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Live from DMA08: Full Text of DMA President & CEO John A. Greco, Jr.'s Opening Remarks
October 13, 2008 The following is the complete text of Direct Marketing Association (DMA) President & CEO John A. Greco, Jr.s opening remarks at DMA08 Conference & Exhibition, which is being hold in Las Vegas through Thursday, October 16.
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Welcome to DMA08.
It is great to see everybody here and we are in for a wonderful program. This morning we are very honored to have a special guest here in Las Vegas to help kick off DMA08.
In addition to being one of the top elected leaders of the country, he has one of the toughest jobs in the world setting the agenda and managing the political traffic in one of the most important and respected institutions we have in this nation.
Please join me in a warm welcome for the Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the senior senator from this great state of Nevada Senator Harry Reid.
(Remarks: Sen. Harry Reid D-NV)
Thank you, Senator Reid. For being here with us and for sharing your very thoughtful comments.
We look forward to working closely with you as the next Congress tackles the opportunities and challenges facing our country.
As you know, every state has two senators. While he couldnt be with us today, Nevadas other senator, Senator John Ensign wanted to join his colleague in welcoming DMA08 to Las Vegas.
(Sen. Ensign video message)
(r u Connected? theme setter)
For anyone in marketing today, thats the question. Its timely, its topical and most of all thought provoking: Are you connected?
Making interactive connections in todays multichannel digital universe is what DMA08 is all about. Making vital connections is my message to you here this morning.
We come together in uncertain times. We have a close election pending, and real uncertainty about the global economy. New technology coming online is making some aspects of life move faster and faster, but lately our overall economic growth has been slower than anyone would like. The outlook for when well return to better times is cloudy, and the path we need to take can sometimes be very difficult to discern.
Anyone in marketing who hopes to succeed must create value. Thats my shorthand definition of marketing. And creating value is something marketing must continue to do, even more so under tough conditions with an uncertain outlook.
And anyone who hopes to succeed in times like these, I believe, must be able to separate the things you can control from the things you can't.
Compiling that list, keeping it current working both sides developing goals and tactics on each side along the way is a powerful surrogate for strategic planning at a time when visibility is very limited, like it is today.
With the things I can control, I want to be sure I'm using every resource available, in the most efficient and effective way. I want to stay flexible enough to be able to react to uncontrollable forces and still be proactive when the right opportunity arises.
With factors that are beyond control, I want to minimize risk. I want to pay close attention to whats happening around me at all times, and find ways to share vital information with like-minded others.
Asking r u connected? is critical to this entire process, on both sides of the equation.
I want to talk about three specific ways of getting connected.
· First of all, as marketers we need to constantly make connections with people and organizations that are our customers, donors and prospects.
· Second, the connections we can make with one another and the greater community around us. No one can afford to go it alone in this environment, so cultivating these connections can have a lot of value.
· Third, and perhaps most important of all its very clear that the future of all marketing lies in connecting the channels, most of which are direct marketing, direct response channels. Connecting the channels will allow marketers to continue to connect with customers.
Integrated marketing communications, personalized, relevant and timely is a vision of the future that many marketers now share. We all have a lot to do to make that vision real.
Let me start with something I know everyone here cares about a lot connecting with your customers, clients or donors and prospects.
As I just said, our job in marketing is to create value for both sides of the buyer/seller relationship. Thats an art and a science and of course its all about making connections. Whether youre a B-to-C or a B-to-B marketer, or a nonprofit fundraising marketer, constantly evaluating how well youre connecting is essential and it cant be done in a vacuum.
Keeping score in marketing is a big part of the science. You need to have a handle on the size of the prize to know whether youre winning or even making real progress.
Heres DMAs estimate of the size of the entire direct marketing pie well over two trillion dollars worth of sales this year, driven by direct marketing offers across all the addressable, interactive, direct response channels.
Sales driven by Internet and email marketing will exceed $500 billion this year. That number has grown very quickly over the past year. At the same time, a total of more than $702 billion of sales is being driven by the mail channel including nearly $155 billion in catalog sales. Telephone marketing accounts for another $364 billion in additional sales, and direct response advertising in newspapers, television and other media drive $451 billion more in sales this year.
Even in this difficult economic year, direct marketers can be more proud than ever that our sales growth continues at a pace thats faster than overall sales. Overall US Gross Domestic Product continues to benefit from the growth we generate. Across all economic sectors, direct marketing adds incremental final demand representing nearly 10% of total US GDP.
So the next step in reviewing what you control in your connections with customers, donors and prospects is to look at what youre doing in each of the channels.
Heres a birds eye view of what direct marketers are spending this year by channel. By now it shouldnt surprise anyone to see the higher growth rates associated with email and Internet marketing.
By the way, theres one emerging piece of this pie that today is still too tiny to show up in a macro view like this, but it would certainly have the highest growth rate of all mobile marketing.
Ill come back to that, but lets stay with the big picture one step further. The two-trillion plus in sales I showed you a minute ago, divided by the direct marketing advertising spending you see here, equals the return on marketing investment. Over all the channels, every dollar spent this year on direct marketing advertising will return $11.63 of incremental sales. For commercial email, the return this year is $45 while Internet marketing returns almost $20. Direct mail commands $15.
All in, direct marketing returns more than twice the average for non-direct general advertising.
That fact explains why more than half of all todays advertising dollars go into direct marketing channels.
