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Sunday, February 3, 2013
i am a show stealer.
I was crushed. Not because I don't expect this type of thing to happen in the arts and crafts world- especially when I freely post images of my work on social media sites- no, I am fully aware of how much is copied online. I was crushed because this was a close friend, one who has always supported my pursuit of art, but also, one who has seen my art in real life, not just on social media sites.
It hurt so much to see my friend take credit for an image that mirrored mine, mostly, I just felt betrayed...
but, then as I sat there processing , trying to figure out how I should respond, it hit me like a ton of bricks...don't we do the same thing to God? don't we always steal his show?
He gives us time, energy, and talents. He works through us and in the end we take all the glory. Funny. I am only given the ability to create because of my Creator in me. I am but dust without Him.
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Oh friend. I'm sorry this happened. How gracious your response. I love your heart! xxooReplyDelete
Ahhh thanks so much sweet Sarah! This is an old journal entry (haha remember our pact to blog more? I'm STILL writing my altsummit recap!) and the lesson was a good one for me...so I decided to dig into my piles of journals and share some of it...this was such a good realization for me!ReplyDeleteReplies
Using your journal is such a good idea! I wish I journaled to keep track of those moments. I can't wait to hear about your ALT experience! Yay! I have a couple blog posts in the making. This coming week will be a good one! ;) oxoxDelete
Oh my gosh...you are SO right. I never thought of that. And I'm sorry you were hurt by a friend. That's no bueno.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Wendi, thank you so much! It was a realization that really hit me! You are such a dear!Delete


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Monster Talent is the 5th episode of The Looney Tunes Show.
A new character, Gossamer, plays football by himself in his front yard as Daffy watches from his window, unpleased at what he witnesses. He shows disgust at seeing Gossamer play by himself, then proceeds to play a card game at a table by himself. Daffy makes a move, then pretends to be the other player, who surrenders and angrily flips the table. Afterwards, he shows Bugs a pair of 3-D glasses he stole from the movie theater, then wears them, only for Bugs to tell him that they only work at the movie theater. As Daffy pretends that the objects he sees are close to him, the door bell rings, and it is Witch Lezah, Gossamer's mother. While Bugs greets her, Daffy is surprised at her appearance, only to be disappointed when Bugs snatches Daffy's 3-D glasses. Witch Lezah asks Bugs if she can talk to him for a few moments.
In the kitchen, Bugs and Witch Lezah chat as Daffy prepares a protein shake in the blender. Witch Lezah tells Bugs that Gossamer is having a hard time at school, because his classmates tease him by calling him a monster. She explains that Gossamer thinks he is too mature for her to talk to him or try helping him, which results in her help being useless. As she continues, Daffy starts the blender, pours some ingredients in, then restarts the blender. Bugs asks him why he is using the blender while he has a visitor, and Daffy claims that he's making a protein shake, which helps him maintain his body figure. Witch Lezah asks Bugs if he can be Gossamer's role model, but Daffy calls it off as a bad idea, claiming that the only person to help Gossamer is someone who is weird. As he drinks his protein shake, Witch Lezah gets the idea to have Daffy be Gossamer's friend. Daffy refuses to help, but Witch Lezah pulls out her wand and eerily claims she is "not always a nice witch", much to Daffy's horror.
Daffy gives Gossamer a ride to school in his parade float, claiming that the only reason he is doing this is because he fears Witch Lezah's sourcery. Out of curiosity, Gossamer opens the glove compartment, but when Daffy tells him not to, he closes it and says he is sorry. Daffy calls Gossamer a weird kid, and Gossamer once again says he is sorry. Daffy notices that Gossamer says "sorry" a lot, then claims that school is like prison, and that he's been to both so he knows.
While Gossamer leaves, he asks Daffy if he'll pick him up afterward, claiming that his mom told him that Daffy is a bum and mooches off Bugs. Daffy claims that it's because she is stupid, only to become scared and implore him not to tell her he said that. Gossamer runs and tries to greet the others, only for them to ignore him. One student puts a "kick me" sign on his back, and the other students kick him as they head to class. After witnessing this, Daffy asks him why he didn't defend himself against the others, and Gossamer replies it's because his mother told him never to use violence and that he doesn't know how to defend himself. Daffy states to Gossamer that he needs to go to "the school of hard knocks", much to Gossamer's puzzlement.
At Pizzarriba, Speedy asks Bugs and Porky to try a pizza. After tasting it, Bugs utters out "I like it.", while Porky claims it's impressive. Speedy reveals it was frozen and claims he will release his frozen pizzas in grocery stores across the nation. As a camera crew sets up to prepare for commercial shooting, Speedy asks Bugs to participate in it, but Bugs turns it down repeatedly. Porky offers to be in it, but Speedy rejects, then continues asking Bugs to star in it, claiming he could use his so-called slogan, "I like it." Speedy calls it the perfect slogan, and Bugs considers.
Daffy takes Gossamer to a gym, where several members are seen either boxing or jumping rope. Daffy has Gossamer practice boxing, but Gossamer is reluctant to fight. Daffy claims he can't back down, then starts fighting Gossamer, only to be repeatedly knocked out due to Gossamer's size, no matter how hard Daffy throws himself at him. As Gossamer worries about not making friends, Daffy points out that Gossamer still has the kick me sign on him, then removes it and finds out about the school talent show. Gossamer points out that he could join it, and Daffy asks him if he has any talents, but when Gossamer points out that he could sing, Daffy rejects the idea and tries to find something else Gossamer could do.
Speedy and Porky begin acting for Speedy's commercial, but Speedy dislikes Porky's deliverance of the line "I like it", claiming he is too eager and needs to stifle the excitement. After another failed attempt at filming the commercial, Speedy fires Porky and hires Bugs, claiming he likes the way Bugs delivers the line. Speedy has Porky continuously move over until he is no longer visible on camera, and afterwards resumes filming. Meanwhile, Daffy and Gossamer practice dancing, but Gossamer repeatedly bungles the routine. Gossamer once again suggests singing in the talent show, only for Daffy to reject it and claim it will make him look lame. Out of frustration, Daffy decides to take a break, but not before throwing himself at Gossamer once more and doing minimal impact upon him.
At a dry cleaner, Bugs sees the commercial Speedy made on a nearby television. After seeing it, the clerk decides to give him his dry cleaning free of charge. While walking down the streets, Bugs attracts attention from many pedestrians asking him to say his line, much to his annoyance. Meanwhile at Bugs and Daffy's house, Daffy has Gossamer practice juggling flaming chainsaws, but Gossamer asks once again if he could just sing, only for Daffy to turn down the suggestion again. The flaming chainsaws create a large fire, which sets the house on fire while Daffy and Gossamer escape. Later, firefighters attempt to put out the fire, but when they encounter Bugs, they turn off the hoses and ask him to say his slogan. After Bugs shouts out his line in panic, they turn the water back on, and one of the firemen asks him if he could get a picture with him.
