Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Scrapbooking Studio Makeover {My Work Space} - Telling Stories

A big part of the reason we bought the house we did was because it had everything on our wish list, including office spaces for both Adam and me. Because I work from home, this was non-negotiable and while I could've turned the upstairs dining room into an office like I did the last time we lived in Illinois, the truth is, I didn't want all the clutter in that front room.?

Let's face it, some of us don't put everything away when we're done with it.?

My lower level office is perfect for me...or at least, it would be...eventually. The previous owners LOVE earth tones, which I happen to really hate dislike, so you can imagine there wasn't a lot of creative juice flowing when I worked in this space:?

IMG_9066_web

I've already recounted my previous office spaces, so I had a really good idea of what I wanted (and didn't want) moving forward with this room redo.?

IMG_9052_web

I knew what color I wanted. I knew how to do it without spending hardly any money. I knew what to fill it with to make me feel inspired. And I do believe an inspiring space is a beautiful thing... especially when you spend the bulk of your day there.?

I put on my hot paint clothes and got to work.?

IMG_9071_web

It took the whole family and a few weekends, but I'm mostly finished now...mostly. I still have some artwork to hang, along with a repainted memo board and a few other details...so these are my in process photos.

The other thing I had to keep in mind is that I not only need scrapbooking space, I need writing space... it's tricky to combine this much "stuff/clutter" with the clean slate look I need when I write...

Anyway. This is may main work space:

IMG_9921_web

Those cubbies are meant to sit on the floor, but Adam used L-brackets and affixed them to the wall. Works like a charm. My only gripe is they aren't 12 inches wide or deep, so they don't work well for some scrapbooking product.?

Still, each drawer houses a product that needs to be hidden away. One has paint supplies, one has extra adhesives, one has stamps and ink, one has mailing supplies for my books etc. They are great for catching the little miscellaneous things.

I have two different sizes:?

IMG_9922_web

That little decorative chair is from Pier One. I love it, but I feel like it's a little small. I've got a few boxes of mailing stuff that still needs to be put away there, and I'm currently working on a large canvas to go right above that chair.

If it turns out, I'll show you some day.?

If it doesn't, we'll never speak of it again.?

This is one of my favorite things...

IMG_9924_web

Because I'm in the basement, I didn't want a heavy curtain. I made this ribbon valance as a project for a book I was working on, and rather than stash it away somewhere, Adam hung it here. I LOVE it! It's fun and colorful and light can still come through.?

On the other side of the room, I have the beginning of a "message center". The big white board is perfect for keeping me on task, and when I'm plotting a book, I'll use it to help me visualize a story's arc.?

I've been wanting one of these forever.?

IMG_9929_web

You can see I still have artwork and stuff to find homes for...it's on the list!

Then right as you walk into the room, I've got my stand-up art table. Looking at this photo, I think I'm going to hang some fun art all around the shelves and just make an eclectic gallery wall of color...?

Underneath you can see my baskets. One is full of letter stickers (I'm addicted) and the other is full of chipboard (equally as addicted.)?

IMG_9931_web

To the left of this table there's a closet with some great shelves, the breaker box and a big pipe right in the center. My plan is to find some really bright, fun curtains and hang those here rather than re-installing the boring old doors.?

We've since moved on to Adam's studio...which I can't WAIT to finish and show you...but I'm still plugging away on my space and will until it's completely finished...?

What about you, where do you work??

Source: http://courtneywalsh.typepad.com/telling_stories/2012/08/scrapbooking-studio-makeover-my-work-space.html

pineapple upside down cake free ecards flying car masters golf tournament the replacements how to hard boil eggs new nfl uniforms

Video: What?s going on with the GOP?

Trash Talk: Penn State opens new chapter

Trash Talk: For Penn State, this is the first game of the Bill O'Brien era. He not only has to get a big-time football team to play its first game at home, but he knows the world will be watching to see how the Nittany Lions respond in the post-Paterno era.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/48806381#48806381

acapulco mexico hines ward alex smith alex smith robert deniro mexico news the talented mr ripley

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Facebook Marketing Strategy for Social Media Mastery | Work With ...

Facebook Marketing Strategy

Facebook Marketing Strategy for Social Media Mastery

If you are struggling with social media mastery and especially Facebook marketing strategy for using Facebook to grow your business and generate considerable income, you are not alone.

There are hundreds and even thousands of people on Facebook trying to make money with Facebook marketing strategies that have yet to make a dime.

The main reason is, is that you just haven?t been shown how to do it right yet.

There is a lot of hype out there regarding marketing on Facebook, we have all heard and read the remarks like, ?If you?re not making money on Facebook you?re not doing it right? or ?Thousands are making money on Facebook, if you?re not then you?re doing everything wrong?.

And I like the best one, ?Aren?t you tired of watching everyone else make a fortune on Facebook but you??.

WELL, ARE YOU!!

Facebook Marketing Strategy ? Internet Marketing Success

Well, it is true that if you?re in Internet marketing and building your business marketing online, then social media marketing is one area that is crucial for you to master for your online marketing strategies.

And if you?re not making money on Facebook it is not your fault because there is a particular strategy to marketing on Facebook and unless you find out just what those strategies are, you are not going to be successful at making money marketing on Facebook.

It is best to find someone who has managed to find the secrets to facebook marketing and are getting the kind of results you are expecting to have and learn from them.

Facebook Marketing Strategy ? Social? Media Secret

That is what this recorded webinar is all about; the ?Facebook marketing strategy? secret that a top earning Internet marketer is using to generate a massive following in her online business that she is passing on to you, the new marketer, for FREE.

Some of the things you will discover in this explosive training tutorial:

  • The #1 reason 97% FAIL on Facebook and waste thousands of dollars on Facebook with no results, and how to avoid this deadly pitfall before you even get started. CRITICAL! (at 11 min 50 sec. in this video)
  • You MUST avoid this mistake at-all-costs WHATEVER YOU DO do IF you are lucky enough to get a ?wild? ad approved (at 15 min 42 sec in this video)
  • The ONLY thing you should be saying in your ad to ensure you get your ads APPROVED ? THIS IS HUGE! (at 17 min 27 sec in this video)
  • The 5 BEST things you can do with your fans to create a loyal legion of fans that will follow you to the death! (at 18 min 54 sec in this video)
  • The easiest, fastest, and simplest way to get your fans to opt-in to your capture pages, which means BIG money for you! (at 25 min 01 sec in this video)
  • How to use Facebook to win affiliate contests in 48 hours with 3 simple steps involving Landing Tabs (at 27 min 20 sec in this video)
  • How to get 31 fans and generate 10 leads in ONE HOUR using this stupid-simple (and viral) social media strategy (at 30 min 41 sec in this video)
  • How to use ?Sponsored LIKE Ads? and ?Status Ads? to get .01 click-thru rates and crazy-cheap, laser-targeted leads 24?7 on autopilot! (at 39 min 19 sec in this video)
  • Plus countless other gold nuggets that you can implement into Facebook marketing and social media marketing strategy to make money starting today? for FREE!

Facebook Marketing Strategy ? Facebook Queen

This FREE TRAINING VIDEO Shows How This Facebook Queen Built Her 6-Figure Business in 6 months, Retired Her Husband from a Healthy Corporate America Salary, and Signed up 32 Reps in the Last 50 Days at a $500.00 Buy-In ALL via Facebook Marketing!

Get INSTANT ACCESS HERE to the training video on the next page to save thousands of Facebook advertising dollars, countless hours of time, and see how Facebook has made (and continues to make) her a fortune using Social Media Mastery and particularly Facebook Marketing Strategy.



Bookmark & Share

Bookmark and Share

Related posts:

  1. Social Media Insanity Social Media Insanity ? Social Media Insanity or just plain...
  2. Social Media Automation Social Media Automation Newly Released Webinar on Social Media Automation...
  3. Best Facebook Marketing Strategy For Branding Facebook Marketing Strategy Best Facebook Marketing Strategy For Branding If...

Source: http://workwithrobertdorsey.com/facebook-marketing-strategy-for-social-media-mastery

bruno mars best new artist 2012 grammys foo fighters nikki minaj grammys album of the year

Your online reputation needs to evolve with you | Biznology

The way you feel now about all those photos of you at the beach, in your suit, body-proud, tanned and drinking ? liberation and joy ? may end up making you feel completely different in your near future ? trapped and ashamed. No matter how young you may be, reading these words, you need to start thinking long-game when it comes to your online reputation.

You?re at the mercy of the Panopticon: networked cameras are almost ubiquitous

Your online reputation on Google Search is a culmination of all your separate, discrete (or indiscreet) choices ? sort of like tattoos ? and it?s always easier to not get inked in the first place than it is live with the consequences or go through the pain and expense of having all of your tribal, prison, lower-back, ankle, neck, and face tattoos removed.

Easier said than done

The way you want to be perceived really changes over time, from the feeling of abandon too many of us have in high school to the feeling of reckless abandon that too many people film and photograph over Spring Break in college, to the feeling a righteous indignation too many of us feel all through our 20s, to the feeling of abject panic and regret as all of this brave, courageous, fearless, stupid abandon comes to roost and haunt us on Google Images, YouTube, and Google Search.

Do we ever really know how stupid we are?

When my young friends were in their 20s, they were very happy to be live photo-blogged and I captured them shamelessly: at coffee, at parties, at dinner, and all over. Now that they?ve been through sundry Ivyesque graduate programs, they?ve become way more serious and have all come to me, asking me to curate and remove photos that their names bring up on Google Images. Of course I do ? because I love them; but I probably wouldn?t do the same thing for you.

I, on the other hand, desired to become a US Senator since I was 16, so I limited the true idiocy of my choices ? and, because I grew up Catholic, my natural guilt and self-loathing generally won every fight it had with my whimsical and devil-may-care self. I always told Mark that every bit of spontaneity I have ever exhibited has always been emulated and for effect since all of these spot-and-brave decisions have always been suffered over and considered for months. Sometimes you just gotta say WTF? has never become an essential part of any fiber of my being, though I would love people to think it?s essential to who I am. Nope.

I also came up pre-Internet and pre-social media, so embarrassing me would require way too much work for most people: digging up shameful photos, scanning them, uploading them, and whatnot; finally, my threshold for shame pain is massive because I fancy most slights online to be free publicity of my brand ? so I am surely less delicate ? more durable ? than my tenderfoot friends.

