Posted by admin on Feb 5, 2009 in
Business,
By Keysha Whitaker Quote of the Day
“I am an optimist; I think any tough problem can be solved.” - Bill Gates
AFP/File/Dominique Faget from Yahoo!
Kudos to Billionaire Bill Gates for putting his money where his mouth is, and focusing on something other than his golden parachute or annual bonus.
He got in the face of some execs at the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Conference, and released a jar full of mosquitoes into the room.
“I brought some. Here I’ll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected,” Gates said according to the AP report on Yahoo.com.
He then chided:
“There is more money put into baldness drugs than into malaria . . . Now, baldness is a terrible thing and rich men are afflicted. That is why that priority has been set.”
I wish I could have been a fly, uh, mosquito on the wall when he opened that damn jar. Nothing cures a little moral and social disenchantment like a realization that the next life lost, might be your own.
Very cool, Mr. Gates. Very cool.
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Posted by admin on Nov 26, 2008 in
Business,
By Keysha Whitaker,
Hip Hop Life, an award-winning spoken-word artist in Tampa Bay, FL is definitely living the life many entrepreneurs of all types aspire to: supporting oneself solely on their craft.
A recent winner of a poetry slam at the acclaimed
Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City and owner/operator of Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, Life’s been nominated for Poet of the Year at the first annual
Tampa Bay Hip Hop Awards taking place on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Here’s a snippet from the upcoming article on Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, Life, and the HipHopSodaShop.
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You tout yourself as “the only full-time spoken word artist in Tampa.”
How do you maintain your drive?
Life: So many things push me. The emails and phone calls, from people, who buy my CDs and/or attend the shows I produce and/or perform in, that communicate how meaningful what I do is, to them, are certainly inspiring.
Knowing that, as an artist and entrepreneur, I’m a leader and role model, in my community, for people who have so few, positive examples, is certainly motivation. I always wanna do better, for my family. So, that keeps me hungry.
I guess the source, of my drive, can be summed up as my love, for my folk.
Tags: Hip Hop, hip hop awards, life, life poet, lifeizpoetry, poetry, spoken word, tampa bay hip hop awards
Posted by admin on Nov 19, 2008 in
Business,
By Keysha Whitaker 
$100,000.00 Check donation presented to Boston University Medical Center Scleroderma Research Department. From left to right: Dr. Lafyitus, Bob DeCesare, Vice President ASFSR, Joe LoSchiavo, President ASFSR, Carmen J. Cartiglia, Treasurer ASFSR, Joy LoSchiavo, Board Member ASFSR, Lou Turiano, Board Member ASFSR (Photo by ASFSR.com)
Connecticut business owner Carmen Cartiglia said he follows the old adage find something you love and figure out how to make money at it. But this year, he’s taking it one step further by using that money to hopefully save lives. The Connecticut Wine and Food Wine Festival on November 21 - 23, 2008 at the Stamford Marriott will give area residents a chance to sample fine wines and delicacies while raising money to find a cure for Scleroderma – a potentially fatal disease.
The Festival will feature nearly 30 different exhibitors from wine and spirits companies, restaurants, caterers, and package stores. Friday, November 21 from 12 – 6 p.m. is open to industry professionals. Saturday and Sunday are open to the general public from 12 - 6 p.m.
“We anticipate a good crowd. We think it’s going to be a real fun couple of days,” said Cartiglia, who plans to expand the annual event to New Haven County next year. Read more…
Tags: amity wine and spirits, boston medical university, carich expos inc, carmen cartiglia, connecticut wine and food festival, scleroderma, stamford marriott, trattoria carl anthony
