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How do I get tour buses to stop at my restaurant?
We opened a restaurant about a year ago and we have a huge parking area located along a busy tourist highway. I'd like to get tour buses to take advantage of the parking (and, of course, get their business) but don't know where to start. Anyone have experience in this area?
Market Research Question on Meditation & Mindfulness
Mindfulness is trending, and I am opening a meditation studio. I am looking to find out my target audience in order to lock a location. I am seeking a profile on people who meditate. Are they typically baby boomers? Women around 30 years old? Etc. This will also allow me to plan programs, curriculum, and advertising. If anyone knows where I can find information like this (or something close) please let me know. Thank you!
Pardot? More like ParNot.
I am in marketing, and we've had Pardot and Salesforce for about a year. We're starting to do some lead nurture email campaigns using Pardot. We have many prospects in Pardot who aren't yet MQLs, so they are not yet in Salesforce. If one of these prospects contacts Sales by email or phone, Sales has no information on them. How do we bridge the gap? [more inside]
Whose physical address do we use for Can-Spam compliance?
We send emails on behalf of other clients. Who physical address do we need to use for CAN-SPAM compliance? Us (the agency) or the organization we are doing work for? Or both? [more inside]
Roadblocked on names for my bakery endeavor. Do you like cookies, and naming things that aren't pets? Come on in. [more inside]
Short story ID: marketer helps niche group hide from marketers
Trying to identify a short story in which someone whose job is to identify emerging groups of people with specialized interests and target them as niche markets turns those skills to helping some group hide their purchases and whatnot to evade that kind of targeting. Maybe the group being helped contained some relatives of the marketer? I'm pretty sure I read it within the past 15 years, and it's possible it was in one of those annual collections of SF short stories (like Dozois's series).
How do VC firms support marketing for the startups they invest in?
How do venture capitalist firms support marketing and communications for the startups they invest in? Is there an established model, or does it vary by firm? Is it direct support, or coaching? Looking for examples, first-hand experience, insider knowledge. [more inside]
Should I move from private sector to public sector for work/life balance
Hi MetaFilter, Putting it out for the group to help me weigh the pro's and con's of a career move. I am 44 years old, marketing professional with 10 years experience in health care marketing communication. I recently got my MBA last year and got recruited to go to another large Chicago health care system. The new job pays more and is OK but we are going through a reorg and merger and my position will change going forward. My current boss is leaving the organization and said that he is putting me forward for a better position with more responsibility going into the reorg but it is hard to trust that this will happen since that is all going to be in flux. About a month ago I applied for a federal marketing communication project manager position with the General Services Administration at the Federal Acquisition Service and this past Friday I was offered the job as a GS-13 Step One and they want my answer on Monday. [more inside]
Current best practices for updating social media sites simultaneously?
Back when I used to have a blog, my Twitter account would automatically tweet links to my new posts. Meanwhile, my tweets were automatically posted as Facebook statuses. But that was 5+ years ago and I have no idea what the done thing is these days. [more inside]
Thems are fighting words! (Takes him a while to boot up)
In the early 1990s I saw a bizarre marketing video for OS/2. It was a cartoon of about 20 min. It featured anthropomorphic computers with screens for faces walking around a Wild West town. The DOS Brothers (which include DOS and WIN) overrun the town's sheriff, OS/2 V1.0. Then the new marshal, OS/2 V2.0 comes into town and cleans things up. Is there somewhere I could see a copy of this video or are there even any records that it existed? [more inside]
How do I create a B2B marketing strategy?
I want to CRUSH IT as a one man marketing team... but I'm inexperienced and don't know where to begin. [more inside]
Business marketing on a shoestring budget.
Our company once had a full fledged marketing department but after years of downsizing we're on our own. Some of my coworkers want to build brand awareness ahead of projects that will be rolling out in the new year. They have the green light from higher ups but no one knows what to do and where to start. How can self motivated individuals learn a crash course in business marketing? [more inside]
My company used my design without my consent. What do I do?
My parent company is implementing a rebrand based on a design I made for a project I worked on years ago, all without my knowledge. They have acknowledged this, and it seems like they are oblivious that this is a problem for me. I have made my feelings known to my boss, and am waiting for further developments. I don't know what to do next. Do I have any rights? What are my options? Backstory follows. [more inside]
There's marketing consultant in my career coach!
Finally able to describe what I do in a way; now I need to sell it. What person do I hire in order to create a message that makes sense to people who hire people with weird yet valuable talent? [more inside]
How do I explain sample size in layman's terms?
How do I explain the principles of minimum detectable effect, statistical power, and statistical significance to a client? [more inside]
career help: Art, Graphic Design, Marketing?? ?
Hello all!! I'm losing sleep over this.. 24 year old almost 25. My current situation is that I am teaching English abroad. I have a degree from a prominent university in an unrelated field (BA). I love art, especially illustration, and I also enjoy graphic design. But I can't decide between marketing and graphic design. [more inside]
Does advertising work anymore?
I, and likely most of you reading, consider myself jaded towards advertising. But I've been wondering, have marketers effectively come up with ways to influence people like me who routinely ignore ads? [more inside]
How to promote my software to investors
I created a software library that should be useful to developers , even relative beginners, writing software for a variety of fields, but mainly for Engineering (Mechanical,Architecture). Big data and business intelligence might be other fields where my software could be used. I'm in the closed beta stage right now, my software might take a while to catch on, and I need some cash. [more inside]
Am I reaching for the unreachable? Career woes....
Approaching nearly 34 in a couple of months, and have been unemployed since end of June, I'm not so sure I can afford to be fussy when it comes to applying for specific roles/industries. I read 'What colour is your parachute', and it was very informative. Identified the skills I love to use and equally use very proficiently, the environments I would like to work within, and the people I would like to work with. The reality of applying for such roles/industries I am not so sure is a logical process to follow. I worry I am being 'too fussy' as a result of reading that job.... [more inside]
How do you respond to "You're too expensive?"
