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We had the pleasure of talking with 30 Rock executive producer Robert Carlock and star Jack McBrayer about Season 5 which premieres this Thursday night on NBC. Check out below!
There's a lot of hype about the live episode you have coming up. It's so different from any of the past episodes, I was just wondering you know how are you two preparing for that?
Robert Carlock: Yes, well we just read an early draft of it today. We're mainly preparing by trying to be as far ahead of it as we can be. It's sort of a – you know it's a new thing for us, it changes the way we write the show because we're used to being able to do a lot of things really quickly and cut away in a lot of scenes and a lot of flashbacks.
And trying to keep the tone and the pace of the show the same within the limitations of – just from a writing standpoint, the limitations of doing a live show is really different and really fun in a lot of ways.
So I think we have trying to do sort of a weird way we can still do flashbacks where maybe other actors play our actors in flashbacks just because we want to do all of it live and we can't have people you know teleport across to another set.
So we're trying to make it – the challenge from the writing standpoint to us is try to make it feel like a 30 Rock show while only say having access to three sets when usually we're out on location and that kind of thing.
But mostly I'm preparing by trying to get a lot of sleep and doing pushups.
Jack McBrayer: From an acting standpoint I know one thing that I'm really worried about is the number of mistakes that we make on a usual shoot, we don't necessarily have that luxury so cross your fingers friend.
Robert Carlock: Yes, the mistakes will be part of the fun Jack.
So what exactly should we expect to be at the start of this season based on what we saw with the finale with Kenneth leaving NBC?
Jack McBrayer: Yes, well I know from the Kenneth story line is he's dealing with at the end of last season he got fired and so I do get to explore like life after TGS with Tracy Jordan.
And also it's fun to see how some of the other employees, the NBC employees are dealing with my departure. Other than that I think Alec is dealing with his girlfriend being pregnant.
Robert Carlock: Yes, you know we sort of did – last year was about doing a lot of – trying to have some big changes in people's lives and this season's about how those changes affect the show as we know it. And McBrayer didn't take the hand of us from Kenneth.
He's still here. But you know Liz is in this ongoing relationship with this guy Carol, you know Matt Damon's going to be coming back some and Jack's dealing with jumping into a relationship himself.
And Tracy's got some life changes and stuff. I think it's – you know we're picking up all of those threads to answer your question and the fun is seeing how it all kind of reverberates among our usual players.
And also getting to see McBrayer wearing something other than stage costume.
Jack McBrayer: It's jarring. It will frighten you.
Robert Carlock: You don't recognize him. He's beautiful.
How important is social networking to the promotion of this show and keeping its longevity?
Robert Carlock: Oh boy, that's a good question. I mean one of our writers actually maintains fake Twitter feeds for some of the characters, for Tracy and I think Jenna. I don't know how many followers she's managed to round up.
You know there's a – you know in terms of direct sort of social networking, I don't know. Do you know anything McBrayer?
Jack McBrayer: I don't, because I'm pretty ignorant of that thing, I really am. But I do know that you know especially the young fans of the show are definitely rabid on the internet.
So I do know that between the Facebook and the Twitter and stuff we do get some traffic on there. And you know they help us kind of showcase what episodes we have coming up and you know discuss what they just saw.
Can you talk about some of the surprises with the new season?
Jack McBrayer: Well I think we do continue in the tradition of bringing in some wonderful and very talented guest stars so we're all excited about that. You know the actors, we always just get a kick out of having any scene to do with any of our guests coming on board.
Otherwise the storylines continue to be absolutely absurd and crazy and that's super fun while also you know kind of tying up some strings that we left from the finale of last season.
Robert Carlock: And you know we were picking up as well – we didn't mention before the kind of changes at NBC and the Kabletown fun we were having last year and I think we're going to continue with that.
Queen Latifah's coming on and I think episode 3 playing a congress woman who's kind of got a bull's-eye on that deal and trying to scuttle it. And she and Jack butt heads and that's really fun.
I think she's coming back for one or two more episodes after that to sort of finish that out. So that's another one of these sort of big things we're dealing with.
One of the fun things of doing the show is that we get to take stuff from the news a little bit and from our own lives. And hopefully not cut too close to the bone.
But you know we'll – more of the same is our headline.
Jack, are there any similarities between you and your character Kenneth?
Jack McBrayer: Well to some extent. I tend to be a people pleaser and I always try to be good at my job but I would love to think I'm not nearly as annoying as Kenneth.
But I don't know, maybe my coworkers could say otherwise.
He refuses to take the costume off.
Jack McBrayer: Oh it's my costume. They didn't even dress me in that.
A lot of comedies do an episode abroad, are you planning such an episode?
Robert Carlock: We once tried to talk to (Vince) about doing an episode in Vegas and they wouldn't give us the money so – we did. That would be fantastic.
Jack McBrayer: Are you kidding? I'd love that. I'm not a well traveled person so you can get me anywhere. We go down the street I'm pretty jazzed.
Robert Carlock: You have a passport man?
Jack McBrayer: I can make one.
Jack, do you had any particular character or an actor that you kind of modeled Kenneth on? I feel like he's kind of you know very innocent character that reminds me a little of Rose Nylund from the Golden Girls and that everything at face value, you know doesn't really get sarcasm too much.
Jack McBrayer: I think that's a pretty great one. Between that and a little bit of Barney Fife from Andy Griffith, I think you've got some of that in there.
But no, I think that Rose Nylund that kind of hits the nail on the head. But yes, it's just you know out of the writer's heads and so I just show up and put on the suit and smile real big, I hope I'm cutting close to what they're aiming for.
Robert Carlock: One of the great things about Kenneth, especially early and this is not McBrayer, I'm not complimenting McBrayer. No, but that McBrayer can pull off that character is that he was kind of the glue – a lot of the times he remains it.
But especially early in the life of the series in order to be able to allow someone like Tracy to do the crazy things that he does you needed someone who believed in him and no matter what he did.
And it was a really crucial character for us from a writing standpoint in terms of setting the tone of the show.
So we're very grateful to McBrayer for that.
Jack McBrayer: Thank you sir.
Do you still see 30 Rock these days as still a workplace comedy or something else? And how do you strike the balance?
Robert Carlock: Well that's something we always – that's a really good question. We always try to remind ourselves of and you know as I said last year we were very consciously trying to sort of broaden that world having been in it for three and a half years.
But with the goal of using these new conditions in people's lives or these quests for love and new job or business ventures and take overs and that kind of thing to bring new dynamics back to – among our characters.
Because yes, I think we tend to agree that we're at our best when it's Jack and Liz and Kenneth and Tracy and Jenna and her own neuroses.
And you know so the fun is you know like we have an episode coming up where you know we've been talking about where Jack has given up drinking in solidarity to his pregnant fiance/girlfriend and realizing that that is harder than he thought it was going to be.
And that having an effect in Liz's life and similarly Liz now in a real relationship for once and it seems to be working, that creates different kinds of advice that Jack is giving her.
And so to us it's always about you know pushing that horizon a little bit further but always with the intent of it coming back as you say to how it affects our people and always trying to remind ourselves that even though we have set a tone where we can kind of go anywhere and pretend to send Tracy to space or you know whatever.
Have Jack be Thomas Jefferson or whatever that at the end of the day it does need to be a workplace comedy and hopefully those dynamics are getable for someone in any workplace.
Ours just happens to yes, have a stage and cameras in it.
How close is Tracy going to be to EGOTing and are you guys aware of what EGOT means – the spelling is EGOT but in the Philippines means – it's pronounced as EGOT and that means black person. So you guys are aware of your acronyms?
Robert Carlock: There was a – you know after we started doing it there was a piece in New York Magazine about that and we of course had zero idea. So we have learned that since, but Philip Michael Thomas invented it in the 80s so we're going to stick with it.
Yes, it's the magic of irony.
Robert Carlock: Exactly. But yes, Tracy, it's funny, yes he's got this – he did this gritty drama over the summer is the idea and he may get – he may start to get closer than anyone ever though.
We just read an episode today where he – we were talking about a couple today where he starts to get taken seriously as an actor and doesn't know quite what to make of that as we go forward.
But yes, he'll continue to pursue his dream.
Jack McBrayer: His journey continues.
Robert Carlock: Yes.
As one of those fans who loves Jack and Liz together I was really amused with how you played with that fandom last season during a lot of sort of tongue in cheek Jack and Liz scenes. Is that something that you might play with again this year or is that a dead letter because you know Matt Damon's on board or what's the plan?
