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Interview with MATTHEW RUMBOLD, A&R at EMI - Aug 14, 2006
"One of the main things for A&R people to do is to get out of the way. If something is going well, youre going to offer a few things, but you dont want to get in there with the A&R sledgehammer,"... goes Matthew Rumbold's support of artistic freedom.
Rumbold, A&R for EMI, signed Corrine Bailey Rae and took her eponymous debut album, released in March 2006, to No.1 in the UK and Top 20 in the US.
He speaks to HitQuarters about the unchanging basics - a good song and a good live performance, as well as about his long aquaintance with Corrine, breaking the US and his eye for a good artist.
How did you start out in the early days?
I started in the press department at Atlantic in the early 90s. Then I moved around a bit and started doing press again for Creation Records in 1994. So I had a grounding in the industry. Then I went away for a year to India, came back, and realized that what I really wanted to do was A&R.
I started writing reports and sending them to Heads of A&R at various labels. I ended up getting a job at Food Records in 1996, which was the home of Blur, amongst other bands. I worked there for five years and did three signings; Idlewild, Liz Horseman, Matthew Jay.
Food was a wholly owned subsidiary of EMI. After five years they ended their association. I was asked to come and work for EMI full time. I worked for Parlophone for a year and now Im based at the EMI label.
Is it still EMI's strategy to develop slow-burn artists who gain exposure through word-of-mouth?
Yes, thats the best way of doing things. Developing artists as much as you can out of the public eye before the songs are ready. When you sign an artist, you hope that things like the voice and the shape of the band or the attitude of the singer are already in place, so you just need to make sure that all the songs are there.
How do you work with your A&R team?
We have four A&R people that work here. Everyone is pretty much on an even keel. We all try to cover different areas. Its about trying to find something that you totally love and then trying to make that successful. Thats the attitude here. Just sign as few things as possible and try to make them work.
What kind of new artists are you interested in?
For the last six months Ive been focused a lot on the Corinne Bailey Rae campaign. There hasnt been a lot of time to look at new artists. Im only just starting now to look at new things. I tend not to like a lot of stuff. I would offer on maybe two or three acts a year.
What styles of music do you focus on?
All sorts of things. I like Keane, the Guillemots, Corinne Bailey Rae, Bloc Party, Martha Wainwright. Its quite a diverse thing. I love female voices. Besides Corinne Bailey Rae, I work with Beth Orton, The Divine Comedy, and Claire Sproule.
When do you see artists perform live?
Im out at least once or twice a week. Its important. Thats where you can make a real connection with an artist. The demos arent necessarily showing the full picture. You should be able to get a strong picture live.
What input do you have on the production?
Mainly advisory more than anything else. If you have an idea that someone might work well, whether its their personality or artistically and creatively, then you suggest that. The strongest artists are the ones that have a lot of ideas themselves.
Whats discussed in the initial meetings and how do you go about working with a new artist?
The melodic content of the songs, and whether there are any key songs. And then you go through them. If the production is good but it needs to be better Ill make suggestions about various things. For example, the original production of the Corinne Bailey Rae song Put Your Records On just needed tidying up on the snares and various other things, but it was quite nearly there anyway.
One of the main things for A&R people to do is to get out of the way. If something is going well, youre going to offer a few things, but you dont want to get in there with the A&R sledgehammer.
I do spend a fair amount of time in the mix studio, because thats somewhere where you can maybe offer a good sort of outsiders aspect. If an artist is working on a track for two or three weeks in a mix situation, it can become a bit intense. A fresh pair of ears can be very useful in those situations.
How much patience do you have for a project?
Ive got infinite patience. I worked with Idlewild for four albums, a band I truly love. We tried all sort of things in terms of suggestions and help in production and writing. They got very close to breaking up, but they never did.
But I feel theres always room for patience. You always want to try and help artists achieve what they want. If they dont want to be successful then you cant manufacture that, but if they do, you just try and help.
The point of A&R is to help decide how good the songs are, and if they arent strong enough, to encourage further writing.
How did you end up working with Corinne Bailey Rae?
I saw her about eight years ago when she was in an indie band called Helen. I stayed in touch with her manager Bob Miller through the interim years. She went to university to study. He brought in some new material and I met Corinne again.
And it wasnt until I saw her play live about two and a half years ago that it really clicked, and I realised she was doing something totally unique. It was an amazing live show where she did four songs. And it was like, we need to get involved here pretty quickly. We negotiated the deal and we signed it in May 2005.
What is her success story?
An incredibly focused artist, who pretty much runs the show. As an artist she is intriguing. She has a fabulous voice, a really unique voice. And she is a great writer.She did a production deal with a company called Good Groove about six months before I saw her play that amazing show. That was a confidence booster for her.
She was just developing as a writer. She had done a publishing deal. She had written with a lot of people. When I saw her she had written the majority of the songs. Put Your Records On was the last song that came to the table.
What are the future plans for her?
The record seems to be gathering a lot of interest in America. It just spent six weeks in the Billboard Top 20. Weve got a good campaign set up for her third single in the UK, which comes out in October.
How difficult is it for British artists to break in the U.S.?
If you can be distinctive in the marketplace over there and not sound American, it seems to help. Cathy Thompson and James Blunt have done well there recently. Corinne as a great vocalist and performer definitely seems to be touching people over there.
Corinne has always said that she wants people to see her live. She enjoys performing so much. We based a lot around that. TV performances helped as well, where people can see that she is a genuine performer. Shes writing her songs and when she performs them live you can see that theyre sung from the heart. The key thing for her is to be seen live.
How do you find new talent?
Contacts are important. And just staying aware of things. I meet up with publishers, other A&R people, managers and with a few people around the country regularly. I can pretty much stay on top of most things.
