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Almost any brand can be Pinteresting. Here's how!
Mar 19th
By Jessica Rogers, {grow} Contributing Columnist
I'm not crafty. I do not scrapbook, do DIY projects, or tackle anything that involves a glue gun.
However, I recently created a "Laundry Room Makeover" board on Pinterest and completed the renovation. Pinterest was a wonderful source for before and after pictures, detailed tutorials, names and reviews of paints, and even lists of where to find the products and their prices.
I must point out many of these, if not all, were not brand sponsored! For example, like other Pinterest users I posted all the materials used in my after photos. This is an amazing opportunity for brands to increase brand recognition by way of social sharing or "pinning."
This story is played over and over across the globe. Pinterest is the ultimate source for creative (P)inspiration.
Why use Pinterest?
Pinterest marketing specialist Piqora found that one "pin" generates an average of 78 cents in sales. Pins are 100x more viral than tweets and Pinterest Board pages can rank on Google long after the original post.
Like any social platform, Pinterest might not work equally well for all brands. However, Pinterest can be a great way to share valuable content with your target audience and showcase your brand personality.
Pinterest is obviously the home room for the visual content from clothing designers, photographers, and makeup artists. But the platform can be utilized by non-creatives like real estate agents, marketing thought leaders posting relevant articles, even parents posting ideas about home schooling their children. Almost anyone can be more Pinteresting….
Are pins really content?
Absolutely. But keep in mind the importance of "delivering the right message to the right person at the right time." Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and of course Pinterest have a specific demographic of users and can be optimized accordingly. What is often overlooked is the importance of relevant and timely content for these platforms.
What should you pin?
- What does your target audience of client base want to learn more about? What moves them? What interests them? Find pins related to those topics. Become your follower's go-to resource.
- Regularly visit the What's Popular section of Pinterest to see what is trending and what really resonates with Pinterest users.
- "How to" pins are very popular. Find tutorials your audience can use and pin them, or create your own. Including before and after images.
- Infographics are a great way to share a large amount of information in an attractive, inspiring way.
- Do not always pin your own content. If you do pin your own content, be sure to do it in a way that drives users to your website.
Tips for optimizing your pins
- Add relevant Search Engine Optimization (SEO) keywords in your "About" section. Search engines index this page, so use those 200 characters wisely.
- Utilize humorous of catchy titles to entice folks to follow the board, and include keywords in board titles to make the board more searchable in Pinterest.
- Curate pins that link back to your website, email opt-in page, or product page/catalog
- Pinterest is social, so remember to interact and engage with others. Repin, follow, and make comments.
- I found this Pinterest Master Class to be helpful. It is a series of three videos equaling an hour of content.
Do you have a Pinteresting success story to share with the {grow} community? An innovative way you are using Pinterest to drive sales or brand recognition?
Jessica Rogers is a Dallas-based Adjunct Marketing Instructor at Texas A&M University- Commerce and faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently working on her PhD in Business with an emphasis on Marketing; her dissertation research is focused on Social Media. Follow her on Twitter and her blog.
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The slippery slope of influence marketing
Mar 18th
One of my friends was posting and tweeting from a conference sponsored by a Fortune 100 company. He had actually been paid to attend this event because he is an "influencer."
Coincidentally, I was also being paid to be at an event from a different company at the same time, on the other side of the country. How did I get on their list? I have no idea.
"Have we hitched a ride on the influence marketing train?" I asked my friend.
"I don't know," he said, "But woo – woo!"
Clearly, opportunities for bloggers will increase as brands recognize the benefits of aligning with people who are powerful online advocates. And for people like me, who have given content away for free, day after day for years, it is nice to be recognized and rewarded for the hard work.
But influence marketing can be a house of cards for both companies and individuals.
Rules of the road
A digital agency recently approached me about a host of new opportunities to make money from blogger outreach programs, I had to put on the brakes and give them some advice and I think this is important enough to share with the blog community, too.
What is the source of my influence? I create content, yes. I engage consistently, of course. But at the end of the day it gets down to trust, right?
That's why the emerging Citizen Influencers have to be very judicious in their relationships with brands. Likewise, brands have to be discerning about their expectations from influencers.
If brands become too exposed with too many bloggers, both parties will suffer. If the credibility of the blogger declines, the effectiveness of their advocacy is doomed.
"No" is a legitimate strategy
That's why I am saying "no" to most opportunities right now. I have to be incredibly selective. First, it has to be a company I truly, authentically believe in and second, I have to limit how much I do because if this blog ever becomes filled with spammy sponsored posts or suspicious brand advocacy, you're going to go away. And you should.
I don't think I would like my own blog if it starts to look like a NASCAR racing jacket. Although I do love M&Ms.
As we all approach this era of incredible consumer content choice, to stay ahead, we need to emphasize radical honesty. You need to believe in me and what I write every day for me to earn a seat at the content consumption table.
Likewise, I think brands need to do their homework and figure out which bloggers have built real authority and trust, rather than making a call based on number of Twitter followers, for example.
I think we are approaching a time when you can make some decent money as an influencer … and it is already happening for mommy bloggers (some have agents to negotiate brand contracts). But we need to fiercely protect the reader trust that got us here in the first place.
10 Strategies to Battle Content Shock
Mar 17th
In January, I wrote a post called Content Shock which explained that we are entering a new phase in the evolution of content-based marketing. There are primarily two dynamics driving this change:
- The amount of content on the web is literally exploding. By 2020, the amount of web-based information (most of it consumer-driven) is expected to increase by 600%. Think about that for a moment. If you can imagine the vastness of the Internet today, in six years we will have six of those.
- Today an average American spends about 10 hours a day consuming content, a number that has risen steadily year by year. But there is a threshold to the amount of attention we will be able to devote to content, which will further challenge a marketer's ability to get messages through to their audience and stakeholders.
I wrote about a third factor — the development of advanced content filters — as another emerging issue that will make it harder to get our content to emerge as the signal instead of the noise.
My conclusion was that these pressures are bound to thin the herd. Content marketing as we know it will not be a sustainable strategy for some businesses, and it will become more difficult and expensive for almost all of us.
But I concluded this post with a tantalizing question …
Where do we turn to win in an era of Content Shock?
It's hard to deny these facts or the implication that in an eco-system of way too much stuff, SOMETHING is going to have to change. But what?
How do we break through this information density and win in a hyper-competitive content market?
First, I need to emphasize that the affects of this trend are going to vary wildly by industry so this is not necessarily a doom and gloom scenario or the "end of content marketing" as some have contended. I explained that in detail in a follow up post on Arguments Against Content Shock. I also explained that content shock can be seen as a positive for many consumers.
However, many businesses are already struggling with the cost and complexity of competing in a world being covered up in content. Here are brief descriptions of 10 possible strategies to break through.
