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The Little Black Dress/
The Little Black Dress
Recently my wife read an autobiography about a famous designer Diane Von Furstenberg. That is her above.
Despite her owning many businesses and business empires she continually refers to something in her book she calls her little black dress.
This dress is now named the 'iconic' wrap over dress.
Here's what happened.
She designed a small dress that everyone loved. They loved it so much it sold in the millions.
As a creative she gets bored. Every now and then she would ignore the black dress project and do something totally different. When she faced bankruptcy or being broke again she would go back to the dress. the dress project in effect it would save her and always promised stability of income.
That's not the precise details but it's the rough details all the same.
I also have a little black dress.
That dress is a project I began in 1999. It's a project I have seen huge success with and ignored continually.
Now and then I come back to it.
It makes me very good money.
Recently we kickstarted the project again. It was idle after my big divorce in 2010. It had sat there broken and ignored for almost 8-years yet it is also a high-demand project.
Around a year ago I decided it would be the right time to re-ignite my little black dress. Since the new start, we have sold literally hundreds upon hundreds of manuals.
The goals are set high.
Our conversions are currently at
Just over 10% on the front/lead end.
Around 15% on the back-end.
We have four major products built into the funnel
Front-end - £1
- Middle-end £245.00
- Back-end £1,995
- High-end £10,000
I don't mind sharing with you that we are well on target for our first big push which is 2,000 sales (do the math).
Just in case you are not sure my little black dress project is my Hair Salon Owners Company - Salon Punk.
Of course, I'm well qualified - I was a hairdresser from 1982-2003 and an owner of 3-salons.
But how was this done after a project sitting there for so many years doing nothing?
Easier than most will know or think.
There are certain facts that just never change in business. Regardless of what is new or old, there are some things that just don't change.
For example, you might have the greatest marketing team in the world in your office yet if the targeting is perfect the sales will be low or even none.
If the core message doesn't stand inside the mental conversation of the target the conversions will remain very low.
If the presentation doesn't give the eye what the eye expects I can tell you this the visitor will come and then just as fast go!
Yet it really isn't too difficult yet most make it difficult.
Here is why.
Marketing has become a restrained by too many amateur rules set by those with no real experience.
Most rules are rules that will restrict the sales. I know I've seen this time and time again with my clients.
And you might have everything in place yet the reality is you are not getting sales or even decent conversions.
This is usually a targeting issue.
So let me ask you … Do you have a little black dress? Do you have a business or business idea that you know is good but the results are simply not good enough?
Are you unsure what is next?
Do you need more assurance of the next steps?
Do you want to increase your sales yet reduce your risk?
Of course, you do this is normal.
I can help you and help you very quickly.
Here's what we can do.
- You can come to my offices.
- I can come to your offices.
- I can show you everything that I do with my projects in the smallest details.
- I can show you my own proven four product system.
- I can show you what to write.
- I can show you what to say.
- I can show you how to target.
And of course there are more but I can show you how to make or break your project quickly after all I've been doing this stuff for a long long time and have a track record to prove it.
All you need to do is take one day out of your business to re-ignite your project … as long as you listen and do what I tell you.
Now, of course, these are critical times for business and opportunity. BREXIT and everything else we are fed through the media with its negative opinions.
I can tell you this.
At times like this is when the money is made.
And if your project isn't doing what it should be doing I can help you fix it very quickly.
Here are just some ways we can work together.
- 1-Day Breakthrough session1-3-6-12 month mentoring
- 1-3-6-12 month mentoringAlliance partnership
- Alliance partnershipTotal critique and blueprint service
- Total critique and blueprint serviceWrite and create powerful best-selling copy
- Write and create powerful best-selling copy30/60 minute Skype call
- 30/60 minute Skype call
And more as everything I do is bespoke and built around you, not just my list above.
And more as everything I do is bespoke and built around you, not just my list above.
So do you have a little black dress that you think needs to be pushed out, caressed and brought back to life.?
Let me remind you of something.
I am Alan Forrest Smith.
I fix marketing and deliver sales for business people like you that demand more.
In other words, I make you money.
- Over the past couple of decades, I've generated literally million upon million in new sales for my clients.
- I've written sales copy that has broken every record (83% increase is a record don't you think?).
- Saved business from certain closure (turned around one business in 12-hours with a massive cash windfall).
- Increase sales by the thousands of percents in days, not years.
- Sold cars going into the millions for mad Phil and his balanced brother Mike.
- Created sales of over 42k in just 12 hours for a printer.
- Written emails that have generated sales of well over 7 million in sales for a struggling business.
- I have taken an unknown business and created perceptive positioning for her that has put her way above her competition - No.1
- And created results that have left my clients jaws almost touching the floor.
- I'm good - very good and only work with clients that are hungry , determined, built for endurance or are sick to death with lackluster results.
My AFS METHOD system is fast and prolific.
Like a scientist I will go through all of your business, all of your current results, all of your systems, strategies, tactics and more.
Then I'll show you how to fix it or I will fix it for you.
I'll make you good money and sales
You'll pay me well.
And just to remind you - I am eccentric, think different, look different and am loved by the experts. if you need and want average I am not your man at any level.
It really depends if you want results or not?
Or are you happy to be content with doing just OK?
If OK is good enough you're not my client. I could never settle for just ok when the best is there for the taking.
I am looking forward to sharing with you what I am doing here with my little black dress project because what I am doing with that can be and has been translated into businesses just like yours.
Trump in or out, BREXIT issues or not p- these are very exciting times to be in business.
If it isn't working… Let's fix it before it's too late.
Text me right now on 07793069486 and let's see where we can take this for you.
PS. And please… I hate writing this but I get these requests - I can not work for nothing or future promises.
I deliver, I am the best at what I do so please show some respect.
How One Client Scooped a Massive £30,000 After Just One BREAKTHROUGH Session I will let her tell you her own result.
"Alan I mean this from the bottom of my heart.
I was introduced to Alan by a friend. My business is based on the creative industries and it took hard work, determination, blood sweat and tears to establish my business, as the leading creative market leader in the UK. I have clients traveling from all over the world for my training courses and it's amazing to wake up every morning, knowing that I can service my clients from the rich and famous, TV shows, celebrities and billionaires.
Of course bringing in high-end clients take a lot of time and effort and it got to a stage where I needed to get back to my goal of reducing my working hours and increasing my family time and that's exactly what Alan has helped me to do.
I've worked with Alan on his VIP mentoring day on a one to one basis, great lunch and company for sure. From my investment of £10,000 and the amazing copy provided by Alan, I've confirmed a £12,000 client, two £7,000 clients in one month, that's a total £26,000 in one month, so I've already got my investment back! And the beauty is I can use the same strategy over and over again to bring in new high-end clients.
Alan is very strategic about packaging and leveraging your existing skills and services. It doesn't matter how long you've been in business there is always room for growth and expansion. I love the fact Alan is so down to earth, listen, guys, his clients are turning over millions of pounds however Alan is so open and honest with the truth, makes you feel so comfortable, he gives so much thought and care to your business.
If you are ready to grow your business, first you need to step out of your comfort zone about investing money into your business, I can assure you if you follow his recommendations you will not be disappointed. It takes a lot of courage and strength to keep going, however, you can make your journey easier by working with experts and Alan is an expert in his field so go ahead and make your decision to have a chat with Alan today.
Alan, I would like to thank you for being so open and supportive in the next step of my business, it's going to an even more amazing journey than it has been so far. Thank you again."
Neelam Meetcha Author, TV Host, Creative Expert
Neelam Meetcha – Fabulous Gift Wrapping Expert TV Host, Author and Speaker, www.GiftWrappingCourses.co.uk 01902 628014 | 07931 805198 | email@example.com
NOTE: Permission given to share her name and details. Most of my clients like to remain private.


