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PIQUA — Long before Snapchat, Instagram, and Vine videos, children still managed to find ways to entertain themselves. Even those growing up in 19th century farm country took breaks from their chores to just be kids.
What did they do during their down time? What kinds of games did they play? Learn the answers to those questions at Johnston Farm & Indian Agency's annual Family Day, which takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
"A lot of folks, when they picture people living out here during the Johnston era, they don't realize kids did the same things they do today. They didn't work all the time," said Andy Hite, site manager of Johnston Farm.
"So we decided to let people see how kids and their families would pass the time when they weren't working — before the days of holding something and using your two thumbs to pass the time."
The farm and homestead will come alive with a variety of games and activities enjoyed by families during Johnston era, plus visitors can enjoy a relaxing ride on the General Harrison of Piqua canal boat.
A highlight of the day will be the official opening at noon of a new exhibit by the Eastern Shawnee that shares their story from their removal in 1832 to the present. Written materials, graphics, regalia, clothing, and other artifacts will be on view.
"We want (visitors) to understand that the Native American population are people with a past, but they are not people from the past; they still exist," Hite said. "It's something we've wanted to do for a long time; so may exhibits stop with the Removal period."
Eastern Shawnee Chief Glenna Wallace will attend the opening of the exhibit, which is the second in a planned series of six displays focusing on Ohio's Native American history. Last year's exhibit featured the Miami Nation.
The cost to attend Family Day is regular site admission, which is $9 for adults and $4 for ages 6-12. Children under 5 are admitted free, as are members of the Ohio History Connection and the Johnston Farm Friends Council. One-dollar discounts are available for senior citizens and AAA members.
As an early Father's Day gift, dads and grandfathers also will be admitted for free when accompanied by their families.
Johnston Farm & Indian Agency is located at 9845 N. Hardin Road, off State Route 66 about 3 miles north of Piqua. For more information about Family Day and other Johnston Farm offerings, call (937) 773-2522 or (800) 752-2619, and visit the website at johnstonfarmohio.com.
Reach Belinda M. Paschal at (937) 451-3341.


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"Sancerre Rocks"
2011 Domaine Daniel Chotard Sancerre
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It is believed the area around Sancerre was first cultivated by the Romans in the 1st century AD.
Sancerre is a wine region in the eastern part of the Loire valley in France. Most of the grapes planted in the region are Sauvignon Blanc, with Pinot Noir accounting for only about 20%.
White Sancerre was one of the original Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in France, in 1936. The area was designated for red wines in January 1959. Over the years the region has expanded to now be four times larger than the original AOC area. The last…
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Well this looks good. It's hard not to be a tiny bit in love with James Franco. Esquire have been all over his business this month, below is the first part of 5 parts of an interview he did with his brother, also an actor. The rest and some other Franco stuff is here.
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Gerard Butler & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Premiere 'Gods of Egypt'
Gerard Butler suits up in style for the premiere of his new movie Gods Of Egypt held at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on Wednesday night (February 24) in New York City.
The 46-year-old actor was joined by his co-stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, and Elodie Yung.
Gods of Egypt follows mortal hero Bek as he teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
FYI: Abbey is wearing a Helmut Lang suit and Fernando Jorge earrings. Gerard is wearing Ermenegildo Zegna Couture. Courtney is carrying an Edie Parker clutch.
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Air Partner sees poor second fiscal quarter, limited visibility for outlook – Suppliers Share Wrap
Private charter and leasing company, Air Partner, has given a gloomy picture of the high-end private leasing market.
Reuters reports that the company stated that the weak demand and pricing environment seen over the first six months of 2009 has continued in second quarter of its financial year. Forward visibility "remains low, in line with the sector and management's expectations during the current global downturn".
Air Partner traded flat yesterday, although some other lessors had more positive days. Babcock & Brown Air gained 1.7%, while AeroCentury, which focuses on regional aircraft, was up 2.7%. The company announced on 07-Dec-2009 that its Board adopted a Rights Agreement under which its stockholders will receive a dividend in the form of preferred stock purchase rights.
Embraer sees soft demand
Major aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, stated it expects low levels of civil and business aircraft ordering in 2010, but is hoping that a strong Brazilian market can help it recover some of the lost revenue. The manufacturer expects USD500 million in sales in Brazil in 2009, accounting for about one seventh of total revenue.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Embraer CEO, Frederico Fleury Curado, stated the aircraft market had hit "rock bottom" and demand will take time to recover. The demand situation is "fundamentally fragile" at present.
The company expects revenue to be cut by 10% in 2010, although fewer order cancellations are expected. Demand is not expected to properly bounce back until 2011.
In positive news for Embraer, United Airlines CEO, Glen Tilton, stated the manufacturer will be invited to join a 2010 tender for narrowbody aircraft for the carrier. United currently operates 150 A319 and A320 narrowbodies. Embraer's share price dropped 0.5% yesterday, while EADS was down 1.0% and Boeing lost 0.3%.
Meanwhile, parts manufacturer B/E Aerospace had a second consecutive negative day, down 0.6%. The stock was downgraded from "buy" to "hold" by Stifel Nicolaus on 08-Dec-2009, and lost 4.8% on Tuesday.
