Fruition

Fruition serves as a platform for showcasing the artists associated with Culture Power 45, the title lends itself to the experience of the collective as each song is a piece of the whole which manifested the project. Artists working together professionally, creatively, and financially to bear fruit is what Fruition is all about. The Fruition intro is a snippet of an actual phone conference held monthly and sets the listener up for a journey via precise lyrics and tight beats. Take for instance the Tall Black Guy produced News Flash Pt. 2 from 80's Babies with Dee Jackson featuring Chicago mainstay Thaione Davis where the two pose as modern day news anchors alerting the listener to the constant ills of a residing in a violence driven politically oppressed environment. Staying true to the Culture Power 45 mission, Fruition is only available on vinyl. #culturepower45 www.culturepower45.com cover art by Marcellous Lovelace

The sights and sounds of Houstons summer streets provide the perfect adventure for four virtuous caterpillars that are the best of friends. Join Fruition as he discovers the inches needed to become true to his name.

Mason Kane isnt doing well. Hes troubled. His doctor knows it, as does his criminologist ex-wife. The meds arent working; at least, thats his opinion, but he takes them anyway. The meds keep his secrets hidden, and he wants it to stay that wayit has to stay that way. Mason has no idea that his ex-wife has a secret of her own; he is unaware that he has a daughter. Josie Kane is a college student at the University of Memphis. She knows about her father, and it troubles her. Generally, most things trouble Josiewhich is why she is obsessed with learning more about Mason. Was something wrong with her father? And if so, is that same something wrong with Josie, too? She has to unravel his secretsits the only way to heal her own creeping urge to kill. Fruition is a dark, gripping thriller about one familys secrets and how the secrets threaten to destroy. Josie begins unraveling her fathers pasthis fundamentalist Christian upbringing, his sexual indiscretions, and his unusual fantasies. In his abnormality, she sees their similarity. This realization will either bring them closer, or destroy both their lives.

How often do you find yourself saying “Great idea”? All the time, right? Now, how often do those ideas actually become reality? Rarely. Why is that? Is it because there are not many great ideas in the world? Or is there something else standing in the way? Fruition: How Great Ideas Come to Life is the first book to uncover what it takes to turn your great idea into a great thing. Unlike other books and frameworks which only present lists of techniques to try when creating and selling your idea, Fruition gets to the bottom of what differentiates successful great ideas – those that become a reality – from all those that did not. The authors leverage their decades of research and experience to teach you the fundamentals for how to successfully bring your great ideas to fruition. Discover how almost anyone can have great ideas by tapping into the 3 Senses Model of ideation™. Learn common failure points for fruition and why most ideas remain unrealized. Uncover the 6 Efforts System of Idea Fruition™ that all successful ideators take on, and understand why each is critical to your success. For each of the 6 Efforts you need to have to bring your idea to life, we share dozens of techniques and strategies. This book is for anyone who feels like they have great ideas but are stuck – or don’t even know where to start. It is perfect for leaders who want to empower their teams to discover more great ideas and navigate the complicated process of selling them within an organization. Whether your idea is the next billion-dollar product, a process improvement for your workplace, a movement to mobilize a community, or a way to make the parent group at your child’s school function better – this will empower you to successfully navigate the journey to fruition.

Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit!" (KJV) Those born again by the saving grace of Jesus Christ are living their eternity right now! They are grafted into a living vine and meant to bear the fruit of their Savior here and now. The Bible is replete with references to the bearing of fruit. What does it mean to be grafted- in? What does the master Vine Dresser have in store for you? What is the significance of first fruits? Is your fruit fresh, refreshing, and authentic? Cut away the dead wood that is choking the growth of your own fruitfulness, and explore what it is to bear free-flowing and fearless fruit. Be known by your fruit. Follow author Bill Girrier as he takes you on a journey of discovery into God's garden of fruition for your life.

Bringing Set and Costume Designs to Fruition: Made by Teams dives into the collaborative working relationships between set and costume designers with their technical counterparts throughout the theatrical production process, from concept to execution. Set and costume designers render environments and characters for a wide array of performative events; skilled artisans and technologists bring these visions to life. This book explores the dynamic between those who decide what the set and costumes should look like and those who make them work, including scene designers, costume designers, scene shops, and costume shops. The book discusses how to identify resources, ask the right questions, and engage in healthy collaborations. Following these fundamentals are practical activities and interviews with industry professionals that demonstrate how these skills can be applied to a broad range of productions and other avenues for creative design and production. Bringing Set and Costume Designs to Fruition is written for emerging professionals in set and costume design, as well as students in courses across a theatre degree program, including stagecraft, costume construction, scene design, and introduction to theatrical design and production.

Intuition to Fruition: From My Inside to My Outside tells the author’s story of surviving suicide. In her own words, author Leanne Bourgeois says: I hope to save lives by providing my personal story. My book is a self-reflection, introspection type of piece, based on my experience with health issues and trauma. I hope to offer the insights I’ve learned, along with my journey to help others struggling with feeling stuck or that there’s no step they can take. At first, I wrote this for me. I put these words together on paper to help me grieve, heal, and chart my experience. Then I got the idea that I could potentially help someone else by revealing my personal story. I talked with a friend about publishing my book, feeling concerned with the response of how personally revealing my story would be. She said, “Please publish this for my brother. He needs your story to help him.” I realized I may be a vessel for others needing help and could possibly save the life of someone facing similar thoughts of suicide. I dealt with many obstacles. These ranged from my own self-esteem, pride, ego, caring what others would think, a concussion, my physical and mental health, a family death, going through divorce, and financial problems. In the end, I felt relieved and proud I created this book.