‘TRIAD Spotlight’: JUNE June 4, 2006
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Hello everyone, I thought I’d experiment with something new I plan to do every month. ‘TRIAD Spotlight’ will be a video interview or a quick info spotlight about a local student, entrepreneur, artist(music, canvas, performing, etc.), educator, or any other young person that is making a difference or is on the quick rise in the ‘Triad’.
This month’s feature is Anton ‘Ace’ Lindsay, owner and operator of 1st CLASS INTERPRISES, based in Greensboro. He is a 23 yr. old entrepreneur that has been in the ‘promo’ business for 2 years. He has promoted events for various venues and clubs around Greensboro like, the Greensboro Ballroom, Alexander Deveraux’s, Safari’s, Tate St. Bar & Grill, and others. He quotes – “I’m always on the ‘grind’ and always try to stay ahead of the competition. I’m up at 7:00am every morning making business calls and getting new contacts”
Anton started out small and has been through tough times, this being his main job. Now because of his perseverance, he is really taking his business to the next level. He has acquired a ‘team’ of young men that also share his business sense; Jonathan Massey, Clayton Keck, Joshua Powell, Christopher Lea, Marvin Powell, Justin Peterson, Marcus Massey, and Jeff Turner, bringing expertise in Graphic Design, Advertising, Business Administration, ITT, and Public Relations . What sets him(them) apart from his competition is that he has made partnerships with major recording labels and various artists as sponsors for his events. He has had the chance to meet T.I., Shawna of DTP, Mobb Deep, and is now receiving sponsorships from major labels like TVT Records, Def Jam, Atlantic, Interscope, and Arista. He recently had a party featuring CRUNK, which is Lil’ Jon’s energy drink product.
Here Anton briefly talks about 1st CLASS INTERPRISES.
(video)
One more thing that Anton feels is finally about to put him ‘over the top’ is a recent partnership with KING Magazine. Executives and Supermodels of KING Magazine will be appearing at an official after party of the ‘102 SuperJam Concert‘ that will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum on June 23rd. Along with the concert, Anton’s afterparty is SURE to be a sellout event, which will be held in Greensboro at GABRIEL’s, off of West Wendover Ave. Be sure not to miss it!!
Here is the front and back of the official flyer soon to be circulated all over North Carolina.
An article at a later date will be published in KING Magazine and here is a link from their website for the party – link
Anton’s next step is to spread and share his ‘vision’ with the Latin community. He wants to bring Latin artists and more variety of Latin entertainment to Greensboro. Keep your eyes and ears open for lots more of “1st CLASS” in the near future. You can also check out his personal page on Myspace.
- Much thanks and God Bless to Anton Lindsay
The Future Of Our Music!(?) June 3, 2006
Posted by collegeclectic in Cultural, Music & Entertainment.1 comment so far
Tell me what you think about the quick rise of this ‘Reggaeton’ – Me personally being a Spanish speaker, love the idea that reggaeton and latin music are getting more of the radioplay they deserve. More and more, artists have been leaning away from the spotlight(and of course also those coming in), by branching out and spreading the vision of their music to other cultures. For example, recently, Black Eyed Peas basically did a duo album with Latin Jazz Legend, Sergio Mendes. I’m not sure if the album even went past GOLD but if you’re a fan, it is an excellent CD. Of course the Black Eyed Peas are already big, but this was time to take a break from the spotlight and just experiment with their already world famous creativity and diversity.
Moving on, artist 
(who has been around for years), is a Black-Latino from Jamaica, who speaks English, Jamaican dialects, and Spanish. I just think having that much natural cultural diversity makes his potential limitless. Artists like Notch might not be the ones you hear so much about on TV and the radio, but they’re making all the noise in the underground scene.
On the other hand, main stream Latin artists like Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, and recently Shakira, have of course been seen and heard a lot more because of there cross-over and blend of cultures and musics. Separately, they have had hit songs with American and non-American stars like Lil’ Jon, Pharrell, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul, and more. I think that music and math(that’s another story) are some of the most powerful tools to connect cultures and I am all for the mainstreaming of Latin music on the TV and radio.
On the negative, many people that I talk to say things like “It’s cool but I get tired of hearing that mess; I don’t know they be saying”, “Can’t they have their own radio station so I don’t have to hear it?”, or “Why are trying to come and take over?”. I think this is a very negative view, for American and non-American peoples. So I ask, “What do you think about your favorite artists going on tour to South American countries, Europe, and other foriegn countries to spread the music that we love?”
