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Theresa Hayward Bell
American Indian activist
Born: 1952
Birthplace: Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The daughter of a military officer, Bell moved frequently as a child. However, as a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian tribe, she spent considerable time at the reservation in Mashantucket, Conn. After graduating from Ledyard High School in Ledyard, Conn., around 1970, Bell began working on tribal affairs, helping promote a resurgence in Pequot identity. In the 1970s she served on the tribal council and the housing authority. In the late 1980s Bell served on the Connecticut governor's task force on Indian affairs. In 1989 she became responsible for managing tribal events, such as lectures and cultural programs. In addition, she initiated a tribal library and founded the Pequot Times, a tribal newspaper. In 1994 Bell became executive director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Mashantucket. She was also named Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Reparation Officer. In 1999 she received the Harriet Tubman Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the National Organization of Women.


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Now You Can Own a Screen-Accurate 'Ghostbusters' Proton Pack
If you've always dreamed of strapping a proton pack on your back and battling ghosts on Central Park West, you are now a little bit closer to make those fantasies a reality — or at least an extremely convincing cosplay. The toymakers of Hasbro are now offering a very detailed and screen accurate version of the Ghostbusters' proton pack through their HasLab crowdfunding site.
Their website boasts that this new extremely elaborate toy is "movie-inspired" and "1:1-scale, and was "scanned directly from the Ghostbusters: Afterlife Proton Pack hero prop." It contains "lights, sounds, AND a motor" and two different play modes; one for Afterlife and one for the original Ghostbusters film. Members of Hasbro's "premium" membership will also get four "ecto-plasm goo" accessories if they order before this Friday at 7PM ET.
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The catch? Actually, there are two. First of all, the proton pack is almost as expensive as developing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator and strapping it your back. It costs $399.99. Plus, the pack does not come with a neutrona wand. The HasLab page for the pack encourages you to buy one separately for $124.99. Busting might make you feel good, but it will put a hurting on your wallet.
If you want to back the pack you have until December 12 to order one. Hasbro will produce the item if they get 7,000 backers by then; as of this writing, they already have over 4,000 people signed up. There are also four different stretch goals for the proton pack, although Hasbro hasn't revealed any details about what they might include yet. Ghostbusters: Afterlife opens in theaters on November 19 — but if the pack gets fully funded they won't ship until spring of 2023.

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HERE is a great piece in the Guardian about a new book on Carleton Eugene Watkins (1829-1916), whose photographs of Yosemite in 1861 had a significant impact on Abraham Lincoln and led to the creation of what was in effect the worlds first "National Park". The book by Weston Naef is over 600 pages and contains over 1,200 of Watkins' images. Naef spent most of his career as the curator of the J. Paul Getty museum photo collection - an interview with him is HERE.
One notable fact about Watkins was the sheer scale of the work - his photographic equipment weighed about a ton and his images of Yosemite are large format. The Naef book describes them as mammoth photographs; the negatives were 18" x 22".
The blurb from the book;
One notable fact about Watkins was the sheer scale of the work - his photographic equipment weighed about a ton and his images of Yosemite are large format. The Naef book describes them as mammoth photographs; the negatives were 18" x 22".
The blurb from the book;
Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs
Carleton E. Watkins, Weston Naef, Christine Hult-Lewis
Getty Publications, 15 Nov 2011 - Photography - 608 pages
The extraordinary body of work produced by photographer Carleton Watkins (1829–1916) between 1858 and 1891 constitutes one of the longest and most productive careers in nineteenth-century American photography. Nearly thirteen hundred "mammoth" (18 x 22 inch) glass-plate negatives were produced, the majority of which exist in only one surviving print. Of these, fewer than three hundred have been previously reproduced or exhibited.
Drawing on the major collections of Watkins prints at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, and numerous smaller collections, the authors have assembled and catalogued all of Watkins's known mammoth-plate photographs. These include views of Yosemite, San Francisco, and the Pacific Coast, as well as railroads, mines, and lumber mills throughout the west. The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty. The catalogue is organized by region and includes an inventory of Watkins's negatives and an illustrated guide to his signatures, both of value to scholars, collectors, and dealers.
There aren't many humans in Carleton's photographs of Yosemite - one of them is Galen Clark, who became known as the Guardian of Yosemite Valley. Clark offered guided tours into Yosemite and is sometimes called the world's original conservationist. In this Watkins photo Galen Clark stands by the Grizzly Giant sequoia tree, which for many visitors marks the start of their journey into Yosemite.
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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2010. Scientists from NOAA, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Audubon Nature Institute joined with Coast Guard Rear Admiral Roy A. Nash today to return 33 sea turtles to Gulf of Mexico waters offshore of Louisiana. This is the first release of rehabilitated sea turtles to the waters near where they were rescued from oil more than three months ago—after extensive analysis to determine that the area is clean and a safe habitat for the turtles.
"Today's release would not have been possible if all the partners had not worked tirelessly during the oil spill to search for, rescue and rehabilitate the sea turtles," said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "We are able to release these turtles because they're now healthy and we're seeing recovery in the surface habitats of the Gulf of Mexico. They are being released within federal waters off the coast of Louisiana that earlier this month, NOAA reopened to fishing. This was another important sign of improvement in the health of the Gulf of Mexico."
Scientists selected the release location, approximately 40 miles southwest of Grand Isle, La., after conducting thorough aerial and shipboard surveys earlier this week to locate clean sargassum algae habitat for the sea turtles. Young sea turtles, such as those released today, spend the early years of their lives swimming and feeding in large floating sargassum algae mats that form in convergence zones where currents meet. Sargassum mats provide protection for turtles from predators as well as a variety of prey for food, including small crabs, snails and other creatures.
"I am excited to see these turtles returned to the waters from which they had been rescued during the spill – they're going home today," said Rear Adm. Nash, deputy federal on-scene coordinator for the ongoing clean-up operations. "Today's release is possible because of the efforts of many to rehabilitate the turtles, and to ensure the Gulf waters are ready for their return. This is an encouraging sign that the Gulf of Mexico is recovering."
The 33 turtles released today included species of green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles. Green, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill sea turtles are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Loggerheads are currently listed as threatened.
"For our staff, today has been long-awaited. Returning sea turtles to waters off the Louisiana coast is evidence of the incredible partnership between our biologists and enforcement agents, and our partnerships with local and federal agencies. Not only did our staff dedicate long days for months on end to the search, rescue and recovery of sea turtles and mammals, but they were committed even when the required tasks went above and beyond their jobs," said Randy Pausina, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries assistant secretary for the state's office of fisheries. "Returning this group of sea turtles to their home waters is more than a great achievement for all of our dedicated staff, it is a sign that Louisiana is on the path towards recovery."
The turtles released today were rescued by teams from NOAA, LDWF, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Riverhead Foundation and the In-Water Research Group. The turtles received extensive treatment and care, including cleaning and de-oiling, at the Audubon Nature Institute outside New Orleans.
"Six months ago, it was nearly impossible to imagine this day would ever come," said Ron Forman, president and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute. "Audubon is privileged to have played a key role in this remarkable recovery. Words can't begin to describe how proud I am of our team and their incredible effort in rehabilitating nearly 200 turtles."
More than 500 live turtles were rescued during the Gulf oil spill and about 400 heavily oiled turtles were placed in rehabilitation. Those not placed in rehabilitation were immediately released in healthy surface habitats because they were lightly oiled and did not require rehabilitation, Today's release brings to 270 the number of rehabilitated turtles that have been returned to the Gulf of Mexico. The turtles remaining in rehabilitation facilities will be released as they are given clean bills of health.
