---On UnityFirst.com TV…Go to UnityFirst.com and catch a glimpse of the Ebony magazine photo session with Michael Jackson: EBONY closes out 2007 with a "Thriller" December issue (Special collector’s edition), featuring Michael Jackson on the cover----Twenty-five years after the record-breaking Thriller album was released, Michael Jackson still reigns as the King of Pop. EBONY magazine offers readers a rare glimpse into the world of the internationally recognized icon. The talented dancer, singer and songwriter sat down in a New York hotel suite with EBONY to conduct his first U.S. magazine interview and cover story in a decade. In this special collector's edition, Michael shares a unique view into his creativity, where he's been and where he's headed next: "I always want to do music that influences and inspires each generation. Let's face it, who wants mortality? You want what you create to live, and I give my all in my work because I want it to live." R&B sensation Chris Brown said, "There isn't an artist out now that hasn't been influenced or inspired by Michael Jackson. Michael is as close to perfection as an artist can be."

Michael Dawson

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---New strategies: Author Michael K. Dawson releases new book on Wealth and ‘Financial Freedom’ ---Michael K. Dawson, founder of The Time & Money Group LLC, found ‘Financial Freedom’ 18 months after redefining the often misunderstood term. His best articles have been compiled into a newly released book, "Prequel to the Book." Dawson, became Financially Free sometime between 1998 and 2000. However, he didn't realize it - as he was chasing its commonly accepted definition of a life of leisure with a couple of million dollars in the bank. This led to him nearly being wiped out in the stock market crash of 2000. Several years later he realized that he had it all wrong and redefined Financial Freedom to the following: "Financial Freedom is freedom to focus on what is truly important to you and your family without having to trade time for a wage. It is enabled by a portfolio of income producing assets, managed by you, which generates sufficient income to cover your yearly expenses on an ongoing basis. It provides both time and money." After that epiphany, 18 months later he said goodbye to his 9 to 5 and hello to the world of financial independence. During his journey, he has leveraged all of the tools of the financially free from real estate investing to small business ownership, but his current tool of choice is the stock market. His newsletter readers following his Big Build-Out portfolio are up over 70% year to date. Michael K Dawson founded The Time and Money Group LLC with the aim of educating and sharing 20 years of experience on how to reach financial freedom. The company's website serves as repository of information to put you on the fast track to becoming financially free. For a copy of the book, or to contact him, send email to miked@thetamgroup.com.

---Sheila C. Johnson, new owner of Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club---
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club is known by golfers worldwide for over 35 years of outstanding golf.  Now the resort is proud to announce that golf at Innisbrook has just gotten better. After $1.7 million in renovations, the Island Course officially reopens to offer what may be the resort's most impressive layout ...  and that's mighty praise considering Innisbrook's Copperhead Course is a favorite among the PGA TOUR players who arrive each March to compete in the PODS Championship. Entrepreneur Sheila C. Johnson and her hospitality company, Salamander Hospitality, purchased Innisbrook this July and immediately began the renovation of the Island Course, already rated 4.5 stars out of a perfect 5 by Golf Digest's Places to Play.  Innisbrook is owned and managed by Salamander Hospitality, founded by entrepreneur Sheila C. Johnson in 2005, who owns, manages and develops hotels, resorts and inns that reflect the authenticity and character of their surrounding environment to become community landmarks.

---Debbie Allen to direct the African-American production of Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF --- The previously announced Broadway run of the African-American production of Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen will hit begins the week of February 11, 2008 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre. This production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF is being presented by Tin Cat Productions and produced by Stephen Byrd. Hypocrisy, greed and secret passions threaten to tear apart a wealthy but dysfunctional Mississippi family in Tennessee Williams' stunning American masterpiece. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF searingly portrays the larger-than-life characters of Maggie "the Cat," her alcoholic husband, Brick, and the dominating family patriarch, Big Daddy. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF has been revived on Broadway several times before, but this production marks the first African – American production approved by William’s estate for the Broadway stage.

---VH1 Soul Presents: VIBE Awards Special---
VH1 Soul is teaming up with VIBE Magazine to recognize the greatest in hip hop and R&B in 2007. Not your typical awards ceremony, the VH1 Soul Presents: VIBE Awards Special is a one-hour taped program that will honor the music artists and trend-settersthat have inspired us through their artistic contributions. Hosted by Grammy Award-winning rapper and actress Eve, the VH1 Soul Presents: VIBE Awards Special, premieres on VH1 Soul on Wednesday, November 14 (check local listings). The special includes appearances by Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Dallas Austin, Farnsworth Bentley, DJ Clue, Andre Harrell, Kay Slay, VIBE Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith and many more. The special will also feature special appearances from celebrity presenters including Keyshia Cole, Alicia Keys, Nelly, Common, Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, and Q Tip.

---The Queen of Soul in JET---
Aretha Franklin gets candid about her battle with weight since she stopped smoking cigarettes in 1992. “I was eating everything that I shouldn’t have: chocolate, Coca-Cola, hot spicy food, all of that was affecting my voice,” Franklin tells JET. “It’s one of the hardest things I have every had to do, lose the weight and the cigarettes.”  Franklin assures her fans that she has “no weight-related illness” such as diabetes, but is concentrating on the issue to make sure she stays healthy. Now with a new trainer and nutritionist, and a treadmill, Franklin is finding a new lease on life and is ready to debut her new CD titled “Jewels in the Crown: All Star Duets With the Queen,” slated for a November 13 release. Franklin teams up with Fantasia and John Legend.