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Short and Sweet: Text Marketing
Jun 9, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Text messages are intimate, to-the-point, and readable, and they bring marketing messages straight to where people spend much of their time -- their phones.
Texting, it turns out, is more than just a series of LOLs or smiley faces between friends. Increasingly, it's also a savvy and effective marketing tool.
"It's really important that entrepreneurs embrace text marketing," mobile and local Internet marketing specialist Cheryl Lynn told the E-Commerce Times. "It brings in customers. It's offers a high return in getting the message across -- and it's cheaper than sending out a letter with a stamp."
Targeted Texts
One key to the success of text marketing, according to Lynn, is that it lets businesses home in on a target audience ready-made for their message, since by law people need to opt-in for most text marketing.
The best way to get people to sign up, according to Josh Malin, chief marketing officer for Ez Texting, is to offer them something in return -- like a coupon for a free slice of pizza at a pizzeria.
"You want to give your customers an incentive to sign up," Malin told the E-Commerce Times.
Another key to text marketing's effectiveness is that it's a quick and nimble way of reaching people.
"You're getting right to the target market very quickly," said Lynn. "You can even target two-hour campaigns. There's no way you could do that in a flier-based marketing strategy."
People almost always have their phones with them, and they're likely to read a text message much more quickly than they would an email.
"With texts, you can reach your customers instantly," Melissa Rucker, marketing specialist with SnapGiant, told the E-Commerce Times.
"People have their phones in their pockets most of the day, and being able to reach them that quickly is the biggest selling point in mobile marketing," she maintained.
"It's getting to them where they are," Milton Ni, SnapGiant's senior product manager, told the E-Commerce Times. "No one really gets excited about email."
Savvy SMS
The first step in a text-marketing campaign is to get people to opt in for the texts. Usually this is accomplished by inviting them to send a keyword to a short code or a series of numbers. This opting in is required for most text marketing -- and even if it weren't, marketing specialists say that it's just good business practice.
"Marketing works best when people have opted in," emphasized Ken Rhie, CEO of Trumpia. "You're honoring their wishes regarding the type of message they receive and the frequency."
Effective texts are short and direct, and they offer something of value to customers. Long, rambling texts, or texts that take up more than one message, are likely to be ignored and might even prompt customers to opt out of receiving them.
"You have to be a very effective communicator," explained Rhie. "You have to be very succinct."
One-Stop Shops
Effective text marketing usually takes place within a larger marketing campaign strategy that includes email, social networking and other digital media. A number of companies provide services to businesses that need help coordinating their digital marketing efforts. Trumpia, for instance, allows its customers to send emails, texts, and voice mails -- all from one central dashboard.
"We offer one service, one tech support, one vendor, one control panel," Rhie told the E-Commerce Times. "Businesses can sent email, text and voice. It's especially good for small- to medium-sized businesses. They just need something very simple, without dealing with many vendors and software."
Text marketing is evolving naturally with new technologies and new consumer expectations, he pointed out.
"Businesses need to adapt to the changing lifestyle," said Rhie. "They need to find a more effective way of reaching their customers."
It's not just for-profit companies making use of Trumpia's services, Rhie noted, but also schools and even churches. Texts might go out reminding parents of a school event, for instance, or delivering daily Bible verses. How text marketing is used depends solely on the creativity of those using it.
What about people who aren't texting? Increasingly, that's a moot point, Rhie said, since texting is becoming as ubiquitous as cellphones and email.
"If you don't get texts," he quipped, "you're not living in this century."


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When I set out to review the WWE's latest DVD release on Stone Cold Steve Austin I wasn't really sure what to expect because I had been disappointed by some of the past WWE releases. It always seemed liked they were missing something. The interviews would be too short, there would be few promos or vignettes, or the majority of matches offered were all ones that had appeared on a number of other WWE releases. So with the WWE promoting this DVD as the "Definitive Steve Austin Biography"
I placed the first disc of Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time into my Blu-ray player with the hope that finally that is exactly what I would see.
What I found quickly allayed any worries I had, including an enthralling two-and-a-half hour documentary, and a collection of Steve Austin matches, promos, and vignettes from throughout his career.
The documentary was extremely thorough covering every era of Austin's career including, for the first time, his career prior to WCW. The documentary consists of a very lengthy interview with Austin, interspersed with comments from a plethora of past and current wrestlers, managers, and owners including Vince McMahon, The Rock, Triple H, Paul Heyman, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Percy Pringle, Dutch Mantel, Arn Anderson, Bret Hart, Christian, The Miz, CM Punk, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler. Out of the various comments I felt that the ones made by Bret Hart added a great deal to the overall documentary, particularly his comments about the piledriver that Owen Hart botched on Austin at the 1997 SummerSlam.
For the most part almost every subject from Austin's career is talked about, but there were a couple of exceptions. While Austin discusses his heel turn at Wrestlemania 17 and his alliance with Triple H and Vince McMahon afterwards, what many consider the climax of that storyline in which he and Triple H faced off against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit was not talked about most likely due to the WWE's continuing desire to eliminate any mention wherever possible of Benoit. Also, Austin doesn't directly address what he thought of the WCW/ECW Invasion storyline of 2001 in which he played a major role.
One wrestler's commentary that I wish had been a part of the documentary because it would have been very insightful about Austin's initial period in the WWE would have been Ted DiBiase. However, these are at best minor quibbles and don't detract from truly one of the best and well-rounded documentaries that the WWE has produced so far.
Some of the matches included are a 1994 WCW Saturday Night match in which Stunning Steve Austin teamed up with Ric Flair to take on Sting and Ricky Steamboat, the 1996 King of the Ring Final against Jake Roberts, the Submission Match at Wrestlemania 13 against Bret Hart, the WWE Championship Match at Wrestlemania 14 against Shawn Michaels, the 1998 Over the Edge No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Match against Dude Love, the WWE Championship Match against the Undertaker at the 1998 SummerSlam, and the Wrestlemania 15 and 17 WWE Championship Matches against The Rock.
What was a great treat was the alternate commentary by Austin and Jim Ross for Steve Austin's Wrestlemania 13, 14, and 17 matches. However, I couldn't help wishing that WWE had decided to include the two alternate commentary tracks that were recorded by Austin and The Rock respectively for the Wrestlemania 15 DVD, especially in light of Austin's comments during the documentary that he doesn't remember all that much about that match. Also, while I enjoyed Austin's 1998 Over the Edge match against Dude Love it has been included on several other WWE DVD releases and it would have been better to include one of the many other matches he had against Mick Foley.
The promos and vignettes consist of over 26 different ones, but out of those, only one is from Austin's time with WCW, while three others are from his time with ECW. It would have been preferable to have a bit more of the promos from that part of Austin's career prior to WWE. Of course, the majority of the promos and vignettes are from 1996 to 1999, several of which have never been released on DVD before.