I try not to receive any unsolicited material. We have somebody who listens through to those things. I get emails a lot, and thats a more direct route to me.
What do you look for in an artist?
You want something unique. You want to see if the songs are strong, and if the voice is arresting. Im sitting here in an office and those are the two things I can really judge. You can look at pictures and stuff, but they dont mean much until you meet someone.
Once you meet them, its that sense of being with an artist as opposed to being with someone who either just wants to make money or is just doing it for a laugh. You want to be with someone who wants to make it their lifes work.
How ready-to-go must artists be before you look at them seriously?
In order to sign them you always need a number of great songs. If you dont have those songs then often things can fall apart. Weve all sat in a bath singing songs. These songs are the ones you want to get to.
They should present themselves as honestly as possible. Especially if youre going to be working with an artist over a number of years, you want that relationship to start off on an honest basis.
If its all about the songs then, what should a song sound like?
If we could all write great songs, thats what wed do, the people in the music industry. Its trying to do something a little bit unpredictable, a little bit less obvious.
What are the most important marketing tools for you to break new acts?
A great live performance. Whether its a band like The Killers or The Strokes, or a great singer like Janis Joplin, it doesnt have to be about looks, it just has to be about passion and great performances.
How much does it typically cost to record an album and then market and promote it?
If a record is already made then it only costs you the amount that it costs to sign the advance of the cost. Realistically, it could be anything from 20, 000 to 30,000 Pounds all the way through to 300,000 or 400,000 Pounds to make a record. On marketing you can spend the same amount.
How do you view the current music business climate?
Its pretty good at the moment. People are buying records. Theyre not buying them in as bigger quantities as they used to be, but theyre still buying great records and there are still a lot of them being made. A lot of the music around at the moment is pretty good. You turn on the radio and you dont want to turn it off within five minutes.
If you turned into an artist and were offered a record deal, by what means would you go about evaluating the A&R and the label?
Inevitably, youd have to think about whether they had some degree of success before. So youd look at whether they could help you out in that respect, purely just by the fact that they have the experience behind them. Also you look at labels and you think: Do I like some of the artists on their roster? If you dont like any of them, then its probably not going to be the right culture for you to develop in.
In what direction do you think record companies will evolve?
The whole digital market is just growing in leaps and bounds. As long as the labels can make sure that the consumers feel as though they own digital music Its not just something that is in thin air, its about the physical attachment that you have to CDs. The labels need to concentrate on making sure that consumers feel the same way about the digital tracks.
If you could dramatically change some aspect of the music industry, what would you do?
I would love to have a crystal ball in A&R. I want to be able to see into the future. But thats probably asking quite a lot.
What has been the greatest moment of your music career?
Definitely when Corinnes album went to No.1. That was just an exciting moment. I was very pleased for her. She totally deserved it.
What do you see yourself doing in 5-10 years time?
Id like to still be doing A&R. I really love it. Its the heart of the music industry. I wouldnt want to get too far away from it.
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Little parcels of veg and grains that you can keep filling up on all night – what a perfect way to start the weekend! Just like fajitas, you can set these out on the table for people to make themselves whilst you watch a film or chat, and you get even more creative by adding in some sweet potato, avocado, lemon, spice – falafel even!
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Connecticut-born Peggy Bacon received her artistic training at several schools in New York City, including the Art Students League, where from 1915 to 1920 she studied painting with some of the New York art world's leading figures, including Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan, and George Bellows. Around 1917, she became interested in printmaking, but since the league didn't offer it at the time, she taught herself drypoint, which became her principal medium throughout much of the 1920s.
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Review: Jagwar Ma live at Mercury Lounge
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Hot new band alert! Australia's Jagwar Ma performed their first ever show in New York last night (actually, I think it was their first in the USA) at Mercury Lounge in Manhattan on September 30, 2013 and it was awesome! Their music is a mixture of rock, pop, shoegaze and electronica and the sold out crowd loved every second of it! They kept the lights low and flashing to provide the ultimate vibe, which was awesome for the show, but bad for taking photos (ha!), so you can see what the guys in Jagwar Ma look like after the jump when I spoke with them after the show. Their debut album is called "Howlin" and like their show, it mixes the genres I mentioned above. Their 45 minute set found them performing the majority of "Howlin" and it was great to hear songs like their chill out single "The Throw" and then moments later, hear a full on dance floor jam like "Four." If you missed the show, they are playing at Glasslands in Brooklyn on October 1, 2013 and they've just announced a headlining US tour scheduled for winter 2013. If I were you, I'd definitely see them at a smaller venue because once you hear their music, you will fall in love.


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Shelley and I were born wanderers. When it comes to possessing a sense of constant and unrelenting wanderlust, we never had much choice in the matter. Our grandmother, Evelyn Anderson has been a stalwart globe trotter for the last 95 years. We know that without her fiery passion for the value of travel, we would not be the women we are today.
Shelley and I both have full time jobs, so we are not here to tell you to quit your life to travel the world. We simply want to show you how to to accomplish that one amazing trip every year to two. It is possible! You only need a little strategic planning and a lot of wanderlust. We will share with you how to travel fearlessly, comfortably, and within your budget.
Shelley has lived in Belgium, Kenya and the Turks and Caicos. Traveled to India, Myanmar, Vietnam, South Africa, Egypt throughout most of Europe and more. We got to experience Morocco and Portugal together and plan to share more adventures in the years to come.
Traveling is not about ritzy hotels and extravagant first class tickets (even though that certainly makes it easier), it is about truly challenging the world that you live in and the life that are used to. If you never get to experience those far away places, you'll never truly discover the person you can become or the challenges that you can overcome.
For those of you that we don't need to convince, we will be your guide to saving, booking, experiencing, finding and discovering your dream trips along the way!
