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|Jennifer Wolfe
Title: REALTOR®
Mobile: 317-985-6110
Contact Jennifer Wolfe
(5.0 Stars / 52 Ratings)
Total Testimonials Pre and Post Star Rating / 53 Reviews
Jennifer Wolfe's Bio"Buying and Selling can be FUN but it can also be a time of stress! Sometimes buyers and sellers are overwhelmed by negotiations, inspections, financing, or organizing the movers! I incorporate lots of guidance and support systems to keep our purchase moving forward resulting in more positive outcomes for my clients!" -Jennifer Wolfe, Realtor®
* Multi-Million Dollar Producer
* Accredited Buyer's Rep (ABR)
* Negotiation Training (CNE)
* Accredited Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource (SFR)
* Accredited Staging Professional (ASP)
* Named Five Star Professional for 2013 Indianapolis Monthly
* Relocation Specialist Training
* Experience training and mentoring new agents at msWoods Real Estate
Testimonials for Jennifer Wolfe
I'm a big review reader - but never write them unless I'm absolutely 'wow'ed over something. Having said that...Jennifer recently helped me with a purchase of a home in the Indianapolis area. This was a bit more challenging because I was living in California and was coming to Indy with a specific time-frame to find a house that I loved and lock everything in before returning back to Cali.
I reached out to Jennifer a few weeks before the trip and she was great about setting me up with my own Gateway account designed specifically with homes in my areas of interest and in my budget. I found that Gateway was more up-to-date on the available listings than other sites. So, with Jennifer's help I was able to make a list of possibilities and she immediately started researching these homes for me. I had never met Jennifer before but was already becoming impressed with her because she was very attentive and responsive to everything in a very timely manner.
Prior to finding Jennifer, I contacted another local agent and the lady responded to my interest in a property with very little information and never contacted me again. I was a perspective client and she did not follow-up or try to recruit my business. To borrow words from Julia Roberts in the film Pretty Woman - Big Mistake.
Jennifer was very professional and despite the 3 hour time difference, made sure to respond quickly to my phone calls and emails and was eager to help me in any way.
Jennifer listened carefully to my desires with respect to a house and location and when I arrived she had everything all set up for us to do a whirlwind house search. Besides being such a pleasant person to work with, Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable and takes extra care to make the process as smooth as possible. We wasted no time - saw about 8-10 homes the first day. Long story short - on the 2nd day decided to make an offer on one of the houses from the day before, and on the 3rd day began negotiations with the seller. Jennifer was great when representing me to the seller and the seller's agent. By the end of the 4th day, we settled on the purchase price and the deal was locked in. On the 5th day - Jennifer and I celebrated!
I went back to Cali and Jennifer arranged for me to do a remote closing - which was very convenient.
There are so many wonderful things to list about Jennifer and her abilities and willingness to help her clients. I was a first-time home buyer with no experience and she made sure that I was informed and carefully walked me through everything. She went above and beyond the normal scope from what a regular realtor does for a client. I will forever sing her praises!
So, the bottom line is that Jennifer 'wow'ed me and I highly recommend her. She stands out from the crowd and will take great care of you and your real estate needs. |||| Kimbar Bonar
We found Jennifer through an online search and I'm SO glad we did. We were moving to Fishers, Indiana from downtown Chicago for work and had absolutely no idea where to start. We knew no one and nothing about the area, but Jennifer made the move as simple as possible.
Although we were three hours away, Jennifer helped us to get to know the area, gave us LOTS of home options to choose from and was in constant contact with us throughout the process. She went WAY above and beyond to ensure that we got not only the home we wanted, but also the location, the schools, the neighborhood, and the price we were looking for. Since we were so far away, she visited homes we were interested in on her own. She would take her phone and walk me through the floorplan, send lots of pictures and talk with me about where it might fit within our list of favorites.
Even when we ran into some issues with our first option that were outside our control, Jennifer got us through it and helped us find another home that we are so, so happy with. When it came time to make an offer and negotiate price and terms, Jennifer really knew what she was doing. She helped us get the best price possible and ensured every detail was taken care of.
Jennifer is friendly, sweet, smart and professional. She really knows the area and the business. We felt like we were in great hands with her and couldn't be happier with our new home. Again, she went so far above and beyond what I would expect from even a really great realtor. She was personally committed to ensuring a smooth, happy move for us - and that's what we got! |||| Mike & Lindsey Tjepkema
Jennifer was so helpful in helping selling my house as she listed and sold the property in roughly 30 days and got exactly what we anticipated in getting out of the property.
Her expertise and market knowledge is second to none!
I have sold many properties, encountering many different real estate agents and Jennifer is by far the best and I would strongly recommend Jennifer if you have a property and need to sell it fast with an understanding of when and where there the property will sell at. |||| D. Cooper
Jennifer was courteous and professional. She listened carefully to what I wanted and helped me to clarify in my own mind just what I needed. She responded quickly to all my requests and I really appreciated her calm guidance through the whole process. This was especially challenging because I was trying to buy a home in Indy while still living in a different state. She went the extra mile to set up inspections, contractors, etc., so that I could make the most of my visits. I recommend her highly!! |||| L. Musun
My wife and I worked with Jennifer to buy our first home. From the moment we met, Jennifer was amazing to work with. She was involved, proactive, informative and very knowledgable. She made the process of looking for the perfect home easy and enjoyable. She took a great interest in making sure we found exactly what we were looking for. I appreciated her honesty, availability and listening skills during this process. Jennifer listened to everything we told her that we were looking for and within the first day of talking to her already had 5 houses to look for. She even met with us over Thanksgiving to make sure we would not miss out on any potential house. You can tell that she really loves her job and takes great pride in finding the perfect house for her clients. |||| B. & M. Lynch
Jennifer was awesome! I'm so happy my former neighbor called me to recommend her when I was getting ready to sell. Specifically, she did a great job of de-cluttering and then staging my house. She was also pretty much dead on with respect to the comps and then eventual listing price. She went above and beyond with respect to being available to oversee contractors for a few outside repairs (roof, crawl, and wood siding) and inside upgrades (kitchen counters and appliances). She also was very helpful in providing guidance with respect to the offer we received, considered and then negotiated. |||| S. Cutka
Jennifer worked used to determine a fair market price for our home. It sold with in day of listing the property. Additionally, she was very helpful during the inspection, repair, and closing process. Jennifer was guided us through tax, property payment questions, Buyer changes, and buyer's response to the inspection. |||| Ward & Tanya Green
Love Jen! She is the best!! She's was so patient with my boyfriend and I while we searched for our home. She listened to what we wanted in a house and helped us find the exact one we wanted. I absolutely adore her and highly recommend her. She is very experienced and has a lot of knowledge about houses and all area's, etc! My boyfriend and I still call her if we have questions about repairs or remodeling, she gives us her best advise and refers us to people she trusts all the time! If you want a great experience and a friendly realtor that genuinely cares about your best interest give her a call!!! |||| Joelly Justus
Dawn was very helpful and took really good care of me during a very long search. Her colleagues were always available if she was unavailable for some reason. I would not hesitate to use the Wolfe team again. |||| E. Zudak
Jennifer was recommended to us by a friend. She was friendly, incredibly helpful and willing to sit down and talk about our questions, which were probably a lot! Jennifer really help us navigate the process of buying our first house. Thanks Jennifer!|||| J. Dodson
Jennifer was extremely helpful throughout the process and took the time to understand my concerns, answer my questions, and keep things on track. She went above and beyond to assist with scheduling/coordinating some outside services (cleaning and some minor repairs) that needed to be completed prior to the closing. |||| Tim Lonneman
Jennifer helped us buy and sell our house! She is fantastic to work with. She is almost always available, quick to respond, very knowledgeable about real estate, and working through offers. Highly recommended when buying a house but especially selling! |||| Emily K. Reid
Jennifer and Dawn are a great team! They were very knowledgeable of the entire Indianapolis market, were always prompt with responses, showings, and meetings and handled every situation with multiple options and ideas. You can tell they know what they are doing and really want to partner with you to help you buy your next home and sell your existing. They were wonderful in every way. I could not recommend them more! |||| S. & A. Wirtz
Jennifer is the best!She is very patient and professional. We are first time buy a house. And we are very picky!But Jennifer aways very patient with us and never push us!I love her! I will refer Jennifer to my family and my friends when they need buy a house! |||| Bobo Huang
Jenn was great! She responded to questions quickly, was flexible with house visits, and explained things thoroughly. My wife and I will contact her again if we decide to sell our home and buy a different house. |||| M. Wolfe
Working with Jennifer is amazing! She took time to understand our needs, was always accessible and responsive, she knew local contractors that could do work we needed very reasonable prices. And she was just always an expert voice sympathetic here as we went through the whole process. She pointed out important things about how one neighborhood might be better for her family then another even when the homes them selves might've been equivalent. I highly recommend Jennifer for sale or purchase of a home as we have used her for both and she has always been there for us. |||| D. Zahedi
Jennifer and team are great to work with. I have now bought and sold a house with them and they have provided excellent service both times. They keep you up to date at all times and you never have to worry about something slipping through the cracks. They have excellent contacts around the industry and related industries as well if you need something fixed due to inspection or simply need the house cleaned in order to sell better. Would recommend to anyone and will use them again when I return to Indiana someday. ||||S. Manning
I just purchased a home with Jennifer and she was wonderful. She was always available by phone or text to answer my questions. I ran into some bumps in offers for a home prior to the one I ended up purchasing and Jennifer thoroughly performed due diligence in researching the issue and helping me through the process. I also found her to be very knowledgeable about a wide variety of neighborhoods. I would highly recommend her. |||| R. White
We had an older home and I admit I don't understand real-estate. After contacting Jennifer we had 15 showings the next day for a home that was an "as is" sale. I didn't know you could that with a home.
She is responsive and knowledgeable. Fun and great to work with. I look forward to working again finding a home for me soon too. |||| Mr. Bruce Dawson
We have worked with Jennifer a few times over the past three years. She is the BEST! We have worked with many realtors in the past, but none of them compare to Jennifer. She's kind and thoughtful, but she's also very tough and protects her clients. She really goes the extra mile. She has great communication and has wonderful ideas. In addition, she referred us to experts in the field that helped us along the way. In short, we are thankful to have Jennifer as our realtor! |||| Allison Legg Hargrove
Jennifer was recommended to us by an out of state realtor, and she is outstanding. She is knowledgeable about preparing a house for sale in today's market, and she was very available via text, e-mail, phone, and in person. She is very positive, really enjoys her job, and remained tactful and gracious as she guided us in presenting our house for the current market. She brought several items she purchased specifically for staging our house, at her own cost. She gave us wise advice as we received an offer on our house, walked us through all of the details of inspection, and the morning of closing she met with us beforehand to go over all of the papers we were going to sign to see if we had any questions. Jennifer really invests herself in the people she serves, and her expertise and good nature made her the best possible choice for us. We highly recommend her as an outstanding and completely dependable realtor. |||| M. Bruinsma
We met Jennifer by referral and we are thankful. She is available and answers her phone even when it is inconvenient. I joked with Jennifer when listing the house that she should get it sold by the weekend, right? Well,we had an accepted offer by the weekend and two other buyers asking for a call back if anything went wrong with this sale. Credit goes to Jennifer for all her advice on getting the house ready and in "staging" it for showing. |||| P. Buinsma
Jennifer was amazing. Quick to respond to emails and texts, always professional, and very knowledgeable. When I placed an offer on a house that wound up getting multiple offers that same day, Jennifer worked with me to fine-tune my revised offer and get it turned around ASAP, and her suggestions helped me beat the other offers and land my dream home. |||| Ian Skinnari
I can't say enough good things about Jennifer. She worked with my husband and I in buying our first house and was so wonderful. She was thorough, dedicated, and very flexible to work with us as we went back and forth. I'd highly recommend using Jen. |||| Bethany Legg
