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The University of Arkansas at Monticello is once again offering scholarships to two high school seniors who have participated in the EAST educational technology initiative for at least two years while in high school.
The scholarship covers tuition for 15 semester hours of course credit, excluding summer terms, and is renewable by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on 12 semester hours and providing 10 hours per week of voluntary assistance in an assigned location on campus.
Scholarship applicants must have a composite score of 19 on the ACT as well as scores of 19 in both math and English, a minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 or better, and two letters of reference regarding EAST service and performance. Applications should be submitted by the priority deadline of April 1 for first consideration. Twelve students have been awarded the EAST scholarship since it was first announced in 2008.
The EAST program is offered through a number of school systems in Arkansas and nationwide. EAST students perform service learning projects, identify needs in their communities, and work to provide innovative solutions for those needs.
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In May, NASA scientists announced that the space-based Kepler telescope that has been scouring the sky for habitable worlds was in trouble. Part of the mechanism used to position the telescope had failed. Scientists were quick to praise the mission and note that even if it were over, they had more than enough data to analyze. The latest discovery from the data beamed back by Kepler came Wednesday, with the detection of two planets smaller than Neptune orbiting stars in a cluster about 3,000 light-years away.
The find, made by a team led by a scientist from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, was remarkable because star clusters can be inhospitable places for planets to form, and few planets had been found in clusters -- of 850 known, only four are in clusters. Most surround stars like our sun that are not bunched together with other stars. In an essay accompanying the paper, published in the journal Nature, astronomer William F. Welsh, who was not involved in the study, painted a vivid portrait of the harsh conditions the planets would have had to withstand.
"The stars in a cluster are all kin, born from the same parent molecular cloud -- a huge mass of cold gas and microscopic grains teetering on the brink of instability," Welsh wrote. "A cluster can be far from a placid environment for planet formation."
The planets were detected as they crossed between Kepler and their suns, causing a slight dimming of the star's light.
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Kanye West allegedly wants to be godfather to Jay-Z's baby
HollywoodNews.com: It was recently announced that Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting their first child, but will the kid also have a very famous godfather?
Not only will the child grow up with two of the most famous parents out there, but if things go Kanye West's way, their godfather will also be a bit of a star, states RadarOnline.com. It is rumored that West is hoping to be named the godfather.
He is good friends with both and could not be more excited for their happy news. When Beyonce revealed the news at the MTV VMAs, West was definitely smiling proudly for the loving couple.
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The most potent of alignments has just been reached on the surface of your world ( This message was scribed on 5/23 (just after the 5/20 alignment) and 5/28, 2012 ) ...Can you feel your own heightened sense of awareness and overall participation in all things Lighted, since these events have occurred?...We recommend strongly that you pay close attention to the actions of the Occupy movement and of the group known as Anonymous…Continue
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We know you are wondering why you are being subjected to so many tests and negative situations. We tell you, brave Souls, you are in the midst of an intense initiation/transformation process...You are deep in the midst of discovering a truth that has eluded humanity for hundreds of thousands of years, a secret that has been deeply hidden in the illusionary reality of the third- / fourth-dimensional world of…Continue
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All is on schedule for your grand awakening, and ever larger numbers of you are beginning to get a sense of the great changes that will shortly be put into effect...To awaken is something you have longed to do, even though mostly you have been unable to identify that that is what it is you long for...The energies that are presently flowing across the planet to help you on your journey are like the strong, steady winds that enable…Continue
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You are, as you well know deep within yourselves, highly evolved beings of Light, just as God created you, and nothing can ever change that...due to your ongoing choice to be unaware of anything that cannot be perceived by your bodily senses....But what you accept as your "normal" state of consciousness is far from normal. It is the state in which you live in fear and anxiety, constantly feeling the need to take all kinds of…Continue
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We Pleiadians are so involved with our Earth Family because we totally understand the state of mind of many of you. We know how it feels to be offered hope of a new life and not be totally sure that we could trust this possibility...After all, you have lived in illusion for myriad incarnation, so what if you believe in yet another illusion? At least this possible illusion is filled with multidimensional light and unconditional…Continue
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You will discover that, in actual fact, only a small fragment of who you are is here playing this game of imagined separateness...You sent yourselves here to have experiences and learn the 'what ifs' of separation...Those who have completed their learning are now coming home...We told you that you had won, and you have. Just keep listening to your hearts...Wonderful things are happening now
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...you, the ascending ones of Earth, will be re-connecting with the completeness of your male and female expressions by reuniting with your Divine Complements...When you first entered the third dimension, you had to choose a gender, for Earth was a polarized reality... as you ascend into the fifth dimension, your polarity of form will no longer be necessary...you can, if you choose, unite with the completeness of your androgynous,…Continue
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You have been aiming for this point for eons...If you just focus on the progress that has been made in the last few decades...you can see that, suddenly, caring and consideration for one another have become issues that you are now addressing enthusiastically...What has seemed to you to be constant strife — with very little learnt from the suffering that that has caused — has actually been an enormously successful spiritual education…Continue
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...we are watching with delight as you move ever closer to the moment of your most wondrous awakening. The speed of its approach is quite astonishing...Harmony of a kind never before experienced on your planet is about to envelop all of you ...for eons you have lived in fear of one another, sometimes extreme fear, and have fought each another with thoughts, words, betrayal, and weapons in a desperate and misguided attempt to keep…Continue
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We speak today on the subject of the lifting of the veil. It is time now, by your wish, established long ago, for the veil between your consciousness and ours to be removed...It is time for you to step into the full consciousness of yourselves...As you make this step, a great many of your fellows will also step up into the beginning of their awakenings. It will cause confusion for some and fear in others...Allow them to awaken by…Continue
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The excitement is rising among lightworkers all across the planet because they can feel the spiritual energies intensifying as the moment for your awakening gets ever closer...Humanity is most definitely stirring in its sleep as its awakening approaches steadily and inevitably...When you awaken, your bodies will effectively be "plugged into the mains" at all times so that sleep as you now experience it will no longer be…Continue
