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A tribute to the RAMONES - the best band in the world.
So anyway, that happened yesterday. The date is to commemorate the date I saw them in the USA because I'll probably never get to see them again. Seeing them live for the first time was so damn exciting. Like really exciting. I had goosebumps when they came out and began rocking the place apart. It was a super exciting time for me and seeing them live after being a fan for 22 years was a huge deal for me. The show still resonates with me as one of the best shows I saw this year. Long live Screeching Weasel! Done by @arandatattoos at Sweet Life Tattoos on High Street. Go visit him for some tatts cos he's a top guy and does sweet work! #screechingweasel #17thAugust2013 #tattoos #sweetlifetattoos
My mate is selling some records. He invited me around to have first picks on stuff he has for sale. He is selling at a markets tomorrow. So I went around there and thought there'd be a few albums and he had boxes of the stuff. Awesome! A great selection of pop punk and 80's and 90's indie stuff. I asked him what Screeching Weasel he had and there was the Ramones cover LP which I already have and never listen to anyway and he also had this. Never seen the yellow cover version before. This is a bootleg and apparently Ben Weasel tells all to not buy it if they see it cos they never got a cent out of it. Well I don't own Boogada on vinyl so I snapped it up. Awesome! He gave me a decent discount and I got some sweet albums. Tomorrow he is sure to sell tons of his stuff. If I had more money to spare, I would have bought tons more stuff cos his collection is awesome. Yep. Woohoo!
From left to right, top to bottom:
THE BLACK ANGELS – Phosphene Nightmare 10"
One of 2 Black Angels records released on record store day, this release is worth your time and money if only for the sweet sounding track titled The Boat Song.
YOUNG GOVERNOR – Where It's Quiet 10"
Thanks to Andy Burnout for hooking up with this sweet 4 track of awesomeness. When not playing screaming bloody hardcore in Fucked Up, guitarist Ben Cook, aka The Guv, is dishing out power pop garage rock with the likes of Young Governor. You need this.
TOUCHE AMORE – Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me LP
I bought this album purely from the hype that preceded its release and found my intuition was correct. A great album of hardcore mixing screaming vocals and melodious guitar work.
DEAFHEAVEN – Roads To Judah LP
It sounds like Wolves In The Throneroom and that works for me. Extreme melodic black metal.
CHUCK RAGAN – Covering Ground LP
Sounds like Bruce Springsteen. Need I say more? It's good.
RIVAL SONS – Pressure & Time LP
Led Zeppelin meets The Stooges meets The Answer. Yep, you got it. Great 70's sounding rock n roll with great hooks and wailing vocals.
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – Tao Of The Dead LP
Can this band do any wrong? Didn't think so.
FIREWORKS – Gospel LP
Bit late to the party on these guys but this is awesome pop / punk, not unlike Blink-182 / New Found Glory, etc.
BORIS – Heavy Rocks LP
Although they already have released an album called Heavy Rocks, this is no reissue. A completely new album of brutal heavy Boris tunes. And once again, it doesn't fail. Boris are THAT band. Not boundaries, no limitations, nothing. Just Boris. It is what it is. And that is why it's awesome.
LEADFINGER – We Make The Music LP
The Replacements meets Roky Erickson. If those names mean anything to you then so will this album. I fuckin' love this record.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care LP
If you can get past the incredible packaging (the packaging unfolds and turns into a house) and actually get around to playing the record, you will find some of the most incredible music contained within. There's no need for vocals, Explosions In The Sky will take you on a journey through your own mind into places you never knew existed and you will love it. Also, did I mention the packaging turns into a house? Awesomeness!
RESTORATIONS – Restorations LP
Saw a review online that said this was like a grittier version of The Gaslight Anthem so I laid down the $10 and bought it. No regrets. This is great stuff!
SCREECHING WEASEL – First World Manifesto LP
There is no bad Screeching Weasel records. Ben is a genius and this album just proves that even after a long hiatus, he still delivers the goods.
CAROLINE – Verdugo Hills LP
Sweet, mellow, laid back songs from Japan. Her voice is incredible. It's perfect for relaxation and possibly Tai Chi.
VICTIMS – A Dissident LP
Heavy, brutal, punk as fuck. This is awesome. Again, quite late to the party on these guys but they delivered.
MARISSA NADLER – Marissa Nadler LP
Having been a huge fan of Marissa's music for quite some time now, knowing she was releasing a new album through the kickstarter campaign, little did we know that what she would deliver would be a true masterpiece. This really is a beautiful record. Her voice, her music, her demeanor… it's all fantastic.
DWARVES – The Dwarves Are Born Again LP
There is no bad Dwarves album. They are all great. That is all.
FUCKED UP – David Comes To Life LP
With their explosive live shows and a grasp on how to make concept albums work, David Comes To Life was most definitely one album that you need to hear before you die. It is a work of art. Even though 18 songs sounds like a chore to get through, it's 18 songs you need in your life.
ALL PIGS MUST DIE – God Is War LP
This is severely brutal and heavy. Sounds like it's destroying your senses and beating you upside the head with a hubcap.
BALANCE AND COMPOSURE – Separation LP
Melodic rock that probably borders on emo and punk, this album is chock full of goodness with great songs that you will sing along to as your anthems for a new tomorrow.
THE LOVE ME NOTS – The Demon And The Devotee LP
Sexy and groovy, this garage rock trio from some place in the middle of nowhere just continue to churn out killer tunes like it's no big deal. I love this group and it has nothing to do with the fact I think Nicole is a babe.
THE HORRIBLE CROWES – Elsie LP
Probably one of the most anticipated albums of the year, Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon teams up with Ian Perkins and delivers one of the most thought provoking albums of the year. Great lyrics, incredible songwriting, fantastic sounds. You need this.
TITLE FIGHT – Shed LP
Everyone owns this. Or it appears that way if other people's 2011 lists are anything to go by. It's good. But not worth $56 a ticket to see them.
BASEMENT – I Wish I Could Stay Here LP
I liked the melodies in this. Reminded me a lot of And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and that works for me. It's kinda emo melodic punk stuff. I hate using that kinda terminology but you get what I mean.
