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Today it was announced that a new charitable entity, Red River STEM, seeks permission from the City of Shreveport to operate a science center in the Sci-Port Discovery building. Pending approval from the City, the Community Foundation and several other organizations and individuals plan to provide start-up funding for the new 501(c)3. Jay Pierson has agreed to serve as the new Board chairman if appropriately selected. A new Board is being formed and an Executive Director will be hired soon. Plans for reopening the rest of Sci-Port are in the works, so stay tuned for exciting new announcements! The POP exhibit and IMAX will remain open Thursday-Sunday.
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Shailene Woodley showed up to the Cannes Film Festival this year in a sleek, black dress.
Marion Cotillard struts down the red carpet at Cannes this year in a strapless gown.
Kristen Stewart, in Marchesa, attends the world premiere of "Snow White and the Huntsman" at Empire Leicester Square on May 14, 2012 in London, England. (Photo: Fame Flynet)
Eva Longoria, in Marchesa, attends the Opening Ceremony and 'Moonrise Kingdom' Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2012 in Cannes, France. (Photo: Fame Flynet)
Eva Longoria, in Emilio Pucci, on the red carpet in Cannes. May 15th, 2012 (Photo: Fame Flynet)
Diane Kruger attends the first day of the Cannes Film Festival in an edgy Versus mini. (Photo: Fame Flynet)
Kristen Stewart wears a red and black checkered dress from 10 Crosby by Derek Lam while promoting her latest film Snow White and The Hunstman in Berlin.
Nina Dobrev, in a sleek and chic Dolce & Gabbana frock at the CW Upfront in NYC. Photo: Fame Flynet
Jamie King, in Proenza Schouler, attends The CW Network's New York 2012 Upfront at New York City Center on May 17, 2012 in New York City, New York. (Photo: Fame Flynet)
Kate Middleton, in a stunning Jenny Packham gown, and Prince William arrive at "Our Greatest Team Rises – BOA Olympic Concert," held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK. on May 11, 2012. (Photo: Fame Flynet)
From premiere perfect looks to the glam gowns in Cannes, there were so many potential candidates that were deserving of a spot on our best dressed list this week! VOTE for who you think looked best. We saw both gorgeous gowns and fun and flirty dresses on the red carpet this week — and it's going to be a tough call! Kirsten Stewart sported a fierce red and checkered dress from 10 Crosby by Derek Lam for the Berlin photocall of Snow White and the Huntsman, while Eva Longoria strutted her stuff in an elegant, backless Marchesa gown for the premiere of Moonrise Kingdom in Cannes — but they weren't the only stars who wowed us with their tasteful fashion! Take a look at who else made our list and VOTE for who YOU think had the best dress. Taylor Casey (Photos: FameFlynet)

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New Transit-Funding Rules Make Streetcars More Desirable
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration said it was revamping rules on federal transit funding to funnel more of the money to streetcars, bus routes and other projects that promote "livability."
The new policy announced Wednesday, part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to use transportation and housing programs to reduce driving, contain sprawl and create transit-related jobs, could lift the fortunes of makers of light-rail and other transit equipment sold to states and cities.
Among more than 80 cities that could now qualify for funding are Seattle; Cincinnati; Boise, Idaho; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D., Ore.), who led the push for a federal program designed to promote transit projects. Transit-industry officials said many projects had been stymied by a Bush administration policy requiring the government to evaluate projects based largely on reducing commuting times at the lowest possible expense.
HNTB Corp., an infrastructure firm that serves federal, state, and other clients, is working on a commuter-rail project in Indianapolis that could benefit from the change, said Liz Rao, the firm's national public-transit services chairwoman.
The company is also working with clients on high-speed rail lines in California that will be "major hubs" for communities, said Ms. Rao, who expects to see steel and rail-car makers and companies in the solar-power industry benefit from the change.
Chandra Brown, president of streetcar maker United Streetcar LLC in Clackamas, Ore., said the company has been working for years to get the funding formula reworked. The old "method was 'how do you move the most people the greatest distance in the quickest time,' but that's not necessarily indicative of the benefits," she said, adding that the change "makes sure projects get credit for being green."
United Streetcar, which typically sells streetcars for between $3 million and $4 million each, currently has about $50 million in streetcar orders, including six under contract with Portland, Ore., and seven with Tucson, Ariz., she said.
Of the 80 or so cities considering streetcar development, about a dozen are "very close" to actually implementing a system, she said. "This will trickle down to us, so we'll be hiring more welders and fitters and machinists and electricians that are going to be putting these cars together."
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who announced the policy change at a conference in Washington, said the shift would determine how the Federal Transit Administration awards some $2 billion a year in transit-construction funds. This money, awarded under a program known as "New Starts and Small Starts," is intended to help state and regional agencies build commuter rail, light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid-transit projects.
Mr. LaHood said the administration would immediately rescind the "budget restrictions" enacted by the Bush administration and focus on evaluating projects based on the environmental, community and economic-development benefits, as well as on congestion relief.
Jeff Rosen, a general counsel for the Department of Transportation during the Bush administration and now a partner in Washington law firm Kirkland & Ellis, said one danger of using noneconomic criteria was that it risked politicizing the process. "When jurisdictions are pushing to get their projects approved, if there are not clear economic criteria, there's more risk" that influential members of Congress will win favor, Mr. Rosen said. He also said that using criteria geared toward multiple "soft" objectives raised the risks of "achieving none of them."
Mr. Blumenauer said many cities are in varying stages of streetcar planning, but "nobody was applying [for the program] because they couldn't figure out how to make it work."
Portland, which managed to receive $75 million of funding under the program last year to expand its existing downtown streetcar, has generated significant new development alongside the streetcar, including retail space, housing and offices, said Mr. Blumenauer.
President Barack Obama has pushed agency heads to work together to encourage cities and suburbs to promote walking, biking and public transportation as alternatives to driving. Mr. Obama has called for the DOT and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for example, to coordinate plans for transit and housing projects so people can find jobs and housing closer to transportation hubs.
Under the new policy, some dollars that might have gone to projects that emphasized longer commutes, such as a rail line between major cities, could now be shifted to smaller local projects that serve more-compact areas.
Federal Transit Administration Chief Peter Rogoff cited the planned expansion of light-rail service in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as an example of a project that could benefit. The FTA wants the plans for light-rail service between the Twin Cities to be altered so that lower-income, mostly minority communities between the cities have greater access to the line.
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Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021
The new CWAJ Center is Room 703 on the 7th floor.
Open Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 12:00
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The CWAJ Center is used for office and meeting space for CWAJ business. It is staffed daily by CWAJ volunteers who answer telephone inquiries as well as providing other administrative services.
To get there by train, go to the Meguro Station and walk out the Meguro Nishiguchi (West Exit). Once out of the station, turn right (toward Ebisu). Across Meguro Dori, you will find a Tokyu Store on your left. The entrance to the Center building is immediately next to the Toyku Store. (It is a big glass door with a dark brown marble entry that is set back off the street.) The Center is on the 7th floor in that Building, room number is 703.
For those arriving by car, there are many easily visible pay parking lots near the Center. "Hilltop Garden Meguro" where you can park your car for longer hours is adjacent to Meguro Station east exit near the bus stops.


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Once again, the University of the Philippines Law Center through its Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UP-IMLOS) and Institute for International Legal Studies (UP-IILS), invites law schools from all over Southeast Asia, to participate in the Southeast Asian Regional Rounds ("SEARR") of the 22st Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition ("Stetson"). The SEARR will be held at the UP College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on January 11-13, 2018.
