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What Cassandra Saw has been kindly invited by IMDb to have a title page, which we are both really pleased about. Ian Lumsden, continual champion of Littlenobody, has done us the honour of adding a review via the user comment section.
"A fantasy mix of animation and live action as strange occurrences disturb the sleep, 10/10 – Karen Penman and Liam Brazier are the creators of Littlenobody that officially became a collective in March of 2007. I first noticed their music video "Thou Shalt Always Kill" when I previewed the weekend's BAF07. It was most professionally done. I was therefore impressed to discover it was produced by a fledgling studio. Also surprising is the diversity of work produced in a short period of time.
"What Cassandra Saw" was their first animated short intended as a showcase – they work in animation, visuals, graphic and web design. In fact the web link is to the first episode of three and most fascinating it is too. Look at the screen shot above and note the odd shadow: surely that's a cat! Karen plays the lead character in a "lullaby" about shadow. We are given dictionary definitions and the narrator explains the organisation that governs shadows, in particular the Triplets running the Departments of Making, Mending and Resizing. Lately, we are told, mishaps have been happening. All this takes place in the dark hours when the young woman climbs into bed and has a strangely fragmented night's sleep…………………….. Go see for yourself IMDb What Cassandra Saw


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Accounting Manager (m/v)
Would you love to work for a large international producer and distributor of sportswear and accessories? I am currently looking for an Accounting Manager for the EMEA HQ. Do you have excellent experience in financial accounting within a public company? Then please keep on reading.
Our client is one of the world leaders in sports and outdoor footwear with distribution in approximately 85 countries and subsidiary Companies in the UK, Canada, the USA, South Africa, Spain, France, Germany and the Benelux.
The company is continuing to diversify. Expanding the brand to include apparel, accessories, wearables and outdoor products. The three value pillars model is key: vision, agility, and scale. These are essential to achieving long term success as they continue to expand.
As Accounting Manager you are responsible for all accounting activities in the EMEA HQ. You will be working in the Amsterdam office, but collaborates with the different Accounting Teams in EMEA as well as the Accounting Team in the US. You will report directly to the Director of Financial Reporting and Internal Control.
During the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes you will work closely with global and local teams, to ensure that the financial statements for assigned entities are reported accurately in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and other appropriate accounting rules, as applicable. You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with our associates in our Corporate Accounting Team.
- Perform accounting activities, including monthly and quarterly closing and reporting activities.
- Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliation for HQ entities and review of local entities.
- Perform monthly review of EMEA General Ledger accounts.
- Assist with integration of acquired companies and implementation of GL for new entities.
- Prepare Cost allocation and recharging within EMEA.
- Prepare Fixed Assets journals, Cost journals, Payroll journals, accrual entries etc. Maintain adequate support for posted GL entries.
- Assist in preparation of annual audits and/or tax audits, and VAT and other Tax related filings.
- Prepare ad hoc financial reports as required.
- Perform intercompany settlements and reconciliations.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining internal controls as defined by SOX.
- Assist in coordinating the end to end close process, including planning, execution and formalization of reporting schedules to the US.
- Provide corporate oversight of the Regional Legal Entities. Review, monitor, and follow up on variances until successful resolution during the month-end close.
- Manage foreign exchange issues.
- Provide direction and management guidance to associates and be involved in developing, modifying and executing company accounting policies and processes related to facilitation of global consistency.
- At least a Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Controlling.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in financial accounting within a public company.
- Must be hands-on, diligent, meticulous, possess a numeric and analytical mind.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the company. Ability to effectively communicate in multi-national settings.
- Experience with various computer software applications.
- Experience with US GAAP.
- Excellent spreadsheet skills, specifically good knowledge of Excel.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, exceptional organizational skills.
- You have the ability to multitask in a fast-paced, multi-national accounting environment and be able to meet the deadlines with minimal supervision.
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- Proactive and self-starter.
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- Working for a large multinational.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution – What will your job role be in 2020?By Chris McLinden on 01 February 2016
CPD stops at 50! Is that your organisational plan?By Chris McLinden on 20 May 2015
Public Trust in British Business is still Dangerously LowBy Chris McLinden on 16 March 2015
A recently published, and very interesting Institute of Directors report, highlights the ongoing serious issues around the lack of trust between British businesses and their customers.
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What is the most cost effective and efficient way to develop a 'customised' CPD training course, and what can and can't be done from a training supplier's point of view?
Is Mobile Learning Right For CPD Delivery?By Chris McLinden on 10 August 2014
There is much discussion and debate about mobile learning and the impact that it has had, and will further have, on training and development delivery. Is it right for CPD delivery in your organisation?
10 Factors That Will Affect the Future of CPDBy Chris McLinden on 10 August 2014
The University of Liverpool CPD team has compiled a list of ten elements we believe are the key to the future of CPD. Have you considered them all?
Does Your Talent Add Value?By Chris McLinden on 05 August 2014
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and a range of key partners recently launched their 'Valuing Your Talent' framework. Discover five ways to use it to achieve measureable, strategic value from CPD.
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DFKI-LT - Dissertation SeriesVol. XXXVI
Hendrik Zender: Situated Production and Understanding of Verbal References to Entities in Large-Scale Space
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The work presented in this thesis addresses the fundamental questions of how machines, such as robots and other autonomous agents, can acquire a mental representation of their environment that allows them to (a) act and navigate in it, and (b) communicate about it with humans in natural language.
We specifically investigate representations of structured environments that cannot be apprehended as a perceptual whole (i.e., large-scale space). This comprises, for instance, indoor domestic environments, or building ensembles. By that, the presented work goes beyond situated natural language interaction about an agent's immediate surroundings (i.e., small-scale space), such as table-tops or single room spaces.
Situated communication about entities that is, things, places, properties, and events in large-scale space requires the interlocutors to draw attention to entities that are not currently observable, and to comprehend which remote places and things are being talked about.
We furthermore show how such representations that can be used for spoken interaction with human users also endow autonomous agents with skills for context-aware planning and execution of actions in structured environments that are made by and for humans. To this end, the presented spatial models have been implemented and deployed in integrated systems for intelligent mobile robots.
We then present an approach for natural language generation and understanding that makes use of the acquired spatial models. It allows an agent to successfully generate and resolve natural language expressions that refer to entities in large-scale space. The approach is backed by observations from an empirical spoken language production experiment. The thesis concludes with a discussion of ongoing work to transfer the models made for intelligent mobile robots to autonomous virtual agents that act in an online virtual 3D world.