GRAILS – Deep Politics LP
This all shades of amazingness. If you haven't heard Grails then you need to get on this shit NOW! This record is just off the chain (as the kids say). Awesome stuff.
THE WONDER YEARS – Suburbia I've Given You All And Now I'm Nothing LP
One of the newer pop punk bands that I think are at the top of their game. This is excellent songwriting combined with high energy playing and big hooks. Top stuff!
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Mixed Signals LP
Released by Run For Cover Records, this compilation is an awesome introduction to bands (if you've never heard them before) or a great revisit. I loved every single song on this album. The packaging is sweet, the vinyl looks fab and the booklet was great! Not a dud track on here. You will like.
BORIS – Attention Please LP
Another Boris album released that is just as good as all the others they did this year (the band were scheduled for 4 albums this year and they delivered – 3 on Sargent House and 1 on Daymare. Again, Boris can't go wrong. They have given themselves the best platform by just being themselves. If you don't know Boris yet then you still have time to fix this.
Other notable mentions not pictured:
Various Artists – David's Town LP
The guys from Fucked Up decided to make an album of fake bands from some fake town and have you think you had discovered some new gems. It's a great idea and the talent found within was nothing short of great.
Aficionado – Aficionado LP
Get this record if only for the first track. It's catchy and awesome with a cool chorus.
Some of my fave purchases so far…
Lookout Records pressings of 2 Screeching Weasel LPs.
I will take photos of the things I buy. You will be amazed. Japan is a record shopping dream.
Never thought I would ever buy a copy of this magazine but it had a screeching weasel article in it so I felt obliged to part ways with the cash to read at work.
SCREECHING WEASEL - "First World Manifesto"
Vinyl: Gold
Packaging: Gatefold Edition
Label: Fat Wreck
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Cammie McGovern was awarded a creative writing fellowship at Stanford University, and has received numerous prizes for her short fiction. Her stories have appeared in many magazines including Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook and Seventeen, and she is the author of three novels. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her husband and three children, the eldest of whom is autistic. She is one of the founders of Whole Children, a resource center that runs after-school classes and programs for children with special needs.
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Tickets are still available for Safe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky's second annual Cornerstone Awards and 1,000 Women (and Men) luncheon at noon Tuesday at Bellefonte Country Club.
Cost is $45 per person. Sponsorship levels for the luncheon are Gold level/$1,000, Silver level/$750 and Bronze level/$500. In addition to a reserved table for eight at the luncheon, sponsors will receive additional recognition at the luncheon as well as on Safe Harbor's upcoming Donor Wall in the newly renovated community room in Harbor Hill.
The domestic violence shelter and program will honor four individuals and one company during the luncheon, including Jim Cantrell and Marathon Petroleum, Lynn Couchot, Heather Van Deren and Dianne Clement.
The luncheon also will enlist the support and help of residents across the FIVCO area of Boyd, Greenup, Carter, Elliott and Lawrence counties as part of Safe Harbor's ongoing 1,000 Women (and Men) fundraising efforts.
The campaign was formed more than a year ago to help raise funds needed to expand and renovate Safe Harbor's Emergency Shelter. In 2011, the Federal Home Loan Bank awarded Safe Harbor a grant of $750,000 to help underwrite some of the costs of the project; however, Safe Harbor has to raise the remaining portion of the construction costs.
Over the past five years, Safe Harbor's residential census has been more than double the number of women and children compared to previous years, and during the past three decades, Safe Harbor has provided a safe haven for more than 15,000 women, children and men.
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Mean Trick Woman Play on Men
Female sadism.........too funny
When your Husband does something that makes you angry don't give into the temptation to argue and fight.
Just count to ten, remain calm and after he goes to bed, super-glue his flip flops to the floor.
I could watch this one over and over.....
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Recycle with creativity. Make brand-new crafts out of old household things and kids will see how fun recycling can be.
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Will Thompson run? I'd still bet against it, but I think the odds are rising, especially as McCain's campaign looks increasingly troubled. And if Thompson enters the race, all previous predictions and polls are to be considered non-operative and irrelevant. When Fred Thompson gets rolling on the campaign trail, even polished, well-funded, seasoned pols can get steamrolled. Just ask Jim Cooper.
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A new fashion venue, Caylor Creek Boutique, tucked into the cozy streets of old-town Granbury Square, waits for you to explore. It's conveniently located at 201 E. Pearl Street, just up the street from the scenic City Beach and Convention Center. Posh, but affordable, a combination of California trends and a touch of the south best describes Caylor Creek Boutique.
Designed with vintage ambiance, the Boutique offers wardrobes in the season's trendiest styles with a backdrop of Audrey's great grandmother's antique wardrobe. Gold chandeliers adorn the ceiling, soft retro tunes play and vintage mannequins intermittently placed around the store bring an ambiance of luxury and warmth to your shopping experience.
While being a long-time business owner in Glen Rose, the owner, Audrey Caylor, has been very involved in the community volunteering at local community events, donating to local charities, and promoting local business. She looks forward to expanding her involvement to Granbury as well.
"I'm delighted about the unveiling of Caylor Creek Boutique. Our sister store in downtown Glen Rose offers fun and funky. However, the Granbury boutique offers a whole new experience with different brands and styles. Two completely different stores both ready to prepare you for fall. If your destination is school, work or cruising exotic places, my staff can help you get ready. Being unique, with a mix of fashion-culture is our goal at Caylor Creek Boutique. We rely on large numbers of designers to please our customers."
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The staff at the Hopewell House, a nonprofit that runs a group home for the treatment of the mentally ill, recently celebrated their fourth annual open house onwith a pig roast. The home is at the historic 19-acre Winfield farm, considered a historically significant property in Fairfax County.
Most of the 200 invitees, including Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity and the county's helicopter-borne rescue squad, showed up for the event, which included a raffle, games and a line of vendor booths. They provided information on mental health, treatment and disabilities.
"We want to promote health care and we have people from all the different branches," said Karen Lewis, project director. "When you are diagnosed with a disease, you feel very isolated and we are here to promote the fact that there are lots of support services available."
