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Chick-fil-A Brings Taste of Southern Hospitality to Pacific Northwest
Carrie Brown May 15, 2015
Southern Transplants get a taste of home
There aren't many places in the continental United States without Chick-fil-A. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain has a presence that runs from Boston to the Bay Area and nearly all points in between. Yet, until the recent openings in Bellevue and Lynnwood, the state of Washington was one of the exceptions.
Customers anticipate the opening of Chick-fil-A in Bellevue at the First 100 campout.
"To say I'm excited to see Chick-fil-A take off in Seattle would be an understatement," says Southern transplant and current Seattle resident Jay Ward.
Ward is part of a regional population boom of transplants in the greater Seattle area, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in the U.S.
With a population on the rise, Chick-fil-A naturally gravitated toward that growth. Yet that's only part of the story according Blake Goodman, Chick-fil-A's director of Real Estate, who is tasked with scouting new locations for the restaurant's expansion.
"We had crazily excited Seattle-area fans who would write to tell us they drive down to California for Chick-fil-A," Goodman says. "So there was demand for it."
Making Moves in the Northwest
The Seattle-area locations are the furthest north and west for the restaurant company and, "Entering a new market is not as easy as buying a house," Goodman says, adding that planning for the restaurant's debut in the Seattle area began in 2009.
"Entering a new market is not as easy as buying a house."
Among the challenges: many people in the area are unfamiliar with Chick-fil-A. Genuine fans help spread the news by word-of-mouth and, as part of its "Be our Guest" promotion, Chick-fil-A has long invited new customers with a personal invitation to eat for free.
"It's about introducing people to the delicious food fans have loved for years," he says.
For guests in Washington, much of that food is grown locally. In addition to sourcing apples served in the restaurant from local orchards, Chick-fil-A is one of the biggest purchasers of Washington produce, claiming 528 million pounds of potatoes last year alone.
Chick-fil-A apples are sourced from the heart of Washington
Finding a Place to Call Home
Another challenge to entering a new market is the all-important location. Each U.S. region has its own unique culture; in the Pacific Northwest it centers on an active lifestyle in the great outdoors.
"The first seven times I visited Seattle it didn't rain," Goodman says, contrary to the long-held belief of constant downpours. "It's one of the prettiest cities in the United States with gorgeous views of Mount Rainier."
Goodman says the company is looking ahead at plans for additional locations in Federal Way, Covington and Puyallup.
And if the move to Seattle is any indication, Chick-fil-A fans will be ready. "My fellow Southerners and I had been counting down the days to having a No. 1 combo or order of eight-count nuggets — with Chick-fil-A sauce of course," says Ward. "It's nice to have piece of home in our backyard!"
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Testing, testing…select restaurants to offer Honey Peppercorn Salad
When we want to add a new item to the menu, feedback from customers during limited-time tests is a critical step in the decision process.
Which City Eats the Most Original Chicken Sandwiches?
Chick-fil-A's original chicken sandwich is fairly simple – a breaded chicken filet on a toasted bun with two pickles – but it remains the most popular entrée on our menu. Cities coast to coast clamor for the original chicken sandwich, but only one earned the title of Chicken Town, U.S.A. Can you guess which city loves our classic sandwich the most?


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Field to end school year early, to hold private commencement
Field Local Schools will end its school year a few days early, and the Class of 2020 graduation will consist of individual, private ceremonies, Superintendent Dave Heflinger announced Thursday.
The district was supposed to end classes on June 4, but now the last day for instruction will be May 28. Staff will spend the final week preparing for different possibilities for next school year.
"I have no idea what school will look like in the fall. We are doing our best to prepare for many different options, but it is impossible to have all the planning complete until we know what that model will be," Heflinger said.
Regarding commencement, High School Principal Michael Geraghty will reach out to seniors with information to set up appointments. Each family will have its own appointment time over several days beginning on May 26. A photographer will be available for photos, and each student will be recorded. The district will put together a video compilation and provide a copy to any senior who requests it.
Building principals will also be reaching out to provide dates, times and directions for students to clean out and pick up items left at school and to drop off school materials still at homes.
Beginning May 19 all offices in the district will be open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., but the district is strongly encouraging to conduct business by email or phone. Heflinger noted that all staff will be wearing masks, and he asks that visitors wear masks as well.

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Cooperation is such a brilliant concept. The idea that people can work together, making small changes, and create a huge impact is so attractive to most of us. Fifty years ago, in 1968, a small group of blue collar workers right here in St. Louis started a cooperative to begin saving and borrowing together. District 837 Credit Union was born from an idea that if we can find a better way to work together, we can accomplish great things.
Today, that credit union has served hundreds of thousands of people in our communities with financial products, services and advice at every stage of their life.
We did that only by working together. A volunteer board of directors that live and work in our communities has guided us through recessions and industrial layoffs and an ever changing technological landscape. They did it without bonuses or paychecks or notoriety. They did it for the sake of providing a better way of banking for St. Louis.
Things have changed a lot in the last 50 years, including our name, but one thing remains the same. As a not for profit financial cooperative, 1st Financial Federal Credit Union only exists to serve the community and the people who bank with us in a way that is altogether different. We only aim to provide the same experience our founders sought to provide fifty years ago in that union hall office. That we could be counted on as trustworthy and honest and reliable in a time when those qualities can be hard to come by.
We firmly believe that small acts of service can bring about big change. For our families, for our employees and for our community.
Thank you for being a part of our history by joining this cooperative. It may have felt like a small thing when you opened that checking or savings account, but because of you, 1st Financial has been able to do big things. Please join us this year as we remember and celebrate the beauty of small things and what they have accomplished for you and your family since 1968.
2008 – Opened Wentzville branch and relocated corporate headquarters.
In 2018, we celebrated our 50th anniversary with 50 Small Acts of Cooperation, a program where we supported, sponsored, loved on, and helped our members, employees, and local nonprofits partners who are making a difference in our communities each day. We were honored to pay bills, buy groceries, buy gas, give away fun family prizes, buy school supplies, serve alongside nonprofits and more.


