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Po'okela Chants
Po'okela Chants launched Mark Keal'i Ho'omalu into the national spotlight. His debut CD, was released to extraordinary reviews commenting on his innovative style and world beat sound.Learn More
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Mark Keali`i Ho`omalu's big break came when the directors of Disney's Lilo and Stitch heard his first album, Po`okela Chants. This, his second CD release demonstrates what is being done with ancient chants in these modern times.Learn More
No Na Kamali'i
No Na Kamali`i is a compilation of Hawaiian verses used to teach children the alphabet and arithmetic, as well as games (hike-and-seek, string figures) and little ditties, some of which are of English origin. These verses are culled from the numerous collection of audio recordings voiced by noted Hawaiian cultural expert Mary Kawena Pukui and call upon the recollections of her youth in Ka`u.Learn More
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In her highly anticipated sophomore CD release 'Ohai 'Ula, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Kainani Kahaunaele and her Wish List Band team up with award-winning producer Shawn Pimental and engineer Michael Grande to present an impressive collection of new original mele that depict ancestral practices, honor genealogies and storied locales, reveal deep romances, and offer up some traditional and contemporary musical styles sure to please any music lover.For more on Kainani, please visit: http://www.mountainapplecompany.com/kainani/ Learn More
The Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau were made up of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Louis "Moon" Kauakahi, Jerome and John Koko when this CD was recorded. Their love for Hawaiian music and beautiful harmonies captured the ears of fans around the world. On this CD are the hit songs "Mehameha/White Sandy Beach," "Nohili E," "Take A Walk In The Country" and "I'll Remember You."Learn More
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Mailani, best known as a member of the Na- Ho-ku- Hanohano award-winning duo Keahiwai and more recently the trio Mighty J, steps into the spotlight as a solo artist displaying the depth of her talents on her self-titled new album, Mailani. This album presents innovative yet respectful interpretations of Hawaiian standards, as well as several original compositions in both Hawaiian and English. Mailani blends the contemporary and the traditional in ways that will delight aficionados of both genres.Learn More
Lorna Lim's beautiful voice, her deep knowledge of hula, and her connection to the Big Island's music tradition place her among Hawaii's living treasures. Born and raised in the North Kohala district on the Big Island, she began playing music at an early age with her siblings and parents, an award-winning family musical group known throughout Hawaii simply as 'The Lim Family'. Her sister Nani is one of Hawaii's most renowned Hula teachers, and her Grammy nominated brother, Sonny, is one of Hawaii's top slack key guitar players. Lorna's performances have taken her throughout North America, Europe, and Japan.
Lorna recorded "Polinahe" for hula dancers, in a style that reflects her personal musical tradition. The translation of the title - "poli", meaning from the heart, and "nahe", meaning sweet and pure - sums up Lorna's musical style and the beautiful quality of her voice.Learn More
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…Born on O'ahu and raised under the famed rainbows of Mānoa valley emerges one of Hawai'i's most exquisite falsetto singers: Leokāne Pryor… named Leokāneokalani – the "Voice of the Heavens." Leokane now resides in heavenly Hāna, Maui. Maunahele combines Leokane's colorful arrangements with his angelic falsetto to put a sparkle on old traditional favorites and excite the listener with two new originals. As Wayne Harada writes, "He's blessed with a gorgeous falsetto that soars where rainbows arch the skies…" A limited release in 2001 created quite a stir in the Hawaiian music world. The Mountain Apple Company is proud to re-release Maunahele and share the talents of this exciting newcomer with fans new and old.Learn More
English Rose
English Rose conjures up the image of a fresh, voluptuous flower blossoming out from old rootstock. It's an apt reflection, as each song unfolds like its own petal of a larger bloom. Most are new originals, but with the familiar depth of an older lyrical and musical foundation. There are traditional favorites spiced with lively twists, and English songs, both light and loving. Each piece, each petal makes the collection bloom bigger and brighter. Learn More
Hilo for the Holidays
At the 2012 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, Kuana's KAUNALOA was recognized and made one of the most heavily awarded albums in Hawaiian music history. He has become a pacesetter In Hawaiian music with his last two releases debuting at the top of the Billboard World Music Charts and iTunes World
Kuana Torres Kahele, 2012 Male Vocalist of the Year, offers his newest, HILO FOR THE HOLIDAYS as one of this year's hottest gifts of the season.
This impressive collection of 10 songs combines the perfect balance of originals from Kuana, refreshing hapa haole hits and classic holiday songs all performed with Kuana's unforgettable, soaring vocals.
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Get ready to fly away with the beautiful sounds on Kohala's album "Flying". Featuring instrumental arrangements of today's island contemporary hits such as "Friends", "Flying" and "Love and Honesty".Learn More
Cool Breeze
Cool Breeze by Hawaii's acoustic guitar trio Kohala reflects many of the musical influences found in the islands: Hawaiian, Latin, Japanese, Pacific Rim, and Jazz. Throughout Kohala's evolution, their essence and beautiful acoustic guitar music remains intact.Learn More
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Kohala Christmas
Instrumental versions of Christmas classics performed by Kohala, Hawaii's acoustic guitar trio, with their acoustic blend of island folk and jazz.Learn More
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DEEPER BLUE shows Kohala's evolution while influences of folk, jazz, and life in Hawaii continue to serve as a foundation and musical inspiration for the three members of this Big Island acoustic guitar trio: GRAMMY Award winning Charles Michael Brotman, Charlie Recaido, and new member Rupert Tripp, Jr. Produced by Charles Michael Brotman.Learn More
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There is a certain ancient elegance that Kekuhi's music possesses. Kekuhi is redefining contemporary Hawaiian music, and she was recognized for this effort, winning a Na Hoku Hanohano award as "Female Vocalist of the Year" for her work on this CD. Kekuhi's music, in fact Kekuhi, is a product of her culture and an amazing family tree linked to the history of these islands.Learn More
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Keola's gift for musical invention and his creative flair are best seen in a solo setting, where his total talent is exposed without the sometimes protective screen of other musicians and instruments. Simply, a beautiful album.Learn More
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Recent research is casting doubts on the safety of the drugs most commonly prescribed for depression — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and some closely related drugs. SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), and sertraline (Zoloft), among others. Three closely related drugs are duloxetine (Cymbalta), nefazodone (Serzone), and venlafaxine (Effexor).
