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Recent Announcements, Events, Newslettters and More!
August 21, 2014
For the 2nd consecutive year, The Millennium Group International has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. This award recognizes TMG as one of the best run, most innovative and most inspiring companies in America.
"TMG continues to grow as a result of our our ability to meet the needs of our clients with reliabilty and with innovative approaches," said TMG CEO, Jeff Rocha. "With our plans to introduce new, dynamic services such as Predictive Workforce Analytics, we expect continued growth well into the future."
For more on the 2014 Inc 5000 ranking, please click here.
May 21, 2014
The Millennium Group International, LLC has received an option extension from the General Services Administration, extending the term of MOBIS contract GS-10F-0421P to July 8, 2019. This contract award provides continued access to TMG's services for a wide range of Federal government agency customers. "The MOBIS schedule is an important part of TMG's approach to ensuring that doing business with us is easy and hassle-free", says TMG CEO Jeff Rocha. TMG's consulting services are offered through SIN 874-1, Consulting, and SIN 874-4, Training.
April 20, 2014
The Millennium Group International, LLC has been recognized as a 2014 "Top Business" recipient by DiversityBusiness. As an honoree of the "Top Business List", TMG was selected from 1,300,000 businesses surveyed in the United States.
This is the second consecutive year TMG has been included on this highly coveted list. The award is a result of the most comprehensive look at the strongest segment of the United States economy - America's privately held companies.
TMG is honored to acknowledge our employees for this exceptional achievement. The dedication and hard work of the TMG team truly differentiates our company in the marketplace, with our customers and in the community.
October 24, 2013
The Millennium Group International was selected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide a variety of strategic human capital support services, including strategic planning, training design and development, leadership development, knowledge management and evaluative services.
October 24, 2013
The Millennium Group International was selected by the US Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide technical assistance to High School Graduation Initiative (HSGI) program grantees. TMG will design and implement programs and secure resources to implement effective school dropout and reentry programs.
October 21st 2013
The Millennium Group International has been selected for the 2013 Virginia Excellence Award amongst all its peers and competitors by the Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC). Each year, the SBIEC conducts business surveys and industry research to identify companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment and industry category. They are recognized as having enhanced the commitment and contribution of small businesses through service to their customers and community.
The Millennium Group has consistently demonstrated a high regard for upholding business ethics and company values. This recognition by SBIEC marks a significant achievement as an emerging leader within various competitors and is setting benchmarks that the industry should follow. As part of the industry research and business surveys, various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the selected companies in each category.
October 20, 2013
The Millennium Group International was selected by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to assist the FAI drive process, communicate strategic goals and initiatives as well as identify metrics to ensure performance success. TMG will assist with an implementation which will enable FAI to rapidly transform, by providing stakeholders with the very best acquisition workforce development and human capital management support in the most cost effective manner.
August 21, 2013
The Millennium Group International has been named to the 2013 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in America. TMG ranked 133 on the list. Inc. magazine's list represents the most comprehensive look at a particularly vital segment of the economy - America's independent entrepreneurs.
"This is an exciting achievement for all of us on the TMG team," said TMG CEO, Jeff Rocha. "Our ability to provide our clients with high quality, customized services has led to repeat customers and customer referrals which continues to drive our growth." Mr. Rocha is also featured in the magazine, Greatness Takes Time: Magazine Feature
For more on the Inc 500 ranking, please click here.
June 12, 2013
The Millennium Group International was selected by the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct an comprehensive organizational assessment and develop a strategic workforce plan to better align organizational duties and responsibilities. The project will leverage TMG's Strategic Workforce Planning Framework in order to maximize operational productivity and effectiveness.
March 21, 2013
The Millennium Group International today announced that it was selected as a finalist for the Fifth Annual Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Awards. The SECAF Awards Gala is the premier commemorative event honoring small and emerging government contractors and the players in the industry that rely on small business. The winners will be announced at the gala on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.
The Millennium Group International is a finalist in the SECAF Government Contractor of the Year (under $6 million in revenue) category.
"We are honored for being recognized for our industry leading approaches to delivering human capital consulting, program support and financial management consulting services," said Jeffrey Rocha, CEO of The Millennium Group International. "Our selection validates the effectiveness of our most innovative methods of building organizational capacity for our clients."
"The SECAF Awards Gala is THE annual event that honors and spotlights companies that are doing outstanding work in the government contracting community," said Kwesi Rogers, chairman of SECAF and president of Federal National Commercial Credit. "That said, The Millennium Group International exemplifies leadership and commitment to the industry's advancement over the past year. We wish them the best of luck throughout the final judging process."
"The caliber of nominations that we received this year was above reproach," said Mark Moore and Scott Brezler, co-chairs for the Awards Gala selection committee. "The Millennium Group International represents the success, vitality and growth that is at the crux of the small and emerging government contractors ecosystem."
March 18, 2013
Jeffrey Rocha, CEO of The Millennium Group International, LLC (TMG) has announced that the firm been selected for the 2013 Top Business Award by DiversityBusiness.com. This award recognizes top companies that truly differentiate themselves in the market place. DiversityBusiness.com conducted its thirteenth annual survey of more than 1,300,000 businesses in the United States for the awards. The Top Businesses in America list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the United States economy - America's privately held companies. This esteemed, elite list is coveted by the most successful companies in the U.S.
TMG, based in Sterling, Virginia, is a certified SBA 8(a) firm, specializing in helping clients to build organizational capacity.
October 1, 2012
The Millennium Group International was selected by the Financial Management Service to provide leadership team coaching and facilitation to assist the agency with navigating transformational change in the organization. FMS will have the advantage of utilizing TMG's 14 years of experience with building leadership capacity in high-performing organizations.
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By Josh Howard
Visiting Keukenhof Flower Park is as quintessentially Dutch as ripping a massive joint then smashing up the Van Gogh museum on magic mushies.
Granted, these activities don't exactly attract the same clientele, however both are important experiences that make up the quirky culture of this fine country. Situated within Holland's west coast tulip district, the park runs from March until May when the colourful bulbs are blooming at their absolute best.
The slew of different flowers on show is truly astounding so don't be surprised if you come hoping to spot tulips and leave knowing how many thorns are on a chrysanthemum's stem – and I'm not talking about what you dragged home last night ladies!
This is one of those rare tourist attractions your Nan drags you to and you're secretly stoked (but pretend to your mates that you're just going cos your mum asked you to take your ailing elder for a day out).
Well, despite the average age of Keukenhof patrons being between 65 and 140 years old, it actually has more to offer than a common nursing home. Yes that's right, this is one aged care facility that young people actually want to visit.
And no, you're not the only one who's surprised to discover such a concept even existed.
Throw in a few windmills, lakes, paddle boats, clogs, cheese shops and miserable employees posing for photos in traditional Dutch garb with Mr. Fujikama from Tokyo, and you have a pretty sick day out.