1) Shock and Awe
The only sustainable content strategy is to find an unsaturated niche and overwhelm the web with so much quality content that search engines only discover you. Effectively, you are creating content shock for your competitors.
You don't necessarily have to be the best content creator if you are in this situation, but you have to be first and overwhelming. This is an uneasy fact we don't often discuss but it is true. The strategy is:
- Find an unsaturated niche.
- Produce a volume of quality, helpful material aimed at relevant platforms.
- Never stop producing content.
Dominating a niche early has extremely important long-term value because the search engines will continue to recognize and reward the authority you accrue. Great content does not rise to the top. Great content from dominant websites with an established audience rises to the top.
2) Content Partnerships
If our "pipeline" to consumers is being strangled, create new content partnerships through innovations such as:
- Brandscaping — Combining audiences by cooperating on co-branded content.
- News jacking — A term coined by David Meerman Scott, newsjacking describes a process to align your brand message with breaking news events so you ride a wave of traditional media coverage.
- Sponsored content — A range of alternatives ranging from paid news placements to paying bloggers for editorial space
- Native advertising — Techniques that embed commercial messages in the editorial copy of news and information channels.
I'm not sure how sustainable these strategies are in the long-term, and they are not without controversy. There is a danger when you cross that line and turn your content/news site into an infomercial. Still, this trend is going to heat up because traditional news sites are desperate for revenue streams and marketers need new ways to cut through the content clutter.
3. Content as social currency
There is an entire science behind associating content with self-identity of your content consumers. In other words, we consume and share content if it reinforces something about our self-identity. We choose our content like we choose the clothes we wear or the car we drive.
Here is a small example. I noticed on the web that many people I admire were watching Breaking Bad. I began to watch this show because I emotionally associate with these friends.
I posted about my progress with the show as a type of social currency to demonstrate that I am part of the cult around this television series. It was not even a conscious act but the content I consumed and shared subtly became part of my identity.
4. Atomizing content
If people don't have time for long content, can you get smaller chunks of content through the pipeline? This would explain innovations such as Vine, Pinterest and infographics.
5. Understanding and working through advanced content filters
Jeff Domansky described the current state as "a drunken frat party" of content. Every search algorithm is going to be working hard to personalize the delivery of content and advanced new filters like Zite will make it even more difficult to break through with new ideas and products.
The content marketing formula used to be pretty straight-forward: Create useful, relevant content and optimize it in every way so it shows up at the top of Google search.
That is about to become infinitely more complex. In addition to personal filters, cognitive computing platforms like Apple's Siri or IBM's Watson use content as "fuel." What does marketing look like in that environment? How do we align ourselves with these filter and produce content in forms that can be absorbed and displayed by these algorithms?
6. Eyes on entertainment
In my classes, I emphasize that a focus on consistently producing content that is RITE — Relevant, Interesting, Timely, and Entertaining — will drive the right behaviors to produce shareable content. Of these, I think the big word for the future is "entertaining." But this is not necessarily going to be easy.
Look at what Chipotle is doing to sell burritos — producing multi-million-dollar mini-movies featuring popular songs and entertainers like Coldplay. That kind of multi-million-dollar quality is not sustainable for most businesses and will hasten the exit of marginal content producers. I think this partially explains why Chipotle's leading competitor Qdoba just filed for bankruptcy, a victim of Content Shock.
7. The paid imperative
As Christopher Penn recently wrote, success in the future probably can't depend on organic reach alone — we will have to have some paid component of a content strategy.
This hand is already being played for us, isn't it? With Facebook's organic reach diminishing year by year, companies have no choice but to pay for sponsored posts that can reach a larger audience. New platforms that integrate with traditional advertising and media will be a key idea.
8. Hit 'em where they ain't
If your competitor has overwhelmed the market with blog content, try videos. If videos are saturated for your business, start a podcast. Are there alternate platforms like Slideshare, Instagram, Pinterest or Google+ where you can make a mark?
In other words, look for alternate delivery channels. Should your business be on the lookout for the next big thing?
9. Borrow a Bigger Pipeline
Most people only look at "paid media" or "earned media" but there is an increasingly powerful third alternative: Borrowed Media.
In a recent Marketing Companion podcast, my co-host Tom Webster commented that the top search results for a new shoe he was looking to buy were all blog posts. Not articles in trade magazines. Not content on the shoe company's website. Not organic news results. Blog posts.
Let that sink in.
As I wrote in my book Return On Influence (a thorough tutorial on this emerging channel), we are in the era of the Citizen Influencer where passionate, trusted experts wield an incredible amount of power over loyal audiences. Companies are now beginning to recognize this as distinct marketing channel and must develop a core competency in the art and science of influence marketing.
In the past 12 months we have seen the beginning of influence marketing departments and even boutique agencies working this niche.
10. Human Connection.
Every week I receive heart-felt messages from members of the blog community like this: "Each morning I sit down with a cup of coffee and your latest blog post. I feel like you are a friend sitting across the table from me giving me a daily marketing lesson."
I work hard to create a true connection with my readers, and it is not something I can fake. I really do care about you and I work hard to write in a way that earns your trust every day.
Connecting in a human way is what leads to that trust. Trust leads to loyalty. And I believe that loyalty trumps everything else I have written about in this blog post.
I sincerely believe that "be more human" is the killer app for Content Shock. The best way to build long-term relationships that lead to business benefits isn't going to be through backlinks, sponsored posts, or native advertising. It is going to be through authentic human connection.
Be. More. Human.
Isn't that the ultimate goal for a person, a business, or a brand? What ideas did I miss here?
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The business case for SXSW Interactive
Mar 14th
I have attended SXSW for last five years and upon each return, lots of people ask me if it is really worth the time and expense. Perhaps this is on your mind too? Should you plan to attend SXSW next year? Here is an honest and personal perspective.
First you should know a little about me. I don't like crowds. I am not the kind of personal networker who works a room. I prefer quiet dinners with a friend or two. My party animal days are pretty much over.
In other words, I'm not a typical SXSW kind of guy : )
SXSW is expensive, time-consuming, and the crowds are ridiculous. Even after buying a $700 ticket, the most popular sessions are so crowded it is not unusual to be turned away. I sat on the floor more than once. The city of Austin bursts at the seams … one night I had to wait more than an hour to get a cab.
And yet …
SXSW is an important and spectacular global gathering. This is why I go each year …
Out of the bubble. There is probably no greater gathering of digital intellects anywhere on earth. Attending sessions at SXSW jerks me out of the social media echo chamber to learn about what is going on in other worlds. I go to SXSW to learn and always leave inspired and refreshed.
