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Early in 2018, Bruce McCully, Founder of Dynamic Edge, set a goal to hit $2 million in new sales from using this one secret weapon.
It'd only been a few months since he'd started using it when he sent the following message, "I just closed another $18,000 per month contract… in addition to the $60,000 in new Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) and at least half a million in project work."
McCully was attracting attention all over the country, being asked to speak on Cybersecurity to groups and organizations that were filled with his ideal clients, and even offered a speaking fee to share his expertise.
Three years later, he is still getting clients and referrals from this same marketing. And he isn't alone. Every MSP we talk to who is using this type of marketing is experiencing similar results.
This is remarkable because there is no shortage of options when it comes to marketing. This isn't just true in the IT industry. Entrepreneurs in other industries who have added this type of marketing are growing their revenues tenfold and opening doors leading to major deals and partnerships.
This secret weapon is Authority Marketing. Today, we're going to look at what Authority Marketing is, how you can use it to grow your business, and what to do if you want to quickly capitalize on this for your own business.
What is Authority Marketing?
Authority Marketing focuses on positioning you as the leading expert in your industry and market. It utilizes content marketing delivered with the power and longevity of print media and positions you as a mini-celebrity. Authority Marketing allows you to engage your audience on a different level and accelerate trust, stand out and generate new business and additional press while cementing yourself as an industry leader.
Don't let the word "celebrity" put you off. This isn't about becoming a household name celebrity. It's about getting high-impact visibility and third-party credibility that causes you to be viewed as a thought leader in your specific niche and market.
Frequently IT businesses focus their visibility on their corporate name and logo. This makes it extremely difficult to compete because too often you are competing against big brands. You are competing against brands that have much larger marketing budgets. But, when you use Authority Marketing, you become the face of your brand which gives you a significant edge on selling your IT services.
The number one way to use Authority Marketing is to author a book.
A book is the most powerful "business card" you can own and the best sales letter you'll ever develop. It lasts for an extremely long time and can even remain in a prospect's home or office for years, unlike a business card which is usually quickly discarded and forgotten.
While the message inside the book promotes you and your point of view and sell your services, you won't appear to be selling anything. Plus, when you are the author of a book, it is MUCH easier to get FREE press coverage. It's also easier to get others to promote you for FREE and MUCH easier to get speaking engagements.
Books help make a complex sale easier too. When it comes to IT and technology, it's a complex sale. Most people don't truly understand how it will help them make their business more efficient, how it can be used to help them grow and scale their business, the true cyber risks that their business faces, and so on. A book allows you to explain the problems they face and the best way to solve them. It helps presell them on these complex ideas and helps justify why your prices are high.
Books are also a great tool when there is a team of people involved in making the buying decision. A book helps you to get your message into the hands of multiple decision-makers and summarizes why they should do business with you—again without making it feel "salesy" and without having to figure out how to get them all in the same room at the same time.
Another way to use Authority Marketing is for you to become the subject of a feature story.
Outside of publishing a book, nothing does more for your authority than getting featured in the news. Radio, TV, print, and online features build credibility, confidence, and trust because people see this as you being endorsed by the media. It also makes you stand out and get noticed. It creates curiosity and COMPELS the prospect to learn more. When you become the story and boldly declare your message, you are the catalyst that brings in more sales. Think about your own reaction to say a cover story on a magazine that catches your attention at the grocery store. This is similar to how your audience will react to your story—the cover will make a big impression, draw them in and get them to quickly view and consume your story.
Getting featured in the media is a conversation piece when it happens. But the biggest advantage is to remarket that media coverage by including it in your shock and awe package, distributing it at seminars and speaking engagements, or at your booth at a trade show. You can send it out ahead of a speaking engagement or a trade show to everyone who will be in attendance. You could ask local businesses to put it in their waiting rooms. Or send it to associations and Joint Venture partners as part of a campaign to get them interested in you. And you can forever put a list of media you've been featured in on your website.
Media coverage is an important lever you can pull to quickly ramp up your authority, and when combined with a book, it is a powerful duo.
Why Authority Marketing Is Your Secret Weapon To More Sales and Higher Fees
Many understand the importance of branding, but the focus is entirely on their company brand as opposed to their personal brand. In today's highly competitive atmosphere, Authority Marketing and promoting your personal brand is your secret weapon to cut through the noise. Here are some of the ways Authority Marketing will help your business grow, it will:
- Create affinity with your ideal prospects. In the current business climate, people want to do business with individuals, not corporations. With individuals, an affinity bias can develop where people are drawn to you, like you, and trust you because you are like them and have things in common with them. For example, maybe you played competitive baseball all through college and they did too. Or you support orphanages because you adopted from one and they grew up as an orphan. While this is often an unconscious decision, your unique experiences and qualities can evoke a feeling of trust and likeability.
- Get a bigger return on your marketing. Books and media have greater longevity than most marketing campaigns. Books remain on bookshelves for years and print media such as magazines will remain on coffee tables and in waiting rooms for months. Plus, you'll forever be able to say you are an author and include logos of media you are featured in on your website and in other marketing.
- Open doors. It allows you to get strategic partners, endorsed mailings, speaking engagements, free PR, and other authority marketing that you cannot otherwise buy. Peter Verlezza, author of Hassle-Free IT For Busy Medical Practices says, "I can directly attribute new sales to sending someone the book after meeting them. Moreover, the book has been a BIG credibility builder. I often tell people "I wrote the book on managing a medical practice's technology" then whip out Hassle-Free IT MD… The "author" title has gotten me speaking gigs with the Medical Group Management Associations across the country."
- Allow you the freedom to share your message authentically. A book is considered a point of view. This means you can say things and include case studies—things that you might not include in your marketing otherwise.
- Shorten the sales cycle. The reason you aren't closing the sale is because people aren't sold on your ideas yet. Books are designed to educate your marketplace on WHY they should do business with you and to get them to view you as a subject matter expert. While not everyone will read your entire book, prospects who read the whole thing are highly qualified and will be a lot less sensitive to price because they will be pre-sold on your ideas. Greg Hanna, author of Sitting Duck: Why Your Business Is A Cybercriminal's Ideal Target said, "It has shortened the sales cycle from three appointments down to two, and on several occasions, I've closed on the first appointment because of the book."
- Increase referrals. People feel comfortable referring someone who is seen as an expert. It can even be a source of pride to tell people that the person who takes care of their IT is an author and considered a leading expert on the subject. Greg Hanna said, "My book gets me INSTANT credibility from our prospects and has elevated my professional status with the associations and medical, legal, and accounting communities we service. Because of the book, we have generated LOTS of referrals from clients asking for a copy to give to their friends and colleagues (they always ask for a signed copy to give)."
The fastest way to increase sales, to charge higher fees, and raise your status in your niche, is to get your market to recognize you as the leading expert in your field. This is done through positioning and positioning is done through Authority Marketing. Writing a book positions you as the expert. It elevates you to the authority expert and rises you above your competition. This gets people to not only take your advice more easily, but they will also seek out your advice. It moves you from commodity to trusted advisor role which means you can charge more. And it makes you slightly famous.
Are you interested in using the secret weapon of Authority Marketing to elevate your status to the leading expert in your niche? Visit https://www.itmarketingconsultsurvey.com/ to get your FREE marketing consultation today!


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Sega Europe today announced that to celebrate the Xbox Nations event they will be discounting all of the Xbox Live Arcade games by as much as 50%! That's 18 Sega games ranging from the Mega Drive all the way through to the DreamCast for a significant discount on the Xbox only.
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Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot Announced PSN and XBL by Konami
Konami have today confirmed that their latest downloadable title, Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot will be available on both the Playstation Network and on the XBox live Arcade very shortly.
A modern take on the classic "run'n'gun" arcade game, by becoming a CIA operative code-named Wolf Spider through a heavily guarded Russian Prisoner Camp as he attempts to rescue an agent who's been abandoned at the end of the Cold War. Sneaking in and out of cells, stealthily taking out guards and using a series of weapons to kill and protect, the title is a real throw back to the old arcade style games.
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot is out on the 30th March 2011 on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points and on the Playstation Network on an unconfirmed date in April 2011 for £9.99.

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Hazardous Materials Transportation: Bulk Transport
Learning objectives
- Describe the different types of bulk packaging and the importance of following DOT regulations when transporting hazardous materials.
- Describe the specific procedures that must be followed when loading or unloading hazardous materials to prevent leaks or spills.