NOAA's mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources. Visit us at http://www.noaa.gov or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/usnoaagov
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My Ignored Warnings of American De-industrialization Last week, I explained how economists and policymakers destroyed our economy for the sake of short-term corporate profits from jobs offshoring and financial deregulation. That same week Business Week published an article, "Factory Jobs Are Gone. Get Over It," by Charles Kenny. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-23/manufacturing-jobs-may-not-be-cure-for-unemployment-inequality Kenny expresses the view of establishment economists, such as Brookings Institute economist Justin Wolfers who wants to know "What's with the political fetish for manufacturing? Are factories really so awesome?" "Not really," Kenny says. Citing Eric Fisher of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, Kenny reports that wages rise most rapidly in those states that most quickly abandon manufacturing. Kenny cites Gary Hufbauer, once an academic colleague of mine now at the Peterson Institute, who claims that the 2009 tariffs applied to Chinese tire imports cost US consumers $1 billion in higher prices and 3,731 lost retail jobs. Note the precision of the jobs loss, right down to the last 31. In support of the argument that Americans are better off without manufacturing jobs, Kenny cites MIT and Harvard academic economists to the effect that there is no evidence that manufacturing tends to cluster, thus disputing the view that there are economies from manufacturers tending to congregate in the same areas where they benefit from an experienced work force and established supply chains. Perhaps the MIT and Harvard economists did their study after US manufacturing centers became shells of their former selves and Detroit lost 25% of its population, Gary Indiana lost 22% of its population, Flint Michigan lost 18% of its population, Cleveland lost 17% of its population, and St Louis lost 20% of its population. If the economists' studies were done after manufacturing had departed, they would not find manufacturing concentrated in locations where it formerly flourished. MIT and Harvard economists might find this an idea too large to comprehend. Kenny's answer to the displaced manufacturing workers is–you guessed it–jobs training. He cites MIT economist David Autor who thinks the problem is the federal government only spends $1 on retraining for every $400 that it spends on supporting displaced workers. These arguments are so absurd as to be mindless. Let's examine them. What jobs are the displaced manufacturing workers to be trained for? Why, service jobs, of course. Kenny actually thinks that "service industries–hotels, hospitals, media, and accounting–have taken up the slack." (I don't know where he gets media and accounting from; scant sign of such jobs are found in the payroll jobs reports.) Moreover, service jobs have certainly not taken up the slack as the rising rate of long-term unemployment and declining labor force participation rate prove. Nontradable service sector jobs such as hotel maids, hospital orderlies, retail clerks, waitresses and bartenders are low productivity, low value-added jobs that cannot pay incomes comparable to manufacturing jobs. The long term decline in real median family income relates to the movement offshore of manufacturing jobs and tradable professional service jobs, such as software engineering, IT, research and design. Moreover, domestic service jobs do not produce exportable goods and services. A country without manufactures has little with which to earn foreign exchange in order to pay for its imports of its shoes, clothing, manufactured goods, high-technology products, Apple computers, and increasingly food. Therefore, that country's trade deficit widens as each year it owes more and more to foreigners. A country whose best known products are fraudulent and toxic financial instruments and GMO foods that no one wants cannot pay for its imports except by signing over its existing assets. The foreigners buy up US assets with their trade surpluses. Consequently, income from rents, interest, dividends, capital gains, and profits leave US pockets for foreign pockets. It is a safe bet that Hufbauer did not include any of these costs, or maybe even the loss of US tire workers' wages and tire manufacturers' profits, when he concluded that trying to save US tire manufacturing jobs cost more than it was worth. Eric Fisher's argument that the highest wage growth is found in areas where higher productivity manufacturing jobs are most rapidly replaced with lower productivity domestic service jobs is beyond absurd. (Possibly Fisher did not say this; I'm taking Kenny's word for it.) It has always been a foundation of labor economics that workers are paid the value of their contribution to output. Manufacturing employees working with technology embodied in plant and equipment produce more value per man hour than maids changing sheets and bartenders mixing drinks. In my book, The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism And Economic Dissolution Of The West (2013), I point out the obvious mistakes in "studies" by Matthew Slaughter, a former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and Harvard professor Michael Porter. These academic economists conclude on the basis of extraordinary errors and ignorance of empirical facts, that jobs offshoring is good for Americans. They were able to reach this conclusion despite the absence of any visibility of this good, and they hold to this absurd conclusion despite the inability of a "recovery" (or lack of one) that is 4.5 years old to get off the ground and get employment back up to where it was six years ago. They hold to their "education is the answer" solution despite the growing percentage of university graduates who cannot find employment. Michael Hudson is certainly correct to call economists purveyors of "junk economics." Indeed, I wonder if economists even have junk value. But they are well paid by Wall Street and the offshoring corporations. What the Brookings Institute's Justin Wolfers needs to ask himself is: what is the redefinition of economic development? For my lifetime the definition of a developed economy is an industrialized economy. It has always been "the industrialized countries" that occupy the status of "developed economies," contrasted with "undeveloped countries," "developing countries," and "emerging economies." How is an economy developed if it is shedding its industry and manufacturing? This is the reverse of the development process. Without realizing it, Kenny describes the unravelling of the US economy when he describes the decline of US manufacturing from 28 percent of US GDP in 1953 to 12% in 2012. The US now has the work force of a third world country, with the vast bulk of the population employed in lowly paid domestic services. The US work force no longer looks like the work force of a developed country. It looks like third world India's work force of three decades ago. Kenny and junk economists speak of the decline of US manufacturing jobs as if they are not being offshored to countries where labor is cheap but replaced by automation. No doubt there has been automation, and more ways of replacing humans with machines will be found. But if manufacturing jobs are things of the past, why is China's sudden and rapid rise to economic power accompanied by 100 million manufacturing jobs? Apple computers are not made in China by robots. If robots are making Apple computers, it would be just as cheap to make the computers in the US. The Chinese manufacturing workforce is almost the size of the entire US work force. US companies employ Americans to market the products that are produced abroad for sale in the US. This is why US corporations employ Americans mainly in service jobs. Foreigners make the goods, and Americans sell them. Economic development has always been about acquiring the capital, technology, business knowledge, and trained workforce to make valuable things that can be sold at home and abroad. US capital and technology are being located abroad, and the trained domestic workforce is disappearing from disuse and abandonment. The US is falling out of the ranks of the industrialized countries and is on the path to becoming an undeveloped economy. Please Donate I listen to my readers. In March 2010, I terminated my syndicated column. Thousands of you protested. So persuasive were your emails asking me to reconsider and to continue writing that, two months later, I began writing again. In order to create a coherent uncensored and unedited archive of my writings, The Institute For Political Economy, a non-profit organization that supports research, writing and books, has established this site, thus gratifying readers' demands that I continue to provide analyses of events in our time. In order to stay up, this site needs to pay for itself. |
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India's one of the largest solar module Manufacturer Rayzon Solar now to produce solar modules in USA
New Delhi (India), March 29: A company incorporated in 2017 with a team of 5 people, today employing more than 1000 people, Rayzon Solar is ranked amongst the top 10 solar panel manufacturers in India. Mr. Chirag Nakrani along with Mr. Hardik Kothiya are Founder and Managing Directors of Rayzon Solar. They had started with Solar Panel Manufacturing unit having capacity of 40MW in 2017. Their family were associated in real estate and aluminium extrusion business but their idea and vision was to give something different to the society and work towards their betterment. When they started the business, the renewable field was new even then they started the business with a belief and determination to do something for the betterment of society.
