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The Cube Method
For those of you that don't know how I model my training, this is my second week of my deadlift wave so it is a speed week. My waves are 3 weeks for squat bench and deadlift and they are modeled like this.
I call it "Cube Training" as when its mapped out it looks like a cube. I never lift heavy on two lifts in a week. If I dead heavy, my bench is dynamic, and my squat is for reps, and as the weeks rotate the effort is rotated also. In the form of a cube.
Here's the setup:
Sundays are always a bodybuilding day for me. Just pick a few exercises to focus on weak points, and I always include Military Presses, and leg presses as I like keeping my quads, and shoulders strong.This method has worked extremely well for me, in preventing burnout, and building excitement for my heavy days. Any muscular deficiencies being addressed on Sunday.
This type of training has given me my best two meets of my life, a 2612 geared, and 2237 Raw w/knee wraps. I focus on the competition lifts for my main movement, and I always use straight weight, occasionally using reverse bands (just on squats) as a meet draws near.
The reason I changed my training was because I felt strong in mind and body but in reality I would go to the gym and it became more and more difficult to achieve my goals for the day. It wasn't the weights in 70-80 or even 90% range that bothered me, it was the lifts at near or above 100% that were problematic.
Couple the issues I was having along with lack of enjoyment for what I was doing in the gym and you have a guy that is miserable not only in the gym but in all parts of my life. Let's be honest most of us let the gym creep into all aspects of our life. So what was my answer? I decided to take a week off and reevaluate my situation.
My first day back was a deadlift day, and I thought I'll just do what I can and go home. At this time I was fresh off a week off, and I hadn't pulled heavy the week before, so by this time I wanted something heavy in my hands. So I worked up and I worked up and I hit a 25 lbs PR!! Easy! Then next workout I did my speed bench (the way I do it isn't like a lot of methods choose to) and had a great day, then onto squats and I was still sore from deads so I decided to do some reps. Something I had not done in years as a power lifter. And you know what? It felt amazing.
That week was the cornerstone for my idea that once you build a true base of strength, constantly pushing the envelope at 100% will not only be difficult to maintain, but it removes the enjoyment from lifting because everything becomes based on the "PR". Well with this method you not only train your technique and leverages, how else do you think guys add 50 lbs. in one workout? It's not muscle its leverage or form changed, but we attack the muscle groups do the muscles also get stronger.
As I have explained in my last article each of the three lifts are performed each week, one being done for max effort work, the next for speed and technique, and lastly the third movement for repetitions. After the main movement I pick four exercises for 3-4 sets and I perform them like a bodybuilder. On leg day I do regualar squats, then Oly squats, leg extensions, leg curls, lunges, stiff legs, leg press, calf raises, whatever I feel I need, just choose exercises that eill stimulate maximum muscle growth and try to handle as much weight as you can for your sets. Its ok to look strong AND be strong, I promise. The fourth day is what I call my "bodybuilding" or recovery day. It's a full body workout with lighter weights and higher reps that we use to target weak muscle groups neglected by powerlifting movements and build those up. Exercises such as military's, leg press, leg extensions/curls, bicep curls, etc. this day is designed to help you look like a lifter as well as fill in gaps in your training. I usually pick 4-6 exercises for my total body and do 3-4 sets per exercise with reps ranging from 8-20 depending on the goal for the day. It's not an easy day, imagine military pressing 225 for 20, close gripping 335 for 20, or leg pressing heavy weight for 20 reps. This is by no means an off day.
By combining the rotation of the lifts and the accessory day you will start to notice how much more aggressive your heavy day becomes, because you have essentially dedicated two weeks to building it up so you can do your best. It also helps the body recover better knowing you are not beating yourself into submission every time you hit the gym.
Hopefully this clarifies some things for you all, the next article will actually be a template I followed going into my geared and raw meets only one month apart. So yes!!!! By all means this method can be used by raw, geared, or crossover lifters like myself! This method will make you better.

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A pregnant woman struck by a suspected intoxicated driver was forced to deliver her child prematurely, and the infant is currently in critical condition, Fontana police said Thursday.
"(Paramedics) had to rush her to the hospital," said Officer Rajaie Sayegh, spokesman for the police department.
Around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, the woman, traveling north on Catawba Avenue, had stopped at a stop sign at San Bernardino Avenue then proceeded through, he said.
At the same time, an eastbound vehicle failed to stop at the intersection and T-boned the woman's car.
The driver of the second vehicle was also taken to the hospital and was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Sayegh said, but the officer did not have the driver's name Thursday morning.
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MARIETTA, Ga. -- A low-flying airplane has buzzed a Marietta neighborhood four days in a row, and no one seems to know who it belongs to.
Paul Saffold is a pilot with 48 years of experience. He said he can't think of a reason why a single-engine plane was constantly flying over his neighborhood for days. Channel 2's Craig Lucie asked Saffold how long it's circling in a day. "It's unusual having lived in the area for 34 years. We see aircraft, but not one circling for days at a time and certainly not in the same path. It's circling from 9:30 to 1:30 or 2 in the afternoon," Saffold said.
Saffold said he couldn't get a tail number.The Federal Aviation Administration said that is what they would need to track it down. An FAA spokesman said they don't have any record of the plane since it flew just above 1,000 feet, which is below radar coverage.
A few residents also called the Cobb County Airport to complain about the plane. When Lucie contacted them, they said they didn't have any record of it taking off or landing there.
A few residents also called the Cobb County Airport to complain about the plane. When Lucie contacted them, they said they didn't have any record of it taking off or landing there.
A Dobbins Air Reserve Base spokesman said the plane doesn't belong to them either.Saffold though thinks someone is not telling the whole story. "Nobody is flying in this airspace without first contacting the Dobbins control tower," Saffold said.
A Dobbins spokesman said they are still investigating to see if the plane entered their airspace.
The FAA said the pilot didn't do anything illegal since the plane was flying above the required 1,000 feet.
Other aviation officials said the plane could belong to a law enforcement agency or utility company.Lucie called all of them in the area, but the agencies said it is not their plane.
Saffold initially thought it could be someone taking pictures of real estate, but added "who needs four days to take pictures of the same houses?"


