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Bread subscriptions and vegan meals at a music store: the creative back channels of Atlanta's food entrepreneurs
For these Atlantans, utilizing unorthodox ways of doing business can keeps costs down and provide more freedom
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Remy Lemoine sells baked goods out of his home in Grant Park.
Photograph by Heather Troutman @wildgrainphotography
Remy Lemoine, a 50-year-old Parisian baker who lives in Grant Park, makes a delectable kouign-amann, a croissant-like "butter cake" with origins in France's Brittany region. "I always introduce them to people who don't know them," Lemoine says, "and they always come for more."
Lemoine bakes 250 pastries on average each week, frequently selling out—once in less than half an hour. But you won't find them on a retail shelf or in a farmer's market booth. Instead, you'll have to visit Lemoine's house.
Three Sundays a month, Lemoine's Charleston-style home morphs into a makeshift bake shop, where, in addition to kouign-amanns, he sells croissants, macarons, seasonal rolls, and a variety of cookies, from peach and almond to spicy Thai.
Lemoine's peach almond cookies
Photograph courtesy of Remy Lemoine
He says he has no plans to turn his bake sales into a commercial operation. "When you try to do that, you lose some of the quality of your product, going from a small-scale to a larger scale," Lemoine says. "I want to keep it small, kind of keep it a little secret in Grant Park."
Lemoine is hardly alone; Atlanta food entrepreneurs increasingly are using back channels beyond the local farmers market to connect with customers.
There are at least two options in town for "bread subscriptions," through which a baker sells homemade loaves directly to buyers. Sarah Dodge, who was responsible for 8Arm's stellar baking program, now runs the equally delightful Bread Is Good. Dodge delivers bread several times a week to homes across town. She also offers pre-ordered goodies—from olive pain au levain to sourdough bagels to cinnamon rolls—for pick-up at the Edgewood Avenue outpost of Ammazza pizza, where she also bakes. "I use the kitchen during their off times in the morning," she says. "When I am utilizing woodfire for bread and bagels, I'm actually using their residual heat from the night before, which is pretty cool."
Betsy Gonzalez sells her bread through a subscription service, Osono Bread.
Photograph courtesy of Betsy Gonzalez
Betsy Gonzalez, a 23-year-old baker and pastry chef from Sylvan Hills, also runs her bakery, Osono Bread, as a subscription service. Customers pay a monthly fee to pick up a loaf each week from one of several locations. Gonzalez focuses most of her efforts on sourdough loaves, which she prefers to call "naturally leavened bread" (because hers isn't specifically sour).
Through her baking, Gonzalez wants to emphasize the need to invest in local wheat farmers and grain millers; she bakes only with Southern flour. "The main reason behind Osono's concept was taking the opportunity to shift the dialogue on bread and move away from the commodification of our grains," Gonzalez says.
Country sour loaves from Osono Bread
Both bakers point out that this unorthodox way of doing business keeps costs down and provides more freedom in deciding what to bake and how many orders to accept.
The work of Gonzalez and small business owners like her is made easier by Georgia's Cottage Food Laws, which were passed in 2012 to allow home bakers and cooks to use their own kitchens to prepare food for retail sale.
In addition to the opportunities provided by the Cottage Food Laws, incubation spaces have popped up to help food entrepreneurs find a foothold in the market. Dymetra Pernell, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based First Batch Artisan Foods, got her start selling ice cream by the pint in a gym in south Atlanta. "We sold over 3,000 pints in a three-month span, and that's when I realized I had a business," Pernell says.
She now sells vegan comfort food and desserts in an unexpected location: Little Five Points' Moods Music store. From a nearly-hidden nook, Pernell hawks ice cream, cookies, cobblers, and sweet potato pie, as well as savory dishes such as gumbo and nachos.
Pernell's business got an early boost from the Pittsburgh Yards development project, spearheaded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in partnership with Columbia Ventures and Core Ventures. The project includes the development of a 31-acre site in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood into a commercial hub for small businesses.
The first phase of the development is set to be completed this summer, but Pernell already has been receiving advice from members of the Annie E. Casey Foundation on everything from financing and banking to developing relationships with other small business owners.
"It wasn't a project that they just decided to develop," Pernell says of Pittsburgh Yards. "They actually included us in the process, asking us what we needed and how they could be of service to us."
A few miles away from Pittsburgh Yards, Marddy's, a shared kitchen space on the edge of Ashview Heights, doubles as an incubation hub for aspiring food entrepreneurs. One of them is Amber Khan-Robinson, who learned about Marddy's after her three kids—Nur-jehan,11, Qadar, 9, and Ayah, 7—came up with their own idea. In 2016, Robinson and her husband declared a device-free summer and asked their kids what they'd like to do for fun instead. They wanted to start selling the homemade popsicles they had been making for family members. Their business Mokipops was born.
With a little help from Marddy's, the family started offering the popsicles at festivals and corporate events. Mokipops' vegan popsicles—in flavors ranging from hibiscus strawberry to basil lemonade to lemon ginger—are now available to order online (a minimum order is 25 pops).
The family's experience had as much to do with crafting popsicles as it did with building a community. Marddy's was a conduit for the family to share resources with and find a network of other entrepreneurs. "We help them in some ways," Khan-Robinson says, "and they've helped us."
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Juan Pablo Montoya is a Colombian Formula 1 driver and the only motor racing professional to win a CART Serie title, the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 24 hours, all in his first attempt.
He inherited the love of his father for cars and from the age of five he began his passion for speed. From an early age, he began to demostrate his skills in this sport, becoming a young promise of Formula 1.
Montoya competed in three different categories at the same time, achieving good results, until he decided to move from Colombia to Europe to follow his dream of racing in Formula 1. He is an example of personal growth and how working with perseverance will help you to achieve everything you need.
Although Formula 1 may seems an individual sport, the key to success is teamwork. Juan Pablo Montoya stands out by exploiting the capabilities of each person and looking into available resources within themselves, creating efficient, committed and united teams that will be able to work under pressure.
Just like he did with his working teams in professional motorsports, Montoya is a speaker sending a contagious and powerful positive message of motivation and improvement to his audience. In his conferences he gives, through his personal and professional experience in motorsport, the keys of leadership to manage a team with success.
Juan Pablo Montoya won CART series in 1999 and achieved ten victories in two seasons with Ganassii. Afterwards, he began to race in Formula 1, stage when he won 7 victories, 30 pódiums and 13 poles. 2003 was his stelar season: he won the Monaco Grand Prix, one of the most important and prestigious races in the world. It was also in 2003 when he beat the world record racing, the latest lap in Formula 1, at 250,844 Kilometers/hour in Italy Grand Prix.
Since 2017, he is part of the Team Penske 2017, one of the most prestigious teams of motorsport and he is considered by many the best driver of Colombia.


