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Jim Kinkade is the bald guy to the right trying desperately to hide his double chin. After thinking about writing for too many years, he finally decided to write, and it seems to be working.

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Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Al Gore awarded Nobel Peace Prize: 1 of 18
Nobel loses all credibility by awarding prize to Global Warmicist high-priest! The Nobel Prize committee effectively sloughed off all vestiges of legitimacy by awarding the Peace price to global warmicist Al Gore for his environmental propaganda. Included in the award, and appearing before him in the announcement is the Inte... More..
Business > Small & Home Business Growing your small business: 8 of 39
Putting an already successful small business online seems like a daunting task, but it is relatively easy, can be fun, and is a move worth making. Creating an Internet presence increases the customer base, exposes the business to new markets, and generates new revenue streams, all for relatively minimal cost. Opening a branc... More..
Computers & Technology > Spam How to stop your e-mail from being seen as spam: 2 of 5
To prevent your e-mail from being mistaken for spam, it is a good idea to know what triggers recipient mail boxes to flag spam email. There are several things you can easily control, like the subject line and the message, but there are other factors that are more difficult to address. Subject line - The subject line is one o... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Does Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End deliver where Dead Man's Chest didn't?: 11 of 26
POTC At Worlds End is one of the worst movies ever. Every successful joke from the first movie was recycled again to lasting ill effect. Most of the bad jokes from the first movie were recycled again and again. There was no plot, or if there was, it was merely to set up the next special effect. The producers didn't even give... More..
Computers & Technology > Spam The economics of spam: 3 of 7
A few years ago the Ad Council and the Partnership for a Drug Free America ran a series of anti-drug advertisements linking drug use to terrorist activities. The ads attempted to get people to see that their "personal" drug habits had farther-reaching consequences than just harming themselves. The ads attempted to make indiv... More..
Education > Secondary School (Other) Do students lose out due to unruly parents at graduation ceremonies?: 10 of 23
What is happening to our country? The fact that there are so many articles on this subject is rather disturbing. Somebody who doesn't hear the name of their son or daughter called better go back to school themselves. At a recent graduation, they had all the graduates lined up in alphabetical order. That means they started fr... More..
Business > Web Marketing The value of an opened email to marketing: 1 of 2
Opened email tracking is a standard marketing metric measuring the success of a mass email marketing campaign, tracking whether or not someone opened an email message. The perceived value of tracking opened emails is probably greater than the actual value of the measurement as an indicator of an email message's success. Acco... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) Using email marketing software to fight against spam: 1 of 1
One of the most effective ways to fight spam is to practice legitimate email marketing. In order to do that, the email marketer should use email marketing software that enables message personalization. When more legitimate email marketers begin to follow email marketing best practices, spammers become easier to identify and ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips The basics of writing an email: 3 of 5
There are four basic rules for writing an effective email message. Consider the audience The rules of letter writing apply to most business to business email messages. You do not want to adopt an informal tone for a message you send to a business partner. The form of the email can also adopt traditional forms like memos, let... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development Declaring war on WYSIWYG: 2 of 3
It is time for WYSIWYG to retire. The term WYSIWYG for computer applications has been around long enough; its obscure meaning only overshadows its ubiquity. It stands for "what you see is what you get" and originally related to word processors and how they affect the printed page. WYSIWYG has become the de-facto term for HTM... More..