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I think there is some problem in dmoz. I have seen a number of sites belongs to the same company listed in number of cat in Dmoz. And Also dmoz editors are just submitting their own sites in categories and new submission of the same cat or same industry use to avoid. Even personally i had submitted sites to dmoz those are really having good content & PR and all and did not receive any response since 3 years or so.
I believe existing editors are not following the rules and submiting their own sites and rejecting the others.
Any idea on this.
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Hutch, thanks for that quote from the DMOZ playbook.
Is that the official response for a submission that conflicts with the financial interests of the category editor?
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Apologies to those DMOZ editors who are standing tall and working hard. I know there must be at least three or four of them.
What is it about DMOZ threads that make usually sane people spout smoke and breathe fire?
Seriously. What are these threads really about? Is it lack of parental love or toliet training issues or what?
It doesn't matter whether a site has been rejected for sure, or it hasn't yet been reviewed and nobody knows when it will be. If it isn't listed NOW, then Plan A isn't working NOW. Well, if it doesn't matter whether your plans work now or in three years, that's fine with me -- I'm not involved one way or the other.
But if you care about what happens now and in the next three years, Plan B is strongly indicated. You don't need to wait for permission from an ODP editor to start working on it. (Is THAT what you call "ODP editors having power over you"? Someone gave you the impression you couldn't promote your site without my permission?)
You'd feel really stupid (well, you ought to, at least) if you waited two or three years in a strongly competitive area (and where are you more likely to wait?) to find out for sure you needed to be working on plan B. Don't wait for permission from me, or any other person totally uninvolved with your business, and knowing no reason whatsoever to care whether it succeeds or fails.
Just start Plan B NOW. Stop begging ODP editors to give you permission or motivation. You don't need permission; and for your motivational needs, find a personal coach. The ODP doesn't cure cancer or motivate salesmen: it will just send you to someone who does.
And suppose the ODP listed your site tomorrow? You'd still be sitting in the cellar under all the other webmasters who also had an ODP listing and STILL pursued Plan B.
Cut this out, and tape it to the top of your monitor:
[Plan B no longer requires ODP editor permission.]
[edited by: hutcheson at 5:32 am (utc) on July 3, 2005]
In any case, that quote didn't come from me or from any other ODP editor. That was a SERP perp's (texasville) approach to the ODP -- "if [the ODP] doesn't serve MY purpose, [Google] shouldn't be allowed to use it for THEIR purposes." To me, that seems beyond arrogant and into megalomaniacal greed. But you can find lots of SERP perps saying the same thing this season -- it's the hive mind of the SEO community, I guess.
Internally, the editors are always discussing the best way to apply the ODP principles in future editing work, and what past work most badly needs to be brought up to current standards. But in those discussions, the total number of links is never an issue, because that's not a useful measure of anything we're interested in. For a doorway spammer, one link is too many. For a major internet archive, a thousand is too few. So it's idiotic and inane to throw link count numbers around as if they mattered -- those sites aren't you or your competition anyway, nor or they in any way comparable.
That is not a choice I have. The ODP was, from the beginning, licensed all over the internet. The only choice I have is, whether to contribute MY effort to it in those circumstances.
But in fact, for me that was an attraction and a challenge -- to give away useful information freely; for anyone to use as they see fit; without trying to control how they use it. That's an extremely important part of the whole concept: to inform, not to command; to contribute, not to control.
Changing that would disband the ODP community -- well, sabotage might be your intent, so that might not dissuade you. But the point is, editors know it. So even if that is your intent, you need to come up with some more subtle approach.
Texasville, you really need to get over your obsession about wanting DMOZ to be what you want it to be....
Counting backlinks will not lead to comprehension, because it is not something that anyone ever asks.
In your vision of the ODP, there is a cabal of editors hunched over a dimly-lit table. "This website -- cool, but garish. fifty links?" "No, it's not that bad, give it two hundred." "Compromise, one hundred and thirty two?"
It's not that way at all.
It's more like, "how good does a deeplink have to be, TODAY, to be listed in a Arts/Widget category? (The rules are, of course, different for recipe sites and for SERP perps, for obvious reasons.) And on the other side "how bad does a site have to be, to have all its deeplinks systematically rechecked? how bad just to have its links rechecked as people are in the neighborhood?"
Just throwing around random numbers -- means nothing.
Site organization matters. (A better-organized site is more likely to get more deeplinks. A lot of stupid SERP perps deliberately break site navigation to try to get more deeplinks -- another example of the ODP myths that abound in rotten ground.)
Site depth matters. A site with ten detailed articles on widely various subjects is more likely to be deeplinked than a site with a thousand one-paragraphers. The Catholic Encyclopedia occupies a unique "sweet spot" among reference works -- it has more ODP links than any other now: and based on my general library knowledge, I know of no other comparably-sized reference book that ought to get that many listings (assuming it had been published online. (I'm not a Catholic, and do not admire the tone or perspective of that work.)
Date matters. Some sites were deeplinked four to six years ago that wouldn't be today -- those links will eventually go away, probably. But would pruning those sites be a better use of volunteer time than reviewing new sites? (Don't answer that. You don't get a vote. I don't get a vote, either, except on which _I_ do first. But every editor faces prioritization decisions like that, and the strength of the ODP approach is that -- we do NOT all decide the same way.)
You believe that? Really? The truth is that most editors haven't even heard of WebmasterWorld, so your discussion here has no effect on your site review at all. How could it?
>> I'm not at all trying to get you to be accountable to the webmaster. <<
So why do you want us to drop what we volunteered to do -- review sites -- and start spending time writing to webmasters to tell them why we will not list their unlistable sites? That sounds like you want every editor to "account" to the webmaster for every move that they make.
Like I said above, we already tried communicating with submitters, and it was pointless. After two years, and 25 000 threads, the experiment was cancelled. Mostly, the-forum-that-cannot-be-named simply attracted the most vocal of the SERP PERPs who just wanted to argue about their sites, or find out which bits of their spam had been detected and how. You know what? We didn't want to tell them.
I checked the editor notes for hundreds of requested sites, and looked at many of those sites too. Many were in areas that I have no editing permissions, so I, personally, could never add nor deny the site anyway. What did I find? Many were still "awaiting review", but of those that had already been denied, in all but one case I found the site was unlistable according to ODP guidelines (that is where I get my "99%" figure from), and the one or two editor errors that I found in all that were easily corrected (new editor had misunderstood the guidelines).
>> But I think public review would be a good thing. <<
The (now discontinued) site submission status forum over at some place was about the most public that the review process ever got. Browse the 25 000 threads. They are all archived. We will not be doing that again.
>> the fact they ignore abuse reports and don't do anything about them. <<
There is a whole "Report Problems" topic area on the-forum-that-cannot-be-named and hundreds of threads where people have flagged problem listings and editors have sorted the problem. All in public. So, you are wrong.
>> but linking to every article they ever published? <<
Yeah, that happened in the early days in order to get a category structure up. I remember the Internet of 1997. For some topics there were only a few websites available. I remember looking for a topic that today returns 100 million results, and back then Yahoo, Altavista, Northern Light, Hotbot, et al returned less than 30 results each. So, what did the early ODP get populated with to get it going - yes - deeplinks from those sites. When the category flourished, many of those early listings were then deleted, for some deeplinked sites. For other sites and ODP topic areas the deletion hasn't yet happened. For some areas, the sites are still very useful, and the most comprehensive resource, and will remain listed until someone deems that they are not. Then they will be removed. Sites like imdb would not be deeplinked if they were submitted as new sites today; but for now the listings remain. No-one said the ODP was finished. It constantly evolves.