I fell in love with traveling when I went to Italy with all the women in my family at the age of 11. I was enthralled with witnessing cultures so vastly different from my own and the ways in which people lived, ate and spoke. Now, I'm 25 and have traveled to Australia, France, Belgium, Morocco, Denmark, Italy (again), Portugal and the list will go on. By day, I'm a digital marketer and expert in online marketing. By night, I'm planning for that next adventure and willing and ready to share my past experiences and what they have taught me.
It's a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what's changed is you
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The Chico Vive! eBook is now ready for complimentary download
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Weekend reading
Posted by Becky Carroll on May 25, 2007
Here are a few links to keep you busy this weekend. Highlights include some great data on the impact of customer service on customer retention and an article about employing the human touch when dealing with customers. Plus, a bonus movie trivia question: which movie had its debut 30 years ago on May 25, 1977? (Try to guess, then see the answer at the end of post.) Rock on!
Survey Says Customers Aren't Happy
There is a great post over at The Red Tape Chronicles which highlights the results of a new survey by Accenture. The survey shows that, when it comes to customer service, the level of service companies are providing doesn't match up with the level their customers feel they are providing. The numbers illustrate the gap between company thinking and customer perception. 75% of executives surveyed (from 35 large consumer technology companies) felt their company was providing "above average" customer service, while slightly less than 60% of their consumers (over 1200 consumers surveyed) were satisfied with their service.
This may not be a surprise to many of you! More importantly, the survey revealed that 81% of customers who felt they were treated poorly would not buy again from the same company.
So why is customer service often on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder? I have blogged before about the prevalence of avoiding cost vs satisfying customers in this arena. Too many cost reductions in the area of customer service have wreaked havoc with customer relationships.
The Red Tape Chronicles also shares the flip side of great customer service experiences. Based on the survey:
The benefits are immediate. Companies that improve their customer service experiences find consumers become immediately loyal — they are 2.5 times more likely to buy again from the same company. In fact, consumers who have a problem and enjoy a positive customer service experience are actually more loyal than customers who buy a product and never have to call the firm looking for help.
"The benefits of treating people well are pretty dramatic," (Brian) Sprague (from Accenture) said. And so are the costs of treating people poorly.
Bob Sullivan, the blog's author, ends the post with a few tips on getting good customer service and shares one of my favorite tips: the GetHuman database. Go there to find out how to directly get a live person from a phone-tree hell.
Check out some of the comments to the blog post as well.
Customer service executives, are you listening?
(Tip of the hat to my friend Ryan Karpeles of Living Lightbulbs for telling me about this article.)
Employing the Human Touch
I want to share this article from the agency Second Wind about how to build stronger client communication. It shares a few stories about how important it is to employ the human touch with our customers. With so many companies working hard to move to self-service, are the days of flesh-and-blood people answering phones going the way of the dodo bird? Not if I can help it!
I think the folks at SecondWind feel the same way.
It's time to turn back the clock and move closer to our customers. Encourage your clients to employ the human touch with every one of their current, and potential customers. They should hire a real live person to answer their phones, and so should your agency! Hire two or three people if need be. Train them well, send them to a phone etiquette class, teach them about voice modulation, and for heaven's sake, pay them a decent wage. They can do other work and learn other positions if and when they have downtime.
Go on over and read the whole article, then do something about it at your company. We can all use a little more of the human touch.
Bonus Movie Trivia Answer:
Which movie made its debut 30 years ago on May 25, 1977? The answer is Star Wars! To celebrate, Lucasfilm is holding a big celebration party in Los Angeles for its fans, many of whom helped to plan the event. If you can't make it, check out the Star Wars blog site for live reports. Talk about a loyal community of citizen marketers: Star Wars fans are it!
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May 30, 2007 at 3:50 pm
I have to say that the whole gethuman thing is a direct consequence of companies failing to realize that IVR and other automated customer service systems require decisions. Every customer should get a potentially different experience as the system should decide what options are relevant to that customer. Then far fewer people would feel a need to get out of IVR hell!
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May 26, 2011 at 11:53 am
I do feel that there has been an attempt at change throughout the industry though. There are a lot of places who have tried to change but I believe we are still a ways out before the "customer service wave" reaches more companies.


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See here for the Finnish version: Evoluutio, psykologia ja etiikka
In April, I wrote a text that I guess is now technically the first one by me published by anyone else; an article (in Finnish) for the scholarly journal Hybris, 1/2012. Page limitations made it a little too limited (I should just write a book), but presumably it presents its restricted topic reasonably well. It took a long time for me to create an English version for several reasons, but now it's finally done. The translation can now be found below, and it contains citations and hyperlinked endnotes. Continue reading


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The 2016 St. Petersburg Swans – a Cinderella Story of the 2016 USAFL Season – are prepared to write a new chapter in team annals.
The club begins the next installment of St. Pete's footy history Saturday, March 11 at 7 pm, when the Rollbotto Pre-Season Series opens with a Major League Footy metro-rules match vs. Orlando AFC.
In their first USAFL season, the Red and White compiled a 13-8-1 overall record, as the club roared out of the gate with a resounding win over cross-state brethren Ft. Lauderdale and worked their way to a full slate of metro rules (9-a-side) footy.
While impressive, the squad's regular-season growth and improved play truly paid dividends at the 2016 USAFL National Championships.
In a Division IV pool that included traditional powerhouses, the Bloods powered their way to a victory over Nashville and a razor-tight draw with Tulsa before downing the Denver Bulldogs in the Preliminary Final.
In both the Nashville and Denver matches, St. Pete battled back from big early deficits – punctuated by defensive shutouts in the second half in both contests.
While the magic ran out of clock in the Grand Final, as five-time Premiership winners Cincinnati took the flag, 2016 was certainly a USAFL debut that put St. Petersburg – and footy in Tampa Bay – back on the map.
