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About Bob Bly
Bob Bly is a full-time freelance copywriter specializing in direct marketing. He earns more than $700,000 a year from his writing, and became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s.
A copywriter for more than a quarter of a century, Bob has written promotions for over 100 clients including Phillips, Agora, KCI, 21st Century, Weiss Research, EBI Medical Systems, Sony, IBM, AT&T, Grumman, Crain Communications, McGraw-Hill, Intuit, and AlliedSignal.
Bob is the author of more than 80 books including The Copywriter's Handbook (The Copywriter's Handbook), Internet Direct Mail (NTC Business Books). He has published more than 100 articles in such publications as Subscription Marketing, Direct, Business Marketing, Writer's Digest, and Amtrak Express.
Bob's writing awards include a Gold Echo from the Direct Marketing Association, an IMMY from the Information Industry Association, two Southstar Awards, an American Corporate Identity Award of Excellence, and the Standard of Excellence award from the Web Marketing Association. He also taught writing at New York University.
Bob has appeared as a guest on dozens of TV and radio shows including The Advertising Show, Bernard Meltzer, CNBC, and CBS Hard Copy. He has been featured in major media ranging from the LA Times and Nation's Business to the New York Post and the National Enquirer. He was a featured speaker at the 2006 annual conference of the National Speakers Association.
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"Good things are happening. I am getting a steady stream of Trial and Demo requests from the new site. These requestors are filling out the entire contact form. The site is simpler now, and I am still working to make it even more so. I appreciate your work."
—Jim Romano, DataForceOne
"Thank you so much for your wonderful work. It has been a pleasure working with you and I look forward to working with you on another project in the near future. You were always available, quick to answer questions and always exceeded my expectations. You truly are a gifted writer."
—Aaron Griffith, The Griffith
Bob, again thanks for the great copy. You consistently help us reach customers with compelling, actionable content, when others just can't!"
—William McElleney, IBM
"The feedback keeps coming in and we all agree yours was a truly helpful, useful, insightful and effective workshop. You did a fantastic job inspiring the troops and we've already begun applying some of the key learnings."
—Paul Connors, Copywriting Manager, A large financial services company in the Chicago area
"Bob…your creative work, patience, and 'partnership' with us at IT Group has virtually propelled us to another level of business professionalism and recognition. The response we've received from your letters has been nothing short of tremendous. We've not only derived significant business from these unforgettable mailings–your efforts have sparked a creative energy within our ranks which will assist us in years to come. Thanks for your guidance and counsel."
—John A. Fallone, IT Group International
"I hired Bob on his reputation, and found it is well-deserved. His fact-finding process in preparation to write our copy was both painless and enlightening. The final deliverables were right on time as promised, and better than expected – which is saying a lot because my expectations were high. The first time I read his copy for our project, I literally got chills down my back – he nailed it the first time. Wow."
—Dennis Rosenberg, VP Marketing, VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc.
"Bob Bly did an amazing job with our company brochure. We are very impressed with his capacity to learn our product and to write copy so clearly and pointedly. Bob Bly is a great marketing investment."
—Michael Manoussos, Manhole Barrier Systems
"Great white paper! I'm in favor of the entire submission. Please congratulate Bob on a great effort."
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"Your Tax Loopholes ad looked great and is performing very well. Thanks for the strong copy."
—Brian Kurtz, Boardroom
"You did an excellent job. It's been a pleasure working with you on this project."
—Edward Brunet, Decatur Professional Development, LLC
"Thank you very, very much for doing such a great job on the ad. I was one of those folks who would read the ads in the DAK catalog by Drew Kaplan and this was as enjoyable for me as that."
—Chris Pickering, MeritDirect
"Bob . . . Just got the copy and advertisement you did for my new book . . . It's great! You are good! Great job . . . you have tremendous insights into what excites and what sells!"
—Don Libey, Libey Incorporated
"In my opinion, you are the best copywriter in the software industry."
—Judy MacDonald, Director of Marketing, Direct Response
"When I received the piece, I thought, I'll have to skim over it now and read it later. But, once I started, I couldn't stop! You did a GREAT job with Ken's story. I love it. It kept me reading. I'm VERY pleased with it."
—Craig Simpson, Ken Roberts Company
"Bob, It's been a pleasure to work with you!!! Thank you so much! I'm very happy with the copy; I feel it will give me good results."
—Alejandra P. Bigai, Romanicos Chocolate
"Thanks again for a great job."
—Davis Ross, Ross Advertising
"I just wanted to thank you again for the excellent work you did for us. You are the man and I can't tell you how much I admired your approach and service. Although I've never worked with a copywriter before, I think you set the standard pretty high. I look forward to working with you again. You certainly have my vote for the next round!"
—DP Jovine, Tycoon Research
"Great job – I'm always amazed at how you can boil the complex down into simple terms. It flows very well."
—Kyle Hodgens, Capital Financial Media
Thank you for the copy. I see why you're the expert. It's so simple, it's brilliant."
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"The radio spots are very well done. I am very impressed with your work and copywriting expertise. We will be making the changes to the print ad as you suggested. In the future we may work with you to design a totally new print ad. Again I'd like to say I'm impressed with your services. You were prompt, informative, and definitely know your stuff. We will be recommending you to others and doing repeat business."
—Joshua Andrews, Health Solutions, LLC
"When people get to the promotion, the promotion has a good conversion rate. In one test, it actually had a 14% conversion to sale… can't ask for much better than that."
—David Galland, Casey Research
"I loved the ad! I don't see any reason for revision so I have already put through a check request for the balance I owe you on the ad. We are very excited about this one. I can't wait to see how it does. Thanks so much!"
—Alice Wessendorf, Agora Health Book
"I show off the work that we did on lead generation for negotiation — as well as the conversion program from HMCL — as big successes."
—Paul Szymanski, Harvard Business School Publishing
"Thank you for being very instrumental on making the launch of the wealth management book such a resounding success. It was so successful that we had to request more copies."
–Ingrid Boney, II
"Thanks, Bob! You are awesome to work with."
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"I've spoken to a thousand copywriters over the years and Bob Bly is the best. He knows what he's doing."
—Joe Culotta, Natural Medicine Co.
"I am happy to report to you that your piece out produced the 4 other packages we tested against it. I want to talk to you about another project…."
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"Like the package … the tone … I think it's excellent."
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"We are very pleased with your copy approach because your copy seems to speak to the neurologist better than the copy in previous promotions. Moreover, your copy presses the sell better and more effectively. I really value your direct marketing copy capabilities and I'm thrilled to have you working with MedLink."
—Jim Chacona, MedLink
"Just wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you for the hard work and energy you've poured into the Sinatra product package. You are a joy to work with."
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"Thanks again… you did a great job."
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"You are a genius! I rarely love copy this much from the get-go. You hit it on the head!"
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"The original ad insert of 'Wall Street's Loss is Your Gain' continues to kick butt — pulls 12 to 15 subscriptions a week. Not bad for a $500 investment made 5 months ago."
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More than 100 years after the first seed was planted, the family passion for the land and growing has expanded with the completion of our first state-of-the-art, hydroponic greenhouse. It is with a sense of pride and passion that we blend the traditional values of farming with the current technology of hydroponics. Lettuces and herbs will now be grown in 4,320 square feet of controlled, sustainable, pesticide-free environment. We are excited to be able to bring you the freshest produce available 365 days a year.
