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Writers on the Web: Interview with Creator of Hit Web Series Wallflowers
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Writer/Director Kieran Turner is no stranger to successfully producing his own work.
A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he wrote, directed, and produced the acclaimed documentary Jobriath, A.D., which played in over 50 festivals worldwide and was released theatrically earlier this year. His first feature film, 24 Nights, played at over 60 festivals, won seven audience awards, and was also picked up for distribution.
His latest project is the hit comedy web series Wallflowers. Set in the witty, cruelly comedic dating world of contemporary NYC, Wallflowers details the ensemble exploits of a tight knit group of sassy, creative Gen-X stragglers coping with the ecstasy and the agony of single life - as members of a Manhattan support group for the hopelessly single. The series was nominated for two Indie Series Awards this year and will be screened at ITV Fest later this month.
I had the opportunity to talk with Kieran about his experience as a writer and self-producer and the victories and challenges he's encountered along the way.
Rebecca: What was the inspiration behind Wallflowers? Were any of the dating stories based on your own personal experience?
Kieran: I had written the original idea as a one hour pilot around 2000 and it was very different. I had just finished my first feature film, 24 Nights, which was on the festival circuit at the time and I was curious about trying to write for television. I'd done some specs of current shows and had this idea kicking around and wrote it. I didn't think it was very good, so into a drawer it went.
I was inspired to create the series by seeing a couple really well-produced web programs and being surprised and delighted by the level of quality and professionalism, and thinking: "Well, if this is what they're looking like now, then I want to do that."
I remembered the spec pilot, pulled it out and it was just as amateurish as I recalled, but I liked the idea. I also had a good decade of experience under my belt, both personal and professional, and in that time social media and internet communication really took over. I was in my late 30s, still single, realizing I was part of this thinning group who hadn't yet partnered up and I was being looked at as somewhat defective. Making the core members of this support group people in that age range who had somehow been left behind really solidified the concept for me. In that vein, I can say it was based somewhat on feelings I was having if not experiences. However, for our third season, which shoots this Fall, I've written about a few recent experiences I've had putting myself out there for "research."
Rebecca: How was producing a web series different than your previous projects?
Kieran: Production-wise, it's much like shooting an indie film because we shoot each season in one fell swoop. If we didn't, then scheduling would be worse than it already is and the episodes would be even more expensive. It's kind of the "Costco" way to shoot. You buy in bulk and it saves you money. Well, you shoot in bulk, getting rid of all your locations, etc. in a day or two for the whole season, and it saves you money. But you'd better make sure you are really solid with your scripts before you decide to do that, otherwise, you spend money reshooting.
I'm very hands-on in everything that I do, mostly because I truly believe that no one is going to be as passionate, as dedicated, in short: no one will love your project the way that you do. And if you don't make sure things get done, it's likely they won't. There are always challenges with this type of project because you can't sign the actors to an exclusive contract. You can't build soundstages to house your sets. Even though everyone gets paid, they don't get paid enough to secure them with no conflicts. So you have to work around everyone's schedules and sort of clench your ass muscles and hold your breath that you can make a schedule work. It's the most terrifying jigsaw puzzle in the world, and it rarely ever holds together. It's a lot of work, but (for me, at least) the reward is worth it.
Rebecca: What was the writing process like? Did you write each episode one at a time or did you write them together?
Kieran: I write the episodes for each season linearly. I have an idea of where I want to end up with each character at the end of each season (some more fleshed out than others) but there is also a lot of discovery as I write. I sometimes am surprised by what these characters say or do, which is weird, because I'm the one controlling that (on the page). What I've really come to love about writing each season is getting to hear the voices of my actors say these lines in my head while I'm writing. It actually helps inform the characters and helps me decide if the actions and words I'm giving them feel honest. It's another layer of collaboration. (And the best part about it is I don't have to schedule it!) I do wish I had more time to workshop the scripts and do more rewriting. I do some, but with screenplays, you have the luxury of sometimes tinkering for months or even years.
With web series, you're usually writing (at least after the first season) because you're close to shooting. And I always feel like the more you rewrite, the better it's going to be, but I've had to let go of that to a degree. I can say that the more you write for the same characters, the more you learn who they are, the less rewriting you need to do because knowing what feels right for the character gets to be a reflex. You just know how to do it.
The one challenge that I haven't quite learned how to overcome is, in writing and shooting an entire season at one time, you don't have the benefit of getting to see what is and is not working with a particular storyline or character. A regular television show that does 22 episodes a season, they have the ability to not only watch these shows and evaluate them personally one or two at a time, but they get audience and fan feedback in enough time that, before the season is over, they can fix or change things. Web series don't really have that luxury. There are a few things I would have lessened or changed over the past two years, but even more (especially in Season 2), there were some new additions that I would have liked to explore (and exploit) even more based both on personal preference and fan feedback.
I just think ongoing, serialized programming needs that space to breathe. Even with shows that release an entire season at one time (I feel) suffer from this issue because they don't have the benefit of hearing the chatter on the internet: this isn't working, I don't like her, I want more of them. So it's a struggle. But I'm learning.
Rebecca: What kind of work did you do in pre-production to prepare for the shoot? Did you feel well-prepared or is there anything you would have done differently?
Kieran: You never have enough time for pre-production. Never. And I live in Los Angeles but shoot the show in NYC, so a lot of pre-pro is done remotely with crew who live locally. I focus on finding and securing locations, putting together a schedule that will work for everyone. Budgeting, both time and money, and figuring out compromises (though those mostly happen on set).
Again, the worst part of all of it is the uncertainty that, because of the budget, things are going to fall through. I'm going through this right now with Season 3, basically stopping every 10 minutes throughout the day to breathe into a paper bag. And every season, things get larger, in episode count, in cast, in production value, deepening the characters, their interaction. It would be smart and logical to keep things simple. So I guess I'm neither. I'm not interested in repeating myself, artistically. I haven't yet found a way to make a living from web series, so if I can't get that benefit from it, then I need to get something fulfilling.
And what feeds me is being able to challenge myself, grow the work and grow from it. And I can only do that if I keep challenging myself and challenging the medium. I don't think you're going to see too much out there on the web doing what Wallflowers is doing in terms of quality, in terms of moving pieces. And I want to keep escalating that. I want to keep breaking ground.
Rebecca: How long was your shoot, and what was it like? Anything go differently than you had planned, or better than expected?
Kieran: Season One's shoot was six days for four episodes. We had to reshoot one of the episodes because of a casting issue, so I wrote an additional episode to go along with it. So Season One for five aired episodes (six filmed ones) was nine days.
We did 12 mini-sodes in between that we shot in one day, but it was all green screen. Season Two was seven episodes and we shot that in twelve days. Season Three is slated to be nine episodes and I estimate that will take eighteen days of shooting.
We have had to recast the main role of Bryce two times. That is a much larger topic that I also don't want to go too into detail about, but I will say it challenged me in several ways, got me to challenge the character, and also find funny, original ways to address the cast changes. (We did a parody of Dynasty and the two Steven Carringtons and shot it in two hours). And I think we've gotten to a place with the character that I may not have taken it to had we not had those casting challenges.
In terms of things going better than planned, any time you get a group of people together, cast and crew, like we have, you are consistently blown away by the level of professionalism both in front of and behind the camera. These people work their asses off, and perhaps one could say I lead by example, but I don't know. I've been in situations where I've led and turned around to find everyone standing to the side, picking their noses. I'm very lucky to have settled into a groove with a group that loves what we're doing.
