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Nick Renton of Melbourne, Australia, is a consulting actuary, commercial arbitrator, company director and writer. He was born in 1931 and qualified as a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries in 1957. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

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Business > Web Advertising Making money with Google Adsense: 2 of 25
A SUCCESSFUL MARKETING DEVICE: GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS A FREE eBOOKA good marketing campaign needs imagination.Most people enjoy getting gifts. Books are always popular. Why not combine these ideas and give your current and potential customers a free ebook as a goodwill gesture?An ebook is an electronic book. With the help of mod... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Blind vs. discerning patriotism: 5 of 58
Sad, but true: the United States of America, despite its great wealth and a professed belief in modern technology, gives to the rest of the world the distinct impression of being an astonishingly backward nation.A few random examples will illustrate this assertion:# The US has failed to adopt the metric system of weights and ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Can US voters trust the processes for counting election votes?: 7 of 25
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT COULD LEARN LESSONS FROM BUSINESSIt is perhaps just as well that the United States is a sovereign nation and not a company listed on a recognised stock exchange.If any such company were to conduct an election for its board of directors using the methods used for the 2000 presidential ballot it would p... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Perspectives: The face of America as seen by people of other countries: 1 of 3
The United States is a Remarkably Backward NationMost Americans do not realize that most non-Americans regard the United States as a remarkably backward nation. Being parochial they probably do not care too much what the rest of the world thinks.To illustrate, the 2000 presidential election with its problems in Florida convin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Understanding copyright law: 10 of 15
The Unprofessionalism of Some United States Web Sites Continues to AstoundVeoh, an open platform for content publishers of all sizes and sophistication, ignores important business communications.Much Internet content originating in America is very good, but there are always a few exceptions. These reflect poorly on the whole ... More..
Business > General Management How management can create public relations problems: 2 of 3
Wal-Mart is a large and important public company that runs a chain of big discount department stores in the United States and elsewhere. It is said to be the world's largest public corporation by both revenue and number of employees.Its public relations activities help the company to build up its image and thus indirectly als... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Guide to style and grammar: 2 of 3
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:IMPROVING GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, STYLE AND WORD USAGESamuel Johnson, the famous lexicographer, was once caught by his wife while cuddling the maid.She exclaimed: "Samuel, I am surprised!""No, my dear," he responded, "it is I who am surprised. As for you, you are astonished."AWKWARD SENTENCESQ. What is the ... More..