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$1.2 Billion Deficit? Vikings' Stadium Backers Don't Care
Dec 4th
About 50 Minnesota Vikings' fans and former players continued their push Thursday for a new Vikings' stadium with a rally outside the state capitol in St. Paul. What the backers lacked in numbers they apparently made up for with enthusiasm. But their latest whines – er, pleas – for state funding couldn't have come at a […]
Minnesota Vikings: Raising Them Classy
Nov 30th
We all know Minnesota Vikings' fans are a classy bunch, and by "classy" I mean an ignorant, classless bunch of scumbags. Well, now we know why. Not only do they breed them that way, they teach them the ways of the douchebag at a young age. It's a wonder anyone from Minnesota can escape this […]
It's Official: Childress Gets New Contract
Nov 20th
We reported it in October, and now it's official. The Minnesota Vikings have inked a new deal with head coach Brad Childress, extending his contract through the 2013 season at a cost of approximately $4 million to $5 million a season. Childress currently makes about $2 million a year. "Brad has done a tremendous job […]
Vikings Stadium Debacle Explodes Out of Control
Nov 19th
The stadium battle between the Minnesota Vikings and the agency that operates the MetroBarn just got a whole lot stickier. Team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf sent the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission an angry letter Wednesday, telling the chairman of its finance committee the team is cutting all ties with the agency after it passed […]
More Proof: Vikings Fans Really Are the Worst
Nov 4th
As if we needed more proof that Minnesota Vikings fans are the worst fans in the NFL, but here you have it. Apparently, a 7-1 record and an all-star offense with quarterback Brett Favre and running back Adrian Peterson isn't enough to draw Vikings fans to the MetroBarn. The team is facing possible blackouts if […]
Packers Simply Outplayed in Favre Bowl II Loss
Nov 1st
There's really not much to analyze in the Green Bay Packers' 38-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday in Favre Bowl II at Lambeau Field. Vikings QB Brett Favre was booed – and booed heartily – pretty much every time he stepped onto his old playing field. So was former Packers kicker Ryan Longwell, but […]
The Best of Vikings Week
Oct 31st
Five Reasons the Packers Will Beat the Vikings
Oct 28th
The Green Bay Packers are three-point favorites going into their contest with the Minnesota Vikings this weekend. Since the Packers are playing in Lambeau Field, that line simply means that the oddsmakers feel these two teams are evenly matched. Still, this season's history says the Vikings are the better team. The Vikings are 6-1 to […]
Favre Bowl II Stupidity Begins to Ramp Up
Oct 21st
I've blogged before about the idiotic heights some Green Bay Packers' fans are reaching in anticipation of Minnesota Vikings' quarterback Brett Favre's return to Lambeau Field on Nov. 1. In September, Chris Carriveau announced a "purification ceremony" at a "Black Sunday Event" Oct. 31, at which fans can toss their Favre Packers paraphernalia into a […]
Good News for the NFC North: Brad Childress Getting New Deal
Oct 21st
The list of really bad, downright stupid NFL head coaches is long, especially in recent years. Clearly setting themselves apart from the field are the Cleveland Browns Eric Mangini and the Washington Redskins Jim Zorn, whose combined list of blunders reads like a War and Peace of moronic decision making. Then you have guys like […]
Newsflash: Bernard Berrian Likes Hot, Naked Broads
Oct 18th
Thought I would bring you this one before the Green Bay Packers whip the Detroit Lions ass today. It seems that Minnesota Vikings' receiver Bernard Berrian likes hot, naked broads. I know, that's a stretch. First of all, there aren't any hot broads in Minnesota. Second of all, he's a Minnesota Vikings' player and he […]
Brett Favre – Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Oct 15th
Remember who Brett Favre's best team is? Nope, it isn't the 1996 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers that featured Reggie White, Keith Jackson, Antonio Freeman, Sean Jones, LeRoy Butler, etc., etc. It's this year's version of the Minnesota Vikings – at least that's what he told us earlier this week. Not surprisingly, there were […]
Packers Should Work Out Newly-Released Booty
Oct 14th
In another brilliant move by Vikings coach Brad "Chilly" Childress, Minnesota released QB John David Booty from its practice squad on Wednesday and signed offensive tackle Clint Oldenburg, a Colorado State alum who played most recently for the Broncos. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise, given that the Vikings had gotten Booty through […]
2009 Vikings: Favre's Best Team Ever
Oct 13th
During media comments following the Minnesota Vikings' 38-10 drubbing of the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, quarterback Brett Favre made some waves by saying the team was the best he's ever played on. "I think, physically and from a talent level, this is the best team I've ever been on," Favre said. But Favre didn't […]
Penalties, Sacks and Turnovers Key to Packers Loss
Oct 6th
Packers Vikings Live Blog
Oct 5th
"It's sweet but it had nothing to do with revenge…" more bullshit from the Favre. ___ And there you go. Final score 30-23 Vikings. ___ Rice recovers the onside kick. That should do it. ___ Crosby field goal is good. 30-23 Vikings. ___ Rodgers comes up short. Field goal unit comes out onto the field. […]
Packers vs. Vikings Playlist
Oct 5th
I'm frothing at the mouth. My hands are shaking. The first shitbag Minnesota Vikings fan that looks at me cockeyed is going get a beer bottle busted across their face. It's two hours until game time and I need something to dull my passion, rage, fire, nerves… Or I need something to fuel those things […]
Predictions: Packers vs. Vikings
Oct 5th
Total Packers takes a look at tonight's Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings game and offers their predictions. Monty: The real question is how much emotion will play into this contest. The first team, or perhaps even the first player, who lets emotion dictate their actions is going to be in trouble. Still, how can emotion […]
Typical Minnesota Vikings Fan
Oct 3rd
The Greatest Play in Packers vs. Vikings History
Oct 3rd
This should come as no surprise to anyone who's seen the play, but we're going to go out on a limb here and call Antonio Freeman's miraculous Monday Night Football catch and run the greatest play in the history of the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings rivalry. The touchdown itself was a 46-yarder, but it […]


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Making the best of a bad situation - SOPA mocking memes
Summary: Censorship acts like SOPA have rocked the foundations of the Internet community, and now thanks to Wednesday's blackout collaboration more people are aware of the dangers of this legislation. However, people also like to make light of a bad situation, and this selection of memes is the proof.
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Although not strictly a meme, this particular Facebook photo cover deserves pride of place.
Available on Free Timeline covers, it encourages Facebook users to portray their displeasure concerning the SOPA bill and its potential 'breaking of the Internet'. The meme uses Mickey Mouse as a motif for the entertainment and music industry.
It is one of a huge number of timeline covers that have appeared across free distribution sites that protest the legislation in its own small way.
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The famous saying of Gandalf's in The Lord of the Rings trilogy has inspired memes across the Internet -- ranging in topics from study to political moves. Now, it seems, SOPA has caught the limelight.
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This meme was aimed at Lamar Smith, who is a chief sponsor of the bill. Surrounded by different forms of opposition, the image trys to demonstrate how some people feel Congress have not been listening to those they are meant to represent.
Smith, so far, is defiant in the face of overwhelming criticism.
"I am committed to continuing to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate to send a bipartisan bill to the White House that saves American jobs and protects intellectual property." The congressman said in a statement.
