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UK viewers probably know what happens on Bedlam already, but in the U.S. we're just getting started as the show airs on BBC America. Over the summer, we spoke with series creator David Allison at the Television Critics Association press tour about his take on the supernatural thriller.
CraveOnline: What were the rules you had to establish for how ghosts could interact, how they'd be perceived, how Jed would react to them?
David Allison: What we wanted to do was, the three of us who created it – Neil, Chris and I – were really clear that we wanted it to be scary, so it was important not to make it too easy to solve the ghost stories. I think when you fear a ghost, you should fear the unknown. You don't know what they're going to do. Actually, the other fear is how do you deal with it. If you know how to deal with it, if there's one really simple thing and you go, "I have to do this," like with a vampire you've got a stake or garlic. Whereas we didn't want that to be the case. Also we wanted the ghosts to feel like it is a human story. They were people, so you're not battling aliens. You're battling malevolent remnants of a human soul. So the rules were Jed could see them, the other characters couldn't. And that he had to work out a unique response to that ghost depending on who the ghost was. And, this is the important thing, he might not always succeed. So we didn't want to give him a super power. We didn't want to make it easy for him, because we thought that was the best way to enrich that ghost story, to make it as complex as possible.
CraveOnline: And they can't be too specific because that would be too easy.
David Allison: Yeah, exactly. The haunting will manifest itself in whatever way. You don't know who that is. You don't know who they are. You don't know what they're doing there and most importantly, you don't know what's driving that kind of malevolence. It's like a flip side. What I like about Jed's relationship to the ghost is that he has to defeat them but he kind of almost empathizes with them because their stories are awful and he sees how they died, so he sees their grizzly end. He sees the terrible thing. So sometimes it's almost like he's almost feeling empathy towards them. Other times they're just things to be feared.
CraveOnline: How did the cell phone enter your thought process?
David Allison: We just thought this is the 21st century. We're all big fans of things like The Ring, the Japanese film, and obviously that uses the phone. I just think that if ghosts existed now, they would be using whatever means available and we live in this incredibly wired age where you have so many ways of communicating with each other and it seemed obvious to us that this is the way you update the story. So they can text on the phone, messages can appear on the TV. There's a whole load of ways. Things on the computer screen, because that's how we spend our lives. Look at what's happening with our little mobile devices. I think also, one of the great fears, and sci-fi does this a lot, is the fear of technology. It's almost like 2001, what if the computer no longer listens to you. I think there's a fear about what if these things are doing things you don't know what they're doing? They're sending you messages and you can't control what the message is. There's a fear in that as well.
CraveOnline: Is Bedlam a real institution or based on a real institution?
David Allison: The word Bedlam comes from the Bethany Hospital which is a real institution, but that's not the place that we're basing that on. So Bedlam has become a catch all word for an asylum. What Warren is doing, Kate's father, he's almost using it as this ironic cachet as the building. I was interested how there are so many things being converted into different uses. In Manchester, where we filmed, there's a very famous nightclub called The Hacienda, one of the most famous nightclubs in the world that then closed and now they turned it into luxury flats. They sell it partly as "there was this club…" So I think there's a lot of that going on. What we did do is we did a lot of research into different asylums and we found one asylum in particular in the city I live in, we found patients records. A lot of our stories are inspired by those ideas because they were really, really grim. What we didn't realize was, we went out to look at the building and we did this quite late on, it was being turned into luxury flats. That's what was happening to it. We had no idea. So we'd come up with this story, develop this whole series and there we were. Some people were like, "Who would do that?" We were like, well, it's happening.
CraveOnline: I guess they don't have a problem selling them, despite that backstory.
David Allison: I don't know about that. I have no idea. It was still being developed while we were doing it.
CraveOnline: Isn't calling it Bedlam asking for trouble?
David Allison: Yeah, I think the word Bedlam is being used in an ironic way as kind of a weird selling point, kind of a cachet. He's not hiding it. They've got patients' photos on the wall. It's their postmodern attempt at selling apartments basically.
CraveOnline: Was the idea you could introduce a different spirit and a different guest star each week?
David Allison: In 1 and in 6 we use our regular cast, but for the rest of series, yeah, because it's a huge apartment complex, we were very clear that we wanted a ghost of the week. That wasn't the whole thing. We've got a big serial story that unfolds that's probably just as important and probably just as much screen time almost, but we wanted a casual viewer to be able to tune in and know they were going to get that fix of a ghost story. It forced us to look into the issue of storytelling about ghosts and horror and all the stuff that we really love. So you could have these great debates. Sometimes you might start, in episode 3, it's basically what's in the box? You start with the box and then you can build. You know you've got your motif. You think what is the most terrible thing that could be in that box?
CraveOnline: And it's also nice that some of those guests can be love interests for Jed.
David Allison: Completely, that's also true in episode 3. He's such a loner, he's such a closed character and he's so suspicious of people because of the life that he's had. We thought she'd have to be someone special to really break through that. The most obvious part of that would have been that she has had her own problems. He's so lonely in his life and it's so difficult for people to understand what he's been through. If he meets somebody else who has literally just come out of a mental health unit and she's just taking her very fragile first steps in her road to recovery, you see, they have a conversation when she's doing her artwork and they talk about both having as part of their therapy doing artwork. You see them like that, it's a collision course. I do think that damaged people often are attracted to other damaged people. I think that's a truism. I don't think it's very healthy but I think it's what happens.
CraveOnline: Oh, I've been working on that with my therapist.
David Allison: [Laughs] Exactly, exactly.
CraveOnline: What thoughts do you have about a second series of Bedlam?
David Allison: We are working on ideas for that right now. We are really excited by the ideas that we're coming up with. It's all looking really good. Obviously we'll always have a ghost of the week but the three of us always set out to create a long running series. If it didn't happen, it didn't happen but that was our end. We didn't want to pay everything off in series one. We wanted to set up clues that we could work with. There's the inscription above the door, the biblical inscription. We don't pay that off in series one. We don't tell you what that means but we always had a plan about what that is. Neil, my cowriter, is a big Lost fan and he loves the idea of clues and that kind of stuff. So series two is going to be about who is that guy that Jed sees face to face at the end of series one. It'll uncover a load more stuff about who he is, who the Bettanys were, what happened in the building. For example, there's the brand, the B brand you see on Zoe's body when he finds out that you see also in the ironwork of the building. We like the idea for those people who are paying attention or want to enjoy repeated viewing, there's stuff in there to really see. If you want to just watch the ghost story and have a good time with it, great. But if you really want to spend some time looking, there's other stuff you can pick up. I love TV that does that.
CraveOnline: Kate is an interesting character because she's a little more aggressive and even meaner than the female leads in many ghost stories. Are we going to find out what made her that way?
David Allison: Yeah, completely. We were very conscious that we didn't want a female character who was just bland and anodyne and nice and likeable. We wanted her to be as rich as Jed is so they're a counterpoint to each other. She can be really unpleasant. She can be really vile. What she does in episode 4 is terrible. So we always wanted the viewer to think, "Is this because of just the way you are or is this about you being a Bettany, about your relationship to this building, to your father, to your grandfathers, all the stuff that's gone on?" As the series unfolds, I hope you start to feel sympathy for Kate as well as thinking, "You can be terrible." You start understanding why. I think that's the whole key to a character who's got some malevolence in them or can be unpleasant. If you start to understand why they do something, you can start to empathize with them.