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Ideas for Birthday Gifts for Mum
Choosing a gift for your mum's birthday is a once-in-a-year opportunity to show her how you feel about her. Look at your mum's hobbies and interests for possible birthday gift ideas. Budget how much you want to spend on the gift or decide if you want to make a gift.
As her birthday approaches, ask your mum for a wish list to get an idea of what she would like as a gift.
Homemade birthday gifts require a little advanced planning, but may also be the most personal to give as a gift. Make a birthday cake for Mum, followed by a basket of cookies or muffins. A certificate for a week's worth of homemade meals by you is an option that doesn't require advance planning. A tied fleece blanket, scarf, hat or pillow, featuring a special print that has a connection to your mum, is a functional, fun gift.
Indoor or outdoor recreational activities that your mum participates in can generate ideas for a birthday gift. If she is a hiking enthusiast, buy her a light backpack or other hiking supplies. If she is a swimmer, buy her a yearlong membership to a local community centre or fitness facility with pool access. If she likes working out, make her a personal gift token to take her out to lunch followed by shopping for a pair of work out shoes.
Depending the time of year of your mum's birthday, seasonally themed gifts give a different twist to the standard birthday gift. Snowflake or poinsettia themed jewellery might be an option for a winter birthday. A spring birthday could include seeds or supplies for gardening. Tie flowers, food or gift tokens to the appropriate season.
Store Bought
Store bought gifts are one of the most common ways to find gifts for your mum. Knowing a hobby or interest that is special to her can yield a variety of gift ideas to purchase within your price range. For example, if you know your mum loves reading mystery books by a certain author, you can find the names of the books the author has written and where to purchase one online or if a nearby bookstore carries it.


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Yesterday marked my first attempt at the Memorial Day Murph. My brother-in-law, Josh, had suggested we give it a shot about 2 months ago. Me, being up for any challenge of the like, accepted without really knowing what I was getting myself into.
The Murph is a crossfit workout done around the country on Memorial Day to honor fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy who received the Medal of Honor after exposing himself to enemy fire and knowingly leaving his position of cover to get a clear signal in order to communicate with his headquarters. He provided his unit's location and requested immediate support then returned to his position to continue fighting until he died from his wounds. There is a book by Marcus Luttrell called 'Lone Survivor' that chronicles the operation.
The Murph crossfit workout is based on Lt. Murphy's own favorite workout that he dubbed "Body Armor" because the SEALS completed the workout wearing their 20lb body armor vests.
The above backstory was given to me by my brother as a ploy to garner support. It worked, plus it just sounded like something impossible which in turn means I must attempt it.
Here it is... 1 mile run, then 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and another mile run. I was told you can break down the pull-ups/push-ups/squats to a more reasonable circuit set (ie 10 pull-ups / 20 push-ups / 30 squats / repeat 10 times) so that was how I trained.
Come race day, I arrived with Josh, who brought along his 20lb vest of body armor because he has a lizard brain. There were 40 people registered to give it a shot. They offered bands on the pull-up bars to hook your feet in for support, bands to wrap your upper body in to aid in the push-ups and even suggested doing some of the push-ups on your knees if needed. They also offered a modified 1/2 Murph which consisted of 1/2 mile run / 50 pull-ups / 100 push-ups / 150 squats / 1/2 mile run. Here is the kicker... because of the limited space and the number of people attempting the race, they required you to do it without circuits. You must do all of your pull-ups before moving on to the push-ups and complete those before moving on to the squats.
Many opted for the 1/2 and/or bands for assistance.
Immediately my body started to shut down. I could feel my heart start to speed up and my knees wobble. It was like getting hit in the face with a 2x4. I turned toward Josh whose lizard brain was already taking over... "We're doing the full thing right?" he asked.
"Of course," I said as every fiber of my being screamed denial.
Ten minutes passed and we watched the first heat of 10 runners take off. One of which was an active Navy SEAL in full fatigues and body armor. "Screw it. I'll be back." Josh walked out of the gym on a collision course with his SUV. He emerged from the backseat with his own body armor.
I knew at that point, my fate was sealed. If he was going to do the full, in armor, without bands or assistance... I was too (sans body armor because I'm already carrying around an extra 20lbs consisting of Guinness, pizza and hot wings).
The cross-fit trainers at the gym pulled our group aside and told us they were pushing our start time back 30 minutes because the first two heats were taking a lot longer than anticipated clearing the pull-up racks (ya think?)... more waiting, sweating and baking in our own anticipation. They explained that because of the great turn out, not to think of it as a race, think of it as a marathon. We were going to end up fighting for station space and room in the gym to do squats and push-ups. That was 100% fine with me. Training, I was able to complete the circuits in 35 minutes. I figured adding in the adrenaline and race-day competitive push minus the runs and the exhaustion factor I was going to be able to top 45 minutes (a personal best). Breaking 45 minutes went right out the door when they took away the circuits. I was going to be happy just finishing. Josh had gone into this wanting to break 30 minutes without body armor. Our whole game plan was null and void.
Ten minutes before our revised heat was to begin, the trainers grabbed us and pulled us out front for a warm-up crossfit stretch to ensure no pulled or torn muscles. Stretch? More like an added 10 minute workout. I was dripping with sweat before they ever fired the starting pistol.
