For those of you who have no clue as to what the title of this post signifies, let me tell you a little story!
It was the 16th of March; the year was 2007. My friends and I had just embarked upon a trip to the place we considered the most sacred in all the land; a place so awesomely heavenly, it doesn’t even require an effort to say its name. All it requires is two little glorious syllables and voila….GO-A!!
This was my first trip to this seventh heaven after a really long time (about three and a half years!) and this was what made it all the more special. An awesome sixteen hour train journey just made the entire deal that much sweeter (Trains fuckin rock…literally!!).
So we’re sitting in the train (non-AC of course) and looking out the window, and all of a sudden we come across an absolutely insane beach! I reckon my mind didn’t have enough time to process the entire scene and send the right signal to my mouth! Something like ‘This place is heaven on earth!’ or something less corny like ‘this fuckin place is the bomb!!’ would’ve made more sense. Instead, all I could come up with is ‘Oh-Boy-Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!’. That weird exclamation has just stuck on and now has to be uttered every time I travel to Goa!
Now, my question is: What is it about Goa that makes people go so crazy about it? Is it the beaches? The bitches (pardon the profanity….it just went well with beaches)? The carefree life? The siestas? Kings beer? Sea Food Platter & Signature Fizz at Brittos? Venom in South Goa? Ingo’s Flea Market & Curly’s at Anjuna? Cheap Alcohol?
BTW the above questions were rhetorical because I know what makes people go crazy about Goa. BELIEVE ME…I KNOW!
P.S.: The reason for this post is that I’m off to Goa in two days…so suck on it ‘Beaches’ :P
P.P.S.: It’s a shame Club Cabana closed down though…that was the greatest place on earth! :(
For those of you who have no clue as to what the title of this post signifies, let me tell you a little story!
It was the 16th of March; the year was 2007. My friends and I had just embarked upon a trip to the place we considered the most sacred in all the land; a place so awesomely heavenly, it doesn’t even require an effort to say its name. All it requires is two little glorious syllables and voila….GO-A!!
This was my first trip to this seventh heaven after a really long time (about three and a half years!) and this was what made it all the more special. An awesome sixteen hour train journey just made the entire deal that much sweeter (Trains fuckin rock…literally!!).
So we’re sitting in the train (non-AC of course) and looking out the window, and all of a sudden we come across an absolutely insane beach! I reckon my mind didn’t have enough time to process the entire scene and send the right signal to my mouth! Something like ‘This place is heaven on earth!’ or something less corny like ‘this fuckin place is the bomb!!’ would’ve made more sense. Instead, all I could come up with is ‘Oh-Boy-Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!’. That weird exclamation has just stuck on and now has to be uttered every time I travel to Goa!
Now, my question is: What is it about Goa that makes people go so crazy about it? Is it the beaches? The bitches (pardon the profanity….it just went well with beaches)? The carefree life? The siestas? Kings beer? Sea Food Platter & Signature Fizz at Brittos? Venom in South Goa? Ingo’s Flea Market & Curly’s at Anjuna? Cheap Alcohol?
BTW the above questions were rhetorical because I know what makes people go crazy about Goa. BELIEVE ME…I KNOW!
P.S.: The reason for this post is that I’m off to Goa in two days…so suck on it ‘Beaches’ :P
P.P.S.: It’s a shame Club Cabana closed down though…that was the greatest place on earth! :(
Yes long time no see, but I've been busy. I have at last managed to link obesity and addiction to food to a specific prebirth scenario, and the APPAH have agreed to publish in the next few weeks.
Yes long time no see, but I've been busy. I have at last managed to link obesity and addiction to food to a specific prebirth scenario, and the APPAH have agreed to publish in the next few weeks.
· Main Table Setting · Table Styling · Music Play-List Ambience
On location in offices, stalls, showrooms, we cook and set the main table during sales season, presentations, special guest arrangements or even on a daily basis.
