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Executive Q&A: Remedy President Steve Mills discusses strategy, opportunity
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Business model simplifies administration and cash flow, helping franchisees concentrate on growth
With his 30 years of experience in the recruitment industry, including 15 years in global franchising in the recruiting sector, Steve Mills doesn't hesitate to tell you why he's passionate about Remedy Intelligent Staffing.
"One of the things that has always amazed me, and kept me here this long, is the two sides to our business," he says. "On the one hand, we have this amazing client population where we can do business with just about anybody, and on the other hand we have an unlimited talent pool. Our job is to take the two, put them together, and keep the business scaling."
Below, Mills talks about some of the ins and outs of our operations and why the Remedy franchise is such a great investment for the right entrepreneur.
Remedy President Steve Mills
Take us through what it's like to operate the business for a franchisee.
A good way to describe our business model is that you're running your own business on our platform. So what does a franchisee do on a day-to-day basis? We offer extensive back office franchise support, taking away from the franchisee all of the administrative responsibility, allowing them to focus on sales and service. That's going out, prospecting, finding clients, understanding the needs of those clients; then going to recruit the associates (the temporary employees who sign on with Remedy to serve clients), matching the associates to the right positions and putting the two of them together.
How does Remedy deal with royalties?
We're a little unusual in the world of franchising. Unlike most franchise systems, we don't take a royalty off the top. We actually share the gross margin generated by the franchisee for servicing the client, which means we've got skin in the game with the franchisee in every sale they make. So the way our business model works is that the franchise owner and their team provide the associate to work with a client. Following the week's work, the associate's time is then processed, which we handle completely in-house, freeing up the franchisee from administrative duties. So we process that time. From that, we generate an invoice that goes to the client. We also, most importantly, ensure our valued associates get paid accurately, on time, every time. It's then our responsibility to collect that debt.
What does that do for franchisees in terms of cash flow?
Once a month, we pay our franchise owners their share of the gross margin. That means our franchisees have a predictable cash flow. They know they're going to receive payments from us 12 times a year. They know the day it's coming, so it's predictable and it's manageable. Our job is to collect the cash. Our job is to fund the payroll. And on the very odd occasion where a client doesn't pay — unfortunately it can happen, just like in any business — we share in that debt with the franchisee.
How would you describe the business model?
The way I like to think about our business model is that our franchisees are in the business of staffing. They're servicing clients, they're recruiting associates. We're in the business of supporting our franchisees. If you look at the key aspects of our model, we're first and foremost a funding source for our franchisees. We pay the temporary workers, we invoice the clients, we collect that debt, and we forward the gross margin collection to our franchisees.
We're also an insurance company. We have one of the largest workers' compensation programs in the industry, and I'm biased, but I think it's also one of the best. We work very closely with OSHA to develop their staffing industry guidelines. The other side of risk is risk mitigation with our franchisees. So, it's the franchisee operating as an independent business, but on a world-class platform.
How does franchising fit into the overall strategic plan of Remedy and EmployBridge?
Our parent company, EmployBridge, is one of the largest staffing firms in the world, and the market leader in industrial staffing in North America. Remedy makes up around 15% of EmployBridge overall and is an important piece of the business strategy. We're looking to expand our franchise business in open markets to give us the best distribution channel in the industry.
What is the benefit of having EmployBridge as a parent company?
There are many benefits to having a strong parent. The numbers are very impressive. For example, in 2017, we issued almost half a million W2s. But what does that data mean, and how can that benefit prospective franchisees? Well, first and foremost, it means there's probably nothing you're going to experience as a potential franchisee that we haven't already experienced and learned how to deal with.
How does that resonate with franchise candidates?
We have tremendous expertise and strength in depth. And from that data, we can make really good decisions. There's a wealth of data available to our prospective franchisees as they're starting to look at the business opportunity. Once they've established their office, they can use meaningful data to make good decisions to build a strong business.
And actually, something else that issuing almost half a million W2 means is that our system works. It means you, as a prospective franchisee, can be absolutely certain coming in that you're following a well-trodden path.
What makes Remedy Intelligent Staffing a truly unique franchise?
We're unlike most businesses in that we can potentially do business with every single commercial entity in the country. Whether it's a one-man band business that needs additional help, or whether it's the largest company in the country. We can potentially work with every single company. And once we've started working with them, we have the ability to keep that revenue recurring long-term through adding more people, selling into different departments. We have virtually unlimited potential there.
Learn more about becoming a Remedy franchisee
For more information on our investment opportunity, download our free franchise information eBook or fill out the form on this page to start a conversation.
August 22, 2018 Dianna Bailer	Posted in: Remedy Leadership Team	Tagged: business model, Remedy business model, Remedy leadership team, Remedy President, Steve Mills


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Theatre Royal Bath Productions Presents Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE
by BWW News Desk - Sep 4, 2018
The 10th anniversary production of Yasmina Reza's award-winning farce God of Carnage comes to Theatre Royal Bath's Main House where it runs until Saturday 15 September, with opening night for press on today 5 September. Lindsay Posner directs the production, as part of Artistic Director Jonathan Church's second Summer Season at Theatre Royal Bath. Starring much-loved actors from hit television series Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), Ralf Little (The Royle Family) and Nigel Lindsay (Victoria), the play is a ruthlessly comic study of middle-class parenting.
Nigel Lindsay Joins Sarah Ridgeway in HighTide's Production of Al Smith's Debut Play: HARROGATE
Casting was announced today for the HighTide production of Al Smith's debut play Harrogate. Nigel Lindsay joins Sarah Ridgeway, who starred in the original production at HighTide Festival 2015, for the London premiere at the Royal Court Theatre from 20 - 29 October and UK Tour. Richard Twyman, the newly appointed Artistic Director of English Touring Theatre, returns to direct Harrogate, which had an acclaimed sell-out run at the influential annual HighTide Festival in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Photo Coverage: First Look at THE BOYS IN THE BAND UK Tour
by Roy Tan - Sep 30, 2016
The first class revival of Mart Crowley's ground-breaking play, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, opens at Park Theatre in London this autumn, then tours to The Lowry, Theatre Royal Brighton and West Yorkshire Playhouse. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Tickets on Sale Next Week for THE BODYGUARD, Starring Deborah Cox, at The Smith Center
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD, will play Reynolds Hall from Tuesday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 26. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Sept. 29.