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24 January 2017 playlist
Billy Bragg "No one knows nothing anymore" from "Tooth and nail" (2013 Cooking Vinyl Records)
http://www.billybragg.co.uk
http://www.shinealight-joehenry.billybragg.co.uk
Ry Cooder "Kool-Aid" from "Election Special" (2012 Nonesuch Records)
http://www.nonesuchrecords.com
Kris Drever "No banker left behind" from "Covers EP" (2016 Reveal Records)
http://www.krisdrever.com
Willy Porter "How to rob a bank" from "How to rob a bank" (2009 Weasel Records)
http://www.willyporter.com
Todd Snider "New York Banker" from "Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables" (2012 Aimless Records)
http://www.toddsnider.net
Steve Tilston "A Pretty Penny" from "Ziggurat" (2008 Hubris Records)
http://www.stevetilston.com
Martha Tilston and The Woods "Corporations" from "Real -live at the Union Chapel" (2010 Squiggly Records)
http://www.marthatilston.co.uk
Blame Sally "If you tell a lie" from "Severland" (2007 Dig Records)
http://www.blamesally.bandcamp.com
Bright Eyes "When the president talks to God" from "Motion Sickness" (2005 Saddle Creek)
http://www.connoroberst.com
Steve Knightley "Crooked man" from "Cruel River" (2007 Hands On Music)
http://www.steveknightley.co.uk
http://www.showofhands.co.uk
Martin Simpson "Palaces of Gold" from "Vagrant Stanzas" (2013 Topic Records)
http://www.martinsimpson.com
Jez Hellard and the Djukella Orchestra "We have the time" from "Heavy Wood" (2015 Djukella Records)
http://www.jezhellard.com
Chris Wood "The Grand Correction" from "Handmade Life" (2010 R.U.F Records)
http://www.chriswoodmusic.co.uk
Southern Tenant Folk Union "What kind of worker do you want to be?" from "Join Forces" (2016 Johnny Rock Records)
http://www.southerntenantfolkunion.com
The Dreaming Spires "Follow the money" from "Land of Hope and Fury" (2015 Union Music Store)
http://www.landofhopeandfury.uk
http://www.thedreamingspires.net
Dar Williams "Play the greed" from "Occupy this album" (2012 Music for Occupy)
http://www.MusicForOccupy.org
http://www.darwilliams.com
Ange Hardy and Lukas Drinkwater "By the tides" from "Findings" (2016 Story Records)
http://www.angehardy.com
Hannah James "Treasures" from "Jigdoll" (2016 Rootbeat Records)
http://www.jigdoll.co.uk
Coope Boyes and Simpson "If we were them" from "Coda" (2016 No-Masters Co-operative)
http://www.coopeboyesandsimpson.co.uk
Reg Meuross "England Green and England Grey" from "England Green and England Grey" (2014 Hatsongs Records)
http://www.regmeuross.com
O'Hooley and Tidow "Made in England" from "Shadows" (2016 No-Masters Co-operative)
http://www.ohooleyandtidow.com
Drive by Truckers "What it means" from "American band" (2016 ATO Records)
http://www.drivebytruckers.com
Christy Moore "How long" from "This is the day" (2001 Sony Music)
http://www.christymoore.com
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Benjamin Folke Thomas "Good enough for me" from "Copenhagen" (2017 Loivaio)
http://www.benfolkethomas.com
The Memory Band "A postcard for Toppy and Lou" from "A Fair Field" (2016 Static Caravan Records)
http://www.thememoryband.com
Michael Chapman "That time of night" from "50" (2017 Paradise of Bachelors)
http://www.michaelchapman.co.uk
Show of Hands "No song to sing" from "Covers" (2000 Hands On Music)
Sarah McQuaid "Leave it for another day" from "Walking into white" (2015 Waterbug Records)
http://www.sarahmcquaid.com
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker "Silverline" from "Through the clouds EP" (2016 Rough Trade Records)
http://www.josienneandben.com
Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe "Leaving for Spain" from "The Janus Game" (2016 Tantobie Records)
http://www.jezlowe.com
Police Dog Hogan "Our lady of the snows" from "Wild by the side of the road" (2017 Major Tom Records)
http://www.policedoghogan.com
Lisa Hannigan "Snow" from "At Swim" (2016 Play it again Sam)
http://www.lisahannigan.ie
Sam Baker "Snow" from "Cotton" (2009 Music Road Records)
http://www.sambakermusic.com
Tisso Lake "Adrift in a dream" from "Paths to the Foss" (2016 Self released)
http://www.tissolake.bandcamp.com
http://www.ianhumberstone.co.uk
Frontier Ruckus "Visit me" from "Enter the Kingdom" (2017 Loose Music)
http://www.frontierruckus.tumblr.com
Kirsty McGee and the Hobopop Collective "Diamond days" from "Diamond Days EP" (2016 Hobopop Records)
http://www.kirstymcgee.com
Chris Wood "The shallow end" from "So much to defend" (2016 R.U.F Records)
Paul Goodwin "Cold case" from "The Northern Lights in the neon tube" (2016 Paul Goodwin)
http://www.paulgoodwin.com
The Happening "Rain" from "Miles away from America" (2016 The Happening)
http://www.thehappeningmusic.bandcamp.com
Simone White "Great Imperialist State" from "I am the man" (2007 Honest Jons Records)
http://www.simonewhite.com
Daria Kulesh "The moon and the pilot" from "Long lost home" (2016 Daria Kulesh)
http://www.daria-kulesh.co.uk
Paul Mounsey "The fields of Robert John" from "Nahoo Too" (1997 Iona Records)
Nathan Bowles "Words spoken aloud" from "Whole and Cloven" (2016 Paradise of Bachelors)
http://www.nathanbowles.com
Courtney Marie Andrews "Put the fire out" from "Honest life" (2017 Loose Music)
http://www.courtneymarieandrews.com
Benjamin William Pike "Down this road" from "A Burdensome Year" (2016 Gin House Records)
http://www.benjaminwilliampike.co.uk
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Thanks to some Photoshop wizardry and a great shower curtain find, I think I've made a decision on the bathroom's color scheme. I know you've all been on the edge of your seats…. how exciting, right?
We'll be painting the vanity (too lazy to strip it) so I had to choose a color for that. We'll be doing the cheaper by-the-sheet beadboard due to budget constraints, so that also needs paint. And then of course the walls. And all this needs to match a shower curtain that we can afford and find two of (because of the clawfoot needing a curtain on both sides).
I found a very pretty paisley print curtain at Kmart the other day – on sale even – so I brought two home. I forgot that Kmart carries the Martha Stewart Home line, which is actually adorable despite the nastiness of the Kmart store itself. The green is very similar to that used in our kitchen, and the warm rich hues would echo what's going on downstairs color-wise.
That's the curtain pattern on the top. Ignore the light fixtures, they're just for placement because we haven't chosen lights yet. Also ignore the somewhat shoddy Photoshop job… I only have so many hours in the day, and Christmas shopping is taking priority over color scheming this week!
The beige one feels the most homey and historic to me. We talked about painting the vanity black, but it ends up looking very contemporary in the mockups. I whipped up a few other options that I thought I'd share, since we're really not dead-set on any one scheme right now. We welcome your thoughts and opinions!
And last but not least, an airy blue with a totally different shower curtain from Pottery Barn. I'm feeling paisley right now, for some reason.
I'd like to use milk paint for the vanity; one of our readerws, Erin, suggested this and I've always wanted to try it. Before paint was available commercially, milk paint was made at home by resourceful DIY'ers just like us. In fact, you can even find recipes online for making your own. All of the recipes involve milk and lime, along with some form of pigment or dye. That's a little rustic for me – I imagine it'd take some time to get things just right. Luckily, a few reputable companies sell their own versions online. Erin vouched for the product available at http://www.milkpaint.com.
I've seen milkpaint furniture in shops and boutiques. The finish is so velvety, and the hues makes everything feel old and authentic. It's also not loaded with chemicals, so it won't produce fumes that'll drive you out of the room. You can mix/match and layer colors, so we could get a nice beige by adding a little something to white.
The only downside I can see to using milkpaint is 1) having to order it, and wait for it to get here and 2) having to prep the vanity with a good (somewhat expensive) bonding layer (because it won't stick well to any coating other than clean wood). The closest dealer is about 2 hours away, but that is an option for getting it without shipping fees and extra waiting time.
Anyone want to throw in their opinions on our color schemes and/or the milk paint idea? Fire away!
My vote is for 1,3 & 4.
Narrowed that right down huh?!
At the risk of sounding contrary, I love #2, hate the rest. Guess it's your call.
I'm going to go with #3 (#2 is my second choice) for the color. It's actually really close to the color scheme we're using for our master bathroom, so it was an easy choice. I think #1 is too understated for my taste (though a good, solid traditional color) and #4 is too cool. It makes me think of snow and ice. I'm thinking green and a soak in a hot bath would be more relaxing.
As for the milk paint and the company, it's great stuff. I don't know if you've read The Devil Queen lately, but I recently (November?) had a how-to post on it. The trick to it is to make exact measurements of paint-powder to water (one to one) and only mix as much as you're going to use in one application.
The company is great, no problems with them at all. Our paints were shipped to us and we received them within a week.
If you have any questions about milk paint, email me at thedevilqueen(at)hotmail(dot)com.
Well, I'm no fixer upper and I know nothing about to make things look authentic and historical. But I do like pretty things, and I thought #3 and #4 were rad. I enjoyed #2 more than #1 because of the brightness of the walls.
I like the way the vanity looks painted black, but I'm pulled towards the stark contrasts of "mod" looks. It will look so awesome no matter what you choose though. I love that vanity. Such a great find.
I love the last one. The blue, white and black. It looks crisp and clean and I love blue in bathrooms. I cannot wait to see it and meant to leave a comment yesterday about the tub. It's gorgeous!!!
Well gee, let me just pop in here and really muddle things up!
I like your #1 choice, but I also really like #3. Both of these seem very warm and relaxing to me.
Number 2 isn't appealing to me because the vanity color doesn't look right with the white bead board, to me.
While #4 is pretty…it is a very cool palette and doesn't give me that "ahhhh, nice, soak in the tub" vibe I'd want with a claw foot tub in the vicinity!
The shower curtain is very pretty, love it when the price is right! The Martha Stewart line (though I'm no fan of Mz Uptight lol) is KMarts only saving grace.
Whatever you decide I'm sure it'll turn out fab.
My favorite is #3. The wall and vanity colors are nice in #1, but I don't think they play off the shower curtain as nicely. In any case I'm sure it will look good!
Completely unhelpful, but I like all of your choices. I look forward to seeing what you decide.
Number 4 , the blue is definitely the most sophisticated. Green is NOT a good color for a bathroom, I have found. It makes your skin look bad.
I prefer numbers one or three. The neutrals in number one would allow you flexibility, were you to tire of the paisley at some point (and I think candlelight would look lovely against it during those long soaks).
Ok, now my choice is harder than ever! I appreciate all the input though. It seems our original idea, the green, is favored by most. We might have to try that out! We can always paint over it if we find it's not working. We do that quite often around here.
Amanda, great pics – I love seeing that color with the actual fabric, it looks great!
I vote 1 and 4, especially 1. I agree that the black vanity looks a little more modern.
Casting a late vote — also a fan of #3, but we tend to paint the bathroom whichever color is most flattering to our skin tones so that we don't spend the mornings depressed.
In addition, I've had the clawfoot tub, and have found that three shower curtains are infinitely better than two, just in case there are some left at KMart.