>> you obviously are stomping it because I crticized the odp <<
You would be wrong if you thought that one editor can stop any site being listed. You would be wrong to think that all 10 000 editors could work out who you are and what your site is from your posts here. Umm, less than 50 editors have probably even seen your post here.
>> now you are dragging the Catholic encyclopedia into it... THAT IS NOT what it is about at all! <<
You brought up the subject of deeplinks. That site has the highest number of deeplinks in the ODP.
Some sites should have more listings. Some should have less. The numbers you are throwing around provide no guidance whatsoever as to which is which. So there cannot possibly be anything in the numbers that calls for any kind of response.
- OK then have it your way:
- Every site listed in the ODP is total garbage, that is what is said time and time again on all the forums. It must be true.
- All of the editors are charging for listings and making a fortune. Their advertisements of how much they charge are easy to find. They are everywhere.
- All of the lower editors have all their editing work deleted by higher-up meta editors who have managed to get more money from the sites they take bribes from. Yet, somehow they still stay in as editors, even though nothing they do ever sees the light of day.
- Any well known site has been deleted from the ODP unless they paid someone a lot of money.
That must be the truth. Someone who knows nothing said so. We are all corrupt. We only list rubbish.
Why, exactly, do you want your site added then?
Why don't the editors here just answer the questions texasville asks? It can't be that difficult?
And I never did get an answer to this one either,
One more thing, I stumbled on a DMOZ post today which said there were editors profiting from status checks, I found this hard to fathom and assume it was some kind of joke? I hope you can re-assure me on this.
The site starts of by saying
"For many site owners and businesses getting listed in the ODP is considered a very important part of marketing and visibility. There is a strong opinion that having a site listed in ODP increases the ranking in Google and other search engines. We do not express an opinion on that,
Yes but happy to make money from those that do.
Isn't it a bit er, unethical for editors to be making money off the back of the ODP?
I know that they do state that this site is not affiliated with the ODP but if the person who runs it IS an ODP editor that kind of does makes him/her affiliated with the ODP right?
And if they are happy to take money for providing these checks, doesn't that call into question what else they'd be willing to take money for?
From the site : This latter point can be critical, a site gets listed in ODP, but then the listing gets removed or changed, and this can adversely affect the traffic coming to the site
For SEO's maintaining multiple sites for multiple clients, we can produce custom reports for you to show your clients.
I know that this is something 'anyone can do' with the RDF dumps but...at the end of the day isn't this/these editor(s) catering for the needs of 'Serp Perps'?
Which is against everything so far read in this thread? Editors providing a service for SEO purposes?
Anyway I'm off again, just popped popped in for some help in another area.


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With a lineage stretching back to 1829, Government House and its grounds are among Perth's most important and iconic historic monuments. This social history of Government House uncovers life stories of the scores of people who have lived and worked in this grand Victorian mansion and who played a crucial role in the creation and maintenance of Western Australia's social order in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Intriguing stories, such as the 'murder in the ballroom' and a young royal's impressions of the sandy colonial town, are woven into this thoroughly researched account.
The book's handsome design showcases images from the earliest days of the Swan River settlement, royal visits, and the evolving appearance of Government House over two centuries. It also describes the design, construction and furnishing of the residence, and the cultivation and landscaping of the surrounding domain.
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I grew with the original Thundercats when I was small. Coming home from school and sitting in front of the telly in the evening while my mum was screaming at the top of her voice to go finish my homework, but I don't even flinch a muscle till I finished watching the episode. Now when I come to think of it, the cartoon was pretty kinky; what with Lion-O, Jaga, Pantharo and Tygra all wearing skin tight stuff that looks like it was made of latex. Still, me being young and all, I never even missed one episode of Lion-O kicking Mumm-Ra's ass!!
Recently I came across the news that cartoon is gonna be reincarnated by Cartoon Network. I was really excited at first, but then I ended up seeing the promotional videos, trailers and the pictures and all I could say was NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! They destroyed it by making it into an anime style animation. The animation integrity was also really poor. The whole thing looked like an epic fail.
People who grew up with the original Thundercats are going to be disappointed in the lack of the essence of Thundercats, from what I can see of the promotional videos, it looks like the story takes place when the Thundercats were younger, hence will Snarf be there?? And I really don't think Thundercats is a animation that should be done in the anime style. Really disappointed. Cheetara looks like a skank who was pulled out of a whore house with liver spots on her head!!
Kids who are going to be introduced to Thundercats now, will be just equating the cartoon to all the other anime that is out there and hence, this new version of Thundercats might to garner the momentum the original series did.
All I can say that, this was a bad revival of a cartoon which was an epitome of my childhood era and for many more out there. The new series looks like its going to place itself into the generic era of anime cartoons that is currently running around in the animation business and just another money making scheme by the co-operate backbone to get kids these days to buy plastic Swords of Omens and Panthro's special nunchakus. When I was small and Pokemon came out, I am pretty sure I wouldn't have needed to buy trading cards to make the cartoon experience more entertaining, or I don't think I would have needed to buy Beyblades to feel the story. No in my era of cartoons, the story had the power enough to capture the hearts and minds of kids instead of trying to make us buy material empathize with the story, the power of the story and animation was such that, without all these extra accessories kids these days buy, we still felt part of the story.
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1995 MFA Texas Tech University
1992 BFA The Ohio State University,
summa cum laude with distinction
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2013 OSU Faculty Club
2013 Sharon Weiss Gallery
2010 Sharon Weiss Gallery
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2014 Ohio State Fair
2014 Zanesville Museum of Art
2010 Ohio Art League MCE
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Timothy Keny
Sharon Weiss
Artist Statement
When I became involved in the Art360° project, most of the eggs finished to that date were paintings, in oil, acrylic or encaustic. I knew I wanted to make an egg that involved printmaking, because I felt that works on paper (printmaking in particular) needed to be represented. Once the ostrich egg was in my hands, I kind of fell in love with its surface, which is very different from the surface of a (more familiar) chicken egg. The weight and feel of the egg as an object reminded me of a porcelain vessel. There is a hole in one end of the egg, presumably made when its contents were removed, which makes it even more like an urn or vase. This presented a bit of a challenge, because I suddenly didn't want to cover the surface of the egg with too much of anything else. Also, it's a 3-dimensional surface, and my prints are inherently flat; I use huge presses which exert thousands of pounds of pressure, as if to emphasize the 2-dimensionality of my images. Clearly, the egg was not directly compatible with my printing press.
Around the same time, I began working on another project that involved an image of a blue transferware ceramic vessel, and made the connection to the egg's delicate and porcelain-like surface. I like transferware ceramics. During the 19th and 20th centuries, they were manufactured in my native England, and I have a small collection of items from both sides of my family. They remind me of the grandparents, aunts and uncles who once owned them, and also of my homeland. I made another connection to a printmaking technique, in which wheat paste and pressure are used to bond different papers together into a single surface. I began experimenting with very thin, tissue-like papers, wheat paste and chicken eggs, and discovered that small pieces of very thin paper could be attached to the curved surface of the egg without distortions or wrinkles. With its surface design of blue leaves, I decided the egg really needed a gilded lip, and this meant I could utilize the existing hole as part of the design.