Cast Announced For European Premiere Of Bathsheba Doran's PARENTS' EVENING
Casting has been announced for Bathsheba Doran's Parents' Evening, which receives its European premiere in a new production directed by Stella Powell Jones at Jermyn Street Theatre this October. Peter Hamilton Dyer (Mrs Orwell - Proud Haddock Southwark Playhouse, Twelfth Night - Shakespeare's Globe/Broadway, Midsummer Night's Dream - RSC) and Amy Marston (Broken Glass - Offie Nominated Best Actress - Watford Palace Theatre, A Small Family Business - National Theatre, Don John - Kneehigh) join forces in this searing and highly acclaimed two- hander.
Cast Announced for THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE at Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Nicholas Wright's The Slaves of Solitude directed by Jonathan Kent.
Photo Flash: First Look at DEATHTRAP Starring Paul Bradley and Jessie Wallace
Full casting for the UK tour of Ira Levin's Tony-nominated classic thriller Deathtrap includes Sam Phillips(Clifford), Beverly Klein (Helga ten Dorp) and Julien Ball (Porter). They join the previously announced TV starsPaul Bradley (Holby City and EastEnders) as Sidney Bruhl and BAFTA nominee Jessie Wallace (EastEnders andFings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be) as Myra Bruhl.
Tessa Peake-Jones and Aden Gillett to Lead 2018 UK Tour of THE WINSLOW BOY
Lead casting is today announced for a 2018 UK tour of Terence Rattigan's classic family drama, The Winslow Boy - directed by Olivier Award-nominated Rachel Kavanaugh. Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools and Horses, Grantchester) stars as Grace Winslow wife of Arthur Winslow, played by Aden Gillett (House of Eliott, Holby City), the father who embarks on an extraordinary campaign for justice for his son.
BWW Interview: Actor Clive Francis On AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by Marianka Swain - Oct 31, 2016
Clive Francis's varied stage and screen career includes A Clockwork Orange, Entertaining Mr Sloane, the original Poldark and upcoming Netflix drama The Crown. He's currently starring in Stephen Daldry's lauded revival of An Inspector Calls at Playhouse Theatre, which begins previews on 4 November.
Cast Complete for West End Transfer of John McCrea-Led EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, directed by Jonathan Butterell and written by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae, which will play a limited season at the Apollo Theatre from Monday 6 November following a critically acclaimed run at Sheffield Crucible.
Full Cast Announced for Sheffield Theatres' Production of THE WIZARD OF OZ
Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announced the full cast for his Christmas production of The Wizard of Oz.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for THE WIZARD OF OZ at Sheffield Theatres
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2017
The technicolour classic that takes the whole family to the Emerald City and back again. Join Dorothy and all her friends for this glorious technicolor production of the timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz. Skip along the yellow brick road and journey through munchkin land all the way to Oz, carried along by all your favourite tunes, including Over the Rainbow and We're Off to See the Wizard, in this festive family spectacular.
Full Cast Announced For The World Premiere Of Annie Jenkins' IN LIPSTICK
Up In Arms, in association with Pleasance and Ellie Keel, today announce the full cast for the world premiere of Annie Jenkins' In Lipstick. Alice Hamilton directs James Doherty (Dennis), Caroline Faber (Maud), and Alice Sykes (Cynthia). This marks the first collaboration of James Doherty and Alice Hamilton since their acclaimed multi-award-nominated work on Barney Norris' Eventide. In Lipstick opens at Pleasance, Islington on 11 January, with previews from 9 January, and runs until 26 January.
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD, will play Reynolds Hall from Today, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 26. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Sept. 29.
West End Transfer Announced For THE BOYS IN THE BAND
Producers Tom O'Connell and James Seabright are thrilled to announce a West End transfer for their sell-out production of Mart Crowley's ground-breaking play, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, opening at the Vaudeville Theatre on 7 February 2017, playing for a limited two week season until 18 February.
Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting For New Musical COMMITTEE
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2017
The Donmar Warehouse today announces full casting for The Public Administration and Constitution Affairs Committee Take Oral Evidence on Whitehall's Relationship with Kids Company a new musical with music by Tom Deering, and book and lyrics by Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke.
LETTICE AND LOVAGE to Open Westport Country Playhouse's 87th Season
The Tony Award-nominated comedy, "Lettice and Lovage," will open Westport Country Playhouse's 87th Season, written by Peter Shaffer, author of "Amadeus," and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The play runs from May 30 through June 17.
Full Casting Announced for the Number One UK Tour of DEATHTRAP
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017
Full casting for the UK tour of Ira Levin's Tony-nominated classic thriller Deathtrap includes Sam Phillips (Clifford), Beverly Klein (Helga ten Dorp) and Julien Ball (Porter). They join the previously announced TV stars Paul Bradley (Holby City and EastEnders) as Sidney Bruhl and BAFTA nominee Jessie Wallace (EastEnders and Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be) as Myra Bruhl.
Robert Daws, Caroline Langrishe and More Tapped for HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES UK Tour; Cast Announced!
Direct from a highly celebrated extended season in London's West End, casting has been announced for Bill Kenwright's production of Alan Ayckbourn's farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How the Other Half Loves as it gets set thrill audiences across the UK this autumn. The 1969 classic and the first of Ayckbourn's plays to be staged on Broadway, will open at Theatre Royal Windsor on Wednesday 30th August, continuing to Salford, Glasgow, Malvern, Bath, York, Richmond, Guildford, Cheltenham, Brighton and Norwich.
Amy Marston Joins Watford Palace Theatre's Revival Of BROKEN GLASS – 80 YEARS AFTER KRISTALLNACHT
Watford Palace Theatre today announces that Amy Marston will play Sylvia Gellburg alongside the previously announced Clara Francis (Harriet), Andrew Hall (Stanton Case), Michael Higgs (Dr Harry Hyman), Rebecca Lacey (Margaret Hyman) and Michael Matus (Philip Gellburg) in Arthur Miller's play Broken Glass, which opens 80 years after the events of Kristallnacht, leading up to the Second World War. Charlotte Emmerson has regretfully had to withdraw from the production due to unforeseen circumstances. Broken Glass opens at Watford Palace Theatre on 8 March and runs until 24 March.