· Main Table Setting · Table Styling · Music Play-List Ambience
On location in offices, stalls, showrooms, we cook and set the main table during sales season, presentations, special guest arrangements or even on a daily basis.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Exemple of a daily menu proposed during the sales seasons of a Denim brand
"I warmly recommend Blak and Julia, the team from La Compagnie Familiale for their responsible and continually reliable approach, their ability to easily adapt to our company culture while daily providing us with delicious custom-made cooking. I am convinced that their services are a great way for companies such as ours to receive visiting customers and make sales meetings more rewarding for everyone." Peter D. - Sales director
Exemple of a daily menu proposed during the sales seasons of a Denim brand
"I warmly recommend Blak and Julia, the team from La Compagnie Familiale for their responsible and continually reliable approach, their ability to easily adapt to our company culture while daily providing us with delicious custom-made cooking. I am convinced that their services are a great way for companies such as ours to receive visiting customers and make sales meetings more rewarding for everyone." Peter D. - Sales director
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Companies spend over $200 Billion a year trying to find out what consumers like about their products and services. By knowing and understanding how people think helps companies improve their products and services. Marketing companies pay people for their opinions; participating in surveys, focus groups, or telephone interviews.
The more companies you join, the more surveys you get. The more surveys you take, the more money you make. The average survey participant belongs to 5 survey companies; some more, some less. Surveys average anywhere from $.50 to $100 each. The average pay for one site can be $100-$150 a month. Depending on the Focus group, it's possible to earn anywhere from $50- $200 per hour.
Paid surveys have become an enormous online business. Over 400 survey companies are working with over 40,000 companies nationally to conduct surveys on a hourly bases. This has become a survey panel member's opportunity. **Check emails often to get the newest surveys. Once a certain quota is met, the survey is closed.
Read about the various survey companies out there. Read what others say about these companies and take note how they pay. Check out the names of the companies and the famous products they promote! Most of them are the products you use daily.
Beware of the Scam sites that want you to pay to join or pay for site information. They make their money on "joiners" fees and sell your email address too, resulting in a lot of spam. Never pay to join a site.
Companies spend over $200 Billion a year trying to find out what consumers like about their products and services. By knowing and understanding how people think helps companies improve their products and services. Marketing companies pay people for their opinions; participating in surveys, focus groups, or telephone interviews.
The more companies you join, the more surveys you get. The more surveys you take, the more money you make. The average survey participant belongs to 5 survey companies; some more, some less. Surveys average anywhere from $.50 to $100 each. The average pay for one site can be $100-$150 a month. Depending on the Focus group, it's possible to earn anywhere from $50- $200 per hour.
Paid surveys have become an enormous online business. Over 400 survey companies are working with over 40,000 companies nationally to conduct surveys on a hourly bases. This has become a survey panel member's opportunity. **Check emails often to get the newest surveys. Once a certain quota is met, the survey is closed.
Read about the various survey companies out there. Read what others say about these companies and take note how they pay. Check out the names of the companies and the famous products they promote! Most of them are the products you use daily.
Beware of the Scam sites that want you to pay to join or pay for site information. They make their money on "joiners" fees and sell your email address too, resulting in a lot of spam. Never pay to join a site.
Janitorial Service; Things I wish I had Known When I was Starting Up.
When it comes to janitor service start ups, everyone has a different comfort level for how much money and time they are willing to commit to get things started. Be sure you are honest with yourself, lack of start-up investment capital or lack of time to invest in a new start-up can sink even some of the best new ideas before they become profitable.
1) If you do not have the time to invest, either do the business part-time or don’t start. Chances are you will need to put in even more time then you planned on initially. Working a janitor or janitorial service part time is a great idea because you still work a regular job and in your ‘off-hours run your business. This will give you stability and you can use the money your business generates to upgrade your equipment and grow your business. It helps you learn the ropes and learn how to walk before you run. Plus you are probably going to be slower and make some mistakes when you start. Wouldn’t it be easier to make them on a smaller scale.
2) Understanding small, medium, and large business models. Which business model makes the most money? Which business model has the highest margins? Which one is the hardest to operate?
You may be surprised at the answers to these questions. For the purpose of mutual understanding lets define exactly what we think small, medium and large businesses are.
Small businesses have 1 to 4 employees at a time. Usually this means one to two crews working and the owner of the janitor service usually works in the business as a crew manager. The owner bids the jobs, talks to clients and participates in helping to do the work. Usually you do smaller jobs (with higher per hour margins) and you don’t need a lot of work to stay busy. Your overhead is small and normally you run the office out of your home and have a dedicated business line or one or two business cell phones. You have a lot of control in the quality of the work and you typically don’t get very many complaints. A lot of owner operators find they can make a decent living and are quite comfortable to remain at this stage,
Medium businesses model (employees 8 to 16; 3 to 6 crews) Thia is called the molting phase of business development. This is because you outgrow your previous stage, but you become more vulnerable as you try to adjust to the next phase. The honest truth is that this is the worst structure for a janitor service business unless your ultimate goal is to have a large business. In hiring a lot of new people you take on the risk that some of these employees may not perform to a high standard. The owner has a lot of responsibilities including customer management, human resource training, marketing, growing the business and keeping the company making a profit. You also have to increase your overhead, getting an office and hiring office help to do the scheduling and paperwork. Your per job margins may also dip as you scramble to find enough work to keep your employees busy. Remember you are the last one to get paid so typically you have to work the hardest.
