GB Items Related to Tag - work

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    GrowingBolder.com is 'Go' For Launch

    When we quietly launched our beta site from The Worldwide Headquarters, we delivered the first version of a whole new kind of Web site. We've come a long way from a quiet discussion between friends. See how we got here.

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    Copyright Notices

    I will, from time to time, post some basics of entertainment law here. There are three elements to a copyright notice:  1, the word copyright, or the c in the circle symbol; 2 your name, or the name of your company, and 3, the year you created the...

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    In Memory of Anne Walsh

      Hello Everybody,   My coworker Anne Walsh died on May 28, 2008 just a few weeks ago. Life down at work has not been the same without her. She has worked at my company since I started in 2003. She passed away in a car accident on her...

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    Kerouac Book Optioned!

    Greetings Growing Bolder! I'm happy to tell you I just finished optioning my Kerouac in Florida book to Urban Myth productions in London. They're hoping to produce in to a film a screenplay based on it.. Basically an option means they pay you to take...

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    Reality Bytes: A Message That Resonates

    Any caregivers out there? It's not easy. But there are organizations that provide help and relief. The Community Education & Resource Affiliation of Central Florida is looking for ways to bring exposure to groups that do great work, and asked GB for help.

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    Charles Modin

    Charles Modlin is the fastest 82-year-old in the world and he's smashing records along the way.


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    The First-Ever GB Job Fair

    We go after for the next member of the all-star Growing Bolder team. Do you know any good developers looking for work?

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    Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld

    Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld is the father of energy efficiency.


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    Strong Bodies, Strong Family

    Dr. Ellington Darden helped revolutionize the way we work out, and now he's helping everyone from kids to people over 50 stay fit for life.

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    Robin Koval

    Advertising exec Robin Koval says being nice can and does work in the dog-eat-dog world of business.


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    How to Love a Baby Boomer Diva Part II

    Give Her Something to Smile About   Come up with creative ways to do something different for your baby boomer diva everyday.  Let her know you’re thinking about her throughout the day with an email or a phone call (leave a message if...

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    Dr. Ellington Darden

    The man who changed the way ordinary people work out is still revolutionizing the fitness industry. Only this time, he's focusing on exercisers like himself -- those over 50.


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    New Hampshire

      In 2001 my husband and I purchased a get-away house in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and began spending all our free time there.  Then, in 2003 my husband took early retirement, while I continued to work for Elderhostel in Boston. ...

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    A New Web Site…

        To go along with the marketing of “Learning Later, Living Greater,” we wanted to create a web site that would be the “go-to” site for information on lifelong learning for older adults.    Now, I...

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    Mother Teresa

    Born: Aug. 27, 1910 Died: Sept. 5, 1997
    A Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.


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    Roadside Works of Art

    The Florida Highwaymen were 26 African-American artists who traveled the state in the '50s and '60s selling paintings along the roadside. Ignored at the time, today their works are highly sought-after collectibles.

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    Down to the Wire…

       In May of 2006, the almost-final PDF version of the book arrived from Sentient and we began going through it, page by page, making revisions and finding errors.  I was surprised at how some of the rules of grammar had changed from...

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    Leap! What Will We Do With The Rest Of Our Lives?

    I started writing LEAP because I wanted to learn what it feels like to do the next years well. People at this age tend to fall into three groups: those who are being forced out of their work and feel like Willy Loman, desperately trying to stay in the...

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    The Crying Game

    Without giving out too many details, I've been doing some long overdue, work, on myself. I have been a pretty unemotional person, for way too long. Survival technique. I am no longer in need of this kind of technique. I need to revamp my way of thinking,...

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    Bad to the Baton

    They can't walk down the sidewalk without drawing stares, but that's no problem for a group of women living in The Villages, Florida. They love the attention and are getting plenty of it as they cross the country performing their baton twirling show.