If you are planning to bring your four legged friend to Tasmania you will need to meet certain requirements and plan ahead to ensure the move goes smoothly For more information on bringing your pet to Tasmania see our MOVING section.
Dogs are only allowed on certain beaches in Tasmania. Your local council website will outline those that do.
Pets are allowed on Tasmanian buses if they are restrained in a box, basket or suitable container. The bus driver may refuse to allow the pet on board if the pet appears to be a risk to other passengers. Assistance animals and police and security dogs are allowed to travel on all forms of transport.
Pet Accommodation: If you need your pet looked after when you are away there are a variety of options available. You can arrange for a pet sitting service in your own or the carers home. There are also dog and cat boarding destinations throughout Tasmania.


Signature indicator for use with the Peso Pros Daily Dinero strategy for the USDMXN. How to use the indicator is explained in detail in the members section of your online course.
Another script based on Linda Raschke's strategy with the same name from her book about swing trading.
Vertical Horizontal Filter indicator script. This indicator was originally developed by Adam White.
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No Man's Sky developer Hello Games won the award for innovation at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards, but it clearly wasn't expecting to. As a result, the indie team wasn't there in person to accept its award from host Tim Schafer.
Why? They were otherwise preoccupied — Hello Games team members who made the trip to San Francisco for GDC were eating dinner at the time — and said they didn't expect to win anyway.
When Schafer announced that No Man's Sky had won the Innovation Award at tonight's festivities, he called out, "Going once… going twice…" after it appeared that no one was en route to the stage to accept the neon green robot trophy. Once it was clear no one from Hello Games was on hand to receive the award, Schafer accepted it on the developer's behalf.
The Hello Games GDC crew eventually did make its way over to the awards, but they were a little too late to make up for the no-show earlier in the evening.
McKendrick later said the developer's absence during its award win was "quite embarrassing" — but after Hello Games' drubbing from consumers and critics over No Man's Sky's final product, the presumption from the studio that it wouldn't win an award is understandable.
anyway i guess next time we talk about imposter syndrome… i probably have the winning example??
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Surviving Mars: Green Planet will let players terraform Mars.
Surviving Mars: Green Planet, the title's second expansion, is set to launch at some point this summer, publisher Paradox Interactive announced today.
Where the first expansion, Space Race, introduced AI-controlled colonies as competitors, Green Planet's main focus will be that of terraforming Mars and making it a place that can be lived in, instead of merely survived.
Surviving Mars: Green Planet will let players seed the Red Planet's soil with a variety of seeds. Low maintenance ones can improve the soil's quality, enabling more complex plants to thrive. You'll also be able to take on special projects, like melting the polar caps or capturing ice asteroids. These projects not only have a lasting impact on the planet but can also cause natural disasters.
A new expansion means new buildings and Surviving Mars: Green Planet will introduce seven new structures. Where the GHG factory is used to release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, the Forestation Plant boosts vegetation production, while the Water Pump is your go-to building when it comes to filling lake beds. You can follow Green Planet on Steam or check out its Announcement Trailer.


