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For $5, Ann Arbor startup Gimme Delivery promises to deliver almost anything straight to your door
At home sick and in need of cough medicine? Craving a burger from Blue Tractor or Frita Batidos? Running low on toothpaste?
Ann Arborites can now get these items delivered straight to their homes via a new business called Gimme Delivery.
Harbor Springs native Joe Dart - who moved to Ann Arbor a few years ago to attend the University of Michigan - launched Gimme Delivery last week after realizing delivery food is in high demand around campus.
"You know, you stand on any street corner in town at 2 a.m. and every other car is a pizza guy or Jimmy John's," Dart said. "I really think the demand is there, and plus, a lot of students don't have cars."
Gimme Delivery operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, according to its website.
The concept is simple, Dart explained.
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People call Gimme Delivery and say what they'd like. That can include food from any restaurant in the Ann Arbor city boundaries, or any item from a convenience or grocery store, barring alcohol. For a $5 delivery fee, Gimme Delivery will deliver the items anywhere in Ann Arbor.
"This is sort of anything goes, very open-ended," Dart said. "We don't want to put constraints on it. We don't want to have a minimum ordering amount or where we'll order from or when we'll deliver it."
This delivery model, Dart said, sets Gimme Delivery apart from similar services, such as Straight 2 Your Door.
Dart, who is also a local musician, said he's always dreamed of launching his own business, and the idea for Gimme Delivery grew out of his own delivery cravings.
"I had the idea years ago of a service that would deliver food besides pizza and sandwiches and Chinese," he said. "I really love the convenience of delivery and if you can get takeout from pretty much any place, you should be able to get delivery, too."
While he's been focusing his attention on the student population first, Dart doesn't want to only make late night Taco Bell runs.
"We're certainly in the market for that," he said, "But we also want to be able to deliver coffee and bagels in the morning to people's offices or houses."
Down the road, Dart hopes to get a license to deliver alcohol, and also to partner with local restaurants and businesses so they can post information on the Gimme Delivery website and vise versa.
"They can have their menu, their information and their hours on our website," he said. "They can have delivery-only specials on our site as well. And then they can advertise that they deliver via Gimme Delivery."
For updates on the business, check out Gimme Delivery's Facebook and Twitter.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 : 5:25 p.m.
The website, facebook page, and twitter account for this business are all gone.
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 1:33 a.m.
Free advertisement...since Mark's Cart's are closed up for the season great to see A2.com promoting the heck out of a new business. I'm wondering why this story is on the headline section??
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 10:24 a.m.
"why this story is on the headline": Because it creates ad impressons. Just wait till my AMAZING $2 anything goes* crazy delivery service launches! *Note: Addressed and stamped envelopes only. We drop them in the mailbox.
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 1:08 a.m.
Is this a sign of a bubble? Here is a documentary on this exact type of business: http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Joseph-Park/dp/B0001EQIFQ/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_0_2 Started in 1997. They hired couriers to hand-deliver items to your door.
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 10:20 a.m.
BINGO! We have a winner!
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 1:38 a.m.
Kozmo.com was awesome, but also a story of a company that spoiled its customers. I mean you can't make money by delivering movies and convenience store items for free. Even if you think you'll undercut stores by buying in bulk and storing the goods in wharehouses. The savings to the company just didn't cover the cost of paying bike couriers and drivers to deliver. Then, when Kozmo tried to move to a service charge, people dumped them instantly!
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 1:15 a.m.
Kozmo.com! I used them all the time when I lived in NYC. They were great - 1 hour to get a movie and some ice cream delivered directly to my door for free. It was wonderful...while it lasted.
Doctor Fang
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 1:08 a.m.
"...from any restaurant in the Ann Arbor city boundaries, or any item from a convenience or grocery store, barring alcohol. For a $5 delivery fee, Gimme Delivery will deliver the items anywhere in Ann Arbor." Not quite "anywhere" in Ann Arbor. I live within Ann Arbor city limits (near Newport & Warrington), but my area of the city is excluded from Gimme Delivery's delivery range, according to the map of their website. Sigh.