Robert Carlock: Yes, I mean I think you know there's a broader point that we kind of have set a tone where we're able to do those kind of winky things as they come up. And I think it kind of depends on what the fan community is talking about.
You know in a way I mean we get all that stuff and we have to see well where – especially if it is fun for them we like to put little winks and breaking of the fourth wall in there.
Certainly yes, now that they're both sort of locked in relationships it's hard to what do they call the shippers online?
Jack McBrayer: What?
Robert Carlock: Shippers, for relationshippers.
Jack McBrayer: Wait, are they pretending that Liz and Jack are together?
Robert Carlock: They want it to happen, yes.
Jack McBrayer: Ew, who are these people?
Robert Carlock: Don't pretend it's not you.
Jack McBrayer: It's me.
Robert Carlock: It does you know throw a little water on that specific angle but it is – it's something we're always looking at and always sort of taking the pulse of and at least playing with if not just getting story out of you know sometimes.
Come on, you're a shipper.
You mentioned that you guys try to take stuff from your own lives and from the news to make it – incorporate it into the show. Is there one thing you could tell us that happened on the show that happened to you or came from like an onset story?
Jack McBrayer: You mean past episodes or upcoming or any?
Past episodes, anything.
Robert Carlock: Boy, I mean there's one that comes to mind from ancient history about when Liz – it's first season why Liz and Peter Hermann, the Hair, fighting with that woman about $100 bill, that was sort of a bonding experience that happened to me and my wife.
Jack McBrayer: Is that true?
Robert Carlock: Yes, we were sort of fighting and then a toll booth operator wouldn't take $100 bill and we kind of – we rallied around our defense of American currency. And we grew closer together from it.
Had a wonderful weekend. You know but it tends to happen. I mean there was a story where Jane – Jenna I should say out of jealousy for Tracy's upcoming birthday was pretending to be injured which was taken from a story that someone else brought from another job where an actress actually did that.
But – and she will go nameless, but can you think of anything McBrayer?
Jack McBrayer: Well no, I mean like there are always like tiny little things like either little bits or little lines or something and I know for Kenneth like it is no secret that Jack McBrayer enjoys eating chick peas out of a can with a plastic spoon because it's quick and to the point.
No waste, no mess, no muss, no fuss. No dignity but I do know that everything that the writers, even stories that we're just telling at lunch and stuff, every now and then they will make their ways into the scripts.
So you've got to be careful.
Kenneth's background has always been kind of a thing of mystery. So will we learn anything more about him this season or can you tell us anything about Kenneth's past?
Jack McBrayer: Honestly wish I knew more. I do love every now and then when I get these random like crazy flashbacks. I'm like what the hell, where – who is this person, where did he come from?
But it's always a nice little treat every time you open a script and see something in there. But yes, I honestly…
Robert Carlock: It's our lost mystery. I think it's mythology, as long as we can stay on the air we'll continue to – I have an idea in my mind of what it is but we will continue to play it out.
I mean we've done jokes that hint that he was at Normandy Beach, we've had him in a flashback from the 50s.
Jack McBrayer: I think maybe there's just a carbon monoxide leak at NBC. I am a group hallucination.
Robert Carlock: I think the very end of the series is like the end of The Shining, you push in on a picture of the pages from 1932 and there among the other pages is Kenneth.
Jack McBrayer: And Jack Nicolson.
I also wanted to ask about Alec. He said he was going to leave after season five and will he leave and if he leaves who replaces him? Will he go to season six?
Robert Carlock: Yes, you know I don't know what his contract is, I know it's beyond season five and yes, we don't really have any comment on his plans. He's the best – absolutely best at what he does and we you know love working with him and hope that continues for a long time.
Jack McBrayer: Yes, I second that.
You guys mentioned that Queen Latifah will be guest starring, are there any other guest stars that will be on this season?
Robert Carlock: From what we've done, Matt Damon is coming on, Rob Reiner does a very funny turn on the same episode as (Dana) – or as Queen Latifah.
Jack McBrayer: Paul Giamatti joins.
Robert Carlock: Paul Giamatti of course, is in our second episode playing…
Jack McBrayer: He is so funny.
Robert Carlock: Oh my golly, golly, how did I forget that? The weeks just blend into each other.
Jack McBrayer: We've been sprinting through these episodes.
Robert Carlock: But he plays one of the editors at NBC.
Jack McBrayer: And Elizabeth Banks is joining us again.


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Harmonica enthusiasts gather several times per year to learn to play blues harmonica in Clarksdale, Mississippi with Jon Gindick.
Three times a year, people come from around the world to the Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Miss., to stay in sharecropper shacks and learn to play blues harmonica.
One of the harmonica pilgrims, Kate Wakeling, a cheery wife and mother, admits that her laundry piles up at home in Australia while she hones her skills, learning how to coax bent notes from her harp and keep a bluesy 12-bar beat.
"I am obsessed," she says of her quest to get down and dirty with the harmonica. She has traveled from Australia to Clarksdale three times in the past year with one thing in mind: Capturing the essence of the blues. "It makes me happy," she says. So when she sets foot in the Delta, she wipes the smile off her face, wraps her pink lips around her harmonica and pours herself into a jam at the Gindick Delta Harmonica Jam Camp.
At the camp, these blues wannabes trade creature comforts for a few days at the Shack Up Inn, where "it only leaks when it rains." "The Ritz it ain't," boasts owner Guy Malvezzi , a tall, thin man who describes himself as someone "who looks like they just fell off the turnip truck."
He says, "If it is room service you want, call The Peabody in Memphis."
Malvezzi is the visionary, who saw an opportunity in this dusty plantation after travelers frequently stopped by and asked if they could stay there. The majority of visitors who stay at the Shack Up are blues fans from around the world who can't get enough of the Mississippi blues experience. The Shack Up Inn stays booked most of the year, Malvezzi says.
Poor sharecroppers once "hollered" between cotton fields along the long, lonely, dusty roads surrounding this plantation. Using mules, they planted and harvested some 3,500 acres of cotton, while singing work songs. Cotton sprouted up on this hallowed ground, but so did the blues, out of the pain of those who worked the land.
On a recent morning, a humble group of musicians gathers in the Juke Joint Chapel at the inn to saturate themselves with the Southern experience. They settle in, learn blues riffs with authentic Mississippi Hill Country bands and drink sweet tea.
Founder and master teacher Jon Gindick leads each session, strumming a bouncy 12-bar blues, with his large hands on his guitar. Each person in the room improvises to the beat. As they come up to the microphone to play individually and on the spot, Gindick shouts, "Say something!" He tells them, "The real instrument is you and your imagination." He spends the days teaching them about phrasing and articulation within their music.
Clarksdale native Kris Card sets out meals, which consist of deep-fried okra, catfish, cornbread and barbecue. As the air becomes thick with the aroma of these classic Southern dishes, campers from around the world are inspired; they weave the gentle tones of their harmonicas together. While the melancholy notes linger throughout the room, so do the spirits of those players who brought this music to life, according to lore. It is fall and the cotton fields outside where this music was born are now in full bloom.
The grave of harmonica great Sonny Boy Williamson lies just up the road in the tiny town of Tutwiler, where Gindick, of Malibu, Calif., has set up a charity for needs in the community. Many of the last great Mississippi bluesmen are buried around here, including Pinetop Perkins, who died this year at the age of 97. Perkins once worked on the very plantation where the campers are learning their blues.
A group of people wearing cool hats, long beards, flowing dresses and scarves encourage one another as they each find their own place on the path to the blues. People with names like Hash Brown, Big Boy and Dixie lay down "awesome grooves" for the students to use as a backdrop for their newfound talent.
While the students prepare for their chance to go on stage at Ground Zero, the downtown Clarksdale blues club owned by actor Morgan Freeman, other guests staying at the inn wander in and out during the day, getting a glimpse of the musical activity.
Midweek, a truck driver puts lyrics to a song he had worked up in his head while driving. During a songwriting session and with the help of the group and coaches, he completes his song and by the end of the week performs it with a live band.
Lynda Stirling, an air traffic controller, came here from New Zealand because, she says, "I can't stay away. It's a pilgrimage." The blues, she says, "is the soundtrack of my life."
While camp is an avenue for aspiring musicians to fulfill their fantasies of performing, it is also a place to learn theory and technique. Established blues musicians spend each day offering their time and talent to help the students reach their next level.