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Tag: columbia pictures
Fantasy Island – Marketing Recap
How Columbia Pictures and Blumhouse are selling a dark take on a television classic.
Blumhouse has made a name for itself over the last few years as the go-to production house for thrilling low-budget horror that offers something fresh for audiences. That reputation has been diminished somewhat as Jordan Peele has created something new and socially relevant to the genre.
The producer's latest release is this week's Fantasy Island, an update of the classic TV series fo the same name. That series focused on a magical island where guests arrived to live out their fantasies, which often provided some kind of insight into their true personalities, sometimes uncomfortably so.
While the new movie retains the same essential premise, it takes it into a much darker direction. Michael Peña plays Mr. Roarke, the island's host. The guests that arrive include Elena (Maggie Q) and Melanie (Lucy Hale) among others, all of whom think they've come for a bit of a romp. It turns out the fantasies they're offered are not only dark but potentially dangerous to everyone. It's up to them, then, to navigate the island and save themselves.
The $12-17 million opening weekend estimated by early tracking would appear to be a disappointing number, even measured by Blumhouse's niche standards. While Columbia's marketing has tried to leverage the movie's brand appeal, that hasn't turned into meaningful interest.
The Posters
In early November the first poster (by marketing agency Cold Open) came out offering an ariel look at the island, the shoreline of which upon further inspection forms the shape of a face screaming. The dread is further conveyed by the inclusion of "#NeverComingHome."
Lurking danger is also the key message on the next poster (by marketing agency BOND), released later in the month. This time that's conveyed by showing the relatively benign top of the island above the waterline while the bottom completes the form of a screaming skull. "Anything you desire. Everything you fear."
The Trailers
At first everything seems idyllic and wonderful in the first trailer (8.2 million views on YouTube), released in November. We see Melanie and a group of others arrive on a paradise island, where Mr. Roarke welcomes them and tells them their every desire will come true during their stay. As those fantasies begin to come true, she and the others are surprised at how visceral they are. When things become even more dark they come to the realization there are more sinister motives at play on the island and they may be in danger.
The second trailer (326,000 views on YouTube) from late January opens with Melanie recording a video after having arrived on Fantasy Island. After the same basic setup that the characters have been assembled to live out their fantasies, but it seems there are powers that have twisted those fantasies into something much darker that may be a threat to all those on the island.
Online and Social
For such a potentially rich environment like a creepy, mystery-filled island, the movie's official website uses none of that in its design or navigation. The standard content is there, but nothing else. It doesn't even have a good interactive image or anything.
Videos like this cut down the trailer to its basic elements to introduce the concept along with some of the characters and establish, or try to, a sense of mystery and dread as a way to create intrigue in the audience. Those videos were used on TV as well as social media, on video sites as pre-roll ads and elsewhere.
Online ads – and presumably outdoor billboards – used the key art of the screaming island to build brand recognition.
The stars – particularly Pena, Hale and Maggie Q – made the talk show rounds, but that appears to be about it in terms of press activity.
It feels like there should be a lot more here. For a movie with presumably significant brand recognition – it's likely a big reason why it was greenlit and moved into production – there's not much being done to take advantage of that.
While the trailers and posters work well in showing the audience what to expect, including that this isn't the kind of Fantasy Island their parents watched in reruns, the campaign also doesn't play with the material at hand at all, which is disappointing. There's a lot of potential here to deepen audience engagement with the brand through "What's Your Fantasy" quizzes and interactive features, navigation of the different parts of the island and more.
Picking Up The Spare
Hale appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to hype the film even as it was getting very negative reviews.
An interview with Pena had him talking about filming and what it was like to take on such a well known role. More of the filmmakers involved talked here about turning the TV drama into a horror story.
Bear McCreary's score for the movie got the spotlight in a featurette from Sony following release.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2020-02-12 2020-04-02 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags blumhouse, columbia pictures, fantasy island, lucy hale, maggie q, michael penaLeave a comment on Fantasy Island – Marketing Recap
Spies in Disguise – Marketing Recap
You can read my full recap of the marketing for Spies In Disguise at The Hollywood Reporter.
Not much of note on the movie's official website, which is laid out in the usual Fox site template. I would have expected something more like a "turn yourself into a pigeon" photo upload feature or casual game or something else, but none of that is here.
Holland appeared on "Kimmel" in early December to talk about this movie as well as others. Other than that there doesn't seem to have been a big press push for the film, maybe because both stars have been out promoting other projects very recently and this was deemed not worth the effort.
I'm honestly not sure who this is meant for or who's supposed to be enticed by this campaign. It's a mystery to me.
Another commercial came out just before Christmas that focused on the "Team Weird" theme that emerged late in the campaign. There were also videos of Smith and Holland experiencing an escape room of sorts and a new clip released as well.
A profile of the movie and its creators focused how it seeks to communicate inventive and non-violent solutions to problems for kids.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2019-12-27 2020-01-29 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags columbia pictures, mark ronson, sony pictures, spies in disguise, tom holland, will smithLeave a comment on Spies in Disguise – Marketing Recap
Little Women – Marketing Recap
How Sony is selling the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel.
The story of Little Women is one that's been told on film a number of times over the decades. Now writer/director Greta Gerwig is bringing her own interpretation of the material to screens with an all-star cast and a modern sensibility that still retains the story's original setting.
As always, the story revolves around the women of the March family, with matriarch Marmee (Laura Dern) and daughters Beth (Eliza Scanlen), Amy (Florence Pugh), Meg (Emma Watson) and Jo (Saoirse Ronan). With the men all gone fighting the Civil War they have to make it on their own and count on each other. All four have their own dreams and desires but come up against the standards of the time, which don't let a woman claim her independence or make her own way in the world.
In marketing the film, Columbia Pictures/Sony has relied on audience's familiarity with the source material while also promoting the presence of some of today's most buzzed-about young actors.
Jo is shown running toward the camera on the first poster (by marketing agency Works Adv) from October. The other main characters are relegated to horizontal photo strips off to the side, there to be shown off to the audience but clearly not the focus of the movie. "Own your story" conveys the take-charge attitude audiences will encounter when they see it.
A series of character posters that offer fuller looks at the cast came out shortly after that.
One final poster shows the four March sisters looking anxiously out the window anxiously, emphasizing one more time the weight of the cast on display here.
It's very much the classic story we're all familiar with being shown in the first trailer (7.6 million views on YouTube), released in early August. While the characters and plot may be largely known to us, the selling point then becomes the cast that's been assembled by Gerwig, one that includes some of the most buzzed-about talent working today. Aside from that, the message sent to the audience is that women can do whatever it is they want and should be allowed to do so my men and society as a whole, which still remains an important one.
There's actually some good stuff on the movie's official website, including a "March Sisters Quiz" to help you determine which one you're the most like.
The movie gained significant awards season momentum following a press/SAG/DGA screening in October.
Laurie asks Jo to dance in the first clip, released in early November. A second clip released a bit later has the two discussing the economic realities of love and marriage in the era. Additional clips had Auntie Marsh talking about Jo's need to be married and her frustration at the whole of patriarchal society.
An extended TV commercial came out in late November that offered a recap of the story, focusing on Jo's special place in the family and her unwillingness to accept the fate that awaits her as a woman in that era.
The movie's premiere was held last week, with Gerwig and the cast all showing up to chat about the production and more.
Little Free Libraries was the only promotional partner for the film, putting movie-branded boxes of books in select cities across the country. Sony donated 2,000 copies of Little Women to be stocked in those and other locations as well.
Most of the cast participated in a "Tiny Kitchen" vignette, watching as a movie-themed tiny kitchen was assembled.
While also talking about other projects, Ronan spoke on what it was like to reunite with her Lady Bird director. Pugh commented on the movie and its story while she was in Sundance earlier this year promoting other projects. Reports circulated in April that this was the second choice Sony had in mind if Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, the new movie from Quentin Tarantino, wasn't ready for screening at Cannes.
Vanity Fair offered a first look at the pairing of Ronan and Chalamet in mid-June. Interviews with Pugh while she was promoting Midsomer earlier this year often included comments about transitioning from that production to this one and what a welcome relief the change was.
An interview with Gerwig from about the same time the trailer was released has her sharing her thoughts on assembling the powerful cast and making the most of their talents.
A brief Chalamet profile came out that touched only on very high-level topics and only briefly mentioned this movie. That came at about the same time as an EW cover story featuring both Chalamet and Ronan where they talked about working together again and the natural chemistry they enjoy on screen as well as an interview with Pugh where she shared her approach to her character and attachment to the material.
The October screening included a Q&A with Gerwig and the cast where they talked about the story and how they got into character.
What drew her to offer yet another take on the familiar story and how she assembled the impressive cast were covered by Gerwig in another interview where she talked about the research she did in preparation for production. The ways in which she and the cast updated that material were the topic of a joint profile with her and Pugh.
While the focus was on other things, costar Tracy Letts briefly commented on his enthusiasm for working with Gerwig again after getting to know her while filming Lady Bird.
Chalamet spoke about the movie when he appeared on "Late Night" several weeks ago.
A profile of Ronan had her acknowledging the likely importance of this role in her career while also emphasizing how committed she was to getting that role while Gerwig talked about how she approached Jo and working with the actor.
In a nice touch, the movie was endorsed by Gillian Armstrong, who directed the much-loved 1994 version.
How cast and crew assembled to make the very old novel interesting and relevant to the modern times was the subject of an extended feature profile that encompassed comments from many of those involved.
Gerwig's influence on the story and her ability to manage the cast were all commented on by those involved at the film's premiere a few weeks ago.
Members of the cast made a major foray into the late night talk show arena beginning a couple weeks ago. "The Tonight Show" hosted Chalamet, "The Late Show" featured Ronan and Pugh.
The stars of the film expressed their collective dismay at Gerwig's being overlooked for a Golden Globes director nomination.
The movie's release allowed for a new conversation about the source book and its rightful place in the American literary canon and the reasons it might not be currently occupying that position.
Gerwig spoke about how long she's had the ending of the movie in mind and what it took for her to get it made.
Selling an all-female drama set in during the Civil War should be a hard task, but by selling it as a piece of modern filmmaking with whipsmart dialogue uttered by some of the most critically-praised actors in recent years is a solid way around that problem.
A movie like this should be benefitting from all sorts of awards season buzz, but as many people have noted it's oddly not. The reasons why are unknown (though plenty of speculation has been bandied about) but whatever they are it means a crucial part of the hype cycle is missing, which could impact its chances for success at the box office as well.
Despite that, what's sold here is all manner of enticing. Throughout the campaign Gerwig has promised anything but a staid period drama. Instead what audiences are offered is a vital, fresh, energetic take on the material that reflects both the past and the present.
A new behind the scenes featurette has been released along with another that focused on Gerwig's direction.
Gerwig started making a few late night appearances along with participating in a number of additional interviews on the inspirations for the story, her work building the world of the film, her long personal journey with the story. She also appeared on "Kimmel" to talk about the movie and her early awards season snubs.
Also getting some attention was the film's costume and production designers.
Another profile of Pugh here that talked about this movie and her career as a whole. She also appeared on late night to promote the movie and talk about the various Oscar snubs.
The movie has increased interest in and attendance at the Alcott family home in Massachusetts.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2019-12-26 2020-04-02 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags columbia pictures, emma watson, greta gerwig, laura dern, little women, saoirse ronan, sony pictures, timothee chalametLeave a comment on Little Women – Marketing Recap
Murder By Death – Flashback Marketing Recap
Neil Simon's 1976 mystery satirized the star-studded whodunit.
During the publicity cycle for Knives Out, writer/director Rian Johnson frequently cited his love of the kinds of star-studded murder mystery films from the 50s through the 70s that used to air on broadcast television in the 80s. There are various adaptations of the books and plays of Agatha Christie that fall into this category and which were referenced by Johnson along with many others.
These movies were great outlets for some great actors, and assembling a group of them worked to get the public's attention to a movie that might seem a little stodgy or old-fashioned to the youth of the day but which held great appeal to older audiences. My generation, of which Johnson is a part, saw these later on because our parents wanted to watch them on TV and many of us grew to love their twists and turns. Not only that, but they frequently exposed us to a number of actors who, as youths, we weren't already familiar with.
In 1976 writer Neil Simon teamed with director Robert Moore to offer the genre a gentle tweak of the nose with the movie Murder By Death.
The name itself is the first clue those involved are not playing by the book but know the rules nonetheless, since cause and effect are transposed. But it still sounds kind of right, the kind of "mistake" that takes a minute to comprehend and understand, rewarding those who are paying attention. In other words it's exactly the kind of gag Simon was already well known for.
Murder By Death uses one of the most familiar setups of mystery stories, the assembly of a group of characters at a spooky house none are familiar with on a dark and stormy night. In this case, many of the world's most famous detectives are brought together by the eccentric Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), who claims by the end of the night he will have proven himself to be better than them all. Those he's brought together are all slightly skewed versions of familiar characters.
Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), a play on Sam Spade, the hard-boiled detective of Dashiell Hammett's stories.
Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), a play on Charlie Chan by Earl Derr Biggers.
Dick and Dora Charleston (David Niven and Maggie Smith), a play on Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles.
Milo Perrier (James Coco), a play on Agatha Christie's Hercule Piorot.
Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), a play on Christie's Miss Marples.
Each is accompanied by an associate that is similarly an analogue for the source character's sidekick or assistant. As the names make clear, the parody here is done with a light touch. "Spade" becomes "Diamond," Marples" becomes "Marbles" and so on. This isn't biting deconstruction of the genre, just having a few laughs while making the audience feel they know who all these characters are.
Columbia Pictures' marketing for the film, released in late June of '76, was geared toward audiences that would appreciate the ways in which Simon gently laughed at the genre and its tropes.
The poster features the artwork of Charles Addams, creator of The Addams Family. In his clearly identifiable style the characters are shown standing outside the wall of a spooky looking estate. For audiences of the time the analogues should be largely recognizable, especially given the context created by the tagline, which warns "By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunit…you could die laughing."
All that makes it clear this is a comedy audiences should expect, one with a little sense of style and showmanship since using a drawing like that instead of a collection of headshots conveys a bit of attitude. Again, though, there's nothing dangerous about the comedy that's being sold here. The copy is pretty toothless and while the artwork is much more interesting than a bunch of photos would be, it's still not overly dark, even with the half-naked person lying on the ground with a dozen knives sticking out of his back.
(Side note: When Columbia released the movie on VHS the cover featured Addams' key art but for some reason it was jettisoned for the later DVD, which used just the kind of lazy headshot photos the poster is keen to avoid. SHOUT! Factory smartly brought back Addams' work for its recent Blu-ray of the film.)
Simon's sense of humor is on display immediately in the trailer. While it starts fairly traditionally, the narrator quickly establishes the meta jokes by calling Twain "a short sinister man who looks just like Truman Capote" before introducing all the tweaked variations on literature's greatest detectives, who here all exist in the same shared universe. Some of the movie's great jokes, including how the detectives are fairly dismissive of Twain – as well as their companions – as they go through the events of the night. Those events are hinted at and shown to varying degrees in a way that presents them as roughly 23 percent more ridiculous than they'd be if they appeared in a more straight-faced take on the material.
That the movie doesn't exactly deconstruct the detective genre is clear. It's adhering to the same tropes and contrivances that are used in other stories and films even as it asks the audience to laugh at them. That works, though, because of the wit in Simon's script and the self-aware performances of the impressive cast. It would seem attractive to those who knew the subject of the light satire as well as fans of Simon's previous work.
Murder By Death would go on to gross $32 million at the box office. That tally, as noted by Bill Higgins who also revisited the film due to its similarity to Knives Out, would amount to $150 million in 2019, which would put it in the top 15 films of the year to date and the second highest-grossing original film, behind only Jordan Peele's Us. In fact that's only slightly below where it wound up in 1976, coming in at #13 for the year.
It's not a movie that gets talked about a lot these days, but know that when you watch something like Knives Out or Kenneth Branagh's Murder On the Orient Express adaptation, uniting a group of well-known actors to be part of a murder mystery is a genre so established it's already been satirized by one of the 20th century's greatest writers.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2019-12-03 Categories Flashback Movie Marketing, Movie MarketingTags alec guiness, columbia pictures, david niven, eileen brennen, elsa lanchester, james coco, maggie rogers, murder by death, peter falk, peter sellersLeave a comment on Murder By Death – Flashback Marketing Recap
Roman J. Israel, Esq. – Marketing Recap
Denzel Washington stars as the title character in this week's new release Roman J. Israel, Esq. Coming from writer/director Dan Gilroy, the movie follows Israel beginning with his time as a idealistic young lawyer doing what he needs to do to succeed while those above him win all the glory.
A series of events sees him recruited by a prestigious law firm by the former student (Colin Farrell) of Israel's professional mentor. That decision ultimately puts Israel in a position where he has to make choices that may conflict with the ideals he's long clung to and could threaten his entire professional standing and career.
The movie's one and only poster shows Washington as Israel from the back, his hair taking up a good amount of the image's real estate. That, combined with the glasses, old-school Walkman headphones and purple suit coat are meant to visually communicate who the character is and what sort of unconventional and unique personality will be on display. "All rise" we're told at the bottom.
Israel is a go-for-broke lawyer as the first trailer opens, using every means at his disposal to get his clients. When he's laid off from his firm he has a bit of an identity crisis. An unethical and illegal decision he makes during a case comes back to haunt him years later after he's risen once more to the top of the field and various people and groups are tightening around him to find out the truth and bring him down.
Gotta love Washington in these kinds of roles. He's fast and smart and goes all in on every aspect of the character, both good and bad. There are quite a few subplots hinted at in the trailer but you get a general idea and see what the big beats are going to be.
After the trailer plays on the official website the splash page features the same image seen on the key art. There are links in the upper right corner to the movie's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles.
That one trailer is the only thing in the "Video" section that starts the content menu at the top of the page. After that is "About," which has a decent synopsis of the story. "Cast & Crew" just has lists of names and finally the "Gallery" has a handful of production stills.
Advertising and Cross-Promotions
TV spots like this one presented the story as a portrait of a man who cuts his own path and makes a lot of enemies along the way. He's brash and mildly offensive and unconventional in his approach, cutting through the bull and making a name for himself.
Media and Publicity
A few first-look stills were released around the same time it was announced the movie would premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. It picked up pretty good word-of-mouth while there and it was eventually given a release date by Columbia Pictures.
Aside from the release of marketing materials and few Q&As featuring Washington and Gilroy there doesn't seem to have been a big press push here.
I know I've said this a lot lately, but this is the kind of movie that would have been a summer tentpole for any studio 30 years ago, so it's a bit odd to see it almost flying under the radar here. Washington is one of his generation's finest actors, always delivering solid and often extraordinary performances. Those skills are certainly on display in the campaign, particularly in the TV spots where the focus is a bit tighter, but there isn't nearly the kind of general appreciation that should accompany any new film he's in.
Instead it's a decent but subdued campaign for a movie that has almost no chance at the box-office this weekend. It's going up against a powerhouse in Justice League and so will be swamped by that as well as anyone who's not still catching up on Thor or another recent release. It's this kind of reality that has many movies of this type – a serious drama meant for adults and featuring an all-time great actor – headed to streaming services.
Chris Thilk is a freelance writer and content strategist who lives in the Chicago suburbs.
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This is the second in a series of three articles on Twitter.