Rebecca: Did you encounter any difficult personalities on set, and if so, how did you handle it?
Kieran: My cast (and crew) have gone over and above the level of professionalism on set and have been a joy to work with. I've been very lucky. I will say that because there isn't as much rehearsal time as one would like, and you many times meet someone for the first time on set on the actual day of shooting, you need to keep in mind that people have different ways of working, different methods of getting to what they have to give.
Some people need a lot of discussion, some very little. And I like to work very closely with the actors. So it's a matter of learning how each actor's personal method unfolds. That can sometimes cause some friction, but you learn how much to give and how much to hold back. You absolutely cannot apply a blanket method of direction with your actors, especially in something as character driven as Wallflowers. Have I had a few ruffles with cast? Sure. But it's pretty much all been in service of the work and I'd rather they care and that be the cause of friction than something like "OMG, what do you MEAN there's no caviar on the craft services table!?"
Rebecca: Now that you have produced two seasons of your show, what lessons have you learned, and what would you do differently on a future web series, if anything?
Kieran: I always bite off more than I can chew, but I chew it anyway. If I were to do another web series, besides figuring out how to profit from it, I would like to find something simpler to do that was still creatively challenging to me to do repeatedly. It would be so amazing to go in to one locations and shoot for two weeks, but still stretch myself creatively and sustain that for 3-5 seasons. I think it's very smart to, at least for your first go-round, to not go overboard in terms of things that will cost money and time. But in the same respect, web series are busting the genre open in many ways. People want more than three actors in a white walled room badly improvising. If you begin with a great script (or set of scripts) and good actors, I think you'll still be forgiven a lot.
But really, most of the lessons you learn, the things you say, "Never again," you fall in love a second, third, fourth time and you forget all the warnings. I know you want a serious answer, so yes, I have learned throughout the three seasons to schedule better. To make sure you keep those days to a workable maximum and not kill your crew. I get better at it every season, but it's really trial and error.
Rebecca: You're distributed through Stage17.com. Please tell us about Stage17, what services they offer filmmakers, and why they're the right choice for your series.
Kieran:Stage17 came on board shortly after Season One aired. They contacted me and we set up a meeting in NYC. David Stoller and Ondine Landa-Abramson, who head the network, sat me down, told me about this wonderful new playground they were constructing and asked if I would like Wallflowers to be a part of it. I love people who take chances, so I wanted to be a part of it right away. They financed our second season and will do the same for our third.
I think initially they were attracted to the show because of my actors, who are all from Broadway and the NYC theater scene (which is one of the big reasons I chose to shoot in New York) and they were looking to create a space for theater people to create other work. Their demographic was a particular person who frequented theater, but the shows didn't have to be about theater (ours is not). They went out and found a half dozen or so shows that they developed from scratch, plus mine and one other that had recently finished up successful first seasons.
I've been able to retain creative freedom on my show, which, of course, is important to me, but I feel like they respect the work that's being done. They are certainly involved in every part of production. They also have strong ties to the theater community, which is great, because I think that is one of our core groups of viewers, though simply because of the genre of the show, we branch out to larger, more varied demographics than other, more insular web series.
Rebecca: Why do you work in the web space? What inspires you to produce your own work?
Kieran: The mantra I learned quickly to adopt in this business is "Do not depend on the permission of others to make your dreams come true." If I had waited for a green light from a development exec, a production company, a movie studio, I'd have never gotten to do any of the things I've done. I figure out how to make things happen for myself. And I really believe that people who are creating for the internet more or less follow that same mantra.
The entertainment business is so insular, so unwelcoming, in every facet and on every level. If you are deeply passionate about the things you have to say and the work you want to create, then you have to take that extra leap and figure out how to make it happen. The wonderful thing about the internet is it actually includes a distribution component. People actually show up and watch what you do. And boy, do they! Now if we could only figure out how to monetize it better, we could be completely self-sufficient. And I believe that day is coming. Until Hollywood crashes in and ruins it like they do everything else.
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Rebecca Norris is a writer, producer, web enthusiast, and creator of the award-winning web series Split with her production company, Freebird Entertainment. Follow Rebecca on Twitter at @beckaroohoo.
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It has so many advantages... Inexpensive Macaroni Pasta helps to stretch your dollars. I used the always easy, always tasty, always perfectly cooked Rotisserie Chickens for the meat. One of those you can buy pre-cooked at most grocery stores (and big box warehouse joints)... Often for a lower cost than the uncooked versions.
I loaded it up with frozen vegetables (Peas and Corn), Added some fresh Veggies (Onions and Sweet Bell Peppers). And then added spices through the use of canned Chunky Ro-Tel Tomatoes. Just enough to give the dish a little ZING!
Top with a little Taco Seasoned Cheese and you have a diet - healthy dish that looks fantastic, costs can be as low as $10 for 8 servings (watch those sales, I always stock up on Ro-Tel, Frozen Vegetables, basic Pasta and cheese when I see them on sale, almost making this a pantry meal).
Of course this is only a winner if it has the right taste. This is a Tex-Mex type dish. The Ro-Tel Tomatoes have Green Chilies mixed in to add a spice (diet food does not need to taste diet). Add additional seasonings to taste (I always add Cumin anytime I cook with Tomatoes) and you have a filling dish with lots of flavors that your family will love!
And of course it makes a beautiful dish to take along to any big PotLuck style meal, as a take along dish for a family gathering. Bright, colorful and tasty combination!
Enjoy indeed
Chicken and Veggie
Pasta Casserole
Pasta Casserole
- 2 TBS Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Size Onion, Large Dice
- 1 Medium Size Green Bell Pepper
- 2 to 3 Cups Cooked Chicken, diced (I used the emat from 1/2 a Rotisserie Chicken, can substitute 2 Chicken breasts (cooked and diced).
- 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 Cans, NOT Drained (10 ounces each) Ro-Tel brand Chopped Tomatoes and Green Chilies
- 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup, undiluted
- 1 TBS Cumin Spice
- 1 tsp (Optional - To taste) Chili Powder
- 1 Cup Frozen Peas (thawed under HOT water for a few minutes).
- 1 CUp Frozen Corn (thawed under HOT water for a few minutes).
- 1 Pound Cooked Elbow Macaroni Pasta, Cooked Al Dente, 1 minute less than advised on the box
- 8 Ounces Taco Spiced Shredded Cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a large 9X13 Casserole dish with non-stick spray. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Be sure to under cook the pasta slightly. It will finish cooking as the casserole cooks.
- Heat the Olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the diced Onion and Bell pepper and saute for about 5 minutes until peppers are soft and the onions are translucent.
- Add the cooked Chicken and Garlic to the pan and saute for another minute.
- Add the Ro-Tel tomatoes and the can of Soup. Season with the Cumin and optional Chili Powder.. Stir to evenly mix.
- Run the corn and peas under HOT water for a few minutes to thaw. Add Corn and Peas to the pan and mix well.
- Dump the cooked pasta into the casserole dish. Add the contents of the Pan, covering the pasta evenly. Spread the cheese over the top.
- Bake COVERED with aluminum foil for about 45 minutes until the sauce is bubbly. UNCOVER and bake an additional 15 minutes, allowing the cheese to get golden brown and delicious.
- Let rest for 5 minutes, serve HOT and ENJOY!
A list of something NEW worthy of being shown off at a neighborhood BYODish (Bring Your Own Dish) Party, a Family special occasion dinner, Any Big Holiday Gathering or of course that glorious day when you bring a dish to share with your Church family...
