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YOGA AID FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 24-HOUR GLOBAL YOGA CHALLENGE

April 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

International Nonprofit Aims to Host 200 Events in 20 Countries During 24 Hours—Donating 100% of Money Raised Yoga Aid Foundation, an international nonprofit that raises funds for charities through philanthropic yoga events, announced today that it will host the first-ever, one day, around the world yoga tour benefiting 15 humanitarian-based charities internationally. On September 9, 2012, The Yoga Aid World Challenge will unite yogis around the globe in an effort to raise $1million with 100% percent of the proceeds going directly to the selected charitable organizations. Starting in Sydney, the 24-hour yoga relay will travel around the world and end at sundown in Los Angeles. The Yoga Aid challenge will bring together renowned teachers, studios and students in over 20 countries, … [Continue reading...]

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Warrior Spirit Mission Homefront

April 9, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

“I can not imagine a better way for Soldiers and Family members to begin to understand each other and themselves.” - Chaplain COL David Colwell, Chaplain School Commandant WWW.MISSIONHOMEFRONT.COM IN USE WITH: Military Behavioral Therapists, Military Psychological Therapists, Military bases, PTSD programs, Yellow Ribbon programs, Strong Bonds weekend couple retreats, military couples, military families, among all branches, and much more. WHAT IS IT? This elegant interactive card deck encased in a silver tin, contains 400 questions and interactions which provide a vital opportunity for Veterans to communicate, process, share and own their unique experiences of deployment with their loved ones, in a non-confrontational and reflective manner. No therapist is needed. • There … [Continue reading...]

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Easter Eats and Spring Treats

April 6, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

Celebrate With Fresh Ideas From Food and Lifestyle Expert Thinking of throwing an Easter bash or spring celebration this year? Maybe it’s time to freshen up your entertainment ideas in order to throw a fabulous affair! Food and lifestyle expert Ceci Carmichael has creative tips to help get your home ready for the season. From preparing the feast to decorating Easter Eggs, even what treats to include in the bunny baskets, she’ll tell you how to whip up a winning celebration the whole family will enjoy. Ceci will share with your viewers: • Quick tips on how to reduce stress while planning a great party • Fresh and delicious meal ideas • Easter Egg decorating techniques that are festive and fun • The best treats for your Easter Baskets Ceci Carmichael … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Good News To Go, Living & Learning Tagged With: 2012, cooking, decorating, easter, family, festive, food, friends, fun, holidays, lifestyle, parties

MegaMillions Hits World Record Breaking $476M:

March 30, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Seven-Time Lottery Winner Richard Lustig on How to Increase Your Odds? This Friday's MegaMillions drawing will be for a world record breaking $476 Million, exceeding every previous lottery jackpot in all of human history. This comes after no one matched all six numbers in last night's $363M drawing. No player has matched all five numbers and MegaBall since January 24th. With such an astronomical sum money at stake, how can players increase their chances of winning this prize? And how can lottery winners manage their new-found wealth? Richard Lustig -- the seven-time lottery grand prize winner and author of "Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning The Lottery" -- has answers. Richard Lustig has collected wins totaling … [Continue reading...]

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The Bully Society by Jessie Klein

March 29, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Why Have Cruelty and Violence Become a Normal Part of Our Children’s Education? School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America’s Schools Twelve years after the Columbine High School massacre, school shootings have gone from a rare, shocking aberration to a frequent, yet still shocking, tragedy. Despite ubiquitous zero-tolerance policies, school violence continues. Even if they’re not getting beat up or shot at, students routinely endure verbal assaults and merciless torment from other students—often as teachers look the other way, or worse, join in. For many children and teens across the country, school feels like a hostile, oppressive, and dangerous place. www.jessieklein.com Why has vicious bullying become commonplace in school? In THE BULLY SOCIETY: … [Continue reading...]

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Eleanor Roosevelt said:

March 26, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

"Doubt, fear of failure, rejection, lack of confidence in the face of unbelievable odds and defeat are five of the main reasons why human beings suffer. If we can summons the courageous faith deep in our hearts to challenge and overcome all of the obstacles and persevere until we accomplish our goals, we'll win without a doubt. We can't afford to fail nor can we allow ourselves to be defeated in our hearts or spirits no matter what or how difficult the challenge maybe. Let's continue to fight to achieve a ultimate victory, go for broke and summons the confidence to win." "Life IS FULL of unexpected suffering. Even so, if you can live through that [ a difficult situation ] you can live through anything. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really … [Continue reading...]

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La Verde de la Vida- Wisdom for the Abortion War: A Peaceable Answer Without Compromise by Sheliah Hill

March 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Shining River Press presents: A new book by Sheliah Hill, La Verde de la Vida- Wisdom for the Abortion War: A Peaceable Answer Without Compromise La Verde de la Vida Among the Trees of Van Cortlandt Park "I sit here on a bench among the trees of Van Cortlandt Park enjoying the rare November sun, grateful to feel its warmth on my face. I like to come to the edge of this urban forest to meditate, to pray and to write in my journal and watch as one season fades into another." Dedicated to the children of the world and my country. America the Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining … [Continue reading...]