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Named for its apparent likeness to the head of a stag (the people of Ha Tien have better imaginations than us), this peninsula offers the best beaches around Ha Tien. If you're coming from Phu Quoc, you won't be impressed -- though the sand is decent, and the setting is beautiful, nothing sparkles ... read more
Thac Dong Cave Pagoda
Located 4km from Ha Tien, Thac Dong is the only pagoda in town that really deserves a visit. Enter the labyrinthine caverns to find cloistered altars and chambers concealing funerary tablets. The echoing tunnels are strangely atmospheric, adding a solemnity to the simple shrines. Hike up to the ... read more
Tam Bao Pagoda
Located within the town's centre, the colourful Tam Bao Pagoda is a soothing retreat. It is now home to a few Buddhist nuns, who take prayers every morning and afternoon. There's not much to see, really -- but a few minutes of solace on the pagoda grounds are a pleasing break from the town. ... read more
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Recognizing that advances in technology is a key enabler to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its member nations and beyond, in March 2013 the International Energy Agency established the Gas & Oil Technologies Implementing Agreement (GOT). The goal of GOT is to create a global dialogue encouraging the development of advanced technology and the policy and regulatory drivers that allow for its use. Through this global dialogue and the strategic vision that will emerge, all of the hydrocarbon stakeholders work together to identify, address and resolve the major challenges facing the gas and oil industry.
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Each task area is challenged to develop a technology gap analysis, business cases, roadmaps and white papers as well as concrete plans, proposals and projects to advance technological development and its deployment throughout the industry to achieve the goals of safer, economical, and more sustainable development. Membership is by invitation to national governments, national and international oil companies, research universities, laboratories and other organizations interested in the mission of the GOT.


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bipartite charge. The first is a performance review of the WRD, on topics ranging from leadership to cost-effectiveness. The second and more important undertaking was to look to the future, so we provide recommendations that will aid the USGS in being dynamically responsive to society's pressing water resource needs. This Summary includes the major findings and recommendations of the committee. Additional conclusions and recommendations can be found in the individual chapters.
The USGS can justly claim credit for past leadership in many areas of water science and technology. The USGS WRD was the major national employer of hydrologists in the first half of the 20th century. Since 1889, the USGS has operated a streamgaging program that evolved into The National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). As new needs for streamflow data emerged this program made real-time streamflow data widely available, a novel advancement. The WRD developed methods to measure and predict streamflow and sediment transport and the science of fluvial geomorphic systems, leading to the development of water science and fluvial engineering in the United States. WRD scientists and engineers were leaders in developing the foundations of groundwater hydrology; they developed approaches to understand the chemical and isotopic evolution of natural groundwater; and they pioneered the integration of field data with groundwater modeling. In the 1960s, the WRD established the interdisciplinary National Research Program (NRP) to support pioneering hydrologic research to help analyze and manage water resources and aquatic ecosystems.
External stakeholders praised the WRD's leadership and commitment to long-term data collection, fundamental to water science studies of other parties and critical to understanding the nation's water resources. The committee and collaborating agencies both note that the USGS WRD provides leadership in very fundamental areas such as standardizing data collection methods across the nation. A few examples discussed are:
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I spent several days in New York last week with students from around the country who were preparing to head into the heartland to help organize Walmart workers for better jobs and wages. (Full familial disclosure: My son Adam is one of the leaders.)
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The New Deal is responsible for such a large share of the nation's infrastructure that it is, in some ways, a victim of its own success—pervasive but invisible. Its most famous legacy, Social Security, transformed life for the elderly in the United States—a landmark achievement in itself. But the New Deal also transformed life for the entire nation in ways that we now take for granted. Its programs built thousands of roads, bridges and buildings that are still in use, created and improved a vast number of public parks and utilities, and e
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Fortunately, while America might look more like a third-world nation today than a global power, there's plenty of time to turn things around. And that starts by saying enough is enough to 33 years of failed Reaganomics, and putting in place the economic policies that will allow the middle-class to grow and thrive. From our trade policies to our tax policies to our labor policies and to the way that we handle big business and banksters, we need to roll back the Reagan Revolution.
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The Houston Rockets selected Nick Johnson with the #42 in the NBA draft.
The 6'3″, 198 lbs guard who was named Pac-12 Player of the Year from Arizona scored in double figures in 35 of the 38 games, last season. He averaged 16.3 ppg as well as 4.1 rpg. Johnson is an excellent defender but an undersized shooting guard. Nick Johnson was the most consistent player on the Arizona Wildcats last year. He has the ability to spread the floor as he shot 37% from behind the arc. Nick Johnson was a consensus First-Team All American which adds to his list of lengthy awards.
Nick Johnson is a phenomenal athlete with excellent explosiveness. He is an elite competitor especially on the defensive end and was named to the First-Team All Defensive team.
Nick Johnson will have to compete for a spot on the Houston Rocket's roster. His ability to hit open shots would be a key asset to the Rockets.
NBA experts credit Johnson for his catch and shoot ability as well as his tenacity on the defensive end.
I believe this was a good pick for the Houston rockets as Johnson can fill in for Francisco Garcia. Being a second round pick, Nick Johnson's contract will do little to no damage to the Rockets' salary cap, which sticks to the plan of adding a third star.
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2006 35 (ft.) Wellcraft 352 Sport
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- 169 999,00 €
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- 2006
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This 35 Wellcraft 352 Sport 2006 is located in Split, Croatia.
The 35 Wellcraft 352 Sport is powered by three four stroke Yamaha 300?s. All together this sport fisher is pushing 900 horsepower. These Yamaha outboards can reach speeds of over 60 mph and cruise at 45 mph even through rough seas. This sport fisher was recently professionally remodeled adding one more cabin sleeping four comfortably and bringing a brand new shinny teak floor. Cabin has three berths one V berth that also converts into a dinette, two other single berths, and a vacuum flush toilet with pump out overboard discharge. This sport fisher is equipped with all your fishing needs including fresh and raw water wash down with quick disconnect, transom bait preparation area, bait wells, live wells, dry wells for all your tackle, ice boxes, two of Raymarine?s top of the line model C120 screens with chartplotter, depth finder, VHF, radar and autopilot. The helm of this sport fisher shines with modernized digital gauges and accessory switches. It is also equipped with a mini fridge in the cockpit. This boat is maintained 365 days a year by a full time crew member and is in perfect condition. This sport fisher has everything a professional or luxury angler needs to catch the big fish and have a fun enjoyable time on the water. Don?t let this Wellcraft 352 sport fisher pass you up because I will guarantee that you will not find another one like it.
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CHESTERTON | Students at Liberty Elementary School in Chesterton participated in a week-long Kindergarten service learning project to raise money for pediatric cancer. Throughout the week, some of the activities included coin collection, hat day and a bake sale. As a culminating activity, the students, staff and families, participated in a walk-a-thon during the school day. The students raised over $1832 for The NICK Foundation (Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation).
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According to a report from On the Radar Hoops, a Michigan assistant coach was in to watch class of 2015 five-star Jaylen Brown yesterday. Brown is the No. 2 prospect in the country and this is the first reported interest from Michigan.
Brown's recruitment is already at a very advanced stage. He's taken official visits to Kansas and Kentucky and is also planning to visit UCLA and Georgia on officials. His fifth remaining visit has yet to be determined and, according to this report, North Carolina and Georgia Tech are the primary schools trying to earn the final visit.
Where will Jaylen Brown take his fifth official visit? "We haven't decided on the fifth visit yet," his mother said. "We're just going to leave that open for now, and see how things go."
Jaylen recently told reporters that he is considering an official visit to North Carolina after coach Roy Williams flew to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago to observe his workouts. Georgia Tech, which was the first school to offer Brown, may also be a contender for that fifth visit.
Is it fair to say that Brown will decide between North Carolina and Georgia Tech for that fifth visit? "That could possibly be it," his mother said.


