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In Season 2 of the Freeform series Cloak & Dagger, Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) are trying to keep their superpowers under the radar, which is a challenge with so many bad things happening throughout the city. Desperate to help, especially when they discover that a group of young girls have gone missing as part of a sex trafficking ring, they find that being a hero can often cause more problems than it solves.
During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, showrunner Joe Pokaski talked about building on what they set up in Season 1, how Season 2 evolved, bringing Mayhem into the story and what Emma Lahana brings to the character, exploring the family dynamics more deeply, what happens when being a superhero doesn't quite go the way you expect, what he hopes viewers take from their human trafficking storyline, and why he wants to change the paradigm with each season.
Be aware that there are some spoilers discussed.
Collider: Looking back at the first season, when did you feel that the show had really hit its groove, and how did you want to build on that for Season 2?
JOE POKASKI: I think we had a really strong pilot. I feel like the big tent poles we always saw with the show were Episode 4 and Episode 7 of Season 1. Episode 4 was our transition. That's when Tandy and Tyrone were walking through the church and talking, and we wanted to make sure that we gave enough time to develop our characters, before we gave them their call to action. We had them doing a little navel gazing and yelling at each other, so that they could end up really understanding what they're supposed to do. And then, by the end of Episode 7, we'd solidified them as best friends, which other shows might have done by the end of the first episode. I'm really happy we earned it. And then, once Episodes 8, 9 and 10 came, that was our Act 3. I felt like that's where I knew the show would always be. Once we got there, we always knew that was gonna be the pace of the series, from there on out.
How much of the Season 2 that we're seeing now is what you've always had in mind, how much evolved during and after Season 1, and how much is developing as you do it?
POKASKI: It's really a combination of all three. For example, I always wanted Tandy to get back into ballet. We loved the idea of her trying to make up for eight years of missed practices, in eight months. And then, other things evolved, like when we came up with the fact that Tyrone would be wanted for murder, in Season 1. We liked the idea of taking him out of his gilded cage of a family and putting him in the church, so that evolved. And then, the beauty of working with actors like Olivia [Holt], Aubrey [Joseph] and Emma [Lahana] is that you see what they can do and it sparks ideas in your head, as to what you want to put them through, so a lot of it comes from the dialogue between the actors and the writers, and what they can do. It challenges us to give them crazier things to do.
Has making a second season been more or less challenging than the first season? Does it get easier because you have a better idea of what the show is, or does it get harder because you have to get bigger and do more?
POKASKI: It's a little of both. There are certainly easier parts. Going into the pilot, I did not know what Olivia and Aubrey could do. It was a crapshoot. We had hundreds of people read, and we cast the best two. But having a season under my belt, watching them always exceed my expectations made it easier, in Season 2, because I don't think there was a moment in the writers' room where we created a story and said, "Do you think they can pull this off?" It was never a question of whether it was something physically challenging or subtle, or whatever. Origin stories are tough, but you need to pull them off right. Now, we got to take the training wheels off. Even with Emma and Mayhem, we were very lucky that we cast a great actress to play Bridget O'Reilly. To watch what Emma could do with both sides of the coin has been amazing.
It's so fun that we get to see Mayhem causing some mayhem this season. For those who are not familiar with the comics, who is that character and how does your take on the character affect the story that you're telling this season?
POKASKI: Mayhem is Bridget O'Reilly, who's a cop and an ally to Tandy and Tyrone. If I remember correctly, she was put in a glass container filled with radioactive gas and turned into Mayhem. Because we don't have glass containers that big, we changed her story a little. What we got really excited about was having a friend turn into an enemy. That's universal, and where good stories come from. The other thing was really exploring a woman who's angry at the system and who isn't weighed down by our sense of morality or guilt. The way Emma plays Mayhem is not as evil, per se, but as guiltless, which is an interesting aspect.
What are you most excited about, as far as what Emma Lahana brings to the character?
POKASKI: The most interesting thing is how she has such a good grasp of the two sides of her personality. I don't wanna give away too much, but she's grappling with the more docile side and the more aggressive side. Emma really plays them both nuanced, so that neither of them seem like a caricature, but both seem very distinct. Later on in the season, we have an opportunity for her to have a scene with herself, and it's amazing. The choices she was making were not only inspired but really consistent, and I think that's really cool. The other thing that's really interesting is the physicality. We didn't wanna give Mayhem crazy superpowers. We wanted to make her about 20% faster and about 50% stronger than other humans, so Emma took some Krav Maga classes and trained with several martial arts teachers. Because she's actually a trained ballerina herself, she took to it really well. It was really fun to watch either a stunt coordinator or a martial arts teacher be like, "All right, you're gonna try this, and then this," and he'd name about 15 moves and say, "And you're not gonna be able to do it all at once." And Emma would be half-way through it, remembering everything and throwing a guy across the room. It was just interesting to see how quickly she took to it and how well she did.
How will Mayhem feel about Tandy and Tyrone, and how will they feel about what she's doing and how she chooses to operate?
POKASKI: That's the beauty of it all. Mayhem, honestly, won't think much about Tandy and Tyrone unless they're in her way. How they feel about her is really one of our touchstones of the whole season. This season, for Tandy and Tyrone, is about what kind of hero you're going to be, and how far you're willing to go to be that hero. Mayhem provides an interesting point where there are going to be different points of the season where Tandy or Tyrone agrees with them, and Tandy or Tyrone disagrees, and it creates tension between Tandy and Tyrone, which is always fun for storytelling.
I love that, even though this is a comic book/superhero show, we do get to spend time with the characters' families, or at least see what they're going through with their families. This season has a bit of a role reversal with that, with Tyrone separated and watching his family from afar, and Tandy actually rebuilding her relationship with her mother. What was it like to explore that, for the writers and the actors?
POKASKI: It's been fun. We have a great writers' room. If we lined up all of our family experiences, it'd look so differently. We all have different perspectives on mothers, on fathers, and on responsibilities with children. We all got very excited about the idea that Season 1 was about Tyrone living with this family that he thought was smothering him, so we gave him a, "Beware of what you wish for because now we're gonna take them all away, and we'll see how much you miss them." There's a vulnerability to Aubrey, which is unlike any other actor. When he's staring at his mom from afar because he can't say hello, you just feel for him, and you feel his loneliness. You feel like, to some degree, he deserves it, but then he has to overcome and find new strength in himself. And then, on the Tandy side, we did the exact opposite where Tandy was a loner, who was looking at her mom's work schedule so that she could avoid her, but by the end, she made the very brave and very uncomfortable decision to move in with her mom and take care of her. We put them in as uncomfortable position as possible with their families, and the beauty of having Gloria Reuben and Andrea Roth, on the other end of that, is that you get to not only tell great stories between mothers and sons and daughters, but it also allows them to carry some stories by themselves, which we'll see, over the course of the season.
Wanting to do good is obviously very noble and honorable, and it's nice to want to help people, but when you try to do that in the real world, things don't always, or really ever, go as planned. How much will that test Tandy and Tyrone, this season?
POKASKI: I think that you might have just sold the poster for Season 2. We all want to do good, but real life and complications get in the way. You'll see, as early as in the first episode, that Tyrone is trying to do good, but he messes up, a couple of times, and causes some trouble. And then, over the course of the second season, Tandy starts thinking that she understands what women who are abused need and thinking that she's helping them, but it does not help them. One of the beauties of our show is that we remember our kids are young. I was going to say teenagers, but they're not teenagers anymore. When I was young, all I did was make mistakes, so I like the idea of having heroes that make mistakes because we all do.
The series explores some pretty heavy subjects, with drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, and now human trafficking, even though you have these two young people at the center of it. Why was it important for you to tell the story of human trafficking in America, in this season and on this show?
