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SAN FRANCISCO'As I drove over the Bay Bridge and passed into the city on a recent Friday afternoon, I faced a crisis of will. Was I truly willing to attach a hot pink Carstache'which is precisely what it sounds like'to the grill of my black Toyota in the name of journalism?
I pulled onto Harrison Street, into a section of the SoMa (South of Market, San Francisco's startup hub) district that's full of new high-rise residential buildings. I stepped out into the summer afternoon, opened my trunk, and whipped out the ridiculously large but definitely distinctive Carstache. I walked to the front of my car and did the deed. Carstache affixed. Now I was set to begin my first work shift.
Last week, I completed my orientation and training as a driver for Lyft. It's thenew service from Zimride, a ride-sharing website started back in 2007. Lyft launched in limited form back in late May. Its goal? To connect drivers and passengers through the company's free iPhone app. In essence, it's a social, tech-driven way to compete with taxis (notoriously difficult to find in San Francisco). Think AirBnB'another local startup that lets people worldwide rent out their extra rooms, apartments, homes, teepees, and yurts'but for cars.
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I love salads. I love that you can reconfigure them a million ways. I love that you can be bad or good by just changing up the ingredients. The possibilities are endless. My recent love affair with them has been recent, knowing that I can get some good, healthy fruits and veggies in me. Most of the time I don't feel heavy and bloated from eating one and I know if I need to workout or run I don't have to wait as long. The best part, too, is that they are easily adaptable for different allergens that people deal with. My kids are little young to appreciate salads, but Jonathan does eat them on occasion. I was sitting in Chuy's after church yesterday, enjoying my Mexi-Cobb salad. I had also eaten a BLT Cobb saladat Wendy's earlier in the week. As summer scoots by, we're going to have tons of fresh produce coming in to our garden and it hit me: Why don't I do a new salad every week this summer?
So that's what you're getting, folks. My intent is to introduce a new salad every week, that will either serve 5 people for lunch or be enough to get you through 5 days of lunches. I know that sounds like a boring thing, but if it's a salad you really look forward to and enjoy, then you will not get burned out on it. Most, if not all, of the work is done at the front end and it makes it less likely that the ingredients will not get used. I know sometimes I will buy all of the stuff to make them and then we get to lunchtime. I'm so tired that I just grab something and then I either eat the wrong kinds of things (drive thru!) or I just don't enjoy it very much. I'm also wanting to develop some dressings that are easy to make and homemade, so you don't have to worry about all of those funky preservatives or unpronouncable ingredients. We have 2 littles with egg allergies in our house, so I'm also looking to use dressings that don't use mayonaisse.
Sounds great, huh? Since I was evidently on a Cobb kick last week, I'll start my Summer Salad Series off with a some tips on how to prep your ingredients ahead of time and how to make them travel easier if you take them to lunch at work. I'll also include a list with links to each recipe as I progress through the summer.
Salad Tips
- Summer is a great time to shop the Farmer's Market and get really good, fresh produce. Make it a family outing and design your salads based on what is in season. You can even get your lettuce this time of year! I'm looking forward to tomatoes in a month or 2!
- Think outside the box. Salad doesn't just have to be Iceberg lettuce with tomato, cheese and croutons. Leave those boring salads to the restaurants! Dried fruit, nuts (if you aren't allergic!) and even leftovers are great ideas for salads. There are no limits to what you can put in a salad!
- When lettuce is not at the Farmer's Market, I buy a big 1 pound container from Sam's Club. It's an organic Spring Mix and it really goes far. They also have the same 1 pound container of Organic Baby Spinach. I look at it as a challenge and pat myself on the back when I actually finish the whole container at the end of the week.
- Prep as much as you can at the beginning of the week, maybe Sunday afternoon or evening. Things that can be done ahead of time are: making dressings, cooking meats/eggs, shredding cheese, chopping onions and veggies, and even getting Monday's lunch ready.
- Some things cannot be prepped ahead of time. For instance, if you chop a whole avocado on Sunday, by Tuesday you are going to have a really nasty mess. I only chop what I need and then skim off the brown part right before I cut it the next time. I also don't like the way tomatoes get in the fridge, so if you can, opt for smaller tomatoes that can be added in whole or only require a little chopping that day or the night before.
- If you are packing your salad to take it to work, try to keep the wet ingredients seperate from the dry ones. There's nothing worse than soggy croutons or slimy cheese. When I taught, I kept all of the ingredients seperate in little containers and assembled them when it was time to eat. I got funny looks from my coworkers, but when they saw the whole thing put together, they were jealous!
- When you can, put your greens in the bowl or on the plate and then put your dressing on. In my opinion, you really only need dressing on the least flavorful ingredient. Toss the greens and the dressing and then put the other ingredients in. I think you will find you are much happier with less dressing and you will save yourself some calories.
Summer Salad Series
Chicken Cobb Salad with Herbed Dressing
Antipasto Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette (Nut Free)
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Down Food Memory Lane with Jo Murko
Spend an hour walking down food memory lane with my Mom, Jo Murko and me. My Mom shares her recollections of growing up in a close knit Italian neighborhood in the Bronx - shopping with her Mom and orchestrating the Sunday meal among her rich tales.
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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Ms Murky Mondays:
Heirloom Flourless Chocolate Cake for Valentine's Day
Today is Valentine's Day and I am one that loves homemade gifts from the heart. My sweetheart, Jim, has Celiacs Disease, which is an autoimmune disease triggered by eating wheat or foods with gluten. So in keeping with all the buzz about the aphrodisiac effect of chocolate, I decided a flourless (hence, no gluten) chocolate cake would be my gift.
This Recipe is from my amazing friend, Deb Mackey's family archives with her note as follows:
Monday February 08, 2010
Heirloom Breeds & Seeds:
Big Bird - Raising Meat Chickens to Eat!
Last summer I decided it was time to really know the farmer. And that farmer was me. (On a very small scale of course.) I wanted to raise our own meat chickens for a variety of reason. I wanted to be in control of everything they ate - all organic feed, fresh spring water, grass, worms and bugs!! I wanted them to be truly pasture-raised. And I wanted to see if I could eat those adorable day-old chicks once they were ready to be harvested. Well the answer to that question is a resounding YES. Those birds were bred to grow. We jokingly called them the oven-stuffer-roasters. They were eating machines and preferred to eat, then sit.
Once they were fully-grown we brought the birds to real farmer friends, Sean Stanton and his brother Jeremy to be "harvested." Our birds weighed about 7-8 pounds and can feed a family of six, no problem!!
I just roasted one of the chickens for dinner on Saturday.
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
3-4 sprigs of rosemary, minced
1-2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
Mix together to form a paste and infuse under the skin. Rub any leftover on the skin of the chicken. Cut up an onion and lemon and place in cavity. Bake in oven at 375 for an hour or so - I use an instant read thermometer to be certain it is done. I roasted sweet and russett potatoes and onions along side the chicken and served some steamed broccoli as well. A yummy and delightful meal.
What's best, however, is that I have gotten more than one meal out of the big bird! For lunch the next day, I chopped up the white meat and mixed it with some chopped shallots and a dab of mayo and served it on a baguette with a spinach salad.