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Interview With Nadine Hack, Educator & Leader

March 20, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

Nadine B. Hack Executive-in-Residence, IMD President and CEO, beCause Global Consulting www.blog.because.net MPA, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Brief Vita Nadine B. Hack, named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior, is recognized internationally for proven expertise in strategic action planning; creative problem solving; insightful policy analysis; and politically sensitive negotiations. She’s provided innovative guidance to and imparted tactical direction for institutions from multiple sectors for decades. Promoting good deeds as great investments, her trademark process mobilizing strategic relational engagement (SRE™) of internal and external stakeholders is designed to advance organizations’ missions and values. Her specialties … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Business Leaders, Good News To Go, Living & Learning, Today's Good News Tagged With: business, education, goodwill, humanitarian, nadine hack

6 Tires To An Empire – New Book Reveals An Amazing Success Story

March 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Everyone wants to know the secret of going from dead broke to filthy rich. The all-American dream becomes an all-American reality in the inspiring story of a simple Midwestern man who used his skill, kept his faith, persevered, and most of all worked hard. He took a tire and created an empire. Bruce Halle is the billionaire that almost nobody knows, but that is going to change. The secrets of Halle’s success are revealed in a new book Six Tires, No Plan, written by business expert Michael Rosenbaum. Halle’s story is a true rags-to-riches story of a man who was unemployed with $17,000 in debt. Today, he is ranked as the 96th richest American by Forbes. He is the founder and chairman of Discount Tire, the nation’s largest independent tire-dealer, with 800 stores around … [Continue reading...]

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Dr.J. N. Olayiwola, MD

March 18, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Dr. J. N. Olayiwola, MD speaks about the need for text4baby.org. Dr. Olayiwola oversees the Community Health Centers in Connecticut. About Community Health Center, Inc. Since 1972, Community Health Center, Inc. has been one of the leading healthcare providers in the state of Connecticut, building a world-class primary health care system committed to caring for uninsured and underserved populations. CHC is focused on improving health outcomes for its more than 130,000 patients, as well as building healthy communities. Currently, CHC delivers service in 201 locations statewide, offering primary care in medicine, dentistry and behavioral health services. For more information, visit www.chc1.com. Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, … [Continue reading...]

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I Got My Dream Job and So Can You 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College

March 5, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

For Recent or Soon-To-Be College Graduates: Job Search Advice from a Genuine Success Story In his response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address on January 24, 2012, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels stated: “Nearly half of all persons under 30 did not go to work today.” Is it any wonder so many college grads are resigned to living with their parents and settling for any job—barista, gas pumper, cashier—that will help them pay off their student loan debt? When he was a senior in college, and unemployment was the highest it had been in 10 years, Pete Leibman didn’t let a down economy stop him from going after his dream job: working for a pro sports franchise. He didn’t let lack of experience, naysayers, or fear stop him either. Thanks to his winner’s mindset, … [Continue reading...]

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Beth Le Manach is responsible for overseeing the video content across DECA’s women’s properties and managing talent relations.

February 28, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Prior to joining DECA, Beth was the beauty and fashion producer for HoneyShed.com; an online video site specializing in e-commerce and funded by the Publicis Groupe. As HoneyShed’s beauty and fashion Producer, Beth was responsible for producing over 130 branded segments for popular brands such as Sephora, Revlon, Benefit, The North Face, Reebok and more. Prior to joining HoneyShed, Beth served as the Development Executive and Supervising Producer for Homerun Entertainment where she developed and pitched show ideas to major cable network as well as managed several series in production. Le Manach was also responsible for producing Homerun’s branded entertainment projects for national advertisers. Prior to joining Homerun, Beth spent seven years producing lifestyle content for the … [Continue reading...]

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Justin Churchman: A Huggable Hero & CNN Heroes “Young Wonder”

February 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Wanted: Service Minded Kids Reward: $10,000 In Celebration of Youth Leadership Month Build-A-Bear Workshop® Launches its Ninth Search for Huggable Heroes Amazing Young Leaders & Volunteers Who Make a Difference in their Communities and Around the World 2011 Huggable Hero & CNN Heroes “Young Wonder” 18-Year-Old, Justin Churchman Accomplished a remarkable goal: Building 18 homes for people in Juarez, Mexico by his 18th birthday through Casas por Cristo. Justin’s Story: Justin Churchman, 18 years old from El Paso, TX is helping change lives in Juarez, Mexico, one house at a time. Through Casas por Cristo, Justin was able to accomplish a remarkable goal: building 18 homes for homeless people by his 18th birthday. His efforts include raising $48,000 for … [Continue reading...]