So, what if it?s too late ? I?ve already made myself a complete arse?

You can always email me or explore Reputation.com if you?re freaking out and don?t know what to do. But first, you should check to see if you know who controls any and all of those terrible ?tattoos? that ink up your online reputation, be it unfortunate photos on Google Images. Can you un-tag or report images of you on Facebook and Google+ that you don?t want online? Do you know the folks? Do they like you enough to remove the photo, completely, from everywhere it exists online (because, you know, the Internet can now recognize your face so tagging, titling, and labeling is becoming less essential in the age of Big Data and real-time facial recognition and cross-referencing. You can untag until you?re blue in the face and it might not matter anymore).

So, reach out to your friends and quote the Bible at them: 1 Corinthians 13:11: ?When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.? See if that helps. Who can resist the Word of God as spake by King James? If they don?t love you enough anymore and refuse to remove online things that pain you, consider it Karma ? karmic feedback is a bitch (don?t worry, you still can always email me or explore Reputation.com).

Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

Always remember, when you want folks to help you who don?t have to, being nice always works better than siccing a dog (or in your case, maybe your lawyer) at ?em.

What can I do if my friends resent me and won?t budge?

All you can do, really, is make sure you take it upon yourself to feed the hungry, toothy, maw of Google Search, including video, Picasa, Flickr, Google+, Tumblr, WordPress, WordPress.com, Facebook, Twitter, TwitPic, LinkedIn and your corporate, foundation, and business web pages.

And, if you already have pages populated online, you need to explore all your photo and image ?container? platforms and you need to see if there are ways to either directly change the file name to reflect your name, chris-abraham.jpg, and then you need to explore to see if you?re allowed to intentionally tag each photo: you can do that on Flickr, Facebook, and Google+ for sure ? and there might be others.

If you?re inserting photos into articles or posts that you control, you need to make sure file names reflect your name, preferably with dashes or underscores (as the Internet sometimes gets confused by spaces). And if your image insertion tool ? or you ? know how to add an ALT tag or a title tag to your photo, do so ? but don?t just describe the photo, say something like ?Portrait of Chris Abraham? or ?Official Photo of Chris Abraham? ? Google wants associative and descriptive contextual content ? and you need to do a much better job than everyone else on Google Search in order to become the top results under your name ? better, even, than the folks who are out to mock, embarrass, and shame you.

Google cares about most relevant, yes, but it also prefers the most recent, the most timely, and also the most interconnected and cross-referenced ? as well as content that has the most descriptive and consistent ?meta data:? the following photo is indeed a photo of Chris Abraham, most likely the American one, in his 40s, who lives most of his life in Arlington, VA. That?s all Google really wants and you can be the very best at that because you knows you like you do? Do it!

In conclusion

Most of you were either stupid, sort-sighted, immortal, young, or in different work and a different place when you got all your full-body Yakuza-style, online reputation tattoos. Don?t worry but it does suck. As they say, youth is wasted on the young.

It probably isn?t that bad, really

You?re probably too much of a control freak and you?re the only one who feels a little too powerless ? you?ve been hurt before and are a little sensitive, now aren?t you? While I think you deserve to have your perfect reflection online? as well as everywhere else ? the Internet really isn?t like that. One of the things you might want to do it work on your tolerance, your sense of humor, your level of ?let go, let Google.? Are you really that ashamed of the photo of your bad mustache, your bad haircut, your bad goatee, or that fat period we all suffered through with you.

So, take a second, take a breath, and reconsider your place in the world

Let me really close by saying the thing that makes you the most beautiful are the scars of your life and of your living: your flaws and your humanity. Consider carefully how curated you need your life to be. Re-sculpting your life online is going to be very time-consuming, very resource-intensive, and very expensive.

Good luck and Godspeed!

Related articles

Source: http://www.biznology.com/2012/08/your-online-reputation-needs-to-evolve-with-you/

heidi klum and seal ohare airport etta james songs east west shrine game haywire underworld awakening dog the bounty hunter

Monday, August 27, 2012

Pets or ? well, you know ? | Good Faith Ranch

While I have always wanted horses, I managed to avoid keeping any animal in the ?livestock? category until I turned 50 and decided to get a trio of laying hens. Not realizing, of course, that chickens are ?gateway livestock.?

Within five years? time, I went from three slightly used chickens to 15 hard-working young layers. From a single raised-bed planter to plans for more than a dozen of them. From my childhood Breyer horses to three real ones. And, of course, from a quarter-acre suburban lot to Rancho Buena Fe?.

Coming next: Goats.

Nigerian dwarf goats, to be specific. Small, friendly and productive, with milk for cheese, butter and soap.

I mentioned on Facebook that I was getting goats, and publicly and privately I started getting word of goats who need homes. Farm sanctuary goats. Shelter goats. Mixed breed and meat goats. Because everyone assumes I?m looking for pets. Which I?m not, not really.

The only animals on this place who get a pass are the dogs and cats, and honestly, they contribute plenty in the way of emotional support and endless amusement. Everyone else (except for Bernadette The Weather Duck? and her companion, ABBA) contribute food, in one way or another. As for me, I bring in the mortgage money and I handle all the care. The rest of the animals:

  • The horses get ridden.
  • The chickens give eggs.
  • The goats give milk.

The gardens provide food for me (and for sale/barter, eventually) with leftovers for the chickens, goats and compost pile. The compost pile gives back to the gardens.

But then, there?s the subject of meat. While I eat less and less meat over time (I?m becoming a ?Fork Over Knives? person, and the meat I do eat is largely raised here or purchased from sources I trust)? my dogs and cats are carnivores, and they?re fed that way. I have two massive freezers in the garage, and I?ll soon be adding another to accommodate serving as a drop site for SF Raw Feeders, a spectacular buying co-op that supports humane, sustainable, regional animal agriculture ? small family farms and ranches.

When I first got those three chickens, back in suburbia, I mentioned to my very sweet neighbors (two sisters who share a home) that I would have extra eggs, if they wanted them. One of them said, ?No, thank you. We?re vegans.? After a little probing whether it was a choice for health or because eating animals was unthinkable, I got that it the latter. So I said, ?You know, these eggs come naturally from chickens who live their lives to the best that any chicken could.?

?Oh no,? said the neighbor. ?We could never kill fetal chickens.?

?I don?t have a rooster,? I said. ?You?re not killing anything.?

They insisted you didn?t need a rooster to make more chickens. At that point, I let the matter drop. I just didn?t have the patience to explain high-school biology to them.

And I certainly didn?t have it to explain why feeding the leftovers of industrial animal agriculture to their dogs and cats (in a bad of kibble) negated pretty much everything they believed.

Which brings me back to meat.

I do not need to squeeze every last dime from my animals, which is why those who give a lifetime of eggs (hens), or milk (goats), or service (horses) will live out their lives here even when they no longer contribute. Beyond that, only the horses are guaranteed to never be fed to something else here at RBF. One of my dogs has killed a chicken or two, and when that happened, the unlucky hen is eviscerated, plucked and put into the freezer. She will later become dog food, fed back to the same dog who killed her. That wasn?t my plan for her, but I?m also not going to waste her final contribution by throwing her body into the trash. (Chickens who are sick I kill swiftly and mercifully, but they DO go in the trash ? I won?t feed sick animals to other animals ? which is more than you can say about a pet-food company.)

But chickens are not that hard to deal with emotionally, at least not for me. I can slaughter them, I can butcher them and since I made that leap, I stopped naming them. The two ducks ? Bernadette and ABBA ? are pets. The chickens are not, although there is always the possibility that one or two of them might become so, names and all. But as I said, barring accident or illness, the laying hens will live out their natural lives after they are no longer productive. The meats birds I?ll be raising next spring will not be. While they?ll be well-cared-for every day of their lives here, they will be raised to end up in my freezer, a few months after they come here. And I?m OK with that, too. The same goes with cockerels: We eat them here.

Pets or meat, we get to make the choice. That?s why I have a pet duck who I got after a field-training sessions ? once in which most of the other ducks died. I have no problem with death. I have a problem with cruelty.

And I really have a problem with people who cringe when I talk about killing poultry for the dogs or the table if they?re buying meat someone else killed after the animals were treated with less compassion than shown to your average end table. (I feel the same way about people who whinge about how ?cruel? hunters are, also while eating factory-farmed meat.)

With the goatly additions, though, I have to do some more thinking. That?s because (for those of you unfamiliar with the concept, such as people who believe in immaculate insemination of chickens) to milk from a goat (or any mammal) you need to breed them. The milk, after all, is intended to be given to offspring, not moochers like us.

While industrial dairies would do what industrial hatcheries do with male offspring if they thought they should get away with it (note: if you have a gentle heart, don?t look it up), what to do with males when you?re someone like me is a very big issue indeed. While the female offspring of a productive dairy goat is not problem to sell, there are not many ?pet? homes for neutered male goats, known as wethers. Then what? Goat meat is very good, but I know I couldn?t personally slaughter and butcher a goat I?d seen born. And I?m only barely able to cope with the idea of having someone else do the dirty work.

Yes, it?s the cute factor, I admit it. I don?t ever plan to have meat rabbits, pigs, cattle (even nifty small ones like Dexters) or sheep. If I can?t find homes for the inevitable wethers or deal with having them butchered for my freezer, next to the chickens I?ve killed myself or the meat I bought from SF Raw ? well, I?ll have no milk, just a goat pet.

And that, I don?t want, and can?t have.

The first wether, the boy goat I?m hoping to buy gave birth to a couple months ago, is staying, because goats can?t be kept as singles. He?ll be a pet to me and a companion for his mother. But that?s all the boy goats there?ll be here, one way or the other.

Image: The dairy goat I?m negotiating to buy now. Well-trained and well-mannered, an excellent producer of top-quality milk.

Source: http://www.goodfaithranch.com/animal/pets-or-well-you-know/

march madness scores doonesbury padma lakshmi daughtry lakers trade ann arbor news ides of march

Atlanta Home Improvement Company Marketing Through Costa ...

While many people are aware that big companies like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Western Union and Fujitsu have ?call centers? in Costa Rica that provide everything from technical support and customer service to sales, few people are aware that smaller companies are also finding their way here. Once blemished by the unfair associations in the minds of many that a call center means a gambling ?boiler room,? or some other nefarious operation, that is far from the intent of mainstay businesses in the US looking to save money on marking costs by coming to Costa Rica. And, with good reason.

