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the key that i want to know is what event wether coerced or staged wlll bring about the UN TROOPS to impose martial law, brainstorm anyone
[edit on 5-1-2007 by cpdaman]
Originally posted by Melbourne_Militia
I seriously beleive that the "staged" event that alot of people are expecting to happen will be the detonation of an ex-soviet suitcase 'mini-nuke' in a busy/populated area in a major capital.....staged is correct!
Maybe even during a prime time sports event with many people in the one stadium and you'd guarantee a massive deathtoll in a small vacinity.
Yeah its terrible trying to predict or analyse possible scenarios buts its worse not acceptin the fact that there are many corrupt official in places of power planning for worse.
Originally posted by FreedomFighterGrL
CBS, How dare you call me Hypocritical! We are discussing a real threat on here. Alot of these facts have been layed out by the United States's CIA! Please don't try and judge me. You don't know me!
This is a forum where we are supposed to discuss and that's what we are doing.
[edit on 4-1-2007 by FreedomFighterGrL]
Imagine this: It is the summer of 2001, and someone presents you with a script for a movie or book that tells how a diabolical terrorist plot unfolds wherein both 110 story World Trade Center towers and part of the Pentagon are destroyed by commercial jets hijacked and flown into those structures.
Of course you would laugh, and if you were a movie mogul or book editor, reject it out of hand as ridiculous and implausible, even for a fictional novel or movie. After all, how could a commercial jet, being tracked on radar after two jets had already hit the World Trade towers, make it through our air defenses, into the most sensitive airspace in the world, and in broad daylight on a crystal clear day, slam into the Pentagon! And this in a country that spends over $ 1 billion a day to defend itself! Absurd, illogical - nobody would swallow it!
Unfortunately, there are some of us who have seen these scripts - and of far worse things to come - and we are not laughing.
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Originally posted by Melbourne_Militia
WOW, good information mate, Ive seen and read similar things on various reports on the net, but you seem to have intimate sources of this sort of information. Please if you may, could you contribute a little bit more of what you know to this topic we are discussing?
also, there is one unknown factor in the powers that be trying to pull off this large "alien threat" deception.....it'll be those aliens who actually have some sort of concious about man and the madness that our leaders acting out, that actually might get involved and take on the deception head first for the benefit of us....we can only hope, but like you said about the script thing...nothing aint impossible anymore.
MEXICO: Another reporter in Veracruz found murdered
New York, December 1, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists said today it was investigating whether the shooting death of Adolfo Sánchez Guzmán was related to his work as reporter for the Mexican news Web site Orizaba en Vivo.
The journalist's body was found yesterday on the banks of the Blanco river near Mendoza, 74 miles (120 kilometers) from Xalapa, capital of the southeastern state of Veracruz. He had been shot twice in the back of the head, and had bruises and stab wounds to the chest, a police source in Mendoza told CPJ. Nearby lay the body of another man, César Martínez López, who had also been shot in the head, the source said.
On November 21, Roberto Marcos García, another local reporter, was found shot to death near the city of Veracruz. Five other journalists have been killed in Mexico this year. CPJ has confirmed that one of the five journalists was slain in connection with his reporting. It continues to investigate the killings of the others.
Local prosecutor Emerito López Márquez was quoted by the Mexico City newspaper La Jornada as saying that Sánchez was investigating the activities of a local gang of thieves. Sánchez normally covered regional politics. Police have opened an investigation into the murder.
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WATER PROJECT, July 23 and 25, 2006
Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto asks you to cooperate with two ceremonies to send Love and Thanks to water. http://thank-water.net/english/
His project began July 1, 2002, with the purpose of raising the collective consciousness of humanity through the prayer of Love and Thanks to Water, and thus in this manner to contribute toward establishing world peace
The first ceremony was on July 25, 2003, at the Sea of Galilee in Israel. In following years, ceremonies were held on July 23 in Liechtenstein.
This year, on the fourth anniversary, there will be a ceremony and lecture by Dr. Emoto on July 23 in Liechtenstein followed by a ceremony and lecture on July 25 at the Sea of Galilee in Israel.
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OKLAHOMA CITY � Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops doesn't know whether Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will be ready for Saturday night's game at No. 17 Miami, but said it won't be a game-time decision.
"I would think we would know here later in the week what Sam's able to handle and where we feel we're at with it," Stoops said Monday on the Big 12 coaches conference call. "I would think it would be earlier than (a game-time decision)."
Stoops said "everything has been positive" in Bradford's recovery since he was hurt just before halftime in Oklahoma's season-opening 14-13 loss to BYU. He has missed the No. 8 Sooners' last two games with a sprained AC joint in his right, throwing shoulder.
Bradford visited Dr. James Andrews in Alabama over the weekend to get an additional opinion on how his recovery is going. Stoops said Andrews had also been consulted while the team was deciding what course of action to take after Bradford's injury.
"When it all first happened, we got multiple opinions and everybody's were all pretty similar and felt that our guys were definitely on the right track," Stoops said.
Stoops refused to assess Bradford's chances of playing this week.
"I'm not much on � maybe some people would disagree � on being coy or evasive on stuff. I pretty much usually call it as it is and when we don't know, I say we don't know just yet," Stoops said. "I'm not smart enough to deal with all of that, so I just kind of call it as it is and that's what I will (do) here. We'll just see how the week goes."
Redshirt freshman Landry Jones has replaced Bradford as Oklahoma produced back-to-back shutouts against Idaho State and Tulsa. Jones set a school record with six touchdown passes in the win against Tulsa.
"The game plan is similar for each," Stoops said. "They're similar. It's not like one's a scrambling, wildcat type of guy and you've got a whole different ballgame for him. As far as game plan, that's not challenging in that we'll have the same one for both of them."
Stoops didn't provide a timetable for when Bradford would have to go through a full practice or hit other benchmarks to show he's ready to play.
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Frank R. McNamee letter to W. H. Comstock, July 24, 1923
Labor Conditions - Las Vegas. Los Angeles, July 24, 1923. Mr. W. H. Comstock: Confirming my code wire to Mr. Halsted of July 20th, from Carson City, confirmation of which is enclosed herewith; will say that I had a conference with Governor J. G. Scrugham at Carson City last Friday, and he called up the Superintendent of State Police, Mr. Thos. D. Salter, and in a conference together- it was decided that the Superintendent of State Police would send some trusty member of the force--either from the state prison guard or someone he could pick up who would be unknown at Las Vegas, to go to Las Vegas and remain there indefinitely, and pick up what information he could as to I.W.W. activities, or any prospective trouble that might be brewing, and he wished me to advise him the person in Las Vegas with whom their operator could communicate. I advised that he had better not communicate with anyone there until I should consult with you, after which I would communicate to him at Carson City- the person, if any, to whom he could report direct. In my opinion we should have him report either to Mr. Law or better still, probably, to Leo; or to someone there who would quietly convey to us any information of importance. Mr. Salter thought it better that I communicate direct with him and that his man at Las Vegas do likewise. We had better decide upon this now so I can advise him today or tomorrow, so that we may be kept in touch with the situation. The State is without any funds whatever, and the expense in this connection will have to be borne by the emergency fund which they have in Carson City. However, the Governor was very nice about it and said he was perfectly willing to cooperate with and assist us in every way possible. F.R. MCNAMEE. I am returning your file herewith. FRM-H. cc--ASH
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- Specifically reference the conference. "My name is Vanessa and I'm at SXSW looking for ideas for my human behavior research lab."
