayor (and EM) should be available to the public, not locked up in a office talking with the media offering well-timed press conferences on continued corporate domination of the city.</li>
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<li><b>Equality</b> - the city has a lot of land for the number of residents. <b><i>The people are asking for COMMONS to be formed that would not be corporatized or privatized.</i></b> Places for gathering in education, entertainment, and exchange. We need community land trusts all over the city - so the people own it and have a place to gather.</li>
<li><b>Clean Up Pollution</b> - corporations chose Detroit for polluting and willful destruction of environment. Public oversight on regulatory activities is needed - the people need to know and be cared for. Profit over people is a risky game. We need to <i><b>reassess all tax abatements and the rationale for them</b></i> - most need removed and taxes are what a city needs to operate.</li>
<li><b>Ensure Access</b> - public transportation across a broad city is a MANDATORY NEED. Income levels, insurance red-lining, and continual redistricting/zoning makes mass transit vital. Mass transit must visit the community commons - not the corporate shopping malls.</li>
<li><b>Embrace New Ways</b> - high tech infrastructure has been driven down in cost. Green energy is cheaper to produce than dirty energy. Bicycling & walking is healthier. Detroit needs walkable neighborhoods with full services - grocers, clothiers, shops, offices, and light portable industry scattered across the city. City gardens and farms need to be endorsed and supported - give them the watering and feeding needed to grow. That means commons for markets, resources, and growing young gardeners.</li>
<li><b>Education For All Ages</b> - not just traditional education, this is knowing how to live in an progressive, forward thinking, creative realm. Learning how to work smarter with what you know you have and having access to find what you don't know, partnering it in. Stepping out of corporate mentality into <b><i>community coops</i></b>. Make sure our elders and youth discover lifetimes that last an eternity by learning together.</li>
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There is more that needs mentioned. There is an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DetroitPeoplesPlatform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">active movement around the city</a> that is exploring and supportive of what is mentioned above and the "more" I've alluded to. It may be talked about as a focal few, but that number has been growing from hundreds to thousands who are putting their feet in the street, bodies in the chairs, and speaking their minds in public forums.</div>
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-14771096648588649252013-09-17T11:37:00.000-04:002013-09-17T12:14:18.738-04:00Streaming Video From a Pole<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've come up with a few crafty solutions as a livestreamer on events including marches and other very active stuff.
Most of my highly portable streaming to date has been with an Android cell phone using the app Bambuser. This doesn't mean other phones or apps won't work - what I'm discussing in this note is the rigging for the phone. I have used the lessons with a camcorder on a monopod.<br />
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Any streamer would tell you - LEARN YOUR ANGLES when framing a scene. Practice before being called to action, it matters.<br />
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<li>A 2.5 meter (8' or taller) cardboard pole or PVC pipe (haven't used PVC but may look too "professional" / look like a weapon). The pole must be thick, sturdy, and lightweight - appearing "trashy" can be in your favor. </li>
<li>A monopod can be used or tripod (bulkier), though both appear more professional, depends on where you are going and if welcomed. </li>
<li>A bag of rubber bands with a mix of wide and narrow bands that all expand enough to go around your forearm. </li>
<li>A USB power cable that is about 3 meters (10'), long enough to go from the top of the pole to your power source. </li>
<li>A USB power source - can be a laptop or batteries</li>
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<li>Laptop with a small screen size (11" rather than 15"+) to reduce weight and size. Setup a power configuration which has it in sleep mode with screen and disk turned off but the USB connectors remain on. I've found at least six hours of continual life from my laptop setup this way.</li>
<li>One or more USB batteries which are pre-charged or solar cell power pack. The battery solution can be much less obvious than a backpack. If using batteries be prepared and looking for power to recharge during long events. Enlisting a friend to scout for power is a bonus!</li>
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<li>Phone uses automatic exposure compensation - the downward angle can eliminate bright sky in frame. Remember - similar brightness in a frame gives best viewing. </li>
<li>Pole keeps your arm and shoulder from tiring. </li>
<li>Pole can be rest on a solid surface (ground, chair, car, ...) to give steady shot. </li>
<li>Using what appears as trash to many keeps it from appealing to thieves. </li>