We took off in the rain (yes, in the rain) for our first mile. The course was actually only 1/4 mile long down and uphill, turn around and head back down and uphill. Upon returning to the gym, you had your final chance to switch to the half or head around for your second lap. My desire to run straight into the gym was cut short when I saw Josh rounding the building heading for the full run... fuck.
Heading back inside after the mile I found an empty station on the pull-up rack at the exact opposite end as Josh (who was already 25 pull-ups in). I'm a short guy and the rack was 7' high... I needed a 20" plyo box to grab the bar. I wasn't about to jump up and miss the bar. If I could do it now, I wouldn't be able to after 75 pull-ups. I figured my best bet was to start intelligently and finish in one piece. Josh and I had worked out a half-ass plan before we began. Because we weren't able to run circuits, the smart thing would be hammer out as many as you could before hitting muscle failure, take a break and repeat until the 100 were finished.
I started with 20 conventional reverse grip pull ups. The few people around me that were not using assistance bands were "kipping" straight pull-ups. This is something I've never been able to master; I blame it on my strict diet of Guinness and fried chicken. At 60 pull-ups the bar across from Josh opened up. I moved down to see how he was doing. "Where are you at?"
He didn't answer, just held his left hand up, palm out... The blister that had ripped open was about an inch and a half long and bleeding. Apparently, in his excitement that morning, he'd remembered his body armor but forgotten gloves. I gave him mine and used the opportunity to take a breather. He was at 85 and knocked out the last 15 while I contemplated hiding in the restroom until everyone had left for the day.
I attempted 20 pull-ups without gloves, using just the chalk next to the rack... How he cranked out 85 that way boggles me.
Sets of twenty quickly dropped to sets of 15, then 10, then 8 with 30 second breaks in between. The last ten pull-ups came in sets of 2-3 to ensure my Frosted Flakes didn't make an encore appearance.
I dropped and hit the floor next to Josh. He was 120 in on his push-ups before I started number one. I was so happy I'd finished the pull-ups I was able to crank through the push-ups in sets of 15-20 without too much problem.
Squats were going to be my downfall. This was the part I'd been dreading most of all. After tearing my ACL and meniscus last summer playing soccer and undergoing pretty extensive surgery (I now have a cadaver tendon in both knees as well as a repaired right meniscus and a left meniscus that was removed, repaired and actually sewn in place on my bone) and 6 months of rehab, my left leg is still only hitting on 5-6 cylinders at best. The atrophy in my left quad has yet to dissipate.
I was 60 squats in when Josh finished and bolted for his second mile run. Without my motivation in sight I slowed considerably. At 150 the event photographer started snapping pictures in my direction. I cranked out another 50 while sucking in my gut... As she turned her attention to another station, I nearly vomited. I stood and started walking to my car without really realizing it. Half way there I came to the conclusion I was grabbing a Gatorade out of the cooler in my backseat.
I jogged back into the gym, Gatorade in hand and knocked out another 90 before Josh re-entered to complete his Murph. "How many do you have left?" he asked.
"Ten," I think I said.
"C'mon, just do it. You got it."
That was all I needed. I finished and sprinted for the second mile. Ok, so "sprinted" may be a strong word... I hobbled with speed.
I made it half way to the turn around before I heard footsteps coming up from behind with intent.
Josh had dropped his body armor and along with my nephew, was going to finish my second mile with me. It meant a lot. Josh's final time was right at an hour in 25lbs of body armor. I finished up 12 minutes later with him effectively running a 5K in tow.
I didn't vomit. That's why I consider it a success.
Today, I feel like I've been run over by a truck. My armpits ache. I coughed earlier and nearly blacked out. My toes hurt. The back of my thighs are so tight and sore, if I have to poop, I'm just going to lean up against the back of the house because I know if I try to sit down on a toilet, it'll take Mel Gibson, a bathtub and a block of C4 to get me off the seat.
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'Lost in Infinity' available in new eBook formats
Lost in Infinity is now available through Google Play, Nook, Smashwords and iTunes...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Book of the Month at WritingApocalypse.com
'Lost in Infinity' was named Book of the month for May at WritingApocalypse.com. I'm honored to be a part of their site. Check out the review they posted as well. (click here for the full review)
Thanks to the staff at Writing Apocalypse and to Tania L Ramos for her review.
Déjà vu? It's the feeling that something has already happened before. Did I read that before? Lost in Infinity had me asking this question on more than one occasion. Following the story of a troubled youth suffering insomnia and a fear of infinity seemed like plot enough, but the fact that my brain was toyed with and strung along through this story only thrust me in further.
What is infinity? Imagine floating through space, gazing into the wide span of darkness and tiny specs of light that create an abyss without beginning or end. The mere thought causes a powerful reaction: racing heart, surge of electricity pulsating through veins, exasperated gulps of air. It's apeiraphobia, a fear of infinity, combine that with insomnia, a strange inner voice and The Shadow Man and a child can go stark raving mad. Did this child go mad?
The story runs haphazardly between recollections, rantings, and current events causing the reader to shake his head and try to make sense out of it all. Does this work? Stick with the story, stick with the facts no matter how often they are repeated, stick with the character despite the constant feeling of déjà vu to find the plot is not at all what was expected.
