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One Minute Morning with Judy

Roger — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:59:06 +0000

I spent a morning with Judy Hackett at the Garden Terrace Bistro in Waunakee Wisconsin Arboretum Business Park today. She cooked, I observed, we ate. Yumm. Video is about the resturant.

Watch the full morning (4 hours in 4 minutes) by clicking here. Judy goes through her morning of cooking Biscotti, Chili, Struesel Coffe Cake, and French Toast.

How to Jury Rig Toro SR4 Lawnmower

Roger — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:52:14 +0000

My guaranteed to start mower starts, but it won’t mow.

This is a makeshift repair, a temporary fix, or an out of warranty quick fix for a Toro SR4 lawnmower that runs poorly (spitting an sputtering) and has throttle or speed limiter problem. This is a jury rig type fix that I was forced into when the mechanic, at the place I bought the mower from, treated me like crap, wouldn’t listen to me, criticized me, and almost claimed the problem was me. His solutions were wrong and I pretty much knew it, but what do you say to an arrogant mechanic. For me it was “Bye” not buy.

The fix is very simple by adding a short piece of wire to replace the spring. It keeps the throttle in one position where the motor runs best. You can find the proper setting by adjusting the throttle till the engine runs smoothly – which is demonstrated in the video. I don’t recommend this fix, especially if the mower is still under warranty, but it works.

Assessment Tool for Not-for-Profits

Roger — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:53:11 +0000

Can an on-line assessment tool help Not-for-Profits find funding? Benedict Di Salvo explains in this video how his on-line program MaxCI can help. He provides insights on how and why he developed it plus how his Ipsative score levels the playing field for all applicants.

MaxCI^© is an assessment tool for assisting grant seekers in obtaining grants and for grant makers to effectively manage resources.

Video was filmed and edited by Roger Bindl HEM Productions with script by Matt Schultz.

Other short videos produced for MaxCI include brief descriptions on:

Associations – 37 sec.
Competition & Grant-makers – 1 min, 15 sec.
Ipsative score – 51 sec.
Not-for-profits – 38 sec.
Time to take Assessment – 1 min.

Stories from Great Taste of the Midwest

Roger — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:55:52 +0000

Companies that focus on and support local, are rural (or small), use alternative energy, are Internet enabled, and of course brew some really great beer. Four video interviews from Great Taste of the Midwest by Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild.

Brewing with the Sun, Barrel Aging, and Broadband Marketing in Rural Wisconsin

Central Waters is radiating the way as they generate heat for brewing and comfort using solar panels. They use solar panels for heat and support renewable energy at the MREA Energy Fair by contributing 3% of gross sales of Shine On Beer during the fair. A lot has changed over 13 years as they're doing more business and rely on keeping in touch over the Internet. So there's no excuse to miss my seasonal favorite.. the Bourbon Barrel Stout. – Interview with Paul Graham, Central Waters Brewing Company, Amherst (population 1,000), Wisconsin.

Community Brew, Charity Bike, and Tweeting a Bit from Lake Mills, Wisconsin

This Bitter Woman brewery believes in paying more to support local and contributes about $40K per year to local charities. They get the word out their website, newsletter, and using Facebook and twitter while the Bitter Woman IPA and Rocky's Revenge prove to be local and regional favorites. – Interview with Conrad Tufte, Tyranena Brewing Company, Lake Mills, Wisconsin

Brewing on the Farm with Wind and Wireless

Rural as you can get Dave's Brewing is literally on the farm yet he's able to market effectively using Website, Blogging, and Facebook over his wireless Internet. Dave's Brew Farm is powered by wind and word of mouth. – Interview with David Anderson, Dave's Brew Farm, Wilson, Wisconsin.

Black Night Versus Wild Brunette

Having a taste of Black Night and Wild Brunette with Barley John's at the Great Taste of the Midwest – Madison 2011 Produced by HEM Production www.hem.com in conjunction with ViodiTV www.viodi.tv.

An Assessment Tool For Nonprofits

Roger — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:49:26 +0000

This is a short video I recently edited for The MaxCI Assessment. It's an assessment tool for not-for-profits and granting organization that help guide them through the qualification process and provides an assessment of where the organization is at. The overview and testimonial pretty much tells the story. More information is on the MaxCI Website.

Farm Labor Tractorcade – Madison Wisconsin

Roger — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:21:39 +0000

Joel Greeno, a farmer from Kendall Wisconsin, and Vice President of Family Farm Defenders talks of the unity and solidarity with teachers, workers, and unions as the farmers stand behind them in community building and sustainability.

Video includes brief comments from Scott Schultz of the Wisconsin Farmers Union on the grass roots efforts. The Farm Labor Tractorcade was a tractor rally from the Alliant Center to the capitol square in Madison Wisconsin. The rally was organized by Family Farm Defenders, a non-profit organization, which is basically what it says… about family.

Playlist of additional video's from last few weeks on the square.

Business Trends 2000

Roger — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:36:02 +0000

Shipping jobs to the far east, or China has become a business trend for 2000. This video started out as a simple "had a good day" video, but my vision isn't so bad that I could help but look around and question… Why is this big factory warehouse empty? Why are these small businesses in this big empty warehouse, and who really create new jobs – big companies or small ones?

My observation over the past 40 years has been that small companies innovate, create new companies, and new jobs, while the big corporations buy out these small companies at peak value, layoff a lot of their employees, then centralize the management and labor to increase profits – or ship the jobs to far east.

This stop for a beer turned into an eye opener as I realize that small companies like the Pearl Street Brewery, Boot Hill Pub, and other small businesses have created new jobs as others moved to China. LaCrosse just happened to be the place and day my eyes opened up.

More info on La Crosse Footwear history at answers.com.

Jesse Jackson in Madison at Kill the Bill Rally

Roger — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:30:11 +0000

Full speech from Jesse Jackson at Kill the Bill Rally in Madison Wisconsin on Feb 18, 2011.

Harvest Festival at Schumacher Farm

Roger — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:49:31 +0000

The annual fall harvest festival at Schumacher Farm with action shots of steam engine, apple press, corn shucker, chair caning, goat, and horse drawn wagon. Great music in background by RJ Kieffer and the Sherwood's. Produced by RBindl HEM Productions www.hem.com

Oktoberfest Bike Ride at Tyranena

Roger — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:07:39 +0000

Highlights from the 8th annual Oktoberfest Bike Ride at Tyranena in Lake Mills, WI. The event is charity ride for Tomorrows Hope with 18, 30, 45, 65-mile routes passing through Jefferson County, Wisconsin. See bikers, tractors, corn, soybeans, donkey's, a bull, hills, trees, fields, and a bitter woman on my 30 loop with 1,499 other bikers. Produced by Roger Bindl HEM Productions with Creative Commons music The Annual New England Xylophone Symposium by DoKashiteru.