Colorado Man Busted; Bombs-for-Drugs Deal Alleged

A Colorado man who claimed to be a former demolition expert in the U.S. Marines was arrested Thursday after he allegedly tried to trade guns and homemade bombs with a 20-meter "kill zone" for cocaine.

Richard Lawrence Sandberg, 35, was taken into custody Thursday at his Morrison, Colo. home, ATF spokesman Bradley Beyersdorf told ABC News. Sandberg is facing one count of unlawful possession of a firearm or explosive device.

According to court documents, police became aware of Sandberg on January 18, when a confidential informant told a Denver police detective that Sandberg wanted to trade "numerous firearms and grenades" for drugs. The Denver police detective then contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

On Tuesday, the documents say, an undercover ATF agent met with Sandberg at his home.

Sandberg allegedly told the undercover agent that he was in possession of 18 M67 military grenades that he offered to sell for $200 to $300 a piece, according to the criminal complaint.

The complaint did not say where Sandberg may have gotten the grenades, but said "Sandberg claimed to have been active in war zones in Iraq, Somalia, Africa, and Pakistan."

"Sandberg also stated that he was in possession of several thousand rounds of ammunition and also in possession of uranium-tipped armor-piercing ammunition," the complaint said.

In addition to the grenades, Sandberg allegedly claimed to have about a dozen homemade bombs, called "frags," designed to create a "kill zone" within 20 meters and a "hurt zone" within 60 meters if they went off. The complaint says Sandberg also claimed to have access to C4 plastic explosives and napalm.

In one conversation, Sandberg "made disparaging remarks about the current administration and them wanting to take away his guns," according to the complaint.

If any law enforcement officers tried to take his guns, the complaint says Sandberg told the agent that "it would be a bad day for them and lots of them would die. Sandberg stated that he was ready and willing to die."

At one point, the undercover ATF agent offered to pay for pipe bombs and a small explosive called a "cricket." Sandberg refused, the complaint says, instead insisting that "they could set up a trade for cocaine."

During the Thursday operation, the street in front of Sandberg's home was blocked for several hours while ATF agents and three local bomb squads made sure the house was safe. Multiple improvised explosive devices were taken from the house and rendered safe at a remote location,according to U.S. Attorney's spokesman Jeffrey Dorchner.

One house next door to Sandberg's had to be temporarily evacuated, Beyersdorf said.

Sandberg appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon and was advised of the charges against him. He has not entered a plea. Sandberg is being held without bond until a detention hearing scheduled for Jan. 29, Dorchner said.

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PFT: Jets unlikely to add Vick, may target Jackson

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Well, the New Orleans airport workers won?t have a chance to egg the Falcons? bus, after all.

For the second straight week, the Falcons blew a big lead.? Unlike last week against the Seahawks, they were unable to come back and win.

After the 49ers took their first lead of the game with 8:23 to play, the Falcons moved the ball in position to go ahead again, fueled by a decision on replay review to uphold a catch by receiver Harry Douglas, who could have scored if he hadn?t stumbled.? The ball appeared to both move and touch the ground, but it was determined to be a catch ? prompting a full-body heave from coach Jim Harbaugh.

Still, the 49ers stiffened, stopping the Falcons on fourth and four with less than two minutes to play.? Along the way, quarterback Matt Ryan landed hard on his left arm after throwing a pass.? He was clearly bothered by an apparent injury to his shoulder/collarbone for the rest of the game.

The Falcons forced a punt, but Frank Gore gave the 49ers some breathing room and the Falcons simply didn?t have enough time to mount a scoring drive.? Ryan?s injury may have prevented him cranking up a deep pass to the end zone, which could prompt some to question whether a backup quarterback should have been used for the last play.

Regardless, the 49ers are going to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994.? And Jim Harbaugh has finally finished the business that began the following year, when his Colts nearly beat the Steelers for a berth in Super Bowl XXX.

And there?s also a chance that Jim Harbaugh will be facing his big brother in the Big Easy, if the Ravens beat the Patriots.

