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The Vampire Diaries
Top 5 OMG Moments from The Vampire Diaries Season 2, Episode 20, "The Last Day"
We love those moments on The Vampire Diaries that make us gasp, pause, and rewind — and Episode 20, "The Last Day," was chock full of them. Here are the five scenes that left us with our jaws agape this week.
5. Damon does the bite thing.
When the elder Salvatore realized there was no way on earth he could change Elena's mind about sacrificing herself to Klaus, he ripped open his vein, grabbed Elena's head, and force-fed her his blood, ensuring that even if she died, she would rise again, eternally. It was a desperate move. A dangerous one. Very selfish and very Damon. "You're so bent on dying. At least this way I know you'll come back," Damon told Elena. "Go ahead. Wish me an eternity of misery. Believe me, you'll get over it." Um, no, D. She won't.
4. Who wants to live forever?
Not Elena Gilbert. After hiking to the top of a picturesque waterfall with Stefan in what they fear will be her last day as a human, Elena turned to her immortal boyfriend and confessed. "I don't want to be a vampire, Stefan. I never wanted to be one." Too bad Damon didn't ask her that before he shoved his wrist into her mouth.
3. Salvatore vs. Salvatore
Blood is thicker than water. But that's not a good thing when the blood you're talking about is the substance your big bro tried to shove down your girlfriend's throat. When Stefan heard the commotion in Damon's room, he didn't hesitate to charge in and clock his sibling. Hard. First he shoved Damon across the room. Then D vamped back and tried to strangle Stefan. "Admit it. You just wish you had the balls to do it yourself," he growled. For the next minute, throwing punches that would end a human, the brothers swung to kill. Until, suddenly, Damon was down on the floor. When Stefan approached him and it looked like this fight would be over Damon grabbed a broken lamp and stabbed his only living relative in the gut.
2. When friends attack.
We know it: Tyler didn't mean to lunge at Caroline. He didn't mean to try to eat Damon for dinner. He couldn't help himself. But that doesn't change the fact that he turned wolf and turned on his fellow (wo)man. It was a frightening scene in the woods — one that probably warped Matt's mind. (Imagine seeing your teammate transform into an animal!) The scene also reminded us about one thing the Movie That Will Not Be Named has over The Vampire Diaries: When Jacob turns into a werewolf, he still remembers who he is. He still recognizes Bella. Freeing their inner dog doesn't squash a werewolf's human intelligence. That's not the case for Tyler Lockwood. Apparently when TVD Weres let the dog out, they lose all control.
1. Welcome to the dark side.
It was a harrowing scene. Aunt Jenna lay in the woods in the middle of a circle of fire, not breathing. "He killed her. Why?!" Elena asked. "I did everything he said." Apparently everything wasn't enough. Just as Jenna gasped for air, the witch Greta Martin smiled. "She's not dead," she said. "She's in transition." Again we have to say: Poor Aunt Jenna. After the hellish few weeks that she's had, she had to go and wake up dead.


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California Judicial Council Decides On $350M In Cuts
The governing body of California's judicial branch allocated a painful $350 million budget cut among different segments of the state court system Friday.
San Francisco To Shutter Courtrooms, Lay Off Staff
San Francisco Superior Court will be closing 25 courtrooms and laying of 40 percent of its staff come October 1 due to budget cuts.
Santa Clara County Offers Amnesty For Minor Offenses
A Santa Clara Co. program allows anyone with a nonviolent misdemeanor warrant to avoid jail time.
San Francisco Reporter Can't Sue Over Wrongful Arrest
A federal appeals court says a reporter who was allegedly roughed up by San Francisco police while filming a protest cannot sue the department for wrongful arrest.
Courts Likely to Get Claim in CA Teen Killing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being told it should reject a claim filed by the parents of Amber Dubois, a San Diego teenager killed by a […]


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We are dog lovers that volunteered with other rescue groups for over a year, and then decided to be more organized by setting up our own rescue. We try to work with the dogs to be in their best health, and best behavior in order to find them a good home. We treat them as our own pets, they are housetrained and socialized so they will be ready for adoption. They are all vetted and kept on flea and heartworm prevention monthly. We mostly work with medium and large breed dogs, and we have some of the best doggies around!
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The past
Although still a year short of their ten-year foundation anniversary, Auckland City are old hands at the FIFA Club World Cup having competed at four previous tournaments, a feat matched only Egypt's Al Ahly. By chance, their opening match was a 2-0 defeat against the Cairo giants back in 2006. Appearances in 2011 and 2012 also resulted in single match showings with narrow defeats against J.League clubs on both occasions. Undoubtedly their standout performance was at Abu Dhabi 2009 in which the New Zealanders beat the host representatives, and the champions of Africa. Those memorable victories over Al Ahli and TP Mazembe Englebert saw the amateur club claim an impressive fifth-place finish.
The present
Auckland City, along with cross-town rivals Waitakere United, are by far New Zealand and Oceania's best performed teams of the modern era. Success for the Aucklanders has followed a curious pattern with City crowned Oceania kings for the third consecutive year, yet on the domestic stage they have been edged out by their rivals Waitakere four years in a row. In keeping with that unusual pattern Auckland City's 2013 Oceania campaign was widely inconsistent. Winning just three of their six group matches, the New Zealanders survived intense pressure against Tahiti champions AS Dragon to grab a hard-won point on the road and edge into the semi-finals. Perhaps spurred on by that near-miss Auckland found their rhythm and demolished the previously in-form Fijians Ba 7-1 on aggregate. Auckland then defied the form book and used their experience of the big stage to see off Waitakere 2-1 in the continental decider.
The future
Auckland's squad has remained mostly unchanged over the course of their current three-year run at the FIFA Club World Cup, and that experience will stand the side in good stead at Morocco 2013. Coach Ramon Tribulietx has added further to the Spanish flavour with the mid-season arrival of playmaker Gustavo Souto, while former Barcelona youth team player Manel Exposito is a key member of the forward line. Auckland boast a handful of the finest young local players in the national league, but their most prized asset remains New Zealand's most-capped player Ivan Vicelich. The evergreen central defender and team captain shows little sign of ageing despite turning 37 this year.
