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Why Start-ups Can't Get Publicity
Posted by Rainier Sky on August 9, 2011
Start-up businesses typically face one or more obstacles to generating the publicity they need. Most obstacles can be overcome, but failure to address them can kill a good story or even turn it bad. Here's a short list of some of the more common obstacles I have seen start-ups face. I look forward to your comments and additions.
Unverified Claims
It's the job of every journalist and blogger to verify the claims a business makes about its product or service. They know your motivations and probably don't understand your product or its market as well as you, and its their credibility at stake if what they print fails to stand the test of time.
Every start-up should have at least one and preferably several independent and unaffiliated spokesperson to verify its claims. I'm not talking about hiring Henry Winkler to endorse your reverse mortgage product. Celebrities are often hired to promote products directly to consumers through advertisements and infomercials, where they can really impact audience recall and purchase intent. They seldom, however, generate much publicity – except for themselves. I have worked with several celebrities throughout my career and I can tell you that Journalists rarely confuse popularity with credibility. They expect more.
More importantly, endorsements from credible sources can really separate a product or service from its competitors. It's a strategy every start-up should pursue.
Low Relevancy
Many start-ups over estimate the relevancy of their product or service to media. Editors, producers and bloggers make their living by publishing information their audience values. You might think your product is a natural fir for their audience, but they may not always agree.
Inc. Magazine published an article way back in 1991 that still comes to mind. The article "They Chew Gum Don't They" focuses on the failings of one public relations staffer to do their homework. The poor, likely junior staffer misses the mark and the journalist jumps on the opportunity to tell his readers why they should manage their own publicity. In reality, however, entrepreneurs are just as if not more likely to make the same mistake. Most experienced public relations professionals know how important it is to refine a media list to avoid wasting the media's time. Of course, I have also seen many entrepreneurs demand they try and blame them when they fail.
Questionable Demand
Many start-ups fail to demonstrate adequate demand for their product or service. It is not enough to show how well your product or service solves a problem, you also have to demonstrate that it has an easily recognizable value that customers will desire. Start-ups too often presume that the demand for their product or service is self-evident.
Lack of Resources
Finally, many start-ups simply fail to demonstrate their capacity to succeed. Doubts about the business itself can kill product publicity if there is any doubt about the company's ability to bring it to market. The company not only has to appear well managed and financially stable, it also has to demonstrate that its products will be readily available to the media's audience. Lack of distribution can kill a product review.
What would you add to the list?
Thanks for reading,
Kevin Bush, Principal & CEO
Rainier Sky Marketing & Public Relations


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One of the interesting things about politics is the role parties play at different levels of government. If the office is very local, with very specific duties — school boards, for example — they play no role at all.
Even at the municipal level, while the races are technically partisan, the job is more about maintaining the roads and water and sewer systems, providing public safety services, and basic recreational opportunities. And the politics are more about convincing people, on a personal basis, that you can do those things.
At the top of the chain, the federal level, parties are of paramount importance, of course, both as organizations of like-minded politicians aimed at winning elections, and as groupings of like-minded lawmakers in the policy-making process.
Between not mattering at all, on the one hand, and being paramount, on the other, things get more complicated. At the county and state level, parties tend to be
Counties, especially ones like Lake, are generally too large for the sort of retail politicking possible locally, so the party organization is important in campaigning. But at the same time, counties, in their policy-making role, are too small for ideology to play much of a role; their role is much more like a municipality's.
What we end up with is the party as a collection of politicians aimed at winning elections, but without the ideological "like-mindedness" that gives policy-making some structure and predictability at a national level. So parties are relevant before election day, but not after.
I know Lake County Republicans are certain that our "tax-and-spend" county is the result of the "tax-and-spend" Democratic Party's control of it, but, as with most levels of government, spending is heavily weighted toward certain activities — in the case of the county, law and order, infrastructure — the big stuff.
