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Walter Alan Chance is a builder and developer that moved to Kenedy this past January, and purchased a permanent Kenedy home in March. Chance founded his home-building company, Walter Alan Homes, Inc., almost eleven years ago and says he wanted to bring his experience and know-how to meet the growing residential and business needs of the Kenedy community.
"I've been welcomed by everyone," said Chance of his newfound home community. "All the local people have been extremely nice to me. I like the people here. They're down to earth; there's no facade."
Born and raised in Houston, where both his father and grandfather were in the oil business, Chance spent much of his boyhood in the Boy Scouts, where he eventually achieved the prestigious and highest level of Eagle Scout. Chance says that his experience as an Eagle Scout instilled a deep sense of community service and integrity from a young age.
Chance attended Southwest Texas State University (known now as Texas State University) in San Marcos and earned his degree in Business Administration. After obtaining his degree, he became a part of the real estate profession as a realtor, and then eventually becoming a home builder.
Chance immediately became deeply involved in the Kenedy community through building relationships by getting to know the people and businesses of the city. Chance was elected to the board of the Kenedy Chamber of Commerce in March, and is also a member of the Kenedy Rotary Club.
In Kenedy, Chance has already built two single family homes on Sixth Street, two home additions, and is currently working on building three duplexes. Plans are also underway to start building two more single family homes by the end of the year.
Chance plans to expand the housing market in the city by giving a top quality product that's built with integrity and with respect and care to the customer.
"It's all about the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,'" relates Chance. "You don't want to forget about your customers after they move in. Take care of your customers and they will take care of you. I've had people already send me business. In fact, I have more business than I can handle right now. If you establish yourself as a credible, honest businessman, the word will get out. It's gotten out a lot faster than I expected."
The Eagle Ford Shale has had the greatest and most massive impact on the Kenedy housing market, according to Chance.
"The housing market is constantly changing; the demand is constantly changing. I have to be in tune to what's going on. Right now there seems to be a trend where companies want more permanent housing for their employees. They want to get away from man-camps, RV parks, trailers, and so forth. It's a lifestyle they don't enjoy because they can't bring their families here, and so they have a high turnover rate of employees, which costs them lots of money and also talent. The trend right now is to get more permanent housing, because that's what's going to be needed long term.
"We'd like to revitalize Kenedy and meet the needs of the energy companies and the local residents. We're working with the city to try to figure out how to help the local residents because rents have gone sky high here, and some residents are being kicked out of the homes they've been leasing for years. We're trying to address that in a reasonable manner. We're trying to look at the whole picture."
Chance teamed up with like-minded business partners and purchased the Stimson building at 322 West Main, as well as the old Rialto Theater next door. The vision was to create new areas of residence and business within its walls to meet the growing need of people and businesses coming to the city. The idea was to be done in three phases, according to Chance.
"Phase one was to turn it into office space on the downstairs, with four retail centers in the front, and that's just what we've done," explained Chance. "We completely gutted the (Stimson) building from the upstairs to the downstairs and started with all new wiring, all new plumbing, all new glass frontage, all new stucco. It's a very large building, over 20,000 square feet. Phase one was to get the downstairs renovated and leased out and now we're almost finished with phase one. In fact, we're already in the midst of phase two.
The downstairs area is now home to JM Cleaners, Farmers Insurance, Carabin and Shaw Law Firm, Maloney Law Firm, Steven Paulsgrove Law Firm (opening Nov. 1), Walter Alan Homes, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and a florist.
Chance goes on to explain the goals for phase two of the former Stimson building, as well as the phase three transformation of the Rialto Theater into the purpose of business and residential usage:
"Phase two is to build 17 upscale apartment homes on the second level of the building, and we're going to be calling those the 'Kenedy Lofts'. They will be similar to what you find in big cities. They will be apartment homes with full kitchens, granite countertop…really nice stuff. The Kenedy Lofts are planned to open in March, and then it's on to phase three."
"Phase three is we've purchased the Rialto. The building itself was in very poor condition, but the main structure - the walls and so forth - are reusable. Our plan for phase three is to add a sub-floor, and put additional apartments on the upstairs and more retail on the downstairs."
Chance says that one of his greatest joys in his line of work is when strangers come up to him and give him compliments regarding the quality of his work.
"We look at this not as a short term, get rich scheme," he says. "We look at it as a long term community member. If we were a step above and took our time and did the right stuff, treated people right and so forth, then the people will choose us over the other products that are out there.
"The people here in Kenedy are genuine, honest, hard-working, friendly and they want to make you feel welcome. It's really nice to be around people you know and can trust."


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- Measurement and analysis of adhesion strength for thermally sprayed coatings
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- Thermally sprayed coatings have a distinctive microstructure which can be described as 'a three dimensional layered structure of discs which are interlaced to form a material of composite nature.' The coatings are normally greater than 25 (Ώm in thickness and can thus be described as bulk coatings. The minimum microstructural detail would be a single splat (ofter described as a lamella) which is about S (Ώm (approximately 0.0002 in.) in thickness and up to 80 Ώm (approximately 0.003 in.) in diameter. This paper focuses on methods used to define and measure the adhesion of coatings or deposits formed by thermal spray technology. The properties distinguished include strength and toughness. Measurements such as the tensile adhesion test (according to ASTM C633), the double cantilever beam test, and the scratch test are detailed to illustrate their relevance to present industrial practice. Acoustic emission studies have also been used to assess the ';crack density function', a product of the number of cracks and crack size. Indentation techniques have been used to determine the fracture toughness of coatings and to demonstrate that the material properties of coatings are anisotropic. These techniques, among others, may be used to gain a fundamental understanding of coating performance or for quality control. A further focus of this paper concerns the highly variable nature of the material properties of coatings. Such variation leads to poor reproducibility during service and can cause unpredictable performance. Therefore, a section is presented on the statistical analysis of thermal spray coatings, with particular reference to the Weibull distribution.
