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World's Fastest Single File System Scale-out NAS Delivers Best of Breed HPC Storage and Processing Solution
Nov 14, 2011, 09:00 ET
SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SC11 -- EMC® Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that the EMC Isilon® continues to be the preferred no-compromise scale-out NAS solution of choice for organizations with high performance computing needs. Organizations across a range of industries are turning to Isilon to help them manage and access their most mission-critical data for timely and accurate analysis, leading to new discoveries, faster product development and better business decision-making.
When Digital Globe needed to accelerate the performance of its Big Data-intensive geospatial information services, the company turned to EMC Isilon and significantly improved its data processing capacity and performance, while reducing production times and total cost of storage ownership. As a result, Digital Globe can deliver its fully processed high-resolution images to customers faster and at less cost.
At Columbia University's Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2), Isilon provides the storage foundation for a variety of compute-intensive bioinformatics research initiatives. John Lowell Wofford, director of IT services for C2B2, said, "In this era of Big Data, it's clear that technology plays a critical role in the management and analysis of data for our researchers. I used to worry that our IT system couldn't keep pace with those growing computational demands. But with EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, we no longer have to worry about the scalability of our storage environment. This system is so streamlined and flexible. Improvements of capacity and performance go hand-in-hand with no compromise of one over the other. This technology backbone may help bring a new drug to market faster or enable our researchers to discover a genomic breakthrough."
Also in higher education, the University of Buffalo Center for Computational Research supports hundreds of researchers and academics who have dedicated themselves to innovating in data-intensive industries such as bioinformatics and geohazards. Tony Kew, storage administrator of the Center for Computational Research commented, "We operate 24x7x365, so downtime and performance bottlenecks are simply unacceptable. We support hundreds of researchers with limited IT staff, so we need storage that's simple to manage and easy to scale. Isilon delivers on all fronts, while also providing highly concurrent performance to accelerate our research."
By deploying EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, PetroChina, the publicly-traded arm of China National Petroleum Corporation, has consolidated a variety of mission-critical applications on a single file system and point of management, streamlining Big Data management to accelerate time-to-discovery in oil and gas exploration. Using EMC Isilon, PetroChina can provide its scientists with immediate, highly concurrent access to seismic data and applications, improving collaboration and operating efficiency.
As a provider of comprehensive, end-to-end geospatial solutions, Sanborn processes thousands of images each day. After achieving a more than 500 percent increase in performance over the previous storage system using EMC Isilon, Doyle Heisler, director of IT, said, "At Sanborn, customer demand for our geospatial solutions can simply be described as 'more, better, faster,' with each new project raising the bar in terms of size, complexity and turnaround time. By deploying Isilon IQ, we've increased image processing speeds 5X, enabling us to complete projects in much less time and pursue new business opportunities that would have been impossible without Isilon."
Christopher Angel, IT systems analyst, Canadian Light Source, Inc noted, "With demand continuing to increase for our synchrotron-based research, we needed to move away from the complexity and limitations of our traditional SAN to a simpler, more flexible and cost-effective storage solution. Isilon fit the bill, as it not only simplified management and improved application performance, but its scale-out architecture also ensures we'll never need a forklift upgrade again."
In June, the Isilon S200 scale-out NAS system broke performance records for a single file system as established by the independent Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®). The Isilon S200 meets growing demands of Big Data with the ability to drive a high number of transactional I/Os with multiple workflows and to conduct multiple protocols in a single file system and single volume. For companies with HPC requirements, this means no more compromise between performance and capacity, and enables them to extract greater value from their business information quickly, collaboratively, and securely.
EMC Isilon is at Supercomputing '11 Conference and representatives are on-hand to discuss how true scale-out NAS dramatically improves data and server performance and accelerates time-to-results in critical HPC projects to extract maximum value from data. EMC Isilon Director of Product Management, Nick Kirsch, will speak about the benefits of true scale-out NAS in a forum entitled "Big Data, Big Opportunity: Maximizing the Value of Data in HPC Environments," on November 15, 10:30 – 11 AM in WSCC Room 613/614. Please stop by the EMC Isilon booth #2609 to learn more.
About EMC Isilon
Isilon, a division of EMC, is the global leader in scale-out NAS. We deliver powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon's products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there's a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.com.
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.
EMC and Isilon are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other products and/or services are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Arthur Lamont Henderson represents himself against charges from Ross Township, Hopewell Township
Handcuffed and wearing a brown suit, a man was escorted into court by sheriff's deputies on Wednesday so he could directly question the women whom he's accused of raping.
Arthur Lamont Henderson, 39, is exercising his right to act as his own attorney and defend himself against charges that he raped two women in Ross Township and a third in Hopewell Township last year. By doing so, he is allowed to have interaction with the alleged victims. He has been referring to himself in the first person in court.
The trial took an emotional turn Wednesday morning, as the jury heard from one of Henderson's alleged victims who described the events that occurred at her townhouse in the Cascades in Ross Township on Jan. 9, 2012. (Raw notes: Partial transcripts of today's testimony and cross-examination)
The victim testified she was living there with her husband, who was her fiance at the time, and their 4-month-old daughter. She told the jury she woke up around 6 a.m., went outside with her dog, came back inside and walked upstairs to find her fiance bound and face-down on the floor. She said Henderson came up behind her with a gun and ordered the couple to hand over a few hundred dollars in cash.
She testified Henderson took her into her baby's room, ordered her to remove her clothes and raped her in front of her child, breaking down into tears several times on the stand.
She told the jury that Henderson said, "If you don't do everything I say, I'm going to kill your fiance. Let's just get this over with." Afterward, he ordered her to hand over her engagement ring and threatened to come back and kill them if they didn't wait before calling police, she said.
This is the second day of testimony. Just before the jury was ushered into the courtroom Tuesday, Henderson said he would represent himself. Judge Donna Jo McDaniel offered him an opportunity to change his mind but he stuck with his decision. McDaniel allows his cuffs to be removed but orders him to stay seated while he questions the women.