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The extent of the floods in Pakistan in maps, photos and videos
August 31, 2022 at 10:23 a.m. EDT
Ratodero, a town in Pakistan's Sindh province, about 500 km north of Karachi, was badly hit by recent floods and houses were destroyed on August 29. (Video: Reuters)
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"A monsoon on steroids."
Officials have struggled to put into words the scale of the floods that have destroyed large parts of Pakistan. More than 1,000 people have died and tens of millions more have been affected by months of relentless rain.
Flooding has turned catastrophic over the past few weeks as monsoon season rainfall overwhelmed low-lying areas near the Indus River. Water poured from its banks into the surrounding plains, destroying infrastructure and homes.
Maxar Technologies has released satellite images of the town of Rojhan in the state of Punjab before and during the floods which showed entire communities cut off.
As Pakistan grapples with the loss of homes and farmland as well as the risk of disease, many fear the country's humanitarian disaster is just beginning.
190% more precipitation than normal
Unusual rains began across Pakistan in June after months of historic heat waves and little rainfall.
The ground was dry and loose from the record heat, causing landslides across the country. The melting of glaciers has caused flooding.
Rainfall increased further with the onset of the monsoon season in July, which became the wettest on record since 1961, according to Pakistan's Meteorological Department.
Pakistan has seen eight rounds of widespread rains this monsoon season, about double the normal amount. The country experienced 190% more rainfall than average between early June and late August. As the Indus River swelled from constant rainfall and glaciers melted, low-lying areas were devastated.
The past two weeks have brought even more rainfall to the southern region of Pakistan.
Precipitation estimate over 15 days
Source: NASA Global Precipitation
Measurement task
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Global precipitation
Satellite images from August 28-30 showed visible areas of flooding.
Balochistan and Sindh provinces recorded rainfall 410% and 466% above average, respectively, from early June to 29 August. The floods that followed ravaged cities and upended lives.
Pakistan floods detected since
satellite imagery on August 28 and 30.
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Pakistan floods detected by satellite
images on August 28 and 30.
satellite imagery on August 28 and 30
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"Rains have been pouring down in my village for the past two months," said Zahid Ali Jalalani, a 35-year-old farmer from Khairpur district, Sindh, who spoke by phone with The Washington Post. After a canal burst last week, her village was flooded overnight, with water levels reaching 10ft in some areas. Across the south, families waded through high water in search of dry land.
People waded through chest-deep floodwaters in Mingora, Pakistan on August 24 as floods wreaked havoc in Swat district. (Video: Sungin Khan via Storyful)
"It was the most terrible night of my life," he said. "My house is well built, but at one point it seemed like the walls were shaking."
More than 1,160 dead
The extreme floods have killed more than 1,160 people, including many children, according to the Pakistani government.
Jalalani came out of his house to the sound of cries for help, he recalls. He said he spent more than six hours rescuing people who were trapped by the water, which had overshot their shoulders. He knew a man who had drowned.
"He was under a pile of rubble, and we couldn't get him out," Jalalani said. "It was so dark."
Hundreds of people from his village are in a makeshift camp, while there are nearly 500,000 people in displacement camps across the country.
Thousands more who have fled their homes in Sindh are still struggling to find care. Many have walked for days in search of shelter and have pitched tents along the province's main road. Others have moved into abandoned buildings.
At a high school in the city of Jamshoro, hundreds of people crammed into classrooms and surrounding gardens. Most had nothing but the clothes they had fled in.
Ghulam Qadir, 17, escaped from his village two weeks ago. He and five members of his family have been sleeping in a classroom for over a week.
"We left our house when the water almost reached my neck," Qadir said. His house had started to crumble. Two rooms collapsed and another was beginning to collapse. "I was worried about my family, especially the children," he said.
The government estimates that 33 million people have been affected by the floods, about 13% of the population.
Pakistanis in Balochistan were left homeless on August 28, after the area was inundated with heavy rains and floods. (Video: Associated Press)
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 888 health facilities were damaged, even as experts have warned that the disaster could lead to an increase in disease and malnutrition. Standing water can serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry dengue fever and malaria.
Vector-borne disease researcher Erum Khan said dengue cases had already increased since the floods. His laboratory at the Aga Khan University in Karachi reported more than 200 cases in August, compared to less than 30 in April. "The actual numbers are probably much higher," Khan added.
The destruction rendered parts of the country incapable of functioning. Officials said Tuesday that one million homes were destroyed, along with 2,100 miles of road, roughly the distance between DC and Salt Lake City. Bridges and dams were also destroyed. Pakistan's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that more than $10 billion was needed to rebuild.
Thousands of hectares of farmland are under water and aid workers are struggling to reach isolated communities.
"What lies ahead are food shortages affecting villages and towns," Khan said.
Sindh's agricultural economy "has totally collapsed", Iqbal told a news conference on Tuesday. "Nearly half of our cotton crop is destroyed," he said. Rice was also damaged and 700,000 head of cattle were lost across the country. He called the floods a "climate disaster" and said Pakistan, one of the lowest carbon dioxide emitters per capita in the world, was suffering the heaviest consequences of climate change.
"Someone is paying the price in the developing world," Iqbal said.
Villagers in Dera Murad Jamali, Pakistan faced hardship on August 28 as most of their belongings and sources of income were washed away by the recent floods. (Video: Associated Press)
Ruby Mellen, Kasha Patel and Laris Karklis reported from Washington. Susannah George reported from Kabul. Haq Nawaz Khan reported from Jamshoro, Pakistan. Shaiq Hussain reported from Islamabad. Gerry Shih reported from Delhi.
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Q: Como se realiza una búsqueda de una valor que esta dentro de una lista que a su vez esta dentro de un diccionario? Python muy buenas, estoy creando una función la cual me permita hallar el valor máximo que esta dentro de una lista que a su vez esta dentro de un diccionario pero no se como realmente se realiza algo por el estilo.
ejemplo, tengo este diccionario:
mercado = { 1 : ['agua', 50, 80]
2 : ['papas', 210, 10]
3 : ['jugo de uva', 60, 5]
}

ahora, dentro de la lista estaría el 'nombre, precio y unidades'.
entonces lo que intento hacer es buscar por precios el mayor osea (210) pero que se guarde o en un print muestre el nombre osea "papas".
def encontrar_mayor_precio() -> str:

a la función le añadí:
    mayor = max(mercado.keys(precio))
print(mayor)

pero creo que esta rotundamente mal inicialmente la cree para verificar que si tenga el valor que es mayor pero quiero imprimir el nombre.
aclaro que quiero hallar el mayor de todas las listas no el mayor de cada una

A: Creo que la forma más fácil es aplicando la función max() y especificar el parámetro key el cual indica en base a que obtendrá el máximo.
Para obtener las lista solo hace falta usar el método values() de los diccionario, esto regresa una lista de tipo dicy_values() pero igual nos es util, ya que sigue siendo un iterable.
producto = max(mercado.values(), key= lambda x: x[1])
print(producto)

Aquí le decimos que obtenga el máximo de la lista de valores, pero le decimos que de cada lista solo tome el segundo valor (x[1]) y en base a eso nos devuelva el mayor.
resultado
['papas', 210, 10]

Si solo quieres el nombre puedes acceder a ese elemento haciendo producto[0]. Existen otras formas de hacerlo pero son mucho más largas.

A: Otra forma es usar la funcion zip la cual te devuelve una lista de tuplas segun las listas que le pases:
 nombre_percio_unidad = list(zip(*mercado.values()))

Acá, la variable nombre_percio_unidad tiene la siguiente estructura: [('agua', 'papas', 'jugo de uva'), (50, 210, 60), (80, 10, 5)], es decir, la primera tupla tiene todos los nombres, la segunda tupla todos los precios y la tercera todas las cantidades.
Posteriormente, buscamos en la segunda tupla (la tupla de precios), el elemento mayor y obtenemos su indice, ese indice será el que usaremos en la tupla de nombres. Acá la solucion usando listas por comprensión.
producto_max = [nombre_percio_unidad[0][(a,b,c).index(max(a,b,c))] for i, (a, b, c) in enumerate(pares_mercado) if i == 1]
print(prooducto_max[0])

O si prefieres no usar listas por comprensión, entonces:
for i, (a, b, c) in enumerate(nombre_percio_unidad):
  if (i == 1):
    index = (a,b,c).index(max(a,b,c))
    print(nombre_percio_unidad[0][index])

Para ambas versiones, la salida es la misma: 'papas'

