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Thank you for calling the Wichita State University newsline. Today's newsline features six soundbites and one voice rap. Remember, these soundbites may be edited to suit your needs. Spring is a good time for a yard or garage sale on today's newsline, Fred Kraft, a marketing professor at Wichita State University, and admitted garage sale junkie offers suggestions on how to have a successful yard sale. In the upcoming voice rap, Kraft says there are some sensible precautions people should take when having a yard sale. The voice rap is about 50 seconds with a standard out cue. It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. Spring is an excellent time to have a garage sale according to Fred Kraft, a Wichita State University marketing professor, and admitted garage sale junkie. It's also a good time to clean up and make some money. While a yard sale can be fun, Kraft suggests taking some precautions. I think there are some very sensible kinds of precautions you should take at your yard sale. Shoplifting occasionally happens, so enlist some friends to help you watch out for that.

Keep small valuables in a case. And I think most importantly, don't leave your money unattended. Make sure that somebody is always watching the box so nobody wanders off with it. Kraft says if you have a hard time negotiating prices down, think about what you are going to do with the stuff that's left over. He says many times it's better to be willing to negotiate and take a lower price than you wanted than to have to keep the stuff. This is Joe Klein's author at Wichita State University. In the first sound bite, Kraft says spring is an excellent time to have a garage sale. The sound bite is 15 seconds and the out cue is make money too. It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. In the second sound bite, Kraft says typically the weekend is a good time for a yard sale. The sound bite is 16 seconds and the out cue is first ones there.

It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. There are several rules for having a successful yard sale. First of all, know what day of the week you should have it. In some towns, there are certain days when they're not permitted, but typically it will be the weekend and typically you will need to start early in the morning because that's when people like to get out to be the first ones there. In the third sound bite, Kraft says it's important to have visible signs. The sound bite is 13 seconds and the out cue is before the intersection. It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. The next thing is it's very, very important to have visible signs. Large letters, clearly written letters, signs that direct people to where the sale is and allow them to make turns off of busy streets before the intersection. In the fourth sound bite, Kraft says it helps if you display your merchandise well. The sound bite is 21 seconds and the out cue is on the tags.

It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. The next thing is handling the display of your merchandise well. You should clean it up, don't place it near any junk so that it interacts from the looks of it. Make it easy to look at. Don't force customers to dig around and make sure that similar items are together and the prices are clearly marked. If it's a joint sale with another person, put owners' initials on the tags. In the next sound bite, Kraft suggests that you mark your prices clearly. The sound bite is 16 seconds and the out cue is sell things for. It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. Another piece of advice is to have your prices marked very clearly, but also know what things are worth. If you're not sure, visit other sales, check a state sales antique malls, and certainly your prices should never be more than 25% of what antique malls sell things for. In the last sound bite, Kraft says sometimes you may be better off accepting a lower price

than keeping the stuff. The sound bite is 13 seconds and the out cue is keep the stuff. It will come to you in 3, 2, 1. If you have a hard time thinking about negotiating prices down, think about what you're going to do with the stuff that's left over. I think many times it's better to be willing to negotiate and take a somewhat lower price than you wanted, then to have to keep the stuff. Thanks again for calling the WSU NewsLine. You will receive a newsline memo prior to our next newsline message. Until then, have a good day. Several years that I've given North America. Well all my teachers affected me in a good way, in a positive respect, if we take that

again. Yeah. Aren't you close the door? Yeah, I may say, I'm just noise, but I wonder if it's a tape. So there have been an educational experience that has propelled you in one way or another. Well from an early age, I always attended the Denver Symphony concerts where I grew up when all the great violins came to town, Oystra, Colgon, Francis Scottie, Elmond. I heard them all, Erica Marini, you name it, they came to town.

And I would always go backstage. I even met Stravinsky. Really? Yeah. Oh wow. Wow. Oh it was great. It was great. One of the more enjoyable encounters is when I was 13, when backstage after Milstein played. And during the whole second half, he let me play his strad, played through a whole concerto for him. And the concert was over and he still taught me. Well people were outside his door, he said he didn't want to be disturbed. We had a great time and we were friends up until the time he died. And also Henrik's sharing, he was a very close mentor of mine. I studied with Galamion and of course Hyphids. I spent time with Joseph Sigetti and David Oystraq. So I feel very fortunate that I happen to catch the tail end of that golden age of violinists. Yeah. What about, is it ever hard to you think there's a, you know, there's like a juliant sound like a symphonic term for a time?

Do you ever think there's a, that there's kind of factories that play this way and just play a fast and loud? Oh, I don't think about that. You know, that sounds very judgmental. I stay away from that completely. I, you know, maintain that music is art and art is the expression of the soul. And everyone expresses their soul completely, uniquely to them. And that's how I listen to music, that's how I don't, you know, I don't see music as a product of some of the thing else or somebody else. Because ultimately if you're going to excel in art, you have to express what is in your heart. Otherwise, you will fall away from it. There's no doubt about it. It's the, the, the, the purest distillation of feeling is musical art. And in some cases, other forms of art as well. So playing the violin hides nothing from the listener if, if one cares to really listen closely and deeply. And, and all the conviction and dedication and emotion that you have ready to express will be transmitted to the violin.

