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SunTrust Banks, Inc. - This first part of a 3-part series on SunTrust retirement planning services focuses on Baby Boomers and Sandwich Boomers.

Your on Ramp - Connect, learn, discover “Your On Ramp”, a talented community of professional women who understand that achieving a balanced life requires flexibility and creativity.

Elizabeth Shatner - Visual Artist, Elizabeth Shatner, talks to us about her latest collection; “Art by Nature”, a unique body of digital and print art inspired by nature.

HSN Improvements Catalog - This segment highlights furniture, floor coverings, privacy panels & accessories from the Improvements catalog to decorate your patio & extend your living space for summer & beyond.

GE Partnership Marketing - Don’t leave your roadside safety to fate…BP MotorClub provides security and peace of mind for busy women on the go!

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PhotoMedex - This segment focuses on the XTRAC® Excimer Laser from PhotoMedex, which doctors are using to effectively clear patches of psoriasis.

Quotescape - Write your favorite poems, quotes and inspirational words on your walls! Quotescape offers personalized decorative lettering for your home décor.

Flowers Foods, Inc - Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it contributes to better health, increased levels of energy and mental alertness. Nutritionist Dr. Karin Kratina offers some quick tips and recipes on how we can kick start the day with Nature’s Own high-fiber and low-fat breakfast options.

Touchstone Crystal - n this segment, we learn about a home-based business that throws jewelry-making parties called Touchstone Crystal.

Penn Foster Career School - This segment focuses on expanding your job options through taking an online vocational program from Penn Foster, which specializes in career-focused training programs in the fields of healthcare, business, technology, and select trades.

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Dr. Phuli Cohan - Dr. Phuli Cohan, a medical doctor and author of “The Natural Hormone Makeover”, illustrates how you can feel and look great. She explains how a hormone makeover is something that all women can do with their own doctors simply.

Twin Beginnings, LLC - “No Throw” is not just a command parents use on their babies, but an innovative way to prevent them from throwing their bottles & sippy cups on the ground or at someone.

The Women's Travel Club - This is an exciting time to be a woman with “wanderlust”. The enormous growth of the women’s travel market has had significant impact on the hospitality industry worldwide. The Women’s Travel Club is recognized in this segment for its visionary accomplishment in raising the bar for women’s travel & vacation options that cater to their special interests.

Independent Living - Is it a dream or a choice? Help your parents regain their safety, , dignity and independence… Walk-in bath tubs are safe and comfortable Our older loved ones, and can help keep them stay independent. Best of all, they’ll experience what thousands of others have joyfully expressed… “ONCE YOU GET IN… YOU WON’T WANT TO GET OUT!”

Penn Foster Career School - This segment focuses on expanding your job options through taking an online vocational program from Penn Foster, which specializes in career-focused training programs in the fields of healthcare, business, technology, and select trades.

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Creekstone Farms - Chef Bob Lane demonstrates his mouthwatering recipes for Creekstone Farms’ Natural Black Angus Beef, which is certified all-natural & has no hormones and no antibiotics.

Fantastic Sams Franchise - This segment gives women with children and/or working women reasons to consider owning a Fantastic Sams Hair Salon franchise, highlighting the fact that it allows women to be in business FOR themselves, not BY themselves.

Enzymedica, Inc - This segment focuses on the health advantages of raw food diets and how taking a high potency digestive enzyme like Enzymedica’s Digest Gold at each meal mimics this benefit.

Whole Earth Sweetener Co. - This segment focuses on ways to create healthy summer recipes for the Memorial Day Holiday using a new, all-natural, zero calorie sweetener called Sweet Simplicity.

Inspire Pharm - In this segment, Dr. Terrence O’Brien talks about the latest treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) in adults and children 1 year of age and older.

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SpectraCell Lab - Many people, even those who take a daily over the counter vitamin, can be deficient in nutrients essential to good health. In this segment we talk about a test that can help reveal what those deficiencies are and offer ideas on what to do about it.