At a bus depot, Daffy hands Gossamer an envelope, which contains a counterfeit passport, counterfeit currency, and a fake number in case of emergency. Daffy claims it is to help him start a new life, thinking Gossamer does not have any talent. Gossamer insists on going to the talent show and not running away, and at school, where the talent show is about to start, Bugs walks in and attracts more unwanted attention. Backstage, Daffy holds a vacant glass tank and tells Gossamer to do something involving scorpions, which are supposed to be in the empty tank. After a contestant takes her turn, Gossamer is next on stage, and he sticks to his true talent: singing. Initially, one one applauds, but when Bugs chants his slogan and slowly claps, the crowd begins cheering loudly.
After the talent show, Gossamer is getting along well with his peers, and Bugs asks Daffy why he is holding an empty glass tank. Daffy reveals that it's a scorpion tank, but Bugs points out that there aren't any scorpions in it as kids begin running around screaming. When one student claims something bit her, Daffy gives Bugs the tank and darts off. Later, Gossamer and Daffy watch a video of Daffy, when he was younger, singing for a talent show. Gossamer gets suspicious and asks Daffy if that is the reason he didn't want him to sing at the talent show while Daffy is rather embarrassed by the old footage.
|Jeff Bergman
|Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
|Kwesi Boakye
|Bob Bergen
|Porky Pig
|Fred Armisen
|Speedy Gonzales
|Roz Ryan
|Witch Lezah
|Hugh Davidson
|Fireman, Additional Voices
|Rachel Ramras
|Additional Voices
Andrew, Maya and Granny appeared in this episode, but had no lines.
- Daffy: (after seeing Witch Lezah) Whoa! (Bugs removes the 3D glasses) Ugh, back to 2D. What a bummer.
- Daffy: The only person who can help a weirdo like Gossamer is another weirdo.
Witch Lezah: That's a great idea. You can take him to school tomorrow.
Daffy: What? No. Find another weirdo. No one helped me out when I was a kid, so I'm not helping him out.
Witch Lezah: You know, I'm not always a nice witch. (Daffy is shown getting scared)
- Daffy: School is like prison, and I should know. I've been to both. You do your time, and you get out, and if you're lucky, you'll grow up to be as mature and well-adjusted as I am. (stops suddenly, and yells out the window) Ah, come on! (to a bus that is unloading kids) Move it, lady! (honks horn) Just get out here. This mom's taking forever. (yells out the window again) I mean, how many kids do you have to have before you feel like you've got a family?! It's irresponsible!
- Gossamer: (to Daffy) My mom says that you're a bum and that you mooch off of Mr. Bunny.
Daffy: Well, your mom is stupid. Don't tell her I said that!
- Daffy: (after being saved by Gossamer from the fire) You saved my life...I'd like to repay you...BY GIVING YOU ONE OF THESE! (fails to punch Gossamer and his fist deflates) It's like those protein shakes have made me weaker.
- (Bugs drives up to his and Daffy's house to find it on fire)
Bugs: My house!
Fireman: Hey, it's the "I Like It" guy!
- Fireman: Do you live here? (turns off the water) say it!
Bugs: My house is burning down!
Fireman: That's not the line.
Bugs: Turn on the water!
Fireman: No you remember! The little mouse goes "What do you think, sir?" and you say...
Bugs: ... (frustrated) I LIKE IT!!!
- Firemen: (laughing) Hey when you're done with that can we get a picture (Bugs grows irritated)
- Witch Lezah: That's my baby!
- Daffy: It's just as painful in 3D.
- On its premiere night, this episode had 2.330 million viewers.
- This is the first episode since Members Only to feature a Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner short.
- This is its second appearance on The Looney Tunes Show
- This is the first episode to not include a Merrie Melody.
- This is the first appearance of Speedy Gonzales' Pizzarriba.


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Killing Floor 2 PhysX Flex Effects Released!
Killing Floor 2 PhysX Flex Effects Released!
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Killing Floor 2 PhysX Flex Effects Released!
Killing Floor 2, the blood-soaked co-operative multiplayer shooter, has just got even better with the release of a massive game update. And included within is the first ever integration of PhysX Flex, a next-gen GPU-accelerated particle and physics toolset that enables game developers to create spectacular effects. In the case of Killing Floor 2, that means blood and guts everywhere, with physical interactions and the intermixing of blood and bile, greatly enhancing the game's chaotic action.
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Cinnamon Apple Fruit Leather
I first remember having cinnamon apples at my Mother-In-Law's house. Husband worked nights at the time so the kids and I would walk down to her house on Sunday evenings for a shared light meal. She would bake any kind of unpeeled apples by coring them and setting them in a 9×13 in. baking dish with 1/2 in. of water in the bottom. What made the apples special was the cinnamon red hots (yep, lots of red food dye) she put in the cored hole of each apple. Shen then baked them at 350 degrees until easily pierced with a fork. When cooled, they wereRead More →


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Tiny Marsh BioBlitz
On Saturday, June 23, MTM Conservation Association is pleased to host our 4th annual BioBlitz at Tiny Marsh.
Join our experienced guides and naturalists in a series of outings that will explore the over 600 hectares of wetland and 300 hectares of forests and fields that make up Tiny Marsh. This family friendly event is a great way to get up close and personal with the many species of birds, butterflies, plants, reptiles and amphibians and mammals that call this wetland home.
The walks begin at 6am for the early birders and will end at 4:00pm with a sit and listen to the sounds of nature around you. Throughout the day, each walk will be focused on an aspect of life found at the marsh including the popular family walk for kids 12 and under.
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text: Over 100 aspiring models turned up for the Lakmé Fashion Week female model audition for the Winter/Festive 2018 season, scheduled for August 22 to 26 at St. Regis. And the chosen six were Priti Jana (Kolkata), Rewati Chetri (Assam), Dechka Asthakumar (Bangalore), Mariana Falaschi (Italy), Sharvi Bhujbal (Mumbai) and Rishita Koruturu (Hyderabad). The jury at Anais, high up St. Regis, included experts from the Indian fashion industry, like super singer and actor Sophie Choudry, famed fashion designer Shane Peacock, fashion choreographer and show director Anu Ahuja, Jaspreet Chandok, VP and Head – Fashion, IMG Reliance and Ashwath Swaminathan, Head of Innovations, Lakmé. The talk was on the extremely diverse and eclectic mix of girls of different shapes and sizes from every corner of the country and beyond. A fresh face, personality and confidence on the ramp, standing out from the rest, were what it was all about.


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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
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"I'd like for people to learn from my situation …just to know a few minutes of fun could be a lifetime of hard times."
— Genarlow Wilson
ORLANDO — Gleaning that nugget of existential wisdom cost Genarlow Wilson two years of his life. It was the young man's first public statement after his release from prison two weeks ago but for many young brothers, especially those as high profile as Wilson is and was, it resounds as an epitaph.
