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I love making my mom cry. When I see those big, red puffy eyes filling with tears, it means I did something right.
Your mom could learn a thing or two from my mom. She's so nice that she belongs in a situation comedy on 1950s television, like The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. (Surely you remember Harriet Nelson, a big band singer that became a mom?)
She's bailed me out of every jam, and I'll never be able to repay her. So that's why I took her to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, an event my mom's talked about since I wore shoes that lit up when I walked. We took a 2014 GMC Acadia Denali, a nice crossover utility vehicle.
Joker at the wheel
"And here...we…go," I said to myself in my best Heath-Ledger-as-the-Joker voice as I climbed behind the steering wheel of the 2014 Acadia Denali for the 10-hour trip to Manhattan. My brother and my dad were already bickering, and we hadn't even finished loading up the seven-passenger crossover.
They were arguing about who would be exiled to the third-row seat. Since we'd put down the smaller side of the 60/40-split folding rear seats to make more room for luggage, it would be cramped in the way-back seat. In the end, my girlfriend sat in the back, while my dad and brother got the captain's chairs in the second row. (This could turn out bad for me, I thought.) My mom sat next to me.
Ohio, Land of Enchantment
We left at 10:00 PM on Tuesday night and averaged about 90 mph from Ann Arbor to the Ohio Turnpike, where I let cruise control take over. Cruise control is essential when you're driving on a turnpike riddled with cops, especially at night. I thought our Acadia Denali had adaptive cruise control, but it didn't. As it turns out, no 2014 Acadia does. This seems a little peculiar in a vehicle with an MSRP that starts at $46,675, but you don't just paste on radar sensors like they are candy-covered stickers, I suppose.
The plain old cruise control didn't affect my driving style so late at night, when the road is relatively uncrowded. The stiff-legged ride affected me, though. I started ranting that this car-like unit-body vehicle rides like one of GMC's body-on-frame pickup trucks. My mom didn't seem to get what I was talking about. (She's so like my girlfriend in that way.) Your author's increased grumpiness when driving through Ohio probably had something to do with it. More likely it was the Denali's 20-inch wheels, very fashionable but lashed to harsh-riding P255/55R-20 tires. Let's face it, the dub look is dumb on an Acadia.
Weather got really dicey near Youngstown, Ohio, near the border of Pennsylvania. The all-wheel-drive Acadia did an admirable job of charging over the slush-covered highway, and its HID headlights gave us great forward visibility. The stability control kicked on when we needed it, which was a little more often than I would've liked, due to the fact that our Acadia had all-season rubber. Remember, all-wheel drive can't fix all-season rubber.
Finally we had to pull off and find a hotel. My mom made sure we ended up at the nicest one in town.
The Twilight Diner, not Zagat-rated
Up early, we packed the 2014 Acadia and left. We promptly entered Pennsylvania, and I started making up lost time on dry pavement. Around lunchtime, we took Exit 185 on I-80 East and arrived at the Twilight Diner. A family atmosphere and sixers of beer to go if you like; clearly not a place my mom would have picked.
As I ordered chicken and biscuits, I stared at our GMC Acadia Denali through the window. From its angry-looking snout to its massive flanks, the 2014 Acadia commands attention in a way that most other seven-passenger crossovers don't. Especially in our car's Crystal Red. Even my mom mentioned the Acadia Denali's styling.
Later that afternoon, I woke up in the third-row of the Acadia, my face pressed into the side of my brother's suitcase. We'd stacked our luggage on the smaller portion of the 60/40-split folding seats, and I'd wedged myself into the larger portion. A lot of light finds its way into the back row, although the sunroofs over the first and second rows of seats probably help. I didn't find the ride as unpleasant as I had the previous day.
My mom and my girlfriend were listening to Camelot in its entirety on the rear-seat entertainment system with its ten Bose speakers and 5.1 surround sound. Fortunately they didn't sing, though you could tell that they wanted to.
Manhattan, Land of Giant Inflatables
The Holland Tunnel drops you under the Hudson River and then you emerge into SoHo traffic hell. I cursed every little, yellow Prius taxi in my immediate vicinity. The fact that I was driving a 5000-lb utility vehicle made it worse, like a golf ball squirting through the garden hose of the tunnel. My mom hummed along to a song on SiriusXM's seasonal music channel, "Holly."
The navigation system told us that we had less than two miles to go to our destination, but it also said it would take an hour to get there. I channeled the aggression I'd felt in the tunnel into some super-stellar driving moves. In just a few minutes we'd done what the navigation system said would an hour. Then it happened, a left turn at an intersection. We sat completely still for 20 minutes. My mom told me to be patient. Finally I dropped everyone at our rented condo, parked the Acadia at a nearby garage, and went to find a whiskey. Sadly, the "Holly" channel just doesn't do it for me.
We woke up early in the morning on Thanksgiving. I still felt a little overly amped in Manhattan. Then I saw my mom wearing her Kermit-the-Frog beanie, smiling wider than I've seen her smile in a long time. We left the 2014 GMC Acadia Denali in the parking structure, grabbed a Ford Escape hybrid in disguise as a little yellow taxi and went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We found some seats in the grandstands and waited for the parade to start. When it did, I looked at my mom and those big, red puffy eyes filling with tears.
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Final Defendants Sentenced in Scheme to Sell $20 Million Worth of Stolen Merchandise
Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg sentenced Jared Baraloto, age 38, of Monkton, Maryland today to 56 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to purchase, sell and transport stolen goods. On December 9, 2011, a federal jury convicted Baraloto, of conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines, a money laundering conspiracy and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property.
On June 26, 2012, Judge Legg sentenced the leader of the scheme, Jerome Stal, age 43, of Baltimore, to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. According to his plea agreement and other court documents, Stal directed the conspiracy and was connected to every defendant charged in the case. Between 2006 and early 2010, Stal purchased over $24 million in stolen property and sold those items to contacts around the nation and on the internet, for over $28.7 million.
The sentences were announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Acting Postal Inspector in Charge Peter R. Rendina of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service - Washington Division; Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department; Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III; and Special Agent in Charge Rick A. Raven of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington D.C. Field Office.