The International Finals of the Stetson, which will be held in Gulfport, Florida is the most prestigious international environmental law moot court competition focusing on important global environmental challenges. Since 1996, law students from universities all over the globe have participated in the Stetson. Information on the Stetson may be accessed at the Stetson Law website.
In order to qualify for the Stetson International Finals, participants must compete in regional competitions. ASEAN countries Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, are required to participate in the SEARR before advancing to the International Finals. The SEARR is a great opportunity for law students to meet and compete with other universities in the Southeast Asian region.
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Key Skills 17.6.15
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Here is this week's Key skills:
Science: Our next topic is all about plants. Label the parts of the plant on your sheet and write a sentence explaining the job each part does.
Maths: We have been learning about right angles in shapes. Use a ruler as a 'right angle checker' to see how many right angles are in the shapes provided.


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OAKLAND (CBS/BCN/AP) – Authorities said a San Leandro police officer fatally shot a woman after a car chase that ended in a crash in Oakland.
At about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, two San Leandro police officers on patrol in the 600 block of MacArthur Boulevard spotted a car that had been reported stolen hours earlier, police said.
KCBS' Chris Filippi Reports:
The driver of the car accelerated away from the officers, and they chased the vehicle into Oakland, where it crashed in the 10900 block of Bancroft Avenue.
While attempting to arrest the car's driver and passenger, one of the San Leandro officers opened fire to protect the other officer's life, according to police.
Police at the scene gave medical aid to the wounded woman, who later died at a hospital. The woman's identity is not yet being released by the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
The second suspect, also yet to be named, was taken into custody after a brief struggle, police said.
The officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with department policy.
Police have not yet released additional details about the confrontation.
Oakland police homicide investigators were called to the scene because the shooting happened within Oakland city limits, and the Alameda County District Attorney's Office also responded.
San Leandro police are conducting an administrative investigation.
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uh oh, better hope she wasn't black or Oakland will burn!!
The offiicer believed he was going to be ran over, I guess the only way to know that is when the car is moving toward you, you think. Another senseless killing by officers again.
Yeah it made perfect sense for the criminals to steal some had working persons car and run from the police endangering other lives. Make sure and join the terrorists when they riot in Oakland.
Don't do something STUPID like break the law and steer a 4k pound vehicle towards police…and you won't get shot!! If you did NOTHING wrong, then you have NOTHING to fear…if it gets ugly, you get to sue the pants off them! One more example of dumb people doing even dumber things!!
Thank you to the police officer who took this piece of trash off this planet. We need more of this….. Sounds cruel but the reality is the leaches in society are breeding like a fungus and is the root of our problems in the US.
Build the prisons 100 story high and stuff them with criminals.. we've tried dumping boatloads of money into the welfare programs to help these people get on their feet… Now it's time for something new.
The story is lacking. Why is it written in such a way to make the police look bad? If she was steering the car towards the cops, and got shot doing so, then it would show what happened. The police thought that she was going to run him over. So she got what she deserved.
Too bad they didn't kill the passenger too.
Bang Bang
Good guys = Heros
Bad Guys = Dead
People like that are always leaving a victim in their wake… AND. Normally have a record already or will.. Happy the world is safer.
Serves her right. I hope she learned her lesson.
Good old fashioned police work, shoot first, ask questions later. Good job SLPD.
Women are dangerous……
u guys are idiots. maybe if your kid does something dumb and senselessly gets shot and killed by a cop you'll have more compassion. they didn't have to kill her.
maybe when your kid does something dumb and is gunned down by cops you'll have more compassion. they didn't have to kill her.
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Exhibitions Programme for 2017
The gallery offers regularly changing exhibitions throughout each year, often with specific themes. In addition we run smaller, pop-up exhibitions for a particular artist, medium or subject and these exhibitions are notified to our database. If you want to keep up to date with all the changes, please join our mailing list.
Our first exhibition of the year is an opportunity to meet some new artists in the gallery. We have paintings from Elizabeth Smith PRSMA, Tracey Ross and Paul Bailey together with ceramics from recent graduate Jessica Sian Moulsher and the very experienced Kate Schuricht.
The exhibition opens on Thursday 2nd February and closes on Monday 6th March.
This exhibition focuses on coastal margins and wildlife and will feature new work from painters Brin Edwards SWLA and Kate Batchelor along with new photographs from Rebecca Nason and stunning ceramics from Anna Whitehouse. The exhibition opens on Saturday 11th March and closes on Monday 24th April.
The annual exhibition on the art of the printmaker will once again be a very didactic exhibition, with many forms of printmaking on display. We have new work from Sue Scullard SWE, recently featured on Countryfile as well as work from new printmakers for the gallery – Ann Lewis from North Wales and Kate Batchelor from Suffolk.
The exhibition opens on Friday 28th April and closes on Monday 5th June. There will be a Private View for Friends of the Gallery on Friday 28th April from 5.30pm-7.30pm.
Potters and Painters
The Summer Exhibition showcases works in oils and acrylics as well as ceramics. We will again host a exhibition of work from a number of the Selected Members of the Anglian Potters during this exhibition and featuring new paintings by Andie Clay SWA, Richard Dack RSMA EAGMA and Tracey Ross.
The exhibition opens on Saturday 10th June and closes on Monday 7th August.
The Colchester Art Society
We are pleased to be hosting an exhibition of selected work from The Colchester Art Society.
The exhibition opens on Friday 22nd September and closes on Monday 23rd October. There will be a Private View on Friday evening from 6pm-8.30pm.
A Time Of Wonder II
The exhibition opens on Friday 3rd November and closes on Saturday 6th January 2018.


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Saturday Without Pictures
Haven't been reading a whole lot of superhero comics lately… but somehow several superhero prose novels arrived all at once. So I figured I'd look at those this week.
I should preface this by saying that for most of my life, things like 'novelizations' and numbered series books were regarded as trashy kitsch that really didn't have any artistic or literary merit at all. It was bottom-of-the-barrel publishing, books hacked out by people under various pen names while they tried to get their real books accepted by real publishers.
And to be honest, for me that was part of their charm. There was something deliciously subversive and underground about all these trashy paperbacks.
And this certainly was the case with superhero paperbacks, well into the 1990s.
All this is by way of saying that it suddenly struck me how much the climate has changed when I realized that, with one exception, all these superhero-type novels I'd read over the last week and a half or so were either hardcovers or classy trade paperbacks. To me that just feels… weird. (Not bad, not by any means, but it's odd.) Your mileage may vary.
For example, there's Wayne of Gotham, the new hardcover Batman book by Tracy Hickman. This came out in June of this year, and it's a pretty good book. It's the story of a terrible experiment Dr. Thomas Wayne was part of back in the 1950s, and the repercussions of those actions coming back to haunt Batman today. What struck me about this novel was how ambitious it was– Hickman is telling a big story here, with genuine repercussions for both Batman and everyone around him, and DC somehow agreed to let Hickman break the toys. There's no magic reset button at the end.
That said, I have to admit that I admired this book more than I enjoyed it. I never quite felt immersed in the story, and honestly I'm tired of seeing heretofore unrevealed adventures from Batman's early days or from when Bruce Wayne was a child. I'm especially tired of revelations about Thomas and Martha Wayne that prove everything we know about Joe Chill is wrong.
But I have to be fair-minded about it– my distaste at seeing a Batman adventure go there yet again doesn't negate the fact that of the stories in this very particular sub-genre, there are good ones and bad ones, and Hickman's Wayne of Gotham is a pretty good one. His vision of Batman seems a lot closer to Tony Stark than Bruce Wayne, which I'm not crazy about but it certainly makes sense in context. So let's say this one is cautiously recommended. If the minor caveats I mentioned don't bother you, you'll enjoy it– it's a well-crafted read that's hard to put down. Hickamn can tell a good story and keep it moving. The fact that it's not exactly the kind of Batman story I was hoping for doesn't mean it's not done well. Just not really to my taste.