The ranch, just off of Routes 286 and 29, is down a one-lane former ox-cart path. The ranch is significant because of the multi-room Winfield House, which dates back to 1815. Local historians believe it was this cart-path that Confederate Col. John Mosby used to evade detection and capture a Union general on March 8, 1863. Such routes were important for Mosby, credited with keeping a Union Army pinned down in Washington D.C. during the war to protect it and President Lincoln against incursions from his raiding parties.


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When I say follow the chord, I'm basically saying that while your overall progression doesn't have to adhere to a strict key, the chord does. Meaning, each chord you play has a unique set of notes or scale to play over. This is obviously changing as the chord changes. So an example like Am - F - E I could deduce that C major is the key and see Am would give me Aeolian, but Dorian would work just as well and A Dorian is actually the key of G major. Now if I were to play a Am with a major 6th in there which is a Am6 then Dorian is the only one that will work because a flattened 6th of A Aeolian will sound sour over that chord. Same with that F...Fmaj I can play F Ionian, F Lydian, or F Mixolydian over it, but if I play a F7, then I need to play F Mixo over it because it contains the flattened 7th and Ionian and Lydian don't contain that note. Likewise if I play a Fmaj7, I can play Ionian or Lydian but not Mixo (because Mixo contains the flattened 7th, not a major 7th), but if I play a Fmaj7#11, then I must play Lydian because that perfect 4th in Ionian will sound sour over it. That's following the chord... playing a unique scale for each chord in your progression while your overall progression doesn't necessarily have to follow a certain key.
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This month Chrispin Siang'ombwa reports from the 3rd Stop TB Partners' Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the issue of TB-related stigma. He explains how an Alliance toolkit aims to help counter this problem. Chrispin is a member of CITAM+, a patients-led organisation that provides support and solidarity for tuberculosis and HIV co-infected patients in Zambia.
Fighting TB Stigma Using a Community-based Approach
By Chrispin Siang'ombwa.
For over a hundred years, Tuberculosis (TB) has been regarded as a disease of the poor and those with excessive social behavior especially migrant workers and miners. Back then, a TB diagnosis was often accompanied by death.
TB is an infectious and contagious disease that can be spread through the air, which until the 1940s had no cure. Even though nowadays TB is a preventable and curable disease, TB patients and their families throughout the world continue to face stigma and discrimination. This is even worse in countries facing the dual epidemics of TB and HIV.
It is against this background that the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and ZAMBART Project unveiled the TB Anti-stigma Toolkit at the 3rd Stop TB Partners' Forum held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 23-25, 2009.
According to Steve Belemu, a lead trainer for the ZAMBART Project, the toolkit is a participatory and interactive resource that seeks to involve the community, health workers, volunteers or any other person who is interested in fighting TB stigma.
Pictures and songs are used in order for the participants to be able to identify the form of stigma through an exercise that is called 'naming the form of stigma.' This helps people to understand the form of stigma especially those who can't read mostly from rural based communities.
Belemu said the toolkit was developed following the realization that there are still fears about TB transmission and that TB stigma within health facilities in Zambia and other parts of the world is still rampant.
"There are misconceptions about the relationship between TB and HIV in Zambia and around the world. It's treatable and curable and people should be mindful of that fact," Belemu said.
Belemu called on individuals, families and communities to challenge TB stigma in different contexts and provide support to TB patients and their families.
The toolkit has 19 exercises that include identifying forms, effects and causes of TB stigma; basic facts on TB transmission; stigma in health services and at home; the links between TB and HIV stigma; the war of silence towards children with TB; and TB and human rights.
"The toolkit took 18 months to pilot the new exercises through training community facilitators in 19 communities across 6 provinces of Zambia to use the exercises with different audiences," a regional trainer with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Zambia, Mutale Chota said.
It was written for and by TB and HIV trainers in Africa. The toolkit was designed to help trainers plan and organize educational sessions with community leaders or support groups to raise awareness and promote practical action to challenge TB and HIV stigma and discrimination.
"The module is targeted at countries with high TB/HIV co-infection and to a wider range of audiences within communities including TB patients and their family members, community leaders, TB programme volunteers and TB health workers," Chota said.
It is recommended to use the module with a mixed audience, for example TB patients and health workers, in order to promote dialogue and mutual understanding.
"The module can be used either in relation to TB issues only or within HIV anti-stigma strategies as an extra topic," Belemu explained.
As a person who has formerly suffered from TB, I feel that sections on human rights found in the toolkit are vital. My fellow TB activists will agree with me that most of TB patients' rights are being violated more especially in the hospital setting. For example, a TB patient will take the sputum to the clinic but the health worker will disregard the patient and simply tell him/her to put their sputum in a container that looks like a dust bin and tell them to leave without being attended to. I have witnessed cases where a health worker would shout at the patient telling him/her to go for an HIV test. Examples of TB related stigma within the health setting are endless.
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We are a networking and connecting point for volunteers on the island of Roatan, Honduras. We connect those who want to volunteer with those in need.
Our Forums develop issues to obtain actionable results. They inform of community needs and are a clearing house for volunteer needs. Nonprofits are represented, and made clear to volunteers who wish to work.
The Roatan Daycare Center is a bilingual Center for children of parents in need.
The Clinica Esperanza serves the poor with excellent health care.
PIER, Partners in Education work to satisfy the gaps in the public education system on the island.
The Roatan Daycare Center operates under the Island Friends "umbrella." As Island Friends is a corporation, projects may operate under their 501c3 nonprofit status. Children in need receive bi-lingual education, healthy and safe care, and learn all-important social skills.
Island Friends is a coordinating point for volunteer efforts on the island of Roatan. It focuses on connecting those who want to help, with those in need. We make it easier for you to know where to put your interest in giving. Our forums provide information of current events, new ventures, create ideas and put them to action for help needed. Over one hundred fifty volunteers and most of the nonprofits on Roatan are represented. Our data base contains contact information for these nonprofits and volunteers.
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Iran is more than a year away from developing a nuclear weapon, but if the situation with the country cannot be resolved diplomatically President Obama insists "all options are on the table."
