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The surest sign of the incredibly tight job market for television writers can be found in the credits of new fall series.
Not only is there a noticeable drop in the number of credited writers and producers, but a growing number of prominent scribes are working under the nebulous job title of "consulting producer."
Experienced showrunners and senior writer-producers who would have easily landed full-time staff slots just a few seasons ago are now taking on consulting producer gigs, thanks to the much-diminished number of scripted series ordered by the major nets for the 2009-10 season.
The rise of consulting producers is definitely a function of market conditions, but that doesn't mean that it's automatically a horrible situation for writers. Seasoned scribes who have reached the exec producer or co-exec producer level say they'd much rather work as consulting producers than take another title that would indicate they've taken a step backward — and make it harder for them to command exec producer stripes in the future.
"It is a manageable, win-win situation for everyone involved if (a consulting gig) is properly put into place and constructed," says Thania St. John, a drama vet who is a consulting producer on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva."
"Nowadays you have a large group of very talented (writers) who have reached a certain level in their career. At some point there's just not going to be that (top) job available, but you still want to work. It makes sense to be a consulting producer."
The consulting producer role has become commonplace on comedy and drama series during the past decade. It typically involves an experienced hyphenate working one to three days a week on a series — helping to break stories and outline arcs, offering rewrite and punch-up services and general troubleshooting advice.
Fledgling shows tend to bring in consulting producers as a way of tapping into the wisdom of a seasoned pro without adding to the full-time salary roster. It's not unusual for a studio that has signed a writer to an exclusive overall deal to assign that scribe to a consulting gig on another studio production while the scribe brainstorms pilot ideas.
In flush times, a consulting producer slot was also a way for a showrunner to throw a bone to friend in need or to repay a favor.
Not any more. This year, with the cost-cutting crusades at every network and studio, writing budgets have been slashed, and shows are relying on consulting producers to pick up the slack — so much so that some consulting producers put in as many as four or five days a week. And more and more writers who once would have been ensconced in rich studio development deals are taking consulting gigs.
The shift amounts to a big bottom-line hit to scribes who might've commanded $45,000-$55,000 per episode just a few years ago but are now being offered consulting slots for $15,000-$30,000 an episode, on the high end. They also earn scale for story and teleplay fees if they pen scripts (about $22,200 for a half-hour and $32,700 for an hourlong).
Most of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC's frosh skeins have at least one consulting producer on staff. Fox's "Brothers" leads the charge with seven credited consulting producers; CBS' "Accidentally on Purpose" has five. Original cable skeins often make frequent use of consulting producers as a cost-saving measure.
Among the notables working in consulting producer roles this season are Mara Brock Akil (ABC's "Cougar Town"), Mike Scully (NBC's "Parks and Recreation"), Jeff and Jackie Filgo (ABC's "Hank"), Rina Mimoun (ABC's "Eastwick"), Nicole Yorkin and Dawn Prestwich (ABC's "FlashForward"), Adam Chase (Fox's "Sons of Tucson"), Jonathan Pollack (NBC's "Community"), Greg Walker (CBS' "Three Rivers") and Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (Fox's "Dollhouse").
"If I were in a management position right now I would gladly take 10 consulting producers who I know and trust rather than staff a show with people at other levels who I'm not sure of," St. John says.
The trade-off for writers working as consulting producers is flexibility. A consulting producer is not exclusive to any one show or studio, meaning they're free to write for other shows and field development prospects all over town.
The freedom to develop is a big plus, scribes say, because often a studio will bar its top hyphenates on a first-year series from pursuing new projects, in order to keep them focused on the care and feeding of their infant skein.
Perhaps the biggest contribution that a consulting producer can add to a writers room is perspective — both from a writer's past experience and in offering a fresh pair of eyes on ideas for scripts and story arcs.
"What happens when people who are working so intensely, day after day, in this 24/7 job is that you tend to get lost in the details," says Frank Pierson, a veteran screenwriter (and an Oscar winner for "Dog Day Afternoon") who was recruited as a consulting producer on AMC's "Mad Men" this season.
"By coming in once a week, I could see things that they didn't see and help them take the long view on how an idea might play out," he says.
In Pierson's case, it also didn't hurt that he was just getting his start as a young TV writer during the early '60s-era of "Mad Men," which allowed him to offer unique insights to his younger colleagues in the writers room.
St. John was coming off a four-season run as the exec producer and showrunner of Syfy fantasy-drama "Eureka" when she segued to "Drop Dead Diva." Having done consulting gigs in the past, she was happy to join the staff of a show that she admired.
"Diva" already has five exec producers, so the consulting role was the best option "that allowed me to be part of something like this in a really great way and work in a capacity that I love," she says.


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Earlier this month, Denison acceptance letters went out to students all over the country and the world. The Admissions Office never gets to see the reaction a student might give when they get the news, so they asked could-be members of the Class of 2017 to take a photo of themselves with their letters. Here's a sampling of the photos sent back to Denison. Seems as if we're looking at a pretty creative—and excited—group of prospective students.
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- Conviction Disclosure Form (required)
- Acceleration Grid - Secondary (juniors only)
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Sleep affects how you think, how you feel, and how healthy you are. Adolescents need as much sleep each night as they did when they were children, but many adolescents do not get enough sleep. An ideal amount of sleep for an adolescent is about 9 hours each night.
About the time that puberty starts, adolescents develop a 2-hour sleep-wake "phase delay." This means that if your child usually went to bed at 8 PM and woke up at 6 AM, then during adolescence he or she may feel more awake in the evening so that he or she does not feel like he or she has to go to bed until around 10 PM. Since most adolescents still have to get up early each morning for school, this delay in bedtime may lead to your adolescent getting less sleep each night than he or she did as a child.
Homework, sports, extracurricular activities, and part-time jobs can all lead to decreased sleep for adolescents since they may cause adolescents to stay up even later at night to get everything done.
Large numbers of research studies of adolescent sleep have shown that typical adolescents are chronically not getting enough sleep and tired in a way that impacts their health.
