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Skip to comments.Federal Agents Inspect Your Child's Lunch
Posted on 02/14/2012 1:45:56 PM PST by NYer
RUSH: This is from Rayford, North Carolina. Carolina Journal. I'm gonna read it to you exactly as it printed out here: "A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because a state employee told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. The girls turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice did not meet US Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes in her More at Four classroom that day."
Again, let me read this to you again: "The girls turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice did not meet US Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes in her More at Four classroom that day." There are federal agents inspecting lunch boxes? See, I don't have kids. You heard of this? You heard of this, Snerdley? I know you don't have kids that you know of, either. I've not heard of federal agents inspecting lunch boxes. And, furthermore, I've not heard of agents declaring that what's in them is not nutritious enough and throwing them out and substituting three chicken nuggets.
"A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because a state employee told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. The girls turkey-and-cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice did not meet US Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes in her More at Four classroom that day." Again, let me read this to you again: "The girls turkey-and-cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice" were thrown out "did not meet US Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes...
"The Division of Child Development and Early Education at the Department of Health and Human Services requires all lunches served in pre-kindergarten programs -- including in-home day care centers -- to meet USDA guidelines. That means lunches must consist of one serving of meat, one serving of milk, one serving of grain, and two servings of fruit or vegetables, even if the lunches are brought from home. When home-packed lunches do not include all of the required items, child care providers must supplement them with the missing ones. The girls mother -- who said she wishes to remain anonymous to protect her daughter from retaliation -- said she received a note from the school stating that students who did not bring a 'healthy lunch' would be offered the missing portions, which could result in a fee from the cafeteria, in her case $1.25.
"'I don't feel that I should pay for a cafeteria lunch when I provide lunch for her from home,' the mother wrote in a complaint to her state representative... The girls grandmother, who sometimes helps pack her lunch, told Carolina Journal that she is a petite, picky 4-year-old who eats white whole wheat bread and is not big on vegetables. 'What got me so mad is, number one, dont tell my kid Im not packing her lunch box properly,' the girls mother [said]. 'I pack her lunchbox according to what she eats. It always consists of a fruit. It never consists of a vegetable. She eats vegetables at home because I have to watch her because she doesnt really care for vegetables.'"
Do you believe this? I do! The food Nazis -- and, by the way, this is Michelle (My Belle)'s program: No Child's Behind Left Alone. Folks, what is going on here? Do you know what frightens me? This has probably going on and has been good guy a lot longer than I know because I don't have children. I wonder: How many people, how many parents are acquiescing to this? "When the girl came home with her lunch untouched, her mother wanted to know what she ate instead. Three chicken nuggets, the girl answered. Everything else on her cafeteria tray went to waste. 'She came home with her whole sandwich I had packed, because she chose to eat the nuggets on the lunch tray, because they put it in front of her,' her mother said. 'You're telling a 4-year-old. "Oh. youre lunch isnt right," and shes thinking theres something wrong with her food.'" What is wrong with a turkey sandwich and a banana?
Take a break. What do you mean, I don't care about the children? Don't tell me that! That's BS.
RUSH: By the way, at West Hoke Elementary School in Rayford, North Carolina, every student had their lunch box inspected. And I think every student failed in having a nutritious lunch by the agent in charge, which is probably an SEIU union cafeteria worker.
RUSH: Lucas in Boone, North Carolina. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.
CALLER: Greetings from the People's Republic of North Carolina.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: About eight months ago my wife and I decided to enroll our son in daycare here in North Carolina, and I got this huge packet of sheets that I had to fill out, and they, you know, field trip permission slip, take your photo permission slip, and one of them was, "By signing this you agree that you'll meet the state's requirements for a preschool lunch," even though I'm packing it. And it says I have to have six ounces of milk or a milk substitute, four ounces of meat or a meat substitute, three ounces of grain, three ounces of vegetable, three ounces of fruit, and goes on and on and on. And I did not sign it and I fought about it with them and they pointed me to the state official that I could talk to, and they told me that, "If your son doesn't like milk just pack it anyway and we'll dump it out for you and then you can pack something else." And I said, "Do you know how much a gallon of milk costs?" And they said, "Well, that's the rules and you have to follow 'em if you want to be in daycare." So now I've got the government telling me that I'm not smart enough to feed my own child.
RUSH: Yep. Yep. North Carolina, same state as the kindergarten requirements I just described.
CALLER: It's unbelievable.
RUSH: Same state. And, I'll tell you what, this is all coming from Michelle Obama. There are agents in preschools, kindergartens in North Carolina examining the preschool students' lunch boxes. State agents!
How many WTFs can one sentence generate? I'll just go with the fundamental one, WHY ARE WE PAYING BUREAUCRATS TO INSPECT PRESCHOOLER LUNCHES WHEN WE'RE BROKE?
Just one more way that government schools resemble prisons.
Prisoners get state issued institutional food. Now kids get state issued institutional food.
The entire **goal** of government schooling is, and always has been, to produce compliant and docile prisoners of the state.
I remember when schools first started serving breakfast and there was cheese toast.. mm m m. 40cts and a carton of chocolate milk for 10cts.
Now THAT was breakfast.
To be honest, the only bologna I ate when I was a kid was from beef.
Neither of my parents ate much pork; bacon occasionally, liverwurst, but only because my mom liked it too; my dad hated it. Pork chops; never. Hot dogs; beef hot dogs. My mom was Lutheran (Swedish) and my dad a former Catholic.
Even today, I don't each much pork. Just as liverwurst or bacon. I prefer kosher hot dogs.
I do recall though a Jewish kid I grew up with, and that was where I first learned about Kosher (and halal); he told me "Jewish people and Muslim people don't eat pork, because it's unclean" and I didn't know he (being Jewish) couldn't eat cheeseburgers; fortunately, my dad knew when he came over one for a backyard BBQ. Saved me some embarrassment.
It just occurred to me; think the DofA will be regulating backyard BBQ's next?!
Eat your peas. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because a state employee told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. The girls turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice did not meet US Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes in her More at Four classroom that day."
