Biggest Art Show

Many wanted to see the newest addition to this annual expo: The Taos Living Masters section, a group of artworks by several well known artists chosen by their peers and acknowledged "masters" themselves.

The Taos Invites Taos and Taos Open shows, regular features of the festival were also perused by the eager crowd. The festival is an occasion that brings out many local artists and art patrons who can't wait to see what others have been up to over the past year.

Awards were indicated by ribbons on several pieces, all of which are for sale. The festival takes 40 percent and artists get 60 percent from sales.

David Pogue & Laptop

"The idea behind this is to make it so inexpensive that poor countries can afford to buy them for their students, their educationally deprived students, in the hundreds of thousands or the millions.

"But what's interesting is that they're actually going to sell this thing to Americans for two weeks starting November 12th. To me that makes it fair game for a review.

"Well, first of all, I've got to say that for it's mission, it's pretty amazing. Game controller, stereo speakers, built in camcorder..."

"As you may have heard, the one hundred dollar laptop did not in fact come in a a price of one hundred dollars. It's one hundred eigthy-eight bucks and sinking. If you want to get one you have to order it within that two week November window. You pay $400. It's 'give one, get one'. So you get one and a tax deduction, and the company sends one to a poor kid in another country on your behalf..."

Dr. Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus created Grameen Bank, a bank tailored for poor people, in response to crushing poverty in his newly created country of Bangladesh. Dr Yunus: "Poverty is not caused by the poor people. Poverty is caused by the system we built. Poverty is caused by the policies we pursue." Grameen Bank has made a significant contribution to reducing poverty in Bangladesh. Since Grameen's creation in the 1970s, live expectancy has risen more than 20 years, the fertility rate has been cut in half. It has been estimated that each year 200,000 Grameen members and their families escape poverty..."

Aura Expander

Aura expanding exercises work to energetically balance our personal magnetic field, enhance our projection and increase circulation and prana/life force into our being.

"So, the posture I want to do with you is the aura expander. And it's a powerful breathing and movement exercise that you can do for just a couple of minutes before you go on stage. So here's how you've do it. You got to come with your feet facing forward just a little biy wide than hip distance apart, bend your knees slightly..."