That was the case with the first alleged victim, who recalled the incident in her Hopewell Township townhouse last winter. Assistant District Attorney Laura Ditka told the jury Henderson followed the woman home from Rivers Casino. The victim said her attacker wore a mask during the incident, held a gun to her head and raped her in her bedroom while two teenagers slept downstairs. She told the jurors she pleaded with her attacker not to harm her, saying, "Don't do this to me, don't do this to me."
Ditka told the jury that the victims' lives were "shattered by the selfish, despicable acts of Arthur Henderson," who denies raping anyone.
"Ms. Ditka is accusing me of brutal crimes I did not commit," Henderson told they jury. "I am innocent until proven guilty. Please understand my life is on the line."
Henderson faces more than 50 charges that include rape, sex assault, and robbery. McDaniel has ordered him to remain seated as he questions his accusers.
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In 1949, Romania's fledgling communist regime unleashed a radical and brutal campaign to collectivize agriculture in this largely agrarian country, following the Soviet model. Peasants under Siege provides the first comprehensive look at the far-reaching social engineering process that ensued. The authors examine how collectivization assaulted the very foundations of rural life, transforming village communities that were organized around kinship and status hierarchies into segments of large bureaucratic organizations. Drawing on archival documents, oral histories, and ethnographic data, Peasants under Siege sheds new light on collectivization in the Soviet era and on the complex tensions underlying and constraining political authority. Katherine Verdery is the Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and a distinguished professor of anthropology at the Graduate Center.
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Saturday, November 05, 2011
Pumping Iron and Running Trail
Two weeks ago schools were closed for MEA. Being the goal setter that I have become these past 10 years, I decided I wanted to run 4 consecutive days. I was off Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Why not try to run each day, right? Thursday and Friday went great. I ran 5 miles each day with Topaz at Lake Maria State Park and it was fabulous. Saturday came along and after about a mile I began to have quite a bit of tingling and numbness. I stopped running immediately and began walking, the nerve pain went away. Thankfully. I was fine the remainder of the day, no additional pain. Sunday came along and I was able to run another 5 miles, no problem. I'll take it! If I am able to run two days in a row without pain and need to take a day off before I run again, I am fine with that. I truly am thankful just to be out in the woods, able to run whenever I can, and will walk when I must.
I began going back to Gold's two weeks ago as well. It was a big moment for me. I recalled vividly the last time I was there. Troy warned me not to go and lift. He could see that I was in pain, but I told him "I'm only going to lift legs" ... famous last words. That was 3 months ago and I hadn't been back in the gym since. I was in so much pain.
I started by working full body-light weight, high reps. I had minimal nerve pain, it really wasn't too bad. It was there though and let me know when to stop. I found that I could use the elliptical machine without much pain but oh how boring is that? Staring at myself in the mirror while on that machine drove me insane. No thanks.
The next visit to the gym was a repeat, full body, light high reps. Minimal nerve pain. I was just happy to be back, but at the same time, I was upset at my level of fitness, it had really declined.
Last week was better. I broke my lifting into 2 body parts and began with bi/tri. My right arm is as strong as it was, but oh boy, my left arm has a case of muscle atrophy. I don't know how the muscle and nerve is all connected but it has certainly done a number on my strength. It can't ONLY be because I didn't use my left arm for a while, it's not like I had it in a sling for 12 weeks but boy, by the loss of strength, one would think it had been casted for 12 weeks.
Bi's went OK, I can DB curl 30-35 lbs with my right arm, then for left...10 pounds! 10 and it was shaking like a frickin' leaf. I was on one hand, devastated by my loss of strength, but on the other hand, happy that I was able to at least be in the gym, working toward a higher level of fitness. It felt good to be back.
Tri's were something else. Right arm, no problem, no loss of strength, I maintained it. So glad I continued to eat all of the protein and take the BCAAs :) Left arm, sad. Skull crushers: lay back on bench, right hand, 20 pounds, I grabbed a 10 for my left. Big mistake. As I began the motion toward my head, bending my elbow, the weight totally took over my strength, pulling my arm past my ear, my hand dropped the dumb bell and hit my face, crashing to the floor. Thankfully it only nicked the side of my face, along my hairline. I couldn't believe it. I sat up, looked at myself in the mirror (the whole wall is a mirror and I was facing it) and just watched the tears roll down my face. I felt SO sad, angry and weak. I felt like a failure for some time, then collected myself and walked to the rack, taking a 5 pounder. I was just glad it wasn't a pink dumbbell. I was able to complete the movement with the 5 pounder. As I was working my tricep I felt it cramp, like a charlie horse. I had to massage it out. I completed a few other tri exercises, mostly went through the motions with light weights and reminded myself about the last time I lifted and how much pain I was in. I reminded myself that I was no longer in pain, I was here at Gold's, working my muscles, I was taking the first steps to becoming strong. I checked my tears, my sadness and began to smile. It really was good to be back!
Since then I've noticed that my muscle memory is coming back. My shoulders and arms are beginning to look strong, to be strong. My pushups are better, I don't have to have all of my weight on the right side. My workout today was chest and although I struggle with the left arm strength I know it will come back. If this was easy I wouldn't want any part of it.
After a good hard chest workout I came home to pick up Topaz. We headed out to Lake Maria for a run. What a beautiful afternoon! Wind blowing around the autumn leaves, a high of 60 degrees, just fabulous! We ran 7 miles without a twinge of pain. Tomorrow I'll try it again.
So yeah, pumping iron and running trails..less than before, more than last month. I'm truly grateful to be able to lift and run again. Man, how I have missed both. I'm looking forward to beginning a Crossfit class next.
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- Wayne said...
ok, "shaking like a frickin' leaf" cracked me up. :) I'm glad you're able to get back to it and are working through the low spots. Are you thinking about Tuscobia?
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Ha! Glad I could make you laugh :) No, sadly I am pretty sure I won't be ready for Tuscobia as I'm running a whole 7 miles for a long run. Yup, that's right. S E V E N. After Tuscobia 50K I had high hopes for the 75 sled pull but you know, there is always next year....
