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OWN your marketing – or suffer when they pull the plug. (I'm only posting this because lately I've had a lot of people asking about this).
Again, I'm only speculating here – but it sure looks like they shut him down. 🙁
OWN your marketing – or suffer when they pull the plug. (I'm only posting this because lately I've had a lot of people asking about this).
Again, I'm only speculating here – but it sure looks like they shut him down. 🙁
I rarely post on SEO stuff (because it changes almost daily) but this is kind of an important update for my friends who are business owners or otherwise depend on the Web for new clients or sales.
I'm sure that as a business owner you sometimes wonder if your marketing is working. There are lots of articles you can read on the subject – just Google the following term:
So, if you browse a bit you'll find plenty of articles that show you how to tell if your marketing folks are doing a good job. A good measure of success is how often you get leads – you know, how often your phone rings or you receive a web inquiry.
Here's another fun way that I know my client's marketing is working – after I rank a client in the search engines for a very competitive term, I start getting phone calls like this from my competitors wanting to "borrow" my client's popularity… Continue reading Measuring ROI for Attorney Marketing
Local marketing can be a challenge, especially if you're entrenched in traditional thinking on the subject. All too often, I'm approached by frustrated business owners that just aren't getting results because they're doing "what they've been told" – spending hundreds on "Yellow" or other flavors of directories, television, radio, newspaper ads, etc., etc.
Not that there's anything wrong with that – and if it works for you, then by all means keep doing it. But quite often my clients haven't realized that their customers have changed the way they do business – which means that WE have to change the way we attract THEM. Continue reading Local Marketing
It's been a long-time practice to boost your website traffic and ranking by building links from relevant websites to your site. With all of the Google updates over the past few years, you might be wondering if you should bother with link building at all. Here's what Website Magazine says:
The creation of quality, relevant content is the cornerstone of any link building program. Content can be created both on your website or as a separate piece that lives off your website. The more people like the content, the more they will read it and share it – musts to drive links and traffic. Content does not have to be text, although in some cases text is preferred. Content can be photographs, video, infographics, ebooks – the list goes on.
With the information that passes on the Internet, it is hard to decipher what is the best information. Companies need to lead in the 'expert' arena. By providing a consistent voice on topics appropriate to your company – via content, social media, PR – it will help distinguish the content you produce and help the chances of your content being shared.
– See more at: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2013/08/27/10-ways-to-rethink-link-building.aspx
So, are YOU creating content? Would you even know where to start? I know many business owners that don't think they have the skill, creativity, time, etc., to do it – but it really doesn't have to take a lot of that to do a passable job. Want to know how? Let's talk. 🙂
Ever thought you could be involved in a conversation with Ashton Kutcher, Jon Stewart, or Miley Cyrus? What about some of your industry's rock stars? Well, you can, through social media. Tools like Twitter and Facebook make it easy to connect with the stars and the experts on a person-to-person level. Here's how:
In an earlier article in this series, we covered using your social media networks to get informal opinions from your followers and friends. Now, let's cover how to solicit more structured input. There are a number of ways to create and post "official" polls or surveys, none of which involve getting a paper survey printed, and sending it out via snail mail to your followers. Here are some options that are much faster and less expensive:
Make a choice: Would you rather spend the December holidays with your crazy Uncle Bob the roadkill taxidermist attached to your hip, or spend the afternoon trying to troubleshoot your computer modem by phone with your cable company? If you're like most people, you'd ask Bob to pull out the photos of the lifelike armadillos. Let's face it; these days, customer support can be a pain in the rear, not to mention a huge time suck.
Thank goodness, you can turn to your social network to help you out. Here's how:
You're changing the name of your podcast. You just gave birth to a baby girl. You're heading to Los Angeles for an upcoming trade show. You are releasing a new online product. All these are perfect opportunities to use your social media networks to help spread the word far and wide.
When you have something that you want to share with the widest possible audience, leverage your networks – all of them. Here are some tips to make sure your news gets the attention it deserves.
1. Don't be afraid to post it more than once. Particularly on Twitter, stuff gets lost in the noise. If people don't catch it the second you post it, it may be gone forever. Use a tool like Tweriod.com to see when most of your followers are online, and post during those times. And post it a couple of times over the course of a day or so. Those who already read the original post will just delete it without thinking twice about it. Continue reading Share Important Announcements
Whether you're working in an office or at home, taking regular breaks is essential for your mental and physical well-being. In the traditional office, you could head to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee, or head down to the proverbial water cooler. But when you work for yourself, taking a break to join into humanity is a little more involved. You can get in the car and drive to Starbucks for a quick latte, but that takes time and money.
You could call up a friend to check in, but who talks on the phone anymore? Instead, here are a handful of things you can do to take a much-needed mental vacation, all from the comfort of your own home, all via your social media networks: Continue reading Take a Quick Break


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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible sold for$42,500 at the RM Auction in Monterey.
The 2003 Monterey auctions saw over 200 cars sell, for a total of $24 million. With that weekend as a backdrop, it's a good time to take a look back over the year and see just how the collector car market has been doing. In general, sales of cars over $100,000 have slowed down, and there is almost no market for project cars. The real action is in nicely restored sports and muscle cars from the '50s, '60s and '70s that are selling in the $25,000 to $75,000 range. — Keith Martin (www.sportscarmarket.com)
Here is one sale that tells something about a certain segment of the market. Make sure to read about the other three in our four-part series.
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible
Two-tone Gypsy Red and Shoreline Beige with orange and white vinyl interior. 265-c.i. V-8, automatic. Excellent chrome, interior and paint. Trunk doesn't fit quite right. SOLD FOR $42,500 at the RM Auction in Monterey, CA, on August 15, 2003.
1955-57 full-size Chevrolet convertibles are no longer in the "flavor-of-the-month" club. Until last January, you could expect prize-winning, fully-optioned restored cars to come close to $100,000. But suddenly everyone started restoring them, and the supply exceeded the demand. Given the condition of this car, the price was fair.
12-month prediction: Great Bel Airs will still climb past $75,000, but not very often. If you're a buyer for a very nice car, offer $65,000 and wait.
Some classics wear their price tags on their sleeves. Look at a fuel-injected '57 Chevy Bel Air, and it's immediately apparent that it's valuable merchandise. O … More
There isn't usually a large number of cars at the lower end of the price spectrum at Amelia Island, but you can always find at least a few interesting cars that … More
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Price then: $20,000 ($44,000 adjusted for inflation, about the cost of a new 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ today) … More
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144 Pleasantview Drive, Battle Creek MI, 49017
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3 beds , 2 Full/1 Half baths
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Last Updated: 8/23/2017 4:07 PM
Description for 144 Pleasantview Drive Battle Creek, MI 49017
It is rare to find a home that has been loved as much as this 3 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bath ranch on the north side of Battle Creek. From the moment you walk in you will see that this home has been lovingly maintained and updated. The bedrooms are larger than expected and the finished basement is as nice as any I have seen on the north side of town. The yard is meticulous, the garage is larger than expected and the enclosed breezeway between the house and garage makes a wonderful sitting area. Do not wait to see this home, it will not last long in today's market. Call Sarah Hamric at 420-1175 to set up a showing today.
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You are probably going to do what I did when you read the reviews of Beach Lodge -- think there is no way that everyone can think it is a 5 star place. There must be something wrong with it, right?! WRONG! This place is...More
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"The Sunset room is a wee bit more, but worth the view and access to the beach.,"
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Night Shot HDR
By Go2Share
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Taking Good Handheld Photos at Night. To help out with low-light photos, Handheld Night Shot app rapidly takes several photos and then combines them into one with reduced noise and blur from hand shake (automatic anti-shake correction). Because of the processing you end up with better color and detail.
How it is work?
Darkness is kryptonite to your photos--all cameras thrive on light. As the sun sets, your camera craves slower shutter speeds or demands the flash.
When you take a picture with the Handheld Hight Shot app, it don't take a single shot but rather a series of them, very quickly, each with slightly different exposures. All of these photos are then automatically combined and optimized into a single, well-exposed photo that looks like you took a long-exposure night shot.
