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Ten Fun Ways to Liven up Any Presentation

Publishing Guidelines: You are welcome to publish this article in its entirety, electronically, or in print fre*e of charge, as long as you include my full signature file for ezines, and my Web site address(http://www.schrift.com) in hyperlink for other sites. Please send a courtesy link or email where you publish to sandra@schrift.com Thank you. ___________________________________________________________ TITLE: Ten Fun Ways to Liven up Any Presentation AUTHOR: Sandra Schrift CONTACT: ...
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Make Profits On Online Shopping

Make Profits On Online Shopping Time was when shopping was a painful experience, a chore to be lived with. Cash Back schemes have now brought the fun back into shopping. One can now shop online and purchase all that you need without even leaving home. What's more, these online purchases also pay you back a certain amount on your purchases. Online purchase stores are now offering its customers up to 40% Cash Back on every purchase made. For shoppers, who do not like to venture out for their ...
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Finding Out What Movie Posters Are Worth

/p> Any movie fan with a personal link to a film should get the poster. One can even master the art of buying and selling posters as a business if not hobby. The sky's the limit for the kinds of posters to collect. Follow your heart. It could be a specific genre or the kind of titles that you prefer. Anything's possible so be your own judge. However check the rates being paid, to avoid paying a lot more than the actual value. Learn to decide on a suitable price for a particular poster. There ...
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Are We Having Fun Yet?

You'd better be! If you want your online business to survive and thrive, you need to be having fun! At least several times each week, potential clients call me for business ideas or suggestions for "things to sell" online. They don't have a business concept or a product they believe in. They are just looking for some way to jump on the online bandwagon and get their hands on the supposed riches everyone else is making. When asked this question, I tell them my story about how I got into the ...
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4 Basic Principles for Pool and Water Safety

Supervision Never leave a young child unattended for even a second. Toddlers are naturally curious explorers and a second is all it takes for them to find trouble that may end in tragedy. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 75% of submersion victims were between 1 and 3 years old. Never assume another adult is watching your children, you must take full responsibility of their safety, particularly around water. When your child goes missing, always check the water first. ...
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A River without Water Properties

There is a River Terry Dashner''''Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Ezekiel sees a river that has unusual properties. In Chapter 47 of Ezekiel, a body of water is seen as a stream that develops into a river that cannot be forded. What is unusual about this stream is that it enlarges into a great flowing river without any tributaries adding to it. The water has life-generating properties that cause it to increase without additional sources. You might say that it has a ...
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Storytelling for Fun and Profit

Storytelling for Fun and Profit Storytelling - It's a hot topic these days. What do I mean by storytelling? One website says that it is 'a narrative account of a real or imagined event or events' That same website (http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/st_defn.htm) says 'Stories connect us with our humanness and link past, present, and future by teaching us to anticipate the possible consequences of our actions.' Once a month I read to a local first grade. The children get very excited when they see me ...
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How to Get Your Video Production Right the FIRST Time

I'll cut to the chase. To make your video look right, you have to wear makeup. Sorry guys, be macho if you want, but when you have a five o'clock shadow after you just shaved, don't say I didn't warn you. The harsh lights used in studios penetrate several layers of skin that would appear a lot healthier if you had just put on some powder. It gets worse' baldness seems to be highlighted by cameras for some reason, get over it and put on some makeup. Don't forget your nose and forehead, and ...
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What to Pack for Travel

Knowing what to pack for travel can make for a smooth transition from one work location to the next. The essentials of business travel packing take into consideration all of the possible events that you may need to attend while also realizing that 'free' nights may not always mean that you can sit in your hotel room in your pajamas. The influence of professional appearance is something that can not be denied in the work setting. You will be taken more seriously if you take the time to ...
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Water Damage In A Rental Unit

Biting her keys in her mouth, Phyllis jiggled the condo door open with her free fingertip. Peeking over bags of groceries, she stumbled through the living room and into the kitchen. Step. Step. Step. Squish......? Setting the groceries down, her line of vision shifted to her feet... now immersed in a lukewarm puddle of water, and as she scanned the room, she saw that her couches... chairs, and coffee tables were also about to set sail. Frantically searching for the culprit, Phyllis became more ...
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DVD Movie Club - Movies Delivered Right To Your Mail Box

The Dreaded Video Store Experience It's dark, cold, raining or all three as you get in your car and fight your way through traffic to the nearest video store. When you finally arrive, you quickly discover that the movie your really want isn't even available, the check-out line is way too long, the clerk is too slow, you forgot your store card and you have a movie that's over due... Sound familiar? The DVD Movie Club Experience Now, with an online DVD movie club membership, your days of making ...
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A Trip To Iqaluit In Nunavut, A Canadian Arctic City

In 2004, I completed two Inuit art buying trips to Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), the capital of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. For both trips, I flew out of Ottawa on Canadian North airlines. The other airline that services Nunavut is First Air. Only the last half of the jets was allocated for passengers as the entire first half was for cargo. Being so remote, Canadian Arctic Inuit communities pretty well have to have everything shipped up there by plane or by boat during the summers ...
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When Managers Play the PR Card

Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 900 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003. When Managers Play the PR Card The payoff for business, non-profit or association managers can be a real assist towards meeting their department, division or subsidiary objectives. Playing that public relations card means they've decided to pursue ...
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Fun Email Quiz

b> Fun Email Quiz By Kelly J. Watkins, MBA Are you creating a positive, professional impression when you email your co-workers and customers? Or, is Miss Manners shrieking in horror every time you hit the send button? Are you being efficient and effective when you send messages, or are you wasting time? To find out, take this fun quiz. 1. One method to achieve a conversational tone in an email message is to: a. Use slang terms and jargon. b. Use contractions. c. Use acronyms. d. Stand up and ...
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Your Guide To Web Site Submission To Increase Traffic

