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Proposition 19 campaign will run TV ad in Los Angeles area
The campaign to pass Proposition 19, the measure to legalize marijuana in California, will hit television sets in the Los Angeles area Tuesday with a commercial that features retired San Jose Police Chief Joseph D. McNamara endorsing the initiative.
The ad is the first that the Yes on 19 campaign has put on television. Dan Newman, a spokesman, said the campaign will spend $170,000 to run it on cable channels through election day and hopes to raise money to air it more frequently and in other markets.
"We started with a modest buy and are increasing every moment as the supporters chip in to make sure people get the message," he said.
In the 30-second spot, McNamara, wearing a suit jacket and tie, speaks directly to the camera and says his 35 years in law enforcement have convinced him that the war on marijuana has failed.
"Today, it's easier for a teenager to buy pot than beer," he says. "Proposition 19 will tax and control marijuana just like alcohol. It will generate billions of dollars for local communities, allow police to focus on violent crimes and put drug cartels out of business."
The ad scrolls through a list of endorsements from people in law enforcement. "Join me and many others in law enforcement. Vote yes on Proposition 19," McNamara concludes.
In an e-mail to supporters, Richard Lee, the Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur who is the initiative's main proponent, said the campaign needs to raise $100,000 by Wednesday to keep the ad on the air through Nov. 2, when Californians go to the polls. "You've come through every time in the past, and now I need your support one more time," he wrote.
Roger Salazar, a spokesman for the No on 19 campaign, dismissed the amount the campaign is spending on the ad as insignificant. "That's just throwing money away. That's fantastic," he said.
The No on 19 campaign is not on the air, but the California Chamber of Commerce is spending $250,000 on radio ads to try to defeat Proposition 19, saying the measure "is worded so broadly that it would hurt California's economy, raise business costs and make it harder to create jobs." The 60-second ads started Friday in Los Angeles and Saturday in San Diego.
Newman said the campaign chose McNamara, a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, to deliver its message because he is a veteran police officer who was both a beat cop in New York City and a police chief in San Jose. "He has impeccable authority and is someone who can speak from firsthand knowledge," he said.
The Yes on 19 campaign touts endorsements from the National Black Police Assn. and 48 law enforcement veterans, most of them retired. Salazar noted that every California law enforcement organization that has gotten involved in the issue has endorsed the No on 19 campaign, which has raised much of its money from these same organizations.
Newman said Los Angeles area viewers would be able to see the ad on a number of cable networks, including CNN, CNBC, Headline News and MSNBC. More than a quarter of the state's voters live in Los Angeles County.
Proposition 19 would allow adults 21 and older to devote up to 25 square feet of space to growing marijuana and possess up to an ounce of it; let cities and counties decide whether to authorize commercial cultivation and retail sales; and impose taxes.
Salazar took issue with the ad, saying Proposition 19 would not control marijuana like alcohol, which is subject to state regulation. He also said there are no estimates that show the initiative could raise billions of dollars n taxes and no experts who say it would put drug cartels out of business.
Newman compared the measure to the repeal of alcohol prohibition, which led to new tax revenue and sidelined drug-running gangs. "You no longer see beer cartels sneaking over the border with six packs or shoot-outs in Napa Valley over the grape harvest," he said.
He said the exact amount of taxes the measure might raise is irrevelant. "The only question is whether Prop. 19 would generate massive or merely extremely significant revenue," he said.
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Without naming anyone specifically, Dosmukhanbetov added that "Americans and Europeans are trying to buy this team. It would be easy to sell but we must do everything to save it." He did not specify how much of the team's reported $17 million per year budget the government would cover, or whether the sponsorship would continue after 2009.
It's well and good to race Milan San Remo, the Tour of California or even the Giro in Astana uniforms; most Americans neither know much nor care much about those races. But the Tour de France draws all eyes, as well as possible questions about what an American icon is doing racing for a former Soviet republic one which a lot of Americans, like Armstrong, know primarily from Borat.
But that news, combined with announcements last week that the Kazakh corporate sponsors had covered at least part of their debt, indicate that Astana will take the start of the Tour de France on July 4 as Astana, not another team, and with all riders present (there had been speculation that if the team defaulted on its contracts with riders that Alberto Contador could jump to another team).
The team's financing had been severely curtailed when Kazakh corporate sponsors like Nike Air Force One White Low
It seems clear that Armstrong is chafing under that association. Throughout the season, he's appeared in the team gear only when strictly necessary, insteadchoosing Livestrong clothing or racing and training in gear with the logo from his Mellow Johnny's bike shop.
"The question of financing has been settled as of today," Tourism and Sport minister Temirzhan Dosmukhanbetov told Reuters."I think we need to help sponsor this Nike Air Force 1 High Top Brown
Things may be coming back together now, although it involves a solution that Armstrong may not love. According to Reuters, the Kazakh government has stepped in to partially sponsor the team for the rest of 2009.
For Armstrong, it means he doesn't have to put together a stopgap sponsor initiative or risk losing his start spot at the Tour because of sponsor woes. But it also means he'll be making his drive for a record eighth win wearing Astana kit, rather than a sponsor of his courting. That matters because of public perception.
who he seems not to like very much.
Lance Armstrong for Great Glory of Kazakhstan
During his winning Tour run, Armstrong had complete control over sponsor agreements Nike Air Force 1 High Pink Suede in 1999 he even sent a cease and desist letter to Postal's clothing sponsor, Pearl Izumi, for running an ad with him pictured because Pearl lacked a separate likeness agreement. But with Armstrong departed from the sport for three years (many felt permanently) and cycling sponsorships increasingly hard to come by, Bruyneel had moved on to a marriage of convenience with Astana. And now, Armstrong has to deal with all of the consequences of that union.
team because it represents our country's prestige."
Armstrong said he was strongly considering starting his own team and spoke of an announcement to be made perhaps after the Tour de France, and the rumors the last month have swirled around the possibility that team manager Johan Bruyneel whose company, Olympus, provides the service course and technical expertise that Astana runs on might find a way to wrest control of the precious ProTour license away from the Kazakh national cycling federation and align it with a new sponsor.
It always made sense for Armstrong to come back with Bruyneel, if he came back at all. The two are very close and enjoyed their greatest successes working as a team. But to reunite, there have been compromises: sharing the team leadership with Alberto Contador and, yes, racing for a sponsor Nike Air Force 1 Flyknit Low
Back at the Giro d'Italia, Lance Armstrong responded to questions about the future of the Astana team by bluntly telling reporters, "It's not my team; it's not my sponsor." That made it pretty clear that the always interesting relationship between Armstrong and, yes, what is his team's sponsor, was rapidly worsening.
Samruk Kazyna stopped making regular payments to the cycling federation, which then in turn failed to pay Bruyneel's management company. With salaries unpaid for two months and counting, the organization risked defaulting on its financial obligations and faced the possibility of the revocation of its ProTour license. The team fought back by racing over half the Giro d'Italia in uniforms with sponsor logos so faded they were almost invisible. But the latest news signals that the Kazakhs won't let go of their team without a fight, at least.
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OK so the title of this doesn't really work. I was trying to see how many times I could use the word ad or ads or anything close to it but kinda fell short of the finish line. Additionally, If only I had added some thought to this I may have had a better outcome
(geeeeez talk about beating a joke to death)
The interweb is all a buzz with talk of Google placing ads on Youtube videos. Sure this will make viewing them more time consuming and I will probably not stick around for as many videos as I once did if I am seeing the same commercials over and over but I still am not against the idea all together.
What I am against is boring commercials made for a YouTube audience………to avoid this I have an idea (I always seem to) and since my name is on this here little blog I am going to share it with you.
Keeping the spirit of what YouTube is all about I am suggesting that companies let the passionate "YouTubers" develop and shoot the commercials for the new YouTube!
YouTube (for me at least) isn't about polished professional videos but rather cool home made videos with a mountain of character and fun.
I admit there will be little control over the outcome and that is a scary thing for a marketing exec but if a short "creative brief" is posted for people to play with I think you can get the occasional piece of gold like this "unauthorized" Ray Ban Sunglasses video
This would go a long way to keeping YouTube authentic and allow people to become even more connected with the brands they love.
