I read a lot of audio, video and special events trade magazines (most of them are free) and I have been struck lately by the apparent age of the technicians that are profiled. The average age of most of these…
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This Education Starts “Over Your Head”, Not “In Your Head”
Jeff
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An article about a new stage rigging inspection program in a trade journal I regularly read featured a grant program that funds rigging inspections for schools. It is a great idea and something that every drama teacher and school facility…
Boeing On Line 1-Tesla Holding On Line 2
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research team, led by chemist Joseph DeSimone, may have found a solution for the battery problem vexing a couple of the most progressive transportation developments of the last several years. Both Tesla,…
You Want A Path To The Top? Here’s A Great Place To Start
I get to work with a lot of young people, and it makes my days much more enjoyable. Between my office and working as a volunteer at the local high school and as an usher at my church, I am…
The Internet Is Not A Phone Book
One of the things that makes our online sites different from lots of others is that we display our phone number prominently. If you’ve ever tried to contact Amazon or Ebay by phone, you know what I am talking about.…
Get Your “Quiet” Idea Shouted From Coast To Coast
Jeff
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After a couple of years of supplying tape products to a high school robotics competition put on by an organization called US First, I had the opportunity to attend one of their competitions. What an eye opener! The North Carolina…
Are You Paying To Support “Orphans” You Haven’t Seen In Years?
In checking over our monthly American Express statement (I really should do this more often) I noticed a charge from Google Adwords for $20.83. I dug back a little further and found that this charge had been repeating itself on…
Find New Sales Opportunities By Re-purposing Your Products
Several years ago we got a series of phone calls about this time of year from prospective customers who were interested in a product we sold, bi-filament tape, but they wanted it in a much wider width than we offered.…
Power A Smile Lights Up Toys For Tots
Duracell has committed up to one million batteries in this year’s Power A Smile campaign for Toys For Tots. Celebrity spokesperson Ellen DeGeneres shared details about Duracell’s holiday generosity in a video featured on the San Francisco Examiner’s web site.…
USITT Program Brings A New Kind Of Education To The Stage
An article about a new stage rigging inspection program in a trade journal I regularly read featured a grant program that funds rigging inspections for schools. It is a great idea and something that every drama teacher and school facility…
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