Gift your Dad a Wild Life this Father?s Day
(ContentDesk) June 8, 2005 -- Holidays like Father's Day always present the "what to give Dad" gift dilemma.
The wildlife experts at International Bird Rescue Research Center are hoping kids will look beyond ties and toolboxes and log on to their website to adopt a live duck, heron, egret or pelican for dad.
Best part is he doesn't have to care for it.
Adopters don't actually get the bird, but they do get a beautiful official certificate for the species they adopt, with the band number of their bird and the date and place of release.
With over 500 orphans at the center, and another one thousand expected, IBRRC's the adoption program is a way to help defray the cost of raising thousands of orphaned waterfowl so they can be returned to the wild.
Every bird IBRRC releases gets a Federal band put on its leg.
The number on the band identifies the bird for life.
"What's so great about this program is that it allows the public to be a part of what we do," said IBRRC Director, Jay Holcomb. "Hopefully it makes people feel a little empowered, just by the fact one bird is out there, that is theirs."
Although pelican adoptions go for $200, ducklings can be adopted for twenty five dollars, and herons and egrets for fifty dollars.
Adoptions include a one-year IBRRC membership.
Banded birds become lifetime subjects of study, and provide a great amount of useful data for researchers.
IBRRC is one of only a few rehabilitation centers in the US that is part of the USFWS Federal Banding Program.
Since 1972, IBRRC has banded over 50,000 birds.Details on IBRRC and their adoption program can be found on their website at www.ibrrc.org or by calling 707-207-0380 extension 109..
Gift Giving Ideas
Photographs and Frames: Everyone loves to have photos of their family!
Why not take some time to bring the gift receivers children to a reasonably priced professional photographer, like Sears! They have great prices for pictures of kids!
Put them into a frame, and Bobs your uncle!Baking: Home made cookies and cakes are always a favorite! Why limit it to baking! If your great in the kitchen, expand this though to include soups, or dips!
Check out local country stores for great ideas! Don't forget to decorate the top of the container with a bow, or ribbon!Sewing: Are you handy with a needle and thread? Know how to work the sewing machine?
Why not look at the local library of easy sewing projects!
Check out Amazon.com for great sewing books that would allow you to make wonderful gifts!
Lunch bags are always handy!A Night Out:
Do you know a couple that has been dying to see a play, but perhaps they can't get the time away because...
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kv5 design Shares Spotlight in the Madison & Mulholland 2005 Ultimate TV Nominee Gift Bags
(ContentDesk) September 16, 2005 -- kv5 design are featured in the latest exclusive TV Edition of the Madison & Mulholland Goodie Bags. M|M presents the best styles and products of the season to A-list TV Stars during the TV Awards season! Hollywood's favorite TV stars walk the famed Red Carpet confirming "all that glitters" in tinsel town really is gold?from jewels to generous hearts!
Los Angeles based jewelry designer, Jacqueline Ytuarte, debuts her latest collection of designs in this season's Madison & Mulholland's Ultimate TV Nominee gift bag . M|M has selected Ms. Jacqueline Ytuarte's kv5 design adding some understated, yet powerful chic style to the season's swag, and a touch of generosity from Hollywood to the devastation of Katrina's wake.Kv5 design offers unique, handmade earrings and necklaces to honor the Ultimate TV Nominees from the 2005 Collection. The designs are a variety of unusual shapes and have a certain grace and movement, that will quickly become signature...
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Online Shopping Mall Today Announces a 40% Christmas Discount for a Limited Time on Over 10,000 Gift Items
(ContentDesk) November 29, 2005 -- Online shopping mall today announces a 40% Christmas discount for a limited time on over 10,000 gift items.Local customers who are already aware of this offer are going on a shopping spree at www.InternetBusinessOp.com to search for presents for family and friends. With over 10,000 gift items available at a 40% Christmas discount, customers in a hurry can be done with their Christmas shopping in minutes and at a bargain budget. A local customer was quoted as saying Last Christmas I had to drive 45 minutes to get to the nearest shopping mall, and then I had to visit several stores and wait in line for several hours. This year I shopped from the safety of my home and took advantage of the 40% discount and saved money and time. It was so much easier with so many gifts available cheap at one web site. At www.InternetBusinessOp.com...
Online Shopping Mall Today Announces a 40% Christmas Discount for a Limited Time on Over 10,000 Gift Items
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Can Get Well Gifts By Mail Help Spur A Speedy Recovery?
