The last pair of running shoes I had I picked up at Rack Room because they felt good for 30 seconds walking around. I ran holes into them over the next four years and knew it was time to get serious about running shoes. I saw the reviews on Yelp and figured I'd probably do worse on my own.
Just like everyone else says, they took my measurements and watched me walk and all the rest. They brought out three shoes I'd never pick for myself, and all were better than anything I'd pick for myself. The price for the one I settled on seemed steep, but I was glad to pay for the service. Then I found my exact shoes on Amazon...for the same price.
I've yet to actually run in my shoes, but I'm still leaving 5 stars because of their return policy: 30 days unconditional (even wear and tear from running through mud puddles is covered). Can't beat that!
2076 Chestnut St
(between Mallorca Way & Steiner St)
San Francisco, CA 94123
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow
(415) 921-7188
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
A Briggs Passport & Visa Expeditors Review
I needed a last-minute tourist visa to Brazil for my vacation this year. Unfortunately, Brazil has one of the most complicated and expensive visa systems for US citizens and had I done it myself through the Brazilian consulate, I wouldn't have even been able to make an appointment to apply for at least two months, well past my departure date.
I contacted several visa expediters on the phone and they either didn't really know what was required or they were going to charge over $300 not including the application fee. Interacting with A Briggs was so positively different from the others:
-They were CHEERFUL and patiently explained everything I needed to do
-Clear about documentation requirements, deadlines, and upfront fees
-Perfect amount of communication: didn't bother me unless it was necessary
-Reasonable expedite fee that was less than their competitors
I forgot to include a copy of my driver's license in my application and they immediately e-mailed me, requesting a scanned or faxed copy. I sent that in but it wasn't very clear; within 10 minutes they e-mailed me again, asking that I send in a clearer copy. Within an hour I had a Fedex tracking number and invoice in my inbox and everything was taken care of. I got my passport with visa a full NINE days earlier than promised.
Thanks for taking the stress out of this part of my trip!
50 California St
Ste 1500
(between Drumm St & Davis St)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Neighborhood: Financial District
(415) 626-5860
I contacted several visa expediters on the phone and they either didn't really know what was required or they were going to charge over $300 not including the application fee. Interacting with A Briggs was so positively different from the others:
-They were CHEERFUL and patiently explained everything I needed to do
-Clear about documentation requirements, deadlines, and upfront fees
-Perfect amount of communication: didn't bother me unless it was necessary
-Reasonable expedite fee that was less than their competitors
I forgot to include a copy of my driver's license in my application and they immediately e-mailed me, requesting a scanned or faxed copy. I sent that in but it wasn't very clear; within 10 minutes they e-mailed me again, asking that I send in a clearer copy. Within an hour I had a Fedex tracking number and invoice in my inbox and everything was taken care of. I got my passport with visa a full NINE days earlier than promised.
Thanks for taking the stress out of this part of my trip!
50 California St
Ste 1500
(between Drumm St & Davis St)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Neighborhood: Financial District
(415) 626-5860
Monday, January 2, 2012
Atlantic Business Magazine wins GOLD in international competition Review
ATLANTIC BUSINESS MAGAZINE is proud to announce that Editor Dawn Chafe and Contributing Editor Alec Bruce have each won Gold in the 2010 Tabbie international business press awards. It is the only business magazine in Atlantic Canada to have received this distinction.
Editor Dawn Chafe took first place in the Editor’s Column category for “Michael’s Big Fat Fib”, an eloquent and amusing rebuttal to Michael Economides’ anti-green energy presentation at the 2009 NOIA conference. Her award-winning column appeared in the July/August 2009 edition of Atlantic Business Magazine.
Judging comments: “From its headline to the last sentence, this column caught my attention. I thought it was elegantly and intelligently written as well as entertaining. The author made a very persuasive argument to continue the dialogue about alternative energy.”
Contributing Editor Alec Bruce was similarly successful in the Regular Column category. ‘Winner Takes All’ is the title of Bruce’s pithy and intelligent column on competitiveness. In the words of the judges, it’s a must-read element of the publication:
Judging comments: “A well-written, engaging column. The author uses interesting and punchy text and analogies to drive his point home. If I received this magazine, it would likely be the first article I’d turn to.”
