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| Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog |
| Lynda Lippin blogs about teaching Pilates & Reiki as an American Ex-pat in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Tales of life on Providenciales, expert Pilates & Reiki tips & advice, life lessons learned. Information, articles, and links. |
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| Small Business Financing |
| 2008-05-12 12:16:00 |
There is usually time in any and every business where the owner looks for some type of Small Business Loan. Many banks, private lenders, and credit companies require some collateral, such as a savings account, or a fixed asset such as real estate. Of course, for many people if you had these things you wouldn't need a loan, so the system seems backward in many ways.EZUnsecured.com specializes in, as the name suggests, unsecured loans, including business financing. They specialize in Business Loans and Lines of Credit which feature no collateral, no tax returns, no business plans, no documentation for up to $350,000 in credit, and up to $10 Million with full documentation.The...
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| Weight Watchers Store Fronts |
| 2008-05-12 12:10:00 |
According to The Australian, Weight Watchers will launch two mini-shopfronts inside Australia-based Myer department stores offering 15-minute consultations to help people work on their weight loss."It's convenient," Weight Watchers Australasian managing director Joseph Saad said. "(The centres) will be very private in that we will have separate consultation areas. We will make it as easy as possible for them to leave that weigh-in and they will know clearly what they have to do (to lose weight)."I wonder how this will work? A mini weigh in and then a referral to the website program or the nearest meeting location? Some retail items such as food, cookbooks, points counters, etc.? If the consultations are free then how will the mini-stores make money?I lik...
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| A Funny Wedding Story... |
| 2008-05-12 11:45:00 |
My best friend in college was a guy named David Nielsen. David and I were so close that we traveled together, lived together, and I even called his parents "Mom & Dad". David and I never dated or even came close, which is suprising given how much time we spent together.After graduation David ended up marrying another college friend, Debbie Taylor, who was from Endicott, NY just across the river from where I went to high school in Vestal. David invited me to be his Best Person (and yes, Debbie had a male Person of Honor) and my roommate Holly and I drove to upstate NY for the wedding.Going there was a flashback. We stayed at the Vestal Inn, right down the hill from my high school and ate breakfast at the Vestal Diner with the rehearsal dinner at the Ve...
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| Mary Bowen Pilates News |
| 2008-05-12 11:39:00 |
Some of you may have heard the name Mary Bowen. Mary is a living Pilates Elder and Jungian analyst who runs two Pilates studios and three psychoanalytic offices throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, all of which she visits weekly. She conducts one-on-one sessions for clients or two- through nine-hour "Intensives," continuing education sessions for Pilates teachers, national and international studio workshops, and annual conferences. My first co-worker and most influencial Pilates teacher, Karen Carlson, studied with Mary, so she has entered my sphere of Pilates as well.Now Mary Bowen has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of the Pilates method of conditioning and rehabilitation and the psychological Jungian individuation process.Congratulations Mary! Tags: Pilates, News, pilates elders, mary bowen, cambridge, cambridge who's who, lynda lippin
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| Direct Marketing |
| 2008-05-12 11:25:00 |
Back in the US where I owned a business I sometimes used Direct Marketing (mail, postcards, etc.) and we found that the easiest way to get a list together in the appropriate demographic was by utilizing a list broker. A list broker will put a list together of names and addresses within certain zip codes, income brackets, home value, etc. so that you can target your audience and hopefully get some new clients as a result of your hard work. Direct marketing without it is like flying blind--useless & expensive.Tags: direct marketing, dcmg, list brokers, lynda lippin
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| Book Review - Hours of Devotion |
| 2008-05-12 06:30:00 |
As an avid reader of Judaica, I have a special liking for women's prayer books. Poet Dinah Berland happened upon an unknown author's Hours of Devotion in a used book store in LA. Having just been estranged from her son, Berland connected to "A Mother's Prayer Whose Child Is Abroad" and bought the book. She loved the book, loved the prayers, and began to use it every day - morning and evening.Miracles began occurring. Her son Adam reappeared in her life; she joined a wonderful new synagogue; and Berland just kept thinking about updating Hours Of Devotion. But first she needed to know the author. She turned to a colleague and bibliographer who uncovered the name of Fanny Neuda (1819-1894), wife of a Moravian rabbi, whose story is as interesting as the prayers.Fanny Neuda was a brillaint...