<li>Reaching across a crowd to get image in frame is much easier. </li>
<li>Cardboard tube is lightweight and sturdy. </li>
<li>It is possible to put a camera mount secured in the top if you need a traditional video camera up there. </li>
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<li>Cardboard gets wet and dissolves - solution: use a sealer on the cardboard - it can also be painted with messaging on it. Mine says "The World Is Watching". It was exposed to water recently, so about 2 feet is lost (cutting that off, smaller pole). </li>
<li>Round object doesn't keep strapped on phone steady - solution: cut a square into the tube which is the width of the phone, this secures the phone better. </li>
<li>Can't see the screen (#1) - solution: strap the phone on the other way so the screen faces you and the camera shoots past the pole. </li>
<li>Can't see the screen (#2) when elevated - sorry I don't have a solution short of mounting a bicycle mirror to the pole and reflecting the image down. Haven't tried but seems possible. </li>
<li>Controls are hard to use with rubber bands covering them - solution: reposition the bands toward the outer edges. Use thick bands to provide much steadier mounting than thin. You may have to move a band back and forth at the start/end of your stream. Each phone has controls in different positions, find what works. </li>
<li>Long USB cord is flying around loose - solution: rubber band it to the pole with a "pin" (like a pen top or golf tee) </li>
<li>Laptop is huge and hard to carry in pack - solution: smaller screen laptop. Make sure your pack has wide straps and isn't digging into your shoulders. Use both shoulder straps to distribute weight and for comfort. </li>
<li>Laptop is heating up - solution: make sure power settings are for USB to remain on, disk off, screen off. Another solution is to use dry cooling packs with a towel barrier to catch condensation as they warm and protect electronics from getting wet.</li>
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<a href="http://bambuser.com/v/3380737">http://bambuser.com/v/3380737</a> - event is the Forward On Climate rally in DC held Feb 17, 2013. Check out a variety of streams from that event with the tag <a href="http://bambuser.com/tag/ForwardOnClimate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ForwardOnClimate</a>.<br />
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More videos at <a href="http://bambuser.com/channel/occupydetroit">http://bambuser.com/channel/occupydetroit</a><br />
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The phone fell while mounted on the pole 8 feet onto asphalt road. It fluttered along a few more days then died. Moisture got into the cracked screen and shorted out the LCD beneath.<br />
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If you are looking for a phone service providing unlimited talk, text, and data - please consider my invitation <a href="http://solavei.com/fuzzytek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to Solavei</a>. Specials are held frequently for new customers. You are not on a contract, it is monthly service. You can bring an existing unlocked GSM phone. Personally I bought a phone through eBay for $80 and service at this time is $49/month.<br />
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Advanced solutions for live coverage are being checked out, so watch for more blog posts tagged <a href="http://fuzzyteknews.blogspot.com/search/label/Streaming%20Video" target="_blank">streaming video</a>.</div>
Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-81052121089584636632013-08-14T15:05:00.000-04:002013-08-14T15:06:50.175-04:00Detroit as a Kleptocracy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Imagine waking up and finding your city is no longer under a government structure we have known as Representative Democracy. What we are waking up to finding is Kleptocracy and elite capture through a Consent Agreement. These words are more common in third world countries as they strive to find democracy enabling the lower class equal opportunity to participate in government. Although now we have these here, in Detroit, and found in other Michigan communities, including our schools whom the State has placed a review team to determine their financial stability.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The first step is to qualify the community as financial unstable and that can be accomplished by bringing officials that are told to work within a system that supports elite capture. The review team commonly has members whom are affiliated with the organizations writing and litigating the law, seeing those persons as authority on the matter. Commonly missing from a review team are humanitarian industrial engineers that identify problems in organization and process as would be found through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The underlying interest by the State Treasury is to maintain a debt burden through use of the Emergency Manager Law and Emergency Financial Manger Law (Public Act 72 of 1990, repealed May 2011 to allow Public Act 4 to be brought into law). The manner of working these laws is direct opposition to bankruptcy law which negotiates debt down during restructuring. Instead additional debt is added to "avoid the financial emergency", assets are sold off to corporate/foundation/state-controlled intersts, and the money disappears as one would expect in a kleptocracy. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The State Treasury even went so far as to claim the Detroit Review Board was <b>not a public body per the Open Meetings Act</b>, however that claim was <b>denied </b>by Judge William Collette on February 2, 2012. The Detroit News <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120202/POLITICS02/202020463/1361/State-officials--Closed-EM-meetings-can-go-on--no-ruling-issue" target="_blank">reported the story incorrectly</a> until a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/emergency-manager-financial-review-team-open-meetings-act_n_1249685.html" target="_blank">February 6 correction</a> was released.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Once under control the new fascist regime established through the Consent Agreement departments can </span><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cookthebooks.asp#axzz27NwFkJM9" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">cook the books</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and remain unapproachable in process by the public whom are ruled. The city's assets in will be sold to corporate interests to cover a shortfall in finances that has been caused by leadership that has been cornered into reckless abandonment as they are placed in office. Quite often restructuring is not consistent with industrial engineering practices. This would include </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">absence </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">of organization charts and claims of urgency that evade defining processes existing to find flaws and waste. These restructuring practices are required through bankruptcy processes. This kleptocracy ensures the War on the Poor continues at an ever quickening pace.</span>
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Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-63848958788231780482012-04-03T22:27:00.001-04:002012-04-03T22:27:37.233-04:00Prohibited at Detroit City County Building<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/7043746473/" title="Prohibited at Detroit City County Building"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7043746473_b9182ef381_m.jpg" alt="Prohibited at Detroit City County Building by Fuzzytek" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/7043746473/">Prohibited at Detroit City County Building</a> a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/">Fuzzytek</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Prohibited at Detroit City County Building<br clear="all" />Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-5033713551585270982012-03-20T05:35:00.001-04:002012-03-20T05:35:10.604-04:00Northend Detroit population density<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/6999469553/" title="Northend Detroit population density"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6999469553_4214dab259_m.jpg" alt="Northend Detroit population density by Fuzzytek" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/6999469553/">Northend Detroit population density</a> a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/">Fuzzytek</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Northend Detroit population density<br clear="all" />Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-14363829678091276112011-03-22T01:17:00.001-04:002011-03-22T01:17:03.133-04:00Moscato Madness April 9<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/5548810575/" title="Moscato Madness April 9"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5548810575_b6b6179648_m.jpg" alt="Moscato Madness April 9 by Fuzzytek" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzytek/5548810575/">Moscato Madness April 9</a> a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fuzzytek/">Fuzzytek</a> on Flickr.</span></div>If you missed seeing Club Waterfalls filled to capacity on March 19 for Boogie's Mink & Moet premiere - then I suggest attending this affair!<br /><br />Something trendy with a touch of madness. You can leave your strait jacket home and dress nice. Come out and enjoy a glass of moscato.<br clear="all" />Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-6496647884498056552009-07-03T19:30:00.003-04:002009-08-02T18:57:34.097-04:00Reminder: Stephen invited you to join Facebook...