Though we?re officially objective, the idea of two brothers squaring off in the Super Bowl is a storyline worth rooting for.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/jets-unlikely-to-add-michael-vick-may-target-tarvaris-jackson/related

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Marketing Biz: Identity Capture, Link Rot & Graph Search

Facebook?s new Graph Search was the attention getting headline this week and for good reason. But there were also a number of reorganizations (perhaps the first of many New Year?s resolutions) including StumbleUpon layoffs, Patch?s community pivot, Advance Publications? purchase of Pop and a new advertising hire for Bazaarvoice.

New funding for Janrain and Curalate also returned attention to compelling trends for marketers to watch from social identity capture to the high rate of link rot.?

This is ? Marketing Biz.

Since 2008, Janrain customers have been able to use social login to better understand their website users.? The company?s Janrain User Management Platform (JUMP) provides a single, unified view of users across multiple online properties and social identities.? The third and latest generation of its industry-leading user management solution is the first to integrate profile data with a broad array of component technologies such as email marketing tools, ecommerce platforms and personalization engines.

That?s a pretty ominous headline isn?t it? Identity capture! But Janrain has been providing a social login solution for years and users are finally beginning to catch up and trust these social logins more often. So of course Janrain is looking to the next thing, using and mining that login data for those sites. Smart, but a bit creepy too.

Advance Publications, parent company of Conde Nast and magazines like Wired, Vogue and Vanity Fair, has acquired Pop, a digital ad agency based in Seattle.

?Pop and Advance see the opportunity to continue the transition they are in the process of making from a traditional media company to a digital media company,? said Pop CEO and founder Bill Predmore. ?One thing I hope we can do together is help them make that transition with the numerous brands in the family.?

Traditional media companies have long seen the light but have waited on the sidelines, thinking they had more time to ?go digital?. But digital media publications are flourishing while many long standing traditional publications are being shuttered. Advance has actually been more forward thinking than many but this clearly signals an acceleration of plans to stake out their share of the digital landscape.

Curalate provides both analytics and marketing tools. It tells brands which pinned content referred what traffic, and helps them run Pinterest contests.

CEO Apu Gupta says the company?s approach of using image recognition is better than those of keyword-based competitors, because only 10 percent of Pinterest posts include the name of a brand explicitly. Plus, as much as 48 percent of the most popular Pinterest pins are linked to expired pages on retailers? sites.

I hope that Curalate isn?t solely focused on Pinterest because I like the product concept and wouldn?t want them to hitch their wagon to a site versus a general image based curation trend. The statistic here about the number of broken links is staggering. The rate of link rot on the Internet is increasing and smart marketers should monitoring this issue to ensure the efficiency and longevity of those content assets.

There will be ?as much and more quality original content,? Webster said, though ?content? will mean not only reported stories but also community conversations as encouraged by the new platform. Running a community hub, Webster said, is ?definitely going to be a big part of what our editors do.?

The promise of hyperlocal content just hasn?t come to fruition. The opportunity is there but I don?t think this is the way to get there. Throwing community conversations and user generated content aggregation into the mix seems like a step back, not a step forward. Already a target for link spam, Patch will have serious issues around community management that just can?t be scaled with ease.

Graph Search and web search are very different. Web search is designed to take a set of keywords (for example: ?hip hop?) and provide the best possible results that match those keywords. With Graph Search you combine phrases (for example: ?my friends in New York who like Jay-Z?) to get that set of people, places, photos or other content that?s been shared on Facebook. We believe they have very different uses.

For years I?ve been predicting that Facebook would get into search and when they did it might not look the way we expected. Sure enough, Facebook finally did do something about search and it wasn?t at all what I was expecting. I don?t see this as a Google competitor but instead puts it firmly in competition with local recommendation engines like Yelp and Foursquare.

I?m not the biggest Facebook fan but there?s a lot to like here if you?ve invested in building a Facebook network. And for those who haven?t it might drive user re-engagement and reconfiguration which would benefit all ad targeting products.

Now that 40 percent of StumbleUpon?s traffic is from mobile devices, he said, a ?rebalancing? of the engineering team was in order. While the bulk of today?s layoffs impacted non-technical company divisions such as marketing and community, some desktop-focused engineers were also let go.

