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So, are you still doing that Dolly thing?" Doug Andrews asked after I handed him his Maker's Mark. Katrina held his arm and leaned forward slightly to hear my answer.
"Yep, still doing it," I said with a grin. It's always the same question when we get together with Julia's friends. I'm uncomfortable talking about my act with outsiders, and I find myself being self-deprecating.
"He's in a contest Saturday at the Shangri-La," Julia told them.
"What's the prize?" Doug asked.
"Five hundred dollars," I said, "but the money's really not the point. It's just something fun to do, you know. Keep me out of trouble."
"Don't listen to him," Julia said. "He's really good. He's a lot more serious than he lets on." Julia doesn't like me to talk down about my act. That day she'd driven me to the Shangri-La early to make sure I got on the list. They were taking only the first twenty, and if you were twenty-one, that was just tough titty.
I've been into this ever since I caught Zoe Ashwood's Diana Ross at the Turquoise Lounge and knew instantly that was for me. If you've never seen Zoe perform, I can't explain it. She is more Diana Ross than Diana Ross. It was a transformative experience for me. I'm not gay, which is a common misconception about TVs. I'm into women, probably more than most men. I appreciate them, which is why I settled on Dolly Parton. To me she is the embodiment of femininity.
"What I want to know about," Katrina laughed, "is the boobs. How do you do those?"
I pantomimed holding a pair of double-d's in front of my chest, and Doug and Katrina obliged me with a giggle. "Of course Dolly Parton has a pair of unusually large—" I paused "—hands," and they laughed again. Julia rolled her eyes. She hates it when I make jokes like that. Of course, everyone wants to know about the boobs, which are important in their own way, but that's the least of it, really. The hard part is the voice.
A lot of TV acts lip-synch, and there's nothing wrong with that really, because what you're after is only an illusion anyway. But for me, pretending to sing a song that's coming out of the sound system just doesn't cut it. Call me a purist, but if I'm going to be Dolly Parton, I want to be Dolly Parton. I work with a voice coach once a week honing my rendition of "I'll Always Love You." It is a really difficult song, particularly for a baritone. You not only have to reach the high notes but bend them in the way Dolly does to suggest that sacred love which offers everything and asks nothing, "I-hi-hi will alwa-hays love you-hoo-hoo." It's so moving to me, I'd start crying myself every time I sing it, but I need to keep control because it's not about me, it's about giving the audience a good show. It's about Dolly.
The first time I ever performed, I made that mistake. I got to the part where Dolly speaks the lines, that perfect heart-breaking catch in her voice, "I will always love—you," and the sadness of her predicament and purity of her emotion just overcame me. I tried to draw a breath, and instead took a deep ragged gasp, and the next thing I knew my face was wet with tears, and I began sobbing so hard, my hairpins came loose and my Dolly wig listed over one eye. Complete disaster. One day maybe I'll be able to laugh about it.
Since then, I've learned that as in any art form the secret is preparation. Dolly's like an iceberg; no matter what you see onstage, three quarters is below the surface. Hence the singing lessons. At first I was afraid to tell Julia I wanted to hire a voice coach, but as soon as I mentioned it, she said, "Of course you should do it." The day of the contest, though, I don't sing at all. You shouldn't over-rehearse; always hold something back for the actual performance.
Julia lets me sleep late on performance days, and brings me breakfast in bed. Grapefruit, Cream of Wheat, and chai. I wear my angora robe. I'm not dressed up like Dolly, and Julia doesn't call me Dolly, but it's important for me to start getting into the role. I avoid looking down at my own body and concentrate on the feeling of angora against my neck. Then a moisturizing bubble bath, where I shave my legs. Later Julia will apply and pull off the wax squares to remove my chest hair, but Dolly shaves her own legs so I shave mine. I lift one calf and thigh above the white bubbles, and concentrate on pointing my toes as I slowly draw the razor over my lower leg and lovingly around the dimples in my kneecap.
Then I apply a moisturizer over my whole body. Then comes the waxing, which is something I never get used to no matter how many times I go through it. Julia applies the square, lets it adhere, and then, holding it by the gauze corners counts for me, "one, two—" To myself I always say, "I'll always love—" so when Julia rips the pad off and tears sting my eyes, it's on the "you." That pain is something I use in my performance. A heavily padded bustier pulls my chest into a simulated cleavage. My sequined gown has extra padding as well. An old-fashioned corset with wire inserts that needs tightening from behind is the only garment capable of pinching me into something resembling Dolly's wasp waist. Then I put my hair up in a stocking, and we begin applying the foundation, which not only goes over the face, but every piece of exposed skin including the hands. After the foundation my face in the mirror is just a beige canvas without dimension. Rouge, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick bring Dolly's features into relief.
Getting ready for the contest at the Shangri-La I looked at myself in the full-length mirror on the bedroom door. Dolly's hair was on the wig stand, and my own dark hair tucked up under a stocking. I had on stockings, garters, panties, and not much else. Julia knelt behind me tightening my corset. She had persuaded Doug and Katrina to catch my act, and the thought of being seen by people who knew me outside of "showbiz" made me sullen. "Jesus," I said. "Why the hell am I doing this?"
"Don't sell yourself short," Julia said. She jerked one of the stays tight and tied it off. "You're good. This is something you need to do."
Eight o'clock. The house at Shangri-La was good. In the greenroom I could not only hear the ambient noise of the audience, but feel their warmth. Some of the other performers were only just then putting on their costumes. Loretta Lynn tore the too-small blouse she was trying to button over her chest, and laughed in a man's voice, "Anybody got a safety pin?"
Watching from the wings once the show started I saw a surprising number of country music acts. Tammy Wynette nailed "Stand by Your Man," just nailed it. It humbled me to hear that last refrain rise triumphantly over the footlights. "Stand by-hi yo-hor maa-haa-han." You try to keep pure and not think of it as a competition, but you can't help comparing yourself to others. I know I'm good, but could I ever be as good as that? But then the real revelation was Billie Holiday. Most of us go for show tunes, big numbers, rock or country swing, so the ballad took me and the audience off guard. I never really cared for Billie Holiday, frankly, her voice always struck me as mousy and contrived, but when she got to the line, "—My man ain't true—" and there was a half-beat pause before she dropped a decibel to confess softly, "he beats me, too," I got goose bumps I could feel right under my sequins. She finished, and there was just silence. Not even a handclap. The audience didn't recover itself to applaud until she'd left the stage.
