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Reviewed by: friscogirl05
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Location: Lone Jack, MO
Title: Cute Stickers
Date: Jun 22, 2014
Loved the stickers. They were the exact size of the little canvas bags that I bought for the kids favor bags. They're very cute!
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Reviewed by: Llcoolcd
Title: Good stickers
Date: Jan 29, 2014
What can I say about stickers. They're stickers. And they stuck well. But not too well the I couldn't get them off the table! And they are not thin. My boy was happy.
Reviewed by: DaMoms
Location: Rhode Island
Title: Caillou stickers
Date: Aug 06, 2013
Great for gift boxes. Although, I found them packaged with the balloons after packing the boxes with the other items. It wasn't a big deal, just kind of inconvenient. But a big hit with my son! I suggest that if you purchase the gift boxes, go through all the packages to make sure you didn't forget anything!
Reviewed by: bkbandp
Title: cute sticker
Date: Feb 09, 2013
These are really cute the only reason I did not give 5 stars is because they seem much much bigger online. The stickers are only about an inch and half square. Otherwise the were great as part of the party favor very cute.
Reviewed by: EinSac
Title: Awesome!!!!!
Date: Nov 14, 2012
Stickers were great! Took yellow paper bags and stuck 2 on each bag and used as party bags....Kids loved them!! They are small which is why I used 2....but since you cant find Caillou much of anything anywhere I took the chance! Worked out great!!
Reviewed by: Imahappymom
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Title: Cute
Date: Sep 12, 2012
The stickers are cute, the kids love them.
Reviewed by: TreLynn
Title: Cute!
Date: Mar 16, 2012
These are just the right size for the Caillou favor boxes and are very bright and cute. I know my daughter and her friends will LOVE them at her 2 year Bday party tomorrow!
Reviewed by: Totmom
Title: Love celebrate
Date: Mar 15, 2012
These stickers are great for Caillou lovers!!! Super cute and you get a lot for the price, love it!
Reviewed by: febru
Title: Real tiny!
Date: Feb 19, 2012
We ordered these to put on our favors, but hey are much smaller than expected. Cute, but be sure to order plenty!
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Location: Miramar,Fl.
Title: They are nice but small
Date: Jan 28, 2012
they are nice but small, But for 1.99 it is worth it. my son loves them.
Reviewed by: betxy112
Title: Exactly as Expected
Date: Dec 06, 2011
These nice big stickers are great for younger kids who love Caillou. They are big enough to keep the younger kids from trying to eat them, yet the perfect size for sticking on just about anything. Great for favor boxes.
Reviewed by: krissy423
Location: Corona, CA
Title: Love these stickers
Date: Nov 04, 2011
Somehow these stickers had fallen out of the box upon delivery. I called customer service very panicky because my daughter's birthday was in 2 days. Excellent service, they sent them out the very next day and we received them 3 hours before the party started. Very pleased!
Reviewed by: Matteo
Title: Excellent Product
Date: Mar 24, 2011
These stickers are the best! They stick well and the colors are vibrant. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone.
Reviewed by: Marschner
Location: Joliet, IL
Title: Very cute!
Date: Mar 03, 2011
I used them as a seal for the Caillou invites & in the favor boxes. They very cute & my son loved them!
Reviewed by: sistrmdnte
Location: Newton, MA
Title: nice stickers but poor printing
Date: Feb 11, 2011
Since there's next to nothing for Caillou online unless you make it yourself, seeing these stickers was a relief and perfect for my loot bags! But I was disappointed in the printing in about 3 sheets of the 8 I ordered - they were blurry and you can see the black outline moving away from the color. I'm sure it's not a big deal to 3 yr old kids, but I expected a clearer image. I suppose these are not spot checked? The colors are vibrant and the pictures are really cute, but I would order more than needed in case you get a bad batch of blurry ones. I really don't want to go through the possible tiresome process of returning them to get better ones.
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Make Money Texting and Bill the Cellphone Companies!Telecom, Tricks of Trade, Make Money View comments
Go to all the cellphone stores in your area, sign up all the demo phones for your very own premium SMS text service, and make $9.99 per demo phone! Find out how.
Every now and then I receive a random text message on my cell phone. Sometimes it's a horoscope reading, sometimes it's a random stock pick, sometimes it's a weather report and other times its just some advertising spam.
I initially thought that it was just an annoyance so I would simply either ignore or delete the message. I bet the majority of people have the same type of reaction in this situation.
However sometimes the messages reoccur and other times they do not.
Either way at the end of the month I recieve my cell phone bill only to find that I have an additional $4.99 charge for a "third-party" service!
I call up my cell phone company and ask them what this charge is for and they tell me that's it either a subscription or one-time text messaging service. They go on to tell me that I can't cancel through them or get a refund because these charges are from a third-party company and not my actual cellphone carrier.
They simply tell me to reply to all further text messages with the words: STOP or CANCEL to prevent these text messages from reoccurring. This will cancel the service from here on out, but it will not refund any current or previous charges.
So what does this mean? This means that you will still be charged for the initial text message regardless of whether you cancel the service immediately and that this "third-party" company could be getting anywhere between 99 cents and $9.99 for sending you this single text message.
I checked my previous cell phone bills from past months only to find that there were similar charges those months that I did not even notice!
Initially this made me angry, but once I thought about this ingenious business model, I immediately wanted in!
I bet that at least 70% of the people who receive these type of text messages don't even notice that they are being charged for these extra services and just pay their bills.
This type of service is known as Reverse SMS billing or a premium SMS service where companies can bill a user through an SMS text. This even goes beyond just charging for text messages. Services like PayPay or GPay allows people to send and transfer money via SMS. People can also charge money to their cell phone account with similar types of services.
Where this money goes
I did some research on this type of third-party text message billing and found that these companies make between half to a third of what they bill, the cell phone company takes one-third and the payment gateway service also gets one-third.
So if they charge 99 cents per month and bill 30,000 people they will be making approximately $10,000 per month.
If they bump this up to $4.99 per month they will be making over $45,000 per month.
So how do YOU set up this type of service?
Companies like Telemedia and TextMarks allow people to set up their own text messaging services for free.
Textmarks is the easiest service to use and allows people to set up a keyword for use on their short code of 41411.
You could set up the keyword, MakeMoney, and when anyone sends an SMS text with the word, MakeMoney, to 41411. They would be signed up for your premium SMS service for either $4.99 or $9.99 per month depending what you want to charge for your service.
Now the difficulty is advertising and getting people to sign up for your keyword. Unless you want to go the spamming route like many companies do.
Bulk SMS messaging
There are services out there like ClickaTell which allows users to send bulk SMS messages to thousands or perhaps millions of cellphone users.
You could also write a web-based application to do bulk PC-to-Phone SMS texting.
