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Statement of Faith Teaching:
1. The LORD our God is one LORD
Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD
Deuteronomy 5:6,7
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Isaiah 43:10,11
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me and understand that I am he:
before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.
Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.
2. Trinity of God
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image.
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us,
to know good and evil:
Luke 3:22
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
1John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
3. God the Father
Matthew 23:9
And call no man father upon the earth: for one is your Father,
which is in Heaven.
1 Corinthians 8:6
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things,
and we in Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things,
and we by Him.
Ephesians 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
4. God the Son, Jesus Christ
Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
No man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
1 Corinthians 15:3,4
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
Revelation 1:18
I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore.
5. God, The Holy Spirit
Ephesians 4:30
Grieve not the Holy Spirit
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
6. The Holy Scriptures of God
The Authorized King James Version Bible (KJV, NKJV) is the only translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts to English.
Other "bible versions" are correctly called "interpretations".
These do not adhere to the rigorous standards required, that define translations, and thus contain inaccuracies, errors, and False Doctrines. Beware!!
The 66 specific books of the Bible are the whole of Scripture, the inspired Word of God. No other books or words may be added to or taken away from the Holy Bible (Rev 22)
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
12 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
2 Peter 1:20,21
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
7. Original sin, born again, loss of salvation
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.
Hebrews 2:2,3
For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.
8. Heaven and Hell
Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Psalm 103:11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a buliding of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
9. Salvation and Conditionality
Salvation is the first step of obedience and faith for the believer. It is conditional on continued obedience, and confessing and repenting
of any sin.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 10:32,33
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Matthew 3:2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of God is at hand.
Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke 24:45-47
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 15: 3, 4
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures
Acts 26:19,20
Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Revelation 3:15-20
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot:
I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
10. Water Baptism
Water baptism is an important second step of obedience and faith for the believer. Water baptism is done according to the Scriptures, full immersion in water, and in the Name of the Father, and of the Son (Jesus),
and of the Holy Ghost. Not "Jesus Only", as used by some cults.
Water Baptism does Not wash your sins away. Scriptures states only Jesus can forgive our sins. Water Baptism is identifying with the death, burial, and ressurection of Jesus and walking in this New Life.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
John 3:23
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came and were baptized.
Acts 8:35-38
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in the newness of life.
11. Holy Spirit Baptism
Holy Spirit Baptism is the third step of obedience and faith for the believer.
"Who is the Holy Spirit?", is a good place to start.
Then search the Scriptures.
Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity of God. He is your best friend.
Holy Spirit Baptism is given by God to help you grow, and witness.
Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Five conditions to Holy Spirit Baptism:
One Obedience
Two Thirst
Three Come to Jesus
Four Receive
Five Believe
Acts 5:32
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost,
whom God hath given to them that obey Him.
John 7:37-39
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said,
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Upon this third step of obedience and faith, all believers shall receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and all shall speak in tongues.
The evidence of speaking in tongues is proof of the Holy Spirit Baptism.
All, as the Scriptures state, who receive, all speak in tongues.
Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:32-34, Gal 3:13, 14
Luke 11:5-13, 24:49, John 1:19-34, 3:1-12, 14:1-31, 15:26, 20:22
Acts 1:4-8, 2:1-47, 8:1-23, 9:17, 10:44-48, 11:14,15, 15:7-9, 19:1-6
Mark 16:17
12. Nine Gifts of the Spirit
Diversity of Tongues
Interpretation of Tongues
Word of Wisdom
Word of Knowledge
Discerning of spirits
Gifts of Healing
All are in operation today. All are for use, at God's unction, by any believer, who humbly seeks to serve God, and is Baptised in the Holy Spirit. It takes time, prayer, study of God's Word, earnest desire, faith, obedience, relationship, yielding to God,
to receive.
Read the book of Acts, 1,2 Corinthians, 1,2 Timothy.
13. Who we are in Christ
Revelation 1:6
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen
1Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
Leviticus 10:9-10
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee,
when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die:
it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean.
Proverbs 31:4-5
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to drink strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgement of the afflicted.
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot of men.
14. Sanctification
Salvation opens our eyes, and lets us see the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3)
Then, the walk begins, and our heart and actions change.
This process is "Sanctification".
Philippians 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Romans 12:1,2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. An be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification,
that ye should abstain from fornication.
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.
1 Peter 1:2, 14-16
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is Holy, so be ye Holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye Holy; for I am Holy.
Romans 6:1-16
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
God forbid…
15. Marriage
God instituted marriage between one man and one woman.
Christ and the Church are God's example of marriage.
Common-law or same sex relationships are sin, the Bible states.
Genesis 2, Galatians 5, Ephesians 5, 1 Corinthians 13, Matthew 19.
16. Healing
Isiah 53:4,5
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Matthew 8:17
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness:
by whose stripes ye were healed.
Psalms 103:1,3
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.
James 5:14,15
Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church: and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord:
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up;
and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
17. Communion
A symbol of the body and blood of Christ we partake of with bread and non-alcoholic wine, or grape juice. We examine ourselves, confess, repent, remember Christ, and receive His blessing.
Luke 22:19-20
And He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying,
This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the New Testament
in my blood, which is shed for you.
1Corinthians 11:23-31
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,
that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the New Testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death til he come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
18. Return of Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:15, 55
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting: O grave, where is thy victory?
2 Timothy 2:11,12
It is a faithful saying:
For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
If we deny him, he also will deny us.
Titus 2:11,13
For the Grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savoir, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:7,8
Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
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PITB's favorite road hockey team, the Vancouver Wellwoods, have just released this fantastic video to help promote their team. It is a wonderful illustration of their team motto, "Training is Cheating." Make sure to head to their team page and "Like" the Wellwoods. As we have said before, they are PITB's team and, therefore, they are your team. If you don't like them and what they stand for, then I'm not sure we can be friends.
The National Street Hockey Championship is taking place this Friday and Saturday in Victoria, BC. The Wellwoods will be playing on Friday, February 11th, at 8:40 AM, 11:20 AM, and 2:40 PM. The Saturday schedule has not been released yet. If you're in Victoria this weekend, be sure to head out to the Inner Harbour by the Fairmont Empress Hotel to cheer the Wellwoods on to victory.
In other road hockey news, Pass it to Bulis will be participating in a Canucks Blogger Road Hockey Tournament Extravaganza this Saturday on Granville Street in Vancouver. The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and Five Hole for Food are setting up street hockey rinks on the corner of Granville and Robson open for anyone to play, with the blogger tournament between Canucks Hockey Blog, Canucks Corner, Head to the Net, and yours truly taking place in the late afternoon. PITB will be playing at 3:00 and 5:00 PM, so stop by to watch and/or play. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society will be on site to collect donations, so bring a donation along with your hockey stick.