How many WTFs can one sentence generate? I'll just go with the fundamental one, WHY ARE WE PAYING BUREAUCRATS TO INSPECT PRESCHOOLER LUNCHES WHEN WE'RE BROKE?
I'll go you one better; WTF ARE WE DOING INSPECTING PRESCHOOLERS LUNCHES AT ALL?
Even if we were running fifteen trillion dollar annual SURPLUSES, this is far beyond the purview of any governmental agency.
C'mon.....even the Hitler Youth and the Soviet Young Pioneers and Komsomol didn't go this far; I'd daresay they would've the notion laughable (and I can confirm they would've; my girlfriend WAS in the Soviet Young Pioneers, and she said, "Hey, they'd never go that far."
YIKES....no more BBQ Ribs.
"Start growing a garden and homeschool your kids, TODAY."
Here's a better idea: These fascist pigs have names and live in your neighborhoods. Take over your local and county government, elect a constitutional sheriff and drive them out of your community. If you don't know how, study the founding of America. Here's some hints: committees of safety; broadsheets; liberty trees; tar and feathers.
Apply these remedies as necessary.
And yet, what is it we are told when we violate one of these? Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Many of these laws make absolutely good sense. Lawmakers cleverly couch them under the names of victims. Here in NY, we have Leandra's Law - New York is one of 36 states in the nation with special child endangerment laws that impose tougher sanctions on individuals who place a child passenger at risk while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. There are 'animal cruelty laws' named for the creatures who suffered abuse and/or death; there are child predatory laws named for victims. And the list goes on and on.
What will it take to wake up the American electorate? Rush Limbaugh today commented on how Obama and supporters are positioning Republicans as the party that will deny women of their birth control. He pointed out that these messages are directed toward the many Americans so caught up in the death of Whitney Houston, that they will receive this news without question.
We didn't have school lunches in the 50's. We walked home for lunch. Now and then we got a lunch packed, or for a very special treat, maybe once a month we were give 50 cents for a hamburger and a milk shake at the local ice cream shop. I lived about 8 blocks from school and had to cross a fairly main road with the safety patrol.
I agree with you 100%. When my kids were in school it wasn't like it is now. There is no way I would let them attend the indoctrination camps. Mine sang CHRISTMAS carols, said the Lord's prayer, did all the things we used to do. It began to change when my youngest was in high school but we lived in a small town, small school and weren't really affected. The teachers had a lot of leeway and most of them were Republicans. One history teacher was a liberal and said some things I didn't like so I told them, change his teacher or he won't be taking that class and they did.
Nowadays, no way in hell would I let them attend a public school. The NEA needs to be abolished and the power handed back to the states. You don't like the rules in one state, easier to change them and you can also move to a more friendly one. The Federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula. The DEA was created as a political payoff to the teachers unions by Jimmy the peanut farmer Carter in return for their endorsement.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, DEs original budget, in 1980, was $13.1 billion, and it employed 450 people. By 2000, it had increased to $34.1 billion, and by 2007 it had more than doubled to $73 billion. The budget request for fiscal 2011 was $77.8 billion, and the department employs 4,800. Bureaucrats have created reams of paperwork for teachers and administrators, pushed dubious curricula, and adopted a ridiculous amount of extra-educational missions. Their website lists hundreds of programs that bear little to no relation to schooling.
The DEA is cesspool of waste....GET RID OF IT, and LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE! They are there to LEARN, not to be indoctrinated by union members.
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I hate headline writers...It was NOT a FEDERAL agent inspecting lunches.
You're absolutely right! We walked to school, home for lunch, back to school and home again at the end of the day. Like you, I lived 6 blocks from school and had to cross a main road - 4 times each school day. We were 2 blocks shy of the school bus route.
When my kids were small, the "experts" said that for pre-school age kids, you need to look at their nutrition over the course of an entire week, not just what they ate at any given meal. They go on one jag, and then another, depending on what they need. Expecting lunch to be a "square meal" every day is going to result in a lot of wasted food, especially if there is not an adult supervising, as at a family dinner table.
How many parents other than the ones this happened to said a word? I would bet not a single one.
Either parents tell these assholes to go away or they will continue to do what THEY want.
Take your child out of the public school system...home school them or send them to a religious affiliated school, checking beforehand to make sure that the school meets your standards. Let NO government tell you as parents what you can and cannot do with your children. This is so reminiscent of Hitler and Germany....stop this insanity NOW, everyone, or we as a country will wind up like so many of Hitler's victims. We must not forget Stalin or Mao...they were killers all.
A GREAT IDEA! PLEASE, EVERYONE, READ POST #47. This is something we as parents CAN DO to remove these fascist pigs from our schools.
Let us get off our duffs and get to work...work against this evil in the White House...let's get out there and work for the good of our children...remember what the Hitler Youth was all about and how it operated....and STOP this attempted overthrow of our country NOW.
My wife said she would pack her kids' lunches (if this had happened to us) and sit WITH them in the cafeteria during lunch while they ate it and DEFY any union teacher or "state employee" to come anywhere NEAR them. Moochelle, aka "Wide Load", and the teachers' union idiots have gone over the edge.
This is getting ridiculous. Obama and his nazi wife need to be forcibly ejected from the WH now!
When I was in elementary school, there was no cafeteria at school. I walked home for lunch each day and then back to school for the afternoon. They'd have a fit over what I ate for lunch. I alternated between a big plate of home fried potatoes or Lipton chicken noodle soup . . . that's it. . . every day of the school week. I still crave both on occasion.
I also remember watching the Price is Right while eating it.
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The Los Angeles Clippers are engaged in discussions with the Boston Celtics on a deal that would involve Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers.
The Clippers would send DeAndre Jordan and two first round picks to the Celtics for Garnett and the right to hire Rivers as their head coach.
Garnett is willing to waive his no-trade clause.
Donald Sterling is prepared to pay Rivers an annual salary of $7 million.
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The beautification process takes some time and study before it can be completed successfully. When you have a good source of information, your overall appearance will benefit from the advice you receive. The tips below can help you with how to start.