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Last week, David Weber, a former chief inspector general for the SEC, filed a lawsuit against former employer.
He alleges that several individuals in the SEC retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on sex and corruption at the agency (h/t Rolling Stone).
To begin, Weber says that two of his bosses at the Inspector General's office, former Inspector General David Kotz and his successor Noelle Maloney were sleeping together.
Kotz resigned from the SEC in January of this year.
Weber told Congress and SEC Commissioners that this, and other forms of misconduct on the part of Kotz, compromised high-profile SEC investigations into people like convicted Ponzi schemers Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford.
This gross negligence, alleged Weber, even compromised the SEC's computer systems.
From the complaint:
Instead of fixing these issues, the complaint alleges that the SEC engaged in a campaign to publicly discredit Weber.
Weber alleges that SEC officials planted a false story in the press that he requested to carry a gun at the agency, among other things.
The statements they made trashing his reputation are being used in a custody battle over his kids.
The SEC fired Weber last month.
Now here are some of the more details in this scandal (Warning: This does contain some foul language).
- Kotz wasn't just sleeping with his successor, according to the complaint. He was also sleeping with an attorney on the Stanford case named Gaytri Kachroo. Here's how Weber found out from Noelle Maloney:
- Weber reported this misconduct to SEC commissioners a few days later. That's when Maloney started accusing Weber of threatening her safety. She told SEC Chair Mary Schapiro, who then told Weber she did not consider him a security threat. Maloney was demoted, but then started a campaign "attacking Weber's integrity."
- According to the complaint, Maloney had colleagues file false complaints against Weber and made it harder for him to do his work by removing his support staff.
- Maloney's attack culminated on May 3rd, 2012, when she alleged Weber was a "physical threat" and two SEC officials (including security chief William Fagan) signed her complaint knowing it was false. Weber was put on leave.
- SEC personnel allegedly brought laptops with super sensitive information to the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas and were walking around with nametags stating their place of employment. Weber brought this concern to Mary Schapiro the day before he was placed on leave.
- Weber was investigating allegations that Mary Schapiro perjured herself and lied during on-the-record testimony before the House and Senate Oversight Committees. Schapiro was aware of this before he was put on leave. Putting him on leave at all, actually, could spell trouble for her as well.
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Hello long time no updates!
So very much is going on in the news, every day something more startling gut punching than the next and I began to think…what's the point in recording my rambling bits of a life… then I realized that's exactly the point… to carry on because that's what we do.
Despite the beat downs, live streamed killings, and living through the phlegmy last gasps of a cotillion of rotting from the inside of racist baby boomers in charge… we carry on.
So, some of you have recently read I do tarot readings and have some questions. Here's some answers.
Are tarot cards evil or 'magic'? Nope, not at all. Dogma and people who prey on others for money has made people attribute something dark where there is light. The cards themselves are not magic they are wood pulp and ink. Unlocking the symbols and archetypes aids in the ability to tap into intuition which can help one make better choices … that's the actual magic. At this point I can read a persons energy without the cards, but they're a handy tool.
The scientist Nikola Tesla said "if you want to understand the secrets of the universe think of it in terms of energy frequency and vibration."
Albert Einstein said and I'm paraphrasing… intuition is a gift the rational mind, the faithful servant. These are not airy fairy intangible concepts. You've walked into a room and felt the 'vibe' for better or worse? That's tapping into the energy, frequency and vibration of a room. that's intuition.
We're probably not going to evolve dramatically physically as humans anytime soon… (organically at least, augmentation is another thing)…So I propose the next great human evolution will be one of the mind, expanding our understanding of our self and others by using some of the the ninety percent of the brain we're not currently tapping into.
Did I get into tarot cards because I was in a witch movie?
-Nope, I got my first Tarot deck as a teenager and the year before the Craft script landed in my lap I'd delved into studying tarot. I'd prefer articles I've done NOT call me my character name from The Craft in their titles… but that's a grabbier lead line than the truth, which is last year I received a script about Marie Laveau the New Orleans voodoo priestess. In doing research I thought who, what and where would Marie Laveau be today, that led to my partnership with House of intuition and doing my tarot residency there.
On a practical level tarot can be like a a shrink in a box… it's pretty succinct at getting to the core of the matter. For those Of course you can take a deep dive into the more esoteric nature of tarot, which is of course a much longer process.
Have I stopped acting and become a tarot reader? No, I love acting! I just did an episode of a great TV show called being Mary Jane shot in Atlanta. My scenes were with the awesome Gabrielle Union and Michael Ely, they were lovely to work with. Funny, entertaining and both so very talented. I am and do many different things.
Why haven't you seen me on TV lately?
For a few different reasons which I go over in older blog posts so look through the archives, but let's just say I didn't start a health centric blog for nothing.
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The term "recession proof" gets loosely tossed around these days. Some observers say that the fitness industry is recession proof because people have a desire and need to remain healthy. However, club closures, the delay of club openings and a high attrition rate around the country suggest that the club industry is not entirely immune to the current recession.
Pilates programming represents one segment of the industry that has so far averted the troubled economic climate. Based on interviews with a handful of club operators, the recession has had little or no impact on non-dues revenue generated by Pilates programs at their clubs.
There is a caveat, however. Many of the operators that offer non-dues Pilates programming represent traditionally high-end clubs and studios, which have affluent members able to continue their spending on mind/body programs. High-end clubs have more money to spend on equipment and likely have more space for that equipment than smaller clubs, says Sandy Webster, editor-in-chief of IDEA Publications. On the other hand, many lower priced chains and smaller gyms simply offer mat Pilates classes and include mat classes as part of the membership.
High-end club Telos Fitness Center, Dallas, offers equipment Pilates classes at an additional fee. The basic membership fee at Telos is $115 a month, but the fee is $30 more for Pilates and yoga classes. It has had only a slight decrease in its mind/body services, according to Clarisa Duran, the club's director of sales and marketing.
