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UPDATED 5:47 PM CDT Jun 05, 2013The future home of KETV and KETV.com will be the historic Burlington Station in downtown Omaha.
Video TranscriptTHIS TREASURED, BUT LONG- OVERLOOKED OMAHA LANDMARK IS ABOUT TO BE RESCUED. AT THIS HOUR-- K-E-T-V IS ANNOUNCING A MAJOR INVESTMENT THAT WILL BRING HISTORIC BURLINGTON STATION BACK TO LIFE. THIS TRAIN STATION IS ABOUT TO BECOME A TELEVISION STATION. HELLO, I'M ROB MCCARTNEY. WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM JUST SOUTH OF OMAHA'S OLD MARKET WITH BREAKING NEWS ON THIS JUNE AFTERNOON.. K-E-T-V IS UNVEILING PLANS TO SPEND MILLIONS ON THIS OMAHA LANDMARK. IT WILL RENOVATE HISTORIC BURLINGTON STATION-- AND TURN THIS BUILDING INTO THE NEW HOME OF K-E-T-V, AND K- E-T-V DOT COM. K-E-T-V EMPLOYEES FIRST HEARD THE NEWS JUST HOURS AGO. THE STATION IS MOVING EAST... AND INTO ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN OMAHA. BURLINGTON STATION-- BUILT IN 18-98 FOR THE GREAT TRANS MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITON.(roblin: it was created so people would get off the train for the world's fair and be impressed by Omaha) K-E-T-V PRESIDENT ARIEL ROBLIN LED THE CHARGE TO PURCHASE THE TRAIN STATION. AFTER LOOKING AT SEVERAL OPTIONS-- SHE SAYS IT BECAME CLEAR THIS PLACE WAS THE RIGHT FIT.(roblin: there's wide hallways. People can see everyone people working together it feels like in a way burlington was made for television as well-- made for news) THE TRAIN STATION WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A TELEVISION STATION-- MINDFUL AT ALL TIMES TO PRESERVE THE LOOK, AND CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S WHERE THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF LEO A. DALY COMES IN.( Leo A. Daly III, Architect: When you arrive at a city, some of them have no personality, and this is going to create a fantastic image for Omaha. A fantastic image, and we get it for free! KETV is making the financial committment to make this happen.) DALY WILL BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY-- WITH A GOAL OF MOVING K-E-T-V INTO THE BURLINGTON BY 2-THOUSAND-15. AND AS PART OF SEVEN CAN HELP'S MISSION-- THERE WILL BE ROOM FOR OMAHANS INSIDE TOO. (this building is part of the community so it will always be part of the community. There are plans to make sure parts of the building have access for the community) IT WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT-- BUT ONE ARIEL ROBLIN SAYS K-E-T-V WELCOMES.(roblin: i think you can look around and go this isn't going to be easy. This certainly wasn't the cheapest thing to do and it certainly wasn't the easiest thing to do. But it was the right thing to do) LEO A DALY AND K-E-T-V HOPE TO HAVE BURLINGTON STATION READY FOR MOVING IN, BY 2-THOUSAND-15. THAT WILL BEGIN ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THIS STATION'S GLORIOUS PAST. IT WAS FINISHED IN 18-98--- IN TIME TO WELCOME VISITORS TO OMAHA FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR-- THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION. ONE OF OMAHA'S MOST FAMOUS ARCHITECT'S-- THOMAS KIMBALL-- DESIGNED IT IN GREEK REVIVAL STYLE. THE STATION UNDERWENT A MAJOR RENOVATION IN THE LATE 19-20'S, TO COMPETE WITH UNION STATION ACROSS THE TRACKS. IT LOST SOME OF ITS LOOK IN THE PROCESS-- BUT GAINED SOME ROOM INSIDE. THE STATION SAW ITS LAST PASSENGER TRAIN IN 19-74 TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT FROM K-E-T-V IS SWEEPING THROUGH OMAHA CITY HALL. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S TODD ANDREWS JOINS ME NOW FROM 'INSIDE' THE BURLINGTON WITH HOW THE INVESTMENT IS BEING RECEIVED.( ad lib / this part of the building used to be where people walked out to board their trains / now it will be our newsroom ) K-E-T-V INFORMED THE MAYOR.. ..AND MAYOR - áELECT.. ..ABOUT THE PURCHASE.. ..áBEFORE THE NEWS WENT PUBLIC HERE ON K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH 7. HISTORY..WILL SOON BECOME THE FUTURE ..HERE AT BURLINGTON STATION. MAYOR JIM SUTTLE WAS NEARLY OVERWHELMED BY THE DECISION.( Mayor Jim Suttle / Omaha: " -- taking an historic building that's very important to the history of this city -- and we're going to see it come to life again. " )( Mayor-Elect Jean Stothert / Omaha: " Congratulations to KETV. I think it's great news. It's very exciting for downtown; it's very exciting for Omaha. " )( David G Brown / Greater Omaha Chamber: " It takes much more of a commitment to the community for a company to say, ' We're not only going to do this downtown -- we're going to turn it into something that, unless you're a real visionary, you can't SEE right now. ' " ) CIVIC LEADERS WE TALKED TO AGREE -- THIS MOVE IS A WIN- WIN FOR DOWNTOWN OMAHA..AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. COMING UP AT SIX: HEAR WHAT A PROMINENT BUSINESS LEADER IS SAYING ABOUT OUR UPCOMING MOVE TO THE HISTORIC BURLINGTON STATION. ROB..BACK TO YOU. K-E-T-V EXECUTIVES SAY THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE BURLINGTON PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN. AND THIS IS A VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OLD MARKET JUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE ... AND DOWN THE STREET-- HISTORIC LITTLE ITALY. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S MELISSA FRY IS IS TALKING WITH OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AND JOINS US LIVE. THIS AREA IS RICH IN HISTORICAL LANDMARKS - AND RICH WITH áTRADITION. FOR 94 YEARS - ORSI'S ITALIAN BAKERY HAS FED OMAHA FAMILIES ... A LOT OF PRIDE, COMMRADERY DOWN HERE IN THE LITTLE ITALY AREA - HISTORICAL BUILDINGS - WITH NEW LIFE - AND A NEW MEANING FOR THE AREA. JIM HALL - OWNER OF ORSI'S TELLS ME HE WELCOMES ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SAYS THERES NO BETTER PLACE TO BE.(jim Hall/Orsi's Italian Bakery: its going to be bigger and better for everybody, its the next wave of the old market, growing and getting bigger) ACROSS THE STREET ON 10TH AND PACIFIC - BLUE BARN THEATER MOVING IN - TURNING THIS EMPTY LOT INTO ENTERTAINMENT AREA. (Susan C. Toberer/ Blue Barn Theater: its really the corridor because it connect the zoo to north omaha, i do believe eventually there will be trolleys running up and down tenth street) MELISSA, THANK YOU THERE'S MORE TO COME FROM HERE AT BURLINGTON STATION COMING UP AT SIX-- WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE FOR A CLOSER LOOK WALK WITH US THROUGH HALLWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT EMPTY FOR FOUR DECADES. FROM THE CONCOURSE.. TO THE GATES LEADING TO THE TRACKS .. WE'LL SHOW YOU BURLINGTON STATION LIKE IT HASN'T BEEN SEEN IN YEARS.
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Not one to usually buy hair products from anywhere except the salon and for good reason.. This is truly awful. Elastic/dry feeling hair. Get what you pay for I guess..
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Unprecedented Cost Breakdown for the $600K Web Series 'Video Game High School'
Freddie Wong, the namesake of his FreddieW YouTube channel and co-founder of Rocket Jump Studios, directs or collaborates on some of the coolest original content on YouTube. The FreddieW team also contributes to YT's Node channel, featuring work from their brethren-in-arms Corridor Digital, who also produce a volume of great original stuff on the 'Tube. Rocket Jump's cumulatively feature-length web series Video Game High School was a substantial undertaking, the first for FreddieW and co at such a scale, and produced for over $600,000 (just the first season) -- subsequently, Freddie and Rocket Jump have done something virtually unheard of by posting a full budgetary breakdown.
Here's the first episode of the web series, featuring action, humor, a lot of production value, and a cameo by someone you may recognize from elsewhere on YouTube:
And the next in the series, for good measure:
Here's a brief (if you think this is lengthy, see Freddie's full post) excerpt of Rocket Jump's infographic, breaking down the 9-episode first season of Video Game High School. And my is it an infographic -- designed with help from Danger Brain:
Two thirds of a million dollars may seem pretty steep a budget for a web series -- but when you consider that this project equates to a full feature film in scale and length, it's actually quite a shoestring arrangement. Below is the full breakdown, but again the infographic is much easier on the eyes for this info.
We set our Kickstarter goal at $75,000 and blew our goal out of the water by raising $273,725. Of that $273,725, $222,498.92 went into the production of VGHS (While Kickstarter and Amazon take 5-10%, we found that an additional 10% was not accounted for due to declined credit cards). In the next couple of weeks we plan on breaking down all the challenges and lessons we learned from running and successfully fulfilling a large-scale Kickstarter project.
With the final costs reaching that $636,010.71, spanning 277 days back to front, 167 cast and crew members, and sport over 36 million views not counting BTS material, here's where the money went on Video Game High School:
- $21,000 -- Story Development and Pre-Production
- $43,612 -- Art Department and Design
- $26,080.89 -- The cast
- $123,507.01 -- The Crew (note that the directors accepted no salary to maximize budget reach -- a gesture of true dedication)
- $22,979.32 -- Meals and Craft Services
- $47,917.04 -- LA Location Fees
- $18,463.13 -- Stunts
- $9,790.64 -- Camera (Rentals, Related Gear)
- $16,728.48 -- Production Equipment (including many practical effects material)
- $25,987.39 -- Transportation
- $116,874.95 -- Post Production (VGHS has almost half the VFX shots of Skyfall
- $4,151.38 -- Production Office
- $100,000 -- Additional From Partners (sponsorships, friend-companies)
- $59,918.48 -- Kickstarter Fulfillment (shirts, DVDs/Blu-rays, posters, and so on, with a total postage/shipping cost of $25,000)
Here's a very impressive graph scaling costs to running time:
These guys made it happen, and the material is nothing short of great. It's entertaining, funny, and exciting as anything coming out of Hollywood. VGHS is another deep notch on the belt of the independent creative, and what dedicated, hard-working visionaries can accomplish in our modern media ecosystem. You gotta love it -- and you also have to love the openness displayed here. To our knowledge no such costs breakdown has been produced by web series creators for a project of this size -- so a lot of credit to Freddie and the whole creative team behind Rocket Jump and co. for bringing this forward as well.