A good skin care tip is to exfoliate your face. If you have dry or sensitive skin you should exfoliate up to three times each week. The top layer of dead cells need to be removed at least that often to reveal the healthy cells beneath. Intense cleansing will prevent buildup and leave your face with a fresh and radiant glow.
足臭い Beauty is a relative thing. Beauty can be found in many things. Perhaps you think the trees that line your street, or the significant person in your life, possesses beauty. Keeping an open mind to beauty means your heart can be filled with warmth whenever you find it. Optimists that always see beauty in the world tend to be among the happiest folks.
Healthy food promotes healthy hair, skin and nails. Beauty is built from your nutrition first and foremost. Your diet should provide you with all the essential nutrients you need on a daily basis. Eat meals that have a lot of whole grains, zinc, proteins and iron. These nutrients will help you have beautiful skin and hair.
A beauty tip for you: You lashes will have more volume if you use a lengthening mascara that is waterproof. Many mascaras make claims about increasing volume and curl, using a special formulation. The truth is that these products often just leave your lashes clumpy and flake off. The only thing this kind of mascara does is weigh your lashes down. Try different products until you find one that gives you the desired effect. A lengthening mascara will help your eyelashes have more volume and a beautiful curl.
Want to make your eyes pop? You lashes will have more volume if you use a lengthening mascara that is waterproof. Many brands of mascara have a formula specifically devoted to boosting length and curl. Try to avoid heavy or oil formulas. The mascara weighs down your lashes instead of lifting them up. Some lengthening formulas make your lashes look longer and enhance their natural curl. This will give you a more voluminous look and make your lashes curl upward.
Instead of paying high prices for fancy moisturizing products, consider trying coconut oil. Using virgin coconut oil can help soothe the skin and reduce the look of wrinkles and lines. Also, because it contains anti- bacterial ingredients, it is helpful in treating certain skin problems, like acne, psoriasis and eczema.
Try using a small piece of a teabag to mend a torn fingernail. Start by dumping out the leaves in the teabag. Then, cut the material from the empty bag that is big enough to cover your nail tear. Apply the bag, paint over it and the look will be complete.
Make honey part of your beauty bag. Honey is beneficial to your beauty in many ways, whether eaten or not. Try putting some honey on your skin with some sugar for an exfoliant. Using honey inside your lotion also increases moisture retention. Adding a little honey to your regular shampoo helps to keep your hair shiny and soft.
For the softest feet and toes you can get, use petroleum jelly regularly! While there are countless of products out there, none are more trusted than petroleum jelly. About three times each week apply it to your entire foot, it will keep your feet soft and smooth.
Pink lipstick can be used to conceal any imperfections. You shouldn't place the lipstick directly on the flaw, but instead use it to draw attention to your lips. Your blemish will be easily hidden by the concealer and lipstick.
As you can see, there are many ways you can improve the natural beauty of your outward appearance. Focus on your positive attributes, not your flaws. The tips you have learned here can help you learn to do both. When you use the hints laid out here, your natural beauty blossoms.


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Tickets are almost sold out to this year's Northern Voice conference. It was just announced that Matt Mullenweg, creator of the WordPress system that I use to power this site, will be giving the keynote at the conference…although there hasn't been a post about Matt on the conference site, he blogged about it on his so it must be true.
I've had the chance to see Matt speak twice now: at SXSW last year and at WordCamp last summer. Like Larry Lessig, he knows how to give a great presentation. He also happens to have one of the coolest personal domain names : http://ma.tt although it sounds like it was a bit of an ordeal to acquire. Someone beat me to the one I should have gotten.
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Most of us know Raskullz for their amazing bikes and helmets. I had the chance to review a helmet earlier this year, which you can read about here if you missed it. Did you know that Raskullz now makes backpacks and rolling luggage too?
My son just loves his T-Rex bike helmet so when I told him about the new backpacks and luggage he was very excited! We travel alot, one of the reasons I write the Family Travel Spotlight section, so I knew this rolling luggage would be perfect for us. My husband and I have rolling luggage but my kids always get stuck using their backpacks. So needless to say my son was VERY excited to get his very own rolling luggage!
My son picked out the Shark Attax Rolling Luggage. He kept asking me everyday "When is it gonna get here?" Luckily for him (and me) it came quite quickly. He absolutely loved it! We have a trip to Disney World coming next month but my son wanted to use it right away! We took it on a small weekend trip to visit our family so he got to test it out then and he's also used it to carry toys to visit grandma. The only problem I've seen is now my daughter is jealous. She needs the Cute Cat Rolling Luggage.
I really like the quality of the Shark Attax Rolling Luggage, it is not made like a toy, it is definitely a good quality piece of luggage. I am so glad my son has his own rolling luggage now so he can roll his bag along instead of making my husband or I carry it. The Rolling Luggage has a big zippered section that opens all the way up, and then a smaller zippered pouch on the front. My son's favorite part is the textured 3D part on the top, with all the groves from the scales and the teeth.
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If you're not looking for luggage be sure to check out their backpacks just in time for back-to-school. My son actually has a kid in his class that has one of the Shark Attax backpacks, he said everyone loves it. My son said his favorite backpack is the Radgon Red.


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Airwheel two-wheeled self-balancing scooter S8 which is equipped with a soft saddle on it pioneered the dual mode of ride. By means of the saddle, the rider can sit on the saddle as he scoots about. Over and above the sit-on mode, Airwheel S8 allows the rider to opt for the stand-on mode of ride. For a better view, the rider could elect to stand on Airwheel S8 like steering other two-wheeled intelligent scooters such as S3 and S5.
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Last night, Lloyd and I were at Coal Fire in Gaithersburg, sitting at the bar for dinner and drinks as we often do on a Tuesday night. It's our mini-date night! Lloyd usually tries to leave his phone at home when we are having dinner out, but he brought it along this time because he was waiting for a call from an auctioneer. He warned me that when the call came, he would need to take it. He wanted to bid over the phone on an auction for this Penny Phono. I have rarely seen him so distracted, picking up his phone and putting it back down! Continue reading


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WHY ARE DEMOCRAT-RUN INDUSTRIES SUCH CESSPITS OF RACISM AND SEXISM? Is Silicon Valley Discriminating Against Men and Asians?