The electricity of new. The hope and optimism of the world's greatest shark tank absolutely sizzles. It is fun to watch entrepreneurs from around the world pitch what they hope will be the next great thing.
Business connections. I have met the most wonderful new friends who have become collaborators and customers. Even standing in line for food can become an adventure.
Connecting with friends. It's amazing to connect with people from the blog community. My favorite locale is the blogger's lounge where I can normally spot some cool folks.
It's a lot of fun. Many people (purportedly half) go to SXSW without a badge just to attend the round-the-clock parties. There is music, food and booze at every corner. It's not unusual to run into Hollywood celebrities, famous authors and titans of business around the conference center.
So what about next year?
Will I attend in 2015? I don't know. I take things year by year and who knows what will be going on? But I think you should consider going to SXSW at least once in your life if the opportunity arises.
Yes, it's crowded and maybe even a little exasperating but it is also the World Cup of interactive media and if you want to experience the best in the world you owe it to yourself to give it a shot one year.
If you have any questions or comments about the SXSW experience let me know in the comment section.
By the way, I debuted a new speech on the future of social media at SXSW this year, if you're interested, here is a re-cap by Geoff Wilson.
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ST. LOUIS – Thanks in large part to forward Ryan Kesler, the Vancouver Canucks' longest trip of the season proved to be successful.
Kesler scored his second goal of the game at 4:45 of overtime to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
The Canucks went 5-1-1 on their seven-game trip.
"Day by day, it's a really good trip," first-year Vancouver coach John Tortorella said. "Throughout the trip, we won in different ways.
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"They were playing their game, and they were right into it," Blues forward David Backes said. "It took awhile for us to wake up. It's not acceptable. We needed two points."
The Canucks, who beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday night, let a two-goal advantage slip away against the Blues but managed to get to overtime.
"We could have just threw our skates out there and made excuses," Kesler told The Vancouver Sun. "But for us as a team, this was a statement game and we wanted to go out and put our best foot forward and I thought we did that."
When it looked as though the game was headed for a shootout, Vancouver took advantage of a St. Louis mistake.
With 33.6 seconds left in the extra session, Patrik Berglund was sent off for hooking Canucks forward Daniel Sedin. Vancouver controlled the ensuing faceoff and scored on the four-on-three advantage when Kesler got the puck low in the slot and swatted it past goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
Kesler has seven goals for the 8-4-1 Canucks, but he isn't satisfied.
"I can always improve," Kesler said. "I'm going to keep riding it. This trip has helped me a lot."
Backup goalie Eddie Lack made 22 saves for Vancouver. Chris Higgins had the Canucks' other goal, and Mike Santorelli contributed two assists.
Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist for St. Louis, and Vladimir Sobotka also scored.
The Blues played their first game in a week, and their layoff showed during much of the first two periods.
"We discussed it before the game," Steen said. "There's no excuse for not coming out harder than we did, but as the game progressed, I thought we got into it more and started taking over."
Higgins gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead with 2:49 left in the first period when he took a shot from the left circle. Defenseman Roman Polak slid down to block the shot, but he deflected it instead, and the puck sailed over Halak's left shoulder.
After Kesler made the score 2-0 with a one-timer from the slot at 9:34 of the second period, the Blues got back in it by scoring on a five-on-three power play with 6.4 seconds left in the period.
T.J. Oshie — who was born in Mount Vernon and grew up in Everett — got control of the puck and sent a centering pass to Steen, who beat Lack with a one-timer.
Sobotka made the score 2-2 at 1:38 of the third.

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The words of Haile Selassie on the passing of Empress Itegue Menen
The wife to His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I
King of Kings of Ethiopia
Memorial for Empress Menen Asfaw's Birth Day
Written by Yared Gebre Michael
25 March (Maggabit 25 = April
3rd) 1950 E.C. Addis Ababa
Translated by Adane Wondie Gebru (Addis Ababa University)
I would like to
prepare this book for your 67th birth day ceremony. This book may not contain
all your biography, but it is a small part of it. When I prepare this book your
excellency may acknowledge it and I beg your majesty in the state of fear to
present the book.
Even though, your kindness and charity is well known all over the world, I have to transfer my knowledge of your good deeds for the coming generation. I was lucky to observe what was going on in your palace when I was learning in the compound of St. Mark church since 1916. During that time I had observed at near your kindness, charity and good deeds. this forced me to write this book in order to help for the historians to give them source.
I have no intention to be considered as a history writer level. But my interest is to give concrete fact for the next generation in written form. As His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie's Regime helps writers to preserve historical facts, I, your servant would like to use this opportunity to put this book as a remembrance between generation. This small book may contain your good deeds and I am initiated after I had observed your charity and kindness.
I am very grateful for the Almighty God for which I could accomplish this book. And then I wish long life for the famous His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I King of Kings of Ethiopia, princes, princesses and the whole family. This is not only my wish but also deep and keen interest of all Ethiopian to you.
Your servant Yared Gebre Michael from Wogda (Jirru) Doba
When we refer ancient history documents since Adam we can observe that it is not only men struggle for the better, but also women contributed a lot on their part being on the side of men. Women shared problems and scarified them selves which make them sacred and give them special place in the history of mankind.
Woman participated in the battle field with men and be victorious than men. Some women are remembered famously because they made adventure. During peace women show their hospitality at home. History mention that they invite the army and have good social relations.
More than in any country, women in Ethiopia as men fight in the battle field being courageous. In the war front women fight with their husbands. Some women were commanders of the army which made them famous and their name is noticed in the world.
From these famous women Queen Taitu has got a great historical place. Empress Taitu fought in Adua battle field as a soldier and as a commander of the army before 62 years.
In 1924
memorial photography of his Majesty King of Kings Haile Sellassie I, Empress
Menen, princess Tanagne Work Haile Sellassie I, prince Merid Azmach Asfaw
Wasenn, princess Wolete Israel Syeoum, Princess Zenebework Haile Sellassie,
Princess Tsehaye Haile Sellassie, Prince Mekonnen the 'Duke' of Harar.
Next to Queen Taitu our most chanceful Queen Empress Menen is the one who is the most beautiful naturally. Empress Menen is blessed and rich Queen Menen is kind, human, and God fearing.
She is always with the people who share the problems and find solutions. Queen Menen stretches her hand for the poor so that all Ethiopians like her very much.
In 1928 when Majesty King of Kings went to the battle filled Empress Menen administered the people in the capital city.
When the enemy's airplanes came to bomb, queen Menen encouraged the people and worked seriously.
In the history of Ethiopia no one has got a chance to get many children & grand children which help to strength the dynasty except King of Kings Haile Sellassie and Empress Menen.
Perhaps one or two children may belong to the former kings , but they cannot taste how sweet it is their grand children's effort and success.