Started with a capacity of 40MW in 2017, which was gradually increased to 150MW in 2019, 300MW in 2020, and currently operates with a capacity of 1500MW. Rayzon Solar Panels are 100% Made in India. "Quality, reliability, and advanced technology are the three main principles behind the company's progress" said by Mr. Hardik Kothiya. It is proven that if these three basic principles are adhered by any entrepreneur, success is highly assured. At the end of the day, hard work and dedication towards work are the most important factors.
Rayzon Solar Panels made with quality precision, hard work and motivation of over 1000 dedicated and skilled employees, are exported to more than 17 countries. With the positive support of their satisfied customers, Rayzon Solar is going to increase their manufacturing capacity to 2500MW in India and to start manufacturing of 500MW in a country like USA. Under there expansion plan, capacity of 1000MW to be added in India which will increase there total capacity to 2500MW, these will position Rayzon Solar amongst the Top 5 Solar Module Manufacturers in India and the first Indian company to manufacture solar panels in USA.
They are not only associated with solar panel manufacturing, but are also associated with ever-changing era of personal care and cosmetics industry, real estate, aluminium extrusion and solar project development business. And in every walk of their life, they are eager to be associated with such business which is useful for the upliftment of society. The inspiration to follow the ethics and do business with utmost transparency was given to them by their parents, and they consider them as their role models for such great advice. Along with this, their company's staff and customers who encouraged them to follow their dreams are considered as their source of inspiration in their progress.
India is being watched by the world, and if steps are taken by the youth to establish businesses that benefit society and uplift people, then nothing can stop India from becoming a world leader. Mr. Chirag Nakrani's wonderful and inspirational message to the youth is that "They should advance in fields that benefit society and uplift people. Make your products world class, provide best services and be transparent, progress is assured."
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You've Received Your COVID-19 Stimulus Check. Here Are 6 Things to Do With It
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, was passed at the end of March 2020 to assist families, individuals, small business owners and medical facilities across America amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.1 As part of this legislation, certain individuals and families became eligible to receive stimulus checks of up to $1,200 per person.1 Many Americans have received their checks already, while some are preparing to receive theirs shortly. If you, or you and your spouse, received a check, here are six things you may want to consider doing with it.
#1: Cover the Essentials
These stimulus checks are designed to help Americans who may be financially struggling due to COVID-19. Whether you've been furloughed, forced to reduce hours or otherwise face a financial uphill battle, use this money to cover any immediate, necessary expenses - rent, utilities, groceries, internet and the like.
Consider this check a one-time, mini emergency fund. Take a look at your bills over the coming weeks and determine how you can best be strategic in utilizing these funds. If you're currently receiving unemployment payments from the government, remember to account for this income when making your financial strategy as well. And if you're still finding yourself coming up short, remember to check with companies (power companies, insurers, gyms, cable companies, etc.) regarding any relief efforts or forgiveness policies they may have enacted amidst the global pandemic.
#2: Fill Your Emergency Fund
According to a recent study conducted by the Federal Reserve, four out of 10 adults would have difficulty covering an unexpected $400 expense.2 With so many living paycheck to paycheck, this extra bump in funds could be the cushion needed to prepare for such financial obstacles.
Whether your income remains unaffected by the pandemic or you find yourself with some additional dollars leftover, it's never a bad idea to tuck some away for a rainy day. If you don't have an emergency fund, saving any surplus from your stimulus check is a good way to start one.
Ideally, an emergency fund should have three to six months' salary to help cover unexpected expenses such as job loss, medical bills, home damage, car repairs, etc.
#3: Address High-Interest Debt
Total non-housing household debt in America sits at $4.2 trillion, as of the end of 2019.3 While some of these debts include lower-interest debts like auto loans or student loans, $930 billion of that amount is attributed to credit card debt.3
If you're currently facing any amount of high-interest debt, such as credit cards or personal loans, paying this down should be a top financial priority. If your current financial situation allows it, use your stimulus check to make a dent in (or pay off completely) any high-interest debt your family may have.
#4: Support Local Businesses
If you're able to, it's important to patronize local shops in your community. This may include ordering food from local restaurants, buying gift cards from your favorite boutique or frequenting your local coffee shop for take-out. Small business owners have been some of the hardest hit during these times, meaning your business could make a big difference in their ability to continue operations.
Remember, most of these owners don't have the backing of a larger corporation or franchise. They're local people experiencing a severe drop in revenue that could jeopardize their position in your community over the coming months.
#5: Donate it
If you find yourself in the fortunate position of feeling financially comfortable during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may want to consider giving to those most affected - medical facilities, food banks, shelters, etc. With these groups stretched thin under normal circumstances, the devastating impact of COVID-19 means assistance is needed now more than ever before.
While the ability to make physical donations (such as clothing, toys, pantry items, etc.) may be limited right now, you can still use your stimulus check to provide crucial monetary relief.
Search for charity organizations using tools such as Charity Navigator or The Better Business Bureau's Giving Alliance to find ones that are legitimate and well-aligned with your personal values.
#6: Fund Your Future Retirement
No matter how far off from retirement you are, putting any excess income into a retirement savings account can be a rewarding move. If you're able, consider using your stimulus check to pad your Roth IRA or 401(k). With the power of compounding interest, that $1,200 could turn into a couple thousand or more by the time retirement rolls around.
These are unprecedented times, meaning many of us are left wondering what's the best next move for our stimulus checks. Whatever you choose to do, be intentional with these additional dollars. If you're unsure of what to do next, get in touch with us right away. Together, we can discuss the best plan of action moving forward.
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On a recent weekend while vacationing in Ashland Oregon, I tasted a couple of roll cookies my sister had made. I said to Carole please share the recipe for these cookies and she replied that they were made using Nona's old recipe; you just use her 'magic dough'. OK, I dragged out Nona's magic dough recipe, from her hamentashen recipe, made it, chopped up some walnuts and I was ready to experiment.
Have you all realized that Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) is in 5 weeks, beginning September 16th! Oh my gosh, it is time to start baking, freezing, creating menus, and inviting guests. Last night I emailed my first batch of invitations to the family for the first night and I wrote out the first draft of my menu. The Simanim or Yehi Ratzones, ceremonial starters, and desserts for Rosh Hashanah dinner take a lot of time to make. I bring it up because these cookies are perfect for after dinner or after lunch, coffee or tea. Roll cookies are nice to take to someone else's home. This recipe is parave or dairy-free, good after any meal.
Makes around 50 cookies
4 extra large eggs beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon white vinegar (like Heinz)
fresh zest from one orange
1/4 cup orange juice (fresh)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
3/ 4 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups more flour
1 cup peach or apricot preserves
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts chopped in small pieces
Beat eggs and sugar together in a large bowl. Combine rest of liquid ingredients and zest in order given and whisk to combine. Add salt to two cups of flour, stir and add flour to liquids, beat batter until just smooth. Add baking powder to remaining flour in a small bowl, stir to combine, and add it in to to large bowl of batter. Combine to make soft dough. Divide dough into 3 balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for later use or wrap two balls, set aside and begin to make cookies.
Roll out first ball into a rectangle about the size of a piece of paper, 8 inches by 11 inches, on a lightly floured work surface. Spread 1/3 of preserves over dough, leaving a 1/ 2 inch boarder on the long side. Sprinkle 1/3 of raisins and 1/3 of walnuts over dough and preserves.
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Ready. Angle. Frame.
Advertising begins only after you win the attention of your target, a difficult thing to do in this overcommunicated world.
May I suggest you do it like the Great Ones?
When you're ready to tell your story, choose an angle of approach.
Then frame the scene. Decide what to include, what to leave out:
Specifically, leave out:
1. anything the listener already knows or can easily figure out for themselves.
