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HelpChrisGetAniPhone.com | It's time to beg my fans...

FormSpring - Online Form Maker

6/19 - Update | $79 raised to-date, and new site coming soon!  Thank you peeps.

Want to help a Crackberry addict convert from my loved BlackBerry to the new iphone sooner than later?

Momma was right when she said it was better to give than receive...

If you know me, and my business past - I usually give more than I receive.  Now I'm flipping the tables with a little social experiment of my own; wondering if enough people have been touched by my work, advice, and ideas - could I raise enough to get an iphone for myself.   So I set up the site that probably brought you here in the first place www.helpchrisgetaniphone.com and decided to see.   I will only post the site link in a few places to see how it turns out.  Facebook, Twitter, and my email signature.  Let the social God's do as they wish with my success.  If I fail in raising $299 in donations, I'll donate 100% of the money to charity http://www.stbaldricks.org of which I've been involved with for over 6 years now.   So the challenge is $299 or more.  Any less, and the charity wins.  Any more, and the extra will go to the charity as well.   I will also post a video review of my transition on the site (or this blog) for all to see in hopes that others will learn something from it.  I'm also working on a few 'gifts' to those who end up donating as well from some corporate sponsors - so stay tuned.  Suprises are always fun to get folks - and you never know what the worth may be to your business, or personal enjoyment.

OK - so here are the rules:

• No refunds - if you donate, and I fail to reach my goal 100% goes to charity.  If I raise more than $299, that money too goes to charity.
  
• All donations are just that - no tax write off's, since I am not a charity (in the IRS since of the word anyway).
• All donors can ask me any questions related to business, web, graphics, or making money - and get a free answer from me personally.
• Bonus gifts sent by me to any donor should not be considered a 'trade' or 'barter' for their donation in any way. If it occurs, it is simply a friend-to-friend transaction.
  

Simple ways you can help & donate:

• Hire me to solve some business challenge, graphic design need, or just plain 'ole good advice - just mention "iphone" for special rates/service
   I'm ear-marketing the next job garnished from this campaign solely as an iphone fund.
  
• Make someone's day by buying them fresh flowers from my own site and any profits will go to my iphone fund this month:  htttp://www.theflowerauthority.com
  You get (brownie points) + guaranteed cut-to-order flowers, personalized photo card & a free vase (with most orders), and the pleasure of knowing you made two people smile (me) & of course the person receiving the flowers tomorrow. 
  
• Use the button below to securely & safely send me some money.  It's handled by PayPal, completely safe, and you can use any credit/ATM card.
  

Why am I doing this?

1. So Scott from RocketPopMedia.com will leave me alone
2. To prove a point that social media, kindness, and business creativity pays off
3. So I can take advantage of the all the iphone apps that will help me be more organized, connected, and serve my clients even better!

Lost Dog Still Missing

Richmond Event: Entrepreneur June 5

The Venture Forum Entrepreneur Fair on June 5. A must attend event for emerging and potential entrepreneurs as well as the businesses and advisors that help make them successful. The Venture Forum Entrepreneur Fair Hosted by Capital One Date:6/05/09 8:30 AM - :30 PM Venture Forum Member Fee:$15 Non-Member Fee:$20 Event Information and registration: https://www.ventureclub.com/details_iwcalendaritem.jsp?ItemID=888 Join us for the first Entrepreneur Fair which will give emerging and potential entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from Richmond's experts about key topics to avoid some of the initial pitfalls of launching a company. This event will also give participants the opportunity to start the most critical component of success...building a solid professional network. Topics include: Entrepreneur panel - What I wish I knew when I started Successful CEO's discuss Controlling Your Destiny – Why pursuing Your Entrepreneurial Dream Makes Sense Buying a Business –Hear the story and Learn from a Franchise Owner as well as an Entrepreneur that bought an existing Business From Corporate Exec to Senior Manager in an Entrepreneurial Organization Also bring your 1 page business plan summary - we will have successful entrepreneurs and business advisors that will sit down with you to discuss your ideas. Venue: Capital One West Creek Campus, 15000 Capital One Drive, Richmond, VA 23238 Directions: http://www.capitalone.com/careers/organization/loc/richmond.php Parking: Parking lot in front of the Town Center, or in the deck in front of the Town Center Security: Because of security, there will be NO WALK-INS for this event Registration: First-come, first-served, pre-paid registrations. Space is limited so register early.

