Net Marketing Noobs Denver Wireless Blog www.Foxnews.comThis is such an incredible, beautiful and inspirational story. A story of limitless imagination that God gifts to us, the power of persistence in leaving behind setbacks, and how art can draw people together.
It truly touched my heart and stirs incredible passion in me. God is good.
Despite being only 23, actress Odette Yustman is one of the most beautiful women in the world. She was featured prominently in Cloverfield and she stars in the upcoming The Unborn.
She IS taken (Look at that goofy dude who got her – Dave Annable). Argh! She coulda had me!
Source: LSUReveille
Spontaneous Patriotism Outburst!
God bless these Louisiana State University college kids and the parents who raised them! By the way, the America-hating flag-burner LSU student (with filthy dredlocks that look like they are caked with five years of mud) is from Colombia. How about you go back there, cabron? We DO sincerely hope you enjoy your “room-mate” [ Bubba!? ] in the jail!
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) –
“Several hundred people gathered on the LSU campus today and effectively stopped an LSU grad student from burning an American flag on campus.
Benjamin-Haas-LSU-Hippie tried to burn the American Flag
Benjamin Haas, pelted by water balloons when he tried to burn American flag
The student, [Benjamin Haas] announced Tuesday that he intended to burn the flag. The announcement set off a wave of angry protests on Facebook and talk radio stations.
As the student approached the Parade Grounds at LSU Wednesday, students chanted “USA! USA!”. One man yelled “My brothers died for you!”.
Several people tossed water balloons and water bottles at the man. The graduate student was then escorted away by LSU Police. The flag burning did not occur.”
Police also found drug paraphernalia, what a surprise!
Source: LSUReveille: Police also found drug paraphernalia, what a surprise!
Meanwhile, LSU police picked up Monday’s flag-burner, who is also hairy and dirty-looking. I’m sure its just a coincidence.
“LSUPD has arrested Isaac Eslava, the University student suspected in the burning of the American flag at the War Memorial on Monday.
Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman, said Eslava’s attorney saw the news release from LSUPD regarding charges against Eslava and assisted in getting his client back to Baton Rouge.
Tabor said Eslava turned himself in at 2:50 p.m. today.
Eslava will be transferred today to the East Baton Rouge Parish prison, Tabor said. Eslava’s status as a University student is pending until after a hearing with the Dean of Students following his booking.”
WWL TV:
“BATON ROUGE, LA – An LSU student wanted as a suspect in connection with the damage of the school’s war memorial, which included the burning of an American flag, has turned himself in to school police, according to the university.
Isaac Eslava, 23, a resident of Baton Rouge was being sought for two counts of simple damage to property, one count of arson, one count of theft and one count of resisting an officer.
Eslava holds dual citizenship for the United States and Colombia. During the early morning hours of May 2, the LSU War Memorial was damaged. The flag mast rope was cut down, the United States flag set afire and the LSU flag stolen. An LSU staff member alerted LSU Police, who responded to the area. LSU Police located the suspect nearby, but was unable to detain him.
During this initial response, police recovered a stolen vehicle, which was used by the suspect. The LSU flag was recovered from inside of the vehicle along with drug paraphernalia, a clothing item belonging to the suspect, and red and black spray paint.
LSU Police Detectives later identified the suspect and recovered the knife suspected to have been used to cut the rope. The knife still had flag mast rope fibers along the blade. Detectives also learned that on the same morning The Venue Apartments located north of campus were vandalized by graffiti using red and black spray paint and were able to connect the suspect to the crime.
The repair costs to the LSU War Memorial are estimated at $7,530 and repair costs at The Venue Apartments are estimated at $400.”
via USA! Patriotic LSU Students Pelt Hairy Flag-burner with Water Balloons USA! | UNCOVERAGE.net.
Top singers from Youtube corroborated to create a music video of the song, “We pray for you”. The proceeds benefit the Red Cross’s relief effort to help Japan’s Tsunami/Earthquake victims, and the southern United State’s Tornado victims.
The song has ben up less than one day and has 54,000 views. The instrumental version of the song with lyrics were uploaded for anyone to download and record their version of the song, then clips from 55 artists we chosen and mixed together for the video.
