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Most comedians I know are always looking for ways to improve. One of my goals as a comedian for 25 years, writer, comedy school owner and personal comedy coach, is to give my students the best information I can find, regarding comedy, so when I received a call from Eddie Brill that he was coming to L.A. to teach his comedy workshop, I wanted to be sure I put it on my comedy blog so that everyone has access to it.
Regardless of what your life's study, you don't reach a level of success by only learning from one teacher. I've taken the Eddie Brill workshops and he gives sound advice with regard to comedy. Eddie is a comedian's comedian. He has a passion about the art of comedy that shared by only a few comics that I know.
Eddie's experience as a comedian that spans nearly 30 years, and his inside knowledge as the talent coordinator for Late Night with David Letterman, (he was recently fired according to the Chicago Tribune), gives the comedian or anyone interested in comedy the opportunity to gain some unique knowledge from a person truly in the know.
Despite the recent development at Letterman, I would urge any comedian to attend Eddie's weekend workshop or his evening seminar, not only for the knowledge Eddie imparts with regard to comedy, but also to add another quality connection to your comedy network, as Eddie continues his work coordinating the Great American Comedy Festival and surely will have his hand in another position in television as a talent coordinator in the near future.
Eddie will be in L.A. teaching his his workshop at the Hollywood Improv on January 26th, 27th and 28th. If you want to add another dimension to your understanding of stand up comedy, take the Eddie Brill Comedy Workshop. Be sure you use the VIP Code: "Jerry".


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WCC Holiday Luncheonby Michael Warren • December 22, 2008 Share:
A record number of Wabash alumni and friends packed the Tower Club room overlooking the city of Chicago for the Wabash Club of Chicago's Annual Holiday Luncheon on Tuesday, December 16. The crowd may have been even larger had it not been for the snowfall that kept some away. Following a short reception time and lunch, President Pat White addressed the group with an update from campus. President's White's remarks had those in attendance leaving the luncheon feeling good about the College despite the rough fall semester. Thanks to Greg Jania '93 for handling the arrangements with the Tower Club. Please click here for photos.

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The first details of the Deloitte Ignite line-up, curated by the artist Yinka Shonibare have been released.
This year's festival is a celebration of traditional African and avant-garde arts and culture, expressing Africa's global contribution to the contemporary arts world.
A collision of dance, music and film, the three-day event will include a concert by legendary drummer Tony Allen, a club night with BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Edu, an exhibition of contemporary instruments made by artist Victor Gama and screenings of African films in Covent Garden Piazza. Workshops will also be offered as well as exhibitions of work by photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode and Yinka himself.
Daytime events are free and the festival runs from Friday 31 August - Sunday 2 September. See further information about Deloitte Ignite 2012.
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IUCN welcomes Dr. Jane Lubchenco as the future head of the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA, an active government agency member of and partner with IUCN, is a branch of the US government with a mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment and to conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet economic, social, and environmental needs.
"This is a remarkable choice by President-elect Obama. Dr. Lubchenco truly understands the urgency of the threats facing the oceans today, from climate change, ocean acidification and overfishing to pollution," says Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head of IUCN's Global Marine Programme. "She has been an outspoken advocate for an ecosystem-based management approach that includes strong protection as well as effectively regulated use."
Dr. Lubchenco is past-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America, a MacArthur Fellow, recipient of the Heinz Environmental Medal, served on the Pew Oceans Commission, and has worked closely with the IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCAP) Marine for many years.
Dr. Lubchenco and the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), for which she is a Principal Investigator, are also key partners of WCPA-Marine in their Protect Planet Ocean (PPO) initiative. Their world-leading work on the evidence-base for marine reserves is highlighted on the new PPO web portal launched at the 2008 World Conservation Congress in Barcelona where they introduced cutting edge vilualisation to show the effects of marine reserves.
"The appointment of Professor Jane Lubchenco as the future head of NOAA is indeed an inspired choice by President-elect Obama," says Professor Dan Laffoley, Marine Vice Chair of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas. "She is one of our most respected and recognized ecologists with a worldwide reputation. The coming few years have never been more critical for the plight of our oceans and climate and all that we depend on them for our wellbeing. With her outstanding experience, skills and expertise we look forward to working with her in an new era of ocean conservation and management."
IUCN US Executive Director Scott Hajost says: 'IUCN looks forward to working with Dr. Lubchenco and the new administration to stem the many threats facing our oceans and coasts in the years to come."


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The doctor moved his fingers down his patient"s spine with the focus of a engineer, seeking the problem area in the mechanism.
The 29-year old had come to Dr. Clarence Nicodemus complaining of upper back pain. Probing with his fingers, Nicodemus pinpointed strain in two vertebrae caused by a "stuck" sacroiliac joint in the patient"s pelvis.
There was a time when the 70-year-old Nicodemus solved biomechanical problems as a principle scientist for NASA. In 1992, Nicodemus gave that up to pursue a career in medicine. Now, four years into his Monterey practice, he says he is getting more patients, remodeling his office and has recently hired two additional employees.
"We can affect the inside by working on the outside," he said of his work.
Before he started practicing osteopathic medicine — which focuses more on using slow, gentle manipulations with his hands instead of drugs and surgery — he was coming up with ways to help people roughly 220 miles from Earth.
Many of Nicodemus" reports on the International Space Station are available on the Internet through the NASA Technical Reports server.
In one of them, Nicodemus and three colleagues identified ways to create a better work station for a "microgravity" climate and how to get around constraints while working in a space suit.
"I wanted to work with the astronauts," said Nicodemus, rather than mechanics.
After leaving NASA in 1992, he went onto do orthopedic spine research at the University of Texas at Galveston. He eventually grew frustrated by what he considered the limitations of modern medicine. Instead, he pursued nonsurgical ways to treat back pain.
At 57 years old, he went to medical school, despite already obtaining a bachelor"s and master"s degree and a doctorate in biomechanical engineering.
At 61 he became the oldest graduate in the history of Michigan State University"s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
"We expected him to do well," said Dr. Phil E. Greenman, the associate dean who admitted Nicodemus to the program. "He"s been a star all the way along."
Greenman said because of Nicodemus" age he was considered a "special admit" but soon proved he was "younger than his age."
The college"s dean, Dr. William D. Strampel, said he had reservations when Nicodemus was admitted but soon came to see him as one of the most important members of his class.
"Everyone forgot his age after the first year," he said.
The practice
Linda O" Brien, of Prunedale, said she was "at her wit"s end" after more than seven years of severe back pain. She had tried massage, acupuncture and other methods.
Only in her mid-60s, one doctor told her she was "six months from a walker" and another suggested a titanium rod be inserted in her back.
Although skeptical, even after a few visits with Nicodemus, she quickly experienced improvement through a mix of stretches, "gentle pressure" on her hip and occasional cortisone injections at trigger points.
A year and half later she said she was dancing at her nephew"s wedding and now, three years after her first visit, takes pilates classes.
"It"s a miracle," she said.
Osteopathic medicine focuses on using the body"s own mechanisms to heal itself. Osteopathic physicians (they don"t like to be called "Osteopaths") can perform surgery and prescribe drugs like their M.D. equivalents — but have a different philosophy.
Nicodemus said drugs and surgery don"t always "solve that problem."
By using his hands to detect where pain comes from, he said he uses the body"s own "levers" to nurse it back to health.
The doctor typically spends an hour with a patient on an initial visit and 30-minute sessions after that. He said if he can"t solve a problem in six visits he "throws in the towel," which he claims only happens 1 percent to 2 percent of the time.