CraveOnline: She even had a paranormal experience in episode one, but she still doesn't believe Jed.
David Allison: No, because I think her entire belief system is a rational one. Also she defines herself in opposition to Jed and Jed is the freaky guy who says he sees ghosts and da da da da da. I think she has a gnawing unease in the back of her head about this place, about her dad's project, about having been involved in it. She's not listening to those voices so I think she seeks to rationalize what happened to her. If you didn't believe in ghosts, if something happens to you, your first explanation is not, "Oh, there must be ghosts." You have to change your whole worldview, do a 360 degree turn on what you believe. The first thing you would do is try to find an explanation. That happens to a number of our characters. They can't accept the reality of what's their experience. It's like Sadie in episode 3. Because she has mental health issues, it's almost like it's obvious to her that she must have got the dirt on her own hands since she just got off her meds. That's the first thing she does.
CraveOnline: How quick would you be to believe in the supernatural?
David Allison: It would take an awfully long time. Seriously, I would be one of those characters who wouldn't believe it, who would find another explanation. Definitely. It's interesting, I had this conversation with a lot of people and they've all had very different reactions. I think that's a good sign.
CraveOnline: I read a lot of spiritual philosophy anyway so I'd make that leap.
David Allison: I'm a cynical Brit.
CraveOnline: But I like when fiction explores the real world explanations of supernatural, like in The Exorcist they take her to doctors and have to rule out medical possibilities.
David Allison: Absolutely, it's true. It's interesting, as a culture we have an enormous history of ghost stories. The number of ghost stories written in Britain in the last 200 years is like phenomenal, like a large percentage of the number of ghost stories in the world. We just are obsessed with ghost stories from Dickens on. That says something about our culture, but what that is I'm not entirely sure.
CraveOnline: What other shows are you developing?
David Allison: I have actually just written a five part legal series for the BBC. It's filming right now and it's called The Case. That's going to be on the BBC in the autumn. That couldn't be more different to this. It's so different. That's been a real blast and a very different experience. I write comedy as well so I have a number of interests, but I would say the thing that brought the three of us together is our love of this genre. We would love to do more stuff like this. It's very exciting being on a show that you feel like has life. It's like a juggernaut, you can feel it. It's going somewhere.
CraveOnline: How much do we learn about Kate's roommates?
David Allison: I hope that we know them well as people I think. I think we spend a lot of time with them. You don't want every character undergoing this insane journey because it's actually quite tiresome for all four characters to do that. Obviously Jed and Kate are driving that. Actually all the characters have undergone serious changes. Molly and Ryan's relationship disintegrated really by the end of the series. I think what we're trying to get at is it's almost like being in this place is bad for you. It's going to screw things up. You can't control yourself. The building is doing something to you.
CraveOnline: Would The Case be a mystery like Bedlam is?
David Allison: Yeah, it is. It's like a 360 degree telling of one case. It's told over five episodes, it's going to be spread across a week and it's about an assisted suicide or is it a murder? It's told from the point of view of the defendant and the flashback of the whole story, the courtroom and the barrister's chambers. So you get to see every angle of that thing. I think it's like a thriller because you're being asked do you want to invest in this defendant or do you feel he did or didn't do it? The story is very morally complex and it's only at the very, very end that it all comes to fruition. So there are similarities. In the way you plot out a story and when you reveal what you reveal, actually there are a lot of similarities, even though the genre is completely different.
CraveOnline: What is the climate for producing shows in England right now?
David Allison: That's a good question. I would say it's improving actually. I think a few years ago, things slowed down a lot. I think the recession hit the TV industry earlier than it did the rest of the country. I feel like things are maybe not quite so bad now. I do always think, I know it's a cliché, but if you've got a really good idea, you've always got a chance of it happening. It's always really hard to get TV made. I'm sure it's the same here. It's hard to get TV made anyway. In relation to Bedlam, it's a really exciting time to be doing this kind of genre because it's very exciting to be part of BBC America's Supernatural Saturdays. We get this prime time slot out here because we feel like a part of something. It's Doctor Who and Torchwood and Being Human and Misfits. There are a bunch of shows now that are sci-fi/supernatural genre and we feel like we're part of that family. Britain has an amazing history of that genre and for many years it was dead. So it's come back to life.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Killer Frost
KILLER FROST is book 6 set in Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids. Gwen Frost first appeared in book 1, TOUCH OF FROST where she is an outsider both to the students of the Academy and the rest of the world. But when her gift of psychometry - the ability to know an object's history just by touching it reveals dark undercurrents and danger afoot, she has no choice but to get involved.
And her adventures continue - here's the cover blurb for KILLER FROST:
I've battled the Reapers of Chaos before—and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it's going to be a fight to the death…most likely mine.Yeah, I've got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic, and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus at my side in Logan freaking Quinn, but I'm no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos. I may be Nike's Champion, but at heart, I'm still just Gwen Frost, that weird Gypsy girl everyone at school loves to gossip about.Then someone I love is put in more danger than ever before, and something inside me snaps. This time, Loki and his Reapers are going down for good…or I am.
Interview with Jennifer:
1) Let's talk about your Mythos Academy series of books for young adults. The sixth book, KILLER FROST is coming out soon. What sparked the original idea for the story and series?
JE: I always enjoyed mythology and reading and watching all the stories of the gods, goddesses, warriors, and creatures having adventures and going on these epic quests. One day, I thought it would be fun to write my own mythology story and try to put my own spin on the gods, goddesses, warriors, and creatures.
And I started thinking, what if there was a girl who was shipped off to a school for the descendants of ancient warriors like Spartans, Amazon, Valkyries, etc.? How would she react? How would she fit in (or not)? So that was sort of the beginning of my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series.
2) Are you writing more books in this series? If so, do you have a certain number of books that you have in mind for this series, or do you plan to write them until you run out of ideas?
JE: As of right now, KILLER FROST will be the last book in the series. But I'll never say never. If I have an idea that appeals to me, I may go back and revisit the Mythos Academy world someday or maybe even write a spinoff series. We'll see what happens.
I didn't have an absolute set number of books in mind when I started out (although I was thinking somewhere in the seven-book range), but KILLER FROST seemed like a good place to end the series. I really wanted to give fans of the series a satisfying conclusion to Gwen's story, and I hope that readers enjoy the finale.
3) What do you find most interesting about Gwen?
JE: Gwen wasn't raised to be a warrior like the other kids at Mythos Academy, so it was interesting for me to see how she adjusted to going to the academy and realizing that warriors, creatures, and myths were real. But she was always tougher and more of a warrior than she thought she was, and it was fun for me to write her evolution into what I hope is a really great, strong heroine.
4) Did you have to do any special research for this series? What did you learn about the ancient races of warriors that you didn't know before?