Sales Question from a non-Sales Guy: How do you respond to people who say, "You're too expensive?" [more inside]
Looking for a marketing/sales consultant
I've been a freelance graphic designer for over 10 years but somehow, in all that time, have not quite figured out some basic marketing/networking skills. My clients (mostly large, multinational B2B companies) like me and my work and I've gotten by mostly through word-of-mouth marketing -- basically taking the work that comes my way. It's time to do better than that! I'd like to find a marketing/sales consultant who can advise me on growing my business. [more inside]
Movie character drinks drink in first 30 minutes of a movie: a thing?
I can't recall where I once heard this idea, but it seems to hold true in the majority of mainstream American movies that I've seen. The idea is that during the first half hour or so of a movie, a character will drink a refreshing drink. My question is, what kind of agreement or requirement is going on behind the scenes that causes so many movies to have this feature, when it's not an obvious product placement? [more inside]
How do I answer his question without giving away everything for free?
I have been asked to have my brain picked on for a marketing consulting project, but its my livelihood - I need to get paid to do this! Additional info after the jump - [more inside]
Guardians of the Galaxy Release schedule
Looking at the Guardians of the Galaxy release schedule, it doesn't open in China until October 10th. It opens in Japan on September 13th, yet opened in America on August 1st. Is there a particular release why it opens in China on such a later date, when that country is a large market?
How critical was being physically present to the success of your book?
How critical was being continually physically present for readings, signings, interviews and other events to the success of a book? Was most of your successful promotional efforts in the first year online or over the phone? [more inside]
We do (A + B) * (C + D) * (E + F)
I need to write a short blurb describing the services our group provides, which is basically defined in three dimensions, eg. "We provide services (A + B) for data types (C + D) in domains (E + F)." I imagine this is something faced by technical writers, is there some best practice for writing this sort of thing so that it is readable in plain English? [more inside]
Earning while I'm Learning?
I have been asked by a friend who's just starting a technical consulting business to help him do marketing/CRM. I am helping him as a friend with tech strategy and competitive intelligence (what I do know) and he wants to pay me to do business development (which I don't know.) So, what should I charge for consulting services when I am completely new at what I am doing? Sounds foolhardy, I know, but lots of snowflakey details inside. [more inside]
Should I have a rate card?
I'm doing the ground work in setting up a small side business. This business would target a specific demographic with a defined subset of residential design services. I feel compelled to do a 'rate card' but I wonder if anyone here has experience with using a rate card as a service provider. Trying to figure out pros and cons and whether I've missed something. As a consumer, I think I'd love to see some up-front rates but I know that, realistically, it would keep me from hiring someone if I felt like I couldn't afford them (even if I could). [more inside]
The Art of making Money
A good friend of mine, a London-based ceramics artist, needs to find a way of making her career more financially lucrative. By many measures, she is already successful: she has attained high-profile residencies, is signed to a prestigious gallery, and is critically acclaimed. However, she's barely making enough money to survive and is starting to question whether it is worth continuing to plough her time into a career that will leave her impoverished. [more inside]
Business correspondence via SMS
The management software my company uses recently added the ability to send messages via SMS to our clientele. We've signed up and it's tested well, but we're not clear on the legality of sending business correspondence messages (no marketing, simply "Your rent is due, please call # or pay online @ oursite.com/pay") without the client expressly opting in for SMS messaging. Do we need to have everyone opt-in or are non-marketing messages for the purpose of communicating legitimate business notices exempt? [more inside]
What to expect at a university comms/marketing position?
I've been hired to be the Director of Marketing for a humanities faculty at a small but prestigious North American university. I've spent the last nine years at a mid-sized national ad agency. I start in two weeks. What should I expect in my new position? [more inside]
I can't buy a net big enough...
A restaurant in my town is closing down for 2 months. Our facility (1 lunch outlet, 3 dinner outlets) desperately wants to pick up the bulk of their business. But how? More below the fold... [more inside]
Where can I find example screenshots / URLs of HTML email marketing?
I'd like to discuss examples of good and bad HTML email marketing with a group. Sure I can go into my inbox and find a few mailers that different retailers have sent me, but are there any sites that track the best (or worst) in class for current email marketing? Finding it hard to Google this as I end up with a lot of HTML tutorials. This "Email Design LookBook 2014" is probably the closest I have found, though ideally I'd like to have URLs or high res full screenshots, not a Powerpoint slide.
Seeking an affiliate marketing decoder ring
Are you an affiliate marketer? How did you get started? What are good resources? Forums, newsletters, etc? [more inside]
Using Facebook, non-obnoxiously, to promote your work
Are you an author, musician, artist, or other creative-ish person who's found successful (and polite) ways to use Facebook to connect with people interested in your work? I'd love to know your secrets. [more inside]
Job hunting after small business ownership
I recently moved to a new city and am job hunting. I think I'm coming up against something in my resume and in interviews that could be handled better, but I'm not sure how. [more inside]
What's a Good Marketing Company for a Small Business?
My dad runs a small business in the Bay Area, California, repairing laser printers and copiers and selling toner cartridge. The repairs take place on-site, and usually are for other small businesses; home printers are generally too cheap to be worth repairing, and you can't get parts. The company consists of him, a printer repair technician, the occasional contract technician, and an answering service for backup. My dad is not technologically saavy, but he can use email (Outlook, arrgh), ACT (sort of), and our user-friendly scanner. He recently got interested in DemandForce as a possible marketing company to attract new business, but the reviews I have read have made me deeply skeptical. So, does anyone know of a great marketing company for a small business providing services and supplies? What should my dad look for and look out for? Advice is welcome, but specific recommendations of marketing companies (especially that you still use) are what I'm most looking for.
How do I market my new business effectively and DOUBLE QUICK
How do I market my new business effectively and DOUBLE QUICK with the added catch on not wanting my ex stalker figuring it out? [more inside]
When is a spoon more than just a spoon?