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A Social Change Campaign
Ramadan Ebada is an edutaining social campaign that was created by creatives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to address some mass issues during Ramadan every year.
Behaviors and Manners
There's a lot of anger that comes out at Ramadan, this negative feeling has nothing to do with the reality behind our fasting.
Speeding and Safety
Car accidents increase in Ramadan according to statistics by Saudi Moroor. We're creating some awareness on bad habits leading to them.
Excessive Shopping and Food Waste
This became more of a habit that has no islamic values, yet is becoming a norm in islamic countries.
Time Management
Failure in working during work hours due to bad time management is becoming an excuse in both government and private sectors.
Content Selection
It's becoming usual to blame the media for having the worst programs during the month, but aren't there good ones too? Isn't the selection in our hands?
Being Good throughout the Year
It's sad that we have to pretend to be good for a while, and resurface our innerselves after the month passes. We aim to help people realize their kind side in life!


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Intro to Eliud: Pro Runner + Inspiration
This post is an introduction to an incredible person: Eliud Ngetich or "Heldy". On June 4th you can run with Eliud at our National Running Day: Run with a Pro event sponsored by Tent & Trails and Bliz Eyewear.
Intro by Eliud Ngetich
My name is Eliud Kipketer Ngetich but mostly i go by "Heldy". Most people are confused by this nickname. The way I became Heldy was when, back at elementary school (in Kenya we call it primary school), I was the youngest and fastest kid in 10,000 meters at the district and provincial level championships. The city I was in was called Eldoret, but the city goes by the abbreviation "Eldy" and that's where my nickname came from because they believed that I was the champion of that city.
In Kenya, we have 49 different tribes, with Kalenjin group having 7 sub tribes, and luckily I come from the Kalenjin. Kalenjin is well-known all over the world for producing the world's best mid to long distance pro runners. As an African tribe, traditional Kalenjins practice one polygamy. I grew up in a polygamist family having 17 siblings among them 11 sisters and 6 brothers. I have two sisters born after me, but in my community daughters don't count. For that reason I am regarded as their last born. I was born on November 12th 1993 regarded as the youngest in the family. My family's livelihood was and still is based on hunting and keeping livestock.
We also have fields in which we grow crops. So I grew up all the time running up and down the mountains looking after the cattle beginning at three years of age. Beside that I was fetching water miles away from the river by doing as many trips as possible at a time and making sure that the tank was full every morning for the livestock and irrigation during the dry seasons.
Running, for me then, was a means of survival, it saved my family from starving.
Sometimes we were given schedules on when we were suppose to hunt in the forest by chasing down the antelopes among other animals and for you to kill one you would have to chase it for at least 40 minutes running up and down the hills. At times we had assistance from trained dogs but I still was making sure that I would run smart and fast in order to hunt-down the animal that I was chasing. Running, for me then, was a means of survival, it saved my family from starving especially during dry season where there was not any vegetables.
At the age of 5 to 14 I was my dad's messenger, and he would sporadically send me on missions. Sometimes he would send me to visit or carry a message to my relatives, which sometimes would take me the whole day either by running or walking. The long trips were the worst for me. Sometimes my dad sent me to a relative who lived 150 miles away and in that situation I was traveling for three or four days. On my way I would spend just a night at other relatives who happen to be living on my way to the destination. On those days I hated the relatives who choose to live way far away from us.
I was running and trying to be as fast as I could to save myself from the painful punishment.
Back at home, my dad was also a tobacco drug addict, and being his only youngest son, he kept sending me to the shopping canteens all the time and the nearest one was about three and half miles away and of course I would run there and back. My family lives up at the top of the giant hills of Eldoret county and all the shopping stores were way down the valley, so it was easy running down the hill but I promise you that it was hell running back up the hill!
My dad who always timed whenever he sent me especially when it was about tobacco, would punish me if i come back later than he expected me to. When I talk about punishment here it's not how Americans punish, my dad would hit me with uncountable number of hard strokes while I was on the ground, lying flat and making sure that my nose touched the ground. If not, I was in big trouble. Because of this, I was running and trying to be as fast as I could to save myself from the painful punishment. Of course, I didn't know that I could be a professional runner in the future and I didn't appreciate the hardships at the time.
I grew up running, competing as an amateur in elementary school and I became the school's little champion. I was the youngest and the best one on the team for the 10,000m distance, and nothing would make me happier those days than leaving fellow competitors behind in the dust, especially if those competitors were older than me. I won a lot of trophies for my school and that was the moment the name "Heldy" came to be well-known by almost everyone in the district. I graduated after eight years in elementary.
The same year, it was my time to be circumcised/initiated in order to be transformed from a child to an adult. This is a mandatory stage and only through that will you be accepted in the community as one of the Kalenjin warrior (if at all you are lucky to make it through). Gladly I made it through with my group after living in the mountains, deep in the forest for two months, not keeping in touch with my family, I was in touch occasionally with my dad and brothers. I underwent all that it takes to be a complete Kalenjin warrior after going through the toughest times in my life, and believe me, only ones with the toughest heart survive. I wish I could give more details about initiation but it's a taboo to speak of it to an outsider in my community.
I made it to high school at the age of twelve after I was selected through athletics. I did well in the first year and the remaining three years before my graduation. I was good in math and I loved studying. I wasn't quite serious anymore about running and instead I dedicated my time to soccer and I loved it.
In 2010, at the age of sixteen, life became so hard because my parents couldn't afford to pay my school fees for the college. During all that time in school I saw how hard they were struggling in order to pay my fees, so I decided to give a chance to my two youngest sisters for them to acquire a basic education. By this time my life became almost impossible and I didn't know what to do next. I had no funds to continue studying and I didn't have enough papers to apply for jobs.
By this time my life became almost impossible and I didn't know what to do next. I had no funds to continue studying and I didn't have enough papers to apply for jobs.
After some months, I realized I might be able to get a scholarship through sports. Without wasting much time, I joined a training camp. I had no dreams of becoming a professional athlete but rather to get scholarship to go or university in the United States. Everything failed and I left the camp because there was poor management. I also learned that you needed a lot of funds just to go through the process before you were successfully assured that you got a scholarship. The only thing that I could smile for was my fitness because i had improved a lot from the camp.
Year 2011, I was training in a second camp and this time around I wanted to be a professional. After a long time training, my fitness was developing fast and the same year, I got half sponsorship to travel to South Africa for road races. I sold my one and only Bull which I had bought using my years of childhood savings.
I arrived in South Africa and i promised myself that I was gonna do well no matter what. I did well in all of the races but unfortunately on the last race I got injured. That was April 17th. I came back to Kenya with my worst ever injury that required 8 months in treatment and all the prize money for bills.
In January 2012, I resumed the training program again after a long recovery from injury. This time I was on my own. I had an apartment for $17 a month but believe me, I couldn't raise that amount of money because I had no income and at the same time I was training three times a day. I slept many times with no food and wouldn't even talk about breakfast.
My landlord saw how determined I was with no support at all and decided to allow me to stay but to pay him back when I successfully met my goals.
The only thing that kept me surviving was my fitness because I was leading the top guys always on the training and at the end they would support me sometimes with the shopping. My landlord saw how determined I was with no support at all and decided to allow me to stay but to pay him back when I successfully met my goals. He trusted what I was doing and knew that I was capable of achieving my goals.
The same year i was doing well in the part of Eastern Africa, that is ; Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. Following on that performance, I was officially invited to participate in the Rock 'n Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Additionally, I was able to get a manager. Since I was so lucky to have that golden chance I put a lot of effort into my training because I needed a great results. Unfortunately i got another injury and I had to withdraw from it. That was the worst nightmare ever and I couldn't imagine myself going through the same life again.