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3 Creeks Campground in LaGrange, Georgia, has full-service RV campsites and a variety of family entertainment outlets right next door. When guests are not utilizing the playground, catfish pond, laundromat or wireless Internet at 3 Creeks, they can go skating or to the water park that are located next to the campground. 3 Creeks offers 30/50-amp power and a boat ramp on West Point Lake that is one-quarter of a mile away. 3 Creeks Campground 305 Old Roanoke Road LaGrange, GA 30240 (706) 845-7655 3creeksentertainment.net
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Camping at the RV Park at Hoofers Gospel & Bluegrass Barn is like taking a trip back in time. The RV park at Hoofers features 162 full-service sites that cost $22 per night. In addition to the camping, Hoofers offers an environment that is unique. Hoofers Restaurant is a barn that offers guests homemade dishes such as country fried steak, banana pudding, butter beans and fried green tomatoes. The big red barn at Hoofers was first opened in 1948, and now there are gospel and bluegrass concerts every month. Hoofers Gospel & Bluegrass Barn 3472 Hogansville Road LaGrange, GA 30241 (706) 885-9300
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The Alumni Association Board of Directors consists of a 26-member panel of individuals that represent a wide range of graduating classes and who live across the United States. The board meets at least four times annually and works to engage, connect, support and celebrate alumni and friends of ESU. The board also promotes programs and events through the Office of Alumni Engagement as well as the various national chapters throughout the country.
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Class Year: 1967Employment Title: Retired, Assistant Professor in P.E. and Head wrestling coach for 35 yearsEmployer: Drexel UniversityESU Degree: Bachelor of ScienceESU Major: Health and Physical EducationCampus Residence: Monroe and ShawneeStudent Activities: Football, Wrestling, Track, Letters S, and Outdoor EducationOther: In ESU's Athletic Hall of Fame (1995), Legacy Family (9 members)
Class Year: 1974Employment Title: President, Rockwood Programs, INCEmployer: Rockwood Programs, INCESU Degree: Bachelor of ArtsESU Major: Political ScienceCampus Residence: Shawnee HallStudent Activities: Student Senate President, Inter Fraternity Council – VP, Inter Collegiate Soccer – 1970-1972
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/425/4985
From The Socialist newspaper, 2 February 2006
DWP strike:
Civil servants strike back at Blair's cuts agenda
MEMBERS OF the PCS civil service union held two days of strike action in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 26-27 January, affecting JobCentres, benefit offices, pension centres and the Child Support Agency.
As PCS general secretary MARK SERWOTKA told the London rally on 26 January:
"The strike has been the best-supported so far, and it's the third national strike in the DWP since 2001 - over a million days of strike action."
The two-day stoppage followed cuts of around 15,000 jobs in the DWP. As our reports show, these cuts not only threaten workers' jobs but are bringing services to the verge of collapse in many areas.
Mark Serwotka commented:
"Management and the government could have met our demands but they have a wider agenda for cuts and job losses. They want to make £1 billion of annual savings regardless. At present 67 DWP staff are forced to leave work each month because of sickness.
"We must put maximum pressure on the government. There should be meetings with members in every area and there will be a national meeting of reps on 11 February to discuss how to take the struggle forward.
"1.5 million workers in the local government pension scheme are being balloted for a strike on 28 March. We must link our dispute with this. But we aren't waiting for 28 March for the next DWP strike.
"If NIPSA (Northern Ireland public-sector union) votes for an all-out indefinite strike they may try to transfer DWP work from Belfast. We must be clear we haven't the staff to do our normal work anyway, let alone any transferred work."
KATRINE WILLIAMS, DWP Wales Secretary (personal capacity) reports on an excellent turnout for the industrial action across Wales.
SUPPORT FOR strike action was even higher than for the national strike against the cuts in November 2004. In Wrexham pickets nearly outnumbered the 38 staff who went into work in the benefit-processing centre of 400 staff.
Half of the 39 staff who went into work on the strike days in Pembroke Dock contact centre were brand new staff who had just started training last week. The JobCentre in the small coastal town of Cardigan had its first DWP picket line ever.
The issues of privatisation of support services, the threat of handing over the advisors and other frontline staff to the private 'new deal' provider in Bridgend RCT district and the latest threat of 'offshoring' has concentrated members' minds on the real battle we face.
Services to the public have already been badly hit in Wales with the loss of over 700 experienced staff but management's vision of the future is even worse. Strike action has increased members' confidence and determination to fight to maintain services and vital jobs in our communities.
AT THE huge Swansea Pension Centre, Roger Langley, PCS branch Secretary and Gloria Tanner, PCS branch organiser told Alec Thraves:
"Workers are angry at the job cuts and fear for the future. There is a lot of stress on our members.
"Management's attendance policy is used to disguise job cuts by dismissing people rather than give them redundancy packages and our members are left with more and more work with less staff.
"The last straw was the news that contact centres are going to be centralised with jobs going offshore to countries such as India. Claimants are the poorest section of society and most cannot even afford a phone to make their claims. Our members are determined to keep our jobs, conditions and a service that genuinely helps the most needy".
Gloria Tanner will be a platform speaker at the Swansea launch of the Campaign for a New Workers' Party on 16 February.
No-one's job is safe
IN LEICESTER Paul Vizard, PCS Branch Chair of Yeoman Street pensions centre, and Regional PCS Chair of Leicester DWP said: "We have had brilliant support, about 90% on strike, despite the fact that this office is one they have said they are keeping.
"Even though a lot of people's jobs aren't at risk for the time being, members have supported the union. They know that no-one's job is safe in the long run and also that this is about defending the welfare state."
STRIKERS AT Totton DWP office in Southampton told Nick Chaffey and Will Schafer-Peek: "Not that long ago there were 1,000 staff in Hampshire processing claims, that's down to about 200 now with a computer system that doesn't work.
"We know what this is about, they're cramming people into our office with plans to close us down in a year or two and move everything out of the South-East.
"The service is horrendous for vulnerable people. We can't contact the call centres, let alone the public. We have staff here with 30 years experience being replaced by staff given four weeks' training."
Activists in the PCS met with UNISON members in Southampton recently to discuss developing links between public-sector workers to fight this government. Plans are underway to build a Public Sector Alliance in the area. Trade unionists from CWU also supported the picket line, annoying management.
"A charter for intimidation"
AT WESTMINSTER JobCentre, Christine and Mark, PCS reps spoke to Mick Philipsz, (PCS assistant branch secretary, Department for Education and Skills):
Staff are being threatened with dismissal just for being sick. After only eight days off sick, they face a formal warning. It is a charter for management victimisation and bullying. This is exacerbated by the 'Red, Green, Amber' appraisal system that also threatens staff with disciplinary action.
Westminster's workforce has already been cut from 76 staff to around 50 with no recognition of the extra workload. JobCentre clients who apply for emergency loans now have to apply months in advance, defeating the whole idea of 'emergency'. Staff see the attack on employment as part of a much wider agenda.
The petition for a new mass workers' party received a favourable response.
Picket round-up
PCS PICKETS told Sheffield Socialist Party members that privatisation and off-shoring were raising fears for the service. A claimant whose benefit had not arrived was advised to try the Salvation Army to get a food parcel. "Little did we know that the Sally Army could end up administering the entire Social Fund in a few years time!"
At the local rally there was support for mass picketing to enforce the overtime ban at week-ends. "The contact centre has been on emergency operations for months. Overtime is the only thing that keeps Sheffield district going." Others called for targeted action at contact and processing centres to supplement further national strikes, and for the jobs and services dispute to be extended throughout the civil service.
IN LINCOLN PCS pickets told us how government cuts meant that people in need were waiting up to six weeks for benefit payments to be processed, Mark Glasscoe reports. So the number of 'interim payments' - to people in need whose claims have yet to be approved - had increased massively.
Workers now deal with more interim payments in a month than they were previously getting in a year. If the claim is then not approved, for whatever reason, they have to pay the money back.
This particularly hit migrant and seasonal workers, a major part of Lincolnshire's local economy. Meanwhile management freeze recruitment whilst trying to implement the government's cuts programme and while Lincolnshire's unemployment figures were increasing!
ON THE picket line at Alfreton DWP office in Derbyshire, the steward Gary said that a regional manager from Nottingham was sent to keep the office open but all she could do was cancel appointments. When Gary asked if she'd be turning up next week to actually deal with claimants, there was a stony silence!
AT READING'S JobCentrePlus, PCS member Shaun McFadden confirmed that a dozen workers there had joined the union in the previous week. Senior managers seemed to think everything can be done using computers but people using the service expect to speak to qualified staff. This strike is primarily about saving a public service and is in everyone's interest.
Neil Adams
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Coronavirus crisis - Finance appeal
The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- Our 'fighting coronavirus workers' charter', outlines a programme to combat the virus and protect workers' living conditions.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
Inevitably, during the crisis we have not been able to sell the Socialist and raise funds in the ways we normally would.
We therefore urgently appeal to all our viewers to donate to our special coronavirus appeal.
In The Socialist 2 February 2006:
Pensions: 'Back down or we strike!'
United mass action can defeat Blair's pensions plans
Firefighters prepare to strike against pensions' robbery
Building a new shop stewards' movement
Healthworkers back RMT and Socialist Party initiatives
100 British victims of Blair's war
Political earthquake as Hamas wins election
Public health not private profit
Campaigning against privatisation of schools in Hackney
Lambeth students' successful boycott
Civil servants strike back at Blair's cuts agenda
Post Office: National action needed to defend jobs
Fighting council cuts in Devon
Defence workers battle privatisation
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The Fund of Traditional Crafts, Professions and Occupations belongs among one of the largest and oldest collection funds of the Museum of Romani Culture. It was created shortly after the Museum was founded in 1991 and it documents a wide range of crafts traditionally performed by the Roma. These include both metalworking crafts (such as smithery, artistic smithery, furnace-making, pewtering, sieve and sheet metal articles manufacture, bell founding, arms manufacture, knife manufacture, jewellery manufacture and tinkery), as well as crafts, which involve processing of the materials of organic origin (i.e. wood-working, manufacture of musical instruments, manufacture from wicker, straw knitting, corn husks weaving, broom manufacture, manufacture of brushes, clay processing, etc.). However, the fund also documents other means of livelihood (such as sharpening, running entertainment venues, horse trade, etc.).
Our Museum has presented the fund of traditional crafts within several exhibitions:
1992 – The Roma in Czechoslovakia. Ethnographic Institute of the Moravian Museum in Brno
1999 – Looking for Home (Tradition and the Present) – Rodas amaro than. Moravian Museum – the Anthropos Palace, Brno
2007 – Crafts of Our Ancestors / Sikhľarďi buťi – somnakuňi buťi. Museum of Romani Culture, Brno
In 2008, the Museum published an extensive catalogue entitled the Collections of the Museum of Romani Culture: Traditional crafts, professions and occupations. Acquisitions 1991-2007, 321 pages.
Curator: Mgr. Eva Mazárová
Contact: remesla (at sign) rommuz.cz