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After the first domestic trophy of the season was won last weekend, with Liverpool winning the League Cup, it is back to Premier League action for the Reds when they entertain an Arsenal side who themselves are basking in the glory of an emphatic derby win against bitter rivals Tottenham. On Sunday, Spurs must recover from their North London mauling quickly, as they face Manchester United at home. Elsewhere Manchester City host struggling Bolton and Chelsea travel to in form West Brom. There is also the small matter of the North East derby between Newcastle and Sunderland to enjoy. Read More »
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After the break for International fixtures, the Premier League returns with a huge clash between Liverpool and Manchester United. This fixture represents not just a clash of two hugely successful football clubs, but also a rivalry between the two North West Cities that has existed for as long as they have. It is a fixture which is eagerly anticipated around the globe. Elsewhere Manchester City will look to take advantage of any potential slip from their rivals when they entertain the unbeaten Aston Villa, Chelsea host Everton, Premier League newcomers Norwich and Swansea clash at Carrow Road and high-flying Newcastle take on an inspired Tottenham side in another mouth-watering encounter. Read More »
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The last perfect record in the Premier League fell last weekend, with Manchester United held away at Stoke. This week is the last round of fixtures before the one-week international break, and it sees two massive derby matches; Everton against Liverpool, and the North London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Away from those rivalries, Manchester United look to string together another run of wins when they take on Norwich at home, while Manchester City and Chelsea will try and keep pace with the leaders with away trips to Blackburn and Bolton respectively. Read More »


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(WKBW release) Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein on Friday reminded Erie County residents about the dangers of mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, following the discovery of a pool of West Nile Virus positive (WNV+) mosquitoes in Amherst.
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The pool, comprised of 50 specimens of Culex pipiens-restuans, was collected from a gravid trap on June 14 and is the first WNV+ mosquito pool collected in the Town of Amherst in 2012 to date.
"With summer here and more people being active outdoors, it's imperative to take steps to minimize mosquito contact with your skin and decrease the mosquito burden in your immediate area," said Dr. Burstein. "Use insect repellant containing at least 25% DEET (10% for children) when you can, and wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants especially during the evening hours. There are also ways to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in your yard, including dumping out standing water, cleaning clogged gutters, and changing the water in your bird bath."
The Erie County Department of Health ("ECDOH") recommends several other strategies to "fight the bite", including maintaining your pool by chlorinating and filtering; maintaining ornamental ponds by stocking them with fish and using bubblers and fountains; removing used tires from your property; eliminating any stagnant water in tin cans, plastic containers, or any container that holds water; and repairing window and door screens.
Burstein continued, "People at higher risk from mosquito bites are the immune-compromised, the elderly, and the very young. Residents should use common sense when they are outside and be aware of the environments that produce and protect mosquitoes: stagnant, standing water and weeds, tall grass and shrubbery, which provide an outdoor home for mosquitoes. Dress appropriately, use insect repellant, and eliminate or stay away from mosquito-prone areas where you can. Parents should remember to ensure their children are protected too."


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Kate wrote in the comments of my last post, "About Me" that I started well and then it all seemed to peter out – equating vanilla icecream with who I really am? Lame-ass.
That chick is a girl who's right on the money. I was afraid. Afraid that I could have been staring at my computer screen for hours on end, hesitant to make contact with the keyboard for fear of what I would write.
Internally, right here, right now, I'm feeling rather angry. And blogging when angry is dangerous. I've been there before – and the results were, er, explosive. Looking back, not my proudest moment. I'm not one to easily forgive or forget. My bad. What I have learned however, is that hanging onto resentment is self destructive and counter intuitive. How to let go of past wrongs…I'm not sure – it seems to be definitely a conscious decision to fill your mind with the good stuff and gratitude for what you have in the now, what you'll have in the future and gratitude that you had the wisdom to leave some things and some people behind.
Right now I'm angry at myself because I'm messy and that I am a champion procrastinator. I didn't want to mention the procrastination part in my last post – though I have joked about the fact on this blog that at one stage I owned five books relating to procrastination and organization and never opened them.
Beating myself up about this isn't the solution. Guiding myself clear seems like a more feasible alternative. It's the same with our weight, our dress sense, our training – we spend so much time beating ourselves up about how we're not good enough, yet it's never ever enough to create long lasting success in this area. Looking at my weight loss journey, it was when I stopped being so self critical that I was able to create the magic – so therein lies the lesson.
This week, I'm planning on hitting the iron just that bit harder. I've knocked together a rough plan for the rest of the week – two heavy strength/power type sessions and one session that is more endurance based – just to mix it up. There has been a distinct lack of goals on the fitness front lately and the global goal is to be fit, healthy and moving like a twenty year old – and restoring my muscle mass to my glory days and beyond. Whilst I've never been one for numbers, I think that this time around I'm going to book in for DEXA scan to really evaluate how much muscle I can gain in say the next six months. In other words, to have a start and a finish goal. I'm through with thrashing my body for kilometres on end running and right now it's too cold for me out on my bike to enjoy it without buying more gear. Come summer though, I want to be heading out on that road every weekend.


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Uma trashes all rumours over not contesting from Jhansi due to illness
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Sunday trashed all rumours which said that she would not be contesting from Jhansi as she had fallen ill.
"To say that because I am ill and hence, I am not contesting from Jhansi is a big lie and a conspiracy against the BJP, and on our prime ministerial candidate. There is no truth in it at all. I am not alleging that this has been created by the media, and it is up to the media to find out the truth and when I have filed my nomination and have already done two rallies how can even one think of such a thing. I am totally surprised as to how could the media heed to such rumours. There is nothing from the BJP. What I think is that, the UPA's dirty trick department is involved in such rumours," Bharti said.
"Whether I have a good health or bad it doesn't matter to me. When my party has requested me to fight elections from Jhansi, , I am contesting it. I have already conveyed to my party that I am not keeping well with my health since the last three years and hence, I would not be able to go for hard work in this election. I am touched with the love of the people of Jhansi and my party workers who have said that they will campaign on my behalf . My appeal to all media houses is to only focus on how we could develop the country which has gone backwards and it could only be solved through Narendra Modi. Hence, do not listen to rumours and believe in them," Bharti added.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti returned to her Shyamla Hills residence in Bhopal on Friday night from Orchha after falling ill while campaigning. Ms. Bharti is the BJP candidate from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.
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Don't Exaggerate Your Qualifications
- Monday, October 10, 2011
A few days ago I received a note from a friend who is now in the "social media business." Unfortunately, that has become one of those glamorous sounding careers that has no agreed upon qualifications. Part of her proposed service would be to write blogs for me.
Just a note – while many people have ghostwriters for their blogs I have never entertained the idea. I love to write personally and have no end of ideas eager to leave my brain.
Anyway – here is the first line of her promotion to me: "Dan, myself and my creative team works with small business entrepreneur's and media communicators, helping them to achieve their overall on-line and off-line strategic objectives and personal goals."
Okay, let's just take the first phrase and break that down a little: "Dan, myself and my creative team works with small business entrepreneur's and media communicators……………"
Oh, please, please stop – I can't take any more. You're going to WRITE for me??
If you are going to offer a product or service I would suggest you at least give the appearance of being able to deliver some semblance of quality. Don't show up for my "chauffeured ride to the airport" on a tricycle. And don't sell me a tune-up on my sports car when you have a plastic tool kit.
Yes, I've often talked about how easy it is to position oneself as an "expert" but there has to be some basis for making that claim. Stick to what you know well. Don't pretend to be something you're not.
What's your favorite story of someone exaggerating their talents?
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In the golden years of MySpace, if you did not have a MySpace page, you did not exist as an artist. Things changed, but not the final goal: you need to put your music out there so that listeners can find you, listen further, and hopefully buy your stuff.
The first step of promotion is the audio embed, a tool popularized by MySpace itself, and redefined by companies designed around spreading music in the world wide web. We took a look at two solid players in this space, SoundCloud and Bandcamp, and a rising underdog, Official.fm, to see how they performed against each other.
All three services allow you to register for free and host your music. A single, or even a entire record can stream for free in any webpage via embeddable player. First ground of competition: how cool the player looks.
