30 Haziran 2012 Cumartesi

Blog Hosting Review 2012 For Personal and Small Businesses

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The web hosting review site Top-Cheap-Web-Hosting.com announced the blog hosting review for 2012 based on the supported blog software, blog hosting usability, features, speed, technical support and price.

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Top-Cheap-Web-Hosting.com announced the blog hosting review for 2012 based on the supported blog software, blog hosting usability, features, speed, technical support and price, rated by the TCWH editors' real hosting experience and the 1009 real customer reviews.

Nowadays, the most popular and rich featured blog software is WordPress. There may be over 100,000 shared web hosts over the Internet and almost all of them meet the minimum prerequisite for WordPress, but just like flowers need the proper environment to grow, WordPress works better if it's hosted with an optimized web host.

As introduced by the editors of Top-Cheap-Web-Hosting.com, after reviewed 100+ blog web hosts, they had come out a list of top 5 blog hosts including BlueHost, WebHostingHub, HostMonster, InMotion hosting, and GreenGeeks. Based on the blog hosting review, these 5 blog hosting providers are far exceeding the peers in the marketplace from whatever the blog hosting compatibility, features, speed, reliability, technical support and price.

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B4 Consulting Achieves Partner Center of Expertise Certification from SAP

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SAP gold channel partner certified to deliver support in the U.S. and Canada for SAP® Business All-in-One and SAP BusinessObjects™ solutions.

Waltham, MA / Toronto, ON (PRWEB) June 25, 2012

B4 Consulting®, helping companies grow with SAP® software, services and support, today announced it has achieved Partner Center of Expertise certification from SAP AG. Following an extensive audit of its service and support organization, B4 Consulting has been verified as offering support for SAP® Business All-in-One and SAP BusinessObjects™ solutions to its customers in accordance with SAP’s current technical and organizational standards. Certification was granted to both B4 Consulting, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., and B4 Consulting Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

“B4 Consulting is honored to have achieved Partner Center of Expertise certification from SAP, delivering a high level of end-to-end, maintenance and support services compliant with SAP standards,” said Klaus Schottenhamel, president and CEO of B4 Consulting. “As an SAP gold channel partner, we are required to maintain very high business standards and practices and comply with the latest SAP trainings and certifications. Having achieved this certification enhances our value as an SAP partner and further advances the ongoing success of SAP solutions for our customers in both the U.S. and Canada.”

The Partner Center of Expertise certification is offered by the SAP Active Global Support organization, supported by SAP’s Partner Services Delivery team. It covers a channel partner’s entire support center, including support staff, support processes and infrastructure. Certification granted to B4 Consulting validates that its support organization fulfills the minimum requirements needed to provide high-quality support services to its customers for SAP Business All-in-One and SAP BusinessObjects™ solutions. The certification will become mandatory for all partners selling, providing and delivering compliant customer support processes.

To qualify for this certification, B4 Consulting uses SAP Solution Manager as a key element of its support infrastructure, and all of its support consultants are SAP-certified. Partner Center of Expertise certification is valid for two years.

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Homeowners with U.S. Bank Mortgages in California Still in Need of Mortgage Relief

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U.S. Bank's non-participation in the national mortgage settlement has left its borrowers seeking mortgage relief

Roseville, CA (PRWEB) June 29, 2012

While settlement was reached recently between five major mortgage lenders and the States’ Attorneys General, U.S. Bank was notably absent from the agreement. The settlement will require participating banks to offer modifications to eligible borrowers among other relief, but has left many borrowers with non-participating banks no relief.

UFAN Legal Group, PC (“UFAN”) continues to see significant interest in litigation against US Bank in addition to those banks that have settled with the Attorneys General.

UFAN filed its complaint against U.S. Bank on January 13, 2012 in San Diego County Superior Court (case number 37-2012-00065198-CU-OR-EC). The case targets issues related to loan origination, U.S. Bank’s alleged improper servicing of borrower’s loans, and other claims mainly involving principals of contract law. UFAN continues to accept new clients similarly situated with existing plaintiffs, for litigation.

Recent news headlines discuss the settlement between the States’ Attorneys General and five major banks. While the banks, through this settlement, agreed to a large cash payout both to participating states and certain groups of distressed borrowers, many borrowers continue to be left without relief.

U.S. Bank is not bound by this settlement despite the fact it is alleged to have the same fraudulent conduct as participating banks. UFAN continues to fight for the rights of distressed homeowners who have been injured by the poor business practices of U.S. Bank, and who have been left without assistance.

If you believe you may have been injured by your lender, UFAN offers complementary attorney consultations to assist distressed homeowners in assessing possible options for relief including, but not limited to, litigation and bankruptcy.

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This release may constitute attorney advertisement. Kristin Crone, Esq. is the attorney responsible for this advertisement. The information in this release and on the UFAN website (ufanlaw.com) is for general information purposes only. Nothing in this release or on the UFAN website should be taken as legal advice. Prior successes are no guarantee of future performance. Litigation is inherently uncertain and results in litigation are never assured.

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New Book Reveals “How You Can Play Better Golf”

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Longtime Golf Professional author shares simple and practical advice on how to improve one’s golf game

LAKE VILLE, Mass. (PRWEB) June 30, 2012

As a PGA member for over fifty years author John Oteri has had the opportunity to work with thousands of golfers of all levels on how to improve their game. This became the inspiration for his book, How You Can Play Better Golf.

