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In general, a great slogan will define the philosophy, concepts or operations of a business. Think about how "Just do it" defines Nike's philosophy on playing sports, or Avis's "We try harder" defines customer services operations. When trying to craft a marketing slogan for your physical therapy practice, start with the message you want to convey to the public before tackling the creative side.

Once you know what you want to convey, aim for short, sweet and catchy. These are the hallmarks of successful slogans and taglines that are an integral part of any branding package, and this is also true for a physical therapy marketing slogan. In fact, the American Physical Therapy Association has implemented a new branding campaign that incorporates the slogan "Move Forward: Physical Therapy Brings Motion to Life." This is a unifying call to all physical therapists to re-focus their branding campaigns as a community.?

The goal of the slogan is to change the public mindset that the benefits of physical therapy are limited to rehabilitation. The slogan directs consumers to connect physical therapy with motion and life, which broadens its potential for preventative uses: life improvement via physical motion.

Here are some key branding messages from APTA's "Brand New Campaign" that will guide you in thinking about your own marketing slogan:

* Physical Therapy can improve mobility and quality of life without surgery or prescription drugs.

* Many PTs have the most specialized education to help restore motion.

* Many PTs are doctors of physical therapy and all of them are trusted health care professionals with extensive education in diagnosing and treating conditions that limit the body's ability to move and function in daily life.

* PTs can teach patients and clients how to prevent or manage a condition, and thus achieve long-term health benefits.

* Consumers in most states can make an appointment with a PT directly, without physician referral.

Once you have decided on a message that best represents your service, identity or philosophy, write several marketing slogans that you think might reflect your message. Catchy slogans are sometimes created with one or more of the following:

* Rhyme and repetition: "Flick my Bic"

* Double-meaning: "Reach out and touch someone"

* Visual connection to logo or business: "Fill it to the rim with Brim"

* Cause and effect relationship: "Calgon, take me away"

The most important elements of a slogan or tag line are simplicity, and connectivity: it should be universally understood regardless of a person's age, gender, background and education. Here are some examples of marketing slogans that reflect a specific message about each practice:

"Journey, Success, Relax, Looking Forward"

"Restoring Your Good Health"

"Going beyond your symptoms..."

"Be treated like a pro!"

"The treatment you need, the care you deserve"

"No pills, no surgery, just results"

"Quality Hands On Care"

"Maximum HEALTH"

"The art and science of wellness"

