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New Year's Resolutions for Kids in 2012
New Year's Resolutions for Kids in 2012
With the New Year upon us, parents have been asking me to help them help their kids with their New Year's resolutions. Though kids rarely need the help of a grown-up, let me offer a few suggestions to ring in the New Year:
- Infants need to resolve to sleep on their backs to prevent their being at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and to keep unsafe items out of their mouths. They should also resolve to put themselves back to sleep without needing parental assistance, should they wake in the middle of the night!
- Toddlers and preschoolers should resolve to brush their teeth twice a day, wash their hands after using the bathroom or before eating, and help clean up any messes they might have created while playing.
- School age children might resolve to try new foods and to limit the amount of soda and sugary fruit drinks they drink, and instead drink milk or water at least three times every day. They should also find a physical activity they like – such as bike riding, jumping rope or playing tag – and resolve to do it at least three times a week.
- Both children and infants need to resolve to always be restrained properly in a car safety seat, whether it be a rear-facing infant seat that can now be used up to the age of two, or a booster seat up to age eight and until they are 4 feet 9 inches, and should wear a helmet when cycling, skiing or roller blading.
- All children should insist on being read to or reading to themselves each and every day.
- Teens and older children should remember never to give out personal information on the internet. They should also limit their TV and video game activity to 1-2 hours max per day.
- Teens should resolve to engage in healthy activities like sports, exercise, music or art when stressed rather than consider the use of drugs or alcohol.
- Teens should resolve as well to never use a cell phone or text while driving or even riding a bicycle.
With these resolutions in mind, hopefully 2012 will be a terrific year for your children and in turn for your entire family.
Lewis First, M.D., is chief of Pediatrics at Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. You can also catch "First with Kids" weekly on WOKO 98.9FM and WPTZ Channel 5, or visit the First with Kids video archives at http://www.FletcherAllen.org/firstwithkids.


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John White worked out so well, why not go back to that well. Today is the first day for Junior College players to be able to sign their Letters of Intent, and the Utes have got one. Kelvin York, a 4 star Junior College Runningback from Fullerton CC signed his letter of intent to play for the Utes. York was a USC recruit, but injury issues to his knee caused him to de-commit. He had been considered the best Juco RB in the state of CA, and according to Rivals, the best Juco RB period, and the 8th best Juco recruit.
I don't know his redshirt status, but if his knee is an issue, I'm assuming he'll probably red shirt this season, before being in the mix to replace Blanco next season. If his knee is fine, he'll be some added depth to help lighten Blanco's load.
Either way this looks like it might be some decent insurance in case Langi is unable to shake off the Freshmen struggles that made him downright dreadful this season.
This is a nice takeaway from the Men of Troy, as well as from U-Dub who was also high on his list. If I'm not mistaken this is also the first signed, sealed, and delivered recruit of 2012.

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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche wrote The Shambhala Sadhana in 2011 at Yangleshö, the famous cave in Nepal where Padmasambhava attained enlightenment. In early 2012, the Sakyong transmitted the practice to our community. It is now the main training in the Enlightened Society Assembly. It is a short, profound, and potent practice that deepens our experience and realization of our innate strength and the path of creating a healthy and resilient society. To attend this retreat, you must have already received the Shambhala and Enlightened Society Vows as well as the Shambhala Sadhana Sun Transmission; or if you have not received these, you must be a graduate of Sutrayana Seminary or Vajrayana Seminary, and you will then receive the vows and transmission at the start of the retreat. On the first day of the retreat, Acharya Rockwell will offer the Shambhala and Enlightened Society Vows (without giving out names) and the Sun Transmission that introduces one to the sadhana practice. Those who are newly receiving these Vows and the Sun Transmission must commit for the entire retreat so that they can make a strong connection to the sadhana. Those who have already received the Shambhala Sadhana are welcome to come for part of the retreat. Winter is a wonderful time of the year to escape the holiday busyness and come to the mountains and forest of Vermont to celebrate with our dharma family. In addition to practicing and studying the sadhana, we will enjoy the outdoor dralas, sing songs, practice qigong, and share personal stories and inspirations about how to manifest a community that benefits our earth and all beings.
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The Rutherford County sheriff's deputy involved in a crash last summer that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl has resigned.
Sources tell News 2 Det. Sgt. Ron Killings, a 12-year veteran of the department, resigned Tuesday after being indicted on multiple charges by a Rutherford County grand jury.
He is accused of disposing of two liquor bottles after hitting and killing Lakeisha White on Bradyville Pike on July 17, 2008.
White, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was visiting her grandmother in Murfreesboro when she was struck.
In the weeks following the crash, Murfreesboro police revealed a liquor bottle thrown away at the scene belonged to Sgt. Killings and they had erred by failing to collect it and the lead investigator was removed from the case.
The following month, surveillance video surfaced showing Sgt. Killings buying Gatorade at a convenience store, minutes after the accident.
Unsatisfied with the proceedings in the case, an attorney for White's family requested the acting district attorney, Bill Whitesell, step down and Joe Baugh began acting as the district attorney pro-tem.
He presented the facts of the case to the grand jury Tuesday.
Killings was indicted on charges of reckless homicide, tampering with evidence and filing a false report.
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Wednesday, White's family told News 2 the indictment is the news they've been waiting for.
"I felt a sigh of relief. I felt good. I felt like her death is being vindicated. I felt like the truth was coming out," said Rose Rose Collier, the victim's godmother.
Her aunt, Kim Coleman, says now the family can finally have peace.
"I'm just glad that she can finally rest and I can rest and just be happy," she told News 2.
White's family says Killings' resignation was long overdue.
"Just let her know that it's going to court now, and hoping that justice will be served because he knows what he did was wrong," said the her grandmother, Brenda Carneal. "This was it. This is what we've been looking for and we finally got it."
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Heh, our Texas division rivals are bankrupt and need financing from MLB to stay afloat through bankruptcy proceedings.
Andrew LeBlanc, an attorney for the top lenders, said he had "grave concerns" about the Rangers receiving more funds from Major League Baseball, which has already provided $18.45 million in loans since last year.
The best part is that A-Rod is one of the largest unsecured creditors, with $24.9 million in deferred compensation owed to him.
The Rangers filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying it was the only option to proceed. Among the top 30 unsecured creditors is Alex Rodriguez, who is owed $24.9 million in deferred compensation six years after he was traded.
Of course, it's not really that surprising after seeing the Rangers' owners run Liverpool, the most storied soccer team in England, into the ground with debt. It looks like they are trying to sell Liverpool and the Dallas Stars as well as the Rangers.
So what place should debt have in sports? Soccernomics, a moneyball-like book about the business of soccer, has a chapter on debt and basically concludes that the most successful clubs have a little bit of debt. It also shows that having a lot of debt or no debt hurts a teams competitiveness. More importantly, if a team is going to use debt, they should use it to finance an asset - either a new player acquisition or a stadium upgrade. Debt should not be used the way Gillett and Hicks have used it - in leveraged buy-outs of a sports clubs old shareholders.


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The purpose of this blog is to inform job seekers of deceptive job advertisements, deceptive company websites, and deceptive company practices so they do not waste time and money (transportation costs) going to interviews for door-to-door commission only (or minimum wage plus commission) jobs which were not entirely disclosed on the job ads or during the job interviews.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Long Island Acquisitions (Mineola, NY)
Do you really want to drive up to an hour away from the office to solicit (door-to-door) small business owners to buy office supplies? The business owners already have vendors from which to buy their supplies so why would they buy from someone who just showed up at their door with a catalog? Besides, the business owners could just go to quill.com or staples.com (parent company of Quill) to buy their supplies.
Beware of deceptive job ads which offer entry-level training in management, marketing, and sales especially if the ads state "face-to-face" sales and no experience required.
If you decide to interview with a company, ask many questions before accepting employment. Will you be paid minimum wage or commission? Are there company benefits? Beware of the infamous all-day second "interview."
