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Borderline was former in February 1993. With only a few changes in all these years, we've continued to grow our musical horizons.
In February 1998 Borderline released it's first self supported album which included all original material written, recorded, and produced on our own.
In July and September 1999, we Won the Local and State (PA, MD, & NJ) Titles for the Jimmy Dean -- True Value Country Showdown (now known as The Country Showdown).
In July 2001 Borderline was chosen to be the opening act for the Lyme Aid concert in Fairfield, PA., opening for country music stars Chris Kegal & Tammy Cochran.
Some other artists we have had the privilege to work with over the years are David Allen Coe, Steve Warner, Confederate Railroad, T. Graham Brown, Jason Sellors, and The Hagar Twins (from Hee, Haw).
In May 2003 Borderline released it's second self supported album entitled "Movin' On". This album consists of a mix of original and cover songs.
With February of 2008 startiing our 15th year, Borderline was already working on our lastest project entitled "Fan Favorites". This cd was released in May of 2008. It consist of cover songs, basically picked by the fans, hence the title. We have had tremendous success with all our cd's but this has been the most popular.
Borderline is moving forward, expanding our horizons, and traveling to many new and exciting places. We hope that as fans of Borderline you'll want to follow with us as we spread our wings. With our ambition and love for music, we will excel further than we could ever envision. Without the support of our families and you, the fans, none of our dreams would be possible. We hope you join us this year in celebrating our 26th anniversary.
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Singing lead and backing vocals, doing some moves even we don't expect, here is John Glenn from Halifax, PA.
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Delivers and serves food at scheduled functions under the supervision of the catering captain. Ensures the accurate execution of all events during his/her shift. May drive a catering delivery truck. Sets up and serves at functions; cleans event area during and after events; breaks down the setup and leaves the area neat and clean; returns leftover food and equipment to the catering facility in a timely manner.
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New Sunderland signing Stephen Wright believes the club can soon be European contenders again...
And said he wouldn't have quit Anfield unless he was certain Sunderland's ambitions matched his own.
After signing a five-year deal, Wright has set his sights on helping Sunderland secure a top-six finish.
"There's no reason why Sunderland can't get into Europe - everything is in place for success," he said.
"Last season was disappointing but we went close two seasons running before that, and it's something I want to achieve here.
"This is an ambitious club - I wouldn't have joined them otherwise, because I am an ambitious player.
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That Clemson won its second national championship in three seasons wasn't a huge surprise.
How the Tigers did it was a complete shock.
Clemson out-bullied the bullies, handing coach Nick Saban his worst loss at Alabama as the second-ranked Tigers dethroned the top-ranked Crimson Tide 44-16 on Monday night at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell scored on a 44-yard interception return on the game's opening possession, running back Travis Etienne scored three first-half touchdowns, true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence passed for 347 yards, and Justyn Ross put on a show with 153 receiving yards.
"This group had the eye of the tiger tonight, man," said Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, whose team scored the game's final 31 points.
"Alabama, this is the most amazing champion ever, with what they've done and Coach Saban. And for our guys to come out here and perform like they did … we had an amazing plan, we had a great week and I felt like we had the better team. And I felt like if we could get a couple of breaks we could pull away.
"Big plays and turnovers, if you win those two things, you win 98 percent of the time. And we won it in a big way tonight."
Lawrence, who took over as the starter in the fifth game of the season, was unflappable en route to becoming the second true freshman quarterback to lead his team to the national title, joining Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway in 1985.
He humbled Alabama's all-star defense, completing 20 of 32 passes with three touchdowns, including a precision 5-yard pass into the end zone to Tee Higgins to push the lead to 44-16 late in the third quarter.
"I get all of the credit for stuff when I'm not even like half of it," Lawrence said.
"My teammates, these coaches, they do an unbelievable job and I just love everyone who has been part of this journey. It's been an awesome journey."
Clemson eked out a last-second victory over Alabama in the 2016 title game. This time, the margin of victory was nearly unthinkable as the Tigers became the first 15-0 major college team in the poll era, which began in 1936.
The Crimson Tide had never lost by more than 14 points during the 12-year tenure of Saban, who was going for a record seventh national championship to break a tie with Tide legend Paul "Bear" Bryant.
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted twice in the first half after being picked off just four times on 321 passes entering the game.
"I don't think it was anything that they were doing that stopped us," Tagovailoa said. "We shot ourselves in the foot by me throwing the interception for a touchdown and not finishing drives the way we wanted."
Clemson's domination was such that it turned away Alabama three times on fourth down in the second half, including on a fake field goal and after the Tide had second-and-goal at the 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter.
This was the fourth meeting in the College Football Playoff in four seasons between Alabama and Clemson, with each team winning twice. The Tigers are 2-1 in title matchups, with the Tide also winning a semifinal game last season.
With this game billed as a heavyweight rematch in the tradition of Ali-Frazier, the knockout blows might have been a 1-2 combination: Lawrence connected with Ross on a 74-yard scoring pass for a 37-16 lead in the third quarter three plays after Clemson easily sniffed out Alabama's fake field goal attempt on fourth-and-6 from the 22.
Etienne ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns on 14 attempts, also catching a 5-yard TD pass.
"If you look at the stats of the game, yards and all that are fairly equal," Saban said. "But the score, because of turnovers, not finishing drives in the red zone, not getting off the field on third down, giving up explosive plays, the score doesn't indicate anything like that."
Alabama gained 224 yards in the first quarter but just 42 in the second as Clemson took control on both sides. The Tigers scored the final 17 points of the half, led 31-16 at the break, then shut out Alabama in the second half.
"We came in with the mindset that we were going to play on the balls of our feet and we were going to attack. And we did," Swinney said. "The whole night we attacked."
Lawrence and Clemson junior cornerback Trayvon Mullen, who had an interception, a sack and a forced fumble, were selected the offensive and defensive Most Valuable Players, respectively.