2. the name of the business anywhere it would not appear in normal conversation.
3. unsubstantiated claims.
4. clichés.
5. complicated ideas.
6. comparisons.
7. self-congratulatory pronouncements, such as "We're the number one…"
8. statements that reflect your awareness of a competitor.
9. any promise you might fall short of delivering.
10. adjectives that are not essential to the clarity of the message. The strongest ads use simple nouns and verbs with a minimum of modifiers.
Choosing an angle is a bit trickier. You must find a perspective to introduce a new reality. Don't just add incremental knowledge to what's already known. Introduce a thought that will stand taller than any other figure on the horizon of the mind. It's like setting the stage for a Broadway production, and it can always be done in a single sentence.
Here's a glimpse of how it's done by the Great Ones:
"It came down to this: if I had not been arrested by the Turkish police, I would have been arrested by the Greek police." – Eric Ambler, the opening line of The Light of Day
"My first act on entering this world was to kill my mother." – William Boyd, the opening line of The New Confession
"The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry." – Thomas Hardy, the opening line of Jude the Obscure
"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." – C. S. Lewis, opening line from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
"He was one hundred and seventy days dying and not yet dead." – Alfred Bester, the opening line of The Stars My Destination
"You are standing in the snow, five and one-half miles above sea level, gazing at a horizon hundreds of miles away." – Roy H. Williams, the opening line of a radio ad written for Rolex
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing." – Unknown, the opening line of a TV ad written for Alka-Seltzer
Did you notice how I slipped myself into that list of the Great Ones? I wouldn't usually have done it but this is Monday and on Mondays I'm ebullient. It's only on Tuesdays that I'm modest.
Most people like me better on Tuesdays.
Here are some typical opening lines from average ads. Compare them to the lines that come from unusual angles and better frame the the new perspective:
Typical: McMorris Ford is having a Clearance Event!
Unusual: We want to get rid of this new truck even more than you want to own it.
Typical: Harvey Chevrolet is Going Out for Business!
Unusual: Here at Harvey Chevrolet we're tired of being average, so here's what we've decided to do.
Typical: Save up to 70 percent at Neederman Optical!
Unusual: New eyeglasses cost like stink. You know it. We know it, too.
Typical: Leroy's Lawn Service has served the people of this city since 1972.
Unusual: Life is too short and wonderful to spend it cutting your own grass.
Typical: Juanita's Mexican Café at the corner of Fifth and Madison serves authentic Mexican Food from 8AM till 8PM daily.
Unusual: So you think you've had Mexican food, heh, Gringo?
Choose an unusual angle of view and leave out the obvious. These are the keys to opening the mind's eye.
Do it when writing ads. Do it when making presentations.
Now that I've explained how it's done in words. Would you like me to show you how it's done in pictures?
As with every other archetypal truth, the principles will remain unchanged. Details of their application will be the only difference.
Ready. Angle. Frame. Harness these ideas and your thoughts will gain speed and momentum.
Roy H. Williams
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It appears that Up will be the last original Pixar feature for at least 3 years, with Toy Story 3 and Cars 2 in line as the next releases.Pixar's last two films, "Wall-E" and "Ratatouille," have been the studio's two worst performers, delivering sales of $224 million and $216 million respectively, according to Box Office Mojo, a tracking service. Attendance for Pixar films has also dropped sharply over the years, suggesting that ticket price inflation helped prop up overall sales for "Wall-E" and "Ratatouille."
Retailers, meanwhile, see slim merchandising possibilities for "Up." Indeed, the film seems likely to generate less licensing revenue than "Ratatouille," until now the weakest Pixar entry in this area. ("Cars" wears the merchandising crown, with sales of more than $5 billion.)
Monday, April 06, 2009
Commerce vs. Art
12 comments:
- David said...
I wonder why in this New Global Economy™ the NY Times would only focus on the domestic box-office receipts for those films and not give the entire box-office cumulative gross from both the domestic and foreign release:
Ratatouille : $621,426,000
Wall E : $534,767,889
Cars: $461,983,149
So for the record (from Box Office Mojo) Ratatouille and Wall E have not been Pixar's "worst" performers at the box-office. Both made more money than Cars when the entire box-office gross is considered.
But Cars has made even more money with ancillary merchandise and I suppose that is where the real money is. (and the Cars characters/world can be ground up and churned out for sequels which is unlikely with Wall E or Ratatouille) - April 06, 2009 11:02 AM
- Jerry Beck said...
In an industry in which the majority of releases never gross $100,00 million dollars - never come near it - The NY Times sees a problem with a company whose every release grosses well north of that figure?
This highlights the "ghetto" animated features are still in. Every film needs to be a huge hit or we are dead. This rule does not apply to any other type of motion picture. - April 06, 2009 11:18 AM
- Yeldarb86 said...
Ignoring the fact that Pixar has two sequels (and two other rumored sequels) ahead, since when has their films been about merchandise?
It's like people are expecting the one animation studio that has been consistently successful since the beginning to fail. - April 06, 2009 4:04 PM
- Floyd Norman said...
Who gives a rat's behind what these Wall Street morons have to say about anything?
- April 06, 2009 4:35 PM
- Thad said...
Floyd took the words right out of my mouth (which he does 99% of the time).
- April 06, 2009 5:43 PM
Hi Mark. Just to see how far we've come. I worked on the "Care Bears Movie" in 1984. It went out and became the highest grossing non Disney animated feature film to that date (predating "An American Tail" by about a year and one half )making approx 30 million against a production coast of 3 Million and for years was one of the highest grossing Canadian feature films ever made. Certainly the highest grossing animated feature film until the release of " The Wild". At the time it was a very big deal in terms of numbers generated and having that perspective I can't believe the carping if an Animated feature makes less then what 300 Million !!! I also can remember when the Non- Disney Animated feature film market was almost non-existent. Boy how times have changed. I also read your post "Peering thru the Fog" with great interest. I also follow economic news with a mixture of Interest and angst. Your comment about how Flash and ToonBoom having displaced job categories such as inbetweening and Assistant animation really hit me over the head. The job loss I'm most aware off and one that a lot of my peers have taken has been in sheet timing, but you are of course right. The traditional Animation hierarchy - the one that persons of our generation went thru really doesn't exist anymore. Sadly too is the fact that despite the abundance of animation out there fewer and fewer "older" shall I call them animation professionals are directly involved.
- April 06, 2009 8:01 PM
- JPilot said...
"Ancillary merchandising: How to turn a complex, high quality, award winning, groundbreaking animated blockbuster into a 2 hour long toy commercial."
I am going to try typing that into Amazon.com's search engine and see what comes up. - April 07, 2009 9:50 AM
- Eric "Spillz" Angelillo said...
I still can't get over the irony of Wall-E merchandise being sold at Wal-Mart.
Interesting article. - April 07, 2009 12:59 PM
Thad is still an idiot.
- April 09, 2009 6:17 PM
- warren said...
@ Bill Perkins:
Sadly too is the fact that despite the abundance of animation out there fewer and fewer "older" shall I call them animation professionals are directly involved.