Majesty King of Kings Haile Sellassie and Empress Menen, because God blessed, them, during 47 years of marriage years have got many children & grand children. The king and the Queen were tied with Holy communion. Their children and grand children were engaged in different fobs to give service for their country. This is special and absolute history for us which we cannot get any where.
Empress Menen since she came to this world in 1883 for 67 years age accomplished human deeds and charity. This kindness categorized her into sacred women. Elders, Monks, and priests in the church are witnesses for their sacred deeds. The writer is also would like to explain her eternal work by writing her biography in the following chapters.
Yared Gebre Michael
Majesty Empress Menen
"Princess Mrs (Woizero) now Empress Menen was born in March 25, (Maggabit 25 = April 3rd) 1883 in Wollo province Ambassel Region at 'Egua' area from her father 'Jantirar' Asfaw and her Mother 'Woizero' Sehin Michael.
She was baptized in St Delba George Church. Her Christian name was 'Wolete Giorgis'. Her name 'Menen' is given for the most beautiful respected ladies.
"Princess 'Woizero' now Empress Menen was grown well be her parents, then she has got instructor at home like the former Lords' and Dukes' sons and daughters. Empress Menen know her native language, Amharic the reading and writing skill. Her Amharic teachers were Maduna and Father Workineh. Beyond academic education she has learnt home economics & spinning as Ethiopian tradition.
Since she has the best knowledge of house hold management people called her the head of women.
Empress Menen is charming lady and no one can compete with her.
In 1892 she married legally and born 2 daughters and 2 sons. These are "Woizero' Belaynesh, "Jantiror Asfaw, "Jantirar' Gebre Egziabher and "Woizero' Desta.
In Nov. 5 1903 she started journey from Dessie and reached Nov. 25, 1903 in Addis Ababa. In the same year in June the then "Dejazmach Teferi" now Majesty Emperor Haile Sellassie I King of Kings of Ethiopia married her. "lij' Eyasu was responsible and made them a couple. The Wedding Ceremony was accomplished in the following condition.
Sacred Marriage
His Majesty King of Ethiopia Haile Sellassie was the Governor of Harar.
The bride princess 'Woizero' Menen was in Addis Ababa. The then Dejazmach Teferi Majesty King of Kings of Ethiopia, Haile Sellassie I sent to Addis Ababa his loyal servant the then Gijazmach now prince 'Ras' Emiru Haile Sellasse, "Lij' Beshah Wured. "Kegnazmach Gobaw leading other invited follows with them were sent travelled from Addis Ababa riding horses and mules and reached in July 23, 1903 in Harar. When they arrived there, Dejazmach Teferi waited them at the place called Hammaressa near to Harar Kejazmach Teferi was accompanied by his loyal servants and lords to receive her with respect. In addition to this the Harar army was awaiting to receive the princess around Awash.
The people of Harar wished for the couple to be like the sacred marriage of Abraham and Sarah.
Gave Birth
22 Jan. 1905 the first daughter princess was born. This princess was baptized at Kombolcha Mariam and her Christian name is Fikirte Mariam.
She was named by her grand father's mother's name Tenagne Work and called Tenagne Work Haile Sellassie. Princess Tanagne Work have go many children and become grand mother.
In July 8, 1908 the second son "Duke" was born. This Duke was named by his father Majesty Haile Sellassie and called Asfa Wosen. He was baptized at Adere Tiko Trinity Church and his Christian name was give Amha Sellassie.
Princess Menen delivered Prince Asfa Wosen in Harar city. By the time Dejazmach Teferi was in Addis Ababa. She hug the small baby and travelled to Addis Ababa. When she started her Journey they reached at Qersa. The next day princess Menen travelled from Qersa to Dire Dawa. From Dire Dawa they travelled by train to Awash and they reached at Akaki on Sept 1.
Princess Menen reached in Addis Ababa using the 'Faltu' train on Sept 2. They use 'Faltu' train because the modern train was introduced in the country. Prince Asfa Wosen have got many children and grand chldren.
In July 18, 1909 the third princess was born.
The princess Christian name is given as Hirute Sellassie. And her name is called princess Zenebework. The princess died in March 15 1925 having no children.
In Sept. 17, 1909 prince Eyashu was impeached by vote and dejazmach Teferi promoted to the rank of Ras and became crown prince of Ethiopia. He has got full authority to govern Ethiopia on behalf of the people and Empress Menen has got a rank of princess.
In Oct. 17, 1909 "Lij' Eyasu was over thrown from his authority of ruling the country. Even though their grand father father king Michale made civil war since he was at the side of his son Lij Eyasu Michael. Princess Menen kept her promise with her husband crown prince Ras Teferi Mekonnen and showed her loyalty helping him up to the end.
In Feb. 4, 1909 Empress Zewditu took over her father's position. Her father was Emperor Menelik II.
During that time the crown Prince "Ras' Teferi Mekonnen had got gold crown and princess "Woizero' Menen became Empress also got the rank of princess and gold crown.
In Oct.2, 1912 4th princess was born.
The Christian name of this princess was Wolete Birhan and her name is called princess Tsehay.
Princess Tsehay was kind and willing to help the poor. She died in August 12, 1934 without having any children.
There was incomplete church by Empress Taitu in 1910 which is found in east Addis Ababa around Entoto Tigat. EmpressTaitu told to Empress Menen to complete it. Keeping her promise Empress Menen invested a lot of money and constructed the church.
Empress Taitu gave this project to Empress Menen because she knew spiritually that princess Woizero Menen will be Empress in the future.
In March 16 1915 the "Kidane Mihret" church started its ceremony.
The church became monastery and called "Hamere Noh'.
Empress Menen gave her estate to the monastery helped those who give service to the church.
This monastery is still a shelter for many Christians. There is holy water near to the church which people immersed and drink it. People from every corner of Ethiopia give thanks to Empress Menen for this Holy water.
In March 1915 empress Menen travelled to Jerusalem to visit where Jesus Christ was born. Jesus Christ preached Christianity and sacrificed himself for the sake of our sin. Empress Menen went to Jerusalem by train and ship via Djibouti reached in Jerusalem. After she visited every part of Jerusalem, she went to Egypt to visit holy places. She gave a lot of money to monasteries and came back to her places.
In October 5, 1916 Empress Menen delivered the fifth prince.
The prince took the name of his grandfather Mekonnen while his Christian name was Araya Yohannes.
Orice Mekonnen the Duke of Harar, passed away in May 4, 1949 after he had five sons.
In May 30, 1916 His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie was visiting Europe in order to communicate Ethiopia with different states.
In May 20, 1908 Majesty Haile Sellassie was saved from the accident of Harmay sea and Empress Menen was praying wishing that prince crown to come back home safely. Empress Menen gave her daughter Princess Tenangne Work Haile Sellassie to be married with His Excellency "Ras" Desta Damtew on Nov 7 1917.