- Specifically reference them if you know what they do from their badge or their introduction. "My name is Vanessa and I help journalists like you find interesting human behavior research to write about."
Before you go, write out a few specific variations of your pitch for the conference. Especially if you are at a trade show behind a booth–you want your elevator pitch to also be your sales pitch for your booth. For example, when I am running a Science of People booth and doing experiments on site, my pitch is more like this: "We're a human behavior research lab running an experiment today on how fast you can solve this puzzle. Want to try it?"
#3: Offer Don't Ask
In the first few years of my business I made a colossal mistake. I thought conferences were about asking. I would sign-up for a big industry conference and write down all of my goals for the conference. Typically, get more business, get more contacts, get more business cards, get more info. These are all asks–me asking for something from someone. Not surprisingly, these conferences went terribly. I came across as spammy and needy. By accident, I discovered the power of the offer. I was invited to a trend conference as a blogger and my sole goal was to find interesting people and products to cover. In other words, I was going around offering coverage–there was no real benefit to me, I was just looking for cool people to feature and drive traffic to. This conference rocked my world. Not only did I have a ton of fun, but also I had the most interesting conversations with fascinating people. I drummed up more business than I ever could have dreamed of–I still get business from a contact I made at the conference 6 years ago. Why? I was in the offer mentality. When thinking about your event, don't think about what you need or what you want to ask for, focus only on what you can offer. How can you help people at the conference? What can you give them? What do you have to offer this conference? That's the mentality I want you to walk around with because it breeds authenticity and confidence. When we are in the ask mentality, we are in scarcity and we are in need. When we are in the offer mentality, we are in abundance and we are at ease. This is how you make connections and stay open-minded to business connections that might surprise you.
Challenge: Take the offer mentality at your next event and see the difference.
Challenge accepted! I'm will rock my next conference @vvanedwards
#4: The Context Come On
The art of seduction and the art of conference going are not all that different. It's hard to approach someone at a conference and avoid being creepy, sleazy or salesman-y, but it can be done! Here's the trick: CONTEXT. I never, ever approach someone cold at an event. If you can do this, more power to you, but I find it extremely difficult to do the cold-approach. I want you to be the master of the context come on. The context come on is when you use your location or surroundings to make an opening line and conversation easy. I make all of my conference contacts in context. I look for lines at conferences because it is the easiest way to meet the person in front and behind you. I also never pass up the opportunity to get to a session 5 minutes early and sit at a partially full table or block of seats with people–don't pick the empty table or the row of empty seats! You are missing the best networking opportunity if you don't sit or stand next to someone. Most people think that networking happens during the scheduled 'networking breaks' or 'after-parties,' but I think that the best networking happens when most people don't expect it. Here are my favorite contexts and come ons:
- Lunch Table: "Enjoying the conference so far?"
- Coffee Line: "Juicing up for the big keynote?"
- Bathroom Line: "How are you liking today's sessions?"
- Seat mate: "What brings you to this session?"
- Badge Line / Gift Bag Line: "Come to a lot of conferences like this?"
- Elevator/Escalator: "Been to this conference before?"
How I Learned the Art of the Context Come On:
When I first started my business 9 years ago there was a conference I was DESPERATE to attend. But it was way, way, way out of my budget. However, I knew that meeting the people at this conference could be totally game changing for my business. I couldn't afford to buy a ticket for the conference so I figured there had to be another way to get access. I thought, what does everyone at a conference need? Coffee. I saw that there was a Starbucks in the conference hotel. And I did have enough budget to fly to the city and stay in a cheap motel near the airport. So that is exactly what I did. The morning of the conference, I took the bus to the conference hotel and set-up shop at the Starbucks. I bought a coffee and gave the Baristas a $20 tip and then waited. As soon as I saw someone with a badge get in line for coffee I stood in line behind them. Then I would use one of the Context Come Ons above. I wanted to be extremely transparent so once we would get to talking about the conference, I would tell them that I really wanted to attend but couldn't afford it, so was having my own mini-conference in line and trying to network with people while they got their coffee. Every single person laughed and most told me their own story about bootstrapping or hustling. I got 72 business cards that day and bought 4 of the speakers coffee! This is aggressive, but it shows the power of context and seeing opportunity outside the typical 'networking break' and 'after party.'
- Insider Tip: When all else fails, you can always use the World's Single Best Pick-Up line in any context:
#5: In Like Flynn
"In Like Flynn": A slang phrase meaning having quickly or easily gained access as desired (Wikipedia)
Once you're in, you want to stay in. So, you've just used a Context Come On and it's going great. Here's how to keep the conversation going. These work whether you are standing at a booth or chatting to someone in the bathroom line. First, use conference conversation starters:
- What did you think of the keynote?
- Have you learned anything really interesting so far?
- Which break-out session are you going to go to?
- Any booths I should stop by in the Exhibition Hall?
Second, use killer conversation starters. Please DO NOT ask them what they do or where they are from. These are ridiculously boring and you are more interesting than that. Use one of our killer conversation starters, like:
- Working on any personal passion projects?
- What are you looking forward to for the rest of the day?
- Working on any interesting projects these days?
- More Killer Conversation Starters
#6: Out Like Scout
"Out Like Scout": A slang phrase meaning get out like a girl scout who just sold a ton of cookies (I totally made this phrase up because I wanted to rhyme like #5)
You've been having a great conversation and now it's time to wrap it up. Your last impression is just as important as your first impression. Make it count! The art of the graceful exit is all about giving someone clear exit cues. Especially if you have someone who wants to talk and talk and talk, subtlety is not going to work for you. After many years of conference going and many failed exit attempts, I have learned that the direct approach is always respectful and appreciated. I use the Exit Formula:
Genuine Compliment + Follow-Up Item + Handshake = Graceful Exit
+ When you are ready to wrap it up, give them a genuine compliment like, "It's been a pleasure talking to you." or "I loved hearing about your business idea."
+ Then cue them to the exit with a follow-up item like, "I'll follow-up with you on email." or "Hope to see you at the after-party tonight." or "Pass me your business card and I'll find you on LinkedIn."
+ The handshake is a really clear cue and will get even the most persistent person to realize that you want to make a graceful exit. Smile, stick out your hand and give a nice send off with well-wishes like, "Good luck today." or "Break a leg in your workshop." or "Safe travels."
- Insider Tip: One of the benefits of using the Context Come On's is that a graceful exit is built in. For example, if you are chatting with someone in the coffee line, you have a natural exit once you both get your lattes.
#7: Know Your Limits
If you are not an extrovert, don't try to be! Even if you are an extrovert we all have limits. The worst way to do a conference is to try to do it all even when you are exhausted or out of your element. In my book Captivate I talk about locations that make you thrive and places that make you survive. Do you do better one-on-one? Then setting up coffees at conferences is going to be way more productive for you than attending a break-out session. Do you love late nights? Then host an after-party! Knowing your limits also comes to food, sleep and timing. If you are particular about food, bring your own snacks. If you aren't a morning person, think about skipping the morning session so you have more energy for the happy hour event.