POKASKI: For starters, Tyrone and Tandy, or Cloak and Dagger, have always been the characters that dig deep into those worlds. They're the heroes for the forgotten children in the Marvel Comics lore, and that felt like part of the landscape. There's an article, every other week, about superhero glut, but I don't think anyone is taking on the real life villains of the world. The origin of it was when I was on Underground, my last show, and I was talking to an expert on slavery, I asked, "Where's the worst human trafficking? Where's the worst slavery? Sudan? Congo?" And he laughed at me and said, "The worst trafficking is about five miles that way on the highway," and we were in Baton Rouge, at the time. He was explaining how the highway system was a circulatory system for sex and work slaves, and that we didn't really do anything about it. So, when we started talking about something to explore in Season 2, it felt like, why not shine some light on this? Why not shine some light on those motels that you drive by and wonder who's staying there? Knowing Olivia and Aubrey, and knowing that they're human beings who want to do right, it just felt like the right story to tell, this season.
How big of a part of the story will that be this season, and what do you hope people will learn from the story that you're telling?
POKASKI: I don't wanna give away too much. It's a color we paint with quite a bit. It's not necessarily driving the plot, entirely, but it'll be a fairly big part of it. It's a third rail that we're gonna touch and electrocute ourselves with, a little bit. What I want people to do is understand that it's there. We can all willfully ignore that we live in a country where, because we turn a blind eye with our priorities, people are enslaved and we just let it happen. We did a lot research and talked to a lot of experts, and the women of the writers' room took the lead on a lot of it. We're trying to educate on simple things, like if you see a young woman without the proper coat and there's a man handling her money, she's probably being trafficked. There are a lot of things to look out for, and we're hoping just to open people's eyes to it. If we can have somebody who makes the right phone call, at the right time, that would be worth it.
On a show like this, it seems like you always have to think ahead, at least a little bit, in order to lay the groundwork. While you're doing Season 2, how much are you already thinking ahead to Season 3, or figuring out where you could go next?
POKASKI: A little bit. We definitely want to make sure Season 2 is a beautiful thing, unto itself. I grew up watching too much TV, and I'm such a tremendous TV fan that I take Season 2 way too seriously. I think about Season 2 a lot. Season 2 of Alias and Season 2 of Buffy really defined what those series were, so we wanted to make sure that we focused on Season 2 and made sure that it was representative of the show, hopefully for many season to come. One of the fun things we get to do, at the end of each season, is change the paradigm a little. We did it with Mayhem, when we brought her out of the water, at the very end os Season 1, and we're gonna do the same thing with Season 2. I like the idea of making it impossible to be repetitive by making a little bit of an adjustment, at the end of each season.
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger Season 2 airs on Thursday nights on Freeform.


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Anyone noticed that files flagged as rec hd709 (8bit 16/235 - 10bit 0/1063- 64/960 and photo 6k) show with expanded levels crashing blacks in premiere and ae?? i tested it recording the colours bar in camera and then importing it in premier adobe where these files show up with more contrast and looking at the histogram the blacks get darker!!
This histogram of camera or premier? I've don't the same check (but in Cine-D) but FCPX seems to map the levels correctly by default (as each different mapping shows colourbars mapped differently)
(So by default FCPX crops the range to the correct values) in Premier there is a setting for range iirc.
The colour bars should always be same values regardless of luminance mode selected.
Premiere histogram or waveform...if you record the smpte colours bar in camera with different luminance settings they all look the same when viewed in camera,but if you import them in premiere or ae you will see that those flagged as hd rec709 get darker crashing 2 of the 3 black colours bar on the bottom right...it's probably how to premiere and ae interpretate hd rec 709..
Different luminance modes should change the colour bars for every picture style. If rec 709 is crushed, can you correct it in premier? Or is there information lost? (ie: are blacks / shadows really noisy - more than usual?)
No,the clip should look the same,no matter if you you choose to record at 0/255 or 16/235 or 0/1064...what's wrong is the interpretation of levels from premiere or ae... well,i can fix this issue in ae setting the project at 32bit and applying a level filter but i can't fix it in premiere because this filter works different in premiere...
Premiere isn't wrong. It's decoding the levels according to the full range flag set in the H.264 stream, which depends on the luminance level setting in the camera. The inconsistency is due to the fact that the test pattern is only defined for video levels, because that's how the test pattern is specified in the SMPTE standard. Effectively, the test pattern is wrong when the camera is set to 0-255 because the camera writes a video stream with a flag that doesn't match the encoding.
Just forget the test pattern. It doesn't matter unless you understand exactly what the camera is doing to generate it, how your video application decodes video, and how the test pattern should be interpreted.
If you record an actual video image in the camera, you'll see that everything works right in Premiere: you get the same image with the same levels after decoding, regardless of whether you select 16-235 or 0-255 in the camera. Well, almost everything works right. Don't choose 0-255 when you record to MP4, because Premiere uses the incorrect BT.601 YCbCr to RGB decoding matrix instead of the BT.709 matrix. Stick to 16-235 or 16-255 and everything will be fine.
Hopefully this will be fixed soon in Premiere...
thanks balazer for the info...like you said i did a test with real life footage and in 10 bit 0-1023 luminance and photo 6k blacks get crashed and!! So this is my conclusion: 8 bit 0-255 8 bit 16-235 10bit 64-960 they all look the same in timeline
10bit 0-1023 and photo 6k they look more contrasty with crashed blacks Maybe they shouldn't be flagged as hd rec 709??
As @balazer said, they should all 'look' the same. They just have different amounts of luminance information. It looks like an issue with premier. Send a bug report, Adobe are probably very busy fixing lots of GH5 stuff right now.
Oh yeah, Premiere reads the full range flag in 8-bit files, but not in 10-bit files.
Call it a bug or a limitation. The truth is that the flag is not a required part of any standard. Most video apps don't read the flag at all. Stick to the standard video levels (16-235 in 8 bits and 64-940 in 10 bits) and everything works fine. When you use non-standard levels you will find inconsistent support in video apps.
I think standards are a bit hit and miss these days @balazer. Look at RAW images, lots of different 'standards'. Companies simply make it up instead of using something standard like DNG. (Which has its own limitations- at least in the few cameras that do support it).
If there are problems one can always transcode I suppose, treat the footage like a RAW format. Just have to work out if those extra couple of values are worth the time.
I don't have AE so I don't know what you're talking about. But I don't think you're right. The pattern I observed in Premiere is clear: in 8-bit H.264 files, Premiere obeys the Video Usability Information video_full_range_flag, and in 10-bit H.264 files, it doesn't. Either way, it's an issue with Premiere for the 10-bit files. You can take it up with Adobe.
The 6k photo mode is different: that's H.265. Premiere might be wrong there too. I've never tested an H.265 file in Premiere.
@balazer remember that 6k HVEC is also 10 bit, just not 422, (420).
Btw with Nvidia 1000x cards it must be almost zero CPU load while editing 6K 10bit HEVC, as they support up to 8K 10bit 420 decoding. Just editing software sucks.
I think that NLE's are going to have to get with program soon, as 8k is just around the corner, and CPU's are not getting that much faster.
Don't worry, it will be "new revolutionary" feature!
Not sure. As situation is shit for years and years.
Adobe is like behemoth stuck in the shit hole. Black Magic is upgrading their battle elephant to allow you to drive three elephants while sitting in the basket full of cobras.
True, but 8k will not work without GPU acceleration, even with best CPUs. (As CPUs are now all multicore- they are not getting faster) so I am guessing there will be "super new amazing feature" very soon.
This next [Premiere Pro] update will also include a number of performance improvements and bug fixes in other areas, and it will include support for the 10 bit formats of the Panasonic GH-5.
whatever that means
True, but 8k will not work without GPU acceleration, even with best CPUs. (As CPUs are now all multicore- they are not getting faster) so I am guessing there will be "super new amazing feature" very soon.
Only hardware GPU decoders will work, all this general GPU acceleration does not work good.
In reality we have strange situation.
