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You may have set foot amidst the process of PPC (pay-per-click) advertising because you heard, while your business is working day and night, you could get on the ball more quickly, leveraging PPC services (such as Google's AdWords – Is your brand using AdWords for keyword research? Proceed with caution says Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz.) While the idea of attracting the attention of target markets seems immediately charming, the associated costs could be a harsh reality, especially without experience. The process warrants diligence, the kind of attention a lot of small outfits can't address on a daily basis. Pay-per-click specialists devote full-time attention to your PPC campaign, allowing brands to enjoy surefooted outcomes.
Three Little Pigs
As the latest Comscore data reveals, Google is still tops in search. 2011 experienced a number of Panda visits, a Google-unleashed penalization system influencing online rankings. You may have heard a number of suggestions regarding upcoming Google updates. It's like Google's Panda is the big bad wolf from the Three Little Pigs story. You have to constantly build a better online 'property' to meet the Panda's demands and capricious temper. You could wait, riddled with anxiety, for the next update or align your brand with help. Experienced professionals swear by the hairs on their (chinny chin) chins to keep abreast of ongoing changes and best-practice implementation.
The Tortoise and the Hare
You have the same end goals as your competitors in the race toward customer attention and revenue acquisition. There are parallels between SEO and the Tortoise and Hare tale. Sure, there are immediate changes, which can be performed by SEO professionals (fix SEO technical problems in less than one hour!) allowing for improvements but the process of search engine optimization is a slow-and-steady race, a marathon and not a sprint. Each brand has areas of needed improvement but quick fixes could lead to ironic long hauls. The process of online success requires a lot of in-industry understanding as more opportunities proliferate. Take a look at Neil Patel's link building tactics; attracting attention requires knowledge of technical, social, copywriting, and other aspects of online marketing. Making quick-and-hasty, in-house decisions is not the way to win the race for consumer attention; slow, steady, experienced, and methodical approaches win in the end.
Rip Van Winkle
Are you sleeping on lines of communication with your target market? While executives are busy, focused with a tunnel-vision-like concentration on business processes and numbers, they can lose sight of target markets, their consumers. Is your brand dreaming of better brand-to-consumer engagement? Don't neglect the 'social' aspect of online marketing; numbers in this Mashable post reflect social sites accounted for over 16% of browsers' online time in 2011. As with PPC above, social media usage is immediately beneficial, but inexperience comes at a cost. Social media is great for branding and reputation management purposes but is best left to those with experience regarding trends and best practices. It's no tale, SEOs tailor your business to the Web, making adjustments as your business continues to grow.
Happy Valentine's Day, valued WebiMax readers. Are your customers headed, straight as an arrow, toward your site's services and products, not just today, but each day of the year? Search engine optimization facilitates a love connection and the endless search for brand attention. Brands engineer goods and services to meet the needs of valued customers. Online marketing helps align and spark brand-consumer connections.
Online marketing has become diverse (offering an array of separate yet intertwined initiatives), yet 'separate' services 'connect,' working well together to create online success. For instance, copywriting (an essential SEO need) is complemented well by social media usage (gives content further extension and exposure). Let's consider more search engine optimization, inter-service love connections:
Technical SEO < —— > Pay per Click
Technical SEO addresses the on-site needs of a Web property such as meta data, ensuring search engines properly read a site's pages and understand what on-site elements are 'communicating' to engines and users. This helps a brand's exposure on the search engines; as Comscore's January SE data reflects, users mainly leverage Google (Google Webmaster tips) for search at the moment.
Addressing technical needs helps search traffic and PPC (pay-per-click) services complement technical notions well, giving brands immediate opportunities for increased exposure. While PPC demands meticulous attention to ensure ROI, it's a good service to leverage while natural SEO efforts gain momentum.
VSEO < —— > Web Design
I read a good post today on Google+ by Erica McGillivray. If you're using Google+ (Rand Fishkin urges all people in marketing to develop a strategy), you'll notice personalized search results and interests of others in your circles. Undoubtedly, you've noticed more videos finding way into SERPs. Video production is another method of conveying information; in some cases, video can better communicate than text (think about DIY projects). A number of vendors opt for video production and VSEO (video search engine optimization), allows for better exposure.
Your brand may love the idea of VSEO, deciding to host a number of on-site videos. Web design services invigorate and improve the design and usability of Web properties. While your brand is producing videos, it is necessary to improve the look and function of its associated online properties. Videos intrigue attention while Web design implementations aesthetically please browsers and improve user satisfaction.
Copywriting < —– > Social Media
Great content is essential for every brand. While video, infographs (see infograph of StumbleUpon success via Distilled), podcasts, and other varieties of media are expanding our interpretations of 'content,' copywriting (have you been paying attention in copywriting class?) remains an integral part of a successful SEO campaign.
Of course, brands desire increased readership and traffic. Social site, like Google+ above as well as Twitter and Facebook (read Todd Bailey Facebook tips). Social media sites allow for real-time sharing and increased exposure to Web site content and properties. If a brand is producing content, social media becomes a complementary process it can't afford to pass over.
Thanks for reading – Happy Valentine's Day
Google released details on their official blog that the company has developed interactive ads compatible on smartphones and tablets. The new rich media ads are designed to engage the user and create a deeper experience.
The Company announced "65% of consumers who own tablets use them at least one hour per day. Consumers are embracing them as the third digital screen in their lives." Apple, alone has sold over 240 iPads, with other consumers owning similar devices from Samsung and others.
The new interactive ads act as sort of a cross between mobile-ap development and pay per click management services. Google released this video to demonstrate:
Ad formats are available through AdMob and "tablet-targeting" functions in AdWords.
Lately, we've been covering pay per click and paid search topics as reports illustrate the surge in demand for these advertising services. Amongst the data that have recently been published, new data released today by ZenithOptimedia (advertising and communications firm), states Google owns 44 percent of the global advertising market. That number represents a 10 percent increase over the past 5 years. Not only does Google own the majority of this market, the industry titan also accounts for 85 percent of all searches.
With Google's dominating presence in these key areas, it is important for marketers, advertisers, and search marketers to accept their guidelines and play by their rules. Google has made excellent strides forward this year with cracking down on unscrupulous search firms utilizing black-hat optimization methods. Although there is no such thing (yet) as black-hat paid search, as a marketer looking for a PPC company, it is vital to contract with a Certified Google AdWords Partner. These companies demonstrate the understanding and expertise of how to properly leverage and design paid search for their clients.
Online ad expenditures are expected to continue to climb over the next 4 years, as models end at 2016. A recent analysis by WebiMax founder and CEO Ken Wisnefski states that there is a lot of cash sitting on the sidelines right now illustrated by the dramatic upsurge in Thanksgiving holiday expenditures. Although advertisers are being cautious right not, including those in Europe who are presently dealing with debt-ceiling uncertainty, one thing is clear; Paid search is booming and Google is leading the industry with second-place (Microsoft, 4 percent) far behind.
Paid search has more or less taken over as one of the leading forms of advertising on the internet. Traditional techniques including mass-media (newspaper, television, radio, etc.) have been suffering over the past couple years as challenging economic times have caused advertisers and marketers to be cautious and even abandon their marketing initiatives. A recent report by the Newspaper Association of America projects newspapers will achieve a new low in advertising sales in 2011. The Association expects ad revenue to be $24 billion, almost 50 percent less than its peak of $49 billion in 2005. While this sharp decline in newspaper advertising certainly includes concerns over the economy, at the same time, cost-efficient advertising including paid search has been surging.