Ages ago, literally almost a half century ago I was listening to our pastor talking about a PotLuck Dinner. It happened to be scheduled around a church work day when we were expected to weed, polish and do general cleaning and maintenance around the church (you know, back in the day when there were no no-wax floors and church pews smelled of Old English furniture polish). I am of course paraphrasing, but as I recall the pastor said,
"A potluck, like a church requires work. At a potluck everyone is expected to contribute.. At a church no one should come empty handed and no one should leave unfed".I will confess that in my youth I brought more store bought plastic spoons and forks than I ever brought covered dishes and crock pots of fresh made love and caring delights. But now that I have become a hobbyist cook, I occasionally am reminded of those days and people from my youth. I reminded and I do wish that I could drop a dish of some new creation on those old tables at my fondly remembered Liberty Baptist Church. Tables covered with newspapers and loaded with God's bounty prepared with love and caring... Enjoy
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Hax: June is the season for wedding dilemmas
Dear Carolyn:
I would like to invite one of my good college friends to be in my wedding party. He and I live relatively far apart but have, over the years, traveled together and gotten together whenever we've been in the same city. We last saw each other about nine months ago, but alumni groups keep us connected by email almost weekly, and we often talk on the phone. I consider him a close friend. But when he got married five years ago, he didn't invite me, and he didn't even let me know when he had his first child. We've never spoken of it all, but now I'm in the awkward position of inviting someone to be in my wedding when he didn't even invite me to his. Do I need to broach this, or just invite who I want to invite?
Definitely the latter, with one caveat, which I'll get to in a second.
Your position is awkward because it's humiliating; he's in your Top 5, and you didn't even make his Top Whatever. We've all been there and it's no fun.
But there is (probably only) one good thing about being humiliated: If you decide it doesn't matter, then it doesn't matter, period.
Plus, wedding parties are snapshots. You missed the cut five years ago, but maybe now you'd make it. Who knows. Few stay close to every attendant.
So, just pick your preference, inviting your friend or saving face.
And heed that one caveat, which is: He lives far away + has a newish child + may not regard you two as close = he might not want to travel. And he might feel too guilty to say no. So, if you do opt to invite him, make it clear it's OK for him to say no.
Dear Carolyn:
We're planning our wedding and my fiancee's mother is making life miserable. My fiancee and I know what we want, and it's simple since she and I are paying for it. We live in D.C.; her mom lives in California. The wedding is in D.C.
Her mom keeps suggesting that we're doing things wrong, and that she's not included enough, and that it's her daughter's fault for not including her. This in turn makes my fiancee depressed and angry, but she doesn't speak up because she doesn't want to hurt her mother's feelings, even though hers are hurt on a weekly basis.
Is this one of those times where I need to step up and ask the future mother-in-law to please restrain herself more?
This is one of those times where you need to back your fiancee in a way that makes her life easier - enduringly so.
The mother's complaints expose her as someone who feels powerless, superfluous, left out. If you take it upon yourself to give Mother the stiff-arm, then she's likely to feel even more left out and increase the pressure versus dialing it back.
So try this instead:
• Remind Fiancee that you two are happy with these plans and that's what counts.
• Float the idea that Mother is acting like this because she feels distant and excluded. Say it to explain, not excuse, since there are actual, grown-up ways to handle this that don't involve criticizing and guilt-tripping.
• Ask Fiancee whether openness might calm her mother: "Mom, you're far away and feel left out. I get that. How would you like to be involved? I want you to feel welcome." Giving Mother a low-stress corner of the wedding to control, particularly one that suits her expertise, can be transformative. If not, oh well - then:
• Preach the gospel of owning one's choices. You and Fiancee are having a simple D.C. wedding on your dime because that's what makes sense for you - not because of or in defiance of or anything-else-of her mother.
So, she (and you) can walk that walk without apology, to Mother or anyone else: "Mom, this is what works for us; it's not personal." And, "Hm, I hadn't thought of that. (Change subject.)" And, "Thanks for the suggestion. (Change subject.)" The fault-finding is Mother's choice, but the "depressed and angry" is Fiancee's choice. This is as good a time as any for Fiancee, and you, to adopt a more empowered response.
Dear Carolyn:
My favorite niece is planning a very small wedding in a restaurant and the only relatives she is inviting are her mother and father and me.
Another aunt who lives near the bride (I do not) may not be invited, and neither will my son, to whom she is also close. I feel guilty that my sister and son cannot be included. Do I attend and not tell them? Do I not go?
-Aunt With a Dilemma
Individual exclusions from big weddings are a dilemma; mass exclusions from tiny weddings are not. Go, enjoy, promise to take good pictures.
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Chris "Badger" Thomas RIGHT WING TRIBUNE–
Convicted intelligence leaker Chelsea Manning wants to eliminate U.S. borders, close prisons, and get rid of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if elected to be Maryland's next senator, Breitbart reports.
Manning, the transgender female born as a biological male who announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Maryland this January, recently unveiled a political platform that includes plans to close prisons, get rid of U.S. borders, institute universal health care, and abolish ICE.
Manning, 30, says getting rid of the federal immigration enforcement agency is a top priority, alleging that the agency is preparing to promote "ethnic cleansing," according to the Daily Mail.
Manning is a head-case that has no business in politics, truth be told, we need President Trump to throw out Obama's pardon and throw the traitor back into prison for treason.
Manning, 30, filed to run in January and has been registered to vote in Maryland since August. He lives in North Bethesda, not far from where he stayed with an aunt while awaiting trial.
His aim is to unseat Sen. Ben Cardin, a 74-year-old Maryland Democrat who is seeking his third Senate term and previously served 10 terms in the U.S. House. Daily Mail
- Chelsea Manning is aiming to unseat Senator Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat
- His policies include abolishing borders, closing prisons and universal healthcare
- The 30-year-old leaked over 700,000 secret US military documents to the world
- He has since been branded a traitor by many, though insist he is a heroic figure
After Obama commuted his sentence, Manning shifted his focus to queer and transgender rights activism.
Last week on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Manning tweeted a vulgarity aimed at first responders.
fuck the police ????????????♀???? #DisarmThePolice ???????????? #WeGotThis #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/Ugo0XbkEVW
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) January 9, 2018
This is how screwed up the sheep are, they allow a traitor to the United States to run for a political office. Pathetic and another reason WE THE PEOPLE need to take our nation back from those who desire to abolish it.
Chris "Badger" Thomas is a Veteran who served our country as an Army Combat Medic.
God Bless.
Bruce Johnson RIGHT WING TRIBUNE
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Summer is on its way, and many people are eagerly planning their summer vacations. If you are going overseas, here are some tips concerning handling your finances.
Before traveling, go through your purse or wallet and remove any unnecessary items. You won't need your library card in Europe. A slimmed down wallet will make a less obvious target for pickpockets.
Inform your credit card companies where you are going and what dates you'll be gone before you travel, otherwise, they may put a hold on your card for suspicious activity and you could be left stranded with no access to finances. Ask them for a number you can call from overseas, as most 800 numbers on cards only work in the US.
Research the area you plan to visit. See if credit cards are widely accepted and, if so, which ones. Also, look for the availability of ATMs that you can use. We are complacent in America that an ATM will always give us cash, even if it's not our bank, but this isn't always the case in other parts of the world.
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Although using credit cards is advised, it is always a good idea to travel with some cash for emergencies. You should already have a small amount of the local currency before you get there. You may need to grab a meal at the airport or a taxi to the hotel and not all places accept credit cards. Also, while we use magnetic strip cards here in the US, most of Europe and Asia use chip-and-PIN cards. These cards have an extra layer of security by requiring a PIN, which our magnetic strip cards don't have. This sometimes causes problems at automated payment machines like gas stations and train ticket kiosks. You may need to use cash or have an attendant help you. Most merchants will want to see your passport, too, to verify that you are the person who is supposed to be using that card.