The app output a 852x640-960x720/Full pixels resolution photo, and it can't be used with moving subjects.
What's New in Version 2.1
Customer Reviews
Doesn't work
I don't understand any of the good reviews. I can't get it to work. I tap the screen, the shutter clicks once or three times, then it says "please waiting align..." for about a minute (a minute between pictures, really?) Then, if it doesn't crash, it goes back to my picture (one picture, not a split screen). But there are no controls, no way to edit or do anything but exit the app. The picture does not save to camera roll, so I have nothing. It's not just useless, it's unusable. Btw, I use avgnite cam. It works.
Another template app
Just another one of those apps made using a template. The dev probably has no idea how to fix the problem. Most likely needs to update the template used and recompile if the dev still has a license. Most likely - what is the name for things that just go away? Lol
I wouldn't know how it works...
It's never successfully processed a photo. iPhone 5 on 6.1.3 and it crashes every single time. About 3/4 of the way through and it just disappears. I'd like my money back for a bunk app.
- $0.99
- Category: Photo & Video
- Updated: Jun 10, 2013
- Version: 2.1
- Size: 21.1 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: haiqun deng
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I have to agree with Aurelius.
It took FFXI several years to get as pigeon-holed as it was when I left. I don't see six months making a difference in this matter.
Also, with the information we have and what we've been lead to believe, the game being focused towards "casual" play could mean that having a difference of 10 stat points won't really matter. Or that not having X skill because you prefer Y skill might not make a difference. Just a thought.
The apparent variety we can employ has me very excited. I'm an odd duck and I plan on experimenting.


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Prize: One cute coloring book for adults, teens and older children with 22 pages of cute sweets and kawaii treats. Original cute and kawaii illustrations of happy cupcakes, silly cookies, adorable candy and yummy treats. Book is an 8.5 inch x 11 inch paperback. One book. One winner. Value $7.99 USD
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In a Reversal Germany's Military Growth Is Met With Western Relief
By ALISON SMALE Published: JUNE 5, 2016
Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, visited troops during a training exercise in southern Germany in March. CreditChristof Stache/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
BERLIN — You know times have changed when the Germans announce they are expanding their army for the first time in 25 years — and no one objects.
Back when the Berlin Wall fell, Britain and France in particular feared the re-emergence of a German colossus in Europe. By contrast, Berlin's pledge last month to add almost 7,000 soldiers to its military by 2023, and an earlier announcement to spend up to 130 billion euros, about $148 billion, on new equipment by 2030 were warmly welcomed by NATO allies.
It has taken decades since the horrors of World War II, but Berlin's modern-day allies and, it seems, German leaders themselves are finally growing more comfortable with the notion that Germany's role as the European Union's de facto leader requires a military dimension.
Perhaps none too soon. The United States and others — including many of Germany's own defense experts — want Germany to do even more for Continental security and to broaden deployments overseas.
President Obama expressed frustration in an interview this year that the United States' European and Persian Gulf allies were acting too often as "free riders." Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has been even more scathing in his remarks, threatening to pull out of NATO if he is elected.
As a July NATO summit meeting in Warsaw approaches, Germany, Europe's largest economy, is now key to how the alliance will face the twin perils that have transformed the strategic situation in Europe: a more menacing Russia and the Islamic State's expansion beyond individual acts of terrorism like executions to seizing territory.
In Europe, where NATO's easternmost members, particularly Poland and the Baltic States, have clamored for permanent deployment of Allied troops to deter Russian meddling, Germany looks set to take command of a brigade in Lithuania, joining Britain and the United States in leading the effort to marshal a robust presence on Russia's borders.
Under Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany is also playing a part in NATO programs to pool resources of member states for greater collective security. Defense experts hold up increased German-Dutch cooperation as a model.
The path to even a semblance of collective European defense is littered with unmet promises of better cooperation — for example, the quarter-century-old Franco-German brigade, which remains mostly a paper tiger, and the scramble ahead of the Warsaw meeting to find a fourth country to command a unit in the new NATO deployment in Eastern Europe. Britain and France, both nuclear powers, continue to set their own priorities.
But whether on its own or with others, Germany is showing signs of growing more comfortable with embracing a bigger military role, a gradual but distinct shift away from an instinctive pacifism that took hold starting in 1945, and a post-Cold War tendency to shrink the nation's military.
The shift started becoming publicly apparent in 2014, when Germany's president and foreign and defense ministers all urged an increased global security role for the country at the annual Munich Security Conference. Weeks later, Russia's leader, President Vladimir V. Putin, annexed Crimea from Ukraine.
Since then, Germany has responded by helping to build a NATO rapid response force in Eastern Europe, leading the diplomacy efforts in Ukraine, and training and arming Kurdish pesh merga battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Now, a new government strategy document, the first such "White Book" in 10 years, is being prepared. It is likely both to bolster Germany's role on the world stage — beyond its traditional sphere of activity in Europe — and to talk explicitly of military contributions.


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Lava's premium smartphone arm Xolo has today has silently unveiled its latest smartphone called the Xolo Q1011 via its official site at the price of Rs. 9,999. The smartphone is being sold exclusively via online retailer Amazon. However, the retail site mentions that the phone will be in stock on June 27, 2014.
Click Here For The Xolo Q1011 Smartphone Photos Gallery
This is Xolo's second budget-friendly device that got launched with the Android KitKat OS. The first phone that was launched with the Android KitKat flavor was the Q600s.
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The latest offering from Xolo comes with a 5-Inch HD IPS with One Glass Solution technology and it offers a resolution of 1280 x 720 and a pixel density of 294ppi and it is powered by MediaTek 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor and Mali 400 - MP2 GPU clocked to 500 MHz. The smartphone also uses 1GB of RAM and as said earlier, it runs Android KitKat v4.4 operating system.
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The handset can also make an average imaging device as it features an 8 MP rear camera with BSI Sensor and LED flash and a front facing 2MP shooter as well. The rear camera can shoot videos at Full HD resolution and also features options like Scene detection and tuning, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Low Light enhancement, Face recognition, and Geo Tagging.
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Connectivity options include: USB v2.0 High Speed, USB OTG, BT 4.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, and 3G. Moreover, it is needless to say that the handset comes with a dual SIM slot as most of the Xolo Phones come features the same. It houses an internal storage capacity of 4GB which is further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.
In terms of form factor, the latest Xolo Q1011 measures 143.6 x 72.2 x 8.3 mm. Xolo has packed in a 2250 mAh battery in the phone, which according to the company will offer a 2.5 hours of charging time. Also the company says that the handset will offer up to 550 Hours of standby time on 2G network and 509 hours in 3G network and 26.82 hours of talktime on 2G Network and 13.55 Hours on 3G.
The latest offering from Xolo is likely to compete with the latest of all the Android KitKat phones that have been launched in Indian market off late. To be precise, the recently launched Spice Stellar 600. Other potential rivals would be Lava Iris X1 and the Moto G, Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 A106 among others.


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I'm sorry for all of these questions, but my DH (dear husband) just can't talk with me about it. My miscarriage several yrs ago started out natural and the Dr waited for me to fully dialate before doing the D&C. I was almost 16 weeks and we were young and didn't ask any questions. He doesn't want to go through all of that again.
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As always, you sent an amazing tech, Andy was fabulous! He kept every presentation running smoothly. He even helped me facilitate a presentation with a speaker via speakerphone (the weather that weekend was pretty awful and she didn't want to drive up). It is so nice to know that my AV is covered, no need to worry – ever!
Denise – CCMA
The event's biggest hot button was sound quality in the dining room. Image AV was brought on this year and knocked it out of the park. The AV in the room was stellar, and earned rave reviews from the staff and guests. Claire did a great job working with Nicola and their budget to ensure that their needs were met while staying within their set budget parameters.