In May 28 1919 Empress Menen donated a big amount of money for the poor's children and freed slaves to construct schools.
In Oct. 3 1920 her mother "Woizero Sihin passed away in Addis Ababa at the age of 56 years. The funeral ceremony was at Debre Selam Medhane Alem Church.
In June, 1920, Empress Menen visited Teferi Mekonnen school and donated money after observing different kinds of handicraft products.
In Sept. 27 1921 His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie promoted as Ethiopia King of Kings Prince crown with full authority celebrated crown ceremony. On this occasion Empress Menen showed her ability in inviting the invited guests throughout 8 days feasting.
The feasting had historical chapter which cannot be forgotten.
In Nov. 18 1921 Empress Menen went to Djibouti due to health problem and came back on December 9.
On Feb. 5, 1921 she took king Mechale's dead body from Holeta Genet Kidane Mihret Church to St Michale Church at Tenta. By the time she accompanied up to Desie and came back to Addis Ababa.
In March 24, 1922 Majesty Empress Zewditu passed away. His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I took over the crown of his grand father King Menelik II. As a result of this empress Menen has got also the same chance as her husband promoted.
In Sep. 24. 1923 empress Menen founded a new school for girls near to Genete Loul Palace. This makes women to be participated in the sphere of knowledge and technology equally with men. In this school a great number of ladies has got a chance to learn.
Many students got scholarship to foreign countries, this school fulfilled its objective.
In Oct. 23, 1923 (November 2nd 1930!!!!!) His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I King of Kings of Ethiopia coronated at Menagesha St George Church, he allowed Princess Menen to be Empress and crowned.
The invited guests from different countries had got prize of silver medal which had the picture of King of Kings of Ethiopia Haile Sellassie I and Empress Menen.
Dear invited foreign guests appreciated the beauty of Empress Menen.
In Feb. 20, 1923 Empress Menen delivered the 6th prince. The prince took his Christian name of his grand father prince Sahile Aba Dina. He was baptized at 'Mekane Sellassie' Church in Addis Ababa.
In Feb.3, 1924 Empress Menen went to Djibouti for visit and came back on February 10 to Addis Ababa."


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A week after winning its first Nassau County football championship in 35 years, Carey put the finishing touch on a perfect season Friday afternoon by capturing its first-ever Long Island title, beating Riverhead, 20-6, for the Class II crown at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.
Led by seniors Ray Catapano and Andrew Ris, the Seahawks (12-0) scored all of their points in the second quarter, including two touchdowns in a span of 1:02, and carried a 20-0 lead into the fourth. Catapano's nifty 7-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal opened the scoring 1:34 into the second, and his two-point conversion pass that followed to junior Nick Spillane provided Carey with all the offense it would need on the way to making history.
"We've got such a special group of kids," Carey head coach Mike Stanley said. "They worked tremendously hard all season. Even after games we dominated, they came back on Monday hungry as ever and ready to work.
Senior Joseph Lucito (11 tackles), junior Conor Colasurdo (8.5), and senior Matt Robison (7.5) led a Carey defense that didn't crack until the Blue Waves (10-2) found the end zone early in the fourth quarter. "We knew we couldn't let up," Lucito said. "We didn't want to let them back in it."
Two big plays late in the second quarter gave the Seahawks plenty of breathing room against a Riverhead team minus leading rusher Jerimiah Cheatom. After just missing on several deep throws in the first quarter, Catapano hit Ris with a 24-yard touchdown pass with 2:39 remaining in the half to make it 14-0. Then Stanley reached into the bag of tricks after a botched punt put his offense in business at the Blue Waves 35. On first down, Catapano handed the ball to Robison, who pitched it to Ris, who then launched a spiral from the 40 to a wide-open Spillane for a touchdown with 1:37 left in the half.
"It's a play we've practiced," Stanley said. "We picked a great time to use it. It was designed to go down one sideline to DeMeo [Dylan] or the other to Spillane, and Ris made a great read and threw a perfect pass to Nick."
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Energy reforms are gathering steam. Soon after the government pledge to overhaul fuel subsidies, the stalemate over the R1.9-lakh-crore debt restructuring scheme for state-run power distributors has ended. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has suggested suspension of ongoing bilateral schemes between the discoms in three states and their lenders, paving the way for their nullification and alignment with the Centres reform-linked scheme announced in September 2012.
Power distributors in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana which together account for 44% or R84,220 crore of outstanding liabilities of all discoms had entered into bilateral debt recast schemes with lenders last year and the restructuring had just begun. Under RBI rules, if the failure of one debt recast programme is followed by another one, the assets must be declared as NPAs. The RBI wants to avoid this situation and so recommended suspension of the incipient restructuring without any definite reform obligation on the discoms, official sources told FE.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday gave an in-principle approval for restructuring its bleeding power sector the states discoms have accumulated losses of R42,700 crore by agreeing to the Centres restructuring package. The package makes it mandatory for all loss-making discoms to agree to privatisation, annual increases in tariffs to bridge the gap between input cost and revenue realisation and cutting down AT&C losses. The state government will soon dispatch its acceptance letter to the Centre, an official source said in Lucknow.
According to finance ministry sources, the central bank recently said in an internal note that adopting the Centres package by states be treated an alignment and not an exercise amounting to a second restructuring of the debt of the discoms. A major irritant has been removed. Now, it will be easier for us (the Centre) to implement debt restructuring, a ministry official said.
As per the debt recast scheme mooted by the Centre, 50% of the outstanding liabilities of discoms up to March 31, 2012, must be taken over by state governments.
This would be converted into bonds to be issued by discoms to the lenders, duly packed by the state government's guarantee. The states will start feeling the pinch in 2013-14 when they start paying interest on the bonds. It is reckoned that the states will be able to afford the package.
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By: A.K. Anderson
Number of Reviews: 1179
Average Score: 66
Visit Bad Tushy
What do you do when a hot babe does something bad? Well, if you are one of the people behind Bad Tushy, you give her a nice, hard spanking. It isn't the best-looking site, with a basic design that recalls websites from the 1990s. There are also ads strewn on every page for their other sites, in addition to an escort locater service.
Before I go any further, I want to tell you that most of the movies I downloaded were scrambled. Granted, I didn't have the time to save all 371 flicks, but I saved 10 from different pages and all but one played like I was trying to watch fuzzy porn on a pay-per-view channel that I didn't pay for. The good news is that the bulk of the movies can also be streamed, so you can watch them that way.
