tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91085645520918155752024-02-18T22:39:51.326-08:00heskethRachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-5862881404706082242011-04-29T13:52:00.001-07:002011-04-29T13:59:21.781-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_s1kTQo8b2XwICkXROGNWKqFDiXkxuezlf6siyP3LQjBkWFup3xaCAAIAPrIAbVkiM2vMJcEb5QFPEIx-B3whmLX_9R8DIS7hI3lr4LsZUhK1XD4dwmR1TB9Y4UghNJpjeJFEOi0rI8/s1600/Doors+Open+Canada+logo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_s1kTQo8b2XwICkXROGNWKqFDiXkxuezlf6siyP3LQjBkWFup3xaCAAIAPrIAbVkiM2vMJcEb5QFPEIx-B3whmLX_9R8DIS7hI3lr4LsZUhK1XD4dwmR1TB9Y4UghNJpjeJFEOi0rI8/s320/Doors+Open+Canada+logo2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HERITAGE WINNIPEG’S VOLUNTEER CALL <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">DOORS OPEN WINNIPEG 2011</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">Heritage Winnipeg is looking for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">volunteer ambassadors</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tour guides</b> to represent buildings for our 8<sup>th</sup> annual DOORS OPEN WINNIPEG EVENT. The event, which features historically, culturally and architecturally significant buildings, takes place <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">during the weekend of May 28<sup>th</sup> & 29<sup>th</sup></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> between the hours of 11am to 5 pm. Shifts are three hours and buildings will be assigned. Volunteers are asked to attend one of the volunteer orientation sessions being held at the Millennium Library on either Tuesday, May 17<sup>th</sup> or Thursday, May 19<sup>th</sup> between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">To register visit us online at <a href="http://www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca</span></a> or email our office at info@heritagewinnipeg.com.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-50632187763942649112011-04-11T19:10:00.000-07:002011-04-11T19:20:57.052-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">End of an era</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead of relief or joy, I feel... Strange. I have three weeks of work placement remaining before I am fully done my course, all my assignments are handed in and the knowledge that I will doubtfully see the classmates I love on a regular basis again hangs over me like a (pardon the cliché) cloud.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add to that the stress of embarking on the epic quest to find my first post-college job, become a grown up and fully take responsibility for my life and my future and you have one terrified 19-year-old girl.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to it though. Or at least I think I am looking forward to it. I aim to keep in touch with the people I have grown to respect and adore so much, keep motivated to work harder than I ever have before and keep sane with the help of the friends and family that have stuck by me for this crazy ride known as Creative Communications. I can't thank you all enough, you have inspired, pushed, helped and motivated me in ways that I can never express.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The most-challenging season of the year can also be the most rewarding for the fashionable Winnipegger. The low temperatures, icy winds and constant risk of frostbite means that layering isn’t just a fun option. It’s a necessity. All visible flesh must be protected by layers of wool, down feather and leather and overt sexiness becomes impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stay away from: Exposed skin<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For obvious reasons, looks that revolve around a cleavage-baring neckline or exposed calves are out for the winter months. As hot as your body doubtlessly is, you just look cold and stupid if you put it on full display despite the -40 degree temperature. Hats, gloves, scarves, socks, and parkas were made to ensure that every part of you, except for your eyes, is safely covered at all times. Make sure to invest in a great hat and warm gloves and don’t you dare go anywhere near your strappy sandals for the next couple of months.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There’s nothing glamorous about animal cruelty but a great fake fur is warm, gorgeous and the epitome of rock and roll glamour. Think Penny Lane in Almost Famous or a more animal friendly Anna Wintour and you’ve got the look down pat. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wear with: A pair of skinny, camel colored corduroy pants, flat, over the knee leather boots, extra-long leather gloves and extra long strands of faux pearls (or real if you can afford them!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fall is probably the easiest Winnipeg season to dress for. The weather ranges from crisp to balmy and the mild temperatures allow you to do one of iPeg’s favorite things in the world: Layer. Scarves, cardigans, tights, boots, necklaces and knits. Layer them, layer them and layer some more. The trick is to look like an Olsen twin in bag lady chic, not an actual bag lady.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stay away from: Small bags<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">With all of these layers, anything smaller than a grocery bag is going to look ridiculously out of proportion. Store your miniature cross-body satchels and tiny clutches till spring. If you’re unsure about whether your purse is hefty enough, simply do the iPeg iPad test, if your iPad doesn’t fit in your purse, it’s too small.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nothing layers quite like a great pair or two of thick, footed tights. They provide an easy way to transition your wardrobe from summer to fall and make flirty shifts, skirts and wedges weather-appropriate. Go with a dark color, either classic black or an unexpected eggplant or hunter green hue for maximal leg lengthening, thigh trimming effect. Make sure that they are made of strong but stretchy fabric and that they are long enough for your body type, there’s nothing attractive about a low hanging crotch. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Browsing through one of The Exchange District’s great vintage shops or your local Good-Will store will reward you with a variety of breezy, second-hand skirts. You can purchase skirts of every length and print imaginable for a few dollars with a guarantee that no sweaty stranger will be wearing the same thing as you. Depending on the length, you can choose to wear that floral maxi-skirt pulled high and belted as a dress or with a simple white tank top tucked into the waistband and leather gladiator sandals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">Spring is often heralded for its beauty and gift of new life. However, as the three feet of snow that coats Winnipeg during the winter months begins to melt, turning the streets into water-clogged canals and muddy ravines, we are taunted with the harsh reality that the cute open-toed pumps strutting down Marc Jacobs’ dry, mud-free runway just won’t work, so follow these tips instead and stay dry while looking cute.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was absolutely blown away by this video for my classmate Jeremy Giacomin's IPP, shot and edited by the incredibly talented Jeremie Wookey. I'd watch this drama.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have to admit to ignoring my lonely, little blog this year. Ignoring, pretending it's not there, trying to forget that it even exists. Maybe it's because I'm busy, maybe it's because I'm lazy but most likely it's because of Tumblr.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I originally joined Tumblr on a whim, encouraged by my friends and their talk of artistic inspiration and a constant cycle of ideas, humor and madness, controlled by your interests and tastes. What I didn't expect was the addictiveness. 24-7, constantly updating visual stimuli had design-loving me sucked in and wide awake at all hours of the night. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The way that Tumblr works is very similar to Twitter in that you follow users who you are interested in and then receive their posts in your dashboard. Where Tumblr steps past Twitter is in it's visual nature. Writing still occurs but my dashboard is a mishmash of art, fashion, humor and infographics making scrolling through a smooth, impossibly addictive process that leaves you inspired and wanting to share what you've found.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And when you do want to share, it's a simple reblog away, sending popular images and quotes tumbling through your blog to your followers, continuing the constant cycle of information sharing.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While I appreciate a good old-fashioned blog, I'm definitely a Tumblr girl now.</span>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-80349220608235328942011-03-17T10:04:00.000-07:002011-03-17T10:04:11.864-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">IPP aftermath</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A whole year of stress, planning, client relations and long nights of business card designing is finally over. The presentations have been completed and the celebratory drinks drunk. After all this time and energy has gone into this huge project I'm left with the question, where do I go from here?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The event was a success, the clients sales were phenomenal and I've handed all the promotional materials that I designed and wrote off to a very happy client. It's time to move on to my next project and my first foray into the world of freelance communications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In that awkward stage between wrapping up school and getting my first 'real' job in the communications industry it's a welcome safety net to have a contract to work on over the summer months as I job hunt. I'm nervous of course but most of all I feel excited, motivated and driven to do well and that feels absolutely amazing. </span><br />
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</span>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-49323846217490654372010-12-15T06:59:00.000-08:002010-12-15T06:59:00.335-08:00<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve taken a few personality tests in my time, sadly none of which has been administered at a Church of Scientology (It’s on my to do list), but I found the JUNG typology test to be not only accurate, free and informative but…. Really, really accurate, shockingly with out cost and jam packed with information about why I do things the way I do them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After answering 72 Yes of No questions that ranged from whether I felt involved when watching TV soaps (No) to whether I thought that objective criticism was always useful in any activity (Yes) I had my answer. I was a proud, unabashedly social ENFP, the “Inspirer”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E= Extraverted</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">N= iNtuitive (I don’t quite understand that one, shouldn’t I be an EIFP?)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F= Feeling</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P= Perceiving</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following description is from </span><a href="http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFP.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFP.html</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and is… well… For those of you who know me, you be the judge.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ENFPs are charming, ingenuous, risk-taking, sensitive, people-oriented individuals with capabilities ranging across a broad spectrum. They have many gifts which they will use to fulfill themselves and those near them, if they are able to remain centered and master the ability of following through.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To take the test yourself and find your type visit: </span><a href="http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><!--EndFragment-->Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-10684673695243489822010-12-15T06:40:00.000-08:002010-12-15T06:43:37.137-08:00<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">How much I love LOVE</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The free iPad LOVE issue 4 app for the iPad has had me in a tizzy of high fashion montage love.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZ7xYOK-yZoZep4Ru2aAO2D5zx9s4TBGSNT4mrCoFsSRDyoRqR3K7qiQ4h8K-7AEdWxLwJfMO6LBMiUOYK55fSrN50x5uvGoGO_x7OxZQlbn9SJt56zazuyyLLyL6JrjoHgQQGYRYjC0/s1600/mzl.smnouygg.