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Graduated with an MSc Integrative Health and Social Care online
Why did you choose this course?
The main reason why I enrolled in this programme is to improve in my profession and be able to provide better care to clients. However, the rising importance of integrative health and social care, and its application in all areas of health, has also led me into taking this decision.
What attracted you to online learning?
Due to occupational and life commitments, I needed a flexible structure to be able to study. This method of learning perfectly fits my needs.
Why did you choose the University of Derby Online Learning?
I had already previously graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Derby Online Learning and was impressed with the university's online structure, including the learning advisors and all-round support staff. These outstanding standards have led me to choose UDOL again.
What were your goals and aspirations when starting your course? Have they changed during study?
My goals were to succeed academically, improve professionally and provide better care to my clients. These being without any detriment to my occupation itself, or personal life, where fortunately the flexibility and excellent support provided by the university has helped me to achieve these.
How did you balance your study around professional and personal commitments?
Each module runs on a number of weeks, and there are no requirements on when the learning has to take place during this weeks, and modules can also be taken in different trimesters. These allow me to plan and work on my studies according to my commitments.
How would you describe your online learning experience at Derby? What did you find particularly beneficial?
I would describe my learning experience with UDOL as a modern one, where the benefits of information technology and the internet make it possible for students to maximise potential and succeed academically. I found the fast response time from lecturers particularly beneficial, alongside the online interface and resources such as the discussion forums and personal blogs.
What was your most memorable moment during your time at Derby?
Apart from the graduation ceremony of my previous course with UDOL, I would say that the most memorable moments that I foster, are those of receiving positive results reflecting the efforts being undertaken.
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The learning that I have attained has allowed me to provide better care for my clients – care which is integrative and reflects the latest body of evidence. In addition, my collaboration and co-operational skills with professionals in the health and social care spectrum were enhanced.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
paper source
these posters are going up today to advertise a trip to annapolis next weekend for the book making wonder that is paper source. i took slivers from really sweet papers i've accumulated over the past few years (most of which i haven't used yet... but just having them makes me really happy.) i'm actually quite pleased with how the colors ended up working together. (it's not monochromatic + white! shock!) adding some strips of neon colored poster board made the overall effect sort of trippy. i think it's the dan deacon/jimmy joe roche effect that just seeps into the drinking water or something at mica.
there are only 25 seats on the bus (and it's 100% free!) so be ready to fight tooth and nail for a slot on the sign up sheet in front of the student activities office...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
all together now
i know this is a somewhat far-fetched connection, but i like going back to things and finding unexpected facets that give it even more depth. (one of the reasons why i'm ok with harping on yellow.... even though i am promising to resist the urge to pour yellow concrete color arbitrarily into my mix for any sculpture this semester.) plus, i realized i never posted this assignment from gd 1. (marketing the mica gd mfa program.)
when i made it, the idea was quotidian design. but tonight i put on my "open city" lenses and cracked open some good old jane jacobs. in urbanism it was drilled into our heads that, according to gerald frug, cities are defined by three things: size, density, and homogeneity. that last one is key. here's jane jacob's take on it in the intro to chapter 7 of death and life: "the generators of diversity". (i promise the connection to the yellow pages is coming. it's actually about to hit you in the face...)
"classified telephone directories tell us the greatest single fact about cities: the immense numbers of parts that make up a city, and the immense diversity of those parts.... 'i have often amused myself,' wrote james boswell in 1791, with thinking how different a place london is to different people. they, whose narrow minds are contracted to the consideration of some one particular pursuit, view it only through that medium. but the intellectual man is struck with it, as comprehending the whole of human life in all its variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible."
which, on another tangent, reminds me of an article i read in the new york times today about how the humanities are at risk during the recession. ("in tough times, the humanities must justify their worth.") the assumption is that college students will look to college as just a vehicle for obtaining a job (growing more and more elusive by the minute) and the accompanying salary/security. in that pursuit, the act of merely contemplating and comprehending (or attempting to…) "human life in all its variety" gets lost as unnecessary.
i hope that never becomes the case. i hope that we never become numb to all that is overwhelming around us. that is where all the excitement is.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
speaking of dancing
BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.
we watched this at work the other day... so entertaining.
this kid, ely kim, is in the gd mfa program at yale. the task was to do the same thing for 100 days. andwhile most people would draw an apple or something each day, he decided to dance. get cozy in front of the screen and make yourself some popcorn for this one.
thanks to ely's sweet moves, i've had "electric feel" stuck in my head all weekend.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
everybody dance now
i just noticed that this got posted on the pentagram blog. it's the edition of 2wice that i worked on last november. don't give me too much credit; kristen already had the design done, all i did was come in and play with color.
i hope the cover looks as flashy in this photo as it is in real life....
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
i've been holding on to these gems for a while now, but the spirit of sharing has finally struck... each one is a link to a project involving books, but in a strictly visual manner.
this is probably the coolest thing i've seen in a long time (but i say that a lot): writing without words.
the next one comes in a close second: 100 books project.
and because color should always be considered: spring snow.
i love the shift that occurs with the structure of books, something that can only come with examining their stability and predictability visually.
on a (somewhat) related note, here's a poem by stephanie on the experience of taking a class at johns hopkins. (inspired by pablo neruda.)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
lots of stuff in sculpture
last week my concrete culture teacher, sarah, asked us to give some sort of presentation "on where we think we might be responding to the city on a creative level." something to situate our studio practice for the rest of the semester. i pulled together a powerpoint (a few slides from it are above) about text in the urban environment and yada yada. presentation: check. from there, i focused on a list of "contradictions" i've been compiling to inform my first technical assignment. open/closed was at the top of the list. it wouldn't be hard to guess the first thing that came to my mind. make open and closed signs out of colored concrete using my newfound skills from the plywood form demo in class. (pretty much the only difference would be shape and adding letters as negative space.) technical assignment: check.
fast forward to my individual meeting with sarah over the weekend. and her, thankfully, telling me that i missed the mark completely. (what about it has the visual language of architectural plan structures? and why would it need to be made of concrete?) and that is where the learning begins.