SoundCloud's 'soundwave" has been extremely successful, partly because any listener with a SoundCloud account can comment specific passages within the track.
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Bandcamp and Official.fm have more minimal players, focused on basics like downloading and sharing the track. Have a look below.
So far, so good. But how much is this? Both SoundCloud and Official.fm run on a freemium business model: they offer the core feature (streaming and sharing) for free, and then try to convert users into paid customers with premium features, usually customization, hosting space and analytics. Bandcamp, instead, has a pure revenue-sharing model: they take a 15% (10% on revenue above $5,000) cut of revenues (don't forget to add Paypal's fee to that, though). For this reason, Bandcamp makes it extremely easy to set up paid downloads (supporting discount codes, pay what you want, etc.) and even lets you sell physical copies, turning into something close to a private record shop. That's why it allows you to upload as many songs as you want, while the others have to cap hosted space, unless, of course, you pay.
The subscription fee is a hot ground of competition. Official.fm is much cheaper than SoundCloud, for a very similar offering. Of course, SoundCloud enjoys a more established presence, a richer community, and an infinite number of external apps that you can integrate with the service. Not everybody needs those extra features, though.
The market of embedded players is twisted: although the final product is very similar, there are a lot of differences, not only in user interface and experience, but also in branding and positioning. A close-up on each company is revelatory, particularly if we focus on weaknesses first.
Official.fm is supposed to be a tool for professionals. When setting up your profile, you have to specify if you are an artist, a label or producer, or a media guy. This strategy might actually help target a userbase that's easier to convert to premium, at the expense of building a bigger and engaged community of mere listeners. Official.fm has not decided yet what it wants to be, and still lacks to give a compelling reason for artists to flock there from existing services.
The swiss company is getting some love from musicians since it does not transcode the audio files like SoundCloud, thus preserving their original quality, and the premium features are cheaper and easier to understand. Although it is clearly a work in progress, it already does an amazing job of integrating tour dates, searching for music via tags and location, and making the upload process smooth and easy (there is even a downloadable upload software). It mirrors common SoundCloud features like playlist building, following people, "hearting" songs, and the dropbox feature.
Their main weakness for now is monetization. Streaming is king on SoundCloud, and the buy button is nothing but an external link. If you have a Pro account, SoundCloud gives you information on who is listening to your music and where, but tells you little about who bought your stuff. The insanely complicated pricing plan also does not help, and reveals difficulties in making the economics work for the company.
SoundCloud has turned into a MySpace for an older and more sophisticated crowd, and being very product-focused and opening a powerful API into the developers' world clearly paid off. SoundCloud is the technology leader for music streaming and it's building a market of apps. The dropbox, a virtual mailbox for tracks, turned out to be an amazing feature for media channels and all the labels now have a SoundCloud account to showcase their latest releases. We are not at the point that everybody is on SoundCloud, but these guys claim 3 million registered users.
Bandcamp is behind where SoundCloud is ahead, namely in audience engagement (you can neither comment on nor "like" music) and in helping people discover the music they will eventually buy. Promotion and marketing is completely left to the user. And you know that's a lot of work.
Bandcamp is the best at empowering users with sophisticated and insightful data, higher customization opportunities (url, format, pricing) and of course clear focus on downloads. Your Bandcamp page wants to become your shop and website, and gives you interesting tools like SEO features, SoundScan submission and a working shopping cart. It's a different product and a different philosophy: their goal is to make it easier for people to buy music, and, by taking a percentage on the revenues, they perfectly align their interest with the artists'.
Choosing between SoundCloud or BandCamp it's like choosing between people knowing you and people giving you money. In the end, you probably need both, although that can easily sum up to a few hundred dollars per year, ending up with a lot of overlapping features and duplicate data that are likely to drive you crazy. Official.fm has a lot of work to do, but it's in a good position to grab the best of the other two competitors, if it plays its cards well.
A detailed chart of features can be found below.
Digital players killed the stop button. It does not exist anymore. A little history and a little eulogy.
Do you remember what was the difference between stop and pause? I do:
Why the stop button, one may ask? Why not the pause, which was clearly less used ? Why the old square had to go and not vice versa? The only answer I've found is that the enhanced speed of replay embedded in the "pause concept" was worth more to marketers than the centenary "stop" tradition. While CD players proceed toward extinction, the stop button will follow.
This is a symptom of something bigger that button space in a device. The concept of "stopping" the music is changing. The music never stops. Sound and noise are the standard. It's always floating around the internet, you just have to grab it, pressing play in that cute embedded player.
Internet is making music unstoppable. That's pretty powerful. Now decide if you like it.
The combo of digital music and internet radically changed the way artists produce, promote and distribute music. As Topspin's Ian Roger nicely put:
The value chain is moving from what used to be artist-label-distributor-retailer-fan, to artist-marketing partner-technology-fan. There are a lot of people who are going to be in that technology box, and there are a lot of people who are going to be in that marketing box.
Let's focus on the "marketing box": how many services are out there to "help" artists market their music? I lost count. Which ones are worth the effort to subscribe to? Which ones are actually able to deliver value? I have decided to go deeper into these questions with Headliner.fm. Created by the founder of Nabbr, a music video channel that did not go that well, Headliner.fm is a very peculiar product. It is a pure marketing tool that (quoting the website):
lets you reach new music lovers on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace without making them Like, Follow or Friend you first. On Headliner, artists who make music similar to yours recommend you directly to their fans in their newsfeeds and timelines on Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms – for free.
Let's skip the "for free" statement for now. In short, Headliner.fm builds a recommendation market among artists. Apparently (i.e. no scientific study to back this up, but music marketing people seem to agree) a very effective marketing technique is when artists recommend other artists to their fans. Partly because fans tend to follow their friends, partly because usually the recommended band has similar sounds that are likely to be appreciated by the same audience. A human version of Pandora's algorithm.
Although you can add music to your page (via a connection to SoundCloud), all the features are about campaigns and promotion. Interestingly, your target are not listeners, but other musicians, that you can reach and "deal with" via Headliner. I'll be extreme: the system is not that different from mafia, except that you use fake money (called "band bucks") instead of life threats. As an emerging artist, you want to convince more established artists to give you a shout-out via their social networks. They might do it because they like you, of course, but you can also buy them out with band bucks (that you can purchase for real money, of course!). It is not super-intuitive, but this guide on how to make a promotion on Headliner.fm will give you the idea. Once the deal is made, Headliner.fm takes care of the rest, automatically updating Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. Basic but nice analytics will tell you how your promotions are going and how many new fans you reached.
Headliner.fm uses elements of gaming (the fake currency, the internal ranking system) to incentivize and monetize a tendency that's already present in the long tail of pro and semi-pro musicians. The question is, does it monetize for itself (via the paid accounts and the band bucks printing) or also for the artists? Headliner.fm seems to have a good traction. The counter in the homepage is impressing:
"136,678 Artists have been recommended to 2,664,106,293 new fans". Or "SHEF was recommended by REKKHAN, The Homie G, DJBankrupt and 10 other artists and reached 72,107 new fans."
But who are these "fans"? Aren't they a simple sum of Facebook, Twitter and Myspace followers of other people? Clearly Headliner.fm is over-counting the same people, but even without this preliminary objection - are these people engaged? Do they actually check you out? From the analytics screenshots, it does not seems that Headliner.fm provide you with these crucial information. And how could they? All they have is access to your social networks.
Nevertheless, looking into the testimonials, you can read Jonathan Ori Big Management declaring:
"We were very pleased with Headliner.fm's campaign for Kaci Battaglia. It drove thousands of clicks to her "Body Shots" video on YouTube, which has now amassed over 2 million views worldwide."
Artist-to-artist promotion probably works, and it's a valuable tool for the DYI musician. How long are you willing to play the band bucks game it's a different story, but $30 per month might be worth a try (the premium plan allows you to target the promotions locally, that's actually pretty smart) possibly inside a bigger marketing strategy for your new record.
