Riverhead, NY

If you've ever wondered what it takes to work with seals or sea lions, The Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center is giving a chance to anyone intersted to find out about this unique experience.

• Learn to we train our animals and help
• create a painting that you get to keep.
• Go into the seal exhibit with trainers
• Participate in a seal training session -- and get to pet and feed one of the harbor seals
• Help prepare food for seals
• Attend the Sea Lion Show
• Get a kiss from sea lion, and take home a keepsake photo!

Each “trainer” receives:

Free T-shirt
Certificate of Completion
Instructions on how to get started with clicker training
Full-day Aquarium Admission

Saturdays; April – September
Sessions: 10:15am or 2:00pm
Participants (maximum four per group) must be at least 10 years of age.
Members: $125.00
Non-Members: $150.00 (includes Aquarium Admission)

Register online, by calling 631.208.9200, ext. H2O (426), or in person at the Aquarium.

Please check with the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center before attending this event at http://longislandaquarium.com/

CASH MOBS - HAVE YOU HEARD OF THEM?

You've heard of flash mobs? Now there's even a T.V. show on Wednesday evenings dedicated to harnessing the power of a mob to do good and make changes in this world for the better.

Along these same lines, enter cash mobs, a concept which debuted around the fall of 2011. The article linked below reports that The Wall St. Journal credits a 37 year old engineer from Buffalo, NY for the original idea. The premise involves using Social Media to get the word out that customers are needed to help out a local business that is suffering. Facebook and Twitter advertise a predetermined meet-up location and a certain day and time.

There are a few rules to know but nothing overly difficult to abide by and unique situations can be individually tailored. The event has to be announced at least 1 week in advance. You must come prepared to spend at least 20.00 in cash although you can spend as much as you like and you should be willing to meet up after the night is over at a local watering hole to celebrate a successful shopping venture. The chosen recipient of this goodwill must be involved in giving back to the community.

So far, there are 20 cities who have participated from California to Michigan. The latest one, was right here in Bellport, NY, where, reportedly, $2,800 was spent in one store in just a few hours; that is a dollar amount that is many times over what might normally have been earned in one day.

"Inside Edition" heard about the event and sent a crew over to tape it. An air date has not yet been determined. The idea was so successful that Riverhead, another Suffolk County community, which has also suffered in this economy, heard about Bellport's success and is rallying to have one of their own in February.

CASH MOBS - CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SAVE SMALL BUSINESS?

Atlantis Marine World on Long Island by Feng Shui NY consultant Laura Cerrano

Every wonder what it's like to live underwater? WEll, Laura Cerrano Feng shui Long island suggest to check out Atlantis Marine world located at Riverhead, NY. This is a day trip worth taking out east on Long Island NY. It's very affordable and there are plenty of show, rides, animals and more to tickle your fancy :)

It may be hard to see, but there is an amazing Octopus in that tank! very beautiful!

Baby Japanese snow monkey

You get to explore not only sea animals, but mammals, reptiles, birds and even butterfly's!

Inside the Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead New York

You can explore river, ocean and deep sea creatures from around the world!

go swimming with the sharks!

Sharrrrk!!

outside Atlantis Marine world in Riverhead New York

Atlantis was voted to be the best wedding destination on Long Island in 2008 by LIWeddings.com!

Laura Cerrano New York Feng shui consultant holding a Spider Crab

Come and enjoy the underwarter world of Atlantis in Riverhead!

Visitor Information at Atlantis

Call 631.231.LIRR for schedules and rates

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September always feels like the start of the year to me. After the summer, whether you have kids or not, September does seem like the start of the regular routine. There is something about seeing all the back to school supplies in the stores that makes me start to think about cleaning my office, reorganizing, de-cluttering, setting priorities and goals.

As a home stager I am always advising sellers to clean, reorganize, de-clutter, prioritize their projects, and work on the goal of selling their home. This is a great time of year for us to practice what we preach. Purge those items you have been using to stage that look old or tired. Clean up your files. Reorganize your priorities and set some goals. Think about your business, how can you find more clients, be more efficient and more creative? This has been such a tough market, how can we as home stagers work on our own business to promote what we do best? Make a business plan. Google business plan and lots come up. Some are free and work well.

Here are some simple fill in the blanks that can help your business:

Mission Statement - What is your business, what do you want to portray as a company, what sets you apart from the competition? I love Disney's mission statement "To make people happy." How simple, but really it works, making the customer happy, making the employees happy, that is Disney. Put your mission statement on your desk, on your bulletin board, internalize it.

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Vision for your business - What will your business look like next year? In five years? How will you expand or enhance your business?

What is your vision for your business?_______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

Set your goals - Set specific goals, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals. They do not have to be how much revenue, it could be how many contacts you make each day, week, etc. How you network, how you market, etc.

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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) - by analyzing these characteristics in your business, you will get a better idea of what it will take for you to not only to survive but also prosper. Include the changes in the industry, the marketplace social and economic conditions, competition, new technologies that can help or hurt your business.

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Financial Plan - Analyze your costs and your income, set up financial controls, and account for everything that goes in and out.

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Measure and Evaluate - Set up a way to measure your progress on your goals and plans. Do it regularly, perhaps quarterly. This will help you refine and improve your plan and achieve your goals.

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I hope this helps you start out in September with a new successful plan to enhance your business! I know it is going help me get back on track as summer ends.

Located in Riverhead Long Island, Sunken Ponds is an active 55 and over community.

This 55+ retirement community was built in 2005 in Suffolk County. For the enjoyment of the owners, Sunken Ponds includes a clubhouse, gym, pool, card room, and bocci. Included in the common charges is the lawn maintenance and snow removal, and pets are welcome here. The community is surrounded by the street names of Pebble Beach Path, Winged Foot Way, Augusta Alley, Baltusrol Blvd, Amen Corner, Carnoustie Ct, and St Andrews Avenue. There's the Augusta ranch design, as well as The Mainstone Townhouse with the master on the main level, and the Cyprus which is an upper unit.

Sunken Ponds ranges in size from 1300 sq ft to 18oo sq ft. Located at the end of The Long Island Expressway Exit 73 to Mills and Middle Road, this gated active senior retirement community has approximately 192 units in total. It is close to plenty of shopping, including the Tanger outlet shopping complex, beaches, vineyards and transportation. Each condo at Sunken Ponds has central air conditioning and gas heat. Some of the condominiums also have basements. According to public records and the multiple listing service, in 2009 Sunken Ponds in Riverhead had closed sales from $310,000 to $352,000.

LARRY AND SHEILA Realtors with Charles Rutenberg Realty can sell you a condo at Sunken Ponds in Riverhead LI, or any other community on The North Shore of Long Island. Please contact LARRY & SHEILA at 631-805-4400. If you are relocating to Long Island, we are Certified Relocation Specialists. Ask your friends and neighbors about us!

http://www.suffolkexperts.com

Email: sheila@suffolkexperts.com

We are not affiliated with this community, but are independent Licensed Realtors.

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