Monthly Archives: August 2011
Aug 13 2011
Jonathan’s Card 2.0 – Starbucks Coffee Social Experiment

Jonathan’s Card 2.0

First few cups of coffee is on us!

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After learning about Jonathan’s Card, we started providing you with live balance updates and ability to donate.
Sadly due to one persons greed Starbucks was forced to shut down Jonathan’s Card. Well it’s not over folks.
My guess is that Jonathan made a big mistake by releasing API to keep track of cards balance. We will do no such thing.
Currently we are working on processing this data on our end and then posting the results here.Follow us on Twitter @talkaboutdesign
or send an email to max@talkaboutdesign.com

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For more info please visit, https://jonathanstark.com/card/
2011 Talkaboutdesign.com

Aug 13 2011
Ace Smoke Shop Robbery – Watch Chihuahua Paco Attack (Video) Altadena


Paco the Crime Fighting Chihuahua

Ace Smoke Shop Robbery – Watch Chihuahua Attack (Video) Altadena

***GET YOUR OFFICIAL PACO MERCHANDISE https://tinyurl.com/3sgc8nj*** 2 armed robbers were chased across the street by Paco the Chihuahua after robbing Ace Smoke Shop in Altadena CA. Paco is AWESOME! *
Copyright 2011 Eriknight Productions, LLC

Surveillance Video of Altadena Smoke Shop Robbery . Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Altadena Sheriff’s Station Detective Brett Binder, (626) 296-2114 and reference Case# 911-01838-0773-034. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website https://lacrimestoppers.org

Aug 12 2011
Panda Inn Chinese Restaurant Pasadena Review

I have lived in the Pasadena area all my life and tonight I had an opportunity to finally try Panda Inn for dinner.

Here’s a quick review:
– The steamed dumplings lacked flavor – blah
– Crispy calamari – no taste – blah
– Braised String Beans – the best of the dishes we had, but I have had better.
– Sweet and Aromatic Shrimp – tasty – the light batter was not a good addition
– Kon Pao Chicken – was ok, with the beans probably the best of the dishes we had.

The location and decor is impressive and the size of the restaurant is enough to seat at least 200+ people. Good for larger groups.

There’s a bar as well.

My party was already seated and I came to sit down, within a few minutes a waiter came to the table and took our order another person came with water, as the water was being put on the table I had a thought cross my mind… what if the water spilled.. and there the water spilled right on the table and onto my lap.

The waiter apologized a few times. But it took them 5-10 minutes to bring extra napkins and mop up the water. Then it took more time to get a new glass of water.

The hot tea came but there was no tea it was just hot water.

We finally received our appetizers, nothing too exciting.

The food at Panda Inn is a step up from what you find at your local Panda Express take out food locations.

One of the plates was shrimp and it was kind of slimy  the pad thai had some sand or dirt in some of the vegetable/mushrooms.

Panda Inn: Award Winning Mandarin and Szechuan Cuisine
3488 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
626.793.7300

The manager of this location is Steve Yip and can be contacted at steve.yip@pandarg.com

Aug 12 2011
Opportunity Green Business Conference Nov. 10-11, 2011 at Los Angeles Center Studios

Opportunity Green Business Conference
Nov. 10-11, 2011 at Los Angeles Center Studios

The 5th Annual Opportunity Green Conference at Los Angeles Center Studios, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM – Friday, November 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM (PT)

Los Angeles, United States

Wecome to the 5th Annual Opportunity Green Conference

at Los Angeles Center Studios

 

 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 tickets sold out, so purchase before it’s too late!

The 5th Annual Opportunity Green is the largest B2B multidisciplinary sustainability conference, bringing together today’s leading companies and visionaries, and showcasing the authentic players, sought-after opportunities and profound innovations driving today’s new green economy. From Fortune 500 powerhouses to inventive startups, OG attracts over 1000 professionals and executive decision-makers from around the globe.

For sponsorship: Karen Solomon at (310) 765-2233 ext 703 or karen@opportunitygreen.com

For registration: Casey Ly at (310) 765-2233 ext 711 or  casey@opportunitygreen.com

 

The 5th Annual Opportunity Green is the largest B2B multidisciplinary sustainability conference, bringing together today’s leading companies and visionaries, and showcasing the authentic players, sought-after opportunities and profound innovations driving today’s new green economy. From Fortune 500 powerhouses to inventive startups, OG attracts over 1000 professionals and executive decision-makers from around the globe.

 

The Opportunity Green 2011 Business Conference is the “gathering place” for individuals and companies committed to building profitable + sustainable enterprises while solving some of the world’s toughest problems. Discover new trends, critical knowledge and develop winning partnerships to prepare your organization for a world where profits, people and the environment are truly interconnected.