He said he approaches the human body much like he did before he was a doctor — analyzing it as an engineer looks at a whole project, not just one aspect.
In addition to increase in patients from word-of-mouth, more than half come from the Defense Language Institute and Naval Postgraduate School.
Yet, not everyone is sold on osteopathic medicine. A paper written by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D., on a highly-cited website he runs called Quackwatch, claimed osteopathic medicine had "cultist roots" and the American Osteopathic Association exaggerates the value of manipulative therapy.
Nicodemus said "the proof is in the pudding" for his success rate. He also pointed out Michigan State"s osteopathic school is ranked in the top 20 primary care medical schools in the country (not just for osteopathic medicine), according to the U.S. News & World Report.
Despite his age, Nicodemus and his wife, who is the co-owner of the business, don"t plan on retirement anytime soon.
Grace Nicodemus, who went back to school at the same time to become a minister, also offers spiritual-based medical preventative counseling at the same Monterey clinic.
"We"re still 70 years old and have student loans," she joked.
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MAXAM supplements its machinery park and optimises drilling and blasting works using the state-of-the-art Atlas Copco drill rigs equipped in HNS (Hole Navigation System).
March 29, 2016
Every day, the world's quarries produce millions of tonnes of aggregate for a variety of industrial needs by drilling, blasting and crushing – but not always with the best results for their owners. However, there is a smart, easy and profitable way to get the job done.
Quarrying is a tough business at the best of times, but making it pay is even tougher. The reason is that there are a number of key parameters that must be made to work together in harmony – and that's no easy task.
Mats Birkestål, Product Manager and quarrying specialist at Atlas Copco's Surface and Exploration Drilling division, explains: "Quarrying should be seen in terms of one operation, not as a series of individual operations. The problem is that there are still too many quarries that may get good results in only one or maybe two areas and that puts pressure on the bottom line."
What's needed, says Birkestål, is to apply a total cost concept from the planning stage right through the operation to the final product. This means that the combination of drilling, blasting, loading, transportation and crushing have to be better synchronized in order to minimize errors and maximize results.
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The aim is to achieve an efficient, smooth-running process all from the beginning to the end, continues Birkestål, and maintains that the secret of success lies in the quality of the drilling. "This is the crucial point at which everything has to be done correctly," he says. "If you get this part wrong, it will be so much more difficult to get the rest of it right."
"If you get this part wrong, it will be so much more difficult to get the rest of it right."
Modern technology offered by today's drill rigs such as Atlas Copco's SmartROC T45 enables even the most inexperienced driller to "get it right". This drill rig is packed with high-tech devices such as the Hole Navigation System (HNS), automatic inclination and collaring, and much more.
A typical benching scenario consists of 75 holes in five rows to be drilled to a depth of 15 m. To cover this area, and effectively remove the estimated round (about 31 000 tonnes of rock), Atlas Copco estimates that a conventional drill rig would need to drill eight more holes than with the SmartROC T45.
The reason is that with a conventional drill rig, the burden and spacing between the holes has to be reduced in order to compensate for possible errors in positioning and wrong angles, as any holes that end up too far apart jeopardizes the effectiveness of the blast. With the SmartROC T45, equipped with the Hole Navigation System (HNS), the rig automatically locates the position of each hole with pinpoint accuracy and drills it to the correct inclination and depth. As a result, the pattern needs no adjusting and gets drilled as planned.
In economic terms, the implication of this level of reliability is striking. The cost of having to drill eight more holes, or 120 drill meters, would amount to around USD 600, based on a typical average drilling cost of USD 5 per meter. With 40 blasts per year, this extra cost would amount to approximately USD 24 000 per annum, not including the added cost of explosives. Not only that, the effect of poorly positioned drill holes that affects all operations further downstream is considerable.
A typical case in point is the Akselberg limestone quarry in Norway. Here, the owner, Brønnøy Kalk AS, has achieved total efficiency throughout its operation thanks to its holistic approach to planning as well as meticulous attention to every detail in the production process.
Read the full story at Mining and Construction online.
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The letter below is entitled "Women's History Month: In Praise of Beautiful Career Paths" and was submitted by Christine Gordon, president the American Association of Cosmetology Schools. March is Women's History Month and yesterday, March 8,
In case you missed it, Nail Talk Radio video recorded its entire UStream broadcast on January 30, 2011. The episode featured special guests from Cuccio Naturalé and Star Nail: Tony Cuccio, CEO, and Elaine Watson, VP of
American International Industries (A.I.I.) recently acquired It's So Easy Nails and Poshé. It's So Easy is known for its nail art accessories (especially for funky embellishments) and tools like the PICKerr UPerr for rhinestones. Poshé is
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Do you carry NSI's new Polish Pro line at your salon? If so, be sure to grab a window decal to announce your new product to the masses! Available on www.nsinails.com (and you can likely also
Frustrated because industry networking groups were either too expensive or out of the area, nail tech Alica Best decided to create her own group. Called the Society of Nail Technicians, the group meets monthly via a
Well, it's official. Like we mentioned a month ago, Coty Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase professional nail product giant OPI Products. Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by
Jump-start your salon and spa business plans by attending a live Inspiring Champions training camp in 2011. Founded in 1995 by industry veteran Lauren Gartland, Inspiring Champions holds live training seminars across the country that specialize
Midwest nail techs, you're in luck: your neighbor Jennifer Wirth is hosting the new Midwest Nail Technicians Networking Event. "Networking for nails is a very important part of being a nail artist! So I decided to
According to reports yesterday from news site Bloomberg, OPI is in advanced talks to sell itself to a beauty care company or private equity firm for as much as $1 billion. We've heard these rumors before so
Whew! That last assignment was a challenge! Did you print your before and after collages on photo paper, cardstock, or regular paper, slide them into page protectors and add them to your notebook? This assignment is
Like most of you I got a little tired of hearing about the recession so I stopped writing about it for a while, but because of a recent report it's back on a lot of people's
I get Dashing Diva's monthly e-mail newsletter, Diva Dialogue, and it's always got some good business tips, interesting fashion trends, and helpful technical and product info. This month there was a good social networking piece that
Welcome to assignment #2 in the creation of your Nail Notebook! How did your cover turn out? Did you have fun exercising your creative muscles outside of nails? I have seen pictures of some amazing covers
It is exciting to see all the excitement about the Nail Notebook project! I have had lots of requests for more specific instructions on creating a cover, so for those of you who prefer a little
Editor's Note: Bussey, Iowa-based nail tech and educator Holly "Fingernailfixer" Schippers has started a project call the Nail Notebook. Over the course of the next few months, she's going to walk you through the creation of
