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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mark
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<i>The Composer behind the Music of LG’s
Signature astounding Commercial Q&A</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">By <i>Quanda R.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Hello Mark:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As you know I’m Quanda R. Graves with the <b>California Crusader Newspaper</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In conjunction with Until TV and EIN. I want to thank you for allowing me to
interview you today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Shall we begin?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">: I became quite fascinated with
the new 2017 LG signature Commercial’s music, as well as others, that I just
had to find out who created that beautiful “forever has you suspended” in time,
masterpiece. So I looked it up and found that the piece is called <i>“Into the New”</i> by Mark Revell. I must
ask, what was the inspiration behind this piece? And share with me your
composing process for it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">MR:</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
Hi Quanda, and first of all thank you for asking me about myself and my music.
“Into the New” has actually had quite a long evolution. I first started playing
around with the chord sequence over 10 years ago and at that point it was a
rock sound, a little like a Pink Floyd song or something! Then a few years later
I was scoring a documentary and borrowed it from myself, re-wrote it for
strings and used it for a climactic point in that film. Then when I was asked
by West One music to write classy powerful string pieces for one of their
albums, I changed the arrangement around a bit, speeded it up and added the
soaring violin melody over the top. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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resonating piece that to hear it every time, it just feels new. You catch our
attention from the beginning, you take us on a ride, you peek us, cliff hang us
and journey us through streams and bring us right back to the beginning. This
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that your intent? Or do you even see it that
way?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">MR:</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
It was always my intention to create an exciting piece with a fresh, uplifting
feel. I love the textures of composers like Phillip Glass and Michael Nyman,
but wanted to write something that evolved much quicker and in a more
surprising way. I find the churning interlocking cellos overlaid with
expressive violins can convey emotion like very little else.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Mark, tell me how you began in
music and landed here?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">MR:</span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>
I have been interested in music from a very young age, about 5 or 6, and learnt
recorder, violin, piano, oboe and guitar throughout my school years. I went to
a music college and then began playing in bands soon after I graduated, as I
have always loved rock, pop and funk as well as having a good grounding in
classical stuff. I was the guitarist in a band called The Egg for years and
then moved in composing for TV and other media after writing a TV theme tune
with them.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> Are you aware of the impact that
music have on people? If so, how strong is it for you?</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">MR:</span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>
Of course, I think music has the ability to move people emotionally in ways
that other art forms don’t come close to. It’s a very primal thing, the need to
make noise with your voice or hitting a log-drum! And the need to organize
those sounds to mean something. Music communicates feelings like nothing else.
“All art constantly aspires to the condition of music”-Walter Pater</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> “Into the New” brought me to you
and I am now an admirer. How do you feel about your music having the ability to
do that? And what are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">MR:</span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>
I feel extremely pleased and was overwhelmed by the number of emails and messages
I received from people hearing it on the LG Signature in the City commercial.
I’m sure all composers ultimately want their music to touch people in this way.
My thoughts were “I must be doing something right here, how can I do it again!”</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> You have a range of bespoke
composition, classical and studio electronics. What other kind of music do you
like?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I like music of all sorts in a large variety of different genres, but I think
my favorite area is orchestral music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
particularly the French tradition of Faure, Ravel and especially Debussy, and
also the piano music of Debussy and Ravel.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> The music that you create, do they
stem from how your brain work, or is it created from a feel or it just has to
be an inspiration? Or all of the above?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">MR:</span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>
I think all of the above really. An idea for a piece can come from many
sources, obviously hearing someone else’s music can often inspire you, but also
films, books, paintings, the weather....!</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">QRG:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Do you have a favorite score by
someone else? Also, what is your favorite piece of your own music? And how do
you feel about people wanting to sample your music?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">MR</span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>:
My favorite score is probably The Planet Suite by Gustav Holst, it really is a
pinnacle of human artistic endeavor, in my humble opinion. Fantastic melodies,
incredible orchestration and a sense of wonderful timelessness. The opening
violin figures of the 4th movement, Jupiter, were definitely an inspiration for
the strings on “Into the New”, which is also one of my favorites of my own
music. I am also very happy with an orchestral piece of mine called Enchanted
Forest (Big Screen Music, Nocturnes), very much inspired by the music of
Debussy. I’m quite happy for people to sample my music, provided it’s done legally
and I receive my fair share of royalties!</b></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Reading, walking the dogs, making things out of wood with my 10 year old
son....I recently discovered skiing is my absolute favorite thing to do, but
that is limited to once a year at the most, as we don’t have too much snow in
the south of England these days!</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Always to improve my musical knowledge, ability and breadth of work. I would
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So, I finally tore myself away from work and my husband and I went to see <b>Thor Ragnarok</b>.</div>
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I will start off by saying, what a great movie!</div>
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The story line, the setting, the graphics, the characters and my God the humor.</div>
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Please tell me there were others excited to finally see that the Hulk could talk. Yes! I know I was.</div>
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<b>Thor Ragnarok</b> was action packed, excitingly fun and hilariously funny.</div>
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Some of my favorite sayings <i>"I've been falling for 30 minutes"</i><br />
<i>"Yes! Now you know how it feels"</i> <i>"Please don't cut my hair fine sir" </i>and many more. But those lines had me crying laughing. Tessa Thompson did such a great job I see she beefed up for the part. Honestly she never dissappoints.<br />
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I love Chris Hemsworth as Thor and while he carries his own, his brother in character Tom Hiddleston as Loki does to and their chemistry makes this movie what it is. Mark Ruffalo has always been like the underdog to me and now it's nice to see through out Avengers and Thor journey he is blossoming nicely.<br />
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With “Lost Face” I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if
he walked away completely disgusted or the guy he was going to kill placed a
spell on himself that was easily transferrable once he went through the action
of completing his death. Either way, what I do know and can tell you is that
“Lost Face” lost in the end because he didn’t continue on his original plan.