Health problems from chronically not getting enough sleep include changes in mood, attention, memory, behavior control, and enjoyment of life. Lack of sleep is also likely to impact how adolescents learn and may lead to lower grades in school. Other health concerns resulting from being tired include:
Increased risk of driving accidents because of being sleepy
Decreased exercise leading to a higher risk for weight gain and obesity
Increased use of stimulants
One way in which sleep schedules may be changed to help adolescents get more sleep is by allowing more opportunities to sleep later into the morning. A study in this month's Archives looked at changing a school start time from 8 AM to 8:30 AM; this change led to adolescents reporting more satisfaction with sleep, improved motivation, and better class attendance. This change also resulted in adolescents reporting decreased sleepiness, tiredness, and depressed mood.
Help your adolescent have a quiet bedroom. Turn off the television, cell phone, computer, and game machines.
Limit the amount of caffeine, including caffeinated sodas, coffee, tea, chocolate, and energy drinks. These can cause you to stay up later and have trouble falling asleep.
Encourage exercise. Getting enough exercise not only helps you stay fit but can help you fall asleep better and sleep more deeply.
Teach your adolescent that your bed is the place you sleep, not the place to work on the computer, text friends, or worry about school.
Wind down before bed for at least 30 minutes—read, listen to music, or take a bath or shower.
Stanford Sleep Clinic http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/adolescent.html
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A man is claiming he attacked his girlfriend's teenage daughter because she kicked her pregnant mother, officials said.
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The biopic "Jobs" is a solidly informative and entertaining "Brief History of Apple," as seen through the eyes of its co-founding genius. We experience 30 years of Steve Jobs' mercurial life and times, with plenty of tastes -- but only tastes -- of triumph plus a few dashes of comeuppance.
Jobs was complicated: an arrogant, selfish, obsessive, idealistic, perfectionist credit-hog who rolled over friends, adversaries, colleagues and lovers with a single-mindedness that fit his lurching, simian gait. The movie only has time to hint at what made the man tick and can only touch on Steve's greatest hits and shortcomings.
It's superficial, but that plays into the hands of Ashton Kutcher. He may be a screen lightweight, but the impersonation, starting with Jobs' famous walk, temper explosions, and hissing, spitting, insulting takedowns, are spot on.
The film is framed within the crowning glory of Jobs' and Apple's comeback, the 2001 arrival of the revolutionary iPod. "Jobs" flashes back to the hippie kid who recognized talent, then inspired and badgered it. "Jobs" captures the sad arc of the bromance between Jobs and the tech whiz and savant Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad), a nerd's nerd. He basically invented the personal computer and went into business with Jobs not just for the money and adventure, but the chance to hang out "with the coolest guy" he'd ever met.
"Jobs" never really gets under the skin of this adopted kid craving acceptance; it's a decent but rushed film. It ends before his last great act of stubbornness, relying on diet and ineffective holistic means to battle a perfectly treatable cancer.


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Prince has dropped the federal copyright infringement lawsuit he filed less than two weeks ago seeking $22 million from 22 Facebook and Google Blogger users who reportedly linked to file-sharing websites, which offered illegally recorded concerts.
TMZ reported that Prince filed in federal court in California to dismiss his two-week old lawsuit.
"Because of the recent pressure, the bootleggers have now taken down the illegal downloads and are no longer engaging in piracy. We recognize the fans craving for as much material as possible, but we'd prefer they get it from us directly than from third parties who are scalpers rather than real fans of our work," a lawyer for the singer told TMZ.
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> Where to verify medal recipients?
June 28, 2003, 01:53 PM
Does anyone know where I can find a database of medal winners? More specifically, those who were awarded the Purple Heart in Vietnam? Thanks in advance!
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June 28, 2003, 02:06 PM
You can make a FOIA request through the D.O.D. for an individual.
June 28, 2003, 02:21 PM
I typed "vietnam purple heart recipient list" into google and came up with this link..
About halfway down to the database...
I hope this helps..
June 28, 2003, 04:28 PM
I might try the suggestion Blades. Robear, I looked on that webpage and I couldn't find the name. The person is pretty low key and I highly doubt they would ever submit their name to the database.
June 28, 2003, 04:37 PM
I have a good friend on the commision that checks these things out.
When people go for the CMH or Distinguished service cross or want to be
buried with the honors asscociated he has governmental contacts that check the service records and do the research.
He has had folks sent to levenworth for faking medals they never earned.
Sadly enough he finds as many fakes as he does actual recipients.
If you want to PM me the the information I will pass it on and get it checked out.
June 28, 2003, 05:42 PM
Daniel what's his name, maybe he was on the Teams with me :D
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Located in Wailua, Aston Islander on the Beach is within 2 miles (3 km) of sights such as Lydgate Beach Park and Smith Family Garden Luau. This 198 -room, 3-star hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like an outdoor pool, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking. It's on the beach and also close to Sleeping Giant Trailhead and Town Park.
At the end of the day, the bar/lounge is a great place to grab a drink.
All of Aston Islander on the Beach's 198 air-conditioned rooms provide patios, microwaves, and refrigerators. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and cable TV. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Coffee makers, free local calls, and video-game consoles are other standard amenities.
Property features
Guests of Aston Islander on the Beach enjoy features like an outdoor pool, WiFi in public areas, and free newspapers. You can take advantage of free parking, along with a free airport shuttle (available on request). Helpful staff is there to provide concierge services, as well as offer insight about the area. Other amenities at this beach hotel include laundry facilities, barbecue grills, and a picnic area.
- Free in-room WiFi
- Free parking
- Pool bar
- Free airport shuttle
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Hotel Amenities
The Aston Islander completed a property refresh to the lobby and pool area in 2016.
A swimming pool, spa tub, and bicycle rentals are located on site, and complimentary high-speed Internet access is available. Just across the street, the Coconut Plantation Marketplace offers over 60 specialty shops, restaurants, and a movie theater. Babysitting services are available (surcharge). Parking is free.
- Concierge services
- Outdoor pool
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Picnic area
- Free airport transportation
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 198
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Poolside bar
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 8
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 0.00 )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Air conditioning
- Free toiletries
- Video-game console
- Patio
- Refrigerator
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- Phone
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- Free WiFi
- Partially open bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
The Aston Islander does not have its own restaurant.