To stop the use of spamming some of the premium SMS services requires all potential subscribers to reply with a "Y" indicating that they actually understand the charges and want to subscribe to the service. However, this could potentially be countered and defeated with SMS text spoofing or by writing a web-based application to sign people up for your text service regardless of whether or not they have actually willingly subscribed.
Signing tens-of-thousands of people up for your premium SMS service requires a bit work however it could be highly rewarding and bring in thousands of dollars per month. However there is an easier way to make a couple hundred per month with much less time and work involved.
Bill the Cellphone Companies Back
Go to all the cellphone stores in your area and sign up all the demo phones for your premium SMS text service!
In my immediate area there are 3 Sprint/Nextel Stores, 4 AT&T stores, 4 Verizon stores, 3 T-Mobile Stores, and 1 Helio Store. These 15 cell phone stores had a total of 328 active demo phones that I was able to sign up for my $9.99 a month service.
After the cellphone companies take their cut (~33%) and the premium SMS billing gateways take their cut (~33%). I am left with $3.00 per subscriber, not too bad, but not great. Better than nothing though! So with 328 subscribers at $3.00 per month I am making an easy $984.00 per month. That's a decent car payment (this may even cover rent for some people)!
The Process:
1) Sign up for a shortcode keyword.
2) Set your keyword for premium billing (either $4.99 or $9.99 per month).
3) Go to your local cellphone store and use all the demo phones to text your keyword to their 41411 short code.
4) Clear out all inboxed and sent text messages from phones.
5) Repeat this process at more cellphone stores.
6) Wait for them to mail you a check for approx $1.50 per subscriber ($4.99) or $3.00 per subscriber ($9.99). The more subscribers you have the more you make!
I am billing the cellphone companies back and they are paying for it! I got my
first check last month.
And things are just getting started…
If I head further into the bay area there are hundreds of cell phone stores with thousands of demo phones so my subscriber list is sure to increase! I can sign up more phones at my leisure.
Also, the cellphone companies get new phones every few months so this would allow me to return to these stores and sign up all their new phones for my premium service. Things are just getting better and better!
So what is your take on these premium SMS scam ideas?
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You can make a lot of money via text messages
Is signing demo phones up illegal?
not that I am aware of
This seems to be working, but it really sucks that these text message billing companies hold your funds for 60 days before they pay you. I have over 300 subscribers at $4.99 a pop, but I won't see this money for another two months. But as soon as the payments start rolling in monthly then things will be good.
If they wait 60 days before paying you it will be like the text message payments that you get now will actually reflect the wrok you did two months ago.
Hey, did you get your check yet?
When asked how you are promoting your keyword, what was your reply?
What happened Kevin?
Say that you are running some type of contest or promotion where you are requiring them to sign up for the keyword to enter. You made some sort of anouncement that caused several people to sign up at once.
Thanks Natalie. I didn't think of that.
Does this really work? I am charge anything on my bill? Please provide detail step by step instuctions.
This really works and no you won't be charged anything because both TextMarks and Telemedia allow people to set up a charge per text service for free.
You will get like $3 per subscriber or some amount like that. Anyone that signs up for your subscription text messages will be billed $5 per month and you will get $3.
Please provide detail step by step instuctions on how I set my account thru TextMark. Do I go under the create, widget, or monetize tab to set-up my account. Also, can explain in detail about me going to store and using the demo phones. Aren't most phone under lock and key. Plus aren't most times a sales agent somewhere near by to prevent me from doing what you are proposing I Do?
Create a keyword on TextMarks, it can be anything. Don't worry about creating a widget. Then monetize the keyword and setup an account either to charge $5 or $10.
Once your keyword is set up go to the cellphone store and use the demo phones that they have wired to the counters around the store. Each store has about 30-50 demo phones that are completely functional and allow you to make phone calls from, but they are wired to the counter so you can't steal them, but you can use them.
Text your keyword to 41411 and they will send you a text right back that asks if you are sure you want to be charged $5 or $10 a month and you reply with a Y.
Once the phone is subscribed delete all the text messages from the phone so people won't see that it is subscribed.
They explain this above as well. I did try this though and it seems to be working.
When creating my keyword on TextMark my options are 1)Respond to a keyword with text from a web page 2)Help coordinate people (alerts, chat, etc.)…which do I use?
Do the sales agent in the phone stores mind us doing this? Is this legal to do? Do we also market this to actual cell phone customers as well…such as placing or passing out business cards/flyers directing to actual cell users to text 41411 into their phones and receive money without being charged back?
The sales agents might not like you doing this from the demo phones, however they do not watch what people are doing. They may ask if you need assistance and you just say "no" and that you are just looking.
Yes, you can market it to actual cell phone customers that is the intended use of this service.
If a person has unlimted texting do we still get paid by them texting 41411 into their phone? How does the system know to credit monies to me based off the 41411? Isn't this number being used by others as well?
Yes, they will still get charged for this service if they have unlimited texting because its a premium subscription service with a per month fee.
The system knows to credit monies to you because they will be texting your keyword to 41411.
This 41411 number is used by others, but the keyword is unique to you and your service.
I have been trying to figure out how to use text messaging like the 900 numbers were used in the 90s (i.e. polls,info, etc)…any ideas anyone? I have a road side sign business where I was thinking of placing signs around town that read something like "who do you think should be president? or Do you think Clinton should be president text 41411? Or, how to get free gas…text 41411. Or, how make extra cash in 30 days…text 41411. What you all think about it?
Your ideas would work with the textmarks service and you wouldn't need to bother signing up the demo phones because you'd have actual legit customers subscribing to your monthly service.
When creating my keyword on TextMark my options are 1)Respond to a keyword with text from a web page 2)Help coordinate people (alerts, chat, etc.)…which do I use? Also, what are Respond to keyword with text message, Allow users to post/broadcast messages, and Auto-subscribe users on first request for keyword? Which do I choose?
Does anyone know how the payment works. You wait 60days but then is it monthly after that.?? Why do they need my social or tax ID?>? I woul dappreciate it. Thanks
You wait 60 days for their first payment and then its monthly after that.
They need your social or tax ID to report your earnings to the IRS so that the government can tax this income. I believe that if you live outside the USA this is not required because you would be tax exempt.
When creating my keyword on TextMark my options are 1)Respond to a keyword with text from a web page 2)Help coordinate people (alerts, chat, etc.)…which do I use? Also, what are Respond to keyword with text message, Allow users to post/broadcast messages, and Auto-subscribe users on first request for keyword? Which do I choose?
I see that no one has responded to my last question that has sent three times now. Maybe someone can anwser the following…when I send a text message out to someone or a group of people for them to text 41411 and enter GETFREEGAS…will I be emailed if person (s) has accepted Y or N via email or thru my TextMark account. Is there a way to track who has accepted or declined my subscription so you have an idea of what will be earned after the 60 days? Can everyone send a text 41411 and enter GETFREEGAS for me please?