Now I know UGC or CGC is not new and I didn't invent it but in this case it is not only a natural fit but the only fit/option.
Of course I have been wrong once before 🙂


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Wilbur Davis has been a member of the Iowa Mountaineers for over 37 years. He served as an outing and climbing leader on many of the Iowa Mountaineer North American and international outings and expeditions. His love for encouraging and teaching young climbers in the art and skills of mountain climbing and then unselfishly taking hundreds of beginning mountaineers up mountains for their first mountain summits has enriched not only his life, but everyone who has come to know him.
I had the privilege to ascend Mount Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania during Wilbur's 69th and 70th years of climbing and adventuring the mountains of the world. His love of life, love of people and his love for the mountains will be missed by his wife Cornelia and his daughter Connie and son Clea and by everyone else who has had the wonderful privilege and opportunity to get to know and climb with him. He will be especially missed by the Iowa Mountaineers and all of its members.
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Dear blogshops,
we would like to invite you guys to join our bazaar --
"Lelong Lelong" Marketplace on 29th August 2009 at Asia Cafe SS15. :)
Introducing our first bazaar "Lelong Lelong" Marketplace on 29th August 2009 (Saturday) at Asia Cafe SS15 situated less than 100meter away from Taylor's College, Inti College & Metropolitan College!
Inviting all blogshops/traders to join our first outdoor bazaar/marketplace!
Why you should join this marketplace?!
- The location where surrounded by colleges, shop houses, housing area and SS15 is also one of the busiest area in Klang Valley, will definitely create a crowd especially young shoppers/students!
- Even though we are at outdoor, but still, there are tent/covered area so that it won't be that hot! (Don't worry, there are fans around!)
- Banks like CIMB, Maybank, Public Bank; McDonald; Starbucks are all in walking distance!
- Parking bays are available around that area.
- Our booths are very nearby to the cafe's toilet, this will be very easy for your customers to try the garment.
- There will be only 20-25 booths that day, first come first served basis!
- We will be promoting & hang the banner of this event 1-2weeks in advance so that people around that area know about it!
Our fee is only RM60 providing one table (size to be confirm) and two chairs for each booth!
Well, bash no more, email us for the application form & further information!
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Any inquiry, feel free to drop us a mail or ring us at 0166117971(Rei).
p/s: we'll be supporting SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS campaign, so shoppers, do bring your own shopping bag! :)
Lelong Lelong Marketplace
Date: 29th August 2009
Time: 10AM-6PM
Venue: Asia Cafe SS15
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Monday, 1 December 2008
Airdome Whistler B.C.
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Bloging again after long brake!
I didn't put any post for last couple months.. reason of absent was that i did travel a lot.. 16000km trough wild Canada.. After coming back to London i did get focus on new projects straight away.. in next posts i will show the main ones..
Whistler, Top of Blackcomb view on Rocky Mountains..
Whistler, Top of Blackcomb view on Rocky Mountains..
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Backlight - Week 3
For our third week of backlighting, I decided to go outside with my camera in the very late afternoon as opposed to the early morning which I had done the past two weeks. Though it was just after 5:00 p.m., I found the sunlight still to be quite intense. While out walking I stumbled upon a girls lacrosse game taking place in my neighborhood of Harlem. Maintaining my elevated position outside of the field, I chose to incorporate the fence as a framing element in my shot. The industrial nature of the fence with its added compositional dimension later inspired me to convert this week's photo to black and white. Through this month-long study of backlighting, I am discovering that this particular technique used with black and white processing can make quite a nice marriage. It is definitely something I will continue to practice.
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How Northern Virginians say their area made out under the budget
Unlike the Southwest Virginia legislators who all agreed that this area made out well under the new budget,
this Washington Times article
("Budget weighs on Northern Virginia," 5/13/04) shows a greater diversity of opinion among Northern Virginia legislators as to how well their area fared.
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Welcome to Knapp House Activity Centre North Devon
Knapp House Activity Centre is a family run business. It was established in 1982 and has been owned and managed by the Clements family since 1979. The house is surrounded by 60 acres of farm land, which encompasses gardens, woodlands and fields. It is situated between the villages of Appledore and Northam, near Bideford in North Devon.
Fun and exciting range of activities!
Offering a range of both land-based and water activities including:
- Waterskiing
- Climb and abseil
- Surfing
- Tunnelling
- RIB rides
- Coastal exploration
- Lake (Dragon boat, Bell Boat, Raft)
…. just to name a few. Read more about our activities
Tailored to your requirements
Knapp House runs residential day, weekend and week courses, individually timetabled and created to your specific requirement.
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Welcome to Small kitchen with white cabinets, a one-stop resource for everything kitchen-related. Space Kitchens call centre rep was just a kid reading from a script, the guy who called back to make the appointment misinformed us about the duration of the visit, we were told it would take about an hour or so but when kitchen 'designer' showed up he acted surprised and told us no, it would take at least two hours.
I will try to keep this as brief as possible; i was recently employed by space kitchens who have a trade off branch of weather seal who is a sub company of space kitchens and bathrooms, i was utterly disgusted in the ethics and running of the company.
Bellcraft Kitchens & Bath is transforming older homes with White Plains kitchen remodeling Although sophisticated older homes and apartments in the city of White Plains and the lower Westchester towns are embodied with charm, they were not designed to fit today's contemporary lifestyle.
I used to work for Space kitchens as a treat there sales staff as they treat there potential beware of the pretty picture painted of high earnings and great future lifestyle all you budding sales are conmen!!!You will need an overdraft within one month of being with them.
This website, once it has been added to search engines on the internet, and the story published in three newspapers, word of mouth and flyers handed out, will generate a great deal of bad publicity that I'm positive will do Space Kitchens no good in relation to business.


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Big Sky Documentary Film Fest - Gatekeeper
Patrolling a popular tourist destination of steep cliffs that plummet into the Sea of Japan, a retired police officer vigilantly intercepts troubled souls looking to jump, his count of lives saved now over 500.
Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Yung Chang
Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
The film culminated around a certain time of events. I came across an article in the back page of Time magazine a few years ago about Shige and his work. I was very moved by it because, around that time, I had lost a relative and then a friend to suicide.
Shige's story resonated with me — here was a man who seemed to have a unique way of understanding suicide and suicide prevention, operating this non-profit and serving traditional food (oroshi mochi) to create a nostalgic trigger that rekindles a reason for attemptees to live.
What especially struck me, though, was his selflessness beyond just finding people on the cliffside. The real issue is long-term: how you support someone not only throughout their ordeal but also throughout their lives, and that's what Shige does. He drives hours across the country to talk with people he's saved and even gets in the room to negotiate disputes between family members. It's very selfless, and in a way a kind of old school approach — he's not a therapist, and he's figuring things out as he goes.
On top of that, when I first met Shige and he told me the story about the old couple he couldn't save before he retired, I began to see how he has this sense of guilt. This is part of what drives him; he's someone who has a struggle, an inner conflict. And that was also quite moving.
Imagine I'm a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
I define documentary based on the National Film Board of Canada's definition that it is "the interpretation of reality." I make films to provoke audiences and to move them emotionally. Documentary should be cinematic and not just a news report. No one should feel forced to watch this film, but I made it as a character study into a fascinating and flawed person who's dedicated his remaining years to help suicidal people. In addition, it's also a window into another culture and society (Japan), one that functions very differently than Western culture.
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development and production?
Whenever I work on a film, even if it's a documentary, I want to come into it with a sense of the theme and a vision of the story.
For Gatekeeper, I prepared as much as possible: writing down the character I imagined Shige to be, imagining the story from beginning to end. I wanted to build into my subconscious the scenes and visuals I was trying to achieve.
However, when shooting in production, I let much of this go and tried to be as open and present as possible. Anything can happen in a documentary; essentially if you're improvising. But it helps to go into it with a tacit idea of where to train your camera and what details are important.