Now, after a 10-round 'off-season' competition that saw the Swans run out as Premiers in the Inaugural Major League Footy Florida Winter League, St. Pete is poised to raise the curtain on a season with heightened expectations.
With continued experience and improved play from the team's young guns – paired with the veteran leadership from the side's USAFL veterans, 2017 promises to end in fairy tale fashion.
Orlando AFC at St. Petersburg
Saturday, March 11, 7 PM
Four 'N Twenty Field @ Campbell Park, St. Petersburg
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Bluegrass Europe, the official EBMA quarterly magazine, apologises in advance for an expected delay of BE #86, and announces to EBMA national representatives and BE contributors:
First let me send out a few hearty welcomes:
- to John Breese, new chairman of the BBMA, who replaces John Wirtz also in his function to report from 'the island'!
- to Toni Noetzli, chairman of the Swiss BMA, who is now on this list replacing Kent Miller, welcome!!!
- and to Stergios Loustas, a possible future EBMA member from Greece, who is working on a Bluegrass Music Association in his country and will surely have lots to report, too.
All your news, that you will kindly send back by next Wednesday (19 Dec.) at the latest, will be included in the European Bluegrass Blog and the Jan.-Mar. 2013 edition of Bluegrass Europe. Jan de Mooy has already sent in his summary of news already received, but there might be more.... :-)
We (in particular our most dedicated graphic designer Michael Zumstein) would appreciate if you could include good resolution photos with your report, so if you have really good pictures (with lots of pixels!) that we would be allowed to use in Bluegrass Europe, please send them in by e-mail directly, to avoid too much data traffic. We have DropBox and YouSendIt to use for big files; feel free to contact us for technical instructions.
We're heading for Christmas, and on behalf of the editorial team and the EBMA board of directors, I wish you all a peaceful time and a safe landing in 2013! See you there - somewhere!
Angelika Torrie
PS: If anybody feels tempted to become a part of our editorial team - please contact me directly!
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About APMA
APMA is Canada's National Association representing 90% of parts production with over $35 billion in sales and 96,000 skilled people.
Board of Directors
APMA's 18-member Board of Directors provides a continuous focus on the interests our members and the overall industry.
Key Initiatives
APMA advocates on behalf of our members for fair trade and business policies providing leadership on the evolving industry landscape.
Group Benefits
APMA has partnered with GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions to offer its members access to the APMA Group Benefits Plan.
Referral Program
In an effort to serve our industry better, APMA and CAMM are seeking (and rewarding) your assistance in obtaining new members!
APMA Industry Tracker
The APMA Industry Tracker™ provides industry members with a one-stop location for every piece of automotive data a supplier might require.
ASCIP Program
ASCIP seeks to increase the sourcing capabilities of Ontario-based small and medium sized automotive suppliers, while encouraging innovation.
APMA HR Network
The APMA HR Network continues to evolve as the industry standard for automotive employers and employees focused on the global auto industry.
APMA Sourcing Guide
The Canadian Automotive Sourcing Guide is a one-stop resource to find products and information needed by industry professionals.
The APMA eNews Brief features relevant weekly news and issues affecting the Canadian automotive manufacturing and supply industry.
Lead, Reach and Connect is the source for information on key automotive intelligence, industry events, and insights into world class standards.
APMA offers a number of different mediums through which companies can advertise or otherwise promote themselves.
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The APMA is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new program that will help turn the ignition on new opportunities in the vital automotive sector of the Ontario economy.
The Automotive Supplier Competitiveness Improvement Program (ASCIP) will support the improvement of auto parts supplier capabilities and competitiveness by increasing their ability to design and deliver products more efficiently.
ASCIP is a partnership between the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA), the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth (MEDG), and the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). The APMA will drive industry outreach and program uptake across its membership and the broader sector, deliver marketing and promotional activities, work with applicants to develop project business plans, complete and submit applications, and provide program support. OCE will administer and manage the jointly branded program, including application intake, review, contracting, funding disbursement, and reporting.
Small and medium-sized automotive suppliers, or large companies partnering with small or medium-sized automotive suppliers, can apply for to up to $100,000 in project funding, which must be matched 1:1 by industry funds and contribute to the adoption of industry-leading processes and IT solutions that result in gains in efficiency measures. Projects can be up to two years in duration.
ASCIP is accepting applications. Round 1 application intake closed on April 27, 2017. Round 2 application intake is open now and closes on on November 7, 2017 (NB Round 2 is contingent on funds remaining following Round 1 allocations).
For general inquiries about eligibility or initiating an application, please contact Warren Ali, Director of Emerging Technologies Initiatives, APMA, firstname.lastname@example.com or at 416-620-4220 ext. 235. For further information please CLICK HERE
The SME Committee is comprised of the most senior executive of APMA/CAMM Member, small and medium sized automotive suppliers, classified as having 500 employees or less. Members participate in quarterly meetings to identify and address strategic issues, share best practices, recommend solutions and promote Canadian SMEs interests / capabilities.
Committee Goals and Desired Outcomes
Read more here
APMA has partnered with Supply Chain Optimizers (SCO) and L&P Shippers Association (LPSA) to offer APMA/CAMM members 3 exclusive savings programs designed to provide cost competitive options for your Parcel, LTL and Full Container Freight shipping.
In addition to aggressive pricing rates already offered by both organizations, enrolled APMA / CAMM members will receive additional discounts of 15 – 33% (as opposed to non-member companies) on Parcel shipments, LTLs, cross-border shipments and fee per container on ocean shipments. Both organizations offer a wide range of possibilities, and with nothing to lose by identifying competitive pricing options for your organization, we urge you to give them a call.