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Android Circuit: New Galaxy Note 8 Hardware Leak, Google Pixel 2 Details, Microsoft's Android Love – Forbes
Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week's Android Circuit includes the latest details on the Galaxy Note 8 and its launch date, Samsung 'confirming' the phablet, the design of Google's Pixel 2 XL, the Nokia 3 going on sale in the UK, sample images from the OnePlus 5, Android Nougat's market share, a fix for the BlackBerry KeyOne, and Microsoft's latest Android update.
Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many things that have happened around Android in the last week (and you can find the weekly Apple news digest here).
Looking At The Galaxy Note 8
Opening Circuit once more with the Galaxy Note 8, the latest renders illustrate the new screens that will grace Samsung's phablet. Just like the Galaxy S8 family the 'infinity screen' is curved at the side to minimise the visual impact of the bezels and chassis. Gordon Kelly reports:
…This aligns with multiple reports of the Galaxy Note 8 having a huge 6.3-inch display, up 0.6-inches from the 'explosive' 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 7. The render also shows the Galaxy Note 8 will switch to the same elongated 19.5:9 aspect ratio as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, which makes larger phones easier to hold and use one handed.
The move makes sense as Samsung typically applies (and refines) the cutting edge tech introduced in each Galaxy S generation with the launch of each new Galaxy Note later in the year. Whether 6.3-inches proves a step too far for some users remains to be seen.
More on the new screen here on Forbes.
Samsung 'Confirms' New Handset
Now, about that screen… Samsung's latest promotion of its Exynos system on chip shows a blatantly branded chip resting on top of a smartphone with the curved edges of the aforementioned infinity display seen on the S8 and S8 Plus… but the handset's bezels suggest a different handset. Has Samsung confirmed the design of the Note 8 to the delight and social media frenzy of its fans?
In the meantime Samsung has kept quiet about the image while – crucially – not removing it… The 'accidental' reveal builds interest ahead of the launch while the silence on adds to it. It's Smart Marketing 101.
Furthermore the angle of the handset Samsung shows does not answer the most contentious aspect about it: whether the fingerprint sensor will be integrated into the bottom of the display or not. Multiple leaks suggest Samsung hasn't been able to pull this off and it will remain rear mounted in a slightly less ridiculous place.
It's almost as if Samsung want all the mystery and the publicity…
Timing The Note 8
There's also been intense speculation around the launch date of the Note 8. With positives and negatives for every choice, it's going to be a tough call for Samsung. Does it go incredibly early in August as it did in 2016 to get a free run of the digital press ahead of the iPhone 8 launch? Does it wait until after Apple's announcement to capitalise on a potentially weak launch? Personally I think the right call is going head-to-head with Tim Cook.
I cannot see Samsung taking the risk of hiding the Note 8 from the IFA crowds, which means that the announcement has to be before the start of the Berlin show. That suggests and ties in with reports of an August press launch for the phablet… I'm assuming that Apple will go for a date early in the second week of September for the iPhone reveal as the US press return from [Berlin's technology conference] IFA, which points to Tuesday September 12th.
With August 26th previously mentioned as the launch date, that would give Samsung its typical two-week window between the launch event and the retail release to seed review units and marketing campaigns. It puts the South Korean phablet in direct competition with Apple's launch.
More thoughts on the Note 8 launch date here.
Is This The Pixel 2 XL's New Look?
Google's second generation Pixel smartphone has also picked up a detailed render to show off the potential look of the handset. Android Police has gathered together as much information as possible and put together the best look yet at the handset, which is expected to be announced in October. David Ruddock reports:
This new design, while evoking the theme of the first-generation Pixel XL in some very clear respects, is also a very substantial departure from that phone, as well…
The rear of the new XL is curved like last year's phone, though perhaps with sharper corners this time around. The fingerprint scanner now sits below the glass "window" at the top of the phone, as opposed to inside it, likely because the window itself seems substantially smaller than the one on the 2016 XL.
…Moving to the front, we see the star of the show: an LG-made AMOLED display 6″ across at a 2:1 aspect ratio with minimal bezel and rounded corners.
More about 2017's Pixel XL on Android Police.
Nokia 3's UK Availability
The United Kingdom was one of Nokia's key battlegrounds in the smartphone market with Symbian and Windows Phone. Now it looks set to be the beachhead of a European return. Although China picked up the first sales of the Nokia 6 in January, the Nokia 3 (announced at MWC this year) is now on sale in the UK.
The Nokia 3 is going to be HMD's workhorse model – the high-end flagship to challenge the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S8 models will show up closer to Christmas – but it offers the same balance of value and functionality that made Nokia a popular choice in the past.
The five-inch HD touchscreen fills the front of the device, three illuminated Android control keys are hiding in the polycarbonate case just below the screen, and the 16GB of storage can be increased by up to 128GB with a microSD card.
Android Circuit: New Galaxy Note 8 Hardware Leak, Google Pixel 2 Details, Microsoft's Android Love – Forbes


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THE Deputy Prime Minister has paid tribute to the grit and resolve of Yorkshire's business leaders and their tenacious ability to seize opportunities in tough times.
Speaking at the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards, Nick Clegg said Yorkshire has an important role to play in the rebalancing of the economy away from debt, financial services and the South East towards manufacturing, exports and prosperity across all regions in the UK.
He told the audience: "It's great that you are celebrating what is best about Yorkshire and our region, which is resilience, optimism, innovation, inventiveness and even in these very difficult times, absolute bloody-minded Yorkshire gritty determination to see opportunity where others see pessimism and to see growth where other people see a contraction."
Mr Clegg said the current generation has the economic, social and moral duty to "wipe the slate clean" and deal with its budget deficit, which stands at around 10 per cent of GDP.
He added: "Dealing with the deficit is only the first step in trying to do something which is far bigger still. That is the rebalancing and rewiring of the British economy. That's where I think Yorkshire comes in. That's where I think an event like this comes in.