I'm looking for some art-world advice and/or a gimmick for selling beautiful handmade spoons at extremely high prices. [more inside]
How does a mid twenties female BA grad get a job in marketing?
How can I increase my chances of getting a lower level marketing position (coordinator, PR, etc)? Bonus marks, walk me through the process as if I'm dumb to see if there's anything I'm overlooking or point me towards resources to help me sound more professional. [more inside]
Tell me about your dream cafe/coffee shop?
I have an opportunity to rent a large-ish cafe/coffee shop/restaurant a few moments walk from the local small town railway station, out the front of the tourist bus stop. What would you do to make it wonderful? [more inside]
I need to build a "social media platform" to market my novel -- help!
In order to get my novel published (comedic science fiction), I've been told that I need to build a social media platform (website, facebook, twitter, etc.) and that if publishers see that you have a following they're more likely to take a chance on you. I'm building a website and getting a facebook page in order, but I'm not sure I get twitter, I'd like input on where on the web my audience may already lie, and I need to get over my aversion to self-promotion. [more inside]
Wanted: Acedemic Studies/Articles on Legal Marketing
I'm a solo practitioner and that means I have lots of marketers telling me I need their services. As in, dozens of emails a day, between five and ten calls a week. The sad part is I know I need to step up my marketing, but everyone who contacts just reeks of "scam". I am interested in finding was to get educated about this which don't trigger my scam alert instincts. [more inside]
Decent full-time first job vs. waiting for career-forming opportunities
Hi helpful friends! I asked you how to get this amazing entry-level marketing job a few weeks ago and it worked! Well...I have a third interview! Thanks so much and expect a "how to do well in group interviews" question later :) I'm a business management student majoring in marketing. I'm pretty lucky for a soon-to-be-graduate...I have a couple of very exciting opportunities that could really shape my career. However, I'm confused as to which way to go. [more inside]
How do I go about releasing a card game into print-on-demand format whil
Question: how do I go about releasing a card game into print-on-demand format while retaining commercial rights? (I want to make it available for hobbyists and players, but don't want a company to scoop my design and sell it without attribution). I make card games as a hobby, and want to release them into the wild (so the term goes). I just don't want to yield commercial rights, since there's nothing worse than watching someone pull a Thomas Edison on your Tesla-esque ideas. Some people suggested looking at DrivethruCards.com and a few other places (Cards Against Humanity uses a free-license concept I'd love to know more about).
Marketing to specific groups : Latino edition
Can you share your resources on marketing to the Latino community? [more inside]
Where can I learn modern white hat search marketing and SEO?
My small business used to rank really well for hundreds of terms. But I've dropped for some major terms and been obliterated for others. How do I fix this? [more inside]
Are these blogs viral marketing?
Here are three NSFW porn blogs, called: tattoos-n-blondes, i-n-k-e-d-b-i-t-c-h, and s-u-i-c-d-al-r-e-v-e-n-g-e; all are hosted on tumblr, and all frequently reblog each other's posts. Does anyone know: are these blogs actually viral marketing for Jack Daniels? About once every 20-30 images in each, there is a prominently displayed picture of Jack Daniels whiskey, either by itself or being held by a lass. Are these blogs being independently run, but paid by the Brown-Forman corporation? Are the blogs actual sanctioned advertising directly from that corporation? Attempts to ask the blogs via tumblr's messaging feature have gone unanswered.
"Original" self-marketing ideas
I'm looking for original self-marketing ideas for a writer and/or a designer. Okay, social media is important: Design your own page, update it frequently and get your friends to like it and promote it to their friends. But I'm looking for those kinds of tips that you've read and thought to yourself "Well that's original!". Something on par with Nine Inch Nails'/H2DA/Radiohead's decision to give their music for free "lest they come to the unique live concert experience" marketing ploy. Have you ever come across a Seth Godin or a Malcolm Gladwell book (or anything else) and was struck by something interesting?
Social Media Marketing
Traditional marketing says blanket your market with repetitious ads for the new people who haven't seen it. I have a project I want to promote and attract attention to. Although I won't send out a tweet or a post every minute, should I make repetitious posts on Social Media too? Is there a good balance?


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Sis Sweets Coffee ShopRead MoreFor the best pick-me-up in town, grab a cup of java at Sis Sweets Coffee Shop. The weekends are for going out for amazing combinations. Save the salad for the weekday and come grab a meal at Sis Sweets Coffee Shop. Sis Sweets Coffee Shop is a great location to host a group dinner. Sis Sweets Coffee Shop offers an informal dining experience for those who are allergic to jackets and ties. Catering services are also available. Patrons will love the number of street and lot parking options close to Sis Sweets Coffee Shop. You'll like your bill almost as much as your meal at Sis Sweets Coffee Shop, with meals usually costing less than $15.307 Cherokee StLeavenworth, KS US
Weston CafeRead MoreGrab a homemade soup and sandwich for lunch or dinner at Weston Cafe. Taste comes first on the menu here, so low-fat chow is a world away. Weston Cafe is a local restaurant that accommodates both large and small groups. Business casual dress, tasty food and a classic atmosphere makes this a great place for any occasion. You can also have Weston Cafe cater your next event. Weston Cafe patrons can find street parking at the Main St location. With tabs typically staying under $15, your wallet (and your stomach) will be happy with a trip to Weston Cafe. All major credit cards are accepted.407 Main StWeston, MO US
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Harmer's CafeRead MoreIf dining out doesn't fit your time frame, stop by Harmer's Cafe for a quick cafe snack. Calories take a backseat at Harmer's Cafe, where low-fat anything is barred from the menu. Short on time? Don't wait for a driver — pick it up yourself. The parking options near Harmer's Cafe are quick and painless. You can stop by at practically any time, since Harmer's Cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.501 Platte AveEdgerton, MO US
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Soap-opera revolution
The Lieutenant's Lover
Harry Bingham HarperCollins, 442pp, £6.99
The Lieutenant's Lover
Harry Bingham HarperCollins, 442pp, £6.99
by Olivia Shean Published
"A plague on both your houses!" cried the dying Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Indeed, all self-respecting romantic legends have wrestled with huge obstacles in the name of their love. The protagonists of The Lieutenant's Lover follow the same routine: Misha and Tonya – the noble tsarist aristocrat and his beautiful, blushing Bolshevik – are cursed by the bloody Russian revolution.