As a last note, Bandcamp allows artists' recommendations, too. In a very different way:
"fans only see it when they've decided they love your music enough to buy/download it (which also means they now consider you a trusted source), and while fans wait for their download is just the right time to send them off to do a little exploring."
Bandcamp introduces the concept of "trusted source" to tell you they can be more result-oriented than the competition, since their website is a place where people download and buy music.
The shout-out itself looks more authentic, compared to Headliner.fm's shameless marketing plug, which is not even written by the recommender:
Of course, Bandcamp does not offer any way to reach out to a great number of potential partner artists, that is, in the end, the core value of Headliner.fm. Bottom line: if you already have a strong network of Bandcamp's users, it might be worth leveraging that rather than spamming other people's Twitter (and let them spam yours). If you are a newcomer, and ready to play the numbers' game of social media marketing, go grab the band bucks, and hope that the conversion rate of those "fans" gives you a decent return on investment.
I received an email from the guys at MixApp. MixApp was the first collective listening web app. It was founded at the beginning of 2010 by a group of friends who wanted to build the product for themselves, like Foursquare's story. Now, they are closing shop:
Dear all, At long last the MixApp adventure is coming to an end. We'll discontinue the service the evening of August 27, and hope that everyone will take this coming week as an opportunity to say their good-byes. We've been able to continue the service this far thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our premium subscribers. From all of us here at MixApp, a huge shout-out to all of you who believed in the community and helped build it. In future we may post a more entrepreneur-focused post-mortem to go into detail about why MixApp didn't find its path to financial success (or at least stability), but to summarize the crucial factors in our decision to shut down: 1. Quite simply, we can't afford the hosting costs any more! 2. With several newer services now available to offer shared listening experiences (check out http://listeningroom.net/ http://turntable.fm/ and http://mumuplayer.com/), we're confident that the concept of listening together will survive, and thrive, even without MixApp continuing. Thanks very much to everyone who encouraged the team along the way, helped shape the product with their ideas and feedback, and especially to those who played so much great music.
See you on the tubes!
—Matt, Marc, Nick, Ben, and Geoff.
Clearly MixApp turned out not to be economically viable. Does this mean that the other listening rooms are doomed? Does this mean that Turntable.fm's latest success is killing competition? What are the real challenges of monetizing this business?
To find answers, let's have a look at MixApp. It's pretty different from Turntable.fm, although they fix the same problem (building collaborative playlists to listen together with friends, remotely). Interface is very "engineer-style", with a minimal, but not quite usable interface. Searching for music to add opens a pop-up window which gives access to YouTube, your hard disk, or friends' shared hard disk (accessing third parties' computers is a very napsterish approach, pretty common in pre-streaming era, and I must admit I like it: nothing tells you more about a person than his/her music collection). Turntable.fm does not stream or connect to YouTube. The ability to watch video while listening to music is actually a requested feature, that only MixApp had.
In MixApp, everybody is a DJ, and everybody could add song to the room's playlist, and even move them up in the queue. Chat is in central position: this is where you look (in TT.fm the DJ stand and the song data scrolling are in this position). Let's talk about the similarities: same technology, same Facebook Connect access to speed up the social experience, same purchase and share buttons, same price: free. You could become "premium user" for $3 a month. They came up with this number to cover costs:
the machines and bandwidth for our production system (on Amazon EC) cost ~$650/month. Development host, domains, and other services run another ~$100/month. Add to that various administrivia (e.g. annual filings) and some unpaid bills, and you get another $150/month, for a total of $900/month.
Note that licensing is not a cost for MixApp: they let users upload their own stuff (or use YouTube) and cover the legal liability with the classic DMCA disclaimer. There's a top bar in MixApp which constantly monitors what's left for the $900 breakeven goal, Wikipedia-style. On average, they raised around $700 per month, accounting for around 230 paid customers. The churn was probably heavier in the latest months (for August they only raised $630) Interestingly, the premium users did not have access to any additional feature (and MixApp needed a lot of extra features). In their words:
By becoming a VIP, you're supporting MixApp, and helping to build the future of hanging out online. VIP status is how we (the development team) express our gratitude.
The "wikipedia" model di not work well for MixApp. They chose to rely on a freemium model, without advertising, and they could not convert a sufficient percentage of the user base. They could have tried something similar to Spotify, whose free version is partially subsidized by advertising, which acts also as an incentive for users to go premium and get rid of the ads. They didn't. They also did not have any of the game mechanics of Turntable.fm, that might justify paywalls.
Another competitor, Listening Room, is more similar: focused 50% on chat and 50% on music, no games, user-generated catalogue, no public rooms (they used to have a couple, but I don't see them anymore, and I suspect they were killed because there is no system to boot users). But they pay a non-interactive license, i.e. $2,000 of annual minimum payment to SoundExchange. If this does not make sense to you, don't worry: you are not alone. Listening Room has ads, too, but they are not working that well: the ad rate was cut from $5 to $2.50 per 1,000 impressions. Very unobtrusive ads do not pay well.
Some people like Listening Room:
people who want to focus on music and listening with real friends, rather than playing games in something that's very close to a disco room, even in terms of people interaction. and former MixApp user are more likely to flock to Listening Room than to Turntable.fm.
Takeaways from this analysis: the huge difference is not in the cost structure (MixApp had the lowest costs by far, but it was the first to fall), nor the pricing (which nobody has figured out yet): it's the public vs private choice. Although you can make private rooms there, the success was dragged by the crowded, messy public rooms full of strangers. "Listen with your friends" might sound good, but it is very hard to scale and monetize. After all, the friends who you share music with are not a lot, because, let's admit it, most of your friends have terrible music taste. If I have so many "music friends" to need a place like MixApp, I am a music nerd, and you are in a niche market. And that's bad. Prediction: Listening Room is falling next.
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The data above (source) shows how 94% of top grossing live tour revenues come from artists who are in their forties or even older. Here's why:
And, of course, these are gross figures - who knows what really the artist is taking home after costs and the label's cut.
Nothing really new here. A better conversation on the live music business took place last month in the interview to Nathan Hubbard (Ticketmaster CEO — Ticketmaster recently merged with Live Nation, a quasi-monopolist for big tour management) for This Week In Music. If you don't have the time to watch, here's a good recap.
Live music industry is consolidating, a clear sign of market maturity. When these older golden goose artists will retire, nothing will be left in this space.
Every now and then I read about labels, usually indies, who decide to pull their catalogue from Spotify. The latest one is Century Media, home of some relatively popular metal bands like Lacuna Coil, Sick Of It All and Napalm Death. But there are precedents, notably Merge Records (home of Arcade Fire) and Bob Dylan. Century Media explains its move:
While everyone at the label group believes in the ever changing possibilities of new technology and new
ways ofbringing music to the fans, Century Media is also of the opinion that Spotify in its present shapeand form isn't the way forward. The income streams to the artists are affected massively and thereforethat accelerates the downward spiral, which eventually will lead to artists not being able to record musicthe way it should be recorded. Ultimately, in some cases, it will completely kill a lot of smaller bands that
are already struggling to make ends meet.
At the same time Century Media also believes that Spotify is a great tool to discover new music and is in
the process ofreintroducing their bands to Spotify by way of putting up samplers of the artists. This way,fans can still discover the great music released by the label.
Physical sales are dropping drastically in all countries where Spotify is active. Artists are depending on their
incomefrom selling music and it is our job to support them to do so. Since the artists need to sell their musicto continue their creativity, Spotify is a problem for them. This is about survival, nothing less and it is timethat fans and consumers realize that for artists it is essential to sell music to keep their heads above water.
Obviously it is ultimately up to the music fan and consumer, how they access their music, whether it is buying,
streaming or stealing. There needs to be awareness though, that how you will consume your music has direct
consequences for the artists, who we are all trying to support.