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Last week I issued a sketch challenge, and shared with you guys a card that I made using washi tapes. My card was inspired by this roll of tape!
Here is the sketch & card from last week...
Today I wanted to show you a layout that I created using the same washi tapes and the sketch as a layout guide. I had a 6x6 pad of My Mind's Eye, Spread Your Wings and Fly, paper collection. It coordinated so well with the washi selection that I decided it would be perfect for my layout. Since the 3D Embellishment that I used as my title reads "You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine", I found a playful photo of my daughter, Brittany. Side note: Her Daddy calls her Sunshine!
Like last week, I sprayed the doilies with the Dylusions Ink Spray in Lemon Zest. Then Spritzed it with Heidi Swapp's Gold Lume color shine. I thought the sunny pop of yellow, went well with my "You Are My Sunshine" title.
The 3D embellishment came with the sticker set, but it had a mustard yellow background. I peeled it apart, and placed it onto a piece of blue polka dot scrap from the collection. I love how it pops against the yellow doily now.
It was a lot of fun working with these vibrant bright colors. This color pallet is way out of my norm, so it totally stimulated my creative juices. I hope you try this challenge, along with the bright colors. Don't forget to link up your blog post to last week's post if you decide to play along. Everyone who links up - will be featured in a May Artsy Addicts Showcase post. I look forward to seeing how you use the sketch.
Tonya Gibbs
My Mind's Eye - Spread Your Wings & Fly 6x6 pad
My Mind's Eye - Spread Your Wings & Fly Brads
My Mind's Eye - Spread Your Wings & Fly 3D embellishments
My Mind's Eye - Spread Your Wings & Fly Stamps
My Mind's Eye - Spread Your Wings & Fly Buttons
Marion Smith Designs - Mad Tea Party 12x12 Paper -
Dylusions Ink Spray in Lemon Zest
Heidi Swapp - Gold Lume Color Shine
Heidi Swapp - Archival Ink Pink
Heidi Swapp - Archival Ink Teal
Tattered Angels - Tutti Fruity
Tattered Angels - Frozen Lake
Yellow Baker's Twine
Teressa Collins Memorabilia Line Washi Tape (yellow)
Recollections - Random Washi Tape
Maya Road - Heart Shape Chipboard
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft - Pitt Pen Cadmium Yellow no. 107


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Instrument donations are the fuel that enables us to transform lives.
- We accept instrument donations in any condition.
- While we prefer instruments in playable condition, we can repair and/or refurbish most instruments to give them new life.
- We DO NOT accept upright pianos or organs.
- Depending on your location, we can usually have a volunteer pick-up your instrument.
- If we don't have a volunteer or drop-off location in your city, we will ask you to send the instrument to us.
- Your donation is tax-deductible and we will provide a receipt.
Instrument donation is easy! Fill out a short form to start the process.
To make a large donation of multiple instruments, please call 202-674-3000 or send an email.
Instrument Drop-Off Locations
We currently have four drop-off locations. They are independent businesses that accept donations for us. Please call first!
Takoma Park, Maryland
House of Musical Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: (301) 270-9090
Chantilly, Virginia
Contemporary Music Center
14155 Sullyfield Circle
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: (703) 817-1000
Haymarket, Virginia
Contemporary Music Center
4410 Costello Way
Haymarket, VA 20169
Phone: (571) 261-5000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rock to the Future
2139 E Cumberland Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Phone: (215) 302-9633
Instrument Donation Form
Please submit the form below and we'll contact you within five days. Thank you!
Instruments that have seen their last days are sent to Landfill Harmonic for parts/overhaul or given to artists to create musical instrument art. These are auctioned at an event called Musical Visions: Live Music & Art Auction. So far, we have held two of these events at the Gibson Guitar VIP Showroom in Washington, DC and OPUS 40 in Saugerties, NY.


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Shadow Of A Doubt
Model Elena Potapova embodies the evanescing mermaid in this breath-taking editorial; featuring designs by Artists: Zac Posen, Valentino, Lanvin, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Herve Leger, Carolina Herrera and more. Ethereal images by Danny Christensen; for the Spring/Summer issue of Haute Living Magazine. Donning a palette of sea foam and sky, Elena channels her inner siren through frosty gazes and her wild platinum mane. The story was styled by Jilian Sanz, with looks composed of soft, flowing silhouettes and feminine accents.
Hair: Bok-Hee @ Streeters
Makeup: Hector Simancas @ Factory Downtown
24 year old stunner Regina Feoktistova hails from the Russian town of Penza. Having signed with Marilyn Management in 2007 shortly after appearing on her first cover (Jalouse Russia, March 2006), Regina exploded onto the fashion scene, scooping covers and editorials for high profile fashion publications all over the world. In the latest fashion story for the Spanish publication, S Moda, Regina sprawls across the sand before the lens of Spanish photographer Xevi Muntane; adorned with tribal-inspired jewelry and the latest exotic swim looks for summer. Regina's look is distinctive enough to stand strong along the decorative stylings of fashion editor Isabel Moralejo, while not overpowering the unique designs of artists such as Isabel Marant, Loselliani, Thomas Sabo, Uno de 50, Domingo Ayala, Bimba & Lola, Guess and more.
Nothing is as fresh as a woman's unadorned sensuality, and that's the essence of this dreamy editorial: 'Plain Air'. Bathed in natural light and soft, billowing fabrics model Francesca Pisano bares her vulnerable side for the lens of photographer Adolfo Valente. Reminiscent of the hazy photography of the legendary David Hamilton, the editorial sweetly seduces with it's golden light and twinkling scapes. Enjoy!