I'm curious about this statement. I've been at studios in Toronto where I'm an old man at the age of 34. Bill, what do you think is the root cause of this? - April 10, 2009 3:52 PM
Hi Warren, I gave this a lot of thought because there is, in my opinion no one answer. Rather its a real witch's brew of a lot of factors. I was hoping my original comment might spark a response for Mark himself but I'll give it a go. Firstly I"m 54 and I'm speaking of a generation of Animation professionals that runs in age from about 60 at one end to about the middle to late 40's on the other - in other words, my peer group, the ones I've worked most closely with Thur the years. Secondly I should preface that these comments relate primarily to television animation production not feature animation. That said I started in the business in 1979 and was part of the first wave of the"new Generation" of animators trained during the 70's primarily at Sheridan in Canada and as well Cal Arts in the States. At the time ( 1976 Thur to 1982 ) there was a mini boom in the production of animated half hours in Canada due to a tax incentive given to persons investing
in Canadian film. This underwrote Nelvana's early television specials (A Cosmic Christmas)and as well the work of Atkinson film Arts in Ottawa (The Little brown Burro). Two things happened at one. The money was there and the talent was available. During this time two Animated feature films were produced - Nolana's "Rock and Rule" as well as "Heavy Metal" which involved several production houses world wide. Also importantly during this time all production from storyboards thru to Ink and paint and camera were "in House". In retrospect it was a pretty special time as it was to be the last chance to be part of the Traditional Animation Paradigm. In 1982 - the tax break was closed which "turned off the tap so to speak" and as well Nelvana was crippled by the box office failure of "Rock and Rule". At this point in time the studios were forced into television network production in order to survive. The work was either on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS,) as part of the Saturday Morning schedule or done for the syndication market - "Inspector Gadget " being a good example of that. In this new environment, Animation Ink and Paint as well as camera was sent to studios in Japan, then Korea and Taiwan. The Inkers and painters lost their jobs although a few were retained for color styling. Background painters now painted background keys. Layout artists still had work and most animators went into storyboarding, sheet timing, character layouts etc. Directors now only directed the front end of the production and called retakes on color footage from the overseas studios as well sat in on editing and final mix. Although jobs were lost and certainly you could not "Train" to be an animator or become an Inbetweener or assistant animator this production paradigm to my thinking stayed intact till about the year 2000. During this time period lets say 1984 - 2000 there were for sure, fallow years and as my generation aged - married had families etc many of them left and went on other more stable career endeavors. I would say that was what comes to my mind as the first factor in the reduction of older work force, attrition based on economic realities. Up till 1999 however the chances of me going into a studio and meeting someone I knew were still quite high. The introduction of FLASH as the tool of choice in the production of television animation, to me was the real turning point.
With flash broad categories of what was until then the production paradym became redundant. Sheet timing, something a lot of people had gone into, was no longer required, as was character posing. The industry became "Flash based". In a few cases older professionals - as I believe was the case at Nelvana, were trained on the job, That investment in established talent however has been the exception not the norm. So Strike two. The layoffs experienced at Nelvana in 20000 took a lot of jobs, Strike three. And as well Flash simply has become the domain of "kids out of school" Those who are willing to work longer hours and for lower pay. I can't say for sure or why wages started dropping but they certainly did and as well there has been a reduction in the time allows to create for example a storyboard - both the time schedule and the amount of money allocated , has as i understand it, been being reduced for years. There are probably prevailing global economics at work here that I'm in no position to comment on but I would say that older workers have been forced out of the business by changing technology, a changed production paradigm. tighter schedules and reduced budgets occuring at a bad time in their life's and they've been forced to move on. To be honest Ageism may also creep into the mix. In a nutshell things changed. You might be able to say failure to adapt plays into to this but i know many persons with access to the hardware, software and have learned the new programs that are still struggling.I realize that this is a long answer with a quotient of history but It was something I needed to articulate as the answer and contributing factors is spread over many years. Certainly I've seen more change in the last nine years then the previous twenty.
Mark... thoughts ? - April 11, 2009 6:48 PM
Just look and see the mess the business types have made of everything they touch.
I'd ignore everything these idiots say. - May 03, 2009 9:25 PM


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Title | Season | Description |
Faces | One | The Vidiians use their advanced medical technology to split B'Elanna into two separate people, one Human and one Klingon. But while the Klingon half is determined to hit everyone in sight, the Human is convinced that she is a coward. |
Jetrel | One | Years ago, Neelix's people suffered horribly when the Haakonians used a terrible weapon to end a war between them. Now the scientist who developed the weapon intercepts Voyager, claiming that Neelix may have contracted a deadly illness due to his invention. But his real motives run much deeper... one of Voyagers best episodes. |
Tuvix | Two | A transporter accident merges Neelix and Tuvok into a single being. After some time the crew discover a method of separating 'Tuvix' - but he's decided that his own life is worth living, and refuses to end it. Janeway decides to kill him anyway. |
Year of Hell | Four | Voyager must battle against a species called the Krenim capable of altering timelines at will to eliminate their enemies from history. With Krenim ships attacking at every opportunity, the ship gradually takes more and more damage despite the crews best efforts. Out of options, Janeway must eventually make one of the hardest decisions she has ever faced... After ordering most of the crew to abandon ship, Janeway and a few officers struggle to make Voyager spaceworthy. But the Krenim are still on the warpath after capturing Paris and Chakotay, and now Voyagers first officer is beginning to see things their way. In order to stop them once and for all, Janeway must make the ultimate sacrifice. |
Latent Image | Five | When Voyagers EMH discovers a gap in his memory, his investigations reveal a shocking cause - one which could cause him to loose his very sanity. One of Voyagers best episodes. |
Writer(s) : | Jim Thornton
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At the beginning of this episode Voyager encounters a spacecraft carrying Doctor Jetrel, a member of the Hakkonian race. Jetrel asks to see Neelix, but on introduction Neelix refuses to speak to Jetrel. He explains that years ago the Talaxians fought a war against the Hakkonians, and that the war ended when the enemy used a weapon on mass destruction called the Metreon Cascade against Rinax, a Talaxian moon. The Cascade caused some form of chain reaction in the atmosphere, incinerating 300,000 of the inhabitants and inflicting terrible injuries and metreon poisoning on the remainder. Jetrel was the inventor of the Cascade, and Neelix blames him for the terrible damage done by the weapon.
Janeway brings Jetrel on board and he explains that he has been working on the effects of the cascade ever since the war. He has been locating those who were on the moon after the cascade in order to check them for metremia, and believes that Neelix may be affected. Neelix initially refuses to be examined by Jetrel, but eventually relents and allows the examination to take place. Jetrel confirms that Neelix recieved enough of a metreon dose to cause terminal metremia. Jetrel tells Janeway he may have a way to cure Neelix and the other survivors, but to complete his work he needs a sample from the atmosphere of Rhinax. Voyager sets off towards the Talaxian system, which is apparently fairly close by. Neelix and Jetrel have several confrontations about the latters role in the war; Jetrel claims that he was not responsible for the use of the Cascade on Rhinax, it was the decision of the military. He says that he has suffered also because of his work - his wife left him, taking the children with her, because she believed that he had become a monster. Neelix tells his own story - after the Cascade he had gone to Rhinax to look for his family. While there he came across what he first thought was some kind of monster - until it spoke and he realised it was a young girl, Palaxia, who had suffered from horrible injuries in the many fires caused by the weapon. Palaxia was taken back to Talax where she slowly withered away and died. Neelix asks Jetrel if he has considered the possibility that he really did become a monster, and Jetrel agrees that when he first saw the Cascade tested he had the same thought. Neelix hopes that he has to live with that knowledge for a long time, but Jetrel says he has metremia himself and will soon be dead.
Later, Neelix suffers from a terrible nightmare in which he sees Kes injured in the same way that Palaxia was, and an image of himself who accuses him of being a coward. Kes finds Neelix hiding in the darkened mess hall and he tells her the truth about the war; he thought it was unjustified, so refused to fight. Neelix believes he is a coward and has carried the guilt ever since. Kes tries to convince him that refusing to fight is itself a form of bravery.