Be sure to head on over to the Rocket Jump Studios website to check out the rest of the breakdown.
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This show wasn't really my cup of tea (probably appealed mostly to the teenage crowd), but it was impressively well done.
December 20, 2012
Great info, thanks to you, and to them, for sharing it
December 20, 2012
$22k on craft services?
They couldn't work out a cheaper way to feed people?
December 20, 2012
Thanks for reposting this. It does seem steep that 22k was spent on meals and craft but to be honest that needs to be done right on a low-budget production. Especially a low-budget production with many extras, crew and stars. Hopefully it wasn't all towards pizzas (which I doubt), but that figure doesn't suprise me at all. Food costs and food is important.
December 20, 2012
If they don't pay all the actors, what's gonna keep them on the project?
Free food.
December 20, 2012
That actually seems like nothing. Feeding 167 cast and crew members for 277 days. That's like 85 bucks a day @ 23K. And who knows how long each day was.
Hopefully with getting the show on a SOD like Netflix, they can recoup the funding for a second season and still keep the budget at this amount or less.
December 20, 2012
yeah thats definitely not a good calculation for how craft broke down. but the point remains - don't cheap on food. its tacky.
December 20, 2012
Probably you have never shot a production with a cast and crew, it does cost a lot and its extremely important for your crew to keep working happy, especially when you are not paying them well. I had a small shooting with 8 people ( cast and crew) and among them I had to deal with gluten free, allergies, vegetarians this brings an additional cost to it, plus transportation, stocking and more.
December 20, 2012
Always, ALWAYS feed your crew well. Good luck on your production when you find that "cheaper way to feed people".
December 20, 2012
This is rather awesome info.
There is always so many things that is easy to forget when budgetting.
I think I just saw the episodes pop up on netflix aswell. Only seen the first episode on the web.
December 20, 2012
This is awesome, very generous of them in posting this info, I wonder about kickstarter, they got $273k then you leave 10% fee, plus 10% of declined credit cards, plus $60k you have to spend to manufacture and ship all the perks you promised, what a hassle.
December 20, 2012
It's definitely something to keep in mind when going down the Kickstarter path. Budget for those extras.
December 24, 2012
Congratulations to Freddie on his project. There are some numbers I feel could have been moved around a little more efficiently, but if this article is the extent to which he made the figures public, I won't be able to know for sure.
On a slightly different note, I feel bad for the 10% of credit cards that were declined. I wonder if some people did that on purpose. That was my initial thought about it. It wouldn't have occurred to me that people would do something like that deliberately. But of course, I'm assuming that's the case.
December 20, 2012
100,000 - Additional From Partners (sponsorships, friend-companies)
I don't understand that one... it sounds like a investors GIVING money, not costs...
December 20, 2012
They explain on the full article, it's basically everything their sponsors brought to the table ( locations, vehicles, props, etc), although it didnt come out of their pockets , they felt it should still be considered as part of the total budget.
December 20, 2012
Honestly, I don't understand how anyone makes any money off this. Sure, its great for a few key principles who get the reward of a significant credit on their reel which they can use to get future work, and its potentially though not certainly monetizable. If YouTube does in fact charge the $20 CPM they promised for premium content, rather than a normal $2 CPM, maybe you can break even, and maybe Netflix is throwing you something. But how do you do post for $120k; and how is that sustainable. That's what it costs to edit 1-2 commercials. It sounds like editors, VFX artists, etc... are getting completely hosed on their rates.
December 20, 2012
Freddie, Brandon and Co. edit and do their own VFX.
December 21, 2012
Right, I'm aware, so as I said, not sustainable and they're getting hosed on their rates. They'd need to generate several hundred thousand in profit in order to fairly compensate equity partners who played a crucial role; directors, VFX talent, editors, composers, etc... It sounds like at a minimum there were at least 5 guys, and if you include the VFX team they partnered with closer to 10; 50k for your contribution to a feature over the course of nearly a year is extremely low, and would necessitate between 300k and 500k of profit in addition to whatever investors they have needing to get their money back. Is that there? I don't know.
Also, if you've ever directed anything you know how much of a pain it is to go from doing high level creative work, to doing low level compositing etc... not to mention no one should ever edit material they were on set for. So again, to me while these numbers make sense for a one time test, they don't make sense for a project which allows for you to divide your focus on to new opportunities as well.
I am interested in the viability of this as a business model; but right now I don't see it. Hard production and post costs are way too high, and frankly, the quality is not that good. Sure this appeals to teenagers etc, but this isn't Walking Dead or Skyfall level content. And before you say that's not a fair comparison to make (of course its not), I'm not the one who tried to compare the work favorably to that; they did so in their infographics.
By putting this information out there, however, they're exerting a negative price influence on budgets and I think its important to figure out exactly who isn't going to be eating in this new model should studios attempt to adopt it. The way I see this, is a proof that the concept doesn't really work, so they're using it as a PR and advertising piece to attempt to monetize themselves through social value / fame, etc... It's the .com / web 2.0 business model, build something cool in the short term, attempt to create implied value through social network effects, and hope the business model comes together later.
I'm not being critical here. I'm interested to follow their progress. I just don't see it, and won't be producing this type of content personally. I can see the numbers for comedy, reality, and live event, but I don't see it for narrative fiction, particularly fx based narrative fiction. I'm looking for someone to say "hey, no, you're wrong this is sustainable and here's why" not just that they do a lot of heavy lifting themselves. That just means they're willing to work on the cheap. That's not sustainable in a capitalist world.