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Former SEC chief Levitt on his push to take on Wells Fargo
SoFi, a company that refinances student loans, said Wednesday that it raised $1 billion in funding. The investment, led by Japanese tech company SoftBank, is believed to be the largest-ever in the emerging financial technology industry and an example of its buzz.
Mike Cagney, a former financial trader, founded SoFi in 2011 while at Stanford's business school. Lately, he's been expanding the company beyond its student loan roots into personal loans and home mortgages.
Cagney's vision is to be the modern day bank for millennials. For example, all the company's mortgages and student loan refinancing will soon come with wealth management services, free of charge. SoFi will pre-approve mortgage borrowers via a mobile app in minutes, and only require a 10% down payment. How? Cagney claims that SoFi is aimed squarely at professionals who may otherwise be charged higher interest rates by banks and required to put more money down. "Fundamentally banking is broken and banks won't fix banking," he told Fortune in an interview.
SoFi has loaned $4 billion to customers so far (including some mortgages and consumer loans), and expects to hit $10 billion in loans by next year. This growth attracted the attention of Arthur Levitt, the longest-serving chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and current advisor to private equity giant Carlyle Group. Levitt joined SoFi as an advisor in September.
Levitt sat down with Fortune to talk about why online lending is hot right now, the tech bubble, and more. The following was edited for length and clarity.
Fortune: What makes you so excited about SoFi?
LEVITT: SoFi is by far and away a company on the highest trajectory, that has come further in a shorter period of time than any other company that I've seen. It is also surprisingly under the radar. I can be part of a company where I don't necessarily have to go out and hustle for money for them, I don't have to go all over the country speaking on radio and television on their behalf, I don't have to worry about whether the company will be around six months from now.
This company is here to stay, and I generally like companies that are run by interesting, exciting, and sane people. And in this world where I used to work for Carlyle and Goldman Sachs, there's a lot of insanity. And thus far, I haven't seen much of that here.
What do you think makes SoFi different?
I think what makes them different is the establishment of a relationship between lender and borrower. The notion of trying to make that connection between a lender and borrower more personal is unheard of. It's unthinkable.
If you came to me with that idea, I'd say there's no way you can do that. Sure, you can showpiece a dozen or a hundred points of contact, but here it's part of the DNA of the company. And that's unusual.
You look at LendingTree (TREE), which I suppose is competitive to some extent. In the first place, they don't have the capital. The second place, they have totally different kind of relationship with the people that they put together.
This relationship between borrowers and SoFi are enduring relationships. I went to a dinner that SoFi sponsors for borrowers. It's absolutely unheard for me to see a collection of people who are willing to get together, who aren't ashamed of the fact that they borrowed money, or embarrassed by it. They actually want to proclaim it, come meet the company, talk about the company, and use it as a social event, and that's simply not true in situations that I've seen where money is borrowed.
Roughly 90 online personal loan companies have launched in the past three months. Why do you think that we're at this point where there's so many online lenders?
It's the Internet world. There's a whole new structure out there that is made possible by the way we communicate. In particular, millennials are impatient with credit cards. They're impatient with standards and filling out forms, with going to the bank, and shaking the hands of somebody in a jacket and tie.
If they can do it online, save time, meet other people who have done it online, they're going to do that instead of going to their friendly banker.
What does that mean for the banks?
I think the banks are pretty smart. They're not stupid people. And not just dealing with lending but in terms of a lot of technology with respect to digital crypto-currencies, such as bitcoin. What they viewed as competitive and probably a hole-in-the-wall kind of system, they're now joining crypto-currencies.
But I don't think what has been done here at SoFi is yet viewed as a serious threat to the banks. But as SoFi grows, as they gain a greater imprint, the banks are going to try to improve what they do.
I've learned that there's a tremendous advantage in being first. Whoever tries to copy SoFi is going to have difficulty in catching up.
Do you think that there will be regulation on online lending in the future, as it becomes so popular?
Probably. There will be more inquiries by federal regulators. I think if the market continues to grow fast, Congress will go where the action is. That's the way they make their chops.
Is SoFi going to be a household name the way we know Wells Fargo (WFC) or Bank of America (BAC)?
There are going to be a lot of competitors.
What do you think of state of the private technology market?
Over the past several years, high tech is where all the money has poured in. All you have to do is say "I'm a business," and you can raise dough. That's going to change. It's in the process of changing right now.
SoFi is in a very good position, with lots of dough and a CEO who is driving the system relentlessly. I think there are a lot of failures about to take place in the tech world and throughout the high tech world because growth has been so mindless and money has been so easy, and we've been riding this wild horse, really, since 2007 or 2005.
Whose fault is this?
It's not anybody's fault, it's the nature of capitalism. There are peaks and valleys. It's not going to affect this company, which has enough capital to ride out several cycles.
What advice do you have for startups that need to work with regulators?
Regulation is the good housekeeping seal of approval. If you are known early on by key players the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and SEC, it places you ages ahead of competitors.
For more about the bubble in tech investing, watch this Fortune video with Greylock partner Reid Hoffman.


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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
I couldn't let the holiday pass without wishing everyone a very merry Christmas! Whether or not you celebrate this particular occasion, I hope the season is finding you happy and healthy.
Not living close to any extended family, our little tribe of four has had a nice, quiet day. My two boys have spent the day in their pajamas as they tend to do just once a year. My husband and I have enjoyed a day of true relaxation. The house feels peaceful and I couldn't ask for more.
I tend to reflect on the year as it comes to a close. I guess we all do some of that. I always have more that I want to accomplish, but I try to take stock in what I have done over the months and to be satisfied.
I seemed to have blogged a bit less this year, but at the same time, I've had more visitors than ever coming to Wind Rose. Thank you to everyone who has stopped by and I hope you have enjoyed the patterns and the posts you have discovered here.
Next year I hope to continue to offer more designs and to improve upon the ones that I've already written. As questions and comments come in, I see the opportunity to make them even better. I just joined the Crochet Guild of America. If you happen to be a member too, my user name is jennofwindrose as in Jenn of Wind Rose. I'm hoping it will be a place to meet and mingle with other crochet enthusiasts and learn even more of my favorite craft.
Of course I'll be dyeing plenty of wool in the months to come. I've even decided to add a design your own sampler option at Wind Rose on Etsy. The felting community often has need of very small quantities and this will make it possible to buy just what is needed in a selection of colors. I'm hoping that will be a nice addition for 2012.
To all of the customers and visitors of Wind Rose Fiber Studio, thank you for a wonderful year!
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- Zzz said...
♥ Merry Christmas ♥
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50 Comments
John's family totally doesn't get symbolism.
Uncle Peter September 9th, 2009 at 10:07 am
My first name is another word for Penis!
Only a month? Make it permanent.
This is so good. Getting grounded from Facebook … haha. Poor kid.
Queen Elizabeth II September 9th, 2009 at 10:22 am
I call fake.
Nobody signs off "Aunt Debbie" or "Uncle Peter", and this post wouldn't have been *that* amusing if we didn't know that they were his relatives.
Just another reason NOT to friend your family members on facebook.
Konfuscious September 9th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Why are they writing on his wall, instead of commenting on the quiz?
