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The new documentary film The Prosecution of an American President presents the premise that the U.S.' 43rd president George W. Bush should stand trial for the murders of over 4,000 soldiers and countless Iraqi civilians killed throughout the Iraq War.
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While he says the timing was not intended to impact the 2012 election, Folks does hope it provides some insight as Americans cast their votes this November. "I believe that it will remind people what it was like to have a Republican in office. It's not a political move to have the film come out in October, but because of how bad Bush was, it won't help the case for the Republican campaign. I want people to know the truth whether it helps or hurts the election."
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The Devil's Arithmetic is a novel by Jane Yolen about the legacy of the Holocaust. Twelve-year-old Hannah is transported back in time to a Jewish village in 1941.
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"When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel more immersive and richer. It will have more heart."
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"When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel more immersive and richer. It will have more heart."
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- mr wiggins said...
"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Good job.
"When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel more immersive and richer. It will have more heart."
Good luck.
- June 25, 2008 at 6:00:00 PM PDT
Who ever said DCA had ANY heart?
- June 25, 2008 at 8:45:00 PM PDT
This is not really fair, as Rasulo was evidently referring to the announced Billion Dollar upgrade which has a completion timeframe, not the park as whole conceptually as Walt was referring to Disneyland. It goes without saying that DCA will have additions later on and over time. Surely it is foolish to compare Jay and Walt.
It's too bad Re-Imagineering has strayed into cheap potshots from it's mission of constructive criticism. The flaws are obvious enough without being unfair.
Just an opinion.
- June 25, 2008 at 9:17:00 PM PDT
I agree that this is a cheap shot. The comparison is meaningless and the contrast is a misguided perception.
DCA is a troubled park and there are many folks working hard to fix it. Give these people a break already.
- June 25, 2008 at 10:20:00 PM PDT
"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Maybe you should add the Re-Imagineering caveat --- as long as you don't touch any of the attractions we don't want you to.
(With apologies to the Sherman brothers)
There is just one thing you should never do.
Change an attraction we do not want you too.
Leave it alone.
Leave it the same.
Trapped in the past.
We're all so lame!
It's a hypocrit's world after all!
It's a hypocrit's world after all!It's a hypocrit's world after all!It's a hypocrit's world after all!It's a hypocrit's world after all!
(Ad nauseum until you can't get the song out of your mind!)
- June 25, 2008 at 10:28:00 PM PDT
Shut up all you anonymous people.
- June 25, 2008 at 10:32:00 PM PDT
DCA sucks and nothing will ever change that. I want my money back just for thinking about it. It should be blown up.
Great post by the way.
- June 25, 2008 at 11:30:00 PM PDT
I've heard it often said as part of any creative mandate, "failure is a by product of innovation as through failure (trial and error) come breakthroughs" Ask Thomas Edison.
"If you are not failing enough, you are not trying enough". WDI has been out there trying and not everything fails either.
DCA dared to stray from the formula of strict immersion and quality and was risky because they knew that they were breaking the very ethic of what makes a Disney park but thought they could stretch it. Those ethics are rules because they work. Tough lesson. Magic is not elastic. The good news is.. It seems those "economies" of DCA have brought a reverse effect in culture and now trend toward better products like Toy Story, so DCA will not have died in vain.
- June 26, 2008 at 12:04:00 AM PDT
- mr wiggins said...
If all these Defenders of Management put their money where their hearts are and visit DCA, Jay should have no trouble snagging another big bonus this year. (And hey, no fair smuggling in your own bottled water and snacks!)
- June 26, 2008 at 12:23:00 AM PDT
- 1983horizons1 said...
It's not a significant comparison, but it's great that it was noted anyway. It shows where Disney's current mindset is at. They just want to get the money flowing again and move on to something else.
- June 26, 2008 at 8:00:00 AM PDT
- judi said...
"When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel more immersive and richer. It will have more heart."
How the hell would he know? As Triumph would say, Jay's heart is about as cold as an Iditarod huskie's nutsack. He only cares about black ink on the park's bottom line. And he will get it by any means available.
Given the economic downturn and recent reduction in advanced bookings for the resorts, I doubt the DCA makeover will be as "immersive and rich" as previously proposed to the Anaheim City Council. The only two additions I see moving forward in the near future are the Little Mermaid attraction and Carsland. Everything else is probably up for grabs.
- June 26, 2008 at 10:13:00 AM PDT
it's not a cheap shot if their telling the truth...........
- June 26, 2008 at 10:32:00 AM PDT
- Brian said...
Surely it is foolish to compare Jay and Walt.
Ain't that the truth.
As Triumph would say, Jay's heart is about as cold as an Iditarod huskie's nutsack. He only cares about black ink on the park's bottom line. And he will get it by any means available.
It's incredibly obvious by every statement that he makes that Jay's objective is the bottom line. I'm sure that endears him to many in the Disney organization. But the organization established itself on creativity...and except for creative accounting, I doubt seriously that Jay possesses any creative attributes.
I sort of agree that the two quotes are out of context when compared, but I also agree that the comparison gives insight to the corporate mindset.
- June 26, 2008 at 11:01:00 AM PDT
- mr wiggins said...
>The comparison is meaningless and the contrast is a misguided perception.<
In fact the comparison is completely valid. As David Stainton was the inheritor of Walt's legacy for Disney Feature Animation, Jay Rasulo is the bearer of Walt's torch at Disneyland and DCA. He, more than any other single person, calls the shots on the guests' experience. Be it the in-your-face promotions, the dumbing down of the River Belle Terrace, the swell Disney Parks(R) T-shirts in every store, or a hundred other ideas that float like lead and taste like cardboard, it's from Jay's creative heart to yours.
- June 26, 2008 at 12:06:00 PM PDT
"I liked it better as a parking lot" -John Hench
- June 26, 2008 at 6:14:00 PM PDT
"In fact the comparison is completely valid."
No it isn't.
Jay, like Nunis and others that worked for Walt are the operators. The creative onus is held higher up in Lassiter and those beyond Jay. Rasulo would have never spent 100 million on Nemo had he not been mandated by Lasitter and Iger.
