Maximizing Your Potential

2012-05-23T19:57:00.000-05:00

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Disability in Comics: A Presentation by My Cartoonist Friend, Joe and His Wife, Denise

2012-03-17T17:47:00.002-05:00

Disability in Comics

Presented by Joe and Denise Chiappetta

Celebrating the history of characters with disabilities in comics for over 200 years!

Date: April 15th, 2012

Time: 2:30PM to 3:30PM

Location: McCormick Place, North Building
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60616

Cost: Free with price of admission ($35) into Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) Kids age 12 and under get into C2E2 free on Sunday. For more info about C2E2, go to www.c2e2.com

Iron Man, Daredevil, Hulk, Popeye, and Civil War Veterans. What do they all have in common? They all are extraordinary characters with disabilities featured in amazing stories that we love to read about. What do 1 in 5 Americans have in common? Disability. Come to this inspiring 60-minute presentation celebrating the remarkable history of lead characters with disabilities in comics.

Based on portions of Chiappetta's award-winning book, The Back Pain Avenger, attend a slideshow that exposes myths and stereotypes about comics characters with disabilities spanning over 200 years. Discover the intricate connection between comics and disability.

Free comics will be given to select attendees.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Virgin Islander Linval Joseph Will Be Playing in the Super Bowl!

2012-02-03T18:11:00.000-06:00

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to visit the US Virgin Islands.

Jacqueline Vanterpool: A Coffee Entrepreneur

2011-08-11T17:50:00.009-05:00

We’ve taken your favorite cup of Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Tea and simply enhanced it with the Most Powerful Herb Ever Known To Mankind! For over 4,000 years people in Chinese and Malaysia have used the healing powers of Ganoderma Lucidum to help prevent and heal Every major type of illness and Diseases. Now after 20 years of research you can experience the same healing power in your favorite cup of Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Tea.

Building a coffee community starts with you. Through the normal course of sharing, you grow this community. As the community grows, so do the rewards.

The innovative compensation options offer generous personal financial gain, but most importantly, you enjoy the satisfaction of enriching the lives of people in your personal community along the way.

Join Jackie on her wesite. Click on the link below.

Jackie Welcomes You

Louisville's Newest Online Services: Mando Media Services

2010-10-26T11:30:00.000-05:00

The brainchild of my son-in-law, William Henderson, Mando Media Services offers affordable and quality products and services from DJ Services to Video Production. They are proud to announce that we are now venturing into world of website design.

Their repertoire of service include: DJ Services; Powerpoints; Slideshows; Wedding Videos; Video Albums; Graphic Designs; Logos; Publication Templates; Apple Optimization Classes; Audio and Video System Installation; Video Production; and Website Design.

Location: Louisville, KY, 40208
Phone: 502-415-3105

www.MandoMediaServices.com/

Lean on Me: An Expression of a Mother's Love

2010-10-11T15:03:00.020-05:00

My online friend, Angela, has created a website called, "Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Lean on Me!!!", on behalf of her son, Scottie, in order to support families with special needs children who were diagnosed with these disorders. She encourages her viewers to remain hopeful and be aware that they have love and support from others via the site.

According to Angie, and as you will read more indepth when you visit the site, "Our children are our future. We have to make sure that we guide them, love them and let them know that they can do, or be anyone they want to be."

"That you have to work hard, and never give up when it gets to tough. That when you fall, you have to get back up and move forward and continue to shine. We must teach them that because they have a disability, doesn't mean their life is over "NO" you have to believe in yourself, and be all that you can be. You are our shining star, our special gift."

"To my son Scottie, I love you with all my heart and will always be their for you in every way possible and I will make sure to tell you everyday of your life, how much I love you and will be there for you in good or bad. You can always lean on me!! May god bless our children."

Click on the graphic below to visit Scottie's site for information about these disorders.

