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Kitchen Cure Check-In Week 1: Is Your Fridge Clean Yet?
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Good afternoon, Cure-takers! We're off to the races with the first Kitchen Cure assignment last Friday. Did you have time over the weekend to clean out your fridge, freezer, and pantry? If you didn't, no worries! You have the rest of the week, and we have some good inspiration for you coming up. Tell us how it's going!
Here's the assignment for this week; you have until Friday to get it all done! Did you get a head start on this assignment over the weekend? It's just so satisfying to do this part and get the fridge, freezer, and pantry spic-and-span.
We were really inspired by this neat and tidy fridge shot from Cure-taker Sponatrelli. Also, look for a great walkthrough later today from Emma, who was brave enough to show you her whole process of cleaning fridge and freezer. (Pantry is up tomorrow!)
• Kitchen Cure Week 1: Clean Fridge, Freezer & Pantry
How are your fridge and your pantry? What's the oldest, most expired thing you trashed or composted? Have you cleaned out expired food and old spices? Have you wiped down your cupboards and shelves?
Tell us how it's going, and if you need any encouragement!
We are LOVING your photos on the Kitchen Cure Flickr Pool! It's so great to see how you are documenting your Kitchen Cure. Keep 'em coming!
(Image: Sponatrelli from the Kitchen Cure Flickr Pool)
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Ok! I cleaned out any old or expired food from the fridge, freezer AND pantry. Like a motherf%**n adult! But....I haven't yet cleaned any of it. Nothing too scary out of date. A box of cake mix that was "best buy" last month. Dude, when I cleaned out my dad's spice cabinet? He still had spices in those tin McCormick containers from the 80's! And a petrified bag of stuffing mix from about when I graduated high school! I should have used it as a spooky halloween decoration.
Check out pictures of my pantry!
I'm horrified! I found a huge ass box of instant mashed potatoes that had fallen off the shelf of the lazy susan corner cabinet. It expired August 10, 2005. 2005!! I believe we bought this when we first got our Sam's Club membership and for some reason, it seemed appropriate to buy an insititution sized box of mashed potatoes for two people. This is the reason I hate that corner lazy susan cabinet!
I have filled 3 large garbage bags so far and several bags of small appliances (toaster, single sandwich maker...) I'm donating. I completed the pantry and 5 cabinets so far. I emptied them all, cleaned and sanitized then returned food I'm keeping. I have not even gotten to the fridge/freezer, yet. I'll be doing that this Wednesday when I have the day off for my birtday. This is hard work!
I started with the outside of the fridge--the magnets, postcards, and assorted amusing ephemera had to be pared down first. The food/cleaning part will be a snap. I am looking forward to reevaluating the organization of all of my kitchen tools.
One of the advantages of having a small fridge is that it never gets too cluttered... you simply don't have the space for that. And the freezer is 100% frozen mixed veggies and fruits for my 7-month old son !
So, waiting for next week ! Come on, challenge !
Yay! I'm even more inspired to keep going on my cleaning streak with my photo featured :) The fridge, freezer and food cabinets are done and it looks so much better already.
Um, also: my husband just pointed out that our last name is spelled wrong (Spontarelli) so I figured it was your typo. Then I checked and realized that I spelled it wrong when I created my flickr account. And I never noticed.
At least my refrigerator is clean...
I didn't go full bore as I intended to, but I did get some archival stuff out of the freezer and into the garbage, and I got the freezer door shelf cleaned. I'd been cooking out of the fridge/freezer/pantry for a week and a half already before the Cure, so I have a little headstart. Tonight I need to get out the step stool and investigate Spice World. Not being able to SEE everything guarantees there will be something lost and forgotten up there (I can relate to the Forgotten Potatoes...).
I got through the cabinets and pantry by myself Saturday then involved the husband in the fridge & freezer on Sunday: we fully dismantled & cleaned the whole unit. Feeling better already!
I did the fridge, freezer and pantry this weekend and have yet to tackle my own cavernous lazy susan corner spice cabinet.
My gems included a package of moldy graham crackers (didn't even know that was possible), a small can of green chiles that was expired by 18 months and some hot peppers that had grown fur coats in the crisper drawer. Yech.
I haven't uploaded to Flickr yet, but I chronicled my purging here.
Lucky for me - my fridge shorted out (coil something coil) and my landlord had to buy me a brand new one.
DONE and DONE. Squeaky clean.
Fridge and freezer are done. It was scary finding things I forgot I had.
The pantry and spice/coffee/tea cupboard are next. I'm afraid...very afraid. Good thing I have 4 days to get it done.
I cleaned my pantry this weekend. I had a lot of ingredients for the the way I THINK I should cook, not the way I really do. So I finally bit the bullet and got rid of all the expensive, gourmet stuff that I'll never use (it had all expired while waiting for me to use it!).
I cleared all the old food out of the fridge, and all that's left is to scrub it out.
I like the idea of doing this, but cleaning out my fridge AND my pantry in the same weekend is just never going to happen. Too much work!
My goodness! Everyone is doing such a good job, I need to keep it up! I'm in the middle of baking cookies for an order, then a small cake for a wedding tasting and my dad is coming in on Thursday for the weekend. If we don't finish until early next week, is that ok?
Judging from the state of my fridge after removing rotting veggies, I am secretly a 20-something dude. Here's the story.
This did inspire me to make the apple-gouda cookies from a couple days back.
@Mochene- of course it's ok if your week is full. Baby steps! I bet you are straightening as you bake, just a wee bit, anyway.
I am washing & wiping down my shelves one at a time. 1) I don't have much counter space & 2) I only have tidbits of time for the rest of the week.
@littlestfinch - You are a lucky finch, indeed!
I am officially stalled. As I open and shut the crisper drawers I am cringing at the spills and crumbs I wasn't even noticing before. I have got a wicked schedule this week, but somehow...somehow I have to get that mess cleaned up. Might happen around midnight tonight.
I did mine in 2 stages, since Ionly have time in the evenings. Day 1: Removed everything from the outside of the fridge and scrubbed until it was spotless. Day 2: Removed everything from the inside, took out all shelves and drawers, scrubbed until spotless.
What was amazing was that there really wasn't that much to throw away, but taking everything out and putting it back in an organized fashion made so much more space; the thing is practically empty.
I love my like-new fridge! Every time I open the door I can't stop staring into it. I started the pantry last night, and hope to finish that project tonight or tomorrow.
Cleaned out fridge, freezer, and three shelves of the pantry. Happy sparkles.
Ditched some hot sauce I didn't like and old flax seed oil. Cleaning the gunk took forever. Surprisingly empty looking now, just a bunch of fresh veg and condiments. I like it.
I started with the fridge, then did the pantries and spices, finished the freezer last week, and even got the under-the-sink cleaning area done. All of that was a HUGE job! But, kitchen has felt so much more functional since then. And, I find myself trying to maintain it. Also, not buying more than I can use!!