One thing to note though is that the Blu-ray version has four extra matches including the 1999 Triple Threat Match between Austin, the Undertaker and Triple H, a 2001 Raw Match against Kurt Angle, the 2001 Triple Threat Match between Austin, Kurt Angle, and Rob Van Dam, Austin's last match against The Rock at Wrestlemania 19, four extra promos, a segment where Austin answers Twitter questions, a 2003 post-Raw taping with The Rock, Steve Austin's WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and Austin's appearance at Wrestlemania 25.
I have to give WWE full credit for ensuring that this DVD lives up to its billing. If you have someone in the family that is a wrestling fan this would make the perfect holiday gift for them!
Matthew Byer resides in Vancouver, BC where he works as a consultant. While watching the Steve Austin DVD he couldn't help, but remember and chuckle about former Mad TV cast member Will Sasso's Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonation and wish that someone had thought to include it on the DVD.


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Ive posted in the recent past that we live in a state where recreational and medical cannabis is legal. The medical dispencaries do have the RSO BUT they use a hybrid, (indica and stativa). The people there said to only use a n amount equal to a grain of salt and even then Heidi would get a little buzz. she used an amount equal to a small piece of gravel about 3x the amount they said would help and it does nothing. it doesnt control any pain its a waste of money and time. I really believe they make it wrong I think they use the stock of the plant and leaves from the plant unstead of the buds. its also a hybrid so that makes it more ineffective for our purpose.
On a good note, the oils that they have are pure indica not RSO but a concentrate that is high CBD which keeps her headaches under control and the neurogenic bladder in check. she still has the urgency but not as noticable and at night unstead of accidents she will either wake up and go or sleep through the night without any problems.
The underlying problems still exist and if I didnt live accross from a school I could legally grow/make my own RSO. I really think if and when we can get her the real RSO it will take care of the underlying problem which is just scar tissue from her previous tethered cord surgery.
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Admission is free of charge and all attending will be able to participate in a special fundraiser for the Operation Homefront Project championed by the TAMIU Dustdevil Athletics Program. After the film, a discussion about the importance of community service will follow.
"The Way We Get By" is a profoundly moving film about life and how to live it. It seems a simple story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, but soon becomes an unsettling accounting of aging, loneliness, war and mortality.
The film was written by director Aron Gaudet and draws from the life experiences of his mother, Joan Gaudet, a troop greeter featured in the film. Gaudet was impressed by the passion that transformed his mother's life and those of her friends, who combined have greeted 800,000-plus troops returning home.
It has been has been honored with numerous awards including the Golden Rock award for Best Documentary at the 3rd Little Rock Film Festival and the Audience Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. At the Cleveland Film Festival, it beat out 28 films to win the Greg Gund Memorial Film Competition, which recognizes films for their social conscience. It is scheduled to air on PBS' acclaimed P.O.V. program later this year.
Critics across the nation have praised the film. "It's the deep well of compassion behind it that helps make 'The Way We Get By' such a stirring experience." Writes Chris Barsanti of The Hollywood Reporter. Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times said the film was "Profoundly humane," while Mike Riggs of the Washington City Paper noted, "This one will leave you breathless." The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Clint O'Connor observes, "Grade: A...There are moments in "The Way We Get By" that cut right to your heart."
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Offering an outlying data point against the conventional wisdom that most of the 1997 Bordeaux, particularly "lesser" properties, are already past it, this fairly modestly priced item from an obscure producer was a delight. Based on the similarity of names, I assume the importer (who I've run into occasionally before) has some connection with the property. Googling, I found this blurb on the K&L Website that may explain recent sightings of older vintages from this little-known producer:
Henry van der Voort's grandfather bought Château Bellegrave in 1901. The Château sits just a kilometer north of Châteaux Latour, Pichon-Lalande, and Pichon-Baron, and only a kilometer or two south of Lynch-Bages on the route de Médoc. The vineyards of Château Bellegrave, Pauillac are adjacent to some of the most famous wine properties in the world. Well, to shorten the story, Henry sold the Château last year and has taken many older vintages out of the cellar and brought them to California. He has offered them to K&L and we are thrilled to have these treasures to offer to you. Again, thank you Henry van der Voort.
Chateau Bellegrave-Van Der Voort 1997 Pauillac ($26.99)
This is a clear, dark-garnet wine with a clear edge, no visual sign of age. Appealing, correct older Bordeaux aroma profile blends blackcurrant with fresh herbs and leather (not saddle leather so much as the perfumed-leather aroma of well-kept old leather-bound books). Light-bodied but nicely balanced, somewhat austere; red-berry fruit and clean, crisp acidity, with tannins resolved. Very pleasant, showing well. Cuvee: 80% Cabernet, 15% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. U.S. importer: Bercut-Vandervoort Co., SFO. (April 29, 2006)
FOOD MATCH: Fine with a simple red-meat match, grass-fed local rib eye steak, pan-seared medium-rare.


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As most of you know the wife and I rescued Miniature Pinschers for many years. Had more than 20 visit our house for varying lengths of time and then on to new homes. Now and then we kept one and at one time had 3.
Well the last of them Malcom, who had been sick for a day quietly lay down in his dining room basket this morning while the wife was reading the paper and passed away. I was gone at physical therapy and got home to get out the shovel and add another grave in our back yard.
A red male I was pissed when the wife wanted to keep him but he long ago stole my heart. He was a bit more than 11 and that's old for a Min-Pin. We got him when he was 3 the last year of training camp Seahawks party here so he met a great bunch of you.
He spent 3 months on a leash the winter we were gone (cause he tended to bolt) and never made a peep about it.. He was probably the best of our dogs, everyone seemed to love him and he them. Loved to travel and wanted to sit up and look outside as we traveled. Here he is on the bed of our travel trailer being sure we didn't leave without him.
Goodbye Malcom, we loved you dearly and are already feeling the empty house.


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Rare Bible manuscrips on display
JERUSALEM (AP) - Bible manuscripts originating in the Jewish
community of Damascus, Syria, have gone on display for several
hours in Jerusalem, offering a rare glimpse at a collection that
includes books spirited to Israel before the ancient community
disappeared at the end of the 20th century.
The parchment manuscripts are held at Israel's national library.
Ranging from 700 to 1,000 years old and written in the Middle
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illustrations in ink and gold leaf.
They are known collectively as the Damascus Crowns, "crown"
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Passive strategies may not always be enough to beat the heat, depending on your home's age, construction, and location. And even though newer central air units are more efficient than their older counterparts, overall, central air conditioning systems use a lot of energy.
In 2005, the Energy Information Administration reported that air conditioning accounted for 8% of residential energy use, consuming 0.88 quadrillion Btu per year. Air conditioner use in the United States results in an average of about 100 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants every year. Here are some ways you may be able to avoid central air entirely.