Harry Bingham crafts his story well, handling sharp emotional manoeuvres with skill: infatuation, despair, separation, ecstasy. Yet beyond these soap-opera tactics, Bingham falls short. He is frustratingly content to submit to Russian clichés, pitching himself as a Dr Zhivago disciple, when his writing requires more confidence. Never does a shadow of a question pass over this romance; instead, a happy reassurance pervades. The lovers' fate is always secured and our reading pleasure shall not be compromised. It is sweetly melodramatic stuff that is best enjoyed, crumpet in hand, on Sunday-night television.
Although Bingham addresses some weighty subject matter, his descriptions are lacking. The reader, though entertained, can remain detached. They did have a tough time, those Russians. I am glad it wasn't me. Next?


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Salman Khan was visited by Raj Thackeray and Nitesh Rane at his home on Thursday (May 7).
Thackeray announced this at the BMC headquarters on Thursday.
The study by ORF calls for measures to discourage trespassing on tracks.
Ever since there was a hue and cry over his dressing, there has been a subtle change in Modi's sartorial style.
Meanwhile, notices will be issued to political parties like Congress, Shiv Sena and Samajwadi Party too.
Thackeray was addressing party workers in the Mumbai suburbs.
Sources in the MNS disclosed to The Indian Express Tuesday that the name of the daily will be 'Maratha'.
MNS president has disseminated a cartoon which compares compares BJP's defeat to downing of the twin towers.
Some members have also demanded that MMRCL seek an alternative location to build the car shed.
The voting will be held over three days from February 7 to 9.
Thackeray who has been known to project a somewhat aloof and haughty self, is now mulling an image makeover.
Within a decade of being born, MNS stares at uncertain fate after abject defeats in 2014 state and LS polls and desertions.
Thackeray also took a swipe at PM Modi, saying he should behave more like the PM of India rather than that of Gujarat.
Nearly 40 such hoardings put up along the Ali Yavar Jung Marg on Western Express Highway in Bandra (East).
Experts say Twitter should ideally abide by the country's laws if it is making its services available to the country


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The latest addition to our review section is a piece on Dream of Reason by Rosa Chacel, translated from the Spanish by Carol Maier and recently published by the University of Nebraska Press as part of their European Women Writers Series.
I've written about this book on a few occasions, mainly because of the Javier Marias quote on the back, but there's also a strong endorsement from Barbara Probst Solomon, who states, "Dream of Reason confirms Rosa Chacel as a major Modernist writer, the equivalent of a new-found Proust meditating on memory and selfhood, an image-driven Woolf with a profound philosophical bent. But reading Chacel is its own unforgettable experience."
This review is written by Grant Barber, who, in his own words, is "an Episcopal priest living on the south shore of Boston and a keen bibliophile. Maybe by the time he retires his Spanish will be good enough to try his own translations of Latin American fiction."
Rosa Chacel (1898-1994) sculptor, novelist, poet, essayist, feminist was born and died in Spain, with Brazil as a second home. She was a contemporary with the Generation of '27, which included Garcia Lorca and Ramon Jaminez, and she was familiar with the writings of Freud and James Joyce and the philosophies of Nietzsche and Kierkegaard. She claimed La sinrazón (Dream of Reason) (1960) to be her masterpiece and culmination of her fiction writing. This and much more can be found in Carol Maier's helpful, thorough introduction. Maier is not only the translator of this Chacel book, which is appearing in English translation for the first time; she is the translator of two other Chacel novels that appear in the University of Nebraska's European Women Writers Series; she is a scholar of Chacel's entire writings, and she had the chance to know and explore the writer's thought with Chacel before the end of her life.
This business of introductions presents a possible dilemma to the reader. To read the introduction first? In works of translation, or in bringing back into print a novel that has dropped out of sight (as with the excellent New York Review of Books) this decision is common. Often the introduction gives away more of the plot than one might want, or it takes away some of the enjoyment of discovery of style and thought. Why not begin reading the novel, skip the introduction; after all, if it is a worthy work of art then it should stand on its own, right?
Dream of Reason places this dilemma front and center. The writer is still a relative unknown to English speakers. At the outset the reader realizes that this novel is not plot driven. In her introduction, Maier gives a cogent explanation of Chacel's intellectual project, that the novel tries to represent will and thought intimately joined to a person's circumstances, a philosophical perspective from Ortega y Gasset. The voice of the narrator Santiago Hernandez is agreeable, but at times the ruminations can tax patience, unless the reader enters the novel forearmed. Not until page 268 of the novel does Hernandez explain, "One of our contemporary philosophers has said that the intimate life of ideas should be novelized. That is definitely what's needed: the creation of a genre, a series of biographies of ideas, a thing very different from a novel of ideas."
Click here for the full review.
Founded in 1960 by such creative pioneers as George Perec, Raymond Queneau and Italo Calvino, the Oulipo, shorthand for Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, came about in when a group of writers and mathematicians sought constraints to find new structures and. . .
There's little to say about a series of prose poems that willfully refuse to identify pronoun antecedents. Or perhaps there are a million things. The poems in Morse, My Deaf Friend— the chapbook by Miloš Djurdjević published by Ugly Duckling. . .
The Crimson Thread of Abandon is the first collection of short fiction available in English by the prolific Japanese writer and all-around avant-garde trickster Terayama Shūji, who died in 1983 at the age of 47. This collection would be important. . .