The spending that's decried by many — on too many employees, too many consultants, etc. — is not the budget-breaker it's sometimes said to be. Excess spending should certainly be cricitized, but I think it's more the result of one party in control than it is a matter of the Democratic Party in control. When parties exist as electioneering organizations but not as policy-making ones, they tend to take on the racket-like character so many voters rightly despise.
Ideally counties would be more like municipalities. That, ultimately, is up to voters — if they stopped caring about party, so would the politicians.
But politicians (especially Republican ones) continue to push the myth that it matters. The hand-wringing in the county GOP over party unity would be interesting if it mattered in any material way. Why they want to bring all the silliness that's happening nationally into the local party is beyond me, but their insistence in doing so hinders achievement of their goal — to win office.
Ideology just gets in the way for an organization that wants to elect people to run a county.

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Road signs are pretty boring, albeit important. They tell us where to go, what to do and what we should avoid on the road. Road signs don't usually make us laugh -- until people figured out that they could be altered in a number of ways.
Pasting a sign over another sign is a simple idea, but hacking into the digital road signs that warn us about traffic delays and road hazards is a whole new level of dedication to mishievous shenanigans.
Here are 19 of the funniest hacked digital road signs.
"You'll Never Get to Work on Time, Haha!!"
"Take Your SUV Back to Detroit"
"Trapped in Sign Factory"
"Sorry Mario -- The Princess Is in Another Castle"
"This Sign Has Been Hacked"
"Drive Drunk"
"Prepare to Be Annoyed"
Zombies are a favorite for these sign-hackers.
"Nobody Has Ever Loved You"
"Extreme Fire Hazard -- Don't Even Fart in the Forest"
"OMG The British Are Coming"
"Raptors Ahead, Caution"
"New York Is Dying"
"There May Be Trouble Ahead"
"Party At Julia's 2nite"
"Klaatu Barada Nikto"
"UFO Crossing Ahead"
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By Lauren
I live in the area that the "Raptors Ahead" sign was. It was really funny, but apparently the city didn't. I think they were trying to find out who did it to charge them with something. Obviously couldn't take a joke!
By Rich
The 'There May Be Trouble Ahead' is a Photoshop job.
How do I know? Look at the signs behind it. (FYI: those blue signs you get on UK motorways are never, ever digital signs - so unless someone went and replaced them all... :P)
By Sarah
The UK one is very fake. Love and Romance aren't places in the UK.
Seen on the M6 South: Expecting 3 lanes? Ha.
Further on: Lane closed. Where have you been?
But then mostly its 'take a break. Tiredness kills...don't use hard shoulder...50 (mph)...junction closed due to accident.' Yeah, I spend approximately half my week in traffic on the M6.
By Ryan
The one that says "DRIVE DRUNK" isn't actually a hack, it was a two part message that said something like "We please ask you to be kind to other drivers this night and do not" and then the second page said in big letters "DRIVE DRUNK" because it didn't fit onto the first page of text.
It was pretty funny to see.
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Someone hacked a road sign in Portland, Oregon (right next to a strip club) and it displayed "Caution Zombie Stripper" for a few hours one evening. Good stuff.
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Don't forget:
The words are from Electric Six's song "Danger! High Voltage".
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With a labor dispute keeping employees of Con Edison locked out, there are renewed calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to intervene and help broker a deal. But a new revelation that Con Edison donated roughly $250,000 to a pro-Cuomo advocacy group could color the governor's ability to be a mediator. NY1's Zack Fink filed the following report.
It was another day on the picket line for Consolidated Edison workers and their supporters as news to light that Con Edison donated $250,000 to the committee to Save New York, a lobbying group that promotes Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda.
"Well certainly, the board made that decision to make that donation," said John Melia of the Utility Workers Union. "And as such, many of our members believe in the company or did believe in the company and they own shares of Con Ed stock. They weren't consulted on this donation."