A new business development e-book titled Building Your Clientele in 6-9 Months: A 360º Guide to Generating Income is available on the NSI website to help nail technicians across the globe. The e-book contains numerous tips, insights,
I got a chance to visit Young Nails headquarters during its recent training and education seminar. The four-day event had a great turnout, with many new techs trying out to become full-fledged mentors for the Young
Milady's S.O.S. (Salon Owners Success) Training Academy for Salon & Spa Owners is a four-day workshop that walks you through all the important and sometimes challenging areas of your business. You and another member of your team
Massages, facials, body scrubs — clients can't get enough. And that's great. But did you know these standard treatments barely scrape the spa surface? New technology, reinvented techniques, and pop culture all shape the way consumers
In a year when the financial slogan seemed to be "flat is the new up," Sally Beauty Supply has a lot to be proud of. Its same-store-sales are up, both its professional and retail business is
I just discovered a New Zealand-based salon consultant named Maxim Titter (www.fishonaplate.com). When she had a salon, she came to the conclusion that her best clients were generally in their 40s plus. They were highly skilled,
Lots of nail techs have created their own product lines and if you're one of them, then The Spa Buzz has an opportunity for you to get your brand in front of beauty decision-makers at one
I receive an e-newsletter periodically from the National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas. Usually it contains interesting ideas for greening your salon, but in the latest edition founder Tamara Jercha talked about how look after
Congratulations to Samantha Sweet, who represented U.K.-based nail distributor Sweet Squared at the first annual BABTAC/CIBTAC Beauty Awards. The event took place on the chic rooftop terrace of London's Kensington Gardens on June 7.Sweet took home
Want to expose your salon or spa to thousands of consumers every month at no cost? Log on to www.beautytech.info/locator/submit.php and create a listing for your business. "Not only does the site help consumers find a
When Carmen Gonzalez-Banda first opened Salon 5 Estrellas in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, in 2003, she had no plans to start an assistant program. But she had two out-of-work friends and a big heart, so she offered
For those of you who don't have the time and/or the money to travel to beauty trade shows, you may want to make plans to attend the upcoming Spa Hospitality Expo (SHE) — because you can
The beauty industry business coaches at Strategies understand that times are still tough for many businesses. As a way of giving back to the salon and spa community and ensuring that every salon has access to
"The beauty industry is a gift to us." Those generous words came from OPI CEO George Schaeffer as he reflected on being given the ISBN (International Salon/Spa Business Network) Legend Award on May 3. Schaeffer was
I definitely appreciate the honesty, but it's disturbing that 36% of respondents to NailsMag.com's current web poll don't dispose of salon hazardous waste items (which can include leftover nail polish) correctly, at least some of the
Salon professionals who have been affected by the recent flooding in Tennessee or tornados in Mississippi can apply for assistance from the PBA | NCA Disaster Relief Fund by filling out the Application for Aid available
Congratulations to celebrity manicurist and new salon owner Elizabeth Ashton for opening Elizabeth Ashton Ayurvedic Nail Spa earlier this month! I attended the grand opening party for the Long Beach, Calif., salon, and I wanted to
Earlier this week Essie Weingarten announced the eponymous company she founded in 1981 has been acquired by L'Oreal USA. In addition to Essie's famous nail polish line, the company also sells treatments, accessories, spa products and
For those of you needing that last push to take the plunge into a nail tech career (or, if you're already a nail tech but know of someone else you'd like to recruit into the field),
If you call by Thursday, you can snag a free one-hour coaching session for your salon from Strategies, a firm that offers salon and spa business training, coaching, seminars, and webinars. The coaching session is available
As I was canvassing the show floor last weekend at America's Beauty Show in Chicago, I happened upon a booth for Bravo TV. The casting directors were there looking for salons for season three of "Tabatha's
When I got to the office this morning, the following message was in my inbox: Milady's Webinar "Jump on the Social Media Bandwagon" Tweet me! Facebook me! Become our fan on Facebook! Technology continues to advance how we
The third-annual Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies offers the best of both worlds, says event organizer Jill Wright. "It mixes aspects of a big show with the intimacy of private classes, and the focus
It may be nail tech Tanya Pahl's sidewalk sign that first sells customers, but it's her skill that seals the deal. "My sidewalk sign cost me around $150 and it has more than paid for itself
A full-time nail tech and a part-time chocolatier, Melodie Hand has no problem finding synergy between the two careers. The corporate clients of her chocolate business have made her Gift Certificate Chocolate Bars a big seller,
How do you make $4,300 in six hours? Have a worthy cause and a compassionate clientele. That was the total amount raised at a recent fundraiser at Charles Morris Salon in New Lenox, Ill., to help Haiti
The Glamour Spot co-owner Debra "DJ" Jessie (right) and esthetician Michelle Rhem-Collins pose by a "Celebrate Black History Month" contest board set up for the salon's Black History Marketplace & Spa Day. The board asked clients
As we're putting this issue together it's January and I'm moving into a new office. Nothing major; I'm just moving into the office next door. We're reorganizing where the NAILS team fits (and sits) in the
At Gibb's Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio, salon owner Stephanie Saddler and nail tech Brittany Foster have started a successful Ladies' Night nail tradition. The Minx, Matte & Moscato Ladies' Night, which takes place the second and
As if the California licensing scam wasn't bad enough, there are now reports of a similar scam taking place in Texas. Here's the notice I received from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR): TDLR is warning all
From Jan. 30 through Feb. 1, 40,000 beauty professionals attended ISSE, up 21% from 2009 and breaking the show's all-time attendance records. The show featured 397 exhibitors, which is up 3% from 2009. Attendees shop the OPI
The anniversary cake, a blend of vanilla and mousse-like chocolate, was stunningly pretty.As a Long Beach resident, I've been to Cohiba Nightclub & Cigar Lounge before, but I've never been there when it's private nail party
Are you missing opportunities to lessen your tax burden? A premier CPA firm specializing in salons and spas, Kopsa Otte is offering a fabulous deal to recipients of NAILS' Magazine: a review of your financial statements
A great retail space is designed around the senses, says salon consultant Bryan Durocher. Ramp up your retailing effort for 2010 with an appeal to clients' sense of touch, sound, smell, and sight. "If you implement
Cosmetology training company Milady is offering a free 90-minute webinar called "Plan for Profits! Fill Your Pockets!" a week from today at 12 noon (EST). "Have you ever wondered what you could do to keep your
The best way to gets clients to notice your salon's commitment to the environment is to get them involved, says Tamara Jercha, president of the National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas. Jercha suggests sponsoring an
Set sail with educators Vicki Peters, Elaine Watson, and Iryna Giblett aboard a commercial cruise ship for a chance-of-a-lifetime learning experience. Nail Cruise will leave Venice, Italy, May 2 and sail the beautiful Greek Isles on
In journalism school, one of the oft-repeated maxims we learned about "what is news?" went as follows: "If the story is 'dog bites man,' it's not news. If the story is 'man bites dog,' it is."