"The perpetrators of this fraud were motivated by greed and acted as if they were above the law. Today's sentence brought an abrupt end to their criminal behavior. IRS Criminal Investigation welcomed the opportunity to lend its financial expertise to assist in dismantling this criminal enterprise," said Special Agent in Charge Rick A. Raven of the IRS - CI.
Baraloto, Stal and their co-conspirators were involved in the purchase and sale of mass quantities of stolen over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aid products, gift cards, DVDs, tools and other merchandise. Buy/sell shops such as We Buy, owned by Spencer Garonzik and Jared Ezra; Fast Money, owned by Jerald Bradford; Shine Corner, owned by Jared Ezra; E-Z Money, owned by Louis Leitch; Patapsco Exchange, Eastern Exchange and Harford Exchanges, all owned by Jason Logue; Cash N A Flash, owned by Michael Ender; and Blue Diamond, owned by Jerome Stal and Jared Baroloto, purchased large amounts of stolen items from shoplifters, also known as "boosters." The boosters would steal products from Target, Safeway, Wal-Mart, Kohl's and other retailers in Maryland and other states. Investigators observed boosters bringing in large bags full of stolen material. The stolen items often had retail security labels and merchandise tags still on the products.
According to testimony at his three week trial, Jared Baraloto would obtain stolen material from buy/sell shops, including shops owned by other co-conspirators. Baraloto often had his workers bring the stolen material from the shops to TS Liquidators, which was owned by Jerome Stal, where the items would be cleaned and prepared for shipment. Jerome Stal also purchased stolen items directly from other conspirators. According to trial testimony, Stal paid Baraloto approximately $1.8 million for his stolen materials. Baraloto and Stal later opened Blue Diamond Jewelry and Loan, a pawn shop located at 3438 Annapolis Road in Halethorpe, Maryland, where they also purchased some of the stolen goods, deliberately ignoring obvious evidence that the items were stolen.
Other conspirators, like William Cooper, Warren Culver, Scott Bradford, Daniel Mimer, Robert Reed, Justin Mayhew, and Nick Acosta had no supervisory role in the scheme, but were the ones who dealt with the "boosters" and the massive volume of stolen goods, "cleaning" the stolen products by removing the security labels and merchandise tags, then packaging, transporting, and shipping the stolen goods. For example, Cooper was employed by defendants Jared Ezra and Spencer Garonzik, among others, and received some of the stolen products at We Buy Pawn Shop, Shine Corner Pawn Shop and other locations. Cooper coordinated with several "boosters" the purchase and drop-off of the stolen items at the pawn shops for which he worked. Cooper also purchased presumably stolen material at We Buy from an undercover agent. Some of the conspirators also had on-line auction sites, such as eBay and Amazon.com, where they would sell the stolen products far below normal retail value. Cooper was one of the defendants who maintained such an eBay account. The stolen products were then delivered to unsuspecting customers by mail. Cooper and other defendants received payment using PayPal accounts and through financial institutions in Maryland.
On March 25, 2010, agents from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Baltimore County Police Department and the FBI executed search warrants at We Buy, Shine Corner, TS Liquidators and the pawn shops in this case. Agents recovered well over $1 million in stolen merchandise, approximately $1 million in bank accounts and over $140,000 in cash from these shops.
The entire conspiracy involved approximately $20 million in stolen merchandise.
Judge Legg previously sentenced the following defendants:
Spencer Michael Garonzik, age 45, of Baltimore, to 46 months in prison;
Jason Logue, age 39, of Middle River, to a year and a day in prison;
Louis Leitch, Sr., age 63, of Sparrows Point, to 33 months in prison;
Michael Brian Levy, age 53, of Baltimore, to two years in prison;
Jared Lee Ezra, age 43, of Reisterstown, to 14 months in prison;
Warren Allen Culver II, age 33, of Dundalk, to 18 months in prison;
Daniel F. Mimer, age 29, of Baltimore, to one year home detention with electronic monitoring;
Robert Anthony Reed, age 29, of Baltimore, to time served;
Michael Paul Ender, age 34, of Glen Burnie, to a year and a day in prison;
Justin Noel Mayhew, age 31, of Baltimore, to time served in prison;
Jerald Bradford, age 47, of Glen Burnie, to a year and a day in prison;
Scott Bradford, age 50, of Glen Burnie, to one year home detention with electronic monitoring;
William Cooper, Jr., age 38, of Baltimore, to one year home detention with electronic monitoring;
and Nick Acosta, age 24, of Baltimore, to two years probation.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Baltimore County Police Department; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Baltimore Police Department; and Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for their work in this investigation and commended Assistant United States Attorneys Sujit Raman, Barbara S. Sale, Richard Kay and Sean O'Connell, who prosecuted these cases.


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TUCSON - Raul Martinez usually loves coming to work every day at the Littletown Community Center.
But on November 1, the rec center program coordinator couldn't believe what he saw when he arrived at the facility at 6465 South Craycroft Road. "I was doing my usual thing," Martinez says. "I came inside and I noticed the office door was open."
The office was in shambles. "The computer was missing and I was like, 'okay, what's going on?'" Martinez says.
The kitchen was also a mess. "All the cabinets were just left open, like they were looking for some stuff," Martinez says.
Several doors were damaged. "It looked like they had all been kicked in," Martinez says.
Tucson Police say officers responded to Martinez's call the morning after Halloween. "The community center appeared to be broken into," Sgt. Matt Dietzman says.
Pima County leaders say this is just the latest in a series of break-in and vandalism cases at Pima County parks and recreation centers. "A very rough estimate is our parks division spent approximately $100,000 last year fixing vandalism and replacing equipment that was stolen," says Kelly Cheeseman of Pima County Parks and Recreation.
Cheeseman says in response, the county has put up surveillance cameras at several locations. "Unfortunately it has limited success, because a lot of times it happens at night and the photos are grainy," Cheeseman says.
Alarm systems are also being installed at a few of the rec centers under renovation.