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April 3, 2005
More of the SameAs far as the bathroom project goes, much more progress has been made, but not quite as much as I'd hope. However, as of yesterday (April 2), the walls have started to go back up, which means that inevitably we're closer to the end result. And considering that the wall demolition started before Christmas, it looks weird to have new greenboard on the walls.
A few weeks ago, I spent the better part of the weekend preparing the plumbing runs for about 2/3-3/4 of the house. I didn't solder them up, but got them in the dry-fit stage so they were all ready to go. The next weekend following (which was the weekend before Easter -- March 19-20), I soldered up what I had ready to go...at least until I ran out of solder (what I figured was a good sign to stop).
Of course, Easter weekend was shot, which brings us to this weekend...and yesterday spent wrapping up the miscellaneous wall bits and getting drywall hung on two walls.
Today's project is to complete (or get as close as possible to) the dry-fitting of the remainder of the plumbing. Then presumably next weekend I can take time soldering the bulk of it up and, if all goes well, make it 'go live.'
Going live, however, will require a few other things be complete, most notably the third wall in the little vanity alcove, and also making sure those walls are completely taped up and at least primed. That, and the vanity cabinet itself must get finished, so my expectation is that it will be another week or so before we'll get that portion completed.
But regardless, progress is being made...
A Very Busy TimeIt's been a fairly busy time at work and at home recently, but things have gone well. Both projects are moving forward, and so far our goals have been met...so we're on track and the world hasn't stopped spinning.
I've also more or less completed One-Act for the season. Friday (April 1) I travelled to deliver the shirts, scrapbooks, and pictures, which means that I finished the scrapbooks and pictures in the last few weeks. I did it in smaller phases, and the printing/binding went fairly quickly. Fortunately, the photo printer also held out on ink, so I wasn't in the need to go buy more of that (spendy) stuff.
We got a Dog?Well, sorta. To make a long story very short, the siberian husky puppy (4.5 months) we got hangs around, but she's very skittish of us and we pretty much only see her around when it's time to eat.
She's doing alright, but hopefully we can get her caught (a second time) and this time get her trained in where she'll be able to go and not be able to go. But that's another entire story...
So anyway, that should more or less bring us to speed...until next time!
This post was upgraded to the MZ Online Blog on 8/29/07


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Property Standards
The following is a brief and legal summary of the City of Markham's Property Standards By-law taken from the City's By-law Guide for Markham Homeowners.
It explains, in plain language and with information links, what residents must know about specific City services and operations, which may affect a Markham homeowners' property.
Property Standards By-law Summary
In Brief
Markham's beautiful neighbourhoods are a source of pride for residents. The Property Standards By-law (248-1999) ensures that owners properly maintain their homes and properties so that our neighbourhoods will always be attractive, safe and healthy places in which to live. These rules apply to both owned and rented dwellings.
What You Must Know
The yard around every home must be kept neat and tidy, and free of garbage or anything that might cause a health or safety danger. The earth must be covered with either grass and plants or a covering that is designed to stop the soil from blowing or draining away. Grass must be trimmed to grow no higher than 15 centimetres (6"). Trees and bushes must also be kept trimmed and tidy.
- If you have a hedge, or row of bushes, it must be located in a way that is safe for people walking or driving by. Hedges, trimmed to less than 1 metre (3') high, are allowed anywhere on your property.
- Working appliances, such as refrigerators and freezers, may be stored outside only on a porch or deck, and must be securely locked. You must also remove any self-latching or self-locking feature that might cause a small child to become trapped inside. Fences, gates and retaining walls need to be free of barbed wire, and must not be built in a location where they might pose a hazard to people walking or driving past. Fences, detached garages and all accessory buildings must be structurally sound. See Fences By-law Summary, for more information about creating fences.
- Vehicles, such as cars, trucks or motorcycles that are not in working condition can't be stored on a driveway. You may use the driveway to do repairs to a single vehicle that you own, but while it is parked there it must not be used for storage of any kind. See Extended Driveways By-law Summary and Noise By-law Summary for more information about driveways and vehicles.
- Outside lights must be kept within the boundaries of your yard and in a safe, working condition. Security lights, of no more than 100 watts, must be shielded. Make sure all your lights do not shine directly into neighbouring properties.
- All walkways (including public paths across your property), driveways, stairs or ramps, patios, decks, and parking areas must be well kept with no holes or uneven spots. If they are commonly used at night they must be well lit; if commonly used during the winter, they must have snow and ice cleared from them. For both safety and ease of access in an emergency, all snow and ice must also be cleared from hydrants located on your property.
Waste Management and Storage
The side or back of your property is suitable for neatly stored supplies, such as firewood, building materials and gardening equipment. Unsafe or large, unattractive piles of materials must be removed. Temporary storage of materials from ongoing construction work on your property is allowed, but this must not exceed 15% of your back or side yard. You must ensure that you clear out this area as often as possible, and that the materials are kept in such a way that they do not pose a health or safety risk.
If you own a composter or compost heap, keep it in such a condition that it does not smell strongly and will not attract insects or rodents such as mice or rats. See Waste Management By-law Summary for more information about garbage removal and Mission Green).
Sewage and Drainage
Your home's plumbing is designed to carry waste and water from toilets, sinks and tubs safely underground, and must not be altered so that this waste pours onto the surface of your yard.
Water coming off your roof must be made to drain away from your house and off your property, but not onto sidewalks, stairs or a neighbour's property. Make sure the downspout drains into a paved channel or is extended along the ground to drain at least 1.2 metres (4') away from the side of your home. See Standing Water By-law Summary and Site Alteration By-law Summary for more information about water drainage.
Keep your roof repaired so that it is watertight and remove dangerous amounts of snow or ice. Make sure that eavestroughs, gutters and downspouts, and any sewer openings on your property, are cleared and in good repair.
Maintaining a Dwelling
The City requires that every part of a home or apartment, inside and outside, be kept well repaired and structurally sound so that the house is safe, watertight and free of rodents and insects at all times.
The exterior must be kept in good repair and painted or maintained so it looks attractive. Windows must either be double glazed (two panes of glass) or fitted with a second, storm window in cold weather. The temperature in the home must be a minimum of 16ºC (62ºF) at night, from 11:00 PM until 6:00 AM the next morning, and 20ºC (68ºF) between 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM.
Step By Step
- Maintaining Exterior Walls: The visible surface of all exterior walls must be finished with materials commonly used, or designed to be used, as building components. Unsightly markings, stains or other defacement must be removed; all patching and repairs must be made with the same or visually similar materials to blend with the existing materials, or painted to blend in.
- Structural Soundness: If a By-law Officer believes a building is not in an adequate structural condition, examination by an Ontario-licensed, professional engineer may be ordered.
- Heating: Determining the adequate heating of a home is done by measuring the temperature 1.5 metres (5') above floor level and 91 centimetres (3') from exterior walls in every habitable room, including the bathrooms.
- Clearing Snow and Ice: If a patio or deck is the only access to a home or accessory apartment, it must be cleared of snow and ice throughout the winter months.
- Workmanship Standards: All repairs must be made to a standard that would be accepted as good workmanship in the respective building trades, using materials that are suitable and sufficient for the purpose.
- Windows, Doors & Screens: If screens are provided, they must be kept in good repair so they effectively keep out insects. Defective or missing door and window hardware and glass must be repaired; all parts of the doors and windows, including weather stripping, must be in good, effective repair.
When in doubt, check it out! Help is always available.
For more information call the By-law Enforcement and Licensing Department at 905-479-7782 or email email@example.com.