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LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD STAR'S LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF REDEMPTION COMES TO HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Available on Digital February 6, 2018 and on DVD February 20, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Contact: Tracy Pence, [email protected]; Jennifer Willingham, [email protected]; both with Icon Media Group
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018 /Standard Newswire/ — Steve McQueen's name is synonymous with the word "cool," and for many years the iconic actor who starred in films such as Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, was the highest-paid star in Hollywood. However, few people knew that late in his life McQueen began a spiritual journey that led to his embrace of the Christian faith. McQueen's little-known story unfolds in Steve McQueen: American Icon, coming to DVD and Digital HD on February 20, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Presented by American Icon Films LLC, Erwin Brothers Entertainment (Woodlawn, Moms' Night Out) partner with Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries to tell the story of Steve McQueen you've never heard before!
Narrated by Gary Sinise, Steve McQueen: American Icon features in-depth interviews with McQueen's wife, model Barbara Minty McQueen, and also debuts her candid photographs from McQueen's last years. Additional interviews include Academy Award-winning actor Mel Gibson, renowned stuntman Stan Barrett, celebrated McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill, actors Barbara Leigh and Mel Novak, and the pilots who taught McQueen to fly.
In addition to the 110-minute documentary, Steve McQueen: American Icon DVD and digital bonus features include extended interviews with Mel Gibson and Barbara Minty McQueen, a special message from Pastor Greg Laurie, and an exclusive look at Steve McQueen's famous 1968 Mustang GT from the movie Bullitt.
Steve McQueen is one of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars. On the surface McQueen had everything he could want – fame, cars, homes, and more money than he could spend in a lifetime. Follow an avid fan of the actor, Pastor Greg Laurie, as he hits the road in his mint Mustang (a replica of McQueen's car in the classic film Bullitt), traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters. Discover this amazing, true faith journey narrated by Gary Sinise.
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BONUS FEATURES on DVD & DIGITAL HD:
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Based on the Book: "Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon" by Greg Laurie & Marshall Terrill
Cast: Greg Laurie, Barbara Minty McQueen, Stan Barrett and Mel Gibson
Narration By: Gary Sinise
Music By: Brent McCorkle
Editors: Ben Smallbone & Parker Adams
Producers: Jerilyn Esquibel, Josh Walsh, Paul Eaton, John Collins, Gary Zelasko
Executive Producers: Jon & Andrew Erwin, Kevin Downes, Matt Swanson, Barbara Minty McQueen, Marshall Terrill
Written By: Parker Adams, Jon Erwin, Ben Smallbone
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Run Time: 1 hour, 18 minutes
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IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE THURSDAY SEPT. 28 SPECIAL ENCORES TUESDAY OCT. 10 AND THURSDAY OCT. 19–STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON
Little-Known Story of Film Legend's Late-in-Life Journey to Faith; Featuring Harvest Ministries' Greg Laurie; In U.S. Movie Theaters Thurs. Sept. 28; Special Performance by MercyMe; Ticket Demand Sparks Oct. 10 & 19 Encore Showings
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An inspiring documentary on the life of Steve McQueen, who achieved worldwide fame and fortune as the highest-paid actor of his era in Hollywood and the very definition of "cool," yet late in life quietly embarked on a spiritual journey that led him to Christian faith.
A Fathom Events presentation from American Icon Films LLC on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at 7 p.m. local time; special encore presentation Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. local time and Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. local time. October 10 tickets available now, and October 19 tickets available soon.
Hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, with 15,000 people in attendance weekly, and founder of Harvest Crusades.
Narrated by Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Gary Sinise.
Directed by Jon Erwin and Ben Smallbone.
"As one of the top box office draws of the 1960s and 70s, Steve McQueen is truly an American icon," Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said. "We are proud to help bring his inspirational life story to the big screen for the first time this fall."
STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON explores the life of one of America's most enduring and intriguing movie stars. This inspiring story of redemption chronicles Steve's exodus from the world of fame and fortune and his little-known search for meaning, truth and significance. The documentary unfolds as a gripping search for the untold story of McQueen's final chapter, and the redemption he found in the skies above Santa Paula, California, as he learned to fly a single-engine, yellow bi-plane.
In his mint replica of McQueen's classic Ford Mustang from the film BULLITT, Greg Laurie—one of America's best-known pastors—leads audiences on the adventure. An avid, lifelong McQueen fan, Laurie also experienced a troubled childhood similar to the actor known as "The King of Cool".
The film goes deep into McQueen's life through in-depth interviews with his wife, model Barbara Minty McQueen, and features never-before-seen candid photographs she took of Steve in his last years. Other interviews include Academy Award-winning actor Mel Gibson, renown stuntman Stan Barrett, celebrated McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill, actors Barbara Leigh and Mel Novak, as well as the pilots who taught Steve to fly.
NEWS HOOKS:
THE KING OF COOL DID WHAT?
He was "The King of Cool" and among the highest-paid actors of his era in Hollywood. But late in life, Steve McQueen embarked on a little-known spiritual journey that led him to faith in Jesus Christ. Ask Pastor Greg Laurie why McQueen's unlikely final chapter is hardly known.
WHERE IS BILLY GRAHAM'S BIBLE?
Use that bit of trivia to stump friends over dinner. Billy Graham befriended Steve McQueen as the world-renowned actor came to faith. Graham gave his personal Bible to McQueen, and Steve's wife, Barbara Minty McQueen, has it now.
WAIT . . . GREG LAURIE DRIVES A MINT REPLICA OF MCQUEEN'S FORD MUSTANG FROM 'BULLITT'?
The founder and pastor of the 15,000-member Harvest Christian Fellowship, like McQueen, also grew up a lonely outsider. Laurie changed his life trajectory with faith in Christ as a teenager, and he felt an affinity for McQueen and stayed an avid fan. Greg drives a mint replica of the classic Ford Mustang from the film BULLITT. Ask Greg how a pastor identifies so closely with an actor's painful past.
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About American Icon Films, LLC
American Icon Films is a joint venture between Greg Laurie of Harvest Ministries and Erwin Brothers Entertainment. Greg Laurie serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, one of the largest churches in America; is the author of more than 70 books; is the creator of three feature films; hosts the nationally syndicated radio broadcast A New Beginning; and is the founder of Harvest Crusades, a large-scale evangelistic ministry attended by more than 7.6 million people worldwide, both in-person and in stadiums and arenas across the world. Brothers Jon and Andrew Erwin make up Erwin Brothers Entertainment, best known for WOODLAWN, MOMS' NIGHT OUT, OCTOBER BABY and the upcoming release I CAN ONLY IMAGINE (2018).
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event cinema and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Fathom Events' live digital broadcast network is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 897 locations and 1,387 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
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This entry was posted in Press Releases on September 28, 2017 by Michael Conrad.
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TITLE – STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON
SYNOPSIS – STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON explores the life of one of America's most enduring and intriguing movie stars. This inspiring story of redemption chronicles Steve's exodus from the world of fame and fortune and his little-known search for meaning, truth and significance. The documentary unfolds as a gripping search for the untold story of McQueen's final chapter, and the redemption he found in the skies above Santa Paula, California, as he learned to fly a single-engine, yellow bi-plane.
In his mint replica of McQueen's classic Ford Mustang from the film BULLITT, Greg Laurie—one of America's best-known pastors—leads audiences on the adventure. An avid, lifelong McQueen fan, Laurie experienced a troubled childhood similar to that of the actor known as "The King of Cool."
STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON dives into McQueen's life through in-depth interviews with his wife, model Barbara Minty McQueen, debuting candid photographs she took of Steve in his last years. Other interviews include Academy Awardâ-winning actor Mel Gibson, renowned stuntman Stan Barrett, celebrated McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill, actors Barbara Leigh and Mel Novak, as well as the pilots who taught Steve to fly.
PRODUCTION – American Icon Films LLC
DISTRIBUTION – Fathom Events
RELEASE – One Night: Thursday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. local time
DIRECTORS – Jon and Andrew Erwin
HOSTED BY – Greg Laurie
Message from Greg Laurie
Special performance by MercyMe
RUN TIME – 110 minutes, plus bonus content
NEWS HOOKS – THE KING OF COOL DID WHAT?
The founder and pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, with 15,000 people in attendance weekly, like McQueen, also grew up a lonely outsider. Laurie changed his life trajectory with faith in Christ as a teenager, and he felt an affinity for McQueen and stayed an avid fan. Greg drives a mint replica of the classic Ford Mustang from the film BULLITT. Ask Greg how a pastor identifies so closely with an actor's painful past.
BIO – GREG LAURIE is senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, one of the nation's Largest churches, with campuses in California and Hawaii. In 1990, Laurie began the large-scale public evangelistic event known as Harvest Crusades. Personal attendance and live webcast views for these events now exceed 7.6 million. In 2013, Laurie was honorary chair of the National Day of Prayer; he serves on the board of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. His nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning, airs on 800-plus radio outlets worldwide; he also has a weekly television program.
Laurie's 70-plus books include Live Love Fight, Tell Someone, Greatest Stories Ever Told, Hope for Hurting Hearts, As It Is in Heaven and his autobiography, Lost Boy. The accompanying documentary film, Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, won eight awards at international film festivals. His 2013 film Hope for Hurting Hearts features his story of trusting God through tragedy.
Greg and Cathe Laurie have two sons, Christopher and Jonathan. Christopher went to be with the Lord in 2008. Greg and Cathe also have five grandchildren.
About Greg Laurie
Pastor Greg Laurie serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, one of the largest churches in America; is the author of more than 70 books; is the creator of 3 feature films; hosts the nationally syndicated radio broadcast, A New Beginning; and is the founder of Harvest Crusades, a large-scale evangelistic ministry attended by more than 7.6 people worldwide, both in-person in stadiums & arenas across the U.S., Canada, Australia & New Zealand, and via live satellite broadcasts.
PASTOR GREG LAURIE'S 28TH ANNUAL SOCAL HARVEST BRINGS MESSAGE OF UNITY IN CHRIST FOR DIVIDED NATION
More Than 92,000 Attendees Turn Out for Weekend Harvest Crusade at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Another 46,000 Attend Online
RIVERSIDE, Calif., August 21, 2017 — During a week when the nation struggled to make sense of the hatred and violence perpetrated by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, more than 92,000 people gathered at Angel Stadium of Anaheim this past weekend, Aug. 18 – 20, to hear a message of hope and unity in Christ presented by Pastor Greg Laurie at his annual Southern California Harvest Crusade outreach. Another 46,972 attended the Crusade via a live internet broadcast.
Now in its 28th year, the 2017 SoCal Harvest featured a nightly message from Laurie about the hope that can be found in a relationship with Christ, and his Friday night talk titled "A Second Chance for America" gave mention to current events. The Los Angeles Times (Aug. 19, 2017) wrote, "Laurie began his evening – the highlight of the event – by addressing the racial and political division that's troubled the nation this week. He spoke about the tensions of the 1960s and his own troubled past, doing drugs and being 'filled with hate."
"When you become a Christian, those barriers come down," he said. "Racial barriers come down, prejudice comes down."
During his message Laurie said, "Our country is divided. For a follower of Jesus Christ, there is no place for racism, bigotry or prejudice of any kind. I see these people carrying crosses, wearing swastikas, talking about white supremacy. There is no superior race. We are all part of the human race."
Laurie was joined throughout the weekend by top Christian music artists including Crowder, Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Andy Mineo, American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, NBC's The Voice finalist Brennley Brown, and worship leader Phil Wickham. Lecrae encouraged the audience by saying, "There are people from all over the map here, but you are all beautiful to me…you're a picture of God's creation. If somebody sees you as invisible, it's only because their vision is limited, not your own."
At the heart of each of Laurie's messages during the 2017 SoCal Harvest was an invitation for those in attendance to begin a relationship with Jesus Christ. "Deep down inside you're longing for God, you're longing for peace, for the forgiveness of sin," said Laurie to the crowds gathered at Angel Stadium. "God holds the missing peace for you tonight, but you must come to Him and believe. You're a sinner, but the good news is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and paid the price for you."
By the end of the three-night outreach, 10,071 people made decisions of faith, including those in attendance at Angel Stadium and those viewing the live SoCal Harvest program online.
The Sunday evening program concluded with a time of prayer for the nation, followed by a fireworks display over the stadium as Brennley Brown sang, "God Bless America" and was then joined onstage for music by Phil Wickham, Jordin Sparks, and Danny Gokey.
Also featured at the 2017 SoCal Harvest was Steve McQueen's "lost" stunt car from the 1968 Hollywood classic, Bullitt, which was on display Saturday. The 1968 Ford Mustang—one of two stunt cars driven by Steve McQueen in the famous film—had been lost for nearly 50 years until it was recently discovered in Mexico, and holds particular interest for Laurie, who recently completed a book and a movie about the spiritual life of the iconic actor who died in 1980 from malignant mesothelioma at the age of 50. The movie, Steve McQueen: American Icon, will be shown in theaters nationwide on Sept. 28, 2017 as a one-night Fathom event.
All nights of the 2017 SoCal Harvest were broadcast online, and 46,972 people watched live from 49 countries and in all 50 states. In addition, 209,000 unique views of the Harvest Crusade were reported on Facebook Live. The 2017 SoCal Harvest is archived and available for viewing at www.harvest.org.
Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie will hold its next stadium event June 10, 2018 when it brings Harvest America back to the Dallas Metroplex.
In addition to founding the Harvest Crusades, Laurie also serves as senior pastor of one of the largest churches in America, Harvest Christian Fellowship, which has campuses in Riverside and Irvine, California, and Maui, Hawaii. He serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
MEDIA NOTE: For more information about the 2017 SoCal Harvest events, or to arrange an interview, contact Laura McGowan at (847) 347-5206 or at [email protected], or access the Harvest Newsroom at newsroom.harvest.org.
This entry was posted in 2017, Press Releases on August 22, 2017 by Laura McGowan.
"LOST" STEVE MCQUEEN BULLITT CAR ON DISPLAY AT HARVEST CRUSADE OUTREACH AT ANGEL STADIUM THIS WEEKEND
2017 SoCal Harvest Will Feature Nightly Message from Pastor Greg Laurie, Music from Top Christian Artists Including Lecrae, Jordin Sparks, Danny Gokey, Brennley Brown and More
Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 20, 7 p.m. (gates open at 5 p.m. each day) Admission is free of charge
2000 E. Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, California 92806
Steve McQueen's "lost" stunt car from the movie Bullitt will be on display at the 2017 SoCal Harvest taking place this weekend at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The 1968 Ford Mustang—one of two stunt cars driven by Steve McQueen in Bullitt—had been lost for nearly 50 years until it was recently discovered in Mexico, and holds particular interest for Laurie, who recently completed a book and a movie about the spiritual life of iconic actor Steve McQueen. The Bullitt car will be on display under the helmets at Angel Stadium on Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20 before and after the Harvest Crusade, and will tie-in to Laurie's mention of McQueen's story during his Saturday night message as he talks about the about the hope that is available to everyone through Christ, regardless of race, background, or walk of life.
Local pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie will bring his annual Harvest Crusade outreach back to Southern California for the 28th year running this weekend, August 18 – 20. The 2017 SoCal Harvest will feature a nightly message of hope from Laurie and music from top Christian artists including Crowder, Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Andy Mineo, American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, NBC's The Voice finalist Brennley Brown, and worship leader Phil Wickham (artists vary by night). The Sunday evening SoCal Harvest program will conclude with a fireworks display.
Media credentials for the SoCal Harvest may be obtained by presenting company identification at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on the field level near the third base dugout (enter the stadium at Gate 2). Media check-in begins at 4 p.m. each afternoon.
Media coverage opportunities are available before and during the SoCal Harvest and are listed below. For more information, contact Laura McGowan at (847) 347-5206 or at [email protected].
Capture b-roll and interview Harvest Crusade staff about Steve McQueen Bullitt car, Saturday, August 19 (after 3 p.m.) and Sunday, August 20.
Interview local attendees, volunteers, and Harvest Crusade staff; capture b-roll of attendees, Greg Laurie, and musicians, Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 20.
The SoCal Harvest will conclude with a fireworks display over Angel Stadium on Sunday, August 20.
The 2017 SoCal Harvest begins at 7 p.m. each evening, August 18 – August 20 (gates open at 5 p.m.) and is completely free of charge. Angel Stadium charges $15 for car parking and $30 for bus parking. Each night of the event will be interpreted in Spanish and signing for the deaf will be provided.
All three nights of the 2017 SoCal Harvest will be broadcast live via the Internet at harvest.org and daily blog accounts of the crusade will also be made available. Updates about the Harvest outreach will be posted on Facebook (www.facebook.com/harvestcrusades), Instagram (harvestcrusades or search #HarvestSoCal) and Twitter (@harvest_events).
MEDIA NOTE: To arrange an interview with a Harvest Crusade representative, contact Laura McGowan at (847) 347-5206 or at [email protected]. For more information or photos, visit the Harvest Newsroom at www.harvest.org/newsroom.
PROVIDING ANSWERS TO LIFE'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, PASTOR GREG LAURIE BRINGS MESSAGE OF HOPE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT ANNUAL HARVEST CRUSADE
2017 SoCal Harvest Will Return to Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 18 – 20, Featuring a Nightly Message from Laurie and Music from Top Christian Artists Including Lecrae, Jordin Sparks, Danny Gokey, Brennley Brown and More—All Free of Charge
RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 25, 2017 — Pastor Greg Laurie's annual Harvest Crusade outreach will return to Angel Stadium of Anaheim again this year, August 18 – 20, bringing a timeless message of hope to area residents. The 2017 SoCal Harvest will feature a nightly message from Southern California pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie and music from top Christian artists including Crowder, Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Andy Mineo, American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, NBC's The Voice finalist Brennley Brown, and worship leader Phil Wickham (artists vary by night).
Laurie's messages go straight to the heart of the questions front and center in the minds of all people:
Is this all there is?
How can I start over?
Is God real?
What happens when I die?
After nearly three decades of large-scale evangelism, Laurie remains passionate about conveying to audiences locally and around the world the eternal hope that is found through a relationship with Christ. He knows what it's like to be in desperate need of hope. Like many who came of age in the 1960s, Greg Laurie was on a search for the meaning of life. Born out of wedlock to an alcoholic who went on to marry seven times, Greg started drinking, partying, and taking drugs to escape the insecurity and dysfunction of his family. But his life was suddenly changed when he encountered a group of young Christians on his high school campus in Newport Beach, California. As Laurie notes, "We may lose sight of God, but He never loses sight of us." Today, after nearly 30 years of holding Crusades in Southern California, he is living proof that "God's plans for us are better than any plans we have for ourselves."
According to Laurie, the need for evangelism is more important than ever before. "Despite the divisions and distractions dividing our nation and disorienting our culture, I believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ remains the hope of the world and is more needed in our nation now than at almost any other point in our history," he said.
That's why this year's Crusade is preceded by an ambitious evangelism training program in the weeks preceding the SoCal Harvest. As Laurie notes, "Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church. He said that the church should go to the whole world." Laurie's Tell Someone Events are a series of rallies held across Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Los Angeles designed to provide tools and training for people interested in sharing their faith with others. This year, as many as 10,000 people are expected to go through the training at area churches, July 26 – August 3.
The 2017 SoCal Harvest comes on the heels of Harvest's largest outreach to date—a one-night event held on June 11 called Harvest America, which drew a combined audience of nearly 945,000 people. A crowd of 38,000 packed the University of Phoenix Stadium to listen to Greg Laurie in person, while another 907,000 — from coast to coast and around the world — watched or listened to the simulcast via the web, Trinity Broadcasting Network, the 3,700 plus HarvestAmerica.com host sites, and on Facebook Live.
The 2017 SoCal Harvest begins at 7 p.m. each evening (gates open at 5 p.m.) and is free of charge. Angel Stadium of Anaheim charges $15 for parking fees for cars and $30 for buses. Each night the event will be interpreted in Spanish and signing for the deaf will be provided.
All three nights of the 2017 SoCal Harvest will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.harvest.org, and daily blog accounts of the crusade will also be made available. Updates about the Harvest outreach will be posted on Facebook (www.facebook.com/harvestcrusades), Instagram (harvestcrusades or search #HarvestSoCal) and Twitter (@harvest_events).
2017 SoCal Harvest Schedule of Events
All events will take place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim and are free and open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m. each day.
Friday, August 18, 7 p.m.
Message from evangelist Greg Laurie
Music from Crowder, Andy Mineo, and Phil Wickham.
Saturday, August 19, 7 p.m.
Music from Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, and Phil Wickham.
Sunday, August 20, 7 p.m.
Music from Jordin Sparks, Danny Gokey, Brennley Brown and Phil Wickham.
Founded in 1990 by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside and Irvine, Calif., and Maui, Hawaii, Harvest Crusade events have been attended by more than 7.8 million people worldwide, both in-person and via live Internet broadcasts. He serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
This entry was posted in 2017, Press Releases on July 26, 2017 by Laura McGowan.
Greg Laurie's Harvest America Impacted Nearly 945,000 Worldwide with Message of God's Good News, on a Single Night
38,000 packed the University of Phoenix Stadium to listen to Greg Laurie on June 11, while more than 660,000 joined live via the Trinity Broadcasting Network, 246,647 tuned in live through the webcast, the 3,700 plus HarvestAmerica.com host sites and on Facebook Live.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 23, 2017—Harvest America, led by Evangelist Greg Laurie at the University of Phoenix Stadium on June 11, impacted nearly 945,000 people worldwide with a message of God's good news. An audience of 38,000 people from across the country packed the stadium, while more than 907,000 people in America and in 83 countries tuned in to the live broadcast of the event.
"Two thousand years ago, God sent His Son on a rescue operation to planet earth," said Laurie to the assembled crowd in the University of Phoenix Stadium and those watching online.
"Jesus came to pay a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay. Jesus Himself said, 'For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.' Christ died for you."
At the end of the evening, 2,904 people walked down to the floor of the University of Phoenix Stadium to indicate their decision to follow Jesus Christ. It is estimated that 4,324 made commitments online or at host locations nationwide. An additional 310 made a profession of faith through outreach events in the Phoenix area the day before the event, bringing the total to 7,538 who put their faith in Jesus through Harvest America.
All who responded and requested spiritual help are being thoroughly and immediately followed up with by both local churches and by Harvest. Producing "lasting fruit" through the mechanism of the local church has always been at the heart of every Harvest evangelistic event.
Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie will hold its next outreach, 2017 SoCal Harvest, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, Aug. 18–20. On June 10, 2018, Harvest Crusades will take Harvest America back to the Dallas Metroplex.
For complete details on results please visit. https://www.harvest.org/crusades-and-events/past-events.
Pastor Greg Laurie is the author of more than 70 books; is the creator of 3 feature films; hosts the nationally syndicated radio broadcast, A New Beginning; and is the founder of Harvest Crusades, a large-scale evangelistic ministry attended by more than 7.7 people worldwide, both in-person in stadiums & arenas across the U.S., Canada, Australia & New Zealand, and via live satellite broadcasts.
A recap video of Harvest America and the impact of the event weekend is available here.
Website: www.harvest.org | Twitter: @greglaurie
This entry was posted in Press Releases on June 23, 2017 by Laura McGowan.
Greg Laurie's Harvest America Reaches Largest Audience Yet With Global Evangelistic Outreach
38,000 Stadium Attendees + 3,758 Live Simulcast Sites Bringing Together Tens of Thousands More + A Worldwide Television and Radio Broadcast + Thousands of Commitments of Faith = Unprecedented Weekend of Hope in Arizona
Glendale, Ariz., June 12, 2017 — Harvest America at the University of Phoenix Stadium on June 11 reached audiences across the country and around the world with a message of God's love in what became the single largest event in the history of the organization.
Evangelist Greg Laurie took the stage Sunday evening in front of a live audience of 38,000 gathered in Glendale, Arizona, as well as even larger simulcast and broadcast audiences. Before the sun went down in the Valley of the Sun, the gathering had gone down as one of the largest one-day evangelistic events in American history.
"Earlier this year we proclaimed 2017 the 'Year of Good News' with the singular mission of bringing the gospel to as many people as possible," said Greg Laurie, the founder of Harvest America who has been called "the evangelist of the future" by Billy Graham. "Our goal remains to deliver that message through as many channels as possible in order to reach all the way to the ends of the earth, and Harvest America 2017 demonstrated what's possible in this new world." Appearing on stage with evangelist Greg Laurie was Phoenix's own American Idol Jordin Sparks, as well as popular Christian artists NEEDTOBREATHE, MercyMe, Trip Lee, Phil Wickham and NBC The Voice's Brennley Brown.
In addition to the 38,000 people who attended the free Harvest America outreach at the University of Phoenix Stadium, millions around the world participated in Harvest America 2017 through a live broadcast via Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which this year broadcast Harvest America live for the first time on its global family of networks which spans 174 countries; online streaming via www.HarvestAmerica.com and on World Net Daily; live radio broadcasts carried by more than 600 radio outlets; and live simulcasts to more than 3,758 host locations across the U.S., including churches, homes, and theaters.
The online stream at www.HarvestAmerica.comwas viewed live in 83 countries around the world. The broadcast was additionally available on Facebook LIVE.
All who participated in Harvest America united behind one message, the eternal hope that can be found through a relationship with Jesus Christ, which was presented by Laurie during his talk which answered the question, "what is the meaning of life?" Referencing the story of the prodigal son, Laurie said, "Maybe you don't know God or maybe, like the prodigal son, you know God but you've turned your back on Him. Maybe you have things that should make you happy, but don't make you happy. What's the answer? Jesus. The missing piece you are looking for is Jesus Christ, because he will give you the meaning in life that you want."
Laurie continued, "If you decide to come back to God, He wants to throw his arms around you and say welcome home son, welcome home daughter, I've missed you—just like father of prodigal son. The father ran to the son, and that's what he will do if you come to Him. He accepted the son as he was, in tattered rags. You might think that you need to clean up your life before you come to God, but He says come as you are and he will forgive you, he will accept you, he will change you. You're not too old or young."
Laurie preached from one of Billy Graham's bibles, a bible first given to the Hollywood icon Steve McQueen after his conversion. McQueen is the subject of Laurie's latest book, Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, which releases Tuesday, June 13.
Inviting those in Phoenix and those watching around the world to put their faith in Christ, Laurie urged, "One sin is enough to keep you out of heaven. Every one of us has sinned. God doesn't grade on a curve, but that's where Jesus comes in. You must recognize you are a sinner, but then you must recognize that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you. If you want your sins forgiven, if you want your guilt taken away, if you want to find meaning and purpose in your life, come forward. I'm going to ask you to get up out of your seats and make a stand for Jesus Christ."
At the end of the evening, thousands of people walked down to the floor of the University of Phoenix Stadium to indicate their decision to follow Jesus Christ, and thousands more registered their commitment online or at host locations nationwide.
More than 420 local churches and up to 10,000 volunteers participated in Harvest America 2017, many of whom are members of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which is gathering in Phoenix for its annual convention this week. The SBC and its North American Missions Board (NAMB) collaborated with Harvest America to make the outreach its 29th annual Crossover evangelism event. Crossover support included local community service, street evangelism, and a "Tell Someone" rally held Friday night.
"We are unbelievably grateful for the support of local churches throughout the Valley of the Sun, the Southern Baptist Convention, the North American Mission Board, and especially for Kevin Ezell who saw what we envisioned from the beginning," said Laurie. "Together, we all worked to bring the Gospel to this community and to bring it from this community throughout the world."
Before Harvest America 2017, Greg Laurie's Harvest events had drawn more than 5.7 million people to stadiums and arenas around the world since 1990, with another 1.8 million people attending virtually via the internet.
Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie will hold its next outreach, 2017 SoCal Harvest, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, Aug. 18 – 20. On June 10, 2018, Harvest Crusades will take Harvest America back to the Dallas Metroplex.
MEDIA NOTE: For more information about Harvest America 2017, contact Laura McGowan at (847) 347-5206 or at [email protected]. Photos and other multimedia may be accessed at the Harvest Newsroom at www.newsroom.harvest.org.
This entry was posted in 2017, Press Releases on June 12, 2017 by Laura McGowan.
Greg Laurie's Harvest America Outreach To Deliver Hope To Arizona, The Nation, And The World—In One Night
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 5, 2017 — When world-renowned evangelist Greg Laurie takes the stage at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona this Sunday, a life-changing message of hope will go global. Harvest America 2017, an unprecedented, one-day evangelistic outreach, will bring the love of Christ "live" to hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
"Just before He returned to Heaven, Jesus instructed His disciples to take His Gospel message to the ends of the earth," said Greg Laurie, founder of the Harvest America outreach which will be broadcast live via satellite Sunday, June 11, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET from the University of Phoenix Stadium (pre-concert begins at 4:30 p.m. PT). "With state-of-the art technology and the help of our partners, TBN and the Southern Baptist Convention, we are responding to Christ's challenge with a one-night, global outreach unlike anything done before," added Laurie, who has been called "the evangelist of the future" by Billy Graham and has been leading Harvest events for more than a quarter century.
Ways to participate in Harvest America 2017:
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)—Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)—Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will broadcast Harvest America live for the first time on its global family of networks, which spans 174 countries and has a potential reach of 1 billion people.
Online, live streaming at www.HarvestAmerica.com and on World Net Daily.
Live radio broadcasts by more than 600 outlets.
Live simulcast to thousands of host locations across the U.S., including churches, homes, and theaters.
While technology will be used to reach a national and international audience, hands and feet will be at work reaching those in the Phoenix area. Thousands of volunteers from the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, which will take place in Phoenix just after Harvest America, will serve in various capacities to engage and interact with attendees and the wider community before, during and after the one-night event.
In addition to the message of hope delivered by Laurie, Harvest America will feature music from top name Christian artists including NEEDTOBREATHE, MercyMe, Jordin Sparks, Trip Lee, Phil Wickham and Brennley Brown. Harvest America is free to attend and open to all who come—in person, online, or via the live satellite broadcast.
Founded in 1990 by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside and Irvine, Calif., and Maui, Hawaii, Harvest Crusade events have been attended by more than 7.6 million people worldwide, both in-person and via live Internet broadcasts. In 2012, a new nationwide simulcast called Harvest America was born, expanding the reach of the gospel even further. The 2016 Harvest America event, held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, was live streamed to more than 7,200 remote host locations and drew a combined 357,000 participants, making it the largest one-day live evangelistic event in American history.
MEDIA NOTE: For more information about Harvest America 2017 or to arrange an interview with a Harvest America organizer or a local volunteer, contact Laura McGowan at (847) 347-5206 or [email protected], or visit the Harvest Newsroom at www.harvest.org/newsroom.
This entry was posted in 2017, Press Releases on June 7, 2017 by Laura McGowan.
As Many As 10,000 Volunteers To Converge On Phoenix Area For Harvest America Outreach At University Of Phoenix Stadium
Volunteers from Arizona and Across the U.S. to Participate in Community Outreach on June 10, and at Harvest America at University of Phoenix Stadium on June 11
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 7, 2017—As many as 10,000 volunteers from Arizona and across the U.S. are expected to converge on Phoenix next weekend in conjunction with the upcoming Harvest America outreach that will take place at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, June 11.
More than 1,000 of the volunteers will hit the streets in neighborhoods across the Valley on Saturday, June 10, to serve area residents through community work projects which include restoring and repairing rundown buildings and handing out food and clothing to those in need in and around Phoenix area neighborhoods. Thousands more are expected to gather in teams to distribute upwards of 800,000 invitations to Harvest America in area malls, parks, and other public areas, sharing the same message of hope that will be delivered at the stadium on Sunday by Pastor Greg Laurie.
In addition to the "street teams," another 5,000 people will volunteer as ushers, greeters, stage set-up crew, and follow-up workers at the University of Phoenix Stadium for the Sunday Harvest America outreach.
"I decided to volunteer at Harvest America because I've attended Harvest events in the past and the power of God is indescribable in that arena," said Buckeye resident Mike Nassar, a first time volunteer who will be supervising a team at the stadium. "My faith was strengthened and I want others to experience the same."
Yorba Linda, Calif. resident Shea Forbes will travel 350 miles to volunteer in Phoenix after serving as a greeter at Harvest America in Dallas in 2016. "Wherever you are serving, you are connecting with someone who might need to hear a message of hope. It's so cool to see people coming together for one reason—to share the Gospel message of Christ," she said.
Harvest America is a free nationwide event that will be simulcast live from the University of Phoenix Stadium to thousands of host locations across the U.S. Designed to impact a nation desperately in need of hope, Harvest America will feature a Gospel presentation from pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie, who has been called the "evangelist of the future" by Billy Graham. Laurie's talks encompass topics that appeal to people of any age and answer questions like: Why am I here? Is God real? What happens when I die?
In addition to Laurie, Harvest America will feature music from top name Christian artists including NEEDTOBREATHE, MercyMe, Jordin Sparks, Trip Lee, Phil Wickham and Brennley Brown.
Harvest America 2017 begins at 5 p.m. (pre-concert begins at 4:30 p.m.) on Sunday, June 11 (doors open at 2 p.m.), and is completely free of charge. The University of Phoenix Stadium (1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, Arizona) charges $10 for car parking and $20 for bus parking. Harvest America will be interpreted in Spanish and signing for the deaf will be provided.
Harvest America 2017 will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.HarvestAmerica.com, and "behind the scenes" updates about Harvest America 2017 will be posted on Facebook (www.facebook.com/harvestamerica), Twitter (@HarvestAmerica), and Instagram (harvestamerica or search #HarvestAmerica). Additionally, this year Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will broadcast Harvest America live for the first time on its global family of networks which spans 174 countries and has a potential reach of 1 billion people.