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| Lawsuit Funding |
| 2008-05-11 12:20:00 |
I know from experience that lawsuits can take a long time to complete, even when you win or receive settlement. Waiting for the money can be a problem, especially if you are unable to work! Luckily there are companies, like fundmycase.com, that offer litigation funding that advances you your monies. They even agree to share the risk with you, asking for no payments until your case settles. If there is no recovery, you keep our investment and owe nothing!Tags: litigation funding, settlement loans, fundmycase.com, lynda lippin
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| Book Review - The Eat-Clean Diet |
| 2008-05-11 12:15:00 |
The Eat-Clean Diet: Fast Fat-Loss That Lasts Forever! sounded to me like a perfect diet book. Before I even saw the book I googled author Tosca Reno, who at 46 is a fitness model, writes a column for Oxygen magazine, has written several books, and looks fabulous. Reno's story is remarkable.Born in Ontario, Reno was raised in a healthy eating home. Lots of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables - very little sugar and processed foods. She was fine through high school, but found in college that the more that was going on in her life the worse her eating habits became, and they stayed that way through the birth of her three daughters. Suddenly at 40 Reno weighed over 200 pounds and needed to get her life back under control. So she ...
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| Identity Theft |
| 2008-05-11 12:08:00 |
It's mind boggling to think about how easy it really is to have your identity stolen. I mean, we put our social security and account numbers on so many forms in so many places, and in reality we really trust every person who receives this information to keep it secure for us.I have watched people leave their credit cards in stores, walk around with unsigned cards (which makes it easy for anyone to steal it, sign it, and use it with a matching signature), and generally seem to not care about this information. Until, of course, you suddenly get turned down for a loan or have your credit locked because someone is out there ruining your life with those numbers.This is where a service such as lifelock can come in handy. For a fee they will handle watching and securing your information so that you truly don't have to worry. They can help you clear things up after identity theft and prevent it from happening. Tags: lifelock, identity theft, lynda lippin
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| Book Review - The Bestiary |
| 2008-05-11 11:57:00 |
"The first beast I laid eyes on was my father." Xeno Atlas is obsessed. He is obsessed with his dead mother, with his emotionally and physically distant father who blames Xeno for his mother's death, with his very much alive shape-shifting Sicilian grandmother, and with animals both real and imaginary. The protagonist of Nicholas Christopher's new and anxiously awaited novel, The Bestiary, Atlas' obsessions focus themselves into his lifelong academic search for the long lost Caravan Bestiary, a record of all of the animals created, including those that did not make it onto Noah's Ark.As a boy growing up in the Bronx Xeno Atlas (his Cretan father tells him he was named after the Greek word "xenos," or stranger; while his Italian mother saw him as her "xenium," or gift) has a hard time findi...
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| My Best Summer Vacation |
| 2008-05-11 11:43:00 |
While it may seem a bit out of season, my best summer vacation was a trip I took to Turks & Caicos in the summer of 2005 with my husband Tony. The minute the plane landed in Providenciales I was already relieved and relaxed to be away, and the beautiful turquoise water surrounding the island helped. If you follow my blog at all you know that it was on that trip that we received job offers and made our momentous life altering move out of the United States. Now we are planning another trip and I have checking flights & locations at dialaflight.com. Hmmm, perhaps a flight to Dubai and some touring around the United Arab Emirates? Could be interesting.Tags: Turks and Caicos, Providenciales, Caribbean, dubai, travel, lynda lippin
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| Book Review - The Devil's Right Hand |
| 2008-05-11 11:34:00 |
The Devil's Right Hand is the third book in what is currently a five-book series chronicling the life and times of Dante (Danny) Valentine, necromancer, bounty hunter, and demon lover. The tales take place primarily in Saint City on Earth in the distant future after the Awakening, an event that activated numerous psions and others with supernatural abilities as well as bringing Hell and its denizens to Earth.I have read many vampire and magic fantasy series including Anne Rice's ubiquitous "Lestat" series and Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake Vampire Hunter" books, and while I don't mind reading an entire series of books I like, it is also nice to have the individual novels stand alone so one can read them out of order and ...