Facts and figures
Former stars
Ben Sigmund, Paul Urlovic, Keryn Jordan
Key players
Ivan Vicelich (defender), Albert Riera (midfielder), Manel Exposito (forward)
Qualifying statistics
Despite an erratic qualifying campaign, Auckland City racked up an impressive 28 goals across their nine matches.
The numbers game
7 – Auckland City have won two of seven outings at their four previous FIFA Club World Cup appearances.


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Looking Back at Gnip's Big Boulder Initiative
Dec 2013
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Ashutosh Joshi is FirstRain's Principal Data Analytics Engineer. He attended The
Big Boulder Initiative
last month and learned some interesting things. Read on:
Last month the Big Boulder Initiative, organized by one of our vendors,
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and we consistently get great value from being part of the program and attending Gnip events. The meet was attended by about 20 companies of varying size – from large companies to a few start-ups with less than 10 employees – all Gnip customers. The conference started with Gnip CEO Chris Moody giving an introductory talk about the objectives and agenda of the conference. What was different about this conference, compared to others that I've attended, were its objectives. The goal of the meeting was to discuss what the biggest obstacles, current and future, facing the social-data industry and what steps could be taken to remove those obstacles (boulders). Gnip recognized that it was in a unique position to understand the concerns of both the publishers – the creators of social data like Twitter and Facebook – and the companies who, like FirstRain, use that content to deliver high-value business solutions. A main focus of the Boulder Initiative events is to reach out to its customers to identify the problems they, and the industry in general, face, and to brainstorm solutions to them. Several problems were proposed, but the biggest that emerged were: 1. Cost of Data 2. Ethics of Data Use 3. ROI to be achieved 4. Access to data We broke up into teams and discussed short- and long-term steps to be taken around each of these areas. The problem that I found most interesting was the problem of access to data. There is so much data out there, but the access to that data is restricted to those that can afford to license the expensive pipelines. Also, because the data is costly, the primary focus of those accessing the data tends to be turning a profit. Having freer access to the data would lead to more innovation, bringing down the cost of data creation as well–which could be facilitated if the publishers could grant limited/free access to academia or non-profits. The social data industry is in its infancy, and is still figuring out all the advantages and pitfalls of the different decisions it makes. Gnip's Big Boulder Initiative events are valuable because they introduce standardization around social data. This includes the different properties of data, like the chain of custody and control that each individual element – the creator, publisher and multiple levels of consumers – can have over the data at different stages of data analytics and the finished product, to the ways to access the data and the rights of the consumer. It was a great to be a part of this process of discussing and proposing standards that hopefully will facilitate more innovation in an up-and-coming industry. Unlike many other vendor conferences I have attended, it was't about Gnip giving us demos of their latest features and then trying to sell them with a day of presentations pushing products–It turned out to be quite the contrary. At the end of the event, a board of 3 attendees was elected and they along with 9 similar board members from three more Big Boulder Initiatives around the country were tasked with acting on the solutions proposed in the conference. All in all, a good day for partners and, most importantly, long term for the users that use our services leveraging social data.
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The organizing principle for these data is the ancestral haplogroup. If you are not familiar with the concept of haplogrouping, please read this introduction. For personal haplogroup testing, 23andme provides an inexpensive test (see link below for discounted pricing).
The presentation here is organized in several ways. First, the data may be viewed as national data, indexed by country. Second, they are presented as ethnic data, indexed by cluster. Third, the data are viewable by gender-linked marker, indexed by haplogroup. Fourth, the data are presented according to ecosocionomic indicators, indexed by indicator. Fifth, the data are offered as a set of interactive maps that may be explored by the user. Sixth, the entire data set is available for download in a variety of file formats, allowing for scholarly use with statistical software. The entire list of visualizations is also indexed.
The rumination pages present interpretations of the genograpahic data. Any site contributor may propose new pages under this heading for presentation and discussion of ideas. The methods page explains how the data presented were assembled, compiled, calculated, and analyzed. The sources page cites each of the primary research papers providing the underlying haplogroup data, indexed according to People Cluster. The research aggregator displays the latest research in the field of genography. The headlines are active and lead to the original source materials.
The data gaps page lists several areas where additional data is needed. For certain major people clusters Y-DNA haplogroup data has not yet been found. The Atlas asks for help in addressing these gaps. Furthermore, the Y-DNA side of the project presented here needs to be entirely reproduced for the MtDNA data. The Atlas is seeking a lead researcher to supervise this task. The Atlas also seeks individuals who are willing to adopt individual countries and to serve as data custodians for those countries. This task will involve keeping information updated and consistent with the latest primary research. Finally, several nations lack any ecological footprint data and the Atlas seeks to complete these. As the field of genography matures, there may be other types of data to be layered into what we already have. Please contact the site administrator for more information and offers of assistance: email@example.com.
It is my hope that the world community of scholars and amateurs who follow this field will find the Atlas a convenient concentration of data and will contribute some of their time to the understanding, perpetuation, expansion, and improvement of the Atlas.


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Corruption scandal @ i40. Epsilon got robbed!
Damning evidence uncovered by our secret i40 spy. He/she managed to snap these pictures of TF2 admin Mole accepting a bribe from Dignitas dunc. Dignitas went on to win the TF2 tournament.
It all happened right under our noses, on the main stages, mere minutes away from the start of the first map.
Take a look at Moles greedy eyes! MONEY MONEY MONEYZZZ. After the payment, Mole summoned a few of his minions to make last minute 'adjustments' to dunc's PC.
Here's a picture of Mole after being confronted with the evidence.
FB going to i40
During the first few hours of friday the 27th, Exfane, Major Malfunction and Arie will be getting in a car and drive to England. Meanwhile, a crazy Latvian will board a plane with the word RyanAir on it and head for London. A small boy with an ugly car will be ready to play demoman again after killing loads of BASTARDO ROBOTICOS in offline practice mode.
But most importantly, somewhere in Portsmouth, the prettiest TF2 player of all time will be fighting off his hangover with some fresh kebab, wash his beautiful face and take off the red L-plate from his FB avatar, for he is the Fisshu and he's ready to 'just skill it'.
If you're at i40, come say 'hi' to us, we'll be wearing the nice black FB shirts
Also, if you're using an FB Mumble channel, borrowed a server or borrowed a relay, you owe us a beer, we know who you are!