I find this interesting because the label is not making the usual argument that the artists' revenues from on-demand streaming are insufficient. A lot of rumors are circulating on this aspect, starting from the famous $167 paid to Lady Gaga for 1 million plays – a figure denied by Spotify, as well as other stories of ridiculously low royalty payments even for unsigned artists. The truth is, nobody knows what this figures are, since the distribution of royalty payments from Spotify is a complicated game, as explained by Daniel Ek himself in a recent aswer on Quora. It is not even granted than non-freemium services like MOG, Rdio and Rhapsody pay more than Spotify (although Century Media did not pull off the catalogue from them as well), since Spotify is bringing a lot of money to the labels, and paying advances to access the catalogue.
Century Media does not make this point. They only accuse Spotify to cannibalize sales, physical sales in particular. Are they right? Daniel Ek denies "clear evidence" of this, but his "music like water" model looks like a credible alternative to purchase music, converting not only "pirates", but also record collectors into music subscribers (I am one of them: why buy a CD/mp3 when I can listen to a record anytime, anywhere via Spotify?). I can see the label point. If their artists heavily rely on CD sales, the music format with the highest margin, and consumers are considering access to music a substitute of physical records (sounds unilikely for metal fans who usually appreciate elaborate artworks and lyrics booklets, but it's possible), they have economic reasons to avoid the streaming channel – at the expense of the consumer's welfare, of course!
But the argument might be flawed, as Anthony Bruno points out, since the free alternative is right there, a couple of clicks apart. Best case scenario, Century Media is losing the potential extra revenue of those people wouldn't have bought the CD anyway, worst case scenario is also losing the opportunity to limit illegal downloads of their catalogue (although Spotify claims to have reduced piracy, there's no scientific evidence). Not to mention the marketing advantage lost in pulling the music out, that the label is trying to fix by leaving samples to stream (some songs Arcade Fire are actually available on Spotify, but not the most popular singles – the tracks that would be streamed the most!).
Ultimately, I agree with Brendan:
It really comes down to thinking long-term vs. short-term. If you view Spotify (or other social playlist
services)as a passing trend that will be eclipsed in 5 years, making your music availableon such a platform just kills short-term sales. If you view Spotify as a future, lasting service, havingthousands of users sharing playlists with your music, and recapturing money from bootlegs is of hugevalue, especially if the streaming licenses are renegotiated in favor of rights holders.
Century Media placed its bet. What would be yours?


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Pittsburgh Pirates hit homerun for education
Date: July 24, 2009
by: The Observer Staff
Representatives of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team will score big with the Manatee County School Board July 27 when they will donate more than $10,500 to support education in Manatee County.
The money being donated was earned from a benefit game between the Pirates and the Manatee Community College Lancers on April 2. This year, the proceeds from the annual event were split evenly between the Manatee Education Foundation and Wakeland Elementary School.
The school board meeting starts at 5:45 p.m., July 27, at the School Support Center, 215 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. The Pirate's mascot is expected to make an appearance.
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Members of the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club enjoyed an fun-filled evening at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre Sept. 24.
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MapleStory Forums : General MapleStory : General MS questions and answers
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im on nexon but it doesnt say game online,its just every time i try logging in it says error has occured please try again. I have tried game launcher and it says firewall blocked it or game is offline... can anyone tell me whats going on?
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Jul 15 11MapleStory Screen: Cellphone? MapleStory Video: BlooSpirit,Taerywn, & Fluxional Zakum R
Yup its Offline
But I'm hoping right after sc Ill run to mp3 >
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Says I have to verify my account and dc's
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OMGOMGOMG I thought I was the only one. I just finished scrolling my PSB and advanced as a Dark knight and I was so afraid I was getting hacked D:
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ms closed itself after i saw a giant background with the Doctor Bing o_o
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... I just used family buff lol
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haha offline while i finally done with all the.. stupid "feeding the dog","walking the dog","washing dishes"~~~~~~GG NEXON!
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The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas of 1914, during the First World War.
Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides – as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units – independently ventured into "No man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides had also been so friendly as to play games of football with one another.
I don't believe it… there was such a strange truce on Christmas Day? I feel my faith in humanity restored. :D More people need to know about this!!


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STL 2014 Contributions
2013 Total: $71,082.66
January - $5,441.54
February - $8,368.47
March - $4,399.23
April - $8,458.09
May - $7,364.49
June - $12,760.74
July - $3,932.31
August - $16,244.95
September - $7,009.00
Total To-Date - $73,978.82
Recent STL Completed Projects
• Jim Book - Global University - Vehicle
• Diane Peters – Paraguay – Toyota SUV
• Jim Billings - Latin America – Ford Fusion
• 11 motorcycles for Church Planters in Cambodia
• Portland Teen Challenge Metro Center - 15 Passenger Van
• Tamara Henkes - Romania - Toyota RAV 4
• Steve Kramer - Netherlands - 3 Wheel Scooter
Speed the Light
Speed the Light is the Assemblies of God's premier discipleship tool, in teaching this next generation of youth to give generously and sacrifice deeply for God's mission. Everyone has The Human Right to know Jesus. In an age where compassion and justice capture this generation's heart and attention, STL can and should be this next generation's "compassionate demonstration" of the gospel.
Compassion should fuel our STL giving. The greatest injustice in the world is for someone to die without hearing the Gospel (John 1:12). Compassion manifests not only when we provide humanitarian services like food and drinking water, but ultimately our greatest act of compassion is providing the Gospel to see souls saved and lives changed.
Demonstration of the Gospel is our call as Spirit-filled believers. We do not merely preach the Gospel, we demonstrate it with the power afforded us in Acts 1:8. Every human being has the right to see and hear the gospel; to know Jesus.
We have 43 missionary units in the OMN. These men and women have given their lives for The Human Right. We made a promise to them to provide the resources they need to get the job done. We are currently in need of raising over $500,000 in STL funds for approved missionary projects. We presently have 5 missionary units still waiting to receive their first vehicle.
Our current STL Missionary project is Wes and Carrie Sheley. The Sheley's have served the OMN as our Youth Alive Missionaries to Oregon Public Schools for the past 7 years. During this time they have been driving their personal vehicles to travel all over the state connecting with churches, schools and communities to serve us and fulfill their mission as Youth Alive Missionaries. Now, over a hundred thousand miles later, their vehicles are breaking down. We need to provide them with their first ever STL vehicle. The Bible says, "a workman is worthy of his wages." Wes and Carrie are worthy of receiving their first STL vehicle. Together we can help our missionaries and reach our schools for Jesus.
You can Download the Sheley's STL Project Bio here.
You can follow the Sheleys on Facebook.
For more information about STL visit www.stl.ag.org
Note: All STL offering checks should be made out to STL. Send your offerings to: STL 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. All offerings must be postmarked by December 31st in order to receive giving credit for that year.
Missions 1:2:3 Strategy
How do Youth ministries use STL in their churches to effectively raise funds for missionaries, teach about finances, and not burden the church?
Here is how: it's called Missions 1:2:3.
What is Missions 1:2:3?
Simply it is: 1 leader, 2 minute sermons, and 3 month goals.
1 Leader:
This ideally is a children's pastor/worker who can empower volunteer leaders, and students. This is a leader who can make a faith-stretching goal, a leader who can model the desired behavior before their kids. This most likely will need to be a key leader.
2 Minutes:
You ask, "Why not once a month? Why each week?" Each week creates a habit that is important. Some kids may want to give but might not be present the week you receive the offering, if it's done only once a month. Plus, receiving the offering each week keeps the need in front of them.