In the spirit of this marketing blog, this article will explore what Twitter is, what and who it's for, and why you should start to use it as part of your ever-growing marketing mix.

What is it?

Don't you just love buzzwords? Micro-blogging (Twitter's official definition) and social networking are combined in Twitter, allowing a user to send snippets of their everyday life in 140 characters or less to a loyal group of followers.  If it sounds odd/useless/a waste of time, it's really not – just ask the 2.2 million registered users of Twitter who use it, including big names like Barack Obama, the BBC, BBC News, the Guardian, Dell, and many more.

What's it for?

Anything you want it to be.  Twitter doesn't have to be all about business, nor does it have to be all about your daily habits and routines.  What it does innately is increase your transparency as a corporate or personal brand and allow you to open up to those following you (or searching for you).  Twitter offers user insight that even blogs can't offer due to its 1) 140 character limit - enforcing succinctness, and 2) following concept, where you can follow anyone using the service that interests you.  Interested in Web Design? Use the Twitter Search and follow anyone discussing Wordpress or CSS.  Love Food? Search and follow.

Who's it for?

If you read my last post on Gladwell's 3 agents of change, you'll likely fall into one of the 3 types, otherwise you wouldn't be here, right? Although it's currently full of a savvy tech crowd who are hungry for information, news, events, tricks, new posts, and interacting with one another, Twitter is open to anyone who wants to 'get connected'.  Following on the example above with Barack Obama using Twitter, just look at his measly 65k followers and you can be pretty certain that 75% of them aren't fanatical tech-heads!

Me + Twitter

As far as early adoption goes, I'm embarrassed to say I was a bit narrow-minded with Twitter.  I roughly understood the concept, but felt daunted and annoyed by the thought of updating what really is a Facebook status message with mundane information about my life.  What was worse was assuming people whom I've never met even cared what I did last night or what TV show I was watching.

But, fast-forward 60 days, and I'm a true Twitter believer.  Diving into the Tweetiverse and meeting all the Tweeple (OK, I'll stop the cheese), I started to appreciate what it is, what it does, and ironically how it fills a void that I never knew needed filling.  The thing is, when you think about it, haven't most of today's successful ideas created something that no one realized they needed until it was actually created?  By creating a virtual demand and being the only supplier, Twitter has most definitely set the scene for creating their own tipping point.

Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Aizlewood

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This video perfectly encapsulates what Twitter is, in an easily-digestible format

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The next article will address how to use Twitter for marketing. Stay tuned!