Last year, NYRB Classics introduced English-language readers to Catalan writer Josep Pla with Peter Bush's translation of The Gray Notebook. In that book, Pla wrote about life in Spain during an influenza outbreak soon after World War I, when. . .
"Your bile is stagnant, you see sorrow in everything, you are drenched in melancholy," my friend the doctor said.
bq. "Isn't melancholy something from previous centuries? Isn't some vaccine against it yet, hasn't medicine taken care of it yet?" I. . .
What to make of Vano and Niko, the English translation of Erlom Akhvlediani's work of the same name, as well as the two other short books that comprise a sort of trilogy? Quick searches will inform the curious reader that. . .
The opening of Jón Gnarr's novel/memoir The Indian is a playful bit of extravagant ego, telling the traditional story of creation, where the "Let there be light!" moment is also the moment of his birth on January 2nd, 1967. Then. . .
Mahasweta Devi is not only one of the most prolific Bengali authors, but she's also an important activist. In fact, for Devi, the two seem to go together. As you can probably tell from the titles, she writes about women. . .
The prolific Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós wrote his short novel, Tristana, during the closing years of the nineteenth century, a time when very few options were available to women of limited financial means who did not want a husband.. . .
Pedro Zarraluki's The History of Silence (trans. Nick Caistor and Lorenza García) begins with the narrator and his wife, Irene, setting out to write a book about silence, itself called The History of Silence: "This is the story of how. . .


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Wayne is a former Women's Baseball National Team coach, a graduate of the NCI-Ontario, a NCCP MLF in baseball, hockey and multi-sport. Prior to his position as Executive Director at Coaches of Canada, Wayne was the president of a publishing supply company (which helped support his coaching habit!).
Do you want to chat with the ED? Wayne is always happy to hear from you.
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Our friends from the Austrian Space Forum are working hard to pave the way for future human Mars expeditions. The newest entry in their impressive field simulations & expeditions list is the AMADEE-15 project, a two-week Mars simulation mission on a rock glacier in the Kaunertal, Austria. Team Puli is happy to be part of this mission, after our successful Moroccan desert test and Mission Maunacast!
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Animal abuse recording bill passes Tennessee Senate, set for House vote Wednesday
Norris says Farm Bureau "should be ashamed" for backing bill seen as anti-whistleblower
NASHVILLE — The Senate approved a bill 22-9 on Tuesday that would require anyone recording images of animal abuse to submit the video or photos to police within 48 hours. The House is scheduled to vote on the bill Wednesday.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Dolores Gresham, R-Somerville, is heavily opposed by the Humane Society of the U.S. as an attempt to block the group's efforts to document patters of abuse. The Humane Society in 2011 secretly filmed video inside a training stable in Gresham's Fayette County showing caustic substances being applied to Tennessee walking horses' legs and hooves, and the animals being beaten to make them stand. Trainer Jackie McConnell pleaded guilty in federal court in September.
Opponents of the bill, including Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said it would criminalize filming, not the abuse. Norris criticized the Tennessee Farm Bureau for supporting the measure.
"Let's be clear: It's good for the Farm Bureau but it's not their bill. They sort of stumbled into it. They support the bill but they should be ashamed for doing so. If you are truly concerned about animal abuse, deal with the root cause. The implication of this bill is that it's OK to abuse animals but it's not all right to film it if you don't tell anybody about it" immediately, Norris said.
Gresham said her goal in requiring immediate reporting is to stop animal abuse. Her bill would make a violation of the law a Class C misdemeanor under Tennessee's criminal code.
Two Democrats joined 20 Republicans in passing the bill, while four Republicans and five Democrats opposed it. Gresham was the only West Tennessee senator who voted for the bill. West Tennessee senators who voted against the bill were Sens. Norris; Lowe Finney, D-Jackson; Ophelia Ford, D-Memphis; Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown; Jim Kyle, D-Memphis; and Reginald Tate, D-Memphis..
Gresham and Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon, were the only West Tennessee senators who voted for the bill.
The House version of the bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden.
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A group of environmental activists filed a lawsuit against the Tainan County Government yesterday, accusing it of profiteering by allowing a waste disposal company to dump waste near the Wushantou Reservoir (烏山頭水庫). The group, led by Tainan City Environmental Protection Alliance head Huang An-tiao (黃安調), lodged the lawsuit at the Tainan Prosecutor's Office -- the latest act in a seven-year struggle against the waste disposal company that has gained the county government's approval to dump garbage at a site near the water catchment of the reservoir. Huang said that the group would also petition the Tainan County Government, demanding a ban on the company's incoming operations in order to protect water resources in the area. Wushantou Reservoir is one of the most important water providers in southern Taiwan. The county government respects the group's move and hopes that the truth will be fully explored through legal means, Tainan County Deputy Commissioner Yen Chun-tso (顏純左) said.
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China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market as the world's largest polluter seeks to reduce emissions and save energy, state media said.
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Available soon in the Historic Prospect Hill Neighborhood of Downtown Hayward is a charming 1181 square foot, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom bungalow at 22272 Prospect Street. Two bedrooms and a full bath, along with an office area alcove are upstairs from a beautiful downstairs living room, dining room, half-bath and efficient kitchen area. This historic home has had some major renovation work done by the current owners, including a new furnace and a completely new foundation. Built in 1905 and full of character and craftsmanship, someone that appreciates history and the character of classic custom construction will fall in love immediately. Sitting forward on a fairly sized lot, side access affords an easy path to a large back yard, that also includes a large storage shed for those seasonal items and boxed up memories. This cedar shingle sided home has the benefit of being just a few short blocks from the rejuvenated Downtown Hayward Entertainment District, offering great international restaurants (Thai, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, El Salvadorian, American, California Cuisine, cafe's, coffee shops and more), movie theaters, live music venues, bars and retail. The weekly Farmer's Market is a five minute walk, and a voluntary and active neighborhood association stays vigilant in furthering the neighborhood's interests with City Hall. Priced at $424,500, this downtown historic gem will make the lucky buyer very happy to call Hayward home. Stay tuned from more information, pictures, and maybe a story or two about this beautiful home.
