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Collected Stories
by Donald Margulies
Scene Changes – review by Jeniva Berger
How far can a writer go in using another person's life experience for his own work? In Collected Stories, Playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' looks at the very heart of a relationship between a well known author and her young talented protege who is just embarking on her own career. When the play opens, an awestruck college student Lisa Morrison, arrives at the New York apartment of her instructor, author Ruth Steiner, for a tutorial. The friendship that will develop over a period of six years will end in a conflagration of emotions when Ruth is shocked to learns that Lisa has taken a story she once told her in confidence and used it in her first book. "Some things you don't touch," she tells Lisa.
Donald Margulies, a Yale professor, based his 1998 play on an actual incident between two authors that he found in a newspaper. The story, which percolated in his head for some time, was later transposed to his own play, Collected Stories, with some significant changes. It's no wonder that both characters in the play can argue so effectively about artistic integrity. The beauty of Collected Stories is that beyond an all too familiar plot about an author who sees her pupil become a star while her career is winding down is that both Lisa and Ruth make perfect sense in their interpretation of how far an author can go in pushing the boundaries. Margulies makes it all the more interesting by making his them both sincere, intelligent people who despite a long term friendship, haven't really understood each other at all.
You can't dislike Lisa. Played by Erin Mackinnon, she's every inch the eager, unprepossessing, self-deprecating student kneeling before her idol, until she becomes aware of her own considerable talent and discovers the knack of manipulation. She arrives at Ruth Steiner's apartment as a badly dressed gushing college coed, effusive in her compliments to Ruth, her teacher, her Great One, the famous author of an award-winning book of collected stories who makes a living teaching creative writing at Columbia University. Hardly able to string words together in a complete sentence when she speaks, Lisa has impressed Ruth with the short story she has written and is able to talk her into taking her on as her assistant.
That's not an easy feat. Cayle Chernin's Ruth Steiner is a disarmingly acerbic, brutally honest and brittle Jewish New Yorker who can squash someone with a few choice words. Nuance isn't her style, nor is she anyone's fool. Settled in her ways and fiercely protective of her privacy, Ruth seems as contained as the Manhattan phone book, living alone for the last 30 years in her organized clutter of a an apartment, serviceably designed by Akiva Roser-Segal for the tiny stage of the Tarragon Theatre's Extra Space.
Little by little Chernin lets Ruth's unerring trust in her pupil soften the edges. Up to now, it's been a master/pupil relationship with Ruth educating Lisa on the art of writing. "We're all rummagers – all writers are, picking through the garbage, " but when Lisa has her first short story published in a literary journal, Ruth is hurt she wasn't told. As apt pupil slowly becomes disengaged from her mentor's approval, Ruth bears up nobly, until trying hard to look at Lisa's success with equanimity. "I'm jealous because you have all your life ahead of you. It's about time, time, that's what it's about."
There is nothing even tempered when Lisa' first book comes out with the thinly disguised story about Ruth's early romance with an renowned middle-aged poet. "You sculpt like a thief," says the outraged Ruth. "Who asked you for a revisionism of my life? " But the pupil has learned well, taught by a master. It's a delicious irony from Margulies, whose keen observations on artistic license is well founded. He teaches playwriting at Yale University.
Collected Stories is a solid production directed by Sasha Wentges with two fine performances by Erin Mackinnon and Cayle Chernin and some great melancholy jazz added to the atmosphere by saxophonist Daniel Jamieson. Though the final scene of the play seems more of a oddly tempered shouting match than is necessary with Chernin demonstrating Ruth's rancor and bitterness more than her humiliation and pain at seeing her life being turned into "pulp fiction," it is after all Ruth's tough survival instinct that has been compromised as much as her trust in Lisa. Collected Stories ends on the right note, even if resignation is a bitter pill to swallow.
NOW – review by Ibi Kaslik
Donald Margulies's two-hander is heavy on the quips, but it authentically captures the literary life.
Most plays and films about the writing life are either grossly romanticized or otherwise inaccurate, and most authors would rather give themselves a lobotomy than witness the dramatization of a colleague's hell.
So, full disclosure: it was with much trepidation that this author and reviewer approached Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies's Collected Stories , about two writers.
Lisa Morrison (Erin MacKinnon) attains success at the expense of her loving if eternally crusty mentor, Ruth Steiner (Cayle Chernin). The story is told over a six-year period from 1990 to 1996. At the centre of the women's union is an unruly mess of intense love and toxic jealousy that sustains the tension of the two-hander for two hours.
The script is witty and intelligent, although occasionally it feels a little like a highbrow sitcom (think Frasier with ladies).
Yet despite dialogue that's almost too quippy and clever, MacKinnon and Chernin play off each other in a natural way.
MacKinnon's portrayal of Lisa's evolution from flaky grad student to assured young author is deep, believable and well paced. Chernin as the kvetching Steiner at times defaults to cronishness, but for the most part her bitchy attitude hits exactly the right notes.
What's most interesting about Collected Stories is the writerly questions the script explores: Are writers allowed to cannibalize every aspect of their lives or are some experiences sacred? How far can a scribe go for the sake of narrative? Where is the line between fact and fiction?
In a world in which Oprah's crucifixion of James Frey passes for literary debate, it's refreshing to see such a true and impassioned portrayal of writers, as well as the real questions that plague them.
What Happened Was…
The Globe and Mail – review by Kamal Al-Solaylee
First dates, like inaugural productions, can be awkward affairs. In Tom Noonan's What Happened Was . . . — a story of a first date that also launches the Toronto career of Coraggio Company.
Noonan writes honestly and freely, with an eye and ear for the cringeworthy, and it's something that this production seems to have picked up above all else. The setup is simple: Jackie (Marie Dame), an executive assistant at a Manhattan law firm, invites paralegal Michael (Chris McCawley) for dinner at her apartment one Friday, alcohol-filled night. She's running late; he shows up early. He clutches his bag longer than normal after he first arrives, and then holds on to his wine glass for dear life.
She is preoccupied with reheating a seafood dish she has prepared over the weekend. All and all, there's little evidence of the rapport that they presumably enjoy in the office and plenty of nervous tension. As the evening progresses, their connection to each other is firmly established — both are outsiders and loners who aren't where they want to be in life yet — but severely tested.
Dame (who's also the executive producer) is a young actor with promise. A character as emotionally unpredictable as Jackie who, after all, writes blood-filled children's stories that make Anne Rice's fiction read like nursery rhymes, and is a fan of both Deep Purple and Air Supply. Dame displays the right neurotic sensibility.
The bursts of humour in the writing, some perceptive analysis of class in America and hints of potential in Dame lend this date some voyeuristic if awkward pleasure.
Review by Dave Morris
First dates are bad enough when you're on them. Desperately wanting to flee from the awkward pauses, dropped cutlery and inevitable breaches of etiquette, the first date suitor grimaces inwardly even though a combination of desperation, lust and a kind of perverse optimism pins them to the chair. Why anyone would want to dramatize this excruciating spectacle is beyond comprehension, though the first third of What Happened Was gives you plenty of time to gnaw on the question. As writer Tom Noonan's indie film-turned-play unfolds, so does the answer — because it makes for a riveting 90 minutes of honest, powerful theatre.
