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Archive for March, 2011

Winner-For Paint Your City Green!

Mar-19-2011 By Barbara Zak

It’s Green Bay,Wisconsin for the win, of the Paint your City Green Contest!

enter your city to win 85000 dollars in the paint your city green contest

Paint Your City Green Logo Courtesy of Sherri May & Co.

Phoenix creative agency Sherri May & Co.,  awarded Green Bay, Wisconsin  as the $87,000 Go Green Marketing Campaign winner, of their Paint Your City Green Campaign, on March 15, 2011.

Paint Your City Green, is the Second Big Win for Green Bay, this year!

As this year’s winner of the Super Bowl, Green Bay, gets a double win.
Sherri May & Co. is a creative services firm, headquartered in Phoenix,  and sponsored the Paint Your City Green, contest.

“The City of Green Bay, is honored to be painted green, by Sherri May & Company,” Green Bay Mayor, Jim Schmitt said. “As sustainability, continues to be one of our essential goals, the residents will be the true beneficiaries of this opportunity.”

Dunn Edwards donates 50 gallons of paint to the Paint Your City Green project!

As the winner, of the Paint Your City Green campaign, Green Bay, also will receive as part of the package, professionally designed statement inserts, brochures, avenue banners, billboards, signage and a website. The grand prize, also includes 50 gallons, of Dunn Edwards Greener by Design TM eco-efficiency paint, for the interior and/or exterior of one city building. Read the rest of this entry »

Relax With Barbara On Wednesday 88

Mar-16-2011 By Barbara Zak

There is a great deal of thought, wisdom and talent expressed in this video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! 🙂

Could An Oil Revolution Happen Here? Part 2

Mar-14-2011 By Barbara Zak

Soaring prices, a struggling economy, will an oil revolution happen here?

Detailed analysis of oil prices, 1970-2004

Image via Wikipedia

America’s weakness, and oil dependency, has affected oil exporters. The shock waves of our struggling economy, sparked by the  ongoing global financial crisis, have had a ripple effect, including the collapse of the Arab regimes. With, the continuing crisis in Libya, we can expect a steady climb, in the price of gas at the pump. The more everything costs, the greater the chance of an oil revolution.

We all know that cars, ships and planes, and a large proportion of the trains in the world, are powered by gasoline or diesel fuel.  Today’s, modern way of life depends entirely on these modes of transportation.  Therefore, our dependency on oil will remain.  History has taught us, that fear triggers revolution. Read the rest of this entry »