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Food Fight: Diet Coke vs. Snapple Tea
Written on November 1, 2011 at 9:00 am , by Diets in Review
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You finally caught the bug and you're making some healthier choices for yourself. Maybe you're tired of your pants being too tight, or maybe tired of being winded playing with your kids. Whatever the reason, you've started making some changes. To be healthier, your go-to beverage is a little healthier, or so you think.
So many women grab a bottle of Diet Coke or Snapple because of the health halo attached to them. The what? The health halo, as Kati Mora, RD describes at DietsInReview.com, "is actually a clever way to identify foods that claim to be more than what they really are."
Food manufacturers slap the words "diet" or "low-fat", or even a picture of fresh fruit, on the front of a package and no one thinks twice about eating it because it appears healthy. It has a health halo.
That's the case with Diet Coke and Snapple Tea. They appear to be a healthy choice. Heck, the marketing says so, the packaging is believable. While the right answer is that neither of them is great for you, in this food fight, something has to win.
Which product will "win" this fight? (We promise not to just tell you "Water wins!" Keep reading to find out.)
"I am fine with bottled teas as long as they're unsweetened. Green and black tea deliver plenty of health benefits in the form of antioxidants," Cheryl Forberg, RD, the Biggest Loser nutritionist, told us. "If you're tempted to grab an artificially sweetened ice tea however, that's no better than a diet soft drink, in my opinion."
Nutrition facts labels only tell half the story, you have to read ingredient labels to fully understand what's in something. Sure, Diet Coke has zero calories, but it's also made with aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, and caramel color — basically a host of things the average consumer would need a science degree to understand. A whole host of things that aren't good for your body no matter how low in calories the product may be.
Snapple's new "Tea Will Be Loved," inspired by Maroon 5, has 80 calories in an eight-ounce serving. Those 80 calories come from all natural ingredients, which include nothing more than filtered water, sugar, citric acid, tea, and natural flavors from pomegranate, orange, raspberry, blackberry, and hibiscus.
While Diet Coke's label might show zero grams of sugar, and the Snapple label shows 45 grams of sugar, neither of them is any better for you. While that's 45 grams of straight sugar in Snapple, it's almost double what's in a classic Coke. Like Forberg said, it's no better than a soda. You won't find "sugar" on the Diet Coke label, but instead, "aspartame," which is an artificial chemical sweetener linked to cancer.
If you're on Weight Watchers, the PointsPlus come out the same, at 3.
Both of these drinks, if they're your choice, should be consumed in moderation. It goes without saying that water should be the go-to drink of choice for all of us, shooting for 64 ounces per day for the average jane. If you're very active, you should drink in ounces half of what your body weight is (i.e. a 150-pound person would drink 75 ounces of water). If tea is your thing, then brew it yourself. Not only will you save quite a bit of cash, but you can flavor it anyway you like using whole, fresh berries, citrus, or even apple slices, and calories and sugar won't even have to be questioned.
There's got to be a winner, and for this food fight, it's Snapple.
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How attached are you to your deeply held beliefs? If solutions to global problems challenge your worldview, how do you react?
Allan Savory's recent TED Talk introduced an unlikely and politically incorrect solution to reversing global desertification and climate change with the use of livestock as a tool, and different decision making.
Well-meaning laws, bureaucracies, and activists at the mercy of public opinion have stifled this work from moving forward on a large scale in the US. Belief systems and the fear of being wrong often prohibits change.
How do you respond to ideas that challenge your belief system? How do we stop our paradigms and prejudices from unfairly shaping decision making, and allowing us to take real risks for lasting change? What's your reaction to cows helping save the world? What idea have you believed and been completely wrong?
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Mar 6 2013: One purpose of paradigms and beliefs is to keep us out of trouble, and they generally perform this function very well. So we cannot discard them easily. Changing to a new paradigm of this scale requires data and thorough analysis. I do not doubt that Allan Savory has found a good way to reverse desertification, but his talk did not even mention how much it would cost USA ranchers in lost profits. Another consideration is unintended consequences; after all, Allan Savory admits that he was wrong once before.
Mr. Savory's ideas will be quickly adopted In areas where the deserts are taking over and the land is not productive, where there is little or no risk. In other more established areas, where the land is still producing, even if below optimal levels, further analysis and time will be required.
This is a tremendous achievement, but people are slow to change, generally for good reasons.
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Thanks for these thoughts.. I'd share, though, that after 22 years of working with people involved in planned grazing and Savory's Holistic decision making process, although there may be a small investment in training and some modifications to infrastructure at the beginning, many of the people in the less deteriorated areas and commercial areas using this process have produced significantly greater returns. When you can double or triple your stocking rate, the economics of this approach play out well. It also buffers you from drought and downturns in the markets - because you are spreading your costs across a much larger number of units. In the more destitute and poorer lands and economies it can be quite challenging to get launched. Increasingly, though, people in those landscapes who are livestock holders are considering this approach and adopting it. (Shannon Horst, co-founder Savory Institute)
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Utilities are your classic slow-and-steady stocks. Since they operate in a highly regulated industry that is critical to our national security, the majority of publicly traded utilities represent just about the safest stocks you can buy.
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Utilities like Southern Company (NYSE: SO) and American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) are highly valued by investors for their ability to pay dividends year in and year out, regardless of how the economy is doing.
