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A drive-by shooting refers to an incident when someone fires a gun from a vehicle at another vehicle, a person, a structure, or another stationary object. Drive-by shootings are a subset of more general gun violence and are less common than incidents in which someone approaches another on foot and fires at him or her. Many drive-by shootings involve multiple suspects and multiple victims. Using a vehicle allows the shooter to approach the intended target without being noticed and then to speed away before anyone reacts. The vehicle also offers some protection in the case of return fire. In some situations, drive-by shootings are gang-related; in others, they are the result of road rage or personal disputes between neighbors, acquaintances, or strangers and are not related to gang membership. Non-gang-related drive-by shootings are not well researched, but journalistic accounts and police reports suggest that these constitute a significant proportion of the drive-by shootings to which police respond. Because of their prevalence, they are included in this guide, despite the dearth of research about their motivations and the lack of evaluative research showing which responses are most effective with this type of drive-by shooting. Even if a drive-by shooting problem is not patently gang-related, some of what is known about gang-related shootings may inform responses to other kinds of drive-by shootings.
Gun violence perpetrated by other means is far more prevalent than gun violence facilitated by vehicle use. For example, in West Oakland, Calif., offenders were 10 times more likely to walk up to the intended victim and shoot him or her than to use a vehicle to facilitate the attack (Wilson and Riley 2004). Similarly, an analysis of San Diego homicides from 1999 through 2003 revealed that drive-by shootings accounted for about 10 percent of all of them (Wilson et al 2004).
Although some drive-by shootings result in the victims death, many result in nonfatal injuries to the intended victim or innocent bystanders. Whether the shooting is lethal depends less on the intent of the offender and more on the location of the wound and the speed of medical attention.1 The intended targets may be slow to mobilize in the face of an unanticipated attack, and their reactions may be delayed by drugs or alcohol.2 The specifics of a drive-by shootingin which the shooter is aiming a gun out the window of a moving vehicle at a moving target, and is often inexperienced in handling a gunmean that shots often go wild and injure people or damage property that was not the intended target.3, Deaths of innocent bystanders often receive significant media attention and result in passionate public outcry, particularly when the victim is extremely young, has a debilitating medical condition, or was shot while inside a supposedly safe structure, such as their home or place of worship.4
For example, in Los Angeles, of over 2,000 victims of drive-by shootings in 1991, only 5 percent were fatally injured. Over half sustained a gunshot wound to the leg (Hutson, Anglin, and Eckstein 1996; Hutson, Anglin, and Pratts 1994).
One study of Los Angeles drive-by shootings in the early 1990s found that the proportion of those injured in drive-by shootings who were innocent bystanders ranged between 38 to 59 percent each year (Hutson, Anglin, and Eckstein 1996).
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Should companies use 18- to 20-year-old interns to handle their social media outreach?
At a Wednesday panel discussion on Charlotte's 2011 marketing landscape, a panelist suggested just that, and got quite the blow-back from folks in the audience, according to accounts and tweets of those present. The event, sponsored by nine Charlotte-area marketing organizations, drew some of the city's most high-profile corporate social media managers and consultants.
So when Lauri Wilks, sales and marketing manager for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, opined that companies should use 18- to 20-year-old interns to handle their social networking, some in the audience began booing in disagreement, according to tweets and blog accounts of attendees.
"It was not a mean boo," internet marketing consultant Corey Creed blogged about it the next day. "It was more like a 'we don't agree' boo. Several in the audience clearly did not want that sentiment to be accepted by the hundreds of attendees as fact."
Several tweeted their displeasure at Wilks' statement. Some even left the event early, though it wasn't clear Wilks' statement was to blame. One audience member did come to Wilks' rescue, tweeting: "'social media gurus' -Don't be pissed because it was said an 18-yr-old could do your job. (Social media) in its purest is conversation."
Wilks posted a response today to Creed's blog, saying she didn't mean to offend anyone, and that seasoned marketers should be the ones guiding corporate strategy and holding online conversations with the public. Interns, however can be "a fabulous resource" for things like monitoring reviews on sites like Yelp or updating Facebook photo albums, she said. "This generation understands what tools are out there and how to use them," she wrote.
This little dust-up underscores a bigger point: how increasingly high-stakes social networks are becoming. All media enterprises, stripped to their business models, are about gathering an audience and selling advertising. And nobody's gathering audience share these days quite like social networks. As the reaction to Wilks' comment shows, social media skills aren't just for fun anymore -- they're a marketable career asset that people aren't willing to cede to any one segment of the population.
I think it's true that younger folks who've grown up using social networks might have an edge on us older folks when it comes to casual use. That might not hold true when it comes time to analyze business problems and use social networks to solve them. If I'm the CEO and I've got a 20-something socially-savvy whiz kid and a wise 40-something veteran to choose from, I split the difference and put 'em both on the case. But, if anybody asks, the 40-something's in charge.
What do you think? Are younger folks inherently more knowledgeable about social networking than their parents and grandparents?
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Should companies hire 20-year-old social media managers?
Should companies use 18- to 20-year-old interns to handle their social media outreach?
48 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I've had over 25 years experience in marketing, using all kinds of media, and my teenage grandsons can run circles around me using Facebook, Youtube, e-phones, digital cameras and and many, many other "social medias" with a quick click.
- January 14, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
As the CEO of a $3 mill company my best social media employees are between the ages of 20-25. I am 42 and many of my peers in our industry can barely manage to use the basic functions of a smart phone much less social media. Her statement is more truth then not.
- January 14, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
If people over 20 are such lousy users of social media, then how are 20 yo "marketing geniuses" going to reach the over 20 market with social media?
I guess social media is fine for all your 20 yo customers, but what about everyone else?