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I had my son pick up some wormwood at the plant sale a week ago. He brought back Artemisia. Are all varieties of Artemisia considered wormwood? I have Artemisia growing (taking over) in a flower bed. I have been pulling it like crazy. Imagine my surprise when I went to plant the wormwood and read that it was artesmisia |
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wormwood is a common name for a plant of the artemisia genus, as well as mugwort and sagebrush. but there are plants of the artemisia genus that is not called wormwood; for example, tarragon is artemisia dracunculus. in short, stick to the botanical name if you want to be precise. |
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If it is Artemisia vulgaris (aka mugwort), do yourself a favor and do not put it in the ground. It is one of the plants I curse and the list of plants I curse is a VERY short list indeed. Chances are that it isn't mugwort if it was called a "wormwood" but I just wanted to offer up a word of warning just in case. FataMorgana |
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GOP primary hopefuls are attacking Newt Gingrich, but online efforts from the Democrats still target Romney.
Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Michele Bachmann have slammed surging former House Speaker Gingrich in recent web videos and television ads. However, the Democratic National Committee appears to view Romney - considered by observers to be among the more palatable among primary candidates to general election voters - as the bigger threat.
An onslaught of more than 20 produced videos disseminated on YouTube by the DNC since October have Romney in their crosshairs, portraying the former Massachusetts governor as a flip-flopping career politician who's out of touch with the average American.
In that time period, the DNC's Rapid Response channel on YouTube - home to the majority of the party's attack videos - has featured just one anti-Gingrich video.
Recent Democratic Party videos paint Romney as "out of touch" and "extreme on immigration," and poke fun at how long he has been in politics. A humorous December 8 video incorporates a Twitter hashtag in the hopes of generating buzz. The "#YoungerThanMittsPoliticalCareer" video presents a parade of things that have been around longer than Romney's life in politics, including "Tickle Me Elmo," teen drama "Dawson's Creek," and Google. The attempt at creating a Twitter meme fell flat, though. A search today for the Mitt-mocking hashtag on Twitter turns up just three tweets.
The DNC's video attack on Gingrich, entitled, "The Original Tea Partier" and posted on December 10 - has attracted far more views than any of the channel's anti-Romney videos in recent months: more than 57,000. Only one video attacking Romney that has been posted to the DemRapidResponse channel in the past few months that comes close is a video calling Romney "Absolutely wrong for women." It has around 47,000 views.
In December, the DNC has posted 10 produced videos targeting Romney. That steady web video drumbeat is indicative of the Democrats' 2012 strategy, which at this stage appears aimed at attacking Romney almost exclusively. It suggests that the Democrats not only still believe Romney will win the GOP nomination; he's potentially the greatest threat to a second Obama term among all the other Republican hopefuls if he makes it to the general election.
An ABC poll reported today shows an Obama-Romney general election is neck-and-neck among registered voters.
The DNC's rapid response team's video strategy also reflects that of the broader party organization, which has posted a handful of television ads opposing Romney to the main Democratic Party channel on YouTube.
Even Priorities USA Action, the big Obama-backing Super PAC, is pushing an anti-Romney message online. The group's homepage highlights a video portraying Romney as a tea partier who aligns with corporate interests and has the best chance of beating Obama in the general election.
Meanwhile, the President's official reelection campaign organization, Obama For America (OFA), is focused squarely on reminding base supporters why they voted for him in the first place. Since the 2012 campaign launched, OFA has interspersed strategy updates and recruitment-oriented videos with glossy web clips covering specific issues and aimed at key voting blocs with titles like, "How Wall Street reform is working for you," "President Obama repeals 'Don't Ask Don't Tell,'" "Ending the War in Iraq: A Promise Kept," and most recently, "Faces of Change: Emily's Health Care Story."
Online ad messaging from OFA is intended to generate campaign signups for fundraising and volunteering. Even the first TV ad from OFA focused on building the supporter contact list.
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Aquino leads inauguration of new Pasar facility
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ISABEL, Leyte — President Benigno Aquino III Wednesday led the inauguration of the newly-rehabilitated Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. (Pasar) facility.
The restart of operations was held within the Leyte Industrial Development Estate (Lide).
"Pasar's existence in Leyte has already gained a number of local employments. Its reopening and planned expansion is expected to generate at least 3,000 jobs," Aquino said.
Aquino added with Pasar's operations back on track, it is expected to continue studying projects that will improve the future and ensure the firm's competitiveness even with the current worldwide financial crisis that is also impacting the industry.
"Pasar is investing up to about $600 million and that expansion plan is aimed at increasing its capacity to produce copper concentrates. It is also planning to put up its own 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant that is expected to be completed by 2016," Aquino said.
Technical studies on Pasar expansion and power plant installation is expected to be completed by October, while the financial studies are expected to be completed by December. The project would take two to three years to complete.
Pasar's operations were stopped on January 2, 2012 after a fire destroyed the plant's mist electrostatic precipitators. As these are key components of Pasar's anti-pollution control system, it was crucial to replace them to allow the restart of the business.
During the first quarter of 2012, new precipitators were installed to replace those destroyed by fire.
Pasar, the only copper smelter and refinery in the Philippines has invested over $260 million in the plant, equipment, and technology.
"Over the years we have invested in special equipment to minimize environmental impact, including the installation of a tilting rotating oxygen furnace (Trof). This furnace uses 25 percent less energy that the original equipment, while increasing production rates by 50 percent. We have also invested in technology to recover waste heat energy to generate electricity to power the plant," Pasar chairman Angel Veloso Jr. said.
"In relation to the possible plant expansion and other projects that are currently under study…if these projects make economic sense, Pasar will always comply with environmental regulations and minimize the environmental footprint," Veloso added.
Pasar is 78 percent owned by Glencore, the world's largest diversified commodities trader, also wants to build a 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant to lower its energy cost, and may sell extra power to users at an industrial estate it plans to build near its refinery.
Pasar has been producing copper cathodes for export since 1976, was acquired by Glencore from the Philippine Government in 1999. Pasar buys and refines copper concentrates from mines in Australia, Canada, Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and South America.