Hayward Housing Prices for May 2015
30532 Carroll Avenue Hayward CA
30532 Carroll Blvd, Hayward CA for $429,000
In sought after Fairway Park neighborhood. 3 bed/2 bath/2 car garage needs some TLC, but adventurers will certainly be rewarded with the pride of ownership.
Open House Wednesday, June 10 from 10 am – 1pm. Offers forwarded to seller as they are received. Ask your agent for access at other times…
Changing Lifestyle and the Fence
Recently, I turned 40. Applause please! I won't say how recent it was (and shame on you for asking)! Over the years, my choice of home has changed from living at home (no privacy) to living in a big city for short spurts (tiny portions of flats or hostels overseas) to my first "house-home" while married (San Francisco) to the little condo near mom (for her cooking) when I was single again. After the condo, I needed more incentive to work harder and bought a silly house way too big for me and threw lots of fun parties. I'm now comfortable with my husband and our dogs.
The kind of home one chooses depends on family situations and marital status, yes?
A lovely young couple (yes, YOUNG!) recently retained our services to list and sell their home. They are hip and stylish and savvy and quite impressive people. They are also PARENTS of young children and even the kids are impressive. One of the kids is still in pre-school, the other is in grade school.
Speaking from my narrow perspective of someone who only has two stinky boy-dogs, here are a few questions and miscellaneous thoughts I have about being young and having young children:
- Wouldn't I miss going out on weekends with my friends? (Solution: Get a baby-sitter.)
- Would I still want to invite friends over, knowing that the kinds of friends I'd have nowadays if I had young kids would bring their bratty young smelly kids? (Solution: Have a play-area or an entertainment room off yonder where I can't see, hear or smell them.)
- Would my life be boring? (Solution: A disco ball along with a stellar sound system.)
- Would my spouse's friends from his single days (or even some of my friends) irritate me in my Newly Enlightened Stage of Life After 40? (Solution: Have a house big enough with a separate area for the Cavemen to hang. Can you say "ooga-booga"?
What would be the perfect house for me, given all I wrote above? CLICK HERE for the best option I can think of at this very moment!
I love life, I love my husband, I love our dogs (not necessarily in that order) and I love my work, where I can be creative and have fun and work with people I truly respect and admire…
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How We Support Our Local Animal Shelters
This animal rescue organization is having an event in the same town as our 5572 Cerro Norte, El Sobrante listing. We love supporting animal rescue efforts and introducing soon-to-be residents to the virtues of these organizations before they even move in. Are you available this Saturday night?
Time to Buy or Too Late To Buy?
The Bay Area real estate market continues its scorching pace as we enter the second quarter of 2015. Supply is extremely limited, with properties all over the Bay Area attracting multiple offers. Here in Hayward, a recent listing of ours attracted 14 offers the first few days it was on the market…the numbers are higher in the South Bay and Peninsula. What is a buyer to do? Well first, make sure you have a good agent…it is more important than ever to have someone on YOUR side when purchasing a home. During these competitive markets, price is just one consideration…the terms of the purchase contract are equally if not more important. Some bidders place ridiculous offers price-wise just to get into contract, knowing the property won't appraise and they will then be able to negotiate the sales price later. Not cool. Don't work with an agent that plays that game, as a good listing agent won't bite and will protect the sellers from such manipulation.
Professional ethics are also in danger of being compromised when the competition is so fierce, so be wary. Hire only a professional, full-time REALTOR that is a member of the National Association of REALTORS, the California Association of REALTORS, and adheres to the NAR professional Code of Ethics. For more information about the market (a February article that is all the more true today) click on the link below.
Happy Hunting!
Rent Control The Answer?
Rent control is quite controversial in terms of its effectiveness in controlling rents as well as stifling the development of needed rental property inventory. A recent article (link below) goes into more detail about the push for rent control as Bay Area rents skyrocket. Is the answer rent control or more liberal approval of new housing to meet continued strong demand for housing in our area?
Best Colors to Paint Your House
Exterior paint color may be one of the most important factors in enhancing your home's curb appeal. There are many factors to consider when choosing an exterior paint color, especially when resale is your goal. It is important to understanding neighborhood standards as well as your home's style, size, construction materials and the color of the roofing.
According to a national survey conducted by Sears Weatherbeater Paints, the most popular color for a home's exterior is white. The survey found that nearly 40 percent of those polled said they would prefer white as the primary color of their homes exterior. The survey concluded that the least favored colors were yellow and red. White paint can make the outside of a home look more expansive and can bring light into a shady yard. You can accentuate trim and other architectural details on a white house by painting them in another subtle, but noticeable, color. There are many variations of the white paints, from stark white to more cream colors, so there is a lot of flexibility when choosing a paint in this family of colors.
Neutral Colors
If you want to make your home look newer and more modern, take a look at the colors being used on new housing developments in your area. Typically, newer homes are painted in light, neutral shades, including light tones of tan, clay, cream, gray or beige. Shades of white are often used on the trim. You can incorporate a splash of color by painting the door a contrasting shade. For instance, a deep gray-blue door looks stately on a light-gray home with white trim. Neutrals can be pretty boring, so spice up the palette you select to emphasize and highlight features of your home while still staying consistent with neighboring homes.
Dark Colors
Generally speaking, light colors are the best bet for painting a home for resale; however, if your home is in an older neighborhood, a light color may make it look out of place or less charming than the traditionally painted homes around it. Medium to dark shades of tan, gray, blue and brown may be the most common in established neighborhoods. Homes built from brick or stone often have trim painted in dark red, deep green or Williamsburg blue.
Drive around your neighborhood and community to look at other homes to see what works. You don't have to copy someone else's choices, but you might see something that works really well with your home's design too. Finally, paint is relatively inexpensive, so if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
House Smells: Last Night's Dinner
Lingering odors can affect how much you enjoy your home or how much you might be able to sell it for.