4 Weeks
Well fuck you very much. Last sunday the Greeners concluded ETF2L Season 7 with a 5-3 / 4-2 win against Piggy Bankers, securing their 2nd place on the division 4e table and thus their well-deserved spot in division 3 next season.
Roughly 4 months after the formation of FakkelBrigade: Green its roster has changed significally. We've waved goodbye to Swarlz and Matji, said so long to Pornangel, Fitz and Innuy and have taken on Chris as medic, Ran as soldier and Ent1re as backup. Now that ETF2L Season 7 is behind us, we're once again shuffling things around. We've recruited Waster to reinforce the soldier team due to Ran not having as much spare time as he used to, transforming our line-up as follows:
Medic: Chris
Scouts: Miaouss / Pyle
Soldiers: Beetle / Waster
Demo: Major Malfunction
Backup: Ent1re / Ran
On a related note, FakkelBrigade: Green has signed up for Season 6 of the Wireplay TF2 League and will be playing Division 3a. Also, most if not all Greeners have signed up for i40. Which should be awesome.
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Karista Giordana, Forum Editor
April 29, 2011
Tell kids they can't have sweets, but give them candy. Our school always finds a way to contradict itself and now, even though guns are a huge no-no, we have our own rifle team. Not only school, but FCPS policy prohibits weapons on school grounds, including look-a-likes. We aren't even allowed to... Read more »


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Quotes & Notes - Timbers 1 @ Sporting KC 3, Aug. 17, 2011
Quotes: Portland Timbers at Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers Quotes
Head coach John Spencer
On the game's first goal:
"I think it was a super strike. The kid [Graham Zusi] strikes a tremendous ball. We've seen him do it in Dallas. We've seen him do it today. Quite a talent to be honest with you but, don't deny the service into the box and head it down, can we take a touch and volley away. When you're heading balls down on the top of the 18, you're asking for problems, especially when it lands to one of the best strikers of the ball in Major League Soccer possibly. He smashes it in the back of the net."
On Bright Dike getting a goal:
I think the kid individually will take the positive from it. For me, and most coaches do, after defeats there's not many positives you take. At times I think the game at Houston was a different game, I think we had opportunities to score goals. Tonight I don't think we were anywhere near good enough to get a few points."
On trying to climb up the ladder of the Western Conference:
"I think that the window of opportunity for us to make playoffs is closing rapidly and obviously getting two games back to back at home [will help]. We're a different team at home. We're going to have to be better on the road to pick up a couple of wins for us to try and make playoffs. I don't think we can just rely on winning at home. It's a tough week. I keep telling the players that it's not an easy league to bring foreign players into and adapt right away. It's a very physical league and a very underrated league so we need to get back we need to win games we want to make the playoffs the same as any other team in the country. But, the windows slipping quickly."
On the play of Jack Jewsbury:
"I think he's been a great [player] here. Peter Vermes didn't want to loose him. It took us six months, we tried to get him and then at the expansion draft we tried to do a deal again and Peter did not want to let him go because obviously he means a lot to the franchise and he means a lot to the community. We were delighted to get him. It's a trade that at the end of the year it was one of the best trade pickups in the league this year in 2011."
On LIVESTRONG Sporting Park:
"I thought the facility was absolutely spectacular. I've played at Arrowhead a number of times. It was actually a place I used to like coming to play here in KC it's a good setting for soccer and its fantastic that the ownership spent a lot of money with the franchise and the rebranding of the club. I think it's a truly spectacular place. One of the nicest venues I've been in for soccer."
Forward Bright Dike
On his first goal of the season:
"It's good to build my confidence back up, but it was a good ball by Rodney [Wallace]. I just tried to get a foot onto it, but I really didn't enjoy it that much. Really, to be honest, I enjoyed the goal for a good five seconds. I'm just thinking about Vancouver now."
On the confidence boost after first goal:
"We felt if we could get that second one right after, who knows. We know Seattle, not too long ago, got two goals in the last two minutes of the game and we were trying to replicate that, but it just didn't happen."
The team's focus going forward:
"It just comes to desire, how much we want it for the rest of the season, keep going at it. We're not by any stretch out of the playoffs, we have to know that and take that in for the rest of the games."
Midfielder Jack Jewsbury
Thoughts on the game:
"It was a tough game, in the first half we came out flat. Zusi hits the ball, a great shot by him, but obviously we could have played the ball in a better spot, but at the end of the day, a great strike."
On going down 2-0:
"The reaction wasn't good enough. We were in the same spot and for whatever reason [Zusi] was reacting quicker than we were and gets his foot on the end of it, and it was off a throw-in. We kind of feel that we shot ourselves in the foot in that first half. We weathered the storm a little bit and for us to make those mistakes is frustrating."
On returning to Kansas City and LIVESTRONG Sporting Park:
"I was excited, it was the first time I've come back to play in the new stadium so I was excited to see the final product because I've been here so long playing at different venues.
"At the beginning of last year, I thought I would have been opening the stadium, but whatever, it's part of the business that we're in. The spot here in Portland is totally different, in that it's an old stadium and it's got some history to it and our supporters are unbelievable. But it's good to see the stadium up and the support they've gotten in these first couple months. It's truly an amazing stadium."
Sporting KC Quotes
Head coach Peter Vermes
Thoughts on the match:
"I thought from the opening whistle we looked solid. One of our goals was to try to get not only the first shot but get the first couple attacks on them quickly to put them under pressure and to make them feel us. I thought we were pretty dangerous."
On the first two goals:
"The other thing for us was to try and get the first goal and get it early so that we would open up some other opportunities; especially early because I think [Portland] would get anxious especially playing away from home and having the last result where they were down as well. I watched the game and they really started sending numbers forward and I thought if they did that we could really get a second one. It didn't come through the run of play, it came off of a set piece, which was great again. I thought Teal [Bunbury] did a great job to get the ball on frame and I thought Zusi was in the right place to get the second one. His first goal was an absolute bomb, fantastic goal."
On correcting mental mistakes:
"I really think we did good job of closing that aspect out. We learned and that's what I've been saying all along with this season. It's one thing to make a mistake and it's another thing that when you step on the field the next time you don't make the same mistake twice and we've been pretty good at that so far."
