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Support Literacy in Schools

A great reader has the ability to foresee the results of an event before it reaches its finale. He has the ability to bridge the gap between information and imagination to form creative thinking. It is this type of thinking that will give our students the chance to excel in the Information Age. Parley Pioneers Inc is non profit organization that is the host of The Vocabulary Game. This game has been working within our local schools since 2004. The game develops memorization skills, lateral… Continue

Added by Geisela Parson on August 31, 2009 at 12:20pm — 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

Red Chair Affair- THE Kick off to the Cultural Season!

Hello everyone!



Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Annual Red Chair Affair. The second year opening it to the public is sure to be another sell out! Get your tickets soon and don't miss out!



VIP Tickets and packages available as well! Talk about networking...this is your opportunity!



Click Here for more info on the 5th Annual Red Chair Affair's General Admission tickets, VIP… Continue

Added by Red Chair on August 27, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

Red Chair Affair- THE Kick off to the Cultural Season!

Hello everyone!



Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Annual Red Chair Affair. The second year opening it to the public is sure to be another sell out! Get your tickets soon and don't miss out!



VIP Tickets and packages available as well! Talk about networking...this is your opportunity!



Click Here for more info on the 5th Annual Red Chair Affair's General Admission tickets, VIP… Continue

Added by Red Chair on August 27, 2009 at 11:08am — No 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… Continue

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

Benefits with Friends!

Hello Everyone,







This is YOUR Economic Stimulus Package$$







2Plus7 is a great business opportunity that provides valuable benefits and cash in your pocket for you, your friends and family. Discounts on restaurants, pharmacy, electronics and much more! I am personally offering an incentive to you and your prospective business partners. Here’s the deal:







1. Personally sign in 2 people within 7 days of you coming on board and receive… Continue

Added by Pamela Gordon on August 24, 2009 at 2:04pm — No Comments

90 Day Cash Challenge

Money and financial freedom have been and continue to be very hot topics for today’s families. Everywhere you look, magazine covers are screaming with stories about getting rich, building wealth, smart investing, saving yourself from the potential mortgage collapse, saving for retirement—on and on they go. We live in a world where the rich are getting richer and the middle class is slowly morphing into the “over-my-head-in-debt” class.



The reality is there has never been more… Continue

Added by Marty C FUNK on August 22, 2009 at 8:47pm — No Comments

So you’re selling your business—ARE YOU “IN THE BOX?”

Last week I talked about the Selling Criteria or areas that can make your listing a lot more competitive, such as good financials, proper documentation (such as lease and franchise agreements), equipment lists and others. These are areas that brokers look into to determine how viable and competitive your listing is—the probability of success.

During my discussion last week, I purposely omitted two additional elements (c’mon, I don’t want to tell you all in one week!!): Price and Seller… Continue

Added by Fernando Simo on August 21, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Selling your Business and the power of Competition—THE SELLING CRITERIA.

More than ever before, the selling of your business has become extremely competitive. As a seller, in this market, you are competing with a greater volume of similar businesses for sale, buyers’ investment choices in this very tight and limited financing environment and, most importantly, the brokers’ time and involvement in your listing.



Here, I would like to focus on the latter—the brokers’ time and involvement in your listing. By the way, by “broker” I do not mean the person who… Continue

Added by Fernando Simo on August 21, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Buying a Business??--So you want to Buy a Business, Heh??

So you made the decision to buy a business. Now what?? Well, to begin with, I would recommend you get the services of a business broker to help you find the right business—it is FREE. Just like in the real estate market, brokers get paid a commission from the seller not the buyer AND, in most cases, the broker represents the transaction—where he is not an agent of either the seller or the buyer. Secondly, I would really give a lot of thought as to why I am buying a business. Do you need to or… Continue

Added by Fernando Simo on August 21, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Heath Care Wanted - Dead or alive

HEALTH CARE WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE

by Congressman Dennis Kucinich



The masquerade is over! The "public option" is ... dead.



Health care reform is now a private option: WHICH FOR-PROFIT INSURANCE COMPANY DO YOU WANT? You have to choose. And you have to pay. If you have a low income, under HR3200 government will subsidize the private insurance… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 18, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Old fashioned Networking is THE New-Fangled Career Booster

Old fashioned Networking is

THE New-Fangled Career Booster

… Employed and unemployed alike are rediscovering the benefits of getting out and shaking hands.



by: Sue Copening

www.ConnectionsGroups.com

copyright 2009



In an uncertain economy and job market, an old fashioned strategy still reigns supreme, as more and more… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 17, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Be Someone's Hero - Give the Gift of Life...

A Better Way to Get a Kidney



... By DANIEL ASA ROSE

... Published: July 10, 2009 in the New York Times



SO Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, may or may not have jumped to the front of the transplant queue in his quest to get a new liver. What else is new? Wake up and… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 14, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

37 more days until the 5th annual Red Chair Affair!

In honor of our countdown until the 5th annual Red Chair Affair, we will feature two new chairs each day until the day of the event!

First up is the Red chair from United Arts:
United Arts,Red Chair Affair,Red





and a red chair from Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras!… Continue

Added by Red Chair on August 13, 2009 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Computer Turns Prosaic Dunces into Lyrical Poets





Software hones anyone's written English



Writing for England's "The Observer, David Smith reviews the Whitesmoke software saying... It may come as a godsend to George Bush,… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 9, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Health Care Reform, what IS all the Fuss About?



We NEED Health Care Reform... so why are folks so bitterly divided?



In order for change and innovation to take place we need open dialog and open-minded people to take part in that dialog. Every day I'm getting 10-12 emails forwarded about Health Care reform... few of them further any kind of debate or offer ideas, most of them are simply negative attacks, full of distortions and lies.



I think we can ALL agree that… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 8, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions about the "Grow the Green" program



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A: If I join the CG Marketing Partners, "Grow the Green" program, ... how many people can I expect to be marketing to?



Q: The exact number will always vary, however the BASE will be the 15,000 who are part of the Connections Groups newsletter database. Then we add the contacts of the other marketing partners for that… Continue

Added by Sue Copening on August 7, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Book Trailers - The new way authors are promoting their books

"Book Trailers" are short videos used to promote books. With video being hotter then ever on the web, more and more authors are choosing to have a book trailer created to promote their works. A book trailer can range from a series of photos with graphics to an actual short video teaser to intrigue potential readers. Think "mini-movie." Once created, book trailers can appear on sites that promote authors as well as posted on numerous video sharing websites.



Keep in mind… Continue

Added by Suzie Vigon on August 6, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

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