Pasar also produces dorë, an alloy containing approximately 20 percent gold and 80 percent silver used for jewelry and electronics; sulfuric acid for the production of chemical fertilizers; selenium for textile, glass and photocopying industries; iron concentrate used in steel-making; slag for shipbuilding; and cement manufacturing.
David Halley, Pasar President and CEO, said the company will do its best to purchase copper concentrates from Philippine mines as supply becomes available which will support local industry.
"We are proud to announce that copper cathodes produced by Pasar are of better than 99.9 percent purity and meet international standards. PSR ISABEL brand is registered as Grade A Copper with the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange," Halley added.
Noted to their high level of purity, Pasar copper cathodes are shipped mainly to China, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia as well as domestic market. (Leyte Samar Daily Express)
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James N. Miller, editor and proprietor of the Sac Sun, is a native of Pa., and was for several years editor of the Republican, published at Waynesburg. In 1870 he came to Iowa and located at Eldora, Hardin County, remained only a short time, then came to Sac City, and established the Sac Sun, which has grown to importance and is the official paper of the county. In 1878 He built the new office, which he now occupies. The paper is an eight-column folio, and has a circulation of eight hundred. Mr. Miller is prepared to do first-class job work of all kinds.
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WESTIN HOTELS & RESORTS SET TO DEBUT IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AS PART OF DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATIONSTAMFORD, Conn. and BUFFALO, N.Y. – January 28, 2014 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and Delaware North today announced that Starwood's world-renowned Westin brand will soon debut in Buffalo, N. Y. The Westin Buffalo will open in June 2016 at 250 Delaware Avenue as part of a new 12-story mixed-use development that will house Delaware North's world headquarters. more > |
JEREMY JACOBS JR. AND LOUIS JACOBS NAMED CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR GLOBAL HOSPITALITY LEADER DELAWARE NORTH; CHARLIE JACOBS NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DELAWARE NORTH'S BOSTON HOLDINGSBUFFALO, N.Y. -- JANUARY 6, 2015 – Jeremy Jacobs, chairman of Delaware North, today announced that his sons, Louis Jacobs, Jeremy Jacobs Jr. and Charlie Jacobs, have been named as chief executive officers. more > |
This Month in Space: December 2014December 2, 1993: STS-61 Endeavour launched on the first servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission was a success after two teams of astronauts completed five back-to-back space walks totaling 35 hours, 28 minutes. Hubble continues to orbit the Earth, peering deep into the vast universe. A mock-up of the Hubble Space Telescope can be seen at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. [i] |
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Delaware North Sportservice Seeking Nonprofit Groups for Fundraising at Comerica ParkDETROIT (Dec.16, 2014) – Delaware North Sportservice, the exclusive food, beverage and retail services provider for the Detroit Tigers, is seeking charitable organizations/nonprofit groups to participate in its fundraising program in preparation for the 2015 season at Comerica Park. more > |
All New 'Holidays in Space' Light Show Delights Guests at Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is treating guests to an out-of-this-world holiday experience with an all new Holiday Rocket Garden Light Show, part of the attraction's annual "Holidays in Space" celebration. more > |
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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Offers Guests Exclusive Launch Day Experience Including Live Expert Commentary, Astronaut Appearances, Programs and Displays for Orion Launch Dec. 4There's no better place to be on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4 than Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where guests can witness firsthand Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, the test flight of the uncrewed Orion spacecraft from America's gateway to space and experience a complete pre-launch-to-post-splashdown program, including Orion-related activities, exhibits, astronaut appearances and live coverage and commentary. |
Delaware North to Bring Local Favorite Restaurants to LAXBUFFALO, N.Y. (Nov. 20, 2014) – Delaware North, a global leader in hospitality and food service, is set to bring three popular Los Angeles-area restaurants to Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).more > |
Trade show, Innovation Challenge and Culinary Challenge add to the F&B Summit buzzBUFFALO, N.Y. (Nov. 17, 2014) – More than 600 people – the majority traveling from outside of the region – attended the 2014 Delaware North Food & Beverage Summit, which began the evening of Nov. 11 as the annual GuestPath® Conference came to a close. more > |
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New Grand Theft Auto V footage has been released via a Rockstar 'Epsilon' screensaver.
Viral marketing kicked off on the Take-Two owned website for Epsilon - a fictional religious cult across a number of GTA games - last year alongside a related Twitter account.
"The cult first emerged as a teaser site for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and [was] later referenced numerous times on radio stations and by pedestrians in the game itself," according to the GTA Wikia.
"The cult is an obvious scam, intended to gain money by brainwashing its followers into paying large sums of money, parodying the real life Church of Scientology."


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From right, Ashley Stiles, of Sammamish; her husband, Justin Stiles, top; and his mother, Candi Stiles, bottom left, construct "Once Upon a Tree," their book-themed entry for the annual Providence O'Christmas Trees celebration at the Westin Seattle Hotel in downtown Seattle. Designers spent all day Sunday constructing trees that will be presented over a three-day celebration, beginning with a Christmas Carnival from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, It is free to the public. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature a fundraising lunch and gala dinner to raise money for ministries that provide health care, housing and hospice. Trees were created by 15 designers, including Stiles, who "wanted to mix art and books together."
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With summer officially underway, a new fuel efficient truck, SUV, or van may be just what you need for those weekend trips to the beach, mountains, or camping; to haul materials for your summertime outdoor/home project; or even to cart the whole gang to the pool, baseball games, fireworks displays, or just out for ice cream.
List of the Most Fuel Efficient Trucks for 2012
The most fuel efficient trucks of 2012 as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are listed below. As with cars, the EPA also categorizes trucks by class, provides a vehicle description, and then assigns a fuel economy to each one. They estimate fuel economy by incorporating the effects of 1) faster speeds and acceleration, 2) air conditioner use, and 3) colder outside temperatures. Do keep in mind that this is a guide and the actual mileage you get will most likely vary slightly based on your driving habits, traffic conditions, and other factors.
