| Allton Starts Web Design Firm in Lake Saint Louis, MO
Michael Allton can still remember his first website. "It was 1997, and my mother had just formed a new non-profit organization in Norwalk, Ohio called Project Leadership. It was designed to promote leadership and community values and she wanted a website to help recruit members. I used FrontPage 97 and it was very basic, but it sparked my love for website design." Since then, Michael has come a long way. For several years, he designed websites for businesses and organizations in Ohio while with an IT Firm. Then, last year, after moving to Lake Saint Louis, he started his own design firm, Stadia Studio. "I wanted very much to get back into designing websites for small businesses," said Michael. "I've always enjoyed helping businesses grow, and having a great website is an integral part of that." Stadia Studio specializes in providing small businesses with complete web services including website design, hosting, search engine optimization and consulting.
Julian Lennon Invests in MyStore.com
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MyStore.com confirmed Julian Lennon, son of Beatles icon John Lennon, is among the group of private investors behind yourStore, LLC. The company owns and operates http://www.mystore.com/, an online marketplace. "In addition to his monetary investment, Julian has contributed some great ideas to the options MyStore.com offers to musicians and artists who want to resell or self distribute their music and art online. As an independent artist himself, Mr. Lennon was an early user of MyStore.com, setting up his own MyStore and linking it to several places he has a presence online including his MySpace page. We are glad to have him involved. He's been a friend for a long time," stated Todd Meagher, the company's CEO. About MyStore: MyStore.com is owned by yourStore, LLC (http://www.yourstore.com/) which is a virtual real estate company and application service provider offering individuals and businesses with FREE online "retail" space and software usage in the form of personalized web stores located within the company's marketplace http://www.mystore.com/ and an e-commerce service provider offering seller support and software services; including web hosting, site design, marketing, fulfillment and inventory and customer management tools.
Terapad Pro
It seems that every week a new content management system (CMS) or blogging platform makes its debut, despite the fact that there's little to differentiate them. You pay a small fee (or nothing at all if you don't mind ads being placed on your site) and they take care of your site's design, installation and hosting. Terapad is continuing the trend, allowing both newcomers and seasoned web developers to get an attractive site live in a matter of minutes. Only Terapad is different -- very different. Fully-featured WYSIWYG editing, CSS control and layout control gives full control of how your blog/site looks. One-click integration of other features like a forum, static web page, events calendar, image gallery, job board, as well as PayPal-enabled shopping basket -- these distance Terapad from its competitors.
American Idol: Girls will be girls
Perhaps if I talk to the contestants directly... Oh Kathy, they are a younger generation with minds of their own. They pay no heed to the older, wiser folks who have sacrificed perfectly good date nights to watch this show. That is their folly. Until someone creates an invention that allows us to shake some sensibility into the contestants through the TV, our protests and suggestions will be ignored. Asiah Epperson (TV Guide power ranking #6/last week #4)
Most embarrassing moment: Was a roller-skating extra in a movie and ran into some lighting equipment.
Song: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
Kathy: Oh Asiah honey. You did fine, but it was Whitney. Not only that, but it was Whitney at her freshest; before Bobby Brown. Before crack and reality TV and doodie bubbles and rehab.
Del Norte seeking reliable Internet
A study for rural broadband connectivity is making its way to Crescent City, which could quell service disruption problems. Redwood Coast Connect is inviting the public to attend a meeting on making broadband more accessible to Del Norte from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Cultural Center. There will be a short presentation before the meeting opens for public comment. Redwood Coast Connect is conducting a study to see where broadband services are needed and wanted in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties. The project's purpose is to identify opportunities for broadband development in the rural counties. California Emerging Technology Fund, with a consortium of regional funders, awarded Redwood Coast Connect $500,000 to determine supply and demand. Redwood Coast Connect will also be handing out paper surveys and doing random phone surveys this month.
Climate change is a challenge, say Scots
Gordon also leaves computers, stereos, televisions and video game machines on for hours when not using them. Instead of putting on a jumper, he turns up the heating in his room. Family holidays involve flights to France and Egypt.• EARLY ADULTHOOD: Buys a seven-year-old old Ford Escort as a student, flies to Thailand on holidays. On getting a job, he upgrades to a VW Golf GTI, goes to a large out-of-town shopping centre, buying food from all over the world, and takes holidays in Spain.• FAMILY MAN: Buys a Volvo V70 estate car, food bill and miles rise as children are born. Holidays are in the United States. Children leave home, reducing emissions, but Gordon buys a Mercedes Benz S500 and now holidays in Peru. He consumes 33kg of food from around the world a week, resulting in 4,370kg of greenhouse gases a year from transport costs.• RETIREMENT: Buys a Jaguar XJ8, takes annual holiday in New Zealand.• DEATH: Chooses a brushed steel coffin and elaborate concrete catacomb.Lifetime emissions of greenhouse gases: 1251 tonnesAWARE AMY• CHILDHOOD: Wears washable nappies, saving 12kg of greenhouse gas emissions a year, compared with disposables.
Tories unveil £8m hit list of cuts and savings
This is the lowest council tax increase ever, we are delivering real value for money for the taxpayer and we have shown that we have listened carefully to the views of residents. "We have undergone the most wide-ranging and comprehensive consultation ever and taken on board the vast majority of things that residents have told us are important." But Labour group leader Councillor June Bridle said: "Their proposals give a small handout to few pensioners at the expense of massive attack on families." She added: "Some services are being stripped back to the bone. They are leaving some small amounts of money which means services are almost unviable." Liberal Democrat group leader Councillor Adrian Vinson said: "It's a bad budget A budget of gimmicks and stunts which hits key services.
Briefly in Berkeley
Joye Law Firm of North Charleston is sponsoring a charity halftime contest during the Piggly Wiggly Roundball Classic Dec. 26-29 at West Ashley High School on West Wildcat Boulevard in Charleston. Participants can enter a drawing for a chance to play in the halftime contest. The drawing is $1 per entry or $5 for six entries. Participants, who are chosen at random, make two layup shots for a $50 prize. Make both lay-up shots and a free-throw shot, and participants win $200. Any participant who makes at least two shots will be invited back on the final night of the tournament, when one individual will win a grand prize of $1,000. A portion of the proceeds will go toward North Charleston Rotary Club's scholarship program and Communities in Schools. The Piggly Wiggly Roundball Classic hosts nationally ranked high school basketball teams to play against local favorites.
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