It won't email you. The only way to check the subscriber list on your account is to log into your TextMarks account and look at the subscriber list.
It's been a while since you have posted this forum question and i love it, but i was just wondering how the business is running so far for any of you here? have you had any problems with the law enforcement yet lol? well i guess its all legal so u shouldnt of but u never know…what are some good products to sell? could you list some examples?
Buh? Why would anyone have any problems with law enforcement? This is completely legal, its not like the police have any clue how these types of services work.
You can sell any type of information by text messages. Such as jokes, horoscopes, sports team picks, offers, etc.
Can anybody tell me of any companies that allow premium message billing without verification from the recipient?Thanx I`ve been spending a lot of time surfing for this info and have had no luck.
I have spent hours searching for this as well and I could not find a free service that provides this without verification from the recipient.
There was one company but it was a UK only texting service and didn't cover the United States.
Has anyone used the ClickaTell service to get subscribers?
What does this mean? Companies that allow premium message billing without verification from the recipient
Can everyone send a text 41411 and enter GETFREEGAS for me please?
You have got to be stupid or something. People that are here are trying to MAKE MONEY, not loose money. Get a Brain dude.
How does the TextMark know where to send your checks? Does it take 60 or 90 days initially to receive your first check? After the first check are checks sent monthly?
Textmarks will either mail your check to the address that you provide to them or put the money into your paypal account if you provide that to them.
It takes 60 days for the first check and then they are sent monthly.
I got an email from some Brazilian dipshit at TextMarks named Ariel Poler. Who in the hell is this guy? He acts like textmarks is such a large company. This guy Ariel is the president and he emailed me, so I bet its a one man company if the president is sending out customer service emails.
Has anyone used the ClickaTell service to get subscribers? How can I check to see which method of payment I will receive from TextMark Paypal or by mail?
No what is ClickaTell? Log into your TextMark account and either set the payment method to "PayPal" or "Check by Mail".
ClickaTell is further up in this blog. It supposely a text blast service. Where do I go in my TextMark account to section a payment method?
This is my third request for assistance…Where do I go in my TextMark account to section a payment method?
Log into your textmarks account and click on the payment section, if this does not work then contact textmarks support.
I am having a hard time getting approved thru TextMark…please assist
What seems to be the problem? Just provide them with a valid email address and cell phone number and you should be good to go.
You can also contact their support and they can activate the account for you.
I have a campaign that is still pending. It has been pending for approx 3 or 4 days now. I would be selling a "how to…" program.
Email textmarks support and ask Ariel Poler why he has not approved your account yet.
Textmarks is a one-man company so Ariel is the only one who can approve your textmarks account.
Beth…please text GETFREEGAS to 41411
Ok, I just sent this text message and signed up for the subscription service.
Dariyun, you're asking people to sign up for your GETFREEGAS and it's charging them… Why not market people who aren't trying to MAKE money from this article… not SPEND money.
Great article by the way!
Yes, I plan on marketing to others. I was just doing a test run.
This ariel guys keeps bugging me, asking me why I haven't sent out any premium content. Any suggestions anyone?
Ariel is the only fulltime employee at textmarks, he has too much time on his hands IMO. He owes me like $650 that he still has not paid me. Hopefully I will get that soon.
Send out some content. What is your keyword about? Just send out something to your subscribers anything is fine.
that dickhead terminated my textmark. i think he's trying to keep my 30% of the money… what a fucking joke.
Why did he terminate your textmark? How many subscribers did you have?
I have around 800 subscribers and my account still appears to be active. I just have not been paid yet.
What reason did he give you for the termination?
what the best way to advertise and where should i advertise? everyone help me please.
He terminated my textmark because I was not "sending out any premium content." And I only have 91 subscribers! How'd u get your subscriber list so high? And do you send out any content? Has he ever emailed you? Man I'm pissed.
Has anyone been paid yet? Still trying to see if this is worth the effort or just a scam by Ariel…
I was paid $687 by Ariel last month via paypal so he does actually pay you for this. Hopefully I will also receive the $892 that he owes me this month.
There seems to be a 90 day delay with the payments, so last month I was actually paid for my December subscription base on this month I should be paid for my January subscription base.
It is worth the effort except its a pain in the ass to deal with Ariel who is critical of all the profitable textmarks and micromanages them like a hawk. He needs to be much less critical of the content being delived, because IMO he provides the billing service and the actual content delivered should be NONE OF HIS BUSINESS.
This is for Beth.
It seems like you have usde this service for some time now. Would you recomend this service? Did you use the "spamming way," and if you didn't what would be some good advertising ways to get people to subscribe?
hey you guys i've been reading on and am really interested! is it still working for you guys? are you still having problems with that guy paying yall?
Do you have to set up premium content or is this done when customers sign up?
where is the payment section?
so i have a question…i signed up at textmarks but i dont see where is et it up to charge….help please?
You need to click on the section in the textmarks admin which says "Premium Text Message Service" it will allow you to set up a per-text charge or either $4.99 or $9.99 per month charge.
I also do not see this "Premium Text Message Service" option. The admin panel either does not have this, or you need to sign up for a monthly package instead of the free option.
Unless you need to have 1 or more customers already… I don't see it either.
Please send me information on how to start my own.
how do you monetize the textmark
Old post Yesterday at 04:58 PM Reply #1
Is the option of billing subscribers 4.99 or 9.99 only optional with the pro service? if not how do i monetize my text mark so it can generate income
TextMarks Support
Unread post Yesterday at 09:58 PM Reply #2
We no longer offer premium messages.
I can't believe that Ariel Poler got rid of the Premium Text Messages, that was the bomb!
What a Brazilian Dipshit! How does he make money now?!? Dumbass.
I guess that Ariel is now Polling (like his name Poler indicates) and is sucking cock to get by… it totally figures!
I have a really great Idea if anyone wants to partner with me. I can't seem to find any websites like textmarks that do this anymore though. Let me know.
would love to partner with sm1 to start a new company like this
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I signed up for textmarks but I was not asked for anything besides my text mark code, how I wanted the messages sent & another question that I can't remember. I am still a bit confused. How do I make so I can draw an income? There is also something in the service & terms about a charge of $10 for standard users & $100 for pro users. I am having a hard time understanding how it all works. Please help.
You need to sign up for a premium textmarks account which will allow you to charge users either $4.99 or $9.99 per month to subscribe to your text messaging service.
Out of this $9.99 a month, you will get $3.33, the cell phone company will get $3.33, and textmarks will get $3.33.
Thus if you get 100 subscribers for $9.99 each, then you will make 1/3 which would be $333.00.
beth do you still have a txt marks account set up if I set up a pro account is this considered a premium textmarks account that I can use to charge for premium text?
I still have a textmarks account, but I switched to Clickatell.
