Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Garden of Wellness

The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) at Baylor College of Medicine, is recruiting study participants to TEST an ONLINE interactive health promotion program called The Garden of Wellness”. This innovative Internet program is designed to increase knowledge … Continue reading

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Make Money, Give To Your Community

If you are a self-employed artist and live in Virginia, this might be a great way to gain exposure in a market you may not have tapped into and make a little money while giving back to your community. To … Continue reading

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First Ever “Official” DOL Disability Unemployment Stats Available

from JFActivist by JFA Moderator Check it out: The first ever “official” DOL unemployment rate for people with disabilities will be released on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 8:30. This data is the result of the US Census’ monthly Current Population … Continue reading

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Advice for the Accidental Entreprenuer

from The Entrepreneurial Mind My column in the Tennessean this week is for all of you accidental entrepreneurs out there. The recession is creating many “accidental entrepreneurs” — people who suddenly find themselves out of work with no viable option … Continue reading

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Are You Stuck In A Mental Rut With Your Small Business? Learn How We Got Out

Every entrepreneur has gone through it at least once. It’s not pleasant. It’s not fun. But things will go wrong and you will feel like quitting. Especially early on when your business is fragile, it doesn’t take much to get … Continue reading

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Diabetic man wins Americans With Disabilities Act ruling

An Arizona utility worker’s case shouldn’t have been dismissed, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules. His suit now goes to trial. By Carol J. Williams February 14, 2009 In a decision with potential implications for the … Continue reading

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Customer Service

My second job after graduating from high school was bagging groceries for Lucky Stores Inc. in Los Angeles. Moms did the grocery shopping once a week, and $100 worth of groceries was a lot ! If the customer needed help … Continue reading

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Is This Really What We Want?

VIA Bloomberg.com Commentary by Betsy McCaughey Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Republican Senators are questioning whether President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill contains the right mix of tax breaks and cash infusions to jump-start the economy. … Continue reading

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Blogging For A Living

VIA Penmachine.com Shine Your Own Shoes Just slightly over a year ago, I tried to answer a question realistically, not for myself, but for numerous people who ask me. The question was: can you make money from blogging and podcasting? … Continue reading

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SB 1142 Senate Substitute Elimates Civil Rights in Health Care for Every Virginia Citizen

VIA Charlottesville Prejudice and Civil Rights Watch B. If there is no individual eligible to make health care decisions in subsection A, the patient’s attending physician shall be authorized to provide, continue, withhold, or withdraw health care without obtaining a … Continue reading

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