StumbleUpon is one of the least understood marketing platforms. They have simply never made a clear case to marketers as to the real value of those 1.03 page views per visit visits (say that three times fast!) So the layoff in marketing is a poor signal in my view. Would it kill you to do some multi-funnel attribution studies StumbleUpon?

Today, we?re expanding the program by adding nine members that address challenges we continue to hear often from publishers and brands, particularly around engagement and analytics.

Marketers should be pleased that Twitter is actively addressing the need for third-party tools to manage and analyze their efforts on Twitter. Overall, Twitter has largely moved from a developer friendly focus to a marketing friendly focus. This makes complete sense in their move to become a brand advertising platform.?

As Crowdbooster has become mission-critical to many of you, we started falling behind on our promise to give you the highest quality service and we hated it. Instead of the unsustainable freemium model, we?ve decided to charge a low monthly price of $9 for the currently free service. This freedom will allow us to innovate faster (like our new export feature) and provide you an even better service.?We think great analytics can be a difference maker in how we learn to communicate and tell stories using social media.

I like Crowdbooster but do I like it enough to fork over $9 a month? I would have liked to have seen more development on the platform prior to the change. Are you planning on becoming a paid subscriber?

Last year, Bazaarvoice, which helps e-commerce companies manage customer reviews, got into the media business by?buying Longboard Media, which helps the same companies run and target ads.

Ari Paparo is best known for his time at DoubleClick and could certainly bring interesting skills and connections to Bazaarvoice?s advertising integration plans. I still see review identity as an opportunity that would bring interest from a number of partners, most notably Google.

Reachli now has access to images on the websites of more than 700 publishers. The company?s algorithms identify categories of images and suggest them to advertisers. Then, advertisers can buy an ad for the image that is basically a text link that appears when a user rolls over the image with their cursor. The idea is that the link will direct users to something relevant to the image ? a home goods sale if it?s a photo of an interior, for example.

I?m a big fan of images as a way to communicate on the Internet. But I?m not sure that the context of images is always right for these text ads. It?s worth a test but as many retailers have found out the hard way, image traffic can often be far less valuable. It?s the difference between a window browser and a shopper.

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10 Small Businesses & Nonprofits with Mobile-Friendly Email ...

Did you know that more than half of Americans now own smartphones?and?88% are using those smartphones to access email?

And, in the U.K., the figures are similar: almost 40% of adults are using smartphones and over half use their smartphones to access their email.

Of course, this means that small businesses and organizations using email marketing now have to consider this smartphone usage when creating their email communications.

If you want people to engage with your emails from their smartphones it?s important to keep your messages short, focused, and visual.

The good news is that Constant Contact users now have access to new mobile-friendly templates that make it easy create beautiful emails that also look great on a mobile device.

Let?s take a look at how others have started using these mobile-friendly templates:

1. The Pajama Program

The Pajama Program is an organization that raises money for pajamas and books for children in need.

Template: Nonprofit Volunteer

Results: Raises about $1,000 per email by staying short & focused

Location: New York, NY

?Email marketing is great, because it doesn?t have to take a lot of effort to have a big effect.? ? Terri Jasen, National Program Director

2. Bicycle Adventures

Bicycle Adventures isn?t your typical bike touring company?when cyclists aren?t touring anywhere from New Zealand to California, they?re staying at five-star hotels and lodging?combining adventure with comfort!

Template: Spa & Salon Promotion

Results: President Todd Starnes says that whenever an email is sent out, the website traffic for Bicycle Adventures doubles, jumping from 700 to 1,400 unique visitors.

Location: Issaquah, WA

?We get really good feedback from the newsletters and the new templates have been working great for us, we?re getting a lot of opens.?? ? Todd Starnes, President

3. Bisque Imports

Bisque Imports supplies studios and artists with imported bisque and glazed items, from traditional pottery to sprinklers.

Template: Restaurant Family-Friendly

Results: Emails are the biggest drivers of web traffic

Location: Belmont, NC

?We?ve found that by not overcrowding our emails with text but instead linking to more information, we?ve gotten a much better response from our readers.? ? Kelci DeFrancesco, Director of Marketing

4. La Provence

Organization: La Provence provides customers with authentic French goods, from soaps to table linens, and email helps promote the latest sales.