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The following are the remarks of Superintendent Robert Katulak made during the public meeting of the NHP-GCP Board of Education on Feb. 13, 2012:
Tonight we your input regarding as a community of parents and homeowners regarding the creation of the school district budget. The board of education, as you heard, has a large job ahead of them in the creation of this 2012-13 school budget.
There is a different piece of this year, and that's the that comes from the state. Through our conversations with the superintendents across Long Island, it appears that right now there is only one school district who is going to be moving towards the supermajority.
What does a supermajority mean? It means in the past, that when you put a school budget up, a school board of education and the community have the right to create a budget with a tax rate – a tax levy – that they felt that the community could support in order to keep programs and to keep staff on board. Now they have taken that power out of our hands. Before, to pass a budget, you needed 50 percent, plus one vote. Under the current organization, the supermajority is a 60 percent vote, so it's no longer the same rules. So in other words, democracy does not count for this process anymore. They also had a double process: a village board or a town board, by a simple vote of their board of directors could decide to . However in education, that was not available. So our board of education can not take a vote amongst themselves and say 'we want to keep all these programs in, so therefore we're just going to take a simple vote and we could pass over that supermajority rule.
In the past we've done a presentation on what the 2 percent cap means to our district and we posted that on the website. I ask (Assistant Superintendent of Finance) Mr. (Michael) Frank if he could just take 2 minutes because we have a big agenda to just try to summarize for you again, what that means in terms of our revenue, what we're getting and how we could project that budget.
[Frank stated that a formula exists to find out what the specific amount the district can increase its tax levy, but that depending on the formula and exclusions, it could possible be above or below 2 percent.]
Tonight we celebrated the accomplishments of many of our students in . In the coming months you will hear and see examples of additional students, their projects in the science labs ot the Odyssey or the math fairs.
Tonight on the agenda we also celebrate the careers of a number of teachers who are respectful of our budget process and as a result, put in their retirement at the beginning of January so that we would have those figures to help us and assist us with our budget process. We're thankful for their professionalism and wonderful service given to our students and our community.
The administrators in the schools and the central office have been meeting regularly to establish another mandate from the state and that's called the process of the creation of Student Learning Objective, which are based on achievement data and will be implemented in September of 2012. That process will be involving all our teachers shortly after the midwinter break.
Our district Dignity for Schools Act committee will be meeting (February 16) to continue plans for the implementation of that program, which is due in September as well.
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* Combine 2 cups water, 3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Gradually add 3/4 cup instant dry polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk; reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 cup grated fresh pecorino Romano cheese, stirring until butter and cheese melt.
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The council voted recently to eliminate permit parking in Canton's Area 43, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has signed a five-year moratorium on permit parking throughout the neighborhood.
It's an option that divides Canton neighbors.
In the two years that first-year Johns Hopkins doctoral student Julie Lade lived on Essex Street, she said, she would circle the packed streets of the neighborhood for as much as an hour some evenings looking for a parking spot.
That stopped when Lade, 25, moved just a few blocks away to the 800 block of S. Port St., within Area 43, and secured a parking permit.
"I've saved like an hour a night," Lade said.
But after the council vote early this month, she said, permit signs were removed. That night, she looked for parking for 40 minutes before settling for a spot on Boston Street — where the sign said she had to be out by 7 a.m.
"I'm not so sure if this was a good vote on behalf of the City Council," Lade wrote in an email.
She had paid the city $60 for her permit and a pass for visitors, she said. If the system was going to be only temporary, she wrote, it was "a complete waste of everyone's time."
Adam Spain, who lives on South Bouldin Street but works near Lade's home at the tech company Millennial Media, said permit parking makes it more difficult for his friends to find spaces when they visit.
"That's why going to Fed Hill is such a pain, because of all the different permit spots," he said.
Spain said he approves instead of the city's efforts to replace parallel parking with angled parking.
James said the city is "actively installing" angled spots in Canton "wherever possible," which she said will add hundreds of new spaces.
Officials also are working with the car-sharing company ZipCar to expand the neighborhood's current two-car fleet, seeking to expand Circulator bus routes and considering adding parking meters in commercial areas, James said. Officials are beginning to talk with residents, business owners and the transportation department about adding "bicycle parking."
Hiroyuki Iseki, a research faculty member at the National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, said public transit options, such as Baltimore's proposed east-west light rail Red Line, will be critical in the process.
Iseki said neighborhoods should work with the city to establish rapid bus services and install more bike lanes, and urge local employers to give employees incentives to choose those options.
"Providing the good public transportation certainly substitutes the car trips," he said.
All efforts to address the parking problem are appreciated, said Jurkiewicz, of the Canton Community Association. But what residents really want is not in the works: a garage.
"We've been asking, pleading, begging the city for a parking garage somewhere between O'Donnell Street and the Can Co., but there are two problems," Jurkiewicz said. "There's no money and no real property to build it on."
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West Allis - During the Common Council's 2013 budget deliberations, Alderman Vincent Vitale strongly criticized a plan to give raises of $8,000 to $10,000 to two of the four assistant fire chiefs whose titles would change but whose jobs wouldn't.
"To me, that's totally insane," Vitale said.
Vitale also noted that the supervisor raises were both unfair to taxpayers, many of whom haven't seen even a 1 percent raise, and to unions that have given concessions.
But Fire Chief Steven Hook said the assistant chiefs have waited years for the pay to which they should get, based on their responsibilities.
Pay for nonunionized positions is determined mathematically by a consultant. The firm evaluates each nonunionized employee position on the basis of supervisory responsibilities, freedom to act, authority, expertise and human resource skills required and other factors, Hook said.
Each factor gets a number and the numbers are basically added up and pay rates determined, he said.
Ten years ago, when the department was reorganized and the command staff was flattened, the numbers for the four assistant chiefs became the same as for battalion chiefs because everything was in flux at the time, Hook said.
As changes in the department took place in succeeding years, the four assistant chiefs were not re-evaluated, he said, although the department had every intention of doing so.
Two years ago, that re-evaluation took place. As a result, it was decided the assistant chiefs of operations and emergency medical services would become deputy chiefs and the assistant chiefs of training and fire prevention would become bureau heads, Hook said.
The raises should follow the title changes, Hook said.
A salary ordinance will be introduced to the Common Council soon, he added.
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The official companion app for The Great British Bake Off, the BBC homebaking contest that's about to start a third series.
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When The Great British Bake Off was first pitched as a TV show, it was hard to imagine a contest for home-bakers revolving around pies, bread and pastries would turn into a huge hit on Twitter.
Yet it did, with the power of the second screen (i.e. people tweeting from their sofas about cakes) making The Great British Bake Off a bona-fide word-of-mouth smash.
Now, with a third series about to air, there's an app for that. It's the work of book publisher Random House, which makes the official books for the BBC's show.
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The recipes are divided into five categories: Cakes, Biscuits, Bread, Pastry and Puddings. Each recipe comes with an overview (including a "skill level" star rating), a list of ingredients and step-by-step cooking instructions.
A search function lets you filter the recipes in different ways: by baker, occasion, ingredient or difficulty, and you can star recipes that you like to store them as favourites for speedy access.
