| Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Enters Transactions With WeddingWire
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. NYSE: MSO today announced a series of transactions with WeddingWire (www.weddingwire.com), a localized wedding platform that combines an online marketplace with planning tools and a social community. The deal is part of MSLO's strategy to accelerate its digital footprint and expand its Weddings franchise online and in print. It includes the acquisition of approximately 40 percent of the equity in WeddingWire and a commercial agreement related to software and content licensing and media sales. WeddingWire was created by a team of entrepreneurs, including two founding members of Blackboard Inc., to provide engaged couples with comprehensive vendor search and easy-to-use online planning and community tools.
Why area fans love Brett Favre
Gary Wrobel of La Crosse admits he has a Packers shrine in his home. Even better, he has season tickets and he will be at Sunday's game. But he figures it will be hard to top last weekend's game."That was just like being in a snow globe. It was warm. I didn't even wear gloves. The excitement was about 10 times more than a regular game."Wrobel came by his season tickets honestly he waited."We put our names (on the list) in 1962. We were on the waiting list until 1990. They sent a letter to me," he said.Wrobel posed for a photo with Favre in 1992. He has an autographed Favre jersey and even met Favre's mom, Bonita, at a tailgate party in 1995.Though Wrobel will give away tickets to loved ones for preseason games, at this time of year he's the one sitting in the stadium at Lambeau Field."I'm 67 years old.
Weathering the Long Holiday Break
Dave Sowers is the former editor of the Midnight Sun Sports Section, Robert E. Peary High School Class of 1981. He intended on going into communications in college but instead stayed in town and married his high school sweetheart (Joanne Plunkett) in 1983. he is the father of three wonderful children. Al, 22 years old, is a senior point guard at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Jackie is 19 and a sophomore at Frostburg State College in the western mountains of Maryland. Kevin, Mom's baby, is a high school sophomore, who plays football and basketball like his older brother. Dad is trying to encourage him to follow Al at the CGA.
Dave has been very involved in the local youth sports association in his home town near Frederick, Md.. He has taken a leave of absence as a middle school basketball coach so that he can attend all the CGA games this season, which he will chronicle in this blog.
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Pain of dental malpractice
Jill Webb, a partner at Phillips Law Office in the Loop, has handled many dental malpractice cases. She agrees with Baxter's assessment and believes that more patients would file malpractice claims if they knew how.
"I don't think consumers are aware they have the ability and right to report problems to the state authorities" at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Webb said. Katie English had no idea she could file such a complaint.
When a patient does initiate a complaint against a dentist, state regulators look into it. If they find evidence of malpractice, a dentist may face a reprimand, fine or probation. His or her license also may be suspended or revoked.
Patients may decide to sue, but this route is more difficult.
20 Questions with Illinois State's Meaghan Koshman
Favorite class: Anatomy.5. How long of a drive is it to Regina, Saskatchewan? It takes about 22 hours.6. Favorite athlete: Brett Favre.7. Sport I'm worst at: Basketball.8. Illinois State is off to a 6-1 start. How is this season different than previous seasons? I think we are going into each meet more confident. We were more prepared during our preseason. So, when we go into our meets we can go in with our chins up and expect a good performance. This year, we have a lot of good back up and talented people.9. What do you want to be when you grow up?Physiotherapist.10. If you were invited onto the TV show “Don't Forget The Lyrics", what song would you nail? “With You" by Chris Brown, because I am addicted to it right now.11. Who would you put on the $100 bill? Myself.12. Did you ever have a “freshman moment"? It would be the first snow day we had last year.
Ministers plan to scrap car tax as sweetener for road tolls
What we want to do is not to increase tax but to have a fair tax for motorists which is about cutting climate change and congestion. That means taking on vehicle excise duties and petrol taxes. The whole basket of current taxes needs to be looked at to change the focus. "We would abolish vehicle excise duty, which all motorists must pay, with a revenue neutral scheme. It would be based on how, when and where people use their vehicles." Scott said he still preferred a UK-wide approach but insi .
Hooked on sun-dried tomatoes
There's nothing worse than a convert, and I have become one, so look out. I doubt there is anyone in the United States who has scorned sun-dried tomatoes more than I have. I teased people who bought them, refused sandwiches made with them, questioned their very right to exist. To the extent I acknowledged that it might be acceptable to shrivel a perfectly good plum tomato, I argued that the only proper way to do it was gently, in the oven, with olive oil and perhaps some thyme and garlic. Sun-dried tomatoes first came here around 1979. ''I was walking around in Cannes,'' recalled Steve Jenkins, now a partner at Fairway Markets but then an employee of Dean & DeLuca, ''when I went into a great store in the old town. There were big, five-kilo tins hanging from the ceiling, filled with these beautiful dried tomatoes in oil — they were from San Remo, over in Liguria.
Banish your guilt with this special pie
Lightly coat a nonstick standard-size muffin tin with cooking spray. To make crust, seal the Oreos and graham crackers in a zip-top bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into fine crumbs. Put the crumbs in a medium bowl. Add melted light butter and sugar until mixed well. Divide the crumb mixture evenly among 12 standard-size muffin cups. Press the crumbs firmly into the bottom of each muffin cup, then place the muffin tin in the freezer for 20 minutes. .
Armstrong's Live Well program joining Wellness Community
They like to call themselves "the best-kept secret in Central Jersey." But now that the Lance Armstrong Foundation has found them, that doesn't figure to last much longer. The Wellness Community of Central New Jersey has been there to support cancer patients and survivors since 2004, when the concept first emerged from Eunice Jadlocki's living room to temporary quarters at the Van Horne house in Somerville -- and then to its permanent location at 3 Crossroads Drive in Bedminster in 2005. Since 2004, more than 600 participants have taken advantage of the community's support groups and individualized programs. These include not only those stricken with cancer, but caregivers and family members, too. Now, the nonprofit agency, which is supported entirely by donations, has been selected for the Live Well program funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
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