My Latest Adventure... A MARATHON???

Yup, that's right! I've taken leave of my senses and signed up to walk a marathon. As in a 26.2 MILE marathon for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.

Between now and the weekend of January 10, 2010, I will be training to walk a full marathon in my favorite place on earth, Walt Disney World. I'll also be working to raise $3,700.00 to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am walking in memory of my late friend Cliff Gorman, who died from leukemia in 2002.

Please visit my Team in Training Page at

http://pages.teamintraining.org/nyc/wdw10/cmartzinek

for updates, info and to make a donation in support of my efforts.

Anything you can do to help me get the word out, and raise needed funds in this challenge will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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Facebook 1.6 for Blackberry is here!

I just downloaded it for my crackberry a few minutes ago.

clipped from www.intomobile.com Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry Available Tonight We had heard rumblings of Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry not long ago, and tonight it will be available. The biggest changes will be profile and wall viewing right from the app (no more fuddling around the mobile site), commenting on your friend feed right from the home screen, and a new slideshow format photo-viewing option.  Language support for Thai, Indonesian and European Portugese are also a go, if you happen to be in those neighbourhoods. Hit up blackberry.com/facebook for your update around 6 PM EST.

Please Help Me Support AIDS Walk New York

I have registered for AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 17th, and am very excited about the event! I have set an ambitious fundraising goal and, if possible, I would like your help in order to reach it!

AIDS Walk New York, the world's largest AIDS fundraising event, benefits Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and over 30 other tri-state area AIDS service organizations. GMHC is the nation's oldest and most comprehensive AIDS service organization, serving approximately 15,000 people living with HIV and AIDS and their families each year, and countless more through its prevention and advocacy work locally and nationally.

Even though there has been success with drug treatments that are prolonging some people's lives, they don't work for everyone. These treatments can also take their toll physically, and for many cause awful side-effects. I am also concerned that so many young people in New York City are getting infected. There is a dire need for comprehensive prevention programs and services that target youth in their language. And above all, there is still no cure in sight.

I would really appreciate your help. Please sponsor me for AIDS Walk New York. Just click on the link below to visit my personal fundraising Web page. It's fast, easy, and safe to make a donation online with a credit card, debit card, or paypal!

After making your donation, you may be able to double your donation with a matching gift from your company! Please consult your human resources department, or use the matching gift search engine on the AIDS Walk New York website, to find out if your company has a matching gift program!

Thank you for supporting AIDS Walk New York and for helping to put an end to this epidemic.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support AIDS Walk New York - http://aidswalknewyork2009.kintera.org/carolm

Thank you for your support!

Tigger Opens a Bag of Cat Food

I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes. Tigger is 10 months old, and weighs 8.5 lbs. The bag of cat food weighs 4.5 lbs. He's one very determined cat!

Soul Retreat - at Omega NYC with James Van Praagh

James Van Praagh will be leading a weekend Soul Retreat during the Omega NYC conference next weekend.

The details are as follows:

Start date/time: Friday, April 3, 2009 at 8pm ET
End date/time: Sunday, April 5, 2009 at noon ET

Location: The Sheraton New York Hotel, 811 7th Avenue (at West 53rd Street)

For registration info: (800) 944-1001 or
e-mail registration@eomega.org

From the workshop description:

From a very young age, James Van Praagh was aware of a dimension that most of us cannot see, and he has dedicated his life to explaining it to the rest of us. In this exclusive workshop, he takes us on a journey into the various aspects of our soul, offering us a unique opportunity to embrace our own powers of healing and insight.

With Van Praagh’s expert guidance, we learn to question our perception of our intuitive abilities and see how dismissal and apprehension can be turned into knowledge and inspiration. Through simple processes of meditation, individual and group exercises, discussion, movement, visualization techniques, and journaling for our soul, we learn how we can live more fully through understanding not only our own soul, but the world of spirits.