<table border="0" cellpadding="40" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" bgcolor="#f7f7f7" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 4px 8px; background: rgb(59, 89, 152) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-align: left;">facebook</td></tr><tr><td style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(59, 89, 152); padding: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" valign="top"><table><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 12px;" align="left" valign="top"><div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">The following person recently invited you to be their friend on Facebook:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><table style="margin-top: 5px;" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding: 0px 3px 10px 0px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/r.php?re=5dfd411cd13d3628976abb5e28e18551&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="Stephen 'Fuzzytek' Boyle" src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v222/137/59/q731097181_2275.jpg" height="50" width="50" /></a></td><td style="padding: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:11px;" width="95"><span style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152);font-size:11;" ><a href="http://www.facebook.com/r.php?re=5dfd411cd13d3628976abb5e28e18551&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">Stephen 'Fuzzytek' Boyle</a></span><br />3429 friends<br />218 photos</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 5px;"> </div><br /><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 5px;"> </div>Facebook is a great place to keep in touch with friends, post photos, videos and create events. But first you need to join! Sign up today to create a profile and connect with the people you know.</div><div style="margin: 0pt;">Thanks,<br />The Facebook Team</div></td><td style="padding-left: 15px;" align="left" valign="top" width="150"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(255, 226, 34); padding: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 248, 204); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">Facebook is free and anyone can join.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(59, 110, 34);"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(149, 191, 130); padding: 5px 15px; background-color: rgb(103, 165, 75);"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/r.php?re=5dfd411cd13d3628976abb5e28e18551&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sign Up</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://www.facebook.com/email_open_log_pic.php?k=hijh%7E5h_&t=3&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46" alt="" style="border: 0pt none ; height: 1px; width: 1px;" /><div style="padding-top: 15px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(255, 226, 34); padding: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 248, 204); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 11px;"><div style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2px;">To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below:</div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/r.php?re=5dfd411cd13d3628976abb5e28e18551&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none;">http://www.facebook.com/r.php?re=5dfd411cd13d3628976abb5e28e18551&mid=b891d9G3c79dd83G4fe077G46</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-86384005645020222009-06-22T21:31:00.002-04:002009-06-22T21:34:55.421-04:00Spacewalk Detroit<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rineilmandre/3650676581/" title="{photo title}"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3650676581_aa28ca531a_t.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="sw52" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rineilmandre/3650676581/">sw52</a>,<br />uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rineilmandre/">Rineil Mandre</a>.<p>{photo desc}</p> </span></div>June 13 at noon the excursion began on Belle Isle. The next 24+ hours the event morphed through the streets of Detroit. Picking up characters and performances evolving on its journey. Our goal - to bring awareness and assistance to those in need on the morning of June 14 at a vacant lot located at Martin Luther King Blvd and Third Ave in the Cass Corridor of Detroit.<br /><br />Click on this ... <a href=http://docs.google.com/View?docID=dhrgqvh3_9f9vpx8fr target=_blank>Read the review written by Warrior Girl</a>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-73501124385375596212009-03-28T04:34:00.001-04:002009-03-28T04:34:44.005-04:00Stimulus Opportunity for Emerging Small Business Leaders<!-- container table is 98% b/c yahoo mail needs 1% to display right --> <table width="98%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"><tr><td width="100%" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" width="532"><tr><td colspan="2" height="25" style="background-color: #3b5998;"><div style="margin-right: 18px; padding-left: 9px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; color: #fff;"><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: 16px;">facebook</span></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100" style="padding: 10px 5px 10px 9px;" valign="top"><div> <img src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v222/137/59/s731097181_9907.jpg" style="border :1px solid #c0c0c0;" width="100" alt="" /> </div><div style="text-align:right; font-size:13px; padding-top:3px;">Stephen 'Fuzzytek' Boyle</div><div style="text-align: right; font-size: 11px; color: #777777;">1:34am Mar 28th</div></td><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="padding: 9px 0px 10px 10px; font-size:11px;" valign="top" width="400"><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Stimulus Opportunity for Emerging Small Business Leaders</div><div>To fuzzytek.newsbang@blogger.com<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; line-height:5px;"> </div><div style="padding-top: 5px;">I'm not sure I can attend this ... as much as I truly wish I could!!! Existing plans are made and I'd be pushing them around to make time.