In 2013, six months after the injury i found myself in the same place. My life was all about training training training. After a long time of patience I got a chance to move to the states where I expected to make an impact in my life. All the races i have done in the United States so far has been good and I am glad I have made step on my goals.
My next goal is to be in Olympics because last year I did the required time for qualification but since my country has a very competitive number of athletes I need to pull up my socks more and always show good progress on my performance. My first target is to compete in 2017 World Championship and try my best to be in the podium.
So far I have no doubts about making it to the Olympics. Growing up poor taught me:
Hard work and thrift are sometimes the only things a person can afford.
Below are Hefty's most recent race results:
March 2011: Alberton City 15 KM, South Africa. Time: 46:xx.
April 2011: Slow Mag Half, South Africa. 1:06:44.
February 2012: Mt. Kilimanjaro Half, Tanzania. 1:05:44.
May 2012: Kigali International Peace Half, Rwanda. Time: 1:05:13.
December 2012: IEBC 10K, Mombasa, Kenya. Time: 30:xx.
May 2013: NYRR United Arab Emirates Healthy Kidney 10K, New York City. Time: 29:16.
May 2013: Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. Time: 2:18:26.
May 2013: Ridgewood 5K, New Jersey. Time: 14:28.
June 2013: Classic 10K, Middletown, NY. Time: 29:55.
June 2013: Litchfield Hills Road Race, Litchfield, CT (7.1 miles). Time: 33:54.
June 2013: Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN. Time: 2:11:59.
July 2013: Boilermaker 15k, Utica, New York. Time: 45:15
August 2013: Parkersburg West Virginia Half. Time: 1:04:15.
September 2013: Philadelphia Rock n Roll Half Marathon. Time 1:03:55
September 2013: Miles for Meso 5K. Time 13:54.
April 2014: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. Time 47:18
Meet Heldy (and run with him) on June 4th at National Running Day: Run with a Pro.


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LIZ Dawn's first full appearance on Coronation Street has come to light over four decades on following the news she had died.
The legendary actress, who played Vera Duckworth in the ITV soap, died last night aged 77 following a lengthy battle with emphysema.
Following the sad news, The Sun Online has looked through the soap's archives and found the actress' first full scene for the soap.
In the video, Liz appears on screen as a fresh faced factory girl, out for a quiet drink with her pal in the Rovers Return.
While Liz started her stint on the soap two years before, she had a small background role as a machinist at the Mark Brittain Warehouses in Weatherfield.
When she comes into the pub this time, the writers have built up her character and she appears to know Len Fairclough and Frederick Gee.
Wearing a form fitting lavender top with her hair pulled into Vera's trademark tight curls, she saunters in her with her friend and says: "Excuse me, isn't it Len Fairclough?"
He replies: "I know your face," to which she says: "I used to come in here a lot when I worked across the road, this is my friend Joyce."
Turning towards the bar, Vera starts talking to Fred before joking to her pal about the possibility of dating the Rovers' temporary landlord.
Vera tells her friend: "If we used to be a good friend of his wife, but it's been a while since she passed on…"
The scene closes as the pair giggle over their drinks, with Fred looking wary in the background.
From that moment on, she became one of the street's best loved characters – going on to marry the love of her life Jack Duckworth.
A statement from Liz's family confirmed the sad news of her death today.
It read: "We are devastated and heartbroken at the passing of our much-loved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother, the incredible Liz Dawn.
"Liz died peacefully last night at home with her loving family around her."
As the news of her passing started to spread, tributes flooded in from her fellow Coronation Street stars - with Helen Flanagan and Kym Marsh sending their condolences to Liz's loved ones.
On behalf of ITV and the programme Coronation Street's Executive Producer, Kieran Roberts said: "Liz Dawn was a true Coronation Street legend, a brilliant actor and a wonderful person.
"Everyone lucky enough to have worked with Liz during her thirty-four years playing Corrie icon Vera Duckworth will remember her with huge affection."
Liz was in Coronation Street for 34 years before quitting the cobbles because of ill-health in 2008.
She became a charity campaigner in 2009, being named a Celebrity Ambassador for the British Lung Foundation to raise awareness of her disease.
Liz also worked tirelessly to raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after being diagnosed with the condition herself.
TA-RA CHUCK Coronation Street's cast lead emotional tributes to Liz Dawn as Vera Duckworth actress dies aged 77
As part of her role at the British Lung Foundation she piloted the Breathe Easy Week campaign to raise awareness of the reality of lung diseases.
She made a one-off return appearance as Vera in 2010 for the final scenes of her on-screen husband Jack Duckworth, played by Bill Tarmey.
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In 2013, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) examined emerging issues relating to information and communications, particularly the spread of cell phones and connectivity, advanced data analytics and other tools. Humanitarianism in the Network Age, the first UN report to identify information as a basic need in humanitarian response, sketched a vision of a future in which affected people produce and share information in real time with each other and with humanitarian responders, disasters are better anticipated through sophisticated monitoring systems, and accurate data and analysis clear the fog of war.Here is a screen capture of the key messages:
However, the "Network Age" also comes with risks and challenges. A humanitarian crisis can create a justification for waiving concerns about how information is collected and used, even as cyber-warfare, digital crime and government surveillance rises, particularly in unstable contexts.
To deal with these challenges, Humanitarianism in the Network Age recommended that the humanitarian sector develop robust ethical guidelines for the use of information. It specifically called for "do no harm" standards that clearly address liability, privacy and security. This report looks in more depth at these issues and makes recommendations to ensure that emerging technology is used responsibly.
New(ish) report from OCHA on humanitarianism and cyber-warfare
Thursday, November 13, 2014
I set this report aside when I saw it posted on Twitter last month but have not had a chance to read it until now. OCHA has released an "occasional policy paper" (I guess that absolves them from the obligation of publishing one on a schedule?) discussing and providing guidelines for the use, collection, and exchange of information related to humanitarian operations, and the relationship of this information management to security and cyber-warfare threats. As an epidemiologist with experience in both knowledge management and disease surveillance, the report was particularly interesting to me. It is not too long and is pretty interesting stuff.
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- Authored by Karen Ramirez, Senior at Jefferson High School, Member of RootDown LA for 2.5 months In my training so far with Root Down LA it has been a great experience just to be able to be around my friends to learn about healthy food. I have been exposed to valuable information I wasn't familiar with. Back when, if Katy told me to try a fresh tomato by itself I would be like yuck! However, now I could eat it and I know what to expect. So far I know that I want to help my community to eat healthier because I see the problem in our society and it is because there are not so many whole foods available.
We as teenagers find it easier to go to the store and buy a bag of hot Cheetos, but what is not shown in reality is how much we affect our organisms with this food. What make's it worse our adults as role model let it happen. Can it be that we are not well informed? Or that our society has become that lazy? No we cannot drain our health away. It is said that our generation is not expected to live long because of how we manage our food eating system...
However, I am one of those persons willing to learn from teachers such as Megan, Roxana and Katy about how to eat healthier. I am also willing to teach others. It make's me proud to be part of something so wonderful like Root Down LA because I am putting my little pieces of grain to improve the eating system.
Until today I am still surprise that there are still people in this world that care about me and I feel that this is what really should matter in our community. Being able to participate in events where we could show up with fresh fruits and vegetables to feed people who work so hard everyday should be the least we could do. I personally like being part of Root Down LA and making healthy food tasting events for them is the best, especially when we introduce other people to healthy foods they have not tried. At first they are like, "Ew, what is this? "I am not eating that" and that 's when we really start pushing, "Oh just try it!" One minute later I see them coming back for more. It's not that they don't like it, it's that they are afraid to try something healthy because they think it must taste terrible. They automatically think "Oh it's healthy it must be nasty." But no if we simply try it, who knows maybe we can end up liking it. And that is were we as a community should try to help out – to get people to try and like new healthy foods - and that is what I am trying to do.