Washoe's Recap: 2016's "State of the County"
What happened this year in Washoe County is providing a clearer picture of how 2017 will be.
Washoe County finally presented their progress report on 2016. The delayed State of the County was presented to a packed house today (Tuesday). And just like every State of the Union, City...and County, it's all about the money. As County Manager John Slaughter told us, "It plays a big part, because of course over the years we've been challenged."
Challenged they were. Today is a far cry from the dark days, when the county had to cut a third of its workforce during the recession. Washoe is still rebuilding: of the 1,200 county jobs lost, 1,100 have been brought back...the county manager stressing how important they are: "The variety of services they provide the community, and every day, it's sometimes not even known that those are county employees providing those services."
County Commission Chair Kitty Jung says the money is keeping a promise to the public: "They understood at the time it was a priority to keep public safety, but we had always promised them that as soon as we had any extra funds, we would start reinvesting in our parks and open space."
Also new: the $12-million medical examiner and coroner's office, set to open in December. Slaughter says, "It's a 21,000 square-foot facility that will better serve us and the 18 counties in northern Nevada and northern California."
And county spending is up...but not too much. Slaughter told the crowd, "Washoe County's General Fund expenditures will only grow 1% as compared to the last fiscal year, reflecting the county's conservative approach to spending."
Other plusses: Washoe County's bond rating stays the highest in northern Nevada. They also plan to increase reserves as a buffer against future downturns. Plus, Washoe 311, a contact number for the public to call the county, will soon be in operation. It's already taking online messages.
Not mentioned: the decreasing affordability with higher home prices…or the over-capacity and under-performing county schools. Not their department, they say. As Jung explained, "We don't oversee the Washoe County school district. It's a whole other board." But it is something they say is not ignored.
State of the County 2016 ended...with a thanks. Slaughter closed the address this way: "A thanks to all of our 2,500 employees who work every day to provide and sustain a safe, secure and healthy community."