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Toyota Tacoma 2WD
4 cyl, 2.7 L, Manual (5), Regular Gasoline
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Chevrolet Silverado 15 Hybrid 2WD
8 cyl, 6.0 L, Automatic (CVT), Regular Gasoline
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GMC Sierra 15 Hybrid 2WD
GMC Sierra 15 Hybrid 4WD
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Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (CVT), Regular Gasoline
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4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S5), Regular Gasoline
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual (6), Regular Gasoline
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Chevrolet Express 1500 2WD
6 cyl, 4.3 L, Automatic (4), Regular Gasoline
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Motat (Museum of Technology and Transport) hosts a military themed weekend each year with re-enactments and tank riding activities. This year I thought the blood reds ands oranges of redscale might shed a new light on the subject.
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Quick: Where do Panama hats come from?
If it sounds like a trick question, that's because it is. For most of us, the counterintuitive fact that Panama hats are from Ecuador—and that Teddy Roosevelt unknowingly condemned Ecuadorian haberdashers to generations of obscurity when he famously wore one of the hats on a 1906 visit to the Panama Canal—is of little consequence. But to Ricardo Estrada, the misnomer constitutes a marketing problem.
"It's unfortunate," says Estrada with a sigh. "But I think it would be difficult to change the name—maybe we call it the Ecuador hat and nobody will buy it."
Estrada isn't selling Panama hats. As the director of the Export and Investment Promotion Corporation of Ecuador, he's selling his homeland. And the fact that one of its most recognizable innovations is named after an entirely different country represents a lost opportunity. Not because he wants to export more of them but because he wants people to think of Ecuador every time they see someone wearing one. Every straw hat will be a swoosh, and Ecuador will be Nike.
If you think Ecuador is a 107,000-square-mile nation of 13 million on the western coast of South America, bordered by Colombia to the northeast and Peru to the southeast, well, you're right. And Coca-Cola is carbonated water, high-fructose corn syrup, and caramel color. But neither formulation exactly has product flying off the shelves. And just as Coca-Cola has invested millions, if not billions, of dollars over generations to convince consumers that Coke has a personality, an attitude, a lifestyle, a whole menu of emotional experiences wrapped up inside each can, Ecuador and dozens of other countries are using increasingly sophisticated versions of "brand theory" to attract visitors. Indeed, place branding may be more important than ever, both as a way of standing out from the competition and as a ballast against the buffeting winds of an increasingly global popular-media culture that can shape perceptions drastically and in an instant. Exhibit A: Kazakhstan, as represented in the viciously satirical (and highly successful) film Borat. Could the damage to the image of that Central Asian country—seen in the film as a backward, anti-Semitic, dictatorial regime that's tolerant of incest and spousal abuse—have been mitigated by a branding campaign?Who knows. But it's clear that Kazakhstan's triage public relations campaign (ads touting its religious tolerance and ties to the United States in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune) was a case of too little, too late.
"They have to live with it now," says Creenagh Lodge, the head of Corporate Edge, a branding and communications firm in London that has worked with everyone from Guinness to Adidas to Namibia. "Kazakhstan just has to knuckle down and start a war of slow and well-focused attrition on that bad reputation."
"Places in the past were founded on natural resources," says Malcolm Allan, a brand consultant and cofounder of Placebrands, which worked with Estrada to develop a brand for Ecuador. "Now destinations are valued for their people and their intellectual capital. Every place is in competition with every other place. So you need a brand strategy."
Ask Allan what, precisely, that means, and you're likely to face a barrage of trendy jargon and consultant-speak. But the upshot is this: It's not enough to launch an ad campaign asking people to come and visit your country. The messages have to be "on-brand," and everything about your country—or at least everything you want people to know about it—has to fit into an artfully constructed conceptual latticework. "We want people to see Ecuador as a whole," Estrada says.
From Botswana to Namibia to New Zealand to Spain to the state of Washington—if it's a place, somebody's branding it. Botswana recently hired Placebrands out of a sense of regional competitiveness. "South Africa has engaged in a process of nation branding, and the whole of southern Africa is our competition," says Esther Kanaimba, the director of communications for Botswana's Export Development and Investment Authority. "We're hoping that we'll be able to come up with a brand, a signal, an appreciation of what our country can offer. But at the end of it all, we may say we don't need a brand."
Of course, when it comes to southern Africa, Botswana's competitor and western neighbor Namibia has been getting all the buzz lately, thanks to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who gave birth last May. "I was reading the newspaper," Kanaimba says, "and I said, 'Why aren't they here?' Our Chobe National Park is so magnificent. Maybe you can get one of your celebrities to come to Chobe." The celebrity phenomenon can yield mixed results—what has Madonna's controversial adoption of a baby in Malawi done for that country's reputation, its brand?
If you are smirking because you realize just how silly it is to talk about places—actual physical parcels of land on top of which are situated buildings, vegetation, people, and animals—as though they were tubes of toothpaste, you're not alone.
"I think on the face of it, it does seem weird," says Joe Duffy, the founder of Duffy & Partners, who has worked on campaigns for the Bahamas, among many others. "It's not a bottle of shampoo. But, basically, a country is a product. People are going to spend their money on that brand franchise. And it's competing with similar products."


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For more than 40 years, Eisenhower Medical Center has served the Coachella Valley, providing exceptional medical care in a healing environment. We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.
Many of our patients and their families have asked for a special way to thank a skilled physician, a compassionate nurse or a devoted staff member. In answer to their kind and generous spirit, we would like to introduce our Grateful Patient Program, which provides an opportunity to recognize someone, or to simply say thank you, through a gift made to the Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation Annual Fund.
You may want to make a donation honoring a physician, nurse or other staff member who made a difference during your hospital stay. You may also choose to recognize a loved one or to celebrate an anniversary. When a gift is made, the person whom you are honoring will be sent an acknowledgement letter. The amount of your gift will remain confidential. You will be sent an acknowledgement for your contribution for your tax records.
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mycuriosity on 1/17/2012 2:30:00 PM more reviews by mycuriosity
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I love this product, i put about a quarter size, and my hair becomes smoother, soft, and frizz free, usually after i wash my hair and let it air dry, it poofs out, but now i dont have to worry about anymore, for me i see that it works best to brush my hair after applying.