For about half of what it would take to operate a qualified operation in the United States, a small business can set up a satellite marketing office in Costa Rica ? an important financial savings, especially in the present state of the world?s economy. One such company is Dixon Group Services, an Atlanta based home improvement company specializing in roofing, decks, insulation, painting and energy efficient window installations.

Family owned contracting business owners

Jairo and Melissa reviewing sales figures for the month.

A family centered business began when Costa Rican born Jairo Murillo moved to Atlanta, Georgia 15 years ago and started a painting company called ?Dixon Painting?. There he met and married Melissa and together they worked to build a family business with sales over $5,000,000 a year. After the 2008 recession, they needed to find a way to cut costs so they moved some of their departments to Costa Rica including the call center based marketing arm. This has resulted in a significant cost savings for the company which has allowed them to remain completive during the ongoing recession. Jairo?s partner now is also his brother, Bicet, which runs the crews on the jobs in Georgia.

Dixon Office and Call Center in the Hills of Atenas

?When I came back to Costa Rica, I didn?t want to put the business call center in San Jose, and so choose Atenas to live in and to set up our satellite marketing office here,? explained Jairo. ?After first setting up the call center in rented facilities in downtown Atenas, I realized not only the ongoing cost of rent was too high, but the closed in atmosphere of being downtown was not what I wanted for my wife and me, or for my employees. So, I bought this land 10 kilometers from town and built our ?country marketing center?!?

A better work environment makes for a better employee

Every office and cubicle has a view to the beautiful hills, plants and trees surrounding the building ? a much better work environment. We have an outside eating area, and I even built two attached apartments for employees with a swimming pool. You can?t get this kind of work environment in downtown Atenas, and certainly, not Atlanta!?

2 appartments and swimming pool for employees

Outside, looking across the driveway to the hills, I could see cows and bulls meandering through the pasture land with a warm breeze blowing gently.

Jairo and Melissa have 2 children, and their nine year old daughter recently hand painted a Dixon sign which proudly hangs in Melissa?s office with the caption, ?When houses need repair, we are there to help.?

Jairo discusses website changes with Adriana of marketing department

To co-ordinate activities with Bicet, they sometimes divide their time between the US and Costa Rica.

?This is the best of both worlds type of situation,? says Jairo with a smile. ?We get to operate a successful business in Atlanta, I get to be back in my native Costa Rica, and all while saving money for the company.?

Like this:

Be the first to like this.

Explore posts in the same categories: Business, Construction

Source: http://theticotimes.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/atlanta-home-improvement-company-marketing-through-costa-rican-call-center/

carole king crystal renn matilda cab calloway melissa gilbert deadliest catch dwts

Hurricane warnings issued for Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary

After grazing the Florida Keys, Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico today with landfall expected in New Orleans late Tuesday and early Wednesday.

If Isaac hits the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning it would come on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which killed hundreds of people and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans. A hurricane hasn't hit the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Ike in 2008.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency and said he's "strongly advising" people in low-lying areas of coastal Louisiana to evacuate before the storm. St. Charles Parish officials told the parish's 53,000 residents to leave ahead of the storm. Alabama and Mississippi have also declared a state of emergency. A hurricane warning was in effect for an area that covers a roughly 300-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast in four states from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu confirmed that anxiety levels were high.

"The timing of this storm coming on, as fate would have it, on the anniversary of Katrina, has everybody in a state and sense of alertness, and that is a good thing," he said Sunday.

"There is a 70 to 80 percent chance we'll have tropical storm winds in southeast Louisiana and again as it moves west you'll see more of our state could potentially be covered, by those wind warnings," Jindal said Sunday.

As of 5 a.m. ET, Isaac's winds were whipping at 65 mph and were expected to strengthen as Isaac moves over the eastern region of the Gulf of Mexico. To be considered a Category 1 hurricane, winds have to reach 74 mph or higher. Much of South Florida remained under a tornado watch early Monday as the remnants of Isaac moved across the area.

Storm surges along the Gulf Coast could reach at least 12 feet with up to 15 inches of rain. The center of the storm is about 180 miles southwest of Fort Myers, Fla., and 405 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, according to the National Hurricane Center. Because of the western shift in the path of Isaac, a tropical storm watch has been extended to Texas.

"With winds of that strength, one of the greatest concerns is storm surge, where the water will be moving ashore, blown in by the winds," said Ed Rappaport, forecaster with the National Hurricane Center.

Since the storm is apparently moving farther west, the Tampa Bay area is not expected to be affected as much as was initially feared. Fears that Isaac would pound Tampa on Monday led GOP officials to postpone the start of the Republican National Convention to Tuesday.

Overnight, Isaac dumped more than 8 inches of rain on South Florida, flooding many streets.

A tropical storm warning is still in effect for Tampa Bay and Miami. Tampa Bay is experiencing occasional gusty winds up to 30 mph within some rain bands. This type of weather will continue through the morning and then improve dramatically in the afternoon. The highest wind gust was 70 mph in the Florida Keys. Wind gusts in Miami and Fort Lauderdale were 60 to 66 mph.

Nearly 1 million students in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties will remain home Monday with all public and Catholic schools closed.

In Alabama, residents were advised to start evacuating Monday morning. Elizabeth Saunders of the Red Cross in Mobile, Ala., said a state of emergency declaration Sunday would help the Red Cross assist residents.

"That means that they can move resources to help down here to help us and then they can help people after the storm passes through as well," said Saunders. "Because we do live on the Gulf coast we have past experience with these types of things and so they're doing what they know to do to prepare their homes, prepare their families."

Airlines canceled 742 flights by Sunday afternoon with airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale canceling 589, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware. Overall, airliners have canceled 184 flights for Monday but expect to be operating normally by late Monday, according to FlightAware.

ABC News' Dean Schabner and Max Golembo, ABC News Radio and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Also Read

Source: http://gma.yahoo.com/tropical-storm-isaac-hurricane-warnings-issued-gulf-coast-054413176--abc-news-topstories.html

real housewives of atlanta colton bo ryan the last waltz earth day activities mel gibson splunk

Customer Service and Sales - WILL TRAIN! - Rancho Cucamonga ...

Job Description

Business Consulting Solutions?is one of the Inland Empire?s premier and fastest growing privately owned and operated marketing agencies looking to fill ENTRY-LEVEL sales and marketing positions. Our agency provides sales and client acquisition for Fortune 500 clients. This job entails face to face sales and customer service to new and existing customers.

BCS?s?niche has been our ability to act as the liaison between our major clients and their customers. Through our unique, relationship oriented approach we have been able to provide our clients tremendous results in the areas of customer retention, acquisition and increased market share.


We pride ourselves on our competitive, but extremely friendly and family oriented work environment. Our culture promotes constant personal and professional growth, based on principles of respect, trust, and challenge. We are now striving to attract and train the most capable and skilled individuals to help us acquire new clients, grow into new markets and develop new campaigns. We provide full training and career advancement in this globally expanding industry.?Promotions and pay are based upon individual performance.

For further information please visit us online:????
?www.businessconsultingsolutionsinc.com


Job Requirements

What Business Consulting Solutions ?is looking for in an individual?

  • Internally motivated
  • Desire to develop oneself
  • Success-driven
  • Communication (written and verbal) skills
  • No-excuses mentality
  • This is a FULL-TIME, ENTRY-LEVEL position


IMMEDIATE OPENINGS AVAILABLE!! WE WILL TRAIN!!?

{Click here to Submit Your Resume Now}

If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Melia or Alexis at
?{Click here to Submit Your Resume Now} or for more information call us at 909-989-5165

For More Information About Business Consulting Solutions Check Out The Following Sites:?

Facebook

Blogspot For Business Consulting Solutions

Google Profile

Linked In

Business Consulting Solutions One Smile Fundraiser Page For Operation Smile


?
?
?

?

Experience in the following may be a match : ENTRY LEVEL, B2B, SALES, MARKETING, PR, ADVERTISING, MANAGER, MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, TEAM, JOB, CAREER,OUTSOURCED, REAL ESTATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, GRAD, GRADUATE, COLLEGE, CSR, REP, ACCOUNT, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISER, SPORTS, PHARMA, PHARMACEUTICAL, DRUG, CONSULTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AD, OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS, HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITER, RECRUITING, PURCHASING, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATION, TRAINEE, INSURANCE, MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, BANKING, FINANCIAL, BUSINESS SALES REP, B2B SALES, B2B SALES REP, SALES REP, PSYCHOLOGY, INVESTMENT, COLLECTIONS, HOTEL, RESORT, STORE, CASHIER, RESTAURANT, SERVER, FOOD SERVICE, HOST, HOSTESS, WAITER, WAITRESS, TELECOM, TELEMARKET, TELEMARKETING, TELEMARKETER, ENTRY, LEVEL, OUTSIDE SALES, INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITS?ENTRY LEVEL, B2B, SALES, MARKETING, PR, ADVERTISING, MANAGER, MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, TEAM, JOB, CAREER, OUTSOURCED, REAL ESTATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, GRAD, GRADUATE, COLLEGE, CSR, REP, ACCOUNT, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISER, SPORTS, PHARMA, PHARMACEUTICAL, DRUG, CONSULTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AD, OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS, HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITER, RECRUITING, PURCHASING, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATION, TRAINEE, INSURANCE, MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, BANKING, FINANCIAL, BUSINESS SALES REP, B2B SALES, B2B SALES REP, SALES REP, PSYCHOLOGY, INVESTMENT, MONEY, FUN, GROWTH, ADVANCEMENT, UPWARD, TRAINING, TRAINEE, LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, SKILL, COLLECTIONS, HOTEL, RESORT, STORE, CASHIER, organized, quick learner, discover, verizon, at&t. att, atnt, sprint, t-mobile, tmobile, t mobile, acs, apex, vivint, pinnacle, security, winder, chili, chilis, chili's, applebees, apple bees, red robin, redrobin, aeropostale,?RESTAURANT, SERVER, FOOD SERVICE, HOST, HOSTESS, WAITER, WAITRESS, TELECOM, TELEMARKET, TELEMARKETING, TELEMARKETER, ENTRY, LEVEL, OUTSIDE SALES, INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITS, GROWTH, DEGREE, DEGREES, COMMUNICATIONS, BUSINESS, ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PR, MEDICAL, SALES, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FITNESS,?BAR TENDER, BAR BACK, SHORT ORDER, AGENT, DIGITAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL, DIGITAL, MEDIA, ENTRY, LEVEL, ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS, CLAIMS, PROFESSIONAL, AGENCY, PHONE, TALK, TALKING, SPEAKING, interpersonal, PUBLIC, MOTIVATIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL, MOTIVATION, INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY, CLIENT, SERVICE, SERVICES, CLIENTS, PROCESSOR, ANALYST, NEGOTIATOR, CORPORATE, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATE, MASTERS, BACHELORS, CUSTOMER CARE, CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, ?CUSTOMER SUPPORT,? ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, ADVERTISING CLERK, ADVERTISING ASSISTANT,?ADMINISTRATIVE?ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATION,