If I'd had to go next, I'd have been too much in awe to give my best. The next act, though, was Loretta Lynn. Really unbelievably bad. She sang "Coal Miner's Daughter" in a deliberately deep baritone. The slit in her skirt revealed a leg visibly stubbled, and the spotlight picked out an absurd gold safety pin holding together the torn blouse. The worst of it was the way she mocked the accent. "Ah wuz borned a cole minur's dawtur—" It's a dumb song, but the beauty is it's too innocent to know it's dumb. Ridiculing it is like making fun of the handicapped. The audience loved it, though, and hooted and laughed throughout, rising to their feet to make her come out and give another bow.
I won't tell you about my performance. I'm not being coy, but it's too complicated explaining the subtle ways a singer listens to and responds to her audience. Knowing from a vibration of silence or expectation just how long to hold a note, how to change the phrasing on the spot to emphasize a word or line that only that moment seems to hold special significance. I caught the faces of Doug and Katrina sitting at a table with Julia, and I could tell they were impressed. I got good applause as I left, and I returned to the greenroom too drained to watch the rest of the acts.
After the last act all the girls came out for the prize ceremony. Ballots had been passed among the audience during the show, and the results quickly tabulated by the bar staff. Tammy, Billie, and I stood together, tacitly acknowledging ourselves as the front runners. I smelled Tammy's jasmine perfume as she hugged me and whispered, "You were great."
"That means so much coming from you," I responded honestly, "but Billie Holiday, oh my god."
There was a little preamble before the manager began the awards. He thanked us all, and asked the audience to give us one more round of applause. First place was out of the question for me. Second was up for grabs between me and Tammy. "In third place." He paused. "Tammy Wynette!" There was loud applause, and Tammy and I hugged. She knew then I'd placed ahead of her, but I could see the happiness in her eyes for me I would have felt for her had the positions been reversed. Then I waited to get my second place trophy so I could acknowledge Billie's brilliance.
"In second place—Billie Holiday!"
Clapping again, but I couldn't applaud. I was thinking, "No, this isn't right. She deserved first. No, she deserved worship!" At the same time, though, and I hate to admit this, there was a bubbling inside me, "I won," I thought, "I won first!" Billie took her trophy and smiled and waved at her fans. "You should have won," I whispered to her when she returned. "You were so great."
The manager made a to-do before announcing the first-place winner, trying to build suspense, and then, "In first place—"
Righteous anger filled me as I composed the little speech I would make before handing over my first place trophy and the prize money to the real winner, Lady Day.
"Loretta Lynn!"
My jaw fell. The shock numbed me. Loretta clomped up, smirking, to clutch her prize, and bent the manager over backward to plant a wet kiss on his mouth. Loretta's foundation left off at her jaw line, turning into darker tanned skin underneath. She looked like a transplant operation. It was like awarding first prize in a beauty contest to Frankenstein.
That's when I lost it. A TV never, never breaks character, but I thought if I didn't sceam, I would just—scream. I tore my wig off and threw it to the floor. At least that was the dramatic gesture I intended, but the hairpins held too securely, and I only pulled it to the left somewhat. "This is not a game show!" I shouted. The people in the bar reacted in various ways. Some laughed; a few, I thought, looked chagrined. I left, pushing my way between the tables. The tears were starting to come now.
Above the glow of streetlights, the sky hung black and starless. I began walking home. At least I didn't have heels to contend with. A head taller than Dolly, I have to wear low rises. A couple talking near a fire hydrant, holding hands to form a little bridge between them, parted to let me through, not even troubling to hide their stares. I must have looked utterly ridiculous to them: a grown man sobbing in public.
I kept thinking about what Zoe Ashwood said to me one time when I met him backstage at the Turquoise. His wig was off, and he was removing pancake with a little white sponge. By day he's an investment banker, and in fact my firm does business with him. Very few of us can make a living at what we love. "If you're doing this for money or recognition," he told me, "it's going to make you mad or bitter. I know a lot of bitter transvestites, better ones than I am, who thought they never got the fame they deserve. And they probably didn't." He reached out to smooth the dark hair hanging on a wig stand. "But at the end of the day, it's got to be about Diana."
I looked up into the sky. My eyes were dry enough now that the glowing streetlights were no longer furry. A car slowed beside the curb. I looked and saw my beautiful wife leaning from the driver's side across the passenger seat. She would take me home, and between her breasts I would finish drying my eyes and cool my heated face.
"I would have driven you," Julia said, "if you'd waited two more minutes."
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Jul 7, 2013.
Are you serious?
#1 and 2 are completely valid opinions. You are hopelessly armchair quarterbacking, but still. Re: Records set straight. You are a piece of work. You'll argue a position for a month and the next day say: "oh I backed off of that position".
I thought the Greek guy was the best player in the entire draft?
I think that you get the commitment from Iggy first. You agree in principle, and then create the necessary cap space to carry out the signing. If you amnesty CV and buy out Stuckey before you get the agreement from Iggy, it becomes an unnecessarily huge risk: if Iggy doesn't sign here, you are just shelling out $12M or so with nothing in return - at which point you'd feel obligated to sign someone, anyone really, and end up with another CVBG fiasco. Both CV and Stuckey are expiring contracts this year. It gives us $16M worth of tradable assets. There is absolutely no value in cutting those two clowns just to cut them. If you're not gonna accomplish anything by cutting them, you might as well keep them in cupboard in case you need them.
For context - please review Pistons0809's posts in THIS game thread. The well-being of Buck Cheever has been a major concern for many forum members (myself included) ever since "HooperGate". I can only hope that the business relationship between 0809 and Mr. Cheever was able to withstand this "absolute shambles" of an experience.
He sign with the Warriors for less money than Denver offered him... DENVER, a Playoffs team... Why would you think he would come here? There are a lot of "ifs" in your theory. And Burke is no way better than chalmers RIGHT NOW as you said. Right now Chalmers is better than Burke. (at least, is my opinion, I respect yours)
Andre Iguodala addition 'transformative' for Golden State Warriors - ESPN Interesting article about Iggy's motivations and GSW's efforts to get him on the team. Don't think we were really in the running.
I believe Joe wanted Smith for a while. IMHO Iggy was a backup plan in case Smith doesn't sign.