You don't have to do it all.
Let me give you an example:
SXSW is a huge tech, film and music festival in Austin, Texas every year that hosts over 50,000 attendees. It is overwhelming to say the least. But it is also amazing, stimulating and fun–if you know your limits. I am speaking at SXSW 2015 and knew that I have to respect my limits. For me, I thrive in learning locations. I love workshops, keynotes, breakouts and seminars. And I feel like I barely survive at concerts, night clubs and really loud bars. So, I build my schedule around being one of the first at the conference in the morning and I don't RSVP for night events that I think will exhaust me for the next day. Another limit I discovered last year at SXSW 2014 is how monstrously big Austin is and how hard it is to get around–especially in heels—especially lugging around a laptop–especially at night, alone as a female. Last year I was only one short bus ride away from the convention center, but it was exhausting not being able to drop stuff off at the hotel and catch public transit at night. So this year I saved up to get a hotel right near the convention center. It was pricey, but I know I will enjoy the conference more.
#8: After-Parties, Networking Hour & Breaks
When the conference has networking style events or parties be sure you know my 10 Ways to Rock a Networking Event tips which will add to your arsenal of tools. I find these events great for Context Come Ons and will often spend more time chatting than in sessions–especially if I can buy the audio recordings or DVDs of the sessions I missed. If you have the opportunity to buy the content to listen to later–do it! This helps you not worry about missing anything if you get into a great conversation during lunch that runs long.
Special Note: Your event begins and ends the moment you begin to travel. Most people think that they don't have to be ready until the morning of the first day. However, you can do some amazing networking on buses, planes and trains on the way to the event. When I was on my way to CES one year I made the most amazing connection on the plane on the way over.
- Put business cards in your carry-on.
- Be ready for your elevator pitch or context come-on them moment you leave the house.
- Taxi lines are GOLD. If you are traveling to a city and have to take a taxi to the hotel, talk to the people in the taxi line. If they are going to the conference you have already made a friend before it even starts. I have shared cab rides into the city with speakers and event sponsors!
#9: Contact Management System
Hopefully you are going to be collecting A LOT of business cards. Be sure that you have a special pocket in your bag to keep other people's cards separate than yours (I have accidentally given out someone else's card before when I reached into the wrong pocket!). Getting the cards is only half of the battle. You want to nurture those contacts:
- Set aside some time at the end of each day to write on each card what you talked about and any tidbits you want to remember.
- I also recommend connecting with people on LinkedIn while the conference is going on. I will sit with business cards before going to bed and connect with people on LinkedIn. Why? You get to browse their profile in depth. More than a few times I have realized I wanted to circle back to a person because we had more in common than I thought and/or mutual connections.
- Want to increase your Twitter followers? Tweet every single person you meet that it was nice meeting them. You will get activity, retweets and follows–especially if you use the event hashtag.
- Block out time in your calendar the day after the conference to do follow-up while everything is fresh. I always set aside time after a conference to be the first to follow-up. Not only does this make you look on the ball, you also get to be the first in the door with potential contacts.
- Special Note: You also want to block out time to transfer all of your notes into action items while it is still fresh. Don't waste all of the things you learned by letting your notes languish. The biggest overlooked part of going to a conference effectively is the day after–managing all of the notes and contacts.
#10: Tricks of the Trade
Here are a few short and sweet tips that will help you be a conference pro:
- Look at the agenda ahead of time to get an idea of the sessions you want to prioritize. Be sure to also get a map if it is a big conference so you aren't relying on slow wi-fi connections to figure out where you are going.
- Don't select sessions that you could practically teach yourself. Sign-up for at least one session that is completely out of your wheel house–I have had some of my best learnings in these sessions.
- Beware of conference buddies. It is great to go to a conference with a friend or colleague BUT it is very hard to network well when you are with someone else. First, you will be approached less. Second, it's harder to use context come ons when you already have someone to talk to. If you want a conference buddy, challenge yourself to sit separately and network on your own for part of the time.
- You're never 'off'. You will have industry colleagues, cameras and possibly bosses at the event. Beware of the free booze!
- Use the event hashtag! If you are on Twitter you can get so many new followers by using the event hashtag. I jump on the hashtag during keynotes and workshops. I post pictures and thank you's. This gets me tons of new followers and activity.
- If you can thank the organizers and conference planning committee, do it! They work really hard to put on events and very rarely get thanked. Who knows, you might be chosen as a speaker for next year.
Challenge accepted! I'm will rock my next conference @vvanedwards
BONUS: Your Body Language
This wouldn't be a Science of People post if we didn't mention the power of body language. Be sure you know how to both LOOK and FEEL confident at your event:
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Mary Samuelson
Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dr. Mary Samuelson received her Ph.D. and MA degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed her undergraduate work in Cinema-Television and English Literature at the University of Southern California (USC). For the past four years, Mary has taught courses and advised students in the Cinema and Media Studies and Writing Programs departments at UCLA, the Cinema-Television department at Los Angeles Community College (LACC), and here at the New York Film Academy (NYFA). Her essays "Radical Moment: The National Recovery Administration and Hollywood's 'New Deal'" and "Wartime News Flow: Government and Studio Newsreels, 1941-1945" will come out in collections focusing on film and the law (September 2016) and the U.S. newsfilm (June 2016), respectively. Mary's dissertation "The Patriotic Play: Roosevelt, Antitrust, and the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry" is slated for book publication in Spring 2017.
Zareh Arevshatian
Film Studies
M.A. in Critical Studies, California State University, Northridge; B.A. in Radio-Television-Film, CSUN. Adjunct faculty at Los Angeles Mission College. Media Coordinator for the School of Film, TV, and Digital Media at UCLA. Background in retrospectives and festival programming, American Film Institute, American Cinematheque, and UCLA.
Brian Beery
English, Public Speaking
MFA Screenwriting, AFI. BA Theater Arts, UCSC. Vested member of SAG. Rewrote scripts based on recommendations from Oscar-nominated filmmakers. Winner, Kodak 35mm Award for "Speed Dating" and George Mayr Award for Excellence in Screenwriting. Recommended "Sideways" to Alexander Payne. Has worked on both sides of development, listening to and giving film pitches.
Camille Boag
Natural Sciences
Bachelor's in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley and a Master's of Science in Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her most recent research focuses on the relationships between endemic rodents and invasive grass species in central California;
Megan Breen
Dramatic Literature; Comparative Lit
MFA in Dramatic Writing, USC School of Theatre; BFA in Dramturgy/Criticism, DePaul University. Writer of over a dozen plays, as well as television and feature length films.
Drew Tolman Brosnan
Psychology of Film, Film Studies
M.A. in film studies from UMiami, Coral Gables; B.A. in communication from UMass, Amherst. Drew is an animation producer with over 15 years of experience making family blockbusters in both development and production for Fox, Disney, Universal and Warner Bros.
Jennice Butler
History of Acting
MFA in Acting, UC Irvine; BS in Theatre, University of Evansville. Member of The Road Theatre Company and Fugitive Kind Theatre. Other theatre companies she has performed for include: International City Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Summer Repertory Theatre and Loose Canon Collective.
