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Submitted By:

Janet Myers

Registered Gemologist, AGTA Member & Maricopa Chamber of Commerce Member

Los Angeles Times Reported:

With its vacation vibe, color firm Pantone picks turquoise as top shade of 2010 If color is any guide, we’ll be moving into vacation mode in 2010 with the world awash in tropical turquoise, forecasters say.

Turquoise was selected as the color of 2010 by Pantone, a company that supplies and tracks color for fashion and home decor, among other industries. Fashion insiders agreed the color is on the rise.

“Turquoise is universally appealing. It puts everyone in the same state of mind — on vacation,” says Jane Schoenborn, design director at Lilly Pulitzer. “Turquoise for us is a really big color. A lot of times it’s transporting, whether you’re actually going to a resort destination or not.”

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, says there was no runner-up to turquoise in her mind because people crave escapism and freshness after a tough year. The shade is on the cusp of blue and green, which makes it both inviting and serene — characteristics associated with blues — and invigorating and luminous, which comes from green, she says.

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Show some love for local businesses. Got a favorite local business that always goes above and beyond to make sure you leave their store happy? This holiday season is the perfect time to say thanks with some cold, hard cash. Intuit’s Love a Local Business contest lets customers, employees, and just about anybody else (including the owners themselves), nominate their favorite local business for a monthly grant of $1,000. Five businesses are selected each month for the $1,000 prize. One of those five businesses gets chosen for the grand prize of $5,000, which is determined based on the testimonials each business receives. Cash isn’t the only thing Intuit is giving away to small businesses these days.

Want some free business advice? Check out this article where Intuit’s founder, Scott Cook, answers a reader’s question on product innovation.

source: Inc.com

As written by:

Vicki L. Pettes, The Communicator

We recently went through some serious computer difficulties. I had messages on my laptop stating I had a Trojan virus on it. Due to a power surge in our home, the power supply on my husbands computer went out.

I received estimates and Raul Rivera at Computer Experts came in at the best price. So, we used his services. We found him to be very thorough in his work and very reasonable in his pricing.

With Computer Experts assistance, we got my husbands computer up and running…

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The City of Maricopa has been hard at work developing a Green Business Program.

If you would like more information please download this packet…

If you are a first time home buyer there is still time to take advantage of this credit.

Please check this website for more information and to get all your questions answered.

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