- Identify inspection items for bulk containers, proper use of placards and markings, and explain emergency response procedures in the event of a leak or spill.
Course overview
This lesson is for all workers involved in the loading, unloading, and transport of hazardous bulk materials.
- 16 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- What is Bulk Packaging?
- Loading/Unloading Bulk Packaging
- Transporting Bulk Packaging
- 49 CFR 178 Subpart H - Specifications for PortableTanks - 178.255-1 General Requirements
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners recently adopted a resolution to work on
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Cupcake Hat Soldier Nutcracker Red White Green 18 Wood Decor Kurt Adler Hollywood. Detailed luxury wood nutcracker features a nutcracker soldier wearing a red and white cupcake topped hat and dressed in red with white and green trim and holding gummy bears and candy cane inspired staff. Nutcracker has glitter and fur accents, is part of the Hollywood Collection, limited edition collectible decor. Nutcracker is from the famed Kurt S. Adler company, known for their outstanding quality and design ornaments and decor. The item "Cupcake Hat Soldier Nutcracker Red White 18 Wood Kurt Adler Hollywood" is in sale since Wednesday, November 17, 2021. This item is in the category "Home & Garden\Holiday & Seasonal Décor\Nutcrackers". The seller is "jurassicjenn" and is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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The Best Web Hosting Services in 2021 and Which Web Hosting Service Should You Use?
Which hosting service is best for your site? We have prepared an economical and functional guide for you.
Over the years, more hosting services are emerging in the market, and the options are increasing. Of course, we are confused by the question of which choice is the best. After this guide we have prepared for you, we hope that your question marks will be removed and you will find the best web hosting service for you.
Web Hosting Services make it very easy to keep your website online, take care of all technical work and you will enjoy your website with just a few updates. Also, the affordable prices of these services provide quick business steps for startups.
How should I choose Web Hosting Services?
First of all, let's assume that you are starting a new business, that you are a startup. You are nervous to be successful in your career, but it is unnecessary. Because these web hosting services will provide you with a lot of possibilities. However, there are a few factors to consider when choosing them. Let's look.
Hosting Factors to Consider
- Uptime reliability: You should know that if your hosting service is down, your website will not be accessible. Fortunately, these problems do not occur much by 2021. You can also get compensation from your hosting service, even if your site is shut down.
- The speed provided by the service: Once your site is accessible, another important point to note is the site's loading speed. You can experience this for yourself. If a site's pages load slowly, you won't want to enter that site again. In addition, loading speed is very important in SEO optimization in 2021. Remember, speed and time are everything in today's world.
- Customer services: Good customer service is good service. The customer service, which remains in touch with you after receiving the product or service, will solve your problems in a shorter time and save your website's life. Especially if you are a startup, you should definitely choose a hosting service with excellent customer service.
Best Web Hosting Services 2021
Bluehost – Best for WordPress hosting
A new startup, a fast site setup, and a launch define WordPress for us. You can definitely trust Bluehost for WordPress.
WordPress has been a leader in the industry for years, and 35% of the internet is powered by WordPress. Bluehost is one service that provides you with the most economical and functional hosting service on WordPress sites.
The loading speed of the website will not be a problem unless you use too many plugins, and Bluehost's customer service is always there for you, even if you make a major mistake.
Bluehost's customer service offers an active phone line and a live chat where you can always get help.
There are also Mojo Marketplace, cPanel, and Weebly-based services. If you want to create websites the easy way, you can only access them with Bluehost's basic account.
Their prices are $3.95 for basic and $5.95 per month with the plus option.
Hostinger – Low-Cost Options for startups
Hostinger is a very affordable web hosting service for startups just starting their career.
Hostinger's performance, features, and extremely low cost have made it one of the most popular hosting services, reaching over 30 million users. It also has its own customized control panel instead of cPanel.
Their customer service is highly advanced and they serve you 24/7 every day of the year. Hostinger's customer service will always be there to assist you whenever you run into a problem.
Hostinger has Three Cloud hosting plans: Cloud Startup, Cloud Professional, and Cloud Global. All of these offer unlimited bandwidth and up to 300 websites for your account.
Liquid Web – Best managed web hosting
Liquid Web is the top managed specialist provider for everything from WordPress, WooCommerce, VPS, email, and many other cloud products.
A few wrong updates or add-ons you make on your site may cause your site to shut down or slow down. However, Liquid Web finds a pretty excellent solution to this, and it checks for problems in a unique environment before sending plugins to your site. It also updates WordPress automatically.
There are many services that Liquid Web provides. The company has data centers with its own hardware and network infrastructure. Key software is installed, updated, and supported by the service and keeps threats at bay with the virus and spam protection.
Liquid Web's price is higher than other web hosting services, but it also offers the highest quality support, technology, and hardware service.
Hostgator – Best shared web hosting
Hostgator offers an impressive hosting service with 99.9% uptime assurance. In addition, this service is valid for VPS hosting as any of the other options.
Hostgator also includes free transfers for new accounts within the first month after signing up, and a 45-day money-back guarantee.
Among the service plans offered by this web hosting service are Snappy 2000, which comes with 2GB of RAM, 2 cores of CPU and 120GB of disk space, and three dedicated hosting plans. You can increase them on demand.
Cloudways – Most functional hosting service
If you want to try yourself and the service paying nothing, Cloudways is an ideal choice. You can access a three-day trial account by creating a username and password or by logging in with your Google, LinkedIn accounts.
Once logged in, you can choose a content management system (CMS) from a variety of popular and reputable sources, including Drupal, Joomla, Koken, Magento, Media Wiki, PHP Stack, Prestashop, and of course WordPress.
One of the best services that Cloudways provides is that you will pay as much as you use the service for several days. If you use a plan for 10 days and cancel, they will charge you 10 days hosting fee.
Also, Cloudways' customer service is highly professional. This web hosting service offers 24/7 customer service and you can contact them by Skype or phone call if you wish.
The service has flexible cloud hosting plans, fast setup times, top-notch web-based customer support, and excellent uptime. This is a company you can trust to keep your site running on the services that offer these items.
You can start your own blog or startup free for free (this low price is through our website only)!
Dreamhost – Best for Quick Website Changes
Dreamhost is one of the oldest web hosting services, founded in 1996. That's why they serve over 1.5 million website owners.
Dreamhost also offers 25GB of storage as an email hosting service as well as the ability to sync with desktop and mobile devices. In addition, an ad-free webmail software platform is included.
This web hosting service is also very useful in terms of security. The service offers an anti-spam service that protects you from malware and spam attacks. The filter is adaptable to emerging threats and ensures your protection.
There are a few key advantages to having your own hosted email account. The first is that the company that looks much more professional than a free email account adheres to your domain name.
GreenGeeks – Eco-Friendly Hosting Service
An eco-friendly web hosting service? Why not?
The GreenGeeks platform is designed for maximum energy efficiency and they are also investing three times more in the Bonneville Environment Foundation for every ampere they draw from the grid. This is an incredible and visionary act.
The service provided by GreenGeeks is ideal for startups but average for professionals.
However, this web hosting service has powerful shared hosting plans. This offers unlimited websites, emails, databases, webspace and bandwidth, and throws in a free domain, shared SSL, Cloudflare CDN integration, nightly backups, the Softaculous one-click app installer, a simple website builder, and support via email, chat, and telephone.
Hostwinds – Dedicated hosting solution
Hostwinds offers you a powerful configuration and hosting service in all categories you want. This includes news, companies, games, and many more.
This service has many plans that you can customize according to your preferences. The cheapest models have a quad-core single processor and start with at least 8GB of RAM, which would make them ideal for most typical users.
There are a suitable set of additional options available for customization, with different RAID configurations and several operating systems available, including standard CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, or Fedora options, and a Windows Server option.
In addition, server monitoring and nightly backups are provided by full server management.


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Rural Development, IT in e-commerce, World and European Economy
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"Rural Development" course includes topics:
Topic 1: Social sciences and their role in rural development.
Topic 2: Cointryside in space and time.
Topic 3: Social and cultural approaches to the rural development study.
Topic 4: The economic and sociological aspects of rural development.
Topic 5: Development of rural areas as a process: problems and causes of inequality in the "city-village" status.
Topic 6: Sustainable development of rural areas in Russia, the EU, the world.
"IT in e-commerce" course includes topics:
Topic 1: Introduction into the course unit: business – e-business.
Topic 2: Internal business systems.
Topic 3: Electronic commerce – overview.