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- Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 3, no. 1 (Mar 1994), pp. 75-104
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- Adhesion; Bulk coatings; Coatings; Materials testing; Mechanical properties; Quality control; Spraying; Thermal spraying; Toughness
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- 1059-9630
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Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an enormous cyclonic storm system raging in the northern polar regions of the planet Mars. Nearly four times the size of the state of Texas, the storm is composed of water ice clouds like storm systems on Earth, rather than dust typically found in Martian storms.
The system is similar to so-called "spiral" storms observed more than 20 years ago by NASA's Viking Orbiter spacecraft, but it is nearly three times as large as the largest previously detected Martian spiral storm system. The storm is nearly 1100 miles across in the east-west direction and 900 miles in the north-south direction. The eye of the storm is nearly 200 miles in diameter. The system is larger than the planet's residual north polar ice cap, and is comparable in size to similarly shaped terrestrial hurricanes.
The storm consists of at least three, and perhaps more, bands of clouds organized into a spiral structure and wrapped counterclockwise around a hollow central core or "eye." The storm appeared in the middle of the Martian northern hemisphere's summer season, after the planet's seasonal carbon dioxide polar cap has completely sublimated away, leaving only the underlying residual water ice cap. The smaller spiral storms seen previously by Viking were also detected during the northern summer season, and also at high northern latitudes.
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Roast Pork Filet Mignon
I have to widen my savory repertoire. Because sadly when guests come I can't just feed them dessert.
So when my parents-in-law came to visit, I looked for a simple but high-impact recipe.
This roast pork filet mignon came out well, wasn't difficult to make, and pleased our guests. At the same time, I hesitated to post the recipe. Because really, when you cook a fairly expensive ingredient, then of course the result will be good. The only credit I deserve is for not ruining this prime cut of meat. I would be truly proud of my cooking if I had taken ordinary food and made something special out of it.
But anyway, here is a tasty and easy to make dish for a special occasion. With guests around I didn't have time for well thought-out pictures, but such is the challenge of the food blog.
Recipe: Roast Pork Filet Mignon
Source: Marie Claire Recettes Vite Prêtes (with recipes by Donna Hay)
For 2 people (I doubled quantities to serve 4):
- 12 to 14 slices pancetta (or prosciutto)
I used a combination of some kind of bacon I found at the supermarket and prosciutto
- 350-400 g filet of pork
Filet mignon seems to be very long and thin. The piece I had was only about 580g but it was plenty for four people.
- 1 apple, sliced thinly
I left the skin on as the photo seemed to show it was still on, and cut out the core of the slices after slicing the apple horizontally
- 2 tspn oil
I used olive oil.
- 2 tspn sage leaves
Preheat oven to 220°C.
1. Wrap the pork meat in pancetta.
2. Place the slices of apples in an oven-proof dish and lay the roast on top. I took my largest rectangular glass dish and was barely able to fit the long thin meat in the diagonal of the dish. I'm sure it's OK to make the roast curl around if your dish isn't big enough.
3. Sprinkle with oil, sage and pepper. I added the oil after the sage to try to get the crispy sage leaves the photo in the book displayed. I also slipped a few sage leaves between the roast and the apples. I wasn't familiar with sage prior to this recipe, but I do like the scent it gives to food: a little gentler but similar to thyme?
4. Bake in the oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until the meat is cooked to your liking. The photo in the book shows a pinkish interior, which is what I achieved after 15 minutes of baking. I took a peek at 12 minutes. It's fairly easy to make a discreet slice between two bacon strips -- though maybe my slice wasn't so discreet, as I can see it in the foreground of this photo.
Update Dec. 2007: I've looked this up many times since so I thought I might as well update my post: for those of you with thermometers, you want an internal temperature of 70°C (160°F), though I think this may still be a little high as the meat continues cooking after you take it out of the oven.
5. Move to serving dish. I lifted the roast off the apples, placed the apples in a serving dish and placed the roast back on the apples in the dish.
6. Make thick slices and serve on an arugula lettuce. The book doesn't say whether to season the lettuce. I forget if I did or not. If I did, it would only have been a few drops of balsamic vinegar or lemon and a few drops of olive oil.
7. Serve roasted garlic-flavored mashed potatoes as a side dish.
Recipe: Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
From the same source as above.
I thought the garlic flavor would be overpowering but it was quite discreet after all.
Drizzle half a head of garlic with oil and roast in the oven for 30 minutes, or until it becomes soft. Squeeze garlic out of its skin. Boil some peeled and chopped mealy potatoes, until tender. Mash the potatoes, and add butter, salt, cream and most of the roasted garlic. I don't have a tool for pureeing potatoes so I used an Italian-style food-mill, which makes very fluffy pototatoes, provide you place the disk right side up. I didn't, but was able to correct the situation without too much mess. Check seasoning, and add salt, butter or garlic as needed. I think I lengthened the mashed potatoes with hot milk.
11 comments:
- zorra said...
Mmmh, it looks delicious.
- April 28, 2006 11:18 AM
- Claudia said...
With that recipe you don't have to take a back seat. It takes quite some courage to prepare a meal with expensive ingredients! Your filet mignon really delicious!
- April 28, 2006 11:31 PM
- Astrid said...
Thank you Zorra and Claudia!
- April 29, 2006 3:41 PM
I know this is an old post but thought you might like to hear of an alternative to this recipe. A garlic confit (made by slowly cooking about 20 skinned garlic cloves in a mixture of olive and groundnut oil over a low heat for about an hour til they're soft), mashed and spread over the pork before you wrap it in the bacon gives a fantastic flavour and helps to keep the pork moist.
- March 12, 2007 2:05 PM
- Astrid said...
Thank you anonymous. Your suggestion sounds delicious.
- March 15, 2007 8:37 AM
This recipe looks great but i just need to clarigy, my oven has two options to bake wither with or without a fan, so do i turn the fan on and risk drying out the meat or do i perhaps let it cook a little longer without the fan?
- February 29, 2008 4:29 PM
- Astrid said...
Hi anonymous - No idea about the fan question. I tend to use the fan for most baking, but am definitely not a roast expert, sorry!
- February 29, 2008 4:54 PM
By the way, for American cooks, note that the temperatures are in Celsius.
Preheat the oven to 430 degree F.
