Starving Students Inc. Moving Company Management Promotion

Starving Students, one of California and Nevada’s most esteemed moving companies announced today the promotion of two key players in the organization: Sara Wicks and Jason Newsome.

Sara Wicks, a veteran member of the management team at Starving Students, formerly Regional Director of the Northern California and Washington State districts, is now overseeing all long distance moves across the country. In the past, Sara Wicks has been applauded for her strong female representation in what most would consider a man’s world – the moving industry. When asked to comment on her recent promotion, Sara Wicks stated “This is a great opportunity to optimize our long distance moving services and the customer experience through faster relocation times, improved customer service, and streamlined operations. We’ve come a long way with 35 locations in ten states, moving thousands of customers every month, but we’re always looking for new ways to improve our services. ”

Jason Newsome, now the Regional Director for the Southern California region, is expected to have a huge impact on one of the busiest regions under the Starving Students umbrella including the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Monica, and Riverside. Mr. Newsome’s background with ten years of military service highlights the Starving Students commitment to supporting the contribution of America’s military personnel. Mr. Newsome stated, “I hope to really transform the way that we respond to short notice moving reservations by expanding our fleet for a faster response and greater coverage. With the rise in the short sale market, our customers need a mover that they can depend on with less lead time between the reservation and moving day. We aim to continue our focus on being that dependable mover.”

Starving Students congratulates Sara Wicks and Jason Newsome on their respective successes and the future positive impact their efforts will have on our valued customers.

Mention Code "20 Off" when you reserve your moving day to receive 20 dollars off of your moving bill.

Election Results

Here's an easy reference for election results (according to electoral-vote.com.)
Congrats to all who won! And if you're moving to ">Washington DC, contact Starving Students to make an appointment to move you!

2010 US election results
	Democrat	Republican
US House	185 seats	239 seats
US Senate	52 seats*	46 seats
CA Governor (100% reporting)	54% Brown	41% Whitman
CA US Senate (100% reporting)	52% Boxer	43% Fiorina

Senate Results

State	Democrat	D %	Republican	R %	I	I %	Start	End	Source
Alaska	Scott McAdams	25%	Joe Miller	34%	Lisa Murkowski	39%	Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Alabama	William Barnes	35%	Richard Shelby*	65%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln*	38%	John Boozman	57%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Arizona	Rodney Glassman	35%	John McCain*	59%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
California	Barbara Boxer*	48%	Carly Fiorina	47%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Colorado	Michael Bennet*	47%	Ken Buck	48%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Connecticut	Richard Blumenthal	53%	Linda McMahon	45%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Delaware	Chris Coons	57%	Christine O-Donnell	40%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Florida	Kendrick Meek	20%	Marco Rubio	49%	Charlie Crist	30%	Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Georgia	Mike Thurmond	39%	Johnny Isakson*	59%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	76%	Cam Cavasso	21%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Iowa	Roxanne Conlin	33%	Chuck Grassley*	65%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Idaho	Tom Sullivan	23%	Mike Crapo*	73%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Illinois	Alexi Giannoulias	46%	Mark Kirk	48%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Indiana	Brad Ellsworth	40%	Dan Coats	55%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Kansas	Lisa Johnston	26%	Jerry Moran	70%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Kentucky	Jack Conway	44%	Rand Paul	56%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Louisiana	Charlie Melancon	38%	David Vitter*	57%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski*	62%	Eric Wargotz	37%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Missouri	Robin Carnahan	39%	Roy Blunt	55%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
North Carolina	Elaine Marshall	43%	Richard Burr*	55%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
North Dakota	Tracy Potter	22%	John Hoeven	76%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
New Hampshire	Paul Hodes	37%	Kelly Ayotte	60%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Nevada	Harry Reid*	50%	Sharron Angle	45%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand*	62%	Joseph DioGuardi	36%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Ohio	Lee Fisher	39%	Rob Portman	57%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Oklahoma	Jim Rogers	26%	Tom Coburn*	71%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Oregon	Ron Wyden*	56%	Jim Huffman	41%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Pennsylvania	Joe Sestak	49%	Pat Toomey	51%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
South Carolina	Alvin Greene	28%	Jim DeMint*	63%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
South Dakota	(No Democrat)	00%	John Thune*	99%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Utah	Sam Granato	32%	Mike Lee	62%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Vermont	Pat Leahy*	64%	Len Britton	31%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Washington	Patty Murray*	51%	Dino Rossi	49%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold*	46%	Ron Johnson	53%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election
West Virginia	Joe Manchin	54%	John Raese	43%			Nov 02	Nov 02	Election