131 Mineola Blvd Suite 200
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Ripoffreport.com, Long Island Acquisitions
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Cheryl, I worked for Smart Circle as an intern, graduated and came back and opened a independently owned marketing company and ran it well, and helped others do the same. I also provided honest work to interns just like I got the chance to do many years ago. I just gave birth to my first baby and no longer run an office. I have no stake in this company any longer but I have to say I would have NEVER in a million years would have ever been able to afford to be a stay at home mom if it was not for Smart Circle. I have no connection with them but I can't go on listening to this hate and slander. Go to their website, they only represent the worlds best clients. OK EVERYONE, PAY ATTENTION! THE REASON WHY THERE ARE BAD EXPERIENCES IS BECAUSE EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED! If you were "scamed" go to a laywer, the company that did this to you, made you feel this way SHOULD BE shut down! Yes, I agree with you! If your experiences are real, write smart circle and tell them what happened, they will disconnect the affiliation. If there is a problem, go to the source don't try to group every office together in a blog, they are certainly not the same. If they were they wouldn't have BILLION DOLLAR CLIENTS!!! VICTORIA JACKSON, MLB, NHL, NBA, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS, HOME DEPOT, DIRECTV, BEST BUY, WALMART, SAMS CLUB etc...Get real!ReplyDelete
I had thought of a lot of not nice things to say to you, but I don't know you so I won't. I just hope you take the energy that you put into your blog and try to do something with it, write smart circle and tell them what happened to you to make you so angry, to shut down the office or owner that has made you spend so much of your time and energy on this. If you owe anything to "the people" you'll actually do something about it. The more that you group all of these offices together the less credible you sound. There are more people that take the time to complain than to praise. Luckily, because of Smart Circle and my success with them, I have a little time on my hands to say something positive while my daughter takes a nap.
I worked with Long Island Acquisitions for about a month, but from what I can tell, they are decent people. Only a month, because I'm just not cut out for this door to door salesman stuff. I only accepted employment out of desperation, because the job market is a joke. If the owner is already a quill customer, then the salesman will just ask if you need anything and then leave and move on to the next business. It's not fun being that guy, because people curse at you and get pissed off, as no one wants to be bothered by salesman ever. But it's not scam, there are decent people working there, we all gotta make money and you can't fault someone for trying to making money.ReplyDelete


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I have seen this movie years ago and want to see it again. Its a good movie and I enjoy the actors in it very much.
It would be good to have a remake of the movie about what we know about the company now. It would be more dramatic I am sure. That company got off too easy for what was happening in that plant.
Excellent movie!
I first saw this movie when it originally came out in 1983. Given that Kerr-McGee settled out of court to pay Karen's estate $1.3 million, it's clear that this company was in the wrong. I wondered in 1983 and now just how dirty that Kerr-McGee was. What would have happened if Karen Silkwood had been actually able to blow the whistle, resulting in a major investigation into Kerr-McGee's actions? I wonder how far its illegal activities and coverups went? It would be interesting to have a remake filmed, including everything that is known now as compared to what was in the original film. BTW, Meryl Streep did an amazing job and should have received an Oscar for her work in this film.
I enjoyed all the characters and pacing of this story. Cher really looks different in this movie!
I like almost everything Meryl Streep is in.
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Alumni cited for teaching achievement
October 15, 2012
Ten Bryan alumni who teach in the Rhea County school system have been recognized for earning the top score possible on their Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model rating.
Rhea County Director of Schools Jerry Levengood, '76, explained that the evaluation is based on the teachers' students' standardized test scores for the 2011-12 school year. The test indicated that their students learned at least as much as was expected in one year in their particular discipline. In all, 35 Rhea County teachers achieved the "5" score on the evaluation's five-point scale.
Bryan alumni honored included:
- Janet Jasso, '78, fourth-grade science/social studies, Graysville Elementary.
- Kimberly Prudhomme, '04, fourth-grade math, Rhea Central Elementary.
- Burkett Swafford, '07, fifth-grade social studies, Rhea Central Elementary.
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- Laura Smith, '07, fourth-grade science/social studies, Spring City Elementary.
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Checklists for a Cupcake Business
When you're setting out on a large goal such as starting a cupcake business, there are so many things to think about and so many tasks to complete. A significant part of starting a cupcake business or any business for that matter, is taking action. You're obviously serious about this business, since you're here, reading this.
Taking action is more than half the battle. It signifies that your desire to make your dreams a reality. Over time, I've found the one of the best tools for taking action is a checklist. In our book, we provide numerous checklist including equipment, education, health and safety checklists, and a complete cupcake business pre-opening checklist. We are big fans of the checklist for all kinds of daily operations and those are available for download too.
Whether you use our checklists or create your own, the key to a good checklist is writing down the overall task, then breaking down those larger tasks into manageable steps. Again, starting a cupcake business may seem impossible until you break it down into steps. This can be done using a word-processor, spreadsheet or even a notebook.
The individual actions might include phone calls, paperwork, research, visiting locations, etc. Keep in mind that within these steps are mini-tasks such as determining the correct person to call or downloading the correct forms. If there are steps you don't understand, get help in breaking them down. Don't let a fear of the unknown prevent you from addressing the task. Feel free to contact us, if you have questions, or visit forums such as cakecentral.com or cheftalk.com. Once you have each of the individual steps identified, you will probably have to re-order the list because some items require preliminary steps to be completed first. Finally, you will want to prioritize your list based on the timing and expense to your cupcake business. For example, registering for a resale certificate means you must start filing monthly sales documentation with your state. If you're not planning to open for 6 months or longer, then delay this step until later in the process.
You can use the checklist creation process throughout your start-up phase, when writing your business plan, when building out your location and especially for all of the operational processes of running your new cupcake business! You'll find the overall task of opening a cupcake business far more efficient and rewarding as you take each step toward realizing your dream.
Feel free to download our high-level cupcake business start-up checklist .
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- October 14, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Hi, Paula
I've got Start a Cupcake Business Today at Amazon on Kindle for Mac format. By reading the book I've learned that there were resources at [hidden]
The exact webpage listed above seem not to exist but then I got here:
cupcake-business.com. I'd like to know how to access the library and check out the resources.
Thank you
Christie Paschoalino
- October 26, 2010 at 2:25 am
plz i wan to buy ur book how to order
- November 2, 2010 at 2:53 am
Hi Paula, it's nice being a partner to your cupcake small business and I'm really interested to join. Well on the other hand I can purchase the cupcake recipe book but how can I coz I don't know how?
I'm in Papua New Guinea where I find it hard sometimes on how I can send the money come thru in some method. As long as am already subscribed, can you let me know how I can purchase your cupcake recipe book.
Marilyn Nani
- July 28, 2011 at 10:07 am
Hi Paula
I live in the UK and wonder what advice you would be able to give me in starting a Cupcake business in the UK.
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Donovan is always so quick to make friends wherever he goes.
"Hey guys. What are you doing? What's your name? I'm Donovan!" And those boys were equally nice to let him play with them.
Love my little man.
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August 1, 2012
This morning, Grant went to wake up Donovan. He turned on the hall light, opened his door and gently rubbed his back. Donovan woke up and said, "Turn the light off." So Grant did. Then he said, "Close the door." Grant closed the door.
Already, the kid is revolting against getting up in the morning.
Grant went back in after letting him lay there another 2 minutes and told him it was time to get up. After brushing his teeth, he said, "I don't wana go to school today."
Dude, you're 2. Just wait till you have homework! Then, you can complain about not wanting to go to school.
Instead of telling him this, I just said, "You need to go to school today and tomorrow, then on Friday you get to go to work with daddy." (luckily school is closed on Friday anyway). And the prospect of going to work with daddy?? He was pumped for the day.
Not wanting to get out of bed or go to school? What is he? 14?
July 18, 2012
I think I've been avoiding my blog. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I'm not sure what to say. I could write about our trip in May to Arkansas (Grant's sister, Phylicia, graduated college), the fun things we did on the weekend (bbq's, hanging with friends), how I mastered making risotto (YUM), or how I made some awesome homemade bubbles. What a great time I had while my mom was out visiting (again!! yay!) But I haven't felt like doing that, and I think I've realized why.
