Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2004
By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 7–Dallas developer Harwood International is planning an entry in Uptown’s crowded high-rise residential market.
Harwood, which has built several office towers north of downtown, proposes a condo tower near the entry to the Dallas North Tollway, the company said Friday.
The Azure high-rise will be built on a vacant tract at McKinnon and Wolf streets
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Silver lining for Tatton dreams
0 Comments | Daily Post; Liverpool (UK), Jul 27, 2010 | by Anonymous
“GARDEN design can be a bit of a boys” club,” admits Clare Edwards, one half of the award-winning Muddy Boots team, based in Southport.
“So when I met Claire (Skidmore, the other half of the duo) and found out she was a landscaper, it just made sense that we start to do some work together. I only know one other female designer in this locality, and no-one who does landscaping.
“I”d been looking for a good landscape designer for ages, and it turned out she was looking for someone to do the planting. It all worked out perfectly.”
So perfectly, in fact, that at their first RHS Tatton flower show, the duo won a silver medal for their spectacular showgarden, Dreams, Just Dreams.
“It has been an absolutely wonderful experience coming to Tatton, and we”re over the moon about getting a silver medal,” says Claire, the woman behind all the fabulous landscaping.
“Our garden was the only one open for the public to walk around in so we’re glad we’ve been able to offer something different to the show. We really wanted to create a garden that people could experience.”
Taking the theme of dreams as its main focus, Claire and Clare set out to create an ornamental garden laid out in a theatrical manner.
This theme was realised through the curving pathways, taking visitors along an imaginative journey, similar to a journey that could occur in dreams.
Their garden became a place of quiet tranquility, transporting the budding horticulturalists who came to see it away from the hustle and bustle of the busy show, and to a calmer, quieter zone.
“I knew that Claire wanted a dream theme, so I chose plants with hints of silver and purple, with a light, shimmery feel,” explains Clare. “Grasses such as Miscanthus sinesis ‘Morning light’ produce movement. We wanted them to shimmer in the breeze.”
Other features included a hammock for relaxation and contemplation and water features babbling gently.
But as well as its theme of dreams, the garden also served another purpose – that of a wildlife garden.
“We wanted to encourage as many insects and birds to the garden as possible,” explains Clare. “So we filled it with insect- attracting flowers. The garden has been full of bees, it”s been lovely to see how well they have taken to the plants.
“There”s a bit of a misconception that wildlife gardens have to be messy, but that isn”t the case. Of course, if that”s what you want then you can do that, but it”s also very easy to attract biodiversity into what looks like a much more formal garden.”
What would Muddy Boots” tip be for attracting more wildlife into all of our gardens? “One tip?” laughs Clare. “There”s so much you can do. I suppose it all comes down to thinking about attracting different animals when you choose your plants. Insects need food, water and shelter to survive. So, by planting things that offer one or all of those, you are helping them.
This garden is primarily a food garden – there are different shapes and sizes of high nectar producing flowers – different insects need to feed in different ways
Drinking getting ridiculous – police
0 Comments | Southland Times, The, Jul 13, 2010 | by Che BAKER
SOUTHERN police are concerned about the “ridiculous levels” of alcohol recorded by drivers at the weekend.
In Alexandra, police said a teenager was six times over the youth legal limit, while in Gore, police said a man processed for drink- driving after his car was seen weaving across Main St told the arresting officer he did not care if he killed someone, it would be just bad luck.
Senior constable Mike Colligan, of Alexandra, said the “ridiculous levels” of alcohol recorded by the drivers was alarming.
Drivers needed to make more use of the courtesy coaches available and stop becoming a danger to everyone on the road, he said.
A 17-year-old man will appear in the Alexandra District Court this month after recording a breath alcohol level of 939mcg in the early hours of Sunday morning in Alexandra
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Carol G. Wagner, helped restore Roosevelt site
0 Comments | Buffalo News, Jun 1, 2010
Carol G. Wagner, who played a major role in saving and restoring the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, died Saturday in Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland. She was 77.
Born in Kentucky, the former Carol Gudgel graduated from the University of Kentucky and Buffalo State College. She taught kindergarten in the Sweet Home Central School District.