Across the street, the Coconut Marketplace, a one-story open-air shopping-and-dining village, contains many restaurants and food stands.
Nearby Things to Do
The Wailua Golf Course runs along the ocean 10 minutes south. The Wailua River, five minutes south, is the longest navigable river in Hawaii, and boat and kayak trips up the river are popular.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Resort fee: USD 20.00 per accommodation, per night
- Airport shuttle
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- Lending library access
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 0.00 (rates may vary)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 30 per night
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> I have a US Robotics internal PCI modem, circa 2000.
> This is noted in WinXP msinfo as a
> Modem type: U.S. Robotics 56K Voice PCI
> Modem inf section: Modem1008_BABA
> Matching hardware ID: pci\ven_12b9&dev_1008&subsys_baba12b9&rev_01
> This has been working fine, but now, it won't come up as a Tapi modem, and
> if I connect Kermit directly to com3, instead of the messages that "AT"
> used to give, I get some odd messages.
> Dell support says that I need new drivers which they can't talk about
> because I upgraded from WinME to WinXP, and didn't get WinXP from them.
> I thought this looked more like an aborted firmware load, and would like to
> reflash firmware, but since it is a Dell-OEM modem, I can't locate any
> downloads at USR/3com for it, and Dell won't talk about it.
> Is this a Winmodem with bad drivers, a bad flash that I might be able to
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> I don't use the modem very often at all. The only reason I even noticed
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You should start looking at: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/comm/2513e/
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Ferman acknowledged that she enlisted county Coroner Walter I. Hofman because the cardinal died one day after a Philadelphia judge said Bevilacqua could be called to testify at the child sex-abuse and endangerment trial of three current and former priests.
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Can you use Excel to kill someone?
But it can definitely make you want to kill yourself.
Or at least think about quitting as you pull yet another all-nighter to finish yet another "urgent" model.
If that's you, the finance industry is probably not for you.
But you might still like working on deals in a fast-paced environment.
If you do, you have a lot in common with today's interviewee: Nick Seaver, who moved from investment banking into an Account Executive role in the sales team at Clarizen, Inc.
Sales gets a bad reputation because people hear the word and immediately think of Glengarry Glen Ross, or pushy car salesmen.
But selling software to enterprise customers is a completely different ball game.
And it's a great opportunity to get paid well, work in a team you like, and spend your time talking to people rather than staring at spreadsheets.
If you find a good enough role, you might even turn down multiple PE and HF offers to accept it – like our interviewee did:
How to Turn Down Multiple Private Equity and Hedge Fund Offers and Live to Tell the Tale
Q: Before we get started, can you give us a quick run-down of your background and the career changes you made?
A: Sure.
I went to a top school, entered banking when the economy was good to gain the skill set and exit opportunities, and then I worked in a few different groups in IB, such as financial sponsors, leveraged finance, real estate, and distressed debt.
But I grew bored with the financial modeling and technical aspects quickly, so I knew I wouldn't stay in finance for the long-term.
At first, I tried to "fix" this by moving into a distressed debt group, but the novelty value wore off.
I also won a few PE offers, but I was tired of building models and writing documents after 4 years of doing it in banking.
So I pressed the "reset" button and went to business school instead. I figured it would give me time to think about what I really wanted to do, plus a lot of networking opportunities.
I realized that I wanted to work at a company that produces a real good or service, as opposed to a finance firm, which just provides capital or advisory services.
And I knew that tech start-ups are always looking for hungry, driven people, so I started looking for opportunities there.
I networked like crazy (over 60 informational interviews and meetings), and ended up joining the sales team at Skytree before moving to Clarizen (a cloud-based project management software company).
Q: OK, but if you wanted to work at a real company why not join the corporate finance or strategy team?
Aren't those more common for former bankers?
A: Yes, they are… but there are some downsides to those.
First off, at a normal company finance is more of a support function.
It's not like IB/PE/HF where you're on the front lines generating revenue with your skill set.
So not only are you still doing a lot of Excel work, but you're more of a bean-counter than a deal-maker.
Strategy was somewhat interesting, but it relied more on analysis (and over-analysis…) and internal decisions, and I enjoyed talking to people and doing deals more.
Finally, relatively few people move from finance and strategy roles into CEO positions.
One of my long-term goals is to rise through the ranks and reach that level, and I felt that sales would be a better way to get there.
Q: Those are some great points – the fact that finance roles are "support functions" at normal companies often gets lost.
Before we get into the recruiting process, what do you actually do in "sales" at a tech company?
A: It's mostly pitching, presenting, negotiating, and closing deals.
In a sense, it's similar to what bankers do: you research potential clients, figure out their wants and needs, build the relationship, and then move in to close the deal when the time is right.
But we sell our software product rather than advisory services – and since I'm on the sales team, I'm not responsible for delivering or supporting the product, as bankers are.
Here are a few examples of what I do:
- Lead Generation: I spend time finding new potential customers, including getting referrals from existing customers, researching companies, and cold-calling and cold-emailing to get to the right people.
- Product Demos and Presentations: When a potential customer wants to learn more, I demo the product, answer questions, and try to move them across the "buy" line.
- Contracts and Negotiations: When potential customers have questions on their contracts, I help negotiate the finer points and get deals done.
- Work with Other Teams: I'll have to go to other teams here to answer questions, figure out what customers want, and also give feedback to the product team on new features to consider.
Notice how there's no "Excel" on that list.
I am still "on call," but I'm not expected to be at the office 16 hours a day handling all the random problems that come up.
How to Hustle Your Way Into a Tech Start-Up
Q: So once you decided that you were interested in sales, how did you start networking?
A: First, I decided that big companies were a lost cause because I had an unconventional background.
Just like how it's tough to break into bulge bracket banks if you're a career changer, it's also surprisingly difficult to break into large tech firms, at least if you want to do sales and you already have full-time experience elsewhere.
They looked at me and said, "We want someone with sales experience – why would an ex-banker with an MBA from a top school want to join our team?"
At small tech firms, by contrast, they care more about whether you can deliver results.
Compensation in sales roles is heavily tied to results, so they're not going to lose a fortune if you don't perform well.
Q: So once you decided to focus on smaller firms, what was the next step?