Connections between the "Blue Transferware Egg" and my more usual work are as follows:
- The flatness of the printed leaves, which sometimes appear as an element in my monotypes and intaglio prints.
- My concern with material surface as it relates to printed information. Usually, this is about the relationship of ink to paper, which has a physical identity of its own. With the egg, the paper disappears, and the egg remains visible, in terms of the texture of the eggshell as well as the entire form, including the gilded edge at (what is now) the top; and
- The relationship between the leaves, as positive, and eggshell, as negative space. A fine art print is (in extremely simple terms), an arrangement of ink on another surface (usually, but not always, paper), which communicates something to, or elicits a response in, the viewer. I'm not interested in creating illusions of reality in my prints, but I am interested in the possibility or making reference to reality. I think that the egg also does this, as it recalls, rather than replicating or imitating, the familiar transferware china.


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Worlds On Edge
One day in the most unequal neighborhood in São Paulo.
Interview with Writer/Director Thiago B. Mendonça
Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
This film was made to explicity discuss the extreme conditions of inequality that people live in in Brazil, especially the way the State attacks the poorest. It is also an attempt to demonstrate the rise of fascismo amongst the daily lives of the dominant classes in São Paulo and in Brazil.
Imagine I'm a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
"Worlds on Edge" is a film about a torn up world. Brazil's celebrated image around the world is a country deeply rooted in extreme inequality and a place where the poor cannot exercise their citizenship completely. The São Paulo elite was one of the most influential social groups to push the Coup, happening now in Brazil. In this film you can actually see how this elite thinks, how it lives and how it acts toward the maintenance of the perverse Brazilian system.
How do personal and universal themes work in your film?
The film was inspired by the German classic Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis. The idea was to show a day in the most unequal neighborhood of São Paulo. How do people live their lives and images in that daily life but also how does micro fascism emerge, how does the logic of police violence works (São Paulo's police force is one of the most lethal in the world, achieving a number of deaths similar to those in countries at war) and why there's no dialogue between these two torn up worlds. I believe those to be universal themes: the denial of the other (the immigrant, the poor, the non white), the rise of fascism and police violence, these are all themes that must be discussed everywhere in the world.
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development and production?
We had a very simple script for this film from the beginning. During the filming process it grew more complex. It was really a total immersion in that world that we were trying to portray. After this long process a lot of our previous ideas took new meaning. We can actually say that at each step of the way we would think of new steps and rethink the writing process.
What type of feedback have you received so far?
One thing that really surprised me was the realization that this film, initially thought to speak of a very local matter, spoke also to different parts of the world, different people. We've had great discussions about it in both the U.S. and Chile - especially concerning gentrification, a common issue in capitalism.
Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?
Certainly, I've been both surprised and challenged by the realization that there are problems much closer and larger then we thought.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
We would like to give the film the chance to be watched. We'd like more people to be touched and to discuss its theme and its issues.
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film's message?
We are always interested in broader festival circulation. We've also a growing interest in distributors and sales agents.
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
I'd like the film to bring up discussions about violence and inequality in Brazil and questions about how day-to-day micro fascism is born.
What's a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
Inequality and violence
What are the key creatives developing or working on now?
We've been working on three new films also revolving around themes that discuss reality in contemporary Brazil, the newest one to come out is "Young and Miserable or a Man who shouts is not a bear dancing", our first feature film.
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Worlds on edge
One day in the most unequal neighborhood in São Paulo.
Length: 25 min
Director: Thiago B. Mendonça, Renata Jardim
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In the 20-year history of NIOT, the dangers of hate have never been greater than we've seen in the past two years. All across the country, we see the spread of hate and violence: gravestones overturned and spray painted at Jewish cemeteries, firebombed and defaced mosques, neo-Nazis marching and chanting in the streets of Charlottesville. Hate, bigotry and bias are out in the open, and erupting in cities across the U.S.
Here at NIOT, we are focused on what we can do to stop hate together in our local communities and schools. Step one is acknowledging the harm of bigotry and ignorance, and then making a commitment to do something to stop it.
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After the longest winter maybe ever, we are finally seeing some sunshine and green grass in the Midwest. With one more breezy weekend to go, we are all looking forward to eighty-degree sunshine come Tuesday! Off to go sleepover at my sister's while her husband's out of town. Stoked for girls' weekend.


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On behalf of the organising committee we warmly invite you to attend the 2019 Annual Scientific Meetings of the Endocrine Society of Australia, the Society for Reproductive Biology, and the Asia and Oceania Thyroid Association to be held at the International Convention Centre from 18-21 August 2019.
With the combined societies, we anticipate in excess of 900 delegates in attendance. The programme organising committee, represented by members from all three societies, have invited a range of international and national speakers who will present the latest and most exciting data from their respective fields.
One of the most beautiful cities in the world, from splendid Sydney Harbour, idyllic beaches and great national parks, to the marvellous creativity of the Sydney Opera House, dazzling entertainment and fascinating heritage, discover all the things to do and see. In the heart of the city are world-class restaurants, grand shopping arcades and other top tourist attractions. The city fans out from the sparkling harbour to iconic Bondi Beach in the east and golden Palm Beach in the north.
We look forward to welcoming you to New South Wales for what will be an engaging and informative combined meeting between the ESA. SRB and AOTA.
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Holiday Villas Rossa, Blue and Bianca, situated in the Prinias district of Corfu, promise to turn your holiday into an unforgettable villa experience. Situated right between two popular tourist destinations, Ipsos and Barbati, they are 16km from Corfu town and 18km from the international airport. The area of Prinias offers serenity and natural beauty, while harmonically combining the deep blue of the sea with the extraordinary red-white of the rocky surroundings.
The location, where the luxury holiday villas are situated, offers breathtaking views, with crystal-clear blue water lying straight ahead and nothing to block your sight for as far as the town of Corfu. Furthermore, there is virtually a private beach, since the bay is only accessible by sea.
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Continuing on with another of the Captain and the Kid's cartoons, in this one we find the entire Katzenjammer family on an outing in Petunia Natural Park. Lots of sight gags and double entendre stuff to laugh at. At one point, when Mama takes a picture of a bear, she ends up on the other end of the camera and then goes on to run afoul of the law when she picks a flower.
Meantime the Captain falls victim to an undercover ranger while feeding a bear. And the boys have their own experiences with the natural geysers when they use it for the car radiator; causing an unexpected reaction; and also give some to the Captain to drink!
This is one of the few color cartoons of the Captain and the Kids series. The artwork is excellent and the story is funny enough to hold the interest of even the most uninterested adult. And, to top it off the humor is timeless.


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Becoming a magazine journalist/
I get lots of emails asking for advice, from people hoping to pursue a career in journalism, so I thought it would be helpful to write a post with my thoughts. Unfortunately and fortunately, like most journalists, I'm really busy and struggle to keep on top of my emails, so sadly I don't have time to respond to everyone personally.
First off, a caveat to the advice I'm about to give: I'm lucky, because I graduated ten years ago and I think things were much easier then. Online journalism was still very much in its infancy, the recession was a long way off, and magazines were booming, especially in my sector: interiors. There were god knows (well, the ABC probably does) how many more interiors magazines on the shelves in 2002 than there are in 2012. But it was a lot more.