I have a baby wok. It is cast-iron and metallic grey with a crackly surface texture, something reminiscent of elephant skin. My wok has a round bottom, two handles, and aspirations - or rather, I have aspirations for it. It is simple in shape and material, and will eventually be able to tell its own story through the patina it will develop on its surface - the sort of thing that takes time, and countless meals. This relatively new addition to my kitchen has been sitting on my stove lately next to my old cast iron pan - one black and slick, the other young and fresh with barely a bruise of color beyond the grey. If you have a minute, I'll tell you how it got here. This all started when Grace Young took me wok shopping in San Francisco's Chinatown a few months ago.
Actually, Grace and I chatted about wok cooking while signing books next to each other last year at a conference. I told her how my dad would cook with a wok once or twice a week when I was a kid, after taking classes at the local junior college. Grace and I agreed it would be fun to go wok shopping the next time she was in San Francisco. I'm junior varsity on the stir-fry front and I was excited that Grace was game to talk me through my wok options. And she did! Grace is awesome, and her enthusiasm for wok cooking is infectious. I came home with the perfect wok.
Now, I believe in serendipity, and although I suspect Grace had planned to set me up with a carbon steel wok (which I think would have been perfectly nice to cook with), fantastically practical with it's flat bottom and wood handles. Tane, the owner of The Wok Shop, had a run on those the previously day. Instead, a traditional Chinese-made cast iron wok was handed to me - the kind Cantonese home cooks swear by to impart the coveted taste of wok hay. There are few things I love more than cooking in cast iron, and I knew in an instant this was the wok for me. In the months since, my wok and I have become fast friends. I think people have the idea that cast-iron is fussy, but it's really not so. My cast iron skillet is as slippery as any non-stick, and my wok is well on its way.
Grace was in SF last week, and she came over for lunch (and to take my pan for a spin). It was fantastically helpful to see some of her cooking techniques in action. We made two dishes with fresh ingredients I'd picked up at the farmers' market. This one was a simple fried rice stir-fry made with day-old brown rice, sunchokes, sweet corn, toasted nuts, and punches of flavor from basil, ginger, garlic and the like. Big thumbs up. I wrote up the recipe down below.
I'm still getting my head around which oils I prefer to use for stir-frying, but have had good results with Spectrum sunflower and peanut oils - Although they're both refined to allow for the high temps encountered in stir-fry, but my sense is that they start with good organic ingredients, and use natural refining techniques. Some of the other fats/oils I like to use in relation to high-temp cooking (coconut oil, clarified butter, etc) would definitely lend a not-always-welcome flavor profile to some of these stir-fries.
Start by making a thin egg pancake/crepe by adding one beaten egg to a hot wok (or well-seasoned skillet) that has been coated with about 1 teaspoon of oil. Carefully tilt the pan so the egg covers the bottom as thinly as possible. Cook until the egg is just set. Flip and cook the other side before removing to a cutting board. Let cool, then cut into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
Now you're ready to stir-fry the rest. Make sure all your ingredients are prepped and at the ready, because this goes fast. Heat your wok (or skillet) over high heat until a drop of water vaporizes in a second or two. Swirl in 1 tablespoon of oil, and add the ginger, garlic, shallots, and chile pepper. Stir-fry 20 or thirty seconds, or until fragrant and softened a bit. Stir in the sunchokes and cook until they take on a hint of color, then add the corn, all the while pushing the ingredients around the pan. If you feel like you need a touch more oil at this point, swirl a bit more in before adding the rice, and stirring well to combine. If you like less separation in your fried rice, you can stir another beaten egg straight into the rice at this point, it's optional though. If added, stir well, letting the egg cook through. Swirl in the soy sauce, and continue to toss the ingredients. Add the egg crepe, almonds, and cashews, then taste and work in more soy sauce if needed (or perhaps a bit of salt and pepper instead). Quickly turn out onto a platter to serve, sprinkled generously with chopped basil.
Serves 2-3 as a main course, more as part of a larger multi-course meal.