Jennifer was referred to us by a realtor who works in another region, and we couldn't be more satisfied. She was available virtually any time of day to answer questions and was able to get us in to see several houses that met our criteria on short notice. She never pressured us to compromise and offered honest advice, which we appreciated as first-time homebuyers. Definitely recommend and will be using her when we look to sell!
I was recommended to Jennifer by a senior mortgage specialist. I'm very pleased with the result and am at this moment typing this in my new home. In my honest opinion I don't think getting a dream home could have gone any better than how it went with Jennifer. Together we found the home of my dreams. It sounds corny yes, however I really do love this place as I did the second I walked through the door. The impressive part (And the most important) is what happened after I found the home. Jenn worked not only with myself but all parties incredibly quickly and efficiently. She passed along information the minute she got it to the people that needed it. Her negotiations were met were met with not an ounce of resistance it seemed. It didnt matter the time of day either, as I received updates well into the evening. This alone tells you that Jennifer owns the process from start to finish. My VA loan closed in less than 30 days which is really remarkable for a VA. A large part of that result is thanks to Jenn. Thanks again. Happy hunting to the soon to be home owners, hope you have a good guide. |||| M. Maurer
I had a very good experience working with Jennifer. she was very knowledgeable about the home buying from start to finish. she was there every step of the way answering question and letting me what would be best. I would recommend her as a go to agent |||| Try Love
Jennifer came highly recommended and she lived up to her outstanding reputation. She is very knowledgable of the industry and very thorough and responsive. She was able to get us our dream home when we were up against 3 other offers. |||| J. Sams
We were doing an across country move and Jennifed was our initial eyes and ears for home to look at. When my husband arrived since she had done such an awesome job scoping the neighborhoods for what we needed, we literally put an offer on the first home she toured. She was great at negotiating and gave sound advice about things in the area! She was not only our agent, we feel like we've gained a new friend in the process.
Jennifer took over an hour with me on the phone the very first time I reached out to her to discuss potentially moving my family to the Carmel area. She knew everything about the town, has an awesome personality and gives you everything you need to make the best decision possible. I highly recommend her. |||| Nick
My husband and I were moving from Southern Indiana to the Fishers area and needed to find a realtor who could help us with the relocation process. I contacted Jennifer after reading her reviews online. From the very beginning, Jennifer talked with me about our situation and exactly what our goals were and what we were looking for in our new home. She immediately began sending me listings of homes that met our criteria and she always responded quickly when I emailed her with a question. Jennifer met with us on weekends when we were able to come in town. She spent as much time with us as we needed to look at all of the homes we had chosen. Jennifer was very knowledgeable about the area and was able to answer our questions and give us suggestions when we needed them. We ended up deciding to build a home, and Jennifer was there for us throughout the process. She looked through all the documents, answered our questions, and really looked out for our best interest. She was there with us at closing.
We couldn't have been happier with Jennifer. She exceeded all of our expectations and we will always recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor. |||| A. Hoeping
Jennifer was by far the best real estate agent I have ever dealt with. She is professional, knowledgable and strongly advocates for her clients. Use Jennifer Wolfe ||||you cant go wrong. (2013)
I just sold and purchased another set of houses from Jennifer and she continues to amaze me with her skills, personal attention, quick response, knowledge and expertise. She truly values her clients and I recommend you work with her. (2015) |||| Fletchall Family
It was a wonderful experience working with Jennifer. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. She was very prompt to respond to my emails and phone calls. She was always willing to work with my unusual work schedule and made my home buying process a wonderful experience. I would highly recommended her!
Jennifer was knowledgeable, supportive, cooperative and very helpful with the entire process of my home search/purchase. If you need someone to help in the Indianapolis area find that perfect place for you to live she is definitely your go to Realtor! She will take the time to get to know you, your likes/dislikes and wants/needs to know how to help you shop for your new place to live. |||| A. Keeton
Jennifer was so helpful in helping selling my house as she listed and sold the property in roughly 30 days and got exactly what we anticipated in getting out of the property.
Her expertise and market knowledge is second to none!
I have sold many properties, encountering many different real estate agents and Jennifer is by far the best and I would strongly recommend Jennifer if you have a property and need to sell it fast with an understanding of when and where there the property will sell at. |||| D. Cooper
Jennifer was courteous and professional. She listened carefully to what I wanted and helped me to clarify in my own mind just what I needed. She responded quickly to all my requests and I really appreciated her calm guidance through the whole process. This was especially challenging because I was trying to buy a home in Indy while still living in a different state. She went the extra mile to set up inspections, contractors, etc., so that I could make the most of my visits. I recommend her highly!! |||| L. Musun
Jennifer was a God-Send. She had extensive knowledge and experience on the short sale process and communicated with us every step of the way. My husband and I felt extremely comfortable making decisions because we trusted the information and advice she provided us with. Although the sale took a year to go through, she was patient and never stopped fighting for us. I only regret she did not make more from the sale.
We have already recommended her to others and we will use her in the future without a second thought. |||| The Denny's
Jennifer was wonderful to work with. With her help, we were able to find our first house after looking at about 20 houses. She was very helpful and responsive to our questions, and guided us along as first-time buyers. We would recommend her to anyone.
I just wanted to take a few minutes to Thank You again fro helping me and Reggie find our new home. You made everything SO easy and smooth for me from day one. You made it your goal to help me find what I was looking for. You were constantly e-mailing properties that you felt matched what I wanted(and they did), setting appointments on short notice, always going out of your way to make sure I had all the information and just providing the friendly service that is often too hard to find these days. You were extremely patient always smiling and willing to help in any way possible. No matter what the obstacle was, you found a way around it. You were not pushy to get a sale and always had my best interest at heart. I know you were chosen by God as a part of his plan for my journey, I cannot thank you enough.
I will be a reference for life and will continue to recommend you highly to anyone needing a realtor.
Blessings and much love
Jennifer reaffirmed my confidence in the whole home buying experience. I had been trying to buy a home for over 3 yrs and dealt with 5 agents until coming in contact with her and she was such a positive person and helpful in explaining the entire procedure. Within a couple of months I was IN my new home with a payment I am comfortable with. |||| Derrick Howell
Jennifer was awesome! I'm so happy my former neighbor called me to recommend her when I was getting ready to sell. Specifically, she did a great job of de-cluttering and then staging my house. She was also pretty much dead on with respect to the comps and then eventual listing price. She went above and beyond with respect to being available to oversee contractors for a few outside repairs (roof, crawl, and wood siding) and inside upgrades (kitchen counters and appliances). She also was very helpful in providing guidance with respect to the offer we received, considered and then negotiated. |||| S. Cutka
Top Notch! Jennifer far exceeded our expectations. Her professionalism was always evident and never wavered during our 12 plus month home search. We relocated from Kansas City and our numerous visits prior to the move required detailed planning on Jennifer's part to ensure we were able to look at as many houses as possible. Her detailed planning and our quest for the perfect house resulted in over 130 house viewings and not to mention about 5 or 6 offers that fell thru. I recommend and highly encourage anyone to use Jennifer as their agent. Thank you Jennifer! |||| Kerri and Jason Bell
We worked with Jennifer when relocating our parents from Michigan. It was a long process and required a lot of patience. Many relatives were involved. Jennifer handled the situation perfectly. We ended up with exactly what we wanted at a very good price. I would not hesitate to recommend Jennifer or to use her again.
Ms. Wolfe's professionalism was evident in our initial meeting, when she prepared a review of similar properties in the vicinity. This information allowed us to immediately price our home with fair market value, which was validated by the Independent Assessor. Ms. Wolfe suggested Staging Techniques to enhance the ambiance of the interior and exterior of our home. She employed a photographer, who highlighted all areas for Internet Viewing. Ms. Wolfe has interfaced with many other Brokers, and alerted them to the availability of our property. Consequently, from the first day of listing, we had clients visiting, and interested in a return viewing. In under three weeks, we had a good offer. Ms Wolfe supported and guided us through the negotiation process, and ultimate satisfactory sale of our home. Ms. Wolfe supports the seller, encourages the buyer, and makes the Real Estate Experience Rewarding. |||| Carole Mukhtar
Though we have yet to purchase a home, she has been instrumental in finding homes that fit all of our criteria. Jennifer is very knowledgeble and helpful. She works hard for you! |||| Linda Erwin Schnaedter
Extremely friendly, professional, and responsive. Has excellent contacts and referrals.
In dealing with Jennifer I have noticed how she always puts her clients needs first. She structures all of her offers to protect her buyers and sellers best interest and she definitely knows how to navigate the short-sale process and is a very good negotiator. She is very detail oriented and her knowledge of the mortgage process is top notch. She is an asset to any buyer or seller. |||| R. Sparger
Jennifer helped us buy a bank owned house that was vacant. She checked with neighbors about the history of the house, and recommended a very good home inspector. Jennifer also Listed our former home in Franklin Twp, It was sold within the the first month, with 2 offers. She did a great job! |||| The Chandlers
Jennifer Wolfe did an amazing job in helping us list, prepare and sell our home! She was readily available for all of our questions and was quick to calm our nerves when we were worrying unnecessarily! She was able to assist us with preparing our home to sell, setting up Open Houses and then giving us immediate feedback after a showing. Selling a home can be a stressful event and daunting task but Jennifer was always available and willing to listen. I would absolutely recommend her if you are buying or selling a home! |||| J. Freeman
Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She exceeded our expectations in evey way while helping us sell our home. Not only is she an excellent real estate agent but she is also an outstanding individual. We truly could not have asked for more. HIGHLY recommended!!! |||| S. Strykalski
We hired Jennifer to help us sell our house and buy a new one in the same town. We were first-time sellers, and Jennifer's expertise and advise was invaluable. Our house sold more quickly and at a higher price than similar homes in our neighborhood, and I believe this was largely due to Jennifer's many wonderful suggestions for staging our home. She really helped us prioritize what needed to be updated before putting our house on the market and come up with creative solutions for how to minimize issues that might be a deterrent to some buyers.
On the buying side, Jennifer tirelessly led us through many, many, many homes to find the one that was right for us. She really took the time to understand what was most important to us in a new home and pre-screened many homes for us to save us time. When it came time to make an offer, Jennifer was a tough negotiator for us and spent a lot of time and effort running comps of houses with the same floor plan as the one we purchased in order to show the seller that our offer was a fair one.
In short, I couldn't recommend Jennifer more highly, and would definitely hire her again without hesitation. |||| C. Ryan
Jennifer helped me to find and purchase my home in 2010. This was my third home, but first time using Jennifer as my realtor, and now I'll never use anyone else! She was always quick to respond and very thorough. She was graciously accomodating and willing to show me what felt like hundreds of homes before I finally made an offer! Buying a home can be very stressful, but Jennifer made it a pleasant experience. I recommend her without hesitation! |||| Carleen Coy
Jennifer is WONDERFUL! She helped with my first homebuying experience and was extremely easy to work with. Not only was it my first home but I was also living in another state. When I had a question I was able to call and if she didn't answer right a way she would call back quickly. I never doubted her knowledge of the home buying experience and will highly recommend her to all of my friends and family.
She worked with us as a buyers agent and was wonderful. She was prepared, thorough and was easy to communicate with. She showed honesty and consideration in her representation with us. She communicates well with other agents and gives us as complete of a picture as she can. If she didn't know something, she found out. Jen leaves us with no questions. We have not settled on a house yet, but she is patient and works hard for us in the search. That patience and diligence is why I would recommend her to anyone! I have also seen her sell my friends house and she really went the extra ten miles. It went smooth. That is why I called her to help me. |||| The Bennett Family