Whether your family caused the odor in your home or you inherited a smelly room from the previous owner, you can get rid of it using a few proven methods. Avoid making the mistake of spraying an air freshener to cover up a bad smell. While it can take time to eliminate lingering odors from smoke, cooking, pets or mildew, it is possible to deodorize your home and introduce pleasing scents.
- Clean your home thoroughly using a strong cleaning solution and cleaning rags. Pay attention to places you don't normally clean, such as inside cabinets, under sinks and along window sills. Wipe down the walls, baseboards, doors and counter tops with a 1 to 10 solution of bleach and water.
- Air out each room by opening the windows. Choose a nice day with a breeze to help move air throughout your home. Airing out the rooms will help release odors in curtains, carpets and furniture. Keep the windows open for at least an hour, or longer for particularly heavy odors.
- Pull odors out of the carpet and furniture by sprinkling baking soda onto fabric surfaces. Allow the baking soda to sit on the surfaces for several hours, even overnight if you can. The longer you leave the baking soda on, the greater the absorption. Vacuum the baking soda from the carpet and furniture, using a vacuum cleaner with a new bag. Scented baking soda products are also available, but use sparingly…they can be overwhelming!
- Fill 2 to 4 shallow bowls with fresh coffee grounds, depending on the size of the room. Shut the windows and the door to the room, then leave the bowls overnight to let the coffee grounds absorb the odor. Throw the coffee grounds away the next day. Repeat one more night with fresh coffee grounds for particularly stubborn odors.
After you think your place is smelling better, invite a friend or two over to have them do an honest sniff test. Our own noses get used to odors we are around, so get an objective schnozzola to do the test. Then be sure to bbq your next salmon OUTSIDE, not in the house!
Buyers! Increase Your Likelihood of Success
The real estate market here locally continues to sizzle, with 10+ offers on an available listing not being uncommon.
Having the right agent is all the more important when trying to buy in this market. We recommend you select an agent that is a full-time real estate professional, a REALTOR who abides by the National Association of REALTORS code of ethics, and someone who knows the local micro-markets to write up the best possible offer. Winning the bid for a property isn't just about the highest offer, but also the terms under which the purchase contract will be executed. This is really where the experience and reputation of your agent can be the deciding factor in which buyer's offer gets accepted.
It is also important that your agent is well-know in the industry and marketplace, because even in this technologically driven world, relationships matter when negotiating a real estate purchase. Agents that are involved in their profession, attend local professional marketing meetings held throughout the week, and those with significant internet and social media presence are often the most likely to get you into the home of your dreams. Now, more than ever, selecting the right agent could mean the difference between packing up to move to your new home or the stress of not knowing where you might land next…
Bike Rodeo in Hayward on May 16th!
City Living or Green Acres?
There will always be those who want to live in the "City" and those that prefer the "Country" life. Some just can't decide…the link below provides some interesting discussion about both lifestyles. Take your pick! http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/live-in-city-or-country
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If These Walls Could Talk….
Our home is about to turn 90 years old, and it makes me wonder what the house would tell us if the walls could talk.
I grew up in a very old house, and often imagined as a kid that all sorts of scary things must have happened in that house. We moved into the old place when I was around 9 years old. We were told that the previous owner's husband had died in the "big room upstairs". That room was to become my older sister's room (she was 16 at the time). My brother and I came up with the story that we could hear breathing in that room. My now sister's room also had the sinister attic opening that led to the nether regions of the house. Certainly something awful must occupy that space above her room as well.
Aside from the little brothers terrorizing our sister, the house had a gravity about it…a real sense of place, of sincerity, of history that no new place with mere sheet rock and cheap carpet could provide. To be sure, there were probably environmental hazards of living in the 1904 dwelling. Asbestos? No problem…lead paint? Very durable. Who knows what disease is percolating within my tissue because of my residing there for the better part of 10 years, but it was so worth it, whatever befalls me. Those were a great 10 years, with old mahogany paneling gracing various rooms, cork flooring in a hallway upstairs, and the classic "cowboy and Indian" wallpaper adorning my brother's room when we moved in. Cedar lined closets and old hot water radiator heating in each bedroom were clanky and smelly and at the same time wonderful.
One of my favorite parts of that old house was not what was inside, but what was outside. Two majestic maple trees sprawled between the sidewalk and the lazy Anderson street. Having been planted probably around the time the house was built, they towered over the landscape at least 75 feet. The shade, the rustling leaves, the falling leaves, the red and orange and green leaves, the majesty they provided will never be forgotten.
Now, some almost 35 years later since having moved out of my childhood home I find the same love of place, the same warmth in the hand hewn plank floors, the undersized closets, the giant inefficient furnace built to outlast me, the spookiness of the downstairs (basement I would call it, although Anna disagrees, calling it "the downstairs"). We still have some single pane windows left in the house, with no plans of replacing them. We will wear a sweater when we need to, remembering the workmanship that someone put into crafting those windows just for this house, unlike some of the other windows in the house that are probably repeated in thousands of homes. Our house has many of the modern efficiencies expected in this day. We don't beat our laundry in the creek that is for sure, and the dishwasher's name is Frigidaire, not Mabel. We installed a solar array and now produce more electricity than we consume. We have a landscaping that requires very little water. We have LED lights and solar lighting all over the place. We even have a high speed electric car charger (electric car not included…yet). We even have a giant California native oak tree in our back yard that keeps the hillside firm and gives the whole property strength against the elements, whatever those might be.
It is home.
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A Home for the Furry Ones: Adopting a Furry One from a shelter can transform your house into a cozy home. But without careful preparation, your new furry friend can turn the old homestead into a mess. The following household and training tips will get you on your way to having it all—furry love and a tidy home.
Get Off to a Great Start
- Put a cozy bed for your pet in every room. Pets are much more likely to keep off of furniture if they have attractive alternatives.