Ariel Poler (TextMarks only employee) was calling my subscribers causing them to cancel, controlling the content that I sent out, and then he totally dropped Premium Text Messaging all together for no good reason. So they stopped charging and paying my subscriber base. This piece of shit Ariel Poler caused me to lose so much built up revenue. I was making him money too, but I guess he didn't like that so he dropped charging people and that income is gone.
However, Clickatel is much better. They don't bother you about your content, they don't call up and harass your subscribers, and they are a real company not a one man show.
Go with Clickatel not Textmarks.
If I don't get any subscribers will I still be charged per month?
You are only charged a percentage of the money that you earn from the subscribers. Therefore if you do not have any subscribers, you will not be charged anything.
Ariel Poler micromanages all the textmarks ads way too closely for this concept to work on a really large scale. However, I have heard that people have made a couple hundred dollars a month doing this.
What other companies besides Textmarks.com offer a Free Text Messaging service where you can charge a per-month subscription fee?
I would go with Clickatel. They are a real premium text messaging company. Unlike textmarks which is just a single guy running a website.
need info/ very interestedin becoming a part of thist texting business
I went to the Clickatell website and if you don't have at least 500 INBOUND messages a month from your keyword, then they won't pay you. You forfeit your money to Clickatell. So if you don't have 500 people responding to the texts you send out to your subscriber list, you don't make any money and Clickatell keeps it all. That's not just the initial "yes, I want to subscribe". They have to respond or text your keyword every month.
Do you think it would be possible to set up multiple textmarks and make like 5 subscriptions per demo phone?
Hi Beth. If you could contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com I would be VERY greatfull!
I have searched for a week straight now, and cannot find a premium texting website! Textmarks AND Clickatell don't do premium texting anymore! I am so frustrated! I was so excited, and then that just shot me down.
Are there any other websites?
I cannot seem to set the premium billing to either $4.99 or $9.99. Cannot find an option for it. Will I still receive a payment?
no, you need to set up premium sms billing and then specify the amount you are charging per month before you will receive payment.
Can't go to cell phone stores and use their phones because their using fake models to show, instead of the real thing now. This awsome idea is a bust now.
This definitely works. Find a cell phone store with real floor models that actually work and that you can use to make calls.
Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, Apple, and Cingular use real demo phones which can actually be used to make calls.
T-mobile, Best Buy, and Radioshack use fake phones.
This trick works, I have already made $215.00 this month alone.
What gateway service did you use?
I was wondering those these companies still exist and if so how can I set up with them to get started.
does this premium texting idea still work? which companies offer this service nowadays?
Yes, I make around $15,000 a month from my own premium text message service which sells ringtones, has contests, and other offers. I charge like $4.99 per subscriber and get $2.99 back after the $1 taken by the phone carrier and the $1 taken by the gateway service.
I use Clickatel which is good if you can produce in high volume.
Textmarks was good for small time services, but their employee, Ariel Poler, would monitor all the services like a hawk, drop your subscribers and drop your service if he didn't approve of what you were doing. He got fed up with monitoring everyone and no approving of anything that he decided to drop the premuium textmarks and now does it for free. I guess he doesn't like money and didn't like the 33% that I brought to him.
Anyway, Clickatel is the way to go. If you can drive high volume you will make bank and they take only a small percentage along with an equal cut for the cell phone company.
thanx so much for this info beth. does clickatel have a set fee they charge a month or some sorta start up fee or is it purely charged based on the volume of texts? im sorry for the hassle im just new to this idea and would like to get in on it..please walk me thru how to start off exactly…do i call them, visit there website etc..thanx so much beth ur awesome!
For me clickatel charges per text message, but if you only have a low volume they will charge you a set fee until you reach a certain volume. It's cheaper to be charge a percentage of each text if you can get your subscriber volume high enough.
Go to their website and email them if you have any questions.
how do u get people to text u beth? do u do the thing with the demo fones in cellphone stores? do u have any other ideas on how to get people to subscribe?
The demo store method works, but I get most of my subscribers off of ads that I run online.
hi, I was really interested in trying this, but when I went to clickatell website I couldn't figure out hiw to set it up, can someone please tell me how so I can set me an account up. Thank you and I hope to hear from someone very soon!!!
I really like this idea but some of you must be like 10 year old kids. How many times do you have to ask the same stupid question? Why dont you start reading the comments from the begginning and then you will not have to annoy beth and the others that seem to keep saying , THIS definately works!!! Seems to me that that this idea could and obviously does work when you are dealing with a legitimate company other than, ariel's fly by night, one bedroom apt in KAZASTAN or wherever. Honestly, I dont believe there is an ariel. I think it may be Beth or someone else who religiously promotes both textmarks and clickatel. Just read all that is above my reply. Nothing but questions, complaints, dissapearing money, first its textmarks, then clickatell, he owes me 800 bucks, then beth said she made 15 thousand a month later at clickatell with a whole different ringtone business. Only reason I know this type of business can make millions is because the young idiots on this site all watch American Idol and text whatever it is for there favorite singer and verizon or whoever is raking it in. It also helps when 15 million people watch the show once or twice a week. I would just do a little more research if I was some of these newcomers before you jump into something that only Beth can seem to figure out all of the answer to.
Ariel Poler does exist. Google him or go here:
I am not affiliated with Clickatel or Textmarks. I just do the trick above to make money on my own.
How do I talk to you Beth.
Anyway, Clickatel is the way to go. If you can drive high volume you wholesale chinese mobile phones will make bank and they take only a small percentage along with an equal cut for the cell phone company.
could anyone turn this into an mlm for me?….any computer geeks out there that could do this?…would be intrested to know…email@example.com
I can't barely read this article the website is so terribly put together, promoting advertisements first and formeost.
What a crock of crap!
Hi, we are intrested in working with your company, please send info. Thanks.
Is this textmark company still valid? or should I find some other company?
I'm pretty sure this is illegal. Besides, usually the demo phones are protected to scams. Also, it's not the providers fault you get billed, those are actually third party payments and you probably entered your phone number somewhere.
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the doctrines of Hobbes, esp. the doctrine of submission to a royal sovereign to avoid disorder resulting from conflicting individual interests.
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Dear Dr. Joe,
Is there any way to increase sperm count to help my wife and I get pregnant?
– Breeding
Dear B,
First off, let's distinguish between a low sperm count (oligospermia) and NO sperm count (azospermia). If you have azospermia, then your body either doesn't make the little swimmers or your pipes are blocked, and they can't escape. Either way, there is nothing that you can do about that on your own. See a physician. If you have a low sperm count (defined as less than 20 million sperm per milliliter of ejaculate), or you are just looking to beef up your numbers, there are a few things that you can try. Remember, though, that spermatogenesis, or making sperm, takes about 65-80 days, so any changes you make will not have a noticeable effect on your sperm count for about 3 months. Here we go:
- Stop smoking. This one just keeps coming up. Smoking is bad for your health in almost every way, and it can decrease your sperm production as well. Kick the habit.
