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If you have children, do you try to help support their school when you can? Now through Sept 6, 2015 you can nominate your child’s school and help them to win $1,000 in the Tyson® Project A+™ labels. Submitting your nomination is easy and the top 5 schools will be rewarded with a packet of labels that is worth $1,000 that will help them get a head start on collecting the Tyson Project A+™ labels. For some schools, this can make a really big difference!

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Very often we judge a product by its price. A high price is equal to high quality. And a very low priced item does not grab our attention because it is considered to be of very bad quality. Marketing professionals describe this attitude as ‘perceived value’. It means that consumers judge a product’s value based on their inner feeling because they have no idea about its true cost. A consumer just thinks that this item is worth or not worth a price charged and then decides whether to buy it or not. Marketing experts do their best to create such an image of a product that it would associate with good quality and high price.

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On average, people gain around five pounds over the festive season. All those delightful little chipolata sausages, stodgy puddings and novelty beers have to go somewhere and it tends to be the waistline. Thankfully, Christmas is now behind us. If you’ve made some healthy eating resolutions for the New Year, don’t be despondent that it isn’t salad season quite year. There are plenty of delicious, hearty and lean foods that can give your body the energy and nutrition it needs to step into a year of good health.

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Cake pops are delicious, can be cute, pretty or even funny and can be a great addition to any party or festivity. The possibilities are endless and can be something fun to make with the kids.

I recently published an eBay Guide that shows you how to make cake pops. Read my guide “How To Make Pretty Cake Pops For Any Occasion” for some fun ideas to get you started.