with design pretty much dominating my studio classes this year (book arts doesn't count...) i had forgotten that there really is a huge difference between a fine arts class and a design class. we always joke about stephanie holding her own as a painting major in an apartment full of graphic/environmental design geeks. although the girl fell asleep during helvetica, she was exactly what i needed last night to walk me through this process. (it's funny that i supposedly value "deep dive" so much, but don't actually practice it when i'm asked to create something.) soon the conversation of open/closed turned into a tangent about row homes and the little slivers of vacant lots that pop up randomly every block or so. for me, the contradictions (and their inherent demand for a choice) were facinating mostly because of the space between. as someone who tends to see things in absolutes (go broke or go home) i am constanly reminding myself that i don't have to make some radical decision about beliefs or opinions, that the smartest option might just be in the middle, a unique combination of two extremes. the empty lots between row homes became symbolic of such a space, which, as stephanie brought up, could be presented in an infinite number of ways. (that's the crazy part of sculpture. the seemingly minor difference between 2-d and 3-d is massive.)
so much that i had never though of came up... we make things so that we can describe the undescribable in ways that have never been seen before. where does that put creating in relation to contemplating? taking action in relation to just documenting? then representation and history? reading cicero or seeing a realist painting or watching a war on tv? this is the stuff that would come up once in a blue moon when designing a concert poster. (or maybe that dialogue is there and never acknowledged?)
the ah-ha moment was stephanie suggesting that "maybe what you end up doing is having a piece that is only complete when it contains two parts that make a whole." hmmm. now we're talking. then i did the unthinkable. created what was in my head as a three dimensional object in space using my hands. no computer involved. (but i did use paper.) still, when i showed stephanie my idea her response was, "good. now if i was a teacher i would tell you to think of ten other ways to express that." great. and i mean that with only a little bit of sarcasm. it really is great. i need to be pushed beyond my first/cliche/simple ideas. (something bernard has been preaching all along.... i do give him credit.)
now for the conclusion of this (insanely long) story: i have an exciting idea for my first concrete sculpture. and it will probably be insanely expensive. and weigh a couple hundred pounds. no big. amid all that craziness (of which i am probably only diverging 10%) i remembered these two things: a martin puryear quote i tore out of his national gallery exhibition catalog over the summer (he was one of ken martin's favorite) and the website for an artist named truth (really really beautiful urban interventions/experiments.)
look at me, pulling inspiration from the sculpture sphere all of the sudden...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
raw art sale 2009
working for student activities is a pretty good excuse to try new things out for advertising. (on someone else's dime.) this time around, the annual raw art sale became my excuse to make something with the laser cutter. it wasn't easy. and took many a trip to belle hardware. (the first time around the wood was too thick and started to catch on fire a little. if you ever attempt anything like this, go with 3 mm. just a note...) but once the wood was right, it was a beautiful thing to watch.
shameless plug: the last day for student work drop off is tomorrow. the sale itself will be sunday and monday from 10 to 4 in the bbox.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
the best things in life are free
my century of the city book finally came in the mail today. (i ordered it over break and gave them my home address. of course, it arrived in the mail the day after i went back to baltimore.) it's a hefty book (400 some pages) with beautiful photos (abbott actually designed it.) yes, it really is free. seriously. so you should go order one right now.
thank you, rockefeller foundation.
(more good news: my camera is fixed. just waiting patiently for momsie to send it off to me. i should be back to actually documenting and showing stuff soon...)
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
one week later...
what a slacker. i should have posted this long ago. someone passed it on to carey, who in turn passed it on to me. (i'm linking to his flickr because i know he loves when people look at it. especially moms.) so i'll just keep sharing the love. it's called the center for urban pedagogy. or cup.
it's a pretty amazing website. go check it out. so much to see. sensory overload. i especially liked their attention to detroit. and on top of the michigan shout out, who should appear as i'm looking through all of the pictures and downloading documents? dan d'oca, my old urbanism/current open city teacher. i guess he's worked with them before.
which brings me to some news for anyone at mica. come check out the "arsenal of exclusion" lecture series that dan organized for my class, but, in true open city fashion, is letting anyone attend. ( one of the lecturers will be the guy who started cup.) it starts this friday.
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Each hand, one player, Crisis, deals three Heroes clockwise seven cards each from the 7-K of four suits, keeping the remaining seven. The final Hero dealt is Chosen.
Crisis discards blindly from any player's hand. Its suit becomes Ascendant. The hand begins.
Each round, Crisis plays a card face-down, boasting of its power. Chosen must then play their own boast. Then, other heroes may boast or pass. Each boast should show unbridled imagination, but must unambiguously name the card's suit OR value (else be discarded). Allow one minute each.
The cards revealed, the highest Ascendant wins, or else the highest following Crisis' suit. The winning Hero, or the next Hero standing, becomes Chosen. The winner keeps one defeated card (without revealing which), discarding the rest, and awards 1 point to themselves or their favorite boast.
Hands end when Crisis holds no cards, or all cards, receiving an additional point for each card remaining. The final Chosen becomes Crisis. Hands also end if anyone holds all and only 7's -- they Ascend, receiving 28 points and becoming Crisis!
If a winning hero has over 60 points, the world is saved. If a winning or ascending Crisis has over 77, it is doomed!
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I have previously written about SSL and man in the middle (MITM) attacks and Banking Apps Leaking Information. A common theme is not properly checking SSL authenticity.
Secure (e.g. banking) apps can implement SSL Pinning that restricts what certificate(s) the app considers valid. This involves hard coding one or more specific certificate chains into the app. There's a working Android library by moxie and example project by ikust. As an aside, as well as being more secure, this also allows you to use a self-signed SSL cert that costs nothing and avoids the considerable red tape associated with applying for a non-self-signed certificate.
Android also introduced system wide pinning in 4.2 but this isn't suitable for most apps that need to support earlier Android versions.
You also need to be aware that it's possible to bypass SSL Pinning (pdf). However, this requires the app to be reverse engineered, re-constructed and re-run that's very unlikely to ever be possible 'on the fly' (at least on unlocked devices) as a random user gets hit by a MITM attack.


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Web page layouts with the GIMP
Good homepage design is a question of the layout. Sometimes the best option is to use a graphics program to design the page, then translate the result into HTML code. The versatile image manipulation program GIMP can help.