Related Industry Keywords:
ENTRY LEVEL, B2B, SALES, MARKETING, PR, ADVERTISING, MANAGER, MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, TEAM, JOB, CAREER, OUTSOURCED, REAL ESTATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, GRAD, GRADUATE, COLLEGE, CSR, REP, ACCOUNT, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISER, SPORTS, PHARMA, PHARMACEUTICAL, DRUG, CONSULTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AD, OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS, HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITER, RECRUITING, PURCHASING, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATION, TRAINEE, INSURANCE, MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, BANKING, FINANCIAL, BUSINESS SALES REP, B2B SALES, B2B SALES REP, SALES REP, PSYCHOLOGY, INVESTMENT, COLLECTIONS, HOTEL, RESORT, STORE, CASHIER, RESTAURANT, SERVER, FOOD SERVICE, HOST, HOSTESS, WAITER, WAITRESS, TELECOM, TELEMARKET, TELEMARKETING, TELEMARKETER, ENTRY, LEVEL, OUTSIDE SALES, INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITS?ENTRY LEVEL, B2B, SALES, MARKETING, PR, ADVERTISING, MANAGER, MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, TEAM, JOB, CAREER, UTAH, SALT LAKE, SALT LAKE CITY, SLC, NEW REV, NEW REV GROUP, OUTSOURCED, REAL ESTATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, GRAD, GRADUATE, COLLEGE, CSR, REP, ACCOUNT, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISER, SPORTS, PHARMA, PHARMACEUTICAL, DRUG, CONSULTING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AD, OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS, HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITER, RECRUITING, PURCHASING, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATION, TRAINEE, INSURANCE, MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, BANKING, FINANCIAL, BUSINESS SALES REP, B2B SALES, B2B SALES REP, SALES REP, PSYCHOLOGY, INVESTMENT, MONEY, FUN, GROWTH, ADVANCEMENT, UPWARD, TRAINING, TRAINEE, LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, SKILL, COLLECTIONS, HOTEL, RESORT, STORE, CASHIER, organized, quick learner, discover, verizon, at&t. att, atnt, sprint, t-mobile, tmobile, t mobile, acs, apex, vivint, pinnacle, security, winder, chili, chilis, chili's, applebees, apple bees, red robin, redrobin, university of? aeropostale,?RESTAURANT, SERVER, FOOD SERVICE, HOST, HOSTESS, WAITER, WAITRESS, TELECOM, TELEMARKET, TELEMARKETING, TELEMARKETER, ENTRY, LEVEL, OUTSIDE SALES, INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITS, GROWTH, DEGREE, DEGREES, COMMUNICATIONS, BUSINESS, ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PR, MEDICAL, SALES, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FITNESS,?BAR TENDER, BAR BACK, SHORT ORDER, AGENT, DIGITAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL, DIGITAL, MEDIA, ENTRY, LEVEL, ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS, CLAIMS, PROFESSIONAL, AGENCY, PHONE, TALK, TALKING, SPEAKING, interpersonal, PUBLIC, MOTIVATIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL, MOTIVATION, INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY, CLIENT, SERVICE, SERVICES, CLIENTS, PROCESSOR, ANALYST, NEGOTIATOR, CORPORATE, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATE, MASTERS, BACHELORS, CUSTOMER CARE, CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, ?CUSTOMER SUPPORT,? ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, ADVERTISING CLERK, ADVERTISING ASSISTANT,?ADMINISTRATIVE?ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATION. ?

People from all backgrounds seeking part time or full time opportunities in the following areas are encouraged to inquire about our program: sales, customer service, part time, manager, accounting, clerical, management, computer, engineer, human resources, driver, security, administrative assistant, purchasing, medical, administrative, receptionist, retail, maintenance, warehouse, education, finance, director, telecommunications, real estate, engineering, insurance, data entry, project manager, information technology, part time, printing, technician, legal, automotive, teacher, winter, banking, analyst, nursing, restaurant, controller, network, environmental, nurse, design, quality, safety, secretary, office, assistant, hotel, accountant, vice president, medical assistant, transportation, supervisor, general, advertising, writer, social services, java, all, graphic, mba, holiday, office manager, communications, sales manager, admin, mortgage, social work, training, cms, attorney, research, payroll, oracle, executive assistant, paralegal, courier post, drivers, pharmaceutical, operations, president, web, Rn, law enforcement, autocad, health care, executive, food, production, chef, cad, project management, tax, auto, editor, hospitality, hvac, pharmaceutical sales, it, collections, Spanish, unix, are buyer, facilities, professional, mechanical, bartender, help desk, travel, logistics, call center, truck driver, inventory, financial analyst, computers, pharmacist, police, teaching, counselor, chemist, plant manager, photography, bookkeeper, medical sales, electrical engineer, health, trader, bilingual, business analyst, recruiter, cfo, accounts payable, sports, cashier, financial, music, social worker, publishing, project, support, business development, lpn, welder, clerk, technical, quality assurance, government, distribution, secretarial, sales management, mental health, nanny, child care, registered nurse, cna, Japanese, technical support, administration, property manager, cook, shipping, pharmacy, coordinator, entertainment. Keywords: Jobs in marketing, marketing jobs, sales jobs, careers in marketing, sales and marketing, marketing management, management training, marketing manager, jobs for marketing, marketing career, sales rep jobs, sales representative job, sales salary, sales commission, sales hourly wage, marketing salary, marketing hourly wage, marketing commission, sales manager jobs, marketing jobs CA, marketing director, marketing assistant, marketing coordinator, marketing coordinator job, event promotions, promoter, junior account marketing rep, junior account sales rep, only marketing jobs, only sales jobs, only retail jobs, only entry-level jobs, entry-level, social promotions, restaurant experience, bartender experience, retail experience, customer service background, customer service experience, hospitality experience, hospitality jobs, hospitality careers, advancement, training, full training provided, paid training, event coordinator, advertising, personal advertisement, advertising jobs, advertising careers, advertising representative, abercrombie, aeropostale, cal state, cal state fullerton, cal state long beach, chapman, UCI, UC, U C Irvine, UCSB, SDSU, Cal Poly, Cal Poly Pomona, USC, UCLA, Redlands, University of Redlands, APU, Azusa Pacific, Azusa Pacific University, USD, UCSD,? acs, reams, harmons, smiths, smith, harmon, real salt lake, xango, verizon, att, at&t, atnt, t-mobile, tmobile, t mobile, sprint, vector, kirby, hyla, winder, vivint, pinnacle, adt, apex, lawn, pest control, no call center, no telemarketing, inside sales, inside marketing, in-store marketing, in-store sales, in-store advertising, internship, full time, full-time, no graphic design, marketing firm, marketing agency, sales and marketing, no outside sales, management, entry level management, entry level marketing, business development, entry level, customer service, sports minded, entertainment, public relations, management, public relations career, entry level, entry level, full time, internship, management, advertising, public relations, lead generations, entry level, public relations, business, marketing, entry-level, promotions, direct marketing, promotional sales, business development, entertainment, sales - marketing, ?management, clients, account manager, campaigns, marketing, direct advertising, client relations, retail, hospitality, marketing, experience, college graduates, internship, entry level, management, entry level management, entry level marketing, marketing, business development, entry level, customer service, sports, entertainment, advertising, public relations, management, sales, training, marketing, public relations, l, customer service, retail, lead generator, entrepreneur, athlete,?training, leads


Careers.org gives you access to over a million jobs and career opportunities across the US including in Rancho Cucamonga. Find your perfect job and apply directly through a simply online application process

Source: http://jobs.careers.org/job/JHM3K16JNKGR2MSQ696/Customer-Service-and-Sales---WILL-TRAIN!

summer time coolio daylight savings time 2012 ricky rubio day light savings time peter paul and mary edgar rice burroughs

The Parenting 'Bucket List' - The Eco-Friendly Family

by Amanda on August 27, 2012

Okay so maybe ?bucket list? isn?t exactly the term, but it?s the general idea. While being busy in my own daily life my daughter Lily came up to me and said ?Mommy, can one day you and me and Gwenny and Daddy and Ethan take a ride on a boat? A pink boat on the river? That would be fun!? I told her that it was a great idea and I hopped up to write it down so that I wouldn?t forget, but then I thought ?there are lots of things I want to do with the kids?? and the Parenting Bucket List was born.

We only have our children at home for so long and we want to make the most of it, but I, like so many others, can be forgetful when my head is full of to-dos and clouded by the desperate need for sleep. I often forget to schedule things or plan them at all ? and the days trickle by. As parents we want to make lasting memories with our children.?We want to help build their sense of self and help them find their place in this vast, amazing world ? opening up their minds to the possibilities that are available to them and creating moments that with build and nourish our relationships with them.

With a ?Parenting Bucket List? we can write down (and keep track of!) our goals as parents. We may ?not be able to accomplish them all but at least we?ll have one step in the door towards creating memories that will last a lifetime!

Below is the start of my personal parenting bucket list. What would be on yours?

?


Similar Posts:

Source: http://theecofriendlyfamily.com/2012/08/the-parenting-bucket-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-parenting-bucket-list

bubba masters winner instagram facebook mike wallace mike wallace chicago cubs split pea soup recipe

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Meet the OwnFone: a customizable mobile phone that epitomizes simplicity

Meet the OwnFone a customizable mobile phone that epitomizes simplicity

The OwnFone is neither smart nor world-friendly, and yet it's managed to grab our attention just the same. Designed for use only in the UK, it represents a rather novel take on the mobile phone with its customizable nature and simplistic design. Before ordering, owners must select among two, four, eight or a dozen contacts, and it's highly recommended to include emergency services among that bunch -- there's no option to dial actual numbers, as every contact is programmed and stored in the cloud.