Facts Keukenhof Stationsweg 166A Site: keukenhof.nl/en Telephone: +31 (0)252 465 555 Fax: +31 (0)252 465 565
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Growing IT applications are taking a central position in the functioning of any healthcare facility. Existing sites are commonly relying on older IT and technical facilities, not able to support the new and demanding requirements of tomorrow's organisations. Cooperation with other similar healthcare companies allows for optimised investment and operational budgets, whilst this differentiated on-site/off site approach ensures required speed and reliability for the critical services.
Identifying Trends
The healthcare sector has, over the past few years, seen an unprecedented evolution towards electronic applications. As broad a range of services as one can think of are currently in use, or being rolled out on a large scale. To list only a few significant applications:
• Electronic Patient Records (EPR);
• PACS Server & Storage;
• Nurse Call Stations;
• Patient and ICS Monitoring;
• Pharmacy Information & Recipe;
• Patient Bedside Entertainment;
• Remote Applications;
• Geolocation Services and even veterinary practices are run through local and larger networks.
Reference healthcare projects in the USA have shown a 300 percent growth in power, and a 200 percent growth in IT space over the last three years. The impact the immense growth of these services has on the required facilities to manage and maintain such operations is staggering. This article aims at identifying some key challenges and attempts to suggest a few (out of many different) solutions that could offer means to address these challenges. To conclude this introduction, some examples of specific applications which have made international press coverage throughout Europe recently:
• Finland expects to have its National Medical Archives grown to a capacity of 550 PB by 2025;
• UZ of Leuven, Belgium, is introducing patient bedside terminals to offer monitoring, as well as entertainment stations;
• SMS alerting patients to take in critical medications;
• Remote Telepresence services cutting out the doctor to patient distance; and
• The training of aspiring surgical students with the Wii.
Challenge: IT and Applications
Applications that have grown out of different perspectives are
increasingly expected to communicate with each other; or even to offer a single
platform for all healthcare services. From the EPR archive to the imaging
databases to hospital administrative services, these applications are becoming
more and more integrated. A considerable effort in software and systems is
needed to transfer existing single services into fully integrated application
• Critical data ("life or death"), like intensive care monitoring, imaging databases and medication management services need to be readily available. Speed and reliability are paramount.
• EPR archives and storage can be bulky, but needn't be kept in such critical environments as the critical data.
• Patient entertainment systems could be considered "obsolete" in the case of system failure, but when integrated into patient monitoring systems, are immediately upgraded to semi-critical applications.
As far as IT related services are concerned, these critical requirements can be translated into Bandwidth (processing the data as fast as possible), Redundancy (allowing for timely and secure backups), and Disaster Recovery solutions. In any case, the strategy for each of these is to be nested deep in the overall site's Business Continuity Plan.
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applying this to significant medical infrastructures (hospitals,
doctor/specialist co-ops, etc), the way forward is on one hand to maintain a
relatively small, but very critical facility on-site or on campus, and a
second, larger and maybe even shared off-site "data warehouse". The on-site
facility, with minimal latency delays to the end-users, manages critical data
(intensive care, operating rooms, "active" patient records) being built for
speed and reliability.
The off-site facility is mainly focused on archiving dormant patient
records and medical information. Sharing the burden on campus, regional,
national or even international level allows for optimal allocation of
resources, reducing shared costs and outsourcing specialised services. This is
where National Medical Archive type projects come into view. This off-site
facility is also setup as a Disaster Recovery site, able to take of critical
processes should the primary on-site facility fail. Required
latencies/bandwidth for such scenarios is to be evaluated.
Taking it one step further, an even more diversified approach is adviseable. Duplicating archives over different sites (nationally, or why not, internationally diverse), mitigates many technical, natural and regional risks, and although perhaps counter-intuitive, can significantly reduce investment costs and operational expenses.
Looking toward private "Cloud"-type solutions could very well be the final step, but, as further discussed, will raise significant data security and compliance concerns.
Challenge: Facilities
The cumulative effect of the identified trends is placing an
evergreater demand on healthcare facilities to provide more data centre space,
capacity and fit for purpose infrastructure. Space is at a premium, and where
core business is of a medical nature, supporting services are often driven
The proposed solution as highlighted in the "IT and Applications"
section, is relevant here as well. Integrating all critical applications at a
site-wide level into a single designed-for-purpose location reduces operational
costs, combines investment efforts and better manages current and future needs.
The key challenge for this to work lies with the company's CFO. All
too often, budgets are spread out over different departments and it is
difficult to identify available budgets for IT-related systems, let alone to
get these departments get to see eyeto- eye when it comes down to the money
talk. The care and management for the IT infrastructure needs to be centralised
and must not be segregated between a number of departments.
Returning to the on-site facility, one would expect a high-power density, very efficiently operated (electrically and mechanically) installation, built for speed and reliability. As mentioned, the off-site facility/ facilities can be outsourced to specialised companies, providing infrastructure with relevant service level agreements.
Challenge: What Does the Future Bring?
scientific breakthroughs in the research field of space and time, it is
impossible to predict what the current evolution of e-services will look like
in five, ten, let alone 20 years. Accurately predicting growth for a 5 - 20
year period will remain, for the foreseeable future, a fool's errand.
Building massively oversized installations, both in space, power, cooling and communications is costly, inefficient, and downright bad for business. Though looking back a couple years can prove helpful to understand what could happen, pinpointing what will happen is not possible. Therefore, it is imperative to design facilities to requirements and allow for quick and safe expansions in future. Modular data centres and scalable installations are buzzwords of the IT facilities sector, but are certainly worth looking into. The advantages are clear:
• Reduced investment costs;
• Improved efficiency;
• Optimal use of space and resources.
There are however dangers for scalable sites too. Again, the IT strategy needs to be controlled centrally, and any changes, upgrades or expansions of installations need to be well considered, and must not adversely impact future flexibility. A critical site needs to be thoroughly commissioned before release. How will you commission future expansion on, an at that point, live data centre? It's certainly not impossible, but it can be quickly made impossible.
Legal and Security
When integrating critical and confidential patient records, security and privacy must not be overlooked. Many national governments have implemented privacy and data protection acts. European regulations are also coming into view, such as:
• The Data Retention Directive;
• The Personal Data Processing Directive; and
• European Medicines Agency guidelines.
But apart from these market-specific guidelines, other issues need to be scrutinised as well. Local criminal law and law enforcement specifications can force your medical database facility to open its doors during investigation procedures.
Joining all data into a single medical archive raises further concerns. One advantage would seem that all emergency rooms possess full and relevant patient records, but do we allow all doctors to access all patient records? Weighing quick accessibility in emergencies against patient record security and privacy will be a difficult hurdle to take. How is privacy aligned to the installment of medical databanks? This is certainly an issue to liven up legal debate in coming years.
The explosive growth in e-health applications puts significant
strain on IT departments, supporting facilities and allocated budgets. A diverse
approach to managing medical data and other related services has proven a valid
The healthcare facility data centre is no longer a mere
supporting element but has become the very core of the operations of the
healthcare sector. An effort needs to be made to get the IT shed out of the
basement and give it the status and reliability it needs. However, integrating
many sources and types of medical data requires significant thought to protect
patient privacy.