The 2010 Tabbie Awards, an international b2b magazine competition, featured nearly 500 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., India, New Zealand and South Africa.
Founded in 1989, Atlantic Business Magazine is an independently owned, bi-monthly glossy publication that covers all areas of business within the four Atlantic provinces. As the region’s highest circulation business magazine, it publishes 37,000 copies per issue.
501 W Roscoe St
(between Sheridan Rd & Broadway St)
Chicago, IL 60657
Neighborhood: Lakeview
Editor Dawn Chafe took first place in the Editor’s Column category for “Michael’s Big Fat Fib”, an eloquent and amusing rebuttal to Michael Economides’ anti-green energy presentation at the 2009 NOIA conference. Her award-winning column appeared in the July/August 2009 edition of Atlantic Business Magazine.
Judging comments: “From its headline to the last sentence, this column caught my attention. I thought it was elegantly and intelligently written as well as entertaining. The author made a very persuasive argument to continue the dialogue about alternative energy.”
Contributing Editor Alec Bruce was similarly successful in the Regular Column category. ‘Winner Takes All’ is the title of Bruce’s pithy and intelligent column on competitiveness. In the words of the judges, it’s a must-read element of the publication:
Judging comments: “A well-written, engaging column. The author uses interesting and punchy text and analogies to drive his point home. If I received this magazine, it would likely be the first article I’d turn to.”
The 2010 Tabbie Awards, an international b2b magazine competition, featured nearly 500 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., India, New Zealand and South Africa.
Founded in 1989, Atlantic Business Magazine is an independently owned, bi-monthly glossy publication that covers all areas of business within the four Atlantic provinces. As the region’s highest circulation business magazine, it publishes 37,000 copies per issue.
501 W Roscoe St
(between Sheridan Rd & Broadway St)
Chicago, IL 60657
Neighborhood: Lakeview
Atlantic Business Magazine welcomes Peter Grandich Review
This review is a long distance review, as I have never actually been to Romanian Kosher Sausage Co. My dad travels on business to Chicago a few times a month and stops here to buy salami and beef fry. When he knows I'm coming home for a visit from Atlanta to Ohio he stocks up so I can load up my cooler and bring it back with me to Atlanta. I have never had better salami and the concept of beef fry is just amazing! I don't eat pork, but to use beef fry and get the BLT type sandwich that is still kosher is the best! I highly recommend this place for kosher meats!
But you won't just find me there. You'll find a lot of great writers too numerous to mention, and I'd better not mention any of them because if I leave one of them out I'll never hear the end of it. (And besides, I've linked to their posts at this blog before so you might recognize them anyway.) Site registration at Swish Appeal is free, but you do have to establish an identity there in that you have to sign up for a user name. (This drives posters away for some reason. I can't figure it out.) I will say that the writing is top-notch, and not because I'm writing for it.
The platform at Swish Appeal is much more flexible than the one at Blogger.com, and it's just a damned sight simpler to post there - as a matter of fact, you can use the "Fanposts" feature and post your own content if you've got an issue that you feel you can't confine to the comments at Pleasant Dreams.
I was very reluctant to close down the blog. But no, the blog isn't closing down. It's just moving.
7200 N Clark St
(between Chase Ave & Touhy Ave)
Chicago, IL 60626
Neighborhood: Rogers Park
(773) 761-4141
But you won't just find me there. You'll find a lot of great writers too numerous to mention, and I'd better not mention any of them because if I leave one of them out I'll never hear the end of it. (And besides, I've linked to their posts at this blog before so you might recognize them anyway.) Site registration at Swish Appeal is free, but you do have to establish an identity there in that you have to sign up for a user name. (This drives posters away for some reason. I can't figure it out.) I will say that the writing is top-notch, and not because I'm writing for it.
The platform at Swish Appeal is much more flexible than the one at Blogger.com, and it's just a damned sight simpler to post there - as a matter of fact, you can use the "Fanposts" feature and post your own content if you've got an issue that you feel you can't confine to the comments at Pleasant Dreams.