Template: Spa & Salon Promotion

Results: 1-3 sales per email

Location: Rockport, MA

?Email definitely works. We see people clicking through to our website and we have people coming into the shop telling us that they saw our newsletter.? ? Dawn Noble, Owner

5. Reelworks Teen Filmmaking

Reelworks is a nonprofit that works to give teens the chance to tell their story through film. Email is a valuable way to showcase the latest videos to mentors, students, and families.

Template: Nonprofit Newsletter

Results: Saves $18,000 a year from switching from direct mail to email marketing

Location: Brooklyn, NY

?At first, we thought emails had to mimic newsletters, but considering the way people consume media and information on the internet, we decided it?s more about grabbing their attention.? ? Mari Irizarry, Director of Communications

6. ?Vicky?s of Santa Fe

Vicky?s of Santa Fe is a restaurant with a unique menu and a very unique atmosphere?seven days a week, there are jazz artists performing. That means there?s a lot of information to share about upcoming shows, and Manager Marc Lodovico uses email marketing to do it.

Template: Nonprofit Volunteer

Results: 5-10 phone calls after each email is sent

Location: Indian Wells, CA

?Constant Contact is very cost-effective for our marketing, because I can do all of it and I don?t have to hire a designer or someone coming up with content for us.? ? Marc Lodovico, Manager

7. Wine Station

The Wine Station is a wine shop that doesn?t sell anything online. That means that it?s important to bring customers into the store with email marketing, both for events and sales.

Template: Restaurant Family-Friendly

Results: A single email drove 400 customers to the store for an event on a day that usually sees about 40 customers

Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada

?People don?t have the time to read a lot of text. We make sure our emails are informative but also quick and easy to read.? ? Julie Ananny, Owner

8. Basil Tree Catering

Basil Tree Catering is an eco-friendly catering company that primarily offers meals to businesses, universities, and nonprofits on-location. In fact, Basil Tree is so dedicated to being green that the company offers a service to pick up guest?s used platters and recyclables?and employees combine different orders to minimize the amount of driving to different events whenever possible.

Template: Nonprofit Volunteer

Results: Saving dozens of hours in keeping track of registered customers, building relationships

Location: Cambridge, MA

?Before Constant Contact, we were manually keeping track of everyone we had reached out to?it was crazy, the amount of time it took. Now, I can send out an email to about 300 people in less than five minutes.? ? Ruth Weening, Catering Manager

9. The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce represents Indiana businesses and shows off the latest resources, events, and initiatives via email marketing.

Template: Nonprofit Volunteer

Results: Won Indiana Chamber of the Year in 2011 and Chamber of the Year in 2012, in part for digital outreach initiatives

Location: Bloomington, IN

?Email helped us go from reaching one or two employees in a business to reaching dozens.? ? Christine Gillenwater, President

10. Build It Green! NYC

Build It Green! NYC is a nonprofit that specializes in salvaging materials that would otherwise be tossed into landfills. The organization accepts and collects materials like doors, windows, furniture, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, and reclaimed lumber to resells them in reuse centers for 40-80% off retail prices.

Template: Nonprofit Volunteer

Results: 20 phone calls from supporters and customers per email

Location: Queens, New York

?Email marketing is such a great way to remind people about the items we have, especially since Astoria is so out of the way,? she explains. ?Compelling pictures and graphics can make a big difference.? ? Jaclyn Jablkowski

Make your own emails mobile-friendly

The underlying trend for all of these emails is that they?re concise and they have a clear call-to-action. Someone who?s just glancing through their inbox on their phone can still get the message and easily take action.

Keeping emails short and visual is going to be increasingly important as smartphones become the norm among both your customers and supporters, so it may be time to start thinking about how you can design your own emails in a way that makes them fun, engaging, and mobile-friendly.

Ready to start sending mobile-friendly emails? Log into Constant Contact and check out the mobile-friendly templates we have available under ?Type? > ?New.?

More are coming soon!?