Sitting on Con Edison's board of directors is longtime Cuomo family friend and confidante, Michael Del Giudice. The Cuomo administration says that the connections to Del Giudice won't compromise the Governor's ability to play a role as an independent broker in the labor dispute.
Administration officials point out that Del Giudice also sits on the New York Racing Association board, which the governor recently took over after allegations of mismanagement.
As for any donations, Cuomo's Spokesman Josh Vlasto said "Both Con Ed and the union supported and directly donated to the governor. The governor and his administration has urged both sides to resolve the lockout as soon as possible."
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TUCSON, Ariz. — A group of women wept, hugged and clutched votive candles on Saturday at a vigil outside the hospital in Tucson where Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords was fighting for her life after being shot.
Ms. Giffords was shot point-blank in the head by a gunman as she spoke to constituents on a street corner. She was in critical condition at Tucson's University Medical Center.
"I am in shock, I am in deep sadness, I ask myself why? Why do we keep killing our good people? I remember (John F.) Kennedy, I remember Martin Luther King. And I feel anger, but I also feel the basis of this is fear and racism," said Dorsett Edmunds, 67, a physical therapist, as she clutched a votive candle and wept.
The 40-year-old Giffords was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives last November.
Linda Ray, 66, who worked on all of Ms. Giffords' campaigns, said she feared the shooting would lead to more divisiveness in U.S. politics.
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TPG's move to buy AAPT may give it the upper hand under the national broadband network, analysts said, following Telecom NZ's confirmation on Monday that it would sell TPG its Australian subsidiary for $450 million.
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AAPT, which has struggled with falling revenues and earnings in recent years, offered significant infrastructure assets to TPG, including an extensive national fibre network and connections into 1500 buildings across major capital cities.
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Just attended a private screening at Starz FilmCenter of Fair Fight, a brand-new documentary focusing on the Fray that chronicles the making of the act's forthcoming album. The film was directed by Rod Blackhurst, a onetime merch guy who's been trailing the band for the better part of three years, essentially documenting their every breath. According to Kelly Magelky, another talented director who's been shooting the Fray himself for a number of years and who edited Fight, Blackhurst presented him with 154 hours of raw footage that he'd shot and assembled during his time on the road with the outfit. The movie offers a telling snapshot of the guys as they struggle with penning material that lives up to the distinctive songs from their multi-platinum debut. Taking its name from a line in one of the act's newer songs, Fair Fight opens with a stylized time-lapse sequence of a quiet stretch of road with blankets of luminous clouds cascading overhead while frontman Isaac Slade plucks out the sparse, arpeggiated intro to "Happiness." As Slade muses in his husky baritone about the futility of chasing happiness, fittingly we find the members at the tail end of an exhaustive two-year run supporting How to Save a Life, the blockbuster release that essentially swallowed their lives.
Over the course of the next eighty minutes, Blackhurst does a masterful job of capturing the spectrum of emotions experienced by the members during the recording process -- from the tense moments caused by spending countless hours in the studio writing and recording infinite takes and mulling songs over, to the playful moments in between, during which band and crew play Galaxian in an effort to stave off the tedium that often accompanies recording. The city of Sausalito serves as a picturesque backdrop in the first half of the film -- not that the band was able to take in too much of that beauty. The bulk of their time recording at the Record Plant -- aka "The Plant," an iconic, now-defunct Northern California studio where Stevie Wonder recorded Songs in the Key of Life and Fleetwood Mac recorded Rumours -- was spent trapped in the belly of a whale, as Chris Simpson from the Gloria Record once so eloquently put it, searching for the right melodies, and, more important, the right words.
The most telling part of the movie comes at the mid-point, when the band effectively hits a stalemate and guitarist/vocalist Joe King makes the dreaded phone call to his manager on behalf of the band, breaking the news to him that the album is nowhere near being completed. Feeling somewhat defeated by the process, the group heads back to Denver to its home studio in an effort to reignite its inspiration. Back at home, free of the constraints of a ticking clock, the members are able to harness and foster their creativity and end up penning a batch of new songs. Toward the end of the film, in what is perhaps its most poignant scene, producer Aaron Johnson, the homegrown knob turner who's been working with the band since its very first sessions, reflects on the process of making the record and confesses, with watery eyes, to being so moved by the proceedings that he was in essence emotionally bankrupt. All the same, he declares that the entire, seemingly never-ending ordeal is beyond justified by the quality of music the Fray created.
