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November 14, 2008
Toastmasters Club Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Ocean State Toastmasters, which is based in Warwick, Rhode Island, and is one of the oldest Toastmasters clubs in the state, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with an open house and a dinner.
The open house will take place Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Lower Conference Room at Warwick City Hall. Those who attend will witness a Toastmasters meeting in action.
The club will also observe the anniversary with a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Greenwood Inn, Warwick. All past and present members of Ocean State Toastmasters are invited to attend.
Toastmasters, which was founded in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, is dedicated to the development of public speaking and leadership skills. At meetings, members practice and learn both speaking and leadership roles. The organization currently has nearly 235,000 members in 11,700 clubs in 92 nations.
Ocean State Toastmasters was chartered in October 1963. For years, it was one of a handful of community clubs open to the public in Rhode Island.
In recent years, a number of clubs have formed within companies in Rhode Island, bringing the total number of both community and corporate clubs in the state to 16. Ocean State Toastmasters played a role in chartering many of these new clubs.
For more information on Toastmasters, call Ed Skurka at (401) 828-1625 or e-mail him at edskurka@verizon.net
To make a reservation for the anniversary dinner, call Ann-Mary Currier at (401) 467-1896 or e-mail amc@theCurrier.com The fee for the dinner is $25 per person.
Also, please contact Ann-Mary Currier if you are a past member of Ocean State Toastmasters and have a story, or photos to share.
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September 19, 2008
Sandler Training Announces New Book
Sales PHD, of Providence, a Sandler Training franchise, announces the release of a new book by Sandler Training, Five Minutes with VITO: Making the Most of Your Selling Time with the Very Important Top Officer.
Five Minutes with VITO is the definitive guide for salespeople who want to start selling at the top of a company.
Together, the authors, Sandler Training CEO David Mattson and Anthony Parinello, founder and CEO of VITO Selling, combine 80 years of sales know-how, 1,200 hours of audio and video programs, 5,000 hours of training materials and direct experience in training more than 15 million salespeople into one concise book.
This book not only tells you how to get to VITO but what to do in all your interactions with VITO once you get there,” Mattson says.
Among many other suggestions, the book advises salespeople to “make the most of your commonalities with VITO and make sure you connect, on a regular basis, with as many VITOs as you can – in a way that matches up with their own selling style.”
The book is available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other bookstores.
Sandler Training is the leading provider of sales and management training with 225 licensed franchisees throughout the United States and abroad. The company provides a full range of sales and management training programs.
Entrepreneur Magazine has awarded Sandler its Number 1 ranking for training programs eight times since 1994, including the last three years.
For more information on Sandler Training, call Jacob Belt, owner of Sales PHD, 400 Reservoir Avenue, in Providence, at (401) 751-8989 or visit salesphd.com
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September 19, 2008
Unique Networking Event Attracts Scores of RI Businesspeople
At one of the area's newest hotels, NYLO, along the Pawtuxet River, in Warwick, more than 100 owners of some of the most prominent businesses in Rhode Island steam in to network and build the relationships that are so crucial to their success.
The event is Monday Night Networking, a unique occurrence among the many networking opportunities available to businesspeople in the state.
It is unique in several ways.
Most networking events are sponsored by Chambers of Commerce, Business Network International or other established institutions, and membership-based. Monday Night Networking is different. It is the brainchild and product of one individual – marketing coach Peter George of Warwick – and is open to all businesspeople on an equal footing.
In addition, Monday Night Networking is free of charge, another aspect that separates it from more established events. Peter George serves as host, providing the venue, the hors d’oeuvres and, most of all, the opportunity for businesspeople to make the connections they so greatly need in order to succeed.
Monday Night Networking has achieved great success in its first nine months, often drawing more than 100 businesspeople, more than many of the older, more established events. At the first Monday Night Networking event, in January, there were only 11 attendees.
In fact, Monday Night Networking has become so successful that restaurants are now seeking out Peter George to sponsor one of the events and showcase their venues.
Peter is a marketing coach who specializes in helping self-employed professionals attract more profitable clients through one-to-one coaching sessions, Mastermind groups and workshops.
In the early 1990s, Peter founded a publishing firm whose products included a bimonthly magazine with subscribers throughout the United States and abroad. He also owned and operated marketing and graphic design firms. Before developing his own companies, Peter was Key Accounts Manager for Sony Corporation.
He is on the boards of the Southeastern New England Chapter of the American Marketing Association and the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.
The next Monday Night Networking event is scheduled for October 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Dave & Busters, in the Providence Place Mall.
For more information on Monday Night Networking and the marketing services provided by Peter George, call (401) 742-1231 or visit moreclientsmoreprofits.com
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September 19, 2008
Massachusetts Practitioner Publishes Article on "Healing the Collective Consciousness"
Dr. Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., mind/body therapist and president of Healing from the Body Level Up, in Needham, Massachusetts, has published an article in the International Journal of Healing and Caring online describing toxic belief systems that result from cultural brainwashing and cause needless human suffering, waste talent and potential and dishonor the purpose of our very creation and existence.
In her paper, Dr. Swack outlines a proven methodology to treat these toxic belief systems.
