Chinese New Year 2015

Wishing you all a Happy Chinese New Year

Canada Day Proclaimed in South Dakota

Governor Dennis Daugaard proclaimed February 18, 2015 Canada Day in South Dakota,

(kdltnews) Pierre SD - Government leaders from Alberta and Manitoba joined state lawmakers at the Capitol on Wednesday to celebrate the country's relationship with South Dakota.

It was a full house inside the Capitol as Consul General Jamshed Merchant greeted a joint session of the South Dakota House and Senate.

Through his address, Merchant explained the strong relationship between Canada and South Dakota and why the country is the state's number one trading partner.

Consul General Merchant said, "South Dakota and Canada share this immense relationship."

For 200 years, the United States has remained close to its friend from the north, and South Dakota has been a big part in helping the friendship flourish.

"A lot of Canadians love coming to South Dakota. Over 200,000 Canadians come visit a place like Mount Rushmore, but they leave money when they come. They leave lots of money in the economy,” said Merchant.

Putting money into the economy is a mutual deal between Canada and South Dakota.

Over $1 billion is accrued annually through trade between the U.S. and Canada, and a portion of that trade comes from over 28,000 South Dakota jobs.

Merchant said, "All the way from companies like Daktronics that make signs for hockey arenas, to fire engines from Rosenbauer, to companies that do manufacturing."

As the strong relationship continues to grow, February 18, 2015 was proclaimed Canada Day in South Dakota.

Video: Arizona: Weather map goes crazy live on the air

(excerpt) 2960 degrees in Cave Creek?! FOX 10's Cory McCloskey leads viewers through a hilarious weathercast after his weather map malfunctions. Technology doesn't always cooperate, but luckily Cory knows how to handle the "heat!" Via My Fox Phoenix :

Nebraska Nice

: The possibilities were endless when Nebraska set out to dust off its tourism brand. Boiling down nine months of research including surveys and interviews with more than 3,500 people in a $75,000 initiative the Nebraska Tourism Commission says it found the essence of the state.

Nebraska Nice. Like "Minnesota Nice" but Nebraska. 

Sounds Fitting right?

Watch the video & see

Here's another version if you're not convinced:

What's your favorite tourism slogan?

(non sponsored, all opinions are my own)

5ever (Animated)

 "..FIVE-ever"

(Video by "StuffbyDavid")

Brave New World: Tiffany & Co. Features 1st same-sex couple in engagement campaign

Jan 9 2015 (elle) = It's almost a cliché at this point—that a little girl dreams of opening a Tiffany blue box from her beau when he finally pops the question. But what about the boys who dream of being proposed to by their beaus?

For the first time, Tiffany & Co. is featuring a gay couple in its latest engagement campaign. (Fun fact: the pair are not models—which, really?!!—but an unnamed, real-life NYC couple.)

"Nowadays, the road to marriage is no longer linear, and true love can happen more than once with love stories coming in a variety of forms," said Linda Buckley, Tiffany & Co. VP of North American PR, in a statement to ELLE.com. "The Tiffany engagement ring is the first sentence of the story that a couple will write together as they create a life that is deeply intimate and exceptional, which is the message we hope to convey through this campaign." Click to see the pic

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We all know Tiffany & Co won't feature a Xian & Jewish couple let alone an interracial polygamist group. I guess some people are more equal than others. When will the hate end? 

Twitter them @TiffanyAndCo and say enough is enough! (end sarcasm)

Happy Year New 2015!

Wishing you all a..

(Because "Happy Holiday's is so overrated)

Let's make 2015 shine brighter than 2014