An integrated solution calls for an integrated approach, where the central management office play a crucial role: requirements need to be detected at an centralised level, budgets need to be allocated at centralised level, and the very IT infrastructure and facility needs to managed and operated at centralised level.


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Freight brokers act as the intermediary between shippers and carriers. They have the network, the experience and the resources to fulfill orders and get shipments where they need to be. Yet, like anyone serving as a liaison, they are always fighting the stigma that they're an unnecessary and expensive part of the equation. "Why pay a freight broker to move my shipment when I can just deal with the carrier directly?" shippers often ask.
Well the truth is, taking freight brokers out of the equation isn't going to make it cheaper for shippers. Yes, freight brokers earn money for connecting shippers to carriers. And yes, shippers are the ones forking up the money to pay for their services, but the reality is, an experienced and trustworthy freight broker can move your load more efficiently and effectively than if you had arranged the transportation yourself. This isn't because you aren't capable, it's because the connections, technology and support freight agents have at their disposal can significantly lower your overall shipping costs.
Here are three ways freight brokers can help shippers lower their shipping costs:
Moving freight is a complicated and complex business. Don't cut corners by searching for reliable carriers yourself and hoping the process will manage itself. Leave it to freight brokerage pros like GlobalTranz. We know the freight business and we'll put your mind at ease while saving you money along the way. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you lower shipping costs and improve logistics efficiency.


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Case in point: Nick Battistoni, U.S.A.F. Pararescue, reading Carte-Mere in his chemical warfare gear in Iraq!
Whether it's a trek to the top of the Eiffel Tower, a sunny day on the shores of Malibu, or simply in the confines of your own cubicle, Carte-Mere has done it all.
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Tourism Attraction: Joey's Pancake House (yummy food and so much fun after!)
Location: Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Photos: See Special Note On Photos at end
If your kids are reading all those vampire novels out there, I'd like to suggest a clean, fun alternative based in reality: the Maggie Valley young adult series by Kerry Madden. This three-book series is told from the perspective of young Olivia Weems, known affectionately to her family as Livy Two (named for Livy One, her stillborn sister). Kerry also teaches creative writing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Livy Two is growing up in a large family in the beautiful mountain area of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in the 1960's. Even though she still tells fairytales to her younger siblings, Livy Two's own spirited dreams are often besieged by the harsher realities of real life. She used to be the apple of her Daddy's eye, but after a bad car accident, her Daddy can hardly remember his former life of a loving family and banjo playing. Indeed, he's been out of work for some time, and the family is struggling to make ends meet while he slowly recovers. The sudden loss of a job is a timely theme that many families can relate to today, unfortunately.
On a brighter note, the Pancake House (which started in the sixties) is still in business today as Joey's Pancake House in Maggie Valley. Some of the friendly staff are seen right. Joey's is only a starting point for a wonderful family vacation that promises lots of kid-friendly things to do. Please check out some of the links in the Tourism Guide after the excerpt to learn more. All of the photos in this feature are of the real Maggie Valley of today. Consider buying these books for your kids, and then make a magical wish come true: tell them that Maggie Valley is real and they can still visit this beautiful town. In the following scene, Livy Two's disoriented father has gone missing, sending the family into a tailspin of fear. In the photo below, Kerry is giving a public reading from her novel in Joey's Pancake House.
When the big black telephone blasts its jarring r-r-r-r-r-r-r-ring, we're already gathered around it, waiting, but Grandma Horace says, "Nobody touch it. I am the one answering the telephone today."
She picks it up and says in her most dignified voice, "Hello. This is Zilpah Horace. I am the mother of Jessie Weems."
Zilpah. What a funny name, and I realize I've never before known Grandma Horace's first name. Zilpah. Howdy, Zilpah. Zilpah. . . . I don't dare call her that to her face. She's always been Grandma Horace, not Granny or Meemaw or Nana.
The person on the phone turns out to be the lady from the Pancake House, who asks to speak to Mama. Grandma Horace holds the receiver close and says, "She is not here at present, may I take a message? Where? He ordered what? In his pajamas and bathrobe? All right, we'll fetch him as soon as my daughter returns with my station wagon. Thank you very much."
She hangs up the phone, turns to us, and says, "Your daddy is down at the Pancake House eating blackberry pancakes and he's wearing that brown bathrobe, probably looking like one of Jesus' Apostles himself."
"How's he gonna pay for it?" Becksie asks.
"Yeah, how?" Jitters demands. "Cause I think we're flat broke."
"That is the sixty-four-million-dollar question." Granma Horace's lips purse together in a knot.
Not a minute later, Mama peels the station wagon into the holler, spitting gravel, and yells, a sob in her voice, "Any word? Or sighting? I've looked everywhere."
Grandma Horace calls, "He's fine, Jessie. Catch your breath, daughter. Apparently, he walked out to the road and hitched a ride. Mercy me."
Becksie yells, "Mama, I won the Queen of Maggie School. I won queen!"
But Mama's already got the car in reverse, backing down the road. I race up to the car and say, "Let me go too, please?" Before she can answer, I jump into the front seat and she hits the gas to the Pancake House, burning rubber all the way. Daddy isn't the only one who likes to drive fast in the family.
When we walk inside the cool air-conditioned Pancake House, Daddy is about halfway through a second order of mountain blackberry pancakes. He smiles when he sees us and says, "Well, hello there!"
The waitress wears a nametag, VAL, and smiles at Mama. "Your husband sure likes his pancakes."
Mama puts on her polite, company face and says in a tight voice, "Thank you." She turns to me and says, "Livy Two, sit with Daddy. I need to speak to the manager."
I suspect she's going to apologize and see about a rain check for Daddy's breakfast. But as she finds the manager over by the counter, I watch her take out one of her knitted baby blankets from her handbag to show to her, and I overhear the manager say, "This isn't necessary, Mrs. Weems. We're just glad your husband is feeling well enough to come down here to the Pancake House and have his breakfast. He did a real nice job at Settlers Days last year, volunteering to select the talent, playing that claw hammer banjo."
The face of that manager glows with kindness, and I'm so glad she wasn't mean to Mama, what with Daddy ordering up the moon without a penny in his brown bathrobe. The relief on Mama's face is evident, and I look over to Daddy, who says to me, "Hungry?"
He pushes his plate toward me, and I take a bite of his mountain blackberry pancakes swimming in maple syrup. Pure heaven on earth. When I take a second bite, he says, "Give it back now."
"Okay, daddy." I push the plate back toward him, and he keeps eating like a house on fire. Mama leaves Val a fifty-cent tip for her trouble. I know she'd leave more if she could.
When me and Mama arrive home with Daddy, all the kids race out to the car to greet us. Daddy says, "They were some all-right pancakes swimming in blackberries."
Caroline is getting more comfortable around Daddy, mostly because it seems like Daddy enjoys being around the little ones best. Us big kids seem to bewilder him, but the little ones play and don't want anything from him other than that he's nearby.