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This is part two in my series exploring some of the best places to eat in what I consider to be one of greater OKC's most awesome shopping and dining districts — Campus Corner in Norman (see part one covering Victoria's Pasta Shop here). Today we take a look at Pepe Delgados, a place I've been wanting to try for a very long time.
First off, let's clear up one important thing — Pepe Delgados is not Okla-Mex. "What is Okla-Mex?" you ask. Well, as defined in our review of Casa Perico, it's the type of place where you get chips, salsa, cheese sauce and sopapillas free with every meal. We're so accustomed to this in Oklahoma that I fear sometimes we may be disappointed when we visit a place that doesn't conform to this model. I'm not opposed to Okla-Mex. On the contrary, I enjoy many Okla-Mex places, but I also appreciate the opportunity to explore things that are unique and Pepe Delgados offers a different take on Mexican food that I have really enjoyed on my visits.
Let's just start with that Mexican food staple — the chips and salsa (see a pic). Pepe's chips and salsa aren't free, but here's the thing — they are homemade. That's right, they make their own chips and they make four different, fresh salsas (two red and two green) and you can try it all for $2.75. Now, there are very few places in town that make their own tortilla chips. Some of the taquerias we've reviewed do (such as Taqueria La Original), and I've always enjoyed trying them. I'm not aware of any place that makes their own chips and gives them away for free.
While I'm probably the cheapest … I mean, most thrify person I know, I think $2.75 is a great price for Pepe's chips and salsa offering. The chips are thick and with a hearty corn flavor. They're not salted much, if at all, and they don't need to be because the natural flavor is enough. The salsas were all very fresh and flavorful with a range of heat levels to suit anyone's palette.
Fresh and flavorful is really the name of the game at Pepe's. They don't use anything out of a can, not even tomatoes. On my first visit, I spoke with a few regulars standing next to me in line about what to order and they all said "pick one of the daily specials. You can't go wrong." So, I looked over at the specials on the board and went for the Puerco en Salsa Verde (see a pic). When it came to my table I knew I had made the right choice. There were chunks of pork nearly the size of my fist, slow-cooked in a smooth, green sauce. The pork was so tender it easily came apart with a nudge from my fork. I wished the sauce would have had a little more heat, but the textures, the flavors … they had me at first bite. It came with Pepe's standard rice and refried black beans, which are very good for rice and beans. It also came with tortillas which were great for building my own tacos out of this amazing meat. As you can tell, I really enjoyed the whole dish.
Side note, I don't think that Pepe's makes their own tortillas. I failed to ask about that. I could be wrong, but both the flour and corn varieties struck me as pretty standard. They do, however, serve them nicely warmed and wrapped in foil.
On my second visit, I found yet another winner in the Rajitas en Salsa Chipotle ($7.75 lunch, $8.75 dinner – see a pic). This is a standard menu item and offers a choice of chicken or steak. I chose the steak and it was, you guessed it, very good. The sauce on this dish was a smooth, spicy red sauce made from fresh Chipotle peppers. The strips of meat were flavorful and tender. Again, it came with tortillas, cilantro, rice, beans and a bit of spicy salsa allowing me to assemble some of the best-tasting tacos I've had. Win #2 for Pepe's.
One of the highlights of dining at Pepe Delgados is getting to talk with Emilio, who has owned and operated the restaurant since he opened it in 1992. He's almost always walking about the restaurant talking with his guests. This is how I know so many details about the food. He's very passionate about his food and very proud of the fact that they made everything with fresh ingredients. He really seems to enjoy his work. It was a lot of fun talking with him.