- January 14, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
High risk, even higher potential reward. I would want a senior person to at least be able to be a sounding board for ideas, but that age group would be much more appropriate to manage execution and potential new media markets.
- January 14, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm in my 20s and I work with technology. I have no doubt that I could run circles around the older generations when it comes to this stuff. The ability to multi-task and have instant information and gratification is part of my generation.
By the way, a 40 year old shouldn't necessarily be in charge of the 20-something. That all comes down to the person. I have no questions I can manage myself just fine, without the guidance of older generations.
- January 14, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
Again, technology is just a tool.
Being a whiz at a technology doesn't mean you have the sense to know when and where to use it.
In fact, it probably means you will try to over use what you know at the expense of what you don't.
This has been the main failing of technologists for ages.
They just don't know when enough is enough.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Danielle G. said...
Obviously your circles are small. I know plenty of over 30's that know how to leverage social media. It's not the age it's the mindset, most tech savvy people have the tendency to be early adopters and therefore have learned how to use social media as it grew and are just as capable as the youngin's. It's funny I work with a bunch of twenty somethings that just use one form of social media facebook and that is all. Do they use any other tools? No. Do they know about strategy? No. Do they understand how to use it from a business standpoint? No. Nor do a lot of them have the desire to but because they seem young and hip they will get the job & opportunity.And by the way I'm over 35 manage 2 brand twitter accounts, a non-profit twitter account, my personal twitter account, a facebook brand page and my personal foursquare account (LBSM). Take that non techies! It's not the age that matters!
- January 14, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would have to agree that in general the younger generation is better qualified for these positions, but please, hire the ones that can at least communicate, in proper English. Phrases such as '...waitin' on' (should be ...waiting FOR) and 'I was like...' (should be 'I said...' just won't cut it with us older and seemingly better educated individuals.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would have to agree that in general the younger generation is better qualified for these positions, but please, hire the ones that can at least communicate, in proper English. Phrases such as '...waitin' on' (should be ...waiting FOR) and 'I was like...' (should be 'I said...' just won't cut it with us older and seemingly better educated individuals.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
To the 20 something kid: No one gives a damn. Good luck marketing to the children. You better hope they have all the money you think they do! Meanwhile the adults who will pay the bills are spending their money with those who are mature enough to include them.
Once you understand that the whole damn world doesn't revolve around facebook, the better off you'll be.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
I knew Lauri Wilks when she worked/studied under Humpy. She learned well!
- January 14, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
This coming from someone on the same marketing team that chose a 'redneck' voice for radio ads. Did they really think the Hall of Fame needed to be marketed to the average race fan? Maybe thats why numbers have been so low! This marketing team is a joke.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Its been apparent for a two decades or more. The pace of technology has created a divide - from the earliest days when "ask a teenager to set the VCR" to today's social media phenomena.
Truth is, my generation is no longer the "demographic" that many companies sell to. And its apparent that many companies will need an effective social media presence to prosper.
But like so much in the marketing world, good ideas are so often a victim of "reductio ad absurdum" - a logical fallacy that shows that any good idea can be taken to absurd conclusions.
As a long term unemployed in marketing, I'm not a tweeter, my Facebook is seldom visited and I've yet to use my smartphone for messaging or to look at the web.
But in my experience, I can't figure out why an industrial supply company needs soical media - or why I'm still not able to manage those efforts - even of a twenty year old - as those efforts still need quantitative evaluation.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
From a 40-yr old Full Time Employee...
If a 20-yr old can do the intern job - then that kid should be hired. That is correct, as an intern. In fact, I would keep hiring a 20-year old intern year after year to stay current with the latest tech craze. We are not talking about a FTE complete with benefits and a company car. We are talking about some person who knows the in's and out's of the latest tech craze and can explain them cohernetly with less than 150 uses of the word "like" in a paragraph. As with all interns, they will report to a team leader who hopefully has some wisdom to take risks by implementing the ideas presented by the 20-yr old. Makes perfect sense.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
that is the problem...what a
&^%$^&% question.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
By the way, a 40 year old shouldn't necessarily be in charge of the 20-something. That all comes down to the person. I have no questions I can manage myself just fine, without the guidance of older generations.
Son, I am 68 years old and spent 28 years with a major computer company and another 5 years with Microsoft. You want to talk to me about who can run circles around whom? And when you make such ridiculous statements such as "I have no questions I can manage myself just fine, without the guidance of older generations.", you are just reinforcing your inexperience and need for supervision and management.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Considering that the most profitable customers for many businesses with social media campaigns are the 30-40 women with families, I don't think I'd want a 20-year old trying to decide how to best converse with them.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I really don't understand why so many businesses think it's important to 'Facebook' and 'twitter'. I have a Facebook account and use it purely for social reasons. I do not 'like' and business on FB and will never follow any one (or thing) that puts mindless messages out on Twitter. Nor do I click on any annoying ad links I see in the side bars.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
I someone who works in the tech industry, namely internet. Have been in this for 12 yrs. In this industry even just a few years makes you an expert. When I started out I was in my mid-late 20s. At that time I was fresh out of college and able to bring the companies I worked with something new that their older peers had not yet embraced, which at the time was flash based websites and php. This industry changes faster than you can imagine. What is hot today will be old news tomorrow. Some of what is social networking now is also starting to crumble. But take it from someone who has watched a lot of trends come and go, twenty-somethings can easily tell when something is being tweeted or posted by someone who isn't in their generation. It's somewhat embarrassing when I see clients trying to market and sell to the younger crowds and they still sound like a bunch of 40 and 50 yr old marketing guys.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- Shirley Cress Dudley said...