Before Grandma Horace can put in her two cents about "the entire fiasco," Mama turns to Becksie and says, "I'm proud of you winning queen. And right before we left the Pancake House, the manager asked me if you still wanted to have that summer job you were asking her about the day you dropped off the penny jar. You'll work the Saturday and Sunday morning shift as a waitress. The lady who runs the place is as sweet as she can be. You'll wash dishes on the other days if you want. I said you did."
Becksie says, "Do I get to wear a uniform with an apron?"
"You sure do. It's in the car. And your first shift will pay for Daddy's breakfast. We don't take handouts."
Becksie says, "I'm going to be a real, true working girl. I won queen and got a job all on the same day! I'll keep my wages in the Everything Box, just like Daddy did."
"Heck, I wish I could get me a job at the Pancake House too!" says Jitters, kicking at the dirt.
A kind and benevolent expression spreads across Becksie's face. "When you're all grown up like me, Jitters, I'll put in a good word." It's almost too much to stomach. But what can we say? The queen has spoken, and maybe we'll get some free pancakes out of the deal.
--From LOUISIANA'S SONG, by Kerry Madden. Copyright © 2007 by Kerry Madden. All rights reserved.
Special Note On Photos
Sometimes I have to pull photos from a variety of sources for these articles. The two beautiful Maggie Valley shots above and below were used with permission from Michael Meissner (http://www.imountain.net/). Check out his site for more info. I also used photos from the website of Joey's, some from Kerry's local book signings and public readings, some from the Inn at Irish Meadows, and one from the Maggie Valley Opry House (all found in the Tourism Links). These photos and graphics make the story come alive, and I am very appreciative of all the help I get from local sources.
The first thing that caught my attention in the Maggie Valley series was the artful way that Kerry weaved in so many high-quality literary plugs into the story. Livy Two is a character that your kids can relate to, and when she talks in the book about famous writers and poets like Emily Dickinson, then your kids are likely to delve further into those authors' works, too. There could easily be an index of all the literary references in the novel for parents to use.
An endorsement from this fictional twelve-year-old character will probably have more of an impact on our kids than any reading recommendations we might push on them. After all, we don't "understand," do we? And we certainly don't know what's hip! A good strategy: don't mention any of this to your kids or "how much they'll learn." Just buy them the first book, Gentle's Holler, and then see where it goes. If they like the first book, buy the second. By the time they are done with the last book, Jesse's Mountain, they will be in love with Maggie Valley.
The second element I admired in this series was the theme of fairytale dreams facing off against the realities of life. This is a family that faces some big crises, and they all have to grow up faster in order to meet those challenges. Even so, they still don't lose their natural optimism and drive to reach for their dreams. Livy Two at the end of the series is much more seasoned than Livy Two at the beginning of the series. I like stories where the characters are not static but change, as we all must do when facing the realities of life. This makes a universal theme that will endear the Maggie Valley series as a classic read.
Individual creativity is also a major theme in the series. Many chapters end with a song written by Livy Two. Her sister Louisiana paints incredible pictures, and their blind sister Gentle performs inspiring songs. Livy Two also plays the guitar; music is a major element both in the books and in the real Maggie Valley of today.
As for tourism, the modern Maggie Valley is loaded with family fun and the spectacular beauty of the mountains, all within a small town atmosphere. Vacationing in Maggie Valley will give you time to breath in the fresh air and enjoy your family rather than rushing from one crowded attraction to another. Your children will always remember not only the time they spent in Maggie Valley but the time they spent with you in Maggie Valley. It's not often that kids get to actually visit the settings of novels they read, and that's part of what makes literary tourism so fun for everyone. Imagine how visiting the actual settings of novels they read will help your kids engage with reading like never before.
There are many strong connections between Kerry's novels and the real Maggie Valley. Brenda O'Keefe, the manager of Joey's Pancakes, has helped many teen girls and women not only with employment at Joey's but also with encouragement for high aspirations and following through with their education. Brenda's dear friends Ernestine Upchurch and Shirley Pinto are local anchors of the small Maggie Valley community who help with education and health. Shirley Fairchild runs the Maggie Valley Opry House with her husband, Raymond Fairchild, a world class banjo picker. The Opry House is the inspiration for the fictional Jessie's Smoky Mountain Music Notes in the novel. Mr. Fairchild is pictured above with his banjo.
Kerry says, "I have been so fortunate to have been welcomed into Maggie Valley by these strong and passionate believers in education and hard work and dreams."
If you're still not convinced, check out all the links below to learn more, especially the main Maggie Valley website. Of course, there are always plenty of books about blood-sucking vampires and demons to fill up your children's impressionable imaginations as an alternative. I prefer pancakes every time.
Kerry also wrote a wonderful biography of Harper Lee, the famous author of To Kill A Mockingbird. That profile is found just below this feature, so please give it a look as well. Harper Lee created her fictional town of Maycomb from her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, which still offers an amazing literary tourism destination.
There are lots of other interesting places to visit through literature in the SELTI archives. Two recent features in the archives happen to be very nearby to Maggie Valley: "Hiking the Nantahala Mountain Trail" and "Blazing A Trail of Literary Tourism In The 21st Century" (based on Sylva, NC). The incredible mountain hiking getaway in the Nantahala National Forest features Sallie Bissell's suspense novels. Visit the birthplace of Elvis in Tupelo, Mississippi, through the poems of Patricia Neely-Dorsey and Heather VanHoose Truett. Meet a moonshiner who speaks the gospel truth in an excerpt from Conecuh People by Wade Hall.
Take a chance on a stranger in historic Pendleton, South Carolina, in the short story "Ohme." Go kayaking on the Coosa River in "Moccasin Gap" or dare to tread into a town abandoned over a hundred years ago in "The Last Confession." The SELTI trail will continue next in Richmond, Virginia, with an excerpt and feature based on the mystery novel the clouds roll away by Sibella Giorello. The South is filled with literary tourism getaways for readers who don't want the story to end with the last page.
Please feel free to post your comments underneath the Tourism Links. What sort of literary tourism would you like to see profiled? Is there a place or attraction that you would like to see written about? Or perhaps a novel about a real place that really made you want to "step into the story" for yourself with a visit? Share your thoughts and help to guide others to the best literary tourism hotspots in the South. If there's a link to a book or place, feel free to post that as well. SELTI is also supported by a Facebook site at the link below, and that is a great way to share literary tourism with others. Browse the links below to learn more about Maggie Valley—and those delicious pancakes at Joey's.
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Take your kids on a beautiful hike to the top of Watterrock Knob, just like Livy Two did with her brothers and sisters in the novel!
Official North Carolina Travel and Tourism Site: Learn about so many opportunities!
Join SELTI on Facebook and invite your friends to participate in the literary tourism discussion.
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Weekly business trips have separated this family for the past several months, but thankfully, my husband's work project is finally complete. To celebrate our return to "normalcy," we took a family mini-vacation in mid October, spending a long weekend in Chicago. (Marriott rewards points = free hotel. Yay!)