Source: http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/email-marketing/mobile-friendly-email-templates-examples/

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Adviser hails 'Abenomics,' says dollar can rise

Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in. Hamada is the brain behind the "Abenomics" of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, elected late last year, who has been pressuring the Bank of Japan to set an inflation target to fight deflation. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in. Hamada is the brain behind the "Abenomics" of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, elected late last year, who has been pressuring the Bank of Japan to set an inflation target to fight deflation. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

TOKYO (AP) ? The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in.

Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, is the brain behind the "Abenomics" of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, elected late last year, who has been pressuring the Bank of Japan to set an inflation target to fight deflation.

Although the Bank of Japan has not yet taken any action, Abe's pronouncements have been enough to lift the benchmark Nikkei and the dollar higher.

On Friday the dollar rose above 90 yen for the first time since June 2010. That's up from the 80 yen levels prior to Abe's election. It had traded below 80 yen during much of last year. A weak yen makes Japan's imports more expensive but is a boon for its exporters. The Nikkei 225 has gained almost 11 percent since the Jan. 16 election.

"The proof is in the pudding. Evidence is stronger than any talk," said Hamada, recently appointed adviser to Abe's Cabinet.

Hamada's views, while shared by many economists around the world, is based on the idea that moderately rising prices are good for growth, and that Japan's big problem is deflation, or continuously plunging prices. Japan's economy has been in the doldrums for the past two decades after its 1980s bubble economy turned sour.

Hamada's proposals, which encourage the printing of more money, also help export-dependent economies such as Japan by lowering their currencies.

Japan's automakers and electronics makers have been at a huge disadvantage compared to their South Korean rivals because, as the yen surged 20 percent in recent years, the won fell 40 percent, according to Hamada.

"If the dollar goes above 110 yen, there may be reason for worry, but at 100 yen or 95 yen, it's OK," he said at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo.

Hamada, who often advises Abe through telephone calls and memos, argued growth was being held down by failed monetary policies, and Japan can get back on a recovery track with the right measures.

He was less bullish about Abe's generous spending packages and urged that stimulus money go into fixing faulty bridges and rebuilding in the tsunami disaster zone, not pork-barrel construction as in the past.

When asked about Abe's nationalistic views, which are likely to anger China and other Asian neighbors, Hamada said he hoped to exchange views with the leader's political advisers to ensure the best for the Japanese people. He did not give details, stressing his expertise was economics.

Abe has promised to take a more assertive diplomatic stance and foster patriotism, moves that may seek to sugar-coat Japan's World War II atrocities and could intensify regional territorial disputes.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2013: TheBump.com Reveals Top Pregnancy ...

-- Leading Pregnancy and Parenting Website Predicts Royal Baby Fever, Breastfeeding Boom, 50 Shades of Green Names and More for 2013 Pregnancies --

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2013 ? /PRNewswire/ --?Updated -- TheBump.com, the fastest-growing pregnancy and parenting website, today released its predictions for the hottest pregnancy trends for 2013. From neon accents in the nursery and royal baby frenzy to shades of green names, moms-to-be will have plenty of trends to jump on this year.

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"Whether it's taking a mommymoon with friends, hosting an at-home ultrasound party or throwing a postbirth bash for friends and family to meet the new arrival, pregnancies are more celebrated now than ever," says Carley Roney, cofounder and editor in chief of TheBump.com. "It's an extremely exciting time in a woman's life, and today's mamas-to-be are fully embracing ways of sharing their bliss with others."

Here's What's Trending for 2013:

Royal Baby Fever The arrival of Kate Middleton and Prince William's new baby will no doubt be the biggest birth of the year. Just as wedding dress designers started creating replicas of Kate's gown the second she stepped out of the car on her wedding day, we'll see maternity clothing designers quickly incorporating her bump style into their collections and moms-to-be flocking to emulate her pregnancy look. Regal baby gear and decor will also make its way into stores and commoners' hands. Once the royal babe arrives, his or her style, gear and name will be obsessed over and copied.