Justice is still separate but unequal, and for the Black male in particular the inequities are compounded by a ponderous and insidious cultural burden. Everyday is a new fight to throw off the yoke of vilification, the stigma of a supposed inherent criminality and the notion of over-sexualization, all of which keeps them consigned to the netherworld of myth, legend and white society's unreasoning fear.
Young Mr. Wilson is a victim of that social and cultural baggage.
Wilson was convicted in 2005 of aggravated child molestation under an anachronistic Georgia statute that stipulates certain sexual acts involving teenagers, in this case fellatio, constitute a felony-level crime.
By all accounts, Wilson was on the fast track to beat the inevitability that seems to await so many young African American men these days. Bright and handsome and a talented athlete, Wilson was a college athletic recruiter's dream: his 3.2 GPA was good enough to attract the interest of Ivy-League schools, his 'good kid' reputation and clean criminal record enough to justify the attention.
Of course, all teenage males are ruled mostly by their hormonal juices: girls, sex, alcohol, rites of passage — it's all encoded on the DNA of youthful indiscretion. For a young man as popular as Wilson, the opportunities were plentiful, dangling in his face like the fruit of the tree.
When opportunity did call, Wilson bit. And then naiveté collided with a highly sexualized cultural norm and the voyeuristic sensibility of the MySpace generation. He taped it.
And that was all the evidence the State of Georgia needed.
There were mitigating circumstances: the act was consensual and both kids were minors; Wilson was 17, the girl 15. But under Georgia law, a fifteen-year old cannot legally consent, and so mitigation — and context — got thrown out of the window.
Indiscretion + Black male + stud status + video camera + the culturally embedded notion of the sepia savage = guilty. Throw in a large helping of the sexual Puritanism that permeates the Bible Belt's backwater parish mentality and Wilson gets sentenced to ten years in prison and life as a registered sexual offender.
Critics of the verdict and the sentence pointed out that the law was never intended to target or punish teenage peers, but the Douglas County district attorney in the case, Thurber Baker, an African American, went for the easy win, citing the letter of the law as the ultimate arbiter. Former president Jimmy Carter, commenting on the case, noted that the sentence was inordinate and suggested that the racial dimension was pivotal in the verdict.
And so what's new? We've seen it all before. Kobe Bryant, Mike Tyson, the La Salle basketball team a couple of years ago, and so on and so on and scooby dooby dobby.
The myth of the Black sexual savage is so preponderant, so visceral, so radioactive and so universally accepted that, in Wilson's case, several major media outlets initially described the young girl in the case as white when she was, in fact, African American like Wilson.
The fear prejudges before you walk into the door and lingers like an atomic shadow seared into a Hiroshima bridge when you leave.
These young men have not figured out yet that being Black, being male and especially being a jock — members of the Duke LaCrosse team excepted — comes with risks, temptations and dangers others never have to consider.
The spotlight shines brighter and more harshly and the adoration that comes with their celebrity status, no matter how big or small, ain't free.
The cost "could be a lifetime of hard times…"
Last month, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the Wilson verdict, grandfather-ing in a Romeo and Juliet clause in subsequent legislation that makes all sexual contact between minors a misdemeanor — and so two weeks ago, after two years behind bars, inmate # 1187055 got to walk out of jail.
A smattering of the media attended, hardly reaching the Britney Spears level of attention, but that's because injustice doesn't pull in the ratings.
His prospects for a football scholarship gone, and encumbered by a criminal record and the long memory of a society that seems to embrace the bad stories, Wilson says he is not bitter. He looks forward to getting on with his life, and says of the ordeal that it has "taught me valuable life lessons…it feels real good to be free."
His sanguinity and courage are encouraging and inspiring, but can anyone say, with his history, that Genarlow Wilson, just 20 years old, will ever truly be "free"? In fact, who among them will ever be free of the stigma, the mythology, the presumption and the fear that still shackles every young Black male in America?


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God Mother have premiered a new video for their new song "By The Millions." This song is from the band's album "Vilseledd" which will be released on September 29, via Ben Weinman's (The Dillinger Escape Plan) Party Smasher Inc. Weiman, who says he is passing the torch to the band, said the following:
"After 20 years of touring the world and playing thousands of shows with thousands of bands, it is hard to impress me. But Sweden has done it again. God Mother is an undeniable force majeure that demands attention like bands did in the old days, by just being that fucking good. Torch officially passed!"
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LG has launched a new smartphone in the US. LG Fortune, also known as LG K4 (2017), is an entry-level device that's powered by a quad-core 1.1GHz processor, and sports a 5″ FWVGA display. It comes with 16GB storage, which is further expandable up to 32GB.
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(HealthDay News) — Fasting and non-fasting measurements of LDL cholesterol have similar prognostic value for identifying patients at risk for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a study published online in Circulation.
Bethany Doran, MD, from the New York University School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of patients participating in the National Health and Nutrition Survey III (1988 to 1994).
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Participants were stratified based on fasting status (≥8 hours or <8 hours). Propensity score matching was used to assemble cohorts (4,299 pairs of fasting and non-fasting individuals) with similar baseline characteristics.
The researchers found that fasting LDL yielded similar prognostic value for all-cause mortality as non-fasting LDL (P=.73). In a Cox proportional hazard model, LDL by fasting status interaction term was not significant (Pinteraction=.11). Similar results were seen for cardiovascular mortality (fasting vs. non-fasting P=.96; Pinteraction=.34).
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"We make you our priority," is a promise many bankruptcy law firms make in their marketing today. How often do they uphold it? What do they really mean when they say it? What do we mean when we say that we put you first?
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Entropy 2013, 15(9), 3592-3601; https://doi.org/10.3390/e15093592
A Discrete Meta-Control Procedure for Approximating Solutions to Binary Programs
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Received: 15 June 2013 / Revised: 30 August 2013 / Accepted: 30 August 2013 / Published: 4 September 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamical Systems)
AbstractLarge-scale binary integer programs occur frequently in many real-world applications. For some binary integer problems, finding an optimal solution or even a feasible solution is computationally expensive. In this paper, we develop a discrete meta-control procedure to approximately solve large-scale binary integer programs efficiently. The key idea is to map the vector of n binary decision variables into a scalar function defined over a time interval [0; n] and construct a linear quadratic tracking (LQT) problem that can be solved efficiently. We prove that an LQT formulation has an optimal binary solution, analogous to a classical bang-bang control in continuous time. Our LQT approach can provide advantages in reducing computation while generating a good approximate solution. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed method. View Full-Text
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Leads don't convert overnight
May 31 2018
It's no secret that follow-up is crucial when it comes to converting leads into clients with signed service agreements. The quicker you respond to a prospect, the better your chances of success. Following up with leads quickly -- and with a natural flow to the conversation -- helps to eliminate the competition, establishes you as a trusted real estate expert and puts you in the driver's seat for the long haul.