Even when the economy goes into a recession and the stock market plunges, consumers will keep the power on, and as a result utility stocks tend to hold up. And, since utilities manage to pass on rate increases on a regular basis, many utilities have actually increased their dividends for many years in a row.
To illustrate, consider that Southern has paid dividends for 263 consecutive quarters—dating back to 1948. Moreover, the company has actually managed to increase its shareholder distribution for 12 years in a row.
American Electric Power has a proud dividend history itself. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since 1910. Even better, AEP very recently increased its dividend by more than 4%.
This utility is falling behind
Bucking the trend of reliable dividends from utility stocks was Exelon (NYSE: EXC), when it cut its dividend earlier this year. As previously mentioned, utilities are overwhelmingly bought and owned for their fat dividend yields. A utility that cuts its dividend is failing at the biggest reason for owning it, and as a result, will see its stock drop in tandem.
That's exactly what happened to Exelon, which had traded well above $40 per share for much of the past several years, after it slashed its dividend by 41%. The stock price followed suit, collapsing to its current level around $30 per share.
It appears that no utility is immune from the devastating effects of a deteriorating business. In the company's annual report, Exelon revealed that fiscal 2012 GAAP diluted earnings per share fell by more than 60% versus the prior year.
The company's first-quarter results were equally concerning. Exelon reported a net loss in GAAP terms, compared to a $0.28 per-share profit in the first quarter last year.
On a non-GAAP basis, Exelon's first-quarter earnings per share fell 18% year over year.
Exelon also provided poor guidance for the remainder of the current year. Management anticipates between $2.35 per share to $2.65 per share of operating earnings in 2013, representing a decline of 7% to 17% from fiscal year 2012 operating earnings.
Focus on the winners
I had previously owned Exelon for nearly three years, but sold it last year on concerns that the company's dividend growth had stalled despite solid free cash flow generation. Perhaps management knew the company's fortunes were about to turn.
Quite frankly, a utility should not have the amount of volatility in its underlying financial results than Exelon has in recent quarters. The business is virtually guaranteed; the industry itself is critical to the prosperity of our nation.
Investors simply don't need to put up with a utility that reports losses and slashes its dividend by nearly half. There are plenty of other highly profitable, well-managed utilities that take their dividend obligations very seriously. Two of these, Southern Company and American Electric Power, maintain long histories of quarterly dividend payments, year in and year out, and should be given preference by investors interested in utility stocks.
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By more than a 2-to-1 margin, a new poll shows that Utahns favor more state regulation of payday lenders — who charge an average 474 percent annual interest on loans.
That comes as House investigators reported payday lenders quietly financed misdeeds that helped lead to the resignation of former Attorney General John Swallow, including secretly funneling money to defeat a lawmaker who tried to more closely regulate the industry.
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A SurveyUSA poll for The Salt Lake Tribune found that 58 percent of Utahns favor more regulation of the industry, 25 percent oppose it and 17 percent are unsure.
"Essentially, they rob people," said Kearns resident Glenn Larsen, one of those polled who would like to see more regulation. "The interest is outrageous. People who are desperate and are having financial problems take out the loans, and find they can never get out of the cycle of repaying them."
Larsen said he once helped an employee who was trapped by such loans pay them. "But getting that money was so easy that he went back again and got more loans. He ended up in bankruptcy."
Former Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, in 2012 pushed a bill that would have banned payday lenders from making loans to people who already have one, seeking to reduce the likelihood that they borrow more than they can repay. It would have created a database of loans that lenders would need to check before issuing additional loans. It failed amid opposition that Daw called "visceral."
House investigators said that Swallow's campaign staff set up nonprofit groups that by law did not need to disclose their donors. They were used to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars from payday lenders to defeat Daw, and also help Swallow defeat his primary opponent, Sean Reyes, who later was appointed to replace Swallow.
Investigators say the money funded dozens of different mailers sent to voters attacking Daw without revealing who was behind them; "push polling" — a phone campaign masquerading as a survey using unflattering descriptions — against him; and $2,000 worth of campaign signs for his opponent.
"The results [of the poll] are completely unsurprising to me," Daw said, noting that questionnaires he previously sent to voters had "results that were always about the same."
Daw added, "I have improved hopes that something will finally be done," he said. "I'm glad to hear that people in Utah feel it's high time" to pass more regulation of payday loans.
Rep. Larry Wiley, D-West Valley City, this year is pushing legislation similar to Daw's previous bills, and is cheered by the new poll. "I'm glad the general population is looking at this and thinks that more probably needs to be done."
But David Parkinson, spokesman for the Utah Consumer Lending Association of payday lenders, said increased industry regulation won't help anyone.
"Onerous misregulation of the payday lending industry — such as that currently proposed in the 2014 Utah legislative session — will threaten the Utah payday industry," Parkinson said, "and force consumers to use unregulated offshore lenders."
He said Utah payday lenders already are heavily regulated, with such provisions as giving consumers a right to rescind a loan within 24 hours; allowing a borrower to stop the interest on one payday loan annually and pay it over two months with no additional fees; and requiring lenders to provide verbal disclosure of the terms.
Most customers are satisfied, Parkinson said. "In November 2013, a Harris Interactive poll found that nine in 10 payday loan borrowers were highly satisfied, valued the service and preferred payday loans over existing alternatives."
