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I assume your talking about the STAR rebate checks..if so, the checks were mailed out in the beginning of October. You should of had yours already. Check out this website for more info.

www.orps.state.ny.us/star/index.cfm

Im really curious to know this so i can spend my money and get them there if it isn’t insanely high like 20,000 or some stuff like that

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Even if you’re not into yoga, you might want to grab an OM-centric friend and check out Yoga, Inc., a documentary about the underbelly of the yoga industry, which is screening in San Francisco, New York and New Jersey this summer. The film, which was written, produced and directed by John Philp, takes an in-depth look at the Americanization of the ancient spiritual practice and interviews some of its major players.

Philp provided Pilates-Pro.com with a review copy, which I eagerly watched with a Pilates instructor friend. We were both struck by the parallels between what’s happening in the Pilates and yoga industries. The explosion in popularity of the two practices in the West has opened the door for capitalism to rear its head in ways that aren’t always consistent with the ideals of either one.

The similarities are many. In their early days, both disciplines got boosts from the celebrity set. Once it became clear there was money to be made, the intellectual property issues bubbled up—the Pilates industry dealt with its trademark demons a few years back; yoga’s version revolved around Bikram Choudhury’s copyright claim on his hot form of the practice. And each is dealing with whether to impose standards and ethical codes on its teachers, as well as the new phenomenon of chain studios. But yoga also has its unique issues—ever heard of “competitive yoga”? And what about the guy in New York who has a store selling products with the slogan “F*@& Yoga“on them?

The film—which includes interviews with yoga luminaries such as Rodney Yee, Trisha Lamb and the founders of YogaWorks—presents these issues fairly and with a good balance of humor and sensitivity. After all, it’s a complex topic. It’s not a bad thing to earn a living in the yoga or Pilates worlds, but it seems even things as pure as spirituality and fitness bring out the best and worst in a capitalistic society. Perhaps that’s why we need them so much.
Click here to learn more about upcoming Yoga, Inc. screenings, when to catch it on TV in Canada or how to purchase a copy.

Also, be on the lookout for Yoga, Inc., the book, coming in 2009.

To find out more information on news in the pilates industry visit our website at www.Pilates-Pro.com.

Amy Leibrock
http://www.articlesbase.com/yoga-articles/yoga-documentary-examines-the-business-of-om-717230.html

Are you curious as to who is home improving their homes? There are lots of people going diy or do it yourself for their home improvements. Check out some of these interesting facts learn more.

A recent survey showed that about 49% of people in over 75 American cities had made some sort of improvement to their property in the past year. The results also pointed that it may be people living in smaller towns or cities who spend more money on their homes.

Harrisburg, PA was rated the top city where 59% of people had started a home improvement plan in the past 12 months. The next top ranking cities where people were doing home improvements included Buffalo, NY and Toledo, OH.

A few other cities where home improvement had been initiated by over 55% of people included Detroit and Flint, MI, Atlanta, GA, Syracuse and Rochester, NYC, Indianapolis, IN, and Cincinnati, OH.

The people who were doing the least amount of home improvement were the residents of Honolulu, where only 37% percent of people had begun a home improvement project in the past 12 months. They were last in the city of all cities surveyed. Other large hubs where there was less work down on homes included: Fresno, CA with 40%, Las Vegas, NV with 40%, New York, NY with 48%, Chicago, IL with 46%, Miami, FL with 45%, Los Angeles, CA with 44%, Washington, DC with 44%, San Francisco, CA with 43%, and San Diego, CA with 42%.

This would mean that there are some great chances for advertisers to in certain markets where home improvement is hot. There are also some kinds of home improvements that are being down more often than others. For instance interior painting or adding wallpaper are both popular options. Over 25% of people were doing this kind of work. Landscaping was also a popular options amongst those doing home improvement projects on their property. Other things like building a swimming pool or hot tub were less popular. Only about 2% of people surveyed said that this was something they had begun in the last year.

Some other interesting things to note were that people who had internet in their home were also more likely to be embarking on home improvement projects. Also people show spend more money online were more likely to be start their own home improvement project.

Another interesting fact is that of those people who chose to work on their kitchens on their own under 4% of those people hired someone else to do any of the work in their place. Those choosing to redo their kitchens were about 53% of those surveyed who were doing something to their house. Over 60% of people painted the interior themselves, put up wallpaper, did landscaping work, and redid their baths themselves. People most often paid to have a security system installed, to have their carpets redone, and to have their heat or air con modified. Get going with your own improvement today!

Ray J. Walberg
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-improvement-articles/do-it-yourself-to-save-money-131473.html

Majorca has scored a stunning success this year by being the British holidaymakers island of choice for their annual getaway, and has now capped a successful summer by being top destination for the autumn too.

One travel site has reported that Majorca, along with Spain’s Costa del Sol, are the most heavily booked for the autumn period in Europe, with New York being the top long haul destination for British tourists.

Other areas of Spain are also enjoying an autumn renaissance - notably the Costa Blanca and the Canary Island of Tenerife. Surprisingly Malta is starting to compete with the traditional British getaway favourites.

Malta has enjoyed quite a turn around in her fortunes over the last eighteen months since the Maltese authorities reluctantly agreed to allow low cost airlines to fly to the Mediterranean island. The tourist situation for Malta was so poor at one stage that a British holiday company were seriously considering dropping it from their main brochures, and if others had followed Malta would have been relegated as a mainstream vacation destination to one of niche status for her culture, history, and diving holidays.

Low cost airlines have engineered Malta away from tourist disaster to a far healthier position for 2007, and some 300,000 visitors could be delivered to the island for the 2008 season, as well as giving it an autumn boost this year.

But for all the success of one island in the Mediterranean that Malta has enjoyed in 2007 after turning around an awful 2006, it is really the Spanish island of Majorca that has done best for 2007, consistently attracting tourists throughout the summer, and extending it to the autumn time - good news for the hotel and holiday trade on the island as they see the months of profitabilty extend beyond the traditional ones.

Mallorca as an island has been promoting itself to the UK market by including a team distributing information at London’s Victoria Station. Trains from Victoria run several times an hour to London’s Gatwick Airport, allowing easy access to Mallorca for Londoners.

The Balearic Islands of which Mallorca is part consist of three islands, as well as Malloca there is Menorca (the smallest island)and and Ibiza. Menorca has a season that traditionally is at its peak early May to end September, but is now trying to extend that from mid April to mid October.

As part of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca has welcomed many visitors back to live full time on the island. Menorca property has proved popular too, for those looking for a gentler pace of life than big sister Mallorca.

Property prices in Mallorca are similar to Menorca property, with a range of apartments and villas in both rural and town locations, and with twenty golf courses plenty of golf course developments too on Mallorca.

Menorca has just the one golf course, recently extended to eighteen holes, and is located in Son Parc, which has a choice of hotels, apartments and villas for holiday makers.

The cost of flying to Mallorca has come down in recent years from most European countries due to low cost airlines, especially in the island’s core tourist areas of the United Kingdom and Germany, and last year easyJet started direct flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to the sister island of Menorca, as well as serving Mallorca itself.

Despite competition from other destinations, Mallorca looks set to remain a favourite holiday spot for both the summer and autumn.

Roger Munns
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/late-boost-for-2007-majorca-holidays-232990.html