From J. Rice’s YouTube page:
Deserving of at least TWO video posts:
Paul Lavon Davis (April 21, 1948 – April 22, 2008) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music. Notable songs in his career include 1977’s “I Go Crazy“, a #7 pop hit which once held the record for the longest chart run on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the #6 “’65 Love Affair“, his highest-charting pop hit. In the mid 1980s, he also had two country #1 hits as a guest vocalist on songs by Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker, and wrote singles for other country singers.
Ilene Berns, widow of Bert Berns, signed Davis to Bang Records in 1969, and in 1970, released a cover version of The Jarmels‘ hit song “A Little Bit of Soap“, reaching #52 on the Billboard pop charts. His first album, A Little Bit of Paul Davis, was released in 1970. In 1974, he recorded his third album, Ride ‘Em Cowboy, which entered the Top 40 for the title track. The same song also became a Top 40 Country hit for Juice Newton in 1984.
Davis had his first American Top 10 single with the ballad “I Go Crazy,” which peaked at #7 in 1978. “I Go Crazy” spent 40 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, which at the time set the single-song record for most consecutive weeks on the chart in the rock era. The follow-up, “Sweet Life”, also did well, peaking at #4 Adult Contemporary and #17 Pop. The corresponding album Singer of Songs – Teller of Taleswas a modest success, peaking at #82 on the Billboard pop album chart. He was the last artist active on the Bang Records label when it folded in 1981.
After one more album on the Bang label, Paul Davis signed with Arista Records in 1981 and scored two more Top 15 singles, “Cool Night” (which reached #11 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 and hit #2 at Adult Contemporary in January 1982) and “’65 Love Affair” (a major Top 10 hit at both Pop and Adult Contemporary). His Arista debut album spawned a third hit with Davis’ remake of “Love or Let Me Be Lonely“. The single contained a third verse of music which was not included on the album version, and despite its top 40 and AC success, this single version has never been reissued on any CD including the various Paul Davis anthologies that have been released on CD. Davis retired from making records for a time, except for two duet singles that went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. The first was in 1986 with Marie Osmond on “You’re Still New to Me” while the second was in 1988 was a collaboration with Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet on “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love“. Davis also wrote “Meet Me in Montana,” which Paul’s friend Dan Seals and Osmond took to #1 on the Billboard Country chart in 1985, and “Bop”, a solo #1 Country hit for Dan Seals in 1986. Through the years Paul was heavily influenced by technology, he owned a lot of synthesizers, samplers he spent his days at home composing for films. He was very versatile with sampling & using the Synclavier & Fairlight CMI
Before his death on April 22, 2008 (one day after his 60th birthday), Paul Davis returned to singing and songwriting recording two songs, “You Ain’t Sweet Enough” and “Today.” He died of a heart attack at the Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
Davis survived a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on July 29, 1986. He was leaving a hotel on Music Row with a female companion when an unidentified man walked up, demanded his wallet, and shot him in the abdomen. [1] [2]
Country music singer Charly McClain‘s song, “Best That Never Was”, was specially written and dedicated to Paul Davis on her 1983 album Paradise.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | CAN | ||
| 1970 | A Little Bit of Paul Davis | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Paul Davis | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Ride ‘Em Cowboy | 148 | 19 | — |
| 1976 | Southern Tracks & Fantasies | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Singer of Songs: Teller of Tales | 82 | — | 77 |
| 1980 | Paul Davis | 173 | — | — |
| 1981 | Cool Night | 52 | — | — |
| 1982 | Best of Paul Davis | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Sweet Life: His Greatest Hit Singles | — | — | — |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | US Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
| 1970 | “A Little Bit of Soap“ | 52 | 27 | — | 60 | — | A Little Bit of Paul Davis |
| “I Just Wanna Keep It Together” | 51 | 34 | — | 38 | — | ||
| “Can’t You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)” | 118 | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1973 | “Boogie Woogie Man” | 68 | — | — | — | — | Paul Davis |
| 1974 | “Ride ‘Em Cowboy” | 23 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 6 | Ride ‘Em Cowboy |