December 21, 2012
There are a lot of things you can bring down on.
Sorry but a lot of real heavyweight commercial directors aren't really skillful in anything except communication and selling themselves. Nowadays you actually need to have a multitude of skills to pull stuff off. Directors who direct and edit are a real boon. Because when you really understand editing and directing and how shots come together, you will quickly save a lot of money and time.
Bad directors will blow episodes completely. A second season Walking Dead episode was completely ruined by one director and they had to reshoot stuff and save it in editing. Now if you get a director who actually understands what they are doing (understands compositing and editing) then you will get way far.
There are a lot of stupid places where cash goes because people just aren't skilled enough in all areas of filmmaking.
FreddieW has actually been making money off of youtube for a long time, this was just their next logical step.
December 24, 2012
I somehow got the full production breakdowns of "the village" and "sign"...now THAT was interesting and telling...
December 20, 2012
soooo, massive commercial failure?
$536,000 paid out (taking out the gift in kind stuff from partners)
$222,000 raised through kick-starter
36M views on youtube generating roughly $120K. Unless they are getting a dif rate for "premium" content
They're still out roughly $200K :\
Is Netflix and merch sales going to make up the difference?
Trying to see the financial viability of what they did and what it cost, considering they didn't pay themselves or charge for their own production equipment in that estimate, it seems like you couldn't make a living producing web content, regardless of it's production value.
I know there are associated income streams from this type of business. More traffic means more clicks, etc....but that gap would seem to be a pretty big one. What am I missing?
BTW, I was a kickstarter supporter and I loved this series!
December 20, 2012
Dont forget they released it first at their own website Rocket Jump where they also collected advertising money and not having Youtube as a middleman, plus merchandising and all. I also see this series being a test bed for their upcoming productions, if they didnt do enough money on this , they will probably to on the next one. To be honest this is already more commercially successful than 98% of indie features out there.
December 20, 2012
Um, your logic doesn't work for me... If they didn't make money on this, isn't that an indicator they won't make money on the next either?
December 21, 2012
Well, think about that: Now they proved they can do it, it will attract more sponsors/investors next time, also it was the first time they released something outside of youtube (Rocket Jump) although it was successful probably few tweaks can be made. Their audience is bigger and they have now the experience they need to step up a notch again. Does the logic make sense to you now?
December 21, 2012
they proved they can generate a loss of $200,000 on a project, and this is supposed to attract attention from investors?
December 22, 2012
Branded sponsors and branded content wouldn't be focused on "profits", it would be focused on views. They got 36 million views, and that's all a lot of companies will need to see in order to sign on for the next one.
December 24, 2012
"36M views on youtube generating roughly $120K"
Are your crazy??? In what universe is that true? You get roughly 500-1000 $ for every 1 Million views. Imagine if this is true, then the best youtubers with 2 billion hits would have made more then 10 Million dollars.
December 21, 2012
There are no youtube with 2 billion hits....Gangnam style is the biggest of all time and it's only at 985 million. From all the online sources that state youtube payouts...the posters who are "YouTube partners" which rocket jump & freddie wong most def are, make about $3300 per million views...so that would be about $120,000.
Where did you get your numbers from?
December 21, 2012
"There are no youtube with 2 billion hits"
no, I mean combined on their channels. For example Smosh has 2 billion views and Ray william Johnson.
Or look at Shane Dawson. After moving to Los Angeles he moved back to his hometown complaining that the rents in L.A. are to high. Freddy and Brandon shoot with a Red Scarlet and with a Sony F700, if your calculations were true, then they could easily afford a Red Epic...
I know that there are sites that claim that you get for every 1 million hit 3300 dollar but seriously, who knows, maybe they are right maybe wrong. They are multiple sites on the internet that doubt these high numbers.
December 21, 2012
The short answer is "Yes." Sales, licensing, and merchandising make up that difference.
December 24, 2012
I love the breakdown he provided, but I would have loved to get the full breakdown, like Louis CK did.
I think there are a lot of people would are contemplating producing and distributing their own content, but without the full facts (including income or at the very least, income potential) I think maybe people will stay on the fence.
December 20, 2012
I'm not quite sure I understand the YouTubers who put this much money/effort into a short film, video, or series for a Web channel. $600K? Holy SH!T. For that series, I was thinking $10K max, lol.
There are some talented guys on YouTube, but I don't understand why they don't take that money and make a real short film. Like something without ridiculous special effects that can actually win an award at a real film festival?
Or maybe some of them will someday. I really hope they do.
For example, instead of making silly YouTube videos, why not make a short film, and submit it to the LA Film Festival. If you win an award there (and many other festivals), you're eligible to submit to the Academy Awards (The Academy MuthaFu*kin' Awards) for the "Live Action Short Film" category....You see where I'm going with this.
That's how you start a career in filmmaking. But maybe that's changing.