"Maybe we're now officially too much of a luxury for the person who [considered the club] their 'icing on the cake,'" Duran says. "But by and large, we have been very fortunate to keep good, steady numbers."
The Sports Club/LA, with locations that include Beverly Hills, CA, and Rockefeller Center in New York, caters to a high-income market that includes celebrities. The company continues to exceed its budget in terms of new membership sales, according to Nanette Pattee Francini, president and founder. As a courtesy to its members, however, The Sports Club/LA did not raise membership dues or private training fees, as it has done in years past.
The Sports Club/LA is not seeing a downturn in Pilates training, Pattee Francini says.
"I'm actually surprised at how strong it is," she says. "I think a lot of it is [because of] the relationship that the trainer has with the client, and these clients don't want to give up these relationships. Pilates in a club environment is not a make-it-or-break-it program, period. We love Pilates, but it's not ever going to make you a ton of money."
Some clubs, though, are finding a little gold in Pilates. Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club, Greenwood Village, CO, has generated about $500,000 gross revenue per year from Pilates — which is a non-dues charge — and it projects an increase of 3 percent in 2009 over 2008 based on a strong fourth quarter, says Paula Neubert, president and general manager.
The economy hasn't quite hit most of Greenwood's 7,500 members, and Neubert credits that in part to the club's location in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the Denver area. At least one member has spent as much as $32,000 at the club in one year, Neubert says. Last year, Greenwood generated $11.6 million in revenue, with 40 percent coming from non-dues revenue. Personal training alone brings in $2 million a year, Neubert says.
"We're going to see as many as 1,600 to 1,800 visits a day in our club," Neubert says. "[A gym membership] is going to be one of the last things that's going to go for them. They don't necessarily look at their personal training or their Pilates or their tennis as being something extra. It's just part of their life, and they figure out a way to make it happen."
Club Xcel/Northeast Pilates is a 10,000-square-foot studio in Hamilton, MA, a Boston suburb. Half of the space in the club is dedicated to Pilates or yoga while the other half is dedicated to traditional services, says PJ O'Clair, owner.
This year, Club Xcel has more family memberships, and O'Clair started offering a new student rate. Both of these memberships have proved popular, she says, because many families in her market are foregoing family vacations, leaving them with more money to spend at the club.
"My area [includes people who come from] a lot of old money, and they will spend money on something they think is worth it, but they will not waste their money," O'Clair says. "Their conservatism in their lifestyle brought them back to the club."
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Most club operators are increasing revenue in their Pilates programs by reducing the amount of one-on-one training and adding two or more clients to a trainer. By doing this, the cost of the session decreases for the member or nonmember while the trainer and club garner more revenue.
Neubert says some of Greenwood's 10 Pilates instructors have held onto their clients by getting them into a program and changing some private sessions into duos at lower rates. Some of the instructors have up to six clients in a session.
Veronica Combs, the Pilates director for Telos Fitness Center, says semi-private training or "team training" not only brings in more revenue but creates accountability for the clients. Once they are part of a group, clients are less likely to cancel their appointments, she says.
"Our instructors are really great at being able to multi-task," Combs says. "Our studio is big. We have the space to do it. I can have five instructors with two to three clients each in one hour. People love that energy. With our club members, they like to have a lot of activity. They don't really want that quiet space."
Club Xcel also added several small group-based Pilates programs to generate revenue.
"Our private training definitely dropped," says O'Clair, the winner of the 2008 IDEA Program Director of the Year Award. "All these other programs, where they're doing things together or in smaller groups, have never been popular in my club before. Ever. And it is now. You have to plan ahead for that."
The changes don't come without some challenges.
"You'll have a client who has been doing single sessions with you for years and years and years, and then you're trying to figure out how can you couple them with somebody," Neubert says. "It's difficult. The Pilates instructors have to work a little harder to make that all work."
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As the number of group Pilates classes increases, the need for truly qualified instructors who know how to train multiple people at a time also increases, many club operators say. In the past, the demand for mind/body programs has exceeded the supply of instructors, but that's beginning to change, says an international mind/body company executive, who has seen an increase in the teacher-training side of his business.
High-end clubs have an advantage in hiring the best Pilates instructors because of their resources, IDEA's Webster says.
"Pilates instructors typically earn more per hour than any other type of instructor," Webster says. "This leads me to believe that high-end clubs can better afford to hire qualified Pilates trainers."
Hiring the best Pilates instructors often depends not only on the amount of money club owners can afford to pay but whether the instructors are willing to adopt the philosophy of a club's Pilates program. Adrienne McBride, the corporate director of fitness, group fitness and Pilates at Club One, San Francisco, took over the Pilates program at Club One four years ago. Prior to her arrival at Club One, the company grossed $200,000 in Pilates but netted only $1,000 annually.
With a more careful approach to business and a greater emphasis on instructors teaching the program McBride's way, the program's revenue has increased. Last year, Club One generated $1 million from its Pilates program with a net of about $400,000.
McBride's program is fitness-based Pilates, designed for clients to work up a sweat and get in a good workout, she says. McBride switched from one-on-one training to more group training, and she let go instructors who disagreed with her philosophy, she says.
To make Pilates programs even more profitable, some club operators are marketing to nonmembers as well as members. About 10 percent to 15 percent of the people in Club One's Pilates program are nonmembers, McBride says, adding that nonmembers are attracted to the Pilates program more than they are to the club.
A typical hour-long Pilates session at Club One costs $25, so in a group session with six clients, the club generates $150, half of which goes to the instructor.
"You've got to make that $25 so worth it," McBride says. "You've got to create a sense of community and really bond with the six people."
Club operators have relied on creative marketing to attract both members and nonmembers.
Telos Fitness Center features bridal Pilates packages for soon-to-be brides, as well as maternity Pilates packages for soon-to-be moms. Partnerships with local businesses are important to Telos, too. Telos officials are in discussions with a local mall to set up Pilates classes in the mall's outdoor garden.
"We've always sought out a high-end customer that was looking for a full experience, whether it was training or Pilates or yoga," Duran says. "We realized that more than ever, that still has to remain our focus but that we have to find even more unique and strategic ways to get a person in here than we normally would. Everybody's looking for a way to increase value for their customer and make things exciting and fun and stress free."