- June 27, 2008 at 12:18:00 AM PDT
Jay Rasulo is a putz. I used to work merchandise at WDW. The WDW branded merch outsold the Disney parks dreck by a very, very large margin.
- June 27, 2008 at 12:57:00 AM PDT
- Trent Lewis said...
i agree that Rasulo doesn't get it. Then again, it is an out of context quote and poor form in my opinion.
I fear this blog has become miopic and lost its flavor in the last few months and this cheap shot is another indication that I should take it off my disney sites list.
sorry, just being honest. get back to being awesome.
- June 27, 2008 at 2:59:00 AM PDT
The Toy Story attraction and TOT are evidence that the corporate mindset is about executing quality in that park and that that's their solution, so I would not fault that. They too think DCA is less than it should be and are spending big to make it richer and more immersive.
- June 27, 2008 at 6:57:00 AM PDT
- JohnG31 said...
They took out the Country Bears and replaced it with Winnie the pooh and the DisnoFans said it was sad but ok.
They destroyed the ambience of the park with the daily nighttime multiple showings of fantasmic but the DisnoFans, said as long as I can lay down my tarp to save all the seats for me and my family to watch the show for the umpteenth time it is ok.
They replace the iconic and magical Golden Horshoe Revue with a substandard Hillbilly review, making fun of Country Folk, but hey the building is still there and it's yes another place to rest my butt after all this waiting for the prime spots for the parades. It's all-good.
They butchered Tomorrow land with millions of dollars in a terrible redo, with removal of park icons and crowd eaters such as Circle vision and People Mover, the motor boats replaced with horrific color schemes and terrible show but the DisnoFans said well as long as I have Honey I shrunk the audiences and innovations to rest in when I am hot and tired after camping for the parades all day it is good.
They removed the Atlantis Submarine Adventure, but the DisnoFans said at the time well at least they left the lagoon so I can remember the fond memories.
They removed the SkyRide, but DisnoFans said, well as long as we have the new "IceCavern" and Tribute to Frank Wells, that it was good.
They removed Swiss Tree Family Robinson and replaced it with a horrific Tarzan(tm) replacement. The DisnoFan said well at least there is a cool soundtrack and it's easier to access never mind it taking up more walkway space, it's all-good.
They removed the Tribute to our former President Abraham Lincoln a truly educational and patriotic experience and replaced it with a interesting for a home DVD video with Steve Martin and the DisnoFan said "Well at least we have the opera house and they have not yet turned it into the Generic Trinket Mart, its another place to rest my butt after all the camping for parades and will prepare me for my long camp for the fireworks or fantasmic depending how I'm feeling" It's all good.
They close the Castle Walk Through and blame it on get this "Security reasons" the DisnoFans fall for the bait and say they "Understand"
They butcher up in my opinion the Pirates of the Caribbean, PC'ifying it in the 90's; the DisnoFan says well it was a bit "extreme" it's all good.
They butcher it up even further in some ways with the movie tie in and changing key music cues and replace the transition tunnel narration and darkness into a cheapo projection gimmick that ruins the transition between the acts 2 and 3. Replace RedBeard's animatronics Iconic Face, Costume and Dialogue with Geoffrey Rush and then add a loud music cue from the film further destroying the transition between acts 2 and 3 and having the music disturb all show scenes near the battle. Not to mention replacing Red Beards iconic voice with Mr. Rush's. Listen to both versions and tell me which is better. I will take the original any day. But the Dipnoan says well I like the Johnny Depp Animatronics it was worth the 25million or whatever number they quoted. I like the projection effect. Rasulo and Co. can do no wrong, it is all good.
They plan on changing Walt and Mary Blaire's masterpiece it's a Small World, but hey as long as they add in a U.S.A finale and make the boats support our larger weight, DisnoFan says it's all good. R&C can do no wrong, it's all good.
Once upon a time Disney Attractions were improved, or replaced with better attractions. Now it seems that we can remove and replace with crappier attractions, or spend Millions of dollars to "Plus" attractions only to leave them in worse shape creatively and waste the money that could have been put to much better uses elsewhere.
Small unique shops close only to have generic DisnoCrap shops replace them. The show degrades and yet the legions of guests continue to support everything Rasullo and his other overpaid executives do. As much as I love the magic that Pixar contributes, turning DisneyLand into PixarLand is not the answer for every single damn new attraction that is ever built. Thank you Mr. Wiggins and community for pointing out the truth in Rassullo and his clan. As they set out to redux the disaster that was DCA and fix it by turning into Pixars California Adventure, while no doubt looks much more fun and exciting, All is not good, I wish the day would finally come when the shareholders say enough is enough we are paying you way to big of a salary for such poor execution and implementations of ideas all across the board all across the globe at "Disney Parks(tm)"
Enough is enough.
- June 27, 2008 at 8:44:00 AM PDT
Pretty sad commentary on the powers that be that let that monstrosity be buildt as is... too bad you can't sue them for managerial malpractice. If I could be CEO for a day, I'd send a note to Eisner, Pressler and Harris with three words "You were wrong" and as a token gesture I'd tresspass them.
David H
- June 27, 2008 at 2:26:00 PM PDT
I dont understand the anti-Pixar sentiments with regards to their inclusion/overinclusion in the Disney Parks. They are clearly the spirtual succesors to the "Disney" formula(for lack of a better way of describing it) in most cases even "more Disney" than what comes out of the Disney Studios. There was always some sort of partnership/collaboration involved and now they are owned outright by Disney. While not all Disney is Pixar all Pixar is Disney in the noblest sense. Keeping them out of the parks would be to deny the most compelling Disney entertainment of the last 18 years.
- June 27, 2008 at 2:27:00 PM PDT
- Spokker said...
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
"I dont understand the anti-Pixar sentiments with regards to their inclusion/overinclusion in the Disney Parks."
I don't think it's that we want to see no Pixar rides in the parks. I happen to think Monsters Inc. is a great improvement over the awful Superstar Limo.
However, we don't want every new ride to be based on a Pixar property. There are some of us who want to see original new rides in the spirit of Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Small World, Tiki Room, etc.
- June 27, 2008 at 4:56:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
^John I think you need a time machine. Look at Disneyland in 1955 and then a decade later and how many things changed? You have basically said everything they have done has been wrong. How about pointing out some good things. Surely there have been some.