Lost in Infinity creates the ground work for one story but leads into the path of another. It seems repetitive and redundant at points, but stay with the story to discover why these feelings of déjà vu are so important. Definitely not a book for everyone, but for those who enjoy a good insanity based book and don't mind a sadistic twist in plot, this is a must read. Its Shutter Island meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the author makes it work, leaving the reader to grasp at straws wanting to know if the cycle ever ends. What cycle? Read the book!
We are pleased to feature this quality book on WritingApocalypse.com. We are also pleased to announce that out of the four books we read last month, this one is our new May Book of the Month.
The Staff at Writing Apocalypse
Thanks to the staff at Writing Apocalypse and to Tania L Ramos for her review.
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Our world has changed over the years through innovative technology in SMS (short message service) marketing and advertising.
SMS Marketing
Our world has changed over the years through
innovative technology in
SMS (short message service) marketing and advertising. Mobile marketing
stimulate a businesses growth while investing a small amount receiving
an excellent return on your investment. SMS marketing inform the
consumer about new products, sales, clearance items and more through
exposure in texting messages. Customers are given the chance to opt-in
to receive deals and sales stimulating a product in demand by the
company sending the text.
Discounted products and services features limited times only to grab the deals boosting sales by companies while the supply in demand for consumers to reap the rewards of the sales. Mobile messaging is something that all consumers read out of curiosity and the consumer is allowed to stop the deals if no interest is present. Unlike email spam and junk mail sent in bulk, SMS marketing targets their audiences passing on great sales and specials and the consumer will be more interested via text messages. From promotional sales via SMS marketing strategies, the average consumer will be more apt to visit a store knowing the item is on sale and discounted saving extra money. The key to SMS marketing is to get the consumer to purchase an item they normally would not have had an interest in. Relationships are built through SMS marketing ideas gaining new customers to take a peek and visit either a store or go online to see what is being promoted everyday.
Mobile marketing campaigns are affordable with a low monthly fee while delivering high end results of potential customers. In the old days, advertising in news papers, flyers and mailings cost an enormous amount of money. Now through amazing innovative technology at affordable low costs to businesses, SMS marketing is made simple via text messaging with companies going to the consumer instead of the consumer going to the store. Advertising through mobile messaging ensures that the messages are read and welcomed by the recipient. Nearly every person on earth these days carries a cell phone of some sort with text messaging making advertising a company's new product simple. Opting-in to receive a company's test message delivers specials that only the consumers who have opted-in know about. It is an unadvertised special making the recipient receiving the text message feel special.
Cutting advertising costs with proven effective SMS marketing will provide a positive return on a company's investment faster than any other way to advertise a product or service. A consumer receiving mobile coupons and coupon codes will use the codes online in order to receive a great deal on a product. A higher volume of revenue will be generated in a business while the consumer is happy saving money. Short message service is a defined win win situation for both parties concerned.
SMS messages are limited to only 160 characters per message which in turn needs to be carefully planned and strategies come into motion when campaigning for a specified brand. You want to get as much information in the SMS message as possible using shorthand codes to make it easy to read yet saying everything you need to say in your marketing and advertising campaign.
Successful SMS Marketing is permission based on the recipient who receives the message. You want make sure that the receiver either wants the message or finds the message to be very beneficial considering it is nearly impossible for a person to stop incoming messages. Sending unwanted messages to people could be very damaging to your brand, product or service. The key to success is to entice the consumer and recipient to engage in more messages using the discounts available via the text message.
One rule of thumb is not to send spam messages to people if they have not subscribed for the SMS message. This in turn will damage and degrade the integrity of the business by word of mouth alone and the success rate will diminish. Planning and strategies should be taken seriously in order to gain new customers and attract them to your website to then purchase something at a discounted bargain.


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The cord isn't always cut after graduation.
Economic turbulence has sent many a laid-off or unemployed college graduate scurrying back to the warm embrace of their alma mater for job-placement services.
It's a trend echoed nationwide as college career service offices are fielding more requests than ever from graduates hoping for resume tweaks or interview skill critiques.
In Northeast Florida, career counselors from the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University and Flagler College have seen an influx of appointments with graduates who are demographically different from their usual charges - current students and recent alumni, most in their early 20s.
In response, some smaller schools have increased professional training and networking offerings for older alumni seeking something more substantive than an entry-level job.
"There's been a steady amping up of alumni assistance programs all across the country, and we're no different," said Margo Brown, director of alumni relations at Flagler College. "It isn't just about getting together and reconnecting with classmates. Career services has become the most requested service for alumni relations at a lot of schools."
But that increased demand has caused some schools with larger alumni bases, such as the University of Florida, to restrict most of their alumni services to only recent graduates.
Shannon Italia, director of UNF's Coggin College of Business Career Management Center, said her 4-year-old agency was created to cater to current students and recent graduates.
The main decoration in her office is a shelf of thank-you cards penned by UNF alumni who she helped land jobs right after graduation.
But lately she's been having some work-related deja vu. Some of the names on those cards have been popping back up on her appointment calendar.