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The 31-year-old actress, who revealed she battled depression in 2014 while she was filming Chennai Express launched The Live Love Laugh Foundation, which aims to create awareness about mental health and help those who are struggling with depression. The foundation completed a year today.
At Dr Prannoy Roy's show, Deepika said:
# In the last one and a half year, when I step out. People come to me and share that they have connect, and felt the same way. They say earlier they were reluctant to speak out, or families were not supportive. That has changed.
# The number of people who want to know about mental health have increased.
# She says "Dobara Pucho" is the seed of the campaign. We all go to parties, schools, colleges and ask people all the time - Hey! What's up? Here I am asking a question, but not looking for an answer. I think we should take 2 min extra to really ask. It's important to take out that extra minute and reach out. Or don't reach out at all.
Ms Padukone talked about an incident in Turkey when a general practitioner asked Deepika "for a minute" and thanked her for coming out with the battle with depression as she says there was a huge difference in the number of people who've come out with the truth after she revealed her story.
# It's important for people around us to be a little sensitive. We can help a lot of people that way.
# I knew I felt different and odd. But to have someone who could help me and guide me was the intervention which I needed. Someone else needs that too.
# It's okay to take out time for yourself. Women sometimes feel guilty for the time they spend on themselves.
Dr Shyam K Bhat, a trustee at the Live Love Laugh Foundation and Dr Anna Chandy added that depression is common and it can be cured. Dr Chandy: It can happen to anyone. Many people asked her "Why Deepika?" There are many factors which lead to depression from the food we eat to the amount of sleep we get.
Deepika's parents Prakash and Ujjala Padukone and sister Anisha accompanied her to the show.


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So because GFC is ending on July 1st, we need a way so we don't lose all our GFC followers. All you have to do is this, and it's so simple:
First, click here:
Then it will bring you to this page:
Click that blue button that says "Import from Google Reader"
You'll have to re-categorize your blogs to how you like them, it just imports all the feeds… but with all the blogs I subscribe to, it only took me 2 minutes.
And there you have it.
So all I'm asking, is if you follow me via GFC, can you now follow me via bloglovin' by importing your followers this way?
Thank you =)


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Hours and Info
6:30am to 10pm April through September
6:30am to 8pm October through March
Phone: 614.315.5520
Reservations: 614.508.8111 (M-F 8am–4pm)
Sharon Woods is a mixture of forests and fields with towering oak, hickory and beech trees and an 11-acre lake. Tucked inside the 761-acre park is the Edward Thomas Nature Preserve, named for the renowned Ohio naturalist and one of the founders of the park system. Many seasonal pools are present and provide critical spring breeding habitat for amphibians and other wildlife.


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Most camera systems on the market record video...but when it comes to playing back the video they really fall short. Our AVM system provides instant, visual access to your video so that you can find everything that happened today, this week or this month without knowing what time something happened. Simply hover your mouse above the screen and slide back and forth to visually watch for a person, vehicle or event. With this access to your video, you will be able to find out what happened easily and will start using your video for more than just break-ins and vandalisms. Our customers even use their cameras to find their lost keys - It is really that easy to playback!
This HD IP camera system comes complete with our AVM software, providing you with industry-leading remote access to your cameras from anywhere in the world. With this software, we have been watching security cameras on our phones since the days of the flip phone (for real). Our developers have continued to pioneer remote access as technology for phones has progressed, providing apps for each of the major phones including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phones, Symbian and more. Each of these clients allow access to live video, playback and even alarm system access, as well as the ability to zoom in on the high quality HD cameras included in this package with an easy pinch to zoom!
This HD camera system is a great choice for home and business security camera installations, due to the fact that it provides crisp, clear HD video on all cameras. All of the camera options for this package provide a 1080P HD Video quality, which means each camera delivers from 10 times the resolution of traditional analog CCTV cameras, which means that you will get better recognition of peoples faces, vehicles or even license plates. With HD video, you can really take your security to the next level, gone are the days of grainy video.
Want to add new cameras or new technology later? That is no problem at all with our AVM system, it is a true trybrid system, allowing you to add Analog, HD-IP or HD-SDI cameras at any time to expand your system as needed. IP cameras can be added to this system one at a time even! Now your home or business security camera system can be "Future-Proof", allowing you to expand to newer technologies as they emerge on the market. Standalone-style DVR systems can't offer this expandability.
Most security camera systems have barely any security for the remote access of your video, some even dont have complex passwords. With our AVM systems, we take your security more seriously than you do. Not only is your video protected by an encrypted password and fully compatible with secure VPN networks, but it is also able to even let you know with an email or text message the first time someone even tries to access your security cameras. This is security that most systems haven't even dreamed about yet. Stick with our AVM systems to ensure that your video is as secure as your property! We can even help you configure the alerts.
The cameras in this system all have infrared IR LEDs which illuminate the area in front of the cameras with an invisible infrared light. This means that the cameras can see even when you can't. So next time someone rings the doorbell at night, just jump on your phone and see who it is, you don't even have to turn on the lights. Each optional camera available with this package have various Infrared distances to help suit any installation. Now you can see in HD, even when there are no lights available.
Really integrate your home or business by connecting this AVM system with optional I/O Alarm card to any alarm system, home or business automation system, or even access control systems. By integrating your cameras further with your home or business, you can have your system alert you when people are approaching, employees arrive or leave, or infinite other possible triggers. The AVM system has a better scheduling engine than most home automation controllers, allowing you to control camera recording, text alerts, PTZ camera positions and much much more based on time, alarm inputs and other factors smoothly. With our AVM system you are informed and in control!
Upgrade your business management and security at the same time with our optional POS system integration. This system add-on allows you to connect your cash registers even to the HD IP cameras included in this package. Data is pulled in over the network, providing you with transaction, cashier data and much more...so that you can now even search for video based on employee discounts, transaction amounts, cashiers, registers and much more. This goes way beyond the simple analog text overlay you have seen elsewhere, this is a full database stored with your video so that you can really be in control and stay informed of what is happening at your business.
The core of our AVM software, is an enhanced scheduling engine. This provides you with the ability to schedule complex alerts that can be based on camera motion, signal loss, alarm inputs, analytics alerts, system events and much more. You can even layer multiple events simultaneously to ensure when you get an alert it is something you want to see. Use the scheduler to control lights and other devices based on any event with optional IO card. This makes it a powerful automated business or home controller.
From instructional videos and walkthroughs to live remote technical support and online chats, we have your back every step of the way. You don?t have to be a tech guru to get our systems up and running, because you have an entire team of specialists behind you. Whether you install systems for a living, or have never touched a camera before, we?ll get you up and running in no time at all.
This package has several options for cameras, to suit virtually any installation, details about the camera options can be found below:
These cameras are the gold-standard in indoor security. Providing a 1080P 30fps video feed over the included coaxial cameras during the daytime and at night, these cameras are great for any home or business indoor environment. The 2.1 MegaPixel image sensor built-in to these cameras provides crisp, clear video quality that is 10 times the resolution of traditional CCTV cameras. Mount this camera on a ceiling, wall or in-between with built-in 3-axis adjustment you will still be able to get the picture straight up and down. Infrared night vision provides pitch-black viewing up to 65' away, and adjustable varifocal lens means that you can adjust between a wide 100° field of view and a zoom 30° field of view for best picture no matter where the camera is being mounted.
These versatile cameras allow you to mount your 1080P HD-SDI cameras inside or outside. This compact bullet housing shouldn't fool you though, it provides great quality video with a wide 90° field of view and night vision up to 65' away even in pitch black conditions. Now you can see all around your home or business with this weatherproof housing HD over coax camera.
For serious security installations, the HDS-6264 model HD-SDI camera is a great choice. This camera provides 1080P color video during the day and black and white Infrared night vision at night up to 100' away in complete darkness. This dome camera comes with a wall mount bracket for easy ceiling or wall mount applications. Varifocal adjustable 2.8~12mm lens allows you to adjust the camera during installation to have anywhere between a 30° and 100° width of view for optimum video coverage.
This model is our Creme of the crop, providing 1080P 30FPS video with its built-in Sony® CCD image sensor and adjustable 2.8~12mm lens. The lens is externally adjustable for easy installation and it comes with detachable wall mount plate, allowing for even easier installation. Once the lights go out, this camera really shines...literally, with its IR LEDs illuminating up to 150' Maximum distance, providing you with the ability to see clearly even in complete darkness. Choose this camera for the ultimate in home and business security.
For flexibility, with our HD-SDI AVM system, you can select from either a HDVR Card and Software to turn your PC into a powerful HD AVM video recorder, or a pre-configured MicroHDVR PC that is already loaded and ready to record:
When this option is selected, your system will come with two 4-Channel HDVR PCIe card. These cards install into PCIe expansions slot of your Windows 7 or 8.1 PC to turn your PC into a powerful, remote viewable HD DVR. This system comes with the AVM software that is designed to operate with the HDVR cards that are included. This software installs onto your PC to interface with the cards to allow you to record from your HD-SDI (HD over Coax) cameras (also included in this system). Simply plug the included cables into the back of the HDVR card, connect your cameras to power, and you will be ready to begin recording and remotely viewing your security cameras.
For those who want an even easier installation, our MicroHDVR is a great choice. With this option selected, we hand-assemble a MicroHDVR PC and install the HDVR PCIe cards for you. All of the software is then loaded onto the DVR and prepared for you. All you need to do is follow the simple instructions to plug in the DVR and cameras, and your system will instantly start recording. Several hard drive size options are available with this package to allow for the ability to record for longer lengths. Each MicroHDVR comes with an HDMI port, so that you can plug this unit into any standard TV or monitor to begin watching your cameras.


