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"The Big Chop": Can TV News Viewers Handle It?
I teach young black women at Bennett College who aspire to make their mark in the media world. I teach them the tools that will help them become strong journalists. We talk about writing clearly, reading to stay informed, interviewing techniques, reporting skills, and just being an all-around professional.
Professionalism seems straightforward, but when it comes to certain things it's very subjective. My class and I talk about what looks are professional for black women seeking on-screen television jobs. I believe the types of clothing and how they fit is important, and the standards are generally the same for everyone. But when you talk about hair there is a different standard. Black women's natural hair does not always conform to the set standard. The standard bearers are white women, and their hair is typically long, silky, and straight. Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair" takes a close look into the world of black women's hair and their wish to mimic the standard bearers.
Black women tend to put harsh chemicals (perms) in their hair to straighten it from its naturally curly or kinky texture. They also wear expensive hair weaves or wigs to get the silky and straight look. Black women who decide to go natural call it "The Big Chop" because they usually have to cut a large part of their hair off to get rid of the damaged hair.
I don't believe I or anyone else has the right to tell a woman how she should style her hair. I didn't tell the students that they had to change their hair if they were wearing a natural look, but I did tell them most black women anchors and reporters shun natural hairstyles on the air.
I mentioned the story of Dorothy Reed, a television reporter who was suspended because she decided to wear cornrows on the air. You can find the 1981 articles from JET with a picture of Reed by clicking on the links before and after this sentence. She was later allowed to get back on the air without changing her hair.
Fast forward nearly 30 years later. One Florida reporter documented several black women including herself going through with "The Big Chop." Rochelle Ritchie, pictured here, is a reporter for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Ritchie was kind enough to share a little more background information about the story and herself through email. Here's an excerpt of what she had to say below in blue.
"Making the decision to go natural was not an easy one, especially being a black female reporter. After graduating Western Kentucky University in 2004, I accepted an editor position at a local tv station in my home of Lexington, KY. I had sent out tons of resume tapes hoping to one day be a reporter. But I didn't get one interview with my relaxed shoulder length hair. One day an anchor, black female, told me I needed to get extensions if I wanted to land a job. I got extensions and made a new tape with my new look and I started getting calls immediately. From there the belief that I needed extensions in order to be hired set in. I spent more money on my hair than anything. In six years I spent $9600, my student loans are $9500, so that should give you an idea of where my priorities were.
The story about going natural developed while I was having a conversation on the phone with a friend at work. My producer heard me saying, " I am going natural, I am tired of wigs, weaves and relaxers." She (producer) asked me what I meant by that and I showed her YouTube videos of black women who were on the journey of going natural. She was stunned and said, "Rochelle that would make a great story for sweeps." I pitched the idea and with her support as well as our female anchor they allowed me to do it. My news director's response was great. His only concern was just keeping up with the process of my story and hair. My general manager is a great guy and totally supported me as well.
The fear of getting a new job with my new look does not scare me because I believe my work and passion for this business will shine through.
I have had such an AMAZING response from the community. People of all genders and races have completely supported me with positive feedback. Of course if there were any negative emails my news director does not send those to me. But personally I haven't gotten one email or Facebook comment that was negative. A matter of fact many of my white and Latino colleagues say I look more professional. I believe this as well. I feel I look more polished and sharp. I also feel like I think better without all that fake hair on my head! lol….
For my "black female reporter hopefuls" I say let your work show your ability to be a good, excuse me a great reporter. My story is a way for me to pave the way for black women's hair to be acceptable not just in the professional world but on TV! I would say if you are natural. Keep it neat. And if you are worried about getting a job the fabulous thing is we can straighten our hair for the interview and go back to our beautiful curls when we leave.
Do I have any regrets? Yes I do. I regret denying my natural beauty. I regret falling into the belief that I needed to look a certain way to get into this business instead of believing in my ability as a reporter. I regret allowing someone to cover me up. But no more! This is me, Rochelle Ritchie a natural, professional and happy television reporter. And I feel more confident now than ever before and look forward to climbing the ladder of success with all my kinky curls."
Ritchie's story is one that couldn't be told without having a supportive management team. I commend the bosses who took a moment to realize that their viewing audience wouldn't turn away because their reporter's hair changed. Or that their advertisers wouldn't pull spots because this young black woman now is wearing her hair the way it naturally comes out of her head. In a story written on Richard Prince's Journal-isms in October 2009 about this very topic…"spokesmen from ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CNN told Journal-isms, there are no guidelines preventing black women from wearing their hair in natural styles."
Maybe there aren't any guidelines preventing natural hairstyles, but there is a culture in place that fosters the need for black women to look like their white counterparts. So many of them who may want to go natural continue to damage their hair and scalp, pay thousands of dollars for hair, and spend countless hours and money in hair salons.
Once those in power see that a black woman can write and report the same stories just as effectively when she has an afro or braids, the media world will have taken a huge step in the way of diversity. The push will have to come from black women who want to make the change. There are some black women wearing their natural hair in newsrooms around the country, but the numbers would be much higher if mainstream culture was more accepting of it, and that's a shame. Those who want change will have to truly see if those "no guidelines preventing natural hair" really aren't in place.
I also speak on this issue from a personal standpoint. I am a husband who has weathered the ups and downs of "The Big Chop" with my wife over the last year. She made the decision to cut her hair and get rid of the relaxer because she wanted to set a good example for our daughters. It was her decision to make, but she included me in the decision-making. I really never thought one way or another about what women were doing to their hair for the sake of societal beauty standards. I grew up in a house full of women and saw nearly every hairstyle imaginable, so I supported her transformation. But I have to admit that when she first cut off her below-the-shoulders hair to about 5 inches of shrunken ringlets, there was an adjustment period–for both of us. Her hobby is her hair now. There's a big natural hair world on the internet, and she's immersed in finding what products will work best for her hair. She has no regrets about her rediscovered curls and neither do I. Because when I hear my 4-year-old daughter say she loves her hair because it's like Mommy's, then I know she did the right thing.
Do you think it's OK for black women to wear styles that showcase their natural texture while reporting the news?
Oprah, Tyler Perry, 200 Molested Men, But No Bishop Eddie Long
Oprah Winfrey devotes three shows in her farewell season to discuss a little talked about issue: men being sexual abuse victims. It is an issue that sparked major headlines over the last few months.
Oprah's show wouldn't normally fall into the category of a news show for me, but I made the exception for a couple of reasons. First: a number of television stations around the country localized the story in their markets, like WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Two: this story hits on a topic that is seldom told about men and especially men of color. Third: this topic is related to the recent lawsuits filed against Atlanta area mega-church pastor, Bishop Eddie Long for allegedly having sexual relationships with young men he ministered in his church. This topic was heavily covered by major media outlets when it broke because of Bishop Long's global ministry.
The first show aired in this series featured Tyler Perry, a well-known media mogul, sharing his stories of being physically, sexually, and verbally abused as a child. Perry can't contain his emotions as he talks about being abused and how it changed his life.
The Queen of Talk gathered 200 men who were victims of molestation and/or sexual abuse at some point during their lives for the second show. You can view the show on Oprah's site by clicking on this link. The men shared stories about how their fathers, family friends, and spiritual leaders sexually abused them.
The third installment from Oprah brings back the same 200 men along with those who have shared in their pain, such as wives or mothers. This show focuses on how the abused men have continued to live with the damage caused by being molested.
I understand the inherit difficulties in covering these types of stories on the local news level. In order to tell an effective and compelling story you need to hear from the victims. You also must be aware of the allegation aspect of these stories, because every victim isn't a victim. The stories are told too many times in the rapid-fire mode: "Teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student. Get shocked parents' reaction." And that's about it. But, from watching the two Oprah episodes, I see there are many areas that need to be addressed. You can look at the short-term and long-term effects on the victims. The education side can include ways to identify predators, how to teach kids to always communicate what's happening, and methods for parents to better help their victimized children.
Without having background knowledge of the Harper Studio story selection meeting, I can only speculate on this next part.