Topic 4: Internet Technologies (Web Content Management Systems, SEO, etc.).
Topic 5: E-shop / Internet shop.
Topic 6: E-marketing / Online marketing.
Topic 7: E-security.
Topic 8: E-government.
"World and European Economy" course includes topics:
Topic 1: World Economy Basic Trends.
Topic 2: Population - trends and problems.
Topic 3: UN MDG GOALS.
Topic 4: World and European Economy Databases.
Topic 5: World Economy Overview - in detail.
Topic 6: GAAT/WTO.
Topic 7: World and European Trade.
Topic 8: World and European (EU) agricultural Trade.
Topic 9: Global Agriculture and Fishery Production (Economy Sector Development and Performance).
Topic 10: Global Industry - Economy Sector Development.
Topic 11: Global Services - Economy Sector Development Trends.
Topic 12: Global Prices - Basic Trends Overview.
Topic 13: Global Economy Development by regions.
Topic 14: European Union.
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VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,113 / Monday – January 15, 2001 |
Dale Salwak's 11th annual Stars of Magic show is previewed in a Los Angeles Times article. This year's show at the Orange Coast College's Robert B. Moore Theatre features The Majestix, Randy Pryor, Dario Vazquez, Lee Bayless, and Dale Salwak. Salwak described the show as "…an elegant, enchanting evening of the best of magic. Kind of a potpourri of different kinds." The story also includes an interview with The Majestix and Salwak. To read the Jan. 12 story by Young Chang titled "Magic at the Moore" click: HERE.(1/15) Bill Goodwin, Joe Monti, Dana Daniels, David Avadon, Gerry Katzman, Craig Dickens, and Bob Stone appearing at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, on Jan. 15-21. Carl Andrews, Jr. lectures on Sunday Jan. 21.(1/15) Tom Durnin, Chris McDaniel, Rich Marotta, Simon Lovell, BobDennis, Frank Brents appear at Monday Night Magic on Jan. 15 at 8pm in NYC. For tickets call Ticketmaster at: 212-307-4100.(1/15) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,114 / Tuesday – January 16, 2001 |
Siegfried & Roy will be holding a news conference on January 29th where a Las Vegas Review-Journal article speculates they could announce that they signed with the MGM-Mirage "…a lifetime contract similar to what George Burns had at Caesars Palace." Although sources close to Siegfried & Roy told MagicTimes that it is more likely to be a 5-year "deal they couldn't refuse" which will have them performing for only three days per week. The article concludes, "The German-born duo's animal-magic act has been a mega-hit for 30 years. To read the Jan. 15 story by Norm titled "Siegfried & Roy may be set for life with MGM-Mirage" click: HERE.(1/16) Charles Cameron who died last week is remembered in the Evening News where he is called, "…one of Edinburgh's most colourful characters – the man behind the city's wax museum, a world-class magician and one of Britain's most respected occult authorities." There is also a pretty thorough biography and list of accomplishments. To read the Jan. 12 obituary titled "Farewell to the magic Godfather" supplied by YellowBrix and Infoseek click: HERE.(1/16) A Mail on Sunday article about posters mentions the sale of the Houdini poster which sold for £35,259 last year even though it had an estimate of 12,000-14,000. To read the Jan. 14 story titled "Stick to posters for fine art on the cheap" supplied by Infoseek and YellowBrix click: HERE.(1/16) All Magic and the Conjuring Cabaret are among the magic sites mentioned in a Malay Mail article on surfing the web for magic. To read the Jan. 15 story by Eddie Chua titled "Sites of the day: .Com Sites of the Day: 'Magic Sites' to explore" click: HERE.(1/16) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,115 / Wednesday – January 17, 2001 |
David Copperfield will be taping most of his next TV special, which is scheduled to air on Apr. 3 on CBS-TV, at the Mid-South Coliseum (996 Early Maxwell Blvd.) in Memphis, TN during two live performances. Copperfield has been pre-taping shows at the Coliseum on Jan. 11-17 from 9:30am to 7pm with smaller audiences. The two main shows will be on Saturday Jan. 20 at 6:30-11pm and on Sunday Jan. 21 at 3-7:30pm. Audience members may receive gifts and prizes from Copperfield. Free tickets are still available for both shows directly from the South Entrance of the Coliseum daily through Friday from noon – 6pm or by phoning: 901-722-7932. To find out more click: HERE.(1/17) Paul Gertner's upcoming performance at the Inauguration ceremonies for President-elect George Bush is reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette where he said he is planning "…a trick using a ballot card, in which holes and chads will appear, disappear and move around." To read the Jan. 16 article by Adrian McCoy titled "Nothing Up His Sleeve" click: HERE.(1/17) Mac King is the feature of a UPI story which describes him as "…the favorite Las Vegas magician among other Las Vegas magicians is." To read the Jan. 16 story by Joe Bob Briggs titled "The Vegas Guy: Mac King" supplied by Infoseek and YellowBrix click: HERE.(1/17) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,116 / Thursday – January 18, 2001 |
Twenty close-up magicians will be performing at three different inaugural parties on Thursday the 18th. Coordinated by David Sandy and Michael Ammar the shows will be held at the Washington Hilton, Union Station, and the National Building Museum. The all-star cast of performers includes Paul Gertner, Charles Greene III, Alain Nu, Daryl, Marc DeSouza, Dan Garrett, Michael Finney, Giovanni, Darwin Ortiz, Steve Bedwell, Eric Henning, and …Go to full story.(1/18) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,117 / Friday – January 19, 2001 |
SOUTH CAROLINA: The 6th Annual South Carolina Association of Magicians Convention (SCAM) takes place on Jan. 19-20 at the Holiday Inn Coliseum in Columbia. The lineup includes: Marvyn & Carol Roy, Jay Sankey, Chad Long, Lee Asher, Kevin Dunn, Mark Merchant, Ed Dunhill, Charles Pecor, Woody Landers, Paul Sponagle, The Flying Fettucini Brothers, Aaron Radatz, and John Tudor. Festivities include non-magician alternative events as well as contests, parties and special shows. For more information click: HERE.(1/19) The winners at the 24th World Magic Seminar were: Cyril from Japan won first place and the Siegfried & Roy Lions Head Award, Veronique from Switzerland won second place and the SARMOTI Award, and Luce from France took third place. The Teenage Stage Contest was won by Phillip Kaiser from Columbus, OH. The teenage award was presented by Lance Burton. The rest of the awards were presented by Lynette Chapel and Bernie Yuman who were there in place of Siegfried & Roy. Carl Ballentine was the guest of honor.(1/19) Siegfried & Roy missed five shows this weekend because Siegfried had a bad flu. To read the Jan. 16 story by Kate Maddox titled "Columnist: Ailing Lewis forced to back out" click: HERE.(1/19) "The Variety Show" features Michael Moschen at the Zellerbach Theater at Annenberg Center (3680 Walnut St.) in Philadelphia, PA. Shows are on Friday Jan. 19 at 8pm and Saturday at 2pm and 8pm.Tickets are $26-33 and are available by phoning: 215-898-3900.(1/19) The Amazing Jonathan performs at the Brea Improv (945 E. Birch St.) in Brea, CA on Friday Jan. 19 at 8:30pm and 10:30pm and Saturday at 8pm and 10:30pm. Tickets are $15-17 and are available by phoning: 714-529-5823.(1/19) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,118 / Saturday – January 20, 2001 |
Eric Henning is the subject of a Baltimore Sun article which discusses his appearance at the pre-inaugural dinners held for President-elect George W. Bush on Thursday. He discusses how he got the job and some insight about close-up magic. He said that he "…sees the magical arts as more than entertainment. For a brief moment, in a magician's performance, the audience becomes a community sharing the experience of wonder. … Magic alters your sense of reality, Henning says. Seen close up, it is a more human form of entertainment for a generation that grew up watching television, and for whom community might often be sought on a computer." To read the Jan. 19 story by Lourdes Sullivan titled "Rocky Gorge man picked to appear, magically, at preinaugural dinners" click: HERE.(1/20) Eric Henning's appearance at the presidential inaugural party is featured in a Gazette article. Describing close-up magic he said, "Close-up magic is quite difficult since you are dealing with people directly… A lot happens right in the spectator's hands and this is quite demanding and requires a lot of interpersonal skills." To read the Jan. 18 story by Maishah English titled "Performing magic at the Inaugural" click: HERE.(1/20) Kevin King and Tim Trono's magic company "Reel Magic" who produced the Watch Bandit Video and Roger Klause's Whisper has just been sold to Murphy's Magic Supplies in Rancho Cordova, CA.(1/20) CALIFORNIA: Whit Haydn lectures on Monday Jan. 22 at Mind Over Magic (2214 Burbank Blvd.) in Burbank. For more information phone: 818-562-1921.(1/20) |
VOLUME: 37 / ISSUE: 1,119 / Sunday – January 21, 2001 |
Siegfried & Roy have produced a new book titled "Cooking in the Spotlight: Recipes from the Cast & Crew." That's right — it is a cook book featuring more than 250 recipes and is full of photos of Siegfried & Roy and their animals. Recipes include Osso Buco which is Siegfried's favorite dish and Roy's favorite dinner menu. All proceeds from the book will go to the Golden Rainbow which helps people with HIV and AIDS. To read the Jan. 17, Las Vegas Review-Journal story, by Heidi Knapp Rinella titled "Celebrity cookbook helps charity" click: HERE. —You can purchase a copy of the book for $29.95 from the Mirage or by clicking: HERE.(1/21) Paul Daniels is a contender to become the next rector of Dundee University in Scotland. Also in the running is former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. A Scotsman article quoted a source at the university, "I believe Daniels and Halliwell have been approached by groups of students to see if they would like to stand as rector. …They both seem to have cult followings among the students, although for different reasons. To read the Jan. 20 story titled "Paul's touch of magic in rector race" click: HERE.(1/21) Penn & Teller are scheduled to appear in three national TV commercials promoting Pizza Hut.(1/21) The third annual "An Evening of Magic" presented by the Northern Knights to benefit for the Viking Middle School Fine Arts Department was the subject of a Chicago Daily Herald story. To read the Jan. 17 article titled "Knights to present magic show" supplied by Infoseek and YellowBrix click: HERE.(1/21) Michael Chaut, Rich Marotta, Simon Lovell, Jamy Ian Swiss, Frank Brents, and Carl Mercurio appear at Monday Night Magic on Jan. 22 at 8pm in NYC. For tickets call Ticketmaster at: 212-307-4100.(1/21) |
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Liz on Leadership
Are You Going Too Fast?