DUH! After 12 minutes, I stuck the thermometer in, and the gauge didn't budge.. :)
- September 12, 2008 1:56 AM
- uno said...
I really like the food from france .. I will try to make this food at home
- June 17, 2011 11:29 AM
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- March 04, 2013 10:58 PM
- Tamboucan said...
The apples are a great idea as it creates a nice sauce...hard to judge how long to cook the pok thou.
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Tribal commission OKs night deer hunt
A commission that oversees Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes' off-reservation rights has quietly authorized night deer hunting across most of the northern third of Wisconsin.
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission spokeswoman Sue Erickson told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that the commission issued the authorization Wednesday. The state's six Chippewa tribes must sign off on it.
The Chippewa tribes run their own deer hunt, which generally lasts from September until early January. Erickson said the commission felt it was justified allowing night deer hunting because state legislation permits wolf hunters to hunt at night.
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Maybe I'm making up for the rich food from last weekend. Our friends down the road asked us out to the Pump House followed by a concert performed by the Victoria Symphony. I can't remember the last time I attended anything where I could pick up a little culture. It was a wonderful evening, especially since it ended in a big ole rain storm. The next time you go to the Pump House, ask if they have their leek and asparagus bisque on the menu and try it. It was excellent.
The following day, we attended the Fiddler's Frolic in Hallettsville just to see Wade Stockton inducted into the "Fiddler's Hall of Fame". Talk about talented. He can do amazing things with his fiddle and I love, love fiddle music. They had so much talent on that stage that we ended up staying for hours. For lunch the KC people served fried chicken, green beans and giblet rice. Now, I've had "dirty rice" before, but theirs was ten times better. If anyone knows anyone who has their recipe, please sneak it to me.
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I have only one upcoming event on my calendar to cook for this week and it requires I bring a dessert. Here are two I fall back on time and again.
Sour Cream Pound Cake
• 1 box Duncan Hines yellow butter cake mix
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 8-oz. carton sour cream
• 1 tsp. butter flavoring
• Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
• Pour into a Bundt pan that has been sprayed with a cooking spray.
• Bake according to the directions on the box.
Hawaiian Ice Box Cake
(from my late
Aunt Alice Schneider of Edna)
• Bake a white or yellow cake mix according to the directions on the box.
• Cool.
• In a mixing bowl, combine 2 cups milk and 1 small pkg. instant banana cream pudding
• Mix with a wire whisk for 2 minutes or until thick.
• Chill for 30 minutes and then stir in 15-oz. can crushed pineapple.
• Pierce cake with holes using the handle of a wooden spoon.
• Spread pudding mixture over cake.
• Top with Cool Whip and some toasted coconut.
• Chill until ready to serve.


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Yesterday, at Camp Integrity, American carpet importers led a training session for Afghan rug and carpet producers on how to export to the United States. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Export Promotion Agency Afghanistan (EPAA), two American carpet importers and retailers instructed Afghan weavers on techniques for enhancing their sales prospects in the U.S. market. This initiative is an important step in growing the economy of Afghanistan, helping them transition to a stable and sustainable future.
The speakers emphasized that Afghanistan's rug and carpet weavers are known for the quality of their products and the beauty of their designs, and thus have a chance to further increase their exports to the United States. One of the speakers said, "Afghan carpets have the right style, quality and value to grow in the U.S. market."
The experts also stressed the importance of establishing an Afghan brand for carpets, many of which are currently shipped through third countries, as well as using group marketing efforts to develop and launch overseas advertising programs. Representatives from Afghanistan's carpet industry also learned about business culture in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the EPAA plan to continue workshops for carpet weavers on exporting to the United States in other cities in Afghanistan.
Hamid in California writes:
As of Afghan American business man who has life time experience in rug making and rug selling in America this event is waste of time and waste of money. I have been importing rugs from Afghanistan in last 10 years but due to reception we are almost out of business, we have over 600 skilled workers most of them women out of job in Kabul and Mazar. All we need is financial support not another show.


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I glanced at the title of this COG, and thought, "Nope, I don't have much to say o this topic." Then I read past the "first type of orphan," and I read about the second type, the reverse orphan who has no one to tell their story. I had that clenched, breathless feeling – like being hit in the solar plexus -- doubled over, protecting and gathering strength to get up and go again. I knew this was a story I had to write.
Baby Irene, while the first, is only one of many reverse orphans in my mother's family. She was born on June 9, 1904, the first child born to my grandparents Agnes Laura Keyes and Frank Clemmon Sigford. She died on Friday, September 1, 1905 after a lingering illness spanning at least 4 months. The Grant County, Oregon death certificate indicates the cause of death as Marasiuus Juvenile, probably Tubercular sclerosis. Baby Irene Sigfrit (spelling according to death certificate and newspaper clipping) was laid to rest in the Canyon City cemetery. These are the documented facts of her short life.
I have other memories of this child that I never knew. When I was a little girl, I remember the large oval gilt framed picture of a beautiful baby girl hung prominently on a living room wall. I was always told reverently, "that's Baby Irene, Grandma's first baby who died when she was only 1 ½ years old." She was named after my grandpa's favorite sister, Lettie Irene Sigford. Many years later, long after my grandparents had died, my Aunt Joyce then had the picture of Baby Irene hung in her dining room, next to the hutch that housed precious family trinkets handed down from my grandmother.
As I became the keeper of old pictures, records, and letters, I came across a letter written by James E. L. Keyes, my grandmother's father, in which he sent words of sympathy to his daughter for the loss of her first child.
Mitchell Oregon
Sept 9th, 1905
Mrs. Agnes Sigford
Dear Daughter I received your letter yester Day was sory to hear of the death of your Baby. I simpathise with you with all mi hart. I was at Barway haying and did not hear it til yesterday. We are all well I am figuring to send a few horses to Serman Co to Day I will send Ray with them. Olga was getting alright last that we heard from her. Please write soon from your father
Much later, and after the death of the last of my aunts on my mother's side, I received, in the mail, a box of miscellaneous papers, pictures, books, and memorabilia. This box also held the picture of Baby Irene that I remembered from my early childhood. The lovely old gilt frame had disappeared, leaving a strangely more dull picture, with the heavy cardboard backing of the day cut in an irregular oval shape. The picture still is not in a oval gilt frame, but I have scanned the picture into my computer and touched up a copy so as to resemble my memory of the picture I knew as a child. I promised myself that I would look more closely at the life of Baby Irene. I never did until now.