During editing you have decoding and simple effects / transitions / titles, if done right they do not require any hefty hardware. Even with raw realtime debayer, color correction, adjustments and playback can be done on 1060.
Yet we have BM proposing 1080Ti (1070 at least) and guys doing measurements using 20 heavy blur nodes and such.
In the real world, nobody cares at all about 8k. Fuck, we barely have full HD for broadcast and most corporate jobs are still HD. 4k is only barely starting to be used for delivery and we are still a long way from full 4k acceptance in acquisition, simply because nobody really cares. Any more than 4k is a wank-fest. 8k will be a giant bottleneck in post production, and not because of technical decoding issues.
4k is only barely starting to be used for delivery and we are still a long way from full 4k acceptance in acquisition, simply because nobody really cares. Any more than 4k is a wank-fest. 8k will be a giant bottleneck in post production, and not because of technical decoding issues.
4K just show regressive nature of capitalist productions. As profit and sales are the only goals.
Any more than 4k is a wank-fest. 8k will be a giant bottleneck in post production, and not because of technical decoding issues.
I do not see any issue with 8K production. Capture 8K 420 video, frame it as you wish and export 4K. With small proper editors adjustment it can be fully realtime for H.264 and HEVC already.
Today we're releasing an update for Premiere Pro CC 2017. The 11.1.2 update contains important bug fixes as well as performance improvements. It also adds support for the 10 bit formats of the Panasonic GH-5.
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i'm considering taking up the 400m. please help
Google Clyde Hart, arguably the best 400 coach in the world. His runners have ranked #1 in the world 16 out of the last 21 years, are currently 1 and 3 on the all time world list and have won 3 of the last 4 Olympics (finishing second in the other) and 6 of the last 8 World Championships. Another of his athletes won the last World Championship. This is from a seminar of his.
Reach race speed as early as possible in first 50m cruise to 200m then accelerate steadily next 100m and hold form for last 100m
Workouts done to rehearse strategy called EVENT workouts
eg 3 x (350m rest 1min 100) 5min rest
or Event 300s
Which were run with first 50m very quick but then relaxing to go through first 200m and then the last 100 all out rest 10min between, shorten later to maybe 5min. Aimed to have consistent stride frequency and length for duration of race – not a longer stride at end, allow a shorter stride to just happen but maintain cadence.
Holding Form
Improved by Strength Endurance
Upper body strength from exercises like running arms with good form 5 x 15 each arm with 30s rest.
Off season: do two aerobic runs a week 20-45min max. This was for first 3 weeks mostly but off season was usually 6 weeks.
Longer reps 2 x 800m or 3 x 600m rest 15min
Common key workout In pre-season
3 x 350m rest 5min, later in season it becomes 3 x 350m rest 3min, each 50m at same speed.
One Speed workout was called 60 -40m
2 sets of 2 laps of 60m at 95% slow down 40m then pitter-patter jog 40m then 60m at 95% 40m slow down – pitter patter jog 40m. rest between sets 5min
Speed work often was 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 on bend with full recoveries
Weight Training
3 Gym sessions a week usually in morning from about 9am till 10am – over in an hour.
On any day sometime done Mon-Tue-Wed or spread out in week.
Weights is general all body work with short recoveries and usually 3 sets of 10, rest less than 1 min maybe 30 sec. No squats, no Olympic lifts, Also did good variety of core work eg 3 x 30m sit-ups 1 min rest Gym did not change in format throughout the season
No really heavy lifting, do lunges
Normal Warm up
4 laps jog straight – run bends
Stretch 30min
Drills 4-5 x 30m over a speed ladder with fast cadence. This Michael believed was significant effect on his turnover. These were done with a flatish footed contact not with feet pointing down and a quick recovery. Buildups sometimes for example 3 x 150m with each 50m quicker.
Then workout
Competition Warm up
4 laps as usual
Stretch 30min
3 x 100m – first moderate, harder, fast with full recoveries
A few pre-race drills
At the Competition
Expect the unexpected
Train the mind to control the body in competition in the way that is wanted.
Sustained Speed work
60m & over was at 95% – never 100%.
Longer work was done for stimulus not for race pace rehearsal, so nearly all was at paces slower than race pace.
6 x 100m at 95% non-timed from standing start rest 5min
Better to undertrain than overtrain
Workout Accuracy
– cones every 50m – beeper sounded at set intervals – athlete ran each 50m at same speed. – Be on the buzzer
– Standing starts
– Workouts done at times planned not faster – not slower.
Important not to go faster than predetermined targets even with 200s in 32s!!
Annual Plan: The program includes a plan that divides:
Off season – 6 weeks (first 3 weeks on grass)
Pre season
Early season
Late Season
The program is similar all year round:
Monday – Tempo 200s starting with more at 32s and progressing to less late in year in 25s
Tue – long reps starting at 2 x 800m progressing to 2 x 450
Wed – 350m reps x 2-3 – improving in speed
Thu- hills, speed or event specific
Fri – similar to Thurs
Sat – similar to Thurs
Refreshing Base
Coach needs to decide when to refresh base by going back slightly from quality to quantity even if just for a week or two mid-season, important not to take too much from base.


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So I've decided to do a little reflection to see how far I've come. I am doing it in hopes that seeing how far I've come will help motivate me to stay on track so I can get to where I want to go.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
This Week's Wednesday Weigh-In
So I've decided to do a little reflection to see how far I've come. I am doing it in hopes that seeing how far I've come will help motivate me to stay on track so I can get to where I want to go.
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I'm so impressed with you, and I know I tell you all the time, but you inspire me so!ReplyDelete
Your preggo pic made me LOL a little bit because yo were all belly - and my preggo pics look the same. I was all belly til I wasn't preggo anymore, then it was all..jelly? ha okay, delirious from not enough sleep - but thank you for sharing your journey each week!
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LOL...I LOL at them too! It TOTALLY went all jelly!!!! Working on toning that up though!
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YAYE.....it's such an AWESOME day! And 2 of Kayla & Jamie's friends celebrate birthdays earlier in that same week.
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So, SO inspiring! Great job getting to your goal! I hope I can follow your lead! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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5 Things to Remember Before You Hit Send Brad at CD Baby Once you send an email, it's out there. There's no getting it back.
So before your message to your fans and followers begins its magical journey through cyberspace and beyond, you're going to want to make sure you've crossed your t's, dotted your i's, and not made any huge embarrassing errors that will make you look like a fool in front of all your supporters.
Here are 5 things to do before you hit that "send" button: 1. Check your spelling.
There's really no excuse for spelling errors these days. It seems every program we use (mail clients, web browsers, word processors) has spellcheck built into it, so you might as well take advantage. It's not like a few spelling mishaps are the end of the world, but when they're so easy to sniff out and correct, it's definitely worth it to hit 'em with a quick fix. Find a program with spellcheck enabled (Microsoft Word is my go-to), paste your copy in there, and scan for the underlined words. Boom.
2. Proofread once, proofread twice, then have someone else proofread.
I can't tell you how many times I've read an email I'm planning to send, reread it three times after that, and then passed it to someone else who reads it and immediately finds a simple mistake like a missing word in a sentence, or a misused homonym. Plus, outside help—even if that means just having a friend give your copy a quick once-over—is key. It'll give you a good idea of what someone reading your email for the first time will see and take away from it.
3. Check your links.
If you've got links in your email, make sure they're working. I've received emails where it's one big image encouraging me to do something (which is fine), but when I tried to click on the image, nothing happened. That's not good. Test your links, and make absolutely sure they're going where you want them to go and that they make sense in the scheme of your mailing.
4. Pore over your subject line.
Don't let the subject line of your email be an afterthought. It might be the last thing you write before you send your mailing, but it's the first thing people are going to see when they get it. Make it count. And keep in mind that a lot of people are checking mail on their phones these days, so keep it short, sweet, and to the point. And don't forget to check your subject-line spelling, too! I always paste mine into a Word doc just to be safe.
