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Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Strategies for crossing items off your to-do list: 4 of 23
Get it done! Strategies for crossing things off your to-do list that may work for you.Prioritise Do the urgent things first. Failure to observe this rule will make you very unpopular at work and may even cost you your job.Do the simple things next. If your list is a mile long but there are several things on the list that will... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews An employers perspective on job applications: 1 of 5
An Employers' perspective on the job applicationIt is my woeful duty as a service manager to recruit staff for vacant positions within our organisation. At the start of my managerial career I entered the process with naive enthusiasm; nowadays I begin the process with dread, tinged with vague hope.What are employers looking f... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Jade Goody: A reality show sucess story?: 2 of 8
Jade GoodyIs the Jade Goody reality show success story just too goody to be true.Jade is a product of the media. A normal' mixed up member of the public thrust into the limelight of the Big Brother circus appeared to have emerged from the experienced a successful woman. Considering she didn't win BB, she did very nicely out o... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Exercising: What level of activity is right for you?: 1 of 4
Being active what does it really mean?We're constantly being told by the medical profession and the media that being active reduces the risk of serious health problems, such as heart disease, and improves our quality of lifebut what exactly does being active' mean?Generally there are four main categories of activity that peop... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sorrow: 7 of 25
Sleep SweetlyPiotr turns away from the fourth floor window. He has been watching snowflakes tumbling from the midnight sky. He envies them their freedom and simplicity.Inside the small room, a lamp throws out pale golden beams of light, casting a halo over the tiny form in the small hospital bed. Adele, his wife of sixty year... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Tips for publishing a collection of your poetry: 4 of 14
Tips for publishing a collection of poetry1. Write some poems ...preferably good ones, although bad ones will do if you have nothing else.2. Send them to assorted publishers both hard copy and online ... and start collecting rejection slips.3. Get fed up with of all of that, self publish with Lulu or similar, buy a couple of ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write a good synopsis: 5 of 16
Writing a good synopsis...There are possibly more words written about the synopsis than any other aspect of the submission package. So what really does make a good synopsis, and more importantly how to write one?What is a synopsis and why is one necessary?The sole purpose of a synopsis is to sell a book to an agent or publish... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success How to get the creative writing process moving: 7 of 21
Recipe for creative writing exercises:Ingredients:A willing writerSome timeA means of writing (i.e. implement/s of choice and some paper)Some imaginationA prompt or two.Method:Take at least one writer - two or more may be used.Mix with some time and add a means of writing. Freely add some imagination, stir in the prompts and ... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Apple pudding: 2 of 6
For a delicious apple based dessert recipe why not try this Pan-cooked apple crumble.For four servings you will need:125g plain flour2 tablespoons grated lemon rindPinch of salt90g chilled butter60g soft brown sugar5 apples1 tablespoon golden syrupMethod: Mix together the flour, lemon rind and salt in a large bowl Cut 60g of ... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Treating psoriasis on the scalp and body: 1 of 3
Treating psoriasis.It is firstly important to dispel a few myths about the condition: Psoriasis is an auto immune disease for which there is currently no known cure. It is not a disease that requires particular or exceptional cleansing of either the skin or the innards. Urinating on lesions could lead to infection and would c... More..