Domino Foods - Learn what the Share Our Strength organization is doing to help fight childhood hunger. This segment features information on raising awareness and funds through the Great American Bake Sale, and how organizing a bake sale in your own community will help this worthy cause.

Mars - This segment features at-home chocolate making. Experts from Dove Chocolate at Home share their secrets for making the perfect chocolate fondue and other at-home chocolate experiences.

eLearners.com LLC - This is Part 2&3 of a 3 Part series that examines the issue of under employment and under education for working mothers. The first part features information about how to break this cycle. In the second part we’ll meet 3 scholarship recipients who are using this opportunity to turn their lives around.

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Wendy's Summer Tips - Dr. Wendy Walsh gives us some advice on making summer travel less stressful

Vi-Jon - This segment enables parents to get their kids to brush, and details a new plaque rinse and fluoride treatment for kids age 6-12 called Inspector Hector.

Sealed Air Corporation - Simple Steps vacuum sealed products offer a quick and fresh meal solution for busy moms.

Quick Quotes - Breezy Jennings & her mother Patsy Gaut - Co-Owners of Quick Quotes - one of the largest online scrapbook stores - tells us about how she and her mother converted a hobby into a successful business.

eLearners.com LLC - This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series that examines the issue of under employment and under education for working mothers. The segment also features information about how to get a degree online with the help of scholarships, financial aid, and an online community of women helping women. We’ll also meet a woman with an inspirational story of how she turned her life around.

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Warm Spirit, Inc. - Warm Spirit, a nature-based skincare & wellness company, was founded on the principle of blending ancient healing with a collaboration of modern day innovation to encourage people to care of themselves and to empower themselves as consultants.

Jazz Cruises LLC - Jazz cruise vacations are the latest way to sail away with your favorite jazz artists on board. This segment details the different cruises featuring real jazz stars on Holland America Line from Ft. Lauderdale to the Caribbean.

Lenovo - The latest in computer technology! The IdeaPad U110 from Lenovo offers VeriFace recognition technology, shock sensors, easy-to-use multimedia features and touch sensitive controls in a lightweight stylish design ideal for active women.

Boar's Head - Lunch can be the most “dangerous” meal of the day nutritionally. Learn how to make brown bagging fun, healthy, and fashionable in this segment.

Hancock Fabrics - People love to entertain at home and consumers are always looking for new ways to make their friends and family feel welcome. Outdoor rooms are popping up around the country, and they present some unique decorating opportunities. This segment features decorating ideas that show how to turn any deck or patio into an inviting living space.

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Eprep - Taking the SAT test is one of the most important moments in a teen’s life. But teens today have more tools than ever before. This segment looks at an online video training SAT program that uses “show” instead of “tell” techniques to help students retain more information and feel confident on test day.

Inspire Pharm - In this segment, Dr. Terrence O’Brien talks about the latest treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) in adults and children 1 year of age and older.

First National Bank of Omaha - In this segment we explore ways women can benefit from online banking and online savings accounts and their features.

Bark Busters USA - Dog Behavior Therapist Liam Crowe talks about a nationwide network of dog behavioral trainers & why he started the business.

Expert Link - This segment is about Psychic Source, which provides guidance for women making life changes and enables them to make those changes with more confidence.

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Flowers Foods, Inc - Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it contributes to better health, increased levels of energy and mental alertness. Nutritionist Dr. Karin Kratina offers some quick tips and recipes on how we can kick start the day with Nature’s Own high-fiber and low-fat breakfast options.

PhotoMedex - This segment focuses on the XTRAC® Excimer Laser from PhotoMedex, which doctors are using to effectively clear patches of psoriasis.

Skinit - Consumer electronics are everywhere and most of us can’t do without them. But until recently, they’ve been all about function and the range of design options has been very narrow. Today’s savvy and expressive consumers demand more. This segment shares insights about emerging trends in customization. We explore how to personalize our favorite gadgets and bring them from ordinary to extraordinary with Skinit.

Touchstone Crystal - In this segment, we learn about a home-based business that throws jewelry-making parties called Touchstone Crystal.

Jocelyn Greenky - Straight advice on how women should behave in business.