Mike Civille
Film Studies; Cultural Studies
PhD American Studies (Boston University); MFA Film Studies (Boston University) As a film scholar, Mike has presented papers on Hollywood cinema and popular culture at the Society of Cinema and Media Studies, the Popular/American Culture Association, the California American Studies Association, the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), and the Baseball Hall of Fame. As a film director, his short After June (2006) played at several nationwide film festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival and the Palm Spring International Festival of Short Films.
Mary Cobb
Dramatic Literature
In addition to her continuing professional career, ongoing and former memberships in The Actors Studio, The Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company and others, Mary coaches professional actors in modern and Shakespearean roles. She has established children's programs in Shakespeare throughout our country, including Crown Theatre-Go-Round in Kansas City, MO; Shakespeare for Fun in San Diego, CA; Resident Artists' Children's Theatre Program – KC, MO. She also participated in the CBS Radnor Directors Project.
Vanessa Conte
Academic Advisor; English; Pre-College English
MA in Linguistics, CSU, Long Beach; MFA in Painting, UCLA; BS in Studio Art and Art History, New York University; CertTESOL Certificate, St. Georg Institute, London, England.. Presented research at the California TESOL Conference and the American Association of Corpus Linguists. Exhibits paintings and drawings internationally. Research topics include gender and power dynamics in both visual and spoken language and pragmatics of second-language learners.
Anastasia Coon
Public Speaking; Critical Thinking
BFA in Theatre - Acting Emphasis, Chapman University. Conservatory Training Certificate, Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre. MFA Acting, UT Austin. Adjunct Instructor at USC, Teaching Artist: Pasadena Playhouse, Guest Artist: Directors Lab West, Board Member: 2nd Sundays Screenplays LA.
Aly Covington
Health & Wellness
MS in Health Administration and BS in Kinesiology/Athletic Training, Cal State University Northridge. NATA-BOC Certifed Athletic Trainer. 2008 NAWBO Youth Advocate of the Year for efforts toward childhood obesity. Serves on the Cultural Recreation Advisory Board for her local city council.
Merrilyn Crouch
English; Public Speaking
Merrilyn Crouch received an MFA in Theater from The University of Southern California and has worked as an actor, writer and director in commericals, television, and film for over 20 years. Merrilyn has written, produced and directed promos for clients including CNN International, TNT, FOX, Discovery Channel, NUVO TV and others. She can be seen on the Food Network's Good Eats in the recurring role as Alton Brown's sister, Marsha.
David D'Andrade
Drawing; Art History
Award winning artist with exhibitions nationwide. Past and present teaching experience include: Instructor for New Roads School, adjunct instructor for Sonoma State University, El Camino College and Napa Valley College. Degrees: San Francisco Art Institute MFA 1996; San Francisco Art Institute BFA. 1994; Pratt Institute, attended 1982-85.
Olivia Elliott
Writing Fundamentals; Psychology of Creativity
Olivia received her MS in sociology, social theory, and public affairs from the University of Amsterdam; she is finishing her MA in education, linguistics and culturally diverse education/TESOL this spring from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, and has a TESOL certificate from Trinity College of Rome, Italy. Olivia has studied and worked abroad in several countries including Korea, the Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal. Before arriving at the New York Film Academy, Olivia spent seven years teaching courses and advising students in writing composition, research, and rhetoric and logic at the University of Colorado, Denver.
Sherando Ferril-Cupid
Film and Media Studies
Sherando earned her M.A in film and media production at the New York Film Academy, and holds a B.A in media and communications from University of the West Indies. Film and TV performing credits include "Ghetta Life," "Real Friends," "Traxx," "Lime Tree Lane," host on the reality series "The Anchor" and morning talk show "CVM at Sunrise." Sherando was also the host of her own radio show for eight years in Jamaica. For 13 years, Sherando's voice provided weekly entertainment on one of the most popular local radio dramas, Power Connection. She was nominated for best actress in the Actor Boy Awards (Jamaican version of the Tony Awards). International credits include numerous voice-overs, TV commercials, and founding Cuferri Productions.
Stephen Florian
B.A. in English Literature, Grand Canyon University; Magna Cum Laude. M.A. in English with a focus on Rhetoric and Composition, California State University Northridge. Recipient: 2015 Mahlon Gaumer Award for best critical essay on English at California State University Northridge.
Michael Fuller
English, Dramatic Literature
Michael Woodworth Fuller received his BA in Spanish and MA in drama at San Francisco State, and his PhD. in communications and drama from USC, where he taught both academic and acting curricula, and was director of the BFA-MFA acting company. Dr. Fuller was chair of the Theatre Program for the Idyllwild School of Music And The Arts (ISOMATA), and its child drama specialist for the Children's Center. He wrote for the Promo Department at CBS-TV, collaborated on several television episodes with the late Alan Levitt (former story editor of "Maude"), wrote for Garry Michael White at Lorimar, and scripted several low-budget, independent Westerns. His novel, "Legacy," received the Book Publicists of Southern California's Award for Best Fiction in 2014. His Short story "I Killed Your Son" received special commendation in Firstwriter Magazine's 12th International Short Story Contest. "Killed" was one of the 12 commended internationally. In addition to two Drama-Logue Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Professional Theater for directing, Dr. Fuller was an alternate Fulbright Scholar in drama and is a LAUSD District Intern Golden Apple Award recipient.
Mira Furlan
Dramatic Literature
Award winning actress Mira Furlan has starred or co-starred in over 25 films, most notably the Academy Award ® nominated and Palme d'Ore winning "When Father Was Away on Business." She has over forty television credits and starred in "Babylon 5", which she won a Sci-fi Universe award for best supporting actor. Mira's work in her home country of Yugoslavia resulted in two Golden Arenas (Yugoslavia's equivalent to an Oscar).
Nedra Gallegos
English, History of Theatre
Nedra Gallegos has taught theatre and writing since 1993, beginning at Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She has extensive and varied experiences with teaching the fundamentals of acting, playwriting and creative writing. Her expertise is working with "non-actors," creating a supportive atmosphere where they can tap into their imagination, go beyond their comfort zone, and explore their creativity. She has worked in New York and Los Angeles teaching in a myriad of circumstances in colleges, public and private schools, and homeless shelters, as well as as a private coach. She is uniquely qualified to work with students from all walks of life and to effectively guide them as they discover the artist within themselves.
Ros Gentle
Psychology of Performance
BDA, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), University of NSW, Australia; Diploma in Teaching, Balmain Teachers' College of Advanced Education, Sydney. Producer, director and current working actress of 40 years experience with many IMDB credits. Corporate consulting clients include Foxtel Television, The Motion Picture and Television Fund and Opera Pacific. Teaching experience at NIDA, Actors Center and her own studio in Australia and Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio, NYFA in NYC and Australian Institute of Dramatic Art in the U.S.
Lonnie Halouska
Economics; Film Studies
MS, USC School of Cinema-Television; JD, Loyola University. Entertainment and telecommunications lawyer, negotiator and business manager for more than 20 years. Major studio and network background.