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZ7xYOK-yZoZep4Ru2aAO2D5zx9s4TBGSNT4mrCoFsSRDyoRqR3K7qiQ4h8K-7AEdWxLwJfMO6LBMiUOYK55fSrN50x5uvGoGO_x7OxZQlbn9SJt56zazuyyLLyL6JrjoHgQQGYRYjC0/s400/mzl.smnouygg.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only is it free (did I mention how free it is?) but this interactive, video version of the magazine features top models in underwear, brushing their hair and teeth, Victoria Beckham performing a monologue in the role of a bunny named “Victoria Bunwin” and various visually stunning pieces of madness.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any interest in fashion, videography, photography, or art you simply have to download the LOVE app to your iPad.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fashion hypnotism is guaranteed to occur.</span></div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-44898446536738004772010-12-15T06:31:00.000-08:002010-12-15T06:41:56.529-08:00<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Top 5 iPad games</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooziz HD $1.99</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This gravity defying and very cute platform game has a similar feel to Super Mario Galaxy with its planet hopping fun. Simple game play and adorable graphics make this a great option for kids and adults alike.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mirror’s Edge for iPad $9.99</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite game discovery by far for the iPad is this exciting free-run platform game. It gets top marks for beautiful graphics and innovative use of the iPad touch screen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angry Birds HD $4.99</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every one knew this one had to be on the list. The best-known and most popular iPad game made my list as well. With so many levels and addictive, bird-chucking fun, you can’t help but fall in love with this game. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars $9.99</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have an interest in making sweet drug deals and driving recklessly, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a must buy. Extremely similar to the same title for Nintendo DS, this game takes an above car view that can be confusing at first for those used to Grand Theft Auto for the PS3.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The graphics are awesome and game play is extremely smooth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Babylonian HD $2.99</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super addictive, puzzle solving fun is how to best describe this game. Navigating two brothers through various mazes, you use each brothers special skills to get a little closer to unlocking the next maze. Extremely fun and quite challenging as well.</span></div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-34427173075115742192010-11-22T12:14:00.000-08:002010-11-22T12:14:42.895-08:00<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Blogger’s block.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Closely related to the common “Writer’s block”, blogger’s block occurs when a 19-year-old advertising student just doesn’t know what to blog about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Said student finds herself avoiding visiting blogs of any sort, pushing guilty thoughts to the back of her subconscious and averting her eyes guiltily when others talk about recent blog posts and activities.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Luckily an easy remedy comes when the advertising student realizes that she has evaded posting a blog for weeks, kicks her self in the proverbial butt and reminds herself that she is letting down her grandma Dorothy every week she doesn’t post. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Grandma didn’t save her blog address in her site favorites for nothing. Time to start posting again.</div><!--EndFragment-->Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-73923826268517639442010-10-19T07:44:00.000-07:002010-10-19T07:46:40.890-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The Game Layer</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ever since my friend and fellow layout editor for The Projector, Glenda Ollero, first exposed me to the world of TEDtalks I have been addicted to the innovative talks and peeks inside the minds of some of the worlds most brilliant innovators.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a communicator and advertising student my main goal is to persuade and motivate my target audience to a response or action. Understandably enough my favourite TEDtalks are often hosted by communicators and those who aim to persuade an audience using new and innovative techniques. One of the best TEDtalks that I have watched features Seth Priebatsch, a 'proud Princeton dropout' who's goal is to build a game layer on top of the world.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rather than to try to explain what this means I'll post the video below,</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yn9fTc_WMbo?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yn9fTc_WMbo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After watching the video I began to see FarmVille and it's equally addictive FaceBook game counterparts as the completely genius pieces of work that they are and to examine my own gaming habits. I have been an avid user of roiworld.com since discovering the Korean fashion dress up site (think paper dolls meets Asian street fashion) in high school. Formerly only designed for the Korean market, Roiworld.com has in the last few years transferred over to an English language format and transformed the simple dress up concept into an addictive money maker by adding a game layer on top of the site.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A must try for any one interested in fashion and trends or simply anyone wanting to see a perfect example of the persuasive game layer that Priebatsch talks about in his TEDtalk, roiworld.com is well worth signing up for and completely addictive. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try it out, sign up! And mention my username (prettyjimmy) when you do, so I can get 50 tokens to spend on avatar clothes. I really need to get that handbag to complete my look...</span></span></div></span><br />