I believe it was the old management who shut down a lot of the attractions. Pooh, while IMO not as good as the bears is a good dark ride that appeals more towards children. The subs have returned and it is most likely that the people mover will as well.
It seems that the past five years have corrected a lot of mistakes that were made in the previous decade. Just give them some time. Thank god Disney doesn't listen to you hardcore fans that want everything to stay the same.
I do agree though that Rasulo is the wrong person to have in his position. Hopefully he will be pushed out now that more visionary people are working in other areas.
- June 27, 2008 at 8:21:00 PM PDT
"Enough is enough."
Agreed. Let's say it much shorter.
- June 28, 2008 at 10:52:00 AM PDT
- Brian said...
"I liked it better as a parking lot" -John Hench
Wise man, that Mr. Hench.
Jay, like Nunis and others that worked for Walt are the operators. The creative onus is held higher up in Lassiter and those beyond Jay. Rasulo would have never spent 100 million on Nemo had he not been mandated by Lasitter and Iger.
If Jay is merely an operator, he has too much power - and right...he would have never spent $100 million on Nemo if he hadn't been told to...because he doesn't get it.
- June 28, 2008 at 3:49:00 PM PDT
I feel alot of what Johng31 says is right. Not all, but alot! I feel and see the same wrongings of the park as he does. How much wasted money into redoing classic attractions? Whether its removing scenes, adding scenes, removing soundtracks, adding new soundtracks.. breaking classic storylines, adding new storylines... Where is the originality?
Where is the Creativity that Disney was once known for?
Has Disney really done it all that they cannot create anything else that is completly original, and not a spinoff of something they already did?
I just went recently, and was highly dissapointed with the "Year of a Million Parades".....Every land I crossed in the afternoon onwards, I had to dodge the rope people! I'm going for attractions, not sitting on curbs or walkways to see a bunch of parades. 2 parades a day maximum, and 1 fireworks show is more than enough for entertainment. It took us about 30 minutes after the fireworks to get from New Orleans Square to the backside of Frontierland....Sardines have a better life in a can....
DisneyParks new motto should be "If you can't pack 'em, Stack 'em!"
- June 28, 2008 at 11:50:00 PM PDT
- Flerg said...
I think that was code for:
"When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel like it provides more value to consumers. It will be easier to leverage its profit potential."
The billion dollar upgrade plans all look like crap to me. Imagine, they built Disneyland for 17mil, Epcot for 1bil, and now 1bil just gets you a bunch of cheezy paper cut-out clone rides. What I get from this is, when your goals are truly inspirational to all involved, the costs are much cheaper.
- June 30, 2008 at 5:56:00 AM PDT
Apologies because this does not really belong in this thread but not sure where else to put it....
Disney has made the decision to close down Pleasure Island and with it one of the most unique and purely "Disney" experiences in the Adventurers Club. I know it's not the Disneyland or the Left coast but to me, loss of the Adventurers Club is a terrible terrible loss for the Disney company.
Oh yeah and icing on the cake? Disney is quoted as saying that it's "a bold new vision" for all of Downtown Disney and framed the Pleasure Island nightclub closures as a response to customers who say they want more broad-based dining and retail opportunities throughout the 120-acre district.
More shops and retail? My God...
- June 30, 2008 at 11:14:00 AM PDT
Now they've REALLY done it. I think losing the Adventurer's Club is a far bigger loss than some new dolls in Small World.
We are talking about Alcohol by George! Hard liquor integrated into themed escapist environments! The future of innovation within a society hooked on themed stimulants depends on these ground breaking experiences. When they start shuttering bars that have incredible profit margins, then we're all staring down a slippery slope indeed. May the Balderdash Cup land in a good place..
- June 30, 2008 at 5:00:00 PM PDT
They should move the Adventurer's Club into the Polynesian Resort or the AK Hotel. They both need something cool like that.
Maybe WDI can save it by adding some Disney Characters, so you can have an "adventure" finding Mogli in the bottom of your souvenir Mojito glass?
- June 30, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM PDT
They will probably put in an Outback Steak House where it was.
- June 30, 2008 at 5:48:00 PM PDT
- Adam said...
The operative words are "when completed". Disney has pushed back completion of DCA's refurb multiple times now because Disney can't get enough amusement companies to work with them due to everyone under the sun working on Dubailand over in the UAE. You'd think a company that cleared thirty-five billion in profit could afford to build their own rides...
- June 30, 2008 at 8:42:00 PM PDT
- Jose Sosa said...
Great stuff! Great Stuff!
Except, for those brain dead individuals defending crumy Disney employees. "...there are many folks working hard to fix it". Fix it! Exactly what are they fixing? It's more like they're bulldozing the stuff, that actually possesed the magic it's creator made and gave it. Disney magic has slowly been diminishing, due mostly to the fact that it's creator is long gone. It's great to have excellent creative talent, but that doesn't guarentee instant magic. Put all the Disney creative talent together from the begining to the present (just the artist, I could care less about the execs who have no talent, but think they do. They think they have the talent of making money.... off of someone elses creation, of course). Now, take away Walt Disney and no magic is ever created or born. He truly was the Yensid of the whole operation. And his diciples have slowly died off. So, what ever little magic that did remain with them(nine old men for example), for being around the master for so long has also died with them. Even they could not create the magic without Walt's courage to pursue his dreams and showcase his imagination. Disney wasn't the best artist, but he did have the best mind when it came to the world of imagination. Unfortunately, he was born before I was and beat me to every one of my ideas, oh well. I guess I was born to rival NEW Disney. I hope everyone checks out Sosanimation and Sosaland.
On a side note: lasseter is no Disney, nor is Iger. Pixar does not have the magic and wonder that Walt Disney had. I never met Walt personally and perhaps he was a perfectionist jerk or an all around great guy to be with, either way he had some Great ideas and one child-like of an imagination.
I really miss the Swiss Family Robinson Tree, the Old Pirates of the Carrabean, the Penny Arcade with actual arcades down in Main Street, just to name a few. If it ain't broke... don't TOUCH IT!!!!!I fear for The Enchanted Tiki Room.
Disagree with me all you want, you know I'm right.