Another couple of books I had mixed feelings about are Marvel's new hardcover versions of their more famous comics stories. The first is Stuart Moore adapting Millar and McNiven's Civil War and the second is Peter David adapting the "Gifted" arc from Whedon and Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men.
Frankly, if you've already seen the comics, I don't know that there's anything here for you. I've talked before about this and I'll say it again– if you are going to embark on a project like this, then for God's sake, bring something new to it.
This idea of adapting big sprawling comics stories into prose novels was made popular in the 1990s, when DC put out prose versions of Death of Superman and Knightfall. But those stories were huge, in the comics they took years to play out. Even when those comics were collected into trade paperback editions it took multiple volumes to do it. In cases like that, sure, it's nice to have the story in one convenient prose package, and additionally the writers that did those projects also did heroic work in sussing out the parts of the story that were really necessary and streamlining them to where they don't feel bloated. Exhibit A: Denny O'Neil's wonderful prose version of Knightfall. Exhibit B: Greg Rucka's prose adaptation of No Man's Land. Exhibit C: Greg Cox with 52 and Countdown. And so on.
But I just don't see the point of doing prose versions of stories that are already available in single-volume trade paperback comics editions.
These new prose books aren't just throwaway, disposable novelizations, after all– they're major hardcover releases, Marvel is throwing a lot of PR oomph into them. I see from the end of Gifted that Alisa Kwitney is on deck with a similar hardcover prose version of New Avengers: Breakout. So Marvel's committed to this as a series.
I suppose the theory is to market books to people that have seen the movies and want more, but don't frequent comics retailers. (Which would make a sort of sense if graphic novels weren't such a growing part of the retail bookstore business. Not quite as big a boom there as manga digests, but there's definitely no shortage of Marvel and DC product in your average big-box bookstore.)
I honestly don't see any reason why Marvel goes to the trouble of getting someone like Peter David, who's even got a proven track record of writing original superhero prose novels that merit a hardcover premiere and sell well, and then handicaps him with insisting he do a prose adaptation of a story that has already sold well in its comics version– a comics version that is available not just in comics shops but also in bookstores, and in multiple printings and formats, even. I'd think an original, new X-men prose novel would be just as valid a business proposition and have a wider audience. But then, I'm not a Marvel exec.
Of these two books, Peter David does a slightly better job in Gifted of extending, extrapolating, and filling in– it's pretty obvious that he's aware that there are fans who'll pick the book up who know the story already, and he's certainly conscientious about trying to give us a little extra. But the rigors of doing an adaptation ensure that it's only a little, and I'd have to say that if you've already seen the comics versions then you'd be better served to skip these. On the other hand, if you missed the comics incarnation of Civil War or Gifted, and for whatever reason you'd rather have prose than comics, then these are for you.
A book that, for my money, is a great example of doing this right is one that came from Marvel a few years ago… Jim Butcher's Spider-Man novel The Darkest Hours. I picked this up on impulse, during our recent excursion to Oregon, and I really dug it. Of the Marvel and DC prose books I've read the last couple of years, this one is easily the best. It's a great read and moves like lightning.
The story takes place during the years when Spider-Man was still married to Mary Jane Watson, and is in fact a direct sequel to J. Michael Straczynski's first arc featuring Morlun and Ezekiel. Now, a lot of people, including me, have had unkind words to say about the JMS tenure on Spider-Man, but I should say that his early years on the book– basically, everything he did with John Romita Jr.– was great stuff, as far as I am concerned. (With the exception of the 9/11 special issue, which I thought was pretty ham-handed.) But overall the book was the best it had been in a decade. The wheels didn't really come off the wagon for me until "Sins Past."
And the first arc with Morlun was a favorite of mine. So to have Jim Butcher revisit that in his novel was a real treat. The story is that Morlun's equally powerful siblings have come to New York to avenge his death, and they've recruited the Rhino to help them. I don't want to spoil it for you but it's a tense, exciting ride and it's got a lot of cool character bits, especially with the Rhino. Butcher also has the story narrated entirely in the first person by Spider-Man himself, which is tremendous fun. My only cavil– and this is a teeny-tiny one– is the hyper-idealized, Perfect Wife version of Mary Jane here, which tends to shore up my theory that hardly anyone in superhero comics knows how to write realistic married people, not even the married folks. By the end of the book I was thinking that maybe a less goddess-like MJ would have been a better choice. But that's just a fussbudget thing and anyway, Peter telling a story in the first person probably would idealize his wife.
Overall, though, when it comes to superhero prose, the publisher to beat is still Moonstone. I never get tired of the variety they bring to their various prose anthologies, and the latest two of these to cross my desk– The Green Hornet – Still at Large and Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook are no exception.
They're the newest offerings in Moonstone's series of volumes collecting short stories about various pulp superhero adventurers. (Technically, I suppose, you can't count the Holmes book as a superhero offering but it sure feels like one, right down to the Brave and the Bold high-concept of teaming Holmes with other literary heroes that drives the thing.) The Green Hornet book is the third anthology featuring that character that they've done, and it's just as much fun as the first two were. I think my favorites are still the Spider, Lone Ranger and Domino Lady collections, but that just means those are the peak offerings of a really great backlist catalogue.
There are a couple of other books I ran across that technically are not pulp or superhero offerings, but I think they merit a mention here.
The first one is Peter David's novelization of the feature film Battleship. I happened upon this paperback while Julie and I were on one of our outings; it was in a Goodwill for fifty cents and looked absolutely brand-new. This was a case where it was strictly on the strength of the writer's name, because I had zero interest in the movie, and also because it was a new book for fifty cents– so even if I turned around and sold it at a garage sale for just a buck I'd still double my investment.
But I won't be doing that, because the book turned out to be pretty damned good. In fact, it was good enough that Julie and I went ahead and invested another couple of bucks in the Battleship DVD. I discovered that the movie was okay and probably deserved better, but the plain fact is that David's book kicks the movie's ass on every level, it was out-and-out good. Mr. David fixed most all of the major plot holes and added lots of good material about the aliens themselves and their motivations. If we are to have movie novelizations, they should all be done with this degree of craft and care. Recommended unreservedly whether you've seen the movie or not.
And finally, I saved the best for last. Without question, the single most entertaining pulp-adventure-superhero novel I've read in the last few months is the wonderful Jane Carver of Waar by Nathan Long.
This is a book that anyone can enjoy, but it holds a special resonance for those of us who came of age during the early 1970s when Burroughs, Howard and Tolkien (and their respective knockoffs) dominated the SF and fantasy paperback scene. Basically, Jane Carver is an unapologetic pastiche of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars novels in particular and the "planetary romance" genre in general, but instead of Burroughs' heroic cavalry officer John Carter, Nathan Long gives us Jane Carver, a foul-mouthed honky-tonk gal with a mean left hook who isn't going to take any shit from any aliens, princes, or monsters. The book is both an affectionate parody and a rousing adventure, the kind of thing that really can only come from someone who's had a lifetime love affair with the genre. Mr. Long has Jane telling us this story in the first person (just like Burroughs did with John Carter) and as such, the narrative itself is endlessly entertaining. Imagine A Princess of Mars as told by an angry biker chick and that should give you the sense of it.
This a terrific example of what I was talking about before, the idea of bringing something new to the proceedings. There have been lots of Burroughs and Howard pastiches, but not very many of them have Jane Carver's wit and style. The sequel, Swords of Waar, is out in November and I'll be first in line for it.