JE: I did some research into the various gods, goddesses, warriors, and myths. One thing that I found really interesting was how many different creatures there are in mythology, everything from the Nemean lion that Hercules killed in Greek mythology to Fenrir, a wolf in Norse mythology. So it was fun for me to try to put my own spin on some of the creatures and introduce a new creature in every book in the Mythos Academy series, like Nemean prowlers, Fenrir wolves, Eir gryphons, and more.
5) You have three series, the Elemental Assassin series for adults (11 books), the Mythos Academy series for young adults (6 books), and the Bigtime paranormal romance series for adults (4 books) plus a bunch of novellas for them. You have three books coming out in 2014. How do you balance these three series? Is it hard to switch from one to another? When do you sleep?
JE: I like going back and forth between my various series, visiting with the characters, and seeing what new adventures that I can dream up for them.
It's not too hard for me to switch between the various series, but I can only work on one thing at a time. That's just how my mind works. So if I'm writing an Elemental Assassin book, then that's the only thing that I'm working on at that moment. Then, when that's done, I'll work on something from my Mythos Academy series. And so on and so forth.
It's definitely tough balancing everything, and it always seems like there is something to work on, whether it's writing, copy edits, page proofs, etc. I definitely stay busy, and I haven't had a real vacation in I don't know how long. And what is this mythical thing called sleep that you mention? LOL.
But I really enjoy what I do, so that helps with all the long hours at the computer. I'm also hoping with the conclusion of my Mythos Academy series to take a little bit of a break, rest, recharge, and think about what I want to write next.
6) What else do you enjoy doing besides writing? Interests? Hobbies?
JE: I love reading, watching TV/movies, and hanging out with friends and family. I also enjoy yoga and playing fantasy football.
7) How did you become a writer? Is this what you saw yourself growing up to be? Or did it take you by surprise?
JE: I always loved to read, and my mom used to take me to the library every Saturday when I was a kid, so that's how I fell in love with books and reading in the first place. I think I always knew that I wanted to be some sort of writer. I wrote my first book one summer during college, and that's when I really started thinking about being a fiction writer. I've been writing ever since.
8) Do you have a writing routine? Talk process for a moment, how do the words get on the page?
JE: I'm a panster, so I don't do a lot of outlining, plotting, or anything like that. I think about my character, especially my heroine, since I write in first-person. Once I have her personality in mind, I think about the other characters, the plot, the magic/world building, etc. When I have a general idea about the overall story/book, I sit down and start writing. [me too!]
I try to write at least 2,000-3,000 words a day (usually more) until I have a rough draft that's about 70,000-75,000 words or so. It's important for me to just get the words down on the page fairly quickly, no matter how good or bad they are. That tells me if the story/idea will work for a book or not, and it helps me keep the flow/tone of the characters and story.
Once I have finished my rough draft, I usually let it sit for a few weeks before going back to it with a fresh eye, reading through, and seeing how everything does or doesn't come together. Then I start on my second draft, where I put in much more detail, description, dialogue, etc. and really flesh out the characters and story. Then I set that draft aside for a few weeks.
I usually repeat the process a few more times, adding in more detail, description, etc. every time until I have a full-length book that is the best that I can make it. Overall, the process can take anywhere from a couple of months to six months or longer, depending on how much I am feeling the story and how many other projects I have going on at the same time.
9) Office? Closet? Corner of the living room? Do you have a set place to write? A favorite?
JE: I write in my home office. Not very original or creative, but it's the quiet space that works for me.
10) What are you writing now? What's coming out next?
JE: KILLER FROST, the sixth and final book in my Mythos Academy series, was released on Feb. 25. I hope that everyone enjoys the conclusion to the series. POISON PROMISE, the 11th book in my Elemental Assassin series, will be released on July 22. I'm working on the 12th book in my Elemental Assassin series that is scheduled to be published in December 2014.
I'm also mulling over some ideas for new series. We'll see what happens.
Happy reading, everyone!
Thanks Jennifer!
Find Jennifer online:
Website: http://www.jenniferestep.com/
Blog: http://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JenniferEstepAuthor?fref=ts
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Jennifer_Estep (@Jennifer_Estep)
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/580315.Jennifer_Estep
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Great interview! I really found Jennifer's writing routine interesting. Not a lot of outlining and plotting. Just plows right through with the character. Love it! And it seems to work well. I thoroughly enjoyed her Assassin series and I am currently loving her heroes and villains in her Bigtime series. Eventually I will be reading the Mythos series.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2014 at 11:52 PM
I need a new series to read while I wait for the new Study series. Maybe this will do. PS I'll have some flavor in the mail for you this weekend I think!ReplyDelete
I've been loving the Mythos Academy books and am looking forward to reading Killer Frost.ReplyDelete
Jeanne -- Thanks! I appreciate that. Glad you are enjoying my series.ReplyDelete
Danny -- Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the series.
Donald -- Thanks! Hope you enjoy KILLER FROST.
I love this series! I'm so looking forward to reading Killer Frost, though I'm sad that this is the last book.ReplyDelete
Xia -- Thanks! I appreciate that. Hope that you enjoy KILLER FROST.ReplyDelete
I love the Elemental Assassin series and I'm sure glad that one isn't ending yet. :D The Mythos Academy series is awesome too and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come up with next Jennifer.ReplyDelete
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- NatashaFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:08 PM
I can't wait to read Killer Frost!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I am always sad to see a good series end. Yet I cannot wait for that last book (there is clearly something wrong with me); this is what happens to book addicts!ReplyDelete
Thanks ladies, for the interview and the giveaway.
Wow! I love this series and the covers are gorgeous! Great interview! =)ReplyDelete
Barbara -- Thanks! I appreciate that and all the nice words about my books.ReplyDelete
Natasha -- Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the book.
Lavendersbluegreen -- Thanks! It is always a little sad when a series ends, but I hope that you enjoy the book.
Raychelle -- Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the series.
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WALLINGFORD — As Rosemary Schaeffer and Lisa Policastro read off coffee orders, students from High Road Academy Upper School worked behind the counter of the school coffee shop to fulfill them.
Opened in September, Cup of Inspiration is a coffee shop in the High Road Academy-Upper School, 29 Village Lane. The shop is operated by students in the school's transition program who range from 18 to 21 years old, according to Schaeffer, the transition program specialist. High Road Schools and Academies in the state and country serve students "with a wide range of special education classifications, primarily students with learning disabilities and especially students with multiple disabilities," according to the Specialized Education Services website.
Decorated with black chairs and tables, with candles and lamps hanging from the ceiling and walls providing ambient light, the coffee shop provides a relaxing atmosphere for the staff and students at the school. Behind the counter, a chalkboard features different coffee, creamer and tea flavors. Similar to other coffee shops, Cup of Inspiration even offers a "perk card," where customers can receive their fifth beverage free after buying four.
The coffee shop is open from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. It later reopens for half-hour shifts at 10 a.m. and noon, where students can fulfill any other orders from school staff. During each shift, the students walk to each school on the campus and collect staff orders. As a staff member reads the orders, the students grab the appropriate coffee flavors and used the Keurig machine to prepare the drinks. As they're told how much cream and sugar to add, the students leave the cups of coffee in a plastic bin — ready to be delivered.