Richard Van Heertum
Academic Advisor; Film Studies; Cultural Anthropology
Richard Van Heertum has a PhD in Cultural Studies and Education from UCLA and a MA in Economics from SDSU. He has published three books, 25 academic essays and chapters and over 150 articles in the mainstream media on film, music and culture.
Lexie Helgerson
Music Appreciation
B.A. mass communications, University of California, Berkeley; Certificate Higher Education, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; Her debut short film "Vivien" was a finalist at the Moonfaze Feminist Film Festival 2015, official selection Bend Film Festival, Pasadena International Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest Film Market 2016. She co-founded indie band Who Can Sleep in Spring 2016, which has received praise from IMPOSE, Crave, Nothing But Hope & Passion, The New LoFi. Debut EP slated for release January 2017; Who Can Sleep's debut music video "Jean Seberg" achieved official selection Moonfaze Films 2016; she also served as a company member with the American Shakespeare Center 2012-2013.
Erin Hill
Film Studies
PhD and MA (UCLA), BA (University of Michigan). Visiting Professor, UCLA. Recipient: Chancellor's Prize, Jean Stone Fellowship, Collegium of University Teaching Fellowship (UCLA); Nina Leibman Fellowship (California Law Center), Newman Screenwriting Prize (University of Michigan). Recent published chapters in Making Media Work (NYU Press), The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies (Blackwell), Production Studies: Cultural Studies of Media Industries (Routledge). Forthcoming book: Never Done: "Women's Work" in Media Production History (Rutgers).
Jan Hilton
Writing Programs
Since 2010, Jan-Ryder Hilton has taught college students in a variety of courses ranging from English Composition to The American Dream in Film. He earned his Master's degree from Towson University, one of Maryland's most acclaimed schools, known in the region as a historic "teacher's college." In his first two years at the New York Film Academy, he has established a reputation for having strong organizational skills and creativity. He now leads the Language Center in providing tutoring assistance to our students.
Travis Holder
Theatre History
Trained at Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts, Goodman Theatre at University of Chicago; studied with Uta Hagan, Stella Adler, and Kenneth McMillan. Five plays produced nationally and wrote the screenplay for the award-winning 2010 feature film "Surprise Surprise." Veteran of six Broadway productions and numerous national and international tours. Honored with the LA Drama Critics' Circle Best Actor Award; Drama-Logue, ReviewPlays.com, Sage, and four Maddy Awards; six acting nominations from LA Weekly; Ovation, GLAAD, and NAACP nominations. Prominent theatre critic since 1987 for such publications as Back Stage, Entertainment Today, and ArtsInLA.
Karen Howes
English, Dramatic Literature
BA in philosophy from The College of William and Mary; MFA in writing for the performing arts from UCR. Current recipient of numerous arts grants and theater commissions, including work with the William Inge Center, International City Theater and The Academy Theater. Winner of the Maxum Mazumdor New Play Prize and the 2014 New Science Driven Play Award. Served as artistic director for The Young Actors Ensemble and worked as a writing/acting instructor for over 15 years, with plays published by Smith and Kraus. Also worked as a journalist and on-air news anchor covering science and technology issues. Resident playwright at SkyLight Theater in LA, and currently under commission with Open Eye Theater in NY to write a musical set during the reform movements of women's rights and abolition.
Jeremy Jones
Environmental Biology
Jeremy Jones has a background in both technical and musical theatre as well as aerospace engineering. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in musical theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University and studied engineering both at the University of South Florida and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Mr. Jones toured the country as a lighting technician, lighting designer and stage manager for several years and has been teaching in the liberal arts for nearly 10 years.
Louis Klonsky
Geology; Mathematics
MS in Geology, Rutgers University; BA in Physics, Columbia University. Adjunct lecturer, California State University, San Bernardino. Senior Staff Geophysicist, Chevron.
Konstantin Kremenetski
Geography; Mathematics
B.S. Physical Geography, Moscow Lomonosov University, 1983 PhD Geomorphology and Paleogeography, Institute of Geography, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1987; Teaching experience in Earth Science, Environmental Science and Geography disciplines.
Linus Lau
Film Studies
Linus Lau is a veteran professor of film studies at several colleges including Long Beach City College, where he was the recipient of the 2012 Sterling Award for his contributions to the Department of Visual and Media Arts. After receiving an MFA in film production from USC's school of Cinema-Television, Linus' films played at over 25 film festivals internationally. He currently works as a composer for clients such as 20th Century Fox, Valve Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, and the Weinstein Company and he just published his first college textbook, "A Film Theorist's Companion," with Cognella Academic Publishing.
Linus has in previous iterations of his life served as film festival judge, game conference panelist, and radio DJ. Prior to coming to his senses he was an executive assistant to several A-list film directors. He has sworn to secrecy.
Paul Laverack
Film Studies
MFA in Screenwriting and MA in Mass Communication (Journalism), California State University, Northridge; BA in Theater, Elmira College. Paul has written and directed independent feature and short films, both narrative and documentary. He has also produced video content for the nonprofit Families In Schools foundation, traveled the nation as a stage performer, and taught students of all ages in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Paz Leon
MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. BFA in Film Studies and Modern Literature from Université Louis Loumiere, Lyon, France. She has directed several short films and music videos and is currently developing her first feature film.
Jesse Maimon
Film Studies
Jesse holds an MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television Producing Program, and a BA in film studies (Intensive) from Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on Dziga Vertov. He has produced films under the guidance of Oscar-winners including Bobby Moresco. With more than two years of experience in feature development at 20th Century Fox, Jesse currently works as a content tagger for the Walt Disney Company.
Michael Matthys
Public Speaking; Dramatic Literature
M.F.A. University of Minnesota; BA, Buffalo State College, teaches Dramatic Literature and Public Speaking. For NYFA he has also taught Voice, Movement, Dialects, Accent Reduction, Shakespeare, and History of Acting. As an actor, Michael has appeared at the Ahmanson Theatre, A Noise Within, Shakespeare LA and on many other stages. He also teaches physical acting at AADA and has served on the faculties of SDSU and Stella Adler Academy as well.
Kathleen McLaughlin
History of Photo; Visual Aesthetics
Received her BS in Psychology (1990) and MFA in Photography (2001) from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She has received grants from Fulbright-Hayes (2015), United States Fulbright Senior Scholarship Program (2003), and the IREX (Individual Advanced Research Opportunities) Fellowship Program (2003). Kathleen's images have recently been published in National Geographic Traveler Magazine (2015) and the Dutch FLOW Magazine (2015). Her work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo shows. She is an active member of the Society for Photographic Education.
Genia Michaela
English; Public Speaking
Attended North Carolina School of the Arts, MIT and Yale, where she studied physics, opera, screenwriting and theatre, and played Division1 ice hockey. She is a SCUBA divemaster and has worked as a stunt freediver.
Kevin Y Njabo
Environmental Biology
PhD in Biology (Behavior, Ecology and Evolution), Boston University. Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Research interests in Ecology and Evolution of Tropical Diseases, Forest Conservation and Legislation.