With no fees or minimum shipping requirements, the APMA Parcel, LTL & Full Container Savings Programs will undoubtedly provide enrolled members fast and efficient shipments at competitive pricing.
The APMA Market Intelligence Program (AMIP) is aimed at improving the competitiveness of Canadian automotive suppliers by providing a low cost, high benefit, business planning solution. The AMIP initiative is powered by market intelligence databases and software of AutoForecast Solutions LLC.
AutoForecast Solutions LLC is the provider of the AMIP market intelligence solution, combining automotive databases and proven business planning software, designed specifically for automotive suppliers and will improve access to critical market intelligence information and best practice planning tools and processes.
AMIP will help Canadian automotive suppliers improve the productivity of their planning efforts. The AMIP innovation combines accelerating the planning and information access and analysis process, improving member support services and lowering member costs. For more information, please contact: Joseph B. McCabe, President & CEO, AutoForecast Solutions LLC Tel: 610-813-6370 or Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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LocationHuntley, IL
14000 Automall Dr
Huntley, IL 60142
New 2019 Winnebago Horizon 42Q
Winnebago Horizon Class A diesel motorhome 42Q highlights:
- Full and Half Bathroom
- Private Master Suite
- Full-Wall Slide
- Fireplace
- 7' Ceiling
- Glide and Dine Table
You can't find a motorhome that provides more comfort and style than this Horizon Class A diesel motorhome. With its full and half bathroom and private master suite, this coach is perfect for entertaining guests. In the front interior portion is a versatile living space with ample room for dining, cooking, or lounging, and it is made possible because of the full-wall slide that has been installed. As you cozy up together on the extendable sectional sofa, you will appreciate the warmth and coziness that the fireplace gives this space.
The Horizon motorhome by Winnebago is a complete residential experience and a dream come true. The first thing you notice when you step foot into the Horizon is the spacious interior that is made possible by a 7' ceiling, and the LED ceiling lights provide indirect lighting throughout the coach to evenly illuminate the interior and prevent harsh gatherings of light. One of the best features of the Horizon is the Glide and Dine table with chairs because it allows you the opportunity to make your space work for you. Because the table can slide back and forth, you can use it as an extension of countertop space in the kitchen, or you can add in the two table leaves to create more room as you dine together for dinner. Each of the interior retractable HDTVs is able to be maneuvered by the Multiplex OnePlace systems center where you can adjust a myriad of different features throughout the coach, like the lighting, thermostat, and slide outs.
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Camm Maguire <address@hidden> writes: > To sum up the previous discussion, the ia64 linux ABI apparently > offers no opportunity for ld.so to ensure that function descriptors > remain constant, even over successive executions of the same binary on > the same machine. There is no problem with statically initialized function pointers, only for assigned pointer at runtime. The function descriptors for the former are generated at compile time and won't ever change. > I believe that this issue stood in the way of an emacs port to ia64 > linux for some time, There is no such problem with GNU Emacs. Only XEmacs has this problem. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, SuSE Labs, address@hidden SuSE Linux AG, Deutschherrnstr. 15-19, D-90429 Nürnberg Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."
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The news of Silverman's dismissal is a serious second blow to organized atheism, which has long struggled with charges of sexism and discrimination. In February, similarly explosive allegations were made against Lawrence Krauss, a prominent scientist at Arizona State University, best-selling author and popular speaker at atheist and skeptic events.
Cultivating the Connection Between Soil and the Soul With 'Faithlands'
In an attempt to reframe the story of slavery and reclaim food traditions, she has dedicated a section of the garden to re-creating some of the farming techniques and foods that enslaved Africans brought to America.
From the Black Church to India: The Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
"Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity," King said in a radio address in India.
A Brief History of Stephen Hawking's Atheism
"What could define God [is thinking of God] as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think of that God," Hawking told Diane Sawyer in 2010. "They made a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship. When you look at the vast size of the universe and how insignificant an accidental human life is in it, that seems most impossible."
First-Edition Book of Mormon Sells at Auction for $80,000
The first edition, printed in 1830, is most precious to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because Joseph Smith, the faith's founder, personally oversaw its production in a small storefront printer's shop in Palmyra, N.Y. Thousands of Mormons visit a restored version of the shop in Palmyra each year.
Constructing Religious Worlds With Minecraft
Some Minecraft users even "build" their own religious icons. Using blocky "skins" — Minecraft lingo for a character — they create Jesuses, popes, priests, rabbis, angels, and more to populate Minecraft worlds everywhere.
Republican Candidate in Hot Water After Tweeting List of 'Jews'
"I see you have me on this list," New York magazine and HuffPost writer Yashar Ali tweeted. "I'm not Jewish…I'm a practicing Roman Catholic. But I'm in some pretty good company on this list…so feel free to say I'm Jewish."
What Drives People to Snake-Handling Churches?
They also routinely drink poison — strychnine is the usual cocktail — and apply flames to their hands or feet to show the power of God.
Four Faiths, Four Perspectives: A Year in, How Trump's Presidency Galvanized People into Action
"I really feel like activism is a form of sharing that love that God has given you," she said. "Realizing that this world is made for all of us is something that's transcending, and we have to inspire each other."
Texas Church to Be Demolished, Like Other Mass Killing Sites Before It
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Rural Egg Incubator
Name : Milan Jyoti Das
District & State : Kamrup, Assam
Category : Agricultural (General)
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Price : Model 1 Rs.55,000/- having capacity of 300 eggs and Model 2 Rs.65,000/- having capacity of 500 eggs.
Delivery Period : 10 days
Poultry farming is quite popular among rural youth and one of their sources of employment and income. They often buy young chicks and feed them till they grow to a certain age for resale. However, if they install an egg incubator, they can produce the chicks in their farm itself. This will work out very economical for them. The incubators available in the market are very expensive and run on electricity. But in rural areas, there are frequent power cuts. The egg incubator developed by Milan Jyoti Das solves these problems. It is cheaper in comparison with the ones available in the market and its power source is both electricity and kerosene lamp.