When Voyager arrives at Talax they beam a sample of the cloud into sickbay. Jetrel deactivates the EMH and uses the sample in a machine which grows some kind of lifeform out of it. After a while Neelix arrives and when he sees the thing he accuses Jetrel of carrying out some kind of bizzare experiment. Jetrel grabs a hypospray and sedates Neelix before leaving sickbay.
When the EMH is reactivated he explains to Janeway what has happened. Tuvok detects Jetrel in the transporter room, and a security team is sent to capture him. When questioned by Janeway Jetrel admits that Neelix never had metremia poisoning - he had lied in order to gain their help. He explains that the Cascade vapourised its victims in a manner not dissimal to transporter technology, and he believes that it may be possible to re-integrate the fragments to re-create the victims. He has collected DNA samples belonging to many of those who were killed by the Cascade and was trying to use Voyagers transporter to scan the cloud, locate all the cells with that DNA, and bring them back together. Janeway is highly doubtful that it could work, but Neelix begs her to try so she agrees to make the attempt.
Initially the results look promising - a figure begins to form on the transporter pad. However, the material is just too scattered and randomized and the process cannot be completed successfully. Jetrel collapses and is rushed to sickbay.
In the final scene of the episode, Neelix confronts the dying Jetrel in sickbay. In an emotional scene he tells him he has something to say - "I forgive you". Jetrel dies moments after hearing the words.
In my Worst of Trek review of "Threshold" I took a few lines to talk about how each series seems to produce duds which are characteristic to that series only. Now I'm about finished on the Best of Trek, and looking back it's clear that the best episodes thrown up by the four seasons are quite similar to one another. When you look at "The City on the Edge of Forever", "Darmok", "The Visitor", and "Jetrel" you find that not one of them has a villian - in each case the struggle is against fate itself. All of them involve a difficult situation which tests the characters involved, often leading to a tragic death. Since we rarely loose main actors, all of them feature a guest star to do the dying part - although it's Jake Sisko who dies in The Visitor, it's Tony Todd who does the actual dying and the writers preserve the character through the reset ending. But the guest stars are never just throwaway deaths (like the well known Redshirts of TOS) - Edith Keeler, Captain Dathon and Jetrel are all fully fleshed out characters. Even in the case of "The Visitor", we learned a tremendous amount about Jake Siskos character during the episode itself; very little of his previously defined character is required to make this one work.
"Jetrel" fits into this mode well. Jetrel is initially portraied as something of a sinister character - we know he is partially responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths and although he arrives professing good intentions, we know where those lead! Then the episode started having fascinating exchanges between Neelix and Jetrel - the former believing he was confronting a monster out of necessity, while Jetrel maintained that what he did, while not nice, was justified. Yet there was an air of something else underneath that front, something I couldn't quite put my finger on. My read of the situation was that Jetrel was Up To Something and that it was probably Something Nasty. This view took something of a knock with the Doctors admission of guilt to Neelix, in a scene as emotional as any I've seen in Trek or elsewhere.
As we get to the scene where Jetrel created his labtop monster, I became convinced that he was definitely up to no good after all! Then we move to the transporter room, and all is revealed. Jetrel stands revealed, not as a monster but as a man who is desperately trying to make up for the burden he has carried so long. His final failure leads directly to his collapse and death - some burdens are too great to carry for so long seems to be the message. The lack of a happy ending is something which features in three of the four top episodes, and is used well here. Jetrels death scene could easily have slid into sloppy sentimentality, but instead it is a genuinely touching moment.
Special mention goes to Ethan Phillips. I've always been a fan of Neelix - I don't recall a single scene in which Phillips hasn't been convincing and I like the character even though I'd probably go insane if I had to spend an hour stuck in a lift with him. Voyager has tended to under-use him, most especially in the last couple of seasons, but in this episode Phillips demonstrates that this character is capable of being far, far more than the ships resident clown. His acting is flawless throughout, never more so than in that death scene. Neelix, who once displayed the courage to refuse to fight, this time finds the courage to forgive Jetrel when it would have been so much easier to keep right on hating.
Overall then, "Jetrel" diplays all the qualities common to these lists of the best of the best. Definitely a classic.
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Rich Paloma, a reporter with The Oakdale Leader, tells NPR's All Things Considered that in the most recent nut job — he's counted six thefts of walnuts and almond shipments in recent months — the thieves cut through a fence.
"The walnuts were in three double-trailer sets ... apparently the suspect or suspects hooked up their own tractor to [it] and then drove it off through the fence and then onto the nearby highway," Paloma says.
CBS Sacramento provides a clue as to why the sudden interest in nuts. It's the price, which has more than tripled in recent years, from 60 cents to $2 a pound.
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Michael B. Germain is the founder of the Germain Law Group. For over a decade, Michael has been involved in litigating insurance claims and complex commercial matters. Michael's practice is focused on representing policyholders, both individuals and businesses against their insurance companies.
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An accident or natural disaster can strike at any time creating a heavy financial burden for you and your family. From the cost to repair physical damage to your property, to medical bills, to the loss of your income, to the cost to defend your company against a lawsuit when your liability insurance company refuses to provide you with a defense.
Most people assume that their insurance companies will fully protect them if an unfortunate event occurs. That is why the person bought insurance in the first place. Unfortunately, thousands of Americans each day discover that this is not always the case. Instead, their insurance companies ignore them, delay their claims and then deny coverage. As a result, these individuals and companies are forced to face their losses alone.
Insurance companies often have their own best interests in mind, rather than those of the insured policyholder. Despite paying monthly or annually for a policy, the insured individual or business owner can find themselves facing the brunt of their losses after their insurance claim is denied or underpaid. After a claim is denied, the person should seek our the advice of an attorney to find out more about their legal recourse in order to recover the compensation they deserve from their insurance company.
Experienced Legal Counsel When You Need it Most
The attorneys at the Germain Law Group are dedicated to protecting the rights of insured policyholders. Based in Tampa, Hillsborough County, this insurance law firm represents a diverse group of clients throughout the Central Florida region. No matter the complexity of the insurance claim, each client gets the benefit of confident and experienced legal guidance at their side, every step of the way. The Germain Law Group also provides dedicated representation for personal injury, commercial litigation, and general civil matters.
Michael Germain is the founder of the Germain Law Group. The 2015 Florida SuperLawyer built his law firm on honesty, preparation, and open-communication. Michael Germain helps clients understand their legal options and the most favorable paths to pursue, whether it means trial or settlement. If a case will benefit from a trial, clients can be assured that the Germain Law Group will aggressively fight for their best interests, even against large insurance companies.
If you live in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, or the surrounding areas in the greater Tampa Bay area, then call 813-835-8888 or send an online message to learn more about your legal options. During your free, no-obligation consultation, Michael Germain will explain the best options available to you and the steps needed to help take you there. You have already suffered enough and should not have to go through more pain because an insurance policy was not honored. Call today to begin the path towards regaining your future.
Standing up for the People
When dealing with an insurance claim, it is vital to remember where the insurance company's interests lay. The insurance company is a business, which is first and foremost obligated to shareholders. This means that the insurance company is concerned about the bottom line and is most likely going to act out of self-interest, including denying or delaying otherwise legitimate claims.
As you may imagine, disputes over insurance claims are common, especially with the complexity of insurance agreements and the current state of the economy. Insurance disputes can arise for property insurance claims, liability insurance claims, auto insurance claims, life insurance claims, health insurance claims and any other type of insurance matter.
Property owners are exposed to loss from sinkholes, hurricanes, floods, wind, fire, lightning, and other natural events. Those types of property claims are especially likely in Florida and areas along the coast, such as Brevard County and St. Lucie County. When you have a disputed insurance claim, you need to seek legal guidance to fight for the compensation that you deserve, including the cost to repair your home or building, legal fees to defend a lawsuit, lost wages, medical bills and other financial obligations.
