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Family Getaways: See our top 10 family vacations and save up to 40% on hotels when you book on Expedia! - Expires 8/21/10

08/10/10

Editor
Attached is a Press Release and photo on the North Carolina/Virginia  Blue Ridge Mountains Autumn Leaf  Train Excursions out of the North Carolina Transportation Museum on October 30 and October 31, 2010.  We would appreciate if  you could  run this release in your newspaper as soon as possible since we have to sell so many tickets in advance to operate these trips.  We have a lot  of  people from  your area that are inquiring and wanting to ride a  excursion  train this  fall. These trips will be from Spencer/Greensboro,NC  to Roanoke,  VA and return each day on October 30 and Spencer, NC to Asheville, NC. and return same day on October 31.  People come from all over the Southeast to ride  these  trains through the Blue Ridge Mountains. A great outing for the entire family, which many have never ridden a train.  If you need more information feel free to contact us for more information:

 News Media:  Mark Brown 704-636-2889 ext. 240
                        North Carolina Transportation Museum
 Or visit on-line: http://www.nctrans.org
 Thanks for your help

 Mike Tilley
 Excursions Operations Director WATV

 The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a non-profit
 organization.

07/07/10

fullname: Carlos C. Canada
email: carlos@carloscanada.com
comments: Dear Editor,

For too long, organ and tissue donation has been misunderstood because of the myths surrounding donation.
One donor has the potential to save or enhance the lives of 50 to 60 people.

    My life has been touched twice by donation. My wife Karen died in 1995. Through donation she was able to help more than 50 people.
With her eyes she was able to give the gift of sight. Her heart valves helped someone live. Her skin helped burn patients, her bones helped cancer patients, while her tendons and ligaments helped sport injuries.

    In 2002 I was diagnosed with fatty liver (NASH), which eventually progressed into End Stage Liver Disease (ESLD). In 2009, I received a liver transplant, and am now able to make a positive difference every day.

    LifeLink of Georgia provides facts about organ and tissue donation, and encourages people to register to be a life-saving organ and tissue donor.  You can help save lives by designating your decision on the Georgia donor registry at www.donatelifegeorgia.org,
or when obtaining or renewing your driver license.  Donation can, and does save lives.


Carlos C. Canada
Liver Transplant Recipient
1035 Timberwale Ln.
Kennesaw, GA 30152
770 713-7354

 

07/07/10 

fullname: Ed Gagnon
email: egg1seeker@comcast.net
comments:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

I AM OLD

Aging and death are inevitable; how we feel about aging and death is not. Our lives and our state of mind are matters of choice; matters of common sense. Old age should be a celebration of life; and author Ed Gagnon reveals that it can be, if we do the things that make our lives meaningful.

Aging is a law of physics that affects all things and all beings. It always ends in death. The inevitability of this law is not appreciated in youth, but it becomes real as we reach old age. With this realization of age and impending death come feelings of regret, sorrow, fear, and anger. The feelings are exacerbated as we also realize how little power we have to affect this natural process. Our remaining years become filled with feelings of self-dissatisfaction. It doesnt have to be this way. We can choose our feelings by choosing to do things that bring about our freedom of choice. I Am Old will teach you how to discover the meaning of life by living a life that has meaning.

I Am Old (ISBN: 978-1-60911-253-0) is now available for $19.95, and can be ordered through the publishers Web site: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/IAmOld.html
Or at www.amazon.com or http://search.barnesandnoble.com

Wholesalers please e-mail BookOrder@AEG-Online-Store.com

About the Author:
Ed Gagnon is vice president at a manufacturing company in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. I Am Old is his fifth book; his previous book was The Value of Values.






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 05/26/10
Dear editor,
Here is an article that we know will be of interest to the readers of Roswell Weekly. It covers how people are finding creative ways to give back to the community, despite the depressed economy. People and local businesses donated money and their services to the makeover of a local senior care home in Lilburn, GA. It was a unique and creative charitable initiative that will touch the hearts of many! Enjoy reading!   
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at 404-889-2508.
 
Sincerely,

Tamieka Green & Natasha Liburd, Owners
Heart of Décor, LLC. ~ Where beautiful decor is essential to life. ~

*Remember to sign-up for our e-NEWSLETTER with useful decorating and organizing tips for homes, businesses, parties, & events!
Check out our stunning portfolio by visiting:
www.heartofdecor.com 
 &  www.facebook.com (Heart-of -Decor)

Hello Editor,

I would like to submit the attached mp3 for your review.  With a loyal fan base and almost a MILLION plays on Myspace, Lee Allen’s “Settle Down” is quickly becoming a springtime smash hit. Here are some details:

·    Artist: Lee Allen

·    Title: “Settle Down”

·    Label: B.A.R. Music/KLM

·    Myspace plays (as of 05/05/2010): 3,617,366

·    Myspace profile views (as of 05/05/10): 1,941,951

·    National Promotional Radio Tour.  Over 100 station visits in all regions across the U.S.


Thank you for your thoughts and feedback, and for helping us make Lee Allen the new face of country music!