Paid search includes the implementation of pay per click services to create targeted ads on search engines including Google, Yahoo! and Bing. While PPC is still a relatively new concept to marketers, its results thus far are astounding. Google release their Q3 earnings report in October and posted a $10 billion increase in revenue, 23% of which is due to a surge in paid search revenue. While this is a small piece of the puzzle, truth is research indicates paid search is expected to continue its upward trend thru 2016 (*important note models end at 2016).
As paid search becomes the new era of advertising, marketers should pay attention to the reputation of PPC companies. Ensure your PPC firm is a Certified Google AdWords Partner. Also, make sure the firm has a reputable list of clients and has demonstrated their expertise in the field.
Kenneth C. Wisnefski, online marketing expert and founder / CEO of WebiMax, announces how the evolution of the internet has changed the way merchants and consumers navigate the holiday season. Components including E-commerce, reputation management, reviews and social media have supported the online marketplace that acts to end the traditional shopping experience people have enjoyed for many years.
"If we simply focus on the 2010 statistics of 'Cyber-Monday' versus 'Black-Friday' (on-line versus in-store), we see that Cyber-Monday experienced 16 percent growth to just over $1 billion in online revenue, whereas Black-Friday revenue only experienced a small increase of 0.3 percent compared to 2009", states Wisnefski. "The simple fact is that it is more convenient, consumers can read online reviews, and compare products and purchase from the comfort of their own home (not to mention they don't have to deal with holiday crowds)".
These figures are parallel to the success of small business start-ups entering the online advertising market. Wisnefski's firm, WebiMax, founded in 2008, has flourished due to the heavy demand for search engine optimization, search engine marketing, E-commerce solutions, social media, pay per click management and more. The company's revenue is up 400% year over year compared to 2010 and Wisnefski says "companies are investing more resources than ever before in to these online services." He furthers "we represent many retailers that are conducting most of their holiday business online versus in-store".
It is well-documented that investments in E-Commerce are on the rise as consumers move on-line to make their holiday purchases. In fact, comScore reported positive growth in E-Commerce spending for the last 8 consecutive quarters.
"The present-day consumer is more price-conscience and aware of competition amongst manufactures which are more reasons why demand is shifting heavy to on-line purchases versus in-store", states Wisnefski. "There is a plethora of resources available to the on-line consumer including reviews and ratings, product comparisons and customizing options which ultimately leads to a more educated buying decision by the consumer".
The fact that companies are investing more and more each year in to E-Commerce and illustrated by recent holiday revenue statistics, it is strongly believed that on-line revenue will outpace holiday in-store shopping over the next few years.
"I will close with this. Everyone loves A Christmas Story when Ralphie sees the BB gun in the store window. Nowadays, Ralphie would have found the BB gun online and his parents would be reading reviews about how many kids actually shot their eyes out with it"!, exclaims Wisnefski.


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Husky Portable Containment was founded in Dec. 2004 and started selling our first products in Feb. 2005. We have two divisions, Firefighting and Environmental Containment. Our experience in both industries goes way beyond 2005 with more than 20 years of actual product design experience and countless years of manufacturing experience. Manufacturer of Firefighting & ...
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HI-Q Environmental Products Company (HI-Q) has been a leading manufacturer of Air Sampling & Radiation Monitoring Equipment, Systems & Accessories since 1973. HI-Q started primarily as a manufacturer of activated carbon cartridges and high/low volume air sampling pumps intended to be used as "Record Samplers" in the collection of radioiodine and radioactive dust ...
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Sebright Products, Inc. has been designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing waste compaction equipment. Founded in 1978 and Incorporated in 1984 by Brent Sebright, President and Lee Murray, Vice President, in Hopkins, Michigan, our dedication to manufacturing the highest quality industrial equipment in the industry has earned Sebright Products the reputation of ...
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MPC Containment, a division of MPC Group LLC, is the leading fabricator of custom Collapsible Storage Tank Systems for the US Military and for military and commercial applications worldwide. MPC also designs, fabricates, and installs Environmental Solutions including Floating and Fixed Covers, Floating and Fixed Baffles, Geomembrane Liners, Containment Boom and Turbidity ...
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Durastar offer liquid management solutions for transportation, storage and production situations which require Intermediate Bulk Containers/Totes or larger Industrial Tanks. Accessories include tote transfer pumps, heating blankets, and agitators.
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As an ISO 9001-2008 Certified Manufacturer with our own in-house design staff we are capable of handling your product development needs from proto-typing to large scale production manufacturing. Our capabilities include design, development, and manufacture of Flexible Storage Tanks, Spill Protection Berms, Liners, Air Inflatables, Tarpaulins, Flexible Shelters and ...
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Bigneat has established itself as a world-class manufacturer and leading global provider of clean air and hazard containment systems to scientific laboratories and for use in industry.Applications for Bigneat products cover operator and process/sample protection during laboratory experimentation, batch and on-line production processes.Bigneat's business strength is based ...
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Hawman Container Services has been in the container business since 1979. We build UN Dangerous Goods packaging containers certified for worldwide use. With four facilities located in Barrie, Ontario Canada, Hawman Container Services has over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space, and is able to ship most standard items direct from stock. Our Polyethylene Roto Molding ...
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Simflex Containment is a leading manufacturer and supplier of portable, lightweight, extremely durable Primary & Secondary Containment solutions.Simflex adopts a collaborative, symbiotic approach to our business; relying on the strength of our cross-functional teams and shared values to fabricate the finest manufactured goods and custom solutions. Our goal is continuous ...
Titan Environmental Containment Ltd.
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We are Titan Environmental Containment, and we are proud to be a Canadian based company out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our commitment to you is to ensure the use of the right products with the right application. By taking a site specific approach to material selection, you can rest assured that the material will fit the project and will be installed by trained and certified ...

