Monthly Archives: January 2014
Jan 6 2014
Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival 2014

Join us for our Second Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival!!! The Festival will be held at our Vineyard Saturday April 26, 2014 from 11am-4pm.

We will have numerous wineries and local wine makers from all across southern California offering tastings of their best wines.  We will also we have gourmet food and specialty items sampling, organic markets, gift boutiques, live music, and lots of fun for a great day.

Benefits of general admission ticket holders are a  specialty event glass, specialty gift bag and many other items. Wine and food sampling and Free parking. Prepaid general admission tickets are $65.00 and $75.00 at the door. Add FESTIVAL ticket to Cart

Benefits of Designated Driver Tickets are a specialty chocolate bar, specialty gift bag, food sampling and free parking.Prepaid Designated Driver tickets are $40.00 and $40.00 at the door.Add Designated Driver to Cart

Benefits of V.I.P. ticket holders are Early entrance at 11 am, Private winery tour, Private barrel tasting, Entrance in to V.I.P. lounge, Specialty wine tasting in V.I.P. lounge, Food in V.I.P. lounge, plus all general admission ticket benefits. Prepaid V.I.P. Tickets are $90.00 and $100.00 at the door. Tickets available soon.

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Jan 6 2014
Del Taco Free Turkey Taco Coupon
This coupon entitles bearer to one
FREE Turkey Taco with any purchase
at participating restaurants. Printed
coupon is required for redemption.
Valid through 1/16/14.Coupon #45. Present coupon upon ordering.
One coupon per customer; may not use coupon during subsequent visit. Limited one offer per coupon. Prices may vary. Not valid with any other offer, discount, or coupon. Customer pays all applicable sales tax. No cash value. Valid only at participating restaurants. Manager may refuse coupon if manager reasonably believes that customer has already redeemed one FREE Turkey Taco coupon or has engaged in any fraudulent activity. Manager’s decision is final. No auction or barter or coupon permitted.

 

The coupon is available here.

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Jan 6 2014
Nissan LEAF Key Fob Battery Replacement, i-Key

How to replace the battery in a Nissan LEAF Key Fob i-Key Intelligent Remote.

If you have started to see on your dash an indicator of the battery level and periodic messages that your “key is not detected” it is time to spend $4 to replace the battery on your fob.

The replacement part is CR2025. Energizer makes them and they should be available at most drug stores.

Nissan Key Fob Battery Replacement

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Jan 5 2014
KIOR and Other New Energy Companies 60 Minutes

KIOR and Other New Energy Companies

60 Minutes did a piece of Energy Companies.

One company KIOR is making “fuel” from wood chips.

Khosla is staying in with help of the government.

Are they over promising and under delivering?

How are these companies doing for shareholders?

Fear criticism.

Range Fuels
A123
Ecotality
Fisker

Failures or was it a learning part of what we are learning?

Algae and other alternative forms of

Giving up learning curve with taxpayer

$150 billion invested by taxpayers into these innovations?

LG Chem – Energy Dept would not do a interview.

Clean Tech Ventures

Loans are starting to be repaid by some companies.

Clean Tech companies was

A123 was purchased by En Chi, Chinsee
Smith Electric Trucks

Wang Shun America
6000 American Workers

kior consequences of avoiding failure are doing nothing

More info on the cleantech pieces here

But now we have auto companies developing super efficient solar panels to drive autos.

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Jan 4 2014
Pasadena Humane Society New Facility Opens @PHS_SPCA

Pasadena Humane Society opens new expanded facility Animal Care Center 1/9 at 9 a.m. @PHS_SPCA

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Jan 4 2014
Malibu Family Wines Tasting Room Grand Opening Los Olivos

Malibu Family Wines invites you to the grand opening of our new tasting room in Los Olivos! Join us for a celebration featuring our Semler & Saddlerock labels, lunch for purchase, and live music by The Vineyard Byrds! We can’t wait to see you there! — at Malibu Family Wines Los Olivos Tasting Room.

2363 Alamo Pintado Avenue
Los Olivos, California 93441

Mon – Sun: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
(805) 688-8105
heather@malibufamilywines.com 

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Jan 4 2014
AT&T Offering $450 Incentive to T-Mobile Customers May Not Be As Good As It Sounds

So what is AT&T doing to deflect the surge in customers signing up with T-Mobile? Offering a $200 bill credit and $250 device credit. But double check before you get too excited about leaving T-Mobile for this incentive from AT&T.

First of all, the handset you select is sold at full retail. So an iPhone could cost you upwards of $600 – $250 is still $350, so beware.
Second, be sure that the plan you signup for on AT&T is equal to what you have currently with T-Mobile.
Thirdly, be sure that the service is what AT&T claims. AT&T is notoriously bad about claiming service everywhere but not delivering. I was a customer with AT&T Wireless and gave up after years of fighting and waiting for service to improve. Years of dropped calls and no service or poor service will convince you of this.