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| Briggs & Riley Luggage |
| 2008-05-10 15:16:00 |
For the past 15 years, Briggs and Riley has been producing top quality luggage and travelware. They have a corporate commitment to producing quality pieces with great style in contemporary colors for fair prices. Briggs & Riley stands by their products to the point of offering a lifetime warranty on all pieces. Stop by LuggageUniverse.com for more information and to purchase th efull line of Briggs & Riley travelware.Tags: briggs & riley, travel universe, luggage, bags, travelware, lynda lippin
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| Book Review - Certain Girls |
| 2008-05-09 10:10:00 |
I love all things Jennifer Weiner. I am Jewish, in my early 40s, lived much of my adult life in Philadelphia and its suburbs, write for part of my living, and have had my share of failed and often comical relationships - culminating in my current 15 year marriage to a man who I cannot imagine being without. Weiner's first novel, Good In Bed, and this latest one, Certain Girls, are written from the voice of Philadelphia Jewish girl, writer, mother, and wife Cannie Shapiro.Since we left her, Cannie has published a best-selling fictionalized sexually-charged version of her life (which she tries to hide, taking the plebian job of ghost writing science fiction novels at a steady salary), marries a diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky, and settles down to raise her daughter Joy. As Joy nears her ba...
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| Book Review - Madison Avenue Maxi |
| 2008-05-09 06:23:00 |
Having a dog is no easy task. They require a lot of work and personal interaction — talking, walking, bathing, grooming, and just plain old loving — dogs need their people as much as people need their dogs. I always considered myself a cat person. I grew up with Mittens, our family tabby who died at the old age of 12, and since then have adopted several cats that I watched get old and finally leave the mortal coil. When we moved to Turks & Caicos I brought three cats with me from the states.So when my husband, who moved a few months before me, started talking about this stray potcake who kept following him home smiling all the way, my first response was, "Please just don't feed it!" We had a disastrous dog adoption experience once and I did not want to repeat that ever again. Long st...
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| My Blog Was Denied! |
| 2008-05-09 05:52:00 |
Oh, the horror! I tend not to do a lot of social web stuff, as it just gets tiresome for me. But since I already do business with Izea through PayPerPost, I decided to give their Social Spark beta site a try after receiving many invitations.So I go, I wait forever for pages to load and have to deal with many "friend" requests and lots of graphics, and then they DENY MY BLOG! Why, you might ask? Because they said my blog "appeared to exist only for paid posts and affiliate links."Now, I wish I got paid for all of my blogrolls and links, but alas only a small portion of this lovely creation is paid for by others. Oh well. It almost makes me pissed off enough to quit PPP, but they do pay quite well and are easier to deal with.Wait, should I not say that? Will they think it's a sponsored post? AAAARGH!Tags: Blog, Lynda Lippin, marketing, Pay Per Post, izea, social spark, lynda lippin
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| Make Healthier Restaurant Choices |
| 2008-05-08 15:35:00 |
If you, like most people, are still rendered nutritionally clueless when you walk into a chain restaurant (I mean, how could the taco salad possibly have more fat and calories than a burger and fries?), I just received announcement of a free new service that will have us all eating healthily at Boston Market, Bob Evans, and Taco Bell (or at least knowing that we could make better choices).Wellsphere just announced the launch of Wellternatives – their new free healthy eating service that recommends healthy alternatives for your favorite dishes at hundreds of thousands of chain restaurants. They designed it so that you can actually use your cell phone (as well as your wireless web, blackberry, or iphone) to receive suggested ‘Wellternatives’ along ...
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| Pilates Videos |
| 2008-05-07 11:50:00 |
Along with the growth of pilates, high speed internet connections, and internet video is a number of new video websites promoting pilates videos. VideoJug is a new site that hosts a large number of useful free Pilates videos.Whether you want to see how a particular exercise is done or would like a general overview of Pilates, VideoJug will help. They also host discussion groups as well as an "Ask the Expert" section.The videos are short, clear, and informative and the site loads quickly and is clearly organized. Enjoy! Tags: Pilates Videos, Pilates, lynda lippin
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| More Weird Weight Loss Science |
| 2008-05-07 11:32:00 |
Science has done it again! Now altering an enzyme in the brain can contribute to weight loss. Duke University scientists, in studies in mice, blocked the enzyme CaMKK2 in mice and then measured food intake. Sure enough, the mice with the block ate less and lost weight!'"Remarkably, we find that blocking CaMKK2 in the brain prevents the deposits of fat in liver and skeletal muscle that are characteristic of obese, diabetic patients," said Dr Tony Means."We find this very exciting and are trying to understand the mechanism responsible for this protective effect, as well as to identify more potent drugs to inhibit CaMKK2."'OY!Tags: weight loss, Diet, News, lynda lippin
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| Unbiased Diet Pill Reviews |
| 2008-05-06 10:32:00 |
There are so many diet pills on the market that it is pretty scary and obviously daunting for consumers. Now, regular readers know that I espouse the virtues of good diet and exercise for long term weight loss, but I also know for a fact that many of you seek to ignore me completely and take pills anyway. If you must take pills for weight loss, then at least read some reviews of them before laying out a chunk of change on something that can be ineffective, has bad side effects, or can make you sick.Tags: diet pills, weight loss, lynda lippin
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| Lesley Powell on Pilates and the Shoulders |
| 2008-05-06 10:07:00 |
Lesley Powell of Movements Afoot Pilates in NYC is a great friend and a fabulous Pilates teacher. I have learned a lot over the years from working with her and I refer most of my New York Parrot Cay Pilates guests to continue their work at her studio. She has written a truly informative article for Pilates Pro, Freeing the Shoulders to Connect to the Core, which begins with a pretty contentious statement,“'Push your shoulders down.'”We hear that phrase frequently in Pilates studios, but I say it’s time to throw that cue out. Why? For most people, pressing the shoulders down freezes the shoulder girdle’s function and interrupts its natural rhythm."If you're a Pilates teacher who uses that cue and wonders why your client's shoulders remain tight...