An unforgettable physical therapy marketing slogan will ultimately reflect the context of your practice while capturing an audience in a creative, simplistic way. Without a contextual connection to the product, slogans are meaningless. So, once you have crafted a slogan that's a home run for your practice, make sure to put it out there on all your physical therapy marketing materials to create your brand and grow your practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    What is easiest way to draw up a marketing strategy for a small online business?
    What is easiest way to draw up a marketing strategy for a small online business?
    Is it not as simple as SEO's, a bit of offline advertising ( flyers) and a few adverts out on the net?
    • ANSWER:
      In marketing strategy, we have many-many techniques to run this. But for me, if you are new, better you try invest a lot of money to purchase ads from top website. I like use pay per click technique especially from adwords, yahoo and adbrite..
  2. QUESTION:
    Which are the best online marketing strategies for small business?
    I always asked myself what are the best marketing strategies for a small business, I always thought the best marketing strategies for a small business is never give up
    Do you agree with me or do you have other several ideas about the best marketing strategies for small business?
    • ANSWER:
      I agree with Joe McCoy!
      It would be really smart to learn how to rank one in google if you want to make real money online at the same time convert your website visitor into a paying consumer. you can start with learning copywriting and seo. copywriting is bringing people in your page and seo is responsible for selling them. Try envision your company name, start with a plan, and learn SEO basics to get your site off to the right start. Make a business model using the internet and know your target market, posting to relevant sites relevant to your product would be a good start get traffic and get indexed in google.
      Aside from that you can also do social media marketing to advertise your product for free, spreading it with less effort. and join internet marketing communities to start sharing ideas with members about strategies about online businesses and web development. these communities can help you get your business started without spending big bucks.
  3. QUESTION:
    What should I name my small business marketing company?
    I know you?ve had this one a million times, but I?m pretty impressed with this communities results. I guess many minds can come up with better solutions than one small (really small) brain.
    I would like to start an online marketing business that focuses on small, struggling businesses that don?t understand the Internet and how to make it work for them. I do the office/marketing management for the family business and it was the same situation for them, so I designed their website and gave their online presence a kick in the butt. Now I want to do that for other small, mom and pop businesses in the area.
    But it seems like every name I come up with, is taken. Small Fish Marketing Solutions: Helping the little fish grow in a big pond? TAKEN. Cornerstone Marketing? TAKEN. Click Factory, Revvup Marketing, Marketing Mechanic? TAKEN TAKEN TAKEN.
    I wanted a creative name ever since I ran into Orange Soda: Marketing with a Fizz, and sunk down into my chair with envy. But now I don?t know. My target market won?t understand a name like that, so I?m thinking about going with something more direct and easily communicates how I can help them create a great online presence, grow their business, gain visibility, get website hits, track their customers, etc.
    Any ideas?
    I like what you came up with Nate, especially the Small Town Big Web one. I don't know yet if that's what I want to go with, but that's definitely the type of name I'm looking for. If you think of anything else on those lines, please share. I was also thinking about Small Fish Big Hooks, but wonder if the owners of Small Fish Marketing or Little Fish Marketing can cause a fuss or not.
    • ANSWER:
      How about one of these:
      Biz 2.0
      Weberation Management
      BizLauncher
      HyperBiz
      TurboBiz
      InterBiz
      TechnoBiz
      Small Town Big Web
      FutureBiz
      BizForward
      ActionBiz
      Local Click
      BizLink
  4. QUESTION:
    I need help on Online business management suite for small business with an email marketing provider?
    • ANSWER:
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  5. QUESTION:
    How can I get more clients for my online marketing business?
    I have a small client base that do repeat business with me and helps to put food on the table, but I get weeks where I wonder if anyone is going to send me some business. Is there a way to get more clients? My current clients are through craigslist, bartering and partnership with web designing companies. Some months I earn over 00 and some months I would be lucky if I can see 0.
    • ANSWER:
      What kind of area are you in? You might be surprised how many clients you may pick up just by stopping into local stores. Most small business owners don't have time or the educate to create a quality online presence. I would recommend contacting the local chamber of commerce (or viewing their website) for a list of local businesses and just go down the list.
      -Brandon
      http://www.thecollegesheet.com
  6. QUESTION:
    What is the best way to market a small business for free online?
    • ANSWER:
      "If you build it, they will come" is not necessarily true on the Web. Putting a website up is one thing, but getting visitors to come to your site is another. The process becomes even more difficult if you have limited resources to market your business.
      Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:
      1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.
      2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important -- and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more - that's additional traffic that you get for FREE!
      3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.
      If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm
      4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as 0 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News. My website (see my profile) accepts free press release submission (no strings attached!)
      5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.
      6. Improve your conversion. Getting visitors is one thing; getting them to buy your products is a whole different story. Read the article "10 Ways to Convert Visitors to Buyers" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/072005/conversion.htm for tips on how to improve your conversion rates.
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  7. QUESTION:
    How to contact small business loan department of a bank to sell them online advertisement?
    My online business provides a steady stream of companies looking for business capital and business loans. I want to contact the small business loan department of a bank, such as Bank of America, Capital One, American Express, and sell them membership (if they are a member, they can see hundreds or even thousands of hot prospects every month). How do I find the contact phone and person? I contact customer service of Bank of America but they don't give the contact information to me. Besides, should I contact their e-commerce marketing department, or the loan department, or both?
    • ANSWER:
      Those companies don't need outside marketers like you to sell their services. Find much smaller businesses to market to, the ones that don't already spend millions on their own advertising.
  8. QUESTION:
    i need help marketing my small business.?
    I have a very small start up home based business. I am looking for ways to market it online. I DO NOT WANT ANY SCAM IDEAS! I just want honest people who have their own business and are marketing it online. I am also looking for a free or just about free way to have a website that would be the name of my company (.com) any help out there. Legit answers only please
    • ANSWER:
      Optimize it locally it ll 100% boost you sales as the fastest growing vertical in search, many people are now starting to recognize the value of local search engine optimization can have on their site traffic. Also known as regional search, it's basically Geo-targeting your audience when they search.
      Local search works best for the service provider, or a retailer that has numerous locations. While the search volume won't be as great as a non-regional phrase, the person who reaches your site will be a more targeted visit and most likely ready to convert.
      Another happy accident in local search is that for sites that are well optimized may also pick up rankings in mobile search.
      So, here's what you need to do in order to rank for local seo:
      * Be sure to have your location(s) full address
      * If you have a regional number, list that as well since some people start with an area code
      * Be sure to include driving directions to your location
      * Use a mapping service to display your location
      * Have pictures of your locations and name them with your street address
      * Make sure your site appears in any regional directory that might be online
      * If you can afford it, get listed in your local yellow pages
      * Place the regions you want to rank for in your page titles
      * Get text links that contain the regional phrase
      Most of these techniques are not only common sense, but also good web design. If you're in business, you want people to be able to find you.
  9. QUESTION:
    Recommend marketing and promoting business books?
    For both offline and online small business. I don't have a product, I am focusing on services. Help recommend quality books to promote and market my service for both offline and online ways.
    • ANSWER:
      I've read a lot of books about small business promotion. If i have to single out one that is simple, easy to read and with guidance to have results, I'll say: Action Plan by Robert Middleton. http://www.actionplan.com/
      You'll be amazed.
  10. QUESTION:
    Sending sms for business promotion is illegal in India?
    Dear Experts
    I doing a small business online marketing and sales real estate, I want to send a small amount of sms to the builders my offering for them its unknown people but i have their mobile no. Its illegal to send sms from my mobile according to TRAI Rules?
  11. QUESTION:
    Do I need a business license for my "small business"?
    Hello.
    I am thinking about starting my own online marketing business. For example, I would contact companies and see if they want me to produce a promotional video for them. Do I need to get federally registered? Like, do I need a business license, tax forms, etc?
    Oh, and I do not plan on hiring any employees. I would just kind of do this on the side.
    • ANSWER:
      You could need any number of business licenses or permits, depending on your business structure and location, from your state, county, or city governments.
      You can either check with all three levels of government, or hire a corporate attorney or third-party service to research your requirements and obtain them for you.
      Good luck!
  12. QUESTION:
    How much is the online advertising market for small businesses worth?
    • ANSWER:
      Well it depends on what kind of adds your looking to buy, there is Google PPC, Facebook PPC, solo adds and all of that but If you don't know the mechanics of how to get leads and convert sales you would be wasting your money.
      Check out this video I think it will help you out