“Golf is an art, not a science”. Aspiring golfers will need three key ingredients: good basic fundamentals, the technique needed to play various shots, and the willingness to practice. In How You Can Play Better Golf, they will not find secret moves to a great swing or numerous golf swing theories but, instead, easy to understand simple and practical advice.

The author has this to say on playing better golf; “It is not necessary to have a perfectly good looking swing to play better golf. Develop good basics and do it your way”.

Simple changes in setup and ball position are usually all it takes to improve shot-making. Once players understand the basic techniques to playing different shots they will build confidence and have no fear when attempting them.

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John Oteri has been a PGA Professional in the New England Section for the past 53 years. He has served as Head Golf Professional at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts, Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, Massachusetts, and at Strawberry Valley Golf Club in Abington, Massachusetts. Mr. Oteri is currently teaching at Poquoy Brook Golf Club in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He is also teaching at the Charlie Lanzetta Junior Golf School in Rockland, Massachusetts; voted the #1 Junior Golf School in the United States in 2001.

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#1 Recruitment Process Outsourcing Agency of India, Profit by RPO Introduced Its Offshore Recruitment Team With Extra Benefits

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Analysis of Positions & Requirements: If an organization is into mass hiring of at least 10 or more employees every month, then Profit By RPO's Offshore Recruitment Team will provide a client with the exact solutions, which are needed to sustain growth and maintain quality, both at the same time. At #1 Recruitment Process Outsourcing Agency, Profit By RPO world class specialists in recruitment outsourcing, providing a client the leverage and flexibility to ensure high end service day in and day out. Their team of offshore recruiters, powered by professional Research Specialist and Recruitment Specialist, will be dedicated to chalk out detailed planned overview of the recruitment process within the organization based on the existing business demands. Bringing in much desired scalability, transparency and optimal ROI, the dedicated Offshore Recruitment Team for all recruitment based operations is the best bet when it comes to acquiring the best talent.

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RPO provides a client with an Offshore Recruitment Team that includes 1 Offshore Research Specialist + 1 Offshore Recruitment Team that, becomes an internal recruitment department.

Analysis of Positions & Requirements: If an organization is into mass hiring of at least 10 or more employees every month, then Profit By RPO's Offshore Recruitment Team will provide a client with the exact solutions, which are needed to sustain growth and maintain quality, both at the same time. At #1 Recruitment Process Outsourcing Agency, Profit By RPO world class specialists in recruitment outsourcing, providing a client the leverage and flexibility to ensure high end service day in and day out. Their team of offshore recruiters, powered by professional Research Specialist and Recruitment Specialist, will be dedicated to chalk out detailed planned overview of the recruitment process within the organization based on the existing business demands. Bringing in much desired scalability, transparency and optimal ROI, the dedicated Offshore Recruitment Team for all recruitment based operations is the best bet when it comes to acquiring the best talent.

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27 Haziran 2012 Çarşamba

More Nonsense From Jennings

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steered to house in east Allentown
Alan Jennings, friend of both the poor and NIZ developers, found a new battle to fight. For a mere $25,000 of taxpayer dollars, he had a sister organization in Philadelphia conduct a sting operation against Allentown Realtors. According to the results of 22 phone calls and 11 appointments, whites and minorities were steered to different parts of the city.The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, with the help of the city of Allentown, organized the fair housing test after hearing anecdotes of housing discrimination for years, said Alan Jennings, executive director of the CACLV. I think perhaps someone should investigate the expenditure of the $25,000. That's over $1300 a snoop, especially pricey for the phone calls. The Fair Housing Laws are explicit. Anybody who feels that they were discriminated against may file a complaint, and the Federal government will investigate specific charges. Were the phone calls leading? Are there white homeowners in the West End who feel cheated that they didn't know about center city housing? Are there minority homeowners in center city who didn't know about other sections of Allentown? Have potential buyers been denied the opportunity to view and make offers on houses of their choosing? Have these Realtors caused Allentown's current problems? Ryan Conrad, CEO of the Realtors Association promises to re-potty train his troops. Conrad should be concerned about this nonsense that wasted the time of his realtors. I wonder if after the potty training, will the arena still be needed to transform Allentown?

Blogging Allentown

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This blog is in it's sixth year of publication. During that time, among other things*, I have advocated for maintaining the Lanta bus stops, maintaining the traditional park system, maintaining the WPA structures, and maintaining the Hamilton Street business district. Besides sharing the big stories with Bernie O'Hare's Lehigh Valley Ramblings, I pretty much have the city to myself. Other blogs have come and gone, or resurface with one story every few months. There's a couple other daily blogs, but you will never find them at a meeting, or on the editorial page. Like O'Hare, I've broken a number of stories, and offended a number of people. A recent comment assumed that I dislike a certain person. I would like to clarify that I do not dislike anybody, but disagree with quite a few people in local leadership positions. You may dislike this blog, or ignore this blog, but you can never accuse it of being a puff blog. It it were, there would be little point in either us being here every day. Although I will not commit myself to any rules, I try and produce a piece six days a week. Comments are usually in the moderation mode. Comments placed after 8:00 PM may often not appear until the next morning. Very insulting comments, especially submitted anonymously, may not appear at all. Thanks for stopping by.