Free Business Tools From Dancing Elephants Group

Dancing Elephants,  achievement group believes great people and organizations always should give back.
At their new website, they do just that:  http://superbonus.squarespace.com

Laura,
Thanks again for the great resources. 
The free information you provide on your site (click on elephants below or link above) not only inspires;
but will truly cause me to take immediate action to grow my business profits further.  The information is fantastic,
and the instant download is perfect!  Keep it coming.
-Webinfarmation | Chris

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Photo Contest - $2k Prize Money - Richmond VA

The Greater Richmond Partnership is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recruiting and retaining business in the Greater Richmond region.

Enter for your chance to win $2000 in cash and prizes!

We want to see Greater Richmond through your eyes – or better yet, your lens. Where do you barbeque in Chesterfield? Do you buy tomatoes in Hanover? Which parks do you visit in Henrico? Do you have a favorite lunch spot in Richmond? What do you see that makes Greater Richmond unique?

We live here.
We work here.
We play here.
Take your best shot…
and enter to win.

You could win over $2000 in cash and prizes.

For more information visit:
www.mygreaterrichmond.com

The contest starts July 14 and ends August 23, 2008.

The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. is sponsoring this contest along with the City of Richmond, the Counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico, Ukrop's Supermarkets with creative marketing campaign sponsored and provided by Madison+Main Advertising & Media.

Richmond's FREE Concert Series Friday Cheers Schedule

Friday Cheers Kicks OFF Friday, May 9, 2008
6:00-9:30pm on Brown's Island.

Venture Richmond's FREE signature summer concert series is back on Brown's Island for its 24th season and promises to feature some of the nation's hottest touring acts, along with some regional favorites.

2008 Line-up:
May 9: - Easy Star All-Stars with Trumystic
May 16 - Carbon Leaf with Moossa
May 23 - Sam Bush with The Whiskey Rebellion
May 30 - Arrested Development with Crucial Elements
June 6 - Dr. Dog with The Palominos
June 13 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Southside Funk
June 20 - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Mozely Rose
June 27 - Spam Allstars with Farm Vegas

Friday Cheers is presented by:
Coors Light and Yuengling
Sponsored by: Mix 103.7, 96.5 The Planet, K95, Y101, Style Weekly, Plan 9 Music, Pepsi, James River Cellars, Crowne Plaza


For more information visit www.venturerichmond.com or call 804-788-6466.

About:

From its inception in 1996, Easy Star Records has been at the forefront of a growing revolution in reggae music. Easy Star evolved from an idea hatched by four friends into a vibrant independent record company that has been called "...one of the most important reggae labels in America today." [Full Watts, 9/98] Easy Star has helped to foster this renewed interest in Jamaican music, and can now be rightfully considered one of the leaders in the modern reggae industry. In 2003 Easy Star released the now classic Dub Side of the Moon project, which is a song-by-song reggae recreation of the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon. In 2006, as a collaboration of reggae and ska artists, Radiodread was created as a compilation of Radiohead songs.

PARKING available at Riverfront Towers and Riverside on the James. Take Byrd Street to 10th Street. Turn right on 10th Street for thousands of parking spaces!

Traffic Alert PSA I-64 Highway - May 11, 2008

COMMONWEALTH TO PRACTICE
INTERSTATE 64 LANE REVERSAL MAY 11

vaemergency.com
VirginiaDOT.org
vsp.virginia.gov

Summary:
The Commonwealth will be holding an evacuation drill that will include
closing I-64 East between I-295 in Richmond and the Hampton Roads
Bridge-Tunnel. To minimize any impacts to motorists, the closure will
occur between 5 and 7:00 AM on Sunday May 11th. All lanes will be reopened
no later than 7 AM. Motorists traveling west from the Southside will not
be impacted.


We are notifying major businesses and schools in the area so that they are
aware and can notify the appropriate personnel in necessary. Attached is a
press release issued today. Please respond to this email if you have any
further questions.