5. Test it.
Best-case scenario: you've got a small list of people, all using different email programs, who are willing to receive a test version of your mailing and give you feedback. Ideally, you'd send this small blast out to these folks before you send the real thing to your list, and they'd tell you if anything looks weird in their email client of choice, and provide additional thoughts on the content and presentation.
The DIY approach: get yourself email addresses with a few of the most-used email programs (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.), send test mailings to those addresses, and see if there's any discrepancies that need to be addressed. Email clients are fairly uniform these days, but you might be surprised at how the tiniest formatting inconsistency can make your whole mailing go wonky.
Yeah, some of this stuff is a little tedious and time-consuming, but it sure beats feeling like a dolt. And it definitely beats having to put your tail between your legs and send a second email to correct the mistakes in the first one.
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I arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night to be greeted by Rebecca. She flew to Seychelles the next morning for 3 days of work. I was booked to fly to meet her on Monday, July 15th but in my jet-lagged state, I slept right through my alarm and flight. I felt like such an idiot! I was able to fly on the Tuesday flight, but that was 1 day of sun and sand up in smoke.
Seychelles is a 115-island country spanning an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. It's sort of in the middle of nowhere. It was originally uninhabited by humans but later became a hideout for pirates and traders. It was initially controlled by the French then passing hands to the English so the main language is Creole.
I met Rebecca on the largest island, Mahe, at the hotel on Beau Vallon Beach. That evening, Rebecca, her boss, and I had a nice dinner on the beach.
The next day, I made an attempt to go diving as Seychelles is a renowned diving location. However, the dive company would not allow me to dive because Rebecca and I were flying to the second largest island of Praslin that night. So I tagged along in the dive boat and did some snorkeling with the others who were down below.
I met Rebecca at the domestic terminal at the airport (which is very, very small) after she finished work. We boarded a DHC-6 Twin Otter-300, which seats about 20 people, for our shortest flight ever, just 15 minutes. There are ferries that run to Praslin, but the water is quite rough this time of year and when you have a wife that works for an airline…you take the flight! We sat right by the cockpit, mostly because we were the last to board and it seemed no one else wanted to sit there. The flight was pretty bumpy, but it was neat to see what the pilots were doing and see what they see. I don't think Rebecca liked it too much though.
Once on Praslin, we rented a car and started our drive to Cote D'Or on the other side of the island. The roads are impossibly narrow and have next to no shoulder. To top it off, they drive on the left side of the road. All cars on the island are tiny and we had a little Kia Picanto.
On Thursday, Rebecca and I drove up to a remote beach called Anse Lazio. There, we saw some Aldabra Giant Tortoises, snorkeled, and relaxed on the beach. After lunch, we decided to hike to another beach, Anse Georgette, which is only accessed by driving all the way around the island in the other direction and negotiating with the exclusive resort to allow you access or by hiking in like we did. It was a little more of a hike than we were expecting, but eventually made it there. It was a beautiful beach with great viewpoints along the way. On the way, I walked through the nastiest spider web and then saw its owner…the biggest spider I have even seen in my life. We made it back to the car before sundown and got back to our hotel. That night, we had an excellent seafood dinner at a cool place called Cafes des Arts just down the beach from our hotel.
The next morning, we set out on a driving tour of the island and ended up at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vallée de Mai National Park. The park is home to several endemic palm species including the Coco de Mer, which bears the plant kingdom's largest nuts (which are shaped like a woman's pelvis). The male trees produce a 2 metre long catkin thought to resemble the male equivalent. There was an old myth that the Vallée de Mai was the Garden of Eden and the Coco de Mai the Tree of Knowledge.
That evening, we were back on the Twin Otter, to Rebecca's chagrin, and heading back to Mahe. We connected in Mahe for our flight back to Abu Dhabi. The beaches of Seychelles are so beautiful and life goes by at a much slower pace than anywhere else.
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the best democracy money can buy
a disturbing (but strangely niche) read for anyone interested in what we settle for when accepting that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. Haven't come across much that added anything to this eye-opener that entered … Continue reading
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visualizing inequality
One of my resources to keep in touch with development debates is Oxfam GB Duncan Green's From Poverty to Power blog. Apart from his own interesting posts and guest contributions he regularly publishes a Links I Liked post that always contains click-worthy … Continue reading
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SALT LAKE CITY – Wednesday night's home game against the Phoenix Suns (11-45) ended in a 116-88 win for the Jazz (31-24), but the team's last game before Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline wasn't as one-sided as the final score showed.
The Jazz trailed just once – briefly in the first quarter – but struggled to put away the last-place team in the Western Conference standings, even without its star player Devin Booker. Utah led by only four points with less than a minute to go in the third, but outscored the Suns by 20 points in the final period to pick up the 28-point victory.
Jazz coach Quin Snyder said the difference was that his team was able to "settle down."
"In the second half we made the extra pass," he said.
Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 21 points while his teammate Joe Ingles recorded 15 points and 11 assists.
"He's a very savvy player, especially in the pick-and-roll game," Utah forward Jae Crowder said of Ingles. "We tried to take advantage of that and let him make plays off of the pick-and-roll. He did a great job tonight taking what the defense gave him."
Rudy Gobert also notched a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Phoenix's Josh Jackson scored a game-high 27 points. Derrick Favors and Ricky Rubio, who have been rumored as potential trades, scored 14 and 13 respectively.
The Suns' only lead came midway through the first quarter when Deandre Ayton scored six-straight points as part of an 8-0 Suns run. Utah called a timeout and responded with back-to-back 3-pointers from Kyle Korver and Crowder to retake the lead.
Utah scored the first 11 points of the second quarter to extend the lead to 17, but Phoenix didn't give in. The Suns, aided by 10 first-half Jazz turnovers and 12 second-quarter points from Jackson, held the Jazz to a 56-46 halftime lead, which was cut to five points early in the third. With less than a minute remaining in the third, Phoenix closed the gap to four.
Crowder said the biggest challenge during the first three quarters was not overthinking the situation on offense and getting stops on the defensive end.
"(The Suns) struggle a little bit defensively in transition," he said. "So we just wanted to attack those guys in that area and find the open shot."
The Jazz were able to score 37 points in the final quarter to secure the win. Mitchell attributed the successful finishing stretch to his team's intensity and communication.
"The communication picked up a lot in the second half and that propelled us to get out in transition," he said. "Obviously hitting shots helps, but where we were really doing well was communicating defensively."
After 10 first-half turnovers, the Jazz gave up the ball just three times in the final two quarters.
"We locked in and honed in," Mitchell said. "That was really the story of the two halves."
Ayton noticed Utah's teamwork.
"Utah just did what they do," he said. "That is a solid team that plays together, consistently, no matter if they are having ups or downs. We had some runs on them and they still played the same."
The Jazz will stay in Salt Lake to take on the Spurs Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. Phoenix will play next at Golden State Friday.


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The introduction of 5G services will be a boon for the Korean telecom operators as traditional telecommunications revenue stagnates, according to GlobalData, a business information and analytics company. 5G networks will enable operators to provide new services for industry, government, and consumers.
According to GlobalData's latest report, 5G subscriptions in the country will outnumber 3G by 2020, following the world's first commercial 5G deployment during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, in Korea's rural Gangwon province.
With the growth of 5G, traditional communications services like fixed telephony and mobile voice will see a decline in revenue over the coming years. Voice service revenue will decline at an annual rate of 8.4 percent per year between 2016 and 2021, while mobile voice revenue will drop an average of 7 percent per year, over the same period.
GlobalData's market analyst Malcolm Rogers said, "Operators around the globe faced with the same challenge, evolve to something more than a pipe provider or offer services that come with more utility. However, the Korean operators have been among the most proactive in growing business outside the core of communication. Whereas operators in some markets have been slow to react to the digital disruption caused by OTTs and internet giants like Google and Amazon, the players in South Korea have been investing in new digital business for years."