In today's high velocity, always-on business climate, leaders like you are expected to make incredibly rapid decisions, work at a breakneck pace, and achieve exceptional results—all without losing a beat.
Fast, faster, faster yet. That's the mandate from customers, peers, managers, business partners, boards, investors, and other key stakeholders. Yet no individual or organization can consistently deliver its best at such a frenetic pace... (Adapted from
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14 January 2015, Singapore – Although she had played the role of an empress in her drama, Empress Ki, Ha Ji Won did not have any airs like an empress would. Rather, she had displayed her friendliness during the 2015 Ha Ji Won 1st Asia Tour in Singapore, held on 10th January 2015 at Singapore Conference Hall.
The entire fan meet had a very friendly atmosphere. In hope of narrowing the gap with her fans, she had specially improved on her English, and throughout the fan meet, she had made evident efforts to speak in English whenever she could.
Following a short video montage of her past characters, Ha Ji Won started the night with her rendition of 'That Woman', bringing the fans back in time to the Secret Garden days.
Although it has been four years since the drama, Secret Garden is still loved by many. Knowing that, she had specially revisited the shooting locations of the drama to refresh her memory of the drama, sharing with fans her experiences filming the drama. While talking about the difficulties she had faced due to her acrophobia and the many practices she had to go through for her wire scenes, she jokingly quipped, "I think I am the best wire actress in Korea!"
A special VCR by her co-stars, Hyun Bin (Secret Garden) and Lee Seung-gi (The King 2 Hearts) was then screened. She expressed her gratitude to them for making time to record this VCR despite their busy schedules, and said that she would treat the both of them to a meal when she returns to Korea. She also shared that she still keeps in touch with Hyun Bin via text messages, and that it was because of food that she became close to Lee Seung-gi.
During the game segment, Ha Ji Won had displayed sincere consideration towards her fans. Apart from her friendly interactions with every fan who went on stage, she had very patiently helped her fans when they appeared to have difficulties when playing the game. She was also very thoughtful in ensuring that the fans who were seated at the sides of the hall could clearly see what was happening on stage.
After sharing some fun tidbits about the filming of Empress Ki, Ha Ji Won got the crowd going and clapping along to her performance of a classic Chinese song familiar to all, '對面的男孩看過來'. She even got her managers to be her back dancer for this performance.
When talking about the food in Singapore, Ha Ji Won had excitedly squealed upon the mention of laksa. She then lamented that she was really worried that she wouldn't have a chance to have laksa during this trip to Singapore, and even asked fans for recommendations of good laksa places.
The second last song of the night was 'The Show', which she had specially prepared for the Singapore audience. She retreated backstage and returned shortly after for an encore performance, bringing to her fans a tearful performance of her own song 'Now in This Place'.
The fan meet ended with a high touch session for all ticket holders, and all the fans received a small gift which she had specially prepared.
KAvenyou would like to thank KMTV for the invitation to 2015 Ha Ji Won's 1st Asia Tour in Singapore.
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Article by: Lauren @ KAvenyou.com
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Chapter 21 - Census of the Town of Elma
When the State census was taken in 1855 there were but few persons residing in the town of Elma, except those on the Mile Strip; the Indian Reservation being part in the town of Aurora and part in the town of Lancaster. There is no way to ascertain the population at that time, of what was later to be the town of Elma.
The same township conditions were continued at the time the United States Census was taken in 1850, and at the taking of the census by the State in 1855.
The town having been organized December 4, 1856, we have our first knowledge of the population of the town, in the Census as taken by the United States in 1860.
In this statement of the post-offices of the Town of Elma, the date of establishment of the offices, with the names of the persons who have been appointed to the charge of the several offices is herewith given as nearly in the order of their holding the offices, as could be learned from leading residents of the several localities.
The date of the appointments could be accurately learned in but few cases, but the year as given will be found to be correct.
Established with Warren Jackman as postmaster in Oct., 1852.
Joseph Standart was appointed postmaster in 1860.
Warren Jackman was appointed postmaster in 1861.
W. Wesley Standart was appointed postmaster in 1865.
James Clark was appointed postmaster in 1869.
Mrs. Maria Long was appointed postmaster in 1888.
Louis P. Reuther was appointed postmaster in 1897.
Established with Fowler Munger postmaster in 1861. Isaac Gail appointed postmaster in 1862. East Elma Postoffice was discontinued in 1863. East Elma Postoffice was re-established with Geo. W. Hatch postmaster in 1870.
George W. Hatch was postmaster for twenty-four years, but the office was under the care of the following resident merchants, viz.: George W. and Niles Hatch, Isaac Smith, Harvey C. Palmer, Edwin H. Dingman, George W. and James Hatch, George W. and Leonard Hatch, and George W. Hatch, when on January 13th, 1894, Hatch sold the store and goods to Charles Burman. Burman was appointed postmaster March 2, 1894.
Established with Erin Woodward as postmaster in 1878. Henry A. Wright appointed postmaster in 1885. Peter Grader appointed postmaster in July, 1889. Henry A. Wright appointed postmaster in 1893. Frank Sutton appointed postmaster in April 5, 1895. Mrs. Asa Ford appointed postmaster in July 29, 1899.
Established with Lewis Kleberg as postmaster in 1870. Charles Reichert appointed postmaster in 1871.
Conrad P. Hensel appointed postmaster in 1873. Frederick Gramm appointed postmaster in 1886. William Kleinfelder appointed postmaster in 1888. Mrs. Kleinfelder appointed postmaster in 1892. Conrad P. Hensel appointed postmaster in 1893.
Established with Ernst Bleeck as postmaster in 1889. Edwin H. Dingman appointed postmaster in 1893. Ernst Bleeck appointed postmaster in 1897.
Established with David J. Morris as postmaster in 1848. Zenas M. Cobb appointed postmaster in 1849. James H. Ward appointed postmaster in 1850. Asa J. W. Palmer appointed postmaster in 1854. James W. Simons appointed postmaster in 1854. Austin Twitchell appointed postmaster in January, 1861. James H. Ward appointed postmaster in June, 1861. Stephen Northrup appointed postmaster in 1867. John G. Fischer appointed postmaster in 1880. William J. Cole appointed postmaster in 1885. Harrison Tillou appointed postmaster in 1889. Richard T. Barnett appointed postmaster in 1893. Harrison Tillou appointed postmaster in 1897.