One of the interesting things about this little girl is even though she had a very short life, she was remembered and talked about often. Her brother and all of her sisters grew up knowing Baby Irene. Even my sister and I who were born over 40 years after her death grew up knowing that the picture on the wall was grandma's first baby. I never, until this moment, realized the impact that baby had upon my grandma to keep her memory so fresh in their minds.
If the cause of her death (Marasiuus Juvenile, probablyTubercular sclerosis) was correct, this child that I has always imagined to have died of a disease such as pneumonia or whooping cough, most likely died of a genetic disease. Current useage would be "tuberous sclerosis" or TSC syndrome. In the late 1800s, the term "marasiuus" was linked with mental illness and epilepsy, which would indicate that the benign tuberous tumors were located in her brain, but possibly around the heart as well. Had she lived she might have suffered mental retardation, epilepsy, autism, cardiac and/or renal failure. Even now it is hard for me to reconcile the lovely picture of Baby Irene with this terrible disease that ravaged her little body and took her life.
However, due to this genetic disease, I may have another clue to my curious questions about my grandmother and her family. In a day when large families were still the norm, I was always curious why there was such a long span between children. Why was there was four years between the birth of Baby Irene and my twin aunts, Loise and Joyce? Why seven years between the twin aunts and my uncle Clem? And six years between my uncle and my mother? The answers to these questions that I got from my mother and Aunt Gail ran the gamut from "birth control", "she just didn't want to have very many children," or "she was always mad at grandpa and kept away from him" (this last quote told more about my Aunt Gail, than about the relationship between by grandparents). None of these made too much sense to me, especially considering that near the end of Grandma's childbearing years she had three daughters about 1 ½ to 2 years apart. Did miscarriages from a genetic disease account, in part, for the sporadic childbirth pattern? Also it is now known is that even if the parents are asymptomatic but having the genetic predisposition for tubercular sclerosis many times the fetus dies in utero. I may never have an answer to these questions, however Baby Irene may have provided another clue.
No matter what the circumstances of her death, Baby Irene's 1 ½ years of life was well remembered. Now, over 100 years after her birth, the story of this reverse orphan Baby Irene has been committed to print. T'is not the story I intended to tell, but then it's not my story.


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By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
A former Melrose police chief will face a single animal cruelty charge after a Magistrate Court judge ordered the prosecutor to dismiss six other charges, according to court records filed Thursday.
Records show Magistrate Judge Buddy Hall — who previously ordered the charges be prosecuted individually — based his decision on the fact due process deadlines will expire Wednesday and the court cannot accommodate seven trials before then.
Mike Trammell is scheduled for trial Wednesday on the remaining charge, records show.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Burrill believes the court overstepped its bounds by ordering her to dismiss charges against Trammell, records show.
She intends to move the remaining charges to district court, according to court records.
"The Magistrate Court failed to provide the state with trial dates for all seven counts prior to the (Wednesday) court ordered expiration date," she wrote.
"The court has no authority to order the state to dismiss charges."
Trammell, 37, was charged in October with seven counts of animal cruelty, which are misdemeanors. He is accused of shooting seven dogs, in some cases pets, in the course of his duties as police chief, records show.
Trammell resigned his position shortly after being charged.
Trammell's attorney, Tye Harmon, could not be reached for comment.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Monday to discuss several other motions filed Thursday.
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This year's special occasion was celebrated with a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mathis, with the Rev. James Puthenparambil officiating. Numerous padrinos and sponsors partook in the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Villarreal were surrounded by their children and grandchildren, Curt (Martina) Villarreal, Marissa (Steve B.) Villarreal, Elena (Lloyd) Molina, Mary Katherine, Curt, Kyle, Rafael Jr., Manuel Jr., Jacqueline, Olivia Ann and Oneida.
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Trial and Error: Tips for Experimental ShootsI don't know about you, but for me, experimental photo shoots are an important part of what I do. I use them to challenge myself, learn new things, master skills and equipment, and gain insights into how things work. I also have a bit of fun along the way and sometimes produce a portfolio worthy photo too. I do an "experimental" or "test" shoot every time I get a new piece of photo gear, when I want to try out a new lighting set up, and any time I get some crazy idea in my head and want to work with a new material.
Although one of these photo shoots may just be a "test" shoot, I still want to get the most from it, and want you to get the most from yours too. Here are a few things I've learned from doing them, along with examples from my most recent experimental shoot.
Have A Vision
While it's sometimes fun to just "play" with no set agenda while photographing, it's good to go into one of these experimental shoots with a set vision. What are you trying to accomplish? What do you want the final product to look like? Having a goal in mind will help you know what to change to get to where you want to be.
Example: I had an idea in my head that I wanted to shoot through ice. Living in the south, it was a pretty long shot that some magical large piece of ice would just appear, so I knew I had to make one. I decided I wanted to figure out how to make a sheet of ice that I could shoot a clear portrait through, while still keeping some texture in the ice sheet. I didn't want to have to add any fancy tricks or filters in the editing process, but wanted to capture it straight out of the camera. After I had made the sheet, I was then going to have to figure out how to light it. I had a pretty clear picture in my head how I wanted the final images to turn out, and I came pretty darn close to that vision.
Do Your Research
Spend some time researching your topic, whether it is a new piece of equipment, a lighting set up, or new materials, before beginning to put your new knowledge to the test.
Example: I spent some time reading up on how to make clear ice. If you look at ice cubes that come out of your refrigerators ice machine, they are very cloudy, and more on the white side then clear side. So, I read up on different ways to achieve clear ice, both scientifically, and from people who had already experimented with it.
|Test ice pieces, round 1
Do A Preliminary Test
Even thought the point of your "test" shoot is to experiment, I prefer to do a pre-test test with the item or material before I have a person in front of me. This way, it doesn't waste any unnecessary time during the real test shoot and I can work out a few kinks in the first test before moving on to the real one.