House Results

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CA-03	Ami Bera	43%	Dan Lungren*	51%	GOP
CA-04	Clint Curtis	32%	Tom McClintock*	61%	GOP
CA-05	Doris Matsui*	72%	Paul Smith	26%	Dem
CA-06	Lynn Woolsey*	65%	Jim Judd	30%	Dem
CA-07	George Miller*	67%	Rick Tubbs	33%	Dem
CA-08	Nancy Pelosi*	80%	John Dennis	15%	Dem
CA-09	Barbara Lee*	83%	Gerald Hashimoto	12%	Dem
CA-10	John Garamendi*	58%	Gary Clift	38%	Dem
CA-11	Jerry McNerney*	47%	David Harmer	47%	?
CA-12	Jackie Speier*	75%	Mike Moloney	23%	Dem
CA-13	Pete Stark*	72%	Forest Baker	28%	Dem
CA-18	Dennis Cardoza*	58%	Michael Berryhill	42%	Dem
CA-19	Lorraine Goodwin	35%	Jeff Denham	65%	GOP
CA-20	Jim Costa*	49%	Andy Vidak	51%	GOP
CA-21	(Unopposed)	00%	Devin Nunes*	99%	GOP
CA-22	(Unopposed)	00%	Kevin McCarthy*	99%	GOP
CA-23	Lois Capps*	57%	Tom Watson	38%	Dem
CA-24	Timothy Allison	40%	Elton Gallegly*	60%	GOP
CA-29	Adam Schiff*	65%	John Colbert	32%	Dem
CA-30	Henry Waxman*	65%	Chuck Wilkerson	32%	Dem
CA-31	Xavier Becerra*	84%	Stephen Smith	16%	Dem
CA-32	Judy Chu*	71%	Ed Schmerling	29%	Dem
CA-33	Karen Bass	86%	James Andion	14%	Dem
CA-34	Lucille Roybal-Allard*	77%	Wayne Miller	23%	Dem
CA-35	Maxine Waters*	79%	Bruce Brown	21%	Dem
CA-36	Jane Harman*	60%	Mattie Fein	35%	Dem
CA-37	Laura Richardson*	69%	Star Parker	23%	Dem
CA-38	Grace Napolitano*	74%	Robert Vaughn	26%	Dem
CA-39	Linda Sanchez*	64%	Larry Andre	32%	Dem
CA-40	Christina Avalos	33%	Ed Royce*	67%	GOP
CA-46	Ken Arnold	38%	Dana Rohrabacher*	62%	GOP
CA-47	Loretta Sanchez*	51%	Van Tran	42%	Dem
CA-48	Beth Krom	36%	John Campbell*	60%	GOP
CO-03	John Salazar*	46%	Scott Tipton	50%	GOP
CT-01	John Larson*	62%	Ann Brickley	37%	Dem
DE-AL	John Carney	57%	Glen Urquhart	41%	Dem
MD-01	Frank Kratovil*	42%	Andy Harris	55%	GOP
MD-02	Dutch Ruppersberger*	64%	Marcelo Cardarelli	33%	Dem
MD-04	Donna Edwards*	84%	Robert Broadus	16%	Dem
MD-05	Steny Hoyer*	64%	Charles Lollar	35%	Dem
MD-06	Andrew Duck	33%	Roscoe Bartlett*	62%	GOP
MD-07	Elijah Cummings*	75%	Frank Mirabile	23%	Dem
MD-08	Chris Van Hollen*	73%	Michael Philips	25%	Dem
NV-01	Shelley Berkley*	62%	Kenneth Wegner	35%	Dem
NV-02	Nancy Price	33%	Dean Heller*	63%	GOP
NV-03	Dina Titus*	47%	Joe Heck	48%	GOP
Texas-01\	(Unopposed)	00%	Louie Gohmert*	90%	GOP
\Texas-03\	John Lingenfelder	31%	Sam Johnson*	66%	GOP
\TX-04\	VaLinda Hathcox	22%	Ralph Hall*	73%	GOP
Texas-05	Tom Berry	28%	Jeb Hensarling*	71%	GOP
TX-06	David Kozad	31%	Joe Barton*	66%	GOP
TX-08	Kent Hargett	18%	Kevin Brady*	80%	GOP
TX-11	James Quillan	15%	Mike Conaway*	81%	GOP
TX-12	Tracey Smith	25%	Kay Granger*	72%	GOP
TX-13	(Unopposed)	00%	Mac Thornberry*	87%	GOP
TX-14	Robert Pruett	24%	Ron Paul*	76%	GOP
TX-15	Ruben Hinojosa*	56%	Eddie Zamora	42%	Dem
TX-16	Silvestre Reyes*	58%	Tim Besco	37%	Dem
TX-17	Chet Edwards*	37%	Bill Flores	62%	GOP
TX-19	Andy Wilson	19%	Randy Neugebauer*	78%	GOP
TX-20	Charlie Gonzalez*	64%	Clayton Trotter	34%	Dem
TX-21	Laney Melnick	28%	Lamar Smith*	69%	GOP
TX-23	Ciro Rodriguez*	44%	Quico Canseco	49%	GOP
TX-24	(Unopposed)	00%	Kenny Marchant*	82%	GOP
TX-25	Lloyd Doggett*	53%	Donna Campbell	45%	Dem
TX-26	Neil Durrance	31%	Michael Burgess*	67%	GOP
TX-27	Solomon Ortiz*	47%	Blake Farenthold	48%	GOP
TX-28	Henry Cuellar*	56%	Bryan Underwood	42%	Dem
TX-30	Eddie Bernice Johnson*	76%	Stephen Broden	22%	Dem
TX-31	(Unopposed)	00%	John Carter*	83%	GOP
TX-32	Grier Raggio	35%	Pete Sessions*	63%	GOP
UT-01	Morgan Bowen	24%	Rob Bishop*	69%	GOP
UT-02	Jim Matheson*	51%	Morgan Philpot	46%	Dem
UT-03	Karen Hyer	23%	Jason Chaffetz*	72%	GOP
VA-01	Krystal Ball	35%	Rob Wittman*	64%	GOP
Virginia-02	Glenn Nye*	42%	Scott Rigell	53%	GOP
Virginia-03	Bobby Scott*	70%	Chuck Smith	27%	Dem
VA-04	Wynne LeGrow	38%	Randy Forbes*	62%	GOP
VA-05	Tom Perriello*	47%	Robert Hurt	51%	GOP
VA-06	(Unopposed)	00%	Bob Goodlatte*	77%	GOP
VA-07	Rick Waugh	34%	Eric Cantor*	59%	GOP
VA-08	Jim Moran*	61%	Patrick Murray	37%	Dem
VA-09	Rick Boucher*	46%	Morgan Griffith	51%	GOP
VA-10	Jeff Barnett	34%	Frank Wolf*	64%	GOP
VA-11	Gerry Connolly*	49%	Keith Fimian	49%	?
Arizona	Terry Goddard	42%	Jan Brewer	55%			GOP
California	Jerry Brown	54%	Meg Whitman	41%			Dem
Maryland	Martin O'Malley	56%	Bob Ehrlich	42%			Dem
Nevada	Rory Reid	41%	Brian Sandoval	53%			GOP
Texas	Bill White	42%	Rick Perry	55%			GOP
Utah	Peter Corroon	32%	Gary Herbert	64%			GOP