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Our message for today concerns the community of lightworkers and the energies of inclusion...groups of lightworkers are starting to come together and grow in small communities and large...Codings within you are being activated by Divine intent. Monumental changes which would have created havoc around the globe are occurring in small increments...The monumental changes you will make beginning right now will, when you look back upon…Continue
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The times that are upon you require that you allow yourselves to just BE instead of doing. It is a period of inner contemplation and adjusting...There is gradual progress being made in the raising of the vibrational level of the Earth and all upon...to download and hold more Light in their cells than ever before...your bodies are streams of energy that flow through your central column and flow out through your feet and the top of…Continue
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The awakening of humanity is proceeding apace. All is exactly as it should be...Waiting for the arrival of this mind-altering event continues to be stressful for very many of you who have held the Light and the vision...That was one of your reasons for being on Earth at this time...It is a vision of immense power that you are bringing in to being, to replace the illusion in which you have been hidden for so long...(Illusion) You are…Continue
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Now is the time, humanity, to straighten up yourself! Now is the time to drop all your chains that keep you in the illusion of what you are not...The first...is the chain of false self-identification. This is the root of all your bondage and suffering...Ask yourself, who has given and has taught it to you...If you dig deep to remember how you responded truly to most of the teachings and instructions that have been given to you from…Continue
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...there are things you must endure in preparation for all things to come...Give yourself to all and to those that need you most...Give what you have and do what you must... the road is the road you choose to be upon...You are the beacon, you are the light. All has the light but cannot switch it on so readily... It is time
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There is time for you to prepare yourselves...What we wish to address is your mental and spiritual state of acceptance and preparedness...stay connected to the highest and best in yourselves and send those vibrations and frequencies out to the best of your abilities... You have shouldered an immense task. We know already the outcome of this time
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Audio communications specialist Revolabs launched its redesigned Academy training programme – a free, interactive online learning portal that the company says provides users with a "better understanding of audio fundamentals, measurement and performance, and proper use and installation of Revolabs products" – at the end of last month. Revolabs was acquired by Yamaha in March of this year.
The online curriculum complements Revolabs' training and certification tour of 20 cities in the US, taking place from August to October.
Open and free to all current Revolabs customers – including resellers, consultants, distributors and end users – the Revolabs Academy provides an interactive learning experience that guides users through a series of lessons covering the principles of audio, echo cancellation, microphone placement, product integration, configuration settings, repair procedures, maintaining RF stability and avoiding interference.
Users earn four CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) credits upon successful completion of the course, which can be applied to InfoComm RU credits for CTS, CTS-D, or CTS-I certifications.
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Jefferson noted "Plane-tree" (or Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis) in a list of ornamental plants in his only published book, Notes on the State of Virginia. In 1812 he sowed Plane-tree seeds in his nursery, eventually intended for the Monticello landscape.
Jefferson's observations likely informed the Garden Club of Virginia's decision to plant the American Sycamore next to the South Terrace when they restored the Monticello Flower Gardens in 1939-41, and a young sapling was planted on the West Lawn close to the South Wing's stone retaining wall. The roots of this cherished source of shade eventually burrowed under the 1802 Jefferson-era wall, threatening it with collapse. To ensure the preservation and restoration of Monticello's original South Wing the sycamore was removed in the summer of 2017.
Wood from this tree has been used to create this beautiful bowl. Signed dated and numbered by the artist, Dennis Hippen. 3 ½"h x 10" diameter.


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Official speeches and statements - June 1, 2016
2. Climate - COP21 - Russia - Implementation of the Paris Agreement - Communiqué issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs (Paris, 30/05/2016)
1. Libya - Statements by M. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, during his joint press briefing with the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya - excerpts (Paris, 31/05/2016)
Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcomed Martin Kobler, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, for a meeting. I'm pleased I saw him again; it's always a pleasure meeting him and talking to a man who is particularly capable and committed to doing everything to ensure that a peaceful, secure future is restored to Libya.
We took stock of the situation. We must face facts: there's still a long way to go in achieving that aim. At the same time, the immense progress made since the Skhirat agreement in December 2015 must be noted. We've taken some extremely important steps forward. France of course renews its support for Mr Sarraj's government and would like it to continue establishing its authority over the whole of Libya and, at the same time, be the one which brings together and represents all Libyans.
Initiatives have already been taken, the first being the establishment of the government in Tripoli. The ministers have taken charge of their ministries and the central bank is now under their control; the oil company's assets too. Nevertheless, there are still many things to be done to bring Libyans together, in particular the gradual establishment of a national Libyan army, which demands a great deal of work—we've got some distance to cover—, and to bring together Libya's military forces both to ensure the Libyans' safety and also fight Daesh [so-called ISIL], which is a priority for the Libyans as well as us. (...)
2. Climate - COP21 - Russia - Implementation of the Paris Agreement - Communiqué issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs (Paris, 30/05/2016)
Ségolène Royal, President of COP21, visited Moscow on Monday 30 May, in the framework of her visits to speed up the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
During the visit, Ségolène Royal had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin and the President's special representative for the climate, Mr Alexander Bedritsky. The COP21 President thanked her interlocutors for Russia's constructive involvement in the adoption of the Paris Agreement on the climate. She asked them about their wishes in terms of ratification.
The Deputy Prime Minister said Russia will revise its climate actions upwards because it has achieved its reduction target for 2030. The Deputy Prime Minister recalled the desire of the President and the Prime Minister to ratify the agreement, and he said the preparatory document for ratification will be ready by October. Ségolène Royal welcomed this good news and provided information about the Action Agenda coalitions.
On the Action Agenda, Russia has become involved in several coalitions. Ségolène Royal encouraged her interlocutors to join the Carbon Pricing Coalition and the Construction Coalition, and she invited them to the Business Dialogue in Paris on 10 June, which they accepted. She also recalled the importance of the negotiations under way at the ICAO on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry, and at the UN on protecting high seas biodiversity.