Anyway, it could be a good deal for you, but double check before jumping ship. Things could also get more interesting as T-Mobile is about to release some even better pricing plans for those with 2-3 lines on a family plan.

It is expected that T-Mobile will also be offering incentives to those on AT&T and Verizon in contract, by paying termination fees.

T-Mobile is heating the subscriber acquisition growing my over 1 million subscribers in the last quarter, although the 45 million subscribers is about half of Verizon or AT&T, it is in contrast to the 360,000 customers leaving Sprint. Sprint as we know is in serious trouble, and has been acquired by SoftBank, none of which has helped the carrier out of what appears to be a downward spiral, although Sprint stock is up.

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Jan 4 2014
Natural Bleach Alternative – Lemon Juice & Hydrogen Peroxide

Natural Bleach Alternative – Lemon Juice & Hydrogen Peroxide

As a cleaning solution or to add to your whites in the laundry, of about 2 cups per load.

The formulation is pretty simple.

12 cups water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup hydrogen peroxide

Some have been using hydrogen peroxide alone as a cleaner.

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Jan 4 2014
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Pasadena Grand Opening @whichwich


Which Wich Sandwich Pasadena Store Grand Opening


Photo credit: @LosAngelette
The newest Which Wich OPENED January 2, 2014 located at 230 South Lake Avenue, Unit 2 in Pasadena, California! Stop by any day from 9AM – 10PM.

The website for Which Wich does show the Pasadena store opening. But we did see the signage at the location.

whichwichPasadenaOpening1

See back of store where you can park in the lot for free. Street parking is hit and miss and you have to pay before 6pm Mon-Sat.

Located next to Fish Dish, which recently opened.

Offering over 50 varieties of customizable wiches, from the signature Wicked®, loaded with five meats (turkey, ham, roast beef, pepperoni, and bacon) and a choice of three cheeses, to unique items such as Thank You Turkey® with stuffing and cranberry sauce. The Which Wich menu also includes plenty of vegetarian options and several healthy wiches for less than 400 calories each.

Even the extras are held to high standards: signature house chips, hand-dipped shakes, and just-out-of-the-oven cookies are as superior as the sandwiches.

230 South Lake Avenue – Unit 2
Pasadena, CA 91101
626.795.2000
626.796.8000 (fax)
pasadenaca@whichwich.net

Hours:
Mon-Sun: 9 am-10 pm

 

Some want to make superior sandwiches. Some want to make the world a better place. We want to do both.

Grab a bag, our signature red Sharpie®, and create your own masterpiece! Choose from more than 50 superior sandwiches, custom-crafted with the freshest meats, cheeses, and more than 60 toppings! It’s your wich – any way you want it!

230 South Lake Avenue – Unit 2
Pasadena, CA 91101
pasadenaca@whichwich.net

 

Other locations include:
302 N San Fernando Blvd
Burbank
(818) 843-9424

12048 Ventura Blvd
Studio City
(818) 985-9424

2212 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles
(310) 268-9424

tweets@whichwich.com

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Jan 4 2014
New Year = New Venture? Explore best place for start-ups next Saturday

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Where should you build your startup?

Do You REALLY Need to be in the Bay Area?

 Map of Southern California startups courtesy of socalTECH.com.

 Baxter Lecture Hall, Caltech

Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Post-program Coffee & Networking with Speakers: 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$40 on-line registration; $50 at the door; $10 full-time students.
Caltech students (free)
   

 Southern California’s startup community has come a long waybut has it fully emerged from the Bay Area’s shadow? Although companies, such as Cornerstone OnDemand, Snapchat and Maker Studios, grab headlines,

the engine of this community is comprised of hundreds of entrepreneurs quietly building products and services that soon will disrupt established industries. A vibrant community of mentors, investors, accelerators and events has emerged to support these entrepreneurs and their companies.
Yet, the allure of the Bay Area still beckons companies to move north.

 

In this very unique program, we will bring together local and SF-based entrepreneurs to discuss the resources in their startup communities that made a difference in building their companies.  Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the speakers and ask questions about how to build a successful company in Southern California.

This program is designed for entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, advisors, strategic partners, service professionals and vendors in the startup community.  Key Questions we will seek to answer are:

  • Do you need to relocate to the Bay Area to raise money?
  • Can you access the Bay Area’s benefits while remaining in Southern California?
  • What resources are unique to Southern California that startups can access today?
  • What has worked and what hasn’t for SF’s startup community and how can we apply those lessons here?

Speakers

Eva Ho (LA) 

Founding Executive  

Factual   

General Partner 

Holden Steinberg (LA) 

Co-Founder  

NearWoo   

Pam Kramer (SF) 

President

Lightt  

 

Robyn Ward (LA) 

New Media Ventures

United Talent Agency  

Joanna Weidenmiller (SF)
 CEO
Moderators:   
Lee Schwing, Amplify Roundtables
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