Even with many warnings from his tribe people. You know that term curiosity
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the mission is about. 3. Build mind control because if you don’t, you’ll be
easy to manipulate which is so beneficial to those who want to use you. Lost
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<b>Dr. Dre</b> did that. HE DID THAT.
Beginning from Kendrick Lamar, King Mez to Eminem, Ice Cube, Candice Pillay
Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, and Anderson Paak and many more. <b>"COMPTON''</b> is CERTIFIED.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Consciously Raw. Feel Good Music at its best. Nostalgic, tempered. Flaringly </i><b>GANGSTA</b>... What you get from that album is that “<b>COMPTON”</b> never left, ain't gone leave
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bravado as untouchable when it comes to women. One thing about <b><u>Dr. Dre</u></b>., which you can never
take<u> away</u>. HE KNOWS MUSIC. In conclusion <b>"COMPTON"</b> Knocks, goes, Bangs, Rocks, Subs and all of
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waiting for this movie, including myself. Highly anticipated, it was, as you
can tell by the box office, three weeks in a row, <b>“Straight Outta Compton”</b> the #1 Movie. Congratulations are in
order!!!! The writers, the producers, the director, the entire cast and
everyone else involved. History has been made. You should be proud. As it was
once said that black movies are not a good investment. I bet that has changed, now. Though it may
have changed with Tyler Perry or before that. But I digress.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Who
wouldn’t want to see this movie? To hear <i>“Cruising
down the street in my 6’4</i>” or <i>“Gimme
that beat</i> <i>fool it’s a fulltime jack
move!”</i> and many other lines to our favorite songs. So when I saw the movie,
I was in awe. The cast of <b>Dr. Dre, Ice
Cube</b>, <b>MC Ren</b>, and <b>Yella</b>, was eye catching. Though, <b>Jason Mitchell</b> as <b>Eazy E</b>, left me, floored, overall, everyone did an amazing job.
Moreover, all of their back stories, made it even more special. However, I am
not blind to the missing of many things; <b>JJ
Fad</b>, the transition from one record label to another, the collaborations
with other artists, <b>Dr. Dre’s</b> run in
with<b> Dee</b> <b>Barnes</b>, and domestic violence history with his ex-finance, <b>Michel’e. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I also wondered why they
didn’t show why </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Dr. Dre</b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> had so much
anger inside of him toward women or just period. Furthermore, I was also
looking for the parent figures in this movie, that’s important when you’re
sharing a story of men.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
movie was geared so much around men that it was almost like the women had no
significant place in their history. It seems as though <b>Ice Cube</b> was the only one with a parent cameo, outside of <b>Dre</b>, a girlfriend and a loyalty to
value a person’s word and friendship (overall good guy) and I even question
that. Also, the transition of <b>Eazy E</b>,
he went from being a hard gangsta in the beginning but then as the movie
progressed, his character softened. Though I didn’t know him, from what was always
projected from him and of him, he just didn’t seem like the person to be soft
in the areas they made him. For instance, he took a gun on tour, but wouldn’t
take one to go see Suge Knight? Doesn’t seem believable. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We all know gangsta’s in
our lives and while they are surely not invincible, the whole point of a
gangsta is to not take anything lying down, right? So that part needed a little
work. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">However,
In conclusion though. My opinion of the movie is this; it was nostalgic,
naturally funny and evoked so many memories good and bad. I liked the fact that
it was classically raw and chaotically </span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">sweet,</u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> with the music that made
your </span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">feet</u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> remember those old school </span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">beats</u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">N.W.A</b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, has one of many soundtracks to our lives. I enjoyed it for
its entertainment purposes and I’m happy that it has had such great success.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately,
everyone one did not benefit from this movie in a good way, and for some, it
stirred up a great sorrow, pain and discomfort, so I want to say this. Now, I
don’t condone domestic violence and I do have softness for the women that were
hurt in this history of this movie that was not displayed. Please know that I
will pray for you and hope that the Lord will heal you of the pain and memories
to the point you end up having an overwhelm of bliss. Often we don’t realize
that one person’s joy can be another person’s pain. I’m never oblivious in
understanding that. While I enjoyed the movie, I did think about many others
that were affected in many ways. Hope you did too. QRG</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My name is
Quanda R. Graves, a journalist for the California Crusader Newspaper in
conjunction with Until TV and EIN and I want to thank you for allowing me to
interview you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> How
did you know you wanted to become an entrepreneur? </span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">I
have known I wanted to be an entrepreneur since I was in elementary school,
when they taught us the meaning of the word. There is something so incredible
about being in charge of your own path, your own business. I didn’t know then
that along with the title of “entrepreneur” comes a lot of responsibility. Only other entrepreneurs truly understand
what it takes to build a business from nothing, to have employees and families
depend on you. As your business grows that responsibility increases. Still, I
wouldn’t trade what I do for any job I have ever had. There is a freedom that
comes with entrepreneurship. I get to decide how I live, how I devote my time,
where I invest my energy.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I'm
so happy to know that you won Queen Boss, I was rooting for you all but when you
won; it was simply amazing. When you won you expressed that you did it, you
made it and you didn't have a degree. Why did you feel the need to express
that? </span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you! It was so gratifying to have so many people rooting
for me to win Queen Boss. The other contestants were amazing women with great
businesses so winning was a real accomplishment. We are still in contact months after the show
ended, which is a testament to the power of women supporting each other in
business. It was more than a “competition.”
Why did I mention that I didn’t have my degree? That’s a good question.