- Cut out the alcohol and recreational drugs as well. Yep, Jack is gonna be a very dull boy for a while.
- Get adequate rest. Sleep repairs our bodies, and it also helps us make sperm. Aim for 7-9 hours per night.
- Keep your balls cool. Your family jewels hang between your legs for a reason: they stay about 2 degrees cooler than core body temperature, creating an ideal environment for sperm production. Overheating the testicles with frequent dips in the Jacuzzi, long rests in the sauna, or working with a laptop on your legs can hamper sperm production. Avoid them all. Eschewing tighty-whiteys, despite the common wisdom, however, doesn't really have much of an effect on temperature – so just be comfortable.
- Check yourself for a varicocele, a cluster of dilated veins surrounding the testicles that can raise their temperature. It often feels like a "bag of worms." If you think you may have one, have a doctor check you out.
- Have sex less often. Huh? Yah, I know, but decreasing the frequency of ejaculation can increase your sperm count in the short term as your body has time to stockpile a few before eruption. When evaluating patients, I usually have them wait 3-5 days before providing a semen sample for analysis.
- Do not use anabolic steroids. Sure, these drugs might bulk you up, and your bigger physique may score a few more ladies, but the health consequences just aren't worth the risk. Exogenous steroids disrupt your body's normal hormone production and in some cases may lead to permanent sterility.
- Exercise. A healthy body does everything better, and resistance training can naturally increase your testosterone level, which may result in better sperm production. In addition, exercise can reduce stress, another culprit in low sperm count.
- While exercising, avoid trauma to the testicles. I realize I probably don't need to tell you to protect your nuts, but certain sports, such as cycling, can irritate the love spuds. Notice some numbness or tingling? Try something else.
- Keep the cell phone out of your pocket. Increasing evidence suggests that radio waves from cell phones can disrupt spermatogenesis.
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- Avoid environmental hazards. This includes pesticides, lead, radiation, and heavy metals. If you work in a nuclear reactor, or as part of a HAZMAT team, then yes, I am talking to you, Homer.
- Take a multivitamin. Look for one with the recommended daily allowances of Vitamins C, E, and A, as well as zinc, folate, selenium, and chromium. You may also consider supplementing your diet with L-arginine and L-carnitine, amino acids that may enhance spermatogenesis.
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– Dr. Joe
Dr. Joe earned his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. After attending the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, he completed his residency training in urological surgery at the Los Angeles County Medical Center. He lives and works in Chicago, IL. Keep an eye out for his upcoming blog at docjoe.net.


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How are you spending your retirement? - page 3
I don't mean your money! :lol2: I mean; how do you spend your time? What interests, hobbies etc are you pursuing? And, do you enjoy being retired?... Read More
- 0Jul 2, '07 by FranEMTnurseQuote from NRSKarenRNLook in the Nursing Humor thread, Karen. I have already posted one hunny.:caduceus:
Glad to see the is back...need some new funnybone stories!
- 2Jul 6, '07 by MajorAlOk, I have just 3 Fridays left to work, 2 weekends and a total of 24 days until I am retired. My wife and I are buying a house in Nicaragua to be near her family when it isn't warm here (Wisconsin). I plan to spend the first 6 months cleaning and organizing the basement. After that little chore, I think we'll be doing some landscaping around the house and lots of camping in the US. I started planning for retirement when my dad retired. I started saving for retirement as soon as I could after I graduated with my BSN. (Mom and Dad retired before I graduated from Nursing school. Talk about planning ahead.) I have basically spent the last 30 years working to get to where I am today. Advice? Start that 401k,403b, 457 and/or IRA TODAY!!!! You won't ever have enough extra money to start one, and after a couple of paydays you won't miss the money you're putting into it. I'm serious, start it TODAY! I mean, could you spare 25 cents? 25 cents per hour times 80 hours per 2 weeks equals $520 per year. That's not enough to retire on, but it's a start. Then whenever you get a raise put most, if not all of it, into your retirement account. Put at least 80% into the stock market, more if you're under 40. If you have the temperment, consider joining the military as a reservist. I'm collecting nearly a grand every month from Uncle Sam due to my 22 years in the military and it helps. Sit down and do the math at 520 per year and 8% return on your money in the stock market. (8% is conservative) and then you'll run to start your account. Just remember, no one cares about your retirement as much as you do. As trite as it sounds, no one plans to fail, but many fail to plan. Student Nurses, yeah you 20 year olds, take this advice to heart and 37 years from now you can be writing this letter. Take care everyone. And if anyone has questions, just message me.Last edit by Tweety on Jul 30, '07 : Reason: email edted, please use private messaging sytem
- 0Jul 6, '07 by SuesquatchRNOn vet bills for my dog who was hit by a car and to pay down credit cards run up to pay for COBRA after I was fired.
Oh, you meant my TIME! I'll never be able to retire.
- 0Jul 12, '07 by P_RN Senior Moderatorretirement was such a wonderful thing to look forward to.
then right upside the head it stopped me in my tracks (or maybe that should be back!) :spin:working one day, can't move the next.
for the first little while was
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and don't tell me losing a job due to health is anything but a grieving process!:spin:
but now, i am reading more, i've been writing clips of memoirs, taking classes, learning photography with an actual camera with f-stops and all.
i'm learning to drive again, and my dh no longer grabs the sissy bar when i pass a car. so retirement is treating me pretty well. actually one thing my ex-employer forced me to do was join the retirement system. boy did i resent that 7% i gave them every 2 weeks. me:trout:me
but now i have a check from that self same retirement system.
----\ addenda\ that is the best idea majoral. my paychecks visually were usually less than the least senior housekeeper. i put away 500-600 every 2 weeks. until the retirement system kicked in, that made a nice cushion.Last edit by P_RN on Jul 12, '07
- 0Jul 20, '07 by SimplepleasuresFor the last two years since I was "retired", I have been in a lawsuit with my ex employer, fighting to get approved for Social Security Disability, trying to get decent healthcare with no insurance, so my RA/OA doesnt completely cripple me,waiting to get my cataract surgery on my one good eye and I'm only 55, I wonder what shape I'd have been in if I would've worked 'till 65, I think the healthcare field, specifically long term care might have killed me.
- 0Jul 20, '07 by FranEMTnurseIf I could have I would have kept on working, because I loved to work. It gave me a sense of someone needing me, and it made me feel really good. Unfortunately for this gal that didn't happen. I think you know the rest of the story. And I am improving I a huffing and a puffing as I waddle my eay around this here place.Last edit by FranEMTnurse on Aug 20, '07 : Reason: type os
- 2Jul 21, '07 by moonchild20002000I had to retire two years ago due to medical problems. At first it was a
very big adjustment.I didn't think I could ever be anything but a nurse.