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 : 12:48 a.m.
Sounds a lot like Food by Phone that came and went about 15 years ago. I hope they succeed. I'll almost certainly give them a try. But I don't know how they're going to do it at $5 a shot.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 11:27 p.m.
This business has been tried many times and it never stuck yet. For Five dollars a delivery will not even pay for the gas, yet a keep business in A2 going.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 11:22 p.m.
All I can say is been there, done that, Food by Phone and a host of other companies have tried to deliver for other entities with the ability to get the food at a discounted price, and they have all fallen by the wayside. That being said, good luck in your venture. You will learn something regardless of whether it succeeds or not.
say it plain
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 11:51 p.m.
Yes...I remember that outfit! I was trying to recall the name but couldn't... Did they take a percentage cut with a minimum rather than a flat fee? That's what I recall anyway, but it was a good number of years ago now...
Rick Neubig
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 10:27 p.m.
Great idea. Thanks A2.com for telling us about an innovative new Ann Arbor business.
Ron Granger
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 8:16 p.m.
"Hello, Gimme Delivery? I need you to pick something up from the guy in the alley and bring it to me. Yeah, the usual. The mushrooms for my stuffing. You guys are the best!"
Ron Granger
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 8:13 p.m.
"Hello, Gimme Delivery? I'd like you deliver something for me. I'd like you to deliver 2 tons of manure to my neighbor. That will only be $5, right?"
Susan Montgomery
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 10:19 p.m.
@EyeHeartA2: "At home sick and in need of cough medicine? Craving a burger from Blue Tractor or Frita Batidos? Running low on toothpaste?" Not just food...
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 9:08 p.m.
I think it was clear this is a food delivery service. Where exactly do you eat?
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 7:16 p.m.
Surprised he can make a go of it for $5. For that price, it really isn't worth it to hop in my car and drive. He will need to be good at logistics etc. and combine trips. Seems like there are some bad combos though - like I want a wings from Guy Hollerians and I want them delivered to my house in the Miller/Maple area. I don't think you can hardly run a car for that, much less your time. Certainly will keep it in mind though.
Macabre Sunset
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 7:14 p.m.
At $5 per delivery, I don't see how they can turn a profit without enormous volume and a more limited delivery area. I'm also skeptical about the timing, since this service cannot coordinate its own delivery schedule with food preparation and pickup. I hate to be a nay-sayer, but I don't see this lasting very long.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 7:19 p.m.
"Hi, I'd like you to pick up these 26 grocery items." "Ok, that will be $5." How the heck are they going to afford to pay for gas or employees, let alone turn a profit? That being said, this is the best thing since Kozmo.com folded and I'm going to use the heck out of it.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 7:06 p.m.
I hope he doesn't have UNION drivers?
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 6:24 p.m.
Is this news or an advertisement?
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 9:45 p.m.
This is an article about a convenience service. It's not going into the positives and negatives, the business model (how is $5 going to turn a profit), and whether anything like this exists or has existed. Are there competitors? Are there even customers? Everything in this article is positive. PR piece = advertising. This is not news, it is a review at best. I'm not against pieces like this--but put it where it belongs. In short, I expect that when I launch a business, whatever it is, A2.com will be right there to write up a nice, feel good article about it and place it under the NEWS heading.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 6:52 p.m.
It's news and (unless they paid for the story, which I doubt) it also is a good PR piece for this fledgling business. I wish them luck. If the need is there, they will do well if they are conscientious about providing good service. I think a $5 surcharge for delivery is a bargain.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 6:40 p.m.
So......anytime A2.com reports on a new business it's advertising ?
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 6:14 p.m.
Great idea...will definitely use this service!!
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 6:10 p.m.
This rocks the house! I can't wait to try it!


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Evasion from the corporate world and to be your own boss looks like a very attractive pattern.
Before getting into this phenomenon it is really important to admit that how tough it is to launch a worthwhile startup.