Large business model (Over 25 employees more then 10 crews) You know you have achieved a large janitorial service business model when you can take a day off, and still make the same amount of money. In a large business model you are no longer the manager. You have a manager that handles everything and is capable of running the office. You have structured your business so that things go smoothly without your intervention. Even though margins per employee per job may not be as high, you get really big accounts and you make a lot more money on each job. Plus you have more employees and you make a little bit off of each one. At this point, your janitor service business is well established, you have loyal large clients and a reputation. You also know what methods of advertising work and how to attract new business.
Janitorial Service; Things I wish I had Known When I was Starting Up.
When it comes to janitor service start ups, everyone has a different comfort level for how much money and time they are willing to commit to get things started. Be sure you are honest with yourself, lack of start-up investment capital or lack of time to invest in a new start-up can sink even some of the best new ideas before they become profitable.
1) If you do not have the time to invest, either do the business part-time or don’t start. Chances are you will need to put in even more time then you planned on initially. Working a janitor or janitorial service part time is a great idea because you still work a regular job and in your ‘off-hours run your business. This will give you stability and you can use the money your business generates to upgrade your equipment and grow your business. It helps you learn the ropes and learn how to walk before you run. Plus you are probably going to be slower and make some mistakes when you start. Wouldn’t it be easier to make them on a smaller scale.
2) Understanding small, medium, and large business models. Which business model makes the most money? Which business model has the highest margins? Which one is the hardest to operate?
You may be surprised at the answers to these questions. For the purpose of mutual understanding lets define exactly what we think small, medium and large businesses are.
Small businesses have 1 to 4 employees at a time. Usually this means one to two crews working and the owner of the janitor service usually works in the business as a crew manager. The owner bids the jobs, talks to clients and participates in helping to do the work. Usually you do smaller jobs (with higher per hour margins) and you don’t need a lot of work to stay busy. Your overhead is small and normally you run the office out of your home and have a dedicated business line or one or two business cell phones. You have a lot of control in the quality of the work and you typically don’t get very many complaints. A lot of owner operators find they can make a decent living and are quite comfortable to remain at this stage,
Medium businesses model (employees 8 to 16; 3 to 6 crews) Thia is called the molting phase of business development. This is because you outgrow your previous stage, but you become more vulnerable as you try to adjust to the next phase. The honest truth is that this is the worst structure for a janitor service business unless your ultimate goal is to have a large business. In hiring a lot of new people you take on the risk that some of these employees may not perform to a high standard. The owner has a lot of responsibilities including customer management, human resource training, marketing, growing the business and keeping the company making a profit. You also have to increase your overhead, getting an office and hiring office help to do the scheduling and paperwork. Your per job margins may also dip as you scramble to find enough work to keep your employees busy. Remember you are the last one to get paid so typically you have to work the hardest.
Large business model (Over 25 employees more then 10 crews) You know you have achieved a large janitorial service business model when you can take a day off, and still make the same amount of money. In a large business model you are no longer the manager. You have a manager that handles everything and is capable of running the office. You have structured your business so that things go smoothly without your intervention. Even though margins per employee per job may not be as high, you get really big accounts and you make a lot more money on each job. Plus you have more employees and you make a little bit off of each one. At this point, your janitor service business is well established, you have loyal large clients and a reputation. You also know what methods of advertising work and how to attract new business.
Marketing your Janitorial Service: From Homespun to Number 1
Unfortunately,this article will not teach you everything you need to know about marketing a janitorial business. That will come only from a lot more study and years of experience. This article will show you how to get your business off to a great start and how to save a lot of money on your advertising costs.