- July 1, 2008 at 12:09:00 AM PDT
"So, what ever little magic that did remain with them(nine old men for example), for being around the master for so long has also died with them. Even they could not create the magic without Walt's courage to pursue his dreams and showcase his imagination. "
So insulting to anyone that worked at WED or WDI post Walt. And IMHO not true. There are misses for sure in the magic department but also some hits.
- July 1, 2008 at 5:14:00 PM PDT
I'm but a simple visitor to the park. My family have visited WDW from Ohio, (big surprise eh?) close to once a year for almost the last thirty years give or take a couple of years. WDW and especially EPCOT Center, in my opinion has ruined. When I was a child the attractions at EPCOT taught you something and made you dream of the future. Now its just lame attractions. One of the few in its original form is the Maelstrom. I was especially disappointed in the Nemo attraction, the Living Seas was WAY better. I believed i was traveling to Sea Base Alpha. Nemo, though the movie was OK , but as an attraction sucked a big Donkey PeePee. If wanted to ride spinny rides i would visit Six Flags and risk having my child's feet ripped off. If they change it's a small world with money i paid to visit and bought souvenirs with i feel like i've been ripped off. I care, but I don't care who designed what, my experience matters. Too bad most people today don't even care as long as mickey is anally inserted everywhere they go.
- July 1, 2008 at 8:10:00 PM PDT
- mr wiggins said...
>There are misses for sure in the magic department but also some hits. <
Really? In the decade since Indiana Jones opened in Adventureland, what hits are you referring to? Tomorrowland '98? Nemo's Adventure thru Liquid Video Screens? Depp of the Caribbean? Winnie the Snore? Disney's California Billion Dollar Fixer Upper?
Just curious.
- July 1, 2008 at 9:08:00 PM PDT
"Really? In the decade since Indiana Jones opened in Adventureland, what hits are you referring to? "
First off, it's hard to say because no new "E" attractions have been built since in the park. My comment was a response to the opinion expressed that everything that is post Walt is considered to be devoid of magic and a creative failure. Indiana Jones is a good example of a post Walt success. I would also add Big Thunder and Space Mountain. So is WDW, AK and other attractions in Japan and Europe. 1 and 2G Imagineers have done good things worldwide as well as bad.
- July 1, 2008 at 10:42:00 PM PDT
- Spokker said...
WDI has had a ton of hits. For one there's the Haunted Mansion Holiday makeover which is hugely popular and- whoops.
Well, I guess there's It's A Small World Holiday and I think- whoops.
Uhm, how about Remember... Dreams Come True. Really fantastic fireworks show and- whoops.
Welp, the Aladdin show at DCA is really spectac- whoops.
But seriously, I think Soarin' Over California is a huge hit for WDI. Granted, it's a simulator, but Jerry's Goldsmith's score takes it to the next level.
Otherwise, I would agree. I think there have been more misses than hits.
- July 1, 2008 at 11:21:00 PM PDT
Walt actually believed in and was excited by everything he and the imagineers did. His enthusiasm poured out of the television screen onto us, making us believe in whatever they did.
Current management is just that. MANAGEMENT. I don't believe a word of anything they say. They are insincere.
The only folks you can count on to show some real enthusiasm are the imagineers. That is, when management isn't muzzling and censoring them.
You can't compare Walt to anyone. It just isn't fair.
But Rasulo clearly doesn't have any clue how to speak for the company.
- July 2, 2008 at 6:21:00 AM PDT
If you are referring to the Entertainment Department's contributions, they are great. But don't forget that post indiana Jones, the management had a "band aid" investment strategy of enhancing the park with shows and redos instead of adding new attractions. So WDI did not get any "at bats" other than the "E ticket" less redo of Tomorrowland.
I would argue that Buzz Lightyear as a solid C attraction and Nemo as a D are big wins for WDI.
- July 2, 2008 at 8:29:00 AM PDT
- Spokker said...
"So WDI did not get any "at bats" other than the "E ticket" less redo of Tomorrowland."
Didn't they get to redo Space Mountain as Rockin' Space Mountain? I can't decide which is worse, that or Rocket Rods.
- July 2, 2008 at 2:54:00 PM PDT
"Didn't they get to redo Space Mountain as Rockin' Space Mountain? I can't decide which is worse, that or Rocket Rods."
Yes, and it's gone because that was a temporary promotion, but they also redid the whole attraction (darker, new queue, better effects, new music ala Pixar) which has been very well received and I've yet to read of anyone on this blog hate it but I'll give it time.
- July 4, 2008 at 5:26:00 PM PDT
- Spokker said...
The Space Mountain makeover is okay, but it's pretty obvious that the changes were spurred by the fact that poor maintenance necessitated the replacement of the entire track. So to sort of take focus away from that Disney scrambled to figure out how to market the "new and improved" Space Mountain.
While the soundtrack was improved I think I'm neutral on whether the special effects are improved or not. I could go either way.
The queue wasn't improved much and I think the removal of the observation windows was a bad idea. It was about the only pre-show the attraction had.
Getting in line for Space Mountain still feels like a back ally drug deal. I miss the speedramps that used to go up to the concourse.
- July 5, 2008 at 7:50:00 PM PDT
^^^^^ The reason they had to come up with something to market the "new" Space Mountain was because they replaced the track with the IDENTICAL layout as the old one. they didn't make any effort to come up with a new design so that people would want to experience an entirely NEW attraction.
- July 6, 2008 at 8:44:00 PM PDT
destino said...
"Walt actually believed in and was excited by everything he and the imagineers did. His enthusiasm poured out of the television screen onto us, making us believe in whatever they did. Current management is just that. MANAGEMENT. I don't believe a word of anything they say. They are insincere. The only folks you can count on to show some real enthusiasm are the imagineers. That is, when management isn't muzzling and censoring them. You can't compare Walt to anyone. It just isn't fair. But Rasulo clearly doesn't have any clue how to speak for the company."
Right. If you ever get the opportunity to talk to an actual Imagineer (that's the creative ones, not the Imagineering management) when they aren't being "chaperoned", it's great. They really exhibit their passion and enthusiasm for what they do, even if they aren't thrilled with some of the projects they have to work on. It becomes obvious that they could probably pull off any conceivable idea if given the opportunity.