"I have been crystal clear about my position on Iran possessing a nuclear weapon. That is a red line for us," Mr. Obama said on Israeli Channel 2 TV. "It's something that would not only be dangerous for Israel, but would be dangerous for the world."
Mr. Obama is traveling to Israel next week for the first time as president, and said in the interview that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have a "terrific businesslike relationship," playing down reports of his criticizing Mr. Netanyahu privately.
"He is very blunt with me about his views on issues and I'm very blunt with him about my views on issues," he said.
Mr. Obama said the U.S. believes it would take Iran more than a year or so to actually develop a nuclear weapon.
"And what we're going to be doing is continue to engage internationally with Iran, understanding that we've set up the toughest sanctions ever. It's having a significant effect," he said. "If we can resolve it diplomatically, that's a more lasting solution. But if not, I continue to keep all options on the table."


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During the trip, Chad and his guests visited Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary.
The tour group experienced the following destinations: the Parliament Building, Inner Harbor, Empress Hotel, Butchart Gardens and the Ross Fountains, all in Victoria; the Coast Mountain Range and Stanley Park in Vancouver; Chateau Lake Louise, the Columbia Icefield and the Athabasca Glacier, in Banff.
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Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answered questions from readers during an online chat last week. Here are excerpts, edited for grammar and clarity.
Q: I work in a department of "Chatty Cathys." Only three people on the team are making the quota on a daily basis. Our supervisor recognizes which people are doing their job, but is not punishing those who do not. While I am quitting soon, is there anything I can do?
A: Sounds like you want to inform someone about the problems with people not doing their jobs. If that is the case, is there a procedure in your firm for exit interviews with people who are quitting? If you feel this information will be kept confidential, then you can be honest about your concerns about people not meeting their goals and no action being taken for this. This is a valid concern. If, however, you feel that the exit interview will NOT be kept in confidence and you don't have a manager you feel comfortable sharing this information with, then I would suggest not saying anything.
Q: I interviewed for a job this week and am waiting to hear if I made it past the first round. This would be for my first supervisory job in my career. In the interview, I got the sense that they are looking for someone to shake things up, and possibly rearrange (or remove!) staff. Is it a good idea to take on this kind of job as a first-time supervisor? If they offer the job to me, is it appropriate to first ask to meet the staff I would be supervising to get a sense of their personalities?
A: You certainly want to get a better sense from them about what your goals are to be for this job. It is definitely important for you to meet with all of your staff before making any organizational changes. You can set up one-on-one meetings with each of them for 30 to 45 minutes to learn more about what they enjoy doing in their jobs, what their major challenges seem to be, how they want to grow in the firm, etc. This would be a great way for you to better understand your staff before making any changes. Remember that those first decisions you make (if you fire, transfer, demote or promote people) will tell others a lot about your leadership style. So, it is better to first collect information from your bosses as well as your staff. Then, you can go back to your bosses to share your insights before making any changes.


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The Blue Flag Keel beach is one of Ireland's best surfing spots, but there are dangerous rips from its centre to the eastern end (under the Minaun Cliffs). Heed the signs and stick to the western half of the beach. Several companies offer board hire (per day €15) and lessons (per day €40).


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David Canales, 56, was operating a bun-making machine at the bakery where he worked. The machine, manufactured by AMF, Inc., in the 1950s, contained a chain and sprocket assembly. As the machine was slowly rotating trays of dough, Canales reached in to clean some dried dough from the sprocket. His left hand became caught in the nip point between the exposed gear and chain and was drawn into the machine, where it was trapped for about 15 minutes.
Canales suffered crush injuries that required amputation of his middle, ring, and pinky fingers and part of his hand. He underwent three reconstructive surgeries but continues to suffer pain. His use of his hand is now limited to the thumb and index finger. His past medical expenses totaled about $350,000.
At the time he was injured, Canales was earning about $35,000 annually. He is now permanently disabled.
Canales and his wife sued Genmar Handling Co., the successor-in-interest to AMF, alleging that the machine was defectively designed in that the gear mechanism was exposed, permitting a worker's hand to contact the moving components. The plaintiffs contended that the area should have had a barrier guard.
The defense argued that Canales's employer had modified the equipment and that Canales was solely at fault for reaching into the machine while it was operating. The defense also argued that the machine had a barrier guard at the location where Canales was injured. The plaintiffs were prepared to introduce design drawings for the machine that contradicted that claim.
During the litigation, Genmar entered bankruptcy. After the stay was lifted, the parties settled for $750,000, paid by the defendant's insurer. The workers' compensation carrier has a net lien of $400,000.
Citation: Canales v. Genmar Hlg. Co., No. ESX-L-5943-04 (N.J., Essex Co. Super. Nov. 12, 2012).
Plaintiff counsel: AAJ member Gregg A. Stone, Newark, N.J.


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Similar to Steel Hawg (and made by the same manufacturer), Mumbo Jumbo (nice name!) climbs about as high, goes about as fast, and is not a Euro-Fighter. It also shuttles back and forth in a compact space and features Wild Mouse-like hairpin turns.


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Automotive Websites are just as important as the brick and mortar of your actual dealership. They are the second foundation for your brand, since more than 81% of the car buyers today research a dealer's website prior to coming in and seeing the vehicle in person. So customizing your dealership's website to stand out from the competition is more crucial than ever.
Potratz designs and develops different levels and options for customized websites for automotive dealers. We create full custom websites, mobile sites, and micro sites & landing pages. These various custom dealer web sites are broken down and listed below.
Custom Websites - Potratz designs a full custom website that specifically fits the need of your dealership. We launch each website one at a time, to ensure that all features are specialized and individualized to your dealership down to each minor detail. These sites contain the latest tools and technologies and work fluently with social networking platforms. All of our customized sites work with numerous third-party hosting vendors for a flawless inventory integration to go along with your truly one-of-a-kind design.
Our websites also include User Interface Control Center that allows your managers and staff to update specials, vehicles, and creative in real time. This also provides an in-depth analysis so you can effectively monitor your Google website analytics, and conversion rates all within the back end of your site. We also are continuously updating our sites daily to keep our dealerships on the cutting edge.