A: I relied heavily on LinkedIn, and I started by making a list of all the tech companies in my area that fit that the profile.
But there's a small army of them in the SF area, so I had to be more specific and focus on software companies (since it's one of the higher-margin businesses in tech).
So I narrowed down my list, started searching for the companies on LinkedIn, and reached out to anyone who was connected to employees at those companies.
Each time I met with or spoke to someone, I would ask for 3 more introductions at the end; I ended up conducting around 60 meetings total.
I won the offer like this:
- I contacted a venture capitalist who introduced me to a well-known salesperson in the Bay Area.
- Then the salesperson introduced me to an equity research analyst who covered tech companies.
- Then the research analyst spoke to a recruiter on my behalf.
- And then the recruiter introduced me to a frat brother of his who was working at a start-up that was hiring at the time.
Q: OK, but couldn't you have contacted the recruiter directly and saved a lot of time?
A: No, and here's why:
PE firms and hedge funds rely on headhunters to fill a huge percentage of their roles at all levels.
But in the tech industry, recruiters mostly care about engineers, and small firms don't even like to use recruiters because of the placement fees they charge.
So if you're going for non-engineering roles and you're focused on true start-ups (i.e. not companies with hundreds of employees and $10+ billion valuations), you probably won't have much success going through recruiters.
Q: Thanks for explaining all that.
What types of questions did you get when you finally made it to interviews?
A: Typical questions were:
- How can you immediately add value to our company?
- What are you going to do your first day to generate sales?
- Describe your strategies for finding potential customers and closing deals.
Here's what the process looked like:
- First Round Phone Interview: I spoke with the VP of Sales.
- Second Round In-Person Interview: I spoke with the VP of Sales and Director of Sales.
- Final Round In-Person Interview: I spoke with the CEO and CTO.
The focus of each interview was different – people at the VP level and below ("managers") spent more time understanding why you want to do the job, if you can tolerate some monotony in the beginning, and if you're motivated to excel.
The first few months of any sales job can be monotonous as you "learn the ropes," such as how to cold-call or handle inbound leads; it will also take several months to really understand the product you're selling.
C-level executives such as the CEO and CTO focused more on assessing my "fit" with the culture of the company and whether or not I bought into their vision for it.
You really need to do your homework on the company, its competitors, and the industry as a whole to answer these questions – it's not like IB interviews where the questions asked are similar, even at different banks.
For sales roles, you should not be shy about what you'd personally gain from the role – money and promotions – because they want people who are driven to succeed.
Q: Thanks for sharing all that.
Beyond doing the research, how do YOU figure out if it's actually a good company to join?
A: It can be very difficult because tech start-ups are all over the board and it's up to you to ask good questions to the right people.
What matters most is how much you learn, and that will depend largely on the people around you.
I would be very careful to understand the composition of the team and your fit with the manager – if the team or your manager is weak, it will be a challenging experience.
Q: OK, but what specifically can you ask to determine any of that?
A: I spent a lot of time researching the investors in the company, the pedigree of the management team, and my manager's background.
You can find a lot of this on resources like CrunchBase and LinkedIn; I focused on companies with significant funding (> $50 million) and more than 100 employees because I wanted firms with good market traction.
Once I had done that research, in interviews I asked questions such as:
- How many customers do you have?
- How quickly is your customer base growing?
- How many people do you have in various functions?
- How many people are you looking to hire?
You want to assess how much revenue they're generating, how quickly they're growing, and how profitable they are.
Unfortunately, private companies will rarely, if ever, answer these questions because the information is closely held by the management team and the Board.
If you have a connection to a Board member you can sometimes use that to get this information, but even Board members can be biased because they're also recruiting talent (i.e., you!).
So the best method is to assess the quality of investors, the management team, and your manager.
A Day in the Life of a Sales Rep: Coffee is for Closers?
Q: So what is an average day in your life like?
And how much time do you spend doing "hands-on" work vs. managing other people?
A:I get in at 7:45 AM each day, and I spend the morning on customer calls.
After that, I follow up with anyone who has expressed interest in our products.
Usually, this consists of calling them to see why they're interested, what their objections are (objections = the first sign of serious interest), and if they want to get a free demo.
On some days I'll already have meetings set up, so I'll head over to the company, present to a team there, and give them an overview of our product.
Since we sell enterprise software, the sales cycle is very long and it takes many meetings to get all the decision-makers past the "purchase" line.
If it's an earlier stage meeting, the focus will be on the product demo and the features/benefits; later stage meetings are more about negotiating the specifics of deals, the legal points, and finalizing the pricing.
Also in the afternoon, I may give customer feedback to the product marketing team, speak with anyone that needs to be in the loop, and even interview candidates who want to join our team.
I leave at 6 PM, so the average day is around 10 hours.
There's some travel involved, but much of it is local and I tend to do most sales work via the phone, especially in earlier-stage deals.
Q: What about the culture and hierarchy?
A: I report to the VP of Sales directly. The VP of Sales, in turn, reports to the CEO directly.
Depending on the size of the company, here is the general hierarchy:
- VP of Sales
- Director of Sales – Front-line manager (exists at larger companies)
- Account Executive – Manages the sales process and relationships with customers
In some ways, the culture is similar to banking because sales also attracts smart, intense people who want to win and who will work hard to get there.
And just like in banking, you're watched very carefully and every decision you make can be questioned.
Sales reps also have quarterly quotas to hit, which adds to the pressure.
On the other hand, no one here expects you to be in the office for 16 hours a day.
Even if it's a start-up, there's no point in being here at 2 AM because customers won't even be around.
Another cultural difference is that there's more respect for people regardless of the level they're at.
No one here ever thinks, "Well, we pay you a huge amount of money so we can treat you like an animal and make you do whatever we want, 24/7."
Q: Speaking of getting paid a lot, what is the compensation like?
A: Cash compensation is lower than what you'd earn in IB, but you also get equity here, so the potential upside is quite high if the company does well and goes public or get sold in the future.
Account Executives get paid based on the size of the customers they cover and the size of deals they close; compensation is generally split 50 / 50 between cash and commissions.
The total compensation for an Account Executive that hits his/her numbers is known as "On-Target Earnings" or "OTE."