I was very reluctant to close down the blog. But no, the blog isn't closing down. It's just moving.
7200 N Clark St
(between Chase Ave & Touhy Ave)
Chicago, IL 60626
Neighborhood: Rogers Park
(773) 761-4141
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Overtime Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Wrap Up Review
Playing without injured forward Marcus Thornton, Mark Fox’s Georgia Bulldogs hosted the Winthrop Eagles in Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday night, struggling with the visitors for 40 minutes before ultimately prevailing in overtime.
The Hoop Dogs felt the absence of Thornton, the team’s leading rebounder, as Winthrop matched Georgia with 19 first-half rebounds and edged the host squad on the glass, 12-11, in a second period that saw the two teams combine for a lone offensive board. The Eagles leapt out to a 7-0 lead, but the Red and Black tied the contest at 19 on a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope three-pointer along the way to a 34-30 halftime lead.
The visitors shot almost exactly 40 per cent in the opening 20 minutes, hitting 13 of 32 from the field and two of five both from beyond the arc and from the free throw line, but the Bulldogs bettered each of those percentages, including a five-of-seven mark from the charity stripe prior to intermission. In the ensuing 20 minutes, the Classic City Canines hit nearly two-thirds of their two-point tries (17 of 26) and outscored Winthrop, 26-8, in the paint, yet still found themselves outscored, 46-42, in the second half.
Georgia built up a 48-35 edge with just under 14 and a half minutes to play in the second half, but the Eagles battled back to snarl the score at 50 with three-point baskets and free throws. The next six points were scored by the Athenians, including two on a dunk by Caldwell-Pope, but Winthrop pulled to within 59-58 on a fastbreak jump shot and three free throws, all by Andre Jones, with a little more than five minutes remaining.
A subsequent Jones trey staked the visitors to a 64-62 advantage with two and a half minutes to play, and, despite a Caldwell-Pope turnover, Gerald Robinson was able to atone for a missed three-pointer a few moments earlier with a layup on a fast break to keep the game within reach at 66-64. A trio of Dustin Ware free throws cut the gap to 68-67 with 34 seconds on the clock, after which the teams traded fouls and free throws until Ware fired the shot from beyond the arc that permitted the Bulldogs to pull within 75-74 with eleven seconds left.
Nine seconds later, Robinson tied the game at 76 on another fastbreak layup to send the game to overtime, where the Red and Black used a Ware bucket from downtown and a quintet of free throws to establish an 84-78 edge, but the Fox Hounds missed five of their next six shots to find themselves clinging to an 86-82 advantage once Jones hit another free throw with 85 seconds remaining. From there, the Athenians drained six of seven from the charity stripe to card a hard-fought 92-86 victory.
Andre Jones poured in 33 points for Winthrop, but only one other Eagle managed more than twelve, while Georgia got 17 from Nemanja Djurisic, 18 from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 20 from Dustin Ware (who made three of six from three-point range), and 22 from Gerald Robinson (who went eight of eleven from the field with four assists and five rebounds). While this game should not have been as competitive as it was, a young Georgia club was not easily able to absorb the loss of Marcus Thornton, yet still the Bulldogs managed to do what Coach Fox’s teams have made a habit of doing since the start of last season; namely, win the games they’re supposed to win, albeit often by narrower margins than we’d have liked.
2304 W Devon Ave
(between Claremont Ave & Oakley Ave)
Chicago, IL 60659
Neighborhood: West Rogers Park
(773) 761-7587
The Hoop Dogs felt the absence of Thornton, the team’s leading rebounder, as Winthrop matched Georgia with 19 first-half rebounds and edged the host squad on the glass, 12-11, in a second period that saw the two teams combine for a lone offensive board. The Eagles leapt out to a 7-0 lead, but the Red and Black tied the contest at 19 on a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope three-pointer along the way to a 34-30 halftime lead.