Parkinson said there's a legitimate and beneficial role for payday lenders.
"By providing access to short-term loans that banks, credit unions and other financial institutions can't provide, payday loans give these borrowers far better, less expensive options than overdrafts, bad check charges and utility disconnect/reconnect fees."
Annual state reports say the average payday loan in Utah is now for $358, and charges an average 473.52 percent annual interest rate. The loans can be renewed for up to 10 weeks, after which state law prohibits continuing to add interest. But people sometimes take out new loans to avoid overdraft fees on checks issued to secure the original loan.
The SurveyUSA poll interviewed 600 Utah adults between Jan. 10-13. Its sampling error was plus or minus 4 percent.
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Robert Morris 3, Lindenwood 2
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Nov. 16, 2013 – The Robert Morris University women's hockey team earned their third sweep of the last four weekends as they defeated Lindenwood this afternoon in College Hockey America (CHA) play, 3-1.
Robert Morris (11-3-0, 5-1-0 CHA) has won eight of their last nine games, while the Lions (0-12-2, 0-3-1 CHA) were swept for the fifth time this season.
Despite an even first period in shots (8 to 8), the Colonials jumped out to an early lead 10:15 into the game. Freshman defenseman Mikaela Lowater (Thornhill, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs) forced a turnover and quickly passed it to senior assistant captain Thea Imbrogno (Etobicoke, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs) skating down the left side of the ice. Imbrogno then slid the puck across the crease to sophomore forward Ashley Vesci (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lawrence Academy [Mass.]), who buried it past Lindenwood goaltender Nicole Hensley for her third goal of the season.
The assist on Vesci's goal gave Imbrogno her 98th career point, moving the senior forward into sole possession of second place in that category of the Colonial career record books.
RMU continued to put the pressure on the Lions over the next 20 minutes as they held an 11-2 edge in shots. With a minute and 20 seconds remaining in second period, freshman forward Brittany Howard (St. Thomas, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas) broke a two-game point drought when he lit the lamp for her fifth goal of the season. Howard gathered a pass from senior captain Kristen Richards (Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University) and rifled a shot from the left crease. Hensley made the save, but the rebound trickled back to Howard, who carried the puck to the right side of the crease and scored.
Lindenwood pulled within one five minutes into the third period. Jocelyn Slattery forced a turnover at the blue line and skated alone towards junior goaltender Courtney Vinet (Camrose, Alberta / Edge School), sniping one over Vinet's right shoulder.
The Colonials wouldn't take long to stretch their lead back to two. Just 23 seconds after Slattery's goal, junior forward Rebecca Vint (Caledon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder) beat Hensley on a breakaway for her seventh goal of the season. That goal was Vint's 45thof her career and it moved her past Imbrogno in the RMU record books for third in career goals.
The Lions tried to cut the Colonial lead back to one, as they rifled off 13 shots at Vinet following Vint's goal, but the junior netminder made every save.
Vinet finished the game with 25 saves and improved her record to 3-3-0 as starting goaltender.
RMU also improved their record to 6-0-0 on Saturdays this season.
The Colonials will take to the road next weekend, as they face CHA foe Syracuse. Friday's contest is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. from Tennity Ice Pavilion.
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Sinead O'Connor isn't playing nice with Miley Cyrus anymore -- in fact, she's warning the pop tart to stop dissing her or risk a lawsuit.
Sinead is ticked that Miley responded to her unsolicited advice about how to behave by re-tweeting some things that she'd sent out during a dark period in her life last year. In response to being compared toAmanda Bynes, Sinead wrote a note saying, "Ms. Cyrus has today posted tweets of mine which are two years old and which were sent when I was ill and seeking medical help. She has done this in an attempt to deliberately cause me harm and hurt. Ms. Cyrus's lawyers will be contacted by mine regarding this matter."
Miley then spent time tweeting that she didn't have time to deal with Sinead and mocking the older singer's current career, which led Sinead to defend Amanda and then jab Miley by saying, "Soon it will be you who will be the media 'crazy'...and you will not enjoy it. When you end up in the psych ward or rehab, I'll be happy to visit you...and would not lower myself to mock you."
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Two years ago the U.S. Supreme Court certified California's prisons as unconstitutional overcrowded, unsafe and prone to cause, not cure, recidivism. Responding to the earlier federal injunction ordering California to reduce its prison population, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 109, the so-called Public Safety Realignment law that transferred authority for large numbers of convicted felons from the state prison and parole system to the state's 58 counties.
Since realignment went into effect 18 months ago, the state prison population has declined by roughly 25,000. Quite predictably, the local jail population has simultaneously increased, and by some projections, the jail increase might soon roughly equal the prison population decline.
If the total number locked up in state prisons or jails turns out to be about the same in the near term, should we conclude that realignment isn't succeeding? We think the answer is no, because that's the wrong metric for evaluation.
First, even if accurate, the projection that the overall incarceration population in California may not change doesn't diminish realignment's success. The law's primary and most immediate goal was to satisfy the federal injunction to cure unconstitutional overcrowding.
Of course, the Plata case is not yet resolved; the plaintiffs contend many illegal conditions persist. But given the dramatic decrease in the number of state prisoners, and the overhaul of health care and mental health care, and other operations, we know that in time the injunction will terminate.