Purchase the Single from iTunes @
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/settle-down-single/id359883268

 

You can view his electronic press kit here:
http://www.sonicbids.com/leeallen


Also, sign up for Lee’s mailing list and see videos and pictures from the road at www.leeallenmusic.com

Thanks!


Kamil Cooper
Marketing Assistant
KLM Distribution, LLC.
2817 West End Ave.
Suite# 126-160
Nashville, TN 37203

Tel: (615) 823-5373
Direct: (704) 965-2060
Fax: (615) 224-6140
http://www.klmdistribution.com/?Click=1018

 05/24/10
We would love to have you come to The Cooler (Alpharetta) and cover this story, view a practice and follow us to Reno. This is truly an amazing club record - a first in the Southern Region and nationally in USA Volleyball.  

These athletes are the elite in the nation and they are from all over the Metro Atlanta Area, some driving up to 2 hours each way to come train and be a part of these championship teams.

We have signed over 23 seniors this season alone to play in college and most of them got their chance to be seen at USAV Junior Nationals by recruiters from all over the country.  This event is not one to be missed.  You need to see these players in action at the gym to believe the talent, level of coaching and quality of character in the athletes themselves.

We just got the final word today on our 14th team accepting the final bid for our club.  As I mentioned, these girls are from many areas including the one your publication covers.  I have included pictures of the 4 Open team with the athletes names/positions/schools for your convenience to print.I look forward to hearing from you. My contact information is located on the top of the release as well as below.

On behalf of A5 Volleyball, thank you!


Jill Coco
coco3sportsmom
jillcoco@msn.com
770-633-8153

05/03/2010

Hello,

We have some interesting news at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw.

We’re offering a trial membership and a “Staycation” plan. Please see attached release and photo.

Best regards,

Kevin Foley

678-570-5265

 

 04/23/2010

Hello,

I know your primary target audience is made up of the Roswell community, but any  consideration in spreading the word about America’s Most Wanted All-Star finalist Police Sergeant Lee Gragg would be greatly appreciated. He may be a Palmetto officer and a Paulding county resident, but he is the only one out of our eight finalists from Georgia so it’d be great to generate state-wide support. We received over 1100 nominations across the country and profiled a couple hundred first responders, and so his chances of reaching this point were very slim, but his story of recovery has piqued people’s curiosity. People in Georgia have shown a keen interest in our contest as a dozen of the couple hundred nominees that were profiled are from the state, and yet in the past five years we’ve run this contest, no winner has come from Georgia. To find out more, here is a link to the contest site: www.amw.com/allstar. I’ve attached a press release as well as a compressed photo.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach me at 240-482-1157.

Thank you for taking the time to look over this media request.

Best Regards,

 

June Kim

America's Most Wanted All-Star Team

allstar@amw.com(Please include my name in the subject line of all emails)

(O) 240-482-1157

(F) 240-556-0225

www.amw.com/allstar/2010

 04/26/10
Attention News Desk:  Attached you will find a press release regarding   Roswell Masonic
                           Lodge No. 165 winning the 2009 Mark Twain Award. Thank you, Carolyn Bain Bain Pugh & Associates, Inc. Strategic Communications
                           Bethesda, MD 20816 

04/19/10 1:36am

fullname: joe cerosimo
email: jsimo76@gmail.com
comments: i will b moving to atlanta and wish to rent a home in roswell , any suggestions for finding a place would b welcomed thanks

fullname: regan southard
email: rsouthard@shedmediaus.com
comments: Supernanny coming to Cleveland, GA

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Thought you might like this for the Roswell Weekly site
Larry Jackson of Roswell was the first Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarship recipient in 1973 and will help Truett Cathy celebrate the 25,000th milestone in a ceremony in Atlanta on August 24. Larry, who worked at the first Chick-fil-A restaurant at Greenbriar Shopping Center, graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. He will be joined by Ambassador Andrew Young, and other milestone scholarship winners to honor Truett Cathy's commitment to education.   
The milestone comes in a year that the company has continued last year's commitment of $1.4 million being allocated annually to awarding scholarships to restaurant employees--- something that could easily have been cut from the budget during these economic times...

I have attached a press release with more information about the event and Chick-fil-A's scholarship program. Please let me know if you need any other information. 
--
Anne Lerner
CP Communications Inc.
770-883-4271
annelerner@cpcommunicationsinc.com