      Good luck
  13. QUESTION:
    How would I start a business, marketing and advertising for other local small businesses?
    I would offer many different options for business owners to choose. printing and distributing flyers or corner signs, running ads in the newspaper and online websites or radio. Pretty much anything to do with advertising/ promoting for local businesses owned by individuals (like lawn care, roofing, restraunt, hair salon etc.) What should I do to start my business and is this a stupid idea?
    • ANSWER:
      I really think this is a good idea. I would contract you. Here are a few things you should know.
      1. Pick a good name. Something people will remember.
      2. Will you be a Sole Proprietor, LLC, or Corporation? This effects your liability if you get sued and taxes.
      3. How much seed capital, or money do you have to start your business? This can include credit available.
      4. Do you have a contract your costomers will sign? AKA an Engagement Agreement. Without this you will probably not get paid, and you will always want to leave very clear what you will do and not do. That way there are not any mistunderstandings.
      5. Do you have an office, or work from home? Office will help you get clients vs home where business is rent free.
      6. How will you keep records? Bookkeeping is very important. If the IRS has questions and you don't have records you will loose audits and get fined. This can lead to not having funds to run your business. BE CAREFUL and keep records.
      7. Will you have employees or sub-contractors? This can also get you in trouble. If you pay an employee cash that employee can sue you and you will most likely not have money to run your business after all the fines. BE HONEST.
      8. Do you have an Accountant, Lawyer who will help you and give you advise? This is an investment. We can help you to stay out of trouble and grow your business. Look for a trustworthy accountant.
      Hope this helps and Good Luck!
  14. QUESTION:
    can someone tell me all the online sources of free advertisement for my start up small business?
    I am starting a small outsourcing business in New York. Can someone give me a complete list of free advertisements sources which is online? How can I promote the small business with out paying for the marketing?
    • ANSWER:
      Free advertising is worth exactly what you pay for it. Advertising isn't a cost, it's an investment with a definite return.
  15. QUESTION:
    I'm looking for a business partner willing to set up a small business in the market research industry with me
    I am not sure where to start but perhaps some of you are aware of online small business communities/forums where one can obtain specific business info and advertise for a business partner at the same time.
    Location: London
    I'm open to any suggestions really. Many thanks in advance for taking the time to answer this one.
    • ANSWER:
      Yes, you could join these online business communities and should be able to hook up with someone. You can also advertise in them, both paid and free. They're free to join, and you need to set up your profile page, and you're in business. They all have members from around the world. I'm a member of all of them, and I find them very useful.
      US-based "business oriented social networking".
      http://www.linkedin.com/
      British-based "social network for business people".
      http://www.ecademy.com/
      German-based "multi-lingual social business network".
      http://www.openbc.com/
      US-based "social networking for business professionals".
      http://www.ryze.com/faq.php
      .
  16. QUESTION:
    As a small business owner what would you pay for a one day seminar to learn how to market your website?
    I teach small business owners how to market websites and would like to know what a fair price is for a one day seminar (6-8 hours) about online marketing.
    Thanks for your feedback.
    • ANSWER:
      You will get faster and more accurate responses by simply searching the web and looking for websites of your competitors. Then you can find the going rate for your type of seminar.
  17. QUESTION:
    how much is the online advertising market for small businesses?
    • ANSWER:
      Your 1st step is to determine what niche you'll target. Meaning: what are you progressing to sell, or what topic is your web site progressing to be about? you may begin with the merchandise, otherwise you may begin with the subject ? it doesnt very matter as long as you get that initial plan.
      To help you, here are a number of my very own mini-tutorials on keyword analysis. Keywords are merely the words or phrases that individuals are sorting out on-line. If you browse through the links on that page, you?ll have a way higher understanding of how you'll be able to analysis keywords to decide on topics or merchandise.
      Once you opt what your web site are going to be regarding, you?ll would like 2 things: a site name and a hosting account. The domain name is your web site address (like www.ClickNewz.com is mine) and also the hosting account is that the area on-line where you'll place your web site.
      I use GoDaddy.com to register my domain names. For hosting, i take advantage of HostGator ? they permit you to host multiple domains or sites on the one account (saving you cash after you begin duplicating!) and that they have loads of cool options that prevent time & cash too.
      It might be tempting to simply rent an internet designer, and that?s actually an possibility, however you actually wish to find out some things yourself if you're progressing to be running a web business. making your own web site also will prevent lots of cash.
      You?ll realize some tools in your hosting account to assist you develop your web site. you'll be able to additionally realize every kind of free resources on-line by doing a research. If you opt you wish some facilitate, contemplate hiring somebody to style a template for you ? not a whole web site. Its less expensive to simply outsource the template style and do the remainder of the work yourself.
      You?re progressing to run into queries along the means. however dont let that stop you! I actually have a web business discussion forum where you'll be able to stop in and raise any queries you've got, and find facilitate from others who have already knowledgeable these steps themselves.
      Go back through the steps and inspect a number of the links. browse my keyword analysis tutorials, and then be a part of us at the forum if you've got any queries before you start.
  18. QUESTION:
    E-newsletters for small marketing firm?
    Last year, I started my own marketing firm, specializing in online marketing and copywriting. Are there any free (or worthwhile non-free) publications to keep me in the loop about trends in marketing or running a small marketing business?
    Thanks for your help!
    • ANSWER:
      Here is a site that might just help you.
      http://www.emarketer.com/
      According to their website, they provide:
      Market Research on E-Business and Online Marketing
      Objective Analysis of Internet Market Trends
      Data from Over 3,000 Worldwide Sources
      They also have a free newsletter.
  19. QUESTION:
    How can small and medium businesses use the Internet for marketing and increasing their sales?
    Can you give me ideas about the different online marketing options that are available to small and medium sized businesses. Can you share your experience if you have used any of these methods for your business. How successful was the campaign? Do you think that the returns from online marketing is worth the effort?
    • ANSWER:
      You can get plenty of ideas on various online marketing options available to small and medium sized businesses at:
      http://takealeaf.com
      How successful each type of online marketing will be really depends upon the type of business.
      One of the most important things to do though is to build an email marketing list so that you can continue to market to your existing customers. Relationship-based marketing works extremely well for almost every business with an online presence.
      Social media marketing is an inexpensive option that can be incredibly effective for all kinds of businesses, so it's well worth exploring too.
  20. QUESTION:
    How to market a small business?
    I have a small party planning business that i run locally. I am stuck on how to market it, i have already used an online ad site but it had generated nothing, what would you suggest for cheap ideas??
    by the way i am in highschool so this is not my fulltime job
    • ANSWER:
      There is a rule to business that you need to remember. That is to make money you have to be willing to spend money. If you are in high school and do not have a lot of money to spend. Then I suggest you set-down and draw up a plan. Yes, this will take time. But be thorough and consistent on. 1. Ways that you can market your business "free of charge". Such as some free internet marketing tools such as craigslit. There are more,too.
      2. A web-site set-up with links to other sites such as e-bay or Amazon if you want to use them, too.
      3. As you draw-up your plan tell yourself you will keep a certain percentage of each job (such as 10%) for advertising. This will allow you generate a fund for advertising away from free sites.
      4. When you have a business and you want it to grow you need a plan. With that business plan comes a financial plan. A certain percentage of each job to you, a certain percentage to advertising and other expenses, and maybe a certain percentage to just savings for the business or you personally. Whatever the plan is stick to it, but be ready to change it if necessary.
  21. QUESTION:
    What is Legitimate online marketing?
    I am looking to market my small business but I do not want to spam people. I do computer repairs for local small business and residential clients. I'm not really interested in pyramid/ponzi schemes or massive networks outside of my area.
    • ANSWER:
      Good, you may start any website that should be informative in itself. The basic idea about internet business is that to provide information to the community as Internet is for information not for business but it is true that millions of dollars are being by some internet marketers, so please learn this technique.
      http://www.ework-at-home.blogspot.com/
  22. QUESTION:
    What Name to consider for my new business?
    I?m in process of starting my own business, where I do the following:
    1.) Licensing
    2.) Joint-Venture
    3.) Offline and online Business Marketing
    Company Goal is Helping Small business owners to get maximum results and increasing profits with minimum advertising cost and effort.
    Any idea of what to name the business?
    Best regards,
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  24. QUESTION:
    Advertising ideas for small online business?
    I just started a small online business (just from my home) that sells handmade bows. I understand this is a big market and I have a lot of competition but that isn't my concern because my goal isn't to sell a million bows in one day, I just want to start selling to people in general and see where I go from there. If you have any unique ideas like advertising to people face to face or even advertising online, please throw them at me, I would greatly appreciate it!
    www.smileylyleeboutique.moonfruit.com
    • ANSWER:
      Nice website and homemade bows but your URL is really long. I think it should be short and unique so people can remember your site. Also if you want to boost sales start selling on other shopping websites like http://www.amazon.com/ or http://www.ebay.com/. There are millions of people on those sites that would probably love to by your bows. If you want to advertise your stuff online use https://adcenter.microsoft.com/ , so when ever people search for bows your website will pop up in the ads. Hope this helps you!