Much to my surprise, Chicago + October weather + a young toddler, was an extremely enjoyable combination. The weather was sunny and crisp, the tourist crowds were minimal, and our daughter proved to be the perfect age to bring along on our weekend getaway.
At 17 months, she is old enough to conveniently bring along (no more nursing, baby food, or constant diapering) yet still young enough to be easily entertained. Simply experiencing life is enough excitement of its own; there was no need to find specific kid-oriented activities. Whereas a 3 year old might have been bored with the double decker bus tour, she took in the sights and sounds with awe. When she did get tired, she simply snuggled against my chest (or stroller) and fell asleep.
Additionally, because she is still a toddler, her portion of the vacation was virtually free. Her museum and aquarium admittance was free. We never bought a kids meal on this trip, we simply asked for an extra plate and gave her portions from our meals. (Although, she did get her own fruit smoothie when I knew she wouldn't eat the Chicago style hotdogs.)
Here are a few photos and our basic itinerary...
Thursday: We arrived around noon, purchased our 3-day unlimited public transportation passes, and rode the subway to the Field Museum of Natural History. The museum has beautiful architecture and more exhibits than one could possibly see in a day.
|In the dinosaur exhibit. The crowds were minimal on a Thursday
afternoon in October.
Friday: If you ever go to Chicago, you have to check out the Hop On Hop Off tours by the Chicago Trolley Company. This was our favorite activity of the vacation. This is a double decker bus / trolley tour showing you all of the major highlights of the city. Plus, because it is "hop on hop off" you can get off at the sites that interest you knowing that additional buses will arrive every 10 minutes for continuation of the tour.
Millennium Park was our favorite stop on the bus tour. The Bean Sprout loved chasing the pigeons and playing with the warped reflective images of herself at "Cloud Gate" (the silver bean sculpture.) Other stops we enjoyed were, walking along the Chicago River, the observatory at the John Hancock Tower, and window shopping at the Magnificent Mile. Dinner was a classic deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati's. Awesome pizza. So glad we got there early- the place was packed when we left.
Millennium Park was our favorite stop on the bus tour. The Bean Sprout loved chasing the pigeons and playing with the warped reflective images of herself at "Cloud Gate" (the silver bean sculpture.) Other stops we enjoyed were, walking along the Chicago River, the observatory at the John Hancock Tower, and window shopping at the Magnificent Mile. Dinner was a classic deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati's. Awesome pizza. So glad we got there early- the place was packed when we left.
|Cloud Gate at Millennium Park
|Walking along the Chicago River. I love when
random strangers go out of their way to
offer to take a family photo!
Saturday: We began the morning at the Shedd Aquarium, which was nice, but I prefer the Atlanta Aquarium. We ate Chicago style hotdogs for lunch at Portillo's, then we took the "El" to Wrigley Field. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out at Navy Pier. We ate Garrett's Chicago Mix popcorn (carmel and cheese popcorn) and watched the sun set over the Chicago skyline.
|Garrett's Chicago Mix Popcorn- cheese and carmel corn mix.
|Cute and happy at Navy Pier.
Sunday: Drive home.
Baby logistics:
- Our hotel was conveniently located downtown, therefore, there was no need for taxis or a car rental - we walked or took the subway/train. We purchased the 3 day unlimited public transportation pass.
- We took an umbrella stroller with us everywhere. It folds up small enough to take on the crowded subway and when she's walking, it makes a great bag and jacket holder :-)
- I used a large purse to tote everything we might need during the day- snacks, water bottles, maps, a travel book, camera, diapers, wipes, and two small toys.
- Our keychain size Magna-Doodle was an infinitely valuable toy for this trip.
- By eating dinner before 6p each night, we avoided long lines and were able to get our exhausted baby back to the hotel and in bed on time.
- She slept in the pack-n-play we brought from home.
- Our hotel room had a separate sleeping area. (Rewards points = free hotel; would never have gotten a suite otherwise, but it was a nice perk :) This was awesome because we could stay up and watch TV after we put the baby to bed.


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Juan Diego was born in 1474 in an area which is now Mexico City. Little is known about his early life other than he was a simple farmer and laborer.
Juan was baptized by a Franciscan missionary priest at the age of 50 years old. Juan and his wife, both converts, walked 14 miles to attend religious instructions and Mass twice a week.
On December 9, 1531, Juan who was now a widower was walking to Mass. Nearing Tepayac Hill, he heard a woman's voice call him to the top of the hill where he saw a glowing cloud. On the cloud was a beautiful woman wearing garments like an Aztec princess.
She told Juan that she was the Virgin Mary. She asked him to go to the bishop and ask that a church be built upon that site. Mary said, "I vividly desire that a church be built on this site, so that in it I can be present and give my love, compassion, help, and defense, for I am your most devoted mother…to hear your laments and to remedy all your miseries, pains, and sufferings."
The bishop, who did not believe Juan, asked for proof of the woman's identity. On December 12, 1531, Juan again met our Lady who told him to climb to the top of the hill where they first met and to bring the flowers that he would find there to the bishop. Juan found blooming roses growing in the frozen ground which he gathered in his tilma (cloak) and took them to the bishop.
When Juan opened his cloak for the bishop, the Castilian roses (which were not grown in Mexico) fell to the ground and a beautiful image of our Lady was imprinted on the tilma. The bishop knew that this was truly our Lady and set out to do as she had asked. A church was built upon the hill where our Lady first appeared. Juan Diego, with the bishop's permission, lived in a hut on the site and cared for the church and the many people who came to pray to our Lady until he died.
Juan remained devoted to our Lady and to the Eucharist until he died on May 30, 1548. Juan Diego was beatified on May 6, 1990 and canonized a saint by Pope John Paul II on July 31, 2002. He is the patron saint of Mexico.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the Americas and her feast day is December 12. The tilma with this miraculous image resides in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe today.