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A couple in South Carolina has been arrested for abuse of a 7-year-old boy, who was beat repeatedly with a belt and shoes. The victim told police that he was "spanked" on numerous days, and forced to keep soap in his mouth. He had multiple bruises on his shins and rear end.
The alleged abusers, Amber Tyler, 27, and Coolidge Mike McDaniel, 29, were charged with child cruelty and released Sunday on a $1,000 bond.
The police report said that the little boy was afraid to go home because he might get "spanked" again for telling.
Let's be very clear about something before we go any further: This kind of abuse is not, I repeat, NOT spanking. I know that some people would argue that all spanking is abuse, but I can't think of any sane, responsible adult that would classify blows that leave bruises as spanks.
Parents that choose to spank their children should have rules regarding the use of it as a punishment. First of all, it should be used for discipline only. The child should know why they are being spanked, and if they're anything like my kids, they'll know exactly why before even being reminded.
Spankings should always be followed by love and forgiveness. Isn't that the point of punishment? To correct bad behavior so we can get back to having fun? My kids aren't often spanked anymore (they're growing out of that stage), but they've always been back to happy play within minutes. They usually recover from the trauma of it all much more quickly than I do.
The parameters should be decided on with the parenting partner, and made known to the children, before such discipline is used. In our house, the kids get between one and three swats on the rear (depending on the offense), and they get to choose between dad with an open hand or mom with a kitchen spoon.
Spankings should never, ever, ever leave bruises. Ever. A spanking that leaves a bruise is not a spank. Spanks should be swift and sting, but a quick swat is not the same as a punch, kick, or even slap. That's abuse, not discipline.
Shame on anyone that justifies child abuse by labeling it "spanking."
Do you spank your children? Do you cringe when you hear of violent abuse mislabeled as spanking?
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|This beautiful day God blessed me with today.....
Friday, January 7, 2011
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The footprints are interesting tho' - look at them. No one walked towards the beach. heeReplyDelete
Very pretty.
wow - gorgeous! Such peace in that picture.ReplyDelete
This is so pretty! What a beautiful place.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment - I was overfilled at Thanksgiving and it was AWFUL. I will never do that again. Ugh. I spent all of Thanksgiving weekend not being able to eat more than a few sips of this or that. I think I was just having trouble that day because all I wanted to do was eat. ALL DAY. But I think it was just that time of the month. Thursday and Friday were MUCH better :)
Gorgeous is right. Thanks for sharing this.ReplyDelete
So breathtaking. Glad you took the time to photograph and enjoy it!! YOu just reminded me that I need to do my 'grateful' journal today.ReplyDelete


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The time sure flies between set releases -- it feels like only a few days ago we were all bemoaning having to collect 10 Mewtwo across two sets with a (then) unknown pullrate since the era was starting anew, and yet now the second instalment of the XY BREAK era (and 9th XY set overall) has landed upon us in all it's Gyarados-ly glory.
Anger of the Broken Heavens came at us with 89 cards all up with SR and UR prints, including Gyarados and M GyaradosEX, EspeonEX, DarkraiEX, along with Scizor and M ScizorEX. A release alongside it gave us 4 more Mewtwo to get -- thankfully in a pre-done pack -- and a plethora of card sleeves came out in addition to a unique take on Gym Challenge's box campaign. Add in the fact this release coincided with a massive merchandise release for a very popular merch line at Pokcen and... well. Madness Weekend certainly surmises it!
Max, the wonderful store-runner of Hoshiiya, kindly sent us photos of just how big a display is made at a Pokemon Centre when a new set is released in Mega Tokyo and Tokyo Bay's respective stores. You can check them all out below!
Check out these shots from Mega Tokyo by the wonderful @hoshiiyashop! They've got a nice display of those jumbos. pic.twitter.com/mqX9zbWlPu— M CollectorviperEX (@collectorviper) December 11, 2015
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Packs. Packs EVERYWHERE. Packs and sealed boxes everywhere! It's a very unique thing to see, and Pokecen goes above and beyond to show a heap of product because they have the space to do so, which just leads to cool shots like this! I know some of the bigger TCG and hobby stores in Japan do similar but not to this scale -- and this is something you'd just outright never see out in the west, especially all those sealed booster boxes just sitting out there to take up to the counter at will.
They also had new signs up for the Poncho-Clad Pikachu promo that began being given away this weekend with purchases of TCG goods over 1,000円.
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The aforementioned new sleeves! The booster art of Mega Gyarados was predictably a sleeve done for release, but we also got Mega Scizor sleeves illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga, some very cute Slowpoke sleeves, and Garbodor was a focal 'mon just because they felt like it (it was revealed early for the set at Battle Festa after all, so they were clearly super hype about it!)
Additionally, they've got advertisements up for the Pokemon Gym campaign -- instead of a promo card this time they did damage counter tins featuring two of the EX 'mons of the set. Hilariously enough none of us picked that Espeon would be one despite seeing these tins a month before it's reveal.
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And lastly, check out the Mewtwo Special Boxes that they released the same day -- they're currently sitting cushy with the November-released Double Mega BREAK Set blisters! They also have a massive chunk of Red Flash and Blue Shock being displayed with them. I wonder if we're seeing Unlimited release packs yet?
Once again, a big thank you to Hoshiiya Shop for the wonderful photos! It's so nice being able to see how TCG releases are back in PCL's own home territory, given they're a big thing over there. Our next major TCG set release isn't until next year, but we're going to see two big releases for filler products between now and then with the Eeveelution Battle Strength sets and the just-announced Poncho-Clad Pikachu boxes, so we'll likely see shots of those when they land.
In the middle of holiday season hell. Pokemon, your timing for releases is always impeccable.