"I've started recognizing people who I helped get a job four years ago who are coming back for help again after getting laid off or being out of the work force for a while," Italia said.
Marretta Latimer, a 2007 UNF graduate, is one of those familiar faces. The 40-year-old's resume, spanning several pages, is more diverse than one of Italia's normal clients. She worked with Italia last week to trim it down to the essentials.
Latimer had a bachelor's degree in history before she enrolled in UNF's business program. She's been a teacher and worked in information technology, but she took some time off after graduation to care for her ailing father.
She called UNF first when she was ready to dive back in.
The career center, which offers free resume tune-ups and interview skills training to students and alumni, is a useful resource for those who might get flustered by the job hunt, Latimer said.
"It's an overwhelming situation to be in," she said. "I've been out of the market for a little while, and having that push in the right direction is what I need to get back out there."
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Job skills training is only one piece of the puzzle. Figuring out which employers are hiring is a full-time job in and of itself for out-of-work graduates.
That's why schools are trying to bring the employers to them.
Italia said the Career Management Center scheduled an alumni-only job fair Tuesday, May 11, for job recruiters looking for more experienced job candidates. Flagler College also hosts campus job fairs and invites alumni.
But Matthew Kampfe, JU's director of alumni relations, said graduates searching for jobs don't always have to rely on face-to-face networking opportunities. The new home of the alumni affairs office is online, he said.
JU has taken to social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and developed an online network of employers and hungry job searchers. It keeps costs down, and allows them to accommodate current students and unemployed alumni simultaneously.
"This generation communicates differently and being Internet-savvy is a necessary job skill," Kampfe. "It makes sense to put everything out there on the Web because we can help more people."
He said graduates who are recruiters often post job openings on the alumni LinkedIn page, and the school also promotes alumni meet-ups through e-mail and message board posts.
Career services employees at UNF also post job openings online for alumni who aren't able to regularly swing by the office.
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Social media is definitely very helpful for ORM. But of course, if you don't know what you're doing, it will probably hurt your campaign even more.ReplyDelete
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340ML members describe themselves as four boys from Maputo, Mozambique -- Pedro, Paulo, Rui and Tiago. While studying in Johannesburg they decided to start a band.
They had no idea what style they would choose and so decided to try everything - from rock and jazz to funk and soul. Their debut album, entitled Moving in 2000, won critical acclaim and got a lot of radio airplay.
Being young in Mozambique played a big role in forming their sound according to Pedro the lead vocalist.
"We grew up in the 80s and 90s in Mozambique, where we were completely shut off from the world. Our country was in civil war and Maputo was kind of isolated, and so any sort of music that you could get your hands on ? you would really absorb ? be it rock, reggae, samba, bossa nova ? anything.
"I think due to that, we were exposed to a variety of sounds and we sort of fed off that. And 340ML is sort of a by-product of all of those sounds ? it?s sort of like what we spit out after having absorbed all this music in our childhood," Pedro explains.
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The group says it does not take itself too seriously ? its lyrics tell small stories about things affecting them at the time of recording.
"I think 340ML has always had this lyric theme where we feed off what we are feeling at the time," says Pedro. "It?s very autobiographical. It?s little anecdotes from within the band and what we see; what we experience. It?s not at all serious ? even though it might seem so in some songs. It?s very carefree."
Their latest album, 'Sorry For the Delay', landed them six nominations for South African Music Awards -- Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Duo or Group, Best Alternative Album, Best Producer and Best Engineer. They took the Best Engineer and Best Alternative Album awards.
According to Rui the bass player for the group, 'Sorry for the Delay' their second album was highly anticipated. He says music-wise it's a more mature epic album and the industry recognized it.
Besides promoting their latest album, 340ML is also working on a number of projects and competitions in which they assist up-and-coming music producers. In 2010 the group plans to release Sorry for The Remix ? which will be a remix of the Sorry for the Delay album.
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Last week in Yuracoto, my local school estaba de fiesta (was in party mode). You see, the school's patron saint is la Virgen de Carmen, also known as the Virgin Mary, and apparently her day of celebration is the 16th of July. As I mentioned in one of my other posts, anniversaries are a BIG DEAL here in Perú, and so naturally the entire week of the 11th leading up to July 16th was filled with different religious and non-religious activities in the school.
One of said activities that I attended was the víspera, which literally means the "day before". In this case, víspera means the night before the main day of celebration, or the evening of the 14th of July. So what happens at a víspera? Well first people from the community slowly trickled into the school, sitting and chatting while a student group performed a traditional dance from Áncash. Then, the altar containing the image of the saint was brought out, and everyone gather for a brief mass. A women, one of the madrinas (literally god-mother, but in this case sponsor) for the event, read from the Bible, led everyone in prayer, gave a brief sermon, and then led everyone in some Catholic hymns.
At the conclusion of the brief mass, speakers were rolled out and I, being the only one with a laptop, was put in charge of the music. I managed to play some Marc Anthony before students restricted me to just cumbia and huayno.