Find them is difficult in the wild, but there are opportunities if you know when to look. There was some sort of Imagineering day at Disneyland a couple of weeks ago (I think it was for the Toy Story Midway Mania opening). So there were hundreds of them there. I got a chance to talk to a few. Very rewarding. In a couple of weeks, I think that National Fantasy Fan Club will be holding their annual convention at a hotel near Disneyland. That's another opportunity to connect with a few Imagineers (though not as many).
I just wish that the Disney Company would just let them run with some of their ideas. WED's (the original Imagineering) creative capabilities with Walt's creative guidance is what solidified the WALT Disney Company back in the 50's. If it weren't for them, there probably shouldn't be much of a Disney Company left today.
- July 6, 2008 at 8:46:00 PM PDT
IMO, DCA needs to toss out that creaky unfunny Muppet thing and put in Mickey's Philharmagic, as was originally planned. I pity the Californians who have never seen Philharmagic. It's a seamless mixture of terrific 3-D technology and the old Disney magic. Frankly I wish ALL the lameass Eisner purchases (Muppets, Power Rangers, etc.) were thrown out of the Disney parks. They have no place there IMO.
- July 6, 2008 at 9:19:00 PM PDT
- Brian said...
I just wish that the Disney Company would just let them run with some of their ideas. WED's (the original Imagineering) creative capabilities with Walt's creative guidance is what solidified the WALT Disney Company back in the 50's. If it weren't for them, there probably shouldn't be much of a Disney Company left today.
I think what Walt did too was to encourage the creativity. He inferred that he was like a bee pollinating the ideas. It seems that the current structure encourages the bottom line at the expense of creativity...
- July 7, 2008 at 10:32:00 AM PDT
The truth is that the current management of the Walt Disney Company does not seem to care about the parks and the overall guest experience at all. Walt Disney was always wanting to improve his parks with the latest and greatest technologies and looking for ways to improve the overall guest experience. Today, the management would rather outsource most of the attractions development and would look for the bare minimum they can get away with and still raise the prices. They do not love the parks and realize what true treasures they are. They are there to make money, no doubt about it, but they are also there to entertain and create one of kind experiences. The current management only gets the make money part and they will do whatever it takes to reach that goal even if it means lessoning the guest experience. In most cases, the problem is not with imagineering. They could still create the best experiences ever if they were given the budgets and the time to do it right. Unfortunately, they are normally given neither, so their great "blue sky" ideas get watered down to just a notch above Six Flags quality. This is not the legacy Walt Disney left and it is not the blueprint he left for running his company. The current management seems to be more like an old cold war communist party than a keeper of the Disney Legacy. They bring out pictures of Walt and distort his quotes to match their goals. They conveniently throw away any of his ideas and quotes that don't fit with their philosophy. For example, Walt said he always wanted the guests at his parks feeling as if they got more than they paid for when talking about their experience at the park. He also said he never wanted his captive audiences to feel like they were over charged for items in his parks and that all items in his parks would be of the highest quality. When was the last time the current management bothered to look up those quotes?
- July 14, 2008 at 4:58:00 PM PDT
- Honor Hunter said...
That is not nice...
Putting Jay's pic and quote next to Walt's?
That's just wrong.
As for the current management not caring about the parks I disagree. I'm not saying they're always coming up with the best ideas but I do think they care. As for Jay, he's the one part of the chain I don't care for. I pine for the days of Matt with the budgets of Jay...
Of course, there's always the future.
- July 31, 2008 at 7:51:00 PM PDT
I know it has already been said once in the comments, but I think it bears repeating...
John Hench said it best when he quipped, "I liked it better when it was a parking lot."
I, for one, feel the same.
- September 23, 2008 at 5:56:00 AM PDT
- Unknown said...
"I believe it was the old management who shut down a lot of the attractions. Pooh, while IMO not as good as the bears is a good dark ride that appeals more towards children. The subs have returned and it is most likely that the people mover will as well. "
Wait, did I just hear:
"...appeals more towards children."
Let's see how the idea of Disneyland was invented, shall we?
Walt Disney was sitting on a park bench, watching his kids enjoy the Griffith Park Merry Go Round on a day that was supposed to be for him and them. He realized that, not only was there not a "themed" park, but also there wasn't a park that had an experience for kids AND adults, one that both truly enjoyed. To show how wrong it was to believe that he wanted to make a kiddie ride, I'd have to write my full paper out on about four Winnie the Pooh ride cars.
Look at "it's a small world". Tell me it's "just" a kiddie ride. Yes, it's simple to give kids a smile and a song to annoy the heck out of their parents, but it's an unbelievably complex idealistic ride. Walt Disney gave children, his idea of innocence, with similar features but only differing by style of dress and looks a la Mary Blair, and uses that model of innocence to help us discover that, at heart, we are all the same.
Tell me that's a kiddie ride. Tell me that it "appeals more towards children."
Until you can prove that to me, I will discount this theory.
Part 2:
"Thank god Disney doesn't listen to you hardcore fans that want everything to stay the same."
Do we want everything to stay the same?
If you want proof, I will ask you to read Merlin's discussion on Tomorrowland. It's a bit far back on the blog posts, but it most accurately represents what Disney's idea of "plussing" meant. Not "HEY! Let's add some of our characters from other things so that we can maintain 'brand interconnectedness' and other stupid company jargon, as well as make more money selling dolls of the Disney characters!"
I love Disneyland and WDW. They could kill EVERY good ride and I'd still go. They could make it a parking lot-erm, another DCA and I'd still go. That isn't my issue.
My issue is that people say things without realizing what they're saying.
"You have basically said everything they have done has been wrong. How about pointing out some good things. Surely there have been some.
It seems that the past five years have corrected a lot of mistakes that were made in the previous decade."
Name the mistakes corrected. Name the good things. If you can.
- May 12, 2009 at 3:42:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
Oh, and BTW, here's a Walt quote for ya:
"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
- June 10, 2009 at 6:56:00 PM PDT


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While he might not have been involved in the coaching search that led to Jay Gruden, making Robert Griffin III more comfortable was clearly one of the goals of the process.