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The American Yoga Academy!

February 17, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Namaste~ I Honor the Place in You in which the Entire Universe Dwells... I Honor the Place in You which is of Love, Peace, Light, Truth and Respect... When You are in that Place in You, and I am in that Place in Me... We are One The Wilshire Grand Hotel West Orange, NJ "Union of Body, Mind & Spirit " Yoga Teacher Training Spring 2012 Get Started Now! ~ Sign up before March 1st and Receive $300 off tuition! This course if for everyone, whether you have been practicing Yoga for many years, or this is your first time! The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga and Meditation Weekend Workshop Early Bird Price Extended Until February 15th! Join Claire Diab, Founder of the American Yoga Academy, and Davidji, Dean of Chopra Center … [Continue reading...]

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The Wilshire Grand Hotel West Orange, NJ

February 10, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

The Wilshire Grand Hotel West Orange, NJ "Union of Body, Mind & Spirit " Yoga Teacher Training Spring 2012 Get Started Now! ~ Sign up before March 1st and Receive $300 off tuition! This course if for everyone, whether you have been practicing Yoga for many years, or this is your first time! Click Here for more information The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga and Meditation Weekend Workshop Early Bird Price Extended Until February 15th! Join Claire Diab, Founder of the American Yoga Academy, and Davidji, Dean of Chopra Center University, in their first workshop together on the East Coast... Sign Up Now Give the Gift of Yoga this Valentines Day~ NEW! Complete … [Continue reading...]

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Veronique Choa Pittman, Green Schools Alliance

February 9, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

http://www.greenschoolsalliance.org Superficially, the new website looks very similar to the old. However, it has actually been completely rebuilt in Drupal, so that up to 4 contacts at a school can upload content (news, resources, events). Students can upload videos, photos, presentations, and register their student clubs. Got something we should add to the site? Send it to info@greenschoolsalliance.net we'll post if it's beneficial to schools. Finally, you can "ask an expert" about almost anything you can think of! So excited that it is finally launched. We are going to build out the toolkit and resource pages in a big way but the framework is there for it to scale it to whatever size we want. Think of it as Google for green schools…but it's much more. Member schools will be able … [Continue reading...]

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Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater

February 8, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Amateur Night: Opening Night with Special Guest Jennifer Holliday. Don Cornelius, Michael Jackson and Black History Month were also celebrated. Apollo Theater Introduces Amateur Night Digital, Bringing Signature Talent Competition to Audiences around the World. WHAT: On Wednesday, February 1st the legendary Apollo Theater will kick off [the new season of] its signature program, Amateur Night, the world’s most famous and enduring amateur talent competition. Jennifer Holliday, the original Broadway Dreamgirl, will grace the Apollo stage as a special guest star performing “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.” The evening will also mark the globallaunch of Amateur Night Digital (amateurnight.org), which will enable Apollo fans worldwide to track the progress and vote for … [Continue reading...]

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Chris Schluep, Senior Editor for Books on Amazon Talks About Amazon’s Fall Picks of 2011

February 2, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

Amazon Book Editor Lists Top Picks for Fall Reading Expert Suggestions from an Industry Veteran Senior Editor for Books at Amazon.com Chris Schluep will offer his insider’s opinion of which books your listeners should be reading this fall. Schluep spent the last ten years as an editor at Random House and also contributes to Amazon’s book blog, www.omnivoriacious.com. Chris Schluep spent more than a decade editing books in New York before moving to Seattle to work for Amazon. He likes the mountains, the water, and books. He loves his wife, son, cat, and turtle. … [Continue reading...]

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Good News Break!

February 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Good News Break! CLICK HERE TO JOIN US ON FACEBOOK Is it just us, or does the prospect of opening a newspaper or watching the news sound depressing? With bad news dominating headlines, we at PLA want to remind our friends that good news still happens everyday! We have compiled our own newsletter dedicated to upbeat stories and blurbs. Hopefully you’ll take a minute for yourself to read through and brighten your day. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." - Harriet Tubman *** Super Bowl XLVI is … [Continue reading...]

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Dr. Eric Pearl is changing the way America heals

February 1, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

Dr. Pearl is on the cutting edge of what scientists are calling “Information Medicine.” The introduction and application of scientifically measurable frequencies to the human body creates a state of restored health. Dr William Tiller (Stanford Prof. Emeritus) says that when information carried through frequency is introduced into a system it does the opposite of what physics predicts—it creates coherence and order, instead of the natural state of entropy or disintegration in the body. The result: seemingly unexplainable, often instantaneous and permanent healings from cancers, epilepsy, birth disfigurements, arthritis and more. But it’s not science fiction; it’s real as the science proves. And it’s called Reconnective Healing, the breakthrough form of alternative healing … [Continue reading...]