Who wants to get floury fingers all over their shiny iPhone screen, though? Like some other cooking app developers, Random House has thought about this: if you lay your iPhone flat and tap a 'touch-free' button, you can wave a hand back and forth above the screen to step forward and back in recipes.
There's also a nifty shopping list feature, which enables you to add individual ingredients or everything from a particular recipe, for quick reference in the supermarket.
Social features include the encouragement to take photos of your bakes and share them on Twitter or Facebook - complete with a #GBBO hashtag in the former case.
The app doesn't go further than that on the social front, for example pulling in tweets about the show as each episode airs. That said, most fans will probably rather see them using their main Twitter app, rather than one devoted to a single show.
Hopefully there'll be recipe updates during the series, to ensure new creations cooked in the shows are makeable at home too.
In the meantime, The Great British Bake Off is a polished cookery app with plenty of tasty treats to explore. The proof of its ultimate quality, of course, will be in the eating...


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Center for Dental Informatics: Research
At any one time, the CDI has several ongoing research projects. As of spring 2009, ongoing projects include:
- DMD Project: With a design based on the results of a cognitive task analysis for diagnosis and treatment planning, DMD Project presents the practicing clinician with an easy-to-use, efficient touch-screen interface for accessing and reviewing patient data during examination.
- Design of a natural language interface to electronic dental records (EDRs): This project intends to make it possible to interact with EDRs and other medical systems using natural, spoken language for data entry and retrieval.
- Evaluation of oral cancer information on the Web: This project reviews a selected set of oral cancer Websites in English and Spanish to determine content and Website quality.
- Redesign of electronic dental record (EDR) interfaces: Current user interfaces for EDRs do not support data entry, retrieval and decision-making optimally. This project aims to develop a reference design for EDRs that is more useful and usable than current systems for dental practice.
- 3D dental record project: This project is developing a 3D component for an EDR. With the system, it will be possible to interact with a 3D representation of the patient's dentition. The record will be annotated with clinical data.
- Dental diagnostic and findings vocabulary project: This project is evaluating how well existing controlled vocabularies are representing dental diagnoses and findings.
- General dental information model: This project intends to develop a standardized information model to improve the content and structure of general dental records.
- Dental Informatics Online Community: This NLM-funded project will create an open, worldwide research community for people interested in dental informatics.
- CTSI Online Research Community: The Online Research Community of the University of Pittsburgh's Clinical and Translational Science Institute is improving translational research by developing tools to help researchers find collaborators, relevant information and computational research services.
- Improving systematic reviews through informatics: This project intends to develop informatics interventions that help improve the efficiency and efficacy of systematic reviews for evidence-based care.
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On the Elecraft mailling list, Jess AE0CW (how's that for a great call?) asked where he could find a trial version of some antenna modeling software. Someone replied that EZNEC offered a free demo package.
This morning, Dave G3YMC suggested that he look at MMANA, describing it as "free and excellent." There's even a mailing list for user support.
I haven't tried it yet, but it does look like a good program. Antenna modelling is one of those things I keep threatening to get into. Maybe with this program, I'll actually do it.


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When Mom Gets Senioritis
- Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of Home School Enrichment Magazine. Learn more at www.HomeSchoolEnrichment.com
I thought maybe once I'd had it as an adult, I would be immune to the second exposure. But nope. I've got it again: senioritis. This round should be my last—this daughter is my last senior. I know, I know: she should be the one developing the itis, but she isn't. Yet. Thank God. However, I've got a good solid case of it and it's spreading through my soul like wildfire.
My daughter, the senior, is doing great: buckling down, chin up, heart melted before her True Love. It's I who struggle. It's struggle, I who do. Who, me? Struggle? Yes, both with grammar and with senioritis.
The adult strain of the condition is only a wee bit different from the high school variety. The hair color may have (ahem, may have?) changed, but the feelings are familiar. Once again, I am experiencing the vivacious thrill of the future along with the proverbially sluggish "Do we hafta finish?" On the one hand I'm ramping it up, and on the other hand I'm dragging my feet. No wonder I'm finding it difficult to walk out my planning calendar. I've got my foot in my hand! (Raising teens, I do find that's better than in my mouth.)
I seem to notice the first symptom of senioritis (appropriately abbreviated SOS) in the spring of the junior year. SATism: the unequivocal desire to cram every available nook and cranny of my child-student's brain with vocabulary words, grammar tips, and essay-writing techniques, simultaneously printing worksheets involving integers and intercepts while trying to convince myself the SAT is just a test, not a life commitment. We should prepare so well for marriage, yes?
The second symptom—following closely on the heels of SATism—is the antispur in my giddyup, aka the WE reflex. Not we, as in working together functioning as a unit—student and me. Not that kind of we. I mean WE, the acronym, as in WhatEver.
My firstborn taught me (reintroduced me to?) this handy phrase of teenage apathy, used most often in our home as a declaration of defeat when the mama proves correct; yet joyously (relievedly), it is never used with disrespect. Raising teens is a delight. Really, it is. Good for the humility bone. And the humorous one.
A fired-up, ready-to-roll homeschool parent, especially this time of the year, may be disgruntled with my temporary slump into WhatEver Land. However, I find whatever to be syllablical progress. Yes, I do feel pretty good about that, since my previous jaunt into the ambivalence of senioritis was punctuated by the simple one-vowel-one-consonant eh.
This is not to say that I have, during the high school years of I-need-Mom-more-than-ever-but-I-can't-let-her-know, verbally expressed either form of ambivalence directly to my children (have I, kids?). But amidst months of completing curriculum goals and calculating and recording grades on transcripts, I admit I thought eh more than once, following up with the newly acquired whatever.
- Eh, they don't really need to finish (fill in the blank). Whatever.
- Eh, what's one missing form? Whatever.
- Eh, what's a small multitude of guessed-at grades? Whatever.
- Eh, they don't need the transcripts to look that professional. Whatever.
Thankfully, the third, though not necessarily final—and certainly thankfully not fatal—symptom of senioritis comes on the heels of the apathy of being almost done: an intense craving for the presence of God in prayer, in Bible study, and in general will-seeking. Oh yes, certainly for my children's futures and for strength to overcome any eh-whatevers they may face. But also that I might go on to finish well myself, both the sprint to graduation's finish line and the marathon to the Big Finish.
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Last Friday was Teen Mom Jenelle Evans' son Jace's fourth birthday, and Evans tweeted out a photo of a really adorable cake that one has to assume she either made herself or someone else in her family made. The cake is Spider-Man and totally awesome. Clearly, with its layers and fondant, it took a lot of work and care. It really seems like maybe Evans is turning it all around.
Clicking over to Evans' Twitter and Facebook feed, it was surprising to find that she, like any mom whose child has a birthday in the summer, spent the weekend baking, planning, and ultimately hosting a gaggle of young kids to celebrate her child.
It was so un-Jenelle-like. So normal. So ... mom-like? Maybe it's true. Maybe Jenelle really is shifting her priorities and finally (finally!) becoming the mom Jace deserves.