As tough conditions demand more exact measurement and a higher level of accountability, the pace of this changeover will accelerate even faster.
Usually the amount of money that's available for a marketing campaign is something that marketers do not control. But whatever the amount is, they do control how, when and where it's spent and can adjust to market trends and economic conditions.
Often these days, that means going global a real test of resourcefulness and flexibility. One of the greatest enablers we have for global marketing is the international postal system. Did you know that the United Nations plays a major role in setting international mail policy decisions that could easily boost or scuttle your next international campaign? Heres a message from the man who heads that global effort, the Universal Postal Union's Director General, Mr. Eduard Dayan.
(Eduard Dayan UPU video)
It's good to know that when you're ready to connect with customers in other countries, there are strong, well-run international channels that can be fully integrated with the rest of your marketing strategy.
Making connections with global organizations like the United Nations working with major in-country communications authorities such as China Post and our partnership to create an Arab DMA in Saudi Arabia these are all things DMA does on behalf of everyone in direct marketing.
I am often asked whether or not DMA is really a multichannel association. We do have deep roots in direct mail that we're very proud of. What's more, mail remains a very powerful marketing channel today.
If you have an integrated marketing strategy, mail is one of the most effective ways to drive people to your web site. Even the most digital of marketers use the mail to submit bills, deliver products and sometimes make incremental sales.
But just like marketing has evolved, DMA has also developed into something far different from our roots. Today, we are a truly multichannel organization.
We look at the world through a multichannel lens. We take that perspective because today's marketers need all the interactive channels mail, email, phone, web and mobile completely available for delivering an excellent connection with today's customers.
We instituted a major search marketing certification program to train a new generation of marketing professionals. The number of graduates has been growing rapidly, and theyre trained by top people.
Our email experience council is blazing new territory and doing a great job of getting a large and enthusiastic subset of DMA members working on all aspects of excellence in email marketing, developing best practices, stimulating creativity and sharing with everyone else.
And, as Ill tell you shortly, we have a number of exciting initiatives underway in mobile marketing, with an emphasis on integrating this evolving channel with all the others.
Some of you here today may work in one single channel of direct marketing, but I'm sure most of you are finding yourselves working across more than one channel these days. Customers demand that we be multichannel.
Next, they want us to connect the channels for them, because thats the best way to create a relevant, responsive and engaging connection.
So whether its in the mailstream with variable-data print that connects a prospect to a personal url or in the bit stream that carries interactive digital data, voice and video consumers can use with ease connecting with customers means keeping all the channels open and economically viable for both the marketer and the consumer.
Thats our vision for DMA. Let me repeat it: We're keeping all the channels open and economically viable for both the marketer and the consumer. Our vision is big, and it addresses a lot of the things that are beyond any one individual person or companys ability to control.
DMA members join and participate for reasons that serve their individual objectives. Most see it as an excellent way to help minimize the risk of forces they cant control such as new laws to prohibit targeted ads based on behavioral marketing data or a Do Not Mail registry, either state or federal.
DMA is leading the charge on both these issues and others. We depend on support from the direct marketing community to achieve our goals.
The greater direct marketing process that drives over two trillion dollars in sales represents a large and complex value chain, with lots of change and lots of opportunities.
Our community is a cross-section of both for-profits and non-profits. We span every industry and category. We touch every interactive communications channel and every addressable media option.
We are both users and providers of every channel and medium of direct communication, including all the new digital channels.
Other members offer marketing services, specialties and supplies from data compilers and list providers, printers and mailers to analytics services, search specialists and digital production agencies that tie this all together.
So the next question to consider is Are you connected with this great community you have all around you? Are you realizing the full value of those connections? Can you do more?
In a community as large, as diverse and as economically significant as ours, theres a lot of value to be found that can help anyone improve their grip on the things they control and hedge against the ones they dont.
We have a lot we can gain from sharing with and learning from one another, as well as by uniting our voices to make sure we are heard and respected by those who control our destiny, such as the US Congress and federal regulatory agencies, as well as public policy makers in state capitals around the country and international centers around the world.
Thats why we have the DMA.
Let me say that Im delighted to see each and every one of you here at DMA08.
At least for this week, you are a member of the greater direct marketing community.
If this is your first connection with our community, welcome. Were glad to have you with us.
For those of you who are more connected, lets tell them something about what we do because as a community, we do a lot that we should be proud of.
Did you know that 12 states proposed 15 Do Not Mail bills this year?
Thanks to the efforts of the direct marketing community specifically DMA and the coalition we established, Mail Moves America, none of these bills were passed.
But the movement pushing for them well funded with tens of millions of dollars will continue and theyll be back in many states for the new legislative session next year.
On behalf of all direct marketing, DMA established an extensive outreach to fight Do Not Mail over the long term.
Weve put a solid strategy in place and set tactical plans to reach and engage legislators, our own members, the media, and directly with consumers themselves. To succeed, this will require a sustained effort and extraordinary resources and support that we all share to help minimize risk.
Even if we stop Do Not Mail we face other, long-term challenges to the mailstream.
DMA worked for over a decade to bring about postal reform, but todays perfect storm of economic conditions and rapidly changing technology means theres still a lot to be done not only with rates but also with the very structure and form of postal service itself.
We actively promote and protect direct mail, but we also need to define the overall future of the mail from both a policy and a technology standpoint.
Since mail is such an established channel, it's easy to take the service for granted. But we do so at our peril. If the mail platform were to be taken away for any reason, we all would suffer.