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I knew I was going to have to try really hard not to break this expensive and very beautiful piece of technology know as the iPad. It's only been one week, but so far my baby has remained unblemished and unharmed despite my general clumsiness and I have to admit, I am completely addicted.<br />
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Apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps. Great apps and tacky apps and apps that cost more than I generally spend a day on food. Muddling through this jungle of apps has allowed me to discover more than a few of everyones favourite kind of apps, free ones.<br />
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1. Flipboard<br />
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An app built like a customized magazine, specially formatted to be filled with your interests and passions. This app takes your Facebook, Twitter and your choice of seven other contributing sources and mish-mashes your friends status updates and latest TEDTalks videos into the coolest magazine, online or print that I have ever seen. Did I mention that it's visually stunning and sleekly designed with great photography from across the net? Seriously people, go get this one.<br />
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On the prowl for free and on sale apps? Then this free app is for you. It does all the searching for you, automatically updating itself with the newest and cheapest apps the iPad has to offer. Very useful and a great way to save a little cash while shopping for Apps.<br />
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3. Aurora Feint 3<br />
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The best free game I've found for the iPad by far is Aurora Feint 3. It takes full advantage of the iPads beautiful screen with some of the most gorgeous and well-done graphics I've seen in a free or bought iPad app. Along with beautiful graphics the game is addictive, fun and challenging with a format that could be the love child of Bejewelled and World of Warcraft. Very fun, very free and very addictive, be prepared to spend some time on this one if you get it.<br />
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4. NET-A-PORTER Magazine.<br />
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By far the best free fashion publication I have found online or in the apps, this magazine acts as free entertainment for the fashion obsessed and 47 pages of advertising for online luxury retailer, net-a-porter. The magazine is filled with gorgeous editorials and photo spreads, video content on almost every page and the fun ability to shop the issue. Every item featured in the magazine can be bought at net-a-porter.com by simply touching the provided link. It's fun, free, and as high quality (if not higher) than the best paid for fashion magazine apps available.<br />
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If you're interested in more information on the best free apps as I find them, let me know in the feedback below.Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-48814381600587183592010-02-24T21:13:00.000-08:002010-02-24T23:36:28.601-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Vampire Weekend just blew my mind.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am about to have an epileptic seizure from repeatedly watching Vampire Weekends music video for "Cousins".</span><br />
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<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1e0u11rgd9Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1e0u11rgd9Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-13958432380180729782010-02-20T14:03:00.000-08:002010-02-21T01:20:01.020-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom in the media</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was also featured on CJOB this week, resulting in several excited texts from my fellow Cre-Comms asking 'Is your mom on the radio?'. I was proud to text back, 'Damn right she is!'</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love you mom.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For many of my friends, Facebook and Twitter are simply a part of the daily routine. Check your friends latest pictures on Facebook, receive news about Marc Jacobs Spring, 2010 line via Twitter, all before breakfast. The two sites offer similar alerts and services for the busy, young, thing on the go, and its rare for anyone under 30 not to have an account at one or both of these sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This huge audience of receptive and easily accessible young people is a tempting demographic for the PR professional. The challenge that PR professinals face is that they don't want to be sold anything. The users of Facebook in particular are much more likely to use the site for entertainment and recreational purposes. Unless you're offering them something, they would rather not listen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twitter is a slightly more receptive audience, with a format that is better suited for promotions and reaching a specific target audience. Twitter users readily sign themselves up to receive a streaming feed of profile updates, news and semi-disguised advertisements from the people they follow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New media has given us a unique opportunity to forge relationships and dialogue directly with our customers. By creating strategies that take advantage of both Twitter and Facebook, PR professionals have the chance to reach a young, ready to listen audience and get great results for their clients.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Materials</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9xp671Z12eTE439Wr_F1GS0bJKqes93VW82L-VU90oCF2p4uiXMQ498X_KlRN0FcgvxVwsZYo4AbHb8UyCKHWGZaVJLi-RiW-vTAhjJHKpL_WBih0eg9fL0fCvmxAoMmcFICjbyhUzg/s1600-h/DSCF6048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9xp671Z12eTE439Wr_F1GS0bJKqes93VW82L-VU90oCF2p4uiXMQ498X_KlRN0FcgvxVwsZYo4AbHb8UyCKHWGZaVJLi-RiW-vTAhjJHKpL_WBih0eg9fL0fCvmxAoMmcFICjbyhUzg/s200/DSCF6048.