I was raised to value education. I planned to get a degree, but while I was at
Howard University, I had an “aha moment” as Oprah would describe it. I realized
that instead of spending money I didn’t have to pay for an education I wasn’t enjoying,
I could be investing in my dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Why wait? But
that decision was hard for my family to accept – at least at first. They all
came around eventually and have been very supportive. Still, somewhere deep
down, I must have felt the desire to justify leaving college. Winning a major
competition felt like validation.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> You
expressing that, sparked more of a fire inside of me as well as others and I'm
without a degree but people often look down on those who don't have one.
Now, that you've gotten this far without one, do you think it's needed for
the long run or if it ain't broke don't fix it? </span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I believe that we all have our purpose, mine is to run my family
tea business. Others need to search their own hearts for that purpose. I
understand that I don’t possess all the answers, that I don’t know everything I
need to know to run my business to its fullest potential. That is why I seek
answers and input from a wide array of mentors. I have a really good support
network of people who know things that I do not. I ask advice and then weigh
the information against what I know about my company and where I want it to be
in the future. A college degree may not be for me, but I am always learning and
seeking knowledge. To me that is essential in business and in life.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> How
did you get started in the research of knowing where to begin, how to begin and
get started for your business?</span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">That’s a great question! I jumped in and started my business
without really knowing what was needed. That has worked for me, but it hasn’t
been easy. Fortunately, I have had great mentors along the way. In the
beginning, I connected with Michigan State University’s Product Center and got
some great support that enabled me to take my product from one brewed in my
mom’s kitchen to one that could be commercialized and sold in stores anywhere.
Always look for resources that can make your journey easier and offer expert
advice.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Was
getting on Queen Boss a strategy to raise more awareness to Ellis Island Ice
Tea considering you were already on the Forbes 30 under 30 list to watch?</span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, the appeal of the show was that it was nationally televised
– and there was a monetary prize for the winner. Every business can benefit
from the exposure offered by television. What I got from the show that I didn’t
expect was a network of sister entrepreneurs whose support I still count on.
The other contestants were there for me even after the show aired.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> What
was your biggest challenge on Queen Boss and why? </span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The
social media competition was one I was really nervous about. Managing social media for my business is the
last thing I want to do and have handed over to others whenever possible. So
when they gave me that as a challenge, I was really nervous. But for me a
challenge is a challenge and I have to do my best. I always want to win. When I
have to, I can think outside the box and be creative, which ended up being the
case with the Serena Williams jewelry line Instagram competition. I imagined
myself as someone who would be viewing the post and came up with something I
thought they would find beautiful. I guess it worked!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> How
does your father feel about what you've done so far in regard to his recipe? <span style="color: #ffd966;"><i>I’m
sure he is proud of me, but the recipe was actually my Great-Grandfather Cyril
Byron’s. My father just shared the information with me. I know my whole family
is happy that I’ve had the level of success that I’ve had and they are behind
me as I try to make Ellis Island Tea into a beverage national brand.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> You've
accomplished so much and I'm pretty sure you have not even begun to meet all of your feats just yet. But at this time, what do you do to relax, regroup
and start your day?</span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I try to start every morning with my daughter Aaliyah, keeping
things as normal as possible. I bring her to school then try to spend some time
at the gym before heading into the office. Finding a balance while raising a
child and maintaining a marriage hasn’t been easy, especially lately as we’ve
begun expanding into airports and are about to launch in Midwest Sam’s Club
locations. There is a lot of work and travel involved in building this company.
But, at the end of the day, I am doing it for my family and I try to make sure
they get my attention too. Curling up on the couch next to Rob and reading to
Aaliyah is what I live for, but don’t always have time to spend doing. Making
my family tea is about making a better life for my family. I try to always
remember that.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> What
is the next step for you and Ellis Island Ice Tea? <span style="color: #ffd966;"><i>We’re
about to launch in airports around the country, which is so exciting. HMSHost,
one of the country’s largest airport concessionaires, has agreed to put Ellis
Island Tea in 14 airports from coast to coast, and in a major New Jersey
shopping mall. That opportunity is huge and has unbelievable potential for
Ellis Island Tea. Our target customer is an adventurer, someone who seeks new
experiences and loves the exotic – which is everything Ellis Island Tea has to
offer. Airports are full of explorers!