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Landing Pages & micro sites - Improving your search engine optimization value and rank is crucial in today's digital arena. Potratz designs and develops brand and model-specific landing pages filled with content and video to help your dealership's SEO. Each landing page or micro site is customized to fit your dealership's brand identity and include any sales event or incentive that your marketing campaigns are currently advertising. We provide analytics and conversion tracking to monitor all traffic and ensure each page is driving leads and opportunities for your sales staff. These pages are constantly refreshed to reflect the latest in pricing, content, or video so each car buyer that visits these pages always has the opportunity to submit interest on a current incentive. These micro sites live in the online marketplace forever, so they are always contributing inbound links and positive SEO for your dealership for years to come. Ready to add to your SEO and drive more leads? Contact Potratz to get started today.


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This series consists of talks in the area of Quantum Gravity.
Superselection rules are limitations on the physically realizable quantum operations that can be carried out by a local agent. For example, it is impossible to create or destroy an isolated particle that carries locally conserved charges, such as an electrically charged particle, a fermion, or (in a two dimensional medium) an anyon. Recently, Popescu has suggested that superselection rules might have interesting implications for the security of quantum cryptographic protocols.


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It might be a stretch, or perhaps a bit premature, to declare 2013 the Year of the Tiger in the state of Georgia.
Might...or perhaps.
On the other hand, a strong recruiting foothold in one of the nation's richest recruiting grounds is worth celebrating now, just as it was back in the 80s, when the Tigers built their recruiting foundation in the Peach State.
Of Clemson's current group of 14 commitments for its class of 2013, seven come from Georgia.
The crown jewel is defensive end Robert Nkemdiche of Loganville, the nation's No. 1 overall recruit. But he has plenty of elite-level company, and not just from his Grayson High teammates, defensive back David Kamara and running back Wayne Gallman, who are ranked among the state's best at their position.
Last weekend, two players at the top of Clemson's recruiting wish list - running back Tyshon Dye of nearby Elberton and wide receiver Demarcus Robinson of Fort Valley - declared themselves for the Tigers over offers from a southeastern Who's Who.
Two weeks earlier, the Tigers picked up a commitment from another of the state's top receivers in Ryan Jenkins of Marietta, the brother of Clemson junior cornerback Martin Jenkins. His other finalist? Oklahoma State.
And back during Dabo Swinney's high school camp in June, the Tigers plucked a high-potential offensive lineman, Maverick Morris, from off-the-beaten path Coffee County High in south Georgia.
It has been repeatedly noted that Clemson's surge in Georgia marks a turnaround.
And while it's true that Swinney's staff was shut out in the state last cycle, that occurrence may be more of an aberration than this year's feast.
Last signing day, Swinney was asked about Clemson's Georgia goose-egg, and he pointed out that the Tiger staff had worked as hard as ever in the Peach State and was in the hunt for some of the state's top players. But with class numbers limited, Clemson simply 'filled up' at certain positions and backed off otherwise signing-worthy prospects.
When he look over as Clemson's head coach midway through the 2008 season, Swinney stated that re-establishing a strong recruiting presence in Georgia would be one of his top priorities.
Seven of Clemson's coaches have territory in Georgia, with a special emphasis on the Atlanta suburbs, which are turning out impressive numbers of high-level recruits.
So Clemson's bounty-in-progress is part of Swinney's plan - another area in which the coach gets high marks three-plus years into his tenure.
The Tigers, of course, aren't quite finished in Georgia for 2013.
They've been in the lead group from the get-go for the nation's No. 1 defensive tackle, Montravius Adams of Dooly County - a mountain of a young man with an NFL-ready body and the quickness that enabled him to make than half his plays in the opponent's backfield during his junior season.
Clemson delivered him his first offer more than a year ago.
And sometimes, when all else is equal, being first ends up tipping the scale.
So stay tuned as the summer and fall progresses. The excitement surrounding Clemson football may not be limited to the field, and the state of Georgia may turn out to be an even bigger part of it.


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Discuss the 2013 Penn State Football Season
After a successful first year under Bill O'Brien, the Nittany Lions return a promising, albeit young team. There are plenty of question marks about this squad.
Who will replace Matt McGloin at quarterback? Will it be Juco transfer Tyler Ferguson or five-star recruit Christian Hackenberg?
How will the defense round into form with the loss of key seniors from last year's team such as Jordan Hill, Michael Mauti, Stephon Morris and Gerald Hodges?
What's your prediction for the team's record this season?
These are just a few topics worth discussion. Share your thoughts about the 2013 Penn State Football team below in the comments!Read more: Discuss the 2013 Penn State Football Season


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All is quiet Thursday afternoon in front of Bob Bashara's house in Grosse Pointe Park just hours after he pleaded guilty to attempting to hire a hitman to kill Joe Gentz, the man accused of killing Bashara's wife Jane earlier this year.
Purple bows tied around trees in front of the tidy brick home are likely in memorial of Jane Bashara, who was found strangled in her SUV in January.
Thursday, two media outlets park on the street near the home and when neighbors see the return of cameras and microphones, they turn around and close their doors. They've surely tired of the media circus that has disrupted their quiet street in the secluded Windmill Pointe area.
On the street in the Village, passersby in Caribou Coffee and Trader Joe's are more willing to talk about the case that has brought national attention to Grosse Pointe Park. Most are not surprised by the guilty plea and all hope Jane Bashara's murder case is handled carefully by prosecutors and police.
Aaron Humphreys, a barista at Caribou, said he wasn't surprised by Bashara's pleading guilty. "I kind of expected it," he said. Humphreys admitted that he hadn't heard much lately about the case.
Tiffany Klaasen, an attorney, has watched the case unfold with interest. Of Bashara's pleading she said, "I think justice is served."
Asked if she thought additional charges would be forthcoming, Klaasen said, "I think they're (prosecutors) doing a good job of making sure they have proper evidence in bringing the case forward ... that will be a worthy case that will uphold."