Instead of asking prospects to just try out a membership or a guest pass, Duran encourages them to try the club's mind/body services. During a tour, she introduces prospects to Combs in the Pilates studio.
"People are a little more open to some one-on-one attention," Duran says. "Once they meet Veronica and see what she has to offer and the studio, they're blown away."
Although Greenwood relies heavily on its membership base, the club's director of Pilates devised a program to offer nonmembers a certain number of sessions per month for a higher price than members pay, Neubert says. Nonmembers pay $10 more for private or semi-private Pilates sessions and $5 more for equipment-based Pilates classes, she says. After a session, the Pilates instructor escorts nonmembers to the front desk, walking past the cycling studio, the cardiovascular area or an energy zone class so they can see all that the club has to offer. If the nonmembers want to stick around at the club after their session, they have to pay extra, Neubert says.
Each month, O'Clair offers programs to familiarize people with Club Xcel's Pilates offerings. She targets everyone from the deconditioned, and members who never participated in Pilates, to athletes. The club recently conducted a Valentine's Day Pilates partner program that resulted in multiple-pack sessions for nonmembers who wanted to continue coming to the club, O'Clair says.
"I hit all my markets with the specialty programming," she says.
No matter how big or small a club is, all club operators are more than aware of what's going on around them regarding the economy, and several of them are responding by adapting their mind/body programs. As the executive from the mind/body program company says, "It's an opportunity to redefine and pay closer attention to what we do. Everybody is sharpening their pencils."


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Justin Timberlake admitted that he was nervous about taking on a challenging part in David Fincher's much-anticipated Facebook movie, "The Social Network."
"It scared the sh-- out of me," the pop superstar told Us Magazine at the movie's premiere in New York City Friday night. "This movie's dense. There's a lot there. It would take me all night to sort of go through what we talked about, about what this character is."
Timberlake is putting his acting skills to the test playing Napster creator Sean Parker. He said the tech genius's character has "a lot of layers" and he and director Fincher worked together in building Timberlake's performance.
"[We worked on] diagramming the arc and peeling back the layers," the "SexyBack" singer said, adding, "He's an actor's director, and he pulls performances out of people."
The Social Network - which sagas Mark Zuckerberg's rise to social media glory and hits theaters October 1 - is another addition to director David Fincher reel of intense, complex flicks. That includes "Fight Club," "Zodiac," and the Oscar-nominated "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
Timberlake is no stranger to the big screen. He has had roles in "The Love Guru," "Alpha Dog," "The Open Road," and other movies.
Critics are already giving JT's performance a thumbs-up "Like," some calling it Oscar-worthy. PopEater.com ran an editorial this month praising the pop sensation for his surprising big screen talent and have even began a Facebook campaign to nominate him for an Oscar.
Timberlake certainly did his research, but had difficulty friending the real Sean Parker. Vanity Fair reported that when Timberlake approached Parker at a nightclub to gain insight into his character, Parker resisted him.
"He said he wanted to get to know me," the Napster creator told the magazine, "but I said, 'That isn't going to help you play the part [Aaron] Sorkin has written. That character really isn't me."
Fincher's film is entering movie theaters everywhere with a bit of controversy. Facebook CEO Zuckerberg spoke out against the accuracy of the film, which critics say portray him as a back-stabbing, power-hungry punk. He continued to defend himself and his colleagues on the Oprah Winfrey show on Friday.
"It's a movie, it's fun… I can promise you, this is my life so I know it's not that dramatic. The last six years have been a lot of coding and focus and hard work, but maybe it would be fun to remember it as partying and all this crazy drama," he told Winfrey.


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Even More Cash Mob fun for people AND pets this weekend in Silverdale
The Big Dog Project is near and dear to my heart. I have two big dogs that are very mischievous and if anything happened to me, they would be hard to adopt out. I hope that a organization like this would help them, so if you can visit Naturally 4 Paws this weekend in Silverdale, Washington they would really appreciate it. The raffle tickets are only $1.00 and the Proceeds greatly help the BIG DOG Project!
Saturday – April 21st, 2012 1:00 – 5:00 p.m at Naturally 4 Paws on Silverdale Way in Silverdale.
Cash Mob T-shirts will be available for purchase by Catie's Creations and The Training & Events Center will be filled with booths from vets, groomers, pet sitters, rescue groups and other service providers. They will also be offering $5 Nail Trims with proceeds going to the local rescue group!
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Lindsay Cowher gets engaged to Ryan Kelly from Duke
Youngest daughter of ex-Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher is getting married to a fellow basketball player
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The tweet says, "The love of my life @lindsaycowher said yes! #sohappy #blessed"
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The 6-foot-11 Kelly played basketball at Duke University. He just finished his senior year, and is being mentioned as a possible draft pick in the NBA Draft next month.
Lindsay Cowher played basketball at Fox Chapel High School before the Cowhers moved to Raleigh, N.C., where she and Kelly attended Ravenscroft High School together. She went on to play at Wofford College.
The oldest Cowher daughter, Meagan, is also married to an athlete -- Carolina Hurricanes hockey player Kevin Westgarth.
And the girls' mother -- Bill's late wife, Kaye -- was a standout basketball player at North Carolina State who went on to play in the Women's Pro Basketball League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.


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Oh, look! More flowers. I swear I'm not secretly trying to become a florist. But we put together this super cute shoot for 100 Layer Cake in my backyard a few weeks ago, and I got to play with flowers again. Which is always fun. Also, there's a whole mess of awesome stuff on sale in the shop right now. Just sayin'.
And Scott got a cute photo of bebé #2 for me. See? So much better with the belly shots of late.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
An Interview with Sara Thacker and A Contest!
Please welcome the very talented Sara Thacker to my blog today!
Alisha: How did you meet your husband?
Sara: He was dating my roommate in college. She wasn't that into him, just stringing him along. I asked if she minded if we dated, she said she didn't mind. We've been married for eighteen years.