Chefs Up Front
We just wanted to send a quick note to let you know what a fantastic job Nick and the crew have done on our Mexico City and NYC Solve events! Nick possesses the rare combination of excellent project management and client relationship skills that make him a pleasure to work with and a value asset to our team. In short order, he has gained the trust and respect of our client contacts as well as our Simple Science team by demonstrating a "can-do" attitude even in the face of some pretty challenging situations we've encountered with the hotels and logistics. Looking forward to another great show in London…
Rick, Simple Science
I'm compelled to tell you how grateful I am to Derek Harris and Drew Vallejo for the tremendous job they do onsite. They work work tirelessly to ensure all presentation rooms are set to specification well before the start of the event. They often times go above and beyond the call of duty to assist attendees and first time presenters load and format their presentations in the Speaker Ready Room. These two are the first one in and last one out everyday! They check in with me multiple times during the day and from time to time even rustle me up some lunch or a much needed bottle of water when I can't find the time to break away.
William Cox, Geological Society
Walter was thrilled with the conference. You guys killed it.
Ed Blair, COO United Way
As the dust still settles and we are all expected to be 'business as usual', which I have learned doesn't exist at The Curtis, I wanted to be sure to let you know how much I appreciate you making the 31st Sage Leadership Conference such a rousing success – the best yet is what I keep hearing. Your strong partnership and relationship with this hotel, and Sage, really shown through and everyone came away amazed at everything. Thank you so much for all your time and Herculean effort – you surpassed even what I expressed to Sage you would do.
Scott Sloan, GM The Curtis Hotel
I want to extend our deepest gratitude for your outstanding support of the CFPB Field Hearing on Arbitration at the History Colorado Center on October 7, 2015. The attention to detail, the superior quality of the equipment, and the professionalism of the production team were instrumental in the success of this program. Mitch demonstrated great leadership and ownership during the entire operation and we are truly appreciative of his command of the event.
Thank you so much for your expert diligence and we look forward to other opportunities.
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"I am very experienced with in-house A/V companies. It should be particularly gratifying to know how much respect I have for your abilities."
Medical Education Conference Manager
"I just wanted to say that it was really my pleasure working with you and your crew. I mean especially—you. You are a hard working, dedicated professional in every sense of the word, and coming from me that is a true and deserved compliment. You know your stuff and always deliver more than is asked."
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Week with HyperX
Week with HyperX
Cybersportive club Natus Vincere and high performance gaming hardware leader, HyperX are happy to present you "Week with HyperX". A range of amazing events will be held during the next week. You will have a unique opportunity to participate in an interesting contest with lucrative prizes and to learn more about the products of our sponsor!
First, we'd like to express our gratitude to our sponsor for constant support of our squads. HyperX in particular have made significant steps contributing to the development of the cybersport scene. Not only have they sponsored such grand events as HyperX, D2L, D2CL, IEM and DreamHack but they have also developed a series of high performance of gear for gamers. The first product introduced in this series was HyperX Cloud Headset, which have won significant acknowledgement by many gamers around the world.
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Update: The result of the "Slogan Contest" will appear at 27th of July..
Update #2: The results is here.
Update #2: The results is here.
Slogan Contest
The terms of the contest will be announced on 17 July 2014 at 11:00 CET. But we able to show you the prizes.
Prize #1: RAM FURY White Kit 4GB x2
Prize #2: RAM FURY Black Kit 8GB x2
Prize #3: RAM FURY White Kit 8GB x2


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Very beautiful and stylish Linen Crib Bedding Helen!
Handmade ECO
This classic oatmeal grey gray crib bedding is a stylish look for any boy or girls room!
This Set made of Ecologic Natural Linen Flax Fabric from Belarus
Belarusian flax – a symbol of purity and luxury!
High Quality – Fabric produced on the high production standards ( ISO9001)
This elegant crib set is romantic and functional. Your baby will bask in luxurious eco-friendly fabrics.
Flax – a natural environmentally friendly material, which explains its widespread use.
The secret of your soft and healthy skin lies in the use of soft bedding linen.
Linen from flax does not clog pores, provides adequate ventilation of the skin, promotes a more intense blood circulation, stimulate the body and reduce fatigue.
Products linen perfectly kept, well-tolerated temperature drops and the most stringent wash. Linen is useful for skin, because it allows the skin to breath, it cools in summer and warms up when it's cold. Linen doesn't cause any allergic reactions, it doesn't accumulate sediments of dirt and soap.
This four-piece crib set Helen includes a flat crib skirt with center pleat, duvet cover, pillowcase and one fitted sheet.
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– crib fitted sheet 27" x 52" x 5' (68 x 130 x 12cm)
– duvet cover 35" x 53" (90 x 135 cm)
– baby pillowcase 16" x 24" (40 x 60 cm)
***** Color – Oatmeal Grey Gray. On foto 5 – 2 fabric.
***** Medium Weight
——–If you need another sizes or color (white or grey gray) – do not hesitate to contact me. All pieces can be made custom size.
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*** Valance with ruffle 1.6" – 42" x 14" $35
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*** Panel (unlined) with ruffle 1.6" – 40" x 84" $70/each
Ask for quote on other sizes.
– Crib bedding Grey Gray Set of 3 – Duvet cover, Pillowcase and Fitted sheet
– Crib bedding White Set of 3 – Duvet cover, Pillowcase and Fitted sheet
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What I am most afraid of is the clothes will have been out of date quickly since I bought them. So what kind of clothes is unfailing? It must be denim jacket. Denim jackets can be called repression treasure in girls' wardrobe, which is absolutely impossible out-of-date and easy matching,such as dresses, trousers and shorts. Denim jacket can be matched with the same color jeans, with more dense flavor of cowboy or more feminine flavor stepping on heels. It is said that denim jacket is omnipotent. So how could it miss the opportunity to match with wide leg pants? Temperament will immediately come out with camel wide leg pants. White denim jacket would be a very good choice if you are tired of cowboy color. White has been giving people a kind of clean and comfortable feeling. It is very fresh to match with striped sweater, tight black pantyhose and one pair of fisherman shoes.


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Hoffa Visits Kroger Warehouse As First Stop on Mich. Gov.'s Bus Tour
DETROIT -- Teamsters general president Jim Hoffa joined workers at the Kroger's Livonia, Mich. distribution warehouse Monday to thank Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her key role in helping to protect Teamsters' jobs.
DETROIT -- Teamsters general president Jim Hoffa joined workers at the Kroger's Livonia, Mich. distribution warehouse Monday to thank Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her key role in helping to protect Teamsters' jobs.
Hoffa joined Granholm, Change to Win chair Anna Burger and activists from CTW affiliate unions at the warehouse, the first stop on the governor's 24- hour "Election Day Express" bus tour.
"Our victory at Kroger proved what we can accomplish when union members and the entire community come together to protect good jobs and the local economy," said Hoffa. "Now we must vote for pro-worker candidates like Jennifer Granholm who will come out swinging when it comes to the important issues that workers care about."
"I can't thank the governor enough for standing up for Michigan workers and protecting good jobs in our state," said Frank Morreale, a Teamster truck driver for Kroger for more than 20 years. "Kroger now knows it can't turn its back on workers in this community that have made the company successful."
Hoffa, Granholm, and Burger also listened to stories from workers they met on Monday's bus tour who are helping to elect candidates in Michigan who are supportive of their agendas.
"I've never paid attention to politics before, but this year I couldn't afford not to get involved," said Kevin Hutton, a Southfield, Mich. father and Teamster who has worked at Faygo for 27 years. "My son is 20, and I'm worried about his future."
Hutton has been working to defeat Amendment 2, a divisive ballot measure that would allow Michigan universities and employers to discriminate against women and people of color.
"We had conversations with a lot of Michigan Teamsters who are ready for change," said Hoffa. "America's middle class is under attack, and one of the best ways we can fight back is to vote."