In response to this new research, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now recommends that the decision to use SSRIs and related drugs in pregnancy should be made on an individual basis. In addition, ACOG recommends that women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should specifically avoid taking Paxil.
That means you should avoid taking SSRIs during pregnancy unless you absolutely need to. If you're taking Paxil, you'll need to stop or switch to another medication before you conceive.
Past studies found no significant difference in the rates of miscarriages and stillbirth between women who took SSRIs and women who didn't. An older class of drugs known as tricyclics, which includes amitriptyline (Elavil) and imipramine (Tofranil), has also been considered safe, as have newer drugs such as bupropion (Wellbutrin).
However, the most recent research analysis, published in 2006, showed that SSRIs are associated with a small increase in the risk of miscarriage.
Another analysis showed that babies whose mothers take SSRIs during pregnancy may be more likely to be born prematurely, have low birth weight, spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit, and have trouble adapting to life outside the womb. This was particularly the case for babies of women who were also taking other drugs for mental conditions or who smoked or drank alcohol.
Recent studies have noted withdrawal symptoms in nearly a third of newborns whose mothers were treated with SSRIs near the end of their pregnancy. The most commonly reported symptoms included tremors, convulsions, irritability, and increased crying.
These symptoms were relatively benign and short-lived, lasting only one to four days after birth. Some doctors recommend that their pregnant patients taper off to a lower dosage or stop taking antidepressants ten to 14 days before their due date to prevent withdrawal symptoms in their newborn.
Finally, a small, well-designed study found that babies whose moms took SSRIs in the second half of pregnancy were six times more likely to be born with a rare but serious breathing problem. The disorder, called persistent pulmonary hypertension, was still uncommon among these babies — only about one percent developed it. More research will be needed to confirm these conclusions.
As for Paxil, four studies published in the past two years found that the babies of women who took this drug in the first trimester had a greater risk of birth defects.
NOTE: Antidepressants known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), such as phenelzine (Nardil) and tranylcypromine (Parnate), may cause birth defects and are not considered safe to use during pregnancy.
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I just want to say that i have a beautiful healthy 16month old lil and and am expecting again, throughout my pregnancy with my daughter i took an antidepressant called mirtazapine it's the generic form for brand name remeron, i was taking 15mg until my 6th month and then i went to 7.5 mg. My daughter is fine. I also in the beginning for like 3 weeks took 0.50mg xanax and then i managed to cut that out completely and only took it if i really needed too. Well iam now 4 1/2 months prego with baby #2 and i have been on 7.5mg of the mirtazapine still and i am doing fine with it. If you need to take meds and are supervised by a dr. and he says it's okay to take them do so. It's worse if you don't. Your baby actually feels ur body not relaxed.
posted 10/08/2007 by Dolce076
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There are good things and bad things about taking meds during pregnancy. I needed to get on zoloft before I got pregnant and told my health care provider that we were trying and she told me she had NO problem putting me on this medication, and neither did my OBGYN. I am also going to therapy once a month until my baby is born, but THERAPY DOES NOT ALWAYS HELP! If you have tried everything and need to be on medications in the long run the benefits may outweigh the risks. I want to be as healthy and happy as possiable when my baby gets here so they can get all of the positive attention they need from me. If you do further research on this subject you will see that the instances of complications is so low that doctors continue to prescribe these meds to pregnant woman. If you need help, please get it!
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I just found out last week that I am about 6 weeks pregnant and have been taking Paxil for about 3-4 years now. I have a beautiful 2 year old son and it did absolutely nothing to him while I was pregnant with him or afterwards. With this pregnancy, the doctor made me get off of Paxil pretty much cold turkey and it was not fun whatsoever. I have gone about a week without my medication and have had severe withdrawal symptoms - the zaps, no appetite, panic attacks, etc. I finally had to call my doctor this morning and tell them that I couldn't handle it anymore. He put me on Zoloft and I took one a couple of hours ago and I am already starting to feel better. To me, being off of the medication and being stressed out is far worse for the baby than being on the medication itself. The baby would be able to feel my anxiousness and it would stress it out so what is the point. Plus the studies only show a 1 to 2 percent increase in birth defects so if you need depression medication, TAKE IT!!
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I think that it is so important for mothers to get the treatment that they need when they are pregnant and not let articles like this one scare them. Unfortunatly studies that are done on humans can be so misleading, to correlate a link is one thing, but to say that there is definitive proof that a certain drug will cause certain sympotoms is impossible at this point. There are so many variables. It is impertative that mothers get the treatment that they need and have a plan to help avoid depression and possible side effects of the drugs with each pregnancy. As a woman who has suffered with post partum depression, I was unable to care for myself in a healthy way, now that I am pregant again I remained on medication (at a low dose) to be sure that I am able to cope with my depression symptoms so that I can propertly care for my unborn child, myself and my older children. I urge women whether pregnant or not to get the care that they need, no matter what studies show.
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I'd just like to say thank you to every mother who has openly shared her story. I have sincerely felt like I was losing my mind over the past two weeks. I'm 10 weeks with my first child and have felt more like a terriost in my own home than a loving supportive wife. After a particularly violent outburst at my husband, I decided enough was enough and asked my doctor for a prescription for an antidepressant. I've been taking 50 mg of Zoloft for the past week and I'm already starting to feel more like the happy mom-to-be I was at first. We do have a lot of stress in our lives, and by no means are the perfect couple. He is so patient and tries to be supportive, and I know at times I'm beyond difficult. My mind was telling me that the way I was feeling was all his fault and that if I wasn't pregnant then everything would be fine. I'd worry about every little pain, the house, my job and it felt like my world was falling apart. I love my hubby and I want to be the happy wife I was.
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I am currently 5 months pregnant and have been taking Paxil 20mg daily for depression & anxiety. I tried to come off of it, but had severe withdrawals to the point I was dehydrated and in the ER for an IV. My doctors agreed, even with these studies, that it would be more harmful for me & the baby if I stopped taking the medicine. I think that this decision isn't the same for everyone and should be based case by case.