Alisha: Wow! Tell us about the hero and heroine in your latest release.
Sara: Jake, in Smooth Lies, is more like a superhero than a normal guy. Of course, I made him that way. He's smart, sexy and muscled up. Jake knows he's made mistakes, but he's dedicated to those he loves. When he finds out Sophia is in danger, he'll do anything to make her safe. He's got a load of trouble haunting him and that trouble is threatening everything he knows.
Sophia is strong and beautiful. She wants her life to change but isn't sure how to make it happen. Her life is in danger, her memories sketchy. Sophia run's away from the man threatening her. Now she has to stay alive, but her skills are lacking. Finding Jake saves her, but can she save their relationship?
Alisha: If you were granted three wishes by a genie, what would they be?
Sara: That's a tough question. If you could wish for world peace and prosperity then that would be my first. Second would be a house on the beach. And third would be Starbucks for life without any weight gain.
Alisha: If you could go anywhere to tomorrow, where would you go?
Sara: The beach.
Alisha: If you could see anyone tomorrow (dead or alive), who would it be?
Sara: My granny. She passed away when I was twelve. I would love to talk to her again.
Alisha: If you could choose six people to spend one week on a desert island, who would it be and why?
Sara: My husband and children, that would be three. Then I would ask McKenna and her two kids. Too bad her hubby couldn't come along, but we would have fun.
Alisha: Well, I guess you can have seven..lol! What word or phrase tingles in all the right places for you?
Sara: I don't think I have a word or phrase that does that.
Alisha: Not one? If you had one day to spoil yourself, what would you do?
Sara: I would go to the beach and read a book.
Alisha: If you could change one incident in your life, what would it be and how would you change it?
Sara: There's so much that could be changed, but the events that happened made me into who I am today. So I'm not sure I would change anything that happened.
Alisha: What's the sexiest thing a man has ever done for you or said to you or both?
Sara: My husband bought me a new computer. Trust me, it was great.
Alisha: Oh! I happen to find that very sexy! My husband did the same thing. Very sweet and supportive for a man to do that when he understands our passion for writing!
Excerpt from Smooth Lies
Sophia sat up, her heart thumping wildly. Someone had shouted. She was sure of it. No noise followed from the rooms above. Hearing nothing, she decided to seek out a cup of hot tea to sooth her frayed nerves.
Padding softly down the hall to the kitchen, she came to the decision she could no longer pretend she wanted to stay with Jake. He wanted her to sleep with him, and she couldn't. Jake wasn't the man her memories conjured up as her husband. Her Jake was kinder, gentler. He never would have forced her to take medicine. Damn it, either her memories which had been coming back to her with such detail were wrong, or Jake was a liar.
With her hand poised, ready to flip on the light, she heard a voice. She froze. Turning her head slightly, she focused on the direction the sound came from. Someone was talking. She crept to the basement door and placed her ear near the crack, straining to hear the words.
"I'll get it done. Don't worry, before the end of the week I'll have what we want. I'll get the damn code."
Sophia's heart quickened. Jake wanted a code. She pushed down her fear and stayed put. She had to hear more.
"Listen, the bitch will be in my bed tomorrow night. I'll do her over good and confuse the shit out of her. She'll fall completely in love with me and won't know the difference. I'll tell her I forgot where I put the code and she'll give it to me. Then we can get rid of her and Wendy can bring Randy home."
Alisha: Oh my! Now I have to read this! Great excerpt, Sara. You tease! Come back anytime!
11 comments:
- Asylumgirl said...
Your roommate's boyfriend! LOL, at least he found someone to appreciate him and you've had eighteen years together. It's funny how things work sometimes.
- February 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Sara Thacker said...
Yes Deidre, she really didn't like him beyond he's cute. That's as deep as she took it. I fell in love with him at first sight.
- February 17, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Martha Eskuchen said...
This book sounds great! Thanks for sharing today. I liked how you got the guy! (Hope your roomate found the right one for her too.)
- February 17, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Sara Thacker said...
Martha, I hope so. I always believe in the story where the girl gets the right guy.
- February 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- Lisa said...
Thanks for the great excerpt really enjoyed it. Really want to know the rest now lol. Great story about your husband and roommate. I love when true love finds the way to the right person.
- February 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Sara Thacker said...
Hi Lisa, I'm glad you liked the excerpt from Smooth Lies. I loved working on that book.
- February 17, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Kytaira said...
Great exerpt! It leaves me wondering if he was really thinking that way or if he was putting on a front for someone or what!
- February 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
- Babyblue22 said...
Hey Sara,
What a funny way to meet your husband must be a great story to tell the kids..lol.
Great excerpt sounds like a great read.
- February 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- Alisha said...
And the winner of one of Sara's books is Deidre! Congrats! Email me your information at email@example.com and I'll forward your email to Sara.
Thanks for being my guest of honor today, Sara! Come back soon!
- February 18, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- Sara Thacker said...
Hi Kataira and Afshan,
Thanks for the compliment on the excerpt. For something a little hotter I also write as Sara York.
- February 18, 2009 at 6:54 AM
- Martha Eskuchen said...
Congrats Deidre! Enjoy.
- February 18, 2009 at 10:09 AM


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Joe Jackson saw his son's "This Is It" for the first time at a premiere event at The Palms in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and the Jackson family patriarch said he enjoyed the film.
"The performance – it's great because it's Michael performing," Joe said. "He's always going to give a good show."
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Joe didn't want to talk much after seeing the movie at the Vegas premiere, which attracted the likes of recent "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Chuck Liddell, actor Todd Bridges and boxing manager Don King, but before the event, the Jackson family patriarch said he was hoping the press would be kind to the film.
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Joe also offered an update on how the family is doing.
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Bruce Graybill should not be expecting any special tips from the people on his mail route in northern Indiana.
The 56-year-old postal carrier stockpiled hundreds of pieces of undelivered mail in lockers and empty mailboxes along his route in Elkhart County, authorities said.