The article, “Healing the Collective Consciousness with Healing from the Body Level Up™” is published in the September issue of The International Journal of Healing and Caring online, a peer-reviewed publication devoted to holistic healing education, research and practice. For more information, visit ijhc.org
In the article, Dr. Swack describes toxic belief systems that she calls “Overtangles” and that form networks of negative energy so extensive that they contaminate social institutions and entire societies, sometimes for millennia.
A prime example is the Gender Overtangle whose basic message is: “Women are inferior to men.” Although this was never true, many religions, governments, institutions and cultures have acted as if it were true, resulting in the waste of talent and potential of individual men and women and of society as a whole.
Another example is the Neglect Overtangle whose message is: “Neglect is a way of life and it’s all about neediness.” This pattern is characterized by the cliché: “Children are to be seen and not heard.” During childhood and later in life, this prevents people from being able to receive the love, nurturing, help and support that are available to them. Dr. Swack also describes the War Overtangle, with its message that something = war. In the case of relationship = war, this Overtangle causes “the war between the sexes,” the idea that relationship is a difficult struggle between two enemies.
Dr. Swack and other HBLU practitioners treated more than 500 clients using HBLU methodology and tracked the results for up to several years, confirming, she reports, that the protocol successfully cures these toxic belief systems in individuals.
The results revealed that the most effective and thorough protocol for clearing “Overtangles” is a prayer intervention that invokes a divine energy source to do the healing and a 21-step process used by HBLU practitioners. The intervention works every time, and it is not necessary for the client to believe consciously in supernatural entities or God to do the intervention successfully, Dr. Swack writes.
After treatment, people start moving ahead with life and career plans. Success comes more easily to them. Their family members often experience healing.
Healing from the Body Level Up™ is an innovative methodology founded by Dr. Swack that clears phobias, trauma, stress and emotional blocks to career success, healthy relationships and happiness.
HBLU’s address is 56 Pickering Street, Needham, MA 02492. For more information, call (781) 444-6940 or visit hblu.org
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June 06, 2008
Mass.-Based Practitioner Expands Her Innovative Methodology to West Coast
Healing from the Body Level Up™, an innovative methodology founded by Dr. Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., of Needham, Mass., that helps clear the effects of trauma and stress, has expanded to the West Coast, opening programs in Southern California and in Washington state.
HBLU teaches people how to connect with their deepest wisdom. The therapists find the patterns that are interfering with goals and share with clients the techniques for healing on the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual levels simultaneously.
Dr. Swack recently gave a presentation at the national conference of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was entitled” “Don’t Say Yes When You Mean No: An Introduction to Seduction.”
Dr. Swack practices at 56 Pickering Street, Needham, MA 02492. For more information on HBLU™, call (781) 444-6940 or visit hblu.org
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February 15, 2008
Central Nurseries Adds Site Construction Division
Central Nurseries, of Johnston, Rhode Island, one of New England’s foremost landscape design and construction companies, has expanded to add a Site Construction Division. The new division will enable Central Nurseries to offer contractors heavy construction services on sites ranging from schools to parks to commercial and industrial developments. Site work can include demolition, land clearing, earthwork, underground utilities, foundations, curbing, sidewalks, asphalt paving and other site renovations and replacement. To contact Central Nurseries, call (401) 942-7511 or visit centralnurseries.com.
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February 08, 2008
For Medical Needs, or Better Looks,
More People Are Turning to Permanent Makeup
Many people are turning to permanent makeup, which has become more and more popular around the nation over the past two decades. Many simply want to look better without the hassle of having to apply make up regularly. Many are women who never wore makeup but, now that they are getting older, they want to preserve a more youthful appearance. Some have difficulty applying makeup due to diminishing eyesight or arthritis. Others have medical issues that may have eliminated eyebrows or damaged lips. In some cases, they may be cancer victims or surgery survivors looking to remove scars or restore skin. Women who have turned to Rhode Island Intradermal Cosmetics, in Cranston, are very pleased. They report that the work was done professionally, in a clean, safe medical environment, by a woman whose patience they always mention: Jodys Cowdin, owner.
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January 11, 2008
Study Examines Effects of ‘Diagnosis Shock’
A new study examines the significant adverse effects for patients diagnosed with serious physical or emotional illness on themselves and their families. The study of what is called “diagnosis shock” was conducted by Dr. Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., who operates Healing from the Body Level Up™, a mind/body/spirit healing practice in Needham, Massachusetts. The paper, entitled “Diagnosis Shock: The Unrecognized Burden of Illness” will be published in the January issue of the peer-reviewed International Journal of Healing and Caring, 2008, Volume 8, Number 1, IJHC.org
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September 01, 2007
Healing Technique Effective for Trauma
Trauma, such as that experienced by survivors of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, can harm the quality of life for individuals and communities for years. Dr. Judith A. Swack, a therapist based in Needham, Massachusetts, has developed a powerful technique called Healing from the Body Level Up that enables people to overcome such trauma.
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August 01, 2007
Toastmasters Honors West Warwick Man
Ed Skurka, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, has been honored as Toastmaster of the Year for District 31 of Toastmasters International, which serves Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.
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July 01, 2007
Toastmasters Forms New Division in RI
As of July 1, 2007, Rhode Island became a separate division of Toastmasters International, the 83-year-old nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the improvement of public speaking and leadership skills. The creation of Division G was prompted by a doubling of the number of Toastmasters clubs in the state in the last five years.
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