Take 2 minutes to present an offering sermon. This is not a typical offering appeal, but a mini-sermon. To help you with these 2 minute offering sermons, Next Generation Ministries has developed 52 offering sermons. This way all you will need to do is schedule time for the offering, present the 2 minute sermon and receive the offering each week. Download Missions 1:2:3 2-Minute Sermons
3 Month Goals:
There is nothing magical about 3 months; it's simply easy for kids to remember shorter goals then year-long goals. 3 month goal setting is something you can repeat throughout the year. Maybe have a 3 month goal focus 3 to 4 times a year.
Now, you may be wondering, what role do church offerings and fundraisers play? If we follow the Missions 1:2:3 strategy this becomes the foundation of giving; the church offering becomes the cheering section and a couple well planned fundraisers become icing on the cake rather then the cake itself.
Let's make sure to teach this Next Generation to be biblical givers; To give in a way that honors and pleases God.


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Hey guys, this little angel lives in my area and just went through her first round of chemo without her mom by her side because she's pregnant and can't be around the radiation. This angel isn't doing so well so I'm asking to please pray for her. Please reblog to spread this around to get more prayers from everybody. The power of prayer is amazing. Thanks.
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South Korea banknote printer seeking more overseas contracts
Jun 24, 2014 12:34 PM
According to an article in Korea Times dated 24 June 2014, Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has seen its production volume halved over the past five years, and hopes to utilize excess capacity by obtaining contracts to print banknotes for other countries. Countries for which KOMSCO has produced or is producing "currencies" (may include coins, not just banknotes) include China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Libya, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand, and Vietnam. Last year KOMSCO won an order from Peru to produce 305 million 50-nuevo sole notes, with delivery to be completed by the end of June 2014.
Russia not planning polymer banknotes
Jun 24, 2014 12:27 PM
According to an article in Pravda dated 24 June 2014, Goznak does not plan to introduce polymer banknotes in Russia. Goznak General Director Arkady Trachuk said, "From the point of view of duration, price and quality, paper money is usually more effective than plastic money," but admitted that polymer notes have advantages in countries with hot and humid climates.
Russia adopts symbol for ruble currency
Dec 11, 2013 07:49 AM
According to an article on Lenta.ru dated 11 December 2013, the board of directors of the Bank of Russia has adopted a lowercase barred "p" as the symbol for Russia's currency, the ruble. The bank intends to mint coins with the new symbol in 2014 and it will also appear on future banknotes.
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Exquisitely Evil Invitation
- This invitation was sent out to exclusive VIPs for a private party hosted at the British Ambassador's residence celebrating the opening of the new exhibit at the International Spy Museum, Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of James Bond Villains. The invitation was printed on a very black, velvety stock with gold and white foil stamping. The envelope is gold with black foil stamp lettering.
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Britpop was a somewhat ill-defined scene in British Alternative Rock in the mid-90s. When in 1991 Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Grunge quickly took over the British music conciousness: suddenly everyone had long hair and scrappy clothes again. A loose rabble of musicians in Britain took exception to this, and in 1992 Britpop was born - music that was somehow 'British' rather than the American stuff. blur's Popscene is often cited as the first Britpop song, with Suede's The Downers following shortly. Despite the eager tagging of bands, what exactly Britpop was is difficult to define. Among the earliest adapters were The Stone Roses in 1989 (who themselves were part of "Madchester" a sort of halfway point between New Wave Music and Britpop), but they never lived up to the promise of their first album. Then there were The La's, who were either twenty years ahead of their time or twenty behind. Manic Street Preachers, a Welsh group that was influenced equally by Glam Rock, Punk Rock and American hard rock, were another early innovator of the Britpop sound (and actually wound up lasting longer than most of the bands that were directly influenced by them). The groups that followed these bands' lead and, in turn, became the leading Britpop bands include:
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'This is the life of a policeman'
NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione has defended the use of force by police in the fatal shooting of a man at Parramatta Westfield.PT2M0S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-1vu9y 620 349 March 26, 2012
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The St Marys police officer, a highly ranked inspector with 15 years' experience, was finishing his shift on Sunday afternoon when he learnt of a high-speed pursuit on the motorway.
This is the only reason I'm alive. Without them I will never survive they are my heart. I love my family xoxo
Darren Neill, 34, a North Rocks father of two with a long criminal history, had ''spiralled out of control''. After an armed robbery of a house in Penrith and the theft of a Mitsubishi ute, Neill had led officers on a 40-minute high-speed chase along the M4 towards Parramatta.
Darren Neill ... shot dead. Photo: Facebook
Near Eastern Creek he collided with a Mitsubishi Lancer and carjacked that vehicle at knifepoint before speeding off at up to 200 kilometres an hour.
Senior police say he was in an ''ice-fuelled rage'' and his driving became so erratic and dangerous that a police helicopter took over the pursuit from the highway patrol vehicles.
On level six of Westfield shopping centre car park, Neill used a utility knife to try to steal another car from a car-wash worker, witnesses said, before dumping the vehicle on level five and running through the centre's food court to a staff-only corridor. There he came face to face with the St Marys inspector.
Neill came at him with a knife, according to a senior police source. The officer fired one shot into his stomach. Neill came at the officer again. He fired two more shots and Neill fell.
''[He was] convulsing on the floor,'' said a shop worker, Kylie Cannavo, whose colleague saw part of the confrontation. ''The customers were saying there were gunshots [but] people were working and shopping like it was nothing.''
The incident was captured by closed-circuit television cameras.
As detectives examined parts of the shopping centre yesterday, Neill's family revealed they had tried to have him arrested the week before.
Neill was on parole in NSW after serving a prison sentence for offences in Queensland, including assault.
Head injuries sustained during a previous arrest had made him unstable and he had ''difficulty controlling his temper'', his family said in a statement. A recent altercation with his
partner had exacerbated his fragile mental state, leading him to ''spiral out of control'' during a week-long crime rampage.
''It is not known if this was a cry for help as Darren did not live with his parents,'' the family said.
The family say they contacted the parole board, police at four stations, Lifeline and Neill's counsellor to arrange his arrest. ''However, none of these agencies supported him or his family.''
In a corridor adjacent to a bustling food court, it finally came to an end.
The Herald has learnt the officer was not carrying a Taser because he is not a ''first response'' officer.
A critical incident investigation by the state crime command's homicide squad would examine all circumstances surrounding the incident, a police spokeswoman said.
Despite claims by his family that Neill had ''made a series of bad choices in life through poor choice of friends'', a neighbour who lived beside the family for 20 years said Neill had had a violent upbringing.
''This is a tragic result that could have been avoided,'' the neighbour said.
Last week Neill posted on his Facebook page a photo of his partner and two young children. The caption said: ''This is the only reason I'm alive. Without them I will never survive they are my heart. I love my family xoxo.''
His final post came on Saturday morning. It said: ''Love you all so much.''
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"The Republican Party is no longer the party of limited government, with limited spending and limited taxes. It is now officially exactly right behind the Democrats—on everything. It is time for conservatives to start looking for a new home. There's precious little left for us here." That is 'news'?? What, are we just waking up? This story is at least 30 years old. Even the terms "neo-con" and "RINO" were behind the curve, and look how long they have been around. There is a reason so many Americans abandoned the myth of the two-party system long ago.
It is too bad that faux conservative McConnell is not as so incredulous about the constant printing and issuing of credit by The Ben Bernanke and his cohort Geithner as he seems to find it convenient to be about spending and taxing facets of the budget. But then, not only would that require some actual mental exercise, it would also require breaking away from the bipartisan globalist agenda to bury this country in Keynesian detritus. It is our turn to laugh out loud at the so-called conservatism of McConnell, Graham, Boehner, and the rest of the sots we keep installing to our own demise.
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"Is Middle East Peace a Mirage?" The question is obviously a rhetorical one, right?