"Because if, as we recover from this extraordinary economic trauma that we have suffered as a nation, we don't rewire the economy so that private sector prosperity is spread across regions, not just concentrated in the City of London and the South East, if we put all our eggs in one basket, in one particular sector or one particular part of the services industry, but don't give a new, renewed boost to old traditional industries which actually offer so much hope for the future, notably our outstanding manufacturing and engineering sector, then we will simply be condemning future generations to future implosions and repeating the mistakes of the past."
Mr Clegg said the Government is supporting the manufacturing sector by investing in apprenticeships, infrastructure and the regional growth fund and is promoting closer links between universities and business and the importance of exports.
Describing the rebalancing as "a big generational shift", Mr Clegg told the audience: "Everything that you represent here this evening suggests to me that is something we can do together because each and every one of you is pioneering in your own way to make that happen."
On the eurozone crisis, Mr Clegg said he was encouraged by some signs that European leaders had realised that bigger steps were needed to tackle the issues of sovereign debt and bank recapitalisation.
The Liberal Democrat leader said the European single market should be reformed further to deal with protectionist issues in the energy sector and he called for more liberalisation in the services sector. "We have got to deepen and widen the single market further still," added Mr Clegg, a former MEP.
After his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister presented awards to the winners of all 11 categories at a glittering ceremony at The Queens Hotel in Leeds.
Kevin Whiteman, the non-executive chairman of Kelda Group Holdings and Yorkshire Water, won the Yorkshire Post Individual Award for Excellence.
The former colliery manager told the audience: "Things are very tough, but my experience is that very often real shocks to business mean that businesses can thrive and even succeed on the back of them.
"If you look back at Yorkshire Water it had a horrendous reputation in the 90s.
"In 2000 we had massive price cuts. We had to make one in four of our people redundant in one year simply to avoid failing our banking covenants.
"At the time it felt like the end of the world.
"Our business today is a stronger, better healthier business because of that pain and shock.
"You just have to get your head down, work hard, keep going because if you survive you will be better for it."
Jon Culshaw, the comedian, reprised his role as master of ceremonies for the third year running, entertaining the audience with impressions of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, George Bush, Barack Obama and Alan Carr.
Aviva, DLA Piper, Goldman Sachs, PwC and Yorkshire Bank were main sponsors.
The Bradford University School of Management, Drax, O2, TC Harrison JCB and thebigword group were associate sponsors.
Hewlett Construction sponsored the champagne reception.
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Inextel Media Tour/I: Day Two
January 24, 2006 | 1:41 P.M. EST
The first stop of the busy day was at RYR, as teammates Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler addressed the crowd.
The team will once again field a Busch Series car with primary sponsorship from CitiFinancial. Sadler will pilot the car for 16 races while newcomers Stephen Leicht, the 2005 ASA Late Model Series champion, and Matt McCall will also share time.
UPS and Masterfoods also announced some of the upcoming promotions for both RYR cars.
Jarrett will finally race the truck in 2006, as UPS has created the P-800 Racetruck (pictured) that will be used in commercials this season. The media got a sneak peak at one commercial spot that has Sadler behind the wheel of the truck. The specially made truck features a 514 cubic-inch factory constructed Ford SVO motor that generates 620 horsepower and 700 pounds of torque.
M&M's – Masterfoods – announced that Snickers will make a return as a primary sponsor of the No. 38 for a select number of races. Along with running the traditional yearly M&M paint schemes, i.e. Halloween, the No. 38 will sport a special movie scheme this summer.
The tour moved on to the new facility for MB2 Motorsports, where the NEXTEL Cup Series' senior teammates, Joe Nemechek and Sterling Marlin, talked about their hopes for the coming season.
The 144,000-square foot MB2 complex, which was completed last October, is more than three times the space of their old shop in Concord, N.C.
A lunchtime visit to Joe Gibbs Racing gave the media an opportunity to talk with Denny Hamlin and J.J. Yeley, who will drive JGR's FedEx Chevy and Interstate Batteries Chevy, respectively. Reigning NEXTEL Cup champion Tony Stewart and his Home Depot Chevy team were not able to be present as they were taking part in a ceremony at the White House with President George W. Bush recognizing the 2005 NASCAR Champion.
Lowe's Motor Speedway's plans for a complete repaving were announced on Tuesday afternoon. The $3 million resurfacing project will include work that speedway officials are calling an "attitude adjustment."
"We are going to remold the track to take some of the meaness out of it," said H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of LMS. "This is one of the meanest tracks on the NEXTEL Cup circuit and by that I mean it can bite you when you least expect it."
The repaving comes after the speedway's unsuccessful attempt to "levigate" the track last year, a smoothing process that backfired into two NEXTEL Cup events that set records for caution flags and laps. The fall UAW-GM 500 was marred by a series of frightening accidents that saw driver after driver suffer blown tires before ending up in the wall.
Wheeler said the track spent several months consulting with engineers and motorsports industry insiders before deciding on a final resurfacing plan.
The day concluded with Toyota announcing that they will have three teams for the 2007 season. Complete Story with Car Pictures
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The unity the Lakers forged just one day earlier with a victory in Denver was shaken Saturday night in a series of second-half breakdowns in Utah.
Included in the Lakers' 96-87 loss was Lakers head coach Mike Brown losing his composure and being ejected with 8:35 to play for bumping referee Zach Zarba while arguing no foul call on a Pau Gasol turnover.
Gasol lost the ball and went down as Utah guard Earl Watson came up from behind him and sailed the other way to set up Derrick Favors' score for a 74-68 Jazz lead. Brown bolted off the Lakers' bench at that end toward Zarba and drew one technical foul — and soon another with the accompanying ejection as he kept coming angrily at Zarba and had to be restrained by the Lakers' staff.
The incident contributed to the Lakers unraveling instead of uniting, as fill-in head coach John Kuester drew a technical foul with 7:02 to play. Then after he was subbed out of the game, Lakers forward Matt Barnes yelled and cursed at the Lakers' coaching staff — although he remained supportive of his teammates in cheering them on from the bench.