Specifically, we:

* Explore and remember our more insightful, abundant, and joyful self
* Discover how to use “intuition,” the language of the soul
* Discern soul patterns from former lifetimes
* Uncover the lessons in our soul’s blueprint
* Release old patterns of negative behavior and integrate the emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental selves
* Receive messages from teachers and family members in the spirit world and learn how to access them whenever we need guidance

As we become attuned to the spirit world and utilize the qualities of our “higher-self,” we are able to bring forth our soul’s innate gifts.

For more information and registration, visit:
http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/f7324bcb11e79590bc673c78fdaf69a3/

I've taken other weekend workshops with James Van Praagh and they are truly incredible and life-changing experiences! If you're in the new York area, you should defnitely check it out!

If you're not able to attend this workshop, you can find a schedule of James Van Praagh's upcoming workshops and other events on his website at http://www.vanpraagh.com. The chat room has recently re-opened, and you will meet some truly wonderful folks there!

More on the Scott Shields Case - Lawsuit Filed

clipped from www.nj.com Civil suit filed 9/11 rescue fraud case Friday, February 06, 2009 BY LISA CORYELL Special to the Times Scott Shields, the West Windsor man imprisoned for bilking the federal government out of funding meant for victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, now faces civil fines and penalties for his crime. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court's Southern District of New York, U.S. attorneys are seeking undisclosed damages from Shields, whose dramatic stories of rescuing victims in New York following the World Trade Center attacks and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina have largely been debunked.

Win a Sundance Eco-Friendly Prize Pack

Mrs Mo's New Jersey, Baby! is giving away Eco-Friendly prize packs to celebrate the first season of Sundance Channel's "Spectacle, Elvis Costello with...".

Each prize pack includes:

1 Keen/Sundance Bag
1 Pair of Speakers
1 T-Shirt
1 Notebook
1 Sigg/Sundance Thermos

Deadline for submissions is WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29, 2009.

Ask A Spirit E-mail Reading GIVEAWAY Contest

Ask A Spirit E-mail Reading GIVEAWAY Contest

THREE chances to win your choice of an e-mail Archangel Card reading OR an e-mail “Ask Your Guides” oracle card reading (a $25 value). Each reading will be a three-card reading, and they will be e-mailed to the winners by January 31st.

The deadline for this contest is Wednesday, January 21st at 11:59pm ET.

Winners will be chosen at random, and will be notified by Sunday, January 25th.

RIAA Court Hearing to be Broadcast on Internet

This is an article about a Recording Industry Association of America file sharing lawsuit proceeding that the company that I work for, Courtroom View Network, will be webcasting:

Internet surfers will get a chance to watch a live proceeding of a Recording Industry Association of America lawsuit in federal court.

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The 2009 Virtual Retreat is Here, Plus Bonuses!!!

The first 100 people to register will get a bonus small-group Q&A work on out stuff call with Jennifer, as well as an entry into the "Win 6 months of coaching with Jen" contest - that's six months coaching without paying a dime!


Looking to find calm, comfort and confidence in these uncertain times?

Join 10 fantastic teachers - like Barbara Sher, Michael Neill, Geneen Roth, Steve Chandler- at the "Comfort Queen's" 2009 Virtual Retreat January 16th-19th.

Your host Jennifer Louden delivers a "true retreat" experience to enhance your well-being while teaching you ways to thrive during these sometimes scary times.

Call in live or download over a dozen powerful retreat sessions at your convenience and get the soul-nourishing support you need to make this year "your" year. Click here for more details.

"Comfort Queen's" 2009 Virtual Retreat

Looking to find calm, comfort and confidence in these uncertain times?

Join 10 fantastic teachers - like Barbara Sher, Michael Neill, Geneen Roth, Steve Chandler- at the "Comfort Queen's" 2009 Virtual Retreat January 16th-19th.

Your host Jennifer Louden delivers a "true retreat" experience to enhance your well-being while teaching you ways to thrive during these sometimes scary times.

Call in live or download over a dozen powerful retreat sessions at your convenience and get the soul-nourishing support you need to make this year "your" year. Click here for more details.

Baby, It's COLD Out There!

This is one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbs strips. It sums up today's weather perfectly.