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Education > Standardized Tests Passing your ABRSM exam the first time: 2 of 4
First of all, make sure you are actually ready to take the exam. Get your teacher to be honest with you, and if the answer is "no", don't put yourself through it. Secondly, make sure you are choosing the right pieces for you from the available list. Even though they are supposedly all of the same standard for the g... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt Broke? How to get credit companies to work with you: 2 of 4
If you have no money, it is very unlikely that a credit card company will work with you, especially as it's probably that someone in that position may have other debt problems as well. To treat a credit card as a short term loan, even if you were able to get one, is unwise. Although some cards are currently offering 0% APR f... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Surveys & Pay to Click Users of HTMail.com share experiences: 1 of 2
I've been a member of HTMail pretty much since it started (approximately four years), and still haven't been paid. At one point, a period of nine months went past without a single email (I was hoping it would give birth to a rash of them at that point, but no...). I am also, incidentally, past the £5.00 cashout point, a... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Guide to operas in English: 1 of 1
Most people think of opera as being an inaccessible art form sung by fat ladies in languages they can't understand for stuck up people in pearls and black tie. Wrong. Most singers these days are as physically fit as athletes, and thanks to a great many education programmes and "pay what you can afford" schemes arou... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Tasks on Amazon Mechanical Turk: 1 of 1
The original Mechanical Turk was a "robotic" chess player popular throughout Europe towards the end of the 18th century. There was a real human being hidden within the casing, however, doing tasks a robot couldn't for a couple of hundred years... Amazon's Mechanical Turk is a site where a human user can reach the p... More..
Business > Office Where to buy janitorial supplies online: 1 of 1
My personal recommendation for buying janitorial supplies online in the UK is Viking. Their website can be found at www.Viking-Direct.co.uk. You will have to create an account to shop, but since all orders are paid for there and then, there should be no delays and/or issues with credit checks and the like. Delivery is genera... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How technical errors in articles affect raters' views: 17 of 33
If it's immediately obvious that the writer isn't writing in their mother tongue, I find it relatively easy to look beyond spelling, grammar and punctuation. In fact, the most comprehensive and useful answer I've found on Helium Knowledge so far has been from someone who has clearly taken the time and trouble to write a deta... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Believing in ghosts: 62 of 114
Until relatively recently, I didn't. However, in the last couple of years, I've worked a lot in a Welsh "castle" which was the home of a famous opera singer in the 19th century. She built her own theatre there, which is still a working space today, with the original stage machinery, and backcloths. It's a beautiful... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best police dramas on television: 6 of 11
...I would have said The Sweeney. No contest. It had swearing, shouting, flares, cars, "put your clothes on, you're nicked", and the late, great John Thaw. The copper's (actor) copper. Then in January 2006, BBC One aired a strange little show called "Life on Mars". The premise is odd - a 2006 policeman is... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips What should I eat and drink if I want to take care of my singing voice?: 4 of 7
If you exercise moderation, and keep a close watch on what your throat is telling you, there is nothing particularly that I personally avoid. The one thing I would say, particularly if you are a high voice (soprano or tenor), is not to smoke, and avoid smoky atmospheres. Aside from the obvious health implications, it clouds ... More..