I completely agree. I work with companies and help them with their social media and presence on the internet. I have only been immersed in Social media since 2007 (a little over 3 years- with over 36,000 followers on Twitter and over 1,000 on Facebook, and over 1,500 on Linkedin.)
When someone tells me they are working with a marketing company with over 20 years experience (and I can't find them on the internet, in a search, and they don't have a clue about social media)- I tell them that the majority of that marketing company's experience and knowledge is not valid for the internet.
People don't watch TV commericals, or use the yellow pages anymore- they go to the internet to learn about a company.
It's the ones who have learned in the last several years (yes, most are younger) that truly understand the interactive quality and importance of social media. I'm 48 years old, so the "over 20" group is teachable!
- January 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
My favorite part of this whole argument is that whenever there's an article young people doing something wrong, like commiting a crime for instance, everyone will chime in that young people need to do better, work harder, stop being lazy, not get into trouble, etc. Here, the question has been posed should young people be given the opportunity to *gasp* have well paying jobs where they might be able to make something of themselves and naturally most older people say no. The truth is all the old farts don't want young people to succeed. They want young people washing their cars and waiting their tables. Stay classy old farts!
- January 14, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
a monkey could tweet and post on Facebook
- January 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM
- Jack said...
Sure put all 20 year olds and younger in charge. Country is shot anyway.
- January 14, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ok, why listen to someone from Nascar Hall of Fame when they cant even market that failing Hall of Fame
- January 14, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Richard Brasser said...
It is really surprising that every comment was posted anonymously. I thought you guys were social media folks. Anyway, what we have here is a misunderstanding of the marketing ecosystem. The is certainly a difference between familiarity (aka. frequent use) and marketing strategy (aka. the plan that achieve specific business objectives). I think that age is mostly irrelevant. The key is to make sure that (a) Whoever is in charge of the social media strategy has significant experience in marketing (b) Is aware of and responsible for the overall business strategy and objectives and (c) Has the deep understanding of how to use social technologies to drive specific results. Too often, companies are jumping into the social media world with no strategy and no alignment with the larger marketing plan. The tasks are dropped on the lap of the "familiar" (regardless of age) and noise without a cohesive plan follows. Forget about age...chose experience, prior results and ability to craft a solution that drive corporate success.
- January 14, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
The reaction of the older marketing executives makes sense when you take this mashable article into consideration: http://mashable.com/2011/01/14/social-media-strategist-future/
- January 14, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Shit or get off the pot.
The older generations can't get by with jokes about how they can't understand new technology. Learn it or get out of the way for younger folks who can do the job better.
I see too many 40-somethings who want to manage social media, but have to call the young employee to their office because their printer stopped working or they don't know how to format something in an Excel spreadsheet.
These are the tools of today. Learn them or make way for someone who does.
Your age does not automatically mean you know more or are in a position of authority.
- January 14, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
As the CEO of a $10 mill company my best social media employees are between the ages of 30-40. I'm 52 and many of my peers in our industry barely manage to use the basic functions of a cell phone much less social media.
- January 14, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- Kathryn said...
The majority of the people commenting here keep referring to social media as facebook and twitter. Don't hire those people. Any good social media manager (any good media manager, for that matter) would know that "social media" is not just facebook and twitter. Social media is ANY forum that involves or can involve a two-way conversation. Not every business needs a facebook page and not every business needs to talk directly to consumers. It is a media manager's job to help lead the company to do what is right for them, not what is popular at the time. There are far too many examples of companies and brands jumping in to the "social media thing" too soon and ending up having it backfire in a big way. There are other examples of companies who completely underestimated the power of social media, and that ended up backfiring as well.
Whether you are 44 or 24, if this is your job, you have to keep up with emerging media. Period. You have to be able to translate what is available out there and turn it into something useful for your company. Yes, "older" generations are at a disadvantage because they did not grow up alongside this technology, but that does not mean that they cannot learn it and excel at it. There are younger members of the workforce who don't know the first thing about a hashtag.
Wilks simply meant that interns can help manage these spaces. They shouldn't be the driving force behind decisions regarding content or strategy- that is why companies pay marketing teams- but they should be allowed to be involved in the conversation. You know, for learning purposes. So one day they can be that 40-something who doesn't know how to print. (Lighten up, people!)
(Also - If you want help understanding what the heck social media is, what it involves, and what it can do for your company, feel free to contact!)
- January 14, 2011 at 7:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
An executive with The Nascar Hall of Fame giving marketing advice is like Rosie O'Donnell working for Nutri Systems.
Does this lady really expect us to believe anything she says, only thing worse would be taking accounting lessons from Tim Newman or learing our personality skills from Winston Kelly.
- January 14, 2011 at 7:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
CEO: You want me to spend 80k on social media this yr?
Agency: Yes. We'll have our best interns handling your account.
CEO: Huh? Why are you using interns?
Agency: Because there's no real ROI to social media. But hey, we are having conversations. That counts for something right?
CEO: Conversations? My sales teams have quota each yr and they have 'conversations' every day.
Agency: Well you see...you'll be perceived as being hip and 'in the know' ok?
CEO: Ok let's do it!!
- January 14, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Bernard said...
As the CEO of a $10 trill company my best social media employees are between the ages of 13-17. I am 21 and many of my peers in our industry can barely manage to use the basic functions of a smart phone much less social media.
We outsource to India and other countries where child labor laws are not so strict.
I believe the maximum age should be around 20.
What surprises me is that people who have been doing social media for less than 1 year are going to be 'forecasting' what's going to happen in 2011.
- January 14, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's amazing that Pete Gorman puts 20 somethings with six weeks of boot camp in charge of your little darlings on a daily basis. That social media really helps clean up the projectile vomiting of Velveeta in the hallway or telling the world what you think about the bleeping school system. You can tweet or use a smart board but you're history if you can't motivate a irrelevant score out of a pee wee or stop a gang fight with facebook.