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*TOP REVIEWER* italiana800 on 1/17/2012 1:39:00 PM more reviews by italiana800
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
My hair stylist used this on me & it worked nicely. So, I bought my own bottle of it, since I liked how it worked the first few times. I've noticed this product is kind of a hit & miss for me. Sometimes it works the way I want it to, & others not so much. It kind of feels like im putting soapy shower gel on my hair, smells & looks like it (same consistency). Honestly, for the price, I would expect it to work much better than it really does. $20 for the bottle. The bottle is pretty big, so it should last a long time. But, still ridiculously expensive like most "high end" products. It does help with frizz & smoothness a lot. But when I use my iron to straighten my hair, it doesn't help my hair go as straight as I prefer like most straightening creams do. I'm the type of person that when I want my hair straight, I want it straight. When I want my hair curly, I want it curly with a little volume. In other words, I don't want volume or puffyness when I'm trying to make my hair straight. I already have thick hair, so volume comes naturally for me. If I wanted volume, I would've just left my hair alone. I think it's overpriced for what it really is, not as high quality as I would expect. Your paying for the name, like most overly expensive products. Honestly, I've had the john freida straight fixation cream do a better job on my hair...& it costs $5. I understand that this gel doesn't contain any silicones, but that's honestly probably the problem of why it doesn't make my hair go as straight after I flat iron it. I will still use up whatever is left of this, but there are better products out there, & for cheaper. I like the bottle though.
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*TOP REVIEWER* haidehh on 5/7/2011 10:26:00 PM more reviews by haidehh
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Medium, Cool Hair: Brunette, Relaxed, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I put this product in my hair when its wet. Run through my hair (is curly but Keratin used for straightning it) just before blow drying, makes my hair very smooth and manageable. doesn't frizz either
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sucrebebe77 on 7/19/2010 4:44:00 AM more reviews by sucrebebe77
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My hair stylist used this product on me and got my hair straight and smooth so I was interested in it but I still has some left over product that I wanted to use up first. After going back to my old stuff I REALLY wanted to get Enjoys Straightner so I went to a salon and they had it for 30% off. I've only used it a couple of times but I love this stuff. My hair is already pretty straight but I love flat ironing my hair and this stuff makes flat ironing a breeze. My iron glides right through my hair and I now use a low temperature setting. It doesn't make my hair feel stiff at all just smooth, natural, and soft. I only wish I bought more since it was on sale but I would have gladly paid full retail for it. Will be repurchasing.
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royaljosieness on 4/24/2009 1:29:00 AM more reviews by royaljosieness
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I'm a true believer of Enjoy haircare products. My salon sells this line and I LOVE everything from Enjoy. Even thought I have straight (often times FLAT) hair, this straightener makes it straight in a way that's easier to flat iron for a really chic hairstyle. I love the way it smells and the packaging is super cute. I recommend this and any Enjoy product to everyone.
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rivhern on 12/15/2008 9:49:00 PM more reviews by rivhern
Age: 30-35 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
I am starting on my second bottle. My hairdresser recommended it, after she used some on my hair I bought it. I have highlifted, dry, unruly, thick hair that I flat iron a majority of the time. This stuff works great. My hair is naturally wavy/curly, and you can also use it for curly hair. I won't go with out it. I highly recommend it for straight or curly styles. I use it when I let my hair air dry and wear it curly also.
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*TOP REVIEWER* muse97 on 11/17/2008 8:28:00 PM more reviews by muse97
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
Very nice! No, it did not get my hair STICK straight, but that's ok with me. I have insanely thick hair that poofs out, and this helped reduce the bulk, without leaving my hair flat. So, what I ended up with was super soft, frizz-free, smooth hair with lots of body. I love Enjoy products!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Jetaime on 7/30/2008 12:24:00 PM more reviews by Jetaime
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I'm sure where this product is sold but I found it at a BeautyMax by my house in Memphis. It was recommended to me as a straightner gel without a lot of buildup. The bottle is a pretty shade of lilac with a cute design. I use this a few times a week when I want my hair to be more polished. It only takes about a nickel sized amount of gel, quarter sized if I'm going for really straight. This will not make your hair stick straight if you don't work with a paddle brush and hair dryer. It does, however, prevent a good amount of frizz, smooth texture, and retain volume. I'll keep using this product unless I happen upon a better straightening gel.
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By early accounts, it was worth the wait, as 128,000-ton, 2,500-passenger Disney Dream (4,000 max occupancy) has everything you'd want in a new cruise ship: the AquaDuck watercoaster, the industry's biggest and most innovative waterslide; art that interacts with you as you pass by; a "Ratatouille"-inspired French restaurant; and a slew of signature shows. Of course, there are two common arguments against Disney Cruise Line. It's only for kids, and it's too expensive. We won't disabuse you of the price issue -- Disney is certainly more expensive than any mainstream ship, save, perhaps, the Oasis twins. But, the claim that adults won't have fun may require some myth-busting. Like its fleetmates, Disney Dream has an adults-only District, with themed bars and lounges that include spots for Champagne, sports and dancing. There's even a lounge where various city skylines appear on huge LCD "windows."
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12 Days of Winter Veil Giveaway: Spectral Kitten loot code from WootLoots.com {WoW}
Dec 31st 2011 4:00PM /roll indeed.
Patch 4.3: Rogue legendary Fangs of the Father official preview {WoW}
Sep 28th 2011 1:00PM Wrathion isn't a villain.
Shifting Perspectives: On the matter of Moonkin Form {WoW}
Aug 26th 2011 5:21PM I must preface this comment with this: I'm a fierce altoholic and my druid is not my main class. That said, I've raided feral cat, bear, resto and balance, my druid is at 85 and I usually keep at least 2 specs (often 3) of gear raid worthy.
I love druid forms.
I suspect part of how much I don't care about the lack of customization is due to playing lots of other toons as well, but, alternatively, it could be how much I love druid forms. I was irritated when tree was removed as the baseline resto appearance. I viewed it as "why do they other specs get to be in their shift but not resto?" not "Woohoo I can see my gear!". Part of the fun for me in playing a druid is the ability to pop into different forms at will. Thats why I play in cat more than my rogue, in bear more than my warrior, and formerly in balance before I even leveled another caster class.