<br /><br />Stephen has shared a link to a note with you. To view the note or to reply to the message, follow this link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=731097181&k=R3123YQ4R23M5BEDWCVYSW">http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=731097181&k=R3123YQ4R23M5BEDWCVYSW</a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="padding-left: 10px;"><div style="border-top:1px solid #eee; text-align:left; color: #666666; padding: 5px 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Are your friends bothering you? You can <a href="http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=6ebea2&u=1014619523&mid=37de50G3c79dd83G201208G0">opt out</a> of emails from friends on Facebook.</div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-72376258741504880612009-03-01T05:06:00.004-05:002009-03-01T05:15:23.254-05:00MOVED BLOG<p>Thanks for checking in here... this blog remains as reference. The posts here have been migrated to my new blog at <a href="http://wordpress.fuzzytek.com/">http://wordpress.fuzzytek.com</a>. I hope you'll continue to follow my posts at the new site. I've found that neither blogger or wordpress as hosted by the company support rich content that I am prepared to share.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviRk6JwIIs3EMvf_CdvxhLU6g0Jm_f1xBiXpbVN0dT3TPoN0yGkRC5K-XGsQZ1dgnuGDovN5jZN4LYhXFCfFvXrTbxHqnd2HsYBHqzZ_6hxWcrLFUg_Qh5X9s8C1IP4uZ2AZ0/s1600-h/Wordpress_Capture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviRk6JwIIs3EMvf_CdvxhLU6g0Jm_f1xBiXpbVN0dT3TPoN0yGkRC5K-XGsQZ1dgnuGDovN5jZN4LYhXFCfFvXrTbxHqnd2HsYBHqzZ_6hxWcrLFUg_Qh5X9s8C1IP4uZ2AZ0/s400/Wordpress_Capture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308160049381996898" border="0" /></a><br /><b>Follow me at <a href="http://wordpress.fuzzytek.com/">http://wordpress.fuzzytek.com</a>!</b></p>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-75705126688459517222009-02-16T13:50:00.003-05:002009-03-01T05:06:16.852-05:00GRRR - Switching OverSeems that Twitter and Ping.fm have hooked up the blog <a href="http://fuzzytek.blogspot.com/">http://fuzzytek.blogspot.com</a>. So I've exported content from this blog and post into that one. I'm going through the widgets implemented here to determine which to offer there.<br /><br />Followers - THANK YOU!<br />Please adjust your followings to the other blog as I'll be deleting this one soon.Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-57629669834901517372009-02-04T01:52:00.001-05:002009-02-04T01:52:09.841-05:00A Celebration Of African American Aesthetics313FAD is assembling the fashion show to take place during the opening celebration at Russell Gallery. There is a new space being opened and the first installation of artwork is taking place the month of February. During the opening we will have jazz music, fine art exhibition, and a fashion show.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.313fad.com/node/1054'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/arts_culture/A_Celebration_Of_African_American_Aesthetics'>digg story</a>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-25986005316155980742009-01-25T22:23:00.004-05:002009-02-16T14:09:50.701-05:00Photoblog: My Wish For 2009Photos from My Wish For 2009 posted at Fuzzytek.com - <a href="http://fuzzytek.smugmug.com/gallery/7186429_BJbmG" target="_blank">photo gallery link</a><br /><br /><object align="middle" height="400" width="400"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=7186429&AlbumKey=BJbmG&transparent=true&crossFadeSpeed=500&clickUrl=http://www#46;smugmug#46;com"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="000000"><br /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=7186429&AlbumKey=BJbmG&transparent=true&crossFadeSpeed=500&clickUrl=http://www#46;smugmug#46;com" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" height="400" width="400"></embed></object>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-52836866277966515862009-01-23T10:43:00.003-05:002009-01-23T10:48:36.086-05:00My Wish For 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.313fad.com/files/images/Jan24_mywish409.sky.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 319px;" src="http://www.313fad.com/files/images/Jan24_mywish409.sky.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Russell Gallery is excited to bring together artists from around the Midwest and ask the question of them - what is your wish for 2009? </p><p>The gallery will show work from January 24 through February 21. The opening day show will have platform fashion modeling by talent from the <a href="http://www.abandonedindetroit.com/">Abandoned In Detroit</a> fashion showcase project. Music will be from DJs Gabe Real, Thomas Emmanuel, and Marcus Beier. The art exhibition brings together more than 30 artists in a variety of mediums. An exclusive VIP area will feature free food and flowing drinks, well worth the low price of $10. General admission to the gallery is free and it is open to all ages. </p><p>The gallery is located in the SE corner of Russell Bazaar. The bazaar has an international flair with many great shops and every week the mix of shops present changes. <i><b>Fashion designers from the Abandoned In Detroit project should contact Fuzzytek for some VALUABLE late-breaking news exclusive for them!