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Category Archives: Aerial
"Very self-indulgent": Strange Things Are Happening
David Flint doesn't (yet) like Kate's new album. But then he does describe Aerial as "two CD's worth of generally forgettable music" so perhaps we shouldn't hold our breath: "I reserve the right to completely change my mind about 50 Words … Continue reading
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Writer Aimee Bender on 'A Coral Room'
Writer Aimee Bender was asked by Granta Magazine to choose five songs or pieces of music which are important to her, and which bring back particularly salient memories. Her fifth choice was Kate's 'A Coral Room' from Aerial. From Granta Online: "Well. … Continue reading
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Official Kate Bush Youtube channel and Twitter account announced!
Kate's official Youtube channel was announced today on her official Facebook page. We've seen this being put together over the last few months with good quality videos being constantly added – worth checking out here. Kate's new Twitter profile can be … Continue reading
Aerial news round-up
The King of The Mountain video, and Aerial TV ads can be seen at www.katebush.com – Kate's excellent official website…the heavyweight double vinyl release of Aerial was released just before Christmas 2005, it comes with the stunning big 24-page booklet…the … Continue reading
Japanese reissues released in UK and Aerial sheet music out now
Hello all, we're sure you are all still immersed in the Aerial album like everyone else, for an update on this website's activities since the album release please read the forum posting (from Bfenby) . We still have no news of … Continue reading
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Aerial nominated for a South Bank Show award!
The annual South Bank Show awards are the only British awards to cover all areas of the arts including pop, film, dance and opera. The awards ceremony takes place at London's Savoy Hotel on Friday 27th January. Aerial is one of three … Continue reading
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Aerial – vinyl version is ready!!
From Kate's official site: "The double-vinyl version of 'Aerial' should be in the shops from this Saturday (17th December) – beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve with large 24-page colour booklet." Great news! At last fans can add this to … Continue reading
Aerial achieves platinum album status after just 4 weeks!
Peter & Krys at HomeGround have been told by EMI today that Aerial has reachedPlatinum status in the UK just four weeks after release; this represents sales of 300,000 units. Aerial has achieved this award faster than either The Red … Continue reading
Aerial news round-up plus fake birds on billboard!
Don't worry – I'm not forgetting the round-up of the Kate news when we'll be taking a look at how Aerial is being received worldwide (it has hit no 2 in the combined European chart!), I am working on it … Continue reading
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Aerial enters the UK Album Charts at number 3!
Aerial has entered the UK album charts at number 3 – the second highest new entry after Il Divo (who went straight in at number 1). Westlife claim the number 2 position. The album is now a critical and commerical smash … Continue reading
KBC sends letter from Kate to subscribers
Kate has sent out a personalised letter to people on the KBC (Kate Bush Club) database, thanking them for making Aerial a success. (thanks to Roberto for scanning his…) She has also updated her official site:
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Album selling very well! Single stays in UK Top Ten. Kate's official site launches.
Aerial has been flying off the shop shelves in the UK with only Il Divo and possibly Westlife capable of outselling Kate by the weekend according to midweek chart predicitions. There have been many reports of shops simply selling out … Continue reading
Dutch launch party
In the Netherlands EMI has organised an Aerial launch party on Wednesday 2nd November, 19.30 in the FAME music store in the Kalverstraat Amsterdam. See the Dutch offical site here and hear some great birdsong too. Update – this event was unfortunately cancelled.
King Of The Mountain enters the UK chart at Number 4!
It's official! Kate's new single has entered the charts at number 4, it's a smash hit folks. This is Kate's 3rd most successful single ever after Running Up That Hill and Wuthering Heights. It is also now her 25th Top … Continue reading
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King of the Mountain – HUGE single news round-up
King Of The Mountain is today in at number 4 on the CD:UK chart on ITV…meanwhile the video has been discussed at Contact Music here…the single has entered theIrish charts at number 13…Kate's new single has been a smash hit on alternative … Continue reading
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The Long-Term Unemployed: Who's Been Hurt More?
By Carole Fleck , May 23, 2012 01:45 PM
Stubbornly high unemployment has thrown workers of all ages into a tizzy. But the question of which age group has suffered most is something the experts can't agree on.
A recent Government Accountability Office report found that many older unemployed workers "face long-term unemployment and reduced retirement security." It called on Labor Department officials to look at new strategies to help older workers find jobs. Public policy experts the GAO interviewed suggested these and other steps:
- Give employers temporary wage and training subsidies for hiring chronically unemployed workers who are older
- Eliminate the requirement that Medicare is the secondary payer for workers covered by employer-provided health insurance
- Expand job search and retraining programs for older workers
- Compensate older workers for accepting full-time jobs that pay a lower salary
- Eliminate the requirement that Medicare is the secondary payer for 65-plus workers who are also covered by employer-provided health insurance. That would lower the employer's health insurance costs and, presumably, make them more able to keep older workers on the payroll.
But in a report issued last week, former Labor Department economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth, now a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a public policy research group, says those GAO concerns are "misplaced."
"It is younger workers, not older workers, that have borne the brunt of the employment losses during the recession," she wrote.
She cites numbers like these: the unemployment rate in 2011 for students who just graduated with bachelor degrees was 9 percent, almost twice the 4.9 percent rate for young adults in 2006.
In the last 10 years, she wrote, employment has increased among Americans 55 and over and declined for those 20 to 54. Among groups, unemployment rates are lowest for 55-plus.
For older adults trying to re-enter the jobs market, however, life was challenging. The Pew Charitable Trust, in a report it issued in May, found that once older workers lost their jobs, they were more likely to be out of work for a year or more. Nearly one in two unemployed adults 55 and older had been out of work for a year or longer in the first quarter of this year; for 2011, 55 percent had been out of work for a year or more. For people 20 to 24 and 25 to 34, only about one in four had been jobless that long.
"We don't want to pit the problems of older and young job seekers against one another," says Sara Rix, an AARP strategic senior adviser. "They both are experiencing problems with finding jobs in this economy."
What younger workers have that older adults don't is this: years left in their careers to catch up and save. During the recession, Rix says, many older adults have exhausted their savings, tapped into their 401(k) plans and took Social Security early, at a permanently reduced rate, to stay afloat during the long periods out of work.