In spite of the fact that they work together, Jackie (Marie Dame), a reformed party girl turned executive assistant, and Michael (Chris McCawley), a secretive paralegal with a grudge against "the system," prove incapable of getting through even the most basic conversations without verbally stumbling all over each other. The tension is palpable, which makes their brief forays into comic relief (including an inspired reading of a children's story with more sex and violence than a Tarantino marathon) explode across the stage. Dame and McCawley communicate different moods and shifts in tone with exceptional agility, making it easy to sympathize with their characters even as they say and do profoundly stupid and self-destructive things. Dame's Jackie struggles to repress a knot of desperation continually rising to the forefront of her mind, like an addict trying to fight off a craving only to find that there's another one on the way.
Ironically, great as it is, What Happened Was would make for an awful play to see on an actual first date. Both Noonan's observations and the actors' portrayals of them are so revealing that to see it in this context would be like studying a magic trick right before seeing someone saw a woman in half. Save it for the second date, when you and your partner can marvel at its piercing accuracy.
CLASSICAL 96.3 FM – review by Paula Citron
New York playwright Tom Noonan's "What Happened Was…" has an interesting premise. Two employees in a law office – one an executive assistant, one a paralegal – take their flourishing friendship out of the work place to a Friday night dinner at the woman's apartment. In other words, can the same casual simpatico between the two transfer over to a first date?
Jackie and Michael are damaged people, as we find out during the course of the evening, which in turn compromises their friendship. Each has different expectations. It's a raw, brave play, and the characters of this marginalized duo are deftly drawn, even haunting.
Marie Dame and Chris McCawley give very, very sensitive performances as Jackie and Michael, and one can't helped being touched by their vulnerabilities. Kudos to director Christopher Warre Smets for keeping things real. This is a play of pathos, not of melodrama. Kylagh Young's New York loft set is terrific.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
by Jane Wagner
The Daily Post – review by Catherine Whitnall
When it comes to portraying roughly a dozen different characters in Jane Wagner's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Marie Dame is nothing short of brilliant.
If you're looking for signs, she's certainly one of the brightest.
Wagner has earned numerous prestigious awards for her prescient cultural commentaries but it's talented, skilled actresses like Dame who breathe life into those works. Without such style, panache and extensive intestinal fortitude, Search for Signs – would simply ramble on like a verbal diatribe. It would certainly be filled with sound and fury but, Shakespeare put it, signify nothing.
Dame is a tour de force which tears through this one-woman show devouring the script with an insatiable appetite as Trudy, a combination New York City bag lady and sage narrator of humanity.
An acute observer of the world with a knack for finding common sense and human values in the absurdities of modern life, Trudy takes the audience through a whirlwind tour of life on Planet Earth.
It all begins at the corner of Walk and Don't Walk, sometime 'around' lunch and it's not long before Trudy locks into your consciousness.
With the whole of the production resting solely on her shoulders, Dame flows eloquently from one character to another. Being Trudy is an exhausting, physically demanding role, yet Dame makes it appear effortless. A tweak of a facial expression here or a slightly skewed hand gesture there and suddenly Dame is a drug-addicted body builder, a snobbish society woman and – fade in, fade out – a duo of sage street hookers. The static builds again and we see Dame seamlessly transform into a teenager filled with angst and confusion and then, a gaggle of '70s feminists, all of
whom simply want their perceptual commentary on life to be heard. And appreciated.
Dame has total control over the characters she portrays on stage. Her mastery of voice control and precision timing is fine tuned to the point where they are knife edge crisp and flawless.
It's fortunate too, as there is little choice.
The whole piece – like the Earth and its sun – revolves around her ability to not only speed through the witty, intense and, at times, hard-hitting dialogue, but to do it all alone. She shares the stage with only a handful of props and some exquisitely placed lighting cues courtesy of lighting/sound design director Brendan Gilhuly.
Kudos especially to director James Barrett for being able to capitalize on Dame's eloquent ability to flow through the light-speed fast-moving production without losing pacing or focus. He's managed to give Dame enough leeway to pay justice to the script and characters, while preventing her from veering dangerously out of control.
The result is near perfect.
While the audience nears exhaustion watching the first half of Dame's break-neck performance, her energy never seems to wane.
One has to wonder where she hides the batteries.


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There is only one way to sell a property these days, or so it seems. Unfortunately, everything has to go through the bank or a private lender before you can get the deal over the line. For those of you that want to sell as quickly as possible, this can be a big stumbling block. To sell up ASAP, you need a cash buyer with enough funds to take the house off of your hands. Finding these types of buyers isn't easy, but it isn't impossible.
Below are the tricks that will help you find your cash buyer. Be careful, though, because they're a rare breed.
Go Through Your Realtor
The odds are high that you have a professional helping you out in your time of need. Good call because brokers could find Moses in a burning bush if you paid them enough money. That means they can help you find a cash buyer, but you have to let them in on the secret. With their contacts, they should be able to locate buyers in the area and get the ball rolling. At the very least, they will advertise your desire for people with cash to come forward. As long as you have a good estate agent, finding a cash-wealthy customer shouldn't be too difficult.
Attend An Auction
Now, an auction might send shivers down your spine like it does every other property owner. In the past, auctions have been the graveyard of real estate hopes and dreams, which explains the goose bumps. However, an auction can also be a place of hope. Simply put, there are hundreds of buyers all strapped with cash and ready to pull the trigger. As such, there is no shortage of potential buyers. Okay, so the process is a gamble, but it doesn't have to be if you get creative. All you have to do is watch proceedings, and then approach a buyer and deal with them privately.
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Like all smart entrepreneurs, the people that own these businesses saw a niche took their opportunity. Nowadays, they are cleaning up and taking properties left, right and center. Cash PDX is just one firm that you might have heard about, yet they are thousands of others. And, they are all willing to make a cash offer on your property. Like an auction, the estimate might be on the low side, but you can use the competition to start a bidding war. The only thing you need to find out is whether they are trustworthy.
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The likelihood of one buyer having the capital to buy a property is unlikely. Still, who says you have to accept an offer from a single individual? There are people out there that are willing pool their money together to make an offer, and you shouldn't dismiss them out of hand. Okay, it isn't conventional, but it isn't entirely new. As long as you inform your attorney, everything will be legitimate on your side.
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Americas Roundup: Dollar index hits fresh 3-year low, Sterling up more than one percent vs dollar, Gold hits 1-1/2 year peak, Oil rallies after record 10th straight fall in U.S. inventories-January 25th, 2018
Market Roundup
• US Nov Monthly Home Price MM, 0.4%, 0.5% previous, 0.6% revised.
• US Nov Monthly Home Price YY, 6.5%, 6.6% previous.
• US Dec Existing Home Sales, 5.57M, 5.70M forecast, 5.81M previous.
• US Jan Markit Comp Flash PMI, 53.8, 54.1 previous.
• US Jan Markit Mfg PMI Flash, 55.5, 55.0 forecast, 55.1 previous.
• US Jan Markit Svcs PMI Flash, 53.3, 54.0 forecast, 53.7 previous.
• US w/e Mortgage Market Index, 424.4, 406.3 previous.
• US w/e MBA 30-Yr Mortgage Rate, 4.36%, 4.33% previous.