Even though they're experiencing technical difficulties, I still should expound on the video collection, like the fact that some come with a full-length option as well as clips. The quality is all over the place, but the newer flicks have great-quality bit rates. I even found a couple in HD. Just so you're aware, it looks like some movies are license-protected. Actually, if you take a look at the user comments for this review, surfers say that many of them are.
The tour promises frequent updates, but there's a bit of an issue there. The update on the tour has a very recent date, but that's the same update that was there on our last visit. So updating is likely a thing of the past. Hopefully this doesn't mean that they won't be taking the time to fix the video issues.
The scenes all began with some kind of setup, showing something the babe or babes did that was bad enough for them to deserve to be spanked. The movies are very amateur in acting and filming, but the spanking is nice and hardcore with some hot pussy-licking and slapping.
The vast majority of the movies come with a set of pictures, but there are a few that don't. In all, there about 353 photo galleries and they each contain around 50 to 150 images. The pics look alright, but they aren't high-res. That's disappointing and so is the fact that none of the sets can be downloaded in Zip files.
There are bonus movies to enjoy from Doctor Tushy and Guys Get Fucked, which is nice. In the end, Bad Tushy is a good website for those into spanking, but it would be nice if they rectified the video issues and got back to updating.
* Please include a pro and a con about the site. Balance is essential in making a comment worthwhile. Scores without comments will be deleted.
* Watch out for ratings of zero and 100. In our opinion, there is no such thing as a site that is absolutely perfect or completely worthless.
Score: 30% Date: 07/21/2014
Hello Mr. Reviewer, I wanted to ask if Rabbit has any updated information on either this site or 'Caged Tushy'? I am drawn to the content of both these sites, and have subscribed to both of them before, and found the material compelling and very high quality. BUT I would NEVER, EVER again subscribe to a site that uses DRM, and in addition to the DRM usage of both these sites, their horrendous customer service, or LACK of customer service also bothered me when I was a customer. Does Rabbit have any updated information as to whether they still use DRM? And whether they now bother to respond to customer inquiries, in a way that they NEVER did before? Thank you very much for your assistance.
Reply from RabbitsReviews (Date:07/22/2014): Hi, Rick. Both sites did use DRM in the past, but our repeated attempts to contact the site for permission to update have not gone returned, so we can't confirm if that is still the case. We will try again.
Score: 25% Date: 03/30/2014
I joined bad tushy in 2010 the quality was not good but they wereintroducing some HD. They had regular updates. Now i looked at site again there has been no updates since about 2011. As for DMR yes it is on all the bad tushy scenes but the bonus sites were free of it. You can get around DMR but i had to buy a programme that removed it cost approx$55. Then when you put files in the programme it asks bad tushy for permission to remove the DMR IT was granted. score 25/100
Score: 1% Date: 07/10/2013
No updates at this site all year, why is it rated so high? The site is obviously finished so please stop misleading your consumers and let other more deserving sites have their time. 72/100 is a disgrace! I would award it 0/100 if I could. Please read the comments!
Score: 1% Date: 01/21/2013
There is nothing pro to say so that is why is gets just 1 (I'd give 0 but even that is harsh!), this site is dead and they arent uploading. Also older movies are DRM protected and some of the last stuff was OK but I feel cheated signing up to this site.
there are plenty better sites out there and I request that this site be removed from the review process, it's misleading.
Score: 1% Date: 07/21/2012
Please do not subscribe to this site it hasnt been updated in months the download times are terrible. They put on the site updated today it is a con DO NOT SUBSCRIBE
Score: 1% Date: 01/27/2012
Wish I'd read this review before laying out a month's sub. I've seen NO mention on the site of DRM. It looks as if I won't be able to play the vids once I end my subscription. This is a bloody scam.
Score: 20% Date: 12/31/2011
Was a great site -- now that they have DRM protection and you can't view videos after downloading without a current subscription.. it's no longer worth subscribing. I'd not even call it a subscription site.. it's more a 30-day rental on content.
20 Points for some decent videos
0 Points because of DRM and consistently hokey porn content. Far Far down the list of quality Spanking Sites.
Score: 1% Date: 12/13/2011
How the hell did it get 79/100 on rabbits? The site is so barebone, and 95% of the movies are DRM'd. No support, no nothing. Waste of money and time. Totally screwed. Don't join the site.
Score: 1% Date: 12/05/2011
Balance??.Pro and con?? For a site that protects their videos DRM? A site that doesn't answered any questions?? A site that leaves their customers alone with their DRM problems?? What is that for a site?
No-Bad tushy was a really super site but that was a long time ago...I don't understand the owners of this site.
Score: 5% Date: 10/09/2011
How the hell did this site get a 79/100 review? Please mark it again! I got conned into this DRM bullshit and I'm not happy. Their customer support has not been helpful on this matter! I want to keep and download their classics, it was my first and last time at this site.
Very disappointed, it's put me off signing for spanking sites again :(
Score: 10% Date: 12/14/2010
A waste of money. Poor quality pictures, repetitive action and impossible to download and keep many of the videos. Some very attractive girls but the info. available prior to joining is misleading.
Score: 1% Date: 05/11/2010
Crappy site. No idea they had added DRM BS until I had forked out. WONT be going there again. Shame I did not see your review before parting with my CASH!!!
Score: 52% Date: 02/15/2010
The stage players are very good with a good position OTK..Yes, mostly broads, few males. Those broads inside Bad Trushy are looking good as Girls Board school. The problem is "DOWNLOAD" media. Bad Trushy must be so greedy to prevent us to copy their movies to DVD. I didnt see new updates faster enough, too slow to update. I bought Roxio Decoder software trying to break their movie into my permanent DVD copied, but Its not work at all. I consider to hire a Hanker. waste of money/Pain in My Ass!
Score: N/A Date: 12/03/2009
WTF !!! They scammed our money for nothing :( all movies DRM !!! need me pay everymonth to be able see this movies !! what the hack is this policy ?!!!
Score: 10% Date: 11/07/2009
Buyer beware! Most Bad Tushy videos are DRM, which the customer does not find out about until after paying to join. Consequently, you can only download a handful of videos. The rest are streaming. I am very disappointed in this deceitful policy by Bad Tushy.
Score: N/A Date: 09/29/2009
ATTENTION: DRM without any announcement. And I have the same problem, I cannot play the videos!!!
I would suggest including by Rabbit to include this important information and to give a lower rate to this site!
I? frustrated!!! Pay for nothing!!!
Score: 50% Date: 09/14/2009
i have the content of this site downloaded
to my harddrive,and now i don't get the rights to view the videos....drm !!! protected...
but the function to unlock the protect,don't run.so i have the videos on board,but i cannot view them.
Score: 50% Date: 09/06/2009
Bad Tushy seems to have introduced DRM without announcing it. This is reported at the (usually reliable) thespankingspot. If it's true, it is an unacceptable way to treat customers.