A cup of coffee costs .25 cents, which Schaeffer said is reasonable. She explained that opening Cup of Inspiration wasn't to make a profit, but to have students practice different skills and work with others. While working in groups can be difficult, students focus on the work and "automatically take leadership roles," according to LaShanda Crump, a teaching assistant.
During the 10 a.m. shift, as three students worked on a set of orders from one school, it became hectic as more staff orders came through the door. A few staff members also stopped in to put in their own orders. As students worked to fulfill all the orders, staff members observed and assisted whenever they could. In the future, Schaeffer hopes to be able to sit back and simply supervise, while watching the students operate the coffee shop.
The idea to open Cup of Inspiration, Schaeffer said, came from Brooke Violante, the chief school director of High Road Schools in Connecticut, who hoped it would "lead towards student independence." Over the summer, construction took place, and students helped paint the home of their new business.
"The students learn skills working in the coffee shop and it raises their self-esteem and self-confidence," Schaeffer said. "They also develop social skills and math skills with counting change."
Frank Robacker, director of vocational and transition services at High Road Academy-Upper School, stopped in the shop to make himself a cup of coffee. He viewed Cup of Inspiration as a "springboard" for students to work in the real world.
"What we do here is offer different opportunity for students to learn on site and to practice on site. They learn skills here in a safe environment and bring it out to the community to work with others," he said. "... Despite the students' disability, there's something suited for them."
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13 Things Overheard at Moms' Night Out
Moms' night out is one of those rites of passage that happens once, well, you're a mom. To a non-mom, it may sounds kind of silly, but believe me, these nights out with a bunch of other likeminded ladies are lifesavers. Don't knock it before you try it — having adult conversations with women who understand what being a mom is all about (and how hard it can be) is worth it's weight in babysitter fees. My husband always asks me what goes on during one of my "lady outings" (as he so lovingly refers to them), so I came up with a few things that can almost always be heard during any mom's night out.
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Virginia Tech wide receiver Xavier Boyce has been indicted by a grand jury on felony child-endangerment charges and faces an Oct. 25 court date, according to Montgomery County (Va.) Circuit Court records.
Boyce and his girlfriend, Angela Hutchins, were arrested on March 23 after an investigation by Blacksburg police. It was initiated by a call from the Department of Social Services when Boyce's infant child suffered internal head injuries on Jan. 31.
The charges against Hutchins, the child's mother, have been dropped. Boyce, a fourth-year junior, could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the Class 6 felony.
Boyce's indictment means the grand jury felt there is enough evidence for a trial, and according to Virginia Tech's student-athlete code of conduct, he will be suspended indefinitely from the football team until the felony charge is resolved. If convicted, or if he enters a no contest or guilty plea, the code of conduct states that Boyce would be permanently removed from the football team.
When asked about Boyce's status with the team during the ACC Kickoff in Pinehurst, N.C. last week, Coach Frank Beamer would only say "it is up in the air" pending the outcome of the charge. Boyce did not participate in spring practice.
This, though, isn't Boyce's first run-in with the law since coming to Virginia Tech. In March 2009, he and three other then-freshmen were arrested for stealing two bicycles. Boyce received community service as punishment for that incident.
Boyce, a career backup who mostly contributed on special teams, had just two catches for 10 yards in 2010. In 25 career games, he started three times and caught 11 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.
It was unlikely Boyce would have played much on offense this year with returning seniors Jarrett Boykin, Danny Coale and Dyrell Roberts and redshirt junior Marcus Davis all ahead of him on the wide receiver depth chart.


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Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Changed: Music in a Post-9/11 World
2 Mar 2015 // 10:00 PM
The attacks of 9/11 may have caused a noticeable shift in the lyrical content of musicians and even sonic changes in the short term, but, in the end, normalcy finds a way to settle in.
I Heard You Missed Us (Says Van Halen and Many, Many Others) -- We're Back!
4 Mar 2012 // 4:00 PM
The David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen returns after a 28-year absence. Who else has made fans wait that long? Quite a few, it turns out.
Van Halen's Hard Rock Party Is Not to Be Outdone
12 Oct 2015 // 5:30 AM
Van Halen, helmed by a vivacious David Lee Roth and a steady Eddie Van Halen, put on a fine, festive old-school hard rock party not to be outdone. The good times have not gone anywhere!
Van Halen: 1 March 2012 - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York
8 Mar 2012 // 4:00 PM
Everybody wants some, indeed. And even 40 years after they first got together in Pasadena, California, Van Halen can still give it to them.
Counterbalance: 'Van Halen'
28 Aug 2014 // 4:00 AM
(Dedicate one to the ladies...) This week's Counterbalance found the simple life ain't so simple, when it jumped out on the road. We're taking a look at Van Halen's 1978 debut album, which we're told is living at a pace that kills.
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21 Aug 2014 // 4:36 AM
Making the big dumb rock gesture isn't always the cool thing to do. But a good musician always knows when it's best to do it anyway.
Van Halen timeline: Hits, ego wars and revolving door singers
24 Feb 2012 // 1:35 AM
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Good seats still available for game already played
The Florida Marlins are cashing in on failure and embracing one of the most embarrassing moments in franchise history. That's one way to look at it. Another way is that this a shrewd business move for a team struggling to attract fans. Here's what they are doing: The Marlins have put the unsold tickets to last Saturday's home game -- the game when the Phillies' Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history -- on sale. Marlins tickets range from $12 to over $300, with many of them under $25. The Marlins are averaging 16,578 fans for their first 30 home games this season (28th in the majors) and Saturday's crowd was announced at 25,086.
So, is this a good idea? A bad idea? Probably depends on the level of your devotion to the Marlins. But any team that's able to sell tickets to a game that's already been played deserves a round of applause, don't you think?


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March 23, 2011
Arlington, Texas - The No. 59 women's tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss against No. 75 TCU on Wednesday at the UTA Tennis Center. The setback dropped the Mavericks to 9-4 overall while the TCU Horned Frogs improved to 5-6.
UT Arlington dropped the doubles point, falling in the No.1 and 2 positions. In the top doubles flight, Daiana Negreanu and Linda Aqvist suffered an 8-6 setback against Katariina Tuohimaa and Federica Denti.
Giada D'ortona and Natalia Mayuk lost an 8-4 decision against Olivia Smith and Gaby Mastromarino in the No. 2 position.
The No. 3 doubles team of Maria Martinez-Romero and Nikola Matovicova defeated Maria Babanova and Shalini Sahoo, 9-7. Martinez-Romero recorded her eighth straight doubles win.
UTA moved to singles action where they continued to struggle, dropping the No. 2, 3, 4 and 6 flights.
Negreanu picked up her eighth singles win of the season against Katariina Tuohimaa 7-5, 6-2 in the top flight.
Mayuk captured the second point for the Mavericks, winning a 6-3, 6-1 decision over Idunn Hertzberg in the No. 5 spot.
