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Look, I'm not going to lie.
I believed until fairly recently that the only purpose of SnapChat was serving as a venue for unwise teenagers to send each other photos of their bits and pieces.
And I'm sure that many of them (as well as more than a few unwise non-teens) are still using it for that very purpose.
We know what people use their phones and computers for—sometimes it's for good, but very often it's for icky.
But I started spending time around people who are about a decade younger than I am. And I kept hearing "You're not on SnapChat??"
No. I was not. And I didn't want to be.
Then I discovered that it wasn't just Millennials who use SnapChat. Some of my nerdier friends (I use that as a term of endearment) were into it, too—I met a group of people here in Myrtle Beach who co-work together, some web and game developers, entrepreneurs, and all social media fans.
The way they talked about SnapChat made it seem like I was missing out on something fun, so I decided to stick a tentative toe in the water.
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I created an account, and before I knew it I was exchanging funny-face selfies with my teenaged nieces.
I moved on to the occasional dog pic which I sent to some of my pals, and then I started getting really funny SnapChats from my friends.
One of them is stunningly skilled at turning her own face into McDonald's characters—the Hamburglar, Ronald, and Grimace were some of my favorites.
Another friend turned himself into Shrek and captioned it "check yourself before you Shrek yourself."
Nerdy, yes, but also hilarious, in my book.
Before I knew it, I had turned a corner.
I was following a brand on SnapChat – the HBO show Girls. If you've watched it, you know, the characters are awkward (and often awful), and while it's not to everyone's taste, I love it.
Throughout the season, I would get SnapChats from GirlsHBO, usually simple drawings with inside jokes from the last episode—and if I hadn't watched it yet, it was a great reminder to log in to HBO GO and get to it, because I wanted to be in on the joke.
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Now, am I telling you about my adventures with SnapChat because I want to convince you to use it?
No, not necessarily.
Because there's one big reason SnapChat worked for me: I had a community of people who were already there. I didn't try to force a community into using a trendy new tool just because I wanted them to be there.
I joined the party – much like the team at HBO did.
As Sabrina Calouri, VP of social media and marketing at HBO told Mashable:
When we look at all the different social platforms that are out there, we look at what the fans are doing naturally.
And HBO and Girls are using outlets such as SnapChat to drive people back to the show itself—as reminders to people like me who forget that a new episode is out.
If you ask me, figuring out where your audience is and joining in on the fun is a lot easier than trying to force your audience into a social network they're not already familiar with.
SnapChat, as fun as it may be, is not much of a destination in and of itself—and who knows where it'll be next week. If it's going to have value for brands, that value will be in showing personality, staying top-of-mind for your consumer, and reminding them to head back to see you again on your own turf.
Of course, there will always be the early adopters. And if that's who you are, more power to you. But if you ask me, the party's more fun once a few people you know are already there.
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Oh Snapchat. Can I join and yell at teens to get off my lawn?
I like the example of HBO, but the real challenge, I fear, is going to be keeping up. So many platforms, a bit of overlap, and quite a lot of movement out there.
Glad we hired ya!
From where I sit, I think apps/platforms like SnapChat are emerging to give an ephemeral social media experience with minimal intrusion from brands. SnapChat won't ever become as ubiquitous as Facebook, but that's not really the point, is it?
Yes, the HBO idea is brilliant – perfect demographic, etc., for a campaign such as that. I find myself overwhelmed by the number 'shiny new things' appearing each day. I don't know a soul who uses Snapchat – but I'm glad you've found your *koff* community, Ellie!! #GEEK
ClayMorgan agree on the manyplatforms and overlap. I already know when I see some people's pan of brownies on Instagram with the caption "warm goodness out of the over #yum" that I'll see it within minutes on Twitter and FB also. It doesn't really matter but … it can get irritating! 🙂
biggreenpen I find that sooo annoying. I rarely share from Instagram to Facebook and Twitter for exactly that reason.
Also: The good thing (from a teenager's perspective) is that even if you join SnapChat, she still decides whether you see anything she does there.
Eleanor Pierce biggreenpen good point! Now I'm on. Hopefully I'll see more interesting substance and less bits and pieces LOL. Plus the icon is so darn cute!
jasonkonopinski Agreed.
belllindsay NOT EVERYONE CAN BE AS COOL AS YOU LINDSAY
Eleanor Pierce biggreenpen See, I'm a Instagram–> Facebook cross-poster. *shrug*
jasonkonopinski Eleanor Pierce biggreenpen Um, yeah. I've noticed. I wasn't going to say anything ….. whoops.
biggreenpen Eleanor Pierce SHUSH.
Eleanor Pierce HAHAHA!! Riiiiight. 😉
Eleanor Pierce Actually, this brings up a spinoff question: are there any social networks/apps that, by design, are impervious to brands?
Eleanor Pierce While the ship has sailed for Facebook to offer an ad-free version, I think there's a place for freemium and premium social networks.
Eleanor Pierce jasonkonopinski Over/under on how many big ambiguous buzz words can Jason put in one comment and still have it make sense????
I say 8, but I don't know the Jski word of the day skills are a powerhouse!
LauraPetrolino Eleanor Pierce jasonkonopinski OH SNAP
Eleanor Pierce LauraPetrolino jasonkonopinski Jski knows I say that with love 🙂
LauraPetrolino Related: It's also funny how in the past, you could date someone for a long time and not realize that they're terrible at spelling, or that they don't know the difference between their, they're, and there, but in today's world, you know RIGHT AWAY because of texting, Facebook, etc., etc., etc.
And yeah, the guy who did the Shrek snapchat is incredibly talented, I tell you. And also not a millennial!
LauraPetrolino Eleanor Pierce jasonkonopinski <3
Great post Eleanor Pierce I need to check it out. There have been some really amazing comedy shows like Ask a Ninja, Joe Cartoon, Happy Tree Friends who had their own websites and distributed content actually via podcast on itunes in video format (i am pretty sure but this was 2006-7) and they wound up ditching for YouTube.
The one caveat is just because your customers use a platform it doesn't mean they want you to use it too as a brand. Much easier as a person.
Howie Goldfarb Good point. Goes back to the conversation on David Jones' post a few days ago – people may not want a relationship with your brand, but the people who work for you? Maybe.
LauraPetrolino Ha! I still have an AOL address, which I use any time I don't trust whoever I'm giving it to not to spam me. Which means pretty much any business. AOL is my giant junk folder.
Having never tried snapchat I feel qualified anyway to comment on it. I actually like having a paper trail. (In fact, I have written records of my daily life going back to the early 90s in the form of old calendars I keep in a box.)
But I can see its attraction for those who live in the "now." Thanks for the info, Eleanor Pierce!
RobBiesenbach LauraPetrolino That's actually a really good plan!
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She was pressed on the issue on NBC's "Meet the Press," and faced similar questions on ABC's "This Week", where she sidestepped a question on whether she would appoint an openly gay or lesbian person to her administration.