With time I adjusted to my new life. I am finally getting to do some of the things
I always wanted to do.I bought myself the sewing machine of my deams so
I do a lot of sewing.I also wok in the yard and help some with the care
of my grandchildren.I spend a lot of time on the computer but have learned so much.
I do sort of miss nursing,I find that I only remember the good times.I know.I most
will most likely never work again but thats ok.
My health has really goten better since I stopped working...guess I'm doing what's
right for me!
- 1Aug 2, '07 by princeninaI'm fascinated, and appalled I must add, to see just how universal financial issues are for us all.
My retirement from nursing sees me studying history part time by distance ed., developing a garden in a new (to me) house working part time outside of nursing and would you believe collecting and restoring dolls.
My nursing social circle has almost vaporised but I made some great new friends at uni who share my love of history.
I've got the radio on at present and there is a heated debate about commonwealth intervention in a struggling rural health system and I think, thank heavens I'm out of it.
Pork barreling seems to be getting in the way of health care.... again... and I'm not sorry to be away from the decision making this nonsense always forces.
- 0Aug 7, '07 by VickyRoseHi Everyone!
I am a recent transplant from being a California RN to a South Carolina RN. Yes, it is a change. I took my SS early retirement. But I do miss some aspects of nursing as I did it for many years. I did a little teaching in California at a vocational school in a LVN program which I really enjoyed. Now I am going to teach a class for the certification of CNAs. It is about 8 weeks. Twice a week for 21/2 hours. Then 6 full days with them in a very nice skilled nursing facility. I live in the Hilton Head Island area of South Carolina. That will help with the withdrawls and also be worthwhile.
I have found a VIM clinic also on the Island. I am thinking about working 4 hours a week. It is the Volunteers In Medicine clinic. Everything is free for people with no insurance and cannot afford it anyway. Retired Docs and nurses and others. I visited last week and believe me, it is wonderful and very busy. Since I am RN in SC, I think I can do "hands on".
I have been down here for about 18 months. Most hospital positions are 12 hours and pay is poor. Tenent recently bought Coastal Carolina Hospital. They own Hilton Head Hospital as well.
My husband and I travel alot. I love having week ends free and the ability to say no to hours I don't want to work. I like the teaching aspect. I would encourage anyone to do these little courses for adult ed.
I love reading what yall are doing in retirement. But we don't really retire, we love nursing too much even tho sometimes we can't admit it.
- 1Aug 20, '07 by FranEMTnurseyour message is an inspiration, and comes close to what grace is looking for. several years ago, when i was an active emt, cpr, and basic first aid instructor while i was also a school bus driver, i thought i would retire doing what i was still doing; just a little less. it was also my dream to become a nurse, since i loved to see people be happy and feel good.
then when 1996 came around, things changed. i no longer was going a bus driver, but would still be an emt, and a cpr instructor.
always having in mind that i wanted to live near my oldest daughter where i felt i would thrive and continue working, my sewer suddenly needed repair, my father's well which i was hooked up to went dry, and the well driller having to get to my father's well, had to have the electricity disconnected.
by then the feeling to move had become even stronger, so i began applying for jobs all over the area, and made arrangements to move into the first available 1 bedroom apartment.
i returned home, and told my boss what had happened, and what my plans were, and asked him for a letter of recommendation. i told him that i had no idea how long it was going to take, or even when it was going to take place.
things began moving fast. i received a phone call from my daughter the day after i went home, telling me an apartment had become available. so i told my boss, i sold my place, and by the end of the week i had a moving van loaded, was given a going away party, and a nice check for $350. from him along with a very nice letter of recommendation.
when we learn to look for signs from god, things begin to happen; at least they do for me.
after i settled in my new apt, i began to pursue more work to no avail, and did for a time, become discouraged. however, when i spoke with a friend at church, she said, "why not become an lpn?" i thought; "wow, my dream is coming true!" she gave me all the connections i needed to get into the accelerated program, along with a full scholarship.
i lived off the money i received for my half acre and my trailer, and by may the following year, i was a gpn with an award for perfect attendance in school, and a new record for the school. i had witnessed the birth of 6 babies, (3 of them were a set of triplets) under my belt. i was so elated.
that was june of 1997. by september, i was a full fledged lpn. wanting to keep my perfect attendance record at work, and learning my cholesterol level was too high, i began taking niacin to lower the cholesterol level after i looked for the lowest possible dosage in my drug book.
not long after that, i began to itch uncontrollably, and eventually went into anaphylactic shock. the niacin, which i assumed the amount not used by my body would wash out of my system since it was a water soluable vitamin.
that was the beginning of my disability, and an early retirement from working as a nurse. i was heartbroken, but after a while, i decided to write a book. that book is now being used at our local womens shelter as a tool of empowerment and encouragement for women who feel trapped and have no idea how to make things better for themselves.
i'm currently living in an assisted living home, my health has stabled, and i even had a wonderful afternoon at wallyworld with my grandbabies and my daughter. it was a blast!
so, this is the best of my best, and i can truthfully tell you i have done what i loved, and have loved what i did.
Quote from llgbump! i am bumping this thread hoping that you'll get some good responses. i am interested in hearing what people have to say.
i plan to start easing into retirment in about 10 years, maybe a little sooner if i am lucky enough to find a well-paying part time job. my dream is to gradually cut back from full time to part time to nothing over a period of a few years rather than retire all at once.
i imagine myself using that extra time at home to do all the reading and writing that i never get around to doing now when i am still working full time. but i must admit, when i get a little time off now, that's not what i do. i end up just resting and relaxing. i am hoping that if i were working only part time, that i would have the energy and the motivation to do a little work on my writing -- but i don't know for sure if that will happen.
as i said ... i am curious to read about the transition to retirement and hope you get some good responses in this thread.


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UPDATE: Business Leaders on Don Tyson: 'A Dedicated Man'
Posted 1/6/2011 03:51 pm
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Business and political leaders from throughout Arkansas on Thursday offered words for Don Tyson, the former chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, who died Thursday.
Among them, Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. founder Sam Walton, called Don Tyson "a mentor and a real friend."
"I don't think the Northwest Arkansas Council or the regional airport would have happened without his leadership and vision," she said. "He understood the importance of bringing the region together with one voice to accomplish key goals."
Warren Stephens, chairman, president and CEO of Stephens Inc. of Little Rock, said Don Tyson and the Tyson company were more than just clients of the investment firm.
"Our families have enjoyed a close friendship spanning 50 years and three generations," Stephens said. "Don worked hard, was a leader and innovator in the food production business, and built one of the world's largest and most successful protein based food companies.
"We lost a great friend today and we extend our sympathy to his family and Tyson associates."
Frank Broyles, former athletic director at the University of Arkansas, said he was saddened to hear of Don Tyson's death."Don was a good friend, a world-renowned business leader, a dedicated Arkansan and a loyal supporter of the University of Arkansas and the Razorbacks. Whenever the time came to build or renovate an athletic facility to help strengthen and grow the Razorback program, Don was among the very first to step up and play a major part," Broyles said. "His longtime support of the Razorbacks helped enable thousands of student-athletes to compete and succeed while proudly representing the university and our state. My thoughts and prayers are with the Tyson family."