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The RFT just announced thier "Best Of" (for you PHX/Scottsdale Folks is the equivalent of our PHX New TImes). I am proud to announce that Kevin Willmann (of Erato on Main….oh how we dearly miss it) was named BEST NEW CHEF! Go Kevin!!!! This is what they said about Kevin:
What do you need to be a topnotch chef? A fancy, cutting-edge kitchen? A corps of a dozen line cooks at your beck and call? Prime real estate in a major metropolitan area? None of the above, if you're Kevin Willmann. In a kitchen that makes a freshman dorm room look expansive, in a restaurant a half-hour's drive from downtown St. Louis, Willmann takes ingredients from local producers and fashions them into dishes that are playful in conception, beautiful on the plate and, above all else, delicious. The menu changes frequently, but you're certain to encounter unusual combinations — peach and prosciutto, scallops and truffled whipped cream — and contemporary spins on good ol' fashioned home cookin'. (If a dish includes spoon bread, order it.) Willmann was born in Greenville, Illinois. After making his bones along the Gulf Coast in Florida, he worked at several St. Louis restaurants: Big Sky Café, Lucas Park Grille and Mosaic. But it's at Erato in downtown Edwardsville that he has found the perfect outlet for his talent. Yes, the kitchen is small, but it hardly matters when the talent is so great.
Ugh..I'm so happy that he was recognized. It's the least he deserves…I'm dying for Kevin and his sous chef, Jon to trek out here and stage with Kevin Binkley…it would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Up next for Best New Restaurant: Pappy's. If you have read this blog at all….you know that I LOVE PAPPY'S. I love it so much that since moving out to the desert, I've dreamed about eating ribs at Pappy's three times…and dreamt about the brisket twice…..So, when I read that Mike Emerson and his crew got the nod for best new restaurant….I did a little happy dance….Here is what the RFT has to say bout Pappy's:
Winning sports teams often cite "chemistry" among the players as a reason for their success. The metaphor works for restaurants, too. In fact, Pappy's Smokehouse can credit actual chemistry — you know, the subject you slept through in high school — for being named Best New Restaurant. After all, what is barbecue but the most delicious and, in its own way, elegant chemistry of all? Tough cuts of meat, cooked long and low over apple and cherry wood, become Pappy's indescribably delicious pulled pork, pork ribs and beef brisket. Chemistry also imbues all that meat with a gorgeous dark pink smoke ring, the telltale tattoo of great 'cue. Now add to that the other chemistry: Owner Mike Emerson works the floor as if the success of his midtown restaurant depended on that very moment. He greets regulars and newcomers alike waiting in the long line with a hearty handshake; he clears tables and serves food. When Pappy's runs out of meat, that's it: Emerson would rather close his doors than serve yesterday's reheated goods. To those who seek greatness in multimillion-dollar build-outs and fancy cuisine, however soulless, Pappy's might seem like just another barbecue joint. But to those who appreciate the rare chemistry of great food, great people and a passion for serving the best possible product — well, Pappy's ain't rocket science. It's a bona fide miracle.
And best of all, my dear, dear friend Mathew Rice was given praise for his delectible treats at both Veruca and Niche. I am soooooooooooo proud of him. I know how many hours he toils over his creations…he puts his heart and soul into his work and it shows. I've yet to find better anywhere in the US…and I've eaten at some pretty fancy places…nothing compares to Matty's goods…nothing. It's one of the things that almost brings me to tears when I think of home…..now, who else's red velvet cake can do that….right, NOBODY'S. Here is what they said about my friend:
"Pastry chef" seems an inadequate title for Mathew Rice, who masterminds the desserts at the Benton Park restaurant Niche and its new, adjacent bakeshop, Veruca. "Mastermind" works — though that too seems to miss something essential about Rice's baking. His desserts plug into someplace deep in the unconscious, where the simple pleasures of our childhood reside: tollhouse cookies, Hostess snack cakes, s'mores. Rice interprets each in a way that brings both a smile of recognition and the thrill of the new. Those s'mores, for instance, are toasted-marshmallow semifreddo with salted caramel and a graham cracker. Not that all of Rice's ideas are rooted in the past. Sometimes it's a combination of cleverness and convenience, like his slices of red velvet cake served to look like a small sandwich wrapped in wax paper. And sometimes it's working with something no one else does, like the South Asian dish kulfi, a dense frozen dessert so good it might supplant ice cream as your favorite summer treat.
A nod also went out for the best beer selection in a restuarant and rightly so, it was given to the Shaved Duck. Good job, Pat…..we really miss you guys. We really do.
Best Cheesesteak went to 9th Street Deli….I told you that a looonnngg time ago…but congrats to Mike Risk (a nice Lebanese boy, by the way!….we have to support our own, ya know!)
Best Bakery: 222 in Edwardsville…duh. I'd kill for a bear claw right now….really…I would…seriously.
Last year, Simon won for best cheese counter at the Merch….DiGrigorio's won it this year….which I guess is okay if you want to limit yourself to Italian cheese…they'd be the folks to ask.
I know this is a goofy post….I'm just so damned happy for these guys that won "Best Of'. They are my friends and I'm not ashamed to say it. Call me a braggart, name dropper or whatever….they just rock and it's nice to see that they are getting recognized for the great work they do.
**Last but not least by any means is 33 Wine Bar in Lafayette Square! Jake and his boys got the nod for best wine bar….and it is the best. 1. because he has bubbles hanging from his ceiling. 2. a GREAT patio 3. knowledgeable staff and some amazing selections of both wine AND beer. 4. it's smoke free and you don't leave smelling like the inside of an ashtray. Good job Jake!