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text: Sep 22 Sep 22 Why do we have weather vanes in Tucson? Bobbie Jo Buel As best I can tell, they are mostly for show in this digital era. I don't recall where I spotted this horse. Can someone advise me? This vane in the Armory Park neighborhood downtown is part of a building with a lot of train motifs. It is also close to the Southern Pacific railroad tracks. This rooster doesn't have any particular connection to Tucson, but roosters are a popular weather vane the world around. Perhaps it has something to do with rising early to meet the morning sun? This guy is on top of a downtown Tucson park behind the main fire station. Geez, is that a pigeon in the Catalina Vista neighborhood? I hate pigeons. A bronco and its rider soar above a house in the Broadway Village-Broadmoor neighborhood. Why is there a pirate ship in the Sam Hughes neighborhood? Extraño, yes? This fish swims downtown at the southwest corner of 18th Street and Convent Avenue. A sand trout, no doubt.


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What an honor it was to participate in the 2011 Texas Book Festival as a featured author!
Thank you to Clay Smith and the rest of the festival staff, volunteers (many of whom were librarians), donors, hosts, exhibitors, booksellers, fellow book creators, and everyone else who joined in the fun!
A personal highlight was the chance to reconnect with Vermont College of Fine Arts graduates (and former advisees) Michelle Knudsen and Kate Hosford.
The festivities opened with the children's-YA book creator party on Friday night at the home of David and Amy Roberts. Here's YA authors Libba Bray and Jill S. Alexander chatting on the lawn.
Austinites Margo Rabb and Liz Garton Scanlon.
VCFA alum Clete Barrett Smith with Barry Lyga and Libba.
The festival itself is held at the State Capitol Building, its bordering streets, and other nearby locations.
Exhibitor tents line the streets.
Texas author (and yet another VCFA alum) Kelly Bennett at the Bright Sky Press booth.
Barry and I meet with Kirkus Reviews editor Vicky Smith in the author tent. Our topic was graphic novels, and Vicky did a great job as moderator. Special thanks to everyone who turned out for our session! Note: my festival book was Tantalize: Kieren's Story, illustrated by Ming Doyle (Candlewick, 2011).
Festival director AKA Superman Clay Smith.
Author-illustrator Don Tate and Austin SCBWI ARA Carmen Oliver.
Authors Jennifer Ziegler and Jessica Lee Anderson.
Authors P.J. Hoover and David Davis chat at the Saturday evening cocktail party.
I'd love to share photos of the YA author event at the Texas State Cemetery, which was a remarkable setting and great fun. However, the lighting (or rather lack thereof) wasn't cooperative. Feel free to imagine authors in a graveyard. I was seated between Kathy Reichs and Jessica.
The next day, I stopped by the Texas Library Association booth.
Panels that I attended included this one on children's-YA nonfiction, featuring Elaine Scott, Jeanette Larson and Chris Barton.
Author Kenneth Oppel at the Driskill Hotel.
Goodnight, Austin! See y'all again next year!
Cynsational Notes
See also Texas Book Festival Recap by Greg Leitich Smith from GregLSBlog.
Things I Learned at the Texas Book Festival by Shelli Cornelison from Shelli's Soliloquy.
The Biggest Book Nerd Ever from Nikki Loftin.
reflective conversations, publishing information, writer insights & inspiration, bookseller-librarian-teacher appreciation, children's-YA literature news & author outreach
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Event Report: 2011 Texas Book Festival
5 comments:
- Jeanette Larson said...
Great photos! Thanks for getting one from our non-fiction panel. Can I borrow it?
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:09:00 AM
- Cynthia Leitich Smith said...
My pleasure, and of course! Just photo credit me with a link back.
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:15:00 AM
- Elizabeth O. Dulemba said...
You guys seem to have the best festivals down there! :) e
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:35:00 AM
- Sharon Creech said...
Love the pics - thanks for posting.
- Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:13:00 AM
- Cynthia Leitich Smith said...
We do, Elizabeth! You should come visit!
Thank you, Sharon! Lovely to see you here.
- Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:05:00 AM
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xhibited together for the first time, Spotify presents Blur 21: The Exhibition, is an extraordinary collection of over 70 images of Blur from legendary music photographers, designers and artists including Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummins, Paul Postle, Tom Sheehan, Banksy and Julian Opie, celebrating the band's 21 year career.
21 years after the release of their debut album Leisure (1991), Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree will return to the heart of London in an exhibition of rare photographs, artwork and never-before-seen images of this great British band.
The retrospective celebrates Blur's era defining music, documenting their career as one of the most successful and influential bands of the past two decades, through the lens of legendary and iconic music photographers Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummins, Tom Sheehan and Paul Postle, among others. Previously unseen artwork will also be on display.
Echoing a gritty '90s vibe, Spotify presents Blur 21: The Exhibition is located in East London contemporary art space Londonewcastle. Curated by leading expert on music photography Dave Brolan, all the key moments of the band's career are illustrated – on the road, live on stage, in the studio, as well as formal portrait sessions.
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Why walk when you can run?
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Why glide when you can soar?
Words of wisdom from 12-year-old Jesse Brittain, a young man who received a standing ovation after sharing his poem at the Philadelphia Union Foundation's second annual "Cocktails and Cleats" gala.
Jesse is one of more than 2,000 children who have benefitted from the foundation's work in recent years.
He's a member of Chester City United, the soccer program created in 2009 as a collaborative effort among local organizations.
The foundation's goal is to serve local youth with opportunity, and "Cocktails and Cleats" is an event that raises funds for those programs while doubling as a celebration of past achievement in the community.
"All of the feedback has been just wonderful," said Rick Jacobs, the executive director of the Philadelphia Union Foundation. "We were so excited with the turnout, almost 500 people. The venue and the excitement I think has just been exponentially greater than it was last year, and last year was a super event."
The reception hall at Vie was a veritable "who's who" of local soccer personalities, featuring all members of the Union first team, plus the technical staff, sponsors and donors.
Union CEO and operating partner Nick Sakiewicz adressed the crowd on hand and in the aftermath of the event provided the following remarks:
"All anyone has to do is listen to the children of Chester at last night's event to understand the profound positive impact the Philadelphia Union Foundation is making in Chester and the Greater Philadelphia region," said Union CEO and operating partner Nick Sakiewicz. "I would like to personally thank our partners and all those involved that made sure that this night was and continues to be the hallmark of our many footprints in the community at large as we continue to grow the sport of soccer and improve the lives of the next generation of children in the city of Chester."
The cocktail hour featured a silent auction, with items ranging from Philadelphia Eagles and Flyers gear to a signed Schalke 04 jersey.
View: Check out Philly.com's photo gallery of the Cocktails and Cleats event
Comcast SportsNet anchor Amy Fadool hosted the evening program, which incorporated a live auction, various presentations, and a "chalk talk" question and answer session with manager John Hackworth, Maurice Edu, and Sebastien Le Toux. The Foundation still awaits the final figures to see just how successful the night was in terms of raising funds, but what the event did to raise awareness was priceless.
"We worked really hard to take what we learned from last year's event, which was a good event, but we wanted it to be a great event," said foundation chairman Michael Curry. "I think tonight we nailed it. One, I believe the program was really appropriate. You heard a lot of the themes, such as "celebrate," and what we're here for is the kids. Everything went back to the kids and the programs that support them in their communities. I think that was successful. But most importantly, and Nick Sakiewicz got right to the point early, is that we're here to raise money to support those programs. We had a really good night."
In addition to the fundraising effort, two local figures were honored for their contributions to the Philadelphia soccer community.
Bob Kozlowski was presented with the 2014 "Building Blocks Award."