fullname: Janet Hartwick
email: bizeducation@yahoo.com
comments: Human Development Mathematical Results, Recognized behavior is repeated behavior. from observations of behavior under precise behavior recognition conditions positive re-enforcement and extinction technique, redirecting away from wrong that wrong does not happen and get social and self recognition temporarily suppressing behavior while providing multiple choices for human development which happens and receives recognition as stated by Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson is happy childhood worldwide. Stewards taking personal responsibility children are busy being good are free of placing responsibility upon children to be good with consequences and rewards, wrong can be rewarding and supports appearances of being good, while children learning natural consequences of being good are free to develop good character independently. Savings, prevented to loss to wrong human development, are used to meet needs providing employment in meeting needs for the labor force. People are the custom!
 ers to their needs met while not unwilling customers to wrong human development. Education profits replace lack of education profits. Grown ups doing much of their own human development no one need harm wrong human development just teach good human development. Multicultural Human Development Customer Development Business Ethics Business Development Human Resources meet needs for food, clothing, and shelter. Quoting a homes and gardens magazine, The best way to quit a bad habit is to substitute it with a good habit. Making a living on good habits is mathematically legal. When making a living on negative habits supported snowballing wrong human development expenses and took the time and attention of the labor force needing profits to manage wrong human development, making a living on good habits can cause a labor force that meets needs for a living. Good human development is freedom. Freedom is mathematically accurate. Democracy Occurs. Be Free.

                                               Freedom Worker Janet Hartwick

fullname: Peter Ambrosio
email: ambrosio_432000@yahoo.com
comments: There is an attorney in Georgia whose name is Matthew Berry.   We had attempted to make a complaint against this attorney with the Georgia Bar and have failed to get any satisfaction whatsoever the reason I am sending you this is I want to warn viewers to have nothing to do with this attorney as he sits on his hands instead of doing his job.   When we sent in our complaint last year we were advised that if any additional information was needed we would be contacted in regards to additional evidence,   My wife made several offers via email and we have all of the emails we ever sent offering whatever additional information that was needed to support our claim.  Without requesting any further details or information we were denied by the Georgia Bar .  When we made alot of noise that there was a coverup taken place we were contacted by mail and were told by Paula from the Georgia Bar that the case was going to be reopened and reviewed.  That was March 27th 2009 and we !
 have not heard anything since then not even a request for additional proof.  Because of Matthew Berry I lost a year of retro pay at his social security hearing which came to 10,000 dollars.  I am disabled and we are having to live off of my monthly check as my wife lost her job due to the economy and has not gotten another job since then.  I wrote to the head of the Georgia Bar, the state attorneys office in Georgia and the Governor and no one wants to do their job.      Please call and ask for myself Peter Ambrosio or my wife Rose Ambrosio at 954 404 8461 or 754 423 0990. The first number will take messages , the second number will not because the voice mail is not working.

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Monds For Governor

P.O. Box 466

Cairo, Georgia 39828

May 20, 2009

Dear Supporter,

          I want to thank you again for your support in my run for Georgia Public Service Commission, District 1.  Your contribution helped me to set a Libertarian Party national vote total record.  The John Monds campaign received over one million votes during the November 2008 general election.  This is more votes than any Libertarian candidate had ever achieved.  Although we did not win the race, it is an election milestone that we both can be proud of.

This letter today is written not to dwell on the past but to speak of the future.  I have decided to seek the Libertarian Party of Georgia’s nomination for Governor in 2010.  My campaign team is being assembled and we’ve begun to lay the groundwork.

 I made the decision to run for Governor of Georgia after much deliberation with my family, close friends and previous campaign staff.  We wholeheartedly believe that our message of less government, local community control of education, and more individual freedom is what the citizens of Georgia want and need.  This is the message we need your help to broadcast throughout the state for the next eighteen months.

To get my campaign up and running we need to raise $30,000 by Memorial Day on May 25, 2009.  These funds will help pay for the campaign’s most immediate needs such as staff expenses, travel cost, website upgrade, logistics, and campaign materials.

My commitment to you is that I will do all I can to win this race -- not just make a statement.  My campaign has already been mentioned in newspapers throughout the state, and I have already done radio interviews in three of the thirty largest cities in Georgia.  Plus, Fox News channel 5 in the Atlanta metro area has aired a television interview during their 6pm newscast. 

  

Your dedicated support along with a donation will help us continue building a campaign with a solid foundation that will support a successful bid for the state’s top job and full party status for the Libertarian Party of Georgia.

For your convenience a reply card and return envelope have been included.  I ask that you send what you can now, and consider additional donations in the future.  You may also donate at my website votemonds.com.

Thank you in advance for your generous contribution and support of my run for Governor of Georgia.  Together we can roll back government meddling and increase the personal liberty of all Georgians.

Sincerely,

John Monds

P.S.  I relish the opportunity to speak out in support of the freedoms and principles on which this country was founded.  Join me now and pay the cost, for none of us knows how long we may have to do so!

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fullname: Stephen Messenger
email: stephenmessenger@gmail.com
comments: Hello. (Did you know this word originated from the greeting "Hail, thou" and is thought to have been popularized by Thomas Edison who suggested its use as the standard greeting to a telephone call?)

While earning my degree in Linguistics, I developed a particular interest in the etymology of words and the history of idioms in the English language. There is a wealth of fascinating stories about the origin of words in our language and I believe your readers of all ages would enjoy discovering them each weekwritten in an easily accessible and entertaining mannerand that such a feature would be a great addition to the Roswell Weekly, in a column called 'Words to the Wise.'