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People who do not understand depression, or are in denial that they suffer from it themselves are very quick to jump on any bandwagon that comes along. After much research and soul searching, I decided to stay on my Effexor XR at half my usual dose(75mg instead of 150mg) with the understanding that I would go back up if I needed to. If a diabetic were pregnant you would not tell her to stop taking insulin, would you? For those who suffer from chronic depression it is a real physical problem and should not be dismissed or ignored as some small problem that can be dealt with by "sucking it up". As to other side effects like murder or suicide those are rare incidents that have to do with lack of medical supervision or a person going 'cold turkey' which should never be done without specific instructions and supervision of a qualified physician--not some "well-intentioned" 'friend' without even an internet medical degree.
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I would just like to say that people who have never been treated for depression should not be so quick to judge others who have. I myself had a perfectly healthy girl and my physician had recommended that I stay on my medication during pregnancy. Of course, there is always research going on that may give proof that it is harmful to take antidepressants during pregnancy. I believe this is a personal decision (until proven otherwise) and that it is between the patient and her doctor. I am pregnant again and have decided not to take my medication this time, but I can tell you that it has been a struggle. Every good mom wants a guarantee that they will have a healthy baby. There is no guarantee and every mom knows that for sure! Have healthy pregnancies everyone!
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I was on Welbutrin XL (a mild anti-depressant) before and somewhat during my pregnancy. I have not taken it since 1st trimester (I'm now in my 3rd) and while I've been feeling ok without it, my doctor recommended for me to get a prescription for it to have after the birth, in the event that I need it. It may be that I don't, but I don't want to deny it it either. It's important for a woman to not have to worry about being a hero, and you're life (including your child) will be more content if you do treat your depression, either through therapy or medication.
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Im 3 months pregnt. now & Ive been on Effexor 300mgs for 4 yrs now. & Ive been doing research to help me figure out weather its safe or not to keep taking this high dosage Ive begged Dr to take me off it slowly cause Im affraid of anything for my unborn baby and Ive waited 7 years for this excitement to happen. Im currently taking 150mg now but Ive been going through BAD HEADACHES because of coming of such high dosage. Has anyone taken this much dosage have anything happen during and after pregnancy PLEASE HELP.......
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The Detroit Red Wings are entering their 17th consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearance, and to help cheer the team to victory, the Fabulous Fox Theatre tower sign will shine red during the entire playoff run, which begins Thursday, April 10 when the Red Wings take on the Nashville Predators. The tower has switched from its standard multi-color display to all red."No other team in major professional sports has a longer playoff streak," said Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. "With such an amazing track record, we really have something to be proud about and we want to show that 'we are in!' The Red Wings need all fans to show their colors to give the team an edge in this year's playoffs."The Fox tower sign, originally restored and unveiled in January 2006 in anticipation of Super Bowl XL, can be computer programmed to perform over a million different color and light variations. The 18-foot sign will run completely in the color red in support of its hometown Red Wings team. The LED light tubes used to light the tower use less than half the power of an incandescent bulb and can last 10 years.The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, April 10 at a special start time of 7 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena in the Opening Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Game 2 will be held at the Joe at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.
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Glen Cove School District superintendent Joseph Laria reacted Friday to news of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., directing principals to review their schools' emergency plans and announcing that police training exercises will be held at Glen Cove High School during the Christmas break.
Laria said all principals have been asked to use any available social worker staff, guidance and grief counselors and psychiatry staff to deal with the shootings' impact on students in the coming days.
Each principal has been instructed to be in contact with the Glen Cove Police Department and chief William Whitton, and if further help is needed, to contact the Department of Homeland Security's emergency response center at 516-573-8440.
Flags at all schools will be flown at half staff until Dec. 18 in accordance with President Barack Obama's order.
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Laria said that the district's current security protocols require all doors at each to school to be locked, with security check-in desks at the front and side entrances for any visitors.
"Every school has emergency plans ready to be implemented in case of the unthinkable," Laria said.
He said the tragedy is cause for emotion among school administrators and educators.
"It's very emotional. The President of the United States went on air and was crying," Laria said during a return phone call, having missed a reporter's initial rquest for comment as he watched the President's reaction to the tragedy on television. Laria said school employees experience such an incident in a very real way.
"We live vicariously through that," he said. "It reminds us that we live in an imperfect world, and we need to be prepared. The important thing is, children are very impressionable; they get scared. We're asking parents to give them reassurance, to help them feel safe and secure."
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City Solicitor Michael Franklin said he will have a completed ward redistricting ordinance ready for City Council's approval at its Dec. 3 meeting.
"It will go into effect Jan. 1, 2013," he said, noting per state law the City of Ashtabula must redistrict its wards to meet changes in demographics as noted in the 2010 census.
Every 10 years there is a national census and every 10 years the political districts at all levels change because of shifts to the population.
At the local level, only 25 to 30 people in wards four and five will be affected, Franklin said.
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The Georgia World Congress Center Authority will have a special meeting on Monday and could approve a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons.
The NFL commissioner is hopeful the Falcons can play in a new stadium in the future, and not the "obsolete" Georgia Dome.
The site of the Atlanta Falcons new stadium is in need of improvements, which could drive the cost of the project all the way up to $1.2 billion. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, who supports the project, said a variety of upgrades to sidewalks, roads and other amenities could boost the project price to the larger sum, according to this report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Reed apparently did not say that the estimated cost of the stadium itself would rise from $948 billion, but the city, state and Falcons organization are still going to need to come up with more cash for the project to be an overall success.
The current plan is to build a football stadium with a retractable-roof, but a decision on a location has not been announced and a final design has not been commissioned, the AJC report said.
For more on the Atlanta Falcons, be sure to check out The Falcoholic, SB Nation Atlanta and SB Nation's NFL page.
The Atlanta Falcons could be closer to having a deal for their new stadium.
The Atlanta Falcons are trying to get creative to fund a new retractable roof stadium in downtown Atlanta. Their latest plan involves using hotel-motel taxes to finance the new stadium.