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A large pyramid studded belt. You can usually find them in the back of your tween sister/brothers closet or at your local Value Village. I found mine at a Salvation Army on Pembina highway for two bucks, and it even has different tones of studs for my other DIY projects!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of needle nose pliers. I don't have a picture of the ones I used but if in doubt ask your local handy man/woman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flip over the studded belt, exposing the uncovered backs of the studs. Use the needle nose pliers and your fingernails to lift up the steel backing and pull out the studs one by one. For the project I did I used twenty studs, but according to what look you're going for you can go for more ore less studding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once you have lifted out your studs lay out your dress on a flat surface and plan out your pattern. I wanted a tribal/bib inspired neck line which I achieved by laying the studs out in a symmetrical pyramid based pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next use the needle nose pliers to peel up the stud backs so that they stand up straight and easily pierce the fabric. The final step is simply pushing the studs through the fabric of your dress, lining up the stud and using the pliers to fasten the studs in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The end result will be something like this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">handsome</span> dress: </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've noticed </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a certain repetitiveness to the time I spend on the big, bad internet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to my computer history I need to stop looking at... </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. roiworld.com</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">What are you doing online?</span></span></div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-41228247298316100432010-01-21T22:39:00.000-08:002010-01-23T14:21:27.879-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In The Chamber</span><br />
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Maybe it was the giant red and yellow antibiotic dissolving in my stomach or maybe it was the residual fever still pumping through my body but I think even in the most perfect health a Friday night spent <i>"</i>In The Chamber<i>"</i> just wasn’t going to be my cup of tea.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year is the fifth installment in the edgy series and features two well performed but preachy performances by Gordon Tanner and Steven Ratzlaff. Both Tanner and Ratzlaff wrote and acted in their individual pieces and while there performances dragged on, the passion both felt for their labor of love remained obvious throughout both performances.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first monologue was "Last Man in Universe Alpha - 11," an hour long rant against factory farming punctuated with inside jokes and a slide show featuring photographs of fire charred pig carcasses. I’ve been a vegan, a vegetarian and a piscetarian but even the animal rights activist in me felt that the performance had more than a sprinkling of PETA fueled rage coating it.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The second performance “Last Man in Puntarenas" was drier and slide show free but equally long winded. As much as I tried to follow Ratzlaff’s characters retirement speech about the flaws in Canada’s health care system and his own marriage follies I found my eye lids drooping with fatigue long before he reached the end of his speech. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Walking out of the Rachel Browne theatre I didn’t feel uplifted by new knowledge or inspired by the actors passion for their craft. Simply put, "In The Chamber" was a play that I just didn't like very much.<br />
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</div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-31703156759940798922010-01-14T16:27:00.000-08:002010-01-23T14:21:01.711-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love you 1987</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While creeping on several blogs I came across a link on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kentonsinfotainmentscan.blogspot.com">Kenton's Infotainment</a> Scan that would forever changed my life.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Portage Place circa 1987. I don't know which is scarier, Portage Place then with its muscle flexing and shoulder pads or Portage Place now with less perms but noticeably more muggings. Watch the video below and decide for yourself.<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now for extra laughs fast forward six seconds into the video. Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat...<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have a new favorite YouTube video!<br />
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</div>Rachel Heskethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244654706798973378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108564552091815575.post-56767725542840019302010-01-08T10:11:00.000-08:002010-01-23T14:02:11.209-08:00<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> PR: The best pseudo event of 2009</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">T-Mobile Dance<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The above video shows what happens when T-Mobile has 350 casually dressed dancers transform from dull commuters to synchronized dance machine in the middle of London's Liverpool Street Station. All I could think while <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The pseudo event was part of a campaign by advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, London. The campaign focuses on viral marketing as well as more traditional television advertisements in which hidden cameras take in dancer and crowd antics. The buzz generated from the memorable event has made the viral video of the event a YouTube sensation with over 16,841,116 hits over the past year making it one of the most watched videos on the popular site. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To see how T-Mobile made this train station version of High School Musical check out the video below.<br />
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