Pepe's is a counter-service restaurant so the service is limited. After you order, they bring your food to you, but that's about it. You get your own utensils, drinks, to-go containers for leftoevers … etc. This is another difference between the standard Okla-Mex places which tend to be full service. Still, I found the staff I did encounter to be very friendly and efficient.
They also have a great covered patio out back. I love dining outside so that's another plus for Pepe's. And, they have a whole section of their menu dedicated to vegetarians, which is not something you see too often at Mexican food places.
I guess the only thing I don't like about Pepe Delgados is that it's located so far from my house. Of course, that makes it something that will remain for me an occasional special treat. And that's the bottom line for me with Pepe Delgados — it's a special place. It stands out from the crowd of Mexican places with its very fresh, unique and affordable approach to Mexican food.
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January 26th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
WOW, you're just NOW discovering Pepe's??? Where have you been? OKC? You need to get out more….. We true Normanites eat at Pepe's and only Pepe's. Emilio is fantastic. My favs: fish tacos, quesadilla nortena, and the "thing". Oh yeah, one other item (not on the menu) is grilled jalapenos. YUM!


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A Messsage from Parkland:
On August 9, Parkland received a written report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with the findings of CMS surveyors following their eight-day review of Parkland in July. Included was notification that the hospital system will not be able to continue participation in the Medicare program without accepted corrective action.
In accordance with CMS expectations, we are in the process of drafting a formal corrective action plan to address all of the issues raised in the survey report. As requested, we will return our plan no later than August 20.
Once CMS accepts this, we will be subject to another survey before September 2. We will make the full report, including our corrective action plan, available to the public on our website.
We acknowledge the seriousness of this notification. We have a tremendous responsibility to get this right - to address the deficiencies identified by CMS - and to do so as quickly and thoroughly as possible.
It is our obligation to the Dallas community and, most importantly, to our patients to provide care that is safe, of high quality and consistent with all state and federal regulations. Safe, quality patient care is our top priority.
In health care we have to be prepared for this kind of scrutiny from others and we should ask it of ourselves. We expected deficiencies and we are grateful for assistance in identifying them. During their visit surveyors conducted a rigorous and comprehensive examination of Parkland's operations, facilities, personnel, policies, procedures and patient care. We responded to at least 60 requests for information from surveyors each day. The report is indicative of that thoroughness.
Some problems were already known to us. We understand them and have already been working on them. We have a 57-year-old facility that must deliver 21st century medicine. We know there are places that are not as private as we would like. But to serve as many people as we do is incredibly important because for so many, there is no other option.
We've taken some public hits. I know there are nay-sayers, people who want to suggest a different solution than Parkland. They are right in that we are not perfect. We own up to the fact that there are problems we must fix and improvements we need to make. We must push every day to be better.
I look forward to reporting back to you on our progress. In the meantime, we will continue to be more transparent and live up to our vision statement: "by our actions we will define excellence in public academic medical centers."
I have faith in the dedicated men and women who work at Parkland to rise to this occasion to make our health care delivery system of higher quality and more accessible to our patients. We understand that a true test of character is not whether you get knocked down, but whether you get back up.
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to the Public. ,Folks here is an Auction from a well known GM Dealership that has closed its business Doors , we will sell the tools and equipment that once served the Driving Public , of the upper red river Valley and far Beyond , If you make your living Keeping engines up to Their best Performance you will want to attend this absolute Auction owner Hubert Brodeur 204 782 7741
Bill Klassen auctioneers 204 325 4433 cell 6230 Visitors by appointment please call owner prior to arrival Hubert 204 782 7741
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20th Annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival
Celebrate the 20th year of concerts highlighting the legacy of jazz pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader Mary Lou Williams with performances featuring some of today's most exciting and respected jazz musicians.
- May 15 - 16, 2015
- Terrace Theater
- Approx. 3 hours
- $39.00
Tickets are not yet on saleTickets go on sale February 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM to the public.