While the Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority are having positive negotiations, some Atlantans do not approve.
"I don't think public money should be used for that," said Lenard McLin, 52, who was among 625 people polled. "The Falcons are privately owned, so they should pay for it themselves.
"I live right downtown, so it's not like I'm going to book a hotel room. If other visitors are here and they are paying for it, fine. But as a resident of Atlanta ... no, I don't think we need it."
Sixty-seven percent of those polled disapproved of funding a new stadium through hotel-motel tax revenue, according to the poll conducted last week for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research.
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The Atlanta Falcons may have underestimated the cost of the their new retractable stadium that was supposed to run at about $948 million. The Atlanta Journal Constitution sourced two professors who study stadium deals said estimates are generally low to make such projects palatable to governments and the public.
One sports management professor said he believed the Falcons are "trying to price point this so they can say that they can do this for just under $1 billion."
"One of the real rules in these analyses is they always underestimate cost," said J.C. Bradbury, chairman of the Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science department at Kennesaw State University.
"When they say it will cost $900 million, I'm thinking, 'How much over a billion is it really going to be?'"
The Georgia Dome that the Falcons use now is supposed to be demolished in the plan to build a new stadium.
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After discussing the possibility of building a new open-air stadium to operate in conjunction with the Georgia Dome, the World Congress Center Authority and the Atlanta Falcons have turned their attention to a plan that would build a new retractable-roof stadium and demolish the Georgia Dome. The new plan would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $947.7 million.
That figure is significantly higher than the estimated $700 million that was revealed last summer. The reason for the increase was the inclusion of a retractable roof and the cost in demolishing the Georgia Dome. Up to approximately $300 million of the project would be funded by the state hotel-motel tax.
The plan doesn't call for the new stadium to be built on the existing dome site. It would instead be located at one of two possible destinations. By building elsewhere it would prevent the Falcons and other events from be dislodged during the construction.
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The Atlanta Falcons' quest to play in an outdoor, open-air stadium with a grass field has been the intent of the organization since it began negotiations for a new facility with the Georgia World Congress Center over a year ago. Now the indoor/outdoor debate is the key sticking point, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The crux of the issue is that the GWCC doesn't just serve the Falcons - it also has to keep events like the SEC football championship, various basketball events (such as the 2013 Final Four) and the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff and Bowl games in mind. While the Falcons organization is pushing for an open-air stadium, none of the aforementioned events want to leave domed stadiums.
The issue now - whether or not to revise the plans for a new stadium and add a retractable roof (thus upping the price of a new facility considerably), or maintain a dual-facility model with a new open-air stadium and the Georgia Dome, which would also drive prices up in maintaining both facilities, as well as scheduling particular events in each locale:
"Our [GWCC] campus already is very active, and oh, by the way, we've got a major arena [Philips] right across the street," Poe said. "So when you start trying to peel back the layers of the onion associated with how you make two stadiums work together, the complexity elevates substantially."
There is one good sign, regardless of confusion and debate over plans - the state legislature approved extending the Georgia hotel/motel occupancy tax (in Atlanta) from 2020 to 2050 to cover public funding for a new or renovated stadium on the GWCC grounds.
For more on the Atlanta Falcons, be sure to check out The Falcoholic and SB Nation's NFL page.
In an alternate universe where the Falcons win the Super Bowl, would we rather have Arthur Blank or Matt Ryan accept the trophy? And what does the NFL's fixation on its owners as celebrities have to do with a new Falcons stadium?
The longer the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCC) negotiate on a new stadium for the team, the more it seems that a stadium with a retractable roof may be an option. The Falcons would prefer to have an open-air stadium and the GWCC wants an indoor stadium to host events like the SEC Championship game, the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the NCAA basketball Final Four. However, the longer talks last, or if it's not financially feasible to have two stadiums, the greater the chances of replacing the Georgia Dome with a new stadium that has a retractable roof or adding a retractable roof to the already existing stadium.
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"Our energy has been focused on, 'Can you do two stadiums? And can they work financially for all concerned?'" GWCC Authority executive director Frank Poe said in an interview with the AJC this week.
The GWCC did a study in 2010 and found that the Georgia Dome could be renovated to have a retractable roof for an estimated $200 million, but the Falcons desire a new, more lucrative outdoor stadium to play in once the bonds for the current stadium are payed off, which could happen by 2017. According to another GWCC study on an outdoor stadium built about half a mile north of the Georgia Dome, the estimate is it would cost $700 million. There has not yet been a study on a new retractable roof stadium.
Falcons team president Rich McKay sent the following email to the AJC explaining the team's stance:
"As we've said before, a variety of options have been on the table for quite some time, and none of them have been eliminated to date," McKay said in the email. "Our discussions have, to date, primarily focused on an open-air stadium. There are no new developments to share, so it's not appropriate for me to comment further than that."
Representatives from the Falcons and the GWCC meet monthly and will continue to do so until a decision is made. The major hurdle right now is trying to figure out a way to build a new stadium while keeping the Georgia Dome a "sustainable and viable entity."
For more on the Falcons, head to The Falcoholic.
That new 65,000-seat, open-air Atlanta Falcons stadium, officially proposed almost a year ago, could shortly have money headed its way, based on insights by Creative Loafing's Thomas Wheatley into Governor Nathan Deal's 2012 budget proposal. CL cites a Georgia World Congress Center Authority spokesperson who says the $15 million in bond money could go toward parking or "the potential open-air stadium."
The thrust of the report is that the stadium, which had been proposed as an east-to-west facility, would need to be shifted to a north-and-south deal, as the NFL prefers for neither team to have the disadvantage of sending its offense straight into sunlight.
Interpret it how you'd like, but it does appear the move to make Atlanta a two-stadium town is being heavily considered. CL further reports the deal is as effectively done as it can be without anything actually happening.
For more on the Falcons, visit Atlanta Falcons site The Falcoholic.
Gary Stokan, overseer of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame and just about everything else Atlanta sports, spoke with SB Nation Atlanta as Georgia and Boise State prepare to play in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff.