- January 14, 2011 at 8:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Anyone up for a game of Pong?
- January 14, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Phil Kabza said...
I've read the kind of postings that 20 year old marketing staff leave on social networking sites. Do you like want your company to be like represented by a 20 year old? Awesome!
There's nothing about web based social media that a 60 year old can't learn, unless they don't want to, in which case hire an awesome like 20 year old. They don't have a lot to say yet, but it's like amusing to read.
- January 14, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Joanna said...
When I read this, I thought of the August 2010 Social Media Today article:
Interns make coffee, not social media strategy
I do believe that in terms of the basic posting and monitoring this is something that could be done by a more junior staff member. However, a middle range staff member is more likely able to decipher a trend and assess the importance/impact of nuances overlooked by someone with less experience.
You hire the right person for the job. It is ludicrous to hire someone because they are the right age if they lack skills or discount a person just because they have gray hair. Neither is a yardstick of whether or not they are savvy when it comes to the technology.
Yes, there are talented people who are 20 years old. Last week I heard a young entrepreneur, 21 year old Joe Davy of EvoApp, speak on "The State Of Things". I was impressed by his eloquence and was poise. He had ability to articulate his message and communicate effectively. (http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/EvoApp.mp3/view) I would put him up against the most seasoned professional.
However, I am just as aware that there are people the same age who lack skills, maturity and understanding of what business does.
Interestingly enough, if you are banking on the rising crop of teenagers, their messaging of choice is SMS Texting - mom and dad can't monitor it as easily as public venues as FB and TW.
Let's remember that as an industry, Social Media metrics and analysis have yet to show the true ROI of building community.
Just because you can use a technology does not mean you know how to leverage that technology to achieve business objectives.
Before you throw the baby out with the bathwater, take the time to identify and define your goal. Align the correct methods and technology to achieve that goal.
Yes, the likes of Facebook, Twitter & Youtube are the current sexy tech out there today - tomorrow it may be mobile apps that haven't even been invented.
You need to figure if your problem will be solved by employing whatever tech/medium is being proposed. That's where you will make money -- and really, isn't that what business is looking to find?
And, BTW, if you looking to win over customers using social media, pay attention to the demographics (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspx). Who are you trying to market to? Who is your customer, your audience.
Choose the right tool for the job, choose the right technician to best use the tool.
- January 15, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hire them to be part of the program, sure. Hire them for their expertise, their passion, their talent or their voice. But no, someone with no business experience and very little work experience probably shouldn't be managing a business program, social media related or not.
Not saying there aren't exceptions, but generally, no. Hiring someone to manage a program just because... they are young is ridiculous.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:07 PM
- Mark said...
The age doesn't matter. It's about having a relevant strategy that drives the messaging.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's called Investment Relations. Sure I would give my 17 year old daughter the keys to my Ferrari but will she bring it home undamaged.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:23 PM
- Jorge said...
I think that it all comes down to choose the person who is the most qualified to deliver the results you are looking for. I agree that a team with a combination of experience and youth can be the best option for bigger projects
- January 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- Tameka said...
The bigger issue here is not social media at all. The bigger issue is the backlash of the "generational diversity" discussion we've heard on TV or workshops we've participated in either in our workplaces or at conferences. There are generalizations about each of the four generations in the workplace. Albeit that the millennial generations MAY be more likely to understand modern day technology, does not mean that other generations can't do the same. I attended the panel discussion and I don't believe she meant any harm. However, as a representative of an industry that already has some stereotypical generalizations of its own, she should have been a bit more mindful of making that comment. Look the workforce is becoming more diverse every day, so your workforce will diversify in its own. But you want the best and brightest talent and making statements like that may make it more challenging to attract that talent and you'll miss out on remaining competitive.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:29 PM
- Richard Brasser said...
Kathryn - Good response. The folks at Boone Oakley "get it." The biggest problem with social media right now is that there are too many people that think a year of posting on a couple freeware sites is sufficient for guiding a social strategy. This is absolutely silly and won't last long...age is irrelevant!
For all of the social media gurus, sorcerers and ninjas out there, I would start looking for a new industry to fleece. This one is starting to become educated enough to know the difference. Maybe QR codes or near field HID tech would be a good one. I personally am loving where 2011 is going and finally seeing some good separation between expertise and good old fashioned BS.
- January 18, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- Outsource SEO said...
It is important that your social media manager is well networked with other allied professionals and colleagues and is informed about the constant changes and ideas. In the current paradigm, many businesses must diversify to survive and find new applications for the same products. Having lots of business connections will help create new diversifications.
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My name is Chris Buchholz, and I currently live in the Dominican Republic with my beautiful wife Heydi. Several years ago I was working as an Illustrator and graphic designer for a design company in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, where I had also received my design education in a small community college.
I've been drawing and painting ever since I was a child and I've always loved it. But while working for that design company something happened to me that would forever change my life and the way I thought about art. I went to a design conference in Atlanta where I attended a presentation by one Danny Gregory. His presentation opened up my mind to, what was for me, a new and interesting art form; the sketchbook. As he showed page after page of beautiful drawings, drawings of normal everyday objects, of food, of pants, of public urinals, quick drawings of landmarks and buildings on journey's taken, I began to wonder what I had been doing for the last 20 years of my life. I had seen some of the world, I'd been all over the United States, seen the Canadian Rockies, I went backpacking through Italy, bought my first house, met new friends and spent time with family; I had experienced life in all its triumphs and trials, but where were the drawings? I hadn't drawn anything! I suppose I was doing "art", which more often than not meant I was waiting for a big idea or concept to come along, which rarely did. But I had missed out on the good stuff. I too wanted to draw my food, and my pants, and possibly draw a public urinal.