Matteo Nurizzo
History of Design; Art History
Master of Science in Industrial Design and Fashion Management at the Politecnico di Milano ITALY. Designer of a baby Stroller for the company Brevi. Designer of the "Gundam" Lamp that covered various group exhibits of REUSE DESIGN in Europe Director and Editor of "Style In Frames". client: Comune di Milano, which the changes, in the city of Milan (Italy ), of fashion, culture, architecture and music,from 1920 till 2004. Accompanying the project itself isa 137 page book that tells a story of the city of Milan.
Founder of "King Milano" a Graphic-Video-Audio company (Not associated with anymore). Worked at Lillisimone as graphic and video artist. Clients: Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Tissot, Panerai, Opel. As freelance videographer and editor, clients: BM Factory, Banque PSA Finance, Castiglioni. Editor for various short indie films. Avid Certified Instructor.
Robert Pucci
Academic Advisor; Film Studies
BA with honors in Economics, Gettysburg College; JD, Washington College of Law at American University; Licensed Attorney, NY and NJ; Writer "The Corruptor" New Line Cinema; Writer "The Spider & The Fly" Paramount Television, Writer of the fiction novel, "In Harlem's Way."
Peter Rainer
M.A. from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts; undergraduate studies summa cum laude at Brandeis University, member: Phi Beta Kappa. Peter Rainer is the film critic for the Christian Science Monitor and can be heard regularly on NPR's "Film Week" on kpcc-fm.
Peter was one of three finalists in 1998 for the Pultizer Prize in Criticism and is a three-time winner of the Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award for best online film critic. He has served as film critic for New York Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, New Times Los Angeles and Los Angeles magazine. His writings have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and GQ. Peter is president of the National Society of Film Critics and has appeared as a film commentator on CNN, ABC News World Tonight, Bloomberg Radio and Nightline.
He has lectured on film at colleges and film societies throughout the world and contributed to numerous books and journals. He is the author/editor of two books: "Love and Hisses" (1991) and "Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film Writing in a Turbulent Era" (2013), a career-spanning collection of his essays about which David Denby of The New Yorker wrote: "No one is better at establishing the intersection of politics and popular culture." Peter has also written and co-produced two A&E Biographies, on Sidney Poitier and John Huston, and co-authored the film "Joyride" (1977). He has served on the main juries for the Venice and Montreal film festivals.
Yolanda Sanders
Public Speaking
BA in Communications, Howard University; MFA in Acting, UCLA. Some of her work includes the national one-person show, "Faces of America," Voice of America's popular radio drama "Pay Day," as well as other numerous radio dramas, documentaries, and PSA's.
Matt Sarnoff
Media Studies, Film Studies
Matt Sarnoff received his BFA from Cooper Union and his MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He started his career in Hollywood at ICM Partners and then became a founding partner at Scenario Literary Management. He has had projects in development at Warner Brothers and at Sony Pictures. He has worked professionally on all sides of film production, including writing, directing, acting, cinematography, production design and editing. In addition to his work as a filmmaker and teacher, Matt is an accomplished painter, whose work has exhibited in galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Stockholm, and Berlin.
Zoee Sciarrotta
Visual Aesthetics
With a BFA in art and BA in psychology from the University of Iowa and a MFA in studio arts and MA in communication studies from California State University, Los Angeles, Zoee is a interdisciplinary-focused cultural studies scholar. Drawing from her work experience in fashion, photography, higher education, fine arts, and new media, her research is centered on understanding how we make meaning of our visual experiences in the world and how identities are formed in and through culture.
Jim Senti
Dramatic Lit; Comparative Literature
MFA , Harvard University and Moscow Art Theater. BA, Butler University; Studied with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Griffith University. Also teaches Performance in Communications at California State, Northridge. Founding company member of award winning Fugitive Kind Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
Shlomo Sher
Ethics; Critical Thinking
Shlomo Sher received his PhD in Philosophy with a focus on ethics from USC in 2009. He was a Research Associate at the USC Levan Institute of Humanities and Ethics (2009-2011) and has taught courses at USC, CSU Fullerton, CSU LA, Mt. St. Mary's College, Beijing Normal University, and East China Normal University.
Fred Siegel
Environmental Biology
Secondary Teaching Credential, Cal State University Long Beach; BA in Biology, UCLA; Post-graduate certification in science instruction by Cal Tech, Northern Arizona University, and Sea Education Association (SEA), Woods Hole, MA. Adjunct instructor at UCLA. Previous teaching assignments at Venice High School, Bell High School, and the American School of Barcelona.
Andrew Simpson
Public Speaking; Critical Thinking
Double B.A in Political Science with a focus in international security and in Drama with a focus in acting from Stanford University. He teaches Critical Thinking, Public Speaking , Art/Culture/Society, Writing, US and World History, and Mathematics. As an actor, he starred in the independent films Heathens and Thieves, Dark Mountain, and The Phoenix Project, and appeared with Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.
Sage Howard Simpson
Public Speaking; Critical Thinking
BA, Lewis & Clark: MFA, UC Irvine. Founding member of acclaimed theatre company The Fugitive Kind. Specializes in Film Studies, Public Speaking, and English composition.
Maya Montañez Smukler
Film Studies
Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA. Lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design, the New School, and UCLA where she teaches film and television studies. Forthcoming book: Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema (Rutgers).
Diana Stanich
Environmental Biology
ABPhD, Capella University; MBA, University of La Verne; MA in Physical Education/Health, California State University, Long Beach; BS in Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles. Professor of Kinesiology/Dance, Santa Clarita Community College District.
Riley Steiner
Shakespeare; Theatre History
MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College in Virginia; was classically trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and studied acting for many years with the legendary Uta Hagen at HB Studios in New York. Has taught at Mary Baldwin College, Stuart Hall College Prep. Her play, Tucumcari, premiered at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Maureen Tabor
Psychology; Sociology
Maureen Tabor, PhD Yale University, started teaching at UC Berkeley and then turned to the stage where she acted, taught, and directed. Next was over a decade of work in major motion picture studios: Paramount and Warners. She then returned to academia in Southern California at California State University, Los Angeles, before joining NYFA in 2014.
Stephen Tapert
Film Studies
MA in humanities film studies (The University of Chicago); BA in education and French studies (The Evergreen State College). Stephen worked for eight years at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where, as a researcher, he provided foundational work for the Academy's forthcoming film museum. He subsequently wrote a book on the women who won the Oscar for Best Actress and curated an accompanying exhibition at the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, Italy, and at the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, Germany.
Julie Taiwo Oni
Associate Chair; English and Literature
Julie holds a BA in creative writing from Pepperdine University and an MFA in dramatic writing from USC. She was a finalist in The Inkwell's Inkubator Festival in Washington, DC for her play "Tether" (2009), which was later produced by Doorway Arts Ensemble in Maryland (2011). She was selected as one of four finalists to receive a workshop production for Son of Semele's Company Creation Festival, once in 2014 for "Bunk," and again in 2015 for "Denim." She has participated in four seasons of L.A. Views Ten-Minute Play Festival with Company of Angels as a member of the Playwrights Group. Some other productions of her plays include: "Day's Pay" with Moveable Piece for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2011; "nat&EM" for Company of Angels, 2013; "Ethiop-ica" for The Robey Theatre's Paul Robeson Theatre Festival, 2014; and the upcoming "The Hotel Play" for the 25-year anniversary of Playwrights' Arena, co-produced by Center Theatre Group (2017). Julie was a semifinalist for Center Theatre Group's Sherwood Award 2016, and she is currently a member of The Robey's History Detectives Workshop.
