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Print. Action - Canada's Graphic Communications Magazine. For the past two years, DATA Communications Management has been entrenched in transformation, perhaps best signified by this new name for the 5.
The change to DATA Communications Management from The DATA Group in the summer of 2. Canada – also consolidated all of its issued and outstanding common shares and began trading under a new TSX stock symbol, DCM. The transformation of DCM is a story of powerful investors who have influenced Canada’s printing industry for a couple of decades, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizing a national footprint and investing in a unique service platform run by highly skilled employees.
Leaning on the printing legacy of one of Canada’s largest and longest- surviving document producers, DCM is now positioning itself as a managed communications provider with leadership expertise in marketing services. This is driving DCM to build a breadth of printing services to, as the company’s rebranded homepage explains, become The Execution Engine for Business Communications. Rounding out print“The business has been in transition for many years, giving credit to prior management. They acquired, stitched together and moved the business forward in a lot of different ways,” says Michael Sifton, who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of DCM since April 2. To increase the breadth of its printing capabilities, DCM has made key acquisitions like February’s share purchase of Thistle Printing and substantially all of the assets of Eclipse Colour & Imaging. The acquisitions came after Sifton spent two years rightsizing the company, which reduced DCM’s production footprint from nine facilities to just five, which the company today labels as Centres of Excellence – in Brampton (headquarters) and Mississauga, Ontario; Calgary, Alberta; Drummondville, Quebec; and Niles, Illinois. One of our big initiatives is to become more united because we were disparate parts and not really working together with a mission,” says Sifton.
In addition to leveraging an executive team with vast M& A experience, DCM is heavily focused on firming up processes and systems to get the most out of what is now one of Canada’s largest and most diverse printing operations. In late- 2. 01. 6, DCM completed an additional $2. Brampton. As it made these platform investments, DCM also realized the consolidation of its facilities, including moving its Regina manufacturing and warehousing operations into its flagship Calgary facility, which had already absorbed the company’s Edmonton plant.
Eclipse specializes in large- format and point- of- purchase printing with approximately 1. This $9. 2 million acquisition turns DCM into one of the country’s most significant large- and grand- format printers. Eclipse generated approximately $2.
November 3. 0, 2. What that allows us to do here in Eastern Canada is to have, under one roof, our complete litho and sheetfed operation,” says Cochrane. We repatriate the business.” With approximately 6. Thistle generated $1. October 3. 1, 2. 01.
The move provides DCM with a total borrowing base of up to $7. Leveraging growth experience. In DCM purchased Thistle from private equity firm VRG Capital Corp., perhaps best known for its financial backing of PLM Group, which was eventually purchased for $1. Transcontinental in 2.
Cochrane in 2. 01. Managing Partner of VRG Capital, which also holds an interest in DCM.
The company publicly disclosed the Thistle purchase after receiving opinions on what was determined to be fair market value. Cochrane actually began working with DCM in June 2. Director of the company (stepping down from his board position in November to fulfill his mandate as President), along with VRG Managing Partner J.
R. Kingsley Ward, who currently serves as DCM’s Chairman of the Board. It was also around this time, as the new DCM entity came into existence, that Sifton made his own sizable investment in the company, approximately 1. Cochrane at a lesser amount.“I bought in during the springtime last year in a fairly major way. Greg just recently took more shares as part of a transaction and is interested in making larger commitments to this company,” says Sifton. We believe in its future and it is a company that is going to continue to go through transitions. There are going to be some bumps and grinds along the way but we think the prize is worth it.” With the arrival Cochrane, Sifton shifted his CEO mandate with DCM to focus on financial and strategic initiatives.
Cochrane meanwhile is putting his knowledge toward sales and business development. Johnson, Cochrane in 1. Canadian event and conference companies, Mariposa Communications, which was sold in 1.
Mosaic Group. In 2. Cochrane became a lead investor in Pareto Corporation, a start- up marketing services business which became publicly listed in 2.
