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Being a voracious reader, I go through lots of news and stories. When I find one of interest that I think will benefit you, I write about it here. Your feedback is always welcome.
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July 2005
Google Adsense Optimization Webminar
Posted by johndilbeck on Monday, July 25 2005 at 4:34 AM
Category: webmaster_tools
Context Tag: Google Adsense I'm a bit late letting you know about this webinar that was held about a month ago by the Google Adsense Optimization team.
You may find information here to help you earn more money by publishing Adsense ads on your website or blog.
USA Flag Wear Updated and Improved
Posted by johndilbeck on Saturday, July 23 2005 at 11:49 AM
Category: tshirt_designs
Context Tag: t-shirts, mugs, hats, CafePress, American flag, patriotic shirts
The USA Flag Wear section of Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com has been updated and improved.
I think you'll find some patriotic products here that will be just what you're looking for.
Designs in the following categories are available on multiple products.
- America the Beautiful
- USA - Don't Tread On Me
- God Bless America
- God Bless the USA
- I'm Proud to be an American
- Land of the Free, Home of the Brave
- Let Freedom Ring!
- USA - No More Sanctuary for Terrorists
- Americans - Soft and Cuddly on the Outside, Hard as Steel on the Inside
- USA
- American Flag
- USA - We Stand United
If you have any suggestions for products you'd like to purchase, please feel free to let me know.
CafePress Summer Savings Sale
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, July 20 2005 at 8:42 AM
Category: tshirt_designs
Context Tag: t-shirts, mugs, hats, CafePress, sale, coupon
From July 14, 2005 until July 26, 2005, CafePress.com is running a Summer Savings Sale:
Savings: $5 off orders over $40
Coupon code: SUMSAV
You must enter the coupon code when you checkout to get the savings.
Come on over to Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com and take advantage of double savings until July 26.
I've reduced prices until Labor Day on all my products and CafePress is offering their Summer Savings on top of that.
If you don't find something in my shop, you can still use the Summer Savings coupon for any other products offered in the CafePress.com Marketplace.
Wizards, Witches and Harry Potter
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, July 20 2005 at 8:39 AM
Category: dilbeck_marketing
Context Tag: t-shirts, mugs, hats, CafePress, Harry Potter, wizard
I can admit it, now. I was not a huge fan of Harry Potter when the first couple of books came out.
Why? Because I didn't read them.
After several months of listening to one of my friends telling me that I'd love the book, I finally stopped to consider the possibility of reading book one.
Here I was, nearly 50 years old, and I was thinking about reading a book written for children.
Eventually, I checked it out of the library and decided to give it fifty pages. If it grabbed my attention and excited my imagination in the first 50 pages, I'd read the rest of the book.
I forgot about my fifty page limit when I first sat down on a lazy Saturday afternoon and started reading. I didn't get anything else done for the rest of the weekend.
I've been a fan of the books and the movies ever since. As of last weekend, I'm now two books behind. Book 5 has been on my to-be-read list for some time now, and book 6 has just been added.
Why am I telling you this?
I watched the record-setting rollout of book six over the last few days and I'm impressed to see a book written for children shatter the records of the publishing industry.
I offer official Harry Potter products in my bookstore and artstore on JohnDilbeck.com.
I don't have any official Harry Potter merchandise to offer from Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com, but I do have a nice Wizard t-shirt you may like.
It was originally designed so I could wear it as a reminder to everyone around me that I was a computer Wizard, but it could be extended to other uses.
You are invited to see if it is something you could use for yourself or give as a gift to an old experienced wizard or a young wizard-in-training.
Fifth Anniversary!
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, July 20 2005 at 8:37 AM
Category: news
Context Tag: t-shirts, mugs, hats, CafePress, John Dilbeck
July 4, 2005 marked the fifth anniversary of JohnDilbeck.com, and I opened my CafePress shop, Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com, only a few months later, so the fifth anniversary of Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com is coming soon, too.
I decided to celebrate by lowering the prices on all products in my store. I'll be raising the prices back to the previous level right after Labor Day, 2005.
Thanks for making my online marketing business a success. It never could have happened without quality people like you.
AHC Crafters' Showcase -- Murphy, NC 28906 - July 2, 2005
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, July 1 2005 at 12:24 PM
Category: arts_and_crafts
(Context Tag: Murphy NC) There will be a Crafters' Showcase at Appalachian Heritage Crafters, located at 2016 US 64 about two miles west of Murphy (across from Rib Country). The Showcase will be held from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, July 2, 2005.
The Crafters' Showcase will feature the finest in locally handmade craft, art and home decor on display and for sale.
Appalachian Heritage Crafters is a nonprofit cooperative composed of local crafters and artisans and is open to everyone in Cherokee County and adjoining counties in North Carolina and Georgia.
If you are a local crafter or artisan and wish to join us, stop at our shop or call 828-835-3500 for more information.
Tsalagi Aniwoni -- Last Warriors of the Cherokee Language -- Cherokee, NC
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, July 1 2005 at 5:29 AM
Category: ramblings
(Context Tag: Cherokee NC) Individuals and groups trying to preserve the language of the Cherokee are "the last warriors of the language," and if the ancient speech does live on through the coming years it will be because of their efforts.
That was the message delivered by Harry Oosahwee, language project supervisor for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, as members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, educators, linguists, and visitors from other tribes met May 26-27, 2005, for a two-day language revitalization symposium at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Hotel.
"The Cherokee language won't be around if we don't do something about it," Oosahwee said. "We are the warriors that are going to teach the language."
"It is not your fault you don't know the language. It is your fault if you don't learn it," he said.
The goal of the symposium was to explore new strategies for revitalizing the Cherokee language.
The Eastern Band's Culture and Language Program, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee Central Schools, and Western Carolina University's Cherokee Studies Program operate several language initiatives. Tsalagi Aniwoni, a committee of advisors from all the initiatives, works to pull those efforts together.
In addition to a number of other speakers, symposium attendees also heard from a number of Cherokee elders who voiced their strong emotions, concerning the revitalization of their first language -- Cherokee.
Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks welcomed the participants and spoke about the necessary support of community, family and schools in the revitalization effort. "This symposium is a learning experience for each of us," Hicks said.
As the symposium concluded, Renissa Walker, manager of the Eastern Band's Culture and Language Program, said the desire to save the language is there, and the symposium is the first step of many that are in the works to revitalize the language.
The symposium was co-sponsored by the Eastern Band's Culture and Language Program, Aniwoni, and Western Carolina University's Cherokee Studies Program. Translated into English, Tsalagi Aniwoni means everyone speaks Cherokee.
Funding for the event was provided through the Cherokee Preservation Foundation's Sequoyah Initiative grant to Western's Cherokee Studies Program.
For more information about Cherokee language revitalization efforts, call Renissa Walker of the Eastern Band's Culture and Language Program at 828-497-1586 or Roseanna Belt at Western Carolina University's Cherokee Center at 828-497-7920.
(Here is information on some of the most recent grants made by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.)
See, also, the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Tourist Information site.
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