Kobe Bryant tried to bring the Lakers back with his scoring, but Utah maintained the momentum with the help of the home crowd, dropping the Lakers to 3-8 on the road this season.
Watson, who was listed as doubtful to play because of an ankle injury, came off Utah's bench to deliver eight points and 11 assists in 26 minutes. The Lakers' defense, which came into the game leading the NBA in field-goal percentage, let down in the second half while the Lakers' offense stagnated. Bryant had 26 points but shot 6 of 16 from the field.
Jason Kapono's missed 3-point shot with 3:29 to play that was key; Watson scored on a drive at the other end for an 87-79 Utah lead.
Barnes, who couldn't be consoled by assistant coach Chuck Person while he was upset on the bench, did reach out to Kuester after the final horn with a couple kind pats. The Lakers have the day off Sunday while traveling to Philadelphia for the third stop on this six-game trip.
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House Is A Musical Instrument: Lexington
House Is A Musical Instrument
Lexington, MA
This house, designed in 2004, is one of a series of architectural projects that explore the nexus of architecture and music. Janney observes, "Le Corbusier said, 'A house is a machine for living.' I say a house is a musical instrument to be played."
Located in historic Lexington, Massachusetts, the artist's "musical instrument" started out as a 1929 New England farmhouse. The facade that fronts the street has been left intact, but as one passes by, unusual forms peek out from one side of the off-white colonial structure. The modernist additions create a counterpoint to the conservative house, allowing the old and the new to co-habitate.
Featuring unique elements of curved walls, colored glass, a digital Sun-Moon clock with corresponding skylight, as well as a front door that serves as an homage to Leonardo da Vinci's drawing "Man is the Measure of All Things"¬ the home is a continual investigation of Janney's fascination with the temporal.


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Onnit Steel Clubs couldn't have come at a better time.
The awareness of Club training in general (of which Onnit Steel Clubs are one version of the tool used) is starting to reach a wider audience on a new scale. A journey which, while similar to that of bringing the Kettlebell to the masses, has had to travel a longer arc to get here.
But people are starting to see, feel and experience the incredible benefits that Club training has to offer on a broader scale. And they are getting hungry for more. When a hunger like that starts to grow, there needs to be accessibility to the tools that will let us hunt/harvest, prepare and eat our "food". Which in turn feeds the ongoing growth of the utilization of this incredible tool. Along with all the benefits to be derived from using it.
Breathing New Life into Training with Steel Clubs
The Onnit Steel Clubs are breathing a fresh, and much needed, new energy into that growing awareness and accessibility. And they are doing it with quality.
Now I'm not a "product reviewer". I'm a content producer, a resource provider, a coach, a motivator, a supporter, an igniter of your Life Evolution. It just so happens I've got a very special relationship with Club training, that includes extensive experience using them myself and teaching others to do the same to a high level. I'm a strong proponent for their incorporation into the training that you do. Not exclusively, but as an incredibly valuable addition to the greater picture. It is from this place, this perspective (and a few solid weeks of putting the Onnit Steel Clubs through their paces) that I write this review.
With that, let's get to the nuts and bolts as we look at, the Onnit Steel Clubs:
1. The Knob
The ball or "knob" on the end of the Club performs an important function in the utilization of this dynamic tool.
The majority of the movements performed have the Club either pushing or pulling through our grip, as opposed to pushing or pulling against it (the way tools such as the Barbell, Dumbbell and Kettlebell do).
This increases the potential for a Club to slip… or fly… out of our hands when dynamic force is being applied (swinging), as our grip fatigues or sweat makes it slick. The knob on the end provides a key purchase point against our pinky which provides the backstop for avoiding such occurrences to take place (along with safe training practices of course).
The knob on the end of the Onnit Steel Clubs is a great shape and gives solid purchase. It's only draw back is that it is a little too big. This works fine when doing any kind of Casts or Presses. It actually feels great when doing these, due to the large contact surface. But as soon as we get into swinging the Club, whether as the primary movement or as a transitionary one that requires us to bend our wrist to point the Club (like pointing a sword), a large knob causes that bend to be excessive. Over time and after many reps, it could begin to cause some wrist problems.
It also starts becoming limiting to those who can use it comfortably. At its current size, with relatively large hands, I'm at the outer edge of being able to comfortably handle the wrist bend. For anyone with small hands (which includes most women) that would be very noticeable. And we would not want to limit that accessibility. With a skill based focus that is strength building and mobility increasing while incredibly empowering to wield, I see women in fact becoming champions for Club training on a grander scale.
Outside of a change in size, the shape and powder coat Onnit has applied makes the knob's intended functionality very good.
2. The Grip
The texture of the grip on a Club is probably the most pivotal of aspects to using it safely and effectively. It is also the hardest to get right. So much so that the best grips to date have even been replaced over time by less ideal solutions.
Because of the nature of Club training and the constantly changing grip relationship to it, depending on where in space the Club is at any given second or what stage of a movement it is travelling through, there needs to be a minimally textured, comfortable surface for the hand to move along. Otherwise our hand will start to get torn up. Torn up hands are not conducive to ongoing, consistent training.
At the same time, there needs to be SOMETHING. Most attempts at creating a Club that I have either seen or come into contact with, have NOTHING. Just a glossy finish that makes the Club look really… nice. Problem is, it also turns the Club into an extremely dangerous projectile. Because the instant we start to sweat, which doesn't take long, it causes our contact surface to become very slippery and difficult to hold on to. And when exponentially greater degree's of force are being applied and we can't hold on, well, you get the picture.
It's not just about the potential danger either. If within a short period of time, we can't safely hang on to our Club, then it limits our ability to train with them. Kind of defeats the purpose.
So a fine balance is required to get the grip right for optimal traction.
With Onnit Steel Clubs, they have hit it right on the mark. Onnit's chip resistant powder coated finish meets that fine balance with flying colors, making it the best grip on a Club currently out there.
Not only that, they've covered the whole Club with it which opens the possibility for more diverse functions in how the Club is used.