Some purists believe they must compose HTML code line by line in a text editor to achieve clean results, but other developers are occasionally willing to consider alternatives. One little known alternative is the option of creating a graphics file in GIMP and then converting the file directly to HTML. GIMP version 2 (www.gimp.org) or newer includes the Py-Slice plug-in, which converts the image into a collection of tiles, and then creates an HTML table that organizes the tiles into an image that looks like the original. The results can easily be used for homepages with attractive graphics, like the example shown in Figure 1. Most current distributions give you GIMP version 2.2; we will be using this version for the remainder of this article. Suse users will need to add the Python extension and the Py-Slice plug-in manually [2]. After doing so, launch GIMP and create a new image (File | New). Then select the 800x600 entry in the Templates drop down. This is the resolution we will be using for the homepage. Then enter a name for the file; you will be storing the file under this name later. Make sure you use GIMP's native .xcf format to have access to all of GIMP's features.
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In the Fall of 1984, Larry Mason and I were playing the Seattle club circuit as members of The Allies, one of the hardest working bands on the scene at the time. With a local radio hit - 'Emma Peel' - critically acclaimed recordings, and a video under their belts, The Allies worked a minimum of six days a week, playing all over the northwestern US and up into British Columbia, Canada. At the same time, New Jersey based Soul Attack - with Ernie Mendillo and Ed Rupprecht - were playing gigs in and around their home state, with occasional jaunts into New York City. They had also made and released a local record in 1984. Having played in The Allies since its beginnings in the summer of 1979, and feeling that the band gone as far as it could, it was time to move on. The Seattle scene was small and unknown at that time, and I had to be where one might find a better chance of receiving national and international attention. There was only one choice: New York City. I had never been there, but it was and is the premier cultural city in the states, and had a great music scene. I packed up my guitars, demo recording gear, a few clothes and landed at La Guardia airport on a bitter-cold night in early February, 1985.
Immediately upon arrival I began scouring the local music papers, namely the Village Voice, looking for a new band. Soul Attack had just lost their principle singer / songwriter, and had just placed an ad looking for a replacement. Their ad mentioned "REM, Creedence and Motown" as influences. The first two were perfect, the last one not so much, but I thought I'd give them a try. By mid-March and two auditions later, with both sides mulling it over, it was decided that I would join Soul Attack. From the start it was clear that Ernie, Ed and Dave were on the same wave-length. Their drummer, on the other hand was on another page altogether. I soon came to the conclusion that it was time to start over - new name, new drummer, new songs... everything. I had a little trouble convincing the other two guys, who, sick of meaningless gigs on the Jersey shore, were clearly frustrated with the situation. By June, the three of us and a drum machine were hard at work in my Brooklyn apartment recording new songs on a 4-track cassette deck. Some, like 'Nothing To Fear' and 'Walk On The Water', were songs that I had done in the last days of The Allies. Most, such as 'Hard Luck Runner' were brand-new. All of them got a strong dose of New York attitude and intensity... we knew from hearing the first playbacks that we had something.
After a few more months of recording and developing our sound, we were ready to play live. We first had to have a name. Ernie and Ed told me the story of how they used to disguise themselves in sunglasses and different clothes, and play 50's and 60's cover-songs as their own support act for Soul Attack. TWhey called this mock-band The Brandos, after Ed had seen 'The Wild Ones' with Marlon Brando. It struck me that the name fit perfectly what we were doing. The other guys agreed and what has begun as a joke, became in all seriousness our new moniker: The Brandos.
Of course we were going nowhere without a drummer, and placed an ad of our own in the Voice, beginning the torturous process of auditioning drummers. After a week or so of being exposed to the subculture that answers every ad in that paer, I suggested we avoid this whole process, and see what my old band-mate Larry Mason was up to. Larry was thrilled at the prospect, and in November booked a flight out for the 'audition'. As predicted, eh fit in perfectly and made plans to move out to New York, arriving at the end of January 1986.To someone on the outside, our first live gig that February may not have looked very impressive - a college fraternity party in New Jersey - but to us it was the beginning of a great career of live work. Fueled by the great energy from this first show, we then concentrated playing in New York City, anywhere and everywhere we could. As long as we were playing, we'd get better, and would have a shot at success. Our belief in ourselves was indomitable and almost irrational, but with it we bulldozed our way through every situation. In May of that year we went to Seattle for our first tour, playing to packed houses in The Allies' old club circuit.
Returning to New York the band continued playing most of the city's most renowened clubs such as CBGB, Tramps, The Bitter End and Kenny's Castaways. By October we had enough material, and had gained enough live experience to make an album. With money loaned by family and friends, we entered Mix-O-Lydian studios in New Jersey that same month and began recording our first album. This was the beginning of a long association with that studio, and frienship with its honcho / enigneer Don Sternecker, with whom we would work on every subsequent album.
The gigs and recording sessions went on through February 1987, and during this time I continued writing new songs with songwriting partner Carl Funk. 'Gettysburg' was the last one written for the album, and from the start it was clear to everyone that this one was special. Armed with rough mixes from the album, I began shopping for a recording contract. Within two weeks we had two offers, the best one being from Relativity Records in New York, which we accepted.
Riding high from having just signed our first record deal, The Brandos played their first European tour in Germany in May of that year. The tour was a roaring success, and set the stage for many more to come. At the end of August the release date for the album finally arrived, and the band began touring the states, opening for well-known bands such as The Gerogia Satellites, INXS and The Cars. The first video was released and received regular air play on MTV. The favorable reviews began to pour in: the Gavin Report dubbed us "Best New American Band", Rollign Stone ran a full-page story describing us as "Real Contenders", and Time Magazine clinched it with their quote "The Brandos roots run deep and offer great nourishment". In early 1988, that band won Best Album (Independent Label), and I was honored with the Best Male Vocalist (Independent Label) at the New York Music Awards.
During this period we were encouraged to take on a manager, which we did - a mistake from which we have never quite fully recovered. Under his advice and against my better judgement, we left Relativity Records, with whom we had a solid relationship, and went to Geffen Records. The move took 8 months of legal wrangling and ended up a disaster, and we again changed companies to RCA Records. In February 1989 The Brandos finally began recording our second album, slated to be called 'Trial By Fire'.
The effect of the long legal battle had a devastating effect on the band, and consequently we entered the studio extremely demoralized, with a huge debt hanging over our heads, as RCA had paid a fortune for our contract. The result was an album that took a year and a half to make, and in the end was lifeless and sterile at best. In June 1990, just as we finished the album, a new president took over the reigns at RCA. His first act in command was to drop almost every band on the label, to which The Brandos also fell prey. This was a tough time, as the whole music business in the states had collapesed, our country was heading into a deep economic recession and the Gulf War. Effort to take the new Brandos 'Trial By Fire' album to another label failed, and by the beginning of 1991, we realized that the album would never be released. We were going to have to start over. Living in a tough city like New York teaches you to be the same, and what would have destroyed most bands, only made us work harder.