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In Central City one morning, Eagle Gazette reporter Bob Mason and photographer Bill Leighton are assigned to cover a disgraceful brawl between local mayoral candidate Frank Emery and another patron at Sully's bar. The newspaper's publisher, Simes, a staunch prohibitionist, insists on running the story on the front page, even though it will destroy the politician's career. That night, after Bob's wife Helen plays the piano and sings her daughter Ginger to sleep, she takes a drink to forget the depressing memories that occupy her. Bob returns home later to find Helen passed out in the kitchen. The next morning, although Helen is shaking and admits she had too much to drink, she begins to scour the house looking for another bottle. When Ginger runs home from school crying because her classmates have said Helen is a drunk, Helen becomes distraught and prompts Bob to seek the help of local bartender Michael H. "Sully" Sullivan, a recovering alcoholic. After Helen admits that she has a problem, Sully explains this is the first step in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a program that immediately helps at least fifty percent of those who enroll. Bob agrees to take the next step in the program by asking Dr. Foster for help and accepting Mrs. Sullivan offer to watch over Helen as she goes through withdrawal. Sully explains to Bob that he met his wife in AA and that, although there is no cure for alcoholism, Sully and his wife have managed to build a life together by living from day to day. Sometime later, Helen has achieved sobriety and, convinced that she is cured, Bob tells Sully that Helen will not embarrass herself by attending AA meetings. Sully then wonders if it is Bob and not Helen who is embarrassed by his wife's condition. Meanwhile at home, Helen, frustrated by her daily routine and her daughter's need for attention, mixes herself a drink from a hidden bottle of alcohol. That night, Helen meets her old friend, band leader Walt Williams, at the nearby Trocadero nightclub, and becomes increasingly drunk. When Walt reminisces about her great talent as a pianist, Helen refuses to admit that she misses performing. Walt reminds her that she did not drink when she was playing regularly. That evening at the newspaper offices, after Simes gives Bob a raise, a drunken Helen suddenly stumbles into the office and shamelessly insults Simes. Bob is then forced to admit Helen to the New Hope Institute for rehabilitation. Days later, Walt visits with Ginger and tries to cheer her up by accompanying her on the piano as she sings a song. Bob interviews a doctor at the hospital about alcoholism and discovers that though moderate drinking is acceptable, alcoholism is a great societal problem and a disease. After Helen is discharged from the hospital, Bob drives her home in his car. When he stops at a gas station along the way, however, Helen, bitter about her treatment, runs away. Meanwhile, Jack, having lost the election in a record landslide, becomes drunk and belligerent and kills himself. When Simes finds out that Bob was too busy with his alcoholic wife to cover the suicide, he fires both Bob and Leighton. Meanwhile, Helen returns to the house drunk and disheveled, takes Ginger and the child's piggy bank and drives off to buy more alcohol, but passes out at the wheel, nearly killing herself and her daughter. When Helen is committed to the psychiatric ward, Bob begins a campaign to convince Simes to publish articles about alcoholism and gathers a distinguished group of religious, business and community leaders to aid him. At first Simes refuses, claiming that he does not want to help a "bunch of drunks," but when Mrs. Adams, the temperance society president, states that it is a public responsibility to provide adequate care for alcoholics, Simes finally agrees to help. Mrs. Sullivan visits Helen at the hospital to remind her that faith in a higher power will help her in her time of need. Although Helen is reluctant to espouse any religion, when she returns home, she is moved to find Ginger praying to God to give her mother strength. Helen then asks Sully to take her to an AA meeting. Weeks later, at a campaign benefit, Walt encourages Helen to play a piano recital to follow Ginger's tap routine and performances by The Harmonaires. Helen agrees to perform and, when Walt introduces her to the Central City audience as a great concert pianist, her talent surprises everyone, especially Simes. While Helen happily plays, Ginger tells her father, "Hasn't God been good to us."
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Odds of GOP Victory in Alabama Senate Special Election
As Naked Dollar readers know, I have always been a fan of prediction markets, where people bet real money on political outcomes. They have the advantage of being both more accurate than polls, and real-time.
Above you can see the historical price chart for a GOP win in the Alabama special Senate election, i.e. the odds of Roy Moore being elected. Right now it's about 65%.
This not only completely contradicts the national media narrative, but it contradicts the polls, which have his opponent, Doug Jones, with a slight lead.
My guess is that bettors are counting on a significant Bradley Effect, or in this case, a "reverse" Bradley Effect. Named after former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley when he lost the '82 California governor's race despite being up in the polls, the Bradley Effect posits that some people are reluctant to tell a pollster that they will vote for a white man over a black, lest they not seem enlightened. In Alabama's case, they may be reluctant to tell a pollster that they would vote for an accused pedophile.
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I don't know about your house, but somehow we always buy a bigger turkey than we need for christmas! So here's what I do with it: a perfect grilled cheese! Melty, juicy, and full of flavour. I'll teach you how to get the perfect result 😉
Portions: 1 sandwich
– 4 slices of melting cheese (I used gouda, it can also be edam, mozzarella, cheddar)
– Christmas turkey, cut very small
– Turkey gravy
– 2 slices of bread of your choice
– 3 tsp butter
1. Butter is ESSENTIAL for a golden grilled cheese, and my ultimate trick is that we first toast the inside of the sandwich. This way, when we put the cheese, the bread doesn't go soggy but rather stays crunchy and helps the cheese melt. We put 2 tsp of butter first and let it melt on med-low heat.2. Put the slices of bread and let it get nice and golden. Then we flip them tu put the cheese and turkey on them.3. So now what we just toasted is the inside of the sandwich.. We put 2 slices f cheese, then the turkey mixed with the gravy and finish with another 2 slices of cheese.This way the bread doesn't get soggy with the sauce. If you like, you can even put a bit of mustard in and give it an extra bit of flavour.4. We put the lid of the sandwich on and add another tsp of butter. When it melts, move the sandwich around the pan so it soaks it up and turns nice and golden. Repeat the same with the other tsp of butter on the other side.5. Now for the cheese to melt all the way to the inside, we need a bit of patience. Lower the heat to minimum and put a lid on.
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Having had a few weeks to live with my new kitchen I thought it was time to let you know just how pleased I am with it. From the off you were honest with me about what I was likely to achieve within my tight budget.
After several detailed discussions, the work went ahead on schedule, and working in conjunction with several other service providers. Your communication was excellent and I always felt I knew what was happening at all times, you remained calm throughout even in the face of some major challenges. I am thrilled with the end result, it has completely transformed the room and how I feel working in it. I am not the easiest person to impress but I have to say I have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone and already have!
Carol Batchelor
- Church End, Kempston
So much more accessible...
Having unfortunately had a kitchen fire which ruined my existing kitchen, I was able to take advantage of Michael's expertise and knowledge and have a total kitchen redesign, I now have so much more storage with everything
accessible in large pan drawers and pullouts, it is now so easy to find everything I need in seconds rather than hunting around frustrated on my hands and knees pulling stuff out to see in the back of a cupboard! Excellent use of space.
Mr Lester Pointon
- Green End, Kempston Rural
Just make sure you've got plenty of tea bags in!...
From initially talking through what we wanted to achieve to evolving a design that has given us a kitchen that has the wow factor whilst being extremely practical, it was a pleasure to work with Michael every step of the way. I have no
hesitation in recommending Regency Kitchens. Michael's focus on quality borders on the obsessive – exactly what you want from someone working in your home. Just make sure you've got plenty of tea bags in!
Julie and Richard Clay
- Grange lane, Biddenham
Work of the highest order...
Dear Michael. Many Thanks for the time and attention you have put into building us a super kitchen. We are very grateful for your understanding and your work which is of the highest order
Mr & Mrs Thompson
Crane way, Canfield.
Effect very pleasing...
Dear Michael. Please find our enclosed cheque. The floor tiling is coming on, and the whole effect is so pleasing, thank you for help in realising our project.
Mr & Mrs Maisey
High top Barns, Yielden
Professional package...
We chose Regency Kitchens because they presented a more detailed and professional package than other companies we spoke to.