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Green Bay Packers defensive end Johnny Jolly is in trouble once again.
After missing the entire 2010-'11 Super Bowl championship season because he was suspended by the NFL for drug-related reasons, Jolly, 28, was arrested Friday morning for possession of large amounts of codeine.
According to the CBS website in Houston, Jolly's Cadillac Escalade was pulled over for a traffic violation at 12:45 a.m., and police determined that his driver's license had been suspended. When police searched the car, they found 600 grams of codeine, which is a felony.
Codeine is mostly known for its medicinal uses, in cough syrup or as a mild pain reliever, but it can be used as a recreational narcotic.
Jolly was being held in a Houston jail Friday on a felony charge.
The Packers had no comment on the report.
This is not Jolly's first incident with codeine. In July 2008, he was charged with possessing more than 200 grams of codeine during another traffic stop in Houston.
Police found a Dr. Pepper bottle and two Styrofoam cups containing soda and ice. The officers said the cups and the bottle all emitted strong odors of codeine.
The allegation was that the codeine was used to make concoction known as Purple Drank, Lean or Sizzurp, a combination of cough medicine, containing promethazine and codeine, and soda or some other beverage.
At the time, Jolly said he was innocent; there were other occupants in the vehicle at the time.
The issue dragged out in court while Jolly played and excelled on the football field for the Packers in 2009. But as a result of the possession, and apparently their own investigations, Jolly was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
In August 2010, Jolly agreed to plead guilty to that 2008 codeine charge, so he could spend one year on a pretrial diversion program.
Jolly's attorneys and probation officials hammered out the lengthy agreement in court with the mission that, if completed successfully, it could prevent Jolly from having a felony drug conviction. Jolly also was required to serve 160 hours of community service.
But now, Jolly appears to have severely violated the conditions of that program.
The NFL is aware of Jolly's arrest, said a league spokesman.
Jolly was eligible to apply for reinstatement after the Super Bowl. It has been reported that Jolly was in the process of filing papers for reinstatement. However, there have been no indications that papers were actually received by the NFL.
NFL senior vice president of public relations Greg Aiello said Friday that Jolly had not been reinstated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday that no players could be reinstated during the lockout.
"We cannot comment on the reinstatement status of a player," said Aiello.
Jolly also has changed agents. Brian Overstreet had represented Jolly as recently as the combine, but now Jack Bechta is his agent. Bechta had no comment on Jolly's arrest Friday.
The news is a major setback for Jolly. In August, the judge ordered Jolly to stay clean.
"Whether you want to be or not, you're a role model," said State District Judge Mike Anderson. He also told Jolly he will not be able to consume drugs or alcohol and must stay away from establishments that serve alcohol.
Jolly was to report monthly to Harris County probation officials and submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
That's the last time we'd heard from Jolly - in the courtroom in August.
"I know that I have been given a natural talent and that abusing prescription narcotics has placed my future in jeopardy," Jolly said then.
Anderson also spoke to Jolly about a one-page handwritten letter Jolly wrote to the judge, which Anderson ordered sealed.
"This is just between us," Anderson said. "I'm going to be keeping my eye on you."
As the Packers rolled through a dramatic season without the athletic, ball-tipping end, Jolly was living in Houston under the provisions of the one-year pretrial diversion program. In October, the Packers spoke of their high hopes for Jolly's comeback.
Former Packers defensive end Michael Montgomery, who played alongside Jolly at Texas A&M and remains a friend, had worked out with Jolly in Houston last fall.
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Assistant coach Mike Trgovac had kept in touch with Jolly by phone.
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Jolly, a sixth-round pick out of Texas A&M in 2006, was viewed by the organization from his first day of practice as a rising star who had instant on-field success. He started six games as a rookie, 10 games the following year and every game in 2008 and '09. He was versatile, moving from tackle to end in the 3-4 defense.
In 2009, he set a Packers record for a defensive lineman with 11 passes defended. He also was a threat to block field goals, with two in his career.
He was the line's leading tackler with 75.
Earlier this week, Packers coach Mike McCarthy told the Green Bay Press Gazette at the owners meetings that Jolly was still in the team's plans: "Definitely. We'll let the process take its course, and we'll see what happens."
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"I try to tell stories through music, stories about our heritage, so people can get a deeper understanding of who we are." – Randy Weston
Legendary jazz artist Randy Weston takes centre stage at York University's Tribute Communities Recital Hall February 13 with a showcase performance spotlighting his consummate command of the keyboard and his visionary approach to music-making.
Co-presented by the Department of Music, Randy Weston's African Rhythms Solo Piano Concert is a highlight of Performing Diaspora 2009, the flagship program of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples at York.
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With a dazzling international career spanning six decades, Weston is at the peak of his power. The composer of such iconic works as Hi-Fly, Little Niles, Berkshire Blues and African Cookbook, he is a three-time winner of Down Beat Magazine's Composer of the Year. Performance highlights in the past decade include his "Tribute to James Reese Europe" at the Harlem Stage in New York; his quartet performance with the BBC Big Band in London, England; the Pan African Dance Festival in Kigali, Rwanda; a five-night tribute at The Montreal Jazz Festival; the Montreux and Banlieues Bleues festivals; the Nobel Peace Prize Celebration in Alexandria, Egypt; and many more.
The New York City-born Weston is a longtime champion of Africanist culture – an adventurous explorer and exponent of the dynamic intersection of African and American music. Initially shaped by the jazz giants of 20th century America, he subsequently sought out his roots in the 'motherland', immersing himself in the cultural traditions of many African nations.
He cites as a defining moment the 1977 Nigerian festival which brought together artists from 60 cultures. "At the end," Weston said, "we all realized that our music was different but the same, because if you take out the African elements of bossa nova, samba, jazz, blues, you have nothing. To me, it's Mother Africa's way of surviving in the new world." [www.randyweston.com]
With over 40 CDs in his discography and a long list of accolades and awards to his name, Weston continues to tour internationally. He comes to York fresh from engagements in Austria, Hungary and Morocco. Encompassing the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa infused with the soul of jazz, his boundary-breaking music continues to inform and inspire.
Performing Diaspora 2009 is a celebration of Africanist dance and music at York University and the neighbouring community of University Heights (also known as Black Creek) at Jane and Finch. Throughout February, performances, workshops, artist talks, school visits and community events serve as a catalyst to bring university and community together to celebrate and engage with African and African Diasporic arts and culture.
The Performing Diaspora concert series is produced and presented by the Tubman Institute in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts, supported by Winters College Student Council, York University, and Music Africa. The series also features a solo concert by world music icon Ballaké Sissoko Feb. 5 and Rights/Rites of Passage, a West African Drum & Dance Showcase with Malinke masters Billy Nankouma Konaté & Sani Abu Feb. 28.
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P.S. A big happy Father's Day to my dad!!
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P.S. A big happy Father's Day to my dad!!
Krystal says
I'm curious to know what your BAC levels were! 😉
Claire says
haha hours of fun 🙂
Dana Leigh says
I saw something similar to that in a bar up in Two Harbors, MN.
