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Who have you inspired and what was it they did?
I did a diary on Monday night for Kitchen Table Kibitzing about old hobbies I've done but don't do any more. One thing I did was 3D modeling and animation, you know CGI stuff.
I don't do it anymore, though it was a passion of mine and I did work for a while at an animation studio, because the writing was on the wall. More than a decade ago I could tell most CGI stuff was going to be outsourced to Taiwan, Korea and other countries. And I was right. It just wasn't going to remain a viable trade to make a living in the States.
I have a friend who was really inspired by me doing CGI stuff. We talked many times about it. He became interested in doing something creative in the arena of his profession. What he does is camera work for the Sacramento Kings basketball team. If you've ever watched one of their home games on TV, you are watching what he is capturing on his camera then broadcast.
He decided he wanted to make videos from the sky. He built several prototype "copters" to take a camera up into the air. First he made a four-prop model, then a 6-prop model. Neither of these proved good enough. He's finally built a 8-prop model that does the trick. He just sent me his latest video. I think it is amazing. It is very smooth and HD too. He isn't sure just where this will lead. He's done a video for an amazing local ironman athlete training around Chico, CA. He's done a video about a local falconer as well.
Check out my friend's "demo reel." You'll see his video flying about the Sacramento River, around the Chico State campus and at the Sacramento Kings arena. Enjoy!
ATTENTION COLUMBIA, MISSOURI!
EVENT FOR YOU THIS COMING SATURDAY!
Saturday, November 9th
Columbia, Missouri Kossacks Political Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Trey Bistro
21 N 9th Street • Columbia, MO
ORGANIZER: Send tmservo433 a kosmail to attend.
We will have D. Brekhus in attendance, PhD professor at University of Missouri who will talk with us about the demographic shifts, patterns of sexual politics and the future of democrats at the state and national level in the Show Me State.
Do you know people who aren't on Daily Kos but are interested in change for Missouri? Make the effort. Encourage them to come out.
Put faces to userIDs. Meet and work to elect more & better democrats.
RSVPs:
1. tmservo433
2. Man Oh Man
3. cweb7
4. glitterscale+friends
5. kj in missouri
6. Glitterscale
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Latest diary: Columbia, Missouri Get Together Gains Momentum...
Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the New Day sunrise cloud
:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meatspace community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• Caprock Kossacks (Panhandle/Caprock/Lubbock/Amarillo area) : Kosmail shesaid
• West Texas Kossacks (including Big Bend Region and El Paso) : Kosmail Yo Bubba
• Las Vegas Kossacks: Kosmail miracle11
• Vermont Kossacks: Kosmail 4Freedom
• Silicon Valley Kossacks: Kosmail Glen The Plumber
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks - Formed: Jul 29, 2012, Organizer: tgypsy
• New England Kossacks - Formed: Aug 6, 2012, Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
nhox42 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks - Formed: Aug 7, 2012, Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India - Formed: Aug 14, 2012, Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Formed: Sep 9, 2012, Organizer: papa monzano
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Sep 26, 2012, Organizer: VetGrl
• Kansas City Kossacks - Formed Oct 15, 2012, Organizer: [Founder stepped down]
• Phoenix Kossacks - Formed Oct 16, 2012, Organizer: arizonablue
• Chicago Kossacks - Formed: Oct 31, 2012, Organizer: figbash
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Formed Oct 17, 2012, Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR
• Boston Kossacks - Formed: Nov 7, 2012, Organizer: GreyHawk
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Formed: Nov 10, 2012, Organizer: peregrine kate
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks - Formed: Nov 12, 2012, Organizer: dweb8231
• Salt Lake City Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: War on Error
• Twin Cities Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: imonlylurking
• Dallas Kossacks North Texas - Formed: Nov 21, 2012, Admins: Catte Nappe and dalfireplug. Please contact them to join the group. An Event Organizer needed.
• The Southern California Inland Empire Kossacks - Formed: Dec 3, 2012, Organizer: SoCaliana
• Los Angeles Kossacks - Formed: Dec 17, 2012, Organizer: Dave in Northridge
• Northeast Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Jan 16, 2013, Organizer: GenXangster
• Kansas & Missouri Kossacks - Formed: Jan 17, 2013, Organizer: tmservo433
• I-77 Carolina Kossacks who live from Columbia, SC to north of Winston-Salem, NC. - Formed: Jan 30, 2013, Organizers: gulfgal98 and eeff
• Indianapolis Kossacks - Formed: Feb 6, 2013, Organizer: CityLightsLover
• Southwest Ohio Kossacks - Formed: May 10, 2013, Organizer: Dr Erich Bloodaxe RN
• Northern Arizona Kossacks - Formed: Jul 5, 2013, Organizer: Sam Sara
• Mexican Kossacks - Formed: Apr 14, 2013, Organizer: roberb7
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks - Formed: Oct 27, 2012, Organizer: boran2
• North Carolina Triangle Kosmopolitans - Formed: Aug 2, 2013, Organizer: highacidity
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011. Contact: JamieG from Md for a group invite.