It is a paid gig for people like blues artist and coach R.J. Mischo, who swaggers into the club from his shack, wearing a fedora. With the snap of his fingers, he commands the band to wait, listen for his beat and to start playing to his tune. The harmonica coaches can't resist the opportunity to jam with each other, show off their stuff, and then have "conversations" that consist only of musical notes. Even though no one has spoken a word, everyone understands what is being said. Music is a universal language.
Mischo says it is a nice alternative to the rigors of performing and being on the road. "I like the people, the location. It is like family now," he says.
For those looking for a quiet night, like Californian Scott Harris, sitting in the cool Mississippi country air on the porch of his shanty makes a perfect resting spot. The smell of four o'clocks permeates the grounds, kittens play at his feet, and the simple life wins.
For Wakeling and some of her "mates" who have traveled across the world looking for a good time? They are only 3 miles from the legendary blues crossroads, Highways 49 and 61, where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. About 11 p.m., they decide to go carousing with the locals in downtown Clarksdale at Red's Lounge, a juke joint on the wrong side of town. At the time blues was born, no white person would have been found in this club, but now it has become the hot spot for the evening. A barber chair sits outside the door of the nightclub. A man stumbles out onto Sunflower Street and falls between cars, as his group leaves, just in time for these new guests to squeeze into the club.
The smoky room is wall-to-wall people, an even mix of black and white people. They dance separately, then together. Some guests sit back and watch quietly, while others join in, finding their groove. The dancers bump and grind their way through the thick crowd to get a drink. They begin to shut down the club for the evening when blues artist and coach Cheryl Arena is pulled to the stage. She has the crowd on their feet with her wild, whining harmonica riffs. With a giant smile on his face, the band's leader wraps his arms around Arena. As she catches her breath, he says, "You can't play like that without having soul." Then he passes out the ultimate blues compliment: "This girl has soul!"
After a long night out, campers are expected to be back in "the chapel" for instruction at 10 a.m. Usually Gindick starts with a lively tune, but this time he asks students to slow down and just breathe single notes through their instruments. The room becomes very serene and meditative, while more than 20 campers breathe the long gentle notes back and forth simultaneously and in unison.
For financial planner Edward Panfili of Port Orchard, Wash., this started out as a way to improve his health and lungs. But the harmonica has captivated him. He is moved to tears as he drifts away while playing a haunting ballad with coach T.J. Klay. The two play in the building where blues legend Pinetop Perkins once fixed tractors. As they finish, visibly touched by the experience, Panfili chokes out the words, "Thank you."
By Karen Pulfer Focht © 2011/ The Commercial Appeal
Gindick Delta Harmonica Jam Camp
What: Five-day jamming and learning vacation for diatonic harmonica players
Gindicks next camps are
- March 24-28, 2015
- May 26-30, 2015
- January 20-24, 2015 (Ventura)


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Protecting Ontario's Most Vulnerable Workers
The Ontario legislature today passed The Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014. The act will help protect vulnerable workers, including those who earn minimum wage, do temporary work, and work as temporary foreign workers.
The legislation includes the following provisions:
Making the Minimum Wage Fair and Predictable
- Future increases to Ontario's minimum wage are tied to the Consumer Price Index for Ontario. Under the legislation, increases to the minimum wage will be announced by April 1 of each year and come into effect on Oct. 1.
Temporary Help Agency Workers
- The act amends the Employment Standards Act by introducing 'joint and several liability' between temporary help agencies and their client employers for regular wages, overtime pay, public holiday pay and premium pay for working on a holiday. This would help make clients who use temporary help agency employees more accountable and assist employees in attempting to recover wages owed.
- The legislation includes amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) that create regulation making authority to allow the government to better protect temp agency workers under the WSIB experience rating programs.
Increased Protections under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)
- The act removes the $10,000 cap under the ESA on the recovery of wages through a Ministry of Labour order to pay.
- The time limit for recovery of wages under the ESA is increased from the current six month and 12-month limitation periods to two years.
- The legislation also requires employers to provide information about rights under the ESA to employees, and in languages other than English where an employee requests a translation and a Ministry of Labour translation is available.
- The act also gives Ministry of Labour Employment Standards Officers the authority to require employers to conduct a self-audit to determine compliance with the ESA.
Protecting Temporary Foreign Employees
- The new act extends the application of the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act to all foreign workers in Ontario under an immigration or temporary foreign employee program. This would mean protection against being charged recruitment fees and having personal documents, such as passports, withheld by employers or recruiters.
Protecting Working Co-Op Students
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Maroon Devils secure second seed
Swain County High School Maroon Devils defeated the Black Knights of Robbinsville Friday, Oct. 27, in a thriller, winning the game with a field goal by Holden Petty with just 2 seconds remaining on the clock.
With their fourth straight win in conference play, the Devils secured their second place standing in the Smoky Mountain Conference.
"The thing we've taken care of (tonight) is this— we're second seed, and that's big," head coach Neil Blankenship told his team after the game.
Swain remains in second place behind undefeated Cherokee after both teams won Friday night. Cherokee and Murphy will face off next week to determine if the current record stands, or if they end up with a three-way tie atop the standings. If Murphy should pull off the upset, that would leave three teams at 5-1: Cherokee, Murphy, and Swain.
"Right now we're second seed for the play-offs. Depending on what happens with Cherokee and Murphy, we could be co-champs," Blankenship said. "If we're co-champs, we'll draw for seeding and we could end up one, two or three seed out of the draw."
Coach is hoping for the co-champ designation.
"I really hope they can get to be co-champs," Blankenship said. "The way they've responded late in the season, these kids continued to fight. After losing to Cherokee, we had some naysayers. They could have hung their heads, but they kept fighting. I'm more proud of that than anything."
Fight the Devils did on Friday night. Swain scored first on a 62-yard run by quarterback Brodie Bowman. Petty, back in the game after missing the previous four games with an injury, kicked the extra point giving the Devils a 7-0 lead.
In their next possession, Robbinsville drove for 62 yards and on third and eight at the 18-yard line, quarterback Alex Bridges completed a pass to Ian Wiggins in the end zone. The Black Knights tied it up at 7-7.
The first quarter ended with the Devils again in scoring position, with the ball on the 6-yard line. Forty-four seconds later, Bowman completed a 7-yard pass to Zeke Bradley for a touchdown and reclaimed the lead at 14-7.
The Maroon Devils were on offense first in the second half, but were unable to move the ball. With fourth and one at the 31, they punted. The Black Knights took possession at their 22. They went the length of the field, and with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, on fourth and goal at the 1-yard line, quarterback Alex Bridges handed the ball off to running back Elijah Wood, who carried it into the end zone for the score. The game was tied at 14-14.
On their first possession of the fourth quarter, on a fourth and three at their own 39 yard line, the Devils lined up to punt the ball but a personal foul penalty on the Black Knights gave the Devils a first and 10 at the 45. Swain took advantage, moving the ball down to the 34-yard line. On the next play, quarterback Bowman took it in for the score, putting Swain back in the lead at 21-14.
After a blocked field goal attempt, the Black Knights took possession at their 24-yard line. They moved the ball down the field and with 1:10 left on the clock, an 8-yard scoring run by Ian Wiggins and an extra point tied it up at 21-21.
Again unable to move the ball, the Devils faced a fourth and second at the 48-yard line with 32.4 seconds left on the clock. The Black Knights were called for an offsides penalty, giving the Devils five yards and a first down. With first and 10 at the 43, Bowman completed a 23-yard pass to Zeke Bradley for another first down. With two seconds left on the clock, Petty lined up to kick a 37-yard field goal. The kick is up – and good! Swain took the lead, 24-21, with no time left on the clock.
"Petty gives a weapon the other teams don't have," Blankenship said. "I was glad to have him back in the game."
The Maroon Devils gained a total of 262 yards of offense in the game. Leading rusher was Brodie Bowman with 17 carries for 157 yards, followed by Hunter Burell with 13 carries for 48 yards. Ian Brooks added 18 yards on seven carries, and Bryce Sain had two carries for six yards. Bowman passed for a total 33 yards, completing three of eight with one interception. Leading receivers were Zeke Bradley with two catches for 28 yards and one touchdown, and Brier Younce with one catch for 5 yards.
Kicker Holden Petty was three of three on extra point kicks and one of two on field goals. Punter Tanner Wiggins punted four times for an average of 41 yards and a long of 49.