| 1975 | “Keep Our Love Alive” | 90 | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1976 | “Thinking of You” | 45 | 31 | — | — | — | Southern Tracks & Fantasies |
| “Superstar” | 35 | 31 | — | 53 | — | ||
| 1977 | “I Go Crazy“ | 7 | 25 | — | 4 | — | Singer of Songs – Teller of Tales |
| 1978 | “Sweet Life” | 17 | 7 | 85 | 15 | — | |
| “Darlin” (with Susan Collins) | 51 | — | — | 37 | — | ||
| 1980 | “Do Right” | 23 | 4 | — | 64 | — | Paul Davis |
| “Cry Just a Little” | 78 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | “Cool Night“ | 11 | 2 | — | 34 | — | Cool Night |
| 1982 | “’65 Love Affair“ | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | — | |
| “Love or Let Me Be Lonely” | 40 | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||||
| 1986 | “You’re Still New to Me“ | Marie Osmond | 1 | 1 | I Only Wanted You |
| 1988 | “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love“ | Tanya Tucker (with Paul Overstreet) |
1 | 10 | Love Me Like You Used To |
| “Sweet Life” (re-recording) | Marie Osmond | 47 | 55 | All in Love | |
15 Small Business Lessons from Richard Branson : Managing :: American… –
Sir Richard Branson
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Sep 23, 2010 –
On paper, global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is larger than life: entrepreneur with over 360 companies, chairman of the Virgin Group, author, adventurer, knight, patron, kajillionaire, would-be space traveler with a ballsy mantra, “Screw it, let’s do it.”
As my friend Kyle Lacy commented after we both watched Branson keynote a marketing conference in Indianapolis last week, “You think you’re doing pretty well, and then you meet that guy.”
On stage, Branson projects approachability and humility, which is especially surprising as he has every reason to be anything but. In other words, if a colossal ego were ever justified, it would be Branson’s.
As Chairman of the Virgin Group, he has become a global icon challenging convention and succeeding against the odds. But much of what Branson said has special resonance for small business owners struggling to differentiate themselves in their markets.
1. On big companies vs. small companies
“Small is beautiful,” Branson said. “This may seem like a peculiar boast,” he added, but he doesn’t see size as a competitive advantage.
His Virgin Records label is not the biggest in the music industry, but in 1992 it attracted the Rolling Stones. Virgin Airlines has a mere 37 airplanes versus the 700+ maintained by its competitors. It’s better to spin off a company into a second smaller company (as Virgin Atlantic spun off Virgin America) than grow larger, Branson believes, because smaller companies can stay both more nimble and more customer-focused. They can also maintain the style and “cheekiness” of their early trailblazing if they stay relatively compact.
2. On the foundation of a brand
Branson believes that “outstanding brands are built around great people who deliver consistently great customer service every day.”
Ultimately, a brand is only as good as the products behind it. A business’s top priority is to get its products right, and then wrap a great brand around it. “You can’t kid people,” Branson said.
3. On his inspiration in nature
Virgin has a “lot in common with bumblebees,” Branson says. The aerodynamics of the bee’s biology suggest that it shouldn’t be able to fly. “But it just goes out and does it.”
4. On seeing things through your customer’s eyes
His inspiration for Virgin Airlines grew out of his own miserable experience as a passenger on commercial airlines replete with “dreadful service.” Virgin went head-to-head against the “well-oiled marketing machines” of the “big, boring competition,” Branson said.
“We didn’t know how much we didn’t know,” he added. “We had no idea how serious airlines were supposed to be run—so we looked at it entirely from the passenger’s perspective.”
5. On positioning
Virgin decided to compete on service—rather than price—as a way to set itself apart from other air carriers. Virgin also “focused on what we knew best—entertainment,” Branson said, positioning his airline as a “well-priced product [that would] make flying fun again” via perks like onboard bars, massages, power plugs at every seat, the flexibility to order food in your seat when you want it, and so on.
“We weren’t out to be the biggest, but definitely to be the best,” he said.
6. On hiring
More companies look for employees with relevant experience first. But from its outset, Virgin “hired friendly over experienced,” Branson said. It sought out employees who had fresh perspectives, great attitudes, and were eager to have fun, and then trained them to do their jobs. Those who arrived with experience from other air carriers were those who essentially “had learned how to not do their jobs,” he said.