A big advantage of sales is that when you go over quota, you get massive accelerators which can significantly increase your compensation.
The best sales reps at start-ups actually make more than the CEO!
Another difference compared to banking is that commissions are paid on a monthly or quarterly basis, and paying them out like that is a legal obligation of the company.
Q: That's all very helpful, but can we get some specific numbers on the comp.?
A: Sure, here you go (all figures in USD):
- Account Execs covering Small and Medium-Size Businesses: $100-$120K OTE, on the low end.
- Account Execs covering Enterprise: $250-$280K OTE.
- Outperforming Sales Reps: $750K up to potentially $1 million in good years.
You also get equity, but the exact percentage depends heavily on your bargaining position; experienced sales executives have more power than career changers.
I would take a look at Andy Rachleff's "Startup Salary & Equity Compensation" tool to get an idea of 25th-75th percentile salaries and equity grants.
You'll see there is a massive variance in the compensation for sales reps, because so much depends on your performance and experience going into it.
Even though sales can be very lucrative, you should not think about the compensation or the discount to IB/PE pay that much – make your decision based on the type of work you'll be doing and the team you'll be joining.
Especially if you're coming in after several years in finance, you've probably saved more than enough money to be comfortable…
Future Plans: Sales to CEO?
Q: What are your future plans? What options do sales professionals typically have?
A: My future plan is to start a business or rise up through an organization and become the CEO. I like this role quite a bit, and I definitely fit in more with a normal company than I ever did in finance.
There are plenty options for sales professionals: they can move to product management, marketing, or most other divisions at the company.
Q: Based on everything we discussed so far, who would fit in best with the sales team at a tech company, and why?
And who should avoid it altogether?
A: Let's start with who should avoid sales: If you're introverted and prefer to work on your own rather than talking to people, sales isn't for you.
If you like to analyze and analyze and analyze rather than taking quick action, sales is also not for you.
People who should pursue sales: If you are a former athlete and you enjoy high-pressure environments, you may love it.
If you're not afraid of rejections and you don't care about repeating the same thing over and over again until you perfect the craft, you would also love sales.
Many people from top universities "look down on" sales roles, but in my opinion it's far more interesting than spending your time staring at spreadsheets and documents.
It's also a great way to get to know people in other industries, since your customers will come from all walks of life.
Q: Thanks a lot for your time!
A: My pleasure.


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The conference will focus on the multiple identity of the print, exploring the cross-disciplinary nature of printmedia internationally and in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. Printmedia will be explored as a heterogeneous, diverse and all pervading aspect of contemporary culture. Often located at the intersections of disciplines and media, it is also a powerful political vehicle, generating discourse and debate by virtue of its wide dissemination and ability to offer counterpoints to the norm.
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October 4, 2015 OCTOBER 2005 Homecoming court is as follows: Queen candidates: Saija Keskitalo, Chelsea Puls, Hali Bird, Kelli Case, Brittney Schaefer, Sarah Schlitter. more »»
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September 27, 2015 Diana Turner did the children's story time on September 15, with a theme of dogs. The next story time program will be given by Erica Thesing on Tuesday, September 29 at 10:00. more »»
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September 27, 2015 A new crop of students have recently completed hunter safety education classes and hunting seasons are upon us. more »»
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September 27, 2015 10 YEARS AGO SEPT. 22, 2005 Local Crop Walk will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25. more »»
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September 20, 2015 Michele Knaack was here to do story time on September 8. Our next story time will be held on Tuesday, September 22 at 10:00. Erica Thesing will do the program. more »»
An absolutely great day for a fair!
September 20, 2015 Sunday was an absolutely great day for anything that you had planned. When the planning has taken months of work, it is doubly appreciated when there was weather like Sunday. more »»
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September 20, 2015 l0 YEARS AGO SEPT. 15, 2005 G-R beats Belle Plaine 35-0 on their kick-off game on Sept. 9. Haley Larsen was honored at the State Fair by Gov. Branstad. more »»
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September 6, 2015 10 YEARS AGO SEPT. 1, 2005 G-R Booster golf tournament was a successful event. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Royer celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Victorian House in Parkersburg. more »»
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August 30, 2015 10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 25, 2005 A benefit golf & supper will be held for Grant Schellhorn on Sept. 4. who is suffering from a rare form of brain cancer. 26th Annual Pioneer Craft show to be on Sept. 1. more »»
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The National Weather Service in Amarillo and the Amarillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management will host the Severe Weather Workshop on Saturday at the Amarillo Civic Center Heritage Room.
The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is open to the public free.
Doors will open with a "booth fair" that will include weather, safety and
emergency-related kiosks staffed by local and regional exhibitors throughout the morning.
Some of those exhibitors are NWS Amarillo, Amarillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, KFDA-TV and the American Tornado Shelter.
Meteorologist Andrew Moulton of the National Weather Service in Amarillo will be at the NWS Amarillo booth to answer questions and stress the importance of having a plan of action as tornado season approaches.
"Have multiple ways to get alerts for when there is a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch or warning," Moulton said. "That's one thing people can do now — plan to have ways of getting multiple weather alerts."
Moulton also emphasized families should begin discussing a plan of action in the event of a tornado warning.
"The time to figure out where you should go is now so that you have a plan and not panicking," he said. "Know what you're going to bring if you plan to go to a shelter."
Amarillo Red Cross Field Specialist Martha Riddlespurger said disaster volunteers will be at the American Red Cross booth distributing information about tornado safety.
"We'll also be passing out information on our open house that will take place on March 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the chapter," Riddlespurger said. "We'll be discussing spring weather safety tips and how to make safety kits."
Also starting at 9 a.m., is the Skywarn Storm Spotter presentation, presented by the NWS Amarillo for those interested in becoming a certified Skywarn Storm Spotter.
The Coffee Memorial Blood Center will conduct a blood drive on site from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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The Coffee Memorial Blood center has partnerships with the weather service and the city of Amarillo for disaster preparedness, Talley said.
Saturday will be the last chance to enter the Hoops Madness promotion. All those who donate blood will be entered, she said.