Example: I first created 3 small test ice blocks. One with frozen tap water- it turned out cloudy as predicted. One with frozen distilled water- partially cloudy. And one with boiled tap water with a bit of blue food coloring in it- fairly clear but the blue coloring concentrated in the middle and didn't produce an even blue throughout the whole piece of ice. I then shot a toy horse through the blocks to see to what extent I could see through each one.
Don't Do A Test Shoot On A Client
This should be a given. If you don't really know what you're doing, don't do it for a paying client. Ask a friend or family member to be your sit-in model for your experiment.
|Model holding 1st test ice piece (fail), round 2
Be Prepared
Just like any paid shoot, you should always be prepared, especially if another person is involved. If you're shooting a still life and it's just on your time, well then being prepared is up to you, but again, it's not nice to waste someone else's time because you haven't thought ahead. Have your equipment ready and set up, have all of your materials readily accessible, and have a game plan.
Example: Being prepared for the ice shoot was especially important because I had to work fast- my material after all would be melting away the entire time we were using it. For my official test shoot, I prepared five large sheets of ice. Each one was made a little differently, in the hopes that we would have at least two good sheets to work with, and have some back ups. Because I knew it would be cold, I prepared the model for what to expect, supplied her with gloves (since she was going to have to hold the ice sheets), had an assistant running the ice sheets back and forth to me and the freezer, and had a towel on the models lap for the melting ice droplets that would land on her.
Have A Backup Plan
This is more essential when you have another person involved like a model as well. If your plan doesn't go anywhere near what you had wanted, is there something else you can do?
Example: My plan was to just be shooting the face, but since I had no idea how these larger sheets of ice were going to turn out, I asked the model to bring clothing for a full length shot and had a backup idea in mind incase my first idea didn't work. I could then at least take another type of picture for her troubles that wouldn't be relying on an experimental aspect.
Keep An Open Mind and Expect Problems
With any kind of experiment, there's always a chance that things could not go as you had imagined. Even though you may be prepared and have done your research, expect unforeseen problems, roll with them, and adapt.
Example: Although I had done the first set of ice tests, and done my research on "making clear ice", my final ice sheets were on a much larger scale. I ran into multiple issues that we had to work around with the final pieces. One sheet that was made in a seasoned baking pan had came out with some oily seasoning and soap particles in the water. Another that we made in a disposable plastic container came out with the brand name Glad on the ice, which was very visible in the images. Because of the size and the rate at which the sheets froze, we also had other problems such as large cracked "bubbles" in the center of some of the sheets. Oh yeah, and the frozen gelatin sheet we tried, lets just say "eww" and leave it at that. So with only one really useable sheet of ice, and a few not quite useable, we had to figure out an on-the-spot treatment to make the sheets useable. And luckily, we did.
|A final shot from the "ice" experimental shoot
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Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.) was born 20th October 1971 and is from Long beach, California, USA. Other names for Snoop Dog include: Uncle Snoop, Snoop Doogy, and from July 2012, Snoop Lion, to emphasise his new identity from working on his new reggae project with top producers Diplo and Major Lazer. There are few rappers that can claim to have to have had such an impact on the hip-hop and rap world, and that have connected to a global audience on the same level as Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg is one of the world's best known and loved rapper's from the West Coast hip-hop scene. Snoop Dogg's big break came when the infamous hip-hop producer and rapper Dr.Dre discovered him, and he collaborated with Snoop Dog on his solo album The Chronic and the theme music for the film Deep Cover. Doggystyle (1993) Snoop Dogg's debut album went straight to #1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B charts, and was certified 4x platinum as well as containing the hit singles "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". The controversial rap star had faced murder charges but was acquitted of the crimes in 1996. With his new freedom, Snoop Dogg moved to a huge new home with his many pit bulls and set up Doggy Style Records, which was a subsidiary of the legendary Death Row Records who managed the likes of hip-hop giants 2Pac, MC Hammer and Nate Dogg amongst others. Following a turbulent relationship with Death Row Records and a dispute over royalty payments, Snoop Dogg left the label to join No Limit Records (distributed by Priority/EMI Records) in 1998. He went on to have major success for the next four years with sales of over one million copies for his albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999) and Tha Last Meal (2000) and Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (2002). By 2004, Snoop Dogg had left behind his gangster image behind and had also moved to record label Geffen Records/Star Trak Entertainment (headed up by The Neptunes), where he released the R&B influenced hip-hop album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece. The album contained the smash hit single "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell Williams) and it was the first time one of Snoop Dogg's albums had been as successful in the UK as well as in the US, reaching #2 on the UK Album Charts; featuring many top collaborations with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Nelly and The Bee Gees ("Signs", "Girl Like U" and 5 "Ups & Downs". Snoop Dogg continued to produce high quality albums with many respected singers across the hip-hop, R&B, even the rock and pop genres. His 8th album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment featured works with the likes of Ice-Cube, Stevie Wonder, Cypress Hill amongst others. Snoop Dogg tried to reflect the 'softer' side to his previous gangster lifestyle but also educated his listeners to the tensions he had experienced before he achieved fame and success. Snoop Dogg enjoyed experimenting with different musical styles and even ventured into Bollywood singing and acting in the Bollywood blockbuster Indian movie Singh Is Kinng, as well as releasing an accompanying album for the film. Priority Records appointed Snoop Dogg to an executive position in 2009 and he went on to release his 10th studio album Malice n Wonderland. Although the album reached the top 50 on the Billboard Chart, it failed to emulate the success of his previous efforts. At this time, Snoop Dogg went on to collaborate with Damon Albarn on his project Gorillaz, and he contributed the song "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) which took him in a musical direction with his work. In 2011, Snoop Dogg continued to work with other pop super stars like American candy-pop superstar Katy Perry, on her smash hit single "California Gurls", and collaborated with several hot shot hip-hop producers such as Kanye West and David Banner for his next project Doggumentary which was received well, reaching #8 on the Billboard 200 Chart. The album contained the hit singles "Wet" (2010) which had been written for Prince Williams' Bachelor Party and "Boom" which featured a sample from dance old skool hit makers, Yazoo. Fast-forward to 2012 and Snoop Dogg has reinvented himself again as Snoop Lion and turned to reggae for his new image. He released the single "La La La" under his new Snoop Lion pseudonym.