In coming weeks, we will announce a comprehensive approach to meeting this pressing need. Well start by convening a mailing industry leadership summit to focus on the future of mail and to take whatever steps are needed to ensure that future for the whole community.
So stay tuned you'll hear more about the future of mail in the future.
But I can tell you keeping the future safe will be a huge effort, bigger than Do Not Mail and beyond the scope of Mail Moves America.
Doing this job right will require significant resources, well over and above what we have available now.
Heres another one. Did you know that Congress has held several hearings this year on using consumer behavioral marketing information to generate or send relevant advertisements? The Federal Trade Commission is considering imposing new regulations for this essential marketing data.
Because DMA represents and advocates for such a large and diverse segment of economic activity and weve been doing it for quite a while were recognized and trusted on issues like this one that affect all the direct marketing channels.
Believe me, as weve become multichannel we have evolved our ability to multi-task on multiple issues.
The direct marketing community is well represented up on Capitol Hill and before the major federal regulatory commissions and agencies. Our voice is respected in matters of trade and communications.
Generally we find a willingness to give self-regulation a fair shake before passing laws that may affect our productivity, or our ability to compete in the global marketplace.
But there are plenty of people and groups who would like to see otherwise. Many of them are very well financed and use these resources to advance their positions.
Today we have a challenge with Do Not Mail but other Do Not Ideas Do Not Track, Do Not Retain, Do Not Contact who knows? Maybe Do Not Market?
We could easily face a slippery slope that would drive relevance completely out of marketing and direct marketing completely out of business.
So we must be very careful at every step, and not only advocate with lawmakers but also carefully protect the image of the direct marketing process.
Do you think that our community behaves like responsible corporate and social citizens? Youre darn right we do.
With so many players in the mix, theres bound to be some disreputable ones. Thats something no one can control, but its a risk that can be minimized by a strong community.
We can overcome the bad apples with self-regulation and by constantly pointing out that the vast majority of the direct marketing community are responsible marketers brands that consumers like and value.
We first adopted DMA ethical guidelines in the mid-1960s to protect and burnish our reputation.
Along the way, weve developed programs and initiatives to educate practitioners as well as consumers about responsible marketing, and weve widened the scope to include all the channels.
Recently, weve gained some real momentum.
Weve embraced environmental commitments in our Green 15 approach. This year we announced our first measurable goal a five-year improvement in the relevance, deliverability and carbon footprint of direct mail by adopting new list hygiene practices.
Weve also been tackling the mistaken and dangerous perception that direct marketing is bad for the environment by highlighting the real facts and dispelling the myths.
Weve highlighted our key points in a multichannel communications effort Mail Matters with various topics of interest to a variety of major audiences, including the press.
You can see Mail Matters at the DMA booth or online at our website.
More than 90 DMA members now participate in the Recycle Please program we launched last year to encourage consumers to recycle direct mail pieces after reading them.
This is a tremendously important contribution you can make to our overall reputation with consumers, and it is vital to maintaining self-regulation in place of state or federal laws.
Weve addressed consumers and policymakers preferences and concerns about privacy and choice with our Commitment to Consumer Choice and Trusted Marketer seal.
Qualified DMA members can put this seal on all marketing materials to show consumers vital steps have been taken to safeguard their privacy and mailing preferences.
If that kind of a connection to our community sounds valuable to you, we are holding multiple seminars at the DMA booth on the exhibit floor. If youre a member, you can view a short presentation and take the qualifying Trusted Marketer test right on the spot, or anytime at the DMA web site.
Thats just one type of connection you can make. Lots of participation gives us real credibility in front of the FTC, the Congress and others. No one can do it alone, but together it gets a lot easier.
Through DMA, direct marketers connect with the best professional development and executive education offerings to build or update valuable marketing skills. With all the changes in today's world, continuous education has never been more important for both generalists as well as specialists.
Whether in search, database marketing, creative or one of dozens of other tracks, we help marketing professionals from around the globe to harness what we call "the power of direct."
Education represents a great common ground for connecting with your community either as a student or by sharing your experience with others as a teacher. We need everyone involved one way or another.
One more educational connection is our Direct Marketing Educational Foundation, which works to ensure that we will have enough well-prepared, market-ready professionals from undergraduate and graduate programs to accommodate the significant growth we see ahead.
DMA creates networking opportunities, meetings, seminars and other events throughout the year for the entire direct marketing community and all of them are great but what we have before us here in Las Vegas this week is awesome.
If you want to make some connections, get out on that exhibit floor and see all the incredible solutions and offers that exhibitors have set up here just for you.
Or stop by the stand marked My DM Story and be interviewed about your experiences and impressions of direct marketing. You can help take the big picture to a wide audience outside the community.
Within what we call the big tent, did you know DMA has new segment advisory boards and committees in each of nearly two dozen major membership segments?
Their job will be to complement the networking of our Special Interest Councils by providing segment-specific strategic input and advice to DMA and the rest of the direct marketing community.
Heres one more: Did you also know your community operates its own research and market intelligence service, devoted to studying, measuring and improving the direct marketing process and that it's growing by leaps and bounds?
In the past year alone, we have added over a dozen new titles to an existing bookshelf of DMA research studies and we're growing a valuable reservoir of industry-specific, multichannel research.
All and all, I hope everyone understands, so we can get more people connected improving relevance, increasing responsibility and getting better results.