We’re also about to launch in Sam’s Club locations in the Midwest, which is an
amazing opportunity as well. Sam’s Club representatives have been great about
helping position us for success even before we hit he cooler shelves. We just
need to seize the opportunity. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Could
you share with us your favorite quote or something like your wise words of
wisdom? </span><i style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">My favorite saying is “Pray like everything depends on God, Work
like everything depends on you.” I live a faith-based life. With God, anything
is possible. But God expects us to do our own work, not sit and hope. Every
decision I make for my company, my family, my future is made after praying for
God’s wisdom and guidance. He has never let me down. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nailah,
congratulations on being the QUEEN BOSS WINNER!!!!! CCN and I would like to
congratulate you on your accomplishments for Ellis Island Ice Tea and we wish
you much success in the near future. May you keep us in mind for future
exclusives. This is has been Quanda R. Graves with California Crusader Newspaper,
Until TV and EIN and I thank you for this interview. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">#FunFact: After this interview, I found that Nailah Ellis-Brown's deal with Sam's Club went through in the Midwest. Wonderful! CCN Salutes you! </span></span></div>
Until...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11878824052223670278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398246826585523745.post-78969408040776724972017-09-05T15:26:00.001-07:002017-09-06T13:43:09.972-07:00The Fare: A True Story of Human TraffickingAugust 21, 17<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“The struggle between what’s right or wrong and the battle within oneself after being stuck between a hard rock and a hard place; can be very eye opening. When you don’t know who you are and you’ve been searching. Sometimes things happen or are allowed to happen to awaken who you really are, sometimes to solidify whom you think you may be.”</span></i> ~ Author and Poet Until…<br />
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Santiago, my name is Quanda R. Graves and I am a journalist with the California Crusader Newspaper in conjunction with Until TV and EIN. I want to thank you for allowing me to interview you. Let’s begin with my first question below:<br />
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1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I watched the screener and needless to say, it really evoked many emotions within; anger, sadness, disgust, compassion and it made me see vulnerability in a whole other light. I suppose that is what human trafficking is right? I understand that “The Fare” is based on a true story, but what inspired you to want to do this narrative?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Years ago I witnessed a moment when a group of people, that had crossed the border, reunited with their families after many years of being apart. Something at that moment touched my heart deeply. It took me a long time to realize that what had actually moved me was the fear of thinking of the possibility of that family never getting to their destination. I decided then that I wanted to explore that. Through a very extensive research I found out that Ecuador has the highest rate of children that travel alone to the US. That got me curious but it wasn’t until I found the idea for the characters that I decided to write the script. </span><br />
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2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I love the words “Affecting Drama”. In keeping with that, do you consider your art your activism? Do you consider yourself to be an activist at all in regard to sharing a story like this?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I tell stories out of a personal need to let things out. Things that move me are the things that I feel I can see clearly and understand. I don’t consider myself an activist nor have a social or political agenda when I make movies, but I do feel a responsibility to tell things with honesty and truth. Most of the time, honesty is not a sweet thing. It can hurt people and be hard to accept, but still, is necessary to establish truth full relationships with others. I like to tell human stories and I like to think that characters that love and hate, laugh and cry and sometimes act in contradiction to their beliefs are human characters. This is the case for captor and captive in The Fare. If people are able to see a human side in these characters it might probably help us act more humanly towards them, which by definition, could be a way of activism. </span><br />
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3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Fare shows what happened to a young girl and you boy in two very different ways hints my beginning quote. Though you’ve put the story in perspective for us, would you mind sharing exactly how you feel about “The Fare” from both points of views in regard to the two characters?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Both Characters share many aspects of each other, which in a way, is what gets them together through out the story. Both of them have lost everything in life and were forced to grow up alone and become adults prematurely. Cristina’s decision to travel alone and Javier’s decision to be part o a gang come from a need to survive and find something they can hold on to for the first time in their lives. The feature version of the fare will explore both points of view in full, but because of production limitations I had to make a decision in this short, so I chose Javier’s narrative point of view. </span><br />
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4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I understand that “The Fare” has officially been selected for more than fifteen (15) worldwide festivals and has won six (6) and counting. What are your thoughts on that? Was that ever your intention when you first started this film?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">It was not our intention. In fact, when we found the direction for the story we knew we were stepping into something that was going to be challenging to shoot and to show to people. The developing process has tough because we had a lot of reactions in our circle of friends. Some people warned us that doing something of this nature could cause rejection by the audience because nobody wants to see people being trafficked and abused on screen. I completely disagree with that. I think cinema is meant to touch people and make you feel things regardless of what this feeling might be. I knew that I had to tell this story and I was lucky enough to have complete support from the team. When we screened the movie for the first time I was mentally preparing myself for the rejection. It was a big surprise when we found out it had obtained and excellent score. One month after the screening, we were awarded with the Hispanic Heritage Short Film Award in Washington DC. Everything after that has been a blessing. </span><br />
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5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Congratulations on all of your success. This has to feel great, people appreciating your work. But I also know, you’ve put in a lot of hard work. So what is Santiago’s favorite pass time?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Thank you. Years ago I decided to quit my job so I can start making films. In a way; every day is pass time for me. Right now, I spend most of the time writing and taking care of my 6 months old daughter, Isabel. </span><br />
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6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>If Santiago weren’t doing film; what other profession would be doing _________________________.<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Music is a very important part of my life so if I couldn’t make films for any reason, I’ll be making music. </span><br />
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7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>You’ve tackled so much and I’m pretty sure you haven’t even begun to scratch the surface. Tell me, what’s next for Santiago Paladines?<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I wrote the script for the feature version of The Fare almost at the same time we were editing the short. We are pushing hard to get that off the ground. I have other scripts that have been optioned and I really hope one of them happens soon. Until then, I’ve been traveling constantly to my home country Ecuador to direct some episodes for a local television show. </span><br />
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Well, Santiago I want to thank you for allowing me to interview you and I also want to thank you for bring “The Fare” to the light, may you always have the spirit to carry that torch. Congratulations again and on behalf of California Crusader Newspaper, Until TV, EIN and myself, Quanda R. Graves, we salute you and wish you continued success.<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Thanks for the interview and your words of support. It means a lot to us.. I enjoyed answering every question and I’m looking forward to meet you personally in a near future. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Best!</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Santiago</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">Hello Mr. Trafford:</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">My name is Quanda R.
Graves and I am a journalist for the California Crusader Newspaper in
conjunction with Until TV and Exclusive Information Network.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;">Thank you for allowing me
to interview you. </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "segoe ui symbol" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">☺</span></div>
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viewed your short film “The Voice in the Head” and I found it to be a little
shocking due to the question that is posed in the beginning. Why that question?