And after a year spent defending himself against reports about his character and motivations, Griffin recently shared his feelings on Facebook in a long post that seemed like a guy who needed to vent.
The full post, as reprinted by CSNWashington.com, began with explaining why he wears a compression sleeve on his arm, but quickly turned into a defense of his own motivations.
"You see WE do these things because they make us comfortable. Not to be different. Been wearing a sleeve and glove for 10 years. You see WE are a team," he wrote. "You think I want it to be national news that I visit a beach? Or shop at Walmart? Or wore red shoes instead if green yesterday? Well I don't. I'm "striving" for greatness just like my fellow teammates do. The "attention" that comes with being a QB in the league is what you are referring to. All the press conferences and talking to the media? Mandated by the league to have a press conference every week during the season and during team activities during the off-season. Oh wait, you must be talking about the Commercials? Right?
"Oh ok so what was the deal with those in 2012? WE won the division. So in 2013 when WE get knocked down, and finish last it's because of the commercials? If that is your reasoning I have nothing more to say. WE will get back up. That is what matters. I hope I answered your question well enough. And that you keep supporting the team."
The attention shouldn't be news to Griffin, as he was a celebrated star before he got to the NFL (with the socks to make sure every camera was pointed on him). Now that things have become uncomfortable, his reactions are interesting, because until he does something newsworthy on the field again, it's all we have to work with.


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Tim Seeley, Chuck Messinger, Marie Frances, Steve Frank, and Nathan "Rock" Quarry sign at Nerdy Stuffs on Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 1:00pm until 4:00pm.
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Tim Seeley is the creator of Image Comics hit, HACK/SLASH and writes for REVIVAL and WITCHBLADE!
Tim has also worked on GI Joe: A Real American Hero, Loaded Bible, Antman and Wasp, Ex-Sanguine, Love Bunny and Mr. Hell, Colt Noble and The Mega Lords, Dark Horse's The Occultist and so much more!
CHUCK MESSINGER- The man the myth the legend! One of the founding members of Creators Edge, and writer of the comic book "STINK" will be signing as well!
MARIE FRANCES- Local writer of the hit book "Night Hawk" and founder of the cosplay charity group "Super Sirens."
STEVE FRANK- Writer and Creator of horror cult comic "ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS."
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NATHAN "ROCK" QUARRY- Famed UFC and MMA fighter, and creator/writer of the "ZOMBIE CAGE FIGHTER" comic!
Signing starts at 1PM, with a Q&A for all you fans!
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As you are aware, some breeds of dog (and crossbreeds too) can be susceptible to inherited disease. DNA tests for diseases in purebred dogs are available for some conditions in some breeds. Whilst there are not a large number of such tests as yet, more are being developed on an increasingly regular basis as scientists gain a fuller understanding of canine genomics. There are also a number of other clinical veterinary screening schemes that dog breeders can use to increase the probability of producing healthy puppies.
Puppy buyers should be made aware that, at present, the application of various health screening results to breeding programmes is not always straightforward, and breeders may make choices in which dogs to use for various reasons. A responsible breeder though, will always be willing to discuss relevant health issues with a buyer. Breed clubs are often useful sources of breed-specific information.
Breeders of pure bred dogs have a real opportunity to address these inherited diseases and reduce their prevalence, because it is the breeder that decides which sire is to be mated to which dam to produce a litter of puppies. It is thus possible, where screening schemes are available, for breeders to screen all of their potential breeding stock for signs of these inherited diseases, before they are bred from, and then use the results to formulate breeding programmes to reduce the prevalence of the diseases in future generations. Putting all of the potential breeding stock through these health screening schemes gives breeders a better understanding of the kind of genes a particular dog carries and thus avoid producing clinically affected puppies.
Details of the various screening schemes, both veterinary and DNA, that are available to breeders in the UK can be found at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/doghealth
There are not currently any veterinary screening schemes or DNA tests for disease relevant to this breed under the Assured Breeder Scheme, however you should still ask breeders and refer to breed clubs about health issues in the breed.
The list above is not necessarily comprehensive, other available health tests can be found at http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health/breeding-for-health/dna-screening-schemes-and-results/ or for further advice please contact your local breed club.
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Langham Hotels International Online Privacy Statement
We are a member of the Langham Hospitality Group and our group's Privacy Policy can be accessed here.
Melba Restaurant is part of The Langham Hotels International Limited, (hereinafter referred to as either "we" or "us" or "our" or "Langham") respect the privacy of all its customers and business partners, and treats personal information (personal data) provided by you as confidential. We know that you are concerned how information about you is collected, used and stored, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so with every due care and diligence in accordance with all the relevant laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
We have provided this Privacy Statement as an explanation of the information we collect, how we use it, and how the use of this information can benefit your experience on our web sites. Please take a moment to read the sections below.
Following is a list of the trademarks / brand names under Langham and their associated websites covered in this document:
The Langham
Langham Place
Eaton Hotel
88 Xintiandi
Eaton House
Chuan Spa
Types of information we collect:
We may request information in several areas of our website, including but not limited to, when you:
use our Online Reservations, newsletter subscription and brochure request;
submit enquiries and feedback forms;
response to different types of communications (e.g. Surveys, promotional offers, or reservation confirmations).
submit a job application
We endeavor to collect information strictly in accordance with this Privacy Statement. The types of personally identifiable information (hereinafter collectively referred to as either "the Data" or "personal data") that we collect may include but not be limited to:
Personal Identification Data, e.g. the Hong Kong Identity Card Number
E-mail address
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Credit card information including name of cardholder, credit card number, credit card
billing address and expiry date
Lifestyle information such as room preferences, leisure activities, names and ages of children, and other information necessary to fulfill special requests
Any other relevant information for any of the purposes as mentioned herein below
We may also collect non-personally identifiable information about you, such as your use of our websites, communication preferences, travel habits, aggregated data relative to your stays, and responses to promotional offers and surveys.
