Spectacular Seniors: Claude Duke, World-Renown Photographer

Here is an episode about a senior who is a world-renown photographer. Originally from Chile, he moved to Miami and then Canada 40 years ago. He's recently published a book showcasing hundreds of his photos. I was amazed at the wide range of his photography - everything from shots of Vancouver to models, weddings and food dishes from well-known Vancouver restaurants. Wait till he tells you about his next adventure in Cuba to record the people, their lifestyles and of course the music. Do you like this podcast? Please download other episodes of Spectacular Seniors from iTunes or subscribe so that you can know when new episodes are available. Do you know other elders who are doing inspirational thinks in their later years/ Please contact us so that we can interview them as well. There are so many interesting stories. Don't let them go unheard.

New Pet House Loved by Dogs

Pet love their beds and this new pet house comes with a cover to keep them warm in the winter. However, it easily converts to an open bed as well. Here's some of the benefits of this awesome new bed:

• Easily zips apart for travel or storage
• provides a safe and familiar place for your pet at home, office or when traveling
• Machine washable with strong material
• plush cushion in matching colors
• this size is best for pets under 10 pounds (larger size will be for sale later)
• padded sides and cute design
• a way to have a home away from home and make your pet feel at ease

Let Sammie the dog tell you all about it now.

New Pet House Loved by Dogs (and Cats Too).

Want to know more? Here's that website again: http://amzn.to/1OOOMal

Website Resources for Seniors

With an increasing number of senior citizens online the resources catering to them are appearing as well. Here is a number of useful websites to explore for yourself or one of your relatives or friends. Keep in mind that websites do change, so check back for any updates.

The first, Plinylives.com has this unique name (rhymes with skinny) for a Roman figure by the same name known as Pliny the Elder - a wise man in his day. Here you can find information, services, products, a question and answer section and even ads for senior citizens. It's a membership site, so feel free to sign up and receive more benefits. Many of the ads placed in the margins give you access to other resources.

Live in Canada? Check out the CARP (Canadian Association of Retired Persons) website: CARP.com with the tagline: "A New Vision of Aging". Here you can keep up with the CARP political advocacy campaigns to improve the situation for senior citizens. There is a news section and CARP is a national periodical, so this section is quite extensive. There is also a community news section, divided up into local regional news. The benefits section is amazingly extensive - all kinds of insurance under one company - life, travel, health, even pet insurance. Other benefits include phone service, travel packages and the "Zoomer Magazine" subscription. All of these are at discount prices.

For those who need more care due to aging or some other disability please check out Elderly Living or Disabled Living. This good website gives some helpful tips for people living in the US. This is a resource referral service.

PURPOSE:  As a nonprofit 501c3 charity, EDL’s mission is to reduce costs associated with housing. We specifically provide help to lower income elderly or disabled individuals. EDL is not a home care facility though. Our nonprofit has many cost reducing techniques available to us. EDL’s service includes but isn’t limited to monetary assistance (e.g. the following is not a exclusive list): Dr. bills, cable, internet, health insurance, car payment, electric, rent, and mortgage. Email us today to see how we can help you. To read the original click here.

For those living in the Greater Vancouver, British Columbia area of Canada, I recommend Angels There For You atfy.ca. Here is an agency designed to not only provide in-home care but assessment to other care facilities and referrals. They even have helpers for yard work or home repair services. At present they are located only in the suburbs of Langley and Richmond but have plans for expansion. Some of their services include 24-hour care, palliative care, home cleaning, respite care, nursing care and personal care including a mobile salon.

The last resource is Aging Parents and Elder Care. Here is a website for seniors and their children. It's not always the case that children know what to do when the care of aging relatives is passed onto them. Here's a resource that is kept up to date and you can speak to a live person by calling their number. Many of the resources are for US citizens, including the section on Medicare. However, the amount of tips and other helpful information is worth checking out no matter where you live.

Have some online resources you like? Please pass them on so other readers can benefit. contact@vickistarfire.com

Spectacular Seniors: Andrew Mackey

Andrew Mackey has had several business careers and comes to his present job with tons of experience helping other entrepreneurs with startup businesses. He is truly an elder mentor and business coach working more than part time. He lives in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although he is an elder himself, he lives with his father who is now in his 90's.

Do you like this podcast? Please download other episodes of Spectacular Seniors and subscribe so that you can know when new episodes are available. Do you know other elders who are doing inspirational things in their later years? Please contact us so that we can interview them as well. 