Kozlowski has served the soccer community in various capacities for more than 30 years. He coordinated youth soccer leagues for the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. He's a former College Referee of the Year, with decades of experience at the collegiate, high school, and youth level.
Additionally, Kozlowski was on one of the original committees that attempted to bring Major League Soccer to Philadelphia. He also started the "Coats for Chester Campaign, " an annual collection that provides for local families in need.
"I've been around a long time and I actually wanted to thank the Union for bringing this team here," Kozlowski said. "I was on a couple of committees to bring a team to Philly and it never happened. It's just something that the people can take hold of. It's great because it raises the level of play with the kids. Anticipation, effort, everything - it gives them something to shoot for. You have a place to go to see top quality soccer and you have all of the extra activities that the Union does for the community."
Legendary American defender Walter Bahr received the "Lifetime Achievement Award."
A longtime captain of the United States Men's National Team, Bahr assisted on the goal that sank England in the 1950 World Cup.
That 1-0 result is still considered one of the biggest upsets in sporting history.
He moved on to coaching and compiled an astounding 448-137-70 record during coaching stints with Penn State, Temple, and Frankford High School.
"This was a terrific night," Bahr said. "When I played, the top salary was something like 25 dollars a game. And I was only making 50 dollars a month teaching school. That was a nice supplement to my pay. They've always said, in another five years soccer is going to be on top, but it's never happened. Now I think it's on its way. With the television money backing (the sport), with the exposure that they're getting, games from Europe on television, games from South America, they're watching better examples play the game. Eventually, they'll become much better."
In a way, Bahr and Kozlowski provide an example for the young children that benefit from the foundation's work.
A brief glance at their resumes shows what can be achieved by providing for youth programs and continuing to build the modern day soccer community in Philadelphia.
"If you think of any organization, any person, anybody who has done something over time, history is a key component, isn't it?" Curry said. "It's understanding that history and how to build on it. When you bring in people like Bob or Walter, who are just so distinguished in their contributions to the soccer community, legends like Walter have done so many things that we dream of doing. Those types of people inspire us. Bringing them here was to do two things: provide that inspiration, and set an example and show people that here are two people who are trying to accomplish what we all want to accomplish. Most importantly, and I think Walter did it really, really well, was say, 'hey, there are a lot of similarities between my youth and the support I had as a young soccer player, and what you're doing here for the kids in Chester'. I think that was a powerful message for everyone."


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English-speaking universities continue to dominate the world, according to a new ranking from the Times Higher Education supplement released Thursday.
And for the first time in the ranking's 12-year history, a UK university hit the number one spot. It knocks the five-time champion, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), into second place.
The rankings are based on teaching, research, and citations of every university, with each category weighted at 30% of the overall mark.
Industry income and international outlook were also taken into account but were given a much smaller weighting in the eventual score.
Here are the top 21:
Teaching: 79.4.
Research: 86.1.
Citations: 95.8.
Overall: 83.6.
One of the biggest research centres in the US, Michigan was attended by President Ford and Google cofounder Larry Page. Mysteriously, a large cube-shaped object sits on campus, balanced on one corner so students can spin it around despite its weight.
Teaching: 75.8.
Research: 85.0.
Citations: 97.0.
Overall: 83.7.
The university was only opened in 1855 and had only 10 students and two teachers. It was not until 1869 that women were allowed to learn at the institution.
Now it is one of the most prestigious universities in the world and has Nobel Prize-winning alumni— novelist Saul Bellow and economist George Stigler. Even author George R. R. Martin, whose novels inspired the "Game of Thrones" television series, attended.
Teaching: 79.7.
Research: 86.5.
Citations: 97.2.
Overall: 84.6.
A private Ivy League university with a mission to "discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge," Cornell boasts a glorious campus in upstate New York that allows students to hike around the Finger Lakes. It also has daily bell performances, a tradition dating back to 1868.
Teaching: 80.7.
Research: 80.
Citations: 98.8.
Overall: 84.7.
One of the wealthiest universities in the US, Duke is known for its sporting prowess as much as its academics, and its basketball squad is one of the best college teams in the US. President Richard Nixon graduated from here, as did future heads of Apple, JPMorgan, and PepsiCo.
Teaching: 77.4.
Research: 84.3.
Citations: 98.4.
Overall: 85.9.
The university's motto is "Knowledge for the world." The prestigious university counts 36 Nobel Laureates as faculty staff and students — both past and present— and is home to more than 3,000 international students.
Teaching: 86.9.
Research: 78.9.
Citations: 98.6.
Overall: 86.1.
Notable alumni of Manhattan-based Columbia include Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, as well as a founding father — Alexander Hamilton. It also enjoys a massive endowment value of $9.6 billion last year.
Teaching: 77.4.
Research: 90.0.
Citations: 94.0.
Overall: 86.5.
Founded in 1826, UCL became the first English university to admit women on equal terms as men in 1878. UCL has one of the biggest postgraduate schemes in the country, at 52% of the entire student body.
Teaching: 82.9.
Research: 89.0.
Citations: 98.4.
Overall: 86.6.
UCLA is known for its encouragement of community — undergraduates usually begin with a year-long "Cluster Course," a team-taught exploration of a demanding topic. It also has a great student-exchange program, with more than 2,400 students going abroad each year.
Teaching: 85.9.
Research: 88.9.
Citations: 98.6.
Overall: 87.1.
Established before the US even became a sovereign nation, UPenn claims to be the oldest multi-faculty university in the country. It also has the nation's oldest student union and first "double-decker" football stand. Noted alumni include President William Henry Harrison, as well as modernist writers Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams.
Teaching: 88.5.
Research: 87.8.
Citations: 97.8.
Overall: 88.2.
The third-oldest higher-education institution in the US, Yale takes its cue from Oxford and Cambridge by having residential colleges. Five American presidents have studied there: William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Make that six if Hillary Clinton wins this year's election.
Teaching: 88.1.
Research: 89.1.
Citations: 99.1.
Overall: 88.9.
A leading centre of science, the University of Chicago also has prestigious literary alumni, including Saul Bellow and Susan Sontag. It is also the university where film icon Indiana Jones studied.
Teaching: 82.4.
Research: 96.1.
Citations: 99.8.
Overall: 88.9.
Dropping five places from last year, Berkeley is still hugely prestigious, and its San Francisco setting makes it a real draw for students looking to study in a vibrant city. It also has a legacy for activism: Some of the best-known Vietnam War protests took place on its campus during the 1960s and 1970s.
Teaching: 81.5.
Research: 93.7.
Citations: 92.5.
Overall: 89.3.
Jumping four places from 2015, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is known for its groundbreaking research as well as teaching excellence in natural sciences and technology. Twenty-one Nobel laureates have studied or taught at the university, while about 80 patent applications a year come from there.
Teaching: 86.4.
Research: 86.6.
Citations: 97.3.
Overall: 90.0.
Imperial is known for its pursuit of science. Its Central London setting also makes it popular for foreign students — 51% of its student body are from overseas. The university's motto is "Scientia imperii decus et tutamen," which means "Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire."
Teaching: 89.5.
Research: 88.4.
Citations: 99.2.
Overall: 90.2.
Princeton is devoted to teaching, offering residential accommodation to undergraduates across all four years of study, which means 98% of them live on campus. The beautiful surroundings are attractive to tourists too: 800,00 people visit the campus each year, bringing in a revenue of $2 billion.
Teaching: 87.5.
Research: 98.3.
Citations: 99.7.
Overall: 92.7.
Harvard is one of the world's most prestigious institutions for all faculties. It's the oldest university in the US, and it also has one of the largest endowments of any on this list, raising $1.5 billion in 2013.
Teaching: 90.3.
Research: 92.3.
Citations: 99.9.
Overall: 93.4.