The Ebenezer Society built a church for their people who resided at Upper Ebenezer, (now Blossom) as near as can be learned about 1849 or 1850.
When they sold out and left Erie County in 1863 and 1864, the German Evangelical Society of Blossom had the church building. A Lutheran society was organized in Blossom in 1873, and that year they built a church across the street from the German Evangelical Church; that building was burned in 1876, and rebuilt in 1878. All their services are in the German language.
A Lutheran society was organized in 1872, and that year they erected a church building, 20x30 feet, near the south west corner of Lot 40, on the north side of the Woodard Road.
In a few years this house was too small for their congregation. The old church was moved to the east line of their lot, and a new church, 32x56 feet, was built on the same grounds in 1887. The old building has since been used for Sunday-schools. The church services and Sunday-schools are conducted entirely in the German language, though all the children and more than ninety per cent of the adults understand English as well as than they do the German language, or even better.
All the German churches in the town seem to be imbued with the same spirit; they want the children to learn enough of the German language, so that they can be confirmed, and most of the German parents, care for no further education of their children, either in English or German.
In Spring Brook, a building, 20x30 feet, was erected in 1850, on the southeast corner of the Aurora Plank and Rice Roads, on Lot 71. In 1874 the society needed a larger house, so the old house was moved to the east end of their lot, on the south side of the Rice Road, and has since been used as a barn for the parsonage. The new building was erected in the summer of 1874, and has since that time been used for the services of that society.
Rev. Nehemiah Cobb, who had been sent by some Presbyterian Church in Buffalo as a missionary to Spring Brook, held meetings in the schoolhouse in the summer of 1849. As a result of his labors "The First Presbyterian Church" was organized by a committee of the Buffalo Presbytery, on February 6th, 1850. Mr. Cobb, by contributions and subscriptions, gathered materials for a church building, which was erected in 1851 or 1852, on the western part of Lot 75, on land conveyed to the Society by David J. Morris - to revert to said Morris whenever the Society should cease to occupy the premises for church purposes.
The membership of the Society, in 1858, had become so reduced by deaths and removals that regular services were discontinued; most of the few remaining members attending the Presbyterian meetings which were held in the Elma Village schoolhouse, where Rev. William Waith preached every alternate Sunday afternoon. The Spring Brook Society was thus gradually absorbed by the Elma Society. By an order of the Presbytery the Society was disbanded June 5th, 1873. The church property reverted to David J. Morris in 1868.
A Catholic chapel, 10x14 and 8 feet in height, called Mother Freiberg's Church was built on the south end of Lot 46, on the north side of the Clinton Street Road in 1854. The Catholic priest of Lancaster came and held services there twice a year for several years. Mother Freiberg having moved away, the building was later sold to Gardner Cotton.
The Presbyterian Society of Spring Brook having for several years failed to hold meetings in the church built by Rev. Nehemiah Cobb in 1851 or 1852, the property reverted to David J. Morris, in 1868.
In January, 1869, "The Union Church Society of Spring Brook" was organized, and Mr. Morris on January 18th, 1869, conveyed the property to the Union Society. Different denominations held services there but the building was most regularly occupied by the Methodist Society, until 1893 when they bought the German Evangelical Church property. Since 1893 the Union Church building has been unoccupied most of the time.
The German Evangelical Society of Blossom, organized in 1862, occupied the church built by the Ebenezer Society, on the north side of Main street in Blossom Village, until 1880, when they took down that building, and in its place, erected their new church. They have since that time kept up their church services and Sunday-school in the German language.
The German Evangelical Society of Spring Brook, built their church on the north side of the Aurora Plank Road, near the west end of Lot 75 in 1872. They held services there for several years, but in time the membership became so small that they sold their building and lot to the Methodist Society in 1893.
The German Evangelical Society of Rice Road built their church in 1874 on the north end of Lot 53, and on the south side of the Rice Road, where they have since regularly held their services in the German language. For several years they had a German Sunday school, but the attendance kept growing less and less, and the school was given up.
In 1898 an English Sunday-school was started in the church, with the consent of the members of the church, which has proved to be very successful. The children of German parents do not like the German language, and will not study it unless they are compelled to do so.
It could not be learned from residents of Spring Brook the date of the organization of this society, but that they had for many years held regular services in the Union Church building, and for most of these years they have kept up a Sunday-school, generally through the entire year.
In 1893 the society thought best to have a house of their own, over which they could have perfect control, so that year they bought of the German Evangelical Society their building and lot. After making extensive repairs and alterations the building was rededicated December 29th, 1896.
The society have regular services and are, as well as their Sunday school, in a prosperous condition. During most of these years they have had no resident pastor, but have been supplied from Elma and Aurora, most of the time from Aurora. The names of the several pastors cannot now be given.
There has never been a church building in East Elma.
A schoolhouse was built in 1856, and all religious meetings and their Sunday-schools have been held in this schoolhouse.
The people have been supplied most of the time by Methodist preachers from Elma and Marilla or by Baptist preachers from Aurora, or by the United Brethren Society of Williston. Occasionally an evangelist or some side preacher would hold meetings for a few days or nights and pass on.
A very prosperous undenominational Sunday-school has been kept up all the year for several years, and at times this Sunday school constituted the only religious service held in the schoolhouse, or in the place for months together.
In the summer of 1849 Rev. L. A. Skinner, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, commenced preaching in the schoolhouse in Elma Village at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoons, alternating with Rev. George E. Havens, Methodist minister from Lancaster, and later with Rev. C. S. Baker, who was sent to Lancaster by the Methodist Conference.
Mr. Skinner was obliged to give up the Elma appointment on account of failing health. Rev. Nehemiah Cobb from Spring Brook then took up the work in Elma Village, holding meetings there occasionally until the spring of 1852. In October, 1851, Rev. William Waith became the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster and he came occasionally to Elma during that winter; in the spring of 1852 he took up regular work, and continued meetings on alternate Sunday afternoons until 1868. In 1858 most of the remaining members of the Presbyterian Church of Spring Brook came to Mr. Waith 's meetings in the Elma Village schoolhouse and in that way the Spring Brook church gradually became a part of the Elma Society. After the Methodist Church was built in Elma Village in 1859, by invitation from that society, the Presbyterians held their services in the church building every alternate Sunday afternoon.
There was never a regularly organized Presbyterian Society of Elma Village, but the Spring Brook members brought their Society with them, and after that time it was generally called the Elma Presbyterian Society.
The Society was disbanded by order of the Presbytery on June 5, 1873, most of the remaining members joining the Lancaster church.
Rev. George E. Havens, who was minister in charge at Lancaster in 1848-1849, was called to Big Flats to preach the funeral sermon of Samantha Standart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Standart, Senior, who died July 15th, 1849. This was the first death of a white person on the Lancaster part of the Reservation, and the first sermon preached in that part of Elma.
Rev. Havens, after that, preached in the schoolhouse to the close of that Conference year.
The M. E. Conference for 1849 sent Rev. C. S. Baker to Lancaster and to supply Bowmansville and Elma with alternate Sunday afternoon services.
In September, 1849, Rev. C. S. Baker organized a "class," comprised of Joseph Briggs, George Standart, -Jr., Mrs. J. B. Briggs, Fiorina Briggs, and Mrs. Olive Standart. The preachers who were sent by the M. E. Conference to Lancaster came to Elma regularly every alternate Sunday o afternoon for many years, the meetings being held in the schoolhouse until the church was built.
A Sunday-school was organized in the spring of 1851 by Col. Cyrenus Wilbor (father of Mrs. J. B. Briggs). The meetings of the Sunday-school being at 1 o'clock p. m.
The Methodist Episcopal Society of Elma Village was organized at a meeting held in the schoolhouse December 23, 1853, Rev. Schuyler Parker, pastor, present. The following named persons were duly elected as trustees: Cyrenus Wilbor, James R. Jackman, Joseph B. Briggs, Elon Clark, Warren Jackman, Joseph F. Clark, and Deforest Standart.
Cyrenus Wilbor died September 21st, 1856, age 62 years, 7 months, 6 days.
James R. Jackman died November 24th, 1864, age 71 years, 1 month, 17 days.
Joseph B. Briggs died October 30th, 1898, age 86 years.
Elon Clark died June 7th, 1856, age 34 years, 1 month, 20 days.
Joseph F. Clark died August 22d, 1854, aged 31 years.