That's all I've got this time out.
At least, until I manage to put a bigger dent in the review pile… the stack of stuff publishers have been sending is getting pretty high again and I really need to address it. (Apparently, we now live in a world where not only have superhero books become literary and respectable, but somehow I have too. This just boggles my mind if I let myself think about it.)
…But I'll have more on that, and the review pile, next week. See you then.
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- Revenue, net of royalties, was $22.5 million for year ended 2014, an increase of 98% compared to 2013 due to increased production - Cash flow from operations was $12.8 million in 2014 compared to negative cash flow from operations of $6.7 million in 2013 - Netbacks for the year 2014 were $51.71, an increase of 68% over 2013 due to the production mix from the oil rich Caney wells drilled at the end of 2013 and in 2014 - Average production for the year was 1,053 BOEPD, an increase of 36% compared to the prior year due to increased production from the Caney wells drilled at the end of 2013 and in 2014 partially offset by the loss of production from the Woodford sale in April 2013 - Capital expenditures were $75.8 million for the year which consisted primarily of the 2014 drilling program in Oklahoma and the Gapowo B-1 well in Poland - G&A expenses decreased by $2.5 million primarily due to staff reductions and lower costs in Europe - Completed an equity financing for total net proceeds of approximately $30.8 million - Closed a $100 million credit facility with Morgan Stanley and borrowed an initial commitment amount of $15.9 million in 2014. Subsequent to year-end, the Company borrowed an additional $8.5 million - The Company entered into financial derivative transactions with Morgan Stanley as part of the hedging requirements of the $100 million credit facility. These transactions also meet the Company's risk management strategy to manage commodity price fluctuations and stabilize cash flows for future exploration and development programs - A net loss of $57.5 million was incurred in the year ended 2014 due to $60.3 million in impairment charges from the Company's Polish project. These impairment charges are made up of a $57.3 million impairment of exploration and evaluation assets and an equity impairment of $3.0 million. Excluding the impact of these charges, the Company would have reported net income of $2.8 million for 2014
BNK's President and Chief Executive Officer, Wolf Regener commented:
"During 2014, the Company increased production 36% to 1,053 boepd and increased netbacks by 68% to $51.71 despite a slowdown in the industry due to a significant global oil price decline. We made excellent progress in our U.S. Tishomingo field in 2014 which was confirmed by our 2014 year end reserves report for the Caney formation, where our proved ("1P") gross reserves almost tripled and our probable ("2P") gross reserves increased by 141 percent to 37.4 million boe, compared to the 2013 reserves report. The proved, probable and possible ("3P") gross reserves also increased by 72% from the 2013 report to approximately 70.3 million boe. The net present value of Future Net Revenue before tax, discounted at 10%, was $504.5 million for the 2P reserves, an increase of 76% from 2013, and $875 million for the 3P reserves, an increase of 3% from 2013.
"We also increased our cash flow from operations to a positive $12.8 million compared to negative cash flow from operations of $6.7 million in 2013. In addition, gross revenue increased by 98% to $27.7 million compared to 2013.
"The Company accomplished the above by drilling 5 strategically placed wells and fracture stimulating five wells, with one only having 30% of the lateral completed. We expect to complete the remaining portion of the partially completed lateral along with one well that has not been completed beginning in the second quarter of 2015. The Company's existing production is also declining at a slower rate than originally forecast. The Company's fourth quarter average production was 1,280 boepd, an increase of 46% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and our exit production rate at December 31, 2014 was approximately 1,400 boepd.
"In 2014, our G&A decreased by 18% ($2.5 million) and subsequent to year end the Company undertook additional cost reduction measures and further streamlined operations which will result in a further reduction to ongoing G&A costs.
"During the year, we were successful in completing both a debt and equity financing. Our equity financing, which was completed in the first half of the year, generated net proceeds of $30.8 million. After closing our $100 million credit facility with Morgan Stanley in July 2014, we borrowed $15.9 million to fund our 2014 U.S. drilling program. In February 2015, we received an additional $8.5 million under the facility.
"In Poland, the Company completed a reservoir analysis of the Gapowo B-1A horizontal well on the Bytow concession. A numerical model was prepared which showed encouraging results of simulated flow rates and recoveries that would be achieved if another well is drilled in the Ordovician shale with a full-length successful fracture stimulation. Due to the difficult oil and gas price environment we are currently in, the Company has determined that it will give up its interest in the Trzebielino and Bytow concessions and will concentrate its effort on the Slupsk concession owned by Saponis, where the Ordovician shale is not as deep as the Bytow and Trzebielino concessions. The Company is continuing its search for a potential joint interest partner for this concession so that a well can be drilled and tested. The Company is in the final stages of acquiring the remaining 42.96% of Saponis from the Company's remaining partner in Saponis for no consideration and we expect to complete this acquisition by the end of March."
Fourth Quarter Year Ended 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Net Loss: $ Thousands $(57,628) $(11,016) - $(57,478) $(19,710) - $ per common share $(0.36) $(0.08) - $(0.36) $(0.14) - assuming dilution Capital Expenditures $18,027 $36,502 (51%) $75,773 $81,772 (7%) Average Production (Boepd) 1,280 877 46% 1,053 776 36% Gross Revenue 6,811 5,678 20% 27,694 13,995 98% Average Product Price per Barrel $57.82 $70.39 (18%) $72.05 $49.39 46% Average Netback per Barrel $41.60 $50.65 (18%) $51.71 $30.81 68% 12/31/2014 12/31/2013 Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities $12,035 $42,215 Adjusted Working Capital (excludes debt) $663 $18,854
Year Ended 2014 to Year Ended 2013
For 2014, oil and natural gas revenues net of royalties increased $11,132,000 or 98% to $22,501,000. Oil revenues before royalties increased by 166% to $24,398,000 due to a 183% increase in production due to the production mix from the Caney wells partially offset by a 6% decrease in prices between years. Natural gas revenues before royalties declined $305,000 or 17% due to a 35% decline in average production due to the Woodford Sale and production mix from the Caney wells, partially offset by a 28% increase in natural gas prices per mcf. NGL revenue before royalties declined $1,243,000 or 41% to $1,811,000 due to a 43% decline in average production per day due to the Woodford Sale and the production mix from the Caney wells.
Other income decreased due to lower management fees in 2014 due to the increase in the Company's ownership interest in the Saponis equity investment.
Exploration and evaluation expenses increased $55,480,000 due to the impairment recorded on the Bytow and Trzebielino concessions in Poland.
Depletion and depreciation expense increased $2,750,000 primarily due to the increased production and depletion base.
General and administrative expenses decreased $2,457,000 primarily due to lower payroll and related costs, lower professional fees incurred in Europe relating to legal, accounting and management fees and lower travel costs. The Company has implemented cost cutting measures in 2015 which are intended to further reduce general and administrative expenses.
Loss from investments in joint ventures was $3,933,000 in 2014 due to an impairment recorded by Saponis for the Slupsk concession. In 2013, the loss from investments in joint ventures was $7,533,000 due to an exploration and evaluation impairment and the write-off of the Slawno and Starogard concessions.
Finance Income increased $4,106,000 due to realized and unrealized gains on risk management contracts in 2014. Finance expense decreased $9,493,000 primarily due to a $7,527,000 charge related to interest on loans and borrowings which included $3,500,000 for the amortization of deferred financings costs and $2,500,000 of pre-payment penalties related to the loan paydown along with a realized loss on financial commodity contracts of $2,463,000 as these contracts were all settled in April 2013.
