Jet Aviation’s 9th Annual La Bella Macchina
The coldest weather in South Florida in memory did not keep 1,500 attendees away from Jet Aviation’s 9th annual La Bella Macchina, held January 22 in conjunction with the Cavallino Classic.
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The coldest weather in South Florida in memory did not keep 1,500 attendees away from Jet Aviation’s 9th annual La Bella Macchina, held January 22 in conjunction with the Cavallino Classic.
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Have you ever noticed the way people react when you mention the word “chocolate”? Faces flush, eyes soften to a heavenly gaze, and a grin on one or both sides of the mouth emerges. Make chocolate the topic of conversation and watch even the most uptight, buttoned-down, pragmatist slip into dreamy, moon-beamy magical thinking.
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This year's sobering financial outlook has caused most of us to look within; for strength, for courage and hopefully for love to give to ourselves and to others. I thought I would change the focus slightly for this Valentine's column and really make it about what you can do for yourself to find more comfort.
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Barbera, the vastly underappreciated grape of Italy’s Piedmont region, is finally catching on outside of wine circles. It’s about time: Barbera’s range of styles, its easy pairability with food, and, yes, its ability to age gracefully, make it one of the truly great grapes of a country with no shortage of them. Read More
There’s not a great deal we can do about the national economy, but there is a lot we can do about our own personal economy. Polish-up on the basics! Read More
Ours is an unpredictable world. Many times, regardless of how effectively we plan, some things just fail. The dinner party that should have been great based on the planning, but the meal was a disaster. The meeting's presentation that was well prepared, but then the equipment failed. Or, a disciplined and diligent savings plan that lost nearly half of its value in today's recession. These challenging situations define our days. Some curse and yell; others see them for the opportunities they present.
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As the wind of economic cycles blows hard, some businesses try to contain costs by cutting corners on customer service. This is exactly the wrong thing to do, because service matters now more than ever.
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Salespeople are being hammered in today's economic environment. Entire market segments have evaporated. Customers and companies are holding back orders or literally have no money to buy. Opportunities and new prospects are fewer and further between. In 2008, many salespeople earned only half the commission they earned in 2007. Half! When you take a 50 percent pay cut, you know what a recession feels like.
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Almost everyone has ideas about how to change the world. We all want it to be a better place, even if we differ about how to bring about change. Sometimes we rail against the government, or against large corporations, seeing only greed and corruption in high places. We might get extremely angry about all the injustice in the world, and think, If I were in charge, things would be very different. But would they?
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Every summer, The Humane Society of the United States' Northern Rockies regional office is asked by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks or the Beartooth Nature Center to accept "human-imprinted" or "orphaned" raccoon cubs with little chance for survival in the wild.
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