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text: I have fallen in love with this fugue. It's awesome! And though it might seem easy, it's a bitch to play (as I'm sure Chris could attest to), especially if you care at all about emphasizing the proper bits, and using the proper ornaments. Gould plays some ornaments that aren't on this score, but I don't have Urtext so I don't know if they're originally marked ornaments, traditional ornaments, or if he just made them up - but the turns he uses on the downbeats of mms. 18 and 41, in the soprano, are perfect - (he inserts a sixteenth-note triplet for the duration of the first eighth note - for example, in measure 18, (A-G-F#)-G, with the G being played on the upbeat of beat one - which causes a sort of continuation of the countersubject theme that precedes it). I might be wrong, but I don't think that "tr" for "trill" is a baroque notation, but Gould plays those trills (found in the second quarter note at the end of the subject) less measured than other ornaments, and he uses this non-measured trill rather than the turns marked on this score in the soprano in mms. 9-11 - specifically, he plays all of them beginning on the trilled note, and he ends all of them with a downward scoop. All of this works well in my ears for this piece. I apologize if it's difficult to tell the difference between the red and orange - red is for subject fragments, orange for inverted fragments. The key is at the bottom of page one - as you can see, this fugue displays some awesome motivic unity: For measure numbers, every 5th measure is numbered underneath the lower staff. Basic fugue rules for those who don't know: the subject is introduced in one voice, and then is answered by the next entering voice in the dominant, which is followed by the next voice entry in the tonic again, and so on until every voice has been introduced. This fugue has three voices, so the exposition comes to an end technically with the last note of the subject with which the 3rd voice enters (downbeat of measure 8 ). If the answer in the dominant has been transposed exactly from the original, then it is said to be a "real" answer. If it has been altered in any way, it is said to be "tonal". This fugue has a real answer in the dominant, which means that it's not "truly" dominant, because it is minor (the dominant key is always supposed to be major - Bach obliges this need for a true dominant in measure 5, though he doesn't give us the root of the chord until the very last instant before the return to tonic on the downbeat of measure 6). There is not always a countersubject in a fugue, and the countersubject is often not as independent as the subject (this one achieves independence in the sequential passages and in the cadential passages). A note on the subject material: everything in this fugue is constructed from subject or countersubject material, and one important figuration of the countersubject is blatantly borrowed from the subject itself. Therefore, there is a large amount of fluidity between the subject and the countersubject, and between the countersubject and the red subject fragments. The groups of 4 16ths in the countersubject that are marked with brown in addition to yellow are the bits that are blatantly borrowed from the subject. Measures 4-5 in the soprano are a good example of how fluidly that particular motive can flow into a bona fide subject fragment. Measures 11-12 in the bass exhibit the same technique, and Measures 32-33 in the soprano. So, Bach is working with a very small pool of motivic material, yet he manages to use these small ideas to create unique moment after unique moment throughout. All three of those I just mentioned are major pivotal moments for the harmony of the piece, and all three introduce a complete subject statement (non-inverted). I have thought about moving the modulations. Is A minor established at measure 13? It still seems to be acting as a dominant there in some ways. Measure 17? Should the return to D minor be marked measure 25? There's a nice cadence there, but an immediate return to focusing on the dominant. Measure 28? That immediately leads into sequential material. Measure 34? The confusion comes from the fact that this fugue manipulates modal shift throughout. The pinnacle of this technique is used in measures 17-20 in the dominant, which were so perfect that Bach transposed them exactly for measures 39-42 in the tonic. :lol: Anyway, the subject enters in the bass in m.17, and the alto answers in stretto at the octave in m. 18. The entry of the bass begins as a real subject (meaning transposed exactly from the original subject), in A minor, but in the second measure, the bass switches to C# on the downbeat, which is the major third of the A chord, and when the alto enters, it uses C# also. Meanwhile, the bass still uses the minor sixth, and the harmonic action remains concentrated on minor and diminished triads. Then, in measure 19, with the same 16th configuration that the bass used to switch to C# in the previous measure, the alto then uses to switch back to C natural. Though there is a clear cadence on A minor on the downbeat of measure 21, immediately the bass again begins the modal variation of the subject with the major third. Also, there is a sense of retrograde in this fugue, though no strict retrograde technique was used that I am aware of (it is rather more difficult to detect than inversion, because it's counterintuitive to imagine music being played backwards, while inversions are rather more familiar, but I'm pretty sure that there is no strict retrograde technique used in this fugue). The form is a sort of rounded binary with no repeats. The A section ends on the dominant (minor...sort of) and the B section ends back in tonic. The A section only has one inverted subject statement and two fragments of an inverted subject (one on either side of the complete inverted statement). The B section only has one real statement of the subject (in fact, this is the only perfectly real subject statement outside the exposition), and this is placed in stretto with two completed inverted subjects. But the feeling of retrograde comes from this: just as soon as A minor is fully established in measure 21, the subject using the major third returns in the bass, and an inverted subject enters in stretto in measure 22 in the soprano, and when the modal subject in the bass completes, the bass continues with another inverted subject that enters in stretto with the second half of the inverted subject in the soprano, and this leads us back to D minor (sort of), which Bach had abandoned only shortly before, barely having established A minor. Also, the leading inverted subjects in the two It all gives the feeling of walking backwards over ground already covered. Finally, there are some other unique bits I'd like to point out - I could go on forever about this fugue, but I'll try to limit it to these last few things: The exact overlap of the stretto subjects is consistent throughout, and it creates an area of a measure where the first half of the subject accompanies the second half. This only happens in non-inverted fragments one in the entire piece, in measure 33. But measure 33 is a mirror in some major ways of measure 12. Both created a diminished harmony using a sustained tone against a subject fragment, while the other half of the subject fragment is played in the third voice, but invertible counterpoint is used here, so the eighth note fragment in measure 12 is inverted to achieve the same inward motion of the lines. Both measure 12 in the A section and measure 33 in the B section are followed by a modal statement of the subject, in the dominant for the A section, and in the tonic for the B section. Both of these modal subject statements are accompanied by the original countersubject. Both statements of the original countersubject motive are followed immediately by a subject fragment that leads into similar sequential passages. Oh, and both measures 12 and 33 are preceded by similar sequential passages, again using invertible counterpoint. That's all for now - I had a huge written analysis written up but I ditched it and only touched on the more salient points.