It's obviously too early to say for sure just how much Jenelle is shifting. And let's face it: One homemade cake (or really nice, thoughtful store-bought one) does not a good mom make. But it does show effort. It shows that she is trying, and hey, that's more than she has done in the past.
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Being a good mom doesn't take buying a kid things or visiting him on Sundays with lots of treats. It's the day to day slog. It's the making of the lunches and the birthday cakes and the kissing of the boo-boos and the rocking them back to sleep after nightmares.
But every good mom has to start somewhere and maybe, just maybe, Jenelle is shifting her focus away from boys and drugs and parties and back onto her son.
It's a small thing, but her Twitter feed seems less drama and more love for Jace lately. Her Facebook feed looks a lot like that of any young mom. If she IS growing up, then maybe Teen Mom 2 can continue. Or, better yet, maybe there is still time for Jace to have a happy childhood.
Let's hope.
Do you think Jenelle is changing?
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i hope she is getting clean but it is just a cake..so calm down
Well I must be the best mom in the world then because I plan my daughters party & esp. the cake over half a year sooner so it's perfect! But for real I clicked on this article thinking Jenelle made the cake then read she might of or someone else might of? She will always be a horrible mother then whine to get attention when she wants it. Us real moms are too busy with our kids EVERYDAY.
Um she bought the cake. Also making a cake does not make amends for not being there for the hard times of parenting
wow so all you have to do to be a great mom is bake / buy / or have someone else make your son a cake ... lmao that was epic , how about her being there for him EVERYDAY , not just when she feels the need to be there for a special occasion , this chick is so warped , she will ALWAYS put a man before her son , a good mom is someone who is there for EVERYTHING , not just swim lessons and not just a birthday party , its really sad , but this idiot probably hasn't seen her kid since this birthday party , and what her poor son must think , my mom acts like a mom when something special is going on , this little epic twit better be thanking her lucky damn stars that she has a mother as good as she has , heres an idea , Jenelle , how about looking at how good your mother takes care of your son and learn from her!


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As an organization, Vantage Point Consulting has always fostered a culture centered around peer learning and development. Conferences offer a unique and valuable, yet often challenging, environment for young professionals seeking to expand their current connections and build on their portfolio of industry specific mentors and coaches. As we get ready to head east for a weekend of professional development in Pittsburgh, the crew at Vantage Point Consulting is taking a moment to review some of the industry's top networking tips to make the most of those valuable hours of conference time!
1. Have a plan. Whether mental or written, have an idea of what you want to accomplish going into the conference. What types of people do you want to meet? What topics do you want to focus? What do you want to learn? Shape your schedule around making this happen.
2. Set appointments in advance. If you know of specific people you want to meet with who will also be attending the event, call or email them in advance to set-up a time to speak or at least get on their radar for meeting. Conferences are hectic so the more proactive the better!
3. Don't focus on just meeting the headline speakers. Though offering a lot of information, these people will be a hot-commodity and will be difficult to really connect with. Focus on the others in attendance and foster long-lasting and beneficial relationships with these people.
4. Talk to the people sitting near you. Don't let any time go to waste. Connect with the others sitting around you as you wait for a session to begin; introduce yourself to the people in the lobby or those waiting for a drink at the same time. A simple "hello" could open many doors.
5. Ask questions and LISTEN. Don't always be the one talking – ask questions and drive the conversation to more meaningful and substantial topics.
6. Put your technology away. Shoving your face into your phone or laptop makes you unapproachable. Check email quickly and use break times to your advantage.
7. Don't automatically send Facebook or LinkedIn invites. Make your social media connections as real as your in-person connections. Jumping too quickly to online connections could in-fact hinder a relationship rather than foster future connects. Friend wisely.
8. Read their stuff & explore their background. Go into a conversation with information to back why you are interested in connecting with them. Read up on their company background, educate yourself on their blog content and bring personalized questions to the table.
9. Introduce others. Just like you, everyone else is looking to connect. Meet someone cool? Be the bridge that helps others' networking mission. In the end, the connections will come full-circle and you will wind up meeting more people.
10. Follow up. Just like with anything, the best laid plans are worthless without any intentional and meaningful follow-up. Write a note or email expressing your gratitude for their time and energy.
Adapted from Scott Allen's article "Top 10 Conference Networking Tips"


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One thing I love about Gifu is how beautiful the landscape is.
Gifu, Japan
One thing I love about Gifu is how beautiful the landscape is.
Gifu, Japan
The fish were captured through cormorant fishing.
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Osaka, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
Despite the name, these are not pancakes. They are, however, expensive.
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Finally, the one summer movie I cared about (yes, that means I didn't really anticipated Toy Story 3). Ever since I read that Christopher Nolan was making another movie after The Dark Knight, I've been patiently waiting, attempting to avoid all of the trailers, flyers, posters, and rumors. The only information I had was that Leonardo DiCaprio was in it, and there were people that saw the trailers and thought it was stolen from Paprika. So after so many months, I finally sat a movie theater in Kyoto with a few hundred others at around 11 o'clock at night. And it was truly amazing.
Having ten years to write, Christopher Nolan formulates a complex story blending the concepts of dreams and reality. While this formula is not new to the film world (ie, the Matrix and any Satoshi Kon film) or science fiction in general, he attempts to create his own vision using dreams within dreams and "inception", the ability to change a person's way of thinking and identity of self.
In general, the film can be viewed in two different ways—the literal, straightforward narrative or the more intentionally out-of-order interpretative narrative. Both ways are enjoyable, though I'd strongly advise the first-time viewer to watch it in the literal, straightforward way. Just watch the movie and enjoy it. Don't try to think too hard.
Understanding the film can be frustrating, and the multiple interpretations of the film can keep the viewer constantly awake at night, pondering which scene is reality or a dream or out of order. Either way of watching, the film was intentionally done to be enjoyed in multiple ways and through multiple viewings. Everything is meticulously done, whether the film is introducing new characters, leave certain information out, or leaving a scene to what seem too long or out of place. Christopher Nolan is a master at keeping the viewer constantly guessing what will happen or what is actually happening on screen.
The cast are all well thought out. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the protagonist Cobb, a fugitive that uses his expertise in dreams to extract information from others for his powerful employers. Arthur, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is his partner, Other key characters include the powerful corporate CEO Saito (Ken Watanabe), the dream architect Ariadne (Ellen Page), Cobb's love interest Mal (Marion Cotillard), and the "antogonist" Robert FIscher Jr. (Cillian Murphy). No matter how insignificant the characters seem to be, each have an important role within the film. None of the characters seem too complex, and it might be intentional. With such a strange and complex story compared to what the average film viewer may be used to, keeping the number of characters to a minimum is actually a positive.
Rarely, have I said anything about the story so far. Well, it's because there's not much to write in the most objectional way.Of course, a review is never purely objective, but since there are multiple interpretations to the film (and I have my own) I will leave most of the actual plot left to the viewer. I will say, however, that this is an action movie, and though there are deaths and blood, the level of violence is tone down. This is not a romance film; nothing is overly humorous, though it isn't a tearjerker either. It's more eerie than anything, and it will keep the viewer guessing what's next.