After learning about Bashara's guilty plea today, an unnamed woman shopping at Trader Joe's said, "I'm not surprised. I think he was getting beat down. He knew it was just a matter of time."
"I just hope they take this thing (the murder trial of Jane Bashara) nice and slow, so they don't screw this thing up," she said.
Joe Gentz reportedly has told investigators that Bashara hired him to kill his wife. Bashara has not been charged in connection with his wife's death. Gentz is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder at 9 a.m. on Oct. 16.
Bashara will return to court Nov. 20 at 8:30 a.m. for sentencing. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Bashara could be sentenced up to 135 months in jail for the crime.


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This is a tumbling class designed to teach boys and girls the tumbling skills they need to be a great cheerleader. Work is done on our foam floor, spring tumbling strip, 40 ft. in-ground tumble trak, in-ground trampoline, double mini trampoline, and our in-ground foam pit. We work with beginners who need rolls and cartwheels through advance tumblers working fulls and double fulls.
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*Open Tumbling is a two-hour instructional class focusing on tumbling skills. We use the floor, in-ground trampoline, in-ground tumble trak, and double mini-tramp. You need not pre-register for the class. You may just come when your schedule allows it. The fee is $25.00 for non-members and $20.00 for members.


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No one was injured in a small kitchen fire that broke out in an apartment building at Wilkens Glen Apartment Complex on 909 Wilkens Glen Rd. and Brook St. Monday evening, according to the Medfield Fire Department.
The Medfield Fire Department could not provide details on the extent of the damage or if the tenants would be displaced for the night.
"I really don't know [the damage], I never made it down there and the chief is not around. He's not back yet," a firefighter told Medfield Patch over the phone.
Medfield Patch is awaiting a call back from Medfield Fire Chief William Kingsbury to provide more details on Monday's incident. Stay tuned for updates as they become available.


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Jason Riley on Immigration: LET THEM IN ALREADY!
The title of Jason L. Riley's new book helps explain why it has proven so controversial: Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders.
Let Them In is as exhaustively researched as it is eminently readable. Riley, a member of The Wall Street Journal's editorial board runs through the six biggest anti-immigration arguments at play in today's heated political world-and finds them wanting.
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July 10, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - In recent years, Florida has wrestled with its reputation as the nation's "Pill Mill Capital," but new data says the state is turning around its prescription drug problem.
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In 2009, VICE traveled to Liberia to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war. Despite the United Nation's eventual intervention, most of Liberia's young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution. The former child soldiers who were forced into war have been left to fend for themselves, the murderous warlords who once led them in cannibalistic rampages have taken up as so-called community leaders, and new militias are lying in wait for the opportunity to reclaim their country from a government they rightly mistrust.
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After Greg Hardy's 11-sack season last year, one of the biggest questions surrounding the defensive end was: Can he do it again?
With one game left this regular season, Hardy has matched his career-high total with 11 sacks, tabbing back-to-back seasons with double-digit sacks for the first time in his career.
"I think the big thing it talks about his growth," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. "The coaching's been outstanding. I think what (defensive line coach) Eric Washington and (assistant defensive line coach) Sammy Mills do with the defensive line is great, as do all our coaches. To get a young man who's in the developmental stage of his career and start to produce, that's what you look for.
"He's got a ways to go, and he'll tell you. He works hard, but he knows that he's just starting to scratch the surface."
Hardy leads the team after sacking New Orleans' Drew Brees three times Sunday. He overtook Charles Johnson's lead of nine sacks; Johnson sat out two games this season.
A fourth-year defensive end, Hardy had seven sacks in his first two seasons combined. He has five in the past four games, and his three-sack game against the Saints matched his previous season-high that came against Eli Manning and the New York Giants in Week 3.
Hardy is in the final year of his rookie contract that pays him $1.35 million. He said he would take "a small cut" in his next contract to stay with the Panthers, though he wouldn't put a number on it.
Rivera said, like quarterback Cam Newton, Hardy's ceiling is very high.
"I think the potential could be a lot," Rivera said. "He's also a really smart football player. I don't think a lot of people give him credit for that. They see this big, physical player out there, but the realization is he gets it and he understands."
Good Guy: Tight end Greg Olsen has been selected as the winner of the Pro Football Writers of America 2013 Tom Berry Good Guy Award.
The award is given to the Panthers player who is most cooperative with the media. It's selected annually by local media members who cover the team regularly.
It's named after former High Point Enterprise Panthers beat writer Tom Berry, who passed away in 2009.
Brad Hoover, Jordan Gross, James Anderson and Captain Munnerlyn have received the award previously.
Pro Bowl voting: The NFL will announce Pro Bowl rosters Friday. Last week, nine Panthers were in the top 10 in fan voting, which ended Thursday.
Fan voting makes up one-third of the votes, with the other two-thirds coming from players and coaches.
Last week, Mike Tolbert led all fullbacks. The other Panthers in the top 10 were: center Ryan Kalil (third), middle linebacker Luke Kuechly (third), free safety Mike Mitchell (fourth), special-teamer Jordan Senn (seventh), punt returner Ted Ginn Jr. (eighth), Newton (ninth), Johnson (ninth) and Olsen (10th).
One name that's noticeably absent: linebacker Thomas Davis, who has put together the best season of his career two years after returning from his third ACL surgery.
Davis has 117 tackles – second-most on the team, and four sacks and two interceptions this year, all of which are career highs.
Working against Davis is the type of system he plays in. He's an outside linebacker in a 4-3 defense, and that position isgrouped with some pseudo-defensive ends in 3-4 defenses.
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Time, Space, The System and the IndividualBy Digital Strategy — May 3, 2013 - 5:38 pm
This year's PSFK Conference held in New York brought together a diverse group of thought leaders, business innovators and creators to discuss design, creativity and digital technology. This gathering brought to the forefront some of the most pressing existential issues of our generation: time, space, "the system" and the individual. From the lack of divide between our digital lives and our "real" lives, to the need to subvert convention and create our own rules, to the power of the crowd to solve just about anything, we certainly felt this was an inspiring and thought-provoking conference.