The leading tackler on defense was Ice Littlejohn with 11, followed by Nolan Brown with 10, William Paul with 8, and Dylan McLeod with 7. Dylan McLeod and Holden Petty each had an interception.
The Maroon Devils will take on the Carolina Gladiators at home on Friday, Nov. 3. The Gladiators are 0-10 on the season. Even though it is a nonconference game, a win would be a great way to end season play before heading into the playoffs.
"The Gladiators are a spread offense, which is what we'll see in the play-offs," Blankenship said. They cause you to spread out the defense and play one on one. "That's an advantage for the better athletes," he said. "The better athletes will win that battle."
"This week is about getting healthy and working on us," Blankenship said. "The kids are banged up, we need them fully healthy for the play-offs."
"We'll try to get some of the younger players in the game, and get them some playtime," he said.
Like with every game, the team will go into it prepared to work hard.
"We're playing with confidence, we're excited about playing, (but) this week we're working on fundamentals. We watched the game tape, looked at what we're doing wrong and we're working on that," he added.
Friday night is Parent's Night, and the coach said they'd like to see a big crowd come out and support the players and their families.


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Review Cordis
A simple arcade in the atmospheric version
Author: Tariq Abdulla
Date: 09 Jul 2017, tested on HTC One S
Atmospheric soundtrack, neat graphics, unusual game play, simple controls
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Cordis for Android is a unique game with a sort of space/spiritual theme going for it. In the center is a "heart" which absorbs asteroids of the same color. Later on, it absorbs asteroids of the same shape. When you get to shapes, you can change the shape of the heart by tapping it, to match it up with incoming asteroids. There are also small gray comets, which give you health, points or other powerups depending on their shape.
There are three curved platforms (shields) orbiting the heart. You hold down to make them move outward, and release to let them fall back. By carefully timing the movements, you can knock undesirable asteroids out the way, while letting the ones you want pass through. Sometimes you you can even catch an asteroid behind your platform and propel it into the heart even faster.
I really love the original concept and design of the game. It's perhaps a little slow-paced, but it's very relaxing to play. It's not that challenging, as all you have to do is time your movements to get the right asteroids in, and tap the heart to match up the shape. There are only rare moments when you have to react quickly. Cordis has a lot of potential; with the gameplay rounded out a bit more it could be a real winner.
Final ratings
Gameplay 8/10
Story 7/10
Graphics 9/10
Sound 9/10
Very unique arcade game
Author: Ollie Green
Date: 12 Jun 2017, tested on Samsung GT-I9500 Galaxy S4
Interesting graphics, quality game play, one-finger controls, interesting physics
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Cordis for Android is a unique arcade game that explores a concept that has rarely been seen on the mobile platform. If you've played everything there is to play, or you simply want something a little different, this game is worth checking out.
In this game, there is a large crystal in the center of the screen. The objective is to help this crystal grow by letting smaller crystal shards fall into it. You will have three paddles that rotate around the crystal, and these will sometimes hit into incoming shards, pushing them away. You can tap on the screen to slow the movement of the paddles and push them further away from the crystal, and letting go will return the shards to their original position.
The color of the crystal will change automatically, and the shape can also be changed by tapping on it. Incoming shards will also be of varying shapes and colors, and you will need to match the shape and color of the shards and the crystal, otherwise the crystal won't grow. If the shape and color of the incoming shard does not match, your crystal will take damage, and after three hits the game will end.
The game is mostly quite slow paced and relaxing, but at times you'll let shards through just as your crystal changes color, and at this point there is nothing you can do but watch it slowly drift towards your crystal. This is quite frustrating, and if the game was changed to fix it, I'm sure a lot of players would enjoy it a lot more.
Cordis is free to play, and there are no in-app purchases. There are a variety of banner adverts in this game, but that's as far as it goes with monetization, which is refreshing.
Final ratings
Gameplay 10/10
Story 7/10
Graphics 9/10
Sound 8/10


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Bear and Duck/
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Rating: Excellent
Reading/Interest Level: Toddler, Preschool
Author: Katy Hudson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2015
Pages: 32
Bear is a bear, but he doesn't want to be. He is tired of sleeping all winter and fighting off bees, so he decides that he is done with being a bear. He sees a line of ducks so he joins them, doing his best to be a good duck. Duck tells him that he doesn't belong, but Bear asks her to teach him how to be a duck. Bear tries nest building, swimming, and flying. Things don't go as he hoped, but Bear learns that he makes a really good bear.
This is a charming book about friendship and learning to appreciate the strengths of who you are. The illustrations by Hudson are charming, particularly Bear's facial expressions as he tries his hardest to be good at being a duck. The humor in the book feels natural and will be enjoyed by both kids and adults. Hudson's first picture book is sure to bring a smile.


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RIBA Award 2006
British Construction Industry Award (BCIA), 2006
Civic Trust Awards 2008: Commendation
The school provides highly specialised tuition in stringed instruments and the piano for about sixty boys and girls aged between 8 and 18 years. The Menuhin Hall is a new purpose-built, 316-seat concert hall designed with a 'supportive acoustic' for the highly gifted young musicians of the school as well as professional performances and recordings. It was completed on time and on budget and has received several awards.


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Lack of Clarity Misleads Others
Earlier this week Tesco Mobile (a division of the UKs largest retailer published a "Top 100 Inventions In History". The survey asked 4,000 people to compile a list of the 100 most important inventions in history. The results are a not too surprising collection of both inventions, innovations and adaptations. A shame as this will only lead to further "educate" the public into believing that innovation and invention are the same.
In the research,,The Telephone is (6), the iPhone is (8) and the mobile phone is (21). In the true sense of the word the telephone is an invention, but the mobile phone is an innovation, and the iphone an innovation or adaptation from that. So what has the same "invention" been put in the list 3 times. Sure the "invention of cellular transmission for mobile phone use was an invention, but the mobile phone itself is in fact an innovation from 2-way radio.
Seeing as the research was conducted by a mobile phone company there should be no surprise that the results are a little biased.
Innovation & Invention
The Open University say:
The concept of innovation implies that benefit is derived from applications of new market or technological knowledge. Sometimes it can take a long time for an invention to lead to innovation
Jan Fagerberg wrote:
An important distinction is normally made between invention and innovation. Invention is the first occurrence of an idea for a new product or process while innovation is the first attempt to carry it out into practice.
Risk Taking runs hand in hand with innovation and organisations which introduce a revolutionary product or technology have to take the greatest risk as they have to create the market.
A less risky strategy is that of the imitator. The imitator starts with a new product having a large and growing demand. The imitator then attempts to satisfy the demand in a more effective way. The iPhone was such a product, there was a growing market for smart phones, based on the market created by Nokia, HTC and Blackberry each in their own different way.
So using these definitions, the iPhone is not an innovation in itself, sure some of the merger of technology is, but smart phones that offer all the functionality have been around for some time.
Why is this important?
Its is becoming more and more important for organisations to innovate, and while popular research like this encourages a confused understanding of innovation & invention, innovation will forever be associated with product. Innovation in business is as much about process and culture (if not more so).
There is a difference between product and process innovation.
Product innovation is the development of a new product, i.e. one that does not exist in the market place. When an organisation adopts an innovation to enable greater operational efficiency, this is categorized as a process innovation. This is where the new process/ adaptation has a beneficial impact on the organisation's activities. We need to remember that what may be seen as innovative for one organisation may be "been there, done that" for another.
Process innovation is not just about the use of new plant or equipment but, can also mean a new way of getting things done.
In business we need to make sure that we understand what someone means when they say, lets get more innovative here – and that innovation is not just about product – its about attitude, culture and process too!