I see a common argument here. "Moonkin form isn't important. Let's remove it because of that and allow us to see our gear!". Instead, I'd suggest making the form more important. My warrior can self heal better than my ret paladin (even though paladins have heals), why complain if moonkin can't heal well either. It's a pewpew spec. Put more emphasis on the unique uses and spells for moonkin form.
Of course, being able to display some armor and being affected by model updates and haircuts resulting in moonkin character appearance changes would still be awesome.
The Queue: Panda-free {WoW}
Aug 4th 2011 12:32PM "OMG!! Panda Expansion?! I love/hate Panda!"
Apparently some people view that as a Q4tQ. It's kind of hard to give multiple answers to questions that are actually much closer to exclamations.
What are the implications of a real-dollar auction house? {WoW}
Aug 1st 2011 5:43PM I think people are overestimating the value of items in this system. There are dozens upon dozens of raid epics on the WoW AH for basically every server, every day. Buying gold has relative value because of the difficulty and risk involved with getting it. If everyone can buy/sell gold and buy/sell items, their relative value compared to RL cash will drop.
Unfortunately, I don't believe this will do anything to stop "gold farmers", the companies that do this now, because it is profitable for them compared to the relative value of money in their home countries. These will still continue because although the value of gold may drop, the risk and effort getting it might also drop, balancing profits. In china where $0.50 / hr might be a decent wage for a poor person, making 1-3$/hr farming gold is amazing (or the company pays an employee 0.50 and pockets the rest), in most countries however, you'd be kind of dumb to work for $3/hr and should instead just get a job at taco bell.
Drama Mamas: Rivals for love {WoW}
Jul 29th 2011 2:47PM 60/40 is still relative scarcity.
Drama Mamas: Rivals for love {WoW}
Jul 29th 2011 2:43PM "On the Internet, men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents waiting to get you." - The Internet
Drama Mamas: Rivals for love {WoW}
Jul 29th 2011 2:41PM Meeting someone online, be it a dating service or WoW, can be a valid way to find a relationship. That said, the purpose of that sort of relationship would need to be eventually finding its way into the real world or there isn't really a real point. No relationship will survive online indefinitely. Although online relationships leading to RL ones aren't for everyone, they are moreso not for those under 18.
Without intending to sound condescending, I have a feeling that "Chance" is a fairly young. If you're not in a position to actually DO anything about it (which you shouldn't until you're of legal age to go crazy and travel to meet someone), declarations of love will eventually feel empty to both parties.
Dev Watercooler: Content for the casual 85 {WoW}
Jun 9th 2011 6:16PM Gabrael-
While I don't disagree with most of your statement, it make sense for Blizzard to cater to as much of their playerbase as possible - hardcore raiders or casual players, I do wonder about a couple things.
Why do you need a big PVP weapon if you don't want to do serious PVP? You can get a PVP weapon from Arena or rated battlegruonds and it's really not a big deal if all you want is random unrated bg's. Also, what does a non raider do with full epics? Full dungeon gear with the valor pieces that are available are more than enough to be successful in heroic dungeons and are pretty overkill against solo content.
It just sounds like, "The other kids get more toys than me and I want them too without doing anything for it - even though I have no real need or use to have it."
Dev Watercooler: Content for the casual 85 {WoW}
Jun 9th 2011 6:03PM I have to agree with Cyno a little about the nature of an MMO. Sure MMO doesn't mean "team game only", but I don't really see the point of playing a genre with a sole purpose of putting thousands of people in the same world at the same time if you don't want to interact with them. There are dozens of brilliant RPGs for those who don't like social interaction.
Not to say that I think Blizzard -shouldn't- add solo content, cause sometimes you might want a break from your guild and friends or they might not be online at the time, but it's at least a fair argument that a multiplayer game should focus on content that involves multiple players.


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Mailing List Tips: Subscription Box and Timing
Many people enjoy getting their favorite new blog posts via email. As such, I have created mailing lists using MailChimp for both this blog (Websites for Small Biz) and my other blog, Sketching Out. MailChimp is only one of many mailing list services (Constant Contact and AWeber are two other popular ones). I'm sharing two mailing list tips that you might be able to use: creating a subscription box on your site and setting up the timing and frequency for mailing your blog posts.
Subscription Boxes on Your Site
One way of getting people to subscribe to your mailing list is to post an attractive subscription box on your site. Here's how to do it with MailChimp.
From the MailChimp dashboard, select Lists. Select your list. From the top menu, pick Sign Up Forms.
One of the choices is called Super Slim. Here's how it looks:
You can then take the code MailChimp gives you, dump it in a sidebar widget, and you have an online subscription form.
But if you know a little CSS or you have a web developer with CSS skills, pick Naked. Then jazz it up. I found some great examples online of blogs with fancy subscription boxes. The key is to create a good, eye-catching background image with some blank area to place the subscription button and input box.
For those comfortable with CSS code (add this to style.css – change details as necessary):
height: 270px;
background: url('images/tea-cup-watercolor-bg.jpg') no-repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;
width: 180px;
margin: 0px auto;
On Sketching Out, you can see my mailbox makeover. Here is how my initial mail link looks:
And here is the makeover:
I still haven't done one for this blog, but here is the link if you want to subscribe to the Websites for Small Biz mailing list.
Timing and Frequency of Your Mailings
When I originally set up my mailing list for this blog, I thought, oh, I only post once per week, so I will select Frequency – Weekly. That certainly sounds like the right thing to do, but what if you set the email to go out on a Monday morning, for example, and you hit publish on a new post on Tuesday? The new Tuesday post won't go out as a mailing until the next Monday morning. Here is how to solve this problem: from the MailChimp dashboard, pick Campaigns. Pick the campaign you want to edit. You will have to pause it. Select Frequency – Daily. Then select the days. Here's how it looks when you pick daily initially:
So I then turned off some of the days, so now it will only think about sending on Sunday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Note it only sends new posts, and since I only post once per week (on a good week) anyway, subscribers will only get one post even though I have three days checked. This would not be the case for a blogger who posts daily or every other day.