With the exception of Blue, can we get a consensus that this is probably one of the top 3 Pistons offseasons?
sorry but the seasons before our first finals (be it a lose), and our two championships... and I was excited before 04, I remember Lee saying we should win the title that year (even though it was Darko, not Sheed being the missing piece). I was excited the summer we got Grant Hill too. So... that drops this summer down to number 6 at best for me... but its the most excited I have been since the summer of 03. The bad boys were just so damn special.... and I was still a teenager, rooting for a team that had never won anything... So I doubt this older man will ever be that excited again for the Pistons. This summer could still move up to number 4 with a great trade though...
It absolutely is for me. How many freaking times in the last 10 years have we worked ourselves up in a lather over all the possible offseason moves all for nothing? Some people are upset because not everything got done that they wanted to see, but they are forgetting that the norm around these parts is that the biggest off-season signings are our own draft picks and the occasional trade of a bench player for a 2nd-rounder.
It's definately top-3 since 2008.
Tbh, I went back to the 70s to find a better offseason and I thought it was a push the year we got Salley and Rodman, and the year we got Billups. Granted, the results aren't in and won't be for 8 months or so, but man this has been an exciting offseason. Maybe the most exciting in PF.com history IMO.
Dumars aint off the hook yet. And if Burke blows up more than KCP I'll help Blu gag Panda with Panda's cereal spoon.
Sounds kinky.
Hells yes! It started out shaky but its been solid so far. The jury willbe out for several years on KCP but his defense is NBA ready today. Mitchell and Siva are great guys to have in the development stream. Josh and IRF add to the Pistons storyline. The kicker is the return of Rasheed as assistant coach and Billups. I'm so excited for the season to start.
There are less hostile ways to get this point across. also Panda didn't draft KCP.
TOP 3? from emotional perspective...yes...absolutely from nowhere to potential PO team
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We just wrapped up a mammoth, 2-hour 19 minute call with over 140 people live. The questions kept coming and Gideon and I didn't want to stop until everyone's question was responded to, so we kept at it.
This is a great call covering all kinds of topics such as –
We even had one caller ask where Gideon and I get our accents from!
This is a full-on content call and if you're new to blogging or looking to learn more about what it takes to succeed as a professional blogger, then make sure you download the MP3 now.
If you enjoy this recording and want more opportunities to listen in or ask questions during a live coaching call, we're doing plenty more of them for our members.
You have until midnight, Friday the 3rd of July to join here –
Gideon and I are looking forward to properly starting the course with the new group of students from next week onwards, starting with a special session focused on topic selection for bloggers.
I hope to see you on the inside too. Even if you can't join, have a listen to the call recording, you will be glad you did.
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From last many times I am looking to create a blog but I am not finding the theme but from this podcast I have found how to choose the theme of the blog and promote it.
Thank you for this information Yaro. You and Gideon have done a great thing. As a newbie, I really need this. Its give me a lot more idea on what I should do to my blog.
Hey Gideon and Yaro,
Sorry I had to duck out after the first hour – but it was a great hour and I'll listen to the rest of the call tomorrow.
For all of you on the fence – get off and get on Become A Blogger Premium – It's a fantastic program with great information whether you are a beginner or advanced blogger, a personal blogger or a professional.
As Gideon and Yaro say, "See you in the forums!"
Thanks Yaro! I totally missed that call. Wow, 2+ hours. that would equate to lots of contents! I will have to go thru that.
Thanks for the opportunity to listen to the Blog Coaching call. I wanted to hear it live but had to go to an appointment.
You're very kind.
Thanks for making this available for download, I will be checking it out shortly 🙂
Hello Yaro,
I just joined your premium BecomeaBlogger. I couldn't join the call since I work in Asia. I just started my first affiliate blog. http://affiliatesbybob.com.
I look forward to great direction…and of course an eventual income.
Bob…. I think it would be a good idea to change the default theme on your site, your site can be seen as a spam blog by google because of the default theme.. plus it is not so pleasing to the eye..
Just started listening :). Thanks for making this available.
O thanks so much for sharing this with us. I thought I missed that but very excited after receiving E-mail about this.
hi this blog is relay nice and it;s them is very good.
Wow, was waiting for it. The podcast is awesome…I was just totally absorbed into it from the first minute. Very good tips for newbie bloggers/marketers like me.
Great call Yaro.
You have a great ability of making things sound simple and they are – people just need a guide and to be able to cut through all of the detail and be told what to do!
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Just finished the podcast…love it!!! Finished it at 1.02 am, didn't believe it took so long.
Hi Yaro,
You are very nice and very knowledgeable about this subject.
Thanks for providing this opportunity to listen to the Blog Coaching call. I miss the live version. I will listen once again coz its packed full of information.
Thanks Yaro, for putting it up for download, to be honest I have not yet listen, but hopefully after the download, I can suck as many ideals and information that I can implant to my blog.
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If we sign up now and are not able to put in much effort because of time issues can we retake it next time for no charge? I know the material is always online but I suffer from overwhelm syndrome and it is helpful to go through it week by week the way you intended it.
Hola Yaro,
I hope I'm not asking too much, but it would be really nice if you can get a transcript for this mammoth 2 hour plus, Blog Coaching Call as well.
Thank you for listening.
Greetings and lots of love from Malaysia.
p/s sori about me Inglish.
Transcripts for people like me too are better.
Wohoo, looks like my suggestion worked.
Hi Yaro,
I just downloaded it. Thanks a lot for sharing it. Now I'm just learning to realize how important is audibles as a great content in your blog.
Great stuff. I found a lot of great tips in this conference call. I'm checking out the Wishlist Member plugin for WP right now. This is perfect for one of my brand new clients.
Pet Peeve: "you know, you know, you know". Makes me cringe every time I hear that. Definitely lowers my perceived credibility in the person who uses filler words like that.
2 hours and 19 minutes wow. I see why my leg fell asleep.
Thanks Yaro,
I just downloaded it and I have to say that I just loved.
Thanks for make it available for all of us.
Great idea to have a sample coaching session. It sounds like your program is extremely helpful. If I start my own blog I'll have to look into this. You rock Yaro…ok fine you too Gideon 🙂
Hey Yaro!
First off, it's SO COOL that I actually got to speak with you and Gideon. You guys are awesome!
Second, am I the only person who took advantage of the call by saying my website name? Geez… now I feel like a slime ball!