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text: Especially the documentary photography. "It was interesting and relevant, and artistic at the same time," Yager recalls. "I was 18 at the time. I've been doing photography ever since." To complete a degree in Latin American studies, Yager spent a year in Mexico. After growing up in "punk London," the streets of Mexico's capitol city seemed the next logical step for the budding shooter. "The people on the streets, the market -- it's all so visual down there. It's beautiful and rugged and disheveled. I was drawn to the timelessness of it all," Yager says. At that point, he had no intention of selling his pictures; he only wanted to hone his craft. Now heralded for a decade of work documenting Los Angeles' Latino gangs, Yager says the only way to become a successful street photographer is to head out to the street. He spoke to altpick.com from his LA home. Why gangs?After Mexico, I decided I wanted to move to LA. But when I got here, it seemed there was nothing going on in the streets -- not like London or Mexico. One of the few things that was going in the streets was gangs. At that time, gang life wasn't something that was known widely. This was the end of 1991. So you just started shooting them on your own? I had been assisting for about five years. Then I showed some of my portfolio to an editor at Buzz magazine. He was interested in me proposing a story. I thought about it for a while and said, 'I'll do a gang story.' I was interested in Latin culture and street culture, and a gang story seemed to be an interesting challenge. Well, like policeman, there's never one around when you want one ... I spent a lot a time wandering around looking for them. A friend of mine told me about a really amazing mural down on Pico -- a story-board of gang life. I checked it out, and pretty soon a couple of gang members came out and said (in Spanish) 'Take my photograph.' That's how it all got started. I went back to the editor at Buzz, but we had just had the LA riots at this point, so he said he didn't think he could publish my work, because there had been so much violence. But, I just carried on with the project anyway. The gang photographs eventually were published by some big magazines. Did that lead to more work? My first national publication was a Newsweek cover ... It was the August 2nd, 1993 issue. It was a photo of an 18-year-old running in the street with a rifle, trying to catch a member of a rival gang. The title of the cover was 'Teen Violence Wild In The Streets.' Some adventurous editors at places like the Observer, the New York Times magazine, and the Independent started giving me some really interesting assignments. Any editor that gives you an assignment is supporting your work. It was really encouraging. I didn't try to glorify their culture, but document elements of it. I do know that I took a little step when I got very much inside and intimate with those guys. Their culture is explained as their crimes and bravado and that needed to be examined. Their culture includes many things, like visual expression, tattoos, murals, handsigns, their appearance, ways etc. As well as, their crimes and bravado. I realized that I needed to go further and really get into the family and the life. So it's not just about getting in further and further, but finding the things that are important and valuable. Like the photograph of the baby having his hair shaved by his father. That says a lot more than just a kid having his hair cut. You revisited the gang story for Time magazine last year in a story titled "LA's Gangs Are Back." Is this one of those stories that will be with you forever?The neighborhood is much quieter now, but I'm still sort of around. I hang around with the guys who I've photographed. I was just at a wedding the other day, just on Friday. BooBoo who is not hanging out in the gang anymore, but married one of the guys in the gang, which is still big part of her life. She's now trying to concentrate on family and friends. Did you ever feel like their life was more interesting than your own? Well, my life at the time was a lot more by the book, so I definitely found it kept life stimulating. It was one of the main things that kept me in LA. With journalism, I am there to document what is going on -- to look for any poignant image that in particular has greater meaning. That is my approach anyway. With portraits, I just have to work with whatever's around me. I just show up at a location that they choose, and I have to decide what works best for me. I just try to chat with them -- that's the best thing. Sometimes I'll show them my portfolio beforehand. I did that with Peter Fonda -- and I did it with Hunter S. Thompson, too. Hunter ended up inviting me to hang out for the entire evening. He was something else. It sounds like developing a rapport with your subjects is really important to your work?Well I suppose that with journalism it's good to be a fly on a wall who doesn't get noticed. And when you do get noticed, have a good vibe about you. - Contributed by Kelly McEvers >> See more work from Robert Yager >> See other member spotlights on the member spotlight index >> Find out more on how to become an altpick.com member |


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Last time we went on a package holiday to Mallorca, we fell off a moped and ended up paying 230€ on hospital costs for what turned out to be a sprained ankle. Fortunately, as the forthcoming photoshoot proves, a whole lotta good can come out of a sun-kissed break in The Balearics. If only we'd gone along with India and Hannah instead of our weird uncle Brian… Things could've been so different.
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Updated: 12/09/2008 - He's in charge of one of the biggest school districts in the state, and apparently he's doing a great job.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - He's in charge of one of the biggest school districts in the state, and apparently he's doing a great job.
Updated: 12/10/2008 - Students will say good-bye today to four teenagers who died in a violent crash this past weekend.
Posted: 12/09/2008 - The case of a lexington man, accused of killing a toddler, is moving forward.
Posted: 12/09/2008 - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - How to get tickets for the 2009 Liberty Bowl.
Posted: 12/09/2008 - A pregnant Louisville woman accused of raping a teenage boy she was baby sitting has pleaded not guilty.
Posted: 12/09/2008 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted the notion of a "car czar" Tuesday to supervise an auto industry bailout, saying Big Three executives haven't adapted well to changing conditions.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - School officials say the skilled, veteran driver took actions in preventing a worse accident, but one parent says she's complianed about the driver before.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - There was a close call on the University of Kentucky campus early Tuesday morning when the driver of a car came narrowly close to running into the student center.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - Lexington Police are trying to find the man who held up a Shell Station early Tuesday morning.
Posted: 12/08/2008 - A former deputy has been arrested for complicity in the 2002 slaying of a former Harlan County sheriff who was attempting a political comeback in the Kentucky mountains.
Updated: 12/09/2008 - A woman is under arrest, accused of setting the clay city shell station on fire.
Updated: 12/08/2008 - Funeral arrangements have been set for four Bell County teenagers killed Saturday morning when their car slid into the path of a coal truck. The group were on their way to march in the Christmas parade when the accident happened.
Posted: 12/08/2008 - The University of Kentucky is calling for a "Digital Village" complex on campus.
Posted: 12/08/2008 - An administrative law judge has dismissed the case of a former worker at Blue Grass Army Depot who claimed he lost his security clearance after raising safety concerns to his superiors.
Updated: 12/08/2008 - An F-18 military jet approaching a Marine base crashed near a busy highway in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood Monday, sparking at least one house fire.
Updated: 12/08/2008 - Congressional Democrats on Monday sent the White House a draft of a roughly $15 billion auto bailout they aim to bring to a vote this week.
Updated: 12/08/2008 - A Fort Campbell solider has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder in the shooting death of an Iraqi detainee.
Posted: 12/08/2008 - Five men have told a military judge at Guantanamo Bay that they want to immediately confess to plotting the 9/11 attack.
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Posted: 12/08/2008 - President-elect Barack Obama should create a new White House office to protect cyberspace from hackers according to a new report from a panel of leading government and industry experts.
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More than 500 Vietnam veterans were hailed as heroes at a special "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans" celebration at Fort Sill on March 29th.
The veterans were treated to the kind of homecoming that service members of today get after a deployment. They boarded buses at the Field Artillery Museum and rode by
motorcade to the Rinehart Fitness Center. Marching into the packed gymnasium they were greeted with thunderous applause and cheering that went on for several minutes.
Major General Mark McDonald, commanding General of Fort Sill and the Fires Center of Excellence, greeted them with "Vietnam Veterans, welcome back to the United States of
After the ceremony the vets were treated to lunch at the Patriot Club, followed by a tour of the Sherman House (the Commanding General's quarters) and
the Fort Sill Historic Landmark and Museum. Later, they were special guests at the monthly retirement ceremony.
GEN (Ret) Gordon R.Sullivan, former US Army Chief of Staff, current National President of AUSA (Association of the United States Army), and Vietnam Veteran was the keynote
speaker at a special Vietnam War Commemoration event at McMahon Auditorium on March 30. At the conclusion of the ceremony, General Sullivan and his Command Sergeant Major,
Jimmie Spencer, unveiled a granite bench the will be places the the Vietnam Memorial in Elmer Thomas Park. The inscription reads: "A grateful nation pays tribute to its
heroes, Vietnam Veterans Commemoration, 30 March 2013, Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma."