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A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims

AURORA, Colo. (AP) ? A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about her swimming classes. A Target employee who shielded his girlfriend and her brother with his own body. They and nine others were killed in the shooting rampage during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Denver suburb. Here are their stories:

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Jonathan Blunk had high hopes for the future, with plans to re-enlist in the Navy and the goal of becoming a Navy SEAL.

The 26-year-old served three tours in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea between 2004 and 2009, said close friend James Gill of Brighton, Colo.

"It was guts or glory for him," Gill told The Associated Press. "It always surprised me that he didn't serve in a situation more on the front line. He wanted to be a first responder on the front line."

Blunk was also a certified firefighter and emergency medical technician, Gill added.

He died in the shooting Friday after throwing himself in front of friend Jansen Young and saving her life, she told the NBC "Today" show. He told her to stay down.

"That's something he would do," Gill said. "If he was going to choose a way to die, that's how he wanted to go ? defending someone from a (person) like that."

Blunk, a 2004 graduate of Hug High School in Reno, Nev., most recently worked at a hardware store.

His estranged wife, Chantel Blunk, lives with their 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son in Sparks, Nev.

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Alexander J. Boik, known as AJ, recently graduated from high school and was to start classes at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in the fall, The Denver Post reported.

The family said in a statement that the 18-year-old was loved by all who knew him and was dating "a beautiful young lady" who was with him at the theater and survived. "We want to try and focus on the beautiful lives that were ended and not the evil that is responsible," the family said.