Thomas Schueck, president and chief operating officer of Lexicon Inc. of Little Rock, knew Tyson for about 25 years and is among honorary pallbearers. He called Tyson "one of the finest individuals I've ever met in my life."
"His business skills speak for themselves. He is, of course, one of the most giving persons I've ever known in my life," he said.
"He treated everybody with dignity."
Schueck cited Tyson's philanthropic efforts. Tyson created and led the Tyson Family Foundation, which provides scholarships for post-secondary students from communities where Tyson Foods has operations. Tyson supported other cuases education, conservation and the arts.
Schueck also talked about Tyson's love of fishing, which Tyson himself shared with Arkansas Business and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal in 2004.
"He would share his boats and his fishing expenses with a lot of people and a lot of important people," Schueck said. "And, of course, he believed that everybody should have a good time. And one philosophy that he always shared with me was there was no time to have a bad time."
Still, Tyson believed that, "You don't plan for the good, you plan for the bad," Schueck said.
"We lost a real, real dedicated man to the state of the Arkansas and to Springdale and northwest Arkansas," he said.
Dash Goff, a Fayetteville oil and gas businessman, said he was introduced to Tyson in Dallas about 40 years ago by Hayden McIlroy.
"He was one of the smartest people I've ever met, and from time to time I've asked him for business advice," Goff said.
"Your first loss is your least loss, a bad deal doesn't get better and don't chase bad money with good money," are three significant business points Goff said Tyson would repeat.
Aside from business, the two also shared a passion for fishing.
"I got to see a lot of the world because of him," Goff said. A 1,000-pound black marlin was the largest fish Goff could recall being reeled in on a trip the two shared.
A statement from the National Chicken Council, which named Don Tyson a "Pioneer of the Industry" in 2004, called Tyson a "titan of the modern chicken industry."
"From the beginning of his leadership of his company, he saw the future of the industry and worked to make his vision a reality. He was a pioneer in moving beyond commodity chicken to value-added products and in the development of new products and international markets," the council said in a statement. "Don Tyson was a key figure in transforming the industry into the powerhouse it is today. Not only his family and his company have suffered a loss, but the entire industry as well."
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart called Don Tyson's death "an immense loss."
"To all who knew him, he was a larger-than-life figure-a business pioneer, a great philanthropist, and a dear friend. A self-made man, he wasn't just a great Arkansas success story, he was a great American success story," Gearhart said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. His vast and big-hearted presence will be sorely missed."
Political Leaders Remember
In a statement, former Arkansas Governor and President Bill Clinton called Don Tyson "one of the most interesting people I've ever known." "His brilliant mind, unfailing energy, and fearless determination to prevail in every endeavor on his own terms enabled him to build a great company, have a real impact on the politics of Arkansas and America, and lead a fascinating life.
"Though he sailed the world to fish and to feed his insatiable hunger to learn and experience new things, he held onto his roots in Northwest Arkansas and remained fiercely loyal to family, friends, the people of Tyson's, and the causes he cared about.
"From the first time I met him in 1974 until our last talk a few months ago, I was captivated by his keen insight, straight talk and raw energy. I'll miss him. He did it his way," Clinton said.
Gov. Mike Beebe called Tyson "a business giant who helped put Arkansas on the world map for poultry and food production.
"As he reached higher and higher levels of success, he never forgot where he came from, remaining a life-long Arkansan and generously giving back to his community and our State," Beebe said. "Don will be greatly missed."
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said he has "many fond memories of Don Tyson."
"I will miss his friendship, spirit, and passion for the outdoors," he said. "Don never forgot where he came from, including the hard work and principles that made him a business legend. His success and leadership was a springboard for our state's economy, and his philanthropy will continue to lift up Arkansans in countless ways.
"My prayers and thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time."
Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., says Tyson's passing leaves "an enormous hole" in the 3rd District of northwest Arkansas:
"Don's life was one that encompassed the true American dream. Because of his vision, what was once just a small family business known as Tyson Feed and hatchery is now a key part of the state's economic engine. But for those who knew Don personally, he was more than businessman. He was a good man. For that, he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark. of Arkansas' 2nd District in central Arkansas, said he was sad to learn of Tyson's death.
"He built a multi-billion dollar international company - employing thousands - out of a small family business in northwest Arkansas," Griffin said. "His business success and record of philanthropy in Arkansas are legendary. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tyson family today."
(Mark Friedman, Worth Sparkman and Gwen Moritz contributed to this story.)


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David Stern was so afraid of inviting notoriously cantankerous Bill Russell to Stern's induction ceremony into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the former NBA commissioner had a mutual friend ask the Boston Celtic legend. Russell always felt that black players and coaches were given short shrift in the Hall of Fame, and hadn't been there in 40 years. He refused to attend both the ceremony when his No. 6 jersey was retired in 1972 by the Celtics and his own induction into the Hall of Fame in 1975. New York Post
With a Kings logo prominent among the emblems gracing the flowing red curtains behind him, Mitch Richmond – light dancing off his diamond earrings and a black suit jacket draped over the broad shoulders that carried his teams to countless hard-fought victories – soaked in his biggest basketball moment at Friday's Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony. "It's finally hit me," he said softly, shortly before stepping foot inside the majestic Springfield Symphony Hall auditorium. "I'm just glad (the Hall of Fame) didn't overlook me, because I felt underrated my whole career. Having the opportunity now to be rewarded for all the hard work, the sweat I put in, those hours in the gym, I can say it really paid off and it was all worth it." NBA.com
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is welcoming its newest group of inductees. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern led the class of 10 that received its membership blazers on Thursday. The induction gala is Friday night down the street from the hoops shrine. Also in the class of 2014 are former NBA stars Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond and NCAA championship-winning coaches Nolan Richardson of Arkansas and Gary Williams of Maryland. USA Today Sports
"To tell you the truth," Mourning, 44, says quietly, sincerely, almost bemused, "I'm not supposed to have been [in the Hall of Fame]. I'm not, when you think about the obstacles I had to overcome, and when you think about how all the stars truly had to be in line for me to have the right people in my life at the right time. It was all storybook, truly. It was storybook for me to land on my feet after all the different challenges, and to now experience this moment." South Florida Sun-Sentinel
When Fannie Ella Reid Threet died at the age of 98 on Oct. 13, 2013, not only was "Alonzo H. Mourning of Miami, Fl." listed in her obituary as one of her children, but Mourning's children -- Alonzo H. Mourning III, Myka Mourning and Alijah Mourning -- among her grandchildren. "Her intense love for her kids that came into her home and her doing everything humanely possible to try to make sure that these kids were successful, it became contagious," Mourning says, as if Threet is present in the moment. "And I never forgot that." South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Scott Agness: Larry Bird is also a presenter for former commissioner David Stern. He'll be joined by Magic Johnson, Bob Lanier, and Russ Granik. Twitter @ScottAgness