There are lots of things I want to be doing. Things I've been craving:
*Music. Singing. More importantly, being *gasp!* PAID to sing. Recording.
*Having another baby.
*Spending solo time with Grant.
*Spending solo time with friends.
*Being more of a morning person so I can get my butt out of bed earlier to workout longer.
*Wanting to workout.
These are the things that come to my mind immediately. I'm sure there are more; there are things I'd like to do, but I'm not obsessing over it (being part of a book club again, traveling to visit friends/family, re-paint almost every room in our house).
The problem with my list of cravings is I see it as near impossible to do it all, especially simultaneously. With a 2 yr old, husband, and house to take care of. I want it all. Is that too much to ask for? Is it impossible or am I delusional in thinking that it is?
I need to at least try, right? 'Cause I don't wana say that I never did.
So, in a nutshell, that's where I am. Figuring stuff out. And I think that's why you haven't heard from me. When I feel like I have something to report on, I will. Otherwise, it'll be business as usual with us. And our cute little man, Donovan :)
June 8, 2012
5 days before the Memorial Day weekend, I got roped into running a leg of the Vermont City Marathon. Our friends were part of a relay team and had someone drop out. So would I agree to run 5.4 miles in their stead? Ugh, I guess. I ran a leg last year (the shortest one, 3.2 miles) and it was fun cheering everyone else on and getting caught up in all of it; seeing people that came from all over to run in this marathon, running into people you know….it's all pretty cool. The city gets packed! Honestly, I was looking forward to a quiet, nothing-planned, quiet holiday weekend, but also wanted to help out my friends. So I ran my 5.4 miles….
And nearly collapsed. Miraculously, I made really good time (just under an hour). I felt like I was really just walk-jogging the whole way; didn't think I was averaging 12 min per mile. After 2 miles, I was ready to be done. My quads were starting to hurt and it was hot. It. Was. Hot. 75*, which is nice if you're just guna be hanging out in the sun doing nothing. But to be running in that temp? I was thankful for the route I was running—it went through a few nice neighborhoods and so many houses had sprinklers set up on their lawns aimed at the street so we could run through it for a brief cool-off.
I saw a man wearing a shirt that said "I hate running." I immediately thought I need that shirt. I was just miserable the whole time. It was hot; my quads were screaming; I could feel a blister coming on; and worst of all, I just couldn't get in my normal running "zone." The place you hit after a short time where you feel like you could just run at that steady pace for hours? Never got there. I had my music blasting but that was no help. I got to the end of my leg and had to do everything in my powers not to throw up. Then after I finished cussing, I came to the conclusion: Nope. I'm never doing this again.
I had been running in the mornings before work, but on the treadmill, and only for about 2-3 miles at a time. Not 5. And as much as I was struggling for the next 2 days, soreness, blister and all, some good has come out of it:
*After the marathon, I thought "I just ran 5 MILES! FIVE MILES!! I can push myself to do other things to get in better shape.
*I really should do something about this belly pooch. If I'm not constantly watching what I'm eating, every pound I gain goes right to the stomach, while my boobs and booty are spared. So. Unfair.
*Bottom line: Time to get my ass in better shape.
My first order of business? Get a workout dvd. Yes, I was running everyday, but I wanted to change up my routine and have another option in case I didn't feel like hopping on the treadmill. So I got this
No, my goal isn't to be "shredded" in a month, but I'd like to see what I can really accomplish. I mean, I'm getting up at 5:30 am every day. I figure, I might as well make the hour I have worth it! Otherwise, I should just stay in bed (which I want to do most days). Today was day 4 of using the dvd. At first, I thought, "oh I'll just do the 20 minute workout and be good." Because yes, it is hard work, even starting on level 1. But on the second day, I also felt I could get a short run in too. So on day 2, I started with a 20 minute run, then the 20 minute dvd. And my calves were SO SORE. It really kicked my butt. Day 3, I upped it to a 30 minute run and the dvd. I was feeling good, even though still a little sore. But it's a good kind of soreness. Hurts so good….
And of course you can't shed any unwanted lbs without altering your diet a bit. So I'm trying something I (again) never thought I'd do: Low carb. If you know me, you know my weakness is pasta, cereal, pasta, pasta, mashed potatoes, pastries, and pasta. So I did a little research and learned about foods that are good at helping you feel full and also trim the belly fat (you can find it here). AND I also came face to face with a nightmare discovery: pasta not only adds fat to your belly, but when you eat it, it sends receptors to other parts of your body and takes the fat from those other parts and PUTS IT ON YOUR STOMACH. Blasphemy! Depressing. But I made my grocery list, and bought things that came recommended. I'm not following a strict diet, but I am trying to eat more healthy and pump up on the protein, so that website was a good introduction for me. Black beans? Yum. Avocado? Yummy. Shrimp? Yes, thank you. Almonds? I can do that.
So far, the eating change has gone really well, and best of all: It's not as hard as I expected. I'll have 2 eggs and just one piece of toast in the morning, or instead of toast, I'll eat some black beans with it. Lunch is a big salad with tuna or chicken on it, or just the protein from last night's dinner with some yogurt and almonds. Dinner is whatever… Since I'm working out, by the time I leave work, I'm averaging about 600-700 calories allowed by dinner time. My only restriction there is the portion size. I'm eating off a small salad plate, rather than the big dinner plate. Yesterday was hard because it was pasta-Thursday (the only day of the week I'm allowed to make pasta for dinner at home). But I was good and put it in a small bowl and ate my salad first before diving in to my delicious bowl of pasta with vodka sauce and turkey meatballs….. mmmmmm. And I've noticed at work, I don't get sleepy at all (despite waking up at 5 am every day). I don't get the 2:30 pm tiredness that I used to and I think it's because with more protein in my body, my blood sugar stays regulated throughout the day. My snacks throughout the day are simple: an apple, a rice cake with peanut butter on top, strawberries, etc. No more cheese-its, tortilla chips, chex mix….. And more water. Water. Water.
I'll keep you posted on my progress. Maybe in a couple weeks I'll be able to move up to level 2 of the dvd! And so far, I'd recommend it for anyone trying to get started on a new program but can't get away to a gym or just plain doesn't like working out. It's only 20 minutes a day and you feel good when you're done. BAM.
May 31, 2012
I have a trip to Arkansas to blog about, but I wanted to hurry up and get these down before it got to be, oh, I don't know… September.
There have been several times that Donovan does or says something ridiculous/incredible/hilarious. I repeat them to whoever is willing to listen (as all moms do, right?). After one of my stories about Donovan, my coworker said, "are you writing these down?" I realized I wasn't but I probably should. Flash ahead to my 17 year old son, with his deepening voice, telling me how there's no way he could've said or did the things we tell him he did. I'll have this record of my innocent, sweet, little man and the crazy things he used to do.
*This story comes from his teachers at daycare. They told it to us during one of our parent/teacher conferences. He was in the Jitterbug room (1-2 yr olds) and it takes place during lunch time. Donovan is sitting at the table with the other kids, who are eating away. Donovan takes his bowl, dumps out what is inside, and puts the bowl on top of his head. He gets it to balance there, then silently looks around the table to see if any of his friends can see what he just did. Charlotte notices. She looks at the bowl on top of his head. Looks him in the eyes. Looks back at the bowl. And back in his eyes. They are both silent for a moment until Charlotte busts out laughing and so does Donovan. I can just imagine him thinking, "I got her!"
*For his second birthday, I was determined to get him a Rally doll (a stuffed version of the UVM mascot). His friend Simone has one and he would play with it whenever he was at her house. He loved it. After opening presents from his Grammy and friends, he looks in the bag, pulls out Rally and yells, "Rally finally here!!!!"
*At daycare, one of the substitute teachers, Joseph, worked there for a few months. He was the only male teacher and when he first started, I picked up Donovan after work, was getting his stuff out of his cubby and putting his snow boots on. Donovan looks over and starts saying, "hey man!" and waving. I'm confused because I don't notice Joseph standing across the way. Donovan is waving furiously, trying to get his attention. "Hey man! Hey man!" Joseph turns and says, "hi Donovan!" I look confused, apparently, because Joseph says to me, "he can't pronounce my name yet so he calls me 'hey man.' " Me? Slightly embarrassed at the informality of it, but amused at how clever Donovan's name for him was.