“If sanity and insanity exist, how shall we know them” Why lead with that?</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I think it’s an extremely fascinating question that can help us directly
confront whether these labels that we put on people who suffer from mental
health issues are a) correct and b) fair. Should we not assess the people who
are assessing and labeling people as having mental health issues to make sure
they are not suffering from them themselves? And if it turns out that they are
suffering from mental health issues but only differ in degrees only, how comes
they’re mental health issues are normalized whereas the ‘crazy woman’s’ mental
health issues on the train are not… That’s why.</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hand? Or that we are sane but if you’re not careful insanity can become our
reality? Just wanted to know your thoughts on this.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is Sanity? How do you define Sanity? Personally speaking I think 99.9% of us
are ‘insane’ and have a constant monologue running through our heads on a day
to day basis. The only difference is that a lot of us don’t verbalize it out
loud. Really that’s the only difference. I honestly think you would be in for a
big shock if someone close to you who by normal conventions isn’t classified as
suffering from mental health issues, but was told for one day that they had to
verbalize all their thoughts verbatim. That person would go from being
clinically sane to clinically insane in one day, and then back to being sane
the next day after the experiment is finished. Is that sanity?</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is said that 1 in 4 people in the UK experience a mental health problem, what
do you think contributes to this statistic?</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a shocking statistic, but I suspect it’s probably even more than that… I think
there a multitude of reasons that contribute to making up that statistic (1 in
4), but with the advent of social media playing a more prominent role than ever
in our day to day lives, lets tackle this reason for this question. Social
Media is a perfect example of ‘A Gift and the Curse’. In one respect it allows
you to easily connect with people in foreign countries, stay in touch at the
click of a button, call people, find beneficial groups to join, etc. the list
is endless.</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">However, at the same
time, if not monitored your social media can start to use you rather than you
using it as a tool. You start checking your Facebook Timeline when you have a
spare moment even if you didn’t have a specific reason to check, you start
“quasi-stalking” people by looking at their profiles, you start to compare
yourself to other people, etc. again the list of negatives are endless.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;"><i>So I would implore people
to view Social Media as merely a tool, to use it for a specific task and then
put it down. Otherwise, it can take you over, and eventually contribute to the
increasing Mental Health Issues that arise within people.</i></span></div>
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understand that your short film was based on the true story from the book
called A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. What inspired you to do this film?</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at the time I went to hospital as my asthma was up and I didn’t have my pump
with me. And I was scared that I would be anxious while I was waiting to be
seen, so I took out my copy of ‘A New Earth’ and landed at the story of ‘The
Voice in the Head’ in the book. Once I read it, I turned to my friend Kassidy
Chaplin (Co-Founder of Moment 2 Moment Pictures) and said that this would make
a great short film and the rest is history.</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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to the feedback on this film. Do you feel great about tackling such a subject
that is quite sensitive and in some cases taboo to speak about?</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the very inception of making a film, I only ever enter it from one of two ways.
First way, I hear/read a great story, come up with a great idea, and as a
result want to make the film purely because the story has inspired me to. The
second way and this is the approach I am naturally gravitating more to as I get
older is the first question I ask myself at the inception of making a film: how
can I make my audience more conscious? And I am not merely talking about making
people conscious of this issue or that issue, because humans as a species have
evolved over the last century to becoming more conscious this issue and that
issue. So what am I talking about then? I am actually talking about making
audiences more conscious, in other words more PRESENT through watching the
film. So the first question I try to ask myself now is what story (and how can
I tell the story in a way that) can help push audiences into a state of pure
consciousness, i.e. make them present. So to answer your question, I never set
out to make films to tackle sensitive subjects, it just so happens that
tackling sensitive subjects become part of the story in order to help achieve
the bigger goal of making audiences more present (conscious).</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the future for Cyrus Trafford?</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<strong style="font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: orange; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt; padding: 0in;">CT: </span></strong><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;"><i>Three
things if I’m lucky, one for sure. I am currently in production on a short film
called ‘Lost to Rhythm’ that is a hybrid of animation and live action. At a
‘surface level' the film is about ‘Freedom of Expression’ but for me it’s
deeper than that, for me it’s about how to accept one’s own death in an extreme
limit situation, and again how that can make you feel at peace. Since I had the
idea for the film, and by the time it will have finished will have been 3 years
(I hope not longer). Because I don’t have the budget to hire more animators as
I am self-funding this, my hero of an animator Chandra Sekhar Poudyal is
hand-drawing it frame by frame. This is the one for sure that will happen.</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;"><i>Then I have two Feature
Films that I am looking to get off the ground. One is called ‘Amare’ which is
‘a coming of age’ story set in a U.S Prison, coincidentally enough in
California, and the other is called ‘Mujō’ which means impermanence in
Japanese. In respect to ‘Mujō’ we are actually casting the film at the moment
so I will talk about this a bit more as it’s a bit further along than ‘Amare’.
The idea behind the film originated in that most people intellectually
understand impermanence in that we live and we die, but nearly nobody has
actually realized that. What do I mean? Well there is a difference between
reading how to drive a car and driving a car, a difference between knowing the
path and walking it. Intellectually understanding something in most scenarios
is not liberating, but realizing something is. So I wanted to make a film that
through watching it, you REALISE impermanence. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;"><i>So again this was the first
question I asked myself as per answer to question 5. Then the next step was to
find the right story to help facilitate the overall objective and that’s where
my brilliant screenwriter John Hörnschemeyer came in. The film is set in Japan,
and we are hoping to shoot next Spring in 2018. </i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: orange; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt; padding: 0in;">CT: </span></strong><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;"><i>This
is going to sound incredibly lazy, but at the moment my favorite past-time is
probably talking to my friends over the phone as I really don’t have much time.
I do like a bit of tennis mind you, but not very good!</i></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: orange; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt; padding: 0in;">QRG:</span></strong><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Mr.
Trafford, thank you for allowing me this interview and now that it is done I
thought I’d share my views on your short film. Please see below:</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">“The Voice in the Head”
was very interesting and intriguing to say the least because I think most of us
battle with that question. What I love about the film is how you showed how the
young lady was basically between both worlds on opposite ends of the spectrum. She
was normal but in her own thoughts while the insane was also in her own
thoughts. Ye the normal found herself at one time or another unaware of
surroundings as well; dwelling in her thoughts and speaking out loud. Most of
us live this way and you captured it perfectly.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Quanda R. Graves</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">*A note from Mr.