text: Hey PVPers, Map 14 SOTW will be dropping soon on Saturday August 20 at 3PM EST. Click on the previous date to view a live countdown telling you when the SOTW will start. As usual, the time will also be added to our MOTD to help remind you when to join. For the majority of Map 13's lifespan, players were able to vote (using /map14) for the different features they wished to see present in the next map. This vote included the map kit, faction member limits, and ore generation. Here are the results: Question: What is your favorite map kit? 1. Protection 0 Sharpness 0 - 215 vote(s) 2. Protection 1 Sharpness 1 - 347 vote(s) 3. Protection 2 Sharpness 2 - 198 vote(s)Question: What should the faction member limit be? 1. 10 Members - 274 vote(s) 2. 15 Members - 214 vote(s) 3. 20 Members - 158 vote(s) 4. 25 Members - 114 vote(s)Question: How do you prefer ore generation? 1. Vanilla generation - 125 vote(s) 2. Current settings - 223 vote(s) 3. More amplification - 412 vote(s)Question: Which claiming method do you prefer? 1. Chunk based - 340 vote(s) 2. Claiming wand - 420ayy vote(s) As such... Map Information Map Kit: Protection 1 / Sharpness 1 / Power 3 Faction Limits: 10 Members 0 Allies Invisibility Enabled: Yes Nether Beds: Yes Map 14 Changes Iron Fence recipe changed from 16 -> 6 Added recipes for Chain Helmet, Chain Chestplate, Chain Leggings, and Chain Boots using Iron Fence Armor format is same as all other armors Added a new kit: Fisher (Chainmail Armor) Added Glowstone Mountain Scoreboard colors and entries slightly adjusted Koth knock messages now display the name of the player that was knocked Super Golden Apple cooldown reduced to 30 minutes /f kick will now move the kicked player to a safe location When a player dies in conquest their faction will now lose 15 points Modified the format of /help, /coords Added a message when a kit is equipped Added a 20 minute capture hell event for Fridays Changed conquest to 3 capture points Crates now give more than one reward Prices and kits adjusted accordingly Crate broadcasts now display what was received Changed DTR regeneration No longer regenerates if a Faction is fully offline Fixed regeneration updating only when a faction was at full DTR Fixed spawners received in KOTH chests being broken Fixed armor being able to take > 1 durability in a single hit Fixed archers being able to tag themselves in safezone Fixed /f rename sometimes allowing 2 factions to have the same name Fixed a glitch with Combat Tag that caused players to be teleported into end void Fisher Kit Armor Type: Chainmail Armor (Full set) Class Type: Utility/Support Passive Effects: Speed III, Resistance II, Regeneration I Primary Tool: Fishing Rod Special Ability: While the players fishing bobber/sinker is inside of an enemy player, the player will have an effect applied to them The effect is only applied for the duration that the sinker is inside the enemy, once the line is reeled in or broken the effect instantly expires If the fisher is attacked or takes damage at any point, the line breaks Two debuff effects are available for the fisher to choose from: Slowness and Wither The Fisher can switch between the two effects by left clicking the air or a block with their fishing rod, toggling between the two abilities They will have to cast a new line for the effect to change on any entity Images


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1. Summary of Services
Kickbooster is a professional and customizable reward-based crowdfunding, pre-order and e-commerce affiliate/referral software and communication service (the "Service").
2. Acceptance of Terms
2.1. Overview
Kickbooster is a website and service of Kickbooster, Inc. or its subsidiaries ( "we," "ours" or "us.") Please read this Terms of Use (the "Terms") and make sure you understand it. By accessing or using the Service, co-branded websites (including sub-domains, international versions, and application versions) or our other services, applications, widgets and content provided through or in connection with the Service (collectively, the "Services,") you agree to be bound by these Terms. Someone that has created an account through the Services is referred to as "User," "you" or "your." "Campaign Admins" are those Users that are the administrators of a Kickbooster site, which includes Campaigns on that site. A "Kickbooster/Affiliate " is a User that initiates a Payment Transaction (as defined below) through a Campaign.
2.2. Modifications
We reserve the right to amend this Terms of Use at any time, for any reason. When we amend this Terms of Use, we will publish the amended version on www.kickbooster.me and tell you at the top of the page the date when the Terms of Use was last revised. We may also provide you with some type of information about what changes were made, but the express detailed terms of the amended Terms of Use will control. If the changes are significant, we will advise you of the changes via email or via a message on the Service. By continuing to access or use the Services after an amendment to this Terms of Use, you are affirmatively accepting to be bound to the new Terms of Use, which will apply to all access to and use of the Service thereafter. If you do not agree to the new terms in their entirety, stop using or accessing the Service.
3. Campain Admins
You are a "Campaign Admin" if you are setting up or otherwise managing a Campaign through our Services. If you are a Campaign Admin, this section applies to you.
3.1. Creating a Campaign
A Campaign Admin's the first step in launching a fundraising Campaign on the Services is to create a campaign profile page and publish a "Campaign." On the campaign profile page you can enter information describing your Campaign and why people should be a part of it. Campaign Admin's can control the type of Campaign you set up.
3.2. Offering Rewards and Selling Something
A Campaign Admin may offer non-monetary rewards called "Perks" in exchange for Contributions or may sell something, provided that the offering of such Perks or the sale is lawful under all applicable laws, including without limitation all applicable provincial and federal securities laws, and otherwise complies with these Terms.
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3.4. Use of Funds
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3.5. Campaigns Raising for the Benefit of Nonprofits
Campaign Admins raising funds for a Beneficiary that is a charity are solely responsible for ensuring that they have selected the correct charity to fundraise for or donate to. All Campaign Funds donated to charities are made as unrestricted gifts, and Kickbooster has no obligation to facilitate the earmarking of Contributions for any particular purpose. However, when a charity is the Campaign Admin and the Beneficiary, we expect that charity to fulfill its promises as stated in the Campaign.
3.6. You're Raising Money on Behalf of a Charity
You are solely responsible for ensuring that you have selected the correct organization to fundraise for or donate to. All donations to charities are made as unrestricted gifts, and we have no obligation to facilitate the earmarking of Payment Transactions for any particular purpose.
3.7. You're a Charity
If Campaign Admin is a charity recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Campaign Admin grants Kickbooster the right to provide, on Campaign Admin's behalf, electronic documentation that acknowledges a Kickbooster/Affiliate 's donation on the Service to your Campaign in accordance with IRS rules governing acknowledgement of charitable contributions "Donation Receipt". Kickbooster may provide a Donation Receipt while Campaign Admin has any Campaigns accepting Payment Transactions on the Service and for up to 30 days thereafter. If you do not want us to provide such acknowledgements, please contact us at [email protected]
If Campaign Admin offers a Reward as a part of the Campaign, Campaign Admin agrees to truthfully state the value of any goods or services given in exchange for the donation, as according to the Internal Revenue Service.
3.8. You're a Political Campaign
If you have been approved by Kickbooster to run a political campaign ("Political Campaign Campaign Admin"), we may offer you enhanced campaign administrator functionality. Political Campaign Campaign Admins may be enabled to enter a Kickbooster/Affiliate authorized Payment Transaction on behalf of the Kickbooster/Affiliate ("Campaign Admin Facilitated Payment Transaction.") At our request, you will provide us a copy of a Kickbooster/Affiliate 's completed donation form within a reasonable period.
Political Campaign Campaign Admins are bound by the same terms Kickbooster/Affiliate s are bound to under these Terms (including for offline Payment Transactions recorded on the Services) in addition to those terms specific to Political Campaign Campaign Admins. This includes, but is not limited to accuracy and honesty in all Campaign Admin Facilitated Payment Transactions and information provided.
3.9. User Activity
Campaign Admin is responsible for all actions taken by visitors to Campaign Admin's Kickbooster site and Kickbooster/Affiliate s, and Kickbooster has no responsibility or obligation to police comments, content, or purchase behavior occurring on your Kickbooster site.
3.10. Designate a Beneficiary
A Campaign Admin, is required to designate a person or legal entity to which funds will be directed (the "Beneficiary") for every Campaign
Any Campaign Fund distributions may be subject to compliance and risk reviews by Kickbooster or its representatives to determine other terms in these Terms are obeyed. The compliance and risk reviews may involve an interview or document review if deemed necessary in our sole discretion.
In order to receive processed Contributions (as defined below), a Campaign Admin must designate a bank account in Canada or the United States acceptable to Kickbooster to receive the Campaign Funds (the "Destination Account"). For a Beneficiary that is a charity, we may, in our discretion, send a cheque to the physical address for the charitable Beneficiary, but we will inform the Campaign Admin of this decision prior to sending such cheque.
Kickbooster communicates transactions to Stripe for processing. By agreeing to these Terms, you are also agreeing to Stripe's terms (www.stripe.com/terms).