I find it highly inconceivable that the Bishop Eddie Long sexual allegation case as reported by CBS News below didn't make its way into the discussion.
The mega-church pastor filed court papers recently denying the claims of the 4 young men who say he used his spiritual authority and lavish gifts to get them to have sex with him. Here's one account from an alleged victim reported by WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.
I can only assume that Oprah and Tyler Perry felt they were speaking out against the alleged acts of Bishop Long based on the timing of the shows. It seems like this is Oprah's way of speaking out against what Bishop Long is accused of without mentioning his case or name specifically. I would think that giving the accusers in the Bishop Long case, who've already spoken to the media a chance to speak out on her show could shake up the blind faith of those who support the bishop. That blind faith seems to foster an atmosphere in which victims don't feel comfortable or safe telling their stories. Some of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church members said in interviews that they believe without a shadow of a doubt the pastor didn't do anything wrong. This perpetuates the idea that certain people are above reproach. So this makes it harder for victims to speak out against their predators. CNN's Don Lemon actually admitted to being a sexual abuse victim while interviewing young members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church who were adamantly supporting Bishop Eddie Long.
A great pastor/teacher/coach/doctor/officer is capable of both great and horrendous acts. So, if Oprah would have allowed Bishop Long's accusers to speak out then she could have helped combat one of the very things this series of shows says all the sexual assault victims face: fear of sharing their stories because of shame or some type of retribution.
I'm glad Oprah shined a light on this topic, but a brighter one could have made a bigger impact on her audience.
Why do you think Oprah left Bishop Eddie Long out of the discussion?
Debt = Slavery (CNN's Black in America)
"Debt is slavery." Those words hooked me into watching CNN's latest installment of its Black in America series, "Almighty Debt." This two-hour special focused on how finances and religion intertwine in the African-American community. Here's a link to CNN's "Black in America" website.
I commend CNN and Soledad O'Brien for tackling this subject. It would be easy to shoot down this show idea since countless Americans are dealing with financial issues. But, the special continues to point out that all the economic indicators show African-Americans suffer proportionately worse than the majority of the country in all the major financial categories. So, it was interesting to see the current and historical factors that have made such a perfect storm of financial instability in a large number of black households. You can find a one-on-one interview Soledad O'Brien gave to Essence magazine about the "Almighty Debt" special here.
"Almighty Debt" introduces you to a New Jersey pastor, Rev. Buster Soaries of the First Church of Lincoln Gardens. Rev. Soaries makes the comparison between debt and slavery. The reverend didn't stop there. He also says, "Debt is a bigger problem than racism." So his ministry instituted educational and debt relief programs to help his congregation unshackle themselves from their financial burdens.
The pastor and his mission to rid his congregation of debt is the focal point of the special. CNN illustrates this point through the financial stories of several of the church members. The 3 stories can be easily translated to many homes in America. If you click on the links below you'll see a short synopsis of each story from CNN.
Story 1: A married couple fights to keep their dream home from going into foreclosure.
Story 2: A high school student takes on mounds of debt to pay for his college education.
Noted economist and Bennett College President Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D., made a profound statement about having a middle class job and actually being middle class. "You can be middle class by income, but not by wealth. So, if you're laid off and you've got a little wealth then maybe you can make it a year or two." says Dr. Malveaux. But, she goes on to say, if you're middle class by income, "lose your job and you've got a mortgage to pay, you've got about a month's worth of saving, you're in trouble and that's the difference." It should be noted I teach at Bennett College, where Dr. Malveaux serves as the President.
The outcome for each subject wasn't a fairytale ending. The pastor admits his frustrations that his congregation isn't completely buying into living a debt-free life. But Rev. Soaries wants to take the program he's started to other churches around the country.
You never know what portions of a story have been aided along because a highly recognizable camera crew is following people around, but in this case most of the stories seemed to be very plausible. There was extra effort given to get the young man into college, but that's something that happens for a lot of students during the admissions process.
The packaging of the story was well told. I felt like the panel discussion at the end of the story was rushed and not well put together. One of the panelists, Pastor T.D. Jakes, didn't really need to be there unless he was going to offer a counterpoint to the way Rev. Soaries helps his congregation. The panel segment tried to analyze situations within the packaged story, but also bring out other topics. There wasn't adequate time given to cover the final issues.
This is a topic local news outlets around the country should also include in their morning meetings. Even if it's not billed as Black in (your city), addressing the fact that the minorities in your market are possibly suffering at larger a rate than the majority is newsworthy. It would be worth looking into the many ways people are learning to cope with even less during these rough economic times.
If you didn't watch "Almighty Debt" on CNN you can find it broken down in segments on the website You Tube. The quality isn't great, but it is viewable.
Does the media have an obligation to do more stories on a particular community when that community is adversely affected more than the general population by an issue?
Great Topic for My 1st Post: Sesame Street's "I Love My Hair" Video
"I Love My Hair": Sesame Street created a cute video to discuss a serious problem.
ABC News' Linsey Davis and Jessica Hopper placed a widely discussed topic in the African-American community into the forefront of the country earlier this week. They highlighted a new Sesame Street video, "I Love My Hair." Click here for the story aired on ABC's World News Tonight.
The video showcases a little brown-skinned muppet singing about her love for her hair, and all the different ways she can wear it.
A producer for Sesame Street came up with the song and idea after his adopted daughter, who's from Africa, complained about wanting straight hair. The producer, who is white, wanted to show his daughter and others like her that they should love and accept their hair. Click here for an extended interview from CNN's American Morning with the Sesame Street producer, Joseph Mazzarino.
I believe this is a great topic as a father of two beautiful little girls and I'm glad Sesame Street signed off on the project. But it does raise a bigger issue about diversity and a lack thereof in the media world. Black girls and women have been shown examples of beauty from their dolls, tv shows, and movies for years. Those images typically lack any representation of the African-American community, and when they do the women will reflect the majorities standard of beauty: long, silky, straight hair.
This character shows a need for more characters on television shows for kids, teens, and adults to represent the multifaceted layers of beauty within the African-American community. You also need to see it more in front of the television camera on your nightly local, cable, and national newscasts. So, you need more decision makers to sign off on the idea and more producers and directors to encourage the various looks.
After looking through Sesame Street's website I see this isn't their first time to bring out a brown muppet to teach a lesson. They have Kingston III who talks about individuality. He sings about fighting the stereotype that he needs to act, dance, or dress a certain way to fit in with others. Click here to see videos of Kingston III.
Kudos to Sesame Street. I would just like to see these characters become more constant figures within the episodes. It would also be great if my little curly-haired princesses could see some more girls and women who look like them on TV, so that they truly understand mommy and daddy aren't the only ones who think they are beautiful.


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15th January 2009, 01:15 AM | #1 |
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PP EL34 or 6L6 circuits?