Aqvist suffered a 3-6, 6-0, and 6-3 loss in the No. 2 flight against Federica Denti while Martinez-Romero dropped her first match of the season to Mastromarino, 4-6, 7-6, and 10-5 in the No. 3 position.
Smith defeated Katarina Mlcochova 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 5 position while D'ortona dropped the No. 6 flight against Sahoo, 2-6, 6-1, and 6-3.
The Mavericks will get back into conference action on Saturday, March 26 when they take on Texas State at the UTA Tennis Center. Match time is set for 11 a.m.
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Watch an interview with student presenter Marie Adams
The center for study of Saint Ambrose of Milan hosted a symposium weighing the cultural and political impact of the university's namesake saint on April 4.
The daylong symposium was highlighted by keynote speaker Christina Sogno, PhD, who delved into one of the first great Church-versus-State debates. Sogno, an associate professor of the classics at Fordham University, discussed an exchange between Saint Ambrose and the pagan senator Symmachus, who debated the restoration of a pagan altar to the Roman Senate against the objections of Christian senators.
St. Ambrose senior Marie Adams was one of two undergraduates who presented research interests concerning Saint Ambrose. A panel discussion followed, featuring five professors from the fields of history, communication, music, art and theology.
Symposium sponsors include the SAU Student Government Association, the Baecke Foundation, and the academic departments of Political Science, History and Theology at St. Ambrose.
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Dan Savage spoke for nearly two hours at The Kessler last night to a standing-room-only crowd (OK, there were some chairs open) and the audience was putty in his beefy hands. The applause roared as he came out and instead of going with any kind of speaking agenda, he answered audience questions collected on notecards earlier in the night. Of course, most were sex-based questions and the show turned mostly into the live version of his Savage Love podcast where he doles out sex advice in hilarious, clever and poignant fashion. As you can see from the video after the jump, he even took on a question about sex robots.
At times, the show did get a bit more — serious is such a heavy word — enlightening, let's say. Some questions brought up religion, "don't ask, don't tell," and his It Gets Better campaign, and the eloquent Savage would release these beautiful diatribes of realism that were more empowering as well as entertaining. Someone asked, "just what is the Gay Agenda?" and his basic response was letting everyone know gay people are just human. Savage never came off like a self-righteous Oprah spreading a message of "be strong." Instead, it's like the way he sees things just make sense and he only asks his audience to consider it and is quite fair. When someone disagreed with DADT repeal, people began to rustle negatively and he stood up for the guy to let him make his point (which actually was not a homophobic one).
He mentioned Fort Worth's the Rev. Stephen Sprinkle and publicly thanked him for his It Gets Better video. Sprinkle was in the audience and received his own round of applause. I was a bit curious Savage didn't mention Joel Burns' video, but not overly surprised.
But really, the night was about sex in all its fun and exciting variations and perspectives — and Savage didn't disappoint. It was a roller-coaster ride discussing three-ways, vanilla-attired dungeon parties, Facebook-friending hookers and his accidental (?) admission that his partner is a bottom. Actual questions from the audience finished the night off, although the lady touting herself as Dallas' Kathy Griffin because she had red hair and gay friends was trying so hard to get her 15 minutes, but Savage was a pro and moved on. After, he signed his new It Gets Better book, took pictures and genuinely interacted with the fans. Good looking, well-built, smart, funny — geez, is there anything wrong with this guy?
Ummm, maybe? The curious thing about Savage is his use of the word "fag." He said it maybe twice, but he's used it before in his books and podcasts. I'm kind of fascinated by this because someone last night said that he doesn't mind Savage's use of it. But I couldn't help but wonder if that's OK being that the general consensus is "don't say it," and is there a contradiction in using it and also telling bullied youth that, "It gets better"?
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Reasons for default gateway not available in Windows® 7
What are the methods to solve default gateway problems in Windows 7?
Gateways are generally used in network connections. They are needed for an Internet connection. A gateway will contain devices like protocol translators, converters, impedance matching devices and signal translators. Gateways will interconnect networks with different network protocol technology. When there is a lot more traffic that is going through the Ethernet port, then normal browsing and downloading will create this issue. This will generally occur with two applications like GoodSync and Evernote. After this issue the network connection will just stop. You will not be able to connect the computer to the Internet. Most of these issues are caused by the network adapter present on the motherboard. Windows 7 is the latest operating system released by Microsoft.
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First, click on the Windows 'Start' button that is present at the bottom left of your display. Then you have to type 'Device Manager' in the 'Search' box. Then click on the 'Device Manager' entry that will appear in the list under Control Panel to launch it. Then you have to find and expand the network adapters group. After that, just right click on the entry for the adapter name. Then go to 'Advanced' tab in 'Properties' dialog box and select 'Task Offload'. You have to set its value to 'off' and press 'OK'.
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Hot girls riding a bike with a GoPro behind them is an amazing achievement for society
You may think we've done enough with GoPro cameras. But you haven't seen the GoPro until you've seen it used on a bicycle seat with hot chicks riding the bike. Oh. My. Gawd.
So um in which cities are there girls riding bikes in lacy booty shorts in the middle of town? I'm not asking theoretically, I'm asking so that I can literally find and solicit that girl in the red shorts at 0:24. She could be missing half her face and I'd still be like "Well, you've still got the shorts, right?" Priorities, fellas.


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On January 22 and 23, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an investigation of your dairy operation located at 361 Beggar Row Road, East Waterford, Pennsylvania. This letter notifies you of the violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) that we found during our investigation of your operation. You can find the FD&C Act and its associated regulations on the Internet through links on FDA's web page at www.fda.gov.
We found that you adulterated the new animal drug Norocillin (Sterile Penicillin G Procaine Injectable Suspension) NADA 065-010. Specifically, our investigation revealed that you did not use penicillin G procaine as directed by its approved labeling. Use of this drug in this manner is an extralabel use. See Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Section 530.3(a) (21 C.F.R. 530.3(a)).
The extralabel use of approved animal or human drugs in animals is allowed under the FD&C Act only if the extralabel use complies with sections 512(a)(4) and (5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a)(4) and (5), and 21 C.F.R. Part 530, including that the use must be by or on the lawful order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a valid veterinarian/client/patient relationship.
Our investigation found that you administered penicillin G procaine injectable suspension to a dairy cow with ear tag (b)(4), without following the dosage, dosage per injection site, and conditions for use as stated by its approved labeling. Your extralabel use of penicillin G procaine was not under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian in violation of 21 C.F.R. 530.11(a). Because your use of this drug was not in conformance with the approved labeling and did not comply with 21 C.F.R. Part 530, you caused the drug to be unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a), and adulterated within the meaning of section 501(a)(5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(a)(5).
The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations. As a producer of animals offered for use as food, you are responsible for ensuring that your overall operation and the food you distribute is in compliance with the law.
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The Anoka County Board is going into the bond market – to save money.
The board gave preliminary approval Dec. 7 for the issuance of refunding bonds for four current bond issues.
Final approval is expected at the board's Tuesday, Dec. 18 meeting.