In its current incarnation, contacts are represented by their names, but it will soon be possible to customize a phone with either photos or Braille. While owners can update a contact's phone number with a simple call to customer support, it's more cumbersome to replace a contact, as you'll need to order a decal to affix over the former friend. Due to its limited functionality, the OwnFone is best positioned as a backup or secondary phone, although its simplicity makes it particularly well-suited for children and some elderly individuals. As another nice touch, one's phone number is printed on the back of the OwnFone. You'll find it available today for £55, and all those curious to discover the customization options can check out the various colors, patterns and photos on OwnFone's website.

Filed under: ,

Meet the OwnFone: a customizable mobile phone that epitomizes simplicity originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceOwnFone  | Email this | Comments

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/25/meet-the-ownfone/

daniel day lewis patti stanger pasadena pasadena famu famu martina mcbride

Debt consolidation loan ? consolidate debt: Speedcredit's Personal ...

Personal Finance Blogs - Saving Advice

"Money is good, love is wealth." - Doug Horton

August 25th, 2012 at 01:21 PM by Banker Gurl

Ok this entry is waaaay overdue....but when we were gone on our cruise my Mom randomly decided to have a rummage sale and so she went down to our house and took everything up to her house and had a sale over the weekend we were gone and made a few bucks and some for us too! DH Misc Science Supplies $4.20 Donated Items from friens $13.25 Donated Items from StepMom $4.25 My junk $4.50 Items bought specifically to resell for profit $25.50 Total $51.70 Not bad considerring...

Read More... | 0 Comments ?

August 25th, 2012 at 08:40 AM by Wino August 25th, 2012 at 06:54 AM by Rob62521

Browse thousands of more entries...

View all blogs / retired blogs

Most Talked About Entries


Most Active Blogs


Newest Blogs

Real People, Real Finances

Here you can blog about your personal finances among the supportive help of others. Writing about your money and money management is an effective way to help keep your personal finances in order and attain your money goals. Join our network of personal finance bloggers and share your thoughts, issues, goals and daily musings about your personal finances and money today.

ADVERTISEMENT

Copyright ? 2012 SavingAdvice.com. All Rights Reserved.

Source: http://speedcreditloans.savingadvice.com/2012/08/25/debt-consolidation-loan-consolidate-debt_97032/

austin rivers austin rivers sweet home alabama etch a sketch the host hoodie hoosiers

College Sets up Scholarship for Illegal Immigrants

A small private liberal arts college in western Massachusetts has announced the establishment of a scholarship fund dedicated to helping illegal immigrants get degrees.

The scholarship will provide more than $25,000 each year to help an illegal immigrant pay for the $43,000-plus tuition at Hampshire College in Amherst. At current funding levels, the endowment will help support one student?s studies at the college every four years, said college spokeswoman Elaine Thomas.

A professor was inspired to create the fund following a student?s senior project on the Development, Relief, Education for Alien Minors act, which would allow some illegal immigrants to achieve U.S. citizenship by getting college degrees or by serving in the military. The legislation has yet to pass in Congress.

Hampshire alumni, graduating students, parents and other donors have given more than $300,000 since the spring to fund the scholarship and an endowment to sustain it.

There are an estimated 65,000 illegal immigrants who graduate from American high schools each year. Of those, an estimated 5 to 10 percent apply for college.

No state or federal laws prohibit the admission of illegal immigrants into U.S. colleges, but schools have varying admission policies.

Many states treat illegal immigrants as international students, charging them hefty out-of-state tuition regardless of whether they were raised in the state.

Only California, New Mexico and Texas allow illegal immigrants to receive state financial aid, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Illinois has a privately-funded scholarship endowment for these students, according to the group. There are also some private scholarships that openly welcome illegal immigrant applicants and others get financial help from merit-based scholarships.

Margaret Cerullo, the sociology professor who spearheaded the scholarship, has called the barriers blocking illegal immigrants? access to a college education a ?social injustice.?

?For a lot of us, access to higher education is a deep principle,? Cerullo said in a statement last month.

Thomas said Hampshire College hopes to grow the size of the endowment to be able to help more immigrants. She would not identify the student who has received the award for the school year beginning this fall, citing federal education privacy rules.

Justin Draeger, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, praised states, schools and scholarship funds that recognize this population of students didn?t come to the country by choice. Most were illegally brought to the country as young children or infants.

?There are a lot of kids who are U.S. citizens who have barriers to higher education,? he said. ?These students have these barriers and more.?

Both the University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles have offered scholarships specifically for illegal immigrants.

Eva Millona, the executive director if the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, said this is the first instance where she has heard of a Massachusetts college or university offering a specific scholarship to illegal immigrants.

?We?re thrilled to hear this and we commend them for this generous effort,? she said.

? Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Source: http://www.newsmax.com/US/Hampshire-college-scholarship-illegals/2012/08/24/id/449733

emma stone independence day BET Awards 2012 declaration of independence 4th Of July 2012 Zach Parise Spain Vs Italy Euro 2012

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Empire State Building Shooting: Caught on Tape


Warning: the following video is graphic and disturbing in nature.

A surveillance camera at the scene of yesterday morning's Empire State Building shooting has capture the moment in which multiple police officers approach alleged murder Jeffrey Johnson and gun him down on the sidewalk.

You can see if for yourself here:

According to witnesses, Johnson's approached Steven Ercolino - the account executive at the company that fired Johnson last year - without saying a word.

He proceeded to pump numerous bullets into him, even standing over Ercolino's body and continuing to shoot after it was clear the victim was dead.

"Steven was a wonderful son. He was very good son and person," Frank Ercolino of Warwick, N.Y., told ABC News.

After taking Ercolino's life, Johnson walked away and was followed by a construction worked who warned two NYPD officers. They confronted Johnson, who pulled out his gun, held it up - and was shot dead by the two officers, both of whom were standing approximately eight feet away.

That's the footage recorded on the video above.

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/08/empire-state-building-shooting-caught-on-tape/

zsa zsa gabor illinois primary trayvon martin 911 call kiribati vernal equinox mr rogers jamie lee curtis

#5: Xbox LIVE 1600 Microsoft Points [Online Game Code]

Xbox LIVE Terms of Use

LIVE Gold Subscription redemption codes are only valid for use on Xbox 360? and are not required to shop LIVE Marketplace. Microsoft Points redemption codes are valid for use on purchases from LIVE Marketplace, Zune? Marketplace and Game for Windows?-LIVE. Arcade title redemption codes are valid for use on LIVE Marketplace only.

Xbox LIVE? System Requirements with Xbox 360? system: In available games, LIVE Gold subscription required for online multiplayer; some LIVE services and downloads may require additional hardware and/or fees. LIVE is not available in all countries, visit www.xbox.com/live/countries for more information. Features and system requirements may change without notice. Subject to Terms of Use (at www.xbox.com/live/termsofuse). Broadband Internet service, Xbox 360 hard drive or 256 MB memory unit or greater required (sold separately). Hard drive recommended, and is required for some features. Some broadband services may not work with LIVE and performance may vary. Under 13 requires parental consent. See www.xbox.com/live for full details. Valid in the 50 U.S. States, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Non-refundable. The redemption code contained herein will not be replaced by Microsoft or your retailer if it is lost or stolen, and cannot be redeemed for cash.

Wii Network Services User Agreement

Last updated: November 17, 2008

Chapter I: Wii Network Service

Article 1: Grant of License

    Nintendo grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, revocable (in whole or in part) license to use the Wii Network Service, pursuant to this agreement. Specifically:

  • Although the Wii Network Service is intended for your personal recreational use, you are responsible for anyone using the Wii Network Service through your Wii Console (whether you gave them permission or not), and for ensuring they understand and agree to this agreement.
  • You may not use the Wii Network Service for commercial or illegal purposes, in a way that may harm another person or company, or in any unauthorized or improper manner as we may specify from time to time in this agreement, our Wii Code of Conduct, or otherwise.
  • You must clear all Content, Third-Party Data, and any other stored sensitive or personal information stored on your Wii Console prior to selling or otherwise transferring your Wii Console. If you acquire a used Wii Console, you must clear, and may not use, any of this data if still on the Wii Console when you acquire it.
  • The Wii Network Service is licensed to you for use on your Wii Console only in the United States, Canada, or Latin America.

Chapter II: Unauthorized Software, Services, or Devices or Unlicensed Accessories

    Your Wii Console and the Wii Network Service are not designed for use with unauthorized software, services, or devices or non-licensed accessories, and you may not use any of these with your Wii Console or the Wii Network Service. Such use may be illegal, voids any warranty, and is a breach of this agreement. Such use may also lead to injury to you or others or cause performance issues or damage to your Wii Console or the Wii Network Service. We (and our licensees and distributors) are not responsible for damage or loss caused by unauthorized software, services or devices or non-licensed accessories. We may take steps to disable or delete any unauthorized software, services or device installed in your Wii Console, for example, by detecting and disabling them through the Wii Network Service and/or game software. If we detect unauthorized software, services, or devices, your access to the Wii Network Service may be disabled and/or the Wii Console or games may be unplayable.

Chapter III: Updates/Changes

    You understand that the Wii Console specifications and the Wii Network Service are constantly evolving and that we may update or change your Wii Console or the Wii Network Service in whole or in part, without notice to you. Such updates may be required for you to play new Wii games or continue to access the Wii Network Service. We may also upgrade, change, or terminate the Content or game software or may discontinue offering Products without notice to you.

Chapter IV: Wii Shop

Article 1: Wii Shop Account

    You must create a Wii Shop Account to use the Wii Shop. A Wii Shop Account is personal to you. You are responsible for monitoring use of, and limiting access to, your Wii Shop Account and for anyone using your Wii Shop Account, even without your permission.

Article 2: Points

    The Wii Shop allows you to use Points to download a license to use Content or purchase Products (and may also allow you to do such things as download licenses to use certain Content for free, or use your Points to send Content to a friend). Points are primarily intended for the purchase of downloadable video game content, and are taxed accordingly. Points are not your personal property. Points have no cash or monetary value and are non-refundable.

    Once you place Points into your Wii Shop Account, you may not withdraw, sell, or transfer them to another. You are responsible for your or anyone else's use of Points in your Wii Shop Account, even if you did not give them permission to use those Points.