There has been some speculation that the film stole key scenes from Satoshi Kon's Paprika. Whether that is true I don't know. Having both films, I will say that Inception is an original piece, with it's own story, major differences, and interpretation. There's a saying that the greatest artists "steal" (or "borrow" might be a better word). Inception isn't going to change science fiction, but it is a welcoming film within the science fiction realm. Just as the Matrix was directly influenced by Ghost in the Shell, if the allegations are true then Inception can be said to be influenced by Paprika.
Inception is an exceptional film that require multiple viewings. So far everyone I know who had seen the film had loved it. It is not as eerie as a David Lynch film but just as beautiful and creative. The film not only reminds me of Christopher Nolan's other works, such as Momento and The Prestige, but also other science fiction films, such as Blade Runner and the Fountain.
I was lucky enough to see Inception in Kyoto at TOHO Cinemas a week before the official opening. I've never seen an audience so quiet. Maybe they were awed at how amazing the film was, but if I had seen the film on opening night, I was expecting claps during the end credits similar to my viewings of Iron Man and The Dark Knight. If one watches the Inception trailer or see the poster, the caption "from the director of The Dark Knight" is in plain view while Christopher Nolan's name can barely be seen. Whether this was the director's intentions or not, it is still sad that not many know of him. Though he is a relatively new director, Nolan seems to be already at his prime. Hopefully, his originality will not fade soon. This script may have taken ten years to write, but this will certainly not be his last masterpiece.
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Osaka, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
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Fun night with Nobu (@nobukazuito) and Motoki (@kawayankawa).
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Tested a homemade lightbox…a year ago. Maybe I'll take more pictures of my figures soon.
Destrehan, Louisiana
Ryan was able to get Mari Iijima's autograph for my Macross artbook.
Mechacon, New Orleans, LA
Chiba, Japan
We went to Asakusa too early. Tsukiji was on "regular holiday", meaning closed.
Tokyo, Japan
Apparently, Krispy Kreme is a luxury item in Japan. Tastes exactly the same.
Tokyo, Japan
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I'm sitting at one of my favorite local cafes in Kyoto, the Collabo, while sipping a cup of cappuccino and listening to the newest Roots album. I couldn't bring a laptop with me today, so I'll be using the old pen and paper technique. This might mean my writing will be rougher, but oh well.
It's been a great summer for hip-hop. With the amount of travelling and exploring I'm having in Japan, it's great to bring a little bit of home. Hip-hop seems huge in Japan though, with so many restaurants and department stores playing the latest hip-hop songs without cutting the curse words out. Being an avid CD buyer, Tower Records luckily carries a large catalogue of American hip-hop. Walk down the aisle and you'll see recommendations for classics, such as Nas' Illmatic, as well as new critically acclaimed releases, such as Revolutions Per Minute, Distant Relatives, and How I Got Over.
Whether someone is searching for returning collaborations or new experiments, there is something for hip-hop fans. Ten years after their first critically acclaimed release, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek return at last with Revolutions Per Minute. Talib Kweli slows down his lyrics (but never dumb down) to follow Hi-Tek's smooth but upbeat sound. It's a blend of deep bass, rythmic drums, horns, and keyboard strokes. Talib continues to convey intelligent but not overly preachy lines.
The highlight of the album is the single "In This World", a track filled with hard constant bass, a soulful female chorus, a few turntable scratches, and even a sample of Jay-z off of the Black Album. I've been wondering for a years if Talib Kweli would ever use that memorable nod in a song. Talib Kweli's lyrics in the song are probably the most carefully selected choice of words in the entire album. Instead of rapping as fast as he could to put down as many words in a line as possible, he slows down to let the words speak for itself. Sometimes one word is worth a million.
Welcome to my longitude, the latitude, my attitude
is shaping my surroundings, skyscrapers, public housing
The sheep is running from the sun, the wolves is howling at the moon
It's tragic how you in the street cause you ain't got no avenues
When it come to rapping who's the baddest dude? (In this world)
You still don't get it
This a recession, what recession? Dog, we been stressing
Shit been a mess and we been dealing with this depression since
way back, but you ain't got to say that, that's the greatest lesson
Slave to our possession, greed the devil favorite weapon
Fight to the death, only the greatest left (In this world)
The few collaborators on the album add an extra spotlight to an already great album. Bun B returns to working with Talib in the single "Strangers", a song about livng in constant paranoia and dissidence in the current state of American culture of violence and economic injustice.
[Bun B]
Gotta let the people know from the get-go
Bun B is a product of the ghetto
Good or bad man I just can't let go
No I ain't a rich man but it's been set though
And I'm still on the grind trying to get dough
Why the government wanna keep me in debt for?
They wanna keep me in debt for?
Look at AIG and the bailouts
Stepping on the fish just so you can help the whale out
Got his ass out or should I say tail out
Need another job like a paper or a mail route
We the fresh best in take the stale out
Make it rain they see it I'm a put a pail out
Man I'm a put a pail out know what I'm saying?
"Just Begun" is a great track featuring New Orleans' Jay Electronica, J. Cole, and Mos Def, each contributing to Hi-Tek's drums and horns.
[Jay Electronica]
…Build a home, teach a class, start a revolution
Free the mind, heal the body, talkin' evolution
This that black Elohim Anunnaki rap
That Farrakhan Akeem Olajuwon Qaddafi rap
I dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans
Rockin' black and gold stocking caps and fleur-de-lis Shockey hats
I'm in the coatroom, screamin' "Who Dat" on the double
Servin' gumbo wit' a shovel, dawg, I'm on another level
Me and Kweli come together like two pieces of metal
We magnetizin' the ghetto
[J. Cole]
…'Cause couple years ago, the game had they pajamas on
But now they on my dick, man, I should throw a condom on
Ay, 'cause a nigga comin' raw like I ain't got one on
And I ain't stoppin' or coppin' no pleas, I just lock and load, squeeze
Dawg, I'm on a higher level, I'm on top of nosebleeds
Niggas say they sick, but when they rock, they don't sneeze
Like the nigga on the block wavin' his Glock but won't squeeze
[Mos Def]
Hold your applause until the ceremony end
Yours truly, truly blessed, yet again a noble patented
Super magic, abracadabra kid
Mysterious master Jim, blacker pen, arrowhead
With the long-barrel stem, and his apparel fresh
Harbor lights shinin' out the black power grid
With the Black Power grip
And pure power don't power trip…
Nas and Damian Marley's experiment, Distant Relatives, is something that strangely works so well. Nas returns with his usual delivery of African pride, life in the projects, his personal life, and fear of America today. The sound is a mix of tribal drums, soulful choruses, and the occasional piano and violin strokes. I will admit that as much as I enjoyed Nas' previous two albums, Hip Hop is Dead and Untitled (aka Nigger) is nothing compared to this. It is a breath of fresh air, and although Nas doesn't technically need to collaborate with others, Damian Marley's soulful sound help contrast to Nas' attacking lyrics to create something truly beautiful. I will also admit that I know almost nothing about raggae music other than Bob Marley nor anything about Damian Marley. I do, however, like his voice and will look into him more in the future.