And today, the soup was on!! I put the carcass in a large stock pot with 8-10 organic carrots, chopped, 2-3 onions, chopped, celeriac, peeled and chopped, 2-3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste and a can of diced Muir Glen tomatoes.
I added some cooked rice and it was the perfect hearty soup for a cold winter weeknight meal. And best of all - there's plenty for lunch tomorrow.
Thank you BIG BIRD!!
Sunday January 31, 2010
Carole's Concoctions:
Crepes a la Matt - Nutella Heaven Part II
When Matt Finnerty, my step son, found jars of Nutella in the pantry he immediately asked me if I knew how to make crepes. And I answered with a sly smile, "But of course!!"
"Well, okay," he said, "so let's make them." Such exuberance cannot be resisted. And I love the fact that a 14-year old has developed a taste for crepes with Nutella spread on them. He had them when he was in France with his Mom and 2 sisters and hadn't seen Nutella since then. Just the very sight of Nutella brought his memories of a big fat french guy making large fluffy crepes with Nutella. He said they were, "the best!!" Matt wanted to get right down to making them ASAP. What I had to explain is that crepe batter must be made ahead - it needs to sit for a few hours so the flavors meld and the flour hydrates.
We made the batter on Saturday afternoon. We made the crepes on Sunday after a vigorous snow shoe outing - so we earned them!!
Crepe recipes are actually quite easy. Flour, water, melted butter, milk, sugar...
Here's the recipe:
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup skim milk
1/4 cup half and half
3 large eggs
2 Tbsp melted butter
lemon zest from one lemon
Blend all ingredients. Store covered overnight.
Using a well-seasoned crepe pan or non-stick 5-6" frying pan, heat on low-medium flame, brush pan with canola oil or melted butter. (I usually do a tester before I really get started to make sure pan it hot enough etc.) Then ladle the batter into the pan and swirl it so it spreads into the entire surface. Cook until the edges start browning and top seems dry. I use a fork but a spatula would do the trick as well to loosen the edges. Then flip the crepe and let it cook for a few seconds. (I find this is a feel sort-of-thing - you just can tell when it's ready!!)
Matt took each crepe as it came out of the pan and spread Nutella on it. He ate several on the spot and took the rest back with him to his Mother's house to delight in at a later time.
I don't know about you but there is NOTHING more satisfying than making food that makes people happy!! Thank you Matt!!


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Classes were in session when heavy rains moved into the city.
"The kids got a little bit scared but they handled it really well," said Principal Jo Ellen Fisk.
Fisk said high winds accompanied the rain.
"We had trees all over this place yesterday," she said as she and her staff cleaned up flooded classrooms on Friday.
Though ceilings had come apart in some classrooms and computer equipment was damaged, Fisk said the damage was not her primary concern.
It was her students that she was concerned about.
"Just keeping them away from windows was our concern," Fisk said. "We had them in the safest place possible, which is in the hallways."
On Friday, all classes were held in the school's gymnasium and auditorium.
As she and Dilley Police Lt. Brian Noe surveyed the damage on Friday, Fisk agreed with Noe's conclusion concerning the storm.
"We dodged a bullet, no doubt", he said.
Fisk said they still have not determined an exact damage estimate at the school.
Wilson County sustains storm damage
The National Weather Service said areas near Poth and Kosciusko in Wilson County received storm damage Thursday afternoon when severe thunderstorms pushed through South Central Texas.
After surveying the area, primarily along County Road 541 and points east of Highway 123, no tornado was confirmed. most of the wind damage appears to be the result of straight line winds originating from a microburst.
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By Phil Landry
Special to GoHolyCross.com
For someone who had not been a diver until his freshman year of high school, Holy Cross freshman Adam DeVito has competed under an impressive learning curve. Having already broken the Holy Cross one and three meter diving records, DeVito is looking to continue to improve and break his own records. If the start of his Holy Cross career is any indication, he should be up to the challenge.
DeVito never had any training as a diver or gymnast, but he did have some sort of acrobatic background from his childhood. "All my neighbors had trampolines when I was younger and we pretty much lived on those," said DeVito. "That is how it all started."
Little did he know that through practicing flips on trampolines, he would catapult himself into a competitive diving career. "One of my friends told me I should join the diving team two weeks into my freshman year of high school. I tried it and ended up loving it," said DeVito. He went on to qualify for the Massachusetts state diving championships in each of his four years.
Despite his success in high school, DeVito did not come to Holy Cross expecting to immediately excel. After being accepted through early admission, the Walpole, Mass. native barely had time to adjust to college life before breaking the school diving records. "It has been a little unreal; it is almost like I have not done anything yet. I am still adjusting to the school and I have already broken the record and I am up on the wall," said DeVito. "I really can not believe it."
In collegiate diving dual meet competitions there are six dives on both the one meter and three meter diving board. Two judges submit a score from one to ten on each dive and all dives have an assigned degree of difficulty. The two judges' scores are added, multiplied by the degree of difficulty and added to a running total to obtain a final score at the end of the meet.
At his first diving meet versus Fairfield, DeVito was so nervous that he balked (stopping himself from leaving the board) on his second dive of the meet. "He looked at me with disbelief that he had done that," said Holy Cross diving coach Wilson Aybar. When a diver balks he loses two points off each judge's score at the conclusion of that particular dive. Fortunately, the announcer had yet to announce his dive which by rule offsets the balk. With that relief he went ahead with his dive, a forward three and a half somersaults in the tuck position, and scored sixes. "That was a great score not to mention that he learned that dive only four days prior to the meet," continued Aybar.
It was in just his first collegiate diving meet that DeVito broke the Holy Cross one meter school record set by Tim Tuck in 2003. He then improved that score against Patriot League foe Lehigh scoring 251.85 on the one meter board and breaking the three meter record set by Louis Minora in 1998 with a score of 240.90. This meet earned him Patriot League Diver of the Week honors as well as AT&T Crusader Athlete of the Week honors.
DeVito's success has not come without hard work. Aybar has worked tirelessly with DeVito to improve his technique. "I can remember the first day of practice where he was in my eyes a skilled diver but needed improvements on his dives. For one he never dove off the three meter board. So from that point forward he made it a goal to dive from the higher board," continued Aybar. "As he continued to dive off the three meter board he began to show improvement right away on the one meter board." Aybar's coaching influence is not lost on DeVito. "Coach has been great. I had a lot of trouble earlier in the year with twisting dives and he completely changed my approach. Now I can do them so much better and I can do much higher degree of difficulty dives," said DeVito.
DeVito has faced his share of challenges in his diving career. Along with injuries, he believes that one of the hardest parts of diving is the fear that accompanies high degree of difficulty dives. "The worst is when you try a difficult dive in practice for the first time. I usually start and stop about four times before I do the dive but I just tell myself it is only water. I try to jump out so I do not hit the board and just throw it and hang on," continued DeVito. "You hope you do not belly flop, but it happens. I had one this year and got bruises on both my arms which I did not think was possible from water."
The stiff competition is another difficult aspect of diving that DeVito has had to face. "I have definitely had some tough opponents so far. I was not expecting the competition I have received but it makes me better because I can watch them and learn. It is good to see other people do these ridiculous dives," said DeVito.