• New York City Founded by Eddie C - Contact the group organizer for meet-up events: sidnora
• Baja Arizona Kossacks, Event Organizer: Azazello
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011
• Nashville KosKats, Founded by ZenTrainer Formed: Jan 30, 2012
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente Formed: Aug 29, 2011
• DKos Florida Founded by ThirstyGator, Formed: Feb 14, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail Vetwife to be included in next event.
• Oklahoma Roundup Founded by BigOkie, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail peacearena to be included.
• DKos Asheville Founded by davehouck, Formed: Feb 13, 2011 - Organizing Assist by: randallt
• San Diego Kossacks Founded by La Gitane, Formed: Nov 18, 2011
by navajo ♥ for SFKossacks
L-R: SFKossacks meeting at the home of Andrew McGuire in the Wine Country
You can join the SFKossacks by sending a Kosmail to navajo.
by randallt ♥ for DKos Asheville
Asheville, NC gets out the vote:
L-R: These are our volunteers, randallt, davehouck and Lamont Cranston.
Would love to add your picture!
You can join DKos Asheville by sending a Kosmail to randallt.
Wednesday, October 30th
I-77 Kossacks Last Minute Meet-up
ORGANIZERS: Fineena and SteelerGrrl
L-R: Fineena, Steelergrrl, steelerdude, edrie, eeff, Poz, cskendrick
Reporting diary: I-77 Kossacks mini-meetup 10/30, updated with better photo
:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Saturday, November 9th
Portland Kossacks Celebrate Sara R's Birthday
TIME: 2:00 - 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Catnip Manor (Sara's house)
Address given privately • Portland
ORGANIZER: Send Sara R a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. Sara R
2. winglion
3. Horace BoothroydIII
4. Horace's daughter
5. llbear
6. BlueJessamine
7. watercarrier4diogenes
8. Oregon Gal
9. loggersbrat
10.
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Latest diary: November 9 meetup in Portland, OR
Saturday, November 9th
Columbia, Missouri Kossacks Political Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Trey Bistro
21 N 9th Street • Columbia, MO
ORGANIZER: Send tmservo433 a kosmail to attend.
We will have D. Brekhus in attendance, PhD professor at University of Missouri who will talk with us about the demographic shifts, patterns of sexual politics and the future of democrats at the state and national level in the Show Me State.
Do you know people who aren't on Daily Kos but are interested in change for Missouri? Make the effort. Encourage them to come out.
Put faces to userIDs. Meet and work to elect more & better democrats.
RSVPs:
1. tmservo433
2. Man Oh Man
3. cweb7
4. glitterscale+friends
5. kj in missouri
6. Glitterscale
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Latest diary: Columbia, Missouri Get Together Gains Momentum...
Saturday, November 16th
Indianapolis Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Pancho's Tacqueria
9658 Allisonville Road • Fishers
ORGANIZER: Send CityLightsLover a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. CityLightsLover
2. Yours Truly
3. Mokurai
4. Alexandra Lynch
5. avalonbear
6. Tim DeLaney
7. Dragon5616
8.
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Latest diary: [Waiting for linked diary]
Saturday, November 16th
Kansas City Kossacks 2014 Strategy Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
LOCATION: Overland Park Marriott, ballroom TBD
10800 Metcalf Ave • Overland Park
ORGANIZER: Send tmservo433 a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. tmservo433
2. Statusquomustgo
3. ShowMeMoBlue
4. MoDem
5. zamrzla (Offering carpool from Topeka)
6. zamrzla's guest
7. Glitterscale
8. Jen Hayden (Scout Finch)
9. Mr. Jen Hayden
Representatives of Paul Davis Campaign for Governor of Kansas
Representatives from Planned Parenthood and other organizations
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We are working on attendees from:
The Wakefield Campaign
Emmanuel Clever's Office |
Latest diary: Kansas City Kos Meet-Up BIG update!
Sunday, November 17th
Los Angeles Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
TBD • TBD
ORGANIZER: Send Dave in Northridge a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. Dave in Northridge
2. susans
3. Otoelbc
4. Joe Bacon
5. jakedog42
6. DontTaseMeBro
7. DontTaseMeBro's husband
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Latest diary: Los Angeles Kossacks: October 19 Meetup, Saladang Song, Pasadena
Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?