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;">Dear Quanda,</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">Thank you very much for
your lovely thoughts and I am really grateful for the great questions you have
asked.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">Look forward to seeing
the interview when it’s published.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: 16.0pt;">Best Wishes</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">When you think
of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda Clark Cole</b>, there is only
one word that comes to mind. Legendary. Yes, one fifth of the gospel pinnacle
group, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The Clark Sisters.”</b> So
imagine our surprised when <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CCN</b> was
granted an interview with the gospel rosebud. When we caught up with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda</b>, she had lots to share as she
was gearing up for the launching of a couple projects that were on there way,
that are now here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One, her new
album entitled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Living It”</b> released
February 17<sup>th</sup> to great reviews. Two, her new show known as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The Preachers of Detroit”</b> which aired
February 20<sup>th</sup> on the Oxygen channel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="background-color: #bf9000;"></span>We also wondered
what else had the Evangelist been up to before these two projects. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda</b> explained, she’s been through
some trials and tribulations, even lost her home do the economy but through the
grace of God she’s still here. She waited on Him while continuing do the Lord’s
work and prayers were answered and now she’s back on top; and what a wonderful
testimony. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">CCN asked <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda</b> what made her want to journey
on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The Preachers of Detroit?”</b>
She explained, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I wanted people to see
what we do, how we live and our struggles and what we’ve done for our city.
Detroit has an amazing story! Detroit is on the rise and when you see what God
has done for Detroit, you’ll understand. Furthermore, to see our faith in God
and how seeing that when you’re called by God it is twenty-four hours a day.
There are no breaks.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Speaking to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda</b>, she was sweet, kind and
gentle, and when she spoke, she elegantly exuded the Lord’s spirit. Even,
Katrice Wilborn who was the winner of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dorinda
Clark Cole’s Singers and Musicians Conference</i> in 2011 expressed that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda</b> was down to earth, sweet and very
personable and she took many people under her wing and was open to questions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">If you would
like to purchase <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorinda Clark Cole’s</b>
new album “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Living It”</b> and view
the schedule of her new show <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The
Preachers of Detroit”</b> and other projects she’s involved in, please visit
her website at <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.dorindaclarkcole.net/">www.dorindaclarkcole.net</a>.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> CCN Thanks you for a spiritual interview and we wish you many blessings with
your many projects. (Smile)</span></div>
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*Please note that this article written by Quanda R. Graves has been published in the California Crusader Newspaper for the period of February 26- March 4th of 2015 in Volume 27 No. 9.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Hello
Mr. Wei, my name is Quanda R. Graves and I am a journalist from the California
Crusaders Newspaper in conjunction with Until TV. Thank you for allowing me to
interview you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Hello
Graves. It's my pleasure.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Questions for Mr. Hu
Wei:</span></u></b><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How did you
come to the thought of making Butter Lamp? </span></i></b><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The idea of “Butter Lamp” has existed for a long time; but it wasn’t
until 2008 at the FIAC Paris when I saw Michael Nash's photograph Warsaw 1946,
did I finally decide to write the script. In this photograph, a photographer
uses a backdrop with some rural scenery to mask the war ruins while shooting a
portrait for a woman, it was taken in Warsaw in November of 1946. The
differentiation of space presented in one photograph really impressed me and I
think that is sort of a common agreement between the western culture and the
oriental culture, after that I finished the screenplay of Butter Lamp. </span></div>
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think that Butter Lamp would take the world by storm the way that it has? </span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The
attention that Butter Lamp has received was not something that I expected when
I first made the film; and the future of Butter Lamp is also something that I
cannot predict. But one thing for sure is that I wish it will reach more and more
audiences. </span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What does
the film Butter Lamp mean to you?</span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, this film has strengthened
my faith in the infinite possibilities and future potential of film language.
And it allowed me to deliberate about the theme of diaspora and identity in the
context of globalization. Lastly, because of the international attention this
film has attracted, more young filmmakers in China are starting to value short
film more. All those mean a lot to me. </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How does it feel to have seventy (70) film prestige awards,
as well as to have been selected by over two hundred (200) film festivals
including majors such as Cannes, Sundance, Rotterdam and New York?</span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">To hold
on to the right to dream even when there's no hope, that's how I feel. We have
encountered too many difficulties and frustration, but eventually it was our
dreams that encouraged my team and I to keep going. </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two-parted question: Butter Lamp has been nominated for 2015
Academy Award. People dream all of their lives for this moment just to be
nominated alone; was that one of your dreams? Or do awards matter?</span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Academy Award is
one of the most important awards today; for many filmmakers it is a dream; and
for me, it is the beginning of my dream. The dream that drives me to make more
films and have more freedom of expression. </span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know
you’re looking to do more but you have reached an accomplishment that take
years to achieve, can you see what’s next in your steps? </span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I don't
have a specific plan, but I am a person of adventure, I love doing what is
challenging. So no matter what my next step is, it will be something that
challenges my limits. </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is your favorite film?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="background-color: #7f6000;">This is
an impossible question to answer for a</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></i><span style="background-color: #7f6000;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">cinephilia, but I can try to
list out my top 10 of 2014: </span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">My top 10 films of 2014:1 From What Is Before (Lav Diaz) 2. Til
Madeness Do Us Part (Wang Bing) 3. The Second Game (Corneliu Porumboiu)
4.Winter Sleep (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) 5.Fragile (Shigo Ota) 6. A Pigeon Sat on a
Branch Reflecting (Roy Andersson) 7. Adieu au langage (JLG) 8. Gyeongju (Zhang Lv)
9. Blind Massage (Lou Ye) 10. P’tit quinquin (Bruno Dumont)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is your favorite pass time?</span></i></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">When I have time, my
favorite thing to do is to watch cartoons with my four-year-old daughter, or so
some painting with her.</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Congratulations on your Oscar Nominated Film, Butter Lamp! I wish
you many blessings and we at California Crusaders Newspaper look forward to
hearing more from you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><i>Thank
you and California Crusaders Newspaper; I wish you every success!</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">*<b><i>*</i></b><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i>This
has been Quanda R. Graves from California Crusaders Newspaper and Until TV and
I want to thank you for the interview. This article has been published in the California Crusader Newspaper, volume 27, No. 8, the issue of February 19th - 25th of 2015.</i></b></span></span></div>
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Than Water: The Tankards is a fairly new family show that first aired
in November 2013. Now, back for its second season, which began airing
January of 2015 is again taking the world by storm. Millions of viewers
have tuned in for both seasons and we can’t get enough. CCN got a chance
to speak with Mr. and Mrs. Tankard and ask them a few questions that
some could be wondering about being a Godly based family on TV. See
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afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Tankard my name is Quanda R. Graves from
California Crusaders Newspaper and I want to thank you for allowing the
interview today. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Mr. Tankard, with reality TV having such a negative connotation, why do it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Tankard:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I’ve never allowed lemons to spoil everything. There are drunk drivers out there, but we all still drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> So true. What did you do to prepare for this journey?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Tankard:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
We spoke to Bishop TD Jakes and asked his thoughts. He explained that
if you’re going to do it, make sure you that you show your family creed.