A friend, Jordan Crofter, described Boik as someone who "didn't hold anything back. He was just his own person."

"He was a ball of joy. He was never sad or depressed. He wanted everybody to be happy," Crofter told The Associated Press.

Crofter said Boik played baseball from when he was a child through his junior year in high school.

He said Boik and his girlfriend were the "perfect couple" and people expected them to get married.

"If he were still here, he'd try to make everyone have a positive outlook of the situation and not allow it to affect their outlook of life," Crofter said.

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Jesse Childress was an Air Force cyber-systems operator based at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.

Air Force Capt. Andrew Williams described the 29-year-old from Thornton, Colo., as knowledgeable, experienced and respectful. "We're going to miss him incredibly," he said.

Tech Sgt. Alejandro Sanchez, a co-worker, told the AP that Childress was his good friend and they were on a bowling team together.

"He would help anyone and always was great for our Air Force unit," he said.

Another co-worker, Ashley Wassinger, said Childress "was a great person fun to be with, always positive and laughing."

"Really just an amazing person, and I am so lucky to have been his friend," she said.

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Gordon Cowden loved life and his family, and he had gone to the midnight movie premiere with his two teenage children.

At 51, he was the oldest of the victims killed in the shooting. He lived in Aurora, but was described as a "true Texas gentleman" in a family statement. He loved the outdoors and owned his own business.

"A quick witted world traveler with a keen sense of humor, he will be remembered for his devotion to his children and for always trying his best to do the right thing, no matter the obstacle," his family said.

His teenage children escaped the shooting unharmed.

His family declined to be interviewed in their request for privacy but expressed appreciation for words of concern offered in the wake of the shooting.

"Our hearts go out to everyone that has been harmed by this senseless tragedy," they said.

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Jessica Ghawi recently wrote a blog post after surviving a shooting at a Toronto mall, saying it showed her "how fragile life was."

Friends say the 24-year-old, who moved to Colorado from Texas about a year ago, didn't let the June 2 shooting in Toronto change her outlook on life as she pursued a career in sports journalism.

"I think she even looked at that like, 'Hey, even after that, I'm able to pursue my dream,'" said Peter Burns, a radio sports show host with Mile High Sports Radio in Denver, where Ghawi recently interned.

That shooting left two dead and several injured. Her blog post last month said: "I saw the victims of a senseless crime. I saw lives change.

"I was reminded that we don't know when or where our time on Earth will end. When or where we will breathe our last breath."

Former colleagues described her as ambitious and hardworking. She went by the name "Redfield," a play on her red hair, because it was easy to say and remember, both professionally and on her social media accounts.

She was a regular tweeter and her last post to the micro-blogging website stated in all capital letters, "movie doesn't start for 20 minutes."

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John Larimer was a Navy sailor based at Buckley Air Force Base, where he was a cryptologic technician ? a job that the Navy says on its website should be filled by someone with "exceptionally good character, above-average writing and speaking skills, a good memory, curiosity and resourcefulness."

Those who knew him described him in similar terms.

The 27-year-old and another active service member, Air Force Sgt. Jesse Childress, were killed in the shooting rampage, the military said Saturday.

Larimer, who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake, Ill., joined the service just over a year ago, the Navy said.

"A valued member of our Navy team, he will be missed by all who knew him. My heart goes out to John's family, friends and loved ones, as well as to all the victims of this horrible tragedy," said Cmdr. Jeffrey Jakuboski, his commanding officer, in a written statement.

A family member told the Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights, Ill., that Larimer was the youngest of five siblings. Neighbors in his hometown recalled his sense of humor.

"We love you, John, and we will miss you always," his parents said in a statement.

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As the attack in the movie theater unfolded, Matt McQuinn dove in front of his girlfriend and her older brother to shield them from the gunfire.

He died protecting them, said Rob Scott, an Ohio attorney retained by the families of McQuinn and his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler. Scott confirmed McQuinn's death to The Associated Press. He was 27.

"Unfortunately, Matt McQuinn perished from the injuries he sustained during the tragic events that unfolded in Denver, Colorado, and went home to be with his maker," Scott said in a statement. "As both families mourn the loss of Matt, they ask for everyone to give them distance and time. Again, the families thank everyone for their love, prayers and ask that we respect their families' wishes."

Yowler was recovering from surgery after she was shot in the knee at the theater. Her 32-year-old brother, Nick Yowler, who also shielded his sister, was not injured.

McQuinn and Yowler moved to Colorado from Ohio last fall. A Colorado co-worker told the Springfield News-Sun that McQuinn and Samantha Yowler worked with her at Target.

"They're really fun people. We always go out together," said Melissa Downen.

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The death of 23-year-old Micayla Medek was heartbreaking, said her father's cousin, Anita Busch.

But Busch said the news also was a relief for the family after an agonizing day of waiting.

"I hope this evil act ... doesn't shake people's faith in God," she said.

Micayla Medek lived in the Denver suburb of Westminster, Colo., and attended Aurora Community College.

Her aunt, Jenny Zakovich, 57, of South Milwaukee, Wis., said Medek and her father were both huge Green Bay Packers fans.

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The youngest of the victims killed in the attack was Veronica Moser-Sullivan.

She had just learned to swim, and at age 6, she was a "great little girl, excited about life," her great-aunt Annie Dalton said. "She should be at 6 years old."