The COP21 President spoke to Mr Vladislav Soloviev—CEO of RUSAL, a company which attended the previous Business Dialogues—to take stock of the follow-up. He announced his company's carbon pricing strategy, which he will set out at the Business Dialogue in Paris, and a coalition of Russian businesses moving in the same direction.


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This is how I feel a lot of the time. Especially lately with school starting! Our family is transitioning into the very first time that both Jeff and I are working full time at the same time that the kids know. One of us has always been home to take care of everything. Jeff commented last night, "Wow, when the kids are in school there is a lot more laundry and dishes!" Nooooo….one of us just isn't home to do the laundry and dishes, or make the kids do them. LOL There have been times this week I have gone to the same store 3 times because I forgot things. I have a list on post it notes that seems unending. And I wonder how we are going to hold this all together. Plus, you add in my regular crazy.
And then I read my Bible, or I even read my own blog, and remind myself, God has got this. He isn't going to let the mess explode. The laundry and dishes will happen, and they aren't worth blowing up about, they are not what really matters. And I stop, breathe in the Holy Spirit, let Him fill my lungs, calm me, fill me with joy, and I keep on keeping on. He reminds me what I really am–and it is not a hot mess in His eyes.


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While most cases of assault are misdemeanors, when the offense is elevated to "aggravated assault," Florida deems it a felony crime. Punishment includes fines, probation, and imprisonment.
If you have been arrested for or charged with aggravated assault, call the defense lawyers at Goldman Wetzel in St. Petersburg to begin working on your case straightaway: 727-828-3900.
What does Florida consider as aggravated assault?
Florida Statutes § 784.011 defines assault as "an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent."
In other words, you assault someone when you threaten to cause him or her harm. Unlike battery which involves actually striking another person to harm them, you do not have to physically touch the person for assault to have occurred.
Aggravated assault is an elevated form of assault. Not all states recognize aggravated assault as a separate and distinct offense, but Florida does. Florida Statute § 784.021 defines aggravated assault as "an assault:
(a) With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or
(b) With an intent to commit a felony."
The weapon does not have to be a firearm in order to be a "deadly weapon" for the purposes of charging someone with aggravated assault. Anything that can conceivably be used to cause great bodily harm could be a weapon. This could include a broken beer bottle, a vehicle (if you were driving it as if you intend to use it to make impact on the victim), or a pocket knife.
Threatening to punch your neighbor if he lets his dog in your yard could be an assault. Threatening a neighbor while holding a baseball bat at your side may be aggravated assault. A lot of confusion can surround assault accusations. Our lawyers will sort out the confusion as we speak with prosecutors about the incident and argue for simple assault charges or for no charges at all.
What are the penalties for aggravated assault in Florida?
Florida considers aggravated assault a third-degree felony, punishable by up to:
- Five years in prison;
- Five years of probation; and/or
- A $5,000 fine.
There are other factors that can increase these penalties, too. For example, if you are accused of firing a gun during the threat, it could increase the prison sentence exponentially. Likewise, if you are accused of committing an assault while committing another felony, you would face separate charges and penalties for the other offense.
Do not face assault charges alone. Depending on the circumstances, you could face significant penalties. Involve our firm early so we can intervene on your behalf. It could be the difference between elevated charges and, in some cases, no charges at all.
What are some defenses to aggravated assault charges?
It is quite easy for prosecutors to charge someone with aggravated assault because they do not need to prove the alleged victim was actually touched or harmed. They only have to show that the defendant threatened the alleged victim with violence.
By the same token, it is also easy for defense attorneys to fight aggravated assault charges because the prosecutor often has a hard time gathering actual proof of making threats. There is no bodily harm, so it frequently winds up being a case of the alleged victim's word against our client's word.
There are numerous defenses that the attorneys at Goldman Wetzel may be able to use for an aggravated assault case. Below are just a few we might pursue:
- You were acting in self-defense.
- Your actions were covered under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.
- The alleged victim is falsely accusing you.
- You were justifiably defending another person or your property.
- The alleged victim was exaggerating the exchange and never really thought he was in any danger.
- You had no way of actually carrying out the threat.
- You made a threat (assault) but it did not constitute aggravated assault (no deadly weapon or attempt to carry out a felony).
- The object involved did not constitute a deadly weapon.
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There is a game that allows you to play a CTA conductor, fulfilling a dream I barely knew I had (though they chose the Brown Line, which is less than optimal). Plus: the history of Chicago's Belt Railway and a trip through the North Shore in the 1920s.
I might have to buy a PS3 just to play this:
That's RailFan, a Japanese subway simulator which will be of little interest to 99 percent of gamers and dream-fulfilling to a handful of people like me.
It's just the Brown Line, unfortunately, when everybody knows that the Green Line has the best views.
In related videos, here's a 1924 silent film of the train trip from Chicago up the north shore. It's pleasant but culturally offensive, insofar as it basically suggests that Wilmette is the end point of Manifest Destiny.
In related train history, Trains ("THE magazine of railroading") republished two 1966 articles about Chicago's Belt Railway ("the main street of the railroad capital of the world") and its chaotic history. The maps are awesome.
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October 2014
CMU Fall World Series Game 5
Team Maroon vs. Team Gold
Theunissen Stadium-Mount Pleasant, MI: We've had so much rain here in Michigan this past month, we were very lucky that we caught a break last weekend, and actually enjoyed some fall baseball. The Central Michigan University Chippewas play a split-squad Fall World Series, and we were able to see game five. It was a beautiful day, and with the sun shining down, it seemed a lot warmer than the 65 degree temperature. We usually go to football games this time of year, but the Chips were out of town, and I prefer baseball, anyway.
We each picked teams, with Lily and I taking Team Gold (white uniforms), and Brian and my Dad siding with Team Maroon. Good choice for us, as Gold put three runs across in the first inning. Maroon pitcher Adam Aldred gave up four runs and struck out five in four plus innings. On the other side, Gordon Grasjean was great on the hill, and no-hit the Maroon squad through five innings. He ended up giving up one run on four hits, and struck out two batters in his seven innings of work. Offensively, Adam Collins led the way for the Gold, with two hits and two RBI's, and Tyler Huntley also added an RBI. For Team Maroon, Logan Regnier's triple in the seventh accounted for his teams lone run.