U. S.- based private equity firm Riverside Company in 2. Also described as sales activation, the term shopper marketing is based on methods to connect brands, retailers and shoppers before, during and after a sale, which can include a plethora of print for direct marketing, experiential marketing, events, sampling programs, retail merchandising, in- store messaging and other incentives. It is long- term contracts it is RFPs with major .
So that part of the business we are really good at it. There are only a couple companies that can do it here in Canada.” Cochrane refers to the other part of DCM business as customized on- demand, which relies on printing processes like digital, large- format, labels, packaging and direct mail – even sheeted with DCM’s new lithographic assets. The customized on- demand part of DCM is where Cochrane’s marketing background comes into to play based on evolving client purchasing patterns. With this acquisition, Deschamps will have more than 2. The Litho Chic acquisition compliments a year of capital- equipment investment by Deschamps.
In May 2. 01. 6, the printing company bought a new Xerox i. Gen. 5 press, as well as binding and finishing equipment for its Montreal plant. In December 2. 01. Deschamps Impression expanded its Qu.
In January 2. 01. Heidelberg CX- 1. Quebec City facility.
Founded in 1. 98. Imprimerie Litho Chic specializes in commercial work with both offset and digital printing systems. Jean Bilodeau and Michel Leclerc of Litho Chic will continue to play key roles within the Deschamps Impression organization. On top of high- end commercial printing, Deschamps Impression focuses on providing clients with prepress services, security and digital printing, as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetic folding- carton and box printing, in addition to bindery and finishing services. Print. Action spoke with President Jean Deschamps about the company’s most recent acquisition.
What is the status of the acquisition? JD: We are planning to complete the merger of the two companies by mid- March. We acquired them in December and we are going to move staff and part of the equipment in February. They are going to be consolidated in our main plant in Quebec City.
Was this a share purchase, rather than an asset purchase? JD: Yes it was – We were looking to increase our sales volume and with this acquisition we have gained almost $5 million in additional sales which is very interesting. Does Litho Chic provide a different sales base for you? JD: I would say it is complimentary because a good portion of their customer base is close to Montreal rather than Quebec City where we are based but with our manufacturing site in Montreal we are able to integrate the additional volume across our platform. This is one of the major interests we had at that time because if they had exactly the same customer as us, we would not have bought the company of course. What else attracted you to Litho Chic? JD: The customer base, as I mentioned, as well as the craftsmen who were working in the facility.
We are transferring more people who are very talented, people who have a lot of experience in the printing industry as there are not a lot of new people who are coming into our industry. What Litho Chic assets are you taking in? JD: We will be transferring mainly finishing equipment.
The presses and prepress/platemaking equipment are going to be sold because we just bought a brand new Heidelberg CX Speedmaster . That press is going to increase our productivity by about 4.
CDs that we had. We are going to be able to take all of Litho Chic’s $5 million in sales on this equipment. Why were you attracted to Heidelberg’s CX press? JD: It is a 4. 0- inch CX with great new technology.
It runs 1. 6,5. 00 sheets per hour easily with the Autoplate, auto- register and all of the new features we wanted for its’ efficiencies. Make readies take about 1.
Litho Chic. We are going to add other shifts on the other presses, so with that we should easily cover the entire new customer base that we are getting. Why did you recently put in a Xerox i. Gen 5? JD: We bought the press in May 2. Montreal. The press fills a short run gap and has incredible flexibility with its 1. X 2. 6 format as well as a print finish almost identical to offset technology. Will the CX be used more for packaging?
JD: We are moving forward also in the packaging industry. We are doing a lot of packaging, a lot of gluing, inside of our facility in Quebec City and that was part of the purpose of buying that press. Now we have three five- colour CDs that are fully equipped.
The oldest press that we now run is a 2. Heidelberg, runs right up to our new 2.
JD: It is relatively new – I would say maybe four or five years now and we are increasing our market share steadily through our qualified and knowledgeable sales force. We hope to make an acquisition in this market segment within the next two years.