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Lead conversion can be a long-term endeavor.
A failed attempt at follow-up can be discouraging, but only 2 percent of sales are made on the first contact, while 80 percent of conversions occur between the fifth and 12th contact. No matter how busy you are, persistent follow-up is the key to successful lead conversion.
It helps to streamline the process.
Leads should be collected in a central location, such as a CRM system that can track data and automate aspects of the follow-up process. Every piece of relevant data -- notes from calls, texts, emails and website interactions -- should be logged. This information will provide valuable insight later on.
Follow-ups should be multifaceted.
Use autoresponders to immediately email leads who fill out a form. Face-to-face leads, such as those met at networking events, should receive a call or text within 12 to 24 hours of meeting. Use the call to glean insight and develop rapport. Follow up the call with an email recap, including any relevant information that will provide immediate value.
Make it personal and beneficial.
Your initial contact will set the tone and provide a foundation for subsequent touches, giving you something to follow up on: the previous conversation and material you've shared. While autoresponders are a great tool, they should always be supplemented with personal touches. Phone calls, meetings and handwritten cards help nurture trust and familiarity to gently guide the lead towards conversion without seeming pushy.
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OK, Part 2 of my rant for the day: Once again our society has been assaulted by a moron who thinks because McDonald's short changed him, it is a life and death emergency which requires a call to 9-1-1. Wrong again! If my friend/family member/total stranger were put on hold because some stupid SOB has to call about being shortchanged and they ended up being hurt worse or dying, this person should be charged with some form of manslaughter/murder. Time to wake up people and grow a set. Stand up straight, hold your head high, and at least pretend that you have more intelligence than a rock. This scenario is beyond ridiculous and, furthermore, is the reason that the government in the U.S. should have more control of who is allowed to procreate. ( not really, but the frustration warrants the hostility.) Hopefully this jerkoff in the latest "I'm calling 9-1-1 because I'm a pansy and haven't grown a set", will go to jail and someone will beat the crap out of him and there is no way to call 9-1-1. Puleazze!
Monday, June 29, 2009
OK folks, it's a new day, a new week. Coming up on July 4th weekend. GET A DESIGNATED DRIVER!!! There is no reason why anyone should have to be injured or killed or go to jail because someone else is too stupid to get a designated driver. And I think several cab companies offer a free ride service to further thwart the incidences of drunks getting behind the wheel.
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Interviews with three best selling authors:
Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"
Ric Edleman, author of "The Truth about Your Future"
Peter Cohan, author of "Disciplined Growth Strategies"
JPM, WFC, and C all report. Producer prices flat, but up for the year. Consumer sentiment to 17 year high. Oil inventories increased. Iron Ore free fall. Electricity use is in long-term downtrend. Canada goes to pot.
Plus, Jill Gonzalez from www.wallethub.com with last minute tax tips.
And Steve Jurich from IQ Wealth
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Fewer quits. Small biz optimism fades. Oil glut continues. Grain glut continues. New York offers free tuition and details. Retail death spiral. Fly the friendly skies of United. More on the Wells Fargo report.
Plus, Ric Edelman, author off "The Truth About Your Future"
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Call It Neutral - Fed moves to sustainability mode. Earnings season sighted. Wells Fargo still too stupid after 113-page report. Libor audio tapes implicate the Bank of England. Barclays CEO targets whistleblower. Swift-Knight. AT&T pays for 5G. And Gorsuch makes 9. Toyota's All-American car plant. Tesla tops GM.
Plus economist Frances Donald analyzes John Hancock 1st Quarter Investor Sentiment Index.
Also, Steve Jurich from IQ Wealth
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March Jobs Report. 98,000 jobs added in March – missing expectations. Unemployment rate drops to 4.5%.
We break down the numbers, then provide expert analysis with: Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing; economics professor Dr. Dennis Hoffman from ASU; and Chief Economist from Bankrate.com, Greg McBride.
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Xi in Florida. Syrian options. Senate goes nuclear for Gorsuch. Devin Nunes recused. Glass-Steagall reconsidered. Kashkari calls out Dimon. States downgraded. CMBX, a short trade crowded. Taser-AAXN.
Plus author/historian Chris Kelly on the 100th anniversary of US entering WW1.
And Steve Jurich form IQ Wealth.
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ADP jobs up big. ISM services down but growing. FOMC Minutes point to unwinding balance sheet and overvalued markets. Tax reform uncertainty. Xi-Trump-North Korea-Syria. JAB buys Panera and rules a coffee empire. Mortgages bigger than ever. AZ forfeiture law.
Anthony nieves Chair of the ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey
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Trade deficit falls. China-US trade talks this week. Infrastructure talk, look for a package in May. Carbon tax and VAT? Repeal pre-existing conditions. Retail sector slide. Fed Prez Jeffrey Lacker resigns. JPMorgan annual letter to shareholders – there is "something wrong" with the country.
Plus, we go organic with Sarah Martinellie from ASU Health Solutions campus.
And reverse mortgages with Rob Kanyur from Fairway Mortgage
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Manufacturing growing slower. Construction spending increased. Yield curve flattens. SCOTUS nomination may go nuclear. Car sales drop last month, except for Tesla – now bigger than Ford. Household debt climbs back near 2008 peak. Student loans don't buy what they used to.
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Two new IEEE awards honor life sciences and rural electrification innovators.
The IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology will be awarded to an individual, a team of up to five in number or multiple recipients "for outstanding contributions and/or innovations in engineering within the fields of medicine, biology, and health-care technology." The areas of technology recognized by this medal include, but are not limited to: bio-signal processing; biomedical imaging and image processing; bio-instrumentation; bio-sensors; bio micro/nano technologies; bio-informatics; computational biology and systems biology; cardiovascular and respiratory systems engineering; cellular and tissue engineering; bio-materials; bio robotics; bio-mechanics; therapeutic and diagnostic systems; medical device design and development; healthcare information systems; telemedicine; and emerging technologies in biomedicine (e.g.biophotonics).
The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society is sponsoring the medal. Recipients receive a gold medal, a bronze replica, a certificate, and an honorarium.
The nomination deadline is 1 July, and the first presentation is scheduled for 2010. To learn more about this award, or to nominate a colleague, visit http://www.ieee.org/awards.
The A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award honors engineers who have implemented efficient and inexpensive electrical power systems in rural areas. IEEE Member Ravi Seethapathy and his family members established the award in honor of his father, who was an electrical power engineer.
"IEEE has helped me immensely in my career," says Seethapathy, who donated US$25,000 to create the fund. "I have given generously to the universities where I received my bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Now it's time to give back to my fourth university: IEEE."
The IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications societies share administrative duties for the award. The deadline for nominations is 1 February, and the recipient is to be announced on 15 March.