DeVito is looking to continue to improve his diving and has set very high goals for himself. "I definitely want to make it to the NCAA Championships. It is a big goal of mine. It would be hard to do but hopefully I can make it," said Devito who still realizes his importance to the Crusader team. "I am just looking to help out and get as many points as possible for the team."
Aybar believes that DeVito has a special passion that will allow him to continue his success on the diving board. "Improvement is a challenge and so far he has done just that. Adam already seems to have the eye of the tiger. The season is still young as he continues his quest to do his personal best."


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The Complete Matoran Dictionary, 2nd Ed.
Posted Nov 24 2013 - 02:18 PM
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Posted Nov 24 2013 - 02:54 PM
That's exciting stuff. I got sidetracked in the linked discussions of languages and original meanings/literal translations. I didn't even realize the fans were this serious about absolutely everything in the lore. Beautiful.
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Posted Nov 24 2013 - 04:14 PM
That sounds really nerdy but also incredibly useful in creating things like epics and stuff.
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Herro there, person.
How are you?
Posted Nov 24 2013 - 08:23 PM
For the record, I've always wanted to be one of those losers who can fluently understand Klingon and Elvish.
This is cool; I'll have to read this sometime.
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Posted Nov 24 2013 - 09:27 PM
Seems pretty cool, actually. I can't believe someone would actually try and do this, and kudos to Tolkien for that.
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Posted Nov 25 2013 - 01:17 AM
Oh my gosh. Somebody actually did it. Nice job!
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Posted Nov 25 2013 - 04:12 AM
I'v seen a few people making a Matoran Dictionary but I never seen one like this.
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And yes, this is a filler.
Posted Nov 25 2013 - 06:39 AM
At last, I can be at peace in life, now that I know the complex workings of a fictional language created for a toyline.
Congratulations to Tolkien for pulling this off; I can't imagine how much work and thought it must've taken. I remember the first topic he made for this, in (I think) around summer 2006 in which I believe I was the one who suggested the 'rak' = 'scourge' meaning.
Edited by Sir Kohran, Nov 25 2013 - 06:41 AM.
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Posted Nov 25 2013 - 01:55 PM
Anyway, where's the first edition of the dictionary?
[color=#006400;]My guess is that it's over in the archives of the forum, but I dunno.[/color]
[color=#006400;]Anyway, about the dictionary, I can't believe someone spent the time making this! Maybe if I learn the Matoran language, I can drop my Spanish course for school! Just kidding about that, but if only it can happen...[/color]
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Nothing could prepare Sybre for the final battle.
Head down to Snax in the comic forum to see the battle that will determine the fate of Sybre.
Click here to go to Snax and read the Out of Snax event!
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Posted Nov 26 2013 - 06:30 PM
I wish it came in pdf format or something so I could download it and keep it. Come to think of it, there's no reason why I couldn't just copy it into a word document, which I could then turn into a pdf document, myself. I think I'll do that.
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Posted Nov 26 2013 - 07:14 PM
I don't even all of my what?
Rather interesting project here. I would like to say you've got a lot of time on your hands, but this is just so awesome that I can't bring myself to.
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Posted Nov 28 2013 - 02:04 AM
Gonna post it here, because I think it's fascinating:
ma(t) |n./stm.| mastery, control; master [etymology uncertain; undoubtedly related to the coeval stems me(t) "upper-part, head; primary system" and atu "mind, will", as well as the stem mi "up, upward, above" (see entries). Variant form: ma]
kai¹ |n.| skill, ability [kai < ka-ī, from ka "power, force, ability" and the nounal particle ī]
ru |n./adj./stm.| orientation; oriented toward; intention [etymology uncertain]
rui¹ |n.| joint; lit. "orienting thing" [rui < ru-hī, from ru "orientation; oriented toward; intention" and the particle hī "thing, object, place"]†
makaru |n./v.] to master, with the mind (head), from ma ability, and a contraction of rui, oriented/intended toward (a physical object). lit. a thinker, an ability to see with clarity.
Not only did I pick the correct OC name a decade ago, I also predicted my character's aspect in BZPStuck long before the source material even existed.
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Posted Nov 28 2013 - 03:02 AM
That is absolutely amazing. And must've been a lot of work... wow.
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Posted Nov 28 2013 - 10:08 AM
This is really interesting. I haven't seen anything like it before. Great job on making this!
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Posted Nov 30 2013 - 08:32 PM
Very interesting. I'll be sure to check this out later when I have more free time since these sorts of things fascinate me
because I'm such a big nerd with no life, though I did read a bit of it and I'm liking what I see.
Now, I don't know if I'm thinking of Tolkien's first edition per chance, but on the old forums, there was a pretty in-depth Matoran dictionary that broken down all Matoran names and words known at the time (if memory serves me well, then it was perhaps 2007-2008 when this was posted) into single syllables that could be combined to form more complex words with deeper meanings. Unfortunately, thanks to a certain somebody, it's no longer available. I hadn't thought to save it myself, since (if I'm frank) my trust in BZP preserving the archives was clearly misplaced. I saved the URL, but alas, the Wayback Machine didn't back it up either.
However, because these sorts of things fascinate me
and I'm such a big nerd with no life, I did use this dictionary to start "translating" one of my short stories into Matoran for fun. I never finished this project, but based on what little I did, I was recently able to reverse-engineer much of this lost dictionary.
If anyone is curious, I can repost what I have recovered here.
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A Real-World and Fantasy Look at the Spurs
With the Spurs bringing in so many new players this offseason, I collaborated with fellow Bloguin blogger Erik Ong of Points in the Paint and the Four Fingers Fantasy Guide to see how those changes would affect the real world and fantasy value of our big three and two of our newest additions. Tim Duncan […] [Read More]
Tim Donaghy's Book Mentions Refs Interfering With A Spurs v. Nuggets Game
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs We all hear about NBA conspiracies and the Spurs and their fans are no strangers to them. NBA schedule makers hurting the Spurs, Stern fixing it so Spurs lose in the playoffs, etc. However in Tim Donaghy's book "Blowing The Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA", Donaghy mentions an […] [Read More]
Rumor: Stephen Jackson Back To The Spurs?
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs According to Chris Broussard of ESPN, Warrior's guard Stephen Jackson might be close to getting his wish and be traded out of Golden State to . . . the Spurs. Please note other teams such as the Cavaliers, Nuggets, Hornets and Clippers are rumored to be in the mix […] [Read More]
Spurscast Live Tomorrow!