JD: We are positioned as one of the oldest family- owned security printing companies in Canada, with 9. We do birth certificates, lottery games, gift certificates, as well as manufacture cheques. We are one of only two printers with a federal security classification.
Strip club - Wikipedia. Strip clubs are venues that regularly provide adult entertainment, predominantly in the form of striptease or other erotic or exotic dances. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, and can also adopt a theatre or cabaret- style.
American- style strip clubs began to appear outside of North America after World War II, arriving in Asia in the late 1. Europe in the 1. 95. Profitability of strip clubs, as with other service- oriented businesses, is largely driven by location and customer spending habits. The better appointed a club is, in terms of its quality of facilities, equipment, furniture, and other elements, the more likely customers are to encounter cover charges and fees for premium features such as VIP rooms. Clubs themselves and various aspects of the business are highlighted in these references. Popular Internet sites for strip club enthusiasts also have lists calculated from the inputs of site visitors.
The legal status of strip clubs has evolved over the course of time, with national and local laws becoming progressively more liberal on the issue around the world, although some countries (such as Iceland) have implemented strict limits and bans. Some clubs have been linked to organized crime. For example, in Thomas Otway's comedy The Soldier's Fortune (1. A conclusive description and visualization can be found in the 1. German translation of the French La Guerre D'Espagne (Cologne: Pierre Marteau, 1. The dancers, to please their lovers the more, dropped their clothes and danced, totally naked, the nicest entr.
The erotic dance of the bee, performed by a woman known as Kuchuk Hanem, was witnessed and described by the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. In this dance the performer disrobes as she searches for an imaginary bee trapped within her garments.
It is likely that the women performing these dances did not do so in an indigenous context, but rather, responded to the commercial climate for this type of entertainment. At that time, British law prohibited naked girls from moving.
To avoid the prohibition, the models appeared in stationary tableaux vivants. Paul Raymond started his touring shows in 1. Doric Ballroom in Soho; opening his private members club, the Raymond Revuebar in 1. This was the first of the private striptease members' clubs in Britain.
This pub striptease seems mainly to have evolved from topless go- go dancing. An interesting custom in these pubs is that the strippers walk 'round and collect money from customers in a beer jug before each individual performance. This custom appears to have originated in the late 1. Carol Doda; San Francisco, California. The vaudevilletrapeze artist. Charmion performed a . Another milestone for modern American striptease was the possibly legendary show at Minsky's Burlesque in April 1.
The Night They Raided Minsky's. The Minsky brothers brought burlesque to New York's 4.
Street. However, the burlesque theatres there were prohibited from having striptease performances in a legal ruling of 1. American- style striptease began to appear outside of North America in the post- World War II era and is now practiced widely around the world. Topless dancing was banned in certain parts of the country, similar to the bans on striptease, but it eventually merged with the older tradition of burlesque dancing. Originally an X- rated movie theater, this striptease club pioneered lap dancing in 1. Prior to that, live adult entertainment in New York consisted largely of seedy peep show- type places,” according to adult industry veteran Joe Diamond. American- style striptease became popular in Japan during the U.
S. Some girls chose to strip in theaters as an alternative to prostitution. Teitoza was the first club to open in Shinjuku, on 1. January 1. 94. 7. The first act was titled .
The woman on stage stood in a stationary pose, similar to shows in Britain. The show ran until August 1. Theaters in Asakusa had fully nude displays. As this style of theater spread.
One of the most famous variants had audience members given magnifying glasses for close up views. The customer then pays to watch a girl strip, pose, and masturbate. High- end establishments are commonly referred to as . More down- market competitors can be known by various names, such as titty bars, rippers, peelers, skin bars, girly bars, nudie bars, bikini bars or go- go bars.
Regardless of size, name, or location in the world, strip clubs can be full nude, topless or bikini. The use of pasties can alter the legal interpretation as to whether a performance is topless or not and whether a business is sexually oriented. Some clubs have also moved into providing chat and broadcast services via the internet, including live video feeds.