Roger Goodell and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank seem to get along fine, at least judging by Mr. Blank's public support of the ongoing (I think?) NFL lockout. Having previously said Atlanta needs a new football stadium in order to host another Super Bowl, the commissioner stuck to his guns during a Monday conference call with Blank and Falcons season-ticket holders.
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The fan put Goodell on the spot and asked him to guarantee a Super Bowl if a new stadium comes to Atlanta.
"I love the question,'' said Blank.
"You have a great community,'' Goodell said. "I think the stadium Arthur is talking about is going to be a great stadium. Hopefully, it will be a great host for the Super Bowl in the future.''
Not quite a guarantee, though that's not really Goodell's style anyway. It's become customary for new NFL stadiums to be awarded with Super Bowls, which perhaps explains a portion of Blank's desire to build an expensive new home for his team.
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Would a new, open-air Atlanta Falcons stadium really demonstrate a commitment to fielding a better NFL franchise?
As the Atlanta Falcons look over the latest open-air stadium proposal in their quest to find a new home, the SEC and Georgia Dome have agreed to keep the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta through 2017. That date is significant because a Falcons stadium built according to the latest proposal would be open for business in 2017.
While I haven't seen anything in which the SEC has said they'd prefer to know more about Atlanta's football stadium situation beyond 2017 before committing further, the dates do line up in a way that suggests it's a consideration. It would certainly make sense anyway, at least.
The SEC Championship Game is a keeper. The conference loves the facility, and programs across the Southeast make it an annual goal to reach the Dome. Having the biggest non-national title game in college athletics call Atlanta its annual home is something nobody wants to see ended, and something those rushing to build a new stadium should be mindful of.
You can read the complete 134-page plan for the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium to be built north of the Georgia Dome, or you can allow me to provide you with the highlights. You already know the building would need to be built just north of the Georgia World Congress Center, that it would cost $700 million, and that it would not affect the Georgia Dome's standing, other than adapting the Dome to becoming primarily a trade show center rather than a football facility.
There are tons of notes on everything that could possibly go into the design of a football field, from locker room dimensions to the number of broadcast camera stations, but not much concept art or anything fun to look at, other than very basic designs like these:
Here are a few other items from the proposal:
Size: 25 acres for the entire facility, and 1.9 million square feet for the building itself.
Capacity: The stadium would start out at 65,000, with room to expand to 75,000 for special events. That would include 54,000 regular-folk seats, 7,500 club seats, and 111 suites. Suites would range in size from 16 to 100 seats, and there would be room for another 1,250 seats worth of suites down the road. Say it five times fast!
Also, the press box would be able to house 165 writers, five radio broadcast teams, and a TV announcing setup.
Field: Natural grass. No more rubber pellet grass. Should also be up to FIFA standards, meaning Atlanta could host World Cup games.
Amenities: All the standards, plus a NFL Play 60 center for kids and a 23,000-square-foot Hall of Fame of some sort.
Parking: There are many, many pages on parking and traffic. I did not read any of them. One part does mention using the Georgia Dome's parking.
There's also a long section on altering the Georgia Dome for its new phase, including images like this:
The Atlanta Falcons could play their home games in a new, $700 million, open-air stadium built just north of the Georgia World Congress Center while the Georgia Dome remains intact, according to a plan published by Populous, a Kansas City architecture firm. That's the same outfit that designed the Dome, Philips Arena, and like every other building that has anything to do with pro sports.
The proposal would require 25 acres worth of land, meaning it would take up what's currently the Dome's yellow parking lot and the GWCC's truck marshaling yard. There are still a couple of other minor construction considerations, but there's the proposal.
That price tag is $150 million more than it would cost to renovate the Dome, which would include adding a retractable roof.
Either solution, while insanely expensive, would allow the Dome's many non-football tenants to keep using the facility. The Falcons would get to play outdoors, while the SEC Championship Game and Chick-Fil-A Bowl would likely remain indoors.
A new Atlanta Falcons stadium on Georgia World Congress Center property will be deemed feasible in a consultant's report to be released Feb. 22, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Consulting agency Populous looked into the truck marshaling yard on GWCC land along Northside Drive, or this area right here.
The Falcons want an outdoor facility to replace the aging Georgia Dome, which really isn't all that aged by anything but NFL standards. Among the efforts they've put forth in securing funds has been courting Jon Bon Jovi to invest in the team as a minority owner.
Other locations that have been reportedly in the running include that Doraville GM plant and the Georgia Dome's current yellow parking lot.
At issue — besides the very, very big money thing and the location thing — is whether to renovate the Georgia Dome, build a new stadium in addition to the Dome, or build a new stadium to replace the Dome.
The latter is the least likely, as it would mean the town would lose chances at events like the SEC and NCAA basketball tournaments, be less likely to host a Super Bowl, and take away the city's biggest all-season concert venue. Most football events could simply move across the street if need be. The SEC Championship Game and Chick-Fil-A Bowl aren't going anywhere.
An outdoor stadium would add to the list of events the city could host, including international soccer. A new football facility of any kind will boost the chances of an eventual Super Bowl according to the NFL's new effort at rewarding debt-ladened construction, but the league will prefer an indoor building after Atlanta's last Super Bowl was marred by snow.
If the 2022 World Cup is awarded to the United States, and Atlanta is selected to be one of 12 host cities, Arthur Blank will be a very happy man. The city has plenty of places for World Cup teams to practice, but no regulation soccer field up to FIFA's certifications and large enough for a World Cup audience. Unless if we want the world to pile into that glorious Wiz Khalifa structure out by Town Center Mall.
I'd thought the Georgia Dome would be suitable, but it's apparently too narrow. It's wide enough for Matt Ryan to hit Michael Jenkins on an out to beat the Chicago Bears, but Qatar doesn't care about the Chicago Bears.
It's no secret the Atlanta Falcons want a new stadium — and don't want to just add a retractable roof to the Dome, which would cost about as much as a whole new facility anyway. If Blank and company can point out that a new stadium could house both the World Cup and Atlanta's eventual MLS team, they might be able to talk the city into building yet another pro sports stadium.
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has published a report on what to do about the Dome's future.
