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The Card Game

December 5, 2007
The red Ace and the black Five sat face down. One black Three, a red Eight and a Jack sat face up in a row. Four other cards sat face down, but these were unknown to Stan. Many colored disks were also on the table arraigned in little pyramids and piles. One of these was near each of the five people sitting around the table. There was also large pile that sat in the center of the table, next to the three face up cards. “To you Stan,” said Janice, who was sitting next to Stan. Janice had a relatively large pile of disks.
“Okay, two-hundred more.” He proceeded to push five blue disks towards the middle pile. Another card was flipped. It was another black Eight. “Perfect,” Stan thought to himself. “This one’s in the bag.”
“To you again, Henry,” said Janice. Henry tapped the table twice. “I’ll go six-hundred, and to you Jen.”
“I’m out.” She proceeded to toss her cards in without letting the others see.
“My turn,” said Stan. “One-thousand,” he said while pushing almost all his disks to the center. After this he took a handful of mix. He sat with a grin on his face thinking, “I’ve won this round.” He said, “Back to you Henry.” Henry tossed his cards to the middle just like Jen. “Let’s see, Janice what do you want to do?” he said.
“I’ll go an extra four-hundred. That will push you all in, if you choose to accept of course,” she said.
“Done,” he said, and he pushed every last colored disk to the center. Both Stan and Janice flipped their cards. Stan looked overjoyed when he saw Janice’s cards: two Tens. “Yes,” Stan said loudly, “nothing can save you now.”
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch, Stan,” said Janice, “I’ve still got a chance”.
“Yea right, you’re done for.”
“We shall see, we shall see.”
“Flip the card so I can win,” said Stan with extreme confidence. Janice flipped the card and saw to her delight, another Ten. “Yes,” shouted Janice with glee in her voice, “I win, I win, ha-ha, and that, is why you don’t get cocky”.
“How could that have happened, it’s impossible. One card out of twenty one and she got it. How?” He reached to grab some more party mix but all of the M&Ms were gone.

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Love never dies

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First impressions were never his strong point. Tom Jones the guy that changed my life forever. We first met in the halls at school. I ran into his arm and dropped my books at his feet. He just laughed and walked away. "Walk much?"
I frowned after him, "jerk," I yelled back.

The next time, I was eating lunch. He walked by tripping and spilling his nachos all over the table. I laughed smirking up to him. "Walk much?" A little taste of revenge, oh how sweet. He shrugged walking away, but I knew it bothered him more then that.

So making new friends weren't my good points, especially with him. Every time from then on he'd roll his eyes when seeing me, and I'd stick my tongue out in return. Ok, sure it was childless, but did I care. Well I did actually allot. It drove me up the wall.

Then came the fateful day when we were paired up as English partners. I stared up shocked at Mr. Lones. Could he be serious? We agreed to meet at Tom's house the first night. I dreaded it the whole day right up until I was on Tom door step, knocking lightly.

He answered, and shockingly he held a smile, a friendly one without the annoyed look I usually got from him. "Um hi," I remember muttering. And he laughed.
"You really don't like me uh?" I shrugged following him into the house. That's when things started to change.

To tell you the truth, we got nothing done that first night on the project. He tried to teach me how to throw a football, and laughed his head off when I failed miserably. That was fine though since he couldn't do a handspring like me. He told me stories about New York.(Filling my head with descriptive images) And I explained everything that went on here before he moved to our town.

That night really change everything for me. He no longer seemed like some jerk that made me feel horrible. He really made happy now, every time he smiled my heart would jump, and whenever he laughed I couldn't help but laugh either. I couldn't stop thinking about him that night as I lay in my bed.

Well from there on things were sort of put into place. My worst enemy soon became my best friend. He'd walk home from school with me everyday. He'd put sticky notes on the back of my shirt, saying things like "KERRA LOVES TOM, NOT YOU." or "I"M COOL, but NOT LIKE TOM " or even "WARNING, YOU DON'T WANT MESS WITH THIS GIRL. KEEP WALKING FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY " I'd roll my eyes when finding out and stuff his locker with toilet paper. It was fun and the pranks continued.

Then the best day of my life came a few months later. We were walking home from school it all came at me too fast, but before I realized it Tom made an interesting judgement call. "Kerra you've never been kissed uh?"
I shrugged but felt humiliated at the same time. I finally admitted I hadn't been. "Do you want to be kissed?" he asked.
"Not by you," I lied feeling my cheeks turn bright red. He called my bluff and right there he kissed me. It felt like was magic no lie.

After that I knew I was in love,things were just right. He said I was the cutest girl he'd ever met. And they way he kissed me everyday I knew he was the cutest guy I was ever met. I rode him piggy back around the park every Friday after school, and I treated him to ice cream after that. We'd watch movies late into the night and talk on the phone until two in the morning. He bought me roses valentines day, and I returned the gift with chocolate and the best kiss he'd ever had, at least that's what he said.

He taught me to think positive about everything, no matter how bad it was. When I stressed over fights with my friends I'd cry into his chest soaking his shirt, but he never complained. He'd always kiss it better. He'd stay up late with me on the phone studying for tests. He went to all my soccer games, and I tried to go to all his football games. Unless I was mad then he would call later and apologize for what ever was wrong.

I loved him so much but I got jealous of other girls. They like him and he was mine. He said he loved me no matter what. And I told him he was lying. He was hurt but never gave up on me. He told me he loved me every day and every day I would argue.

When the The last day of school came we decided to go out to eat for dinner. Afterwards we walked around the park, it started to rain. "I Love you," He said as the water sprinkled across my face. I looked up to him, the words were shaky as they came out but I finally said it "I believe you," I replied. "And I love you more."
"Good," he laughed kissing me,
That was the last thing I said. We crossed the street hand in hand with me on his left. What happened next came so fast it seemed almost slow motion, (If that makes sense) A car came speeding down the road full of drunk students from school excited about summer. They slammed on their brakes seeing us, but it wasn't soon enough. The car screeched into us, "Kerra!" I heard him yell but the rest was blurry. I was pushed across the street slamming me head against the side walk. It went black after that.

I didn't find out until the next morning that Tom had died a few hours after crash, without any sort of goodbye.He had left my life forever, just like that. Although I can hardly remember I was certain he had pushed me out of the way. I survived with only bruises. I came out unbroken from the incident, at least physically. The shock of the whole thing was too much for me to handle I cried all day in my room I wouldn't come out and I wouldn't eat. All I could do was pray, pray my sweet wonderful Tom would come back to me.

Weeks later I walked down the same side walk along the park the one we used to walk down so many times. I smelled the hot summer air. This was supposed to be the best summer of my life with my Tom by my side. A car pulled along beside me, it was Tom's mother.
"Kerra I think this is for you," She said softly. Handing me a sealed letter. "We found this while cleaning out his room."

I carefully took the letter with my name written in the front. I pulled it open slowly hands shaking. I read this.

"Dear Kerra,
Don't ask me how I know this because I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that incase something ever happens to me you need to know this. Your the best thing that's ever happened to me. I'd do anything as long as you happy, so don't cry. I don't want you to cry for me. I hate it when you cry. I love you so much, and I know you don't believe me, but please just this once will you believe me? Because I do love you. You made my life worth living. If I happened to die today or tomorrow or next week, It would be ok with me, because I had you for the time I did. I want you to know I wouldn't trade you for anything not even my life.

Kerra, don't worry about me if I go ok. I want you to be able to move on. You don't owe me anything, so don't be afraid to love again. I want to know I Ieft you happy not alone and miserable, so please I'm begging you laugh for me or smile. I love it when you smile. I feel funny for writing this letter I'm healthy and young, and I won't go any time soon.

