May
31
Filed Under (steve blom) by admin on 31-05-2010

steve dancing

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May
25
Filed Under (steve blom) by admin on 25-05-2010

chicago slaughter ifl football vs rochester season opener at the sears center hoffman estates illinois produce by btvsports

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Perished in The Station Nightclub Fire 2/20/2003 in West Warwick, RI. Let’s keep the memory of such good people alive and let’s not forget the other victims of the fire:

Louis Alves, 33, Lincoln, R.I.

Kevin Anderson, 37, Warwick, R.I.

Stacie Angers, 29, Worcester, Mass.

Christopher Arruda, 30, Coventry, R.I.

Eugene Avilez, 21, Burlington, Mass.

Tina Ayer, 33, Warwick, R.I.

Mary H. Baker, 32, Fall River, Mass.

Karla Bagtaz, 41, Randolph, Mass.

Thomas Barnett, 38, West Greenwich, R.I.

Laureen Beauchaine, 35, West Warwick, R.I.

Steven Thomas Blom, 38, Cranston, R.I.

William Christopher Bonardi, 36, Lincoln, R.I.

Richard Cabral, 37, Attleboro, Mass.

William Cartwright, 32, Pawtucket, R.I.

Edward B. Corbet III, 31, West Warwick, R.I.

Michael Cordier, 31, Westerly, R.I.

Alfred Crisostomi, 38, Providence, R.I.

Robert Croteau, 31, Fall River, Mass.

Lisa D’Andrea, 32, Barrington, R.I.

Matthew P. Darby, 36, Coventry, R.I.

Dina Ann DeMaio, 30 West Warwick, R.I.

Rachel DePietro, 31, Providence, R.I.

Albert Anthony DiBonaventura, 18, North Dighton, Mass.

Christina DiRienzo, 37, Plymouth, Mass.

Kevin J. Dunn, 37, Attleboro, Mass.

Lori Durante, 40, West Warwick, R.I.

Edward Ervanian, 29, Cranston, R.I.

Thomas Fleming, 30, Worcester, Mass.

Mark A. Fontaine, 22, Johnston, R.I.

Daniel Frederickson, 37, Coventry, R.I.

Michael Fresolo, 32, Worcester, Mass.

James Gahan, 21, Falmouth, Mass.

Melvin Gerfin, 46, Groton, Conn.

Laura Gillet, 32, Pembroke, Mass.

Charline Elaine Gingras-Fick, 35, Central Falls, R.I.

Michael James Gonsalves, 40, Warwick, R.I.

James Gooden, 37, Cranston, R.I.

Derek Gray, 22, Dracut, Mass.

Scott C. Greene, 35, Warwick, R.I.

Scott Griffith 41, Mission Viejo, Calif.

Bonnie L. Hamelin, 27, Warwick, R.I.

Jude Henault, 37, Lisbon, Conn.

Andrew Hoban, 22, North Kingstown, R.I.

Abbie Hoisington, 28, Cranston, R.I.

Michael Hoogasian, 31, Cranston, R.I.

Sandy Hoogasian, 27, Cranston, R.I.

Carlton Howorth III, 39, Norton, Mass.

Eric James Hyer, 32, Coventry, R.I.

Derek Brian Johnson, 32, West Warwick, R.I.

Lisa Kelly, 27, Swansea, Mass.

Tracy King, 39, Warwick, R.I.

Michael Joseph Kulz, 30, Warwick, R.I.

Keith Lapierre, 29, Worcester, Mass.

Dale Latulippe, 46, Carver, Mass.

Stephen Libera, 21, North Kingstown, R.I.

John Longiaru, 23, Johnston, R.I.

Ty Longley, 31, Los Angeles

Andrea Mancini, 28, Johnston, R.I.

Keith Mancini, 34, Cranston, R.I.

Steven Mancini, 39, Johnston, R.I.

Judith Manzo, 37, North Providence, R.I.

Thomas Marion Jr., 27, Westport, Mass.

Jeffery Martin, 33, Melrose, Mass.

Tammy Mattera-Housa, 29, Warwick, R.I.

Kristen McQuarrie, 37, Coventry, R.I.

Thomas Medeiros, 40, Coventry, R.I.

Samuel Miceli, 37, Lisbon, Conn.

Donna M. Mitchell, 29, Fall River, Mass.

Jason Morton, 38, West Greenwich, R.I.

Leigh Ann Moreau, 21, Providence, R.I.

Ryan M. Morin, 31, Alston, Mass.

Katherine O’Donnell, 26, Seekonk, Mass.

Nicholas O’Neill, 18, Pawtucket, R.I.

Matthew James Pickett, 33, Bellingham, Mass.

Carlos L. Pimental, 38, West Warwick, R.I.

Christopher Prouty, 34, Pawtucket, R.I.

Jeffrey Rader, 32, Danville, Calif.

Teresa Rakoski, 30, Taunton, Mass.

Robert Reisner, 29, Coventry, R.I.

Walter Rich, 40, Attleboro, Mass.

Donald Roderiques, 46, Fall River, Mass.

Tracey Romanoff, 33, Coventry, R.I.