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| Free Music Downloads (not for Mac) |
| 2008-05-05 12:15:00 |
I was pretty excited when heard about MP3 Rocket, a new site offering software that allows users access to Music">free music downloads and movie downloads. So I went right over to download their Free Basic program and see what it was like.Normally companies that offer downloadable software specify what system you need somewhere on the download page. This was not listed on either the MP3 rocket site or on their secure C-Net download page. It turns out that the free software is a windows only .exe file, and since I have a pre-Intel imac that is just out of the question.Now, here's where things get interesting. I went to cancel the download and was immediately brought to a live chat box wh...
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| More Horrifying Pilates Marketing |
| 2008-05-05 12:04:00 |
I thought it couldn't get much worse in the Pilates market until I saw this Pilates Joe franchise opportunity in my google alert! So what do they have to say?"Pilates Joe - Bringing Quality Pilates to the Masses.Until now, Pilates students had to make a choice - either join group Pilates classes for a watered-down version of true Pilates instruction or pay US$50 to US$100 per hour for quality, one-on-one Pilates mentoring. Pilates Joe gives its franchisees the opportunity to offer Pilates instruction that's truly the best of both worlds - dynamic, interactive group Pilates sessions with one-on-one attention from certified Pilates Joe instructors. "Wait--this is a group Pilates class with a certified instructor who will walk around, correct people, and pa...
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| Blinds |
| 2008-05-05 11:57:00 |
Are you looking for blinds or window shades? Do you enjoy getting a 25-30% instant discount? And how about working with the company that Ty Pennington uses on ABC's Extreme Makeover-Home Edition? SelectBlinds.com offers the web's best selection of quality window coverings and blinds at great prices. Order today and receive an extra 5% off everything on the site instantly with their Cinco de Mayo sale. You can't go wrong.Tags: selectblinds.com, blinds, window coverings, extreme makeover home edition, ty pennington, lynda lippin
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| Diabetic Supplies |
| 2008-04-25 15:39:00 |
Hocks.com OnLine Pharmacy is the web's best supplier of diabetic supplies, as well as other prescription health care needs. They offer free shipping on orders over $79 and are a safe site, accredited by the BBB.For diabetics, Hocks.com offers blood glucose test strips, meters, diabetic socks, insulin syringes, and glucose monitors among other necessary items. And if you order from a select group of glucose test strips (Ascensia, Freestyle, Control, etc.) they will send you a free glucose meter!So go to Hocks.com today for a wide selection of supplies at great prices with safe ordering, free shipping, and great customer service. Leave the worrying to them and get on with your life.Tags: diabetic supplies, glucose meter, glucose strips, hocks.com, online pharmacy, lynda lippin
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| Passover In Paradise |
| 2008-04-25 15:31:00 |
I have met many Jewish guests this week and our biggest discussion is about being Jewish and living on a small resort island in a small Caribbean Christian country. It is a very strange idea if you really think about it.Anyway, this year the JCTC (Jewish Community of Turks and Caicos) held a community seder at Beaches resort. $100 per person, no clean up or cooking necessary, servers and drinks included. I could not go bit I hear it went well.My story...I went to IGA the Tuesday before Pesach and they still hadn't put the Passover food out. Luckily there was a lovely Italian jewish couple staying at the resort and taking my Pilates mat classes who gave me 1/2 a box of matzo (enough for me for 8 days). Then I went to IGA this week and the Passover food was out, so I got more stuff. Di...
