Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1765 - June 10 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1765 with a release date of Friday, June   
   10, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. RADAR could come to 60 meters and displace ham   
   radio, South Africa cancels the licenses of those who forgot to pay the   
   annual fee; Amateur radio is well represented at the 2011 Hurricane   
   Conference in Texas and meet some of the ham radio heroes of the Joplin   
   tornado. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1765   
   coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: THE HERO HAMS OF THE JOPLIN TORNADO   
      
   Some high drama has emerged in the aftermath of the tornado that ripped   
   through Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday night May 22nd. It's a story of true   
   ham radio heroism as supplied to us by Patti Flowers-Palmer, KD0AEL, and   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Carlson, KQ6FM, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Patti Flowers-Palmer, KD0AEL, tells Amateur Radio Newsline that it was on   
   Sunday evening, May 22nd while a young amateur was finishing with post   
   Skywarn Net Control duties that a voice was heard calling for help over the   
   146.91, W0EBE, repeater. Caleb Burns, KD0BWT, responded to that call. It   
   was coming from the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. The news it   
   carried was that a devastating F5 tornado had destroyed much of the   
   community as well as its regional medical facility.   
      
   In that exchange, crucial medical supplies were ordered and medical teams   
   were called to duty. Initially, the call was made by an Information   
   Technology person at that location.   
   He was relieved by Thomas Ellicott, N0EKP, who deployed to assist his own   
   stricken community.   
      
   As that transmission was taking place, Steve Palmer KA0SPM, and his wife   
   Patti KD0AEL, Andrew Brashers KD0HUN and Jonathan Rinty KD0OSF, all who had   
   been deployed as Skywarn spotters, responded by driving to Cox South   
   Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Meantime, Tom Hargis WX0SML and Jamas   
   Justice, KD0GUU, both of whom had been deployed with Skywarn, drove to St.   
   John's Regional Medical Center also located in Springfield. Both of these   
   hospitals are regional Medical Centers for Southwest Missouri.   
      
   Upon arriving and finding that the radio rooms near the Incident Command   
   Centers were void of any amateur equipment, operators at both locations   
   began relaying information from doctors and nurses from using their own   
   mobile radio gear. This, to begin the crucial process of moving injured   
   from the overwhelmed Freeman Hospital to several Springfield trauma centers.   
      
      
   With immediate needs met, the hospitals worked with the amateurs to provide   
   locations for the operators to set up mobile radios as base stations so that   
   communications could continue. One was located in an incident command at   
   St. John's and the other in the ambulance bay of Cox South. As this was   
   occurring, KD0BWT grabbed a handie-talkie and headed for Ozarks Community   
   hospital where he established mobile command. A short time later, Pat   
   Conway WA6JGM and Clifton Smith KC0SQU responded by taking a mobile unit to   
   Ozarks and setting up a more permanent station at that location.   
      
   The amazing band opening that had allowed the initial communications began to   
   fade and KA0SPM deployed to the National Weather Service in Springfield   
   where he relayed messages via the 145.21 repeater. That machine had   
   survived the tornado that ravaged other parts of the Joplin area.   
      
   According to KD0AEL, before the night was over, there was a tremendous   
   outpouring of offers from amateurs over the entire area who offered any   
   assistance they could provide to keep communications flowing. During the   
   week that followed, a number of hams continued to call to offer assistance   
   and they were directed to the coordinators of the CERT search and rescue   
   efforts.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, reporting from Reno,   
   Nevada.   
      
   --   
      
   As a side note, Patti says that the operator that received the first   
   transmission was on his honeymoon but had been acting as net control for the   
   Greene County Skywarn. Talk about total dedication to duty. (KD0AEL)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: RADAR COULD COME TO 60 METERS   
      
   The 60 meter ham radio allocation could come under threat from low frequency   
   RADAR. The ARRL and Southgate news both report that the United States has   
   submitted a National Telecommunications and Informational Agency developed   
   plan that could see 5.250 to 5.450 MHz being co-allocated to High Frequency   
   Radar systems.   
      
