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The PR stuff sucked again. So, again this week, I look to all of you to post something. This week, you can link to whatever you want to plug again. I am hoping though that you will focus on the story or post you saw this week that you were the most interested in and that you want to share.

Each day I get lots and lots of suggestions for stories and things people want me to see or write about or both. These are the three this week that I found really interesting, but did not have time to write about.

Twisted sent me this story about a boy in Texas who got a call on his cell phone from his father who is stationed in Iraq. Unfortunately for the kid he took the call while in class, and the school suspended him for talking on a cell phone in class.

Here is the story.

I am sure Twisted will post the e-mail address of the principal in case you would like to send a lovely note.

This one was sent in by Julia. It is about the 20 year old daughter of a Norwegian member of their Parliament who killed herself last week after allegedly receiving low scores on a Scientology stress test. The CO$ says they are not responsible and that the girl's anorexia and mental problems are what caused her to commit suicide. I will let you decide. You can read the story here.

Finally, Elyse sent me an article from the Yale Daily news. It is about an art experiment from a student at the school that will probably shock the hell out of you. You can read about it here.

Your Turn

I thought that this week, instead of the Best of PR, I would change it up a little. About six months or so after I started the blog, I had a day where I invited everyone to submit to me whatever they wanted to plug, and then posted them all. Well, I am going to do it again, BUT, this is the big change. There are way more readers than in the past and I have much less time to proof and edit all the posts and make them look pretty.

So instead of me doing all the work, I thought I would let you have this opportunity to take over the comments and plug whatever you want to plug. I don't care if it is a garage sale in Terre Haute or your band or your blog. If you support a charity or have cookies to sell. Post it here.

It is not that I mind when you post your site in the comments, because honestly I don't care. If people like what you are saying, they should be able to go read more of it. To me it is no different than someone posting a great link to a story.

The only rule is that there can be no political plugs. None. Nada. Zilch. Don't want to see them, and if you post one it will be deleted. Depending on how popular it is, I can do it every few weeks.

To get things started, I will post three of my favorite websites. Although I love that you read my blog, I do understand there are other points of view. These are my three favorite gossip sites, and the people that run each are really great people, and we tend to help each other out which I also love. You probably already read them all, but if you don't you should check them out.

www.dlisted.com

www.celebitchy.com

www.nationalledger.com

This plug is not actually a plug for a product or service, but a plug for someone who the reader feels was done a terrible injustice.


And I am guessing this person knew they were going to be the last plug

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I think that is all the plugs. If I missed someone, than please let me know and I will make sure it gets on the message board. hez wanted me to show the picture of Paris Hilton wearing one of the bikinis but I thought that would hurt business. BUT, it is their company, so here you go.

So, now it is time for jeeeze's restaurant.

One thing she does not know is that three of my friends and I stopped in there a few weeks back on our way to an Indian Casino. The food was great. As much as she reads this blog, you would also think that she would or someone in there would recognize LG, but nope. Seriously, the food is great, and when we were there, the place was packed.

Here are jeeeze's own words

Just one thing I'd like you to mention, my pet cause is blood donorship, and we do have an all day, everyday, any day special - show us a donor receipt dated within the last four weeks, and our lunch special is free :) If just a fraction of your readers show up at my place for the Blood Donor freebie, wow, what a difference that would make in a lot of lives - I'd be thrilled! Thanks!Oh, our website is

http://hotrodpizza.net

This is radiohgirl. She has a website coming soon which will be posted on the message board.

Thanks so much for the plug! I'm in Houston and run Kelly Ryan Productions from my home studio. I do all types of commercial production, VO's, narration, character voices. I have a fully equiped studio with Pro Tools as my main editing software. In addition to my voice I have several other major market talent available.