Scott Agness: Bobby 'Slick' Leonard will be presented by Larry Bird and Mel Daniels at his @Hoophall induction Friday night. Twitter @ScottAgness
Stern will be enshrined Friday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, part of a 2014 class that includes former players Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond, along with NCAA championship-winning coaches Nolan Richardson and Gary Williams. Stern ended his run as commissioner after exactly 30 years on Feb. 1 — he won't say retired, because he's still working — and once thought he would wait five years for induction, same as players. Officials from the NBA and Hall of Fame persuaded him otherwise, and nobody is arguing that he belongs immediately. "It would be hard to overstate the impact I think David has had on the game of basketball. Admitting that I'm prejudiced toward basketball, David Stern could go down in our era as the greatest commissioner of all-time in all sports," said former NBA coach and ESPN analyst P.J. Carlesimo. Boston Herald
Stern will be enshrined Friday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, part of a 2014 class that includes former players Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond, along with NCAA championship-winning coaches Nolan Richardson and Gary Williams. Stern ended his run as commissioner after exactly 30 years on Feb. 1 — he won't say retired, because he's still working — and once thought he would wait five years for induction, same as players. Officials from the NBA and Hall of Fame persuaded him otherwise, and nobody is arguing that he belongs immediately. "It would be hard to overstate the impact I think David has had on the game of basketball. Admitting that I'm prejudiced toward basketball, David Stern could go down in our era as the greatest commissioner of all-time in all sports," said former NBA coach and ESPN analyst P.J. Carlesimo. USA Today Sports
David Stern remembers the days when an NBA staff that numbered about two dozen was just trying to keep some teams in existence long enough to get them on national TV. Now the former commissioner looks at a league whose 1980 championship series was not broadcast live but now has games televised around the world, whose players average more than $5 million a year in salary as the highest-paid team athletes in sports, and sometimes can't believe he and his colleagues pulled it off. "You can't even do justice to everything that everybody has done," Stern said in a phone interview. "All you can do is focus on small chunks of it, but it's great fun to contemplate how the NBA family has pulled together to be at a place where our players are now at the top of the celebrity period. "Pretty, pretty amazing and great." USA Today Sports
Bernard King is showing that money trumps nostalgia. King had to wait his turn before he was welcomed into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last year. Now, the Brooklyn product and former Knicks great is wasting little time profiting from the honor. King, who spent four seasons with the Knicks, is selling off his Hall of Fame induction ring and Hall of Fame trophy Thursday at the Nate D. Sanders auction house in Los Angeles. The two items were initially set for bidding starting at $40,000 for the ring and $32,500 for the trophy. But King chose to sell the items to the auction house rather than put them up for consignment, where he would have waited 45 days to receive payment, Sanders said. New York Daily News
Under appreciated no more. Mitch Richmond's greatest accomplishment of his career happened in his retirement. Richmond, the former Sacramento Kings legend, who was a 6-time All Star during his seven seasons with the team, returned to Sleep Train Arena on Wednesday to be recognized as a Hall-of-Famer during the season finale. "That's truly amazing, it really is," Richmond told News10. "And I can say I accomplished this (before) turning 50. I still feel like a young man and this is just an unbelievable accomplishment." news10.net
Playing in Sacramento, a smaller market away from the lime-light of the NBA's elite cities like Los Angeles and Chicago surely contributed to his lack of stardom. Because of that, Richmond felt he may never become a Hall-of-Famer. "You have those thoughts," Richmond admitted. "The main thing is you try to look at the body of work. I think when you look back at it, I wasn't just a scorer, I tried to play the overall game. "I want to thank the (Hall of Fame voters) for looking beyond that, because I felt like I won everywhere I went, I just had a stumbling block here in Sacramento." news10.net
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 10 members of the Class of 2014 to be honored August 7-9, 2014 during this year's Enshrinement Ceremonies. This year's list includes Immaculata University's AIAW National Championship teams of the early 1970s, seven-time NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning, 1994 Naismith, NABC Coach of the Year Nolan Richardson, six-time NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond and NCAA National Championship coach Gary Williams. They join the five directly elected members who were announced during the NBA All-Star Weekend in February by distinguished committees focused on preserving all areas from the game of basketball. They include Bob Leonard voted in from the American Basketball Association (ABA) Committee, Nat Clifton from the Early African American Pioneers Committee, Sarunas Marciulionis from the International Committee, Guy Rodgers from the Veterans Committee and David Stern from the Contributor Direct Election Committee. NBA.com
Scott Howard-Cooper: Hall of Fame makes it official: Alonzo Mourning, Mitch Richmond, Nolan Richardson, Gary Williams elected. All had been previously disclosed. Twitter @SHowardCooper
Marc J. Spears: Ex-Arkansas and Tulsa coach Nolan Richardson has made the 2014 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to a source Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo
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We have lived in Quincy, MA for over 20 years. Cost of housing is a bit lower than other Boston close-in suburbs. Public schools are OK, but could be better. Quincy has good access to public transportation. Crime is relatively low, but illicit drug use is increasing, which is fueling an obvious increase in crime. City government is typical for Massachusetts - slow to respond and strongly influenced by patronage.[Comment on this Posting]
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A Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 4, T33N, R2W, MDM, 0.3 km (1,100 feet) ESE of Sugarloaf (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Latitude: 40°45'7"N
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Mineralization is a replacement vein deposit, hosted in rhyolite. Ore controls included a contact zone. This prospect is on a contact between the Bully Hill Rhyolite and the Pit Formation. Local rocks include Triassic marine rocks, unit 2 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 327.66 meters and an overall depth of 48.77 meters. Operations include adits. The upper adit is 250 feet in length and the lower adit is 800 feet in length. Two feet of ore was located in the last 25 to 30 feet of the lower adit.
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(which would be the normal way to do it), adding:
maildrop_destination_recipient_limit = 1
to /etc/postfix/main.cf fixes this behaviour, and causes postfix to hand
messages one recipient at a time to maildrop.
Ok, so I added the "maildrop_destination_recipient_limit = 1" line to my postfix main.cf file.
Then reloaded postfix, tested by sending email with multiple recipients, and it didn't work.
So I tried something different, turning off content filtering (spam/virus filtering with clamav, spamassassin, via amavisd).
I did this by commenting out this line in main.cf:
#content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
Then reloaded again, tested, and YAY it worked! It was correctly delivering to all recipients!!!
So, why I wonder does it not work when the "content_filter" is turned on?
Only when its off?
Thats the next thing I'll have to find out.
I can't leave the content-filter off, as its removes on average 500 spam and 10 virus emails every day!
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