*protest unlevel playing field because of grants
  prevent sale of Bicentennial Park
  oppose point of sale home inspections
  attempt preserving the Reading Road Bridge
  improving Fairview Cemetery
  protest Parking Authority selling neighborhood lots
  protest LCA drilling wells and neglecting sewage problems
  conducted public Allentown Speak Out Meetings
  question school district during Zahorchak era
  defend Queen City Airport

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Just off I-78 highway, this hotel is next to the Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport. It serves breakfast every morning and features an indoor pool and free Wi-Fi access.
A microwave and a refrigerator are included in all rooms at America’s Best Value Inn Allentown. The rooms also have cable TV and are furnished with a work desk.

The front desk at the Allentown America’s Best Value Inn is staffed 24 hours a day. There are on site laundry facilities and a business center that offers fax and copy services.
The Museum of Indian Culture is 1.2 miles from the hotel. The Allentown Art Museum is 3.3 miles away.
Hotel Rooms: 37, Hotel Chain: America's Best Value Inn.

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25 Haziran 2012 Pazartesi

Sal Panto's King

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This blogger has taken a number of shots at Sal Panto, especially concerning his Al Bundy Museum of High School Sports. For a wise-guy like me, Panto is the gift that keeps on giving. Last week Sal announced that an African King would be visiting Easton. Panto said that he's "very royal" and that he could go anywhere, but chose Easton. Turns out the kingdom is pretty much limited to inside the guy's head. In the past, Panto has invited me to Easton to discuss, face to face, those things which I criticize, such as the Lanta Terminal. If he's willing to give me the royal treatment, I will come.

A Grumpy Old Man

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At 3:53 this morning, the following comment was sent to Arena Shenanigan Continues, the previous post.



I know you will never allow this to post. But I know you will read it. You are a grumpy old man that doesn't even live in the city of Allentown. And hates everything that is new a growing I am sure you did not attend the party tonight. There were over 500 people who showed up. Write a post about that. Allentown is progressing while you attempt to drag it down. I hope that everything in South Whitehall was comfortable for you. Asshole!
For a hockey arena which wants to attract people from out of town, and wanted to also tax them for it's construction, don't squander your remaining brain cells worrying about where I live. I do not attempt to drag allentown down, but rather have it spend it's resources in the most productive way. The arena will certainly not Transform Allentown; Neither will it produce the spinoff benefit subscribed to it. Pawlowski is simply making the same mistake as his predecessors, but on a much more expensive scale. Daddona built the canopies at a huge expense. Heydt torn them down, and continuously reconfigured the parking, at a huge expense. While this concentration of resources was centered on Hamilton Street, the rest of Allentown suffered from neglect. The notion that Hamilton Street is the center of Allentown, and that Allentown is the center of Lehigh Valley, is a slogan, not a fact. While we obsess on building a new American Parkway bridge to bring people to center city, we allowed our other bridges to decay. While you danced on top of a parking deck, this Administration wants to close two neighborhood pools. In addition to an Arena Authority, and at least one administrative position, this project will kept Allentown myopically focused on center city for decades to come. That current hole will soon become a money pit of epic proportion. In a city of over 100,000 people, vocal opposition to any $220 million dollar project should center on more than a couple of bloggers, who are insulted in the middle of the night for their efforts.

The William Penn School

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An argument at the Allentown School Board meeting made today's paper; Board member Scott Armtrong suggested keeping the building's historical name, William Penn, for the new alternative school. The controversy surfaced when he further mentioned that perhaps because it's a school for the trouble makers, new name sakes would not be flattered. Joanne Jackson took offense, defending the educational potential of the under achievers. I know Scott and Joanne, and fully support both of them as board members. I think all taxpayers should be glad that we have a highly qualified board, willing to go toe to toe on any issue. Although Scott and Joanne both have a point, let me add my taxpayer dime. There was an element of political correctness with the Louis Ramos naming. Although I'm sure that Ramos was dedicated, being involved with the school system was part of his job at PPL. His choice appeared to be a homage to a new demographic. Similarly, naming an alternative school could conceivably offend sensibilities, creating a somewhat contrived pool of names. Considering the historical significance of William Penn, it certainly would be appropriate to keep that name. Perhaps the suggestion by board member Julie Ambrose to step back from the emotions of the evening was best.
 UPDATE: In addition to the commotion Thursday evening about naming the alternative school, Armstrong presented the following statement to the record.
 Future ASD Budgets cannot Be Balanced on the Backs of Taxpayers
 In light of the projected 300% increase in cost of the defined benefit pension plan of ASD employees this board must begin to consider how it will bridge the resulting 40 million dollar deficit gap. One thing seems clear; the burden cannot be placed solely on the backs of the taxpayer. To do so would be to ask those with less to subsidize those with more. Can this board look the taxpayers in the eye and explain to them why they should accept annually escalating school taxes to finance a pension plan that is far more generous than their own? That solution is neither fair nor reasonable. Clearly the burden must be shared equally, therefore unless relief is provided from the district’s defined benefit pension plan this board must act to control the cost by commencing staff reductions. Of course these cuts will reduce the quality of education and those who lose their positions will experience real hardships in these tough economic times. Higher taxes, reduced staffing, less opportunities, and lower outcomes will be the fruit of a refusal to work out a sustainable fixed contribution pension plan.

Armstrong also expressed this sentiment in a letter to The Morning Call which appeared on June 20th.

A Trolley Runs Through It

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When the Allentown-Kutztown Tractor (Trolley) Company purchased Dorney Park in 1901, trolley companies were buying or building amusement parks all across the country. Perhaps the most famous was Coney Island. Usually located between two cities serviced by the company, it was a plan to increase weekend rider-ship. Passengers could spend a day at the park, swimming, picnicking, and partaking of the rides and amusements.