• U.S. defends America First agenda ahead of Trump visit to Davos.
• U.S. official backs weak dollar amid fears of trade war.
• U.S. not starting trade war, but sees China tech threat – Ross.
• Mueller asked U.S. intelligence officials about Trump –sources.
• U.S. imposes more North Korea sanctions; urges China, Russia expulsions.
• Britain is not a vassal state, says minister defending EU transition deal.
• Membership momentum sparks race to settle German coalition deal.
• Euro moves a side effect, not the objective of ECB policy: Draghi.
• Eurozone businesses start 2018 on decade high as work floods in.
Looking Ahead – Economic Data (GMT)
• 21:45 Australia Q4 CPI QQ, 0.4% forecast, 0.5% previous
• 21:45 Australia Q4 CPI YY, 1.9% forecast, 1.9% previous
• 21:45 Australia Q4 CPI Index Number, 1,232.0 previous
• 23:50 Japan w/e Foreign Bond Investment, 953.5B
Looking Ahead – Events, Other Releases (GMT)
• N/A Riksbank Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley attends the World Economic Forum (to Jan. 26). – Davos, Switzerland
• N/A ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by an interest rate announcement and a press conference by President Mario Draghi – Frankfurt
• 07:30 Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves and Director of Communication Ann-Leena Mikiver will describe plans for the Riksbank's anniversary year – Stockholm
• 09:00 Norway Central Bank interest rate decision – Oslo
Currency Summaries
EUR/USD is likely to find support at 1.2296 levels and currently trading at 1.2400 levels. The pair has made session high at 1.2412 and hit lows at 1.2323 levels. Euro rose against the dollar on Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury secretary said he welcomed weakness in the currency, and as investors worried about U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the eve of Trump's arrival at the Swiss resort, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the weaker dollar was positive for U.S. trade. Mnuchin's comments provided a fresh trigger for selling after dollar bears were already emboldened by Trump's executive order imposing steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels, a move condemned by China and South Korea, analysts said. White House officials said on Tuesday that Trump would use his speech at Davos on Friday to stress his "America First" policies. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was down 0.99 at 89.23, slipping below 90 for the first time since December 2014. The euro was up 0.84 percent against the greenback. Eurozone businesses kicked off 2018 at a better-than-expected pace, ramping up activity at the fastest rate since mid-2006, a survey showed. Investors awaited the European Central Bank's meeting on Thursday for any signals that policymakers are becoming concerned with the recent rally in the euro.
GBP/USD is supported in the range of 1.4079 levels and currently trading at 1.4215 levels. It reached session high at 1.4241 and dropped to session low at 1.4128 levels. The British pound jumped above the $1.42 against the greenback on Wednesday as strong British employment data and broad-based dollar weakness prompted investors to ramp up long positions in the currency. In recent days, sterling has notched up a series of fresh highs since the vote to exit the EU in June 2016 sent the pound tumbling. The latest boost was provided by upbeat jobs data which allayed fears the economy was struggling and fuelled some bets the central bank may raise interest rates more than once this year. The pound is up as much as 1.6 percent on Wednesday, on track for its best month against the U.S. currency since the middle of 2010, rising more than five percent so far this month. Official data showed that UK employment surged to a record high and regular wages rose at their fastest rate in almost a year. The British currency rose as high as $1.4232. Against the euro, the pound was trading at 87.11 pence per euro. Brexit minister David Davis said on Wednesday that he expects Britain and the European Union will agree to a transition deal on exiting the bloc by the end of March. With traders believing that the risks of a disorderly exit from the EU are receding, investors are looking for signs the Bank of England could hike interest rates more than the single raise this year that the market has currently priced.
USD/CAD is supported at 1.2312 levels and is trading at 1.2332 levels. It has made session high at 1.2365 and lows at 1.2312 levels. The Canadian dollar strengthened to a nearly four-month high against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, supported by upbeat signs on talks to renegotiate NAFTA and as the greenback broadly fell. The U.S. dollar slid to a three-year low against a basket of major peers after the U.S. Treasury secretary said he welcomed weakness in the currency. The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, climbed as the greenback lost ground. U.S. crude prices were up 0.40 percent to $64.73 a barrel. On Tuesday, officials opened a key round of negotiations to modernize NAFTA amidst optimistic signs, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the talks were going "pretty well" and Canada's chief negotiator said he had high hopes for progress. Canada has responded to the lack of clarity over the future of the 1994 agreement by attempting to diversify its trade. It and 10 other nations have agreed to sign a reworked Asia-Pacific trade pact. The Canadian dollar was last trading 0.7 percent higher at C$1.2328 to the greenback, or 81.10 U.S. cents. The currency's weakest level of the session was C$1.2428, while it touched its strongest since Sept. 25 at C$1.2318.Investors are awaiting domestic data later in the week which could help guide expectations for further Bank of Canada interest rate hikes.
USD/JPY is supported around 108.57 levels and currently trading at 109.14 levels. It peaked to hit session high at 109.52 and made session lows at 108.95 levels. The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen on Wednesday as greenback was weighed down on worries about potential trade wars. The dollar touched a four-month low against the yen on simmering concerns that the U.S. currency's yield advantage will start to erode as major central banks head toward unwinding their massive stimulus. On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels, putting a cloud over global trade at a time when its revival has fuelled hopes for a stronger world economy. The dollar has been pressured for months by the view that the Federal Reserve is no longer the only central bank seeking to tighten monetary policy as growth in other regions, Europe in particular, picks up speed. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was down 0.99 at 89.235, slipping below 90 for the first time since December 2014. The dollar was down about 1 percent against the yen.
Equities Recap
A slump in the dollar hit European shares on Wednesday and dragged most of the continent's indexes into negative territory as Wall Street rose.
UK's benchmark FTSE 100 closed down by 0.9 percent, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 ended the day up by 0.33 percent, Germany's Dax ended down by 0.8 percent, France's CAC finished the day down by 0.6 percent.
The S&P 500 was little changed on Wednesday while the Nasdaq lagged in choppy trading in the wake of comments by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross which hinted at action against China in a trade war.
Dow Jones closed up by 0.20 percent, S&P 500 ended up by 0.44 percent, Nasdaq finished the day up by 0.54 percent.
Treasuries Recap
U.S. Treasury debt prices slumped on Wednesday, after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin backed a weaker dollar to help boost America's global trade, breaking from the traditional strong currency policy of past administrations.
In late trading, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose to 2.652 percent, from 2.622 percent late on Tuesday.
U.S. 30-year bond yields, meanwhile, hit a 3-1/2-month peak of 2.956 percent and were last at 2.933 percent, up from 2.902 percent on Tuesday.
Commodities Recap
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, hitting their highest since August, 2016, as investors sought insurance against possible inflation after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin welcomed a weaker dollar.
Spot gold was up 1.4 percent $1,360.23 an ounce at 2:05 p.m. EST (1905 GMT). U.S. gold futures for February delivery settled up $19.60, 1.5 percent, at $1,356.30 per ounce.
Oil prices rallied on heavy volume on Wednesday, boosted by a record 10th straight weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories, though reduced refining activity and rising production signaled U.S. stocks could rise in coming weeks.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures settled up $1.14, or 1.8 percent, to $65.80. Brent futures gained 57 cents to $70.53 a barrel. Both benchmarks were at their highest since December 2014.