In writing 'Words to the Wise,' I intend to focus on words that are pertinent to topics of the day, while also inviting suggestions from your readers. My aim with 'Words to the Wise' is to appeal to the interest of your readers regarding words which are familiar to them and to do it in a way that is both informative and fun to read. In fact, the average native English speaker uses around 20,000 words and still knows many more, though as innate and unchanging as they may seem, these words are incredibly dynamic with fascinating histories and stories just waiting to be told.

Here are two examples of 'Words to the Wise' that I have included in this email. Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail if you have any questions or are interested in reading more.

Thank you,

Stephen Messenger

(916) 390-2324


WORDS TO THE WISE

That which we call a rose

        Throughout history and in cultures around the world, mankind has held a deep connection with flowers. From the smallest blossoms emerging from the melting snow, marking the end of winter, to elaborate bouquets given as a gesture of love, flowers are unmatched in their ability to please the senses and delight the soul.
            Flowering plants, unlike their fruit and vegetable bearing counterparts, have been infused with symbolism that transcends their colorful bloom. A poetic regard for flowers is evident even in Neanderthal culture with the discovery of burial sites containing Hollyhock flowersan indication that they too considered it as holy as its name continues to suggests today.
            It is not surprising then, that the names by which we refer to flowers reflect a loftier esteem than that given to, say, broccoli, which derives its rather unappetizing moniker from the Italian brocco, meaning simply a shoot or stalkin line with opinion held by countless picky eaters. Indeed, the names given to flowers denote their benefit to the spirit, richly steeped in culture and tradition.
            Like many words in our language, flowers names hold clues about their history and relationship with us. The daisy, for example, known for its small yellow blossoms, is quiet common throughout the world. Daisies are unique in that they close their golden petals during the night and keep them shut, as if in sleep, until the morning. This peculiar characteristic so earned this little flower the name days eye from speakers of Old English, which was eventually compounded into the form we use today.
            Dandelions also derive their name from their characteristically numerous thick and slender yellow petals. It is not so difficult for an imaginative observer to equate the Dandelions coarse petals to rows of teeth on some well-fanged beast, a comparison which explains its French origin dent de lion, or in English teeth of a lion.
            Some flowers, on the other hand, were named, not from their appearance alone, but for their association with mythology. The Iris, a flower which appears in a wide variety of colors, shares its name with the Greek goddess who unified heaven and earth, personified by, aptly enough, the rainbow. The Narcissus flower, too, is said to have sprouted upon the death of its namesake, though there is no evidence that the flower is as self-absorbed. The Virgin Mary also has left a mark on floral taxonomy with the Marigold, or Marys Gold, which, according to Flemish tradition, sprouted from her tears.
            Still, other flowers names offer some insight into how they had some usefulness in the past. The sweet, aromatic Lavender was used to add a pleasant scent to recently washed clothes and to perfume bathwateras evidenced by its association with the Latin lavare, meaning to wash. Calluna, the flowering shrub also known as Heather, seems to have been appreciated not so much for its beauty as its handiness as a broomits name originating from the Greek word for to sweep.
            The Pansy blossom, which in late summer begins to droop, is perhaps the most thoughtful of flowers, its name derived from the French pensée, or thoughtthe source for the English word pensive. Carnations are also appreciated for their human qualities, their often soft pink petals likened to the hue of skin, sharing its meaning closely with the word incarnation, to be made flesh, (though some early writings refer to this flower as coronation, which some scholars believe is an allusion to its use as a garland in Greek tradition).
            Flowers are so unique in their seemingly universal appeal that not only do they bear names that reflect their colorful history, but nearly every culture names their children after them. From Ambuj (Indian for lotus) to Zara (Arabic for a blossom), floral names are timeless in their popularity. While millions of people around the world share their names with flowers, the opposite is also true. The Zinnia and Dahlia flowers, for example, can thank the 18th-century botanists Johann Zinn and Anders Dahl, respectively, for their names.
            Ultimately, the names assigned to flowers are less of a reflection on the flowers themselves, and more on the long-standing relationship of love and esteem we have for them. So, while if a flower were in fact known by a different name it would indeed smell as sweet, the stories behind their names would remain human storiesour contribution to one of natures most cherished creations.