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Arizona's Proposition 200: What The Constitution Really Says About Voter Qualifications & Exposing The "Elections Clause" Argument.
In the recent opinion (October 26, 2010) of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Gonzalez v Arizona 200, ¹ Judges Sandra S. Ikuta & Sandra Day O'Connor overturned an initiative (Proposition 200) passed by the People of Arizona which … [prepare yourself] … requires Arizona "residents" who apply to register to vote, to provide … [this is really quite shocking] … documentary proof of citizenship! Yes, the People of the State of Arizona, which has been overrun with illegal Mexican aliens, want to ensure that only citizens vote.
But Ikuta & O'Connor say The people of Arizona may not do that. Those two judges say that Proposition 200 is void as inconsistent with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg (NVRA), the "central purpose" of which is "to increase voter registration by streamlining voter registration procedures" (Opinion p. 30). 2 The NVRA doesn't require applicants for voter registration to provide documentary proof of citizenship. Therefore, say Ikuta & O'Connor, the States may not require it.
Nonsense! The NVRA is unconstitutional as outside the scope of the legislative powers granted to Congress by the Constitution. It is also contrary to Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, U.S. Constitution, which shows that prescribing qualifications and registration of voters is a pre-existing power expressly reserved by the States.
Congress is granted by Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1, a very limited power over the "holding" of "Elections": This is the so-called "elections clause" which the federal government is using to gobble up Art. I, Sec. 2, cl.1. But the federal government acts unlawfully because the "elections clause" is expressly restricted to "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections" – it does not extend to prescribing qualifications & registration of voters.
The U.S. Constitution Enshrines the Pre-existing Practice Where the People of the States Qualify & Register Voters.
1. Article I, Sec. 2, clause 1, U.S. Constitution, says:
"The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature."
This tells us the States set the qualifications for electors ["voters"]: Whoever votes in elections for the State House, is eligible to vote for members of the federal House of Representatives.
This is confirmed in Federalist No. 52 (2nd para):
"The first view to be taken of …[the House of Representatives] relates to the qualifications of the electors [voters] and the elected. Those of the former are to be the same with those of the electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. The definition of the right of suffrage is very justly regarded as a fundamental article of republican government. It was incumbent on the convention, therefore, to define and establish this right in the Constitution. To have submitted it to the legislative discretion of the States, would have been improper for the same reason; and for the additional reason that it would have rendered too dependent on the State governments that branch of the federal government which ought to be dependent on the people alone. To have reduced the different qualifications in the different States to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States as it would have been difficult to the convention. The provision made by the convention appears … to be the best that lay within their option. It must be satisfactory to every State, because it is conformable to the standard already established, or which may be established, by the State itself. It will be safe to the United States, because, being fixed by the State constitutions, it is not alterable by the State governments, and it cannot be feared that the people of the States will alter this part of their constitutions in such a manner as to abridge the rights secured to them by the federal Constitution. "
Federalist No. 57 (5th para) says:
"Who are to be the electors of the federal representatives? …The electors … are to be the same who exercise the right in every State of electing the corresponding branch of the legislature of the State. "
Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the People of the States qualified and registered voters; these qualifications were set forth in their State Constitutions, and they differed from State to State. This is the practice which was enshrined in Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, U.S. Constitution.
2. So! Everyone understood that in the U.S. Constitution, the States – or rather, the People of the States by means of their State Constitutions – retained authority to qualify and register voters.
Accordingly, even though Sec. 1 of the 14th Amendment (ratified 1868) made citizens of the freed slaves, they still couldn't vote unless their States let them. Section 2 merely said that if a State denied suffrage to such new citizens, then the State's population number for purposes of apportioning Representatives would be reduced.
Thus, in 1868, everyone still understood that The States had reserved the power over qualification and registration of voters.
The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Addressing Suffrage.
3. Everyone understood that Congress couldn't simply make a law requiring the States to register former slaves to vote. Hence, the 15th Amendment (ratified in 1870) says the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
4. Now let us look at the 17th Amendment (ratified 1913) which provides for the popular election of U.S. Senators. Clause 1 reiterates the Principle in Art. I, Sec. 2, cl.1, that qualifications for electors [voters] are set by the States:
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature."
See? In 1913, everyone still understood that The States decide who may vote.
5. Thereafter, additional Amendments provided that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex (19th Amendment, ratified 1920), failure to pay any tax (24th Amendment, ratified 1964), or age for citizens who are eighteen years of age or older (26th Amendment, ratified 1971).
The reason for the Amendments was this: Everyone understood that Congress has no authority to make laws requiring States to register blacks, women, tax avoiders, or children! The States retain complete control over the qualification and registration of voters – and with those four Amendments, they agreed they wouldn't deny suffrage on account of being in one of those four categories of people.
What the U.S. Constitution, as Amended, Now Says about Qualifications of Voters
6. So! Under Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1; the 17th Amendment, cl. 1; and the 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th Amendments, The People of the States may set whatever qualifications they like for registering citizens to vote, as long as they do not deny it to any citizen on account of race (15th Amendment), sex (19th Amendment), failure to pay a tax (24th Amendment), or age for those 18 years or more (26th Amendment). States are free to deny registration to black citizens, female citizens, tax avoider citizens, and citizens over the age of 18 on other grounds – such as conviction of a felony, or illiteracy in English. 3 States may require, as a condition to registering to vote, that citizens pass a Logic test, outline The Federalist Papers, take an Oath to support the Constitution, and recite the Declaration of Independence by Heart! States may prohibit welfare recipients – the "Take It From Somebody Else And Give It To Me" block – from voting altogether. The only way the federal government can lawfully force any one State to register the illiterates, the irrational, the ignorant, the welfare parasites, or invading aliens, is by Constitutional Amendment ratified by three fourths of the States (Art. V).
The Dishonest "Elections Clause" Argument.
7. The federal government is now using Art. I, Sec. 4, cl.1, the "elections clause", to strip the People of the STATES of their power (reserved by Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1 & the 17th Amendment, cl. 1) to qualify & register voters.
The "elections clause" (Art. I, Sec. 4, cl.1) says:
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators."
Times? Places of Chusing Representatives? Manner of "holding Elections"? What do these have to do with qualifying and registering voters? In Federalist No. 60 (next to last para), Hamilton explains that prescribing qualifications of the voters
" ….forms no part of the power to be conferred upon the national government. Its authority would be expressly restricted to the regulation of the TIMES, the PLACES, the MANNER of elections. The qualifications of the persons who may choose or be chosen, as has been remarked upon other occasions, are defined and fixed in the Constitution, and are unalterable by the legislature." [capitals are Hamilton's]
Fancy that! Article I, Sec. 4, cl. 1, means what it says: Congress' authority is restricted to the "times", "places", & "manner" of "holding elections"! And Congress' authority does not extend to prescribing qualifications of electors: That is "defined and fixed" in Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, and is "unalterable" by Congress.
Perhaps because Hamilton foresaw a day when we would be plagued with federal judges too ignorant, sloppy, or dishonest to adhere to the plain & obvious meanings of "time", "place", & "manner", he spelled it out in Federalist No. 61:
"TIME" refers to when elections are held. Hamilton explains that States had been conducting elections from March to November; and that uniformity in the time of elections is necessary "for conveniently assembling the [federal] legislature at a stated period in each year" (4th & 5th paras).
"PLACE": Hamilton points out that the suffrages of citizens 4 living in certain parts of the States could be defeated by restricting the place of election for Representatives in the House to "an INCONVENIENT DISTANCE from the elector" (2nd para).
James Madison discusses "MANNER of holding Elections" in The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 2, August 9, 1787:
"Mr. Madison: … the Legislatures of the States ought not to have the uncontrouled right of regulating the times places & manner of holding elections. These were words of great latitude. It was impossible to foresee all the abuses that might be made of the discretionary power. Whether the electors should vote by ballot or vivâ voce, should assemble at this place or that place; should be divided into districts or all meet at one place, shd all vote for all the representatives; or all in a district vote for a number allotted to the district; these & many other points would depend on the Legislatures. and might materially affect the appointments …. what danger could there be in giving a controuling power to the Natl. Legislature? Of whom was it to consist? 1. of a Senate to be chosen by the State Legislatures…. 2. of Representatives elected by the same people who elect the State Legislatures…" [emphasis added]
Rufus King in the Massachusetts Convention said: [The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 3, January 21, 1788:
"Hon. Mr. King rose to pursue the inquiry, why the place and manner of holding elections were omitted in the section under debate. It was to be observed, he said, that in the Constitution of Massachusetts, and other States, the manner and place of elections were provided for; the manner was by ballot, and the places towns; for, said he, we happened to settle originally in townships…" [emphasis added]
And so WE see that "MANNER of holding Elections" refers to such things as paper ballots or show of hands, the place of voting, and whether the States will be divided into congressional districts for purposes of electing Representatives.
8. "Holding Elections"is the actual voting part of the process. It has nothing whatsoever to do with registering voters! Webster's American Dictionary (1828), defines "Election":
"The act of choosing; choice; the act of selecting one or more from others…The act of choosing a person to fill an office or employment, by any manifestation of preference, as by ballot, uplifted hands or viva voce; as the election of a king, of a president, or a mayor."
So! Now YOU know exactly what Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1 means. Now, let us see what the Ninth Circuit did to Our Constitution.
The Ninth Circuit's Opinion in Gonzalez v. Arizona 200
9. The majority opinion is a tangled web of 62 pages. I address three points: (a) They misrepresented what Alexander Hamilton & James Madison said; (b) They ignored Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1; and (c) They rewrote Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1.
(a) Five of the Federalist Papers specifically address Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1 & Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1: Federalist No. 52, 57, 59, 60, & 61. This paper honestly sets forth the gist of what these five Papers say.
But Ikuta & O'Connor ignored the passages this paper brings to your attention, and selected only the following two quotes from Federalist No. 59 (and one from No. 33 where they misrepresented what Hamilton said about the "supremacy clause") 5 On page 15, in support of their false assertion that
"… The Framers decided that Congress should be given the authority to oversee the states' procedures related to national elections as a safeguard against potential state abuse. See U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 …"
they quote from Federalist No. 59:
"…[n]othing can be more evident, than that an exclusive power of regulating elections for the national government, in the hands of the State legislatures, would leave the existence of the Union entirely at their mercy…"
On page 16 at footnote 8, they say:
"Alexander Hamilton described the need for congressional oversight of the states as follows: "[The Framers] have submitted the regulation of elections for the federal government, in the first instance, to the local administrations; which, in ordinary cases, and when no improper views prevail, may be both more convenient and more satisfactory; but they have reserved to the national authority a right to interpose, whenever extraordinary circumstances might render that interposition necessary to its safety." The Federalist No. 59.
That's it! No mention of Federalist Nos. 52, 57, 60 & 61 which are quoted above. Furthermore, Federalist No. 59 is the first of a sequence of three papers which focus on Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1; and in this introductory paper, Hamilton explains why Congress must have the power granted by Sec. 4: Otherwise, every election might result in the dissolution of the Union, if States prevented an election. And as YOU have already seen, the meat of Hamilton's discussion of Sec. 4 is in Nos. 60 & 61.
Ikuta & O'Connor next imply (page 16) that James Madison's words at the Federal Convention of 1787 support their assertion that
"…the Framers approved language giving Congress power to "make or alter" the states' regulations. See 5 Elliot's Debates 401-02 (statement of James Madison)…"
5 Elliot's Debates 401-02 is a different edition of The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 2, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1787. [here], which is quoted at length above. And Madison is quite clear that the "Natl. Legislature['s]" "controuling power" is only over "the times places & manner of holding elections", and he illustrates what that phrase means.
So the Ninth Circuit's representation that Madison said Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1 gave to Congress the broad power to make or alter all of a state's "regulations" or procedures related to national elections is false.
(b) Not only did Ikuta & O'Connor ignore Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, they perpetuated another falsehood:
As shown above in Federalist No. 52 (2nd para), which discusses Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, the States retained their preexisting power to qualify & register voters. The Framers expressly declined to reduce "the different qualifications [for voters] in the different States to one uniform rule", and they drafted a clause [Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1] which "is conformable to the standard already established, or which may be established, by the State itself."
In spite of this, Ikuta & O'Connor said on page 16:
"…the authority to regulate national elections "aris[es] from the Constitution itself," and is therefore "not a reserved power of the States." U.S. Term Limits, 514 U.S. at 805. Because federal elections did not come into being until the federal government was formed, individual states have no inherent or preexisting authority over this domain. See d. at 804-05."
And on page 19:
"… the states' sole power over national election procedures is that delegated by the Elections Clause, U.S. Term Limits, 514 U.S. at 805, and states otherwise have no reserved authority over this domain … "
Do you see? Their claim that the states have "no inherent or preexisting authority" or "reserved authority" over qualifications & registration of voters, is demonstrably FALSE.
Lawyers who don't think will say the Ninth Circuit has no choice but to follow the supreme Court in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. But that is not true. Our Oath of Office is to support the Constitution – not to obey the supreme Court (Art. VI, cl. 3). Are we stupid sheep who blindly follow the supreme Court no matter what they say?
Furthermore, supreme Court opinions are not "law" – they are decisions in cases. The "supreme Law of the Land" is expressly restricted to The Constitution and to those Acts of Congress and treaties which are made pursuant to the Constitution. (Art. VI, cl. 2).
(c) Finally, let us see how Ikuta & O'Connor rewrote Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1. As you know, that clause actually says:
Now watch as, by means of a series of false statements, they transform "Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections" into an unlimited grant of power to Congress to do precisely what Hamilton said "forms no part of the power to be conferred upon the national government" (Federalist No. 60, next to last para):
On p.15 of their Opinion, they said:
"… the Elections Clause gives state governments initial responsibility to regulate the mechanics of national elections, "but only so far as Congress declines to preempt state legislative choices." Foster v. Love, 522 U.S. 67, 69 (1997) …"
Also on page 15:
"… The Framers decided that Congress should be given the authority to oversee the states' procedures related to national elections … See U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779, 808-09 (1995)…"
On page 17:
"… Not only does the Elections Clause grant Congress authority to supersede state election laws…"
On pages 17 & 18:
"…a state's role in the creation and implementation of federal election procedures under the Elections Clause is to administer the elections through its own procedures until Congress deems otherwise; if and when Congress acts, the states are obligated to conform to and carry out whatever procedures Congress requires. See Foster, 522 U.S. at 69″.
"… Because the Elections Clause empowered Congress to enact the NVRA, Wilson, 60 F.3d at 1414…"
"…Under the Elections Clause, Congress had the power "to provide a complete code for congressional elections, not only as to times and places, but in relation to . . . registration." Smiley v. Holm, 285 U.S. 355, 366 (1932)…"
"… Given that the Elections Clause gives Congress ultimate authority over the federal voter registration process, Colgrove, 328 U.S. at 554…"
Their words are demonstrably false. These judges rewrote Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1 in order to uphold the NVRA which purports to give Congress total control over voter qualification and registration.
10. In Federalist No. 60 (1st, 4th, & next to last para), Hamilton discusses the concern that Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1, might be used by the federal government "in such a manner as to promote the election of some favorite class of men in exclusion of others" via regulation of the "places", "time and manner" of elections. Hamilton says this would never happen because:
"…qualifications…for those who may elect or be elected …forms no part of the power to be conferred upon the national government. Its authority would be expressly restricted to the regulation of the TIMES, the PLACES, the MANNER of elections. The qualifications of the persons who may choose or be chosen, as has been remarked upon other occasions, are defined and fixed in the Constitution, and are unalterable by the legislature [Congress]"
But the federal government has been using Art. I, Sec. 4, cl. 1 to gobble up Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1 in order to mandate the extension of suffrage to Mexican and Muslim aliens, in order "to promote the election of some favorite class of men in exclusion of others". And who is this "favorite class of men" whom they want elected? More statists.
Congress has no authority to make laws which "increase voter participation". Congress' authority is expressly restricted to the "Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections", and Hamilton & Madison show us exactly what that means.
Hamilton says that if the federal government were to attempt such a thing, it would cause "an immediate revolt of the great body of the people, headed and directed by the State governments"(2nd & last paras). Do we have the courage to stand up and honor our Oaths to support The Constitution? Are we willing to make the effort?
11. The People of the State of Arizona are well within their pre-existing, reserved, and retained rights, enshrined by Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 1, to require applicants for voter registration to provide documentary proof of citizenship. Qualification and registration of voters "forms no part of the power to be conferred upon the national government" (Federalist No. 60, next to last para).
1 When I wrote this paper during November/December 2010, I used the pdf edition of the Court's opinion at the Ninth Circuit's website. But that version of opinion was later removed from the Ninth Circuit's site – or it was relocated and I can't find it. There are differences between the original version of the opinion and the version which has been published here: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1542559.html
2 The majority opinion sets forth the gist of the National Voter Registration Act:
"The NVRA is a comprehensive scheme enacting three significant changes to federal election registration procedures nationwide: (1) it creates a standard "Federal Form"…for registering federal voters; (2) it requires states to establish procedures to register voters for federal elections according to three prescribed methods; and (3) it regulates maintenance of voting lists. See 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq. (p. 25)
…the NVRA requires states to make registration opportunities widely available, at the motor vehicle bureau, § 1973gg-3, by mail, § 1973gg-4, and at public assistance, disability service, and other designated state offices, § 1973gg-5 … the NVRA eases the burdens of completing registration forms. At the motor vehicle authority, for instance, voter registration must be included as part of the driver's license application and the combined form cannot require duplicative information. § 1973gg-3(c)(2)(A). The NVRA also regulates the Federal Form to meet its goal of eliminating obstacles to voter registration. See§ 1973gg(b)(1)-(2). Thus, the NVRA forbids the EAC from including any identifying information beyond that "necessary to enable the appropriate State election official to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process." § 1973gg-7(b)(1)…" (p. 30)
3 The federal government banned State literacy requirements for voting, claiming that they dis-proportionally disenfranchise black citizens. But the Constitution doesn't give the federal government authority to dictate what States must and must not do re voter eligibility & registration – other than that States may not deny or abridge the right of citizens to vote on account of race (15th Amdt.), sex (19th Amdt.), failure to pay the tax (24th Amdt.), or age for citizens of eighteen years or more (26th Amdt.). If the federal government wants to force any State to allow illiterates to vote, it must get an Amendment ratified by three fourths of the states which says that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of illiteracy. Likewise, if they want to force any State to allow illegal aliens to vote, they must get an Amendment ratified by three fourths of the states which says that illegal aliens may vote.
4 Voting in this Country has always been restricted to Citizens! But not all citizens qualified to vote.
5 On page 18, they misrepresent what Hamilton said about the "supremacy clause" (Art. VI, cl. 2). Go here to see what Hamilton really said about it.
December 5, 2010; revised April 1, 2014; July 27, 2018.
December 5, 2010 Posted by Publius Huldah | Arizona's Proposition 200, Elections Clause, National Voter Registration Act, Voter eligibility, Voter Qualifications	| 37 Comments


