Two environmental groups are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing recent explosive oil train wrecks and the department’s own findings that those accidents pose an “imminent hazard.” The petition filed Tuesday by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics seeks an emergency order within 30 days to prohibit crude from the Northern Plains’ Bakken region and elsewhere from being carried in the older tank cars, known as DOT-111s.
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Nu Skin Celebrates 30 Years
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Nu Skin celebrated its 30th anniversary by inviting its employees and sales leaders to perform local service aimed at helping children in need. The anniversary month kicked off with the company’s annual Force for Good Day and continued with 30-days of giving through June. With the aim of creating smiles for children in need, the Nu Skin family’s local outreach efforts ranged from assembling thousands of education kits to reaching out to chronically ill children.
“At the heart of our business is our mission to be a force for good by empowering people to improve lives, so it seemed fitting to celebrate our 30th anniversary by coming together to be a force for good in our local communities,” said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. “As we look forward to the next 30 years, we are optimistic about our ability to continue to improve people’s lives through our innovative products, rewarding business opportunities, and uplifting culture.”
Global Projects
Nu Skin’s global regions provided aid and support for children by improving health, education, economic opportunity and/or disaster relief in their local communities.
The Americas
· Canada: Nu Skin Canada hosted its 2nd annual Nu Skin Force for Good Butterfly Day at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. Thirteen families, including 13 children
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Mary Kay Awards $1.2 Million In Grants
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The Mary Kay Foundation has awarded a total of $1.2 million in grants to the 12 top institutions researching new treatments for cancer in the U.S.Major medical centers, which included Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, were awarded twelve grants of $100,000 each, after the research review committee reviewed more than 80 applications submitted to the Mary Kay Foundation.
Prominent medical scientists and doctors form the review committee, volunteering their time to help the Foundation choose the most promising research projects.
“With 3 million Mary Kay independent beauty consultants in more than 35 markets around the world, our mission is enriching women’s lives,” said Michael Lunceford, chairman of the board for The Mary Kay Foundation. “Through our independent sales force, we know too many heartbreaking stories of women battling cancer.
By supporting top medical scientists at some of the most-respected institutions in the country who are searching for cures, early detection screenings and innovative cancer treatments, we only hope that we begin to hear more stories of survival. To date, the Foundation has invested more than $20 million in the cause.”
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2014, 810,320 women are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, which is the second leading cause of death for
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What the Tour de France and Small Business Have in Common
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Indiegogo CEO on Crowdfunding vs. VCs
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Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin discusses funding at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech 2014 Conference in Aspen, Colorado.
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Cost of compliance hits small businesses hard
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Small businesses in 2014 has seen an above-inflationary rise of £713 in their annual compliance bill, a study finds.
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Rene Liaw – GWT Hits $100,000 Per Month
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Global Wealth Trade (GWT) Youngest Millionaire, Rene Liaw reaches $100,000/month income with less than 7000 Luxury Consultants (distributors).
In a recent interview with Rene Liaw we asked him to share a few words with this monumental achievement.
“I owe my life and success to the CEO, Visionary, and Founder of Global Wealth Trade (GWT) Mr. Ramin Mesgarlou. For once in the world of direct selling/MLM, you have a company whose products literally can not be found in any other direct selling company, but more importantly, can not be found in any retail store, designer or luxury mall in the world! And this is what makes the GWT opportunity a TRUE business opportunity that has longevity and stable residual income. It took me only 11 months to reach $20,000/month with less than a 1000 LCs in my team, this is UNREAL. I than fired my boss at Telus and started promoting my GWT VDM FULL TIME. That was in 2009 and I have been earning serious six-figure incomes every year with my GWT VDM since.”
Ted: So VDM is some kind of web based mall marketing designer goods, Time pieces and jewelry correct?
“That’s right, we SHOW what we market and not TELL
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Working Too Hard? Leaders Struggle to Find Right Balance
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Internal or External Recruiter: Which Is Right for Your Business?
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The hiring process is often exhausting, but employers looking for new employees have options: hire an in-house recruiter, or use recruiting technology.
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Avon Raises $4 Million For Cancer Research
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The 12th annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer season continued in San Francisco this weekend, raising $4 million to accelerate breast cancer research; improve access to screening, diagnosis and treatment; and educate people about breast cancer.
The Avon Walk San Francisco – the fifth of eight 2014 Avon Walks across the country – attracted 1,800 participants from 37 states, Washington, D.C. and France. In addition, 238 breast cancer survivors and 301 men joined together to raise lifesaving funds for breast cancer.
During the Closing Ceremony at Fort Mason, Kristin Crosland, a breast cancer survivor and first time Avon Walker, shared her breast cancer journey with fellow walkers, volunteers, family and friends. “My 18-month breast cancer journey has had its Lifetime Television for Women melodrama moments.
I have late stage disease, I received a quick death sentence from my first doctor, battled a life threatening blood clot, and have endured the heartache of some pretty dicey CT scans,” Crosland shared. “But I have come to realize that despite all of this, I am one of the fortunate ones. I have received first rate medical care. I have the love and support of so many people from near and far. And this weekend, I