Her mother, Ashley Moser, remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds to her neck and abdomen. She has been in and out of consciousness and asking for her daughter during moments of lucidity.

"Nobody can tell her about it," Dalton said. "She is in critical condition, but all she's asking about is her daughter."

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Alex Sullivan's family called him "their real life super hero," and he was at "The Dark Knight Rises" premiere celebrating his 27th birthday and his first wedding anniversary.

"Alex was a gentle giant, known and loved by so many. He always had a glowing smile on his face and he made friends with everyone. Alex enjoyed all sorts of movies, was an avid comic book geek and loved the New York Mets," the family said in a statement.

Sullivan had a warm smile and an innocence that endeared him to people, said Shelly Fradkin, whose son Brian was good friends with Sullivan.

She sat next to a makeshift memorial Friday near the theater where an oversized birthday card with a photo of a smiling Sullivan was displayed.

"He's amazing. He was just a big teddy bear. Great hugs," she said.

She said Sullivan was such a big movie fan that he took jobs at theaters just to see movies.

Fradkin and her son spent an "excruciating" day trying to find Sullivan before learning of his death, she said.

"We're shocked. We're numb. We're sick," she said. "Our hearts are broken, and we're crushed."

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Alexander C. Teves, 24, of Phoenix, earned a master's degree in counseling psychology in June from University of Denver.

He was a lovable person who made friends quickly and had a lot of them, said his grandfather, Carlo Iacovelli of Barnegat, N.J.

As a boy, Teves moved from New Jersey to Phoenix with his parents. Iacovelli and his wife wintered there and spent a lot of time with him.

"He was what you might call an ideal grandson," Iacovelli said. "He was a fun guy. He loved to eat."

Teves was planning to become a psychiatrist, his grandfather said.

"He had a lot to look forward to," Iacovelli said.

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Rebecca Ann Wingo had started a job several months ago as a customer relations representative at a mobile medical imaging company. She was 32.

Shannon Dominguez, who worked with Wingo on weekends, said she was friendly with everyone and always seemed to be in a good mood.

"I didn't really know her well but she had a really bubbly personality," Dominguez said. "She was a pretty happy person. She just never really seemed ... like with work, she never got irritated. She was pretty happy to be here."

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Associated Press writers who contributed to this report include Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver in Denver.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/look-lives-colorado-shooting-victims-015820264.html

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Wi-Fi Media lets your Nexus 7 play movies on any screen via HTC's Media Link HD (hands-on video)

WiFi Media lets your Nexus 7 play movies on any screen via HTC's Media Link HD handson video

We're rather big fans of the Nexus 7 here at Engadget HQ -- it's just hard not to like a $200 tablet with a Tegra 3 SoC and 7-inch glass-bonded IPS display running pure Jelly Bean. Of the few missing features, there's one we're bemoaning more than the lack of rear camera, and that's the absence of any kind of HDMI or MHL video output. So far, watching movies with the Nexus 7's been relegated to using a Nexus Q and streaming content from Google Play or YouTube.

Enter Wi-Fi Media, an app available for free on Google Play that lets most Android devices like the Nexus 7 play movies, music and stills on any screen via any Cavium PureVu-compatible streamer, such as HTC's $90 Media Link HD. We tested Wi-Fi Media with our Nexus 7 and Media Link HD and found it to work pretty much as advertised except for some caveats. First the app doesn't mirror your screen -- you're limited to playing content stored on the tablet or on the network via DLNA, which means no YouTube, Netflix or games. Second, the app doesn't handle some common file types -- like AVI, for example.

While it supports watching movies, listening to music and looking at pictures, keep in mind that Wi-Fi Media is not a particularly polished app. In addition to playing local and remote DLNA content, you're able to login to Facebook and Picasa and stream images directly from these accounts, but that's pretty much it in terms of functionality. There's also no way to configure the Media Link HD, so you'll need a sanctioned HTC handset to setup the multimedia streamer before using it with a Nexus 7. Want to know more? Peek at our screenshot gallery below and hit the break for our hands-on video.

Update: Since there's some confusion in the comments, we'd like to clarify that the Media Link HD is not a DLNA device. It normally only works with select HTC phones like the One X, One S and EVO 4G LTE. WiFi-Media's primary purpose is connect with a Media Link HD -- it also just happens to support DLNA.

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What is Acne Precisely? ? Beauty, Health and Fitness

In case you want to eliminate acne, it is critical that you understand what it certainly is and how it emerges. Unfortunately, the particular reason for acne is unknown, but it is understood that it relies upon the hair follicles (pores) and sebaceous glands. The follicles overproduce cells that end up blockading the entry to the follicle, which leads to sebum (oil) also getting trapped. Simultaneously, sticky dead skin cells further obstruct the hair follicle and bacteria eventually gets mixed in. Thus, a blemish is created.

Exactly how Pimples Appears: The creation of Acne
A standard follicle is not blocked.?The follicle is open and healthy, enabling the sebum coming from the sebaceous glands to come out freely to the surface to hydrate the skin.

Microcomedone
This is the introduction of follicle blockage.?It is stimulated by a blend of over produced sebum and dead skin cells, and eventually lead to microcomedone.?The acne bacteria, P. acnes, normally resides underneath of the oil on the skin due to exposure to oxygen eliminates the bacteria.?An increased reduction of oxygen together with a large amount of sebum to absorb allows the P. acnes bacteria to progress.?Both whiteheads and blackheads start out as microcomedones.