My email address for Production is audiotreats@sbcglobal.net

The band is called The Venus Transmission. We're from Newark Delaware, just south of Philadelphia by about 45 minutes or so. Kind of an alternative rock band in the vain of bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Doves, and My Bloody Valentine. if you want I can send mp3's if you want to link them or you can just use the link to our myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/thevenustransmission



thanks for putting us on paper,,here's mine
Dasha (band)
March 6
Arlelne's Grocery
New York



When you find yourself with five minutes to spare,please do an ambitious, relatively young producer a favor and check out my short video on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcvWfx27Xoc

Yes, it's goofy, but it's fun, so we're planning toturn this into a web series and hope to have the nextepisode on the net in 4 or 5 weeks. If you don't hate it, please show some love, spread it around. Not that it needs the promotion, it's already the topic of feverish buzz around Hollywood. And after you've seen the vid, if you're a MySpacemember (let's be friends!), come on by and check out our new page, devoted to this web series and a host of other goofy videos (coming soon), blogs, and more. http://www.myspace.com/selfmademonkeys Thanks in advance for your support. And remember,with a lot of hard work, and a little luck, you too can be a self-made monkey.

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ANNA KOSTUROVA COLLECTION aka hez and Anna

Our line of hand-crocheted swimwear and cover-ups is designed by Anna Kosturova in her Vancouver, Canada studio and produced in the Philippines by a family of generations of crochet artisans whom Anna has known personally for many years.

About the collection…
Anna’s designs inhabit the fantasies of sun-soaked glamour that outlast trends and celebrate fun.

Each year her collection offers new interpretations of a variety of themes, including nautical styles; daintier, more girly styles and drop-dead goddess looks. The emphasis is always on color, shape and details, whether she is inventing elaborate new crochet stitches or embroidery, beadwork and appliqués. As a mechanical engineering graduate specializing in textiles, Anna loves pushing the boundaries of crochet and the challenge of recreating patterns and textures found in the world around her.

In addition to the crocheted swimwear that she began with, she has also expanded her range of cover-ups, with dance-inspired pieces in high voltage colors like fuchsia, teal, emerald and yellow, including the world’s first crocheted yoga pants.

Our Manufacturing Process…
The swimwear is made of 100% cotton yarn (thread), mercerized for added luster, elasticity and tensile strength, available in a huge variety of vibrant colors as well as basic neutrals. High quality cotton makes the swimwear durable and the color stable. The tops and front panel of the bottoms are always lined, which also helps to preserve each suit’s shape and stability. Anna has personally tested her designs in salt, fresh and chlorinated water, and although not intended for high-performance use, they are safe to swim in, the colors do not run and the pieces don’t lose their appeal, even after a season of regular wear.

To her design portfolio she also added two new lines:
v a collection of resort wear in diaphanous silk and silk chiffon (also hand-beaded and sequined) focused around the idea of an elegant, modern hostess in a fluid Ginger Rogers silhouette
v a collection of crocheted swimwear and cover-ups for little girls; age-appropriate versions of some of our most popular and glamorous ladies’ styles

So far, the market is responding tremendously well, and there is growing interest and feedback from high-end retailers. Anna Kosturova/Lucid Design Inc. is pleased to maintain accounts with Barneys, Fred Segal, and Harvey Nichols, as well as swimwear giants and Victoria’s Secret. The same enthusiastic response has come from chic beach boutiques in resorts all over the world, and we can now add Australia to the list of countries where our unique hand-made swimwear and cover-ups will be available.

The collection is also receiving a great amount of interest from celebrities and the press – details can be found on our website, http://www.annakosturova.com/.

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http://www.thehelpyhelper.com/

The helpy helper gets its unique name from the creative mind of a four year old. Whenever she helps around the house, she asks "Am I a good helpy helper?"An idea was born...and so was the helpy helper. Owner and mom, Tisha, has spent over 12 years working in office administration and marketing for various industries. Holding a degree from the Art Institute of Philadelphia, Tisha has a vast amount of administrative knowledge, promotions prowess, and a whole lot of creativity. Tisha has spent countless hours creating promotional materials, designing party invitations, writing press releases, and plenty of other things for friends, family, and for her community volunteer work. She decided to put her entrepreneurial spirit into motion.

I love this comic strip which is basically a Pink Floyd cartoon and it is called "Syd and Roger."

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