The two day event hosted by the Lawton-Fort Sill community kicked of a
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One of my most memorable New Years Eves was certainly not the most enjoyable. It was the first one that my wife and I decided that it really wasnt necessary to see the clock strike 12 on the night of December 31. We were at a club party and left at about 10:30, went home and to bed to get a good nights rest. At about 12:30 the phone rang. It was a friend of one of our children. Said child had gone snowmobiling with a friend and the machine had broken down in the middle of the woods. I think we finally got to bed at around 3:00. Nobody was hurt, and we witnessed a major act of kindness. A woman home alone in an isolated farm house opened the door to a couple of large snowmobilers in the middle of the night. Oh, did I mention the large dogs she had? No matter; that was a great act of kindness and a lesson for the snowmobilers.
This year, I was up to see the new year, 2014, come in. Notice I didnt say I stayed up to see the new year come in; I said I was up. I didnt notice any differences around me. I did hear a few gun shots. I remember being in a Southwestern state, Oklahoma I believe, where that was a common New Years Eve tradition. Whoopee! Bang, Bang! I wondered, to myself, where are those rounds going to land? With that in mind, I fired at sort of an angle to make sure if Im going to get hit by descending lead, it isnt from my own hand. I often make up headlines in my head in situations like that. YOUNG MAN SUFFERS HEAD WOUND AT MIDNIGHT, alcohol involved.
Boy, 2014, thats hard for me to believe. I remember going to some play in the Twin Cities and seeing a group of high school students wearing letter jackets with 00 on the sleeves. Being a little slow of wit sometimes, I asked my wife why they would have 00 on their sleeves. She gave me that look, and said, I would imagine theyre from the class of 2000. 2014, wasnt that the year that Buck Rodgers was flitting through space? It certainly seems like one of those years that will never come, and here it is.
It is supposed to be really cold for the next few days. (What the heck do they think it has been?) So be especially careful when you are outside or traveling; I dont want to lose any of my readers.
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Tenterden, a market-town, a municipal borough, and a parish, in Kent. The town stands on elevated ground, 7 1/2 miles WNW of Appledore station on the S.E.R., and 12 SW of Ashford. It was anciently called Theinwarden; became, in the time of Henry VI., a member of the Eye cinque port and a municipal borough; is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors, who act as the urban district council; includes within its borough boundaries all Tenterden parish and part of Ebony; is a seat of quarter sessions, petty sessions, and county courts. It consists chiefly of one street about a mile long, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Ashford; two banks, three good inns, a town-hall, a church, two working men's clubs, a union workhouse, a weekly market on Friday, a fair on the first Monday of May, and a lamb fair in Sept. The parish church belonged anciently to St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury; is a large and fine building of Later English, with a lofty pinnacled tower and a fine peal of eight bells. The tower is of a later period than the main body; was erected in the time of Henry VI., and ia notable for a proverbial expression that Tenterden Steeple was the cause of the Goodwin Sands, the funds for maintaining the sea-wall having been taken for the erection of the steeple. The living of St Mildred is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; net value, £240 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. Area of municipal borough, 8948 acres; population, 3429. There are Wesleyan, Baptist, and Unitarian chapels. Heronden, Heronden Hall, Morghew, Hales Place, and Westrom are chief residences. Kenchill, formerly a mansion, is now a farmhouse. A section in the N was constituted a separate charge, under the name of St Michael, in 1864; and another section, noticed in our article SMALL HYTHE, is also a separate charge. The church of St Michael is a building of stone in the Early English style. The living is a vicarage; net value, £280 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Population, 786.
Old maps of Tenterden are available on the old-maps.co.uk site, and a current map is available on the Streetmap.co.uk site.
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.


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Okay guys, a quick update.
Yesterday I rebuilt the forks; tore them down, changed the oil, recharged the oil in the cartridges, changed to the +10 springs, set the oil height and stared at the preload spacer for about an hour trying to decide whether I should cut it or not. I decided to bolt it back together.
It works! A full, glorious 7 inches of travel! Holy cow I didn't know what I was missing. I'm able to ride down hills and ledges and over rocks and things now without slamming metal on metal and cracking my wrists.
The springs ARE a bit stiff, so I may end up pulling the spacers and trimming a 1/4 inch or so, or I may swap one of the stock springs in to get the spring rate in the middle. It actually feels perfect for the type of training/play riding I do, but it might not be dropping far enough in the stroke to get the traction I need for slow slippery trials comp stuff. I'm getting about 1.5" of sag, which I think is a little short.
NO complaints though, all in all I'm extremely happy to have working suspension! THanks all for your help.
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San Francisco, CA (USA) -- Mindfulness has become mainstream. Hospitals and prisons offer "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction," public schools teach students to put their "MindUP," and Google trains employees to "Search Inside Yourself."
That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane." - Erich Fromm
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Jataka stories or Jataka tales are a voluminous body of folklore concerned with previous births of the Buddha which is based as a collection of five hundred and fifty stories. Originally it comprise of 547 poems, arranged roughly by increasing number of verses. According to archaeological and literary evidence, the Jataka stories were compiled in the period, the 3rd Century B.C. to the 5th Century A.D. The Khuddaka Nikaya contains 550 stories the Buddha told of his previous lifetimes as an aspiring Bodhisattva or a person who is compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others and is worshipped as a deity in Mahayana Buddhism.
Upcoming workshop examines practical and philosophical approaches to death
Eureka, California (USA) -- Despite the fact that death is a transition we all must go through (and some would argue that we have to go through it many, many times), it's still one of the most painful and difficult topics to talk about. When given a choice, most people seem to prefer to avoid it entirely, but sooner or later the subject inevitably comes to the forefront of consciousness. And when it does, the effects can be devastating if we are not prepared to face it.
Closing your eyes and being mindful isn't the only way to achieve inner wellbeing
London, UK -- Just when you thought it was safe to close your eyes, there has been recent warnings from psychiatrists on the adverse effects of mindfulness meditation. As well as evidence of underqualified teachers, there have been rare cases of depersonalisation, where people feel an out-of-body experience.
A Personal Reflection after 30 years
San Francisco, CA (USA) -- I have had the privilege of teaching Vipassana (Insight) Meditation for 30 years in the West, as well as for 32 years in Bodh Gaya and eight years in Sarnath, India. My first retreat in the West was in northern New South Wales, Australia, organised in the summer of 1976 by a 21 year-old woman named Sue from Northern Rivers who is now Subhana, a fellow Dharma teacher, much loved and respected in the Dharma world.