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a simple push pull circuit to use with the Dynaco A470 OPT. The pri. Z is 4.3k and it has screen taps. I have a hefty 400v B+ power supply, and would prefer to use all octal tubes. I'd like to find something very basic and uncomplicated. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jay
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15th January 2009, 01:51 AM | #2 |
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What are you planing on driving?
http://www.audiotropic.net/Projects/ampEL34.html There is a newer version of this circuit that has a 6GK5 LTP driving the EL34's. I would be more than happy to post it but I would like Poinz's permission first. I know he is very kind to the DIY community being a DIYer himself, I just don't know how liberal he has been with this design. http://www.audiofanatic.it/Schemi/Ti..._Dyna_Mull.jpg I know, a different output transformer, but just a thought. I had an idea to try this circuit in the future but with a 6J7 input and 6SN7 splitter/driver. Hard to get simpler than Poinz's EL34 amp (linked), add uses octals as requested. 400v B+ is a tad high but with a tube rectifier or choke input that can be tamed. Good luck and happy listening! Cheers James |
15th January 2009, 02:46 AM | #3 |
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Your voltage is well within the range of 6L6GC designs. With a higher plate dissipation rating than EL34 types, these might be what you are looking for. It would be nice to stay with normally accepted tubes (nothing odd) to make things simpler. Your primary impedance will work with both 6L6GC types and also 6CA7 / EL-34 types. I find the 6CA7 "fat bottle"is more robust than the EL34 thin bottles. You could even use 6550A / KT-88 types, just don't push the outputs too hard, the core might saturate. This is more of an issue at higher powers with lower frequency response. The simplicity of a design will not change much between tube types. A fixed bias would allow higher power, but that comes at a price. You'll have to set the bias currents periodically. Understand too, a small increase in complexity can really pay dividends when it comes to sound quality - or not. Depends on what you do. You have decent iron, so make a good circuit worthy of that iron. Do you have any idea how much power you'd like? What speakers are you planning to drive, and to what levels? How large is your room? Do you expect any major changes in your living quarters or sound equipment? If so, aim for your new circumstances. If you have to trade power for low end response, go for the lower frequency response. One thing for sure. Make your chassis large enough so that you can space your tubes out, and transformers. Too small a chassis will bring trouble with heat and probably supply noise as well. A stereo chassis is reasonable for this power class. -Chris
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15th January 2009, 03:46 AM | #4 |
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Your O/P "iron" was intended for use with EL34s. As 6.6 K trafos are "routine" with 6L6s, I'd stay with the EL34/6CA7/KT77 group. A 400 V. B+ rail is not particularly "tall". Use "fixed" bias on the O/P tubes. Simple and all Octal you say. How about a Mullard style circuit with a 6SJ7/5693 as the voltage gain tube and a 6SN7/5692 as the LTP? CCS load the splitter tail with a 10M45S, instead of a resistor. If push comes to shove, you can always buffer the splitter with IRFBC20 MOSFET source followers.
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Interesting ideas guys, thanks. I'm still struggling to learn this stuff, so some of that went over my head. I've built several amps, but pretty much have to follow a schematic, for the most part. I was looking at an early Sherwood design (the S1000), which is certainly simple enough, but the OPT Pri. Z is 5500, compared to the Dynaco's 4300 (it's a 6L6 design). I certainly wouldn't object to a more complicated circuit, but it would have to be in the form of a schematic. I hate coming right out and asking for schematics, but untill I get a better grasp of things, I'm sort of stuck.
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15th January 2009, 04:33 PM | #6 |
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You could consider the Williamson with EL34's too. I would try a few things things though when you settle on a design. First would be to wire the EL's at triodes, unless you need more than 14-16 watts. The second would be to try it free of NFB, then if you need feedback slowly add it little by little.
OK I did some searching and I found the other schematic I was talking about posted around here so I will go ahead and slap it up. ...Poinz, if you read this and don't want it up I will have a mod take it down... It doesn't use all octals like you requested but it is a simple and elegant way to get about 16watts from the minimum amount of gain stages. I talked with Poinz through email about this one, I have since deleted that email, but what I got was he liked this one better than his first EL34 amplifier (the one I linked). |
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Same thing but with a 5AR4 in the power supply.
Good luck and happy listening! Cheers James |
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I'd recomend the E-Linear 6L6GC. 6AC7 pentode front end LTP/diff amp will keep you all-Octal. Micah heard this one built into my Heathkit W6m amps and can give you an opinion if you ask. It is simple, two stage and does not require loop NFB. It can take SE or balanced input( I do mine balanced in the Heath, and SE on the Dyna Mk.iii ). cheers, Douglas
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I am presently breadboarding Poindexter's 6GK5 amp shown above, and I was considering using a 5AR4 rectifier since my power transformer voltage was higher than 310V or so, but I only had the SS rectification PS schematic provided by Poinz.
Thank you for the 5AR4 PS schematic! I'm sure I'll also have lots of newbie questions once the build is close to being finished. I'm using Hashimoto HW-60-5 output transformers and a one electron Power transformer. |
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Don't make these common mistakes: Choosing TV Air Time - The medium really IS the message. Where and when your TV spot is shown is just as important as what your commercial says. Too often, advertisers waste valuable ad dollars by choosing networks and times based on too little information, by picking sentimental favorites, or by buying based on sheer price, without thinking about who will see their TV spots. Even a carefully crafted commercial intended for Medicare recipients will probably not bring in business if it winds up on, say, a teen-oriented music channel. What Kind of Business Are You? Read On:Start-up Businesses - You need new customers to survive. You'll need to do more marketing than an older, established business, which has previous customers, general visibility, and trust in the community. Remember, you're trying to make your mark! Established Businesses - Well-established businesses that rely on repeat business from existing customers can spend less than a business that needs new customers to survive, such as a start-up, or a business that offers products or services that are typically a one-time purchase. Heavy Competition - No matter what business you're in, you'll need to spend as much as other businesses like yours are spending. You may even need to spend more, if there is lots of competition. Restaurants, for example, need to spend more than other single-location businesses because of the highly competitive restaurant industry. Low Margins - If you have a small profit margin and rely on high sales volume, you need to spend more on marketing than a business that gains a high profit margin from a small number of sales. Why? You need to attract more individual customers. This is especially true in competitive business sectors where price is the main selling point. Why do you think car dealers advertise so much? NOW LET'S LOOK AT YOUR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING BUDGETIf you're like many small or start-up businesses, you may not have a clear picture of your marketing and advertising budget. Think of your marketing budget as a percentage of total revenues. Very generally speaking, in an "up" market, when business is booming, an average business can expect to spend 5% of revenues on marketing. In a "flat," or "down" market, when business is slow, expect to spend 10-25% of revenues.
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As per your demand we are able to provide ultimate collection of contact number series. Use these number to promote your business or brand & service.
Sarv provides you push and pull HTTP APIs. As we receive a call, the system will push this number to your server. You also have option to fetch our number any time via simple HTTP API's.
For Toll free & Mobile Number we will provide you area wise number as per your requirement. It will surely improve your local presence & you will get local customers.
You will get a Specific number that you will use for your company which dials without '0'. You can also use it as a international or national number for your company.
Moving beyond traditional trend of getting Missed call alert from SMS and Email, Sarv provides WhatsApp notification, first time ever in the History of Missed call alert Industry.
Sarv Introduces a very advance feature with Missed call alert, now you can get Email id of your Missed caller. This feature will surely help you.
Get real time miss call notification via SMS and Emails, we also store all number to your web control panel for further access & bulk sms broadcasting.
Sarv provides you a Cloud telephony system to handle Missed Call. In this technology you can get huge number of miss calls at a time. Not a single miss call will bounce.
No need to wait for hours to get a complete setup. We will setup your missed call number in 60 seconds, even you may use your own number for missed call alert.
You can check your status of miss call using web-based panel and you can operate it from anywhere. No installation of other softwares or programs is required.
Sarv provides you same missed call number for WhatsApp messaging, which means you can receive a message via WhatsApp to your number, you will receive this number in your web panel and you are also able chat with your client.
Sarv offers you lot of unique & dedicated numbers, you can choose one of them. We also provide you choice to use your own number to missed call service.
You can easily get complete report of all miss-calls in web based control panel for detailed analysis of campaign. You can access your report from any corner of the world.
As we host your missed call on cloud servers, and once your services are activated, it will be active for 24*7, Not a single miss call will be bounced due to server downtime.
Utility of miscall service is very wide for all organisations in sales, support, CRM, survey, polls, subscription, accounts etc
Here we discuss a few common utilities of miss-call services in prospect of call industries.
Advertisements ROI is very important & challenge to calculate ROI for non-internet advertisements. Solution is miss-call alert services. Use multiple miss-call numbers for each type of advertisement and you will know about lead distributions as per advertisement medium and calculate your ROI as per advertisement medium.
As per study voice is easy to remember & recall other then text or graphics so if you have voice communication with your client then this means your impact is better then other mediums.