Thank you for making a difference in my life. I will never forget you, and If I did go, I'm looking down on you now. I'll be you guardian angel watching over you through thick in thin. If you fall down, don't be afraid to get back up again. I love you now and always.

Your one and only Tom

A tear rolled down my cheek, as I finished the last words. It wasn't from sadness though. I missed him so much, but with this final boost of courage I could make it through this. People died all the time, but love never does. He loved me, someone loved me and he still did even if he wasn't here right now. I looked up to Tom's Mom. Tears were rolling down her cheek too, "he really cared for you," She whispered.
" Thank you," I stuttered back wiping my cheek.

My life as changed so much from that point. Moving on was one of the hardest things I've ever attempted and some days I just want to go back to the time where I could laugh with him, pressing my fingertips against his as he kissed my forehead. Even though people die, memories they leave behind don't. I took Tom's advice that if I fall to always to get back up. Because love never dies.

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Opposite Day

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Opposite Day What if . . . Zebras had polka-dots and there was no suchthing as newspapers? What if . . . Nobody fought and the word suffering was just a meaningless combination of sounds? What if . . . Everyone liked everyone and you never had to feel unsafe or worried? What if . . . We acheived world peice and wishes always came true but no one was greedy? I guess the real question is, What if . . . every day was opposite day?

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I'm From...

October 30, 2007
I am from The Drifters and "Under the Boardwalk;" from Jiffy peanut butter and homemade jelly.

I am from the mud beside the car porch after it rains, the monkey grass growing up the sidewalk by the front porch.

I am from going to see Christmas lights on Christmas Eve, then opening presents after Santa came and crazy get togethers, from Doris, Doby, and my mom.

I am from the sleepless nights because of stomach aches and growing pains.

From the "it'll be alright's" and "don't let them get to you's."

I am from Baptisim, the Jonesville Baptist Church and making macaroni pictures.

I'm from Spartanburg and the small counties in Upstate South Carolina, fried chicken and green beans.

From the stories of my dad, his band, and my mom's childhood.

I am from my small house in Jonesville beside the fire department. All the calls from people asking for Bantam Chef. The ups and downs with my brother and sister and how our memories will stay even though I move...

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~Lyrical Freestyle~

March 27, 2008
~My words is the style of the turth but its a lyrical freestyle. I'm not just a rapper alnoe, I am a poet.The poem is the word and the is the poet.Deep inside me there us a person who is more than one thing.When I freestyle my freestyle is lyrical.My words is my talnet and no one cant take that away from me,Everyone listens to the lyrical freestyle.My words is the truth but its lyrical.I'm not only a rapper I'm a poet who expresses myself in many ways.The lyrical freestyle is me and the poem is me.I am who I am and I am a poet a poet and whatever I can be.My lyrical freestyle is my words that speaks out for me and only me.Deep inside I'm a diffrent person.Lyrical freestyle.~

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Lover Never Fails

January 9, 2012
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Never had a reason
to make sense
once every piece of the puzzle
is together.
You still question me
in every sentence
Why can’t he see the world
as I see it?
Why can’t he see it the way
I explain it to him?
The only way to explain
all this in my heart
is we’re different from each other
We were not meant
for each other heart to
be together.

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January 12, 2009
I love to ski
When I do moguls I am as tough as a rhinoceros
When I get a powder shot I look as white as a snowmen
When I do the park I glide like a hawk
But I also fall like a new born hoarse
When I race I go as fast as a cheetah
My friends and I laugh like hyenas
I love to ski

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The Day After Forever

January 20, 2009
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I shall always love my darling,
Even after the end of time.

After the sea dries,
After the earth crumbles to dust,
After the moon dims,
After the sun extinguishes,
After all the stars fall from the sky,
After Heaven falls and Hell rises,
Clashing together,
Imploding into nothing.

After all that,
My love will explode from my heart,
Filling all space,
Seeping into every crevice,
Ill use my love to create a new time.

I’ll use my tears of joy to create the sea,
Your smile to brighten the sun,
Your eyes to fill the moon,
I’ll fill the new Earth with our memories,
And I’ll take every kiss we shared and create the stars,
Scattering them across the universe,
Spelling out your name in sky.

Then I shall create our tree,
I’ll lie in your arms for all eternity,
Never again parting from my soulmate.
I love you.

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Angela J. said...
Jul. 22, 2010 at 11:18 pm

Year later update on this relationship:

We broke up and now he hates me.

Forever=19 months?

rofllmaolollollol i feel retarded<3

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Feb. 27, 2009 at 6:59 pm
woah that was really good
i love the imagery
keep writing =]

it would be awesome if you could check at my poems at
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Feb. 16, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Wow! That was a great poem! Full of imagery and deep feelings. I loved your use of the word "imploding" :) That was awesome, keep writing!
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Where I'm From

November 25, 2009
Where I’m From

I’m from Teton Ave. in Bozeman, Montana
a few minutes away
from lakes, camp fires, and hiking
up in the mountains

I’m from mountains on three sides
spending time with family friends
and the Bozeman Christmas Stroll

I’m from no matter where you go
you will see someone you know
and from laughing until you forget what you are talking about

I’m from Mom doesn’t want to cook
so we are going out to eat
hamburger with French fries and salad on the side
tomatoes, lettuce, ranch, and cheese
sometimes maybe croutons
people try to eat my salad
they know how good I fix them

I’m from fruit and yogurt parfaits
and mango smoothies we make ourselves

I’m from homemade jam
and my grandma’s chocolate cake with homemade white icing
for all of our birthdays

I’m from popcorn and hot cocoa with marshmallows at sleepovers
even in the summer

I’m from having a room all to myself
with no sisters or brothers to stay up late with

I’m from every song that I love on my cell phone
I’m from Trace Adkins
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Jordan Sparks
and always Taylor Swift

I’m from Teke the “defender dog”
a black shepherd-chow mix
who was grouchy and mean
but we lost her too soon

I’m from Lilly “the sweetheart”
who ran far away
and from Shiloh “the runner”
who we had to give away

I’m from T-ball when I was four
hardly ever hitting the ball
always hitting the T instead

I’m also from soccer
when I was four, five, six, and seven
not aggressive enough
to go after the ball

I’m now from volleyball
from seven years
until now
having a good team
but not winning
a single game yet this season

I’m from my entire family
who I love to death

I’m from all of my friends
who are absolute best

I’m from school
and sports
and schooling some more

I’m from a volleyball in one hand
and a pencil in the other

I’m from mountains in Montana
and the corn fields of Illinois
to the wind of Cheyenne, Wyoming
to hardly any winter in Grand Junction, Colorado
and now going back to the mountains and winters
of Montana

But I’m still here.

Volleyball, learning.

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IndiGo says passenger safety its mission

January 9th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Low cost carrier IndiGo Monday said it has not flouted any safety norms by not reporting incidents of flight duty times of airlines’ personnel or occurances of snags, which were mentioned in a report by the aviation watchdog.

“IndiGo is a very quality conscious airline and passenger safety is paramount to our company’s mission and values,” the Gurgaon-based airline said in a statement.

IndiGo was responding to reports which said the financial audit conducted by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had rapped the budget carrier for flouting various safety norms by not reporting flight duty time limitation (FDTL) for pilots and cabin crews.

The audit found that 35 incidents of FDTL were not reported coupled with many instances of snags.

IndiGo said the FDTL incidents occurred due to reasons such as weather, traffic congestion and flight diversions.

“These 35 FDTL issues occurred over 74,500 flights operated by IndiGo from January to October 2011. We would like to reiterate that these FDTL’s occur due to unavoidable circumstances such as weather, traffic congestion and flight diversions.”

