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Win a free copy of Angela Henry's mystery Schooled in Lies today only!

If you're a mystery fan, you'll love Angela Henry's Schooled in Lies. Today only she'll be at

Pump Up Your Book answering YOUR questions and at the end of the day, one lucky commenter will win a free electronic copy of her book!

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Added by Dorothy Thompson on February 1, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Israeli Folk Dancing!

Last month was our first month of Israeli Folk Dancing at the Bayfront Center in Sarasota. We had overwhelming success as many dancers brought friends and filled up the room full of energy and exciting dancing.

We are teaching lots of Greek styles dances this month and we hope to get more people participating in the Israeli Folk Dance style of circle dances. What a treat to see such happy, smiling, dancers glowing with a light film of mist in these cool winter nights. Things get hot at the… Continue

Added by Mary Finegold on February 1, 2010 at 10:12am — No Comments

TopSEO-rated company ThinkBIGsites Achieves Documentable Client "Website Traffic" Results

ThinkBIGsites co-owner Marc Arner was featured on CNBC's "Inside Business" interviewed by CNBC's Fred Thompson late in 2009 about their wonderful client results producing more website traffic. Interview VIDEO here. ThinkBIGsites offers a free "White Paper" explaining their service packages:…

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Added by Roger & Pamela Foulks on February 1, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Pinellas County-based "YourNight" Offers New Social Networking Platform

"Social Networking" has grown in popularity, being used by many businesses, including home-based businesses, to grow awareness for their products and build relationships with potential customers. Pinellas County-based "YourNight" is a new, very flexible "Social Networking" platform even offering an opportunity for a "profit center" by introducing it to others.

"YourNight" offers different profile types to be used both professionally and personally with controlled access by the owner.… Continue

Added by Roger & Pamela Foulks on February 1, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

How to choose the right color lipstick and apply it correctly

For years I would stand before the makeup counters at department stores and stare befuddled at the lipsticks. To me they looked like the entire U.S. Marine Corps standing at attention -- they were all so darn cute, how was I to pick the perfect one?

Turns out picking the right shade of lipsticks or lip gloss isn't so complicated, after all. Of course it would take me 15 years of buying the wrong shades of lip color to find this out.

The Simple, Most Perfect Trick to… Continue

Added by Kim Hill on January 31, 2010 at 8:36pm — No Comments

FORKS AND CORKS AT COSIMO'S

The Forks and Corks Food and Wine Festival premiered this year with wine tasting dinners at various restaurants. It was a delightful beginning to a three day celebration of food and wine. I joined other food and wine enthusiasts at the Forks and Corks Tasting Dinner at Cosimo’s Brick Oven where Executive Chefs Shane Dabney from Cosimo’s Brick Oven at… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on January 31, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Your Monthly Horoscope: February 2010 by Tere Greenwald

Typically February is the love month with Valentine's Day in the middle of the month. Venus, the planet of love, is quite active this month which will bring relationship issues to the forefront. There is the opportunity for some deep healing around these issues of the heart with Venus traveling close to Chiron. Mercury entering Aquarius on the 10th helps to focus us on the future not the past. The new moon on the 13th in Aquarius… Continue

Added by admin on January 31, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Creating a Vision for Your Child's Childhood Memories

by J. Lenora Bresler

Recently I was hired to conduct training for child care center directors. One of the things I was asked to facilitate was their visioning process in which they created one-sentence vision statements for their centers. It was a fascinating process as they remembered the favorite memories from their own childhoods and extrapolated those memories into portraits of centers that would create those same kinds of… Continue

Added by admin on January 31, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Decorating Resolutions 101

I want 2010 to be filled with decorating successes for you so I've started a new series called Decorating Resolutions. Last week we "got ready" with resolutions 1 & 2 - determining goals and getting rid of clutter. This week we "get set" with resolutions 3 & 4 - setting a budget and a time frame.