Cafe Fashionista says
That machine looks like such a blast! 😛
Chic 'n Cheap Living says
I bet a lot of people love that machine! Happy Sunday dear!
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Oh to Be a Muse says
that actually sounds really awesome–a bar with a built-in breathalyzer…love it!
Stephany says
That's… amazing. HA! I love it. 🙂
Lol that's awesome!
Red Boots says
That is rather awesome! I don't think you'd be allowed to put them in bars in the UK – I'd imagine the government and/or health board and police would say it advocated drink driving. Virginia must be a little more lax on these things!!
S and O says
Happy weekend…hahaha that machine is pretty cool 🙂
KimBerly says
I think that is cool. Now if only they had a machine that grabbed peoples keys from them if they were over the limit.
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i think i like the 30days in picture entries..that should be fun!
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Mom Taxi Julie says
I think all bars should have those, maybe so many people wouldn't try to drive after leaving!
Maria Celina says
How awesome is that machine? Not only is it practical and can pose as a solution to reduce the number of people driving under the influence (sad news about Ryan Dunn, hey?), but it's also a great tool of amusement. I wish they had such a machine here. I know for sure that I won't be driving with alcohol in my system mostly because I'd be at that machine all the time! =)


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Hailing from Owensboro, Kentucky, Dr. Gregory Preuss joins North Carolina Wesleyan College this fall as an assistant professor of psychology.
In addition to teaching, Preuss has published a variety of scholarly articles. In 2013, he won the Recent Competitive Conference Paper Award for his article on Sucker Rumination Scale, which he helped develop. He also has two manuscripts under review and is currently working on an article for the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal.
"My academic interests include persuasion, 'the Self", and consumer psychology," said Preuss.
Despite his high academic achievements, this professor has surprises up his sleeve. "I was a disc jockey at college radio stations in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia from 1998 to 2004," he said.
Preuss is also an avid tennis player. In 2013, he was ranked fifth in the Kansas Men's 4.0 Singles Division.
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griffey showing good hustle today
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griffey showing good hustle today
Wow, the trip ended already? I must've dozed off for a week or so...
So the Redsupport user name, is that support for the color red because thats all that makes sense based on your post.
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Yeah, it's all Griffey's fault. He sucks. That ball that Bonds hit off the top of the wall in right, Griffey should have scaled the bricks like Spiderman and caught it. What a piece of garbage.
cincrazy, did you watch the game? he struck out in the first and didn't even try to run to first, when the ball passed the catcher and hit the backstop!
Yeah I saw it, I wondered why he didn't run also, but I think it was a misunderstanding. I wasn't very happy with that, but then again I don't have screws holding my legs together either, so I'm not going to bash him too much. He also busted it from 1st to home the other night, running full speed all of the way, so it's not like he never hustles.
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Griffey had a pitch that was strike 3 and the pitch got through the catcher. Griffey does not try to beat the throw to first and is putout. This one pitch and this single at-bat therefore means that the REDS will lose their next 6 games. One pitch... one at-bat... decides the outcome of the next 6 games. Is that what the poster meant? The information is limited and since I am not a mind-reader I can only think that this is what the poster means.
Are there a lot of people who use this line of thinking? If there are many like this, it makes me seriously consider a career change. Information like this makes me want to become a bookie. Whatcha think? This kind of rationale is being used by baseball fans? Sounds like a very profitable venture for me.
Not a great move by Junior. But cincrazy made some SENSE and used some LOGIC with his post. Perhaps he even thought about it before making his post... a good thing for all to do (but obviously not always done). Not good baseball, but something that Junior and the REDS management allow to avoid a season-ending injury.
Threads like this are nonsense and have no rationale behind them. Want to start a thread and talk about Griffey's 1 at-bat, no problem. Try to use more than one sentence... try to use information that seems as though it could have been typed by someone that is at least 12-years-old. It helps this place keep a half-way decent image.


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Dan Le Batard Still Bitter about LeBron, Trolls Cavs Fans
NBA News: Le Batard Takes a Swipe at Cleveland
It?s been several weeks now since LeBron James announced that he was leaving Miami to go home and play for the Cavaliers again. But it apparently is still not sitting well with ESPN host Dan Le Batard.
Recently Le Batard attempted to take a shot at ?King James? and the rest of Cleveland by taking out a full page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer?however he was unsuccessful in placing the ad.
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I would pay for this.... pic.twitter.com/bnHCguU3G4
? BANDWAGON HEAT LIFER (@itsleooo) July 29, 2014
But Le Batard didn?t stop there?as a billboard just popped up in LeBron?s hometown of Akron.
Heat fans had a message for LeBron in Akron. Notice the font choice. (Via @JeremyinAkron) pic.twitter.com/3rArsBnKit ? CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 6, 2014
In small print the sign says that it was paid for by Le Batard?s father, who is also his co-host on ESPN?s ?Highly Questionable.?


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VOTED AGAINST THE PLAN. ONLY ON 7, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS ACCUSED OF STEALING YOUR MONEY TO BUY PENIS ENHANCEMENT PILLS! AND THIS FRAUD INVESTIGATION IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE F-B-I. NEW TONIGHT, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ALANA GRIMSTAD EXPLAINS WHAT LAWMAKERS ARE DOING NOW, TO HELP THE VICTIMS. PUBLIC MONEY STOLEN, AND SPENT IN WAYS YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. It's extremely offensive. THE STATE AUDITOR ACCUSES THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE TIERRA AMARILLA LAND GRANT BOARD IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, OF STEALING MONEY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR THE LAND. BUT INSTEAD, BANK STATEMENTS SHOW DENNIS WELLS SPENT ALMOST ALL THE 233-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY THINGS LIKE CARS, CARPETS, HE HAD DENTAL WORK DONE, HIT THE CASINOS... AND EVEN BOUGHT PENIS ENHANCEMENT PILLS. ALL WITH PUBLIC MONEY. Bottom line, this is one of the most obscene, disrespectful cases. WELLS IS NOW DEAD. BUT THE AUDITOR AND LAWMAKERS BELIEVE OTHERS ON THE BOARD ALSO GOT A CUT, PEOPLE WHO SAT IN FRONT OF THIS VERY COMMITTEE BEFORE, CRYING THEIR INNOCENCE. They completely avoided all questions and danced around the answers. NOW, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE LAND GRANT HEIRS WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GET CHEATED AGAIN. I think it's very unfortunate that our communities are taken advantage of in that way. THE AUDITOR TOLD LAWMAKERS, THESE SMALL LAND GRANT BOARDS NEED MONEY AND TRAINING FOR BETTER OVERSIGHT. How to allocate funds and how to monitor that they're being used properly. The auditor has asked the FBI and Attorney General to launch criminal investigations. Lawmakers also want a civil case to try and get restitution for the rest of the land grant heirs. In Santa Fe, Alana Grimstad KOAT Action 7 News. NOW, THE LAND GRANT HEIRS ARE TRYING TO HOLD ELECTIONS TO PICK A NEW BOARD, GET THEIR FINANCES IN ORDER, AND MOVE FORWARD. THIS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET WITH HEIRS AT A MEETING IN TIERRA AMARILLO, NEXT MONTH. ON HER ROAD TO RECOVERY, A DEPUTY SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY MAKES A PIT STOP ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.