Wasn't difficult to find him – he's about 12 years old. Doesn't even know what a penis is…
If he's too young to be posting stuff like, than maybe he's too young for Facebook! Nothing like nosey family members calling you out publicly!
Kids today should have to put these things in their yearbooks.
AnonisGay September 9th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Are people seriously going to such great lengths to make it onto lamebook?
Why is his aunt and uncle calling him by his full name.
And when the fuck do aunts and uncles assume the role of a parent, unless Uncle Peter is touching John Dick's dick in a manner which makes him shoot his jizz all over Uncle Peter's peter, all the while Aunt Debbie is jerking off the dog while listening to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"
Listen to Aunt Boobsie and Uncle Scrotum, keep the family secrets secret!
Why would Uncle Peter be embarrassed for his friends to see this? Why would they be looking at his nephew's page? Either this is fake, or this family is a bunch of idiots. Or both.
QEII is right. Fake.
Captain Haddock September 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Here are my guesses: Uncle Peter doesn't understand that his friends can't see John's posts unless they are friends with John themselves, so he thinks everyone he knows can see his nephew is a dick.
Aunt Debbie doesn't get the differance between replying to a post and posting on someone's wall. Because she saw uncle Peter signing with _Uncle_ Peter, she decided to sign her post in the same manner.
Uncle Peter and Aunt Debbie completed the quiz "What Body Part Are You?" with the result "See you next Tuesday!"
Sexface September 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Why does it say…
'John D……John call me now!'
paisley_martini September 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I have a couple of "oldies" as Facebook friends, and they pull daft shit like this all the time, i.e. posting on walls instead of simply commenting, or writing what should be wall posts as their status updates, so maybe this isn't a fake, and if it isn't, then Uncle Peter and Aunt Debbie need to STFU and let John hang his wiener where he wants.
@ 17 – that would be daddy I guess?
@19 I agree, the profile pic is different to dick John's.
The lamest part of this is the quiz itself, as all those stupid Facebook quizzes – they are the most ridiculous things ever launched into cyberspace.
Sexface September 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Ah thank you for unconfusing my mind.
Modern technology has a lot to answer for. Just have to remember that Big Brother is watching e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. (With apologies to Woody from Toy Story)
Not me. I put Big Brother on limited profile.
Not just talking about FB – the internet generally. People believe that they're anonymous on the sites but we all know it's possible to track where and what we've all been doing.
@ 24 STC – yes, even B Obama says so!
would john have been given the same amount of grief if the quiz came back that he was a chin, or bicep, or toe? no, it would have been kind of cute and funny.
aunt deborah, "haha, little nephew john took a quiz on facebook and it said he was a belly button because he's cute and always in the middle of things! oh that nephew of mine, just so dern adorable!"
i don't see why he should be grounded for taking a quiz, the result was not up to him.
facebook let uncle peter and aunt deborah down, not sweet, innocent johnny.
I actually took that quiz a couple weeks ago(it's pretty good as far as Facebook quizzes go) and got hands I think. I still didn't publish it though.
I think this is real! The aunt and uncle probably called John's parents. Every so often I see the profiles of friends whose older family members have joined facebook, and these not-so-internet-savvy folks post on walls like they are writing a letter…"Dear ______, it's your Aunt Kathy!" like really, we can see that haha
Even old fogies don't talk like this.
Uncle Jonas
Jack Mehoff September 9th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I am embarrassed at Uncle Peter's spelling of embarrassed.
Lol at the puritannical rellies! In saying that I'm wondering from Uncle Peter's comment just what John's age is?? How old/young is innapropriate for this kind of post?
Above comment working on the assumption this isn't a fake ^
KBoogie September 9th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
My extended family all uses "Uncle" and "Aunt" to refer to our elders. I'm 30 years old and have cousins in their 40s and we all still say "Uncle Gary" or "Aunt Nancy", etc. It's a sign of respect and how we were raised to address them. I get cards from my aunt signed "Love, Aunt Mary". So don't be so quick to scream "Fake" based on that. And no, this isn't my family in the post 🙂
The father and son are both named John.
It isn't the fact that people call their uncles and aunts "aunt judy" etc. It's that they make sure to sign it that way, which seems a bit far-fetched to be believable. Speaking is different from signing off on facebook.
Uncle Jonas
Wait a minute! That's not a penis!
That's just some guy dressed as a penis.
FreeshTillDeath September 10th, 2009 at 9:08 am
ahahaha Owned, kid got grounded over facebook.
john, you're a dick!
Vatican Broadside September 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am
@ 35, Boz: No, Boz. Every penis looks like that. Look very close next time, you will see a little face staring back at you.
Eerie, isn't it?
It's a real post. There was more but I didn't get it all before they erased the other comments. One was from his dad like 'You tell all your friends on Facebook that you can't be on it for a month' like the dad didn't just do that already by writing on his wall. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
My uncles, aunts, and grandparents are on facebook, and DO sign things as Aunt ___ or Uncle ___ or Grandma/Grandpa. And are also nosy as hell (and misinterpret nearly every status update or blog I post) so I really don't think it's that far-fetched.
Poor kid… This is why you don't add family to a peer type of site unless you're going to be on your toes 100% of the time, both with what you post and with monitoring what your friends post.
Then again, he DID choose to publish results for a quiz, and that's not something I take kindly to these days.
That's why my older family members will never learn of facebook, or of the internet for that matter.
Billy Wilders Dead Monkey September 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Goldenfry September 11th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
How old is John?
thisiswhy September 11th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I love when fathers call their sons by the same name like it means something. My name is John so all my children need to be named John !!! Fuck you egoistic fuck. Stop adding family that bitch at you to your lists, my mom wanted in on my page and I straight up said no.
I too have seen many a family member sign posts with "Uncle Badarbadar" or "Aunt Whatshertwat". I vote real on this hilariously shameful display. I think the best part is, his family will totally be checking in to make sure he doesn't break the ban.
This is why it is not cool to add family members on facebook. I have had to be VERY careful about this kid of stuff, I shouldn't have to, I'm in my 30's, but my family are all stuck up, conservative pricks. Facebook needs to allow you to assign groups to your posts, be they status updates, links and quizzes etc, just like you can with notes and pictures. I maintain my groups very well, but can barely use them for anything.
Michlerish October 13th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
OH NOES, he's a penis! An actual body part that he owns! God forbid children even fucking acknowledge body parts before they turn 18. The fact that HE DID NOT write this himself makes them even dumber.
What the fuck is wrong with these relatives? I want to punch them in their faces for being so fucking stupid.
Lmao You're a dick
Poor John 🙁
Krys420 February 18th, 2010 at 10:46 am
this is why friending family is a no-no! luckily these days FB has the option of blocking certain people from seeing certain things. privacy managers FTW!
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The Commission wants to promote access to education for foreigners
A Commission report shows that it is still difficult for students, pupils, trainees and volunteers from outside Europe to train in Europe.
The first report on how Member States have implemented EU rules on the entry and residence of students, pupils, unremunerated trainees and volunteers from third countries suggests that the use of these forms of temporary migration could be further improved. In particular, the level of harmonisation achieved by the Directive and the rights it grants could be increased and strengthened.
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In 2009, more than 200 000 third-country nationals entered the EU for the purposes of studies, pupils exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service.1 T The highest number of third-country nationals arrive for the purpose of education and studies. In 2009, the countries which received the highest number of students were France (53 563), Italy (32 634), Germany (31 345), Spain (22 068) and Sweden (13 968).
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Moreover, without impinging on the power of Member States to determine the volumes of migrants, the issue of access to work for third-country national students at the end of their studies could be specifically addressed in the future.