D'apres-Etienne and Janet Gibbs: Newest Online Entrepreneurs

2010-09-29T15:53:00.007-05:00

My son and daughter-in-law, D'apres-Etienne and Janet (DJGibbs), may be new to online selling but they are definitely not new to the world of jewelry-and-bow creation. This is something they have been passionately doing for years before bringing their business to the worldwide web.

As a team, D'apres, is considered a great photographer and very creative artist while Janet is the craftsperson.

Be sure to spend time in their shop.

Like me, you will love what you see.

Click below to visit:

DJ's Bits and Bobs: Handmade Treasures.

The Secret to You: A Gift from the Secret Scrolls

2010-08-30T11:34:00.004-05:00

Supermodel Sessilee Lopez Gets All Greased Up!

2010-06-25T11:05:00.021-05:00

Sessilee Lopez is a force to be reckoned with. In less than five years, she has made a name for herself as the young black ingenue blazing her way to the top echelons of a high-fashion industry that rarely opens its doors to women of color.

Among the most-in-demand models for good reason, Sessilee has most recently been asserting her authority on the runways at New York’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

Having recently completed a GIANT photo shoot, Sessilee re-established what it means to work for the camera. In September 2009, Sessilee appeared alongside fellow-black models, Arlenis Sosa, Chanel Iman, and Jourdan Dunn on the cover of I-D magazine. Sessilee was also called upon to model in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows in 2008 and again in 2009.

Visit her on Facebook and YouTube
by clicking on the link below.

www.Facebook.com

www.YouTube.com

Meet Ms Michelle, A Genuine and Committed Lady

2010-05-31T14:30:00.014-05:00

If you are looking for the Michelle Watt who is an extremely bubbly Scottish TV presenter, full of warmth and charm, who has amassed over 2,000 hours of live and pre-recorded TV experience, and who is the extremely proud to be the daughter of boxing legend, Jim Watt, now Sky Sports boxing commentator, well, sorry to say, I'm not talking about that Michelle Watt.

However, I am talking about the Michelle Watt who is a learner, a peacemaker, and the lover of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, The Word of God, and people in general. Ms Michelle believes that she is able to love people because God said in His word to "love one another."

Ms Michelle has pleasures that are simple, but profound; she immensely enjoys deep discussions, thoughtful things, and all sorts of music.

No one to imagine anyone more awesome, creative, inspiring and joyous, or loving than God Himself, Ms Michelle is always amazed that anyone could ever considered God as boring.

Playful with stable emotions Ms Michelle has learned to be content in all things, while being motivated toward improvement. Highly affectionate, Ms Michelle loves interacting with both Christian believers and non-believers. A simple, down-home person, Ms Michelle likes variety, but prefers honesty to agreement while being attracted to humbleness.

Here's a Christian lady who likes being upfront with people and delights in meeting new people, among many other interests and hobbies. She dreams of one day having a ministry for battered women, and perhaps extending it to a prison ministry because she loves giving back, after being so blessed.

Ms Michelle's primary purpose is to do business with others who like sharing ideas about how to make money from home.

Ms Michelle is associated with an online company known as Infinity Downline that sells membership to access to training software.

If you are interested, let her know know. Just click below to view her site.

www.YourCashIinfinity.com

The Best of Success: A Treasury of Inspiration

2010-04-26T13:33:00.004-05:00

Katie Washington: Notre Dame's First Black Valedictorian

2010-04-23T10:46:00.005-05:00

(WBBM) -- History is being made at the University of Notre Dame this spring.

In the 161 years the University of Notre Dame has been awarding degrees, never had there been an African-American as valedictorian. Until this year.

She’s Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana. She carries a 4.0 GPA majoring in biology and mentoring in Catholic social teaching.

According to the Northwest Indiana Times, Katie plans to continue her studies at Johns Hopkins University and follow in her father’s footsteps into medicine.

Katie says she’s humbled by the honor of being named valedictorian.