Our Payment Processors will manage Campaign Funds and payouts. Campaign Funds will be collected from Kickbooster/Affiliate s and disbursed to the Beneficiary via the Destination Account. Subject to the other terms in these Terms, payouts will be issued within the time frame stated on the Service. We are not responsible for any error or omission in the name, mailing address, or Destination Account information you provide, or for any errors, bugs or other problems of the Payment Processor.
3.11. Campaign Admin's Representations and Promises
Campaign Admin promises the following: (a) you are at least 13 years of age, and, if you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you've obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to your acceptance of these Terms; (b) you are eligible to register and use the Services and have the right, power, and ability to enter into and perform under this Agreement; (c) the name identified by you when you registered is your name or business name under which you are mostly commonly known by or under which you sell products and services; (d) any transaction submitted by you will represent or be backed by a bona fide transaction for permitted products or services, or a charitable donation; (e) any transactions submitted by you will accurately describe the products or services sold and delivered to a purchaser, or a donation received for the purpose accurately described on your site; (f) you will fulfill all of your obligations to each Kickbooster/Affiliate for which you submit a transaction and will resolve any consumer dispute or complaint directly with the Kickbooster/Affiliate ; (g) you and all transactions initiated by you will comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations applicable to your business, including any applicable tax laws and regulations; (h) except in the ordinary course of business, no transaction submitted by you through the Service will represent a sale to any principal, partner, proprietor, or owner of your entity; (i) you will not use the Services, directly or indirectly, for any fraudulent or illegal undertaking, or in any manner so as to interfere with the normal operation of the Services; and (j) you will not describe or assign keywords to your Campaign in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others.
Ensure you own or have a legal right to use the Member Content (as defined below) with the Services so as not infringe upon the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) of others. "Member Content" means the content a Campaign Admin uses to create and manage a Campaign, and the content any user with a Kickbooster account provides to a Campaign on the Services, including posts or comments or questions on, feedback about, contributions to, or other information provided to, a Campaign or the Services. "Intellectual Property Rights" means all worldwide rights in patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, publicity, goodwill, and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all derivatives, applications therefore and registrations, renewals, and extensions thereof.
3.12. Use of Funds
Campaign Admin agrees that Campaign Funds may only be used for the purposes expressly disclosed by the Campaign, and that Campaign Funds will not be used for any other purpose. Campaign Admin agrees that if Kickbooster makes a good faith determination that the Campaign information is inaccurate in any respect, or that the Campaign Funds have not been used solely on behalf of the Campaign, you agree to promptly refund the entire amount of Campaign Funds from such Funding Request to the Kickbooster/Affiliates. The foregoing does not limit in any way any other remedy that may otherwise be available to any party.
4. Affiliate User
You are a "affiliate user" if you are setting up or otherwise managing unique URLs through our Services driving traffic to our campaign admin accounts campaigns. If you are a Affiliate User, this section applies to you and being an affiliate user we assume no responsibility and you are at your own risk.
4.1 Affiliate User Understanding
Commissions (affiliate earnings) and, "perks," are only eligible to be collected and paid for a Campaign when a Campaign reaches or exceeds the crowdfunding goal amount. Once the campaign admins crowdfunding campaign is over if funding is successful Kickbooster will invoice the campaign admin and once payment is received affiliate commissions will be paid out by Kickbooster. Kickbooster is not responsible for paying affiliate commissions prior to receiving funding from the campaign admin and is not responsible for any non paid commission. If a campaign admins crowdfunding campaign is unsuccessful in reaching its goal no affiliate commission will be paid out to you affiliate users. When a Campaign ends, the Campaign will automatically close and no more Contributions will be accepted for the Campaign.
4.2 Affiliate User Responsibility
- You place our Campaign Admins banners anywhere on your site as you see fit, or within non-spam emails.
- We may email you concerning new Campaign Admin programs
- We might change the service here and then
- Adult, Hate, or other related sites are not allowed
- You will be paid your commissions, at such time as your account balance is $20 USD or more.
- All statistics are collected and calculated by Kickbooster.me, and will be the only valid stats used for determining commissions.
- As an affiliate, you can only have 1 account. You can participate in multiple affiliate campaigns in one account, but only one account is allowed. Self-referrals for affiliate or Campaign Admin accounts are strictly prohibited.
- You won't hold us liable for anything, a link to a non-kickbooster.me Web site does not mean that Kickbooster.me endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such Web site.
- You cannot SPAM. You cannot SPAM. You cannot SPAM. We will terminate your account on the first offense of SPAMMING. Do not send email to lists or groups that you do not have permission to send to. We cannot stress this enough, we WILL terminate your account on the first offense.
- You may place banners or links within your newsletters, in content of your website, or within other web related content.
- Fraud is a serious offense, and will be treated as such. Fraud is defined as any action that intentionally attempts to create sales, leads, or click-throughs using robots, frames, iframes, scripts, or manually "refreshing" of pages, for the sole purpose of creating commissions. ANY ATTEMPTED FRAUD OR FRAUD WILL RESULT IN MEMBERSHIP TERMINATION AND VOIDED COMMISSIONS.
4.3. Perks
When any Perks are offered in a Campaign, the delivery and characteristics of such Perks are a promise between you (as Affiliate) and the Campaign Admin or the Beneficiary, as applicable. Kickbooster does not represent, warrant, or guarantee Perks will be delivered or be satisfactory to you, and we disclaim all warranties relating to Perks. We are not liable to any user of the Services if Perks are not delivered, or are not as described, by the Campaign Admin.
4.4 Affiliate Payment
You will receive a Commission for sending successful pledges via Your Links to campaign admin created pages within Kickbooster. In order to place Links, you must first be registered as an Affiliate of that program. You understand that the Payout amount may be changed by the Campaign Creator at any time. This information is available to You at your Kickbooster.me dashboard. You receive the Commission from Kickbooster.me. Payments are made for all account balances of $20 and above once Kickbooster receives payment by the Campaign. Money credited to Your Account does not accrue interest. In the event of a VOID by a Campaign Admin, Kickbooster.me may recover from You the corresponding Commission previously credited to Your Account. The VOID Commission will be immediately deducted from Your Account balance. In the event that Your Account balance is less than the VOID Commission, the VOID Commission will be deducted against Your future earnings. You will NEVER be asked to send money to Kickbooster.me.
5. Processing Funds, Payouts & Fees
5.1. Payment Processor
Payment Transactions will be processed by Stripe ("Payment Processor"), and their terms of use can be found here. The terms and conditions of our Payment Processor are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
5.2. Payouts
Payouts are made to a valid Destination Account according to the payout methods and schedules provided by our Payment Processor and as states on the Service. In the event of a conflict, the Payment Processor's schedule controls. We may delay or decide not to make a payout to fulfill our compliance obligations and internal risk policies, or for violations of these Terms. In the event we decide to not payout Campaign Funds to you, we will return them to the Kickbooster/Affiliate s. Kickbooster will not payout to the Beneficiary Payment Transactions that fail processing.
We are not responsible for any error or omission in the name, mailing address, or Destination Account information you provide, or for the performance of our Payment Processor. For charity Campaigns, we may decide to issue a check to the charity Beneficiary, at our sole discretion.
The Campaign Admin is solely responsible for preventing fraudulent or money-laundering transactions.
At Kickbooster's discretion, we may withhold a reasonable amount of Payment Transactions from being paid out to the Beneficiary, upon our good faith determination of the risks associated with the Campaign Admin fulfilling their Reward obligations or obligations related to pre-ordered or ordered goods or services "Reserves". Kickbooster will release Reserves upon its determination the Campaign Admin has fulfilled it's obligations to Kickbooster/Affiliate , or at a time sooner upon our sole discretion.
5.3. Payment of Fees
Fees for the Service are described upon creating your Kickbooster site, and fees to those purchasing the products and services through your Kickbooster site are shared on the products and services page ("Service Fees"). The fees for payment processing include credit card processing as well as fees associated with chargebacks or refunds, as stated on the Service ("Processor Fees"). Service Fees and Processor Fees are collectively referred to as "Fees".