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- Flowable extender is a gel medium and if you want a thicker one you can use the Jacquard Silk screen flowable extender. The one for the Lumiere and the Ne-opaque is thinner and is nice for thinning the Ne-opaque and Lumiere and for using as a stand alone product too. I like this as a thinner more than water, even though water does work also. I took the canvas and thinned the Brown Ne-opaque with the flowable extender and slapped it haphazardly on to the canvas. That means quickly and with no deliberation, Just do it. Roughly looks best and you can scrub it on in places and add it on like painting a coat of paint too.
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- While the brown was still wet and workable and added the Gold Lumiere. In patches according to taste. I did not want the whole thing goldy, but for it to have highlights of gold in different light.
- I messed around with the placement of the pictures before I started "gluing" them on with the flowable extender.
- I had some scraps of the fabric paper left over so I thought I would use a fine point Tee-juice pen and see if I could draw on the paper fairly well and you can and I am probably going to pursue this one later on. Just think Zentangle quilts, wall hangings, or fabric collage!!! I am thinking too I could draw my own stuff heat set it and then use it in the encaustic.
- First thing you want to do when starting to use the paper is get the backing off of the fabric. I use my scissors for this and stick the end under the fabric and pull it back from the paper. I lift it up around it and then get a big piece of it and pull away! If your scissors are really sharp be careful of cutting yourself and the fabric.
- I paint the back and the front of the fabric with flowable extender and then paint the canvas where I want my fabric to go. I then lay the fabric picture on the canvas. I then brush more extender on and brush out any air bubbles underneath the fabric picture.
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An Insider's Guide to Tonight's CMA Country Christmas
Originally posted 12/01/2014 12:00PM
The fifth annual CMA Country Christmas airs Monday night, and if you're planning to watch, get ready to see a steady, seamless stream of holiday musical magic.
Would You Buy a LeAnn Rimes-Designed Bikini?
Originally posted 08/04/2014 06:00PM
The star says you may just get the chance very soon
LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian on Their Very Public Romance: 'We Just Click'
Originally posted 07/31/2014 03:30PM
The photographers are all over LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian these days – but this time, they've invited them.
The tabloid targets have welcomed VH1's cameras into their Los Angeles house to shoot LeAnn & Eddie, giving the duo a chance to dispel misconceptions about their romance. The country singer and the actor (who most recently starred on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland) married in 2011.
"People are always wanting to make it a story of me being a homewrecker and trying to take someone's kids," Rimes, 31, tells PEOPLE. "They take the love I have for my family and twist it around in some weird, sick way."
CMA Music Fest Kicks Off – See What the Stars Are Up To (Photos)
Originally posted 06/05/2014 05:00PM
Sure, New York City has the Governor's Ball this weekend, but in our opinion, Nashville is the place to be.
Brandi Glanville: 'It Takes A Strong Man to Date Me'
Originally posted 02/06/2014 07:40AM
No one ever said dating is easy. But for Brandi Glanville, the outspoken star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, meeting a (decent) man in Hollywood has proven to be a unique challenge.
One Dead, Two Injured in Aspen Plane Crash Witnessed by LeAnn Rimes and Kevin Nealon
Originally posted 01/06/2014 11:00AM
One man was killed and two more injured when their private plane crashed in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday.
Country singer LeAnn Rimes and Weeds star Kevin Nealon were among the witnesses to the crash; both Tweeted about the accident shortly after it occurred.
LeAnn Rimes: Eddie Cibrian Can 'Definitely Choose a Gift'
Originally posted 11/30/2013 04:40PM
With the holiday season in full swing, LeAnn Rimes tells PEOPLE husband Eddie Cibrian is already scoping out the perfect Christmas gift.
"He just asked me, 'What do you want? Don't you have an idea?' " the singer, 31, told PEOPLE on Wednesday. "He's such a guy, but I really don't have an idea … I'm more into the giving than I am in the getting."
Although she's admittedly tough to shop for, it sounds like Cibrian, 40, hasn't managed to disappoint yet in their four years together.
"I used to not at all like surprises, but now I kind of enjoy it, especially because he seems to always get it right," says Rimes, who's performing at the 82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday (airing nationally on Dec. 20). "He's definitely a guy's guy but he's got something else in there in him that definitely can choose a gift."
Dean Sheremet on LeAnn Rimes's Affair: I Just Never Saw It Coming
Originally posted 10/11/2013 07:30AM
Dean Sheremet learned that his wife LeAnn Rimes was cheating on him when she told him in a phone call.
The dancer-turned-chef, who divorced the country singer in 2009, told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush on Thursday that he was blindsided when he learned that she was cheating on him with her married Northern Lights costar, Eddie Cibrian.
"I never saw it coming," he admitted.
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Originally posted 08/08/2013 03:00PM
A reality show starring LeAnn Rimes and husband Eddie Cibrian has found a home – VH1 – and will premiere by early 2014.
Country-music star Rimes, 30, and actor Cibrian, 40, married in 2011 after having a much-publicized affair. The couple met in 2008 on the set of Northern Lights, fell in love and ended their respective marriages the following year. "I made some really bad choices," Rimes told PEOPLE in May. "I caused hurt."
The show will not be a candid look into the stars' lives, but a scripted version.
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Originally posted 07/03/2013 01:45PM
LeAnn Rimes is ready for her close-up – and sharing it with the world.
The singer revealed on Monday that she was in the process of filming an appearance on Anger Management, the FX series starring Charlie Sheen.
On Monday, Rimes, 30, Tweeted, "Just did my fitting for @AngerMgmtFX Loving my character's getup! Charlie is a doll. Looking forward to tomorrow."
On Tuesday, she showed off her script in a Vine video, costarring her dog.
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The clip Deciding To Talk To The Soldiers Part 2 from The Mist (2007) with Thomas Jane, Sam Witwer I can quietly gather up some bags of groceries and hide them up at one of the check stands by the door. It was your idea. It's your vehicle. It'll be your call. I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting. Who will save them? No one. The rocks will not hide them. I want some idea of what we're up against. I want to know what this mist is. I want to talk to the soldiers. Soldiers? What's that gonna do? You heard what that M.P. said at the pharmacy. David, I'm not even sure I knew he was talking. The situation was insane. He said he was sorry. Wasn't that the word he used- "sorry"? That's right. He said it was their fault, right? What did he mean by that? That's what we're gonna find out. Irene, stay with Billy, please. Verse 17! "...poured out his vial into the air, "and there came a great voice "out of the temple of heaven from the throne, saying, "'It is done! It is done!' "And there were voices and lightning, and thunders, and a great earthquake." Yes! Come to me! What? Where's your friends? I ain't seen 'em. Not that big a store. It's kinda hard to lose. I ain't seen 'em, I said. I look like their keeper? What do you want from me? What do you know about this mist? I don't know nothin'. I got nothin' to do with it. That's not what the M.P. said in the pharmacy before the spiders came out of his skin. They're not in the store. The only place we haven't looked is the loading dock. ...because you know. You saw the good face of God tonight. Yes? Tell us. Here is an old man who has seen! Yes, he has seen! Amen. And I want to say, do I want to walk with you into my Father's hands? Morales.