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The following is an interesting diagram showing the various layers of traditional upholstery. It comes from a 1914 book called Furniture Designing and Draughting, written by Alvan Crocker Nye, PH.B (page 51). It was published in New York by The William T. Comstock Co. Enjoy!
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Dragons of Yesterday and Today
The Ring Cycle is perhaps the pinnacle of western opera, and The Metropolitan Opera is one of the preeminent opera companies in the US. I have become interested in one of the major props/machines/creatures in Siegfried, the third opera in the cycle. Our hero, Siegfried, heads to the forest where he meets Fafner, a terrifying dragon with whom he must battle.
As it turns out, I have been able to find information, including pictures, drawings and construction details, about nearly every Fafner ever built at The Met. In previous posts, I have shared information on the Fafners from 1887, 1913 and 1947, as well as the fearsome beast constructed for the operas in 1896 and 1903 (which was rebuilt in 1906).
It appears only three more Fafner dragons have been made for The Met, which is what we will look at next.
A new 1967 production for the Met was designed by Günther Schneider-Siemssen and directed by Wolfgang Weber. Portions of this Ring Cycle were originally presented at the Easter Festival in Salzburg. It was then invited to transfer to the Met, where the set was adapted (and partially recreated) to fit the stage. According to this site, no known audio or video recordings exist of this production. I have included the few renderings and photos that do exist of this scene below, though neither show Fafner himself.
The following image and text comes from this page.
And then he appears as a giant animal, very old and gruesome, his eyes everywhere – a spongy mass, belching fire and steam as he falls on Siegfried's deadly sword.
(From G. Schneider-Siemssen in conversation with K. Pahlen: Die Bühne, mein Leben, Selke Verlag 1996; (The Stage, My Life – English translation by James Mulder), in press.)
The following photograph is taken from a 1975 Opera News showing where Fafner is about to appear.
We get one more brief description from a review by Byron Belt in the Newhouse Newspapers, found in the Metropolitan Opera Archive. "The stage business for the battle between Siegfried and Fafner made the dragon into more of a primordial ooze, but we found it most exciting."
The Met invited Günther Schneider-Siemssen to design the Ring Cycle again in 1986, this time directed by Otto Schenk. This became one of the most successful Ring Cycles produced by the Met in modern times.
A 1988 New York Times article describes the appearance and construction of Schneider-Siemssen's Fafner:
This thing is growing into a pulsating, gelatinous blob, its four slimy tentacles flailing the air and its one green eye fixed on Siegfried. It's the Creature From the Black Forest.
Now it's opening its huge mouth, a great hairy orifice with long, sharp, crooked teeth tinged with red (blood?) and breathing smoke.
Joseph Clark, the Met's technical director, tells The Times they went with a low-tech solution involving six prop men inside to operate the arms, mouth and eye. This allows the dragon to hear and respond to the music and to Siegfried's movements.
The Time article continues:
The dragon they built is stretched across a 8-by-12-foot frame and billows out from the floor on a hydraulic piston. Once the dragon is inflated, the six prop men step inside the frame on the stage floor and operate the arms, mouth and eye, all of which are maneuvered by steel rods through universal joints. The rods are attached to a kiddy-car steering wheel and the prop men can guide the arms, extend them, open and close the mouth and eye as they would drive a car in a video game.
Up close, Fafner looks like something put together by a schoolchild for a crafts class. The dragon is covered with a pleated Chinese silk of forest browns and greens, bits of old plastic cups and some goop that resembles candle drippings. The eye is constructed of wire and fiberglass, the teeth are made of foam and the mouth has a fringe around it that, as Mr. Clark put it, "looks like one of those lampshades one sees in old German hotels." Old-fashioned dry ice in the mouth makes the smoke.
The article concludes by asking Joseph Clark if Schneider-Siemssen was inspired by anything when designing this version of Fafner. "I do know that between the time we did 'Die Walkure' for last season and started to work on 'Siegfried,'" he said, "he had seen the movie 'Aliens.'"
In a 1993 New York Times review, Edward Rothstein also notes the similarity to Giger's Alien creature. He writes:
The arachnidan role, at any rate, seemed reserved for Fafner in the second act, in which the most problems with this traditional production by Otto Schenk also emerged. A ramp circles around a shallow crevice hiding the dragon (whose miked words were intoned by Matti Salminen); with a single eye like a woozy Cyclops, teeth like those of Sigourney Weaver's "Alien" nemesis and giant limbs like rotting trees, he was difficult to take seriously. Gunther Schneider-Siemssen's set created an ancient, slightly ruined forest without allowing it to give way to the youthful greenery heard in Wagner's Forest Murmurs.
The Metropolitan Opera Archives has one of the original renderings for the scene where Fafner is about to appear:
This production was also part of an historic telecast of the entire Ring Cycle by the Met. The scene with Fafner is below.
The Ring Cycle which is currently in repertory at the Opera is the much-talked about production by Robert Lepage. While there is plenty to read about the massive "machine" which was built, and the use of projections, very little is said about the dragon. I am not sure who built it; this production was built by both the Metropolitan Opera's shop and Lepage's Ex Machina company, and a whole slew of outside contractors worked on bits and pieces.
We have a photograph provided by the production:
We also have some (fairly scathing) descriptions from reviews of this production. In a New York Times review, Anthony Tommasini says "In his guise as a dragon, the giant Fafner (the formidable bass Hans-Peter König) was a huge, puppetlike thing with scaly skin, spiky teeth and glassy eyes: a little too cute." In a review for Financial Times, Martin Bernheimer calls it "a silly oversize puppethead".
So there you have it: every Fafner dragon from every production of Siegfried done by the Metropolitan Opera! I hope you enjoyed it.
Links for the Weekend
Here's a story about a prop master who has found a new career killing zombies. I think most props people imagine they would be pretty well equipped to fight zombies.
Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) has quite an intense and detailed tutorial on making a silicone rubber mold with a plaster mother mold (or as he calls it, a "hard shell mold"). It is perhaps a bit more involved than most theatrical prop shops would ever need, but a lot of the extra steps he does are to keep the mold from collapsing on itself and to ensure the two halves are lined up perfectly.
What do you want to know about drill bits? How about everything! Ok, so this free PDF guide to drill bits deals only with woodworking (no metal or plastics), but it is still a useful amount of information available at a glance.
This is kind of cool. A classmate of mine from undergrad wrote a play a few years ago called The Love of Three Oranges. One of the productions of this play is documenting the construction of their set and props on a blog.
So, I've talked about the invention of the jig saw before; its history is at least somewhat intertwined with the history of fret and scroll saws. Well, Chris Schwartz has a piece on the history of the coping saw, another tool sharing this history. I personally love my coping saw, and consider it one of the indispensable tools in my prop-making bag.
Last Friday Sites
Just a reminder that tomorrow from 9am to 10pm at the Holly Hill Mall in Burlington, NC, is the first Burlington Mini Maker Faire. Check it out if you are in the area and you like making things. The mall parking lot will be hosting a D.A.R.E. carnival that day too, so after you look at the robots and wood lathes, you can ride a cocaine-free ferris wheel.