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Hydroponics is a production system that allows plants to grow without soil. Plants are grown entirely in a nutrient-rich water solution that is constantly flowing past the roots, allowing each plant to take up the necessary nutrients. The hydroponic system is housed in a climate-controlled greenhouse, allowing year-round production.
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Avonna Swartz's curator insight, August 21, 2013 12:38 PM
Do you think it is time to revise China's One Child Policy?
Rebecca Farrea's curator insight, September 11, 2013 2:52 PM
It is sad what so many children must endure and go through in order to get an education. I wonder if these bridges and structures have been fixed. 61 million children not receiving an education is 61 million too many.
Lena Minassian's curator insight, April 13, 2015 2:55 PM
This is really hard to see. Children shouldn't have a hard journey getting to school to get an education and better their lives. These photos are from ten places around the world with the most dangerous journeys to school. This isn't a topic that even comes to mind because many of us living in the United States have had the luxury of being driven to school or riding a bus and we take that simple drive for granted. One of the photos is from Indonesia where students have to cross a collapsing bridge to get to school. The image shows them hanging on for dear life while trying not to fall in the water underneath them. There was a flood that broke the pillar holding this bridge up and it was never fixed after that. What happens when that bridge fully collapses? There needs to be a better way to get these kids to school. These children shouldn't have to suffer with getting their education for situations that are out of their control.
Seth Dixon's curator insight, March 7, 2013 10:12 AM
I won't pretend to know much about Catholic sucession, but this is pretty awesome.
Avonna Swartz's curator insight, August 21, 2013 12:39 PM
How does this article illustrate internal migration patterns occuring in the US?


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Burglars will target any type of shop depending on what they are looking to take. This is because every single shop has money in it, which is the most common reason why shops are targeted. They will break in to steal money out of the till, the safe or sometimes if they haven't got enough time to crack the safe there and then, they will take the whole safe with them and attack it later when they have more time and there is less risk of being interrupted or disturbed.
The goods inside the shop will often be taken because they can be sold on to make easy money. Every type of shop is vulnerable to being burgled, from tiny corner shops and takeaways right up to big department stores and car dealerships.
There are different types of burglary and different ways which burglars gain access to shops. If it is just an opportunist burglary or sometimes known as a smash and grab, then it will have had little or no planning and often access is gained by just smashing a window. .In these cases the burglars will just take what ever they can grab quickly so they can be in and out as fast as possible. Another type of burglary is called a ram raid. This is where a car or some other type of vehicle is driven at high speed at the shop, normally into the doors.
The vehicle is quite often stolen a few days before the burglary and dumped or burned out after. Again this is a quick type of burglary where the thieves will grab what they can in a short amount of time and then leave as quick as possible. These types of burglary make a lot of mess and often cost more in repairs than the value of the goods taken.
There are some burglars that break into shops knowing exactly what they are going to steal. They will have done research and background work so they will know exactly how they are going to gain access to the property, where they are going once they have gained access, their way out of the building and their escape route away from the burglary.
These burglars will also have ways of deactivating security devices so they can spend as much time as they need in the premises. To do this they may disable the burglar alarm by spraying foam in it so the two bells cannot bang against each, therefore there will be no sound. They might cut the signalling to the alarm.
Another common tactic used by burglars is to set off the alarms repeatedly so that the owners of the building and the police stop responding to it, then with the alarm disabled it is much easier for the burglars to gain entry. Once they are in they can do more or less what they like, if you have a delivery bay they would be able to operate the shutter so they could drive a van in to load up.
They would have as much time as they liked to take the goods which they wanted and break open any safe that might be there. Also because they have the run of the place, then quite often they would exit the building via a different way to which they entered.
Car dealerships are often targeted not just for the money but for the cars which they stock. Normally these are high specification, top end cars such as BMW, Mercedes etc. They are quite often stolen to order so the thieves know exactly which car they going to take and they can get them out of their possession very quickly. It is often very technical and well organised criminal gangs that commit this type of burglary.
Chemist's shops are often targeted by burglars; again this is because of the money in the till but also because of the pharmaceuticals which will be in the store. Often drug addicts will break into a chemists shop to steal prescription drugs if they are unable to obtain any illegal drugs. They may also want to take any money which may be in the premises, which they would use to buy drugs on the street. The drug culture in this country is behind a large majority of burglaries committed.
Probably the most common form of burglary from retail premises is shop lifting. This is when someone enters a shop picks up an item, then exits or attempts to exit the shop without paying. Shop lifting is anything from small things such as chocolate bars and sweets up right up to larger more expensive goods. People have even been known to walk out with items such as television sets and bicycles etc.
So any sort of shop and retail premises that has money or goods inside it is a potential target for a burglar and unfortunately it seems as though this will always be the case.


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What Cheese Has No Casein or Lactose?
Some cheeses are naturally lactose-free or are treated during manufacturing to create lactose-free cheese. There aren't any cheeses that don't contain casein. Casein is the main protein in milk that is used to make cheese. If you're allergic to casein proteins, you should not eat cheese because it can trigger an allergic reaction. If you have a medical condition related to dairy products, you need to talk with your doctor before eating cheese.
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Casein Information
Milk contains two proteins: casein and whey. Casein proteins are primarily in the curd of the milk, which is the hard portion of milk that forms when it curdles. Curd is the portion of milk that is used to make cheese. Whey is the portion of the milk that remains liquid after it curdles. Casein proteins don't cause adverse reactions in most people, unless they're allergic to the protein.
Casein Allergy
If you're allergic to casein proteins, your immune system reacts to them as if they would cause harm to the body. Because of this confusion in the immune system, the body creates antibodies, histamine and other chemicals that cause inflammation. The allergic reaction can cause skin rashes, eczema, hives, shortness of breath, chest pain, wheezing, diarrhea, cramping, bloating and gas. In some cases, eating casein proteins in cheese could cause a severe allergic reaction with life-threatening symptoms. There is no way to make cheese free of casein proteins. Do not eat cheese if you've been diagnosed with a milk allergy.
Lactose and Cheese
Lactose is a sugar found in milk. If you're lactose intolerant, your body cannot digest the sugar because of an enzyme deficiency. Some aged cheeses that contain cultures do not contain lactose because the live cultures digest the lactose in the dairy. According to the University of Georgia, American cheese, Swiss cheese and blue cheese are low in lactose. Certain manufacturers add the lactase enzyme during production of the cheese, removing all the lactose. Cheese that doesn't contain lactose will be labeled "lactose-free." Otherwise the cheese may contain some lactose.
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Justin Bieber has a new little friend and her name is Esther (PHOTO)
Say hello to the newest member of the Bieber family: Esther! Justin Bieber posted a photo of the cute little pup on Instagram today.
No word on how he got his new pet, but let's hope Justin doesn't abandon Esther like he did with his pet monkey Mally a few years ago. That was brutal. He left her in Germany with some strangers.


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YEREVAN - Armenia's judiciary is reeling from a new report detailing unbridled corruption in the courts, Asbarez.com reports. According to findings published on December 9 by the country's human rights ombudsman, Karen Andreasian, bribe-taking is so rampant in Armenian courts that judges even use an unofficial price list for kickbacks. The amounts paid as bribes can allegedly go up to $50,000, it said.
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SAN DIEGO - The corruption case involving a Mexican businessman trying to illegally influence San Diego elections widened this week as a City Hall lobbyist was added to the conspiracy charges and politicians rushed to return campaign contributions from those tainted by the scandal, U-T San Diego reports.
