Be Inspired... we are!

This is going to be a huge year for Mina! Media... pagaents, publishing, TV, events, and charity! From nothing to unstoppable, 2010 is the year for making dreams come true. Mina! is ready to dream BIG!

What's Your Ten?

IT’S 2010 — THE START OF A NEW DECADE, AND A TIME FOR CHANGE.

When you join the 10 by 10 challenge, you are joining a community of we thinkers around the world who are working to create a better global future. Take action on your commitments throughout the year, and watch as together we build a better world, 10 actions by 10 actions.

Now, thanks to the generous support of Aviva, your commitments will have an even greater impact. When you share your commitments on this website, Aviva will donate $10 on your behalf to a Free The Children community overseas. That means your actions will create change both here at home, and around the world. Simply by sharing your actions, we will be raising money $10 by $10 that will create great difference in the lives of tens of thousands of people. And, what started with you, will end up with we.

It’s as simple as that! Make sure to check out Mina!'a ten... and be inspired!

Mina! supports...

Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief
This is your time to help.

100% of funds raised will go towards relief efforts in Haiti and there are NO backend costs. Additionally, the Entertainment Industry Foundation has waived all administrative fees.

Mina! Must Haves

Entertainment

Alicia Keys - the Element of Freedom

This CD is amazing... love love love Ms. Alicia. This is a must buy CD. It almost reminds me of angry Mary... that good for the soul kinda tracks. I must admit, however, does it not sound like she's feellin' a little guilty??? This get's 4.5 M!'s outta five.

Beauty

New Nature's Minerals™ Foundation Brush

OOOHHHHH The Body Shop... how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. This brush is another must must have!!!! My skin looks flawless and it takes seconds. I don't use it for the mineral foundation... I use it for my bronzer. It is fa-bu-lous and will run you about $18.

Remember... if you're gonna spend it anyways, make a conscious decision.

Green

AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER -

Attitude Certified Eco-Friendly Phosphate Free Detergent

Right off the bat this gets 4.5 M!'s. I've been using this for over a month and I love it. The price is great, my dishes ar super clean... AND it's a CANADIAN Product. There website is clean and easy to use, another +

For more info go to www.cleanattitude.com

M! Book Club - 2010 Announcement

Here's what we're reading - Join the club!

Let's Get It On - Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, Francis Ray

Let's Get It On Welcome back to Leo's supper club, where seduction is always on the menu . . .

Rochelle Alers, "Love Lessons"
Tyrell Hardcastle is knocked off his feet when he meets a local high school teacher. Now all he has to do is overcome her objections to him being the "younger man".

Donna Hill, "Lady in Waiting"
Noah Hardcastle is engaged to beautiful Tara Mitchell. However, their relationship is threatened when Noah's first love Rachel, returns to D.C. to prove to him that he is all she ever really wanted.

Brenda Jackson, "Irresistible Attraction"
Sydney Corbain never forgot her explosive encounter with Tyrone Hardcastle at her brother's wedding. So when she runs into him in New York City on business, they both see this as an opportunity to explore their undenaible attraction.

Francis Ray, "Blind Date"
Ayanna Hardcastle pretends that she is dating wealthy businessman Tanner Rafferty, in order to get her matchmaking friend off her back. But, she never imagined that Tanner Rafferty would show up to collect on that claim!

Synopsis, photo and more info please visti St. Martin's Press

As a part of our book challenge we're also reading:

Sacred Hunger - Barry Unsworth

Join me on my read!

Great Canadian Books

We love Canadian and we love reading. We're looking for fresh new and CANADIAN authors to promote. Contact us to promote your book here!

This month we'd like to support Annabel Lyon, winner of the The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for her novel "The Golden Mean. On the orders of his boyhood friend, now King Philip of Macedon, Aristotle postpones his dreams of succeeding Plato as leader of the Academy in Athens and reluctantly arrives in the Macedonian capital of Pella to tutor the king’s adolescent sons. An early illness has left one son with the intellect of a child; the other is destined for greatness but struggles between a keen mind that craves instruction and the pressures of a society that demands his prowess as a soldier.

Initially Aristotle hopes for a short stay in what he considers the brutal backwater of his childhood. But, as a man of relentless curiosity and reason, Aristotle warms to the challenge of instructing his young charges, particularly Alexander, in whom he recognizes a kindred spirit, an engaged, questioning mind coupled with a unique sense of position and destiny.