More information from Notre Dame University:

Katie Washington, a biological sciences major from Gary, Ind., has been named valedictorian of the 2010 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises May 16 (Sunday) in Notre Dame stadium.
Katie, who earned a 4.0 grade point average, has a minor in Catholic Social Teaching. She has conducted research on lung cancer at the Cold Spring Harbor labs and performed genetic studies in the University’s Eck Institute for Global Health on the mosquito that carries dengue and yellow fever. She is the co-author of a research paper with David Severson, professor of biological sciences.
Katie directs the Voices of Faith Gospel Choir at Notre Dame, is a mentor/tutor for the Sister-to-Sister program at South Bend’s Washington High School and serves as the student coordinator of the Center for Social Concerns’ “Lives in the Balance: Youth Violence and Society Seminar.”

Upon graduation, Katie plans to pursue a joint M.D./Ph.D program at Johns Hopkins University.

You go, girl!!!!

You're an inspiration as someone
who's truly maximizing your God-given potential!!!

Lisa Lally: Devoted Singer, Wife, and Mother

2010-04-09T09:08:00.010-05:00

Lisa, a devoted singer, wife, and mother, uses her singing opportunities in Nashville and around the country to enlighten people about a rare heredity degenerative neuromuscular disease known as Friedrich's Ataxia (FA) that has afflicted her youngest son, Jude.

Although born with it, Jude wasn't diagnosed until the tender age of 16. It was quite a blow to a young man who had played nearly every sport coming and going while growing up.

Fighting the disease for a long time, Jude finally succumbed to a wheelchair a few years ago. At the age of 27, Jude continues to hang in there the best he can.

A graduate in 2006 with a BA in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky, Jude's physical disabilities have prevented him from holding down a job. With his limited ability to type, Jude has become quite a writer and poet in the past couple of years.

Check out his work at

www.MySpace.com/JudeLally.

Lisa started a "Hey Jude" group in honor of her son and to connect with other people who are either afflicted with FA or who are caretakers for those who are.

Additionally, Lisa wrote and recorded a song called "Jude" that is available for you to listen to on her music site.

Just go to

www.MySpace.com/LisaLallyMusic.

Lisa also has posted her songs on Facebook.

Listen to them at

www.Facebook.com/LisaBriscoeLally.

Social Networking Strategies Series by Crystal Washington

2010-04-06T14:46:00.003-05:00

Ms Crystal Washington is a marketing consultant, speaker, and owner of a Houston-based marketing firm. Her passion lies in empowering small business owners through sharing effective marketing strategies.

Crystal is available for consultation, speaking engagements, projects, and private company webinar.

You know that social networks are a valuable tool to grow business. Wondering where to start? Tired of wasting time aimlessly searching for potential clients?

Take advantage of the nearly 70 million unique monthly visitors on Facebook, 11 million on LinkedIn, and 6 million on Twitter!
Join both large corporations and small businesses that are enjoying an influx of new customers via social networks.
Learn how to get the most out of social networks without spending long hours online.

FOR A LIMITED TIME, Crystal is offering a five-part series for only $99, along with a 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, in return for feedback or testimonials. If you do not learn new strategies for growing your business, Crystal will gladly refund your money!!!

Click on banner to visit Crystal's site.

Karen Lodrick, Nationwide Consumer Advocate, is Fighting for Your Identity Theft Protection, Too!

2010-02-13T15:39:00.008-06:00

Karen shared her story on Good Morning America about how her identity was stolen, and how she literally caught the thief on the streets of San Francisco.

She's fighting back and invites you to join her in her fight.

After viewing the video, show your support or share your story by visiting Karen's website. Click on the link below.

www.FightingBackNow.com/

Pastor Bryant: Always Fighting for YOU

2010-01-06T16:54:00.004-06:00

Pastor Lawanta Bryant, a child of God who is wearing many hats. In addition to being the Visionary behind the Women of Rhema Destiny Ministries, she is Pastor of Above the Natural Family Worship Center, and the Florida State President for Women N Power International.