</b></i> This weekend is certain to bring great crowds and a lot of fun. So if you want to get your party started before night falls - the Russell Bazaar and Gallery's <b>My Wish For 2009</b> exhibition are a fantastic way to work your way into evening.<br /></p><h3>Abandoned In Detroit</h3><p>The curator has made some great arrangements with me and we will have not only fashion show - there will be retail space available for designers from the project that are in the fashion show. Details are in the <a href="http://www.313fad.com/node/938">call for Abandoned In Detroit talent</a>.<br /></p><p><img src="http://www.313fad.com/files/images/444308444_SyWZx-L.jpg" align="center" /></p>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-4932944792267221332009-01-17T22:19:00.007-05:002009-01-17T22:32:21.215-05:00Last.fm: Fuzzytek shared Brazilian Girls – Jique<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://cdn.last.fm/videoplayer/l/11/VideoPlayer.swf" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="lfmEmbed_50_12009223_2094057752" height="373" width="450"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.last.fm/videoplayer/l/11/VideoPlayer.swf"><br /> <param name="flashvars" value="title=Jique&uniqueName=12009223&albumArt=http%3A%2F%2Fuserserve-ak.last.fm%2Fserve%2F34s%2F10281111.jpg&duration=266&image=http%3A%2F%2Fuserserve-ak.last.fm%2Fserve%2Fimage%3A320%2F12009223.jpg&autostart=false&FSSupport=true&album=Talk+To+La+Bomb&track=true&creator=Brazilian+Girls"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /> <param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><br /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /> <param name="quality" value="high"><br /> <param name="bgcolor" value="000000"><br /> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"><br /> <param name="menu" value="false"><br /></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Brazilian+Girls/+videos/12009223">http://www.last.fm/music/Brazilian+Girls/+videos/12009223</a><p></p><p>---<a target=_blank href=http://www.last.fm/user/Fuzzytek>Fuzzytek</a> said:</p><p>Got to love the spirit of the Brazilian Girls.---</p>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-773635476490098922009-01-12T06:31:00.001-05:002009-01-12T06:31:32.597-05:00Massacre Auditions! (FEB13-14th)<!-- container table is 98% b/c yahoo mail needs 1% to display right --> <table width="98%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"><tr><td width="100%" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" width="532"><tr><td colspan="2" height="25" style="background-color: #3b5998;"><div style="margin-right: 18px; padding-left: 9px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; color: #fff;"><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: 16px;">facebook</span></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100" style="padding: 10px 5px 10px 9px;" valign="top"><div> <img src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v222/137/59/s731097181_9217.jpg" style="border :1px solid #c0c0c0;" width="100" alt="" /> </div><div style="text-align:right; font-size:13px; padding-top:3px;">Stephen 'Fuzzytek' Boyle</div><div style="text-align: right; font-size: 11px; color: #777777;">3:31am Jan 12th</div></td><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="padding: 9px 0px 10px 10px; font-size:11px;" valign="top" width="400"><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Massacre Auditions! (FEB13-14th)</div><div>To fuzzytek.newsbang@blogger.com<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; line-height:5px;"> </div><div style="padding-top: 5px;">Video promotion for the Fashion Massacre. Check the event posting on <a style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.313fad.com">http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.313fad.com</a><br /><br />Stephen has shared a video with you. To view the video or to reply to the message, follow this link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=731097181&k=62G4PVSYTVYM5BEDWCVYSW">http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=731097181&k=62G4PVSYTVYM5BEDWCVYSW</a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="padding-left: 10px;"><div style="border-top:1px solid #eee; text-align:left; color: #666666; padding: 5px 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Are your friends bothering you? You can <a href="http://www.facebook.com/o.php?u=1014619523&k=6ebea2">opt out</a> of emails from friends on Facebook.</div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-57348304745490198432008-12-27T01:57:00.006-05:002009-01-02T16:19:02.447-05:00DEAC 2.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B4dZLesXNWDdBo9oEq6KeqaigjFd_Aqby1XcQfccLrSFUDAAO4EaaBch2uUV90UaVqPO6lN9-dQTsQk-cI8ZtZcKFdCPLltHw6-Yk_mY6F5foN0qPsDeaGEHGyJIbQiKusfU/s1600-h/Fae_PLC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B4dZLesXNWDdBo9oEq6KeqaigjFd_Aqby1XcQfccLrSFUDAAO4EaaBch2uUV90UaVqPO6lN9-dQTsQk-cI8ZtZcKFdCPLltHw6-Yk_mY6F5foN0qPsDeaGEHGyJIbQiKusfU/s200/Fae_PLC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286808384253412274" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Plans are underway for the <a href="http://www.deacgroup.com/" target="_blank">Detroit Erotic Arts Collaborative</a> on February 7-8, 2009. I'm planning to be there and setting up my schedule of photo sessions now. Please do not wait to contact me if interested in shooting during the event. There will be MANY photographers and MANY models. it will be somewhat chaotic and planning too late will just add to the chaos.