*Donovan was getting the beginning of a cold, but being the mom I am, I sent him to school anyway (go ahead and judge me). I get a call later that he has a high fever and I need to come pick him up (the dreaded call). I pick him up and his teacher, Rachel, tells me that even though he doesn't feel 100% he's been ok that day. During lunch, Charlotte was eating some gummy fruit snacks. Donovan starts eyeing them, and Rachel tells him those are Charlotte's. He continues to look at them and Charlotte, then leans in close… closer… closer. They continue to tell him that those are Charlotte's, and he can eat from his own lunch. He leans closer and whispers close to her ear, "mmmmm Charlotte. Mmmmmmm. Have some?" Extra cuteness bonus? He pronounces it: have shum.
*One morning, I was getting ready for work and was running late. It was my turn to drop off Donovan at school, so I had to leave extra early and was a bit frazzled. Just as I'm getting his shoes on, he tells me he pooped. In the throws of potty training, I couldn't just leave him in his diaper and have one of his teachers change him at drop off (which I would've done any other time without hesitation—again, go ahead and judge me). So I take off his diaper, make him sit on the potty, get him all cleaned up and tell him to go get a diaper and his pants and bring them to me because we have to hurry up and go to school. He's gone longer than expected and I call out to him. He comes charging into the bathroom, with a pair of his underwear on his head and he's swinging his head around saying, "yar matey! yar matey!" I lost it. Laughing, I grabbed my camera and tried to take his picture, but all I got was a few shots of a brown blur running up and down the hallway shouting "yar matey." At that point, I thought, screw the clock. I'm guna be late to work.
*Staying late one night with the Shabazz family, the kids were playing way past their bed time. I immediately regretted not bringing any pj's for Donovan to wear because surely he would pass out on the car ride home. Simone happily lent Donovan the most masculine pair of jammies she owned… he LOVED them and was excited to show them off. I HAD to get a picture of him in them, so I asked Donovan, "where's your frog?" He says, "right there!"
And for some reason, whenever he says the phrase "right there" it comes out in a southern accent…. so funny and strange….
*Back story: Donovan loves the show Olivia. In one episode, another girl named Olivia joins her classroom. Olivia is confused and surprised that another person could have the same name that she does. So in a way to continue her individuality, she decides to change her name to Pam. While at school, her best friend Julian is trying to get her attention. He says, "Pam. PAM. PAAAAMM!!!!" and then Olivia finally turns around. He says he's just trying out her new name. Fast forward a few weeks, Donovan and I are driving home from a UVM basketball game, I was singing along to the radio–something Donovan hates for some reason :) Whenever we're in the car and I'm singing, he says, "mama." I say, "yes?" And he never responds. He doesn't even need to say stop singing… I know that's what he means. So this time, I keep singing and he keeps saying, "mama. Mama! MAMA!" and I continue to ignore him because, well, I like to sing, and he needs to get used to it. That's when he screams, "PAM!" I stop and say, "Pam?! Who's Pam?" He says, "Vivi Pam." Meaning, Olivia is Pam. My mind was blown. The fact that he made the connection between the two situations and used it in the right context…. it was from that point on I started giving him more credit than I had been. Dude is smart.
*Donovan will let you know when you've cleared your plate at any meal. In fact, he'll let EVERYONE know you've cleared your plate because he'll loudly say, "Mama ate it ALL!"
*It was a Saturday, around 3 am. Donovan has had a rough night of sleeping and after numerous attempts to get him back to sleep in his crib, we cave and Grant brings him into our bed. He immediately perks up like it's one big slumber party. Grant tries to get him to calm back down and get back into the sleeping mode. I, of course, try my best to ignore Donovan because I don't want to provoke him any. Finally, he lays his big head head on my pillow, gets his face really close to mine, and starts sniffing me. Then he says, "mmmm. Smells good." I couldn't help but laugh.
That's all for right now. I'm sure he'll say something else crazy soon. And when he does, I'll post it here :)
May 2, 2012
A few weeks ago, I had my first overnight away from Donovan. Yes, the kid is 2 and I hadn't been away from him for more than…. uh…. maybe 8 or 10 hrs tops? Seriously, time flies so fast when you have a kid, that I think back and go, "how is that possible?" I couldn't believe there hadn't been a morning that I didn't spend with him. So when I heard comedian Kevin Hart was coming to Boston, I knew it was a perfect opportunity to leave Donovan in trusting hands, and have the ultimate date with Grant Wilson in Boston.
Thankfully, our friends Trish and Rashad volunteered to watch Donovan. It was perfect because Donovan is so in love with their daughter Simone, I knew he'd have a great time. We packed our bags, dropped Donovan off, and when we walked out the door, he didn't even cry. YESSSSS!!! This is what I was hoping for. It made leaving him that much easier.
Grant and I had an easy drive down to Boston, checked into our hotel. Our hotel was right in the theater district of downtown Boston, just blocks from the Wilbur Theater. My plan for the whole trip was to park our car and just walk every where. Everything was just about a 10 min walk away. Perfect.
Grant and I found a nice pub and had some appetizers and cocktails before the show. We walked over to the theater and Grant realized he didn't have the tickets…….. he just had them when we were at the restaurant, so he RAN back to and found them on the sidewalk. Turns out he dropped them out of his pocket when he pulled out his phone. Crisis averted. The show was hilarious. Kevin Hart had 3 guys open for him, each did a set for about 20 minutes and they were really funny too. And I loved that every woman I saw was wearing a pair of heels. People got dressed up to go out–this is something I miss living in Vermont. People here are toooooo casual and it's refreshing to see women and men get gussied up for a night out.
After the show, we found this place called Scholars. It was AMAZING. The atmosphere was cool and modern and the food was one of the top 3 meals I ever had in my life. Seriously. Go there if you're ever in Boston. You won't regret it. We hung out, had great conversation and about an hour and a half later, a dj came in and started spinning. Then the place got crowded and we people watched for another hour. It was a lot of fun! The next morning, we found a movie theater close by our hotel and went to the 10 am showing of Hunger Games. We both had just finished the book and were dying to see the movie. And since we already had a free sitter, why not toss in a movie into our weekend away?
It was Easter Sunday, and even though I was bummed we weren't at home so we could go to church and celebrate (it's my favorite service of the year), and seeing folks in Boston dressed up to go to church, I was happy Grant and I were taking the time away. We both really liked the movie, found a Pop-Eye's for a quick lunch and got back on the road. Turns out Donovan had a great time while we were gone too.
They got dressed up, had an egg hunt the night before, and Donovan got an Easter basket that I put together before we left. He actually cried when we picked him up because he didn't want to go home. He didn't miss us one bit!
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All councillors bar one – which was an abstension – voted in favour and the chamber erupted in applause as the mantle was handed over.
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He's not usually one for flaunting his physique, but James Franco gave his Facebook followers a little weekend treat on Friday (December 6).
The "Spring Breakers" stud posted a photo of himself shirtless, and indicated that he's on the road to buffness.
James captioned the shot, "#Almostnude- you asked for it, you got it. Tryna work that body, tryin', tryin'."
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Initially I was not impressed with the idea of flavored vodkas, seemed all to frou-frou and contrived, and many of them are, but as we put aside pride and assumptions we can be surprised.
Vanilla-flavored vodka was my first tepid venture, and I survived. In fact I started thinking about many of my assumptions on cocktails, and started experimenting with a variety of flavors. While they were not always to my liking, it was fun, and I have branched out the tasting experiments to a range of spirits and flavors.
For me, the fact that all these infused vodkas looked exactly the same as straight vodka was unappealing, and I have started to make my own infusions.