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Feb. 10, 2004 -- For a woman who has survived breast cancer, a follow-up mammogram may be a more stressful experience than her initial cancer diagnosis.
A new study shows breast cancer survivors find mammography two to four times more stressful than women who have never had breast cancer or those who are newly diagnosed with the disease.
Experts say mammograms can be a stressful experience for any woman, regardless of her medical history. But failure to get the recommended breast cancer screening can only increase a woman's risk by allowing cancers to go undetected.
Despite recommendations for annual mammography among breast cancer survivors, a previous study showed that 30% of these women had not received a mammogram in the previous year and 41% could not recall whether they had a mammogram in the previous two years.
"This raises the question of why women may be reluctant to undergo regular follow-up mammograms," says researcher Maria Gurevich, PhD of Toronto's Ryerson University and Princess Margaret Hospital, in a news release. "Our study suggests that perhaps the experience triggers distressing memories of prior cancers."
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In the study, published in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, researchers surveyed 135 women undergoing mammography at a large cancer center in Toronto. About half of the women had survived breast cancer, and the other half had no history of the disease.
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Married life is "a lot like dating," Underwood, 27, tells Women's Health for its October issue. "Sometimes our schedules will click, sometimes they won't. But that's good because we're both independent."
One place where they manage to spend time together: at Fisher's hockey games in Canada, where he plays for the Ottawa Senators.
"I love going to games, cheering for my man," Underwood says. "When I come home, I'm accused of picking up the [Canadian] accent."
Underwood keeps her routine low-key, and says she's not the type to be caught in a Lindsay Lohan or Snooki-esque situation, because "I'm not the kind of person who does crazy things.
"I'd sleep in a little, work out, do laundry, run errands, buy presents for people with birthdays coming up," she says. "I like it when I don't have to be anywhere, and anything to do is my choice."
Her regular workouts have given the country singer-songwriter at least aspect to her body that pleases her. Says Underwood: "I think my legs are my best asset."
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Happy return faithful readers!
Monday night, the Red Rooster hosted the annual Bid Against Hunger Gastronome Dinner for the good people at City Harvest. Read More
Happy return faithful readers!
Monday night, the Red Rooster hosted the annual Bid Against Hunger Gastronome Dinner for the good people at City Harvest. Read More
Last year, I challenged myself to prepare more food at home and from scratch. Homemade chai concentrate (see here for recipe), bittersweet Italian hot cocoa (my favorite!), mayonnaise, mustard and vanilla lattes!
Initially the incentive was monetary, the secondary reason quickly became health. When you prepare food at home, you don't need the unpronounceable compounds we so often find in the ingredients.
To make something at home that you really love can be empowering!
Here is a recipe for homemade vanilla syrup. Your friends, if they have a pulse, will loose their mind over it! Added to your after-dinner coffee, it may steal the show!
Until next week, breathe well and be well!
Here we are with only three and a half weeks left in 2010 and it's (nearly) below freezing outside! Usher in the season for a hot toddy with a twist (or two)!
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The holiday season is officially underway and coffee will not take a back seat to holiday cocktails! Coffee and liquor have become bedfellows and this power couple is gaining popularity very quickly. So today I bring you my top 2 coffee cocktails to warm you and yours!
If you prefer to keep it straightforward, you need not go without a coffee holiday drink. For a clean drink after your holiday meal simply add a shot (ounce) of one my recommended spirits to your delicious cup of coffee:
1) Frangelico
2) Amaretto
3) Grand Marnier
Until next week, be well and breathe well!
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Mental Health Sermons
Sermons by Rev. Barbara Meyers
- Mental Health Solutions (January 10, 2016).
- Mental American Psychosis (October 4, 2015).
- AIM to be Inclusive (July 26, 2014).
- Paying Attention to ADHD and An ADHD Story, Homily by Mary Ann Davis (April 6, 2014).
- Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic (February 23, 2014).
- Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (July 28, 2013).
- On the Spectrum (April 7, 2013).
Read Monica Arce's homily Patterns about a mother's story of autism given at the same service.
- Mysticism (August 21, 2011)
- Mental Illness and Oppression (May 29, 2011)
- Double Trouble (May 23, 2010)
- Religious Impasse (August 13, 2006)
- Stages of Recovery (July 16, 2006)
- Living with Depression as guest minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County (February 26, 2006)
- The Care of Difficult People (February 5, 2006)
- Wounded Healers (October 9, 2005)
- How do People Heal? (July 11, 2004)
- Caring Congregations (June 1, 2003)
- Jungian Transference in Real Life (August 27, 2002)
Sermons by Others
- Dorothea Dix, Nurturing Reformer, a sermon by Rev. Tess Baumberger, First Parish Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 3, 2016)
- Life Interrupted, a sermon by Rev. Wendy Williams, senior minister, Jefferson Unitarain Church, Golden Colorado (April 1, 2012)
- Under Pressure, a sermon by Rev. Jeremy Nickel, Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Fremont, California (January 22, 2012)
- They Walk Among Us, a sermon by Rev. Rev. Tracy Sprowls-Jenks, First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, New Jersey on February 12, 2012
- Don't Call the Casserole Committee, a sermon by Janet Holden, Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois (July 10, 2011)
- Soul Dancing with Mental Illness, a sermon by Rev. Linda Goonewardene, Skylands UU Fellowship, Hackettstown, New Jersey. (May 2011)
- Dealing with Depression, a sermon by Rev. Steven Atkinson, North Shore Unitarian Church, West Vancouver, BC (December 12, 2010)
- A Journey of Recovery, a sermon by Bill Norton, Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, Shoreline, WA (August 29, 2010)
- Let's Make the Connections, a sermon by Sharon Gresk, Unitarian Universalist Society: East in Manchester, CT (August 2010)
- Revealing Spiritual Wiscom of People with Mental Illnesses, a sermon by Rev. Laura Mancuso,
published in the online Journal of the Chaplaincy Institute fo Arts and Interfaith Ministries, Berkeley, California,(March and August 2010.)
- Falling Feels Like Flying ... For a Little While, a sermon by Rev. Robert Moore and Jaime Moore, Pathways Church (30 May 2010).