If that doesn't get you pumped up, maybe a press release about the event will:
Remember the excitement of the pedestrian corridors along Granville & Robson during the 2010 Olympic Games? We do! The Downtown Vancouver BIA and the City of Vancouver are hosting a one-year anniversary celebration on Saturday, February 12 from noon – 9pm to relive the fun that was 'centre ice' during the Games.
February 12th marks the one year anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The DVBIA has planned numerous of activities and entertainment for the public to enjoy. Some of the activations will include organized street hockey, buskers, flash mobs, a tweet up, CTV broadcasting the news on site, broadcast highlights of the Games and people just hanging out. As a part of the festivities happening on that day, street hockey will be one of the main attractions for the thousands of spectators.
There will also be some integration with Lunar Fest which is happening on the same day as they will parade down Robson and Granville street ending with a fire dance in our hockey rink in the 700 block of Granville Street. The Mint will be open for the day with special Olympic features, and there will be VIP involvement throughout the course of the day including Olympians from last year's games.
Richard Loat
DVBIA Event Organizer
So, in summary: if you're in Victoria, go cheer on the Wellwoods. If you're on the mainland, come watch PITB prove terrible at the very sport they cover. And if you're in another country, we apologize, because Canada is where it's at.

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Sayre News
Upper School students worked at 18 agencies in the community for Advisory Service Day. One group prepared lunches for Room at the Inn. Room in the Inn provides shelter and meals for the homeless during the coldest months of the year. Another group prepared sandwiches and brownies for the Hope Mobile. The Hope Mobile is the mobile unit for the Hope Center. The RV is parked at locations throughout downtown and provides food, personal supplies, and drug and alcohol counseling to individuals in need of assistance. Other service agencies served include: The Explorium, Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington Hearing and Speech, Lexington Fayette Urban Council Government, the Arboretum, Carnegie Center, Stride, Race for the Cure, Empty Bowls, Hope Lodge, The Nest, the Sayre Athletic Complex, Ronald McDonald House, Arlington Elementary, Kentucky Radio Eye, and God's Pantry. Madigan Stockham said, "It's a great way to get to know your advisory and contribute to the community." Ellie Webb and Nate Scudder agreed and added that the advisory groups choose where they want to serve with the greatest impact.


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The Reuben sandwich was purportedly created in 1914 by Arnold Reuben, the owner of Reuben's Restaurant in New York City. Another claim states that it was first made in 1922 by Reuben Kolakofsky, a grocer from Omaha, Nebraska.
The sandwich is made with sliced corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese on rye bread. It is usually fried like a grilled cheese sandwich.
These classic Reuben sandwiches are a fabulous combination of flavors and a great way to use leftover corned beef.
Use big slices of seeded rye bread for these sandwiches. This easy homemade no-knead beer rye bread is excellent if you like to make your own bread.
- 2 large slices of rye bread
- 1 tablespoon butter (softened)
- 2 tablespoons Thousand Island dressing
- 2 ounces corned beef (sliced or shaved)
- 1 ounce sauerkraut (well-drained)
- 1 ounce Swiss cheese (or Gruyere, sliced)
Steps to Make It
Spread 2 slices of rye bread lightly with Thousand Island dressing. Place a layer of sauerkraut over one slice, then top with a slice of corned beef than a slice of Swiss cheese. Top with the second slice, dressing side down.
Butter outside of the Reuben sandwich lightly with soft butter or margarine and fry the sandwich on a griddle or grill, turning to brown both sides evenly.
- Use big slices of seeded rye bread for these sandwiches. This easy homemade no-knead beer rye bread is excellent if you like to make your own bread.
- Scale the recipe for the number of family or guests you are feeding. Serve the sandwiches with chips, fries, soup, or salad.
Recipe Variations
- Open-faced: Omit the top slice of bread. Either toast the bottom slice of bread first or assemble the sandwich and toast the bottom on a griddle. Place the assembled sandwich on a foil-lined baking pan and place it under the broiler (500 F) until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Swiss is the traditional cheese for the sandwiches, but sliced or shredded Muenster, Havarti, or Gruyere may be substituted.
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Knight Frank Retail Agency has been chosen by the Canadian coffee retailer Second Cup to provide it with consulting services regarding its development in the Polish market.
The plans of the Canadian coffee chain are ambitious, as it intends to open 80 coffee shops within three years. The first Second Cup café is to be launched shortly in the Posnania Shopping Centre in Poznań.


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Posted by Mortimer on May 10, 2001
In Reply to: Foodish names posted by R. Berg on May 10, 2001
: : : : P.S. Stew Cutler (jazz), Olive, Buck Owens, Blind Melon, Shark Quest, Mock Orange, Rabbit Ears, Jive Bunny, on and on.
: : : So eating little bunny rabbits isn't disgusting?
: : Naw. mort
: : By the way . . . Fontella Bass, Red Snapper, Catfish Hodge Band, Charlie Musselwhite, Honky Toast, Salsa Picante, Three Dog Night (they eat doggies in China and Korea, ya know), Root Doctors (could be radish, parsnip, beet, etc.), Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs, and others.
: Brownie McGhee, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Rosemary Clooney, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Perry (a beverage) Como. Maybe Wolfman Jack (cheese), but I'm not sure he sang anything. --rb
Those are good r.b. Ever heard of the old blues singer Barbecue Bob? Koko Taylor (whoops, unacceptable spelling?) No, I wouldn't want to eat a Leadbelly, no matter how ya cooked it! mort


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The most advanced social insects, the eusocial insects, form often large societies in which there is reproductive division of labor, queens and workers, have overlapping generations, and cooperative brood care where daughter workers remain in the nest with their queen mother and care for their siblings. The eusocial insects are composed of representative species of bees and wasps, and all species of ants and termites. Much is known about their organizational structure, but remains to be discovered. The success of social insects is dependent upon cooperative behavior and adaptive strategies shaped by natural selection that respond to internal or external …
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Assisted living provides residents with much more freedom and control over their lives. There are many benefits to it for people who can take this as an option over nursing home care. There are also instances where neglect becomes a problem. Assisted living signs of neglect may be a little different than those you'd expect at a nursing home, so make sure you understand what to look for.
Unmaintained Apartments
Many assisted living facilities function very much like apartment buildings. Residents have their own spaces and are largely responsible for how they are decorated. Basic maintenance will be covered by the facility, however. If you see a lot of leaking faucets, walls that need painting or dirty carpet, you may want to take a second look at the facility to see how bad it really is.