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Celebrate the 20th year of concerts highlighting the legacy of jazz pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader Mary Lou Williams with performances featuring some of today's most exciting and respected jazz musicians.
Friday, May 15 includes hard-swinging drummer Sylvia Cuenca, and her Organ Group. Heard most recently in the KC Jazz Club with Kevin Mahogany, Cuenca toured regularly with Clark Terry and Joe Henderson, among others, before breaking out as a bandleader herself. Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen is joined by her Berklee Quintet. Jensen, in the words of the late Marian McPartland, plays "with all the brilliance and fire of a true virtuoso…warm, sensitive, exciting, and totally honest." Friday concludes with a set by pianist and bandleader Michele Rosewoman with her Latin jazz ensemble New Yor-Uba, whose most recent recording, 30 years, A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America, has been widely praised, garnering the number one Latin Jazz recording spot in NPR's 2013 critics poll.
In what will certainly by a sold-out performance on Saturday, May 16, the Center welcomes past recipients of the Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz Award. Performing that night in an extended set is the Ladies Sing the Blues project, headlined by show-stopping vocalist Catherine Russell, daughter of the 2005 Jazz Award recipient, the late Carline Ray. Joining Russell are Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead alumnae vocalists Brianna Thomas and Charenee Wade. The Nation praises the group, saying, "all three women found nooks and crannies in the material that you might not have known were there." The vocalists will channel the spirit of "cakewalking baby" crossover singer Ethel Waters, and 1920s blues divas Bessie Smith ("the Empress of The Blues"), Mamie Smith ("the Queen of the Blues"), and Ma Rainey ("the Mother of the Blues").
Performance Timing: Approximately 3 hours--three 50-minute sets, with brief pauses after each set.
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Heraldry of the World
The largest heraldry site on the net, with presently coats of arms on-line !
Province : Antwerpen
The town probably got city rights at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. The oldest seal of the city dates from 1239 and shows a castle. On top of the castle some flags bearing a hand can be seen. The second great-seal of the city also shows the hands on flags or banners (Fig 1).
Fig 1 : The great seal of Antwerpen from 1302.
The oldest arms of the city date from 1459 and are cast in one of the bells of the cathedral. It shows again a castle, but the hands are now reduced to two, one on each side of the castle, and are not placed on flags anymore (fig 2).
Fig 2 : The oldest arms of Antwerpen.
In the same century the supporters and other attributes appear. The arms were changed in Napoleonic times, when the French Eagle was placed above the castle. Later, in 1837 the arms were granted without the supporters. The supporters were finally granted in 1881. The present arms were reconfirmed on March 5, 1985.
Literature : Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.
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Is lying to keep the family together ever justified?Emily's Post
By Emily A. Marcelo
For the most part, I agree with the advice you give. However, I must disagree when, sometime ago, you suggested to "let sleeping dogs lie" in answer to the question whether a parent should admit to an infidelity. Likewise, you advised another letter writer to keep the news of her affair with a younger man a secret from her husband.


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New Yorkers can travel back 2,000 years and get a rare glimpse of ancient Rome, as artifacts from Pompeii, a city that was buried in a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79, are now on display in a new Times Square exhibit. NY1's Roger Clark filed the following report.
Eerie reminders of an ancient Roman tragedy are on display at "Pompeii: Life And Death In The Shadow Of Vesuvius," a new exhibit that opened today at Discovery Times Square.
"They fell to the ground and then very, very fine volcanic dust settled on top of them, and then it rained and formed a version of cement, so these people were literally encased in cement," says curatorial consultant Kristin Romey.
The show features some 250 artifacts uncovered from the ruins of the city.
Plenty of art from Pompeii is on display, including a fresco which depicts a scene in a marketplace, which archeologists believe was decoration in a bath house.
There are gladiator helmets and graffiti, everyday items like glass containers and money, and a look inside one of the city's more than 40 brothels.