are ye sure ??? If so, why is the damn thing even here?? It should be somewhere hibernating under a rock.
Don't encourage it. Maybe it will go away.
I suspected it a while back but Kolyo voiced my suspicions, so he should take the credit really. I'm more of a Johnny come lately.
Obviously I can't be 100% certain, but his speech patterns are similar, as is the easy way he addresses long term members, not the sort of familiarity one would expect from a newbie regardless of how hostile. Then there's his obsession with 9/11, refusal to divulge nationality or gender, his way of attacking anyone American (or British,) for alleged war crimes committed by our respective nations and his spouting of pro Russian propaganda.
If he's not JTT, he's doing a bloody good impersonation.
He went a bit mental on this thread too. It's not something your run of the mill 9/11 freak would be that bothered about.
I think your right Izzy. Good catch. I dident realize it until I went to your Russia site.
Most of the credit should go to Kolyo, I thought it, but he said it first.
I read that post you clipped. Well, as I said once before, Just ignore it and dont be quoting its post as quoted by others.
I've already done that. Some people you can argue with, others just want to state their world view ad nauseam.
It must be wonderful being so right all the time.
That's why it needs an alternate quiet universe all of its own.
Any data on quarter mile ETs?
I saw the Focus RS mentioned in the course of my travels across the internet this morning. I remembered this thread, and on a whim I decided to look up the answer to my question.
both have the Ford Focus RS doing the quarter mile a bit slower than 13 seconds.
And the Focus RS has the advantage of much-better-gripping tires than the 1969 cars that were putting down 11.5 second ETs.