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The U.S. Navy Is Waging War on the Gulf of Alaska
Ecological assault
WIB politics April 12, 2017 Dahr Jamail
This essay is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report.
It's war in the Gulf and the U.S. Navy is on hand to protect us. No, not that Gulf! I'm talking about the Gulf of Alaska and it's actually mock war — if, that is, you don't happen to be a fin whale or a wild salmon.
In May 2017, the Navy will again sail its warships into the Gulf of Alaska. There, they will engage in military maneuvers and possibly drop bombs, launch torpedoes and missiles, and engage in activities that stand a significant chance of poisoning those once-pristine waters, while it prepares for future battles elsewhere on the planet. Think of it as a war against wildlife, an assault on the environment and local coastal communities.
And call it irony or call it American life in 2017, but the U.S. military's Alaska Command has branded Emily Stolarcyk "a troublemaker" for insistently pointing this out. In a state where such a phrase is the equivalent of an obscenity, some have bluntly called her "anti-military." The office of Republican senator Lisa Murkowski has termed her a "rabble-rouser," while a Kodiak Assembly member labeled some of what she's been saying about the Navy "just silly."
As a resident of the tiny fishing town of Cordova, Alaska, the most radical rabble-rousing thing about Stolarcyk may be the passion with which she loves this region of the planet in all its majesty. It's why she's taken a fierce and unwavering stand for years now against the ongoing training exercises the Navy carries out in the Gulf of Alaska during one of the largest migrations of birds and marine life on Earth.
These exercises, which inject tons of toxic materials into the Gulf and use significant explosive ordnance, are once again scheduled to take place just as Alaska's commercial fishing season opens.
Located in the state's massive Chugach National Forest, coastal Cordova is nestled between the glacial-clad Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound, and the Copper River. Fishing is the heart and soul of the town, as well as the foundation of its economy. A rough and tumble place, it regularly lands on lists of the top 10 American fishing ports, whether measured in pounds of fish caught annually or their value.
A fish tax pays for its schools and the upkeep of most of its infrastructure. At least a quarter of its jobs are connected to the commercial fishing industry. "Without fishing, the town wouldn't even be here," says Stolarcyk, who knows the intricacies of the Navy's plans better than most people in the Navy do, as we tour Cordova's harbor.
It is impossible to overstate how iconic salmon are here. "What we have in Cordova is one of the last wild places left in the world, and one of the last places on Earth where we still have healthy salmon runs," she tells me. She's the program director for the Eyak Preservation Council, an environmental and social-justice-oriented nonprofit based in Cordova, whose primary mission is to protect wild salmon habitat.
Her partner is about to start his seventh season as a commercial fisherman. Their apartment building even has a fish smoker. "Salmon bring this town to life, you can feel the energy once the fish start returning, it's palpable," she explains, excitement in her voice. "You can hear the boats coming in and people go to stand on the shore to welcome them back."
However, in 2017, as in 2015, the Navy plans to conduct its part of Northern Edge 2017, a training exercise, right in her neighborhood. These war games, which occur every other year, include ships, aircraft, ordnance, and the widespread use of sonar across more than 42,000 square nautical miles of the marine environment of the Gulf of Alaska.
And it is well known that sonar causes injury and death to whales, dolphin and other marine life. It has been shown that whales will even beach themselves to escape the noise, which is more than 100 decibels louder underwater than even the loudest rock concert. Thanks to a major lawsuit against it, the Navy agreed to limit the use of certain kinds of sonar in Southern California and Hawaii, due to its impact on the endangered Blue Whale along with other species.
But not in the Gulf of Alaska.
Cordova. Photo via Wikipedia
Fishing for an answer
As in 2015, the Navy's plans threaten an area of the Gulf that couldn't be more biologically sensitive or rich in wildlife. The training area includes a State of Alaska Marine Protected Area, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Protected Area, and both the Gulf of Alaska Seamount Protected and Slope Habitat Conservation areas.
Nevertheless, the Navy is requesting permits to use live ordnance including bombs, missiles, and torpedoes, along with active and passive sonar in "realistic" war-training exercises that could release as much as 352,000 pounds of "expended materials" into those waters including, according to the Navy's own Environmental Impact Statement, missiles, bombs and torpedoes.
These waters support some of the most valuable fisheries left in the United States and the commercial fishing industry is the single largest private sector employer in the state of Alaska, providing more than 63,000 jobs.
Nevertheless, the Navy's own EIS claims that fish in the area are at risk of chemical exposures of various sorts because the war games will introduce chromium, lead, tungsten, nickel, cadmium, cyanide and ammonium perchlorate, along with numerous other heavy metals and toxic substances, into Alaskan waters.
According to the EIS, "Little is known about the very important issues of nonmortality damage in the short and long-term, and nothing is known about the effects on behaviour of fish." It adds that "potential effects" include "death or damage" and that "fish not killed or driven from a location by an explosion might change their behavior, feeding pattern or distribution."
While the Navy itself is aware of some of the damaging impacts of its exercises, others remain unknown and that service is making no effort to learn what they might be. The precautionary principle of "do no harm" is clearly not operative here.
The Navy's EIS does estimate that, during the years in which these war games are to be conducted, there will be more than 182,000 "takes" — direct deaths of marine mammals or disruptions of their essential behaviors like breeding, nursing, or surfacing. On fish deaths, it offers no estimates at all.
A partial list of affected species includes blue, fin, gray, humpback, minke, sei, sperm and killer whales, the highly endangered North Pacific right whale — of which there are only around 30 left — as well as dolphins and sea lions. No fewer than a dozen native tribes including the Eskimo, Eyak, Athabascan, Tlingit, Sun'aq and Aleut rely on the area for subsistence living, not to speak of their cultural and spiritual identities.
As the May 1, 2017 launching day for NE 17 looms, we already have at least some inkling of just what kinds of damage might result. Immediately following Northern Edge 15, Alaska witnessed the single largest whale mortality event ever to occur in its waters. Eighteen carcasses of endangered whales were found floating near Kodiak Island within the area in which the Navy had conducted its exercises, attracting national media attention.
Statewide, in the year that followed, Alaska had its worst pink salmon fishing season in four decades. A federal disaster declaration was even issued to give salmon fishermen some relief, deferring the repayment of loans. That year also saw the biggest die-off of Murres, a small seabird, ever recorded in the state.
Human-caused climate disruption impacts had long been noted across the North Pacific, whose climate-change-affected waters were warming to record temperatures that year. While this obviously played a role in such events, what impact the naval exercises had across the Gulf of Alaska remains largely unknown, in part because the Navy refused in 2015 — as it will again in 2017 — to allow independent observers on its ships or to conduct follow-up studies focused on how their war games impacted the environment and marine life.
Local opposition is strong, as 10 Alaskan communities have passed resolutions requesting that the Navy move the timing and location of Northern Edge 2017 and all future training events to the fall or winter months and further offshore to minimize their impact on fisheries and migrations.
Furthermore, the mayors of Cordova, Girdwood, Tenakee Springs and Valdez sent letters to Murkowski, requesting that she ask the Navy to relocate NE 17. The senator, hardly a critic of the military, nonetheless wrote the secretary of the Navy last September to "express concern over the manner in which the Navy is approaching its participation in Northern Edge 2017," and called a lack of naval public affairs guidance "extremely troubling."
"I readily admit we could have done a better job reaching out to potentially affected stakeholders leading up to NE 15," Assistant Secretary of the Navy Dennis McGinn replied.
Stolarcyk is truly a David going up against the naval Goliath. Her dedication to this region of the planet has been and continues to be unwavering.
"How could you live in this place and experience all this beauty and not get how precious this is," she asks with typical intensity as we walk near her town's harbor and bald eagles soar above us. "I love this place so much, and I can't even let myself feel all my emotions when I'm working on this issue, because I wouldn't be able to function."
The late afternoon sun is just beginning to hint at the evening to come as she stares out into the waters of the Gulf, takes several deep breaths, and says, "We have to defend our lifestyle here, because if we don't do it, who else is going to do it? If the Navy destroys the Gulf of Alaska, they can just leave, while we're the ones who have to live with whatever is left."
A U.S. Air Force crew prepares for a flight during NE15. U.S. Navy photo
'The Navy is getting away with murder'
My trip to Alaska to report on the upcoming war games began in the small ski town of Girdwood, a 40-minute drive east of Anchorage. There, Stolarcyk and I met up with her colleague, Christina Hendrickson, as they continued their efforts to push the Navy's schedule for the war games out of prime wildlife season. Hendrickson, who specializes in environmental law, is a former defense contractor.
Like two high-octane lawyers before a big trial, she and Stolarcyk instantly begin talking a mile a minute about what their next moves should be.
They bring me up to speed on the latest Navy maneuvers in what is now a publicity war over Northern Edge 17 and the way its officials have officially opted to "work with the stakeholders." On the other hand, as Hendrickson points out to me, "they have refused to meet with Emily and myself" — and, as it happened at that point, me, too.
I'd recently contacted Capt. Anastasia Schmidt, director of public affairs for Alaska Command in Anchorage, to arrange a meeting and my request had been denied.
Unfortunately, as Hendrickson points out, the permits the Navy requested from both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service allow the Navy to war-game its heart out in the Gulf for the next five years without taking the slightest responsibility for analyzing the potential impact of its actions or dealing with the myriad species migrating through the area during the training period.
While those who fish here must adhere to environmental standards, the Navy doesn't have to.
"Imagine that you have a friend who is a subsistence fisherman," Hendrickson says, "who is looking at his nets each season, and on the seasons the Navy trains, there seems to be less fish in them, and there are less whales returning, and then there's a huge Murre die-off. There are sick sea otters or sea otters not returning at all. It's obvious to me that the Navy is not connecting these dots."
I ask her what exactly drives her on this issue and she stares out the window at the still snow-covered trees, then looks me dead in the eyes. "The Navy is getting away with murder and that upsets me."
Clean-up following the 1989 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill. Photo via Wikipedia
'If it walks, swims or crawls, I've fished it'
Stolarcyk and I fly on to Kodiak Island where we meet up with Tom Lance, the natural resources director for the Sun'aq tribe. We're there so that the two of them can make a presentation to the island's Borough Assembly in hopes of inspiring another Alaskan community to pass a resolution against the timing of the exercises.
Lance and I sit down in a café on the outskirts of town and he immediately begins describing the massive whale carcasses floating in the Gulf of Alaska after Northern Edge 15, many of which washed ashore on Kodiak. As he points out, just before those war games began, the Sun'aq and Afognak tribes "admonished the [Department of Defense] for not respecting their people and their resources, and demanded that NE 15 not take place. The Navy told the tribal council representatives, basically, 'thank you.'"
After essentially being blown off, the tribes requested another meeting, which only happened after the exercises were over. At that time, they insisted that the Navy change the season for the next set of exercises to late fall or winter and the location as well. "Another condition was for them to account for fish take [that is, the disturbance or destruction of fish populations], as if it were a commercial fishing operation where they are given a total allowable catch. To this they responded that they don't harvest fish, so why should they have to track that?"
"From my observation," Lance says, "I see an undercurrent of frustration within the tribes and the community of fishermen that the Navy is going to do what they are going to do no matter what we say."
He takes a last sip of coffee and concludes, "Everybody is so focused on the short run right now, they're forgetting about the long run. If we don't save the ocean as a potential place to farm, we're not going to be able to feed ourselves in the future."
Later, I visit with Alexus Kwachka, a Kodiak commercial fisherman for the last 30 years. A bear of a man, he shakes my hand vigorously while welcoming me into his home, which overlooks Kodiak's massive harbor. I ask him what he's fished for. "If it walks, swims, or crawls, I've fished it," he says.
He wastes no time going after the Navy. "I question their timing. They say they don't want to train in the winter and instead they plan it for during the largest migratory period of marine life and birds here." Fishermen on the island, he assures me, are increasingly apprehensive about the Navy's plans and its impact on their livelihoods, even though "folks here are patriotic and support the military."
Prior to Northern Edge 15, Kwachka lined his boat up with dozens of others in the harbor in protest. Now, he's concerned again and feels slighted that the military doesn't consider his voice worth listening to. "We're worried about the fact that they are allowed to bring in a load of boats and blow shit up all over the place," he says emphatically.
If the Navy does that, he tells me, the ill effects "start out with the little guys then go up through the whole food web, which is another reason not to do it in the spring when the forage fish are both reproducing and traveling. It's just not a good time to be introducing toxins and blowing things up on top of them. The chemical fallout from those explosions goes down through the food web and is eaten or absorbed by the fish."
U.S. Air Force fighters take off during NE15. U.S. Navy photo
'Food security is national security'
That evening, Stolarcyk, Lance and I head over to the Kodiak Island borough building for a meeting. In a small, cramped basement room, several members of the assembly are around a table, while the rest of us are seated on chairs along the walls.
The two of them give their brief talks with a slide show. As soon as they're done, Councilman Matt Van Deale indicates that he'll sponsor the resolution they want, adding, "Food security is national security and we are a fishing town." A second councilperson responds favorably to the resolution as others nod.
Suddenly, Councilman Kyle Crow speaks up, questioning the threat of toxic wastes. "I know about how hazardous waste is defined and I've seen folks declare a block of concrete with a chip of paint on it as hazardous waste."
Stolarcyk promptly projects a slide she's already shown that displays a chart taken from the Navy's environmental impact statement indicating that more than five tons of toxic materials could be introduced into the fertile fishing areas of the Gulf each time the Navy conducts a training event.
Crow also questions the dangers of the Navy's use of sonar, comparing theirs to what he uses on his own fishing boat. Again, Stolarcyk pulls up a slide showing that the Navy's sonar generates audible blasts up to 235 decibels — humans begin to suffer hearing damage at 85 decibels — that travel for thousands of miles across the ocean. Crow nods in response to the new information, given that it is straight out of the Navy's own documents.
Councilman Larry LeDoux then requests that the assembly hear the Navy's side of the story and insists that such war games are necessary, as is the missile testing already happening on Kodiak, because of North Korea's ability to reach the United States with a missile. Not that it can yet.
Despite these bumps, the majority of the assembly appears to favor the resolution.
The next morning Lance shares an email he sent to councilman Van Deale, thanking him for volunteering to sponsor the resolution. "It is hard to understand," he wrote to Van Deale, "how some people in Kodiak's local government (and outside) distrust others who work to protect the sustainability of the very resources that have built the same Kodiak Archipelago economy and heritage!"
Two weeks later, Kodiak became the 10th Alaskan community to pass a resolution opposing the timing and location of the Navy's exercises.
A day after that, in a letter to the commanders of the Navy's Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Command, Murkowski, who is also the chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, requested that the Navy "give serious thought" to changing the timing of the 2019 war games and moving their location due to impacts on marine life. "I expect to address these issues with senior leaders when the Navy appears before the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee next month," she wrote.
NE 15. U.S. Marine Corps photo
'We just don't know how bad it's going to be'
Cordova is the image of what coastal Alaska once was. There are no cruise ships and the fishing industry still dominates the town, although some of its fisheries were wiped out in 1989 when the tanker Exxon Valdez spilled at least 11 million gallons of crude oil and they have never recovered.
Two years ago, I met James Wiese here. He is an engineer on an Alaska Department of Fish and Game research vessel. A third-generation Cordova mariner, he's also a local city councilman. At that time, he was already expressing his fears that someday his children might not be able to eat the food that comes out of these waters.
"Anyone trying to consume seafood here knows how fragile everything is and is very concerned about what is going to happen to it because it's part of their everyday life," Wiese says, adding that, within his department, the bulk of his colleagues support the resolutions calling on the Navy to alter its plans.
Cordova, he assures me, is "very much in opposition to the training" and still can't believe the Navy is unable to find a time for their exercises when the salmon and the rest of the sea life in the Gulf aren't at their height. "It's a food web and if salmon get tested and show contaminants from the Navy, everything is at stake. There are safer places for these Navy drills to happen. They need to be conscientious about what they are affecting."
Clay Koplin is Cordova's mayor. "It's pretty simple," he tells me. "The Navy has the whole span of the year to practice and they picked the absolute worst time to do their exercise. We asked for a conversation in hope of changing the timing," he adds, turning his hands over in a gesture of puzzlement. "That's how a conversation works. We hoped to find some middle ground, but thus far there's been nothing to indicate they are willing to find that middle ground."
That same day, I meet Kelly Weaverling, the first Green Party mayor ever elected in this country. He took office in Cordova in 1990, right after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. A former naval navigator in nuclear fast-attack submarines, he is now a Zen Buddhist monk as well as a fisherman.
Sporting a shaved head and dressed in a black Zen robe, grey turtleneck and sandals with wool socks, Weaverling strides in quietly, yet purposefully, having come straight from leading a three-hour meditation for the community. "What the Navy is doing, we know it is going to be bad," he begins calmly. "We just don't know how bad it's going to be. It's pretty easy to figure out. Anybody can do that."
I ask him to explain and he responds, as though instructing me before one of his meditation sessions, "Is something positive, negative or neutral is the question. Anything you do is going to have an effect, even if it's a non-action … So the question is, what effect is it going to have? The Navy's action will not have a positive effect on the ocean or any of its creatures. It's going to be a negative effect, we just don't know how bad."
U.S. Navy fighters participating in NE 15. Navy photo
'In your backyard?'
In the end, I even receive a response from Schmidt of Alaska Command, who agrees to answer some of my questions by email. I ask her what measures the Navy had taken in the wake of NE 15 to mitigate impacts on marine life.
She responds by claiming flatly and without qualification that the new exercises would have "no significant impacts to marine life," and that the Navy has already gone through "an extensive and comprehensive permit process" with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Why then, I wonder, do its commanders refuse to allow independent wildlife observers aboard their vessels during the training exercises?
To do so, she insists, "would result in unacceptable impacts to readiness." It's an odd response given that the only "impact" would assumedly be the use of binoculars.
As Northern Edge 2017 approaches, one thing is clear enough. Despite growing opposition in Alaska, the Navy continues to do just what it wants in the state's once-pristine, biologically rich Gulf waters. Who knows how long it will be before parts of its vast marine web begin to test positive for the Navy's toxins?
As a journalist, I've spent time in Iraq and seen the devastation the U.S. military can visit on a society firsthand. But I must admit that I never expected to see it in Alaska, whose tallest mountains I spent a decade of my life climbing — where, thanks to Denali, the highest peak in North America, I fell madly in love with this planet.
As someone who now regularly reports on climate disruption, I wonder daily how many more decades whole areas of the biosphere will even remain habitable. At a purely personal level, that makes the Navy's ongoing war against Alaska's waters and the wildlife in them unconscionable to me. And in the age of Trump, it's unlikely the Navy high command will spend much time worrying about the environmental damage its war games are likely to cause.
For most Americans, Alaska is, of course, a distant, almost mythic place. But don't be fooled. In Alaska, there's a broader lesson to be learned from these war games. Hendrickson makes the point in a way that speaks vividly to my own life experience.
"If the Navy is able to come up to this pristine, biologically, ecologically and economically important area and train for war across three training cycles spanning six years and not engage local communities," she says, "and if we're allowing this to happen in areas where subsistence is carried out by people who have relied on it for millennia, why couldn't this happen in your backyard?"
Dahr Jamail is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Martha Gellhorn Award for Journalism and the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism for his work in Iraq. He is the author of two books — Beyond the Green Zone and The Will to Resist. This is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report. This story originally appeared at TomDispatch.