From 50 Shades of Green to Downton Abbey Domination Celebs have been naming their babies after hues of the rainbow for years, but with emerald being the Pantone color of the year, our bet's on naming babies after shades of green?think Hunter, Kelly, Jade, Fern and Forest. After all, Drew Barrymore did name her baby girl Olive in 2012. What's out in 2013? Naming your baby after a city, like Brooklyn, Paris or Austin. This year, moms will take a cue from Reese Witherspoon, who last year named her baby boy Tennessee, and try Georgia, Virginia, Carolina or even Montana. Also on the rise this year are popular names from the beginning of the 20th century. Due to the Downton Abbey craze, more babies will be sporting names like Mary, Edith, Anna, Robert and Thomas.

More Moms Whipping 'Em Out With rates on the rise and an outbreak of media attention on the topic in 2012, we can only predict an even bigger increase in breastfeeding (especially in public!) for 2013. From the Time magazine cover shot of a mom nursing her three-year-old son and NYC's "Latch On NYC" program that discourages formula use in hospitals to TheBump.com Public Display of Breastfeeding Day, where moms across the country nursed in public, the act has received major support that is sure to continue this year. Celeb moms such as Pink, Miranda Kerr, Ali Landry, Hilary Duff and Gwen Stefani are also big advocates. Another plus: Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are now required to cover breast pumps and visits to lactation consultants at no cost to the patient. Here's to more moms whipping 'em out in 2013!

Social Sharing Sooner Moms are taking a cue from the recent flurry of celebs, including Kate Middleton and Jessica Simpson, whose pregnancies were announced earlier than usual. Blame it on the trend of oversharing on social media or on a friend outing you at the office, but women today are announcing sooner than the standard 12 weeks to their close friends and family. In fact, a poll on TheBump.com showed that 58% of pregnant women let the cat out of the bag before the 12-week mark.

Mommymoons You've heard of the babymoon and even the daddymoon, but mommymoons are becoming increasingly popular, with expectant moms indulging in a little R&R before the baby arrives. Whether it involves taking a beach getaway with fellow expecting mamas, shutting off for the weekend at a spa resort or hosting an at-home mani-pedi party and prenatal yoga class with friends, pregnant moms are finding ways to enjoy some "me" time before middle-of-the-night feedings and diaper changes become routine.

Neon in the Nursery 2012 saw a plethora of neon on the runways, and now energizing colors are making their way into the nursery. Don't expect cribs in highlighter yellow or electric-blue walls, but parents will be sure to embrace a basic palette with fluorescent pops of color. From hot-pink chevron pillows to neon-orange wall art, subtle accents in energizing hues will be brightening nurseries everywhere.

Baby Shower v. Baby Bash On its way out are the days of baby showers for baby number two, three and more. 2013 will be the year of the "sip and see": a postbirth bash hosted by the parents where friends and family stop by the house, sip some drinks and see the newborn. Baby showers for second and third babies are always a debated topic, but with a sip and see, parents can easily celebrate the birth of the new one and not have guests feel obligated to show up with a must-have baby item.?

Raising the Bar on the Sex Reveal The trend of revealing your baby's gender has gone beyond cutting a cake to discover pink or blue filling. In 2013, parents are pulling out all the stops to create a gender reveal that's truly memorable for their friends and family. From sending personal boxes filled with pink or blue helium balloons to making a "Gangnam Style" gender-reveal dance video, parents are getting creative when announcing the sex. Another big trend this year in gender reveals: the ultrasound party. Yes, expecting parents are inviting friends and family to view a live ultrasound conducted by a technician right in their very own living room.

About TheBump.com The Bump is the only multiplatform resource giving first-time moms the inside scoop on fertility, pregnancy and new mommyhood, reaching millions of moms each year through The Bump Network, including TheBump.com, Breastfeeding.com and The Bump local guide. The Bump editorial team, "born" on The Knot, provides new moms stage-by-stage advice, stylish ideas, local resources, interactive tools and a savvy online community who are obsessed with knowing about everything baby. The Bump is a part of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), a global media and technology leader devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between. Follow The Bump on Twitter @thebump.

Contact:???????????? Melissa Bach Public Relations Manager TheBump.com (212) 515-3594? mbach@xogrp.com

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Get the Best Bedfordshire Limo Hire Services

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