Also! I'm not claiming to be an expert. I have no experience in training journalists – this is really just based on my personal experience over the years.
So how did I get into it?
I studied Classics at uni, which was very interesting but not much help when it came to getting a job after. Thankfully, for fun while I was at uni, I was involved with the student newspaper, Leeds Student, and I had written and published a fair few arts reviews for them. So I did have some cuttings. If you want to be a journalist, get involved with your student paper! Obvious but fundamental.
I went to speak to my careers advisor in my final year, and said I wanted to write books for a living. He told me to become a journalist, saying it was more realistic (sadly I have yet to prove him wrong on this). But I didn't have any journalism contacts, or any idea how to get into the industry. He pointed me in the direction of postgraduate training.
I was really reluctant to take on any more studies, but realised it was that, or doing a year of unpaid work experience and hoping for a job to come up somewhere I'd been making tea and photocopying. This does happen, but it's a long and expensive route, with very slim chances. I would say only 5% of interns I've ever worked with managed to land a permanent job as a result of interning.
So, I found the shortest, most specialist postgrad course I could, which started a week after leaving university and ran throughout the summer. I applied, had a scary interview in London during my final Easter holiday, and got a place! Hurrah.
The course was a Postgraduate Diploma in Magazine Journalism, at PMA Training, a small but specialist journalism training college. It was fantastic fun – but best of all, they really try hard to get you a job once you finish. It's also a great course because it's only 9 weeks, so you don't have to spend another year training and racking up more debt.
Through the course I got my first job. The course director was doing some consultancy for the company and put me forward for a vacancy that had arisen. I finished the course on the Friday and started the job on the Monday, meaning I actually never had to do any work experience or interning after I finished studying, which was amazing. (And, I now know, very lucky.)
During the course, I did two weeks' work experience at WENN. This was enough to persuade me I didn't want to work in celebrity journalism. Fair play to those who do it, but it isn't my cup of tea. Mostly because I spent two days locked in a dark AV room, transcribing a secretly filmed video of Jordan and her then-boyfriend on a fairground ride, trying to work out what they were saying to each other. Hmm.
Anyway, my first proper, full-time job wasn't glamorous or fun. It wasn't even journalism really – I was the 'sub-editor' for a big UK holiday company, editing all the marketing text for their brochures. Yep, eight months of writing about sea views and all-inclusive restaurant choices. It wasn't great. But the people were lovely. And it was a job. And best of all, it helped land me my dream job…
My first proper, bonafide magazine job was as the sub-editor on Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms, a small consumer magazine about, er, kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. I still look back on it as possibly my most favourite job ever. I loved it there, and the people were fab and they are all still my friends (and, in different ways, colleagues – I've worked with every single one of them in another capacity since) today. How did I get this job? It was advertised in the Guardian. Not even on the website, since these were dinosaur days, but in the actual Media Guardian supplement (Mondays).
I still have the cut out of the ad… *goes misty eyed*. I applied, had two interviews and a subbing test, and got the job. God knows how as I was quite rough around the edges, but thank you to my dear ex editor, for taking a chance on me. I learnt so much at KBB, a lot of which I attribute to the fact it's quite a small magazine, so I got to muck in and try lots of different things. Small magazines are a great place to start out.
And the rest is history. Literally. So I'll shut up now. I'm feeling old. If you're interested in how my career progressed after that, check out my Linkedin page.
So my top tips are:
• Be 100% sure you can write. Seriously. Please. If you can't, then you shouldn't want to be a journalist. Be honest with yourself. • On that note, spellcheck and proofread your CV/covering letters to within an inch of their lives. Get someone else to do this – it's nigh-on impossible to proofread your own work (prize to anyone who can spot a mistake in this – there's bound to be at least one!). • Be aware that journalism is tough. You work hard, you don't get paid very much when you start out, and there is a lot of competition. You have to be determined and persistent. It's brilliant too of course, but tough! • Participate in any student publishing endeavours that come your way. Network, network, network, even at uni. Meet likeminded folk. Journalism is a relatively small industry and it's all about contacts. • Do a postgrad course. Look for one that's accredited by the PTC. I really do think having a postgrad gives you the edge – not least because you often then hear about job opportunities that aren't advertised. • Make sure you are computer savvy. Get a Mac. Beg, borrow or steal (ahem, not really) Indesign and Photoshop and learn how to use them. Learn basic HTML. Mess around on WordPress, Tumblr, all the other web publishing platforms. Be interested. • Actually, be interested and curious in everything. If you're not, you don't really want to be a journalist. Journalists are nosey. • Interning is worth it, but only if you make the most of the opportunity. Be polite, humble, approachable, helpful and friendly – even if what you're being asked to do is like, totally beneath you. I can't believe some of the attitudes of the interns I've worked with over the last few years. I would never have given any of them a job. Everyone has to start at the bottom, and it was me doing that work a few years ago. No one is too good to check the stockists page! • If you do get the chance to socialise with magazine staff while you're interning, go for it. Journalism is a sociable industry and it's great to build relationships and keep in touch with as many people as possible. But don't get ridiculously drunk and embarrass yourself. • Be nice to everyone you work with. Because you never know where your paths might cross again.
• Go the extra mile. Obvious but true. People remember the overachievers. They remember the people that bugger off at 5.30pm on the dot moaning about their boring day too, but not for good reasons. • Don't write for free. Don't spend months/years writing for really obscure online publications that no one's heard of. Or for other people's blogs. Not unless you really really, really think it's worth it. It's a bit controversial, but I think your time would be better spent writing your own beautifully designed blog and building it into something really fantastic you can show off on your CV. • Recruiting editors will often, if not always, web-stalk their applicants. Be careful about what's out there about you. • Be confident. Hard if naturally you're not, I know. But it's tough to be a successful journalist if you're shy and retiring. I once interviewed someone who shook the whole way through the interview – she might have been a great writer, but she made me feel so uncomfortable, and I knew I wouldn't be able to send her off to interview a designer or a homeowner. • Are you a grammar geek? Can you spot a dangling modifier at fifty paces? Consider subbing. It's a great route into journalism and actually offers a lot of opportunities for freelancing once you've got some experience under your belt. • Either use Twitter well, or don't use it at all. It's great for networking, but don't bombard journalists or magazines you want to work for with pleas for commissions. I'd use it more subtly, to glean information about what editors and writers are up to, what they're working on etc, and then think about how you can help them (not the other way around). Follow all the major publishing houses as they all have job feeds listing their latest vacancies.
• Pick a subject matter/sector to focus on. It's tricky when you start out but having a passion for a subject matter, and being able to demonstrate that passion, really makes a difference when you go for a job interview. I reckon I only got the KBB job because I love homes and I was genuinely dying to get it, and I think the editor could see this from my interview. Around the same time I also had an interview for an editorial assistant's job on a big travel trade magazine – I was offered it, but only after the initial person they offered it to turned it down, and now I look back I think they could tell I wasn't really gagging to write about airlines. • Do your research. Target the magazines you love and email the editors you want to work for, explaining why you love their title and are dying to write for them/freelance for them/get a permanent job with them. Those emails do get read, and they do get passed around. If someone demonstrates a genuine interest in and knowledge of a magazine/website, and has the talent to back it up, they're very attractive to editors. • Don't forget online publishing. It's the future. I left subbing and joined the online world, and although I do still work for print titles too, the majority of my work these days comes from websites. It's just as glamorous. I promise. • Last but not least – subscribe to the Gorkana job alert. If you don't know what it is, find out! Now! What are you waiting for?