The board is planning to refund $10.785 million in 2005 Anoka County Airport general obligation improvement bonds, $3.83 million in 2006 general obligation capital improvement bonds, $4.28 million in 2007 general obligation capital improvement bonds and $1.75 million in 2007 library improvement bonds.
According to Cevin Petersen, county division manager for finance and central services, refunding the four bonds will save the county $2.3 million overall.
In order to refund bonds, savings of at least 3 percent must be realized, Petersen said.
"In this case savings will be 10 percent or more," he said.
The county is anticipating an interest rate on the refunded bonds of about 1.8 percent, according to Petersen.
"And by applying the savings to the debt service we can pay off the bonds quicker," Petersen said.
The plan is to pay off the airport bonds three years earlier than anticipated and have a lower debt payment in the final year of other three bonds, he said.
According to Brenda Krueger, Springsted Inc., the county's financial consultant, the county board at its Dec. 18 meeting will be asked to set parameters establishing the minimum level of savings acceptable for the bond negotiations, with the goal of having the bonds sold by the end of the year.
James Towne, senior director at the Twin Cities office of Oppenheimer & Co., the county's bond underwriter, described the current bond market as having historic low interest rates.
"Investors are looking for quality offerings and taking them as fast as they come on the market," he said.
And the county's AAA bond rating, reaffirmed by Standard and Poor's, makes this a high quality bond issue, according to Towne.
Peter Bodley is at [email protected]


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- Application for Mississippi's Driver's License
- Certification of Diabetes (Form DE 16A) ― issued by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
- Driver Record Request (Form DPPA-3) ― this form allows potential employers and insurance companies to view your driving record.
- Consent to Release Record (Form DPPA-2) ― you'll need this form to get a certified copy of your driving record.
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The State Tax Commission offers many of its forms online to help you register your vehicles, renew your tags and to buy and sell cars. Some of the more common forms available online are:
- Odometer Disclosure Statement (Form 78-015) ― you'll need this form when applying for a new certificate of title.
- Replacement Certificate of Title (Form 78-006) ― be sure there was a previous state title before using this form to request a replacement.
- Fast Track Replacement Title Application (Form 78-026) ― be sure there was a previous state title before using this form to request a replacement.
- Application for Mississippi Assigned Vehicle Identification Number (Form 78-017) ― to be used if your current plate has been altered, removed, obliterated, defaced, missing, omitted or stolen.
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- Power of Attorney to Transfer Motor Vehicle (Form 78-003).
- Assignment of Lien (Form 78-007).
- Affidavit of Sale Under Lien (Form 78-010.
- Affidavit For Repossessed Motor Vehicle (Form 78-012).
- Certificate of Title Bond (Form 78-016).
- Application for Mississippi Assigned Vehicle Identification Number for Homemade Trailer (Form 78-018).
- Affidavit of Ownership (Form 78-013).
- Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Packet (Form 77-601)


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I have recently stumbled upon a nifty little app (actually, my 22 year old son had it on his iPhone!) which is sure to be a hit with kids young and old! Swackett is a unique weather app, available for your Mac and all your nifty handheld devices, that provides a visual weather report featuring an array of figures they call "Peeps" (male, female, dog and kitty icons) dressed for the weather! So, your "Peep" might be dressed in shorts and a tank top carrying a water bottle on a hot day or in a coat and earmuffs when temperatures plummet! You can view current weather, weather changes across the day, or a week at a glance. For hardcore weather junkies, it includes satellite and radar images as well as watches and warnings. Oh, and did I mention it is FREE? (Swackett is a well developed app that generates its income from an ad banner that runs across the bottom of the screen – you can pay $.99 to have the ads disabled). You can also customize your Swackett by uploading pictures and or purchasing special editions (I could not resist the 1950's edition – which tells me that today I should be dressing in my poodle skirt and sweater set! I do love a sweater set on a crisp Fall day!) A "Little Peeple" edition with full color icons of kids engaged in weather appropriate activities is due to be released soon!
Besides the cool factor – this app offers tons of language opportunities!
- Start your child's day with a quick check of the weather forecast – stress weather vocabulary (For little guys: "rainy, sunny, cold, warm, wet, cloudy." For your budding meteorologist, emphasize terms like "temperature, forecast, advisory"). Great material for practicing adjectives!
- Build comprehension of temporal concepts (time related concepts such as before, after, now, soon, earlier, later, tonight, tomorrow). "Now it is sunny, later it will be raining" The ability to scroll from screen to screen is a nice visual aid to help teach these concepts (start on the "current" weather tab, as you move from left to right, you are moving into the future – today, tonight, tomorrow).
- While using temporal terms, don't forget to review verb tense! "Right now, it IS raining!" Tonight it WILL be sunny!" "Yesterday WAS cloudy!"
- Avoid those clothing choice confrontations! (Even the youngest of my clients seem to have very definite fashion opinions!) Together, check the forecast and help your child pick out their clothes. Be sure to offer choices, "It is going to be cold today, you need a sweater – do want to wear the blue or the green sweater?"
- Develop categorizing skills – what kinds of clothes/activities go with a sunny/cold/rainy day?
- Work on those essential planning skills (so important for children with Executive Functioning weaknesses). "Today is Tuesday. Let's check the weather for the weekend. It is going rain. What are some rainy day activities we could plan?"
- Throw in a little Occupational Therapy! Clothes are great for developing those fine motor skills. While donning and doffing (Oh, how I love those words!) clothes have your child work the snaps, buttons and zippers. Bonus – while your child is dressing emphasize prepositions! "The shirt goes under your sweater." "Your hat is on your head."
- Use this app in Circle Time when discussing the weather. Sing the weather song: (to the tune of My Darling Clementine) "What's the weather? What's the weather? What's the weather like today? Is it sunny? Is it cloudy? Is it rainy out today?"
So many fun ways to use this app! Ooops, while writing it has started to rain. My Swackett Peep says I need to find my umbrella. Don't want to get my poodle skirt wet!


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Can you master the midway?
Related: Photographs from the "Mastering the Midway" investigation.
Water Race - Zaitshek says this is your best deal and offers the best odds because every game has a winner. The number of players determines the size of the prize.
The Oklahoma State Fair is in full swing and thousands of visitors will make a visit to the fairgrounds many making their way through the midway. Those visitors will be greeted by the sights and sounds of the carnival and the allure of winning the big prize. But the question is can just anybody walk up and win the giant stuffed animal? Fox 25 went to the fair to find out how you can master the midway.
"Carnival games are the most over stereo-typed part of our business today," said Frank Zaitshek the man in charge of Wade Shows, the company that runs many carnivals around the country. "In the old days maybe they deserved that reputation, but today our goal is for a customer, win or lose, there's entertainment value in that game."
Zaitshek is a second-generation carnival worker. His parents were game operators and he ran games during his younger days, but don't call him a 'carnie.' "When I was a kid that was a badge of courage, today it's used as more of a derogatory word and I prefer to say carnival guy."
Related: Photographs from the "Mastering the Midway" investigation.
When it comes to carnival games, Zaitshek says there is a simple rule of thumb; the easier the game, the smaller the prize. Some of the easier games offer customers a chance to purchase multiple games in an effort to eventually trade up to bigger prizes.
