COLEMAN BARKS and RUMI
(ContentDesk) April 5, 2004--Sri Sarveshwari Samooh (Sonoma Yoga Ashram) will be hosting a fundraising event for the whole family featuring world renowned poet and scholar Coleman Barks, author of Essential Rumi, and Open Secret: Versions of Rumi, on Wednesday, May 5th, 2004 at the Friedman Center in Santa Rosa.
Doors will open for this event at 6:00pm with a pre-show bazaar including food and gifts.
The concert begins at 7:30pm.The concert features a performance by Richard Hite on Sacred Gongs followed by Coleman Barks with an eloquent performance of his modern translations of the 13th century poet Rumi, while being accompanied by Marcus Wise on Tabla and David Whetstone on Sitar.
For those interested in meeting Coleman Barks, a special dining/reception package can be purchased for $150 which includes a gourmet meal with Coleman Barks on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at the Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma and front row tickets to the performance on May 5th.Funds raised from this event will benefit Sri Sarveshwari Samooh's local ashram located in Sonoma, California, (Sonoma Yoga Ashram), to help continue the renovation of the newly relocated Ashram.Ticket prices are $25 general seating, $45 for front row seats, and the $150 package.
This event is wheel chair accessible.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.cityboxoffice.com or please call 415-392-4400..
Health Savings Accounts Receive Help from Mini-Meds
(ContentDesk) August 15, 2006 -- William Short, Senior VP at First Horizon Msaver (http://www.firsthorizonmsaver.com) recently published this essay on mini-meds and their effects on HSA usage for the The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy:A universal fact that plagues every business from nuclear switch manufacturers to widget producers is the rising cost of providing health benefits to their workforce. The cause of this rise in healthcare costs can be attributed to over utilization, unhealthy life styles, and a third party payment system that does a poor job of managing the payment cycle.
Employers cannot continue to shoulder the burden associated with the rising cost of healthcare. As a result, they have begun to investigate more consumer-centric solutions designed to reduce cost by engaging the individual in his or her own health care decisions.
The Health Savings Account (HSA), enacted as part of the...
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NASCAR Busch East Driver Ryan Seaman to Sell Sponsorship with Sponsorstock.com
Roselle Park, NJ (ContentDesk) July 27, 2006 -- Sponsorstock.com today announced that it has joined forces with NASCAR Busch East Series driver Ryan Seaman from ERS Motorsports to sell low-cost pixel sponsorship. The Sponsorstock.com website is a pixel advertising web portal that sells what it calls the lowest cost sponsorship in motorsports.
Sponsorstock.com sells advertising space on a virtual racecar at a rate of $25 per 100 pixels.
Viewers of the Sponsorstock.com website can view the collage of advertisements that link directly to advertisers websites. Ryan Seaman and ERS Motorsports know what its like to race up front on a limited budget, said Robert Zeglarski, President of Redline Entertainment Group, the company that created Sponsorstock.com, Sponsorstock.com was made for drivers like Ryan Seaman because although his talent is obvious its difficult for teams to find sufficient sponsorship funds. Last year in NASCARs Busch East Series, Seaman garnered four...
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No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information.Whether you're into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures or options, there are tons of electronic investment newsletters offering to turn your small stake into a giant fortune. All you need to do is subscribe and watch your portfolio soar. Yeah, right! As a practicing investment advisor specializing in no load mutual funds, I have received my share of e-mails from disillusioned subscribers wanting to know how to better evaluate newsletter services.
While there are no absolutes, I can give you a few pointers that might help you make a better decision:1. Stay away from the most obvious hype.
Ads promising to turn your $10,000 into $1 million in 2 years by buying this incredible stock or hot commodity are not promoting investing ? they are selling gambling. Follow the "If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is" rule.2. Most mutual fund...
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Life is not a hardship to be endured
Life is always here, ready to teach us a "special" lesson of some sort or another, if only we would take the time to notice. The street I live on in Tokyo is so narrow, that cars can barely traverse from top to bottom. Because of this, a system for lining up everyone's bicycles on one side of the street is necessary and important. My wife, my daughter, and myself, park our bicycles across the street in front of my neighbor's house. To me it seems unfair for my neighbor to have all this clutter in front of his house, but so be it.
My neighbor's house sits one foot nine inches from the curb. Pretty cozy, isn't it?Eight years ago, an innocuous looking weed-tree began growing right next to where I park my bike. You might think that a single weed-tree growing where my bike sits is not a big deal but let me explain.This little weed-tree started life in a humble manner, sprouting up in a crack between the sidewalk and the wall. Initially it seemed too trivial to pay attention to or pull...
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ESPN To Broadcast Special On Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic
(ContentDesk) dECEMBER 20 2003--ESPN, a charter sponsor of the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, will air an hour-long special on the event on Sunday December 28 at 2:30 p.m. As a co-founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the sports network has broadcast an hour-long special on the Classic each year.
The one-hour special will feature highlights from the weekend events, including the Pairings Party, V Gala and of course, the main event on Sunday.???"Each year, ESPN brings an entire production crew of 15-20 people to tape the Classic and all the weekend's activities," said Graham H. Wilson, president of PRStreet, Inc, the agency that handles the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic.
"It is great national exposure for the Triangle and the efforts to raise funds for cancer research."The program will be broadcast worldwide to 133 countries in five different languages.
It will air again on ESPN2 on Tuesday December 30 at 11:00 a.m.About the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf...
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Things Your Mother Never Told You: Closing Costs
Buying or selling a home can be one of the most life changing decisions a consumer makes.
Being educated about the real estate process and investigating things you don't understand is essential.
Working with trustworthy and communicative real estate professionals is important.
A lot of money is on the line when purchasing or selling a home, so be sure to ask questions when you need to about charges, fees or other issues.You Gotta Have Faith!Three days after an initial application has been submitted the lender must provide a Good Faith Estimate of settlement costs (GFE).
The GFE is a list of closing charges and the HUD settlement statement you receive at closing is the confirmation of these charges.
Carefully review the GFE costs and question anything you do not understand.
When you receive the HUD statement the charges and fees should be familiar to you and reflect the GFE.
There shouldn't be any closing cost surprises.
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Residential VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, services are provided for two segments: businesses and consumers. Consumer VoIP is targeted at homes and hence referred to as residential VoIP. As with any other consumer product, the demand for residential VoIP is driven by cost and quality of service.
With more homes taking to the broadband services for entertainment, news and online purchases, voice-based services, almost free, have caused the consumers to switch to the VoIP telephony. The...
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