"A career in theatre props" is a well written article about Antony Barnett, Head of Props at the Royal Opera House. It discusses what he does as the lead prop maker at a very busy shop. It is also interesting in telling how British prop makers learn their craft and get started in the business.
Sad news out of Brazil; Tiago Klimeck, an actor playing Judas in an Easter Passion play, died from an accidental hanging during a performance. The article, while light on details, does mention that authorities think "the knot may have been wrongly tied." The only safe way to do a live hanging is with the rope attached in the back to a harness under the actor's costume. The loop of rope in the front should be incapable of holding any weight, and should be able to break away when the slightest bit of weight is applied. In other words, there should not be a knot that can accidentally be "wrongly tied"; there should not be any knot. Though this story may remind you of the accidental hanging of an actress in a Halloween haunted house last year (the girl lived), in that case, the noose was never intended for live hangings. It was simply a prop "used for visual affect" (I am not sure why articles on accidental hangings all need grammatical errors).
I just came across this, though it is from 1996. Patrick Tatopoulos is the maker of monsters from Stargate (the film), Independence Day, the John Cusack Godzilla film, and many others. Visual Effects Headquarters has an interview with him and a look at how he got started and what he has accomplished.
I missed this on the first go-around, but in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, Popular Woodworking Magazine has posted free plans and instructions to build the deck chairs used on that infamous ship. It's a complicated and involved chair, but it looks like a fun project if you want to own a piece of history (or if you are doing the musical Titanic).
Christopher Schwartz has posted the first chapter from Bernard Jones' "The Practical Woodworker" on building crates and packing boxes. Crates and boxes seem like an easy item to construct, but the endless varieties and methods to construct them make them a good first project for a budding carpenter. Besides that, we build a lot of boxes in props, and even complicated forms have elements of box construction somewhere in them. This chapter does a great job of showing some of the more popular standards for box and crate construction.
Friday Link-tacular
It's Friday once again! I hope everyone was able to finish their taxes!
Last week there was a great newspaper piece on James Blumenfeld, the prop master at the Metropolitan Opera. The operas they put on are among the largest in the country, so it is fascinating to read what it takes to organize and corral all those props.
Here is another great newspaper piece on Torontonian prop maker Chris Warrilow. He runs a prop rental and fabrication shop, but his specialty is custom stage combat swords. The article has some great information about stage weapons.
It must be the year for writing about props people; here is an article on Peter Smeal, the props designer at Children's Theatre of Charlotte right down here in North Carolina.
You can view the entire "Fundamentals of Machine Tools" (1996) published by the US Army. This is the manual used to train Army members in the use of powered machines for making and repairing things out of metal.
Here is a homemade carving pantograph; you trace your pattern on one end, and the Dremel on the other end carves it into a piece of wood. The commercial kits I've seen for this always look so cheap and flimsy.
Finally, if you have the time (about 16 minutes), this video shows the construction of one of Denmark's most famous chair designs, called "The Chair". It's an expert blend of top-of-the-line CNC machines with old-world craftsmanship as the video goes from hundred-year old oaks in the forest to a completed piece of furniture.


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Coca Cola Light – For today's heroes
By webmaster | Published: 1 September 2014
Two commercials for Coca Cola Light with famous french historical figures put in our modern world. Directed by Marcelo Burgos.
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Chanel – Bruno Aveillan
By webmaster | Published: 6 October 2012
A beautiful commercial directed by Bruno Aveillan for the new J12-White watch by Chanel.
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Oreo Doble Crema – Bruno Chiche
By webmaster | Published: 6 October 2012
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text: It was wonderfully warm for February and the weather brought Globe Walkers and their families out in force – undeterred by the mud (which I'm sure some of the kids loved). We had about 200 people drop by the Superintendent's House for hot chocolate and the prize draw. Thanks to all the SCOA volunteers who helped and the volunteers from the "Friends of the Forestry Farm" who gave tours of the Superintendent's house. It was a great day!


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Lucy developed a condition call Pigment Cell Dispersion. She was treated with prednison drops for about a year but it didn't get better. It turned into a tumor and caused her to go blind. Her eye then was removed because of the pain caused by the high pressure levels in her eye. She is much better without her painful eye. In fact the week she had her eye taken out she caught 2 possum in the back yard.
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I first met Knoxville two years ago following a family junket to the Great Smoky Mountains, America's most visited nature preserve, and the fringe towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Before flying home from Knoxville, we spent a few hours vetting this unique East Tennessee anchor city and, well before plane-time, I was hankering for a longer look.
The Annual Dogwood Arts Festival Offers Glorious Hiking and Biking Trails – Photo courtesy of Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
The chance came this April and timing was perfect. The Knoxville area was busting out all over for its month-long 51st Dogwood Arts Festival. Seasonal white flowery patches dotted rolling hills along Alcoa highway into town from the airport, further enhancing a picturesque outback. And I knew 60 miles of breathtakingly landscaped Dogwood Trails in the suburbs were also awaiting inspection.
Recalling something learned on the prior visit, I headed straight for the downtown Visitor Center on South Gay Street, one of Knoxville's most historic thoroughfares. It shrewdly combines under one roof a roster of services invaluable for rookie visitors: a team of Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation (KTSC) personnel, a gift shop stocked with regional arts and crafts and a self-service coffee, sandwich and pastry parlor with plenty of tables and chairs.
Also onsite are broadcast facilities of local radio station WDVX-FM 89.9, which airs country, mountain and bluegrass folk music, swing and blues. During lunch-time Monday through Saturday, tourists and townspeople alike enjoy WDVX's "Blue Plate Special," a free live concert by musicians performing in town at the time. It's an ideal backdrop for gathering information to help decide what to see and how to do so without a hitch.
Susan Gibson Singing at Visitor Center's WDVX "Blue Plate Special" – Photo by Jeff Corydon
Once briefed by KTSC, I went to check out what sets Knoxville off from its sister "micropolises" of Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga. Its secret, I concluded, is the subtle three-dimensional charm of a refreshing natural environment, rich historical past and well-rounded arts and cultural program. (N.B: I arrived at the Visitor Center with "folky Americana" artist Susan Gibson crooning "You Came Along," but Beethoven's Ninth, performed in magnificently restored art-deco Tennessee Theatre by Knoxville's Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, was what capped my four day stay!)
This urban sampler of Tennessee's natural legacy and lifestyle, blessed with gateway proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is fully up to date, but unpretentious, just happy to be itself. It is also deeply traditional, given to preserving what industrious forebears have created. When all is said, Knoxville, more than any other city, strikes me as the real Tennessee.