-------------------------PRESS RELEASE-----------------------------------------------

Expect Early Morning Traffic Delays


RICHMOND — As the Atlantic hurricane season nears its June 1 kickoff, we
all must prepare for hurricanes, including the emergency response crews who
are responsible for the safety of Virginians during hurricane-related
evacuations. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia
Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), Virginia State Police and the
Virginia National Guard will partner to conduct an emergency preparedness
exercise on May 11 from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. to test state agencies’ ability to
reverse Interstate 64 traffic between Hampton Roads and Richmond.


The reversal of I-64 is an element of the commonwealth’s overall hurricane
response plan. A reversal can be ordered by the governor to speed the
evacuation of the Hampton Roads region in the event of a hurricane or other
disaster.


The exercise involves closing I-64 east between I-295 near Richmond (Exit
200) to just east of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (Exit 272). The
agencies will rehearse all of the steps needed to place westbound traffic
in both the westbound and the eastbound lanes of I-64, but no actual
westbound traffic will be routed onto the eastbound lanes during the
exercise.


The exercise will test the commonwealth’s lane-reversal plan and will allow
the agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of communications tools,
inter-agency procedures and the incident-command structure. It will provide
real-world experience for the crews that will have to quickly close 36
interchanges and safely reverse the direction of travel on the interstate
if an evacuation is ordered.


“We want to rehearse an interstate reversal before a real-world event makes
it necessary,” said Michael Cline, Virginia’s state coordinator of
emergency management. “It is vital that VDOT, VDEM, the State Police and
the National Guard prepare for emergencies, just as we ask encourage all
Virginians to develop and practice their own emergency plans.”


Virginia has practiced this reversal only once, during a similar exercise
in 2007. No actual interstate lane reversal has ever been ordered in the
commonwealth.


The exercise is planned for a time period when the fewest motorists use
I-64. Fewer than 1,000 vehicles normally use the busiest stretch of I-64 in
the exercise area during the two early morning hours of the exercise. The
agencies involved in the exercise have notified motorists, businesses and
major transportation hubs in the corridor to minimize traffic delays.


“Although we never want to cause motorists delays, emergency response is a
key focus for VDOT and our partner agencies,” said David S. Ekern, VDOT
commissioner. “All emergency responders must possess the training and
experience to conduct safe and efficient evacuations in a crisis. We have
planned this exercise for a time that impacts the fewest motorists while
ensuring that our crews get the training they need to safely and
efficiently conduct any lane reversal ordered during an emergency event.”


“One of the most important missions of the Virginia National Guard is
providing assistance to civil authorities during times of crisis in the
commonwealth,” said Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the adjutant general
of Virginia. “Taking part in this exercise is an important opportunity for
us to work with VDOT, VDEM and the State Police to ensure we are well
prepared to respond to a severe weather event in the Tidewater region.”


Detailed hurricane evacuation information, lane-reversal maps and other
hurricane preparedness resources are available at
http://www.ReadyVirginia.gov/ and at www.VirginiaDOT.org/hurricanes.


Exercise Details


· 5 a.m.—The exercise begins with the closure of I-64 east at the
I-295 interchange (Exit 200). All on-ramps onto I-64 east between I-295
near Richmond (Exit 200) and the east side of the Hampton Roads
Bridge-Tunnel (Exit 272) will be closed.


· Motorists traveling east on I-64 approaching the I-295 interchange
and those traveling on I-295 wishing to use I-64 east will be detoured
using I-295 south to Route 60 or Route 5.


· Motorists already traveling east on I-64 east of the I-295
interchange will continue to use the highway. However, no additional
motorists will be able to enter I-64 east in the exercise area between 5
a.m. and 7 a.m.


· 5:45 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. — State Police, VDOT and National Guard
personnel will confirm that all gates have been closed. Crews will “sweep”
the lanes by car between Exit 200 and Exit 234 to simulate how emergency
responders will ensure that all eastbound traffic has been cleared from the
lanes before traffic is reversed.


· 6:05 a.m. — All I-64 east off-ramps from Exit 234 to Exit 272 will
be closed.


· During a real-world event, westbound traffic would then travel on
both sides of the interstate to speed the evacuation. For the exercise,
westbound traffic will not actually be diverted onto the eastbound lanes.
Drivers on I-64 west will not be impacted by the exercise.