The watchdog’s report criticised IndiGo for instructing its pilots not to report small incidents and that the airline faced a severe shortage of training examiners for pilots.

The examiners review the performance and technical knowledge of serving as well as trainee pilots.

IndiGo said it had hired more pilots and training examiners than the normal hiring ratios.

“We have consciously over-hired pilots, especially highly trained and experienced pilots and training captains, far more than the normal hiring ratios.”

On other allegations that the DGCA reviewed the fleet induction plans of IndiGo because of its rapid expansion plan, the airline said: “IndiGo is in line with the ’strategic plan of the ministry of civil aviation (MOCA) for 2010-15′, which recognizes the need for growth.”

“The government policy fully supports the need for additional capacity in the air transport segment to meet the growing needs of the travelling public.”

The airline plans to expand its fleet to 55 aircraft from a fleet of 48 aircraft in December 2011.

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Study says that Potato Chips help to pile on weight

June 24th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt

New York, June 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Potato chips have been fingered as the worse culprit in the diets that add on the extra weight. A new study has found that potato chips account for more weight gain than previous suspects candy, ice cream and soda. The study was published in Thursday’s edition of New England Journal of Medicine.

The study was conducted by researchers from Harvard and it has been described as one of the biggest on the subject. The researchers found that weight gain had everything to do with eating habit. They placed more emphasizes on eating habits than on exercises and diets.

About 120,887 individuals were studied within a period of two decades. The participants were not obese at the start of the study. During the study their lifestyle habits were closely monitored along with their diets. During the period the weight of the participants was checked every four years.

The researchers realized that the participants had put on an average weight of 17 pounds over the period of the study. The researchers realized that the participants who engaged in exercises lost 2 pounds or less of their weight every four years that their weight was checked.

Food accounted for almost 4 pounds of weight gain every four years. Potato chips added excess 1.69 pounds to the weight of the participants in four years. That was high when compared with sweets and desserts which only contributed 0.41 pounds in four years.

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Amarinder’s brother quits Congress, joins Akali Dal (Lead)

January 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS

Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Upset over being denied a Congress ticket for the Jan 30 state assembly polls, Malwinder Singh, the younger brother of Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh, Saturday quit the party and joined the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal.

Malwinder Singh, who openly opposed the Congress allotting a poll ticket for the Samana assembly seat to Amarinder Singh’s son Raninder Singh, was welcomed into the Akali Dal fold by its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is also the deputy chief minister.

“The (Congress) party has done great injustice to me despite my working for the party interests,” Malwinder Singh, who like his brother belongs to the erstwhile Patiala royal family, said here.

Sukhbir Badal said that Malwinder’s joining the Akali Dal would strengthen the party further.

Earlier, Malwinder had threatened to contest the state poll from Samana as an Independent, but also said he kept his options open.

He also said that his elder brother (Amarinder) could not be blamed for his not getting the Congress ticket.

“I don’t think that he (Amarinder) had a role in this. My ‘bhabhi’ (sister-in-law) is the one responsible for this situation. I had spoken to her last week but she was adamant on getting the Congress ticket for Raninder,” an upset Malwinder Singh said.

Malwinder also blamed Gulchain Singh Charak, who is in charge of the Congress affairs in Punjab, for the denial of the poll ticket to him.

“This man (Charak) has no standing in Jammu from where he comes and has no political understanding (of Punjab). He contested an election in Jammu once and even lost his security deposit. Such people have been put in charge of Congress affairs in Punjab,” he said.

The Congress is facing rebels at some three dozen of the 117 assembly seats in the state.

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Gossip comprises huge chunk of corporate emails: Study

June 7th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS

Washington, June 7 (IANS) The average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day and one out of every seven of those messages can be called “gossip,” says a new study.

Eric Gilbert, assistant professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing, US, examined hundreds of thousands of emails from the former Enron Corporation.

Gilbert found that - by the definition of “gossip” as messages that contain information about a person or persons not among the recipients - nearly 15 percent of the emails qualify as office scuttlebutt.

What’s more, Gilbert, an expert in social computing, found that gossip is prevalent at all levels of the corporate hierarchy, though lower levels gossip the most. “Gossip gets a bad rap,” he added, according to a Georgia Tech statement.

Still, another finding was that “negative” gossip, characterised through a natural language text processing analysis, was in fact 2.7 times more prevalent than positive gossip, though a significant portion of the messages were “sentiment-neutral.”

The findings, according to Gilbert and doctoral student Tanushree Mitra, represent an important test of anthropological theories about gossip in what can reasonably be called the world’s most popular electronic social medium: email.

“A recent survey of that literature summarised gossip as having four main purposes: information, entertainment, intimacy and influence. We found evidence of all those categories in the Enron emails, relating to both business and personal relationships.”

“Enron certainly had what could be called a ‘cowboy culture,’ but I suspect the way they behaved internally to each other did not differ significantly from most other US corporations,” Gilbert said.

Indeed, the Enron corpus - some 600,000 messages purchased following the company’s bankruptcy and now made freely available for study - represents the world’s largest publicly accessible body of naturally occurring emails.

It has provided grist for numerous scientific and technical advances.

For example, Gilbert said, email spam filters took a huge leap forward in efficiency in 2005 due largely to advancements made from analysing the Enron corpus.

Gilbert’s and Mitra’s findings were presented at the sixth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM ‘12) at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

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It won't be long until the 10 ASEAN member states turn the region into a single market.

The ASEAN Economic Community becomes official in 2015, when the region and its over-500 million people will be an international community in which goods, production assets, people and capital can move freely across borders.

It means Vietnamese laborers will have to compete with those from other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, making human resources development a crucial task for the country.

However, it seems Vietnamese universities are still ill-prepared for such rivalry.

Hua Minh Tuan, vice rector of the University of Finance-Marketing, said he had heard about aspirations of "broad and deep integration" in Southeast Asian region by 2015, but the Ministry of Education and Training had yet to give any instructions to universities about detailed plans to prepare for the integration.

Tran Dinh Ly, chief of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry's Training Department, said the university did not have plans to improve the quality of education and training after 2015.

Communication and other skills

Vietnamese students themselves are mostly unaware of "ASEAN integration" and the need to study foreign languages.

Nguyen Thi Nga of the HCMC University of Technology will graduate in 2016. She said she has only "average" English skills, and does not have plans to study another foreign language.

Nguyen Van Binh, Nga's schoolmate, said he only signed up for  his first low-level English class when he entered his third year of university.

According to many educators and employers, limited English command is among the biggest challenges for Vietnamese students.

Only around 60-70 percent of students in the University of Finance-Marketing are able to communicate in English, according to Tuan, the vice rector.

Nguyen Thi Van Anh, managing director of Navigos Search, said the foreign language skills of Vietnamese workers are much worse than those of workers from other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and the Philippines.

Masaki Yamashita, general director of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsibishi (UFJ) in HCMC, told Vietweek that Vietnamese students have good knowledge of their major, but they have difficulties turning the knowledge into work skills and applying the knowledge in reality.

Most foreign companies are not pleased with Vietnam's workforce because Vietnamese people generally lack communication and teamwork skills, he said.

Anh added that Vietnamese workers also lack other soft skills such as presentation, team spirit, listening and expression, but they are usually afraid to ask questions and thus cannot learn much from their colleagues or bosses.

Meanwhile, Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of a center that forecasts workforce demand and labor market information in HCMC, said students were unaware of what employers need from them.

He cited a survey of 5,000 students from three universities in the city as saying that students think that professional knowledge is the most important thing when applying for a job, followed by foreign language and IT skills, soft skills and practice.