1) The more creative you are with your marketing, the further you can stretch your advertising budget and the more likely you are to succeed. To be successful you need to do what everyone else is doing and what they are not. If you are on a shoe-string start-up, you have to be even more creative. One thing you could do is go to several business networking groups or a rotary clubs. When you are there, try to see if anyone in the group is looking for your janitor service. The more fiends you make, the more potential clients you have. Keep in mind that only friends will refer you to friends. A larger professional network is a great way to get jobs. Whey you use advertising always offer something for free or something unique. I knew a lady the successfully started a house cleaning business simply by offering to clean the first time for free. Clients had a risk-free way to evaluate her and her potential clients felt more obligated to give her a chance. This could also include a free evaluation or $100 off of the first 6 months or service.
2) Online advertising is also a very effective way to generate business. I have successfully generated 1000s of dollars of additional monthly income for several service businesses just by getting ranked on google and also putting up a free add on Google maps. I want to develop a separate section devoted to this soon because it is really a lot of fun and an effective way to make money if you know what you are doing.
3) Quantify the value of each lead, especially with paid advertising. If a new add costs $200 a month and generates 4 leads, this type of advertising costs $50 a lead. Conversions are what you are really shooting for, but taking leads is a good way to know quicker whether or not a particular method will work.
4) Customer referrals are great. You will normally have a higher percentage of these sales close and you will often not be bidding in a competitive atmosphere.
5) Help others, exchange leads, and get as close to referral centers as you can. One example of a referral center is a commercial real estate leasing broker. He has access to 100s of potential clients which could virtually help you get your business up and running in very little time. Since he meets knew business owner that are either moving or moving up, there is a lot of opportunity to get good janitorial leads. Also return the favor by referring the broker to your clients if you know they are looking to move or upgrade their facilities.
Marketing your Janitorial Service: From Homespun to Number 1
Unfortunately,this article will not teach you everything you need to know about marketing a janitorial business. That will come only from a lot more study and years of experience. This article will show you how to get your business off to a great start and how to save a lot of money on your advertising costs.
1) The more creative you are with your marketing, the further you can stretch your advertising budget and the more likely you are to succeed. To be successful you need to do what everyone else is doing and what they are not. If you are on a shoe-string start-up, you have to be even more creative. One thing you could do is go to several business networking groups or a rotary clubs. When you are there, try to see if anyone in the group is looking for your janitor service. The more fiends you make, the more potential clients you have. Keep in mind that only friends will refer you to friends. A larger professional network is a great way to get jobs. Whey you use advertising always offer something for free or something unique. I knew a lady the successfully started a house cleaning business simply by offering to clean the first time for free. Clients had a risk-free way to evaluate her and her potential clients felt more obligated to give her a chance. This could also include a free evaluation or $100 off of the first 6 months or service.
2) Online advertising is also a very effective way to generate business. I have successfully generated 1000s of dollars of additional monthly income for several service businesses just by getting ranked on google and also putting up a free add on Google maps. I want to develop a separate section devoted to this soon because it is really a lot of fun and an effective way to make money if you know what you are doing.
3) Quantify the value of each lead, especially with paid advertising. If a new add costs $200 a month and generates 4 leads, this type of advertising costs $50 a lead. Conversions are what you are really shooting for, but taking leads is a good way to know quicker whether or not a particular method will work.
4) Customer referrals are great. You will normally have a higher percentage of these sales close and you will often not be bidding in a competitive atmosphere.
5) Help others, exchange leads, and get as close to referral centers as you can. One example of a referral center is a commercial real estate leasing broker. He has access to 100s of potential clients which could virtually help you get your business up and running in very little time. Since he meets knew business owner that are either moving or moving up, there is a lot of opportunity to get good janitorial leads. Also return the favor by referring the broker to your clients if you know they are looking to move or upgrade their facilities.
GO HERE TO START FROM STEP 1 Due to how Blogger is structured, the last post always becomes the front page. _________________________________________________________ Chords are the main ingredient of music. As a guitar player, especially a backup or rhythm guitarist, chords should definitely be one of the first things you really try to learn. Not only will learning them first help you with your fret-hand technique, but also with your strumming and even rhythm. It will also put you on the fast track to learning scales and music theory.
"Power chords" are the easiest to learn. All you have to do is learn where your fingers are positioned, and it's the same all over the neck of the guitar.
"Flower chords" are more detailed in their hand and finger positioning, but are still easy to learn. By the way, I call them "flower chords" because they sound all pretty and "flowery."
Scroll Down for a complete list of all 12 Major and Minor Chords.