· 7 a.m. — All lanes and ramps will reopen.


(END)

Outer Banks News

If you enjoy the beaches in the Outer Banks, you'll want to read this. There is a hearing on April 4, 2008 that could close all beaches to off road vehicles (ORV). Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Ocracoke, etc... will no longer be accessible via 4WD.

Public Meeting April 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM - First Flight High School



All I ask is that you visit:
http://savehatteras.com/
and take a few minutes to send a PleaCast.
(it's really quick -- and easy to do right here: SEND A "PleaCast" NOW!)

KEEP ACCESSES OPEN TO ALL: This "PleaCast" is for all supporters who want to keep the beach accesses open for everyone to enjoy. Submitting this plea will not only go to PleasCast.com, but also to interest groups following the lawsuits to restrict beach access and many others who are already negotiating to resolve this issue. Preserve our economy, community, & recreational resources).
SEND A "PleaCast"

In Fall of 2007, National Audubon Society, The Defenders of Wildlife and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit inFederal District Court against the United States of America to limit or ban access to many of the primary areas of the Cape HatterasNational Seashore, including Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, most of Ocracoke and others. On March 13, 2008 the Dept of Justicedeclined to contest the lawsuit which will be heard April 4, 2008 in Raleigh NC. This means that the beach access will be effectively closed at that time. This will also have a devastating effect on our culture, businesses, tourism, property values and the economy as a whole in an area with an existing healthy natural environment.

If you know others who enjoy visiting the beaches in the Outer Banks,
please forward this on so they can send a PleaCast as well.
Every cast counts!


MORE INFO/PRESS:

Irene's Coverage - www.islandfreepress.com - Irene's Coverage

Virginia Pilot, Raleigh Chronicle, NC Coast Articles Article 1 Article 2

Outer Banks, NC Citizen: For decades Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore existed without an Off Road Vehicle (ORV) plan. Under President Richard Nixon an executive order was passed requiring anything under the Dept of Interior to manage and have an ORV plan. Twice since the early 70's National Park Service (NPS) and my community have created a plan only to never have the plan so listed in the federal register. Hence we are out of compliance. At the highest level of The Department of the Interior, we were persuaded that a plan through a Negotiated Rulemaking (Neg Reg) process sanctioned by congress was the right way to achieve what is mandated ... read entire letter.

Outer Banks Preservation Association
www.obpa.org

Cape Hatteras Anglers www.capehatterasanglersclub.org

NC Beach Buggy Association
http://www.ncbba.org




KEEP ACCESSES OPEN TO ALL: This "PleaCast" is for all supporters who want to keep the beach accesses open for everyone to enjoy. Submitting this plea will not only go to PleasCast.com, but also to interest groups following the lawsuits to restrict beach access and many others who are already negotiating to resolve this issue. Preserve our economy, community, & recreational resources).
SEND A "PleaCast"


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www.beachbumfishing.com

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Arlo Guthrie in VA

Arlo Guthrie 

Solo Reunion Tour -- Together At Last

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 8 pm

Pre-Performance Music The Buzzard Hollow Quartet

Folk singer, musician, and composer Arlo Guthrie gave his first solo concert way back in 1961. In 1967, he penned "Alice's Restaurant," his satirical, dead-pan protest against the Vietnam War draft.  He appeared at the seminal Woodstock music festival two years later. Guthrie has rarely performed alone since those Woodstock days, but now he hits the road solo, playing the piano, six- and twelve-string guitar, harmonica, and a dozen other instruments, weaving hilarious tales and anecdotes seamlessly into his performance.

The Buzzard Hollow Quartet -- Kurt Dressel on acoustic and electric guitars, Tim Anderson on vocals and acoustic guitar, Sonny Layne on bass and vocals, and Jeff Saine on pedal steel and accordion -- digs deep into the folk and jazz of the past, transposing it into the Americana of the present.

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Sample Arlo Guthrie

Purchase tickets now!

 

The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville

215 East Main Street, Charlottesville VA 22902

www.theparamount.net
434.979.1333

Box Office Hours:
M-F, 2/4-2/8    10 am to 6 pm
And an hour before all performances