Aug 12 2011
Digital Video Expo 2011 Pasadena Sept 20-22

inspiring innovation

Digital Video Expo is the premier destination for content creation professionals to explore the latest technologies, learn from world-class professionals and connect with peers who share the same passion.  This year’s show will feature a buzzing exhibit hall, Apple and Adobe training sessions by Weynand Training, and hands-on production and camera training by our new training partner AbelCine! Plus more networking events and free content than ever before.
Bold, Fresh Ideas to Inspire and Excite.

 CLICK BELOW TO GET YOUR FREE EXHIBIT HALL PASS TODAY.

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For information about exhibiting at Digital Video Expo contact:

Jacqueline Gospodinoff | Sales Director | 212.378.0493
Susan Shores | East Coast Sales | 212-378-0400 ext: 528
Jeff Victor | West Coast Sales | 847-367-4073

Aug 12 2011
Be-Boppin’ in the Park – August 20
Be-Boppin’ in the Park – August 20
Posted Date: 8/12/2011

15, 000 Vintage Car Enthusiasts Expected at Be-Boppin’ in the Park

 

MAGNOLIA PARK BURBANK Calif. — Marvel at hundreds of custom, vintage and pre ’75 classic cars on Saturday, August 20 from 3:00 to 9:00 PM in the Magnolia Park District on Magnolia Boulevard between Hollywood Way and California Street in Burbank.

 

Join in this free, fun-filled community experience — see live bands, dance in the street, discover new shops and eateries and have some good old fashioned, high-octane fun!

 

Now in its fifth year, the event is a car lover’s dream. Included will be all-American classics Ford Model Ts, Studebakers, Indian Motorcycles and Shelbys, among many others.

 

Plus, at the Main Stage (Magnolia Boulevard and California Street) from 4 :30 to 6 :30 P.M., dance to The Painkillers, a five-piece R&B band that plays standards from the 50s and 60s. Then from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M., enjoy The Amazing Wildcats playing upbeat traditional blues influenced by the sounds of Chicago ,Texas, West Coast Jump and the Mississippi Delta.

 

Prizes for best automobiles will be given at 6:30 P.M. with prize categories such as the Burbank Mayor Award for most All-American car, Police Chief Award for the coolest car, Fire Chief Award for the hottest car, Magnolia Park Partnership Award for the most “vintage” car and the Jay Leno Award for the funniest car.

 

Be-Boppin in the Park is presented by Magnolia Park Partnership. For more information, please call 818.238.5180 or visit www.facebook.com/magnoliaparkburbank

 

Magnolia Park is home to an eclectic mix of emerging and distinctive shops and eateries. Celebrated for its vintage, re-sale, collectible and antique stores, this Burbank neighborhood is rapidly evolving into a regional shopping destination renowned for its attractive, pedestrian-scale streets and diverse retail market. www.magnoliaparkburbank.org

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Aug 12 2011
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Aug 12 2011
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Aug 12 2011
Music Study for Everyone at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music

August  12, 2011

Contact: Beverly Lafontaine

blafontaine@pasadenaconservatory.org

626-683-3355

Request Enrollment Information Here

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music offers a comprehensive curriculum in music study for everyone from infants to senior citizens, the novice to the pre-professional. Individual lessons on all orchestral instruments and the keyboard are available for youth and adults. Its highly-educated and exceptional faculty includes acclaimed performers as well as world-renowned artist-teachers.

 

The 2011 Fall quarter begins on September 6.  Program consultation is available by calling Program Coordinator Jeannie Robbins at 626-683-3355, visiting the Conservatory’s website at pasadenaconservatory.org and filling out an inquiry form or emailing music@pasadenaconservatory.org.       

In the Young Musicians program, newborns to children eight years of age experience the joy of listening to and making music in an ambiance that nurtures a child’s innate musicality and helps prepare a child for instrumental study. Follow this link to see the YM Fall quarter schedule and fees on the website.

 

Adults may avail themselves of a variety of stimulating and enriching classes on the history of Western music, its composers and styles, in addition to learning how to play an instrument.  Follow this link to the schedule of history and theory classes for adults.

 

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The Pasadena Conservatory of Music is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Conservatory belongs to the National Guild for Community Arts Education and is a member of the Pasadena Arts Council.

Aug 12 2011
UNCF Hosts 33rd Annual Stars Event in Pasadena, California – August 14, 2011

UNCF Hosts 33rd Annual Stars Event in Pasadena, California

*The United Negro College Fund will be hosting its annual star studded event, An Evening with Stars in Pasadena, Calif. Aug. 14 for the 33rd year in a row. And guess who’s on the line-up for the night?

Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott, Marsha Abrosius, Estelle, Musiq Soulchild and Miguel will be lighting the stage will fabulous performances all in the name of education.

The event’s purpose is to raise money for education advocacy.

Other guest appearances include Tatyana Ali, Hosea Chanchez, Pooch Hall, Jill Marie Jones, Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, Shaun Robinson, Kenny Smith, Brian White, and several others.

Tickets are now on sale and will premiere on BET Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. EST.

UNCF® AND BET PARTNER

TO PRESENT AN ENTERTAINMENT-FILLED PRODUCTION OF

UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS® PRESENTED BY TARGET

 

Program Will Feature Star-Studded Performances Along With Education Success Stories

Los Angeles, CA (July 11, 2011) –  UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and BET have announced that they will join forces to make this year’s edition of  UNCF’s long-running UNCF An Evening of Stars® the most exciting and moving in the program’s 33-year history.

UNCF An Evening of Stars® has long been a showcase both for legendary and fast-rising stars from the music industry—recent performers and prior honorees have included Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Stevie Wonder—and for education success stories that embody the spirit of UNCF’s iconic motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” ®  Working together, UNCF and BET will combine the program’s star-studded tradition with BET’s proven record of attracting both the music industry’s hottest talent and large, passionate audiences eager to engage in the issues we all face. Additionally, the new program aims to further rally the entertainment industry around the importance of education and the doors it can open.

“Our students and their need for a good education deserve the large and passionate audience that watches BET,” said UNCF president and CEO, Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D. “They deserve the best entertainers performing on stage and speaking out for the right to go to and through college, and they deserve to have their stories told in a way that everyone can connect to.  Together, UNCF and BET can create a show that entertains at the same time it delivers on the opportunity to inform and activate new viewers around the UNCF mission of education for all Americans.”

“We’re excited to partner with UNCF for UNCF An Evening of Stars® amplifying their message and assisting in their goal to better support African-American students and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs),” said Stephen Hill, President of Music and Specials Programming, BET Networks. “We have a phalanx of passionate BET folks (many of them HBCU grads) who look forward to producing and airing a great show celebrating the power of education and the need for everyone to engage with UNCF. We must ensure that we can educate our future.”

 

The new UNCF An Evening of Stars® will be a musical variety show punctuated with short video segments spotlighting a few of the 60,000 students whose education UNCF supports every year, making the program a celebration of the best in entertainment and education.    In addition, the new format will allow performers to perform the songs they are identified with and want to promote, thereby attracting the hottest talent and music. The show will be taped before a live audience on August 14, 2011 and will air on BET Networks this fall.

 

This year’s show is made possible by Target, Presenting Sponsor of UNCF An Evening of Stars®, and National Sponsors, McDonald’s and AT&T. Official, and Major Sponsors include American Airlines, Wells Fargo, BET Networks, Buick and the U.S Army.

 

 

About UNCF An Evening of Stars®
UNCF An Evening of Stars®, formerly the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars®, first aired in 1979, and since that time has become one of the longest running and most successful televised events in U.S. history. Over its 32-year history, UNCF An Evening of Stars® has raised more than $200 million that has helped hundreds of thousands of students attend college and graduate.  In recent years, UNCF An Evening Of Stars® has featured a Who’s Who of remarkable talent, including Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Chaka Khan, Ne-Yo, Nancy Wilson, Beyoncé, Anita Baker, Jill Scott, Whoopi Goldberg, Fantasia, Joss Stone, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Bolton, Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Hall and Oates, Ziggy Marley, Maroon 5, and scores of others. UNCF An Evening of Stars® received NAACP Image Awards for its 2006 tribute to Stevie Wonder, its 2008 tribute to Smokey Robinson and its 2010 tribute to Lionel Richie. Learn more about UNCF An Evening of Stars® at www.UNCF.org.

About UNCF
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization.  To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. UNCF supports education through scholarships and other programs, by supporting its 38 member colleges and universities, and by advocating for the importance of minority education.  UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs.  UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 21 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees.  The UNCF logo features the torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at www.UNCF.org.

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

Contacts:

Joye Griffin                                         Toni Thompson
UNCF                                                  Toni Thompson PR
703.205.3480                                      310.702.0926
joye.griffin@uncf.org                          ToniThompsonPR@Verizon.net

Zabrina Horton                                    Carly Zipp
BET Networks                                     BET Networks
310.481.3737                                      212.205.3159
Zabrina.horton@bet.net                      carly.zipp@bet.net

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