Graybill has been charged with obstruction of mail, unlawful delay of mail by a postal employee and embezzlement of mail by a postal employee in a three-count federal grand jury indictment.
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Graybill has pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in October. His attorney, H. Jay Stevens, has not responded to request for comment.
In April, postal inspectors found more than 1,000 pieces of mail in lockers at a mobile home park in Elkhart, according to the South Bend Tribune
Graybill meant to process all the mail intended for addresses that were vacant, authorities said. The postmarks ranged from December 2007 through April 2009.
Much of the mail was first-class, said Mary Hatton, spokeswoman for David Capp, U.S. attorney for the northern district of Indiana. Graybill was charged after a U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation.


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Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis is a great fan of that alternate reality holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life, and he's never made a secret of the fact that the Biff-ruled Hill Valley of Back to the Future Part II is an homage to the neon-filled Pottersville George Bailey travels through. This video, made by YouTube user skeejay, shows just how close Marty McFly and George Bailey really are.
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First Look: Cocktails at Whisler's in Austin, Texas
Note: First Looks give previews of new drinks and menus we're curious about. Since they are arranged photo shoots, we do not make critical evaluations or recommendations.
Veteran Austin bartender Scranton Twohey's experience behind the bar ranges from high end Uchi to Bridget Dunlap's Rainey St. family of bars (Luster Pearl, Clive Bar, Bar Ilegal). For years, he loved Rabbit Lounge, a casual joint on East 6th known for its ice cold beers. One evening, he bumped into Rosalio "Rabbit" Duran drinking with his buddies at the Lounge. He tried to persuade Duran to sell the bar to him, but Rabbit refused. Eventually, Rabbit yielded and the two negotiated a long term lease.
After several months of renovations, Twohey opened Whisler's very softly in mid May (before he even had liquor shelving in) and allowed the word to spread organically. "I like shotgun-style houses and this building reminded me of New Orleans. I didn't want to change anything; I wanted to keep the feel of the Eastside." Twohey explained. He reused as much of the original wood and possible so the space would look "like it's been there for a hundred years." The indoor bar area has high ceilings and walls lined with weathered wood panels. A long outdoor bar also serves the expansive patio area.
The concept is based on Twohey's self-proclaimed "weird personality". "I want people to have no idea what's going to happen," he explained. "It's the stories that come out of a place that intrigue people." One Sunday, for example, an opera singer gave an impromptu performance that wowed the crowd.
Twohey has no lack of opinion on the craft cocktail scene, which simultaneously motivates and frustrates him. "I hate the word craft because everyone has a craft," he said. While he thinks it's a good thing that bartenders researched how cocktails were made through history, he's no longer inspired by those who "go back in time and take other people's craft and replicate it." On a trip to New York City, Twohey visited 27 bars in 4 days, and after returning, he lamented the lack of creativity in Austin's cocktail scene. "Everything has been done already and it's frustrating to work in bars where they don't experiment." He hopes to foster his bartenders' creativity, so they can "grow and be who they want to to be."
Twohey also stresses that he does not want his customers to have to wait. Cesar G. Aguilar (formerly of La Condesa) is one of several experienced bartenders that helped bring Twohey's vision to life. They designed each well so all ingredients are within a 1-foot reach away. They also ditched the fancy glassware and opted for standard bar glasses. They streamlined each recipe so there are as few ingredients as possible, but most incoporate house made jams, syrups, bitters, and infused liquors that can all be made in advance.
Despite his need for speed, Twohey encourages guests to ask for off-the-menu drinks. Twohey often challenges his bartenders to create drinks for him on the spot, particularly with as few ingredients as possible. Check out the slideshow for a peek at the cocktails on their debut menu »
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Sreesanth Angry on BCCI's DecisionAugust 11, 2017 13:31
Indian pacer S Sreesanth has expressed his anger on Friday on the decision taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to challenge the decision of lifting the life ban from the bower.
BCCI, on Thursday, had made it clear that it is going to challenge the decision by the Kerala High Court lifting the ban from S Sreesanth and opening the doors for him to comeback in the Indian national team.
Sreesanth tweeted,
C mon @bcci this is worst u can do to anyone that too who is proven innocent not just once but again and again..don't know why u doing this?— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
@bcci I'm not begging ,I'm asking to give my livelihood back .its my right. U guys are not above God. I will play again..— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) August 11, 2017
The Indian speedster S Sreesanth, who has played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20 Internationals for India, was banned by the BCCI for his alleged role in 2013 IPL Spot-fixing.
BCCI has also made it clear that they will not allow the cricketer to make a comeback in the team even though the life ban is lifted by the court.


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In January 2011, MIT submitted its first annual report to the secretariat of the Sustainable Campus Charter, an agreement signed by MIT President Susan Hockfield and leaders of 25 other internationally known universities during the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
By signing the inaugural charter, Hockfield pledged to deepen the Institute's long-standing commitment to improve sustainability, foster energy efficiency and reduce waste in all campus activities. She further pledged to cooperate with her fellow charter members in sharing new information and experiences that emerge through their local sustainability efforts.
To those ends, the first annual report presents an overview of MIT and then highlights programs that demonstrate the Institute's commitment to the principles of the charter, including setting goals, taking action, and reporting progress each year.
Hockfield noted that signing the charter reaffirms MIT's commitment to sustainable development and to guiding campus operations toward a more sustainable, energy-efficient future. "The charter provides a platform for sharing ideas and experiences with many international peer institutions," she said. "We all want to harness the intellectual power of our faculty, capitalize on the enthusiasm of our campus community, and seek innovative ways to speed our campuses towards true sustainability."
The Sustainable Campus Charter was initiated by the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), a community of leading university presidents — including Hockfield — that was convened in 2006 by the World Economic Forum to help address the world's pressing problems, among them, sustainability. The International Sustainable Campus Network, a nonprofit organization, partnered with GULF to develop, implement, and manage the new charter.