If we all stick to those 3 Rs Relevance, Responsibility, Results then the lawmakers and regulators will let us keep doing what we do.
Now if I havent convinced you to be more connected, let me introduce you to someone I think is one of the most well connected people around.
Ive appreciated working with him as DMAs chairman for the past year for many reasons not the least of which is that he is so well connected to his customers, his business partners and so many others across the marketing world and as a result he has a strong understanding of how everything works.
As Chairman and CEO of American List Counsel, he's a recognized leader in his industry. He's one of the true believers who help make this direct marketing community so vibrant and so special. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome DMA's outgoing board chairman, Donn Rappaport.
(Remarks: Donn Rappaport)
Thank you, Donn. Thank you for the world class leadership that you and the board of directors have provided over the past year. If you buy into the vision Donn and I described, you ought to buy into supporting us and being connected.
If you buy into our vision, you ought to see how vital it is to your future. You ought to be ready to support what were doing, and to connect with it.
That means not only financial resources but also your intellectual resources. We need members engaged at every level.
If you work for a member organization, thank you. If youre not a member, ask yourself, how can you afford not to be? You need us and we need you. Because as the Association increases in size, theres so much more we can do for all our members.
In unity, there's strength, so let's be sure we emphasize the "unity" in our community. This is so important because not only does every marketer need to have every channel open and economically viable every marketer must ultimately be able to connect the channels.
Let's move on to the question of making connections between and among the channels.
We know that the traditional direct marketing tools of personalization, addressability, direct response, testing and measurement work effectively in each channel.
When you apply these same tools across more than one channel in a way thats intelligent, integrated and connected you can open up a whole new world of marketing possibilities.
Integrated marketing strategy and the ability to connect the channels can make marketing offers truly on-demand, driven by customer interest and convenience.
Connecting the channels with data can make marketing truly personalized far beyond just a superficial greeting or a prospects name in a headline. Connecting the channels can make each marketing offer engaging and "sticky" at each customer contact, no matter what channel it takes place in.
Let me quickly touch on two cases where DMA is helping marketers connect the channels.
Did you know that the number of mobile devices in use worldwide today outnumber TVs and PCs combined?
Mobile devices and networks unquestionably represent the next high growth opportunity for marketing.
While spending in mobile marketing is relatively small compared to other channels, there can be no doubt that it will grow quickly.
Because it will be so important to be able to connect all the channels, DMAs strategy is to help marketers integrate mobile into their existing multichannel direct marketing mix. We will educate them with research, conferences and seminars. Like in every channel, we will advocate principled positions for direct marketing to establish appropriate use of mobile marketing channels.
Here at DMA08 you see broad evidence of our mobile initiatives, including the DMA08 mobile website and concierge. Visit the Mobile Marketing Hot Spot a mobile mini pavilion in the exhibit hall where you can see some of the latest developments in this booming channel.
Were creating a segment advisory board composed of leaders in the mobile field. And were launching a Mobile Marketing Council another excellent way to connect with your community while meeting other people involved in this exciting, emerging marketing channel.
Want to find out more? Stop by the DMA booth in the exhibit hall and sign up.
Now let me move on to one more important example of where and how were connecting channels.
I mentioned earlier, and Donn also described our outreach strategy for meeting the various Do Not threats and preserving self-regulation.
An important part of this outreach to consumers is where we are connecting the mail channel to the Web 2.0 channel to introduce a new type of consumer preference service, DMAchoice. Say hello to our new DMAchoice web portal for consumer choice. The site went live this morning. As you see, we're inviting consumers in for a Mailbox Makeover" on a best-in-class site.
The new features and functions are the result of a comprehensive effort to give consumers an opportunity to manage their own preferences, and to make the marketing communications that they do receive more relevant to their own individual interests and needs.
Instead of one single global opt-out, weve made the level of choices more granular, offering separate categories for consumers to consider such as catalogs, magazines, pre-approved credit offers, and other types of advertising mail.
Then the new site educates consumers about the implications of the choices they can make within each category, allowing them to make informed decisions about their preference choices.
For the first time, we are including a direct conduit to individual brands and merchants selected by consumers for any change opt-out or opt-down as well as opt-in. We've set up over 800 organization-specific pages with direct contact information, and eventually those pages will be fully branded by each marketer and integrated with their customer contact systems.
Once a marketer has that connection, they can offer alternatives to name removal such as reduction in volume or change of frequency. Others may highlight specific brand opportunities, or focus on environmentally friendly seasonal mailings.
Of course, any DMA member will always honor consumer preference for name removal if that is the choice after presenting other options.
In addition to mail and email preferences, DMAchoice will evolve to address consumer options and choices across multiple marketing channels, making the job of managing their preferences more appealing to consumers, and easier to do.
We need everyone across the direct marketing community participating, so that everyone gains maximum value. We've launched an extensive DMAchoice communication effort with DMA members, and I very much look forward to having the entire direct marketing community supporting DMAchoice.
As Donn pointed out before, were responding to a clear consumer desire for choice but without allowing anything or anyone to come between a direct marketing organization and its customers. That represents a principled stand DMA is taking on behalf of the direct marketing community. We're committed to giving consumers choice about the marketing information they receive in every channel, and we believe that exercising that choice should be a free online service available to all consumers.
We have taken a principled stand that no one should collect consumer opt-outs in any way that disparages direct marketing, and that any names collected must only be used to express a choice no other reason is acceptable.