Does anyone pay attention to the talent on YouTube, or is it just teenage fanboys and people who like to watch EPIC FAIL videos? LOL
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I'm thinking of using this color in my laundry room. My cabinets, w&d are white, my trim is cream and the tile floor is very neutral cream with specs of tan. The sample i have of the paint is very close to the tan in the floor tile. I have Quietude in near by rooms, as well as, a color in my MB close to Tobacco Road. So I wanted a break from all the color in adjoining rooms. Has anyone used this? Is it a nice clean tan/brown that would work with the quietude? Is it too boring for a laundry room? Thanks |
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Thanks for the reply - I do not want any pink. The room does not get a ton of light. I do have a large florecent light in the center of the room. Wonder if those bulbs would make more pink show up than standard incandescent bulbs? I would prefer a more gold or brown undertone in the tan that I pick. Anyone know what causes the pink to show up? My painter is coming on Monday so I better pick something soon |
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do you have any windows in the laundry room? daylight and how it changes really affects color. the nomadic desert in your room might be the best choice- i would just paint a large enough swatch on poster board/s or something and check it throughout the day and at night. i just painted our new laundry room with white cabinets accessible beige which is a very neutral color-- probably reads more gray but looks nice with antique white molding and deepish tan walls in adjoining room, and would look great with quietude... i thought i wanted macadamia or basket beige in my area, but they both seemed decidely greenish, row house tan and townhall tan seemed blah in that space- i wanted something alittle crisper, so i have narrowed it down to stonebriar or dromedary camel... both of which i thought were more yellow than i wanted, but for my space i think they're the best... that's my most recent experience with SW tans! |
I have it in my kitchen, it's a pretty good and safe color. I like it. |
My house was mistakenly painted ND. In the spots where direct sunlight hit, it had a pinkish hue. If there wasn't any light, it was a tan (pantry and laundry room). In some spots, it almost looked like a clay pot. So, painting an area would probably help to determine how it would look in your space. |
I was hoping not to have to buy yet another sample pot and make 2 trips to the paint store. But, a few reports of a pinkish tone scares me. Any suggestions for tan that would go well with Quietude? I actually thought of putting the extra Quietude I have on the ceiling and a tan on the walls. I'm desperate to make a decision for this room. My sister has Latte in her kitchen and she likes it, it's one down on chart maybe is be safer going a bit darker. Craignewport, your funny and right but I do have to walk past it on my way to my bedroom, powder room and garage. |
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Sorry for the short notice, but if you are in the general area this weekend it promises to be quite an event. Liz
The Hamilton/Burlington Rose Society is holding this unique rose show at the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario. All are welcome to exhibit roses, with entries restricted to Canadian cultivars, (bred by Canadians in Canada). Each hybridizer will have their own section in the show with each of their cultivars represented in individual classes within that section. We forcast that most entries will be Agriculture Canada roses, but we expect to see many historic roses from the prairies and many new selections from local hybridizers. Entries will be received between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20th and from 7:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 21. The rose show is open to the public from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21, and from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 22. All rose societies are invited to attend with the purpose of selling memberships, and fundraising through the sale of roses and rose related items. Palatine Fruit and Roses will be attending and selling roses during the show. The Royal Botanical Gardens will also be holding it's Rose Festival concurrent with the All-Canadian Rose Show which will give the public the opportunity to view the new renovations to their rose gardens. Not only will this be a historic show, it will be a great opportunity to learn, shop, and network with other rosarians who will be coming from as far away as Edmonton and Montreal. All questions and comments are welcome. Please feel free to contact Mark Disero, Show Chairman, at email@example.com or 519-720-0067 |
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The Rose show continues next weekend, also. I am sorry that I missed the show on the 21st. I would have liked to have gone. The RBG site says: Plus: Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; All Canadian Rose Show, hosted by the Hamilton Burlington Rose Society; RBG Centre. |
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How to Have Faith in Jesus
What is Faith? We have all asked that question at least once. Hebrews 11:1 says "Now Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see"Jesus speaks of the marvels Faith can do in Matthew 17:20-"Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "Faith is a gift from God....and to have Faith you must have a connection with Jesus Christ. Just by believing that he truly is listening, You have Faith! Its that easy! Faith is very important as everything that was done in the bible was of Faith, We must seek it day and night as it is very important in our "Faith". The things below are a few easy steps that could help you understand a bit more of how to have Faith. God loves you
1Have a Personal Relationship with God: At times God might do things that strengthen your Faith out of his Mercy , But if your really want to see the glory of Gods Faith....You must get to know God personally and you must be willing to follow him to the ends. Pray and grow with God and over time your Faith will grow as you have more and more experiences with Jesus Christ.Ad
2Seek Faith Through God: The Bible clearly says in John 14:13 " And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that Son may bring glory to the Father" If you come to God and ask him with all your heart for Faith, He will never reject you.
3Be Patient and Stand Firm: As Human Beings, We tend to want things in our own time. But as hard as it is, We must have patience and wait for Gods time to bless us.Never give up and never be discouraged. While we wait we must always keep in prayer with the Lord and we must Focus on the Lord at all times. While you wait believing that God will give you the Faith you asked for...you might start noticing....That is what Faith is! Believing.Ad
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- Open up to God about everything! Never hide anything from him because he knows all that was, is, and is to come.
- NEVER, The Lord our God will NEVER reject you. Try Your Hardest in all that you do and take heed in the Lords Salvation.
- Remember always go to God for answers and questions and Not Man. As this article was written by Me and Not God. I can truly feel the Holy Spirit burning within me as i write...But remember i am a man, I make mistakes like everyone else, and i am not, nor will ever be near what God Is. Always go to him for answers, Ask him what is Faith, as this article is only something to give you a bit more understanding on Faith.
- Always Give It Your Best, Only God can give you Faith.
- Keep yourself in godly environments as often as possible, even online.