Like in many mature telecom markets, competition around basic connectivity services is fierce, pushing the service providers to compete on price, resulting in margin squeeze. Telecom companies are now forced to look for more value added and tertiary services to tap growth. KT, LG U+ and SK Telecom (SKT) are now focusing on a diverse range of non-core segments such as industrial IoT, payment platforms, media, and commerce to boost their business.
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Bernie looking Presidential
Much has been made since Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party in Great Britain, of the similarities between him and Bernie Sanders the Presidential hopeful. In that both are left of centre, and are older men with white hair, both with a tendency to be a bit scruffy this is certainly true – beyond that, less so.
Regarding dress sense, Jeremy trumps Bernie here, as "Jezza" (as we affinados are encouraged to call him) has all the sartorial appeal of a geography teacher who does Morris dancing in his spare time.
Basically, Bernie is the fully realised progressive democrat, the real deal, and Corbyn presents more as a washed up old lefty from the old school still banging on about all the old issues we left behind years ago.
Bernie Sanders is a true son of the working class born in 1941, and at 73…
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11:10: Approve/Amend Minutes - Secretary Katie Greiner-Francis: Birdie's Bone Broth for Pets
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11:10: KBOA Finances: Treasurer: Josh Bennett, Bennett's Accounting Services
Wells Fargo Bank Balance: Checking $58,964.10 Savings $28,024.43
11:15: Organization Update
Welcome New Board members Katie, Carrie, Sumarie and Tim!
Great Holiday Party! Thanks KUCC for hosting and everyone who attended!
2020 Master Deadline Calendar
2020 Meeting, Event and Promotions Calendar
Updates from KNO: 1.10.20 Meeting Minutes
Next NPU-O Meeting: Tuesday Jan 28 @ 7pm- Bessie Branham Recreation Center
Nonprofit Award Applications open February 3, 2020 at kirkwoodbiz.com
11:25: Community Discussion: Where do we allocate our funds in 2020?
Estimated amounts will be based on 2020 budget with 2019 actuals. See 2019 budget
Standing investments: idealDESIGN,inc, Downtown Kirkwood clean up 6x year, Kirkwood Wine Stroll, Operations, Storage Unit.
Board ideas include a microgrant to a StartMe Cohort, set partnership donation to Kirkwood Cares on a specific house, Start a Wellness Program for School Teachers and 1st Responders in Kirkwood and hold a series of business seminars in 2020.
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Monthly Kirkwood Business Networking Coffee: 1st Tuesday of the Month @ My Coffee Shop East Lake. Kirkwood Business Coffee: Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 @ 9:30am
11:45: Wine Stroll Committee (Sumarie Forrester- Poppa Corns & Vice Chair Randy Brazee- Homes for Atlanta SAVE THE DATE: 14th Annual Kirkwood Wine Stroll is Friday September 18, 2020| 7:00-10:00PM! Kirkwoodwinestroll.com
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Kirkwood Wine Stroll Committee Kick-Off Meeting: Wed. February 5 @ Dom Bejios - 6pm
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KBOA Members: Blank Canvas Massage and Bullseye Creative
Kirkwood Library: Mini-Golf More info.
Lanta Gras Parade & Festival: Saturday January 25
Hosea Williams Drive between Urban Pie and Sherwin Williams will be closed to traffic from Noon-5pm See business district notice!
Empty Bowls Dinner: Friday February 7
Cleats on the Streets 5K: Saturday February 8
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Former Disney and DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo has completed an initial $1bn cash raise for the mobile-first shortform content venture NewTV.
Hollywood studios Disney, 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, ATT-owned Warner Media, Viacom, Lionsgate, MGM, eOne, and ITV and China's Alibaba are among those understood to have got behind the initiative, expected to launch towards the end of 2019.
Madrone Capital led the round, which also raised funds from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Liberty Global. The valuation of NewTV was not disclosed.
Katzenberg and former HP CEO Meg Whitman will lead the Hollywood-based company, which is tentatively titled NewTV, and aims to provide premium 10-minute content primarily targeted at the 25-30 demographic. Price points will vary depending on whether subscribers opt for ad-supported or ad-free tiers.
Katzenberg has been evangelical about shortform for a number of years now and is known for his passionate dedication to new trends. He was famously supportive of 3D when that format reemerged more than a decade ago.
Whitman said the venture will be the "first entertainment platform built for easy, on-the-go mobile viewing", while Katzenberg described it as a technology distribution platform "built for the way we watch today".
ITV Studios managing director Julian Bellamy said the mobile platform offers new production opportunities, adding: "This investment is consistent with our 'more than TV' strategy and the focus on growing UK and global production".
The development comes as the entertainment and media sectors scramble to launch streaming services to rival Netflix, Amazon's Prime Video, and Hulu.
Disney plans to launch its service next year comprising its Disney, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm stables, alongside 21st Century Fox entertainment assets, and original material. Alibaba runs China-based service Youku.
This report contains elements that originally appeared on Screen's sister publication, Broadcast.


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June 9, 1856 — On this day, 274 Mormons began their trek west for Salt Lake City. The group traveled 1,300 miles on foot and carried with them two-wheeled handcarts to haul their belongings. Four months later, the survivors reached Utah Territory. On the way, more than 200 of the emigrants died, crossing what's now Wyoming as winter set in.
"Families pushed and pulled two-wheeled, shallow-boxed handcarts, built out of green lumber a short time before," writes Annette Hein on wyohistory.org. "The hot sun and wind were hard on the emigrants and the handcarts. After a few weeks, the green wood began to shrink and crack. Poorly greased wooden wheels shrieked on their wooden axles."
The Journey came to be known as the Mormon Handcart Movement, and this day marked only the beginning of the 1856-1860 trek — a period when nearly 3,000 Mormon pioneers made the journey to Utah, by foot.
Prior to the pilgrimage, Mormons were ostracized by outsiders. People felt politically and socially threatened by the group due its growth in number and diverging religious beliefs. These prejudices became violent and the need to migrate west became dire.
By the early 1850s, most American Mormons had already arrived in Utah, and the church began actively seeking converts in Europe. Church leaders organized a smooth transit system involving chartered steamships, riverboats up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and, later, railroad passage from the East Coast to central Iowa. Many emigrants' passage was supported by the church.
Sources: wikipedia/Mormonpioneers, history.lds.org, wyohistory.org/
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"People made fun of us as we walked, pulling our handcarts, but the weather was fine and the roads were excellent and although I was sick and we were very tired at night, still we thought it was a glorious way to go to Zion."
Image: Mormon missionaries in Liverpool, England, 1855. Edward Martin is on the right of the middle row.
— Mormon Handcart Movement (1856-1860). Initial problems with the carts occurred because the wood used to construct them was said to have been "green timber", with many more breakdowns than anticipated. When the First Handcart Company reached Winter Quarters, Edmund Ellsworth had a member of the company "tin" the wooden axles and also installed "thick hoop iron skeins" which enabled the handcart axles to turn more easily and resist breakage much better.[19] This feature became a standard part of handcarts in following years, including frequent greasing to keep the wheels lubricated. The companies made good time, and their trips were largely uneventful. The emigrant companies included many children and elderly individuals, and pushing and pulling handcarts was difficult work. Journals and recollections describe periods of illness and hunger. Like other companies traveling on the Emigrant Trail, deaths occurred along the way. Hafen and Hafen's Handcarts to Zion lists 13 deaths from the first company, seven from the second, and fewer than seven from the third. Journal entries reflect the optimism of the handcart pioneers, even amid their hardships.


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By Bonnie Dickson
The College of Engineering's Center for Nano and Micro Manufacturing (CNM2) is a shared research facility that includes a roughly 10,000 square foot cleanroom for micro and nano-fabrication and novel, scalable research and technology development. The campus and College of Engineering have made significant investments in CNM2 in recent years and staff members like Paula Lee are key to the evolution and success of these shared facilities.