(ContentDesk) March 31, 2006 -- There are inevitable situations in life that
must be faced regarding a friend or relative suffering from an illness or recovering from an accident that has caused bodily harm.
There are two choices on how to act. A person can elect to stand-by idly and let life decide the outcome. The other option is for someone to take a stand of offering sincere support on behalf of the stricken ally in this thing called life.
A decision for the latter would prove a level of selflessness in a selfish world.
It would show that a bounty of kindness is willing to be shared with our less fortunate brothers and sisters. Our attention to the healing aspect of life can be expressed through the powerful spiritual tools of prayer and companionship. The predicament can also be attended to by the strategy of giving a solid, three-dimensional gift representing our concern for their well-being. How can the second option be accomplished especially...
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A Mother?s Day Gift Like No Other: Giving Mom the Gift of her Voice and Her Legacy; Los Angeles Filmmaker Transforms Stories Of Ordinary People Into Unforgettable Memoirs
When Los Angeles filmmaker Loren Stephens began interviewing her mother several years ago, little did she know that her journey to memorialize her mother's life would lead to a passion for supporting and guiding ordinary people in their quest to write about their extraordinary lives.
When Stephens' mother succumbed to ill health two years ago, everything changed. Her mother's memoir, published under the guidance of Write Wisdom, Inc., Stephens' memoir creation company, was no longer just a gift that Loren presented to her mother on Mother's Day. Instead, her mother's legacy as captured by her memoir, was transformed into a priceless gift for the entire family.
???Now through her company, Write Wisdom, Stephens is breaking the mold when it comes to memoirs, transforming lives and empowering scores of ordinary people by giving voice to their life story and their legacy.
Write Wisdom dispels the notion that memoirs are only appropriate or available to a select...
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Putting Your Life Together, Collage-Style
Working with information and memorabilia supplied by Shriver, collagists Miriam Hacken and Helen Linden created a 4'x7' collage that included photographs of Arnold through the years, as well as body building and movie mementos.Let's face it - memories are in, as evidenced by the great interest in the create-your-own-photo album business.
Collagery takes it a step further: They design the collage for their clients and the photos/mementos are always on display.
Their time-capsule pieces have filled the niche for the "milestone" occasions, e.g., 50th anniversary, 40th birthday, when giving a personalized gift capturing years of memories can be meaningful."The essence of our company is to bring out the best in people by creating artwork that reflects their lives, passions, and achievements", states Miriam Hacken, co-owner of the 16-year business she shares with twin sister Helen Linden.
"By receiving a gift all about themselves, the recipients discover how they...
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Earstrings? Sees Exponential Growth of Jewelry Line: Debra Shepard, LLC Acquires and Relocates Company to Meet Market Demand
BOULDER, CO (ContentDesk) March 14, 2006 -- Debra Shepard, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Earstrings? earrings, the worlds most popular brand of threader earrings, announced today its third successful week of shipping from new company offices in Boulder, Colo. The three-year old business, formerly Earstrings, LLC of Santa Rosa, Calif., relocated to Colorado in February, re-launching under the umbrella group, Debra Shepard, LLC. Earstrings?, as well as the other five brands in the line, will continue to sell by the same name.
Over the last three years, we have seen consistent triple figure growth of Earstrings? on an annualized basis, said Debra Shepard president Ryan J. Hurst.
Our lines are so unique that they are not as dependent on the constant fluctuations in the fashion and jewelry industries. For this reason, combined with the expansion of our operations in Colorado, we intend to keep and increase the growth pattern that has made Earstrings? earrings...
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Just in Time for the Holidays: Pukka Electric Minibikes Now Available in the Tri-State
With the holidays just around the corner, eBikes of Ohio, LLC today introduced the Pukka Electric Minibike to the Tri-State area. The Pukka Electric Minibike, which features BMX styling and a monoshock suspension and frame, combines the soul of an old gas mini-bike with 21st-century technology to deliver unique features and performance. eBikes (www.ebikesofohio.com), based in Liberty Township, Ohio, is currently the only authorized dealer of Pukkas in the state.Unlike many of today's noisy gas scooters and dangerous pocket bikes, Pukka is completely electric and offers safety features that are not available on competitor products. The Pukka difference is found in the bikes high-efficiency, 400-watt motor, case-hardened frame, upgraded brush-tensioning system, and four-brush design. The Pukka's battery pack is a deep-cycle, rapid-discharge technology, which is considered too expensive by many scooter and electric bike...
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