An expanded Georgia Dome could have a retractable roof, offer twice the current number of club seats and add thousands more parking spaces to the 5,500 it has now.The price tag: $349 million for construction costs and $200 million for a retractable roof. Design costs, project fees and parking decks could boost that number anywhere from 10 percent to almost double.
A $550 million cost isn't that far off from what it would take to build an entirely new stadium. Arizona's retractable-roof University of Phoenix Stadium, named by Business Week one of the world's 10 most impressive stadiums, cost at least $100 million less than the GWCCA's estimate -- and it features similar capacity, a retractable natural grass playing field, and variable event accommodations, plus it was built in a better economy.
You and I are no stadium architects, other than our SimCity 2000 experience, but you'd think the GWCCA could come up with a more attractive figure here, as they're trying to convince the Falcons to stay on the Congress Center site. Revamping an old stadium for more than the price of a new stadium would seem to be a head-scratching decision.
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Like a number of major summer tent-poles this year, The Lone Ranger has more at stake than merely the production and marketing costs associated with its creation. Oh sure, Disney is probably sweating a little bit over the film's $215 million price-tag, even if that was a comedown from the original intended $250 million cost before the film was shut down in August 2011 in order to reduce the budget, but there is a grander issue at play when the film opens tonight at 7:00pm.
But Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger means more than just whether or not Johnny Depp can do his Jack Sparrow magic trick twice or whether or not Armie Hammer is a viable leading man. What The Lone Ranger represents is yet another attempt by Disney to actually create an ongoing live-action franchise, something they have utterly failed at time and time again for the last eight years.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl was a game-changer in a lot of ways ten summers ago, but just one of its effects was the idea that Disney could fashion an entirely new franchise, one loosely based on one of their existing theme park rides no less, that could reap them hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars in worldwide box office and related merchandising sales. Disney has been desperately trying to replicate that success for the last ten years since, with next-to-nothing to show for it. The last successful would-be live-action franchises was National Treasure, way back in November 2004 and The Chronicles of Narnia back in 2005.
That first November Nicolas Cage-fronted 'history is adventure!' 2004 release opened with $35 million and ended up with $174 million domestic and $347 million worldwide on a $100 million budget. Three years later, National Treasure: Book Of Secrets opened with a whopping $44 million over Christmas weekend and ended up with $219 million domestic and $457 million worldwide. Since those two films, which inexplicably never spawned a third entry, Disney has been basically been batting nearly 0.00 when it comes to creating new live-action fantasy franchises, with two very big exceptions.
The first genuinely worthwhile franchise after National Treasure, which lasted two films at Disney and one at Fox Fox, is of course The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe made a hefty $745 million worldwide in 2005, but the second film, the ironically more action-centric (ie – stereotypically male-friendly) Prince Caspian, made $419 million in summer 2008, a big comedown with a big $220 million budget behind it. So off to Fox Narnia traveled, for the $415 million-grossing Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010, on a more frugal budget of $155 million. But frankly The Chronicles of Narnia doesn't represent the kind of franchises that Disney wants. Disney wants franchise that target boys who buy action figures.
Between 2010 and 2013, we saw a run of would-be franchise-starters, almost all of which tanked or somewhat under-performed. The one out-and-out smash was of course the $1 billion-grossing Alice In Wonderland, but that apparently doesn't count because it was popular among females and girls are an undesirable demographic when they aren't buying princess merchandise (they keep threatening a sequel, but three years later and nothing has been solidified). The other part of this story is how obsessively Disney has been chasing the young boy demo for the last half-decade or so.
Conventional wisdom blamed the alleged financial under-performance of The Princess and the Frog ($267 million on a $105 million budget plus untold merchandising says otherwise) on the word 'princess' in the title and/or it being explicitly a female-centric story. Disney preemptively declared Tangled would be Disney's last fairy-tale princess cartoon while marketing it as a boy's adventure story only to watch it gross $600 million worldwide, making it the second-biggest non-Pixar animated feature from Disney outside of The Lion King. They've also of course taken to trying to make their various amusement parks more 'boy friendly' while buying Lucasfilm and Marvel for a combined $8 billion. Regardless of the fact that the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy had a strong female following, the films that followed in its wake were explicitly male-centric in their construction and demographic targeting.
When we're talking about live-action boy-friendly action-fantasy franchises specifically from Disney, we see the relative failures of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($335 million worldwide on a $200 million budget), The Sorcerer's Apprentice ($215m/$150m), Tron: Legacy ($400m/$170m), I Am Number Four ($120m/$60m), Fright Night ($41m/$30m), Real Steel ($295m/$90m), and of course the epic catastrophe that is John Carter ($282m/$250m). This year began with the somewhat female-skewing Oz: The Great and Powerful, even as it was crafted to resemble a prototypical male hero's journey, but its $490 million global take wasn't quite enough considering its $215 million cost. No flop, but no sequel either.
Now looking at that list, you'll notice that Real Steel probably made quite a bit of money (there were rumors that its budget was closer to $150 million, but if so it's certainly not on screen), and I Am Number Four was cheap enough to at least break even down the line, but there won't be another chapter. Tron: Legacy, which out-grossed the likes of Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and Star Trek, probably would have spawned a sequel if it had been a better film but Disney was smart enough to know they dodged a bullet. The rest is a list of genuine whiffs if not outright flops and none of them have or likely will result in sequels. What you see over the last few years is Disney's almost obsessive attempt to replicate the arguably lightning in a bottle triumph of Curse of the Black Pearl and occasionally losing quite a bit of money in the process.
Disney now of course owns Marvel and will be pumping out new Star Wars movies via Lucasfilm at a rate of one per year until we get sick of them, but what about homegrown franchises? Is there any life in the Disney live-action franchise factory beyond more Pirates of the Caribbean films? The Lone Ranger is the latest attempt to prove that Disney can still craft a boy-friendly action/fantasy franchise on their own, without having to depend on acquired properties like Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm. Disney will surely be able to coast to relative profitability on the backs of Marvel and Star Wars for years to come, with animated films pulling their weight via Pixar and the occasional break-out Disney animated feature.