Third, this was my first call with you guys and I will be joining more in the future. I never bothered with live calls before, but yours are worth the time.
I joined Become a Blogger this week and, as you know, I'm a member of Blog Mastermind. Just 1 1/2 months and my blog is already paying for itself!
You guys rock!
Thank you. Thank you queuing it up right now. Notepad ready.
Wow, first time I've been to this site and I come across a nugget of gold like this! Awesome work and the fact you've made it available for free is amazing.
Hey Yaro, thanks for continuing to create and distribute such useful content. Your stuff is useful and welcome "signal" in all the other "noise" out there.
I love that you usually put a transcript of the audio on your site. Did I miss it on here?
I saw 6 short how to videos about blogging on one of your pages. I can't seen to find that page. Is there a direct link?
My genuine compliments to all you do!! Of all the people whose emails I get every day offering info you always offer solid knowledge, and no hype! Thank you!
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Hi Yaro,
I just joined your Become a Blogger Premium, last night, that you and Gideon offer. I'm looking forward in learning and using all the tools and resources that this system offers, and built my own hosted blog site, from scratch and then apply everything that I can learn about the different processes to make it one of a kind in my niche.
I really enjoy reading your posts, and is quite inspiring to see the amount of traffic that you bring in here…….. This is an awesome blog site..
Thank you for the opportunity to listen in on the call, some great advice here. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer all those questions.
this is a best topic.I hope we have a great info by this post.
I was able to really sit down and listen to this again today and I just want to tell everyone if you have 2 hours or so, take the time to listen, you wont be disappointed.
Downloading the mp3 to be able to listen to it later, looking forward to hearing it =D 2 hours plus full of goodies! Great stuff for sure
Till then,
That was a long one….phew I still have around an hour left.
I've been following your posts for a long time now. Great to have a chance to listen to a replay of the audio. Thanks!
Thankyou for sharing this. It's very useful to get such a deep insight into what makes a blog tick.
Thanks for this informative post.
Hey Yaro,
Thanks for another add-on to your showcase for us. I have already subscribed to your become a blogger program and watched all the videos there, and they were to the point and perfect in all way to make a novice know how to enter the blogging world.
And talking about this podcast this is amazing. I liked it as it is another informative piece of advices that I have listened today.


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i have a 150 computer that hooks up to the DLC and gives me live data. when i am at idle the throttle position sensor says 10% and when im at wide open throttle it says 85%. my tps and wiring to the computer are good.what does not make sence to me is if the computer sees 10% at no throttle shouldnt i have a high idle?
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"Evan Williams" The Creator Of Blogger and Twitter Shares His Advice For Amazing Success
Evan Williams is the creator of two highly successful blogging platforms Twitter & Blogger. He has faced the ups and downs of the dotcom boom and bust and has shown through sheer passion and persistence that no matter what, you can achieve greatness if you follow your dreams.
Evan Williams shares his 5 Keys to Entrepreneurial Success for any startup fiend looking at creating something memorable in this world.
Ev Williams Advice For Entrepreneurs
1. Work with Amazing People
Don't compromise on who you choose to found your company with and hire. Do not put up with ego-centric personalities or downer attitudes.
2. Take on Big Challenges
It's pretty simple: Hard things are valuable; easy things are not so valuable. Reaching the mountaintop is rewarding because it is hard. If it was easy, everybody would do it.
3. Focus
Say no to most things: Features. People. Partnerships. "Coffees." Projects. Only a few of them really matter. (Yes, it's hard to know which.) Don't get distracted.
4. Take Care of Yourself
When you don't sleep, eat crap, don't exercise, and are living off adrenaline for too long, your performance suffers. Your decisions suffer. Your company suffers.
5. Love those Close to You
Failure of your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.
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Hard works make you Leader.
laziness makes you slave.
No success is worth failing in the home. Prioritize your loved ones. Great tips!
The focus one is the most important ánd most difficult. Great advice!
I like to way u put it.."coffees"….lots of that happening nowadays. Its up to us to manage it wisely.
To be successful needs a lot of discipline and motivation. Online business is quite popular today, if we know how to utilize our resources and always open minded, somehow we can easily cope up to any situation.
Great post as always, Joel! And excellent point, Victor – "failing forward" is the key.
nice 2 knw abt evan!
As an affiliate of a blogging platform (Empower Network), this is exactly what makes success predictable.There is no secret or magical formula for success, but to follow basic principles that you touched upon. I also think that an additional point would be how we define failure (perspective) and how to appropriately respond to it. All successful entrepreneurs understand the value of lessons learned through "failing forward" (John Maxwell).


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Trey Songz Interview with The305.com from The305.com on Vimeo.
So we got a chance to catch up with Trey Songz while he was in town. He did a small radio promo run and I linked with him and his crew at the Y100 studios. Not sure if he did many interviews while he was in Miami, this is definitely one of his first on camera interviews, if not the first of 2011. So, its only right we recap the hell of a year he had in 2010 and what he has upcoming this year. Trey was definitely humble and very cool to interview. Shouts to the entire Atlantic Records fam and the homie Mack from the night show over at Y100. Here's what we covered:
– Highlights of 2010
– Loving Miami's women and weather
– Partying up at LIV with Jay-Z
– Bringing down his mom to Miami for a mother's day weekend
– What has made him "successful"
– New Year's Resolution?
– Acting opportunities coming up for him
– Touching a girl's stomach and her giving birth right after (lol)
– New music from him and Drake


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Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic: Return to World Cup planned for Royal Delta
Victory over an outstanding field in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic might not be the crowning achievement for the favorite.
Royal Delta has been there, done that. And she is not done yet, according to owner Benjamin Leon.
"As long as she stays healthy, we should be able to get another good year of enjoyment of her," Leon said this week from London. "So I intend to race her next year, also."
Why not? Royal Delta, 4, is better than ever in the eyes of Leon and trainer Bill Mott. "She's more mature mentally, she's got more racing experience," Mott said. "I thought she was good physically last year. Maybe she has broadened out a little bit as a 4-year-old."
Royal Delta was very good in 2011. She won four of seven including the Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs, and was voted champion 3-year-old filly. Days after the Breeders' Cup, Leon outbid Frank Stronach at the Keeneland November sale and purchased Royal Delta for $8.5 million from the estate of Prince Saud bin Khaled.