- Your feedback is greatly wanted and appreciated on this one! Ciao.
Google SketchUp June 3, 2006
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Hello everyone, I thought I’d take a second to talk about some fun software I’ve been messing around with. Google SketchUp is a very exciting and FREE program. Complete strangers(to designing) are able to make elaborate models of pretty much anything they desire, from scratch. It is a free download from Google and the software comes with self-paced tutorials to guide the user step-by-step.
It is a 3D program that lets you build for example, houses, churches, schools, etc., filling in every detail from shrubs, trees, lightpoles, couches, TVs, to wall clocks. You can add realtime shadows based on the time of day you prefer and search through an online 3D warehouse for various components done by millions of different users. If you are familiar with Google Earth, once you get advanced enough, you can even export your models to Google Earth; like if you make a model of your house or something.
It is definitely something to check out for those interested in archtecture & designing, maybe someone planning to design their own home, or just anybody that has some free time on their hands. Here are some pictures of my first model; it took me less than a hour. You are only able to see these in a two dimensional view, sorry to say. If anyone checks out the software please let me know how you like it. Ciao.
(click on pictures to enlarge)
- Enjoy
Katrina Victim Interview(Part 2) May 31, 2006
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This Memorial Day Weekend 2006, I was able to interview mother and son, Cynthia and Israel Punch. They are victims of Hurricane Katrina and have been living in my hometown, Henderson County, NC. A Latino housing development has temporarily provided them with shelter at a reduced cost. They are from St. Bernard Parish, one of the lowest seated areas in the 'soupbowl' of Lousiana. It has been 9 months since the disaster and they are only now receiving their FEMA trailer. They will be returning to St. Bernard Parish on Saturday June 3rd.
Mother, Cynthia Punch survived through the storm for 7 days. She was trapped in her home and says she did not want to leave without knowing that her brother was well, who was also living in St. Bernard Parish. Here she briefly talks about her 7 days starting from the day before the storm, until her evacuation.
In the next clip, Cynthia briefly talks about her time through Hurricane Betsy 40 yrs. prior, and now why she has these views of our government.
During the first session, Cynthia gives reference to her other son who is a firefighter in St. Bernard Parish. After the session she goes into saying that several fighters just walked out of the department simply because of the load of stress and danger to them and their families by staying. Cynthia states, for the firefighters that stayed, they recieved recognition and awards but now the city is saying that their jobs are no longer justifiable. Now that everyone is pretty much rescued and higher levels of government officials are controling the reconstruction and relief, the firefighters are 'not needed'. So for these firefighters that risked their lives and many that didn't get days off for 2-3 weeks, the city is pretty much saying "Thanks, but we don't need you anymore".
- Much thanks and God Bless to the Punch Family
Katrina Victim Interview(Part 1) May 31, 2006
Posted by collegeclectic in Economical, Video Posts.2 comments
This Memorial Day Weekend 2006, I was able to interview mother and son, Cynthia and Israel Punch. They are victims of Hurricane Katrina and have been living in my hometown, Henderson County, NC. A Latino housing development has temporarily provided them with shelter at a reduced cost. They are from St. Bernard Parish, one of the lowest seated areas in the 'soupbowl' of Lousiana. It has been 9 months since the disaster and they are only now receiving their FEMA trailer. They will be returning to St. Bernard Parish on Saturday June 3rd.
Son Israel Punch, evacuated before the disaster to make sure that his wife and daughter were safe. He was told by his insurance company that he was out of the flood plain and thought at most, he would recieve wind damage. Since the disaster, he has had to go through 4 appeals with his insurance company to have papers sent to FEMA and in April he just now recieved his trailer. He also said that most people that receive their trailer also have to wait 2-3 weeks to have electricity put in their trailer.
After our video session he briefly talked about another issue that they are dealing with against the Murphy Oil Company spilling. His property was three houses away from the ‘announced’ radius of the soil contamination from the company's spill. Murphy Oil paid the houses with in the radius $20-30,000 for the soil damage to their properties. Israel Punch is suing for a Class-Action suit in order to also recieve payment. The company only tested for contamination up until a certain distance and then just stopped. If it was in the water, the oil could have spread for dozens of more miles. He says that the case could take up to ten years and he could only recieve $100 by then, who knows.