Although minisplit systems are often chosen by homeowners who have no existing ducts in their homes, their high energy efficiency makes them an excellent candidate for any home. Minisplits got their name because they have two components: an exterior compressor/condenser, and one or more interior units installed on a wall or ceiling.
Minisplit systems use air-source heat pump technology to provide cooling or heating. Refrigerant is pumped through tubing from the outdoor condenser and compressor to the indoor unit(s). In cooling mode, indoor air to be cooled is drawn across the unit's interior evaporator coil and distributed via a fan. Humidity is removed from the room's interior via a drain in the indoor unit.
Compressors of various sizes are available; the most powerful systems can support up to four indoor units and are capable of cooling an entire house (depending on size). Minisplit systems are energy efficient because they take advantage of zone cooling. Each interior unit is individually controlled to turn off cooling to a room or rooms when unneeded. Most, if not all, minisplit systems have a built-in timer so you can program when they turn on and off without being at the control.
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Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming enjoyed a show after their own show last week, to celebrate Minnelli's 67th birthday. The pair, who had earlier played to a sold-out house at Town Hall, headed to the Copacabana Club to toast Liza with tall, cross-dressing showgirls and a topless roller girl. Cumming told us of performing with Minnelli, "Can you believe my life? Not bad for a boy from Scotland." And the "Cabaret" legend, asked how she stays in shape, said, "It's work that keeps me young."
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Biggest karma fail I can remember on the show was Ari in TAR 12, Leg 1 in Ireland:Team introductions - Ari says, "Karma's a bitch, but I'm a bigger bitch."Somewhere in Ireland - Ari & Staella steal another team's cab.After the Roadblock - Ari's donkey completely shuts down and refuses to move.Ari & Staella come in last and are eliminated. Ari says during exit interview - "So, karma kicked my ass."
Jaime & Cara are eliminated in China
And every team that Blake and Paige tied with was eliminated the very next leg...
In TAR 3, Flo/Zach, despite being members of the "Twin Hunt", struck up an alliance with them (D/D) once the other members had been eliminated in hilarious ways...only to (un)intentionally get the twins eliminated.
Laurence and Zac were eliminated beside a ship!
What about joey and richard from TARAU1 having a bad leg in south afirca (car stuck in mud, bad goat at a whitchdoctor task and the u turn) after they had they head shaved for the fast forward druing the last leg (hong kong/macau) and also for an over compenative team they offen finshed in the back end of the pack.
It's more of stupidity, they dive their car straight into the mud and got it stuck.
It's more of stupidity, they drive their car straight into the mud and got it stuck
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by Mary Gulivindala
"If you can't decide between a Shepherd, a Setter or a Poodle, get them all … adopt a mutt!"——ASPCA
First I would like to say that my intention here is not to insult any dog. This is actually an expression of gratitude and thanks for all your breed has done to help me, and those mutts in the vicinity around me at certain times when I must call upon your beautiful faces. BARK BARK, Thank You.
I love dogs. At present I have one. His name is Henri, and he is a Papillon. I lost my long-time best friend Lucy, a beagle, two years ago. Lucy lived 14 years and had a wonderful life. I miss her terribly and still look for her. I loved her, to say the least, and liked her more than I like most people.
I used to live in New York City for 10 years, a fine dog town, I might add. That's where Lucy chose me to be her owner. Six years later I adopted Henri. I had him flown in from the midwest, but we consider him a New Yorker as well.
Living in NYC for me was fantastic; however, at times it was hard, exhausting and draining navigating my daily life. Being a New Yorker is not for the meek and timid. One must strap on one's armor before heading out the door into the hustle, push and shove, to get on the subway for one's daily commute. Me, I strapped on a baby while I pushed another one in a stroller. If I was not getting on a train, I had my dogs with me as well. You get the picture.
If you've ever been standing on a crowded subway platform in NYC at 7:45 a.m., you know it's survival of the fittest. You don't always get the next train, even though you're next. I was the woman with the strap-on baby and stroller kid yelling loudly, "Excuse me; I'm getting on," and I would plow my way into the crowd of standing tired, cranky New Yorkers, who look like cattle going to slaughter. Oh yes, that woman was me, shameless warrior woman.
Living that lifestyle taught me a great deal about people and myself. I loved riding the trains because I'm a people-watcher. Not everyone is happy at that time of day except for the drunk guy sleeping in the corner taking up TWO seats. I had my fair share of unpleasant interactions with people, as would anyone during this daily grind.
I had to develop coping skills to keep my sanity. Many times I stood there pissed off at the jerk in the suit younger than I, hiding behind his Wall Street Journal, pretending he didn't see my weary need for his seat. God forbid he should get up and offer it to a woman with children. I realized I couldn't control people through glaring with piercing, contempt-filled eyes, so I had to change me, because if I didn't, I could either:
•A. Become a jerk myself.
•B. Go to jail for pushing some obnoxious person off the landing onto an oncoming train, or
•C. Change my attitude.
Guess which one I chose? C. Only because of the children, though. I would have much preferred option B.
One morning I created a game. I am very adept at identifying different breeds of dogs. I credit the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which is a two-day, all-breed competition that takes place at Madison Square Garden annually. It is my Super Bowl; I love it! This year it is on Feb. 13 and 14, so appropriate, because as I stated previously, I love dogs more than people, so Valentine's Day would be the obvious show date.
With my knowledge of dogs and my daily routine of survival, I found if I looked around the crowded train and imagined which breed my fellow passengers would be if they were dogs, I could enjoy my ride amongst the obnoxious, entitled, loud and self-centered sardines I was traveling with. This game also includes the nice people too. Most of them are Golden Retrievers or Labradors, nothing too exotic. People's attitudes, behavior and appearances influenced my choice of breed. It is great fun!
When playing this game, my anger would diminish, my frustration would dissipate, and my police record, or lack of one, would keep the same status, squeaky clean. Here are four examples of dog breeds to help you learn how to play the game.
•First up is the Golden Retriever people. Everyone loves them except the cranky curmudgeons. Golden Retriever people are happy-go-lucky, eager to please and all- around friendly. You don't see many of them on your morning commute.
•Next up the Poodle people. They usually live on the Upper East Side. They are high-maintenance, designer-wearing, over-primped male or female humans who love to be admired. They think very highly of themselves.
•Next, the Pit Bull Terrier people dominate the train in both numbers and attitude. The Pit Bull is the person who will snap at you anytime and can be quite vicious. You never trust a Pit Bull person. I stay as far away from this breed of person as possible.
•Finally there is the Mutt person, a mixed-breed dog whose ancestry is unknown. These people are the general population. Most people are Mutts. They are the common folk. I am a Mutt. Some days are good and some bad, but if I had to share a seat on the train, I would want it to be next to a mutt.
My advice to anyone who is becoming angry, annoyed or disgruntled during your day, losing your patience with the Mercedes driver you're stuck behind driving 25 mph when he should be doing 60 (he is not deserving of all that horsepower) is this: play the game and pretend he's a dog.