The incubator is made up of plywood in the exterior and plain sheet in the interior. Its wall is about 10 cm thick and thermocole is used to insulate it. The whole device is divided into two chambers, upper and lower. The upper chamber houses the main component of the incubator i.e. the egg tray and source of humidity, while the lower chamber houses the thermal source, a speaker for alarm in case of abrupt change and switches.
Innovator uses electric lamp as the source of heat when current is available and in case of power failure a kerosene lamp. Both the light and the lamp heat up the floor of the upper chamber (ceiling of the lower chamber). There is a regulator (same as one used for fan) by which the intensity of light can be altered. This chamber partition is made up of two plain sheets, so the heat can easily be transferred. For warming, a plate is placed below the egg tray. From the tray water gets evaporated due to heat and makes the chamber warm. In this incubator air is fed by tubes from four holes from the bottom to the upper chamber.
The innovator has been supported under MVIF scheme of NIF.
- Weight: The weight of the incubator is about 125 kg.
- Dimension: Length is 1.5 m (approx.), breadth is 0.80m (approx.) and height is 1m (approx.)
- Source of temperature: Electric bulb and Kerosene lamp
- Capacity: Regular model - 500 eggs
- Success rate: 85%
- Cheaper as compared to the ones available in the market. It costs about Rs. 42000/- for regular model of 500-egg capacity as compared to one available in the market which is priced at Rs. 96000/- for 500-egg capacity.
- It produces alarm in various emergency situations like opening of door, current failure, high / low temperature, high / low humidity.
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Toss: England.
This, in its way, was every bit as dramatic and emotional as the two previous Test matches. That it ended in a West Indian win, with perhaps half an hour of daylight to spare, was the right result if the match is viewed in isolation. In the context of what occurred in Trinidad, it was particularly rough on England. They were outclassed here, as West Indies played to their potential at last, but never outfought. The stirring defiance of Russell and Smith on the final day will live in the memory as long as the earlier centuries from Best, Lamb and Haynes.
Amid the great and good, however, there was bad and downright ugly. England indulged in time-wasting every bit as blatant, if not quite so theatrical, as West Indies' efforts in Port-of-Spain. Then, on the fourth evening, with the crowd at fever pitch as England's second innings staggered, came an incident with loud repercussions. Bailey was given out in controversial circumstances by umpire Barker after a charging finger-flapping appeal by Richards which was at best undignified and unsightly. At worst, it was calculated gamesmanship.
England won the toss and Lamb chose to bowl. He was working on the theory that the pitch supported seam on the first day, but he was flying in the face of recent evidence. The previous two England captains in Tests on this ground made the same decision and were beaten by 298 runs and by an innings and 30, respectively. When West Indies reached 311 for five by the end of the opening day, Lamb knew he was not about to reverse the trend. It was a day belonging to Best, a local hero, delighting in the first century of a hitherto frustrating Test career. For England, shorn of Fraser's reliability, it was a day on which Malcolm's inconsistencies were reiterated. Richards deliberately assaulted his bowling, taking 18 in one spectacular over. On a pitch playing well, and without the valuable variety of spin, Lamb was at a loss. This, surely, had been an opportunity to make use of Hemmings, but England persisted with their policy of four fast bowlers.
West Indies, who had won their previous eight Tests on this ground, completed a total of 446 by mid-afternoon on the second day. England then made the worst possible start, Larkins out first ball to Bishop. Stewart, pressed unsatisfactorily into service as an opener lived dangerously for his 45, and not until Smith and Lamb came together was any authority imposed on the England innings. These two carried a heavy burden in Gooch's absence, and they stayed together for five hours, putting on 193 and raising the genuine hope that England could match West Indies' score. Instead, once Lamb had gone for his second century of the series, an innings of brilliance, and Smith for a six-hour, self-denying 62, the collapse was swift. The last six wickets fell for 61, and West Indies quickly set about building on a lead of 88. This time it was Haynes who fired, for the first time in the series. His century occupied much of the fourth day and defied all Lamb's attempts to waste time, tactics which reduced the over-rate to a funereal eleven per hour. Haynes's hundred was his thirteenth in Tests and his fourth against England.
Richards delayed his declaration well beyond most neutral estimates, but the before the customary curtailment because of the light, 50 minutes into the extra hour, England, needing an improbable 356 to win, had plunged to 15 for three. Larkins lasted one ball more than in the first innings, Bailey appeared to be caught behind off his hip, and the night-watchman, Small, was lbw. A rest day followed, necessary to cool some high emotions and to give England time to regroup. What was plain, however, was that either Lamb or Smith, or preferably both, had to be at his best to save the game. In the event it was Smith, unbeaten with 40 and extending his batting time in the game to eleven hours, who held up West Indies, in company with the marvellously game Russell. Russell batted five hours for 55 and was not dismissed until the new ball was claimed, more than an hour after tea. England had been 166 for five at the time, but Ambrose suddenly inspired, took the last five wickets in five overs. All but one were out l. b. w., giving Ambrose final figures of eight for 45, the best of his short but destructive career, and levelling the series.
Man of the Match: C. E. L. Ambrose.
Close of Play: First day, West Indies 311-5 ( C. A. Best 102*, P. J. L. Dujon 2*); Second day, England 155-3 ( A. J. Lamb 63*, R. A. Smith 17*); Third day, West Indies 19-1 ( D. L. Haynes 10*, R. B. Richardson 6*); Fourth day, England 15-3 ( A. J. Stewart 4*, R. C. Russell 3*).


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If you have ever spent any time at all around a young child, you know that sooner or later that the question asked of you is "Why?