Blackhead
As the mixing of oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria begins to progress, it barricades the entire exposing of the pore. This is when the microcomedone develops into a comedone.?In the case that a comedone is exposed to oxygen (referred to as an open comedone), the melanin (skin pigment) in the dead skin cells oxidizes and transforms into a dark hue, creating a blackhead.?Quite often mistaken as dirt or makeup, the oxidized melanin is neither and cannot be washed away.

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Sunken Garden Poetry Festival: Mark Doty | Farmington Art ...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 5:00 pm

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Don?t miss the final 2012 poetry and music event at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at Hill-Stead Museum on August 8 featuring world-renowned poet MARK DOTY.? Music by Danish jazz trio, Indra, at 6:15 pm, followed by poetry at 7:30 pm. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, food and wine.? Food and drinks are also available for purchase on site from Tallulah?s Catering. Handicap parking, access and restrooms available. Gates open at 4:30 pm. $5 per person, free parking. Tent on site in case of rain. Benefit pre-performance dinner and talk featuring Mark Doty 4:30-6:30; tickets $100/person, which includes festival admission. Limited space, email poetry@hillstead.org. Visit?www.sunkengardenpoetry.org?for more information.

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Nottingham Food and Drink Festival Produces Tasty Results - Go dine

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If you were in Nottingham between the 4th and the 8th of July 2012, you may have noticed the crowds surrounding the market square. These crowds gathered, despite the torrential downpours, to celebrate Nottingham?s fourth annual Food and Drink festival.

Offering the same fantastic selection of regional food and drink stalls as well as encouraging a varied programme of events and master classes in restaurants and bars across the city centre, this year?s festival included several new elements. A real ale house, offering samples from the region?s breweries and microbreweries, and an extended demo theatre hosted by celebrity chef Richard Fox helped to draw thousands of brave visitors out into the unpredictable weather to enjoy what the festival has offer ? which also resulted in increased revenue for many of the participating venues.

The Lace Market Hotel?secured 120 bookings for afternoon tea via its stall in the Market Square, representing over ?2,000 worth of new business. Homemade Caf? in Pelham Street benefitted from having a presence at the market:

?Our paella stall proved incredibly popular,? commented Jasmin Barlow-Wilkinson, owner of Homemade Caf?. ?Despite the weather, we worked out that we were approximately 50 per cent busier than the Festival in 2011.

?The Caf? itself was also significantly busier and it proved to be a great way to introduce potential new customers to what we have to offer.?

The Festival was once again organised by We Are Nottingham Leisure, the Business Improvement District (BID) for licensed premises in the city centre.

Chief executive Sylvia Oates was impressed with the turn out:

?The weather conditions were challenging, and torrential rain prevented us from opening the market, demo theatre and Ale House for an entire day. Despite that, it?s heartening that so many people turned out and that many traders were able to report a profit increase.

?The Festival has cemented itself in Nottingham?s summer events calendar and the turnout shows that the variety of the city?s food and drink scene is a big draw.

?It was great to see the new additions for 2012 proving so popular, with Richard Fox and local chefs pulling in the crowds at the demo theatre, and the Ale House welcoming in excess of 1,000 visitors.?

The festival has also helped to create some more personal success stories as Former New College Nottingham student Liam Atkinson landed his first job after impressing the backstage demo team. He has now started work along Craig Thomas of Aurora in the Lace Market.

?I?m delighted that, once again, the Festival has been so warmly welcomed and has actually managed to produce tangible results for venues and individuals, such as Liam,? concluded Sylvia.

So that?s it for another year but Nottingham doesn?t go to sleep when the festival ends ? don?t forget that the Splendour festival is on at Wollaton Hall this weekend and the Festival of Nottingham is coming up in October!

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Compounded Grief Issues

I've been told that in addition to depression, anxiety and mild PTSD I have compounded grief issues over the loss of friends and family.
I've always been very sensitive. Now I'm just lost in a swirling vortex of grief where I can't separate one loss from another. A man I loved dearly was killed last April and I had been under extreme stress before his death. Since his death I seem to dwell on his death and the deaths of other close, dearly beloved, friends and family.
My special mentor, Oz (short for his last name) who passed away of Parkinson's and who I never got to say goodbye to.
My two friends who were sharing a house when one's ex husband came in and shot both women to death, then failed to kill himself. I wasn't here for their funerals. We didn't have many friends in common so I don't have anyone to remember them with me, to share that I still miss them. At that point in my life they were my strength, my only strength, helping me get out of an abusive relationship, always there no matter what and then so brutally ripped away.
My matron of honor's best friend, who was still in college. I knew we were going to be friends when she moved back home. We had a kind of connection, then she was home for the summer and was hit by a drunk driver while riding her bike home and died two days later.
A friend and I left her Memorial Service to rush to my friend Diana's side at the hospital. She was dying of stage 4 cervical cancer at the age of 27. She died that afternoon. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath.
I can go on, and on, and on... I have nightmares, cry constantly, I RAGE and pace and swear. I try to write, to draw, to immerse myself in my kids, my husband. I want to go out and walk until I fall over just so that I'll sleep. But that won't work either because if I overdo physical stuff my medical issues flare up badly and I have to take care of my kids.
My husband told me I need a solid week of catharsis. I told him I doubt I'd survive a whole week of catharsis. I was insensitive to someone today because their "grief" was about someone who wasn't dead. I don't know what I am anymore.
I feel like the mountain is just too high and there are no paths, so how can I even begin to climb? People tell me to take care of myself. All I can manage is to sit and cry alone instead of in front of my kids. People tell me to get out, make new friends. I find myself thinking, "Why, so I can lose them too?" Why would anyone want to be friends with me right now, I'm an absolute MESS. Like I said, swirling, dizzy, exhausted, lost and confused. I guess I need to ..