If opinion submission is free then you get more participators so your survey accuracy & value is higher. Use different-2 miss-call number for option selection
Lead generation becomes quite simpler by miss-call service than other medium, you just add your miss-call number to your advertisements campaign. Some sample are as follows
" Miss-call to 9XXXXXXXXX Get Discount "
" Miss-call to 9XXXXXXXXX & we will call you "
" Miss-call to 9XXXXXXXXX for today´s offer "
As you got miss-call, our system will start process as per your configuration, for example, you configured " Connect to agent " system with automatic call connection to all ( or one) agents and as the call is picked-up by any one then other calls will be dropped and system will call to miss caller and connect with your agent. It reduces your call back time and enhance your sales leads.
Most of organisations use toll-free for support; in toll-free we have few drawbacks
1. High billing of each incoming call.
2. Hold time increases billing to organisation.
3. Hold time irritates most of clients because client doesn´t know exact time to hold
And advantage of toll-free is Free of cost for client. To replace this system we need to design a system to overcome drawbacks and carry advantage. So, replace it by Miscall service to call back service, Our statements to client is " Need support miscall at XXXXXXXXXX and we call you back ".
(A) Solution to Cost issue: It reduces cost to organisation because there is no hold time and system use low-cost outgoing calling rates.
(B) Free For client: Beauty of miscall service is that it´s free for client as per toll-free.
(C) Hold Time issue: If you setup auto call back then system is connecting support seeker to your free support agent. If all agents are busy then system put support seeker in support queue and update to client expect call back time via SMS, WhatsApp or System generated call back for Landline callers. If you setup manual, then system pass support seeking number to your support agent.
We verify user´s mobile number in Case of Delivery, Trial access, Account activation etc. For verification by SMS or Call, it cost a lot to verify. But use miss-call service where we simply have to ask visitor to miscall by registered number and verify it.
Request Information:
Offer miss-call for information request to your clients, statements to client will be as follows:
1. Miss-call us for " Balance Enquiry ".
2. Miss-call us for " Dues Enquiry ".
3. Miss-call us for " Signup or Trial Account ".
4. Miss-call us for " Activate your X service ".
5. Miss-call us for " Account Status ".
6. Miss-call us for " Live Score ".
7. Miss-call us for " Stock Exchange Update ".
For example visit HDFC´s miss-call service centre to information services http://www.hdfclife.com/customer-service/miss-call-service


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Chris Sautter: Democrats adapt to the world of Super PACs
Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:03 AM
By CHRIS SAUTTER
WASHINGTON – In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama caused a major stir when he sharply condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Citizens United case. Citizens United held that corporations, unions, and issue advocacy groups have a constitutional right to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. Obama said the decision would "open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections." Democrats uniformly feared it would give Republicans the financial advantage to sweep the 2012 elections.
But now Democrats are learning to love Super PACs after an election cycle in which they re-elected the President, held onto control of the Senate, and gained seats in the House. During the 2012 campaign, Obama allies established Priorities, USA, an Obama-sanctioned Super PAC that spent almost $80 million to re-elect the President. Organizing for America, Obama's grassroots lobbying group run by former aides, has started raising millions from wealthy donors to underwrite a campaign to push the President's agenda. And, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Super PAC Independence USA spent over $2 million on ads to help the candidate favored by Team Obama win the Illinois special election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Progressive and labor Super PACs have also exploited the Citizens United decision. CREDO Action, an affiliate of the San Francisco based Credo mobile phone company, targeted ten Tea Party House Republicans for defeat, naming their campaign "Take Down the Tea Party Ten." Five of the ten candidates went down to defeat, including Tea Party favorites Allen West and Joe Walsh. CREDO focused its efforts on canvassing and direct voter contact rather than advertising. A multi-million dollar pro-labor Super PAC called Workers' Voice followed a similar model of organizing over media.
The Republican Super PACs that were supposed to deliver the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate failed so miserably in 2012 in spite of having spent almost a billion dollars combined that many in the GOP question whether Super PACs are worth supporting at all. Karl Rove, the architect of the Republican Super PAC strategy, in particular has faced withering criticism. Not only did Mitt Romney lose, but 10 of 12 of Rove's U.S. Senate targets and four of nine House candidates Rove's groups supported lost their races.
The role of Super PACs during the Republican 2012 presidential primary process and in the Illinois special election suggest that they will have their greatest impact in primaries and general elections when candidates have limited resources, in part due to the limitations in campaign contributions. That wasn't the case in the presidential general election when there was relative financial parity and in many of the U.S. Senate races that were targeted by both sides.
This isn't the first time Democrats have adapted to campaign finance rules that seemingly favor Republicans. During the early 1970's Democrats led the charge for the Watergate era campaign reforms that required candidates to disclose sources of campaign contributions and expenditures. After the Supreme Court ruled in 1976 in Buckley v. Valeo that contribution limits central to the reforms were constitutional, Republicans began out raising Democrats by a ratio of 13 to one.
Former Congressman and Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Tony Coelho then changed the way Democratic House members raised money. "Special interest is not a nasty word," Coelho used to say. Coehlo aggressively pursued business PAC dollars for DCCC candidates, telling Republican corporate executives they needed to support Democrats if they wanted Congress to consider their views.
Coelho's approach allowed Democrats to hold on to seats in hostile House districts through 1994 when Republicans finally swept to power. But as Coelho marketed the Democratic Party as more pro-business, it became more dependent upon "Republican" money and less capable of bringing about progressive change. In short, Democrats became more dependent upon and politically connected to Corporate America than the American middle class.
Democrats were slow to embrace Super PACs because most oppose the Citizens United ruling as a matter of principle. Most Democratic strategists say it is the only way to survive in the era of Citizens United.
Bloomberg's Super PAC focuses on gun control and in the Illinois special U.S. House election backed Robin Kelly who favors an assault weapons ban. But Anthony Beale, one of the losers in the Illinois special election who authored Chicago's tough gun laws, warned that billionaires buying elections is bad for the party and democracy. "If this is the future of the Democratic Party, then we are all in trouble," he said on election night.
Former Senator Russ Feingold, co-author of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Act that was partially overturned by the Supreme Court in Citizens United case, maintains Democrats would have won in 2012 without Super PACs. Feingold argues that Beltway Democrats can't reform big money politics because they are addicted to big money. Feingold challenges liberal donors to stop giving to Super PACs because they are simply enabling the Beltway addicts. Feingold calls on liberal activists to redirect their energy into passing a constitutional amendment reversing Citizens United and to push for "achievable goals" such as public financing of elections, disclosure of donors to non-profits and shell corporations, and overhauling the dysfunctional Federal Election Commission.
Recently, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the aggregate limit on how much an individual may donate to political parties, candidates and PACs in an election cycle. Many observers expect the Court to deliver another Citizens United. If so, such a ruling will constitute yet another step toward undoing the campaign reforms that were passed in the era of Watergate.
Few Americans believe that the flood of private money that now goes into funding political campaigns is good for democracy or for the economic health of the country. Indeed, there is considerable evidence that the decline of the middle class over the past three decades is tied directly to the explosion of special interest funding of campaigns. Whether the Democratic Party retains its commitment to progressive reform or has hopelessly acquiesced to the power of money remains to be seen.