The Germain Law Group stands as an advocate for people who are suffering under these unfair situations. Insurance litigation requires a different approach than many other legal practice areas. A successful insurance case often relies on extremely meticulous preparation and attention to detail. After all, the insurance policy that a person agrees to is created by the insurance company, which anticipates many of the plaintiff's claims or arguments. Michael Germain makes every effort to prevent the insurer from taking advantage of loopholes as he thoroughly presents his clients' cases.
Aggressive Commercial Litigation
Businesses are exposed to loss caused by fraud, employee theft, contractual disputes, violations of non-compete agreements, tortious interference with business relationships, copyright infringement, unacceptable employment practices and other matters. Regardless of the size of the business, this can potentially result in serious financial losses, which can devastate smaller businesses. Experienced legal representation is needed in these cases to protect valuable assets and ensure smooth future business operations.
Michael Germain is experienced in handling complex business matters and small business litigation throughout Florida, including the communities of Manatee County and Pasco County. He understands the issues facing today's business owners and makes it a priority to give them the informed legal counsel that they need. This includes commercial and business litigation, alternative disputes procedures and day-to-day counseling regarding potentials claims for or against your company. With the Germain Law Group, you can rest assured that you will have both a strong advocate and a trusted advisor at your side.
Regain Your Future and Freedom
You deserve fair compensation from the insurance policy that was meant to protect you against these losses. If you believe that your insurance claim has been unfairly denied or that you have not received the compensation you deserve under your policy, it is time to seek experienced legal guidance. Germain Law Group represents clients throughout Florida, including Indian River County who are in need of dedicated counsel.
Call 813-835-8888 today or send an online message to have your case evaluated by an experienced Tampa insurance law attorney. Michael Germain will review your case, help you make sense of your situation, and explain the paths available to you. The first step towards gaining the compensation that you deserve begins with a phone call.


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HostPilot® Control Panel
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The Basics
Why is the control panel so important?
When businesses consider cloud services, they often focus on productivity and user experience. But the control panel should be a key decision factor. From integration headaches to security nightmares, here's why the control panel should be an integral part of your decision.
No integration between services
When a company buys cloud services from different vendors, there's no guarantee that those services will integrate with one another. When services are siloed, IT staff wastes time copying information from one app to the next, increasing the likelihood for errors.
Locations can't be centrally managed
Many different services means many different control consoles that IT staff have to manage – provisioning and deprovisioning users, setting up mobile devices, and organizing data in each console separately. Instead of spending time on more strategic initiatives, IT staff are managing cloud services.
Many processes to learn
With many different services for many different providers, users and IT staff have to learn the ins and outs of working in each one. Different provisioning processes and different reporting mechanisms challenge IT admins while multiple login credentials confuse users.
Too many support phone numbers
Each cloud provider has its own support service, its own help procedures and its own way of handling customer support. IT admins will need to deal with all of them when trying to get help with issue.
Overburdened IT admins
Every additional cloud service provider that a company buys from compounds the effort required by IT admins to manage everything. Multiple vendors mean multiple processes, multiple invoices and multiple control panels. Rather than worker to further a company's business objectives, IT is forced to waste time managing cloud services.
Patchy security across services
Each cloud provider has its own idea of what security means for it's services, what uptime SLAs it's willing to support and what it's willing to do to protect customer data. When a company is working with a lot of different vendors details can slip through the cracks, putting company data at risk.
Controlling services
HostPilot makes it simple to add new services, manage app settings, respond to user service requests, get reports, and much more. You get a clear view of your cloud services and how they are being used by your employees.
- Easily add new services. A click or two shows you the information you need to know, including terms and pricing. When you decide you want to add a new service, a click or two more adds it to the Your Services tab. Now you're ready to provision users.
- App settings all in one place. Easily manage your Intermedia apps, including mobile settings, storage capacity, auditing and permissions.
- Manage user service requests. Easily manage incoming service requests from users. One click accepts or rejects a request. And if the service request is accepted, it's immediately turned on for the user.
- Audit logs provide transparency. Review and export audit logs to track changes made in the system and account activity, down to the transaction level.
- Full integration among services. Your Intermedia services are integrated with each other, with your Active Directory and with HostPilot. Provision services in HostPilot and they sync with AD…and vice versa.
- Support is a click away. Create a new support ticket right or start a chat with our Intermedia support team right from HostPilot.
Controlling users
With HostPilot, it's simple to set up and manage user accounts across all their services. This makes it easy to onboard new employees, deprovision departing ones, and help keep your users happy and productive. It can even sync with an existing on-premises Active Directory.
Full control over user set up and management
With HostPilot, setting up new users and managing their services takes only a few seconds. Just enter basic user information into HostPilot and select the cloud services you want that user to have.
You can also change user settings, distribution lists, company contacts, disk space, and more. And HostPilot supports multiple levels of administrators so you can assign specific people to manage different Intermedia services.
You can also set up and manage user accounts with our HostPilot mobile app.
Keep using the tools you use today as you migrate to the cloud
Are you already using Active Directory to manage on-premise applications? That's great. HostPilot integrates with Active Directory, so you can keep your cloud services in sync with your on-premises applications. This gives you a single system of record for your users and services.
Save IT resources and empower users at the same time
Intermedia provides a control panel for end users called My Services that lets your employees manage their Intermedia services. IT admins have complete control over what users can do in My Services: what services they can access and which permissions.
Now, instead of calling the help desk, users can perform many tasks themselves:
- Easy password reset. Users can quickly reset their password in My Services rather than calling the help desk.
- Monitoring storage consumption. With My Services, users can track how much storage they're using and request more.
- Request and download new services. Users can see the services that they currently have and request new services with a click of a button. A request is sent to your IT staff to approve. Then HostPilot provisions the service.
- Access OWA. With My Services, users who are out of the office or using a mobile device can quickly access Outlook Web Access for remote access to their hosted Exchange email service.
- User photo upload. Users upload their photo in My Services and it propagates to other interfaces like MS Outlook, OWA, and Lync.
- Remote wipe. Users can perform remote wipe on lost or stolen mobile devices.
- Back up and restore mailbox. Users can back up and restore their Outlook mailbox from My Services.
- My Services mobile app. Available for iOS and Android devices.
Integrated mobile device management
Your users want mobile access data and collaboration tools. You want security and control. Wih HostPilot, you can easily manage the devices that access your cloud services, set security policies and more. This makes it easy to onboard new employees, deprovision departing ones, and help keep your users happy and productive.
Integrated mobile device management
Today everyone wants to be able to get work done from anywhere, at any time. But you need to make sure employees aren't taking unnecessary risks with company data. HostPilot helps give you control over the mobile devices accessing your cloud services.
Quickly enable devices
With a few quick mouse clicks, you can enable and manage a wide range of mobile devices, including Windows Mobile, iPhone, iPad, Symbian, BlackBerry and Android through one management console.
Help protect company data
If a user's mobile device is lost or stolen, you can remotely wipe the device right from HostPilot, so critical company data is removed. Plus, SecuriSync supports remote wipe of laptops and desktops, too. You can also deactivate devices so they no longer receive emails.
Manage security policies
HostPilot allows you to set security and management policies, including passcode enforcement, for virtually all your mobile devices with one integrated view.
Why Intermedia?
24/7 expert support
Our engineers work behind-the-scenes to keep your cloud performing at the highest levels. This ensures that nothing distracts you from growing your business.