Unresponsive Staff
One of the most significant assisted living signs of neglect is a staff and administration that are unresponsive to resident needs. In the worst cases, these facilities may be operating a sort of bait and switch. The residents are promised that they'll have control over their own living spaces but the administration won't respond to their concerns. The residents will be told that they'll have medical care when they need it but the staff is unhelpful. Sometimes, residents will be quite vocal about this and, before you choose a facility, you may want to talk to them about whether or not they're happy with how they're treated at the facility.
Structural Damage
Make sure you check the hallways, stairways and other public areas for damage that has not been repaired. Assisted living facilities are for people who do not need the intensive care that they'd get at a nursing home, but they still have to be up to the standards of any other healthcare facility.
If structural problems are going unaddressed, it's a sign that there may be e much more serious problems that you'll have to deal with down the line. Remember that these facilities are expensive and, because of that, you deserve good treatment.
Moving On to a New Place
If a facility doesn't provide you with the level of care you need and expect, you should consider moving on. For some residents, this is difficult, as finding another facility may take time. If the services you received were totally useless, not as advertised and resulted in physical harm you may want to consider speaking with a lawyer who could file a lawsuit against the facility.


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Subduction by Kristen Millares Young / Red Hen Press / 978-1-59709-892-2 / 240 pages / April 14, 2020 What happens when the world as you know it changes course? When your seemingly rock-solid … [Read more...]
About Jessica Gigot
Jessica Gigot is a poet, farmer, teacher, and musician. She has a small farm in Bow, WA called Harmony Fields that makes artisan sheep cheese and grows organic herbs. Jessica has lived in the Skagit Valley for over fifteen years and is deeply connected to the artistic and agricultural communities that coexist in this region. Her first book of poems, Flood Patterns, was published by Antrim House Books in 2015 and her writing appears in several publications, including Orion, Taproot, Gastronomica, The Hopper, Pilgrimage, About Place Journal, and Poetry Northwest.


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Down To The House-StretchNovember 2, 2010
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Just In Case You Read The New Times Boehner The Lobbyist StorySeptember 13, 2010
This weekend's New York Times' hit job on would-be Speaker John Boehner and his "lobbyist friends," you might think, as the reporter clearly wants you to think, that John Boehner is cozier with lobbyists than most powerful politicians are.
- Nancy Pelosi has raised almost twice as much money from lobbyists this election as Boehner has?
- At least 18 House Democrats have raised more lobbyist cash this election than Boehner has.
- Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid have pocketed more lobbyist cash in the past 18 months than Boehner has raised in the past 6 elections, combined?
But wouldn't it be better if it all would stop? And what about earmarks? Earmarks are the root of the problem, also known as lobbyist paybacks.
John Dennis IS Running Against PelosiSeptember 13, 2010
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Imam Obama's Economic Destrutction Continues, UnabattedSeptember 10, 2010
The CBO reports — Deficit to hit 9.1% of GDP,
The budget deficit will hit $1.342 trillion this year, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Thursday, down slightly from its March projection of $1.368 trillion, according to a government source.CBO, the Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst, also forecast a $1.066 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2011, which begins on October 1, up slightly from the March estimate of $996 billion.
The numbers show that without significant changes in U.S. tax and spending laws, Washington will struggle to dig its way out of a deficit hole that is expected to play a major role in this year's Nov 2 midterm congressional elections as American anxiety about the economy grows.
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Bill Duguay recognized Jon Abrams for serving on the J.D. Abrams, L.P. ESOP Committee and being the first member to step down to allow an employee owner to replace his vacating seat.
The ESOP Committee is the employee group that directs the trustee and enforces the Terms of the ESOP plan. Employee owners nominated Jesus Anguiano as the newest member of the committee as Jon Abrams volunteered to be the first committee member to allow his term to expire. Jesus Anguiano is the first ESOP committee member to be nominated by J.D. Abrams, L.P. vested employees.
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A series about marrying food and mindfulness, by Jolene Hart.
The goal of mindful eating is to be present, relish the amazing, delicious, nourishing food you're eating, and optimize the way your body receives those nutrients with a goal of building your most beautiful self. This week, create a mindful meal by training your brain to monotask at mealtime. How many times have you finished a meal before you fully tasted one bite? Or looked down at a pint of ice cream, only to realize that it's nearly empty and you don't actually remember eating the last several mouthfuls? Without mindfulness at mealtime, we quickly lose touch with our nutritional needs, and open the door for disconnect between our food and hunger.
Your new mealtime challenge is to focus completely on the dish in front of you. Easy as it sounds to simply direct more attention to your plate, this isn't second nature for most of us. So give yourself a bit of extra help by swapping your fork for chopsticks. You probably learned how to use a fork so long ago that shoveling bite after bite into your mouth is a task you can complete without an ounce of direct focus, the same way you can munch on a bowl of popcorn while watching a movie, never taking your eyes off the screen. A new utensil, or pair of utensils, gives your brain a reason to focus.
Sit down to a Late Summer Garden Bowl (recipe below), or your own beautifying meal, and pause for a moment to register several deep breaths in and out, turning on your parasympathetic 'rest and digest' nervous system and bringing attention, and circulation, to your digestive system. You'll hold your chopsticks with your pointer, middle finger and thumb, and it won't be as easy to watch TV, check Instagram, or flip through a magazine without returning your focus to the dish itself.
Why is it so important that your brain registers mealtime? Won't your stomach tell you when it's physically full? Yes, but by the time your stomach registers its fullness — around 20 minutes after you start eating — you're likely to have rushed through more food than you intended if you haven't been paying attention to the act of eating. Your brain also relies on focus and connection to your food as a signal to direct resources like energy and circulation to your digestive tract, where they will help you digest more fully, with fewer aches and less bloating. Mindful focus makes every meal an all-around more beautifying experience.
Late Summer Garden Bowl
You could harvest this entire veggie bounty straight out of a summer garden — or a local farmer's market. It's brimming with colorful antioxidants, hydration and UV-protection benefits for your skin and body.
Serves 4
2 tsp coconut oil
1 onion, diced
1 medium eggplant, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 organic bell pepper, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 large organic tomato, diced
2 ears fresh corn, kernels removed
1 tbsp coconut aminos
2 tbsp finely shredded fresh basil leaves
Unrefined salt and ground black pepper
Optional: nutritional yeast
In a large pan, melt coconut oil and cook onion until it begins to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggplant and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften. Add zucchini, tomato and corn and cook 5 minutes more. Stir in coconut aminos, 1 tbsp basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and garnish with remaining basil. Serve topped with nutritional yeast if desired.