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| An Easy $50 Blogging Contest |
| 2008-04-22 06:24:00 |
You may notice that I am a member of the BlogCatalog family, which puts me in the great company of many many interesting bloggers all over the world. One member in particular writes two blogs, and on his Entrepreneur Life Blog is hosting an easy as pie $50 blogging contest (in fact, this is my entry!).All you need to to do is subscribe to the Entrepreneur Life RSS feed (which you will want to do anyway since there is a lot of astute and useful business advice in this blog in addition to cool contests like this) and write a short blog post about the contest with links back (as I have done here). Then leave a comment on the post with a link to your contest entry so he knows about it. Finally, if you win you must announce that you have won on your blog as soon as you are paid. So run over and enter today (and keep looking here for that winning announcement)! Tags: Blog, Blog Catalog, contest, entrepreneur life, lynda lippin
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| ShopWiki for Beauty Products |
| 2008-04-16 06:13:00 |
Especially since moving to the Caribbean, I shop for and order many things on line from expensive electronics and books to basics like underwear and beauty products. Most product shopping pages only display results from companies who have paid for ad placement instead of showing every possibility on the web.Now ShopWiki is becoming one of my favorite stops for skin care products and hair care products from all of my favorite brands from high end to drugstore. ShopWiki crawls the web like Google and returns every store that sells the products I want so I can then choose where to buy from every option.They have a great fragrances and perfume section among others, including products just for men. I hope they make money and stay around, as it is a great service and I for one appreciate it!Tags: Shopping, shopwiki, beauty products, perfume, hair care, skin care, lynda lippin
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| Medicare Supplement Insurance |
| 2008-03-07 13:25:00 |
Health insurance has become quite complicated in the US, especially for those over 65. Medicare rules and regulations keep changing, and I know my parents have needed to buy extra supplemental medicare part d prescription plan insurance. There is a great internet resource, The Mature Health Center, which offers explanations of benefits along with quotes and resources from different major insurance companies. Tags: health care, health insurance, medicare, medicare part d, prescription plan, senior health, lynda lippin
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| Book Review: French Women Don't Get Fat |
| 2008-03-06 21:13:00 |
While not a new book, French Women Don't Get Fat is such a cultural phenomenon in the US that I was very excited to have the chance to review the newly slimmed down paperback version with added recipes. Many of my recent diet articles have focused on simply eating less. Instead of deprivation or weird food restrictions (no bread, no fat, no meat), why not simply eat what you love in smaller quantities?Author Mireille Guiliano is a French businesswoman who works for my favorite Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, and as the President and CEO of US based Clicquot, Inc., (now a division of LVMH) managed to greatly increase Veuve Clicquot's American marketshare. She is not a nutritionist, a chef, a dietician, or a health professional. ...
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| South Carolina Beachfront |
| 2008-03-03 13:04:00 |
One of my favorite quiet and beautiful seaside destinations in the United States is the Carolina">South Carolina shore. Charleston is full of beaches and of smaller island communities that are just lovely, such as Isle of Palms, Dewees Island, Daniel Island, Wadmalaw Island, and Kiawah Island. Now you can easily search for property in these exclusive areas.Mainsail Charleston specializes in Charleston South Carolina Real Estate and Isle of Palms Real Estate, among other beautiful shoreline communities. The Mainsail Real Estate Group has the most extensive, informative and dynamic web portal to search real estate in the Low Country of South Carolina and offers the great service you would expect. Their knowledgeable team...
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| Morning Commute |
| 2008-03-03 12:53:00 |
On Monday mornings at 8am I have the privilege of teaching a Beach Pilates class right on the main resort beach. Mind you, I tried to sell the idea of a Grace bay beach Pilates class to every resort on Provo and NOT ONE went for it! In fact, I received a call the other day from the concierge at Grace Bay Club asking if I could teach Pilates to one of their guests. I replied, "Only if they come over to Parrot Cay on a day pass and book with me at the Spa!" Anyway, enough of that.If I do not have a private or anything immediately after class I love to walk home on the beach. Here are photos of this morning's 15 minute commute.This first photo is the view of the water at 9am when class was over.Then we have the long look at my destination (I live in central housing just left of the rocky...