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    Inspiration at the Kerouac House

    Writer Darlyn Finch reads from her work, Red Wax Rose, written while she was the Kerouac Project writer in residence, living and working in the house where Jack Kerouac wrote Dharma Bums and learned that On the Road was about to be published.

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    So I'm an athlete again? Cool.

    One day late last year, I was perusing GrowingBolder, which is a website you may have heard of.  I stumbled across an article about a man who'd created an amatuer baseball league for adults, and decided to check out the league.  After weeks of...

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    Pablo Picasso

    Bor: Oct. 25, 1881 Died: April 8, 1973
    Pablo Picasso is generally considered the most famous artist of the 20th century.


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    Jack Kerouac

    In September 1957, Jack Kerouac's most famous book, "On the Road," made him a national sensation. Fans of his work might imagine him living in cultural bastions such as San Francisco's North Beach or Greenwich Village in New York City. In truth,...

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    Supplements Take Time to Work

    With technology allowing us to get the information we want immediately, with a simple push of a button, it’s easy to expect fast results in every area of our life. Unfortunately, good health takes time. “When taking nutritional supplements,...

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    A New Life Journey…

    So off I went to Austria and Italy, and had a fabulous time. While in Austria we attended lectures at the University of Innsbruck and I found I loved being back in the classroom. That combined with all the workshops and programs I had been taking back...

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    Jessica Chornesky

    Jessica Chornesky is a renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Time magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and more.


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    Man on a Mission

    Mr. Bill is on a very serious crusade; to improve the lives of families in need. His job at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orlando, Florida, is often back-breaking work, but Mr. Bill does it all with a smile. Hear what keeps him going.

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    Innovative American Artist Dies

    Robert Rauschenberg has died at the age of 82. The artist found fame - and controversy - with his stunning and colorful paintings and sculptures.


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    5 minute workout

    Not being the most motivated person in the world, I developed my own work-out regime. I call it the 5-MININUTE WORK OUT. I do it 5 times a week. (I thought 7 times a week would be overkill.) The beauty of my fitness routine is that you can always find 5...

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    A time of desperation and misdeeds

    Corruption, greed, deceit, immorality, and idiocy… Plagues that spread throughout our society like a cancer. Those are some, but not all of what needs to be removed from society in order for all of us to live a decent and happy life. We sit...

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    "Peace Be Unto You "

    The Desire of Ages,Chapter84." Why are ye troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?" (Luke24:38,NKJV).After Jesus revealed His identity to the travelers to Emmaus, they hurried back to Jerusalem, although the hour was late. They knew the eleven...

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    Be Good to Yourself by Exercicing for Health!

      "Be Good to Yourself by Exercising for Health." IrongeezerSays: It doesn't take a lot of hard work to enjoy the benefits of improving your health through light exercise. Improvements such as better cardiovascular health and maintaining proper...

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    Tom Bosley

    Tom Bosley is one of the greatest TV dads of all time. He played Howard Cunningham, Richie's father, on "Happy Days" and now he's a real life grandfather.


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    School Days in Avalon, Ca.

    I was asked to write about my early years involving Baseball on Catalina Island and after. All I can say is, it was a great life for any one that grew up there. Once a year, during spring training, the Chicago Cubs would come to the Island for spring...

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    Sam Donaldson

    Veteran newsman Sam Donaldson has never been shy about sharing his opinion.


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    Doris Roberts

    Five-time Emmy Award-winning actress Doris Roberts has a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. She loves to work, but she hates ongoing ageism in the industry.


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    Sounds of Silence

    When my four sons were little, we all attended church and  had them dedicated to the Lord. While watching them grow, the Lord impressed upon me to let my kids go. Meaning, to give them to Him for protection and to lead them. I didn't want to be...

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    75-Year-Old Turns Green

    He's called "The Car Czar." Robert Lutz developed some of the biggest, baddest muscle cars in the world. He spent decades keeping major car companies in the black. Now, he's determined to turn them green.



 

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