Salon owner Maisie Dunbar is a well-known figure at Baltimore's Patterson High School. She volunteers her time for the school's nail program and she is a speaker for their entrepreneur program as well. Thursday, it was
Salon consultant (and NAILS blogger) Bryan Durocher has suggested a fun way to turn clients' enthusiasm and loyalty into retail sales. He suggests holding a "Pass the Santa" contest with your staff. Each time a staff
I was perusing SpaBusinessMD, a blog by medical spa consultant Francis X. Acunzo, and I came across an entry that lists the top 10 attributes of a successful medical spa manager. Not surprising, since medspas are
With the holiday season swiftly approaching, it's great timing that I received an ecstatic e-mail from a salon owner who just threw her first successful holiday theme party: the "Bewitching Bash" in honor of Halloween. "In
Online reviews are a huge factor in getting new clients to visit your salon. Indeed, for the past several years, I've been using online reviews as a deciding factor in most of my purchases — from
Have you heard about Milady's Blog Talk Radio Show? The next topic that airs on Monday, October 26th is: "What Would You Rather Do: Work More or Make More?" Here's the description from the website: "If you are
If you are having trouble staying afloat in today's economy, learn from two pros who have "been there, conquered that." With a combined 50+ years of real-world experience, La Shaun Brown-Glenn and Millie Haynam are joining
Strategies, a salon-spa training firm, is giving away free seats to its "Incubator", a four-day seminar that covers topics like: projecting sales and expenses for growth, renewing faith in the potential of your business, how to
Whenever we hear of a new way to get your name out there — for free — we like to pass it along. Kahne Witham, a national educator for Light Elegance, suggests you take advantage of
Apparently, ladies love a night at the pub — especially when it includes free manicures. The staff of Americana Nail Co. in Columbus, Ohio, recently packed up their nail gear and took it to the RedRock
Deborah Evans, a spa consultant and principal of Deborah Evans & Associates, recently taught a "financial bootcamp" at a spa summit. The session sponsor, Universal Companies, e-mailed me some of the bootcamp's takeaway lessons, most of
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) just announced the two organizations have signed an agreement to effect a proposed merger. The merger will combine the best practices and leverage the complementary
Remember those goodie bags you got as a kid, as a thank you for attending a classmate's birthday party? Well, I just got a cute one as a thank you for my first visit to Indulgence
Recently, in NAILS' business section, we've been sharing tips from salon owners on how to make a dollar go further at the salon. Reneé Borowy, owner of VIP Salon & Spa in Riverview, Mich., is in
I just received an e-mail with the following message and wanted to share it with you all immediately. The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Cal-BBC) has posted a warning on their website, of a scam
Earlier this month, I went to the Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event; this is the first time I've attended this show, and I felt an energy and excitement there that I haven't felt at any of the other beauty shows I've been to. I'm sharing some of my pictures here.
NAILS ran an article in 2001 asking "Is Nail Art Dead?" At the time, nail art seemed to be on the wane and the percentage of salons offering nail art and airbrushing had dropped several points
While the economy is limping along — with many sectors shrinking and others just holding their own — one area is actually growing: retail health and wellness products. According to the Natural Marketing Institute, retail sales of
I went to a new dentist the other day and pretty much fell in love with everyone there. Not only was the office immaculate (a top priority in both a dental office and a salon), the
Makeup, highlights, waxing, and, of course, mani/pedis, don't come cheap. In fact, Newsweek estimates today's beauty-conscious woman will pay $449,127 for "cosmetic maintenance" over the course of a lifetime. And how much of that $449,127 goes
It will cost you no more than an hour of your time to participate in a free tele-class being offered by Milady in June. Called "Creating Wealth in a Down Economy," the class is facilitated by
One good thing about the recession is it's forcing businesses to come up with smarter and more creative ways of better servicing customers. On that note, I recently learned of a salon owner who uses clever
The reason newsletters are a great marketing tool, says Dar Reiss-Depp, the president of RD Management (which distributes Thalgo products in the U.S.), is that instead of soliciting random consumers, you're reaching out and talking to
I got an e-mail from ROB|B, an OPI Concept Salon, this morning. The salon (which had its official grand opening party last Thursday…more on that in a future post) is offering a new promotion that I
Jan Nordstrom-Arnold, co-founder and style director of CND, will give a special talk at Cosmoprof Italy on April 3rd, at a special seminar celebrating the successful women in the beauty industry. The seminar is called "Unconventional
It's always been the case that now and then an artificial nail client will ask to have her nails removed. But these days, given the economy, it seems to be happening more often. So how should
At a recent press event held by Tweezerman Professional the company told me about its Free Sharpening Policy & Guarantee for its salon tweezers. "We sharpen our implements that have become dull through normal use free
I may use the word "branding" from time to time, but the truth is, I'd have a hard time giving you a good working definition of the term. I just read something salon consultant Bryan Durocher
In these uncertain times, who couldn't use some de-stressing at a discount? Julie Nguyen, owner of Blu Water Day Spa in Kensington, Md., was just telling me about a very successful promotion they've launched via e-mail
I ran across this piece in the Washington Post on Sunday, "On a Base in Iraq, The Pedi-Cure." At Forward Operating Base Marez in still-volatile Mosul, some soldiers have found a place to rest their weary…feet.
Kevin "Bao" Huynh of The Nail Superstore posted this on the BeautyTech Message Boards and I thought it was great and wanted to share it with the rest of you. Something to think about: When the
I read a news story recently that proved all those retail gurus right. For years NAILS has been preaching the value of literally putting retail products in your clients' hands. One way to do this is
I just read an article on NPR's website about how beauty salons are faring relatively well in this economic downturn. The thinking is that people are cutting back on more expensive indulgences, like weekend getaways and
I was talking to a New York City-based beauty editor the other day and realized her experience of the nail salon is very different from the one I've come to know through the salon owners and
Rankings giant U.S. News & World Report has validated what many of you have known for years. For the first-time ever, it ranked "hairstylist/cosmetologist" as one of the "30 Best Careers for 2009." The magazine "plowed through
With the holidays behind us, it's a great time to re-evaluate where you've been for the past year and what you want your business to look like going forward. Strategies founder Neil Ducoff offers these 10
An article ran in the Los Angeles Times yesterday titled "Los Angeles Salons Note a Client Downturn." In the story, the author says that bikini waxes, manicures and pedicures, and many hair services are all on
Why not start out the new year with an expert in your corner? The good folks at My Sacred Fig and Spa Enrichment Strategies are giving away a three-month spa makeover program valued at $12,000. Spa
Are you interested in upgrading your pedicure throne, but just don't know how you'll do it in the current economic crisis? What if you didn't have to make any payments until April 2009? Continuum Footspas and Quest
I have to confess, most salon blogs leave me feeling a little flat. But today I stumbled across the blog for Sènsé Nail Spa in Seattle, and I was hooked. The high energy and enthusiasm of the
Editor's note: If you've cracked open your December issue, you've probably seen the latest installment of questions and answers from "The Manicurist." In her real life, this tough-talker is Bulls Gap, Tenn.-based salon owner Rebecca Seals.
Every Monday, I get a Monday Morning Wakeup e-mail from Neil Ducoff of the salon business consulting company Strategies. It's usually a salon/spa business tip or industry update of some sort. Lately, he's been covering how
I was leafing thought the latest book by salon owner John R. DiJulius III and came across a bit of wisdom I thought was downright profound. The book is called What's the Secret? To Providing a
I read an interesting article in Advertising Age on what so-called "millennials" — those born between 1980 and 2000 — want from an employer. Given the difficulty of recruiting (and holding on to) good young talent,
Strategies (www.strategies.com) is offering a new online seminar next week, Wednesday, November 19, from 1-2 pm EST. Titled "How to Kick Butt in an Uncertain Economy," the seminar will cover how to prepare yourself for an
Hi everyone! Sorry I've been missing in action for the last few weeks. I've been buried under a stack of directory listings, all-new industry statistics, and an awesome new NAILS Cookbook chock full of service recipes!