Any extra baseball we get in is a plus, and this was a fun and perfect day for it. Very blessed and lucky to be able to spend this time with family watching a game. I'm not looking forward to winter at all, and April can't come soon enough! Final: Team Gold 6, Team Maroon 1.
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It's MiLBy time, again!
Yes, it's that time of the year again when we get to vote for the very best of Minor League Baseball this past season. As usual, a few of the local players made the list. I'll be voting as much as possible, and hoping some of them can bring home an award or two.
Top Offensive Player: Former Great Lakes Loons short stop Corey Seager had a fantastic season for the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He led all of the minors with 50 doubles, and was tied for first with a .349 batting average. Throw in 20 home runs and 90 RBI's, and you have a player worthy of being named a top offensive player.
Breakout Prospect: Most Tiger fans knew outfielder Steven Moya was a top prospect going into the season, but he really earned that moniker in 2014. Hitting .276 with the Double-A Erie Seawolves, he also belted 35 home runs and drove in 105. He also showed some speed, stealing 16 bases this season. Those stats were good enough to be named the Eastern League MVP, but will they be good enough to be the breakout prospect? As a former West Michigan Whitecaps, he'll be in completion for that crown with hurler that pitched for the 'Caps this season. Kevin Ziomek quickly moved up the Tigers prospect list with his accomplishments this season. A member of a rotation stacked with top prospects, he led the Midwest League with a 2.27 ERA, and his 152 strikeout were second in the league. With is 10-6 record, he can certainly be considered a breakout prospect.
Photo of the Year: No monkey business here, as the 'Caps are up for the photo of the year award. The above photo was taken during one of the promo nights (Team Ghostrider) where the monkeys ride around on dogs and heard sheep. We didn't get to see the act this season, but last year in West Michigan. It's a funny photo and I'm voting for it to win! You can vote for your favorites HERE.
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Whitecaps Update 10/14
Players of the Year: The Detroit Tigers have named outfielder Steven Moya their Minor League Player of the Year, and Austin Kubitza the Pitcher of the Year. Moya, playing for the Erie SeaWolves this season, hit .276, with 33 doubles, three triples, while stealing 16 bases. He set records with Erie with 35 home runs and 105 RBI's this season, also. Moya lead the Eastern League with 70 extra-base hits and was named the league's MVP. He's ranked as the Tigers' No. 7 prospect by MLB.com. Kubitza pitched for the West Michigan Whitecaps this season, but we never had a chance to see him on the mound. He was named the Midwest League's Pitcher of the Week on two separate occasions, and had an impressive 2.34 ERA this season. He had a 10-2 record for the 'Caps and had 140 strike outs.
Executive of the Year: The Whitecaps' vice president of ticket sales Steve McCarthy has been named the Midwest League Executive of the Year. This season the 'Caps averaged 5,595 fans per game, good for fourth in the league, and their total attendance of 391,000 was the most through the gates of Fifth Third Ballpark since 2002. In all, this was one of West Michigan's best seasons for advertising revenue, attendance, and ticket revenue. McCarthy was in intern for the Whitecaps in 1995, then with Van Andel Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills. He worked for the Detroit Pistons as a ticket sales account representative and Director of Group Sales, before returning to West Michigan in 2001. He was promoted to vice president of ticket sales in 2005.
Tigers call up…Reatini? The Whitecaps' clubhouse attendant Sam Reatini has been temporarily called up to the Detroit Tigers. He has been the clubhouse attendant in West Michigan for the last two seasons, and is now sitting in the opposing teams clubhouse at Comerica Park. If he needs any supplies for the 'Caps, he contacts John Nelson, who is the assistant equipment manager for Detroit and handles minor league equipment needs for the affiliates. Nelson asked Reatini to join him when his college interns left toward the end of the season to go back to school. With the Whitecaps season over, this is a great opportunity for Reatini, and I'm sure at least heard the Tigers' celebrate winning the Central crown for the other side of the field.
Henneman leaving: The Whitecaps pitching coach Mike Henneman has informed the Tigers he won't be coming back next season. To be closer to his family, he is returning to the D-Bat baseball academy, where his duties include pitching coach and camps coordinator. Starting with West Michigan in 2013, he greatly improved the teams' ERA from 3.62 to 3.05 this season, one of the best in the Midwest League, and in the teams history. Henneman pitched for the Tigers for nine of his 10 years in the majors. We'll miss Mike at Fifth Third Ballpark, as he was one of my favorite players as a kid. We did have a chance to meet him, though, and he signed some cards for the kids. We wish him the best down in Texas. UPDATE: Henneman has come back to the Tigers organization, and will become the pitching coach for the Erie SeaWolves.
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Baby news....Our checkup today revealed that the baby is fine and healthy, but in the breech position. The doctor thinks that there's not too much of a chance that he is going to flip around because he's (or she's) very well-settled where he is and getting bigger all the time. The alternative is that we can wait and see what happens, but there is a good chance right now that I'll definitely need a c-section and I would REALLY like to avoid that if possible. So, at the doctor's recommendation, we're going into the hospital Friday morning (yup, Valentine's Day) to see if they can turn the baby around. The only thing is that there's a possibility that I could go into labor.... in which case we'd have a very special Valentine! So….. please pray for all of us on Friday, Valentine's Day, that everything will work out the way it's supposed to, whatever that may be. No matter what happens or when it happens (the baby could be born Friday or in 3 weeks – who knows!) we'll be ready to welcome this new little baby.
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Here's a Spanish cemetary which installed solar panels on top of the mausoleums a year or two back. It's a fitting image, because Spain has just buried its enormous push for solar energy, thanks to the financial crisis.