These are the positions we stand for. They're based on our deep respect for consumer privacy, and our continuing progress towards environmental responsibility.
These and other stands we take for this community are vital to our credibility. Whether its directly with consumers in public with our adversaries or testifying in front of legislators deliberating laws that could unalterably change the direct marketing process that credibility is all important. Whatever the outcome at the polls next month, our credibility is the most effective tool we have in working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
For one more perspective on this work from the Senate, I invited one more of our Washington friends to join us. Mike Crapo is the senator from Idaho we work with as a member of some of the key committees: the Senate Finance Committee, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the powerful Senate Budget Committee. Please welcome Senator Mike Crapo.
(Remarks: Sen. Mike Crapo)
Thank you, Senator. We look forward to working with you back in Washington.
From r u connected? to connecting you this morning with three leading members of the U.S. Senate, let me point out that all these connections I've been talking about do not just happen.
There is no government grant that makes everything connect, no philanthropic underwriting to secure the future of the direct marketing process even though it's so vital to the economy and so much the way customers want to deal with marketing.
Like any other business, DMA is subject to the major economic uncertainties of the day. Everything we do is funded by the dollars the direct marketing community contributes, whether in membership dues, or conferences and events, or education, training and research. I hope I have made it really clear to you today that I have a vision of where this community is and where we ought to be headed.
We are going to keep every single channel open and economically viable, so that every marketer and every consumer can interact and communicate in whatever way is best suited to that direct relationship.
DMA is the only association dedicated to this vision, and as Donn said, it's your association. Whether you're a supplier, a channel, a vertical segment marketer you need to find out about whats happening in your part of the community, and give your colleagues some focused support.
I ask everyone to find a way to join in the effort. You can help us to advocate our position, polish our reputation and ensure our ability to continue to self-regulate.
The board and the staff cannot do it alone we're only as strong as the number of members getting involved and making a difference.
So I ask one more time: "r u connected?"
Are you ready to join, to participate and lend support at all levels? Will you help us mobilize the unity in our community across all the segments and constituencies?
If you will do all that, we will make big things happen.
Thank you very much for being connected.
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As always, I am proud to introduce another issue of Hofstra Horizons,which recognizes the fine scholarly work of our faculty. The University credits its exemplary reputation to the outstanding teachers and scholars that are the heartbeat of this institution. This issue highlights our faculty's diverse interests as well as their expertise.
In an interesting article by Professor Julian Ku, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to consider the effects of an international court's judgment within the American legal system is examined. Professor Ku, whose main research interest is the intersection of international and domestic law, offers his trained insight on the consequences of U.S. court findings on international court and tribunal judgments.
Bob Papper contributes a revealing and statistics-based article on the current direction of radio and television news. Professor Papper has overseen the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)/Hofstra University Annual Survey for 15 years, and its results are featured in several newspapers, magazines and books. He is only the second person to oversee this informational data, and Hofstra students are among the first to receive up-to-date facts on the state of the media industry.
The third article in this issue focuses on research to identify preventive and clinical treatments in a maladaptive human behavior. Using an animal model, Assistant Professor of Psychology Oskar Pineño details his recent experimental investigation, which explores whether the availability of a medicine that can produce relief from the noxious effects of certain foods might result in careless or reckless consumption of potentially harmful foods. Dr. Pineño's study probes an interesting perspective on the eating behaviors of Americans.
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Dear Baby Lang,
30 comments:
- good mama said...
AWESOME. i remember that day.
the sad and bittersweet thing is
that for us, that day was almost
16 months ago. but it feels like
yesterday. time goes by soooooo
fast ( i know, people are telling
you that but are you really
REALLY getting it? it does.
seriously. ) once your baby
get here. i will be praying
for baby lang for sure. - November 11, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Michelle said...
Aww, that's so cool! (I hope you don't have twins next time, and in 15 years they read this post. Then again, they'll probably have something cooler than the internet by then)
Glad he/she is healthy and dancing it up! - November 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Daniel & Kelli McDowell Family said...
Aww already such a pretty baby!!
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- Keith and Lynsi said...
I totally remember my first ultrasound with Tayler... it does make it seem so much more believable! Don't you just love hearing the heartbeat!
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I have tears in my eyes... I know it's weird, I know we don't even know each other really, but I want to hug you tightly ...
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I have tears in my eyes... I know it's weird, I know we don't even know each other really, but I want to hug you tightly ...
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- Shokoofeh said...
Sorry it was published twice!!!
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- Jenna said...
I'M SO EXCITED! Even though there isn't two, which means I am not getting one of them, can I be it's Godmother?
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i can't wait to see the color version of baby lang!
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- The Whites said...
I love your blog! It makes me excited!
- November 11, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- The Whites said...
I love your blog! It makes me excited!
- November 11, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- shanna said...
So this really wasn't you guys gearing up for April Fools Day 2010? Congrats! I am absolutely positive it's a girl. I'm so excited to meet your baby...9 months is too long to wait.
- November 11, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Cassimus T. said...
How sweeet! awww..i want one...shhh :)
- November 11, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- my name is lauren. said...
that's gotta be the weirdest thing ever (being called mom & dad). i'm sure i'll think the same when i start having babies.
the baby already looks like it will be the coolest ever... i can just see it now...scootering out of the womb :).
congrats to a cute little mommy & daddy! - November 11, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- White Family said...