[Damian Marley]
…Jah said don't be a beggar, the Alpha Omega
Will bless every soul no matter which name you prefer
The immortal stepper, believe in every skin no matter which color they are
We never let we don't know here which kind of weather
You're destined to rise like the Son of Rebecca
Don't stop for a second
Everyone reckon, it sure would be good to be there
Whether Zion or Mecca
When the gates are finally closed
And the saints go marching in
I'ma street lifer, always harassed by the C-Ciphers
Chief-like, Geronimo with his peace pipe
I emerged from the street life
This for the homies who relate, know what it be like
My QB life
Taken and turned to the Louie XIII light
Twisted and mangled sorta like Bruce Lee life
Cursed with his son Brandon, if that's you and me Knight
I pray our fate's greater
I speak like I still matter as a rapper, not doubting…
Even Toni Braxton signed a deal with Craig Kallman
How in, the hell am I supposed to stay comfy?
When I pay child support, alimony, monthly?
Got Maserati's & Ferrari's
Only like a woman whose a rider, but only hoes want me
Single life crazy
Niggas wives on me
I say 'stay faithful,' they say 'their man corny'
So I'm stuck with some married woman, so fine
Cheating while their husband rushing on the 40 yard line
Wonder if, this is what my ex did the whole time
Good niggas seem to always end up with some hard times, hope not
If a pimp slippin' in a hoe plot, ain't nothing to it G
In a two-tone drop, kid
And it don't stop, see a nigga disappearing with the baddest honey's in the whole spot
Distant Relatives ends with "Africa Must Wake Up", an ode to Africa, the birth of civilization and a celebration of its contribution and culture. Within the mix of keyboard strokes and African drums is a guitar solo in the middle as moment of tranquility, drawing the album to a beautiful closing. The last song is one of my favorite within the album. It's a relaxing song that makes one ease their head after listening to an amazing album, like enjoying a glass of whiskey after a long day.
If Revolutions Per Minute can be described in one word as smooth and Distant Relatives as beautiful, the Root's How I Got Over would be perfect. The album is a mix of piano strokes, percussions, and drum hits mix in with lyrics about touring, daily struggles, and the current economic uncertainty. Each track seems to just blend to the next but at the same time have something to make it their own. How I Got Over displays how the Roots are seniors in their own right, showing their professionability and musical precision. It might be out of personal preference to more depressing albums, but out of the three albums, How I Got Over is the most complete.
The album is divided into two; the first half is a more depressing take on life, while the second half is sheer display of lyrical and musical ability. Of course there are more uplifting songs, such as "Now or Never" or the album title song "How I Got Over", but even those songs feel more like about living day by day hoping for something better rather than songs to be inspired. There's no real standout track from the album because each song is mixed in so well together, but "Doin' It Again" is my current favorite. The drumming by Questlove is amazing mixed in with Black Thought's vicious lyrics.
Uh, remix, rising up out of the flames like a Phoenix
Straining to carry the weight of my brain like a genius
Knowing I'm sowing seeds, let's see whose thumb is the greenest
If I said I mean it, I did it because I need it
Eat, sleep it or bleed it, write it down and then read it
Asphalt to the cement, your trash talk, delete it
I blast off then lay 'em out like a Tempur-Pedic
It's Black Thought, for certain I'ma win eventually
This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated
The one them underachievers had underestimated
Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated
Something that's so sacred, nobody gon' take it
Face it, I keep doin' it well
Doin' it sans assistance, just do it yourself
Doin' it below the radar, we doin' it stealth
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Black Thought may be one of the most underrated rappers out there, but that doesn't stop him from delivering great lines. The Roots has been one of the most interesting group of musicians. Having recently gotten into them by their album Game Theory, it's been interesting listening to how they have changed from Illadelph Halflife to now. Rising Down was good, but it was not as complete as this album.
Well, I drank all of my cappucino hours ago. I just realize that I'm the only one still in this cafe. I guess its time to leave. It's been a great summer so far, here in Japan and for listening to new hip-hop. Sadly, all of the good hip-hop I've been listening to are from rappers that have already been proved to be great. Looking forward to buy the new Big Boi and Nappy Roots albums soon. Hopefully, I'll write something about them. Until then.
Where to begin… Midori is one of those bands that you find by accident and think, "holy shit, where was my life before I heard of this?!" Okay, maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration, but that's besides the point. A mix of experimental noise rock with a screaming female singer, throw in a crazy pianist and you've got Midori. It's a band that reminds me of the Velvet Underground, an band that makes strange but beautiful music.
The main vocalist and guitarist, Mariko Goto, sings in an unconventional way, switching between yelling, talking, and sometimes actually singing. This isn't the average j-pop singer. Her voice won't soothe the listener unless that person is as strange as me. Being not fluent in Japanese I can't say about the lyrical element of the album, but I can say that they are musically great. The pianist and drummer are also great, keeping up the mostly high pace of the album.
The review coincides with my experience seeing Midori live in Osaka at the BIGCAT (06.19.10). They sounded great on the album and proved to be better live, bringing the crowd into a moshpit. Mariko Goto actually jumped on me at the end of the encore.
I admit that the reason I even gave Midori a listen was because the singer was wearing a school uniform on the cover of the first album, but I've grown to really enjoy listening to them over the past year. Midori has become possibly my favorite Japanese band, a band far more original than any pop group I've been hearing lately.
I admit that this isn't really a review, so much as a selfless promotion. Buy Shinsekai. It's a great album. And if you happen to be in Japan, see them live.
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The RISD/Works shop offers only items designed and made by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) alumni and faculty. With graduates such as glass artist Dale Chihuly, film director Gus Van Sant, fashion designer Nicole Miller, among others, don't doubt you'll find funky, cool stuff here. One-of-a-kind jewelry is a steal here, by student designers sure to make it big.


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"It's not about the win, it's about the journey you take." Kevin Durant's latest signature Nike sneaker has finally been unveiled and KD decided to sit down and talk about his motivations and inspirations. Some of his inner thoughts helped Leo Chang come up with inspirations for the Nike KD 5 model. KD talked about how growing up in Washington D.C made him the man he is today.
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This week's NY1 Scholar Athlete of the Week has a passion for foreign languages he hopes will take him around the world. NY1's Priya Desai filed the following report.
Christian Tufaro is the starting quarter back and strong safety for Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island. Depending on the play, he'll start at wide receiver as well.
"It's a lot of hard work a lot of commitment you got to look at plays. Memorizing offenses when you are on defense memorizing defenses when you are on offense," says Christian.
Tufaro's can do attitude has led him to success on the football field as well as in the classroom. He has spent the last four years on the honor roll and is fluent in Italian.
"It's a fun language you get to the roll the Rs. It's a lot of culture into it, I'm Italian," he says.