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"Nichkhun uploads a couple selca" plus 24 more
- Nichkhun uploads a couple selca
- Hello Venus 'Go Crazy!' as well
- Cho Hyungwoo covers 'Lost Stars' feat. Yoonhan
- 'My Lovely Girl' BTS video
- Core Contents Media reveals why T-ara's Jiyeon unable to attend filming of 'Show! Music Core'
- Starship Entertainment releases teaser photos of BOYFRIEND's Youngmin and Minwoo
- Crayon Pop announces guessing contest for their sub-unit!
- Girls' Generation's Yuri joins Weibo
- SHINee performs 'Downtown Baby' live on 'Music Dragon Japan'
- 'Two Wives' to have Filipino adaptation!
- SHINee's 'Downtown Baby' dance version MV
- Music Bank to hold a show in Mexico!
- 'Angel Eyes' to premiere in PH on September 29th!
- V.O.S to comeback via concert!
- TROY's '#hashtag' interview
- SHINee's 'I'm Your Boy' tops Oricon Daily Album Chart for 4 consecutive days
- Son Ho Joon,"Without Yunho, I would have died of hunger"
- Ailee to appear on 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook'
- Kim Bum Soo Profile
- Way and Choa confirm to debut as Crayon Pop's subunit
- T-ara signs a 5 billion won contract with a Chinese entertainment company
- Super Junior's Kangin to attend his former virtual wife Lee Yoon Ji's wedding today
- Chae Rim and Gao Zi Qi mix Korean and Chinese culture in their wedding pictorials
- Akdong Musician named "Hottest Young Talent" by Billboard
- Kim Soohyun speaks Chinese in new Pizza Hut CF
Nichkhun uploads a couple selca
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 08:18 AM PDT
2PM's Nichkhun and Chansung really imbibed their latest song 'Go Crazy!'
Nichkhun uploaded on his Twitter the photo above showing him with Chansung who is beautiful on his curly long hair. Nichkhun captioned the photo with, "Everyone, the couple selca you have been waiting for~~ ♡♡♡ kukukukuku,"
Unfortunately, that 'girl' beside Nichkhun is not the real Tiffany, his girlfriend. Who knows one day this couple will share some photos of them together.
SOURCE: Nichkhun Twitter
Hello Venus 'Go Crazy!' as well
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 08:01 AM PDT
Hello Venus uploaded a video showing them dancing to the beat of 2PM's lunatic song 'Go Crazy!'
The current four members of Hello Venus were caught dancing in front of a wall mirror in their studio. As the chorus hit, they tried to do the 'motorcycle' choreo, and succeeded eventually.
On the other news, Hello Venus will be coming back in Fall as a 5-member group who will also be introduced in Fall.
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Cho Hyungwoo covers 'Lost Stars' feat. Yoonhan
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 07:33 AM PDT
Mystic89 and Apop Entertainment released the video of a cover of the famous OST song from Adam Levine's movie 'Begin Again.'
Cho Hyungwoo and Yoonhan dropped their own interpretation of the song 'Lost Stars.' Cho Hyungwoo is singing while Yoonhan is playing the piano.
On the other news, Cho Hyungwoo's MV for the title track 'Rain On Me' will be released on September 29th at 10PM, while the song will be released on September 30th at 12nn.
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Posted: 27 Sep 2014 06:54 AM PDT
SBS new drama 'My Lovely Girl' released a behind-the-scene video.
On the video, you can hear Krystal's OST song. Most of the scenes featured Krystal and Rain.
'My Lovely Girl' airs on SBS every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:00 PM KST.
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Core Contents Media reveals why T-ara's Jiyeon unable to attend filming of 'Show! Music Core'
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 06:23 AM PDT
On the official Twitter of Core Contents Media, they announced the reason why T-ara's Jiyeon was not able to go up on stage during the filming of 'Show! Music Core's Incheon airport festival special.
They revealed, "[T-ARA] Firstly, we're thankful to the fans who attended the filming for 'Show! Music Core's Incheon airport festival special. T-ara's Jiyeon was unable to go on stage because she felt a sudden, severe indigestion problems. She's really not feeling good."
They added, "Jiyeon is currently receiving treatment at the hospital. We're sorry if the fans became worried. She will try to recover, so she can perform immediately."
However, there was no September 27th episode of 'Show! Music Core' aired due to the '17th Asian Games Incheon 2014.'
SOURCE: @coremidas
Starship Entertainment releases teaser photos of BOYFRIEND's Youngmin and Minwoo
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 05:50 AM PDT
Starship Entertainment uploaded the photos above on their official Twitter.
Those are the two teaser photos of Youngmin and Minwoo for BOYFRIEND's upcoming comeback. It was captioned with, "Ready for Us?" and "Look forward to it ^^."
BOYFRIEND revealed that they're coming back through uploading the track list photo of their third mini album.
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SOURCE: @STARSHIPent
Crayon Pop announces guessing contest for their sub-unit!
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT
On their official Facebook, Crayon Pop announced a guessing contest for their latest sub-unit.
Crayon Pop's sub-unit is composed of ChoA and Way. The photo above was uploaded along with announcement of the guessing contest. Crayon Pop asked fans to guess the title of ChoA and Way's sub-unit debut, giving a hint that the answer is in the photo.
The first 20 who will be able to guess the correct title will receive a personally signed CD of their album. The answer will be revealed on September 29th.
SOURCE: Crayon Pop Facebook
Girls' Generation's Yuri joins Weibo
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 04:21 AM PDT
Girls' Generation's Yuri is now on Weibo!!
She greeted her fans with a selca, saying that she's excited to interact with fans through the SNS and asked for more support from fans.
You can follow her here
SHINee performs 'Downtown Baby' live on 'Music Dragon Japan'
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 04:00 AM PDT
On September 26th, SHINee had a live performance on 'Music Dragon Japan.'
SHINee performed their latest song 'Downtown Baby' from their third mini album 'I'm Your Boy.'
Watch below:
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SOURCE: SHINee Japan
'Two Wives' to have Filipino adaptation!
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 03:29 AM PDT
Korean dramas are really invading the Philippine TV. Aside from showing the original K-dramas like 'The Heirs,' 'Pretty Man,' and 'Angel Eyes,' ABS-CBN is going to make its version of the 2009 Korean TV series 'Two Wives.'
The original 'Two Wives' characters are actor Kim Ho-jin (the husband), Kim Ji-young (the original wife), Son Tae-young (the other woman). On the Filipino version, Jason Abalos will play the husband's role, Kaye Abad as the original wife while Erich Gonzales is the other woman.
ABS-CBN uploaded the full trailer on September 26th.
Watch below:
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SOURCE: ABS-CBN Online, photo
SHINee's 'Downtown Baby' dance version MV
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 03:00 AM PDT
SHINee Japan uploaded the dance version video of 'Downtown Baby' on September 26th.
'Downtown Baby' is the title track of their third Japanese album 'I'm Your Boy.' SHINee had their first Japanese album in 2011 with 'The First' and followed by 'Boys Meet U' in 2013.
Watch below:
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SOURCE: SHINeeOfficialJp
Music Bank to hold a show in Mexico!