When it does, realignment will deserve much of the credit. Moreover, many felons who would have entered state prison on new crimes or re-entered following parole revocations, but instead have been "realigned" under the new law surely pose some risk to public safety. Realignment wasn't intended to change the length of sentences, only the place where sentences are served. If prosecutorial and judicial decisions lead to most of those realigned felons being in jail, then realignment will have solved a constitutional problem without reducing public safety.
Finally, the Eighth Amendment violations in Plata were hardly legal technicalities. Overcrowding caused shocking numbers of preventable deaths from disease and even suicide, serious spread of contagious disease, and a lack of even minimal mental health care. It also exposed inmates and guards to violence, and deprived educational and rehabilitation programs of minimal space to operate.
If realignment helps address those problems, it will help achieve an undeniable social good while also potentially reducing recidivism for both jail and prison inmates. Indeed, because the sheer legal costs of defending the federal case have been enormous, resolution may allow state resources to be redirected toward reducing recidivism in a number of ways.
Second, those who hoped realignment would reduce overall incarceration can find reason for optimism if they exercise realistic patience. AB 109 might ultimately reduce the overall number if the shift to county control induces agencies to more effectively reduce recidivism.
Indeed, another premise of realignment was that counties are better positioned to rehabilitate inmates in jails and released offenders on supervision by bringing them closer to social service and mental health providers. Even if the zero-sum projection is accurate for another year or two, realignment still shows promise of success by this theory just not immediately.
As our research shows, counties are now undeniably absorbing increased numbers of offenders. Some face jail overcrowding themselves, a few report increases in low-level property crimes, and new and enhanced responsibilities are being placed on judges, sheriffs, prosecutors, probation officers and police.
But a key virtue of realignment rests on classic economics: It requires counties to internalize the costs of conviction and sentencing decisions made at the county level costs previously externalized on state prisons and parole agents.
The hope is that, after a reasonable transition time, counties will be able to stabilize and reduce their jail populations without sending prisoners back to the state and without compromising public safety. Doing so will require the use of risk assessments by county officials, better coordination of decision-making and information-sharing among agencies, and more innovative and cost-effective use of alternatives to incarceration.
It would have been ideal if realignment could have met these aspirations quickly. But it would have been unrealistic to expect it, given the deep fiscal and legal crisis California's criminal justice was in two years ago. Yes, realism demands concern about some troubling aspects of the transition: Along with the increases in jail and probation populations, many counties are dealing with more criminally sophisticated offenders than they were pre-realignment. And the health care problems that led to Plata could morph into county-level versions of the state problem.
But reports tell us that many counties are managing jail reductions through risk assessments and are innovating with alternative sentences and cross-agency re-entry resource centers. The reports justify cautious optimism that with appropriate fixes realignment just might work. At the very least, projections that the overall incarceration rate hasn't dipped do not demonstrate that realignment isn't working.
Joan Petersilia and Robert Weisberg are law professors at Stanford Law School and co-directors of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.


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Jackie Warner's Go-To Protein Shake Recipe
Written on June 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Karla Walsh
When celebrity trainer Jackie Warner recently dropped by the FITNESS offices—she'd dashed in between doing a TV segment and hitting some other morning meetings—she was fresh off the success of her latest book, 10 Pounds in 10 Days, and already on to the next big project. Fans who watched her Bravo TV reality series Thintervention With Jackie Warner will recall scenes where the fitness pro showed up in contestants' kitchens and taught them to whip up healthy, don't-blow-your-diet shakes. Turns out, Warner sensed a secret ingredient was missing. "I'd read a lot about protein powders and consumed them myself but I couldn't find anything with all the all-natural, organic components I thought they needed," she says. "I wanted whey protein powder with more than protein isolate. So I spent two years developing some myself."
The resulting product can be found in her just-launched Wellness Collection, which also includes a multivitamin, a combo Omega-3,-6 and –9 supplement, flavored H20 boosters and 150-calorie snack bars. "Plus it tastes great," adds Warner.
Before her morning workouts, Warner whips up a healthy shake (recipe below) with the vanilla bean protein powder. "It has the perfect combination of carbohydrates, fat and protein to fuel your workout, " she says.
Jackie Warner's Pre-Workout Protein Shake
Serves 1
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
- 1/2 cup frozen spinach
- 1 tablespoon all-natural peanut butter
- 1 scoop vanilla bean whey isolate protein powder
- 1/4 cup dry oats
- Water, added until shake reaches desired texture
Blend all ingredients, pour in glass and sip on the way to the gym.
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UVa-Wise String Ensemble to perform Nov. 21
A chamber music concert featuring the UVa-Wise String Ensemble will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. The event is free and open to the public.
The String Ensemble under the direction of Cynthia Mueller, a strings instructor and member of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra. Also performing will be The QuintEssential Woodwind ensemble and the UVa-Wise Clarinet Choir, both under the direction of Suzanna Masters.
A performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Kegelstatt Trio (K. 498) in Eb major for clarinet, viola and piano will be given. Movements I and II, original compositions written by Suzanna Masters, Cynthia Mueller and Michael Donathan will also be performed. Cultural activity credit will be given.
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At Boone Graphics, we're much more than just a printer.