Pressure mounts on Alstom bribery claim ….
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text: She is known for her fight to the finish, but that determination might face its toughest test yet this weekend. Standout runner Nicky Rausch of Hoven-Edmunds Central is preparing to compete in her final state cross country meet. Never having finished worse than fourth in five previous state meets, Rausch is trying to overcome a series of injuries to cap off a stellar high school career. "I will still give it all I've got to win it," said Rausch who is currently on crutches. "I don't care how much pain I'm in." Rausch knows a thing or two about competing with pain. Because of tendinitis, she rested for three weeks before last week's region meet. She then pulled a muscle during the race and said she was just hoping to be in the top 20 to qualify for the state meet. She finished second. "It was really tough," Rausch said. "My whole leg was numb. It kept giving out." However, having to stand by and watch causes nearly as much pain as competing. Last spring Rausch was relegated to a spectator role at the state track and field meet and it just about killed her. "I wasn't able to run at the state track meet and that was really hard," she recalled. "I could hardly watch it. I was in tears." For the first time in her career, Rausch spent the entire summer gearing up for one final cross country season, hoping to go out on top. "This is my first summer that I ran all year," Rausch said. "I worked really, really hard in practice. I wanted to be undefeated again like my eighth-grade year." That goal was denied early in the season when Rausch ran against some strong competition. Those setbacks did not bother her, though. "It was fine that I got beat," Rausch said. "It made me better, I think." What she wasn't counting on however, was her most recent challenge. "I just wish I could run like my seventh and eight-grade year where I had no pain at all," Rausch said. "Now, I feel like I'm 80-years-old after I'm done." Hoven-Edmunds Central coach Chuck Seurer said Rausch told him last year her goal was to go out on top her senior season. "I wish she could be healthy," Seurer said. Rausch has won a whopping 38 races in her six-year career. She recalled missing her first event as a seventh-grader. "I was so nervous that I got sick and I didn't go," Rausch remembered. When she did compete, a teammate told her, "Don't start out hard, just run with me." Rausch heeded the advice. "I kind of ran with her but she going too slow and I got eighth," Rausch said. That was probably the last time Rausch held back in a race. "She does not like to run in second place," Seurer noted. Since then Rausch has turned into one of the state's premiere cross country runners. She finished fourth at state as a seventh-grader, was an undefeated state champ as an eighth-grader, was fourth as a freshman and was runnerup the last two seasons. "That one year she went undefeated, that's quite a feat in itself," Seurer said. Rausch not only likes to jump in front early, but has gained a reputation for having one of the strongest kicks in the state. "I just go on guts," Rausch said of her strong finishes. "I just love to compete." Somehow, it would only be fitting if Rausch could muster one more closing kick this weekend.


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Archive for December 2012
Club 125 at Roosevelt Center
December 24
Two Greenbelters George Boyce and Eva Fallon are turning the abandoned dry-cleaning store in Roosevelt Center into a community clubhouse—Club 125. On Christmas Eve, I visited the club and took photos of them cleaning up the place.
The former dry-cleaning store is attached to the Greenbelt Theater and adjacent to the Greenbelt Co-op. Its address is 125 Centerway, thus the name of the new club. The original owners of Greenbelt Cleaners and Tailors sold the business after more than 40 years. The new owners could not make a profit and decided to walk away. The store has been empty since April 2012, and George Boyce and his wife Eva Fallon took over the lease on December 1, 2012.
Greenbelt Co-op Bulletin Board
October 20
The Greenbelt Co-op has one of the busiest bulletin boards in Greenbelt. A while ago, I took some photos there.
There is a plastic bag recycling bin on the left and two donations for animals bins on the right.
Greenbelt Panorama: Snow Day
December 26
It snowed the morning after Christmas. This was the first snow of the winter of 2012.
Scandinavian Folk Dancing in Greenbelt
December 15
Every third Saturday evening from September to May, Scandia DC, a Scandinavian folk dance group serving the Greater Washington region, meets in the Greenbelt Community Center's dance studio for a dance party. Norwegian and Swedish couple turning dances are emphasized, and they are usually accompanied by live music. On December 15, I attended the group's holiday dance program.
The monthly dance program takes place in the dance studio from 7 to 10 p.m. Usually lessons are offered during the first hour, but because this is a special holiday party, there is no teaching tonight.
Santa Visits Old Greenbelt on Christmas Eve
December 24
Every year on Christmas Eve, Santa visits Greenbelt and travels through the town on a fire truck from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department.
At Greenbelt's fire station on Crescent Road, Santa consults with Lieutenant Andy Moffitt on this year's route through Old Greenbelt. Santa has visited Greenbelt East the night before.
Sophie Delivers Greenbelt News Review
December 21
Every Tuesday night, staff members of the Greenbelt News Review meet at their office in the Greenbelt Community Center to make final selections on this week's paper. All articles, photos, and ads are sent to the paper's layout contractor Lynn Eppard. On Wednesday night, the layout is checked and corrections are made. The final version of the paper is sent electronically to the printer, and on Thursday morning it is posted to the paper's public website. On Thursday afternoon, the print copies are delivered to Greenbelt, and the paper's circulation manager Ian Tuckman delivers the paper to each carrier's home. The carriers are supposed to deliver the paper to residences by Friday night. Last Friday, I followed Sophie as she delivered the Greenbelt News Review to GHI homes.
Sophie is a freshman at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Her route includes 9 and 12 courts of Ridge Road, Westway, and all GHI homes west of Westway. Here she is at 8 Ridge Road.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church Decorates for Christmas
December 19
On Wednesday night, I stopped by Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Greenbelt Road and took photos of members decorating the church for Christmas.
Sign for Holy Cross Lutheran Church by Greenbelt Road


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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Missed Connection: Gut Reactions Show
Yes, the sun did shine upon that show, but not on our chance meeting.
ME: Early 20s writer/fan hanging out at the show, minding my own business at the bar between sets.
YOU: A 30s-ish couple couple, a tad mismatched in terms of personality and attractiveness, sitting a few seats down at the bar, looking a bit out of place.
Your male half greeted me, apropos of nothing, with "GET A HAIRCUT, HIPPIE!" even though I've been keeping it short lately. It all turned out to be in good fun, and you also went on to note that I "look like a baby," yet I couldn't help but wonder why you both continued to pursue conversation with me, or why your female half bought me a beer (which was nice). Was some sort of cult and/or kidnapping scheme afoot? After getting through the standard questions about my age and origins, she explained you were there because he'd read about the headlining band "in the paper," but so far had been disappointed. (For the record, I thought all the bands were lots of fun.) "Where'd you read it?" I asked. "In The Onion," your male half replied.
"Oh, I wrote that," I said.
"Will this band rock?" he asked.
"Yes. I have seen them rock before. I have also heard them rock on record. Believe me, you will be sufficiently rocked."
Then you left two songs into the band's set, failing to partake of the very rocking that, because of me, you had sought. But I felt like we made a real connection, especially while messing with each other and trading softball insults. We brought out each other's weird sides, and I felt fireworks in my belly. Maybe I'll run into you at a Hinder show someday, should you seek to be rocked there. Would love a chance to share with you my handmade bedroom garments, crafted entirely from Fruit Roll-Ups, and creepily observe your domestic foibles.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Mocha's got happy mail!