I was reading the monthly client e-newsletter put out by Priti Organic Spa in New York City. They've discovered a creative way to expand their presence on the Web and encourage word-of-mouth advertising. Priti manager Catherine
The owners of Body Bar Spa in Silverlake, Calif., are doing their civic duty and then some. On Election Day, the spa will be thanking all of its clients who step up and vote with a
There are just 87 days and counting until St. Nick puts in his annual appearance. The key to making this a joyous time of year — rather than the usual frenzy — can be summed up
My post on website do's and don'ts a little while back, got me to thinking about more of my pet peeves when it comes to communicating your message professionally. Over the years, I've come to spot
If you want to read about business partnerships gone wrong, check out "Me and You — So Happy Together?" in NAILS' October 2008 issue. In it, Michelle Pratt interviews two techs who had bad experiences with
I like the clean design of this upscale spa's homepage.I was recently on a salon website (I don't want to embarrass the owner by saying which one) and it had me squinting to the point that
Hello out there in the NAILS blogosphere. Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend (hopefully you didn't have to work all weekend and everyone stayed away from Hurricane Gustav). We've been busy over here at
Nail techs are notoriously shy about selling retail, but not Brenda Bollard, the owner of Bren's Nails in Conroe, Texas. According to Brenda, selling Avon products is "easy money." She simply keeps a brochure on her
Salon consultant Neil Ducoff is no great fan of tipping. In fact, recently in his "Monday Morning Wake-Up" e-newsletter he suggested the industry get together and ban tipping altogether as of December 31, 2008. Apparently, Ducoff
If you autoclave your instruments and practice the highest levels of salon sanitation, there's a website that should interest you. WeSterilize.com was created by podiatrist Robert Spalding to help consumers find salons and techs they can
I bet you never thought you'd hear someone say, "I'm going to the grocery store to get a pedicure." But now, folks in Dallas, Texas, are saying just that. The Whole Foods Market on Preston Road
For years financial advisors have counseled the cash-strapped to cut back on their daily grandé latte and instead tuck away the cash equivalent for a rainy day. But now they've gone too far. A recent article
Pedicure thrones are one of the biggest investments a salon can make, yet some owners tend to neglect them once they have been installed, and soon find themselves with a chair in need of repair. I recently
While we were in Orlando last weekend for the Premiere show, NAILS publisher Cyndy Drummey and I went to visit a salon in Winter Park, Fla. It was called Bonjour Day Spa & Nail Salon. It's
We usually think of the beauty industry as a field that's big on heart and technical artistry, but hardly a leader when it comes to technology. That's why we were surprised to learn that industry consultant
I just read an NBC article online reporting that natural nails are becoming increasingly popular, while artificial enhancements are being requested by fewer and fewer clients. If the trend continues, the nail salon industry will have
It had to happen eventually. The past several years have seen a rise in mobile spa services as well as a growth in salons catering to teens and even younger children. Now there's Alexandria, Va.-based Sprinkles,
The latest addition to NAILS Magazine's online empire (I kid, well sort of) is up and ready for your viewing pleasure. We bring you NAILS tv, a collection of online videos from nail techs, manufacturers, industry
There was a post recently on the BeautyTech.com Forums about whether it's OK for a booth renter to use the salon owner's credit card machine for her own transactions. As you know a booth renter is
I was talking to a celebrity manicurist the other day and she mentioned she's felt a slowdown in house calls to some of her regular celebrity clients. She said they've been getting their nails done at
I was just reading an e-newsletter from salon consultant Bryan Durocher of Durocher Enterprises that had some interesting tips about retailing in the salon. He began with a reminder that it isn't enough simply to invest
I recently discovered on online spa gift certificate site that's set up to give consumers what they want: gift certificates that are instant and customizable. It's called SpaEmergency.com. For shoppers, it's 1, 2, 3. First, they
I recently read an article in The Sacramento Bee about 17 Sacramento beauty and nail salons being cited by The Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement for illegally classifying their workers as independent contractors. This topic is one I
With the final crunch of tax time falling upon us, many techs are rushing to finish through their final stages of tax forms. I recently found out just how complicated taxes can be in the
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VIDEO: Fran Blinebury narrates the history of New Orleans basketball
The author Tom Robbins once said that if New Orleans is not fully in the mainstream of culture, neither is it fully in the mainstream of time. Lacking a well-defined present, it lives somewhere between its past and its future, as if uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.
That might also describe the meandering history of basketball in the Crescent City. With roots that stretch to the earliest professional leagues, the game has followed the unsteady path of an overindulgent visitor in the French Quarter to reach the glitz and glamour that is the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend.
The state of Louisiana could fill out a virtual Hall of Fame roster with native-born talent — Bill Russell, Bob Pettit, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Elvin Hayes, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler, Robert Parish, Joe Dumars, Don Chaney and Bob Love. But the pro game has spent more than six peripatetic decades trying to find an embrace in the Big Easy.
"Honestly, it's not that big. It's really not," said Pacers forward and native Danny Granger of the basketball scene in New Orleans. "Compared to Indianapolis, if Indianapolis is a 10, New Orleans is a 4, as far as high school basketball goes … We've always been a football city."
Still, at the end of World War II, the game began to take wing all across the United States. New Orleans' first team, the Hurricanes, were part of the Professional Basketball League of America in 1947. Led by 19-year-old guard Paul Seymour, the Hurricanes and the league lasted just eight games before going out of business.
A year later, the Hurricanes were renamed the Sports and joined the second year of the Southern Basketball League. The Sports featured the league's leading scorer in Alex "Greek" Athas, a product of Tulane University in New Orleans. The Sports went 7-24, the SBL went out of business at the end of the season and a nearly 20-year wait for another pro basketball team began.
The ABA comes to town
The American Basketball Association was the young, defiant upstart league that burst onto the scene in 1967 with a red-white-and-blue ball, a 3-point shot and a wide-open, slam-dunking style of play that challenged perceptions and authority.
And what better place to do that than rowdy Bourbon Street and New Orleans?
The Buccaneers were coached by the legendary Babe McCarthy with his honey dew Mississippi drawl and his pocketful of down-home sayings:
"Boy, I gotta tell you, you gotta come at 'em like a bitin' sow."
"My old pappy used to tell me, the sun don't shine on the same dog's butt every day."
McCarthy's team was loaded with talent. The first player signed was Doug Moe, the talented forward out of North Carolina who had been connected to a college basketball betting scandal. Even though nothing was ever proven, Moe, along with Connie Hawkins, had been banned from the NBA for life.
The Buccaneers then added Moe's good buddy Larry Brown, the 5-foot-9 point guard who'd been dismissed by the NBA for simply being too short.
"I loved every minute of playing in New Orleans and playing with that team," said Brown, 73, the Hall of Fame coach who is now at Southern Methodist. "I was an assistant coach at North Carolina at the time and figured that was it. That league and that team meant a lot to me because they gave me a chance to prove that I could be a player at the top level.
"Man, that was a team. We had a great kid that nobody ever talks about anymore — Jimmy Jones from Grambling. We had Jackie Moreland, Jesse Branson, Marlbert Pradd and Austin 'Red" Robbins. We came within a game of winning the championship in that first year (losing 4-3 in the ABA Finals to Hawkins and the Pittsburgh Pipers)."
The Bucs played before largely empty houses at Loyola Field House for the first several months, mostly because they arrived in town the same year the Saints were welcomed into the NFL.
"I went to the very first Saints game ever," Brown said. "Guy takes the opening kick back 99 yards for a touchdown and the place went crazy. We all figured they'd never lose a game. Of course, with that passion for the Saints, nobody paid attention to us until football season was over. But when it was, the stands were packed. The enthusiasm and interest was great.
"I loved playing for a phenomenal coach in Babe. He had a great feel for the game and he cared about his players. He reminded me of a southern Frank McGuire and that's the greatest compliment that I can give anybody."
Even though Brown won the MVP award at the first ABA All-Star Game and Moe was named to the All-ABA team, they were both traded after just one season.
"I think it was about money," Brown said, "even though Babe always called me his pissant guard and he did get back a 6-7 guard in Steve Jones. That's OK. Doug and I went to Oakland and won a championship the next year.
