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Business > Small & Home Business Tips to boost your home-based business sales during a lull: 5 of 8
You may be an Internet based business or a local merchant with half a dozen employees; whichever, however or whatever - you've got to know how to keep your business alive during economic recessions. Anytime the cash flow in a business, large or small, starts to tighten up, the money management of that business has to be run ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues The future of the internet: 4 of 6
A recent eco conscience debate in recent months has been whether or not to use light text on a black background for search results instead of the black text on a white background, currently used. Many people argue that the black background makes reading text more difficult. A new website was set up in March to combat this pr... More..
Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence What are some tips for giving up smoking: 11 of 15
Most smokers sincerely want to quit. They know cigarettes threaten their health, set a bad example for their children, annoy their acquaintances and cost an inordinate amount of money. Nobody can force a smoker to quit. It's something each person has to decide for himself, and will require a personal commitment by the smoker... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues Search engines: Viable alternatives to Google: 26 of 35
A new Toronto based search engine, TheXYZ.org, has tailored a new beginning for eco-conscious web surfers. The site was launched in August 2007 by Toronto Artist Perry Toone (ptoone.com) and offers users a google search with reversed color schemes of search-result pages so users see light-colored text on a black background. ... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Walking: Beginner's basics: 7 of 9
Three universal goals most of us share are: to live longer, to live free of illness and to control our weight. Interesting enough, normal walking lets us achieve all three. In fact, walking may be man's best medicine for slowing the aging process. First, it works almost every muscle in the body, improving circulation to the ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life: 737 of 915
A night like any other it may seem but darkness hides the unexpected grim For this town is used to darkness, The res-des streets that carry the cars during day also double up as a scattered resting ground by night, bumper to bumper they park each model, rarely better and often worse The night was nearing in the gloomy London... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends The history and evolution of television: The 1990s: 7 of 8
A major changing trend in television watching in the last decade has been the availability of all types of media, readily available to children all hours of the day. amidst a boom in the of channels and platforms to receive the media. Until recently, informative research into the effects of television watching were minimal a... More..
Business > Small & Home Business Tips for new businesses: 18 of 20
The task of raising money for a business is not as difficult as most people seem to think. This is especially true when you have an idea that can make you and your backers rich. Actually, there's more money available for new business ventures than there are good business ideas. A very important rule of the game to learn: Any... More..
Business > Marketing How to write a powerful press release: 7 of 7
The word "Press Release" seems to scare most people to death. On top of that not many people take the time to even think of writing their own Press Release. We hope this brief article will help clear up some of the mystery's surrounding this simple form of marketing. The first thing you have to remember is that a Press Relea... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources The world's strangest creatures: 7 of 7
The story of Shellac and the Laccifer Lacca (Lac Beetle) From the beetle to the tree, 'Shellac' embarks on a remarkable process before it is purified for commercial use. The Laccifer Lacca (Lac Beetle) is a scale insect from the cohiael family. Measuring just 5mm in length when fully grown, it resides on certain trees in sou... More..