I decided to jump in to my first sketchbook. I decided it would be based on my first house, which I had just recently put up for sale. It was actually slated to be sold in about a month's time. I decided to use this last month to document everything about the house that I loved, each room, each wall color, each magnet on the fridge, the contents of the drawers, furniture, lighting fixtures, and yes, even the toilet. Although it meant putting off the packing and moving to the last weekend before settlement, I can now say that that month spent drawing and painting was one of the most satisfying and enjoyable times that I have ever had.
Anyhow, It's been about 5 or 6 years since I've filled that first sketchbook, and ever since I've been drawing in sketchbooks. Drawing has helped me to re-analyze my life at times. I decided at one point to cut back the time I spent working as a graphic designer to just three days a week so I could spend more time on the more important things in life. Three years ago I decided to quit my job completely, move to the Dominican Republic and volunteer my time as a missionary.
Drawing is wonderful here in the DR, there's never a lack of interesting things to draw. I like working mostly in moleskines, mainly the pocket sized ones. I use faber castell pitt pens, and recently I've been using a lamy safari fine-point, which I love so far. I use prismacolor colored pencils, and winsor and newton watercolors. I hope you enjoy my drawings!
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November 19, 2011
Kevin McCarthy finished sixth at Saturday's NCAA Division III National Championship Men's Cross Country Race with a school-record time of 24:15. He and his Wabash College teammates finished 16th overall.
McCarthy's time eclipsed the old school record of 24:29 set by his current college coach, Roger Busch, at the 1995 NCAA Championship meet. Busch finished sixth in that meet, as well. McCarthy tied Busch for the second-highest finish by a Wabash runner at nationals. Kent Baker's fifth-place finish at the 1992 nationals remains the best by a Little Giant runner.
Brian David was the second Red Pack runner to cross the finish line, turning in a time of 25:00.76 to eclipse his previous season-best time by 11 seconds. David finished in 61st place. Dalton Boyer was 87th in the 279-man field, finishing with a time of 25:11.82. His previous season-best time was 25:33.57.
Freshman Jared Burris finished in 25:57.30 to take 196th place with his first sub-26 minute time of the year. Kenny Farris was two seconds off his top time of the season, crossing the finish line in 25:59.56 to take 203rd place. Billy McManus was 235th with a time of 26:09.93 — his best time this year. Nick Boyce was the final Wabash runner to compete on Saturday, posting a time of 26:50.26 to finish 269th. Boyce's time was also his best of the year.
Wabash scored a total of 419 points to finish in the top-20 for the second consecutive season. The Little Giants were 13th at last year's race. North Central won the team competition for the second time in three years and 14th in history of the program. The Cardinals scored a total of 110 points.
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Dessert doesn't get more traditional than American pie—unless you've ordered cherpumple, which stacks layers of apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies within a spice cake that's sealed in cream cheese frosting. An L.A. humorist invented it in 2009, and a year later, a Philadelphia bakery introduced the similar 1,880-calorie-per-slice Pumpple Cake.
These after-dinner sweets were no afterthought. Chefs increasingly push the boundaries of what qualifies as dessert, experimenting with savory, spicy ingredients and radical presentations. Other strange desserts draw on centuries-old, culturally specific recipes that can require days of preparation work.
The kitchen staff at Istanbul's five-star Ciragan Palace Hotel—an elaborate compound that the last sultans called home—needs 72-hour notice to prepare the $1,000 Sultan's Golden Cake. The process includes the infusion of rare French Polynesian vanilla, a topping of caramelized black truffles, and a coating of 24-karat edible gold flakes.
At the other end of the price scale, you'll find ais kacang, sold in food courts across Malaysia and Singapore. Made from shaved ice mixed with red beans, lychee fruit, and green grass jelly, and topped with evaporated milk, this dessert requires an adventurous palate. David Hogan Jr., who manages the Malaysia Asia blog, is a fan: "To me, it's awesome, but some of my foreign friends could not understand it at all," he shares. "It's the green jelly that would most probably scare you as it looks like green worms."
Other strange desserts get their wow factor from chefs who take a mad-scientist approach—using liquid nitrogen, for instance—or who employ theatrical flair. Chicago-based chef Grant Achatz of the restaurant Alinea has earned a reputation for dishes that defy the ordinary. Imagine a server swirling spoonfuls of red lingonberry syrup and yellow butternut directly on your tabletop, followed by drops of sweet stout reduction, before smashing bowling-size chocolate balls like piñatas.
"The idea of plating on an entire table surface was something we thought of before Alinea opened," he says. "We wanted to go beyond the limitations of the plate in an effort to maximize the scale of the presentation."
Here are more desserts that go beyond the limits of the familiar, with strange and often delectable results.


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A character larger then life, a successful hard-working mother, a loving wife and fabulous fashion sense… Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Judi Hausmann.
The CEO behind the 21 year old Sydney based company, Hausmann Communications is one hard working woman. But don't think it's just all work, there is plenty play when it comes to Judi and she isn't afraid to have fun and a great big laugh.
A very generous and very kind person, Judi is straight down the line and tells it how it is. She constantly makes me laugh and she is such a positive person to be around. I'm excited to present to you a very personal insight into the life of a glamorous, stylish and talented woman…
Judi, you own Australia's largest communications company. Tell us a little about the company and how you started it…
Only Henry [Roth] has the nerve to call it Australia's LARGEST communications company!!
In fact I am only claiming to be Australia's largest independently owned PR agency, but then how would I know really!!!!!
Anyway, in my world its quality, not quantity that counts!!!
I started my own agency full of youthful conviction and determination at the age of 29! if I had known then what I know now, I doubt whether I would have been silly enough to start it!