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Things that are not the opposite of misogyny | rosiesaysblog

Remember when I wrote about Newsroom? This is what I was trying to say:

?And yet semi-hallowed reverence for women is not actually the opposite of misogyny. The feminist utopia version of Newsroom isn?t the one where the female characters are Perfect and Powerful. It?s a version where the female characters aren?t completely othered at every moment; where their motivations make as much sense as male characters?; where they?re given the same opportunities to be perfect and imperfect, powerful and disempowered, as right, wrong, scared, and brave as their male counterparts.?

That?s Margaret Lyons at New York Mag and I could kiss her right now.

Much like racists protest their racism by pointing vaguely at their black friends, and Sarah Palin protests calls of bigotry by waving at her gay hairstylist, misogynists have created all sorts of misguided diversions to distract from their misogyny. Let?s take a look:

1. Protectionism: This ancient strategy involves demonstrating your ?respect? for women by protecting their delicate sensibilities from the less pink and sparkly parts of life. Ladies might not understand how sad they?ll be after an abortion, so we should make this decision for them! Women don?t understand biology, so we must push an ultrasound in front of their faces!

Why this is dangerous: A central tenet of equality is the belief in the autonomy and decision-making power of adults. The perception that women possess lesser powers of discernment and need ?coaching? to understand complex concepts is insulting and belittling.

2. Pedestal-ism: I made up this word, but I think it accurately describes the notion that women exist to be admired instead of included. Anybody who refers to keeping women ?pure,? ?innocent,? ?ladylike,? etc. is a proponent of pedestalism. Anyone who insists that the maintainance of beauty standards is essential to ?womanhood? is invested in perpetuating the role of women as objects of adoration.

Why this is dangerous: Pedestalism is about restricting the female sphere of influence and ensuring that women waste their time pursuing physical admiration instead of learning, communicating, growing, evolving, and being rock stars.

3. Chivalry: I?m not talking about opening a car door (though honestly, good rule of thumb: be nice to people and help each other out. Duh.) Being a provider is not the same as being a partner. Paying the bills or picking up dinner doesn?t make you not a misogynist. Recognizing women as equal partners in social engagements, relationships, the workplace and the home is what makes you not a misogynist.

Why this is dangerous: Chivalry creates patterns of entitlement and transaction in social engagements based on gender. Kindness and generosity, however, create goodwill and reciprocity between peers.

4. Separate but Equalism: Acknowledging lady-talent in traditionally lady-spheres is not the same as recognizing that human variation in talent and preference cuts across genders. There are not ?natural? career fits for women vs. men, and even if there were, do you think it?s accidental that the lowest paying professions (caretaking in all forms) are traditionally female? We make career decisions based on what we?re good at, yes, but what we?re good out is often borne out of deeply ingrained and unfair societal messages about gender and skill.

Why this is dangerous: Encouraging your daughter to be a nurse and your son to be a surgeon because she?s a girl and he?s a boy perpetuates long term wage disparity. Maybe those are their ideal careers, but maybe you just can?t wrap your head around your son?s caretaking strengths and your daughters? love of knives.

5. Family: Having a wife, sister, mother or daughter does not make you not a misogynist.

Why this is dangerous: You can?t hide your misogyny behind a family photo.

Related Post: Why family leave policy is at the root of gender disparity in leadership

Related Post:?The death of ?pretty?. Ick.

Source: http://rosiesays.com/2012/07/18/things-that-are-not-the-opposite-of-misogyny/

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Home Staging Certification Course Coming to Dallas | Homes in ...

Home Staging Certification Course Coming to Dallas

An industry-leading home staging certification course is coming to Dallas.?Dallas home owner?Michelle Lynne will teach The Academy of Home Staging course from August 6-10, 2012. The event will be a five-day, hands-on chance for budding interior designers and stagers to try their hand at this emerging industry.

Kim Kapellusch oversees The Academy of Home Staging courses and says,?I am thrilled to announce the expansion of The Academy of Home Staging into the Dallas market and the addition of Michelle Lynne to our team of Certified Trainers. Michelle has tremendous talent, knowledge and experience to share with her students. She brings high energy and enthusiasm to all that she does and makes the learning experience enjoyable and exciting for all who attend her?class.?

Michelle Lynne is the owner and founder of ?by Michelle Lynne,? a resource that?Dallas home owners have turned to for their staging, organizing and design needs. She is a member of the?Texas Association of Interior Design, the?Real Estate Staging Association, and the National Association of Professional Organizers. Additionally, she is one of the founders of ?Showings to Closings,? a monthly seminar that Dallas real estate agents can attend.

According to Lynne, now is a wonderful time to be a home stager. The real estate market is finally showing signs of an improvement, and sellers and their agents are employing stagers to help sell homes quickly. The?National Association of Realtors conducted a survey earlier this year and found that?25% of homes on the market are professionally staged, up from just 5% in 2007.


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