Alan Ayckbourn's A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN Makes US Premiere At Brits Off Broadway At 59E59 Theaters
Brits Off Broadway continues at 59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) with the US premiere of A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN, written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn. Produced by the Stephen Joseph Theatre, A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN begins performances on Thursday, April 26 for a limited engagement through Sunday, May 27. Press Opening is Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Friday at 7:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). The single ticket prices range from $25 - $70 ($49 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.59e59.org.
TBO Productions Presents Salisbury Playhouse Production of DEATHTRAP
A brand new production of Ira Levin's Tony-nominated classic thriller Deathtrap will embark on a 12-week national tour for the first time in 20 years, opening September 2017, with press night at the Theatre Royal Brighton on Thursday 14 September.
Kravis Center Announces THE BODYGUARD: THE MUSICAL Starring Deborah Cox
The first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD, will play the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from April 10 - 15. Tickets are on sale now.
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Hattie Morahan & Seth Numrich Will Lead Theatr Clwyd and Menier Chocolate Factory's ORPHEUS DESCENDING
The full cast is announced for the Theatr Clwyd and Menier Chocolate Factory co-production of Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending. Theatr Clwyd's Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Catrin Aaron (Beulah Binnings), Michael Geary (Pee Wee Binnings), Valentine Hanson (Uncle Pleasant), Jenny Livsey (Eva Temple / Woman), Laura Jane Matthewson (Dolly Hamma), Mark Meadows (Jabe Torrance), Ifan Meredith (David Cutrere / Dog Hamma), Hattie Morahan (Lady Torrance), Seth Numrich (Val Xavier), Ian Porter (Sheriff Talbott), Jemima Rooper (Carol Cutrere), Carol Royle (Vee Talbott) and Carrie Quinlan (Sister / Nurse Porter). Public booking for the Menier Chocolate Factory dates opens at 9am today.
China Everbright Limited Proudly Sponsors HU XUEYAN, MY DEAR
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre The late Qing merchant Hu Xueyan had incomparable experiences in his life. Apart from opening banks, trading in tea and silk, and offering free medicine to the poor, he was also the court-appointed Inspector of Zhejiang. How did he manage to dominate both the political and business worlds.
Caroline Langrishe, Robert Daws, Charlie Brooks, Leon Ockenden, Matthew Cottle & Sara Crowe to Star in HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES
Direct from a highly celebrated extended season in London's West End, Bill Kenwright's production of Alan Ayckbourn's farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How the Other Half Loves will run at Glasgow's Theatre Royal from Monday 18-Saturday 23 September 2017.
Further Casting Announced For Theatre Royal Bath's Summer Season 2018
Jonathan Church, Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Bath's Summer Season, today announces further casting for the 2018 summer programme with actors Ralf Little (The Royle Family, Ugly Lies the Bone) and Nigel Lindsay (Victoria, Four Lions) joining the previously announced Elizabeth McGovern and Amanda Abbington in the 10th anniversary production of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage.
London Classic Theatre Announce UK Tour Of MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
London Classic Theatre today announces the full company for their UK tour of Charlotte Keatley's My Mother Said I Never Should. Artistic Director of LCT, Michael Cabot, directs Felicity Houlbrooke (Rosie Metcalfe), Fiz Marcus (Doris Partington), Kathryn Ritchie (Jackie Metcalfe) and Connie Walker (Margaret Bradley). The production tours to 14 venues, opening at Theatre Royal Windsor on 25 September with performances at Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds and Gala Theatre, Durham from 11 September.
Casting Announced for OF KITH AND KIN, DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, and UNCLE VANYA at Theatr Clwyd
Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announced casting for three productions in his inaugural season - Of Kith and Kin, Desire Under the Elms and Uncle Vanya.
Full Cast Announced For Peter Gill's New Adaptation of UNCLE VANYA at Theatr Clwyd
Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd, Tamara Harvey, today announces the full cast for her production of Uncle Vanya, in a first-time co-production with Sheffield Theatres.
Lee Ross and Rebecca McKinnis To Join the Cast of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
Everybody's Talking About Jamie, the award-winning feel good new musical sensation, is pleased to announce that Rebecca McKinnis will be stepping into the role of Margaret New and Lee Ross will be joining the cast to play Hugo from 16 July.
American Debut of LINDA Starts Rehearsals Today at Manhattan Theatre Club
by BWW News Desk - Jan 3, 2017
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced full casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Linda, a new play by Penelope Skinner (The Ruins of Civilization at MTC, The Village Bike) directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (The Assembled Parties, Wit).
Seattle Playwrights Salon to Present NOT AROUND GORDIE
The Seattle Playwrights Salon presents Not Around Gordie by Jorj Savage on Friday February 10th at 7 p.m. at the Conservatory, 5813 Airport Way South, Seattle. Admission is free.
Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting For LIMEHOUSE
The Donmar Warehouse today announces full casting for playwright Steve Waters' searing new drama Limehouse. The play imagines what happened when the 'Gang of Four' met in 1981 to break away from the Labour party and form the SDP.
Liam Craig, Barbara Garrick, Laurence Lau, And Jodie Markell Star In Keen's LATER LIFE
Today Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced that A.R. Gurney's play Later Life would star Liam Craig, Barbara Garrick, Laurence Lau, and Jodie Markell, directed by Mr. Silverstein.
Town Hall Theatre Announces Dark Comedy WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn
Town Hall Theatre Generations Season 2017-2018 jumps into 2018 with Alan Ayckbourn's dark comedy, WOMAN IN MIND. WOMAN IN MIND will have 12 performances, including two previews, March 1 through March 24, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 - $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.
Beth Steel's WONDERLAND Comes Home to Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company confirms full cast of Adam Penford's first show as Artistic Director, Wonderland including local actors Chris Ashby who previously played the lead in the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and was cast through the Playhouse open auditions, and Joshua Glenister who was a member of Nottingham Playhouse Youth Theatre.
Town Hall Theatre 'Generations' Season 2017-2018 Jumps into 2018 with Alan Ayckbourn's Dark Comedy WOMAN IN MIND
Town Hall Theatre 'Generations' Season 2017-2018 jumps into 2018 with Alan Ayckbourn's dark comedy, WOMAN IN MIND. WOMAN IN MIND will have 12 performances, including two previews, March 1 through March 24, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA.