Understand there will be challenges, don’t be afraid of those
challenges. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Wow, so you all went in prepared. Good job. Now, Mrs. Tankard, is this something you wanted to do? Was it easy for you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mrs. Tankard:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
Well, it’s funny I always like to say I’m so real, so it was good,
until those camera’s came in (laughter). It was not that easy, it took a
minute to grow into the authenticity for filming. Knowing that you
can’t just cut camera’s off when an issue arises.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I can completely understand that. Now, you guys have a big family and you do so much, how do you handle it all?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mrs. Tankard</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
I try not to think about it, take it day-by-day, prayer and the grace
of God. I ask God everyday for wisdom and strength for my family and me.</span></span></div>
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Big prayer. Wow! Ok, so I understand you have created a church called
Destiny Center Church and it is non-salaried. Why? That’s not what you
hear most preachers do?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. & Mrs. Tankard</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
Well, we do hope to get there one day so the church can sustain itself.
But it just so happens that we already had the money to do it. It
started from just bible study in our home and then we just thought well,
let’s just do this. Get a building, this is the name and continue doing
what we’re already doing/living.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> CCN:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
interjects, what makes you want to give back like that? Mr. Tankard
says, well in Matthew 6 verse 33 ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteous; and all these things shall be added unto you. So, the
higher you go in life, you must be a blessing to others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
I think that’s amazing. I commend that. Goodness. Now, Mr. Tankard,
basketball, pilot, music, pastor, mentor, Mrs. Tankard and this big
family, where do you find the time. Mr. Tankard, says you’d be surprised
what you can do if you wasn’t in your phone twenty times a day. *Funny,
yet true. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">☺</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CCN</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
Mr. and Mrs. Tankard were very sweet, humble and a joy to speak with. A
fun tidbit about them; Mr. Tankard loves deep-sea fishing and Mrs.
Tankard is like us ladies, she is a spa and shopping woman. *smile*</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #f1c232; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr.
Tankard has a new CD coming out called Full Tank 2.0, which will be
released sometime in February of this year, which features Shirley
Murdock, Kirk Whalum. He will also be publishing a motivational book
called Full Tank Life, taken from some of the episodes, as well as a
clothing line for men, entitled Full Tank. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #f1c232; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please
watch Thicker Than Water; The Tankards, which comes on every Sunday on
Bravo 9/8 Central. Thanks for a great interview Mr. & Mrs. Tankard!</span></div>
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "times new roman";">***<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"><i>This article has been published in the California Crusaders Newspaper, volume 27, No. 5, January 29th - February 4th of 2015 and written by Literary Columnist and Journalist Quanda R. Graves.</i></span></span></span></div>
Until...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11878824052223670278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398246826585523745.post-33256188387275870562015-01-26T15:47:00.003-08:002015-03-31T13:29:25.505-07:00Wherever it may...<div>
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I'm inspired by fresh<u> air</u><br />
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The softness of my own <u>hair</u><br />
The moles that are now appearing in their rightful place upon my <u>face</u><br />
The changes every couple of years that my body, mind and soul seems to <u>make</u><br />
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The desires, the dreams and ambitions that magically appear in my heart and mind <u>everyday</u><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW6AzkqWHfu29qyRuT6XxtvERsrx5xT2sx4sbhvGuTy71PTgLzWiNgZ5DMRC4wp3oOckaGKzslvJBYBqadosjmOdtN_XlW_TN9dbXjHU-CplvGnEVy8nvZkYaKgD74-0PRe3_zmxtn50R/s1600/-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW6AzkqWHfu29qyRuT6XxtvERsrx5xT2sx4sbhvGuTy71PTgLzWiNgZ5DMRC4wp3oOckaGKzslvJBYBqadosjmOdtN_XlW_TN9dbXjHU-CplvGnEVy8nvZkYaKgD74-0PRe3_zmxtn50R/s1600/-1.png" height="200" width="166" /></a>The many hat's that I seem to be given by life which pertains to <span class="text_exposed_show">the varied roles on a daily I <u>play</u><br />The many dimensions of me that I am and others think I <u>portray</u><br /><br />The words that come out of my mouth or that I write down to inspire myself and others to <u>say</u> "you've helped me, You've inspired me to do my own thing and walk my own <u>way"</u><br /><br />The visions at any moment and anytime of day on the screen of my mind that microfiche's on <u>display</u><br /><br />I'm inspired by the positive and negative flows of life where ever it <u>may</u>... lead me<br /><br />Until...</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">*This poem has been published in online Brutha Magazine in the year of 2014. (c) 2014<br /><span class="photo photo_left"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Until’s Book of
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Special Edition”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Death of a
King: The real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final year, is the new
book from non-other than, Mr. Tavis Smiley. January 15<sup>th</sup> of 2015,
yes, Dr. King’s Birthday, Tavis Smiley had a book signing event that was held
in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Mall. The book signing turned out to be a
wonderful event, and what other way to celebrate The King, right!? The crowd
gathered with excitement, awaiting Mr. Smiley to see just exactly what he had
to share, besides, this is a story about Dr. King that hasn’t been told, well,
we haven’t heard. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-z8A0nqAwSqsS4gNbPu8S-sMPta1ivCLAsk5r3mZ7gHlJPI4Q4uqVExsTV6DMAmlR6u_8lghQdVeec481siBiiFGwpr1ltrXlfMpcSOqrAbKNtjULmvafoBrcMLpWZFNwBdEmSwH5U56q/s1600/_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-z8A0nqAwSqsS4gNbPu8S-sMPta1ivCLAsk5r3mZ7gHlJPI4Q4uqVExsTV6DMAmlR6u_8lghQdVeec481siBiiFGwpr1ltrXlfMpcSOqrAbKNtjULmvafoBrcMLpWZFNwBdEmSwH5U56q/s1600/_04.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tavis took to