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 02:30 AM PDT
Music Bank will be coming to Mexico this October.
On the Facebook page of Music Bank Mexico, the photo above was uploaded announcing the upcoming event.
The KPop artists who will perform include EXO-K, BEAST, B.A.P, BTS, Infinite, Girl's Day and Ailee. It will be held in Mexico City on October 30th at Arena Ciudad de Mexico. Ticket sales will begin on October 4th at 11 AM.
SOURCE: Music Bank Mexico
'Angel Eyes' to premiere in PH on September 29th!
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 02:00 AM PDT
The long wait is over for Filipino fanatic of Korean dramas. SBS 'Angel Eyes' will be taking its Philippine TV premiere through ABS-CBN.
On September 15th, ABS-CBN uploaded a full trailer of Tagalized 'Angel Eyes.' Ku Hye-sun is named as 'Sienna' while Lee Sang-yoon is 'Darren.' It was already announced that 'Angel Eyes' will be airing on September 29th.
Ku Hye-sun was first loved by her Filipino fans when 'Boys Over Flowers' aired in the Philippines in 2009.
Watch below:
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SOURCE: ABS-CBN Online
V.O.S to comeback via concert!
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:30 AM PDT
V.O.S will be coming back in the KPop music scene after a being quiet for four years.
V.O.S' Choi Hyunjoon and Kim Kyungrok had their last mini album 'Memories' in 2010. Now, they are going to return with their upcoming concert from October 31st to November 2nd at the Seoul Daehakno Uniplex.
They are going to perform their past songs, and will also feature SoReal's Sungho and Daegun.
SOURCE: Sports DongA
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:00 AM PDT
RnB hip hop group, TROY, sat down to grace an interview for 1theK's '#hashtag.'
TROY recently came back after a six-month hiatus with their latest album 'Why Are We?' On their interview, they shared that 'Why Are We?' is about couples who are feeling tired of being in a long relationship. TROY revealed that all of them had a long relationship except for Kanto. TROY also performed a part of ''Why Are We?'
TROY is composed of Bumkey, Kanto, Jaewoong, and Changwoo.
Watch below:
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SOURCE: 1theK
SHINee's 'I'm Your Boy' tops Oricon Daily Album Chart for 4 consecutive days
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:00 AM PDT
SHINee is doing well with their new released Japanese album.
According to Oricon Chart, SHINee's 3rd Japanese album 'I'm Your Boy' which was released on September 24th continued to stay as #1 with 2973 copies and a total of 39,075 copies after 4 days.
The album was released in 3 editions, has a total of 12 tracks which consists of some previous singles such as 'Lucky Star','Everybody', '3 2 1', 'Dream Girl'...
Congratulation SHINee!
Son Ho Joon,"Without Yunho, I would have died of hunger"
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:45 AM PDT
Son Ho Jun once again expressed his thankful towards TVXQ's Yunho.
During the broadcast of tvN's 'Youth Over Flowers' on September 26th, he said,"Without Yunho, I would have died of hunger. I was so hungry and had no money at that time. I was living off him".
He continued,"There was one time when Yunho was in Korea, but he was getting ready to go to Japan for 3 months, he asked me,"Hyung, I will go there for 3 months, will you be ok?". He later went out and bought instant ramen and instant rice and put in the house. I only ate 1 ramen for a couple of meals because I had no money at that time".
"When I receive something, I will have to pay it back. Because I received a lot from other people during my dificulties so I need to become more successful in order to return them back".
Ailee to appear on 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook'
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:30 AM PDT
Ailee will make her guest appearance on KBS's 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook'.
According to official broadcasters on September 27th, Ailee will participate in the recording of the show on the 30th at KBS Annex GongGae Halll in Seoul.
Many people are anticipating for a powerful live stage from Ailee as she will be performing her newest track 'Don't Touch Me' on the show.
In addition, Ailee released her new mini album 'Magazine' on September 25th and is actively promoting the title track 'Don't Touch Me' on various music programs.
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:30 AM PDT
Real name: Kim Bum Soo (김범수)
Birthday: January 26, 1979
Label: Polaris Entertainment
Occupations: singer, radio host
Genres: Ballad, R&B, Soul
Education: Joongbu University, majored in music
- He is well-known with the song "bogo shipda" (I miss you) which is the theme song of Korean drama 'Stairway to Heaven'.
- He is the first Korean artist to make a mark on the North American music charts, with his song 'Hello Goodbye Hello' ranked as the 51st spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2001
- He was in KBS's variety show "Barefoot Friends"
- He is a very clean person
- He is a DJ for Gayo Kwangjang, a radio program on KBS 2FM 89.1mHz.
His latest song:
Way and Choa confirm to debut as Crayon Pop's subunit
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:15 AM PDT
After revealing ChoA as the first member for Crayon Pop's upcoming subunit on September 25th, the second as also the last member has been confirmed to be her twin sister, Way.
Way wrote a message on Crayon Pop official Twitter on the 26th,"Bbyong! Hello everyone^_^ The second(last) member of Crayon Pop's subunit is me, Way! ChoA and Way' twin unit!! Please give up a lot of interest and support!!! Do you have any idea for Crayon Pop's unit name everyone^^??".
A rep from Chrome Entertainment said,"Ever since we recruited ChoA and Way into Crayon Pop, we have been thinking it would be fun to form them as a twin subunit. ChoA and Way willl greet you with a concept and music that fit them so please wait a bit longer"'.
T-ara signs a 5 billion won contract with a Chinese entertainment company
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:00 AM PDT
T-ara will be advancing into Chinese market by signing a contract worth 5 billion won with a local entertainment company.
It was revealed that on September 5th, Core Contents Media and Longzhen Cultural Developement carried out a signing ceremony with the attendance of the CEO from both sides and T-ara members.
Longzhen Cultural Developement is a prominent company that has host concerts for many famous Asian stars such as Andy Lau, A-mei, Jacky Cheung and more. Upon seeing T-ara's potential in China, the company offered to the group a contract which worth 5 billion won and they are expected to raise up the annual income to 16.5 billion won.
T-ara will start their official promotions in China by having an formal signing event and a press conference on October 13th at Shinsegae Hotel in Beijing. Afterwards, they will be appearing in various popular entertainment programs in China as well as CFs, dramas, concerts and more.
Longzhen Cultural Developement also said that by signing with T-ara, it will help contribute in developing the Hallyu culture in China and also opening Korea-China cultural communication.
Super Junior's Kangin to attend his former virtual wife Lee Yoon Ji's wedding today
Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:45 PM PDT
Super Junior's Kangin will be one of the guests at actress Lee Yoon Ji's wedding.
The wedding will take place today at 6pm kst on September 27th at Grand Ballroom Hall at the 63 Building in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo. It will be a pirate wedding with the attendance of the relatives from both families.
In particular, Super Junior's Kangin will be attending the wedding ceremony. He and Lee Yoon Ji were once a virtual couple in 'We Got Married' back in 2008.
Lee Yoon Ji will get married to a dentist whom she has known for 10 years
Congratulation on your marriage Lee Yoon Ji!
Chae Rim and Gao Zi Qi mix Korean and Chinese culture in their wedding pictorials
Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:30 PM PDT
Recently, actress Chae Rim and Chinese actor Gao Zi Qi's romantic Wedding pictorials have been released.