Chestnut Hill resident and "life coach" Mary Gulivindala is the founder of Blue Print Life & Wellness Coaching. More info at www.blueprintlife-wellnesscoaching.com


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...it sure felt that way......
Sunday delivered solid 12m wind at Crown Beach. The tide was right and all bay area kiters were present - south bay, central bay, east bay, delta people, marin people and the Crissy crew.
It was good to see good old LMG back from his tropical paradise. The dude still rips.
Only Gabe from Tahoe was not there - I'm sure he was playing in the new POW up in Tahoe.


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Australians travelling to West African nations reeling from an Ebola virus outbreak are being warned there's little the federal government can do if they run into trouble.
Nearly 700 people have died in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since March from the deadly virus, which has a 90 per cent fatality rate and no known cure or vaccine.
The number of cases in those three nations is climbing, with a death this week hundreds of kilometres away in Nigeria sparking fears the virus is spreading further.
The outbreak has prompted Australian embassy staff to defer travel plans to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
"We recommend Australian travellers do the same," the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says in its latest updated advice.
There's a real risk that Australians travelling in the region could become stranded if the outbreak worsens.
Liberia has already closed the majority of its borders to try to combat the disease, and entry points that remain open are being used as Ebola prevention and screening centres.
DFAT warns that borders in the region could close and travel restrictions be imposed with "little or no warning".
Australians who ignore the government's advice are being urged to check their travel insurance as medical evacuations for any Ebola patient would be "extremely difficult to conduct".
"The Australian government may have limited options in providing consular assistance in these circumstances," DFAT says.
Those in the region should closely monitor local health advice and know the symptoms of the virus, which are severe and include high fever and weakness followed by external and internal bleeding.
Any traveller to the region showing these signs before or after visiting should seek medical attention.
Victims of the virus, or those suffering symptoms, should be avoided at all costs as the disease is highly contagious.
The outbreak began in March in forested areas of southeastern Guinea, and has since become the worst recorded.


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One of the great myths of public employee union busting is that budget shortfalls made it necessary. States need to eliminate collective bargaining, the story goes, because otherwise intransigent unions will hold their budgets hostage. If AFSCME, UFT and all the rest have the power to bargain on behalf of the state's employees, they'll block any attempt to make cuts in wages and benefits — and if that happens, then the state will instead be forced to lay people off.
If you want to know how that story plays out in the real world, take a look at Ohio. The Buckeye State recently gutted public employee collective bargaining, theoretically leaving the town of Lancaster with the means to preserve its' firefighters jobs. Guess what? The town's still shedding staff.
But what really deepens the absurdity here is that those same firefighters, back when they still had their collective bargaining rights, were eager to work with the state to resolve its budget issues:
"I don't think Senate Bill 5 could have prevented this; these firefighters were going to be laid off," Kraner said. "But it will effect our take-home pay, and basically not give us a voice in manning issues; it gives all the power to management. It would cause more lay-offs."
Kraner said the law, if kept on the books, would be bad for "everybody in Ohio." The law prohibits unions from bargaining for minimum staffing (PDF).
"And the last three years we went from a 22-man minimum to a 16-man minimum," said Kraner. "That was part of the concessions our union made."
Other concessions made in Lancaster include turning down pay raises they were contractually owed last year in an attempt to prevent layoffs. New firefighters in Lancaster make around $38,000 per year, and can earn up to the $70,000s as an officer.
You might remember hearing something similar in Wisconsin during their collective bargaining fight. Wisconsin public employees were willing to accept deep benefit cuts in order to preserve their rights, but Walker and Wisconsin Republicans rejected their concessions out of hand.
What this should tell you is that the assault on public employee collective bargaining is only incidentally about money. It's really about control. The public sector of our economy is one of the last strongholds where America's working class has any say at all in how its own labor is managed. To the Republican Party — and a significant chunk of the Democratic Party — any worker self-determination is unacceptable.
Ignore the cant about wages, benefits and budgets. The labor struggle today is about the same thing it's always been about: freedom and control. Do you own any of your own labor? Or does it all belong to the 1%?


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Slanderous Correspondence; ImitationsBy Lorin Stein
I take great and perverse joy in reading insulting, inflammatory, and slanderous correspondence between authors, publishers, and celebrities. Could you recommend some particularly bilious rivalries?
As Mr. Wilson so justly proclaims in the beginning of "The Strange Case of Pushkin and Nabokov," we are indeed old friends. I fully share "the warm affection sometimes chilled by exasperation" that he says he feels for me. In the 1940s, during my first decade in America, he was most kind to me in various matters, not necessarily pertaining to his profession. I have always been grateful to him for the tact he showed in refraining from reviewing any of my novels. We have had many exhilarating talks, have exchanged many frank letters. A patient confidant of his long and hopeless infatuation with the Russian language, I have always done my best to explain to him his mistakes of pronunciation, grammar, and interpretation. As late as 1957, at one of our last meetings, we both realized with amused dismay that despite my frequent comments on Russian prosody, he still could not scan Russian verse. Upon being challenged to read Eugene Onegin aloud, he started to do this with great gusto, garbling every second word and turning Pushkin's iambic line into a kind of spastic anapaest with a lot of jaw-twisting haws and rather endearing little barks that utterly jumbled the rhythm and soon had us both in stitches.
So begins the famous response, by Vladimir Nabokov, to a negative review by Edmund Wilson in The New York Review of Books. The book: Nabokov's translation of Eugene Onegin. A fun game to play: Exactly where does Nabokov start to show his teeth? Is it "the tact he showed in refraining from reviewing any of my novels"? Or "not necessarily pertaining to his profession"? Or even that "justly" in sentence one?
Six years later, when Norman Mailer was attacked by Gore Vidal in that same magazine, Mailer took his case to the masses—on The Dick Cavett Show—with less sinuous results. The lesson, most publishers will tell you, is never respond. But it's awfully good TV.
I am taking a beginning poetry class and am expected to write imitations of poets on the class list. What should I be careful to do or not do? What should I pay attention to in an imitation?
To get the most out of the exercise, try to make the meter sound exactly like the meter of the poem you're imitating. And make sure the teacher checks your work. The meter will look and sound right to you—and if you are a beginner, it will almost certainly be wrong. (You will say your words out loud in your head as if they marched along ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk, when in fact they will go baah-duh-dee, buh-dee-doo.) Don't get hung up on matching the vocabulary of the old poems. You won't get it right, and it will sound fake. Use words that are more or less natural to you.
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March 8, 2009
BOSTON, Mass. – The nationally-ranked no. 14 MIT women's track and field team took part in the ECAC Division III Championship at Tufts this weekend, finishing in a tie for fourth, despite entering only those athletes still attempting to qualify for next week's NCAA Championship. A pair of relay squads set new Institute records to lead the way for the Cardinal and Grey.