- Never Give Up
- Never discourage your self for whatever reason. God will always forgive you no matter how many times you mess up. As a Testimony "For almost a year i sinned against God while going to Church...Fornication,Drugs and Worldly Things and i would put people in front of God, But a Year Later God has had mercy on me and forgiveness that he's changed me completely
- Know that once you follow Jesus, His Love will make you Happy...Prepare for the Joy has for you :) God Bless You My Friends!
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Lifting the lid on M-Audio's long awaited MIDI controller update The original M-Audio Trigger Finger, launched in the mid-2000's, was among the first mainstream controllers which delivered proper control of computer based music production software via your computers USB. It wasn't the first on the market to have such a level of connectivity, but it did… Read More
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A Self-Portrait
I recently learned about the Apollonian vs. the Dionysian, and I realized I'm firmly in the Apollonian camp. Which makes this self-portrait I did a while back make a little more sense.
I'm still too busy to put up any new comics, but I thought I'd put this up in the meantime so folks don't think I've shut down Tip Time. Check back in early 2015 for new comics, and in the meantime look up that whole Apollonian vs. Dionysian concept and see if it helps you make sense of who YOU are!


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I'm curious - from the sale price of a traditional paperback, what actual percentage typically goes to the author? I'm under the impression it's quite a small sum - somewhere in the region of 5% after the seller, publisher, and agent, take their share. However, am having trouble finding out what tends to be the industry average for science fiction/fantasy/horror. Anyone any sources?
The author usually gets 6-8% of the cover price. That's after the book has earned out on the advance. Sometimes the advance is larger than that 6-8% but of course the writer gets to keep that however the book sells. The agent takes his or her cut out of what the writer makes. That's usually 15-20%. Depending on the cover price and how many copies the book sells, that's usually a much better deal for the writer than it sounds.
Good post Brian. I'm also interested in this. Perhaps someone can expand on what an average advance is these days. I started my writing career after watching a BBC documentary about an author called Sheila Quigley who had £300,000 advanced on a 3 book deal. Random House won an auction ran by her agent Darley Anderson who also represents Martina Cole and Lee Child to name but a couple. Does the agent make the difference? Darley seems to get big bucks for his authors where others seem to get an average of 10-20K. Maybe I'm wrong. Please feel free to correct me
A typical deal for a genre novelist would be about £30,000 for 3 books, payment split over delivery of manuscript and publication of each book. Royalties, only paid once the advance has been earned back, are usually around the 5% mark for paperbacks, slightly higher for hardbacks. Print runs are generally small, though if a book sells well it can be reprinted - occasionally as early as only a few months after its launch. An agent will get your manuscript onto the desk of editors. They will try and sell your book to the publishers. Which doesn't mean the editor will buy it, of course. And even if they do, it might take years for them to make a decision. Most published writers can't afford to give up the day job. If you're expecting to earn a fortune as writer, think again - you'd have more success with a lottery ticket.
Thanks Ian, an interesting comparison is Scarfy on this forum. He's sold on average 1200 books per month on Kindle for the last 5 months. I think at £1.99 he earns £1.20 per book. If his sales hit 15,000, which they look like doing for the year. That'll earn him 18K before tax which is much more than the traditional route. That's one book and the revenues should continue if the book is good and if he builds a fan-base. Is the tsunami of internet publishing going to swamp traditional publishers?
Surely it's more than that. Is that for a first time novelist, or in the main..? Maybe I'm in Cloud Cuckoo Land, but I would've thought a 3 book deal would net an advance of £50k to £60k..? We'll see how that goes. After a while, you'll have sold all that you're going to and the slow down will start. I expect that I'll slow to around 500 a month by the summer. Would be nice, though.
The deals for first-time genre novelists I've heard about have all been around that figure, though some may be higher if the publisher thinks the trilogy will sell well. But don't forget, even if it's £60k, that's split over as many years as it takes the books to get published. Say, £5k on signing of contract, £5k on delivery of ms for book 1, £5k on publication of book 1, £10k on delivery of book 2, £10k on publication of book 2, £10k on delivery of book 3, and £10k of publication of book 3. That final payment could be 3 to 4 years after you've signed the contract.
Unfortunately, the actual "tsunami" is the tidal wave of poor-quality fiction being self-published. There is some good stuff out there, and there is some non-commercial stuff that would otherwise not see the light of day. But Sturgeon's Law is truer than ever for self-published ebooks, and that 90% of semi-literate scribblings will make it increasingly hard to find the good stuff.
Gosh. I'd heard mention of that before, but always thought that that might be one particular publishers' policy. Well, I guess that's fair enough and it makes sense to pay it that way. And there would be additional royalties to come, so long as the advance is earned out.
In theory yes -- the trouble is, you have to try to work out if they were all placed by the author's mates. Five-star ratings of self-published books by people with no other reviews tends to make cynical old me very suspicious.
Hi Harebrain, The stars are a problem, but not just because of those who get family and friends to write reviews and rate their books. There are also trolls out there, who've of late started going through some of the discussion fora, marking down threads and also writing, or should I say cutting and pasting, reviews. One star reviews of course, often with the same couple of lines for different books. Your best bet is to see a book you like and then download a sample using the 'look inside' button on Amazon, then decide if it's your sort of thing. Cheers, Greg.
Word of mouth still remains one of the best ways of finding good books that will appeal to you, irrespective of whether they're self-published or on a major imprint.