Paula joined the College of Engineering nearly four years ago, after 25 years with the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Now, Paula is a research administrator II who supports all administrative aspects of the CNM2. This includes managing the facility's student staff, compiling monthly billing statements for users and processing all new CNM2 users.
In this edition of the College of Engineering's Staff Spotlight, Paula shares what a typical day on the job looks like (spoiler – there's no such thing as a "typical" day) and talks about her love for animals.
Tell us about your path to UC Davis.
Out of high school, I earned my associate degree and achieved my animal health technician license from Yuba College. Shortly after graduation, my first career possession was working at a private veterinary clinic in Woodland. I then transferred to UC Davis and started working at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. While working there for 25 years, I did various tasks from admitting and discharging patients, to general animal care and support. 10 years ago my path took a left turn when I started working in the financial service department. I maintained that job until I came to the College of Engineering, which I am happy to say will be four years in May 2019.
Describe a typical day on the job.
It varies from day to day and usually includes supporting the UC Davis staff, students and faculty along with external users in one way or another.
The beginning of the month is my most hectic time due to billing. This task requires obtaining data from various sources and compiling the information to process interdepartmental bills along with vendor invoices. On average we usually have about 40-50 users per month representing 19 PI's and a number of outside industrial companies.
My biggest challenge in working for CNM2 is the constant rotation of cleanroom users. With each graduation or new professor, it usually means several new members will be requesting access to the cleanroom. In order to become a member, they must complete several guidelines and requirements before they gain access to the facility. This process starts when I provide a safety test, activate entrance access, computer program activation and finishing up with a cleanroom orientation. The entire process can take several hours and includes going into the cleanroom.
Another part of my job is managing our three students. I organize their schedules (which changes quarterly) and keep them busy with designated tasks. Their jobs include a daily walk though, inventory, waste disposal and designated equipment responsibilities. The student position also includes weekend shifts, and if the students are not available, the staff picks up the load, including me.
Lastly, did you know that CNM2 has at least 100 pieces of equipment? As the cleanroom asset representative, I maintain our inventory and work to assure that any all new equipment or disposed equipment is properly identified and added or removed from our inventory.
What do you like most about your job?
The variation. That fact every day can be different is appealing to me. You can come to work thinking you will be working on one task, and before you know it, you are working on a separate task. Secondly, and honestly most important, is the fact that I really like the people I work with. On the books, I guess I am considered the "support staff," but technically we all support each other. Yes, they count on me for a few things but in reality I think I count on them more. I think of it this way, "I am only one piece of the puzzle, and they are all the other pieces, so together we all make the entire picture of CNM2.
Tell us something that most people do not know about you.
I grew up on a farm in Woodland. We raised mainly raised sheep, but occasionally we raised pigs to show at the Yolo County 4-H Spring Show. This is youth program for kids between 9-18 years and a lot like FFA (Future Farmers of America) in high school.
When my kids were younger, I was their 4-H swine leader for six years. Each year I would help over twenty children understand what characteristics it took to choosing a pig, along with how to raise them and ultimately how show them. A day after the show, the kids would sell their project and do the whole process all over again the following year.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
It would be the ability to fly so I could visit my children and their spouses who live out of state. My daughter is in nursing school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and son is a teacher in Reno, Nevada.
Paula Lee is located in the CNM2 Offices in Kemper Hall 1209. Do you know of a staff member who we should feature in our next Staff Spotlight? Let us know.


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Consignment and sell your clothing, jewelry and accessories
It's a new year and now that the holiday tinsel and confetti has settled, it's a good time to go through your closet and get things organized. With organization also comes a chance to clean out old and tired items and also earn a little cash by utilizing consignment or reselling your unwanted items.
Reselling unwanted clothing is good for everybody because:
- It frees up space in your closet.
- It's a good way to make a little extra cash.
- It's green because its recycling and keeps clothing out of land fills.
So let's go through the options and companies that offer resale services and check out how each one works, how much you can expect to make, and the pros and cons of each channel. I even created a spreadsheet so you can easily compare each consignor to help you figure out the best avenue to resell your stuff. Also, I compiled a list of tips for prepping and selecting items that are good candidates for consignment.
There is a big market for almost new or gently used clothing shoes, jewelry and accessories. The days are over of being limited to your local consignment boutique in the hopes that someone will wander into that store, looking for your second hand stuff, in her size. There are a number of good avenues to resale these days. The key is to find the best channel for you. Many people also turn to Ebay as a place to sell their stuff, but this is not always the best channel. Several consigning outfits even offer you the opportunity to mail your unwanted items in. Another, The Real Real, will make a house call to help you in person with selecting items for resale. Others offer you a chance to trade instead of receiving cash. I thought my readers might also enjoy learning about re selling options and how they work. So here are my tips and rundown of the best on line consignment options.
Consign with The Real Real
The Real Real launched in 2010 with a luxury consignment point of view. This is an extremely well run organization and they really make it easy to consign. The down side is that they are very selective in items they accept. They only take better and high end designers. I imagine that their clients are Neiman Marcus shoppers and high end boutique shoppers. Here's the scoop on how The Real Real works:
- An Account Executive will come to your house and work with you in person to select what they will take. This is super convenient, as there is no hauling a bunch of stuff to the consignment store, filling out forms, and then having to decide what to do with the rejects.
- The Account Executive that comes to your home will use an Ipad to photograph and create a virtual "closet" for you. Its all done electronically. Accepted items are immediately bagged and taken with the Account Executive who send them on to a regional office for finally acceptance, photography and getting listed on their site. Once your items are listed you are notified that they are live and up for sale.
- They will help you sell your jewelry. Major cities will have an office in which you can bring in your jewelry and work with a trained Real Real jewelry professional and get some feedback on whether your items are are suitable for resale with them. However they are only interested in high end like Van Cleef or David Yurman, or highly coveted jewelry such Chanel.
- Only take high end clothing, shoes and accessories. Low end for them is Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman.
- Compensation: Commission rates are based on sales.
- Earn 50% on all items that sell for $200 or less
- Earn 55% on total net sales of $201 to $1500
- Earn 60% on total net sales of $1501 to $9999
- Earn 70% on total net sales of $10,000+
- There sales are all done on line and they do a fabulous job marketing to their ideal customer. Items can sell quickly or take up to a year. They say on their website that many items sell within 3 days.
- Be aware that The Real Real always runs a 20% off promotion code so most likely the buyer will use that discount to purchase your item.
I have consigned with The Real Real and it was a good experience. An Account Executive came to my home and I showed her my possible consignment worthy items. She selected the only the items that were high end names, in perfect condition, meaning no spots/stains, no wear or tear, and no missing buttons, etc. She also rejected items that were in excellent condition but were too dated for them. In total they took 11 items and sold them over a years time. If you have high end stuff, this is a great option.
Consign with Posh Mark
Poshmark is an app on your smart phone. Its' easy to get up and selling with Poshmark. You create a profile and list your items for sale by using their app.
They take care of the shipping so all you have to do is find a box and print the shipping label. The shipping is paid for by the buyer, and Poshmark uses USPS as their carrier. So, once an item is sold, the buyer pays for shipping with the sale transaction. Then you are emailed a shipping label. You simply print the label attach it to the box and leave for your post person to pick up or drop it in a mail box or at the post office.
Fees for selling on Poshmark are as follows: For all sales under $15, Poshmark takes a flat commission of $2.95. For sales of $15 or more, you keep 80% of your sale and Poshmark's commission is 20%. You can spend your earnings to buy new things on Poshmark within the app or withdraw your money as cash whenever you like.
Resell with Material World
Founded in 2012 Material World caters to a clientele that is shopping for better and high end brands. The are very specific about what they will buy from you and items need to be either brand new or barely worn. They have a specific list of about 230 accepted designers which your access on their website. They are strictly mail in and once your send you stuff in, they will offer you a price to buy those items outright. there are no fees to mail your items in. You can then choose to be paid with either a Trade In Card, or a Gift Car. Here's how they break down.