Eighty-five Nobel Laureates have studied at MIT, which was founded in 1861. The university likes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and its living alumni have apparently started more than 30,000 active companies.
Teaching: 90.6.
Research: 97.2.
Citations: 96.8.
Overall: 93.6.
Cambridge isn't quite as old as Oxford University, but with an 800-year history it is still one of the longest-running universities in the world. It has more than 100 libraries, with over 15 million books among them.
Teaching: 92.6.
Research: 95.9.
Citations: 99.9.
Overall: 93.8.
One of the largest campuses in the US, Stanford benefits from being right next to San Francisco's Silicon Valley. President Herbert Hoover was part of Stanford's first class, in 1895, while the first American woman to enter space, Sally Ride, graduated from there in 1973.
Teaching: 95.5.
Research: 95.7.
Citations: 99.8.
Overall: 94.3.
A UK university knocked five-time champion Caltech into second place this year, mainly because of its slight drop in its research score. Caltech is renowned for its science and engineering courses, but any degree here is sure to be a winner.
Teaching: 89.6.
Research: 99.1.
Citations: 99.2.
Overall: 95.0.
Oxford has become the best university in the world. For an institution that was reportedly founded in 1096, that's a remarkable run. It also boasts 30 world leaders among its alumni, including 26 British prime ministers.


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Ben Watt
Born in 1962, Ben Watt is a musician, songwriter, DJ and author. His first book, Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, voted a Sunday Times Book of the Year by William Boyd and shortlisted for the Esquire Non-fiction Book of the Year. He is perhaps most well-known for his twenty-year career in alt-pop duo Everything But The Girl (1982–2002). He is also an international club and radio DJ, and since 2003 has run his own independent record labels Buzzin' Fly and Strange Feeling. Having recently returned to songwriting and live performance, his first solo album for thirty years is expected in 2014. He lives in north London with his wife Tracey Thorn and their three children.


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I asked our teams in the IT Department at the American University of Sharjah to put together a short presentation to help me get to know the team members, to understand what their operational and project responsibilities and our technology vendors. In some cases, the teams worked on an integrated platform (suite) with the majority of the technology residing in one or two vendor architectures. In other teams, the approach was very much a "best of breed" technology selection with more than 4 of 5 vendors required to deliver a service.
One of the challenges we face is escalating costs from our vendor partners and in these economic times, the result is pressures to move away from older vendor solutions. This can result in some architectural problems when IT teams need to start to integrate multiple vendor technologies. I am not sure what is the right solution but I am convinced that making procurement decisions for specific technologies without an enterprise architecture is bound to cost more for ongoing operations. Rarely are the soft costs of ongoing operations accurately calculated. Most organizations treat their internal staff resources as free. This is a major oversight and creates a more optimistic but false view when looking at a total cost of ownership of an architectural decision. Keeping your key IT staff trained and current for multiple technologies costs more than having them focus on a smaller set of technologies. Another cost is that people will specialize in a few technologies but not all of the ones in your architecture. This causes a service support issue and opens your company up to risks of not being able to support a service if the employee departs or is on leave.
The question I have is: What are the criteria used by your organizations to help decide your architectural approaches: best of breed or suite based or some blended approach?


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They are always short-lived.
One always knows that winter has lost and warmth is spreading over the face of the land. The small shoots of green are rising from their sleep.
And so, the snow can be enjoyed because we know it will not stay.
For a time this afternoon I could barely see to the end of the back yard. But now it has stopped and the sun is warming each snow decorated branch and twig.
Soon there will be snowdrops all about, and crocuses, sweet violets, hyacinth, and our own daffodils.
Soon we will be able to walk the Daffodil Trail and see some of the more than 40,000 daffodils planted there in our Summit County park. I hope I remember my camera! This beautiful park began at the edge of the property of our first home on Fox Run Drive in Richfield, Ohio, and we could walk through the woods for nearly an hour and through the daffodil trails and also, in good time , look down on a river of Virginia Blue Bells blooming alongside Furnace Run Creek. It won't be long now.


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Buckeye Partners, L.P. announced this week it will acquire an 80% interest in Trafigura AG's South Texas Eagle Ford midstream assets for $860-million. The deal creates a new joint venture, whereby Trafigura will retain a 20% interest in its assets and jointly own the new company, Buckeye Texas Partners, that will own and operate the assets divested by Trafigura.
In the deal, Buckeye gains a deep-water, high volume marine terminal located on the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, a condensate splitter and LPG storage complex in Corpus Christi, and three crude oil and condensate gathering facilities in the Eagle Ford shale. All of the assets are supported by 7- to 10-year minimum volume throughput, storage and tolling agreements with Trafigura.
Buckeye Texas Partners will invest appoximately $240-million - $270-million on improvements to the system, increasing its liquid petroleum products storage capacity to 5.6-million barrels. A 50,000 barrel per day condensate splitter is currently under construction and is anticipated to be completed by mid-2015.
Read more at buckeye.com


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Ryan Gosling understands women. The 'Gangster Squad' actor, who is dating Eva Mendes, was home-schooled and raised by his mother and sister and thinks his childhood experiences have made him "appreciate" the way females think more and he has an "emotional connection" to them. Ryan shared, "If I have any particular appeal to women, maybe it's because I listen more than other guys do and I appreciate how they think and feel about things. I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister."
Ryan continued, "They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work." Ryan enjoys having "meaningful" conversations with the opposite sex and would never hide his own feelings away. He added to Britain's OK! magazine, "It's a question of your sensibility and having a sensitivity to emotional issues that women thing about a lot more than most men do. I've always enjoyed talking to women about those things because I find it very real and meaningful and it's interesting to be able to relate to women on that level, rather than cutting yourself off from that."
Are you going to watch Gangster Squad? Tell us in the comments section below!


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Everyone makes mistakes, but the trick is when you make them when no one s watching.
What is a free gift? Aren't all gifts free?
Beer is a proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Why don't males show their true feelings? As they don't have any..
Did you fart because you blew me away.
I heard that your cat say its name, yes its meow!
Treat each day as your last; One day you will be right.
I want you to shock me, Pl say something intelligent!
Confession is always good for the soul, but bad for your career!
Money may not buy happiness but it can buy wine for you.
Do you think I suffer from insanity? No, I enjoy every minute of it.
Time is great healer, but a terrible beautician.
My wife i were happy for twenty years. Then we met!
If i agree with you we'd both be wrong.
Early to bed, early to rise makes the people suspicious.
Hard work is future payoff but laziness pays off now!
Name of the jam can't be eaten on toast? Traffic Jam!
What kind of doctor fixes broken websites? A Urlologist..
Crime does not pay. Does it mean my job is a crime?
What is the best part of school? Summer Vacation!
Bad spellers of the world untie.
Whats wrong with summer vacation? Nothing..
To spend good life with man, you must understand him a lot but love him little..
If barbie is so popular why do you have to buy her friends?
Mechanic couldn't repair my breaks, so he made your horn louder..
I was in love at first sight, than i took a second look !!
There is one good thing about being poor ~ it inexpensive.
Just because I do not care does not mean I do.
No one is listening until you make a mistake.
Boys are like parking spaces, the good ones are take-in...
We have a quiet home life, I don't speak to my wife and she doesn't speak to me.
Born free...taxed to death.
My wife always talking about a trip to Europe,
I have no objections - I let her talk !!
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way.
So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Good girls are bad girls that never get caught.
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.
You are never too old to learn something stupid.
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
If winning is not everything, why do they keep score?
War does not determine who is right - only who is left
A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.
Tear: The kind of by which man's willpower is defeated by woman's water power.
A day without sunshine is like.... Night.
The men die before their wife.... because they want to.
Women have smaller feet than men so they can stand closer to kitchen sink.