Please find a summary below of the sessions that took place:
1. "Life with Extra Senses." Neil Harbisson, Cyborg Foundation
Soundbite: "I couldn't feel a difference between the software and my brain."
What He Said: Neil Harbisson, a Catalan contemporary artist, composer and cyborg activist, was born with achromatopsia, a condition that only allowed him to see in a gray scale. Ten years ago he took part in the development of the eyeborg, a cybernetic eye permanently attached to his head that allows him to hear colors through bone conduction. This device functions as an extension of his senses and has totally transformed his perception of quotidian things —"supermarkets are like nightclubs for me now." Through his foundation he is commited to fighting for people's rights to extend and defend their senses and sees cyborgism as a social movement.
What We Heard: While many claim that affixing digital technologies to our bodies makes us more like robots, Harbisson argues that it actually brings us closer to nature, as animals have many of the abilities that cybernetics allows us to experience. Brands can look for ways to both appeal to this growing community of cyborgs and embrace/create technologies that ultimately make us more human. If it's possible to hear color, how else can the senses be subverted?
2. "The Dogmas of Design." Bruce Nussbaum, Author
Soundbite: "Connecting two or three dots gives you huge power."
What He Said: Bruce Nussbaum is Professor of Innovation and Design at Parsons School of Design and an award-winning writer. His most recent book, Creative Intelligence, looks at creativity as a new form of cultural literacy and as a tool for solving problems and driving innovation.
What We Heard: Individuals, corporations and nations that can better tap into creative intelligence (or CQ) can not only make new products but solve new problems. Much of this comes from how we are able to frame the problem – by framing the problem in a novel way, we are able to devise original and highly social solutions.
3. "Crowdfunding in Real Estate: Finance Your Ideal City." Rodrigo Niño, Prodigy Network Innovator
Soundbite: "Anything that's self-sustaining and profitable will be funded by the crowd."
What He Said: Rodrigo founded Prodigy Network ten years ago to help small investors participate in previously unattainable deals. He saw pure potential in his native city of Bogota (in addition to several economic and social challenges), but believed that there was no limit to what institutional capital allows you to do. His company was responsible for building the world's first crowd-funded skyscraper, the BD Bacatá. They were able to raise $200 million from 3,500 investors (just every day Colombians) and forever changing our notion of what can be crowd-funded.
What We Heard: Beyond T-shirts and iPhone apps, crowd-funding really is limitless. If it can make mega projects like a skyscraper possible, with total transparency and s clear end-user benefit, its foreseeable that whole cities can be funded this way.
4. "The Product of Time." Scott Thrift & Ari Kuschnir, m ss ng p eces
Soundbite: "What I'm proposing is time for the right-brain."
What They Said: Sometimes personal art projects become global business products. Scott Thrift, an award-winning video artist and editor, was fascinated by the concept of time. Not only did he feel that it moved too fast, but he felt that modern time was really for the left brain – it was linear, logical. Thrift created (and crowd-funded) an annual clock, ThePresent. This beautiful clock tracks time in seasons using subtle gradients of pure color to mark the Equinoxes & Solstices throughout the year. It takes an entire year for this wall clock to complete a single rotation using a first of its kind German-engineered movement.
What We Heard: "Becoming accustomed to the present is an adventure." There is an opportunity for more products and services to help us balance the right and left hemispheres of our brain and to re-define our notions of very basic concepts. Additionally, there is a need for products to tap into the notion of the "present need state." The role of today's and tomorrow's products is to be responsive to the "present need state" where anticipating is not enough, but reacting and delivering in the moment will be the new normal.
4. "The Lowline: An Underground Park for a Resilient Future." Dan Barasch, The Lowline
Soundbite: "If you know where to look, there are adventures and treasures underground."
What He Said: While New York's Lower East Side is full of bars, restaurants and history, it is lacking in greenspace. The Lowline is a plan to convert a historic trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street into a subterranean public park. Dan Barasch and his partner James Ramsey led the invention of a new technology, dubbed "remote skylight" that is able to channel and redistribute natural sunlight underground, enough to even support photosynthesis. This effort has been supported by both the city and community (with over $150,000 raised via Kickstarter). Their next step will be to develop a full scale installation of this concept/technology for the MTA, community and supporters.
What We Heard: While most people look up when trying to identify new space, these guys looked down. This underscores the importance of resisting the usual solutions. Those that do so are guaranteed to have a very large amount of work on their hands, but an infinitely bigger reward.
4. "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now." Douglas Rushkoff, Author
Soundbite: "I got the idea for this somewhat intellectual book while watching The Real Housewives of Orange County."
What He Said: Douglas Rushkoff, one of the world's leading media theorists and author of 12 bestsellers, introduced his new book, Present Shock. He believes that we are now living through the phenomenon of presentism, where we have a completely new relationship with time. This fundamentally new challenge has us struggling between chronos (the time of the clock) and chyros (timing). He argues that the use of asynchronous devices has us living outside of time, where the future is now, and the world is full of constant interruptions and updates. Like traffic controllers or 911 operators, we are "overwinding" every day and trying to squish time.
What We Heard: Rushkoff implores us to "subvert the underlying operating system." We need to find ways to reclaim time and find new models of time – and perhaps (the right) brands can give consumers permission to do so.
5. "Food Design: Form Following Feeling." Emilie Baltz, Author
Soundbite: "The best recipes are honest tastes of their creator, unfiltered emotions captured from life experience and translated through the five senses."
What She Said: Emilie Baltz is a food designer and author of the art cookbook, L.O.V.E. Foodbook about the relationship between desire and cuisine. She believes that food is the most robust medium for storytelling as it engages all five of our senses. And ultimately, the senses are the instrument of our heart. By reminding people that food is not a calorie but an experience, she is able to elevate food to not art, experience, and a part of history.
What We Heard: While good brands have been telling stories for a long time, perhaps it is time to think about how these stories can engage all of people's senses, instead of just a few. The palate may be the next frontier for brands to engage all of our senses.