Joseph Rossi, 35, Seekonk, Mass.

Bridget Sanetti, 25, Coventry, R.I.

Rebecca Shaw, 24, Warwick, R.I.

Dennis Smith, 36, Pawtucket, R.I.

Victor Stark, 39, West Yarmouth, Mass.

Benjamin Suffoletto, 43, Glocester, R.I.

Linda Suffoletto, Glocester, R.I.

Shawn Sweet, 28, Pembroke, Mass.

Jason Sylvester, 24, Coventry, R.I.

Sarah Jane Telgarsky, 37, Plainfield, Conn.

Kevin Washburn, 30, Franklin, Mass.

Everett Woodmansee, 30, Alton, R.I.

Robert Daniel Young, 29, Taunton, Mass.

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May
20
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 20-05-2010

I scoured the internet, looked up all the news reports, and concluded that the ultimate solution to the worlds problems lies in yet another minor blues tune. So here it is. 15 minutes plus.

This features Matt Webb on Drums and Kevin Ryan on bass, and nope we didn’t plan out anything beforehand.

Check it out.

  
Download now or listen on posterous

minor-blues-tune.mp3 (29846 KB)

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May
15
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 15-05-2010
Just passed an advanced google certification test for managing advertising campaigns at google- big brain drain- now I can relax!

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May
12
Filed Under (twitter news) by admin on 12-05-2010

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Kenji Sakamoto
http://www.articlesbase.com/social-marketing-articles/what-is-twitter-website-traffic-exposed–902234.html

May
12
Filed Under (social media) by admin on 12-05-2010

What is Social Media, according to Google:

These are the results for “define social media”..(these definitions may vary with time)

  • A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.
  • The term social media describes media that is posed by the user and can take many different forms. Some types of social media are forums, message boards, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Social media applications include Google, Facebook and YouTube.
  • Software tools that allow groups to generate content and engage in peer-to-peer conversations and exchange of content (examples are YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace etc)

You’ll notice, as you read through each definition, that you’re receiving explanations by examples.
Social Media not new, it’s a buzz term by marketers. It has existed for numerous years.

In fact, the first email ever sent, the first website ever created, the microblogging tools we use, commenting, and every other form of interaction with people on a global scale or in your backyard by way of the internet, has been by the use of what is referred to as Social Media today.

What is Social Media, according to Wikipedia:

Social media is the use of electronic and Internet tools for the purpose of sharing and discussing information and experiences with other human beings. The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.
This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and “building” of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences.

What is Social Media, according to other ndividuals:

You say, “Certainly the well known authors have provided clear definitions.”

Let’s take a look:

Robert Scoble says, “Compare it to what’s come before.”

Chris Heuer says, “Social Media is redefining how we relate to each other as humans and how we as humans relate to the organizations that serve us. While it is commonly represented by blogs, podcasts, vlogs, wikis, user generated content and social networks, it is not about those specific things as much as it is about what happens around and because of those things.”

Mark Dykeman says, “Social media are the means for any person to:  publish digital creative content; provide and obtain real-time feedback via on-line discussions, commentary, and evaluations; and incorporate changes or corrections to the original content.”

What is Social Media Really?

Social Media is a verb. An action term. Not a noun.

“Media” is and always has been the singular form of “Medium” which means storage and transmission tools used to store and deliver information or data.

Add the word “Social” and it means you & I interacting, communicating, exchanging information..SOCIALIZING.

That being said, the simple and understandable definition of Social Media is..(drumroll please)

“The use of internet platforms and tools which enable interaction and communication between users.”

Kimberly Bock
http://www.articlesbase.com/smo-articles/what-is-social-media-717482.html

May
12
Filed Under (funny stuff) by admin on 12-05-2010

Not only is Wrath of the Lich King bringing a lot of new gold making opportunities into the World of Warcraft, it’s bringing a lot of new cash. All of the new quests pay at least 4 gold each and there are hundreds of them. There’s also lots of vendor junk to sell, in addition to the good stuff, so even players not interested in gold will have hundreds of gold to their names. For those who are interested there is an opportunity here.

So there’s a pretty fair quantity of new items for the gold grind and a pretty fair amount of new cash coming into the game. Prices for items will vary from Horde to Alliance and server to server, but people will have gold and you’ll be selling stuff to these people.

Do you like to farm for your gold?

Northrend herbs start at 30-40 gold a stack and go up from there. Don’t forget the other Azerothian herbs, either. Outland herbs aren’t going for much, but all the other herbs required for inscription inks are selling at a very good price.

Cobalt and Saronite ore look like they’re running 40-50 gold a stack and Titanium is just grim right now. Mining is always a good money maker and all the ores sell well, even the “old world” ores.

You are going to be killing a lot of critters on your travels through Northrend, you might as well skin them. You will make plenty of gold by collecting all those skins, even if the prices drop.

Hungry? With all the new cooking achievements, and food buffs, in the game food items that you gather (Mammoth meat, Shoveltusk flank, etc.) will sell. So will recipes, though some of the new ones are “bind on pickup.”