STARVING STUDENTS MOVING COMPANY DISCOVERS TICK TOCKER

Today, Starving Students Moving Company discovered a new online event notification feature called TickTocker. Users can create what is called a "tock", essentially an event that corresponds to a countdown clock with the ability to interact with other users through commentary and messages. "The brilliance of this feature is that people who are moving can watch the clock count down to their moving day. They know that there are 3 days, 22 minutes, and 15 seconds until Starving Students movers arrive. This can help them to manage time and prepare for the important reservation. It benefits us, because when we arrive, our valued customers are ready to go and we can get more efficient moves done in a timely manner. Plus it makes moving a lot more fun!" -- Starving Students Executive.

You can create a "Tock" that will count down to an event for you such as your moving day, down to the second. So you can set up a tock for your move date and then check in to see how many days are left. Or you can import your events from Facebook and the corresponding tocks will be created. You'll also get an email when your tock is about to expire. Plus you can share your tock on Facebook or Twitter or you can put a widgit on your website or blog and the countdown will be displayed. And if you set your tock to "public", your friends, family, or co-workers can all log in and view your tock or "follow it". The advantage here is that they will know when you are moving, so that they can set up your going-away party! Or at least tell you that you'll be missed.

Starving Students created a tock for Halloween weekend. If you know anyone moving Halloween weekend, you can share this tock:

Or use this link: http://tcktck.com/f2664

TickTocker.com is a community-driven social networking and scheduling tool that allows users to share and keep track of events, releases, important dates and deadlines.

Starving Students - We put our heart into every move and your moving experience!