The Wagner senior has been studying Italian since elementary school and decided his junior year to take on Spanish and French as well. His love of the languages found its way to the football field.
"As a player you need to be able to not just focus on one thing and take in everything at once. So being able to learn multiple things at a time really help me on the field," says Christian.
Tufaro's multiple interests extend beyond the languages excelling in math, physics and AP literature. Teachers say his passion for academia is palpable in the classroom.
"When he brings on a discussion everyone is quiet and listens and appreciates what he says. At times they applaud what he brings into the classroom. That's awesome to see, it really is," says romance philology teacher Michael Ambrosino.
Christian plans on continuing his multiple foreign language studies in college and he plans on using those skills all around the world.
Combining his love of languages, math, and international travel Tufaro wants to become an engineer.
"If I could use engineering to like help the world and build the world it would be awesome," says Christian.
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"I think whatever he chooses to do he'll be successful in because of his work ethic and drive," says varsity football coach Arthur Newcombe.
"If you know what you want in your heart, you shouldn't let anyone distract you from that," says Christian.
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We're getting acquainted with a U.S. Supreme Court choice with a background America hasn't seen before for that position. Sonia Sotomayor, a federal Appeals Court judge from New York, is nominated to become the first Hispanic justice on our highest court. Her parents immigrated from Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean, and she grew up in a public housing apartment complex before graduating from two Ivy League universities -- Princeton and Yale.
President Obama picked Judge Sotomayor (pronounced so-toe-my-YORE) last week to fill a vacancy opened by Justice David Souter's voluntary retirement after nine years on the nine-member court. Her up-by-the-bootstraps background is an only-in-America story that's similar to Obama's own climb.
During televised hearings, Judge Sotomayor will discuss her background, judicial approach and views on interpreting the Constitution. Republicans are sure to ask about this hot-button comment in a 2001 speech, which some critics say shows bias: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
President says: "She's faced down barriers, overcome the odds, lived out the American Dream that brought her parents here so long ago. And even as she has accomplished so much in her life, she has never forgotten where she began, never lost touch with the community that supported her." -- May 26 introduction of nominee at White House
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"Boobage," is a mini-comic by Monica Gallager that covers, or unveils, a very personal preoccupation with a lot of wit and humor. So, what do you instantly think of when you put such greats together as Kate Hudson, Clare Danes, Gwen Stefani, and Bridget Fonda? The one thing that Gallager used to have trouble with was their (and her own) relatively small breasts, or "tits." It's okay, she says "tits" a lot. Gallagher isn't afraid to tackle the tit issue, large or small. This won't really be of interest to those who objectify and sexualize but it may give them some pause. Hey Jimmy, or whoever, those hooters you salivate over belong to a real human being.
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Review: BOOBAGE by Monica Gallagher
"Short Run" is a gathering of small press in Seattle with some added attractions this year. There's the main event, the Short Run Small Press Festival at Washington Hall on Saturday, November 30, 2013. But, for those who want more, there's plenty more starting with an event on November 1. Check out the Short Run website for details here.
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Stumptown Comics Fest Review: UNKNOWN ORIGINS & UNTIMELY ENDS Anthology
"Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries," is a comics anthology, edited by Emi Gennis. As comics anthologies go, this one knocks it out of the park. It is consistently good, full of satisfying surprises, and it's as if all the contributors gathered together, held hands, and zoned into something awesome. This is not always the case but it sure is here. The theme is true to its title in every way.
Organized into two subcategories of the strange and spooky, one group of cartoonists take on the subject of "Unknown Origins" while the other takes on the subject of "Untimely Ends." What sets this book up there with the best anthologies is how dedicated everyone is to all the details. So, how did this man come to die without any ID and an eerie connection to the book of poetry, "The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"? That's the opener, "The Unknown Man of Somerton Beach," by Nikki DeSautelle, that lets us know right away that we're in good hands. Drawn in a strikingly spare style, it leads you into the next story, an environmental mystery, "Goo," by Jason Bradshaw, and then an urban myth, "The Monster with 21 Faces," by Aaron Whitaker. And so on, one style of cartooning blending into the next, all held together by a unified vision.
This is first comics anthology for Hic & Hoc Publications and we certainly look forward to many more.
The anthology showcases 34 cartoonists, all working at their full potential.
Good work, Emi Gennis, on editing this remarkable anthology. Visit Emi's website here.
"Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries" released on April 23 at Floating World Comics. The party continues at Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend, April 27-28. It's a wonderful example of what you'll find at this gem of a gathering of comics talent. If you're in PDX, you will want to go. I'll see you there. Visit the Stumptown Comics Fest website here.
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Movie Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
I watch a lot of movies and I sometimes take it for granted that you do too, that you've already seen this or that cool movie. Or maybe I'm stacked to the gills with pop culture and it's hard sometimes to know which direction to point my noggin in and start writing. Case in point, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED Wow, I think there's a lot of folks out there that are still playing around with the meme that inspired this fine indie flick. It has, for starters, the hero of indieland, Mark Duplass. That man was born to command the indie screen. Catch him in YOUR SISTER'S SISTER with the ever lovely Emily Blunt.
Anyhow, this was one story and then it became quite another more intricate one. As for where the meme came from, the early age of the internet, 1997. A popular magazine about rural living entitled, "Backwoods Home Magazine" had some extra space to fill on one of its pages. So, senior editor John Silveira filled it with a poetic fake ad. Pretty decent, a decade before Twitter: Someone to go back in time with me…Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before." Jay Leno picked it up for his stupid ad routine on "The Tonight Show," even though it doesn't reveal someone for being stupid and so a meme was eventually born.
Next up for that delightful little meme, director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly turn it into a fanciful, quirky movie. We begin with a meeting at a slick Seattle magazine. Everyone is throwing out ideas. An editor decides he'd love to do something with this oddball ad so a team is created: one cynical reporter and two very green interns. They all jump into an SUV and, if they're not careful, this will just be another hack job by Jeff (Jake Johnson). The two interns appear to be useless. Arnau (Karan Soni) seems to be an uptight killjoy. Darius (Aubrey Plaza) seems to be an apathetic slacker. But, given a little time, magic occurs in more ways than one. It turns out, that Darius isn't really a slacker. Given the opportunity, she invests in turning their questionable quest into a worthwhile story.
But there's more. Kenneth (Mark Duplass), the guy who wrote the oddball ad about time traveling isn't an obvious nut job. He's kind, intelligent, and somebody that Darius can't easily dismiss. And, you guessed it, Jeff and Arnau also grow as characters but in unexpected ways. It's the evolution of Darius and Kenneth that really captivates. With a delicate touch, this movie will make you believe anything is possible.
So, yeah man, this the prefect time to support this movie. As you probably know, there is a more to the life cycle of any movie that its initial theatrical release. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Visit the movie's website here.
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Dark Horse to collect SACRIFICE by Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose
You have to hand it to Dark Horse Comics for always being prepared for the unexpected and offering one surprise treat after another. Here they go again with "Sacrifice."