According to Bloomberg, Spain is choking off its massive investment in solar power, which involves subsidies and investment guarantees for solar plants, because Standard and Poors just lowered the country's debt rating and there are fears it'll be tarred with the same brush as the calamity-prone Greeks:
Spain is battling on several fronts to revive its economy and convince government bondholders it can avoid getting dragged into a Greek-style debt spiral after Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating April 28. Solar-plant owners including General Electric Co. earn about 12 times what's paid for power from fossil fuels. Most of that is a subsidy charged to customers.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government last cut solar rates in 2008, hitting plants not built at the time. Now it's weighing reductions for the thousands of installations already making power from the sun, wind and biomass.
Yes, you heard that right. They're not just cutting back on future guarantees, but weaseling out on promises they made to existing projects. In the end, Spain's solar power industry may be doomed, at a crucial moment, because of a crisis created by a handful of hedge fund managers run amuck. It's almost unimaginable.
And we'll be left with a country full of defunct solar plants, a giant mausoleum commemorating the future that never was:
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Insufficient horses are available to field a card of racing at the Fort Erie Race Track on Monday, June 24, according to a press release issued early Friday afternoon.
It's the second Monday in a row that racing has been cancelled since an outbreak of equine herpes was detected at Woodbine.
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I dreamed about walking down the canal-lined streets of Amsterdam for years before I got the opportunity to go last spring. Tulips, pretty architecture and cobble-stoned sidewalks filled my mind. This was the place that Derek and I would go for our honeymoon one day, you know, if we ever get married. But the opportunity arose months ago for us to go during Spring Break, and hey, why wait?(Now: We have decided that if we ever decide to get married, we are going to travel through Italy - but hey, who knows - maybe we will get a chance to do that long before that time comes anyway).
After spending our 36 hours in Paris, we packed our bags and hopped on the train to head to the Netherlands. The train was comfortable and we were excited to arrive in Amsterdam in a few short hours when suddenly our train broke down. All of the directions were being told in French and Dutch, so Derek and I had no idea what was going on. We just knew to grab our bags from the overhead compartment when the train conductors started to wave their hands for everyone to get off. We were in the middle of nowhere in the Netherlands at this point and none of the people working seemed to know what was going on and if there would be another bus/new train headed to Amsterdam so we walked to a nearby train station that a few others were walking to ahead of us and hopped on a smaller regional rail-subway hybrid and kept our fingers crossed that we would end up in Amsterdam. We did. We got there late that night but we arrived at Central Station and we hurried to our Air BnB. Here's a glimpse of how we spent those few fun days....
As soon we woke up in the morning, we headed off in a search for dutch pancakes! We found - and devoured - them at Pancake Amsterdam.
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This was easily one of my favorite parts about our trip to Amsterdam! We biked through Vondelpark, where we got to see a few tulips starting to bloom.
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We also went ahead and did the Heineken Experience too!
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You can read about the first part of our spring break in London, HERE and then our 36 Hours in Paris HERE.
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What Are the Signs of a Bent Car Frame?by Malinda Smith
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Russian Military Adviser in Aleppo Dies of Shelling Wounds
MOSCOW, Dec 7 – A Russian military adviser in Aleppo has died of wounds sustained in a mortar attack carried out by Syrian opposition rebels, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday, the third Russian fatality in Syria this week.
Russian news agencies had previously cited the defence ministry as saying that Colonel Ruslan Galitsky had died after being wounded in the shelling of western Aleppo.
Local media in eastern Russia said Galitsky had served as the commander of a tank brigade in Ulan Ude before going to Syria. They said he had been injured in Aleppo on Monday in rebel shelling of a Russian military field hospital.
The defence ministry has previously said that two female Russian medics died in and after the same attack.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Galitsky would be posthumously given a top military award.


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(Reuters) – Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has defected to Nigeria's main opposition party, adding a heavyweight name to a group that poses an increasing threat to the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in elections next year.
Abubakar, a founding member of PDP and vice president between 1999-2007, joins five state governors and dozens of lawmakers who have recently signed up with the All Progressive Congress (APC), which has used its increasing weight to threaten to block this year's budget in parliament.
Africa's second largest economy and top oil exporter is growing as an investment destination but political upheaval is a concern for investors, especially as elections often see a spike in government spending and a fall in oil savings.
The PDP continues to be beset with many crises, mostly leadership-induced crises, Abubakar said in a statement.
It has lost touch with Nigerians and efforts made by many well-meaning members and stakeholders to bring it back to the vision of the founders have been rebuffed.
Abubakar has long been a critic of President Goodluck Jonathan. Most analysts had expected Abubakar to either run against him for the PDP leadership or defect to an opposition party before the February 2015 presidential election Jonathan is favorite to win if he chooses to run.
By joining newly formed APC, he adds weight to the group but also may add to the risk of clashes among a number of high-profile personalities such as former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos Godfather Bola Tinubu.
(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Joe Brock, editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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Film Review: Brooklyn
Despite its issues, Brooklyn is an adequate adaptation and would make a nice romantic trip to the cinema. In cinemas 06 November 2015.
Despite its issues, Brooklyn is an adequate adaptation and would make a nice romantic trip to the cinema. In cinemas 06 November 2015.
Guillermo del Toro is just one of those directors who seems to constantly have projects in the works that fail
It feels like Lanthimos put no thought into building the rules for his world, and for that reason it becomes impossible to care about them. In Cinemas 16 October 2015.
These character traits are interesting, and will surely have academics putting the film on repeat. But in the great history of cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare's work, Justin Kurzel's Macbeth will not be remembered as a particularly standout piece. In cinemas 02 October 2015.
Nanni Moretti's Mia Madre feels like two different films. One is Moretti's own personal story of loss, inspired by the
How many music festivals do you think take place each and every year year? Competition is rife between the commercial,
Dope is a wasted opportunity, a film that doesn't say "this is what it's like growing up black in America" instead saying "we are all the same"; pop culture's mantra, and a false statement if ever there was one.
The critics have been kind to Jafar Panahi in recent years, and understandably so. When an artist is being explicitly
Marvellously paced, and pursuing a truly original concept, 45 Years calmly and chillingly captures the realisation of some of the worst worries a person can have about their relationship. In cinemas 28 August 2015.