Deforest Standart died October 10th, 1864, age 41 years.
The Board of Trustees in the year 1900 consists of Warren Jackman, Cyrus Hurd, Simeon Noles, Myron H. Clark, George Beidler, and Charles S. Briggs.
The M. E. Church building on the east side of Main Street, in Elma Village, was commenced on July 7th, 1859, and Rev. Gleason Fillmore preached the dedication sermon February 9th, 1860; since which time preaching services and meetings of the Sunday school have been continuous in the building.
The names of the M. E. preachers who have served with the year of their coming are given below:
Names. Year. Names. Year.
Rev. George E. Havens. 1849 Rev. George M. Harris....1875
Rev. C. S. Baker 1849 Rev. John B. Wright 1878
Rev. Gustavus Hines 1850 Rev. W. H. Henderson 1880
Rev. Nelson Reasoner 1852 Rev. C. S. Baker 1881
Rev. Schyler Parker 1853 Rev. J. F. Brown 1883
Rev. Gordon 1855 Rev. R. L. Robinson 1884
Rev. Alonzo Newton 1856 Rev. Wallace 1885
Rev. Lewis A. Chapin 1858 Rev. C. S. Baker 1885
Rev. Sheldon H. Baker... 1859 Rev. Fred Dark 1888
Rev. James McClelland... 1861 Rev. C. Robson 1889
Rev. W. H. Shaw 1862 Rev. E. W. Shrigiey 1890
Rev. F. W. Conable 1862 Rev. Louis A. Wright 1892
Rev. Hiram May 1864 Rev. Jabez E. Armstrong... 1897
Rev. Geo. W. McPherson 1868 Rev. S. W. Wyman 1899
Rev. P. P. Reese 1874 Rev. Jabez E. Armstrong... 1900
The Town of Elma, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors at the time the town was formed, was joined to and to be a part of the Second School Commissioner District of Erie County.
On July 16th, 1857, Amos Freeman, the Commissioner of the said Second District, altered and re-numbered the school districts in the Town of Elma.
Eleven schoolhouses were in the town at that date, viz.: Three on the Mile Strip, three in the Aurora part of the town, and five in the Lancaster part.
School District No. 1 - Schoolhouse on Clinton Street, known as the Cotton District.
School District No. 2 - Schoolhouse on Bullis Road, known as the Bullis District.
School District No. 3 - Schoolhouse on Jamison Road, known as the East Elma District.
School District No. 4 - Schoolhouse on Billington and Williams roads, known as the Hitchcock District.
School District No. 5 - Schoolhouse on Plank Road, known as North Star District.
School District No. 6 - Schoolhouse on Bowen and Rice roads, known as Woodard District.
School District No. 7 - Schoolhouse on Bowen Road, known as the Elma Village District.
School District No. 8 - Schoolhouse in Blossom Valley, known as the Blossom District.
School District No. 9 - Schoolhouse on Winspear Road, known as the Winspear District.
School District No. 10 - Schoolhouse in Spring Brook, known as the Spring Brook District.
School District No. 11 - Schoolhouse on Northrup and Paxon roads, known as the Davis District.
A Catholic schoolhouse was built in 1864 on the southeast corner of the Clinton Street and Girdled Roads.
The schoolhouses in 1900 are on the same old sites, except that District No. 11 after a few years was discontinued and the territory joined to two school districts in the town of East Hamburgh, and that schoolhouse is gone.
The schoolhouse for District No. 1 is on the south side of the Clinton Street Road, about 20 rods east from the Girdled Road, on the north end of Lot No. 20.
The Catholic Schoolhouse is on the northwest corner of Lot No. 20, and southeast corner of the Clinton Street and Girdled Roads.
District No. 2 - Schoolhouse is on the north side of the Bullis Road, on top of the hill east of the Big Buffalo Creek, and on south line of Lot 16.
District No. 3 - Schoolhouse is on the north side of the Jamison Road and south line of Lot 10, about 60 rods east from the East Elma store.
District No. 4 - Schoolhouse is on the north line of Lot 15 of Mile Strip and on southwest corner of the Williams and Billington Roads.
District No. 5 - Schoolhouse is on the north line of Lot 28 of the Mile Strip, on southwest side of the Plank Road.
District No. 6 - Schoolhouse is on the southeast corner of Lot 52, and on northwest corner of the Bowen and Rice Roads.
District No. 7 - Schoolhouse is on the west side of the Bowen Road, on top of the hill about 50 rods south from the Clinton Street Road.
District No. 8 - Schoolhouse is in Blossom Village on the south side of the Main Street.
District No. 9 - Schoolhouse is on the west line of Lot 89, and on the north side of the Winspear Road, about 108 rods north from the Bullis Road.
District No. 10 - Schoolhouse is in Spring Brook Village, on Lot 75, and on northeast side of the Plank Road.
District No. 11 - Schoolhouse was located near the centre of Lot 36 of Mile Strip, and on the southwest corner of the Northrup and Faxon roads. This district was united with Districts 8 and 11 of the town of East Hamburgh.
The schools in the town are general^ what are known as graded schools.
The number of children in the town, on July 1st, 1898, between five and eighteen years of age, as given by the trustees of the several school districts was 578. Of these, 476 attended school in the town some part of the school year, and 46 attended school out of town, making a total of 522 who were in school; the fifty-six who were not in school were mostly between 14 and 16 years of age, and by the school law, were not obliged to be in school, if they were regularly employed. School expenses for the school session ending July 1st, 1899:
Amount paid for teachers' wages $2,644.20
Amount paid for other expenses 948. 54
Total $3,592. 74
By the returns of the trustees of the school districts there were on July 1st, 1899, 558 children in the town between 5 and 18 years of age, being 20 less than on July 1st, 1898.
Number of children in the town between 8 and 16 years of age: On July 1st, 1898. On July 1st, 1899.
Boys 219 Boys 193
Girls 207 Girls 188
Total 426 Total 381
Making a loss in the year of: Boys 26 Girls 19 Total 45
SOURCE: History of the Town of Elma Erie County, N. Y. 1620 To 1901; Warren Jackman; Buffalo; G. M. Hausauer & Son; 1902


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- Domingo Germán #55 is originally from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Jonathan Loaisiga #43 is originally from Managua, Nicaragua 🇳🇮
- Luis Severino #40 is originally from Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Gary Sánchez #24 is originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Miguel Andujar #41 is originally from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Gleyber Torres #25 is originally from Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
- Gio Urshela #29 is originally from Cartagena, Colombia 🇨🇴
Designated Hitters
- Estevan Florial #90 is originally from Barahona, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Giancarlo Stanton is from Panorama City, California. He has some Puerto Rican heritage. 🇵🇷
Editor's Picks of the NY Yankees 2021 Season
Big fans want to go to all the games, but these editor's picks are against rivals.
Opening Day
The season and home opener is the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 1:05pm ET.
It was 2-3 Blue Jays.
Red Sox Rivalry
The Boston Red Sox visit:
- Friday, June 4 at 7:05pm
- Saturday, June 5 at 7:15pm
- Sunday, June 6 at 1:05pm
Subway Series
The NY Mets visit:
- Friday, July 2 at 7:05pm
- Saturday, July 3 at 1:05pm
- Sunday, July 4 at 7:08pm
Red Sox Rivalry
The Boston Red Sox visit:
- Thursday, July 15 at 7:08pm
- Friday, July 16 at 7:05pm
- Saturday, July 17 at 7:15pm
- Sunday, July 18 at 7:08pm
and again on:
- Tuesday, August 17 at 7:05pm
- Wednesday, August 18 at 7:05pm
Hispanic Heritage Month
The New York Yankees celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a giveaway of Yankee caps with Hispanic flags for Yankee games on Fri-Wed, Sep 17-22, 2021. From $40. mlb.com 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇸🇻🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇵🇾🇵🇪🇵🇷🇪🇸🇺🇾🇻🇪
Vs Cleveland Indians
- Friday, September 17 at 7:05pm
- Saturday, September 18 at 1:05pm
- Sunday, September 19 at 1:05pm
Vs Texas Rangers
- Monday, September 20 at 7:05pm
- Tuesday, September 21 at 7:05pm
- Wednesday, September 22 at 7:05pm
Last Home Game of the NY Yankees 2021 Season
The NY Yankees' 2021 regular season ends against the Tampa Bay Rays:
- Friday, October 1 at 7:05pm
- Saturday, October 2 at 1:05pm
- Sunday, October 3 at 3:05pm
Go Yankees 2021!