On the performance of Soony Saad:
"In regards to Soony, I think from day one when he showed up, he's been solid. Each day he's getting indoctrinated into the team and the way we play and we are finding those spots where we think we can put him in. I think that I have shown over time that I don't like to rush guys because I like to give them opportunities to be successful. I think tonight was a great opportunity for him to step out on the field. A credit to him that he understands where he is in the pecking order. I think that you'll see more and more of him as time goes on because he's been doing a very good job not only with himself but with the way he fits in with the team."
Forward Soony Saad
Thoughts on the match:
"I thought we played well as a team. It was very good to get two goals in the first half and after that it took a little wind out of them and then as the second half came it looked like we had to get a third goal. Once I came on I knew I had to work on both sides of the ball, offensively and defensively."
On his goal:
"When the through ball went I kept putting pressure on the guy and I just tried to block the clearance. Luckily, it went in. But, after that I thought that we weathered a couple storms after they got the goal I thought that they could have pushed for another one. But, we did well defensively. We just closed out the game well."
On scoring on his birthday:
"You know it was in the back of my mind. I'm a forward so scoring goals is always something on my mind. But, this is amazing to get a goal on my birthday and on my debut so I'm just happy that I came in and was able to help the team."
Midfielder Graham Zusi
On his two goals:
"The first goal was a switch played by Milos [Stojcev], I believe, and Chance [Myers]. It popped out to me, and my first touch was not the best, it kind of took me sideways. The way I saw it, I didn't have much time to either cross the ball or keep it, so I decided to go and it connected well.
"The second one came off of [Matt] Besler's throw in, and we've really been benefitting from those the last few weeks. Teal [Bunbury] did an awesome job of controlling the ball; it took kind of a tough bounce. I thought his was going to go in, and then I was on the goal line and just had to tap it in."
On avoiding slow starts the last two games:
"The first step was recognizing the problem, basically. We took it upon each other to just not come out slow, especially at home. It makes such a difference that we can come out and make the pace for the game. So, that's what we did tonight and what we've done the last few games."
On the long break:
"Well, we didn't change much. We kept it sharp and we worked on the little details that we sometime let slide. You know, a week and a half is really big for us. Other teams are turning around and playing again only after a few days, but tonight we were able to kind of let loose a little bit. After a week rolls around, you're really itching to play again. We really wanted to come out at home and win another game."
Midfielder Jack Jewsbury made his first return to Kansas City, where he played the first eight seasons (2003-10) of his career with Sporting KC, appearing in 195 games with the club. With his assist against his former club, Jewsbury extended his streak of consecutive months with three or more points to five.
Portland defender Rodney Wallace started at left back against Sporting KC, making his first return to the Starting XI in five games. Wallace started each of the Timbers' first 19 games of the season.
Following the opening goal by Zusi, Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen was struck by something projected from the stands and was down on the ground injured for several minutes before returning to play with bandages above and below his left eye.
Making just his second league appearance of the season, Dike tallied his first MLS goal. The forward made his MLS debut Aug. 6 against the San Jose Earthquakes after returning from a ruptured Achilles suffered during preseason.
Sporting KC's Zusi became the fourth player this season to score a brace against the Timbers, joining Toronto FC's Javier Martina, Galaxy's Landon Donovan and Seattle's Fredy Montero.
Zusi's second goal in the 40th minute was Sporting KC's fourth goal of the season (of the club's 35 goals) produced off a throw-in and second this season against Portland.
The Timbers have conceded the match's first goal in 10 of their 12 road games this season. Wednesday's match also marked the fifth time in which Portland has allowed two or more goals in the first half on the road.
When allowing the first goal of a match, Portland is 0-11-3 in 2011.
The Timbers are 1-8-3 on the road in 2011.
Forward Brian Umony made his second substitute appearance this month for the Timbers. Wednesday's appearance was his longest in league play this season at 30 minutes.
Sporting KC's Saad celebrated his 19th birthday with his MLS debut and his first pro goal.
With Dike's late goal, the Timbers have scored in three straight road matches for the first time as an MLS side. Timbers defender Lovel Palmer was unavailable for Wednesday's match due to a one-game, league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation. As a result, Palmer missed his first match, after starting the previous five he was available for, since joining the club in a trade July 21.
- The Timbers wore their all-green kits (jerseys, shorts, socks) for a second straight match. The club remains winless (0-5-0) when wearing that uniform combo this season.


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text: The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media Bill Smart August 16, 2010 Extra Features, FCG, Wine Spotlight 19 Comments This past June, I had the good fortune of attending the Wine Bloggers' Conference in Walla Walla, WA. Now in its third year, this conference brings together the best and brightest from the wine blogosphere as well as many industry representatives and other gatekeeper type personalities. As a wine publicist, it was an incredible opportunity to rub elbows with my fellow colleagues, share best practices, and get to know this relatively "new" group of up and coming wine writers. Over the course of three days, many of my long held beliefs about wine PR were turned upside down, as well as most of my public relations plan (both short and long-term) for Dry Creek Vineyard. Let me explain. My career, thus far, in wine PR has been relatively short. Many of my experiences have been trial by fire and on the job training, which have ultimately served me well. I can think on my feet and react quickly to challenging PR issues. However, much of what I have learned in PR could be deemed as "classic" public relations strategies. That is to say, my PR tactics have been an "if you build it, they will come" strategy. It goes something like this: put together a solid communications plan, indentify key talking points, position spokespeople and prepare them for success, and then work the classic PR channels. When I say classic channels, I mean traditional media—primarily print along with key sommeliers and wine educators. For the most part, this has been a winning strategy. The press enjoy meeting and dining with winery owners, the story of our brand is good and most importantly, the wine is the star of the show. Wine blogging and social media have really turned this traditional approach on its head. For starters, bloggers do not want to be talked "at." They want to have a conversation. In fact, they demand the conversation. That conversation trickles down not only through their blog but also to Facebook and Twitter. This is point number one of how things have changed: the conversation with a wine blogger is ongoing, while one with traditional print is usually a short-lived exchange. Don't get me wrong, there are still relationships to develop with both the traditional media and bloggers; however, the relationships tend to be vastly different. The blogger is in constant communication whereas traditional media may only reach out when a question needs to be answered. Secondly, the sheer volume of information that is published and made available for consumption is more vast and substantial then ever before. I can pitch a blogger a story or idea in the morning and before lunch that idea may have turned into a blog topic, posted and available for comment. This is point number two of how things have changed: the internet and blogs have created a never-ending news cycle environment in which most information is immediately posted. The days of "breaking news" and press releases have literally come to an end. Finally, the conversation has extended to the consumer level. Wine blogs have allowed, for the first time, the consumer to enter into the dialogue about a particular wine topic. Traditionally, media never allowed their consumers to have a voice. It was a one-sided conversation. Now, through the comments section of a wine blog, consumers can learn, read, and be a part of topics that interest them. Perhaps most importantly, they can share their own opinions and experiences. This has created a two-way conversation, forever changing how information is shared and exchanged. In summary, wine blogs have changed the landscape of how and where wine information