Without the wisdom or mentorship she needed to keep her feet on the ground, she got swept up by the hype and crushed beneath the weight of it. Amy is a brilliant and poignant portrait of a singer who could conceivably have been long-term asset to the world of music.


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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi was arrested on Monday night, hours after his 'dharna' near the office of the DFO in Giridih, Jharkhand, protesting against the official allegedly preventing locals from collecting mica.
Marandi was arrested and lodged in the old circuit house after his supporters allegedly ransacked the DFO's office and injured two members of his staff, Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dadeel said.
Marandi, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik president and a Lok Sabha member, had staged the dharna in protest against DFO Akhilesh Sharma's alleged prevention of mica collection by the locals for the last several months.


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I wanted to love this place. I want to support businesses that acknowledge that it's important for ethical, environmental, and health reasons to provide vegan options. Or heck, just plain financial reasons! But it was good to okay. Not I-want-to-go-back-take-my-
The meal started off with a bang.
These little balls of amazing flavors bursting in your mouth. Mango with basil sprinkles, strawberry with fennel sprinkles, and lychee with rose sprinkles. They were fun to eat and tasted true to the flavors. But this was more dessert than starter to me.


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by J. R. Nyquist
Weekly Column Published: 10.03.2008Print
I It frightens me to hear politicians play the "blame game." Those who blame others for national problems are attempting to focus the hatred of their listeners against a particular person. Most often the person targeted is already unpopular. It is therefore safe to lay everything at this person's door, saying that he is at fault, that he should be punished, that a particular odium should attach to his name. The salvation of the country, therefore, is promoted by vilification. Such is an absurd course which prepares the way for disastrous policies. At the moment we see that President Bush or Vice President Cheney are the scapegoats of the hour. When the Great Depression was underway, several decades ago, President Herbert Hoover was singled out for blame. In Germany the Nazis liked to blame the Jews, who are still blamed for the world's ills by Islamic leaders. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin likes to blame the United States for the world's economic problems, though the Kremlin has always embraced economic stupidity as a matter of state principle.
In the current financial crisis involving Wall Street, people tend to blame "greed." Those who take this position may have a point, but they are also in danger of committing an error; for it is the individual desire to accumulate wealth that has created so much wealth to begin with. It is the "greed" of Wall Street that has made Main Street so prosperous. If not for speculators and the system of "financial greed" currently excoriated, most Americans would be dirt farmers.
According to Adam Smith's notion of the "invisible hand," financial selfishness (a.k.a. greed) is a positive force in a free economy. In one of the most celebrated passages in Smith's book, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Cause of the Wealth of Nations, we read: "[the businessman] intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good."
Smith further explains that politicians cannot promote a country's welfare as we might imagine. Attempts to intervene in the market are hazardous at best. "The statesman," wrote Smith, "who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capital, would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it."
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson suddenly comes to mind. He is the man who would be Wall Street's savior, sitting atop a huge pile of government money with which to buy up the "toxic debt" of the financial system. We ought to think it unlikely that anyone should deceive himself so thoroughly as to imagine that he is the market's "savior." It is a fundamental axiom that the government cannot save the market because the government does not possess adequate knowledge. The market works precisely because economic knowledge is decentralized and the market allows this decentralized knowledge to become effective. When market actors commit errors, only the market can correct the errors. Only by allowing the market to function can the real solution appear. Central decision-makers who imagine a solution, who think they know what is happening in the economy, are fooling themselves. The economy is too large for their resources. They cannot achieve what they propose. The error we entertain today is along the lines of wishful thinking. We simplify the problem of the economy in such a way that we envision a particular bailout scheme. But notice the lack of specifics in the scheme. Where is the economic science? There is only, first and last, a functionary with a several hundred billion dollar mandate – and typically ignorant organs of "oversight."
Our financial leaders committed egregious error upon error with the haughty self assurance that they could disregard economic teachings and escape the greatest cycle of boom and bust yet seen. And now, this same generation imagines that government can stop the boom from turning bust. They point to the case of Sweden, where the government intervened to save the Swedish economy from ruin. While it is true that the Swedish government stemmed the tide of panic, the country's economy was ultimately floated by the decentralized decision-making of the market. A government may be lucky enough to stem panic in an otherwise healthy economy. It cannot, however, stop a financial contraction when bubbles begin to burst at the outset of a global recession.
One has to remember that America is the great market, the great nexus of the global economy. The U.S. dollar is the world's reserve currency. There is no global prosperity that can refloat America's sinking economic fortunes. If America's economy suffers blow upon blow, then the global economy is forced to adjust. It is not a question of stopping panic. The psychology of Americans has long been fortified against panic. The consumer is going to adjust his budget despite Secretary Paulson's best efforts. The consumer is going to cut back his purchases. We can see this already happening, and no bailout package is going to persuade the consumer that he can continue his consumption on credit. He simply cannot do it, and the realization has dawned. There is no turning back. The decentralized knowledge of the economy, which is the key to future prosperity, has begun to make its own correction. That which is unsustainable will not be sustained. The government can only cloud the issue by moving money from the taxpayer into the market, by transferring wealth from one set of actors to another.
The error of blaming specific actors for problems carries with it a great danger. It is the danger of crediting specific actors with a solution. Those who blame President Bush are the flip side of those who credit Treasury Secretary Paulson with a solution. In reality, the problem occurred because of false market valuations that occurred during a period of credit inflation. No single individual person or agency can solve the problem. No individual possesses the knowledge required. Only the market possesses the knowledge, if only the market is allowed to function without the obfuscation introduced by inappropriate government regulation and the myth of government-sponsored salvation.


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Last Online: May 17, 2019
Birthday: August 22
Country: Finland
My Postcrossing Profile
I'm back! :) Again! Haven't been here for years but got inspired by approaching xmas.
I'm a 40-something mom of 3 teenage daughters. I call them Tehotytöt (Powerpuff Girls), so anything related to those cartoon characters will be received with glee.
We have a cat and recently got a puppy to help our girls cope with teenage angst. My girls and I also volunteer at our local cat shelter (humane society) weekly.