Known for her love of history, historic preservation and volunteer work, she led the Junior League of Buffalo’s Wilcox Committee from 1968 to 1971, which spearheaded the restoration of the former Wilcox Mansion, where President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office in 1901.
Historian for the Junior League’s Decorator Show Houses, she recently published the results of her extensive research into the backgrounds of the houses.
Mrs. Wagner received the Junior League of Buffalo’s Susan Reid Greene Russell Award earlier this year. Less than a month ago, she also was given the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation’s President’s Award.
A former Snyder resident, she was a member of the Buffalo Trap and Field Club, the Buffalo Canoe Club and the Park Country Club.
Her husband of 39 years, Richard C., a Buffalo attorney, died in 2001.
Surviving are two daughters, Laura W. Gibson and Ellen M. Jones; and a brother, Judge Paul D. Gudgel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Christ the King Church, 30 Lamarck Drive, Snyder
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Gray Television Selects Rentrak for Local Television Measurement
0 Comments | Wireless News, Jul 20, 2010
Rentrak Corp., a company specializing in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, announced Gray Television, a broadcast company that operates multiple television stations serving numerous markets, signed a contract for local market measurement for ABC-affiliate KAKE in Wichita, Kansas and CBS-affiliate WIBW in Topeka, Kansas.
With the signing of this television group, Rentrak noted it now has four Wichita stations subscribing to its ratings data and measurement services, and the addition of the Topeka market increases Rentrak’s client roster to 36 stations in 18 local TV markets.
“Rentrak is excited to begin working with Gray Television and we are most pleased to increase our TV station count in the Wichita market as well as adding WIBW/Topeka to our roster of client stations,” said Steven Walsh, Rentrak’s Senior Vice President, Local Market Sales. “Gray Television will now have a distinct competitive advantage by using the StationView Essentials service in order to sell not only the size of their audiences, but also the level of viewer engagement.”
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PERV’S SECRET VID
0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Jul 16, 2010 | by Anonymous
A PEEPING Tom who made secret films of his neighbour undressing has been jailed.
Dad-of-three Tony Osborne, 50, filmed the woman, in her 20s, five times through her partially closed venetian blinds.
And when cops raided his home in Market Harborough, Leics, after a tip-off from the woman, they found child pornography on his computer as well as the films.
Judge Simon Hammond said: “Any rightminded person would find the child pornography on your computer disgusting.”
Osborne admitted voyeurism and having child porn
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Market Wire, July, 2010
The WSOP Academy , the official poker school of the World Series of Poker, launched the beta version of its new, online interactive poker school. www.WSOPAcademy.com is designed to help novice and casual players improve their live game play and take their passion for poker to the next level. The site uses exclusive footage of actual WSOP play combined with a highly interactive interface and instruction directly from top poker champions to create an extremely effective training platform that is fun, entertaining and motivational.
WSOP Academy is the only live and online poker school licensed and endorsed by the #1 name in poker, the World Series of Poker. With no setup fees and only $14.95/month during the beta period (July 1 – September 1, 2010), WSOPAcademy.com makes the best poker training affordable to every player.
“The WSOP Academy Online is unlike any other training site. It gives players a clear training roadmap, with a tested protocol that improves confidence and ensures your game is getting better each time you train,” said 11-time WSOP Champion Phil Hellmuth. “We teach players with real hands from real tournaments with exclusive WSOP content, giving them our first-hand view of every flop, turn and river. This is the place where the next generation will learn to become champions.”
Designed for the novice player, the WSOP Academy Online provides an A-Z curriculum of highly interactive and engaging poker training from the game’s biggest champions. Instructors include Annie Duke, Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer, Mark Seif, Mark Gregorich and Gavin Griffin. Exclusive to the WSOP Academy, 25-year FBI veteran Joe Navarro translates his people-reading skills to spotting bluffs and tells at the poker table. The school’s groundbreaking curriculum includes:
Training Roadmap: Players need a curriculum that builds a base of knowledge about the game and then expands on each skill learned. WSOPAcademy.com is the only site that provides a comprehensive training roadmap, divided into 12 chapters with real-time testing and live feedback before and after each lesson. This helps students retain the strategies they learn and have confidence the next time they sit at the table.