Branson also believes in promoting from within. “We try to take people on from within,” he said, because “we know their weakness and strengths.” What’s more, he said, he often promotes people above the position they expect. “We take a risk. You can start off as a cleaning lady and go to the top.” Also, hiring from within “doesn’t demoralize people in company,” Branson added.
7. On listening to customers and employees
Branson is well known for his personable management style. Early on, he wrote monthly letters to all Virgin Group employees, and every employee was given his home telephone number. He extends that openness to customers, too, at times randomly calling select customers to inquire about their experience on his airline, for example.
Have a “fearlessness of engaging with people,” Branson said, because “conversations can change the world.”
“We like to listen to our customers, because it’s an opportunity to be creative,” Branson said.
8. On social media
For businesses, social media offers both challenges and opportunities, Branson said. For example, an unhappy Virgin passenger might use the megaphone of a social media platform to complain, when a push of an onboard call button would resolve the issue, Branson said. But at the same time, social channels can help your customers find one another and allow them a change to interact, which makes an onboard community on an airplane, for example, a “smaller, warmer, friendlier” place.
Branson believes that when businesses carefully monitor and respond, social media helps businesses anticipate needs. For example, when a Virgin passenger expressed his concern on Twitter about whether he might make his connecting flight, Virgin staffers made sure he made it.
Social channels can also offer immediate feedback on what your customers will respond to: When Virgin America announced a fare sale on Twitter, it became the fourth highest sale day in the airline’s history.
9. On having a sense of humor
Approaching business playfully, and with a healthy sense of humor and fun, is critical. Virgin “built its business on free advertising, and largely with a sense of humor,” Branson said. A “cheeky” approach to business and “fun, gentle digs at competitors help put your name on the map,” he added.
10. On failure
Entrepreneurs take risks, Branson said, and as such “mustn’t be afraid of failure.” Failure doesn’t damage a reputation as much as some fear, he said. And anyways, it’s more fun to challenge yourself to succeed than to not act out of fear of failing, especially as success begets success: “If you can run one business well, you should be able to run any business well.”
True entrepreneurs “love challenging themselves, and love challenging the people around us,” especially when it comes to succeeding in otherwise established markets, where most businesses are “diabolically run.”
11. On his fascination with space travel
Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 1990 with a goal of making commercial space travel viable, but the idea grew out of a longtime passion for an idea that he worked hard to make a reality. (Which is, by the way, exactly what entrepreneurs do more generally, in other industries.)
His fascination with space travel took root when he (along with the rest of the world) watched the first manned spacecraft land on the moon in 1969. After seeing Apollo 11, he said, “I assumed I’d be going into space.” And decades later he worked to develop a reusable, safe spaceship that could make suborbital spaceflight a reality. Now, he says, commercial space travel is only a year or so away.
12. On the importance of company culture
Everything comes down to the people you hire to run your company, Branson said. Those running the company have to love it, and they also have to believe in the products you sell. The CEO must care as much about the cleaning ladies and switchboard operators as well as the company’s other directors.
The Virgin Group tries to maintain an equal number of men and women on its boards and in it’s staffing. Too often corporate boards are overwhelmingly male, Branson said, but he believes companies benefit from a more equal split.
13. On partying with employees
It’s important for higher-ups to get to know people on a personal level, outside of work. “We encourage as much partying as possible,” he said.
For executives, that means staying at the same hotel where your staff stays, and hanging out at the bar with them, after hours. “You’ll get the honest feedback at a bar,” Branson said.
14. On success
With success comes wealth and fame, but also enormous responsibility to help other people and improve the world we live in, Branson said. He now spends most of his time on humanitarian and social issues.
15. On which business is his favorite
Branson doesn’t run any business daily, as he’s become expert at the “art of delegation,” he said. But those businesses that interest him most tend to be the ones that are struggling.
“The businesses I become closest to as those that are like a child getting bullied; I tend to spend more time with them than with other businesses” to help steer them onto the right track.
Image credit: Charles Nicholls
Ann Handley is the Chief Content Officer of
MarketingProfs and the co-author of the upcoming Content Rules (Wiley, 2010). Follow her on Twitter @marketingprofs.
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