"But I wouldn't trade that experience — that one year — in New Orleans for anything."
The Buccaneers survived just two more seasons in New Orleans before the franchise moved to Memphis in 1970.
The Pistol Pete era
VIDEO: Ultimate "Pistol" Pete Maravich highlight reel
It was four years later when the NBA finally came to town with an expansion team. The aptly named Jazz fittingly brought in the greatest improvisational artist in the game in "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who'd played college ball at Louisiana State in Baton Rouge and made music with a basketball like Louis Armstrong did with his trumpet.
Avery Johnson, who won an NBA championship with the Spurs, coached the Mavericks to The Finals and is now an ESPN analyst, grew up on the streets of New Orleans' Sixth Ward, within walking distance of the Superdome. He joyously recalls watching the show.
"As a young kid, the Jazz really sparked my interest in basketball," he said. "Growing up, my two favorite guys to watch were Nate 'Tiny' Archibald and 'Pistol Pete.'
"Since the Jazz were playing at the Superdome and had all those seats to fill, they were practically giving tickets away. So my friends and I were going to as many games as we could, even on school nights."
"All the kids in our neighborhood wore our [floppy] socks like Pistol and anytime we saw him make a great shot or an amazing pass, we'd all be out there on the schoolyard or playground the next day trying to do it. For a kid my age, it really didn't get any better than that."
Trouble was, most of the NBA was always better than the Jazz. In five seasons, the Jazz never finished with a record of .500 record. When Maravich was beset by a series of knee injuries and couldn't play, the big show lost its headline attraction.
"It was sad when he could no longer be Pistol," said Brown. "I grew up with Pete and from the time he was young he had a quality on the court that wouldn't let you take your eyes off of him.
"I saw him play in the state high school tournament. He loved the game. He made players better. He made you enjoy going to watch the basketball game. You didn't know what was going to happen, but you knew something great would happen.
"I have always been known as a perfectionist coach, talking about playing the game the right way. Pete didn't play the right way, but he had to play the way that gave him the best chance to win. A lot of people would look at the shots I let Allen Iverson take in Philly and say, 'That's not right.' But when you have greatness like him, you let him do the things he's capable of doing. The same held true for Pete and there was nobody capable of doing the things he was doing."
But with Maravich hobbled and fan support hemorrhaging, the franchise was sold in 1979 and the Jazz name was incongruously relocated to Utah.
Post Pete
"In 1979 the Jazz were leaving, a channel called ESPN came on my TV," Johnson recalled. "It seemed like the world was changing and you couldn't hold things back."
"It was playing in the Superdome," Brown said. "It wasn't a real basketball facility. Too many seats. And you know, the South was still kind of funny then. I don't think people were ever passionate about basketball after the Buccaneers left. They were never really attracted to the Jazz, just Pete."
At that time, a young David Stern was general counsel to NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien and worked hard to try to find a local owner in Louisiana. He couldn't.
"I never thought even at that time that the NBA couldn't work in New Orleans," Stern said. "I always thought the NBA could work anywhere and we've proved that over the years with the so-called small markets in San Antonio, Orlando, Utah, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Portland and Sacramento. So even as we were leaving, I never thought there was a reason the NBA couldn't come back."
It took 13 years, but when the Hornets could not work out an agreement for a new arena in Charlotte, they relocated. The beat of pro basketball was again in New Orleans.
The Hornets played at the New Orleans Arena, built adjacent to the Superdome. They were coached by Paul Silas and with a veteran roster led by Jamal Mashburn, George Lynch and Elden Campbell, and immediately made two playoff appearances. But a miserable 18-64 record the next season was the worst in the league.
The Hornets parlayed that misery into making Chris Paul their top pick in the NBA Draft in June 2005 and plotted their comeback. But real tragedy struck on Aug. 29 of that year when Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
More than 1,800 lives were lost, $108 billion in damages suffered to the city and the Hornets were forced to set up a temporary home for two seasons in Oklahoma City.
"I was so happy when the team had returned to New Orleans and my hometown got another chance," Johnson said. "Then came Katrina and all you could wonder was 'What next?' Would they come back again?"
With rabid fan support for the Hornets and a hunger for the first pro sports franchise in OKC, the question of whether the Hornets would return to the Big Easy continued to be asked. As the city slowly and steadily picked up the pieces and began to put itself back together, Stern — now the commissioner — remained the city's greatest champion. He gave his steadfast approval to New Orleans as an NBA town.
"Apart from my own previous history with the city, I have an affection because of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that followed," Stern said. "It was important to me for us to be the first sport to play a regular-season game again in New Orleans after Katrina. We scheduled an All-Star Game [2008] there and people said we were crazy. So it gives me enormous pleasure to see where the franchise is today."
"That was a very strong statement made by commissioner Stern," Johnson said. " 'We are not going to leave you at the time of your greatest trial.' It was a sign faith, of hope, of possibility for the future."
When the Hornets returned, the team was in full bloom with Paul as its leader. He was joined on the 2008 All-Star team by New Orleans teammate David West. The Hornets finished 56-26, their best record ever, were the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and defeated Dallas in the first round.
But things again turned sour two years later when the NBA was forced to purchase the team from owners George Shinn and Gary Chouest in a bid to keep basketball in the city. The league, with Stern acting as the de facto owner, ran the franchise for 1 1/2 years. Paul, who'd been an All-Star four times in six seasons in New Orleans, said he wanted out and, after one deal that would have sent him to the L.A. Lakers was turned down by Stern, Paul eventually was traded to the Clippers.
CP3 and the Big Easy
Now, three years later, Paul still holds an affinity for the city. New Orleans is more than just a team in a city where his NBA career began.
"[It's] everything. Everything," said Paul, who will return this week as a member of the Western Conference. "It's going to be emotional going back. Obviously I was already going to All-Star regardless because we have some players' association events and things like that. I still have a lot of my close friends and family there in New Orleans. My pastor lives in New Orleans. I'm doing my daughter's christening when I go back and stuff like that. My brother's doing his twins. It's going to be pretty cool to be back."
Even though he actually played his first two NBA seasons in Oklahoma City with the displaced Hornets, Paul sank his teeth and his roots into America's most colorful, most unique city.
His brother got married in New Orleans. Paul still runs an after-school program in the city.
"It's crazy because I'm older and a little bit wiser now from when I was there in New Orleans, but it's the people of New Orleans that make it what it is," he said. "Everybody talks about the food and the environment and the nightlife and all this different type stuff. But it's the people. There's nothing like it. It's its own language. It's its own everything. And me being born and raised from the South, the people of New Orleans became my family.
"I did those [first] two years in Oklahoma City so I had no idea. I was going off what everybody was telling me about New Orleans. It's crazy to hear some people talk about, 'Oh, New Orleans, I can't go there, I can't do this.' And I tell people, 'I loved it. I absolutely loved it.' What you learn is that some people will say that in front of the camera and stuff like that, but when it [the camera] moves, they'll be like, 'I hated it.' But, you know, I'll talk about New Orleans. I absolutely loved it there. That '07-08 season was something special that I'll never forget. When you're winning and playing in New Orleans, there's nothing like it. Nothing like it."
A new beginning
In April 2012, Tom Benson, the owner of the NFL Saints, bought the team from the NBA. In June the team made Anthony Davis the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. And for the start of the 2013-14 season, the Hornets were rechristened as the Pelicans, a nod to the state bird of Louisiana and a source of local pride. Now New Orleans will host its second post-Katrina NBA All-Star Weekend.