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I'm excited to share these video marketing tips that will help you learn how to capture your viewers attention and keep them coming back.
Wanna hit a home run with your Facebook Lives or Videos?
Then you'll want to learn how to properly introduce and start your videos properly so that you grab the attention of your viewers and peak their interest enough to stick around to get all of your goodness.
In this episode of Tanya Aliza TV, I'm going to share with you My Formula on how to start each of your videos so that you gain and keep the most viewers.
Video Marketing Tips – My 3 Step Video Intro Formula to Capture and Keep Your Audience's Interest – Episode 181
With every Episode of Tanya Aliza TV, I like to empower you with a POWERFUL free resource that you can implement right away and create results with fast in your business.
This week, since we are talking about how to introduce your videos, gain the attention and really dial in that formula for your brand, I want to give you My Video Scripts And Cheat Sheet so you can learn how to grab your audience's attention quickly using video to grow your brand and business fast.
You can download it by clicking on the yellow button above ☝
If you tune into Tanya Aliza TV each week you'll notice that I actually implement the same formula that I'm going to teach you in this video.
Why? Because it works.
So I'm going to reveal that in a minute, but for those of you who are not doing video yet, you need to be doing video for your business.
It's one of the most powerful things that you can do to help build your brand and products and make a ton of sales in a leveraged way.
Just think about it…
You've probbaly watched my videos from anywhere in the world on any type of device, while I'm somewhere else, right?
✓We're not meeting live
✓I'm not having to set up a scheduled meeting or anything like that
We are building a relationship with each other from anywhere in the world.
It's just so freaking powerful!
So if you're not doing video for your business, definitely check out the resources and show notes section below because I'm going to leave you with a bunch of really cool resources that will help you start doing video or even amplify what you're already doing if you're doing videos.
So if you're doing video, you need to know the video marketing formula on how to capture and gain the attention of your viewers, so that you're not just doing video with no end result.
Your ultimate goal should be to get people to stick around, watch and stay engaged with you.
And there's 3 parts to this formula which I'm going to share with you.
Video Marketing Formula #1 – Start by asking a question
You want to start the video by asking a question that you know is already happening inside of your potential prospect's mind.
Ask yourself, what is my prospect already thinking about? What is top of mind for them?
Your job is to come in and provide a solution or answer to their questions in the form of a video.
Here's an example:
In some of my videos, when I start, you're going to notice I say something like; "Do you ever wonder how to inject momentum back into your team and fire up everybody so that you can increase your sales?"
So that's a question I know is going through my prospect or customer's mind.
So when my potential prospect sees my videos and they hear my question they're like, "Yes, that's totally me", and then they want to stick around and get the rest of my goodness through the video.
So that's the first part of the formula. You want to start with a question that's already inside their mind.
Video Marketing Formula # 2 – Tell them what you'll deliver
You want to tell them how you are going to deliver and what you're going to deliver in the video that's going to benefit them.
Here's an example of that:
So typically, I'll say something like, "In this video, I'm going to share with you the video introduction formula so that you can have more people stick around and watch your videos."
So I'll tell them the benefits they receive if they stick around and invest their time with me.
Cause no ones just going to give you their time freely right?
People are busy and it's all about what's in it for them.
Video Marketing Formula #3 – Introduce Yourself
This is where you're going to introduce yourself and shed a little bit of credibility as to why people would want to listen to you.
So that's typically where I will say, "My name's Tanya Aliza and I help entrepreneurs and network marketers create success fast while most importantly designing a lifestyle that they love".
That's my name and my tagline and if you watch my videos you'll notice I say it every time.
Now where most people mess this up, is they introduce themselves at the beginning of the video.
You don't want to do that.
You want to ask a question, capture their attention, then tell them the big benefit they'll receive if they invest their time watching your video, and then you want to introduce yourself.
Because nobody cares about you. Sounds harsh right?
But they don't UNTIL they know how you can help them.
Video Marketing Tips – In Closing
So to recap everything I've shared so far.
1- There's a formula to doing videos…learn the formula.
2- Start your video by asking a question your prospect is already asking
3- Tell them what big benefit they'll get if they stick around
4- Introduce yourself…you earn the right to introduce yourself after you tell them what's in it for them
If you want to see this in more detail, I've got you covered in My Video Scripts And Cheat Sheet that you can download for free so you can learn how to grab your audience's attention quickly using video to grow your brand and business fast.
So make sure to download it by clicking on the yellow button below 👇
Check out the resources in the show notes below for even more amazing resources that go with this episode.
Resources Mentioned & More That Will Help Rock Your Biz
Episode 29 – How I Attract The Best Network Marketing Leads & Sales Using VIDEO – Learn More
Video Ranking Academy by Sean Cannell – Learn More
If you are already doing videos and posting them on YouTube and you want to learn how to optimize these videos so that you get more views and Rankings, this is one of the best trainings I've been through that can help you do this. I've been able to rank my videos on the first page of YouTube in 1 day with this training.
No Fear Video Marketing System by Mark Harbert – Learn More
If you are Brand New to video and you're not a 100% sure if you're confident enough to bite the bullet, but you know that you SHOULD be doing videos, this is the best training that I can recommend. I've been through it and so have a lot of my clients and the feedback is amazing. This training will walk you through getting over your video fear and getting up and running fast with simple strategies!
The Ultimate Branding Blueprint – Learn More Here
This is my signature course when it comes to building an Influential Brand Online that attracts leads and sales for your business.
The B-L.A.B. – Come Join Us Here
AKA Build Like A Boss, The B-LAB is Tanya Aliza's FREE Facebook Mastermind group full of awesome Networkers and Entrepreneurs that are all on a mission to grow their businesses Faster and easier with Online Strategies for prospecting, recruiting and sales. We do themed days of the week, we hold each other accountable and we lift each other up! Come introduce yourself and your business.
Did you get some value from these video marketing tips training?
I hope you did because each week I put my heart into making sure you get some amazing video marketing tips so you can rock it in your business while creating a life you love.
Wanna Share This Because You Love Sharing Valuable Info?
Each Monday I post a new video training and free resource on my blog.
Each Tuesday I do a Live Q&A training on my Facebook Page so make sure we're connected www.facebook.com/tanyaaliza
Stand Out and Stay Connected… drop a comment below.
You are a Rock Star!
Question of The Week: Are you doing videos or lives to help you grow your business? Let me know in the comments section below.
I would love to know!
Hope you enjoyed these video marketing tips:)


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Poetry. PLEASURES OF THE GAME, the latest winner of the prestigious annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, is a book of deceptively playful poems, of sparkling surfaces that conceal dark undercurrents. Its subjects include games of all kinds: from schoolyard Double Dutch to the chess match of love, from painters' illusions to professional ice hockey, from the stratagems of spies to the life-and-death game we play against the universe."The speaker of this book…like all the best speakers in poetry, is a mix of music and contradiction. On the one hand a wry, engaged and often resigned announcer as far as the themes go. But on the other an exuberant and activist maker of forms, urging us to look away from the dark towards the light. And this, I have no doubt, is the speaker the reader will follow willingly through this charmed adventure in measure and meaning." —from the foreword by Eavan Boland"With his debut collection, Austin Allen announces himself as a poet to watch, one of the liveliest and most assured voices of the new generation. His expert verse craft is not, as is so often the case, mere ostentation but an essential way of meaning—musical, magical, mercurial. As in 'The Charm,' his poems (like all good talismans) burn 'the same quick hole in each thief's pocket' and return 'bearing your name'—pinpointing each of us in what passes away. It gives me great pleasure to report that the PLEASURES OF THE GAME are myriad." —David Yezzi"It matters, I think, that in the title of Austin Allen's first book, the word 'pleasures' is plural, for Allen's work offers a variety of pleasures in what is clearly a win-win situation for writer and reader. They begin with our recognition of his mastery of technique and continue with a realization of the dazzling uses to which it has been put throughout. The word 'game' in the title is…a reference to the zero-sum game that Omar Khayyám knew as life, but whose reckoning could be (as Scheherazade knew) postponed indefinitely. Pleasures of the Game is a dazzling debut volume." —Charles Martin
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Austin Allen was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1984. He received an MFA in Poetry from Johns Hopkins University in 2012 and has worked as a book editor, teacher, and digital archivist. His poetry and essays have appeared widely in print and online. He has taught as a lecturer in creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he studies and teaches at the University of Cincinnati.Author City: CINCINNATI, OH USA


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Enness Commercial is an industry leader in providing commercial property mortgages, but we're also extremely experienced in helping to arrange secondary services, such as invoice finance, to help with business cash flow.
