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Life Is Not a Movie

Success

In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, Ebert, “the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism,” according to The Pulitzer Prizes , came through with what was considered flying colors.

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How Eco-Friendly is your Furniture?

Eco-Office Gals

For example,e between 2002 and 2011, the organic food segment grew 238%, whereas the overall food ,market grew 33%; similarly, the use of renewable energy grew 456%, while the use of non-renewable fuels actually fell by 3.2%. And it’s driven overall by consumer demand for sustainable products.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. In 2011, The Path Forward; Adding Value Every Day in Las Vegas, NV, discussed stepping stones of Purposed, Engaged, Energized & Fulfilled, Strategic, Growth and Success, Stir Up the Profession, Create, and Be Creative.

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Product/Program Promotion Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned Expert Interview

Stephanie LH Calahan

From 2002 - 2006 she co-owned and built the largest Long Island, NY. In 2011 Long Island Business News named her among '50 Most Influential. A business owner of 24 years, Andrea has an M.B.A. marketing, is a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, Certified EQ. Mentor and Certified Strategic Business Leadership Coach. Associates.

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More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food

Small Business Labs

" While small farms are not going to replace large farms anytime soon, the USDA is projecting that the market for locally grown food will be about $7 billion by 2012, up steeply from $4 billion in 2002. We cover small farms and local food - part of the broader new localism movement - in our Small Farms category. 

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Summit at Sea 2011 – The new trend in business is impact

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

Better World Books was founded in 2002 to address this problem by reselling these otherwise forgotten books online – an incredibly successful business was born. He and two friends were inspired to do something with all the books left behind at college to collect dust or books tossed by libraries.

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