Capital expenditures of $75,773,000 were incurred in 2014 primarily due to the 2014 drilling program in Oklahoma and the Gapowo B-1 well in Poland.
- Revenue, net of royalties, was $5.5 million for fourth quarter 2014, an increase of 20% compared to the fourth quarter 2013 due to increased production partially offset by price decreases - Cash flow from operations was $4.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $2.3 million in prior year fourth quarter - Netbacks for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $41.60, a decrease of 18% over fourth quarter 2013 due to price decreases - Average production for the quarter was 1,280 BOEPD, an increase of 46% compared to the prior year fourth quarter due to increased production from the Caney wells drilled in 2014 - G&A decreased by $1.5 million due to cost cutting efforts including reductions in staff and lower costs in Europe - Capital expenditures decreased $18.5 million or 51% to $18.0 million primarily due to the increased activity in the prior year Oklahoma drilling program compared to 2014 - A net loss of $57.7 million was incurred in the fourth quarter 2014 due to a $57.3 million impairment of exploration and evaluation assets and an equity impairment of $3.0 million. Excluding the impact of these charges, the Company would have reported net income of $2.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014
Fourth Quarter 2014 to Fourth Quarter 2013
Oil and gas revenues net of royalties totaled $5,534,000 in the quarter versus $4,613,000 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Oil revenues were $6,035,000 in the quarter versus $4,716,000 in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 28% as production increased 71% to an average of 910 barrels per day due to the production mix from the Caney wells while average oil prices decreased 25% or $24.02 a barrel. Natural gas revenues increased $111,000 or 41% as natural gas production increased to 384 mcfd due to the Caney wells drilled in 2014 while average natural gas prices per mcf increased 4%. NGL revenue declined $300,000 or 43% to $390,000 as average production decreased 12% to 173 boepd as a result of production mix from the new Caney wells while average NGL prices decreased 35% to $24.55 a barrel.
Exploration and evaluation expenses increased $55,389,000 between quarters due to the impairment recorded on the Bytow and Trzebielino concessions in Poland.
Production and operating expenses increased $106,000 between quarters due to the additional wells added in 2014.
Depletion and depreciation expense increased $229,000 between quarters due to increased production and depletion base.
General and administrative expenses decreased $1,484,000 between quarters primarily due to lower payroll and related costs, lower professional fees incurred in Europe relating to legal, accounting and management fees and lower travel costs.
Finance income increased $2,994,000 due to realized and unrealized gains on risk management contracts in 2014. Finance expense increased $356,000 primarily due to interest on loans and borrowings in 2014.
Capital expenditures of $18,027,000 were incurred in the fourth quarter of 2014, almost all of which was spent in Oklahoma.
BNK PETROLEUM INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Unaudited, Expressed in Thousands of United States Dollars) December December 31, 31, 2014 2013 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 12,035 $ 17,159 Investments in marketable securities - 25,056 Trade and other receivables 3,938 7,268 Deposits and prepaid expenses 1,304 1,243 Fair value of commodity contracts 2,037 - 19,314 50,726 Non-current assets Long-term receivables - 433 Investments in joint ventures - 2,787 Fair value of commodity contracts 1,248 Property, plant and equipment 134,942 94,663 Exploration and evaluation assets 7,925 36,194 144,115 134,077 Total assets $ 163,429 $ 184,803 Current liabilities Trade and other payables $ 18,651 $ 31,872 Loans and borrowings 15,401 - 34,052 31,872 Non-current liabilities Loans and borrowings - 100 Asset retirement obligations 1,355 1,192 1,355 1,292 Equity Share capital 279,859 247,782 Contributed surplus 20,505 18,721 Deficit (172,342) (114,864) Total equity 128,022 151,639 Total equity and liabilities $ 163,429 $ 184,803 BNK PETROLEUM, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited, expressed in Thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts) Three months ended Year ended December 31 December 31 2014 2013 2014 2013 Revenue: Oil and natural gas revenue, net $ 5,534 $ 4,613 $ 22,501 $ 11,371 Gathering income - - - 331 Gain on sale of assets - (119) - 9,499 Management fees and other income 444 163 763 1,124 5,978 4,657 23,264 22,325 Expenses: Exploration and evaluation 57,326 1,937 57,474 1,994 Production and operating 634 528 2,626 2,641 Depletion and depreciation 1,958 1,729 7,536 4,786 General and administrative 1,930 3,414 10,887 13,344 Share based compensation 480 716 1,610 1,305 Loss from investments in joint ventures 4,006 7,439 3,933 7,533 Restructuring expenses - - 438 595 66,334 15,763 84,504 32,198 Finance income 3,901 97 4,272 166 Finance expense (363) (7) (510) (10,003) Net loss and comprehensive loss $ (57,628) $ (11,016) $(57,478) $ (19,710) Net loss per share Basic and Diluted $ (0.36) $ (0.08) $ (0.36) $ (0.14) BNK PETROLEUM, INC. FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 2014 (Unaudited, expressed in Thousands of United States dollars, except as noted) 4th Quarter Year Ended Dec. 31 2014 2013 2014 2013 Oil revenue before royalties $ 6,035 4,716 24,398 9,149 Gas revenue before royalties 384 273 1,482 1,787 NGL revenue before royalties 390 690 1,811 3,054 Oil and Gas revenue 6,809 5,679 27,691 13,990 Cash flow used by operating activities 4,565 2,286 12,750 (6,656) Additions to property, plant & equipment (16,715) (34,504) (46,839) (78,386) Additions to Exploration and Evaluation Assets (1,312) (1,998) (28,934) (3,386) Statistics: 4th Quarter Year Ended Dec. 31 2014 2013 2014 2013 Average Oil production (Bopd) 910 533 739 261 Average natural gas production (mcf/d) 1,182 879 975 1,504 Average NGL production (Boepd) 173 197 151 264 Average production (Boepd) 1,280 877 1,053 776 Average oil price ($/bbl) $72.11 $96.13 $90.42 $95.93 Average natural gas price ($/mcf) $3.53 $3.38 $4.16 $3.26 Average NGL price ($/bbl) $24.55 $38.03 $32.78 $31.69 Average price per barrel $57.82 $70.39 $72.05 $49.39 Royalties per barrel 10.84 13.20 13.51 9.26 Operating expenses per barrel 5.38 6.54 6.83 9.32 Netback per barrel $41.60 $50.65 $51.71 $30.81
The information outlined above is extracted from and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the related management's discussion and analysis thereof, copies of which are available under the Company's profile at http://www.sedar.com.
Netback per barrel, net operating income and funds from operations (collectively, the "Company's Non-GAAP Measures") are not measures recognized under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP. Management of the Company believes that such measures are relevant for evaluating returns on each of the Company's projects as well as the performance of the enterprise as a whole. The Company's Non-GAAP Measures may differ from similar computations as reported by other similar organizations and, accordingly, may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures as reported by such organizations. The Company's Non-GAAP Measures should not be construed as alternatives to net income, cash flows related to operating activities, or other financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of the Company's performance.
Netback per barrel and its components are calculated by dividing revenue less royalties and operating expenses by the Company's sales volume during the period. Netback per barrel is a non-IFRS measure but it is commonly used by oil and gas companies to illustrate the unit contribution of each barrel produced. This is a useful measure for investors to compare the performance of one entity with another. However, non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
Net operating income is similarly a non-GAAP measure that represents revenue net of royalties and operating expenses. The Company believes that net operating income is a useful supplemental measure to analyze operating performance and provides an indication of the results generated by the Company's principal business activities prior to the consideration of other income and expenses.