Pastor Bryant is a woman who pushes those out of their comfort zone to a realm in which they will be able to operate in the gifts and callings God has mandated over their lives.

Traveling across this vast land proclaiming souls for Christ, Pastor Bryant has appeared on TV and radio broadcasts proclaiming God's love.

A devoted mother to both her biological children and spiritual midwife to men and woman of God who have accepted the call of God, Pastor Bryant never tires of extending and loving and supporting hand.

Having dedicated herself to continue to do what God has called her to do, Pastor Bryant is here for you. Contact her at:

1-813-531-2415

or

abovethenatural@hotmail.com

Happy New Year Fireworks Around the World!

2009-12-29T15:44:00.002-06:00

Click here to get your own copy from pimp.myYearbook.com!!

Christmas Wishes to You and Yours!

2009-12-25T10:08:00.000-06:00

May You and Your Family Have
the Merriest of Christmases!

Bonnie Bounds: The Welcome and Making Friends Lady

2009-12-09T15:12:00.016-06:00

A native of Illinois, Ms Bonnie Bounds, with her pleasant and friendly smile, enjoys sharing her story of how she became the owner of Making Friends Welcome Service, Inc.

Maintaining a close friendship with Terri, the creator and founder of MakingFriends.com, Bonnie provides the same courteous service that chartered the business of welcoming new parents, newcomers, and newlyweds.

I urge you to contact Bonnie to learn how her techniques will be helpful to your business, community, club, or organization.

Making Friends Welcome Service, Inc. was established in 1989 and has been faithfully welcoming people to the area each and every year. Bonnie's business targets newcomers, newlyweds, and new parents by going throughout the Quad Cities and the surrounding area, visiting these three categories of people in their homes, and meeting with area businesses about having their information in the welcome baskets.

We should never neglect or take for granted the people of our community whether they are newcomers, newlyweds, or new parents who need this friendly service. This is a time of change in people's lives and it is a great time to give of ourselves to those in these, their special times. Bonnie Bounds will share with you how to do this most effectively.

Give Bonnie a call today at (309) 796-1145 or send her an email at makingfriendsqca@juno.com for more information!

Better yet, why not visit her website
by clicking on the link below?

www.MakingFriendsQCA.com/

Lynda, the Fighter of Sharks, Scams, and Scammers!

2009-12-01T15:25:00.009-06:00

Lynda Williams is a web designer and Internet user who I created JerkAlerts.com in March of 2009 to educate and protect other users from the scams she has seen practiced online. Lynda has been safely meeting people - and declining to meet people - on the Internet for more than a decade, but it's only recently that she started thinking about the very real toll these Internet scammers are taking on intelligent (and sometimes not-so-intelligent) men and women throughout the world. Lynda took action: She wanted to do something to help stop the spread of these scams and protect my fellow Internet users. (And this she did, and is doing!)

Lynda has a theory about why intelligent people, usually who practice good common sense, are being taken by these scams. She believes it's an aspect of human nature that we believe of others what is true of ourselves. If we lie, we expect to be lied to. If we steal, we expect to be stolen from. If we run scams, we expect people to try to scam us. And if we're honest – and let's face it, the vast majority of people are as honest as the day is long – we expect those we deal with to be just as honest. And there are plenty of sharks out there ready to take advantage of that fact.

Like all of us, Lynda has seen and deleted countless emails and messages at places like MySpace.com, Tagged.com, and sometimes even Facebook.com, that were obvious – to her, anyway – scams or come-ons. After 15 years of "playing" on the Internet, she has gotten pretty good at it. Lynda recently begain reporting these scammers to the sites where they have their profiles as well as at PigBusters.net and was often successful (usually because she's the one of many who report) in getting those profiles removed. But they just pop up somewhere else under a different name, with different details. Lynda took it a step further: She decided that reporting them wasn't enough and she had to take a more active role.

After posting a journal on her profile at Tagged.com, entitled "Jerk Alert", to make people aware of a particular scammer, the idea and plan for an interactive web site where users could warn, educate, and protect each other, and JerkAlerts.com was born.