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Boaty McBoatface, cloaking systems for cars, and a huge pharaoh has been discovered! This and more on today's episode of Geekdays.
Show notes and links:
- New Cloaking System Makes Connected Cars Untrackable (vice.com)
- NASA Will Create the Coldest Spot in the Known Universe Onboard the ISS (vice.com)
- Google's New iOS App 'Uptime' Lets Users Watch YouTube Videos Together (macrumors.com)
- Giant statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II found in Cairo slum by archaelogists (independent.co.uk)
- Boaty McBoatface is on its first mission and we really wish it well (mashable.com)


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Pastoral/Congregational Prayer - Evening Service 5 May 2013
As Paul describes the whole-armor of God we're to put on; he ends with this last piece of equipment - "praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints" (Ephesians 6.18).
Let us pray:
Lord God, who set up Pharaoh to show your glory, who made proud Nebuchadnezzar a humble man that declared your sovereignty, who raised up pagan Cyrus to become the shepherd and protector of your church under the Old Covenant: we heartily affirm that in your hands the kings heart is like a stream of water, and you turn it wherever you will: Therefore we pray passionately and from a deep love for our country, that you would take notice of the ragings, rantings and ruses of the rulers of our time; diffuse their secularist schemes intended to hush up your people; deflate their plots to undermine the goodly heritage of liberty and godliness handed down by our forbearers; and redirect their energies and strategies toward rebuilding a righteous morality in this land, where God-given liberties are secured and godliness defended, so that our children and grandchildren may thrive, and always give you thanks for your intervention and providential supervision. Lord, hear our prayer.
Mighty God, whose right hand and holy arm have gained you the victory: watch over and straighten out our world, turning the tumultuous conditions in North and South Korea, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, North Africa, Mexico; and the streets of many places in America, around so that peace, justice and order may succeed. Lord, hear our prayer.
Father, whose eyes run too and fro throughout the whole earth, to show yourself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are loyal to you: we pray for the homes and families who live west of us, on Coles Rd., Wilson, Pranter Lane, Chickasaw dr., Apache, Osage, Kiowa, Choctaw, Arapaho and the other streets in between. Prepare their hearts and ears, and then grant us divine appointments that we may talk with them about your Son, Jesus Christ, and the great joyful hope we have in him, and become a part of them becoming disciples. Lord, hear our prayer.
LORD God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life; grant us to walk in his way, to rejoice in his truth, and to radiate the glory of his life so that friends, family and foes will ask us for a reason of the hope that is in us; and help us to answer them with gentleness and respect. Lord, hear our prayer.
Holy God, who gives and sustains health and wholeness, we pray for those in our church fellowship, our friends and our family who are weighed down by the loss of their loved ones; harassed by multiple encumbrances; hampered by the pains of aging; and those with other enfeeblements ….Restore, refresh and hearten them that they may spend the rest of their days joyfully serving you. Lord, hear our prayer.
All of these prayers we offer through Your Son, Jesus Christ, as we now sing:
Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord; Incline Thine ear to us, & grant us Thy peace. Amen. Trinity Hymnal #728