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Chicago Bears rookie defensive tackle Christian Tupou, an undrafted free agent out of USC, has been one of the beneficiaries of the numerous injuries to befall the team's defense this season. Tupou was elevated to the active roster in Week 6 and has been used sparingly since.
Yet against the St. Louis Rams, Tupou was on the field for 27 snaps, by far his most of the 2013 campaign. Bear Report sits down with Tupou to discuss his recent uptick in playing time, the recent struggles against the run and more.
"It's been a grind getting to this point, but now that I am on the regular roster, it's all been worth the effort. What I try to do is to get better every day. I'm never satisfied. I try to stay very calm in all situations on the field. It's not something that I get all worked up about. When I play I try to eliminate all emotion. That's how I played in college and how I've continued here in the NFL. I understand the time I must put in to improve so that is where my focus is right now.
"Take Thanksgiving for example. For me it was just another day that was all about the work. I went to practice, went to our meetings, then headed home to watch film. If you are a young guy on an NFL team, then it is important to work hard all day, every day, even on holidays."
The Rams had a lot of success running the ball last week. What is being done to correct the problem?
"I really have no comment on that other than to say we are practicing hard and working on improving. You'd have to ask the coaches for specific details on every aspect of that.
"Yes, it was discouraging not to get the win but that doesn't change our attitude at all. We're going into the trenches and getting it done. It's a simple matter really, and it's all about hard work."
Looking back to a year ago, did you expect to be where you right now?
"Yes and no. If I hadn't expected to make it to a regular roster at this point in the season, there would have been no point in doing this at all. But I'm never satisfied. I guess a year ago I thought I'd be much better than I seem to be right now.
"It's been quite a ride so far. I was not drafted and entered the NFL as a free agent. I was cut at the end of training camp. Then, I was signed to the practice squad and finally moved to the regular roster. If you have been through a journey like that, you tend to take nothing for granted. You know it's all about producing and showing the coaches that you are making many positive contributions.
"The most important thing I've learned this year is the value of listening, to your coaches and to your teammates in meetings. They will tell you what you need to know. If I soak it all up, I should be fine."
How do you feel about having the opportunity at extended playing time recently?
"I loved it. That's why I'm here. As a young player there is no substitute for being out there in a game-day situation. You can watch from the sidelines or study game film, that's really not the same in terms of the learning curve. Mine is still pretty steep, but the more snaps I'm in for, the faster I'll learn how to play effectively.
"It would be an understatement to say there have been changes in our defensive roster this season. You can't do much when a starter goes down except to get the next man up. The Bears have excellent depth as a team. We are well aware that our job is to be ready to go in at all times and to play effectively. It's a matter of self confidence."
Following the loss, was there any change in the tempo of practice this week?
"Honestly, I don't see much of a difference from week to week, whether we've just won a game the Sunday before or if we've lost. It's all of us going all out, all of the time.
"What you try to do is to stay in the moment. You don't want to dwell on the past, whether it is positive or negative, and you don't want to project too far into the future. To make the playoffs everybody knows it's important to win out, so we aim to that goal. So we work in minute detail, every aspect of technique on every play. We're after perfection.
"I prefer not to say anything about how we are game planning for the Vikings. We are well aware of the strength of their offense. It's up to each and every one of us to get in there and do our jobs correctly. It's all heads-up football. If we play to the best of our abilities, then we are strong."
Beth Gorr has been covering the Bears for the last 12 years and is the author of Bear Memories: The Chicago-Green Bay Rivalry. She is currently working on a second book about early Bears history.


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With so many Halloween events in the weeks leading up to the 31st, it's almost impossible to keep the candy at bay. That's why we decided to search the city for low-sugar Halloween events that still pack a spooktacular punch. From Halloween-themed shows, to costumed fun runs, to hauntingly hands-on activities, we've rounded up 20 not-too-sugary Halloween happenings for your little ghosts and ghouls.
photo: Kristina Moy
Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme Park
Starting the first weekend of October, Washington's largest amusement park transforms into a spooktacular Halloween fun zone to deliver hair-raising entertainment for parkgoers of all ages. In addition to 25 rides operating in the dark, little goblins (12 and under) can enjoy endless Halloween fun in Booville—a scare-free zone designed just for kids. Activities include a craft zone, inflatable slide and obstacle course as well as a gaming trailer, glow in the dark bubble tent and much more. For older sibs and thrill-seekers, there are two bloodcurdling haunted houses.
Good to know: None of the decorations around the park are scary and the haunted houses are both easily avoidable.
36201 Enchanted Pkwy. S.
Federal Way, Wa 98003
Dates: Weekends, Oct. 2-31, 2015 (closed Oct. 4)
Cost: $12.99-$22.99 (purchase discount tickets online)
Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Fun for the entire family and especially those who prefer their Halloween activities in the daylight hours. Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a favorite for many Seattle families. Explore the zoo in costume, discover creepy, slimy, and unusual-looking animals at the activity stations, watch the animals enjoy special pumpkin enrichments and trick-or-treat your way around the zoo for goodies. Psst… Be sure to check out the awesome pumpkin carving designs made by the zoo keepers.
5400 N. Pearl St.
Tacoma, Wa 98407
Dates: Oct. 17-18, 2015 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission; $2 off admission if wearing a costume (adults too!).
photo: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Eats & Beats: Eric Ode's Batty Halloween Show
Put on your costume and head over to KidsQuest Museum for a Halloween show that's more silly than scary. Eric Ode will keep everyone entertained with a night of eerie (but not scary) stories and interactive tunes about bats, owls, pirates and other Halloween creatures. Psst! Order your Jet City Pizza and lemonade with your tickets now and you won't have to worry about feeding the gang before the show. Advance registration strongly encouraged.
4091 Factoria Mall S.E.
Bellevue, Wa 98006
Date: Oct. 24, 2015 from 5:45 p.m.–8 p.m.
Cost: $8 to $13 ($3 for pizza & lemonade)
7th Annual Monster Bash
Grab your little ghosts and goblins and fly over to this annual Halloween fundraiser for Seattle Children's Hospital. Come in costume and enjoy a hair-raising haunted house, pony rides, ghoulish games and prizes, plus creepy crafts, pumpkin decorating, a costume contest and parade, Halloween cupcakes and two live performances by Recess Monkey.