I'm a geocacher. I love candy (including chocolate) and am NOT allergic to anything. Oh, and I drink tea - I only drink coffee if I'm very tired and need to stay awake for something important (happens like twice a year). My ultimate favorite color is red.
Lord of the Rings! Hobbit! Totoro! Minions :D
I love Harry Potter books, the movies were ok.
I read a lot (fantasy, chick-lit, detective stories...) and am on Bookcrossing (Delenna).
My favorite tv-show was (is) obviously Babylon 5 ;)
I LOVE making postcards, bookmarks, scrapbooking... and woodwork if I had the time and stuff. I "collect" stuff I can use in my paper crafts - all sorts of little wooden figures/shapes, different kinds of (heavy) paper, stickers, washi-tape... Any sort of alphabet and numbers are always welcome (sticker, wooden, papercut) and same goes with pharases and words.
Sometimes I do small thingies from modelling clay (Cernit) to be used in my crafts or as gifts (like fridge magnets).
I also have a few penpals so anything stationery related will be very usefull :)
I'm finally going to try doing ATC's, so if you have any spare blanks I'd appreciate them, can't seem to find them here. I'm also interested in Pocket Letters, never heard of them before this.
I don't cook. My husband does that :)
NZ again but with way much more time. I dream of travelling from the top end to the south end by train - stopping in several spots.
Anyplace where I haven't been geocaching yet :D
Please tell me if you do not receive the stuff I send you (I'll check my missing ratings too, to find out has my mail arrived). Especially with those email swaps which I send early - if you do not receive I blame the technology AND WILL resend. The other swaps I also send in time so if you don't receive, just tell me and we'll work it out. My swaps are always international so the mail may travel a longer while.
Finnish mail doesn't move on the weekends or bank holidays. They also deliver it only 4 days a week.
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is the link (the URL section doesn't let me add secure links, it forces them into regular http-sites which then don't work) to my stamps and FDC collection I'm slowly trading away. I'm willing to trade them to nice stationery (letter paper and/or nice envelopes), Iwako hamster erasers and maybe something else - make me an offer if you're interested :) Set A of the FDC (of which #1 and #3 are postcards!) were each worth about 2,5euros in 2010 according to a Finnish stamp book.
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Former England captain Butcher was a team-mate of Burley's at Ipswich, while Pressley skippered Hearts during Burley's short reign at Tynecastle.
Pressley insists he can add to his 32 caps but the Celtic defender has been used sparingly this season.
He was not listed for this week's squad gathering at Loch Lomond but Burley will monitor Pressley's progress.
"He'll be considered if he's playing regularly for his club and at a good level," said Burley of the 34-year-old.
Rangers defender David Weir, three years older than Pressley, is among the 27-man pool assembled by Burley on Sunday for a three-day get-together.
There were no new faces but Burley insists he will tinker with his side for the friendly against Croatia on 26 March at Hampden.
"There will be changes, no doubt about that and I will have a look at different people in view of the World Cup coming up," said the ex-Southampton boss.
"But I certainly haven't ruled David out. He is in the squad and he is a big influence.
"At 37, you have to have a look at it but I had a wee chat with David this morning and he is still enjoying himself."
Turning his attention to former Motherwell manager Butcher, Burley said: "I don't care about nationality.
"Terry has been involved in Scottish football longer than me.
"As a manager I have to be 100% sure that Terry will do the job for Scotland.
"I had to be positive that this was the right appointment for me and for the country, those were my only thoughts."
Butcher, who enjoyed a successful stint as a player with Rangers, struggled in his last managerial positions at Sydney FC and Brentford.
"I'm already calling Scotland 'we'," said Butcher.
"I'm up front in everything I do, I'm an honest guy and I'm very committed.
"I can only say so much but I will give everything to George Burley and Scotland.
"I desperately want Scotland to do well and to qualify (for the 2010 World Cup) because that will reflect well on George and the country.
"I know what happens when you qualify for a major finals and have a successful campaign.
"I know what it will mean to the Tartan Army and to everybody associated with Scotland and so I'm totally committed."
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Phelan launches
Independent FF bid
Cllr Brendan Phelan launched his Independent Fianna Fail campaign at Ian Maher's lounge in Rathdowney last Friday night.
Councillor Brendan Phelan stressed that "it is critical that the seat on Laois County Council, that has been defended for over 40 years in the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area, not be lost to the other end of the county, to Mountmellick/Rosenalis.
"How can we leave representation on Laois County Council for people in Borris-in-Ossory, Ballaghmore, Ballacolla, Clough, Camross, Castletown, Cullahill, Durrow, Donaghmore, Errill, Killasmeestia, Mountrath, Paddock and Rathdowney to a Councillor from Mountmellick/Rosenalis," he asked.
"It is critical that the seat is defended and held in the Borris-in-Ossory part of the electoral area, otherwise in five years time it will be a big battle to regain it."
Cllr Phelan stated that he is the only sitting Fianna Fail Councillor contesting the local elections in the old Borris-in-Ossory electoral area and he has a record of experience and achievement in actively serving the community on both the Council and community groups.
His priorities include job creation, restoration of housing aid grants and free telephone line for the elderly, keeping local community hospitals in Abbeyleix and Shaen open, ensuring services for rural areas such as post offices, schools, playgrounds and securing funding for all other essential services, such as roads, housing, support for the farming community, transport, sports and leisure facilities, health services and planning.
The majority of those who attended the launch were supporters from across the Fianna Fail organisation in the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area.


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A 32-year-old man from Hull has told of how he was refused service from his local fast food restaurant, who suggested that he 'had had quite enough burgers for one evening'. Dennis Wilks angrily spoke of the humiliation: 'I just asked for a Big Mac and fries and the boy serving said that he wouldn't take my order. I asked to see the manager and he said that I'd had too much fried food, starch and carbonated sugary drinks and that he wanted me to leave his restaurant.'
Paul, a manager with two years service and four McDonalds stars behind him, argues that he was right to eject Mr Wilks from the premises. 'We saw him waddle up in a right state. He had to turn sideways to get through the front doors and he was making our clients feel uncomfortable.'