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Video Clip of the Week: Black Sabbath for Ukulele
As I often do on national holidays such as today (Memorial Day) I went shopping. No, I didn't leave the house in fear of the highways crammed with families scrambling to the closest lakes and rivers. Instead, I go online and check for the specials that coincide with the holiday (anymore, commerce seems to be the reason for these holidays).
I rarely buy anything on these searches, and I didn't buy anything today. But, while filling my virtual shopping cart with items I would eventually opt to not get from MusiciansFriend.com, I came across something pretty incredible. I'd reached the $190 mark with my purchases when I realized that if I went above $250 I would raise my percentage off from 5% to 10% (this is how they getcha!). "Hmmm….what do I need….what do I need?" I asked myself, fully knowing I don't need any of the $190 dollar items already set aside. Then it hit me: a ukulele! Of course! Everyone needs a ukulele!
After finding a real sweet deal on a uke, the site suggested items that would go great with my purchase. And that's when I saw it. "Black Sabbath for Ukulele." I couldn't believe my eyes. Was this April Fools? No, that's not a national holiday. I clicked on the link, and sure enough, Ozzy and the gang stared back at me from beneath the title "Black Sabbath for Ukulele." The juxtaposition of Black Sabbath and ukulele blew my mind. How did the happy-go-lucky sound of a ukulele work for playing the dark, sinister riffs of Sabbath?
I had to find out. Soon after, I found myself on YouTube searching out amateurs covering the legendary band on the Hawaiian instrument. After clicking on a few embarrassingly bad clips, I found this clip. Although his voice is suspect, he illuminated just how surprisingly great the meeting of these two musical forms could sound. Plus, as his introduction says, this was posted for a "Metal on Ukulele" contest. Although I didn't end up purchasing a uke or the songbook, I have begun practicing Slayer on banjo, just in case.
Filed under Video Clips
Tagged as black sabbath, bob dylan, memorial day, musicians friend, Slayer, ukulele, war pigs
Tyler, the Creator "Goblin"
[XL, 2011]
Ever since his self-released "Bastard", Tyler the Creator has been riding on a wave of hype due to his violent, homophobic lyrics that at times resemble a hip-hop take on "A Clockwork Orange." Tyler, along with his group Odd Future, have been raising high expectations ever since, whether it be their high-energy performance on Jimmy Fallon or their endless stream of mix tapes over the past two years. Eventually, Tyler found himself signing with XL Records, resulting in one of the most anticipated albums of 2011 in "Goblin."
I'm one of those that was excited for "Goblin," after gobbling up "Bastard" and its raw, intimate lyrics. Throughout, the songs are infused with a unique, at times hilarious voice that has been missing from hip-hop for a while now. The stage was set: Odd Future were to be the next Wu Tang and Tyler the next GZA.
And of course, just as we were ready for Tyler the Creator to crack into the mainstream and stake his claim as a heavy-hitter, the mysterious "Goblin" steps out from the shadows and resembles Gizmo more than a full-fledged Gremlin. Yes, the hype is the rug in the room, and it has just been pulled out from under Tyler's feet.
I would like to blame the production here. The beats are lame, melodies are absent, and the synths are limp. While the energetic tracks on "Bastard" have your head bouncing, "Goblin" is simply mind numbing.
But it's not the production that brings this album down. As a lyricist, Tyler the Creator doesn't need songs to carry him; his words are the proverbial pair of footprints in the sand when there was only one. And there are some great, cutting lyrics here, especially on "Sandwitches" and "Yonkers," the latter being the one song on the album that I've listened to a dozen times the past few weeks. But there are 14 other songs on this album that lack the same bite.
"Yonkers," one of the few highlights of "Goblin":
The authenticity of his venom on "Bastard" now at times borders on cliché and predictable, much in the same way Eminem's endless spew of anger quickly became anesthetizing and commonplace. While Tyler got a lot of attention for his unwillingness to quit using the word "Faggot," it feels like at times on "Goblin" he's grasping for more controversial straws, yet, in this case, he comes up empty-handed. He goes after bloggers, white people, and Bill O'Reilly; easy targets by any standard (I fit under two of those categories, and no, I'm not Bill O'Reilly). But still, it's not the beats; it's not the lyrics; it's not the attacks on Bill O'Reilly. It's the concept that flushes this "Goblin" like a "Ghoulie."
This is a more fitting album cover
They used to call me "The Concept Album Kid," but on "Goblin," the psychiatrist gimmick makes much of the album unlistenable. On one hand I commend Tyler for not simply trying to create a radio-friendly album that could have pushed him into the mainstream, but his concept here is the biggest swing and a miss since Casey went to bat. Almost every track features the psychiatrist character, talking to Tyler in an irritating voice that resembles an anonymous interview on Dateline NBC. He questions Tyler from song to song, pleading with him to open up, ignore his haters, or talk about his parents. While I get that this creates continuity of narrative, it also distracts from anything Tyler has to say, and in the end, weakens the once toxic voice that made "Bastard" so riveting. At times he sounds whiney, and other times like a hypocrite, but worst of all, he sounds uninteresting.
Filed under Album Review
Tagged as bastard, bob dylan, eminem, goblin, GZA, odd future, tyler the creator, wu tang, xl recordings, yonkers
Video Clip of the Week: St. Vincent does Big Black
Over Christmas, I met up with my friend SongsSuck for a few drinks, and our discussion got into books. He asked me to list my top 10 favorite books of all time. As I tried coming up with my list, one book kept popping into my head: This Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad. At first, I resisted listing this title, trying to focus on the classics, but again and again the book kept creeping into my brain. I knew why. This one book had such a profound affect on me and my love for indie music, that I dare to say that this book could change your life. It did mine.
You can't help but be changed by the stories of bands like Sonic Youth, Minor Threat, The Replacements, and Black Flag and how they were able create music that was original and honest without any money backing their efforts. To this day I reference moments from the book, whether it be the tumultuous relationship between Lou Barlow and J. Mascis or the untimely death of D. Boon. This book shows you music at its rawest form and gives you insight into the trials and tribulations these kids dealt with as they took their four-track garage rock and made it into something legendary. Our Band Could Be Your Life is the indie rock bible; no question about it.
Yesterday, to mark the ten-year anniversary of the book, a show was put on at the Bowery Room consisting of current indie bands covering bands from the book, just another testament to the staying power of the book. While I enjoyed the clips from the show I saw of Ted Leo, tUnE-yArDs, and Titus Andronicus, it was St. Vincent covering Big Black that blew me away. I've never gotten any St. Vincent and never had any desire. What I've heard has never really peaked my interest, but after seeing their take on Big Black, I'm all in.
Their incredible performance "Kerosene":
Tagged as bob dylan, dinosaur jr, j. boon, j. mascis, kerosene, Lou Barlow, michael azerrad, minor threat, Sonic Youth, st. vincent, the minutement, the replacements, this band could be your life
Lyric Man
My review of tUnE-yArDs has gotten quite a few responses (well, in BDWPS terms, 3 responses is a reader outpouring) and most comments have said something like "I'm not a lyric person." This infers that I am a "lyric person", whatever that is. At first I accepted this label; I do, in fact, love great lyrics, whether they enlighten me, affect my emotions, or connect to my life and my experiences.
But the more I've thought about it, the more I feel that I shouldn't be branded as simply a "lyric man." My enjoyment of many of the albums that have come out this year has nothing to do with lyrics. Many have no lyrics at all (Geotic, Colin Stetson, Earth) while others are in languages I don't even understand: Davila 666 (Puerto Rico), Aurelio (Honduras), Ponytail (Rivendell). And even the albums with English lyrics that I've been listening to are not filled with poetic language. Snowman's best song "Hyena" on their album "Absence" (which I recently rated a 9 out of 10) consists primarily of the word "Hyena" being repeated over and over and over again. Why would I expect a musician to also be a great writer? No one ever expected Robert Frost to be able to write great music to coincide with his poetry (although I heard he was into black metal).
So, no. I'm not a lyric man. In reality, I side more with the masses who responded to my tUnE-yArDs review (yes, all three of them). Brain research would suggest that a lyric "man" doesn't even exist. I believe that females are more likely to fit in the legion of "lyric people." The female brain is generally more empathetic and superior to men when it comes to language-based thoughts due to their larger frontal lobe. The male brain, on the other hand, is more commonly associated with strength in breaking things down and analyzing them. In a nutshell, women listen to the lyrics while the man is breaking down the music (obviously this a generalized, semi-sexist, uneducated hypothesis, but it is my view nonetheless). This supposed "lyric man" I keep hearing about is about as realistic as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.
This brings me back to tUnE-yArDs "W H O K I L L". For a guy who can joyfully listen to an hour of Ponytail's Molly Siegal shout "Wha? Dobeeeda? Jabajojo!" for 40 minutes, it takes a lot for lyrics to annoy me. But Merrill Garbus accomplished it. The fact that the music on her album is refreshing, energetic, and fun only magnifies how bad the lyrics have to be to make the album so irritating. Her lyrics are like Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix", totally taking the viewer out of what is an otherwise great movie. I'm not saying my lyrics have to be like Christian Bale in "The Fighter". Marky Mark Wahlberg will suffice: sure, he's getting out-acted by everyone else in the cast, but he's able to tread generally unnoticed and not totally distract the viewer from the film.
Then again, when lyrics are truly great, they can take an album to a higher level. Looking at my top 10 albums list of 2011, I can pinpoint five albums that are profoundly impacted by their lyrics. Titus Adronicus's "Monitor" is a lesson in allusion, constantly jumping from references to the Civil War, Bruce Springsteen, and Patrick Stickle's own personal struggles, all woven together into a brilliant patchwork. Arcade Fire's "Suburbs" is packed with lyrics that all fit within an overall theme of alienation and lost innocence. And No Age's "Everything in Between" lyrics aesthetically match the world within the music, with the noise being a character in the narrative, representing that one thing that makes us all ache.
I take it all back. I am a lyric man. Please welcome me into the fold Mr. Loch Ness.
Filed under Music Ramblings
Tagged as Absence, arcade fire, aurelio, christian bale, colin stetson, davila 666, Earth, everything in between, geotic, hyena, keanu reeves, lyrics, mark wahlberg, monitor, no age, ponytail, Snowman, suburbs, the fighter, titus adronicus, tune-yards, W H O K I L L
Video Clip of the Week: Hitler's take on "King of Limbs"
I know the gimmick of subtitles set to the movie "Downfall" have run their course, but I recently stumbled across this clip of Hitler ranting and raving about Radiohead's "King of Limbs" and thought others might enjoy his take on their latest release. I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with most of Hitler's take on this one (although not nearly as vehemently). "King of Limbs" isn't bad by any means, but this is Radiohead for Christ's sake. Eight songs that don't even reach the 40-minute mark? And there won't be a part two as originally reported? I digress; Hitler says it so much better than me.
Tagged as bob dylan, downfall, hitler, king of limbs, radiohead
Snowman "Absence"
[Dot Dash; 2011]
There is a rule in my car: if you are listening to Fugazi, the stereo must be set at five bars or higher. This rule was set years ago by my friend SongsSuck, and the rule has generally been limited to Fugazi because, well, they fucking rule. But today, I dare to add another band (or at least album) to my Honda Element's "five bar" pantheon: I present to you, Snowman's "Absence."
Snowman have been a dominate force in the Australian music landscape for the past 10 years, so it's pretty disheartening to find out that I just discovered them and their latest release "Absence" a few weeks ago, especially since the album is being released as a footnote to their recent break-up. Not since At the Drive-In's "Relationship of Command" has a band sounded this cutting edge and on the verge of shattering all molds on their final release.
As a music reviewer (I feel like a douche referring to myself as such) an easy approach to reviewing an album is comparing it to what has come before. Whether it sounds like Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" or Ziggy Stardust, the use of compare and contrast helps guide the reader toward what they are in for with a certain album. With "Absence", my guiding light is, well, absent. It is both brooding and sinister like Earth and Pyramids, but you'd be hard-pressed trying to find any distortion here. It's filled with harmonizing, ghostly vocals, but it is far and away from anything resembling Bon Iver or Panda Bear. It has the synthy pulse of Four Tet and Flying Lotus, but the drumbeats take more from tribal territories than dance clubs. There is no need to pigeonhole it: this is Snowman; this is "Absence".
You try categorizing "Hyena":
The first time I listened to this album, I had it on while watching a Thunder versus Grizzlies playoff basketball game (listening to music while watching sports is the greatest discovery I've made in the past year; hasta luego Mark Jackson, you dolt!). Unfortunately, I had the music on low and much of my attention was on the game as I watched Zach Randolph "over-the-back" his way to another upset win. The reason I note this is that the album didn't do anything for me. It finished without me noticing and left me feeling as empty as anyone outside of Memphis felt watching Marc Gasol and Tony Allen celebrate.
It wasn't until a few mornings ago that Snowman hit me with a cold shot of brilliance: driving to work, with my stereo set at five bars, "Absence" filled the void of my morning drive with a luminosity that woke me up more than any espresso could ever accomplish. During a journey that is usually pure zombie mode, the atmosphere of Snowman had my mind reeling visions, my heart beating with anticipation. I realize that the word "atmosphere" gets thrown a lot in music reviews (it's become somewhat of a crutch for me) but in this case, it truly transports you to a temple of both solitude and mystery. It somehow calms the soul, yet builds a tension within.
Turn your computer speakers up for "White Wall", damn it!:
For the first time in years, I arrived to work and didn't want to leave the car, didn't want to leave the fantasy world created within Snowman's music. I was in the wardrobe with the Lion and the Witch, I was in Wonderland, I'd found Oz, I'd discovered a solace within the monotony of life. Yet, standing before me, was my place of work. I looked at the five bar status on my car stereo, and slowly lowered it, listening as the magical world vanished, one bar at a time. But I smiled, knowing I would be back – for this I was certain.
Filed under Album Review, Best New Albums
Tagged as Absence, australia, bob dylan, hyena, marc gasol, memphis grizzlies, oklahoma city thunder, Snowman, tony allen, white wall, z-bo, zach randolph