Purpose For Collection, Processing, and Disclosure:
The Data you provided may be collected and used by members of the Langham Hospitality Group companies for one or more of the following purposes:
Providing services such as processing a transaction (e.g. making a reservation, fulfilling a request for information, or completing a product order):
For marketing purposes, such as sending you updates on our latest promotions, including joint- and cross promotions with our business partners;
Performing market research via surveys to better serve your needs, improve the effectiveness of our website, your hotel experience, our various types of communications advertising campaigns, and/or promotional activities:
For identification and verification purposes;
When required or authorized by or under any law or any court order or any law enforcement agent or authority or any other government authority organisation or body to disclose the information:
Disclosing any of the Data to any third party either in Hong Kong or overseas if the disclosure is necessary for or directly related to any of the above purposes; and
or any other purpose, which is either necessary for or directly related to any of the above purposes.
Data Security
Langham safeguards the privacy and security of personal data of every visitor, user and booker to our website.
To maintain the accuracy of the Data, as well as preventing from unauthorized access and ensuring the correct use of the Data, we have carried out appropriate physical, electronic and managerial measures to safeguard and secure the Data we collect online.
The website has a firewall in place, which is devised and set up to protect the Data collected from you against unauthorized or accidental access. However, complete confidentiality and security is not yet possible over the Internet, and privacy cannot be assured in your communications to us. You acknowledge that personal information is disclosed at your own risk, and may be subject to unauthorized use by others. This may result in you receiving unsolicited messages from other parties. We are not responsible in any manner for direct, indirect, special or consequential loss or damage, howsoever caused arising out of the communication of information to us.
We are a member of the Langham Hospitality Group and our group's Cookies Policy can be accessed here.
To enhance your experience on our web site, some of our web pages may use "cookies." Cookies are text files that we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally-identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering for one of our services. However, once you choose to furnish the site with your personally-identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), save your username and/or password in password-protected areas, and to offer you products, programs, or services.
Links to Other Sites
In order to anticipate your needs, Langham provides links to other web sites for your convenience and information. Langham is not responsible or liable for any content presented by or contained on any independent web site, including, but not limited to, any advertising claims or marketing practices. Please note that while Langham will protect your information on Langham owned and operated web sites, we cannot control and will not be responsible for the privacy policies of third party web sites, including web sites owned or controlled by independent franchisees, third party owners of hotel, resort, interval ownership, or residence properties that may use the name of a Langham brand, or web sites not controlled or authorized by Langham. Third party web sites that are accessed through links on our web sites have separate privacy and data collection practices, and security measures. We have no responsibility or liability for the practices, policies and security measures implemented by third parties on their web sites. For the sake of protecting your personal data, we strongly recommend you to contact them to ask questions about their privacy practices, policies and security measures before disclosing any personally identifiable information. We also strongly recommend that you review the privacy statements and policies of linked web sites to understand how those web sites collect, use and store information.
Contact Us:
You always have ultimate choice on the information you would like to receive from us. We will occasionally send you E-mail updates about our latest products and services, as well as special offers to those who subscribe to such services. Should you decide not to receive any E-mail updates from us, feel free to unsubscribe to these services or please e-mail us to remove you from the subscription list. If you have any queries or comments concerning our privacy and security matters, please e-mail us.
You are entitled to (i) ascertain from us our policies and practices in relation to personal data; (ii) be informed by us of the kind of personal data of you held by us ; and (iii) be informed by us of the main purpose(s) for which your personal data are held by us or are used or are to be used by us.
Access to the Data
You are also entitled to :
ascertain from us whether we hold any of your personal data;
request access to your personal data, if any held by us –
within a reasonable time,
at a fee to be charged by us,
in a reasonable manner, and
in an intelligible form;
be given reason(s) if your request in (b) above is refused by us;
object to our refusal referred to in (c) above;
request the correction of any of your personal data, if any held by us;
be given reason(s) if your request in (e) above is refused by us; and
object to our refusal referred to in (f) above.
Legal Disclaimer
In addition to our rights of disclosure as mentioned hereinabove, we may also disclose the Data when required by law or court order, or as requested by other government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including and without limitation to protect the rights or properties of Langham. This also applies when we have reason to believe that disclosing the Data is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
The information and material contained in this site are for general references only. Langham disclaims any warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, as to any matter whatsoever relating to this site or any linked site. To the fullest extent allowed by law, Langham shall accept no responsibility or liability in respect of any loss or damage howsoever arising.
Use of or visit this site does not constitute any binding contract over any goods and services provided by Langham, nor does it constitute an offer of any goods and services provided by Langham. Goods and services may only be available in certain countries and any offer to purchase goods or to retain services from Langham Hotels International are subject to acceptance by Langham and in accordance with specific terms and conditions on which they are offered.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
All contents of this website are: ©2011 Langham Hotels International Limited. 2701, Great Eagle Centre, 23 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. All rights reserved. Langham Hospitality Group, Langham Hotels International and Langham Hotels' branded websites logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Langham Hotels International Limited. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Langham Hotels' branded websites may contain or reference trademarks, patents, copyrighted materials, trade secrets, technologies, products, processes or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of Langham Hotels and/or other parties. No license to or right in any such trademarks, patents, copyrighted materials, trade secrets, technologies, products, processes and other intellectual property or proprietary rights of Langham and/or other parties is granted to or conferred upon you.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
This Privacy Statement shall be governed and construed in all respects by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and any difference or dispute arising out of or in connection with this Privacy Statement in any respect shall be submitted to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts/Tribunals of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for adjudication.
Amends or Updates to the Privacy Statement:
Langham reserves full rights to amend or update this Privacy Statement unilaterally from time to time as it sees fit or necessary to meet any change in any of the relevant laws or the regulatory environment, or business needs, or to satisfy the needs of our guests, properties, strategic marketing partners, and service providers or to meet any other purposes. Updated versions will be posted to our web site and date stamped so that you are always aware of when the Privacy Statement was last updated. The whole contents of this Privacy Statement will then be construed accordingly in conjunction with such amended or updated versions.


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Hello friends! We have a winner – Sandy Boren! Please contact me so i can mail you your prizes!
I have been absent for a while – been on an amazing wilderness adventure which I will write about next week. I was able to do some art journaling on this adventure in the Great Bear Rainforest so I'm happy to share a few pages with you next week.