The first experiment was with vanilla vodka, and it has been a hit. I take a bottle of vodka, generally Stoylichnaya (because I like the name, the bottle, and am comfortable with the price,) add a couple of vanilla beans from Costco and leave the vodka out on the bar for a couple of weeks. The result, an amber-colored spirit with a rich vanilla nose. I leave the bottle in the wine fridge by the bar. Recently, I took an empty half-gallon bottle of Grey Goose and filled it with six or seven vanilla beans and vodka, and have left it on the bar as decoration. I use it to top up the regular bottles. I add more vodka to the mix as the level allows, and add a vanilla bean about once every six weeks. It seems to be working.
I like the color, it looks good, the nose is richer and more full than the packaged vanilla vodka. I prefer my own, it's fun, but the infused vodkas are excellent as well.
I now use the vanilla vodka in quite a few recipes.
Last weekend I decided to try something different and put about two inches of crushed red chili flakes in a vodka bottle. I left it on the bar for two days and strained the vodka through cheese cloth. Man, it's intense. The color is a translucent pimento red, the heat is fantastic — a little will go a long way — and the first cocktail I made with it was excellent. I have one more tasting of the cocktail tonight, and if it passes I'll post about it.
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That's the obvious question to ponder, after Dave Meltzer reported in the March 15, 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter that early trending data for UFC 110 suggests that only 215,000-240,000 homes bought the show. This isn't a particularly low number for an overseas show, but the show wasn't tape-delayed and on paper had a stronger line up than most previous overseas PPV shows. Overexposure may be the answer, as UFC 110 came just two weeks after their last PPV event. It doesn't help that UFC may have conditioned their more casual PPV buying audience to believe that all overseas PPV events are skippable after a series of lackluster line-ups. Ironically, UFC 100 might not have helped either, raising the expectations of casual fans for PPV line-ups after seeing Brock Lesnar and George St Pierre defend their titles on the same show as the blow off to a big Ultimate Fighter captains grudge match.
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Men's world record:
On May 16, 1980, Sedykh set his first hammer record with a toss measuring 80.38 meters. His mark was broken later in the meet by Juri Tamm (80.46), but reclaimed that same day by Sedykh (80.64). Litvinov got into the act eight days later with a throw of 81.66. Sedykh responded on July 31 with an 81.80-meter throw. Litvinov smashed the mark on June 4, 1982 (83.98) then improved it on June 21, 1983 (84.14). Sedykh had the last word in the duel however, obliterating Litvinov's record with a throw measuring 86.34 on July 3, 1984. Sedykh improved the record twice, to 86.66 and, finally, to 86.74 on Aug. 30, 1986.
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The record, which came on Lysenko's first throw of the competition, marked the fourth time she'd established a new standard. She set her first record with a throw of 77.06 meters on July 15, 2005. Fellow Russian Gulfiya Khanafeyeva set a new mark of 77.26 on June 12, 2006, but Lysenko responded with a throw of 77.41 just 12 days later. Lysenko improved her record to 77.80 on Aug. 15, 2006.


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Cowan poised to quit Worcester Warriors
Updated 9:34am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News Exclusive By Tom Guest, @tomguestWN #WENsport
IN-form number eight Blair Cowan will be leaving Warriors at the end of the season and is believed to have signed for London Irish.
The former Cornish Pirates man, 26, went into the current campaign in the final year of his Worcester contract, but a broken hand in the pre-season friendly at Cardiff Blues hampered his chances to press his claims for a new deal.
By the time he had recovered, Cowan had slipped behind giant Tongan number eight Semisi Taulava in the Sixways pecking order and, apart from a 21-minute cameo at Wasps in early October, did not feature at all in the Aviva Premiership until the game at Gloucester at the end of last month.
The Kiwi back-rower was man-of-the-match at Kingsholm and then put in another impressive 80-minute shift, including a try, in last Friday's 29-23 win over Wasps, but he has still been deemed surplus to requirements by Worcester head coach Richard Hill.
It is believed a perceived lack of bulk is one of the reasons behind Cowan being allowed to leave Sixways as Hill is looking to beef up his back row options for next season, with Taulava and Argentinean import Leonardo Senatore certainly fitting the bill.
One man Warriors are understood to be talking to as a direct replacement for Cowan is London Welsh back-rower Ed Jackson, whose form for the Exiles this season has alerted several other Premiership clubs.
Hill is also thought to be scouring the Championship for further reinforcements at the back of the pack with the likes of Moseley's former Leicester Tigers man Ben Pienaar and Ryan Burrows at Leeds on his radar after impressive campaigns in the second tier.
Meanwhile, Hill revealed recruiting a new loosehead prop to replace the Wasps-bound Matt Mullan is currently his 'number one priority'.
The Sixways chief said: "We are dealing with the loosehead position at the moment and there are a lot of potential contenders out there when you start looking. We have had one or two into the club this week for fitness tests and to have a look at them.
"With the likes of Euan Murray, Agustin Creevy and John Andress on board already, we potentially have a very powerful front row for next season and we just need to finish it off with the right player.
"We will need to replace Matt and to do that we will have to find someone of a high quality, so that is our number one priority at the moment."
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8:36am Wed 6 Mar 13
Cludgehill says...
8:53am Wed 6 Mar 13
Respectable says...
Remember Barry Fry's tenure at Birmingham City..
When you want a dog start off by buying two cats and budgie.
Buy, sell, buy sell buy sell.
Forget salary caps. This is a management team that is operating on a limited budget. Come on Mr Little. Give the engine driver a fighting chance.
10:43am Wed 6 Mar 13
dulon says...
3:29pm Wed 6 Mar 13
zx12r says...
Word from my pals in Cornwall, is Hill is after Phil Burgess, I shall be in Penzance to watch the Pirates this weekend & if I get the chance I will ask him & keep you all updated when I get back on Tuesday.
PS. And that includes you 'Brummie', although I think you may already know.
8:42pm Wed 6 Mar 13
Brummagem Bertie says...
zx, if we are after Phil Burgess (a very good player, according to reports I have seen) why do you think I would know already?
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3:49pm Thu 7 Mar 13
zx12r says...
I have seen Phil play for Pirates many times & yes he's ready for the step up but, & a big but, if we are sniffing then you can bet others will be too.
So if he does decide to leave, it may be to one of the bigger boys.
Would love to have him at Worcester but we shall see.
Hopefully know more after the game on Sunday.
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(NEW YORK, October 6 2012) – Britney's new perfume (Fantasy Twist) has been available since September, but now fans are graced with a new commercial that was filmed this past summer.
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|Green Thumbs plan 65th anniversary display
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DELPHOS—The members of the Green Thumb Garden Club met for their regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the First Edition Building.
Club members have been busy planning a 65th anniversary celebration display to be shown at the Allen County Fair during its run Aug. 17-24. The preliminary design concept is a colorful, tri-fold pictorial display of members of the group and their activities since its inception.
They also discussed donations for new plant stands to be used at the Allen County Fair, scheduled volunteers to work at the fair and discussed the Christmas display at the Canal Commission.
President Judy Jester said the Lima Garden Club representatives met recently and decided to buy new plant stands for the plant displays shown during the fair.
"Plants were overcrowded hanging from the racks last year," Jester said.
Members of the club voted in May to donate money toward the new stands for this year's show. So far, the Green Thumbs have not heard back from the Lima Garden Club on the acceptance of the donation. Jester expressed her frustration with the lack of communication between the Lima club and the Green Thumbs with both the club's proposed donation and much needed fair information.
Allen County Fair Committee chair Carol Grothouse spoke on the club's involvement with and preparations for the Allen County Fair.
Members will volunteer their time to oversee exhibition and judging areas. The Lima clubs, Happy Hours and Lima Garden Club, are helping with the setup and tear down of the show.
"We will watch people and make sure they don't handle plant arrangements and keep the area clean and straightened," Jester said.
Last year, the fair board wanted volunteers to pay for parking before the fair started. Jester and the rest of the members agreed that volunteers should be able to park for free.
"We need to figure out how many tickets we need and how the hostessing schedule is set up," Grothouse said.
Jester reminded members to start thinking about the Christmas display at the Canal Commission. In addition, the Christmas Party Committee: Liesalore Waldick, Judy Pohlman and Carol Grothouse; is requesting the group to gather ideas for the annual party.