LA Downtown News Online - How Score Scores

How Score Scores
Group's Free Events Bring Business Leaders Downtown
by Kathleen Nye Flynn

Last year, about 300 people packed the main dining room at the Los Angeles Athletic Club to hear Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's, spill the goods about how he started the thriving grocery chain. The Los Angeles chapter of Score, a 42-year-old non-profit that seeks to educate entrepreneurs on the ins and outs of starting and running a business, hosted the free event.
More than 300 people showed up at a 2006 Score event to hear Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's. The business organization this week brings executives from the San Antonio Winery and Starving Students moving company to the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

On Wednesday, June 6, Score holds another lecture as part of its speaker series, this one titled "$500 or Less Can Lead to Success!" The event that starts at 10:30 a.m. features Steve Riboli, vice president of Downtown's San Antonio Winery, and Bear Barnes, CEO of Starving Students Inc. moving company. Both entities are decades old and balance traditional business ethics with innovative and modern industry models. The Los Angeles Downtown News talked with Richard Hadel, co-chair of Score, about these seasoned businesses and today's climate for eager entrepreneurs.

Q: What makes Bear Barnes and Steve Riboli interesting?
Richard Hadel: They both have a unique and unusual background. The winery has been around 90 years, and it's one of the original old-time wineries. They are third-and fourth-generation Italians and they are out there from being CEOs to waiting on tables. They are a major company but haven't lost touch with their roots.

Starving Students was started by a young fellow in the 1970s, who was going to school and needed the means to pay his way. He started a moving company and now they move 1,000 households a week, they are in nine different states, and they are very successful.

These companies show that for businesses that have been around for a long time, everything's not just straight up - everything's not like Bill Gates. Most businesses have their ups and downs and various things they have to deal with.

Q: Who attends Score's speaker series?
A: It's a cross-section of everybody. Over the last few years, we've talked to about 1,500 people. These are people who are interested in how to start a business, how to continue on with a business, and business philosophy. At one event, a stockbroker from a major firm in Los Angeles attended and he was sitting there with his analyst and the analyst was taking notes like crazy. Why? Because people were asking questions that he thought he should be asking some of the companies that they represent.

Q: Joe Coulombe from Trader Joe's was a big event for Score. What made that talk so popular?
A: The event was tremendously successful. Apparently this Trader Joe guy has a lot of charisma that just went far beyond what I had expected. Some of the merchandising concepts that he revealed at this seminar were just incredible. The audience wouldn't let him off the stage, they kept coming at him with questions. He's a tremendous speaker and he imparted specific information on the concepts that he implemented at Trader Joe's.

Q: What advice do you have for someone looking to start a new business in Downtown?
A: It starts with a concept and then you have to develop a prudent business plan. There are a lot of folks running around with thoughts for businesses in their head, but if you sit down and do a legitimate business plan, it fleshes out a lot of problems, a lot of the monies you are going to need, and all the information you will need to put it together.

Q: How does Score assist people interested in opening a small business in, let's say, Downtown?
A: We have individual face-to-face counseling and 60 counselors. We talk people through the basic information they need. Let's say they want to open up a hamburger stand: I put them in touch with the people in the food industry. Then we try to get them involved with various workshops we have about how to start a business. We have about six or seven basic workshops that cover everything you need to know about how to start a business. If it's something specific, we will get a couple counselors to team up to help someone with a problem.

Q: Both Starving Students and San Antonio Winery began decades ago. How is the climate for entrepreneurs today in Los Angeles?
A: If they've got the right idea and they've got the energy, the possibilities are just unbelievable. Especially in Downtown Los Angeles right now, it's just really blooming. But it also depends on the individual. You have to have the right idea and the energy to put it into place, and the guts to make it happen.

Score presents Bear Barnes and Steve Riboli on Wednesday, June 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 W. Seventh St. Reservations at scorela.org.

Starving Students Moving Company
Corporate Office: 1850 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (800) 506-0366
http://www.ssmovers.com/

THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Packing up and moving on

Packing up and moving on
By Christian Toto

The law says movers operating under a binding estimate must unload their trucks after being paid 100 percent of the estimated cost, he says. For nonbinding estimates, the movers must unload their goods after being paid no more than 110 percent of the estimate. Extra costs do pop up sometimes. If a person's new home is on a very narrow street, a mover might have to transfer its client's goods to a smaller truck to maneuver properly in the tight space. Federal law also covers lost or damaged goods. Movers must provide full replacement or repair the goods in question unless the customer waives his or her rights, Mr. Sparkman says. In disputes, a third-party arbiter will declare the worth of the damaged items.