Certification Course : The WSOP Academy’s live certification class has been molding champion players since 2007. Now the in-depth training and certification from the world’s foremost poker champions is affordable to everyone online. First semester graduates are eligible to win a seat at a live WSOP Academy event and second semester players have a shot to win a spot in Hellmuth’s Home Game. Training content is delivered three courses at a time, allowing students to master each winning strategy at their own pace.
Bracelet Winners Corner: The Bracelet Winners Corner is a 30-minute coaching module in which students learn directly from the champs. For the first time and in their own words, the champs describe the strategies, missteps and moves they employed to win their WSOP bracelets. The Corner launches with the first of several episodes featuring exclusive, unseen WSOP footage from Phil Hellmuth’s epic 11 th WSOP Bracelet win.
Hellmuth’s Home Game: WSOPAcademy.com students sit down with Hellmuth in the first weekly online TV show dedicated to poker strategy. Hosted by Ali Nejad, Phil and friends play a series of cash games & sit-and-go’s, providing uncensored insights and play-by-play commentary.
Navarro’s Poker Tells Center: Joe Navarro spent twenty-five years with the FBI interrogating spies. Now exclusively at WSOPAcademy.com, Joe teaches how to hide and find body and face tells, while honing key observation skills that central to the championship mindset.
“In the past, novice and home game poker players had few choices to learn the game: endless online poker scenarios, pro-level books and videos or expensive personal coaching,” said Greg Raymer, 2004 WSOP Champion. “If WSOPAcademy.com fixes just one small flaw in your game, you could save thousands of dollars in losses for an investment of only a few dollars a month. I wish this existed when I was learning the game.”
Visit www.wsopacademy.com to sign up, take a tour of the site, test your poker IQ or try a free trial lesson
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Study Shows Web Surfers Get More with 21st.com; New Study Ranks Auto Insurance Sites Based on Consumer Experience; 21st.com Offers Rate Comparisons, Bilingual Services and Focus on Safety
No Comments »Business Wire, Feb 21, 2006
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — A new report names 21st Century Insurance’s (NYSE:TW) Web site as the second best site among national auto insurers. The study, conducted by leading online financial services benchmarking firm Change Sciences Group based in White Plains, N.Y., ranks the customer experience of 24 leading auto insurance sites for key online activities, such as learning about coverage, getting a quote and purchasing a policy.
“A dramatic gap is opening up between carriers that get it and those that are still struggling to make it easy on consumers,” said Steve Ellis, a Change Sciences partner. “The 21st Century Insurance Web site is consistently good, which clearly means the people at 21st are working hard to make their site as good as it can be.”
Trends uncovered by the study include the following:
–Of sites, 80 percent offer an online rate quote but only 40 percent of sites allow a consumer to follow through on a quote and buy the policy online.
–Three sites currently allow consumers to compare their rates with other carriers. One makes it really easy to do so.
–Two sites are working to clearly communicate with prospects about how they handle claims.
“21st Century Insurance believes it’s simply a good business investment to focus on giving customers the tools they need to make shopping for insurance as easy as possible,” said John L. Ingersoll, Vice President, Marketing, 21st Century Insurance
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Singing fatbuster; Soundwaves shatter cells like a diva cracking glass
0 Comments | Daily Mail (London, England), The, Nov 28, 2009
Byline: Jenny Hope
SOMETIMES no amount of dieting or exercise can shift the unwanted pounds that gather on thighs and stomachs.
Now, it seems, science has found a way to ‘sing’ them away.
The new Ultra system painlessly ‘shatters’ fat cells using ultrasound, leaving the deposits to be harmlessly disposed of by the body. Nicknamed the Opera Singer, it uses vibrating ultrasound notes at different pitches to ‘pop’ the fat cells, like a singer shattering a glass by hitting the right note.
This month, the machine began treating patients in Britain.
There are no risks from infection, scarring or anaesthetic, unlike liposuction, which uses surgery to suck out excess fat.
The targeted cells are just below the skin and the fat passes into the lymph channels and then the veins before being processed by the liver. It is then burned off as calories or stored more evenly in the body.
Clinical trials show an average shrinkage around the waist of almost 2.5in with four treatments. No damage was caused to nerves, blood vessels and other tissue.
Treatments were recently carried out in LipoSculpt clinics in London and Manchester, with the cost of a one-hour session starting at around [pounds sterling]300 (E330)
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