Their quote was within budget, they kept to their start date, the work was carried out professionally, and we now have much more storage, due to Michael's suggestions, we are extremely pleased with the completed kitchen. We would have no hesitation in recommending Regency Kitchens to anyone looking for a reliable Kitchen installation company, who actually do what they say they will!
Mr & Mrs Cutler
- Western Road, Wolverton
Willing to resolve any problem...
Regency Kitchen Design replaced our kitchen and utility room units and appliances. Michael came up with a good design from the outset and added a lot very useful suggestions to make a very user friendly finished product. The
quality of the units and worktops is excellent and we could not fault the professionalism of the work.
Michael arrived at agreed time, finished the job to the timescale and was always willing to resolve any problems. We would not hesitate to recommend Regency Kitchens Design Ltd.
Mr & Mrs Titmuss
- Monarch Road, St Neots
Advice and workmanship...
Michael Cassidy very kindly gave up a couple of hours of his time to come and survey our Kitchen one weekend. He came up with a list of suggestions to upgrade our kitchen and replace the damaged appliances, without going to the expense of replacing everything.
From initial consultation to completion the service was 100% professional. My wife is delighted and a close friend who came to visit genuinely thought we had a completely new fitted kitchen. As with all true professionals, it is the
attention to detail that made Michaels advice and workmanship so special.
Mr & Mrs Edward Byrne
- Barnstable Road, Bedford
I am so pleased with the end result...
Dear Michael, Enclosed Cheque for you. Many thanks for your professional work that you have done in my kitchen. I am so pleased with the end result, family and friends have said it has made such an improvement to the overall
effect of room. Many thanks again.
Mrs Valerie Dryden
- Harrow Piece, Flitwick
Extremely consistent...
Dear Michael. A quick note to say thank you for the Renovations in our utility room. As most of our visitors seem to enter through this room, we like to have it looking as attractive as possible and the smart new cupboards and sink that you installed have made the world of difference.
We were most impressed with your workmanship and in going that extra mile UNASKED in making good the previously unseen holes in the walls for the services.
We would have no reservation in recommending you as someone who is efficient reliable approachable cost effective and extremely consistent in there line of
Shona & Peter Symes
- Hightop Barns, Yieldon
Looks fabulous...
Dear Michael, Apologies for the delay, I have transferred the final kitchen balance on line for you. The kitchen looks fabulous; Steve and I are really pleased with the final result. Many thanks.
Mr & Mrs Ward
- Wootton Green
Tidy at the end of each day...
I received a wonderful service from Regency Kitchen Design Ltd. From start to finish I couldn't fault Michael, he was always very helpful and his advice because of his experience was much appreciated. The installation went smoothly
and Michael left the kitchen tidy at the end of each day. I was extremely pleased with the end result and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Michael to anymore wanting a good quality, well fitted kitchen.
Pauline Smith
- Cartwright Close, Bromham


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I considered converting to being Amish, but they have Rumspringa. I've seen the documentaries about the Amish children who go buck wild once they turn 16, deciding whether or not to commit to a life of churning butter and no air conditioning.
I considered being a Hutterite, but the accent grates on my nerves. Plus they are all kind of related to one another.
I considered being Quaker, except they frown on drinking alcohol. But…it was a Quaker who founded Cadbury, and I like those gooey chocolate eggs. However, most Quakers don't celebrate holidays, and I loves me a reason to receive gifts, so they're out.
I considered moving to the country, but that's where Honey Boo Boo lives and Mountain Dew is a food group.
I considered moving back in with my parents, but that's where I grew up, and for the sake of my mother's memory of me as a teenager, I won't go into details about my teenhood. I'll just say that I hope my girls are lesbians so I don't have to deal with teen boys.
They were crazy-adorable-sweet in that picture above at just 3-years and 18-months old, not that I want to go back to diapers. My girls are only 8 and 6 right now, but their adolescence is literally around the corner, taunting me with snippets of The Attitude showing itself from time-to-time.
The Lamestream Media inundates us with stories of Teens Gone Wild. I've seen my teen cousins' lives lived on Facebook, and I've read random teen Twitter updates, cringing with a motherly shame.
I'm kind of more than scared to have tween/teen girls in the social media/digital/nipple ring age of America.
Tell me everything's gonna be alright.
For now, I'll be over there, hugging my knees, rocking back-and-forth, mumbling for the sweet, sweet Baby Jeesus in a manger to keep the bad people and peni away from my girls for a very long time.


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I started with a base of Black Raven Bazzil cardstock and added a strip of Bazzill Pollen cardstock. I then teamed two papers from the Minc 5th Avenue collection – the diagonal stripe and the cheetah and my two favorite reactive foil colors the gold and Light pink for a glamorous feel. After running the pattern papers through the Minc machine I stitched all the pieces to the black cardstock. I needed a bold title to stand out from the shine of the foiled papers so chose one from my stash that Chipboard Best Ever sticker title which I overlaid on my photo and the Gold foiled @ symbol from the Jumbo Alphabet set.
I completed my layout by adding some September Skies word jumble stickers and a couple of chipboard embellishments from the Minc collection but kept them unfoiled to add a bit of contrast.


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Feast 2015
This annual Victoria Film Festival event pairs films and food to the delight of its audiences.
Creating a film projector out of food was a solution that had some wit. I drew a number of perspectives of the grinder but in the end the profile of the ingredients and grinder best hinted at the idea of a projector made of food. The illustrative design specifically used ingredients associated with Italian Cuisine because it was the theme for the event.
Print marketing formed a main part of the communications strategy for the event. I applied the event's image to posters, post cards (that were distributed through the various food participants' stores) and ads published in Victoria's Black Press papers and The Times Colonist.
Each ad and post card highlighted one of the events happening during the festival.
Social Media: The Film Festival's main facebook page as well as individual event pages were used to get the word out on the delicious event. The transition from the pink logo, the flagships main colour, to the green used in Feast, was an interesting challenge which created an engaging layout.
Participants & Sponsors: All the events at the Victoria Film Festival required materials to facilitate participation and/or sponsorship. They are integral to getting support in order to pull off a successful event. The form below was aimed at informing participants about the event's guidelines and timelines for Feast's spin off The Taste of Sidney.
The director of the Film Festival wanted to use photography in the event's main poster imagery and wanted something that was whimsical that would encourage people to take a second look. At first I worked on a pen & ink illustrative look, but once we had decided that we wanted to go with a more photographic look I applied the idea to a photo illustration.
Poster: Clouds create a fun canvass to imagine / see all kinds of things. I thought it would be fun and effective to photo-illustrate classic film scenes or characters into the background of the poster. This kept people coming back to the poster, and the film guide, developing a connection with film goers and making the event much more memorable.