But for now I'm thrilled to tell you about Kathryn Costa's book The Mandala Guidebook: How to draw, paint and color expressive mandala art! I was sent a review copy and absolutely love it. This guidebook gives you step by steps on how to create free form mandalas but also mandalas using a compass and protractor. Funnily enough Kathryn mentions some people's fear or reticence in using those instruments – dating back to their school days where geometry struck fear in their hearts. That would be me :). I don't think I've owned a compass and protractor for a few decades. If you'd like to download a free chapter you can click here.
As you can see I have incorporated free form decorative mandalas in my art for some time and truly enjoy how they spice up a page. After reading Kathryn's book and perusing some of the projects as well as studying her simple step by step instructions I am going to buy a compass set and start making intentional mandalas.
This was one of my favourite mandalas in Kathryn's book.
I am especially intrigued to use mandalas to solve problems, let go of my fears and to use in my gratitude practise. Drawing intentional mandalas will also give you greater clarity and insight on what's happening in your life. The possibilities are truly endless.
This book is full of prompts, pattern ideas, inspiration and mixed media techniques from using simple pen and paper to more complex mixed media projects. There truly is something for everyone here.
In celebration of the release of The Mandala Guidebook I'm having a giveaway. You can enter to win some of my artful products – journal book, bookmarks, postcard, greeting card, Heidi wood block and Teens Dream Journal DVD. Simply leave me a comment here – letting me know if you have used mandalas in your mixed media or art journal pages before. I'll pick a winner on Saturday May 28th at 9 am PST.
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Some of the million photographers that have taken a keen interest in 500px may be flustered with the app's sudden disappearance from the iOS App Store this afternoon. Controversial as the reason might be, the app has been pulled against the Toronto startup's will and Apple is behind the decision.
Nudity, even of the artistic nature, is apparently behind the move. 500px COO Evgency Tchebotarev tells TechCrunch that an update to the app couldn't be pushed because nude photos were searchable, and thus 500px was pulled from the marketplace altogether. The app was originally launched in October 2011 and approved by Apple, actually had created a mechanism where safe search was on by default and you had to visit the Web app to change this. Apparently, the security measure was found lacking.
Tchebotarev says that the startup was in talks with Apple to update the app so that it would be compliant with Apple's developer policies. There are a handful of third-party apps that use 500px's API, such as Flipboard, so the app wanted to try and issue an update to address Apple's concerns. But no leniencyhere: 500px was suddenly pulled from the App Store with Apple citing the time sensitivity of the issue.
There's no mistake here that the "nudity" Apple refers to has been corralled into the pornographic category, but artists might take offense to that association. Tchebotarev says the 500px app doesn't allow pornographic content and there are in fact a few precautionary and preventative measures in place. Of course there's a difference between porn and artistic nudity, albeit subjective. But should 500px find that the content verges on smut, that content is immediately deleted.
The 500px team has been developing an engine that will be able to recognize nude photos algorithmically. These photos will be tagged accordingly and won't surface in search. Until such an update is issued, however, it appears 500px is will have to wait for Apple approval.
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Summertime is FINALLY here. You know what that means: Sunshine. Swimming. Margaritas. Interns Galore. This Summer, Guest Relations Marketing has added to the team two new interns. World, meet Melissa and Alex.
Melissa Lummus
Lover of tea-cup pigs.
Hater of all-things seafood.
Whiz on the golf course.
Terrified of the ocean.
Melissa just graduated from The University of Alabama with her Bachelors in Marketing. Melissa is most looking forward to starting a career in an industry that is always changing. "I loved the idea of working in a fast-paced environment, being challenged and having the opportunity to work with a variety of clients in different industries," says Melissa. "I look forward to building relationships with clients and working with them to achieve their goals."
Besides this internship at Guest Relations Marketing (obviously) the highlight of Melissa's professional career has been her involvement with the America's Mart Tradeshow last Summer. She attended a press walk-through with a magazine and later worked with that magazine to set up an article about products.
Melissa is a Zealot for:
Alabama Football, Atlanta Braves, Shopping & the Lake
Melissa's Bucket List includes:
Attend The Masters
Attend The Kentucky Derby
Travel to Spain and Ireland
Alexandra Holzworth
Rocks out to country music. Constantly.
Believes the best present is an "experience."
Puts ketchup on almost anything remotely socially acceptable.
Alex is a Senior at the University of Georgia, double majoring in Communication and Advertising. She became interested in journalism at a young age. "Throughout middle and high school, I watched Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls most every day. When I decided to attend the University of Georgia, I knew I wanted to be a part of UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications," says Alex. "I aspire to someday work as a creative in advertising. My dream is to help build and write ad campaigns that change hearts and minds in addition to sales."
As a lover of music, she is still actively involved with Mother Plug Music — a company dedicated to promoting artists in the Athens, GA and Birmingham, AL music scene. "Mother Plug Music was my first internship," says Alex. "In 2012, the company was nothing more than a Facebook page that shared links to band's websites. Now, Mother Plug provides users with a concert calendar, promotes artists' albums on iTunes and works to sell tickets to their shows. We're even hosting our very first concert starring Anders Osbourne on August 14 at Birmingham's Avondale Brewing Company. Seeing Mother Plug Music and my responsibility within the company grow has been one of my most rewarding experiences of my life."
Alex is a Zealot for:
theSkimm, Disney, Heinz & Mad Men
Alex's Bucket List includes:
Hike the entire Appalachian Trail
Attend the Cannes Lions International Film Festival


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MIDDLEVILLE, Mich., March 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in Michigan said an unknown burglar sent a letter to the sheriff's office to return money stolen about 30 years ago.
The author of the letter said about $800 was taken from the Middle Mart, just north of Middleville, about 30 years ago, and he sent $1,200 to the Barry County Sheriff's Office with the hopes of having the stolen money plus interest returned to the owner of the store, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, reported Tuesday.
Barry County Undersheriff Bob Baker said investigators were able to track down the owner of the store, who sold the business in 1988. The store owner, who declined to speak to WOOD-TV, told deputies he was pleased to have the money back.
"He was shocked just as much as everybody else was, 'cause this just does not happen every day," Baker said.
Baker said the sheriff's office is not attempting to identify the sender of the money.
"From the legal standpoint, the time has gone by and especially if this has bothered you for 30 years, I think you've suffered enough," Baker said. "I would say that you've made amends."