Ultimately, I was also focused on telling a narrative within the medium of a 40 minute short film, not a 90 minute feature like I'm accustomed to making. What's interesting about a short film to me is being able to build the story up to a climax and then hanging on that moment, leaving it abstract. The impact there can be quite powerful.
Stylistically, I decided that rather than making an observational cinéma vérité film, I'd use interviews as a way to establish Shige's voice as the film's guide. I went in fully optimistic that I'd capture Shige saving somebody. It didn't happen until the third week of the shoot, but we got it with the boy with the backpack, and we pieced the story together around that. When we did that, I wanted to make our four weeks of footage feel like it was shot in a day — it's dark in the morning, the day goes by, and then it's dark again at night.
What type of feedback have you received so far?
We won the Los Angeles Film Festival's Best Short documentary. We are a Vimeo Staff Pick and Atlantic Monthly Editor's Pick. Overall feedback has been quite positive. Most audiences where I've attended Q&A's want to learn more about the nature of suicide in Japanese culture, as it's different than in the West.
Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?
When I hear from audience members who've also lost friends or relatives to suicide, it can sometimes feel like the film has offered some sort of healing.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
Just to share ideas and inform audiences of the world beyond their backyard. Simon Kilmurry wrote a moving article for the Hollywood Reporter. I suggest additional reading here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-documentaries-matter-more-ever-guest-column-976290
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film's message?
Just audience and eyeballs. Maybe film festival programmers too.
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
Encourage conversation and debate around the nature of suicide and suicide prevention. Provocation also on the meaning of life.
What's a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
Why should we save people who are suicidal? Isn't it their choice to live or die?
What are the key creatives developing or working on now?
I'm starting a new feature documentary about controversial journalist, Robert Fisk. Completing screenplay for my first feature, Eggplant. Taking care of my newborn daughter.
Interview: December 2017
We Are Moving Stories embraces new voices in drama, documentary, animation, TV, web series and music video. If you have just made a film - we'd love to hear from you. Or if you know a filmmaker - can you recommend us? More info: Carmela
Patrolling a popular tourist destination of steep cliffs that plummet into the Sea of Japan, a retired police officer vigilantly intercepts troubled souls looking to jump, his count of lives saved now over 500.
39 mins
Yung Chang
Yung Chang, Eriko Miyagawa, Bob Moore
Yung Chang
Key cast:
Yukio Shige
Looking for (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists):
Festival programmers
Canada Council for the Arts, Field of Vision, First Look Media, H-Squared Foundation
Made in association with:
EyeSteelFilm Brave River Films
Where can I see it in the next month?
Big Sky Documentary Film Fest on Feb. 26.


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Online & Internet Scams: Dead Sea Beauty Kit - The Italian Mafia Money Laundering Scam
Recently a friend of mine was sat one night on Facebook when she was offered the opportunity to take part in a survey. The survey appeared to be endorsed by Google and was offering the potential prize of over £50 worth of Dead Sea Beauty cream. As far as she was concerned this was a good incentive and she continued with the survey. At the end of the survey it was announced that she had been selected as one of the winners of the beauty cream but would have to provide personal details in order to pay a security deposit and shipping fees.
Although skeptical at first she decided that, as the survey had been endorsed by Google, it must be genuine. I had always told her in the past to be careful what information she supplies online but this survey looked so genuine that she really believed that Google were playing an important part in the distribution of the survey and therefore believed it was real. She supplied them with her details.
Approximately ten days later she logged into her bank account to find out that on her pay day a payment of £57 had been taken. As the debit had only just been made she would have to wait up to three days to find out what company the payment went to. A few days later it was confirmed that the payment was made to DS Marketing Ltd who own the DeadSeaKit.com website. This payment of £57 was documented as being used to pay for the Dead Sea beauty cream which she was supposed to have won for free. However, she had not even received the cream! She then arranged for her bank to prevent any further payments being made to the company and notified them of what had happened.
Rather unusually her bank had actually issued her with a new debit card between the time that the order was placed and the time that the money was debited from her bank account. However, DS Marketing Ltd somehow still managed to proceed with the transaction.
Upon my friend informing me of what had happened I did some investigating into the website. When I visited the website at first it all looked genuine and legal. However, the more I looked at it the more inconsistencies I started to notice. In actual fact, the DeadSeaKit.com website has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with genuine Dead Sea beauty products. The first oddity I noticed was that, despite the website seeming to be set up and registered by a London company, it has a PO Box return address in Israel for customers to supposedly return products they are unsatisfied with.
This made me curious so I decided to check the Whois servers to find out which address had been used to register the website's domain name and how many changes, etc had been made since it was set up. As it turns out, whoever set the website up had registered it at 788-790 Finchley Road, London which I soon discovered is an address massively associated with overwhelming amounts of serious organized crime! As it turns out this address had actually, so far, been used to fraudulently pose as over 930 legitimate companies with the purpose of defrauding customers and then laundering that money back to Israel.
Some of the companies these scammers had been posing as were: Capital Gardens, The Company Shop, Educational Services, Temple Fortune, Financial Global Assets Management, Mina Corp, Eyre International, Racix, Longbay Trading, National Insolvency Helpline, Minza Ltd and many many more. It also turned out that there were reports of paedophilia associated with this address; something which made me cringe. Further research showed that many governments were already aware of this scam and had been carrying out investigations for quite some time and even congress had been called in to try to pin these criminals down.
The more I researched the address the more unbelievable the truth about these scammers was becoming. A gigantic conspiracy against the government had become apparent originating from the London address. Here's a quote from a website I found on the issue (and the source link):
"I have previously reported that two British companies were involved in a massive scam to siphon off US Defence contract money and pass it on into the private sector. However, more information has now become available that clearly shows that our government may have been implicated in covering up the two named British companies.
Would it not be logic for our government to carry out its own investigation into these two companies as a back up to the US Congress, especially that they were both registered here in the United Kingdom?
It was as a result of the fine work carried out by my associate Gordon Bowden that more information has now become available and which clearly shows that our government has intentionally turned a blind eye to this disgraceful fraud."
Source: http://eyreinternational.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/congress-investigating-british-companies-but-not-our-own-government-why/
To my even further amazement, I then discovered that Julian Assange's website WikiLeaks had released a diplomatic cable which shed new light on mysterious activities of Israeli's selling Dead Sea beauty products at malls in New Zealand and US. Consider all the controversy currently surrounding Julian Assange and his extradition.
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5519017/WikiLeaks-delves-into-Dead-Sea-sales-scam
Further reading suggested that the money is being fed back from Israel to the Italian mafia. In June 2008 18 people had been arrested by the Italian police in various parts of Italy. However, the arrest warrants had actually been issued by Magistrates in Florence as part of Investigation 899. The Italian police operation was called Operation Premium and was regarding a telephone scam to an 899 number.
Clearly the only way these criminals are ever going to be stopped is to make people aware of their presence.
Lol wow....the mafia is really in its last days if it has to resort to Dead Sea product scams. How pathetic.
Online & Internet Scams: Dead Sea Beauty Kit, Collagenta, Lift and Glow and Lift Serum
I have just been through (and am not sure that the ordeal is finished yet) the most upsetting chain of events after ordering a FREE TRIAL of Beauty creams called Dead Sea Kit and Collagenta. Both these products were offered for the cost of the postage only £1.99 and £2.99 on TRIAL basis. Within two weeks I had several deductions from my bank account one for £97.82. and another for £97.95 from companies whose names were similar to those of the product but not the same as the products' names. The deductions were made by Dead Sea Blue and Collagentalux. I tried to cancel any further order and ask for my money back but they told me that I was out of time as the offer of the 'trial' was for 14 days only, after which time I was responsible for the full payment of the goods. The terms and conditions however state that the goods could be returned within 30 days for a full refund. I had a string of e mails with them and had the most discourteous set of e mails back from them refusing the refund. I finally decided to send the products back (strangely enough both these apparently independent companies share the same return address in Israel) to be received by them before the 30 day period ran out. This cost me £24.00 for the postage. After I e-mailed both Dead Sea Kit and Collagenta 'people the scanned proof of the post office return slip, I was finally refunded both the amounts. I now hope that no more deductions will be made!