    If we suspect fraudulent or unlawful activity concerning your Wii Shop Account or your use of Points, we may cancel, suspend, or otherwise limit your access to all or part of the Wii Network Service. If, as a result, your Wii Shop Account or your Points are deleted, they will be reinstated at our sole discretion.

Article 3: Credit-Card Charges and Your Billing Account

    You may use your credit card to purchase Points through the Wii Shop. If you use a credit card, you represent that you are authorized to do so and you agree that you are responsible for all charges to that credit card. Unless otherwise required by law, charges to the credit card to purchase Points are nonrefundable.

Article 4: Account History

    Each time you purchase Points through the Wii Shop, and each time you use Points to license Content or purchase Products, the transaction will be reflected in your account history. Account-history information for each transaction will be available for at least one year through the Wii Shop.

Chapter V: Third-Party Data

We are not responsible for any Third-Party Data or for any action you may take relating thereto (including but not limited to modifying, distributing, or posting Third-Party Data). All Third-Party Data is the sole responsibility of the creator or sender of that Third-Party Data. Although we may choose to do so, we are not obligated to monitor, supervise, store, or maintain Third-Party Data or respond to complaints relating to Third-Party Data.

If legally permitted, we may access, use, and disclose any Third-Party Data in order to protect our rights or property, to protect other users of the Wii Network Service, or to comply with legal requirements such as a lawful subpoena. You understand that you have no expectation of privacy in anything you receive or transmit via the Wii Network Service.

Chapter VI: Other

Article 1: Third-Party Providers

    We may use third parties to provide any portion of the Wii Network Service. We may offer third party services or material to you (including Content and Products) through the Wii Network Service, so you may use Points to purchase from us a license to use such Content or to get Product. We may also allow third parties to directly provide Third-Party Data to you through the Wii Network Service.

Article 2: Intellectual Property

    We own all right, title and interest in, or have the right to distribute, use or sublicense, the Wii Network Service and the Nintendo IP. We do not provide you with any interest in the Wii Network Service or the Nintendo IP. Except as expressly authorized by us in writing, you may not create works based on the Wii Network Service or the Nintendo IP or modify, distribute, or transmit the Nintendo IP. If you do not abide by these requirements, Nintendo shall own all right, title, and interest in any works created, adapted, distributed, or transmitted via the Wii Network Service, or, in the alternative, an unlimited license thereto.

    We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that any material within the Wii Console infringes upon any intellectual property right which you own or control, you may file a notice of such infringement with us, as provided in Article 15. Our entire Intellectual Property Policy may be viewed at www.nintendo.com/ippolicy.

Article 3: Hosting, Intercepting, Emulating, and Reverse-Engineering Prohibited

    You may not host, intercept, emulate, or reverse engineer any part of the Wii Console or the Wii Network Service.

Article 4: Parental Controls Function

    You may limit access to certain features of the Wii Console and the Wii Network Service through our parental controls function; however, you are responsible for any features or material that anyone accesses through your Wii Console even if you use the parental controls function.

Article 5: Code of Conduct

    Your use of the Wii Network Service is subject to the Wii Code of Conduct, which prohibits all harmful, illegal or otherwise offensive conduct. The most current version of the Wii Code of Conduct, which may be revised by us from time to time, is posted at http://support.nintendo.com. You may also contact our customer-service department, and we will mail you the current version, free of charge.

Article 6: Submissions

    Please do not send us any creative or original materials such as ideas for toys, games, or other products, or any creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other information through the Wii Network Service or otherwise. Any unsolicited submissions become our sole and exclusive property and may be used by us with no obligation of confidentiality, payment, or attribution.

Article 7: Protection of Personal Information

    We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. Your use of the Wii Network Service is subject to the Wii Privacy Policy, which applies to information submitted or collected through the Wii Network Service. The most current version of the Wii Privacy Policy, which may be revised by us from time to time, is posted at http://support.nintendo.com. You may also contact our customer-service department, and we will mail you the current version, free of charge.

Article 8: Warranties

    ALTHOUGH WE STAND BEHIND OUR SERVICE, CONTENT AND PRODUCTS, WE AND OUR LICENSEES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDING THE Wii NETWORK SERVICE "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. USE OF THE Wii NETWORK SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THIS MEANS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE Wii NETWORK SERVICE WILL ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. THIS ALSO MEANS WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE Wii NETWORK SERVICE, CONTENT OR PRODUCTS WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES, HACKS, OR OTHER POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INTRUSIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW SUCH WARRANTY LIMITATIONS, SO THESE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE SEE THE Wii OPERATIONS MANUAL FOR ANY WARRANTIES THAT APPLY TO THE Wii CONSOLE.

Article 9: Limitation on Claims

    If you think you have a claim against us related to the Wii Console or the Wii Network Service, you must take legal action within one year after the date of the alleged incident. After the one-year period expires, you may never raise that claim.

Article 10: Change, Suspension or Discontinuance of Wii Network Service

    We may change, suspend, or discontinue the Wii Network Service, or any feature or aspect of the Wii Network Service, at any time, with or without notice to you, and without liability to us. This includes, but is not limited to, the availability of all or any portion of the Wii Network Service, Content, Products, Points, and the number of Points required to redeem particular Content or Products.

Article 11: Limited Responsibilities and Indemnification

    You agree to waive any and all rights to claim damages or losses caused to you or relating to your inability to use the Wii Network Service (or to anyone else using the Wii Network Service through your Wii Console). You understand you might never be fully compensated for that damage or loss if we or one of our licensees, licensors or suppliers (collectively referred to in this Article 11 as "we" or "us") somehow harm you. This is because we limit our liability to you (and to others) in several ways:

  • Your ability to recover damages or losses from us is limited: you may recover only direct damages, up to the total amount you have ever paid for Points. Generally, direct damages are losses you (or anyone else) suffer as the immediate result of something someone has done wrong.
  • You may not recover any other types of damages, no matter the reason. For example, sometimes a court will award a special amount of damages to punish the person at fault, or, a person might have to pay for damages where the person did not directly cause harm. You agree that we will never have to pay punitive, special, consequential, or incidental damages to you.
  • We are also not liable to anyone else, or for the actions or inactions of anyone else. For example, if your friend is somehow harmed using the Wii Network Service or the Wii Console, we are not responsible to you, your friend, or anyone else. If another person somehow harms you while using your Wii Console or Wii Network Service, we are not liable to you for that other person's actions.
  • These limitations on liability apply to all matters relating to the Wii Network Service and the Wii Console, including your use of the Wii Network Service and your use of Content or Products that do not specify other limitations on liability. These limitations also apply to any legal or equitable theory, including but not limited to breach of contract, breach of warranty, strict liability, negligence, or other tort. Please note, however, that some states or provinces do not permit certain limitations like these, so these limits on other damages may not fully apply to you.

    If you breach this agreement, and we or another company or person is harmed by your breach, then you must indemnify us (and our licensees, licensors, and suppliers and any of our employees) from all of the losses and costs related to your breach, including our attorneys' fees. You must also indemnify us for any claims relating to Third-Party Data modified, created, or sent by you.

Article 12: Expiration and Termination of Agreement

  • You may cancel your Wii Shop Account by contacting our customer-service department or by following the instructions in the Wii Shop. If your Wii Shop Account is canceled or terminated for any reason, you will no longer be able to use the Wii Shop. You will lose all downloaded Content and forfeit any rights to any unused Points, which become our property.
  • You may terminate this agreement by removing Content from your Wii Console, discontinuing use of the Wii Network Service, and forfeiting any rights to Points in your Wii Shop Account, which become our property.
  • We may terminate this agreement, or any portion thereof, at any time, for any reason whatsoever. Such termination will void any licenses granted in accordance with this agreement and may prevent your use of the Wii Network Service.
  • We have no obligation to return or refund Points to you, even if the agreement ends.
  • In the event this agreement is terminated or canceled, the following sections will remain in effect: Unauthorized Software, Services, or Devices or Unlicensed Accessories; Credit-Card Charges and Your Billing Account; Intellectual Property; Hosting, Intercepting, Emulating, and Reverse-Engineering Prohibited; Submissions; Warranties; Limitation on Claims; Limited Responsibilities and Indemnification; Expiration and Termination of Agreement; Governing Law, Legal Jurisdiction, and Interpretation of Agreement.

Article 13: Current Agreement and Update

    We may change the terms and conditions of this agreement, the Wii Code of Conduct, or the Wii Privacy Policy, at any time. A current version of this agreement will be available on the Internet at http://support.nintendo.com. If you do not have Internet access, you may contact our customer-service department, and we will mail you a current version of this agreement, free of charge. We will post notice on http://support.nintendo.com if the agreement is changed at least 5 days before the changes become legally binding. If you do not agree to these changes, you must cancel your Wii Network Service in accordance with this agreement. If you do not have Internet access, you should periodically contact our customer-service department and ask whether there have been any changes to the agreement since the last version you obtained.

Article 14: Sale, Transfer and Assignment Prohibited

    You may not assign all or any part of this agreement or sell or transfer any Content or your Wii Shop Account to any third party. Any attempt by you to do so is void.

Article 15: Customer Service/Notices

    To contact our customer-service department regarding this agreement, you may: (i) send an email to useragreement@noa.nintendo.com; (ii) send a letter to Nintendo of America Inc., attn: User Agreement, 4820 150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052; or (iii) call, toll free, 1-888-977-7627.

    For all legal matters, such as to file a claim against us or to notify us of an alleged infringement, you must contact or notify us in writing at: Nintendo of America Inc. Attn: General Counsel, 4820 150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052.

Article 16: Governing Law, Legal Jurisdiction, and Interpretation of Agreement

    This agreement and any claims arising under it is governed by the laws of the state of Washington, without reference to conflict of laws principles. If you want to sue us with respect to a claim related to this agreement, your lawsuit must be brought in King County, Washington, and you consent to the jurisdiction of courts located there. You agree that if any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will no longer apply and will be considered deleted from the agreement, but all other parts of the agreement will remain in effect. You further agree that we may replace the invalid part by a provision which reflects or comes closest to reflecting the initial intention. If we choose not to enforce a provision of the agreement, you agree that we are not waiving our right to do so in the future.

Article 17: Definitions

    "Content" means the software, services, material and other data which we own or have the right to use, distribute or sublicense, and which we send to, or make available as a download through, the Wii Console or the Wii Network Service.