Having previously used Enness to secure development finance, a client recently approached me to ask for further help. My client was a successful businesswoman in her fifties who ran a company with a turnover of £1million a year. Her business was growing and she felt she needed to expand on several fronts. My client had two key goals; to expand the marketing of her business by hiring a marketing team, and also to move premises into a newer, better-located sales suite.
Her business was technically generating the revenue to pay for this. However, she was experiencing a cash flow problem as many of her debtors had not yet paid their invoices. If these debts had been paid, it would have given her the money she needed to hire staff and move premises.
I, therefore, suggested to her that she use an invoice finance facility. Invoice financing allows companies to plug a gap in cash flow where they are waiting for invoices to be paid, as the lender will service the debt in the interim. There are two types of invoice financing: factoring, in which a company sells its unpaid invoices to a third party, and discounting, where the company remains in control of collecting its outstanding payments. I opted for the second option to allow my client to stay in control of her debtor book.
It was difficult to arrange this because my client's business had not shown a profit in the previous year, which can be a bar to securing an invoice financing facility. However, I explained my client's circumstances and highlighted her generally successful track record. As a result of this and my excellent relationship with the lender, I was able to arrange this facility for my client.
This improved my client's cash flow, meaning she could move forward with her plans to rent a new sales suite and employ a marketing team. My client was delighted with this, and I look forward to working with her again in the future.
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Situated in the heart of downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Hotel Jackson redefines the art of western hospitality with exquisite accommodations in a pristine setting for an extraordinary luxury, boutique hotel experience. Opened in June 2015, Hotel Jackson offers 55 stunning guest rooms – including four suites – nestled among some of the country's best skiing, white-water rafting, zip-lining, hiking and fly fishing; all just minutes away from Grand Teton National Park and an hour away from Yellowstone National Park. Hotel Jackson combines rustic elegance with a contemporary mountain-meets-modern design. Warm re-claimed barn wood, soft leather elements and modern western décor pay homage to the hotel's heritage.
Dining options include the sumptuous FIGS restaurant and lounge serving fresh and authentic Mediterranean cuisine meant to share and hand-crafted cocktails; open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Deloney Board Room, flooded with natural light and with flexible design, is equipped with top of the line audiovisual technology. Hotel guests also enjoy access to the exclusive Hotel Jackson Sacajawea Library, an intimate space for reading and relaxation.


text: If you really want to say sorry it never helps to do so with a little sugar involved. Ohio police Officer Darcy Workman of the Hamilton Township Police Department was assisting the fire department with an EMS call at a local hospital when the patient became physically violent. Workman took out her taser while trying to get the patient under control and says she "accidentally shocked" firefighter Rickey Wagoner. The department shared photos of Workman apologizing to Wagoner by presenting him with a cake that reads "Sorry I tased you."


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This footage shows a bull apparently "sobbing" in terror as it is pinned to a post with a rope before flaming torches are attached to its horns.
The images show the bull tied to a rope being pulled against a post as it wails in fear. Flaming torches are then attached to its horns before it is released and runs at goading festival goers.
Newsflash obtained the images from PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal; Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals) on Tuesday, 30th August, along with a statement saying that the footage showed the bull "sobbing".
PACMA added: "The PACMA Animalist Party has shared a video that may hurt the sensibilities of many, but not because of physical violence, but because of the cries of anguish" of a bull.
They said that the footage was filmed in the municipality of Museros, in Valencia, in eastern Spain, on Thursday, 18th August.
PACMA also said: "The images show how, as it leaves his enclosure, it is met by several dozen men who, shouting, quickly surround it and even pounce on it to anchor it to the post on which the devices will be placed on it horns […]."
They said that it was a "situation that cattle experience with great sensitivity and that supposes a real torture according to veterinary reports that have documented similar events."
The political party said that bulls are tortured at over 17,000 events that take place every year throughout Spain, adding that Valencia has the highest number.
They said that Valencia has over 300 municipalities that celebrate this type of event and that so far this year, seven people had died as a result of participating in them. They added that this was the worst year on record in terms of human deaths, tied with 2015.
PACMA said that its goals are to "bring to light what bullfighting fans and businessmen prefer to hide: the crudest side of bullfighting and bullfighting". They said that the practice "'warps' Spanish culture" and "brings out the worst in human beings".
They are planning a protest in the capital Madrid on 24th September to call for a ban on bullfighting in Spain. They said that their petition in support of a ban has already notched up over 60,000 signatures.
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Do you recognize this kitchen? It was one of the first reader kitchens we ever featured on the blog, back in the wee early days when RetroRenovation.com was still just a fooling-around-on-the-internet hobby. It's Diana's lovely 1963 kitchen — showcased to spotlight the beauty of the original oak kitchen cabinets. This past year, Diana made some structural design changes — and in the process, the kitchen and dining room got a flooring update. So darn cheery I could bust! Lots of great photos from the architects on this project, qkArchitecture. Let's take a look!
Hi Pam, it's been a few years since you posted about my kitchen cabinets on your blog.
We recently opened up two walls that separate our kitchen from the hall and family room, and I thought you might appreciate the end result.
We have lived in this house for eight years. We only decided to open the walls a year ago.
There were very good reasons for us to open these two walls. One wall was causing a bottle neck in the hallway/top of basement stairs and it made it hard to walk through the hallway. The other was that there was no direct route out of the kitchen from our nook and it felt like we needed some flow near the nook.
We did all this work without moving or changing any other original structures like the cabinets in both rooms. And we managed to find a place for our cute Aqua hutch in the nook.
We hired the architect first. We wanted someone to understand what we wanted architecturally, as I really didn't want the house to lose the character. And, since we were removing two load-bearing walls, we wanted to make sure the design (both from a historic perspective and an engineering perspective0 was sound. Of course we had to get a permit too.
The architect helped us even after the plans were prepared; he was a person we could get advice from as the project progressed and we also knew he could look for issues we may have missed. My husband and I really liked that.
The project required that we hire a contractor (we opened up load bearing walls). The contractor was Pittsburgh Remodeling Company; they were great at respecting that we wanted to keep the original details and not "gut" the space.
Regarding the floor, we had to replace what was in the kitchen because when we opened up the two walls next to the kitchen there was no floor in the transition between the rooms; so we replaced the kitchen floor and added new oak planks that was feathered in from the family room. The floor that was previously in the kitchen was not the original floor so I didn't feel too bad about changing that.
The colors we picked for the new kitchen floor were pulled from the vintage kitchen table; the pattern was a plaid pattern that I liked because it felt very 1960s to me.
We installed linoleum (Marmoleum) by Forbo. Colors are:
Relaxing lagoon
Frost[Editor's note: See all 10 flooring option mockups in this followup story.]
We are so happy to have better flow yet keep the retro feel of the space (if anything it feels even more retro now).
And the pup's name? Boo, Diana says:)
Live in your house a while before making architectural changes
Diana, the new flooring looks great fantastic — in fact, it seems to make the whole kitchen literally glow with the retro-happy.
I also love this story because it is a reminder that sometimes — often, I believe — it's only over the course of some years that you know for sure what you want to do to change the existing architecture of a home. I am very pro "go slow."
In this case, Diana was in her home seven years before making the decision to open the kitchen to the living room and expand the doorway to the hall. Her time spent in the house gave her the rich understanding and confidence as caretaker to make a decision that would truly benefit [rather than remuddle] the house. When the time came to make the change, she also engaged an architect so that the changes made were in harmony with the house, so they were structurally sound, and so she could have a sounding board and more advice as the project progressed.
I think that also: Taking time before you change an old house that's new to you gives you meaningful time to study and grow into your retro style — again, so that you can make cosmetic (albeit often expensive) changes — like flooring — that will make you happy for many years to come.
- I am not anti-changing walls, etc.: Sometimes it is very beneficial to make architectural changes — including hiring a professional like an architect to help. See my story: Should you "fix the architecture" — my seven tips.
- And this one: Nine tips before you start remodeling a midcentury house.
- What's your retro design style? 11 archetypes.
Thank you, qkArchitecture, for the great photos. And thank you, Diana, for sharing your story and all the back and forth with me via email to pull it together. Incredibly beautiful — and inspiring!