Yes it's the truth…
To be successful entrepreneur it seriously requires a lot of efforts and hard work. Many people try to start their own businesses but in the end they quit because they do not realize how brutal it truly is.
One has to deal with a lot of stress and pressure to cope up with their passion to be an entrepreneur.
A person who wants to start a new business should ask this question from himself before entering into the corporate world.
Are you seriously ready and determined to take on the entrepreneurial life?
The 5 points mentioned below will help you answer this question.
Here are the 5 signals which shows that you can sustain in your entrepreneurial life:
1. It surrounds you all the time:
There are some instances when you just can't get away with some business idea which just came up in your mind.
You can be your own boss if you are constantly thinking about your business venture. From waking up in the morning till sleeping at night you are constantly taken up by your potential business.
You are continuously doing brainstorming about the new ideas, the potential product and the marketing strategies.
If you have faced this type of situation you can think to take on the challenge of being an entrepreneur.
Check this out: 10 Must To Know Time Management Tips To Ensure Success For Entrepreneurs
2. Treat the criticism as motivation
You will get demotivated by a number of factors. People within your industry and even in your society will criticize your ideas and on everything related to your venture. But let them say you know why?
Because this is what people love to do…
Many of them will criticize and point out flaws in your idea just as their pastime activity.
The right motivation that an entrepreneur can get from negative comments of people is to respond them by saying that:
"I will prove you wrong…"
There are hundreds of examples of successful entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Jack Ma and Elon Musk, all of them faced the criticism but it does not stops them in achieving their goals.
In spite of deviating from the direction they were following it to strengthen their footings even more and helped them achieve their goals.
3. You are passionate and determined about your work:
If you work with full determination and zeal. If you really enjoy what you do or what you want to do…. Or if you are fully passionate and motivated in becoming your own boss. Then it means that you are well equipped in becoming an entrepreneur.
Starting up a business and to be in self-employment is not an overnight success. With the hardships and consistent efforts it requires, it will the difficult to remain steadfast and bear all the issues without firm passion for your work.
To be passionate about your business, you need to:
- Love your job what you do.
- Not get bored easily in your work.
- Get rid of stress.
- You find the work challenging so that you can set high goals each time.
- You are ready to take the action even alone if your team/employees even leaves you.
If you possess such characteristics it means you passionate and determined about your business and take on the entrepreneurial journey with ease.
Read More: Leadership Competency And Hiring Dilemma
4. You are good with numbers and money:
Ah! It's the main reason behind getting into self-employment and kick-starting your own business. This means you should be good in numbers (at least those numbers that matters to you) and good in managing your money.
You should know that money is the heart of any business. Your business grows by investing money in it. Though it depends on yourself that how you spend that money in your business. It really requires some wise decision making and money handling.
Are you good at handling your money? Or you just spend it without any planning? If you can manage your money well then let me tell you one thing. You can get into entrepreneurship and self-employment as this will help you grow and sustain for a long time.
There is a norm in the corporate world that big corporate hires good financial managers as their CEO, just because they manage the finances/money well and the business needs sustainability. Only the starters and growing corporations hire full stack marketers as the CEO because the business needs to grow.
5. You can handle high levels of stress
You have to be strong enough to cope up with the level of stress in your business. Getting into entrepreneurship, and investing your time and money, make you more nervous as you at the stake.
You need to fulfill the customer's demands in whatever sense. It might require you arrange for the stock and money in no time. So it is obvious that you will be facing such pressure once you get into the business.
But you will love being in this situation once you learn how to get a relief and work with your calm. According to a study by Gallup-Healthways Well-being Index around 30-40% of the entrepreneurs reported that they are stressed out in their business.
You can get relief from stress at work by:
- Taking short breaks and using Pomodoro Technique, using short breaks make you calm down and make you more focused towards your work.
- Adopting healthy lifestyle and doing some exercise or yoga.
- Achieving a work-life balance.
- Enjoy the pressure work and get motivation from it.
- Divide the work and pressure with your team, delegate.
As stated;
Everyone can be an entrepreneur and can get success in it. Apart from your product strength and investment the above mentioned elements should also be considered to make sure that whether you are worthy enough to take on the journey of entrepreneurship or not.