   The NTIA proposals would see Radiolocation getting primary allocations that   
   would include at 5.250 to 5.450 MHz as well as 14.350 to 14.990 MHz along   
   with a number of others across the entire High Frequency spectrum. This   
   would not only mean sharing or giving up 5 MHz, but it would also place   
   wideband noise generating signals directly adjacent to the 20 meter band as   
   well.   
      
   While there is no international allocation to the Amateur Service in the   
   5.250 to 5.450 MHz band, the United States and a growing number of other   
   nations world-wide have authorized at least limited amateur operations on a   
   non-interference basis to this spectrum   
      
   The full story is on-line at the ARRL website. You can get directly to it by   
   using the shortcut of tinyurl.com/LFRADAR. (Southgate, ARRL, others)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: SOUTH AFRICA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATOR CANCELS 34,000   
   LICENSES FOR NON PAYMENT   
      
   When is a ham not a ham? In South Africa it appears to be when he forgets to   
   pay his yearly licensing fee. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant,   
   K6PZW, explains:   
      
   --   
      
   South African hams who failed to pay their annual license fee, may now find   
   that they are license free. This, after South Africa's telecommunications   
   regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, better   
   known as ICASA, has cancelled over 34,000 radio licenses that have remained   
   unpaid for the past 365 days. This includes all amateur radio licenses that   
   are in arrears for the past year.   
      
   According to the South African Radio League, ICASA's finance department did   
   not consult with the regulatory agency's licensing department before taking   
   this action. Rather, it simply cancelled all licenses unpaid for the past   
   365 days.   
      
   South African hams that had their license cancelled are being advised by the   
   South African Radio League to call the Independent Communications Authority   
   to have it reinstated. Those that have already paid only need to provide   
   proof of payment. Those who have not paid up can do so by following the   
   information and account number on their last valid license document.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   It should also be noted that as a courtesy ICASA normally sends out reminders   
   that regulatory fees are due. However, the ultimate responsibility remains   
   with the licensee to ensure that the license fee is paid up at all times.   
   (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: BILL TO AUTHORIZE ENGINEERS ON COMMISSIONERS STAFF INTRODUCED IN   
   HOUSE   
      
   Meantime back in the United States, Representative Cliff Stearns from Florida   
   has introduced House Bill 2102 This is a companion measure to Senate Bill   
   611, presented earlier this year by Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. Both   
   bills would authorize each FCC commissioner to appoint a fourth staff   
   assistant who is an engineer or computer scientist.   
      
   Last March, the Society of Broadcast Engineers national leadership says that   
   it met with Stearns' Washington staff and asked that he consider sponsoring   
   the legislation. In a press statement, the SBE says that with bills now   
   introduced in both Houses of Congress, it will be working to gain   
   co-sponsors for each measure and will continue to push to see this   
   legislation eventually approved by Congress and signed into law.   
      
   The president of the Society of Broadcast Engineers is Vinny Lopez. He is   
   encouraging SBE members to write senators and representatives to ask them to   
   support S.611 and H.R.2102. Radio amateurs who want to see more technical   
   expertise returned to the FCC might want to read these two measures and   
   comment on them as well. (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the W4KEV repeater serving   
   Knoxville, Tennessee.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FCC FINES LOS ANGELES MAN $24,000 FOR UNLICENSED OPERATION   
      
   The FCC has come down hard on a Los Angeles area man that the agency alleges   
   to have tried to run a shopping center off of its assigned land mobile   
   channels. We have more in this report:   
      
   --   
      
   Back in March of 2009 the FCC was asked by The Oaks shopping Center in the   
   Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks to investigate what appeared to be   
   interference on the radio frequencies used by the mall's security officers.   
   By March 5th, agents from the FCC's Long Beach office had T-hunted the   
   source of the interference to an unlicensed and unauthorized repeater   
   transmitter in a secured radio communications facility on Oat Mountain. Oat   
   Mountain is a popular radio site at about 3000' above surrounding terrain   
   located in the Santa Susana Mountains North-West of Los Angeles. At that   
   time the agent observed pulsating signals on 461.375 MHz and 466.375 MHz   
   emanating from the repeater transmitter and also observed a beam antenna   
   pointed in the direction of the shopping center.   
      