100 Most Important Inventions In History
The results from the Tesco Mobile 2010 research in the UK
1. Wheel
2. Aeroplane
3. Light bulb
4. Internet
5. PCs
6. Telephone
7. Penicillin
8. iPhone
9. Flushing toilet
10. Combustion engine
11. Contraceptive pill
12. Washing machine
13. Central heating
14. Fridge
15. Pain killers
16. Steam engine
17. Freezer
18. Camera
19. Cars
20. Spectacles
21. Mobile phones
22. Toilet paper
23. Hoover
24. Trains
25. Google
26. Microwave
27. Email
28. The pen
29. Hot water
30. Shoe
31. Compass
32. Ibuprofen
33. Toothbrush
34. Hair straighteners
35. Laptops
36. Knife and fork
37. Scissors
38. Paper
39. Space travel
40. Kettle
41. Calculator
42. Bed
43. Remote control
44. Roof
45. Air conditioning
46. Sat Nav
47. Wi-Fi
48. Cats eyes
49. Matches
50. Power steering
51. Tumble dryer
52. Bicycle
53. Sky+ (or TiVo)
54. Tea bags
55. Umbrella
56. iPod
57. Taps
58. Crash helmet
59. Wristwatch
60. eBay
61. DVD player
62. Nappies
63. Ladder
64. Sun tan lotion
65. Lawnmower
66. Make-up
67. Chairs
68. Sunglasses
69. The game of football
70. Sliced bread
71. Sofa
72. Razor blades
73. Screwdriver
74. Motorways
75. Head/ear phones
76. Towels
77. Push-up bra
78. Binoculars
80. Mascara
81. Hair dryer
82. Facebook
83. Escalator
84. Hair dye
85. Wellington boots
86. Spell check
87. Calendars
88. Cheese grater
89. Buses
90. Post-it notes
91. Gloves
92. Satellite dishes
93. Pedestrian crossing
94. Baby's dummy
95. Curtains
96. Bottle opener
97. Food blender
98. Dustpan and brush
99. Desks
100. Clothes peg
*Some of this content is based on the OU module Invention & Innovation
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January primetime ratings are BTN's highest ever
January 2013 marked the Big Ten Network's highest-rated month ever in primetime, according to Nielsen metered market data, fueled by high-quality men's basketball matchups and strong performance of The Journey, which also set new ratings records. BTN's average primetime men's conference basketball rating was 0.87 in the network's eight metered markets*. Among all national sports networks for the month, BTN trailed only ESPN in its eight metered markets.
"Our ratings growth is a testament to the high level of competition in the Big Ten, improved quality of our content, and continued increased distribution of the network," BTN President Mark Silverman.
Through the first 14 weeks of the season, BTN has aired 55 games featuring ranked teams, including 32 games with teams ranked in the top 10, and 20 games with teams ranked in the top 5. In all, BTN will air more than 115 men's basketball games this season.
Men's basketball games contributing to the ratings growth include Minnesota at Indiana (1/12), the highest-rated regular season basketball game in BTN history, along with Ohio State at Illinois (1/5), Minnesota at Wisconsin (1/26), Michigan at Illinois (1/27), and Indiana at Purdue (1/30).


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What's better than a good book? How about a good book, crisp autumn air, and the rustle of leaves beneath your feet? Story hour at Pumpkinland offers just that! Between 3:00 and 4:00 some of our favorite Halloween children's books will be read outdoors. Be sure to join us - stay for one story or stay for all! Grab a hay bale and take a seat, we welcome children and adults alike to delight in these frighteningly fun stories.
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Whether your schedule is hectic or you're just trying to save a few dollars, here's one nail hack that will keep your hands looking beautiful without draining your wallet: request a nail polish change without the full manicure experience the next time you're at the nail salon. This one small change will save you $2-$5, depending on your nail salon; that's over $100 in savings each year!
"To save money, it's perfectly fine to get a polish change every week as long as you get a manicure every other week," says Rebecca Daly, manager and nail technician at Frenchies Modern Nail Care in Denver, CO. "During dry seasons especially, you can use a sugar scrub to maintain your nails. If you have overactive cuticle growth, or you have issues with cracking, you need to see a professional. These can cause cracks and lead to a bacterial infection, which leads to bigger issues than just being painful."
Another important reason to get weekly or bi-weekly manicures? Nail technicians can treat your hands in a way that will encourage healthier growth, says Autumn Munter, lead nail technician at Frenchies Modern Nail Care. "By pushing back the cuticles, we are stimulating nail growth by working around the matrix," Munter says. "In other words, the more you stimulate the nail matrix with a regularly scheduled manicure, the healthier your nails will grow."
Of course, the efficacy of your weekly manicure all depends on the skill of your technician, says celebrity nail tech Elle, a nail expert with more than 22 years of experience who works on the nails of celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Lena Dunham, Blake Lively, Heidi Klum and Michelle Williams. "Weekly manicures are only necessary and highly suggested if your manicurist knows what he or she is doing. Otherwise, you could be destroying your nails by seeing someone weekly who isn't trained well in cuticle cutting and proper sterilization of tools or who doesn't use high-quality polishes," Elle says.
To ensure that you're getting your money's worth no matter how often you get a manicure, Elle suggests researching your manicurist the way you would your doctor. "If you've found a manicurist who you trust and is educated, by all means, go for weekly manicures," Elle says. "A weekly regimen of nail pampering will change the health of your nails and cuticles drastically. Manicures can help with proper nail growth, faster nail growth, as well as increased nail flexibility and strength."
If you aren't able to see your regular manicurist, or are unsure if you're going to a reputable establishment, Elle agrees that it's fine to go for a simple polish change at a more affordable price–and that you shouldn't be afraid to bring your own polish and nail tools when in doubt. "You will get the new, refreshed polish color you want without risking the health of your nails and cuticles," Elle says. "You can also utilize nail treatments to extend the length of your manicure and maintain nail strength and overall health between manicures with products, such as Dermelect Cosmeceuticals' REVITAL-OIL Nail & Cuticle Treatment and REJUVENAIL Fortifying Nail & Cuticle Treatment, which both use Keratin Protein Peptide to strengthen and restore nails and cuticles."
For more beauty tips, check out the one thing you should never do when shaving your legs and the best drugstore mascaras.
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Living room accessories Friday, February 02nd 2018.
We've found you 40 terrific wall art projects, ideal for the living room. You'll see painting, scrapbooking, projects with quotes, geometric wall art and so much more here. There are projects here that are terrific for beginners to try.
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The only thing more difficult than catching her, is keeping her.
I've spent the last four years in self-imposed celibacy. It was going fine until I met her. Remy Harris, the wild eyed vixen no man can pin down. She's more than willing to have a good time, but I'm looking for so much more than that.
Love 'em and leave 'em. It's safer that way. In my experience all men are looking for is a good time anyway. It's better to give them what they want and walk away before they can do the same to you. When I needed a calculus tutor I never expected to find one who's so…sexy. Since when are nerds so hot?
**While every book in this series can be read as a stand alone, you will likely get more enjoyment from Impossible Girl if you've read Worth the Wait and Naughty Angel first
**mature content
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As soon as I saw this book I knew it was going to be a five star review. How did I know that you ask? It's simple, it was written by the incredibly talented KM Neuhold. I'm happy to say I wasn't wrong in my prediction.
I was glad when I heard Remy was getting a story, when we see her for the first time in Worth the Wait she comes across as a desperate, nasty woman and a threat to the main characters relationship. What we see in Impossible Girl is actually a scared and vulnerable woman yearning for attention yet terrified of rejection.
In comes Dex, sexy, smart, great sense of humour. He's the perfect man and to top it all off, he sees the real Remy. He sees her inner beauty, not just the sex object that she allows other men to see in her.
I think what I loved most about this story was the role reversals between Dex and Remy. We usually see the male seducing the woman, the male taking control and dominating sexual encounters. Impossible Girl offers the lead female as the one to take control and definitely shows a sense of empowerment to women.
Impossible Girl is a fantastic novella that needs to be read!!!
About the Author
I'm author K.M.Neuhold and I am an absolute romance junkie both when it comes to reading and writing. I have been writing my entire life but didn't really find my niche of writing romance until about 2 years ago. I also have an obsession with nerd culture and a major habit of falling terribly in love with my own male main characters. I find myself with a burning need to write female lead characters who don't crumble at the first sign of conflict. I know there are so many strong women out there who want to read about a woman who doesn't demure to a man, even if she does love him. And, as my husband often tells me, it takes a real man to handle a strong woman. When I'm not writing or reading I love spending time with my husband and our crazy dog. I also work at a vet clinic where I get to indulge my love of animals all day long.


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They want your ideas. It could be on a railway theme, shopper theme, or local theme. The station is located at Freeport shopping centre. If you are interested please submit your CV's and idea's to Lynda Stone via email by the 6 June.
They have funding of £9,000 for the complete project. They would prefer Braintree artists for the projects, but local Essex artists can still apply.
If you require any further information please telephone Jayne Sumner on 01245 435772.


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Grocery shopping at a new store is a drag, no matter how thoughtful the supermarket layout or how clear the signage or how wide the aisles. I have a mental model of my local supermarket that makes my trip efficient and helps me avoid that frustrating "double back" to search for the peanut butter.