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we're getting to the point where we'll need a high chair f/our dd. we're considering the prima pappa, which my cousin recommended. but it (and all the other, similar plush plastic models) seems bulky, ugly, and potentially difficult to clean. i've got a small-ish house with an open floor plan, and i'm not really dying to look at one of these monstrosities for years -- we're planning on another kid, so i'm figuring i'm into high chairs for at least four years. i have seen another option, the svan high chair, which is a much smaller, simpler wood model. it looks easier to clean and would, to me, be much nicer to look at. it doesn't recline, but i'm told kids shouldn't eat reclined anyhow. it also only has a three-point harness, but i'm assuming that just means only kids who can sit up can use it. my only other concern is that the tray probably won't come right up to her when she's sitting in it. anyhow, sorry for the long build up. question is whether anyone has any experience with the prima pappa or the svan and can tell me what they think. i'd be especially interested to hear from svan users. thanks in advance for any advice,
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- Posted by UniqCrafts (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 05 at 3:06
I don't remember what brand mine is, but I do have a few suggestions. When my baby wasn't old enough to sit up I simply held her in my arms or put her in the bouncer she had. Both worked fine at the beginning. So no reclining action needed in a high chair (my high chair reclines and I never have used it. Now on my 3rd child) I would really recommend plastic pads. I saw one model that was fabric. Plastic is so easy to clean. I also have 3 point harness. As long as it is kept tight it's been fine for all 3 of my kids. Something else you might consider if you are tight on space is a booster seat you attatch to a chair. These are great and could be used instead of a high chair. No extra space needed for these. The best part is you can take it with you when visiting family and friends. Good luck Michelle |
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The Goose Island Brewpub on Clybourn is the original home to Chicago's own Goose Island Beer. They have every Goose Island beer that's in season, on tap. While the beer is great - try the Oatmeal Stout, Honker's Ale or the India Pale Ale - this place is only about the beer. The food is underwhelming and the scene is slightly above average for a sports bar, but the beer is well worth the trip.


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Welcome to KEMS Autos Ltd, the company was started back in 1975 by Keith Davies carrying out motor repairs in a small wooden hut in Darley Dale whilst working full time as a lorry driver, in 1979 he started up his own business as KEMS Autos taking over the Brookland Works building on Dale Road North and since then the company has grown from strength to strength.
Today at KEMS we pride ourselves on a friendly, competent, customer/garage relationship with all our regular customers and look forward to inviting new customers to use our services.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have an enquiry on 01629 734714.


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PLATTSBURGH — Here's a list of land transactions in Clinton County May 6 through 10, 2013.
The buyer, the seller, the community where the property is located and the sale price (listed in that order) were culled from documents in the Clinton County Clerk's Office:
To Heather Moffett and Kyle J. Labrake from Heather C. Moffett, Peru, zero dollars.
To Victoria L. Dow from Thomas P. Mayhew, City of Plattsburgh, $125,000.
To Beneficial Homeowner Service Group from Mary Ann Ross, Plattsburgh, $225,000.
To Alisa Conley from Pamela E. Lamarque, Black Brook, $136,500.
To Erica L. Pelkowski from David Pelkowski, Peru, zero dollars.
To Shawn P. Garrant from Shawn P. Garrant and Samantha D. Garrant, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Matthew S. Davies and Vanessa L. Davies from Keith R. Canning, City of Plattsburgh, $143,900.
To Justin Gauthier from Todd J. Comer and Melissa A. Comer, Plattsburgh, $169,500.
To Christopher Weeks and Jessica Weeks from Gene M. Hults, Champlain, $100,000.
To Kye A. Ford and Kim L. Mousseau from KLM Developments LLC, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Sylvia T. Couture and Harold R. Couture from Christine E. Haig, Saranac, zero dollars.
To Frank A. Agnew from Frank A. Agnew and Susan L. Boulerice, Schuyler Falls, zero dollars.
To Dayne T. Wahl from Thomas E.Glasgow, Black Brook, $171,300.
To Richard Tieder from RJT Enterprises Inc., Clinton, zero dollars.
To Scott Savage from Scott Savage and Christina Savage, AuSable, zero dollars.
To Laurie A. True Dandurand from Hunt True and Yvonne A. True, Saranac, zero dollars.
To Douglas H. True from Hunt True and Yvonne True, Saranac, zero dollars.
To S&A Spiegel Properties Inc from SGS Autoworld Inc., Chazy, $112,000.
To Fannie Mae from James E. Maher, Plattsburgh, $79,552.39.
To Craig Worley from Steven Sullivan and William S. McAllister Jr., City of Plattsburgh, $66,500.
To Brown and Davis Land Holdings LLC from George E. Clifford Jr., Platsburgh, $160,000.
To William A. Miller and Bonita R. Miller from Earl Thomas Sears and Mary L. Sears, Beekmantown, $325,000.
To Roger A. Conant from Roger W. Conant, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Roger A. Conant and Haila J. Conant from Roger W. Conant and Donna J. Conant, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Delilah J. Bresett from Shannon Gladue Kennedy and Kristy M. Kennedy, Plattsburgh, $91,000.
To Melissa Stanley from Paul R.. Leduc and Melisia Leduc, Beekmantown, $84,506.
To Nicholas Carte from Jodi L. Forgette, Peru, $216,000.
To LTS Homes Inc. from Elizabeth Anne Kelley and Linda B. Kelley, Plattsburgh, $14,000.
To John L. Tyler fom Douglas J. Wolinsky and Leigh A. Tyler, Peru, $48,000.
To Joshua Matott from Thomas A. Rogers and Amanda M. Rogers, Altona, $124,055.
To Shawn Terry from Henry J. Wilson and Rita A. Wilson, Saranac, zero dollars.
To Robert Blackburn Jr. from The Eleanor F. Blackburn also known as Ellen F. Blackburn Revocable Trust Agreement as amended and restated, by Clifford B. Hark and Robert Blackburn Jr. as successor co-trustees of the trust, City/Town of Plattsburgh.
To Patti Blackburn and Elizabeth Collado from The Eleanor F. Blackburn also known as Ellen F. Blackburn Revocable Trust Agreement as amended and restated by Clifford B. Hark and Robert Blackburn Jr. as successor co-trustees of the trust, Beekmantown, zero dollars.
To Robert Blackburn Jr., Laurie A. Cox, Richard D. Blackburn, Chrisopher R. Blackburn, all as tenants in common, from The Eleanor F. Blackburn also known as Ellen F. Blackburn Revocable Trust Agreement s amended and restated, by Clifford B. Hark and Robert Blackburn Jr. as successor co-trustees of the trust, Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Scott Bechard from Joseph S.Kuzia Jr. and Halia Kuzia, Dannemora, $44,000.
To Joseph S. Waterhouse and Lisa M. Waterhouse from Fort Scott Estates LLC, City of Plattsburgh, $287,793.90.
To Donna Coughlin from Clifford Coughlin executor of the last will and testament of Roger I. Spada, Champlain, zero dollars.
To Donna Coughlin and Clifford Coughlin from Donna Coughlin, Champlain, zero dollars.
To Federal National Mortgage Association from John T. Manning and James J. Wolfe, Chazy, $167,747.82.
To Cynthie Clark formerly known as Cynthie B. Bedard and Anthony L. Clark from Cynthie Clark and Cynthie B. Bedard, Champlain, zero dollars.
To Steven Bell from Steven Bell and Billie Jo Bell, Saranac, zero dollars.
To Matthew P. Dziomba and Joanne A. Dziomba from Lee P. Jubert and Mary Jo Jubert, Mooers, $144,000.
To Arthur L. Lefevre and Marielle P. Lefevre from Marielle P. Lefevre, Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To James W. Miller and Joann L. Miller from Betty J. Smith, Ellenburg, $20,000.
To Lia Broderick from Daniel A. Bosley, City of Plattsburgh, $195,000.
To Angela J. Stone from William J. Stone and Sherry D. Stone also known as Sherrie D. Stone, Chazy,zero dollars.