Almost 21 years later I am so glad I did! I can't imagine any other job where I could just be paid for being me!
Are there any other projects you are working on now or in the future?
A new health care PR agency we have just set up called Health Haus.
What advice would you give someone if they were thinking of a career in your industry?
Do it, it's the best career I can imagine!!! But it's not nearly as glamorous as it may look from the outside!
Is there a charity/cause that is close to you and if so, why?
I am passionate about theatre in general, and the Sydney Theatre Company where I am a Trustee in particular! I have a special interest in making theatre and the arts in general more attractive and accessible to a younger audience!
How do you maintain a life balance between work and home?
I gave up on that years ago! Now everything in my life pretty much falls under the heading of "plerk", a term my husband coined to describe the confluence of work and play that forms the basis of most of my days!
My Mother/Father always told me…
To talk less – impossible!
When was the last time you cried? If you wish to divulge, why?
Last weekend, peeling onions! I love the ready chopped ones, would much rather pay someone else to cry and ruin their eye makeup!
Greatest lesson learnt?
Came from the Hamburglar in the old Maccas adverts: "keep your eyes on your fries!". I focus on what I am doing and don't worry about what everyone else is up to! That way I give everything my best shot and don't get distracted by others.
Which foods and drinks most excite your taste buds?
It's more like which ones don't!!! I love food and drink except champagne and Coca-Cola, both of which I think are horrid! Chocolate is my favourite food group!
How often do you eat out and cook at home?
Too often and not nearly often enough!
Signature dish?
My Swedish friend Magnus's mother's salmon with dill sauce! I LOVE it!
What is one of your best cooking tips?
Leave some food for the guests! I tend to get carried away with trying things and enjoying my own cooking!!!
Each time we see you at events or in the social pages, you are wearing the most fabulous outfits. Who or what influences you most in Fashion?
Nobody really! My friend Grant Pearce (Director of Melbourne Fashion Festival) recently described me as someone who dresses to suit their personality. I think that's true!
What is a fashion trend you hope will never resurface?
Nothing really, I say live and let live!
Fashion must-have's?
Black trousers. Lots of 'em! Missoni jumpers. Easton Pearson tunic tops. And a couple of bolero jackets from my friend the Parisian Haute Couturier, Maurizio Galante (as worn by Judi pictured beside), who makes the most exquisite confections I have ever seen.
Which celebrity wardrobe would you love to raid and why?
I don't covet anyone elses wardrobe, am very happy with mine!
What is your favourite piece of clothing or accessory?
My enormous bright yellow Valentino handbag (shown in main image at top). I love it so much I gave it a nickname – Big Bird! Its a real conversation starter and has made me lots of new friends!
Who or what influences you most in home décor?
Scott Weston (architect and interior designer).
Home must-have's?
My bright red 14 seater dining table and lots of colourful Missoni fabrics everywhere.
What is your one design rule you like to stick to around the home?
The more colour the better!
Do you have one feature in your home you love most?
The red Bisazza tiled powder room, its like a little jewel.
What is your kitchen like?
Its a combination of three Poliform showroom kitchens that my friend Khali gave me for a song when he was selling his share in Poliform to Space. They were closing down part of the showroom just as we were moving into our house, so he brought 3 kitchens over on a truck and we did a jigsaw puzzle, ending up with some cabinets in frosted glass, some in cherry wood and some in vanilla lacquered finish! I like the random effect.
Where did you grow up?
Where is your favourite place to relax in Australia?
My friend Mandy's front verandah on Lang Rd, facing Centennial Park. True story!
What car do you drive, best thing about the car and why you bought it?
I LOVE my car! Its a bright blue Porsche Cayenne S with beige upholstery and a huge moonroof. It goes like the clappers, still looks brand new after 3 years and is seemingly indestructible! I call it the Nana Porsche and I bought it cos I liked it! Actually it took 6 months to arrive because I ordered so many special features! It has everything you can think of – TV, DVD – like a lounge room on wheels!
What is your greatest extravagance?
My lifestyle! I believe I deserve everything!
Where would be your ultimate holiday destination?
I am obsessed with going to Tallin in Estonia! I haven't made it there yet but keep meaning to go.
The one thing I can't leave home without is…
My glasses – otherwise I can't read anything!
If you could be a fly on the wall of any celebrity home, who's wall would you like to sit on?
Soooo not interested in celebrities or gossip! I am happy for them to have their privacy! And I would really HATE to be a fly!
Three pet hates?
1. Nasty people
2. Stingy people
3. Cruelty to animals
(One good thing and one bad thing about each)
Good – You get lots of fabulous freebies
Bad – No privacy – would hate that!
Australian Fashion
Good – Easton Pearson
Bad – Supre!
Australian Media
Good – I love the Sydney Magazine and the ABC and SBS
Bad – The obsession with boring made up celebrity crap!
Good – She is mesmerisingly charismatic
Bad – I didn't get to meet her in person though I spent several hours only meters away from her!
Good – Easy to park in CBD
Bad – Too far from Paris
All good, its my favourite thing, nothing bad!
Kyle Sandilands
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When it comes to taming Royals, Sanchez supreme
KANSAS CITY -- Perhaps one day Anibal Sanchez will sit back and shudder at the memory of the way he treated the Royals in his career.
Sanchez engineered another dismantling of Kansas City in Detroit's 2-1 win at Kauffman Stadium on Friday.View Full Game Coverage
KANSAS CITY -- Perhaps one day Anibal Sanchez will sit back and shudder at the memory of the way he treated the Royals in his career.
Sanchez engineered another dismantling of Kansas City in Detroit's 2-1 win at Kauffman Stadium on Friday.View Full Game Coverage
"He was good tonight," said bench coach Gene Lamont, who filled in for an ill Brad Ausmus as manager in the second inning, adding, "When he takes us seven innings against these guys, that's real good."