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I'm excited to be part of two programs at Laurier Brantford: History and Youth & Children's Studies.
My research focuses on how Canadian women have worked with and against the state to improve womens rights, advocate for peace, and increase the safety of children and families endangered by militarization during the World Wars and Cold War. I am also in young peoples experiences in the Cold War era, particularly surrounding their fears and conception of nuclear war. More recently I have begun work about historic representations of orphans, fostering, and adoption in Canada.
I am currently working on a new book project about the history of Grindstone Island which hosted peace and non-violence training workshops and other social justice programs for adults, youth, and families during the 1960s-1980s. I am also beginning a project on the lives of girls living in orphanages in 19th and 20th century Brantford and Hamilton.
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The Fasting Granny vs. The Trudeau Government: Demanding an End to the Canadian Presence in Vietnam, Worth Fighting For: War Resistance in Canadian History, eds. Lara Campbell, Michael Dawson and Catherine Gidney. (Toronto: Between the Lines, Press, Forthcoming Winter 2015.) 20 pp.
Until the world deserves them: Representations of Apocalyptic Childhoods in The Day After, Testament, and Threads, in The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema, ed. Debbie Olsen (Lexington Books, forthcoming Winter 2015). 26 pp.
The Home Front Becomes the Front Line: Fallout Shelter Madness, Gender History: Canadian Perspectives, eds. Willeen G. Keough and Lara Campbell (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2013) 196-206.
Modeling the UNs Mission in Semi-Formal Wear: Edmontons Miss United Nations Pageants of the 1960s,Contesting the Body and Nation in Canadian History eds. Jane Nichols and Patrizia Gentile, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013).
No Woman is an Island: Heroes, Heroines and Power in the Gendered World of Lost, The Journal of the Popular Culture 46.2 (2013): 315-337.
Cold War Comforts: Canadian Women, Child Safety and Global Insecurity (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012)
Maverick Mothers and Mercy Flights: Canadas Controversial Introduction to International Adoption, Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, 19(1) 2009, 307-330.
Divided by the Ballot Box: The Montreal Council of Women and the 1917 Election, Canadian Historical Review, 89(4) December 2008: 473-501.
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- HI 293 History of Canada since Confederation
- HI 430 Reading Seminar in 20th Century Canada
- HI 480 Research Seminar in 20th Century Canada
- YC 200 Childhood and Youth Through the Ages
- CT 413E Adoption: Past and Present
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Half of an RSBS Thanksgiving
Since it's Thanksgiving, I'm not going to be here very long today. But I want to take a couple minutes and add on to what Mr. Lung had to say yesterday.
Without a doubt we are very thankful to have readers who come visit us day after day. Without you, there wouldn't be much point to what we do.
And despite the fact that this will inevitably be taken as a weakness and exploited by my friend and co-blogger in the very near future, I'm very thankful to have a buddy like Mr. Lung in my corner.
But as we work our way painfully through another NFL season and watch the Lions add to their incredible record of futility, I'm thankful for the Tigers and their ability to at least give us Michiganders a little hope. Victor Martinez may not be Pudge but maybe he's the missing piece the Tigers have been lacking the past couple seasons. Point is, he's hope. And hope is something in short supply these days, both in Michigan and the US.
So, enjoy your turkey and be careful as you navigate family that comes around once a year. Despite the potential landmines, it really is the start of the most wonderful time of the year.
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Hope you and yours also find slace, peace and even a huge wishbone to bring a dream of luck, life and laughter to all who surround you this Holiday time.
Wouldn't hurt if the Lions became a bit more ferocious before the eventual feast and ate a few Patriots today ……Roar!
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Victor Martinez was a great signing for the Tigers. His bat should benefit the whole line up – good protection for Cabrera and/or whoever he follows in the lineup. The Tigers will be tough next season.


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Saturday 24th April 2010, St Helens 41-20 Leeds Rhinos, Attendance: 11,048, Referee: Richard Silverwood
Saturday 3rd July 2010, Leeds Rhinos 28-24 St Helens, Attendance: 17,200, Referee: Richard Silverwood
So one win apiece and in two totally contrasting games so the comparing of the two doesn't really give us any idea as to what to expect on Saturday at a packed Galpharm stadium in Huddersfield or does it?
I'll be cheering for *cough St Helens on the day but I really do think Leeds will make it to Wembley where they will face the Catalans Dragons.
So then for mine it's Leeds Rhinos 22-20 St Helens with 19,000 in attendance.
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Single-payer is matter of justice
While details regarding the transition to a single-payer health care system remain, we cannot forget the benefits of these changes. The Vermont Republican State Committee resolved that Vermonts health care exchange should be optional and provide more insurance options. While the traditional arguments of market-based health care are present, the abuse of Vermont citizens by insurance companies remains unquestioned. Not only are current health insurance costs unaffordable, but it is essential that all Vermonters have equitable access to health benefits. For-profit health care is not only immoral but also unsustainable. With a single-payer system, Vermonters can ensure affordability, transparency and mandatory coverage for essential benefits, including dental care, which 70,000 adult Vermonters currently cant afford. Private insurance companies are unnecessary middlemen in our health care system, and a transition to single-payer is the solution needed to remedy these injustices. By democratically working with our state representatives, we can ensure the transition to a single-payer health care system is completed with as few petty objections as possible. The United States remains the only developed nation with privatized health care, and we must continue leading our country toward a public, more equitable, system.
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A heart arrhythmia has also been reported in a man who took horny goat weed in a commercial product used for sexual enhancement. Research also shows that a specific multi-ingredient commercial product (Enzyte, Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals) that contains horny goat weed might cause abnormal heart beats when measured by an electrocardiogram. These changes might increase the chance of having a heart arrhythmia. However, since these products contain multiple ingredients, it is not clear if these effects are caused by horny goat weed or other ingredients.