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Oresund Bridge, image via Wikipedia This weeks announcement[1] by Orange that it plans to roll out mobile HD Voice to several more countries throughout Europe, and from UK operator Three that they will roll out HD Voice capability to... Full Story
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Are marketers impressed by agencies winning metals?
As the Cannes excitement simmers down, leading advertisers share their take on awards, its impact on business & the role awards play in narrowing down on comm partners
As advertisers and their agencies return from the much touted Mecca of advertising, Cannes Festival of Creativity 2013, one wonders whether all the hype and monies spent convert to positive impact on a brand's business. After all, the Festival did receive a record 35,765 entries from 92 countries this year.
Closer home, we have the EMVIES, ABBYs and the EFFIES – not counting numerous other smaller awards – all consuming precious time and effort.
While agencies who participate and agencies who don't participate maintain distinctly different views on the importance of awards, as do agencies who have won awards this year versus agencies who didn't, it all boils down to the big monies that are being invested in this business.
"Awards don't drive business results, insightful innovation backed by strategic and creatively effective marketing does. However, an effective ad can and should win awards too," shared Shireesh Joshi, COO, Strategic Marketing Group at Godrej.
So what do awards mean from the client's perspective? Have they just turned into a big celebration for the advertising agencies? Anil Jayaraj, CMO, Pidilite Industries is optimistic when he said, "There are awards and then there are awards. I would prefer creative effectiveness awards and rate them as fairly important. Creative awards are also important as they are noticed by people for craftsmanship. But awards should work towards making the brand effective, which is why creative effectiveness awards in my book are far more important."
If India's performance at Cannes this year in the creative effectiveness category is anything to go by, there needs to be a renewed focus on driving effectiveness.
"Good advertising executions are always appreciated. I, however, do believe that there is much more to advertising than mere good execution. The strategy behind the execution is equally important. I wish there were more awards that focused on strategy rather than the creative output," said Harish Bijoor Brand Expert and CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults.
Driving brand solutions to winning awards
The most important factor for a brand remains its business, so does the fact that an agency has come back victorious after bagging a slew of awards important to a brand and business owner when deciding a communication partner?
"Yes, awards are important but they are not the only criteria; brand understanding plays an important role as well. If I had to allocate a percentage to how much importance I give to an agency winning awards, it would not be more than 10 percent. Maybe, I have would have given awards more importance earlier, but scam ads have shaken my belief in genuine advertising. The primary reason for advertising is to drive business. Advertising which is not used to drive effectiveness and impact of the business will not drive results as well, said Mayank Shah, Group Product Manager, Parle Products.
Scam ads seem to have marred honest advertising. Advertisers and a number of leading marketers like Shah feel that celebrating of creative genius is great, but increasingly efforts are being put only to win awards as the main objective. The focus shift from building brands to just winning awards has obviously taken its toll on the credibility attached to awards as well. Shah added, "The criteria of judging awards are not upto the mark anymore. The norms are not in place to measure effectiveness outcome."
While the philosophy and intent of encouraging and motivating creative thinking is right, an over dose of scam ads this year saw awards fast losing this original intent. The shift from providing solutions to an expression of creativity is not deeming well for the fraternity as a whole.
"We need an agency that can ensure consumers understand our brands and products correctly and effectively. They need to be masters in their crafts as we (clients) need to be in ours. Awards (especially those given by peer associations) should be looked at only as a part of evaluating what an agency's capability is. Performance in pitches, credentials, past experience with agency and individuals, all play a role in that decision," opined Joshi, on his perspective of appointing an agency.
Awards definitely do their job in winning recognition for the agency and motivating upcoming talent, and giving the much needed encouragement and boost. It is all upto the creative fraternity how they make awards matter, and drive effectiveness and impact through their craft.
"The true-blue award that is cherished by a client is one that is not for his advertising, but one that goes straight to his topline and bottomline. Sales, repeat sales, more sales and more and more sales is it! It is the ultimate reward for good advertising," concluded Bijoor.
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Never let it be said that the twain don't meet. They are about to - for the second time in a generation. Mayor Willie Herenton, involved in what he acknowledges is a difficult reelection race, has called for support once more from an old political foe, former 9th District congressman Harold Ford Sr., who bridged their personal distance to help Herenton become Memphis' first elected black mayor in 1991.
Though the Get-Out-the-Vote assistance of Ford, a significant political broker, was widely regarded at the time as essential to Herenton's victory, the mayor repeatedly disparaged that interpretation in subsequent years. For a decade and a half, he and Ford, who had never enjoyed cordial relations, lapsed into a state of intense rivalry and an ongoing war of words, one which Herenton escalated as recently as the congressional campaign of 2006 -- when the ex-congressman's son Jake was a candidate -- to include all "the Fords," whom Herenton described as power-mad.
At the time the mayor was supporting Democratic nominee Steve Cohen, the ultimate winner, against Jake Ford, who was running as an independent. The senior Ford, now living in Florida and working as a well-paid political consultant, spent considerable time in in Memphis working on behalf of both son Jake and another son, Harold Ford Jr., his successor in Congress, who was then running for the U.S. Senate.
Relations between Herenton and the Ford family had rarely been so strained.
But an email circulated by the Herenton campaign Sunday spelled out a different and sunnier scenario, containing this paragraph from the mayor: "I am proud to announce another member of TEAM HERENTON 07. Our former U.S. Congressman, Harold Ford Sr., has not only endorsed my candidacy for re-election, but he began campaigning with us today in churches throughout Memphis. He will continue campaigning with us through Election Day, Thursday, October 4."
The release went on to offer free tickets to a joint rally: "Join us on Tuesday, October 2nd, at my church home, Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 6 p.m. as Memphis prepares to face a huge voter turnout on October 4th."
The announcement of this unusual alliance occurred less than a week before Thursday's mayoral election, at a time when recent polls have indicated that the mayor's two chief opponents, councilwoman Carol Chumney and former MLGW head Herman Morris, are both within striking distance of him.


