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Welcome to Excelle!
h2. Our Vision To be the social network of choice for women professionals. To offer our users a steady stream of high-quality content relating to important issues affecting women in the workplace as well as information on career advancement. To offer our users an interactive social community where they can career network, discuss issues important to them, and share their personal ...Published about 1 year ago | -
8 Types of Toxic Friends
A "toxic friend" is defined as a friend who contaminates our social life with destructive or negative behavior. The top 8 toxic friend profiles can be found below, along with ways to handle each one. 1. The Bubble-Burster This friend is always there with bad news to counter any good news you might have. Getting married? She happens to have the ...Submitted by Kaylita | Published 10 months ago | -
Importance of Self Storage Units for Personal Use
Nowadays, space itself requires cost. When it comes to storing personal and corporate belongings, self storage units are optional and cost-efficient facilities. Charge for space has been reaching sky rocket prices, thus renting a warehouse or a garage space can be very expensive specifically for personal use only. An alternative solution for these pricey rentals would be a self storage unit. ...Submitted by charleskaser | Published 4 days ago | -
5 Reasons You Need Your Girlfriends
I know this is a loaded statement, but here goes: I have always said that I don’t trust women who don’t have female friends. You know the type — the girl who spends her time exclusively with men. She thinks women are catty (women other than her, of course). For some inexplicable reason, other women just don’t like her. And she ...Published 9 days ago | -
Answers to the Nutrition IQ Quiz
Excelle created the Nutrition IQ quiz to test how much you know about eating right. We listened to your feedback and are providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz. h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the Nutrition IQ quiz yet, go take it first. See answers on the next page... [page] 1) Skipping meals — a great ...Published 6 months ago | -
When Serving Wine On a Dime, Think Outside the Box
Many of us are trying to cut back expenses this year, including trimming back on all the trimmings for the holidays. This article shows you that you can still have an elegant Thanksgiving celebration by opting for lesser known, value-priced wines. The article discusses how to match wine with food and how to work with your wine shop to help you ...Submitted by lbrewton | Published 3 days ago | -
The Strength to Walk Away from Confrontation
Most people view walking away from a confrontation or challenge as weak, but positive women know walking away is a sign of strength. Whether you are — already or about to — be involved in a bad situation, argument, or other confrontation, it's important to know you have options that maintain your integrity and come from strength rather than weakness. The ...Published 9 days ago | -
The Best Way to Sell a Used Car
Selling a used car on your own is about as much fun as a burned-out transmission. The typical strategy: Slap a sign in the car's window, run a few classifieds and cross your fingers. No wonder so many folks trade in their cars at dealerships. Doing so is high on the convenience scale, although it can come at a steep cost. ...Published about 1 year ago | -
20 Ways to Perk Up Your Home -- On a Budget!
Like the clothes we wear, our homes are direct reflections of who we are and what we value. And, just like a new bag or pair of shoes, little fixes around the house can bring instant satisfaction without overriding that ever-tightening budget. In my house, the mantra is, "It takes so little to do so much." In fact, a few years ...Published about 1 month ago | -
Strategic Partners are essential to the Success of your Business.
Have you ever heard of complementing products such as hot dogs and hot dog buns? These two products complement each other right? Well this is what you want in your strategic partner. You are both looking for the same type of client but offering a different or complementing product or service. There is no threat for either of you to share leads or clients. When ...Submitted by kerrysnetwork | Published 7 months ago | -
how to still look glam while being broke and unemployed in NYC
As many of you know looking good in NYC can be very expensive. Many salons charge $40 for a blow out, $75 for single process color and extra for your ends to be clipped. I really needed to wash the gray out of my hair, it had been almost 3 weeks since my last color job. Since I am Broke and ...Submitted by Dolores1963 | Published 7 months ago | -
Slideshow: Signs of the Times
From quirky advertising to job-hunting tactics to random acts of desperation, these days it feels like signs of the recession are everywhere we look. Literally. Some are funny, clever or thought provoking. Others are downright depressing. We’ve combed the web to find a collection of photos that best exemplify the uncertain times we're living in. Begin SlideshowPublished 7 months ago | -
4 Stages in Dissertation Writing
Dissertation is a document that confers the writer’s research and findings about a particular subject matter. As defined, it is also called thesis, which is derived from a Greek word that means “position” and refers to intellectual proposition. A dissertation is considered as the most important tool in one’s academic journey. It is basically the main factor towards earning a college ...Submitted by hollyweiher | Published 7 months ago | -
Book Report: A Learning Experience for Both Students and Teachers
A book report is a common school requirement. Students have no other recourse, but to comply even if they are not comfortable with their writing skills. Like any other essays, a book report provides both the students and teachers the opportunity to learn. Some people may ask how this scenario happens. But in this fast-paced age where every minute is ...Submitted by iyaspencer | Published 7 months ago | -
Answers to the Grammar Quiz
Excelle created the grammar quiz to test how good your English language and proofreading skills are. We listened to your feedback and are providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz. h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the grammar quiz yet, go take it first. See answers on the next page... [page] 1. Which sentence contains the proper ...Published 6 months ago | -
Unforgivable roman Polanski
The Roman Polanski defenders are out in force. Since his arrest, we've already heard pretty much every line that has ever been used to defend him during his decades as a fugitive: that his life has been hard, that he's suffered (because everyone who has had a sufficiently tough life is, of course, entitled to one freerape, courtesy of the US government), that he's paid his ...Submitted by DemonicButterfly | Published about 1 month ago | -
How To Write College Term Papers
Writing college term papers take the time of most students. These college paper requirements are common in students' stay in a university. Thus, it becomes inevitable for anyone seeking a major degree to write his or her own academic paper. With the growing pressure to deliver, students are sometimes tempted to hire the services of freelance college paper writers ...Submitted by keisameiley | Published 4 months ago | -
What Was Penelope Trunk Thinking Twittering About Her Miscarriage?
Columnist, blogger, and CEO of the career site Brazencareerist.com Penelope Trunk sent a Tweet so unprecedented in its TMI-ness that it's now national news — but hopefully not part of the abortion debate. For the love of god, why?Submitted by GemmaG | Published about 1 month ago | -
Question from the Editor: Is David Letterman Guilty of Sexual Harassment?
We're a community made up of smart, savvy women who have a lot to say. So let's start talking! This is the first in our new "Question from the Editor" series. Once a week, we'll present a timely, thought-provoking question and open it up to the Excelle community for discussion. So, here goes... Last week, late night talk show host David ...Published about 1 month ago | -
Top-Ranked Cities for Women: 6 - 15
#15: Burlington, Vermont #14: Denver, Colorado #13: Nashville, Tennessee #12: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #11: Chicago, Illinois #10: Portland, Oregon #9: Richmond, Virginia #8: Ithaca, New York #7: Seattle, Washington #6: Berkeley, California See Cities #1 - #5 Back to Cities #16 - #25Published about 1 year ago |











