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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Fighting Faux Mormon Corn</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/03/09/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-fighting-faux-mormon-corn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. The company which employs Torbjorn Bruhn keeps this bookish, blond-haired, forty-two year old lawyer hopping -  even though it hasn&#8217;t produced a single product in more than thirty years. As the official &#8220;copyright bulldog&#8221; of the Hearth&#8217;s Delight estate, Bruhn&#8217;s responsibility is ensuring that the now-defunct local candy manufacturer&#8217;s copyrights and trademarks stay out of the public domain.  &#8220;The will (of Hearth&#8217;s Delight founder and Norwegian expatriate Magnus Halvurson) made it very clear; the sole responsibility of the executor is to use the resources of the estate to keep the intellectual property of the company intact.&#8221; Bruhn (employed by Halvurson&#8217;s grand-nephew and recipient of the Hearth&#8217;s Delight fortune, Howard Schmitt) says his closest call came when the California-based candy outlet and mall-staple The Sweet Factory began releasing Mormon Corn and Cinnamon Texans – familiar and popular Hearth&#8217;s Delight &#8216;Penny Candy&#8217; classics &#8211; under their own banner. &#8220;We put an end to that, tout suite,&#8221; says Bruhn – or did he mean &#8220;Toot sweet&#8221;? To maintain its copyright, the company releases fifty limited edition &#8220;Proof of Intent Packages&#8221; once every three years – plain cardboard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Blowing Up the Auto Industry?</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/02/19/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-blowing-up-the-auto-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. It’s an exciting time at Ridley Motors, headquartered in the Howard Street Anchor Architecture and Engineering Building just south of 63rd Ave. And no one knows it better than Departmental Head of Engineering (and great-grandson of Ridley Motors founder Thurgood Ridley) Dan Ridley. “Everyone’s talking about finding ways to cut down on fuel consumption, to cut back on emissions,” he says cheerily from his fifth floor office, which is littered with drafts, blueprints and documents at every level, “And that means all eyes are on Ridley Motors … and the Ridley Motors Montgolfier!” What Dan Ridley is so excited about is Ridley Motors’ first entry into the field of automotive technology, and its attempt to grasp a corner of the green vehicle market – the world’s first inflatable car. Weighing in at a modest 224 pounds – including its low-horsepower but otherwise traditional gas-burning internal combustion engine – the two-seat Ridley Montgolfier’s lightweight build allows it to garner a fuel economy in the 50-60 mile per gallon range. Built of 90% recycled material, the space-age rubber chassis of the air-filled compact can be deflated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Larger Parking In Rear</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/02/06/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-larger-parking-in-rear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. Although his business card describes him as merely an engineer, Hank Beck’s assistants and partners have more colorful terms for his area of expertise. “Well,” he says, smiling under his dark, serious eyes, “Some of the interns took to calling it ‘rear-gineering,’ and that started to stick, although two of my immediate assistants have always called themselves ‘Derriere-gineers.’” What Hank does is civic engineering, applying science and industry to public places to insure that there’s always plenty of room to move, to advertise, to sell, to ship, to store – and most specifically, to sit. Hank’s lifelong expertise has been in the field of engineering public spaces to accommodate the ever-expanding American backside. “Some of it’s just better health, better nutrition, some of it is the current obesity epidemic, but the bottom line is that we’re all just a little bit larger than our grandparents and great-grandparents, and what was a comfortable seat for someone growing up in the Twenties or Thirties is going to be a tight fit for modern-day folks.” The bottom line, did he say? Hank sighs. “Yes, I suppose so.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: The Man of a Thousand Theraputic Faces</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/01/16/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-the-man-of-a-thousand-theraputic-faces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. Your average celebrity impersonator finds themselves working along the Las Vegas strip or in dinner clubs just outside the theater district, belting out pitch-perfect Lizas or Franks, sweating through motion-for-motion imitations of Rodney Dangerfield or Madonna. Not so for the versatile Kevin Coolidge, who boasts a near-limitless catalog of celebrity impersonations to his name and describes what he does as “Thera-personation.” Charging $50,000 for a single one-hour session or $120,000 for a series of three, the willowy and unassuming Coolidge says he offers far more than a campy stage show or tacky drag performance. “This is therapy at its most brutal and honest,” he tells us, sitting in what he calls his “professional space,” a loft apartment cluttered to the brim with books, clothing and wigs. “When you’re a celebrity, or really anyone in the news at any level, you find yourself under an almost intolerable amount of criticism. And your natural response, when you see nothing but negative news about yourself around every corner, is to give up on the real world and surround yourself with sycophants and yes-men, and all of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Having Your Cake And Respecting It In The Morning</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/08/28/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-having-your-cake-and-respecting-it-in-the-morning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. Theron Wagner remembers his bachelor party vividly – it was the day he realized that he might be in the wrong line of work. &#8220;We had it down at Funland Pizza, I got everyone twenty dollars worth of tokens and five whole pepperoni pizzas.