We have the resources and service philosophy to provide your business with front-end document creation through hard copy
and electronic distribution. With our state-of-the-art secured facility and over 25 highly trained professionals, we can create your image, manage your data, print your documents and deliver your messages, all under one roof and all with one accountability.
When it comes to product quality or data security, nobody is
more dedicated than Boone Graphics. We maintain a strict
Quality Management System that many printers would consider excessive. It starts with cutting edge equipment serviced only by factory-trained technicians. It includes a dedication to employee training that results in a design staff that is all USPS Certified Mail Design Professionals. And it concludes with a consistently high quality product that all of us at Boone Graphics demand.
Making your business life easier is our goal. Supplying you with one single source for the entire process - design to print to distribution - is how we get that done.
Welcome to Boone Graphics!
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Meet our Newest CSR Jim Petrini
Jim brings years of printing knowledge to Boone and is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet! Come in to Boone and introduce yourself!
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The Truth About "Going Green"
December 2012
December 2012
The next time you hear someone say that their office is "going green" or going paperless, consider the following:
• Paper is carbon locking, meaning that paper retains carbon dioxide, just as if it were still a tree.
• The paper industry plants more trees than it harvests. Without paper, there would be fewer trees.
• No virgin forests are used for paper making.
• Only one third of paper is made from cutting trees. Another third is made from sawmill waste, and another third from recycled paper.
• The manufacture and use of computers, e-readers, and mobile devices is damaging to the environment. E-waste is piling up our landfills. The Internet and cloud computing rely upon vast arrays of power-gulping servers which also damage our environment.
And remember, it's OK to print that email. Paper is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable product made from trees.
February 2012
February 2012
We've all got mail like this before. A personalized letter, with a personalized donation card all enclosed in a personalize envelope. But how many of us have wondered . . . how do they do this? How do they make sure this all matches when they're probably sending out thousands?
In short, these types of mailings are printed on variable data digital presses and then loaded into high-speed inserting/sealing machines. These machines have cameras located throughout the process to ensure all pieces match and to create an audit trail. If something mismatches, the line is shut down, fixed and restarted. This way, we ensure Mr. Jones gets Mr. Jones' letter & donation card and not Mrs. Smith's.
Here's our production line in action:
Stop by our production facility on Kellogg Avenue in Goleta anytime and we'd be happy to give you a tour.
October 2011
October 2011
Meet our newest full time driver, Lalo Perez.
Many of you already recognize Lalo as he's been driving for us part time for a couple years. Now, we're very excited, and lucky, to have Lalo behind the wheel full time! Keep an eye out for him and our new Ford Transit around town.
Give him a wave! He's never too busy to say hi.
September 2011
September 2011
As many of you have already noticed, there are changes going on over here at Boone Graphics! Our home for the last six years here on Kellogg Avenue has recently sold. The new owners have plans for the building, occupying a part and leasing out the rest. To accommodate their remodel plans, we have moved our front offices and graphics departments to the other end of the building. We are currently looking for a new home somewhere in Goleta or Santa Barbara and plan to move next March. In the mean time, we'll be right here on Kellogg, getting a lot done in a small space!
If moving isn't tough enough, we are extremely busy these days — always a good problem to have. To help keep up, we have our third Canon IR7150 digital press arriving next week and the fourth scheduled for installation at our new building in March. We are also upgrading our mailing and fulfillment department this month with the addition of a mail verification matching system. This is a fancy way of saying — a computer system that assures all documents we print and insert match 100%, providing post-production documentation for proof.
I would like to thank all our loyal customers and clients for their support as we navigate this busy time. I apologize in advance for any inconveniency the temporary front office or move creates but please rest assured your jobs will not suffer — always right and always on time. See ya in the shop!
Tradeshow? Seminar? Conference?
We can help!
February 2011
We can help!
February 2011
We hear it all the time. "I had no idea you guys could do that!" Many of our clients who have relied on our attention to detail with their printing, mailing and web projects never knew we have an entire department dedicated to signs, banners and posters — big graphics!
Here's a quote from a corporate client of ours upon returning from an important conference, "We are back among the living! The event went AWESOME and all of the graphics were a HUUUUUUGE hit! Really great work and I can't thank you enough."
We had another client who needed a fresh look for their tradeshow booth. They had a small local office with no room for us to set it up and really take a look at it. So, we had them come down to our facility and set up the entire show booth on our production floor. We spent hours with them brainstorming new ideas and experimenting with different looks. In the end, our graphics team totally redesigned their look and produced all new signage, brochures and promotional handouts. They had to call us half way through the show because they ran out of promo material! We printed them more that same day and over night shipped it to their hotel. No problem!
So the next time you're getting ready for that upcoming show, seminar or conference. Call us. We can help!
Wow, how things have changed!
August 2010
August 2010
It's truly amazing how much the print industry has changed just over the last 5 years. At Boone Graphics, we see it everyday! Gone are the "good old days" when a customer would deliver us a file on disk and say, "Print this and mail it by next Friday." Today, things move much faster and in many more directions. This same job will now arrive on a Monday morning via uploaded pdf through our secured ftp site, be proofed and approved for print by that afternoon. In addition to the printed version, there would be an email version complete with PURL link to a third version posted to the client's website. All this, printed, mailed, blasted and posted within a couple days! And this even can seem slow as we now live in an age where information is "old" within hours, not days or weeks. In the printing industry, we've had to adapt to this. Our clients demand it. I'm sure many of you have similar stories within your industry. Evolve, adapt and continue to reinvent yourself or go the way of the dinosaurs. Sometimes I wonder, what will it be like for our kids when they get older?