Have a look at the Kindle Self Publishing forums, it's all about authors swapping books to get good reviews or just simply asking for good reviews. Through in freinds & family automatically giving a book 5 stars and the reviews are pointless.
This is true, and when I can (which isn't often enough) I do. But if you can't trust the star ratings (and Null Zone's point seems to reinforce that) then there's no point sorting by them, which brings back the problem of how to identify the potentially good ones. There are just so many that pulling them out at random and using the "look inside" function is too time-expensive: I'd rather browse in a bookshop. I guess you can sort by sales rating, but if no one else can identify the good stuff either, that might not be very relevant. I've hoped for a while that the explosion in self-e-publishing would mean someone would develop a more trustworthy ratings system, or at least one that could be filtered to taste (eg, only count ratings from reviewers with >20 reviews, and/or reviews > 200 words); otherwise, as Ian says, you're back to word of mouth.
It's not all that scientific and doesn't always work but I found the professionalism of the cover, the blurb. the "About the author" and basics such as book being listed in the correct sections in to be a good guide on the quality of the self published material. Caring about the little details says a lot about an author.
Apparently some people have even started offering 5 star reviews for $5 (it was mentioned on another board I'm on, mainly populated by other self-published authors, where they're wondering how long till someone starts selling 1 star reviews for your competitiors . But while initially funny, if there's money to be made, it may just be a matter of time ). So even if someone has written lots of other reviews you can't be sure they're valid.
True, it would be extremely difficult to design a system not open to corruption. Next on my wish-list (and this might already exist, but I haven't come across it) would be a highly trusted site with staff reviewers for self-published books. This might even be a commercial proposition if it gained a wide enough following to generate significant advertising revenue.


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May 21, 2007
The morning after President Bush vetoed the Democrats' Iraq supplemental bill, House Minority Leader John Boehner was in a House press conference room, working himself into a fine lather. With his pinstriped suit, sherbet-orange tie, and deep tan, Boehner looked less like a congressman than a Miami kingpin's flamboyant defense lawyer--and he mimicked one in manner, peering down the mics at the journalists clustered before him with unconcealed hostility.
Trading Places; Dovish hawks and hawkish doves.
May 07, 2007
One recent weekend, Michigan Senator Carl Levin traveled to AnnArbor to give a talk to a crowd of students. The brainy Levin isknown for his unabashed liberalism--he led the opposition in theSenate to authorizing the Iraq war in 2002--and, as CollegeDemocrats and antiwar protesters filed into the sunny room, itwould have been fair to assume he was only among friends.
Pure Bred; Washington gets purge fever.
April 23, 2007
Is there anything sorrier than the modern party boss? Once, bossespresided over Congress like emperors. They sealed who would live andwho would die, picking the incumbents who could face reelection andinstructing a few doomed souls to spend more time with theirfamilies. But that era is gone. Gunning to take the bosses' placeare blogger NZ Bear, talk-radio host Hugh Hewitt, and WashingtonTimes columnist Frank Gaffney. This trio helped start the newlyminted Victory Caucus--dedicated, in part, to defeating Republicanincumbents who have criticized George W. Bush's Baghdad surge.
You're Fired!
April 16, 2007
Maybe Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing would have gone better if he and the senators had worked out one major misunderstanding beforehand. In Gonzales's trial to keep his job today, the senators--seated in a giant hearing room filled with hot-pink-clad protesters waving pocket constitutions--clearly understood Gonzales to be the defendant.
Delayed Gratification; The Hammer looks for a new nail.
April 02, 2007
'I could go on all day about what I'm proud of," Tom DeLay exults into his microphone at a recent Oxonian Society-sponsored luncheon in New York to hawk his new memoir, No Retreat, No Surrender. A year after his downfall, DeLay's leathery skin and the loose,papery bags under his eyes make him look old. But the message he delivers to the crowd is energetic and unrepentant: "I'm ... proud of the K Street Strategy. I was proud of the Terri Schiavo incident," he says.
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March 26, 2007
Before yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for D. Kyle Sampson, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's former chief of staff, veterans of the Libby trial press corps took a minute to wave around to each other: "It's like a reunion!", NPR's Nina Totenberg chuckled. The press' trial veterans were there because the hearings were Justice-related, but their presence illuminated the hearing's dark, criminal atmosphere.