Grounds of St. Stephen's (across from Laurelhurst Park)
4805 N.E. 45th St.
Seattle, Wa 98105
Date: Oct. 24, 2015 from 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Cost: 13/person
Pumpkin Bash Featuring BOOMazium at Woodland Park Zoo
What happens when you give an elephant a pumpkin? How about an otter? Put on your Halloween costume and come find out at Woodland Park Zoo. Be sure to check the schedule online to find out when your favorite animal is getting their pumpkin to play with. In addition to the festive treats for the animals, there will crafts, vendor booths and a mad science program as well as a Halloween-themed Zoomazium where kids of all ages can enjoy not-so-scary storytelling, costumed puppet shows, face painting (additional fee), games and more.
5500 Phinney Ave. N.
Seattle, Wa 98103
Dates: Oct. 24-25, 2015 from 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission or membership; one costumed child (12 & under) admitted free with each adult admission.
photo: Woodland Park Zoo
Take your costumed kiddos to the Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) for an afternoon of thrilling art projects, activities and artist demonstrations celebrating the fall season. Children of all ages will experience wacky, spooky and fun hands-on activities and performances.
Date: Oct. 24, 2015 from noon-3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Grab your lil' ghosts and goblins and head to this awesome event at South Bellevue Community Center. There will be food, games and entertainment at the all ages carnival, a Dessert Theater, the annual Great SBCC Pumpkin Race (think pumpkins on wheels!) and a spooktacular zip line in the dark for kids 12 and older.
Date: Oct. 24, 2015 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Cost: $1/ticket for carnival games; $8-$10/ticket for the Dinner Theater; $24-$39 for zip lines
Hoot 'n' Howl at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Take an extra nap or rest in the afternoon and then head to Northwest Trek for an evening of Halloween fun. They take you through the park after the sun goes down for a special nighttime tram tour of the animals and park, plus there will be Halloween crafts, carnival-type games, mini golf, trick-or-treating, live animal presentations and more. Costumes are welcome and encouraged, of course!
11610 Trek Dr. E.
Eatonville, Wa 98328
Dates: Oct. 23-24, 2015 from 6 p.m.–10 p.m.
Cost: $9.25-$19.75 (2 & under free)
photo: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Facebook page
Halloween Fun at the Seattle Aquarium
Little ghosts and goblins will love going to the Seattle Aquarium this year for Halloween-themed excitement. Activities include underwater pumpkin carving demonstrations by Aquarium divers, on land pumpkin carving demonstrations by master carver Russ Leno, creepy Halloween games and activities, face painting and treats. Come in costume and kick off your Halloween celebration with the aquarium's creatures.
Pier 59
1483 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Wa
Dates: October 23-25, 2015 from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission or membership
Monster Dash Run at Lincoln Park
Run for your life! Zombies, witches and other cleverly costumed runners will be taking to Lincoln Park on Oct. 24 for the fourth annual Monster Dash Run benefiting the South Seattle Community College Co-Op Preschool program. Most original costume and best group costume will be awarded prizes, so dress to impress. Little monsters can participate in a run of their very own and the course is stroller-friendly so even crawlers can get in on the action.
8011 Fauntleroy Way S.W.
Seattle, Wa 98136
Dates: Oct. 24, 2015 from 9 a.m.–11 a.m.
Cost: $10-$45 (depending on age and timing)
photo: South Seattle College Cooperative Preschools
Boo Bash at Hands On Children's Museum
Calling all ghosts and goblins! Put on your fave Halloween costume and enjoy fall-inspired art and STEM activities, crafts, face painting, carnival games, a scavenger hunt, mad science lab and treats at this annual Halloween extravaganza at the Hands On Children's Museum.
414 Jefferson St. N.E.
Olympia, Wa 98501
Date: Oct. 24, 2015 from noon.-5 p.m.
Cost: $4-$10 (pre-registration strongly encouraged–this ones sells out!)
Halloween Train at Northwest Railway Museum
Don your Halloween costume and take a ride through the Upper Snoqualmie Valley aboard the Halloween Train. In addition to the non-scary train ride, there will be old-fashioned cider press demonstrations, Halloween decorations at the Depot, train decorations and complimentary warm apple cider.
Snoqualmie Depot
38625 S.E. King St.
Snoqualmie, Wa 98065
Dates: Oct. 24, 25 & 31, 2015 from 11:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Cost: $12-$20 (under 2 free)
photo: Northwest Railway Museum
HOWL-o-ween at IslandWood
Bring your own pumpkins and carving tools to Bainbridge Island (or pre-order one from IslandWood) and create an artistic masterpiece with the help of Islandwood's chefs and kitchen staff. The carving is only part of the fun however, as face painting, haunted trails, mini carnival games, slime making and other activities will let you make a day out of your trip with the fam. Costumed kids are welcome and encouraged. Psst! Reserve your free tickets early. This one always sells out!
4450 Blakely Ave. N.E.
Bainbridge Island, Wa 98110
Date: Oct. 25, 2015 from 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: Free (don't forget to pre-register; last year's event sold out!)
The Museum of Fright at the Museum of Flight
On Oct. 25, ghostly apparitions take to the skies at The Museum of Flight, where spooky crafts, airplane simulator rides, monster bowling and ghost stories will get your kiddos in the mood for Halloween. Wear your costume and jump in the photo booth to snap a few pictures.
9404 E. Marginal Way S.
Seattle, Wa 98108
Date: Oct. 25, 2015 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: $5-$10 (kids under 17 in costume Free)
photo: Kristina Moy
Halloween Spooktacular at KidsQuest Children's Museum
Don your wildest, craziest or cutest costume and head to KidsQuest Children's Museum for some hauntingly hands-on fun. Conduct science experiments in the spooky, kooky laboratory, cruise the creepy cake walk, create eerie art, marvel at the illusions of magician AlakaSam and leave with ghoulish goodies!
4091 Factoria Mall SE
Bellevue, Wa 98006
Date: Oct. 26, 2015 from 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Cost: $7-$12 (pre-registration encouraged)
photo: KidsQuest Children's Museum
MIPA Halloween Party at Mercer Island Community Center
This fun, non-spooky Halloween party, put on by the Mercer Island Preschool Association, is specifically designed for tots ages 1-6. Dress in your fave Halloween costume and enjoy Halloween-themed crafts, games and activities as well as some tricks and treats, too!
8236 S.E. 24th St.
Mercer Island, Wa 98040
Date: Oct. 31, 2015 from 10 a.m.-noon
Cost: $3-$5
Run Scared 5K & Kids Dash
Earn your candy at the seventh annual Run Scared 5K run and 4K walk and Kids Dash benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This spooktacular event will feature a costume contest, free pre-race scavenger hunt, costume contest, awards ceremony and a pumpkin bread and candy corn tasting bar at the finish line.
Date: Oct. 31, 2015 from 10 a.m.-noon
Cost: $12-$40 (Kids Dash Free)
photo: Run for Good Racing Co.
