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Social Media: Harvard Business Review Found Most Companies Use Social Media Inffectively and They Need Help

58% of companies are engaged in social networks like Facebook, microblogs like Twitter, and sharing multimedia on platforms such as YouTube but research from Harvard finds that much of the investment in social media is future-oriented. Now is the time to hire a social media consultant to get you and your business on the right track.

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Book Review: WONDER by R.J. Palacio

This is a book review by Sally Wendkos Olds about the novel WONDER by R.J. Palacio. The story is about a boy born with hemifacial microsomia and microtia. It is a surprisingly uplifting story full of laughs. A fast read.

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Nadia Ilse, 14, received free plastic surgery from the Little Baby Face Foundation and Dr. Thomas Romo, III

Nadia Ilse, 14, received free plastic surgery from the Little Baby Face Foundation and Dr. Thomas Romo, III for a deviated septum, hemifacial microsomia and an otoplasty for her ears that stuck way out. She was unmercifully bullied in school and having thoughts of suicide.

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A Mother’s Reaction to her Daughter’s Long Ago Teenage Rape Story

My Mom wrote: Dorri’s powerful and heartbreaking essay “Defriending My Rapist” published in The New York Times Opinionator: Townies. She was 13 when junior high school classmates gang attacked her.”

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Yup, That’s Me—the City Girl—Hugging a Tree in Mexico

The waterways along with chinampas—squares of land for growing crops—are a vestige of pre-Columbian times. Colorfully painted gondola-like wooden boats called Trajineras are available for rent. The Mexican government is doing much to preserve this area. The water in the lagoons is clear and the wildlife is protected. Birds are not allowed to be shot.

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‘Coffee with a Canine’ Interview

Buddy James is a 7-year-old purebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel imported from Germany purchased through Le Petit Puppy in New York City.

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The Curse of Having a Cute Dog

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are loving, kind, smart, gentle, playful, affectionate and mischevious. If you want a cuddly lapdog, this breed is for you!

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Upcoming Articles

Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling; Jackie O: On the Couch, JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and Matt Wayne, The Celebrity Magician.

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American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)

American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Weekly Featured Member: Dorri Olds. ASJA is the only professional association focused on independent nonfiction writers.

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I’m very pleased with this article I wrote this morning for the Little Baby Face Foundation blog. Hope you like it too.

ABC News “Good Morning America” aired an emotional segment about Samantha’s mother contacting our nonprofit organization Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF). We provide free plastic surgery to children like Samantha whose families cannot afford treatment.

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