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I was very honored to be a part of the Eddie Admas Wokshop this past weekend. I am still recovering from the lack of sleep (from Friday to Tuesday 14h total) and the cold one most certanly get.
For those of you who don't know EAW, each year 100 students from all over the world are selected based on their portfolios to come and join the barnstorm to meet top editors and photographers for 4 days in Jeffersonville, NY. We were divided into 10 teams of 10 students all led by a teamleader, an editor, a producer and a tech. Every group would then produce bodys of work based on a shared theme. We also listen to countless presentations and lectures from photographers and sponsors. One of the best parts was the 11:30 club, a two night portfolio review for us by professionals in the industry. It was an amazing oppertunity to meet countless photo editors and photographers.
I was very happy and honored to join the Turquoise Team lead by the legendary Ruth Fremson of the New York Times, our team editor Colin Crawford of the Los Angeles Times, our team producer Eric Thayer and our incedible Tech Pete Kiehart.
On the second day we all had to head out and start shooting our assigments found by Eric. I was assigned to go to the Bethel Motor Speedway to photograph a portrait series with a focus on workers at the track. Pro Foto USA borrowed me two B1 heads and an amazing assistent J.T. It was an amazing fun day with a lot of portraits. I even sufaced on various Instagram accounts ;) Stay tuned for the pictures soon...
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G'day Kids,
Wow, here we are in May already and summer is just around the bend! Barbecues, board shorts, bikinis and surfing! Well, maybe cycling this summer since there aren't too many waves to be had for me in NYC.
Here in America, Memorial Day starts the season off--I can't wait to attend some backyard barbies! Speaking of which, I need to clear up a misconception: There are no "shrimp on the barbie" down under. We grill in OZ (Australia) and we call our shrimp prawns; we don't barbecue. The only place a shrimp on the barbie was ever mentioned was in the movie Crocodile Dundee with Paul Hogan, then I believe it was also used in a few commercials. Just needed to clear that up. Now, that's a grill...
One of my most memorable grilling/barbecue experiences was when I first arrived here in America last year. From the moment I landed in Brooklyn, everyone offered advice on where to get the best food. In particular, I heard about Kem and his jerk chicken. Seems there's this bloke, Kem, who randomly hits the streets of Brooklyn with what everyone says is the best jerk chicken, not only in Brooklyn, but anywhere. He only does it every so often and when he has chicken for sale, he emails folks his location. Without fail, usually within an hour of him setting up his stand, he is sold out. My first two weeks here, all I heard was, "Jason, you've got to eat Kem's jerk chicken." I heard it from so many and so often, I started dreaming of this chicken at night; I swear I could taste it and smell in my slumber. So the day finally came when I got "THE CALL!" I was finally going to get my taste of this fabled food.
Well, kids, it's simply the best jerk chicken I have ever eaten, second to none. And it's true what they say about it. It's so good, the flavor is in the bones. Wash it down with a "Red Stripe" beer (not gluten-free, sorry) and you're laughing.
I've also been to some great places and eaten some great barbecue around the country for The Chew, like my visit to BBQ Queen Melissa Cookson for Memphis Style, and Hill Country Barbecue Market, where Elizabeth Carmel is producing some amazing Texas 'cue in the heart of NYC. This is what I love about true barbecue. It's worldwide, regional, with varied flavors, methods and textures. I'm sure your family has its grilling secrets too.
If you're grilling at home, when it comes to barbecue, it's all in the preparation. A successful "barbie" relies on a little planning. The average piece of steak or a set of ribs will generally benefit from a good dry rub or a dose of garlic before they hit the grill.
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Always keep your grill clean.
Steal brush it and wipe it down after each use.
Make sure you season those new grills. To season, simply heat the grill to about 200C/400F, then liberally brush all components, grills and flat-tops with vegetable oil and let it go about 15-30 minutes. That should make sure that nothing sticks whilst cooking.
Always remember before starting to cook, pre-heat the grill for at least 15 minutes.
Here's my favorite: Make sure your tank for BBQ has gas in it.
I'll see you 'round the barbie and I hope you all have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
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Once upon a time, there was a typical farm kid from rural Saskatchewan. As music was a common pastime in generations before him, guitar was a natural hobby.
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Expression is our way of interpreting things that are bigger than ourselves. Some people channel those experiences into journals; sometimes, with words; others, film. Some keep it inside forever. Matt's method is through guitar. Intrigue, stress, joy, pain, sadness... whatever might be difficult to articulate with words... are found in these audible meditative outlets. The names of the tunes hint at the theme, but you can always email for more info behind them. Today, his style fits most closely with the "fingerstyle" genre. Much of what you'll hear is original, with a few covers (and covers of covers) thrown in, sometimes enhanced with loop tracks and beatpads.
Matt Hunter is the artist. Guitar is the medium. The result is one more person telling stories through music. The result is One More Troubadour.
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LMS Centenary Garden FAQs
Q. Did we need a new garden? What was wrong with the previous one?
A. Green space in our school is precious. We wanted to create an area for everyday use to been enjoyed by many. An attractive environment helps create a positive attitude towards school and supports learning. The previous garden was very small and was unusable for much ofthe year due to poor drainage. When it rained, the area became waterlogged and was often out of bounds. The school has expanded in recent years and the previous garden did not facilitate the swift and easy movement of girls around the new buildings.
Q. Was the garden design and construction put out to competitive tender?
A. Yes. Three garden design companies presented a variety of design concepts and competitive quotes. Following a full tender process, Charlotte Rowe Garden Design was appointed to oversee the design from construction to planting.
Q. Who created and approved the designs?
A. Our appointed designer drew up the designs after working closely with girls across the year groups as well as school staff. Pupils were asked for design input, consulted on the scheme and gave opinions on how they envisaged the space working. The final designs were presented to and approved by school, pupils and the PTA at a special presentation in April 2016.
Q. Why is there so much hard landscaping?
A. Wider pathways (hard landscaping) were introduced as soon as possible to ensure that larger numbers of pupils, recently recruited as part of the expansion programme, could move quickly, easily and safely around the site. The school has to manage large numbers, over a small footprint. Removing tarmac and using permeable gravel has rectified the poor drainage.
Q. £180,000 seems quite a lot of money?
A. It is a significant investment, but the garden will be used by hundreds of pupils for many years to come. This figure should be compared to the £160,000 we recently spent re-roofing the classroom block, built in the 1990s. Rectifying roofing and drainage issues are not exciting projects. They are expensive but necessary to ensure a safe environment and aschool in the best working order. The cost of adding new pathways has been vital to improve accessibility and 'traffic flow', making it easier for pupils to move around the school. Following the recent investments in new classrooms, changing rooms and other areas of the school's infrastructure the new garden layout ensures that what space we have works cohesively.
Q. Couldn't this money be used in better ways – for example, in the provision of more teachers or equipment?
A. No. Discretionary income (ie monies raised by fund-raising) cannot be used to provideteachers. However, the PTA will continue to fund equipment, materials and other activities working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and teaching staff to identify priorities. Funds will come from the other 50% of the profits raised by PTA events and where appropriate, specific charitable trusts.