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs Spurs fans throughout the world! Tomorrow go to Project Spurs for a whirl-wind marathon live show from 9am CST to 7pm CST leading up to game one of the Spurs home opener versus the New Orleans Hornets. We have scheduled guest from the NBA blogging world and a surprise interview […] [Read More]
Preview 09: Sizing up the Western Conference
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs 1. Los Angeles Lakers: They are the reigning NBA champs and until some team can show they have what it takes to knock them off, they are the favorites heading into the new NBA season. So what did the champs do in the offseason? Nothing much aside from adding […] [Read More]
Preview 09: Predictions
By The Project Spurs Staff Project Spurs writers looked through their crystal balls yet again in hopes of finding out who would win the NBA's awards this season and seeing exactly how far this Spurs team will get this season. These are our picks. Be sure to leave your thoughts and predictions in the comments. […] [Read More]
Preview 09: Evaluating the Southwest Division
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs It's time to size up the competition in the Southwest Division. The Spurs, Mavericks and Rockets retooled in the off-season and even the Grizzlies….who am I kidding, the Grizzlies didn't improve and as for the New Orleans Hornets, questions remain. The division is still a three-way race between the […] [Read More]
Preview 09: Spotlight on Richard Jefferson
By David Theissen, Staff Writer Project Spurs In every team's existence there are moments that define the direction the team will head, a make-or-break point if you will. They come at pivotal moments in a franchise's history. The Spurs had one of these pivotal moments this summer. After losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the […] [Read More]
Patience Is A Virtue
By David Thiessen, Staff Writer Project Spurs It's no secret that the Spurs tend to start slow and then bring things together with their famed second half surge during and after the Rodeo Road Trip. Yet each year it seems that fans start jumping overboard as soon as the Spurs get off to a slow […] [Read More]
Debate: Gervin vs. Ginobili
By Jeff Garcia, Co-Founder Project Spurs George Gervin and Manu Ginobili will go down as two of the best shooting guards in Spurs history. Both gave Spurs fans great memories, spectacular games, and scoring feats. But which one will go down as the best shooting guard ever in Spurs history? It's a battle royale in […] [Read More]
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One summer we were having a BBQ, and had invited several of our neighbors over. We pulled the picnic table over into the shade of our Willow tree, which happened to be just 15 feet or so from the front gate of our pasture. Because of all the activity both of the horses, Naughty and his friend Whisper were glued to the fencing observing our every move. For the most part they observed quietly, and waited to see what all the commotion was about.
We started carrying the dishes of food out, burgers, brats, (If you're not from an area that has brats…I'm sorry…truly. They are delicious.) and various salads. None of this was particularly enticing to the horses, until…My Papaw came out of the house carrying a giant punch bowl of carrots.
Except, they weren't carrots. They were Cheetos, the thicker, puffier kind. But try telling Naughty that. He saw that bowl coming and his eyes rounded to the size of rice crackers and he let out such a whinny that the people nearest the picnic table all jumped. He then set to a fast, back and forth pacing (running over poor Whisper) while snorting and whinnying, and bobbing his head up and down in a "yes" motion. (He's known for that. And also for sneaking up behind people and using his forehead to give them a great big push…usually into the water trough. He's done this many times. I warn people, but they don't seem to believe me until they are having their unscheduled bath.)
It took me a minute to figure out why he was so excited, but then I made the connection. To quiet his ruckus I said "Quiet now! They are not carrots!" (Yes, I know he doesn't understand English. It doesn't stop me from having conversations with him. Or my dog.) He kept up with the pacing and hollering, so to end the disruption I grabbed a cheeto and took it over to him so he could have a sniff and see for himself that it wasn't a carrot. By now Whisper had enough of him, and his behavior, and had retreated to the East end of the pasture to graze in peace. As I approached the fence, he stopped pacing and began nodding his head frantically. If he had been a dog he would have had strings of drool hanging from his chin by now. I reached out my hand with the cheeto in it, thinking he'd catch a whiff of it and realize it wasn't a treat he'd enjoy, but I was wrong.
My naughty horse reached out and snatched that Cheeto like it was the last food on Earth and he was starving. For a moment he had a very satisfied look on his face. Then, the taste hit him. Or maybe it was the texture. Whatever it was, he was clearly not amused.
Naughty opened his mouth and attempted to drop the "carrot" but, to his horror, he found that the carrot wouldn't fall out of his mouth. The Cheeto had partially dissolved already and was very, very stuck to his tongue. He began shaking his head from side to side and making a noise very much like the noise cats make when they are about to deposit a present from their gastrointestinal track on to your favorite rug.
By this time everyone at the BBQ was staring at my naughty horse, who was putting on quite a show. In addition to his frantic gyrations he began jumping up and down, which eventually evolved into full on bucking. By this time I was collapsed on the ground laughing hysterically, and most of the people at the BBQ had gotten over their shock and were chuckling at Naughty's antics.
Naughty's impromptu rodeo lasted easily a full two minutes. The cheeto must have finally disloged or dissolved enough that he was satisfied that the "rotten carrot" was gone. He glared over the fence at the horde of gawking and laughing people, clearly miffed that we found such amusement in his misery. By now I had recovered somewhat and told my horse "I tried to tell you buddy! It wasn't a carrot!" He responded by producing a lovely flehmens response, and stomping away towards Whisper, no doubt hoping to get some sympathy from her. If you are unfamiliar with the flehmens response, it looks like this:
So Naughty stomped away, looking back at us balefully once or twice. Eventually we were all able to settle down and enjoy our dinner, while Naughty cleansed his palate on some nice grass. It was weeks before he'd let us attempt to hand him anything even vaguely orange. Eventually he was willing to eat carrots again, but only if he took a good long sniff and lipped them for a bit before committing. To this day he is cautious about carrots, especially if they are cut up into smaller pieces.


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The first selection for "foundations from the Foundation" comes from Roger G. Barker, PhD (1903-1990) who earned his doctorate from Stanford University and later studied with Kurt Lewin. In the 1940s, while at the University of Kansas, Barker and his colleague Herbert F. Wright established the Midwest Psychological Field Station in the small town of Oskaloosa, Kansas. From 1947 to 1972 the research team published empirical studies based on their observations in Oskaloosa, disguising the town as 'Midwest, Kansas'.