6. "Evolving a Living Information System for NYC." Mike Rawlinson & Eoin Billings, City ID and Billings Jackson Design
Soundbite: "Few cities are inherently legible."
What They Said: One out of ten New Yorkers gets lost every week, according to the city's Department of Transportation (not including tourists). This past March, the city began installing 150 wayfinding signs in high-traffic areas to help pedestrians navigate their way. PentaCity, a group made up of graphic design studio Pentagram, map makers City ID and industrial designers Billings Jackson developed this system, including a new font called Helvetica DOT. A sample shows that they will include major landmarks, local businesses, and estimated transit times within a 5-minute proximity. The city believes that not only will this help pedestrians, but it will ultimately be good for business, communities and the economy.
What We Heard: We assume that some of the friction in our lives is unavoidable and will just always be there. However, seemingly small problems or inconveniences can have a much bigger impact than we think. There are a myriad of opportunities to become a hero by ameliorating these small injustices.
7. "The Sense of Non-Sense: Decoding the Visual Web." Abigail Posner, Google
Soundbite: "Are we just getting dumber and dumber?"
What She Said: The Internet is filled with silly, senseless, mundane and downright bizarre content – mostly in video format. Do we just lack taste and seek frivolity? Abigail Posner, head of strategic planning at Google, argues that we're actually seeking something much more meaningful. She believes these humorous and viral videos are capable of sparking our own sense of creativity and desire to leave a mark. They have the ability to inspire us to turn our own ideas into something that leaves a mark, too. And we share these videos because providing happiness to others amplifies our own happiness and deepens our bond with others. Not bad for baaa-ing sheep videos.
What We Heard: People want to feel like their daily lives aren't mundane but are full of magic, beauty and love. Brands have an opportunity to elevate consumers' every day in a way that makes them feel better about themselves and their world. By marveling in the mundane or finding the fascinating in the familiar, we can fuel an energy exchange and a deep connection between both people and brands.
8. "¡Viva la Revolución!" Benjamin Dyett, Grind
Soundbite: "Free radicals don't need desks."
What He Said: We are currently experiencing the largest shift in workplace demographics in the last 100 years. By the end of this decade, it is expected that half of Americans in the workplace will be independently employed. And for people that are more interested in working in a community than a corporation, there's Grind. Grind is members-only workspace and community that serves as the antidote to the office. It gives people the ability to work however they want, whenever they want in a high-tech, sustainable and responsive environment.
What We Heard: While technology has freed us in many ways, it also has us working around the clock, often in isolation. Now is the time for "free radicals" or "free-range humans" (as Grind calls them) to redefine every aspect of what a "job" is. This just means that everything is free rein for re-invention. In the words of Dyett, "if it ain't broke, fix it anyways."
9. "Brand Building Through Narrative & Vulnerability." Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker
Soundbite: "You could be the poorest person on the planet but you'd rather be blind than wear donated [unattractive] glasses."
What He Said: Warby Parker launched in February of 2010, and after three weeks they hit their first year's sales goals. Co-founder Neil Blumenthal credits a few basic principles to their success. The company is very clear about their value proposition. They're a fashion brand offering designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while being socially-conscious. Warby Parker has been very careful about crafting this narrative, and staying true to the prioritization of all these elements. They're also quite transparent with their customers. One example of this is the interactive, quirky and fun annual report that they share with their fans; not only does this report on "the numbers" in a way that is easily-digestible but it also highlights humanizing data about their office lunches and employee fun facts, making it a marketing tool, too. Warby Parker is also inventive about how they display their product – from staging hush hush events at the New York Library to putting their glasses on a school bus – they've quickly become a darling of the fashion industry and consumers alike.
What We Heard: Warby Parker was started when the founders realized that the eyewear industry was virtually a monopoly. Any major player that dominates their vertical will eventually be overturned by entrepreneurial individuals who see opportunity where others see a closed door and regard vulnerability as a strength. Brands that are in these leadership positions should seek out opportunities to create the highest level of transparency possible by being vulnerable with both their current and future marketplace. Brands are better off turning their own industries upside down in order to remain relevant before visionary entrepreneurs do it for them.
10. "Making a Great Brand with Quality and Community." Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani
Soundbite: "The first thing my father said to me when he visited me in America was 'you can't find better cheese?'"
What He Said: You may want to start reading your junkmail. Hamdi Ulukaya came across a postcard advertising a closing yogurt plant from Kraft Foods that was for sale. After thinking it over (and over) he decided to purchase it. That small plant in South Edmeston has now turned into a company with over $1B in sales, employing 3,000 people. Ulukaya believes that the best decision he ever made for his company was to paint the walls of that factory together with his initial staff of five employees. "I didn't know what to do next, but we came up with the next idea [after that]."
What We Heard: Ulukaya argues that it's not about how sophisticated or educated you are…it's only about what you're made of. His company has dominated the yogurt industry by "staying close the to the plant." By focusing on the well-being of the local community and building a superior product, even yogurt can be meaningful. By preserving their core vision and adhering to their values of "respecting the locals" the company has grown beyond anyone's expectations. Not only are they a global phenomenon but they're highly sophisticated marketers whose story and heritage will provide a platform for their continued growth.
The beauty of the PSFK Conference is that it focuses on how seemingly esoteric concepts have been turned into products, services and business models that can be felt by consumers and will ultimately become the norm in our day-to-day lives. We look forward to following these individuals and ideas over time.


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Just a quick post because I'm going to X PRIZE Cup. Pict Earth – a company which produces image processing technology for aerial photos with special skills in Google Earth – has started flying over some of the burned areas in San Diego. They have published some photos of burned regions in Google Earth. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks to PictEarth for bringing it to my attention.
UAV Photos of Burned Areas in San Diego in Google Earth
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Me again sorry about the long error report but after a bit of thorough searching I found their error report pages. So no need to pass that on. Thanks
Wow, the photos of the burned sections in San Diego are crazy. I wasn't sure when the pictures of the burnt are were going to be uploaded. http://mrbuds.com also has some pics posted showing burnt areas of the San Diego fires. Hopefully with time the scorched areas will start to sprout and bud and a rebirth can begin.