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Before The IronPigs

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Max Hess Stadium 1959
Guest Post By Dennis Pearson

During the Steel strike of 1959 my dad took a job as a groundskeeper for the Allentown Red Sox. Those were the days when it rained, they were allowed to burn the field to dry it off.
My dad was allowed to bring my friends and myself to the park. Those were carefree days for me and we wondered around the park which was located where JC Penny now is located in the Lehigh Valley Mall.
Breadon Field was renamed Max Hess Stadium when he was allowed to take control of the park for $1. Memory fades as whether Max Hess himself sold the premises or his successors , but I boycotted JC Penny's for many years for locating its business where the park was.
One of the personalities that played at the park was Tracy Stallard who achieved some sort of notorious fame as the pitcher who served up Roger Maris' sixty first homer.
Another personality that played there was Curt Simmons, a native of Egypt PA, who in his later years pitched at Max Hess Stadium in a rehab assignment. The presence of Curt Simmons filled up the house.
Another personality that played there was myself. Playing for the East Side Rams City Midget team against the West End Youth Center in a pre-game exhibition game, I went one for two. My hit was a double,
I am indeed delighted that professional baseball is back in the Lehigh Valley and that it is located in East Allentown. As President of the East Allentown Rittersville Neighborhood Association I went before the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners approving the then ongoing efforts to bring baseball back.
I applied for the recent vacancy on the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners. It would have been very nice to have been appointed County Commissioner as baseball returned. Unfortunately that did not happen to my disappointment.
I trust that my advocacy for the return of baseball is not lost on the Commissioners and the Ironpigs themselves.

Dennis Pearson

GUEST POST; Dennis, a lifelong Allentonian played little league as a boy, and coached as an adult. I also remember Breadon field, but only as a spectator

reprinted from March 2008

24 Haziran 2012 Pazar

Will Penny Stocks Slow Down This Summer?

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Customers Can Experience Seven Days A Week Customer Care Service At Melrose Jewelers After Its Recent Announcement

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Melrose Jewelers has launched seven days a week customer care service. From now on customers will be able to call any day for information on any watch such as Rolex Daytona, Rolex Oyster, Rolex Submariner and others.

(PRWEB) June 23, 2012

Rolex Watches are classic and elegant addition to the personality and able to make one special in crowd. To fulfill every watch enthusiast's wish to own this piece of luxury in hassle free shopping environment, Melrose Jewelers has launched seven days a week customer care service. From now on customers will be able to call any day for information on any watch such as Rolex Daytona, Rolex Oyster, Rolex Submariner and others. Melrose Jewelers is leading online retailer of Rolex Watches for both men and women in and around the nation. It is expanding world over via its retail website.

Mr. Krishan Agarwal, president of Melrose Jewelers took the dice to make an announcement. He stated, “We are launching seven days a week customer care service for convenience of our loyal customers around the nation. Our customer service team is available Monday through Friday 7AM to 7PM Pacific Time, and Saturday and Sunday 9AM to 5PM Pacific Time. Give us a call at 888-574-1250. We will more than honored to solve your queries and problems regarding Rolex Watches including Rolex Datejust, Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Rolex Explorer and others. Our executives are well trained and truly professional in their job. This has been done to make your shopping experience more comfortable and convenient.”

Melrose Jewelers employs university-educated professionals, putting them through an extensive, intensive training process on Rolex Watches and other luxury watches so that they are better able to respond. Their expert executives are trained to be helpful and analytical with regard to current product styles, demographic and cultural preferences, rare models, and much more. Their watches such as Rolex Datejust, Rolex Submariner,Rolex Explorer and others are awe-inspiring, with glistening clear diamonds and impeccable detail characterized by hundreds of striations. The popular dial colors: pink, silver, champagne, and mother of pearl are available in all of the watches available. All the brand new Rolex Watches comes with pure and authentic Italian made Gold. Previously Mr. Krishan announced “Melrose Jewelers Launches Range of Luxurious Rolex Watches With Appraisal and Authentication of AIGL”

Melrose Jewelers is a respected member of the watch industry and proud member of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the Jeweler's Vigilance Committee (JVC). It uses only conflict-free diamonds imported through the Kimberley Process—as signed into law in 2003. Melrose Jewelers is the USA's leading online retailer of Rolex wristwatches, other luxury timepieces, and fine diamond jewelry. Founded in 2008, the showroom operates retail websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, and ship thousands of Rolex watches per year to customers all over the world.


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Alltopics.com Presents Startups News Source

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New section on alltopics.com – Startups.alltopics.com offers news and other practical info connected to the topic of Startups. All the compelling articles, news, videos and images related to the business world are gathered together as Alltopics.com is the source of the most current information from every site and news source on the Internet.

(PRWEB) June 24, 2012

A proper startup programme is now a subject of a new section on Alltopics.com. Thanks to Startups.alltopics.com readers can find huseful tips, research markets ad find out how to start a home business. Nothing related to the topic will go unnoticed with Alltopics.com.

Whether tthe readers are looking at business strategies or startups news – Startups.alltopics.com is a perfect place for every user. Alltopics.com takes readers step by step through all the many different opportunities and challenges they're likely to face on Startups market.