Janie Dee Stars in American Debut of LINDA, Opening Tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2017
Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Linda, a new play by Penelope Skinner (The Ruins of Civilization at MTC, The Village Bike) directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (The Assembled Parties, Wit), opens tonight, February 28, 2017 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC presents the Comedy Thriller COMMUNICATING DOORS
The Theatre Group at SBCC will present will be the comedy thriller COMMUNICATING DOORS by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Katie Laris, February 28-March 17, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre. This intricate, time traveling, comic thriller by the British master of farcical comedy delighted London and New York audiences.
Janie Dee to Star in American Debut of LINDA at Manhattan Theatre Club; Cast Complete!
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES UK Tour Kicks Off Tonight at Theatre Royal, Windsor
by BWW News Desk - Aug 30, 2017
Direct from a highly celebrated extended season in London's West End, casting has been announced for Bill Kenwright's production of Alan Ayckbourn's farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How the Other Half Loves as it gets set thrill audiences across the UK this autumn. The 1969 classic and the first of Ayckbourn's plays to be staged on Broadway, will open at Theatre Royal Windsor today 30th August, continuing to Salford, Glasgow, Malvern, Bath, York, Richmond, Guildford, Cheltenham, Brighton and Norwich.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsals for DEATHTRAP, Starring Paul Bradley and Jessie Wallace, Ahead of UK Tour
Deathtrap will embark on a 10-week national tour opening at Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday 6 September, with press night at the Theatre Royal Brighton on Thursday 14 September.
BWW Interview: Liz Neumark of GREAT PERFORMANCES, KATCHKIE FARM and THE SYLVIA CENTER
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 18, 2017
Since launching Great Performances (GP) in 1980 as a staffing agency offering part-time employment for women in the arts, Liz Neumark has orchestrated its transformation into one of the country's foremost catering and food service companies, lauded for its commitment to seasonal ingredients, innovative culinary presentations and exceptional service.
THE REVLON GIRL Comes to Park Theatre
Following a critically acclaimed and sell-out tour across Wales last year, The Revlon Girl will come to PARK90 in September after a run at the Edinburgh Festival which is supported by The Arts Council of Wales. Written by composer and writer Neil Anthony Docking, The Revlon Girl is a poignant, heart-breaking and tender new play which explores a terrible episode in Welsh history and tells a story of amazing courage, hope and humour.
BWW Feature: AYCKBOURN AT 80
by Michael T. Mooney - Apr 5, 2019
Ayckbourn's plays have proven to have worldwide appeal, and naturally New Jersey is no exception. Although sandwiched between busy theatrical hubs New York City and Philadelphia, the New Jersey has substantially contributed to Ayckbourn's popularity with numerous productions throughout the Garden State.
Historical Heroine Heads to the Stage: Meet the Cast SAINT JOAN- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - Apr 3, 2018
Previews begin tonight for Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of Saint Joan! Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
Full Casting Announced For ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2018
Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announces the cast for Associate Director Javaad Alipoor's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman, from the novel by Ken Kesey - Nathan Amzi (Martini), Lucy Black (Nurse Ratched), Andrew Dennis (Ruckley and Aide Turkle), Harry Egan (Aide Warren), Joel Gillman (Randle P McMurphy), Clive Hayward (Dr Spivey), Tom Hodgkins (Scanlon), Arthur Hughes (Billy Bibbitt), Melissa Johns (Candy and Nurse Flinn), Mohammed Mansaray (Aide Williams), Shaun Mason (Cheswick), Jeremy Proulx (Chief Bromden), Jack Tarlton (Harding) and Shelley Williams (Sandra and Hospital Staff).
Meet the Cast of INK- Now in Previews!
MTC's INK begins previews tonight, April 2 prior to a Wednesday, April 24 opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
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TSM qualifies for ALGS Playoffs
Dec 9, 2021 algs, Apex, Apex Legends, iitztimmy, imperialhal, nicewigg, nrg, playoffs, sentinels, TSM, verhulst
In the recent Apex Legends Global Series which has altered its Playoffs to an online format, the Pro League ended with a list of top 20 pro teams qualifying for the respective regional Playoffs. Out of a total of 40 teams in each region battling over the course of 2 months, the first 20 teams will progress to the Playoffs while the next 20 teams will continue to play in the next split and the last 20 teams will relegate to the Qualifiers.
In each region, teams are assigned to a Group of 10 and paired with another group per round. They will have to play a series of 6 rounds with 6 matches each. This meant that they have to endure a gruelling 36 games and compete for a top spot to earn points. At the end of 6 matches, top teams will be awarded precious points for the league.
Points awarded for Match standings
Placement – Points
1st – 12
2nd – 9
3rd – 7
4th – 5
10th – 2
16th to 20th – 0
Overall Standings
TSM managed to qualify for the playoffs despite Snip3down quitting Apex Legends after Round 4 and returned to his all-time favourite game, Halo Infinity. While missing a third, TSM scrambled for a third and secured Verhulst from team Intel, Esports Arena. With the young 18 year old controller player, TSM was boosted to overall 5th place in the overall standings. With their new third, TSM looked confident to continue ALGS in the North America Playoffs.
In the North America league of Split 1, there were 2 teams which were forfeited out of the tournament. Promising team SHEEEEEEESH comprising of iiTzTimmy, NiceWigg and Apryze started off very well in the beginning. They were placed 3rd after the first round having earned 7 points. However, their performance deteriorated after only earning 1 point from the next two rounds. Both iiTzTimmy and NiceWigg apparently decided to leave the team after Round 3 and Apryze had no choice to be disqualified with the last man standing. Similarly, team BenchWarmers comprised of Knoqd, ImMadness and RamBeau decided to split up after 18 games together. They have only accumulated a total of 3 points from three rounds and have forfeited from the tournament. Controller player, Knoqd had joined team Esports Arena after Verhulst has vacated his spot while RamBeau moved over to Neanderthals while ImMadness remained teamless.
Of all the teams, Sentinels and NRG were the most consistent team having at least an average of 7 point across 6 rounds. This meant that they have been scoring important points each round to stay in the top. Sentinels is the only team to achieve first for 2 rounds which they have obtained 12 points in Round 1 and Round 4. Although the team with the most potential was team Esports Arena, they have caught most attention throughout the tournament. This is because they have maintained top 3 throughout the tournament and had a wild ride in the first 4 rounds. However, their performance started dipping collecting only 2 points in the last 2 rounds after Verhulst had left the team. Among the teams, 100T was the underdog team which had stormed to 8th place after gaining first with a whopping 12 points in Round 6. They had been very close to being knocked out of the playoffs, standing at 17th place after 5 rounds. Team Noble on the hand, was a surprising flop. They started off well and was sitting in top 10 in the first 3 rounds but they fell off down the pecking order and ended up at 19th place at the end of the Pro League.