Most of us were told from as early as we can remember not to talk to strangers. That's fine advice for children, but we're grownups now. We can talk to strangers. Over the years, our experiences have contributed to the good judgment we can call on to determine whether someone is safe to trust or not, or whether something we read is true. Or have we?

Based on the research Lynda has done over the past few years, the experiences I've heard and read about, and the comments from people I know to be intelligent and sensible, somehow that well-earned experience deserts many of us when we sign onto that forum or social networking site. We give out personal information about where we live, where we work, and what our financial situation is. We let the world know that we live alone - or not. We pass along emails with dire warnings about viruses and missing children without verifying the facts, simply because we know the person who passed it along to us, so it must be true. It seems to be human nature that if we see it in writing, it must be true.

And it's not just ladies. There are men out there who also trust too readily. Lynda thinks that men get taken for different reasons then women, but she's not about to start a battle of the sexes debate. The point is, none of us deserve to be taken. Most of us are not stupid, but even if we are, we don't deserve to be scammed, losing our life's savings and often the savings of loved ones!

My hat's off to you Lynda!

You're definitely maximizing your potential!

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours!

2009-11-24T15:53:00.002-06:00

May You and Your Family Have
the Happiest of Thanksgiving Days!

Janiece: Devoted Mother Doing Her Part for Internet Safety Education and Awareness

2009-10-18T10:33:00.011-05:00

Internet Safety education and awareness is not "just a job" for Janiece; it is her passion. This devoted and committed mother has given her all when it comes to internet safety for children's sake.

During the past 4 years, Janiece has been extremely busy on their behalf. Janiece has initiated activities and responsibilities in which she:

has spear-headed Internet Safety education and awareness in her region.
has become the Regional Office of Education Number 26 Internet Safety Coordinator.
is the Chairperson of the Macomb Online Safety Team (MOST), a committee she assembled to brainstorm online safety issues.
writes a regular newspaper column regarding online safety.
is a contributing writer for various other online websites.
is the Feature Writer for Suite101, in the Internet topic.
works with over 6oo children every single week in a computer lab environment.
works in the Technology Department for her children's school district, assisting staff and children with their technology needs.
has created and implemented a seven-week Internet Safety curriculum for all second and third graders at her local elementary school.
has developed presentations for parents and educators.

For the past seven years, Janiece has been employed by the Macomb School District. Working in both the Junior/Senior High and Elementary Schools, Janiece supervises the computer labs, create lesson plans for the 600 children who utilize the lab every week, and provide technical support to staff and students.

In 2004, while researching information for a school curriculum committee, she began looking into issues concerning children online. It became apparent there was a definite need for Internet Safety education in our area. Since children need to be educated and made aware of potential dangers and threats that may confront them online, Janiece developed a personalized Internet Safety curriculum for the elementary school second and third grade students. For four weeks, the children learned basic Internet Safety utilizing highly interactive lessons.

This fall, the lessons were expanded to seven weeks, delving into important issues that were not covered last year, including cyber bullying. In the months that followed, due to the hard work and dedication by many, Internet Safety education expanded to other schools in her children's school district.

This job later expanded to the Regional Office of Education’s Internet Safety Coordinator. The first task on her agenda was to form a committee and the MOST (Macomb Online Safety Team) was born with Janiece serving as the chairperson. This is a group of hard-working individuals who have come together to help educate the community, and each other, in order to spread the word regarding online safety issues.

For the past three years, Janiece has devoted many hours researching Internet safety issues as well as participating in ongoing training. A writer of a newspaper column regarding Internet Safety issues and concerns, Janiece is fulfilling her goals, one by one. As her initial goals became a reality, Janiece moved on to her next project, that of an anti-cyber bullying campaign, something very close to her heart.

As a parent of two teenagers, a former police dispatcher, someone who works with hundreds of children in a computer environment every week, and someone who has spear-headed Internet Safety awareness in her area, Janiece is providing a unique perspective that empowers the public, both online and offline, with insight and the tools to keep your children safer online.