Zaitshek says he wants customers to have the best possible experience at his carnivals. "We do everything we can to make customer experiences enjoyable and we sure as heck don't want a negative experience in a game or anywhere else to ruin that."
Fox 25 went to try out some of the games on our own. We didn't want to rely on our own abilities, so we brought in a couple of ringers.
One of the most popular games at the fair are those using darts to pop balloons. The concept is simple and the prizes don't start out that big. We enlisted the help of Vernon Farquer to test the dart games. Farquer has been playing darts for more than two decades and once won a world championship title.
"I've won a bunch and lost a bunch and had a great time doing all of it," Farquer told Fox 25. He said the key to hitting the bulls eye is to "focus and follow through with your shot." Farquer says he begins by lining up one foot with the target and uses ring finger to help guide the dart.
At the fair Farquer was very successful. He popped all three balloons and was even able to put the darts right in the star on the more difficult darts game. He did notice the dart fins were bent when we walked up. He says they are good darts and the fins were likely bent due to heavy use. Farquer says the darts they used are inexpensive, but nearly indestructible so straightening the fins is an easy task to ensure the darts will fly straight.
One of the most difficult games at the fair is the "shoot out the star" game using a fully automatic BB gun. "This is truly a game that fits the description, win or lose, there has to be entertainment value," Zaitshek said.
We wanted to see how much skill, or luck, is required for this game so we enlisted the help of Phil Stewart, a former U.S. Marine and trained law enforcement sniper.
He is also an instructor at Practical Shooting in McLoud where he teaches several courses including long-range rifle classes. "We focus on what we call surgical fire," Stewart said, "I want to be able to put that bullet inside a quarter at 100 yards under any circumstances."
During our trip to the gun range Stewart was able to not only shoot a target at 100 yards, but also hit a quarter at the same distance. He even taught us the tips to using his customized sniper rifle. "This rifle that you're looking at was built to shoot one round, it's extremely accurate."
It probably goes without saying, but the customize sniper rifle is a superior weapons platform to the automatic BB guns at the fair. Stewart also says the .308 bullet used in the sniper rifle moves in a much more predictable path than a round BB.
When we sat down to try our hand at shooting out the star, we failed. We tried twice and improved each time. Zaitshek says the key is to shoot around the star, but even that is not as simple as it sounds. "The target is flexing a little bit, you've got a finite amount of ammunition to remove a certain amount of that target," Stewart said.
The game is not impossible to win, as witnessed by other winners, but don't be surprised if you're accuracy on the gun range doesn't equate to a giant stuffed animal. Even without the big prize, we didn't walk away with nothing. "It's enjoyable, it's a game and it accomplished what it's supposed to do," Stewart said.
Zaitshek says he measures progress one smile at a time and wants everyone to have a good time while at his carnival. He says his games are inspected every year to ensure they are winnable and encourages people who think something is amiss to contact the office. Zaitshek says Wade Shows works more fairs around the country than any other carnival operator and he says that's due to his efforts to make his rides and games fair and fun.
Zaitshek had some other tips for the games:
Basketball - There are two different kind of games, regulation rims and bent rims. The bent rim games offer a greater challenge and bigger prizes. For either game make sure the ball is not over inflated (ideally between 7 and 9 pounds) or else it will be too bouncy.
Milk Bottles - The idea is to knock all three of the "milk" bottles down. They have a beveled bottom, which makes it a challenge. Just make sure the bottom two bottles are flush with the black line or else it will be nearly impossible to knock them over.
Water Race - Zaitshek says this is your best deal and offers the best odds because every game has a winner. The number of players determines the size of the prize.


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Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. welcomes everyone to visit Annual Asian Photo and Imaging Show CP+ 2016.
Event period:
Thursday, February 25 to Sunday, February 28, 2016
Event time:
Open: 10:00 (12:00 on Feb. 25)
Close: 18:00 (17:00 on Feb. 28)
Press Time (10:00 - 12:00) on February 25 is only open to VIPs, members
of the press, and Press Time invitation holders.
PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (Exhibition Hall, Annex Hall, Conference Center)/ OSANBASHI Hall
1,500 (incl. tax)
(Free of charge for visitors pre-registered via the official website)
Free admission for disability certificate holders and children of age 12 or younger
CP+ is the biggest world premier show for camera and photo imaging in Asia region. For camera and camera accessories manufactures this show is the best stage to present the newest products and technologies to the world. For visitors and customers this show is the best chance to watch and touch new products, catch up the latest trends and find new life style. Our Kenko Tokina will present all the product categories including photo accessories, lens for DSLR and non-reflex cameras, tripods, optical products, mobile products, bags etc. We will be glad to meet you in Japan at our Kenko Tokina booth (NO. G-37).
For more information please refer:
English page: http://www.cpplus.jp/en/
How to access: http://www.cpplus.jp/en/aim/access.shtml
January 4, 2016
Kenko Tokina Group (Tokyo, Japan) announces the participation in PHOTOKINA 2016, that will be held in Cologne, Germany from 20-25 September, 2016.
Recent trends shows us that photographers are trying to be more creative. They are trying to create something that others cannot. For this reason, they expect from the camera and camera accessory manufacturers unique and interesting products that will help them reach higher levels of creativity. On the other hand, products are expected to obtain simple and understandable features that will guarantee the user high quality and superior advantages in front of their competitors.
This time we are going to present all our range of products with clear concept, easy to understand features and focus the visitors attention, not rather on the products, but on what one can create using our products. In this respect we chose "one creator atelier" as a basic concept of the booth. It will resemble a simple maybe not attractive working space of a photographer, the place where unique, creative works can be produced using our products. Display sections will be arranged in quite an understandable, but at the same time chaotic way - like what one can see inside the mind of a creative person.
Tokina lens section will be the most high lighted area of the booth with marvelous photo gallery, presenting selected works of the photographers from different parts of the world. We will announce new lenses for our Tokina fans. For videographers Tokina cimena lenses will be also displayed. Do not waste this chance!
Filter section will be organized as a museum, where one can not only learn about the filters, but also find impressive photos. New filter products are also the reason to visit this area.
In Photo accessories section we will surprise customers with new (and we believe to be) unexpected products what will let you create shots what you have never created before!
Outdoor section will present wide range of binoculars, loupe and MILTOL spotting scopes - also an important attribute of the creative and active person. As a leading manufacturer of optical products we are pleased to tell the visitors how we create binoculars and what splendid shots can be made.
As an optics manufacturer we cannot ignore the mobile market that is getting bigger. For smart phones and tablets we will display high quality conversion lenses with unique clipping system. Our mobile accessories are another, yet the perfect way to show your creative abilities in phono-photography.
Besides the above brands and product categories, Slik tripods and Cokin filters will be high lighted as well.
We are expecting you at our creative atelier!