Program Guide: Film Festivals have a huge hurdle: they want the best films possible, but they have to deal with film distributors that sometimes hold out to the very last second to confirm if they want to have their film at your festival. What this means is that putting the guide together is always a race against time. Having the structure and word count maximums figured out in preparation for the week that the 80 page guide would be assembled and sent to print was essential. I designed, coordinated 8 editorial volunteers (who diligently fact, spell and grammar checked the entire guide) and ran the proofs to and from a chopper. That's right, we flew proofs to and from Vancouver in order to have 50,000 copies printed the a couple of days after New Years. I mentioned the film distributors because the first year I worked on the Film Festival's program guide the main Gala Film pulled out the day before the guide went to print, that meant we only had 79 pages. You can't print 79 pages. With some fast thinking I was able to re-layout everything just in the nick of time.
Applying the Festival image and look to shirts and a vehicle wrap was tricky because we had used a photo illustration for the poster. To address this I created a vector illustration silhouette of the poster image, using the Festival colours, and applied it even to the gas tank cap on the car.
The 2014 Victoria Film Festival poster was born from the idea of seeing things differently through film. I applied it to many different platforms including print and online ads, as well as the large poster for bus shelters.
Marketing Campaign: The idea behind the marketing campaign for the 2014 Festival was to use a simple illustrative style, or photo illustrations, to convey a funny saying or an idea. Below is a web banner used online followed by two print posters that were used in the venues hosting the Food and Film pairings happening at the 2014 Film Festival.
The Vic Theatre
The Vic Theatre is a small movie theatre operated by the Victoria Film Festival. With only one screen it's kinda a big challenge in the world of Netflix and torrents to bring an audience to see film on a daily basis. In order to attract an audience the logo needed to stand out. Because it was called The Vic Theatre it made sense to emphasize royalty with a twist. Since the relaunch of its new identity the theatre brings in three times as many audience members a night. God save the queen.


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The political left in many countries has a long history of defending despicable acts of violence when they are committed by the right people. From Norman Mailer's campaign to free murderer Jack Abbott, who upon release promptly went and murdered someone else, to Bernadine Dohrn's effusive praise of Charles Manson, right up to today's disgusting international campaign on behalf of cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, there are few crimes too vile and horrendous for the left not to defend should the perpetrator belong to the correct movement or a fetishized oppressed minority.
Israel recently saw a particularly egregious example of this in the case of Sabbar Kashur, a Palestinian convicted of raping a young woman under false pretenses. According to initial media reports, Kashur was accused because he had claimed to be Jewish and the woman would not have slept with him had she known he was an Arab.
The Israeli left immediately rushed to Kashur's side, accusing the entirety of Israeli society of racism and denouncing its justice system as akin to Nazi Germany or apartheid South Africa. Much of the foreign press quickly followed suit. But without question the most fervent defender of the convicted rapist was Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy.
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Legend of Yang's Teriyaki has spread far and wide. No one knows where this special military grade of teriyaki flavor originated but once you experience the sweet nectar... there is no going back. The craving for Yang's is a uncontrollable force that has no equal. Be ye warned, if you find yourself seeking Yang's out on a day that it...
not the best atmosphere inside but the food is realy good for what it is and it is a good value... one meal can easily feed you dinner then lunch the next day.
Yang's Teriyaki Plus can be found at Monmouth Ave N 140. The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Monmouth there are 3 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.
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Asylum seeking women get a sporting chance
Every week, about 15 asylum seeking and refugee women attend the women's only Women Get Active sporting class at YMCA Cardiff hosted by the Welsh Refugee Council in partnership with YMCA Cardiff and funded by Sports Wales. Many of the women are survivors of very difficult situations and feel the class provides an opportunity for them to escape, get back in touch with sport and have fun in the process.
Welsh Affairs Select Committee Briefing
A briefing from the Welsh Refugee Coalition
In preparation for the MPs from the Welsh Affairs Select Committee visit to Cardiff's Lynx House accommodation, we produced a briefing to help explain some of our key concerns. You can find this briefing below, which was circulated to all members of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in advance of their visit.
Statement on Red Wristbands
The practice of forcing asylum seekers to wear brightly coloured wristbands in order to receive food is abhorrent and a regressive step away from Wales' long history as a nation of sanctuary. The bands were introduced in late 2015 as a cost-cutting measure by Clearsprings Ready Homes, a private company responsible for the provision of asylum accommodation under their COMPASS contract with the Home Office.
Wales: Nation of Sanctuary
The Welsh Refugee Council is working with organisations across Wales, including DPIA, Oxfam, City of Sanctuary, EYST, Oasis Cardiff and Trinity Centre to call for Wales to be the first Nation of Sanctuary. We are asking for people and organisations in Wales to:
Watch our short film to find out more about Wales as a Nation of Sanctuary.
Students teach English to asylum seekers and refugees
Final year English students at the University of South Wales are working with the Welsh Refugee Council (WRC) to deliver English lessons to refugees.
As part of their undergraduate degree, students at the University are offered a unique educational opportunity to teach refugees and earn an extra qualification, while gaining invaluable experience.
Sanctuary in the Senedd
Nation of Sanctuary Action Briefing
The Welsh Refugee Coalition
We are a coalition of organisations working in Wales with asylum seekers and refugees at all stages of their journey, and with the communities in which they live. We work together in the interests of asylum seekers and refugees, to ensure that our limited resources can be used to best effect and to speak with one voice on policies and practices affecting people seeking safety in Wales.
Bake Sale - Cardiff University
On Wednesday 25 November 2015, Social Work MA students from Cardiff University held a bake sale in order to raise money for the Welsh Refugee Council's hardship fund.
Women's Asylum Project
This Welsh Refugee Council project is crucial to the lives of asylum seeking women in Wales who have been the victim of gender based violence. These women often have complex legal cases due to their gender specific issues.
Welsh Refugee Council is recruiting a Migration Policy Officer
This is an important, interesting and exciting role to work on our Migration Services in Wales project, funded by the Welsh Government. It is a great opportunity for you to be a key player in increasing understanding of migration policy and practice in Wales.
Concert for The Trinity Centre's 'Space4U' and 'Oasis'
Tuesday, October 20th, 7.30 to 10.00 pm
Cathays Sport and Social Club
Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HS
Tickets/Donations on the Door
Come and support the invaluable work of these two organisations that provide much needed support to refugees and asylum seekers.
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Oxfam Cymru calls on Wales to take 724 Syrian refugees
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We are pleased to see Welsh Government's commitment to relocating refugees in Wales through the setting up of a task force to provide support to refugees. It is great to know that Welsh Government, Welsh Local Government Association, Local Authorities and the third sector in Wales will be working together to coordinate a response to resettle refugees and consider the wider context of refugee inclusion.
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He feels safer in the UK.
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Introduction to the New Welsh Syrian Association
Written by Ferass Nadde
Ferass has been volunteering with the Welsh Refugee Council and has been instrumental in the founding of the new Syrian Association in Wales (SAIW).
Thanks to the people of Wales, and to the Welsh Refugee Council for the support and great help that they offer to refugees in Wales.
Welsh Action on Refugees
Urgent Action:
This is the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War with nearly 60 million[1] people forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict or persecution. There are over four million refugees[2] forced to flee Syria, most people living in camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Many refugees continue to take hazardous journeys to seek sanctuary.