Lovely little profile! Like Lynsi, I remember my first sonogram. It was my first peek at you, Stace! That seems like yesterday, as well. You two are going to be AMAZING parents!
- November 11, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- ashtrost said...
Brian and I love your blog b/c you are both so funny!!!!!
- November 11, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- The Keslers said...
Twins are really freaking weird.
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- Brown Sugar said...
Matthew and I would really like to start calling you guys Mother and Father, we have been talking about it for a while but now feels like the right time.
- November 11, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Erica & Albert said...
aww that picture is so cute! we haven't been able to get a good side profile picture yet, she's always turned funny. how fun!!
question: the most recent outside session you did with the sloans, where was that???? it was an incredible location - November 11, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Peter and Lacy said...
I can't believe that you can see the thing (boy or girl). How far along are you? It is going to be the cutest baby EVER, you guys are the cutest parents ever.
- November 11, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Steve and Shell said...
Twins are weird? You better sleep with one eye open!
- November 12, 2009 at 7:28 AM
- nadia shea said...
I'm crying too. You freaking lang's. Too adorable.
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- JLang said...
So exicted and happy for you guys!! And for me too, can't wait to play with another adorable little grandbaby! (And yesh, this post brought tears to my eyes, but I'm holding it in). Love you!
- November 14, 2009 at 2:11 PM
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soooo cute!!!!!!!! that was an adorable post!
- November 14, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- Jordan said...
First time here. I heart Steoffrey. Think I'll hang awhile.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- amblur! said...
unbelievable!! and so exciting!! you know (s)he's going to be the cutest everrrr
- November 19, 2009 at 12:50 AM
- Stacy said...
Stacey, I am so excited for you guys. I am exspecting to and I actually went to the doctor on the exact same day! Who is your doctor? Also my blog is private if you would like to view it shoot me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
.p.s tell shelly to update he blog more!!
Stacy Kartchner Ash - November 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM
- Kylie said...
WOW, baby already? geesh, congrats. p.s. TWINS are NOT weird!!! triplets are better
- December 6, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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Quite possibly the sweetest thing I've ever read.
Ahhh, congrats.
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In her essay "Poetry Is Not a Luxury," Lorde argues that poetry, as a revelatory distillation of experience, provides the illumination by which people scrutinize their lives and give substance to their unformed ideas. She also believes that each woman's being holds a dark place where her true spirit grows hidden, forming a reservoir of creativity, power, and unexamined and unrecorded feeling. She has written that "the woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep." It is not surprising, then, that one of Lorde's most frequently anthologized poems is "Coal," with its final two lines independently declaring "I am Black because I come from the earth's inside/ now take my word for jewel in the open light." This self-assertion and her awareness of the power of words are not merely themes but a necessity and a way of living for Lorde.
In form, "Coal" is a discussion of the many different forms that Lorde's words can take, "colored/ by who pays what for speaking." Lorde's imagery is as skillful as ever, as in such phrases as "singing out within the passing crash of sun," an "ill-pulled tooth with a ragged edge," or "seeking like gypsies over my tongue/ to explode through my lips/ like young sparrows bursting from shell." The words that she analyzes, however, are both servant and served. The phrasing she employs seems to imply that Lorde herself is...
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Coal explores Audre Lorde's identities as a black woman, mother, wife, and lover of women. Several of her life issues are examined and refracted in the poems. Lorde's lifelong journey toward claiming her West Indian, African American heritage is given voice in "Coal"; her motherhood is the subject of "Now That I Am Forever with Child"; and her women-centered existence is described in "On a Night of the Full Moon."
As a black woman of West Indian heritage, Audre Lorde knew the struggles of black Americans to claim their place and voice in American society. Raised in Harlem during the 1930's and 1940's, Lorde became aware of racism at an early age. The poem "Coal" claims a positive, strong voice for Lorde—a voice deeply embedded in her black heritage.
In "Coal," Lorde effectively transforms black speech into poetry: "I/ is the total black, being spoken/ from the earth's inside." Lorde defines poetic speech as a force that embraces blackness; then, she goes on to question how much a black woman can speak, and in what tone. Yet "Coal" defines Lorde as a black female poet who breaks the boundaries of silence and proclaims the sturdiness of power of her own words: "I am Black because I come from the earth's inside/ now take my word for jewel in the open light."
Fire imagery suffuses the book. The fire that marks the edges of many poems defines the anger and hostility engendered by a...
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Just days after the -- -- terror attack and try to blame the violence on -- YouTube video but after today's closed door meeting.
All three senators said they are more disturbed than they -- before wants us.
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Joining me now with reaction Fox News contributor Liz Cheney -- that's pretty disturbing considering that now.
Now I mean it yeah I think that these senators -- very good faith effort and that -- asked for the meeting.
But the notion that they came out of the session more disturbed than when they went and has really troubling and -- this latest shift you know this just happened in the last few hours.
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And they were getting reports on the ground and calls for help to the CIA -- And all of this was in the Libyan president all of these things happen within 24 hours.
There -- is no justification.
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Are so many changes to this story you know and we haven't heard from the president and we haven't heard from the secretary of state.
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You know four Americans were left to die.
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Let me move on to what Egypt in the consolidation now is power power grab and basically the emergence of tyranny if you asked me.
As a relates to president Morsi.
What's more disturbing I think in many ways.
That Hamas -- credibility they didn't deserve as a result of all of this and I believe more seat was elevated.