the stage very comfortably and once he began, his passion for telling Dr,
King’s story grew, so did the crowd with curiosity and real interest in hearing
what he had to say. Tavis only had thirty minutes to speak; he gave at least
twenty minutes for Q&A from the audience, though most of his answers to the
general basic questions could be found in his speech. But what Tavis Smiley shared,
was very enlightening, intellectually arousing and shockingly sad; with what
Tavis gave us, you can’t help but want to read the book, as he provided
pertinent information way beyond what we knew, way beyond the “I Have A Dream”
speech that we know and take from. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WQfqLFrjYijyFfEDfb0UlD815FvKmekrKQPqB9p5H41LH1w-L9HosnNCpPuBu_KSGlBiLD8r5PlCPgUYYtEGxcmYLYY5iz-eWgiXa_Z6rUezUZ4I4FqpGtAGcJp43NJ9Sfmd6wZJtmXO/s1600/_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WQfqLFrjYijyFfEDfb0UlD815FvKmekrKQPqB9p5H41LH1w-L9HosnNCpPuBu_KSGlBiLD8r5PlCPgUYYtEGxcmYLYY5iz-eWgiXa_Z6rUezUZ4I4FqpGtAGcJp43NJ9Sfmd6wZJtmXO/s1600/_05.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Below are a
couple of bullet points with hopes that you will take the opportunity to
broaden your horizons of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Enlightenments:</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">*<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The day before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
died, his sermon was called “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Why America
may go to hell.”</b></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Years after the “I Have a Dream” speech,
he had another speech called “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Beyond</b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vietnam”</b> but soon after that, he was
looked at as no longer relevant because they didn’t like was he was sharing. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">* They no longer paid or allowed him to
speak anywhere. Everyone turned on him, because of the very thing that rules us
today is that what he saw back then, which was the triple threat; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Racism</b>,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Poverty</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Militarism</b>.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">*He battled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">great depression</b> that when he died the autopsy showed that even though
he died at the age of 39 his insides was as warn as an eighty year old man.</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">*He died of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> bankruptcy</b> and Harry Bellefonte paid for his funeral. However, Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., new his death was coming many months before, but he won
in the end. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Something to
thing about it isn’t? Though he suffered greatly, he won the war. To purchase
the book please visit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">www.amazon.com</a>. The
book is also available on Kindle. To learn more about Tavis Smiley please visit <a href="http://ww.tavistalks.com./">ww.tavistalks.com.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">**<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: red;">This article has been published in the California Crusaders Newspaper in Volume 27 No. 4, period January 22 - January 28th of 2015.</span></i></span> </span></div>
Until...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11878824052223670278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398246826585523745.post-85099622369826309262015-01-23T00:41:00.000-08:002015-01-25T18:19:43.065-08:00How to Deal with a Break-up<style>
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articles on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“How to deal with a break-up”</i>
and I’m not saying they’re wrong, after all who am I? But, what I will say is
that to me they do write from some cookie cutter sheet idea to universally
speak to you about the matters of the heart, and the way I feel, honestly, is
that if you’ve never personally dealt with heart break (a break-up) you
wouldn’t have the first clue as to know how to or what to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now, let’s be
clear, I don’t profess to be some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“How to
deal with a break-up”</i> Guru but I can share with you some tips that best
worked for me and a few of my friends; however please know that you have to
want to move forward and push through the pain to progress into success. See tips below:</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">How to deal
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meditate/Pray</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (This helps nature to run its course,
must release pain, keeps the mind healthy.) </span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Exercise </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Release stress to feel better and
endorphins for a little more happiness.)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hobby</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (To keep busy, occupied, an idle mind is the devil’s play
pin.)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Girls/Boys night out</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Healthy company, fun with friends,
laughing and discussing what you want to get off your chest is freeing.)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Massage </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">(To help your body relax from the tension
emotional stress can cause.)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eat healthy, drink plenty of water and
get plenty of rest</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(Keeps you overall energetic, up beat and positive to stay optimistic as you
plan for your next step to move forward.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">So there you
have it ladies and gentlemen, just a few tips to get you started to your new beginning
and remember, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Happiness is not something
ready made. It comes from your own actions.”</i> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">~ Dalai Lama</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">This article was published February 18th of 2014 on the online Brutha Magazine. Written by Quanda R. Graves </span></span></div>
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