It is the week before Mother's Day and we all want to shower mom with love, support and affirmation on her special Day. Mother's Day is May 11, 2014 this year, and find ways to make her feel special.
Amazon. Buy a Thank You Gift Card and get a FREE Credit for yourself! Also great for Teacher Appreciation for for an AMAZON (amazing) Mother!
Beef OBradys. All moms will receive a FREE meal (valued at $10) when you dine in. This offer is valid at participating locations. Call your local location ahead.
Champps Americana. When you use your MVP League Card, you get get a $10 off of $30 purchase every month loaded for FREE. Just ask your server for more details.
Hooters. Mom can enjoy a FREE entree (priced at $10 or less) on May 11th. This offer is dine in only and Mom must be accompanied by at least one of her awesome kids. Note: This might not be mom's favorite spot.
McCormick & Schimicks. Mom will receive a free chocolate covered strawberry with her meal. It is recommended you make reservations if you plan to dine here. Chances are she will want more than one!
Redbox. Rent any movie and you will get an option to get a second one (select titles only) and save $0.50! This offer has been confirmed to work when reserving online, but not yet at the kiosk. Offer expires 5/11/14.
Shutterfly. Get a personalized card for Mom for FREE! You do have to pay shipping of $0.99, but that is definitely less that you will pay at your local store, plus this card is personalized witih your photos, writing, etc – Let's call is priceless! Use the code CARD4U at checkout.
Shoneys. FREE Pie for mom! Mom gets a free slice of strawberry pie with any entree or buffet purchase on May 11th.
Starbucks. When you purchase one Oprah Chai hand-crafted beverage, you can get another one free! This offer is available only on May 11th, at participating locations. Call ahead! Also grab many copycat Starbucks Recipes!
Stevie B's Pizza Pay it forward. Mom can enjoy a FREE buffet on May 11th. You will need to present your voucher in order to get this offer (available on their Facebook page).
Tony Romas. All moms will get a coupon valid for a FREE entree on their next visit (valid only at Fl: IlDrive, Doral and Sunny isles locations only). Call your local location ahead.
Yogurt Mountain. Stop by before Friday, May 9th, and donate $2 to the American Heart Association and you'll get a free 6 oz yogurt this weekend. Perfect treat for mom!
Zoos. Many zoos around the country offer free admission to mom. You can find a comprehensive list HERE.
I suggest you copy this list to a word document and save it for future use. Share this post with your teachers!
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Great list of freebies! Thanks for sharing!


What would happen if you were suddenly moved to an office (or dorm room) that was smaller than the one you're in now? Would you be less productive? Less satisfied? I bet you would. This was studied in a classic field experiment.
Equity: the battle cry of childhood – It's not fair – tends to follow us throughout life. Can it affect job satisfaction? Let's take a look at how fairness, or the lack thereof, plays itself out in the work place. Get ready for a little math.


Writing College essays is honestly confusing.
The most important part of writing a college essay is that you write something only you can write.
So, here are a few types to help your college essay stand out in the best way possible for you.
so I have compiled a list of questions that I think will help get the ideas flowing.
ways to make your essay stand out.
your college essay stand out more.
I'd like to start off with saying that I don't exactly know what I want to do with my life, and that's okay.
their campus? If you like art, did you develop your portfolio, and will you participate in campus art exhibits?
you love doing and work on that.
good essay. Here are another three questions on the writing itself.
and I am constantly challenging the way in which the world runs. I tend to be a bigger-picture writer.
to be traditional memoir style, but my voice is unique to my character and the way in which I view the world.
analytical and scientific (Perhaps try writing a science experiment for this voice. I think that would be cool).
write (whether for school and for the self) and what you don't like.
sure that you aren't losing your voice because people have placed their own voices in your pieces.