But if the studio really wants to continue basically being 'all tent-poles, all the time', it does at some point need to create an actual 'Walt Disney Walt Disney presents' franchise of its own once again. With the director, producer, and key star of Pirates of the Caribbean back on-board, The Lone Ranger seems as sure a bet as anything else they've tried over the last several years. The reviews thus far have been terrible (I skipped the press screening and will see it tomorrow at a closer theater), which may or may not make a difference. We'll know when we know, but for now we merely wait and wonder.
Frankly, if Disney wanted an easy trillion dollars, they would just do a Disney Princess team-up movie, but that would involve cooties.
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Disney owns the rights to Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Narnia…it's a ready made story that could work really well for their desired demographic, but sits in limbo after what could possibly be the worst Disney animated feature of all time (The Black Cauldron).
Lloyd Alexander didn't write the Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis did. Alexander wrote the Prydain series.
I hope there is a Tron 3, i heard they are writing the script.
Everything will O.K. when we all learn what the meaning of "Kemosabi" means.
For years Tonto has called the Lone Ranger Kemosabi and no one really knew what that ment. Is there someone out there who knows the meaning? Please share! THX
If "save" means suck, then yes Disney will save horse balls with this flick.
Your article in fantastically wrong in spots that it warrants being skeptical of anything you've written here. For starters not only is a Tron sequel being developed, but it also has spawned a popular television series. Real Steel is also on track for a follow up. If they didn't perform like Pirates of the Caribbean you make a pretty huge leap that it is viewed by Disney as a failure. That is your own deduction and the pursuit of follow ups would seem to suggest that it is a misguided one at that. Seeing how you have no problem making deductions you should have just gone all the way and at least made a prediction based on your own article's title. You could have also spent a little more time explaining why it is Lone Ranger was such a gamble instead of just regurgitating box office numbers of other films. You'll probably Monday morning quarterback this thing though and release some kind of assessment of Lone Ranger's performance with no real insight but simply reposting figures. I'll do it though. Lone Ranger will be a financial disappointment based on the poor word of mouth, unproven leading man, the much maligned crow head headdress, horrific behind the scenes trouble and a tone and feel that looks too much like the regrettable Wild Wild West adaptation.
Interesting opinion, which you are entitled to, but I tend to think it's wrong …
There are plenty of successes at Disney to go along with the failures you seem to be stuck on. It could be said that Hollywood in general has lost the will to make original movies … Considering all of the sequels & rehashed plot lines we are bombarded with
I actually agree with you for the most part … But I wouldn't consider Disney one of the "major" studios. The overall business looks nothing like the other movie studios & in fact, movie studios started to copy Disney's successes in the entertainment industry as a whole & not just on the big screen
I think the fundamental difference between you & I is I'm more optimistic about things than you are … Nothing bad, but I tend to look at the same information in a brighter light. For years we heard rumblings that a Tron re-boot would happen … Something I followed for a long time because of watching it as an adolescent. When it finally came out, I was pleased & let down.
While there is no question that Disney stumbled at times & you can find a wide variety of people that have their favorite Disney "Eras", but at the end of the day … Disney is still producing family content that does fairly well. That "family" content is something that is lost on most movie studios. The larger franchises will bring them continued success & even expanding them would be easy. I think you are looking for the next "Pixar" explosion when that rarely happens.
In closing, it is a worthy discussion & you've brought up plenty of valid points. I think we just have different shaded glasses & there is nothing wrong with that. I just don't lump Disney into the "big" movie studio as you do … I do have to admit, it is a large section of their business. I guess I look at all of the other business Disney does aside from movies that still hums like a well oiled engine … The difference between you & I? You think their tank is on fumes when I see the gas station just a block up.
If anything, you've got a new reader … I may not agree with the article, entirely, but you deliver a good perspective that I don't always see. THAT is what we need more of in society … A different perspective in which neither side persecutes the other but values the discussion.
Have a great holiday weekend, Scott
Seems like they are trying really hard to hit a "target demographic". Maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe if they stopped trying so hard and instead focused on compelling stories and production, they would find more success.
The problem with trying so hard is that the resulting product ends up having a generic, manufactured, plastic aesthetic. What they need to get back to is organically compelling storytelling.
It's the difference between "let's make something to sell for the sake of selling something" and "let's make something people will find compelling." It's a nuanced distinction, but it can can show in the final product and it can make all the difference.
no comparison
My daughter have enjoyed the Kingdom Keepers books. Any chance of those being made into movies?
I said this was going to bomb even before they turned the cameras on. Then I knew it when the PR photos came out on Depp. The trailers were terrible. Andbody who knows film, knew this was a stinker.
This writer is a moron, Disney owns Marvel, pretty sure their losing streak has been over for some time now.
I heard a local radio personality this morning say he's seen "The Lone Ranger," and his opinion was "It was boring." (it also 2 1/2 hours!)
I'm smelling a good old fashioned BOMB here. Hope I'm wrong.


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1 person found this helpful
"Promotes growth and cultivates continuous learning!"
Pros – - We have an extremely high hiring bar, which has produced an amazing and talented group of employees.
- Everyone is super passionate about the company and what they are working on.
- The perks are phenomenal - including snack walls, game rooms, catered lunch and dinner, awesome parties and group activities, 100% company-paid medical benefits, and the list goes on!
- The leadership team is extremely approachable and open to new ideas
- The company sold me when I found out I can bring my dog to work - score! :)
Cons – - The leadership team can continue to work on becoming more transparent with sharing company goals and upcoming projects with the whole company.
- The work hours can be long during tight deadlines.
Advice to Senior Management – - Continue to make the happiness and wellness of your employees your top priority.
- Solicit and listen to feedback, and implement changes were applicable.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
4 people found this helpful
"Nice people: terrible games and hours"
Pros – -team mates are friendly when they're not complaining about how much they hate their job
-management was friendly and go out of their way to talk to staff.
-lunches and dinners are free
-lots of snacks
-dog friendly. Maybe not a pro for everyone but I like dogs. There will be pets in the office.
-relatively high pay and good bonuses
-everyone is ridiculously excited about work and love the company with zealous loyalty.
Cons – -everyone is ridiculously excited about work and love the company with zealous loyalty. These same people complain how much they hate their job or don't get any sleep once they're off company grounds.