But should the need arise, our support philosophy is simple: we're here when you need us. And we respond to you, fast.
Here's what you get with Intermedia's support:
Expert phone support |
All-hours availability | 24/7 phone and chat support is included in most plans. |
Short hold times | We typically answer the phone in 60 seconds or less. (This level of service beats executive support at Fortune 500 companies.) |
Commitment to resolution | Unlike other providers, we won't push you to self-help solutions. We'll stay with you until we resolve your problem. |
No 'critical issues' standard | Unlike other providers, we don't enforce a threshold for phone support. Admins can call us for help with any issue. |
No lock-in to a single person | Your account history is available to the entire support team. Each of us has the context to solve your problems. |
Commitment to quality | We don't pressure team members on call length. All our key metrics are related to first-call resolution and customer satisfaction. |
Obsession with satisfaction | We'll survey your satisfaction after every call. And we'll contact you every six months to get your feedback. |
No outsourcing | Every team member is a direct employee. Our overnight support office is manned by English-speaking team members whose certification and problem-solving ability equals our daytime staff. |
Senior technicians are available | If you have a highly technical challenge, feel free to request a Level 2 support technician. |
Going beyond individual cases | You can request a 90-day review of all your support cases to identify and eliminate recurring issues. |
99.999% financially backed SLA
Intermedia believes in giving our customers the best service possible. So we provide your business with a financially backed 99.999% (five nines) uptime service level agreement for all our services.
A 99.999% uptime SLA means that you should expect less than six minutes of downtime over the course of a year—and, if we should fail to deliver, we'll compensate you for it.
Our competitors—including Office 365—only offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee. That's just three nines. And while that difference may not seem significant, the difference actually amounts to downtime of over 8 hours.
Availability % | Downtime per year |
99.8% | 17.52 hours |
99.9% ("three nines") | 8.76 hours |
99.95% | 4.38 hours |
99.99% ("four nines") | 52.56 minutes |
99.999% ("five nines") | 5.26 minutes |
Source: Wikipedia, "High Availability" |
How would your business suffer if you couldn't communicate with your customers or coworkers for a whole day? Or even half a day? With Intermedia's five-nines uptime guarantee, you won't have to find out.
How do we guarantee five nines availability?
We architect our cloud specifically for reliability, performance, and data protection.
Enterprise-class security
Our business is predicated on our ability to offer a more secure environment than our customers could deploy themselves on-premises.
Multi-tenant platform security
Intermedia uses multiple redundant, enterprise-class firewall systems to prevent unwarranted intrusions.
Intrusion protection systems
Intermedia runs multiple intrusion protection systems (IPS) (both host and network) to detect and deter malicious network traffic and computer usage.
Physical security
Our datacenters are closely monitored and guarded 24/7/365 with sophisticated pan/tilt closed-circuit TVs. Secure access is strictly enforced. Security guards are stationed at the entrance to each site.
Employee security
Every Intermedia employee undergoes a rigorous background check. Employee access to passwords, encryption keys and electronic credentials is strictly controlled. Access to servers is restricted to authorized engineers and monitored regularly.
Redundant internet service providers
Each datacenter is serviced by multiple Tier-1 Internet providers to mitigate the potential impact of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
Authentication and access
Intermedia's stringent policies and procedures authenticate a caller's identify during support and service calls. Our online control panel gives you full control over access to services and administrative functions.
Dedicated security staff and monitoring
Intermedia employs dedicated, full-time security staff who are certified in all disciplines of information security.
Intermedia is registered and certified with the US Department of Commerce for privacy under the Safe Harbor program.
SOC 2 Certification
Intermedia has a SOC 2 audit report from an independent auditor who has validated that, in their opinion, our controls and processes were effective in assuring security during the evaluation period.
PCI compliance
Our payment processing system has passed the strict testing procedures necessary to be compliant with the PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
Cloud Concierge™ Onboarding
The hardest part about moving your IT into the cloud is retaining the value that's invested in your current system
Most cloud providers force you into a DIY migration path or "recommend" hiring a migration consultant. But Intermedia is different.
Our Cloud Concierge™ experts implement a custom migration plan to move your existing users and data into the cloud with minimal interruption to your business—at no extra cost. We migrate an average of 15,000 mailboxes and over 5,000 phone numbers to Intermedia each month, so you know you're in good hands. Our Cloud Concierge onboarding experts are certified by Microsoft and Cisco, along with other product-specific certifications like SSVVP/SSCA and Sonic Wall. And they routinely complete training courses to increase their knowledge and skills.
Hosted Exchange
Our Cloud Concierge experts will work with you to:
- Design an email migration plan that fits your schedule to reduce disruption
- Set up your email accounts
- Migrate your existing data
- Shift your employees over to the new email service seamlessly and without loss of data
Hosted PBX
Our Cloud Concierge experts will work with you to:
- Test your network to make sure it can properly support high-quality calls
- Work with you and your service providers to optimize your network, if needed
- Set up your Hosted PBX service
- Port over your existing phone numbers
- Ship your new phones
- Provide training for using your auto-attendant, creating and managing users and call lists, deploying Callscape, and leveraging other mobility features
Email Archiving
For migrating existing data, you have a number of options:
- Currently an Intermedia Exchange customer? We'll port your current mailbox states into Intermedia's Email Archiving at no cost.
- Currently using Intermedia's Message Mirror? We'll migrate and ingest your full data set at no cost.
- Currently using another archiving solution? We'll migrate and ingest your full data set for you.
SecuriSync® backup and file sharing
Want to sync a file server up to SecuriSync? Just use our SecuriSync for Windows File Server sync tool to:
- Install the tool on your file server
- Decide whether to sync all or a subset of the files to the cloud, or
- Migrate all the files to SecuriSync in case you no longer require the server
Intermedia Office Apps
Enabling Office apps for your users is easy. Simply provision your users for Office apps in HostPilot and then instruct them to log in to My Services and install the apps. Our Knowledge Base provides all the details, including installation and login instructions for your users.
Intermedia AppID®
Our Knowledge Base provides all the information you need to quickly enable AppID for your users. We provide an Admin guide that shows you how to provision users and add custom apps to the service. And give you an end user guide for your users that shows them how to add apps to their portal and use AppID to access those apps.
Powerful control panel
Every Intermedia service is managed through our powerful HostPilot™ control panel.
HostPilot integrates control over your Intermedia user accounts, services and devices across your locations. It essentially functions as a "business cloud platform"—making your cloud simple to manage while still offering granular control that matches an on-premises environment.
Control over services
- Easily add other Intermedia services (such as SecuriSync file sync and share or Skype for Business)
- Accept or reject user service requests
- Review logs of all changes for transparency
Control over devices
- Manage a wide range of mobile devices
- Set security and management policies for virtually all your mobile devices, including passcode enforcement, data encryption, etc.
- Perform remote wipes on lost or stolen devices
- Restrict devices from accessing Intermedia services
- See all enabled devices across your organization
Control over user accounts
- Add, delete or modify user accounts for web applications
- Change user settings, distribution lists, company contacts, disk space and much more
- Set up multiple levels of administrators
- View detailed exportable reports of your account activity, down to individual transactions
- Empower users to self-administrate (see below)
- Sync with your on-premises Active Directory (via our UserPilot service)
HostPilot mobile app
Our HostPilot mobile app lets you control your Intermedia cloud using your iPhone, iPad or Android device. It's free and available in Google Play or the Apple App Store.
My Services: Our user control panel
The My Services portal lets each Intermedia user perform simple administrative activities. This includes changing passwords, requesting new services, or downloading desktop applications. My Services helps eliminate many of the routine requests that distract admins on a daily basis.