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Developing integrated 'digital science' approaches for identifying wheel use in pottery production
The presence (or absence) of wheel use in potting and its subsequent spread through the Aegean be analysed by studying the manufacturing process operational sequence (or chaîne opératoire). Forming methods, such as wheel-coiling, leave characteristic traces in the surface topography of the pottery, but these are often difficult to discern with the naked eye – and archaeologists need to be trained in order to do so. The principal aim of this sub-project is therefore to investigate whether algorithms can be used to enhance the recognition of macro-traces on the surface topography of pottery based upon high resolution 3D surface scanning of pottery, and, subsequently assist with the identification of the forming techniques. This project also explores whether it is possible to identify unique markers through 3D technology which can be used to trace the transmission of the potter's wheel. This sub-project will be the responsibility of Loes Opgenhaffen, forming the core of her PhD research.
The application of 3D techniques is an integrated research tool for conducting research into the formation of complex societies through technological development and/or change. The development of an online platform providing access to the analytical data, 3D reference collections of the project, will serve as a new arena to communicate research outcomes and results to both scholars and the wider public. As 3D visualisations such as virtual reconstructions and 3D prints are highly attractive to public, the 'digital' project explores new ways of engaging the public with ongoing research into ancient forming techniques, including a mobile exhibition and interactive features at heritage events and museums.
Theoretical considerations
When one considers an algorithm as a sequence of actions to be performed in order to solve a problem, some parallels might be tentatively suggested with the chaîne opératoire of pottery production. Of course there will never be a direct analogy, but an analytical relationship may be proposed. The experimental component of Tracing the Potter's Wheel addresses the range of possible techniques of pottery production. Close collaboration between experimental and digital archaeologists on the project will allow for the digital mapping of not only the the broader details of chaînes opératoires in experimental pottery production, but also the conscious and unconscious actions and gestures undertaken.
Actions taken and decisions made by archaeologists shape their datasets. The awareness of the agency of archaeologists in the creation of archaeological data is key to the translation of the archaeological process of reconstructing pottery in the digital domain; the algorithm is in this respect the analytical process that leads to the reconstruction of ancient potting techniques. This reflective approach to archaeology, together with the chaîne opératoire approach, is central in the digital component of the Tracing the Potter's Wheel project.
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True to form, and to her personality disorder, Jessica gets all gone girl on us and tries to morph into Liz to impress handsome redhead A.J. Morgan, the latest new student at SVH to set her loins aflutter. She once overhead A.J. telling someone he didn't fancy flirtatious girls, which of course means she needs an entire personality transplant to woo him. She takes up hiking, birdwatching, reading Emily Dickenson, and writing god-awful poetry; all of which basically makes a night with Enid Rollins look like a trip to Ibiza by comparison. A.J., unsurprisingly, is not into this chick at all and finds himself increasingly attracted to Pamela Jansen, a voluptuous brunette from yet another rival school we will never hear of again, Whitehead Academy.
Pamela and Jess both enter a fashion show at Lisettes where the winner takes home a $1K wardrobe from designer "Nadine". Pamela is a total bitch, btw.
Lila and Amy are pretty cool and totally have Jess' back, and Lila especially is full of sassy one-liners to remind Pamela just how tacky she is and just who she's messing with. Lila and Amy team up to take down scheming Pamela and the result is awesome. Don't mess with Lila Fowler, bitches.
Finally, the day of the fashion show arrives and Pamela goes rogue behind the scenes to sabotage Jessica's chances and try to make her look like a fool in front of A.J. She deliberately rips Jess' dress, then twists the zippers on her second outfit so it doesn't fit. Luckily, with help from her squad, Jess manages to pull off the ripped attire with a laissez-faire air. Pamela's final dastardly plan – splashing cold water on Jess – totally backfires, because Lila and Amy manage to pull back the curtain to backstage, so AJ gets all hard up seeing Jess having a catfight in a wet sarong and decides she is the girl for him. And they swear to be together forever, or at least until the previously recapped Two Boy Weekend, in five books' time. And despite being sabotaged all afternoon, Jess wins the wardrobe. On a side note, I wasn't there, but couldn't $1000 buy you kind of a lot of clothes as a teenager in 1988? As in, she really doesn't need to shop for the rest of junior year? I digress.
This is also the first book to unsubtly introduce shy ballet dancing sensation Jade Wu, who I assume must show up in the next book to contribute to 80's tokenism and also to TEACH US A LESSON, before disappearing again until she is reinvented in senior year just when as were starting to get to know her.
And now for the cozzies!
Fashion show at lunch! GIF credit tenor.com
Jessica bit her lower lip and stepped into her first outfit. It was a clingy, nubby knit dress in light blue cotton. As she smoothed the sleeves down her arms, she had to admire the way the dress showed off her figure. It was skintight, with a wide, off-the-shoulder neckline.
"Jessica is wearing an off the shoulder knit, mid-thigh and very formfitting," the announcer's voice crooned over the music just as Jessica reached the end of the runway. "Perfect for parties and special evenings on the town."
Jessica's voice was grim as she slipped the denim dress over her head. Two zippers ran up the sides of the dress to make it as skintight as possible. She grabbed a wide leather belt from a nearby table and cinhed it tight at her waist. Above and below the belt, two gaps [**created by Pamela!] showed through at each side, but in a daring, stylish way. She grabbed the Australian outback hat that matched the outfit and raced for the curtain.
And this:
Jessica frowned as she pushed her arms into a filmy, semitransparent robe. Amy put a necklace of clicking seashells around her neck…she felt the shock of ice water hitting her full in the face and chest. Ice-cold water dripped down her entire body, and her filmy beach-wrap clung to her in huge wet patches. She was through with playing the sweet, understanding type. This was all-out war.
Let me know if you have any requests for next time :]
Also, I'm currently re-jigging the SVH-BSC parody "When Lila Met Stacey" and considering a small, [not-for-profit] release in paperback or hard copy form, so message or comment if you're interested in receiving a copy.


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More than 90 years ago, the National Automotive Parts Association ("NAPA") was created to meet America's growing need for an effective auto parts distribution system.
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It has white truffle cream cheese and is adorned with gold leaf
If you want to get rid of money in a way that's not quite as wasteful as wiping your ass with it but still really dumb, oh boy, have we got the solution for you. Behold: the bagel that will prove that Yes, You Really Are Rich! Akin to the $1,425 diamond-encrusted, Dom Pérignon-infused doughnut or the $500 lobster and caviar pizza, the $1,000 bagel is certainly gaudy—and it involves a lot of infusion jargon. The Westin New York hotel in Times Square is bringing back its bagel that lets you eat your money for brunch.
First introduced in 2007, the bagel has been requested "yearly without fail," the hotel told Gothamist—though the hotel neglected to answer exactly how many of these babies have been purchased. The bagel is smeared with white truffle cream cheese and goji berry-infused Riesling jelly, and it's adorned with gold leaves, in case you feel like eating gold like a confused cartoon rich character.