Q. Why is the PTA fundraising when work has already taken place?
A. We need to complete the work without delay, particularly the hard landscaping (pathways).The school and the PTA reached an understanding that the garden would be funded by a specific fund-raising campaign and not the school's main budget. The school is using its cashflow and reserves, to pay for the works to be returned over a five year period. The PTA agreed to arrange fundraising and to make the garden a key project to celebrate our Centenary in 2017. A dedicated fund-raising programme, including approaches to trusts, and corporate sponsors will finance it. Half of the profits from PTA events (such as the summer Garden Party and Christmas Fair) will be allocated to the Centenary Garden fundover the next five years. That amounts to 5 x £15,000 (£75,000). By October 2016 the PTA had handed an additional £25,000 to the school, leaving £80,000 to be raised.
Q. Will there be enough seating in the new garden?
A. Approximately 27 meters of benching will be installed. That is a considerable improvement on the six garden benches in the previous garden.
Q. Are staff supportive of the project?
A. Staff recognise the benefits of allowing pupils to leave their classrooms to enjoy a softer, more relaxing, outdoor environment, most days of the year. Staff also look forward to using the space as an additional teaching and learning venue and resource. We are creating a pleasing environment for pupils and staff that is available to use more often and is designed to link the building around a 'quad' in a pleasing aesthetic, offering students a high quality environment to work and play
Q. Who will look after and maintain the garden? Will the upkeep be expensive?
A. In addition to enjoying the garden, students will be able to share responsibility for its maintenance. Many of the 742 pupils do not have an outdoor space at home or the opportunity to care for plants and their environment. A low maintenance cost has been addressed in the design.
Q. When will the garden be finished?
A. It will be completed in time for the school Centenary in September 2017. The majority of the construction took place during the 2016 summer holidays to avoid disruption to school and risk to the girls. Further planting, works and lighting will take place during school holidays and out-of-school hours.
October 2016
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Will The Day Of Rage In Saudi Arabia On March 11 Send The Price Of Oil Into Unprecedented Territory?
The price of oil is shaping up to be the number one economic story of 2011, and right now the eyes of the investing world are closely watching the developing situation in Saudi Arabia. All of the other recent Middle East revolutions have been organized on the Internet, and now all over Facebook and Twitter there are calls for a "Day of Rage" in Saudi Arabia on May 11. The Saudi monarchy is attempting to head off any protests by promising to give $37 billion in "benefits" to the people and by publicly proclaiming that all political demonstrations are specifically banned. In addition, the Saudi government is stationing thousands of security forces at various potential "hot spots" around the country. So far similar measures have not done much to quell unrest in other nations in the Middle East, but Saudi Arabia will be a true test of the revolutionary fervor that is sweeping the region. The Saudis have a long history of brutally repressing their own people. They simply do not mess around. So a revolution in Saudi Arabia will not be nearly as "easy" as it was in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya. However, if a revolution does sweep across Saudi Arabia, it is going to send the price of oil into unprecedented territory. Saudi Arabia is the number one exporter of oil in the world, and if their oil fields get shut down even for a little while it is going to have a dramatic effect on the global economy. With the world already on the verge of a major sovereign debt crisis, the last thing it needs is for the price of oil to start soaring into the stratosphere.
Right now the investing world is not sure what to think about all of this, and financial markets do not like uncertainty. One piece of really bad news could send markets all over the globe crashing down.
Speculation in oil futures is absolutely rampant. A recent report on CNN noted the following….
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With the United States' federal government shutdown in affect, peripheral consequences are starting to rear their unfortunate heads. The biggest example of a previously unforeseen result is that the sold-out Navy/Air Force college football game may be canceled. Yeah. Football is being harmed. Now it's on.
More relevant to the online world, we are seeing the unexpected consequence of websites not functioning or even being available for entry. For example…
Earlier today, I was attempting to find some information on ways I, a single childless American, could pay for a child in needs lunch. Many families don't have enough money to pay for their children's school provided lunches (let alone a homemade lunch), which give children the energy they need to concentrate and participate in class. I want to help some of those families.
When I searched "paying for other kids school meals" I came across the government's site for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). I thought it would be a good idea to research what I was going to be participating in so I clicked on the natural listing.
All I could do is laugh when my screen displayed the following landing page.
Really? A website can't be maintained without the federal budget passing?
I am unsure if the website truly can't be supported without the budget, or if this is a political strategy (shutting down useful websites) intended to create further frustration amongst Americans, with congress. What I do know, is that this distraction has kept me from obtaining critical information which can help me deliver aid to those in need.
Regardless of whether Americans are on the side of the Democrats or the Republicans, when it comes to the issue of the budget, I think we can all agree that losing valuable information online is harmful. Acquisition of data, especially in my situation, could have aided me in acting as a helpful and supportive member of society.
This situation reminds me of websites with long or convoluted order forms. Many websites lose sales attributed to the frustrations caused by a tedious or unwieldy ordering process. For the time being, I may be a lost "sale". I still want to help some families in need, but at this point I can't tell if my frustration has affected my ability to concentrate and participate, or if all this wasted time Googling about school meals for kids and this follow-up post have made me hungry.


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It's a sad but true fact in America that elder abuse, the harm and exploitation of senior citizens, is a widespread phenomenon.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services Center on Elder Abuse, the problem is large in scale but hard to track - and it's only going to grow due to a projected increase in the elderly population over the coming decades. By 2050, it's projected, people 65 years and older will compose 20% of the US population, up from the 13% recorded in the 2010 federal census.
Much of the difficulty in coming to grips with elder abuse derives from severe under-reporting of cases. According to recent studies, approximately one in ten senior citizens has reported abuse that was non-financial in nature, but the actual overall incidence of mistreatment and exploitation is thought to be much greater. Elder abuse is a hidden phenomenon due to a number of reasons. The first of these is isolation: victims are often kept from any extensive contact from the outside world by their abusers for the purpose of control. It is also the case that victims themselves will not report their abuse from feelings of shame, embarrassment or confusion, with dementia patients more vulnerable to manipulation, fraud and even violence.
And finally, given that around 90% of these actions are perpetrated by family members, it's that much harder to for senior citizens to speak out against those who are taking advantage of them. Here are some red flags to spot if you suspect a case of elder abuse when a senior citizen you know becomes:
- More withdrawn and isolated than normal.
- Malnourished, has unexplained bruises or declining hygiene.
- More secretive about finances (they might be the victim of check fraud or an investment scam).
The great tragedy of elder abuse is that so much of it could be avoided if respect and love for elders were actually a value that had meaning in our society. Let's remember to honor our mother and father, as well as all seniors, and make elder abuse a rarer occurrence in our communities.


