Chick-Fil-A is giving away a free meal to any customer brave enough to come into one of their stores dressed as a cow. This memorable event is happening on July 10th nationwide, and is part of a series of events providing customers with an opportunity to win (among other things) a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond.
The Houston Business Journal reports that there are 35 Houston-area locations (with at least one in Pasadena and one in Clear Lake). I will be out of town on this date, or I’d be tempted to check out a Chick-Fil-A just to see if anyone comes by dressed as a cow. And I’d bring my camera.
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The Houston Independent School District and their partner Connection Academy have opened up their virtual school program to students across Texas. Houston Business Journal reports that this will allow 1,000 students to enroll in the virtual school program for free.
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Think tuition is high enough? It’s about to get higher for students at the University of Houston System. The Houston Business Journal is reporting that UH System is going to increase tuition 3.98% for fiscal year 2010. The good news? It’s the lowest percentage increase the school has made in a decade.
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Looking to improve the response on your email campaigns? Vertical Response posted 10 tips to help:
- More Links
- Link Your Headlines
- Link Your Images
- Include a Table of Contents
- Tease Them
- Link Your Offer
- Free Gift
- Give an Expiration Date
- Link to a Customer Video
- Personalize Your Links
These tips are supposed to help you get more clicks. Try them and let me know.
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This nifty little tool from CNN Money lets you calculate what you would have to earn in any city in the US to be comparable to what you’re earning now. It gives you a city vs city comparison of housing, utilities, etc.
Finances
Web-savvy jurors create new problem for courts
– Houston Chronicle2
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Simultaneously, as Americans use social media to provide a now-ubiquitous “what are you doing?” running daily dialogue via Facebook and Twitter, a stint on jury duty is proving irresistible fodder. Never mind that our justice system hinges on a sacred premise that jurors start a case with an unprejudiced, blank slate and promise to consider only the information and evidence presented in trial.
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In Arkansas, a juror used his cell phone to post Twitter updates during the trial. When revealed, he couldn’t understand what the fuss was about.
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Would you Tweet during jury duty? Before I read this, I think I might have.
Footnotes
2 = article may expire in a few weeks.
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UH theatre school creates summer camp for Fifth Ward students
– Houston Business Journal
The University of Houston’s School of Theatre & Dance is introducing a theater curriculum for elementary school students in Houston’s Fifth Ward as part of a summer camp program.
A two-year, $260,000 grant from the Houston Endowment — the school’s largest grant to date — helped kick off the camp, which introduces acting, puppetry, storytelling and dance under the guidance of UH teaching artists, including theater faculty and graduate students.
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Have you ever hemmed your skirt with tape? I have. This is a time-honored quick fix that a college friend clued me into one day. This and other quick fixes are featured in The Frugal Duchess’ Cheap and Easy Repairs for Wardrobe Malfunctions. Others include:
- use a marker to banish scuff marks from shoes
- use staples to repair broken hook-and-eyelet fasteners
It’s a useful list.
Finances
Looking for that great gift for Dad as Father’s Day approaches? Mint.com posted 11 Affordable Father’s Day Gifts Dads Will Want, and they included two that have now been added to my wishlist:
- the Sprint MiFi
- the magicJack
It’s a nice list, and not all tech.
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Houstonians eat out more than in any other city in the country. The Frugal Duchess has a wonderful post with tips on how to spend less while eating out. Just a few:
- Look for bargains on the menu
- Time your visit
- Order takeout
Of course, the cheapest thing is to eat in, but if you’re like me, the list will come in handy.
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