Score: 90% Date: 01/23/2009
I prefer male-female spanking scenarios. Recently this site has been mostly female-female with very similar routines. Some of the older stories are good though, just wish a few of the models would have done more than 1 video.
Score: 90% Date: 09/26/2008
This site has improved over time from pattacake spanking to quite hard sessions. It needs to modify its sessions though so there's more variety in a punishment set than a simple formulae. They seem to spank at the same speed. A few more sexy sessions would get me back. Thankfully it doesn't always fall into the trap of a constant chatter during the session in all of their films. It didn't take me long to explore the site but was quite satisfied.


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The North Bellmore-North Merrick 10u Rebels B team recently completed its summer season by winning a District 31 interleague tournament championship 10-0. The team compiled an overall record of 11 wins, one tie and one loss. At left were, front row, from left, Christian Roes and Cedric Nahas; middle row, Anthony Barnao, Chris Laurelli, Benjamin Berkowitz, Dillon Pekoff and Jon Dijstra; and back row, coach Marc Berkowitz, Eli Koukoulis, Chris Folise, Connor Molloy, Jack Bloniarz, Chris Lulic and coach Chris Pekoff.
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Papers and Records 1918-1994 (#220). Brother-in-law of President Kennedy. Chief executive of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises. Files relating to Kennedy family businesses, Joseph P. Kennedy, Democratic Party campaigning, and the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation. Includes files on political activities in preparation for the 1964 Presidential cam...
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Virginia Rolls Maryland 11-2, Books Ticket To Omaha
Virginia Baseball jumped on Maryland early and rode a stellar start from Josh Sborz to a berth in the College World Series winning by the final of 11-2.
It didn't take long for Virginia to strike on the evening as the Cavaliers rallied with two outs in the bottom of the 1st. Derek Fisher opened up the scoring, batting in Danny Pinero on an RBI single to center field. Then it was Kenny Towns' turn, as the junior trippled to bring home Joe McCarthy and Derek Fisher to make the score 3-0.
The wave of runs continued for Virginia in the 3rd. Once again Towns delivered with a 2 RBI hit to put the 'Hoos out in front 5-0.
Meanwhile in the away frames, Sborz continued to command the strike zone. The sophomore tied a career high striking out nine Terrapins through seven innings of shutout baseball.
Maryland got on the scoreboard in the 8th when Blake Schmit knocked in a 2 RBI double to narrow the deficit. But in the bottom portion of the inning Virginia would explode again offensively, batting around while tacking on five more runs to create an 11-2 cushion.
In relief Nick Howard finished off Maryland completing the final four outs to send his squad to the College World Series.
Leading the way at the plate for the Cavaliers was third baseman Kenny Towns who continued his outstanding batting with three hits and four RBIs, which tied a school record in NCAAT action.
Virginia advances to the College World Series for the third time in program history where they will be the highest remaining seed in the tournament.


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From Bryan Fuller and Barry Sonnenfeld comes an unprecedented blend of romance, crime procedural and high-concept fantasy in a forensic fairytale about a young man with a very special gift. Once upon a time, a mild-mannered boy named Ned realized he could touch dead things and bring them back to life. Grown-up Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor, but working with an investigator to crack murder cases by asking the deceased to name their killers. But the tale gets complicated, as all tales do, when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead and keeps her alive. Chuck encourages him to use his power to help others, instead of merely solving mysteries and collecting the rewards. Life would be perfect for Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good.
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The FBI Bank Robbery Task Force is looking for a man who is suspected of robbing 14 area banks since December 31, 2012.
The most recent robbery occurred on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the Citibank located at 1401 N. Collins Street in Arlington, Texas. The suspect entered the bank with a weapon drawn, verbally demanded cash, and ran away from the bank after receiving an undisclosed amount of money.
A composite drawing was prepared based on a witness description of the man before he pulled on the full coverage mask that gave him the moniker the "Mesh Mask Bandit." The robber is described as a Hispanic male with a dark complexion, 37 to 43 years old, 5'7" to 6'2" tall, with a medium to large build; he has dark hair and dark eyes and may wear a mustache and goatee. His clothing or skin may have been temporarily dyed red during the robbery that occurred on January 31, 2013, in Dallas.
Composite drawing: "Mesh Mask Bandit"
The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. A reward of up to $15,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and/or conviction of this robber. Anyone with information is urged to call the Dallas office of the FBI at 972-559-5000 or the North Texas Crime Stoppers tipline at 1-877-373-TIPS (8477).
Robbery locations throughout the Metroplex:
|December 31, 2012
|BBVA Compass
|2923 W. NW Highway
|January 5, 2013
|3550 Forest Lane
|January 19, 2013
|Wells Fargo Bank
|1420 W. Mockingbird
|January 24, 2013
|Texans Credit Union
|2241 Irving Blvd
|January 31, 2013
|Capital One Bank
|2903 Forest Lane
|February 7, 2013
|Capital One Bank
|2015 NW Highway
|February 20, 2013
|Bank of the West
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|February 21, 2013
|Capital One Bank
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|March 6, 2013
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|March 15, 2013
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|2630 Old Denton Road
|March 18, 2013
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|March 26, 2013
|BBVA Compass
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One of the things I have noticed as I have aged is that when I travel, I am more inclined to have all things related to it be as easy and stress free as possible. Indeed, when I was traveling in my younger years, I seemed to have more patience. Flight delays did not faze me. Cheaper hotels were acceptable. And since I am high tech inclined, putting up with the difficulty of creating a link from my laptop to a phone line was looked at as a challenge.
But these days, I prefer effortless sailing when I travel and things to go smoothly, especially in my world where communications with clients around the planet is important and the ability to access email and the internet is a key part of many of our lifestyles. Yes, I know that in some cases, especially when on vacation, I should be unplugged. But even then I want to communicate with family, send pictures and text and generally stay in touch, do video calls with the grandkids and be available especially in case of emergency.
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Nokia Siemens Networks posts 5% year-over-year revenue gain
Nokia Siemens Networks, the struggling network equipment joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, posted €3.99 billion ($5.37 billion) in revenues, a 5 percent year-over-year gain and a 14 percent quarter-over-quarter gain.
The venture contributed €650 million ($874 million) to Nokia's net cash position of €800 million ($1.8 billion) sequentially, Nokia reported. In addition, the joint venture operating margin improved quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year to a 14.4 percent of sales in the fourth quarter, the highest level of underlying operating profitability since its formation in 2007, Nokia related in its release.
In the previous quarter, the venture posted its first quarter sales increase and profit since 2011, spurred by demand for 4G LTE network equipment, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The positive financials are the result of a shift in the company's focus on mobile broadband as well as the disposal of non-core assets such as its business support systems and optical networks business units, as well as the reduction of its staff by more than 15,000 positions.