WORDS TO THE WISE

Buckets, Benches, and Bartenders

            Of all the challenges that America has faced, few have produced such a litany of confusing words and phrases as this current economic crisis. With terms like negative amortization, Hedge Funds, credit default swap, and asset-backed commercial paper dominating the headlines, it is no wonder why people are so frustrated reading the news each day.
            But despite all the cumbersome economic terms that have been recently introduced into public discourse, some of the more common words we use when talking about this crisis have fascinating and unexpected stories to tell.
            Since nearly all the words we use today to talk about finance are rooted in a much earlier time, before stock-markets and the global economy, their etymology reflect a refreshingly humble origin. The word economy itself, for example, is from the post-classical Latin oeconomus, which refers simply to the management of a house or monasterywhich means that the first economic crisis probably occurred when someone forgot where they put their wallet.
            Because of the increased prosperity brought about during the Italian Renaissance, the early conceptions of a banking system were formed. While nowadays banks are thought to be highly secure places with thick metal vaults and security cameras, this sense of fortification is certainly not evident in the early use of the word. In fact, bank is derived from the Italian banco, which refers to a bench or long table, (not unlike one that would be used at a banquet, interestingly enough,) upon which transactions took place. A common site for these early banks was alongside other merchants and traders, usually in the local marketplacea metaphor that survives today in terms like the stock-market.
            As time went on and personal finances became intermingled into a more complex system, savvy and enterprising businesspeople saw a potential in making money by giving money, that is to say, by investing. While todays use of this word is almost exclusively within an economic context, surprisingly its origins have more association with the contents of your closet. The Latin investio means to clothe or dress, as in literally putting on a jacket. However, because of the symbolism of some garments, (e.g., a kings cape or a popes cassock,) the term came to mean to endow or furnish with power. From there its only a small leap to the modern use of the word.
        In the past, one of the most lucrative business ventures to invest in was mercantile shipping and overseas imports; such shipping companies required immense capital for the purchase and maintenance of their fleets. Despite great potential for wealth, sea travel was wrought with risk and the loss of a single vessel full of goods could spell the end of a company. Some of the more common expressions for struggling businesses reflect this concern even today, like in describing a doomed business as a sinking ship, or going under. However, when a boat began to take on water at sea, often the only thing that could be done to keep it from sinking was to use a bucket, or bail, to scoop out the waterknown as bailing out. Bailout as we use it today works in very much the same way, except the water has been replaced with money, and perhaps unfortunately, no one is getting sopping wet as a result.
        It is not surprising that during these challenging times a person might feel more inclined to spend time with their bartender than their broker, which too, when considering etymology, is not without a bit of irony. The word broker comes from the Old French verb brochier, to broach or to tap, just as one might tap a keg. It is in this sense that a brocheor was very much like a bartender, buying a cask of wine from a winemaker and dispensing it to others at a profitby extension, this term came to refer to anyone who acted as a middleman, buying something to sell it over again.
        So, despite all of technical terms that have come to dominate the headlines recently when talking about finance, taking a closer look at those words that are more familiar sheds light on the humble roots of what has become a global economic system.


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Hello,

My name is Lindsay. I’m a journalism student at the University of
Alabama. I'm working on a story for class on how newspapers are
including the Hispanic/Latino community in their coverage. I noticed
that based on the 2000 census estimates, Latinos make up about almost
11% of the population in Roswell, GA. Are you available to share your
experience and talk about the Roswell Weekly’s current efforts to reach
out to your Hispanic/Latino community?  If you are, would it be easier
to get in touch by phone or through email?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Lindsay Trapp

Good afternoon!

Dick Armey, former US House Majority leader, will be in town to speak at the Atlanta Tax Day Tea Party next Wednesday. He will also be hosting a town hall meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 15 at 4:00pm in room 341 of the Capitol. His speech will be followed by a question and answer session. I would highly recommend that you cover this event.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview with Mr. Armey, please contact press secretary Adam Brandon at 202.379.6584.

Thanks,

Keri

Good afternoon!

I thought I might send you this release about a diabetes study for consideration in your publication. It is a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that found hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) episodes that require a visit to the hospital are associated with an increased risk of dementia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.

Why the study is newsworthy:

- This is the first study to look at hypoglycemia and dementia in older patients with type 2 diabetes; previous studies have looked at how low blood sugar affects cognitive function in children with type 1 diabetes

- The study looked at 16,667 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes over three decades and found that patients who had a hypoglycemic episode from midlife to late life had a 45 percent increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia. Two hypoglycemic episodes raised the risk to 115 percent, and three or more episodes had a 160 percent increased risk of dementia

- Though not a randomized clinical trial, the study provides additional information for the debate about how tightly blood sugar should be controlled in patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly in elderly patients

Please let me know if you'd like to speak with a physician or a diabetes patient for this story.



Thanks,
Billy

03/21/09 7:30am 

You need to check your "facts" before you print them. I would appreciate it if you report the real facts in a story. 

1) My neighbors SUPPORT me and one was even by my side at the hearing on Thursday.  

2) The complaint was anonymous however a disgruntled former ex employee admitted to calling the city and Fulton County Animal Control. 

3) The city zoning clearly exempts poultry from their ban rules regarding livestock.

Respectfully,

Andrew S. Wordes
The Chicken Outlaw

Hello,


We are Rock/Alternative act SEVEN STORY FALL  of Stockbridge, GA. The reason I am contacting you is because we were recently invited to play the 2009 JOURNEY'S BACKYARD BBQ TOUR on May 2nd at North Point Mall in Alpharetta. The action sports/music event is 100% FREE to the public and is sponsored by Guitar Hero, Rockstar Energy Drink, Etnies, Converse, Vans, etc. It will feature some of today's hottest musicians & extreme sports athletes including: a live performance by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Virgin Records), Rob Dyrdek (Pro Skater, MTV's "Rob & Big" & "Fantasy Factory"), Travis Pastrana (Pro Motocross, MTV's "Nitro Circus"), Dave Mirra (Pro BMX), and many more.