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Houston mom deported after kids abandoned
Dora Rodriguez, 25, has been deported after pleading guilty to abandoning her five kids at her Acres Homes residence between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. in July to go on a date, KPRC-TV Click2Houston reports on its website. The children were 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 years old. A camera crew from Local 2 Investigates […] [Read More]
Funnel clouds, small hail possible with thunderstorm
Update at 1:30 p.m.: Another weather alert has been issued regarding a line of thunderstorms that extends from Baytown to Pasadena. The National Weather Service says funnel clouds, pea-sized hail and winds above 40 mph may accompany the storms. Residents should take precautions to avoid having items in their yard blow around from the wind […] [Read More]
TSA investigating how Houston-area man got loaded gun on plane
An incident involving a man from Magnolia who flew from Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport to Argentina carrying a loaded gun in his carry-on briefcase has launched a Transportation Security Administration investigation, KHOU reported. Steven Burditt has been detained in Buenos Aires since Wednesday for trying to board his return flight with the weapon, ammunition and […] [Read More]
Brothers shot at southeast Houston apartments
Update: A Houston man was shot and his teenage brother killed by an unknown gunman who fired at them last night outside a southeast Houston apartment complex, KTRK reported. Police are investigating the case. The station found: It happened in the 10900 block of Gulf Freeway near Ledge Street around 11 p.m.Police said two brothers […] [Read More]
Former YMCA worker traded child porn, police say
A 32-year-old man who worked at a YMCA in the Oak Forest area was arrested for collecting and trading child pornography on his home computer, Click 2 Houston reported. Christopher Hilton had quit his job at the front desk of the YMCA a few weeks before police tracked him down using his computer's IP address, […] [Read More]
Restaurant parking debate makes Houstonians seem small time, not big city
A debate over a city law that would require Houston bars and restaurants to provide more parking spaces for diners has revealed Houston's unusual position as a major city: We've got the big-city population, but sometimes maintain a suburban mentality. A handful of Houston foodies and others took their commentary (most of it critical) to […] [Read More]
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A constable's deputy in Porter arrested two people for dealing prescription drugs at a Whataburger along Highway 59 Monday, the Montgomery County Police Reporter wrote, and then had to order them to stop fooling around in the back of his car on the way to booking. The deputy responded to a 911 call at the […] [Read More]
Houston police arrest bicycle thieves after online sting
Click 2 Houston reported that two men have been arrested for a string of break-ins at Houston bike shops that have resulted in 11 burglaries, 30 stolen bikes and an estimated $100,000 in damage. Police posed as buyers and caught the men selling bikes on Craigslist and eBay days after they'd been taken from local […] [Read More]
Occupy Houston protesters arrested
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'It's going to hurt': Loss of Pirates will be felt in Portland
PORTLAND — With the announcement last week by the Portland Pirates professional hockey team that it will play its entire 2013-2014 home season in Lewiston, the Cumberland County Civic Center has lost its anchor tenant.
But a lot more may be lost.
The Pirates will play their 38 home games and any home playoff games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Brian Petrovek, the team's managing owner, said at a Sept. 26 press conference in the Lewiston arena.
The news came one day after court-required mediation between the Pirates and the Civic Center failed, he said. The Pirates sued the center earlier this month after negotiations over a new lease broke down.
Now, instead of playing just 13 early-season games at the Colisee while the Civic Center completes a $33 million renovation, the Pirates will "turn the page and focus all of (the team's) energies, both on and off the ice, on providing a world-class professional hockey experience, the American Hockey League, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee," Petrovek said.
The move has left some fans and merchants in Portland with bad feelings, and potentially worse.
"It's definitely going to affect our business," said Elena Senore, floor manager of Binga's Stadium, a sports bar and restaurant across from the Civic Center on Free Street.
"We get a lot of our dinner rush before and after home games. We have season-ticket holders that are regulars, but now probably won't be coming."
She said she's worried, although the impact on business won't be felt for a few months, because Binga's was already anticipating the Pirates' early-season stay in Lewiston. Senore also said she has heard some customers gripe about the team's decision to leave the Civic Center after calling it "home ice" since 1993.
One unhappy fan is Ted Bonham, a North Deering resident who said he has attended Pirates games for many years.
"I knew there was a lot of disagreement between (the team and the Civic Center). Both of them were probably at fault, but I think it's lame that the Pirates bailed on Portland," he said as he passed by the arena on Monday. "So much for loyalty."
Someone with a unique perspective on the Pirates' departure is Godfrey Wood, who served as the team's first general manager and chief executive officer in the 1990s, and later as CEO of the Portland Regional Chamber. (Wood is also married to Karen Wood, publisher of The Forecaster.)
"City (businesses) are going to be losing some revenue," he said. "Any time you lose foot traffic downtown, it's going to hurt."
When operating a normal schedule of around 130 events, the arena adds an estimated $15 million annually to the regional economy.
Besides bars and restaurants that won't fill with game-goers, other local businesses that may lose out include suppliers of game programs, novelties, food and other concessions, Wood said.
Revenue from concessions was a sticking point in the lease negotiations between the Pirates and the Civic Center, which lasted for months and included dozens of meetings.
In April, the center's board of trustees agreed to a tentative set of 16 "basic business terms" that included granting the Pirates a five-year stay and their first-ever share of net concession revenue: 57.5 percent.
But the formula for dividing concession sales had to be recalculated because of state law that forbids the Pirates, without a liquor license, from receiving proceeds of alcoholic beverage sales. The two sides deadlocked over the new formula, which would have given the Pirates a 65 percent share of net proceeds from the sale of food and non-alcoholic drinks.
Neal Pratt, chairman of the Civic Center board, Friday said the formula and other terms represented "the richest offer the Pirates had ever been offered."
"We were left with a choice: accede to their demands for more money, which would have increased the burden on taxpayers, or hold the line," he said. "I'm proud that the trustees stood their ground."
The loss of 25 games bringing in fans will not create major financial problems for the Civic Center itself, because it doesn't make a profit on the games and usually just breaks even, according to Pratt.
"Sure, we're going to lose revenue, but there are also costs we won't have," he said. There are no plans to lay off Civic Center employees, and the arena is working to fill the newly open dates on its schedule, he added.
"This is a very appealing market," Pratt said. "Portland is going to have options, and we're going to explore all of them."
Dates could be filled with concerts, which typically are more profitable than the games, according to Pratt, although less frequent. Another sports team could also make the Civic Center its home. However, the AHL won't permit another league team in Portland while the Pirates are based within 50 miles.
The Civic Center has operated in the black for most of its 36-year history, although losses in recent years prompted the massive renovation, which officials said was necessary if the center is to remain competitive. The project began last year, and is expected to be complete by January.
Regardless of the future, the Pirates' departure is a sad occasion today, even for those close to the parties involved.
"We did our absolute best to protect the interests of Cumberland County taxpayers, but we're disappointed. I feel this personally," Pratt said.
Petrovek said, "We were disappointed with the outcome (of the negotiations), but we're moving on."
Wood, who led the Pirates during their only AHL championship season in 1994, was disappointed, too.
"This is just a shame," he said.


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NYFF '01: I'm Going Home
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NYFF '01: I'm Going Home
Je rentre à la maison | Manoel de Oliveira, 2001
France/Portugal | Format: 35mm | 90 minutes
A true living legend at age 103, Portugal's indefatigable cinematic master Manoel de Oliveira made the seventh of his 11 NYFF appearances with one of his crowning achievements. In one of his crowning achievements, the great Michel Piccoli stars as Gilbert Valence, a celebrated actor who loses his daughter and son-in-law in a car crash, and gradually puts the pieces of his life back together. To be specific, we watch as Valence more or less returns to his daily routine of morning coffee at a sidewalk cafe, afternoon shopping expeditions, and the continual search for the next great part, including his casting as Buck Mulligan in a Franco-American co-production of Ulysses directed by John Malkovich! Precisely because Oliveira doesn't dwell on Valence's grief, every scene in the film seems somehow shaded by melancholy and the human impulse to carry on--a theme that resonated with uncanny power during the film's NYFF premiere, mere weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
"Manoel de Oliveira, the spryest 92-year old you'll ever meet, has created an elegant, deeply affecting portrait of a man caught between the overwhelming presence of death and the awesome fullness of life." —NYFF39 program note
"I'm Going Home is by far the most approachable of the director's recent films, with an emotional depth that's true to life and a streamlined narrative that for long stretches barely contains a word. If it seems like a minor miracle that its septuagenarian star is young enough to be the nonagenarian filmmaker's son, more incredible still are the clear-eyed boldness and quiet irony with which actor and director take on life's urgent questions." —Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times


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So, Bradley picked me up at the airport in Denver, CO (after a 6 hour drive, bless him!). We had a great night in Downtown Denver, including dinner at PF Changs. I force-fed him Lettuce Wraps. hehe.