The consequences for those financial decisions are dire and irreversible. "They're going to have a pretty bleak old age," Rix says.
The GAO report also noted that being jobless for so long had particularly acute ramifications for older adults. They were less likely to get medical care and more likely to lose their homes and accumulate debt.
A recent New York Times editorial urged Congress to recognize long-term joblessness as a national emergency and fashion a policy that would get those workers back into the labor force.


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Show us your Susquehanna! What Susquehanna River Town or special scene do you treasure? Submit your original photographs and share your stories in our annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest!
Deadline for Submissions is June 30, 2019.
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A guitar from Kurt Cobain's personal collection has gone on sale today (February 16) in a charity auction on eBay.
The late Nirvana frontman owned the instrument – a Hagstrom Blue Sparkle Deluxe – from late 1992 (apparently a Christmas gift to himself) until his death in 1994. Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, later gifted the guitar to a friend who played in an unspecified Seattle grunge band, before the instrument came into the possession of Nathan Fasold, a Portland-based collector of music memorabilia.
The guitar is now the subject of a charity auction on eBay, which began today and will run until February 26 – the auction coinciding with what would have been Cobain's 50th birthday on February 20.
See an image of the guitar in question below.
Fasold has collaborated with eBay for Charity for the listing, with 10% of proceeds from the final sale of the guitar going to Transition Projects, Inc. – a Portland-based nonprofit that helps more than 10,000 people every year transition from homelessness to housing.
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Earlier this month, 1000 musicians and Nirvana fans gathered in Italy to perform a cover of the 1991 grunge classic 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' – watch footage of the rendition here.


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The Newsletter April 2012 edition focuses on information supporting, in particular, payment service users in the euro area to get ready for the Single Euro Payments Area ( ) by 1 February 2014, as effectively mandated by the Regulation recently adopted by the European Union ( ) legislator.
This edition also takes forward the innovation in payments debate. In January 2012, the European Commission published its Green Paper 'Towards an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments' for consultation. Gerard Hartsink, Chair of the European Payments Council ( ), delivers the response to this Green Paper.
Considering that further action impacting the payments market is likely to be proposed, our commentator suggests taking a closer look at best practice established by innovation leaders such as Apple and Facebook. This might support the authorities to accurately assess future market needs.
Last but not least, all stakeholders are encouraged to make their voices heard in the 2012 Scheme change management cycle. Proposed amendments to the and Schemes are subject to a three-month public consultation. The 2012 public consultation will be launched in May.
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by Stephanie Holland
July 7, 2013
Las Vegas is a city where there is literally always a show happening. While some of them can run up to $200 a ticket, there is also plenty of free entertainment.
This week's entry in the "Fun & Free" series is a throwback to old school Las Vegas. It's the Circus Circus Midway.
Yes it's true, Circus Circus is not as cool or sexy as some of the hotels at the south end of the Strip. However, it does have a lot of appeal if you're looking for family entertainment.
The midway is very much like an old school carnival midway with all the games you would expect like the balloon race, darts, ring toss and my personal favorite leap frog.
Though the games do cost money to play, there is no fee to enter the midway.
The real free highlight is the circus stage, which features fun circus acts performing daily.
Some of the world's best trapeze artists, rollerblading daredevils, silk performers, jugglers, clowns and acrobats can all be seen daily beginning at 11 a.m.
Even with all my trips to Vegas, I still talk about the one when I was seven years old and won a trunk full of stuffed animals at the Circus Circus Midway. It's the one I will never forget.


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A new season of Dr. E's Challenges starts on October 1st. This season's first challenge, Tool for School, is the same for both the WeDo and MINDSTORMS sites.
Tool for School: Make a tool to aid you at school—a robotic pencil holder, a calculator, a lunch box—whatever you think will help make you a successful scholar.
Created by Professor Ethan Danahy of Tufts University, Dr. E's WeDo Challenges and Dr. E's MINDSTORMS Challenges encourage students to create solutions to open-ended problems using LEGO robotics. A new challenge is posed each month. Students work during the month to design an original project in response to the challenge, sharing their creation by posting photos and videos of their project. Everyone can vote for their favorite entry, with the winner being named that month's fan favorite. Submissions come from students around the world; the two Dr. E's sites have almost one thousand registered users from 49 countries.
Do you have a LEGO BOOST kit? The new BOOST platform can be used for both the WeDo and MINDSTORMS Challenges.
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It was thought our government were going to cut tax for 2.7 million self employed workers (including contractors). So what happened?
As usual with our government their plans have turned to mush and all of those hours of careful consideration are now directly in the bin.
"DECLINED!" was the final verdict on a tax cut for the self employed, which means the hard working contractors and freelancers of this nation will have to keep on paying through the nose, month after month and year after year.
If you were looking forward to paying less tax then let this blog post be a rude awakening for you, right now, as you read these words.
Those government officials are not your friend. They are toying with you, just like a cat toys with a piece of string.
They hang that carrot in front of your face and whip your behind…constantly promising less tax while making you pay more.
Are you not fed up with being treated like this? You should be, and if you are then you can get revenge by hiring a contractor accountant.
A contractor accountant is someone who knows exactly how to help you pay less tax (legally), which means you no longer have to wait around for the government to give you a helping hand.
Instead, you can now take control of your own financial destiny by choosing one of the best contractor accountants in the UK.
Imagine paying a contractor accountant £100 a month and then paying £500 a month LESS tax.
I don't know about you, but in my world that is basically free money. You can literally profit by hiring a contractor accountant. You can buy pounds for pennies.
You have to act fast though because the contractor accountants we recommend (the best) have very limited places on their schedules. They can only take on so many clients because they like to have personal relationships with each and every one of them.
This isn't the type of accountant relationship where you speak to a robot on the phone. You get a personal service where they know your first name and the name of your dog.
Back to the story, and the government had originally planned to get rid of Class 2 National Insurance contributions for 2.7 million self employed people, which is roughly half of our nations self employed.