The teams which have qualified will set out to fight for top spot in the Playoffs scheduled to begin in January next year. This will be a good time for the teams to take a short break for the festive season and prepare their best for the upcoming Regional Playoffs. To find out more about the new online ALGS format, check it out here.
Team Total
NRG 47
ESA 40
TSM 33
100T 25
XSET 21
Knights 21
RNG 18
Premier 18
Furia 18
OXG 18
TOR 15
Noble 15
LZR 14
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Is there a way to save your lawn without resodding?
If the condition of your lawn has gotten away from you, early fall is the time to get to work on giving your grass a new lease on life. The soil is still plenty warm from the summer, but the air is cooler – which creates perfect conditions for germination. When grass seed is planted in the fall, the seedlings have all of fall and spring to become established before the hot, dry summer weather sets in.
Evaluate the condition of your lawn. Determine if you should scrap the whole area and start over, revitalize your existing grass or just patch a few bare spots.
Mix 5 parts dry sand, 1 part commercial soil and 1 part grass seed. Add some slow release fertilizer to the mixture. The package instructions designate the amount. The ideal mixture is usually 1 cup of fertilizer in 5 shovelfuls of sand, one shovelful of soil and one shovelful of seed.
Then, cut your existing vegetation close to the ground and loosen the soil with a rake. Remove all weeds.
Cover the bare spot with the seed mixture to a depth of about 1/4 inch.
Mow your existing grass close to the ground and go over the entire area with a rake.
Remove perennial weeds such as dandelions.
Loosen hard packed areas where grass has died out.
Work compost or humus into the top few inches of soil.
Top dress the entire lawn with a mix of one part commercial manure, one part humus and two parts top soil. Apply the soil blend over the whole area about 1/4 inch deep.
Water with a sprinkler, so the area receives at least 1 inch of water. Place an empty tuna can on the ground to help measure how much water you've applied.
Germination time for grass seed varies from 7-21 days, depending on soil temperatures and seed species. During this time be sure to keep the area moist. If the weather is dry, you may need to water lightly several times a day until the seedlings are about 1 inch tall.


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President poised to sign bill creating quantum computing initiative
It could help the US claim the lead in quantum computers.
12.20.18 in Politics
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Visions of an American quantum computing initiative are close to becoming a practical reality. The House of Representatives has passed its version of a bill that would establish a National Quantum Initiative Program and speed up the development of next-generation computing technology. Provided the President signs it into law (it cleared the Senate last week), the bill would set out a 10-year plan and launch several initiatives. These would include a presidential advisory committee, a National Science and Technology Council subcommittee, grants from the National Science Foundation and research at organizations ranging from the Energy Department to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The program is ultimately an attempt at technological oneupmanship. China and other countries are pursuing their own quantum computing research, and there's a concern that the US could fall behind if the government doesn't devote more attention to development. The added power could provide an economic edge in areas like health care and manufacturing. It might also be vital to national security, for that matter. Quantum computing could be useful for both defeating encryption and creating ultra-secure networks (just inspecting quantum data can ruin it), and beating rivals to the punch could both safeguard American intelligence data while making it possible to intercept others' communications.
Whether or not it's a cynical move, it's likely to be welcome by the scientific community. Quantum computers are still in their infancy -- while there's plenty of research underway, there's a lot more work to be done if they're going to play a significant role in American life.
Coverage: Congress.gov
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Even after completing Hungry Hearts, I'm not entirely clear on what type of film writer/director Saverio Costanzo intended to make; what begins with a scene that suggests a subtle romance slowly sinks into a schizophrenic narrative about mental illness unable to decide whether it is a thriller or a drama. Even when it seems clear that the screenplay would have us treat the material as somber melodrama, the music and stylistic camera choices that Costanzo use suggest that Hungry Hearts a psychological horror film in the tradition of 1970s Roman Polanski. Either way that I consider the film, it doesn't work for me, though I will admit that elements of the narrative certainly succeeded in leaving me unnerved.
Beginning with an awkward meet-cute in a restaurant bathroom, Hungry Hearts starts like an ordinary romance, assuming you can ignore the later germ-obsessed female lead never making mention of the fact that the male protagonist forgets to wash his hands after two explosive visits to the restaurant toilet. This strange scene transitions into a sparse collection of sequences showing the quick advancement of the relationship between Jude (Adam Driver) and Mina (Alba Rohrwacher). Before long they are married and expecting a child, which is when their relationship begins to crumble. By refusing us the clarity of information prior to this point, Costanzo is able to make Mina's change in behavior after the pregnancy appear to be a complete surprise, though the irrationality of her character may have had more impact if it didn't seem to come out of left field.
Once pregnant, Mina develops a series of theories and ideas about her child's health. Her dedication to veganism along with an obsessive paranoia about doctors and outside medical help makes the pregnancy difficult and the birth of their son something of a miracle. Unfortunately, this is only the beginning of their troubles. When Mina's refusal to follow the doctor's advice leads to serious health risks for their child, Jude must choose between the safety of his son and supporting his unstable wife in her decisions. Hospital visits are done on the sly and Jude must sneak around behind his wife in order to feed his son necessary nutrients.
This is where Costanzo backs the narrative into a corner, leading to an inevitable ending which simultaneously feels a bit like a cop-out. Prior to this rushed resolution in the final moments of the film, there are many repetitious scenes of Jude and Mina arguing about the same issues. The claustrophobic feel of the cinematography, a moody soundtrack, and an over-reaching performance from Roberta Maxwell as Jude's protective mother give the second half of Hungry Hearts the feel of a psychological thriller. The tension continues to build until Costanzo relieves it with his rushed resolution, seemingly ending before the audience has time to wonder what the point of it all was.


Cancelled: Coney Island Burningman Decom 2004, "Sideburn" which was schedule for this Sat. Nov. 13.
- Day: an all-ages festival of art from the Burning Man community with healing arts workshops, installations, live music, lectures, yoga, and dancing in four floors of space as Spirit is transformed into a playground for your art and ideas.