The better part of 1991 was spent writing and recording new material for a new album that would become 'Gunfire At Midnight', which would land a contract with SPV Records in Germany in the spring of 1992 - good news in the short run, detrimental in the long term, as the band had unwittingly signed away all controll over its career in the US for the next six years. Extensive touring in Europe would follow, solidifying the band's fan base even further, although not without taking a heavy toll - in 1993 guitarist Ed Rupprecht and drummer Larry Mason decided they had had enough of the Rock n' Roll lifestyle, both dropping out of the music business, though Larry would reemerge in music working with Carl Funk.
Always the diehards, Ernie and I went on, and in 1993/1994 with the help of a few friends, especially ex-Del Lords members Scott Kempner and Frank Funaro, recorded our fourth album 'The Light Of Day'. For this one, I wanted to explore my musical heritage a ittle further, incorporating it into The Brandos sound, producing a hard rocking mix of The Brandos signature Rock n' Roll, and the older American and Irish music traditions. I'm of Irish background, having grown up with traditional folk music, Irish and American. We found this music to be great fun to play live, and the audience has responded to it so well.
Scott and Frank filled out the live band, and an extensive tour and live album, recorded in Amsterdam in December 1994, followed. Aptly named 'In Exile - Live' - in view of the stranglehold on the band's American career - the album captured both the power and energy of The Brandos' live show, being released in the late summer of 1995. Two years after the release of our latest studio album, The Brandos returned in 1996 with 'Pass The Hat', debuting the strong vocal and guitar talents of new member Frank Giordano. Finally legally able, the band rerecorded and included four songs from the unreleased 'Trial By Fire' album. The album marked a return to a more stripped-down guitar sound, and ranks as one of the band's favorites. Taking off the first half of 1997 (allowing me to record my solo album, 'The Irish Volunteer'), The Brandso went back on the road with Frank G. and drummer Tom Goss for a European tour in July, and back in the studio in the fall to record our latest: 'Nowhere Zone'. This album is in a very real sense, a fan's album, encompassing at their request, songs played live for years by the band and never recorded, as well as new recordings of the remaining six songs from the unreleased 'Trial By Fire'. This album closes the book on that very painful chapter in The Brandos history, and opens up the path to new territory. Two great European tours follwed its release, this time joined by drummer Tom Engels, in December 1998 and June 1999, putting us on the stage with the likes of Bryan Adams, Van Morrison and Deep Purple.
With this 'Best Of' collection we celebrate a career of almost fifteen years with The Brandos. We have tried, with the songs on the this album, to represent the band from its very beginnings all the way to the present. I can both laugh and cry at the memories, and have no regrets. The rewards have been and continue to be many.
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Your goal is hosting the perfect event, and we can help you attain it. Working with your vision, we will tailor the party to your guests and your company's culture. We will take into account their preferences for activities, themes, and entertainment, and put it all together into a smoothly-running, seamless event that looks like it was a breeze to plan.
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We are thorough in all of our planning, and have a reputation for being reliable and honest. We are happy to provide references so you can see how we have helped other companies like yours in the past. From securing top-name talent to developing themes and concepts and handling catering, we will execute a corporate event that is unique to your company and perfect for your budget.
We also have ready access to entertainment, from local artists to world-famous celebrities. Whether you need to book a band for a private concert or hire a motivational speaker to keep your employees enthusiastic, we have connections throughout the industry. For your next special event, choose corporate event services from Locolobo events Entertainment .
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Arranging for corporate entertainment online is a convenient way to book bands or comedians for your special evening. Locolobo events Entertainment can provide bands of any size and genre, DJs, comedians, or specialty acts. We can also provide tribute artists, look-alikes, or whatever your guests would enjoy. No matter what your event requires, we can make it happen. Give us a call and let us work our magic.
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Whether you are celebrating a special anniversary, corporate milestone, or are throwing a private birthday party for your CEO, finding corporate entertainment online makes your life easier when it comes to event management. Our connections to any talent you desire will impress your audience and create treasured company memories, stories that will be talked about around the water cooler and relayed to future employees.
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Event planning is a major undertaking if you want to do it right. To impress your guests and even profit from your private functions, allow professional event management companies to handle the planning and entertainment. Don't risk leaving out important details or forgetting a step in the process. Instead, trust the experts. Call Locolobo events Entertainment today to start planning your exclusive event now.
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Locolobo events Entertainment is one of the leading corporate entertainment companies, serving satisfied clients nationwide. We know that the success of your event depends on the entertainment you choose to perform for your guests. Whether you are holding a seminar to train employees or a motivational event to build camaraderie, the entertainment often determines how well the audience perceives your event.
How to Hire Corporate Entertainment Companies
When you hire us over other corporate entertainment companies, you are getting a full-service events management company. If you have the staff to plan your party, we will work as your business partner with suggestions and ideas and will handle the legwork. If you lack the staff or time to plan your event, we can do this for you as well.
We will help you select the right entertainment for your guests, whether it is concert promotions, a DJ, other types of music, or comedians and celebrity impersonators. For top-rate entertainment that's affordable for you and your employees, turn to Locolobo events Entertainment . We will be happy to give you a free consultation to discuss the type of entertainment you are looking for.
Allow us to handle your event and see the difference that professional corporate entertainment companies can make. Instead of fretting over endless details and worrying about how your audience will react, leave it to us. We have been doing this for years and have a great reputation in the industry. Contact us today for your free consultation.
Live Corporate Entertainment
Live corporate entertainment gives your guests a chance to let loose. After a few days of intense seminars or a season of hard work, celebrate their success by providing live corporate entertainment for your guests. How often do your employees get to dance with each other, relax, and just have a good time at work? Reward them with music, give them a hearty laugh with a comedian, or help them stay enthusiastic with motivational speakers.
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Locolobo events Entertainment has been providing live corporate entertainment for years. We are mediators in the field, not representing any one artist. Because of this, we can offer you lower booking rates. We negotiate the best fees among booking agencies and talent managers, then pass the savings on to you. The result is a successful, profitable event for you and your guests.
