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The World of Tony Duquette:The Vision and Scope of an Iconic American Artis
Causing Effects, Connecting with Men Through Cause Marketing,” a panel discussion presented by FGI and Gentlemen’sQuarterly, and moderated by the book’s publisher, Peter King Hunsinger..... more...>.
“I Do, I Do…(Want A Piece of That Wedding Cake)”.John McCabe, Business Development Officer, Canadian Consulate General and Frontliner Committee Co-Chair, issued a welcome and introduced moderator, Millie Martini Bratten.. more..>.
Fall/Winter 2007, written and edited by FGI Creative Director, MaryLou Luther, and assembled by her committee – Tim Blanks, host, Fashion File, CBC Newsworld; Ed Burstell, S.V.P., Bergdorf Goodman; Ken Downing, Fashion Director, Neiman Marcus and Stephanie Solomon, Fashion Director, Bloomingdale’s, served up the good news: “When body-friendly, age-considerate, wearable clothes team with polished-to-perfection chic, you have a mindset retailers project to be the most salable in years.”..... more...>.
The African-American consumer; her style, her spending habits, her preferences …who she is…explored in a stiletto-sharp presentation, sponsored by Essence Magazine and co-hosted by FGI Frontliners..... more...>.

THE GREEN MOVEMENT: TREND OR CULTURAL SHIFT?A Panel of Experts Weighs In

The World of Tony Duquette:The Vision and Scope of an Iconic American Artis
Causing Effects, Connecting with Men Through Cause Marketing,” a panel discussion presented by FGI and Gentlemen’sQuarterly, and moderated by the book’s publisher, Peter King Hunsinger..... more...>.
“I Do, I Do…(Want A Piece of That Wedding Cake)”.John McCabe, Business Development Officer, Canadian Consulate General and Frontliner Committee Co-Chair, issued a welcome and introduced moderator, Millie Martini Bratten.. more..>.
Fall/Winter 2007, written and edited by FGI Creative Director, MaryLou Luther, and assembled by her committee – Tim Blanks, host, Fashion File, CBC Newsworld; Ed Burstell, S.V.P., Bergdorf Goodman; Ken Downing, Fashion Director, Neiman Marcus and Stephanie Solomon, Fashion Director, Bloomingdale’s, served up the good news: “When body-friendly, age-considerate, wearable clothes team with polished-to-perfection chic, you have a mindset retailers project to be the most salable in years.”..... more...>.
The African-American consumer; her style, her spending habits, her preferences …who she is…explored in a stiletto-sharp presentation, sponsored by Essence Magazine and co-hosted by FGI Frontliners..... more...>.

THE GREEN MOVEMENT: TREND OR CULTURAL SHIFT?A Panel of Experts Weighs In

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Guide to Health Care Administration Industry Overview
Find out all the options with a health care administration industry overview
By Linda C. Ray
Hospital management continues to evolve as technology provides new ways of managing staff, patients and billing. Health care administration software has streamlined many of the practices that used to require manual operating procedures. As the health care administration market changes, you need to take a step back to regard the entire health care practice management industry before making any of your own internal changes or starting out in the industry. The health care management industry offers small to large businesses more and more options for employment and, to remain competitive, you should have a clear idea of where you will fit in the overall changing medical practice management industry. Hospital management software can easily be integrated into your current operations with the right kind of systems. You’ll find many of the health care administration tools are user-friendly and a welcomed addition to the manufacturing process. Before making any major purchases or changes, look at a general health care administration industry overview from a number of perspectives.1. Find the leading hospital management software 2. Look for information about health care management systems3. Investigate advanced training in healthcare administration

Demand-driven supply chains help AMR Research's top 25 trump recession
Courtney Bjorlin, News Editor03 Jun 2009 SearchManufacturingERP.comIn a year marked by bailouts and bankruptcies, demand-driven tactics have helped the 25 companies ranked by AMR Research as having the best supply chains survive the recession. The top 25 companies -- which this year include Apple, Dell and Procter & Gamble -- weren't immune to the economic downturn. The Dow Jones Industrial Average for the group fell an average of 29% in 2008. But by building and maintaining flexible, demand-driven supply chains, the companies were able to adjust to ...

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Bogus bill collectors target pay day loan customers
These phony debt collectors harass their victims and try to scare them into paying thousands of dollars they don’t owe.
Danielle Vukonich, 31, who works for a well-known restaurant chain in Seattle, recently got one of these calls at work.
“It was really, really scary,” she recalls. “He was really threatening. He said I was getting charged with various crimes and I could be arrested.”
Vukonich says the caller identified himself as an “officer” with the “Federal Investigation Authority” (There is no such agency.) He claimed she owed money on a payday loan from 2007 and he wanted her to settle up for $1,800 right then. He was willing to take a credit card or bank account number, or she could wire transfer the money.
Vukonich knew she’d paid back the loan and didn’t let the caller bully her into paying. But since the scammer called her at work, she had to let her manager know what was going on, in case this guy called again and she wasn’t there.
“It was totally embarrassing,” she tells me.
Now here's the really disturbing part: These debt collector con artists have a lot of personal information about the people they’re calling.
“They know their Social Security number, home address and phone numbers,” says Alison Southwick with the Council of Better Businesses Bureaus. “They even know the names and numbers of friends and family which makes it extremely frightening.”
How could the bad guys get all this information? Some suspect a data breach or an insider who steals the information and sells it to the crooks.
“Cobbling together all that information from external sources can be done, but it’s not as efficient as stealing large bulks of it from someone,” notes John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education at credit.com.
A variety of nasty things can happen if you truly owe money to a company and don’t pay. You can be sued, kicked out of your house or have your wages garnished.
But Ulzheimer points out, “You cannot be arrested or you cannot go to jail for owing a debt.”
If someone threatens that, you can be sure it’s a con artist or shady collection agent.
PROTECT YOURSELF: If you get a call from someone who claims you owe money and your response should be, “I won’t do anything until you send me proof of the debt in writing.”
Do not verify any of your personal information the caller already has and do not provide any more.
You also want to know where the debt originated, so you can contact that company directly to see if the collector is legit. If it’s a crook on the line and you ask these questions, chances are he’ll hang up and you’ll never hear from him again.

Look to Where the Sun Is ShiningSegmentation
"The Hispanic market seems to be the only one still flourishing these days in the face of economic doom and gloom," says Blaire Borthayre in an article at MarketingProfs. And there are, she argues, a number of reasons why the buying power of these savvy consumers will likely grow to ... more

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First Impressions Sure Do CountEmail Marketing
In an article at MarketingProfs, Louis Chatoff argues that the success of any email campaign largely comes down to creating a good first impression. To gain approval, he says, an email marketer must-above all-focus on the quality and relevance of each message sent. "It simply doesn't work to quickly throw ... more

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Full Ailing Home Loans Continue To Swell, But Factories Revive Investor's Business Daily – Thu Aug 20, 7:15 pm ET
Americans fell behind on their mortgage payments at a record pace this spring while the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but Thursday's reports also included fresh signs that the U.S. is pulling out of recession.