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SILVER SPOONS FOR OUR CHILDREN

Posted by Tamar on July 31, 2008 at 3:16am

Today's big question is "Should Our Children be born with Silver spoons in there mouths?" The answer is "Absolutely". Gold or Platinum is even better. As mentioned in our first blog it is the obligation (as parents and guardians) we have in sustaining our cultural heritage, and investing all our talents wisely. Scriptures tells us throughout that we are to be prosperous an wealthy in silver, gold, and land. We must ask ourselves especially for our children's sake "will this appreciate in the future". The very first item that our son received after he was born was a sterling silver rattle and spoon. Today at age three his favorite word for when he sees at toy is "foolishness". On the other hand, if you give him a piece of silver or gold he will gladly take it and play with it. My point is this is what he knows and will continue to know. The seed has been planted. Meaning that when he is old enough to do so, he will share knowledge of wealth and prosperity through scriptures. Yes knowledge is very powerful. There are other items that have great value like old cars, trains, trucks, etc.It is tradition for people to give money only instead of toasters, blenders, silverware, etc at Jewish weddings. The idea is that Jewish young adults get an opportunity to start their lives without unnecessary financial burden as long as they take the money and invest it wisely in gold, silver, land, etc. It is also the norm to pass property and businesses to children when they become young adults.Shalom,Tamar

MLM Education-Are You Ready To Own Your Life?

Posted by Monique Hawkins on July 31, 2008 at 1:03am

When it comes to mlm education, my friend and mentor Michael Dlouhy, author of the ebook "Success in 10 Steps", is someone to pay attention to.He has a special invitation I wanted to share with you. If you accept it, you can change your life!I wish you success in all you do!Monique Hawkins540-858-2885 anytimementormonique@gmail.comSkype: Monique371http://www.mentormonique.comHello Professional Network Marketers,Michael Dlouhy here with Mentoring For Free.Your Success will happen when You accept thePersonal Responsibility for Your Success.Thequote below from Mac Andersen of The SimpleTruths Newsletter says it best.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Something magic happens when we accept personalresponsibility for our behavior and our results.But, it's not easy, because it's human nature to"pass the buck". I ( Mac ) know there have beentimes in my life when my business was strugg-ling where I found myself blaming others, blamingthe economy, blaming this, blaming that!But as I've gotten older(and a little wiser) whenthings go wrong in my business, or my life, I canalways find the culprit...in the mirror.In every instance, it always comes back to choicesI've made in my life that put me exactly where I amtoday.... I have to say, that this one "tweak" inmy attitude may sound like a little thing, but ithas made a big difference in my life.What does all this have to do with change? Plenty!As a manager, one of the most important things youcan do in times of change is to get your people tounderstand how their taking personal responsibility,their recognizing problems as opportunities, willnot only help the company, but will help them asindividuals. In other words, sell the idea of...what's in it for them?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take Personal Responsibility for Your Lifeby investing the "Next" 30 Days in Yourself. YouDeserve a Life that most people only dream of...You are Welcome to invite anyone that wants toOWN their life,to this FREE skills training call.We are starting on Chapter One of the 30 DayMental Cleanse call this Wednesday July 30th2008 at 3:00 and 8:00 PM EST.Just register at::>>-- http://www.30DayCleanse.com --<<Your lack of Success is NOT Your fault and Iwill "Prove" it to You over the Next 30 days.Send Your Lessons learned from each chapter tome at this special E-Mail address and I willCoach and Mentor You personally for free.>>-- July2008@MichaelDlouhy.com --<<The only way I will know about Your Personalcommitment to Yourself and me is by sendingYour Lessons learned directly to the SpecialE-Mail address above.....I will "NOT" share Your Lessons Learned withthe group if You don't want me to so You canDig as Deep as You Want or Need to for Youranswers to Your Success.We Believe In YouMichael & Linda Dlouhy352--799--8779 anytime~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Michael Dlouhy19108 Powell RoadBrooksville, Florida34604US

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Posted by FELICIA on July 31, 2008 at 1:00am