What are the most efficient ways to invest in a small business? What are the types of startups readers can benefit from? What is the most important factor in finding flourishing marketing opportunities? What is the key to successful process of rcreating ones own business? Startups.alltopics.com offers all answers as this section is devoted to Startups investments, raising capital and financing, finding and improving business strategies. This is simply the best website on the topic.

Investing in Startups requires a high level of knowledge and now Startups.alltopics.com is a perfect source of all articles, news, images and videos related to the topic. Alltopics.com explains how to gain the best business deals and explains the basics for the long-term investing in the world of Startups.

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Memory Training Software, Ultimate Memory™, Announces Science Behind Memory Games

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While the ten built-in games are fun and addictive, the makers of Ultimate Memory™ today released details of the science that leads to their drastic memory improvement.

New York City, NY (PRWEB) June 24, 2012

Ultimate Memory™ is used around the world as a leading memory improvement software package. Today, the company behind the software released details as to why their ten built-in games can so drastically improve each user’s memory.

“Scientists now know that the brain is not fixed. It can be exercised just like a muscle – causing it to grow new cells and improve its functioning” says Marc Slater, Managing Director of the company behind Ultimate Memory™.

He continues, “When people become good at something, the part of their brain that deal with that skill physically grows. Just like taxi drivers are known to have a larger Hippocampus than bus drivers.”

As the memory is exercised, the brain begins to positively develop. Often, a dramatic boost in memory is the result, even if no fancy mnemonic techniques have been used.

“Our users are reporting excellent results, whatever their age, sex, level of cognitive ability or background,” Slater adds.

The Ultimate Memory™ software was designed to build the brain in a number of areas such as language recall, memory for abstract patterns, sense of direction, special memory, facial memory and memory for names.

Each of the software’s ten games places a focus on a different core aspect of memory development. When each of these ten core focus areas are combined – the results can be extremely powerful.

The number of people using Ultimate Memory™ certainly proves this point. The software is currently being utilized by thousands of people in both educational, home and employment settings.

With the South Pacific, Europe and North America providing the biggest growth, Slater is delighted to see that people are taking such a keen interest in improving their memory.

“A good memory is vital to a successful life, and we are thrilled each and every time someone sends us an email to tell us of the improvements they have noticed after using Ultimate Memory™” he concludes.

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About Ultimate Memory™

Ultimate Memory™ is the market’s leading memory improvement software package.

Using scientific principles to improve memory with as little as ten minute’s user per day, Ultimate Memory™ is also backed by an iron-clad guarantee.

Containing many innovative strategies, tutorials, tips and exercises, users benefit from a myriad of varied ways to learn.

More information can be found at: http://www.ultimatememory.com/

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Internet Marketing Agency Opening a Search Engine Marketing Firm in Arizona

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Search engine marketing firm announces today that they will open an internet marketing agency in the state of Arizona. Internet Marketing Company currently works with companies to provide them with marketing online, link building services, reputation management and other services.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012

Search engine marketing firm announces today that they will open an internet marketing agency in the state of Arizona. Internet Marketing Company currently works with companies to provide them with marketing online, link building services, reputation management and other services.

The company provides a free online quote for interested parties, as well as a list of all the services and prices they offer. They work with clients in Arizona, and in United States, to help them drive traffic to their site. With decades of experience in the search engine marketing industry, our company is able to provide the highest quality of expertise and knowledge.

"The specialists at Internet Marketing Company can help you research and decide on the best suitable keywords for your business with a potential plan on achieving top ranking results. Reaching the top of the search engine is not easy," said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director for IMC.

Internet Marketing Company delivers effective and cost-effective SEO services that help companies compete and attract new customers driven by listings among the top search engine results. Professionals at the Internet Marketing Company have the expertise and experience to enhance exposure of a business on major search engines. And the better a brand’s exposure, the better a company can reach the customers and prospects who rely on search engines every day to research, find, and buy new products and services. With SEO from Internet Marketing Company, everyone can see results—fast, easy, and guaranteed.

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Fela Kuti: A Real Community Activist

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Believe it or not, I never started this blog to write exclusively about local politics and government. Mainly, I'm a storyteller. It just happens that my world is the Lehigh Valley political theater, a magnificent stage that reveals mankind at its best ... and worst. But today, I want to tell you another story, from another political stage half a world away. Some of you probably will know the tale.

About 7 years ago, I was really sick. I had contracted mono, the kissing virus, even though nobody had planted one on me. This disease, which never disappears completely, won't kill you. But it will make you wish you were dead. Especially when you are older.

After sleeping what seemed like an eternity, my fever finally broke to the strains of a very strange song being performed in, of all places, Dakar. The Mosquito Song, written by Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, is about the biggest killers in the world - tiny mosquitoes. They took the lives of approximately 655,000 African children in 2010, after infecting them with malaria.

Moved by the song, I decided to find out what I could about this gifted musician. That's when I discovered his father, Fela Kuti. He's my real story, and puts "citizen activists" here in the Lehigh Valley to shame.

Fela's father was a minister and the first president of a teachers' union in Nigeria. His mother was a feminist in a country where women had few rights. She was the first woman to drive a car in that country.

Fela was sent to England to study medicine, like his brothers. But he dropped that for music. He developed a form of music called "Afrobeat," and he and his very large band began focusing on social issues. He openly smoked marijuana and developed a commune where he and his entire band were based. He adopted the raised fist of the "Black Power" movement here in the states.