Just checking to see if there is anyone out and about in SoBe area or if there are any Dens of Enablement I should not miss. I'll be here until July 4th.
We've got a search warrant for illegal yarn-overs, stash violations and row-outs in garter stitch. Put the needles down, your hands behind your back, stand against the wall and spread 'em!
I started this crocheted cat a few weeks ago. I just don't have it in me to finish his legs. My partner got tired of seeing a leg-less cat, and made the talking bubble.
Definitely off topic, but........
First, it's announced that Farrah Fawcett has died. Now, Michael Jackson!!
I mentioned this to Dave (our man in Turkey) several weeks ago, but am finally putting it out for public consumption.
Hey guys. Here are the directions for increases from a pattern for my sister's sweater that I'm making (thanks TallGuy).
Frank Butler and Annie Oakley:
Frank: I can jump a hurdle.
Annie: I can wear a girdle.
Frank: I can knit a sweater.
Annie: I can fill it better!
As some of you know, I have had a role for the past decade in the creation, execution and hosing into the floor drain the detritus of the annual Halloween Parade in NYC.
ive almost finished the blanket APART FROM THE BALL OF CREAM RAN OUT WHEN ALL I NEEDED WAS 12 MORE ROWS!
i cant really afford to buy a $5 ball of wool just for that. uuuggggghhhh


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Posted at: 04/17/2013 5:06 PM
By: KOB.com staff
A virus outbreak has sickened a third of the staff at an Albuquerque elementary school.
The Department of Health has confirmed an outbreak of norovirus at Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School,
The department says some students have also been sick but haven't confirmed if it's from the virus.
Norovirus causes nausea and vomiting.
APS sent a letter home to parents Wednesday letting them know about the outbreak.
APS letter to Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School parents


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Laser cut furniture!
Step 1: Design
The table is made from three pieces - the base (2 parts) and a top.
I left some holes in the center area to allow an alarm clock cord to pass through.
Step 2: Laser Cut!
You should cut/chop and scale the file to fit your equipment.
For the curious, the girl hugging the bomb is a Banksy piece as seen here.
Step 3: Assemble
The base parts slip into each other. The top fits as seen in the intro step. Everything is held by friction.
My feedback is - this table is a little tall to be used as a night stand unless you're sleeping in a hammock. In case of hammock, be sure to place the table far enough away as not to knock it while swinging about.
I just signed up again after a long hiatus and its great. If you sign up, tell them Taylor Alexander referred you and I'll get a nice free class coupon. :)
For the lazier among us, Ponoko in Oakland will laser stuff for you and mail it your way.
I'll have to track down the file I used to actually cut - I can't remember where it ended up...
P.S. great design!
Is there a hobby shop at your base? My last base had a pretty decent one with hourly rentals of space and equipment, as well as people who could give advice (but not touch projects). I used the auto part mostly, but the prices were very reasonable, even as an E2.
Have you read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", by Adams?
I've recently read "Last To See" which is a Nonfiction by Adams, and still hilarious and then a little sad as at least one of the species in the book has since gone extinct (that book is 20 years old :p).
I'm going to start "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" soon too but, I want to finish some Philip K. Dick stories first....
You should totally post the chair :)
I like the idea of posting the directions for the chair. Maybe I can make it Instructable number two.
Smaller bed space just means you'll have to have more parts that get assembled... There's nothing wrong with machine screws - make it a feaature of the design :)
The graphic was laser etched :)
Welcome back to the land of the posting, by the way. It's been too long.


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Hop, hop on in to our exciting class that provides detailed information on North Carolina's native frogs and toads. Through hands-on learning, take home activities, and PowerPoint presentation; visitors will learn basic biology, habitat requirements, and human interactions of frogs and toads.
We will put into practice what you learned Thursday evening and attempt to identify frogs and toads in their native habitat on Saturday morning. Be prepared to get wet! You may want to bring your rain boots or shoes that you don't mind getting muddy. See you out on the lily pad!
This class is a two-part program.
Registration information: Fill out online, print and mail the Museum's Registration Form [2] with payment.
For more information contact Debbie Huston [3], scheduling coordinator, at 919.707.9840.


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We've already heard about Brad and Angie's BDSM Grotto, and now the celebrity sexcapade parade is about to roll onward. Kirstie Alley has never been one to shirk from discussing her bedroom exploits in very public forums. Remember when she scarred our collective consciousness by thanking then-husband Parker Stevenson for giving her "The Big One" in her Emmy acceptance speech? Yeah, we repressed it too.
Well, now she's at it again. The (former?) actress went on Ellen yesterday to talk about her time on DWTS, but felt compelled to share far more than we needed to know about her personal needs. "I decided that in the best of times you have two hours of sex a day, so you have 22 hours left," she said to a surprised Ellen Degeneres. "There's the prelude, the sex and there's the winding down." The audience reacted with shrieks of delight. Or was it terror?
The twice divorced Kirstie admits to having been celibate for four and a half years due to feeling insecure about her appearance. "I really hadn't had a boyfriend for the last ten years – a serious boyfriend. It was the best ten years of my life. I had a lot of freedom." But after her much documented struggles with her weight and romance, friends say that she is ready to pick up her crazy heart and re-enter the dating world once more. "She's ready to find a boyfriend again," a source told the Daily Mail. Let's hope he's ready for a workout.
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We hear so much about how the bees are in trouble, but most people don't realize that most of this discussion centers around honeybees, which are non-native to this country, but have been imported heavily for use in agricultural pollination, and are now seeing great declines dues to colony collapse disorder.
We need to wake up to the fact that many of our native bees are also in great trouble due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other actions by humans.
Some of our team members have written about the lack of bees in their wildlife gardens with great worry. Ursula Vernon mentioned the lack of bees in her habitat garden, and Karyl Seppala has also written about the fact that she wasn't seeing any native bees in her wildlife garden.
The truth is, our wildlife gardens are one of the last lines of defense to protect these native pollinators. We can create habitat and provide them with everything they need. Doing so will ensure that all of our beautiful native plants receive the pollination services they need, and even that we have delicious tomatoes and other vegetables growing in our gardens.
Here are some suggestions for creating welcoming habitat for native bees in your wildlife garden:
Attracting Native Bees in the Wildlife Garden
Saving Bumblebees — Ellen Sousa says "At this point, there may not be much we can do at the individual level to save the polar bears, but many of the small but important critters that make their home in our gardens for some or part of the year — the bees,butterflies, moths, turtles, toads, frogs — across the planet, across the board, you'll find these species listed in high numbers on endangered and declining species lists. They're all suffering from the same problem – widespread habitat loss and declines due to human activity."
Pollinators and Native vs Non-Native Plants — Beatriz Moisset explains to us why native plants are essential for pollinator survival.
