Archives

Archive for May, 2008

Card-Playing - A Word of Guidance

there’s a number of pointers which you must first be aware of in regards to online card-playing, particularly so if you are a tyro.

Take Advantage of Your Foes

( Ads )

Let’s take an example that is easy to check: I am French. Among the readers who reacted while reading that, an half felt their painful stomach ulcers starting up again while the others remembered their burning desire for visiting France. Nothing inexplicable. If the French-haters had not been that determined, the French-lovers would never have […]

The Secret Of “Lasting” Personal Change

Why do so many of us end up frustrated
when we try to improve our personal reality?
Why do diets end up in gained weight?
Why do some people fail again and again at business?
Why do others get into one bad relationship after another - in spite of their deep desire for a “good” relationship?
Obviously no one *wishes* […]

Travel South America

From Patagonia in the south to Columbia and Venezuela in the north, South America offers travelers with an entire continent to explore. Visitors who travel South America can visit tremendous mountains, amazing rain forests and beautiful beaches. A trip to South America will expose travelers to various languages and cultures from both the new world […]

Electric Scooters: Love At First Spin

Gasoline prices skyrocketing? No need to worry - with a motor or electric scooter one gallon of gas will last for weeks.
As people start driving electric scooters, they find more and more reasons to like them. They’re practical, easy to park and get great gas mileage. With gasoline price raising day by day, the […]

Direct Mail = Your Money, From Printer to Mailbox to Trash!

( Ads )

I did a quick, very unscientific survey of 25 of my friends. I asked them to put the mail that they do not open or read in a specific trash bag. At the end of one week they gave it to me to be weighed. Guess how much the bag weighed? Remember, most mail is […]

Family Management Tip #4: This New Year, Do Like Professor Dumbledore - Get a Pensieve

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Professor
Dumbledore “casts away” his thoughts into his “pensieve”.
That’s a powerful metaphor for what people need to be doing in
real life.
Life’s very busy and all of us have a thousand things to do.
We need a system that will allow us to hold our thoughts […]

Mortgage Refinancing For People With Bad Credit - Ways To Reduce Refinancing Costs

Because of declining home mortgage rates, many people are eager to refinance their existing home loan and take advantage of a lower payment or a fixed rate. In fact, homeowners with bad credit may also benefit and obtain comparable low rates. Although refinancing is very common, homeowners must be prepared to pay closing costs and […]

Controlling Search Engines with Robots.txt

As mentioned in previous articles, search engines can be great source of traffic to a standard business or personal website. What would happen though, if you didn’t want to appear in them?
This is the purpose of robots.txt files.
While they generally do not help you get listed, they can help ensure that you don’t get listed […]

Quick Presentation Tips

If your speech is long, have a proper introduction and sub-headings.
Do research and know your content well.
Give your participants a copy of the presentation slides.
Ensure that the air-conditioned is not too cold nor the room lighting is too dim.
Don’t speak too fast and punctuate your speech with some quick anecdotes.
Humour should be used carefully to […]