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Community Investors Incorporated An Appeal to Future Supporters In Our Mission to Guide and Educate Children Dear Prospective Contributor, Since 2005, Community Investors Incorporated has been

Posted by Nina DuPont on July 30, 2008 at 11:12pm

Community Investors IncorporatedAn Appeal to Future Supporters In Our Mission to Guide and Educate ChildrenDear Prospective Contributor,Since 2005, Community Investors Incorporated has been proud to serve the youth of America with our academic programs. We are a non-profit organization based in the town of Church Point, Louisiana.With the amount of current and potential participants in the leadership training, general counseling, basic education training, and general life skills training programs offered, we are presently seeking individuals like you who may be interested in assisting us by sponsoring a child in need. For the small fee of only $20.00 per month, one child would be able to participate fully free-of-charge.Many payment options are available consisting of online (Pay Pal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Amex), at our location 105 South Main or deposits may be made at any Rayne State Bank and Trust Company (Church Point, Rayne, Carencro, Lafayette.)By extending a helping hand, you will not only receive the satisfaction of knowing that you are dedicating your time and money to a charitable cause, but also to a deserving student. Our programs are rigorous, and a grade-average of C or above is required of the child in order to be eligible for sponsorship. Also, you will be provided with regular updates on their performance in school, as well as the option of a personalized space on our Sponsor Wall, which can either showcase your name or another one of your choice alongside other honorable patrons.For more information or any inquiry, please feel free to visit our official website,www.communityinvestors.org.As always, we thank you for your time, and hope that you will consider giving a child the greatest gift of all: learning. Without you, the limitless future and inner potential of these children could not be realized.Sincerely,Nina DuPontFounderCommunity Investors Incorporated337-580-4386

Zanira’s Quote of the Day – 30 days of positive reinforcement

Posted by Zanira Al-Amin on July 30, 2008 at 10:30pm

Experts say it takes 30 days to change a negative behavior to a positive behavior. With that in mind I will be posting a positive quote of the day for the next 30 days. I hope all of you will find a quote that pushes you forward in your goal towards business success. Stay tuned.......Zanira Says SMILEDay 10"If you're too busy to help those around you succeed, you're Too busy."Zanira Says SMILE

Wedding Favors

Posted by Frances Johnson on July 30, 2008 at 6:01pm

Hi Ladies,Just wanted to tell you all how much I appreciate your feedback on my Handbags . Also to let you know that I'm in the process of including Wedding Favors for those of you who are involved in this area. Please look over some of the choices I have selected to use .If you feel that this is something you might be interested in please feel free to contact me by e-mail or 317 717-2979.

How to Build a Successful On-line Business - The Basics

Posted by Teresa on July 30, 2008 at 4:01pm

So you think you want to build a business on-line? That’s great, but do you know how to go about selecting the kind of business that will succeed on the Internet? And, do you know where and how to start?I now have a successful business on-line, but when I got started I knew nothing about how to begin. I floundered for a while until I found the right way to go about it.The first thing I learned was that the most important principle you need to understand is WHAT DRIVES THE INTERNET. You may think you know, after all you have searched a ton of successful sites and it all looks fairly simple. But building a business on the Internet has its own set of rules and principles.What then is the best way to build the kind of business that will succeed on-line? Well, success on the Internet all begins with a critical mind-set shift. This means replacing that well known off-line strategy of location, location, location with.....INFORMATION, INFORMATION, INFORMATION.That’s right, Information. Most of us use the Internet as a searching tool. We search for credible, high value information or solutions, anything that can fulfill a wish that we hold dear or solve a troublesome problem that we are experiencing. So, then, it is clear that we are all searching the Internet for information and solutions. Well, guess what, that is exactly what you are going to give them!With that in mind, here is your first guiding principle: “GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT” How do you go about fulfilling this principle? Simple. You will accomplish this by building a THEME-BASED CONTENT WEB SITE. What does that mean? It means building a simple site that contains information based upon a MAIN SUBJECT. Where each page focuses upon a single topic that is related to the overall theme or subject.By providing your visitors with high-value content, over delivering on the information they were seeking, visitors start to like and trust you. Your content-rich site builds trust and credibility.......which leads to an OPEN-TO-BUY MINDSET. Good content encourages your visitor to think about you as a friend or expert rather than as a stranger. People buy from those they know and like. They resist sales efforts from everyone else.So it's clear that by creating a relationship with your readers and giving them the solutions or information they are seeking leads to MONETIZATION opportunities, which of course translates to MONEY!Easy enough to understand, but what type of web site should YOU build? What will be PROFITABLE to YOU and how do YOU get started?Good Questions.... Download Ken Evoy's Free e-book, Make Your Site Sell. It will provide you with the basic principles and steps that will help guide you to your goal of building a successful business on-line.Produced by Bluetribe