   On March 6, 2009, in an effort to locate the point of origin of the   
   transmission from the, the agent again monitored 461.375 MHz and 466.375 MHz   
   in the vicinity of The Oaks and observed pulsating signals that interfered   
   with the normal transmissions on those frequencies.   
      
   Later that day, in consultation with personnel from The Oaks and the Ventura   
   County   
   Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles agent used direction-finding to locate   
   the source of the transmissions. This, while personnel from The Oaks spoke   
   to the as yet unidentified subject on 464.7125 MHz and 462.8375 MHz.   
      
   During the time The Oaks personnel engaged in radio communications with the   
   subject, he acknowledged he was intentionally interfering with the shopping   
   centers ability to communicate in order to render its repeater unusable and   
   to force The Oaks off of its licensed channels. Specifically, the subject   
   told The Oaks personnel that they had "plenty of warning."   
      
   All this time the FCC had been busy T-hunting the signal and at approximately   
   7:30 p.m. the Los Angeles agent located the transmitter originating the   
   voice transmissions to a vehicle parked at a National Park Service parking   
   structure across the street from the shopping center. The Ventura County   
   Sheriff's Department then secured the area and identified the subject as   
   Kevin Bondy.   
      
   The Los Angeles agent identified himself to Bondy and explained that a   
   refusal to allow an inspection could result in a fine. Then the agent asked   
   Bondy if he could perform an inspection of all radios in his vehicle.   
   Initially Bondy refused to allow an inspection, then a few minutes later,   
   agreed to allow an inspection, then refused again after the Los Angeles   
   agent began. Bondy's refusal was witnessed by Ventura County Sheriff's   
   Department deputies.   
      
   About three months later on May 14, 2009, the Los Angeles Office issued a   
   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Bondy in the amount of   
   $24,000. After being granted an extension by the Los Angeles Office, Bondy   
   filed a response on August 21, 2009, arguing that he did not commit the   
   violations, that he did not refuse to allow the inspection, and that he   
   lacks the ability to pay the proposed forfeiture amount.   
      
   Now, in its In its June 6th notice, the FCC said that in deciding to affirm   
   the $24,000 fine, the agency notes that it is responsible for making and   
   enforcing regulations to prevent interference and to maintain control over   
   the use of the radio spectrum in a manner that promotes the public interest   
   and convenience. It says that Bondy's actions cut at the heart of the   
   Commission's responsibilities to protect the nation's airwaves and regulate   
   use of the spectrum. As such, whether he can afford to pay it or not he can   
   afford it, the $24,000 fine remains adding that the ability to pay a   
   forfeiture is just one of the criteria the agency must consider when   
   determining the appropriate forfeiture penalty for violations of the   
   Communications Act and the FCC's own Rules. It then gave Bondy until July   
   6th to pay the amount in full.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
   Bondy was ordered to pay in full the $25,000 fine within 30 days of the   
   release date of its notice. If he fails to do so, the FCC says it can refer   
   the case to the Department of Justice for collection. (FCC)   
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER UNLICENSED BROADCASTER FEELS THE FCC $20000 NAL STING   
      
   The proposed fines to unlicensed broadcasters just keep on coming. This with   
   word that the FCC is pursuing a $20,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for   
   Forfeiture that it has issued against Recardo Millwood for his alleged   
   operation of an unlicensed radio transmitter on 88.9 MHz in The Bronx, New   
   York.   
      