Unlike other musicians of the time, his songs were in "Pidgin English" so he could reach more people, and he did. Sometimes, it was the wrong people. A song called Zombie, about the repressive Nigerian Army, resulted in an invasion of his compound. They burned it to the ground. Not only was he severely beaten, but his mother was tossed from a second story window. That killed her.

Amazingly, Kuti did more than rebuild the compound. He placed a coffin on its roof with a banner that said, "This is where justice was murdered."

He also wrote Coffin for a Head of State, and had his mother's body delivered to the General who had ordered the attack.

He also includes a scathing condemnation of the terrible things people do when they think God is on their side, whether Christian or Muslim.

In his lifetime, Kuti is known in the West for having married 27 women in one day. They were called his "Queens" on stage. Although this drew snickers here, son Seun explains that his father married these women because they were being called prostitutes. This gave them rights they would otherwise lack.

If you'd like to see an interesting contrast between Kuti and Michael Jackson, check out this video.

Fela, a musical based on Kuti's life, will open on Broadway next month.

But this is still a story waiting to be told.

Gold & Silver Bidders Lose Libel Claim Against NocCo Officials

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Victor Balletta, Michael Reis and Michael Proetto showed up at a Northampton County Sheriff's Sale in 2008 with bulging sandwich bags full of silver and gold. Their bids were ignored by Deputy Sheriff Dave Ruberry and Assistant County Solicitor Chris Spadoni.

Ruberry told The Morning Call this trio were "anarchists," "paper terrorists," and possible members of the Sovereign Citizens movement. A little more conciliatory, Spadoni called them "opportunists."

Both Ruberry and Spadoni were sued for defamation.

Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court dismissed their lawsuit. The Opinion was penned by Judge Robert "Robin" Simposn, a former Northampton County judge.

Judge Simpson ruled that Ruberry and Spadoni, as County officials being sued in their official capacity, are immune. But he also adds that, as a matter of law, there was no defamation.

West Easton Treatment Center Still Has No Final CO

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Wednesday night, developer Abe Atiyeh announced that he had a certificate of occupancy (CO) for the West Easton Treatment Center, and that would be open for business within the next thirty days. But when he spoke, he was unaware it was only for the fire suppression system.

According to county engineers, some construction needs to be completed before the final CO is issued.

Updated 9:45 AM:  Abe just sent a corrected CO to the County, indicating he is ready to roll.

Dent Hosts Send-Off For Service Academy Appointees

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When I covered Freedom High School's graduation last week, I feared it would be one of those dreary, boring affairs. Kinda' like my own. I was dead wrong.

They were wonderful kids, looking forward to facing the world. Dana Grubb, who photographed the event, later told me, "They always restore my faith in our youth."

Among the night's many highlights was the special recognition given to Seth Watlington, who learned that night of his appointment to the Naval academy. He walked onto the stage with an Oxford cap, but left with a NAVY baseball cap, as Stabler Arena thundered with applause.

Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent, in what must be one of his most pleasant duties, yesterday hosted a send-off for the seventeen students from his District who will attend one of the nation's five service academies.

“Nominating hard-working local students for admission to one of our nation’s prestigious service academies is one of my most rewarding responsibilities as a Member of Congress,” said Dent. “These 17 students are some of the brightest and most dedicated young people in our area. I applaud their decision to serve our nation while continuing their education, and wish them the best of luck as they begin their studies this fall.”

Let me list these young men and women:


U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD:
·         Venus Molony, Moravian Academy·         Mark Schnable, Allentown Central Catholic High School·         Seth Watlington, Freedom High School·         John Zawarski, Mercersburg Academy
Naval Academy Preparatory School, Newport, RI:
·         Jonathan Daus, Bangor Area High School
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY:
·         Meaghan Ellison, Easton Area High School·         Eric Johnson, Nazareth Area High School·         Ian Myers, Notre Dame High School·         Aimee Ortner, Northern Lehigh High School·         Zachary Panto, Catasauqua Area High School·         Peter Stanley, Easton Area High School
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School, West Point, NY:
·         Matthew Scot Bryant, U.S. Army Reserve·         Bridgette Dougherty, Southern Lehigh High School·         Christopher Monge, Valley Forge Military Academy
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO:
·         Evan Allman, Liberty High School
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY:
·         Scott Dennin, Boyertown Area High School·         Nicole Mautino, Saucon Valley High School