Calling All Etsy Crafters and Artists

Posted by Kamilah Campbell on July 30, 2008 at 2:03pm

As a fellow Etsian myself I know what a challenge it is getting your shop’s name out there and drive traffic to your store. Last week I did a blog entry on jewelry boxes and instead of looking for an already established business that sells jewelry boxes I found a fellow Etsian and feature their shop in my blog entry. Well, I’ve decided to keep that going, beginning next week I will be posting an article on my blog featuring a piece from an Etsy store as one of my blog entries for that week. I figure it’s a great way to help us promote each other and extend our customer and network base. So if you have an Etsy shop and would like to be featured on The Pink Locket blog, email me your name and Etsy store name.Kamilah C.http://thepinklocket.com

The Gladiator Sandal - Yay or Nay?

Posted by Elana Pruitt on July 30, 2008 at 1:45pm

I was recently asked to write for 'Fashion Chicago Magazine' about looks for under $100. So I decided to start with a trend that seems to be taking over the shoe-lovin' world. Are you into the heeled gladiator sandal?Visit Diary of a Personal Shopper to get connected!Cheers,Elana* And as I am developing ideas for my new opportunity as a blog Internet radio host, be sure to vote on my poll on what you'd like to see me cover. Ciao!

Las Vegas Pet Friendly Hotels

Posted by Teresa on July 30, 2008 at 1:20pm

So you just can’t leave Fluffy at home. Well, luckily for you, there are some pet friendly hotels in Las Vegas that allow you to bring your furry little friend along with you. Now you don’t have to leave your pets in a kennel or pay a pet-sitter – they too can enjoy the excitement of Vegas, or at least the excitement of waiting around for you, as you enjoy Vegas.There are not a wide range of pet friendly Las Vegas hotels, but there are enough to satisfy most travelers. If you want to stay at a strip hotel, you might have a problem: there are only two places you’ll be able to store your pet. The highly rated Four Seasons, just south of Mandalay Bay.The Four Seasons has a couple rules that need to be followed for them to accept your pet. First, it must be under 25 pounds (similar weight restrictions abound through pet friendly hotels in Las Vegas), and second, and more difficult, your pet must not be left unattended. There is, however, no additional pet fee for keeping your pet here.When you are considering Las Vegas pet friendly hotels, make sure to check which pets are allowed – hotels such as La Quinta or Travelodge must be dogs or cats. Even if the pets are small or exotic, they will be turned away. So don’t go trying to sneak your flying squirrels or 6 foot pythons into these establishments.Another, technically, pet friendly Las Vegas strip hotel is Circus Circus. This is a technicality, however, since pets are not allowed inside the actual rooms or casino, but are restricted to the Circusland RV Park adjacent to the hotel. In fact, if you are looking to bring pets into the city, Las Vegas RV parks are a good bet. But if you don’t happen to have a recreational vehicle handy, most Vegas motels allow reasonably sized pets (under 50 lbs) and charge only a deposit instead of a non-refundable fee. The relative lack of popularity of these motels also means that they are much easier to book than the Las Vegas pet friendly hotels, too.Overall, the majority of pet friendly hotels in Las Vegas are the lower grade airport hotels. Howard Johnson Inn and Amerisuites both allow dogs and cats of all kinds for a small deposit, as does every Best Western within city limits.For those who want high class pet friendly Las Vegas hotels would do good to look at off-strip wonders such as the Green Valley Ranch and the Red Rock Resort and Spa. As long as they are under the 50 pound weight limit and you don’t mind paying a little extra to accommodate your trusted pet, these lodgings are perfect for you.By Destination360

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MiniMizz ::: Stop! Mama Time!