The 4x400m relay team had one of the weekend's most impressive performances, as Portia Jones, Andrea Bradshaw, Martha Gross and Hazel Briner combined to run 3:58.40, besting the school record by almost two seconds. The quartet will have to wait until Monday to see if they are able to qualify for the National Championship. They currently sit 11th in the nation.
Attempting to improve its qualifying time, the Distance Medley Relay squad of Jennifer Doyle, Jones, Bradshaw and Jacqui Wentz improved upon its own Institute record with a time of 12:01.56. That time was good for third at the meet and is the 13th best in the nation.
Junior Amy Magnuson was able to better her national qualifying time in the 55m hurdles twice, reaching the NCAA automatic standard and finishing second in the finals with a time of 8.24 seconds.
Anna Holt-Gosselin also attempted to qualify for the national championship in the 5000 meters. The sophomore was on pace for the first two miles before finishing in 17:34.39 en route to a runner-up finish. She is now ranked 18th in the country in the event.
In the pole vault Emily Hwang and Karin Fisher each had impressive showings. Fisher cleared a personal-best 11-1.75 feet for a ninth place finish. Hwang's vault of 12-1.50 feet was good for third in the meet. Hwang remains the fourth ranked pole vaulter heading into nationals.
In addition to this weekend's competitors, several Engineers are provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship and will await selections on Monday. Jones is seeded third in the 400m, Wentz currently stands second in the 5000m while Doyle is 23rd in the same event.
The NCAA Division III Championship will be held Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14 at Rose Hulman Institute in Terre Haute, Ind.


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Two mirror image suites in Basements; two detached oversized
And — holy cow, it's Friday already. How about something aspirational for those of you with some seriously studly stock options? Check out this little lulu in Los Altos! Thanks very much to long-time Burbed reader/first-time caller RM for this find.
1380 HOLLY Ave
Los Altos, CA 94024
6 Beds
6.5 Baths
4,559 Sq. Ft.
$767 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 2009
Lot Size: 0.28 Acres
On Redfin: 20 days
Status: Active
Property Type: Detached Single Family
View: Mountains, Neighborhood
County: Santa Clara
Stories: 2
Community: South of El Monte
Quality built architect designed custom home. Features top rated Los Altos School. incl. Oak Ave School. Close to schools and park. Easy access to hwy 85,Foothill & 280.Gourmet Kitchen Overlooking rear Patio, Great master suite. Two Bedroom suites on main floor & Two Mirror Image Suites in Basements. Spacious Livingroom w/ Vaulted ceilings. 4 car garage two car attached two detached oversized.
This was built in 2009? Srsly? Just a casual glance gave me all these 1974 tingles. Now, let's hear from RM on why this house belongs on the front page.
This is a very odd house for sale in my neighborhood. Garage in the center of the house, two basement bedroom suites, and a giant detached garage in the back, with no paving for the driveway to the back. (And no pictures.) Lap pool combined with swimming pool in a very constrained space.
Check out the google maps for a good overhead view of the oddness. And confetti colored tile in the kitchen and baths. Whoever buys it will be really sorry if they do not remove the redwood by the front driveway, or if they pay $3,495,000.
Wait, there's a pool? Is it in the Basements?
When did "confetti tile" become A Thing? Didn't we ran a house recently that had the same fascinating design choice? Well, there was this.
Alas, this Quality built architect designed custom home is 441 square feet too small to merit the ginormous tag.


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Learn how to beatmatch and mix your favorite music and create your own DJ mixes from scratch. I use Serato DJ, Traktor, and/or Ableton Live.
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I have studied music at California State University San Bernardino, where I minored in music and learned the immense possibilities of the music field. Music is part of my everyday life, and its an honor to know I can play music but also create it. My goal is to show you as the student how to realize that dream.
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I am a very friendly, fun and patient instructor. I believe that when you take any type of music lesson, it should be to have fun. With fun, passion, and dedication, sky is the limit. The curriculum I like to use are the most simplified forms to teach an instrument. It's about playing smarter, not harder. I do offer recording sessions to my students to track their progress, and give you a copy to keep as memorabilia.
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Bergman Upright Piano. Fender Acoustic/ Gibson Electric. Marshall Amps. Digital and analog Recording Station.
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I have basic knowledge of classical works, but my emphasis is in modern rock/ Alternative. I like teaching the songs you like to hear from The Beatles to Green Day! I love all music genres and if I have not heard of the song you want to play I will learn it so that I can teach you!
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I teach beat matching, turntable fine-tuning and repertoire selection to help you become the DJ you aspire to be. I own crates and crates of vinyl records and CDs, and I have DJ'd all over the world to enthusiastic crowds, so I can teach you to attain a real joy and skill in the art of turntablism.
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Gfire loves to share her talents with her students. She prides herself on instilling a "sense of mastery" to each of her singing and piano students, no matter on which level they are. The students come away with a real sense of knowing their songs and their instruments inside out an
Gfire is also an award-winning singer-songwriter and "Yoga for the Voice" innovator. She has released 4 CDs of all-original music and is currently working on her 5th CD, to be released in 2015.
As a teacher, Gfire works with students of all levels and all areas of interest. In October 2007, Gfire became the only vocal teacher in the Western Hemisphere to gain full certification in the Science of Singing, developed by Ernest G. White of London, England. Her unique voice training program, entitled "Yoga for the Voice," combines this knowledge of the Science of Singing with ancient yoga breathing techniques. This technique allows each voice student to develop a "vocal tune-up" for the voice AND to discover what the natural singing range is and how to use the voice as effectively as possible. With the internet SKYPE technology, Gfire teaches voice students all over the world, from Switzerland to the U.K. to New Zealand to New York.
Her vocal students have sung in touring rock bands, on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, in successful auditions, in karaoke clubs, in coffee houses and folk clubs, at weddings and for their own enjoyment amongst family and friends. Whatever level of singing training you wish to acquire, she will show you the way to achieve it!
Gfire was also the main voice instructor and one of 3 main piano teachers at the Austin branch of Mars Music (now defunct) for 3 1/2 years. In addition to her vocal study and innovation, she has studied piano with top classical and jazz pianists, studied songwriting with Pat Pattison of Berklee College in Boston, gotten her full yoga teaching certification in 2004 and DJ'd at clubs and parties worldwide. For eight years straight - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - she has won the prestigious ASCAPlus Award for professional songwriting.
As a singer-songwriter, Gfire continues to write, record and perform with some of the best musicians and engineers in the world, including engineer Stuart Sullivan (Willie Nelson, Sublime, Meat Puppets, etc.), Hammond organ player Ian McLagen (Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart), cellist John Hagen (Lyle Lovett), fiddle/mandolin player Warren Hood (The Waybacks), bassist George Reiff (Ray Wylie Hubbard) and banjo picker Danny Barnes (Bad Livers, Dave Matthews).