Check out this episode!

Spectacular Seniors: Episode 1

These days seniors are not just sitting around in rocking chairs. In fact, some elders are so active it seems they are at least 20 years younger. There are some amazing stories to be told of what they are up to. Tune in and find out for yourself what inspirational accomplishments these senior citizens have done and are still doing.

Like these podcasts about seniors? Please download other episodes and subscribe to Spectacular Seniors.

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Apple’s Billion Dollar Secret REVEALED for Your Financial Future

Want to discover what GoPro, Fitbit, and Apple all have in common and why it matters to YOU (and your financial future)?

Here’s your chance.

Matt Clark & Jason Katzenback, the founders of Amazing.com, just released the FIRST of four powerful videos showing you how YOU can build a REAL, long-term business selling physical products.

This new video is like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

They’ve broken down the ENTIRE business model step by step.

You watch this one video and you could literally build a multimillion-dollar business from SCRATCH. Starting TODAY.

Click here to go watch it right now (while it’s still available)

Want to Share the Wealth?

Amazon has recently announced a $50 tablet, is now offering same-day shipping in 14 cities with Prime Now, and is giving more benefits than ever to Amazon Prime members (including six months of free access to The Washington Post).
Why does all this matter to you?

Well, if you want to build a business, you better look at Amazon.

This year, Amazon is well on pace to do over $100 billion in revenue. If it does, it will be the only ecommerce company to hit this milestone.
In the first half of this year, Amazon produced $34.2 billion in sales, a 10.4% growth over the first half of last year, 2014.
To estimate the full-year revenue for 2015, let’s assume that Amazon grows in the second half of the year at the same rate it grew from 2013 to 2014 (the last two full years). Comparing the second half of 2013 to the second half of 2014, Amazon grew a whopping 36%.

If Amazon’s growth for the second half of this year is the same (and it could be more), Amazon’s total revenue for 2015 will come in around $113 billion.

That will represent growth of more than 20% from 2014 to 2015. This pace is HUGE for a company the size of Amazon and highlights the undeniable trend that’s driving Amazon’s incredible growth — people want to buy everything from one place.
I know I don’t want to hunt around on 15 different online stores to buy what I need. I want everything readily accessible, all in one place online that I can easily buy from and move on with my life. And I know a lot of people feel the same way I do. This is why Amazon is on such a relentless growth path, and has been for the past decade.
The most exciting aspect of this growth is what’s happening outside the USA.
Here’s a snapshot of some of Amazon’s international ecommerce platforms and the estimated revenue they’ll produce assuming Amazon hits the calculated $113 billion in 2015:

• Germany = 14% ($15.8B)
• UK = 10% ($11.3B)
• Japan = 9% ($10.2B)

I remember living in France and how horrible shopping online was (including on Amazon.fr). However, that was three and a half years ago and now it’s much better, largely thanks to Amazon’s investment in its international platforms.

There is a gold rush happening internationally.

For the first time ever, shopping online is becoming extremely easy for many countries. Amazon is investing billions of dollars to make sure it’s the leading ecommerce platform in as many countries as possible.
As an entrepreneur, this is incredibly exciting! To encourage people who sell on Amazon to expand their product base to other countries, Amazon has started unifying (combining) multiple seller platforms.
For example, you can now sell on Amazon.com (USA) and Amazon.ca (Canada) all from one Amazon Seller Central account.
You can also sell on all of the European platforms — Amazon.co.uk (UK), Amazon.de (Germany), Amazon.it (Italy), Amazon.es (Spain), and Amazon.fr (France) — from one Amazon Seller Central account.
Pretty soon, you’ll likely be able to sell products all over the world through one single, seamlessly operated account.

How’d you like to create a product and see it sold in 10 countries all over the world tomorrow?

That’s what Amazon is doing for ecommerce.
It’s an exciting time to be in this business. This is why on September 29th, we’re releasing a full-blown, hour-long in-depth training video showing you how to build a physical-products business with Amazon.
It’s the most detailed single video we’ve ever released for this business model. It’s going live at 8AM Central on 9/29, so stay tuned. You don’t want to miss it. There’s $100 billion in sales ready for you to grab your piece. 
Want to know more? Click here.

About Matt Clark

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Matt Clark is the CEO and co-founder of Amazing.com