Trade In Card
- Accepted at 700 plus retailers around the world
- Re-loadable
- Eligible for promotions
- Text to get your balance any time
Gift Card
- Limited to the following retailers: Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Shopbop, Intermix, and Barneys
- Not re-loadable.
Resell or Consign with Crossroads Trading
Crossroads Trading is pretty trendy and they buy for the current season. For a peak at what they are buying right now click here.
For your accepted items you earn 50% in trade for what the item would sell for in stores or 33% in cash for what the items would sell for in stores ( 30% for mail in option)
I have sold with Crossroads and they are quick and efficient, only taking the best of the best.
Resell with Buffalo Exchange
Founded in 1974, this re-seller merchandise selection depends on their clientele for that particular store. Brands they like are Banana Republic, Free People, Anthropologie, Vince, Kate Spade and Rag and Bone to name a few. They are fashion and eco-conscious and . You can get more details here on how to consign with them.
Of the items they select they will immediately assign a retail price. From that price, you'll receive 50% in store trade or 30% in cash the same day you sell.
I have sold with Buffalo Exchange and they are quick and efficient, only taking the best of the best.
Local consignment boutique
This will vary for each independent consignment boutique. Typical selling time is 8 weeks. Usually a 50/50 split.
I have sold with local consignment boutiques and I have positive experiences.
Sell on eBay
EBay is where you will have the most control to try to get the money your want. Their fee is 10%, of the final price that you sell an item for. So, you can control the price that you list an item, but you will need to do some research on what a similar item has sold for and price it from there.
Downside is that you will do all the work. That means:
- researching what a similar item sells for so you can determine the price
- pack and ship the items
- respond to any questions as posted or communicated by potential buyers
- photograph the item so that details are clear
- measure and communicate specs, size, measurements and fit for each item
The main thing to remember is to list your item at a buy now price. Figure out what price you want to walk away with after the Ebay fees. So, determine your price and add 10%.
I have sold things on ebay and like that I can control the price of an item. It is a lot of work to get items live so be sure you are up for project if you have a lot of stuff you want to sell.
Do you have jewelry to sell on Ebay? Check out my blog post with a step by step tutorial on how to sell your jewelry.
Sell on Thredup
Thredup is a virtual thrift store. It is super easy to send your unwanted clothing in and they do all the work of checking it for good condition, photographing and listing it. They payout varies, but can be a great resource for ease and convenience for expediting getting unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories out of your house. Expect to make between 5% to 90% depending on the item. Get more details on what you can expect to earn here.
Prepping your items for consignment or resale
- Clean. This means no stains, dirt or ring around the collar.
- No holes. No one wants to take on a project to fix something. The only place where it makes sense to show something with holes is if its actually part of the design such as jeans that have tears strategically placed, etc.
- Working notions. This means all buttons attached, snaps, hooks, eyes, and zippers that work.
- Labels attached. Meaning the label that identifies the designer must be attached and legible.
- Seasonality. Consignment stores cater to customers who are buying to wear things right now. This means that they area looking for items for the very next season. For example they are not taking summery white linen in October. Instead they most likely would be taking those spring clothes in Feb. or March. If you are not clear, check the newest deliveries at a major department store or specialty store.
- Shoes clean, no missing heel tips or mud or dirt on sole.
Consignors are usually buying for the current or very next season. For examples, they are not taking clothing summery, white linens in October. They would be interested in these in March or April. If you are unclear, contact the reseller or consignor and ask what season they are currently taking.
If you do consign at a local boutique be sure you are clear on:
- How and when your compensated
- What the selling time frame is
- How to deal with items that don't sell. Many consignment shops offer the chance to pick up you clothing and accessories at the end of the consignment period. It is your job to monitor this and make arrangements for pick up. Most stores will email you that your consignment period is ending and that if you want to pick up you need to respond by a certain date. The other option that is typically offered is a chance to donate them to a local charity or Goodwill.
Do you have any tips to consign or resell clothing, jewelry and accessories? Please share your tips below.


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United suffered a home defeat in Friday's televised top of table encounter, despite a positive first-half showing against West Brom.
David McGoldrick gave the Blades a deserved early lead, but Gareth Barry restored parity before the interval and Kieran Gibbs second-half strike swung the game in the Baggies favour.
For the home clash against Albion, boss Wilder named the team that finished last week's victory at Reading. Duffy and Sharp started, with Washington dropping to the bench, where he was joined by 20-year-old Sheffield prospect Smith, who was recalled from his loan spell at Barrow earlier in the week.
The Blades started positively, with Duffy forcing Johnstone to tip a dipping effort round the post. From the resulting corner, Egan rose highest, but under pressure his effort went well wide. In the 13th minute, United took a deserved lead though. Basham robbed Barnes to set the counter attack in motion and once in on goal MCGOLDRICK held off the attentions of Dawson before sliding past Johnstone.
United continue to force the issue, pushing West Brom back, but McGoldrick fired high and wide from another promising position. Albion's first meaningful effort on goal saw Barnes fire a free-kick wide, having being fouled by Norwood. The visitors then threatened from their first corner of the night, Phillips picked out Gayle, his effort was blocked before he fouled O'Connell.
With half-time approaching, the Blades broke at pace again and O'Connell's deflected effort almost nestled in the far corner, with Duffy again involved. But it was the visitors who hit back in the 41st minute, Barnes got the better of Basham and his pull back evaded everyone, but fell kindly for BARRY, who fired home left-footed. Henderson was then called into action to deny Phillips before proceedings were brought to a close.
The start of the second-half started in frantic fashion, Albion wanted a foul when O'Connell tangled with Gayle, but referee Simpson waved away their appeals and United almost caught them out at the other end, as McGoldrick got the wrong side of Dawson.
On 62 minutes, the visitors should have gone in front, Egan misread a bouncing ball, handled and was subsequently booked, book the advantage was played at Henderson saved United, denying Barnes, who had been played in by Gayle. Rodriguez then wasted an opportunity after good work by Barnes.
With 14 minutes remaining, West Brom got their noses in front through GIBBS, who slotted home after Barnes had teed him up from a Phillips. United could have levelled within minutes though, Baldock's cross fell nicely for Sharp, but from 14 yards, the skipper fired over.
Three minutes of added time were signalled, but United were unable to breach the visitors defence for a second time to rescue a point.
Blades: Henderson, Baldock, Stevens (Johnson 90), Fleck (Coutts 58), O'Connell, Basham, Sharp, Egan, Norwood, McGoldrick, Duffy (Washington 76).
Unused: Stearman, Moore, Smith, Cranie.
West Brom: Johnstone, Gibbs, Livermore, Phillips, Barnes (Brunt 90), Gayle, Barry, Rodriguez, Adarabioyo, Dawson, Hegazi.
Unused: Sako, Mears, Myhill, Townsend, Burke, Harper.


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Harleys for Hospice Motorcycle-Dice Run
Start revving up up those classic sounding Harleys right now! The first annual Harleys for Hospice Motorcycle-Dice Run is taking place on Saturday, April 27th 2019. It's $20 per bike, $5 for an additional rider, and $5 for extra dice rolls. There will be 50/50 raffle and door prizes. Thank you Knights Paladin Motorcycle Club for sponsoring this fantastic new fundraiser for Hospice of the Golden Isles. For more information contact Sam Preiss at 912-602-5469. All make & model bikes and cars are welcome!


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East Hampton town hall project on schedule; street naming contest open
EAST HAMPTON — As the date from the official groundbreaking draws ever closer, town officials are ramping up their efforts to ensure construction of the new town hall/police facility goes smoothly.
That includes coming up with a name for the road that will lead to the new 33,400 square-foot building.
The Town Council discussed the status of the $18.9 million project earlier this week. Members got an update on the status of the project and sought to put to rest a rumor that falsely suggested the square footage on the building has changed.