"They had pigeons, they had graffiti, they had take-out restaurants that resembled the steam tables you see at the delis around here. Life really hasn't changed that much in 2,000 years," says Romey.
Author Judith Harris, who has written a book about Pompeii and is a consultant on the exhibit, says the show brings the Roman Empire back to life.
The exhibit runs through September 5. Tickets are $25 for adults, $19.50 for kids and $22.50 for seniors.
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Have you ever wanted to know what the "magic of Mariah Carey" tastes like? If so, the Elusive Chanteuse may have just the thing for you.
At a press conference in New York City Tuesday, Mariah Carey debuted her new non-alcoholic pink-colored beverage Butterfly, which has been described as a "melodic beverage inspired by the magic of Mariah Carey." Butterfly comes in a curvy pink bottle, and, based on Carey's presentation on Tuesday, is meant to be enjoyed from a champagne flute. The beverage will be available at Walgreen drugstores nationwide. READ FULL STORY


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Georgia G. "Gigi" Bennett, 89, mother of a Plover woman, died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at North Central Health Care Center in Wausau.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Pisarski Community Funeral Home in Plover. Her ashes will be spread over her favorite beach destination at a later date.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the sservices.
Condolences may be offered online at www.pisarskifuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Bennett was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Chuckey, Tenn., a daughter of the late Sydney and Agnes (Grey) Waddell.
She was married to the late Ivan Bennett.
She was a World War II veteran.
She had careers in nursing and cosmetology.
Though she retired early in life, she stayed active with various volunteer opportunities within her community.
Survivors include one daughter, Toni Swinderman, Plover; one sister, Lois Alexander, Chuckey, Tenn.; two brothers, E.C. "Jack" Waddell and Mack Waddell, both of Tennessee; two granddaughters; one stepgrandchild; and six great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one sister, two brothers and one son-in-law.


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Bravo is segueing into the scripted world with two new series, while also bringing back familiar faces, including Caroline Manzo and Tom Colicchio for spin-offs of their successful shows, the network announced Tuesday at its upfront presentation.
Slated to premiere in 2015, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce stars Lisa Edelstein as a self-help book author who hides the fact that she's separated from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in Los Angeles. Janeane Garofalo and Beau Garrett play her best friends and Paul Adelstein plays her soon-to-be ex-husband.
Season 8, Episode 2
Patti's first client is Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, one of the members of the former girl group TLC. Patti's second client this week is retired NFL player Jeff Ogden.
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In the season premiere, Patti is excited to work with Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn. Patti's second client this week is Melyssa Ford, star of Bravo's "Blood, Sweat & Heels" and former music video vixen.
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Patti's good friend Nene Leakes enlists Patti's help setting up two of her single bridesmaids.
This season, Patti is back like you've never seen her before with a new bag of tricks to find love for her successful and high-profile clients. Her guidance leads to a surprise on-screen proposal, but can she use her expertise to help the couple seal the deal?
The Millionaire Matchmaker returns for its seventh season, and lucky number seven has brought Patti Stanger a new team of assistants and her very own love life. "This season has a new office, new staff and more episodes than ever before," says Stanger, who's particularly excited for Thursday's premiere episode (9/8c, Bravo), which welcomes actor Don Swayze (True Blood) into the millionaire's club. With her own blossoming romance and countless success stories, no one knows how to look for love better than Patti Stanger so we asked Ms. Cupid for her best advice for finding a mate.
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Congratulations are in order for Denise Richards: Her dad is engaged!
On Monday night's Chelsea Lately, Richards casually revealed that her father Irv had popped the question to a mystery woman.
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NeNe Leakes and her husband Gregg Leakes walked down the aisle for the second time this weekend, Life & Style reports.