Full-Color Envelopes
Fast and cheap!
January 2010
Fast and cheap!
January 2010
It wasn't long ago that envelopes were simply considered a utilitarian item, an additional but necessary cost related to mailing something. Not anymore! Now, with our new Xante Envelope Press (purchased at the Print '09 show in Chicago this past October), envelopes are much more.
Full color graphics can be added to the outside of envelopes in quantities as low as 50 and at very inexpensive costs. In the past, print runs would have to be over 5,000 to get the unit price down to a point that made sense. Customers are now using this new technology to print sales messages on the outside of invoice envelopes, colorful graphics on their invitation envelopes and full color logos on stationary envelopes — it really makes your mail piece
get noticed!
The next time you think about a mailing something, don't just think about the design and message inside the envelope, think about the design and message on the outside as well. Turn the envelope into a sales and marketing message and greatly increase the likelihood of it getting opened.
Dave Tanner Honored with
40 under 40 Award
October 2009
40 under 40 Award
October 2009
We here at Boone Graphics are proud to share the news that our own General Manager, Dave Tanner, has been honored with the prestigious 40 under 40 Award. This award, given each year by the Pacific Coast Business Times, recognizes 40 of the top young business professionals in Santa Barbara County.
For anyone who has had the pleasure of working with Dave, it is no secret why he was chosen. He has been responsible for daily operations of Boone Graphics for over five years. Dave's management, leadership and vision have been instrumental to our company's growth and success.
From all of us on your Boone team, CONGRATULATIONS DAVE! We're proud of you.
New Web Site and Newsletter Launch
June 2009
You're looking at it! Our newly designed website is easier to navigate than ever before yet still packed full of useful information and tools. The fresh new look was a joint effort among the Boone team of web and graphic designers. A great job gang!
June 2009
You're looking at it! Our newly designed website is easier to navigate than ever before yet still packed full of useful information and tools. The fresh new look was a joint effort among the Boone team of web and graphic designers. A great job gang!
As for our monthly newsletter (previously known as Business Forum), it has a whole new look as well — now called Smart Business. Once you have your hands on the latest issue, you will find it has a larger size and thus easier to read. We've also sharpened the focus of the publication making it a quicker read with actionable items to help you better manage and grow your business or career. We think you will enjoy it more than ever!


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Corporate Meetings and Events
For team motivation, dynamic events and inspirational conferences, Broadoaks is the business.
Whether you're looking for a unique corporate venue to host a discreet business meeting in Windermere, or you have a corporate event that you really want to shout about then we can provide you with the perfect solution.
Broadoaks in the Lake District can be reserved for exclusive use to make sure that the whole hotel and seven acres of grounds are at your disposal for you, your colleagues and guests for as long as required. If, however, a more low-key approach is desired, then we can accommodate your seminar or course in either the splendid venue of the music room or arrange a more business layout for our restaurant or Orangery.
We can tailor a number of events and activities to make sure your colleagues have a learning experience to remember!
For the ultimate in corporate events, teambuilding ideas and group activities, take a look at the wide selection of fantastic events that our recommended partner See Events can offer.
Their event 'repertoire' includes team building, themed events and entertainment, group activities such as clay pigeon shooting days, outdoor pursuits including archery and motorised vehicle challenges and family celebration days to compliment your special event.
Whether on site in the hotel grounds or off site the choice is varied and interesting to provide another memorable experience during any visit to the Broadoaks Country House Hotel.
Music Room (capacity up to 12)
(This room makes an excellent board room when set up)
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Washington, DC (KELO-AM) The South Dakota congressional delegation is praising the U.S Department of Agriculture for speeding up livestock disaster programs that will help West River ranchers hurt by the October blizzard.
Senator John Thune (R) says the programs should be available for sign up in 60 days. Thune and others wrote a letter to USDA soon after the farm bill was signed, urging officials to expedite the disaster relief.
Senator Tim Johnson (D), also one of the letter writers, says the speedy sign up is good news for producers across South Dakota.
Representative Kristi Noem (R) also sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, asking for expedited relief. She says she is very pleased to see USDA moving quickly.


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Opportunity to Teach For America and the Success of S.C.'s 529 Savings Plan
Monday - February 04, 2013
This week we'll take a break from out Principals of Excellence series to learn more about the opportunities provided to individuals through Teach for America. With the application deadline looming (February 15), graduating college seniors, career changers and veterans will learn more about the organization from Executive Director for SC Josh Bell. We'll also be talking with S.C. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis who will reflect on the 2012 growth of the state's 529 College Savings Plan and explain this savings opportunity to citizens who have college expenses in their future.
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Shadow loves to sing but she's too shy to do. The only place she would sing is in her bedroom or the bathroom, but very quietly. Not even her parents heard her sing before. She doesn't have stage fright, it's just no one has ever asked her to sing in front of a crowd or a friend. It was only birthday parties she actually sang with a crowd.