Back to the Auction House

So what price do you pick when you post your items on the Auction House? You will need to study your particular server to answer that, but it’s not hard to find out. I use Auctioneer Advanced (google it,) but while that addon is very nice it’s not essential.

Auctioneer will give you some good info on market prices, but you can also observe prices yourself. If there are a bunch of stacks of an herb or ore going for 30 gold per stack then if you come in way above that your stuff won’t sell. Come in much lower and you are cheating yourself out of some serious gold.

People fellow certain patterns when they by stuff and you should keep this in mind. Scribes will frequently by a dozen stacks, or more, of herbs at one time. Leatherworkers and blacksmiths will buy up piles of skins and ores. In either case they want to make a bunch of something or powerlevel their skill. So they buy a ton of stuff and work their skills.

Since they are buying a lot at any one time you don’t need to undercut everyone’s price when posting your stuff. Find out what the full stacks are selling for, at the low end, and then post yours above those, by 10 to 20%. They will still sell. Experiment with a few at a higher price and see if those sell.

Only post a few stacks of your inventory at one time. Store the surplus. The reason is that if you post 20 stacks of something and someone undercuts your price with a lot of their own stuff you are locked out, unless you want to manually cancel each auction and repost it.

Post enough of you inventory, at any one time, that you can make money, but not so much that it gets locked up when someone undersells your stuff.

It’s funny sometimes… You see a game where one person posts his items and then he and three or four others will alternately undercut each other by pennies. Then someone comes along and dumps a pile of that item, undercutting everyone by 60%. Then one of two things happens: his stuff gets bought out by another seller (maybe me, for resale) or the price creep game starts again at the new, lower, price.

Buy it out? If someone posts a bunch of stuff at a way low price, and you are confident that item sells well at a higher price, buy out the low priced stuff and post it at the higher price. Store some if it’s a lot of stuff.

Store that Stuff With Massive Bank Space?

Make a private guild, just for your banker/mule. Start it up like any other guild, then kick everyone out when it’s ready to go. It is also probably a good idea if you let them know your plans (to kick them out) ahead of time. Bribery (2-5 gold per signature) will get sign-ups a lot faster.

Once done you have access to that nice, large, guild bank. Sometimes people will even sell their guilds and you can avoid the full of the charter process.

Now that you have the space to store stuff and you have an idea of how to price things, it’s time to go make some gold!

Greg Mee
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/pricing-your-stuff-on-the-auction-house-675519.html

Using these Internet Marketing Strategies to market your small business online will get the best return on investment and allow you to dominate your competitors plus you will be paying less for your clicks than your competition.

You don’t have to be afraid of the Google slap when you apply these basic rules when using Google Adwords.

When you are using Google adwords for an affiliate campaign your job will be to pre-sell the prospect before they go to the company sales page. There are several ways to do this.

When you are writing copy for your pre-sale landing page keep in mind you are helping someone find a solution to their problem or pain. People will always move away from pain into pleasure, you just have to show them how.

If you always keep solving the person’s problem your focus you will never have to sell them, they will want the solution you are offering them.

Google is doing the same thing. Their concern is on the millions of eyes that read their search results and ads. These are the people they are trying to please by giving them what they are searching for. So if you always keep your solution as relevant and targeted to the problem of your prospect the easier it will be to sell the product.

When you do this Google will reward you by charging you less for your clicks. The people in the number 1 spot of the Google sponsored links are paying less than the people below them. It is all about relevancy.

Give the people what they want and Google will give you what you want.

The best way to do this is to keep your keywords, ad copy, ad groups and landing pages, all congruent. If you do not follow these simple principles Google will raise your cost per click, ban your ads and slap your pages. Google can suspend your account for as long as they want also.

This is not a good thing because Google is really the only game in town for advertising if you are talking reaching the major part of the market. It is much more effective to learn to give Google what they want, which is to satisfy the people searching.

Buyers know what they want and are on Google searching for it. There are also other ways to use Google Adwords in the content network. Most marketers just focus on the search network because the buyers are more aggressive. The content network can be a goldmine if you write your ad copy with thought streaming in mind.

Keeping these basic ideas in mind when using Google adwords to market your small business online will help keep your expenses down and keep you from being banned by Google. These internet marketing strategies will greatly increase your ROI when you market your small business online.

Sherrie Chastain
http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/basic-internet-marketing-strategies-using-google-adwords-to-market-your-small-business-online-724109.html

May
12
Filed Under (steve blom) by admin on 12-05-2010

Tune into Party House Friday with Stephen Colduck, every Friday from 9pm on 1251 MW KCC Live & kcclive.com. Ste kick’s off your big weekend with the latest big club tunes and club classic’s live across Knowsley. 

Music from A Lee – Gotta Let Go, Peter Gelder Blom – Waiting 4, Booty Luv – Boogie2nite and new music from Pryda – Rafunk

Party House Friday’s Official MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/partyhousefriday
Party House Friday’s Official Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid…
Party House Friday Official Track lists: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=204280142&blogID=454157264
Stephen Colduck’s Official MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/stevegas
Stephen Colduck’s Official Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i…
KCC Live’s Official Website: http://www.kcclive.com
KCC Live’s Official MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/kcclive

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