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All ladies are invited to the upcoming Precept bible studies of the book of Esther (4 weeks) followed by Ruth (3 weeks)
We begin with the Study of Esther on Thursday, September 20 from 7pm-8:30pm.
This rich study shows how Jesus both bought us (redeemer) and advocates (defends) for us, offering us an opportunity to rebuild our broken lives. A great short study to introduce friends to a taste of inductive Bible study.
God is always working in the affairs of His creation, even when we are unaware. This study shows us how Esther attained royalty to fulfill God's purpose in her life and the lives of His people. Can God use you "for such a time as this"?
All ladies are invited to the Kay Arthur Precept bible study of 2 Timothy
The study begins Tuesday, August 22nd and finishes on Tuesday, November 14th. For more information or to order your workbook check out the link below. https://shop.precept.org/products/2-timothy-precept-workbook-nasb For more information call Pastor Paul's wife, Sharon Carey. Or send an email at email@example.com
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Join our financial peace class by Dave Ramsey beginning on October 9th at 7 pm at New Life! Check out the link below.
Small Group coming soon on how to manage your finances! Stay tuned!
Ladies Bible Study to begin on Tuesday September 22nd at New Life Community Church from 6-8pm! We will pick up Luke part 2 from Kay Arthur Precept Study.
Ladies I would like to invite all of you to join me on September 22 to dig into God's word together! We all learn so much and also the fellowship is wonderful! Just want to warn you that we all are REAL with each other! How refreshing to be able to break down those walls that many times women erect because of the fear of rejection! You will not find that at New Life! We are all on a journey growing in our walk with the Lord and it is exciting! If you want to join us just send me an email and I will get you started. firstname.lastname@example.com
Hope to see you in our group. Sharon Carey
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New Life Community Church offers small groups as an opportunity to grow in our relationship with Christ and our relationship with others. Small groups afford the setting and time necessary to develop involvement in people's lives as well as a comfortable environment to learn and apply Biblical truth. All small groups have a time of Bible Study, Refreshments, Prayer and "hanging out" to grow deeper.
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You may be asking, "What is a 'small group' anyway?" After all, New Life isn't exactly a mega-church. But we still need to get together in groups of 4 to 10 and share life together. We eat together, pray, laugh, cry, work, and study the Bible together in order to encourage one another and build Christ-like character, you guessed it, TOGETHER. You are welcome and we want you to join us.