James White's Fort was the First U.S. Settlement Outside the 13 Colonies
Visitors should be sure to tour what's called James White's Fort, at the edge of downtown, replicating log cabins of legendary founder, Irishman James White. In 1783 he crossed the Appalachians from North Carolina with land grants for his Revolutionary War service and eventually staked a claim to 1,000 acres right about here. His was the first permanent U.S. settlement in territory outside the 13 original colonies.
In 1791, White surrendered 30 acres to the Federal Government as site for a new capital of what was then called the "Territory South of the Ohio River." It was dubbed Knoxville after President Washington's Secretary of War, Henry Knox. Five years later, Tennessee was carved out of this Territory and admitted as our 16th state. It remained the state capital until replaced in 1812 by more centrally located Nashville.
The world's Largest Basketball at Women's Basketball Hall of Fame – Photo by Jeff Corydon
Downhill and across a broad avenue from the fort are several more modern buildings. The newest is the elaborate Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, opened in 1994 and proudly identified by an enormous basketball suspended over a makeshift basket and net at one entrance. Made of fiberglass, and weighing 10 tons, it's billed as the world's largest. The Hall sprouted here partly because Knoxville boasts the main campus of University of Tennessee, a perennial mainstay in NCAA basketball competition. Another factor is the iconic career of UT women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, sole coach in the history of American men's and women's basketball with over a thousand wins. She was enshrined by the Hall five years after the opening, and still coaches the UT women's team. So far 120 women have been similarly honored, and six more outstanding players or major contributors to the game are inducted every year.
The Sunsphere was the 1982 Knoxville World's Fair's Signature Structure – Photo by Jeff Corydon
Almost due west across downtown from the Hall of Fame is a complex of buildings left from Knoxville's 1982 International Exposition, or World's Fair. The tallest, a girder-like tower topped by a gleaming gold-ribbed globe known as the Sunsphere, was the Fair's signature structure. It somehow echoes the Hall of Fame's basketball, but is many times larger. It overlooks a sizable reflecting pool and an expanse of "performance lawn" that stretches away toward downtown. Like the Eiffel Tower spawned by Paris's 1889 World's Fair, the Sunsphere now serves as the favorite observation deck for tourists' 360-degree viewing and photographing of the surrounding city. The speedy elevators to its different levels operate daily.
An absolutely essential stop for serious Knoxville visitors is the East Tennessee History Center, back on South Gay Street three blocks from the Visitor Center. Here one explores the colorful past that helps explain East Tennessee's distinctive character. The museum's Civil War film, "Voices of the Land," sagely notes: "Most Tennesseans came from a divided family somewhere along the way." It was dramatically true during the Civil War. Although Tennessee ultimately lined up with the Confederacy, its people had sharply divided loyalties– nowhere more pronounced than in East Tennessee, and particularly Knoxville, the regional capital. This dichotomy has strongly influenced the area's entire history since white Europeans first challenged the Cherokees in the 1700s for control of what had been for centuries Native American hunting grounds.
The Tennessee Theatre's Lush Auditorium was Recently Refurbished – Photo courtesy of Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
So it was that, when Tennessee seceded from the Union in 1861 by a two-thirds majority statewide, East Tennessee's citizens voted against secession by a two-thirds majority. East Tennessee's representative in the U.S. Congress, an outspoken Unionist, actually kept his seat throughout the Civil War, even as another East Tennessean represented the region in the Confederate Congress. The History Center's Civil War exhibit highlights how President Lincoln chose East Tennessean Andrew Johnson to be his running mate in 1864, and how, after Johnson became president, Tennessee was the first seceded state readmitted to the Union in 1866. This spared Tennessee the turmoil other Southern states suffered during Reconstruction.
Thinking again of Knoxville's refreshing natural ambiance, I must add a few words about quaint Market Square, around the corner from the East Tennessee Museum of History in downtown's heart. Knoxville's genius for distinguishing what's right from what's fashionable or convenient has preserved this park-like oasis of greenery for the pleasure of all who live and work in the city, as well as visitors. Its periphery now abounds in fascinating offbeat boutiques and restaurants of all sizes, ethnic origins and culinary inclinations.
The positive impact of having spared these dozen or so city blocks from intense urban development helps keep the theme of thinking green at center stage in Knoxville. By accommodating myriad events like farmers' markets and Dogwood Festival's art show centerpiece, and by simply "being there" 24-7 to offer folks who inhabit and patronize the city center easy access to a breath of fresh air, Market Square contributes significantly to local quality of life.
Every American city with a population comparable to Knoxville's (about 180,000) ought to have something like it!
Downtown Market Square Hosts Farmer's Markets Throughout the Year – Photo courtesy of Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation, www.Knoxville.org
Knoxville Visitor & Resource Guide, www.Knoxville.org, (800) 727-8045
James White's Fort, jameswhitefort.org
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, www.WBHOF.com
East Tennessee Historical Center , www.eastTNhistory.org
Market Square District Association, knoxvillemarketsquare.com
Knoxville restaurants, accommodations, attractions, www.touchknowandgo.com


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The current hot topic on the beer market is the fashion for craft beers. It's on the lips of everyone associated with beer, whether brewer, consumer, retailer or beverage technologist - this new market segment trend is the subject of lengthy discussion by every specialist. It goes without saying that Erbslöh Geisenheim AG is on board with the craft beer trend. Erbslöh is supporting the brewing industry with its new portfolio of innovative products and solutions ranging from a series of new Erbslöh enzymes under the "CraftZYM" label, via new clarification and stabilisation products, such as CraftSol, to five new yeasts (known as BrewMaster) and yeast nutrients. The result is a comprehensive assortment from the market-leading Geisenheim beverage technology company.
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The company is also innovating in areas other than new product development. Erbslöh has also taken a closer look at craft beer product marketing and distribution and embarked on a new course.
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The introduction of Amazon will also see new opportunities open up over the coming years. As the Amazon site expands in Australia we will surley see a new era of competeion in the retail sector. This will definelty benefit the consumer. It will be interesting to see how traditional Australian retail stores cope with the added competiton. To guarentee survival it would be a good idea for retailers to move swiftly into a competative online presence.
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[2]she doesn't have concious airs or many fancy trills but seems to be singing perfectly and naturally yet you can hear her glorious voice to the farthest corners of the house. de Reszke and the others are wonderfully fine too. You must try to hear them. I have a ticket for next Saturday night also I would give you that but it is way up in the second gallery. I can either go home next Friday evening and come back Saturday or go home Sunday morning and come back Monday which ever you would rather have me do, but I will surely be home for a little while and then the next week I will be at home for four and a half days. The weather last night was horribly sloppy, both the air[1]Berkeley Sunday EveningDear MamaI have spent a quiet Sunday here today, went to Church in the morning and rested most of the afternoon but it did seem all day as if I ought to see you all during the week I have so little time that I don't think much about it but on Saturday and Sunday my thoughts are always with you even if I am not. O, how I wish that you could have been with me last night at the opera, it was perfectly wonderful and I did enjoy it so much. I like [N?]ordica much better than I did Melba09179
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Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced the arrival of William (Bill) Choe as a partner in the Firm's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. He will be based in the Firm's Silicon Valley office.