In fact, employers regard soft skills as equally important as professional standards, he said.

According to some educators, culture and education are the roots of the problem. The Vietnamese education system does not focus on teaching students to reason with the realities of the outside world, they say.

Better late than never

Experts say Vietnamese universities should do everything they can to improve the quality of training; otherwise their graduates will be unable to compete to find jobs.

Nguyen Duc Nghia, deputy director of the HCMC chapter of Vietnam National University, said universities should build English curricula to receive students from other countries, so that Vietnamese students will find the motivation to compete (even when they are still at school).

He added that Vietnamese universities should join associations of regional universities to engage in student exchange programs, which may provide opportunities for Vietnamese students to survey the labor markets of other countries.

Vu Hai Quan, vice rector of HCMC University of Science, said his school is planning to develop international cooperation programs and build quality assessment frameworks under international standards.

Ho Thanh Phong, rector of HCMC International University, said universities should keep regular contact with companies, especially foreign companies, to update their recruitment plans and demands, and thus adjust training methods.

Most experts agreed that foreign language skills would open the door for Vietnamese students to the world.

Apart from English, workers should learn the language of the country they plan to work in, they said.

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TV celebrity Alex Proud has officially re-launched Stanmer House in Stanmer Park.

More than 300 guests, including business leaders, trade associations and councillors, were at the launch.

His fully-restored mansion features a new restaurant called Source at Stanmer.

The Grade 1 listed Proud Country House was brought into the Proud Group in 2016.

It has now been fully restored with juxtaposing antiques and reclamation yard finds, 70s glamour and modern patterns while still retaining the original charm of the 295 year-old house.

Next year a £3.75 million investment starts in the 20 hectares surrounding the house to restore the Grade 2 listed parkland and outbuildings and make the estate more accessible for cyclists, walkers and cars.

Alex Proud said, “I am delighted to be the new custodian of such an important Heritage site in Sussex – the place where I grew up.

“In fact, my mother cried when I told her I’d taken on Stanmer – the love for this building and estate runs deep .

“I hope our customers old and new enjoy the changes and improvements we’re making front of house and behind the scenes.”.

The doors were also formally opened at the new restaurant Source.

Mr Proud said: “Serving a seasonal British menu, using fresh fish, meats and produce from within a 20-mile radius, Source is simply and beautifully cooked food, served at a price that is fair for everyone from producer to guest.”

Head Chef James Mitchell brings his new ‘farm to fork’ approach to Proud Country House having previously worked for The Savoy Hotel and Hilton Park Lane,.

James said: “I believe in starting with the very finest ingredients, treating them with respect and letting the quality speak for itself.

“We have something for every palette – from light salads to beautiful on the bone rib of beef.”

Alex Proud - star of the popular Channel 4 series Four Rooms - signed a long lease on Stanmer House in 2016.

He took over after pub operator Whiting and Hammond ended its five year involvement with the venue.

The Proud Cabaret founder was born opposite the Goldstone ground in Hove, lived as a child near North Road, Brighton, and has fond childhood memories of the 18th Century manor house.

He is determined to make Stanmer House a success but he previously told The Argus it will take time and he is determined not to rush.

He said: “Brighton really is an important part of our future and I see Stanmer House as a flagship building for the Proud Group.”


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With accusations of severely debilitating acoustic or sonic attacks against U.S. (and Canadian) diplomatic personnel in Havana, the U.S.-Cuba relationship has taken another step backward. Perhaps that was the primary intent of the mysterious “audio trauma” all along.

Now, the Trump administration has responded to the attacks — which caused hearing loss, persistent fatigue and concussion-like symptoms to two dozen or so American and Canadian officials in the Cuban capital — by reducing the number of U.S. diplomats in Cuba by almost 60 per cent. Canada, in contrast, has decided to keep its current staffing numbers the same and has not cautioned against Canadian tourists travelling to the island nation.

It is interesting to note that Canadian diplomats in Cuba have not experienced any permanent cognitive damage and that no additional attacks have occurred in the meantime. But the U.S. is claiming that newer sonic attacks (or possibly a malfunctioning eavesdropping device) were undertaken just a few weeks ago.

“Because our personnel’s safety is at risk, and we are unable to identify the source of the attacks, we believe U.S. citizens may also be at risk and warn them not to travel to Cuba,” said a curt statement issued by the U.S. State Department.

For their part, the Cubans responded with a diplomatic note of their own: “We consider that the decision announced by the Department of State is hasty and that it will affect the bilateral relations, specifically, the co-operation in matters of mutual interest and the exchanges on different fields between both countries.”

Cuban President Raúl Castro maintains that Havana has had nothing to do with these attacks and that it has always respected the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (including the protection of official diplomats and their families). It’s hard to imagine why the Cubans would want to get mixed up in all of this now.

Recently, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to reassure him that the Cuban government was not involved. The Cubans have even undertaken the unprecedented step of allowing FBI agents (along with RCMP investigators) to enter the country to conduct their own thorough probe into the acoustic “incidents.” Evidently, not much has turned up.

Then, who exactly is behind these strange attacks? Which countries would have access to such sophisticated technology? And, more important, why are they deploying it?

Could Cuban-American exiles or the CIA have their fingerprints on this? It certainly wouldn’t be the first time that the U.S. intelligence agency sought to strangle the Cuban government.

What about the handiwork of the Chinese, Iran or the pesky Russians? Could they be trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Havana?

Is it possible that both the Russians and the Cubans are working together on this? I don’t see the upside here for the Cubans.

But some analysts are wondering whether rogue elements of the Cuban intelligence/security apparatus are deliberately trying to sabotage any move to cement the normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations. Maybe it has something to do with nefarious Cuban agents trying to slow down the normalization process by exploiting an opportunity as Cuba transitions to a post-Raúl Cuba.

Or, is simultaneously attacking the Canadians just a poor attempt to divert attention away from singling out the Cubans for blame? Again, I just don’t see it.

It would be hard to believe that the struggling Cubans could afford to develop such high-tech equipment — or would want to risk jeopardizing any rapprochement with Washington and also knee-cap the friendly Canadians in the process. Indeed, the last thing that the Cuban government wants to do is to undermine the economic and diplomatic benefits of a valuable U.S.-Cuba entente.

It is true that Cuban authorities in the past would periodically harass and unnerve U.S. diplomats serving on the island. And it’s equally the case that U.S. agents would return the favour to Cuban officials working in Washington. But the use of sonic devices goes far beyond the typical low-level diplomatic games of yesteryear.

It is possible that the Cubans (in cahoots with the Russians or the Chinese) are directly involved. But it doesn’t make any sense from a Cuban government that wants to exploit all of the commercial and domestic advantages that normalization provides. And neither does it add up for the Cubans to anger Canada — the one country that has largely stood by Cuba since 1959.

So it’s hard to know where to point the finger here. It’s just a real diplomatic head-scratcher. Of course, we are talking about U.S.-Cuba relations.

Peter McKenna is professor and chair of political science at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown.


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Simple Quality Solutions For Being Your Own Handyman (or Handywoman)

Almost anyone can have fun doing home improvements. Yet, for someone just starting out, choosing the right tool or which permits are necessary and what regulations to follow can be overwhelming. What do you need to do to learn about the local codes? For starters, they can read the following tips!

The amount of money that you are going to get as a return of the investment must be compared to how much you value the personal touches you are considering adding to your home. The more personal your renovation is, it becomes less likely that another person will buy the house for what it cost you to do the work in the first place.

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TIP! If you are considering a substantial home renovation, consult with a professional designer or architect to help with your plans. If you do not have any professional training, your plans may ignore function in favor of form.