Universities that signed the charter also include Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and others in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
As members of the charter, the university presidents pledge to continue their sustainability efforts locally and to share information globally, with an emphasis on three core sustainability goals:
- Improve the design and functioning of campus facilities, especially buildings;
- Integrate the issue of sustainability into institution-wide planning;
- Work toward developing the university as a living laboratory, with students and faculty using their home institutions as research platforms to explore energy conservation, efficient materials use, improved transportation, and related issues.
"For MIT, this commitment will serve as a guiding feature in many aspects of our campus development, and we look forward to engaging the broad MIT community in shaping our progress," said Steven M. Lanou, deputy director for sustainability in the MIT Environment, Health and Safety Headquarters Office, who took the lead in preparing MIT's report to the secretariat.
The report provides an overview of MIT's mission, history and organization. It then addresses all three of the charter's goals, citing specific commitments, achievements and investments in energy and resource conservation and efficiency, both during the past two decades and within the last few years. Included are examples of methods used to involve the campus community as well as to integrate energy and sustainability into classwork and other learning opportunities, including testing innovative ideas on the campus itself.
A key component of the sustainability effort is a strong focus on the buildings of each participating university. Buildings account for major expenditures of energy, so how they are designed and operated is critical.
Of note at MIT are two new buildings that were designed to minimize energy use without compromising livability, convenience and quality. The recently dedicated David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research includes many sustainable design features and as a result uses 30 percent less energy than a similar-size, conventional laboratory building. Similarly, the new home of the MIT Sloan School of Management is over 40 percent more energy efficient than a typical building of comparable size and use.
In addition, during renovations, older buildings on campus — such as the Arthur D. Little building, which dates from 1916 — are being updated with the latest sustainable design features, while retaining their most interesting historic qualities.
MIT and other members of the charter will work together to learn from their experiences as they build and operate major facilities on their campuses.
According to Lanou, the coming year's focus will be on additional goal setting and progress measurements to support the charter as well as MIT's own sustainability objectives.
This expanding effort to enhance sustainability at MIT is being supported in part by generous grants from alumni, including a gift of $1 million from Jeffrey Silverman '68, which created the Jeffrey Silverman Evergreen Energy Fund, and a $500,000 donation from David desJardins '83. Both donors are deeply committed to enhancing energy efficiency on the MIT campus.


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Terry S - You were the Valentine's Day drawing winner! Please email me through my website (janadeleon.com) and provide your mailing address and who you would like the book autographed to, and I will send out your Valentine's package.
So last week I talked about stupid interviews, and I was going to segue into stupid bosses this week but I had a situation come up with a client about a week ago and I just had to share. I'm a technical writers for a software company at my day job, and I wrote a set of custom documents for one of our clients. The product that the documents were for is one that produces pdf printouts with barcodes that you fax along with backup and the system automatically files it for you in a digital storage system. Very cool if you do a lot of paperwork (especially government). Since we had no way of knowing whether printers would be available in every classroom, I printed out the pdf scanning documents and merged them into my training guide so that they could see an example and the instructor could explain how to organize the pdf copies along with their original documents before scanning.
So I get an email from the training manager wanting to know if I have the original pdf's used for my training guide because the clients would like to have the digital file. I said I did but I was not in the office that day, could they wait until Monday. He thought so and I figured we were done. A little while later he emails again. This is what he said (paraphrased):
You are going to get a laugh out of this one. I got an email from one of their managers saying that they were going to have an employee scan the pdf files and attach them to an email to send to me so that I knew exactly which documents they wanted.
I emailed back and asked "At that point, what would I be sending back?"
I almost fell off my chair laughing. So the client wants a digital copy and they're going to SCAN the document (thus making a digital copy) to tell us which digital copy to send them. Wow! So far that is the Stupid Comment of the Year. Might take a lot to best that one.
So any of you work with clients/the public? Got a stupid story to share?
Deadly DeLeon
Monday, February 16, 2009
Stupid Is As Clients Does
Terry S - You were the Valentine's Day drawing winner! Please email me through my website (janadeleon.com) and provide your mailing address and who you would like the book autographed to, and I will send out your Valentine's package.
Posted by Jana DeLeon at 6:50 AM
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LOL! People are so strange!
Nothing work-related but I saw a headline in a CNN news email I get that stated "Plane crash reports worsen flying phobias". Gosh, ya think? ROFL!
- February 16, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Terry S said...
That is hilarious. Sometimes I wonder what people use their brains for because it certainly appears it's not for thinking!
Hey, Jana, I did email you through your website last week when you announced I won your Valentines Day Blog and have done so again this morning using your Contact Me form. Did you get it?
- February 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Wendy Roberts said...
Thanks for the morning laugh! Stupidest moment I've seen lately was a woman standing outside her car freaking out because the remote on her key chain had a dead battery and she couldn't get it to unlock the door. I pointed out that she still had the key. It never occurred to her to use it lol!
- February 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Keri Ford said...
Ugh. I worked in a resturant and we had some guy order a rib sandwich (not on our menu and ordered during the busy time). We tried explaining to him that the bones were in the ribs. He said that was fine and to add lettuce, tomato, onion, and whatever.
We never figured out how he at that sandwich exactly.
- February 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
LOL Tori - nothing like stating the obvious on a national news channel, eh? Gee, I would never have known that otherwise!
- February 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Terry - maybe they take them out and play with them. :)
I will check again. I am wondering if I have an email problem. If so, I'll let you know. Thanks!
- February 16, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
LOL Wendy - You don't even want to know how many times that happens now - especially with all the new-fangled car entry systems. But really? Are you ten? Have you never seen a key before? :)
- February 16, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Keri - now that's just plain weird...unless he eats bones or was taking the sandwich to his dog?????
- February 16, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Christie Craig said...
I worry about our race sometimes.
- February 16, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Me too, Christie!
- February 16, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- Unknown said...
This is hilarious, you have made my day! ROTFLOL
- February 16, 2009 at 5:22 PM
- Jana DeLeon said...
Good Virginia!!!! Providing people with a laugh is what I live for. :)
- February 16, 2009 at 6:42 PM


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