It was love at first sight. Than i took a second look!
When i told the doctor about my loss of memory, he made me pay in advance.
They call our language mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
I went alone for honeymoon. My wife had already seen Niagara Falls.
A ghost says to another ghost that do you believe in people?"
My wife does not know what she wants.. Good you are luck, my wife does!
A bank is a place that will lend y.
I am in shape. Round's a shape, isn't it?
99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
I used to be indecisive, Now i am not sure.
If you think no body cares for you, bounce couple of your installments.
You are dark cute; when there is dark you look cute!
Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
Why can't beautiful girl dial 911? She unable to find 11.
If at first attempt you don't succeed, delegate it.
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence but second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from human face."
-Victor Hugo


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Studies have proven that music affects our mood. So choosing the right music track for your video is vital in evoking a specific feeling in your audience. But aside from the right feeling, your music track should fall in the right budget. Different types of music licenses come in at different price points. And with so many options, how do you choose "the one"?? Here are a few points to keep in mind when contemplating music options that will help you in the selection process. Now, doesn't that sound like music to your ears?
Make moves early.
It is in everyone's best interest to choose music early on in the project. If you can select the music before the edit is started, this helps set the tone and pace for the first cut. And if you can select music before the production begins, you have propelled the project even further in the right direction. The music may dictate not only how the video is cut, but how it is shot.
Speaking from experience, we once found ourselves in a situation where we were asked to change out the music in the LAST round of post-production. You can imagine our frustrations with having to go back and retool an edit we thought was about to be approved and finalized. This simply came down to a last minute change in opinion, and let's be honest, this happens all the time; but the moral of the story is to strive for approval of music from the beginning.
Create the mood.
Music has the power to elicit feelings. An epic, cinematic song creates excitement around a sleek, new product, and an emotive, inspirational soundtrack pulls at heartstrings in a nonprofit's fundraising video. And the goal, most likely, is that these feelings will lead to actions, such as buying that sleek, new product, or donating to that foundation's worthy cause.
Music adds to the overall experience of the video, so you want to be very intentional when choosing music. The tone of the video will likely lead you to lean towards a certain style of music. Consider your audience too. What type of music will that relate to? What type of music will compel them to take action?
How much?
Great question. And the answer: how much do you want to spend? Really. You can purchase a royalty-free music track license for under $20 through some sites. That being said, the cost will depend on the type of license you will need for your project, which can be determined by factors such as how the video will be distributed (web vs. broadcast), audience size, etc.
Let me take a step back for a second. The important thing to remember is that you are technically purchasing the license for a music track, not purchasing the music track itself. This means you don't own the rights to the song to use however you see fit; but you do have legal permission to use the song (likely limited to one end product) royalty-free and per that specific license's terms. To clarify, royalty-free means you just need to pay for rights to use the item once per end product. You don't need to pay additional or ongoing fees for each person who sees or uses it.
You can find a range of online royalty-free music libraries to search through. Typically, you can find a perfectly good track in the $20 - $50 range, but we have also needed to purchase licenses in the $200 - $300 range. It will come down to the specifics of your project, but the good news is that there are A LOT of options and tiers of libraries, so you are pretty much guaranteed to find something that works for your budget.
Here are some royalty-free music libraries, ranging in prices and licenses to help kickoff your search for the perfect soundtrack.
Happy hunting!


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We offer the finest selection of gourmet vegetable seeds. Whether you're looking for tried-and-true varieties, or want to explore new culinary delights, you'll be pleased with our selection of gardener favorites, and atypical vegetable seeds.
150-240 days. Two delicious varieties, great as cut flowers, too! Stat indoors very early for success in any climate!
Item #0193
150-180 days. You really can grow your own delicious artichokes in any climate. A beautiful ornamental too.
Item #0267
30-45 days. The flavor of arugula will add spice to any salad; or indulge in a salad of only arugula. Delicious!
Item #0079
30-45 days. The flavor of arugula will add spice to any salad; or indulge in a salad of only arugula. Delicious!
Item #3041
30-45 days. If you love the unique, peppery taste of arugula, imagine scrumptious salads throughout the growing season!
Item #7612
50 days. Perk up salads and sandwiches with the beautiful color and bold, spicy flavor of this spectacular arugula.
Item #0274
30-45 days. If you like arugula, you are going to love this one. Complex, spicy flavor excites your palate!
Item #0298
45-50 days. Walk on the wild side! If you like arugula, you are going to love this one! Great complex, spicy flavor .
Item #3029
30-35 Days. Mix of red and white stems and variegated leaves bring a balance of beauty and flavor to the table.
Item #7623
15-20 Days. This one's for arugula lovers! Packs a punch of intense arugula flavor. Full of vitamins and antioxidants!
Item #7622
20-25 Days. Vibrant greens with hints of burgundy, this mild-flavored mix makes the perfect bistro salad.
Item #7624
25-30 Days. A mix of mild and spicy flavors, rounded to serrated leaves, and red and green leaves.
Item #7320
25-30 Days. Tons of nutrition and flavor packed into petite leaves! More tender than full-sized leaves!
Item #7626
25-35 Days. Add this perfect mix of nutrient-packed, antioxidant powerhouses to your any-time-of-day smoothies.
Item #7323
20-25 Days. Oh snap! A varied combination of green and red leaves, and mild and spicy flavors is ready in just 3 weeks!
Item #7625
25-30 Days. Perfect spinach flavor! Try the baby leaves in smoothies and green drinks, too! Recipe inside packet.
Item #7321
23-35 Days. A beautiful blend of healthful veggie greens, high in glucosinolates, vitamins, and fiber; low in calories
Item #7324
85 days.You'll love the delectable nutty bean/pea flavor of this Mediterranean heirloom. Tasty raw or cooked.
Item #7305
50 days. A very sweet, creamy white beet with mild, delicate flavor that will win you over. Doesnt stain.
Item #0034
60 days. Add pizzazz and nutrition to your salad with the beautiful, deep red leaf tops and dark red, tender beets.
Item #0222
55 days. The candystripe beet. When cut, beautiful red & white interior rings are revealed. They look like peppermints!
Item #3150
60 days. The standard for beets since 1892. Tender, buttery-sweet, nutritious root vegetable.
Item #0243
48 days. Considered the best beet for greens, Early Wonder also has very tasty beets and produces a quick supply.
Item #3014
65-70 days. Golden-orange roots are firm, earthy, and sweet. Beet greens are also superb. Harvest when young.
Item #0302
65 days. Create gourmet salads and side dishes in a rainbow of jewel-tone colors. Sweet, nutritious, easy to grow.
Item #0174
65 days. Create gourmet salads and side dishes in a rainbow of jewel-tone colors. Sweet, nutritious, easy to grow.
Item #3132
60 Days. Sweet, nutritious, easy to grow. The rich taste of homegrown beets will win you over!
Item #7613
45 days. Not only an heirloom, but an ancient vegetable, great for salads and stir fry.
Item #0145
30-35 days. All the flavor & crispness of standard varieties in a small package. Beautiful single serving presentation.
Item #0247
55 days. Two vegetables in one- tasty spinach-like leaves and crunchy, sweet stems.
Item #0139
48 days. Introduced in 1890, this delizioso, reliable Italian heirloom produces an abundance of florets.
Item #3056
45 days. Known as Italian broccoli, Raab has delicate, tender shoots with a spicy, wonderful flavor and edible leaves.
Item #3040
75 days. The ancient Romans loved broccoli for its flavor. Today we know it's packed with nutrition too.
Item #0221
85-110 days. Grown since the 1890s, still the most popular variety planted. Each tasty gem is like a tiny cabbage.
Item #0208
50-55 days. Quick and easy to grow with a mild, sweet flavor compared to Western head cabbage.