Plain lampshades can make your whole room look boring. With stencils, you can brighten them up. Use paint or an ink pad to add designs that be taken from a template, then add them to your boring lampshades. Doing this will add personality to your room and take away from your boring lampshades.

To make a quick, easy improvement, go grab a gallon or two of paint. Adding some new paint to a home can give it a new appearance, which doesn’t really cost you a whole lot of money or time. A fresh paint job can boost the appeal of your house to potential homebuyers, in case you are thinking of selling.

One really great thing to consider doing when you’re improving your home is to add solar panels. The initial outlay can be a little expensive, but over the long term this could be a very worthwhile investment. This can save your money your electric bills. Improvements in solar tech have made this a viable alternative energy source.

TIP! If you are replacing baseboards opt for stained ones instead of painted ones. This gives your baseboards that look of real wood that blends very well with a modern or classic home.

In many home improvement projects, using “premium” materials is a way to maximize the value of the work. Comparison shop for these building supplies before choosing a vendor! For example, quality home flooring can be expensive, but if you shop around, you should be able to find the flooring in your price range. For instance, check those supply stores, check for overstocks or returns, and check out discount retail chains.

It is possible to give your kitchen a better, more current look without becoming bankrupt in the process. Stainless steel is popular right now, but that doesn’t mean you should replace all of your appliances. Instead, opt to paint your appliances. You can update your kitchen and give your appliances a uniform look.

Traditional fireplaces are not an ideal solution for heating your house during the winter months. Much of the heat from the fire gets lost through the chimney, resulting in poor heating of your home. Fireplaces can also deplete the oxygen level within your home since the fire uses oxygen to keep itself burning.

TIP! Write down exactly what you are hoping to accomplish with your home improvement project. This will allow you to focus on the task without getting sidetracked.

It is important to talk to everyone in your family about different emergency plans long before a disaster has a chance to strike. If there is an accident, many people have the tendency to panic. To help lessen the chance of a fatality or injury, come up with escape plans for home intrusions, fire or dangerous weather. Discuss not only the routes to be taken, but also all possible scenarios.

Always remove any dust, dirt or oily marks from room surface that you are going to paint with a clean wet cloth. That helps the paint to stick to the walls that much more, and will help you avoid the hassle of frequent touch-ups or more coats of paint.

An unsightly air conditioning unit may be less than attractive, but in many parts of the country it is a necessity. It is possible to use a trellis or latticework to hide this area in a safe and effective manner. You can also use an ornamental grass, like pampas grass, if you about an empty foot of space in between the unit’s edge and the roots.

TIP! Dressing up some pillows for a teen’s room can be easy. Sew some old band shirts, old jeans, and shirts with neat logos around your decorative pillows.

On major home improvement jobs, homeowners should always take information from their contractors with a grain of salt. Contractors, even those with stellar reputations, could take advantage of homeowners who place too much trust in them. Before you spend more money with the contractor, make sure the improvements are necessary.

When adding any type of home improvement project, you want to make sure that it is your own. However, don’t deviating too much from the other homes in your area. You do not need to be singled out in the neighborhood for having a totally different look to your home. This can make selling your place harder.

Now you can see how home improvements can be enjoyable and fun to do to your home. You can have a lot of fun when improving things in your home. If you keep these hints in mind, do it yourself projects can become your new passion.

TIP! Visit open houses or model homes to get some ideas about your home improvement projects. Experience the very newest in options for decorating and see what the outcome of a home improvement project may look like before you get started.


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Presidential election hits $2B fundraising mark

WASHINGTON - The 2012 presidential campaign passed the $2 billion mark in fundraising Thursday, fueled by an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the wealthiest Americans hoping to influence the selection of the country's next leader.

The eye-popping figure puts the election on track to be the costliest in modern U.S. history. It comes amid a campaign finance system vastly altered by the proliferation of outside groups and "super" political committees that are bankrolling a barrage of TV ads in battleground states.

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have brought in about $1.7 billion so far this election, according to fundraising reports submitted Thursday night.

Added to that: nearly $300 million in donations involving super PACs since early 2011, as well as tens of millions more in donations to nonprofit groups that run election-related ads but don't have to disclose their donors.

Obama, the Democratic Party and related fundraising committees raised a combined $88.8 million for the first 15 days of October, reports showed, while Romney's fundraising apparatus reaped $111.8 million during the same period.

The largest of those were two pro-Romney groups. American Crossroads, a Republican-leaning super PAC with ties to former President George W. Bush's longtime political counselor Karl Rove, reported raising at least $79.6 million through Oct. 15. Restore Our Future, founded by former Romney aides, reported pulling in $130.6 million so far. And Priorities USA, a pro-Obama group founded by two former aides to the president, reported $62.8 million in contributions.

Added to that: nearly $300 million in donations involving super PACs since early 2011, as well as tens of millions more in donations to nonprofit groups — often affiliated with super PACs — that run election-related ads but don't have to disclose their donors.

Presidential candidates in 2008 raised more than $1.8 billion in inflation-adjusted figures. This time, new factors have contributed to the escalation in the campaign money chase.

This year marked the first time that both major party candidates opted out from the public financing system established to set limits on how much a presidential candidate can raise and spend. Both Obama and Romney would have been eligible for about $100 million in taxpayer money to support their campaigns through the general election, but both gambled — correctly — that they could raise and spend far more.

In 2008, Obama became the first presidential contender to refuse all public financing while his Republican rival, Arizona Sen. John McCain, accepted the government funds. The lopsided result — Obama outspent McCain by more than 2-to-1 in the general election — effectively ended public funding as an option for serious candidates.

With the 2012 election so tight, both Obama and Romney have spent considerable time at high-dollar fundraising events courting wealthy donors. Romney last month lamented the time spent fundraising rather than speaking to larger groups of voters, saying that "fundraising is a part of politics when your opponent decides not to live by the federal spending limits."

Both Obama and Romney have raised considerable cash from small donors, too, especially the president. His campaign has reported that more than 4 million donors have contributed.

Obama spokesman Adam Fetcher acknowledged Thursday that Romney and his supportive super PACs were outspending the president on the airwaves. He said the Obama campaign was making efforts to expand its donor base as it headed into the remaining days before the election.

Federal election regulators have raised the limit on individual contributions to candidates, which means campaigns can solicit more money from donors than they have in the past. Individual donors can now give a total of $5,000 in the primary and general elections to a candidate, compared to just $2,000 in 2000.

Michael Toner, a Republican campaign finance lawyer and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, said the close race between Obama and Romney and the sharply polarized electorate have also played a role in accelerating the dash for dollars.

"I don't know any campaign manager who thinks they have too much money. In this political 50-50 environment you can't ever have enough," Toner said. "Every last million could make the difference in who is elected."

But the emergence of super PACs and other outside groups, emboldened partly by the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court in 2010, has done more than anything else to reshape the contours of presidential campaign fundraising. A handful of federal court cases have broadly eased campaign finance regulations, allowing donors to give unlimited sums. That kind of money has largely been funneled to super PACs, which can raise and spend money on behalf of candidates as long as they don't coordinate expenditures or strategy with the campaign.

"The distinctive factor in this election is the outside money being spent and the corrupting money financing it," said Fred Wertheimer, a longtime campaign finance reform advocate. "It's a symbol of the disastrous campaign finance system we have and the undue influence relatively few well-financed individuals and interest groups now have over government decisions.

Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is the top super PAC donor this year. Adelson, a billionaire, has contributed more than $40 million to Republican super PACs, including those backing Romney and former candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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Junior libero Dani Shepherd anchors the Penn defense with a national best 6.61 digs per set. The Quakers will look for their first Ivy win this weekend.