Members were treated to a luncheon presented by hostesses Louise Sroufe and LouAnna Hanshumaker followed by a demonstration of making and tasting a variety of "Super Smoothies —Weight-Conscious Concoction, Energy Elixir and Immune Booster" by Tricia Morris. Morris also presented nutritional information on fresh fruits and their beneficial vitamins.
The Green Thumb Garden Club's next meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at the First Edition Building. Members are asked to bring a brown bag lunch with them.
The club is always looking for new members and welcomes interested potential members to attend meetings. For more information on the club, contact Judy Jester @ 419-692-2913.
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Asian tsunami recovery continues and expands
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For many people, news of the April 2007 tsunami and earthquake that shook the Solomon Islands and left an estimated 4,000 families homeless evoked a familiar sense of dread. Memory of lives and property swallowed by the relentless waves of an Asian tsunami remained vivid, reviving thoughts of the December 2004 disaster that wrecked the shores of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Habitat for Humanity's tsunami-recovery efforts in the area continue. Overall, plans are in place and resources are in hand to help some 21,000 families find permanent housing by the end of 2008. Accomplishments throughout the Asia/Pacific region include:
The tsunami program in Indonesia has helped nearly 4,570 families build, rehabilitate and repair homes. In June 2007, Habitat Indonesia marked the 1,500th house constructed in response to the tsunami in Meulaboh, on the west coast of Sumatra.
Amid ongoing strife in Sri Lanka, Habitat continues to rebuild homes with tsunami-affected families. Currently, the program is moving toward house repairs in order to extend the available funds. More than 1,800 families have been served to date.
The India program is actually stepping up its pace, with 400 to 500 houses being built each month. To date, more than 4,440 families have been served in India.
In Thailand, the tsunami-reconstruction program which has served more than 900 families is being transformed, as planned, into a regular Habitat program as there is still a strong need for affordable housing in the country's south.
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Media Tools To Give Your Fundraising Activity A Boost
Whether you own a non-profit organization or are planning to organize something charitable for the community, getting funds for the job is tedious. It is something that requires you to reach out to as many people as you can and convince a significant number of them to donate to your cause. Fundraisers are a means to do it. You throw a special event in order to let everyone know about your goal and request them to be generous in helping you out in terms of funds. However, raising money in a fundraiser not only depends on what story you are putting out to the people but it also depends on how far and wide the news about your fundraiser has reached. Getting people to the fundraiser is the first step towards its success.
Crowdfunfing websites have immense potential of assisting you in your fund raising campaigns. To get started with crowdfunding websites for collecting funds for your website you need to design your campaign and make it available online. Make sure your campaign is effective and attractive. You must clearly state your goal and your intentions. Unless you clearly mention your goal and what you intend to do with the funds collected you will not be able to motivate people to contribute. Choose a crowdfunding website which has heavy traffic so that your campaign is visible to a larger population. Your must remember that fundraising requires continuous efforts. You will have to improvise your campaign everyday and mold it according to response of the audience.
Social media
Social media is another very effective and efficient tool for raising funds for your campaign. Social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter can help you take your campaign far and wide. These websites provide you with a global platform on which you can popularize your campaign. With such a platform you can motivate your friends and family to donate generously and contribute towards your campaign. While designing your message you must pay attention to the color scheme and layout. Send across crisp message which has a personal touch. Use videos and pictures to make your campaign even more interactive and effective.
Interviews and articles
While collecting funds for any campaign the most important act is to popularize your campaign. You need to reach out to a huge number of people so that even small contributions from them can help you reach your goal. Interviews and articles are effective tools as you are able to convey your goal to a huge population. Articles posted on the Internet, magazines or newspapers can prove to be very useful in conveying your message. You can create a blog for your campaign and post content regularly. Describe your ambition in detail and make the blog attractive. Interviews on various media like television, newspapers, etc. are another way of publicizing your goal and motivating people to help you in achieving it. Interviews are very effective as you can personally address the audience and convince them to make contributions.
Today's guest post is contributed by Matt Sullivan. He is an avid blogger who writes articles on a plethora of topics. He recently wrote an informative piece on Popcorn fundraisers for PTA which was well-appreciated by his readers and fellow bloggers.
Making Company Name As URL Really A Good Option?
An online business can only bring out fruitful results if proper tactics is followed and executed. In many cases, small businesses don't get expected results after a lot of hard work because of the negligence and ignorance of the business owners. Among different aspects, naming the URL has always emerged as a big issue that many business people fail to execute properly. A debate can arise in this issue by throwing the question, 'what's in a name?' But the answer of this simple question can surprise everyone as the URL name can prove to be the determining point of success for any business.
Tool of Remembrance
Among plenty of other available options, choosing the company name as URL is certainly the best one. The most important reason behind such an action is it helps in branding the company. If you put your company's name in the URL of your website, it becomes easy for the users to memorize it automatically. The resemblance between your company's name and URL is very essential because users can immediately identify the company with the URL name. A short example will make things more clear.
A good and simple example
Let's think you own a beauty product based company and the name of your company is 'Be Graceful'. At the same time, your business rival is also running similar product based company named 'Be Beautiful'. Suppose, your rival put his company's name on the URL of his website, but you simply ignore the fact and name your URL, for example, 'http://myproducts.com/products'. As a result, you will see that your rival will soon lead the game as because people can easily memorize the catchy and unique name of his business with the specific name. That website will get more traffic and establish itself as the strongest. On the other hand, people will find your URL as common and less attractive. Soon they will lose interest and never find a way back to your website again even if they want to.
Keywords Vs Company Name
Some may put in your mind that URLs must have the keywords those define your product or service. But this is completely a false notion that various business possess. This is not a good idea because first of all, you need to keep the URL short and simple for the users' better accessibility with your link. In case you are running a multiple service or product based company, it will be impossible for you to create a short URL putting every keywords of your every product or service. Unlike this, if you just include your company's name that will be enough to define your business purpose and brand it to the users.
However, you have to make sure that you choose an appealing name for your company because if the name is not good enough to represent your business, you can't touch the limits even spending a ton of money in Domain name or URL. So, make it short, simple yet attractive and include it in the URL and witness a traffic flood in your website.
William Stark is a talented blogger, SEO expert and a technophile. He shares his knowledge and expertise through his articles. Now you can register or buy domain names from UK2 at affordable rates.
Five Tips For Running An Email Marketing Campaign For Your Law Firm
Email marketing should be a crucial part of building your law practice. By interacting with your potential clients and growing your email list, you'll be able market and find new clients more easily. Client relationships are built on trust, if you're able to build this trust beforehand you'll never run out of clients, and most likely be the person they turn to in their time of need.
In this article we're going to cover five things you should be doing if you're running an email marketing campaign for your law firm. At the end of the day you'll want to be providing value in any way possible, and contributing to the lives of those who have subscribed to your list.
1. Decide on an email marketing provider
There are several email marketing providers you can choose from. You'll want to be sure you choose a provider that satisfies all of your needs. For instance, if you want to have the ability to run campaigns that send out a certain sequence of emails to your subscribers you'll want to be sure they have an "auto responder" option. Some providers are better utilized for massive lists, while others work better if you have a smaller, more intimate group of subscribers.
Take the time and do your research. Your ability to use the software might make or break the success of your email marketing campaign.
2. Have a way to obtain subscribers
Once you have your service provider selected and the subscriber forms added to your site, you'll need to have ways to obtain subscribers. If you don't very much traffic coming to your site, you'll want to do certain things to increase traffic. For instance, you may want to guest post on other blogs or websites, or have your site listed in local directories. It might also make sense to get active and set up profiles on social platforms to engage with your audience there and send traffic back to your site.
Once you have the traffic flowing you'll begin to see people signing up for your email list.
3. Provide massive value to your subscribers
Once someone has given you their email address, they've given you the chance to speak to them in a more intimate setting. Treat this as such. You'll want to provide value in any way that you see fit. This might mean, offering free insider legal advice, or answering any questions regarding your legal practice.
Serve your subscribers and they'll come to you in their times of need.