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Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
By Will Hunt
Read by Will Hunt
Will Hunt Random House Audio
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A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring underground worlds, from the derelict subway stations and sewers of New York City to the sacred caves, catacombs, and tombs, from bunkers to ancient underground cities in more than twenty countries around the world. Underground is both a personal exploration of Hunt's obsession and a panoramic study of how we are all connected to the underground, how caves and other dark hollows have frightened and enchanted, repelled and captivated, us through the ages. In a narrative spanning continents and epochs, Hunt follows a cast of subterranea-philes who have dedicated themselves to investigating underground worlds. He tracks the origins of life with a team of NASA microbiologists a mile beneath the Black Hills, camps out for three days with urban explorers in the catacombs and sewers of Paris, descends with an Aboriginal family into a 35,000-year-old sacred mine in the Australian outback, follows a ghostlike graffiti artist writing stories in the subway tunnels of New York, and glimpses a sacred sculpture molded by Paleolithic artists in the depths of a cave in the Pyrenees. Each adventure is woven with findings in mythology and anthropology, natural history and neuroscience, literature and philosophy. In elegant and graceful prose, Hunt cures us of our "surface chauvinism," opening our eyes to the planet's hidden dimension. He reveals how the subterranean landscape gave shape to our most basic beliefs, including how we think about ourselves as humans. At bottom, Underground is a meditation on the allure of darkness, the power of mystery, and our eternal desire to connect with what we cannot see. Advance praise for Underground "An unusual and intriguing travel book . . . As [Will] Hunt reveals the scientific, historic, literary, psychological, spiritual, and metaphorical qualities of his exploration, it begins to seem less idiosyncratic than universal, a pull that has persisted throughout civilization and a mystery that has yet to be solved. The underground may represent hell to some, but it has also provided spiritual solace for centuries. . . . A vivid illumination of the dark and an effective evocation of its profound mystery."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet
When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring underground worlds, from the derelict subway stations and sewers of New York City to the sacred caves, catacombs, and tombs, from bunkers to ancient underground cities in more than twenty countries around the world. Underground is both a personal exploration of Hunt's obsession and a panoramic study of how we are all connected to the underground, how caves and other dark hollows have frightened and enchanted, repelled and captivated, us through the ages.
In a narrative spanning continents and epochs, Hunt follows a cast of subterranea-philes who have dedicated themselves to investigating underground worlds. He tracks the origins of life with a team of NASA microbiologists a mile beneath the Black Hills, camps out for three days with urban explorers in the catacombs and sewers of Paris, descends with an Aboriginal family into a 35,000-year-old sacred mine in the Australian outback, follows a ghostlike graffiti artist writing stories in the subway tunnels of New York, and glimpses a sacred sculpture molded by Paleolithic artists in the depths of a cave in the Pyrenees.
Each adventure is woven with findings in mythology and anthropology, natural history and neuroscience, literature and philosophy. In elegant and graceful prose, Hunt cures us of our "surface chauvinism," opening our eyes to the planet's hidden dimension. He reveals how the subterranean landscape gave shape to our most basic beliefs, including how we think about ourselves as humans. At bottom, Underground is a meditation on the allure of darkness, the power of mystery, and our eternal desire to connect with what we cannot see.
Advance praise for Underground
"An unusual and intriguing travel book . . . As [Will] Hunt reveals the scientific, historic, literary, psychological, spiritual, and metaphorical qualities of his exploration, it begins to seem less idiosyncratic than universal, a pull that has persisted throughout civilization and a mystery that has yet to be solved. The underground may represent hell to some, but it has also provided spiritual solace for centuries. . . . A vivid illumination of the dark and an effective evocation of its profound mystery."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A fascinating journey that transcends culture and time, linking modern and ancient practices to create a colorful mosaic. . . . [Hunt's] excitement at traveling beneath the earth is infectious . . . a lively, informative read that nicely balances adventure with anthropology and science. —Shelf Awareness
"As Hunt's journey progresses, you get the sense these forays are about more than just an adrenaline rush. What Hunt is really chasing, through the muck and darkness and stench and clammy cold, is a story of shared humanity. —Vice
A thoughtful and often romantic examination of humanity's relationship to underground spaces. . . . This is no travel guide, but a historical and philosophical examination the dual nature of what's beneath us: since the birth of civilization, the underground has been a subject of fascination and fear, a symbol of birth and of death, of deprivation and of abundance, for the humans who walk above it. It remains a mystery, but this book brings us a little closer to illuminating the darkness. —Lit Hub
An unusual and intriguing travel book . . . Without belaboring the point, Hunt alludes to conjecture that all of life might have started underground, that it retains a revelatory diversity, and that the level below the Earth could be a womb as well as a tomb. Ultimately, he compellingly examines 'how much of our existence remains in mystery, how much of reality continues to elude us, and how much deeper our world runs beyond what we know.' A vivid illumination of the dark and an effective evocation of its profound mystery. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Caves, catacombs, and tunnels come alive in this unusual guide to the surprising marvels and mysteries below us. . . . Hunt, who was first drawn underground as a curious child, finds plenty to appreciate, including ancient and modern artworks, signs of life's beginnings on earth, and a sense of the transcendent. —Christian Science Monitor
Provocative and satisfying. A book can often have its greatest impact by rethinking familiar terrain, forcing readers to reconsider their entrenched preconceptions. Will Hunt taps in to our deep fascination with what lies beneath the surface of things by exploring, quite literally, what's going on beneath the surface. By the end of your excursion through Underground, you may never look at a hole in the ground in quite the same way again. —New York Times Book Review
Dynamic and engaging . . . [Hunt's] clear excitement about this information is contagious. . . . Underground is a thoughtful, inquisitive book. Hunt approaches the subject with an unusual dedication and open-mindedness that is difficult to resist. . . . These traits, alongside the striking photography that appears throughout the book, makes Hunt's debut an admirable and successful one. —NPR
It's Hunt's deeply personal connection to [the underground] that enlivens this endlessly fascinating book. —The Toronto Star
Genuinely exciting . . . beautifully written . . . [a] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places [that has] the narrative drive of adventure stories. —The Guardian
Author Bio: Will Hunt
Category: Nonfiction/History
Publisher: Random House Audio


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