And in one measure of how interconnected the world has become, there was also a question about the possible or even probable impacts of tariffs on steel on the project.
Prompted by Town Manager Michael Maniscalco, councilors decided the road needed a name.
"Let's get the public involved. Who knows what they could come up with," Councilor Josh Piteo said.
Taking his point, Town Council Chairwoman Melissa H. Engel said if the council wants the public to get involved, "Let's have it be a fun thing."
And so, Maniscalco's office released a statement: "Road Naming Contest for the NewTown Hall/Police Department/Board of Education Facility." The name "should encompass the history and future of our town and represent all of our residents," it said.
The council will pick the winning entry during its Sept. 25 meeting. The person who chooses the winning road name will be recognized at the groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.
Nominations for the road name should be sent to the manager's office, 20 E. High St., East Hampton, CT, 06424, or email it to Maniscalco's assistant Cathy Sirois at firstname.lastname@example.com by Sept. 21.
Councilor James "Pete" Brown jokingly suggested the road be named for him.
If that's the case, "It will be a short road," Engel responded.
Lisa M. Motto, who, with her husband Stephen J. Motto, is serving as the customer project manager, delivered a quarterly assessment of the project's status. The new facility will be built on a 5.4-acre parcel of land in the Mottos' Edgewater Hills mixed-use development.
The project is both on schedule time wise and "on budget as planned," she told the council.
Two professional financial analysts are reviewing the final cost estimates for the project, she said, and the results of their review are due back Sept. 17.
"We have 20 golden shovels all lined up," Lisa Motto said, explaining she and her husband know a shovel manufacturer.
Councilor Dean Markham asked Motto what impact the expanding tariff war with China — in particular with regards to steel — would have on the project.
"That's a loaded question right now," Motto acknowledged. "That's the area [contractors] most worried about right now," she said, adding, "We've been seeing a 10 percent increase" on the cost of steel.
"We do have a number of areas we can tweak to stay on budget."
Markham suggested pre-purchasing steel for the project, an idea Lisa Motto said the building committee has discussed.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairman Mark Philhower asked Motto to address persistent rumors the building has grown in size. Her answer was an emphatic no. In fact, she said, the community room has been reduced in size.
Reporter Jeff Mill covers East Hampton, Cromwell and Portland for the Middletown Press. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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William "Bill" Joseph Flannery III passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, with his favorite person in the world by his side—his beloved wife of nearly 30 years, Sheila. Bill was 79 when he went to be with our Lord in Heaven.
Bill was born in Garden City, New York, on October 6, 1940 to William Joseph Flannery Jr. and Dorothy Schoenborn Flannery, both of Brooklyn, New York.
A true patriot, Bill served in the United States Army in Vietnam from 1962 to 1963. Bill attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve before he was honorably discharged in August 1972. It was during his service in Vietnam when Bill was inspired to pursue his natural talents – and one of his greatest passions – the law.
Bill obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played lacrosse on scholarship. He attended law school at Saint John's University in New York City on a GI Bill scholarship, obtaining his Doctor of Jurisprudence in June 1968. A true lawyer's lawyer, Bill practiced commercial and transactional law in the private sector for over 46 years. He was involved for many years in the greater Dallas and Rockwall legal community, including serving as President of the Rockwall County Bar Association.
Bill's many interests and hobbies included staying active in local politics with the Rockwall Republican Men's Club, and watching Johns Hopkins lacrosse and Dallas Cowboys football. His passion for travel led he and Sheila to set sail on over 30 cruises all over the globe.
Bill was a lifelong Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Dorothy, and his sister, Gail Haddle.
He is survived by the true love of his life, Sheila; sister Marlise Landeck; stepdaughters Stacy Gradman and Karlie Stovall; stepsons Matt Loeffler and wife, Stacy, Mark Loeffler and wife, Ginger; 11 grandchildren: Jessica Gordon and husband, Mandel; Emily Garvin; Matt Garvin and wife, Kim; Kaleigh Loeffler; Kyle Loeffler; Brett Loeffler; Berkeley Loeffler; Reagan and Faith Loeffler; Michael Stovall and Jeremy Stovall; and five great grandchildren: Ella and Cole; Olivia and Hendrix; and Brayland.
A funeral mass in celebration of Bill's eternal life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Rockwall, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Bill will be interred at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, with honors, in the coming weeks.
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A St. Louis mother said a funeral director refused to let her see her 9-month-old baby boy's body after he died in a house fire last month, KTLA sister station KTVI reported.
"These weeks have been the worst weeks of my life since I lost my son," Dashia Martin said.
Martin is grieving the death of her baby boy, Dashawn, who was killed in a house fire in St. Louis on Oct. 26.
The devastated mother told KTVI she left her little boy with her cousin that night so that she could get an early start searching for a new apartment in the morning.
It was the first time she left his side, she said.
"His first time leaving, and he never came back," Martin told the St. Louis-area television station. "So ... I do blame myself sometimes. If I was there I would have saved my baby. My baby would still be here."
Her cousin's apartment building erupted in flames while the little boy was inside. Fire officials said six adults and two other small children were in the house when the blaze broke out. Many of the victims had to be rescued and were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Officials at the time told KTVI that Dashawn's body was found on the second floor; he was burned so badly a DNA test was needed to identify him.
As Martin prepares for the funeral, she said she still hasn't seen her baby's body.
"That's the most heartbreaking thing I ever heard, is tell me I can't see my child," she said.
The funeral director, Ronald L. Jones, said he made that choice because he's protecting Martin from psychological trauma and himself from a possible lawsuit.
"The question is, what will she see? She won't see nothing that looks like her baby," Ronald L. Jones with Ronald L. Jones Funeral Chapels said.
"She could have a heart attack, she could have some emotional trauma behind seeing it, and then who's liable?" he questioned.
No matter how horrific it might be, Martin feels seeing her son will ease the pain and guilt she feels in her heart -- and offer some kind of closure.
The family also feels left in the dark by the whole investigation, saying their questions aren't being answered and their phone calls aren't being returned.
They are asking for help for a proper burial for Dashawn. The family has set up a GoFundMe page to raise $3,000.
Ronald L. Jones Funeral Chapels says it will also accept donations made out to Dashawn Martin.


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Press release from the issuing company
Cohoes, NY – Mohawk, North America's largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, is pleased to announce the following organizational changes and promotions.
Ted O'Connor has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mohawk Envelope and Converting. In this new role, Ted leads Mohawk's sales and marketing efforts for envelopes, while working closely with manufacturing and supply chain teams to enhance Mohawk's rapidly growing envelope and converting businesses. Previously, Ted served as Senior Vice President, Sales, responsible for sales of fine paper across North America.
Melissa Stevens has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales for Premium Paper. In this new role, Melissa will leverage her expertise in sales process management to drive sales and business development efforts for Mohawk's core premium paper business across North America. Previously, Melissa served as Vice President, Sales.
Beth Reardon has been promoted to Sales Director, East, overseeing business development efforts and field sales activities in the Midwest, Mid Atlantic and Northeast Regions of the U.S.
Nancy Dutch has been promoted to Sales Director, West, overseeing business development efforts and field sales activities in the West and South Central regions of the U.S.
Becky Thomas has been promoted to National Accounts Manager, New England, overseeing business development efforts for Mohawk's core paper, social stationery and packaging businesses.
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24 April 2018
How to Map a Billion Stars
Waiting for Gaia's second data release Gaia is an ambitious mission of the European Space Agency which will make the largest and most precise 3-D map of our Galaxy by surveying about one billion stars. Which sounds like an awful lot of stars, but amounts to only 1 per cent of the Galaxy's stellar population. The Gaia spacecraft was launched on 19 December 2013 and the mission is planned to continue for 5 years, continually collecting data on the motion and characteristics of stars. The Gaia spacecraft is controlled from the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.