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| Marketing Leads |
| 2008-03-03 12:33:00 |
If your business relies on product or service sales, you obviously need a business sales lead or leads to make any money. While many companies do OK relying on word of mouth and local advertising, a business looking to grow needs to be more aggressive. This is where using a company such as The Lead Dogs comes in. They have a proven track record and will help drive your business to success.Tags: lead dogs, lead distribution, marketing, business, lynda lippin
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| Smiley Discovers Grass |
| 2008-03-03 12:24:00 |
On Providenciales there is no grass. Grass as we know it in the US is not native to this region, and tends not to grow well on coral rock limestone, requiring a lot of looking after. On Parrot Cay, however, we have a lot of well kept grass and Smiley loves it! Here she is just yesterday enjoying a roll in the grass:Could she be any cuter? If you would like to adopt a potcake of your very own (and it is easy and very possible to have one flown to you) contact Potcake Place or the TCSPCA.Tags: Potcakes, Turks and Caicos, Providenciales, Parrot Cay, Living In Caribbean, tcspca, potcake place, lynda lippin
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| About Those Oysters |
| 2008-03-03 12:02:00 |
I don't know about you, but I LOVE oysters. My husband, who grew up in the Gulf (as a Navy brat he moved around a lot--Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana), introduced me to new ways to eat them and I love them all. Deep fried oysters, smoked oysters, steamed oysters, oyster cakes, and most of all yummy raw Gulf oysters. Just shuck 'em and eat 'em!A by-product of the oyster that increases my love and respect for the ugly non-kosher beasties is the pearl (interesting that those who keep kosher can still wear pearls, hmmm?). But thinking of pearls also got me thinking of what else it would be fun to discover in an oyster, what could make them even more valuable (to me anyway). And suddenly I had it--crystals!Yes, crystals of all forms and colors. Clear quartz and rose quartz, amethyst and ...
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| Investor Relations |
| 2008-03-01 14:24:00 |
Emerging Markets, LLC is a consulting company that specializes in investor relations. They offer companies a full range of investor relations services, including presentation development, corporate profiles, fact sheets, press releases, and innovative and aggressive marketing programs. If your company is looking for new investment but nobody seems interested, Emerging Markets can help you attract and keep the investors and the funds you need.Tags: investor relations, emerging markets, lynda lippin
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| Pelvic Muscle Imbalance and Pilates |
| 2008-03-01 14:13:00 |
A three time Olympic Gold Medalist, Australian swimmer Jodie Henry has announced her withdrawal from next month's Australian Beijing olympic trials.According to The herald Sun, Henry has been diagnosed with "an imbalance in the muscles around her pelvis, which causes severe pain when she swims". While there is no cure for such an imbalance, Henry has stated that, "it could be controlled with physiotherapy and daily pilates."Luckily the Pilates is giving her hope for a return to the pool, and after several months she plans to resume training and "hopes to compete at the World Championships in Rome next year."Tags: Pilates, Sports, Pain, olympics, beijing olympics, jodie henry, australia, lynda lippin
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| Colon Cleanse |
| 2008-02-29 16:03:00 |
I have a lot of friends who swear by the benefits of a regular colon cleanse. Apparently toxins can build up in the folds of the colon and a good cleanse gets you refreshed and detoxed from the inside out. Puristat offers colon cleanse, liver cleanse, and digestive support products along with informative articles, forums, and general information. Choose from 7, 14, or 21 day colon cleansing programs. Tags: puristat, colon cleanse, liver cleanse, lynda lippin
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| Teak Outdoor Furniture |
| 2008-02-17 12:53:00 |
Teak is the perfect wood for outdoor furniture such as teak benches, tables, and chairs as it wears well through all kinds of weather conditions. Plus it's solid, beautiful, and quite comfortable. As with most products, quality can be an issue as manufacturers do not all utilize the same quality wood. The best teak furniture comes from Java and is made from Grade A wood.Now there is a web source for high quality teak garden furniture that offers quality wood furniture at low prices with free shipping. They accept all major credit cards and Paypal, and their Grade A plantation teak furniture comes directly from Java!Teak Wood Patio Furniture offers a wide range of items including teak benches, adirondack chairs, lou...
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| Reiki and Other Comforts |
| 2008-02-17 12:45:00 |
In today's NY Times Regional News, a fabulous article on how a couple of Westchester County hospitals are contracting with outside alternative health & comfort providers to make things more comfortable for patients, families, and staff."JOHN CARPI was lying under a sage-colored blanket, receiving a gentle massage. The room smelled of lavender; soft, tinkling music played in the background.Annie West, a nurse at Northern Westchester Hospital here, asked Mr. Carpi, 80, if he was comfortable.'I haven’t been this pampered in 50 years,' he responded.Mr. Carpi was being treated at the hospital for prostate cancer. He is also being treated to the type of gentler methods of delivering care that have been embraced by some area hospitals.Part marketing strategy and part effort to offer more h...
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