The white truffles are reportedly from the Alba area of Northern Italy and are the heftiest part of the price. No comment on how the literal bagel tastes, so you may literally be laying down a grand for some blinged-out cream cheese, but hey, life, ya know?
There are two tiniest semblances of saving grace to this. Firstly, that the price includes tax and tip, as if that even really matters if you're willing to throw your cash at whatever; secondly, that the proceeds go to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. Which, sure, cool, but as Gothamist points out, a gimmick like this will probably just piss off more than intrigue. After all, New Yorkers don't like their bagels messed with. If the hotel truly understood New York, it would know that if toasting is an abomination, turning a bagel into mushroom jewelry probably wouldn't go so slick, either.


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Dead Horse Nebula
Turkey · 2018 · DCP · Color · 73' · o.v. Turkish
When Hay was seven years old, he found a dead horse in an open field and watched his father and other adults struggle to get rid of it. Unsure of this memory, he is nonetheless very influenced by this incident and, when he cuts himself during a sacrificial rite, everything comes flashing back. Step by step, Hay goes down an inevitable and spiritual path where he confronts the relationship between human and nature, the unity of matter and the living.


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Even as luxury watch brands have battled retail challenges over the last few years, high-end vintage timepieces have been selling for record-setting prices, especially hard-to-find pieces by brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe.
Why is vintage resonating with collectors? And what are the trends that will dominate the market in coming years?
On a recent afternoon, The New York Times invited four influential watch dealers to discuss their opinions. Three of the experts who participated in the round table at Park Hyatt New York's presidential suite are affiliated with auction houses: Saori Omura, director of Antiquorum New York's watch department; John Reardon, international head of watches at Christie's; and Daryn Schnipper, senior vice president and chairwoman of the international watch division at Sotheby's. The fourth, Matthew Bain, is president of Matthew Bain Inc., an independent dealership based in Miami. The discussion has been edited and condensed.
"Ultimately, it's about supply and demand at the end of the day," Mr. Reardon said. "It's also about expertise and condition; provenance in our world is becoming so important. When we present an important vintage Rolex to someone, people want to know where was it last: that's the first thing — what's the history on it."
We're getting together just as Patek Philippe has completed a large free exhibition of its watches, including many vintage models, here in Midtown. Many of the brand's watches have been selling for extremely high prices at auction, well above their estimates. Why are its watches doing so well?
MS. SCHNIPPER: I think it's because they take care of their own brand — that's the most important thing. Auction houses typically provide you with a certificate, or an extract from the archive, and that's a hard thing to get from other brands. There's that comfort level if you're going to spend a lot of money: You have a lot more information about the piece. It's very hard to have a fake Patek, an out-and-out fake.
MR. REARDON: It's an interesting time to address this question, too, considering what's happened in New York. Twenty years ago, not everyone knew about Patek Philippe — you'd go in the street and maybe one out of 20 people would ever have even heard of it. Today, with Grand Central Station dressed in Patek Philippe logos for the last two weeks, New York City was literally one giant Calatrava. I think the reason they did it is that they're making a statement, because they can, and they did it in a big, beautiful and elegant way.
MS. SCHNIPPER: As they always do.
MR. REARDON: Rolex is very much part of our universe, but Patek Philippe is giving a not-so-gentle reminder that they are No. 1.
MR. BAIN: It's another class. Patek Philippe really invested in their company with their museum before any of the other companies. They were bidding at auction and protecting their brand and paying world records for their watches. And to your point, compared to Rolex, you can get a lot more information from Patek Philippe than you can about a Rolex.
MS. SCHNIPPER: They were so smart.
MR. BAIN: They invested a lot more into the brand. Rolex does, with advertising, and so does Patek, but I think Patek invested in the heritage of their brand more than Rolex has.
What other brands will become the next wave of extremely collectible watches?
MR. BAIN: That's a hard question. Go back to the '90s, when Franck Muller came out, they were…
MS. SCHNIPPER: Hot!
MR. BAIN: Beautiful and hot. And what they do is they sell out to corporations and they just become mass producing tons of watches. If you were talking about the independent brands….
MS. SCHNIPPER: Richard Mille is really hot right now.
All your auction houses have sold very expensive Mille watches recently, including a record-setting sale of a chronograph at Christie's in June for more than $1.2 million.
MR. BAIN: They're very hot, but that could be the next Franck Muller if someone buys the company and they start mass producing tons of these watches. You don't know; it's hard to predict. But I think maybe they'll stick to what they're doing. There are even smaller manufacturers like Laurent Ferrier.
MS. SCHNIPPER: Or Philippe Dufour.
MR. BAIN: If they stay small in production, I think those will be worth a lot of money one day.
Is the appeal of the Richard Mille watches that there are so few of them available?
MR. REARDON: It's the most brilliant marketing play in recent history. It's the billionaire's handshake: That's the watch you expect to see on the wrist when you're closing a deal. With the 0.001 percent of the 1 percent, that's the watch they want to have on their wrists.
MR. BAIN: Also the movements are pretty interesting. They're intricate.
MS. SCHNIPPER: They are — they're really fascinating. The other brilliant thing is his association with cars. We have so much crossover between cars and watches, it's just insane.
MR. BAIN: Audemars Piguet is starting to come back, too, as a brand that's come out with the Royal Oaks that are more classic, as opposed to these big, crazy Offshores. They're actually building a huge museum in Switzerland right now by a famous architect and they're investing a lot in their brand, like Patek Philippe has. I think they've got very good future.
MR. REARDON: As a result, their vintage watches are going up in price year after year.
MS. SCHNIPPER: Well, there was a time when there was a year where they made five watches. Literally.
MR. BAIN: There were just some world records broken with Audemars Piguet on some of their vintage watches. They're on the rise.
MS. SCHNIPPER: Absolutely.
Tag Heuer is another brand that is growing in popularity at auction, yes?
MR. BAIN: Right — a lot of the lower brands like Heuer, Omega, like Universal Genève. A Rolex Paul Newman has become so expensive, and all of a sudden you have a similar-looking watch — it's finally catching up a little bit. It's expensive for what we're used to, but it's cheap compared to, say, a Rolex or a Patek Philippe. People are starting to recognize how rare these watches are, too. I've always bought them so I'm really happy about it!
Let's say someone had $10,000 to invest in a vintage watch: What would you advise them to buy?
MS. SCHNIPPER: I probably would say Patek.
MR. REARDON: I'd say Patek.
MS. OMURA: Patek.
MR. BAIN: I'd say a Rolex sports model would be a great investment. For example, if you get a basic Rolex GMT or Submariner for $10,000…
MR. REARDON: …from a trusted source.