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So I guess we're posting photos of our tattoos, huh? Well, I just got this a couple of months ago since my parents finally let me have one.
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MALTA, N.Y. – A local woman running the 2013 Boston Marathon was just feet away from the explosions with her video camera rolling.
On the one year anniversary, the woman said she is still shaken by the past but excited about the future.
Jennifer Treacy of Malta thought that just running in the Boston Marathon would be a memory to last a lifetime. She has no idea what would happen that day or that she would capture it on her tiny video camera.
"Yeah, I would take it out every couple of miles just to tape the crowd, tape the other runners, tape myself ," explained Treacy.
Everything was fun and fine until she got to her final steps in the 26 mile race.
"I was on Boylston Street, which is the same street that the finish line is on, and I could see it and I got my camera out cause I was all excited to be near the end and I tape myself saying, I can see the finish line and then I turned the camera to look at the finish line, to tape the finish line and that's when the explosion happened," Treacy recalled.
The video recording shows smoke and chaos, and Treacy made a split second decision that may have saved her life.
"I was 11 seconds from the finish line so I ran into a building after the first explosion, if I hadn't run into a building I would have been right at that second bomb," she said.
Treacy's family was supposed to be at the finish line. After calling her family four times, the cell phone finally rang. As she heard her the familiar voices, she knew they were okay.
Once the family found each other, it was in the car and out of town quick, not realizing what she had.
"We had no clue that I had it on tape til our ride home I said oh my God I think I caught the explosion on video camera," Treacy explained.
Since she never got to finish, Treacy was invited back to run this year's race. She explained that the event will give her closure.
"I think I have mixed emotions. I'm scared because my kids insist on going and I really don't want them to but I feel like at the same time it's gonna be a celebration in a way, that we're, ya know, still gonna race and go on living," Treacy said.
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You can't always find magic. Sometimes, magic finds you.
Dan Mowrey had it happen to him on a St. Augustine High practice field eight years ago.
Mowrey is best known in these parts as the Florida State placekicker who missed a potential game-tying field goal wide right against Miami in 1992. Years later, he became the kicking coach in St. Augustine, where his full-time job is as a criminal defense attorney.
By happenstance on that spring afternoon years ago, Mowrey was introduced to a soccer-playing freshman named Caleb Sturgis. "Want to try a field goal?" someone asked the kid on a lark.
"He had never kicked a football in his life," Mowrey said. "Off the ground, a 40-yard field goal. His steps were funny looking, but he drilled it."
If Sturgis becomes the next Adam Vinatieri and Hollywood makes a film about his life, there's the money flashback scene. Nearly a decade after that serendipitous introduction to football, Sturgis has a chance to write his own professional script.
The rookie out of Florida had his first practice as the Dolphins' undisputed kicker Thursday, a designation made official the previous night when the team released sixth-year veteran Dan Carpenter.
Sturgis, drafted by the Dolphins in the fifth round in April, won the job with three weeks to spare. The team was so sure of Sturgis' ability, it cut short the competition — and didn't even make the young specialist attempt a field goal in practice Thursday.
Coaches already know he has got plenty of leg. He nailed a 58-yarder in last Friday's game against the Jaguars and had four touchbacks in six kickoffs.
Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said the team's level of confidence in Sturgis was "very high."
Added Philbin: "We felt this was the right opportunity to do it for both parties. Caleb Sturgis is going to need time to practice and prepare in game-like situations. The more game-like situations he can get in, the better."
Left unsaid: By cutting Carpenter now, the Dolphins gave him time to find another team before the season starts. Brandon Fields, the team's punter, is close with Carpenter. Fields said his friend will "absolutely" get another job.
"Sooner or later, you're going to get off the train, whether you're kicked off or you get off on your own accord," Fields said. "It's going to happen to everybody. You have to know it going into it and be professional about it."
Sturgis was careful not to celebrate when he met with reporters Thursday. He spoke respectfully of Carpenter and said nothing has changed in his mind.
That humility is a trait Mowrey noticed in Sturgis early on. His amazingly strong — and accurate — leg was another.
Although born in Boca Raton, Sturgis grew up in St. Augustine. He comes from a family of athletes. His father, Smiley, a pastor, was a collegiate tennis player. Big brother Nathan is a defender for Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids.
Caleb Sturgis also played soccer growing up but never a down of organized football until the day Mowrey discovered his natural ability.
Back then, Mowrey planned to quit coaching, focus on his law firm and spend time with his growing family. But that all changed after his chance encounter with Sturgis. Mowrey taught his new protégé the proper technique and began preparing him for the mental part of the game.
"He told me that it's something I could do, at least get my education paid for, and that's all I really wanted to take it for at that point," Sturgis said.
Mowrey was right. Sturgis parlayed an All-State senior season into a scholarship offer from the University of Florida.
By his second year on campus, he was UF's kicker and would go on to earn All-American recognition during a decorated career.
Now, as a pro, he has stayed in-state, with his family, friends and his old kicking coach just a few hours up the road. And while Mowrey can claim he discovered Sturgis, the mentor said his pupil deserves all the credit.
"The God-given ability he has is apparent, but his innate ability to work hard is as great as I've seen as anybody," Mowrey said.
"They say practice makes perfect; for Caleb, it's perfect practice makes perfect," he said. "His work ethic is second to none."