Directive 2004/114/EC 2 establishes common rules of admission for non EU nationals to an EU Member State for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service.
The overall objective of the Directive is to promote Europe as a world centre of excellence for studies. As part of this effort, the Directive aims to set up a common legal framework, making it easier for third-country nationals to enter and stay in the EU for the purpose of studying. Having a coordinated and transparent legislative framework makes the EU more visible, accessible and attractive to third-country students as a place of higher education.
The Directive also lays down a set of basic rules on the conditions under which school pupils, unremunerated trainees and volunteers may enter and stay in the EU. As opposed to the rules on students, Member States may choose whether to apply the Directive to these three groups of migrants.
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To meet the requirements of the eleMMent viva multi-passenger for coach certification for the EU and US markets, the handcrafted small-series from luxury manufacturer Marchi Mobile has passed through enormous expenditures in the interests of safety. Every large manufacturer has to pass identical tests. So the little exclusive manufacturer had to live up to the same high demands and satisfy the strict requirements with extremely high outlay for testing.
Finally, in addition to various fire protection tests of select materials and a real-time tilting test, the electromagnetic compatibility of the luxury vehicle was also successfully verified at an EMC test center.
Marchi Mobile satisfies all EU and US guidelines and can be shipped worldwide.


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Pennsylvania leads nation in power grid battery storage
While the electricity flowing through area homes usually comes from coal-fired, natural-gas fired or nuclear power plants, it occasionally could come from batteries.
The regional grid that powers Pennsylvania homes and businesses, the PJM Interconnection , contains 49 percent of the nation's utility-scale battery storage power capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The 274 megawatts of capacity in the region includes at least two facilities in Somerset County. The batteries in this region are mainly used to maintain the grid during sudden increases in electricity demand while other generator sources come online.
Consequently, they store an average of 12 megawatts but can sustain that power for only about 45 minutes, according to the EIA.
Batteries also can be used to store energy from intermittent sources such as windmills and solar panels.


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Slime molds exhibit dominance, sharing, and privacy at the microbe level of life.
Dominance, Sharing, and Privacy (Property) are fundamental ways to deal with conflict.
There seems to be a lot of similarities between a proprietor and a sovereign, yet there are significant differences.
Every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all.
What is self-ownership and is it a meaningful concept? What are the alternatives to self-ownership and are they reasonable?
Individually-held property rights in land emerged with the domestication of plants and animals, in most cases, many millennia before states.
There is a strong correlation between freer markets and lower homicide rates.
Affinity towards in-group and antagonism toward out-group can make most everyone worse off.
Humans behave altruistically more than any other species. Racism, though not universal, is common in humans. Humans are also one of the few species that practice war. In many cultures valor in war and sacrificing yourself for others are considered admirable. Why is this?
If the state is as so bad, why is it still here? In game theory the model of hierarchical strategies helps explain how the state can persist even though there are better options.
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The Innovation Group
The innovation group at TIK is an internationally leading research group within studies of research and innovation. We address issues connected to science, technology development and innovation in broad sense, and the impact such activities have on economic and societal development.
Four main research themes
- Science and innovation policy
- Societal and economic effects of R&D and innovation
- Management and organization of R&D and innovation
- Industrial transformations and transitions
Research projects and results
The innovation group hosts two centers of excellence:
The Innovation group are responsible to a large portfolio of research projects funded by the European Union, the Norwegian Research Council, and private and public organizations.
Education, communication and collaboration
The innovation group is responsible for teaching and supervision of master students working on innovation related topics in TIK's two master programs.
- TIK- Technology, Innovation and Knowlendge (Norwegian)
ESST- Society, Science and Technology in Europe (Norwegian)
We also offer training at the PhD level, in collaboration with NORSI. At any given time, the innovation group has about 20 PhD students.
We organize seminars regularly and are active participants in the public debate.
We frequently work in interdisciplinary projects and involve industry and stakeholders in our research projects.
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Britain 'Must Take More Migrants'
Martyn Brown, Express, July 22, 2011
Meddling eurocrats are demanding that Britain welcomes more immigrants to help the EU's struggling economy, it emerged yesterday.
European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says immigration and visa-free travel are essential to boost economic fortunes.
The Swedish politician has urged member states to welcome more immigrants to help deal with skills shortages, an ageing population and a declining workforce.
Further immigration will boost the economies of EU countries and benefit their residents, she went on. Ms Malmstrom's comments come after Denmark brought in tougher border controls in response to growing immigration from North Africa.
She said: "The Commission has been in close contact with the Danish authorities during the past weeks to ensure that its plans would not endanger free movement and would fully respect EU legislation."
Ms Malmstrom added that she welcomed "the clear commitment of the Danish authorities" to act in line with EU rules, including the Schengen Agreement–the deal under which most EU nations abolished their internal borders.
"The full respect of EU rules giving EU citizens and businessesthe right to move freely will be ensured through continued monitoring and dialogue with Denmark," she added.
Although Denmark has brought in tougher border controls, at the same time it remains one of the more accessible EU countries for immigrants with the right skills and qualifications.
Through its Green Card programme, non-EU migrants can obtain an extendable three-year visa that will allow them to work there.


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Antarctica 3D (20 min)
October 10 at 3:15 pm – 3:40 pm
It is a land of mystery and yet what happens here affects every single one of us. With never-before seen footage, our story brings audiences to the farthest reaches of this wild and majestic continent. It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth with the roughest oceans and yet, weird and wonderful creatures thrive here in astounding abundance.


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Children's Museum celebrates 30th birthday with free admission for all
Last updated 6/17/2013 at 12:48pm
On Saturday, June 22, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh will celebrate its 30th birthday with a full day of music and fun for the whole family.
Visitors will enjoy free admission (made possible by the Jack Buncher Foundation), live music, hula hoops, cupcakes, kazoos, and much more:
Make birthday hats in the Studio and musical instruments in the Makeshop from 10– 4:30 p.m .;
Grab a hula hoop and join Stefanie Zito from Spinster Hoops for an interactive hooping program from 10:00 am – noon in Buhl Community Park (weather permitting);
Enjoy musical performances by local acts Elliott Sussman, Soundwaves Steel Drum Band and the Timbeleza Brazilian percussion ensemble. Music begins at 11 a.m. with Elliott Sussman; at noon with Soundwaves Steel Drum Band; and, at 1 p.m. with Timbeleza;
Catch roaming performances by Ben Sota (Zany Umbrella Circus) and performer/puppeteer Josephine Calvo throughout the day;
Enjoy free cupcakes (while supplies last) and join the kazoo orchestra for a rousing performance of Happy Birthday at 2 p.m .;
A Parade with the May Day Marching Band featuring parade puppets by created by Lisa Leibering is at 2:30 p.m., throughout the Museum and Buhl Community Park.
Museum Charm Bracelet partners will also be on hand to join in the fun, including book making Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh, a live broadcast by the Saturday Light Brigade Radio Show and acetate collages by the Warhol.
For further information about Children's Museum's 30th Birthday Public Celebration festivities visit http://www.pittsburghkids.org.


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Baby Thieves On Rampage! Parents Beware
Sept 2nd, 2012 – Baby Thieves On Rampage! Parents Beware
A gang that specializes in stealing and selling of babies thereby inflicting sorrow and anguish on families has invaded several parts of Nigeria. naijagists.com
Investigations by Sunday Sun revealed that it has become increasingly risky for parents to send their little children on errands or leave their babies in the hands of not-too-familiar adults as the syndicate, which includes, women is now on the prowl.