Beginner and experienced home based business owners have the unenviable task of submitting their web sites to thousands of search engines and classified ad sites. The purpose is always - and has ever been - to increase web site traffic. As you know, more site visitors means more sales. The purpose of this article is first, to provide a no-nonsense guide to web site owners and webmasters on the best web sites to submit your ads and URLs, for free. Second, my aim is to give a fair warning to all ...
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Life Beyond the River

LIFE BEYOND THE RIVER Commentary & Guidance for Our Times Copyright 2004 ' R. Michael Ozair "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move ourselves in the opposite direction." Albert Einstein Introduction While there continues to be enough violence and insanity in our post election world right now to warrant the urgent need for any shift in consciousness that we can gather, there are no hints of this ...
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Review Of Samsung A870 (Camera Phone)

Model Samsung A870 (Camera Phone) Carrier Verizon Wireless Price $0.00 Final Price FREE* Product Features The hot little Samsung A870 for Verizon Wireless sets a new high-bar for value! With tons of the latest technology built-in, like Bluetooth, AOL, Yahoo! and MSN instant messaging, advanced voice dialing and GPS-capable so you can get turn-by-turn directions (additional charges apply), this phone is a great value for the price. Plus, you get a digital camera, speakerphone and 2 color ...
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5.6 Trillion Dollar Travel Business Is Creating Millionaires!

5.6 Trillion Dollar Travel business Explodes Another 23% With No Slow Down In Sight! Entrepreneurs Cashing In! With the Baby Boomer reaching peak spending years it's no wonder why the Travel industry is constantly breaking new records. Even those under 30 are spending there hard earned cash on traveling. "Travel Magazine" The Baby boomers are those born between 1946-1964 and have a net worth of 78 billion dollars! That's approximately 40% of the GNP! They LOVE to travel and they love the ...
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Mystery Shopping For Fun And Profit

How would you like to get paid to go shopping? That's right! Get paid to shop for clothes, eat in restaurants, watch movies, play golf, travel, and so on. You can have your cake and eat it too! Enjoy the best of both worlds. Make money and have fun at the same time as a mystery shopper. What is a Mystery Shopper? Sometimes known as a secret shopper, a mystery shopper looks like any other customer but is working undercover to perform market research or other tests on business establishments. For ...
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China's Fast Growth Causes Water Shortage Crisis

China's Fast Growth Causes Water Shortage Crisis Water Technology Creates Viable Solutions for China By Fei Wang,www.China-AsiaStocks.com, www.Water-Stocks.com November 2005 As China's economy booms, the impacts on its environment are becoming more evident. China, for instance, is home to 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world. But by far the most serious environmental issue that the Chinese urgently need to resolve is that of water. The country is facing increasingly frequent and ...
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Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink

Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink (577 words) It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negative information regularly. Lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do. Rather than running the tap when cleaning vegetables, use a bowl of water. Later, reuse it to water outdoor plants. Reusing water from rinsing out the coffeepot for outdoor plants, ...
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The Wisdom of the River

Over the past few years I have watched the popularity of whitewater rafting grip the vacation market. "Strange", I thought. "Why would floating down a river become such a hotly contested vacation destination?" Today, I understand this phenomena completely. There is a wisdom and lesson that only the river can teach. It is a lesson that I intend to learn as often as possible. Whitewater rafting has become one of America's favorite recreational activities for many reasons. There are ...
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Supply-Side Freelance Writing

A beachcomber, the Internet reminds me of the islands of Hawaii, where there are constant volcanic eruptions, paving the way for a landmass that increases in size every day. In the same way, the ever-expanding Information Highway's explosive growth keeps giving birth to new careers such as those of Internet writers or Internet content providers. AOL Chairman CEO Steve Case argues that the battle for content is the Net's biggest pre-occupation since websites need to update their content pretty ...
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You Won't Have Any "Fun, Fun, Fun" in Your Vehicle Until ...

...your carbon kids are taken away. In fact, your will be spending your "mun, mun, mun" until those skuzzy little rebels are removed. Remember the good old days when you drove your brand new vehicle off the lot -- the engine purred like a kitten, responded to your slightest touch, you got the miles per gallon claimed on the sticker, and driving was something you looked forward to? You may have even enjoyed being nominated the "designated" driver. A few months later, the honeymoon's over, your ...
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The Enigma of a Movie Poster

Have you ever noticed how movie posters make heads turn, especially when they are not displayed at a movie theater? Do you feel that movie posters somehow connect you to a certain period of your life when that movie was shown in the theaters? Movie posters have always had a certain magnetism around them that sparks off memories of the movie it portrays and the symbolism of the movie itself. For example, the classical movie poster of Gone with the Wind resembles the romance and tragedy of its ...
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Tips For Business Travel

Guide to Business Travel Planning your business trip wisely will free you from lots of trouble. Inadequate airline seats, long lines, heavy traffic, and unavailable hotel rooms are just some of the problems a business traveler might encounter. Despite the emergence of e-commerce, businessmen still travel more often for sales and business shows. Here are some tips to make your business travel a successful one: 1. Plan your business trip long before you leave the office. 2. Always prepare a ...
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Guide To Vinyl Banners

You may also hear of PVC banners referred to as Vinyl banners, advertising banners, customized banners, printed banners. The advent of large format digital banner printing has transformed the humble advertising banner. Vinyl banners have always been a popular form of advertising because they are big, cheap, robust and use nil cost space to get your advertising message across. The low cost of set up afforded by large format digital printing means that far more eye-catching designs can now be ...
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