Funds from operations is a non-GAAP measure that represents cash provided by (used in) operating activities, as per the consolidated statements of cash flows, before changes in non-cash working capital. The Company considers this a key measure as it demonstrates its ability to generate the funds necessary for future growth after taking into account the short-term fluctuations in the collection of accounts receivable and the payment for accounts payable.
Cautionary Statements
(a) The Company's natural gas production is reported in thousands of cubic feet ("Mcfs"). The Company also uses references to barrels ("Bbls") and barrels of oil equivalent ("Boes") to reflect natural gas liquids and oil production and sales. Boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A Boe conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 Boe is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value. (b) Discounted and undiscounted net present value of future net revenues attributable to reserves do not represent fair market value. (c) Possible reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves. There is a 10% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of proved plus probable plus possible reserves. This news release and the Company's other disclosure may contain short-term production rates. Readers are cautioned that such production rates are not (d) necessarily indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery.
Readers are referred to the full description of the results of the Company's December 31, 2014 independent reserves evaluation and other oil and gas information contained in its Form 51-101F1 Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information for the year ended December 31, 2014, which the Company filed on SEDAR on March 5, 2015.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This release contains forward-looking information including information regarding estimates of reserves and future net revenue, the proposed timing and expected results of exploratory and development work including production from the Lower Caney and upper Sycamore formations on the Company's Oklahoma acreage, the effect of design and performance improvements on future productivity, the anticipated timing of commencement and completion of drilling and fracture-stimulations in connection with the Company's Caney drilling program, the advancement of the Company's European projects, including plans for concessions and completion of the acquisition of the remaining interest in Saponis, planned capital expenditure programs and cost estimates, planned use and sufficiency of cash and marketable securities on hand and the Company's strategy and objectives. The use of any of the words "target", "plans", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking information is based on management's expectations and assumptions, including that the Company's geologic models will be validated, that indications of early results are reasonably accurate predictors of the prospectiveness of the shale intervals, that previous exploration results are indicative of future results and success, that expected production from future wells can be achieved as modeled, declines will match the modeling, future well production rates will be improved over existing wells, that rates of return as modeled can be achieved, that recoveries are consistent with management's expectations, that additional wells are actually drilled and completed, that design and performance improvements will reduce development time and expense and improve productivity, that discoveries will prove to be economic, that anticipated results and estimated costs will be consistent with managements' expectations, that all required permits and approvals and the necessary labor and equipment will be obtained, provided or available, as applicable, on terms that are acceptable to the Company, when required, that no unforeseen delays, unexpected geological or other effects, equipment failures, permitting delays or labor or contract disputes are encountered, that the development plans of the Company and its co-venturers will not change, that the demand for oil and gas will be sustained, that the Company will continue to be able to access sufficient capital through financings, credit facilities, farm-ins or other participation arrangements to maintain its projects, that the Company will not be adversely affected by changing government policies and regulations, social instability or other political, economic or diplomatic developments in the countries in which it operates and that global economic conditions will not deteriorate in a manner that has an adverse impact on the Company's business and its ability to advance its business strategy.
Forward looking information involves significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to: any of the assumptions on which such forward looking information is based vary or prove to be invalid, including that anticipated results and estimated costs will not be consistent with managements' expectations, the risks associated with the oil and gas industry (e.g. operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration and development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses, and health, safety and environmental risks), the risk of commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, risks and uncertainties associated with securing the necessary regulatory approvals and financing to proceed with continued development of the Tishomingo Field and other shale basins in the United States and Europe, the Company or its subsidiaries is not able for any reason to obtain and provide the information necessary to secure required approvals or that required regulatory approvals are otherwise not available when required, that unexpected geological results are encountered, that completion techniques require further optimization, that production rates do not match the Company's assumptions, that very low or no production rates are achieved, that the Company is unable to access required capital, that occurrences such as those that are assumed will not occur, do in fact occur, and those conditions that are assumed will continue or improve, do not continue or improve and the other risks identified in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form under the "Risk Factors" section and the Company's other public disclosure, available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com.
With respect to estimated reserves and future net revenue, the evaluation of the Company's reserves is based on a limited number of wells with limited production history and includes a number of assumptions relating to factors such as availability of capital to fund required infrastructure, commodity prices, production performance of the wells drilled, successful drilling of infill wells, the assumed effects of regulation by government agencies and future operating costs. All of these estimates will vary from actual results. Estimates of the recoverable oil and natural gas reserves attributable to any particular group of properties, classifications of such reserves based on risk of recovery and estimates of future net revenues expected therefrom, may vary. The Company's actual production, revenues, taxes, development and operating expenditures with respect to its reserves will vary from such estimates, and such variances could be material. In addition to the foregoing, other significant factors or uncertainties that may affect either the Company's reserves or the future net revenue associated with such reserves include material changes to existing taxation or royalty rates and/or regulations, and changes to environmental laws and regulations.
Although the Company has attempted to take into account important factors that could cause actual costs or results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause actual results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The forward-looking information included in this release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.
About BNK Petroleum Inc. BNK Petroleum Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and production company focused on finding and exploiting large, predominately unconventional oil and gas resource plays. Through various affiliates and subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates shale gas properties and concessions in the United States, Poland and Spain. Additionally the Company is utilizing its technical and operational expertise to identify and acquire additional unconventional projects. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol BKX.
Wolf E. Regener, President and Chief Executive Officer +1(805)484-3613, Email: email@example.com, Website: http://www.bnkpetroleum.com
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Are you like I was, constantly trying to find new ways to reach qualified prospects? Did you also end up like me, with a lot of work and frustration with no real progress? Did that lead you to switching from one business opportunity to the next, thinking that the business was the problem? When in fact, the PROBLEM was YOU (or ME!)?
Maybe you also have a belief that God doesn't really want you to make money? That perhaps money is bad and that the wealthy cannot be humble. Maybe you've been indoctrinated with the belief that money is the root of all evil, when that is not true. Maybe you've been told that wealthy people are greedy and that if you get wealthy you will be greedy too. Friends, I am here to tell you those are lies straight from the devil.
In Jeremiah 29:11 God says, "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope". So, rise up women of God and let's take a stand in the marketplace! Let's grow our businesses and build our wealth and use it in a mighty way to serve God!
If any of that resonates with you, stay on this page and enjoy the content as I walk you step by step through strategies to build a home business that have proven true for thousands of regular Joe's online.
You have to determine where you want to go before you can get there!
For years, I had been in multiple network marketing companies, while working a full time job outside of the home. The reason I had the day job was because the businesses were not producing any income! Can anyone relate?
But after years of trying, I finally came to the reality that the old ways of recruiting just don't work like they did in the days of Amway. To reach people now, you HAVE to learn strategies that get you seen online and in front of people's computer and phone screens to build your home business. I have learned a few of those strategies and am learning new ones everyday now.
The internet is where they all are. Young and old alike. But getting to them, yeah that's the tough part. At least it seems tough with all of the competition out there. Everyone is marketing something. It's seems like just a bunch of noise. But it's possible, with a few strategies that ANYONE can learn you can build a home business a bit easier.
I want to share with you how I am working my business very part time completely from home so that you too can unlock your potential and pursue your dreams!
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If you fit in the category of the average American who's recently snagged a job, then you probably haven't negotiated your salary. How do I know this? Because I'm a mind-reader, and I work in a building of roughly 200 people.
In all seriousness, a recent survey by GlassDoor reveals that 52% of Americans accepted the first salary offer that they were given, without negotiating cost.
More importantly, the survey found that 68% of women did not negotiate their earnings, with women between the ages of 45 and 54 settling for the fist offer they'd received.