For me, the hardest part of learning the major chords was training my hands to accurately shift between them and immediately put my fingers on the right strings and the right frets in an instant. If your favored style of music involves playing songs with a sequence of these chords, you will definitely need to practice this.
Power Chords
Like I said, the easiest thing ever:
This is an Open E Power Chord. The Open E string is the root. If you think of an open string as being the "0th fret," then the finger positions on power chords down the strings make more sense.
This is a Power Chord with the root on the 2nd fret:
This is essentially a "3 note" Power Chord with an Open E string involved. In this particular example, I would like to point out that the only reason that the Open E works with this power chord is because the 7th fret is an E note, too. It's just one octave higher than the Open E. I'll discuss this in a later lesson.
In this example, I want to show you both how the 1st and 2nd strings are tuned differently in relation to the 3rd - 6th strings and how you fret them to accomodate:
Flower Chords
These chords are dominant in the guitar world. They also require a lot of music theory to put together and explain, so I will spare you all the boring specifics.
There is actually a pretty huge list of chords, although there is really only 12 root notes. Now remember, roots are the individual notes from which the chord is based on. When you see a chord listed by name, an "A chord" for example, the root is the "A" note.
The types of chords and how they are listed in chord diagrams and in music notation are as follows: (Along with the Flat or Sharp Note Equivalent for A Chords)
Major: A -or- A#
Minor: Am -or- A#m
Augmented: A+ -or- A#+
Suspended Fourth: Asus4 -or- A#sus4
Added Ninth: A(add9) -or- A#(add9)
Minor Added Ninth: Am(add9) -or- A#m(add9)
Fifth: A5 -or- A#5 (These are actually power chords)
Sixth: A6 -or- A#6
Minor Sixth: Am6 -or- A#m6
Sixth, Added Ninth: A6/9 -or- A#6/9
Minor Sixth, Added Ninth: Am6/9 -or- A#m6/9
Seventh: A7 -or- A#7
Diminished Seventh: Aº7 -or- A#º7
Seventh, Suspended 4th: A7sus4 -or- A#7sus4
Major Seventh: Amaj7 -or- A#maj7
Minor Seventh: Am7 -or- A#m7
Minor, Major Seventh: Am(maj7) -or- A#m(maj7)
Major Seventh, Flat Fifth: Amaj7(b5) -or- A#maj7(b5)
Minor Seventh, Flat Fifth: Am7(b5) -or- A#m7(b5)
Augmented Seventh: A+7 -or- A#+7
Seventh, Flat Fifth: A7(b5) -or- A#7(5)
See if you can name the rest of these by comparing them with the chord types listed above:
B7(b9) = Seventh, Flat Ninth
D#7(#9) = ?
A+7(b9) = ?
C9 = ?
F#maj9 = ?
Em9 = ?
F#11 = ?
Bm11 = ?
B#13 = ?
Answers provided below
There you have it. All 30 different chord types and variations. Don't worry though, you don't have to memorize all of them. (most of them don't even sound that good) I'm just going to give you the majors and the Minor chords, which are the popular ones.
Now remember, there are 12 notes. 7 of which are the "letter notes" (A-G) and there are 5 sharp/flat notes between the A#B C#D#E F#G#A. Refer to Step 1: Tune Your Guitar for that information if you need to.
Here are the Major Chords for all 12 Notes
Here are the Minor Chords for all 12 Notes
Remember that "0" is an open string, and "X" are strings that are not picked
Here's a video where I show you the 7 Major Chords, and link them together to show you how to make a song.
There you have it, folks. Chords are actually pretty easy. ______________ Answers. 2. Seventh, Sharp Ninth 3. Augmented Seventh, Flat Ninth 4. Ninth 5. Major Ninth 6. Minor Ninth 7. Eleventh 8. Minor Eleventh 9. Thirteenth
GO HERE TO START FROM STEP 1 Due to how Blogger is structured, the last post always becomes the front page. _________________________________________________________ Chords are the main ingredient of music. As a guitar player, especially a backup or rhythm guitarist, chords should definitely be one of the first things you really try to learn. Not only will learning them first help you with your fret-hand technique, but also with your strumming and even rhythm. It will also put you on the fast track to learning scales and music theory.
"Power chords" are the easiest to learn. All you have to do is learn where your fingers are positioned, and it's the same all over the neck of the guitar.
"Flower chords" are more detailed in their hand and finger positioning, but are still easy to learn. By the way, I call them "flower chords" because they sound all pretty and "flowery."