By the White House and by Secretary Clinton.
And I think the end result is the only reason there's a cease fire is because their missiles -- effective.
Because the Israelis were able to prevent them and I am afraid they'll go back to there drawing -- get bigger.
Missiles that are more effective what do you think.
Out now you're right I think that if you look at the wording of the cease fire it's sat.
You know bat pretty ridiculous you've got now the Muslim -- president in Egypt as the arbiter.
Of any that -- disagreements between Israelis and Hamas.
Don't forget the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas are the same organization.
You know and secondly you have an administration we've got now at least 250000 people in the streets of Cairo saying we do not support this power grab.
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And they want to offend Somalis want and I think it's worse.
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May well -- sort of the last vestige of any kind of secular rule there.
Our economic assistance in my view ought to be put on hold and certainly the loan forgiveness ought to be canceled but there's no reason that we can justify continuing to support.
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Mental health screening should be made part process to purchase guns
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As a nation, we face a problem of military-grade weapons getting in the hands of mentally ill citizens; extremists of the Second Amendment fail to realize, or at least fail to acknowledge, that rather than having a situation where many people could die, a mental health screening for any gun purchase could significantly lower violent crimes committed through shootings.
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So I'm a bit of an FPS dork. But I've looked at a lot of these games, and I WANT them. My wife is going to kill me if I buy them all, but the 360 is shaping up VERY nicely for the holidays. I have no idea how I'm going to find time to play through all of them either.


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Average Customer Review: based on 6 reviews. Rating: At Last a Decent Pair of Gloves Reviewer: Charles E H., - View all my reviews i wear 7 ml gloves in cold water with either my dry suit or 7 ml farmer john and tunic combo. an instructor, im usually the last one to gear up after helping everyone else and im sick of gloves that are impossible to get on and next to impossible to get off. henderson has solved my problem with the 7 ml aqua lock hyperstretch gloves. easy on, easy off warm, and good tactile features, my only complaint is that i didnt buy them sooner. Did this Review help? No Yes 19 out of 39 people found this review helpful. Rating: 7mm Gloves Reviewer: Jason B., - View all my reviews They worked well. I was looking for 7mm gloves that still gave me dexterity. These work good enough. kept my hands warm in 57 degree water. Like any glove, tough to get on if they are damp. The Aqua Lock function of the glove does not work unless you have Henderson Aqua lock suit, which I dont. Still worked well with minor water seeping in at wrist. Did this Review help? No Yes 26 out of 49 people found this review helpful. Rating: Henderson 7mm Aqua Lock gloves Reviewer: brian e., I have been blown away by the performance of the Henderson Aqua Lock Hyperstretch gloves. I dive deep in cold lakes and need warm gloves that are tough. These are the best Ive used and I think Ive used them all. 38 degree water and my fingers are still toasty. They are really easy to get on and off and seem to dry really quick too. Very impressed! Did this Review help? No Yes 33 out of 68 people found this review helpful. Rating: Great Gloves Reviewer: Cliff Lewis, Super thick and super warm gloves. I was diving in 53 degree water and was quite happy with them. Super easy to get on one glove, but, the other glove was heck getting on. The gloves are super nice but you do lose a lot of dexterity with your fingers/hands. But, when your hands are warm...all is well. Did this Review help? No Yes 33 out of 69 people found this review helpful. Rating: Best 7mm Gloves Reviewer: Daniel Helman, - View all my reviews These gloves fit snug and keep the fingers warm. The Hyperstretch fabric is great as are the proofed seams. Great product. Did this Review help? No Yes 8 out of 16 people found this review helpful. Rating: Perfect Reviewer: Andrea Fritzsch, - View all my reviews My son loved the gloves - they fit perfectly and are great quality Did this Review help? No Yes 69 out of 143 people found this review helpful.
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Aqua Lock®
Henderson is proud to introduce the Aqua Lock®wetsuit system. This revolutionary wetsuit systemdesign is the first of its kind to offerinterlocking wetsuit wrists, ankles and neckopenings, which are designed specifically to matewith interlocking Aqua Lock® hoods, boots andgloves to form a nearly impenetrable seal whichminimizes cold water entry into the Aqua Lock®ensemble. The Aqua Lock® wetsuits offer over 250%stretch for unsurpassed comfort and a superiorfit.
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Henderson Brand wetsuits are backed with the mostcomprehensive consumer warranty in the business.With over 50 years of experience in designing andmanufacturing wetsuits we have developed areputation of quality and performance. Since everyHenderson wetsuit is originally designed andmanufactured at its USA factory, Henderson canprovide warranty and repair services, unlike otherbrands that simply resell wetsuits designed andmanufactured by companies outside the USA. TheCustomer experience and Customer service are ournumber one priorities. We understand that thereare many choices for you to consider and Hendersonwants to make certain that every wetsuit thatbears our logo provides the confidence and trustour customer has come to expect from HendersonDive Wear.
Henderson neoprene wetsuits that have beenregistered by their owners at ( hendersonusa.com)are warranted for up to 10 years as follows:10 years (zipper)5 years (on all material and workmanship with theexception of damage due to Chlorine, sunlight orcompression).1 year "Head to Toe" (except for wetsuit that havebeen lost, stolen or damaged in use)This warranty is non transferable.Products which are not covered by the 10 yearwarranty will be marked and warranted as follows:for a period of 1 year from the time of purchase.to be free of manufacturing defects at the time ofpurchase.Please read the applicable warranty informationand care instruction attached and or provided withthe product at the time of purchase. If you areuncertain of the warranty coverage simply returnthe product by following the instruction ( below)for evaluation.