I feel this would be a great feature for and you could really help us get the word out to the community. Attached is an official press release for the event. Please contact me if you have any questions or plan on featuring this as an article.

Thanks!

-Wes Moore
678-468-2171

March 10, 2009 
Roswell Weekly
Southern News Services LLC
5425 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, Georgia  30092 
Dear Editor: 
March is National Social Work Month. Social Workers across this great nation provide so many valuable services to people of all ages, specifically for children and for the vast aging population. Our social workers at Healthfield Hospice in Marietta work diligently to bring multiple services to our patients and families. They provide emotional support, counseling and utilize community resources among many other invaluable services. They constantly go the extra mile to ensure that our patients live the highest quality of life. Our Branch Director states “As social workers, Monique Spaulding and Ange Williams are invaluable members of our team and provide tremendous support to our patients and families.”  We at Healthfield Hospice salute all social workers and admire the incredible they do on a daily basis. Your days may sometimes seem difficult, but know that your work is appreciated and you are making a tremendous impact on many lives.   
Sincerely,   
Tammy Cofield
Office Manager 

03/05/09

fullname: Eric Ruhalter
email: Eric@TheKidDictionary.com
comments: I'm hoping you'll be really kind and take a look at something that I BET will make you laugh.  My book:

"The KidDictionary: A Book of Words Parents Need But Don't Have"

- a glossary of words i made up and compiled and designed with photos when i found myself unable to describe a great many of the phenomena predominant in my life owing to the fact that I have children.

ie:

WISHJACK:  To maliciously blow out the candles on another child's birthday cake.

KODICK: The child who refuses to cooperate in the taking of a family photograph

INVISIBOOBOO (in-VIZ-uh-boo-boo) n:  The site on a child's body where you unnecessarily applied a Band-Aid to appease them when they got hurt, though did not bleed.

THREEMAGEDDON (three-muh-GED-in)n.: The supposed hellfire and brimstone that would erupt should an annoyed mother reach the third digit  while counting aloud to 3 to get a non-compliant child to get his act together..

"ONE !.TWOOOOOOO !!!!..  "

if you're so inclined, please take a peek at my website where there is more info and some fun videos I made to help promote the book.

www.TheKidDictionary.com

Or feel free to contact me for more info.  I think your readers might enjoy it. (Although - Of course I'd think that)

 And, for certain, i would appreciate it.

Thanks for your time. I hope you have a great day,

sincerely,


Eric Ruhalter

Creator/Designer/Publisher/Marketer/Publicist/Head Bottle Washer

The KidDictionary: A Book of Words Parents Need But Don't Have

Eric@TheKidDictionary.com

Cell 973/479-4922


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                           CAKE RECIPE IS SAFE! Cumming, GA  For over 17 years Party Art Bakery, long known for its delicious  and creative cakes, unique
                           baked goods and the largest selection of home baking  supplies, it is also one of the most established bakeries in northern
                           Georgia.  Frank Fernando, a dynamic and creative entrepreneur transplanted to Alpharetta,  Georgia from London, England, is
                           pleased to announce that he has purchased Party  Art Bakery and has undertaken the monumental task of creating what could
                           be the  first location of a unique chain of themed bakery and desert cafés   Lets face it, most people love cake, says
                           Frank.  Even in an economic downturn  like the one we are experiencing now, people still love their baked goodies and sweets,
                           he continued in  his pleasing English accent.  I intend to take this business to a new level.   Franks past experience in
                           business and his finely tuned business acumen tells  him that this is a business that can thrive even in a downturn; Frank
                           had spent  hundreds of hours researching several food related industries and had no trouble  deciding that this was the business
                           for him. Although Frank came to this country with limited knowledge of the baking  industry he has brought with him over 35
                           years of entrepreneurial experience and  success.  Party Art Bakery will be renamed CREATIONS PATISSERIE AND DESSERT  CAFE.
                            Mr. Fernando wants to assure all past, present, and new customers that  CREATIONS  will maintain the same secret and original
                           baking formulas that made  Party Art Bakery so well known throughout Georgia for its wonderful and great  tasting selection
                           of custom, birthday, wedding and celebratory cakes.  In the not too distant future, Mr. Fernando and his team will morph the
                           retail store into a dessert café where you can have  a slice of freshly baked delicious cake or pastry with a cup of
                           hot Java, hot  tea,  gelato and smoothies, together with other popular beverage concoctions in  a relaxing atmosphere, and
                           of course free WI-FI internet access will also be  available.  Frank also intends to have bake and decorate your own cake
                           parties  for children as well as kids etiquette lessons, and a revamped website that will  showcase CREATIONS full line of
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                           order a cake  and mention Franks name.  But, look out!  You might get a special surprise with  your order, in addition to
                           a bountiful CHEERS MATE! from Frank.  Frank continues We are now getting ready for what is known as the Valentines Day  Crush.
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fullname: Arielle Chibili email: achibili@comcast.net comments: Hello, my name is Arielle; Saturday a friend invited me to a free  workshop at their Church St Peter
                                    Chanel in Roswell on how to make healthy  snacks at home for our kids and as a mother we all go to whatever has to do with
                                     babies health especially since it was free and there is just so much on TV these  days about childhood obesity and diabetics.
                                    We where taught to read and  understand the food label to help us make healthy choices for our families, make  Popsicle with
                                    out the added junk and popcorn. It was interesting to see that it  actually takes less than 5 minutes to make your own popcorn
                                    at home and you dont  need any special equipment for that.  After the workshop we discovered that this local mom has been
                                    giving free  workshop for  years. She actually owns a company that also makes fresh foods for  our babies and has about 25
                                    different meals.  It is strange that we dont get to read and know about heroes like this trying so  desperately to make a
                                    difference in our lives by offering free services. I actually found out our  kids both go to Mt Paran. I left that workshop
                                    with her parting words feed your  kids with an intention to good health. That workshop is literally change the way  I think
                                    of food and I will forever be grateful for attending.  These are the kind of stories and events going own in our community
                                    that all  mothers would love to know about. It is calming to get advice from one mother to  another which is what the workshop
                                    was all about and strangely enough nothing  was being sold. She never mentioned her company; a couple of the other moms buy
                                     her products from  Catered Taste  and happened to mention she owns that company.   Her name is Ms. Achindu; you can get more
                                    information from her company website  www.yummyspoonfuls.com   Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information about her,  now that I know who she
                                    is I can easily meet her in car pool  Joshua mom 