Keep away from these people they are scum! Also keep away any products from Lift Serum and Lift and Glow! They operate the same scam!
I have been caught out by the Dead Sea Product, but thanks to this blog I have managed to contact my bank before they take any money. Only my postage down so far so really thankful for tip off.
Will not be trying any 'freebies' in future.
The Internet is plagued with scams like this, my husband was ordering a new pair of shoes from a website not that long ago and a couple of hours after making the transaction we tried to use his debit card at an ATM and it was denied! It turned out that the bank recognized the company tring to process the order as a Fruad and froze his account. I am glad the bank took this action and keep our hard earned money from scammer but it was a major hassle.
I entered for a free trial just pay for the postage. I received the small jars of cream, but today I went to my bank and they had took 109 euro from my account plus the 7.95 for postage. Now I'm trying to contact them does anyone have a e.mail address for them.
Please anyone out there do not go accept any free trial offers.
Dead sea beauty kit. Thank you.
I was taken for a ride by this scammers when I answered a free trial. They have taken £87.89. from my account. I been emailing them, then they said as a gesture of good will they will refund £30.00 into my account as though they are doing a philantropic act. Meanwhile they have stolen a lot from unsuspecting people like me. Can the government/trading standard do somethhing about this scammers that invading Britain?
Anyone thinking about that Dead See Beauty kit?
Do yourself a favour - stay away from them and do not order anything. You will see charges and no way of getting any refund or it'll cost you…
Good evaluation and investigation. The Italian Mafia is a secret society that is associated with major political figures and powerful diplomats.
Things that make you go Hmm. I often feel there is more to things than meets the eye, in this day and age it makes sense to research everything.
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UK government's plan to tackle childhood obesity finally published – amid criticism
The long-awaited Childhood Obesity Strategy has come under fire from campaigners, health experts and even a supermarket chain amid accusations of a 'watering down' of the previous proposals.
Critics of the strategy argue that the publication of the long-awaited paper is the first test of new Prime Minister Theresa May, with some suggesting it is one she has failed after various measures outlined in the original draft – including restrictions on advertising and price promotions on unhealthy foods – have been dropped.
The published strategy does, however, include measures such as a 5% sugar reduction in children's food products by manufacturers over the next 12 months, with an ultimate aim of a 20% reduction over a period of four years While these reductions are expected to be subject to monitoring by Public Health England, they will not be enforced by the government.
Physical activity
Under the new plans, primary schools will also be responsible for the provision of a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity per day and will also be urged to actively encourage parents and families to provide a similar amount of activity at home.
There is also likely to be extra investment in sports in schools, funded by revenue from the controversial 'sugar tax' levy, from 2018 onwards.
Voluntary reformulation
The sugar reduction target is expected to begin with the reformulation of products produced for children, such as breakfast cereals, cakes, biscuits, yoghurts, desserts and sweet spreads, but such reformulation is to be on a voluntary basis.
MP Dr Sarah Wollaston, chairwoman of the government's Health Select Committee, described the strategy as "really disappointing" and appears to demonstrate "the hand of big industry lobbyists".
Dr Wollaston told the BBC that Theresa May's government had already failed to keep its promise to deal with health inequality by putting the "interests of advertising marketers ahead of the interests of children".
Further action not ruled out
A spokeswoman at the Department of Health says: "The childhood obesity crisis has been decades in the making and it will take years to sort it. We will measure progress carefully and are not ruling out further action if results are not seen."
Reacting to the news on his Facebook page, TV chef and obesity campaigner Jamie Oliver says the plans "contain a few nice ideas, but so much is missing". He adds: "It was set to be one of the most important health initiatives of our time, but look at the words used - 'should, might, we encourage' - too much of it is voluntary, suggestive, where are the mandatory points?"
Mike Coupe, CEO of Sainsbury's, describes the plans as a "welcome first step" but adds: "We need a holistic approach to tackle childhood obesity, including compulsory measured targets across all nutrients - not just sugar - and mandatory traffic light labelling across all food and drink products, regardless of whether they are consumed inside or outside the home."
Tougher action needed
Tom Sanders, Professor emeritus of Nutrition and Dietetics at King's College London, says while he supports the plans to increase exercise in schools he believes "tougher action is needed if there is to be any meaningful impact on obesity". He says the strategy fails to focus on how to restrict overconsumption of food energy, and suggests measures should also be taken to cut both fat and carbohydrate consumption and to reduce portion sizes.
Professor Sanders says: "It is good to encourage healthy eating but it is the quantity of food consumed rather than the quality that affects weight gain. The strategy does not explain how the intake of foods consumed on the school fringe or at home will be reduced.
Is the marketing of junk food part of the problem with obesity?
Professor Sanders adds: "Lacking are any controls on the marketing of obesogenic foods e.g. no controls on pick and mix sales of confectionery in shopping centres or the placement of high calorie snacks at checkouts and marketing of junk food in cinemas."
Professor Mark Hanson, Director Institute of Developmental Sciences at the University of Southampton says: "The government's plan contains several good components, but I know that many experts in the field, many health care professionals and probably many parents will feel disappointed that it does not go far enough.
Obesity problem may begin in the womb
Professor Hanson adds: "The government's plan continues to place much responsibility on parents and children, as well as busy health care professionals and teachers. It completely ignores the importance of the life course nature of childhood obesity, a path along which many children have already started by the time they are born and in infancy. Even young children who are not obviously overweight or obese may be at risk in this respect.
"Urgent action is needed to engage the parents of tomorrow in having a healthy lifestyle before conception, in preventing obesity and diabetes before and during pregnancy and in promoting breast feeding.
He warns: "There is a real danger that the government's plan will deliver too little, too late, and that major opportunities will have been missed.
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Please give a warm welcome to Robert and Stacia Guzzo, founders of Handcrafted HoneyBee. This energetic #ahasmember business team has generously offered to share their recent, dramatic rebranding journey with our community. Here is Part 5, as told by Robert Guzzo, Co-Founder of Handcrafted HoneyBee.
The entire series can be found here:
read the prologue here
Part 1 (where they talk about their need to change) here
Part 2 (why it takes awhile to get a rebrand right)
Part 3 (what it's like finding a designer)
Part 4 (creating compelling content)
Part 5 (creating and using your brand guide)
Part 6 (creating compelling packaging)
Part 7 (juggling two brands at once)
Part 8 (building a homepage)
Part 9 (launching their new site)
Epilogue (why going through a rebrand helps you love your brand more)
AND read their designer's advice on getting better with graphic design here
One of the side benefits of working with a designer from Western Australia is the time difference. Since she was working while we slept, there were often messages waiting for us as soon as we woke up. It was fun, and something that Stacia and I both started to anticipate with excitement.
But the morning that she sent our Brand Identity Guide, we both felt like 6-year-olds at Christmas!
Why were we so excited? These weren't the final hi-res designs (those would come later). So what's so great about a "guide"?
The Power of Consistency
Every part of your brand tells a story. To be more precise, your customers hear a story every time they encounter your brand. If you want to successfully sell to those customers, then it's up to you to tell a good story.
There are certain elements to good storytelling: a protagonist, a compelling conflict & a coherent plot line that brings the conflict to a satisfying conclusion.
So let me say this again, with emphasis:
Every part of your brand tells a story.
Not just your written words. Not just your website. Not just your logo. Not just your letterhead. Everything.
Think of every single element of your brand as a character in the epic story you are trying to tell. And I'm talking about everything from color to text to context. Each of those characters has a different role and purpose, but all of them need to consistently contribute to the telling of the story.
The Brand Guide helps to keep it all straight.
The Mother of All Deliverables
You've probably heard it before, but it bears repeating. Design is a tool to help you solve a problem.
So remember the #1 Rule of Being a Good Design Client:
It doesn't matter whether or not you like the way the design looks. It only matters if the design is able to help you achieve your stated goals.
Nobody looks at a hammer and says: "You know, I don't like the way this hammer looks!" As long as the hammer can drive a nail, then you're likely going to use it if you need to nail two boards together.