   According to its May 12th release, back on five occasions in late 2010,   
   agents from the Enforcement Bureau's New York Office responded to a   
   complaint regarding an apparent unlicensed broadcast station operating in   
   the New York City borough of Bronx. In each instance they determined that   
   the source of the transmissions was a radio station operating with a   
   transmitter located in the building on White Plains Road and an antenna   
   located on the roof of an adjacent building. A person who identified   
   himself as Recardo Millwood stated that   
   he was the owner and operator of the radio station that identified itself as   
   Sela Radio.   
      
   During station inspections the agents verbally warned Millwood about the   
   penalties for operation of an unlicensed radio station. These verbal   
   warnings were followed up by written correspondence to Millwood but the FCC   
   says the illegal transmissions continued.   
      
   Now it has acted by issuing Millwood the $20,000 Notice of Apparent Liability   
   for Forfeiture. This based on fact it had warned Millwood to cease   
   transmissions on more than one occasion.   
      
   Millwood was given the customary 30 days to pay the proposed fine or to file   
   an appeal. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: FCC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CALM ACT   
      
   The FCC is asking for public comment on the implementation of the Calm Act,   
   which aims to regulate the volume on TV commercials to that of associated   
   programming.   
      
   The Calm Act was enacted by Congress last December 15th. It requires that   
   the FCC adopt regulations for television broadcasters, cable operators and   
   other multi-channel programming distributors on or before this December 15th   
   to limit volume excursions between programming and commercials.   
      
   The legislation stems from numerous long term viewer complaints about   
   excessively loud television commercials. In its Notice of Proposed Rule   
   Making or NPRM issued May 27th, the FCC notes that commercial audio levels   
   have been a leading source of criticism reported to the regulatory agency   
   since its Consumer Call Center began reporting complaints in 2002. The NPRM   
   addresses regulatory enactment, compliance, viewer complaint procedures,   
   enforcement and other matters concerning adoption of the Calm Act.   
      
   Comments to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making will be accepted for 30 days   
   after its publication in the Federal Register and reply comments will be due   
   no later than 45 days after the Federal Register publication. The new   
   regulations will go into effect one year after they are adopted. (FCC, TV   
   Technology)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO AT THE 2011 HURRICANE CONFERENCE   
      
   Amateur radio was well represented at the 2011 Hurricane Conference held at   
   the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday June   
   4th. Members of the South East Unit headed by Emergency Coordinator, George   
   Fletcher, AD5CQ, provided communications by shadowing key staff throughout   
   the event. They also had a booth in the vendors section manned by Alfred   
   Perez, N5VEV and Mike Urich, KA5CVH.   
      
   In addition to the one on one contact at the booth, ARRL literature on how to   
   become a radio amateur along with information on Harris County ARES was   
   available. A portable station was located at the booth for display and was   
   also used as a net control point manned by Scott Reeve, KT5SR.   
      
   Contact information was collected from approximately 200 people who indicated   
   that they were interested in learning more about ham radio. As a follow-up,   
   each one will be contacted and directed to the closest area club that   
   provides classes and testing sessions. This information will also be   
   distributed to those clubs for follow-up.   
      
   Pictures of the event are on the Harris County ARES web-site. It's in   
   cyberspace at the shortcut link of tinyurl.com/3h5caeh (KA5CVH)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO POLITICS: AMSAT NA BOD NOMINATIONS DUE JUNE 15   
      
   The deadline for submission of nominations to serve on the AMSAT North   
   America Board of Directors is Wednesday, June 15th. If you wish to serve, or   
   you know someone you think should serve please nominate that person.   
   Details are on line at www.amsat.org. (WA4SCA)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: GET WELL WISHES TO SOUTHGATE NEWS RICHARD BRUNTON G4TUT   
      
   A shout-out of get well wishes to our friend Richard Brunton, G4TUT, who   
   operates the Southgate Amateur Radio Club news source website in the United   
   Kingdom. For several days last week the Southgate clubs news log was not   
   being updated. On Saturday, June 4th, Richard posted that he had been taken   
   to the hospital on Tuesday, May 31st and was not released until last   
   Saturday afternoon.   
      