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EAST LIVERPOOL – The Columbiana County Port Authority can claim another success story as part of continuing efforts to keep former industrial complexes alive.
The Port Authority board on Monday transferred ownership of the former Eljer's Plumbingware plant in Salem to Salem Logistics LLC nearly six years after taking possession of the closed facility to prevent it from laying dormant.
The Port Authority acquired the 326,000-square-foot building and 40 acres in 2007, with Salem Logistics providing the $250,000 for the purchase. The Port Authority turned around and leased it to Salem Logistics to operate.
This was done because of possible industrial contamination at the site. By agreeing to retain ownership, the Port Authority was also assuming responsibility for any possible contamination and installed a groundwater water monitoring well. If contamination was found, the Port Authority would have been eligible to seek state grants to clean up the site.
No such contamination was ever detected over the past five years, however, and Port Authority Chief Executive Office Tracy Drake said Salem Logistics is confident enough with the passage of time and negative test results to assume ownership of the property.
"We're turning it back to them and they're going to run it," he said of the facility, which is almost completely rented out and used mostly for storage by various companies, he said.
"It would have been easy for the old owner just to let it sit, but we took an active role" in an effort to keep the plant viable, Drake said.
Salem Logistics owners Jim Pastore and Rob Swindell have made more than $500,000 in building improvements since they began leasing the facility.
The Port Authority did the same thing with the former NRM property just outside Columbiana, obtaining state and federal money to clean up the site and turning it over to the real owner. The site is now home to several businesses serving the oil and gas boom underway in the area.
In other Port Authority action, the board approved a formal agreement to borrow $3.5 million from the Ohio Development Services Agency to fund improvements at the riverfront terminal/industrial park in Wellsville.
Ten months ago, the Port Authority accepted the loan terms from the ODSA, formerly the Ohio Department of Development, and it has taken since then for the agreement to be put in writing for the parties to sign. The money is part of a major expansion at the park, with tenant CIMBAR Performance Minerals contributing $6.8 million as part of a joint venture with Anchor Drilling Fluids, which produces drilling fluid used in the shale gas industry.
The loan will be forgiven if certain benchmarks are met, including completion of the project within one year and the creation of at least 20 full-time jobs. Drake said the number of jobs already exceeds 20, and other benchmarks have also been met.
"So we're already ahead of schedule … I don't think we're going to have any issue demonstrating we've met all of the requirements by the end of the year," he said.


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Cochecton opposes new gun control legislation
By a four-to-one vote at its February 13 monthly meeting, the Town of Cochecton board passed a resolution opposing new gun control legislation enacted by the New York State Assembly and Senate. Larry Richardson cast the dissenting vote, stating that as a longtime gun owner and hunter himself, he did not find the new legislation unduly restrictive to sportsmen; his statement was the only discussion by board members prior to the resolution vote. However, during the public comment portion of the meeting immediately following adoption of the resolution, a Sullivan West school board member read aloud a statement that expressed concern for the safety and welfare of students, faculty and staff in the wake of a spate of recent school shootings, and urged support for new state and federal gun control legislation.
The board resolution reads in part: "Legislation passed by the New York Assembly and Senate infringes on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and would ban the possession and use of firearms now employed by individual citizens of the Town of Cochecton, for defense of Life, Liberty, and Property and would ban the possession and use of firearms now employed for safe forms of firearm recreation, hunting and shooting conducted with the Town of Cochecton, Sullivan County, NY, and… the Town of Cochecton Board believes there are many other less intrusive means available, other than rash, confusing, and inarticulately drafted firearm laws that would effectively control, manage and reduce violence in our society, such as, mental health reforms, anti-bullying programs for schools, enforcement of existing laws to the fullest extent possible, and proper psychological counseling for those in need or who request it… "
The language was nearly identical to resolutions passed in the towns of Deerpark, Thompson and Callicoon. Full text of the resolution, as well as minutes of the meeting, can be found under the public notices tab on the town's website at www.townofcochectonny.org.
In other business, the meeting opened with a moment of silence in memory of the late Ralph Virgil Calkins Jr., who died on January 23. A lifelong resident of Cochecton and a member of its planning board for more than 21 years, Calkins served as planning board chairman from 1988 to 1989. A memorial tribute to Calkins was read by supervisor Gary Maas, and then presented to Calkins' widow, Edna Calkins, of Lake Huntington.
Code enforcement officer Greg Semenetz anticipates an increase in building permit requests with the arrival of warmer weather. In the meantime, several structures deemed unsafe have been scheduled for demolition.
Highway superintendent Kevin Esselman petitioned the board for purchase of a heavy-duty wood chipper, necessitated by extensive tree damage resulting from severe storms. To date, the town has been renting wood chippers, as necessary, on a daily basis. Esselman said that this procedure is both costly and inefficient. Board members acknowledged that this purchase would be a big-ticket item, costing as much as $50,000. They agreed to consider the request while conducting further research on the gauge of chipper best suited to town needs.
Before adjourning, the board heard comment from two members of the public: one urged the board to permit horizontal gas drilling immediately, and the other urged the board to prohibit it indefinitely. Maas reiterated that the board plans to refrain from voting on this matter until New York State has issued a statement regarding the safety of horizontal drilling practices.


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The National Weather Service issued a statement that noted, "Impacts from Hurricane Irene are likely from Saturday night into Sunday night. Heavy rain causing flooding and strong winds will likely begin as early as Saturday night.
County Legislators were briefed moments ago by the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, and the Commissioners of Public Safety and Public Works. Sullivan County officials will continue to communicate with local officials and emergency responders as the storm progresses and circumstances warrant.
Residents can prepare for this or any other emergency in severe weather.
* Review their household disaster plan. Know how to contact all family members at all times. Identify an out-of-town friend or family member to be the "emergency family contact." Then make certain all family members have that number. Designate a family emergency meeting point; some familiar location where the family can meet in the event the home is accessible.
* Have on hand a three day supply of food and water. One gallon of water per person per day is rule plus water for personal hygiene. Food on hand should not require refrigeration or heating.