Months after a motherless babies home in Aba, Abia State, was caught operating a child trafficking outfit, another dimension to the filthy lucre has been introduced in parts of Anambra State, especially Onitsha, where no fewer than 12 children were stolen in less than four months. The baby thieves were said to have invaded the commercial city seeking for innocent little children to grab for sale elsewhere. Worse hit is the Awada area of Onitsha where residents now live in palpable fear due to rampant cases of child theft.
For example, in the last four months, not less than 12 kids in the area have been stolen in what a resident described as "most subtle and agonizing" manner. In the latest incident on Thursday, August 23, 2012, a baby girl, Promise Eze, and her six-year-old elder sister, Chiamaka had gone to buy corn pap and bean cakes (akara) about one pole away from their No. 6, Solar Lawrence road residence, Awada at about 7.30pm, when a lady approached them and asked whether their mother was at home.
Chiamaka who, apparently assumed that the stranger was their mother's friend answered in the affirmative and told her that it was their mother who sent them on the errand. It was gathered that the lady later gave her N5 to buy biscuits for little Promise and offered to help her carry the baby while she bought the biscuits. While Chiamaka went into the kiosk to buy the biscuit, the lady pretended to be bargaining for the pap for her and in the twinkling of an eye, disappeared with the baby into the crowd in the next junction.
Chiamaka came out later from the kiosk and discovered to her bewilderment that her little sister and the obviously unfriendly 'friend' of her mother had disappeared into thin air. It was when she cried that people realized what happened and raised alarm but it was too late. The pap seller later told the crowd that soon gathered that she saw the lady in question carrying Promise but presumed that she came with Chiamaka. People later escorted Chiamaka home to break the sad news to her parents. When Sundyay Sun visited their apartment, the stolen child's parents, Chukwuma and Oluchukwu Eze, were still bemoaning their fate. Chukwuma, an Okada rider from Ezzamgbo in Ebonyi state, later narrated how it all happened. "I came back from the day's work and tried to take a shower when people accompanied my first daughter, Chiamaka home.
She was crying and when I asked what happened, she told me that one aunty ran away with Promise. Since that night, we have neither rested nor slept in the night. "We searched everywhere that night to no avail. We went to Awada police station to lodge a report and the Anambra Broadcasting Service Television (ABS TV). The broadcasting station has been showing my baby's picture on the screen since then and we have even gone to Asaba and Okpanam in Delta state in search of the baby."
The distraught father told Sunday Sun that he was, "bitter with the police because the lady Investigating Police Officer we met in the station that night demanded for N3000 which according to her, would be used in sending radio signal. We had only N500 that night which she collected but I discovered that she didn't make any other effort since then", he said. For his wife, Oluchukwu, a petty trader, nothing could be more painful than realizing that one's adorable child was missing and no one could tell whether she was still alive and safe . With tears streaming down her cheeks, she said: "What have I done to deserve this? Who is doing this to me? I must see my baby and hold her again. Whichever hand holding her captive will never have rest.
"God allow your words to be fulfilled. We have gone everywhere including prayer houses and the man of God gave the name of the person who stole my baby as Nkechi. He also prophetically declared that my baby was still around but that Nkechi and her group operate a syndicate and are making arrangement to sell my baby to a childless woman. But I know my God will not allow that to happen". In another incident in Awada, a woman, Mercy Okoro, whose son was also stolen, was lucky to recover him. According to her, she was attending to customers at Ikenwa Street in the evening where she sold fuel, when her baby strolled into the waiting hands of a thief.
A search party eventually apprehended the criminal with the little boy inside Onitsha/ Lagos Park where the woman had bought a ticket to take the child to Lagos. A booming business Investigation by Sunday Sun revealed that stealing babies and little children has become a booming business with varied methods. The South East particularly Aba in Abia State, and parts of Delta state as well as Onitsha and its environs have become synonymous with illegal buying and selling of babies. Some hospitals and maternities as well as so-called orphanages and charity homes run, "baby factories" where they 'mass produce' babies by exploiting young girls with unwanted pregnancies
It was suspected that due to many arrests and closure of such outfits by government agencies, some of the baby merchants might have resorted to stealing people's babies for sale to ignorant adoptive parents who would not go to the Ministry of Women Affairs for proper legal advice. Reacting to the incident, the Executive Director, Integrated Anti–Human Trafficking and Community Development Initiative (INTACOM), Hope Okoye, said the evil practice was not new in Anambra State. She recalled that on September 4, 2011, at the defunct Mammy market of the Army barracks in Onitsha, a lady who pretended to be working in a charity home, deceived a poor mother of twins whose husband was bedridden, and went away with one of the babies.
"The good news is that in February, 2012, the woman who stole the baby and the teacher who bought the baby were arrested. The baby boy was recovered and returned to the mother", she said. Okoye urged adoptive couples to help discourage the ugly trend by refusing to patronize child traffickers. "We use this opportunity to plead with adoptive couples to stop encouraging this wickedness of stealing other people's children and selling them. It is a crime! Babies are not commodities for sale; they are precious gifts from God. If you need to adopt, please go to Ministry of Women Affairs for proper and legal action." In a chat with Sunday Sun, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Awada police station.
Emeka Ugwu, said that theft of babies had become a worrisome trend and assured that the police in collaboration with other agencies were on top of the situation. "We are here to combat crime and we can't see anything criminal and close our eyes to it. That child stealing is rampant is not true because you cannot separate it from other crimes. Within this short period, we've been able to recover about eight children and reunited them with their biological parents. "We know they are still prowling around because it's a kind of syndicate but once you are able to nab one, you can get the rest.
There will be no hiding place for the criminals", he said. The Head of Enforcement, NAPTIP Zonal office in Enugu, Tony Iwuchukwu, in a telephone chat, said that the agency was poised to eradicate all forms of trafficking, child theft and enslavement. He appealed to members of the public to volunteer relevant information that would help to expose the culprits. (sunnews)
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Pls my fellow nija just stop dis i nt gud be4 god and man does dat involve in dis act will face d judgement
Pls my fellow nija just stop dis i nt gud be4 god and man does dat involve in dis act will face d wrath of God


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What is the TRAction Project?
The USAID|Translating Research into Action (TRAction) Project supports implementation science - which seeks to develop, test, and compare approaches to more effectively deliver health interventions, increase utilization, achieve coverage, and scale-up evidence-based interventions. TRAction supports implementation research to provide critically-needed evidence to program implementers and policy-makers addressing maternal and child health issues. TRAction is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and is managed under a Cooperative Agreement by University Research Co., LLC (URC) in collaboration with its partner, the Harvard University School of Public Health.
TRAction solicits, reviews, awards, and monitors grants to research organizations to develop and test approaches to more effectively deliver and scale-up evidence-based interventions for priority health care challenges. TRAction emphasizes local ownership and partnerships in order to scale up equitable and sustainable efforts.
There are many effective methods for reducing health disparities around the world, but up-to-date guidance on how to implement new and proven health interventions at scale and across different contexts is not widely available. This is a result of limited documentation and dissemination of existing knowledge, traditional research models that are impractical for studying program implementation, and a lack of value for implementation science within the research community.
To address these challenges and provide critically-needed evidence to program implementers and policy-makers, TRAction:
Sharing Knowledge and Results
A critical component of TRAction's strategy is determining how to link to communities of practice and share new evidence with relevant stakeholders—including policy makers, practitioners, and advocates—to
inform practice. Decisions on the best methods to accomplish this are guided by technical advisory group inputs and examples include:
What priority health care challenges does TRAction currently work on?