Springfree Trampoline Halloween Party
Put on your Halloween costume and head over to the Springfree Trampoline store in Issaquah for lots of high-flying Halloween fun. Kids can trick or treat in a fun, safe dry place and enjoy light snacks, jumping on the world's safest trampolines and a show with Seattle's favorite Reptile Man. Leapin' lizards, this is going to be one Halloween to remember!
Date: Oct. 31, 2015 from 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Costume Carnival
Once again, Seattle Children's Museum willl be hosting their annual Costume Carnival to get your kids out and about in their costumes on Halloween. During this special event, designed for kids 10 and under, the Museum's staff will transform the exhibits into a Halloween-themed version, with additional activities and programs. Visit the not-so-scary haunted mountain, participate in a fun scavenger hunt, try your hand in the mad scientist lab and make your way to several vendor booths for games, crafts and treats.
305 Harrison St.
Seattle, Wa 98109
Date: Oct. 31, 2015 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Are you a trick or treat-free Seattle family? Tell us how you keep Halloween a low-sugar holiday without skimping on the fun in the Comments below!
— Kristina Moy & Katie Kavulla


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Clean up filthy air with free Autopass
We all decry the worsening air pollution in Hong Kong. But we have overlooked a small but inexpensive measure which, if adopted, will immediately improve the air quality in the territory.
I refer to the mandatory use of the Autopass at all our toll-booths in our cross-harbour and other tunnels.
At the moment, only a small percentage of vehicles are Autopass-equipped, the rest resist the payment of the $30 monthly administration fee for the Autopass. But I, for one, fail to see why the use of the Autopass should be considered a privilege.
There is no moral or even economic justification for the amount of pollutants that are spewed into the air by the stop-and-go motions of tens of thousands of vehicles at these toll-booths, each and every day, especially during rush hours. The manual payment at toll-booths is wasteful of both fuel and time and compounds the daily gridlock. By eliminating manual payment, not only will the air become cleaner, the traffic will also move along faster and traffic flow will be smoother. Less pressure will be put on drivers' nerves.
If the Octopus card can be made available to the public without an administration fee, I don't see why the Autopass cannot operate on the same principle. After all, the toll operators will stand to gain financially by the elimination of the need to man these booths. For the sake of cleaner air, better traffic flow and a happier driving public, get rid of toll-booth manual payment now, even if the Government has to subsidise this measure. Believe me, this small administrative adjustment is the environmentally-correct thing to do and will be beneficial to all concerned, toll operators included.
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Being Misled about China (Part 2): Unbalanced Growth 0 commentsOct 5, 2011 8:49 PMField of Dreams
The construction industry has played decisive role in the grand plan to push the Chinese economy forward. In the past 30 years there has been unabated construction of new residential buildings, office towers, highways, bridges, railways, and factories. However, there is now enough overbuilt in China to make an easy statistical eye-ball observation that supply grossly over represents utilized demand. In fact, it is becoming quite clear that much of the current construction will never see the day when it is used. There are many residential units in the city peripheries that have been unoccupied for more than a decade. This can be verified by walking in almost any city in China and counting the number of apartments without lights on (at night) or without air conditioner units installed. The new office towers in Central Business District of Beijing, Chongqing, or even Shanghai are also vastly under-occupied. For example, perhaps more than 50% of the office tower space in Beijing doesn't have occupying tenants. And while city roads are clogged with traffic, new toll highways are a joy to ride because they are almost without cars. New airports and other recent infrastructure projects are vastly underused. As well, it is documented that manufacturing capacity in China is well ahead of itself and already has enough overcapacity in many industries (i.e., PV solar panels, shipbuilding) to easily supply any substantial growth from a world economic recovery (that seems now to be a distant likelihood). Yet all this begs the question as to why developers and manufacturers all over China continue to build and construct even more? Fixed investment accounts for more than half of the overall GDP growth in China and consumption accounts for only about 34% of the overall GDP (Y = C + I + G + NX). This means that consumption as a percentage of overall GDP continues to steadily decline (it was about 55% in the early-1980s and 37% in 2008).
Consumption depends far too much on the purchases from a small rich elite class concentrated all within the urban cities, and not nearly enough on a middle class. The middle class in China remains relatively diminutive, and undersized, and it is doubtful that it will significantly grow under the current scenario (of corruption favoring the elite; a misallocation of capital resources; subdued service sector; uncertainty about peoples' financial needs for the future; and a lack of white-collar jobs for recent university graduates - all of which will be discussed later). And it is even more unrealistic to believe in the near future that the migrant working-class will be added to the middle class, or those who remain in the smaller cities and the rural regions will be lifted out of grinding poverty.Investment OverhangWithout an adequate market to signal when to stop construction, the asset prices have inflated well beyond the market fundamentals. Residential units are listed at prices in the major cities at many multiples above peoples' incomes. It costs 20 or 30 times a household's annual income to buy a modest apartment in any major city. But property prices still haven't even leveled off. Why?Let's begin by dispelling some of the common reasons given. Some people have argued that Chinese people are particularly adept at saving their income over an extended time using discretionary income that is often underreported for tax avoidance reasons in the grey market. And while this reason is partly true, this still means that the average citizen in China would have needed to save more than half their income for the last 20 years solely for the purpose of being able to put down the first payment (at least 30% required) on a lease (for 70 years) for their new property. This reason neglects to account for the fact that incomes are much higher today than 20 years ago, and that many people in China are also saving for their own child's education, and the need to put their own money aside for unplanned sickness and their retirement. A better provided reason given by Arthur Kroeber, a Beijing consultant, argues that lots of people in the major cities already had property (prior to the sharp property price increases), and were then better positioned to trade up despite income being insufficient to support the overdone property prices. But the main problem with this argument is that it still doesn't explain why so many of the properties remain empty - many of the residential units have been left unoccupied for many years. A more likely, and thorough explanation is that without a property tax and with few alternative investments, the rich investors are motivated to stockpile apartments on an assumption that property prices will continue to go up. If these residential units haven't been rented out for income (which is mostly the case), then they can only give a positive return to the investor on the notion that the next buyer will pay more. However, because the prices are well beyond the household incomes that first time buyers will ever be able to afford, the residential properties are being traded among these rich investors (who are often the property development companies themselves) on the premise of continuing to find another investor to pay an even higher price. This leaves anyone in the middle class that are without property out of the market. The only reasonable conclusion is that this is nothing other than a Ponzi scheme, in which someone in the game of musical chairs will be left without a seat. The famous short-seller, James Chanos has described it as 'a treadmill to hell' and 'Dubai X 1,000' for justified reasons.Export Dependence
China's growth has and will still be for some time coupled to the export sector. China's labor force and economic strength are largely dependent on being an intermediary for final processing in a value chain. China imports semi-processed products from neighboring countries (i.e., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan) and exports final assembled products around the world, with the dominant markets in the United States, the EU, and neighboring Asian countries. However, these markets have reached near import/consumption saturation in the current economic cycle, and with weak growth are unlikely to substantially increase their purchases in the near future. This leaves China in a quandary as to how to maintain current levels of economic growth from something that will no longer work like it did for the past 30 years.