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I spotted a story this morning that talked about John Cusack developing a biopic about Rush Limbaugh. Via Washington Times 24/7:
John Cusack — actor, vocal liberal activist and occasional Huffington Post blogger — is developing a movie about conservative radio show all-star Rush Limbaugh.
Cusack's production company, New Crime Productions, told the Associated Press that the working title of the new film is "Rush."
The unabashedly liberal star of movies like "Say Anything," "Grosse Point Blank" and the anti-gun adaptation of the John Grisham novel "The Runaway Jury" will reportedly play the talk star in the film, set to begin filming next year.
I wonder who he will get to play Rush? I do hope this won't be another pile of dog mess like Sorkin's "Game Change". Cusack blogs for HuffPo on occasion and is a self professed liberal, but perhaps I'm being too hasty in dismissing his ability to show some objectivity about the other side. I say that based on this gem that was passed to me: John Cusack Interviews Law Professor Jonathan Turley About Obama Administration's War On the Constitution
The original posting was on August 20th, here. It didn't appear on HuffPo until September 2nd.
While the piece gets some side topics wrong (death panels in Obamacare and the Auto Bailout), the bulk of it regarding Holder, Obama, killing Americans without due process and the NDAA lands right on target. Of interest is the side conversation going on about liberal media bias. Both Turley and Cusack note how no one on the Left journalism-wise is pursuing the clear Constitutional violations by this administration; mainly because Obama and Holder are 'good guys' in the eyes of the progressive media. In other words, it's o.k. when we do it.
The one passage that raised my eyebrows is this one:
CUSACK: So would you say this assassination issue, or the speech and the clause in the NDAA and this signing statement that was attached, was equivalent to John Yoo's torture document?
TURLEY: Oh, I think it's amazing. It is astonishing the dishonesty that preceded and followed its passage. Before passage, the administration told the public that the president was upset about the lack of an exception for citizens and that he was ready to veto the bill if there was a lack of such an exception. Then, in an unguarded moment, Senator Levin was speaking to another Democratic senator who was objecting to the fact that citizens could be assassinated under this provision, and Levin said, "I don't know if my colleague is aware that the exception language was removed at the request of the White House." Many of us just fell out of our chairs. It was a relatively rare moment on the Senate floor, unguarded and unscripted.
CUSACK: And finally simple.
TURLEY: Yes. So we were basically lied to. I think that the administration was really caught unprepared by that rare moment of honesty, and that led ultimately to his pledge not to use the power to assassinate against citizens. But that pledge is meaningless. Having a president say, "I won't use a power given to me" is the most dangerous of assurances, because a promise is not worth anything.
CUSACK: Yeah, I would say it's the coldest comfort there is.
It's well worth the time to read the whole thing. Killing American citizens at will is the bigger fish to fry, but I find it interesting they don't discuss Obamacare, which affects ALL American citizens and the Constitutional issues it raises. How does one go from this article to developing a film on Rush Limbaugh? I've got Cusack whiplash.
Also, here is the speech by Eric Holder at Northwestern.


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versatile and feminine; the minu dress can be worn over jeans, soft pants, open, or over swimwear. created to combat the heat of the south, but with subtle details for added charm. sleeveless with mother of pearl buttons and light ruffles spanning the length of the dress. midi length with high side slits to create movement. semi-sheer with pockets.
fits true to size; model wears XS
composition: 100% Cotton (Muslin)
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This is a 'classical education.' How it all works is is essentially a three-part process training of the mind. The early years of school are spent in absorbing facts, systematically laying the foundations for advanced study. This is the Grammar part. In the middle grades, students learn to think through arguments (logic) In the high school years, they learn to express themselves (Rhetoric). Rhetoric is the ability to express oneself eloquently, and put everything into practice. Whilst we have undoubtedly some excellent speakers in the world today - it is somewhat different to just being able to speak well - rhetoric is being able to speak, no matter the subject, challenge anyone no matter the context and put your points across articulately, coherently and powerfully.
I am a history buff and love all things business!


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Speedy sustainable packaging for your products is going to make a difference, for your business. Do you often struggle with your sustainable packaging projects? Are you looking forward to something really innovative in packaging for your business, but something which is within your budget and offers great packaging? If yes, there is a solution with speedy sustainable packaging for your business?
Oliver Campbell from Dell (Director, worldwide procurement and packaging engineering) is leaving no stone unturned to help in developing innovative, functional sustainable packaging for users. He understands the role of sustainable packaging, especially in case of computers and its accessories, and other products. Campbell is set to explain the need and importance of speedy sustainable packaging for businesses.
Brands Need Sustainable Packaging
Campbell explains that brands need innovation and that too fast, in the area of sustainable packaging. Today, customers and also regulators are showing interest in sustainable packaging, being an important part of displaying broader global shift in an effort to reduce all types of environmental footprints all across the board. Brand owners, which shift over fast and opt for the new options are certainly going to enjoy a competitive advantage, than those brands which choose not to shift. So, brands should make the most of this situation, before it is too late.
Innovation Is The Key
Innovation has always been the key to stay ahead of competition. If you wish to stay out of the crowd, you need to be different, offer something unique and always stay a step ahead of your competitors. Businesses need to continuously be innovative and that too fast, to enjoy user confidence.
Considering factors related to costs, a question which often crops up, is how is cost going to be managed. Is it simple to manage costs and innovate faster at the same time? Research has always proved that speed along with innovation does not come cheap and this will be a costly affair. Well, Campbell explains how both can be done together. It is actually possible to bring in innovation and manage costs at the same time, you just need to keep in mind a few factors. Every business has its own specifics and the issue can be addressed separately for every business.
However, for speedy sustainable packaging, there are a number of problems which are faced. Multilayered snack packages are quite popular with leading consumer giants, which are often manufactured using several layers of plastic and foil which are actually not recyclable. Even if it is recyclable, there is no market for such material. So, how will this kind of problem be addressed? In such cases consumer education is of prime importance in such a case. These packaging areas need to be targeted with a variety of innovative tools and sessions. A lot of innovative sessions are productive in generating ideas which is expected to bring a breakthrough in sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging will bring about a reduction in costs and this is when packaging will be environment friendly. Customers should be cooperate and encouraging towards change in packages which they might come across.