TRAction currently coordinates research on a variety of topics that affect the health of large numbers of women and children, such as:
Information on these topics and the research projects associated with them can be found in the links above or by exploring the tan bar at the top of the page.
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Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS)
VENUE: Paris-Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi
AUDIENCE: 1,200 delegates
• Technical production management of entire event including projection mapping and an interactive hologram display during the opening ceremony
• AV design and installation for 30 custom built stands in the Manufacturing Expo
• AV design and installation in the conference breakout rooms
• AV design and installation in the business networking areas
• Exhibitor AV
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) took place at the iconic Paris-Sarbonne University in Abu Dhabi, and GES delivered a full service event solution. The event was a first for the region, with a layout split into three key areas; a conference, an exhibition, and a business networking environment that gave experts and stakeholders and opportunity to discuss key trends and insights. As part of the technical production delivery team, Blitz managed the Audio Visual elements of the event, providing technical production management and top of the range technology.


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ELL-sf is the first rendition of a performance-based art space, elevated by many : 2015-2020.
The following archives the work and discussions produced during this period.
Home Productions
Home Productions presents a series of performances guided by intimate definitions of home.
This inquiry considers how we undermine the conventions of built space and its representation through cultural subjectivity. We are curious about the characteristics of home that have shaped us, and what a productive and inclusive lens to observe and listen to these details may look like -- they are perhaps unlike the language often used to communicate the intentions of space; often built without us in mind.
The experience of the home poses a challenge: We must make it our own for it was built without our interests in mind, yet we covet and aspire for it.
ARDR : Anti-Racism Design Resources
This document is intended to uplift Black design communities, serve as a resource for communities in need of pro bono design services, and serve as a resource to non-Black and white people to deepen our anti-racism work within design disciplines. If you haven't engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues.
w/ Bz Zhang, Celeste Martore, KBMD, ELL
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Ink on Paper
144 parts, each 3.5"W x 1.5"T x 2.5"D
a collaboration between F.Jason Campbell & Sam Holtzman
ELL, LastSaturn
Day Dreamers Limited
ELL is located at the crossroads of Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Financial District; neighborhoods that are constantly changing, but also central to the tourist, adult entertainment, and financial industries. Taking cues from these overlapping cultures, Day Dreamers Limited will explore the nostalgia of tourist traps and souvenir shops, elevating something we love deeply within our own constructive commentary.
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ELL : Process
ELL-sf is the performance-based art space produced and operated by F.Jason Campbell [ELL] from 2015-2020. The following work considers:
The (ongoing) role of an architect in city, and the alternative methods of practice required to remain relevant; to develop a position on the contemporary art gallery as a business model; to show up for a community of cultural workers whose practice are critical to the definitions of place; and to make work...among the growing list of other thoughts.
Elevated by many.
Listening Party : A response to the work of Santos Shelton
Sound and story combine to add an audio dimension to Shelton's visual work. Building on a practice she learned while studying radio documentary at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine, Sarah's Listening Parties are a collective connection to one of our most intimate (and overlooked) senses. Think of it as a rare opportunity to sit in good company, close your eyes, and soak in sound.
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Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative
Public Forum
The Art-a-thon for Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Bay Area was a two day event held on April 29th and 30th at the Epicenter SF that brought together artists, designers, ethnographers, and scientists to collaboratively explore the future of the region in a world of climate change and natural disasters.
At ELL, we held a public forum and exhibition to address the ideas and work created.
w/ Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative and Co-Risk Labs, ELL, LastSaturn
Tales of the Isolated Warriors
"Tales of the Isolated Warriors", Santos Shelton introduces a new series of work based on the theme of isolation. Inspiration taken from his own experiences, Shelton examines the bigger questions surrounding why people choose to isolate themselves from others and why society isolates certain individuals.
w/ Santos Shelton, ELL, LastSaturn
Find Familiar
Find Familiar uncovers an overlooked and excluded history.
This work of artifacts and found objects explores the individual and collective identity while questioning formative associations. The story tangibly depicts one familiar domestic narrative; recorded by one contemporary artist; forged by many landmark voices.
A response to Tolerance & Time w/ Afton Love & Feifei Feng.
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Tolerance & Time
Afton Love and Feifei Feng explore presence and the human condition through personal depictions of the natural, synthetic, and imaginary.
The two large format works pair the environments of the New Mexican landscape and a West Coast American City together in a conversation at ELL, to consider vastness and entropy; geologic and constructed time; and the intertwined natural and built narrative.
w/ Afton Love and Feifei Feng, ELL, LastSaturn
EVIDENCE : A Public Catalog of Urban Divides
EVIDENCE is a tool for recognizing urban divides. An ever-growing catalog of photos, videos, and other media, EVIDENCE gathers together a record of how we experience spatial inequality in cities everyday. While inequality and gentrification have flooded everyday discourse, they still remain abstract. Tangible proof of how these processes impact the built environment can enable a more productive conversation and more conscientious practitioners.
w/ Perspecta: The Yale Architectural Journal | Editors - Meghan McAllister and Mahdi Sabbagh, ELL
Roots and Branches Record Shop
This project at ELL explores the curation, performance, and transaction of culture within the record shop type. Designing a show on art and cultural transaction, through the lens of Nicholas Basta, became the prompt to reconsider:
what we sell
how we sell
the value of space and its representation.
w/ Nicholas Basta | Roots and Branches, ELL, LastSaturn


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What to buy from The Estée Edit
Despite my age, in some ways, I consider myself very millennial. In others, I'm soooo not!! Of course, I love social media, start-up culture and coffee shops. Selfies and reality trash TV? Nah, not so much.
The new Estée Edit line from Estée Lauder is aimed at millennials on the face of it, but dig deeper and it's got universal appeal. (more…)


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CANISTEO-Helen W. Fullmer, 89, of Eleventh St., passed away Monday morning (April 15, 2019) peacefully at home.
Born in Prattsburgh, NY, October 20, 1929, a daughter of George and Esther (Smith) Wraight, she had resided in Canisteo since 2000. Prior to her move to Canisteo she and her husband Clifford lived in Bath and before that they owned and operated a farm between Avoca and Prattsburgh where they spent the majority of their lives. In later years Helen was known as the "Cookie Lady" as she often baked more than 70 dozen cookies a year. Helen loved to crochet. Most notably, for over 20 years she has knitted and donated baby hats to Noyes Hospital and in the past to Ira Davenport Hospital. She was a woman of strong faith. She was a strong, caring woman, who loved her family and friends. One of her favorite past times was taking care of her gardens.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband Clifford Fullmer on May 23, 2006, 2 brothers; Duane and Gordon Wraight as well as a sister; Shirley Manroe.
She is survived by her daughter; Susanne (Paul) Kothen of Canisteo, a special friend; Don McManus of Hornell, a granddaughter; Amanda (Shawn) Kothen-Walsh of Pittsburgh, PA, a grandson; Jason (Maureen) Kothen of Fort Worth, TX, 2 great grandchildren; Jackson and Lucas Kothen and a Kothen-Walsh on the way, as well as nieces, nephews and cousins.
To send a remembrance to the family, please visit www.brownandpowersfuneralhomes.com or on Facebook @brownpowersfh. The family is being assisted by David W. Ames, Director.
The family will be present on Saturday (April 20, 2019) from 1-2 PM, at the Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 6 Spruce St., Canisteo, a memorial service will be held immediately following calling hours at 2 PM, Rev. Shannon Brumfield officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations to the Canisteo Ambulance Corps.