Johann Sebastian Bach's music in America

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     The earliest evidence of Johann Sebastian Bach's music in America can be found in the Moravian Archives. In 1823, a Bethlehem musician made copies of one of Bach’s cantatas. It took another Moravian musician to make Bach’s music a part of the musical tradition of Bethlehem, PA. Dr. J. Fred Wolle was visiting Munich in the spring of 1885 and took the opportunity to hear a production of Bach’s St. John Passion. Wolle returned to Bethlehem, determined to bring Bach’s music to life in America. Under his supervision, the Bethlehem Choral Union sang the St. John Passion, on June 5, 1888. It was the first complete rendition of the work in this country. Wolle conducted the first complete performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, at the Central Moravian Church in 1900. Due to the historical importance of these accomplishments, the Central Moravian Church earned recognition as a National Landmark of Music.
     The Bach Festival moved to the Packer Memorial Church of Lehigh University in 1912. A review in Outlook Magazine of the 1918 Bach Festival described the event. “Mr. Wolle leads without a baton, and his nervous arms and fingers seemed not only to be charged with electricity, but to electrify the whole body of people there, those in the choir seats and those in the pews alike. He made those people not only sing, but think the words as they sang them.”
     Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31, 1685, in Eisenach, Germany. He lived his entire life in Germany. He was born as the youngest and eighth child of Johan Ambrosius Bach and Elisabeth Lammerhirt. Johann Sebastian came from a long line of musicians and composers. He lost both his parents, within the same year, at the age of nine. Johann Sebastian and his brother Johann Jacob went to live with their eldest brother, Johann Christoph, who was organist in Ohrdruf.
     At age eighteen, Bach was appointed organist of the Neue Kirche in Arnstadt. His first known compositions were written during the early 1700s. At that time he was courting his second cousin and future wife, Maria Barbara Bach. A new job as organist of the Blasiuskirche in Mühlhausen and a small inheritance allowed them to marry in 1707. In Mühlhausen, Bach began to write cantatas. The cantatas that survived from this period are regarded as masterpieces. The Blasiuskirche suffered a great fire and Bach sought employment 40 miles north in the city of Weimar as organist in the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst.
     While in Weimar, he continued to write cantatas along with compositions for the organ, harpsichord, choral preludes and fugues. Duke Wilhelm Ernst was in a contentious power struggle with another Duke in Weimar, Ernst August. Ignoring politics, Bach wrote compositions for both Dukes, which angered his employer. Duke Wilhelm Ernst had Bach jailed for a month.
     Upon leaving jail in 1717, Bach moved his family to Köthen and began his new job as Kapellmeister (director of music) to Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen. During his stay in Köthen, Bach wrote the six Brandenburg Concertos, violin concertos in A Minor, E Major, and the double concert in D Minor, Invention, the French Suites and the English Suites. Bach’s wife, Maria Barbara, died in 1720 after a short illness. Bach married Anna Magdalena Wilcken, a talented soprano, in 1721.
     In 1723, Bach became Kapellmeister in the St Thomas School in Leipzig. Beginning in March 1729, Bach assumed the direction of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig. Bach was always looking for ways to increase his income.  He sold books, music and Silbermann fortepianos. Bach finished his great B Minor Mass in 1749. Bach was practically blind due to cataracts at the end of his life. In 1750, he suffered a stroke. He died on July 28, 1750, probably from diabetes mellitus. During his lifetime, Bach was famous for his organ and harpsichord playing. The high regard for his compositions didn’t occur the 19th century.
     During the first two weekends of May, thousands of Bach lovers from across the country arrive in Bethlehem, PA to hear the Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra.
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21 Haziran 2012 Perşembe

Fill Wanted

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By the late 1950's, residential Allentown was pretty much built up. The remaining lots were of the odd ball topography; Most of which were either significantly above, or below street level. It was common to see signs which said either Fill Wanted, or Free Fill, depending on the odd lots problem. We have an odd lot problem on Hamilton Street, between 7th and 8th. Currently, there is enormous political pressure to make sure that Allentown doesn't remain with a hole downtown. We got this hole because our esteemed political leaders figured that if they could pull off the caper fast enough, there would be no stopping them. That hole should now be filled in, even if the citizens eventually decide that an arena should be built. No project costing a quarter $billion dollars should be built just because we already have the hole.

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The Barrooms of Allentown

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The Allentown of my youth had bars and working men, and lots of both. After work, the men would sit on the stools at their favorite tavern, and have a few shots and beer. Most of these bars were made from former row houses, and many have reverted back to such; Allentown's organic that way. These barrooms were small, only the length of the former combined living and dining rooms. The customers were all men, and the beer was local. Some of the larger ones were called hotels, and rented rooms above. The current apartment house on the southeast corner of 8th and Liberty Streets was called Ripenstahls, where many men lived and drank over the years. Shots now has a different meaning in Allentown.


photograph by Carl Rubrecht, circa 1970

A Road Runs Through It

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Once, there was a time when gasoline was twenty five cents a gallon, there was no internet, and a family would go for a drive on Sunday. There was no traffic congestion or road rage. The cars were large, and they all came from Detroit. You could drive through a park, even an amusement park. There was no rush to get back to the television; It was very small, with only a few channels. Life now seems to revolve around small silicon chips, I preferred when it was large engines.

photograph shows the road through Dorney Park
reprinted from December 2010

Sal Panto's King

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This blogger has taken a number of shots at Sal Panto, especially concerning his Al Bundy Museum of High School Sports. For a wise-guy like me, Panto is the gift that keeps on giving. Last week Sal announced that an African King would be visiting Easton. Panto said that he's "very royal" and that he could go anywhere, but chose Easton. Turns out the kingdom is pretty much limited to inside the guy's head. In the past, Panto has invited me to Easton to discuss, face to face, those things which I criticize, such as the Lanta Terminal. If he's willing to give me the royal treatment, I will come.