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"She has it all," Leon said. "She's beautiful, she has excellent conformation, she has tremendous racing ability, plus she is backed up with a tremendous pedigree. Down the road, she should be an excellent broodmare."
Down the road is still more than a year away. Leon, founder of Leon Medical Centers in Florida, is establishing a breeding operation in that state to complement his racing stable, Besilu Stables.
But when he purchased Royal Delta last fall, the 3-year-old by Empire Maker had started only eight times. She still had plenty of racing ahead, including an ambitious goal of the 2012 Dubai World Cup.
That did not work out so well. Royal Delta finished ninth. The setback did not temper Leon's confidence. "The race in Dubai, she had a very bad trip," he said. "If she would have had a good trip, I think she would have had a shot at winning that race.
"I still think she does," Leon emphasized. The 2013 target: Dubai.
"Next year she will be 5 years old, she will be more experienced and she will be stronger. It's the opportunity for her to become part of history, to be the very first female to win the World Cup in Dubai," Leon said. "After that, we'll take it one step at a time."
Based on a stellar summer-fall 2012 campaign, few would quarrel with another Dubai attempt. After returning this spring, in her first start with jockey Mike Smith, Royal Delta romped by eight lengths in Grade 2 Fleur de Lis at Churchill Downs.
Royal Delta followed with a narrow victory in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, carrying nine pounds more than the runner-up. She was subsequently compromised by weight at Saratoga. Carrying 10 pounds more than Love and Pride in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign, Royal Delta missed by a half-length.
"Does a pound or two make a difference? It might not make a lot of difference," Mott said. "But when you start giving 10 pounds away, and carrying 124, it does make a little difference."
Carrying equal weights Sept. 29 in the Grade 1 Beldame at Belmont Park, Royal Delta exploded. She scored a 9 1/2-length crusher, in an effort that might have made Royal Delta one of the favorites for the BC Classic.
The appeal of the Classic was easy for Leon to resist. It was not part of his plan, at least not this year. "It's a business plan," he said.
"That's one of the reasons why Royal Delta, even though it is tempting, is not running in the Classic this year. We just have to patient.
"If she is healthy and all the stars line up, maybe we will see her in the Classic [in 2013]."
Before that, Royal Delta will try to become only the second repeat winner in the history of the Ladies' Classic. Bayakoa in 1989-90 is the only two-time winner of the race, formerly known as the Distaff.
Royal Delta will face an outstanding 2012 field in which all seven likely starters are Grade 1 winners. Awesome Feather, owned by Royal Delta underbidder Stronach, is expected to start as second choice.
Awesome Feather has won all 10 of her starts, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2010. Stronach purchased her for $2.3 million that fall.
Love and Pride is the only candidate with Grade 1 victories on both coasts. She is trained by Todd Pletcher, with whom Leon previously was affiliated. After Royal Delta was sold, there was speculation Royal Delta would be trained by Pletcher. Leon kept her with Mott.
In addition to Royal Delta, Mott trains a bevy of 2-year-olds for Leon. Mott said there is no rush.
"The basic understanding I have from him is that the welfare of the horse comes first, and he doesn't mind how patient you are," Mott said. "For me, any time the owner has the welfare of the horse above and beyond anything else, it makes my job really easy."
So far so good, thanks mostly to Royal Delta, who has won eight races and more than $2.6 million from 14 starts.
While preparing Royal Delta for her second Ladies' Classic, Mott was reminded that his four previous winners of the Ladies' Classic/Distaff entered after losing their final prep.
Royal Delta won her prep by more than nine lengths.
"It makes me a little more nervous this time," Mott joked.
His previous winners were Royal Delta in 2011, Unrivaled Belle in 2010, Escena in 1998, and Ajina in 1997.
Royal Delta is scheduled to breeze this weekend at Belmont Park, post one more work the following week, and ship to California on Oct. 29.
It will be another road trip for the country's top filly and her owner. "I've been to every one of her races since I purchased her," Leon said.
And there is more to look forward to in 2013.
Perhaps Frankels owner should take a look at what Leon is doing with Royal Delta and learn to be a sportsman and take on any challengers in some of the best races that are run around the world instead of hiding and not show casing this talented runner against the best in the world .
Honestly, I saw Awesome Feather as a stand-out based on her PPs and as she loaded into the gate of her 2-y-o BC win. In many-many years, say maybe four (4) horses became the Delta horse on my radar. She is the only active horse now of the 4 Delta horses and I think her race will be: front runners ding-dong, Aw Fther hits 6 fl at 109.+, mile 134+ and from the mile pole is in charege to a 147.4 to 148.4. This race is not going to be a fight to the finish wire. AF should after the mile finish convincingly.
RD can be brilliant at times ..........Awesome Feather is brilliant all the time.........It's gonna be a fun race. This should be the race to close the Breeders Cup Weekend!
I think RD should BCC this year. The field is not going to be very strong this year. This may be her best shot.
Need more of this. . . thoroughbreds can be at their best beyond age 4, and that is often the last time we see today's high-class horses. Makes it easy to root for her over the others who will probably be retired soon after the BC race.
It seems that Leon doesn't understand that when fillies go sour, they do it quickly. Passing the Classic this year is a huge mistake. She is at her best right now and could earn HOY honors if she were to win.
are you kidding me we are going to see a awesome duel... and i hope awesome feather wins...
With all this talk from Leon, why isn't she in the Classic this year?
If we needed a Filly to get behind - here She is...
Wow.....Already annointed the winner on BC day. Without seeing the PP's, I would have to think that It's Tricky should get a great trip considering those that should run. Who knows though. Still need to see the PP's.


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|1961 Aug. 14
In this WSB newsfilm clip from August 14, 1961, civil rights workers return to Jackson, Mississippi to appeal their conviction for participation in the Freedom Rides.
The clip begins with a Greyhound bus driving down the street and parking along the side of the road. The bus's windows are down and people are seen through the windows. An African American woman and two white women get off the bus; later a white man gets off the bus. The interracial group of men and women walk up a flight of stairs. Cameramen and policemen observe the group as it walks up the stairs. The clip ends with spectators watching the group enter the building.