After a while, as it grew later in the evening and as the student groups continued to dance, we grew closer to one of the main attractions of the evening, the lighting of the firework castle. You see, I thought we had fireworks figured out pretty well in the U.S., but after attending a few events with fireworks here in Perú, I think they have us outclassed at least in terms of ingenuity. It is pretty standard here in Perú that for really big celebrations or anniversaries, you buy some fireworks. But Peruvian fireworks are not the tiny ones we buy for our homes around 4th of July, nor are they the giant fireworks displays we see way up in the sky. Here in Perú, they make structures out of bamboo, attach fireworks to them, and then set them off.
Of the standard Peruvian firework regime, my favorite would have to be the Toro Loco (Crazy Bull), which is essentially a small bamboo frame reminiscent of a bull's head to which many fireworks are attached. You then grab the Toro Loco, hold it over your head, and light up its fireworks as you run around at your fellow community members, shooting out sparks and smoke. Safe? Absolutely not. Fun? Absolutely.
So while this fiesta was unfortunately missing a Toro Loco, what it did have was a Castillo, or Castle, of which 1/6th was mine; the castle cost s/. 300, and I donated the missing s/. 50 to pay for it.
Around 10:45pm (the víspera started at 7pm), we finally lit up the castillo and I managed to get everything on camera. Check out the video below and enjoy your first (probably) experience with Peruvian fireworks!
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In this behind-the-scenes video, Lynn Lowry (Shivers, The Crazies, Cat People) joins our cast! We've had this up on our YouTube page for a while but never posted it here! That makes it some kind of exclusive!
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In February 2010, we were still recovering from the hectic shoot from the previous fall. Our plan was to recharge during the winter and regroup in the spring. So I put together a trailer using the available footage to get everyone – including myself – pumped up again about making this film, and also to be able to show to people we were trying to entice into working with us.
On YouTube, our trailer was spotted by Avery Guerra, who seems to be some kind of highly skilled professional cool-stuff-liker/promoter. (Not that our film is cool – just Bigfoot.) His IMDb listing includes credits as publicist on The Devil's Rook and Gila! (The Giant Gila Monster remake. Awesome.) as well as "thank you" credits on several other horror/scifi films, including Paranormal Activity. (!) So from what I can tell, he's helped a lot of indie filmmakers like us out with spreading the word about their films.
He was nice enough to ask for some info that he could pass along to some cool-stuff-liking websites. I wrote up an email describing the film to him and sent it to Dennis to look over before I sent it off. I have a tendency to be a little too flippant, and Dennis helps me curtail that because he hates laughter (and puppies).
In my email, I had described our film's tone by comparing it to what they were going for in the 1999 The Mummy remake, with the combination of horror, humor, and adventure, adding that I thought The Mummy wasn't entirely successful at the mixture. Dennis said The Mummy sucked and changed it to:
"Our prior horror efforts, including Consumed are dark, grim tales, which we enjoy, but didn't feel that tone was what we wanted in a Bigfoot film. We agreed that Jaws had a good balance or horror, comedy, and adventure which we are attempting to capture."
Which I would never say. Ever.
We went with that and the story, along with the quote, was posted on Ken Husley's awesome site Monster Island News. And that was really cool. Someone actually gave a crap about our movie. It was like a real movie. Cool.
And then, much to our surprise, other sites started picking the story up, mostly due to the fact that Avery is awesome and spread the word around. And then i09 posted an article titled "Screw K-Pax We Want Zonad, French Mutants And Bigfoot's Cousin The Grassman" Yeah! Screw K-Pax! We were getting lots of hits and praise on the trailer, and it felt good. Very motivational, too.
And then Joblo.com picked up the story. Mind, you, I hadn't heard of any of these sites, because I only go to kissonline.com and theforce.net, but Dennis was pretty impressed, so I followed his lead.
Cool! Wait… They just called us absurd. We were actually more offended that we'd been labeled "The Meyer Brothers," the inevitable moniker we thought we could somehow avoid – made all the worse here by shortening "brothers" to "bros." Shit.
The first line of the story was "Wow. Talk about a schlock party!" I was pretty sure this was an insult, but had to look up "schlock" in the online dictionary to find out what it meant. Seemed like an insult, but the addition of "party" made it sound like something fun. Futhermore, who had been talking about schlock parties? As far as I could tell no one, or I might know what a schlock party is.
Just called it absurd again. Son of a – wait, they're talking about us like anyone has any idea who we are other than the 30 people who watched The Spooky House at the 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival. And, look, next he's quoting me like a real filmmaker! Awesome!
Hey, cool, he made it sound like Consumed was an actually film we made! Wait! We didn't say it was like Jaws! We said were were trying to mix comedy, horror, and adventure like Jaws did! Son of a shit! We look like complete tools!
Who was talking about nepotism? Did I miss that? Was that at the schlock party?
The "absurd" and "schlocky" comments didn't bother me so much as looking like a complete tool who thinks he's Steven Spielberg. We get negative comments about our work all the time – If you can't deal with that, you shouldn't be making movies. Or doing anything, really.
This isn't a tirade against the author of that post. It's his job to post cool stuff or lame stuff and either praise it or make fun of it as he see's fit. He just called me out for sounding like a complete tool. This filmmaking stuff is a very public thing. And, as you learn and grow, your failures happen in front of everyone.