This thought made me wonder about the importance of familiarity in dashboards. We spend a lot of time at Juice designing intuitive, simple-to-use dashboards. We want to create a logic and cohesiveness that ensures the right things are placed in the right proximity and order; sales leads should connect to prospects in the same way as the peanut butter and jelly is shelved near the bread.
If you are starting from scratch, this internal logic and consistency is paramount. But how about a dashboard that is already familiar to the target audience? Does it makes sense to redesign a dashboard for usability if it is already heavily used and understood?
For many dashboards, the purpose is simply to convey a few key nuggets of information. Without a series of interactions or tasks, the user's only need is to locate and absorb data. In these cases, the measure of success is whether the user can find what they are looking for quickly.
I can appreciate the value of familiarity over usability. When the new Microsoft Office "menu ribbon" was introduced, it was described as a convenience to new users because it displays the most relevant features for any given context. For power-users it broke the experience; all the effort I'd put into memorizing static menus was lost.
For all our concerns about poorly-designed dashboards, it may be familiarity that explains why it can makes sense to keep the status quo.


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MyMix2go was designed for taking supplemental powder mixes on the go, and easily transferring the mix into disposable water bottles, mess free! It also works great for shaker bottles, baby bottles and small snacks on the go! Just follow the steps below and watch the video to see how easy it is to use!


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These dance-based classes are for children aged between 18 months and 3 years.
Our BE.Bubba classes are designed to improve musicality and co-ordination, and increase confidence and social skills through games, exercises and lots of imagination. Parents find these classes a fun and gentle way for tots to enter into the world of dance. Mum's and Dad's feel free to join in! BE.Bubba's will be held in the following venue:
Saturday, 9.00-9.40am @ Alderbrook Primary School
Tots can dance in bare feet or wear ballet shoes if they wish.
Classes are term time only and fees will be payable termly in advance. Please call or email to sign up for September.
BE.Dance offer a 10% sibling discount.
It is important to inform the teacher if your child will be absent for the lesson and the reason why. Please call or text 07545 697352 with this information.


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Mowers Online
At Mowers Online you'll quickly discover that garden machinery is a speciality and a passion. If you're looking to buy lawn mowers and any other garden machinery online from a UK seller, then you need to visit Mowers Online! The company are based in Gloucester and the customer service team are always on hand to help you get yourself and your lawn exactly where you want to be. So fi you're still looking for a lawn mower, visit mowers-online.co.uk and you won't be after one for too much longer!
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Nowadays, many people look for testimonials and reviews on products and stores before visiting or buying. A positive review is, of course, a great sign that you're going to have a brilliant experience at a garden centre. On the Garden Centre Guide, thousands of keen gardeners and loyal customers have written reviews about garden centres they've visited! Mowers Online currently has an average rating of 0. You can read the reviews for this garden centre above, and if you're feeling opinionated, write one yourself. Have your say so that others can benefit from what your review!
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Maybe you needed a little extra time to work out what your New Year resolutions would be for 2014 - don't feel bad, you're right on time for the year of the Horse, starting today.
While it may feel like we are well into 2014, today is actually the lunar new year - so perhaps this is a good time to take a look at the To Resolve Project. Chris Steger describes how it began this way, "TO RESOLVE PROJECT is something that came about a couple of years ago when I started talking new years resolutions with my then girlfriend now wife Amy Kirby Streger. You create a list, stuff it away in a drawer and it never sees the light of day till the year has passed. I decided to ask as many talented designers I knew (or didn't know) to create a resolution for the new year as an iPhone background."
Submissions have closed for 2014, but hopefully you will be inspired to participate next year. Enjoy!


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Court Approves Sale of Leo Stoller Trademark Assets to the Society for the Prevention of Trademark Abuse, LLC
In an Order dated August 8, 2007, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved the sale of Leo Stoller's trademark assets to the Society for the Prevention of Trademark Abuse, LLC ("SPTA"). In re Leo Stoller, Case No. 05-B-64075. The chapter 7 trustee is authorized to sell the assets for $7,500 to the SPTA, who "made the only offer for the Assets received within the time period ordered."
Among the assets involved are Stoller's alleged rights in the mark STEALTH. The USPTO recently cancelled 34 registrations for various STEALTH marks owned by Stoller's company, Central Mfg. Co., as reported here.
In his recent comment (here) at the Seattle Trademark Lawyer blog, Lance Johnson, the Director of the SPTA, described the Society as follows:
The Society for the Prevention of Trademark Abuse, LLC was established for the purpose of buying Stoller's IP portfolio, licenses, claims, and all rights in all pending actions. The Society's plan is to convey the marks others may want/need to clear the way for their own applications to proceed, wind up all pending matters in a manner consistent with the known and trustworthy evidence.
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High Performance Materials: "A Strong Player in Engineering Plastics"
Good morning, everyone.
K Fair is the world's biggest and best trade fair for plastics and rubber, and it is – without a doubt – our sector's most anticipated event of 2016.
As Dr. Fink noted, our new motto is "Quality works" … and everyone at my High Performance Materials business unit is keen to show the industry how we have put these words into action.
Thanks to some recent organizational changes, HPM now makes up its own segment at LANXESS, and at present we account for roughly one-eighth of the company's total sales.
We employ 1,500 people, and they are all highly dedicated to providing our roughly 600 clients with the engineering plastics … thermoplastic composites … and advanced product and application development services that they need to compete and win in their respective markets.
The success of our four leading brands – Durethan, Pocan, Tepex and HiAnt – has made LANXESS into one of the world's top suppliers of performance materials. Our growth continues to be powered by strong demand from the automotive and the electrical and electronic sectors.
The advanced products we manufacture are essential for a broad range of applications. From car parts … to construction and packaging materials … to sports and leisure equipment … HPM is the preferred partner and solution provider for players in key industrial sectors.
While more than two-thirds of our sales are to clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa … we are on the move throughout the
world … particularly in North America and Asia.
Our work to expand the scope of HPM's activities in these two regions dovetails with the overall strategy of LANXESS to focus sharply on the world's most dynamic markets.
Certainly we are perfectly positioned to execute such a strategy.
Our global compounding network spans four continents, as does our network of product and application development centers.
In combination with our European sites for upstream integration, this impressive array of strategically placed assets makes HPM one of the world's most reliable suppliers of engineering plastics.
It also enables us to stay in tune with our customers and the markets they serve.
All of us at HPM have a passion for innovation … and we channel that passion into the customized services and other activities we undertake on behalf of our clients.
Customers have also come to view HPM as a trusted partner, because the quality of our materials is guaranteed by our uniform production standards. And our capacity to deliver on time is assured by our geographic reach and our backward integration.
The efficient value chain we have built at HPM – together with the high-quality products and excellence in process engineering that define our business unit – distinguishes us from the competition.
We are in control of every aspect of our production process, from raw materials … to intermediates … to finished engineering plastics and advanced composites.
Despite the remarkable level of control we enjoy, sometimes we feel like our real job takes place not at our production facilities, but rather in our design studios.
I say this because we place a heavy emphasis on putting our engineering expertise to work for our customers. In fact, these services are so critical to the work we do, we have given them their own brand – HiAnt.
From component design and material selection … through functional engineering and mold design … all the way to technical assistance on production processes, our HiAnt engineers work side-by-side with our customers.
Our goal is to help them develop top-quality, cost-effective component solutions that are optimized for every conceivable requirement.
Some of our best work has been done in partnership with the automotive and the electrical and electronic industries, who have truly tapped into the full innovative potential of the materials we manufacture.
For the automotive industry, HPM has emerged as a strong development partner.
From lightweight technologies … and cutting-edge under-the-hood applications … to alternative powertrains … exteriors and interiors … and automotive E&E applications … HPM is enabling today's automotive designers to conceive and construct the cars of the future.
Our materials give today's designers greater freedom and make it possible to bring innovative new vehicles to market faster than ever before. They enable high-tech performance upgrades and increased fuel-efficiency … reduced CO2 emissions, e-mobility … and reduced production costs.
One material that we are particularly proud of is Tepex, a semi-finished product made by our subsidiary, Bond-Laminates. These continuous-fiber-reinforced high-performance composite sheets continue to make waves in the field of lightweight materials for the automotive industry.
I am pleased to say that more and more manufacturers have "seen the light" … and that large automotive series applications for Tepex are currently in the works.
Tepex is – without a doubt – a proven performer.