It's not every day you go to the mailbox and find a hand-addressed letter. . . to your dog! Julie (yes, she's a Sparkle Girl) sent this sweet surprise to Mocha all the way from Washington State.
Isn't Mocha a lucky girl?
Thank you, Julie--Mocha and I love this whimsical card!
Posted by Holly at 7:38:00 AM
Labels: Dog, Happy Mail, Sparkle Girls
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- JulieA said...
Hey Holly, I'm so glad that you and Mocha enjoyed the mail. She needs to be properly welcomed into the Sparkle family, right? Welcome, Mocha!
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Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
Activities: Nightwalk, visit to the La Torre clay lick, Lake Cocococha, piraña fishing and local farm, cayman spotting and nocturnal boat ride.
Includes: Lodging, Transport, All meals and bilingual guide.
Your guide will be waiting for you at the airport and take you to our office located approximately 5 minutes from the airport in the city of Puerto Maldonado. Here we will register and make some last minute shopping for things we might have forgot such as batteries or raingear.
Afterwards we will take an unpaved road to Puerto Nuevo, our port in the Infierno Community, for about one hour. On our journey we can see various types of woodland, traditional banana and citrus plantations, cattle ranches and small creeks.
During the boat ride we will also have lunch consisting of delicious vegetarian Arroz Chaufa wrapped in the leaf of the bijao heliconia. There will also be fruit, crackers and a bottle of water.
We will enter the Buffer zone of the Tambobata National Reserve and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park. During your journey you can appreciate the banks vegetation consisting mainly of patches of canes, Cecropias and Ficus. We might also see wildlife such as river birds like the oropendulas and their hanging nesting colonies, egrets, herons and others might fly over such as toucans or the magnificent macaws.Occasionally we can spot mammals like capybaras or monkeys or reptilians such as spectacled caimans and turtles.
Arrival at INOTAWA Lodge
Once we arrive at INOTAWA the manager will receive us and your guide will tell about the dos and don'ts in the jungle in order for you to enjoy your stay to the maximum. He will also lead you around the installations and show you your room.
In the afternoon we head out into the jungle for a small walk in order to observe the flora such as immense Ironwood or Kapok trees and birds such as Trogons, quails and wild turkeys. Once night falls we can also find spiders such as tarantulas and other nocturnal creatures.
After dinner your guide will give you a small speech about what to expect and explain the various activities during your stay.
La Torre Clay Lick
We leave the lodge very early on the morning to go fifteen minutes upriver in order to observe the activity of the macaws, parrots, parakeets and the occasional mammal feeding on the earth. La Torre Clay Lick is a mud bank about four meters high and twenty meters wide crisscrossed with veins of mineral rich clay essential to the diet of these animals.
On site we have a hideout at a distance of thirty meters which keeps us hidden while at the same time allowing us an unobstructed view of the display in front of us.
The phenomenon last two to three hours during which we need to stick to the rules and guidelines set by our guide the previous evening.
Returning to the lodge we will have breakfast and after a short rest head for the Cocococha Lake
Cocococha Lake trek
This two and a half hour trek is very interesting. We will pass different types of jungle with key species to biodiversity of Madre de Dios such as the Rubber tree and the Brazil nut. Cocococha Lake is located deep in the Tambopata National Reserve and covers an area of approximately 60 ha surrounded by swampland lowlands and hills. This change in elevation and vegetation in combination with minimal human influence leads to a very high level of biodiversity. It also forms an important habitat for many of the endangered and emblematic species such as macaws, black caimans and giant river otters that can feed and reproduce in peace here.
We will be back at INOTAWA in time for lunch. After some rest we will go visit the farm in the afternoon.
In the area traditional agriculture is practiced. We will visit Don Aurelio and his family. This is a great opportunity to see, harvest and try various exotic fruits from the amazon such as Copazú, Arazá, Pijuayo, Yucca, and Pineapple. There are also various herbs such as pallilo and false cilantro as well as a range of medicinal plants such as piñón, caña caña and piri piri that are traditionally and widely used by the local people.
The farms also create open spaces for papaya and banana plantations. This is the preferred habitat for birds such as silver beaked tanagers, oreoles, oropendulas, toucanets and various woodpeckers.
Nocturnal boat ride
At night we head out in the boat to enjoy ourselves and the sounds of the Amazonian night, we might see a thunderstorm spilling out on the horizon or marvel at constellations like the Southern Cross or Scorpion.
We are also carrying a powerful searchlight in case we come across some nocturnal animals such as caimans, bats, nightjars or capybaras on the banks and meanders of the Tambopata River.
Afterwards dinner will be served
After an early breakfast we will return to the INOTAWA office in Puerto Maldonado and then on to the airport. Your guide will accompany you until the airport and help you with the check-in process for your flight back to Cusco or Lima.


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So Andy and I are going to be going to his parents this weekend!!! Also John and Mary will be getting married this weekend!!! I am so excited for them. I know my wedding was so stressful and I had like almost 5 months to plan it, they have only had less than a month… how crazy is that! BUt I know it will be a great wedding and open house.
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Poo ahoi!
Liam Payne might be more used to playing in fron of thousands of people, than he is to childcare, but the ex- One Direction singer is taking his mostly pooey duties, like he's never done anything else before.
>>> Wait what…? There's an actual release date for Harry Styles first solo LP
Following the birth of his baby boy only last week, Liam has thanked his fans for their support with also sharing a little insight of what fatherhood really looks like via Twitter:
Good luck and god speed, Liam.
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If you haven't already pre-ordered Mass Effect 3's N7 Collector's Edition, chances are that you've missed your opportunity to get your hands on the swag. BioWare's Chris Priestly has confirmed that no more physical items can be made in time for the March 9th launch, despite fan pressure to increase production.
"Sorry, there simply cannot be any more physical CEs made before launch. The items included in the physical edition cannot be made in time for launch. Sorry, it will not happen. This is why, back in November, I started warning people that the CE would run out."
GAME has a few of the PS3 and PC versions remaining at a comparatively reasonable £59.99 price point, but otherwise, it's slim pickings unless you're willing to opt for the digital edition. I daresay that some of you managed to take advantage of Bee.com's (now expired) £14.99 pre-order for the base game.


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I can't believe anyone would want to read this
The adventures of a gainfully employed, divorced, 50 year old, vegetarian, twin, Jackson Browne loving, two time breast cancer surviviving, step mother, who is probably going to wind up being the crazy lady in the mobile home park who knits matching sweaters and tams for her herd of cats.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Dress Up Swan Song
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Kitten post
Hi! I'm cute. I know how to drink water out of a bowl and I'm getting really good at making my Uncle Daddy scared when I hop sideways. I peed on Andrew last night. I'm so funny!
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"Livestock, Mind Bending & Live Music" or "My Night At the OC Fair"
Last week I was on my way home from work and I got caught in traffic on the 55 freeway. The traffic was caused by the concert that was scheduled for the Orange County Fair later that evening. I had read that Chris Daughtry and his band were going to be there so I decided to stay in the traffic and go to the fair and see if I could get a last minute ticket to the concert. Besides I'd never been to the Orange County Fair and I thought it would be a good distraction to the chaos going on in Fleaville, uh, rather, my house.