&#8221; He chose Funland because the Mormon-owned pizzeria prohibits the sale of alcohol or caffeinated beverages, providing instead six rooms of arcade games and a pair of karaoke stages. &#8220;A lot of my co-workers were invited, but most of them left after an hour or so,&#8221; Theron recalls, &#8220;You work pretty hard at a bakery and I think they were all expecting to cut loose with something more than good old-fashioned fun and friendly company. My manager Dale actually asked me when the strippers were going to arrive.&#8221; He laughs, adding &#8220;Where would they dance, the skeeball lanes?&#8221; &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see why a group of guys couldn&#8217;t get together to celebrate the most important day of a co-worker&#8217;s life without alcohol or naked women. My friends from church and I were more than happy to enjoy each others&#8217; company, a pitcher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Otter Popularity</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/08/14/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-otter-popularity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. Juan Booth, 53, has the kind of job that makes your mouth water. For almost forty years, Booth has been Chief Flavor Technician at Jel-Sert, the company which produces the world-famous Summertime treat, Otter Pops. &#8220;It&#8217;s exciting,&#8221; says the grandfatherly Booth, &#8220;And fun, but it is also hard work.&#8221; Booth isn&#8217;t kidding, having spent twelve years and thousands of dollars in tuition to achieve his multiple degrees in Food Chemistry. &#8220;This job requires long hours, just like any job, but at least there&#8217;s plenty of Otter Pop breaks during the day!&#8221; Booth began his career in 1973 with National Pax, the originators of the Otter Pop brand, before moving to Jel Sert when that company acquired the rights in 1996. &#8220;They added more fruit juice to the Otter Pop,&#8221; says Booth, &#8220;Which opens up a lot of doors for natural flavorings.&#8221; What exciting new flavors of Otter Pop might be waiting in our grocers&#8217; freezers down the line? &#8220;Well, I&#8217;ve almost perfected a peppermint pop, which ought to be extra refreshing on hot days. We&#8217;ve also been experimenting with flavors for a gourmet Otter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: The Love Cats That Dare Not Speak Its Name</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/07/24/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-the-love-cats-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. The national debate on gay marriage has challenged a number of institutions in 21st century America, from churches to municipal governments, from caterers to wedding photographers. Also affected is the business of Lonnie &#8220;Luv&#8221; Campbell, a 33-year old &#8220;Pet Matchmaker&#8221; in the Southside&#8217;s Miller Well district. &#8220;I think we all thrive on different kinds of love,&#8221; opines the blonde and blue-eyed Campbell , &#8220;Parental love, love of siblings, the love of close friends. But we all need romantic love in our lives, and our pets are no different.&#8221; Since 2003, Campbell has played cupid for fidos and fifis around the city. Her services are available by private consultation, but she doesn&#8217;t limit herself to what she calls &#8220;just Doggy Dating.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t discriminate,&#8221; adds Campbell, &#8220;I match cats, hamsters, canaries, iguanas, even spiders and snakes.&#8221; Campbell also doesn&#8217;t discriminate against a pet&#8217;s, er, preferences. &#8220;When animals are kept as pets, their environment is shaped by the people around them. They eat human food, they keep human hours, they live in human homes and sometimes they learn to love the way that humans do.&#8221; Campbell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Work If You Can Get It: Lettering In Success</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/07/10/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-lettering-in-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. &#8220;What I do,&#8221; describes Jeremiah Zjensen, &#8220;In a lot of companies, is just a part of the overall picture. Advertising agencies mostly, but also marketing firms, communications directors, public relations. Everyone does it a little bit, it&#8217;s just another small cog in their machine.&#8221; &#8220;But when you have the focus I do,&#8221; he continues, eyes blazing, &#8220;You take it to a whole other level.&#8221; Jeremiah Zjensen is a self-described maverick, making a livelihood out of a facet of modern living most of us take for granted. He describes his role as Assertive Communications Expert – that&#8217;s A.C.E., according to his business card – but he explains his job to the man on the street as &#8220;Acronymizing.&#8221; From the Bleeker Street office which houses the headquarters of the one-man operation (A Single Operator Leveraged Opportunity), Jensen has masterminded some of the most memorable acronyms to hit the city in the last eighteen months. He brainstormed the Humane Society&#8217;s P.O.O.C.H. (Pledge Our Obligation to Canine Health) Program, the Jingo Foods V.E.G. (Value, Economy, Good food) pledge, and the mayor&#8217;s own C.O.M.B. (Consolidate Our Municipal Bylaws) initiative. [...]]]></description>
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