The lesson we took from this experience at the time was that that you have to be extra careful about what you say to the press because it can be easily misinterpreted. But then I decided that lesson is stupid because we kind knew that already anyway. I have since found a much more profound lesson in all of this, which is also something we knew already anyway but is the kind of thing you can know for years, but not really know it until you finally find out.
I'll get to that next week in Schlock Party II: Out of the Closet, Into the Fire.
My last three posts (Drafting Pt 1, Drafting Pt 2, and Drafting Pt 3) were about how, once we had a script, my brother and I had to come to agreement on a version of the story that we both agreed on and connected with. "Connected with…" a generic sounding phrase. What exactly does it mean to connect with the script?
In this case, that connection occurred when we completely changed our primary characters around and added a new protagonist, the character of Danny. Danny was not some stereotype or one-dimensional caricature made simply to fit the mold of a storytelling paradigm. He was kid with a history, a back story and a personality that came out on the page, and lent itself to reacting to the events of the story. He was someone we could not only identify with as the filmmakers, but to whom the other re-evaluated characters could connect and interact with.
For me, connecting with the story usually begins with my understanding, or rather, my complete knowledge of the characters I am writing. Particularly my protagonist(s) and my antagonist(s). Looking back on it, I feel that the bulk of the difficulty that Tyler and I had with seeing eye-to-eye on the script was due to my blind adherence to using The Hero's Journey as my starting point. I filled in the archetypes with bodies, but didn't put my normal level of attention on the "people" who were to inhabit those archetypes. It was new to me, and I let it run the show instead of doing what I knew to be the correct thing to do: focus on character.
Fortunately, it was not a mistake that I made entirely throughout the script. I had given a lot of thought to one character from the beginning, because without him there would be no movie: Bigfoot (the titular Grassman of our film).
I took the job of writing a Bigfoot very seriously. As Tyler mentioned in his last post on the genre of Bigfoot movies, there are a lot of these types of films these days where the Bigfoot is simply a raging asshole, a generic monster in a part that could have been filled by any creature pulled from your 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. (You have that, right?)
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching many of those kind of monster flicks. But early on, I decided that I didn't simply want to write a mindless, generic monster. I may be a skeptic, but I'm the kind of skeptic that wants to believe. I want there to be a Bigfoot, I want to see a ghost, I want to be abducted by aliens (probing is negotiable). So, if I was going to write a Bigfoot story, I wanted to write about a real Bigfoot.
My basic approach was to combine Bigfoot activity as reported in documented sightings, as well as legends, and combine that activity with known animal behavior. I wanted to ensure that I didn't just throw things in the script because they were "bigfooty" but also because they were behaviors common in other animal species. And since we're dealing with a cryptid, I could also make some assumptions based on others work on the subject about the intelligence of a Bigfoot.
These things combined to allow me to do the same thing I would do for a human antagonist: figure out what he wants, as an intelligent animal with needs, as a character. And, armed with that answer, I was able to step into the size 26 shoes of that character and provide a rational, reason for every move it takes. Everything it does has some thought behind it which is tied to that central question of "What do I (Bigfoot) want?"
So, when the time came to do rewrites, the character of Bigfoot remained the same throughout. When we stumbled across a groups of characters and a story that connected, it was in large part because those characters and story connected with the existing motivations of our antagonist. The pieces seemed to fall right into the place, as if they were always meant to be that way, providing a dimension and purpose to all of them that was missing before. A common thread, a theme, which wasn't forced, wasn't the result of using another film as the model to work from, appeared which gave the whole script a feeling of legitimacy.
I hadn't just written another mindless monster movie, a man vs the supernatural story. It was about people encountering and animal on its own turf, reacting to that, and facing the consequences of those decisions, man vs nature and man vs himself. To me, that's a much more interesting world to explore as a writer and filmmaker.
Before you think me too full of myself, don't get me wrong. I know I didn't write Citizen Kane, or Casablanca. I wrote a Bigfoot movie. I don't even think I wrote the Casablanca of Bigfoot films. But, if ever there was a Once Upon a Time in Mexico of Bigfoot movies, this is it. Just wait and see. You're gonna have a blast.
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AMFI works mostly in rural areas of Zimbabwe, and townships in South Africa, DRC. We combine learning, mentorship and earning opportunities which offer girls and their families' long-term solutions to poverty. We work hard to ensure girls access the education they are entitled to.
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Due to menstrual challenges girls stay out of school in some cases this leads to school drop-outs. Menstruation is a sensitive and taboo issue to talk about openly mostly in the rural communities in Africa so girls do not know what to do and how to take care of themselves during that time of the month.
Create menstrual hygiene awareness through training teachers and women. Address the issue in the rural communities to prevent absenteeism and drop-outs caused by the lack of sanitary wear by helping the communities to learn how do design their own re-usable sanitary wear.
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This project will ensure continued supply of sanitary towels and underpants to over 500 poor girls in Zimbabwe. This will keep them in school during their menstrual cycle, restore
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BEIJING — Swimming officials from Australia and China have joined the fray as a feud over doping between swimmers Mack Horton and Sun Yang boils over at the Rio Olympics.
The Chinese Swimming Association asked Horton on Monday to apologize for his "inappropriate words" after he labeled Sun a "drug cheat" — a reference to Sun's three-month suspension in 2014 over banned heart medication. Australia's Olympic Committee shot back in Horton's
"We have no intention of making an apology," Kitty Chiller, Australia's chef de mission at the Olympics, said in Rio.