A politician has called it – "a betrayal of self employed people."
I agree…and I'm sure you do too. So you know what to do…hire a contractor accountant right now.


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Officials say a 59-year-old man took a backhoe on a joyride across the famous Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys, dumping boulders onto the road along the way.
Monroe County Sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin said in a news release that Carl Blahnik damaged the road and the sides of the bridge early Tuesday while recklessly driving along it for 90 minutes.
She said deputies following him reversed direction several times to keep from being hit by the backhoe but eventually left the bridge for safety.
Officials released dashcam footage from one of the deputies' car which shows the backhoe kicking up sparks during part of the pursuit.
Herrin said that when Blahnik left the bridge, he hit spikes deputies had placed on the road. He faces charges and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Herrin didn't say whether Blahnik has a lawyer.
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Some people prefer an automated tool like Mint. The app automatically tracks your transactions and then compares them to the budget you've set up.
However, if you prefer to take a more hands-on approach to budgeting, You Need a Budget claims to be your ideal solution.
This might be your first time researching budget apps, or maybe this is the first time you've ever used a budget. Either way, we want you to know you're on the right track.
And as part of that journey, we're going to walk you through what YNAB does, how it stacks up to popular budgeting tool Mint, what others are saying about it and our final thoughts.
How You Need a Budget Works
To get a first-hand experience, I decided to sign up for a YNAB account. At the time of our research, they offered a 34-day free trial.
I entered my email address and a password. The next screen was a series of slides with solid budgeting advice. We loved this: "A budget isn't complex or mysterious. It's a plan for your money, based on your priorities and goals."
"A budget isn't complex or mysterious. It's a plan for your money, based on your priorities and goals."
Aside from these nice quotes, the slides represent YNAB's budget philosophy: make categories, spend based on the limits you've set for those categories and stick with it for the long haul.
The Budgeting Page
You Need a Budget then sent us to our home page, where we clicked on the "Create New Budget" button. We gave it a name, chose our format preferences and then were sent to the budget page.
YNAB uses a list format with pre-determined categories. "Immediate Obligations" are at the top of the list (mortgage/rent, utilities, internet, groceries, transportation) and "True Expenses" (auto/home maintenance, insurance, healthcare), Debt Payments, "Quality of Life Goals" (vacations, fitness, education) and "Just for Fun" (fun money, music, gaming, dining out) follow.
We think this is a nice format for people new to budgeting because the categories are familiar and in plain language – "Stuff I Forgot to Budget For" is a great example.
Changing category names, budgeted amounts and spending is as simple as one click.
Overall, it's our opinion that YNAB's budget page is very straightforward. However, we noticed that it was a little difficult to understand where to enter transactions and income. It took us a few seconds to realize that you have to click on the "All Accounts" icon on the left side of the page to enter this info.
The Income/Transactions Page
Once you click on that icon, you get a message saying "Add your first account!" with an arrow pointing to an "Add Account" button. I clicked that button, and a new window popped up prompting me to name the account.
At this point, it was still unclear how I was going to add transactions – I realized later you can't add transactions if you don't have an account set up. In our opinion, You Need a Budget could make this process a little more intuitive.
You have the option of connecting the new account to your bank, something that's mandatory with Mint (more on that later).
If you don't connect to an existing bank account, you have to enter all your transactions by hand, kind of like the old days when you had to write down everything in your check book.
You can also add investment accounts or mortgages along with the standard checking, savings, credit and PayPal accounts (a few other types were listed as well).
Once you set up an account, you can add income (inflow) as well as enter spending (outflow). The idea that you'd have to enter your transactions one by one points to perhaps the biggest clash between You Need a Budget and Mint.
YNAB or Mint: How Are They Different?
So, you know how there's always the old guy in your family who grumbles about the way things are and the way things used to be?
That's kind of how we view YNAB; they put a big emphasis on manually entering transactions because it makes you more aware of what's going out and coming in. We checked out a Reddit thread about this very subject, and several people said the automatic approach leads to overspending and less involvement with day-to-day transactions.
Of course, YNAB doesn't force you to be disconnected from your bank. In fact, they automatically check the box that gives you the option of connecting to a bank account. You have to uncheck it to go old-school.
But even though you can connect your bank account, YNAB felt it was important for consumers to still do a little manual labor. Unlike Mint, where synced bank transactions are automatically categorized, synced transactions on YNAB must be manually categorized.
Most Americans May Not Be Able to Handle a Manual Budget
We believe that the mental side of a consumer's life is a huge influence on how he or she handles their money. In fact, we think many people are in debt because they have the wrong mentality about their money, not necessarily the wrong habits. Granted, there are tons of bad habits out there. But we think those habits will easily change with a change of mind.
Okay, so how does all this play into the YNAB v. Mint debate? It's our opinion that while people seem to like YNAB's optional banking feature, it's a pointless tool if the user hasn't changed their mind about how they manage their money.
Mint and You Need a Budget's option for connecting to an account makes the budgeting leap a little easier for those who are struggling with their mentality about money. Once they shift their thinking, then, yes, YNAB's by-hand budgeting method is, we believe, a great way to get involved with your spending.
But here's the thing – only one out of three Americans has a detailed budget. That means, most likely, 2 out of 3 Americans don't have the right mentality about budgeting. For this majority, Mint and YNAB's connected-account option is a great starting point.
Once you've got your thinking in line and your good habits going, consider disconnecting your bank accounts and using You Need a Budget's manual option.
The Cost Factor
Up until earlier this year, YNAB was a desktop-only product that offered a free option.
Like we mentioned before, You Need a Budget is now a paid service: $5 per month or $50 per year. We believe that, for those who want to manually enter their inflow and out flow, the nominal monthly or yearly fee is worth it.
The Features Factor
YNAB has a nice library of guides for how to use their app, how to think long term, how to deal with your debt and several other helpful areas. Each of these guides includes in-depth subject material as well as great videos illustrating the topic at hand.