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What actress would break her neck to appear on screen as a woman without arms or legs, imprisoned in a box by a love-obsessed doctor? Oddly enough, two major stars did, only to later renege. And each did so four weeks before the slated start of production on Boxing Helena, the first directorial effort of Jennifer Lynch, 24, daughter of David Lynch. Madonna had committed to the role (Entertainment Weekly, 43), then dropped out in December 1990 with no explanation. Kim Basinger took up the slack in February '91, but bagged the role five months later and may be taken to court by the movie's producer as a result because of ''creative differences.'' Now Sherilyn Fenn, a longtime Lynch mobster (Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart), is set to go before the cameras as the limbless lady early next month on a Georgia set. As of yet, there's no domestic distributor, but Lynch hopes to release it in the spring of '93.
Is there a Boxing Helena curse? Not according to young Lynch, who thinks Madonna and Basinger ''couldn't complete the process of making the picture because they hadn't done enough investigating of the little girls inside themselves. Their bravery is not to be lessened, but perhaps they had not anticipated how difficult making this movie would be.'' Neither star will comment.Written by Lynch, from an idea she says that her coproducer Philippe Caland cooked up, and featuring Julian Sands (A Room With a View), Boxing Helena is your typical doctor-meets-girl, invites-girl-to-lunch, loses-girl tale. But he gets her back by retrieving her from a car accident in which her legs are damaged. To keep her with him, he amputates her legs, then her arms.
While it's not quite TV-movie fare, Lynch believes the film ''is a love story with a phenomenal role for a woman. Helena is not horribly mutilated. She is adored and always the stronger of the two.''
Fenn, who read the script five months after Basinger dropped out, agrees. ''This movie is about the amputations that occur emotionally,'' she says. As for the physical amputations, they will fall into the domain of special-effects master and sometime David Copperfield-collaborator John Gaughan, who will be working overtime to create the illusion of missing limbs.
Meanwhile, Basinger may eventually take the witness stand (her June 1 court date was just postponed), defending herself against breach-of-contract charges brought by the movie's producer, Carl Mazzocone, president of Main Line Pictures. According to Mazzocone, Basinger's sudden exit sank foreign sales and financing, cost him his house and car, and diminished the picture's original $9.6 million budget. But Basinger's attorney, Howard Weitzman, says, , ''The direction of the story was not clear, which is especially important when you are dealing with material that is so sensitive.''
If it ever does make it through production and into the can, Boxing Helena will probably spark some lively dialogue among members of the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings board. But then, going to extremes on film is a Lynch tradition. Jennifer was a child when she saw her father's first feature, the freakish Eraserhead, about a couple who give birth to a monster baby. ''I walked out of the theater,'' she remembers, ''and I said, 'Dad, this is definitely not a movie for kids.''' It remains to be seen just who Helena will pull in.


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Hi all! I just joined this past week. Our last trip to Disney was in Sept of 2006 and will be returning June of 2009. The Sept trip was the first time we had ever stayed on property; we will never stay off property again. We absolutely loved the Port Orleans Riverside; it was perfect for adults who needed a bit of a relaxing vaca in the middle of Disney. I also really liked that they had a small food court for counter service. It was great to be able to grab breakfast and go. We were also lucky that it was the first year for the dining plan, and so to increase their bookings that fall they were offering it for free if you vacationed during a certain period. I don't have children, I took my parents as a kind of 'thanks for paying for all of our past family vacations' vacation. This next trip we will be staying at the Fort Wilderness Campground in one of the cabins; it looks like the best way to get space for our money. This next trip however will be with parents and my neices; it will be the third trip to WDW for my oldest neice and the first for her sister, and my 5th! I also did the Dolphins In Depth behind the scenes tour at Epcot; very educational and fun. My oldest niece wants to be a dolphin trainer so that program will be a must when we go back!
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By Shelby L Thompson in General on Apr 23, 2013
As if this wasn't funny enough, actor Michael Shannon's dramatic reading of the insane, hateful Delta Gamma sorority email that went viral last week will knock you out of your seat, even if you are tied to it as instructed. Enjoy.
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I found Kurt through his extensive advertising campaign in the Carmel Valley area. He encouraged me to professionally stage my house which transformed it into a model home. It definitely made a tangible contribution to the final price of the sale, one that was beyond my expectations. I especially appreciated his approach to holding open houses which is truly one-of-a-kind. There were hundreds of signs situated at least half a mile away, all pointing towards my property. Multiple agents were present to inform and educate prospective buyers on the house, the neighborhood, and surrounding schools. Throughout the sale process, Kurt was masterful in negotiating the best possible price among the multiple bidders. I truly felt I made the right decision in enlisting Kurt and his team to sell my house.
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Broker & CEO, Broker License / CA (11 years experience)
113 Recent Sales (last 12 months)
- Specialties:
- Buyer's Agent,
- Listing Agent,
- Short-Sale,
- Consulting
Ratings & Reviews
When we decided to list our home for sale well in advance of our moving out of the area, we interviewed several of the well-known realtors in our market. SDREI was not in the circle of frequently-mentioned names, but we chose to talk with them anyway. And we are glad we did.
Kurt Wannebo was highly responsive to our call and came out within two days for a face-to-face meeting with us to present his firm's capabilities and advantages. The other brokers had done so as well, so we had a pretty good basis for comparison. We each favored a different broker until we met Kurt. Something about the way he presented himself and his team rang true with us.
We've bought and sold more than a dozen homes over the years and know the kind of experience we want - as well as the kinds that we are accustomed to getting. It seems that the internet has taken much of the human touch out of the buying/selling process and we insisted on a more personal touch. The professionals at SDREI gave us just that.
Kurt assigned Felicia to be our listing agent and we were delighted with her contributions throughout it all. Communications were crisp and timely, the processes were explained to us carefully and completely in advance and we were pleased with the level of respect afforded us and our home, as well potential buyers.
SDREI sold our home in a very favorable transaction - close to asking price, all cash deal with no contingencies! And the icing on the cake - Kurt negotiated a lease-back agreement that allows us to stay in the house for many more months. That is what we call a win-win-win.
As a result of their success with the sale of our home, SDREI's profile in our neighborhood is much higher today, with another listing very nearby (and many more on the way). We are completely satisfied with our selection of Kurt, Felicia and SDREI and we recommend that you give them consideration.
We used Kurt to sell a house in Carmel Valley to our existing tenants, and then to buy an investment property in the San Diego Metro area.
On the selling side, Kurt and Felicia were quick, responsive and helpful in structuring the deal and making the sale to our tenants seamless. Once the home sold, we began searching for a multi-unit investment property to buy.
Kurt assigned us John from his team, who kept us apprised of the latest MLS listings through their automated system. We felt a sense of urgency to buy a property and get it rented, as summer is the best time of year to fill rentals. John was personable and responsive, but perhaps more laid back than we preferred. I can see how his non-pushy approach can appeal to most buyers, though. With that said, he was quick to act whenever we did find a property we wanted to view or make an offer on. This resulted in us finding the ideal investment property.
After the purchase John helped host the open house to prospective renters, which was a real stress-reliever. All in all, we recommend Kurt and his team, and their willingness to listen and ensure our needs were met.
Buyers Agents John LaMattery and Lacy White showed us many houses in the San Diego area during our four month search for a new home. They quickly got to know our (and our kids') likes and dislikes and were able to focus in on the types of houses and neighborhoods that would suit our family's needs.