Tepex has been used for the mass production of a van battery console since 2015. The console is fabricated in a direct long-fiber thermoplastic process from a polypropylene compression molding compound. This is reinforced with long glass fibers and an overlay made of Tepex dynalite.
In this application, Tepex is being used to replace an insert that previously relied on a consolidated hybrid yarn fabric made of glass and polypropylene fibers. The decision to switch to Tepex was motivated by new and more demanding crash test standards for this component.
The stiffness, strength and toughness of Tepex dynalite at a wide range of temperatures made it the right material for the job.
Just this year, a large German car manufacturer has begun using Tepex dynalite for the mass production of underfloor protection panels.
In this application, the panel is made in a one-step thermoforming process. The polypropylene-based, low-weight, reinforced thermoplastics – which are used to manufacture underbody panels due to their sound-absorbing properties – are significantly stiffened with Tepex surface layers.
The end result is a component that can easily withstand the mechanical loads associated with operating an automobile even under extreme conditions – on- and off-road.
One of the key lessons to take away from these examples is that it is remarkably simple to integrate Tepex into any existing automotive production facility. We expect to see it used by more companies for a wider range of applications in the near future.
Another of HPM's leading products – Durethan polyamide 6 – has proven itself as a cost-effective alternative to polyamide 6.6 for the manufacture of engine oil pans.
Used in the series production of oil pans for the Porsche 911 Carrera and Daimler trucks as well as for the Audi S-Tronic gear box oil sump, among other applications, Durethan PA6 is remarkably resistant to engine and gear oil, even at high temperatures.
Our HiAnt engineering service provided critical support in the development of this application.
HiAnt conducted digital simulations of the injection molding
process … of the behavior of the component, e.g., when impacted by stones … and of the stiffness of the flanges, among other tests.
We are also doing a tremendous amount of work with the E&E industry … and are proud of how we support these customers in every phase of their plastic component development processes.
We consider it our business to stay abreast of the latest E&E
trends … and to innovate as necessary to help our clients stay a step ahead of the pack.
For instance, in response to the trend towards greater safety and reliability, we offer a wide range of flame-retardant grades both with and without halogens … and we provide clients with extensive technical services to use them effectively.
We also routinely conduct additional tests on materials to help them secure UL Yellow Cards or VDE certification marks, assess mechanical or electrical values, or coordinate fire tests.
Miniaturization represents another important market trend, and our solutions are helping clients reduce the overall size of their products while increasing the density of their electronics packages.
And of course, safe and reliable products have never gone out of style. We help manufacturers design and deliver products that not only meet increasingly stringent fire standards, but also serve new application areas, such as e-mobility.
HPM is also helping the lighting industry to develop new LED lighting concepts. Using computer simulation tools, our HiAnt engineers can help clients complete most of their development work virtually … saving them both time and money.
I still need to tell you about another one of our main products – PBT, which we market under the Pocan brand. So let's take a quick look at our Pocan AF 41x0 series, which is effectively a "Swiss Army knife" for a very wide range of automotive E&E and e-mobility applications.
This material offers a unique combination of properties and has a well-balanced performance profile.
It provides low warpage … has excellent flame-retardant characteristics … qualifies for an extensive range of certificates … and it is very easy to process.
That is why this series has been used for so many applications by the automotive E&E and e-mobility sectors – including battery control units, battery housings and frames, and connectors.
Pocan is stiff in use, but flows easily in processing, making it ideal for E&E applications.
At HPM, we are always thinking about new ways to energize the consumer electronics industry.
A great example of this is the new and efficient one-step process we have developed for the in-mold decoration of thermoplastic composites.
We have been working in partnership with the Leonhard Kurz
Stiftung & Company – a worldwide leader in hot stamping and coating technologies – and Engel Austria – the world's largest manufacturer of plastics injection molding machines. The new process allows for components to be formed, injection molded and decorated in one shot, in one tool and within one minute.
This results in components that offer remarkably robust surfaces … extraordinary freedom for designers … and no need for any painting.
And because this process is highly automated and efficient, it saves manufacturers time, money, and effort. What more could anyone ask for?
Perfect for electrical housings for notebooks, tablets and smartphones – among other devices – the process can deliver incredibly strong and stiff parts with extremely low wall thicknesses.
Another example of how our products are used by the E&E industry can be seen here, in the shaft carrier for an amazing and versatile kitchen appliance that, like Pocan, really can do it all.
This shaft carrier was developed with the support of our HiAnt team and is made out of Pocan C3230 XF, which boasts a high mechanical load capacity. It is easy-flowing, has low warpage, good surface quality … and good resistance to various chemicals.
I believe this serves as the perfect example of what we strive to achieve every day at HPM – the right material … backed by the right engineering team … being used to create innovative new products.
So let me summarize why I think HPM is a top competitor in the engineering plastics market:
We offer our customers an exceptional range of high-performance materials and high-end engineering expertise.
Our in-depth knowledge of the downstream sectors we serve – in combination with the partnerships we build with our customers – makes many innovative, top-quality applications possible.
The smart solutions we offer not only perform at an extremely high level, but can also be implemented in a very cost-effective manner.
And lastly, our business unit's structure and organization are rock solid. We are fully integrated … our value chain is extremely competitive … and we have a strong presence in key markets across the world.
I am very pleased to have had this opportunity to introduce to you the work we are doing at HPM. And I am looking forward to October, when K Fair swings into full action.
Thank you for your time.
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Before I get into this week's topic, which is a must read if you're a procrastinator, I wanted to let you know that my friend Annette Kurtz, a Space Clearer and Clutter Clearing expert is going to be in Toronto this week, June 12-18, 2013.
Annette trained with THE Karen Kingston, author of the book that literally changed my life. Yes, I'm talking about 'Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui.
She will be seeing clients and giving a FREE talk - "Clear Clutter for a Fresh Start" - this Thursday, June 13th at 7pm in Toronto. Click here to RSVP for the talk and for more info, I'd love to see you.
In honour of Annette's visit, I thought I would give you a window into my personal clutter clearing process as I prepare for her to space clear my home next Wednesday.
It's always best to clear clutter before a space clearing and because of that I'm being faced with the fact that I still have quite a bit of clutter to clear.
Sure, I've cleared out my closets and drawers countless times and can honestly say that I love most of the stuff in my house.
But it's not the physical clutter that I have issues with, I spent years clearing that. The clutter that is the gum on the bottom of my shoe is the most insidious never ending type of clutter there is.
Karen Kingston calls it Unfinished Business.
I call it the "Oh s**t!" category of clutter.
Unfinished Business includes all those things that you forgot to do, meant to do, want to do, should/could/might/need to do. And of course all the things you've been procrastinating.
All those things around your house and life that make you say:
"Oh s**t, I forgot I have to ______"
"Oh f*** I was supposed to _____"
"Oh fiddlesticks, if I don't _____ I'm going to be in big trouble!"
It's the email you need to reply to, the craft project you need to finish, the button that needs to be sewn on, the shoes that need to be returned because they didn't fit, the guitar that needs to be sold, the dry cleaning that needs to be dropped off/picked up, the room that needs to be painted, the couch that needs to be recovered, the taxes that need to be filed, etc...etc...etc...
Here are a few examples of unfinished business that I've tackled since I booked my space clearing consultation:
- My hall closet had a mattress hanging out of it, wouldn't close, the shoe rack was broken and my beloved Animal vacuum cleaner was relegated to the hallway because there wasn't room for it in the closet. I took everything out and put it back in such a way that everything fits with some room to spare. Yay!
- I've replaced all the burnt out light bulbs.
- I bought herbs and vegetables to grow in my garden
There are however many, many other things on my mental list that may or may not get done before Annette comes so I'm going to go ahead and apply the Three Step process to tackling Unfinished Business and you can too!
Three Steps to Tackle Unfinished Business
Step One - Make a list!
The first thing you want to do is get a sense of what's on your list.
Often unfinished business isn't on any list which is why it can drive you crazy. You remember that you have to email your sister in the shower when you can't do anything about it, and forget when you're sitting at your computer.
Take a few minutes RIGHT NOW and brainstorm a list of stuff you want/need/should do. All those things that make you say "Oh s**t!".
I'll do it too!
Here are some of the things on my list:
- redesign website
- update testimonials on website
- update offerings on website
- email Sonja
- paint apartment (except front room, that's done!)
- weed or replant the unexpected proliferation morning glories in the garden
- throw out the moldering morning glory seeds on the counter (I obviously didn't need them anyway)
- plant the herbs and veggies I bought
Step Two - Cross it off BEFORE you do it!