is distributed. This has caused a rather large ripple effect in how we take our messages to market. We rarely issue a traditional press release. Rather, we take our messaging directly to the source, reaching out for individual bloggers to engage them in a conversation. We also consume vastly more information than we did previously. What I mean is, we spend a lot of time reading and commenting on other blogs. We want to know what people are writing and saying on their blog so that when it comes time to communicate, we know that the blogger's point of view. Finally, we are much more agile and flexible with our plan. Before, we might have found ourselves stuck in the mud on messaging strategy, media training, or talking points. Now our communications are much more streamlined and refined. Our goal is to have the information and be ready to communicate at a moment's notice. Essentially, bloggers are always plugged in and so are we. Wine blogging and social media are here to stay. Adopting a solid plan to work with this exciting new media is both beneficial and mandatory in today's wine PR world. Traditional media is not "dead" as has been so widely reported. Traditional media has simply morphed to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Ultimately, knowing your audience and creating lasting relationships built on trust and confidence will be the basis of success for any well integrated communications and marketing plan. In January 2005, Bill Smart joined Dry Creek Vineyard as Director of Communications. The combination of his enthusiasm for the wine business and solid background in public relations and marketing make Bill one of the most sought after representatives of this Sonoma County winery. When he's not working for Dry Creek Vineyard, Bill can be found on the golf course in the summer or on the ski slopes during the winter. Along with his wife, Danielle, he enjoys cooking meals and watching movies. A resident of Healdsburg, CA, Bill is right at home in the wine country and enjoys all aspects of his life. Related Articles: It's All about Trust: Insight and Analysis From a Boutique Wine Retailer (palatepress.com) Scholarship Provides Assistance to Wine Bloggers in Need (palatepress.com) Pingback: Official Wine Tasting Site » The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media : PALATE PRESS() Pingback: The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media : PALATE PRESS | Wine() Pingback: Tweets that mention The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media : PALATE PRESS -- Topsy.com() http://www.1winedude.com 1WineDude Great overview from someone who clearly "gets it!" Cheers! http://www.vinejoy.net Ian As the owner of a wine co., I'm reading this article via a FB posting. I'd really like to know what wine bloggers think about actually getting excellent wines in the hands of ready-to-purchase consumers. It seems there's a lot talk about wine blogging in the wine blogging world and then there's the world of the average wine buyer who walks into wine shop not having read any wine blogs (which I experience constantly) and is really just up for the next recommendation. Yes, wine PR has changed for sure but the key is still getting new and old consumers interested great wines, not just wine. thoughts? http://www.drycreekvineyard.com Bill Smart Ian, you ask an excellent question! And while, I am not a wine blogger, I can try to take a stab at answering your question. In my current role for DCV, I do a little of everything – PR/Marketing and Sales. With my sales hat on, I can say that the last great hurdle for wine bloggers is to start seeing their reviews show up on shelftalkers and POS at the retail level. In fact, I was just having this conversation with a very well known wine shop in San Francisco on Saturday. I had noticed that they were using some reviews/thoughts from several well-known bloggers and I was very impressed. The owner told me that his consumer base was savvy enough to know who these bloggers were and trusted them as a source for wine recommendations. This was AWESOME to see! Granted, this is one instance, in one store, in a very wine savvy city but the point has been made. We send samples to bloggers. Bloggers blog/review the wines. The reviews show up in the stores. Consumers buy the wine. I can honestly say we are headed down this road and I for one am really excited to see it happening! http://www.vinejoy.net Ian Bill, Thanks for the feedback. I hear what you're saying and see it happening as well. Not to the extent of blog quotes on shelf talkers, but Facebook is quickly becoming a place to create buzz for cool, interesting wines. I think part of this trend includes the general public realizing what's not interesting and not worth drinking on the shelf as well. That may prove to be even more powerful than we expect. Ian http://www.palatepress.com David Honig Ian, I can answer your question as well. As Publisher of Palate Press: The online wine magazine, I approach your question from the point of view of somebody who bridges the divide between old media (we are an edited magazine) and new media (we are entirely online and work extensively with bloggers – indeed, we might even still be a "blog." Who knows where the line is drawn?). We publish shelf-talkers with all of our reviews. I know some stores are starting to use them. In those cases, the positive effect of an online source is direct. We get a lot of page views from search engines. Search engine hits usually land on wine reviews. If you look across our entire Ad Network, a collection of approximately 100 wine websites, we get 2 million impressions per month, and about a third of them are from search engines. Most of those are for wine reviews. In other words, this small sampling of wine websites probably generates more than half a million views of wine reviews per month. Sometimes consumers will not even be aware they read a wine blog. If they go directly to a Palate Press wine review, they just see the review. If they click off after that, they might not even realize they were looking at a broader website with stories beyond the reviews. Additionally, so much wine is purchased by word of mouth that it is difficult to identify the original source of a wine buying decision. Did your customer have the wine at a friend's house? If so, did the friend choose to buy it because of what she read on a wine blog? It is very difficult, perhaps impossible, to drill down to that sort of detail. Perhaps the best way to approach it is they Bill has done. Stop thinking in terms of "traditional media" vs. "blog," and recognize that one is just a new piece of the other. Ultimately, wine websites will have their effect based upon the power of their writing and the credibility of their palates, a truth in all wine media since Pliny the Elder. http://www.linkedin.com/caudilljim Jim Caudill Being a reliable source of information, responsive, truthful and building a relationship that encouraged a two-way exchange of ideas is as old as any definition of public relations. What's changed is the always on cycle and the limitless places to tell a story. When people responded to a company, a product or a person in the past, they found a way. At the heart of it all is a smart person like Bill who enjoys his job, enjoys sharing the story, and tells it well. That's what it takes, hands down. http://www.sipwithme.blogspot.com Tamara Belgard Fabulous job bringing light to this sore subject. This point really jumped out at me and one I'm likely to borrow in the future, "the conversation with a wine blogger is ongoing, while one with traditional print is usually a short-lived exchange." http://www.onxwine.com Jenny I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion and yes I agree that it is nice having immediate information at your fingertips. I can't wait to start seeing blogging comments on shelf talkers. Maybe one day you can even scan the wine and get all of the relevant comments. Thanks for a great article. Pingback: The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media : PALATE PRESS | Positive Search Results() Pingback: STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » Blogging makes things different, but not that different() Pingback: Blogging Makes Things Different «() http://Www.Vintuba.com ChrisO All I can say is GREAT post! Bill you clearly get it. look forward to rediscovering the wines of Dry Creek! 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Apple Insider's been playing the Patently Apple game of late, and their latest discovery further reinforces the Apple TV set rumors we've been hearing and sharing these last few months. In a nutshell, the blog's uncovered a new Apple patent describing a refined, simplified universal remote controller concept. The idea is described thus:
Entitled "Apparatus and Method to Facilitate Universal Remote Control," it describes a touchscreen-based controller that would reduce the confusing clutter found on current universal remotes. …
Apple's proposed solution is a remote control with a dynamic touchscreen used for input. The remote would include a "discovery mechanism" that would discover available appliances for it to control, negating the need for users to enter complex codes and program individual devices.