Ignite their senses and provide excitement and energy among your audience. Live entertainment is far superior to anything taped or filmed. The interaction with live performers simply cannot be replaced. The sights, sounds, and vibrations produced by live entertainers are something special and much more likely to be remembered.
Let Locolobo events Entertainment book live entertainment for your upcoming function, and see the difference we make. From local artists to celebrity talent, we can book anybody you want and will deliver for you. We follow our contracts to the letter, ensuring that our clients are satisfied with our services. Just ask any of our references why they hire us time and time again.
Corporate Entertainment Events
Corporate entertainment events are the lifeblood of any organization. Without giving your employees a fun break every once in a while, they can become unmotivated and listless. To increase productivity or to recognize top achievers, corporate entertainment events are key. At Locolobo events Entertainment , we specialize in booking talent and customizing events to meet your needs.
Corporate Entertainment: Events of a Lifetime
We have a wide variety of entertainers and event ideas that can be tailored to your specific guests. From team building speakers to musicians, DJs and comedians, we will make your exclusive event one that will be remembered for years to come. Contact us today to discuss your requirements, and we will get back to you quickly with ideas for success.
In addition to corporate entertainment events, Locolobo events Entertainment is a full-service event planning company with a superior reputation in the industry. For years, we have been handling events such as corporate parties, VIP functions, awards banquets, conferences, and trade shows with success. Instead of fretting over the endless details, allow us to do the work for you.
Reading crowds and knowing what activities work for each audience is another area we specialize in. What management thinks will be fun is not necessarily right for your audience. For example, at company picnics, you will need activities for children as well as adults. A black-tie affair has its own entertainment needs. Contact us today and we will get started finding the right entertainment for your next corporate party, outdoor festival, or state fair.
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Locolobo events Entertainment offers corporate entertainment packages at a reduced price. Imagine having a private concert with Big name talent, or inviting major entertainers to speak to your board members. When you hire us, we can book any talent you seek and produce a unique event that matches your company's personality.
Corporate Entertainment Packages at Reduced Rates
Whether you are an experienced event planner or this is the first special event you have been involved in, we are here to help. Locolobo events Entertainment is your partner in special event planning and corporate entertainment packages. When you hire us, you will be assured that the talent we book for you is appropriate for your audience. For example, we will not hire comedians who may offend your audience nor will we book a band that plays the wrong music for your audience's age group.
Our corporate entertainment packages provide you with the best entertainers for any occasion. Our experts are experienced in providing top-notch talent that knows how to entertain everyone in your crowd. From food and beverage to site selection, concert promotions, and ticket sales, we will plan your event from start to finish.
Let us be your partner in event planning. When you work with us, you'll see the difference that hiring a competent management company makes. Don't risk planning a party that falls short of your expectations. Be known for planning popular parties when you throw the event of the year
Unique Event Entertainment
Executives are often faced with the seemingly daunting task of securing unique event entertainment. While this job can be delegated to a corporate meeting planner, it is often the VIPs who have the final say. Knowing how important event entertainment is, can help sell you on the idea of budgeting for this necessary investment.
Unique event entertainment is one of the most crucial aspects of events, as it gives attendees a chance to unwind and rejuvenate. It may come in the form of a motivational speaker for a keynote address or a comedian to entertain your board members. Team building and training are also more successful when the information is imparted in a fun way that doesn't seem like learning.
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At LocoLobo Corporate Events, we have a broad range of popular speakers who are knowledgeable in their fields and have gained the life experience necessary for success. They are both entertaining and informative, often sharing personal stories that audiences can relate to. Successful speeches are remembered long after attendees return to the office, so let us help you choose the right speaker or unique event entertainment.
We don't only book talent, however; we are also a full-service event management company with a superb track record. So if you'd rather outsource the endless details of event planning than overburden your staff, contact us for a consultation. We can provide you with ideas for successful events, based on our experience with current and previous clients. We have helped many Fortune 500 companies realize the dream of enlightening event audiences with informative entertainment, and we'll do the same for you.
VIP Events
Companies are finally catching on to the notion that VIP events are good PR (public relations). Private parties for your best clients, invitation-only hospitality suites at trade shows, and entertainment for your executive board all leave your guests feeling appreciated. They establish goodwill and encourage future business.
No two VIP events are alike, nor should they be. Event planners are forever searching for ways to make them memorable for their guests. The best event is one that gets talked about long after the event. However, it's not an easy task to make them as good as you want them to be.
VIP Events Specialists
Here at LocoLobo Corporate Events, we are specialists in booking entertainment for VIP events. We will work with you to find the best talent for your event, whether you want music, comedy, motivational speakers or need to book a band or particular entertainer. We work on your behalf to negotiate the best pricing and terms for your occasion and handle all the contract details. That leaves you free to mingle with your guests and show them a good time.
The right theme and tone of your event can make all the difference in how your guests perceive it and whether they have a good time. Finding suitable talent that's appropriate for your audience is just one piece of the puzzle. With so many details to keep up with, it's best to leave it to the experts. Contact us today to get started on a fun-filled corporate event that will be treasured by all who attend.
Comedians For Corporate Events
What can Comedians do for a Corporate Event ? Comedians bring a smile and can lighten anyVIP Party! LocoLobo Corporate Events, an event talent agency that has access to any entertainer, speaker or comedian you may want and will guarantee the best service because we seek repeat business.
Maybe you want to book a band AND a comedian? Why not? We can handle any event!
We do not represent any one person so we can negotiate with comedians, management or agencies, depending on who represents them. We work within your event budget to match appropriate comedians and performances with your guests. You probably already know that comedy has a therapeutic effect that actually improves health. Think about how hiring comedians for corporate events will break the ice at your next event and encourage friendly networking and deals to take place.
Companies That Hire Comedians for Corporate Events
Other clients who hire comedians for corporate events are also available as references, so your meeting planner can call and hear about us directly from our clients. We've handled hundreds of corporate parties, executive banquets, awards dinners, private gatherings and VIP-only events. We'd like to help you, too.
We make it easy for executives like you to make decisions about which comedians to hire. If you lack the staff to plan your corporate event, our Corporate Event Planners can act as your outsourced meetings manager, too. We will plan your meeting from start to finish, including obtaining comedians and booking bands. So let us book your entertainment, and take the burden off of you.
Famous Performers
Event managers and corporate executives are constantly seeking ways to make their "special events" truly special. You might think that hiring famous performers is way out of your league, but that is not necessarily the case. Talking with a qualified talent agency that has a vast array of experiences hiring celebrities is a definite way to find out.