MR. BAIN: …from a trusted source, a great example in mint condition, it's going to be worth double in the next five to seven years. That's my opinion. You can buy a mint condition Submariner reference 5513 from 1975 for $10,000.
What's next in the collectors' market?
MR. BAIN: I think it's an upward trend for mint condition and rare watches and I think these modern brands we talked about — the Audemars, the Richard Milles, Patek, Rolex — the same trends are going to continue.
MS. SCHNIPPER: A lot of these makers like Jaeger-LeCoultre, where they make so many interesting models now, where before they were really just making Reversos. They've really expanded their repertoire, so there's a lot of interesting watches out there. It just interests people and intrigues them.
MS. OMURA: In the next six months to a year, for any one of us here, it's the Rolex sports model — there's no question. People speculate: They're looking for a lot of things as investments. They buy something because they think it's going to double in value.
We've also noticed, at least at Antiquorum, we have a lot more younger people who come to previews, who comment on Instagram and social media — so there's a lot of hype that happens, but the hype could just end tomorrow. Looking at the people who are buying, let's say, Heuers, it's certainly the younger generation who might not be able to afford a nice Rolex like he's wearing. [She referred to Mr. Bain, who wore a Rolex Daytona from the 1970s]. About a year and a half ago, we had a young gentleman who came to an auction; we'd never seen him before. A Heuer we estimated at, let's say, $3,000 to $5,000, he purchased for close to $20,000. He looked relatively young: early 30s, perhaps even younger. So, there's always that surprise that the younger generation brings.
MR. BAIN: There are younger dealers coming up in the market and they then relate to the younger collectors. I notice there are kids that are 16 and 17 years old.
MR. REARDON: The future of our industry is all about information: It's about databases, it's about scholarship. It's not only about the provenance of each individual piece, it's about the forensic study of the watches. Over the last 20 to 30 years, information has been controlled by a small amount of people and that's changing now, especially with the whole digital revolution: More people are sharing, but they're also sharing inaccurate information. That's where it's still "Let the buyer beware" more than ever before: It's like you have to buy the seller before you buy the watch. That's the first advice I give to anyone who's getting into this world.


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'Menthol' Micro-Budget Film Case Study Part 1: 'Your Trailer is Your Film'
In this series of posts, I'm going to test, prod, and explore the process of releasing my first feature film almost entirely online, with no money or nepotism. As some of you know, I've been regularly writing about distribution on No Film School in recent months with the intention of one day putting what I've learned to use. That day has come with the imminent release of my narrative feature Menthol -- and what better place than here to have the discussion as the process evolves? Read on for Part 1, in which I discuss decisions in cutting and releasing the all-important trailer.
First, check out the trailer:
So when I said we're releasing the film almost entirely online, you'll notice that we did manage to get into a couple of film festivals. This has gone a long way for us so far (mostly for our own sanity), as there were some pretty rough months of doubt while in the thick of it.
When I set out to make this film I knew it wasn't going to be an instantly popular, commercially viable project. It's a slow-paced character-driven movie about four friends in a 24-hour timeframe. Which means there are no explosions, despite my best efforts in After Effects.
In general, I have a pretty cynical (realistic?) outlook on truly micro-budget independent film that leads me to believe the following:
For all intents and purposes, your trailer IS your film.
Or, to euphemize: your film is only as good as your trailer.
Now this might seem a little harsh, but the way I see it, most people aren't going to watch your indie film unless they know you or it has some kind of serious credentials, i.e. play at major film festivals, viral social media buzz, or star power. Our executive producer was the sole producer on Boyz n the Hood, so that's the only real buzz-worthy thing we have going for us. I watch a lot of independent film, and the thing that causes me to set aside the time and press play isn't any of these things. It's usually because I feel drawn to the discourse of a particular film or filmmaker -- or because it has a great trailer.
If things weren't complicated enough: I hate trailers, and have (mostly) removed them from my media diet.
Since 2007 or so I made a decision to actively stop watching trailers. I've developed a relatively purist perspective on film viewing, in which the less expectation generated before watching a movie, the better the experience (usually). Studio trailers are created with one intention in mind: getting asses in seats and making money. So trailer editors for studio flicks will unashamedly blow their narrative load (so to speak) in their trailer, leaving little mystery left for the real movie (asses in the seats -- at any cost).
For me, cutting a trailer under these conditions becomes a high-wire juggling act. Not only do I feel that I need to accurately represent the tone and pace of the film, but I need it to be exciting enough to impel someone to click through. On one level I'm trying to achieve Truth in Advertising, and on the other hand I'm trying to achieve Advertising.
Once a film is complete it must be released -- and therefore must have a trailer -- so I concede there. Of course, there are always exceptions, so let's take a look at some trailers that I do really like:
The Men of Dodge City trailer is what I call an 'art trailer.' It doesn't try too hard to impel, it just shows you seemingly random glimpses into the film. This is the kind of trailer I wanted to do initially.
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The Lily & Kat trailer is a little more traditional. It showcases the aesthetics of the film above all, aided by the beat of a driving pop song and a marginal movie star. It gets me excited, it's a 'pump up' trailer.
The Hills Green trailer shares nice a mix between the traditional pump up trailer and the art trailer. As a film with an equally non-existent production budget, this trailer was a nice touchstone for me.
What do all these trailers have in common? They impelled me to actively seek out the films and the filmmakers -- in fact I interviewed each of them for No Film School here, here, and here respectively.
I've always felt caught in-between idealism and pragmatism, and the 2-month process of editing the Menthol trailer really highlighted this. Since a trailer is a pragmatic, practical tool for driving interest for a film, I felt I had to shed some of my purist philosophies in the interest of getting the movie released and (fingers crossed) seen.
Why Reelhouse?
With so many platforms out there to choose from, my producer Nate Kamiya and I picked Reelhouse for a number of reasons. It was a mix of ease of use (I got tired of tweaking code on our old website), a competitive pricing model (Reelhouse takes 6% vs VHX's 15%) and that the team at Reelhouse seemed like a good match of personalities for us. They are eager to help filmmakers and to help promote films on their channels.
Now, in a direct distribution model it's really up to the filmmakers to drive traffic to their product, and being on any platform over another isn't going to automatically grant you any more exposure -- but we felt that Reelhouse did have a community that is worth fostering. In the end I don't know if this (or many other) direct distribution platforms will survive through this year, but Reelhouse -- with partnerships with Sundance and now Warner Bros -- seemed like a good horse to bet on. I think they are poised to actually be a decent entertainment platform, but they need people like us to take the dive if it's ever going to blossom. (note: our Reelhouse page is a work in progress)
Film Festival laurels make all the pain go away. Carve out space in your trailer to add laurels and reviews.