fullname: Tresor Kabundi email: reddclayy2007@aol.com comments: Who said Hip Hop cant be about politics?  With todays Hip Hop music  glorifying
                                    money, cars, women, drugs, and the like, there are very few artists  who discuss this history making time in America -- the
                                    2008 Presidential  Election  with the first African American candidate running for President and  the first female Vice Presidential
                                    running mate. Atlanta and Redd Clayy Entertainment recording artist, Amante (4 Prez), breaks  the mold with his 2008 Election
                                    inspired song Wheres Your Voice?  The songs  message conveys the importance of voting in this years election and encourages
                                    young people to vote on November 4th. Amante delivers heart driven lyrics and vocals over Hip Hop superstar, Lil  Waynes song,
                                    Tie My Hands, featuring and produced by R&B artist Robin Thicke.   Tie My Hands is from Lil Waynes multi-platinum album
                                    Carter III (which has sold  over 2 million copies). Amante says there are a couple of reasons he selected this song: 1)  
                                    Lil Wayne is the most popular Hip Hop artist, so the youth can relate, 2)      Tie My Hands is one of the most heart felt
                                    songs on the album -- it  touches on one of the most catastrophic natural events in American history,  Katrina. It is for
                                    these reasons that Amante believes this song can drive home his  message.  The youth must understand that to have their voices
                                    heard is to vote  on November 4th. Amante is also in a presidential race himself.  He has been pushing the Amante 4  Prez
                                    campaign for the past two years.  Of course, he isnt running as an elected  official for the United States like, Obama and
                                    McCain but he is running to be  Hip Hops next President.  Amante believes that todays Hip-Hop does not address  the important
                                    issues that Americas youth face. Amante raps about more than material possessions and he would rather speak about  the real
                                    issues that regular people face daily.  He also keeps it entertaining  so he can still reach the youth.  Amante believes that
                                    Hip-Hop needs a positive  leader who can progress the art form and considers himself the right candidate for the job. If you
                                    want more information, a copy of the song or want to schedule an  interview, book a performance or appearance with Amante
                                    4 Prez, please call  Tresor Kabundi at 678-629-2384 or 770-780-5943.  You an also e-mail us at  reddclayy2007@aol.com.  

fullname: Janet Hartwick email: human_development_2000@yahoo.com comments: Multicultural Human Development Customer Development Business Ethics  Business Development mathematical
                                    results "Recognized behavior is repeated  behavior." from observations of behavior under precise behavior recognition
                                    conditions positive re-enforcement and extinction technique, redirecting away  from wrong which does not happen and get social
                                    and self recognition recognition  temporarily suppressing behavior while providing multiple choices for human  development
                                    which happens and receives recognition saves loss of finances which  are then used for food, clothing, and shelter for happy
                                    childhood worldwide.   Scientific Laws in Human Development Scientific Results Human Resources Business  Development and Customer
                                    Development Scientific Formula: Please investigate  drumming up business for wrong human development profits and for repair
                                    profits.  Professional adaptation education needed. Education profits replace lack of  education profits. Results = People's
                                    effect upon the earth. Good human development effects the  earth in a good way. The earth can not support wrong human development.
                                    Life on  the positive side of zero is good living. Making a living on unhappy childhood  is making a living on lack of mathematically
                                    correct happy childhood.     Scientific Laws in Human Development Democracy Occurs Business Development and  Investor Relations
                                    Communications objected to by wrong human development profits  communism bring freedom and kind living. Scientific Laws in
                                    Human Development  Scientific Results:   Developing Skills in Productive Fields of Interest.   Do you give positive attention
                                    while one is being good? According to Doctor  Fitzhugh Dodson some learned the only way to receive attention was through 
                                    inappropriate behavior. As long as one was good one may have been ignored. Some  who ignored others when they were good may
                                    have felt compelled to give instant  focused attention for inappropriate behavior. Misbehavior was therefore  attention. Misbehavior
                                    became a social life. The person thought the behavior was who they  were. Others believed the behavior was who the person
                                    was also. The behavior  received attention from some in the environment and allied forces producing  further teasing for social
                                    recognition. While wasting productive time other  needs failed to be met causing the need to feed off productive forces. Changing
                                    who one became depends upon the process. In the past some thought dictated  undesirable actions would stop unwanted actions.
                                    Authoritarians did not know  punishment, which is a behavior recognizer, fools by tem!  porarily suppressing behavior while
                                    at the same time giving social and self  recognition causing the behavior to repeat. Punishment is both given and  received.
                                    Punished behavior repeats acquiring neither goodness or obedience. 
 