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Monday, May 6, 2013
Dear Carina
This is the first of my National Scrapbooking Day layouts. I created it for a bunch of challenges:
- Big Picture Classes Challenge #5 - Create a layout about someone/something you love
- Echo Park Paper Challenge #2 - Layout of Love
- Creating Keepsakes - Use 10 or more embellishments
- Shimelle - Journaling in a Letter Format
I'm mostly using Echo Park's This and That collection, and I thought I would create a layout to hold a love letter for Carina. I've been supremely bad about journaling for Carina since she turned one, which was oh, about a year and a half ago. So I used one of my favorite photos of her from last summer and wrote her a little note about the things that I love about her and tucked it into that cute little Maya Road envelope.
And here's the list of embellishments that I used (10 plus one for extra measure):
1) October Afternoon Woodland Park Washi
2) Neat & Tangled Gold Sequins (I added some of these to the closure of the envelope to dress it up a bit too)
3) Maya Road Kraft Envelope
4) The Twinery - Gold Shimmer Twine
5) Echo Park This & That Chipboard Accents
6) Echo Park This & That Decorative Brads
7) October Afternoon Holiday Style Flower Sack flower
8) October Afternoon Woodland Park Tidbits
9) Webster's Pages Girl Land Mini Messages Sentiment Stickers
10) Amy Tangerine Muse Thickers
11) Machine Stitching
This was one of those layouts that I fussed with a bit more and took a bit more time with, but I'm so happy I did. It was a labor of love, I'm so glad that I took the time to do this one!
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Soooooooo precious! LOVING that photo and the envelope!!!ReplyDelete
What a super sweet idea. Also popping over to say congrats on your LilyBee win, you lucky girl :DReplyDelete
It is so pretty and polished Miriam!ReplyDelete
What a precious layout....truly a treasure. Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
OHHH! I love that that you created this LO for so many challenges/reasons! I wish I had what it takes to make a page...and then enter it in a challenge;) LOL! YOU ROCK!ReplyDelete
LOVE the envelope and those little cluster of brads-- love the papers!! She will love reading your love letter when she is older!!!! Great page <3
ADORABLE layout, Miriam!! Love the design and use of embellishments! I also adore that title--so perfect!! Carina is too cute!ReplyDelete
Oh, she'll absolutely treasure that little note one day, Miriam! So, so sweet!ReplyDelete
This page is a treasure, Miriam. Not only is it so pretty, but how fun will it be to go back to that letter over and over again.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous layout, Miriam! I love the blue background and all of the embellishments your included! It's perfect!ReplyDelete
Oh, I love this...so beautiful and striking! Love how you used the tape on either side. And congrats on your win over on Lily Bee! I think these newest collections are my favorite. Can't wait to see what you do!ReplyDelete
Awww...so sweet! Love the pretty envelope for that letter! Beautiful...and she's adorable!ReplyDelete
Love this beautiful creation. Adding the envelope is fabulous!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous layout! That lacy, girly envelope is the perfect touch!ReplyDelete
Such a sweet, pretty layout! I'm sure Carina is going to love looking at this and reading the note when she is older. :-)ReplyDelete


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San Antonio man allegedly admitted sending child porn on social media app
A San Antonio man is facing federal child porn charges for a picture he shared two years ago, according to court documents.
Tommy Ray Garcia, 22, was arrested after Homeland Security agents executed a search warrant at his home Jan. 31.
RELATED: How many sex offenders live in San Antonio suburbs
After he consented to an interview, agents asked Garcia about Kik, a social media app. He confirmed he has used it since high school, according to court documents.
Garcia told agents he had seen child porn while using the app and had most recently looked at child porn three months ago, according to the federal complaint.
Garcia also told agents he took pictures of a female child with his cellphone in 2016 and shared them on his account, according to the documents.
If convicted, Garcia faces 15 to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | email@example.com


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The pressure is on, and the crowd stands in anticipation, as you lead your country through various challenges in the Pixel Cricket world cup competition. Qualify through the levels in batting, bowling and fielding. Look out for the special hidden bonuses in the game!Help
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Across the country, leaders are realizing that extending Medicaid coverage for dental services is a cost saver in the long run.
A recent example in the state of Maine illustrates that. There, the statewide Chamber of Commerce is urging passage of a bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to pregnant women for dental services. Maine is one of 10 states without this provision.
The stereotype of business opposing enlarging government coverage is a myth, at least in Maine. An editorial in Bangor Daily News tells the story.
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce took the unusual step of testifying in favor of LD 474. "As a matter of course, the Maine State Chamber rarely, if ever, supports adding mandates on private insurers or on the state's MaineCare Program," Peter Gore, vice president of advocacy and government relations, wrote to members of the Committee on Health and Human Services in April. "However, this is one of those instances in which a modest investment today can lead to greater savings, better health outcomes and a more productive workforce in the years ahead."
As governments look at the big pictures, more and more of them decide dental care coverage for adults and children is best for everyone.


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Drink this. Oh, no thanks. Do not worry. This is France. (Ch...
Cesar: Drink this.
Bart: Oh, no thanks.
Cesar: Do not worry. This is France. (Chuckles) It is customary for children to take a little wine now and then.
Bart: Yeah, but it's got anti-freeze in there.
Cesar: Drink it!
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Pet Food Recalls Affect Businesses
Besides affecting pet owners, the recalls are also having an effect on retailers. Local pet store owners say they're working hard to keep pets safe and healthy.
The recent recalls aren't really worrying pet food store owners, though, because they say the recall only affected a few brands they carry.
"So far none of the products that have been recalled have been products that we carry," said Kayvon Ashrafzadeh, Columbia Pet Center.
The recall hasn't had much of a financial effect, but worried pet owners have impacted business.
"It really hasn't affected our business economically but its taken alot of time with people coming in, phone calls, and those kinds of things because people are concerned about their pets," said Chuck Everitt, Award Pet Supply.
But just because the recalls aren't hurting local businesses, it doesn't mean the effects have not been present in Columbia. Horton Animal Hospital is taking lots of blood tests, but so far all have come back negative.
Store owners say pet owners shouldn't panic and just make sure that when shopping in the future, its for high quality and not low price. Customers can count on safe pet food now that the dangerous products are off the shelves.
Reported by Crystal Hilliard.


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I define myself pretty active on Twitter: I like to share, follow people with similar interests and get in touch with them as well. So one day it happened pretty randomly that I bumped into this guy who was promoting Puglia region on Twitter. Thanks to him, I discovered that they were doing a european tour to promote the tourism and the beautiful region located in the south of Italy.
If you are not familiar with the geography of Italy (which is fair enough, I mean maybe you never looked into it!) Google with help you for sure. You will find out that Puglia is the heel of that boot that is Italy.
You will find We Are In Puglia Road Show on the South bank riverside walk, with a big white marquee welcoming you.
Inside you'll fine workshops about wine and oil, a short course teaching you how to make "orecchiette" and "taralli" (two of the many typical dishes from the South of Italy) and also you can take a virtual tour. The other activity that I discovered while I was visiting the marquee was that you can send postcards to anyone in the world. Basically they had a lot of postcards with beautiful pictures of Puglia and a massive box where you could just post yours. Then, from Italy, they will take care of the sending part. I got so excited that I sent two but I would have posted more if I would have had more addresses with me. I love postcards!
One of the locations that I loved the most about Puglia is the Salento. I spent all my summers there, met a lot of lovely people and discovered the most amazing places. Puglia for me is home and next year the most beautiful thing is gonna happen: one of my biggest friend is getting married! I am already so excited.
Another interesting aspect of the We Are in Puglia village is that almost every evening they have live popular music and a dj set.
On the evening I visited them, they were hosting this band called Terraròss.
Their beats were so good that everyone was dancing! I ended up buying their last record. Niiiice.
To know how they sound like, check this video out.
So, what are you waiting for? Visit them, you still have couple of days left!
For more info about Puglia click here
Follow them on twitter @WeAreInPuglia


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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Cartoon advent calendar:
Day 24. Built to last
This is a full-colour version of a cartoon that was used as one of the 12 Private Eye Christmas cards this year.
They decided to go with my original version, which had a small amount of spot colour, applied with brush pens, and I must admit it fits more with the Eye's famed "low-fi" look. So I used this one as my Christmas e-card instead.
And on that note, have a very merry Christmas folks!
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text: New for Spring Summer 2010, this is RISE Worldwide's debut collection comprising of eight cut and sew tees, some sweats and accessories. RISE is a new and exciting UK Streetwear brand which has started as we mean to continue in terms of our production and print quality. Our t-shirts are fully cut and sew made from personally sourced Turkish cotton to our exact specifications (neck taping, side pips, shirt weight and cut), and then printed here within the UK. This collection is just the beginning for RISE, with further expanding collections and cut and sew garments planned for the future. Bold and unique vector graphics, with a penchant for handrawn works are the hallmark of the range. Always fun, always bright, with a simple message to always RISE.