Vernon Rosemin, marketing company president for U-Haul's District headquarters, says planning, or the lack thereof, is the biggest problem bogging down people on the move. "They're selling their house, acquiring another house. They forget to plan out properly for boxes, the right types of boxes. ... You end up with stuff being broken," Mr. Rosemin says, adding that a lack of preparation means a rental truck might not be available for last-minute movers. He recalled one person who forgot he had to move his car as well as himself. "He delayed his move because he wasn't prepared," Mr. Rosemin says.

Planning ahead means more than counting off the number of boxes needed for the move.

Homeowners should visit the rental company where they plan to pick up whatever truck or equipment they will need, Mr. Rosemin says. "Make sure you're comfortable with the equipment," he says, especially if renting a large truck.

"It's just a big car, really," Mr. Rosemin says, adding that the customer should discuss what driving modifications are needed to stay safe on the road, such as going one car length farther than normal when making a turn. "If you're towing a car, know how to connect it so you have peace of mind," he says.

Planning a move involves more than just knowing how to bubble-wrap a plasma television or protect china plates.

Sachin Gadhvi, vice president for sales and marketing with L.A.-based Starving Students Moving Co., says finding the best moving company takes its toll.

"Everybody's heard a horror story of moves gone bad," Mr. Gadhvi says. He suggests visiting the American Moving and Storage Association's Web site (http://www.moving.org/) to find a licensed mover.

A reputable mover will have either a Department of Transportation number or a motor carrier number.

Consumers typically shop around for the best prices, but Mr. Gadhvi cautions homeowners against going blindly with the lowest price available when hiring a moving team.

"It's your life's belongings in there. It's probably not the time you want to go with the cheapest person," he says.

Better still, keep your most important items close at hand while moving.

"If you have things with emotional value, like family heirlooms ... you want to make sure you pack it yourself and let the movers know, 'This is really valuable to me. Let's keep it separate,' " he says.

The more such items that can be carried by the homeowner, be it jewelry or something to be stored in his or her car during the cross-country trek, the better. "You want to make sure it's under your control," Mr. Gadhvi says.

Many homeowners prefer taking all moving matters into their own hands. John Tompkins, president of Atlantic Coast Portable Storage, which works in conjunction with movable PODS (portable on demand storage) containers, says his clients tend to be do-it-yourself types who work on their own schedules.

"They don't have to be ready, exactly, on a certain day," Mr. Tompkins says.

It's the goal of any reputable moving company to make the move as smooth as possible, he says, adding that movers and homeowners alike often need to get creative before the job is wrapped.

"You'd be surprised how ingenuity plays a hand," he says, adding that movers will do everything from building a frame around a difficult-to-move piece to using a crane to get their mission accomplished.

Starving Students Moving Company
Corporate Office: 1850 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (800) 506-0366
http://www.ssmovers.com/

Geico Direct - Tips to Improve Your Move

Tips to Improve Your Move
Moving can be a hassle, but there are things you can do to ease the pain.

By Keith Rockmael

Consider Your Timing
In the real-estate world they say timing is everything, and that holds true for moving as well. Gas prices tend to rise during the summer, and so do moving rates. June, July and August represent the busiest moving times, and the laws of supply and demand usually apply. Moving at the end of the month versus the middle also can mean higher rates. "The best time of year is winter, midweek," says Bear Barnes, CEO of Starving Students Movers. "And you can and should ask for the best crew. They’ll be the most experienced and the fastest."

The prices that interstate moving companies charge are based on the weight of your shipment and the distance that you're moving. During slow periods, consumers can often negotiate lower rates and better service terms, so be sure to get more than one estimate and compare each mover's offer before you sign the contract.

Read the full article on http://www.geico.com/.

Starving Students Moving Company
Corporate Office: 1850 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (800) 506-0366
http://www.ssmovers.com/

JewishJournal.com - Starving Students Deliver

Starving Students Deliver

Starving Students, the nation's leading local mover, volunteered its movers and trucks for the SOVA Food Pantry's High Holiday Food Drive. Six Starving Students movers and two trucks helped pick up and deliver donated groceries to the SOVA warehouse where they would be distributed to families in need. The movers traveled throughout Los Angeles County and the San Fernando Valley and loaded more than 29 pallets of groceries into their trucks collected from synagogues.The students picked up 34,800 pounds of donated groceries from 19 Jewish temples.

Starving Students mover Evan Howard takes a deep breath before moving the mountain of brown bags donated by Temple Aliyah.


For more information about SOVA, please contact Maxine Meyer at (818) 988-7682.

Read entire article at http://www.ssmovers.com/articles/JewishJournal_com.htm

Starving Students Moving Company
Corporate Office: 1850 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (800) 506-0366
http://www.ssmovers.com/