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should MD and Nurse phone orders and phone reports be voice recorded? - page 2
I sat in on another Pharmacy and Therapeutics meeting in our hospital. I listened to the MDs complain (once again) about the calls they receive from nurses, pharmacists and techs re: clarifying orders that were written illegibly... Read More
- 1Aug 25, '11 by Isabelle49One of these days, the hospitals and pharmacies will get smart and provide the physician a medication order set, so the MD can initial what drugs, dose, route, frequency they want and sign the form. All of the information will be clearly printed and can be data entried. Would reduce errors and phone calls.
- 1Aug 25, '11 by Little_MouseIf no one wants to record a TO or MD's don't want to enter their own orders, what about if MD's TYPED their orders? If there was a program that they can type into, send it and the staff will be able to access it? Even remotely, like if an MD were called and they can send it from anywhere, sort of like an email? At least we don't have to decifer their encryptions...
- 3Aug 26, '11 by woohQuote from Flo.Hehe, we went to it and were only going to take verbal/telephone orders in "extreme cases" such as MD is driving or scrubbed in doing surgery. Bwahahaha! That's still the policy, so if something happens, they can blame the nurse for not "making" the MD put the order in, but the couple of times I tried to enforce it, I actually got in trouble for "not being a team player" or in other words, "not doing the MDs' jobs for them."This is why we need physician order entry. Then everyone would be able to read the orders and the mds will not be constantly called to clarify the obscure and hard to read. Of course when they tried to do this at my hospital the mds refused stating that they did not go to med school to be a secretary. They were not hearing anything about patient safety or efficiency.
If an MD wants to be an a$$, they're going to be an a$$. It doesn't matter what system is in play. As long as they bring money "in" and nurses are just a huge red mark on the hospital balance sheet, hospitals are going to cater to the MDs.
- 0Aug 26, '11 by merleeIn this electronic age, unless the MD is unable to type, like if s/he is driving, or during a procedure, there is almost no excuse for giving verbal orders. We can work around HIPAA by using medical record numbers, and everything can be delivered via text.
Years ago, all verbal orders were listened to by 2 nurses, and signed by both of them, to avoid the nonsense of "That wasn't what I said". Too many nurses got caught in the crossfire when a doc would say that no one called him, he couldn't remember saying it, etc., etc.
If no one can understand the scrawl then the doc should be called every time his handwriting is illegible.
Thank Heavens for total computerized charting!Last edit by merlee on Aug 26, '11
- 0Aug 26, '11 by martinalpnGood idea if there were on ten meds to record make them type them print or take a handwriting class once again hospital administrators need to back the nurses good handriting clear order4s keep the lawyers away once again all about the documentation
- 0Aug 26, '11 by nyrn5125We only have handwritten orders and will always call the md to clarify their illegible handwriting. Unfortunately it is too frequent since there are no computer entry orders. It amazes me how it's always the same ones. When they get annoyed I tell them that no one including pharmacy could read what you wrote and it's not getting dispensed til it's legible.


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Rio Tinto's Subsidiary Slated for IPO Friday
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Rio Tinto (ADR) (RTP) has plans to take Cloud Peak Cloud Peak Energy, its coal mining company, public in a move to cope with the tough business environment.
The initial public offering is slated for Friday. Cloud Peak will offer 35.19 million shares at a price ranging from $16 per to $18 per share. It will trade under the ticker symbol "CLD" on the NYSE. It may also issue $600 million of senior unsecured notes, with about $284.6 million to be distributed to Rio Tinto and the rest earmarked for general purposes.
The sale could raise up to $491.6 million after expenses, according to an SEC filing. The proceeds will go to Rio Tinto in exchange for mining assets. The net proceeds could end up as high $565.3 million if underwriters end up taking the offer of 4.6 million shares to cover overallotments.
Cloud Peak's reserves and long term contracts renders the pricing reasonable, according to Francis Gaskins of IPOdesktop.This Rio Tinto subsidiary is the third largest U.S. coal producer, overseeing mines in the coal-rich regions of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Cloud Peak's raked in a solid pro forma net income of $63.1 million in the year ended December 31, almost double $32.3 million in 2007.
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