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Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by ihedioramma: 5:25am On Dec 28, 2012 |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by Yewe2011(m): 9:13pm On Dec 28, 2012 |
The sun was/is considered analogous to "God" |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by Yewe2011(m): 9:18pm On Dec 28, 2012 |
all the ancient cultures had Sun Gods because before our modern era (before electricity and the invention of the light bulb) the sun was the source of light |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by Yewe2011(m): 9:22pm On Dec 28, 2012 |
for you Christians, Muslims and Jews who need something to be mentioned in your holy book before accepting it as true. DEUTERONOMY 4:24 (KJV) "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire....." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sun?s=t sun [suhn] Show IPA noun, verb, sunned, sun·ning. noun 1. ( often initial capital letter ) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes. 2. the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc. 3. a self-luminous heavenly body; star. 4. sunshine; the heat and light from the sun: to be exposed to the sun. 5. a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usually surrounded with rays and marked with the features of a human face. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by MostHigh: 12:58pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
pure luciferian worship Lucifer means morning star, brightness. The sun is the morning star is it not? The first day of the week was set aside as a holy day to the sun. The god of the sun was called Baal or Lord. Today it is still known as Sun-day, the day of the sun (god) |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by MostHigh: 3:51pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
Thats why u r a pagan now it makes sense I was wondering why someone would use pagan as a screen name Are all pagans as insulting as u or is it just your makeup? ehen b4 i forget what do u pagans beleive in |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by greatgenius: 6:41pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
well the sun is "more powerful" than YHWH and yet people worship YHWH so why not the sun...non of them should be or needs your worship though 1 Like |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by seekingtruth(m): 6:47pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
turnstoner:Has God ever told you to worship him? |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by MostHigh: 6:57pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
greatgenius Dont be ignorant the most high made the sun When the sun implodes into a wormhole which star will you now worship think about it critically. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by greatgenius: 8:11pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
MostHigh: greatgeniuslol and what about the most low? what did he make.. and who is this most high you talk of. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by Rossikk(m): 9:07pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
Christianity IS sun worship. Just like earlier popular religions. The TOP CLERGY KNOW THIS. It is the footsoldiers and the masses - like the follow follow clueless crowd in Nigeria and such places, who actually think they're worshipping some person named ''Jesus'', who never existed of course. 1 Like |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by turnstoner(m): 10:01pm On Jan 14, 2013 |
seeking@truth: Of course not! Did i give you that impression? |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by PAGAN9JA(m): 7:41am On Jan 15, 2013 |
MostHigh: greatgenius When the SUn implodes, do you think that we humans will exist (forget praying to it) Therefore in the human realm / the human cosmos, the Sun plays a vital role, that of a LifeGIver, and so the Sun represent the SPiritual Force of Life, so it is worthy of being worshipped. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by MostHigh: 1:03pm On Jan 15, 2013 |
So you agree with me that the sun will implode. How do you worship an entity that has a definite lifespan? |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by JeSoul(f): 8:32pm On Jan 15, 2013 |
If you guys cannot communicate using non-abusive language I will lock this thread. First and only warning. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by TerryCarr(m): 1:50am On Jan 16, 2013 |
Amaterasu Amaterasu (天照?), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神/天照大御神?) or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神?) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe. The name Amaterasu derived from Amateru meaning "shining in heaven." The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great august kami (Gama or God) who shines in the heaven". The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu. anime style 1 Like |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by Nobody: 6:48pm On Jan 16, 2013 |
JeSoul: If you guys cannot communicate using non-abusive language I will lock this thread. First and only warning.Dear Moderator, I don't understand what is mean't by Nairaland PM.... The message is displaying to me. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by PAGAN9JA(m): 2:55pm On Jan 17, 2013 |
MostHigh: So you agree with me that the sun will implode. why not? you see this is the problem with you fellows! look at the Sun and what it stands for and represents in a Spiritual perspective! the death of the Sun hardly matters. does life, warmth, etc. .have a definite lifespan? added to that the Sun is a Star after all. what does it matter if 1 Sun implodes. there will be a gazillion more Suns in the Universe and who knows, they maybe sustaining lifeforms as well! also we probably wont even be alive when the Sun becomes extinct. |
Re: Let Us Worship The SUN by JeSoul(f): 5:29pm On Jan 17, 2013 |
agi-tuedor:Hi agi-tuedor, pls meet me here on the mod question/comment thread http://www.nairaland.com/505782/questions-comments-complaints-talk-moderators/58#13880308 |
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Day 30: Favorite Celebrity Fandom
Fans of Community and Joel McHale and Donald Glover and Gillian Jacobs and Alison Brie and Chevy Chase and Danny Pudi and Ken Jeong and Yvette Nicole Brown are The Greendale Human Beings!
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Jim Was Wrong, By The Way; "SPOILER"**
"Will you guys let me know if this ever airs?" - Michael Scott
Jim's good-bye is one of the most emotional moments in Office history. But yet he was wrong. Jim said that Michael was "the best boss he ever had." False. "Michael is the best boss any of us have ever had. Sure maybe he gave the 'Hottest in the Office' award to Ryan or kiss Oscar. Maybe he did scream at Toby countless times. Maybe he called Kevin fat excessively. Maybe he should never have stepped foot in the warehouse or dated Jan or became friends with Todd Packer or maybe just plain not do anything he ever did. But what makes him perfect is that he was Michael. There was never a character on television quite like him.
When Steve Carrell announced he'd be exiting Dunder Mifflin last June, I figured they'd be better off without him. My oh my how wrong I was. The final episode was just suitable enough for Michael Scott. Emotional but with a lot of 'Michael' humor. Like when he gave the rag doll to Oscar or thought that he and Angela would sometime have sex, but in the characters he invested the most in emotionally (Jim, Pam, Dwight, Ryan, Stanley, and Creed. Maybe even Toby if you cant his hatred as an emotion) came the best moments.
Let's start with Toby, as we all know Michael for some reason just hates Toby. But he's worked with him for 9,986,000 minutes. Toby says "Hey you should look up my brother, Rory Flenderson. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. (Rory is just as lame as Toby.) To which Michael says, "yeah, yeah, sure."
Michael didn't have a lot of time left in the day so he started tripling up workers. To Creed he says "dont be afraid of dying." When Michael is looking back at where he has worked for 19 years, looking at his 'family,' Creed says "Later boss," raising the World's Best Boss coffee mug. That's right Creed stole it. Michael invested in Creed because he almost fired him but kept him on. A rare act of kindness from Mike.
It has been suggested that Stanley has worked at Dunder Mifflin just as long as Michael. Michael gives him felt and I don't know why, but the better moment of Stanley and Michael is in one of Michael's perfectly appropriate meetings. "Conference Room. Five seconds." Stanley does not like the meetings and when Michael introduces Ping for the final time, that's when Stanley has had enough and exits a Michael Scott meeting. For the last time.
Mike has had a strange obsession with Ryan since the first day he became a Temp at The Office. Their final moment was brief as Michael passes on his neon sign to Ryan. "This is totally unnecessary." Wuphf.
"I've given up expecting Michael to do the right thing. Or the decent thing. Or even the comprehensible thing." Dwight, who has idolized Michael for the longest time has also had it up to here with him and his ignorance. But in Michael's letter of recommendation for Dwight, Mr. Schrute even gets teary-eyed. "The dictionary defines 'superlative' as 'of the highest kind, quality, or order, surpassing all else or others; supreme.' I definite it as Dwight Schrute. As a sales executive, as a leader, as a man, and as a friend, he is of the highest kind, quality, and order; supreme. Lots more like that. Really repetitive." To which Dwight chokes up. Then, they play paintball.
Michael questions leaving all his friends and co-workers but he calls Holly and her voice makes all the difference.
"What a great boss, you turned out to be." And we've gotten to Jim. You've seen this so there won't be too much details. But Jim is saving the goodbye between them for 'lunch' tomorrow despite Scott is leaving that day. My god Jim. Remember back when Michael encouraged Jim to never give up with Pam. "Don't give up. Don't ever give up." Michael has had his moments.
Finally we've reached Pam. Good ol' Pam who put up with Michael and took notes for Michael and did EVERYTHING for Michael. Pam who actually invited Michael to the wedding. Pam who was driven to the hospital by Michael. Pam who told Michael there was still hope for Holly. Pam who had a painting bought by Michael when no one else would go. Pam who joined the Michael Scott Paper Company and got promoted to saleswoman by who else but, Michael. Pam went to see The King's Speech so it looked as if all was bleak for a goodbye between the two. Just as Michael leaves though, Pam arrives. Michael gets to the airport and takes his microphone of. He walks away from the camera for seemingly the last time. But all of a sudden, Pam comes speeding through security and stops Michael. The two hug and then Michael says something. They hug again and that's when Michael walks away. Pam was crying and said that Michael was just happy to see Holly soon. She watches his plane take off and fly out of sight. Goodbye Michael.