Chae Rim and Gao Zi Qi made a wonderful photoshoot with the mixture of Korean and Chinese culture. Not only modern wedding costume, their traditional Korean and Chinese outfits shown in the photos attracted a lot of attention.
The two will have their wedding in China on October 14 with few acquaintances and in Korea on October 23 at Seoul Samcheonggak in traditional way. They are receiving many nice wishes from fans of both countries.
Akdong Musician named "Hottest Young Talent" by Billboard
Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:00 PM PDT
Akdong Musician, who won the SBS's audition program "K-pop Star" in 2013, and made their official debut this year under YG entertainment, has just made into the list of U.S. Billboard's "21 Under 21: Music's Hottest Young Stars",
The list is formed annually to rank the world's most powerful musicians under the age of 21. Together with Lee Hi last year, who was also a talent discovered through 'Kpop Star', they were the only Asian representatives in the list for two consecutive years.
Akdong Musician is a teen duo, consisting of singer-songwriter Lee Chan-hyuk and his younger sister Soohyun. Billboard praised them for their talents in writing and composing music as well as their popularity in Korea with a successful debut.
Some of the big names that made it on this year's list include Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor and Cody Simpson.
Kim Soohyun speaks Chinese in new Pizza Hut CF
Posted: 26 Sep 2014 09:49 PM PDT
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And 3 We Should Be Using More Often
There's an old saying in Washington that "money is the mother's milk of politics".
While that may have been true in decades past, with the ruling of Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission in 2010, it is most certainly the case now.
Having the most money in the coffer won't guarantee you a win, but having the least will almost certainly guarantee you a loss.
This forces political fundraising to the core of any modern campaign — a focus especially true for a campaign or organization's digital team.
And despite the panoply of digital communication available to us, email remains our most fruitful fundraising channel.
Political Emails 101
Email is where smart digital teams can begin to work strategic magic through segmentation and personalization, moving voters up the value scale and ever closer to conversion (i.e. $$$).
But email marketing isn't easy.
To be successful you will have to write compelling content, A/B test and segment by issue, by conversion, and by sentiment.
Above all else, you have to understand that real people are on the other side reading, feeling, and clicking. You'll have to use the psychology of human behavior to influence and motivate.
Go back and look at the last two or three emails you've sent (or received).
Did you invoke emotion? A sense of urgency? Did you include social proof? Make a value proposition?
These are all psychological triggers and each one can play an important role in whether someone takes action or not.
But it's not always easy to know what triggers to use where and when.
So let's take a look at three of the most overused psychological triggers in political email marketing. Even though we see them all the time, you may not be aware of them.
Old Trigger: Belonging
Everyone has an inherent desire need to be part of something bigger. The draw to feel connected lives in us all and plays an important underlying role in party politics.
In her talk at TEDxHouston, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work research professor Brené Brown discussed the human connection, specifically our ability to empathize, love, and belong. She states:
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired…to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart.
Our sense of belonging not only makes us feel secure, comfortable, and validated, being part of a larger whole provides inspiration and motivation.
Consider the study by politically opposite economic professors John List and Dean Karlan.
Performed in late 2014, List and Karlan sent out four variations of a fundraising ask on behalf of an unnamed liberal group. The letters were identical, except some included mention of a donation match and some did not.
In one letter, sent to the control group, there was no match. A second letter made mention that a donor had agreed to match any gift, dollar for dollar. In a third letter, the match was increased to two to one, and in a fourth, it was three to one.
What they found was surprising.
The size of the match in the experiment didn't have any effect on giving.
Donors who received the offer of a one-to-one match gave just as often, and just as much, as those responding to the three-to-one offer. So why were they not driven by economic incentive?
Because, as it turns out, most of us really don't put much thought into the economic value of our giving.
Further review of the data showed that in blue states (Defined as those that voted for John Kerry) the existence of a matching gift had only a minor effect, lifting responses by ~5%.
In red states, however, a matching gift increased donations by almost 60%!
List and Karlan concluded that liberals living in states that swung for Bush's re-election felt more isolated, alone. The sense of belonging, of community that came from knowing others were willing to match their support served as a much stronger driving force.
A good example of this in action comes from the Democratic email below:
With Professor Karlan summing it up:
"Giving is not about a calculation of what you are buying, it is about participating in a fight."
Old Trigger: Hate
We love to hate the enemy.
Boy, do we.
Decades ago, sociologist George Simmel made the case that we create common enemies to unite us with others that we perceive to be like us.
In short, we need a collective enemy to justify the bad things around us and contextualize our interactions with one another. Having a common enemy, it seems, makes the world feel safer and more secure.
In fact, a study published in the journal Personal Relationships suggests that the fastest way to friendship is for two people to actually hate the same person.
So, it's no wonder we see emails like this from the Democrats:
And this from the Republicans:
When organizations can point the finger at a single politician or political group, it's actually creating cohesion, reinforcing the community, and giving context to why things are so bad (from their perspective).
In addition, an enemy makes it easier to tailor messages that highlight one's strengths, especially if one's competitor lacks (or is made to appear to lack) in those areas.
Painting a vivid picture of an enemy not only helps you relate to your community, it helps to answer the voters' primary question: "How will you help me?"
Old Trigger: Urgency
This is perhaps one of the oldest marketing tricks around and for good reason. The human urge for "fight or flight" can drive conversions in just about any market.
A collection of studies by Marketing Experiments presents the myriad use cases of urgency in marketing:
- In one example a discount computer parts company "implied urgency" by using a date-stamp on their weekly deals page to increase sales by 10% for 48 hours after the page launched.
- In another example, the "soft" mention of quantity implied a limited supply and increased conversion rates by 508%.
But urgency alone isn't enough. As silly as it may sound, we still have to come out and make the ask explicitly clear.
That's right. You have to be told what to do next.
A classic example comes from a study by Howard Leventhal in which he analyzes the effects of creating urgency with and without a call to action.
Leventhal conducted the study by handing out two different pamphlets, both sparing no detail on the horrid effects that the tetanus disease can have on the body.
The first pamphlet described only the effects of tetanus, while the second included the effects and information on where to get vaccinated.
Those who received the second pamphlet were a whopping 25% more likely to get vaccinated.
In addition, he found that those who received the information on next steps were also more engaged with the pamphlet as a whole, being able to recall much more specific information.
He revealed that those who didn't receive information on what to do next were prone to convincing themselves that, "I don't need to worry about this because it won't happen to me," whereas those in the second group had little reason to feel this way because they had a plan of action to keep it from happening.
A large part of this successful tactic stems from that ugly word "soon." We all tell ourselves that we'll get to something "soon," but we often forget, can't seem to find the time, or lose interest.
Hell, I've been trying to lose a few pounds for as "soon" as I can remember.
So we need to counter this inherent behavior by making sure we tell the user exactly what to do to defeat the enemy and protect the community.
If you have been following along, our email recipe now looks like this:
2 Tablespoons of Belonging
4 Tablespoons of Hate
2 1/2 Cups of Urgency
1. Mix Belonging and Hate together over medium heat.
2. Stir in Urgency and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer down until all creativity is removed.
4. Serve piping hot with plenty of bold font.
If done right, you'll get something like this:
Or perhaps this:
Overlooking the fact that both Democrats and Republicans seem to be sending the exact same emails, we should be asking ourselves if fear and hate is the right strategy?