In his second season in the league, the athletic forward Davis has exploded at both ends of the court as a franchise player and future All-Star. Jrue Holiday, an All-Star a year ago, has been added to the roster. It's the fourth season for coach Monty Williams.
"I was disappointed they had to let Chris go," said Brown. "But I believe in Monty Williams. He's a smart young coach who used to work for me. They've got an unbelievable kid there in Davis. I'm telling you, that kid is the truth.
"I'll always have a love for that city because of one special season of playing basketball. But after all those years and all those teams and all those different problems, I think they're finally going in the right direction."
Walkin' to New Orleans, as the great Fats Domino sang, goin' back home to stay.


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Heinz's latest quarterly results came in under estimates, but the company said it's cutting 1,000 jobs, so shares have edged higher.
More broadly in the food sector, Global X Food ETF (EATX) and PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage (PBJ) were both little changed Thursday says John Spence at ETF Trends.
Food stocks have been lagging since March 2009, but have broken out in recent weeks, Spence notes, in part based on anticipation of better growth numbers. (See chart below)


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I am very happy to report that the first 6 keyphrases that generated the most visits involved some kind of variation of "family stories". Overall, there were 33 keyphrases that involved some form of "family stories" bringing a total of 310 visits with this phrase in the last 30 days . That's a good thing since that's the title of my blog. Some of the funnier ones were:
- "my family story" [Obviously, this person was hoping that someone had already done the research on their surname, My.]
- "sad family stories" [I have a few, but I know I don't really want to seek my own sad family stories out, much less someone else's.]
- "spanish stories about what your family does every day" [Que?]
- "stories about family problems" [Read on ~ I've got plenty of those.]
- "stories that include grandmother and family" [Hm. Grandmother? Stories? I just might have a few of those around here somewhere.]
- "what are family stories" and "what is your family story?" [You have SO come to the right place.]
There were 21 visits generated from phrases that involved the word "Alamo" and most were concerning projects. This indicates to me that there a lot of teachers that are assigning Alamo projects, and probably didn't appreciate my post, "Remember the Alamo!" However, I'm real sure that the parents did. It also indicates to me that there is a real need for a site/blog for Alamo and/or student projects, and if I could find a way to make money at it, I'd be all over it like cheese dust on a cheetoh [What's in cheese dust anyway?].
There were 9 visits generated by searches that included the word "kringla". I know exactly which blog post that this came from ~ Family Trees and Norwegian Kringla from Iowa. Apparently, there are others out there that are seeking the secret of the kringla. I am not alone. Somehow, there is comfort in that. Unfortunately for these seekers, my post does not unravel the secret, but it does provide commiseration.
There were 7 visits generated by searches that involved the phrase "swimsuit" [mostly from my posts "Family Stories: Swimsuit Edition" and "Remember the Alamo!"] including:
- "john wayne in swim suit" [Why is someone Googling this? Never mind. I really don't want to know.]
- "swimsuit accident stories" [What kind of accidents are there with swimsuits? Malfunctions?]
- "my sister swimsuit pics" [Eeeww, I think.]
- "family pictures taken in swimsuits" [Uh. See previous, I think.]
There were 3 visits generated by phrases that involved the word "crazy" that were caused by my post, "Sometimes Crazy Works":
- (2) "sometimes crazy works" [I know what I meant by crazy. What did they mean?]
- "crazy family living stories" [Were they just curious about crazy families or were they looking for some commiseration because I have that...And "living" as opposed to what? Dead?]
- "the story of name Oscar" [I definitely had one of those, but was it the one they were looking for?]
- "what do you think of the name Oscar" [Well, I think it's a fine name...especially for a donkey. See my post.]
- "funny short stories about organelles" [You know, I had everything but the "funny" with my post. You can't please everybody. Oh, and who is looking for and why, exactly, are they looking for these kinds of stories? Are organelles really all that funny?]
- "what does the prefix mito mean from the word mitochondria" [I'm glad you asked. It means "threadlike". See, I can hold my own.]
- "a girl and tin cup" [Was there someone else with a 2nd great-grandma who would get her tin cup filled up with Irish Whiskey in the back of a saloon? "I'd Bet My Tin Cup"]
- "angels in purple robes" [Did someone else have a naked grandma in heaven? "Becoming Aware"]
- "cajun historical stories" [I have one story about my cajun neighbor ~ probably wasn't what they were looking for, but hey, they stayed & read for seven minutes and forty seconds, or they got up to go to the bathroom with it still on the screen. "A Cajun's Who's Who"]
- "dad's name with extra d" [Daddy? Buddy? I don't know. I need more to work with.]
- "how to start an orange orchard in the rio grande valley" [Plant an orange seed. Water. Pick oranges. Start over. From "Maybe I Could Touch Heaven"]
- "it's a family bag" [Hee-Hee. I know they weren't looking for this bag: "It's In the Bag"]
- "slingbaum genealogy" [This is Mercy's maiden name. Obviously, she was on the receiving end of some mercy when she married a Haley. No offense to any Slingbaum's out there. I give you permission to make fun of my name all you want to. "Did Time Reveal Mercy?"]
- "what are the pointer stories" [I'll show you mine if you show me yours.]


text: Rahm Emanuel is the 55th mayor of Chicago. He hinted in a 2010 TV interview that he was interested in running for mayor and was elected in February 2011 after Richard M. Daley decided not to stand for re-election. Before his election, Emanuel was chief of staff to President Barack Obama, served three terms as a congressman representing Illinois' 5th Congressional District and worked as an aide in the Clinton administration. Emanuel lost part of the middle finger on his right hand as a high school senior working on a meat slicer at Arby's. His brother Ari is a Hollywood agent, one of the inspirations for the Ari Gold character on HBO's "Entourage." The mayor is married to Amy Rule; they live in the Ravenswood neighborhood and have three children, Zach, Ilana and Leah.


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By Peter Meijer & Patience Stuart
Oregon's Modern Movement legacy spans the spectrum from the exquisite Memorial Coliseum, to the benign Drive-in Restaurants, and world renowned structures such as the Michael Graves Portland Building that push the edges of its modern architecture inventory. As we welcome our fourteenth chapter, Docomomo US/Oregon, chapter President Peter Meijer discusses the state's modern resources and its unique interpretation of modernism defined as the Northwest Regional Style.
Oregon, and the northwest, have their own unique interpretation of modernism defined as the Northwest Regional Style. It is characterized by a carefully considered relationship with the natural landscape, use of local materials (often untreated wood and brick), asymmetrical facades, and an emphasis on windows and open floor plans. Each year, the works of prominent local architects who designed many of these buildings, are highlighted by the "Street of Eames" tour.
Image (right): Drive-in Restaurant. Credit: Peter Meijer
Many of Oregon's largest public structures have International Style characteristics that are common to high rise buildings, including a concrete tower or curtain wall construction, gridded windows, and cubic massing. Pietro Belluschi, an internationally recognized architect and leader of the International style design, spent much of his career working in Portland. He, along with several other local architects designed many of the larger International style buildings that contribute to the Portland cityscape.
Image (left): Marquam Building. Credit: Peter Meijer
Unexpected, and undocumented, gems of the Modern Movement appear throughout the state. Docomomo US/Oregon has initiated a survey process to gather and document the resources. Naturally, the largest concentrations are in the Willamette Valley corresponding with the communities of Portland, Salem, and Eugene. Oregon has few Brutalist Style buildings scattered in communities as parking garages with a concentration of structures in Eugene, Oregon.