After you've made a list of your unfinished business the first step is to go through the list to see if there's anything you can take off right away.
Sometimes the best way to deal with unfinished business is to decide that you're not going to do it.
If you don't want to do it, don't have to do it, feel like you should do it, are not likely to do it, etc...
Let me give you an example. In my last place I got one of those wooden doors with eight glass panes for the front room.
The door came with plastic on the glass so that one could paint the door and not worry about getting it on the glass.
I intended to paint the door so I left the plastic on the glass and there it stayed for one month, one year, two years...
Every time someone came over to visit they would say "New door?" and I would say "Yeah, sure. It's new...ish".
As I prepared for my glorious debut on reality television -- Dinner Party Wars, Season Two, High on the Hog -- and was looking at my house through the camera lens -- scary when you live in an old rental house, you'll see if you watch the episode -- and I took an honest look at that door.
Was I ever going to paint it? Did I even want to paint it? For years, literally years, I had come home every day and said to myself "Oh s**t, I need to paint that door!" and yet everyday was another day that I didn't paint the door.
I decided to liberate myself from the door and I decided, yes decided that I wasn't ever going to paint it. I got out my x-acto knife and took the plastic off. Never again did I come home to that door begging me to paint it. It was off the list!
So do yourself a favour and cross if off!
Here's what my list looks like after crossing things off:
- redesign website
- update testimonials on website
- update offerings on website
- email Sonja
- paint apartment (except front room, that's done!)
- weed or replant the unexpected proliferation morning glories in the garden
- throw out the moldering morning glory seeds (I obviously didn't need them)
- plant the herbs and veggies I bought on Saturday
Note - Redesigning my website has been on the list so long it's making me feel silly and tired. I'm taking it off and I'll put it back on only when I have a solid plan to get it done.
Step Two and a Half - No really, CROSS IT OFF!
I can hear you trying to talk yourself into keeping things on the list even though you're not going to do them.
As they say in Cuddle Party, if you're a maybe say NO.
If you're not sure you want to do it or not sure when you'll get around to it, take it off the list.
You can always change your mind later, but taking it off will clear some mental clutter and free up some space in your mind.
This happened with painting the bedroom in my old place. I'd wanted to paint it for five years but hadn't got around to it so I decided to cross it off the list.
Having it off my mental "Oh s**t!" list was so liberating that it actually freed me up to paint it.
I woke up one day and decided I could paint one wall and I did. The next week I painted the other three.
Here's what my list looks like after really crossing it off:
- redesign website
- update testimonials on website
- update offerings on website
- email Sonja
- paint apartment (except front room, that's done!)
- weed or replant the unexpected proliferation morning glories in the garden
- throw out the mouldering morning glory seeds (I obviously didn't need them)
- plant the herbs and veggies I bought on Saturday
Note - I'm not sure when I'll have time to paint the rest of the house, so I'm going to do myself a solid and take it off the list.
Step Three - Do it or Date it!
Once you've made your list and weeded out the things you don't want to do or aren't going to do, it's time to do it or date it.
This means, if it's a small task just do it, and if it's a bigger task choose a specific day and time to do it and put it in your calendar.
In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen suggests that if a task is going to take two minutes or less it will take less time to do it then it will to schedule it.
NOW is the time to go do the smaller things on your list and cross them off. Yes, right now! I'll do mine too.
If while you're doing it and dating it you come across something that you don't really want to put in your calendar, or that fills you with dread, it's not too late to cross it off. Seriously, just go for it, you won't regret it.
By doing it or dating it you will let go of massive amounts of mental clutter. Hooray!
Here's what my list looks like after going through and either doing it or dating it:
- redesign website
- update testimonials on website - Monday June 17 12noon-3pm
- update offerings on website - Monday June 24 12noon - 3pm
- email Sonja
- paint apartment (except front room, that's done!)
- weed or replant morning glories in the garden - Thursday June 13, 10am
- throw out the mouldering morning glory seeds (I obviously didn't need them)
- plant the herbs and veggies I bought on Saturday - Thursday June 13, 11am
Note - Emailing Sonja and throwing out the seeds were small tasks so I just went ahead and did them. The others have been put in my calendar with dates and times.
Wow, I feel so much better after doing that! It was hard to cross some of the things off that list but I'm relieved to know that I can say no now and always change my mind later.
Remember to celebrate!! I'm going to celebrate by singing with my choir.
How did it go for you? Let me know in the comments below and please share this with your friend who is always talking about that door she's going to paint. ;)
p.s. If you're reading this and you're not on my list, you should really get yourself on it! Just pop on over here to get on! All the cool kids are doing it!
p.p.s. If you live in Toronto don't forget to RSVP Annette's talk, Clear Clutter for a Fresh Start this Thursday June 13th at 7pm. RSVP and find out more here: http://clearclutterfreshstart.eventbrite.ca
p.p.p.s. If you're interested in booking a space clearing or coaching session with Annette you can contact her through her website here. She has a few slots left for this week and will be coming back at the end of the month to see more clients. I can't wait for her to space clear my place! Such a beautiful and transformative ritual.


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Dad claims mom let 'Cash Me Ousside' girl do drugs and have sex. Now he wants custody.
Cash Me Ousside girl Danielle Bregoli, a troubled Boynton Beach teenager who shot to fame after an appearance on Dr. Phil, is set to become the target of a custody battle between her mother and her estranged father.
Dad Ira Peskowitz, 49, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy, just filed a petition with a Palm Beach County family court to wrestle 13-year-old Danielle's custody from her mother, 49-year-old Barbara Bregoli.
The paperwork mentions a previous agreement dating back to 2004, 18 months after Danielle was born. That agreement and subsequent deals gave Bregoli, who never married with Peskowitz, the girl's sole custody.
Circumstances, according to today's petition, have changed as the paperwork alleges Bregoli is just not able to raise and control Danielle on her own.
Danielle and her mom were Phil McGraw's guests on his nationally syndicated show last year on an episode that pitted Bregoli, who calls Danielle the antichrist, against her daughter. Danielle showed up on the set sporting gold teeth and fanning herself with a stack of dollar bills.
At one point, Danielle invited members of the live audience who found her rude and foul-mouthed to meet her outside afterwards with her now-infamous words "cash me ousside, howbow dah!"
The show was so successful that McGraw had the duo back several times, including in early February.
Meanwhile, Danielle has become a bonafide social media star as an estimated 25 million-plus users played scenes from the show and its hundreds of spoofs.
The teenager reportedly is getting $40,000 for public appearances and has been marketing cash me ousside paraphernalia.
What's been less clear to those who find this funny is that, behind the street-gang, rapper's moll bravado, Danielle is the product of a broken home who has rarely seen her dad.
Without a father figure, the paperwork draws a portrait of a noxious environment for Danielle at her mother's home. Barbara, by the way, fought two battles against cancer while trying to raise her daughter.
According to today's petition, Bregoli took her then 12-year-old daughter to an emergency room in May 2016 and told doctors Danielle had been sexually assaulted.
Turned out, the paperwork reads, Danielle had consensual sex and tested positive for Xanax and marijuana, all of it while under her mother's supervision.
The reasons why Peskowitz wants to establish a relationship with his daughter are listed in his petition for shared custody:
— Danielle has been stealing cars, twerking outside her house in her undies and stealing her mother's credit card to buy things like a stripper's pole
— Her behavior is "explosive and combative."
— Her mother is not encouraging Danielle to attend school
— Her mother is using Danielle to make money and exploiting her, and even retained the services of a manager
— Her mother has allowed Danielle to be provocative
— Danielle and her mother have "assaulted" each other and used profanities on social media
— Her mother is Danielle's enabler
— Through PBSO, Peskowitz offered the services of a mental health unit but was turned down by Bregoli. He also offered to send Danielle to in-patient therapy in Georgia and received permission from his insurance carrier. Again, the paperwork shows, Bregoli turned down the idea
The filing doesn't mention the Feb. 10 incident where Danielle and her mother were kicked off a flight in Los Angeles taking them back to South Florida after another Dr. Phil chat.
"Our goal is establish a relationship between Danielle and her father," said Bob Shalhoub, Peskowitz's attorney. "She obviously needs help. She's being exploited by her mother. Her father been barred from seeing the little girl by her mom. With all of the drama, we think this is the father's attempt to save Danielle's life."
Bregoli didn't return calls for comment.