Even though I paid for regular parking I was able to park right outside of the gate. (I later found out that the amphitheater was on the opposite side of the park, but for the time being I thought I had a wonderful parking spot!) The lady at the ticket booth told me that the band had just released their tickets back to the booth and I got to choose from a handful of awesome seats. I chose the seat in the 3rd row after the orchestra pit, dead center. I got my ticket for the fair included with the ticket for the concert all for $29.00. Quite the bargain considering I buy most of my concert tickets on eBay.
I meandered around the fair for a while. It was a beautiful summer night. I didn't even need a sweater.
I saw blond cows, pink and black pigs, goats, huge rabbits, tiny rabbits, turkeys, and sheep.I asked this young lady, "Have you any wool? I have a friend in Texas who would certainly like to knit it up in to something pretty for her niece in Alaska who is still pending." She said, "No, I have no wool but I do have this cool Hawaiian Lycra one piece bathing suit. Would you like to go swimming with me?"
Sorry but I had to take a pass on that. I didn't want my hair to be messed up when Chris Daughtry spied me from the stage and fell in love with me.
I walked around until I found something that I wanted to eat. There was no lack of food available however since I do not eat meat that eliminates about 98% of the food offered. I settled on a vegetarian burrito but I had to eat it with out anything to drink. Apparently Pepsi Co. made the OC Fair Food vendors a deal they couldn't pass up because most of them were serving Pepsi and this Diet Cokeaholic will not drink Pepsi. After I ate my burrito I found the wine tasting patio. There was a man with a guitar singing Jimmy Buffet tunes so I figured that this was the fair gods telling me that I was supposed to hang out there for a while. Unfortunately by the time I got my $6.00 plastic dixie cup of Merlot the singer was finished for the night. So there I sat just me and my wine. The wine was pretty gross for having been an award winner so I threw it away after only drinking a couple of sips.
As I walked out of the patio I saw a crowd of people gathering at a small stage area so I went to see what was going on. IT WAS A HYPNOTIST SHOW!! I LOVE hypnotist shows! I had recently seen a snippet of a show on You Tube where someone was hypnotized in to thinking that he was Ricky Martin and it was pretty funny. I hoped this show would be as good. There were many, many people packed in to this little arena and all of the seat were filled. This is one of the few times that being a small person comes in handy because I just made my way through the crowd and sat on the grass in between the two sections of benches. I had the best seat in the house! I think I was the only one in the pavilion who didn't want to be hypnotized. When the hypnotist asked for volunteers to come up on stage everyone from 6 year olds to 86 year olds were raising their hands. Once the show got going the hypnotist had one big guy thinking that there was a mean dog under his seat and the only thing he could do to console himself was to jump out of his seat and skip around singing the "I love you, you love me", Barney song. He had another guy who would jump out of his seat, swat his own behind and say, "Who's your daddy?", and when he did that his neighbor would slap him on the behind and say, "I'M your daddy!". There were a couple of girls who thought that their butts kept falling off and they would have to run around the stage to find their butts and reattach them. There were guys with tattoos who thought their tattoos were biting them. There were dance contests and air guitar players...it was really fun. The very best part was at the very end as he was telling the hypno-tees that they would not be embarrassed over anything they did that night...he also told them that for the rest of their life they would never, ever get behind the wheel of a car if they had been drinking. I hope that post-hypnotic suggestion worked, and if so I think every bartender in the world should utilize it in their daily work routine.
The hypnotist show ended just in time for me to go to the concert. When I got inside the amphitheater I was shocked to see how enthusiastic the crowd was. I was very surprised to see how many men were there and you could tell that they were there enjoying the concert not just escorting their wives or girlfriends.
Chris Daughtry put on a very good show. He plays to the crowd by hitting his signature high notes that seem to come from the depths of his soul. He threw many of his water bottles out to the crowd and his guitar player tossed at least 15 guitar picks out, too. I'm happy to report that Chris Daughtry is every bit as good looking in person as he was on American Idol. I think they need to do a recount!
When the crowd was not standing...this was my view.
How is it that I am always the lucky one who gets to sit behind the water polo goalie or the starting line backer? It never fails!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Bath Time part deux
The day after I wrote the previous post the 2nd grey kitten crossed the rainbow bridge. At this point I closed and locked the gate that lead to the bridge. I had to take drastic measures to get on top of the flea problem that was plaguing my house and my fur children. I somehow convinced my sister to come all the way out from Riverside to take Ashleigh, Uncle Daddy and the 3 remaining kittens to a groomer. This story is actually very long and eventful but I will shorten it as much as I can. My sister and her kids put the kittens in the stroller and figured that Ashleigh would gladly go where ever her babies went. Not so. Apparently Ashleigh scratched my niece to smithereens and little did we know that she was just getting started. It took a while but they managed to get her and Lorenzo in to the stroller. Then they loaded the stroller in to the back of the truck and were on the road like a herd of turtles. I was at work in a seminar while this was going on. I had sent Tori the address of the groomer and she got a Mapquest map with driving directions. So, as I sit in the very quiet seminar room...my cell phone starts to buzz. I answered it as quietly as I could. It was my niece. She needed my address and drivers license number because she was filling out forms at the vet. The vet? I figured that maybe the groomer shared space with a vet. I whispered the requested info and went back to my seminar. The cell phone buzzed again the instant I put it in my purse. This time it was the groomer. "Hi, This is Noah's Ark Grooming. Aren't you going to bring your kitties in this morning?" I paused for a second and whispered..."My sister is bringing them in...and she just called and said that they were there and they were filling out paper work." The groomer told me that they had two locations and maybe they had gone to the other location by mistake. I told her that I'd call my sister and try to find out exactly where she was. I dialed my sister's number and, of course, no one answered. As soon as I put my phone back in my purse...it was buzzing again. "You're in the wrong place", I whispered in the form of a greeting. "We're in the wrong place", my niece said not hearing what I had said. "Where are you?", I asked. "We're at the vet but we're right around the corner from the groomer." Annnnndddd...we'regood! Right? I put the phone back in to my purse...1 second. 2 second...BBBBUUUZZZZZ. "Hello? This is Noah's Ark Grooming. You re kitties are here, they were at the vet's office down the street. I just didn't want you to worry." Ok, now that everyone was where they belonged the mystery was solved and I could get back to my seminar. BBBBBUUUUUZZZZZZZ. Me,(still whispering)..."hello?" "AUNTIE, HAVE ASHLEIGH OR LORENZO HAD ANY OF THEIR SHOTS?" "no, bek, they've never been to a vet or a groomer. ok?" "OK, AUNTIE. MAN,I HATE ASHLEIGH. SHE HAS SCRATCHED ME SO MUCH..MY ARMS.." I attempted to whisper but I had to raise my voice which caused me to have to get up and walk out of the seminar.."I'm so sorry Ashleigh scratched you. But now that you guys are in the right place I need to let you go so I can pay attention to the seminar." click.
2 minutes later; BBBUUUZZZZZ. "hello?" "AUNTIE, HOW DO YOU SPELL HUNTINGTON?" "ohmygodrebekah...you spell it with an H. just ask your mom.. ok?" "OK, SORRY AUNTIE."
5 minutes later...BBBBUUUZZZZZ. "hello?" "THIS IS NOAH'S ARK PET GROOMING. THE BABIES ARE ALL WASHED AND THEY ARE DOING JUST FINE." "ok. thank you."