In 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organized a test of interstate transportation dubbed the Freedom Ride. The ride, patterned after the 1947 Journey of Reconciliation, began in Washington D.C. on May 4, 1961 after three days of nonviolence training. The trip met little resistance through Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. However, on May 14, the two groups of riders were attacked in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama. Although the riders eventually flew to New Orleans on May 15, student civil rights workers from Nashville, Tennessee organized replacement riders to continue the journey. After several days of delay, on May 20, 1961, the reorganized Freedom Riders traveled from Birmingham to Montgomery. In Montgomery, the riders were again attacked by a white mob that beat the riders and several bystanders, including John Seigenthaler, personal assistant to attorney general Robert F. Kennedy. Following several more days of negotiations attempting to guarantee the riders' safety, the group traveled from Montgomery to Jackson, Mississippi on May 25. Mississippi officials promptly arrested Freedom Riders who arrived that day as well as every subsequent group of riders that came to Jackson. Many riders, following the "jail, no bail" policy of civil rights workers, would stay in jail the thirty-nine days required for appeals before being bailed out. Eventually over one hundred fifty people were arrested and convicted on charges of breach of the peace. Those convicted returned to Jackson on August 14 to appeal their convictions. In September 1961 the Interstate Commerce Commission issued a ruling banning segregation on interstate buses, trains, and stations that serviced interstate travelers. That ruling went into effect on November 1, 1961.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 12/2/2003
Publication Date: 7/10/2004
Citation: Pachepsky, Y.A., Shelton, D.R. 2004. Comparison of batch and flow experimental data on retention of manure-borne Cryptosporidium Parvum Oocysts in soils. Environmental Protection Agency. (website: http://es.epa.gov/neer/publications/meetings/9-9-2003/pdf/yakov_pachepsky.pdf.) Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Release of the manure-borne Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts is the most probable cause of further ground and surface water contamination with this pathogen. Our objective was to assess the effect of water saturation on transport of manure-borne oocyst through soil cores. Manure seeded with oocysts was applied on the surface of 10-cm columns filled with sandy loam soil and clay loam soils. Cores were initially saturated and an eight-hour rainfall simulation provided saturated flow in one set of columns whereas the other set had suction ca. 5 kPa applied at the bottom. The convective-dispersion model with exponential boundary release, instantaneous adsorption and first-order kinetic removal of oocysts was used to simulate the transport. Transport parameters were found by fitting the van Genuchten analytical solution to the oocyst profile distributions. Oocysts stayed mostly within top 8 cm of soil columns. Cumulative oocyst contents in leachates from unsaturated columns were less than 0.1% whereas the saturated columns allowed breakthrough of 0.4% and 1.3% in sandy loam and clay loam soil cores, respectively. The model mimicked the profile distributions of oocysts very well, but failed to simulate breakthrough of small amounts of oocysts occurring probably due to a preferential flow. Values of retardation coefficient were less than unity in saturated columns and greater than unity in unsaturated columns. Values of the soil partition coefficient Kd derived from the retardation coefficient values were much less than earlier reported values from batch experiments with the same soils. The removal rates were much higher in saturated than in unsaturated columns. Soil water saturation substantially affected the manure-borne oocyst transport.


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Justin Wedes is an activist, educator, media-maker and community organizer.
He is a stubborn optimist and sometimes-workaholic. He runs The Liberati Group, a PR firm for underdogs and dreamers.
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Thousands of spiritual seekers will join the Catholic Church tonight at Easter Vigil Masses across the country. The U.S. Conference for Catholic Bishops has shared some of their stories, from the first inklings to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process. I was struck by how many tales addressed the role of romance in the spiritual search, a noteworthy takeaway for the CatholicMatch community.
Take Randall Wilson, a Houston meteorologist raised Baptist who first experienced Mass while on a date and then found himself "called back for more," according to Catherine Panzica, the USCCB's spokeswoman. He read books on Catholicism and felt drawn to the faith's beautiful traditions.
"The richness and fullness of the Catholic Church isn't found anywhere else," Randall said. "Looking back, I see how much was missing. I'm not even 100 percent Catholic yet, but I can't imagine my life without the holy sacraments, without praying the holy rosary, without confessions and without the holy Eucharist."
There's no mention of what came of that date, so I assume they're no longer together, but it's a good reminder to CatholicMatch members of the important, even life-changing purpose a date can serve spirituality, if not romantically.
Then there's Tony Luu, a New Yorker who was raised atheist and didn't come to realize the power of religion until he met his fiancée and her family, who embraced the richness of the Church.
"Catholicism has changed my life in providing a different view and perspective on my everyday living," Tony said. "I feel that the religion has calmed me down…and that is a lot for someone who is from New York."
What an amazing gift his fiancée was able to give him! Imagine all the deep conversations they had during Tony's RCIA process. What a great way to bond and prepare for the sacrament of marriage!
CatholicMatchers, tell me: What are your thoughts on the relationship between religion and romance? Have you ever hoped or tried to convert a significant other? What do you make of these conversion stories? Do you know anyone who is becoming Cathoic this Easter? Have you walked with any RCIA candidates this year? What was your experience like?
And for the 10 percent of our CatholicMatchers who are converts, according to our internal data, leave a comment and tell us about your conversion. As a cradle Catholic, I find those stories invigorating! And that's what the Easter season is all about!
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Speaking of the USCCB, we're thrilled to announce that Theresa Notare, Secretariat of the USCCB's Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth Office, has partnered with CatholicMatch.com as a regular blog contributor. Theresa is a single Catholic and an incredibly wise woman. Her superb debut post will be published this Monday, April 9. Be sure to check back!


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Category: Global & Civic Engagement
Confessions of an Aid Worker in Africa
Jillian Reilly
Tuesday, May 6
Harris Hall 108
Jillian Reilly is a writer and public speaker focusing primarily on developing world affairs. Her aim is to inspire more honest, critical debate about development work and the local and international players involved in it. As a twenty-three-year-old, Jillian Reilly went to southern Africa in 1993 at the close of apartheid, desperate to do good. She only planned to stay for six months, but the promise of playing savior was just too great. Jillian's career in the aid industry flourished. To all the world, she looked like a successful 'do-gooder' — even a precocious one. If only she weren't being suffocated by her own sense of futility. Jillian left southern Africa quite clear that the only person she could save was herself. Realizing her own limitations, as well as the shortcomings that are part of the big business of doing good, Jillian addresses fundamental problems with international aid and explores ways to work within what she calls a "broken system for social change."
This event is co-sponsored by the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and the Program for African Studies.