This fee will typically include a set fee for the room, for a fixed amount of time. During a lap dance, the dancer rubs against the customer's crotch while he or she remains clothed, in an attempt to arouse or bring the recipient to climax.
Most strippers are female, with less than a third of strippers being male strippers. Restrictions on venues may be through venue licensing requirements and constraints and a wide variety of national and local laws. These laws vary considerably around the world, and even between different parts of the same country. Striptease involves a slow, sensuous undressing. The stripper may prolong the undressing with delaying tactics such as the wearing of additional clothes or putting clothes or hands in front of just undressed body parts such as the breasts or genitalia.
The emphasis is on the act of undressing along with sexually suggestive movement, rather than the state of being undressed. In the past, the performance often finished as soon as the undressing was finished, though today's strippers usually continue dancing in the nude.
In some cases, audience interaction can form part of the act, with audience urging the stripper to remove more clothing, or the stripper approaching the audience to interact with them. Unlike in burlesque theater, the modern popular form of strip theater can minimize the interaction of customer and dancer, reducing the importance of tease in the performance in favor of speed to undress.
In clubs which offer lingerie modeling shows, which are peep shows where a dancer privately dances and strips for a customer, typically without a barrier, performances can also be done with or without a formal stage or music. An air dance is a particular form of private dance where little- to- no contact between the dancer and customer occurs.
This class of dance spans the different categories above and some dancers may perform air dances when more contact- heavy forms of dance were expected and paid for. Club management may set standard prices for the various dance services, but individual strippers, where permitted, will negotiate their own prices, which may be higher or lower than the advertised rate. Table dances should not be confused with table stages, where the stripper is at or above eye level on a platform surrounded by chairs and usually enough table surface for customers to place drinks and tip money. Where offered, lap dances are performed in all manner of locations and seating. They can also be performed with the customer standing in these designated areas. A service provided by many clubs is for a customer to be placed on stage with one or more dancers for a public lap dance. Occasions for this type of performance are bachelor parties and birthdays, among others.
Bed dances are the least common of the three, and in many clubs are a more expensive option than a lap dance because of the novelty and increased level of contact between customer and service provider. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees . Strip clubs are profit- oriented businesses like restaurants and other retail establishments. Performers and staff are the primary customer service representatives in the club environment. Dancers are their primary vehicle to entice customers to spend time and money in the establishment.
They walk around and solicit drinks and lap dances, usually scanning the club floor to find the most lucrative customer to greet. The dancer qualifies a customer by sizing up their appearance and personal characteristics. Once the dancer identifies a suitable customer, she approaches, and attempts to establish a social relationship. Interaction can also be initiated by customers.
Dancers make most of their income from giving lap dances or VIP dances, where regulations allow. Otherwise, customer tips, at the stage, are a dancer's primary form of income. They sell the fantasy of sex, but do not typically follow through with the act. They portray feelings of intimacy and emotional connectedness for their customers and most of the time these portrayals are overstated or false. Customers rarely, if ever, see the preparation of these props, since they are denied access to the backstage of a dancer's performance space by the layout of the club.
In reality, it is often just part of the act with little to no emotional attachment for the dancer. In Bangkok, Thailand, the Nana Entertainment Plaza in downtown Bangkok is a large, four- floor compound with over 4. Most of the bars are go- go bars with dancers in various stages of nudity. They are not formal brothels, since customers must negotiate without an intermediary, directly with the dancers, for services up to and including sex.
Differing from Zurich brothels, sex services via the strip clubs are typically performed off site. These included strip theaters, peep shows, . In a fully nude club, the sequence could be topless- to- nude over two songs, or any one of a number of other variations. In the United States, clubs are classified based on typical performances, zoning regulations, and advertised services. The original layout of the building will affect the physical layout of a club. The more money that has been invested in a facility, the more it resembles a dedicated club.