5 minutes later...BBBUUUUZZZZ. "hello?" It was my sister. If she asks me how to spell 'Huntington' I'm going to hang up on her.. "Ashleigh won't let the groomer get her wet so we walked her down to the vets office. The vet was examining her and Ashleigh scratched the vet so deep that he's bleeding purple arterial blood. Anyway he said that he can either sedate Ashleigh and then give her a flea dip and you will have to separate her from the babies for the next 24 hours and it will cost you about $125.00, or he can give her an Advantix treatment and you will have to separate her from the babies for the next 24 hours but this will only cost you about $50.00. I think it would be best to give her the Advantix and plus it's cheaper that way, but I wanted to know what you wanted to do..."
They wanted to separate her from her 3 week old babies? She was still furiously and mournfully trying to locate the two babies that died and now someone wanted me to purposely separate her from her remaining 3 babies? URGH! By now I felt so bad for everyone involved that I just wanted to say 'forget it!', however if I had said that then everything they had all gone through so far would be for naught. So I agreed on the Advantix treatment, although now in hindsight I see where it might have been easier on everyone if Ashleigh had been sedated and wasn't able to cry and call out to her babies once they all got home.
When I got home from work that night I was greeting by 3 fluff balls and a gloriously clean and bright white Uncle Daddy.
They were all exhausted from their big day at the beauty parlor.
Then I saw Ashleigh.
It was pretty obvious that she hated me and the horse I rode in on.
She was incarcerated in the big dog kennel and she was not one bit happy. Everyone else was sleeping like kings on the couch and she was stuck in a cage. A dog cage.
I did my best to spend time with her but she was far too busy plotting my death to entertain the likes of me. When ever I would relent and leave her alone she would start crying this deep guttural cry. How sad do you think it was when her babies didn't react because they couldn't hear her? I don't think she knows they have a hearing deficit. Once they all woke up and mom wasn't there they set out to find her. They were able to find her with no trouble but for some reason they didn't even try to get in to the kennel even though they could have easily fit between the bars. They chose to sit on the outside of the cage wailing while Ashleigh sat on the inside of the cage wailing.
My sister had bought powdered kitten milk so I mixed up a batch and tried to feed it to the babies. They made it perfectly clear that that stuff didn't smell or taste anything like their mama and they'd rather starve that let even a drop of it dribble down their tiny little gullets. Lorenzo on the other hand was acting as though I had liquid gold in the dropper and he was doing everything in his power to get near it. He was knocking babies over and pretty much flinging them out of the way. He was possessed! After failing at even getting the babies to lick a little bit of it off of their noses I relented and just let Lorenzo and Ashleigh drink it. Uncle Daddy Pig Dog actually burped when he was finished devouring his share.
By about 10:00 that night the kittens had decided that there were actually hungry enough to eat what was being served. It is amazing how quickly those tiny bellies fill up. Andrew gets the blue ribbon for being the best kitten wrangler in the house. He figured out how to pick them up so they wouldn't wiggle and then make them drink without letting the kitten milk run down their chin. While I was doing my best to do what he was doing Andrew put his kitten down and went running in to the kitchen. He came back with a soaking wet kitten who had apparently decided to take a swim in the water bowl. I am very happy to announce that our very own "Thorpedo" didn't inhale any water and was just fine after it was dried off. (apparently he told his siblings of his adventures at the water park because by the next day all 3 of them were trying their hand at drinking water out of the bowl. Here it is 4 days later and they still have a bit of a problem with knowing just how far stick their head in the bowl.)
The trauma of the baths and the Advantix seperation is behind us. Lorenzo is feisty as ever. Ashleigh has been down right pleasant and the babies have learned how to chase and play and it's the cutest thing I've ever seen. They like to pummel and tumble and swat at each other then in the middle of all the fun they just doze off.
PS I didn't mention that when the fur children were out at the groomers/vet...Andrew stayed home and set off a flea bomb in the house. So we should be flea free for at least a couple of weeks. Then Ashleigh and Lorenzo will be getting an Advantix treatment.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Rainbow Bridge
One day everyone is fat, happy and healthy and the next day a kitten dies. Yesterday I when I came home from work Andrew told me that one of the grey babies had died. The previous night it was obvious that there was something wrong with it. It was very lethargic and didn't want to attempt to eat or cuddle with it's siblings. And then now today the other grey baby is no longer using it's hind legs. Ashleigh is still taking care of all of the babies but for some reason the white babies are all thriving and the grey ones are not. I have done everything I can think of to aid the remaining grey child. I went to Pet Smart and bought kitten milk replacement. The baby had no interest in it at all, however Lorenzo and Ashleigh both went nutty coo coo as soon as they smelled it. Lorenzo chewed on the nipple of the bottle and then Ashleigh tore it clean off. The grey baby is still nursing but Ashleigh has better things to do than sit still and feed her family. The white babies are so much bigger and stronger and they just kick the little one to the curb. I took the white ones away from Ashleigh for a few minutes so the little one could get a bit of a head start and just when things were looking good Ashleigh decided that she needed to get up and roam around the room.
So, if you find yourself with a spare moment please say a prayer that the baby who passed away yesterday has found it's way to Jennifer and Muffin, and also pray that the remaining grey baby will get some strength and fight the good fight until it can utilize it's hind legs.
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Kitten relocation Jakey style....
(This was at Tori's house with Anna's kittens, not at my house with Ashleigh's kittens.)
Jakey was playing with the kittens and he was dragging them all over the house. Mother and I kept telling him to put them back with their mama. Of course he would not listen. This went on and on all weekend. One time he had a kitten wrapped up in his shirt and I told him that he needed to put the kitten back with it's mama so it could stay warm. I didn't watch him and I assumed that he had put it back in Hannah's room. A little while later I heard a very muted "mew?" I looked at Mother and she looked at me. I heard another "mew?" and it wasn't coming from the room where the kittens were supposed to be.It sounded like it was coming from the bonus room which is totally opposite of where the kittens were supposed to be. I walked toward the bonus room and as I was opening the door I heard "mew?" again. I looked down and discovered that Jake had put the kitten inside Hannah's pink Ugg boot that was in the living room closet. It was pretty much stuffed in there. Since I pick my battles I decided that I was happy that Jake had put the kitty in the boot face up.
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Friday, July 06, 2007
Hi Mom, are you doin a load of whites?
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Skinny Bones Jones
When I was a senior in high school the dark blue jeans were my very favorite pants. They are size 0 Chemin De Fer jeans. They are sitting on top of my current size 8 jeans. Back in 1978 size 0 clothes were hard to come by so when my mom found these I thought she had struck gold.
I'm the 3rd one from the left. Yeah, with the goofy hair, standing on my toes.
I weighed 89 lbs and had 0% body fat. I also had very low blood pressure. I thought those were both very healthy situations until my doctor told me that if a paramedic were to take my blood pressure and see how low it was...the paramedic would pull the sheet over my head.
I have been thin all of my life. I only weighed 4 lbs when I was born. They didn't make preemie baby clothes back then so my dad went out and purchased doll clothes for my twin sister and I to wear home. The little shoes were made out of satin and had cardboard soles. You'd have to know how much my dad hated to shop in order to know how special that story is.