For the first quarter of 2013, Nokia expects the joint venture operating margins to be a positive 3 percent, depending on a number of factors including competitive industry dynamics, product and regional mix, expected continued improvements under the venture's restructuring program and the macroeconomic environment.
The venture expects to cut its annualized operating expenses and production overheads by more than €1 billion ($1.3 billion) by the end of 2013 compared to the end of 2011.
In addition, NSN is looking to raise up to €700 million ($941 million) on the public markets this spring to pay down debt and fund investment, Reuters reported, citing the Financial Times.
This will be the first time the joint venture has tapped into the public markets. This could be in preparation for the venture going public, according to the report. Analysts cited by the report estimated that the venture could be worth well over €5 billion ($6.7 billion) to public investors and private equity firms.
So things are looking up for the network equipment venture as it posts positive financial numbers and seeks to raise capital on the public market. Management's decision to target the 4G LTE equipment market appears to be paying off.
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Has anybody done this one? Did you enjoy it? Was it worth the money?
I haven't done this particular tour Kate as we don't do the rides. However, it used to include Dine with Shamu. Obviously, that's no longer available and they have replaced it with a "freshly prepared lunch" so, that should have in my opinion, dropped the price.Originally Posted by Kate, post: 234383
Another however - when you get to feed the rays, dolphins etc the staff cordon off a little area for you.
The areas that are VIP seating at the shows are just above the splash zones in the centre.
I know I haven't answered any of your questions but I hope I've helped in the decision making
Think youve helped me realise that its alot of extra money for not alot more!! Am i right in thinking that you can pay to feed the dolphins and rays anyway? When we last went they had sectioned some off for the poeple that wanted to feed them.
If Dine with Shamu was still included in that price i think i wouldve booked it by now!
It's about $5 to feed the rays and sealions, $7 for dolphins - or twp trays of fish for $10Originally Posted by Kate, post: 234420


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Starbucks Debuts 'Duffin' Mash-up; Duffingate Explodes
A local bakery says it launched the doughnut-muffin combination long before the massive coffee chain did.
Starbucks U.K.'s debut of a doughnut-muffin mash-up — called a duffin, obvs — prompted immediate claims that Starbucks had stolen the pastry idea from local English bakery Bea's of Bloomsbury, who claims to have sold a sugar-coated, jelly-stuffed "duffin" long before Starbucks ever put the invention in their glass cases. Bea's owners feared that as Starbucks' supplier had trademarked the pastry name, the bakery would be prevented from serving their original "duffin." Bea's of Bloomsbury enlisted the help of supporters with a poster in its store, and #duffingate took off.
Supporters quickly began to rally under the #duffingate banner, including Guardian restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin and the New York Times' Pete Wells:
Starbucks says its muffin-donut hybrid was "inspired by our muffins." Funny, for me, Starbucks muffins only inspire regret and despair.— Pete Wells (@pete_wells) October 8, 2013
The scandal has quickly turned into a debate over big corporations trampling small businesses. On Facebook and the company page comments section, as well as Twitter, vociferous #duffingate protestors are calling for a ban on Starbucks. Trademark dispute aside, given Starbucks' track record with their pastries, we're sure the Starbucks impostor has got nothing on Bea's.
According to claims made by Bea's Twitter, Starbucks insists it had no knowledge of the preexisting duffin — and, to be fair, it is an idea that isn't tough to imagine in these post-Cronut days — though the coffee chain does seem to be aware that their duffins are not the only ones. A spokeswoman told Businessweek, "Since launching the Starbucks Duffin we have discovered that there are lots of other Duffins out there."
In the latest from Bea's, Starbucks plans to release a statement allowing the bakery to keep the name, but now that duffin supporters are out for blood, it seems they will stop at nothing short of an official apology and name change. Perhaps Starbucks could take the colorful suggestion of some Facebook commenters, and call their pastry MuffNuts.
Apparently @starbucksuk plans to release a statement saying I would be allowed to sell #duffins. How magnanimous of them. #duffingate— Bea's of Bloomsbury (@beas_bloomsbury) October 8, 2013
More #duffingate outrage:
I think @starbucksuk were hoping to fill the #duffin timeline with we love starbucks tweets. Yeah. #duffingate— Bea's of Bloomsbury (@beas_bloomsbury) October 8, 2013
Hey @StarbucksUK, you don't have to be a dick about everything, you know? "@beas_bloomsbury: #duffin #duffingate http://t.co/AOT9otkqNb"— Andy Price (@Andyy_P) October 8, 2013
Starbucks Launches Donut-Muffin, Yet Another Pastry for the Indecisive [Bloomberg Businessweek]


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I once had a farm neighbour, a meat-and-potatoes man, whose taste in vegetables stretched from carrots to turnips with a stop at onions (fried) along the way. Cabbage (boiled) was permissible, but broccoli was suspect as being too green. What old Ed would have made of white radishes as big as your forearm, fuzzy gourds or a plate of baby bok choi, all common in Asian cuisine, is anyone's guess.
The world of Asian vegetables is vast and varied, and many can be grown at home. But for the effort expended, it may be the greens that give the best return. Steamed, braised, stir-fried or added to soups, dark leafy greens are mainstays of Asian cooking. Almost all are members of the cabbage family, a group that includes cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, rapini, radish and turnip.
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Bok choi 'Joy Choi' (also called 'Joi Choi') has white stems and dark green leaves, while 'Mei Qing Choi' is uniformly pale green. Both are widely available. For delicious baby bok choi, grow 'Toy Choi' in rows 10 centimetres apart, and thin the plants to the same distance.
Depending on the variety, Chinese cabbage may be tall and cylindrical or squat and barrel-shaped. Tall types include 'Jade Pagoda', 'Michihili' and 'Monument'; barrel-shaped heads, which keep up to a month in a cold place, include 'Blues', 'China Express' and 'Jazz'.
For Chinese mustard, look for 'Giant Red', 'Southern Giant Curled' and 'Tendergreen'.
Banish bugs
Green cabbageworms or other caterpillars may attack your brassicas. Keep them clean with the bacterial insecticide BtK, a concentrated liquid mixed fresh according to directions and sprayed at the first sign of chewing. If earwigs appear, spray with insecticidal soap or use dishwashing liquid (one teaspoon per litre of water)—but you have to hit them directly, and that means a trip into the garden with a flashlight after dark.


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Five years ago, Silny enacted a plan to regain her lost memories. The last piece of the puzzle is Kitty, and Chigaru is the only one who can cross dimensions to retrieve her. Kitty is not right for his world. Chigaru is not what she expected. They are soul mates, but knowing that might not be enough to overlook their pasts for a future together.
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