While it may be serving its purpose in the short-term, are there no better triggers available? And what are the long-term effects of pushing partisan rhetoric?
Being Responsible For Partisan Anger & Stubbornness
Ever heard of the hypothalamus? Turns out it is pretty darn important.
The hypothalamus is the portion of our brain responsible for anger, along with a lot of other base level needs like hunger, thirst, and sexual satisfaction.
And while our brains can turn anger into aggression, it can also create a curious form of stubbornness, especially online.
In a unique study by from the University of Wisconsin participants were asked to read a fake news story on the risks and benefits of a new technology. The content of the post was balanced and the same for everyone, but one group got civil comments below the article while other got rude and hateful comments.
The results were both surprising and disturbing.
The hateful comments not only polarized readers but often it changed a participant's entire interpretation of the story.
Those not feeling strongly one way or another had no change of opinion when reading the story with civil comments, but when that same segment read the rude comments, they became deeply polarized in their opinions of the risk associated with the new technology.
By simply including ad hominem attacks in the comments, researchers were able to dramatically divide the respondents.
So while inducing anger and fear in a series of email blasts may raise a marginally greater amount of money today, what role does it play in disrupting the larger mission of a campaign, committee, or organization tomorrow?
And what role does this political polarization play in the larger context of legislation and governing?
If the long-term strategy is greater participation, approval, and engagement, perhaps it is time we try a different approach.
Better Political Emails 101
Originally published in 1984, Influence by professor of psychology and marketing Robert Cialdini is a timeless read for any marketer.
In the book, Cialdini presents at total of six psychological triggers you can use to get voters to "yes" more often. For the purposes of this post we'll focus on two of the most important:
- Reciprocity
- Commitment & Consistency
…I'm going to take Cialdini's six triggers a step further and add a seventh: Curiosity.
Let's take a look at how you can use some of these psychological triggers to get better results from your emails, both in the short and long-term.
New Trigger: Reciprocity
The principle of reciprocity is simple.
When someone gives us something we feel compelled to give something back in return. This is part of the reason free samples at the grocery store are so successful.
Although your campaign or organization may not be able to offer something in advance, perhaps you can offer something in return, or alongside.
This email from Scott Walker is a good example of offering something in return:
In addition to exchanging value, any individual willing to pay the extra $60 or so above the Amazon price for this book simply for his signature is someone who has self-identified as a likely continued campaign supporter.
But you don't need a book to provide value.
Mattress company Casper offers free bedtime stories on their website. This is an incredibly clever way to stay in contact with those that may not be in the market for a mattress at this moment.
Your organization could come up with a fun political quiz or a guide to the immigration debate in Washington. Anything that may provide value AND help you segment is a great strategy.
Offering your supporters value for value is an excellent way to build on the curiosity that peaked their interest in the first place.
New Trigger: Commitment & Consistency
The principle of commitment and consistency simply means that people will go to great lengths to appear consistent and that they expect the same in return.
This is why group workouts like CrossFit are so popular and why Weight Watchers is so successful. Public commitments make you more likely to stay consistent.
This can be explained, from a psychological perspective, by the fact that people have established these commitments as being in line with one's self-image.
Take the progressive training organization New Organizing Institute. Their core mission is to train fellow activists and organizers. In fact, their tagline is "for organizers, by organizers."
They pride themselves on being a grassroots group, from the grassroots and working in the grassroots. So, when they faced a bit of financial and structural problems earlier this year, they chose to address it with honesty and transparency, like sending an email to a friend:
As an organization that wants to make progressive activists better, they expect a bit of vulnerability. By showing their vulnerability and focusing on areas they need to improve, they are building on their commitment and consistency.
New Trigger: Curiosity
Human curiosity is a powerful thing. It has been the driving force behind the greatest discoveries in science, medicine, and technology.
In fact, curiosity is such an important trigger that it formed the underlying basis for my original essay on political intent marketing.
Yet, the curiosity around Bruce Jenner's ABC special or that catchy song on the radio can disappear as quickly as you pass the supermarket tabloids or turn off the car.
So how can we trigger voter curiosity and turn it into action before it dissipates?
Thankfully, psychology and economics professor George Loewenstein conducted an in-depth study to answer just that. He discovered that the peak combination for triggering curiosity included the following:
- Violating expectations+
- Minding the information gap+
- Knowing when to stop
Let's take a look at each of Professor Loewenstein's three triggers more closely and how you might use them in your political emails.Violating expectations
Violating expectations is essentially challenging conventional wisdom – suggesting that something small can create big results or that something bad can actually turn out good.
For instance, consider sending the following subject line to a Republican candidate's email list:
Immigration reform is like the drug war
This subject line may violate some expectations, but overall most voters could probably live without opening it, as it may not directly pertain to them.
This brings us to an important distinction.
To create a real desire to click, read, or sign up, you have to violate the right expectations. Consider a headline like this:
What to do when Good Republicans support bad laws
This is much more effective because it violates the assumption that Republicans will always do the right thing in Washington.
In addition, this "good Republican" may be one that you support. You'll have to open the email to find out!
Finally, we tease a solution to their potential problem.
Mind the information gap
Even if you violate the right expectations, curiosity can be fickle.
It's not enough to create disorder. You have to stop the reader from thinking, "Oh, I read something like that already – I know what it's about."
To sustain curiosity Loewenstein recommends highlighting a gap in someone's knowledge, particularly when it relates to a topic that is interesting to them.
His tests revealed that most people assume they know more than they actually do, so you have to create enough variation in your copy that they can't see around the corner.
For example, you could write the following subject line:
3 reasons to donate to my campaign
But if the individual has been on your list for some time, they've probably seen a variety of asks, lowering the expectation that you'll present anything new.
Then there's this:
3 strategic ways I'll spend your support of $15 to win Ohio
We are upfront about the ask so they know what we want, but we also use words like "strategic" and "win." As a supporter or at least a curious voter, we want them to feel like they are seeing behind the curtain, into the strategic plans of your inner circle
While they likely could have guessed which commercial you bought with their last donation, they have no idea how their $15 will be used strategically to win the state of Ohio and at the very least intrigue is hard to walk away from.
Know when to stop
Lastly, Loewenstein discovered that curiosity doesn't intensify indefinitely, rather it peaks and declines if left unsatisfied for too long.
A common problem in MUCH of email copy is overdoing the ask, believing the reader will stay interested forever.
It's true that your subject line is important in getting the attention of the reader. But it isn't synonymous with a desire to read your novella word-for-word.
Your subject line gets them in the door, feeds their curiosity. But the rest of the email should read more like a landing page, than an email. The first line should get them to the second line, that pushes them to the third line and so on and so on until the end.
Curiosity is a strong motivator and if done right, will lay a stronger foundation than hate or fear in your email marketing efforts.
Go Forth In Good FaithThe human mind is complex and all the psychological studies in the world can't predict our often irrational behavior.
So it is important to research your audience, run A/B tests to validate a hypothesis, and build a library of triggers that resonate with them in a positive way.
Will we ever see the end of fear and hate in political email marketing?
It's not likely, but my hope is that we'll continue to think creatively about how we can inspire, instead of disheartening.