Mint's main learning area is its community forum, which is divided into several different categories including Setting Goals, Budgets and Accounts & Transactions.
We noticed one big difference, though: Mint gives its users a wealth of resources in their "Ways to Save" section. They give you basic information about and links to credit cards, checking accounts, savings accounts, brokerage firms, 401K plans, IRAs and more.
If you want to become a budgeting expert, our research shows YNAB provides all the right tools. If you want to create a financial plan and browse options for savings and investment, Mint, in our opinion, is the better choice.
What People Are Saying About YNAB
You Need a Budget gets a 4.7-star rating on Amazon, while Mint gets a 3.8-star rating. One enthusiastic reviewer said he loved the guides and learning opportunities, while another said he really enjoyed how YNAB emphasizes the importance of tracking every dollar you spend.
Popular investment site Investor Junkie gave the software a 4-star rating, saying "YNAB is only about budgeting, and they do it extremely well." We think that's an excellent observation. The app devotes all of its resources to helping you become an expert in budgeting, whereas Mint's resources are spread across budgeting, investing and saving.
Final Thoughts: A Top-Notch Budgeting App
YNAB, as Investor Junkie pointed out, isn't a jack-of-all-trades that's good at a bunch of things but great at none. The site is laser-focused on helping consumers become excellent budgeters. Through budgeting, those consumers can set themselves up for a better financial future.
The software's user experience is pretty basic. Adding transactions isn't that intuitive, but once you figure it out it's smooth sailing.
Budget categories and amounts are easy to edit and entering transactions is equally as simple.
The site's resources are, in our opinion, a fantastic resource that utilizes in-depth writing and well-made videos that interject some humor.
While it doesn't offer the investment and savings extras found on Mint.com, You Need a Budget is a powerful budgeting tool that, in our opinion, can give your financial life a solid foundation.
Read Next: Why Making a Budget Can Be the Best Financial Decision You've Ever Made


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To run a successful business you need to be where your prospects are. This probably means the web.
Problem is, managing your web presence can be daunting. So much info, so many accounts, so many frikkin social networks to post on. Then there's measurement of these efforts! It can feel like a bottomless pit (and kinda is, so be OK with that).
To help you out, we compiled a list of 12 awesome digital tools you should consider:
- Bizzabo: Bizzabo allows you to organize live events with your mobile device and participate in interactive event communities. Good if you're constantly on the move and have a remote team or geographically dispersed clients.
- Addvocate: Use this social tool to curate content for your company and its employees. Potentially useful for those in HR and department managers.
- Feedly: This tool allows you to distribute fresh content across your social networks. Handy for organizing info.
- Diigo: A great social bookmarking platform. The Diigo app helps gather information on projects and research of any scale. Use this tool to organize data, share information and build a knowledge base for your team.
- FixYourFunnel: You can collect your customers' data via SMS texting and lead source tracking, automate conversation and use real phone numbers in communication.
- Livecube: This powerful event application allows your event attendees to connect, and share ideas in no time. Great for people who do regular public speaking.
- HipChat: A solid private group chat service. It allows you to share content and communication via the desktop and mobile.
- Postling: This social inbox provides small businesses with the alerts and insights to maximise their potential from social media.
- SocialRadar: Ever wonder about that dude you met at a cocktail party? The app provides real-time business information on the people you meet. Using this information, you can identify their business potential more effectively.
- Mobivity: A great "level the playing field" tool for small biz. Using this app, you can schedule your texts, and receive customer feedback via text from anywhere.
- Buffer: We LOVE Buffer! Use it for scheduling and sharing posts to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google + throughout the day and at optimal times.
- Topsy: A kind of all in one Twitter search and analytics platform, Topsy's great for competitor analysis. Using Topsy, you can find a tweet your competitor sent and see how many times it was retweeted, by whom, which among them are influencers, etc.
Use these tools for a more rewarding experience on the web!


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Hotelympia 2018: Front of house cool from Precision17 January 2018
New meat ageing cabinet, wine cooler, bottle coolers and Retro Refrigeration all set to take the stand Stand 1620, Hotelympia, London ExCel, March 5-8 2018 It's all about front of house at the moment, grabbing the customer's attention, gaining that point of difference. With that in mind Precision is bringing its own brand of cool to stand 1620 at Hotelympia. Precision's new innovative front of house refrigeration includes a meat ageing cabinet, wine cooler, bottle coolers and the iconic Retro...Expand story >


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requiring colour temperatures of 3200 K. The beam path is uniform and without hotspots,
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full CMY + CTB colour mixing system, a rotating beam shaper and a linear zoom ranging between 8° and 45°.
Lamp: Halogen Hi-Bright Lamp
Base: PGJX50
Approved model: Philips Hi-Bright 750 FastFit
Control: Automatic and remote on/off
Optical System
Dichroic glass reflector for maximising the light efficiency
Front Fresnel lens of diameter of 200 mm
Beam angle: 8° - 45°
Electrical Specification
Power supply: Electronic auto-ranging
Input voltage range: 110-240 V/ 50/60 Hz
Power consumption: 900 VA at 230 V/50 Hz
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Height: 597 mm (23.5 ") - head in horizontal position
Width: 514 mm (20.2 ")
Depth: 499 mm (19.7 ")
Weight: 30.9 kg (68 lbs)
Fixation option: Pan/Tilt-lock mechanism
Maximum ambient temperature: 40 °C (104 °F)
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Mechanical dimmer: 8 or 16bit
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Built-in analyser for easy fault finding
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Beam shaper: Indexable,continuous rotation in both directions at different speeds
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
A Different Direction
I am ALWAYS inspired by the artists whom I visit daily on their wondeful blogs. This inspiration prompts me to challenge myself or ponder introducing new elements into my own artwork.