That's really all there is to the filing, but the legal paperwork does include mention of the controller's ability to interface with several specific components, including televisions, CD players, DVD players, "smart home" control systems, desktop computers, and home theater stereos. Basically, the remote will control everything you've got that can be remotely controlled, so it's definitely farther-reaching than simple Apple TV compatibility (hence its status as fuel to the rumor fire).
Functionally, the remote — most likely an iPhone or iPad or iPod touch — would recognize your setup and display the corresponding controls, so there's never the risk of accidentally changing inputs or getting lost in a confusing menu of unused settings and technical minutiae.
Honestly, there's nothing really revolutionary here. The finding merely demonstrates further what we already know: that Apple's getting ready to bring your living room in line with Steve's vision of the future. And, while Siri wasn't specifically mentioned as part of said controller solution, she's sure to be there when the lights go down, front and center with popcorn and Coke.
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Long Beach Memorial celebrated a construction milestone– the final piece of structural steel– of the new Todd Cancer Pavilion with a commemorative "Topping Out Ceremony" on Sept. 14. Cancer survivors, current patients, hospital staff, physicians, construction crews and community leaders all gathered to be part of MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute (TCI) history by autographing the building's final piece of structural steel before watching it raised into place atop the new 64,000-square-foot specialized cancer pavilion.
After receiving hundreds of signatures, the final beam was lifted into place after those in attendance touched by cancer joined in signaling the crane operator to raise the beam. Three-time cancer survivor Susie Garrison, among those to motion the crane, shared her own journey with ovarian cancer. "It will make life much simpler for cancer patients and their families because it will give them the opportunity to find all of these incredible people and services in one location," she said, speaking to the crowd in front of the new pavilion. "It will be a dream."
Tamra Kaplan, chief operating officer for Long Beach Memorial, touched on the significance of the new pavilion and how it will benefit the community. "This new pavilion will not only provide ample space for us to expand our capacity and provide additional patient services, it will offer these services all under one roof," she said. Kaplan also revered the pavilion as "a place that will provide comfort and quality care for our patients in a warm and healing environment."
Long Beach Memorial supporters and city leaders also were on hand to celebrate this milestone for the TCI Pavilion that will soon house the many available TCI cancer programs and cancer-support services, giving patients and their families access to all they need under one roof.
Once completed, the new state-of-the-art medical facility will increase the institute's capacity, allowing medical professionals to serve more patients and to provide leading-edge cancer care and research. McCarthy Building Companies, general contractor for the project, is working to transform the second and third floors of the existing four-level administration building into a dedicated cancer center. The project also includes construction of a two-level, 1,913-square-foot lobby addition which will serve as the entrance to the new pavilion.
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A truck driver fails to understand the instructions of a flight service specialist.
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So my brother got the Viva La Bam boxset for Christmas, so for last week we've pretty much been sat on our arses watching that.
And my god I love it. Its just so stupid it cracks me up so much.
My older brothers girlfriend sat down with us one time to watch it and her face was just like D: aha I guess thats the difference between growing up with either brothers or sisters.
But yeah, I kinda wish me and my friends would just get up to some stupid shit like they do. :/ last time I went to my friends house I had to watch Disney movies, and I mean theres nothing wrong with that but uhh I got out voted. -.-
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Kla Education Holdings, LLC filed as a Florida Limited Liability in the State of Florida on Monday, December 1, 2008 and is approximately seven years old, as recorded in documents filed with Florida Department of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 7, 2015.
Xavier Marcos serves as the Managing Member and has interests in other corporate entities including Cypress International Investment Corp., Atelier Lofts Homeowners' Association, Inc. and two more corporations. Xavier's past corporate affiliations include Immediate Medical Care Services, Incorporated, Ahc Onsite Express Testing, LLC .
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Beach Blanket Bohemian invites you to a magical Saturday night out, watching Boheme Magnifique! while enjoying a delicious three-course meal with a modern Mediterranean twist. The evening of dinner theatre is presented by Miss Ines Beau Rivage Drag Extraordinaire, and features fire preformers, aerial acts, jugglers, stilt walkers and magicians.
Using the freshest and most wholesome ingredients with a hint of the contemporary, the food at Beach Blanket Bohemia is guaranteed to excite even the most ardent of foodies. The mantra here is simple: Old meets new in perfect balance and harmony. Your three-course meal includes:
Starter - Blinis with smoked salmon and cream cheese
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Dessert - Chocolate marquise with a sacher glaze
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President John Dramani Mahama was at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The Head of State of the Republic of Ghana addressed the international community from the podium at the UN Headquarters in New York.
It is a moment like this that draws the attention of the whole world on small countries. The President of the Republic speaking to the whole world was a moment of pride to all Ghanaians.