3. The Main Body
Now this is an interesting one. While going back to a much more original design, Onnit has come with a wholly creative and unique application to heavy/steel Clubs. You see, the main body has a bowling pin shape. This bowling pin shape is much more reminiscent of an old style of wooden Indian Clubs. And it is the first time it has been used in the modern heavy/steel Club design. All other versions have a graded cone widening out to a long cylindrical end.
I was curious to see (and not totally convinced upon first viewing them) how that shape would affect:
- absorbing into a parked position on the shoulder
- moving through the space behind and beside the head
- parking it on the floor when placing it down
1. For the shoulder park, it's actually more comfortable than the straight side of the cylinder. The curve in the end of the Steel Club causes it to sit very comfortably on ones trapezius. It marry's to the natural curve of that musculature nicely. So no problems. If anything, it got better.
2. The look of the bowling pin shape gives off the perception of being wider around the middle. That perception can easily give the impression that the incident of hitting our head, when moving the Club beside our head or most especially behind our head, to be much higher. When in actual fact it's not that wide at all. It just has more tapering on either end which gives that illusion.
Case in point, my 45 lbs Onnit Steel Club is narrower, at it's widest point, than an older 35 lbs cylindrical styled Club that I have.
3. Surely with that tapering on the end, it won't serve to effectively park the Club upright on the ground, right? Surprise, surprise. No problems at all. Parks very solidly without any wobble.
A bold move by Onnit to step outside the established norm for heavy/steel Clubs to make it their own. And it worked great.
4. The Flat Bottom
Something no one will ever accuse you of if you take advantage of the full body conditioning benefits Steel Clubs have to offer. 😉
This is the surface on the end that Steel Clubs get "parked" upright on. Urethane and neoprene coverings have been used on other versions, which make them much more friendly for indoor wood surfaces or floors (like training studios, yoga studios, school gyms, your house). Those covers also serve to take the edge off should you accidentally nick your head during a movement. Don't worry, this is actually quite rare (besides the fact it only takes once to make sure you never do it again). On the other hand they can get oily and give off a bit of a smell when sweaty; the covering can bubble and peel; not as resilient to the elements outside; less stable when parked on rougher surfaces.
Onnit Steel Clubs are just that: Steel Clubs. Machined from a single piece of steel, which anytime you can do that increase its durability/safety/longevity exponentially, the end is steel itself with a bit of an edge. You need to be more gentle on surfaces that easily scratch, but they are much more stable (less chance of getting feet, children or pets wacked by a falling Club) and allow you the option to access the incredible training it offers in any environment.
5. Overall Length
Okay, okay, we're just going to get this out of the way with right here and now. Despite all the jokes that could be made about "it's not how long it is, it's how you use it.", length of Club actually has a significant impact on the training effect we derive from using it. It's a leverage tool after all. The shorter or longer the lever, the more of a change in our relationship to moving it through the myriad ranges around our body.
Going too short on a heavy Club, takes away from the benefit we could be getting from it.
Onnit Steel Clubs have indeed gone shorter than the Clubs I'm used to using. Again, I wasn't so sure about how well this would translate in the training, because I have tried other variations that are quite short and they don't translate well when using them for full body conditioning.
As of this review, I've trained with the 25 lbs and 45 lbs Steel Clubs. And although they are shorter… they're not too short. They actually feel pretty good. I trained with them quite comfortably, the weight distribution feeling well balanced. And by that I mean sufficiently off balance, the weight being where it needed to be.
Invariably the shorter length does change how heavy a 25 and a 45 feel. They don't feel quite as heavy as what 25 lbs and 45 lbs feel on what I have trained with regularly. But the biggest factor with that is because there is less off-center leverage to overcome. It is that very factor that makes wielding the heavier weights that much more difficult for most people.
At the length Onnit has gone to for these, I actually see that becoming less of an obstacle for many. Not because the weight feels lighter, but because the lever is more manageable. Which means more access for more people to heavier Club training, which should be part of the whole package. I'm into that. And all without losing on the benefits of training with a decent length Club.
Here is where the challenge is going to be: the 10 lbs and 15 lbs. While I haven't worked with them yet (being familiar with the lengths of their heavier ones), their measurement puts them on the "too short list".
For 5 lbs, no problem. Those will work great at their current length. For 25, 35 and 45 lbs, they went a bit shorter, but it works really well and could in the end give even greater accessibility of heavier weights to more people.
The thing with the 10 and 15 lbs, however, is that they are THE key weights for people starting out with Club training. Transitioning into Club training is not as straight forward as going from Dumbbells to Kettlebells. You need a manageable weight to get comfortable with how one moves a Club and moves in relationship to it. And the 25 lbs Steel Club is too heavy to do that with.
Does it mean the 10's and 15's are a write-off? Not at all. There is still alot you could do with them at their current length. It's just that at those lengths, they start being limited in what you can do with them and their effectiveness for what you COULD be getting out of them.
Onnit has so much going for them in all that they have done with their Steel Clubs, thereby the access they are creating to Club training for the masses. It would be unfortunate to see that minimized with the weight categories that are, and will be for most, the entry point into Club training.
Hike those up closer to the 25 pounder, and it will change the story dramatically.
6. Price Point
Another obstacle that tends to make us hesitant. Yes, even though we are willing to drop hundreds of dollars on other more familiar items, bought through infomercials, that will never see the outside of a closet or become a piece of decorative furniture.
But this is the the very tough seal to crack when bringing something unfamiliar to a broader audience. In general, if we don't know what it is, then we don't really understand the value and are thus less willing to take a risk on it, especially if we are going to feel it in our pocket.
Onnit is making another bold move by making these very high quality pieces of equipment more affordable. Assisting us to make the leap into another adventure in our training. And I commend them for it. For bringing in a more enticing price point, while not sacrificing on the quality.
Final Thoughts on Steel Clubs
After the heavy/steel Club's original iteration, there have been attempts to bring alternatives to the market. Unfortunately they have fallen well short of the mark, keeping a single stand out far in the lead.
Onnit Steel Clubs are more than well on their way to changing the game.
