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For Tiny Explosions ' 6th bout in the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project  we lucked into the opportunity to make either a "Road Movie" or Sci-Fi short. We decided to kind of do both, and the result was a film worthy of screening, titled  Snap Back . Required Elements for this year's film included: Character : Freddy or Fiona Brown, poet Prop : Rubber Band Dialogue : "You heard what she said" While we did screen at Best of City this year, we didn't win any awards. A head-scratcher because why would our film screen again if it didn't receive any specific acclaim? Maybe we Being There'd ourselves . In the long run awards (outside of the overall winner or runner-up) are no big deal as you don't know how the judges graded and the recipients are almost always puzzling. As an example a couple of Tiny Explosions' past award wins have been confusing. The important thing is we're all exceptionally proud of the film and I don'...

This article was first published by  iowabusinessjournals.com Owning a small business owner means never being off the clock. It might 3pm on a Saturday and you’re drifting peacefully in a boat across a lake and one comment from a fellow weekender flips you from relaxed weekend mode into business mode. Of course this is only one example, these little episodes can happen at a family dinner, a dental appointment, in a dark movie theater, or any one of a billion scenarios. In all these scenarios you are innately equipped with your person business acumen; however if the situation gets serious you will probably find yourself without specific documents that may be required to seal a deal. This is where cloud computing is vital. If you aren’t backing up and securing your important documents online (i.e. “the cloud”) than you are cutting your business off at the knees. Paper is still a vital part of contract work and long term secure storage, but having remote access to contracts, legal...

This article was first published by  dmcityview.com Sports gambling is illegal in almost every state, and even the states where it is legal it is highly regulated. For many sports gambling is seen as a predatory evil that preys on the weak willed and hurts society as a whole; others view betting on sports as a way to heighten the stakes of entertainment or possibly even make a living from a specialized knowledge set. For those with no stake in the argument, it can be seen as an odd discussion. Why is gambling on sports legal and yet the stock market exists? You might not have looked at it this way before but the stock market is basically legalized sports gambling. Traders pick a team they like, feel they have some insight into their fortunes, and place a bet on whether that team will succeed or falter. The capitalist viewpoint is you trading stocks isn’t gambling because buying stock is making an active investment in a business (i.e. “Team”) thereby supporting their cause. That...