This year's Equal Pay Day highlighted the gender gap between women and men, with women making 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. With statistics constantly showing that women are earning less than men, could it be that negotiation tactics are the problem?
It may seem daunting to debate your salary with your future employer. Most people believe it will cost them the job, or give off the wrong impression.
Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, financial consultant and author, talks with Refinery 29 regarding the burden of monetary discussions. Gerstley's advice? Know your worth.
"Be open about sharing salary numbers and advocate for negotiating initial offers. It's important and helpful to think of this as 'doing it for the women who come after us,' even if it's a little awkward upfront. And remember: We negotiate every day (where we want to eat, what time to meet a friend, etc); practice getting comfortable asserting yourself."
The GlassDoor study also shows that out of the 10% of Americans that did negotiate their salary, men were more than, "three times more successful than women in negotiating greater pay. Among U.S. employees, 15 percent of men reported their salary negotiations for their current or most recent job resulted in more money compared to just 4 percent of women."
So, what's the deal? Is the gender wage gap and lack of negotiation alive because negotiation seems too… Pushy? Apparently so.
A 2007 article from Entrepreneur features descriptions on why this is believed to be true.
And it's safe to say, not much has changed since '07.
"Women are perceived negatively if they adopt the aggressive tactics employed by some male negotiators. Men may expect women to be 'ladylike' in negotiations and avoid aggressive behavior, such as speaking in a loud voice or using foul language."
So, in short, women are financially stunted due to the fear of not complying to a feminine disposition of traditional roles that our male-dominated work industry has established, and the only way to overcome this difficulty is by corresponding in the same manner that our male counterparts benefit from.
But if women do show a more aggressive conduct, they are met with a cavalier attitude that squanders any regard for their reputation that's been established in the typical, paradigmatic work place.
Right. Anyway, how can we fix this?
Don't Downplay What You're Deserving Of
Humility is a wonderful quality, but it serves no purpose in the workplace. You know your qualifications and what skills you have to offer.
There's a reason you got the interview or the job in the first place- you are the right fit. If you're feeling like you deserve more, chances are you do. Don't sell yourself short, you should fully understand both your self and financial worth.
Yes, really. Relax. If you're walking into a conversation wanting to negotiate money of all things, you should be calm and focused.
If you're antsy and stuttering, talking about what you want but sounding unsure about the fact that you deserve a higher pay, ask yourself this: If you were your employer, would you want to pay more?
Do Your Research
Plenty of resources exist to help women climb the corporate latter. Workshops like this one are around to help women work by building their reputation and gaining the respect they deserve.
Check out this list of negotiation self-help books and tactics.
Practice Makes Perfect
Work isn't the only space where you have the right to negotiate. You can negotiate pricing most anywhere. Learn to negotiate in different areas of business.
Everything from discounts to rebates exist in the world. Gym memberships, hotel rooms, furniture, bills, are just a few things that we can negotiate.
Once, I walked into a boutique and fell in love with an overpriced plain black shirt. All I did was ask the boutique owner if she had a discount she could offer me, and she gave me 30% simply "for having a voice."
I learned two things that day: 1. That boutique owner was dope. 2. I have a voice that I should really use more often.
The same goes for the work. Speak up. Your voice deserves to be heard.


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|Can't you just take ten seconds for me anymore? Is it impossible!? You think I want you to spend every waking moment with me... but that's not the case. I love hanging out with my friends and family... I need time for them and myself too. But I would like to see you more than ten minutes a week. We haven't hung out in a week and a half or more. Yet you say that I'm being selfish asking why you have to hang out with Nick and Logan all weekend and then into the week, and sleep over at Matt's for days at a time. You wouldn't even come over when my grandma died to help make me feel better! You were too tired from hanging out with your shit ass friends all night the night before!!! Well I'm sorry that her death came at an inconvenient time for you! Ass hole. You constantly call me your best friend, tell me we'll get married someday, tell me that you love me. Well if you ask me that's a crock of shit. You don't hang out with people you feel that way about only once in a while... you hang out with them at least twice a week... for longer than an hour. I know I have a job and softball, so I don't get as much time to just lounge around with my friends... but you could at least try to hang out with me when I have time. Not avoid me completely. I can't even believe you had your arm around me at that car show. You ignored me basically all day, unless it was to prove you knew my grandpa and his friends. I told you I would only see you for a couple minutes because that's always what happens when you're with your friends, but you wouldn't believe me. Proved ya' wrong again. I'm sick of being you 100th priority. I want to be at least in your top five. So give it a rest with the I love you, you're my best friend crap... I don't believe you anymore.
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This page is dedicated to providing information on products and services provided by other parties that I believe will be immensely helpful for independent artists.
Music Marketing Manifesto
Recording artist John Oszajca has spent a lot of time and money learning the ins and outs of Internet marketing and how an artist can apply it to drive lots of traffic to their site, build their email list fast and successfully sell their music online. Now he's sharing his knowledge, tips, strategies and secrets through the amazingly affordable Music Marketing Manifesto, an in-depth online course designed to make it easy for anyone to benefit from all he's learned.
Music Marketing Manifesto is based on a strategy that is known in marketing circles as "direct response marketing". Instead of simply setting up a Reverbnation page, Facebook page, YouTube channel, iTunes account, etc., and waiting for hordes of fans to start magically pouring in and buying your music (which is wishful thinking, because it won't happen), you need to go out and use proven selling strategies to drive traffic, capture leads, build an authentic relationship with your fans/subscribers and then occasionally employ "sales triggers" to motivate those fans/subscribers to get off the fence and become BUYERS and BOOSTERS (i.e., spread the word about you, become part of your street team, etc.). Once they have committed to you then you need to increase value by offering additional perks and saleable items to your fans.
I think all this is really important stuff for the independent artist who doesn't have the industry machine behind them. Incredibly, John's currently offering everything in one big package for a limited time only for under a hundred bucks! This deal isn't likely to remain available indefinitely, so to find out more click on the above banner. If you sign up for Music Marketing Manifesto by accessing his sign-up page via the banner or one of the links in this section of my Artist Special Resources page, I'll give you a half-hour private one-on-one phone career consultation session ABSOLUTELY FREE, in which we can discuss whatever is of particular importance to you right now about your career, your music, your promotional efforts, your group if you have one, or anything else. Just email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to let me know you've signed up so we can schedule your free consultation.
Music Marketing Insider Circle
The Music Marketing Insider Circle is marketing expert John Oszajca's new monthly "Mastermind" community for artists. The members area is filled with all the marketing tricks that John doesn't normally share with the general public (in other words, really good stuff :-)).
Members of the MMIC will get Monthly Training Modules, a Mastermind Forum, Insider Interviews with professionals from different segments of the industry, a Music Marketing Library, as well as Regular Group Coaching Calls with John.
To find out more CLICK HERE to see John's free informative video, "The Music Business Is Dying…" and get instant access to membership in his Music Marketing Insider Circle. When you sign up for MMIC, be sure to do so through the link I'm providing here and I'll give you a FREE half-hour private one-on-one phone career consultation session in which we can discuss whatever is of particular importance to you right now about your career, your music, your promotional efforts, your group if you have one, or anything else. Plus, as an additional bonus I'll give you my new Internet Marketer insider report "Tips For Online Success." Just email me at email@example.com to let me know you've signed up so we can schedule your free consultation and I'll also then send you the link to your free report.
Please note that signing up for MMIC does not give you access to John's Music Marketing Manifesto course, which I also highly recommend. For that, you must click on any one of the links in the section at the beginning of this page where I talk about MMM. Sign up for both before November 15 and you'll get one hour of free career coaching with me!