- They have made a commitment to bring a high quality tool.
- They have made strong choices, standing for their own ingenuity and pushing the field of Club manufacturing to get BETTER.
- They are not simply adding this dynamic tool to their repertoire for unconventional fitness, but crashing down the doors for a much broader audience to take advantage.
Onnit Steel Clubs are up there with the best. I like them alot for the many reasons stated. With some improvements on the points touched on above, while maintaining their current price point and they could very quickly take top position as the go to Steel Club for Club training for the masses.
And that's what I'm all about. Getting more of these into the hands of the People, YOUR hands, so that many more can gain from the incredible benefits this dynamic tool has to offer; whether in your fitness, your sport and performance or most importantly: your Life.
CLICK HERE for more info on the Onnit Steel Clubs at Onnit.com
Dare To Evolve,
Shane Heins


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If you are looking for a free way to generate more business, then it's time you focused on optimizing your Google Places listing. As one of the most widely used business directories currently online, Google Places delivers real results. It has worked for my handyman business, and I'd like to share how it can also work for you.
Simply signing up for an account and adding some general information about your business isn't going to yield great results. You may get some business, but only if your competition is lacking.
Just like getting your website to rank in Google's search engine, you need to put in a little effort and tact into Google Places. Remember, Google is trying to return the best results to it's customers (also your customers in this case). So, they've developed a system of ranking businesses to determine their postion in the results.
The key is to optimize your listing to appeal to both Google and your potential customers. I'm going to explain how you can:
- Get Google to put you on the first page.
- Entice customers to click on your listing.
To setup your free profile, click here for a complete guide (referred to as Google Places in this post).
Ok, let's get started…
Step 1: Write an awesome description.
This section will require the most thought because you need to say a LOT with only 200 characters. You need to explain who you are as a business, the services you offer, where you offer services, and make it interesting to people. Not an easy task when you only have 40 words to do so.
To appeal to Google (helps you rank on first page) try to include:
- The most important keywords that a customer would use to find your business. If you're a handyman, the keyword phrase "handyman services" is a must. Other keywords that relate to your specific specialty will work well, too.
- Information on your service area. What city, suburb, or other area do you service? Since you're limited on space, you may only be able to include your most important area.
- Include any products that you may offer if you can.
In order to appeal to the customer which is equally important, you will want to make it interesting. Don't just list off the information above. You need to compel the customer to first click, and then call. The trick is to make it look good to the search engine and the consumer at the same time.
Step 2: Choosing the right categories.
This part is pretty straight forward, but there are a couple of tips that should increase the effectiveness of your listing.
You have 5 categories to fill in, and you want to make sure they are all filled out. Whatever you do, don't leave any of these blank.
For your first category, use one of Google's categories. These are the ones that pop up when you start typing. For the rest of your categories, you can consider using custom categories, but the first one should be one of Google's.
My first category is "Handyman." For the rest of the categories, I recommend filling out your top selling services. I regularly experiment with these to see if any specific words give me an edge. Feel free to mess around with these until you find something that works.
Step 3: Service area and location settings.
This part is cake. My only recommendation is that you check the map on the right to make sure all of the areas you service are within the boundary and areas you do not service are not in the boundary. You can use zip code, area names, or just set a radius. I used area names because it gave me the best control over the exact boundaries.
Step 4: Add Pictures!
You can add up to 10 images in this section. Add all ten pictures. This will have a large effect on whether or not Google decides to rank you. The more content you have in your listing, the better you will fare.
The first image you add is your icon and will be displayed in the search results when the customer does the initial search. This image, along with your description, will help determine whether or not a customer actually clicks on your listing so it is the most important.
There are several images you may want to consider for your icon including your logo, your face, or possibly something else. This is something that I can't give a direct recommendation on because it is different for every case. What works for one person won't necessarily work for the next.
If you have a really great logo that spikes the interest of those who see it, try your logo for the first image. If you have a great pictures that portrays you as a very accessible and friendly person, this may be your best bet. If you specialize in building fences, a picture of a really nice fence may yield the best results.
Experiment to find what works for you. I currently use my logo, but am planning to try a few different options in the near future.
Step 5: Add videos to your listing.
As I said earlier, Google loves content. The more content your listing has, the better your chances of ranking high. You want as many videos, images, and information about your services that you can have.
I know what your thinking. You don't have any videos and who wants deal with setting them up. I'm with you on that one. If this is the case, go to YouTube and find videos that relate to your services and upload those. Content is content, and only a very small percentage of people even view the videos.
Step 6: Solicite reviews from customers.
Reviews are HUGE!
The number of reviews on your listing will help determine your placement in the search results. The more and better reviews you have, the higher you will rank and the more customers you will get from Google Places.
Here is a snapshot I took after searching "New York Handyman." As you can see, all three listings have several reviews.
I've learned that most customers aren't going to give you reviews unless you ask for them or you do a terrible job. People are just too busy and once you've left their house, you've left their minds. They've got other things to worry about like who to vote for on American Idol.
An incentive always helps make sure they follow through and actually rate you. Offer them a few bucks off their next bill.
Bonus Tip: Try sending a follow up e-mail thanking your customers for their business and provide a link so they can easily leave a review.
Reviews go a long way in pre-selling your services to customers as well. Just put yourself in the customer's shoes. If you were searching for the best drill to buy and one drill had 35 five star reviews and another had zero, you'd choose the one with the reviews, right? So would your customer.
One Last Thing
Content, Content, Content. Make sure you fill in every field with keyword rich content. I can't stress this enough.
Just today I got a call from a lady who found me by searching "caulking contractors." Probably won't happen more than once for that specific keyword, but my listing came up first because I have a ton of content in the additional details section. The lady saw that I had several 5 star reviews and was pretty much pre-sold when I answered the phone. Easy business.
Even if you're not ready to put 2 hours into optimizing your Google Places listing, make sure and at least sign up. You can always go back and change things around later.
Don't pass this one up, it's free business.
If you found this helpful, you may also enjoy: Handyman Marketing: Getting Listed Online