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In a recent video by National Geographic, the scanning experts at the museum explain how taking 3D 'copies' of artifacts helps preserve the original pieces with less risk of damage and wear-and-tear.
Previously to make replicas, a priceless artifact would be encased in plaster, or other substances to make molds, which can easily cause damage. 3D scanning was implemented 6 years ago to help protect the artifacts while still getting very accurate replcias.
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By Robert Larocque, Vice President, Climate Change, Environment, and Labour, FPAC
Canada's forest products industry has just become the first sector to announce how it intends to help Canada reach its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the fight against climate change.
I feel extraordinarily proud of our sector's leadership in addressing climate change and progress we've made in being good stewards of the environment.
There is no doubt that the forest products industry was once part of the problem with dirty mills spewing out noxious substances. But those days are long past. Instead we are now very much part of the solution, and have the focus and ambition to be clean and green.
I started working for the industry in 1996 and have seen extraordinary progress in reducing the sector's environmental footprint over the past twenty years. For example, as part of the industry, I helped the sector eliminate toxins such as PCBs and dioxins; the industry has eliminated the use of coal; pulp and paper mills have already cut their GHG emissions by an astounding 66% since 1990; Canada has become a world leader in certification of its forests—an independent assessment that the industry follows progressive environmental and social policies.
The sector is also following the path of continuous improvement by pledging to further improve our environmental credentials by an additional 35% under the sector's Vision2020. It gives me great satisfaction to note that a survey by Leger Marketing undertaken late last year of international customers concluded that Canada's forest products industry had the best environmental reputation in the world.
Now we are taking yet another giant step forward by launching our "Climate Change Challenge". Our sector is pledging to remove 30 megatonnes (MT) of CO2 a year by 2030—that's a full 13% of the Canadian government's emissions reduction target under the Paris agreement. This is an entirely new commitment to build on the progress we've made in the past.
The forest products industry is in a unique position to contribute to the fight against climate change by looking for ways to improve carbon storage in our forests, to reduce emissions at our mills and to promote more long-lived forest products such as taller wood frame buildings and new bio-products that can displace materials made with fossil fuels.
Reaching our 30 by 30 target will be a challenge and we will need to work with governments, academics, researchers, environmental groups and others to achieve it. We will need fresh ideas and bold changes. But I am confident that we are ready to think big. I know that I am.
Climate change is emerging as one of the key issues of our time and the Canadian forest products industry is ready and willing to make a significant contribution with our Climate Change Challenge.


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SHIN GODZILLA International Exclusive: German Info, Trailer and High-Res Pics from Splendid Film
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Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), das-monster-kommt.de (Germany)
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SciFi Japan's coverage of SHIN GODZILLA's (シン・ゴジラ, Shin Gojira, 2016) international release continues with information, photos, poster art and a trailer courtesy of German distributor, Splendid Film GMBH. Splendid has released several of the older Godzilla films on DVD and and Blu-ray, and recently acquired the theatrical, TV, DVD-video, and VOD rights for SHIN GODZILLA in Germany and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg).
SHIN GODZILLA will debut in those territories with a limited cinema event, beginning May 3rd. Home video and Video On Demand will follow.
The biggest monster in film history is back — and it's bigger than ever! SHIN GODZILLA is an absolute must-see and available only for a short time in cinemas. Do not miss this unique opportunity!
In the bay of Tokyo, an unexpected event occurs: a section of the sea floor seems to explode out of nowhere. It quickly becomes clear that the misfortune was caused by a living organism. Then the first videos of the unknown creature appear: It is huge and moves ashore to the city.
The authorities must act quickly to protect the population from this disaster. But no emergency plan in the world regulates how to deal with an unknown, gigantic monster. A member of the government is handed unpublished essays by a researcher who tried to explain the creature — and give it a name: Godzilla!
With the help of experts, the government does everything it can to defeat the monster, but the destructive power of Godzilla is growing…
SHIN GODZILLA Details
Germany and Benelux Theatrical Run: May 3-7, 2017
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Language: Japanese (German Subtitles)
Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara
Director, Writer and Editor: Hideaki Ano
Co-Director and VFX Director: Shinji Higuchi
Associate Director and VFX Creative Director: Katsuro Onoue
Chief Producer: Minami Ichikawa
Producers: Taichi Ueda, Yoshihiro Sato, Masaya Shibusawa, Kazutoshi Wadakura
Script: Hideaki Anno
Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada
Music: Shiro Sagisu
Editor: Atsuki Sato
Production: Toho Co., Ltd.
Distributor: Splendid Film
About Spendid Film GMBH
Spendid Film has been in the film licensing business for more than 35 years. It is one of right subsidiaries united under the Splendid Medien AG roof that together cover all the marketing levels of film, cinema, video, DVD, pay-TV, free-TV and VOD. Splendid Film acquires film rights for Benelux and German speaking Europe.
About Toho Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company, Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of twenty-nine Godzilla motion pictures, based upon a character the company unleashed on the world back in 1954, and masterpiece films directed by Akira Kurosawa. Toho has been the number one distributor of motion pictures in Japan annually since 2003. The company is also, throughout Japan, the leading producer of theatrical works and one of the largest owners of office buildings and theaters.
For more information on SHIN GODZILLA, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:
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- SHIN GODZILLA International Exclusive: Information and High-Res Photos from CatchPlay (Taiwan)
- SHIN GODZILLA North American Theatrical Release News from Funimation Films
- SHIN GODZILLA International Exclusive: Info, Trailer and High-Res Photos from TGV Pictures (Malaysia)
- SHIN GODZILLA Advance Tickets for North America On Sale Now
- SHIN GODZILLA International Exclusive: Thai Info, Trailers and High-Res Pics from Sahamongkolfilm
- SHIN GODZILLA Roars Onto the Big Screen in 60 Carmike Cinemas in October
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- SHIN GODZILLA World Tour Continues Today in Australia
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- Shin Godzilla 25cm Figure from X-Plus in December
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Michael Farris Smith teaches creative writing at Mississippi University for Women. He will read from his second novel, "Desperation Road," the story of a man and a woman who meet on a dark road in McComb, Mississippi., one holding a gun and both on the run. Kirkus Reviews praises it as a "smooth-flowing novel of the Deep South" that offers "a long-brewing hunger for vengeance and a slim chance of redemption." Smith's previous books include the novel Rivers and the novella The Hands of Strangers.


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For his tenth feature, "Jogo de Cena" (Playing), documentarian Eduardo Coutinho placed an ad in the paper calling for Rio de Janeiro women over the age of 18 with stories to tell to come to an audition. Naturally, everyone has a some kind of story to tell, but the subjects he selected were all particularly driven to perform, either because of a burning need to recount something that happened to them in the past or because they harbor aspirations toward acting. "Playing" is composed entirely of interviews conducted on a bare stage, monologues of women's stories in tall type, of heartbreak, of faith, of children lost or estranged, of departed lovers, of missed parents and their stand-ins. Coutinho's twist is that half of the women we see aren't the owners of the stories they tell. They're actresses interpreting the accounts, some of whom, like "Central Station"'s MarÃlia Pêra, might be recognizable to audiences here.
Coutinho isn't the first, or the second, or the hundredth director to poke his finger through the gauzy fabric that separates fiction filmmaking from fact and wiggle it around. But "Playing"'s seemingly simple premise makes for an intriguingly layered and sometime plainly fascinating film in which your assumptions about whoever's on screen are constantly being undercut. Some stories the film revisits, revealing that their first telling was a dramatization, while others toggle between the teller and the reteller. My favorite tale was delivered by a woman with seeming absolute conviction who, at the end, turns to the camera and adds a "she said" that's almost an affront. We're never shown the original source.
It's the act of performance that most attracts Coutinho how do you play a real and ordinary person? Do you imitate her, interpret her, add to the material she's given you? The actresses often tear up where the subjects won't, something they're forced to defend afterward Coutinho dissects their choices with them, wanting to know why, for instance, one of them cries when describing the death of her son when the child's own mother didn't do so in the original interview. These talks yield a discussion of crying on camera that may sum up the film as a whole tears are seen as an undeniably authentic display of emotion, one actress points out, which is why so many players on television and film like to show them off. But that's not true to how people actually cry real tears, she explains, you blink back and try to hide.
"Playing" currently has no U.S. distribution.
[Photo: "Playing," VideoFilmes, 2007]
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