Bill is a prominent M&A lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience representing technology companies in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. John Reiss, Global Head of White & Case's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, said, "We are extremely focused globally on technology companies and their needs. With many existing technology clients, both based in Silicon Valley and in centers of innovation around the world, we understand very well the legal needs of major technology companies and the value that lawyers like Bill can bring to these companies."
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The Author Launch Party for Anchored Hearts – Part 3 of 4
My Book Launch Party was going to be from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on a Sunday. Guess what, Sundays and weeknights are cheaper for most venues (hope I mentioned that in the Budget and Materials post)?
I had to decide what I was going to do? Not me even really, I can sign books and chat and mingle forever, it's fun, I do enjoy it, BUT, I needed the offerings, the goodies, the meat! The real question was WHAT ARE MY GUESTS GOING TO DO FOR THREE FREAKING HOURS?
The pressure built and I visited several different ideas from and all of them sounded great. I (YOU) could:
- Read a passage or two from the book (solo)
- Read the book with a very good looking man-friend, him as the hero (or villain) reading his part (but… because I write romance, I couldn't get past the thought of me giggling and making googly eyes so I nixed that one quick!)
- A poetry performance like a word slam about romance (or insert whatever your book is about here ______…)
- A funny rendition about love – I have seen this done by another author friend, it was a haphazard comical love song that he sung and he had a keyboardist play a simple tune live. I LOVED the idea and he executed it perfectly. Thank you Bob Rudney -what's more he sounded just like Kermit the Frog. I= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFLZ-MzIhM – love this song, sorry you're missing out if you've never heard it.
I, (YOU) could also have:
- A solo musical act
- A live band
- A live violinist or other live entertainment OR
- It could be just a simple mingling affair with food and showing the Anchored Hearts Book Trailer, signing the books and going home to every kind of crazy thing you could dream up but those ideas were great, but they just weren't jelling with me.
So at first the reading (with said, good-looking man-friend) appealed to me. I'd even crafted a great e-mail to a male friend who is simply super good looking, (and single like me; hee, hee) and I was going to ask him to read with me for the party. But I never sent that e-mail because a bigger, more grandiose (read lunacy) idea came to me.
This idea I had ONLY read about and thought, wow. I didn't actually personally know anyone that had done it and I wondered if I could pull something like that off. It would be awesome and that CRAY-CRAY idea was: to turn a scene from my book into a LIVE stage play production!
I giggled, I fretted and then I just pushed full steam ahead to making that wackadoo (initially), idea happen.
I needed a script. Never wrote a script, crazy Tracee, way to go! But I had the book and wasn't the script nothing but dialogue and some stage direction details and props? Come on I told myself, make all that time spent at live theatrical demonstrations (other plays) and salivating over Tyler Perry's creative superhuman-ness pay off, why don't you!
And then, my mind went berserk because I was going to write a script then I also needed, some ACTORS, to host a PRACTICE or two or five, to get some background PROPS, and maybe some MUSIC to help everything come together and on and on and on and LIGTHING. So here's a short note about each aspect of the play, below. If you'd like to see the script, please just e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I would be happy and honored to send it to you! Remember it's a short partial and NOT A Streetcar Named Desired, okay? I'd be happy to share!
ACTORS – a cousin, a friend and a stranger that's pursuing acting for real. I needed three actors and the part of Allontis, the heroine in my book, took forever to find. My friend jumped at the chance to star in the production and my cousin also suggested he could help with whatever I need. I started looking in November for the third person that would make everything complete and I did not find her until the end of January but it was worth the wait. She looked exactly like the Allontis (main heroine) I had created, and once I took to social media, posting a short description of what I needed, she responded within five minutes of that post. I couldn't believe it. I had been asking people in the grocery store, who I thought were "cute" fitting the description only to be returned weird looks. I could see their dialogue bubble from the top of their head, "Um hmm, a play alright, wink, wink."
They were strangers but I asked anyway. I also asked at church, work, and then sent a note to a friend that had a local theatre group.
PROPS – I listed my props and first I worked with the hotel to see what they had already that they could "loan me". This was better because it wouldn't be leaving the venue, and I wouldn't have to carry/lug/transport it which would have been a headache. The scene would happen in one place (Kelly Shaw's {the antagonist's) office), this was a tiny piece of the launch remember, not a full-blown stage play with intermission (or concession stand). So everything would just be minimal but it would still give the impression of being at the theatre.
MUSIC – I actually used music to convey and help with the emotion that I couldn't get across in the span of a short play. YouTube and other online free music sites helped. I list ALL resources below.
The rest of my party, beyond the play was simply designed to:
- Tell people that don't know me about the book, my writing process, the journey from concept to actual writing – silly stuff to you as an author, but people really do want to know!
- Food – leave some time for people to get their food/eat, talk with people they haven't ever met before and likely might not see again (networking!)
- Leave at least an hour (maybe more) for book-signing (be mindful of the time you have your venue for and plan accordingly).
LIGHTING (and other official "theatre" stuff I didn't know the proper name for), you can't begin to believe how many YouTube videos there are about play productions, lighting, even set/stage design and direction. It's awesome!
Looking at how to use the light properly that I borrowed from the theatre company, sites started popping up. This one looked GREAT
Borrow Lenses – http://bit.ly/1QFAXdc
A local theatre company loaned me their floor spot light. They actually practiced in the building where I work and I asked them if they had one I could borrow. I was in awe when the owner of the company said yes. I had no idea how to use it. The person that put it in my car, said some gibberish about how the light worked, I watched her lips moved but was so happy that they were giving me the light I didn't pay attention. I drove away like a bank robber happy to have the light and then a few days later took to my favorite second place: YouTube to find out how to use it (and pay more attention this time).
With a little planning, you can completely WOW your audience. Be different, be/have fun, and be MEMORABLE. It's not as hard as you think!
Quick Run-Down on RESOURCES
ACTORS – church, local/small theatre groups, drama teachers/high school, acting/thespian type groups on line especially Facebook, newspaper/local media
PROPS – beg, borrow, steal – costume stores, builder friends, find help in the same place as ACTORS above.
MUSIC – musicloops.com, royaltyfreemusic.com; even iTunes has free music or some music you can use for longer periods of time for as little 99 cents and YouTube (remember you can likely use it IF you're not filming the production and planning on selling it. If you're just using it at a FREE event, you should be fine). If you're not sure, ask a lawyer or READ the copyright usage terms CAREFULLY.
LIGHTING – I actually, even though I borrowed the light from the theatre company, didn't use it. The lighting in the hotel worked out better, I was able to turn down the lights in the room, and leave the lighting at the front to illuminate the area. You can also rent lighting from the same resources listed in the ACTORS/PROPS category.


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