text: Share: Comments Print August 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM Another really unofficial depth chart Posted by Bob Condotta Another week of training camp means another attempt at figuring out a depth chart for the Huskies. As always, the usual caveats apply — this is my guesswork and NOT the official one from the school (expect one of those on Monday); I could well be, and probably am, wrong about some of this but I'm just attempting to put out there what I can; things change rapidly this time of year and what it looks like one day can be different then the next, especially on the lines where guys are used at a lot of different spots in practice; and I haven't put every single player on here, so not mentioning someone means only I haven't seen them among the top two or three in recent days. OFFENSE WR — 2 Kasen Williams, So./27 William Chandler, Jr./11 Jamaal Jones, RFr. — INJ. — Kevin Smith, Jr. LT — 72 Micah Hatchie, So./52 Jake Eldrenkamp, Fr./76 Dexter Charles, RFr. LG — 64 Colin Tanigawa, So./76 Dexter Charles RFr.67 Michael Kneip, Fr./OR 62 Ross Dolbec, RFr./69 Cory Fuavai, Fr. C — 73 Drew Schaefer, Sr./65 Siosifa Tufunga, RFr./78 Michael Criste, So. RG — 70 James Atoe, So./60 Shane Brostek, Fr./63 Taylor Hindy, Fr. INJ. — 75 Erik Kohler, Jr. RT — 59 Ben Riva, So./78 Michael Criste, So./62 Ross Dolbec, RFr./74 Nathan Dean, Fr. QB — 17 Keith Price, Jr./6 Derrick Brown, RFr./OR10 Cyler Miles, Fr./Or 5 Jeff Lindquist, Fr. RB — 24 Jesse Callier, Jr./OR25 Bishop Sankey, So./20 Erich Wilson II, Fr./26 Willis Wilson, So./34 Dezden Petty, RFr. FB — 48 Jonathan Amosa, Sr./35 Cole Sager, Sr./34 Dezden Petty, RFr. INJ. — 43 Cooper Pelluer, Jr. (Also, Josh Perkins, RFr. will be used at an H-back spot) SB — 4 Jaydon Mickens, Fr./7 Cody Bruns, Sr./16 Marvin Hall, Fr. TE — 88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins, So./84 Michael Hartvigson, So./80 Evan Hudson, So./89 Alec Kimble, So. WR — 23 Kendyl Taylor, Fr./19 DiAndre Campbell, So./4 Antavius Sims, Jr./INJ. — 3 James Johnson, Sr. DEFENSE DT/E — 93 Andrew Hudson, So./55 Sione Potoae, Jr./90 Taniela Tupou, RFr./99 Josh Banks, Jr./57 Drew Schultz, So. NT — 71 Danny Shelton, So./97 Lawrence Lagafuaina, So./OR98 Semisi Tokolahi, Sr. DE — 11 Talia Crichton, Sr./95 Jarett Finau, RFr./OR44Pio Vatuvei, Fr./ INJ. — 52 Hau'oli Jamora, So. RUSH — 22 Josh Shirley, So./91 Connor Cree, RFr. OR/45 Corey Waller, RFr. SLB — 41 Travis Feeney, RFr./30 Evan Zeger, RFr./14 Taz Stevenson, Jr./ INJ. — 29 Nate Fellner, Sr. MLB — 10 John Timu, So./50 Thomas Tutogi, Jr./36 Blake Rodgers, Fr. WLB — 37 Princeton Fuimaono, Jr./47 Scott Lawyer, RFr./42 Cory Littleton, Fr./INJ. — 58 Jamaal Kearse, So./ SS — 1 Sean Parker, Jr./5 James Sample, RFr./34 K.C. Herren, So. NICKELBACK — 7 Shaq Thompson, Fr. FS — 20 Justin Glenn, Sr./13 Will Shamburger, Jr./26 Anthony Gobern, Sr. CB — 6 Desmond Trufant, Sr./21 Marcus Peters, RFr./9 Brandon Beaver, Fr./3 Cleveland Wallace, Fr. CB — 32 Tre Watson, Jr./18 Gregory Ducre, Jr./39 Ken Egu, So./27 Adam Long, Sr./35 Darien Washington, Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS PK — 46 Travis Coons, Jr./46 Korey Durkee, Fr. P — 46 Korey Durkee, Fr./46 Travis Coons., Jr. LS — 51 David Butler, Jr. Holder — 7 Cody Bruns, Sr. KOR — 24 Jesse Callier, Jr./4 Jaydon Mickens, Fr. PR — 2 Kasen Williams, So./4 Jaydon Mickens, Fr. A couple of comments: — I have indeed created a new spot for Shaq Thompson. Not sure how UW will list him, but Thompson is usually out there in three-safety sets alongside the other starting safeties. As such, he displaces a linebacker and he could in some ways be considered another LB. But he practices with the safeties and remains listed as a safety by the school. — The backup OL spots should be considered as really tentative. What UW will do is develop a seven, eight- or nine-man man rotation, with some guys able to back up multiple spots. From here, that would appear to consist of the five guys listed as starters, Kohler once he returns (he was back on Monday but did not do team stuff — I assume he will go right back at right guard but we'll see), and then probably Charles and Tufunga and/or maybe Brostek, if they decide to play him. So while yesterday we saw Eldrenkamp run as the backup LT when the No. 2 offense took the field, I don't think he's be the LT if Hatchie were to get hurt — they'd reconfigure things in some manner to get what they would then think would be their best OL on the field. — I took a real guess there at the returners and those could change by the time the season starts. But the players I listed are definitely in the mix. Comments


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What's Happening (v. 2) - March 7th, 2016)
Here's the scoop...
Thanks to all who checked out the last newsletter - it's been the first of many, so be prepared to receive some pretty regular updates! It's been an exciting past couple weeks and so much to share from the fundraiser, album production and more...I won't keep you biting your nails, here's what's happening:
Website, FROM THE VAULT and Social Media
Finally the new website is up and running! Thus far no glitches and I have enjoyed giving the website a complete make-over. Keep checking in from time to time (www.terajohnson.com) as there will be regular music added for your listening pleasure. Of course you can stream tunes from my old album THE OTHER SIDE, but I think you'd probably enjoy listening to some songs on the page FROM THE VAULT where I'll be adding some songs that won't be on the album, but I'm proud enough to share them with you. And as the album production is coming together we'll most definitely add the tunes for you to stream while you're waiting for your CD to arrive. This week's addition is an original NO WORDS I wrote back in my college days and recorded it there as well. It was a fun stroll down memory lane as John and I were testing all kinds of new techie sounds. Hope you like it!
And as mentioned last week, I've been continuing to build the social media base (@TeraJTweets / https://www.facebook.com/terajohnsonmusic) which has been coming along quite nicely so please check them out, like, share and anything to get the word out.
The Album: HOME
John (http://jbrecording.com) and I recorded 7 of the rough tracks on Sunday, February 28th. To those of you scratching your heads, we basically had a tempo clicker keeping the time while I recorded the tracks for the guitar and lead vocal. Essentially we use this as a guide for the instrumental portion of the songs. Later, we'll erase those and rerecord a better quality version, but it gives a great foundation for establishing consistent tempos, chord changes and a general layout of the songs. Remember, John is in Texas and I'm in Colorado, so let's all be thankful for the blessings of modern technology - without it, we'd be spending a fortune on the flights alone!
Small Business or Corporate Sponsorship
With the help of some suggestions from family, friends and fans that know about this project, I figured I'd pass along the idea of working with some small businesses or corporations that might be looking to sponsor a portion of this project. There are dozens of ways we can cross market your company, brand or product (i.e. sponsor a music video, a specially recorded song/commercial for your marketing team, etc.); really the sky is the limit but a great tax deduction for a certainly memorable investment nonetheless.
