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Why you Should BLASTOFF!

Why YOU Should BLASTOFF!

... it's free, it's FUN, it SAVES you money and it MAKES you money!





BLASTOFF is the ULTIMATE "Affiliate Marketing" AND Cash Rewards site.




OK... I have to admit... I have received like 20 "Blastoff" invitations in the last week. I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't LOOK at them ... but…
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Added by Sue Copening on November 15, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Death & Taxes? How about Golf and LESS Taxes?

Death & Taxes?

How about Golf and LESS Taxes?


a clever and fun strategy for success



by: Bill Madonna & Sue Copening

Bill Madonna Golf Academy



Death & Taxes – How about Golf and LESS Taxes?



If you could increase your sales, grow your business,…

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Added by Sue Copening on November 8, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Insurance Industry Bailout: Taxpayers & Business Owners SOLD out.

Congressman Kucinich addresses vote on H.R. 3962

Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating:




"We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they…
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Added by Sue Copening on November 8, 2009 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Tee UP for Greater Business Success!

Tee it UP for Greater Business Success

You’re just 24 hours away from a hole in one.



by: Bill Madonna & Sue Copening

Bill Madonna Golf Academy



Golf has long been a part of business and, those that play "business golf" know it benefits them in their business…

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Added by Sue Copening on October 24, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Congress Considers Repealing Anti-Trust Exemption for Insurance Companies

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It's about time.

Congress Considers Revoking Health Insurance

Industry’s Exemption from Antitrust Laws




Democrats say the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 has granted the insurance industry a captive market with no curbs on price fixing and other anti-competitive practices.



Last week the Justice Department’s top antitrust regulator, Christine Varney, voiced support for a repeal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House…
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Added by Sue Copening on October 23, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Wellpoint CEO Makes Almost 10 Million a Year Denying Health Care to Clients

Meet Melanie Shouse.



A few years ago, Melanie was living the American dream when she transformed an old Domino's storefront into an expansion of her home business. But just as the store was opening, Melanie was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and told she had only months to live.



Melanie had insurance, and she went straight to the experts at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Working with the world-renowned doctors…
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Added by Sue Copening on October 17, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

New FTC Rules Require Disclosure of Relationship for Reviews and Bloggers

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New FTC Rules Require Disclosure of Relationship for Reviews and Bloggers



From: Kayleen Schaeffer @ The New York Times

Get full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/fashion/15bloggers.html



LAST August, Britt Aboutaleb, a New York-based blogger, wrote a post for Fashionista.com, a beauty and fashion Web site, about her… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on October 15, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Revisiting the IRAQ WAR - by Dennis Kucinich

Revisiting the IRAQ WAR...the reasons weren't there in 2002 and they're still not.



by: Congressman Dennis Kucinich



Seven years ago this week the House of Representatives debated the Iraq War Resolution which was presented by President Bush. I made the case for NOT going to war. I analyzed the Bush war resolution, paragraph by paragraph, and pointed out "Key… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on October 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

How the Media Fails us - How they got the ACORN Story Wrong, and WHY.

The American FREE Press Up for Sale?

...how and why the media is failing the American Public




Main stream media all over the country is failing us. For years we've depended on the media to tell us the truth. This used to mean that a story would have at least 3 independent sources, facts would be checked and both sides of an issue would be covered. This would give us a REAL "fair and balanced" view of a story, allowing us to think…
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Added by Sue Copening on October 4, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Saturday Night - Dinner with Pop Star Steph Carse

Caffe Positano features Steph Carse LIVE!

at Cafe Positano

3030 Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Florida

http://www.cafepositanos.com



Saturday, October 10th

Dinner - 7:00 PM

Steph - 8:00 PM



Arrive any time after 7:00 PM.

Steph sings at 8:00.



We had SUCH a great time last Saturday we are doing it again since Steph is still in town and going to be…
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Added by Sue Copening on October 2, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Upside of a Down Market

The Upside of a Down Market

...10 Reasons a Recession is Good for Selling




August 25, 2009 by Victor Antonio

from ILearningGlobal - EDGE Corporate Training



All this whining about the economy is making me sick. Stop it! Cut it out! Let me take a moment to put things in their proper perspective.



I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina as…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 22, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Swine Flu Vaccine - Do we Know Enough?

Swine flu vaccine linked to killer nerve disease: Leaked letter reveals concern of neurologists over 25 deaths in America



By JO MACFARLANE

The Mail Online | United Kingdom



Prevention: Is the swine flu jab safe?



A warning that the new…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 22, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Milk, Cancer and the FDA

Why is American Milk Banned in Europe?



American dairy milk is genetically-modified unless it’s labeled “NO rBGH.”



Genetically-engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in milk increases cancer risks.



American dairy farmers inject rBGH to dairy cows to increase milk production.



European nations and Canada have banned rBGH to protect citizens from IGF-1 hazards (since European nations and Canada all have…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Cigna Death Panel: Cigna Insurance wants Dawn Dead

CIGNA wants Woman Dead

Justin Ruben, September 18th, 2009



Dawn is a few years younger than me. She lives in Atlanta. She’s an aspiring playwright. And four years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare, but treatable brain tumor.



Dawn’s doctors are ready to treat the tumor, but they can’t. CIGNA, her insurer, refuses to pay for the care she needs because the only hospitals qualified to treat her are out-of-network. And after…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 18, 2009 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments

Mount Dora Arts Festival - now taking submissions



2010 Mount Dora Art's Festival

...now taking submissions.




There is nothing like the thrill of opening day at the Mount Dora Arts Festival. The stunning collection of fine art work exhibited at the Mount Dora Arts Festival, February 6th & 7th, 2010 will delight the most sophisticated, fine arts patrons.



35th Annual Mt. Dora…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

IndieFest at Celebration is Looking for Volunteers!

Looking for a FUN way to Network?

INDIEFEST! 09

A Celebration of Film, Music and Interactive Gaming!



Celebration Town Center is proud to serve as a host for the launch of INDIEFEST, a Celebration of Film, Music and Interactive Gaming.



Presented by our founding sponsor, Osceola County, this 10-day family-inclusive event takes place October 16th through the 25th, 2009 in downtown…
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Added by Sue Copening on September 7, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Chain EMails and the Impact on your Business Success

Today I got one of many chain emails I receive daily in my inbox. Sometimes these chain emails are funny, sometimes inspiring, sometimes they are hoax emails that you really can't believe some fell for (and didn't bother checking on a hoax web site like Snopes), sometimes they are political or conspiracy rants leaning so far to the right or left they are in danger of throwing the earth off it's… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 30, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Health Care: Appeals to fear, anger, and hate gain traction when ignorance is wide and deep.

By Sharon Begley | NEWSWEEK

Published Aug 15, 2009



If, this fall, proponents of health-care reform conduct a postmortem on how President Obama's signature issue went down to defeat—I'm not saying it will, but stick with me here—they will not be far off if they trace it to this summer's "great… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 27, 2009 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments

How to be a GREAT Networker - Top Ten Tips x2 for Networking Success!

Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder of BNI

Business Network International




An instructor on iLearningGlobal's "Daily Success Stream," we enjoyed Dr. Misner's tips on one of our recent online networking calls. Here are the notes I took during that…
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Added by Sue Copening on August 26, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Judge Robert Decatur, a TRUE American hero; in Loving Memory.

He talked, danced, ate, played, served and did business with kings, queens and potentates. His life story flows like the pages of history. He is Judge Robert Decatur, an amazing legend among men who helped to prove the value of all men at a time when Blacks were considered second-class citizens. He experienced the snub, humiliation and even the persecution for attempting to claim the rights and… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 25, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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