Friday, July 4, 2008
Free Starbucks Coffee And Free Wi-Fi
Get a Starbucks Card and sign up for Starbucks Rewards online by Jul 14, 2008 and get free refills on brewed coffee, free beverage customization, a free Starbucks drink with the purchase of whole bean coffee, and two hours of free Wi-Fi access every day. Two free hours of complementary Wi-Fi is provided by AT&T at over 7,000 Starbucks locations nationwide.
Just buy a Starbucks Card and sign up online by either creating or using your existing Starbucks.com Account. Sign up with your Starbucks Card and accept the AT&T User Agreement no later than July 14, 2008.
You'll be able to access complimentary Wi-Fi as long as you have a Starbucks Card that was purchased, used, or reloaded in the past 30 days.
Get your free Starbucks coffee and free Wi-Fi access today!
Just buy a Starbucks Card and sign up online by either creating or using your existing Starbucks.com Account. Sign up with your Starbucks Card and accept the AT&T User Agreement no later than July 14, 2008.
You'll be able to access complimentary Wi-Fi as long as you have a Starbucks Card that was purchased, used, or reloaded in the past 30 days.
Get your free Starbucks coffee and free Wi-Fi access today!
Labels: Free-Starbucks-Coffee
Thursday, July 3, 2008
IKEA Summer Sale
The IKEA Summer Sale is on right now at many locations around the country including the IKEA Tempe, AZ store. You can get savings of 20% - 60% on select items across the store through Sunday July 6.
IKEA is well known for their modern and inexpensive furniture, kitchen storage systems, appliances, sofas, beds, mattresses, tables, chairs and decorations.
You can even go on line and check stock availability to find out if a particular product is in stock at your local IKEA store before you go shopping. Stock levels at IKEA change rapidly, so it's always best to check as close to the time of your visit as possible.
Check out the IKEA home page for details on which locations are participating in the Summer Sale and let us know if you find some super buys!
IKEA is well known for their modern and inexpensive furniture, kitchen storage systems, appliances, sofas, beds, mattresses, tables, chairs and decorations.
You can even go on line and check stock availability to find out if a particular product is in stock at your local IKEA store before you go shopping. Stock levels at IKEA change rapidly, so it's always best to check as close to the time of your visit as possible.
Check out the IKEA home page for details on which locations are participating in the Summer Sale and let us know if you find some super buys!
Labels: IKEA-Summer-Sale
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tree Trimming & Tree Removal in Mesa, AZ
If you're looking for a Certified Arborist to perform tree trimming or tree removal and you live in Mesa, AZ or the greater Phoenix East Valley in Arizona, I recommend you get a free estimate from Arboreal Tree Experts.
Arboreal recently trimmed two mesquite trees on our property and they did an excellent job. The crew arrived on time, answered all my questions, did a great job trimming the trees and cleaned up the site, leaving the property just like they found it.
Nathan Charlton, a Certified Arborist with the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), actually performed the pruning cuts. The large Mesquite tree in our back yard, which is about 40-50 feet tall, was overhanging a neighbor's pool, so leaves and seed pods were falling down into the pool and clogging the pool filter. Nathan climbed up into the tree about 30-40 feet and carefully cut the branches one at a time, working his way around the tree and asking me whether I was OK with certain branches being cut.
I was impressed with Nathan's attention to detail and concern for the tree's health, aesthetics, how much of the tree should be pruned at one time, and also my own preferences regarding which branches were cut and which were left in place.
A couple of years ago we hired Arboreal to prune a couple of trees and remove one that was leaning against a block wall after some strong winds from a storm had pushed it over. They pruned the trees and thinned them out to make them more balanced and be able to weather strong winds better. They also removed the tree that was leaning, and ground the stump so it wouldn't grow back.
Arboreal Tree Experts perform quality Tree Trimming and Tree Removal services in Mesa, Arizona and the Phoenix East Valley area.
If you live in the east valley of the Phoenix, AZ metro area and you're looking for a quality tree service company, I highly recommend Nathan Charlton and Arboreal Tree Experts for any tree trimming, pruning, or tree removal work you need done.
Arboreal recently trimmed two mesquite trees on our property and they did an excellent job. The crew arrived on time, answered all my questions, did a great job trimming the trees and cleaned up the site, leaving the property just like they found it.
Nathan Charlton, a Certified Arborist with the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), actually performed the pruning cuts. The large Mesquite tree in our back yard, which is about 40-50 feet tall, was overhanging a neighbor's pool, so leaves and seed pods were falling down into the pool and clogging the pool filter. Nathan climbed up into the tree about 30-40 feet and carefully cut the branches one at a time, working his way around the tree and asking me whether I was OK with certain branches being cut.
I was impressed with Nathan's attention to detail and concern for the tree's health, aesthetics, how much of the tree should be pruned at one time, and also my own preferences regarding which branches were cut and which were left in place.
A couple of years ago we hired Arboreal to prune a couple of trees and remove one that was leaning against a block wall after some strong winds from a storm had pushed it over. They pruned the trees and thinned them out to make them more balanced and be able to weather strong winds better. They also removed the tree that was leaning, and ground the stump so it wouldn't grow back.
Arboreal Tree Experts perform quality Tree Trimming and Tree Removal services in Mesa, Arizona and the Phoenix East Valley area.
If you live in the east valley of the Phoenix, AZ metro area and you're looking for a quality tree service company, I highly recommend Nathan Charlton and Arboreal Tree Experts for any tree trimming, pruning, or tree removal work you need done.