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The City Council received an update Monday on the extension of the Central Trail, which runs from the Spring Creek Trail in north Richardson and currently ends at the Arapaho Road DART Station. Plans call for the trail to extend to Richardson's southern city limit and eventually connect with Dallas' White Rock Creek Trail.
The City expects to begin construction on the trail in January and complete the project in early 2014. The 1.9-mile extension will cost $4 million and is funded through Richardson's 2010 Bond Program and Dallas County.
Watch the work session presentation at http://bit.ly/P8H54b.
We're pretty excited about this extension and what it would mean for connecting the east side of Richardson to the White Rock Creek Trail (although the current plan doesn't extend that far, just yet). This would make commuting into Dallas – via multi-purpose trails – pretty easy.
We still have our reservations of how the trail is planned just north of Arapaho, connecting to the Arapaho DART station and the existing portion of the trail to the north. So far, it's just a narrow sidewalk and there are no plans to re-route or widen it. Click here to see our post on this.
Last night, the City of Richardson had a public input meeting over the planned southern extension of the Central Trail which runs along the DART Rail Red Line. Representatives from the city as well as consultants from Newman Jackson Bieberstein and Freese and Nichols were there to explain the first public draft of this plan. Here are some brief notes from that meeting.
First let's talk location. The extension of the trail will run along the DART Rail from Arapaho Road at Greenville, all the way to Buckingham Road (approximately 1.9 miles). This will be a continuation of the Central Trail that already runs from Arapaho Road to Renner Road and will eventually be part of the larger, Dallas plan to have a connecting network of trails within several neighboring cities. The city already has an existing agreement with DART to run the trail from Arapaho to Main Street and is now negotiating the remaining distance.
We won't give you much information about the trail itself, since they are still in the preliminary planning stages. An updated, more detailed version will be available early next year. Currently, the plan is to have a 10 foot wide multi-use trail that continues the same aesthetic of the existing portion of the trail. Beyond the hurtles of having to negotiate these trails cross major cross streets, the city is also having to deal with drainage and other infrastructure issues. When completed, the plan is to have multiple access points for users as well as emergency vehicles.
As a side note, the city will eventually extend this trail further south, beyond Buckingham, and connect with the Cottonwood and White Rock Trails.


I was recently in the market to purchase a new scope for my rifle. After reading what seems like hundreds of reviews, I realized that there is literally a scope for everything under the sun. In addition, there are reviews for said scope that both persuade and dissuade any decision to purchase. This wasn't going to be as simple as I thought.
Well, I decided to dig in and learn more about rifle scopes and how to make the best informed decision possible. I mean, I understood the basics about rifle scopes and knew the manufacturers that I would most likely consider. But, I didn't really know the nuts and bolts of rifle scopes.
With that, the purpose of this particular blog is not to recommend any particular rifle scope, but rather provide some very basic information about scopes so the reader may be better prepared to make a decision based upon their personal hunting style and budget. Here goes!
Before going any further, let's face it: your budget is going to be your primary driver when looking into rifle scopes. The price range for scopes may run from $300 all the way to something requiring a mortgage. If you are in the market for premium glass, you will be looking at scopes in the $2,000 and up range. That said, you can still get a quality scope at a much more reasonable price range. Knowing your budget up front will help save a lot of time searching for a scope.
After budget, the next most important factor in even starting to look for a scope is determining exactly how you will be using that rifle and scope. Consider the distances you are shooting and hunting. Consider overall weight. Consider the complexity you really need for your scope. Have a solid idea when you begin the purchasing process.
Variable Scopes: Variable scopes are more common. Variable scopes allow the user to adjust the magnification to meet their hunting needs. These scopes are best used in situations where the user may be shooting at varying distances.
Fixed Scopes: As the name suggestions, the user cannot adjust the magnification. These scopes are perfect in situations where the user is typically using the rifle in the same environment every time.
The first number is the magnification level.
The second number is the diameter of the front lens (Objective Lens Diameter).
If there is a range in the first number, example 3-9- this scope is a variable scope which has magnification from 3 to 9.
If there is only one number in the first value- it is a fixed scope and the magnification is set at that number.
I admit it. I thought the best bet for rifle scopes was always to select a scope with maximum magnification.
What I learned is that you can choose a magnification that matches the hunting style that best suits your needs. While there are many schools of thought on magnification, here is a very brief synopsis that made sense to me when I was looking to purchase a scope.
2x-4x Magnification Range is good for shooting a target within 150 yards.
4x-10x Magnification Range is good for big game up to 300 yards.
10x-25x for extreme range distances.
The objective lens allows light into the scope and transmits light back to the ocular lens which is the lens closest to the eye. Essentially, the larger the front lens, the more light is allowed to enter the scope. Just be aware that the larger the lens diameter the heavier the scope.
Look for scopes with anti-reflection coating as you will get a far more enhanced brightness with coating as opposed to raw glass.
Eye relief is the distance from the rear lens your eye requires to see a full picture. The standard eye relief is around four inches. Cheaper scopes may have an eye relief of three inches. Be cautious not to get a scope with a smaller eye relief if using with a higher power rifle. The result can be the classic scope ring to the forehead.
Basically tubes come in two sizes: 30mm and 1 inch. Neither size has notable benefits over the other. The key is to know your tube size so you can purchase the correct mounting rings.
All of these factors should play into your rifle scope purchase.
Understand the major components of your scope and really drill down mentally to decide what you personally need from your scope. Take care not to purchase an overly simplistic or overly complex scope. Let's face it, it can be easy to be persuaded by an overzealous sales clerk if you are not sure what you are looking for.


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NYC Chinese Cultural Events and Art Exhibitions: December 16 – December 22, 2016
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This week: we're visiting the Zao Wou-Ki exhibition at Asia Society in what we plan to be regular organized excursions to see exhibition; two documentaries — one about the struggles and dreams of female factory workers in China and another about the racially motivated murder of a Chinese American engineer in the Midwest in the 1980s; an exhibition organized by two Chinese curators, one who is visiting as part of a NYFA program that brings curators from China; and dinner with the rabbi who literally "wrote the book" about why Jewish people eat Chinese food on Christmas Day.
