Nutrition Avenue Coming Soon and Your Opinion Counts!

Hey Everyone!

Well - my family (my parents, my wife, my brother and myself) are starting on our first family business venture in Allen, Texas. It is a nutrition club called 'Nutrition Avenue', in which you can come in and get individual servings of the AMAZING tasting shakes, smoothies, herbal tea, and pies that have helped my wife to lose 17 lbs (of course before she recently got pregnant), my dad to lose 23 lbs and his blood sugar and cholesterol to drop, my mom to lose over 20 lbs, my sister-in-law to lose over 33 lbs, and for me to lose 28 lbs and to regain an incredible amount of energy.

For those of you who have never been to an Herbalife Nutrition Club, the concept is similar to that of a Smoothie King or a Jamba Juice. The BIG difference is that EVERY one of our shakes, smoothies, and pies contain all natural ingredients, are low in calories, carbs, and sugar, and are high in protein and daily essential vitamins. The metabolism boosting, fat burning, all natural protein ingredient is what allows each shake or pie serving to substitute as a full meal without you feeling hungry. Plus, the shakes and pies taste so good you feel like you are cheating!

Here is the part where we need your help. We have narrowed down our logo selection to two options. We like them both, so we have decided to let our friends, family, and future customers make the final decision. Your opinion counts, so whichever logo gets the highest votes will be the one that we use.

Simply go to http://www.visitnutritionave.com and click on the logo you like the best. We plan on opening towards the end of this month, so we will let you know the results as soon as we get enough votes! The best thing is that everyone who joins the mailing list gets a coupon for a FREE 16 oz shake AND 16 oz herbal tea as soon as we open.

Go and vote NOW, and don't forget to join the mailing list. Spread the word to your friends so they can help vote too!

Thanks in advance,
Presario

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Why is my gas mileage dropping?

Presario Says: Did you know that improper maintenance to your car is the number one reason your gas mileage goes down? Here are some things you can do to get your gas mileage back where it needs to be!

Condition MPG Penalty

Underinflated Tires 1 – 2 mpg

Dirty Air Filter 2 mpg

Worn Spark Plugs 2 mpg

Worn O2 Senor 3.0 mpg

Dirty Oil .4 mpg

Loose Gas Cap 2.0 mpg

Potential Loss in Fuel Economy if all of the above are neglected:

11.4 MPG

Most of us ignore a majority of these things until we have a problem. The truth is, we can avoid may problems with our vehicles and save money in the long run just by performing regular maintenance. Just a money saving tip brought to you by PresarioSays.com!

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The Best of the Best Car Show

Hello friends,

Every year my company, Presario Productions co-sponsors a charity car show in Longview, Texas called the 'Show n' Shine Car Show' (www.longviewcarshow.com). Last year, we were approached by the Grand Prairie Air Hogs minor league baseball team to throw a car show in their brand new stadium in Grand Prairie. We agreed, and decided to put together a larger version of our original show.

The show is called the Best of the Best Car Show, and it will be held at the QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie on August 22, 2009 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Here are some of the show details:

Show Date: August 22, 2009
Show Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Place: QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie
1651 Lone Star Parkway
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Come join us as we take over this entire brand new ballpark for a day of AMAZING cars and family fun!

Featuring:

- The First Car Show Held in this Brand New, 20 Million Dollar Venue
- A “Kids Pedal Speedway and Playland” by Ride n’ Zone®
- A Full Sports Bar with over 20 Flat Panel TVs
- Discounts on Ft. Worth MusicFest Activities in the Evening
- Two Concession Stands, Plenty of Restrooms, and More!

If you are a blogger, it would be great if you could add this to your list of things to do and/or do an article about it. Also, if you know of any more family activities or booth vendors that would like to plug into this event – let us know. We have a HUGE venue with plenty of space. More information is available on the website at www.bestcarshowever.com.

See you there!

Presario

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You've gotten the emails - now read the blog.

So, you've may have gotten the world famous emails with my jokes and commentary about what is going on in the world. You may have even visited my technical blog at www.AskPresario.com, my motivational quotes page at www.AMinuteorTwo.com, or my website dedicated to the name Alastair at www.WhoIsAlastair.com. Now - read my personal blog and get even more of Alastair's opinions, jokes, and fun information!

This page is nothing fancy - if you want the fancy stuff visit my web design site at www.presarioproductions.com.

So with no further delay may I introduce - PresarioSays.com.

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Super High Definition Inauguration Panoramic Photo

All I can say is "WOW". I want one of these robotic camera mounts! See directions for viewing below the link.

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c

This is absolutely represents the BEST in today's 'high definition’ photography. Really amazing.
Zoom in ('double-click' an area) ....and watch it focus. Then zoom some more... and wait for focus.
Each zoom in takes a second to focus ...and then you can see some amazing (and not so amazing) reactions.
This is a great surveillance tool!

This picture was taken with a Canon camera on a robotic mount. The shot was captured from the north press platform during President Obama's inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. It's made up of 220 images, and the final image size is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera.)

Bonus points if you can find Yo-Yo Ma taking a picture with his iPhone, George Bush looking like he is aggravated, Clarence Thomas looking like he is asleep, and Newt Gingrich’s wife blowing her nose.

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Why is Black History Month In February

Why is Black History Month In February?

February was selected by a man named Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson, who was a noted historian and publisher, and who was a pioneer in American Black history. Born to parents who were former slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high school at age twenty. He graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. The scholar was disturbed to find in his studies that history books largely ignored the black American population-and when blacks did figure into the picture, it was generally in ways that reflected the inferior social position they were assigned at the time.

Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. However, February has much more than Douglass and Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history. For example:

• W.E.B. Dubois, who was born on February 23, 1868, and who was a Civil Rights leader and co-founder of the N.A.A.C.P.
• The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed on February 3, 1870 which gave Blacks the right to vote.
• The first Black senator, Hiriam R. Revels took office on February 25, 1870.
• The N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded in New York City of February 12, 1909, and
• Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism was shot and killed by Black Muslims on February 21, 1965.

Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not know is that black history had barely begun to be studied-or even documented-when the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a respectable presence in the history books.

"He who influences the thoughts of his times, influences all the times that follows."

Sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmintro1.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

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President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: Full Speech Transcript

So, for those of you who didn't tune in live or don't want to watch the pre-recorded videos – I have posted the full transcript of the Obama Speech (courtesy of the Associated Press):

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty--four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far--reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America -- they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.

The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God--given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short--cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint--hearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk--takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.

And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard--earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and non--believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West -- know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far--off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."

America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

President Barak Obama
Inauguration Address
January 20, 2009

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