- Much thanks and God Bless to the Punch Family
The DaVinci Code May 30, 2006
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I just wanted to take a minute to talk about this whole DaVinci Code deal. Is it really that serious?!? It’s clearly stated that it is a FICTIONAL movie. Is one movie going to make you doubt your lifetime of faith? Of course everyone knows Jesus is the most controversial figure in history, but come on people!!! Other than Jesus, government and government cover-ups are other controversial issues in history. I took some time to talk with students from various colleges and here are some of there views.
One: "The book has been around for decades so why only recently is this movie going to make such an impact. It was just a well written script that made you think." “You can’t read(the book) but you’ll be quick to believe some bullshit in a movie” “It was a book first and it’s fictional like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea or The Chronicles of Narnia”
Two: “Not to say that any of it is true, but say he did have a bloodline, would that be such a bad thing?” “Shouldn’t you be scared of all these movies like The Omen, saying that the Devil has a son or an incarnate possessing a young child?” A recent movie like Constantine, was a movie about Heaven vs. Hell and how the spear that stabbed Jesus in the side had the power to bring Satan’s son to our world. “Nobody pays attention to that sh!%# because it’s FICTIONAL!!”
Three: "One movie that this was compared to is, National Treasure. It was also just a well written script that was saying there was a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence" "It went into all this detail about how Presidents and Political figures went through so much to hide this invaluable treasure placed, underground of one of our famous historical monuments. The treasure hunters had to defy death, solve impossible codes and puzzles, and finally make the ultimate decision on to uncover this conspiracy or keep it concealed and preserve the basis of our government. All of this questioned the foundation of our government and really had people thinking there was a map on the back of the declaration" – All that hype lasted for about a month people!
Four: Lastly, from a person who didn’t see the movie – “I just didn’t want to see it. It wasn’t my type of movie. I didn’t think it was any different from seeing any other movie like Elizabeth Town, Silent Hill, X-Men, or any other movie that isn’t my type” “I didn’t put any preference toward it just because it was about Jesus; The whole history thing just isn’t me”
And to conclude, to all the Christians that are so offended and think that this challenges Jesus’ holiness, if we are such Christians, don’t you think God will have his way? Other religions, atheist, and devil worshippers challenge God all the time. And if we are such Christians, why are we judging people who go see the movie? Why are there reports of people getting threatening phone calls in their home for seeing the movie? Why are people getting discriminated against at work for seeing it? Why have people been attacked while waiting in line to buy their tickets? Ask yourself these questions my fellow Christians.
– God Bless
Are you ready for the Real World?! January 27, 2006
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It's all too common, that when college students are preparing to graduate and are looking for a job, they don't know where to start and do not have the proper experience, even though they've probably spent 4 to 5 years supposedly 'preparing'.
Too many students do not know how to behave on a job interview simply because they've never had the experience and training.
This has all been heard before BUT! because this failure is reported and stats continue to increase year after year, that is a major problem. These statistics that increase every year show that student's are still at(stuck with) their same part time job(s) when they graduate, and after years of being stagnate do not follow their career path that they hopefully studied so diligently for in their years of college.
Many universities/colleges across the country are devising programs and services to help students prepare themselves, if not completely for the real world, at least for their first job interview. One of the best ways for these type of programs to work is for students to promote them themsleves and assure fellow student that they are in fact working and can help.
It is always a good idea to start early and visit your school's relating office, school website, or simply search yourself for independent internships and career fairs that are not directly related to your school.
REMEMBER! your degree does not ensure you a good paying job, or a job period. Even though most college students know this, there are many that honestly do not. Here are some quick sites to check out and please share with your friends
Good hunting!
What’s New in Podcasting January 24, 2006
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I recently attended the first annual Podcaster Conference 2006 in Chapel HIll, NC on January 7. It was a huge success and it had a higher attendance than expected. There was approximately 300 people at the conference. The purpose of the conference was to educate people on podcasting and to bring local podcaster together. There were also people from as far as Akron, Ohio and Washington,DC.
The sessons included:
- The 411 on How to Podcast by Rob Welsch of www.podcast411.com
- Podcasting as a Teaching/Learning Strategy by David Warlick
- Women in Podcasting by Mur Lafferty
- Podcasting for Everyone by Ryan Irelan of www.podcastfreeamerica.com
- Teens in Podcasting by Kevin Lewis and Beau Wright of
Attack of the Nerds
there were also many more sessions and time for open sessions for people who wanted to share ideas on more specific topics. To visit the main page, go to www.podcastercon.org
Enjoy!!