The City of Portland is a leading proponent of documenting its modern resources. It recently completed a survey of its modern architecture in the Central City. Portland defined a period of interest that ranged from post-World War II development, in 1945 to1985. This included all modern era properties that will be at least fifty-years old when Portland's Central City Plan is fully realized in 2035. In addition, the City of Portland commissioned the Modern Historic Resources of East Portland Reconnaissance Survey which is focused on Post-WWII residential resources and neighborhood development patterns. Both of these documents set a positive tone for incorporating modern resources in future city planning. Similar Post-WWII surveys have recently occurred throughout the state in Albany, Monmouth, Oregon City, McMinnville and other communities.
Image (right): Red Lion Hotel. Credit: Peter Meijer
The Oak Hills Historic District in Beaverton, is Oregon's first National Register-designated, modern era Planned Urban Development. The district includes a collection of "Rummer houses." These are residences built by local homebuilder Robert Rummer between 1959 and 1975. The houses are distinctively modern with their spare lines, exposed beams, vaulted ceilings, and abundant glass windows.
Oregon's distinctive modern gems have led to various advocacy efforts promoting their preservation. In 2010, the citizens of Portland embraced advocacy of a modern masterpiece. There was a collective outcry over Mayor Sam Adams' proposal to demolish the city owned Memorial Coliseum designed in 1960 by Skidmore Owing and Merrill. So great was the citizen support, that Mayor Adams changed his political position, from demolition to a commitment towards encouraging investment in the structure. This served as a key strategy for the redevelopment of the Rose Quarter.
Oregon's modern resources are an asset to the state, Docomomo US/Oregon looks forward to our growing participation in the documentation, conservation, and advocacy of these important resources.
Peter Meijer, Principal at Peter Meijer Architect, PC is the President of Docomomo US/Oregon
Patience Stuart, Preservation Specialist at PMA, is the Treasurer of Docomomo US/Oregon.


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Kim P. Kilhstrom
Kim Kihlstrom, Westmont professor of computer science, died Dec. 12 at home following a long battle with cancer. She was 56. A memorial service will be held at Montecito Covenant Church Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 2:30 p.m.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, where she met her husband, Ken, a physics professor at Westmont. They moved to Santa Barbara to join the Westmont faculty in 1984. She taught part time until 1999, when she earned a doctorate in computer engineering at UC Santa Barbara. She served as professor of computer science at Westmont for the past 14 years, winning the Teacher of the Year award for the Natural and Behavioral Sciences as well as the Faculty Research Award. She and Ken led Westmont's Europe Semester twice.
The Westmont community celebrated Kim's life and achievements at a retirement reception Nov. 8. "It was a great blessing to have Kim there," says President Gayle D. Beebe. "We were able to express our appreciation and respect for the contribution she has made to Westmont, where she has touched hundreds of lives through her professional work and personal care and ministry. Kim vibrantly expressed her deep and abiding faith. From the moment Pam and I arrived at Westmont, she was a source of encouragement, wisdom and joy. Kim was one of the kindest and most considerate individuals we have ever known. We will always remember her as a person of remarkable intellect with a warm and gracious spirit and a caring and hospitable touch."
Kim is survived by Ken, their three children, Kathy, Karen and Kevin, their son-in-law, Ryan Timpte, their daughter-in-law, Katie, as well as Kim's mother, Virginia Potter, and her brother, Kris Potter, who both live in Medford, Ore.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kim Kihlstrom Scholarship Fund, which will be awarded to incoming students who have an interest in computer science.
Also, the college has established the Kim Kihlstrom Scholarship for Women in the Sciences, which will assist two incoming female students who have chosen to major in one of the natural and behavioral sciences. The Westmont Mathematics and Computer Science Department has named one of its top honors the Kim P. Kihlstrom Award. It will honor a graduating senior from the Computer Science program who has done outstanding coursework and research and contributed to the department's community of learners.
- B.S., Stanford University
- M.S., Stanford University
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Selected Honors/Awards
- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation funded grant proposal, Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program, $287,500, 2007-2011
- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation funded grant proposal, "Survivable, Adaptive, and Scalable Distributed Systems," Cyber Trust Program, $178,050, 2005-2009
- Wilkes Award, Best paper published in a volume (year) of The Computer Journal, 2004
- Bruce and Adaline Bare Teacher of the Year Award, Natural and Behavioral Sciences, Westmont College, 2003-2004
- Faculty Research Award, Westmont College, 2003-2004
- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation funded grant proposal, Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS) Program, $55,000, 2002-2006
Selected Publications (* indicates Westmont student authors)
K. P. Kihlstrom and R. S. Elliott*, Performance of an Intrusion-Tolerant Gossip Protocol, in Proceedings of the 21st IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Cambridge, MA, November 2009, pp. 62-68.
K. P. Kihlstrom, R. S. Elliott*, K. A. Marshman*, and A. C. Smith*, Intrusion-Tolerant Dissemination in Large-Scale Systems, in Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2008, pp. 934-940
K. P. Kihlstrom, J. L. Stewart*, N. T. Lounsbury*, A. J. Rogers*, and M. C. Magnuson*, Implementation and Performance Testing of a Gossip-Based Communication System, in Proceedings of the 19th IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Cambridge, MA, November 2007, pp. 194-199
K. P. Kihlstrom, P. Narasimhan, C. Phillips*, C. Ritchey*, and B. LaBarbera*, The Architecture of the Starfish System: Mapping the Survivability Space, in Proceedings of the 15th IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Marina del Rey, California, November 2003, pp. 833-843
K. P. Kihlstrom and P. Narasimhan, The Starfish System: Providing Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Tolerance for Middleware Systems, in Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems (WORDS) (invited for presentation), Guadalajara, Mexico, January 2003, pp. 191-199
K. P. Kihlstrom, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith, Byzantine Fault Detectors for Solving Consensus, The Computer Journal 46(1):16-35, 2003 (received Wilkes Award)
K. P. Kihlstrom, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith, The SecureRing Group Communication System, ACM Transactions on Information and System Security 4(4):371-406, November 2001


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To promote my horror novel, AFRAID, which debuts March 31, I'm appearing on different blogs every single day in March.
Please follow my daily journey, and broaden your blog-reading horizons.
It's a busy blog tour day, and I have over twenty more blogs I'll be appearing on in the upcoming week.
First, I'm over at April Henry's blog, So Many Books, So Little Time:
Then I'm visiting the Women of Mystery, answering questions I've never been asked before:
I pop over to Wayne Thomas Batson's blog, talking about suspense writing:
Then I hang out with my buddies over at The Outfit, where I provide one of my trademark JA Konrath rants. This one involves me giving you free copies of Afraid:
Finally, I talk about being a SAHD over at Dawn Meehan's blog, Because I Said So:
If you've wanted to host me on my blog tour, but haven't heard back, shoot me another email. I'm probably in the process of writing one for you, but it doesn't hurt to give me another reminder. In fact, bugging me will help ensure I get it done.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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Oh nothing... just a little Jil Sander backless jacket with fringe...
Wait, whaat? OMG OMG OMG OMG
I still can't believe I own this. I found it crumpled up in a bag bin and it was my size! Totally meant to be.
Seen here while Tavz and I were getting down to LOVE SHACK at the POP Party.
The past few days have been totally epic! I've been going to shows and blogging about it over at laia.thepop.com, but no worries, I will be doing my usual fashion week recap here I just haven't had enough time to settle down and get into it 100%.