But if you notice when Michael was taking off his microphone he mouthed something. He said "I've been waiting so long to get this off my body." He takes off the microphone and so fittingly and perfect for this one moment he mouths; "That's what she said."
See ya on the flippity-flip. Oh yeah Casey got eliminated too. :( not a good night.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
My NFL Mock Draft
These are my predictions:
1. A.J. Green
2. Von Miller
3. Patrick Peterson
4. Cam Newton
5. Marcell Dareus
6. Julio Jones
7. Blaine Gabbert
8. Nick Fairley
9. Robert Quinn
10. Tyron Smith
11. Mike Pouncey
12. Da'Quan Bowers
13. Prince Amukamara
14. Cameron Jordan
15. J.J. Watt
16. Anthony Castonzo
17. Mark Ingram
18. Corey Liuget
19. Jimmy Smith
20. Aldon Smith
21. Ryan Kerrigan
22. Kyle Rudolph
23. Jake Locker
24. Muhammad Wilkerson
25. Gabe Carimi
26. Adrian Clayborn
27. Nate Solder
28. Christian Ponder
29. Ryan Mallett
30. Randall Cobb
31. Brooks Reed
32. Phil Taylor
Draft starts now!
Day 28: Favorite Celebrity Under 20
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
My NBA 2011 Predictions
I've had a good look at the teams so I'm ready to pick my teams. I warn you I HATE Chicago and San Antonio but I'm not biased. You must believe me, I picked Memphis and New Orleans before the series' started. I'm a die-hard Celtics and Thunder and Magic fan, but I did pick them. I know Boston is already in but I did pick them.
I think OKC outlasts Memphis because you never know they might just have fluked against the Spurs. Dallas and Portland haven't been consistent and neither have dominated so I think Chris Paul will lead his Hornets to the West Finals. Chicago is too young without enough experience. Dwight Howard might just carry the entire city of Orlando (Stan Van, Disney, and all) on his back to the East Finals for the third straight year. Miami's Big Three is strong and have finally proven themselves. I think Boston's run ends and they finally realize they're just, well, old. OKC has the youth and energy to make it to the NBA Finals and win it all over Miami who will win it next year I believe.
What does everyone else think?
Day 26: Celebrity You Share A Birthday With
Monday, April 25, 2011
This Week's Sports By David
Day 25: Celebrity You Admire Because Of What They've Been Through In Life
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Quite Possibly One Of The Greatest Quotes Ever
Aziz Ansari. Tom Haverford. Who let's quit the waiting:
"Zerts are what I call desserts. Tray-trays are entrees. I call sandwiches sammies, sandoozles, or Adam Sandlers. Air conditioners are cool-blasterz, with a z. I don't know where that came from. I call cakes big ol' cookies. I call noodles long-ass rice. Fried chicken is fri-fri chicky-chick. Chicken parm is chicky chicky parm parm. Chicken cacciatore? Chicky catch. I call eggs pre-birds, or future birds. Root beer is super water. Tortillas are bean blankies. And I call forks … Food rakes."
God yes. Prompting another list?
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Day 23: Celebrity You'd Marry Right Here, Right Now
I would not marry any celebrity right here, right now, as I am under-age. If it would be for money than hello J.K. Rowling. But then it'd be a sham. Sooo....no one!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Nerve.com's Funniest Office Characters
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Day 21: Celebrity Who's More Talented Than The Work They're Getting
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Day 20: Your Favorite No-Longer Alive Celebrity
Mickey's Return (From 1951)
I am going to strictly thank Jeffery Pepper for this because he wrote what the article said and made my job much easier:
Mickey Mouse, all-time international movie favorite, is hitting the comeback trail. He's getting his tail back, too. After ten lean years, the fabulous rodent, who in some 125 films has played scholar, great lover, cowboy, explorer or medieval knight with equal aplomb, is set for a new series of starring roles.
"We never really dropped Mickey," says Walt Disney, who created the tiny dynamo 22 years ago and made a fortune off him. "We just kind of drifted away from him."
The toast of the world 15 years ago, Mickey began taking a back seat to other members of the Disney cartoon family in 1938. That was the year Walt made his first feature-length fantasy, Snow White. That year also marked the emergence of Donald Duck as a rival. Disney's crew, which once turned out 15 Mickey Mouse starrers a year, cut back to three or four. Donald, Pluto and Goofy who broke in with Mickey, became famous in their own films. Dumbo, Bambl and the Three Caballeros stepped into the limelight in elaborate feature pictures.
Disney says Mickey was de-emphasized, not because his popularity waned but because he's tricky to handle. "Only my top men are good enough to work with Mickey." Disney says, (he's always done Mickey's voice himself). "Because he's a nice, sympathetic character, not a natural comedian like Donald. It takes a lot of ingenuity to write Mickey." During the war the little fellow became a complete casualty; Disney was devoting 85 per cent of his production to special armed forces projects. Mickey has made only four or five films since.
With his comeback in four cartoons this year, many of the younger generation will be meeting Mickey for the first time, and they'll be seeing him with a tail. Maybe you've forgotten that Mickey has been tailless for more than a decade. When Walt first drew him he was a skinny little tyke. His only clothes were a pair of shorts and shoes and he had a tail. But for one reason or another, Walt can't remember exactly why, they lopped his tail off. Why tack it on again? "We came to realize." Walt says, "that he's not as cute without it. It's an expressive thing. I remember he used to twirl it when he was nervous or angry. It carries him through action smoothly, gives him balance and grace."
There have been other changes through the years. As he aged, Mickey graduated to long pants. They gave him a shirt. Once spidery, his limbs thickened and his body assumed a pear shape. His eyes, formerly dots, were given lids. In the new series he'll have eyebrows.
Mickey wasn't Disney's first love. The first was a cat. The second was a rabbit named Oswald. But Walt wasn't quite satisfied. He wanted to make improvements and when the company he worked for said no, he launched his own business. The first two mouse cartoons didn't make much of a splash. The industry was being turned topsy-turvy by a new element--sound. Walt took his third Mickey to New York and had it synchronized for sound. They premiered Steamboat Willie at the old Colony Theater in New York in 1928 and the mouse was famous.
There never was a more versatile fellow than Mickey. He's been a tailor, a steam shovel operator, fire chief, cop, musician, magician, inventor, football hero, polo player, farmer, whaler, tourist, hula dancer, scientist and gas station attendant. He's been around the world—to Argentina. Alaska, Africa, the Alps. Arabia. Brazil, even to Gulliver's mythical Lilliput. Once he got going there was no stopping him. His piping voice was translated into ten foreign languages. He had fan clubs in 50 countries. His likeness was given a choice spot in Mme. Tussuad's waxworks in London. He got into the Encyclopedia Britannica and got Disney into Who's Who. He won Disney an Academy Award and countless other accolades. And his face appeared on armed forces insignia and on hundreds of commercial products.
Disney World is looming Mickey!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
My dad shared this cool wheelbarrow race video with me. The person does a flip-de-foo. It's really cool.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Two New Commercials I've Noticed
Tim Tebow and Dwight Howard are the main people featured in the two ads. Tebow shows off the Jockey Staycool T-Shirt and Dwight for the 2011 NBA Playoffs. Dwight's was some-what funny and Tebow's is one of the first commercials that has actually made me consider looking into the shirts or product.
