Tybee Island Wedding Chapel Grand Opening Celebration Aug. 12
The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel is delighted to present its grand opening celebration, Cut the Ribbon, Cut the Cake! on Friday, August 12th beginning at 10:30 a.m. Read More
Beat the Heat and Stay Healthy and Fit with Operation Boot Camp
Operation Boot Camp, Atlanta's leading fitness boot camp, developed its Beat the Heat and Stay Healthy and Fit Tips to help Atlantans continue to enjoy the outdoors in the heat of the summer. Read More
Atlanta Forward: A Channel 2 Action News Special
Channel 2 Action News partners with the Atlanta Journal Constitution to tackle three critical issues that are vital to the growth and development of metro Atlanta: water, transportation and education. Read More
Don't Miss the CAP/ADID Quarterly Town Hall Meeting on Friday, July 29th
Downtown business owners, residents, stakeholders and employees are invited to join CAP/ADID members at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta at 7:30 a.m. Read More
Women's LifeStyle Expo 2011
Shop, Spa, Sip & Savor! Event honorees are Sara Blakely (Founder, Spanx), Dale DeSena (Founder, Taste of Atlanta) and Elizabeth Kelly (Executive Director, Dress for Success)! Sunday, July 31st at 2p.m. Read More
Write to Win - $22,000 in Scholarships Available
Womenetics' an Atlanta based women's media company has joined forces with Georgia-Pacific and Discover Financial Services to award undergraduate students interested in global issues a total of $22,000 through the Womenetics Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship essay competition. Read More
Two New Decorated Models Open at The Haven at Slater Mill
Jim Chapman Communities is pleased to announce two new decorated model homes at The Haven at Slater Mill in Douglasville. The Mercer and the Woodward showcase the community’s newest affordable ranch condominiums for active ad Read More
Just How Much Fun Do You Want to have Playing Tennis for a Great Cause?
Two-day tennis event in Acworth filled with fun, fabulous food, and festivities to benefit Greater Atlanta's breast cancer surviors. Read More
August Monthly Luncheon: The 'Tradigital' Newsroom
This year's annual media luncheon brings together four influential journalists who are finding new ways to reach their audiences working in the "tradigital" newsroom. Read More
Fulton to Sponsor Back to School Vaccination Rush Weeks
The new school year is set to start August 15, 2011 for Fulton County Public Schools and August 8 for Atlanta Public Schools, for the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, that means Back-to-School Vaccinations. Read More
Moon Phase: An Art and Live Rock Event
Moon Phase - A One Night Only Art and Live Rock Event. Doors open at dusk on August 13, 2011 at the King Plow Arts Center. Free Admission. Read More
Top Atlanta Organizations Sign on to Sponsor the Social Media Integration Conference
Top Atlanta Organizations Sign on to Sponsor the Social Media Integration Conference. Leading providers of interactive and social media education - AiMA, Digital Atlanta, PRSA and Social Media Club - endorse event. Read More
Edward Andrews Homes Offers Free Outdoor Living Upgrades in July
Edward Andrews Homes is offering homebuyers an opportunity to create the backyard of their dreams during their Outdoor Living Sales Event. Read More
Sherwood Park Offers New Single-Family Homes in the mid-$200,000s
Acadia Homes and Neighborhoods is proud to announce the availability of new, single-family homes priced in the mid-$200,000s in its Sherwood Park neighborhood in the popular Smyrna/Vinings area. Read More
Number of hybrid cars sold worldwide: 3,000,000
Estimated global population by the end of 2011: 7 billion
(TIME)
Percentage of this year's high-school graduates that did not score high enough on the standardized test to meet the standards for expected college success: 28%
1 in 4 men in South Africa admitted to having raped women, and 46% of those said that they had raped more than once.
Number of living people Social Security Declares Dead Every Year: 14,000
(TIME.COM)
Number of malpractice claims against doctors that leads to a settlement or payout: 1 in 5
(AP)
Ratio of fast food restaurants to supermarkets in the U.S.: 5 to 1
(The Week)
"Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door."
Kyle Chandler
Percentage of college students that own a digital device: 98%
Percentage of college students that say they can't go more that 10 minutes without using a digital device: 38%
Percentage of college students that say their laptop is the most important item in their backpack: 27%
Percentage of college students that say their textbooks are the most important: 10%
3 out of 4 students say they wouldn’t be able to study without technology
1 in 4 students use video podcasts as study materials
Percentage of students that say they'd be more likely to read an assignment if it was in digital format: 46%
Students Average Minutes/Day
Cell Texting - 181.43
Search - 131.35
Facebook - 101.93
Email - 58.68
Cell Talking - 54.18
IM - 19.54
Percentage of students that use social sites to contact their teachers: 8%
(onlineeducation.net)
"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one."
-Malcolm Forbes
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Five months left to go - here are 3 ways to increase your sales
Mon, 01 Aug 2011
Congratulations! Your company made it through the first six months of the year. So, how are you doing? Is your sales team amped over their “leads,” or are you witnessing a bad Glengarry Glen Ross re-enactment?
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