When I was in grade school my mom made a lot of our clothes. She made my dad's "Ace Hardware" vest, she made dresses and pants. She even made us bathing suits one year. This was all well and good until the sewing revolution that rocked the world in the late 60's came to our house. It was called "Stretch & Sew" and this method of sewing enabled sewers of all abilities to sew any garment they wanted...as long as it was made out of double knit polyester. Even as a 9 year old I had to draw the line. I hated polyester with a venomous hatred that I still harbor to this day. I made the mistake of telling my mother that I didn't want her to make my clothes anymore. She took this request very seriously and wouldn't make me something even if I asked. I had to go back to wearing clothes that didn't fit. If I could find a pair of pants that fit in the waist then they were a foot too long. If I found pants that were the right length...Tori and I could fit in to them at the same time. I tried to renege and asked my mom to resume making my clothes but just not out of polyester. Nope. That door was closed.
As I got older and more fashion conscious it became harder and harder to find clothes that fit. When I was a teenager I simply did not want to be buying my clothes in the Winnie The Pooh section and I was not tall or heavy enough to shop in the Juniors section. It was a happy day in the Wyatt house when draw string pants came on the scene. My mom relented and made all of us draw string pants. Tori and I had them in every color and style. She made us draw string shorts and I even had draw string "dress pants". Black satin. With pockets. Good times.
It was in the late 70's when I first heard the word "anorexic". Back then people just thought "anorexic" was a situation where you refused to eat and you lost weight. They didn't know it was a mental disorder and that people died from it. People thought nothing of asking me, "Are you anorexic?" "Why are you so skinny?" "Let me lift you up and see how light you are!" I remember asking my mom why people thought it was ok to say these things when no one would ever dream of walking up to an over weight person and saying, "Are you morbidly obese?" "Why are you so fat?"
This was a double edged sword. I could eat and eat until the cows came home but still not gain a pound. Carbs, candy and starch were my best friends. I was fool hearty enough to think that I was going to be thin for my entire life. I hated my body. I was short. I was skinny. I was bony. Clothes didn't fit.
And then I turned 30. It seemed like the minute I turned 30 everything I put in my mouth caused me to gain weight. I went straight from being too thin to being too fat. My skinny minnie ankles were suddenly replaced with cankles. Is there no justice in this world? I went to bed last night and all was well but when I woke up this morning I was walking around on my grandmothers legs! "Waiter? I'd like to return this...this isn't what I ordered. I wanted the long legs, not the log legs."
At my heaviest I weighed closed to 150 lbs. Nothing fit me. If I found pants that fit in the waist they were a foot too long. If I found pants that fit in the length then the waist was enormous. Does that sound familiar? When I was thin I had no perspective. I have perspective all over the place these days and I have to say that I'm glad I've found a happy medium. I'm a teeny bit heavier than I want to be but I'm not even near 150 lbs. nor am I teetering on 89 lbs. I'm ok in my body. My weight is fine.
And that's the way I like it, uh huh, uh huh.
Now if I could just get my eyebrows to be on the same level...
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Thursday, July 05, 2007
Circumstantial Evidence
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Julian Assange and Ecuador's President Correa – The World Tomorrow
During Julian Assange 's interview with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa for his series The World Tomorrow, the two men clearly struck up a bond. Was it during this interview that Assange first got the idea of claiming asylum from a sympathetic Ecuador?
Calling him "my dear Julian", the immediate rapport between Assange and President Correa is obvious. "Are you having fun with this interview Julian? Me too", Correa laughs. Discussion swirls around their mutual mistrust of the USA. "The last thing I'd be is anti-American, however I will call a spade a spade", asserts Correa, as he details his controversial and furious counter-offensive against US interests in Ecuador: after Wikileaks published damning US cables, Correa threw the US ambassador out of the country. "Wikileaks has made us stronger", the president insists. As the colourful interview draws to a close, Correa offers these heartfelt words of comfort to Assange: "Welcome to the club of the persecuted!"
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would you let ur 6yr old fly by herself? why or why not?
Would you let ur 6yr. old fly by herself? why or why not? My daughter has trouble standing up for herself and asking for what she needs in the first place. Just need a few more...
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One day after a bargain-hunting rally snapped a week of consecutive losses, US markets traded relatively flat Tuesday, as mercurial investors awaited more clues as to where the economy was headed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 56.11 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 8,659.97, while the Nasdaq exchange ended the day up 2.24 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 1,501.64.
Major tech shares were mixed, with some hardware makers posting slight gains in the morning and then sliding in the afternoon.
Dell Computer (DELL) jumped 3.01 per cent to close at US$19.16. Oracle (ORCL) slid 2.16 per cent to end at $12.25 and Intel (INTC) traded up 1.74 per cent to $21.68, while IBM (IBM) lost 0.37 per cent to end the day at $94.45.
Hewlett-Packard (HWP) and Compaq Computer (CPQ) traded down 0.56 per cent to $16.01 and up 3.63 per cent to $8.85, respectively.
PC makers may have a rough road ahead of them for a while, according to a recent Salomon Smith Barney research report, which warns that a sharp decline in consumer spending could lead to corporate cutbacks on information technology.
Chip makers are also feeling the pain of lowered consumer demand. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced Tuesday that it will close two of its plants and cut 15 per cent of its workforce, or 2,300 jobs. Consequently, shares of AMD dropped 7.75 per cent to $9.05.
Microsoft (MSFT) lost 1.37 per cent to trade at $51.30, as broadening antitrust concerns and a product delay continued to damper share prices. Yahoo (YHOO), however, gained 0.32 per cent to close at $9.28, while AOL Time Warner (AOL) traded up 0.92 per cent to end at $32.80, despite the fact that the company revised its financial estimates downward yesterday, citing revenue losses related to the terrorist attacks Biometrics firms, riding a newfound interest in security-related shares, continued to rally Tuesday, albeit not as sharply as they have in recent days. Facial and retina-scanning technologies maker Visionics (VSNX) jumped 6.28 per cent to $13.91, while digital identification systems maker Viisage Technology (VISG) climbed 4.50 per cent to $8.36.
Tuesday's mixed-market activity followed a much-needed rally Monday in which the Dow closed up 367.63 points, or 4.46 per cent to 8,603.44, while the Nasdaq surged 75.94 points, or 5.33 per cent to end the day at 1,499.13.
US markets had been suffering since deadly terrorist attacks in the US two weeks ago today shook global confidence in the US economy and incited fears that the country would be unable to avoid a crippling recession in the face of war. The lack of a US retaliation so far and widespread government efforts to prop up the economy shored up some faith in the markets this week, prompting investors to scoop up undervalued shares.
However, a consumer confidence report released Tuesday morning by New York-based business research group The Conference Board caused the markets to retreat after an early morning upswing. According to the report, consumer confidence fell from 114.0 in August to 97.6 in September, greater than the decline to 105.1 that Wall Street economists predicted. September's consumer confidence rating was the lowest since early 1996 and the largest one-month drop since October 1990, during the Gulf War.
In addition, investment services company The Goldman Sachs Group slashed its forecast Tuesday for US gross domestic product in 2002, from 2 per cent down to.5 per cent.
Still, European markets traded slightly up Tuesday on anticipation that Wall Street would stretch the Monday rally into a second day. The London FTSE 100 index gained 35.5 points, or 0.77 per cent to 4,649.4 while the Frankfurt DAX 30 index rose 76.44 points, or 1.89 per cent to 4,115.13. The Paris CAC 40 index jumped 41.66 points, or 1.08 per cent to 3,902.85, while the Amsterdam AEX 25 index rose 10.19 points, or 2.43 per cent to 429.23.