Scroll Down for a complete list of all 12 Major and Minor Chords.
For me, the hardest part of learning the major chords was training my hands to accurately shift between them and immediately put my fingers on the right strings and the right frets in an instant. If your favored style of music involves playing songs with a sequence of these chords, you will definitely need to practice this.
Power Chords
Like I said, the easiest thing ever:
This is an Open E Power Chord. The Open E string is the root. If you think of an open string as being the "0th fret," then the finger positions on power chords down the strings make more sense.
This is a Power Chord with the root on the 2nd fret:
This is essentially a "3 note" Power Chord with an Open E string involved. In this particular example, I would like to point out that the only reason that the Open E works with this power chord is because the 7th fret is an E note, too. It's just one octave higher than the Open E. I'll discuss this in a later lesson.
In this example, I want to show you both how the 1st and 2nd strings are tuned differently in relation to the 3rd - 6th strings and how you fret them to accomodate:
Flower Chords
These chords are dominant in the guitar world. They also require a lot of music theory to put together and explain, so I will spare you all the boring specifics.
There is actually a pretty huge list of chords, although there is really only 12 root notes. Now remember, roots are the individual notes from which the chord is based on. When you see a chord listed by name, an "A chord" for example, the root is the "A" note.
The types of chords and how they are listed in chord diagrams and in music notation are as follows: (Along with the Flat or Sharp Note Equivalent for A Chords)
Major: A -or- A#
Minor: Am -or- A#m
Augmented: A+ -or- A#+
Suspended Fourth: Asus4 -or- A#sus4
Added Ninth: A(add9) -or- A#(add9)
Minor Added Ninth: Am(add9) -or- A#m(add9)
Fifth: A5 -or- A#5 (These are actually power chords)
Sixth: A6 -or- A#6
Minor Sixth: Am6 -or- A#m6
Sixth, Added Ninth: A6/9 -or- A#6/9
Minor Sixth, Added Ninth: Am6/9 -or- A#m6/9
Seventh: A7 -or- A#7
Diminished Seventh: Aº7 -or- A#º7
Seventh, Suspended 4th: A7sus4 -or- A#7sus4
Major Seventh: Amaj7 -or- A#maj7
Minor Seventh: Am7 -or- A#m7
Minor, Major Seventh: Am(maj7) -or- A#m(maj7)
Major Seventh, Flat Fifth: Amaj7(b5) -or- A#maj7(b5)
Minor Seventh, Flat Fifth: Am7(b5) -or- A#m7(b5)
Augmented Seventh: A+7 -or- A#+7
Seventh, Flat Fifth: A7(b5) -or- A#7(5)
See if you can name the rest of these by comparing them with the chord types listed above:
B7(b9) = Seventh, Flat Ninth
D#7(#9) = ?
A+7(b9) = ?
C9 = ?
F#maj9 = ?
Em9 = ?
F#11 = ?
Bm11 = ?
B#13 = ?
Answers provided below
There you have it. All 30 different chord types and variations. Don't worry though, you don't have to memorize all of them. (most of them don't even sound that good) I'm just going to give you the majors and the Minor chords, which are the popular ones.
Now remember, there are 12 notes. 7 of which are the "letter notes" (A-G) and there are 5 sharp/flat notes between the A#B C#D#E F#G#A. Refer to Step 1: Tune Your Guitar for that information if you need to.
Here are the Major Chords for all 12 Notes
Here are the Minor Chords for all 12 Notes
Remember that "0" is an open string, and "X" are strings that are not picked
Here's a video where I show you the 7 Major Chords, and link them together to show you how to make a song.
There you have it, folks. Chords are actually pretty easy. ______________ Answers. 2. Seventh, Sharp Ninth 3. Augmented Seventh, Flat Ninth 4. Ninth 5. Major Ninth 6. Minor Ninth 7. Eleventh 8. Minor Eleventh 9. Thirteenth
Monday, June 1, 2009
About the Author: Laurel Lippert Fox, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist currently in private practice in the Los Angeles area. She has counseled students at the University of Denver, The University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of California - Los Angeles. Laurel was a Resident Assistant and a Residence Hall Coordinator during her undergraduate years at Northwestern University. She is also a former adjunct faculty member in Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Laurel is available for workshops, seminars, and speaking engagements. You may contact Laurel by calling 323.252.3081 or emailing Laurel@ LAshrink.com
Please visit www.LAshrink.com for more information.