Day 17: Celebrity You Are Not At All A Fan Of
Saturday, April 16, 2011
My Fantasy Baseball Team
I have finalized my ESPN Fantasy Baseball Team. I am in a league with Kyle, Dylan, and Ryan. This is my team:
Brian McCann: Atlanta Braves: Catcher
Ryan Howard: Philadelphia Phillies: First Base
Dustin Pedroia: Boston Red Sox: Second Base
Michael Young: Texas Rangers: Third Base
Troy Tulowitzki: Colorado Rockies: Shortstop
Martin Prado: Atlanta Braves: Second Base/Shortstop
Mark Teixeira: New York Yankees: First Base/Third Base
Jason Heyward: Atlanta Braves: Right Field
Andre Ethier: Los Angeles Dodgers: Left Field
Nick Markakis: Baltimore Orioles: Center Field
Nelson Cruz: Texas Rangers: Left Field/Right Field
Torii Hunter: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Left Field/Center Field
Kevin Youkilis: Boston Red Sox: Utility
Kendrys Morales: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Bench
Vernon Wells: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Bench
Pablo Sandoval: San Francisco Giants: Bench
Ryan Zimmerman: Washington Nationals: Disabled List
Roy Halladay: Philadelphia Phillies: Starting Pitcher
Clayton Kershaw: Los Angeles Dodgers: Starting Pitcher
Cole Hamels: Philadelphia Phillies: Starting Pitcher
C.J Wilson: Texas Rangers: Starting Pitcher
Shaun Marcum: Milwaukee Brewers: Starting Pitcher
Brian Wilson: San Francisco Giants: Relief Pitcher
Colby Lewis: Texas Rangers: Utility
Josh Beckett: Boston Red Sox: Bench
A.J Burnett: New York Yankees: Bench
I lost my first week but I am currently leading the second week. Roy Halladay and Troy Tulowitzki have been my leading scorers.
Friday, April 15, 2011
It's About Time
I couldn't find the clip of the Images of 2010 from ESPN anywhere and I didn't catch it online. But yes I found it.
Day 15: Celebrity You'd Let Adopt You
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Day 14: Celebrity You'd Like To Be Good Friends With
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Office Avengers
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Top 100 Sports Most Memorable Moments of The Decade
Now I only do these lists every now and again. They take up a lot of space so I can't do them everyday. But in all seriousness now I have been mulling over this for a long time. I know the decade ended 467 days ago but I have been making lists, cuts, putting them in order, finding moments, thinking of it, and finding the clips and now finally putting them on the blog. Sure there have been some days I didn't do anything but I still tried to get it done as soon as possible. About time right? Well, with no further ado, here is the top 100 sports most memorable moment of the decade (January 1st, 2000 - December 31st, 2009)
Steve Nash collides with Tony Parker and his nose bleeds. He gets it bandaged up and gets back out to play.
Curlin. Arguably the best horse of the decade.
Greg Oden is drafted number one overall by Portland in 2007. Biggest bust ever.
The last 9 minutes of the UNC-Illinois 2005 NCAA Basketball Championship game. Roy Williams gets crushed in a hug.
Tommy Lasorda got hit with a bat during the all-star game! Priceless!
Rajon Rondo got clotheslined by Marvin Williams. That is an awful foul.
This kid faints while participating in a Spelling Bee. He even gets back up and spells the word right.
Scary scene here when Serena Williams threatens the line judge.
Gramatica goes down. Celebrating.
Terrell Owens catches a touchdown and celebrates by pouring popcorn all over his face. Get your popcorn ready!
A-Rod's 500th home run.
V-Tek owns A-Rod. A-Rod's face: come at me bro! Coco's fight was good too.
A few highlights of Reggie Bush's Heisman winning season.
Ron Artest attacks a fan.
Robert Horry isn't trusted by his teammates until by accident the ball comes out his way, and he nails it.
Magglio Ordonez walks off for the Tigers. How about the swing?
The Saints finally return to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.
David Beckham's first goals of his MLS career.
Tim Tebow throws a jump pass for a touchdown in the '08 championship which led to a Gators win.
Howz about this catch by Freeman in November of 2000.
Daisuke's first matchup against Ichiro.
The Mitchell Report is released changing baseball forever.
Marvin Harrison's amazing catch against New England in 2006.
Lennox Lewis K.O.'s Mike Tyson. Amazing knockout. One punch and he's down.
Danica Patrick wins her first race in the IndyCar series at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan.
Dwyane Wade throws down a reverse slam against the Celtics. One word. Wow.
Just one of LeBron's many chalk claps before the game.
Owens once again showboats but this time Teague has had enough.
Roger Clemens gets mad for no reason and takes it out on Mike Piazza.
The Mavericks are the one seed and the Warriors are the eighth seed. Warriors upset Mavs!
Marion Jones' apology for her PEDs in the Olympics. Disappointing moment for sports but memorable nonetheless.
Kentucky gets over-confident and celebrates but LSU isn't done and they win! Bluegrass Miracle!
Paul Pierce goes down but eventually comes back and knocks down a four-point play.
One of the many tributes to Roger Federer's record-breaking grand slam title.
Bugs are all over the Yankees. Especially Chamberlain.
Kobe with the game winner. He goes on to win 4 championships.
A softball player's career is most likely ended as she messes up her ankle rounding first on a home run. Two players on the other team help her around the bases to score her home run.
Pedroia leads of the 2007 World Series with a home run. This was his rookie season.
LaDainian Tomlinson sets the record for rushing. That, sadly, was his peak.
Vince Young rushes into the end zone with the Rose Bowl winning touchdown. Sadly that was also his peak.
Bonds breaks Aaron's record. 756* asterisk because of the steroids.
Asante Samuel picks off McNabb to win Super Bowl. The run is incredible!
I was going to post a video of Dale Earndhart's Daytona crash but it'd be too horrible. If you'd like to see it look it up but I just cannot show that.
Jeter flips and gets the out at home. Wow.
Tim Donaghy's in deep waters.
Just when you think JD is done. Boom. Grand slam. Sox come back like in '04.
Candace Parker gets up and dunks. More hops than a case of Miller Lite.
Favre retires. Very tearful but as we know he'll come back. Twice.
Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin! Side by Side for the win!
A heartwarming story. Jon Lester comes back from cancer. And he throws a no-hitter.
Endy Chavez makes what just might be the greatest catch of the decade.
Florida wins the college basketball and football titles in the same year.
Stephen Curry leads to an upset in which Davidson shocks Georgetown. Curry is awesome.
Tony Romo botches the snap. He is now mocked by many for every mistake he makes.
Manny being Manny. Well, enjoy!
The burnout when Kyle Busch swept the Bristol series.
Carter dunks over Weis in an Olympic game. Mind you Weis is over seven feet tall and Vince is under. We've seen players jump over others in a contest but never in a game!
Just a dirty kick by Twellman.
Can't forget about the Patriots undefeated regular season right? We all know how it ended though.
Papelbon and Youkilis dance after a big win. Pretty good moves. Pap's celebration after they won the World Series didn't make the cut though. He is crazy and dialed in occasionally though.
Vick's return after his shameful dog fighting scandal. I figured I should focus on the redemption.
This was the very beginning of UCONN's women 2009 undefeated run. That's right they topped New England (Patriots that is because UCONN is in New England)
After the tragedy of 9/11, George Bush shows the country that it's going to be okay.
Kevin Garnett's famous interview after the Celtics won it all in '08. Anything's possible!
Steve Bartman ruins the Cubs chances. Can't help but feel bad for the guy.
Playoffs?! 'Nuff said.
Sox were down 7-0 in the seventh . Well, they came back. Gives me goosebumps everytime.
Jimmie Johnson wins four NSCS championships in a row.
Tiger wins the US Open on one leg. How about that for tough?
Devastating for Tennessee. So close. They haven't been the same since.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Dwight!
One of Brett Favre's better moments. He breaks the yards record and is very calm about it. No man on his shoulders or hi-fiving the ref.
Dave Roberts with the steal. If he's out, there's no broken curse.
Shaq with the slam! Wowza!
Kobe goes for 81! For a while there I thought the Raptors would win it. Oh and yeah another Lakers clip.
The Music City Miracle. The first major play involving a lateral. January 8, 2000. Probably the first big play of the decade.
Luis Gonzalez sends up a small hit that drops into shallow center field. I just love that play.
Mickelson's leap says it all.
Vince Carter's 2000 Dunk Contest. It's over! It's over!
Pretty unbelievable right? But it's true, Lance Armstrong won seven Tour de France's in a row!
Ovechkin. Some comments on the video said, "I could do better." I can't believe someone would write that. This play is the best hockey play. Ever.