Whether you regularly host VIP-only events or only produce them on occasion, booking famous performers will pay off in the long run. Name recognition as well as the exceptional talent that is a given with fame will give your guests something to talk about. And there is no better way to make you look good than by people spreading the word to their colleagues.
LocoLobo Corporate Events is a talent agency that can book any famous performer you want. If you don't know your audience's taste in entertainment, or you don't know who you would like to hire, take heed. That is a situation our specialists deal with daily and we will be glad to help you narrow down your choices with regard to performer, program, theme, and budget.
We do not represent any one person so we are able to negotiate with other agents and managers to secure the date and performer for you. In addition to entertainers, we can also book keynote speakers, motivational speakers, lecturers or experts for your next seminar, convention, or trade show. Our services include recommending the best talent for your individual events, negotiating and acheiving your financial goals, researching prospective talent, and arranging a site if you don't already have one. Call us today to learn more.
Famous Comedians
Famous comedians can add humor and pizzazz to an otherwise dull meeting. They also offer entertainment and comic relief during conferences, when everybody is weary from all-day seminars. Comedy is a great way to impart wisdom as well as to break the ice at business functions. However, many meeting planners fail to utilize this valuable resource.
Famous Comedians and Your Bottom Line
Offering a comedy event with famous comedians is a sure way to keep your attendees feeling energetic and give them a chance to unwind a bit before more seminars. Famous comedians offer name recognition as well as top-quality talent--they wouldn't be famous if they were not exceptional at what they do. When you host a famous entertainer, word of mouth marketing works harder than usual to increase your event's profits.
There are a lot of details to consider before booking comedians. Meeting planners who are already overworked would benefit from the services of a qualified speakers' bureau and meetings management company. At LocoLobo Corporate Events, we have a huge database of famous comedians, motivational and keynote speakers, bands, authors, and other entertainers at our disposal. We have a long history of satisfied clients and we can book the perfect talent for you, too.We guarantee the best service for booking comedians and other entertainment and speakers. We seek repeat business so we work within your event budget and help you get the best ROI. We're eager to become your event management and talent specialist.
Corporate Performances
Corporate performances demand attention to detail when planning. Knowing your objectives for your meeting and the corporate entertainment you want will go a long way toward succeeding at the event. Ask yourself why you are holding the meeting and why you want an outside performer to be at your event. Then you will be able to give better direction to your planning committee when it comes time to book talent.
At LocoLobo Corporate Events, we have helped hundreds of corporations like yours meet their objectives in corporate performances. We save our clients thousands of hours of time researching talent and narrowing down the list to finally choose appropriate talent. Whether you need celebrity acts or regional flavor, we will help you evaluate your needs and make suggestions for the corporate performances that will work for your event.
Impressing VIPs with Corporate Performances
Well-known acts not only entertain, they impress guests as well. If your objective is to reward employees or make an impression on your VIPs, a private concert with a celebrity band is well worth the investment. Music, comedians, or magicians each work best in different situations. Tell us who comprises your audience and describe the theme of purpose of your event. We'll do the rest.
Music For Corporate Events
Music for corporate events is something that executives and meeting planners agonize about unnecessarily. While it's true that the right music sets the mood for a memorable evening, choosing the soundtrack is best left to somebody else. The booking agency you use to find your talent should be able to coordinate musicians, travel, and entertainment programs, or you risk wasting your time with them.
At LocoLobo Corporate Events, we have a long history of helping our corporate clients impress audiences with appropriate music for corporate events. Rather than asking you to choose the type of music that will satisfy an audience that varies in age, taste, and style, we'll instead help you decide on the type of mood you want to create with your music. The result will be a party that impresses all!
Setting the Mood with Music for Corporate Events
For example, whether you want to host a rock concert or provide a backdrop of jazz music for dinner makes a substantial difference in the entertainment we suggest. Aside from singers, bands, and individual musicians, we also suggest DJs for our clients. DJs are not limited to the type of music they play and can offer lots of sound when you are short on space.
Top Quality Music for corporate events does not come without a price tag. Our discerning clients are willing to pay for 5 star national acts that we can acheive for that special event. If you're looking for local flavor to entertain audiences that come from all over the world, local and regional acts are also available. Allow LocoLobo Corporate Events to be your partner in showcasing musical entertainment at your next large-scale corporate event.
Famous Entertainers
It's no secret. Famous entertainers raise attendance and bring in the big bucks while providing attendees with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be in the same room with their favorite celebrities. Before you call LocoLobo Corporate Events to book your talent, evaluate your goals for your meeting and the results you want to achieve.
Think about the issues that are facing your industry and how a keynote speaker, musician, or comedian can help your audience overcome them. You may or may not really need outside speakers or famous entertainers. Your in-house people might be better at dealing with the challenges facing your industry. If you have a low budget, by all means, inside people are the best.
What Famous Entertainers Do for Meetings
Of course, if there are difficulties that need to be addressed, outside speakers and famous entertainers can offer objectivity and ease the blow of delivering bad news so that insiders can work on the issues. For example, if your company is going through reorganization, you might hire speakers to talk about team stress and overcoming adversity. A comedian will take the edge off the seriousness of your meeting and help put everybody in a more relaxed mood.
Hiring famous entertainers can turn your ho-hum meeting into a unique chance to meet a celebrity in a cozy setting. It not only impresses your guests, but will also send a message that your company is financially stable. When a famous performer appears at your event, it gives your company an air of significance. When you are ready to book a famous act for your corporate party, contact us at LocoLobo Corporate Events.
VIP Entertainment
VIP entertainment makes your guests comfortable and adds a sense of lightness to your events. After a long day of intensive seminars or a grueling day on their feet at your trade show booth, attendees will appreciate being treated to a special VIP entertainment event. Magicians, comedians, and even actors appeal to a wide variety of people and help break the ice at networking events.
LocoLobo Corporate Events specializes in bringing the best VIP entertainment to your corporate event. A relaxing atmosphere for travelers will make all the difference at your function, particularly if people are coming from long distances. They might not know other people so entertainment can make them feel included and capture their attention.
With our Corporate Event unique ingenuity, your VIP events will never be boring. We provide interesting entertainment that is creative and fun for all your guests, whether your crowd is large or small. Interactive performers like comedians or special event entertainment, keep your guests participating and draw them into the event. When they participate, they'll remember the originality of the performance long after it's over.