Gfire's original songs have been played on over 200 radio and television stations worldwide. She has toured in over half of the fifty states, plus the U.K. and Canada.
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NEW - Gfire is now available to teach WORLDWIDE via SKYPE or FaceTime - so you can have a music lesson in the privacy of your own home!!
Voice lessons - I have created a unique and wonderful vocal method, "Yoga for the Voice," which combines ancient yoga breathing exercises with special vocal exercises to give you a "complete vocal tune-up." These techniques are simple, effective and easily-learned by any student of the voice, from about age 5-105. I love to help you learn to apply these wonderful techniques to learning the songs you wish to learn - whether they are pop, r 'n' b, folk, singer-songwriter, rock, country, opera, musical theater, jazz, etc. "Yoga for the Voice" is just as effective for professional speakers, such as teachers, lawyers, clergymen or actors - we just use a range of notes that is smaller than a singer's range, and we focus on using your speaking voice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
In 3-6 months, you will be able to:
1. master the "breath of fire" and "one-minute breath" - the BEST yoga breaths for singers!
2. master the "sinus humming exercises" - identifying where EACH note in your range originates in your own head
3. master the "full-body exercises" - traditional singing exercises on "mah, mee, moh, moo, meh" - so that you can move easily between your chest voice, middle voice, and head voice
4. master 2-10 songs or more, depending on your level and the level of difficulty of each song - being able to sing each song in TUNE, with feeling, and having a blast doing it!!
5. if you wish, you can perform your song(s) at one of my voice and piano recitals - on a REAL Austin stage!!
Piano lessons - I teach a wide range of piano styles at levels from beginner to early advanced, beginning around age 5. Whether you want to learn classical, rock, blues, country, boogie-woogie, or other styles of piano and keyboard playing, I will sculpt your lesson plan so that you have a great foundation in technique AND you learn the styles and songs you wish to play.
In 3-6 months, you will be able to:
1. master the Leschetizky, hand massage, and isometric warm-up exercises - the BEST piano warm-ups!
2. depending on your level, master Hanon exercises 1-12, major and minor scales, major and minor arpeggios
3. for beginners, you will be able to play with BOTH hands on the treble and bass clefs - at the same time!!
4. master the I-IV-V progression in 3-12 keys, depending on your level - so that you can play blues, rock, country, boogie-woogie, and ragtime songs!!
5. master 4-20 songs or more, depending on your level and the level of difficulty of each song (classical songs tend to take more time to master) - being able to play each song with great technique, with feeling, and having a blast doing it!!
6. if you wish, you can perform your song(s) at one of my voice and piano recitals - on a REAL Austin stage!!
Songwriting lessons - I will teach you how to create a great song, in the style you wish to write in. Country songs, pop songs, rock tunes, r'n' b, folk, etc. - all of these genres have "unwritten rules" about how to put together an effective song. We will utilize special songwriting exercises and tools to help you learn to be a wonderful songwriter.
DJ lessons - I teach beat matching, turntable fine-tuning and repertoire selection to help you become the DJ you aspire to be. I own crates and crates of vinyl records and CDs, and I have DJ'd all over the world to enthusiastic crowds, so I can teach you to attain a real joy and skill in the art of turntablism.
Yoga lessons - I am a fully KRI-certified yoga teacher and I can help you develop a valuable yoga routine to help you achieve your health and relaxation goals. We will choose from literally hundreds of exercises and breathing techniques specifically geared to your needs and wants.
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music, singing, piano, songwriting, DJ'ing, yoga, folk guitar
I have developed "Yoga for the Voice" - a combination of my 18 years of studying and receiving certification in the "Science of Singing" (as taught by Ernest George White of London, England) and my 10 years experience and certification in yoga, specifically ancient yoga breathing techniques. I will work with voice students as young as 4 and as old as they want to go! Voice lessons span all styles and all levels - pop, rock, r 'n' b, country, folk, singer-songwriter, opera, classical, musical theater, etc. from beginner to advanced. Generally beginning around age 7.
Piano - levels beginner to early advanced, most styles, including classical, rock, pop, folk, country, singer-songwriter, blues and boogie-woogie. Generally beginning around age 5.
Songwriting - all popular styles, including rock, pop, folk, country, blues, singer-songwriter, r 'n' b, etc.
DJ'ing - all basic DJ methods, including beat matching, turntable basics and repertoire selection.
Yoga - yoga breathing AND physical exercises, depending on the needs and wants of the student.
Folk guitar - finger picking and accompaniment skills for folk singers.
In piano, I specialize in teaching students who want to play a wide variety of music - classical, pop, rock, country, blues, etc. I begin with piano students who are 5 years of age and older, as long as they have the requisite attention span.
In songwriting, I specialize in teaching students methods of developing popular songs - pop, r 'n' b, country, rock, folk, etc.
In DJ'ing, I specialize in basic beatmatching and repertoire selection.
And in yoga, I specialize in tailoring the yogic needs of the student - whether she/he wishes to work on stretching, breathing, abdominal strengthening, etc.
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I've been a DJ for almost 10 years. I have done and entertained at many types of events: weddings, sweet 16's, quinces, coorporate, festivals, and many more.
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My son Moneer is so excited to continue learning how to play alto sax with Sergio. In short Sergio is a very talented music instructor!
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I have performed at over 200 nightclubs and music festivals internationally alongside names like The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, DJ Snake, Steve Aoki & more. I am currently a resident DJ at OMNIA San Diego. I can provide dj lessons for students at all levels. Lessons will be given on the interntational club standard Pioneer CDJ 2000 dj system at my studio. Subjects will range from basic set preparation and mixing strategies to advanced fx and a variety of other djing techniques.
About Dylan
I am an Ableton Certified Music Producer and Graduate of Dubspot Electronic Music School with a degree in DJing and Music Production. I also have a Bachelors Degree from San Diego State University. I am currently a resident DJ for OMNIA San Diego & Hakkasan group as well as an Internationally Touring DJ. I have performed at over 300 nightclubs, music festivals, and events worldwide alongside artists like The Chainsmokers, Marshmello, Dillon Francis, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Steve Aoki, & many more.
Aside from my DJ career, I have a ton of experience teaching and working with children. I have always enjoyed teaching people and helping them to reach their goals. I started out at a young age as a babysitter for family friends. In high school, I took a job managing a local skatepark and giving skateboarding lessons. Once I moved to San Diego to attend SDSU, I took a side job as an activity leader for Harmonium, an after school program for elementary school students. During the summers, I also managed and taught skateboarding at the local YMCA Skateboarding Summer Camp.
Anyways, after I started to excel in my music career, friends and acquaintances started reaching out to me for advice and information. Ever since then I have been tutoring, mentoring, and helping my peers learn how to DJ, produce music, book shows, boost their marketing & much much more. I look forward to working with you and helping you to achieve your goals!