We collect all Fees from Campaign Funds by deducting them from any payout made to you or, if there are no Campaign Funds, from your bank account or other source. All Fees are non-refundable.
Service Fees are subject to change upon 30 days notice, which may be provided at any time by posting the changes to www.Kickbooster.com or the main campaign administration area. Such Service Fee changes may impact existing Campaigns on a going forward basis.
All fees are exclusive of all federal, provincial, state or other governmental sales, goods and services, harmonized or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future. You are required to fulfill all rewards of for successful fundraising Campaigns or refund any Kickbooster/Affiliate for a Reward you do not or cannot fulfill.
Campaign Admin must provide credit card information upon signup. The invoice total will be deducted from the credit card on file 21 days after the campaign has ended. The deduction is only processed for successful campaigns. The invoice total will be available the day after the campaign has ended. Once payment is processed, Kickbooster will process payment to affiliates as per terms listed above. If the credit card on file fails to process we will send follow up reminders to update the credit card information.
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS AND PAYMENT The Campaign Admin shall establish and define a set Commission that Affiliates will earn for authorized transactions received via their Links. Affiliates shall earn a Commission on authorized transactions when a sale is placed by a customer who follows a Link from the Affiliate's site to the Campaign Admin's site. The Campaign Admin will only pay Commission on Qualifying Sales subject to resolution of all outstanding Voids. All payments to Affiliates, including bonuses or rewards, shall be processed through Kickbooster.me. Payments to Affiliates are made for all account balances of $20 and over. VOIDS/REVERSALS/PRODUCT RETURNS A "Void" is executed by the Campaign Admin as a means to reverse the commission given to a particular affiliate on Qualifying Sales. Voids may be the result of (i) canceled sales; (ii) product returns; (iii) duplicate or repeat errors; (iv) non-bona fide Transactions; (v) nonreceipt of payment from Customer; (vi) Refund of payment to Customer; (vii) Failure by an Affiliate to comply with the Terms of Agreement set forth by Kickbooster.me, Inc. and the Campaign Admin. Campaign Admin will decide and indicate to Kickbooster.me, Inc. how long they require sales to remain in a pending status prior to being credited to an Affiliate. This number will be referred to as the "Pending Sales Period" and is defined as 0 days unless specified in the "Addendum" to this agreement. From that date, the sale will remain in a status allowing the Campaign Admin to Void the commission for the remainder of the current month, plus 19 days into the next month. At that time, the commission will be paid to the Affiliate and the Campaign Admin will no longer be able to reverse the sale. If in the "Addendum", a positive number is used for the "Pending Sales Period", the Campaign Admin agrees to keep in their ShareASale account a balance of monies equal to the current value of any pending transactions posted to their account.
5.4. Prohibited Transactions
You must use our Service in a manner that is compliant with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, directives, and any government imposed restrictions on your actions. For example, you cannot use our platform in a manner related to the sale of controlled substances, pornographic items, securities, regulated weapons or accessories, or anything else that would be illegal. However, there are plenty of other illegal activities in this world. Please don't use Kickbooster to engage in them.
For a complete list of prohibited transactions, please see our Payment Processor's Acceptable Use Policy.
6. Account, Password, and Security
As part of the account creation process, you will create a password and an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You shall not allow any third party to use your account credentials. You agree to (a) immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Kickbooster will not be liable for any loss, damage or other liability arising from your failure to comply with this Section or from any unauthorized access to or use of your account. You agree that, in the event of any dispute between two or more parties as to account ownership, Kickbooster will be the sole arbiter of such dispute in its sole discretion and that Kickbooster's decision (which may include termination or suspension of any account subject to dispute) will be final and binding on all parties.
7. Taxes
You are solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes associated with transactions on Kickbooster sites.
8. Acceptable Uses
You may not use the Service in a way that:
- Exploits, harms or attempts to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
- Sends, knowingly receives, uploads, downloads, uses, or re-uses any material which does not comply with the standards set out in these Terms.
- Transmits, or procures the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
- Impersonates or attempts to impersonate Kickbooster, a Kickbooster employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or profile names associated with any of the foregoing).
- Engages in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm Kickbooster or users of the Services or expose them to liability.
- Uses the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Services, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Services.
- Uses any robot, spider or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Services or communications related to it.
- Uses any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Services or for any other unauthorized purpose, including but not limited to communications related to it without our prior written consent.
- Uses any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Services
- Introduces any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempts to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Services, the server on which the Services are stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Services.
- Attacks the Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempts to interfere with the proper working of the Services.
9. Nature of Relationship
You agree Kickbooster is only acting as a passive conduit for your activities on the Service. This is so even in the event that you receive specific support from us in relation to your actives on the Service. We want to help you where we can, but you accept our help as is.
Kickbooster is not a bank or a money services business ("MSB") and Kickbooster does not offer banking or MSB services as defined by the United States Department of Treasury.
10. Privacy
You acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy. You must incorporate your information sharing practices with Kickbooster into your Privacy Policy on the Service.
11. Cardholder Data Security
We do not store your credit card information. Kickbooster uses Stripe for payment processing. By using Kickbooster, you also agree to Stripe's terms of use.
12. Attribution
Kickbooster reserves the right to display (1) attribution links or logos, such as "Powered by Kickbooster" or a Kickbooster branding logo (collectively "Attribution Marks") or (2) a designation of Campaign verification or approval by Kickbooster ("Seals") on the main site page, campaign page, and during checkout. Such Attribution Marks and Seals may not be altered or removed.
You must not issue any press release or make any public statement related to the Services, or except as expressly provided in these Terms, use our or any of our names or Marks (as defined below) in any way without our prior written permission.
13. Intellectual Property
13.1. Proprietary Rights
Kickbooster and its licensors retain all right, title and interest, including without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Services (and any derivative works or enhancements thereof), including but not limited to, all software, technology, information, content, materials, guidelines, and documentation. You do not acquire any right, title, or interest therein, except for the limited use rights expressly set forth in these Terms. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms are deemed withheld. You agree not modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Services. "Intellectual Property Rights" means all worldwide rights in patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, publicity, goodwill, and all other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all derivatives, applications therefore and registrations, renewals, and extensions thereof.
13.2. Open Source Components
Any third party component embedded, included or provided by Kickbooster for use with the Services may only be used in conjunction with the Services, and this use is subject to these Terms. However, to the extent Services include components governed by open source licenses with provisions inconsistent with these Terms, those components are instead governed solely by the applicable open source licenses. To the extent the Services include components covered by open source licenses requiring the provision of corresponding source code for those components, Kickbooster hereby offers the provision of that source code consistent with those licenses.
13.3. Third Party Tools
Kickbooster may make available third party tools "Third Party Tools", which may not monitor or control. You accept these Third Party Tools "as is" without any warranties, representations, or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement, and you agree to Kickbooster has no liability arising from or relating to your use of the Third Party Tools. You accept all risk associated with using a Third Party Tool, even if you receive direct support or assistance from Kickbooster in selecting, implementing or operating the Third Party Tool.
13.4. Member Content
When including and using Member Content on the Services, you must have the legal right to do so, and you must avoid infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others in connection with the Services. "Member Content" means the content you use to create and manage your Kickbooster site. The same conditions apply to comments, questions, and other content you might post to our blog.
You represent and warrant:
- Your Member Content, when used as contemplated hereunder, will not contain material subject to third party copyrights, trademark rights, or rights of privacy or publicity, or material that is subject to any other third-party proprietary rights, unless you have permission from the rightful owner of the materials or you are otherwise legally entitled to post the material and to grant Kickbooster all of the license rights granted in these Terms.
- You will pay all royalties and other amounts owed to any person or entity based on you contributing your Member Content and how it would be used by our Services and contemplated by these Terms.
13.5. Licenses to Member Content
By contributing any Member Content on the Services, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have a right to grant, to Kickbooster and to all its affiliates, a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), transferable right to (and to allow others acting on its behalf to) use, reproduce, modify, publish, list information regarding, edit, translate, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all such Member Content including, without limitation, your name, voice, and or likeness contained in your Member Content, in whole or in part, and in any form, media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed.