Many years ago (before children) drawing was among my creative outlets. But I found that after the children arrived, I no longer had the 'quiet' nor 'lack of interruption' I seemed to need to work on a drawing. So I gave it up and concentrated on building a home for my family. Now that I have found my way back into the art world, I have wondered if perhaps some element of drawing could mingle with my collage work. Shall I add a drawn element to a collaged background? This line of thinking prompted me to dig up my old sketch book. Two of the following works were drawn twenty or so years ago (ouch!) from photos in an Audubon or Sierra Club calendar.
Inspiration photo by Keith Szafranski
Inspiration photo by Derek Hanson
And finally, a drawing of an old church we saw on our honeymoon in Bermuda.
So maybe sometime in the near future, I'll dust off my pencils and open that sketch book once again...all I need is some uninterrupted quiet.
© Nancy Lefko
Many years ago (before children) drawing was among my creative outlets. But I found that after the children arrived, I no longer had the 'quiet' nor 'lack of interruption' I seemed to need to work on a drawing. So I gave it up and concentrated on building a home for my family. Now that I have found my way back into the art world, I have wondered if perhaps some element of drawing could mingle with my collage work. Shall I add a drawn element to a collaged background? This line of thinking prompted me to dig up my old sketch book. Two of the following works were drawn twenty or so years ago (ouch!) from photos in an Audubon or Sierra Club calendar.
Inspiration photo by Keith Szafranski
Inspiration photo by Derek Hanson
And finally, a drawing of an old church we saw on our honeymoon in Bermuda.
So maybe sometime in the near future, I'll dust off my pencils and open that sketch book once again...all I need is some uninterrupted quiet.
© Nancy Lefko
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Thank You, Mere
A very special thank you to the wonderful artist Victorian Lady for bestowing on me a lovely art award. It comes at a particularly opportune time, as my ebay sales have been flat and that always translates into self-doubt. The comments that I receive here, and something like this sweet award, are the things that keep me going and I feel so very blessed to be part of a community of supportive artists.
So here is what the award is about:
"This prize has arisen from the daily visits that I dedicate to many blogs which nourish me and enrich me with creativity. In them I see dedication, creativity, care, camaraderie, but mainly, ART, much art. I want to share this prize with all those bloggers who entertain and enrich me every day. Doubtlessly, there are many and it will be hard to pick just a few. The people I will name today deserve this prize, as do the very long list of bloggers I also enjoy to read. I will name the first four and will leave the rest of the work to all the bloggers who visit other's blogs and are nourished by them."
kelly rae roberts
roberta baird
claudine hellmuth
candace trew camling
The rules of passing on this award are simple:
Post the award on your own blog and link to its origin
Link to those to whom you pass the award
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8 comments:
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tag, You're It !
My dear friend Ginger Nielson has tagged me and although I am running out of interesting things to say about myself, in the spirit of fun, I will try my best to think of five.
1. I have recently found my way back to the art of knitting and find it incredibly calming. Anyone need a scarf?
2. I love the old black and white sit-coms..."I Love Lucy," "Leave it to Beaver," and "The Andy Griffith Show" to name a few.
3. I'd rather curl up in front of the fireplace than do ANYTHING outside in the winter.
4. I love to shop.
5. I could eat an entire can of black olives in one sitting. (Once at a restaurant as a child, I was eating so many black olives from the relish tray, that a man at a nearby table had the waitress bring me an entire BOWL of olives all for myself...mmmmmm.)
I tag the following fun folks to join in...
Diana Evans
Kelly B
Valerie Walsh
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Monday, February 25, 2008 7 comments:
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Lovingly, Vera
Last weekend I found some wonderful antique photos and postcards in a shop called 'Mindfull Books and Ephemera.' There was a basket with a sign reading 'collage fodder' and you can bet I had a field day digging through that! The collage pictured was made using one of the vintage photos I purchased. In this piece I have tried to present the opportunites that may have faced Vera when she graduated from high school in 1927. Did she travel the globe? Work at a small company entering numbers in a ledger? Pursue a career in music or theatre, or marry young and raise children whom she brought to the picture shows? This collage is my tribute to Vera and whatever path she chose.
© Nancy Lefko
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Sunday, February 24, 2008 5 comments:
Friday, February 22, 2008
Illustration Friday ~ Multiple
This little lady has made MULTIPLE purchases....well, of course! Everything is half price!
© Nancy Lefko
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Girls' Weekend
This past weekend I did not set foot into my studio. I did, however, renew my spirit with a visit from my very best friend from college days. We only get to see each other two or three times a year and so our visits are very special to us. We spent part of the day poking around antique and gift shops and a wonderful vintage book/ephemera store. (The shopkeeper at the latter even commented that we hadn't stopped talking since we had entered the store...quite true, we rarely come up for air :)
I found some wonderful cabinet cards and vintage postcards, at that particular shop, that I hope to play with and collage. So you may be seeing something like that in the not too distant future. (That is when I locate them...I fear they may have traveled back to New York with her packages by mistake.)
It was a wonderful weekend and I am so grateful to have such a dear friend, who knows me SO well and with whom I can share ANYTHING. Here's hoping that you have someone equally as special in your life and that even if they live far away, you make time to spend together.
© Nancy Lefko
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Love and Peace Meme
I have been tagged by Roberta Baird with the love and peace meme. If you choose to participate, you are to include a link to the origin of the meme and to take some time to contemplate peace and pray for the countries that are facing trouble. Personally, I would like to add that we pray for our men and women in uniform spending every day in harm's way.
I pass the love and peace meme on to:
Ginger Nielson
Diane Duda
Michelle Henninger
Diana Evans
Thank you and God Bless.
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Sunday, February 17, 2008 2 comments:
Friday, February 15, 2008
Illustration Friday ~ Theory
Here's one gal's theory...sounds good to me.
This is a piece from the 'archives' which I thought fit the topic today. I think I'll go have some of that rich coffee right about now. Cheers !!