4. Monitor your statistics
After you've sent an email and have given it time to land in the inboxes of your subscribers, it makes sense to check the statistics. That way you'll be able to see what headlines work best and what your readers respond to.
The more you know the easier it will be to deliver content that resonates time and time again.
5. Test and improve
Until you've hit the sweet spot you'll want to continuously experiment. Try different headlines until you find the right combination of words that makes your readers have to open the email. Make sure you also test different times and days of the week.
Test every variable you can think of and soon you'll have a very responsive list, that awaits your every email.
I hope this article has been valuable and you now have a greater understanding of how you can maximize the potential of your email marketing campaigns. Email marketing will only grow in importance in the future. Platforms will change and technologies will shift how you interact with your customers, but at the end of the day if you've taken time to build a relationship with your list you will always be in business.
Zane Schwarzlose writes for Alamo Injury Attorneys, a personal injury law firm in San Antonio, Texas. Zane thinks dog bites are scary.
Five Outside-the Box Link Building Techniques For Law Firms
Link building forms an important part of any search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. Having links on relevant and authoritative websites pointing to your site – so-called backlinks – shows search engines that your website is worth linking to and thus must be providing value. When you provide value on your website and you are getting some traffic to it, link building will occur organically. This organic process is usually very slow however. First of all, if you've just launched your website, you won't usually have a lot of traffic coming in yet. To get more traffic, one important thing is increasing your search engine rankings. These rankings partly depend on having a lot of good backlinks though, creating somewhat of a vicious circle.
In order to stimulate backlink creation for your law firm's website, here are a five innovative link building techniques that you could use.
Use the Telephone
While the phone might be considered a bit old school in the online world, it's often still the best tool to get stuff done. You can email webmasters to ask for links as much as you want, often these types emails will be deleted unopened. Picking up the phone and calling webmasters of websites in the legal niche can be a great strategy for getting backlinks. On the phone it's easier to connect with the webmaster, and tell them about the value your site offers its visitors and how linking to it would benefit both your websites' audiences.
Sponsor a Good Cause
Sponsoring a good cause will be good for your firm's image as well as give your website a valuable backlink.
Think Outside of Text
Blogging and guest blogging can be great for link building, but well crafted and interesting videos and images often appeal to a broader audience. You could create an incredibly useful infographic regarding a legal topic that many people have questions about or record a series of videos in which you discus interesting cases or interview interesting people. The more value you offer, the more people will link to your site.
Dig Deeper
Sometimes it can be a bit of a struggle to find websites that would be able to give you a valuable backlink. Googling for them only gets you so far. Look at websites that link to you at the moment and then research other sites that they link to as well as the websites that link to them. Chances are that those sites are operating in the legal industry too and might be willing to give you a backlink.
Take Link Building Offline
Link building isn't just an online thing, you can also connect with website owners at real life meetups. If you make great connections with like-minded people, you can improve your offline and online visibility, potentially also providing your website new backlinks. You can attend or speak at meetups and conferences in your area or organize one yourself.
In order to build more links than your competition, you need to think a little outside the box to come up with some more innovative link building tactics. We've provided a few examples, but now it's up to you to keep coming up with innovative ideas for generating more links to your law firm's site.
Zane Schwarzlose writes for the Law Offices of WT Johnson, a personal injury law firm in Dallas, Texas. Zane manages the link building of seven law firms.
What Google's Hummingbird Update Means For You Law Firm's Blog
Whether you write for a law firm, a doctor's office, a company that staffs thousands of employees, or your own small business, knowing how the Google Hummingbird update affects your website's rank and visibility is important for your marketing strategy. You need to know how to develop content and blogs that Google can crawl and associate with the new Hummingbird algorithm. Sit tight and read on, this blog will bring you up to speed.
How Is Hummingbird Different?
For SEO experts and internet marketers, Hummingbird does not deviate too far from the trend of Google's past updates (panda and penguin) to ensure that quality content is is retrieved from search queries. Almi Singhar, Google's Vice President, said the Hummingbird algorithm is the biggest change he's seen since he started at Google in 2001, but don't let this change scare or make you think you have to change everything. Hummingbird had been running for a month by the time he made this announcement and no one noticed.
Singhar also says, "People communicate with each other by conversation, not by typing keywords — and we've been hard at work to make Google understand and answer your questions more like people do." We started with keyword searches, but now the population has steadily started querying conversationally largely from the use of mobile devices. "Where can I find a plumber?" instead of "plumber".
Hummingbird takes a massive step forward in information retrieval (Singhar has been working on it since 2003). Search engines are getting better at understanding conversational speech and interpreting what users want and need instead of using keywords and lifeless schemata that doesn't truly satisfy the user's intention. Google is trying to get better at reading minds and interacting with the user to fulfil the user more efficiently. So what does this mean for your blog's content?
Writing Content In The Times Of Hummingbird
As Google demands more from it's top search results, writers and businesses will have to make sure to do three things:
1) understand their market's wants and needs more than ever before,
2) answer these questions and needs in their content,
3) go more in depth than fellow businesses in providing the information needed for the user. This means be unique.
1) Understand Your Markets Needs and Wants From Search Engines
Think of sci-fi movies or video games you've played where characters get to directly interact with a computer and essentially have a conversation with it. This is similar to what Google is trying to get done with search. It will be a long time before we are travelling in space but the notion that you could directly interact with a search engine is becoming more of a reality and this is because Google hopes to provide users with the best results and the best results are those that satisfy the needs and wants of the user.
For instance, Google has expanded its knowledge graph to answer more queries (the knowledge graph is a knowledge base used to answer queries without having to go to a different web page. Click here for an example). Therefore, understanding the needs and wants of your market is going to be vital to developing content that aligns with Google's goal to satisfy each user. If you can know your market's persona and desires, you can know how to develop content that will satisfy their queries. This is age old dogma in marketing campaigns but a big change in the world of optimizing your site's search engine visibility.
2) Answering Your User's Questions and Needs in Your Content
Because of the goals of Google we've discussed so far, Google does not want to provide users with content that found its way into high ranking territory through an emphasis on keywords and link building techniques (although these are still important). Instead, Google wants to provide a user with the best experiences that are relevant and satisfying to the user's intention (hence why Hummingbird works to understand the semantic meaning of queries instead of using keywords). So, because Google is attempting to become better at interpreting what the user wants and needs, content now has to be able to provide results that satisfy the user's intention.
Search Engine Land defines simply what content needs to do to have authority and build a higher rank: when you are writing content for your business or client, instead of asking "How do I rank for this query?" developers need to ask the question "How do I best answer the questions my users have?" If you can understand the needs and wants of your market, you can answer their questions and, therefore, rank higher and attract customers to your site.
Things to consider:
- Less emphasis on keywords—Keywords will still be used to determine the semantic meaning of your content, but crawlers are starting to ensure proper grammar, spelling, and originality. Instead of focusing on keywords, find pages on your site that generate the most traffic, have the highest conversion rates, etc. Develop content based on these stats, less on how well a keyword performs. You will still have to research what queries your market is making.
- Quality vs Quantity—It used to be the more content you could have the better you'd be viewed by Google, but now crawlers are less focused on finding lot's of content relating to a site and more about how content answers the users questions. Content needs to have relevancy, timeliness, and credibility.
3) Being Unique
This might be old news for content developers, but you and your business will have to dig deeper than before to be an authority and develop your site's credibility and relevancy. Blogs or content on web pages needs to address specific needs and wants of your users. This, again, is tied to understanding the people who use your products or services better and providing them with content that will help and inform them. Does your content stand apart from other businesses?
Hummingbird's Future
Over the next few years, interaction between the user and the search engine will grow more dynamic and in order for businesses to continue being contenders, we will have to discover techniques to meet user's needs.
Jeremy Smith writes for The Mcminn Law Firm and is always looking for new strategies to ensure his firm is getting the best results in law firm marketing.
What Does The Future Hold For SEO?
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Many SEOs worry that they are working within an industry that has an expiry date and that naturally leads them to muse about where SEO is going and what it is going to look like in the future. So is SEO going to be replaced by something else, is it going to grow bigger or will it remain largely the same in the coming years? To understand all of this first we need to understand where SEO has come from, where it is now and then perhaps we can have a better idea of where it's going in the future.