Because when you capitalize on curiosity, exchange value and consistently reinforce commitment you come away with the strongest psychological trigger of all.
You build trust.
And perhaps Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of the best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People put it best:
When the trust is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.


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Plastic surgeon erases last signs of gang membership — tattoos
By Cara McCoy (Las Vegas Sun)
January 30, 2010
Dr. Julio Garcia knows how powerful gangs can be. The notorious Latin Kings ruled the Chicago neighborhood where he grew up, and when the gang tried to recruit him, his family uprooted and moved to a different part of the city.
So when Garcia, now a Las Vegas plastic surgeon, was approached about donating his tattoo-removal skills to juvenile gang members through the Southern Nevada Community Gang Task Force, he couldn't say no.
"It hit a chord in my heart," he said.
Clark County Juvenile Court Judge William O. Voy on Friday presented Garcia an award on behalf of the task force, commending Garcia's work.
"We are so grateful for your efforts in this area and the lives that you've changed," he said. "Every gang-banger we can change, that's one life we've saved."
But it's not just the gang member whose life is bettered, Voy said. Getting youths out of gangs also prevents community members from becoming victims.
The Clark County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 29, 2010, tattoo-removal day in Garcia's honor.
"We offer it as part of the rehabilitation program," Garcia said. "In this town, especially, there are so many jobs that you can't get if you have visible gang tattoos.
"This offers a great opportunity for these kids to get back into the system of normalcy."
Voy said the average cost — which Garcia waives — of removal runs about $2,000 to $3,000 per tattoo, and many clients referred to Garcia have numerous tattoos removed. So far, he's removed tattoos from more than 100 teens.
"This idea of removing the tattoo is a final stage of conversion," Voy said. "They got rid of the gang mindset. We put different clothes on them; they don't talk the way they did; they don't think they way they did. But there's one last thing that marks them forever," he said, calling the tattoo the "last bastion" of their association with the gang.
It takes several sessions — sometimes as many as 10 — to complete the removal process, Garcia said.
"Since it's a six-month to a yearlong process, you interact with them as they go through their changes and just see these kids open up. It's really rewarding," he said. "They see that it's not the end of the world if they've made a mistake and that they can change their lives."
Gang specialist Jerry Simon, who works for the county juvenile justice department, said when gang members get their first tattoos, it's usually the proudest moment of their lives. They go from being a nobody to the top of the social ladder, he said.
He gave an example of a teen who gains membership to a gang after being told to fire a gun at a house.
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If in the course of shooting up the house, someone is killed, the tattoo becomes even more meaningful. "He gets to put a special symbol to show he committed a murder in the name of the gang," Simon said.
Simon, the only gang specialist in Clark County, works one-on-one with gang members who go through the juvenile court system to help them transition out of the gang lifestyle.
"We use hearts and minds to reach inside of that child and start remaking him, and once we get in there, we can show them they're worth a lot more than jumping out of a car shooting up a house," he said.
Getting a teen to the point where he's ready to not only leave the gang lifestyle behind but to remove a memento from the proudest day of his life takes a lot of work. Simon calls it the "moment of truth."
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I am using SSIS 2008, I set a varaible @t1 to data type CHAR and set the value to
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I am looking for best solution to perform incremental data load from MySQL database to SQL Server 2008. I tried to follow instructions from articles on incremental data load in SSIS using MD5 hashes but I failed to make connection in Lookup transformation
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I am using SSIS Import and export Wizar to load data from Excel file, I have set the datatype as "nvarchar(max); those data are not biger than 1000 bits but was failed to transfer as the error says:
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I need to ask for the following code. I need to convert the variable into a string.
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Hi , I declared a user variable MINIODate as string in package level and assigned this variable in an execute sql task 2008 , where my source is ado.net and sql command is Select CSTR(MIN(IODate) ) as MINIODate from IOData ( This
is source table available in MSAccess DB) , The above senario working fine in 2005. During the run time in 2008 i am getting the following error
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Dim con As New ADODB.Connection
con.Open "..." ' provider is SQLNCLI10.1
con.Execute "create table tempdb..TestDate([Da] date not null primary key clustered);"
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rs.Open "select * from tempdb..TestDate"
rs.Fields("Da").Value = DateValue(Now)
It will fail with the following diagnosis: "Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string."
I've researched the problem: ADO doesn't recognise server data type 'date' and takes it like an ordinary nvarchar(10). I.e. field type is adVarWChar and DefinedSize = 10. It works well if I do rs!Da = "20101123", however, if I'd like
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i am migrating from oracle to sql i am getting data type format error while importing data from oracle to sql for date datatype in oracle. I was using SSIS with data conversion task.
IS there any method i can use to resolve the error with date format?
Thanks in advance
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The issue we're having is when our package pulls a blob data type from oracle it will just quit with no errors at about 1.4 million records. We know there are 6 millions records in the dataset.
A friend of mine said it was a NUMA Memory issue that it is running out at some point and SSIS thinks the incoming data is finished. Unfortunately, she said there was no answer.
I was wondering if someone else had a simliar situation moving blobs from Oracle?
I have been reading the famous
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In order to optimize my settings for DefaultMaxBufferRows and DefaultMaxBufferSize, I need to calculate the Estimated Row Size for my Data Source.
However, when I look to the
Integration Services Data Types document I find that several of the data types do not explicitly list their size in bytes.
(DT_BOOL also isn't listed but the assumption must be it's one bit)
Does anyone know how big (in bytes) these data types are? The Estimated Row Size can't be found without them.
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I have a strange problem. I am adding a LinqDatasource object, and set the context:
protected void LinqDataSource_ContextCreating(object sender, LinqDataSourceContextEventArgs e)
e.ObjectInstance = new KaruselaDataContext(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString"].ConnectionString);
Then I get this error:The type 'System.Data.Linq.DataContext' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'System.Data.Linq, Version=184.108.40.206, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.
On web.config I already have this:<add assembly="System.Data.Linq, Version=184.108.40.206, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
NOTE: The datacontext is in a different project (DLL proect) where I added a refernce to System.Data.Linq.
is there another way adding a refernce to a web project? or only though teh web.config?
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While managers may be aware that misbehaviour by employees at the Christmas party could result in a claim against the employer, we are often asked, where does the employer's liability end?
The annual email from HR, reminding employees not to enjoy themselves too much at the firm's seasonal celebrations may have become something of a Christmas cliché but, it is no laughing matter for an employer if they are held to be vicariously liable for the actions of their staff; compensation can be considerable.
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Although there are limits to the extent of the employer's liability, the boundaries of vicarious liability are difficult to identify. For liability to arise, the wrong doing must be carried out in the course of employment, an employer will not be liable where the employee was on a 'frolic of their own'. In other words, the connection between the employment and the wrongful act or omission is so close that it would be just and reasonable to impose liability?
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Social events, particularly at Christmas are grey areas when it comes to vicarious liability. Usually Christmas parties are held off site, out of working hours but are paid for by the employer. This can cause confusion around where the boundaries lie. With alcohol in the mix, issues can arise. In reality every case turns on its own facts but employers need to be aware of the potential for liability for wrongful acts which take place at social events. However, a recent decision from the High Court demonstrates there are some limits.
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