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From 1985 to 1988, Holmstrom played and toured with harmonica guru William Clarke. During part of this period, Holmstrom spent a year as a rhythm guitarist only. Befriended by a former Delta bluesman, harpist Johnny Dyer, the duo recorded two earth-shaking albums for Black Top, 1994's Listen Up, followed by Shake It! in 1995. When Alex Schultz gave his notice to Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Holmstrom was the obvious choice, as he worked with Rod on numerous occasions. Urged by Hammond Scott of Black Top Records, Holmstrom recorded Lookout! in 1996, an all-instrumental album that garnered airplay on blues and rock radio, sounding like hard-boiled blues instead of a clichéd blues-rock conglomeration.
Holmstrom brought a much needed blaze of fire to the Flyers, whose 1997 Tone Cool album, Tough and Tender, proved Rod and his group were the hottest band on the circuit. The Holmstrom solo effort Gonna Get Wild followed in the spring of 2000. Holmstrom played another year with the Might Flyers, leaving after 2001's Beyond the Source. Holmstrom turned some heads with his 2002 release, Hydraulic Groove, where he brought a bit of jazz and funk to his blues, also utilizing loops and samples and guests like John Medeski and DJ Logic. Holmstrom stayed busy producing other acts and playing guitar before releasing Live at the Cafe Boogaloo in 2006. ~ Char Ham, Rovi


text: At this year's in-cosmetics in Hamburg, the Innovation Zone, will have a country focus on Brazil – one of the most vibrant countries in the world, with one of the largest Beauty and Personal Care markets. Mintel's team of industry experts will be on hand in the Innovation Zone showcasing innovative product examples from Brazil. In addition, I will reveal the latest consumer insights, product and ingredient trends in the Marketing Trends conference theatre (Wednesday 2nd April, 10:45-11:30). Today, Brazil's impact spreads across the majority of beauty and personal care categories including: Bodycare: Brazil's bodycare market is set to see double digit annual growth, of estimated 13% this year in its local currency. With an estimated market value of US$ 1.1 bilion in 2013, Brazil is the world's second largest in terms of value behind the US, estimated at US$ 2.5 billion in 2013. Haircare: Haircare remains a strong and established performer in Brazil. In 2013, Brazil was home to more haircare products than any other country, accounting for 9% of global launches. Treatment products have a high level of usage, indicating that Brazilian consumers have developed haircare routines. For example, 75% of Brazilian consumers say they use wash-out conditioner, compared to just 31% of French and 59% of UK consumers. With leave-in conditioner, the difference is even higher – 39% of Brazilians say they use it, compared to 11% of French and 10% of UK consumers. Colour Cosmetics: The Brazilian colour cosmetics category is estimated to be worth US $2 billion in 2014. This is projected to see significant growth, overtaking the South Korean and UK colour cosmetics markets to become the world's fourth largest by 2017. Lips products account for the greatest value share of the Brazilian colour cosmetic market. Furthermore, 81% of Brazilian women claim to use lipstick, compared to around 61% in the UK In the Innovation Zone, some of the products showcased will include the Vitabelle Fioliss Sealing Capillary Reconstructor Conditioner, which contains actives including creatine, D-panthenol and wheat protein and has been developed to restructure and reconstruct capillaries. Another highlight is The L'Occitane au Brésil Vitória Régia Flor do Dia (Victoria Regia Flower of the Day) body range that has been developed exclusively for the Brazilian market using ingredients containing vitória-régia extract from the Amazonia region. On the colour cosmetic front, the show visitor will be able to see the Impala Colecao Isis Valverde Nail Polish inspired by strong and independent Brazilian women. Visit us at stand 3H82 for a free consultation by Mintel's team of beauty and personal care experts. Chris Lindsley is Global Skincare Analyst at Mintel. Before Mintel, Chris spent seven years working in R&D for Procter & Gamble, where he gained extensive experience in project management and identifying consumer trends within the skincare industry You might also be interested in: No related posts.


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The current state of steel prices can be summed up in three words: It's a steal.
The global recession and credit crunch has cooled the red hot prices structural steel, rebar and other construction-related products experienced this time last year, but industry insiders say they have an uneasy feeling things are about to explode again.
When steel hit peak prices in July and August last year, right before the September financial market meltdown, scrap was fetching around US$700 a ton; today it's around US$300 if you can find buyers.
Most steel makers have stopped buying scrap, which is piled high in inventory in scrap yards across the country. Demolition companies are also sitting on recovered metals with few buyers.
This time last year steel fabricators were offering quotes on I-beams and other structural steel components good for a day or few days only; today they're more than eager to offer firm pricing because demand has dropped dramatically.
John G. Brasil, President and COO of Etobicoke Iron Works says things have changed dramatically but there's a feeling it could just as easily pick up just as quickly.
"There's lots of contractors bidding on the jobs and getting prices but it's not translating into orders just yet," he says.
Most of the orders moving now are for steel required for finishing of projects and what's worrisome is that there aren't a lot of orders for materials required for starting a construction project, he says.
The consensus in the industry is that there's going to be a further lull at least for the summer but that there's expectation that pent-up demand, public infrastructure projects, the restoration of normal credit conditions and the glimmer of a recovery could start to heat things up again by fall.
However, given the ills of the auto manufacturing sector, it will require a surge there too before the pressure really starts to build on steel prices. But that too could shift into high gear quickly if consumers regain confidence and automakers start producing vehicles more attuned to market demand.
"Of course, we're saying the fall, six months — that's because that's as far as anyone can see and that's what we hope for," Brasil says, tempering his own forecast.
Similar expectation that global stimulus packages will reignite moribund metals demand has been driving prices on world markets. Copper jumped 46 per cent this year on such speculation, for example, but has more recently started to fall back. Nickel was also falling by mid-May as demand for stainless steel continued to soften.
Still, all eyes are on China as the best bet to pull the world economy back on track. While the world's largest consumer of metals has slowed spending, it is still expected to see a 6.5 per cent growth in its economy and has continued to buy steel and other metal commodities to stockpile, taking advantage of the current prices.
Sam Costa, president of C&T Reinforcing Steel Co in Scarborough, Ont. also has a feeling a resurgence is around the corner.
"A lot of inquiries about prices for bids but not a lot of work resulting," he says.
Rebar prices hit US$1,041 last summer but have fallen to about US$600 a tonne in North America.
Still, it's business as usual for the engineers who aren't too upset about the glut of product available.
"I never really got to upset about it last year either," laughs Dave Tipler, a board member of the Consulting Engineers of Ontario and a structural engineer at Bannerjee and Associates. "Of course, I'm not a contractor. I just specify the materials but don't have to find it or pay for it."
Still, he says, there aren't adjustments many adjustments being made because certain materials aren't available and no panic phone calls from contractors pulling their hair out over prices and delivery schedules.
And for structural steel contractors like M&G Steel in Oakville, there's some hope that work will pick up soon.
"Certainly we're tracking which contracts are getting awarded," says Mel Grime, one of the founding partners, "Not just the ones we win or don't get but there are also contracts that don't seem to get awarded."
That, he says, is curious and could be the result of the tight credit market and owners not being able to get financing or something else all together.
"Still, if you got the balls and the money, it's a great time to build," says Grimes. "The prices are really good."
Jun 12, 2009
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(Science: chemical) A translucent mineral of a green colour and micaceous structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron.
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