But brand is a much more complex thing, requiring a much more complex solution. You can expect that the tool is going to be much more complex too.
And complex tools usually come with an owner's manual.
If design is the tool, then the Brand Guide is the manual that shows you how to use that tool to best effect.
For example, our Brand Identity Guide from Aeolidia listed:
- logo
- secondary logo (each with two background options)
- brand marks
- color palette
- typography (for both print and web)
- background textures
- graphic elements
Sarah, our designer, also developed several custom illustrations for us to use as "brand extensions" (for stickers, temporary tattoos, etc). Those were covered in the Brand Guide too.
There were "Best Use" guidelines on each page below the designs, to help us to understand how best to employ each one. Those directions helped us to use our design package to solve each problem as it was intended.
We employ our Brand Guide as the go-to reference whenever we are creating something new for the business: invoices, thank you notes, the color palette of our Instagram posts…even our production studio has been painted in "on-brand" colors so we can use it for photo & video shoots!
And here's the craziest thing. Our designer was surprised when she saw how much we were actually using it. In a recent correspondence she wrote, "Rarely do my clients take their style guide and really run with it! I think of all my clients, you are only one in a small handful who has."
Have you ever read a case study for a rebrand and fallen in love with the design, only to go to the company's site and see that things have changed in seemingly arbitrary ways? That's a client who decided to disregard his Brand Guide. It's the equivalent of tossing the owner's manual and using your coffee maker to steam dumplings.
(PS - In case you can't tell from the way I'm gushing about them, we loved everything that Aeolidia did for us...in addition to those designs helping us to achieve our goals!)
Tell Me Why…With a Good Case Study
With a coherent, solutions-focused design and a clearly written Brand Guide, we would have been just fine. We had the tools and we knew how to use them.
But Sarah gave us more.
Every deliverable we received from our designer also came with a case study. She explained every design decision in great detail, providing context and motivation. She demonstrated to us that she had fully considered each of our business goals. Those explanations gave us confidence that her solution could help us achieve those goals.
And I mean every deliverable. Sarah designed tons of print collateral, packaging, the instruction booklets for our kits, a newsletter template, a series of sticker designs, character illustrations, and so much more.
Each and every one of them came with a detailed explanation of why the design worked for its intended purpose, as well as how each design element worked in concert with every other design element!
This was truly game-changing for us.
For one, it showed us that we had made the right choice by investing in a great designer. It also fueled our imaginations for follow-up design work with Aeolidia, so much so that we are signing them up for new work even as they continue to deliver on our original project!
But the greatest gift we received from the combination of the Brand Guide and the case studies?
It helped to validate the vision that we had for our brand.
As we received the design deliverables and read the case studies, it was like seeing our vision brought into being and made tangible. It helped to sharpen our focus even more and dream even bigger.
Next Time: We put those beautiful designs to work, on every single aspect of our physical product. We needed a design that could sell itself on retail shelves & our website, when the thing we were selling was inside a box! This is how we did it.


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Last night, as I watched Deion Sanders deliver his induction speech into the NFL Hall of Fame, I was reminded of the time he flipped me the bird.
The year was 1998. The month December. Deion was playing for his third NFL team.
Being a New Orleans Saints fan of long standing I of course despise the Atlanta Falcons so when the dirty birds drafted the brash talking, cocky, cornerback out of Florida State I was quick to decide I didn't like him either.
From Atlanta, Deion moved on to the San Francisco 49ers and oh how I hated the 49ers because in those days they were the elite team in the Saints division.
And to top it off "Primetime" as Mr. Sanders billed himself signed on with the Dallas Cowboys. Given the fact 90% of my buddies were Cowboy fans and gave me constant shit about the Saints having never won a playoff game in the history of the NFL I didn't like anything about the boys with the blue star.
I viewed Deion "Primetime" Sanders as the epitome of the primadona athlete. He had no loyalty to his team or their fans. Only the the limelight and the almighty dollar. He was a defensive mercenary willing to play for Satan himself.
The morning of Sunday December 6th I woke up in my New Orleans hotel with a considerable pounding in my head. It was me, my wife, and a buddy who was a devote Cowboy fan. We had tickets for the Saints/Cowboy game at high noon but as my feet hit the floor I wasn't sure I'd love that long, for you see I'd had a bit TOO much fun the night before.
My buddy had never been to the Superdome so we headed to the game extra early to look around. With every heartbeat the throng in my skull hit harder than Deion ever did an opposing ball carrier.
In those days the Superdome had a sort of rundown mall attached to it. Most of the stories were empty and I've heard it has never reopened since Katrina but I can't say for sure, but we arrived before the doors to the dome were open so I headed over to the mall to buy some aspirin or Tylenol. I found the pills I needed but soon discovered at 9:05 on a Sunday morning there wasn't a single place open to buy a bottle of water or a can of cola. However, I did find a place already selling beer, so I bought a Blackened Voodoo Dixie and chased my medicine down with some hair of the dog.
We wandered over to watch Buddy D rant and rave as he delivered his radio show live from the mall. By the time I finished that first beer I was feeling much better so I bought another.
When the Dome doors opened we were some of the first fans inside. This was back int he days of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin so the Cowboys were still a good team though Barry Switzer had began the act of destroying them so the end was near.
For the Saints it was the dismal Mike Ditka, Kerry Collins, Wilmont Perry years. My buddy was cocky confident. I was not, but by the time I finished my third and fourth Blackened Voodoo Dixie I was starting to feel some Who Dat magic.
Our tickets were on the next to the last row of the Superdome. As we sat down I noticed a lone player was out on the field running and cutting. The swagger - the do-rag - quickly revealed it was none other than Deion "Primetime" Sanders. He'd been injured and missed a few games for "turf toe" but the talk was he was going to play this week. Feeling rather boisterous I headed down to the bottom rail of the the Superdome's third tier and began calling out.
"Hey Deion!"
"It's just a toe!"
"Suck it up!"
He continued to run wind sprints and cuts for twenty minutes and I hollered down to him the entire time, never once getting a reaction.
"You're getting too old Deion!"
"Deion! You are passed your Prime Time!"
As he finished his warm-up Deion pimp walked towards the tunnel. His cocky swagger, along with the Blackened voodoo Dixie pumping through my veins, prompted one more taunt from me. "Deion! You Suck!"
Without ever turning around Primetime raised his right hand high in the air and extended one finger as if to say, Hey, loud mouth in the upper deck. I heard you and you can kiss my ass.
A half hour later, when the rest of the team came out, Mr Sanders appeared in a fancy gold trimmed suit and he stood on the sideline that day and watched a bad New Orleans Saints team kick the crap out of the boys with the blue star. Saint won 22-3 in total domination, but last night as I watched Deion deliver is speech I couldn't help but smile realizing not everyone has been flipped off by a Hall of Famer.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Primed and Ready
5 comments:
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
I'm impressed. No one famous has ever flipped me the bird. Just unknown losers.
- August 7, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Laurel said...
That story is so full of New Orleans awesome I need a beignet.
- August 7, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Charles Gramlich said...
I never had any respect for Sanders. He was a loud mouth who was fast it seemed to me. Never cared to watch him or any team he was on. I have in the past watched the Hall of Fame inductions. I would not in this case at all, although I wouldn't have minded seeing Marshall Faulk.
- August 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Oh the evils of alcohol! Especially when called Blackened Vodoo Dixie!
Take care
- August 7, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- sybil law said...
Love it! Deion is a douche.
- August 7, 2011 at 7:01 PM
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After a devastating tornado recently hit Joplin, Missouri, so many people are thinking of creative ways to help the city rebuild itself. Moosylvania, a St. Louis based company, has offered up this series of great posters as a way to contribute! Each poster is screen-printed, numbered and signed by the artist. All proceeds will be donated to the Southwest Missouri chapter of United Way to aid in the economic reconstruction. Go get one!