Horton, 20, took a dig at Sun while the two attended a news conference Saturday after Horton unseated the Chinese defending champion in the 400-meter freestyle. It was the second time in days that Horton had publicly referred to Sun's drug suspension as part of what the Australian team acknowledged is a campaign to unsettle the Chinese star.
Sun had earlier been accused of splashing water at Horton in an apparent attempt to get his attention, and Horton made his initial "drug cheat" reference when asked why he had ignored Sun.
"We would urge athletes to respect their fellow competitors," International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said Monday.
Sun, 24, who won two golds at the 2012 London Games, has a long history of bad
Sun has previously said he did not know the medication trimetazidine, which he took for chronic heart palpitations, had been placed on the banned list when he tested positive.
The 2-meter (6-foot-6-inch) Chinese star burst into tears Sunday after losing to Horton, garnering an outpouring of support from Chinese social media users who pilloried Horton on his Facebook page. The Australian was accused of snubbing Sun's attempt to congratulate him on his win immediately after the race, although the two did briefly shake hands later at the podium.
"Mack obviously has very strong views about the need for clean sport, as every single one of us does, and he has every right to express his views and his displeasure in that sense," Chiller said.
Chinese swim team manager Xu Qi also laid into Horton, saying the Australian had "hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers" and showed "a lack of good manners and upbringing," according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Sun, who has largely refrained from firing back at his rival and has called for respect for all athletes, appeared to get his swagger back Monday. He told reporters at an Olympic village bus stop that he is "the king" in the 1,500-meter freestyle event scheduled for Sunday, when he will again compete against Horton. When prodded, he added that he was "no friend" of Horton's.
The spiraling row has generated a shrill response from Chinese media during what has already been a period of elevated tensions after Australia voiced opposition in recent weeks to Chinese claims of maritime territory.
On Monday, Xinhua released a slew of gently critical articles on topics ranging from Australian trade policy to Melbourne's quality of life. The Global Times tabloid opted for a more blunt approach, referring to Australia in a commentary as a former British "offshore prison" that is on "the fringes of civilization."
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I feel like the Kathy Griffin of Louisville fine dining.
Griffin achieved comedic fame by exploiting her "on the periphery" celebrity. She's famous enough to make it to red carpets, but D-list enough to be ignored by bigger-name stars.
I can sympathize.
Having the "food blogger" label attached to my name has gotten me into some events that I would never have exposure to otherwise. But I still feel like an outsider, the dorky kid who somehow made it to the popular kids' lunch table because a cheerleader owed her a favor.
Case in point, Taste of Louisville.
Last week's event gave attendees the chance to sample some of the city's most creative cuisine from notable restaurants. These are the types of places that serve ping-pong ball-sized entrees in the middle of blinding-white plates. It was a huge departure from my usual $10 Challenge meals.
I stood out at Taste of Louisville from the start, and not just because of my honkin' "Press" badge. The theme of this year's event was "Speakeasy," a nod to the Roaring 20s, so there were plenty of gals in flapper dresses and guys in zoot suits.
I, however, wore skinny jeans, flats and a cardigan, aka my "trying to look nice" uniform. Who knew folks would stick to the theme, even with their wardrobe?
General awkwardness continued throughout the night as I Tweeted and took pictures with my phone with one hand, balancing tiny plates with of bite-sized goodies in the other, and stuffing my clutch purse with business cards and menus from the vendors.
Then, on a stop in the ladies' room, I discovered a sprig of something green stuck in my teeth. Who knows how long it was there and how many servers recoiled as they handed me an hors d'oeuvre. That marked the point in the evening when I threw up my hands to trying to fit in with this upper-crust crowd and just be the best budget food blogger I could be.
Speaking of which, let's talk about the food.
- I would highly recommend saving up the $55 to attend Taste of Louisville next year. This event gave me an opportunity to try foods from excellent local restaurants that I would never have had exposure to otherwise.
- My favorite dish of the night was the chipotle-marinated skirt steak with cilantro-jalapeno mayo and pickled red onions from Varanese. I've never had a piece of meat that was so tender and injected with spicy flavor.
- Bristol Bar and Grille's cranberry bread pudding was divine. My little bite was moist and just sweet enough to wipe my palate of the more savory dishes of the evening.
- Mitchell's Fish Market might win Ashlee Eats award for "Best Dish — Not Local Division." I may or may not have made multiple trips to this restaurant's booth for its crab cakes.
- At events like Taste of Louisville, pay attention to which tables are the busiest and which are having a tough time attracting a crowd. That's how you can find the good food and avoid the culinary missteps.
- I was happy to see Kern's Kitchen at the event, the makers of Derby Pie. It's nice to have the dish in its non-battered form.
- The "Most Pleasant Surprise" award goes to SaE Cafe, a breakfast and lunch spot in downtown Louisville. In a sea of hot entrees, this cafe's platter of cold sandwiches was a nice, lighter alternative. I had a couple of helpings of their Mexi Mama wrap, a mix of ancho-chile cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, pepper jack cheese, green pepper, turkey, avocado spread and red onion.