© Nancy Lefko
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Friday, February 15, 2008 21 comments:
Monday, February 11, 2008
Quiet Weekend
It was a quiet weekend, which allowed for some time to create in the studio...with the space heater on HIGH, as it was also a cold and snowy weekend. I now have four new collages listed on ebay. The one above makes me think of "vintage Hollywood." It must have been a wonderful place back in the 30's, 40's and 50's. There was a touch of class that seems so lacking now. I also think about what old New York must have been like, with the clubs that had floor shows and orchestras...the likes of Ricky Ricardo crooning at the Tropicana. The clubs in New York today? No, thanks.
Ahhhh.....I guess I'm just a vintage girl.
© Nancy Lefko
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Monday, February 11, 2008 13 comments:
Friday, February 8, 2008
Illustration Friday ~ Choose
This piece was made for a cancer survivor and seems to fit the theme today. In this collage I wanted to send a message of strength and hope...a message to CHOOSE LIFE. It celebrates all those who fight with a vengeance and never give up.
© Nancy Lefko
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Friday, February 08, 2008 23 comments:
Thursday, February 7, 2008
How About That !
My thanks to the very talented Diana Evans for this sweet award. Just the thing I am needing on this very dreary winter day...with yet more snow and another delayed opening of school. If you haven't done so, you really must visit Diana's blog. She posts fabulous art every day and sometimes recipes to go along with her scrumptious illustrations. Mmmmmm...thanks Diana !!
I pass along this award to an artist whose work I adore and also to my very tired husband. (Thanks, Rich, for clearing the driveway yet again !!)
Candace Trew Camling
Rich Lefko
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Thursday, February 07, 2008 2 comments:
Monday, February 4, 2008
SEW Much Fun !!
A few months back I was making paper bag albums quite frequently...about once a week. But after a while I grew tired of the process and decided to focus solely on collage work. But this past weekend I thought I'd make another album just for fun. And it actually WAS fun and did not feel like "work" which, a few months back, it had started to feel. I had always had in mind the notion (pardon the pun) of making a sewing-themed album. I thought there might be someone out there who has a collection of sewing-related ephemera needing a home. So here is the result and if you would like to see the rest of the pages, it will be on Ebay by tomorrow.
© Nancy Lefko
Images: Enchanted Mercantile
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Monday, February 04, 2008 10 comments:
Saturday, February 2, 2008
A Different Kind of Painting
This week I didn't spend any time creating art in my studio and that is because it was being used for another kind of painting. My dear husband made this china cupboard for me a number of months ago. Our deal with any piece of furniture he makes for me is..."If you build it, I'll finish it." It took me a long time to get around to painting this cupboard and I finally decided to put all art aside until it was finished. Well, here it is holding Fiestaware in my dining room. Didn't he do a wonderful job ?? He builds from drawings I make or pictures from magazines and creates his own plans. Not bad. I guess I'll keep him.
Posted by NANCY LEFKO at Saturday, February 02, 2008 10 comments:
Friday, February 1, 2008
Illustration Friday ~ Blanket
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What's Luck Got to do with it? This was the title of one of my favorite recent business articles found in the New York Times. It was cleverly written by Jim Collins and Morton T. Hansen.
The authors discuss and study a new metric, Return on Luck or ROL. Businesses talk about ROI, Return on Investment, but we don't talk about ROL because it's not discussed until you get lucky and you capitalize on that luck.
Mr. Collins and Mr. Hansen write about people who are 10 times more successful than others in their same industry. They call them "10x-er"
For example, Bill Gates grew up lucky. He is the product of an upper middle class family and we went to a school that had one of the rare Teletype that was connected to a computer in the 60s and early 70s. Truly, he was born at the right time.
But then…
His friend, Paul Allen, saw an article in Popular Mechanics about the Altair computer.
They then guessed that Basic would work well to make a personal computer out of the Altair
Then some luck again:
Mr. Gates went to school at Harvard where they had a PDP-10 mainframe computer that Mr. Gates could test out the Basic program.
But then, he got a warm introduction to the Altair CEO- got hired, and spent several days programming, debugging, and installing Basic on the Altair. He seized the opportunity presented to him by luck and made the most of it.
These are some of the ways, in my opinion, to increase your ROL:
Do you have a well crafted 30 second commercial at your fingertips at all times that fit the situation? If I introduced you at the cafe to someone who needed your services, could you turn the intro into closed business? You must be well prepared for meeting anyone who is in your target market.
Bring business cards everywhere- If you are so successful that you don't need to carry business cards with you, then don't. It drives me absolutely mad (crazy) when someone who clearly needs and wants more customers, doesn't bring them whenever he/she leaves home or the office.
Be highly visible and be credible when you're visible. Be a homerun king- hit it out of the park with every customer.
When you receive a great warm introduction, be prepared for anything, but just be prepared.
Talk to everyone- You never know who and what they know.
Convert leads into closed business. When someone says, "Here's a lead," respond to them, "Thank you for the referral, but I don't want to mess it up- could you please call them and set-up an appointment for me to meet them." In that way, your referral partner must call the lead, toot your horn and explain your business to the lead, and then set-up an appointment. If they are not prepared to do that
The authors conclude with this great advice:
Getting a high ROL requires throwing yourself at the luck event with ferocious intensity, disrupting your life and not letting up. Bill Gates didn't just get a lucky break and cash in his chips. He kept pushing, driving, working — and sustained that effort for more than two decades. That's not luck — that's return on luck.


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Coinstar Gets Extended Deal From Paramount; Stock Rallies
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Conistar (CSTR) shares are trading higher after the company's Redbox DVD-rental unit said it has signed an extension of its distribution agreement with the Paramount Home Entertainment unit of Viacom (VIA) though at least June 30, 2010, with potential extension through December 2014.
In August, the two companies signed a trial license agreement; the extension provides Redbox with access to new DVD titles from Paramount on the same day they are released to retailers through June 2010. In exchange, Redbox agrees to destroy the titles once they are removed from kiosks.
The agreement is on contrast to a more combative stance taken by several other studios, who fear that the availability of $1-a-day rentals from Redbox on the same date titles are released to retail will result in lower sales.
CSTR today is up $1.51, or 6.1%, to $26.21.