Attracting Native Pollinators — A wonderful resource for learning all you need to know about attracting native bees and other pollinators to your wildlife garden
Design Tips for your Pollinator Garden — Kelly Brenner has great suggestions for designing a welcoming habitat pollinator garden.
Bee Ready — How to provide the best habitat for native bees in your wildlife garden
Mason Bee Boxes — How to attract Mason Bees to Your Wildlife Garden
How to Attract Pollinators — More tips for creating a pollinator Garden
The Pollinator Garden Through the Seasons
Attracting Bumblebees With Early Spring Blooming Plants — How to choose the best plants to attract early spring pollinators, a time when native flowering plants are crucial for early season pollinators.
Plant Fall Flowering Plants as Pollinator Feeding Stations — How to extend the season throughout autumn in your pollinator garden.
Pollinators in the Winter Wildlife Garden — Even though we don't see many bees in our winter wildlife gardens, they still need safe places to spend the winter, safe from cold, rain, and snow. Learn how to provide the best habitat for overwintering pollinators.
Native Bees and Our Food Supply
Native Plants, Native Bees, and Your Dinner Table — Why are native plants and native bees so important to our food supply?
Speaking Up For the Pollinators – Susan J Tweit narrates a wonderful video showing how little food would be left for us to eat without our native pollinators.
What are your favorite tips for creating welcoming habitat for native bees in your wildlife garden?
Carole Sevilla Brown lives in Philadelphia, PA, and she travels the country speaking about Ecosystem Gardening for Wildlife. Check out her new free online course Ecosystem Gardening Essentials, 15 free lessons delivered to your inbox every week.
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PPC Archives - Page 4 of 7 - Bruce Clay, Inc. BlogJune 26, 2012
1 Wedding and 4 Search Stories
I'd never been in a wedding party before this weekend. That I sit here relating the experience of a wedding with search marketing may reveal a lot about my priorities. But it's no stretch to explore the SEM lessons of a real-life event.
Here's what went down. This destination wedding between a Texan and a Brazilian was at a campground in Newport Beach. The wedding was Friday and from Thursday night through Sunday afternoon, much of the wedding party stayed at the campground or the Hyatt next door. The best destination wedding ever planned by the best party planner ever had more than a few takeaways for good planning and setting the stage for lively engagement with guests.
Read more of 1 Wedding and 4 Search Stories.
January 26, 2012
16 SEM Predictions, Understand Search + Your World, Guide to Google's Freshness Score
Our first newsletter of 2012 is packed with search marketing goodness, and we're giving you a sneak peek into this month's articles before it hits inboxes everywhere.
If you love this edition, go ahead and subscribe to our SEO Newsletter; it's a great way to ensure you're up to date on the industry's hot topics and provides a deeper glimpse into some of the trends and issues online business faces every month.
So, without further adieux, here are the highlights of January's SEO Newsletter.
Read more of 16 SEM Predictions, Understand Search + Your World, Guide to Google's Freshness Score.
November 21, 2011
Bruce Clay Europe Publishes Search Marketing Book
Bruce Clay Europe's managing director Ale Agostini recently co-authored a brand new book for the European business community with Bruce Clay on holistic Web marketing called, "Trovare clienti con Google," or in English, "Finding Customers with Google."
Published last month and available on Amazon, the book is nearly 200 pages of fresh, tactical search marketing methodologies, trends and tips. I caught up with Ale over the weekend to get the deets on the book, what people will learn and why it's the perfect time for the European business community to embrace self-education in Web marketing.
Read more of Bruce Clay Europe Publishes Search Marketing Book.
October 14, 2011
How Social Networks Influence Online Advertising
Back when a facebook was actually a book comprised of pictures of college students and Google wasn't even a word, it was Leo Burnett who said , "A good basic selling idea, involvement and relevancy, of course, are as important as ever, but in the advertising din of today, unless you make yourself noticed and believed, you ain't got nothin'."
Fast forward 40 years after Burnett's passing, and we find ourselves in the Age of Social Media Marketing, where involvement and relevance are the currency of the land, especially for businesses, small and large. A lot of their money is spent on advertising and marketing in ways that would have seemed alien to someone like Leo Burnett in the days of yore. We've gone from radio spots and periodical ads to targeted brand presence on Facebook, bidding for PPC words, and creating display ads. The advertising times have changed, indeed.
Read more of How Social Networks Influence Online Advertising.
September 19, 2011
Local SEO with Mike Ramsey ━ SEM Synergy Extras
Last Thursday we posted a new episode of our SEM Synergy podcast, this one from SMX East in New York City. While I wasn't able to post about it here on that day (I was knee deep in the final day of liveblogging), the show was mad groovy for several reasons and definitely warrants a […]
August 25, 2011
Getting SMBs Online – Today on SEM Synergy
Today on SEM Synergy, I rounded up a PPC power line-up during my time at SES San Francisco. Interviews with paid search specialists Kevin Lee of Didit, Andrew Goodman of Page Zero Media and Jason O'Hare and Will Eisner of WordStream touch upon the increasingly complex state of online advertising today. The landscape navigated by a paid search marketer is undergoing dramatic shifts, as search engines Yahoo! and Bing partnered and with newer social media channels competing for resources and attention.
For small businesses engaged in or newly exploring online marketing, it's a chore to get a working understanding of each channel, the ROI potential and the compound effect of channels interaction with one another.
Read more of Getting SMBs Online – Today on SEM Synergy.
August 18, 2011
SES San Francisco 2011: View from the Top Keynote
Here we are wrapping up SES 2011. It's been a great time, lots of hard work and a fair amount of fun to go along with it. Here, we have a panel of peeps in the online advertising sector who will assess the current state of play and how the possibility of convergence may be closer than we think.
Read more of SES San Francisco 2011: View from the Top Keynote.
August 16, 2011
Advanced Keyword Modeling
Solo Presentation:
Bill Hunt, SES Advisory Board & President, Back Azimuth Consulting
Ok kids, time to get the live-blogging kinks out and see if I "still got it". It's after lunch and time for some good info to be shared across the IM community. It's been a year since I last did this, so let's see if my fingers can keep up.
Bill says he's going to break up the session a bit, by covering the basics then going into the advanced. The audience is more advanced, so the basics should go quickly.
Read more of Advanced Keyword Modeling.
March 24, 2011
Music & Search Engine Marketing: Quality Score & The Volume Game — SES New York 2011
Last day, first session. Still without a bagel. Last night, I was assaulted by hail. New York, you are on notice.
However, we've got a couple of sessions today that I picked because they just sounded so different than the norm and I'm actually excited about them. This is the first of them and here's the panel.
* Moderator:
Jeff Ferguson, CEO, Fang Digital
* Speakers:
Paul Szymanski, Search Engine Marketing Manager, Sony Music Entertainment
Clayburn Griffin, Social Media Director, Promediacorp, @Clayburn
* Avi Wilensky is sitting in for the Q&A portion, @aviw
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January 17, 2011
Online Branding: Can You Pay to be Successful?
Have you ever had an encounter with Cambridge Who's Who? Well, I just did. I'm not even sure why I decided to engage with the organization being as though I distinctly remember a giant encyclopedia-like book with profiles of random business people collecting dust in the storage room at my last job … and it was the Who's Who book courtesy of Cambridge.