All the pressure I put on myself for editing this trailer -- thinking that it basically had to be perfect or nobody would ever give a shit -- made it take a long time to finish. To give you an idea, I had 20 different edits of the Menthol trailer before I settled on the one we're using now.
However, sitting on the trailer was helpful. I started editing the trailer before we had been accepted to any film festivals, and our energy on the project was pretty stalled out. Once we did get accepted to something though, the momentum started rolling. A trailer and a poster with film fest laurels is sexy. I think there's an argument to be made that it doesn't really matter what laurels they are, people just want to see those palm fronds or whatever -- just some sign of validation from someone other than the filmmakers' parents.
Waiting on publishing the trailer also allowed us to finish our sound design/mix (by the awesome and all-powerful Neil Benezra) which then allowed me to work better sound into the trailer. I changed the intro, plugged the laurels in, and suddenly I had a trailer that was feeling more complete.
The last thing to go in was the quote. I had a section in the edit where I knew I wanted text to go, but we didn't have any reviews yet. Then I remembered something really flattering that Zach Weintraub -- a really great filmmaker in his own right -- said about an early screener of the film. It was the cherry on top of the trailer, and this taught me that it pays to share your film with people who might like it (and actually watch it) early on in the process.
Remember: use what you have, not what you don't.
Menthol will have its world premiere this weekend at the 29th SBIFF. I will be doing my best to document the fest (my first film festival experience from the filmmaker's side) and report back here.
What do you think about the trailer? Did I succeed in piquing your interest in the film or have I crashed and burned miserably? Let me know in the comments below, and look out for more posts in this series.
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awesome. Great post, Micah. Best of luck in Santa Barbara!
January 31, 2014 at 9:52AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Micah, thanks for sharing. I'm also just wrapping up my first feature and it's always encouraging to hear someone else share their story, fears, lessons and triumphs.
I look forward to checking out 'Menthol' on Reelhouse and your future updates. Best of luck at SBIFF!
January 31, 2014 at 9:53AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Micah Van Hove, that the gods of cinema smile at you from the cinematic heavens! :)
January 31, 2014 at 9:56AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
The Lily & Kat isn't a trailer it's a teaser. The Men of Dodge City is just a poorly edited trailer. And the Hills Green isn't a good mix. It's simple a very well edited trailer.
January 31, 2014 at 10:07AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
"Use what you have, not what you don't."
Perfect phrase to describe the technique used in these films. Personal films, with trailers (or teasers) that have an all-important component: great visuals. Active camera, in the "Now", demanding the viewer take notice and seek them out.
Micah, great article and a great trailer. Enjoy the fest!
January 31, 2014 at 10:20AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Great article, and well done for getting your film made. The Men of Dodge City trailer is brutal... I'm the exact audience for odd independent films and—for want of a better phrase—mumble-core type stuff, but I would actively avoid that film based on it's trailer; you made a good choice to go the more traditional route.
I've always thought Le Mepris had a fun 'art trailer' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xGErvgStM)
Bonne chance!
January 31, 2014 at 10:32AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
great trailer.. looks like a great achievement! honesty, very well done.
If the film lives up to the mood/ tone in the trailer, you could well be onto something big!
January 31, 2014 at 11:10AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Really great post. I quite enjoyed it and am looking forward to your future posts.
I have one question, and that is why haven't you released the movie yet? You are obviously going to get a lot of interest from this article, doesn't it make sense to give people something to buy now than something they need to remember to buy in a month or 6-months or whatever?
I guess I sort of look at that Ryan Lightbourn article NFS posted a few months back, and how excited I was to read it, and based on the comment board everyone seemed really excited to see the movie. But the movie wasn't out then, and I its not out now. By the time it is actually available to watch, won't he have lost a good portion of his article's audience?
I am under the impression Menthol is finished, and that you have further articles in the pipeline. I hope before you post the last article, the movie will be available to watch, so all these people reading your articles and showing interest have some place to go spend their money right away.
January 31, 2014 at 11:22AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Congrats on the SBFF nod, Micah - we're so proud to have you apart of the family! We appreciate all our film fans on Reelhouse and couldn't be more stoked on the community we're all building for eachother :)
January 31, 2014 at 11:48AM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
We have the challenge of our film being science fiction on what we're calling a "nano-budget" - so although we didn't want a lot of special effects there are some.
For the trailer I really wanted something different than the norm (the Little Children trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hshcNfaXkwk and The Social Network http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RB3edZyeYw are two of my favorite). I think we got at least most of the way there:
January 31, 2014 at 3:50PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
I don't know what I was expecting but that actually looked pretty good, acting aside, but I try not to judge that too much on indie films. Only criticism I would note is don't title your film a science fiction feature film. It sounds like you are begging sci-fi fans to watch it because they see the keyword sci-fi. If they watch the trailer they will already know pretty clearly that it is sci-fi you don't need it in the title.
January 31, 2014 at 5:56PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Congrats, Micah. You story gives us all insight and hope!
January 31, 2014 at 4:03PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
This are the kind of articles that are worth the time to read. Great post.
I have also, unwillingly, stopped watching trailers. It was kind of natural I think, mainly boredom drew me apart from them. And, as you say, the movie experience is better, no doubt about that.
Best of luck for your film and I can't wait for the next post about it.
January 31, 2014 at 4:22PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
At it's heart, I like it, because it is unpredictable. I strive for that quality in my own films when it's possible. For my taste, this may have been a little too unpredictable. I couldn't quite understand it. But I applaud the director for attempting to reach their vision.
January 31, 2014 at 5:12PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
I would have preferred to have more info about the characters and/or plot from the trailer, even if with a voiceover or random audio clips. (Ya, let's see your rejected dozen now)
January 31, 2014 at 5:51PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Is it possible to sign up with VHX and Reelhouse or is that out of the question?
January 31, 2014 at 5:55PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
although Lik and Kat is not up my alley in terms of genre, and I will never watch the movie, the trailer is very well done. Great style, pacing and just overall editing.
February 1, 2014 at 3:37PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
I liked the trailer for menthol and it did make me want to watch it. Well done. I also liked the way you spoke about it, the process and your choices. It's true if a trailer is shitty I won't see the movie most likely. I think I'll watch this one. Congrats on making a movie.
February 1, 2014 at 7:24PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
That's a heck of a poster. I will be checking this out. And thanks for sharing your journey!
February 3, 2014 at 2:36PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Wise words. Great trailer. Good luck.
February 3, 2014 at 2:51PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Hi guys, pls allow me to say that it really is great to hear from fellow filmmakers cos I realise that I am not as mad as the world makes me out to be. Thanks a lot for the lovely article. It was both informative and encouraging.
