22 March 2011

Tod Seisser: A Man On The Move

GROK? Surely: a strange name for a company! But it's a company that's growing by leaps and bounds with Tod Seisser active in it's growth. As a founding partner, Tod and his team oversee every step of a project. With his extensive background as an art director and designer, he has been involved in campaigns for Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, General Mills and other top businesses. A past teacher and lecturer in the Arts, Mr. Seisser is currently active in the Partnership For A Drug Free America.

Jaguar, General Motors and Wild Turkey have also benefited from Grok campaigns. Written about in the New York Times, Supermarket News and other major publications, Grok is a force to be taken seriously. Located in New York City, they work with budgets of any size, monitoring campaigns to be sure they're effective. Using many forms of media, they get a company's message out while doing all the work in-house!

Controversy About Medical Marijuana Clinics

Noboby wants the clinics that dispense medial marijuana in their neighborhood but the number of legimitate clinics are growing weekly and more and more marijuana is not being imported; it's grown right here in the United States. Recently police hacked down billions of $$$ of marijuana plants in the country's top pot-growing states to cut down a bumper crop that was being cultivated. California, the nation's top marijuana growing state, saw a major increase in the amount grown in 2009. The number of plants destroyed in California has increased over the last 3 years. Growers in a three-state area of central Appalachia have also reversed the decline in the cultivation of "pot" over the last two years. More than 600,000 marijuana plants were destroyed in the summer of 2009 in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Many of the plants are grown in remote regions high up in the mountains.

The combined street value of plants chopped down in the first 8 months of 2009 was around $12 billion. The demand for domestically grown marijuana is the highest that it's ever been. Part of this is due to the border patrols that make it harder to get marijuana in from Mexico. It has been noted also, that the demand seems to be increasing with the unemployment rate. Growth of plants was slowed down for several years but the number of growers has increased with the economic downturn,

The use of marijuana for medical purposes is always being asked: "Should marijuana be legal?" This topic is a very hot one and there is usually a very strong response either por or con The medical use of marijuana has been a hot topic for the past decade. Doctors in a few states can approve the medical use of marijuana for treatment of chronic/debilitating medical conditions such as: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, hepatitis C, Crohn's Disease, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, severe nausea ( especially as a result of chemotherapy) and seizures.

Marijuana, the most commonly used illegal drug in the US is taken from the leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis plant. It first became popular in the United States in the 1920's and can also come in a concentrated, resinous form called hashish and a sticky black liquid called hash oil. The average potency has increased over the past 20 years.

Marijuana can be smoked/used in many ways including bring rolled into joints (marijuana cigarettes), blunts (marijuana rolled into the leaf wrap of a hallowed-out cigar) or used in a vaporizer. One of the dangers of smoking marijuana is the possibility that it has been laced with other, more dangerous substances such as crack, cocaine, PCP or even embalming fluid. With unregulated drugs such as marijuana, the user has no way of knowing what has been added.

source: The Associated Press

A Tragedy For 100 Dogs

I'm a cat person even though I had two dogs when my children were growing up. I can enjoy other people's dogs but I'm glad I'm not the one who has to walk them or clean up after them but I was saddened and angry about a story I read concerning 100 dogs.

These dogs were used by a Canadian company that offers outdoor dog sled rides. This company along with many others was hit by the economic down turn of the past few years and chose a very despicable way to help their financial bottom line. After the Olympics, many of the company's dogs were killed! The owner of the company is now trying to explain his way out of this alleged cruelty.

Safety For The Entire Family

It's important that everyone in your family is safe when they're in your car. If you live in Florida, a great place to look for a vehicle is to look at used cars in Miami. You might want to purchase a pre-owned Toyota Corolla. Check out the ones that are offered by comparing age of the vehicles, mileage, transmission (manual or automatic), color of the interior and exterior and more. The vehicles are all checked for safety and condition prior to being offered for sale.

Looking to check out a huge selection of pre-owned vehicles? With a car inventory that is added to daily, you can search for cars by category (trucks,SUV's and more) to really narrow your search down to the specific type of vehicle you want. All your research can be done from the comfort of your home.

You Have To Get Your Business Out There

Do potential customers get dazed trying to find a company or business that they're searching for? Do they even know you exist? If your advertising isn't hitting the mark, then you're just wasting your money. In the past, people looked mainly in the yellow pages of their phone book. Now, they usually search on the Internet. What separates one business from another in their web search? A top-notch web design that catches their eye. Graphics play a major part in an ad as that's what usually catches a person's eye first. Colorful, direct, to the point and informative is what makes one business stand out from the rest of the pack.

Advertising and marketing have seen dramatic changes in the last few years due to the growth of the Internet and your business has to keep pace with the times. That's where ThatAdvertisingCompany.com comes into play. Their use of digital advertising keeps your business contemporary. A business needs an advertising agency that uses marketing for today and tomorrow. Their professionals track the success of a campaign so that advertising dollars are used to their best advantage. Their 3m (mixed media marketing) has proved successful using print, radio and television marketing. The Internet and a successful advertising/marketing campaign often decides whether a business stays open or closes it's doors.

21 March 2011

A Great Hotel In Victoria BC

I love to travel. I'm fortunate that I've been able to go to several countries in Europe and Africa and there's still quite a few places that I want to see. Canada and the beauty of the various provinces are on my travel agenda for the near future.

One of the places I'd like to visit is Victoria (British Columbia). Lodging is always of primary importance during a vacation and The Best Western Plus Inner Harbour Victoria Hotel is the perfect hotel in Victoria BC. Suites, studios and penthouses (all non-smoking) offer wonderful views and are within walking distance of major tourist attractions (Fisherman's Wharf, museums and more).

Looking For An ICBC Lawyer Vancouver?

Sadly, most people need a lawyer at some point in their lives. But who do you call when you've had an accident? Do you look through the yellow pages of the phone book, search on the Internet or ask a friend or relative to recommend someone they've used?

They're called accidents for a reason. No one knows when they'll be involved in some type of accident whether it's a "slip and fall", car or motorcycle accident or some other type of personal injury. That's the time to contact an ICBC lawyer Vancouver to help. With over 35 years of experience, the Tell Del firm will help every step of the way in the litigation process.

16 March 2011

Looking For A Good Game Of Hoops?

Yup!!!Time to get yourself out of the house and to a great game. Thinking about getting Boston Celtics tickets or Los Angeles Lakers tickets? The Celtics, a championship team many times over brings lots of excitement to the game. The Lakers draw lots of celebrities to their sidelines so you never know who you could rub shoulders with.

Hoping to snag a couple of Houston Rockets tickets? Winning only a few games in their first season, they're now a team to be taken very seriously. With a busy schedule in the next few weeks., tickets will probably be a sell-out.

Chicago Bulls tickets and Dallas Mavericks tickets are also available. The Bulls were a slow-starting team and had fabulous winning seasons in the early '90's. The Mavericks saw a re-design of their team in the late '90's which proved to be very beneficial to their play.

15 March 2011

Secure Laptop Storage

In this age of technology, most people and all businesses depend on computers and secure laptop storage should not be a problem. With elaptopcarts.com you can get the protection you need when computers are stored. Affordable and made from the best materials, there's a low price guarantee.

Laptop carts are a portable solution and the ability to close them helps keep dust and dander out. A laptop cart is available for "notebooks" as well. It's easy to get a free quote so you'll be able to see how the carts fit into your budget. Some accessories are also available.