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Starting with percussion and drum set in the styles of Classical and Jazz at Cuesta College for his A.A. in Music Performance. He then moved to the Inland Empire (Southern California), attending Cal State San Bernardino focusing on his B.A. in Music and Minor in Music Technology. Co-Founding his own Record Label called, MASS Productions, he now works with many artists for live performances, music production, recording, mixing, etc. Still, actively playing in a Jazz Fusion Quintet ("Half-Past") and Orchestra. Drum lessons taken with Mike Raynor, Darrel Voss, Todd Johnson, Justin Scott, and Joel Taylor. Tech lessons taken with Scott Vance.
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I've been doing for over 10 years and I bring a unique flavor to the turn table. I've got a background in Hip Hop scratching, but I'm progressive in the EDM scenes! DJ will change your life if you let it.
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DJing will change your life if you let it!
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Djing is a beautiful art form that allows you to express emotions through the music you play, it is one of the art forms that embodies the art form of hip hop
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Hello! I am a passionate disc jockey who offers a high-energy style and a people pleasing attitude. I can offer basic fundamentals that can get you started doing your own events right away! All ages are welcomed and I will guarantee you will love everything I have to offer!
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I have been in the entertainment business for 5 years being a Master of Ceremonies. I host weddings and any event you could ever think of. Being in front of large crowds used to make me nervous, now I want there to be as many people as possible any time I cater an event. The value I bring to the table is how to speak clearly, speaking at a set pace, pitch control, how to grasp the crowds attention and how to get them to do whatever I say! Whatever your case of wanting to learn public speaking is, I am the guy you want to work with, and you will love working with me. Business presentations? No problem! I also have a backgrou
Though I have been a Master of Ceremonies for 5 years, djing is my absolute passion. With 1 year experience I have djing private events, I can confidently say I can get you started mixing, beatmatching, and transitioning at a professional level.
Not sold? Give me just one try and I guarantee you will come back for more!
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Robert Grier, Spartanburg, Jr.: The all-region junior attack scored 42 goals and led the team with 22 assists.
Coach of the Year
Dan Minkin, Spartanburg: Minkin led the Vikings to an 8-5 record and the first round of the playoffs.
Hudson Bridges, Dorman, Sr.: The second-team, all-state midfielder scored 17 goals with three assists and 33 groundballs.
Will Shea, Spartanburg, Jr.: The all-region attack scored 43 goals with six assists.
Ryan Davis, Dorman, Sr.: The attack scored 18 goals with an assist.
Hollis Burnett, Spartanburg, Jr.: The midfielder scored 18 goals with 14 assists and 50 groundballs.
Joel Neuder, Dorman, Sr.: The defenseman recorded 17 groundballs.
Harrison Kennedy, Spartanburg, Sr.: The all-region defenseman recorded 70 groundballs.
Andrew Wheeler, Dorman, Soph.: The attack scored 11 goals with an assist.
Tim Gentry, Spartanburg, Sr.: The all-region defenseman recorded 49 groundballs.
Mike Watson, Dorman, Sr.: The defenseman scored a goal with two assists and 42 groundballs.
Beck Leonard, Spartanburg, Jr.: The all-region midfielder recorded a team-high 76 groundballs.
Hudson Bridges, Dorman, Sr.: Bridges has a 4.94 GPA.
Bow Smith, Spartanburg, Jr.: The midfielder has a 4.846 GPA.
Joel Neuder, Dorman, Sr.: Neuder has a 4.7 GPA.
Chance Wagner, Dorman, Sr.: The attack has a 4.61 GPA.
Jacob Evans, Dorman, Sr.: The midfielder has a 4.56 GPA.
Robert Grier, Spartanburg, Jr.: Grier has a 4.51 GPA.
Shawn Camp, Spartanburg, Jr.: The midfielder has a 4.451 GPA.
Kaleb Massey, Spartanburg, Jr.: The midfielder has a 4.187 GPA.
Adam Messel, Dorman, Sr.: The goalie has a 4.17 GPA.
William Valainis, Spartanburg, Jr.: The goalie has a 4.159 GPA.
Note: Team selected by Kevin Melton based on nominations from area coaches.
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Pet Food Drive-Thru Collection is This Afternoon
This afternoon, Y101 and KICK-FM will be holding a Pet Food Drive-Thru Drop Off in our parking lot behind the Coach House Restaurant. All of the pet food going to the Paw Pals Pet Food Pantry. The hours for the collection will be from 3 to 5 this afternoon and you don't even need to get out of your car.
We are asking that you purchase an bag of dog food or cat food and bring it by our studios to replenish the supply of the Paw Pals Food Pantry located on State Street in Quincy. Jane Holt will be retiring in a few months and the hope is that the pantry will continue to exist under new ownership after her retirement.
In the meantime, the objective is to help pet owners keep their pets rather than giving them up because they can no longer afford to keep them. The pet shelters are already overloaded so keeping these pets with their owners is important for the shelters, the owners and their pets.
So please make the effort to buy some pet food and drop it by or stop by with a check so Paw Pals can purchase the additional food they will need to get through the winter months. Again, the drop off is this afternoon from 3 to 5 at the studios of Y101 and KICK-FM.
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Fresh Kids Color Combo: Yellow & Aqua
Aqua and yellow have proven to be a soothing yet sunny color combo for nurseries. The minty blue-green aqua is cool and calm and yellow hues (from canary to gold) add warmth and cheer.
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Antarctic Peninsula
Preview from the March 2010 Issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine out now.
In November 2009 I was living a dream. I hooked up with Xavier De Le Rue and Jeremy Jones in Ushuaia, Argentina. We were going to catch a ship to Antarctica to find some untouched terrain in middle of nowhere. The idea was to hit as many lines as we could. We ate and slept on the ship, Clipper Adventurer and every night moved to new location around the Antarctic Peninsula. We had only six days on Antarctica to capture riding, lifestyle and interviews for Relentless new film. Jeremy and Xavier were riding some ridiculous lines in the most ridiculous terrain I have ever seen. It was definitely the trip of the lifetime.
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This is a series of seven brief activities about Jupiter's atmosphere and weather. Learners will look at Jupiter's distinct banded appearance, violent storms, and clouds of many different colors. The activities are part of Explore! Jupiter's Family... (View More) Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments. (View Less)
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Thanks to a nifty counter-balanced linkage system, you can stop your reclining chair or sofa back at any and every angle. It's truly the best option for customizing your comfort to your body, this feature is available on both manual and power recliners.
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Recycled NuvoLeather™ leathers are colored and processed to have the best look and feel. With a lower percentage of actual leather, NuvoLeather is technically a performance fabric, which means it has the weight and durability of leather with a cleanable surface that's ideal for active families with small children or pets.