Sometimes parents know the answers, sometimes not. Either way, parents come to understand that there is value in the questioning process itself and a real need for the child to try to determine the answers. Exploring to know more, the basis of science, is indeed the foundation for young children's lifelong learning and healthy development. witf's "Ready, Set, Explore" events are geared toward encouraging that process.
Recently witf, with support from WQED in Pittsburgh, convened teachers, families and stakeholders to explore Science learning with "Curious George" Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim. This two-day STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Summit allowed participants to reflect on STEM learning, the needs of young children, and how to support families and teachers in this discovery process.
What is happening in kids' brains?
The human brain is always looking to group items, recognize patterns and classify similarities. In their book, "The Scientist in the Crib," Alison Gopnik, Andrew Meltzoff and Patricia Kuhl shared: "Children are consumed by a desire to explore and experiment with objects. In fact, we take this for granted as a sometimes exhausting fact of parenting. We childproof our houses and say, with a sigh, that the baby is 'always getting into things.'" They call this desire to know "the explanatory drive."
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Sara Bosley, an infant toddler specialist for the South Central Regional Key, suggested families start by observing what sparks an interest in a child. "Watch the child's face," she said. "What engages them? What grabs their attention?" Families might think that science is way over a child's head, but Bosley suggested: "Children often have a very intentional plan. Their curiosity drives them."
Jane Keat, an associate professor of education at Penn State Harrisburg, agreed. "Curiosity about their world is so built in," she said. "Young children are so eager to learn, they will do almost anything to try to figure it out."
Keat shared the process she used when she taught young children. "We observed the phenomenon and we thought about it — butterflies, pollywogs. We then analyzed our ideas by talking about them," she explained. "I wanted them to know that other people had ideas about this but we could too. We could figure it out together."
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Don't feel that you need to know a lot about science to engage in science exploration with a child. Saying, "That's a good question. I wonder where we could find the answer to that?" is a great response to a question you don't know. For children, joy lies in discovering the answer for themselves.
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At the summit, Gillim challenged the ideas that many adults hold about STEM learning. "The stereotypical idea of who a STEM learner is — that lab-coated scientist — really has nothing to do with the reality of how preschoolers experience STEM learning. In fact, our perceptions can sometimes lead us to give up." Gillim said research indicates that adults who work with young children spent less time on STEM learning than any other pre-academic area. "It is often because they aren't comfortable with it or they feel a lack of confidence teaching it."
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
What Is a Stereotype Character?
Or, for example, if you wrote a novel in which most of the characters were Sicilian and Mafioso (The Godfather), would readers assume that the author thought ALL Sicilians were mob-connected? Does anyone think Mario Puzo is a racist?
Clearly, as novelists, we have to be careful about not playing into stereotypes. But stereotypes exist for a reason and are based on widely held perceptions. If you avoid every character detail that could be considered a stereotype, you'll end up with rather dull characters who don't resemble real people. To avoid offense, you could simply not label characters with any ethnic background. Still, you have to give everyone a name. Not having any ethnically associated names (O'Callahan, Schakowski, Botticelli) in your novel may go too far in the other direction and make you look like a bigoted WASP.
Then there's the popular TV show Rescue Me. The main character, Tommy Gavin, is Irish, alcoholic, and often out of control—and so is his whole family! The show plays directly into a stereotype. Are people offended by that? I'm certainly not. And I'm part Irish and come from a family of alcoholics.
Then there's the issue of the antagonist. If the serial killer in your story has a German-sounding name, will Germans be offended because you've characterized them as serial killers? I would hope not. Yet a few people have reacted that way to the killer in my story (who happens to be religious), calling her a stereotype and offensive to religious people. (For the record, she represents no one but herself.)
As readers, what sort of character stereotypes offend you? As writers, how do you portray real people with real ethnic backgrounds and flaws without offending readers or being labeled a bigot?
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- jamiegrove said...
You're right that some people will see any ethnic reference as a stereotype, but I think you have to let the story be the story. I just try to write what I see and leave it at that.
As an aside, being an Irish alcoholic who is perennially lazy I take offense at being labeled ignorant. I'm not ignorant. I just talk too fast. :)
- October 5, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Honestly, I never even think about stereotypes when reading novels. If an NYPD detective is from an Irish-Catholic family and hangs out at a bar that caters to cops, that's pretty much they way it is is real life . There are lots of Irish-Catholic cops and firemen in NYC. Now, I come form North Jersey, so I happen to know a lot of Italians. Are they all like Tony Soprano? Of course not! but some of the stereotypes are true. Italians tend to talk a lot with their hands, Italian mothers are always trying to feed you, etc. Like you said, these stereotypes are there for a reason. Because most of the times they are pretty accurate. Of course, not all Italians are associated with the Mob and not Irish are alcoholics, but a lot fit that bill-I know from from my own family. My Irish grandfather was an alcoholic, I'm part Italian and I love to cook. My mother, however, (whom I get the Italian from, does not)So, as far as being offended when I see these stereotypes in books, nobody should take any offense. After all, it's fiction and I think it makes the characters more life-like. If they were all Jane/john Doe from anytown, USA, most books would be boring.
- October 5, 2008 at 8:40 AM
- ©Hotbutton Press said...
I think we're all guilty of a certain level of stereotypical behavior, and also tend to judge others from a developed prejudicial benchmark. I also believe, the less informed a person is, the more likely they'll buy into this kind of cult mentality. Isn't that what it really is? Wanting to belong to a group, and so we modify our behavior to fit in and subsequently become a stereotype. It's seems to be wrapped up with survival instinct, and we're all likely to fall into those patterns without realizing it.
Dani (who is definitely not a stereotypical "starving artist".)