Sanchez surrendered one run in seven innings of sublime work, somehow upping his ERA (previously 1.04) to a slightly less minuscule 1.07 in his seven career starts against the Royals.
He has allowed exactly one run in six of his seven outings against Kansas City, with the premier outing a 10-strikeout shutout in 2012.
"He's dominant against a lot of teams, I think," Lamont said. "He was the [American] League-leading ERA guy last year, so he's pretty much tough on everybody."
Sanchez exited with a one-run lead after the seventh having allowed eight hits, zero walks and three strikeouts. The bullpen secured his sixth win of the season, albeit in sketchy fashion.
Joba Chamberlain worked an eighth inning rife with controversy after a leadoff single by Nori Aoki.
With Lorenzo Cain at the dish and Kansas City trailing, 2-1, Aoki attempted to steal second. Tigers catcher Bryan Holaday received Chamberlain's offering and threw past second baseman Ian Kinsler and into center field. Aoki scampered to third easily.
But the crowd's enthusiasm soon turned to anger as home-plate umpire Chad Fairchild ordered Aoki back to first and called Cain out for interfering with Holaday's throw.
"That was a big play. I think if he hadn't done it, [Holaday] might have thrown him out, but he did get in his way. [Aoki] surely wouldn't have been on third base," Lamont said. "Royals fans don't think so, but he did make the right call."
"I had to shorten up my stride, and even [then] my throwing hand hit him on the shoulder when I came through," Holaday said.
Eric Hosmer singled in the next at-bat, but Chamberlain escaped a two-on, one out jam and bridged the gap to closer Joe Nathan.
Nathan also allowed two Royals to reach with one out, but he struck out Alcides Escobar, then Aoki grounded out to end the game.
The Tigers supported Sanchez with runs in the first and third innings.
Kinsler, the second batter of the game, leaked a single into center, scoring Austin Jackson, who had scorched a leadoff double.
The winning run came on a sacrifice fly from Miguel Cabrera that scored Rajai Davis and put Detroit up, 2-1, in the third.
The Royals' only run came in the first inning, on a bloop single by Salvador Perez that scored Hosmer, who had doubled. It was the sixth run Sanchez allowed to Kansas City in his 50 1/3 innings against the team.
"He's good. He's a good pitcher, he changes speeds, he keeps the ball down, has a good changeup, good slider, commands the baseball," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Though Sanchez scattered eight hits, his streak of allowing one run or fewer in seven straight matchups with the Royals came under threat only a few times.
Kansas City had a runner on second with one out in the second and third innings, but Sanchez easily pitched his way out of both jams.
His final predicament, in the seventh inning, was slightly more difficult to escape.
Mike Moustakas led off the inning with a double into the left-center gap but was stranded at third after the Royals bounced out to shortstop Eugenio Suarez three straight times.
Suarez's second 6-3 putout was special.
With the infield in, one out and Moustakas at third, Jarrod Dyson slapped a hard grounder to short. Suarez froze, swept his glove across the grass on his backhand side, nabbed the hot shot, then easily threw out Dyson while Moustakas remained at third.
"Amazing, amazing. I think that's the play [of] the game. If he doesn't stop that ball, the game is probably tied, or I don't know [what would] happen after that, but for me that's the play of the game," Sanchez said.
Suarez retired Escobar on a slow roller for the third out.
The Tigers won despite just five hits and a 0-for-19 showing from hitters three through eight. They also increased their lead over the Royals in the AL Central to 6 1/2 games.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Topic: Anybody have a Fett helmet?
If anyone has a Fett helmet, post pics
"I wonder what the weather is like on Kamino right now?" Delta 62, Scorch.
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → Collecting → Anybody have a Fett helmet?
If anyone has a Fett helmet, post pics
I have the .45 scale riddel helmet but im pretty sure your asking for real size ones correct?
Yeah, I've got one. It cost me 80 bucks on ebay, and it's good, hard plastic. It's not that really flimsy paper thin stuff. However, I was a jackass and painted over it. So now it's silver with blue tape, and I don't know what colors to paint it. Any suggestions?
Yup, I just finished my helmet last night, Go to Wal-Mart and get Rustoleum Spuce green fo the main color, Krylon Hunter Green fo the cheek pieces, Krylon Ruddy Brown Primer for around the visor and the rear vents (wich I cut mine out for ventalation), Rustoleum Aluminum, Walmart brand Gold and flat Black. You might want to get two cans of the Spruce green, and one can of everything else. Then go to the modeling section and get Testors model paint in White, Black and Silver, It works alot better if you get enamel paint, and make sure you get some paint thinner and several modeling brushes. I can walk you through the steps if you want me to, or if you want to see some pics of my helmet, let me know. And yes, That said Ruddy Brown Primer. Oh, and make sure you get 2 cans of Krylon Matte finish, It takes away the Glossy sheen and makes it look better. If you can't find it, ask somone.
I wish I did though.
I wish a lot of things...
Maybe one day though...
On the Plus side Lord Revan's Boba Helmet sounds pretty darn good.
I'll take some pictures and post them.
I hope it is as good as I imagine it to be.
Does anyone know how to post pics? If so, tell me how
You can use the edit button.
I still can't figure it out.
Look at the bottom right hand corner of your posts.
use Photobucket
I still can't figure it out.
He was talking about the fact that you did a double post.
Its spam.
i wish i had a helmet. im building my own jetpack though. its the one boba uses in rotj and jango in aotc against kenobi. its goin bad so far because when i made the exhaust vents i accidently left them in the balcony and it rained so i lost them. they were so good too.....so far i just have the straps and the back blue part of it where everything else goes on top of it. i hope to finish it by next halloween though.