We are based in johannesburg South Africa, just wrapped up a feature and we r looking to finish the trailer this weekend. Took us a lot of time to figure out how to go about it, so thanks a lot cos now we know that we r not alone. I'd love to send it out for a slight crit if that's possible. Thanks a lot guys.
February 6, 2014 at 1:30PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
It's nice to see there's more to twenty-somethings than just angst-filled, drug and alcohol-induced "bonding" experiences....oh wait.... that's the ONLY thing these trailers seem to convey, however marginally, beautifully shot. Where the hell is the content(see:depth) nowadays? It's either bored white kids or over-priced comic book films.
February 6, 2014 at 3:31PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
You did a good job. Even though it is obviously, as you sat, a dialogue driven drama etc... you did make me curious to know what happens in the movie. The hint of dark events the scream and the flashes of cops. It worked.
February 6, 2014 at 10:25PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Nice trailer - though I am confused about the producer reference for "Boyz N The Hood" ? Was Nate part of the movie? Don't see it on IMDB ....
February 8, 2014 at 4:41PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Congrats on making a movie. Congrats on writing a coherent article.
However the trailer is boring and does not give a clue as to the real content of the movie if there is any. The trailer is just a collection of partial scenes. This slowness and lack of focus is I suspect what turns folks away from many Indies.
And please folks, everything is not awesome, super, or epic.
Take it EZ,
Robert A. Ober
February 18, 2014 at 4:42PM, Edited September 4, 8:45AM
Hi Micah! Congrats on making a film. I know how much work goes into it and I appreciate the article. I'm not going to criticize any of the specific trailers shown because let's face it, no-budget films are more of a form of personal expression than a commodity. The filmmaker decides how to treat it.
When you can make a film with your disposable income then it doesn't need to make money. It just needs to be available. Trailers are to help people decide whether to spend their hard-earned money on this movie or that move because we can't and we don't want to watch all of them.
You as a filmmaker have to decide if you want to 'sell' the film through the trailer and try to get eyeballs on it. Telling what the film is generally about without giving away too much can be a strategy, or making an art-trailer that is basically a bunch of random shots is another strategy.
If you really do want people to watch your film you have to put down your chips and pray that you hit the right button. I personally am not attracted to the art-house type trailer. They feel a little pretentious. People can be lazy me included. When I watch an art-trailer I feel like "Just tell me what I want to know so I make a decision already!" LOL
Of the trailers shown in this article I liked the pumped-up one the most. I love the music. The images and colors in that trailer were more interesting as well. Characters were doing things instead of just talking. It really didn't give away anything about the story but it felt as though the filmmakers want the film to be watched. If the filmmaker doesn't think it's worth it then how they can expect a potential audience member to watch it?
I think it's possible there is a fear of 'selling' our films, of people actually watching our work. It's terrifying that people are going to judge it and say nasty things on the Internet where it will stay for all eternity. A trailer created by the filmmaker could reflect how they feel about their own film, or they may not be able to objectively look at it from a marketing perspective. I can see where a filmmaker might be afraid of people watching the film because they're afraid it isn't 'good enough'. I know this because I've done it. I didn't even make a proper trailer for my first film. My fears were unfounded though because it's up on YouTube now and most of the comments are actually positive. People really like it!
I've shed that fear now and am shooting my first feature narrative this summer. I've promised myself I would absolutely take pride in this work and do everything I can to get eyeballs on it when it's released. And that means 'pumping up' the trailer. Who cares what they think as long as they watch it!!! Good luck with your film. I would probably rent it if it were $3 but $7.49 is just too much. Without knowing more about the story I can't judge whether I might like it enough. If it were free I'd just press play and see where it goes but for money, no way.
The Men of Dodge City on the other hand is uploaded to vimeo and can be watched for free so I'm going to watch it even though I didn't like the trailer. If I don't like it I'll just...turn it off. https://vimeo.com/54470325
May 27, 2014 at 8:05AM, Edited September 4, 8:56AM
Looks interesting. If I see it on Netflix in the future I'll check it out!
May 27, 2014 at 8:11AM, Edited September 4, 8:56AM
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Title: The Sand
Also known as:
Year: 2015
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Language: English
Runtime: 84 min
Director: Isaac Gabaeff
Writer: Alex Greenfield & Ben Powell
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3468698/
After a graduation beach party, a group of friends wake up on the beach unable to leave due to an unknown force that dwells below. As they see their friends get eaten alive, the survivors have to find a way out of the sand.
Our thoughts:
You know when SyFy throws out a bunch of shitty movies that has sharks in them, and they will all be the same? How that was once intriguing in an ironic way, but now it's just miserably boring to watch more of them be made? "The Sand" looks and feels like that, but it's actually not that at all. This is one of the few good points about the movie, but I'm not sure if it's actually a good quality to feel like those movies, yet be mostly sincere.
A group of friends have their graduation party on a closed beach. Little do they know that when they wake up on the beach the morning after, in the warm summer sun, they're stuck there. There's something in the sand that grabs them and eats them up in seconds if they as much as touch the sand. Since the beach is closed, there is no one looking for them and they have to figure out a way to get away from the beach.
"The Sand" is a little bit of "Open Water", "Jaws" (or rather, "Tremors"?) and crappy SyFy movies but completely without any comedy and complete sincerity in their plot. Sure, they might not have been completely serious when they wrote the script, but there is nothing in the actual movie that points towards them attempting anything but a good movie. Which it is not. It has moments where it's entertaining in its sincerity and horrible characters, but it's not good. The characters are obnoxious and spoiled brats, the monster is lame and the setting is boring. There is even a point in the movie where the characters seem to forget one of the other characters. While a girl is dying, a guy tries to save them and ends up dying himself. The remaining characters are horrified about the death of the guy and keep bringing up that something in the sand killed him, but they barely ever bring up the girl (who died first).
Then we have Jamie Kennedy's character, who seemingly walked onto the set thinking that this was a horror comedy, and for just a brief second we get a sense that it's all intended. Does Jamie Kennedy's character represent us, the viewer, stumbling onto this scene unable to take it all seriously? Is the script a joke where they took a SyFy idea and turned it into a serious horror movie as a sort of experiment? I'm kidding, obviously, as that would give the movie too much credit.
There are way worse movies than "The Sand". It's bad, but it's actually a fairly well made movie, minus some of the horrible CGI effects. The movie looks miles better than your average independent horror movie, the actors (no matter how horrible characters they portray) are competent. The flow of the movie isn't too bad and it has a few moments where you hope that at least one of them will escape. This means that I didn't feel like I wasted 90 minutes of my life, even though I got annoyed repeatedly. If you watch it with the right people, I'm sure you can laugh.
Gore: 3/5
Nudity: 2/5
Story: 1/5
Effects: 2/5
Comedy: 1/5
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