* Prepare an emergency phone list of people and organizations that may need to be called. Include children's schools, doctors, child/senior care providers, and insurance agents.
* Ensure that enough non-perishable food and water supplies are on hand. Make sure battery-operated radios and flashlights are available and have an ample supply of batteries. Have a first aid kit available and make sure there is an ample supply of medicines on hand for those who require them.
* Pay attention to the news. Know the local radio and television stations that will provide up-to-date official information during an emergency.
* Know the hurricane/storm risks in their areas, and learn the storm surge history and area's elevation.
* Learn their community's warning signals and evacuation plans.
* Learn safe routes inland and local sheltering plans.
* Make arrangements on where to relocate pets during a storm because most shelters will not allow pets.
* Store important documents – insurance policies, medical records, bank account numbers, Social Security cards, etc. – in a waterproof container. Also, have cash (in small bills), checkbook, credit and ATM cards readily available.
Although Governor Cuomo issued a declaration of a State of Emergency related to the threat from Hurricane Irene, the Governor's declaration did not include Sullivan County, as it only included Long Island, New York City, Westchester County, and Rockland County. However, Sullivan County officials will continue to monitor the situation and keep in contact with the State Emergency Management Office.


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At adjournmentMay 11,2014A productive legislative session rumbled toward adjournment over the weekend after completing work on an eclectic mix of bills that addressed an array of troublesome problems.
The usual end-of-session rush was the occasion for a variety of compromises and urgent action required to overcome unexpected snags. But, when all is complete, there will be several accomplishments worthy of note.
A higher minimum wage was one of the most significant achievements of the session.
Differences between the House and Senate threatened passage of the bill as adjournment approached. The House wanted to move quickly to raise the minimum wage from $8.73 to $10.10 on Jan. 1, 2015. The Senate wanted to raise the wage in steps, ending at a higher wage, $10.50, in 2018. Gov. Peter Shumlin was in the middle, favoring a plan to raise the wage in steps to $10.10 by Jan. 1, 2017.
As adjournment loomed Friday night, the Senate plan gained House approval and Shumlin said he will sign the bill into law. House Speaker Shap Smith was disappointed the state could not have moved faster to raise the wage, but Shumlin and the Senate were sensitive to the desire of the business community to be allowed to phase the higher wage in year by year.
By raising the minimum wage, Vermont joins a growing list of states recognizing that paralysis by the federal government on the issue leaves it up to states to take action to improve the working conditions at the lower end of the income scale.
One of the emotional high points of the session came with the signing of the bill to require labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food sold in Vermont. A gathering of supporters watched Shumlin sign the bill on the steps of the State House last week. All parties now are girding for a fight; a food industry group has already announced that it would sue the state to get the requirement tossed out.
In many ways, the value of the bill is symbolic, a statement by Vermont that it takes a dim view of industrial agriculture and the business of GMOs in particular. The bill will not ban GMOs, or alter the business substantially. If it survives court challenge, the law would lead to the proliferation of GMO labels throughout the supermarket. Beyond the symbolic and informational value, the bill could be an opening wedge in the campaign by states to challenge the overweening power of Big Food.
The Legislature took a positive step in passing a bill to institute a state policy and training for the use of Tasers. The death of Macadam Mason in 2012 from the effects of a Taser in an incident with police precipitated the push to end the states Wild West approach to stun-gun use. Police will receive training in the use of Tasers, training in how to deal with mentally disturbed people, and techniques to de-escalate situations that might lead to Taser use. The successful push to bring Taser use under reasonable control was a victory for all parties, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.
One of the big bills of the session appeared to be entering deep slumber at the end of the week. This was the bill to dissolve most of the school boards in Vermont in favor of large regional boards. The Senate was reluctant to take up the bill, instead toying at the end of the session with a bill that lacked a mandate for consolidation of school districts.
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Last week, the Financial Times ran the article "Manufacturers Reap the Benefits of Customer Service." The bottom line: In Europe, manufacturers are expanding their profitability by providing services as well as goods.
"A range of the continent's most successful manufacturers__from Siemens to Atlas Copco to Kone and SKF__now make as much as half of their sales and profits not from producing things but from providing services to their customers," writes Richard Milne, the Nordic correspondent for the publication.
These services include aftermarket parts, repairs, predictive maintenance, and more, and the payoff is clear. Take, for example, Marel, a food-processing-machine manufacturer in Iceland. In 2006, services represented only one-tenth of overall revenues. Now, services make up one-third of the company's revenues.
"Many European manufacturers who were battered by the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009 found that their revenues from services held steady or even increased," Milne writes. "And just as importantly, the services tend to have higher profit margins."
Atlas Copco is a Swedish mining equipment manufacturer. Services make up about 42 percent of revenues, but they make up 60 percent of the company's profits. That's because, according to Bain & Co. research, services can have margins that are four times higher than those of goods alone.
"Chief executives ... now talk about concepts such as total life cycle costs or guaranteed uptime for products such as windmills," Milne writes. "Both bring greater predictability and reliability for customers, a big selling point in tough economic times." Creating value
Manufacturing's focus on service goes beyond Europe and stretches all over the world. John Deere's world headquarters is right here in Illinois. Earlier this year, Robert D. Boyle, a director at John Deere and chair of the APICS Board of Directors, explained his company's growing emphasis on service in a Supply Chain Brain article:
In order for businesses to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace, they must find news ways to add value. At John Deere, that means collaborating with dealers to expand the brand from selling equipment to offering solutions that improve the productivity of farming. For leaders in supply chain management, it means developing strategies that create value across the supply chain through innovation, responsiveness, and agility.
Boyle's words show that APICS leaders are carefully considering how service can influence businesses' strategic success. This idea also will be a driving concept at APICS 2013, where the theme is "The Supply Chain Experience: Leveraging the Power of the Customer."
This year's conference, September 29-October 1 in Orlando, Florida, will be a great opportunity for you to explore how to reinforce your organization's customer and service relationships. Find out more by visiting apics.org/conference.
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Does your company provide services as well as products? If so, are services a form of competitive advantage for your company? Why or why not?
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