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This is where we are this week...white, sandy beaches in Gulf Shores. Jack is having the time of his life exploring the condo and playing in the water. He LOVES the water again this year, but not sure about the sand! And he is doing so well with taking steps...when your not looking, we will catch him letting go and taking a few steps (he is up to about 6 on his own). He is also doing good with standing. I just cannot believe how much he is changing.
His new word this week is BUS! We can thank Grammie and KK for that!


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Your novel Self-Portrait with Boy is coming out next year and it looks amazing. You got a blurb from Joyce Carol Oates! What was it like you found out JCO was blurbing your work?
Joyce Carol Oates's was the second blurb I got. When you write bunch of letters to a bunch of writers you barely know asking them to read a book they have very little context for, it doesn't seem likely that most—or any!—of them will reply. Still, you try to write a letter that puts your relationship with them in context, and so on. In the case of JCO, I actually took a class with her in college. I was 19, very insecure, and very shy. I wrote a pretty silly, clichéd, plotless story about a teenaged girl who gets rescued from a burning building by a sexy fireman. JCO didn't hold back. She was direct with her critique and honest about its flaws. Being nineteen, I didn't understand that one wasn't simply born an excellent writer. After that workshop I was convinced that I was talentless and stupid, and would never write another short story again. Of course, a few years later I'd start writing in earnest, and the harder I worked the better I'd understand that good writers aren't born so much as self-made. Still, to have this beautiful feedback from JCO, more than a decade later, is incredibly affirming. TBH it's like… man… I feel like I've finally gotten an A in the class of life.
How is your summer going?
My summer is going well! I've been teaching for Sackett Street Writers Workshop, working with a few private writing coaching clients, and planning upcoming classes for the Slice Literary Conference, Catapult, and Ditmas Writers Workshops. Meantime I've been proofreading the novel, and working on a couple of new projects that I'm excited about. I haven't gotten away very much yet, but I do try to get to the beach whenever I can.
I am not one of those people who has a favorite NYC beach. Riis, Rockaways, Sandy Hook, Fort Tilden, doesn't matter; as long as there's ocean nearby, I'm a happy girl. Lying in the hot sun and swimming in the cold water just feels so good. It's like the closest thing we've got to a Scandinavian sauna + ice bath. And hanging out among lots of strangers who've all come there for the same reason you have—to heat up and chill out and let their eyes rest on the horizon—almost feels like a religious experience to me. Plus you overhear the best dialogue. The other day a friend and I heard a couple of middle-aged women in folding chairs behind us talking about false teeth. One said to the other, in this beautiful, deep Brooklyn accent: "She had very, very long teeth. So when she got the fake ones, it was just so obvious."
What's a great novel you've read recently?
I just finished Muriel Spark's Loitering with Intent, which is so funny and witty and strange. I can't recommend it enough. It's a real writer's book, too; in her protagonist, the wry, ambitious, self-absorbed aspiring novelist Fleur Talbot, she evokes a peculiar mix of bemused remove and manic creative obsession that characterizes a certain kind of writerly personality. I reread Philip Roth's upsetting novella Goodbye, Columbus, which is an excellent beach read if you don't mind getting bummed out about classism and existential loneliness. A few other excellent recent debut novels that I've been reading, and must recommend: Robin Wasserman's Girls on Fire, Jessie Chaffee's Florence in Ecastasy, Julie Buntin's Marlena. All of these deal in some way with the darkness and complication of the female experience—a prerequisite for me, as a reader.


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Apple Music Could Pass Spotify This Summer
The unknown is about to do the unthinkable.
Apple music, largely an afterthought of the digital music streaming community due to it's high prices and relative freshness, is now gaining ground against the undisputed champ: Spotify. Continue reading "Apple Music Could Pass Spotify This Summer"
5 Awesome Music Gadgets at NAMM 2018
The annual National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show is described by its organizers as "the world's largest trade-only event for the music products industry". NAMM is where all the latest musical instruments and gadgets make their debut, and there are some real stunners every year. NAMM 2018 was no different. Check out these 5 awesome music gadgets that were introduced at this year's show. Continue reading "5 Awesome Music Gadgets at NAMM 2018"
Lady Gaga & Pink Added To Grammy Awards Lineup
Lady Gaga and Pink are set to perform at the 60th anniversary special for the Grammy Awards. The two performers join Childish Gambino and Little Big Town as the first announced acts on the show. Renowned Broadway icon Patti LuPone will also perform on the show, reprising her role in "Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Continue reading "Lady Gaga & Pink Added To Grammy Awards Lineup"
Top Songs of 2017 by Joshua Gruss
Shape of You- Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran, UK singer-songwriter, has been recording music since 2004. As his popularity in Europe grew, he found opportunities with One Direction and Taylor Swift, eventually securing his place in the US charts. "Shape of You", released in early 2017, became one of the top songs of 2017, with its upbeat pop rhythm and acoustics. Continue reading "Top Songs of 2017 by Joshua Gruss"
Good Times for Spotify, Uncertain Times for Apple Music
As part of its continued efforts to diversify, Apple has put a lot of money and power into trying to grow its Apple Music streaming service. In fact, the company even took the unexpected step of hiring legendary music-industry veteran Jimmy Iovine to head its latest enterprise following Apple's purchase of Beats for $3 billion back in 2014. However, recent news suggests that the move of hiring Iovine hasn't worked out quite as well as Apple would have hoped after it was reported that Iovine will be leaving his post at Apple Music as soon as his stock options have vested. Continue reading "Good Times for Spotify, Uncertain Times for Apple Music"
5 Best Headphones for Listening to Music
In recent years, the market for quality headphones has expanded to great new heights. With so many options available, avid music listeners can invest in headphones tailored to their specific wants and needs. These are the five best headphones for listening to music. Continue reading "5 Best Headphones for Listening to Music"
How to Decide What Instrument to Play
If you find yourself toe-tapping and humming along to the music on the radio, Saturday night at a club with a live band, or buying tickets to orchestra shows frequently, you might want to consider learning to play instead of always being in the audience. The sheer number of different musical instruments available may leave you confused and unsure about how to decide what instrument to play. Explore why you want to learn and what feels like a natural fit to start down the road to a musical future. Continue reading "How to Decide What Instrument to Play"
How Live Nation/Ticket Master is Mentoring the Next Generation
When it comes to live entertainment venues, Live Nation and Ticket Master are the leading names in the game. Merged in 2010, Live Nation and Ticket Master are worldwide and well known. Continue reading "How Live Nation/Ticket Master is Mentoring the Next Generation"


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NEWS: Pecha Kucha is a presentation format which originated in Japan and now runs worlwide. They were kind enough to highlight my talk on The Future of Building as their presentation of the week.
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Quinoa is one of our favorite ingredients around here. It is just so versatile- delicious hot or cold, on its own or combined with a bunch of other yummy stuff. In this case, we went the cold route, and threw it in with some of our favorite fall ingredients.
We have eaten a lot of roasted butternut squash this season, and for good reason. Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and full of mild squashy flavor, butternut squash makes a great addition to pretty much anything. Including this salad.
Paired with tart and chewy dried cherries, salty and crunchy walnuts, and creamy feta, this salad is a perfect combination of flavors. The dressing couldn't be any simpler- sage cooked in a little olive oil, combined with vinegar, honey, and a little cinnamon. And get this- this salad is just as good (if not better) the next day for lunch!
Quinoa and Mixed Green Salad with Dried Cherries and Butternut Squash
Serves 4
Ingredients for salad
- 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled, and cubed (about 2 cups)
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 big handfuls of mixed greens
- 1/3 cup dried cherries
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
Ingredients for dressing
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- a few leaves of fresh sage, chopped
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon honey
- salt and pepper
- juice of half a lemon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cook quinoa- rinse 1/2 cup quinoa under cold water, then transfer to a small pot and toast the quinoa for a few minutes over medium heat. Add just over 1 cup of water, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and let cook for 15 minutes with the lid on. Turn off heat and let sit (covered) for 15 more minutes. Set quinoa aside until ready to use.
Meanwhile, toss butternut squash with a drizzle of olive oil and some salt and pepper. Roast for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown, flipping halfway through.