    "My Nintendo" means the loyalty program offered by Nintendo.

    "Nintendo IP" means all intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, copyrights, moral rights, inventions, patents, trade secrets, know-how and other confidential and proprietary information which we developed, own or have a license to use.

    "Points" means the points that you purchase from us through the Wii Shop or through points cards sold or distributed by us or our retailers and promotional partners and that you may exchange with us for a license to download Content or to purchase Products.

    "Products" means any goods other than Content that are made available for purchase from us through the Wii Shop.

    "Third-Party Data" means Content or other software, services, material, messages (including commercial and non-commercial messages), links to Internet sites, and other data either created by, or sent to, your Wii Console through the Wii Network Service by any non-Nintendo entity or person (including you).

    "Wii Console" means Nintendo's system (including the Wii Remote) sold and marketed by Nintendo under the Wii brand, including any succeeding systems and compatible systems.

    "Wii Network Service" means the service whereby we can distribute Content, messages (including commercial and non-commercial messages) and other data to your Wii Console, or link you to an Internet site, and whereby you can send and receive Content, messages (including commercial and non-commercial messages), and other data, including Third-Party Data, using your Wii Console. The "Wii Network Service" includes, but is not limited to, the Wii Shop.

    "Wii Shop Account" means an account on your Wii Console which you set up and use in connection with the Wii Shop.

    "Wii Shop" means our online Wii Console's store, which offers such things as Points, Content, Products, and a download service, all of which Nintendo directly or indirectly operates.

PlayStation Network Terms of Service

The code must be entered exactly as displayed. The code is good for one PlayStation Network account to redeem the entitlement to download the purchased item. Use of downloaded content subject to applicable digital rights management. See www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements for details. Code must be redeemed when the entitlements are available for download. Code will not be replaced if lost, destroyed or stolen. No refunds.

Available hard drive space required for PS3 or PSPgo systems. Available memory on compatible Memory Stick? required for PSP system 1000-3000 series. Additional hardware or peripherals may be required.

Use of the PlayStation?Network is subject to the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User License Agreement and applicable privacy policy, see www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. Children under 18 must have parental consent to establish a PlayStation Network Account and may not be able to access certain content or services. Broadband service required for download; user responsible for associated fees. PlayStation Network features and offerings may change without notice.

Licensed for distribution in North America and Mexico for the PlayStation?3 system, the PSP? (PlayStation?Portable) system or both systems, depending on the item. Software license terms available at www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family Logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network logo is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The Sony Computer Entertainment logo is a registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association.

PlayStation Network Terms of Service

The code must be entered exactly as displayed. The code is good for one PlayStation Network account to redeem the entitlement to download the purchased item. Use of downloaded content subject to applicable digital rights management. See www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements for details. Code must be redeemed when the entitlements are available for download. Code will not be replaced if lost, destroyed or stolen. No refunds.

Available hard drive space required for PS3 or PSPgo systems. Available memory on compatible Memory Stick? required for PSP system 1000-3000 series. Additional hardware or peripherals may be required.

Use of the PlayStation?Network is subject to the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User License Agreement and applicable privacy policy, see www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. Children under 18 must have parental consent to establish a PlayStation Network Account and may not be able to access certain content or services. Broadband service required for download; user responsible for associated fees. PlayStation Network features and offerings may change without notice.

Licensed for distribution in North America and Mexico for the PlayStation?3 system, the PSP? (PlayStation?Portable) system or both systems, depending on the item. Software license terms available at www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family Logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network logo is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The Sony Computer Entertainment logo is a registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association.

PlayStation Network Terms of Service

The code must be entered exactly as displayed. The code is good for one PlayStation Network account to redeem the entitlement to download the purchased item. Use of downloaded content subject to applicable digital rights management. See www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements for details. Code must be redeemed when the entitlements are available for download. Code will not be replaced if lost, destroyed or stolen. No refunds.

Available hard drive space required for PS3 or PSPgo systems. Available memory on compatible Memory Stick? required for PSP system 1000-3000 series. Additional hardware or peripherals may be required.

Use of the PlayStation?Network is subject to the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User License Agreement and applicable privacy policy, see www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. Children under 18 must have parental consent to establish a PlayStation Network Account and may not be able to access certain content or services. Broadband service required for download; user responsible for associated fees. PlayStation Network features and offerings may change without notice.

Licensed for distribution in North America and Mexico for the PlayStation?3 system, the PSP? (PlayStation?Portable) system or both systems, depending on the item. Software license terms available at www.us.playstation.com/support/useragreements. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family Logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network logo is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The Sony Computer Entertainment logo is a registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association.

Garmin Terms & Conditions

A n?Maps Lifetime subscription entitles you to receive up to four (4) map data updates per year, when and as such updates are made available on Garmin's website, for one (1) compatible Garmin product until your product's useful life expires or Garmin no longer receives map data from its third party supplier, whichever is shorter. Your n?Maps Lifetime subscription may not be transferred to another person or another Garmin product. A n?Maps Onetime purchase entitles you to receive one (1) map data update for one (1) compatible Garmin product. The update(s) you receive under the n?Maps Lifetime subscription or n?Maps Onetime purchase (as applicable) will be update(s) to the same geographic map data originally included with your Garmin product when originally purchased. In some instances, your Garmin product might not have sufficient memory remaining for you to load an update to the same map data originally included with your Garmin product, in which case you will need to either (a) select reduced map data coverage for your update(s), or (b) purchase separately a microSD card or a SD card (as applicable to your Garmin product) and load all or a portion of the map data coverage for your update(s) to the card and insert the card into the SD card or microSD card slot contained in your Garmin product.