Chelsey Jordan Tolman
Natural Sciences
Master of Science in environmental economics from Harvard University, and a Bachelor's in economics from Clark University. Career includes research in bacteria transport in sandy substrate, environmental consulting, certificated public school science education, and 10 years as college adjunct faculty in environmental science, biology, earth science and physics.
Igor Torgeson
Mythology; Film Studies
M.F.A. Film, Boston University. B.A. Journalism, The George Washington University.
Igor works as a actor, producer and post-production specialist in Los Angeles. Over the past ten years, he has completed both long-form and short-form projects for a variety of clients, including Southern California Gas, McGraw-Hill, National Lampoon, and The Gameshow Network. Igor has taught at the UCLA Extension and NYFA, as well as having extensive experience teaching workshops at, ABC, NBC and CBS, as well as the 2012 DV Expo. Igor also teaches and performs improvisational comedy at theaters around the L.A. area with his troupe, The Captains of Industry.
Steve Weese
Mathematics; Coding
BS in Computer Science, George Mason University; MS in Computer Information Technology, Regis University. Instructor and computer contractor for Anthem College, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, ECPI College of Technology, and Stratford University.


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Though that country is situated in the Middle East, it is not one of the failed or failing states whose roiling violence is sending refugees fleeing to Europe. Nor is it one of the many dictatorships that oppress the entirety of its population, with a particular emphasis on arcane laws and rules that women must follow or face harsh punishments. There are plenty of good candidates for extra scrutiny on these issues in the Middle East, but CSW has chosen to focus, as it does every year, on Israel, the sole democratic state in the region that guarantees gender equality.
I point out the human rights records of other Middle East countries to illustrate the sheer absurdity of the situation, but Israel's neighbors provide a low bar to pass. The truth is that on the issue of gender equality, Israel stands at or above its Western democratic peers. Israel was one of the first countries in the world to elect a female leader, Golda Meir. Dorit Beinisch was president of Israel's Supreme Court of Justice. Women are serving as pilots in Israel's air force and are securing Israel's borders in combat roles in co-ed units. Women are making important contributions to Israel's high-tech, cultural and medical fields. And Israel, in turn, is flourishing because of the freedom enjoyed by all citizens: Jews and Arabs, men and women, religious and secular, LGBT and straight. Of course, there are still many issues of inequality and discrimination and domestic violence that need to be addressed, as there are in every society. Israeli NGOs and a lively and free press, however, can be counted upon to hold the government accountable to continue to push for progress.
The singling-out of Israel at CSW is a symptom of the problem: the unending anti-Israel obsession at the U.N. This obsession produces dozens of General Assembly and Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions yearly (compared to maybe a handful for the most egregious of abusive countries), an agenda item at the HRC dedicated solely for Israel and another one for all other countries.
"The Commission on the Status of Women plays a vital role on many important issues, and it is distressing to see the agenda hijacked to unfairly attack Israel, but this, unfortunately, is par for the course at the U.N."
CSW plays a vital role on many important issues, and it is distressing to see the agenda hijacked to unfairly attack Israel, but this, unfortunately, is par for the course at the U.N. The World Health Assembly (parent body of the World Health Organization—WHO) passed only one country-specific resolution targeting Israel, a country on the leading edge of medical research whose advances have saved countless lives. Throughout my time as a B'nai B'rith representative at the U.N., I can think of no other conflict situation that can approach the amount of attention devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And that time period encompasses both the genocide in Darfur and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Syria.


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Robinhood is an investing app that boasts free stock trades, low account minimums, and an easy to use interface. I've been interested in getting in to dividend growth investing and individual stocks and have been using Robinhood for a couple weeks now to dip my toe in the water.
Before we start, here are some helpful links to things that may not be covered in this article, but are important to know before creating an account.
Remember that this is a review of a taxable investment account, which means any activity with Robinhood will affect your tax situation. Please make sure you understand the implications of taxable investing on your finances.
Signing Up
Signing up for a Robinhood account only takes a few minutes through the app or online (I signed up online). After submitting the standard personal information you can sync a bank account you want to make transfers from. However instead of submitting routing and account numbers you simply provide your online banking login information, which might make some folks uncomfortable. I decided to go with an opening deposit of $100.
A few minutes later I received an email that my funds were immediately available and I was ready to go.
Note: While you can sign up for an account online, any activity after the initial investment has to be done through the app, so keep that in mind.
Using Robinhood
The main screen is simple and well designed with options and account info in a slide out menu to the left. From this screen you can also set up automatic deposits, however I wish there was an option for every 2 weeks as my paydays don't fall on the same dates.
Making a purchase is simple – either select a stock from the list below or perform a search. After a little reading (thanks to Jason Fieber!) I settled on CVS. You get a graph of recent performance intervals, with the color changing from green to red (or vice versa) based on how the stock has done. I submitted my order (note: remember this is a regular brokerage account so you can't purchase fractions of shares. I was able to buy 1 share of CVS with my $100 opening deposit and was left with $13.69 in "buying power", aka available cash.)
Once you have some stocks in your account, your home screen will display a graph with your overall account performance. Scroll a little lower and you can see how your individual stocks have done.
The home screen also comes with a "watchlist" where you can pin stocks you want to keep an eye on. I decided to remove all the pre-loaded ones and pinned a selection of "Dogs of the Dow" stocks.
While I'm pretty limited with only $100 to invest I did find the process of looking at stocks and actually buying something a little bit addictive. The combination of it being incredibly simple and cost effective makes you want to use it more. A major barrier to investing in individual stocks is the commission or fee – if a trade is going to cost you a few dollars you want to make sure you have enough money to invest to make it worth your while. Robinhood makes it easy to get started right away and build up your account over time.
There's a lot to consider if you're interested in getting into individual stocks – tax implications, how much risk you're willing to take, your financial goals and health – and Robinhood doesn't make all of that go away. But no service could. For most people, automatic transfers into index funds are going to be their best option. I personally have one fund in both my IRA and 401k, and they're both stock market index funds. I like that that part of my financial life is boring.
But I'm also really interested in learning more about things like dividend growth investing or just the stock market in general. And Robinhood makes it possible for me to experiment in those areas without finding $3000 or transferring over my IRA. There aren't commissions to worry about, I don't need to plan out a $1000 deposit to make the fees worthwhile, and as a tool Robinhood is well designed and really easy to use. I think it's a great option for beginners who want to dip their toe into regular stock investing. More advanced users can pay $10 a month for Robinhood Gold which has options like after hours trading and instant investing. I think the basic app (which I'll remind you is free) is perfect for most people.
And for all I love about Robinhood's simplicity, there's still things that you need to do outside of the app – besides performance charts and links to recent company news, most research on stocks is probably best done on the internet. Which I like (and others who are looking for a more robust trading app may not like), because it establishes the app as a tool that does one thing really really well.