Resolution #3: I will set a decorating budget by (set a date) and stick to it. Even if your budget is limited you don't have to limit your decorating ideas - sometimes the less you… Continue

Added by Debra Bowis on January 30, 2010 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Marketing: Driving traffic to your website...

Your website is just one part of your marketing. It can be a strong one if you do some extra work in driving traffic to it.

One of the best ways to drive traffic to your website is by blogging. It isn't always necessary to have your own blog but if you can pull it off great! Why drive traffic to you website? To improve your search engine performance, If no one is going to your website your search engine performance will suffer.

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Added by Frank Gomez on January 30, 2010 at 9:54am — 3 Comments

Interview with Hedrick Smith

Here's the interview link: Hedrick Smith

On February 4th, 2010, Emmy Award winning and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Hedrick Smith will present a public forum at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

The presentation promises to be yet another opportunity provided by Forum Truth for an engaging and thought-provoking evening with a well-known and highly… Continue

Added by Cliff Roles on January 28, 2010 at 6:52am — No Comments

Interview with FST’s Beth Duda & Stephen Hope

Here's the interview link: Florida Studio Theatre

Listen to Beth and Stephen chatting with me about FST’s “Behind The Scenes” program, Stephen’s role in “Putnam County Spelling Bee”, and “De-Mystifying The Audition… Continue

Added by Cliff Roles on January 28, 2010 at 6:50am — No Comments

Interview with Circus Sarasota’s Pedro Reis

Here's the interview link: Circus Sarasota

Circus Sarasota boss Pedro Reis took time off from putting up his tent to join me in the studio to chat about the big Circus Gala on January 29, as well as the forthcoming season, which starts on February 12. More info at… Continue

Added by Cliff Roles on January 28, 2010 at 6:47am — No Comments

Interview with singer-songwriter Michael Weiss

Here's the interview link: Michael Weiss

It’s always good to welcome the stars of tomorrow into the studio, so when some friends told me to listen to Michael Weiss, I happily complied! More info at http://michaeljweiss.com!

Added by Cliff Roles on January 28, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Ten Fun & Easy Ways To Burn 100 Calories

Working out at the gym isn’t the only way to burn those extra pounds. We all have those days when going to the gym feels like drudgery. Ridding yourself of those extra calories can be fun, too. Burn just 100 calories and you’ve just lost the piece of cheese, extra cookie, half-cup of sherbet or chips and salsa you devoured.

Consider these 10 quick and fun ways to burn 100 calories. Keep in mind, the number of minutes are… Continue

Added by admin on January 28, 2010 at 12:03am — 2 Comments

Climate Change

Usually I trim my plants back end of November, beginning of December…just in time to put up the Christmas lights. This year I didn’t. It was warm and it was wet. My crepe myrtle, had already dropped most of its leaves, but with the spring-like weather it had started to bud. With my plants I confused, I waited for winter to… Continue

Added by Sara Hand on January 27, 2010 at 11:31pm — 1 Comment

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This is one giveaway you don't want to miss. This prize package is valued at $700 and… Continue

Added by admin on January 27, 2010 at 8:30pm — 218 Comments

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Salmon Rice Bowl with Ginger-Lime Sauce

Okay, there's a reason the piece of salmon in this photo is so dinky. When I made this recipe by Mai Pham from FoodandWine.com, I wasn't expecting it to become a recipe of the week. But after I tasted it, I had to share it...there just wasn't much left over to photograph! This one-dish meal is so refreshing and delicious, and the entire meal can be be made in half an hour. I recommend using basmati rice or jasmine rice to enhance the Vietnamese… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on January 26, 2010 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Free Treatments - Tuesday Feb. 2 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Harmony Health Acupuncture and Herbs

Do you like what acupuncture does? Have you thought about getting a treatment but, for some reason, hesitated? Starting next Tuesday - from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. - I'll be offering free-treatment hours every week for new patients. No repeats. Just an opportunity to experience this ancient art and see how it offers many answers to today's health issues.

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Added by Josh Zimmer on January 26, 2010 at 6:38pm — No Comments