TomTom Terms & Conditions

  1. Scope
    1. These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all purchase orders submitted or to be submitted by you for any item, service or subscription offered to you on or via the TomTom website or TomTom HOME, a TomTom device or other TomTom application (referred to in these Terms and Conditions as the "Products"), including, but not limited to, (i) hardware devices, accompanying items and accessories including devices, items or accessories containing pre-installed software ("Hardware") and (ii) services offered by TomTom from time to time ("Services"), which may include (separately or bundled. Internet-based services or location based services, data services, real time information services such as traffic information and weather forecasts, or the provision of other data, information, (third party) functionality or content, whether offered to you on a subscription basis ("Subscription") or on a pre-paid basis and delivered in one or more parts.
  2. Orders
    1. Any purchase order submitted is subject to acceptance by TomTom. Only upon acceptance by TomTom by way of an order confirmation is the agreement concluded.
    2. TomTom reserves the right to reject any orders in full or in part or to apply a maximum order amount.
    3. c. All orders for Hardware are subject to stock availability.
  3. Price and payment
    1. Prices indicated on the website are exclusive of state and local sales and use taxes. You are responsible for any such state and local sales and use taxes, and any other taxes and government levies, if any, associated with your order. If state and local sales and use taxes are due, these amounts will be added to the sale price and your payment will be inclusive of those amounts. Shipping and handling charges (if any) will apply in addition to the sale price indicated on the website and the applicable sales and use taxes. Prices are subject to change at any time but will not affect orders for Hardware, (pre-installed. software ("Software") or Services made prior to the date of the change (subject to clause 7c..
    2. All orders must be paid for through the payment service as made available by TomTom ("Payment Service"). In order to submit orders and use the Payment Service you must supply details of your preferred payment method, billing and shipping address (if applicable. and/or any other details necessary to complete the order.
    3. If, for whichever reason, collection through the Payment Service should fail, TomTom will invoice you by post for the amount payable, which must be paid by check, postal order or credit card within fifteen (15) days from the date of invoice.
  4. Delivery and risk of loss
    1. TomTom will endeavor to deliver or activate the Product within thirty (30) days of order acceptance. If multiple Products are ordered, TomTom reserves the right to deliver or activate each Product separately.
    2. Products will be delivered either to your delivery address or possession, or electronically. The risk of loss or damage to the Products will pass to you at the moment the Products are delivered to your delivery address or possession.
    3. If you refuse or neglect to take delivery of the Products, TomTom reserves the right to charge you for the reasonable cost of storing the Products until delivery can be made.
    4. If delivery to you should fail for any reason outside of TomTom's control, TomTom reserves the right to cancel the purchase agreement and refund any monies paid.
    5. If TomTom delivers a Product or an amount of a Product that you did not order or activates a Product on your device by mistake, you shall immediately inform TomTom of its mistake by email via www.tomtom.com/support and you shall, at TomTom's request, immediately arrange for the return of the Product (the costs of which shall be met by TomTom), de-install or destruct the Product.
    6. Acceptance of a non-ordered Product or amount of a Product does not relieve you from acceptance and payment of the Product you initially ordered, unless otherwise agreed with TomTom.
  5. Return Policy
    1. TomTom allows you to return Hardware for any reason provided that it has not yet been used at any time during the fourteen (14) business days following the date of receipt at your delivery address. If the item has not been opened, TomTom will refund the purchase price actually paid minus shipping and handling charges. If the item has been opened, TomTom will charge a 15% restocking fee in addition to shipping and handling charges. TomTom will not issue refunds for products that have been defaced, altered, used, or damaged in any way. All requests for refunds are subject to inspection by TomTom of the returned item. TomTom will issue refunds by issuing a credit to the credit card used to purchase the item. If you choose to return any Hardware, you must contact TomTom during the fourteen (14) business days following receipt by email via www.tomtom.com/support to obtain a Return Materials Authorization number and return the Hardware in its original packaging, free of all interests, liens, or claims otherwise, to the address provided by TomTom. TomTom will not issue any refunds in response to requests made more than fourteen (14) business days following receipt of the item. Items cannot be returned to a retail store. TomTom will only accept returns on items purchased directly from the TomTom store.
    2. Purchases of Software may be cancelled in accordance with clause 5(a. provided that the seal has not been broken. Downloading, installing or activating Software are all considered as breaking the seal.
    3. You agree that the supply of Services by TomTom will commence immediately on TomTom's acceptance of your purchase order. You will not be able to cancel the purchase agreement after supply of the Services commences, unless TomTom fails to provide the Services with reasonable care and skill.
    4. All sales of products sold as Refurbished or Road Tested are final.
  6. License, Copyright & Confidentiality
    1. Subject to these Terms and Conditions, you are granted a license to reproduce in order to install and execute the Software and/or the data, information, functionality or other content ("Content") provided to you as part of the Hardware or via for personal and private use only on the terms set out in this article 6 ("License"). You may install and use the Software and Content on only one computer device at any time and in combination with only one navigation system. You may not provide the Software or Content to others, directly or indirectly for their or anyone else's use. This License is non-exclusive and non-transferable which means that TomTom is free to license the Software and Content to other customers and that your right to use the Software and Content cannot be transferred by you to someone else or to another piece of Hardware. This License does not include any right to obtain future upgrades, updates or supplements to the Software or Content, unless TomTom has specifically indicated that obtaining such updates, upgrades or supplements is an integral part of the Product. If upgrades, updates or supplements to the Software or Content are obtained, however, the use of such upgrades, updates or supplements will be governed by these Terms and Conditions or such other terms and conditions as you shall be asked to accept prior to TomTom supplying you with the relevant upgrade, update or supplement.
    2. TomTom reserves the right, with or without notice, to discontinue update upgrade and supplement services provided to you or made available to you through the use of the Software or Content, unless the provision of such updates, upgrades or supplements forms an integral part of the Product, as indicated by TomTom at the time of sale.
    3. Without prejudice to any other rights, TomTom may immediately terminate the License without notice of default being required if you fail to comply with any material term of these Terms and Conditions which shall be understood to include clauses 6 and 9. In such event, you must destroy all copies of the Software and all of its component parts as well as any Content.
    4. Copyright and other intellectual, industrial and/or proprietary rights to the Software, to the Content, and to any copies made of it are owned by TomTom and/or its suppliers. TomTom permits you to use the Software and Content only in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. All rights not specifically granted in these Terms and Conditions are reserved by TomTom. You may either (a. make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes, or (b. transfer the Software to a single medium provided the original is kept solely for backup or archival purposes. Product manual(s) or written materials may not be copied, except for your own use. You may not copy, download, upload or in any other way reproduce Content, except for creating one copy solely for backup or archival purposes. You do not acquire ownership of the Software or Content.
    5. You acknowledge and agree that the Products were developed at considerable time and expense by TomTom and are confidential to, and a trade secret of, TomTom and/or other third parties. You undertake to maintain the Products in strict confidence and not to disclose or provide access to the Product to any third party.
  7. Subscriptions
    1. Subscriptions will be entered into for an indefinite period of time, unless TomTom and you have agreed on a fixed period of time.
    2. If your Subscription is for an indefinite period of time, either you or TomTom may terminate your Subscription by taking a notice period into account of 30 days (your notice to be sent: by e-mail via www.tomtom.com/support. This notice period starts on the first collection date after receipt of your notice of termination by TomTom. If your Subscription is for a fixed period of time, it will automatically end upon expiration of such period of time.
    3. TomTom reserves the right to change the prices for or the terms and conditions applicable to your Subscription, subject to giving you prior notice thereof (either via email, the TomTom website or otherwise.. If such change will result in higher prices or otherwise works towards your disadvantage (but not in case the higher prices result from higher government levies or taxes), you may terminate your Subscription prior to and against the date such change comes into effect by sending an e-mail via www.tomtom.com/support.
    4. TomTom may terminate your Subscription as per the end of a calendar month by providing at least 30 days prior notice if TomTom decides to discontinue offering such Subscription.
    5. TomTom may terminate your Subscription with immediate effect without notice of default being required if (i) you fail to comply with any material term of these Terms and Conditions which shall be understood to include clauses 6 and 9 or (ii) collection through the Payment Service for Subscriptions should fail after a second attempt.
    6. Upon termination of your Subscription, your License as detailed in clause 6 will terminate simultaneously.
  8. Third Party Software Materials
    • TomTom Products may make use of third party software codes, data, information functionality, other content and algorithms ("Third Party Materials"). The use of Third Party Materials included in the Products may be subject to other terms and conditions. The official copyright notices and specific license conditions of these Third Party Materials are to be found in or via our website www.tomtom.com/legal. You hereby agree that the submission of any order implies that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions for any Third Party Materials included in the Products ordered.
  9. Other Restrictions
    • Renting, lending, public presentation, performance or broadcasting or any other kind of distribution of the Products is prohibited. Other than as permitted by applicable legislation, you will not, and will not allow any person to, modify the Products or any part thereof, to analyze it by means of reverse engineering, to decompile or disassemble the Products, or to break or circumvent encryption or to allow or enable third parties to do so.
  10. Limited Warranty
    1. TomTom does not and cannot warrant that the Products operate in a manner that is completely error-free nor that any information provided is always accurate. Calculation errors may occur when using navigation systems such as those caused by local environmental conditions and/or incomplete or incorrect data.
    2. TomTom offers a limited warranty that the Hardware will be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use ("Defects") for a period of one (1. year from the date the Hardware was purchased ("Warranty Period"). Any warranty obligation of TomTom under this Section is expressly conditioned on your compliance with this Agreement. During the Warranty Period, the Hardware will be repaired or replaced by TomTom ("Limited Warranty") without charge for either parts or labor. If the Hardware is repaired after the Warranty Period has expired, the Warranty Period for the repair will expire six (6) months after the date of repair. This warranty does not cover Services.
    3. This Limited Warranty does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear or as a result of the Hardware being opened or repaired by someone not authorized by TomTom, and does not cover damage caused by: misuse, moisture, liquids, proximity or exposure to heat and accident, abuse, non-compliance with the instructions supplied with the Hardware, neglect or misapplication. The Limited Warranty does not cover physical damage to the surface of the Hardware.
    4. EXCEPT FOR THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TOMTOM AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE PRODUCTS "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS", AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY (IF ANY) IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, TITLE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF RELIABILITY OR AVAILABILITY, OF ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES, OF RESULTS, OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, OF LACK OF VIRUSES, AND OF REASONABLE CARE AND SKILL, ALL WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCTS, AND THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, AND RELATED CONTENT THROUGH THE PRODUCTS OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCTS.
    5. In order to make a claim under the Limited Warranty of a Defect, you must contact TomTom by email during the Warranty Period via www.tomtom.com/support to explain the Defect and to obtain a Return Materials Authorization number if necessary. The Software or Hardware must be returned to TomTom as soon as possible following your notification of the Defect, along with an explanation of the Defect, to the address provided by TomTom. You must comply with any other return procedures stipulated by TomTom, if any.
    6. This Limited Warranty is the only express warranty made to you and is provided in place of any other express warranties or similar obligations (if any) created by any advertising, documentation, packaging, or other communications.
    7. If applicable law requires any implied warranties with respect to the Hardware, all such warranties are limited in duration to one (1. years. Some states and/or jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above may not apply to you. The provisions of this clause 10 do not affect any of your legal rights under applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer goods.
    8. This Limited Warranty is not transferable.
    9. This clause 9 sets forth your sole and exclusive remedy in connection with any warranties granted by TomTom hereunder.
      Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
  11. Limitation of Liability
    1. NEITHER TOMTOM NOR ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING IN EACH CASE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR THE INABILITY TO USE OR ACCESS THE PRODUCTS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR THE LIKe. ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS, EVEN IF TOMTOM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
    2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY DAMAGES THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL DAMAGES REFERENCED HEREIN AND ALL DIRECT OR GENERAL DAMAGES IN CONTRACT OR ANYTHING ELSe., THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF TOMTOM AND ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED.
    3. Notwithstanding articles 11(a. and (b.,or anything else contained in these Terms and Conditions neither party's liability for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence shall be limited.
    4. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. The above limitation of liability does not affect any legal rights under the applicable national legislation.
  12. Export Controls
    • You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation the U.S. Export Administration Act, regarding the export of technology with respect to the Products.
  13. Force Majeure
    • Force majeure means circumstances that impede the fulfillment of TomTom's obligations under these Terms and Conditions which are not within TomTom's reasonable control, including late and/or delayed deliveries and incomplete deliveries by TomTom caused by circumstances beyond TomTom's reasonable control. In a force majeure situation all of TomTom's obligations shall be suspended. Should the period in which TomTom cannot fulfill its obligations as a result of force majeure continue for longer than ninety (90) calendar days, both parties shall be entitled to dissolve the purchase agreement in writing without there being an obligation to pay any compensation whatsoever arising out of or in connection with that dissolution.
  14. Privacy
    • TomTom will not disclose information regarding your personal details, account or transactions to any third party other than in accordance with its Privacy Policy, as indicated on the website www.tomtom.com/legal. You hereby agree that you have read and accepted the Privacy Policy.
  15. Links to Third Party Websites
    • TomTom is not responsible for the content of any third-party websites or services, any links contained in third-party websites or services, or any changes or updates to third-party websites or services. Where TomTom provides links and/or access to third-party websites and/or services it is only as a convenience to you, and the inclusion of any link or access does not imply an endorsement by TomTom of the third-party site or service.
  16. Third Party Rights
    • Third parties have no rights under applicable legislation in relation to the rights of third parties to rely upon or to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions but that does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from such applicable legislation.
  17. Survival
    • Any provisions in these Terms and Conditions which by their nature extend beyond the termination or expiration of any sale or license of the Products will remain in effect.
  18. Severability
    • If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall continue in full force and effect. You and TomTom are deemed to have agreed to new terms and conditions in substitution for such invalid provisions. These new terms and conditions shall be interpreted, as regards their contents and effect, as closely as possible to the original text as written but in such a way that rights can indeed be derived from them.
  19. Governing law
    • These Terms and Conditions and any disputes related to these Terms and Conditions or to the purchase and use of the Products or otherwise are subject to the laws of Massachusetts. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods is hereby excluded from application to these Terms and Conditions. All disputes arising out of these Terms and Conditions shall be settled by the courts of Boston, which will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any such disputes.
  20. Translations
    • This English version of these Terms and Conditions is the version that governs your purchase, of Products from TomTom if you are located in the Unites States of America.

Should you have any questions, suggestions or complaints concerning your order, your purchase, these Terms and Conditions, or if you desire to contact TomTom for any reason, please do so by email by visiting TomTom's website at www.tomtom.com/support.

Version May 2009

IMPORTANT NOTICE: To use this code, you need an Xbox 360 console connected to broadband Internet. You also need to accept the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-LIVE-Microsoft-Points-Online/dp/B001V7QIDO/ref=pd_zg_rss_ts_vg_videogames_5?ie=UTF8&tag=tobbz-20

robert griffin iii dontari poe space shuttle nyc monkeypox nick perry 30 rock live nfl draft picks 2012