VIP Entertainment Generates Buzz for your Company
VIP entertainment from our Corporate Events company also gives you great publicity and helps generate buzz. Host a function before a trade show to get people talking all over the trade show floor. They'll repeat your company name many times over as they retell their stories again and again. Spend the time choosing unique entertainment to keep your event in the front of everybody's minds and keep them returning for more.
Convention Entertainment
Good convention entertainment can make or break your convention and music really brings a crowd together. Knowing which type of music is best for your audience is not simple. It's better to decide instead on a particular mood, such as dancing, dinner music, or soothing classical music. Music can be the focal point of an event such as a concert or it can provide a background for mingling at a cocktail party.
The Right Help Hiring Convention Entertainment
When you are looking for convention entertainment, don't overlook booking agencies. These convention entertainment resources can handle the details for you.
A leading agency is LocoLobo Corporate Events. We have been helping Fortune 500 companies plan successful, entertaining events for many memorable years. When you really want to impress your guests, allow us to do all the legwork for you. We provide event planning services to give you the best convention entertainment you can imagine.
Rely on us to fill in the background information you need to obtain entertainment and provide demo tapes for you to watch(in some cases). We will also negotiate contracts from pricing to transportation. Save yourself the trouble of overloading your meeting planners and allow LocoLobo Corporate Events to be your booking agency for convention entertainment and any of your other needs.
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Forbes Shire Council is calling on all not-for-profit organisations, community and sporting groups to apply for Community Funding Program for the 2018-2019 financial year.
In alignment with the Forbes Shire Community Strategic Plan 2017 – 2027, all community funding will be allocated annually to fit in with the council's budget cycle.
Forbes Shire General Manager, Steve Loane, encouraged all groups and organisations in the community to apply for donations, sponsorship, fees and charges waived, in-kind or new support, seed or growth funding.
"It is Council's fiscal responsibility to ensure we are distributing all funding and support in an equitable manner to organisations and groups within our community."
"This will enable as many community funding applications can be considered and budgeted for, generating funding security for organisations and meeting Council's basic governance and accounting standards," Mr Loane said.
To assist groups with the new funding application, an information night is being held on Wednesday, December 13, at 6pm at the Town Hall. As well as providing valuable information, help to complete the applications, staff will share tips for running events in the shire and approval processes required.
Two CFP drop-in sessions will also be held on Tuesday, January 9 and Wednesday, February 14 for Council staff to assist with applications.
Mr Loane said the Community Funding Program application was a straight forward document which staff designed to be used a planning tool by the organisations.
Community Funding Program application forms can be collected from Council and copies will be distributed at the information night. Forms can also be downloaded from the Forbes Shire Council website, by following the quicklink on the left hand side. Forbes Shire Grant Funding page on Facebook also has a link to download the application form.
Applications opened December 1 and will close on February 28, 2018.


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In addition to addressing regulatory issues after companies have funding and patents in hand, we assist with regulatory due diligence and other transactional needs. Our clients include domestic and international manufacturers and distributors of food, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, biological, medical device, tobacco, personal care, and cosmetic products, as well as trade associations, individuals, and institutions involved in preclinical and clinical research of FDA-regulated products.
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I have spent the last week debating as to whether I would throw my hat into this arena. Enough people have voiced their concerns over the matter, and I honestly didn't feel like you needed to read yet another article. But amongst the articles that I have read, I feel that there is a core component to the whole issue with unwanted sexual advances, comments, or behavior at a convention. Common respect for your peers. I mean is it really that difficult to treat a person decently? Please note that I am referring to all people at the convention, not just women.
For crying out loud, most of us were on the receiving end of all sorts of harassment growing up with our predisposition for technology, Science Fiction, games, and all other sorts of geeky/nerdy things. Why would we want to give that back to people who are supposed to be our peers? I don't know about you, but I sure didn't enjoy the comments that were made about me. As those who have met me will attest, I am a small guy. I'm in my 30s but I look like I'm in my early 20s. So you can imagine how I looked when I was 15 to 18. The vitriol that I received was nothing more than a person's desire to assert their dominance over me because I 1.) looked young 2.) was nonathletic and 3.) was a geek.
I am sure that there are many other people in our industry that have experienced similar things. The point of this is the old adage: "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". You are entitled to your opinions. You are entitled to your belief system. You are entitled to think that I'm a complete idiot. But, if you lack the intellectual capacity to be respectful to other people then perhaps you need someone to help you in those social gatherings.
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This is why I am releasing the new APT! The Appropriate Person Toolkit. When you start using this toolkit, you choose a personal assistant who will walk around at conventions with you while you engage in social situations. The moment you say anything disrespectful to another person, this person will slap you upside the back of the head and then offer an apology to the person whom you offended; blaming the comment you made on your lack of social interaction experience. They will then escort you away and then coach you on the proper way to interact with that person.
There are several types of assistants you can choose from: 1.) ones who slap you on the back of the head 2.) ones who hit you with a baseball bat 3.) ones who poke you in the eye and the list goes on! They say that pain is a great way to instill personal behavior change. As you cause emotional pain with your words or actions, it's only fitting that pain is used to change your behavior.
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In all seriousness, if you know you can't control yourself when you drink, or you can't help but be a complete idiot around people, then perhaps having a wingman or wingwoman will help you out in those situations. Treat people with respect. You'd be amazed at how much better your conference going experience will be if you do that one simple thing. Most of the people I've met at these conferences are good, awesome people who deserve your respect. Don't be the person who is labeled the jerk, creep, or other colorful terminology because you failed to interact appropriately with someone. "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."


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If we observe all that happens in our world, whether natural processes or man-made procedures, and if we look long and deeply enough we can begin to see the patterns – the underlying blueprints – that guide everything into its intended form and expression. The same dynamic process of nature is behind the birth of every baby and yet each …Read More »
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Breathing the Radiance of Life
The holiday season has slipped away and perhaps, in that time of ease and celebration, we have found moments in which to reflect on the past year, to share old memories at gatherings of family and friends, and have reached a kind of "closure" of the passing cycle in life's rhythm. We may now be ready to look ahead with …Read More »
Where is Heaven?
Some days are so bright with sunshine that one can't help but feel joy bubbling up and dancing through one's veins. And then we hear the news reports from around the world about the desperate troubles which still beset humanity in spite of all the progress we have made into enlightened living. Yet, amid all the horror of what is …Read More »