Crazes come and crazes go.

Flip Flops are still around.

Croc shoes barely.

Could Kharawon Wooden Slippers be next?

Spotted them here ….

Hilary Niederer’s Stitchwallah blog.

http://stitchwallah.com/2009/11/27/khrawon-wooden-slippers/

Hilary Niederer having worked on set for films below now has a blog to show her exploits and finds in searching the world for fabrics for films.

Visit Hilary’s blog at http://stitchwallah.com/

Here are some of the films Hilary has worked on …

1. Kingdom Come (2010) (in production) (costume buyer: India)
2. Fair Game (2010) (completed) (assistant costume designer: international unit)
3. Star Trek (2009) (key costumer)
   … aka Star Trek (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title: IMAX version)
   … aka Star Trek: The Future Begins (Malaysia: English title)
   … aka Star Trek: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
4. Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) (costume supervisor)
   … aka Last Blood (Japan: English title)
   … aka Rasuto buraddo (Japan)
5. The Vintner’s Luck (2009) (costume supervisor: New Zealand)
6. Luck by Chance (2009) (costume supervisor)
7. Fool’s Gold (2008/I) (costume buyer)
8. The Kite Runner (2007) (key costumer: China)
9. The Ten (2007) (set costumer: Los Angeles)
10. The Namesake (2006) (assistant costume designer)
11. You, Me and Dupree (2006) (costumer)
12. Nacho Libre (2006) (set costumer: re-shoots)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) (crowd costume coordinator: Train Station scenes) (uncredited)
    … aka The Chronicles of Narnia (International: English title: short title)
14. River Queen (2005) (costume researcher) (as Hilary Neiderer)
15. Kidnapped (2005) (TV) (assistant costume designer)
16. Kinsey (2004) (assistant costume designer)
17. The Last Samurai (2003) (crowd costume coordinator: Westerners)
    … aka The Last Samurai: Bushidou (USA: poster title)
18. Swimfan (2002) (wardrobe supervisor) (as Hillary Niederer)
    … aka Swimf@n (USA: alternative title)
    … aka Tell Me You Love Me
19. Just a Kiss (2002) (wardrobe supervisor)
20. Kate & Leopold (2001) (wardrobe assistant)
21. Dead Dog (2000) (wardrobe supervisor)
    … aka The Dog Killer (International: English title: DVD title)
22. Desperate Remedies (1993) (wardrobe assistant) (as Hilary Neiderer)
23. Braindead (1992) (wardrobe assistant)
    … aka Dead Alive (USA)
    … aka Dead-Alive (USA: DVD box title)

Looking through New South Books back catalogue you can see they have a number of books that embrace very specific and often passionate niches. There are books about Rosa Parkes and Mohammad Ali!

They are keeping their readers updated with what their authors are doing!

A good blog use. Here is an excerpt from their recent blog post and a link to their blog.

However, if you missed Reverend Graetz last night, you can still catch a video interview with him from WSFA TV in Montgomery; just follow the link and search for keyword: Graetz. Reverend Graetz will also sign copies of his book at an open house at the mmanuel Presbyterian Church on August 6.

NewSouth Books

A sign of the times.

Penguin dips it’s toe in the blogging pool.
Liked their description of what the blog will be about.

“an editor will post the latest news from the company:
new acquisitions, sneak previews from works
in progress of some of Penguin’s best-loved
authors, industry gossip and advice on
how to get published”.

Which will be invaluable for many.

Eoin Purcell, from a small publishing house has been
active in this soace for a while.

Wonder what Eoin has to say about this?

The Penguin Blog

Penguin Books launches the first blog from a mainstream publisher on Monday 31st July. Having led the way in bringing publishing into the digital age with its award-winning podcasts, Penguin’s blog will be a destination where an editor will post the latest news from the company: new acquisitions, sneak previews from works in progress of some of Penguin’s best-loved authors, industry gossip and advice on how to get published.

I always try to highlight people’s view on making moneu blogging.
From earlier posts you will know that I’ve managed to do that but us always interesting to learn of ways others are making money from blogging.

Spero News | How to make money from a blog as a marketing tool

“Can I make money from a blog?” and “How do I make money from a blog?”

Those two and other similar questions have appeared repeatedly both on blogs and my email inbox for some time. The fact that so many people are asking those questions implies that there is quite a bit of confusion, especially for those who are new to a blog or blogging.

[WordBiz] Tip #3: How to address *time* – still the top fear for corporate bloggers

When asked what their “top concern” is about launching and maintaining a company blog, 59% say “the time it would take.” The second biggest concern, at 57%, is “what to write about.”

How many companies in the UK are blogging? Not many, it seems, according to

a list compiled by Suw Charman. Not many at all. The list isn’t fully comprehensive, but it highlights the dearth of business blogs in the UK, compared to US.

The 12 reasons why UK businesses don’t blog | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com

Rob Enderie rights about CEO’s and diversity

Technology News: Commentary: Blog-Inspired Thoughts on CEOs, Diversity and Whiners at Tech Firms

CEO failures are typically due to one of four things:

* Competence: They don’t have the skills;
* Integrity: They are more or less crooks;
* Scope: The company is too broken;
* Intelligence: The CEO is not getting the information he or she needs to make good decisions in a timely fashion.

Good post from Rambix

How I Blog: Rambix at The Blog Herald