About the Author: Laurel Lippert Fox, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist currently in private practice in the Los Angeles area. She has counseled students at the University of Denver, The University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of California - Los Angeles. Laurel was a Resident Assistant and a Residence Hall Coordinator during her undergraduate years at Northwestern University. She is also a former adjunct faculty member in Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Laurel is available for workshops, seminars, and speaking engagements. You may contact Laurel by calling 323.252.3081 or emailing Laurel@ LAshrink.com
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Les friperies sont remplies de projets du dimanche inachevés et de vestiges de loisirs abandonnés tels que le crochet, le point de croix, la couture, la dentelle, la peinture, la courtepointe, la fabrication de maquette, le travail du bois, etc. Jennifer pense que vous devriez terminer ce que vous avez commencé. Bien qu’elle ne connaisse pas ces arts (pour lesquels elle n’est probablement pas vraiment douée), elle achètera 10 projets inachevés, en apprendra les différentes techniques, terminera les œuvres comme bon lui semble, consignera le tout et les redonnera au magasin. Elle va finir ce que vous avez commencé. (trad. Laura Bonney). Ce projet est rendu possible avec l'appui du programme de création ArtsNB.
Finish What You Started.
Second hand stores are filled with unfinished Sunday projects and remnants of abandoned hobbies in mediums such as: crochet, cross-stitch, knitting, needlepoint, painting, quilting, model making, woodworking etc…. Jennifer thinks you should finish what you started. Although she is unfamiliar with these arts (and possibly not very skillful), she will purchase 10 different unfinished projects, learn the new techniques, complete the pieces as she sees fit, document and return them to the store. She is going to finish what you started. This project was made possible through an ArtsNB creation grant.
Les friperies sont remplies de projets du dimanche inachevés et de vestiges de loisirs abandonnés tels que le crochet, le point de croix, la couture, la dentelle, la peinture, la courtepointe, la fabrication de maquette, le travail du bois, etc. Jennifer pense que vous devriez terminer ce que vous avez commencé. Bien qu’elle ne connaisse pas ces arts (pour lesquels elle n’est probablement pas vraiment douée), elle achètera 10 projets inachevés, en apprendra les différentes techniques, terminera les œuvres comme bon lui semble, consignera le tout et les redonnera au magasin. Elle va finir ce que vous avez commencé. (trad. Laura Bonney). Ce projet est rendu possible avec l'appui du programme de création ArtsNB.
Finish What You Started.
Second hand stores are filled with unfinished Sunday projects and remnants of abandoned hobbies in mediums such as: crochet, cross-stitch, knitting, needlepoint, painting, quilting, model making, woodworking etc…. Jennifer thinks you should finish what you started. Although she is unfamiliar with these arts (and possibly not very skillful), she will purchase 10 different unfinished projects, learn the new techniques, complete the pieces as she sees fit, document and return them to the store. She is going to finish what you started. This project was made possible through an ArtsNB creation grant.
Ad Space/Moncton and Halifax May 2009 letterpress print, 14' x 20', edition of 30, 2009
A GOOD NEIGHBOUR
My street has recently been upset by a couple of bad neighbours. Noisy parties and broken car windows have made some homeowners think about leaving the neighborhood. I thought a little encouragement could sway them into staying or at least momentarily restore a little hope. Floriography or the language of flowers, is a method of communication in which flowers and floral arrangements have specific meanings and can be used to send coded messages. Ten potted white Mums were purchased and placed on my neighbours’ doorsteps with handwritten cards that read From Your Neighbour, De ton voisin. White Mums signify truth, optimism and cheeriness. Yellow mums are said to provide hope and, more commonly, yellow flowers signify friendship.
Ad Space/Moncton and Halifax May 2009 letterpress print, 14' x 20', edition of 30, 2009
A GOOD NEIGHBOUR
My street has recently been upset by a couple of bad neighbours. Noisy parties and broken car windows have made some homeowners think about leaving the neighborhood. I thought a little encouragement could sway them into staying or at least momentarily restore a little hope. Floriography or the language of flowers, is a method of communication in which flowers and floral arrangements have specific meanings and can be used to send coded messages. Ten potted white Mums were purchased and placed on my neighbours’ doorsteps with handwritten cards that read From Your Neighbour, De ton voisin. White Mums signify truth, optimism and cheeriness. Yellow mums are said to provide hope and, more commonly, yellow flowers signify friendship.