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Geert pinged me to let us know he pinpointed a date for the next MySQL user group.
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David Mihm is the first person that came to mind when I decided to focus on local SEO tips for this month's entry. David is one of the leading experts of local search engine marketing in the country and has been in the industry since the early 2000's. David's blog, Mihmorandum, and website are go-to resources for local SEO stragtegies, tactics, and recommendations. David's business creates and promotes search-friendly websites for clients throughout the United States and he's excited about the opportunity to provide you with five strategies to optimize your business for local search.
1. Keyword Research for Local
Keyword research is a classic issue / question for traditional SEO and PPC practitioners…"Google never shows any keyword volume for search terms that include a geographic modifier. How am I supposed to do keyword research for my Local clients?" While you might sometimes get lucky using the Adwords keyword tool if you're searching for "head" terms in a major metropolitan area, it can be very difficult to assess both long-tail keywords and ANY keywords for clients located in small towns. The best strategy here (hat tip to Mary Bowling) is to check out Google Insights for Search and drill down on generic keywords by geographic area. While you're not going to get an exact number of searches, this tool does show the relative keyword volume for a much wider range of keywords in very specific metro areas.
2. The Places-Plus Merge
So, obviously, the hot issue right now is the switchover from Google Places to Google Plus. To be honest, even the experts are waiting to see how this change will play out. Currently it's possible to claim a +Local page in both the Google Places Dashboard and via your Google Plus account (this one just opened up a couple of weeks ago). While the Google's long-term direction is clear that Plus will be the primary interface for managing these pages, it's still unclear whether undertaking this merge is a good idea for the vast majority of small businesses–the primary optimization vehicle on traditional Place Pages (categories) largely disappears on the Plus Page, but the ability to add much longer descriptions and links may be worth the tradeoff.
3. Local SEO and Social Media
I'm often asked by clients and prospects about some of the more hyped social media platforms (Pinterest, Foursquare, even Twitter). Awareness of these platforms is increasing in the SMB community but business owners are largely unclear how they should be interacting with them, if at all. There are a few examples floating around the internet of businesses who have been successful at generating new business with a small amount of time invested on social media, but by-and-large it's something that takes a considerable amount of time that most business owners don't have. For the vast majority of businesses, search traffic (and customers) coming from Google, and to a lesser extent Bing, is still going to provide much better ROI, whether the "I" is money OR time. And most experts agree that social factors largely do not impact Local Search Rankings. We'll see if that changes as Plus becomes more prominent in 2013, however.
4. Mobile Websites
If you are a typical small business right now, one out of every five customers visiting your website is coming from a mobile device or tablet–a number that has grown 4x in just the last two years. And if you're a restaurant or heavily foot-trafficked retail shop, that number may be closer to 40-50%. Now is the time to make an investment in a site that will respond to your mobile users. Typically the price of a mobile-friendly site is a fraction the cost of a traditional site, as there are a number of off-the-shelf vendors for this service that do quite a good job. Providing a fast-loading, easily thumb-clickable website may not bring you more traffic per se, but you're likely to convert a much higher percentage of mobile visitors into actual customers as you wow them with a great experience on the go. And before I get any hate mail, this is a classic example of 'do as I say, not as I do,' as I am well aware that neither of my primary websites (Davidmihm.com or GetListed.org) have a mobile version yet. Look for that to happen by the end of the year, however.
5. Siri Rankings
So, there's obviously a lot of hype around Siri and the impending launch of Apple Maps right now. While long term, as I hinted at above, I think mobile is on track to overtake desktop search in importance, for right now it's important to take a step back for some perspective in terms of how much sleep to lose over poor rankings on Siri. As I said above, about one in five searches is mobile. But only about two out of 100 searches is a Siri search, which is less than one-in-ten Local searches. So while this is going to be a huge area of growth going forward, right now, you should spend less than 10% of your Local SEO time, energy, and resources worrying about Siri.
Do you have any questions? Have you found success using some of the strategies that David listed above? Sound off in the comments below and let us know!
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Conditions: chest-to-head high and semi-blown from the southRounds Held: Finals for: Menehune Bodyboard, Open Bodyboard, Menehune Longboard, Junior Longboard, Womens Longboard, Girls, Junior Women, Menehune, Boys, Junior Men, Open.Nature's call: You should've been here yesterdayPredicted: Some cheerin', some cryin' and a whole lot of drivin.'
Helene. Or was it Gordon? Or Florence ….or Ernesto? Whatever their names, the past month of tropical activity meant that every competitor came to Hatteras this year fully primed where the they met perhaps the best batch of hurricane surf yet. The combination of solid waves and surfers made for highly contested battles in every division. In fact, the only champ who truly smoked his opponents was Southern New Jersey's Zack Humphreys, who took both the Junior and Open titles this week with a polished, powerful approach promising true pro potential. Not only was his surfing on fire, he burned consistently, staying smooth under pressure and finding the scores he needed in the most critical moments. While other title threats like Hunter Heverly, Florida's Sean Poynter, VB's Philip Goold and Maryland surprise Vince Boulanger gambled on big moves when behind the eightball, Zack stuck to his favorite takeoff point in front of the judges tent and hammered the lip on the longest lefthanders he could find for wins in both divisions. "This feels so good to win both titles after six years,' he says. "It's a great way to graduate to the next level."
Of course, that's what Easterns is all about – seeing what surfers are destined for the big time – and there were other clearly talented watermen surfing all week. Justin Quintal's performances were as bright his trademark Zinka, fulfilling his destiny as the Junior Longboard champ. And Menehune Bryan Leide showed that Puerto Rico's got more rippers following on the heels of the Graves and Toth brothers. But if you had to pick one waverider who blew the whole field away, it's PR's Jorge Collomer, whose combos of airs, el rollos and ARSes comboed the entire Open Bodyboard division. As one spectator noted, "That was an exciting bodyboard heat." And for once they weren't kidding.