- October 5, 2008 at 10:09 AM
I think that more than being simply an offensive generality stereotypes place your characters in the past when such perceptions were common parlance.
My writing has retro stylings but I'd be loathe to make an ethnic generality because it would make me, the narrator sound like a relic rather than enlivening my character.
Contemporary stereotypes: all Evangelicals and by extension all Christians, and anyone who believes in religion is a pedophile/closeted homosexual
And of course, all arabs are terrorists.
The world has become so multicultural that it's to just call someone an "idiot." (idiots get offended)
You may have heard the Association for the Blind has protested the movie BLINDNESS and not long ago people with Down Syndrome boycotted the movie Tropic Thunder because it featured a mentally disabled character.
- October 5, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- hearwritenow said...
I agree, to an extent, that you have to write the character as true as possible to the way he presents himself to you. If you try to change him to avoid stereotypes, you run the risk of something feeling false to the reader.
One characterisation, off the top of my head, that did deeply offend me was when the protagonist of the book raped a teenage girl and considered it within his rights to do so. Not even when the girl's mother tried to kill him, did he show the slightest remorse, or even any understanding of his crime. Not surprisingly, I refuse to read any more works by that author.
- October 5, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- L.J. Sellers said...
I believe Tropic Thunder was boycotted because its characters repeatedly used the word "retard," not simply because it featured a mentally handicapped person. Positive portrayals of handicapped individuals are supported by related associations.
As for the terrorist, my question applies here to: If your story contains a terrorist, who is also Muslim, are you creating a stereotype or a true-to-life antagonist? If you also include in your story Muslims who are good guys, then you have been clear, as an author, that you don't see ALL Muslims as terrorists.
- October 5, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Helen Ginger said...
I do think you have to be aware of how you portray characters in your book. As an editor, I tend to notice it in books I'm working on. If some characters in a book have a "mainstream" voice and others have a definite accent, be it southern, cajun, italian, etc., I look to see if only the uneducated or low income characters have the accent. If it seems that the character who speak a certain way are being stereotyped, then I point it out to the author.
- October 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM
- zhadi said...
What an excellent post, LJ. For me, it all depends on how skillfully an author handles his/her characters and whether or not they ring true or just seem like they were grabbed from a nearbye box labeled ' drunk irish cop' or 'jive talkin' black man.' Etc.
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This past weekend, I had an opportunity to participate in some direct democracy in action as part of the Occupy London movement. As a student in the newly-created MA in Economics for Transition at Schumacher College, the opportunity to contribute to – not simply study – the co-creation of new forms of social, political, and economic organization was fantastically empowering.
Now entering its second week, Occupy LSX – just one of over 950 related Occupy movements across the globe – is continuing to grow and thrive based on a non-hierarchical, consensus-based model of organization. Everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, socio-economic status, religion, nationality, etc, is encouraged to participate in the decision-making processes which affect the camp. With several hundred 'permanent' campers (now at two sites!) and up to several thousand visitors, sympathizers and tourists interacting on a daily basis, this is quite a dynamic, evolving, sometimes lengthy, but collectively empowering process.
And as several representatives of Occupy LSX beautifully expressed in the Guardian, this participatory democratic process is exactly what the movement is about. It's not about merely producing talking points for the media to regurgitate or politicians to ignore, it's about collectively creating an alternative way forward. It's not solely thinking and talking about change, its about living that change.
To be sure, there is quite a lot of fruitful thinking and talking taking place at St. Paul's as well. The Tent City University hosts a varied array of lectures and discussions on a daily basis – I participated in talks on political philosophy and practical reforms of the financial system on Sunday – and completely self-organizing working groups are exploring everything from the health and safety of the camp to recycling and waste collection to climate change to land reform.
But this is a movement built from the ground up by people taking action. As an example of how easy it is to contribute, I showed up on Saturday afternoon just after the second occupation site had been established at Finsbury Square, about a mile away from St. Paul's. By Sunday afternoon, I had physically helped build a giant public kitchen and construct a yurt for a second Tent City University at Finsbury Square, joined a newly formed working group now called 'Energy, Equity, and the Environment', and helped write an environmental statement that will soon be added to the official Occupy LSX Statement.
In true democratic form, all voices are respected and given space. At the general assembly on Sunday, two members of the St. Paul's congregation expressed anger and sadness at the Cathedral's closure. Indeed, there has been an unfortunate lack of communication between the camp and the Cathedral in recent days, but the Cathedral's decision to close their doors is simply not a response to health and safety concerns posed by the camp. City officials themselves have confirmed that the camp poses no direct fire threat and all entrances to the Cathedral have been kept clear.
Expressing solidarity with the movement, a retired reverend from St. Paul's came forward on Sunday to criticize the Cathedral's decision to close. Speaking to the general assembly, he said, "I had no difficulty whatsoever in getting to the door [of the Cathedral on Sunday]. The only difficulty I had was getting into the Church because the doors were locked."
While these global actions may have coalesced around corporate greed, unacceptable levels of inequality and a destructive financial system, ultimately this is a revolution in how we choose to relate to one another. The communities growing up in St. Paul's, Zuccotti Park and elsewhere are demonstrating how we can organize our relationships around something more meaningful than monetary transactions, that we can choose to base our relationships on cooperation instead of competition, generosity instead of greed, creation instead of consumption.
While it may not appear to be causing any change at the highest levels just yet, this is definitely a threat to the status quo as more and more people begin to see themselves as co-producers of their world, not just passive consumers of it. It is a non-violent and egalitarian response to a fundamentally unjust and violent system. Whether it changes the entire economic system or not, there is no doubt that it is changing people on a daily basis. And it is just one part of a much larger process of change.
These are my thoughts from the ground in London. Have you participated in other Occupy actions? Have thoughts on the movement as a whole? If so, please share them below!