Visit Janiece's site at:

www.IternetSafetyEducator.com/

Edina Hodos: Content Writer Extraordinaire

2009-09-07T14:35:00.011-05:00

Edina Hodos of Toronto, Canada, does more than just content writing. All her work is custom-researched and keyword-specific based on the needs of her clients. Edina also provides promotion for the material she writes via ezine-articling and other venues.

Her freelance web-content writing service, a/k/a “ghost-writing”, allows her clients to retain their copyright, and to promote the content with their own embedded links, leading back to their website.

For more information, be sure to visit Edina's website, by clicking on the link below.

www.KeywordRichWebContent.com/Wordpress

Norma Hollis: America's Leading Authenic Voice Doctor

2009-08-24T17:27:00.017-05:00

Norma T. Hollis, America’s Leading Authentic Voice Doctor®, is a personal development guru with an authenticity alignment system. Along with her team of authenticity experts, Norma can assist you to raise your level of contentment and put you on the path to greater productivity, happiness and financial rewards. They will diagnose your authenticity issues then prescribe and administer the formula that will help you raise your level of authenticity and success.

Norma T. has created a family of services to assist individuals, corporations and educational institutions experience greater success. The key is Authenticity – being sincere, honest, trustworthy, real, caring for others and generally living a more satisfying and rewarding life. Authenticity resonates with the deepest part of your being and reflects your passion for your core values. It’s your natural style that utilizes your natural gifts and talents and shares them with the world.

When you apply authenticity to career, wellness, communication, leadership, and life, you create a world that others embrace and want to be a part of. As a result individuals and organizations attract customers, friends, associates and opportunities that connect with their authentic success.

After 30 years of authenticity research, Norma has developed programs and services that have catapulted individuals to higher levels of success and effectiveness. If you are seeking greater productivity, greater career success, a greater quality of life or a more authentic workplace, it’s within your reach.

Whether through keynotes, half-day workshops, multi-day seminars or coaching programs, Norma T. Hollis’ transformative presentations are designed to challenge management, staff and entrepreneurs to create Authenticity within themselves and their organizations.

Norma has helped hundreds of individuals discover their ‘authentic’ voices resulting in greater communication effectiveness. After 11 years of authenticity research, Norma created a unique diagnostic tool that measures personal authenticity and identifies critical communication gaps.

Authenticity in the Workplace

The Authenticity trend is happening because consumers are demanding it. Make sure your company and management style reflects the mindset of the 21st century: Authenticity.

Understanding this challenging topic requires a speaker who is cutting-edge, thought-provoking, informative and compelling.

Norma T. Hollis possesses these abilities, resulting in powerful and transforming events. Combining her warm, engaging style with fun techniques and memorable metaphors, Norma will show your group how to:

• Create an Authentic workplace where genuineness and originality is rewarded

• Use Authenticity to sell products and services consumers actually want to buy

• Counteract stereotypical corporate attitudes and information hindering productivity

• Measure Authenticity success against traditional business goals

To visit Norma's website for all the details,
just click on the link below.

www.NormaHollis.com/

Patti Skok is Helping Ladies Define Their Bodies

2009-07-30T16:00:00.008-05:00

According to Patti, "Defining yourself isn't just about sculpting a beautiful body! It's about creating yourself. It's about health and vitality of your mind, body and spirit."

With backgrounds in counseling, training, fitness, nutrition and health, Patti, Personal Trainer and Figure Competitor, and Samantha Olivas, Massage Therapist, at her studio, FantaC Fitness, focus on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction in order to help you create the body you want and the life that inspires you to be your best.

FantaC Fitness Studio
2374 Arroyo Drive
Riverside, California 92506

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 5AM - 8PM
Saturday: 10AM - 5PM
Sunday: By appointment only

Click on FantaC Fitness Studio to visit Patti's website.