Go Fund Tera Johnson
If you know me at all, you'll know that patience is not one of my better qualities, however this has definitely been a wonderful opportunity to exercise it. And thankfully the motto "if you build it, they will come" philosophy has rang true. Each time I begin to wonder "will this actually happen?", another contributor sends me an email, check, or donation on the GoFundMe page. Thus far we have over 25% of the goal total - yes, 25% and that's in basically 1 week of promoting this project. Thank you again to all who have jumped on the bandwagon to make this a reality, but if you haven't already, please check out my GoFundMe page (https://www.gofundme.com/terajohnson) and pass it along to anyone and everyone you think might be interested.
Upcoming Shows
Again, yes, there will be a mini-tour during the release of this album, but until that happens, check out where I'll be playing next...
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Film Review: The Evil Dead
Really since the release of the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hollywood horror has taken a turn to the past to create its future. With particular focus on the late seventies and mid to late eighties, we have seen everything from classics such as Halloween to The Omen to lesser known B-horror classics such as Prom Night and April fool's day. Some of these films have been very successful both financially and critically whilst others have seemed to fail in the same ways as their source material did some thirty-odd years ago. When one of these rehashes of old horror comes about it is inevitable that the audience is going to compare it to the original and there's always someone proclaiming how angry they are that they would remake a "classic"; How disrespectful to the original blah, blah, blah. I for one have no problem with these remakes, as with any film with a well known source material, be it book, movie or otherwise, I think the important thing is that the film is able to stand on its own merits and be able to satisfy; thankfully Evil Dead manages to do so in a bloody good way.
The thinking behind revisiting the budget cult film The Evil Dead from 1981 was very much the same as it was with the latest installment of Friday the 13th (2009); and that is to refresh and give new life to the franchise. Indeed this proved incredibly successful with Friday the 13th, a film which turned out to be very much both a reboot and new chapter in the series, one that now has a sequel in the works. This is wonderfully refreshing to see on screen, we are not given the same old film that we know, rather we get something that is fresh with a new story, new characters, but one that ignores the events of the past and uses certain iconic images and scenes to pay tribute to the fans of the original as opposed to simply modernizing it. Evil Dead takes place in a cabin much like the one scene in Sam Rami's 1981 film, however the characters are totally different, as are their motives for being there. As we expect, eventually the book of the dead is found, read from, and all that lovely wacky gore follows from there. Gore is one thing that this film is not at all light on and thankfully so. It looks absolutely fantastic and has within in it some of those wonderfully exploitive moments of gross out such as when a girl mockingly splits her tongue in half on a blade. The final scene of the film is one of the most satisfying horror sequences in terms of its gore that I have seen recently, one that reminds me a little of the final death in the 2003 French extreme horror film High Tension, if only in its unrelenting graphicness.
The characters in Evil Dead are not the most well rounded, or interesting characters ever written and I have read that many critics were displeased with this. I feel as if these critics probably forgot the fact that they were seeing an Evil Dead movie, this isn't supposed to be a brilliant character piece, it's supposed to be an enjoyable time watching good looking teenagers getting ripped apart in interesting ways. However, if you do have a horror film with totally flat characters then the film does lose some of its more frightening qualities due to lack of interest. Here is where Evil Dead arguably falls a little flat, however as a horror film fan I felt that all the characters and the actors who played them carried interesting enough relationships with one another that I was able to stay with the film throughout, for other perhaps, fans of more intellectual or psychological horror pieces this film may not be for you.
It is not so much the writing of a horror film such as this one that carries it, sure it is important, but it is the execution that is key. Evil Dead's director was chosen by the man Sam Rami himself, making it Fede Alvarez first feature film and it really does not show. The film is filled with moody lighting and well colored and composed shots that create a wonderful environment for bloody mayhem to ensure. By the end of the film I was excited to see how the last lovely lady would get away and hugely satisfied with every bucket of blood that was thrown at me. Evil Dead is one of the most satisfying gore fests I have seen in a long time and I happy to say that if you are a fan of the original I think you will be pleasantly surprised with this energetic revisit to that creepy cabin the woods.
Sadly here in Perth the film barely received a theatrical run with only one
screening as part of a double feature with Dead
Man Down at Luna Cinema which I was lucky enough to attend. However you can
pick up a copy of Evil Dead at any JB Hi Fi or I suppose you could always find
it online somewhere, whatever. However the DVD features a great moment at the
end of the credits with the one and only Bruce Campbell so look out for that.
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Basically, GPS (Global Positioning System) is a geographical location system which is connected to 28 satellites orbiting around the planet. Originally designed for military operation, it is now used in other fields, such as navy and motor worlds.
If you plan to go around in your car and have no other use for it, your best choice is a car navigation system. Some of these are included in cars, or you can also buy the equipment and install it on the panel. Its main functions include detailed maps of the area to travel, voice direction, touch screens and rerouting in case you have taken the wrong turn. Also, it has a database that will help you get to the nearest gas station or other places in your route.
Specifically, there are three kinds of car GPS :
Portable systems GPS: these compact devices can be used in any kind of cars. These systems do not usually have all the advantages of a built-in GPS, but its traits vary according to the model. So, the newer models offer traffic reports in real time and voice direction functions. These units can be easily installed in your car, and have a battery that recharges by any electric plug socket.
Built-in panel systems GPS: if you are looking for a built-in GPS but do not want to buy a new car or let alone keep the factory version, this is the choice for you. This system offers drivers real time traffic information for your travel route, and it can also play DVDs. Some of these systems have a function which lets the device retract inside the panel when it is not being used.
Built-in factory systems GPS: when you buy a new car, usually the GPS is optional. Although these devices also have big screen and fit perfectly into your car, they are also the most expensive navigation systems. Besides, map updating can be very pricey and the constant arrival of new technologies makes it harder to do.
In today´s market there are many kinds of car GPS. So for example, the most affordable models do not include voice guided direction, while the most expensive ones have cutting edge GPS technology, such as voice activated control, traffic information, Bluetooth calls and voice turn direction.
Prices for the most expensive ones range between 500.00 and $ 700.00.
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of ITU structure
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106 and Council
Res. 1208)
Terms of Reference
At its 2003
session, the ITU Council resolved to create a group to review the structure of
ITU with the following terms of reference:
with Resolution 106 (Marrakesh, 2002) and on the basis of the annex to that
resolution and contributions by Member States and Sector Members:
review the functions of the three ITU Sectors in the light of the changes that
have occurred in the operation and regulation of the telecommunication sector at
the national level, and define the respective roles of the ITU constituents;
consider the obligations of Sector Members that are not authorized operating
agencies and recommend appropriate measures;
study the current structure, working methods and procedures of the ITU Sectors
and make recommendations as appropriate;
submit a report to the Council containing in particular draft texts of the
related modifications to the Constitution and the Convention that may be used by
Member States in preparing their proposals to the next plenipotentiary
The group is
open to all Member States and Sector Members.
The Group is
chaired by Mr. M. El Kadiri (Morocco)
Documentation (available in
English only)
Report by
the Chairman to Council-05 and comments
received from ITU Member States and Sector Members
Message sent
on behalf of the Chairman regarding call for contributions (07 February 2005)
from Mr. El KADIRI
Call for Contributions
(Letter DM-1112
- 12.02.04)
Call for Participation
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