Daniel, one agent from San Diego Real Estate and Investment, brokerkurt.com, acted as my buyer's agent.
I moved to San Diego last August. Half year later I decided to look for a property at good school districts. I happened to know this agent from Zillow and Google search. Daniel worked with me during past several months. Because I signed an one-year leasing agreement with my landlord and I was not very familiar with San Diego environment, It is not very urgent for me to compete with other buyers. I did not tell Daniel that much about this. Daniel understood this very well. He did not push me hard however always kept my information in his head. Once he found a suitable property, he immediately told me even before it appeared on the market. This is very impressive to me, so I gradually stopped co-working with other agents.
Most important is that all things Daniel promised were realized on time, and he did not send me garbage information or push me to see open houses not fit my family. Just one month before my leasing agreement due day, I bought one property at reasonable price.
If you are new to San Diego and want to buy a property, this broker looks quite good choice.
We worked with Tom Wilson in Kurt's office. Tom is the consummate professional working day and night on getting us what we wanted. We had very specific criteria and Tom came through with flying colors. After the deal was negotiated, Tom kicked it up a notch with advice on inspections, walkthroughs, repairs, etc.
I would use Tom again in a heartbeat and really appreciated his patience and diligent follow-up to get the deal done.
I first worked with Kurt and his team on the short sale of my first condo home in Carmel Valley and then most recently on the sale of 2nd condo (also in Carmel Valley). He understands the market in great detail, is a phenomenal marketer and knows how to position a house to fetch the best sales price. Nicole Furlong is a realtor on his team who I spent the majority of the time working with during the sales of both condos. She is highly responsive, works incredibly hard, is very dependable and so easy to work with. I would highly recommend Kurt and his team to anyone thinking of buying or selling a home; their track record speaks for itself and the amount of experience they have provides a real benefit to the client.
We have been very happy working with Tom Wilson. We purchased an investment property with him and he was absolutely great in every aspects through out the entire process. Tom is very good in following up with the details, plus his friendly and upfront personality helps negotiate fairly with the seller/listing agent. I was totally satisfied with working with Tom so much that I introduced him to one of my friends and she also ended up purchasing a property with him at Carmel Valley. Tom is definitely a valuable and trustworthy agent; and big kudos to Kurt for having someone like Tom in his office.
Kurt and his team did an amazing job handling all aspects of the sale of our home. They were VERY quick to respond to all our questions and always were very understanding of all our needs. His team is very professional and responsible and I would give my highest recommendation to anyone in need of buying or selling your home.
I am an out of state buyer, John La Mattery and Lacy White made the process on our home as smooth as we could hope for. They explained everything throughout the entire process and helped whatever they could; the professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm exhibited by both of John and Lacy made us feel most important clients. We are so grateful and would strongly recommend them to others!


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No spoiler alert necessary, as the trailer lets you know upfront that Natalie plays a homewrecker who marries her boss only to suffer the tragic loss of her new baby. As she struggles with her grief, Natalie must iron out a stormy relationship with her young stepson. It's not the first time Natalie plays a mom - we saw her do it pretty well in last year's Brothers - but the story seems a little more rich knowing that Natalie is now expecting.
Check out the trailer below ℅ Yahoo! Movie (via Movieline:)
Tearjerker alert: The Other Woman is available on demand on January 14. Will you watch? Weigh in via the comments. Check out photos of Natalie's possibly pregnant red carpet looks here.


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free Waterpark access for all guests!
We have become famous for bringing Missouri's first indoor waterpark to Branson! Splash Country Indoors at the Grand Country Inn gives families a great way to cool down year-round!
Centrally located on the famous Highway 76 Country Music Boulevard, the activities and amenities are endless when you stay here. More like a full-fledged resort than a hotel, you have easy access to on-site dining, shopping, mini-golf, the waterpark, shows, and more!
Easily recognizable as you are driving down the Strip, you will be greeted by the world's largest banjo – a sign that you're in the right place!
At the Grand Country Inn in Branson, the flagship indoor waterpark hotel is open every day of the year and completely free to all hotel guests. With over 20,000 square feet of splashing with family or friends, we offer the best location with some of the most fun features to be found anywhere in the area!
The hotel was dated and not kept to my standards but the water park was nice.
The staff at the water park was awesome!
Best place I have ever stayed. I cannot express how clean the rooms were and how good they smelled. The water park was awesome! Me, my husband and 4 kids loved it. And getting in for free was a big plus for us. This will now be the only place I will stay in when I come back to Branson. Definitely recommend!
WE just got back from the Inn my daughter, son-in-law, 2 granddaughters and my husband and my self
I cannot say enough about our time we had the all inclusive package and it was wonderful, food was outstading, rooms were great, shows and dixie stampade was so much fun and siver dollar city was truely outstanding I would recommend this to every one
We stayed in June of 2012 at the Grand Country Inn. We took our kids and grandkids. Everyone young and adults had the time of their lives. We are going this summer again. The kids told everyone at school what a wonderful time they had. I work at Walmart and I took info for several associates that have booked with Grand Country and now makevit their vacation spot each year.
We stayed last summer, 2012, at Grand Country Inn, for our family reunion. Everything was conveniently located. The food and shows were great…
We stay here every time we visit Branson. It's got a great location for getting around and we spend a day or two each trip with the kids just playing and relaxing on the property. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to walk to different things and the water park is so cool for the kids!!!


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Haha. I thought it looked like one of the Woozles from the "Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" ride, but it was a little hard to make out exactly from that size of a pic.
Haha. I thought it looked like one of the Woozles from the "Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" ride, but it was a little hard to make out exactly from that size of a pic.
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I know a great one.......In space mountian the astoroids on the ceiling are actually photos of CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! they are enlarged to look like an astoroid
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i'm afraid my very *best* secret could get me into trouble. is that possible? i think i should stay quiet!
but i *DO* have a good one!
oh my goodness. You have tell tell now! That's not fair!!!! *whines* please!Originally Posted by clara
I must know all! muhahahahaha
But you really should explain.
Mousefest 2006!! For my 18th birthday!!!!
I'll give a hint just to make sure I'm not crazy ... (and I'm afraid I really could get in trouble for this,) but seeing as I think it's part of Keys to the Kingdom it can't be THAT bad.
How about this? Does anyone else know about a special stone in Liberty Square?
Are you referring to the "Monticello" stone?
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
Over on AllEarsNet...Originally Posted by clara
"I had also read about the doorstep that allegedly came from Monticello, and so went searching for it. I found a marble doorstep with a metal railing around it on the side of the Hall of Presidents building in Liberty Square. Curious to find out if this was the Monticello doorstep I had read about, I contacted Disney historian Dave Smith. Mr. Smith told me that the Monticello story is a myth, and he doesn't know how the story started. I'm still wondering why that particular doorstep has a metal railing around it when none of the others do, but if Dave Smith says the Monticello doorstep story is a myth, I believe him."
Yes that's true (hence the quotation marks in my post). I have also spoken to Imagineers who confirmed that it is, in fact, a myth. I guess if you think about it logically, why would they take a piece of flagstone/step from a what is arguably national monument, and place it in an obscure location in WDW?
