Archive for 'Articles & Papers'
James & De’vo Published in PokerPro Magazine
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by James L. Clark.
James worked with PokerPro Magazine to publish De’vo’s 4-Packet Book Cut. It’s in the newest issue of the magazine on page 56. Share on Facebook
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Published in PokerPro Magazine
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Just published again in PokerPro Magazine. They have a 150K circulation, which is sweet. Check em’ out. I’m on page 64 and 65 teaching a poker chip puzzle. Share on Facebook
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Sleepless in Skopia
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
The first real sign of danger in the area comes from the ominous drone of an aging Russian Antonov cargo plane as it sweeps over the remote Sudanese village. Soon it opens its doors and unloads a deadly payload of crude oil barrels stuffed to the brim with explosives and shards of metal. The entire village is ablaze sending terrified men, women, and children desperately running for safety; there is nowhere to hide.
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Interview with Magician Keith Barry
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
News of any magician coming to the “Mecca of Magic” spreads pretty quickly among the locals here in Las Vegas, but even more so when that magician is going to be headlining at a major casino-on the Strip. If you’ve never been to Vegas, Planet Hollywood is directly situated on the most active section of one of the most famous 4-mile stretches of road in the world.
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Quoted in IEEE Spectrum
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
“The late Arthur C. Clarke famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” For its part, technology has long played a vital role in the world of magic. One of the world’s first steam engines served a magic trick when Heron of Alexandria, the first-century scientist and engineer, opened a temple door with a secret counterweight.”
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Interview with Magician Cyril Takayama
Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Humble, determined, talented, skilled, engaging, personable, creative, motivated, and a thousand other favorable words can be used to describe this incomparable magician. In an art too often plagued by arrogance and conceit, deception and deprecation, envy and a self-induced sense of entitlement, Cyril embodies all of the positive traits that makes him one of the best diplomats America has ever had representing magic to the masses.
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Lighting Basics – Three Point System
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
All aspects of production matter, but if you can’t see a subject, you can’t film it. And unless you’re planning on shooting in night vision because of noise and light security constraints on the battlefield in Iraq or you’re running and gunning for a TV show that involves someone cheating on a spouse in Dallas, my suggestion is you learn to use fixed lighting in production.
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10 Tips to an Organized Life
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Being organized isn’t something to put off until tomorrow; that’s procrastination, not organization. Have you ever heard of the “Pareto Principle”? It’s the idea that 80% of the outcome in a given project come from 20% of the effort.
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I Think I’m Turning Japanese
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
The last time I stepped foot in Japan was nearly 20 years ago. I was a young soldier serving in the US Army and had a fascination for all things I perceived to be military, including traditional Japanese Daito-ryu Aikijujustsu and Aikido.
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Crediting in Magic
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
It’s a common scenario these days. You hear about a brand new effect on magic coming out and you rush out and buy it. You practice it and then a week later you show one of your magician friends and hand him the DVD to look at only to be told, “Dude, that’s a total rip off!”
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Range of Legal Considerations, UK and EU
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
An entrepreneur with a UK based businesses operating within the EU must consider a plethora of legal areas; commercial, tort, employment, competition, contract, and intellectual property law are but a few areas that one must be concerned with.
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Coercive Control or Cost, Productivity & Convenience
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Question Pondered: “To what extent has the implementation of customer relationship management moved away from coercive control of staff and a preoccupation with cost, productivity and convenience?”
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Maintaining Strategic Competitive Advantage
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Pressures from competitors, changing customer needs, and the macroeconomy continuously confront businesses, requiring them to constantly evaluate and change their strategic goals and their management tactics (Inkpen, 2000).
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Entrepreneuership in Economic Development
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Before one can fully explore and grasp these areas, they must define what entrepreneurship is. One definition is, the act of being an owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk or initiative, attempts to make profits (Collins, 2000).
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