</p><p>Granted there will be some reading this post whom are not interested. THIS IS AN 18+ EVENT. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You will be required to have legal photo documents at sign-in for the event certifying you are at least 18 years of age.<br /></span></p><p>DEAC is a group shoot that is focused on Artistic Nude, Figure Nude, Implied Nude, Fetish Nude, and Bondage Nude content. I am open to shooting all genres and discussing compensation with those I shoot with for work sold.</p><p>Yes there is an entrance fee for the group shoot. I do not collect the fee - it is being handled <a href="http://www.deacgroup.com/" target="_blank">through the DEAC website</a> via Paypal or contacting DVS. The entrance fees vary according to the days you'll be attending and if you are a past participant in DEAC shoots. I participated in DEAC 1.5, which was held in Pontiac at Clutch Cargo and MONA earlier this year.</p><p>If you are interested in booking time with me at DEAC, please call me at 248-632-6156 and discuss. You can also send an email to <a href="mailto:request@fuzzytek.com" target="_blank">request(at)fuzzytek.com</a> with websize (no bigger than 300kb each) photos of yourself, your measurements (height, weight, bust, waist, hips, shoe, dress, and age), the type of shoot you desire, what clothing/equipment you have for the shoot (it doesn't all rest on you to provide). You will also be required to register for the event as noted above. I will be filling my schedule the next few weeks in a tentative manner because scheduling around so many people can be a nightmare. There will be rare instances I will tell you that we are locked in on our appointed time when we first speak. I will be working through a <a target="_blank" href="http://docs.google.com/Edit?tab=view&docid=dhrgqvh3_33vcxrsv65">shared Google document</a> and calendar events with talent I'm shooting with. This is so I can keep on track in planning for the event. I have the ability to bring in an assistant (additional fee) so I'm considering who will work best with me in this environment and assist in keeping things on-track.<br /></p><p>Please understand I am attending to create <span style="font-weight: bold;">MARKETABLE CONTENT</span>, not simply to grow my portfolio - especially in areas that I have plenty of photos. Be creative and bring something more than a pretty face / body to the shoot. We can discuss that when planning the session.<br /></p><h3>Location and Scheduling<br /></h3><p>Location will be the Leland Hotel, 400 Bagley, Detroit 48226 which is the intersection of Cass and Bagley, just south of Grand River and west of the Times Square People Mover station. Hours will begin at noon both Saturday and Sunday. Last time slot Saturday ends 8:00pm, and Sunday at 6:00pm. Hourly slots are planned, however if you contact me to hold a bondage session I would like to book that as a double.</p><p>There are certain areas at the location which are booked in advance, so I'm looking to pre-pay ASAP and arrange the locations desired most.</p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.deacgroup.com/"><img src="http://www.deacgroup.com/deac2_banner.jpg" width="450" /></a>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-71905776623842997352008-12-25T22:32:00.001-05:002008-12-25T22:33:22.404-05:00Merry Christmas - Hey Santa videoMerry Christmas everyone!<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzRquNRpSi8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzRquNRpSi8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-28659710525458251692008-12-15T10:42:00.003-05:002008-12-15T11:04:54.337-05:00World AIDS Day - 14 yrs old w 3 kids living in a shelter<table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; paddin: 9px 0px 10px 10px" valign="top" align="left"><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; COLOR: #333333"><b>From Facebook</b><br />14 years old with 3 kids living in a shelter infected w/AIDS!!!!!</div>To fuzzyteknews.blogspot.com <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 5px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid"></div><div style="PADDING-TOP: 5px">Read, be aware, be active - do something in the world that is uplifting and positive. If you do nothing more than share a story, make it one that counts.<br /><br />The following story was post on Facebook by Felicia Tolbert.<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=731097181&k=XVG6Y46RU4XM5BEDWCVYSW">Click here to view on Facebook.</a></div><p><br />Imagine:<br /><br />Being 14 years old with 3 children living in a shelter and infected with the AIDS Virus!