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These Suicide Ballad poems are examples of Ballad poems about Suicide. These are the best examples of Suicide Ballad poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
There's no light in my eyes
faded for so long, i cannot see the hope
that was once there long ago.
as these tears fall, all i can do
is look around, i cannot
hear the sounds of your voice
coming through.
But i'll be OK
please don't try to follow me
it's not safe to go alone
there are things you shouldn't see.
i'll be OK
i know you must hate me
just give it some time
someday you will be fine
just know that i'm all right.
my soul grows cold like this tomb stone
the darkness always falls, pitch black
now i am all alone.
and as i fade, i guess i'll cease to be
nothing left inside i have died
so you could breathe.
But i'll be OK
please don't try to follow me
it's not safe to go alone
there are things you shouldn't see.
i'll be OK
i know you must hate me
just give it some time
someday you will be fine
just know that i'm all right.
in my dying breathe
the air rushing from my chest
i guess there's nothing left, no parting
shots no more time for arguments.
looks in your eyes, i know you'll
leave me now. our time has just
run out. our time is over now!
But i'll be OK
please don't try to follow me
it's not safe to go alone
there are things you shouldn't see.
i'll be OK
i know you must hate me
just give it some time
someday you will be fine
just know that i'm all right.
just know that i'm all right....
Trees swaying to that melody
Sun shines down her body
On the news, about that tragedy
Laying there my dolly
Here here bully, are you happy
Your words tore her apart
Here here bully, she was lovely
Her wrists so full of art
She was very insecure
Rebecca was her name
But you were so immature
She was no longer the same
How to take blades out of razors
Was her daily question
Missed out on so many fundraisers
She never made that confession
Here here bully, are you happy
You caused all these things
You were why she felt so scrappy
She jumped, hoping for wings
The very last words to her mom were
'Good night mom, I love you'
Now tell me, what do you conclur
Do you finally have a clue
Started because of a boyfriend
Were her friends, not her foe
Wasn't it stupid to join that trend
She went up, looking down below
While she went up the stairs, she cried
Because of you she jumped
She just jumped, with her arms out wide
At her throat was a lump
Here here bully, can't you just see
Your words have an impact
She thought that jump would set her free
Wasn't long until she cracked
Body on the ground, what a sight
But now that it is done
It is definitely not alright
So you might just want to run
How can I tell you?
I can't stay with you.
Neither I can give up on you.
Fear of losing you is losing me.
It feels like slow death every night.
But we are just stuck in our spaces!
Unable to connect from two feet distance.
Red doesn't scare me
my own blood is welcome
it means I am ending
and I want that with all my heart
I used to be a woman
who kissed and loved
so big, so expansive…
I danced with everything
But now, tides have turned
gone is that human being
the woman who blended
with seaweed and water's foam
I walk the streets now
in search of a place to become
something else
that isn't what I was
This isn't part of a life
it's a different thing entirely
I don't even want it
Once I was love's essence
and now, I am the exposed flesh
of life.
the waters of me run red now
the core is gone
only edges are left
and I can't look at this
So, I'm on my way out the door
I hope those people will be there
Never perfect, I can only be me
and I will take it upon myself
to go and not come back
Don't stand at my grave,
An weep.
I'm not no long there.
I'm forever asleep
In a peaceful place.
You may look up,
To the sky.
Maybe even daydream
Of are memories...
I just ask this one
Simple thing ...
Please don't cry,
Upon that stone
With my name engraved,
Cause that body is,
No longer mine...
I'm not there...
But I'm here somewhere at ease..
Share are memories
Tell are stories.
Cherish ever moment,
And soon enough.
Forever by my side,
But it's not your time,
So get up and dry
Your crying eyes...
I'll be here no rush..
Together soon enough...
Don't give up...
Ol' Blue
One never knows what fate will hold
Within the coming days
There's highs and lows, but none foretold
Until it is too late
My dear wife Sue and our son Drew
Died in a crash one night
Seemed suicide was my next move
Until Ol' Blue arrived
I bumped into a dog rescue
While tying up loose ends
I stepped inside and through the gloom
His look said, "Where ya been?"
I paid his fee and left the pound
A steal at any price
For I had found the wisest hound
Was ever given life
Ol' Blue was not so very old
That first day that we met
And yet he was a settled soul
And easy to confess
I took him home and fed him well
But nothing to compare
With how he calmed my tortured self
When darkness entered there
I shared my heart on many things
And heeded his replies
He didn't speak, there was no need
The words were in his eyes
Though fate was cruel, it, too, was kind
I'm coping by degrees
Thanks to a dog who almost died
Before he rescued me
Every Autumn you come to me
Like a haunting ghost
The vision is surreal
But the deep scar is bleeding
The deeper the cut opens
The pain radiates through my breath
You will forever be my unfinished business.
-Heather Boardman
I am
hoping that life gets better
that my words ring in your mind forever
that my memory never leaves you
I have
been crying, behind this smiling mask
wanted to tell you all
been dying on the inside
I wanted
to explain this
to tell you i needed help
to ask you all for help, but my heart was just to heavy
Only my memories remain here
i hope you think of me everyday
just know that life got hard
way to hard to bear
i love you all
but the hurt beared to be too deep
the that finally come
for presence on earth
to go from 100 to 0


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