Arena Shenanigan Continues

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The State House will amend the NIZ legislation to address the complaints in the lawsuits, and arena construction will resume. Although there may be a few hockey fans gladdened by this news, I have yet to met anyone who believes that the project will Transform Allentown. I have yet to meet anyone who believes that fans will remain in town after the games, to patronize the local establishments. Justin Simmons, boy representative from the 131st District, summed up the current thinking,"You can't have a hole in the middle of Allentown." If Justin knew more Allentown and it's history, he might well conclude that a hole is better for the town than the arena. In conjunction with the arena, J.B. Reilly is building a hotel. This new hotel will render the older hotel at 9th and Hamilton Streets into flophouse status. Over the years, one administration after another, had kept that place viable with financial assistance. Although Mayor Heydt had torn down Hess Brothers, and likewise created a hole for a hockey arena, eventually, Liberty Trust built the Plaza for PPL. Pawlowski's expensive hole has some potential of attracting viable users, while the arena condemns Allentown to failure. Currently, we have the south side of Allentown virtually isolated because this administration allowed the 15th Street Bridge to rust away. We have a swimming pool closed because this Administration wouldn't spend $160,000 on repairs. We have a dirty, crime ridden city which will now be preoccupied with propping up a quarter billion $dollar hockey arena for the next 30 years. I'll take the hole any-day.

current hotel and future flophouse at 9th and Hamilton Street

20 Haziran 2012 Çarşamba

Brief History of the Lehigh Valley

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The Lenni Lenape (Delaware) tribes hunted, fished, and quarried jasper in the area that became the Lehigh Valley. Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 1700s to trade with the Indians. By 1730, German settlers were drawn to settle the Lehigh Valley after reading favorable descriptions of the land in advertisements promoted by William Penn. In 1737, Penn’s sons expanded their land holdings to include most of the Lehigh Valley through their swindle of the Lenni Lenape called the “Walking Purchase.” The Lenni Lenape retaliated with occasional raids in the 1750s and early 1760s upon the European settlers. However by the mid-1760s, the Lenni Lenape moved out of the area, allowing Europeans to settle it.
The Lehigh Valley was considered part of Bucks County, established in 1682 then became Northampton County in 1752. In 1812, Lehigh County was divided off from Northampton County. The first European settlers were families that moved from the more populated areas around Philadelphia to the valuable farmland further north.
There was no organization to the immigration of thousands of German settlers in the Lehigh Valley in the 1800s. Most of these settlers came to farm and each member of the farming family needed to learn a variety of skills. Their survival depended on it.

Johann Sebastian Bach's music in America

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     The earliest evidence of Johann Sebastian Bach's music in America can be found in the Moravian Archives. In 1823, a Bethlehem musician made copies of one of Bach’s cantatas. It took another Moravian musician to make Bach’s music a part of the musical tradition of Bethlehem, PA. Dr. J. Fred Wolle was visiting Munich in the spring of 1885 and took the opportunity to hear a production of Bach’s St. John Passion. Wolle returned to Bethlehem, determined to bring Bach’s music to life in America. Under his supervision, the Bethlehem Choral Union sang the St. John Passion, on June 5, 1888. It was the first complete rendition of the work in this country. Wolle conducted the first complete performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, at the Central Moravian Church in 1900. Due to the historical importance of these accomplishments, the Central Moravian Church earned recognition as a National Landmark of Music.
     The Bach Festival moved to the Packer Memorial Church of Lehigh University in 1912. A review in Outlook Magazine of the 1918 Bach Festival described the event. “Mr. Wolle leads without a baton, and his nervous arms and fingers seemed not only to be charged with electricity, but to electrify the whole body of people there, those in the choir seats and those in the pews alike. He made those people not only sing, but think the words as they sang them.”
     Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31, 1685, in Eisenach, Germany. He lived his entire life in Germany. He was born as the youngest and eighth child of Johan Ambrosius Bach and Elisabeth Lammerhirt. Johann Sebastian came from a long line of musicians and composers. He lost both his parents, within the same year, at the age of nine. Johann Sebastian and his brother Johann Jacob went to live with their eldest brother, Johann Christoph, who was organist in Ohrdruf.
     At age eighteen, Bach was appointed organist of the Neue Kirche in Arnstadt. His first known compositions were written during the early 1700s. At that time he was courting his second cousin and future wife, Maria Barbara Bach. A new job as organist of the Blasiuskirche in Mühlhausen and a small inheritance allowed them to marry in 1707. In Mühlhausen, Bach began to write cantatas. The cantatas that survived from this period are regarded as masterpieces. The Blasiuskirche suffered a great fire and Bach sought employment 40 miles north in the city of Weimar as organist in the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst.
     While in Weimar, he continued to write cantatas along with compositions for the organ, harpsichord, choral preludes and fugues. Duke Wilhelm Ernst was in a contentious power struggle with another Duke in Weimar, Ernst August. Ignoring politics, Bach wrote compositions for both Dukes, which angered his employer. Duke Wilhelm Ernst had Bach jailed for a month.
     Upon leaving jail in 1717, Bach moved his family to Köthen and began his new job as Kapellmeister (director of music) to Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen. During his stay in Köthen, Bach wrote the six Brandenburg Concertos, violin concertos in A Minor, E Major, and the double concert in D Minor, Invention, the French Suites and the English Suites. Bach’s wife, Maria Barbara, died in 1720 after a short illness. Bach married Anna Magdalena Wilcken, a talented soprano, in 1721.
     In 1723, Bach became Kapellmeister in the St Thomas School in Leipzig. Beginning in March 1729, Bach assumed the direction of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig. Bach was always looking for ways to increase his income.  He sold books, music and Silbermann fortepianos. Bach finished his great B Minor Mass in 1749. Bach was practically blind due to cataracts at the end of his life. In 1750, he suffered a stroke. He died on July 28, 1750, probably from diabetes mellitus. During his lifetime, Bach was famous for his organ and harpsichord playing. The high regard for his compositions didn’t occur the 19th century.
     During the first two weekends of May, thousands of Bach lovers from across the country arrive in Bethlehem, PA to hear the Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra.
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