- Until your pet learns house rules, don't give him unsupervised access to rooms with sofas, beds or any other furniture you don't want him on. Instead, spend time with your pet in those rooms, and be ready to gently but persistently discourage him from jumping up on the furniture. It may help to leave a short leash on your dog if he tries to hop up on your sofa. The moment he does, say "Oops!" Then take hold of his leash and gently lead him away from the sofa.
- During "chill time" together, teach your dog that you'd like him to hang out on his own bed rather than on your furniture. Tie a short tether (about four feet in length) to the leg of a sofa. Place your dog's bed next to the tether. When you're ready to sit back and relax, tether your dog and give him something exciting to chew. (Try a new bully stick, rawhide or stuffed Kong toy.) While he works on his treat, you can sit on the sofa and read a book or watch TV.
- If you have a cat, try putting double-sided sticky tape or upside-down carpet runner on furniture to discourage Fluffy from scratching.
- Use dog crates and gates to confine your new dog when home alone until his house manners earn him unsupervised freedom.
- Provide plenty of "legal" things for your dog to chew. If he has attractive toys and bones of his own, he'll be much less likely to gnaw on your things!
- Provide kitty with a variety of scratching posts and perches—cat trees are helpful.
- Be sure to give your dog at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise—running, fetching, playing or swimming—each day. A tired dog will be much less likely to engage in destructive behavior.
- A busy dog will be much better behaved, too. Consider feeding your pet in food-puzzle toys when he has to stay home alone. If he spends his time working for his chow, he'll be less likely to look for other ways to alleviate his boredom—like chewing on furniture legs or unstuffing couches.
- Please also research house training for dogs and litter box training for cats.
And remember to increase your pet's roaming privileges slowly, room by room. Going from restriction to complete freedom can set a pet up to fail.
Home Décor
- Avoid vertical blinds, pooling drapery, ornate tassels and long cords that can become strangulation hazards. If a dog gets caught in any of these, he could panic and bring objects around him crashing down.
- Think twice about mini-blinds, which can get bent beyond repair when a curious dog tries to see the outside world.
- Fabric shades, café curtains and draperies are excellent choices for homes with dogs.
- Provide comfy beds in each room or designate one piece of furniture as your pet's place. Cover this piece with a washable throw and teach your pet that this is the only piece of furniture he is allowed to frequent.
- Make sure slipcovers are machine-washable, especially if a light-colored solid is your upholstery of choice.
- Leather and vinyl furniture is easy to clean, but can be damaged by too-long toenails! Be sure to clip your cat's and dog's nails regularly!
- Use washable semi-gloss paint in areas where your pet may sprinkle spittle on the walls.
- Washable vinyl-backed wallpaper is easier to clean than traditional paper-backed wallpaper.
- Relegate antique wallpapers or fabric wall treatments to the top half of the walls; paint or hang a washable wall covering below.
- Machine-washable area rugs are easier to keep clean than wall-to-wall carpeting. If urine soaks into carpet backing, it's nearly impossible to remove. If you do decide to stick with wall-to-wall, it's a good idea to stock up on carpet care products, especially enzymatic cleaners made specifically for pet accidents.
- Roll up vegetable-dyed oriental rugs until your new dog is fully house-trained—and if rugs have decorative fringe, don't put them back down until your pet is well past teething age (over 8 months)!
- Tile, sheet linoleum and Pergo® are pet-friendly floorings that allow you to easily wipe away accidental droppings.
- Seal hardwood floors with polyurethane to prevent urine odor from lingering.
Keep Your Pet's Eating and Sleeping Areas Tidy
- Spill-proof water bowls help prevent drooly drinkers from spilling on the floor.
- A large, absorbent placemat under food and water bowls will make for easier clean-up after messy eaters.
- Frequently wash your pet's blanket and bedding; use a lint roller on pillows.
- Scoop the poop out of your cat's litter box at least once or twice a day.
- If you use a product that contains ammonia to clean up your pet's urine, you won't be able to smell remaining odors, but your pet will! In fact, ammonia-based cleaners can actually attract pets and encourage them to urinate where they've made mistakes before. Instead, have on-hand a special enzymatic cleaner specifically made for cleaning up pet messes—all major pet stores carry them. For best results, be sure to follow the directions on the product label.
- Regularly trim and file your pet's nails to keep her from shredding furniture.
- Brush kitty or pooch regularly to remove dead skin and hair that will otherwise end up on furniture and floors.
- Wipe off your pet's paws and mouth after meals.
- Trim the hair around your pet's bottom to help keep excrement from clinging.
- Make it easy to give your pet a good rubdown after outdoor romps. Place a machine-washable area rug by the door and keep a towel handy near the entry.
Animal-Friendly Decor
Here are some fun ways to spruce up your home for your companion animals:
- Internal Dutch doors between rooms make it easy for you to manage which pets are allowed where. They also eliminate the need for awkward baby gates.
- Outdoor cat enclosures can be attached to the house with a cat door to allow free access for your feline friend.
- Fenced-in yards should have a buried, inward-facing section to prevent dogs from digging and tunneling.
- If you have cats, be sure to install high-quality metal screens on all windows.
- Install a folding (hinged) cat perch under a window for kitty's viewing pleasure.
- How about a built-in alcove for your dog's crate?
- By adding a porthole to a kitchen cabinet, you've got yourself a new place for a cat litter tray! Not only will it look clean and neat, but the porthole will keep dogs from getting in and munching on cat waste.
- A small lift along a wall where the litter box or food and water bowls are placed would make cleaning and feeding a lot easier for senior pet owners. The lift would be used to raise and lower the litter box or food bowls.
- If you're really handy, how about an outdoor septic disposal system for dog waste?!
Adapted from articles by Jacque Lynn Schultz, Director, ASPCA Companion Animals Program Advisor, and Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, Senior Vice President, ASPCA National Program Office.
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