'He started off with a McSalad that I was more than happy to serve him. But that was just to get his foot in the door. Then he said he wanted a burger and fries with a large coke. It was disgusting; it was the fourth time he'd been in that evening and we'd heard him being sick in the car park. I told him if he couldn't eat responsibly then he wasn't welcome in my restaurant as he was upsetting other customers enjoying their meals.'
Head of communication for McDonalds issued a statement in support of their staff's decision. 'We are sorry if Mr Wilks has felt let down by our customer service on this occasion, however, if you wake up in the morning and have to apply anti-chafing cream to your inner thighs just so that you can shuffle up to the fridge in relative comfort, then maybe warning bells should be ringing and you might consider easing off the saturated fats and getting some exercise.'
Mr Wilks has said he has taken his custom elsewhere, and was seen at a local branch of a fried chicken franchise trying to stop the manager taking away his last KFC Bargain Bucket at closing time.


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The blogging and social media community in Howard County continues to become more robust, integrated and connected. And as a local restaurant owner or manager, a food professional or "just" a foodie, there are many ways for you to be more involved, informed, connected and engaged. Here are some of them.
Get your blog listed on HoCoBlogs
It's free to be listed on HoCoBlogs.com and takes but a few minutes to do. You can learn more about which blogs we list and why; read here.
Get to know the local bloggers
Understand how to prepare your content (news, events, announcements, video and more) so that bloggers can blog more easily and readily about your business. Read this and this to cover your bases. Attend our local parties if you have a chance. And read some of the food blogs found on HoCoBlogs.com.
And really get to know the food bloggers
Follow HowChow's blog, like him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. Check the many food-related blogs on HowChow's site (found in the lower the right column) and those found on HoCoBlogs. AnnieRie also writes a lot about the local food scene with a bent toward locally sourced foods. Her local food resources page is a treasure.
Consider co-hosting a blog party
We've got a long tradition of hosting parties at local restaurants for bloggers and their readers. In recent years, we've had 50-100 people at our parties and we bring a lot of social capital to our events with blog posts, tweets and Facebook updates before, during and after the party. Your good will toward the bloggers (as a co-host and the provider of some happy hour food or hors d'ouevres) translates frequently into their social media and community goodwill toward your business. Plus, we bring a really nice crowd, and your staff will probably enjoy having us as your guests.
Host Instagram Brand Ambassadors at your place
Set up an event that highlights your restaurant, e.g. a wine pairing, a cooking demonstration, the rollout of your fall menu, or any other one- to two-hour event that promotes your business. Then we'll bring a posse of local Instagrammers who are adept in social media, hashtags and being good brand ambassadors. The events are fun, easy and effective.
Host an Instagram event
HoCoBlogs has a posse of local Instagram users who understand IG, social media, tags and how to be brand ambassadors. We can set up and manage an Instagram Brand Ambassador event at your place. You create the event; we bring the people and set the rules of engagement for the brand ambassadors. Examples of what you might do: a wine pairing event, a showcase of your new fall menu, introducing a new chef, a beer flights night … you name it; we'll bring the people. Email email@example.com for info.
Use Twitter and hashtags with intent
- Follow @HoCoFood on Twitter.
- Follow this list of HoCoFood-related Twitter accounts –and make sure you're on it, too — to stay up to date with the restaurant scene and to see how other food businesses are managing their Twitter presences. For Columbia, Md., bars, follow this list.
- Get to know your HoCo hashtags. Here's a robust list. And follow @HoCoBlogs to see an active use of local hashtags.
- Check out #HoCoFood on RebelMouse to see how tweets with that hashtag automatically publish on this site. Better yet, check out #HoCoFood on Tagboard and see the hashtag used across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
- Use local hashtags in your tweets. In particular —
- #HoCoFood (the primary tag for food-related news)
- #HoCoBeer, #HoCoWine
- #HoCoBurgers, #HoCoSushi, #HoCoVegans (have fun here)
- #HoCoEvents (for any and all events in Howard County)
- #HoCoGives (charity events, donation nights, fundraisers)
- #HoCoDeals (for specials)
- #HoCoRestaurantWeeks
- #HoCoMd, #ColumbiaMd, #EllicottCity, #OaklandMills, etc. (to indicate place in your tweets)
- Remember, hashtags can be used in Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Twitter and more. They aren't going away. Using them well and wisely is part of a smart local communications plan.
Tap into Foursquare
If this fits, consider making a FourSquare list of all the known venues in Howard County that offer the same type of live music as your restaurant does or a similar list for, e.g., all the Korean restaurants in Howard County. Why? It makes you a good corporate citizen, provides a service to your customers and helps take your brand out to a wider audience when people share the list with friends. Here are some examples —
- Half-price burgers in Howard County
- Best Coffee Spots in Howard County
- Gluten-free Restaurants in Howard County
- Farms and Farm Stands in and around Howard County
- Dressier Restaurants in Howard County
- Places with Free WiFi in Howard County
- Pizza in HoCo
And of equal importance, are you actively managing your Foursquare site location, including adding tips and watching to see who "your mayor" is? Add tips to your place, encourage check-ins and pay attention to what people are saying.
Does your restaurant have live music?
You can tweet, post Facebook updates, upload photos to Instagram and videos to Vine all with local hashtags. In addition to the ones listed above, try #HoCoMusic, #HoCoKaraoke, #HoCoJazz and other iterations. Connect with the bloggers at HoCoLive.com, and, even better, offer to write a guest post or two for the blog in which you promote or cover the music scene at your restaurant.
Need a URL to share your information?
Perhaps you have news to share, but your restaurant doesn't have a blog, or your website doesn't allow easy updates. Try using our HoCo Events calendar to create an event. Make a flier using Smore.com. Or upload a PDF to a Google Doc and set the permissions to "anyone can view." All these things are free and they give you a URL that you can share on Facebook, Twitter and in email.
Share your news!
Read this page for more tips and help on how to share your news with Howard County bloggers and social media activists and enthusiasts.