How fast is this guy? Usain BOLT!
It's just incredible how Crabtree could stay in-bounds with two defenders on him.
Doesn't show all the homers but some. Hamilton blasted 28 in the first round, a record. This was after he recovered from an extreme drug and alcohol addiction.
Santonio Holmes stays in bounds some how. Some how he did it. I was so happy when Fitzgerald scored on the touchdown before that. Sigh. Still a good play though.
Tom Brady shows many fans that there is a Tuck Rule. I loved this game. What a Snow Bowl.
Great hustle play from Jeter. Some lucky fans there too.
Adam Vinatieri kicks one of his many game-winning field goals. Patriots upset Rams!
Celtics come back from 24! Rondo, House, Allen, Garnett, and Pierce are the men. It ain't over 'til it's over.
Now I support the Magic, but this is an incredible play from LeBron.
I know what you're thinking. If Lochte and Phelps are here what about the rest? Well you'll see. As we know Phelps went on to go 8 for 8. This is just a great race. Motivational too.
Derek Fisher. What a shot. Threw it up and barely got it. They call him Mr. Clutch.
Curt Schilling with the bloody sock. I had one of these the other day. Remember: Sox down 3 games to zero. They won the series and won it all, breaking the 86 year curse.
Two great plays from the Fiesta Bowl. Tricks from Boise State. These plays are incredible. Lateral and Statue of Liberty. Then the game-winning touchdown maker proposed. Perfect.
I must admit it, a good play. Although I hated it because it ruined New England's perfect season, how do you stick a ball to your helmet?
Derrick Rose couldn't come through. So Mario Chalmers does instead. I remember waking up and seeing this. I picked Memphis to win it all. Unbelievable.
You will never see any player play as hard as I will play the rest of the season. This speech led to the Gators' second championship in three years. Tebow just knew what he had to do. I almost even put this at number one. The speech is now on a plaque at the University of Florida. Goosebumps baby.
Oh my god. Tiger Woods just chips it and it rolls, rolls, rolls, stops--and drops in. Greatest golf shot ever. My oh my!
That's right Phelps narrowly --and I mean narrowly-- beats out Cavic. It has to be the number one play of the decade. Even his mom thought he lost! I couldn't even believe it!
Well it was a great decade highlighted by Tim Tebow, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, and David Ortiz. Many plays came from 2008! What a post, huh?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
New Tebow Statue
Day 10: Celebrity You'd Like To Hang Out With
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Day 09: Favorite Celebrity Moment
There's so many moments but I have to go with three great songs from actors and singers at award shows. Hugh Jackman at the Oscars, Josh Groban at the Emmys, and Justin Timberlake at the Espys.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Red Sox or Yankees? Or Should I Say, Baldwin or Krasinski?
A new commercial from New Era debuted during NESN. Baldwin roots for the Yankees and Krasinski roots for the Red Sox. Seems like it was NBC based so maybe they might've thrown Levi and Ritter in there. Haha no I'm just kidding it's perfect the way it is.
Day 08: Celebrity You're Most Like
Thursday, April 7, 2011
DFTBA Championship
That's right after a month of basketball I have finally found my DFTBA champion! It is Team NBC! Coached by Alec Baldwin they went 6-0 in route to their first championship, winning by 3 in the finals. Their point guard was Jason Ritter and their center was Zachary Levi. Congratulations to them but I want to let you know that the teams in are my sixty-four favorite things. But then it all goes down to basketball skill. Upsets everywhere! The 12 seed won it all.
Day 07: Dead Celebrity You'd Bring Back To Life
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Best Friends Quote EVER!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Day 05: Most Cherished Favorite Celebrity
The Fence Is Awfully Dangerous This Year
TVLine has published a list of shows and their renewal status. Now, if you follow my blog you get a good gist of what I like so that just might be the only shows I post! Search for you favorite here, if not click on the link I posted earlier. By the way, If I don't post a show that you know I like that means it got renewed! Yay!
Show That Must Be Renewed and Their Renewal Status:
Better With You (It Could Go Either Way)
Desperate Housewives (A Sure Thing)
Rules of Engagement (Could Go Either Way)
Hawaii Five-O (A Safe Bet)
Chuck (Could Go Either Way)
The Event (A Long-Shot)
I Can Take 'Em Or Leave 'Em:
Mr. Sunshine (Could Go Either Way)
No Ordinary Family (A Long-Shot)
Mad Love (Too Early To Tell)
$#*! My Dad Says (A Safe Bet)
American Idol (A Sure Thing)
Bob's Burgers (Could Go Either Way)
Human Target (Could Go Either Way)
Lie to Me (Could Go Either Way)
Outsourced (Could Go Either Way)
I'm obviously not going to write about the shows I don't like because, really, who cares?!
Anyway I hope all of the shows I listed, get renewed. Some (No Ordinary Family, Outsourced, -*sigh* I must admit it- The Event) probably won't return. But wouldn't it just be extraordinary? I mean, I love all these shows including some that have already been renewed. For some reason, when my dad said Bob's Burgers could go either way, I got goose bumps! Goose bumps for Bob's Burgers! Probably the weirdest show on TV today! I just think all four major networks got it right. All these shows coincide with each other show well, I don't want any to leave. It's too perfect. None should get cancelled but some probably will. I mean who really wants to say good-bye to Sean Walker, or Casey, or Adam, or Chuck Bartowski, or Gupta and Charlie or Jackie Earle Haley's guy on Human Target, or Loker, or Gene and Louise, or Ryan Seacrest, or Ed Goodson, or New Sock guy, or JJ and George, or Roman, or Danno, or Russell, or Timmy, or Bree, or anyone? Isn't it good enough already. Dumb ratings.
Monday, April 4, 2011
UConn Huskies: My Pick Through and Through
UConn was unranked beginning the season. UConn was the eighth seed in the Maui Invitational- out of eight teams. UConn won the Maui Invitational Tournament. UConn was ranked number eight after beating Witchita State and Michigan State and Kentucky. UConn loses many games. UConn is ranked number nine out of sixteen teams in the Big East Tournament. UConn wins five games in as many days to win the Big East Tournament behind a few Kemba Walker buzzer-beaters. UConn is ranked number three in the NCAA Men's Tournament. UConn survived San Diego State, Arizona, and Kentucky. UConn makes the championship. I picked 'em. They've gone undefeated in ALL their tournaments behind Kemba Walker. 'Nuff said.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
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Of the People, by the People : A New History of Democracy Paperback
by Roger Osborne
'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945.
Democracy, when viewed from above, has always been a fickle master; from below it is a powerful but fragile friend.
Most books on democracy focus on political theory and analysis, in a futile attempt to define democracy.
Of The People, By The People takes the opposite approach, telling the stories of the different democracies that have come into existence during the past two and half millennia.
From Athens to Rhaetia, Jamestown to Delhi, and Putney to Pretoria, the book shows how democratic systems are always a reflection of the culture and history of their birthplaces, and come about through seizing fleeting opportunities.
Democracy can only be understood through the fascinating and inspiring stories of the peoples who fought to bring it about.
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- Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date: 01/11/2012
- Category: Social & cultural history
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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.32 / 5.00 6,135 ViewsBigFuzzyKitten Sails the seas of the open ocean in search of his true inner self.
What did I Just see? It looks terrible, and really isnt funny :\ But atleast its not blaring loud music to scare the shit out of people and make them lose hearing. Though I have to say the highlight and really only reason why I gave this 1 star is the music selection from windwaker, because I love windwaker. Sooo there I guess.
It's the perfect opus
It's the perfect mixture between Turdilletti's impressionism and Faliccelli's latest creations
hot, hot, and og it was hot
watching this was a defining sexual experience.
boats are hot
I am astonished and amazed
The fluid movement of the characters almost makes one wish they were born with the ability of flight. The freedom I felt watching the seagull fly and BFK set sail for an epic journey warmed my heart. I demand a standing ovation for this moving feature-film. Bravo. Bravo.


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