If you have issue coping to any of the above described points then don't worry. You can learn it and make your entrepreneurial life a success. The thing is you should realize your weaknesses and then work on to make them your strengths.
You are welcomed to share your thoughts in the comments below. Best of Luck!
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I have visited your planet many times in the past
and witnessed the evolution of many species.
Long ago I was known as Tua ur:
The Keeper of the Blue Star Energy
I am here today to return the higher frequencies of blue light
that were lost long ago as your planet descended to a lower vibration.
I am going to take you on a sacred journey.
After you have read this
prepare as you would for meditation.
Allow your third eye
to 'see' the blue crystal energies.
Relax your mind.
Listen to the music.
Every aspect of your being is surrounded
in the energies of the blue light crystals.
Watch as they spiral around you.
The blue crystals slowly enter your body
through the crown chakra.
They enter your mental body
clearing away the chatter in your mind.
They enter your physical body through your heart chakra
bringing you to a place of higher Love and Balance.
Now watch the blue crystals as they
slowly move to your crown chakra . . .
You begin to 'hear' that which you could never 'hear' before.
Your consciousness expands . . .
You may feel a pressure on top of your head.
Next the blue crystals enter your third eye chakra
allowing you to 'see' beyond human limitations.
Again you may feel a pressure in your head area.
They move down entering and
clearing your throat chakra.
Once again they enter your heart chakra
balancing your higher chakras to enable
you to be more creative ... more intuitive.
The feminine/intuitive aspects of who you are
are now opened to receive that which must
be shown to you at this time.
You may feel a pressure in your chest area.
Now watch the gentle blue crystals enter your solar plexus
releasing the emotional energies stored in that area.
They spin and twirl and clear that which needs to be healed.
You main feel a release in your stomach area.
The blue crystals enter your spleen chakra . . .
aligning all of your chakras for the final awakening.
The blue crystals enter your root chakra
the place where your kundalini energies reside.
This is the place the original cells of creation reside.
These are the only original cells that
your physical body has retained.
These cells contain all of the knowledge of creation
for each of us as the Keepers of the Sacred Knowledge.
They have always within your body
your Akashic Record of your soul's journey
now ready to be released by your spiraling DNA.
As the blue crystals move into your root chakra
you feel a sudden release of energy.
You may feel warm or flushed.
You may feel a sensation in your back as the kundalini
energies rise up through body sending messages to all areas.
Take your time.
Experience all that meant to be shown to you today.
Enter a new creation.
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Hi Supermoms,
You know that I am always ready to bake anything with Chocolate . Obvious reasons are that it is an instant hit at home.
After the Oreo Cookies, here is another easy peasy recipe of Chocolate Chips Cookies for you. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare these cookies from scratch.
Infact you don't need any special equipment to prepare the batter. A fork and a wire whisk will do the magic.
I haven't followed anybody's recipe here but I definetly need to thank Fondbites for the motivation to bake .
Eggless Chunky Choco Cookies :
Preparation time :10 minutes
Baking Time : 11-15 minutes @ 160 degrees C
Preheat : 10 minutes @ 180 degrees C
Cup = 250 ml
Makes = 14 medium sized cookies
Ingredients :
1. Whole Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp( this I added later )
2. Brown Sugar - 1/4 cup ( adjust if you like more sweet)
3.Baking Soda -1/4 tsp
4.Chocolate Chips - 2 tbsp( or use chocolate pieces)
5.Cocoa powder/ Chocolate Crystals/ Coffee Crystals( optional) - 1 tsp ( you can use 1 tsp of Bournvita / Boost/ Nescafe)
6. Pure Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp
7. Butter milk - 1/4 cup
8. Clarified Butter / Ghee - 2 tbsp
9. Salt - just a pinch
1. In a bowl, add the Whole Wheat Flour, Chocolate Crystals, Baking Soda, Salt and mix well with a fork.
2. Add the Chocolate Chips and again mix.
3. In another bowl, mix sugar and butter milk ,Ghee and Vanilla Essence.
4. Whisk well using a wire whisk so that the sugar dissolves.
5. Now, pour this liquid into the dry flour mixture and mix well using the fork.
6. You will get a thick dough like this. If it is flowy or liquidy, then add little more flour to make it thicker. I initially added 1/2 cup of flour, but at this step had to add 2 tbsps of flour to adjust the consistency.