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Unlike recliners that are built with a two- or three-piece seat and leg rest cushion, this recliner has a single chaise cushion that extends from the seat to the feet. This style offers a fuller comfort and support for your legs, as well as eliminating the open gap that toddlers can get fingers or toys stuck in.
This comfortable glider reclining loveseat adds a classy touch to your home. The middle console offers amazing functionality with storage space for remotes and reading materials, as well as convenient cupholders. The clean lines and plush cushions create the ultimate place to relax, complete with detail stitching and plump pillows top arms. With a glider base, you can relax, recline and glide with ease while watching your favorite movie. Make the most out of this dual glider reclining love seat by adding it to your living room, family room or home entertainment room, and pair it with the matching reclining sofa and glider recliner for a coordinated room. All models are available with power or manual recline.
The Latitudes - Belmont Power Dual Gliding Reclining Love Seat with Console by Flexsteel at Fashion Furniture in the Fresno, Madera area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
Plush, clean lines, and homey warm feelings are exuded by the comfortable reclining living room Latitudes - Belmont collection. Take comfort in knowing each time you sink in to watch a good movie, or indulge in a great book, that you do so with a crafted piece of lush upholstery. Each option in this collection features enough cushion to gently envelop anyone wishing to make use of it, but also maintains strong cozy construction, making a statement with clean lines and swift design. The detail stitching and inlaid latch pull operation proves that each of these pieces exhibit detail and comfort to the fullest extent. This reclining living room Belmont collection is customizable and available in both leather and fabric options, and can readily make your home a retreat of relaxation ready to lull you into into leisure.
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Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche is a department store that has a boutique, high-service feel. The store is located across from a beautifully lush park, and has an intimate feel. I liken it to a Bergdorf Goodman and Barney's, because the stock is highly edited, high-end luxury and the scale of the store does not overwhelm. Are you looking for the perfect t-shirt? You will not have to wade through racks in different departments. Le Bon Marché's buyers have found them and they are, indeed, perfect. Their website gives some of the feel of the store.
The store itself is a little jewel, scrupulously clean and has an amazing and original accessories and makeup area on the first floor (or zero as the French would say). In addition to boutique rooms for clothing and accessories from Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton, there are tables of beautiful and artistic jewelry designers that you won't find everywhere. Their statement necklaces were gorgeous. Their scarves are amazing and creative– I found an elegant silk turquoise-and-fuchsia scarf imprinted with a large cupcake drawing (how cute is that?) for a friend. Unlike U.S. department stores, they had a large selection of imaginative hats.
The makeup section is large and luxurious. The Guerlain counter has its own little room, and the Chanel section is serene, spacious and accessible. They were the only store that appears to carry the new Tom Ford lipsticks (45 euros in France, $45 in the U.S.). I picked up a gorgeous pamphlet that described several interesting and informative beauty classes sponsored by various brands that were offered throughout the month. I wanted to go to all of them.
Their shoe department is to die for. Not just the best lines—but the very best pieces from the best lines. Again, edited. Breathtaking, edgy clothing. The store seems to cater to young, upscale, hip French families, and those looking for something modern-classic. Books and stationary seems to have been mostly purged from U.S. department stores, but the third floor of Le Bon Marche includes has a large book area (almost entirely in French) and a small art gallery with exhibits that change every few months. The basement has a large toy section for gift shoppers.
The Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche is an entire building devoted to gourmet French food. As well-edited as the fashion, the gourmet floor has a selection of fruits, vegetables, dairy, bakery and gourmet meats. There are beautiful wines and liqueurs. It's all gorgeous–the berries look like jewelry and the bakery items as pretty as designer shoes. There is an "imported food" area that includes things from Great Britain, so if you are missing peanut butter or Euro Kit Kats, you will find a very limited selection here. You don't have to be a foodie to love this store–I am not one but I still find this store fascinating.
A few words about food–European growing regulations are different (read- "more restrictive") than in the U.S. Things tend to be more "pure" than in the U.S., fewer hormones and less (if any) genetic engineering. I don't know if this is the reason that European strawberries taste like those that I remember from my childhood, but I suspect that this is true. The difference in really noticeable for fresh dairy, fruits and vegetables to me, even though I tend to buy organic in the U.S.
Second, be careful about what you choose to bring home. U.S. customs, and even different U.S. states, have import restrictions. Also, sometimes the food is allowed, but you might have a delay at customs. Most of the concerns arise with non-pasteurized fresh cheeses, and the fact that drug smugglers used to pack things in cheese to mask the smell from the U.S. customs authority dogs.
The neighborhood around Le Bon Marché is interesting to explore. I like to take a route that runs through the beautiful St. German on the Rue des Saints-Pères. This street has several fashionable boutiques in its vicinity, including Paul & Joe clothing (one boutique for women, another for men), Baby Buddha, Maud Frizon shoes, Anne Fontaine clothing, Les Chemins Blancs clothing, and Sonya Rykiel everything.
Paris' Mac Pro is also on this street, if you are inclined to get a makeover with a French twist.
Bottom line, if you are looking for a non-touristy, French experience in a department store, which a dash of gourmet thrown in, put Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche on your list. Exploring the St. Germain area will bring you additional designers that will enrich your experience.
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Papou Honored At Hopkins Dairy Queen
HOPKINS (AP) - There's another unique story from the suburban Minneapolis Dairy Queen recently in the headlines for its manager's act of kindness.
Last month, the manager at the Hopkins restaurant refused to serve a woman who took $20 from a visually impaired customer. He replaced the $20 with his own money.
The latest act of kindness comes from the family of a longtime customer who drove to Hopkins every Wednesday for ice cream. Chaska doctor, David Dragotis, grew up in Hopkins and enjoyed the memories. Dr. D, as he was known, died of cancer earlier this year.
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Rafael Atijas needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
I'm about to graduate from NYU business school and this is my plan for when I graduate in May: A line of guitars for kids, with a focus on simple, smart design, and noble materials.
I am also a musician and I am stoked about this project. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!
These guitars are meant to children ages 6 to 12, so the primary target audience are their parents: ages 35-44, love music and want to share that passion with their kids.
They love products that are safe for children, made of sustainable materials and value smart design.
The secondary target audience is college kids that like to buy 'toys' at Urban Outfitters, and would value the minimalistic design of these guitars. think Brooklyn hipsters.
These are some defining characteristic of the product that you can feel free to use (or not) as inspiration:
1) They will have 3 strings, instead of 6.
2) They will be made of top-quality sustainable wood (as opposed to those cheap toy guitars anyone can buy at WalMart).
3) They will come in fun shapes, not just the classic 8-shaped guitar body.
4) Minimalistic design, natural wood finishes.
Ideally, the logo will capture some of these characteristics (feel free to be subtle, of course).
It should look good on wood (maybe a monochrome version) and over a white background.
Please keep in mind the end user (kids), the primary target (parents) and the secondary target (college kids, hipsters).
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