The MMIC has been created so that artists who are serious about selling their music have a community where they can compare notes, continue learning, and get direct advice along the way. Basically, it's a place for artists who understand some of the fundamentals of marketing, but who want to take things to the next level. John's great to work with, so I'm confident you'll really enjoy and benefit from your membership. And don't forget, there's the additional free bonuses you'll get from me!
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The Viral Music Tool Kit is a collection of amazing tools co-created by music marketer John Oszajca. It includes the Viral Music Player, the Viral Video Player, the Viral Image Revealer, and the Viral Download Revealer. These are a no brainer for any musician who would like to see their music go viral. Each tool is sold individually or as part of the complete tool kit. Right now the entire kit is being offered at a fantastic price.
For an emerging artist, getting traffic to their website, social media pages and ultimately their gigs is probably the single biggest marketing challenge they have. No traffic means no album sales. Sharing music, videos, downloads, pictures and more with your existing and potential fans should be a key piece of your marketing and promotion strategy. The Tool Kit's applications enable you to do that simply and easily, and provide your fans a built-in incentive to share, like or tweet your protected content. Click here to find out more from John himself and see how it all works.
As a bonus, if you purchase the whole kit by accessing his Viral Music Tool Kit info page via one of the links I've provided here, I'll give you a half-hour private one-on-one phone career consultation session ABSOLUTELY FREE. You can discuss with me whatever is of particular importance to you right now about your career, your music, your promotional efforts, your group if you have one, or anything else. Just email me at email@example.com to let me know you've signed up so we can schedule your free consultation.
Tom Jackson – Live Music Producer
- As an artist, your live show is going to be key to your success. Many people already know that American live music producer Tom Jackson coaches top performers using his remarkable Live Music Method. Now independent artists anywhere can access his wealth of knowledge at a fraction of the cost of personal live coaching sessions with his series of great instructional products. Tom's All Roads Lead To The Stage 7-DVD Set is his best seller! Click the image below for more info and to order. And be sure to check out my FREE BONUS offer at the bottom of this page!
- It's an unfortunate reality that most aspiring artists do not really understand the art of live performance. It's one thing to put time, effort and money into honing your vocal skills or musicianship, it is quite another to learn how to deliver that artistry effectively. While artists have a significant amount of control over things like the development of their promo kit, their recording project and most everything else related to their career, very few exert much of any control over what happens with their audience. Tom brings that to the table for you with his series of teaching aids designed to make your show a compelling, dynamite performance every time you take to the stage. Check out two of his best–the Live Music Makeovers DVDs–where Tom takes artists from the beginning of a rehearsal all the way to the stage.
- A great new addition to Tom's repertoire of amazing products is his Live Music Method book. This is the first book of it's kind in the music industry–really 2 books in 1! Want to learn to apply Tom's Live Music Method, so you can become the performer you've always wanted to be? Here's where Tom reveals the secrets the stars understand, what you can do to separate your show from the competition, and how to craft an absolutely memorable, compelling performance that will have your audience in the palm of your hand every time. Tom also lays out his Live Music Business Principles, to show you where most artists really make their money, how you can connect with those willing to pay you when you play, and revenue streams that will really help grow your music career. If you already own Tom's DVDs, you'll really benefit from the additional material this book covers–more graphs for longer and shorter sets, material on how/when to speak to your audience, his method for gaining a vision for each song and uncovering their special moments during rehearsal, a proven business model that will build a strong fan base and increase your income, and a lot more!
- If you would like a closer connection with Tom, consider signing up for his Backstage Pass, which will give you access to videos and blogs that will help you take your show from good to great! You'll get advice from Tom on how to put your live show together and how to improve your onstage skills. You'll also be able to read blogs from Tom's associate Live Music Producers and other industry professionals. Plus, you'll be able to watch videos of artist performance critiques, mini-music makeovers, and before/after performances by artists of all types and genres! You will also have access to Tom and his associates' teaching and workshops as well as interviews and conversations they've had with industry folk. Click on the Backstage Pass image below for more info and to join! And be sure to check out my FREE BONUS offer at the bottom of this page!
- Putting out on stage entails getting your mind, heart and body "into" the music and connecting with the audience through your material, your instrument and/or voice, your physicality, image and staging. This applies even to the solo act sitting on a stool alone with a guitar. Learning from a professional can speed up the learning and assimilation process, helping you with important facets of performance, such as how to build up a song both musically and visually, how to read an audience, develop charisma, be spontaneous, engage the crowd with patter between songs, avoid performance no-no's and even how to approach rehearsals. These things make the difference between a forgettable performance and one that has the crowd absolutely wowed. Want to learn in the presence of Tom? Check out his amazing Bootcamp. Read on!
Imagine two full days of classes, hands-on demonstrations, and instruction in Live Music Methods from Tom Jackson and his team that will make your live show absolutely memorable! You'll be inspired, and ideas will begin to flow on how to apply these techniques to YOUR show. Right now, too, there's a limited time only early bird 50% discount on registration–that's under $200! to participate in a fantastic intensive two-day workshop with Tom. Click on the Bootcamp image above for more info. IF and when you decide to sign up, be sure to access his sign-up page from the above image link here on my Artists Resources Page so you'll be eligible for a 30 minute private one-on-one phone consultation session with me. It's my bonus gift to you, FREE! Click HERE to check it out!
- And for the ULTIMATE training, there's private One-On-One Rehearsals sessions with Tom or one of his certified coaches! Live Music Producers are available to travel to wherever the artist is located. This is an investment that will pay off big time, because a great show means way more merch sales, a faster-growing fan base, and a fast-tracked career projectory.
Through the Tom Jackson Live Music Producing process the artist/band is provided specific and personal guidance in two areas: 1) fundamental skills onstage, and 2) producing a final product, whether it's a showcase, opening spot on a tour, or a headlining act. Artists learn movement, speaking, timing, how to deliver solos, manage cutoffs – they learn to create diverse moments, how to transition, what to say and where to say it, use pressure changes on the audience, and much much more.
Find our more by clicking on this One-On-One Rehearsals Link. And be sure to check out my FREE BONUS offer below!
Aaron Davison's A to Z of Music Licensing
The A-Z Of Music Licensing is a one-of-a-kind instructional program download package designed to get you started in the business of music licensing in visual media. It's creator, Aaron Davison, attended Berklee College of Music in the mid 1990's where he majored in Songwriting, studying with some of the world's most renowned Songwriting Professors. He has been writing songs for over fifteen years, focusing in the last decade on placements in visual media.
Aaron is a strong believer in songwriters taking matters into their own hands if their career is going sideways (instead of up) and there doesn't seem to be an answer on the horizon. Being proactive in getting your songs placed is key to earning a better living with your craft. TV, film, games and even websites can be a great source of income for writers and musicians IF they know the how's, why's and where's.
This program is less than 50 bucks and for anything like this price has to be the most comprehensive educational package available covering both the technical and how-to information on placing music in all kinds of visual media. There's too many features and goodies to list here, so pop over to Aaron's Sign-up Page (Click Here!) for all the details and get cracking!
Whenever you decide to sign up for any of the great products or services listed above, be sure to access the vendor's sign-up page through the appropriate link on this Artist Special Resources page. If you do, then once you've signed up email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with confirmation and as a BONUS I'll arrange for you to have a FREE 30 minute private one-on-one phone consultation session with me! You'll get to talk to me directly about whatever is of particular importance to you right now about your career, your music, your promotional efforts, your band if you have one, or anything else on your mind. This offer won't last forever, so don't wait too long.
Disclaimer: the author is an affiliate for several of the products/services described on this page.


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