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[21 May 2012 | 222 Comments]
Today’s Link: I May Not Be Their Birth Mother, But I Take Care of 51 Kids With Cancer as If They Were My Own

Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees: More than disco kings — Robin Gibb, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer Sunday at the age of 62, was a founding member of the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and twin Maurice. In 1994, the brothers Gibb were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Grammy Museum. Robin Gibb not only co-wrote many of the Bee Gees’ best-known songs, he also sang lead vocals for the group in their formative years. The Bee Gees peaked in the disco era with the music but proved a formidable force in the industry, selling more than 120 million records over a career that spanned four decades

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[5 Oct 2011 | 15 Comments]
Video Self Interview: Steve Jobs — Death Is Life’s Greatest Opportunity

  
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who resigned from the company in the mid-1980s and returned a decade later to make Apple one of the most successful technology companies in the world,  died on Oct 5, 2011. His accomplishments liken him to Thomas Edison and others as one of History’s greatest inventors/innovators. He lacked a college degree, began by sleeping on the floors of his friends homes, and rose to a pinnacle of success seldom achieved by anyone. He is a Winner Against the Odds.
In the following Video he shares with all …

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[11 Aug 2011 | 36 Comments]
Carolyn Chambers : “If I Put the Work In, I Will Succeed.”

Carolyn Chambers is an Oregon native and graduate of the University of Oregon. She is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Oregon based company, Chambers Communications Corporation, a business that she built from the ground up. The corporation currently consists of three television broadcast stations, a television, movie, and video production company, an internet cable system, and an internet service provider.

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[1 Jun 2011 | 61 Comments]
Celebrity Interview: Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald’s

At age 52, when most people look toward retirement, Ray Kroc began McDonald’s, a big company that has remained the # 1 restaurant chain in the world for about half a century. Via his McDonald’s franchises, it is believed that he probably made multimillionaires of more people in a shorter time than any other person in modern history. In 1974, he purchased the San Diego Padres baseball franchise. He was, and his estate continues to be, a major philanthropist via the Kroc Foundation and the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund.

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[5 Mar 2011 | 24 Comments]
Phil Knight : The Man Behind the Myth

It is quite fitting that Nike Corp. be named after a Greek Goddess, as the company’s co-founder, Phillip Hampson Knight, has become somewhat of a mythical figure himself. Phillip Hampson Knight, the 7.3 billion dollar net worth, enigmatic figure at the helm of the most successful athletic company in the history of the world, has become a legend, especially here in Oregon, his home state. Since Nike currently sells 40% of the nation’s athletic footwear, it is sometimes easy to forget about the company’s humble beginnings.

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[18 Jun 2008 | No Comment]
John & Phil’s Toyota : Winner of The President’s Award for 15 Years

Phil also makes sure to give back to the community. “Our basic philosophy is to contribute toward health, fire, police and kids,” he says. “We just did a scholarship worth $7,500 via a drawing in a Corvallis High School business class. We had a lot of fun with that.” Giving back to the community is just an extension of Phil’s focus on customer service, and Giving Back is the key to his success.

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[18 Apr 2008 | 2 Comments]
Town & Country Realty : 50 Years of Excellence

“It’s all about providing our clients outstanding service. Our realtors need to be educated, experienced, and motivated. I only hire professionals who genuinely care about the best interests of the customer. Professionals follow up on the details and, if something is not okay, they get involved and fix it.” Honesty and integrity are cornerstones at Town & Country Realty. One of the company’s guiding mottos is “to do whatever is right, not whatever it takes.”

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[18 Apr 2008 | No Comment]
Melody Bnah : Your Real Estate Guide In Eugene/Springfield

Melody Bnah is a woman with a great passion for everything she does in life and in business. When she was fourteen, she longed to own a horse, but her parents told her she couldn’t, as it was out of their budget. She began to save up money through babysitting and other jobs and was able to purchase a horse by herself in a matter of months. By the time she was fifteen, she had bought and sold horses at the largest horse and mule auction in the world, the LA County Horse and Mule Auction. “I paid the mortgage on our family’s house with the money I made.”

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[18 Jun 2007 | 3 Comments]
Timberhill Athletic Club : A Place Where Families Play and Exercise

We are more than just a place to work out. I see us as an adjunct to enhancing other physical activities. If you like to garden, but you’re not in shape to garden, we can support that and help you improve your physical and mental ability to enjoy it more,” he said, adding, “or even if you’re just having trouble with your day-to-day activities, we can help with that.”

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[18 Jun 2007 | 3 Comments]
Robinett’s Hardware : Serving Corvallis’ Needs for 150 Years

When Corvallis became an incorporated city, Robnett’s was there serving the people as a general mercantile. Now, 150 years later, Robnett’s Hardware still serves Corvallis from the same location.

People come in here and enjoy walking through this kind of store. There are things that we won’t change about the store that make it the special shopping environment that it is -the wooden floors, the way the store is set up, the history behind the building, the way we care about our customers,” said Scott Lockwood, who owns the store with his wife, Tory.

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