   Since its inception, what's become known as the Southgate News has become the   
   ham rtadio equivalent of a wire service to the world of amateur radio. As   
   such is a truly valuable resource to all those who report the news of the   
   hobby. Richard is its heart and soul and we wish him all the best in   
   recovering from whatever ailment he had. (ARNewsline(tm), Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K7BV SAYS HE'S NOW CANCER FREE   
      
   And some good news that many have been waiting to hear. Dennis   
   Motschenbacher K7BV, who is the Executive Vice President of Amateur Radio   
   Sales for Vertex-Standard says that he is now cancer free.   
      
   One of the most respected people in any aspect of the hobby, in August 2010,   
   Dennis was diagnosed with throat cancer that had spread to lymph nodes on   
   the right side of his neck. Since then, he has been going through very   
   aggressive therapy to rid himself of the disease. And as his day to day   
   health would allow, he chronicled his almost year long experience in an   
   on-line blog simply titled Dennis K7BV Cancer: Uncensored. And in his May   
   26th entry he announced that he was officially cancer free and that: "life   
   is good."   
      
   The only word that can be used to describe Dennis story of his battle to   
   overcome the disease is inspirational. His blog is well worth reading by   
   anyone, but especially by those who have been diagnosed with any life   
   altering illness. If that's you, or if you know someone like that, send   
   them to http://k7bvcancer.blogspot.com.   
      
   In the meantime, we know that you join us in saying, K7BV - welcome back.   
   You were truly missed. (K7BV Blog)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States of   
   America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from our   
   only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   PUBLIC RELATIONS: A GREAT LESSON IN HAM RADIO PUBLIC RELATIONS   
      
   One of the best ever public relations spots ever done was aired recently on   
   KCTV channel 5 in Kansas City. It featured only a reporter, two hams and an   
   H-T, but is an excellent example of how an interview should take place.   
      
   The interviewees were Hamclass.org instructors, Brian Short, KC0BS and Matt   
   May, KC4WCG. The HT was a Yaesu VX-7R, but it was the comments made by   
   Short and May that made this such an outstanding bit of morning television:   
      
   --   
      
   KC0BS: ""Actually, there are a lot of ways that people can get involved in a   
   response, but all of them require some expertise. You need to bring   
   something to the party, so as to speak. There's are great opportunities   
   through the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and another great example of that   
   is amateur radio."   
      
   --   
      
   If you are a ham involved in publicizing the hobby, or just want to see how   
   to do an interview correctly, then this is must watch television. Its now   
   up on YouTube.com. You can reach it by taking the shortcut link of   
   tinyurl.com/42ntagq (Various sources. Audio courtesy of YouTube)   
      
   **   
      
   STRANGE BUT TRUE: BIRDS ATTACK TV STATION PERSONNEL   
      
   And heres one from the strange but true file. Looking a bit like the Alfred   
   Hitchcock movie thriller "The Birds," staffers at Atlanta's WXIA television   
   have been dodging an aggressive flock of Brown Thrashers near its studios.   
   The birds appear to have taken up residence atop a driveway light pole and   
   regularly swoop down to attack passers by. Video of these airborne assaults   
   on the WXIA staff can be seen on-line at tinyurl.com/3qmxk4b (Broadcasting)   
      
   **   
      
   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: LASER AND FIBER OPTICS SET NET DATA SPEED RECORD   
      
   Researchers have set a new record for the rate of data transfer using a   
   single laser. The speed reached is 26 terabits per second.   
      
   The trick was to use what is known as a "fast Fourier transform" to unpick   
   more than 300 separate colors of light in a laser beam. Each is then   
   encoded with its own string of information.   
      