- all the games are blatant rip offs yet staff and management pretend that you're innovating.
-you're encouraged to stay up all night to make great games at a hackathon but it'll never be adopted as a project.
-broken pipeline. People would sneak past my manager to ask me to work on projects for them. And would express that there was no reason to speak to manager.
-racism: one (blond) producer literally stated there couldn't be people of color in a game as they weren't pretty enough.
-when expressing fatigue at multiple 9-10 hour workdays team mates expressed I wasn't working hard enough. (It wasn't crunch time.)
- The choices in outsourcing are clearly lowest bidder and their work is abysmal at best. If outsourcing isn't qualified you're expected to pick up their slack.
-after working on a project there was an engineering mistake that could quickly be fixed to improve visuals. The producer informed me "no one really cares so why should we change it!"
-everything is bottom lined about a drive for money to the point games are purposely designed to be unplayable to common people. There are great FTP games that still monitize yet storm8 doesn't care at all if a game will ever be remembered.
-I got exactly 0 portfolio pieces from working at this company. I felt too drained at the end of the day to continue work.
Advice to Senior Management – INNOVATE!!!! You have a great team so why not use them?
Listen to everyone. There were many great ideas that were always ignored because those people were lower on the totem pole.
Hire outsourcing and contractors who care about the games rather than lowest bidder.
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"Great place to work, but you won't innovate - ever"
Pros – -Excellent culture. Employees across all disciplines care a great deal about their work and gaming in general, and (almost) everyone in the company is competent. In addition, the workplace is extremely professional and welcoming to men and women alike, which is not guaranteed in the game industry.
-High creative control, to a point. Teams are small, so you will often be THE game designer or engineer working on a feature - or sometimes an entire product. You won't control the project you're working on, but the details of the project are well within your control.
-Results matter, not time spent in the office. There's no need to work X many hours a week if you can get your work done. 40 hour workweeks with occasional crunch days are common throughout the company, although engineers typically work 50+ hours a week. I've worked 16 hour days as well as 2 hour days, depending on what I need to get done.
-Pay is competitive for the Bay Area, and the company is willing to promote frequently (but see Cons below). You're hired for the company - you will not be laid off at the end of your project.
Cons – -Storm8 does not believe in taking market risks. All decisions about which projects to create come from the founders and are entirely based upon what games are already successful. You will be told what game you're cloning and that will be that. Nobody will listen to your pitches, so don't bother making any.
-In order to receive a promotion, you must be doing the work of the position you hope to be promoted for. Want to be a lead designer? Then you should expect to manage 3-4 people for 6-9 months before you'll officially be promoted to "lead".
Advice to Senior Management – Learn how to manage employees! The entire management team of Storm8 has been promoted from within. All of them are experts in their professions and skilled at managing projects, but none of them has any experience managing employees and it shows.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
1 person found this helpful
"Great work environment with awesome people"
Pros – Storm8 is an awesome place to work. People are always given opportunities to expand their skills and grow with the company. A passion for quality work is balanced with a fun, friendly atmosphere. Even with 200 people, Storm8 has a great sense of community, fostered by communal meals, company outings and parties, and lots of game rooms.
Cons – At the end of the day, Storm8 is focused on profit. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - everyone needs to get paid (and those free catered meals won't pay for themselves). But it can sometimes stifle creativity, and lead to decisions based on the bottom line, not based on making best-in-class products.
Advice to Senior Management – More hackathons! More opportunities to develop and nurture original ideas. Small, dedicated teams that come up with original ideas and pitch them to the company every month.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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"Refreshing to work with a super passionate and talented team"
Pros – People are super friendly, super smart and very passionate about what they do. Everyday is different. Lots of opportunities to learn and grow. Benefits are great too -- free food, 100% health coverage for dependents, which is amazing. Really great trajectory for the company.
Cons – Too many snack options can be a challenge if you want to stay fit! Luckily, we have free gym membership :P
Advice to Senior Management – Stay accessible as we continue our super fast growth!
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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"Amazing place to work!"
Pros – Storm8 has been one of the best companies I've worked at. The people are extremely friendly and talented with great ideas. The culture is wonderful and it's the only place where I can proudly say where I am happy to come in to work everyday. Another plus? You can bring your dog to work!
Cons – Could get competitive and you don't get any type of pay raise unless you get a title bump, which can be difficult with either a bad manager or having a social life.
Advice to Senior Management – Take more risks when it comes to innovation and originality. Also, managers should strive to be better connected to their team and work more to help their team build upon their ideas instead of just telling them what to do.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Awesome place to work and play~"
Pros – Everyone I've worked with has been awesome and good at what they do (a lot of them are now straight-up friends, not work buddies) - either easy to learn from or easy to teach. Catered lunch and dinner, snacks, full benefits and mostly laid-back work environment.
Cons – It's starting to get a bit more corporate with the addition of HR, but that's expected once a company gets as large as we are now. Every so often we have crunch time, but the flexible hours during every other non-crunch time more than make up for it.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work! You've bottled awesomeness, somehow.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
Pros – Great co-workers - super smart and helpful
Free food and nice workspace
Training and mentoring
Cons – Lots of projects to juggle at once
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Engineering at Storm8"
Pros – Great learning experience. Went in there without any prior mobile app development experience. After a few time and some projects later you really do learn a lot. A lot of room to grow for a capable and willing engineer. A lot of really brilliant engineers to work with. Everyone is great!
Cons – Sometimes not much choice on which project and team you end up in.
Advice to Senior Management – annual salary raise would be nice
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Great work culture"
Pros – My co-workers from all departments are extremely talented and hard-working, which equals great products.
Founders pushing for best-in-class products makes me proud to work here, because that aligns with my own goals.
Strong technical leadership who also understand product.
Freedom to make meaningful product and engineering-related decisions.
Company is taking more risks this year than last year.
Great work-life balance.
Little to no politics compared to other companies, and no dividers. People are genuinely friendly.
Cons – Some employees have complained about the commute.
Advice to Senior Management – As the company grows in headcount, keep an eye out for politics and shut it down ASAP.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company