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Two points. Just two more points. That is what the Penn volleyball team has been preaching all week.

After two five-set losses last weekend to Princeton and Towson, the Quakers (5-7, 0-1 Ivy) will look to rebound in their first full weekend of Ivy League play. Penn did not have a midweek game this week, which gave the team extra time to focus on what it can do to turn those close losses into wins.

“We need to get an extra two points somewhere, and I think we found it,” coach Kerry Carr said. “If we play at a high level and then add these two points to it, we can win the ball game this time.”

Penn travels to play Dartmouth (2-9, 1-0) on Friday and Harvard (3-9, 0-1) on Saturday. While both opponents are also off to slow starts, Carr has no plans of underestimating the team’s Ivy foes and is emphasizing the need to stay mentally strong.

“All of us, it doesn’t matter what we do out of season, it matters what we do against each other,” Carr said of the Ancient Eight squads. “[Dartmouth and Harvard] went five sets with each other, which shows it’s going to be just another battle. Just keep being patient and outplaying them, outwitting them and outlasting them.
“We play survivor all the time because it really is all about that mental battle.”

The Quakers will rely on their strong and active defense, led by junior libero Dani Shepherd. Shepherd was first-team All-Ivy last season and currently leads the nation in digs per set. Her ability to anticipate where the other team’s hitters are going allows the Quakers’ defense to be much more versatile.

“We show her where the hitters hit and she reads them,” Carr said. “If she reads them one way, then our outside back can read the other way. So we don’t have to only play this way or that way.”

The Red and Blue’s defense is further strengthened by junior Kristen Etterbeek and sophomore Emma White, who have quietly become defensive forces.

“The thing that you don’t notice, because Dani overshadows them, is that Emma and Kristen are also two of the top dig leaders in the league,” Carr said. “They are as good at reading as Dani is, and then the three of them together work really well.”

Shepherd explained how the defense has gelled as the season has progressed.

“We have a really good defense that is getting used to each other and moving a lot,” she said. “That is so hard for an offense to go against because they don’t know where our defense is going to be.”

Along with their defense, the Quakers also need big contributions from freshman duo Alex Caldwell and Ronnie Bither. Caldwell was named last week’s Ivy League Rookie of the Week, while Bither won the same award in consecutive weeks earlier in the season.

“I’ve been really impressed as their teammate,” Shepherd said. “I think our whole team has been really proud with how confident and composed they have been when they come on to the court.

“You watch them play and you don’t know that they are freshmen, and I think that’s a huge accomplishment.”

If the Quakers play to their defensive strengths and make a couple more big plays, those two extra points are theirs for the taking.

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Stricter Drone Regulations in Canada – DJI “Disappointed”

Transport Canada has released a series of proposed measures that aim to reduce the security and administrative issues caused by the use of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs or drones). The various restrictions cover different categories of drone models based on weight, as well as an overall set of measures for all drone pilots.

Among the general proposed drone regulations is a clause that all pilots operating a drone weighing over 250g must have an obligatory liability insurance of $100,000.

Regulations among the “very small” category of drone models — those ranging from 250g to 1kg, which would include models such as the DJI Spark and DJI Mavic Pro — include a mandatory written knowledge test and operating no closer than 100 feet (30.5 m) from a person. The “small” category of up to 25kg — which would include the DJI Phantom 4 Pro, DJI Inspire and more — adds further restrictions and, depending on whether its a rural or urban environment, could restrict pilots from flying closer than 250 feet (76.20 m) from a person.

It is worth mentioning that some of these proposed measures make no distinction between recreational and commercial use. Could this mean that people wanting to use their drones to shoot films – whether commercially or not – would be legally prevented from getting close to their actors?

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Do you have an email database of supporters for your work? Everywhere you turn, from industry events to industry publications to individual consultants, you should be hearing that an email database is one key to success for your film. Fundraising, niche marketing and distribution are all heavily dependent on having a sizable list.

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But let’s address some excuses artists use for not starting a list.

Email lists start from zero and it will take too much time to get a big enough list. Everyone starts at zero. No one was born with an email list! I know it is really hard to face having an account that looks empty, especially when you think of yourself as an established artist. It takes time and effort to build up a good list. Most people don’t like the long term pay off of list building and social media tools. The effort is usually started when they need something NOW.  Come to terms with the long tail! Get started now, when you DON’T need anything and, over time, you will have a big enough list.

Email collection feels spammy, exploitive. If the only time you contact your database is when you NEED something, then yes, you are being exploitive. People sign up to your list because you offer them something of value to their lives and they are giving you permission to keep talking to them. This is like GOLD DUST! Don’t underestimate this asset. They are looking for your unique perspective on the world, some interesting tools or events they should know about that you recommend that are not directly related to your work, as well as news about what your are working on. They do admire your work after all, so don’t keep them in the dark.

Email service providers cost money. Many email service providers do not charge monthly fees until you reach a certain number of subscribers (2000) or you are sending a certain volume of emails per month. If you are trying to build a list in order to earn a living at some point, you must invest a little bit. Come on, we’re talking like $30 a month here! Is this your profession or a hobby?

Just one more thing that takes me away from making my art. True, but you can view this as a different form of expressing your creativity as well. Monthly communication with an audience shouldn’t be viewed as an inconvenience. Your audience is what enables you to keep making your art; having an audience makes you valuable, both to yourself (a feeling of accomplishment) and to the market. You make art to be seen right? The newsletter doesn’t have to be long, but it needs to be creative and engaging, things art should be at a minimum.

I don’t need a list because someone else is going to sell my work to an audience. Ok, Ms Old School filmmaker! We’re in the second decade of the millennium and about 5 years along in the indie film distribution revolution. At what point are you going to accept the fact that FEW (like a hand full) of filmmakers have this luxury? And even they don’t have it to a reliable degree. You are wasting all of the new distribution and marketing tools now available to you if you have no one to contact directly.

In my next post, I will give some tips about accumulating emails and how to keep that list healthy and happy to hear from you.

Sheri Candler

August 8th, 2013

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by Jeffrey Winter, Sheri Candler, and Orly Ravid

The old philosophical thought experiment “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” has never been truer for film distribution. With the incredible number of films available for consumption on innumerable platforms, getting some form of distribution for your film is no longer the core problem. The central issue now is: how will anyone know about it? How will you find your audience? And how will you communicate enough to them to drive them to the point of actually seeing it?

Before we plunge into that question, let’s take one step back and discuss the term “distribution.” In today’s convergence universe, where anyone with technical savvy can be surfing the Internet and watching it on their television, every single person with a high speed internet connection is in some way a “distributor.” Anyone can put content onto their website and their Facebook and de facto make it available to anyone else in the world. Anyone can use DIY distribution services to distribute off their site(s), and get onto larger and / or smaller platforms.

Even getting your film onto some combination of the biggest digital platforms – i.e. iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, and Cable VOD – is not insurmountable for most films. We’re not saying it is easy…there are a myriad of steps to go through and rigorous specs at times and varying degree of gatekeepers you’ll have to interface with and get approval from. But with some good guidance (for example, we at The Film Collaborative can help you with that), some cash, and a little persistence…these distribution goals can usually be achieved.

But in a certain way, none of that matters. If you have your film available, say, on iTunes…. how is anyone going to know that? Chances are you aren’t going to get front- page promo placement, so people will have to know how and why to search for it.  This is why the flat fee services to get onto iTunes (which we now offer too) do not necessarily mean you will net a profit.  Films rarely sell themselves.  You are going to have to find the ways to connect to an audience who will actively engage with your film, and create awareness around it, or you will certainly fall into the paradox of the “tree falls in the forest” phenomenon… which many independent filmmakers can relate to.