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
Does anyone know if everest is up and running yet? I leave for disneyworld in 3 days, and I am dying to ride it.
I think it is a soft opening now, I would ask around when you get there...
I am in need of some Disney magic!!
Okay thanks... What is a soft opening?


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The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Nutrition Working Group published a review in Osteoporosis International, which identifies some nutritional factors that are beneficial to the maintenance of muscle mass in seniors. The organization examined evidence from worldwide studies on the role of nutrition in sarcopenia, exploring several specific nutrients, such as B vitamins and calcium.
Sarcopenia poses a significant risk factor for disability in older adults and leads to an increased risk of injuries, including fractures.
The review by the IOF identifies several important nutritional factors, which may aid in preventing sarcopenia and benefit the maintenance of muscle mass in older adults. Protein is one identified factor that plays an integral part in muscle health, and the authors of the review suggest an intake of 1.0 to 1.2 grams/kilograms of body weight each day as optimal for bone health and skeletal muscle in elderly individuals without impaired renal function.
In addition, the report notes that adequate vitamin D should be ensured through either exposure to sunlight and/or supplementation. For seniors, vitamin D supplementation is recommended for optimal musculoskeletal health, according to the report. Also, avoiding dietary acid loads may have a favorable effect on musculoskeletal health, and modifying one's diet to include fruits and vegetables can benefit bones and muscles.
For improving muscle function and strength, vitamin B12 and/or folic acid may play a role, according to emerging evidence. The IOF review also discusses non-nutritional interventions, such as hormones, and calls for further research to identify the potential of anti-inflammatory compounds and antioxidants in the prevention of sarcopenia.
Ambrish Mithal, MD, DM and co-author and Chair and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes division at Medanta, New Delhi states that, "Strategies to reduce the numbers of falls and fractures within our ageing populations must include measures to prevent sarcopenia." He hopes further studies will shed light on other effective ways of preventing this serious condition.
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noun \is-ˈläm, iz-, -ˈlam, ˈis-ˌ, ˈiz-ˌ\: the religion which teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God's prophet : the religion of Muslims
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Major world religion founded by Muhammad in Arabia in the early 7th century AD. The Arabic word islam means surrenderspecifically, surrender to the will of the one God, called Allah in Arabic. Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion, and its adherents, called Muslims, regard the Prophet Muhammad as the last and most perfect of God's messengers, who include Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others. The sacred scripture of Islam is the Qur'an, which contains God's revelations to Muhammad. The sayings and deeds of the Prophet recounted in the sunna are also an important source of belief and practice in Islam. The religious obligations of all Muslims are summed up in the Five Pillars of Islam, which include belief in God and his Prophet and obligations of prayer, charity, pilgrimage, and fasting. The fundamental concept in Islam is the Shari'ah, or Law, which embraces the total way of life commanded by God. Observant Muslims pray five times a day and join in community worship on Fridays at the mosque, where worship is led by an imam. Every believer is required to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city, at least once in a lifetime, barring poverty or physical incapacity. The month of Ramadan is set aside for fasting. Alcohol and pork are always forbidden, as are gambling, usury, fraud, slander, and the making of images. In addition to celebrating the breaking of the fast of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Muhammad's birthday (see mawlid) and his ascension into heaven (see mi'raj). The 'Id al-Adha festival inaugurates the season of pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims are enjoined to defend Islam against unbelievers through jihad. Divisions occurred early in Islam, brought about by disputes over the succession to the caliphate (see caliph). About 90% of Muslims belong to the Sunnite branch. The Shi'ites broke away in the 7th century and later gave rise to other sects, including the Isma'ilis. Another significant element in Islam is the mysticism known as Sufism. Since the 19th century the concept of the Islamic community has inspired Muslim peoples to cast off Western colonial rule, and in the late 20th century fundamentalist movements (see Islamic fundamentalism) threatened or toppled a number of secular Middle Eastern governments. In the early 21st century, there were more than 1.2 billion Muslims in the world.
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Sagebrush Rebellion Redux in New Mexico?
By Walter Szymanski, Rio Grande Chapter member
At the invitation of New Mexico's Southwestern County Commission Alliance (SWCCA) and the Council of Border Conservation Districts, a fast-talking lawyer and Republican state representative from Utah named Ken Ivory made a presentation to about 60 attendees at a meeting in Deming on Dec. 3, 2012, urging them to follow his state's lead and push for legislation in New Mexico to "take back" national public lands.
Organized primarily by Grant County Commissioner Gabriel Ramos, SWCCA was formed in June 2012 through a joint-powers agreement among six southwest New Mexico counties: Grant, Hidalgo, Catron, Luna, Socorro and Sierra. Otero and Doña Ana counties declined SWCCA's invitation to join the alliance.
SWCCA's actions to date include opposing critical habitat designation for the jaguar, asking Gov. Susana Martinez to remove "problem" Mexican gray wolves, strongly opposing the closing of any roads in the Gila National Forest under the Forest Service's Travel Management Plan, and opposing the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument proposal — even though the proposed location is not in any of the six counties in the alliance's jurisdiction.
SWCCA is also preparing a demand to the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission to keep Gila River water in New Mexico. "Keep the water in New Mexico" is code for "we support a major diversion of Gila River water under the Arizona Water Settlements Act."
As to the New Mexico land-grab scheme, Ivory is the chief sponsor of Utah's House Bill 148, which demands that the U.S. government turn over to his state the title to 22 million acres of federal lands in Utah by Dec. 31, 2014. Ivory pushed for passage of HB 148, and Utah Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed it into law in March 2012, in spite of the fact that the Utah Legislature's legal counsel issued a warning that HB 148 has a "high probability of being declared unconstitutional."
Because they both originated from the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing corporate front group that also drafted the 1995 "Sagebrush Rebellion Act," HB 148 is almost word-for-word the same as the one Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed in May. One of the reasons given by Gov. Brewer for her veto was that the legislation appeared "to be in conflict or not reconcilable with [the] U.S. Constitution."
After Gov. Brewer vetoed that legislation, the Arizona state legislature put it on the ballot for the Nov. 6 election, where Arizona citizens resoundingly rejected it by more than a 2-to-1 ratio.
Utah state Rep. Ivory also said that "his" ALEC-crafted bill differs from Arizona's ALEC-crafted bill in that Utah has no intention of selling off federal public lands conveyed back to Utah. If so, why does HB 148 contain a provision, exactly like the one in Arizona's vetoed and publicly rejected legislation, that requires Utah to pay the federal government no less than 95 percent of the proceeds from sales of former federal public lands Utah sells off to the highest bidder?
Ivory said he's disappointed in Gov. Brewer's veto but is going forward with his plan "to educate other states" about his Sagebrush Rebellion Redux ideas. In fact, it was announced at the Deming meeting that Ivory and N.M. Rep. Yvette Herrell (Otero County) would meet with Gov. Martinez to enlist her support for similar legislation in our state.
Gov. Martinez and all New Mexico officials and legislators should in no uncertain terms tell Ivory "Thanks, but no thanks." New Mexico should follow Arizona's lead and resoundingly reject any attempt to embroil our state in a cockamamie land-grabbing pipe dream to mine and drill our national public lands for maximum profit, wildlife and environment be damned.
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