January 6 and 7: 17th Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia featuring two troupes from Taiwan
January 9 – A contemporary chamber concerto and a re-imagining of Hamlet by a Chinese opera star at Shanghai/New York: Future Histories
January 13 – Wu Hongfei at Webster Hall
January 22 – Enno Cheng (鄭宜農) at Rockwood Music Hall
1) Tour of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki with Beyond Chinatown – Beyond Chinatown is excited to have arranged a special docent-led exhibition-tour of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki at Asia Society. Join us for this free museum event to view the extraordinary retrospective of Chinese-French painter, Zao Wou-Ki, whose early works draw from Matisse, Cézanne, and Chagall, yet are later inspired by both abstract expressionism and traditional Chinese painting.
Learn more about Zao Wou-Ki's complex relationship to Chinese culture, and why it has taken so long for his first museum show to take place in the United States from our earlier article and this tour.
Wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase in the Asia Society lobby starting at 6:30 PM, where we will first gather before the tour begins. Friday nights are pay-as-you-wish at Asia Society, and the tour itself is free.
Friday, December 16, 6:30 – 8 PM
2) Factory Girls: China's Female Migrant Workers – Filmmaker Siyan Liu discusses her current documentary project, 'Factory Girls', on China's female migrant workforce. In 2014, Siyan and her production team traveled to Dongguan, China, a major manufacturing hub and home to 1.7 million female factory workers, to conduct research into the lives of these workers, their struggles and motivations. Factory Girls challenges our media-conditioned belief of "the oppressed Chinese factory worker," and dives deep into the minds of these faceless masses through the personal stories of three factory girls. In a post-industrial modern China, each of these girls struggle with different paths to escape the factory, chasing their own versions of "The Chinese Dream."
Friday, December 16, 6 – 8 PM
Asian American Asian Research Institute, Room 1000, West 43rd Street
3) Who Killed Vincent Chin? – Chatham Square Library's 'Chinese in America' film series screens Who Killed Vincent Chin?, an Academy Award nominated documentary film (Best Documentary Feature, 1989). Associate Producer Nancy Tong will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.
Vincent Chin, a successful engineer living out his dream of designing automobiles in Detroit, meets an unexpected and violent end when he is assaulted and killed by two men in the summer of 1982, following an altercation at a bar. Despite their bloody crime, the assailants initially receive lenient sentences due to a plea bargain. The troubling outcome of the case outrages civil rights advocates, who fight for justice and struggle to prove that Chin's attackers had racist motivations.
This documentary is just as important in 2016 as it was when it was released. The themes of economic strife, crumbling blue collar industries, and the racial tensions that result from these struggles are all issues America is still dealing with to this day.
Saturday, December 17, 2 – 4 PM
Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway
4) When Jews and Chinese Unite: Why Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas – On no other day do Jews and Chinese come together like on Christmas. It has become a longstanding traditions for Jewish families across America to enjoy Chinese food on Christmas.
To celebrate and learn about this tradition, Jewish-Chinese Cultural Connection presents "When Jews and Chinese Unite: The History of Jews Eating Chinese on Christmas." The person who "wrote the book" on this topic join for a special dinner and discussion. Rabbi Joshua Plaut is author of the book A Kosher Christmas which includes a chapter dedicated to the history and tradition of Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas.
Sunday, December 18, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
New Style Handpulled Noodles, 23 Pell St
1) Maggie Cheung: Center Stage – Graceful and tensile, Maggie Cheung has made a tremendous impact on visual culture throughout her wide-ranging career, becoming the image of contemporary Chinese femininity recognized the world over. Born to Shanghainese parents in Hong Kong and an on-and-off resident of Paris, London, and China, Cheung is a fluid, cosmopolitan figure, fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese, English, and French. Coming to film from a modeling and beauty pageant career in the 1980s, she transcended her early roles as eye candy in formulaic romantic comedies for the Hong Kong studio system; went on to participate in the local revolution in action filmmaking; started a long and definitive association with Wong Kar-Wai in his debut feature As Tears Go By; and devastatingly resurrected the pre-revolutionary Shanghainese silent screen goddess Ruan Ling-yu in Stanley Kwan's landmark 1992 film Center Stage. From there Cheung achieved international fame, collaborating with Olivier Assayas on Irma Vep and Clean—for which she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at Cannes. With a 20-film retrospective, all on 35mm, Metrograph is proud to salute this otherworldly presence who evokes old world glamour and modern transnational elegance with a body of work straddling East and West—the quintessential Chinese screen icon of our time. (Metrograph)
Visit the series page for the films and screening times.
December 8 – 21
2) abC – Art Book in China – Printed Matter presents abC ('Art Book in China') a store display of artists' book made by Chinese artists. abC, the first book fair that gathers and showcases independent publishing organizations and individuals in China, was founded in 2015 by DREAMER FTY (夢廠) in Hangzhou, and traveled to Shanghai and Beijing in 2016. As a continuation of this event, Printed Matter has made a selection of titles featured in abC 2016 alongside selections from the store's catalogue of drawings, photographs, comics and conceptual book-works that represent the diverse and vibrant energy of Chinese book artists. Books were hand-carried by Chang Yuchen (常羽辰) from Beijing to New York.
Printed Matter, 231 11th Avenue
1) A Space-Time of Transitional Desires (107 Suffolk Street #413, 12/18 – 12/31) – A Space-Time of Transitional Desires takes New York City as the Activation Point to launch a series of exhibitions that focuses on the works of four artists Cui Fei, Chen Dongfan, Gu Zhongsheng, Zhang Wenxin, along with dance performance by Can Huang and poem reading by Zhu Judy at the opening. Curator Zu Yu and Mo Shucao will invite you to an immersive environment where artists' transitional desires are intercepted for reinterpretations.
Opening reception: December 18, 2016, 6 – 9 PM; Performance at 7 PM
December 19 – 31, by appointment only: dreamlessanimals@gmail.com.
Wenxin Zhang, Martian and Marxian, HD video with sound, Dimension variable, 1'18'', 2016 (video still)
2) ITP Winter Show (ITP NYU, 721 Broadway, Fl. 4, 12/18 – 12/19) – A two-day exhibition of creative interactive projects by the graduate students of ITP (Interactive Telecommunication Program) at New York University, where an increasing number of talents from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan participate in the program.