Henderson will replace or repair, at ourdiscretion, any product proving to be defective.This warranty does not apply to damages caused bymisuse, lack of reasonable care, accidents or lossof the product. If you believe your garment isdefective or if you wish to have it repaired,please return them via UPS, Express Mail or anyother reliable method that allows the product tobe insured and traced if lost, directly to:
Henderson Dive Wear1 Whitall AvenueMillville, NJ 08332
Please include a photocopy of your warrantyregistration receipt, your name, daytime phonenumber, and return shipping address. Allow 2-3weeks for repair and replacement.
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OSWEGO CO. -- Oswego County Sheriff's deputies are investigating three separate cases of welfare fraud.
41-year-old Janelle Thorpe, of 330 State Route 104 in Oswego, is charged with grand larceny, welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. She's accused of illegally getting food stamps valued at more than $3,000. Thorpe was arraigned in Oswego City Court and is scheduled to appear in Mexico Town Court on November 29.
62-year-old Marie Sutherland, of East 3rd St. Bldg. 140 in Oswego, is also charged with welfare fraud and grand larceny. Deputies say she fraudulently received more than $8,000 in food stamps from the Oswego County Department of Social Services. She was arraigned in Mexico Town Court and released on her own recognizance. She's due back in court at a later date.
54-year-old Susanna Brown, of 26 Pine Drive in Pennellville, is accused of illegally getting Medicaid benefits valued at more than $4,000. She's charged with grand larceny and welfare fraud. Brown was arraigned in Mexico Town Court and released on her own recognizance. She's due back in court on November 29.
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Three Clarkson University women's hockey players and one player from St. Lawrence University have been invited to Canada's National Women's Under-22 Development Team camp, which will take place from August 7-16 in Rockland, Ontario.
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Backwoods Barbie
"Jesus, I've got Jesus/He's my everything/He lifts me up, He gives me wings/He gives me hope and He gives me strength/And that's all I'll ever need/As long as He keeps lifting me up/He is my life, He is my God/He is my wings, He is my flight/Lift me, I've got Jesus, I've got Jesus and that's all I need" —from "Jesus and Gravity"
Dolly Parton's latest country music album, Backwoods Barbie, may well be her tackiest cover art to date. I spent a while wondering whether it was ironic or not: the Barbie dolls in Dolly clothes? The mudflap girl with Dolly's, ahem, proportions on a yellow Ford pickup? This country superstar has always poked fun at her image, but she's also maintained it at great effort and expense. Trying to figure out whether Dolly Parton is ironic is like looking for the end of a mobius strip.
In Backwoods Barbie, Parton once again offers what has made her famous since 1963: songs that any country girl can belt out in the car with utter conviction. And true to her country roots, two or three of the songs are about cheatin', five more are about being cheated on or abandoned, and one is about emancipation from a no-good arrogant man. And then there are the personal songs that only Parton can carry off: a couple of inspirational autobiographical songs, as well as one about Jesus.
Her songs put forward Christian spiritual elements, like faith and prayer, but Parton has never been one to get specific with theology. She told Larry King in a 2003 interview that, while she is very spiritual, "I wouldn't say that I'm religious. I grew up in a very religious background. … I trust God, I love God, and I love the thoughts of it. Even if there was no God, I'd prefer to believe it, because I prefer to believe in something greater than we are. It takes all of the pressure off of you. You don't have a bunch of ego problems."
It's hard to see how all of these themes can work together on the same album without knowing that Parton pitches herself as the product of "backwoods sensibilities." This is her explanation for her sense of beauty, her sense of morality, and her religion. "The way I look is just a country girl's idea of glam," she sings in the title track. "Too much makeup, too much hair/Don't be fooled by thinking that the goods are not all there … I've always been misunderstood because of how I look/Don't judge me by the cover, cause I'm a real good book."
Those who only know Parton as the godmother of Miley Cyrus or her guest stint on American Idol might think she is the concoction of marketing experts. But Dolly Rebecca Parton grew up part of a poor, Pentecostal family of 14 in a small town in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains. She has shown remarkable consistency in her persona over the last 45 years: self-deprecating, bawdy, kind, vulnerable, flamboyant, all-American, smart, and ambitious. And those traits, carried throughout her songs and her career, make Dolly both loveable and formidable.
In a way, Backwoods Barbie is a re-introduction of that same Dolly Parton that Johnny Carson fans got to know. She is trying to resist moving into that stage where every album is a slightly modified retrospective (from 1970's The Best of Dolly Parton to 2007's The Very Best of Dolly Parton), contributing her Christian themed "Travelin' Thru" to the controversial transgender film Transamericaand writing the music and lyrics for with 9 to 5: The Musical.
It's still been six years since Parton has recorded an album of original material, though some of that has to do with an industry that's more focused on the next new thing than national treasures. As such, the 62-year-old artist says she decided to go independent since most record labels reject senior citizens as has-beens. "I put it on my own label because many of the majors really didn't want me, as I mentioned, because of age thinking I was over. But I felt different about that. I figured the major labels are pretty much a thing of the past anyway, kind of like they thought I was. The way music is being played today, why not make all the money, if there's any money to be made. I'd rather have all of something than some of nothing."
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