The visitors shot almost exactly 40 per cent in the opening 20 minutes, hitting 13 of 32 from the field and two of five both from beyond the arc and from the free throw line, but the Bulldogs bettered each of those percentages, including a five-of-seven mark from the charity stripe prior to intermission. In the ensuing 20 minutes, the Classic City Canines hit nearly two-thirds of their two-point tries (17 of 26) and outscored Winthrop, 26-8, in the paint, yet still found themselves outscored, 46-42, in the second half.
Georgia built up a 48-35 edge with just under 14 and a half minutes to play in the second half, but the Eagles battled back to snarl the score at 50 with three-point baskets and free throws. The next six points were scored by the Athenians, including two on a dunk by Caldwell-Pope, but Winthrop pulled to within 59-58 on a fastbreak jump shot and three free throws, all by Andre Jones, with a little more than five minutes remaining.
A subsequent Jones trey staked the visitors to a 64-62 advantage with two and a half minutes to play, and, despite a Caldwell-Pope turnover, Gerald Robinson was able to atone for a missed three-pointer a few moments earlier with a layup on a fast break to keep the game within reach at 66-64. A trio of Dustin Ware free throws cut the gap to 68-67 with 34 seconds on the clock, after which the teams traded fouls and free throws until Ware fired the shot from beyond the arc that permitted the Bulldogs to pull within 75-74 with eleven seconds left.
Nine seconds later, Robinson tied the game at 76 on another fastbreak layup to send the game to overtime, where the Red and Black used a Ware bucket from downtown and a quintet of free throws to establish an 84-78 edge, but the Fox Hounds missed five of their next six shots to find themselves clinging to an 86-82 advantage once Jones hit another free throw with 85 seconds remaining. From there, the Athenians drained six of seven from the charity stripe to card a hard-fought 92-86 victory.
Andre Jones poured in 33 points for Winthrop, but only one other Eagle managed more than twelve, while Georgia got 17 from Nemanja Djurisic, 18 from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 20 from Dustin Ware (who made three of six from three-point range), and 22 from Gerald Robinson (who went eight of eleven from the field with four assists and five rebounds). While this game should not have been as competitive as it was, a young Georgia club was not easily able to absorb the loss of Marcus Thornton, yet still the Bulldogs managed to do what Coach Fox’s teams have made a habit of doing since the start of last season; namely, win the games they’re supposed to win, albeit often by narrower margins than we’d have liked.
2304 W Devon Ave
(between Claremont Ave & Oakley Ave)
Chicago, IL 60659
Neighborhood: West Rogers Park
(773) 761-7587
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Metro Brokers Review
Metro Brokers has more than 1,800 metro Atlanta and north Georgia real estate agents who are experts in all areas of real estate. Our agents know metro Atlanta and north Georgia neighborhoods like it’s their own backyard, and will help you in your home search to find a home in the metro Atlanta area that’s perfect for you. Whether you are buying or selling a home in the Georgia real estate market, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers will be there for you every step of the way.
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 404-843-2500
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 404-843-2500
Atlanta Business Circulators Review
Atlanta Business Circulators (ABC) has been a family owned business since 1981, and has been in the same location since 1987. It is privately owned by husband and wife team Marcia Goldstein and John Sherwin. ABC prides itself on its customer service, quality of work, and fast turn-around time. You will receive personalized attention from the owners who handle all customer contact.
For jobs under 20,000-30,000 pieces, we tell our customers that we will turn their jobs within three business days, and typically do it in one or two. All jobs both on the shop floor and in the office go through at least a two step, and in many cases, a three step cross check, where multiple people check over the same step of each job to ensure quality. When we take on a new customer, we educate all employees about the work so that everyone is capable of contributing to the quality of your experience.
850 Pickens Industrial Drive,
Marietta GA 30062
Phone: 770-424-7769
For jobs under 20,000-30,000 pieces, we tell our customers that we will turn their jobs within three business days, and typically do it in one or two. All jobs both on the shop floor and in the office go through at least a two step, and in many cases, a three step cross check, where multiple people check over the same step of each job to ensure quality. When we take on a new customer, we educate all employees about the work so that everyone is capable of contributing to the quality of your experience.
850 Pickens Industrial Drive,
Marietta GA 30062
Phone: 770-424-7769
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