   The technique is described in the journal Nature Photonics. The report says   
   that at those speeds, the entire Library of Congress collections could be   
   sent down an optical fiber in about 10 seconds. (Science OnLine)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR: UK MANOR HOUSE OXBURGH HALL   
      
   On the air, news that the United Kingdom's Bittern DX Group will be   
   activating Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk as GB2OH from June 16th to the 19th.   
   Oxburgh Hall is a historic site that was built in 1482 by the Bedingfield   
   family, whose descendants still live in parts of the estate but the property   
   now maintained by the National Trust.   
      
   Sir Edmund Bedingfeld was granted a license to construct the manor by Edward   
   IV. Bedingfeld built this medieval, moated home as a glorious status   
   symbol, romantically adorned in the nature of a castle. More information   
   regarding Oxburgh Hall can be found at the Bittern DX website or   
   www.cashota.co.uk (RSGB)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, word that South Korean operators HL5FUA and 6K2GCW will be operational   
   as 3D2CJ from Rotuma sometime and not between June 17th and the 24th as   
   first announced. ctivity will be on 80 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and   
   the digital modes. QSL via HL5FUA, direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   Another postponed operation is that of K9EL who was expected to be active   
   from French Saint Martin this past week. At the last moment he informed the   
   Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that it been postponed due to medical reasons.   
   Specifically, John told the newsletter that he had developed chest pains and   
   underwent surgery to install three stents in arteries around his heart. He   
   added that he is unable to travel to French Saint Martin at this time, but   
   that he will advise if he is able to re-schedule the trip for later in the   
   month. In the meantime, we wish John a very speedy recovery.   
      
   VK4FW and VK4AN are expected to be active from Fiji as 3D2T and 3D2A between   
   October 24th and November 9th. No details of their bands or modes have yet   
   been provided. It was mentioned that they will participate in the CQ World   
   Wide DX SSB Contest on October 29th and 30th. QSL 3D2T via VK4FW and 3D2A   
   via VK4AN.   
      
   JI3QBQ will be operational portable AH0 from Saipan in the Northern Mariana   
   Islands from between June 11th and the 14th. Activity will be on the High   
   Frequency bands. QSL via JI3QBQ.   
      
   Lastly, keep an ear open for special event station TM6JUN to be active until   
   June 15th. This operation is to commemorate "D-Day" which was June 6, 1944   
   on the beachhead at Normandy, France. Operations are on 160 through 6   
   meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via F5SAZ, either direct or via the   
   bureau.   
      
   (Above from various DX News Sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS - FUTURE DANCE   
      
   And finally this week, something a bit different in the meaning of the word   
   "communications." Its out of the performing arts meets modern technology   
   file and involves a performer and a choreographer of Dance Theater living in   
   New York. Her name is Ashley A. Friend and she recently teamed up with   
   another choreographer named Michael Freeman to produce a rather amazing   
   video and live performance titled Future Dance. What makes Future Dance   
   different is through the use of modern digital technology Ashley appears to   
   be completely disassembling and reassembling herself as she performs:   
      
   --   
      
   Ashley Friend: "I was doing some modern ballet movements and then the video   
   was sort of spliced into sections to make it (the sections) go slower or   
   faster all the way from the feet to the tip of the finger so that the feet   
   would move and the rest of it would be very disjointed. The rest of the   
   body would stay (in position) and then the knees would move and then the   
   hand would move and it would start moving in more and more of a circular   
   pattern."   
      
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   No, Ashley does not really go to pieces. Rather it's all the proverbial   
   smoke and mirrors in the form of some amazing and very modern digital   
   techniques in the hands of a video production artist known as Peyton:   
      
   Future Dance was performed on Saturday, April 30th at the Gaga Arts Center in   
   Garnerville, New York. You can it on-line at tinyurl.com/futuredance. More   
   of Ashley's work can by seen on YouTube by searching for Ashley A. Friend.   
   Her own website is www.dancecore.org.   
      
   Also, you can hear our complete interview with Ashley on this weeks RAIN   
   Report. Its on-line right now at www.therainreport.com.   
      
   As we said at the beginning of this story, combining the performing arts with   
   modern digital technology is yet another way for mankind to communicate.   
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