- It's Not a Casserole Illness, a sermon by Rev. Dottie Mathews, Assistent Minister, Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Appleton, WI (January 9-10, 2010)
- Religion and Mental Health, a sermon by Rev. Ann Schranz of Monte Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation. (March 2, 2008)
- Dealing with Depression, a sermon by Rev. Dottie Mathews, Associate Minister, Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Appleton, WI (September 29-30, 2007)
- Living on the Fringe, a sermon by Rev. Julie-Ann Silberman-Bunn of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport (January 28, 2007)
- Soul Survivor: Mental Health and Social Wellness Sermon, a sermon by Rev. Hilary Landau Krivchenia of Lafayette, Indiana. (April 3, 2005)
- Dorothea L. Dix, a sermon by Rev. Julie-Ann Silberman-Bunn of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport (December 5, 2004)
- Darkness Visible: A Theology of Depression , a sermon by Benjamin Papa of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, Tennessee. (April 25, 2004)
- Stigma of Mental Illness , a sermon by Rev. Samuel A. Trumbore of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, New York. (May 5, 2002)
- How Depressing!, a sermon by Rev. Peter Morales, senior minister, Jefferson Unitarain Church, Golden Colorado, and later became President of the UUA (February 3, 2002)
- Attacking the Stigma of Mental Illness, a sermon by Reverend Charles J. Stephens of the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing in Titusville, New Jersey. (April 28, 2002)
- Dancing on the Ceiling, Crashing to the Floor, a sermon by Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, UU Church of Reading (November 12, 2000)
- Shall the Federal Court Run Hawai'i's Adult Mental Health Programs?, a Sermon by Rev. Mike Young of First Unitarian Church of Honolulu. (February 27, 2000). Click on "Church Service/Sermons", and then search for the sermon.
- If No one Had Told Them, a sermon by Rev. Allison Barrett, First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, Ontario(c. 2000)
- Creativity, Madness, and The Holy, a sermon by Stephen D. Edington of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, New Hampshire. (October 24, 1999)


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If you've followed interviews with French developer Quantic Dream over the past few years, chances are you've heard some of co-CEO David Cage's greatest hits: making games for a mature audience, exploring new forms of interacting with a controller, telling bendable stories without relying on cars and guns, etc. It's certainly interesting stuff, but for this week's Heavy Rain cover story, I wanted to pose our questions from a few different angles, starting today with a look at Cage's personal history and the origins of the company.
1UP: How did you get your start in the game industry?
David Cage: I was initially a professional music composer, [working] for various record companies before starting to work on video games. Then I wrote the soundtrack of different games on Sega Genesis, SNES, and PC. As I was also a gamer, it was quite an easy step for me. As I was working with developers on different projects, I started to understand the roles and processes, and I made a couple of good friends in the industry.
I quickly had it in mind to create the game I was dreaming of playing, a game where the player would be free in a huge and living realtime 3D city, where there would be a story and the possibility to drive vehicles, to fight, and use weapons. This is how I wrote Omikron, my first title, entirely at night and on weekends, not having a clue about what the technology could really achieve at the time or what development constraints were.
I ended up with a 200 page game design that I showed to a couple of friends. They were all impressed by the weight of the game design -- I still like to make them heavy... -- and by the fact that the game was totally impossible to make. I managed to convince them to leave their jobs to work on a prototype. We started from scratch and worked really hard for six months in one of my sound studios -- totally soundproof with no windows! We signed the game with Eidos the last week before I [would have run] out of money. From the six people who started the company with me, three are currently at Quantic.
1UP: What's something you think most people don't know about Quantic Dream?
DC: Mmm...like a trivia type of question? OK, here are a [few] tidbits:
- The very first name of Quantic Dream was "Extreme Studio." It sounded so bad that we had to do something about it. This is how I came up with Quantic Dream, referring to quantum physics, which seemed to me a mix of science and unexplained magic.
- Before we signed Omikron with Eidos, we started developing a prototype on PlayStation 1. We presented it to a certain major publisher at the time who was very interested -- we had a city in realtime 3D running on PS1 in 1995. We did not sign the game with them because their CEO told us that PlayStation 1 would be dead in six months and that they would rather develop on PC. We were stupid enough to listen to him and work on a PC prototype that became Omikron. The CEO left the company a little bit later -- and this publisher left the industry... A good example of visionary people in the game industry. With more foresight, we maybe could have delivered the very first open world city in realtime 3D on PS1 years before GTA3.
- I wrote the soundtrack of many games, including Speedy Gonzales for Sega on Mega Drive -- Mexican music with an FM synthesizer. I had two weeks to discover the hardware and the tools and to compose the soundtrack...an interesting moment in my career. But hey, we have all done things we are not proud of.


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Muskegon, Mich., May 22, 1903.
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—The following case illustrates the remarkable preservative properties of cerumen: J. W. S., age 63; white; Civil War veteran. A beetle of the species Tenebrio molitor entered right ear one evening in August, 1861, while patient was in Camp Good Hope, near Navy Yards, Washington, D. C. Patient immediately applied to regimental surgeon, who, failing in efforts to remove insect, applied olive oil to ear and instructed patient to return to tent and lie on right side, and suggested that the bug would probably be found on blanket in the morning. Pain in ear kept patient awake until nearly morning and when awakened ear felt much better, and patient forgot to look on blanket for insect, which he supposed had escaped from the ear. Since insect entered ear, patient has been able to hear but faintly with right ear.Patient applied to
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Nate Mink of Syracuse.com reported Tuesday that Syracuse coach Scott Shafer said team doctors ruled Knapp, a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman, out because of head injuries.
According to Syracuse.com, Knapp had suffered three concusions in his career and although an MRI came back clean team doctors nixed any idea of Knapp returning.
The 6-foot-4, 262-pound Knapp played in two games last season, but consistent playing time was limited because of head injuries.
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Here you can find the songpacks for Stepmania, along with various singles that have been released that have not been in packs.
IcyWorld: You can always check here http://tinyurl.com/smpacks-kbo for packs. Happy stepping ;)
5-Key ( Pump it Up )
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8-Key ( Doubles )