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A long time between lines
After all this time, I should know that when I give advice to a client (or anyone) it's likely to come back and bite me in my own life. The advice that's been haunting me? "Don't have a blog on your website unless you know you can keep it up." Sigh. (I even put the date in the header of that last post. Deeper sigh.) So, why the break? There are reasons. There are always reasons we don't write.


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Want to change your hairdryer? Check out these 10 options
Many stylists agree that the hairdryer is one of the most important accessories when it comes to giving shape and life to your hair. That's why it's so important to know how to choose one, since it is not only about the ability to create heat to get the best results, it's also important to consider the wattage and having the best technology so that it's easiest on your hair and causes the least damage possible.
We've picked 10 excellent options you can choose from. See which ones have the qualities you're looking for.
We've picked 10 excellent options you can choose from. See which ones have the qualities you're looking for
You can consider the Harry Josh Pro Tools Pro Dryer 2000 ($249) an "all in one," that has 1,875 watts and best of all, the ability to switch on ionic heat for more elegant styles and non-ionic heat if you're looking for more volume. Awesome!
If you're looking to dry your hair quickly, but with a healthy appearance and long-lasting style, the Air Hair Dryer ($199) by GHD might just be your top pick. It has an industrial ion generator located near the end, in other words, closer to the hair, thereby blocking humidity and giving you shiny hair with less frizz.
When we bring up the Drybar Buttercup Blow-Dryer ($195), the first thing to note is how light it is, making it the perfect model for taking on a trip. In addition, its 9ft cable is ideal for those who don't have electrical outlets close to their mirrors. It has a negative ion generator which seals the hair cuticle, reduces frizz and heat damage, and leaves hair looking shiny.
A selling point of the Neuro Dry ($170) by Paul Mitchell is that it has an LED panel to show you the heat configuration and energy options, making it more precise. And as if that weren't enough, it can dry medium and thick hair in five minutes and 40 seconds. If you have fine hair, this dryer won't cause burning even at the highest temperature.
If you thought that Ferrari only designed car engines, you're wrong; they've also come up with 2,000 watt motor for their BaBylissPro SteelFX Dryer ($170). Surprising! In addition to being a "racing" motor, this model is super lightweight and easy to hold.
When talking about hairdryers you probably immediately think of noise, but the Iconic Style Professional Blow Dryer ($100) by Kristin Ess, changes that, since it's super silent and comes with an attachment to straighten the hair and a diffuser for curls. Perfect for achieving trendy hairstyles in peace and quiet.
The InStyler Blu Turbo Ionic Dryer ($100) has two speed configurations, the first one lets you control and customize the air flow, while the ionic function lets you decide the level of negative ions you want applied to the hair to maximize frizz-reduction.
Brush and dry at the same time? Yes please! Revlon had the best idea with the Salon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer ($60). More than just a hairdryer, it's a two-in-one tool that makes wet hair look like salon-styled and gives soft waves while detangling, drying, and straightening at the same time with its innovative airflow vents.
The silent but powerful motor in the Conair Infiniti Pro 1875 Watt Salon Performance Dryer ($35) guarantees a quick drying time, cutting down the hair's exposure to heat, providing a comfortable style without much effort, with the results you want.
Another great option offering instant results is the Bed Head Pump Up The Volume Dryer ($35). Its magenta colored top can be removed for cleaning and its round yellow dial controls the heat settings for haircare.
Out of all these suggestions, if you still can't decide which to choose, it's good for you to know that if you have thick and frizzy hair, the best for you is to opt for an ionic or tourmaline dryer, because they help to disintegrate the water droplets on the hair so it dries quicker.
On the other hand, if you have fine or dry hair, the best for you is a ceramic or porcelain dryer, since they create less intense heat and don't cause dehydration. If you are on team long hair, a titanium dryer is your best option, since they provide heat at a constant and even temperature.
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Being rejected for graphic design jobs due to lack of experience?
What exactly can you do to get your foot in the door of a massively competitive industry?
If you are a graduate who's struggling to find a graphic design job, its a long and tough road.
Every year there are many thousands of graduates but only a few hundred jobs. The competition is massive and the chances of you landing a design job are slim.
So, what can you do to stand out? How do you get past the experience catch-22 (no experience so can't get a job but only a job can give you the experience). How have other people cracked it?
Introducing How to Get Your First Job in Graphic Design
Even today's leading designers were graduates once. They faced the same challenges you do right now. Somehow they overcame them forged a career in the design industry.
This 37 page e-book gives you first hand accounts from real designers from all over the world on exactly how they landed their first job.
Additionally, you'll find it jam packed with tips and advice to help you secure your very first foothold in what you'll know is a highly competitive industry.
Most graduates have no idea about what to say and do to give them the edge. This e-book reveals little known truths about the industry and you'll discover exactly what you can do to get your first break.
Written by a Creative Director with 15 years experience in the graphic design industry and 4 years as a tutor at Media Design School and Massey University School of Design, this book ensures you the design graduate get the crucial real world knowledge to ensure you succeed.
"Thank you for providing this resource, us design graduates need all the help we can get to edge our way into the industry."
Meisha Graham, AUT Graphic Design graduate 2011
What exactly is in this book and how it can help you
- 5 things about the Design Industry they don't teach you at University
- 16 accounts from designers describing how they landed their first job
- Detailed insider tips and little known ways to get into the design industry
- What Should be in your Portfolio - and what you should throw out
- The Case for Employing You - powerful strategies to convince employers
- 16 Frequently Asked Questions about jobs and job hunting
- 5 ways to make money (and keep making it) without even getting a job
- What Recruitment Agencies really think of graduates.
What questions are answered in the FAQ?
All the ones that you need as a design graduate or newbie graphic designer. Questions around jobs, freelancing costing and projects. Questions like:
- What should I put in my portfolio?
- Should I take the first job I'm offered?
- I've been asked to design a logo, how much should I charge?
- What happens if the client hates what I've done?
- What do I do if the client doesn't want to pay me?
Who should buy this book?
This book is vital reading for recent graduates of:
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Digital Media
- Advertising
- Marketing
"Nobody at Uni ever told me this stuff! Heaps of honest, practical advice, really invaluable stuff – all for the price of a box of beer."
Adam Dowling, University of Waikato graduate 2011
Important reasons why you shouldn't delay
#1: Keep ahead of the competition
Chances are hundreds of other graduates are trying everything they to get that job. Keep ahead and reap the rewards!
#2: Up-to-date information
The graphic design and web design industry is constantly changing and evolving. When you buy How to Get Your First Job in Graphic Design, you can be sure that you're always receiving the most up-to-date edition. (Yes, we revise it!)
#3: There's no risk
How to Get Your First Job in Graphic Design is 100% guaranteed for 14 days. So take your time to read through the information. And if it isn't right for you, just send us an email and we'll happily refund your money in full.
Useful Goodies for Designers
Bonus #1: a self-protecting resource for all graphic designers and web designers
So many designers get screwed by clients because the designers didn't have Terms and Conditions of Business in place. Without these you are vulnerable and have no legal recourse when things go sour. Get this Terms and Conditions document free when you buy. We know they are solid, they are adapted from our own T&Cs.
Bonus #2: Contact details of 36 top Auckland design agencies
For a limited time, when you buy this e-book you'll also receive the details of 36 top Auckland design and advertising agencies.
A single resource to assist your job hunting - complete with company website, the relevant contact name (design director or creative director), their email and phone number.
Yes, you could spend hours on Google making your own list but now you don't have to - we've done the hard yards for you!
Purchase today for only $23.00 NZD
As a graduate I spent 5 months without a job, it sucked
I'll never forget the frustration I felt being rejected time after time for graphic design jobs. "No relevant experience" they said. It hurt but it was true. But how was I going to get that experience without someone giving me a job?
After guiding hundreds of students in my role as a graphic design tutor and drawing upon 15 years experience in the industry, I wrote this book so you don't have the gruelling experience I did.
Phil Roberts, MA, BA (Hons)
Creative Director, Brighter Design Ltd
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"I was a bit sceptical about this e-book but bought it anyway. Now I'm happy I did as its proved to be a very worthwhile purchase."
"As a recent graduate, I was a bit sceptical about this e-book. I wasn't sure it would tell me anything that I didn't already know about landing a job in the industry. But, as it was cheaper than the average box of beer, (and waaay cheaper than the $100 text books I had to buy at Uni), I decided to take the plunge.
What I found was an easy to read, honest account of the design industry and how it works. When I was at Waikato lecturers and career advisers would often sugar-coat job prospects; but this e-book really outlines the realities of the current job market. But rather than dwelling on an otherwise bleak outlook, the author provides practical information to get yourself ahead BEFORE you graduate.
Accounts from those who are already respected in the design industry highlight the numerous avenues you can try. Some I would have never thought of and nobody at Uni ever told me. These are also reassuring in the sense that, everyone has had to struggle before finding their feet – even today's top creatives.
These informative and sometimes entertaining personal accounts from design professionals, coupled with practical advice on how stand out from the rest of the graduates, really makes this e-book a worthwhile purchase.
I reckon this is invaluable to both those still studying and recent graduates – advice from within the design industry which can easily improve your job prospects."
Adam Dowling, University of Waikato graduate 2011 (Now employed)