13.6. Subdomains
You do not have and do not obtain rights of any kind in or to any subdomain name on the Service by any means. At our sole discretion, we retain the right to withdraw the availability of a subdomain name to you at anytime, whether or not you are using it.
13.7. Feedback
We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about our Services, but you should understand that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you for them. You can email your feedback to [email protected]
14. Trademarks
Kickbooster's name, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans (collectively the "Marks") are registered or common law service marks of Kickbooster or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.
We may refuse to point your Kickbooster site to a domain name that we determine in our sole discretion you may not have the rights to own, license or use.
15. Kickbooster Checkout Terms
You understand and agree that Kickbooster will display Kickbooster Checkout Terms (www.Kickbooster.com/checkout_terms) in the checkout process for your Kickbooster site, which will provide terms with which your Kickbooster/Affiliate s may make their Payment Transaction to your Campaign. You cannot alter or remove them.
16. Copyright Infringement
Please see the Copyright Infringement section of Kickbooster.com's Terms of Use.
17. General Conditions
- We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time
- We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Service for any reason, without notice, at any time.
- We reserve the right to reject, cancel, interrupt, remove, or suspend a Campaign at any time and for any reason, without liability for any damages as a result of any of those actions. Kickbooster may or may not comment on the reasons for such actions.
- We reserve the right to terminate a specific Campaign at any time.
- We are not obligated to provide technical support.
- We may change or remove any description or keyword that we consider inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause Kickbooster liability.
18. Termination, Abandoned Accounts, and Survival
18.1. Service Variability & Termination
Kickbooster reserves the right at any time to, and from time to time may, modify, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason, with or without notice. You agree that Kickbooster will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.
We may, but have no obligation to, remove Content or accounts containing materials or information that we determine in our sole discretion to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable, that violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Use, or that otherwise is likely to expose us to liability.
You may cancel your account at any time by emailing [email protected] Once your account is cancelled we may immediately delete all of your Content. Please make local backups according to your needs before you cancel your account.
18.2. Abandoned Accounts
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Affiliate accounts that are left inactive will be removed from our system if their balance is equal to or less than $25. If an abandoned affiliate account has a balance between $25 and $50, a $25 fee will be assessed once per calendar month, until the balance is equal to zero dollars - and is closed. At no time will an affiliate ever owe monies to Kickbooster.me, Inc. based on fees - the account will simply be closed. An abandoned affiliate account is defined as any account that has not been logged in to for a period of 6 months, nor have any transactions been posted to that account. If one or the other of those conditions are true - the account will remain in an active state.
All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination of your right to use the Services shall survive, including, without limitation, all limitations on liability, releases, indemnification obligations, disclaimers of warranty, and intellectual property protections and licenses.
19. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kickbooster and its affiliates, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, agents, partners, and employees, harmless from any and all damage (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise), loss, liability, cost, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney and accounting fees) resulting from any threatened claim, claim, demand, suit, proceeding (whether before an arbitrator, court, mediator, or otherwise or leading up to such forum), or investigation made by any third party, including Kickbooster/Affiliate s, due to or arising out of: Member Content; your use of the Services; your Campaign(s); your violation of the rights of another; or your breach of any of these Terms. Kickbooster will provide notice to you of any such claim, provided that the failure or delay by the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this Section, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with all reasonable requests in assisting Kickbooster's defense of such matter.
20. Warranty Disclaimer
WE TRY TO KEEP THE SERVICES UP, BUG-FREE, AND SAFE, BUT YOU USE THE SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF Campaign AdminABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, Kickbooster, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (I) THE CONTENT OF THE SERVICES IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT, (II) THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR RESULT IN ANY BENEFIT, FUNDING OR REVENUE; (III) THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (IV) THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR (V) THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Kickbooster WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS, ACTION, OR INACTIONS OF ANY Campaign Admin, CAMPAIGN AMINISTRATOR, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN Campaign Admin, BENEFICIARY, OR Kickbooster/Affiliate , OR RELATING TO A CAMPAIGN. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE Kickbooster HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, SAFETY, OR LEGALITY OF CAMPAIGNS, THE TRUTH OR ACCURACY OF ANY USER CONTENT OR CAMPAIGNS, OR THE ABILITY OF ANY USER TO PERFORM, OR ACTUALLY COMPLETE A CAMPAIGN OR THE ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED BY A CAMPAIGN. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
21. Limitations of Liability
Kickbooster WILL NOT BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, OR ANY USER ACTION OR INACTION ON THE SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER SUBJECT MATTER OF THESE TERMS, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF Kickbooster HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OR Kickbooster WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES EARNED BY US IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR LIABILITY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
22. General
These Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and Kickbooster and govern your use of the Services, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, proposals, discussions, or communications between you and us on the subject matter hereof.
22.1. Law and Forum for Legal Disputes
22.1.1. Governing Law and Forum
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the internal substantive laws of the province of Manitoba regardless of your country of origin or where you access the Services, and notwithstanding any conflicts of law principles. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence with regard to substantive law, you and Kickbooster acknowledge that these Terms are evidence of a transaction involving interstate commerce and any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of these Terms shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. The United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to these Terms.
22.1.2. Informal Dispute Resolution
Before filing a Claim for arbitration or otherwise seeking relief in a court of law, you agree to first contact Kickbooster at [email protected] and provide Kickbooster with a notice of dispute ("Notice of Dispute") to inform Kickbooster's Customer Support desk of your complaint and seek resolution. A Notice of Dispute must include: your name, pertinent account information, a brief description of your dispute, and contact information so that Kickbooster may evaluate the dispute and attempt to informally resolve same. Kickbooster will have 60 days from the date of your full and complete Notice of Dispute to informally resolve the dispute, which if successful will avoid the need for further action.
22.1.3. Mandatory Arbitration
In the unlikely event that Kickbooster has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you as in the manner described above in Section 22.1.2 under the heading "Informal Dispute Resolution" within 60 days of the date of your Notice of Dispute, the parties hereto each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding any claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as described below) arising out of or in connection with or relating to these Terms, or the breach or alleged breach thereof (collectively, "Claims"), by mandatory, confidential, and final binding arbitration, without any right of appeal, in the English language before an arbitrator from Judicial Mediation Services ("JAMS") according to the JAMS Optional Expedited Arbitration Provisions ("Rules") and these Terms. To the extent there is any conflict between the Rules and this Section 22.1.3, this Section 22.1.3 shall govern. The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator having particular expertise in online commerce or software services selected in accordance with the Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in Winnipeg MB, Canada (unless the parties agree otherwise) or, to the extent permitted by the Rules, by telephone, online, and/or based solely on written submissions. Any award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding, without any right of appeal, and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions do not allow mandatory arbitration provisions under certain statutes, so this Section 21.1.3 entitled "Mandatory Arbitration" may not apply to you. This Section 22.1.3 entitled "Mandatory Arbitration" shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
22.1.4. Injunctive Relief
Nothing in Section 22.1.3 entitled "Mandatory Arbitration" shall prevent Kickbooster from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of its data, Intellectual Property Rights, or other proprietary rights in or to the Services of the Kickbooster Content.
22.1.5. Class Action Waiver
YOU AND Kickbooster AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE EACH PARTY'S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND Kickbooster ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
22.1.6. Class Arbitration Waiver
THE WAIVER IN SECTION 22.1.6 APPLIES TO A MANDATORY ARBITRATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 22.1.3, AND, UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE YOUR CLAIM WITH ANY OTHER PERSON'S CLAIM. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Kickbooster and you recognize that it may be more efficient to consolidate all claims relating to a single Campaign, exclusively comprising the Campaign Admin and Contributors to that Campaign, before the same arbitrator. As such, you and Kickbooster agree that the arbitrator may consolidate claims of members that concern a single Campaign. However, this in no way alters the waiver of the parties as stated in these Terms, nor should it be construed as an agreement to class arbitration.
22.1.7. Jury Trial Waiver
YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND Kickbooster ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
22.2. No Waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to enforce such provision to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected herein. The other provisions of the Terms shall be unaffected and remain in full force and effect, except that in the event of unenforceability of Section 22.1.5 entitled "Class Action Waiver", Section 22.1.3 entitled "Mandatory Arbitration" shall be unenforceable.