Boys final double elim one. Yes, it was better on Friday. Not just because the waves were bigger and cleaner, but so was the surfing in most cases as nearly every finalist peaked. All except one —Boys champ Nick Rupp. For the past few days, Rupp seemed almost sluggish. He was winning most heats, but not dominating any, even sustaining a loss to NJ surprise and Jr. Hot Wave Winner Ian Bloch (Bloch scored a 10 in the earlier rounds). On the other side, Fisher Heverly – who at 145 lbs. is the biggest boy out there – was putting man-sized moves on man-sized sets , pulling into tubes, and generally showing the best form of the division. Even into today, as he waited undefeated, Fisher seemed a shoe-in for the crown, especially as Rupp got through on a questionable score on his match-up against Bloch. But when Rupp moved on to face Fisher for the title in their first heat, he matured into a master surfer and competitor. First he held Heverly off a first potential heat winner then – on the very next wave – he did his best impression of Slater v. Beschen in 1996 by slipping around Fisher and dropping behind him, drawing an interference on Heverly as he unknowingly went on to nail home what would have been the necessary winning score. As Volcom Team manager Daniel Terry noted: "That was the single best heat I've ever seen Nick surf." Good thing Daniel stuck around. Come the Boys' final face-off, the normally composed Fisher slowly went to pieces, picking off wrong waves and risking big moves while Rupp only built more momentum. For Rupp, it was a huge comeback. For Heverly, it was a wakeup call that, just like his dad said early that morning, "It doesn't matter if he can surf better than any of them, and he's still got to win the heat."


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What's next for Blue Jays?
The overhaul of the Blue Jays' bullpen seemingly is complete, thanks to two trades with the White Sox and an agreement with an ageless free agent.
Right-hander Sergio Santos will close. Righty Jason Frasor again will play a prominent setup role. Lefty Darren Oliver, 41, will try to produce his fifth straight sub-2.90 ERA.
Now what about the rotation?
The Jays were thwarted in their attempts to trade for right-hander Mat Latos and lefty Gio Gonzalez and obtain the rights to Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish. They still could sign a free agent, but are unlikely to acquire righty Matt Garza from the Cubs, major-league sources say.
Latos and Gonzalez both are under club control for four more years. Garza is under club control for only two more, and the Jays aren't as willing to give up top prospects for a relatively short-term addition, sources say.
A free agent on a short-term deal would be more desirable, but the Jays do not appear especially interested in righties Hiroki Kuroda and Roy Oswalt. They also are unlikely to pursue righty Edwin Jackson, who reportedly is seeking a five-year, $60 million deal.
The Jays are in position to show restraint, given the starting-pitching depth throughout their organization.
Their major-league rotation currently is set with five pitchers who are 29 and under — left-handers Ricky Romero and Brett Cecil and righties Brandon Morrow, Henderson Alvarez and Dustin McGowan.
The Jays also expect to consider at least four youngsters for major-league promotions in 2012 — righties Kyle Drabek, Drew Hutchison, Deck McGuire and Chad Jenkins.
Below that group are five other pitchers who cracked their top 10 prospects for 2012, according to Baseball America — left-handers Daniel Norris and Justin Nicolino and righties Aaron Sanchez, Noah Syndergaard and Asher Wojciechowski.
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Pretty messed up IMO.
I don't think the government should even be involoved with this kind of stuff. But apparently Vemma (first reported here) was taken down by the FTC on August 26, 2015.
The alleged reasons? Because they were marketing to college kids and they emphasized the money more than the product. More or less, that is what the statement was.
Here is the full statement from the FTC:
Again, why is the government even moderating this kinda stuff? What happened to being a free enterprise society? Look, I am no Vemma promoter and I also think that MLM is not the best business model in the world but why are we worrying about if something is a little "sketch" when we have China and other countries straight-up robbing us?
Riddle me that. Just my thoughts (hova voice)…
Anyways, I am over it. MLM is not for me…I think if you wanna dabble in a profit-share model (like My Advertising Pays) that is not a bad way to go, or if you're interested in going the local business route, thats obviously not a bad route to go as well but as far as peddling products, I think there is a better and more sustainable look than multi-level-marketing companies selling overpriced products so people can make money off of their buddies "autoship".
Just saying.
Again, I actually part sides with Vemma on this one, I don't feel like they've done anything illegal, but I feel like people need to wake up and see the trends and realize that MLM is not the sustainable model that it used to be. I mean, you have real estate (where Utah is booming), finance, and other businesses that will always be around and that will always provide value to other people, but I just feel that peddling overpriced energy drinks is a rough way to go.


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PSFK's Trending Topic: Home Appliances Controlled By A Phone [Pics]
Technology is bringing the wireless and digital experience into the home setting.
New gadgets are bringing wireless connectivity into the home and bringing appliances to life. For example, the iKettle sends iPhone notifications when the water has boiled, and LG's refrigerator sends out tweets when it's opened. On the flip side, sticky notes mimic the iPhone notification symbols and recreate a digital experience in a physical way.
Here are a few home gadgets that PSFK featured recently.
Wireless Kettle Controlled Via Smartphone
The iKettle is a WiFi-enabled kitchen appliance that you can control using your smartphone. Users can turn it on from wherever they are in the house and they receive an alert when the water has boiled. It even comes with a Wake mode that wakes users up with a message asking if they want to turn the kettle on.
Big Big Pixel created large sticky note pads that look like iPhone notification alerts. The familiar and super-sized icons are a fun way to post reminders and notes all around the house or office.
Refrigerator Tweets Videos Whenever Its Door Is Opened
LG Sweden developed a refrigerator that tweets a live-streamed video every time its door is opened. Followers of the 'tweeting' refrigerator can see who's been looking inside it. The refrigerator was created to promote the company's new line of cold storage appliances. All the tweets and videos can be found on the Inside Story website.
Gesture-Controlled Smoke Alarm
Nest Labs developed an Internet-connected smoke alarm called Protect that can be silenced with the wave of a hand. The device connects to a WiFi network and has motion-detection and smoke-detection sensors. Instead of rapid beeping, the device beeps intermittently and, using a robot voice, informs the home owner of what is happening. It also sends out notifications to the owner's smartphone via the accompanying app.


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In its recently published IPO prospectus, German chemical group Brenntag raises the prospect of "substantial fines" and the forced divestment of assets at below market prices if it is found to be in violation of antitrust rules. The group has been embroiled in investigations in France and Germany for a couple of years and the outcome of […]
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I recently interviewed Clare Waters, managing director of Brenntag UK and wrote up an article on the group's growth aspirations. Yesterday's report makes me wonder what the impact of this investigation will be on the wider Brenntag group in CEE and elsewhere.Here is the report in full: German Bundeskartellamt expands antitrust investigations According to reliable […]
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