In a small saucepan, gently heat olive oil. Add the sage and stir until fragrant about 30 seconds. Turn off heat and add apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, honey, salt and pepper.
Assemble all salad ingredients together and toss with as much dressing as you like. Squeeze the lemon over the salad and toss to combine.
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And so went Uptown's first homicide of the year.
Sunday's shooting unfolded on an old industrial stretch of Clifton Avenue, across the street from Cornerstone Community Center.
The victim, identified by a source as 33-year-old Dennis Thomas Jr, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said a witness described the shooter as a 20-year-old black male on a kick bike.
Thomas is the first person to be killed in Uptown this year. The neighborhood had recorded four homicides at this point last year. So far in 2018, there have been twelve shooting victims in Uptown, down from sixteen at this time last year.
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Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 | midnight
Sun Archives
Thomas & Mack's Top 25
- No. 1: Hook for the books
- No. 2: A dream season
- No. 3: NFR is a cash cow
- No. 4: U2's tribute show
- No. 5: UNLV ships Navy home
- No. 6: Training Team USA
- No. 7: NBA playoffs shift to the Mack amidst L.A. riots
- No. 8: Tark bids farewell
- No. 9: Thunder shakes Mack
- No. 10: Boxers set record
- No. 11: T&M hosts All-Stars
- No. 12: Brooks packs Mack
- No. 13: NBA's summer home
- No. 14: Legendary fighters highlight first UFC show
- No. 15: Ol' Blue Eyes
- No. 16: Big George wins
- No. 17: Who's the Boss
- No. 18: Tark back at Mack
- No. 19: Fans catch Phish
- No. 20: Family fun
- No. 21: Mack 'Smackdown'
- No. 22: Talking politics
- No. 23: Fade pattern
- No. 24: Pavarotti performs
- No. 25: Let's play two
Beyond the Sun
Editor's Note: In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Thomas & Mack Center's opening on Nov. 21, 1983, the Sun is celebrating the building's colorful history with a top 25 countdown - to No. 1 on Nov. 21, 2008 - of the biggest events held inside the arena located on UNLV's campus.
That was the battle cry at the Thomas & Mack Center on Aug. 18, 2002 when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, one of the most prolific touring acts of all time, hit town to promote "The Rising" CD.
Actually, it wasn't quite as raucous as most Springsteen concerts. For starters, it was a Sunday night. It was just the sixth show of the tour and the E Street Band, to paraphrase the lyrics of "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out," was still searching for its groove. Plus, of the 23 tracks Bruce and the band played that night, eleven were from "The Rising" -- a compilation of mostly introspective and brooding songs that Springsteen wrote in the aftermath of 9-11.
But that only lasted for about a half-hour or so.
Everybody began chanting "B-R-U-U-U-C-E" again. And, in "Spinal Tap" terms, it went from 10 to 11 on the enthusiasm and energy meter.
If you drove in for the concert on a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert -- as The Boss says in "The Promised Land" (song nine on the set list of 23 that night) -- you were not disappointed.
In fact, you were probably tapping your foot, thrusting a fist in the air and yelling "B-R-U-U-C-E" right along with everybody else.
Springsteen certainly was one of the more noteworthy acts to play the Mack, but he certainly wasn't the only one. Nor can he take credit for the first concert, or the largest show.
Loverboy performed the inaugural show on Dec. 18, 1983, when 7,816 swayed in their seats to the sounds of the newly released Keep It Up album, the band's third.
The largest single concert came on Sept. 30, 2000 when Phish lured 18,300 into Thomas & Mack.
Garth Brooks packed in more than 70,000 for a concert series in 1998.
Van Halen rocked out in 1984, while Lionel Ritchie slowed things down with a different sound that same year.
Rat Packers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis held a Christmas concert during the arena's opening week, while legendary tenor Pavarotti performed two years later in 1985.
Rock acts Guns N' Roses came in '92, with Metallica following suit with a little help from Alice in Chains in '94, and then performing on their own in '97.
Before their record-setting show, Phish performed in 1998, with Pearl Jam and Celine Dion also taking the Mack's stage that same year. The unlikely pairing of Elton John and Tina Turner joined forces in 1999, while a large contingent of rap superstars shared the same stage for The Up and Smoke Tour in 2000. U2 put on one of the building's most stirring concerts with a tribute show after 9/11.
While these are just a few sampling of the hundreds of acts that have performed in the 25-year-old arena, perhaps none had a more fitting, or enduring, chant than that of Springsteen's "B-R-U-U-U-C-E."


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Can decorating save an apartment so tattered and worn out without ripping off half of your savings? The answer is, YES. Any place, no matter how scruffy, is redeemable with the simplest decorating ideas. It's all about colors, accents and resourcefulness.
First, you have to settle for a color and/or a theme. Once you have a color scheme, it'll be easy to select decorations and furniture that will complete the look. Look for colors that appeal to you. Most people go for their favorites. Select a shade that will meet your decorating purpose.
In a small space light colors rule. Before you begin painting, tape off the trim and the wainscot. The darkest of your colors is applied to the walls. A clever selection of contrasting beige tones works well on the walls and trim. Stand back, and after admiring your work, sit cross legged on the floor, open your lap top and search for local thrift or second hand furniture stores.
Buying furniture can be a cheap venture. You live in the city, right? Then I'm certain there are numerous thrift shops and antique stores where you can find good deals without breaking your pocket. Look for comfortable pieces. If there's one that is so cozy you don't want to ever get up from lounging on it (you were testing its comfort factor) but looks terrible, go get it before someone else who doesn't mind does. I'm serious! Just buy slipcovers that are mostly affordable anyway or cover with new upholstery. Done!
The same is true for adorning the walls with artworks. You can achieve the same results with using cheaper items. Thrift stores have a lot of wall hangings and paintings that are not insanely priced as exhibit paintings. A framed poster and a framed photograph make great alternatives.
Lastly, don't forget your floor decors - area rugs. With any theme and motif, you'll surely find a suitable area rug to complete the design. Furthermore, an area rug can also be used as a wall hanging, so if you're after a unique decor, the area rug is an ideal choice.
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This is the sermon delivered by The Rev. Richard Paxton on April 26, 2015, the date of Felix's baptism at Grace Episcopal Church.
Whenever I begin to formulate a sermon, I often start by consulting Bible commentaries. I like to see what biblical scholars are saying as I ponder their meaning myself.
In the case of today's readings on this Good Shepherd Sunday, I consulted a few commentaries, and a recurrent theme kept cropping up—in fact, a recurrent adjective: "superfluous."
Repeatedly, scholars apologized in advance that their commentaries on these bible passages were superfluous. You know what that word means: "superfluous" describes something that is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car.
The image of the LORD as the "my shepherd" in the 23rd Psalm, and the image of Jesus as the "good shepherd" in today's Gospel, are so well known, are so belov'd, are such powerful imagery, are such powerful metaphor, that to comment further on them would be superfluous, or worse: my preaching might compromise the abundant power found right at the surface of these Bible passages.
Sometimes I wonder if savvy priests haven't considered such matters when they decide to assign preaching away to the deacon on Sundays like this!
I do believe we pew-dwellers get this idea of the LORD being our shepherd -- a shepherd who leaves us neither wanting nor lacking any single thing, who gives us gentle rest, a refreshing nap in the grass beside a gentle brook; who serves a marvelous banquet for us, right here in front of our enemies; who shepherds us right through those dark shadows of the deadly valley; who brings us home to our safe dwelling in the same way any caring shepherd would.
And I furthermore believe that we get the image of Jesus as the good shepherd. For me, it's always the banner or stained-glass window bearing the image of that bucolic scene showing Jesus, shepherd's staff in hand, bearing a sheep draped over both shoulders--gently carrying the once-lost creature back to its fold.
So, lest I become superfluous, all I'd like to say about today is that this seems like a really great Sunday to get baptized! --particularly for a little baby who hasn't the first clue what is about to happen.
Thinking of Jesus as shepherd is also a great way to think about Baptism, particularly Baptism of an infant.