To Thomas Ruff: This Is How Digital Photos Getting Damaged (Gallery 456, 11/18 – 12/16)
Liu Wei (Lehmann Maupin, 11/2 – 12/17)
Liu Chang: Code is Beautiful (Fou Gallery, 10/22 – 12/18)
ITP Winter Show (ITP NYU, 721 Broadway Fl. 4, 12/18 – 12/19)
Liu Bolin: Art Hacker (Klein Sun Gallery, 11/17 – 12/23)
Ai Weiwei 2016: Roots and Branches (Mary Boone Gallery, 11/5 – 12/23)
Ai Weiwei 2016: Roots and Branches (Lisson Gallery, 11/5 – 12/23)
Ai Weiwei: Laundromat (Deitch Projects – 18 Wooster St, 11/5 – 12/23)
ITP Winter Show (ITP NYU, 721 Broadway, Fl. 4, 12/18 – 12/19)
Love Ai Jing (Marlborough Gallery, 11/16 – 12/30)
For a Better Tomorrow (inCube Arts, 12/18 – 12/31)
A Space-Time of Transitional Desires (107 Suffolk Street #413, 12/18 – 12/31)
Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant (Museum of Food and Drink Lab, 11/11 – 12/31)
Project Mah Jongg (Museum of Jewish Heritage, 10/15/16 – Jan 2017)
No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki (Asia Society, 9/9/16 – 1/8/2017)
In Perspective: Lin Yan, Song Xin and Cui Fei (Chambers Fine Art, 11/17 – 1/28/2017)
A Fine Line (Art100 Gallery, 12/8/16 – 2/6/17)
Tales of Our Time 故事新编 (Guggenheim Museum, 11/4/16 – 3/10/17)
Art In a Time of Chaos: Masterworks from Six Dynasties China, 3rd – 6th Centuries (China Institute, 9/30/16 – 3/19/17
Hung Yi – Fancy Animal Carnival (Garment District pedestrian plazas on Broadway from 36th to 41st Streets, 9/20/16 – 4/15/17)
Show and Tell: Stories in Chinese Painting (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10/29/16 – 8/6/17)
Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer, 14th – 19th Century (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 6/25/16 -10/9/27)
Lead image – Wan Qingli (萬青力) – Clearing After Snow (晴雪), 1983. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 68 x 49.4 cm. The inscription translates as "Clearing after Snow. The aim of my life is to find enjoyment in mountains and trees. I feel embarrassed to promote my painting reputation to people. I hid my scrolls, burned incense, and laid down a fresh piece of paper. The bright moon illuminated the drizzly night. I painted this in the summer of the guihai year [1983], as I was lonely after my arrival in a foreign country. Sending this to my teacher, Professor Chu-tsing, for his comment, and to his wife, Yaowen, for her amusement. Your student, Wan Qingli, in New York." Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Chu-tsing Li Collection, Gift of B U.K. Li in honor of Chu-tsing Li and in memory of Yao-wen Kwang Li and Teri Ho Li
NYC Chinese Cultural Events and Art Exhibitions: December 9 – December 15, 2016


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Ham Radio vs Shortwave Radio Explained
Many aspiring radio enthusiasts, when starting out on their exploration of radio devices, get confused about ham radio vs shortwave radio. As a result of their confusion and lack of knowledge, they end up with a device that does not meet their expectations.
Ham radio and shortwave radio are not alike just because they have the term radio appended to them. There are some unique differences that really pit them apart and make them suitable for different purposes. Our article dives into the difference between a ham radio vs a shortwave radio. including the different frequencies for ham and shortwave as well as the different transmission and listening capacities of both.
What is a Ham Radio
What is a Shortwave Radio
Shortwave Radio FAQ
What is shortwave radio good for?
Does shortwave radio still exist?
Can you talk on a shortwave radio?
Can you listen to shortwave radio online?
Are shortwave radios obsolete?
Conclusion on Ham Radio vs Shortwave Radio
Ham radio or amateur radio, as it is popularly known, is a service that allows people to listen to and talk with others locally, within a country, around the world, and even into space using radio technology. To achieve this, you can set up a ham radio station anywhere, including your home.
To set up and operate a ham station, you need a certain knowledge radio technology, its operating principles, and different amateur bands. You also need a license to operate a ham station. When you get a license, you are allotted radio frequencies within the amateur bands by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use. Ham radio remains one of the more popular hobbyist radio devices to use.
So with a ham radio, you can both broadcast and listen to others. We've compiled a list of the best ham radios for you to check out if you're interested.
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A shortwave radio is a radio receiver that can receive more than one shortwave bands ranging from 1.6MHz to 30 MHz. Using a shortwave radio, you can listen to news, music, and other cultural programs from your country or internationally.
However, you do not need a license to buy a shortwave radio. Unlike a ham radio, you can only listen on a shortwave radio and cannot communicate or broadcast.
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A shortwave radio broadcasts stations that are in the shortwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum. These are broadcast stations. On the other hand, a ham radio is a two-way communication system where two or more people communicate with each other. So in a way, the scope of a ham radio is narrower than a broadcast. It is more of a communication.
Ham radio operates on a limited and licensed frequencies (bands) whereas shortwave radio operates on all frequencies, including all of the frequencies ham radios operate on.
There are certain frequencies within the shortwave range that the ham radio operators get the license to operate on. So while listening to a shortwave radio, you may come across a conversation taking place among ham radio operators. While you won't be able to communicate, you can listen.
Here's a guide on getting licensed for ham radio from the AARL.
We've answered a variety of questions that our readers have about how shortwave radio works, what it is best for, and how to get the most value out of your device!
Shortwave radio is ideal for someone wishing to listen to a variety of radio broadcasts and programs from around the world who does not need or want to transmit outwards. It's essentially a cool way to find unique content and expand your cultural knowledge.
While shortwave radio is still used throughout the world, I will say that there has been a bit of a decline in recent years in terms of the breadth and variety of programming one can consistently find. That said, there's still plenty of great content out there that makes a shortwave radio a great investment.
No you cannot talk on a traditional shortwave radio as it is receiver-only system. If you're looking for a two-way system you can check out our guides on Ham or CB radios.
While you cannot receive shortwave radio directly online, there are a variety of resources online which can help you access shortwave radio channels and frequencies. Check out the Shortwave Radio Schedules app or the 1 Radio News app which are both solid options!
While shortwave radio usage has declined somewhat over the past few years with the advent of new technologies, there is a still a decently strong scene going and plenty of content to enjoy!
Hopefully you now understand the difference between a ham radio vs shortwave radio! Please check out our other articles for more information on ham radio and shortwave radio, as well as a variety of other communication devices!
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