Posted by Rikki on July 30, 2008 at 7:35am

At 11:11am on Monday, July 28th, my one and only child's flight pushed off from the gate. I took a sigh of relief as I watched it taxi down the runway, and then made my way back to my car. This year it only took me 1/2 hour to get over the "my baby's gone blues".My daughter and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary of leaving "The Rock" on July 9th. Most people think we're crazy for moving to Atlanta given they think it's all paradise (see TV1s One on One this Sunday to see which paradise I'm talking about). Island life isn't for everyone, and 'back home' has always been too small for me. Apparently, my daughter has caught that bug too. But when Uncle called and said he was sending a ticket, my girl jumped at the chance to go and see her beloved uncle and have a ride on his new jet ski, ride the motocross bike up and down the dump and eat her favorite foods that she can't find or haven't been perfected in Atlanta.For me, I welcomed it and thanked my little brother often. I haven't had a vacation since we moved back to the States. And know that vacations for me were not a day or two in another city of the same state. We got on a plane, and flew at least 900 miles in any direction from our little spot in the middle of the Atlantic, hit the museums, amusement parks and malls, and sometimes managed to visit family. I NEED a vacation. Badly. But for now, I will settle for Mama Vacay.What's a Mama Vacay? It's when the children (or child in my case) are GONE for more than 48 hours. Mine happens to be in another country, well taken care of, so I'm not really worried. I can go to McDonald's at 1 in the morning, or, as I am doing now, start my day at 9pm and end it the next day at 4am. No homework checks. No "mama I'm hungry". However that part of it is the pitfall of my daughter's leaving, since she is the house cook, and has been since she really got good at cooking at the age of 7. I think I'll be eating turkey on rye for the next 11 days. But, I digress. My first 3 days will be spent working on the changes to my business, and I will be celebrating Cheesecake Factory's 30th anniversary on Wednesday the 30th with a good friend and future business partner. I'll be networking at a few mixers, and going with a friend to a private concert with Jennifer Hudson. Mostly invitations I would have passed on because I would have to find a sitter, and all my sitters live back home.I can raid my change jar and treat myself to a white chocolate mocha with whip from Starbucks and not have to remember or feel guilty about not getting a caramel frappucino. I can get my flirt on at the gas station in good taste. I have designated one day that I can not get out of the bed except to get water and use the bathroom. I can clean the house on Saturday and know it will STAY clean until she returns the following week. I may even summon the chutzpah to change around my little office. I can eat saltines for dinner if I want. I can use MY laptop at MY leisure and give my office chair a rest.But even though I'll be able to do all the things a SBF with no kids can do, at the end of it all, I'll be beaming when my deeply tanned tweener steps off her flight, just in time for her to ask, "can I go to Skate Towne?", giving me all of 2 minutes before my first eye roll in 2 weeks.

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Posted by Simone Y on July 30, 2008 at 5:08am

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Prepare Yourself to Move to the Next Level!

Posted by Sheya on July 30, 2008 at 4:37am

I am excited about my new business venture and where it is going! I believe without any doubt this is from GOD! For many years I struggle with what I wanted to do in life, what was my gifts and talents where, I tried many things to find my place and now God has allow me to see a small glimpse of what’s to come. I grew up in church all my life but for some reason I always that there was more that coming to church singing, praising God and then go home. Before I move to California almost seven years ago I told God in my prayer time LIFE has to be better than this! With my FAITH and only $500 is my pocket (borrow money) I left everything I knew and move to place I have never been. My life has never been the same. If you have the desire and the will, GOD has the plan! Step out and believe whatever it is you desire to do! Always seek good counsel and God will put you in the right direction.Everyone will NOT agree with your plan but along as you are in the WILL of God you can't go wrong. I am learning to wear tough skin when it is require. People will give you the own opinion of how this or that should be. I learn to quickly agree and say everyone is entitled to their own opinion and move own. DON'T lose focus!If it is business you are starting, going back to school, moving, a ministry or whatever it is DON'T lose focus! Prepare yourself to move to the next level!

