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Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:34 PM
The 10-year-old who committed suicide recently in a rural
Illinois community came home from school the day before in tears. It wasn’t the
first time.
Ashlynn Conner, a fifth-grader, had
complained of bullying for two years. After the most recent episode, Ashlynn
asked to be home-schooled and her mother promised to take her for a chat with
the principal the following Monday. The next night, her older sister found her
hanging by a scarf in her bedroom closet.
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Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 5:17 PM
How many times have you told yourself that you'd be able to be happy "if"?Ifyou had that extra 100K in the bank,ifyou were able to buy a new car,ifyou had the Vuitton suitcase and the champagne and the first-class flights and all the rest of it? Richard Watts' new book,Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don't Wantis here to debunk that myth, and set straight all of the other lies that we all tell ourselves about being rich. Watts spends his days managing the private affairs of some of the
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Posted on Monday, January 09, 2012 12:28 PM
Guests Enjoy Musical Mingling as Rocking Show Rolls into Town One of the city’s most treasured entertainment institutions, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlantarolls
out a new way for theatre friends to experience the best Broadway has
to offer. On Thursday, February 2, the series hosts its Young Professionalsnetworking event with Tony Award-winning musical MEMPHIS.
Broadway in Atlanta has partnered with JEZEBEL Magazine and Livingston
Restaurant + Bar to provide guests dinner, drinks and an opportunity to
hobnob with other young professionals before enjoying one of Broadway’s
best shows. |
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Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:17 PM
If volunteerism is a measure of someone’s
passion, then Lisa Sellman’s knows no bounds.
Sellman, a professional dog
trainer and owner of a pet care business, volunteers periodically with no fewer
than 16 different organizations, with her activities ranging from working at an
animal shelter to taking disabled kids on nature hikes during the summer. She is
a community activist and lifelong volunteer, and she knows what it means to
serve others.
"If you want to feel good, volunteer," said Sellman, also
author of the children’s book |
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Todd Patkin: Posted on Monday, January 02, 2012 10:17 PM
I
suffered a nervous breakdown at age thirty-six—and it turned out to be a
breakthrough. Here are fifteen important things about life and
happiness that I have learned, and that I hope Americans will take to
heart in the coming year.
I want you to do me a favor. Look to the upcoming year and ask yourself—realistically—what lies in store in 2012?
If you’re like most people, a huge portion of your life will be spent
anxiously plugging away at a job you may or may not enjoy with coworkers
you may or may not like. |
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Jane Atkinson: Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 11:33 PM
Recently, it was reported that Millionaire Matchmaker Patti
Stanger’s advice was to “dumb it down” if you wanted to snag your
man.
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Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 11:21 PM
Looking for something with more impact (and sticking power) than the usual doomed-to-fail resolutions? Vickie Milazzo wants you to make 2012 the year you finally buck up and start living the life YOU want to live—recession be damned!
2011 is drawing to a close and, for many recession-wracked
American women, it feels like just another mile marker in an endurance
race going nowhere. Depressing, but true. We trudge through the week at a
dreary job, drive home fretting about money, and spend our evenings
robot-walking through the usual haze of homework battles and
half-finished chores. |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:04 PM
NEWRace Day Scheduled for Sunday April 22, 2012 Registration is now open for the ZOOMA AtlantaWomen’s Half-Marathon and 5K races, slated for April 22, 2012. Formerly held in November, the new spring
race date bodes well for those eager to stay motivated throughout the holiday
season and tackle an early season goal. The scenic event will take place at Lake
Lanier Islands Resortin Buford,
Georgia. The course runs along the
shoreline of the lake and finishes at the beautiful resort. The women’s race makes for a healthful, fun
and fit girl’s weekend where families, friends and spouses are welcome to cheer
and celebrate at the finish line. |
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Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:45 PM
Tips for Successful
Women Fed Up with Kissing FrogsBoth women and men are waiting longer and longer to get
married for the first time, according to the Census Bureau, and fewer women are
having babies before their 40th birthdays, the Centers for Disease Control
reports. Interestingly, more and more women are having babies well into their
40s. Could it be that it has become more difficult for couples to connect
romantically? “Women are likely to be more
independent and professionally successful than they were a generation or two
ago, and that’s wonderful, but it can come with baggage,” says Jane Atkinson,
author of |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:37 PM
Businessman Reveals How Balancing Giving and Taking
Can Help Make You
Successful
Trying to be successful in a tight marketplace can bring
out the best and the worst in people.
While we all tend to hate being
taken advantage of, we rarely grouse about taking advantage of others if it
benefits us. Joe Scott believes this vicious cycle is what is killing business
and actually hurting our chances for success.
"In life and in business,
there are givers, there are takers and then there are those who balance in
between," said Scott, an entrepreneur who started with a truck and a tool box to
become a successful contractor and real estate developer. |
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