But it got me thinking about paying for your brand presence. There are three types of approaches to promoting your business brand online. You can:
1. Buy online advertising space through paid search tactics like PPC, banner ads, promoted ads, etc. (you could even go so far as paying for links to help boost your site, although we all know that's a no-no).
2. Go strictly all organic, implementing SEO best practices, participating in social media and so on.
3. Engage in a healthy mix of both, using organic and paid search tactics (minus the Black Hat techniques) to create a well-rounded Internet brand presence.
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The new 2013 Dodge Charger looks as good as ever at Pat McGrath Dodge, one of the top Dodge Dealerships near Cedar Rapids and Marion.
Since its grand re-entry into Dodge's line-up, the Charger has been a huge hit with drivers and has become the standard bearer for Dodge's trademark tough design. We invite you to stop by and see the Charger for yourself; our team is known throughout the area for providing quality service regardless of our customers' needs.
We're big fans of the new way the new Charger looks. Its use of Dodge's cross grille makes it one of the most unique looking full-sized sedans on the market. And it's got power to back up its tough image; a strong 292 hp V6 engine with 260 lb-ft of torque output comes standard on all 2013 Chargers. But even with all that power at its disposal, it still gets 31 mpg on the highway with the available 8-speed automatic transmission. If you need even more power, you can upgrade to equip your charger with the available 5.7L Hemi V8 engine, capable of a heart-stopping 370hp and 395 lb-ft of torque.
If it's starting to feel like the Charger is better understood as a serious street-legal dragster rather than your average family sedan, don't worry — that's normal.
As far as the interior goes, Dodge has created something more akin to a cockpit than a cabin. Drivers can customize the interior design with their choice between sport cloth seats, or premium Nappa leather in either black, red, or light beige hues.
Not that the cabin doesn't offer luxury-grade comfort. Drivers also have the choice of heated front and rear seats, and Dodge has also engineered noise-dampening features into the body, giving you the calmest ride possible. All Chargers also comes with a power driver's seat, reactive head restraints, and a 60/40-split rear seat.
All Chargers come ready with Dodge's premier infotainment system, Uconnect, giving you access to a navigation system, rear view camera and more. Bluetooth and satellite radio are also available.
Learn more about all that the Charger has to offer here at Pat McGrath Dodge Country! We're just a 12-minute drive eat west of Marion. Connect with us on our Facebook page for directions and contact information, as well as to keep up to date with what's going on at our dealership!


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Jake feels 'vindicated'
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:06
It's a deserved break for us now
Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White felt his decision to select Lwazi Mvovo at fullback was justified, after his performance in their comfortable 32-10 Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs at the weekend.
The coastal side consolidated their position at the top of the table at Kings Park after 19 points from stand-in flyhalf Fred Zeilinga, who turned in a faultless kicking display, while Willem Alberts and Keegan Daniel added second-half tries.
"A lot was made about that switch and a lot of people were asking why," White said of his move to switch the Springbok back from the wing.
"Lwazi's a fantastic player and when you look at Israel Dagg, when you look at Cory Jane, guys like Ben Smith, Willie le Roux, Gio Aplon, they can all play wing and fullback.
"So I don't know why people were so amazed when I moved Lwazi there. I had no doubt in him."
The result came on the back of last week's 18-23 away loss to the Bulls, and although the scoreline was a healthy one, White admitted they needed to show more patience and finish better from turnover ball.
"After losing last week, one of the things spoken of was that we had to front up," he said.
"We knew the Waratahs are very abrasive, they've got big strong ball runners, they bashed the Brumbies, they bashed the Reds and so we knew it was going to be tough."
It was also a win that took the Durbanites to 23 points, six clear at the summit, and they will go into their bye next week knowing they cannot be overtaken by either the second-placed Brumbies or the Chiefs, both on 17 points.
"It's a deserved break for us now, it's a nice time to refresh and regroup," White said.
"We don't get too many injured players back because our injured guys are obviously out long-term. Then we got three more games before we go overseas."
The Australians managed to get a late consolation try through Bernard Foley, the scorer of all their points.
White said it was a huge relief to get one over the visitors, who had won 11 out of 16 previous meetings between the sides.
"If you had said five out of six wins in the first block before we get to a second bye, we would have all taken it," he said.
"The Waratahs after a Bulls weekend and losing in Pretoria, and the Waratahs with the record they have against the Sharks.
"It's probably one of the better records they've had against any South African side. We've probably beaten them two or three times in the past 10 years, so it puts things into perspective."
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Summer movies (2014), had me a blast
Or at least I hope I do. It's official. With today's (or truthfully, last night's) opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the summer movie season has its annual early kickoff with the arrival of a new tentpole blockbuster (be it telling the tale of a webslinger, assorted Avengers, X-Men, animated creatures, hungover Wolf Packs, etc.). […] [Read More]
Is Spider-Man gay? Should he be?
Andrew Garfield, star of The Amazing Spider-Man and next spring's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, asks these questions in a story about the latter in this week's new issue of Entertainment Weekly: "Why can't we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? So why can't he be gay? Why can't he be into boys?" My initial […] [Read More]
Extra! Extra! Celebrate the Times Union's new press with these newspaper movies!
If you've seen our print edition today – and if you haven't, why haven't you? Seriously, go. Now. – you've seen the fruits of our many months (and years) of labor installing a brand new printing press, the first in more than 40 years. Yes, in 2013. Tuesday, March 19, 2013, is the first of […] [Read More]
A spider is no match for prehistoric creatures at the box office this weekend
Everyone expected that it would be Batman who would steal the box office crown – not to mention the superhero one – from The Amazing Spider-Man when The Dark Knight Rises opens this Friday. Who knew it would actually be a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger and a sloth who would do the deed? Ice […] [Read More]


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Brent Budowsky: Christie has a powerful and even Churchillian message for his party that is supported by a huge majority of his constituents and is resonating with a growing number of voters throughout our country.
Rand Paul, You're No Henry Clay
10 Most Read: May 26 to June 2, 2012
Does Barack Obama Have True Political Wisdom?
Obama's Hillary Card
Jon Huntsman: A Star Is Born
Why Can't Politicians Say "Light-Skinned Negro"?
2010 Resolutions
In our LA Progressive survey that ran from 30 December 2009 to 2 January 2010, we asked our readers to name a political leader they admire and write a 2010 resolution for that person. Here are the results from that survey. Below is the full list of responses:
Antonio and the Fine Art of Political Seduction
The mayor's first road-show appearance selling his hypothetical $7 billion city budget took me around the corner Thursday afternoon to Providence Tarzana Medical Center where I kibbitzed with leaders of VICA and the United Chambers waiting for the inevitably late Antonio to arrive. Suddenly, as the program began with introductions, someone grabbed me from behind […]


text: A great example of a recent logical fallacy in media would be Kanye West's attack on President Bush. Kanye has been known for his many stunts in media, such as the one where he said Beyonce had the best song of all time to Taylor Swift. In this incident, he makes the claim that President Bush doesn't care about black people just because black people were suffering during the time of hurricane katrina.