Then be sure to save your campaign so it will continue to operate.
Your Turn, Please
Do you have a mailing list for your blog? Do you have a mailing list for your business? If not, what stops you? How do you get people to sign up? Any tricks to share?
45 Responses to "Mailing List Tips: Subscription Box and Timing"
Love your subscription box makeover, Leora!
Still use Feedburner. Maybe I will change in the future.
Whenever I publish, regardless of day Feedburner sends it out swiftly to subscribers.
Did you put CSS with the form code there? inline CSS?
I too want to make my box fancy but it seems like all the code is being called from Mailchimp server then how can I put css there and make it cool like urs?I will try again. thanks Leora
Leora — I have to admit that my subscription box is dull. I use AWeber but I'm tech challenged and I would never fool with code. I'm assuming Aweber has some design choices, too. I'll need to ask my webmaster. Thanks for the reminder that our subscription box should enhance our website design, too!
My subscription box is just about non existent. It is part of the preset package you get with WordPress. I'll have to keep this in mind for when I eventually create my own website.
Great makeover of your Subscription Box. I don't yet use one as my of-the-rack site design will need a complete face-list first. Tempted to get started but will probably wait a while until I've seen more great sites like yours. When the time comes a custom box is definitely an attractive idea.
That is something I really need to work on. You have given the very push I need to get it done. Before I do that I have been plowing through themes right now (UGH!) trying to cull down the ones that would work with our new direction. So much to do with I'm moving too…. bigger UGH!
I have used subscribe2 for a very long time…but I realize it's ineffective when you get too many subscribers. It's also not very prominent on my main page OR each post! It's one of those things that you have brought further up on my To Do list!
Hi Leora,
I think I am going follow that mail box
subscription. This has become my favourite to
to act upon it soon. Lovely points you deliver.Keep sharing your worthy knowledge.
I've been using MailChimp for about a year now. I've been wanting to spruce up the plain Jane subscription box they allow users to make, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I've customized all the various forms and am still tinkering with an truly effective bi-monthly newsletter. Most of all, MailChimp has been a great way to truly get a sense of who my most engaged readers are thanks to all of the reports the program supplies.
This is perfect Leora as I'm about to switch to mailchimp – I'm with Feedburner at the moment. Would like to have a slightly bigger subscribe box, but maybe I'll look at their options. I glanced at it when I signed up, but I was a bit tired, saw the word campaigns & thought -OK must come back to this of a morning.
Thanks so much. -
I'm still using Feedburner and I have to admit that I pay virtually no attention to my email subscriber list. I'm drowning in email, so I hesitate to be any more "in your face" with my readers about subscribing. This is probably the wrong attitude. I should be concentrating on making my content good enough that they are not "annoyed" when they receive an email about a new post.
Well, wow. Learning how much you don't know is a good way to start learning, I suppose–I'll have to bookmark your page to come back to when I'm tinkering with things on my site!
I always learn something new with your blog posts and today is no exception. I love the makeover box you did. For me I know what I like, but have no imagination to come up with items like that myself. I use Mail Chimp, though I have not accessed it in some time now. I understand that some changes have taken place. This post is a reminder that I need to check it out again.
Nice one Leora, glad someone else can pull of a coding tut too
Does MailChimp offer a simple JavaScript copy paste too?
Thanks for this tutorial Leora. A mailing list is on my to-do list. I have a simple one through feed burner, but I've been wondering about Mailchimp and Aweber.
Excellent tips. I use mailchimp. Can you change the frequency of the e-mail deliveries with the free version or is it only with the paid one?
Good explanation. I use Feedburner and have an opt-in on my website, but it's for free tips, not my blog (via MailChimp) I am a member of several blogging groups and my subscriptions have shot up of late. If someone wants to subscribe to my blog, they can via the Feedburner. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Leora,
I have played around with an email list, but I haven't considered it as a serious investment, until recently.
Right now, building an email list is one of my goals (If you ask me why, I don't have a clear answer. I want to interact with others…on a different level, from my blog readers….and I want to make some money while helping others :D).
I do use Mail chimp, and I am loving it! I don't use the RSS to email feature (I have used it in the past, and it's great). One of the few things I decided to do (when I started my current list) is not to email subscribers about new posts (at least not actively).
Email list is just for tips and discussions (and some promotions…but it is limited to products I have tried and loved).
Anyways, thank you for sharing this Leora Appreciate it!
Nice! I really like your customized design. It's a great way to continue your brand even into forms.
Hello Leora,
I have an opt-in on my website connected to AWeber autoresponder service. The RSS is still there for those who care to read the blog posts that way. I love how you've used your artistic talents to create your subscription box.Kind Regards,
Bill -
Mine is rather tiny and insignificant. I haven't done much about it because I have not yet put together my newsletter or any sort of reason for people to sign up. It has been on my list for forever! I do need to do that as my mailing list doesn't grow anywhere near the rate of other ways people read my blog.
I love your new subscription box! I really need to do that. Thanks for the simple CSS code too.As always, you've shared an easy to understand and actionable tip. Thanks!
Leora- I never thought about sending out emails about my blogs. We use Mail Chimp for email blasts of specials. With my audience I do not want to overwhelm them with emails. The idea of the blog sounds great. I think it may not be a bad idea to offer them a $10.00 to $25.00 discount of their order if they leave a good comment on my blog. I really appreciate your idea, got me thinking.


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Dec 30, 2012 6:01 PM by CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) - A bus in northern Oregon skidded on ice, crashed through a guardrail and tumbled a couple hundred feet down an embankment on Sunday morning, killing five people and injuring around 20.
The crash took place on Interstate 84 east of Pendleton, Oregon State Police said. Emergency responders, including people trained for rope rescues, were on the scene to help move victims back to the highway.
The injured were transported to a hospital.
About 40 people are thought to have been aboard the charter bus, police said. Additional details on the bus company and where the bus was traveling to and from were not immediately available.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 84 were closed near the crash site.
CNN's Lateef Mungin contributed to this story.
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