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Find fair prices on used New Holland tractors by using a tractor valuation guide offered by IronSearch.com or TractorBlueBook.com. Buyers should also check Craigslist and eBay to see the current listings for New Holland Tractors as a comparison.
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Once the buyer chooses a model, she needs to look up its price on an valuation guide to see the current estimated value. On TractorBlueBook.com, this process involves selecting the appropriate entry for New Holland from the manufacturers list along with other features to identify the exact model in question. This value should be compared to historical purchase records on eBay or Craigslist to see what buyers actually paid for the same model. Comparing these prices allows the buyer to identify the most reasonable current price.


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Jenelle Evans has been getting a lot of flack this week for her impending divorce from husband of five seconds Courtland Rogers. After all, a week ago they were announcing the Teen Mom 2 star's pregnancy and playing happy families in the tabloids, now she's changed her name back to Jenelle Evans on Twitter -- how could it go this far south that fast? Attention! Maybe it's time to rein in the Jenelle hate, y'all.
The more we hear about her ex-husband-to-be, the faster we'd be running! If even a portion of what Jenelle has put out about Courtland in recent days is true, this guy is a complete sleaze. Let's run it down, shall we?
1. He may have gotten another girl pregnant. Jenelle tweeted a text from a girl in Fall River, Massachusetts who says she is also pregnant and that Courtland needs to "man up." The girl also claims Courtland met up with her and her daughter at a hotel recently ... apparently while married to Jenelle.
2. He was asking her friends for naked pictures. Another text to Jenelle shows someone who claims to love her admitting that she didn't know the Teen Mom was pregnant when she responded to Courtland's request for X-rated photos.
3. He was cheating with multiple women. Jenelle says she has proof that her husband was talking sweet to a number of women, saying things like: "call me so I can hear yr beautiful voice"; "if that's really yr ass then I'm in love"; "prove to me u love me." Then there's the list of girls' names in his handwriting.
More From The Stir: Is 'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Faking a Pregnancy for Money?
4. He may have faked that health scare. It sounded scary when Courtland said he doesn't have much time left on this earth, but Jenelle says he is faking it for pity ... if it's true, it's a pretty classless move.
5. He's already moving in on other Teen Moms. Think Courtland's just in it for the gravy train? Might explain why he was trying to cozy up to Teen Mom 3 star Mackenzie Douthit on Twitter.
6. He's got a new girlfriend ... already. What kind of husband is already hooking up with a new lady just days after his wife says it's over?
7. He allegedly assaulted her. This is, of course, the really big one. Jenelle's lawyer has said she was assaulted "over a period of time" by her husband. Charges have been filed, although Courtland is refuting the allegations.
8. He left her during a possible miscarriage. No real word on whether Jenelle is still pregnant, but she says he skipped town while she was in the hospital ... possibly miscarrying.
Do you think Jenelle was right to say bye bye to Courtland?
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The broad market, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, clawed its way back to all-time highs.
Although neither a new intraday nor closing all-time high was made today, the S&P 500
closed within 1.47 of that all-time high and had been trading above the all-time high close this afternoon. If SPX closes above the old high (1987.98) for two consecutive days, that would qualify as yet another upside breakout. Whether or not the market is too exhausted to push much higher is a matt


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A malfunction in Southern Bell's Palm Beach Gardens office on Thursday led to the disruption of long-distance phone service for five counties in South Florida, including Palm Beach and Broward counties, a company spokesman said.
The exact cause of the service breakdown, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., was unknown late Thursday afternoon.
"I can't tell you what caused the problem. I do know it's completely fixed," said Marita Sullivan, Southern Bell spokesman. Sullivan said the long-distance problem potentially troubled 1.5 million customers.
Local and incoming phone service for 28,000 residential and business phones in the Palm Beach Gardens area beginning with the numbers "62" -- including the PGA National development and PGA Sheraton -- was curtailed for the same period.
The long-distance phone call problem was only with southbound calls, Sullivan said. Sullivan said not every southbound long-distance call from Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach and Broward was affected.


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I have a Edit Button(which is a Image Button) and when I click that ImageButton a new browser window should open and it should load the values previously entered by the user. The new window should contain the old values and now should be able to edit them.
For example,
If a user clicks on the Edit button whose userId= 329 it should open in a new window with the values entered by the user.
<%--<asp:ImageButton ID="ibtnEdit" runat="server" Text="Edit" ToolTip="Edit" ImageUrl="~/images/edit-icon.gif" />--%>
<%--<script type="text/javascript">
function EditInNewWindow()
window.open("abc.aspx?bid="+document.getElementById('<%#Eval("UserID") %>'));
Can anyone plzz help.
I may be doing a blunder.
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Michelle Peterson-Albandoz grew up surrounded by forests in both Connecticut and Puerto Rico, and found a connection to them that has lasted throughout her creative career. Experiencing first-hand the pristine quality and balance of these ecosystems made her hyper aware of the effect humans have on the environment outside of those woods. Now having lived in Chicago for nearly twenty years, Peterson-Albandoz has been surrounded by a constantly changing urban landscape, full of both destruction and construction. Historic but decrepit wood buildings were pulled down like trees in logging sites and their planks and beams were systematically dumped into landfills, rotting in piles. Her artwork benefited from a visceral response to this waste. She began collecting heaps of the discarded wood and turning them into the basis of her artistic process today.
Peterson-Albandoz sees her creative process as a kind of reversal of time and waste. The backwards journey begins with the gathering of discarded wooden planks from lots, alleys and dumpsters. She says, "I remove the nails, erasing the man-made elements that bound the wood together – stripping, sawing and cutting the wood pieces, reducing them further away from structural forms.†Sorting them to like-colors and textures helps her stay open to rhythm and patterns during the building of the work. Layers of old wood still containing the cracked paint and rusty nail holes begin to build up like a living tree once more. It is at the same time a reminder of the tree that once grew in the forest, the harvesting and manipulating of it into architectural structures and the ultimate rebirth as an aesthetic object.
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Grandpa Lloyd was a preacher, through and through. He had started off in life as a business man, but when he felt God's call on him to preach, he left that field and went straight to Asbury College where he studied to be a minister. Coincidentally, that is where he met the love of his life, whom we call Gram. They served as class chaplains together, which must be code for falling in love, because there has never been anyone else for either of them ever since.
Most of us grandkids did not get to know Grandpa that well, because he passed away from a heart attack in 1981. However, since all his daughters and Gram quote him frequently, we feel as if we really do know him after all.
Below is an incomplete list of some of Grandpa's frequent sayings and proverbs. If anyone can think of more of Grandpa's sayings which I am leaving out, please post a comment here or send an e-mail to memoriesblogger at gmail dot com, and I will add those to the list. A big shout out goes to Mom and Gram who helped me compile this list so far.
A Preacher's Proverbs
Two can live as cheaply as one, if one of them doesn't eat.
I don't care how high you jump or how loud you yell, as long as you walk straight when you hit the ground.
If you don't want to go to hell, don't smell like you've already been there.
Keep smiling by praying. (that was typed on all his communications – personal and church both)
Blessings on you! (his typical good bye)
Ain't got no use for the do-das (ladies). (not sure why he always said that, except he had a house full of women and he thought it was funny.)
If you can't be true to one or two, you're much better off with three.
Cast your bread on the water and it will come back with butter and jelly on it.
If you walk in the light as He's in the light, you'll come out all right.
Don't be so heavenly minded that you're no earthly good.