SEO Is Still Young
I know it seems like it's been around for a long time but the practice of SEO is still a relatively new one, if you need proof of this then just ask 10 ordinary people in the street what SEO is. If you can find 2 who can give you the right answer then I'll owe you a coke. SEO is an industry that is still growing and one that is by nature constantly evolving. If you have been in the SEO game for 10 years or more then you can consider yourself a veteran and there aren't many industries you can say that about.
How Has It Changed?
In the old days of SEO, say 2000 – 2005 you could get a website ranking on page one of Google by generating lots of links to the site, filling the content with the keywords you were targeting and by using lots of exact match anchor text. These tactics got results and all was good for SEOs for a while until Google realised that this didn't exactly provide the user with the best search results which is the name of their game after all. So as SEO developed and evolved so did Google, along with the other search engines.
Even before the now notorious Google Panda and Penguin updates SEO had changed from the early days of obvious link building tactics of submitting a site to hundreds of directories and article spinning. Those updates merely made it abundantly clear that those tactics were dead and gone. In term used so much it has lost all meaning, "content is king" became the motto of SEOs all over the world. This meant that instead of links being built in an attempt to please the search engine robots, links were now to be earned by creating great content with the user in mind.
Where Are We Now?
So where does that leave us in 2013? SEO has changed a lot in the past 5 years; in fact it has changed a lot in the past 18 months or so. The top SEOs will have been doing the right things in terms of their SEO strategy before the Panda and Penguin updates which means that if you are focused on creating high quality content that people will want to read, share and link to and you build relationships with other sources within your industry then you should be doing well in the industry. There has definitely been a shift in focus away from trying to please Google and building links towards wanting to please the users and earning links.
What Does The Future Hold?
So what will SEO look like say 10 years from now? Will it be totally different or will it be gone completely. This is of course speculation but I believe that SEO will still be alive and well in 2013 and if anything it will be even stronger and a much larger industry by then. The majority of business owners are still unaware of SEO and how it can benefit their industry and so as the internet continues to grow as a means of consumerism then so too will SEO along with all other types of digital marketing.
I do see SEO as becoming more a part of an overall inbound marketing service though rather than a standalone strategy as many people now see it. It will most likely go hand in hand with PPC, social media, creating e-books, whitepapers, videos etc. and other inbound marketing strategies such as email marketing which will be aimed at connecting with potential customers and learning as much about them as possible. SEO will still be important but far too often SEOs are too fixated on rankings and not enough on converting visitors into paying customers. I believe that as part of an inbound marketing strategy that genuinely aims to provide users with great information and resources that SEO will continue to strive and eventually outdo traditional means of marketing such as TV, radio and newspaper advertising.
What do you think the future holds for SEO?
My name is Stuart Cooke and I am a SEO Consultant for Blue Monkee Media. I like to always keep my ear to the ground when it comes to SEO so I can have a better understanding of where the industry is going.
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Shooto's South American branch is hosting one of its most important cards to date this Friday, with two world titles on the line and veteran referee Mario Yamasaki flying down to officiate.
Recent Strikeforce signee Siyar Bahadurzada (Golden Glory) will put his 183-pound belt on the line against Brazilian vet Carlos "Indio" Pereira (Dragon Fight Team), who hasn't lost a bout since 2007.
Fighting for Shinya Aoki's recently-vacated 167-pound strap will be South American title holder Luiz "Beicao" Ramos (Nova Uniao) and the Nogueira-trained Igor "Chatubinha" Fernandes, current #5 in the world Shooto rankings.
Full fight card via Shooto South America:
Shooto Brazil 17
Hebraica Club,
Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
August 6, 2010
Shooto World Light-Heavyweight (83kg/183 lbs) Title Bout
Siyar Bahadurzada (16-4-1 / champion) vs. Carlos "Indio" Pereira (13-8)
Shooto World Middleweight (76kg/167 lbs) Title Bout
Luiz "Beicao" Ramos (15-5) vs. Igor "Chatubinha" Fernandes (11-4)
Johnny Eduardo (23-8) vs. Paulo "Guerreiro" Dantas (19-5)
Rodolfo Marques (7-1) vs. Walter Junior (1-0)
Giovanni Diniz (9-5) vs. Cristian Nogueira (0-1)
Vitor Miranda (5-2) vs. "Guto" Inocente (2-0)
Hacran Dias (15-1-1) vs. Cesario di Dominico (2-0-1)
Hernani Perpetuo (9-2) vs. Emanuel "Junior Killer" Silva (14-8-1)


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My new song: "Funky T-Shirt"
Elvis sung about Blue Suede Shoes. The Cat Empire sung about beanies. Now I am adding to the world's catalogue of sartorial songs by releasing a song about t-shirts.
Not just any old t-shirts though. Funky t-shirts! T-shirts printed with funny slogans or cute photos or beautiful intricate illustrations.
I had the idea one night when walking home from work. There was a girl waiting at the stoplights wearing a white baggy tee printed with a big black slogan so profound in meaning that I can't remember what the darn thing said.
Nevertheless, it got me thinking about how printed t-shirts have become the window to our soul. Okay, not that cheesy. But I like how they can be used to display a part of our personality. I like having a little chuckle when someone has a funny quote on their shirt. The t-shirt is definitely the most comedic of clothing items. Except for neck ruffles. But they're not currently in fashion.
So here it is. "Funky T-Shirt". Because we all love a funky shirt! Except for those of you who prefer kaftans!


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There are 10 games on tap in the NHL on Thursday night, with the Atlantic Division match-up between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers headlining the night on national television.
The Buffalo Sabres will travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes, while the Ottawa Senators will look for three straight wins when they face the Florida Panthers for the second time in four days.
In the Western Conference, the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues also meet for the second time in four days, while the San Jose Sharks host the Phoenix Coyotes.
Here's a full look at the schedule and tonight's starting goaltenders:
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
7 p.m. ET | TV: NHLN, CSN Philly, MSG
Goalies: Henrik Lundqvist (probable), Ilya Bryzgalov (not yet announced)
Blog coverage: Blueshirt Banter, Broad Street Hockey
New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs
7 p.m. ET | TV: MSG Plus, Leafs TV
Goalies: Evgeni Nabokov (confirmed), James Reimer (not yet announced)
Blog coverage: Lighthouse Hockey, Pension Plan Puppets
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
7 p.m. ET | TV: TSN-Habs, CSN Washington
Goalies: Carey Price (probable), Michal Neuvirth (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Eyes on the Prize, Jaspers' Rink
Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
7 p.m. ET | MSG Buffalo, SportsSouth
Goalies: Jhonas Enroth (confirmed), Cam Ward (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Die by the Blade, Canes Country
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers
7:30 p.m. ET | TV: Sportsnet East, FS Florida
Goalies: Craig Anderson (confirmed), Jose Theodore (probable)
Blog coverage: Silver Seven Sens, Litter Box Cats
Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
8 p.m. ET | TV: FS Tennessee, FS Midwest
Goalies: Pekka Rinne (confirmed), Jaroslav Halak (confirmed)
Blog coverage: On the Forecheck, St. Louis Game Time
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars
8:30 p.m. ET | TV: CSN Chicago, FS Southwest
Goalies: Corey Crawford (confirmed), Kari Lehtonen (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Second City Hockey, Defending Big D
Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
9 p.m. ET | TV: FS Ohio, Altitude
Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky (probable), Semyon Varlamov (probable)
Blog coverage: The Cannon, Mile High Hockey
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers
9:30 p.m. ET | TV: TSN, FS West
Goalies: Jonathan Quick (not yet announced), Devan Dubnyk (not yet announced)
Blog coverage: Jewels from the Crown, Copper & Blue
Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
10:30 p.m. ET | TV: FS Arizona, CSN California
Goalies: Jason LaBarbera (probable), Antti Niemi (not yet announced)
Blog coverage: Five For Howling, Fear the Fin


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