7. Preheat the oven and line a baking tray with butter paper. Use a tbsp to scoop out the cookie batter. Place them at a distance of an inch or two. You can use an ice cream scoop if you want large sized cookies.
8. Place the tray in the middle rack and Bake them at 160 degrees for 10 minutes . Then check once and continue baking for another 5 to 7 minutes. The cookies beautifully rise up.
9. They will be soft when it is hot. Allow the cookies to stay in the tray for 5 minutes and when it is bearable to touch, transfer them to a cooling rack.
Soft, melting Chocolatey, Chunky Cookies are ready to be gobbled just like that !!!
If you are serving it to children, then give them a tall glass of milk to dunk their cookies ! You will be surprised how the milk vanishes without any complaints !!!!
Chef Tips :
1. You can substitute Gluten Free Flour or APF instead of Wheat Flour.
2. I have used brown sugar but regular castor sugar will work too.
3. Baking time will differ depending upon your oven and the size of your cookies.
4.You can add white chocolate chunks and it is going to taste equally yummy.
5. If you are comfortable with egg, then substitute one egg instead of the buttermilk.
6. The cookies have to come out without sticking from the butter paper. If it still sticks, it means that you will need to bake it for little more time.
7. Stay close to the oven when you are baking to avoid over baking.
8. The cookies will be very soft to touch when they are hot. Do not mistake it for under baking. Allow it to cool and it will harden.
9.You can use butter instead of Ghee
Happy Baking!!!
With love,


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Yeah... not much to say about this theme since it was a last moment idea (again). ^_^
I used a holographic nail polish as a base, then a matte top coat to obtain the smoky effect. I drew the vials using acrylic paint and the "poison" is painted using textured nail polishes. I love the color explosion! ^_^
The nails on my right hand are really short compared to my left hand but they're growing slowly so I decided to show them to you anyway. :D
And now... this week's disaster! :(
My thumb's nail broke in two, as you can see, and nothing from superglue to tea bags & clear nail polish could fix it... In the next posts you will see how it looks after I reconstructed it using gel. (Temporary thing, until my natural nail grows back)
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North Branch Schools receives Student Learning Grant from Kraus-Anderson
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. (April 2017) –¬¬¬ North Branch Area Public Schools has received a Student Learning Grant from Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA). The $500 grant will help the school district support new and innovative learning opportunities.
The 2017 grants were also made to: Northfield Public Schools, Cambridge-Isanti School District, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop School District, Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial School District and Red Wing School District.
KA is currently ranked 6th in the nation in the construction of K-12 education facilities by Building Design + Construction. In the past five years the company has managed the construction of 176 education projects totaling $1 billion.
"We are extremely proud of our long-standing relationship with area school districts, and are committed to building strong communities through education," said Gary Benson, director of project planning and development for Kraus-Anderson.


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truePTS establishes strategic relationships with J.P. Morgan and Citi
First Published 13th December 2017
truePTS signs up J.P. Morgan and Citi as the initial bank clients for its post-trade processing service, set to go live in early 2018
New York and London - truePTS, a New York-based processing ecosystem for the derivatives market, has established a strategic relationship with J.P. Morgan and Citi.
The relationship will enable truePTS to address the regulatory and high cost pressures impacting industry participants by providing technology solutions, such as a proprietary matching and validation engines and AI enhanced voice deal capture. These features allow auto-matching and direct clearing, automating the manual processing of derivatives, one of the largest source of errors, revisions, and operational risks (45% of trades were executed OFF-SEF in Q3 of 2017).
J.P. Morgan and Citi, are the first two companies to join truePTS, with other industry participants expected to join in the coming months.