Item #0276
65-80 days. Old-fashioned favorite. Compact heads are sweet for fabulous coleslaw, salad or sauerkraut.
Item #0009
110-115 days. Delicious leaves add brilliant jeweled color to salads and cooked dishes. Best red cabbage for storage.
Item #0209
75 days from transplanting. This gorgeous, old French variety has amazingly textured, flavorful leaves.
Item #0275
75 days. Popular in the Orient, this high moisture, deep orange carrot is one the sweetest carrots you will ever eat!
Item #0119
70-75 days. Growing carrots is a blast with this nutritious, high lycopene variety with intense color and sweetness.
Item #0278
57 days. A gourmet mini-carrot, fun for kids of all ages! Harvested early it has a deep orange color and tender core.
Item #0126
57 days. A true mini-carrot, fun for kids of all ages! Even harvested small, it has a deep orange color and tender core.
Item #3105
65-75 days. What fun to grow colorful carrots! Kids and adults alike will enjoy these nutritional, flavorful roots.
Item #0255
65-75 days. Dare to be different! A colorful surprise in the garden and on the table, this fun mix is high in nutrition
Item #3115
70 days. Out of this world! Dazzling purple conceals the beautiful orange, crunchy interior loaded with sweet flavor.
Item #0206
65 days. In addition to classic flavor, Danvers is excellent in heavy soils. Resistant to cracks and splits.
Item #0219
65 days. In addition to classic flavor, Danvers is excellent in heavy soils and is resistant to cracks and splits.
Item #3016
65 days. Delight in Danvers 126 crunch and classic sweet flavor pulled straight from the garden!
Item #7614
65-70 days. An excellent Chantenay type that is crisp and sweet with rich, reddish-orange color. A French heirloom.
Item #0277
65 days. This old standard has a reputation for sweet flavor and crisp texture. Deep orange 6"-7" long roots.
Item #3017
65 days. 19th century Parisian favorite. Sweet and petite! Fun snack size. Great for containers.
Item #0011
75-120 days. This trio of colors is a lively update for an old standard. Bon apetit!
Item #0189
95-100 days. This variety has been one of the best for over 100 years! Reliably produces creamy 6 inch to 7 inch heads.
Item #0279
100-120 days. Crunchy, home grown celery is bursting with juiciness. A kitchen staple!
Item #0076
100-200 days.Home-grown celery is crisp, juicy, and flavorful fresh from the garden. Leafy tops are delicious in soups.
Item #3146
50-80 days. This scrumptious, tender green is a tradition in Southern meals and becoming a favorite around the country.
Item #0016
90-100 days. A hardworking cover crop for your vegetable garden that fixes nitrogen for improved soil fertility.
Item #7280
65 days. Elegant frilly leaves with a mild flavor add color, texture and taste that turns any salad into a gourmet dish.
Item #3120
60-70 days. Similar to broccoli, but with sweeter, more succulent flavor. Nutritious and delicious!
Item #0124
55 days. A gorgeous leaf vegetable, so nutritious and easy to grow. Delicious in soups, steamed or stir-fried.
Item #0130
55 days. A gorgeous leaf vegetable, so nutritious and easy to grow. Delicious in soups, steamed or stir-fried.
Item #3136
62 days. This handsome, nutritious kale adds heartiness to soups, stews and grain dishes.
Item #0151
62 days. This handsome, vigorous, nutritious kale adds heartiness to soups, stews and grain dishes.
Item #3100
25 days. Once you are hooked on delicious, nutritious kale, you can never get enough of it!
Item #7317
50 days. This striking variety makes beautiful, tender, and delicious baby greens. Spruce up your salads and pastas!
Item #3013
50 days. Edible and ornamental, Redbor has mild flavor, and vibrant colored foliage that changes from green to purple.
Item #0225
55 days. Curiously shaped, this mild, sweet member of the cabbage family with crisp texture is splendid in salad.
Item #0177
120 days. The sweet, subtle onion flavor gives gourmet flair to ordinary dishes.
Item #0205
100 days. The sweet, subtle onion flavor of this early variety gives gourmet flair to ordinary dishes.
Item #3057
65 days. Premium quality, tender European bibb lettuce with delicate flavor. Easy to grow, even in pots. AAS Winner.
Item #3052
55 days. Beautiful color and delicate, buttery flavor. Heat and cold tolerance means an extended growing season.
Item #3058
50 days. This miniature butterhead is always sweet. The buttery, compact heads are a perfect size.
Item #0026
70-90 days. Add crunch to your salads and sandwiches with this classic iceberg picked fresh from your garden.
Item #0024
40 days. A favorite of generations of gardeners because of its heat tolerance and fast growth. Crisp and delicious.
Item #3025
53 days. Frilly with blushing rosy red tips, fall for lovely Lolla Rossa's delicate flavor, and texture.
Item #3165
55 days. Fire up your salads! Frilly and rippled, this beautiful red-tipped lettuce is heat tolerant, too.
Item #3177
45 days. An attractive duo, red and green leaves with exceptional quality. Ideal for baby greens.
Item #3121
45 days. This fancy buttery lettuce with ruffled burgundy tinged leaves is a salad lover's dream. 1985 AAS winner.
Item #3103
45 days. This fancy buttery lettuce with ruffled burgundy tinged leaves is a salad lover's dream. 1985 AAS Winner.
Item #0025
50 days. Both red and green types - one of the most heat tolerant leaf lettuces available.
Item #7310
50 days. A favorite for so many years! If you are looking for just one lettuce to plant, this is it!
Item #3023
50 days. A favorite for so many years! If you are looking for just one type of lettuce to plant, this is it!
Item #7615
21-45 days. Fresh or cooked, this delicious mix of Asian greens brings a new palette of exciting flavors to the table
Item #0200
10-21 days. Our own custom salad mixture. Superb flavors, colors, and textures to excite your taste buds.
Item #0127
20-45 days. Chosen by Chef John Platt, this mix exhibits flavors, colors and textures as varied as his acclaimed cuisine
Item #3024
21-45 days. Grow your own baby greens with this tantalizing, mild blend of six varieties.
Item #0077
21-58 days. Enjoy gourmet greens without paying a gourmet price! Our custom mix has beautiful flavors and colors.
Item #3125
21-28 days. Just like the mescluns found in gourmet stores but at a fraction of the cost and so easy to grow.
Item #7605
21-58 days. This lively mix combines a variety of colors, textures and flavors, from spicy to sweet.
Item #7304
21-68 days. Fall in love with this delicious, custom blend of 7 exceptional lettuces - a bouquet of color and textures.
Item #3126
68 days. This mini romaine combines the wonderful flavor of butterhead with the crisp texture of romaine.
Item #3102
68 days.The only choice for a Caesar salad because of its large, crisp, sweet leaves.Easy to grow and always delicious!
Item #7611
68 days. Named for Parris Island off South Carolina, this old favorite romaine is crisp, sweet, and delicious.
Item #0220
68 days. Named for Parris Island off South Carolina, this old favorite romaine is crisp, sweet and delicious.
Item #3026
60-68 days. A favorite known for pretty red color, crisp leaves, good flavor, and tolerance to warm and cold.
Item #3122
60 days. Mildest flavor and softest texture of any salad green, with leaves so tender they "melt" in your mouth.
Item #0306
5-10 days. The latest, greatest, and tastiest and very healthful trend in gourmet cuisine that you can grow at home.
Item #0173
10-20 days. Exceptionally tender, shoots impart the sweet taste of fresh peas into many fresh & cooked dishes.
Item #7627
5-10 days. Spicy flavor and crisp texture to excite your palate. So easy to grow at home!
Item #0172
45-60 days. Not just for the South! Large leaves have a delightful, mildly spicy flavor packed with nutrition.
Item #0265