What the President said was of fundamental importance to every Ghanaian. He promised to lead this nation to free, fair and transparent elections on December 7, 2012, to help consolidate the democracy of this republic.
Normally, we should have raised a glass to celebrate the exposure given to Ghana in the international forum and be grateful for the small mercies of ensuring that this election passes peacefully. Charity, they say, begins at home. If the election is going to be that peaceful, free and fair, conditions for this must be set here in Ghana.
Unfortunately, just as the President was promising to deliver a free and fair election, officers of the party that props up the Government were hard at it plotting to deliver a flawed vote, tainted with the connivance of the security apparatus.
The other day, Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan, National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress that is seeking to return President Mahama to Government House was caught on tape outlining diabolical plans to infiltrate state security and cause all manner of problems and blame it on the opposition New Patriotic Party, using party cadres who were to be given security tags and paid with state money made available by the Minister and his officials at the Ministry of Finance.
What is worrying is not the speech which was captured on tape. Since the incident became public knowledge, Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan, said to be an elder of a leading Pentecostal Church, has owned up. What goes to undermine the President's sense of fair play is how Mr. Yaw Boateng Gyan has been left untouched by the laws of Ghana, for openly subverting the security operations of the country and exposing this country to ridicule, while people who have made what amounted to innocuous pronouncements have been arrested and paraded before courts, virtually at gun point.
When Kennedy Ohene Agyapong made a verbal complaint about lack of justice in the system and pronounced a one-man war without evidence of preparation, the Member of Parliament was arrested, incarcerated at the dreaded Bureau of National Investigations and arraigned before court on terrorism, treason and genocide charges.
Mr. Ernest Owusu-Bempah, Operations Commander of the Friends of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings was also arrested for suggesting that part of the Woyome money might have landed in the hands of the wife of the deceased President John Evans Atta Mills.
But when Mr. Boateng Gyan went bananas on tape claiming that monies were collected from the Finance Ministry and used to infiltrate national security with party agents who are on instructions to cause mayhem during the elections and blame it on the opposition New Patriotic Party, the President of the Republic, who has promised to deliver a vote of impartiality, has greeted the pronouncement with cemetery silence.
The Chronicle believes that equity could not be established when one party believes that it could get away with murder, while members of the other party are harassed at the least opportunity. The route to peaceful, transparent and free and fair elections is not by mere pronouncement in the international forum.
It hinges on the entire people believing that they are all being treated fairly. The President is advised to refer Yaw Boateng Gyan to the police for immediate action, otherwise The Chronicle, like the rest of society, would dismiss his UN pronouncement as mere rhetoric without substance.


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When it comes to superheroes, you really can't do much better than Spider-Man. In fact, I checked it out with an expert.
Me: Son, tell me a good superhero.
Him: Spider-Man!
Me: Yeah? What's good about him.
Him: Well, Mama, he can climb up walls, you know.
Me: I see.
Him: Plus he can shoot those webs out of his wrists, which he can use for all sorts of things!
Me: Really?
Him: Yes! He can catch bad guys, or set up traps, or even pull a snack across the room if he's hungry and too tired to get up.
Me: Wow.
Him: That's why they call him the AMAZING Spider-Man.
Me: Clearly.
But hey—don't take my kid's word for it. The Kids' WB knows that Spidey is where it's at:
"The Amazing Spider-Man," from Sony Pictures TV's Culver Entertainment shingle, will launch sometime in early 2008 on the CW's Saturday morning Kids' WB block.
The toon will focus on the start of the Spider-Man mythology, beginning with Peter Parker coping with his newfound powers as he enters his junior year of high school. Greg Weisman ("The Batman") will serve as supervising producer, while Victor Cook ("Hellboy: Blood and Iron") is producer/supervising director.
"We'll have plenty of resonant material for the Spider-Man fan, while engaging the Spider-Man novice with the same thrills we experienced when we were first exposed to the character," Weisman said.
"Resonant material?" Seriously? We are talking about a dude who's part spider, right? I mean, I love Spidey as much as the next person, but it does amuse me when people try to make the story sound so deep.
But that's okay; whatever works, I suppose. If it brings us Saturday morning Spider-Man, I'm down all for it. I hear he can do all sorts of neat things with snacks.


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Lately, the hair care world has been clamoring for the L'Oreal Paris' EverCreme Sulfate-Free Moisture System Cleansing Conditioner, a revolutionary one-step hair care system that's sulfate-free, paraben-free, and 100 percent vegan. It also promises to nourish and transform your hair without the bubbles. So, we asked three reviewers to put it to the test. Does it live up to its claims?
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I'm so excited to try this. Do you know if it is available in Canada? and if yes, where and if not, where? Thanks.
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I meant,,. if not, "when"?…ooops
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I have seen this at my local Walmart about a month ago. I was going to purchase but instead went for the shampoo and conditioner from the same line. It was ok but I found the scent way too strong for me.
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Thanks Henna…I'm looking forward to your review of the L'Oreal Professional cleansing balm.
I just found, purchased and tried the EverCreme cleansing conditioner. I should say that I have also (in the past) used the DevaCurl and Wen lines.
The EverCreme (cleansing conditioner) is a welcome addition to the Co-wash process being that it is affordable and easily available (local). I've only used it once so far and realize it is not enough to keep my very thick coarse hair hydrated on it's own. (I happen to like the vanilla blend which was strong to start but faded by the time my hair dried)
This morning I'm going to add some leave in conditioner and gel…both DevaCurl. I haven't used 'shampoo' in years and look forward to great ongoing results with the EverCreme product.
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I'm building a website using the UNL Template where I need a travel-website like calendar to popup for users to select the date of submission/deadline.
I used a javascript calendar from www.dhtmlgoodies.com and in my page, I used the function displayCalendar to call the calendar.
Instead of calling the calendar I intended, the page kept opening the shelf thing on top "cal/people/weather/cam" so I'm guessing they have similar function names.
I changed the function to a different name in the code and the js page but now it doesn't do anything at all.
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The UpTake: In an age of mega-funds of $1 billion or more, Inventus kept its latest raise on the small side at $106 million. VC John Dougery explains why.
But there are not a lot of $100 million funds like ours that are focused on more capital efficient opportunities, where they don't have to be as dilutive to the entrepreneur or take as much ownership, funds that can provide capital right at that inflection point when they have just started to get revenue. I guess that's a long way to say that, yeah, the competition is changing, but it's not necessarily meant more competition for us.