So we arrive at the current conundrum, how do we drive awareness of our films? The following are the basic “points of light” everyone seems to agree with.

  • Use the film festival circuit to create initial buzz. If you can, get the film into a break-even theatrical, hybrid theatrical, non-theatrical window that spreads word of mouth on the film.
  • Engage the press, both traditional press and blogosphere, to write about the film.
  • Build a robust social media campaign, starting as early as possible (ideally during production and post), creating a “community” around your film.
  • Build grassroots outreach campaign around any and all like-minded organizations and web-communities (i.e. fan bases, niche audiences, social issue constituencies, lifestyle communities, etc.)
  • Launch your film into ancillaries, like DVD and digital distro, and make sure everyone who has heard of the film through the previous five bullet points now knows that they can see the film via ancillary distribution, and feels like a “friend” of the effort to get the word out to the public-at-large.
  • Be very creative and specific in your outreaches to all these potential partners, engaging them in very targeted marketing messages and media to cut through the glut of information that the average consumer is already barraged with in everyday life. This, above all, means being diligent in finding your true “fans,” i.e. the core audience who will be passionate about your subject matter and help you spread the word.

Our book SELLING YOUR FILM WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL and its companion blog  already highlight a good number of filmmakers who have used some combination of the above tactics to successful effect in finding a “fanbase” of audiences most likely to consume the film. Here, in this posting, we illustrate some additional recent films and tactics useful to filmmakers moving forward with these techniques.

WE WERE HERE, by David Weissman

Selected for the U.S. Documentary Competition by the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, WE WERE HERE tells the emotionally gripping story of the onset of AIDS in San Francisco in the early 1980s. The Film Collaborative handled festival release for this film, as well as international sales and grassroots marketing support on behalf of the theatrical and VOD (and US sales in conjunction with Jonathan Dana). Theatrical distribution, press, and awards campaigning is being handled by Red Flag Releasing.

On the face of it, WE WERE HERE is a documentary about a depressing topic like AIDS, and therefore doesn’t seem like the easiest sell in the world. However, it also happens to be an excellent film that was selected for Sundance and Berlin, as well as a film that has fairly obvious niche audiences that can be identified and targeted. As soon as The Film Collaborative came onboard, about a month prior to the Sundance 2011 premiere, we set about creating a list of more than 300 AIDS organizations in the United States, and reached out to each of them to ask them to get to know us on Facebook and our website, and also offered to send them screeners, in case they wanted to host a special screening down the road etc. Needless to say, we got an enthusiastic response from these groups (since we were doing work they would obviously believe in), but the goal here was not to make any kind of immediate money…we simply wanted them onboard as a community to tap into down the line.

Simultaneously, we created a targeted list of 160 film festivals we thought were best for the film — mixing major international fests, doc fests, and LGBT fests – and sent each of them a personalized email telling them about the film and asking them if they would like to preview it. The film (to date, is still booking internationally) was ultimately selected by over 100 film festivals (many not on our original target list of course).

As the screenings began, we reminded the filmmaker over and over to follow every introduction and every Q&A with a reminder about “liking” the Facebook page, and completely to his credit, filmmaker Weissman was always active in all aspects of Facebook marketing…always posting relevant information about the film and replying to many “fan” posts personally. Not surprisingly, a film this powerful and personal generated many deeply affecting fan posts from people who had survived the epidemic etc…, or were just deeply moved by the film. As a result, the Facebook page became a powerful hub for the film, which we strongly recommend you check out for a taste of what real fan interaction can look like. Warning….a lot of the postings are extremely emotional! One quick note – some of the most active subject members of the doc were made administrators as well, and also respond to the posts…a clever idea as it surely makes the FB fans feel even closer to the film, since they can talk with the cast as well. This would be an interesting thing to try with a narrative film as well…having the cast reply on Facebook (FB)… which is something we haven’t seen much of yet.

With the basics of community built – between the AIDS organizations, the Festivals, and the FB fans, we now had a pool to go back to…. both on theatrical release as well as upon VOD release (which just recently happened on December 9, 2011). For each major theatrical market, and for the VOD release, we went back to these people, and asked them to spread the word. We asked for email blasts, FB posts, tweets…whatever they could do to help spread the word. And without a doubt the film has gotten out there beyond anyone’s wildest initial dreams…although with VOD release only last month and DVD release still to come, final release numbers won’t be known to us for some time now…

But you can be assured we’ll be hitting up our community when the DVD comes out as well!  Also please note that these techniques and efforts apply to any niche.  For example, on a panel at Idyllwild Film Festival a filmmaker, Jeff Sable, talked about his documentary about his father playing for the Chicago Cubs and how he sold 90,000 DVDs himself (and he also did event theatrical screenings via Emerging Pictures).  He simply went after the niche, hard.

HENRY’S CRIME directed by Malcolm Veneville

Starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, and James Caan, world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Released in limited theatrical run in April 2011, and available on DVD and digital platforms as of August 2011. Although a film with “A-level” cast, the film was produced independently and distributed independently by Moving Pictures Film and Television. The film tells the story of a wrongly accused man (Reeves) who winds up behind bars for a bank robbery he didn’t commit. After befriending a charismatic lifer (Caan) in prison, Henry finds his purpose — having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. Ancillaries for the film are handled by Fox Studios. The Film Collaborative’s sister for-profit company, New American Vision, was brought aboard to handle special word-of-mouth screenings for the film, as well as social media marketing, working in conjunction with several top publicists and social marketing campaign companies in the business.

On the face of it, this film couldn’t possibly be any more different than WE WERE HERE. A narrative, heist/rom-com with major names sounds a lot easier to sell than an AIDS doc with no names. And yet, the process of reaching out to the public was surprisingly similar….both in terms of what we did and what other professional consultants on the project did as well.

First, we targeted major film festivals and major film society organizations around the country for special “word-of-mouth” (WOM) screenings of the film – seeking to create a buzz amongst likely audiences. Since the film was to be theatrically released in major markets, we targeted the festivals/film societies in these markets. This result was successful, and we got major WOM screenings in NY, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, as well as Buffalo…which was important only because the film was shot and set in Buffalo and used significant Buffalo-based crew and resources, making it a perfect market for the film.

Next, we broke the film down into logical first constituencies for the film, which we identified as follows: 1) fans of Keanu Reeves and fans of his prior movies, 2) fans of Vera Farmiga and fans of her prior movies, 3) fans of James Caan and fans of his prior movies, 4) twitter accounts that mentioned any of the cast as well as those dedicated to independent film etc., 5) web communities dedicated to anything related to the playwright Anton Checkov (because the film features significant and lengthy scenes dedicated to Reeves and Farmiga performing Checkov’s Cherry Orchard), 6) key websites dedicated to romantic comedies, 7) key recommenders of independent film, etc. Over the course of approximately six weeks prior to release, we reached out to these sites regularly, in an effort to build excitement for the film.

While this grassroots work was taking place, our colleagues in publicity organized press junkets around the film, and of course solicited reviews. In addition, marketing professionals from both Ginsberg Libby ( and Moving Pictures ( were constantly feeding marketing assets for the film as well as exclusive clips both to the major press, key film sites, as well as to the official Facebook and twitter for the movie….all with the same goal in mind…i.e. to create awareness for a film that, although it had the feeling of a traditional Hollywood film in many ways, was actually thoroughly independent and lacking the resources for major TV buys, billboards, print ads, and other traditional marketing techniques.

Unfortunately, in the end, HENRY’S CRIME did not truly take hold, and the theatrical release was far less than stellar. The reviews for the film were not complimentary (it is a good film, but not a great film), and the word-of-mouth was also not sufficient to drive the performance of the film.