Handling Our Business....

Posted by Margaret Salmond on July 29, 2008 at 11:30pm

A Celebration of Bay Area Small Business....March 21, 2009Oakland, CABooths will be available as well as ads in a souvenier book.More details to come....

Zanira’s Quote of the Day – 30 days of positive reinforcement

Posted by Zanira Al-Amin on July 29, 2008 at 10:30pm

Experts say it takes 30 days to change a negative behavior to a positive behavior. With that in mind I will be posting a positive quote of the day for the next 30 days. I hope all of you will find a quote that pushes you forward in your goal towards business success. Stay tuned.......Zanira Says SMILEDay 9"No one of us can be the best at everything. But when all of us combine our talents, we can be the best at virtually anything." Don WardZanira Says SMILE

Ladies: Ready to Be All that God Has Destined for You to Be?

Posted by Geraldine Morgan on July 29, 2008 at 9:43pm

Are you ready to take off the mask?Are you ready to discover the purpose, plan and will God has for your life?Looking to be equipped, empowered and educated with knowledge and wisdom to be the Woman God has destined you to be?Women's Agenda can answer those questions!!!!If you live in the NY area and are interested in enrolling into the Women's Agenda Course for the 2008-2009 school year at the New Greater Bethel Bible Institute, please fell free to contact me at paladym@hotmail.com

(previous) Synch Rhythm Featured Artist...AMANDA BROWN

Posted by SYNCHRONIZED RHYTHM on July 29, 2008 at 5:11pm

AMANDA BROWN BIO/BULLETIN

You have probably seen her electrifying performance on the Apollo singing her sassy, jazzy rendition of Etta James' "At Last" making it her own soulful love song. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the songstress, Ms. Amanda Brown!Residing in the Bronx, Amanda Brown has always had a love and a dream for singing. She has grown into a burgeoning soloist in the making and has been truly blessed to work with amazing musicians, singers, dancers and writers throughout her growing career.Recently, Amanda was been blessed to have the opportunity to lend her unmistakable talents to the phenomenal, Ms. Alicia Keys; being givin the opportunity to perform as a backup vocalist for her world tour. She has also lent her beautiful vocals as backup to an up & coming soul diva in her own right, Ms. Honey LaRochelle, on many occasions.A couple of years ago, during one of SR's Caprice many performances as a backup vocalist for indie soul artist, Dexter Meyers, got her first glimpse of both ladies unmistakable talents while sharing the stage one evening at the Ace of Clubs and it was definitely a show to seen by all! If you weren't there, then you just lost out!!In 2007, she completed work on two songs "Luvin U" and "You Complete Me" in collaboration with production teams: Motesart and Partner's Management. Currently, she is fine tuning her debut release which could perhaps be a collection of love ballads, funky up-tempos or maybe a series of jazz tunes.If these two singles are indications of what her forthcoming release will reveal about this sultry artist, SR will be anticipating this song bird's debut into the world as the solo artist that she was meant to be.For more info, visit Amanda on MySpace @ www. myspace. com/amandabrownmusic

Check out Amanda Brown's Performances on the Apollo: www. youtube. com/watch?v=AySQ5WR1i_k

UPDATE ON MY STREET FAIR EVENT

Posted by CASSANDRA on July 29, 2008 at 4:00pm

I HAD SO MUCH FUN AT MY EVENT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I CAN'T WAIT TO DO MORE. MY DAUGHTER WAS VERY INVOLVED AND SO WAS HUBBY! A FEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAME TO SUPPORT ME.EVENHOUGH I DID'NT MAKE A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, THE IMPORTANT THING IS I GOT MY NAME OUT THERE A LITTLE MORE.

Starting out

Posted by Michelle J on July 29, 2008 at 3:49pm

I am getting overwhelmed with all things I need to do to get my business out the box. I have been little things here and there through the years but I finally made it offical registering my business name in may. Since then it has been a slow start but I'm trying. At this point I am venturing in different aspects of the business trying to find my niche. I just want to scream!!! AHHHHH! hehehe oh well...

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