22.3. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to enforce such provision to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected herein. The other provisions of the Terms shall be unaffected and remain in full force and effect, except that in the event of unenforceability of Section 22.1.5 entitled "Class Action Waiver" and/or Section 22.1.7. entitled "Jury Trial Waiver", Section 22.1.3 entitled "Mandatory Arbitration" shall be unenforceable.
22.4. Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Services is based in the province of Manitoba in Canada and the Services are provided on and through servers located in the United States.
The Services are intended for use only in jurisdictions where they may lawfully be offered for use.
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, restrictions, and regulations relating to the export of products and information. For purposes of the U.S. Export Administration Act ("Export Laws"), to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, you warrant that you are: (a) not a citizen, or otherwise located within, an embargoed nation (including without limitation the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") countries of Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Sudan and certain "Specially Designated Nationals" as updated from time to time by OFAC [NTD: Confirm references to OFAC with US counsel.] and (b) not otherwise prohibited under the Export Laws from receiving such products and information. Some jurisdictions may not use to enforce this covenant, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
22.5. Cooperation with Authorities and Police Enforcement
You acknowledge that we have the right to report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be considered illegal or unlawful, as well as any reports we receive of such conduct. When requested, Kickbooster reserves the right to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity regarding the use of the Services.
22.6. Time to File Claim
Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Services or under these Terms must be filed by either party within two (2) years after the event giving rise to such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
22.7. Titles
The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
22.8. Assignment
You may not assign these Terms or any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to a third party without the prior written consent of Kickbooster. Kickbooster may assign the Terms or its rights or obligations under these Terms to any party at any time without notice to you. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and Kickbooster and your/its respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation) and assigns.
22.9. Language
It is the express wish of the parties to these Terms that these Terms and all related documents be drawn up in English. C'est la volonté expresse des parties que la présente convention ainsi que les documents qui s'y rattachent soient rédigés en anglais.


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Well established business owner is looking to safeguard assets from potential lawsuits. More than 50% of my revenue comes from paid advertising. My concern is one of my employees would make a mistake with one of our advertisers that they look to collect from me personally. My business entity is an S corporation. The claim could be for negligence, failure to act , failure to supervise, etc... I do have various forms of insurance already in place. However I was looking something more that I can do. Put the money in a life insurance policy, set up a trust etc... Need to be sure that whatever happens with my company that this money can not be taken from me under any circumstances.
There is no fool proof way but a trust could provide you with the most protection for personal protection while your business can shield you by incorporating. A creditor could still attach to payments you receive personally but there is no such thing as judgment proof unless you have no assets.
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As mentioned, you can transfer property to a trust and protect your business by incorporating. Also thought I would mention that tort claims such as negligence are bankruptcy proof as well. A plaintiff can always try to claim your transfer of property to a trust was fraud, and can also seek to remove the safeguard of incorporation under certain circumstances. You're probably going to have to fight off the potential lawsuit the best you can.Ask a similar question
Insurance and careful adherence to the corporate formalities of your S-corp, so that you always keep your personal actions separate from your corporate ones, are the best ways to shield your individual money. You may also want to invest in a management labor lawyer to make sure your employees have carefully drawn written contracts and your company has good written policies that it can be used to defend against claims about your employees.
But as my colleagues have mentioned, there's never a guarantee that you won't be sued personally. All you can do is minimize your risk that a claim will happen at all, and that if one does happen, that it doesn't involve you personally.
Avvo doesn't pay us for these responses, and I'm not your lawyer just because I answer this question or respond to any follow-up comments. If you want to hire me, please contact me. Otherwise, please don't expect a further response. We need an actual written agreement to form an attorney-client relationship. I'm only licensed in CA and you shouldn't rely on this answer, since each state has different laws, each situation is fact specific, and it's impossible to evaluate a legal problem without a comprehensive consultation and review of all the facts and documents at issue.Ask a similar question
The fact that a corporation is an S and passes through taxation to the individual owners does not mean that for liability issues or contract issues the corporation will be ignored and your personal assets at risk.
I most agree with Ms. Koslyn below.
I also have some different advice for my clients: keep it simple. All these complex offshore and/or multilevel solutions create so many potenital problems and attract so much IRS attention that sometimes there are counterproductive.
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Best business practice, accurate accounting, updated employee policies and well-crafted employee handbook and an extensive insurance coverage are all parts of an effective asset protection strategy.
However, doing business equals liabilities, and with a considerable personal net worth, you may always be the target of a (frivolous) lawsuit. In my opinion, a sound asset protection plan should make you and your personal assets a very unattractive target for "first sue, then ask" attorneys who work on contingency fee bases. It should be tax neutral (and thus not raise red flags with the IRS) and not compromise ownership or control. Asset protection is not about hiding your assets from legitimate and existing creditors or the IRS. It is about leveling the playing field in an environment where everybody can sue whoever for whatever reason.
Depending on the value of your business, the revenue it generates and your total personal net worth (bank and brokerage accounts, primary residence, other investments) you may want to consider a domestic legal tool that is specifically designed for asset protection purposes: a Family Limited Partnership filed in a state with strong charging order rules such as AZ.
In my opinion, with a total net worth that is above the 500k benchmark, your asset protection plan should include an exit strategy that, if necessary, allows you to take (the ownership) of your assets out of US courts. If properly and timely set up, this structure avoids fraudulent conveyance issues, does not raise red flags with the IRS nor compromises ownership or control.
You want to schedule a consultation with an attorney that has proven expertise in the area of asset protection planning.
Douglass Lodmell is the nations #1 Asset Protection attorney and has clients in all 50 states, protecting over $4 Billion in client assets. Answers given by him in this forum do not establish an attorney-client relation. He advises to seek a specialized attorney in the area of your interest for legal representation.Ask a similar question
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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Our stepmother forces my brother, who's in Grade 12, to make dinner for the family, as he is the only one who isn't working. He is a good cook. He just hates the way she belittles his cooking and criticizes everything he cooks to show off to our father. "This is tasteless. You should have used such-and-such a spice and it would have been much better." She enjoys humiliating him. Last night he told me he insists on "plating" the dinners like he sees on TV because he spits in her dinner. I know he hates her, but this has really upset me. What can I do that won't make it worse? What if he starts spitting in my dinner? -- Scared of His Temper, Winnipeg
Dear Scared: You need a family meeting. Call it yourself. Your brother needs to get a job or go live with his mother, if possible, because he feels mentally and emotionally bullied by his stepmother. He and your stepmom should not be under the same roof. Unless your father is violent towards your brother, you might want to have a private talk with him first. Ask him to go for a drive with you alone or meet you for a coffee and tell him your brother is at a tipping point, mentally, and needs to get out of there and needs therapy. Why is your father sitting by while his son is humiliated at dinner by his new wife? If any readers have ideas for this difficult problem, please write to the address below and answers will be published in an upcoming column.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My young aunt (my mom's little sister) drops over from next door every morning for coffee, when she knows my husband will be getting out of the shower and going to work. She has the nerve to makes sideways comments about the "big man in the little towel." And he's not much better. He likes the attention. He could put on a robe to walk around, but he doesn't. I accused him of flirting back, and he said, "Nonsense, you have nothing to worry about." I have plenty to worry about! She is built like a Spanish movie star we all know. I look more like Ugly Betty. And things will get real ugly around here if I tell her to take a hike. Help! -- Feeling Threatened, The Maples
Dear Threatened: Stand up and fight for your man. Things are going to get a thousand times uglier if you don't kick your young aunt out of your marriage. She has her hot little foot in the door already, and needs to get it slammed -- hard. Tell her she's not allowed to come over until your husband is showered and out of the house, because that is private time. If she comes over anyway -- she will probably try it once -- tell her through the door to go home. That door stays locked. When you first deliver the warning by phone, wait until you get a few juicy quotes to relay to your mother, who will help kick up a fuss. Your young aunt knows very well what she's up to, so don't let her play dumb. Appeal to your mom to help set her straight, as she is definitely trying to make trouble, which will impact the whole family. By the way, do you have to live next door to this little siren? Consider a geographic cure.