Thus, to summarize, the Chinese economy is far too dependent on fixed investments and a flawed export model that have squeezed consumers out of the market. The government despite saying the opposite are clinging even harder to supporting more investment and exports. This is causing the imbalances to get larger. This then leads us to the next part of the series on how this is unsustainable.Back To China Interest's Instablog HomePage »
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Two Spanish Pieces - Score and parts
Two Spanish Pieces - Score and parts composed by Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566) and Tomas Luis de Victoria (0-1611). Arranged by Greg Lewin and Alyson Lewin. For SATB recorders. Recorder Quartets. Recorder Ensembles - Series RA. Score and Parts. Published by Hawthorns Music (MM.HARA021).
Two beautiful 16th century pieces. The first is arranged from an organ piece and is simple but very effective. The second is a Passiontide motet - very sad and solemn. SATB.


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Reflections on vets, and Vietnam
The Vietnam War was the longest war our country has ever been involved in. Thousands of men and women participated. The fighting was vigorous and bloody. It was one of the worst locations for a war. The rate of combat casualties at times outpaced the European and Okinawa landings in World War II.
There was indeed a failure to give proper recognition for these assignments. There were valid criticisms that Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were not being treated adequately or promptly by the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense; the complaints of some veterans are being investigated by Congress. They all deserve everlasting support, whether they served in our two world wars, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan or other calls for military action.
When I was sworn in as secretary of defense in January 1969, the Vietnam War had been in progress for almost five years. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution had been passed after the supposed attack on the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy on Aug. 2, 1964. (During World War II in the Pacific, I was a member of the Pacific crew of the Maddox DD731).
The resolution was passed too quickly by Congress, at the urging of President Lyndon Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to promote the engagement of ground combat forces and other military operations in Southeast Asia. At the time, this authorization was assumed by the attorney general to be enough authority to conduct a war of this magnitude. It would not be the same result under the current War Power Act.
For nearly five years after, though, there would be no winning policy formulated; instead, only an alarming escalation and commitment of U.S. military personnel along with ever-increasing casualties and economic costs. During this period, I served as a member of the House Defense Appropriations Committee, and I questioned the Johnson administration on the rising human costs, the intelligence estimates and material cost of the war. There was never a withdrawal plan articulated to our committee, only upbeat reports on current operations, as well as the future.
In the eyes of the Washington press corps, I was seen by my questioning as an opponent of the secretary's and president's policies on the war. I always went out of my way to show respect for the secretary and president individually. I limited my questions and criticism to war policies and always praised the loyal service of men and women in Vietnam operating with no real mission statement. Their loyalty to country and their commanders was truly remarkable.
But many continued to wonder about their mission. The draft was overused to fill a manpower shortage; casualties continued to mount each month. The Johnson administration would not talk about the plight of our prisoners of war in violation of the Geneva Convention. This position was taken for fear of antagonizing the North Vietnam delegation at the Paris peace talks beginning in 1965, talks that amounted to nothing except a talking platform for the North.
Our returning veterans were not honored as they should have been as the war raged on with no end in sight. Public opinion was against this war, and the returning veterans knew it and felt it.
I well remember Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower stressing to me the differences of a war in Southeast Asia compared with a war on the NATO front. He was on his bed at Walter Reed Army Hospital in December 1968 as I prepared to take over management of the Department of Defense.
He blamed the French for the separation of Vietnam into two countries. He felt if strong diplomatic pressure had been exerted early on, the country would have remained a single nation. He believed that their united cultural background, going back hundreds of years, would have prevailed. He personally questioned the North Vietnam commitment to communism. This background was all too much as I prepared to take over a command role in a war over which I also had many questions.
Suddenly after the election of 1968, I found myself in a position where it was important to serve my country again. Our new president-elect, Richard Nixon, along with many of my congressional friends plied me to become secretary of defense in the new administration.
Because of my background on the Defense Appropriations Committee and my service in the military, I asked for several conditions of non-interference from the White House. The president-elect agreed. With this agreement, I felt it was my duty to serve. I felt I could do something to change the course our country was on in Vietnam. I never sought the job or asked anyone for his or her support as a candidate for the position.
On becoming secretary of defense, I changed our national policy in Vietnam from an Americanization to a Vietnamization approach. Instead of regularly increasing U.S. personnel deployments, we would be decreasing the numbers at every opportunity as we turned the war over to the South Vietnamese.
One of my first actions was to turn down an old request to increase the troop ceiling in Vietnam by 100,000, which had been approved by the joint chiefs but rested on the desk of the secretary during the election period.
U.S. prisoners of war had been almost forgotten in terms of pressuring the North Vietnamese and their allies to abide by the Geneva Convention. The administration refused to publicly discuss the plight of the POWs or even press the international community on the issue. I was warned by the State Department and during a visit by Ambassador Averell Harriman not to push the issue for it might upset the North Vietnamese and have a negative effect on Paris peace talks.
The cost of the Vietnam War in economic terms, but more important, in human suffering, was simply too high. This was to be changed by the Laird-Packard (deputy David Packard) team. We announced our new plan for the Vietnamization of the war and the withdrawal of troops on a well-programmed and fair basis.
A policy of Vietnamization, public discussion of POWs and a new approach of participatory management of the entire Defense Department were announced. When I became secretary, we had more than 500,000 ground combat troops in Vietnam, 1 million Air Force and naval forces in support activities and no withdrawal plan in sight.
Up to that point, we had been borrowing from within accounts and reprogramming, which merely weakened other areas of our national defense, such as NATO, the National Guard, Reserve and the other regular forces.
As I left as secretary of defense in 1973 prior to moving to the White House as a senior counselor for domestic affairs, the Laird-Packard team's changes were evident. There was no American military combat role in Vietnam, our POWs were home, the military draft was over and the all-volunteer force was effectively in place.
The Vietnam veteran may be the most unappreciated veteran in our history. Many of them need help now, along with our new veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. It is far easier to get into a war than it is to get out of one. We must always remember to account for its enormous costs, both in terms of lives lost and appropriations spent during the conflict. The after costs of life, health concerns and retirement are not often understood by those demanding action.
Once our veterans are home, there are tremendous continuing war costs. Some of these will last forever. We have a responsibility to assist veterans in assimilating back into society through medical assistance and with help in securing employment, education and housing. It is the least we can do for those who offered their lives in the service.
Disrespectful acts aimed at the wonderful service of our men and women of the military by a few of our citizens during my leadership of the Pentagon were felt personally by me. I am proud to be a veteran, and I am glad to point out some of the history during my four years of service with Vietnam veterans as I filled the No. 2 command spot, after the president, for our country.
Melvin R. Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman, was secretary of defense from 1969 to 1973. His essay was distributed at the state Capitol Friday to promote an audio and slide show presentation he did for the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
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