<br /><br />I volunteer for an organization every year on World AIDS Day and several times during the year to help raise awareness about the disease! Well, about 3 years ago, a young lady walked up to my table to get information and to be tested! During the 20 min wait for her results she explained that had just turned 14 (looked 22) and that she had 3 children, and living in a shelter! I gave her information to help her get out of her circumstance and she broke down in tears! When I asked her why she was crying, she stated that I reminded her of her mother until she was about 8 yrs old! She said that her mom got hooked on drugs when she around 9 and that she didn't have a father in the house so it was up to her (@ 9) to help take care of her 6 brothers and sisters! So she became mom and at the age of 11 social services cut them off, and no money was coming in! So since she was always tall for her age, she decided to dress herself up and turn to men for the cash! NOBODY ever taught this young woman how to protect herself, and now she has 3 children and a history of STD's!<br /><br />Then the results came back and the counselor pulled the young lady into a small room, in which she emerged 15min later in tears! Because of privacy laws I couldn't see her results, but it was obvious! The young lady clutched the handle of the stroller, looked at her babies and burst out in tears again for about 2min and then walked out the door!<br /><br />I was devastated, for the next several days because as a woman and mother, my heart bled for her and her children!<br /><br />I am passing this story along, because the statistics don't lie and as African Americans the odds are stacked against us! We continue to complain and ignore the problem, when it is right here continuously slapping our community in the face! Blacks are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. While making up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for more than 49 percent of AIDS cases. AIDS is now the leading cause of death for Black women ages 25 to 34, and the second leading cause of death for Black men ages 35 to 44. Young people in the United States continue to be at risk for HIV and AIDS. At the end of 2007, in 45 states with reporting, almost 46,000 young people ages 13-24 were living with HIV, comprising about sixteen percent of all HIV infections. 62% of these new cases in the youth group were African America.<br /><br />GET TESTED AND IF YOU HAVE A SEXUALLY ACTIVE CHILD, GET THEM TESTED!<br />TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SEX EDUCATION....ARM THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE!<br />WISHING, HOPING, AND PRAYING IS NOT GOING TO PROTECT US OR OUR CHILDREN!!!<br /><br /><em>Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.</em> -- MLK<br /><br /><b>HERE ARE SOME MORE STATS:</b> <ul><li>From 2001-2004, 62 percent of HIV/AIDS diagnoses in young people aged 13-24 were in males, and 32 percent were in females.</li><li>In 2005, blacks and Latinos accounted for 84 percent of all new HIV infections among 13- to 19-year-olds and 76 percent of HIV infections among 20- to 24-year-olds in the United States even though, together, they represent only about 32 percent of people these ages. Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) and American Indians and Alaska Natives account for about one percent of new HIV infections among women ages 13-24.</li><li>Young women of color suffer disproportionate rates - in 2004, black women and Latinas accounted for 83 percent of new infections in 13- to 24-year-old women in the United States, even though, together, they represent only about 26 percent of U.S. women these ages. In addition, black women account for 62 percent and Latinas for 19 percent of cumulative AIDS cases among women ages 13-24.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td></td><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px"><div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #eee 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #666666; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997953.post-87948996261546575602008-12-14T15:05:00.005-05:002008-12-14T15:16:31.338-05:00Ultimate Open Mic - High School Edition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnPNSQ4BQidSL2-zm-Zt-NI1L1cgmV-RvOQw4UsPJcGNrbt7fZz4PjTFbke_8l5YCOFQ9jkReL-jsh07ZW6YkpErx55R6xCcmN0fnT7i89I0KgrE1yxy12IXTUgG-ybemypKY/s1600-h/UOM_1228_Fuzzytek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279741110391620610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnPNSQ4BQidSL2-zm-Zt-NI1L1cgmV-RvOQw4UsPJcGNrbt7fZz4PjTFbke_8l5YCOFQ9jkReL-jsh07ZW6YkpErx55R6xCcmN0fnT7i89I0KgrE1yxy12IXTUgG-ybemypKY/s200/UOM_1228_Fuzzytek.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>I'm assisting the organizers for the first round of <a href="http://www.ultimateopenmic.com/">Ultimate Open Mic, High School Edition</a>. We are seeking sponsors interested in promoting their goods and services in front of a teen audience ages 13-18 performing with their friends and family present supporting. <h2>Bundled Sponsor Option</h2><p>I'm willing to offer package pricing as your connection into both <a href="http://fuzzyteknews.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-in-style.html">Christmas In Style</a> and the Ultimate Open Mic. For under $200 you can present your company within two weeks into a very valuable market sector. <strong>Call me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE at 248-632-6156 to find out more.</strong></p>Stephen Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235554705704561246noreply@blogger.com0