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SHORT RUN: Seattle Indie Comics and the Start of a New Seattle Tradition
Curators Eroyn Franklin and Kelly Froh, pictured above, did it again with the second annual Short Run Small Press Fest. Held at The Vera Project in Seattle Center, Small Run was an awesome gathering of artists and writers: comics, zines art books, animation, independent talent from the Northwest that you just know is good. What follows is a sampling of what Short Run was like this year.
As a cartoonist, I definitely felt at home with this crowd. The Vera Project is a cozy venue for this event providing an intimate yet ample space, the size of a higher end club or restaurant. At times, it got a bit crowded but nothing to worry about, especially if you've gone to any convention-type setting. Here, you're talking a laid back vibe that will see you through very nicely.
For me, Short Run already is quintessential Seattle, bringing together the unique creative spirit of this area. It is on track to becoming a new Seattle tradition.
Randy Wood, pictured above, was one of a number of stellar talent at Short Run this year. Here he is showing off one of his collected books of his "Kitties!" comic strip.
Here is a copy of "The Intruder," a free newspaper full of local comics talent.
Stefan Gruber was here this year, along with other animators. This is a flipbook of his entitled, "Tiger Wave," based on a dream. Check out Mr. Gruber and Seattle Experimental Animation Team.
Breanne Boland has a new comic out, "Drawing Bitchface," a guide on how to make the most of putting on a proper, "bitchface."
Aron Nels Steinke had his new collection out, "Big Plans," published by Bridge City Comics. "Mr. Fox" is one of his self-published gems.
The Vera Project is a fascinating place with much to offer like its silkscreen classes and use of its silkscreen studio! Here is Eric Carnell, who helps to keep things moving along at The Vera Project's silkscreen studio.
Cartoonist Nicole Georges provides much needed advice.
A great time had by all. See you next year at Short Run.
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Manuna Mouse got a house!
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Everything is made by my hands.
Time spent: two months of almost everyday work.
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The other day I heard my 13-year-old daughter complain, "I'm fat." She's started to stay away from family meals and says she's not hungry. I'm upset that she's already worried about her weight and that she may be developing an eating disorder. How do I know if there's a problem and what can I do to help her if there is?- Kirsten
It's common for teens to be concerned about how they look and to feel self-conscious about their weight. During puberty, kids' bodies change dramatically and they face mounting social pressures, like dating, making friends, and fitting in. But when these concerns become obsessions or begin to involve abnormal behaviors or negative thoughts about body image, weight, and food, eating disorders can occur.
Someone who starts to do things that are emotionally or physically dangerous to lose weight may have an eating problem. Other signs of an eating disorder include becoming very thin, having a fear of weight gain, playing with or moving food around on the plate instead of eating it, exercising compulsively, loss of menstrual periods, or constantly talking about weight and food. Some people with eating disorders binge eat, then induce vomiting, use laxatives, or use diuretics.
If you're concerned that your daughter may have an eating disorder, it's important to get her the help she may need right away. Let her know that you're worried because of the things that you have noticed. Disordered eating can be very dangerous and can lead to a variety of health problems. Have your daughter talk to a counselor, doctor, or a mental health professional.
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The 30th annual Miracle Makers fundraising special aired on KOMO 4 TV on June 6, 2014. The special takes us on a journey through the hopes, fears, victories and challenges facing patients at Seattle Children's. Cosponsored by Costco Wholesale and KOMO 4.
In the spirit of the holidays, patients, parents and doctors share inspirational stories of healing and hope. From surviving heart failure and a near-death drowning to battling a flesh-eating disease, witness how the impossible became possible thanks to the care patients received at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Miracle Season, hosted by Steve Pool and Molly Shen, aired Dec. 8, 2013, on KOMO 4 TV. The annual holiday special celebrates the remarkable lives of Seattle Children's patients.
Seattle Children's provides healthcare without regard to race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry) or disability. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.
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Eli drives Apptopia's overall strategic vision while overseeing all facets of the company's operations. Eli originally started coding (Visual Basic) at the young age of 12, and his passion quickly grew into starting businesses. His first big success was a mobile app called GPush, which in 2009 was the 17th most paid for iOS app. It was his experience with GPush, and difficulty in selling what was a very profitable business, that led the concept behind Apptopia. Previously Eli served as the EIR at GreatPoint Ventures. Even before that he was involved in several startups, including: Oasys Water, GreatPoint Energy, and DVTel.
Eli served as a teaching assistant in information systems, while pursuing his B.S. in business administration, with a concentration in finance, at Boston University's School of Management.
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Garment industry: Bangladesh gains at expense of India, China
Agra: India's garment industry is losing out to Bangladesh due to rising input costs, especially on labour and tax incentives, a minister has said. Bangladesh Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader said rising input costs in India and China - the two big players in readymade garments business - offered a good opportunity for his country to expand its readymade garments business. "India is shifting away from the readymade garments business. There has not been any significant investment in India in the readymade garments industry in the recent years," Quader, who was in India to attend the Partnership Summit in Agra, told IANS in an interview here.
He said rising wages and other input costs would make the readymade garments business uncompetitive in India and China. "This will be a big opportunity for Bangladesh to develop its readymade garments business. We are already benefiting from it," he said. The garment industry has become the mainstay of the Bangladesh economy, accounting for more than 80 percent of the country's exports. Bangladesh's exports in 2012 were $24.3 billion, of which garments contributed $19 billion.
Quader said availability of cheap labour was the main reason for the sharp increase in readymade garments business in Bangladesh in recent years. He said many Chinese companies have shifted their production facilities to Bangladesh to take advantage of cheap labour.
"Many Chinese companies are opening production facilities in Bangladesh. Even for their domestic use, they are supplying garments form our country. I hope the Indian companies will also do the same," Quader said. "Wages have been going up in India. Other costs are also going up with rising living standards," he said. Apart from cheap labour, Bangladesh's readymade garments industry also benefits from tax incentives on exports, especially to European countries.
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Welcome to Back to the Bible's presentation of The Twelve Voices of Easter.
In Christ's hours of dark sorrow, from His arrest in the garden to His agonizing death on the cross, friends and followers abandoned Him and foes assailed Him. Yet voices of faith and adoration were still heard among the uncelebrated players in the Easter story--a common criminal, a Roman soldier and a weary traveler.
The Easter story demands a verdict. Ambivalence toward Jesus, as Pilate learned, is unbelief. Will you join the voices of Mary Magdalene, Cleopas, Thomas and others, and recognize that Jesus is the risen Lord, the Savior of sinful man? Like Peter, you will discover that Jesus longs to offer you forgiveness and a second chance.
This drama, written by Dr. Woodrow Kroll and Keith Ghormley, will enrich your understanding of Easter.
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Butthole Surfers Music Hall of Williamsburg Friday, December 31, 2010 Better Than: Sharing a flask of warm champagne and a handful of stale gorp at the Phish show. Upon getting jostled and stage-squished for about the seventh time, my friend turns to me and says, "After midnight, everyone ... More >>
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