Recognizing the difference between the behavior and the individual do give the  individual attention. Doctor Dodson
                                    suggests easily gently distracting offering  attention in a new direction redirecting the individual to fun learning activities
                                    that let the individual know they  are valuable and people care their time is spent valuably, that meet needs, and  that lead
                                    to productive behavior while applying Extinction Technique by giving  zero attention to behaviors one does not wish to be
                                    repeated. Recognized  productive behavior becomes repeated productive behavior. Generative productive  personalities develop.
                                    Children's productive behavior is the right to have their  educational needs met and be actively engaged in the educational
                                    process.  Scientific studies !  by recorded observation of behavior under precise behavior rec!  ognition  conditions produced
                                    the results: Recognized behavior repeats, or to quote the  results, "Recognized behavior is repeated behavior."
                                    as stated in How to Parent,  the beginning of the book saying it is written to mothers, by Doctor Fitzhough  
Dodson which I read July 1974 and applied. Dr. Dodson also wrote How to  Grandparent and How to Father. These scientific
                                    facts may not have been available to others and you before so forgive others and yourself for the  unchangeable past punishment
                                    cannot change and focus upon life's qualities being  specific and investigative. Savings prevented to loss to wrong human
                                    development  are used to meet needs providing employment in meeting needs for the labor  force. People are customers to having
                                    their needs met while not being unwilling  customers to wrong human development. Grown ups do much of their own human  development
                                    while children are free to do their own human development and  others' human development sometimes. When a two year old
                                    asked me !  about another two year olds' behavior, and I told her about human development  the other two year old children
                                    where standing around the drinking fountain with  us learning about human development also. All the two year old children
                                    that  were standing around the drinking fountain became good human development.  Stewards taking personal responsibility children
                                    are busy being good are free of  placing responsibility upon children to be good with consequences and rewards, wrong can
                                    be  rewarding and   support appearances of being good, while children are free to  develop good character independently. Grown
                                    ups doing their own human  development if they know how one need not harm wrong human development just  teach good human development.
                                    Make a future. Quoting a homes and gardens  magazine, "The best way to quit a bad habit is to substitute it with a good
                                     habit." Making a living on good habits is mathematically legal.    Providing fun safe multiple-choice learning experiences
                                    for self-expression in  individuality in an environment which is safe to function within develops  interest in learning while
                                    continual watching and providing for interests  extends and expands learning. Extended expanded play learning is Emergent
                                     Curriculum in the Early Childhood Education Field. During play children learn to  use symbols, written sign verbal pictorial
                                    musical constructive language, to  communicate. The book One Hundred Languages of Children by Carolyn Edwards is the story
                                    of Italy's child development Reggio Emilia  Schools. Learning projects at Reggio Emilia are self-discovery projects. The
                                     children are free to think through how to construct and measure in their own  way. During play the children test their theories.
                                    Chapter nine is the true  story of a small group of children who draw a life scale dinosaur. The children  found a place in
                                    the schoolyard large enough to draw a dinosaur. The school  provided for ! 
the
                                    children's access many measuring sticks, 'Rods', for placing side-by-side  showing the precise height and length
                                    of the dinosaur. The school spared no  rods. The children learned measuring skills used in building societies. The  King's
                                    foot measurement divided into one dozen makes twelve inches. Cubit rods  measure cubits. During projects the teachers engage
                                    the children in  conversation. Children are inspired to inquisitiveness as a result of the  teacher's questions. Projects
                                    are displayed at community gatherings giving each  child a sense of community. Community observers give recognition of correct
                                    principles  applied to create each project. Rods used in child education to show quantities  are Cuisenaire Rods. Each uniform
                                    section on the rod is displayed by color. Each  consecutive rod is one unit longer. Rods make useful levers. Rods reach under
                                     and pull out items a person cannot reach. A walking stick is a sturdy rod.  Children attain higher principles. We are no
                                    customer to!   lack of mathematical accuracy in human development, but the c!  ustomer  

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