Part of the problem with "the fifty bucks saved buying Chinese jeans...going into alternative purchases" is that those alternative purchases, in a real world scenario, are increasingly likely to be spent on other Chinese merchandise. It would be interesting to know what percent of the merchandise on Walmart shelves is made in USA...
Considering the unconstitutional Keynesian debt based system our economy is presently managed under, any "type of economic nationalism" might not be the the best way to go. But if our economy were less managed by currency manipulation by both government and private interests as well, and true to constitutional mandates, tariffs and restrictions would be less about legally imposing personal preferences on purchases and really more about leveling the playing field of the market to protect native products and jobs. Needless to say though that there is always the possibility of abuse in said "leveling." But abuse is a possibility in any facet of government influence.
Correction: 2006 SHOULD BE 1996
Correction: 2006 SHOULD BE 1996
Yes Pat it is! And you personally gave it a couple of hefty shoves in that direction...TWICE! The firsT time was in 2006 when you abandoned principle in order to maintain party favor. During the primary season you took the correct but unpopular stand on all the issues and exposed the uber-lame non-candidate Bob Dole for the stinking faux-conservative fraud that he was and is. But then you turn around and actually ENDORSE the globalist neocon RINO!! The second time was four years later when you did the same back-stabbing turn around for Bubba Dubya, another globalist neocon RINO. And all for what? "Party unity?!!" To keep getting the crumbs from the GOP table, being a guest commentator on FOX??
I will defer comment on your abstention from commenting on the previous no comment.
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Adjacent the Waterfront, the Main Bazaar is the oldest street in the city and the heart of old Kuching. It has some superb examples of Chinese shophouse architecture, many of which have been occupied by the same family for generations.
These families still pursue traditional occupations such as tin-smithing,carpentry and petty trading. Kuching's highest concentration of antique and handicraft shops are to be found here, and shoppers can rest between bargaining sessions in a number of old-fashioned coffee shops with panelled walls and marble-topped tables. Jalan Carpenter, which is parallel to Main Bazaar, has a similar selection of small traders and coffee shops, as well as food stalls and two small Chinese temples.
The whole area oozes charm and character. For aficionados of heritage buildings, there is a row of perfectly preserved 19th century Chinese houses at the nearby Upper China Street (off Leboh China).


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Im better. Working. Sleeping. Beatin off. Working. Are YOU ok? Whoever you may be.
Catch me nowhere
i use humor to mask the fact that i want to fall off the face of the earth
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So there I was, ready to take a shower. I mean, I was dirty, a little greasy, a shower was not such a horrible idea. People take showers, amiright? Of course!
I get naked.
FULL naked.
REAL naked.
I'm talking the exact opposite reason why you ever went to your grandmother's house.
No cookies. Blatant nudity.
That's how folks take showers these days, right? Well, I pull back the curtain…
And there it was.
This…thing…sitting on the little soap/shower/pube shelf. Not a care in the world, like it's been there for years. "What the fuck is that?" I think to myself.
Now, what follows is the exact pattern of thought that took me from rational human being to Sloth in 3.4 seconds.
"Is that a Red Lobster cheesy biscuit? Holy fuck that's a Red Lobster cheesy biscuit. OMG why would someone leave that unattended. Those things are so delicious. I'm gonna eat the fuck out of it. Man, I can't wait to see whoever left it's face when they come back to find that someone ate their cheesy biscuit's fuck. Ohhh boy."
Then my brain sent a message to my arm that said, "Reach for that cheesy biscuit, bitch. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?"
As you must already know, we are all contractually bound to make a dickload of mistakes throughout our lifetime. Some of those mistakes are so big that they forever hinder our world and warrant entire chapters in our children's history books. However, most mistakes have the dubious providence of merely haunting one's soul and festering amidst the subconscious for always and eternity.
This was, nearly, one of those.
If my adjacency to failure could be measured, the only possible unit of measurement to appropriate it would be "baby condoms". And no, I do not mean those horrendous papoose-like titty-cribs that the slovenly carriage their spawn around in in Wal-Mart, I mean condoms that a baby would wear.
My adjacency to failure was roughly 1 and a half Kiddie Trojans.
I'm not sure what stopped me, be it cosmic or supernatural, but it gave my brain just enough time to ask itself some rather important questions regarding this little tub treasure. Questions like:
And inquiries such as:
Seriously, was I so hungry that I would wantonly disobey all the integral conditioning and survival imprinting my parents bestowed upon me like the ever important, "Um, don't eat that biscuit retard, you don't know where it's been or whose it is and also you found it in the shower." in order to satisfy something so benign as a munchie?
That, I'm sorry to say, was pretty much my reality.
An early morning introspective psychological evaluation of a sad, hungry, naked man who almost ate a bar of soap.
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This is so cute. I nearly cried.
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I will be talking about weight losing in a few steps. Just follow these steps and you will see changes in a few weeks.
I will be talking about weight losing in a few steps. Just follow these steps and you will see changes in a few weeks.
You've got observed the commercials I've fallen and I are unable to get up! While this may be a subject of many jokes and late-night comedy skits, the truth is falling is actually a very authentic threat for several people. Also normally falls can cause damaged bones, hospitalization,…
Are Your Thoughts About Your Body Holding You Back From Success.
Ways to get Back in Shape.
We often take our shape instead of granted. When fill are in their young adulthood and twenties, it's normal instead of them to not even think on the subject of shape issues or to neglect proper diet, use and snooze. Equally they step elder, this neglect could catch up to them, resultant in deteriorating shape.
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So you love eating and you are fat but you also want to be slim and lose all those extra fat that you have? Well, you can always lose fat, and be slim and also not compromise with your diet and eating lifestyle. This article here will teach you exactly how you can lose weight simple by eating.
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What's NewWhat's New:
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COMING UP and in development:
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App Description***** 148Apps.com Editors' Choice Award Winner!
***** Ranked #1 RPG/Adventure Game in US!
Please Stay Calm is the world's first true location based, massively multiplayer, zombie apocalypse Roleplaying game.
Are you a survivor? What would you do to survive in a zombie apocalypse?
"It was Please Stay Calm's comic bookish art style that initially drew me in, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a rather interesting game underneath it all" - Editors' Choice Awards, 148Apps.com
"Please Stay Calm seems to take the cake. Its depth, storyline and graphics make it a winner in my book" - Chris Thompson, AboutFoursquare.com
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Now supporting full iPad Retina HD graphics!
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The year is 2014 and something terrible has been unleashed unto the world. People are getting sick, the government is out of touch and appears unresponsive. It's up to you to not only survive but to build, lead, and fight your way to the top as you rebuild this world.
- Massively multiplayer zombie survival gameplay
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- Explore, hunt zombies and protect your own neighborhoods
- Scavenge real life locations to find essential supplies
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- The simple but tense scavenging mini-game will keep you on your toes
- Work with other survivors in your area to build the most powerful safehouse in your city
- Duel with other survivors to prove your combat skills
- Buy and upgrade awesome weapons like the Chainsaw
- Global chat to talk to your fellow survivors
- Episodic storyline with gorgeous graphic novel cinematics
- Kill zombies, build outposts, upgrade safehouses and rule your city, and perhaps the world!
Chapters 1 to 5 already released! New chapters and events to come with higher levels, new features, weapons, upgrades, zombies and story missions!
Please Stay Calm and download this amazing game, it's your only defense against the zombie hordes!
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February 28, 2014 New version 1.5.54
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January 09, 2014 New version 1.5.51
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Square Enix's latest game, Murdered: Soul Suspect is being billed as an L.A Noire meets Alan Wake type of game by news outlets like Geek Tyrant. The game allows you to play as Ronan O'Connor, a detective hunting down a killer referred to as the Bell Killer.
The only catch, O'Connor is dead… killed by the man he is hunting. After dying at the hands of the Bell Killer, O'Connor finds he has supernatural abilities that he can use to hunt the killer down.