We might raise the question (and believe you me many people definitely do raise the question): Why would we rush infants into this sacrament?
Many of our brother and sister denominations actually reject the practice. They argue that Baptism should be entered into only by those who make a conscious, mature decision to reject Satan and to walk with Christ. It's a valid argument—an argument that understands the role of faith in Baptism.
On the other hand, some other traditions justify infant baptism as a means of ridding the child of what they define as "original sin." They argue that all humanity is born into a natural state of "sin" stemming from the "fall" of Adam back in the beginning. The baby needs to be washed of this sin, and ASAP.
I have a tough time with that concept. It is perhaps well thought-out theology; but who among us, viscerally, can look down at the miracle of a newborn child and honestly say,"Aren't you a precious little lump of original sin?"
So, why baptize an infant? Well, it is important to understand what the sacrament is all about in the first place.
The BCP definition (on p. 858)—expound on Catechism (p.845)
Q: What is Baptism?
A: It is the sacrament by which God adopts us as God's children, And makes us members of Christ's body.
Q: What is required of us at Baptism?
A: It is required that we renounce Satan, repent of our sins, and accept Jesus as our Lord and savior. Since clearly an infant can neither renounce nor repent, --much less accept Jesus-- the Catechism asks the next logical question: Why then are infants baptized?
A: They are baptized so that they can share membership in Christ, and redemption by God. But knowing the reader won't be quite satisfied by this, The Catechism asks the next logical question: How are promises for infants made and carried out?
Answer: Promises are made for them by their parents and sponsors, who guarantee that the infants will be brought up within the Church, to know Christ and be able to follow him.
But after all the arguments for and against infant Baptism, after all the theological wrangling and disagreement, after the Catechetical reference and the questions and answers contained therein …
It all boils down to this:
You cannot escape the overflowing waters of grace that come from the LORD our God.
Whether we choose to be baptized or not,
Whether we decide to reject Satan or not,
Whether we decide to accept the Jesus story (or not), the floodwaters of God's grace inundate us nonetheless.
And so we baptize Felix. We flood him with the grace of God's love, we symbolically drown him into the death of Christ, and we raise him out of Noah's floodwaters into the new world, a restored world, a resurrection world.
A world in which, yes, the LORD is his shepherd, and a world in which, yes, Jesus Christ is his good shepherd. But also a world in which this entire community of faith becomes a shepherd to Felix— in such a way that he will never recall a time when we were not his shepherds.
There's a great reason to baptize a baby: He will never recall a time when, you, Church, were not his shepherds.
Sarah and Nicholas, Griffin and Amos and family, godparents, you religious educators, and you--each and every member of Christ's body in this room—you now take on Christ's role as Felix' Good Shepherd.
Let us all be mindful then, that this Baptism in a few minutes is not some magic act; that the waters are not some supernatural potion that will protect him from all harm in this life.
In time, Felix will learn what sin is.
He will sin himself.
He will suffer disappointments and hurts, and be subjected to many injustices, a few bad teachers, maybe some bad friends, and as Murphy as my witness: even a bit of rotten luck here and there as he comes up in the world.
But Felix will never remember a time when the grace of God was not there for him.
He will never remember a time when he had to choose whether to avail himself of God's love.
No, for Felix, God's grace came unconditionally,
Without price,
Without condition,
Without a doubt,
Without a beginning, and
Without an end.
God's love was always there for Felix…let's acknowledge that… starting right now!


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Final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, require institutions to report certain information about students who enrolled in Title IV eligible educational programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE programs). These regulations also provide that institutions disclose to prospective students certain information about the GE Programs, effective July 1, 2011.
Currently, our list of programs approved for Title IV (Federal Financial Aid) funding include our Vocational Nursing certificate program, Medical Assistant certificate program, and Massage Therapy certificate program.
Federal Financial Aid Gainful Employment Disclosures:
The US Department of Education requires colleges to disclose certain information for any financial aid eligible program that, "prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation". This information includes program costs; occupations that the program prepares students to enter; occupational profiles; on time completion rate; and for the most recent award year: the number of students who have completed the program, the number of students who complete the program within the estimated duration, the job placement rate, and the median Title IV and private loan debt incurred by those who complete the program.
If you have any questions regarding the data provided and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to contact the Office of Financial Aid.
AC's on-time completion rate for all other listed programs is defined as completion of the program within the normally scheduled length of the program.
AC's "job placement rate" is measured by two different methods for Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the California BPPE (Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education), respectively. The time period measured by ABHES begins July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year, whereas the CA BPPE time period ranges from January 1st to December 31st, i.e. a calendar year. Since ABHES job placement rate is calculated separately by each campus, the published rate in GE page is the average of the two rates.
Gainful Employment Placement Methodology
|Accreditor (ABHES) Placement Rate
|State (CA BPPE) Placement Rate
|The accreditor placement rate includes graduates placed in their field of training and related* field of training (July 1 through June 30).
Placement Rate = (F+R)/(G-U)
F = Graduates placed in their field of training
*Related filed refers to a position wherein the majority of the graduate's job functions require the use of skills and knowledge acquired through successful completion of the training program.
**Unavailable (exclusion) is defined only as documented: health-related issues, military obligations, incarceration, continuing education status, or death.
Example: 21 students completed, 15 are employed in field, 2 are employed in a related field, 1 is employed in a non-related field, 1 is pursuing continuing education and 2 are not employed and not seeking employment: The placement rate is 85%.
85% = (15+2)/(21-1)
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*"Graduates employed in the field" means graduates who are gainfully employed in a single position for which the institution represents the program prepares its graduates within six months after a student completes the applicable education program. For occupations for which the state requires passing an examination, the period of employment shall begin within six months of the announcement of the examination results for the first examination available after a student completes an applicable educational program.
**"Graduates available for employment" means the number of graduates minus the number of graduates unavailable for employment. "Graduates unavailable (exclusion) for employment" means graduates who, after graduation, die, become incarcerated, are called to active military duty, are international students that leave the United States or do not have a visa allowing employment in the United States, or are continuing their education n an accredited or bureau-approved postsecondary institution.
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Q: What is a "teacher-led school"?
A: It's a school inspired by students, and collaboratively designed and run by a group of teachers/staff. Teachers in teacher-led schools have autonomy to make decisions in a wide array of areas that influence school success, such as the learning program, budget, evaluating their colleagues, selecting personnel, and more.
Q: Does CCS have a principal?
A: No. Instead of hiring a principal or head of school, CCS will be managed by teachers in the form of a faculty council. The day-to-day responsibilities of operating the school, managing emergencies, and handling administrative tasks will be completed by the CCS executive director and lead teachers, who will be the employees of the school under the direction of the faculty council. These leaders work to facilitate the team in carrying out their group decisions and shared purpose.
Q: Are teacher-led schools just an idea? Or do they really exist?
A: There are over 100 public teacher-led schools in operation in at least 18 states across the nation. They are located in urban, suburban, and rural communities and serve all Pre-K to12 grade levels.
Q: Is decision making effective in a shared leadership model? Isn't there gridlock? How does anything get done?
A: Generally speaking, teacher-led teams don't make every single decision as a full group—they distribute leadership. At CCS, we make decisions through leadership committees. That means they select, as a group, those teachers/staff who have the authority to make which decisions. Decision makers are accountable to the full group for making choices that are consistent with the shared purpose and goals of the team. While collective decision making can be time consuming, the process is worth it because it creates buy-in and promotes a strong school culture.
Q: Does a teacher-led school mean more work for teachers?
A: Running a teacher-led school takes a lot of work—but teachers report that it is enormously rewarding. To keep their workload manageable, teachers often delegate time-consuming administrative tasks, such as bookkeeping, facilities management, and so on, to outside service providers. While they may delegate the work, they maintain decision-making authority in those areas.
Q: What data exist on student achievement in teacher-led schools?
A: Teachers in a teacher-led school often redefine what student success looks like. They explore holistic measures of student achievement, including the development of in-depth portfolios and comprehensive exams. Our preliminary qualitative research suggests that teacher-led schools are very good at producing deeper learning.