This of course often happens with independent film releases, and in this case the lessons learned were particularly instructive. It was apparent while working on the film that the community-building aspects of the marketing campaign started far too late to truly engage an audience large enough to support the release (it only began in earnest about six weeks before the film’s release…even though the film had had its festival world premiere nearly SIX MONTHS before). In addition, HENRY’S CRIME proves the old adage that, sometimes, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink…meaning that the word of mouth audiences and press reviews didn’t particularly spark interest in the film in the wider community because they weren’t particularly excited by the film.

This is a lesson sometimes we all need to learn the hard way…that in today’s glutted market, it isn’t always enough to put out a decent movie….in fact in today’s competition, you really need to put out a independent movie that is actually great…or at least connects so deeply with your audience that they are compelled to see it.

Of course, one endless question rages on here. What are the long-tail effects of the outreach? Just because people didn’t turn out in droves to see a film in the theater, does that mean they won’t tune in on a later date in the digital platform of their choice. Certainly many people who have HEARD of Henry’s Crime who didn’t see it in the theater may one day rent it on an available digital platform, and that is why the grassroots work is so critical. We are setting up today what we can’t possibly know until tomorrow….or maybe several years from now.

TAKE-AWAY LESSONS from this post

By comparing these experiences, there are several take-aways that filmmakers should be encouraged to keep in mind when thinking about marketing their independent film. Here are some of them….

  1. Build a list, both in the real world and online, of every organization and cross-promotional partner you can think of (or google), that might be interested in your film.

    Reach out to them about your film, and ask for their support. This is arduous work, but it has to be done. From Sheri Candler: “Initially you will take part in the community before you tell them why you are there.  For example, I started researching where online the ballet community hangs out and who they listen to. I also endeavored to meet these people offline when I could. If I was going to be in their city, I asked to meet for coffee. Real life interface when you can. I then started following those online communities and influencers quietly to start with and interjecting comments and posts only when appropriate. They were then curious about me and wanted to hear about the film. If I had gone on to the platforms or contacted the influencers immediately telling them I was working on a film, chances are they would shun me and ruin my chances to form relationships. This is why you have to start so early. When you’re in a hurry, you can’t spend the necessary time to develop relationships that will last, you can’t build the trust you need. It helps to deeply care about the film. I think the biggest takeaway I have learned when it comes to outreach is the very personal nature of it. If you don’t personally care, they can tell. They can tell you are there to use them and people are on their guard not to be used. The ideal situation is they WANT to help, they ASK to help, you don’t have to cajole them into it.”

  2. Offer your potential partners something back in return.

    With a film like WE WERE HERE, this wasn’t difficult…because the film naturally supported their work. But, for most films, you’ll need to offer them something back… like ticket-giveways, promotional emails, branding, opportunities for fundraising around the cause, merchandising give-aways, groups discounts, etc. Be creative in your thinking as to why YOU should get their attention amongst the many other films out there.

  3. Community-building is an organic, long-term process…

    Just like making friends in the real world, the process of making “friends” in community marketing and online takes time and real connection. With WE WERE HERE, we had a year to build connections amongst AIDS orgs, film festivals, and attendees at numerous screenings. The opposite was true with HENRY’S CRIME….six weeks just doesn’t work. Ask yourself…how many “friends” could you make in six weeks?

  4. Community-building only really works with films that truly “touch” their audience.

    In today’s glutted marketplace, you need to make a film that really speaks profoundly to your audience and excites them ….unless of course you have a huge enough marketing budget to simply bludgeon them with numerous impressions (this, of course, is usually reserved to the studios, who can obviously launch mediocre films with great success through brute force). You, probably, cannot do this.

  5. You need to be very specific and targeted in your outreach to likeminded organizations etc.

    Don’t rely on organizations to give you “generalized support.” Provide them with very specific instructions on how and when they should outreach about your film. For example….make sample tweets, sample FB posts, and draft their email blasts for them. Give them as close to a ready-to-go marketing outreach tool as possible…with a specific “call to action” clearly identified.

  6. You’ll need warm bodies and some technical know-how on you side to accomplish this.

    There’s absolutely NOTHING mentioned in this post that an individual filmmaker with a talented team of helpers cannot accomplish. But whether its using HootSuite or Tweetdeck or Facebook analytics, or a compelling set of marketing assets and the time and energy to get them out there….you’ll need a team to help you. Remember, all DIY (do it yourself) marketing is really DIWO (do it with others), and you’ll need to build your team accordingly. If you are short on cash…you’ll likely need to be long on interns and other converts to the cause. But if you are seeking a professional team that’s long on experience and expertise, you can find many of them on The Film Collaborative’s new Resource Place page, located at There are many services out there to help you who have done this before….you are not alone! Sheri wonders: “how many people are reasonable”? Of course it varies, but I think 4 is safe. A traditional publicist with a big contact list for your target publications who handles press inquiries and placements;  an outreach/social media person who is a great fit for your audience to regularly post and answer questions/comments from the audience not the journalists; a distribution/booker who figures out how the film will be distributed and all of the tech specs, shopping carts, contracts, festivals, community screenings that are appropriate; and the graphic designer/web designer who figures out the technical and aesthetic elements needed to make the online impact you will need.

    It is still a big job for only 4 people but it would be completely overwhelming for just one person to do or a person who doesn’t know what they are doing and a bunch of interns to handle.

  7. A final take home:

    You may not see immediate results of each outreach and we know how dispiriting that can be. A lot of times early in the process, you will fail to connect, fail to get a response, but keep plugging away and you will very often come to enjoy the fruits of your distribution / marketing labor whether by emboldening a cause, generating more revenue, or enhancing your career, or all of the above.

Happy Distributing!!!!

January 18th, 2012

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Chances are that whatever your subject matter/theme/niche audience for your film, there have been other films in recent years that targeted the same audiences. Most filmmakers feel some camaraderie with each other and many may offer you advice on how they reached their audiences.

Connect to fellow filmmakers and don’t be shy about asking them to at least mention your film on FB to their folks, or tweet about your film. We can’t emphasize enough how many filmmakers find themselves building lists of organizations and emails from scratch when someone else probably has already created a similar list. Consider the community spirit of DIY filmmaking and ask for a little help, or offer to compensate a filmmaker for their efforts on your behalf.

This is the idea behind TFC’s The Film Collaborators site, a place where filmmakers can share resources.

August 3rd, 2010

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Many dog owners generally think of clipping as only a mechanical activity. Few understand that clipping a dog is an art. Clipping a coat or nail needs to be carried out in a careful manner to avoid the injuries to the skin or nail. Clipping of the coat is to be taken care of as per the breed characteristics. If the coat is not properly clipped, this may lead to the dust accumulation in the coat and the animal may start showing signs of skin diseases. This is true especially when the grooming activities are not done in a proper manner.

Clipping of coat helps to get rid of the parasitic burden to a greater extent and also, the clipping of your dog is of more useful to expose on the type of parasitic problem that the dog is likely to suffer. Many pet health parlors are available wherein the clipping of dog will be carried out in a more systematic manner.

Always make use of a sharp clipper and in the winter regions, avoid the close clipping. This is due to the fact that the closer clipping in the winter seasons may expose the dog to the environmental stresses like the cold climate. Hence, the dog may become more vulnerable to the frostbite. Avoid the close clipping of coat or nail because this may cause injury to the underlying tissues and may cause bleeding in the concerned animal.

Many pet owners need to avoid any clipping activity when the animal is not in healthy status. Clipping instruments are available to a greater extent in many pet shops. Avoid the blunt instruments because they may not clip well and hence, repetition is required often. Always use modern equipments for clipping activities.

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