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March 26, 2007
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March 26, 2007
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The following information is from the files of my mother in law Doris Kaldenbach Bishop (1918-1992). Hope the information is helpful. Mathias John Kaldenbach was born 20 Nov. 1822 in Berks Co. PA. His parents were Andrew Kaldenbach and Susanna Matilda Young. He was baptized 24 Nov. 1822 at Goshenhoppen Catholic Church in Berks Co. PA, sponsors Matthew Heilbergen and Barbara Heilbergen. His father died in 1825 in Berks Co. PA and in 1830 the family shows up in the Census of Georgetown Washington D.C. Family tradition says that Mathias John Kaldenbach studied to be a Catholic priest in Canada but was not accepted due to poor eyesight. He came back to Prince Georges Co. MD where he was a teacher. Mathias John Kaldenbach married (1st) Elizabeth M. MacCubbin 7 Dec. 1846 in Prince Georges Co. MD. She was the daughter of Dr. John M.S. MacCubbin and Ann Naylor. They had two children: Julia E. M. Kaldenbach (b. ca. 1848, d. after 1900) Mathias John Kaldenbach Jr. (b. Dec. 1849, d. 16 Jun. 1894). Mathias John Kaldenbach married (2nd) Ann Elizabeth Hook, daughter of William H. Hook, on 8 Aug. 1853 in Prince Georges Co. MD. According to her obituary in the Washington Star newspaper 10 May 1864, she died on 8 May 1864 after a severe illness of two weeks leaving a bereaved family and a large circle of friends to mourn her untimely loss. On 28 Feb. 1859, an act to incorporate the Nottingham Division, number one hundred, of the Sons of Temperance Inc. �Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, that John M.S. Maccubbin, John T. Stamp, William T. Hyde, M.J. Kaldenback, John W. Coffen, Samueal W. Carey, James Spicknall, M.H. Stamp, Robert Thompson, and James Naylor, of James, and others, officers and members of the Nottingham Division , number one hundred, of the Sons of Temperance, and all others who may become members of said division, and theirs successors, be and they are herby incorporated and made a body politic by the same and number of Nottingham Division, number one hundred, of the Sons of Temperance, and by that name may sue and be sued, and have a common seal, and the same, at their pleasure, to alter, and be entitled to use the powers and privileges incident to such corporation. Mathias John Kaldenbach married (3rd) Mary Jane Hyde (b. 13 Dec. 1840; d. 26 May 1914) on 21 Apr. 1865 in Prince Georges Co. MD. She is buried at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Forestville MD. They had the following children: Minnie Iola Kaldenbach (b. 6 Oct. 1870; d. 1946; married William S. Ryon in Nov. 1892) George Clarence Kaldenbach (b. 19 Apr. 1872; d. 14 Aug. 1918; buried at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Forestville MD) Ada Florence Kaldenbach (b. 30 Nov. 1873; married Charles Albert Ryon ca. 1894) Mary Alice Kaldenbach (b. 12 Oct. 1876). Mathias John Kaldenbach served as Justice of the Peace in Prince Georges Co. MD from 1867 to 1884. Mathias John Kaldenbach died in 1885. Notify Administrator about this message?
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The ongoing protests in Syria against Bashar al Assad
The ongoing protests in Syria against Bashar al Assad; Christian Bale assaulted in China, drawing widespread reaction online; And an online gallery of abandoned amusement parks.
Ongoing protests in Syria
Protests continue in Syria, despite the government announcing they will be allowing Arab League observers into the country. As has been the case since the start of the uprising, loyalist forces have been using violence to repress any anti-regime movement.
As we can see in this amateur video footage filmed on Monday, thousands took part in rallies across Syria, and in particular in the capital Damascus, to protest against the abuses committed by the authorities; peaceful and occasionally festive rallies with protesters singing and dancing. It's a way for them to show the regime they will not give up the fight until their demands are heard.
But these rallies were soon dispersed. There are many videos available online which have been uploaded by cyber activists, and are difficult to verify but appear to show security forces firing live ammunition at protesters. Many activists have reportedly been killed in these violent attacks which cause panic and chaos among demonstrators.
This hidden camera footage suggests the army has posted soldiers in and around school gates to stop children joining the protests. Children have been no strangers to past rallies as we can see in these videos which show them trampling over the Syrian president's picture or chanting anti-regime slogans.
Christian Bale assaulted in China
Christian Bale has been involved in an incident with the Chinese authorities. The actor was in Beijing last week promoting his new film, and wanted to go and visit the blind activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who has been under house arrest for the past year for protesting against forced abortions in China. The Batman star was intercepted by police and government backed guards and assaulted as were the journalists with him, they were pushed and punched and their equipment was damaged, triggering a wave of support on Twitter.
Chinese web users have taken to their country's Twitter equivalent Weibo. "Rebel Pepper" for example has dreamt up "Pandaman" Batman's latest enemy. The artist has used the face of one of the policeman at the scene during the assault on Bale, and has turned "Pandaman" into a symbol of the repression of activists in China.
The Chinese government, somewhat embarrassed by the incident, is trying to censor any mention of it online. One of the journalists at the scene Steven Jiang says they are trying to « blackout » Batman.
But blogger and activist Ge Xun says some good will come of the assault, as it highlights how China suppresses freedom of expression and draws attention to the importance of securing certain rights.
And campaigning for the lawyer continues. This petition demanding his freedom has been signed by over 7 400 people, and this other solidarity campaign is enjoying great success in China. Web users are asked to show they support the confined lawyer by posting photos of themselves wearing dark glasses online.
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Saudi prince Al-Walid bin Talal has invested heavily in Twitter, making him one of the most heavily discussed subjects on the web. He has made a strategic investment of 300 million dollars into the micro blogging platform, triggering an avalanche of comments online. Although some are saying Christmas has come early for Twitter, many are questioning the Prince's motives, wondering if it is just an investment or a way of being able to censor or control the site more easily in the event of a popular uprising in Saudi Arabia.
Abandoned amusement parks
On the site « Mother Nature Network » you can check out abandoned amusement parks across the globe, via the online photo gallery. Each photo comes with a brief explanation on why the park was closed down, and so you can visit this rather gloomy world from the comfort of your own home.
Video of the day
In this video a couple of Polish musicians play an extract from the famous nutcracker ballet by Russian composer Tchaikovsky on crystal glasses. The stunning performance took place during a recent Chamber music festival in Bologna, Italy and is available to view on a number of video sharing platforms.