I wish I could have this!
Awhile back BFFC Admin turned me on to the image of this prototype coming out from MASTER REPLICAS...
Boba Fett's helmet
As far as I know, MR hasn't announced a release date yet. Looks pretty nice, doesn't it? I'm sure it will be made of solid metal (probably aluminum, or maybe stainless steel), with a positionable antenna, as well as secure head-straps and comfortable padding inside. I've bought some of their Lightsaber replicas recently and these guys spared no expense in detail, I can assure you.
I also spared no expense in buying them... this helmet will be expensive, of that I have no doubt.
ah that helmet is of great quality. i hope they make one of jango too. after all, i still dont know which fett i like better.
The only helmets I have are the heavy PVC Jango Fett and Boba Fett helmets. You have to modify them, though, if you want to wear them. No head bands in them at all. Just the open helmet mold.
got any pics?
Nope, sorry. I'll take new pics of everything, once I move into my new place and have everything set up. I'll have more room to be a little more creative this time around, instead of a small little apartment. Moving is a pain in the butt, but I have to go where the Air Force sends me, you know? At least it finally got me off my duff, and looking for a bigger place.
Well I made a fett helmet!
Its made of cardboard and paper mache (spelling?)
I don't have a visor though
I will post pics soon
Never had a helment, Didn't know Fett exsisted intill...last year?
I have the .45 scale riddel helmet but im pretty sure your asking for real size ones correct?
do you have a picture of it?
I will try to get pics of my helmet soon, but its kinda, weird looking I.E there is LOTS of type on it.
I soooooo wanna get a helmet... Maybe it will happen this christmas... (crosses fingers)
Beskaryc Beroya
Yes, I do have a helmet. It needs some work,but I got it on eBay for around $20 (that's with shipping) I think I just lucked out on it.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/ … G00139.jpg
Not the best pic, but that's what I have...I do plan on possibly working on it. I like your suggestions for colors, Lord Revan.
If Master Replicas is coming out with a Fett helmet, that is going to be the best one on the market for sure!
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ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN: Isla Fisher can't control her consumption gene in 'Confessions of a Shopaholic.'
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Isla Fisher goes shopping in 'Confessions,' but the joke falls flat in broke economy
By Richard von Busack
FROM THE POSTERS for Confessions of a Shopaholic, Isla Fisher looks like Amy Adams' twin sister. Up-close, she's a stranger creature, nearer to Lucille Ball. In slo-mo, director P.J. Hogan shows off Fisher's prodigious jiggle-power. It isn't the same as glamour, though. Her wardrobe consists of crazily beaded tops, shaggy cavewoman fake furs and voluminous upholstery ruffles that might revive the old jibe "Who shot the couch?" These are all no doubt very expensive clothes, but they're at the hysterical end of the spectrum. Being a flaming redhead, Fisher can wear deep purples and emerald greens that previously only the Joker could get away with.
The plot is strict chick-flick and doesn't match the ferocious zaniness of Fisher's look. Her Rebecca is a credit-card-wielding would-be journalist who has to take a job at a financial magazine to pay off her debts. Once there, she hopes to ascend to Alette (read Elle) magazine, higher up at the ladder in the chain of magazines run by "Dante West" (read Condé Nast).
Hugh Dancy is the movie's Darcy, an unshaven yet well-born editor who encourages Rebecca to stretch herself as a writer. The result is an anonymous "Girl in the Green Scarf" column that becomes a sensation. The problem is that while Rebecca rages against the national credit card problem in easy-to-read print, she's defaulting on her debts and helplessly buying new clothes and shoes. And an indefatigable collection agent (Robert Stanton) is on her trail.
In the middle of the film, the cast heads to Miami, and then Hogan fills up the screen with some South Beach colors; Fisher really shines in this sequence, klutzing it up through a merengue or something, and using a Spanish dancer's fan like a ninja uses numbchuks. During this Miami trip, there's a payoff to a running joke about how Rebecca has padded her résumé by pretending to speak perfect Finnish: the best line in the film, even if it's an antique.
It is possible that Fisher is a very talented comic actress, but the sitcom level gags here waste your time. And so do the crumbs this script throws the older members of the cast. John Goodman basically reprises the part he played in Coyote Ugly; John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joan Cusack and Julie Hagerty try to make something out of nothing. The film does boast some more conventional glamour, with Leslie Bibb as a sky-high, frosty model, and the dark-haired and fetching Krysten Ritter as Rebecca's housemate. In a movie with more going for it, Rebecca would have made them both look drab, instead of more interesting.
Confessions of a Shopaholic has to have it both ways, selling an insanely costly lifestyle while trying to remind people not to get behind in their payments. It's noteworthy that this Jerry Bruckheimer–produced feature flashes a lot of credit cards, but Visa, MasterCard, Discover and the gang didn't buy in for product placement. And no one in the audience laughed when Goodman says, "If the American economy can be billions in debt, so can you."
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC (PG), directed by P.J. Hogan, written by Tracey Jackson, Tim Firth and Kayla Alpert and photographed by Jo Willems and starring Isla Fisher, plays valleywide.
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BREMEN — Clyde P. Sanborn, 95, of Bremen, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Plymouth. He was born Sept. 19, 1917 in Russell, Iowa. His wife of 73 years, Fern, passed away Aug. 22, 2012.
Clyde is survived by three daughters, Sandra Manooses of Bloomfield, Wanda (Dave) Lattimer of Argos, and Jo Lovette of White Pigeon, Mich.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Louise Huff of Waterloo, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Tim Sanborn and Roger Sanborn, and a daughter Carla Enders, and a grandson Dane Enders.
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