And that's, that's what true artisty is, artistry is about. Um, so, how do you find the, do you, are you, do you music, do you go find the new concerto or do you commission works at all? I've had two new works written for me, concerto and a rhapsody, both of which I gave world premieres and recorded. And, you know, I, I, I'm frequently asked to play the standard repertoire and I enjoyed very much. There's such a great variety of wonderful violin concertos. And that and my recording schedule and playing recitals, you know, I'm not really a hungry for, for learning all that much new music. Is it ever hard to, the name's the rhapsody right? Is it ever hard to, uh, it's a dark piece? Right. There's lots of excitement to, two, just so reading from the lines. Is it ever hard to, you know, I just wanna play the Brahms You Cheddar for, um, team time?

Is it ever hard to, come back to it or is it because it's, because Brahms You Cheddar that is. Because it's the Brahms. It's always fresh. There's always some new discovery possible to be made in pieces like that in Sibelius and Beethoven. Well, in the Paganini second, I do a lot of my own cadenzas. But, you know, in the standard, I play the Chrysler in the Oachim. Yeah, that's right. You have a winning formula stick with it. Cool, so what's next? You said that last week and you did a renegade. Yeah, right. And then I was in Miami and then I just played in Washington, D.C. And now I'm here. Oh yeah, there was a recital in Austin that I forgot about. And next week I'm going to Chicago. And then after that, I'm playing two concerts in Denver. And then I'm playing with Oklahoma Symphony, which Philharmonic, which is right down the road from you here. And then I have a tour of Hawaiian Islands. That's really going to be tough.

But somebody's got to do it. Different key for each other. Yeah, it's us. More or less. Yes, okay. Oh, cool. Would you see the coloners? That's a nice shirt. Oh, yeah. This one's a little older right now. New ones are like a black long sleeve t-shirt. Maybe I'll bring one to the concert for you. Well, yeah. I'd like that. Yeah, extra large. Extra large. Thanks. Yeah. No short sleeve. Only long sleeve. Well, long sleeve and then we have a sweatshirt. Oh, long sleeve is great. Yeah. Yeah, it's a long sleeve t-shirt. Oh, sounds cool. Thank you very much. What would you like me to sing? Well, one's very easy. We have our classical, our afternoon classical show that's locally produced, it's called the Music Room. Okay. What do you want me to say?

You're listening behind this as you jean through it. Is it full of? Full of. Full of. You're listening to the Music Room on KMUW. Okay. It's really easy because we'll put in a Brahms another way. What's it? Oh, yeah. That was Mr. Chino. Full of. Yeah. You might. Okay, cool. Say that again. Oh, you're listening to the Music Room on KMUW. Okay. You're listening to the Music Room on KMUW. KMUW. Yeah, it's a hard one. KMUW. KMUW. And KMUW. Okay. Got it. Hi. Okay. And yes, come on. Hi. This is Eugene Fodor. And you're listening to the Music Room on KMUW. Cool. And then, I don't know if you said a delightful thing about what music is. But, you know what? I don't know about that it's a violent play. Is it just an object? Well, why don't you just take it out of there? Okay. I can't. I can't actually. Okay. I can say it again. It's more to help support public radio stations. Okay. By calling.

And then, I should ask Anne-Marie for penance. It's 978-6700-6700. Okay. 978-6700. Okay. And 6700-6700. Yeah. Support public radio. You can mouth the numbers with me. Okay. Okay. All right. So, yeah. Help support KMUW. Okay. By calling. 978-6700. Okay. Okay. Okay. Can I say something else? Oh, yeah. Music. Okay. No, no. Let me think about it. Okay. All right. Let's try this. Hi. This is Eugene Fodor. Please. Help support KMUW. Remember, music is food for the soul, and we don't want to go hungry. Yeah. That's fine. Please call. Okay. Oh. Oh. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Here are the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and World Class Soloists on KMUW. Please call 978-6700. Thank you for your help. Cool. Yeah. You might say that one more time, because I think I initiated too much on that, but I'm sorry. Okay. I don't know if I can... We're getting a really cool digital editor that will blow our other one away. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Please call. Oh, okay. Sure. You don't have to say the whole thing. Okay. Please call 978-6700. Cool. All right. Okay. Great. And now only because they have decided and have assumed power, are we beginning to react and say, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

I don't agree with that. I don't agree. Aaron Copeland is known and I... Aaron Copeland is... I... In all the rating I've done, Aaron Copeland is called the Dean of American Composers. Why is that? Copeland taught for many years how...what kind of influence has he had on composers, generations, after him, or even on yourself? Rest of us to get involved and be in conversation with them. To say, you don't represent the Christ we know. A spokesman for the Christian Coalition asserted, we never claim to speak for all people of faith. We speak only for conservatives.

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