Labels: Certified-Arborist, Mesa-AZ, Tree-Removal, Tree-Trimming
Friday, May 16, 2008
411 Directory Info FREE From Google
Get 411 directory information 100% FREE from Google!
Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Voice prompts will guide you. State the location and then either the business name or type. Once you find the directory listing you're looking for you can even connect to them for FREE. If you call from a cell phone you can also get a free SMS sent to you that includes the phone number, and if you so desire, a link to a map for the business.
The service is currently available in English in the U.S., for U.S. business listings.
For all the details including an informative video, check out the Google 411 website.
Get 411 directory information for local businesses FREE from Google!
Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Voice prompts will guide you. State the location and then either the business name or type. Once you find the directory listing you're looking for you can even connect to them for FREE. If you call from a cell phone you can also get a free SMS sent to you that includes the phone number, and if you so desire, a link to a map for the business.
The service is currently available in English in the U.S., for U.S. business listings.
For all the details including an informative video, check out the Google 411 website.
Get 411 directory information for local businesses FREE from Google!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Stock Positions
Today I bought Southwest Airlines (LUV) and Corning, Inc. (GLW).
The management team at Southwest continues to impress me. Southwest is the only airline making money right now, due in large part to their ability to hedge against future fuel costs in the derivatives markets. I read this week that they're buying fuel for only $2.01 per gallon right now. The Wikipedia article on Southwest Airlines has more details on their fuel hedging strategy.
I also bought Corning, Inc. after reading about their latest quarterly revenue tripling due to LCD TV panel growth. Their factories are currently running at capacity, and they stated that "demand for liquid crystal display televisions and computer monitors are unhurt by the U.S. economic slowdown".
I also took a look but decided to hold off on adding to my position in MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) today. Although I still like the stock, it looked set to close below its 200 day moving average today on almost double its average daily volume. I want to be sure it's able to hold above its 200 day moving average before committing any more money to it.
Have you bought any stocks lately? Which ones, and why?
The management team at Southwest continues to impress me. Southwest is the only airline making money right now, due in large part to their ability to hedge against future fuel costs in the derivatives markets. I read this week that they're buying fuel for only $2.01 per gallon right now. The Wikipedia article on Southwest Airlines has more details on their fuel hedging strategy.
I also bought Corning, Inc. after reading about their latest quarterly revenue tripling due to LCD TV panel growth. Their factories are currently running at capacity, and they stated that "demand for liquid crystal display televisions and computer monitors are unhurt by the U.S. economic slowdown".
I also took a look but decided to hold off on adding to my position in MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) today. Although I still like the stock, it looked set to close below its 200 day moving average today on almost double its average daily volume. I want to be sure it's able to hold above its 200 day moving average before committing any more money to it.
Have you bought any stocks lately? Which ones, and why?
Labels: Investing-In-Stocks
Friday, April 18, 2008
Professional Real Estate Agent in Phoenix Arizona
If you're looking for a professional real estate agent in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area I highly recommend Gary Basden. Gary has over 30 years of real estate experience, he's extremely knowledgeable and works very hard for his clients. He also happens to be my father's cousin, so that worked out great when we needed to buy a home a few years ago!
We bought our first home back in 2003 and Gary helped us every step of the way. We got a great education on the whole process, and he always looked out for our best interests. The following year we recommended Gary to some close friends of ours who were looking to buy a house, and he helped them find their first home as well. In our experience, he truly cares about his clients.
Home prices and interest rates are the lowest they've been in years. If you're looking to buy or sell real estate in the Phoenix, Arizona area then I highly recommend you get in contact with Gary Basden and see if it might make sense to engage him as your agent. When you contact him, tell him Mark sent you!
Gary Basden - Phoenix, Arizona Real Estate Professional
We bought our first home back in 2003 and Gary helped us every step of the way. We got a great education on the whole process, and he always looked out for our best interests. The following year we recommended Gary to some close friends of ours who were looking to buy a house, and he helped them find their first home as well. In our experience, he truly cares about his clients.
Home prices and interest rates are the lowest they've been in years. If you're looking to buy or sell real estate in the Phoenix, Arizona area then I highly recommend you get in contact with Gary Basden and see if it might make sense to engage him as your agent. When you contact him, tell him Mark sent you!
Gary Basden - Phoenix, Arizona Real Estate Professional
Google First Quarter 2008 Results Up 30 Percent
Google reported earnings yesterday and surprised analysts with a 30% increase in earnings over the same quarter last year. Contributing to this result were lower than expected taxes and strong ad revenues being generated outside the U.S.
This is the 12th quarter out of 15 since Google went public that its performance has exceeded analyst expectations. So is it time to buy some shares?
Evidently some institutional investors think so. The stock is already up 20% today in the first hour of trading with nearly 10 million shares traded--25% more volume than an average day.
As companies get larger it becomes more and more difficult to sustain double-digit earnings growth, so it will be interesting to see how Google does over the next few years. So far, their business model has paid their investors handsomely.
Anyone out there buying Google today, or better yet, did you own it yesterday?
This is the 12th quarter out of 15 since Google went public that its performance has exceeded analyst expectations. So is it time to buy some shares?
Evidently some institutional investors think so. The stock is already up 20% today in the first hour of trading with nearly 10 million shares traded--25% more volume than an average day.
As companies get larger it becomes more and more difficult to sustain double-digit earnings growth, so it will be interesting to see how Google does over the next few years. So far, their business model has paid their investors handsomely.
Anyone out there buying Google today, or better yet, did you own it yesterday?
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