A recent report on investments in 2013 showed a drop in seed deals. Any thoughts?
I am not surprised to hear that. I think that the Series A crunch has required a lot of angel investors to support companies for more follow-on investments that they hadn't planned on. That's distracting both their time in finding new seed investment opportunities and their dollars
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Canada will need an extra $93 billion to fund public services by 2025 because of its rapidly growing aging population, according to a new report.
Released by Accenture, a global management consulting company, the report highlights the need for increasing efficiency in managing the public services sector.
"Ninety-three billion dollars in projected additional costs for Canadian public services by 2025 leaves government leaders—at the federal, provincial and territorial levels—with a difficult new reality," Claudia Thompson, leader of the Canadian Accenture Health & Public Service business, said in a press release.
The report estimated the total expenditures for public services for Canada along with nine other countries including Australia, U.S., and U.K. by measuring each country's projected expenses while considering economic and demographic changes.
As Canada's struggle to accommodate its aging population grows, Accenture suggests a simple solution for generating the necessary funds.
"We believe increasing efficiency in the public-sector must be part of the solution; it gives government leaders an option beyond just the traditional choices of cutting services and raising revenue," said Thompson.
The report suggests efficiencies such as personalizing services for each user and improving cooperation between all levels of government to eliminate duplication of services.
Although 54 percent of those surveyed said public services they already receive are satisfactory, when asked what they thought should be the top priority for government, 44 percent agreed that public services could use more efficiency and 38 percent said it's important to plan for the future.
By 2025 there will be 20.6 percent of Canadians over 65, compared to 14.1 percent in 2011.
In a questionnaire about digitalizing more public services, around 70 percent agreed that the government needs to be more proactive. Currently only 42 percent of public services in Canada are managed using digital channels.
The report further estimates that by 2025, the government could save $95 billion annually if public sector efficiency increases by less than one percent.
In total, Canada is projected to spend around $745 billion on public services by 2025.To calculate the amount needed for funding public services in the future, the report used the latest available data from 2008 which showed how much the government spent per individual.
Provincial and territorial governments spent around $10,742 on those 65 and up, while for those under 65, just $2,097 per individual was spent.
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As realtors, we know the value of location, location, location and Ekahi has it all. After 30 years of visiting various locations throughout Hawaii, as soon as we stayed at Ekahi we knew this was "it"! Everyone in our family LOVES Maui and we invite you to share our home away from home.


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GreenFest vendors wanted
Vendor applications are being accepted for the annual GreenFest held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 at Howard Community College's Burrill Galleria, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Vendors and exhibitors with information on green products, ecological home cleaning and lawn care, alternative energy, water conservation and reuse, and tips for greening everyday activities are encouraged to apply. Other topics of interest include energy efficiency, green buildings, green consumer products, green landscaping, wildlife exploration, children's activities and information on local green organizations.
Each exhibit space includes a 5-foot table and two chairs. Cost to nonprofits is $25 per space, $35 to others. An additional $10 will be charged to those who apply after Friday, Jan. 13. Preference will be given to local businesses and organizations that promote environmentally friendly goods and services. Applications are available at hcgreenfest.org.
For more information and/or to have an application mailed, call event coordinator Lindsay DeMarzo at 410-313-4374 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Food drive
Fire stations in the area will serve as drop-off sites for nonperishable donations to the Howard County Food Bank through Jan. 13. Information: 410-313-6440.
Film series
Tickets are available for the Columbia Jewish Congregation's annual film series, beginning on Jan. 21 with "For My Father." All screenings take place at the Columbia Jewish Congregation, 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Room 200. Tickets are $30 for the four-film series, $24 for three, or $17 for two showings. Single tickets will also be available at the door for $9. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; screenings begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments and post-film discussion included. Information: 410-381-4809, 410-997-0694 or email@example.com.
The League of Women Voters will host its annual luncheon with the county delegation to the Maryland General Assembly beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Bethany United Methodist Church, 2875 Bethany Lane in Ellicott City. Cost is $15 for nonmembers. For reservations and more information, call 410-730-0142 or email email@example.com.
Support groups
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Howard County offers several support groups each month. Sessions include groups for family and friends of adults with a mental illness, groups for parents of school-age children with mental health issues, a group for young adults (18-30) living with a mental illness and a weekly group for adults of any age living with a mental illness. For times and locations, call 410-772-9300 or go to nami.org/sites/namihowardcounty.
Tutors needed
A-OK (Assist Our Kids) Mentoring-Tutoring Inc. seeks adult volunteers to work in Howard County public schools and in after-school programs. Volunteers may work with individual students and/or small groups during and after school. Volunteers are asked to commit for one hour a week for a minimum of one school year. Among the schools the organization is associated with are Atholton, Bryant Woods, Cradlerock, Longfellow, Phelps Luck, Running Brook and Stevens Forest elementary schools, along with several new partner schools in North Laurel. Information: 410-730-6030 or 410-740-3850.
Theater rental
The Howard County Arts Council has announced the availability of the Black Box Theatre for rental. The 98-seat multipurpose performance space is equipped with professional sound and lighting equipment, nearby dressing rooms, padded seats, black stage curtains and a sprung dance floor. A performance grand piano is also available for rental through a separate agreement with the Howard County Music Teachers Association.
All renters of the theater are required to carry a commercial liability insurance policy of $1 million. Other requirements and rental request forms and rates can be found at hocoarts.org. Rental request forms should be mailed to Room Rentals, Howard County Arts Council, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City 21043.
Renovation project
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks has received a $30,000 grant from the National Recreational Trails Program Fund. The grant will be used for the renovation of the Village of Owen Brown's pedestrian pathway system.
The project will allow the restoration of the deteriorating East Columbia pathway with new asphalt. Howard County will provide $30,000 in matching funds, along with any remaining funds needed. Renovations will consist of repaving the 3,909-foot pathway that serves the Owen Brown Community Center, Owen Brown Interfaith Center, Owen Brown Village Shopping Center, Cradlerock School, the Howard County Library's East Columbia branch, and the Southwick and Elkhorn housing communities. Anticipated completion date is the summer of 2012. Information: 410-313-2022.


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