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Roger Ebert advises a Texas preteen future Film Critic – on Writing, and Preparation – with a Personal Letter

First Friday Book Synopsis

I thought about just tweeting — but the letter is too good. Here’s Dana Stevens, on Slate this morning. In case you did not see it on Slate, look at it here. It appears that Ebert wrote it to the young Stevens somewhere around 1977-1979. Stevens, the movie critic at Slate, included this to introduce [.].

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Robert Fry , Chairman at McKinney Rogers in London wrote in a letter to the Financial Times , that “to be average. A person's life span can be predicted by the size of their smile. a href="[link] target="_blank">The Myth of Potential by @mikemyatt Potential is unrealized attainment – nothing more and nothing less.

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In Praise of What You Can Do

Next Level Blog

I was reminded of Diane (pretty easy to since I live with her), earlier this week when I read an article in the Dining section of the New York Times on Roger Ebert. Rock on, Roger. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image.   That’s a nice accomplishment in and of itself. Keep going.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

John Wayne and Roy Rogers had Gabby Hayes. There were friendly, familiar places such as Cheers bar, Arnold’s Drive-In on “Happy Days,” the Krusty Krab on “SpongeBob Square Pants,” Dale’s Diner on “The Roy Rogers Show” and other homey places. The movie star heroes had buddies to help them navigate the adventures.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-03-25

Tanveer Naseer

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter by @ greatonthejob (via @ CornOnTheJob ) [link] # career #jobsearch #. Roger Babson # smbiz #sales #. Some wonderful comments/responses being shared over my latest piece on # leadership and employee value [link] #.

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The Empire of Debt

Chris Brady

Roger Miller Posted by: Roger Miller | February 06, 2011 at 08:51 AM Great post and find Chris! Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. Thanks for making a difference.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-03-25

Tanveer Naseer

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter by @ greatonthejob (via @ CornOnTheJob ) [link] # career #jobsearch #. Roger Babson # smbiz #sales #. Some wonderful comments/responses being shared over my latest piece on # leadership and employee value [link] #. Hiding from a Challenge? I Can Tell by Your Clothes [link] # leadership #smallbiz #.

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