There's also the concept of managing a complex financial account on a smartphone. I'm a little old school in that I prefer using a big bulky desktop computer at an actual wooden desk for most things. As I mentioned in the beginning, Robinhood doesn't have a web interface beyond the sign up process and even though I use a lot of financial apps they all have some sort of web interface, which somehow makes me feel like they're more "real". I know there's 100 actual dollars (well, actual invested dollars) in my Robinhood account, but it feels separated from the rest of my finances and more like an experiment at this point than an actual part of my financial picture.
Perhaps as the account grows the money in it will start to feel more real. Or maybe it's just a little weird for those of us who still do a majority of their computing on, well, a computer.
You can sign up for a Robinhood account here, and this blog will get a little bit of money!
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Readers, what is your experience with Robinhood? Are there similar apps in your opinion that are better?


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(Campech, June 17th) – The Yamaz Independence Referendum Act of June 2017 has been vetoed by Prime Minister Fredrick Montclair, after intense controversy in the Parliament, where the 5 votes needed to pass the act were only cobbled together after intense debate and protests. The bill stated that an Independence referendum would be held on July 1st in Yamaz, where voters would be given 3 options. These options would be "Remain a province of Terwen", "Become an autonomous province of Terwen", and "Become an independent nation separate from Terwen". The bill was introduced on June 5th, only 2 months after the Yamaz Independence Referendum Act of April 2017 failed to pass the Parliament.
The Yamaz Province of Terwen has historically had a major independence movement due to its 90% Native Terwanian population. During Terwen's original colonization, the native Terwanians were pushed into the Serion Desert south of the main fertile region of Terwen. When Terwen originally became independent in 1809, Native Terwanians were banned from travelling north of the Sevier Line, named after Prime Minister Martin Sevier who ordered the ban.
The Sevier Line created the Yamaz Native Terwanian Territory, which was the only area where natives were permitted to permanently live, and it also caused the famed "Wall of Racism" to be built along the Sevier Line that made it very difficult for Native Terwanians to travel north of the line. The drought of 1821 caused an estimated 250,000 Native Terwanians to die due to lack of fertile land available. In 1847, during the Terwanian Social Reform period (1845- 1857), the Sevier Line was deemed unconstitutional by the Terwanian Supreme Court, and natives were permitted to travel or reside anywhere in Terwen. However, the Native Terwanian population was heavily segregated from the rest of the population. An estimated 700,000 natives were kidnapped into slavery and served at plantations with no rights or freedoms. In 1896, after the controversial election of 1895, where the new Prime Minister's Vice Minister was assassinated,
Prime Minister Austin Del Rio ordered slavery to become illegal, and while several separatist movements arose, no provinces suceeded or refused to obey the law.
For the next 37 years, the Natives and the rest of the population coexisted, albeit segregated, and nothing major happened. Then, the Communist Revolution of 1932 happened. The democratic government was overthrown, and communists established strict control over the country. During the communist rule, Supreme Leader Joseph Sabinas authorized the Native Extermination Project, where the military blockaded any natives from leaving the Yamaz Native Territory, and strategically stopped all food and supply shipments. During the communist rule, an estimated 2.3 million Native Terwanians died.
In 1941, the communist government was overthrown, and a democratic government was installed similar to the old government. The new government, under the legendary Prime Minister Salinez Askof immediately ceased the Native Extermination Project, and additionally passed legislation to end Native segregation, and let the Yamaz Native Territory become a province.
Since then, the Yamaz Province has several times asked for independence or autonomy, but has never had enough support to hold an independence referendum until 2007, when an independence referendum was held, and the majority of votes ended up being "Remain a province of Terwen", at 56%. Over the next 9 years, polling results from major news outlets showed that the percent of people wanting independence stayed steady at about 60%. The main reason for only a 60% majority wanting independence was due to the rising tensions and eventual civil war in Takaria, where many feared that insurgents in Takaria could invade Yamaz if the Terwanian military was not present to protect Yamaz.
However, when the Takarian civil war ended in late 2016, the amount of people wanting independence in Yamaz jumped to 85%. For the past several months, 3 bills had been introduced for an independence referendum, but the first two times the bill failed to pass the Parliment, and even when the newest one successfully passed Parliment, the Prime Minister, who had voiced his fierce opposition to Yamaz independence, vetoed the bill, and Parliment was unable to gather the 7 out of 9 votes needed to overturn the veto.
Yamaz Governor Sardek Kuiaso expressed his deep disappointment for the prime minister's veto in a press conference today, stating, "The Prime Minister's refusal to support the independence referendum shows the continuing injustice against the Native Terwanian people and the over cautiousness of the Parliment. I hope that eventually, we will be able to hold an independence referendum so that the Yamaz people have a chance to speak for themselves."
It is currently unknown when the next independence referendum act will be introduced in the Terwanian Parliment or House of Representatives, but inside sources have clued to the Yamaz Governer considering authorizing a referendum himself without the federal government's consent.


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Lifestyle Inspired Bluetooth Speaker Line Now Available in 25 San Francisco Bay Area ClickAway Locations; Visit NYNE at the CCA Annual Convention September 7-10
Lifestyle Inspired Bluetooth Speaker Line Now Available in 25 San Francisco Bay Area ClickAway Locations; Visit NYNE at the CCA Annual Convention September 7-10
OXNARD, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 5, 2014) - NYNE, an innovator of lifestyle inspired audio products, announces its newest retailer, ClickAway Mobile, a full service Verizon Wireless partner in the San Francisco Bay Area. The NYNE line of portable Bluetooth speakers is now available in 25 ClickAway locations that range from full service computer sales and repair, to mobile phone retail sales and repair, business to business and all in one.
Editor Note: Visit NYNE at the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas, September 7-10, at the Xentris Wireless Booth #448.
"We are excited to have added NYNE to our ClickAway and Verizon Wireless ClickAway Mobile stores this year," said Angelina Manzer of ClickAway. "The NYNE products are the perfect complement to the mobile phone retail space and part of our 'full service solution' for the marketplace. With high quality design and sound at affordable prices, they offer great value to our customers."
In addition to computer and mobile phone repair, ClickAway Mobile locations are also full service Verizon Wireless stores with 25 locations across the San Francisco Bay Area. ClickAway made the Silicon Valley Business Journal's fastest growing privately held companies list in 2013, coming in at number 10. ClickAway has also earned the distinction of landing on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list an incredible seven years in a row.
"ClickAway has filled the need for a complete technology solution store in the Northern California Bay Area and we are pleased to be working with them," said Rob Voorhies, vice president of sales and marketing for North America at NYNE. "ClickAway has been doing very well with our products and we expect to see that success grow and expand as we continue to bring innovative products to the telecom market both in the U.S. and worldwide."
NYNE products can be found at retailers nationwide and throughout the world including regional Vodafone stores. For more information on the NYNE 2014 product line and list of retailers, visit www.nyne.com.
About NYNE
NYNE, a lifestyle inspired audio brand, is part of California-based BOSS International Group (BIG), a leader in mobile audio products for more than 25 years. NYNE designs and manufactures its audio products to enhance the enjoyment of music by today's connected consumer, wherever life takes them. A collaboration of a group of Silicon Valley veterans, acoustical engineers and audio experts with a passion for technology, NYNE is dedicated to producing high-end, quality products with superb acoustics and unparalleled technology integration.
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