Major storms put a lot of debris on the ground. Much of that ground is people’s yards and it needs to be cleaned up so the grass can be cut again. Though a yard is covered in limbs and leaves, the grass under all the debris still grows. If the debris is not cleaned up in a reasonable period of time it will start to kill the gra

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Well, the polling day started out slow, but by mid-afternoon it picked up a head of steam with ARG's release of new survey data from from seven states. The biggest news there? West Virginia giving eight points to Obama. The Mountain state, not content to see its eastern neighbor provide the Illinois senator with an eight point

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This post looks at three articles that claim certain activities - karate, ballet and magic tricks - can help instill self confidence. Whilst the examples look at children, the issue is pertinent to all. Does engaging in activity help build self confidence, and how? Is it performing in front of others, or the self discipline ins

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The economy is in the toilet and the President is begging for $700 billion to bailout the investment banking industry. I have some questions about all this and I hope to find the answers to them. This article delves into these questions and why this investment in economic infrastructure is absolutely necessary to prevent an eco

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and slapped its ass, got it to take off at full gallop, and head for a Democratic victory on November 4! If any Hillary supporter goes out from that convention and either doesn’t vote at all or votes for John McCain, Hillary made it clear that they were not for her if they would do that. I thought the Harriet Tubman metaphor wa

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This article is about the Alexa web page ranking system, how it is skewed and how you can improve your Alexa ranking by send them data directly from your site using their widget. If you put their widget on your blog or website, it will send accurate traffic data to Alexa and it will more accurately rank your blog. Alexa's syst

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What’s next in Blogging? I have been thinking about this question for so long time. So long time that I grabbed www.whatsnextinblogging.com domain. I think I found some answers during RiaTalks (Rich Internet Applications and Web 2.0 Conference in Istanbul) while watching Intel presentation.

Connectivity will become vital fo

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This is a post that links to a free StomperNet Stomper VIsion video about using inexpensive equipment and nothing fancy to produce your own videos for your websites and blogs. Video, no matter how amateur, will increase your sales conversion by 20% - 47%. Anyone with a webcam and microphone or a Sony Flip camera or inexpensive

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Following on from last weeks post on risk, this post looks at having a graduated approach to taking on a risky activity. It also looks at pushing our comfort zone. This doesn't necessarily mean taking risks, but doing things that are more effort and go beyond what we would normally do. I also put out a call for questions on se

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Much has been said and written about how todays children are over protected. We don't let them out of our sight, we drive them to school. Councils cut branches off trees to prevent them being climbed and schools ban risky games. But do we need to take risks to gain confidence and build "character"? The post looks at experien

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This post is an in-depth review of the Blog Mastermind Mentoring Program written by a recent graduate. The author goes into detail about what you will learn and who should sign up, as well as who should not sign up. No program is for everyone. There is a comprehensive list of the topics covered in the course and the extra benef

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This article is about getting kids to read more and some technology solutions to solve the reading where ever you are problem. Kids will carry an iPod, Nintendo DS or PSP, but not a book. Author often gets the complaint that carry a book is too much more stuff. A handheld eReader device might get kids and teens especially to ca

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Would you like to have your very own profitable blog? How about a blog that only takes 3 simple steps to install, requires No Technical Knowledge and once you done with your clicks – fully configured and customized!

The good thing about the program is that a custom script does the full blog configuration and customization ba

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In this post is the video of Barak Obama's speech, presented in Berlin, Germany in July 2008 as part of his world tour. He brings up a considerable number of excellent points about having a world view in these modern times and that while we may be citizens of a certain country or continent, we are also citizens of the world we

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As I mentioned before soon I will be leaving my Marketing job after 10 years to earn my living from blogging. Travelling around the world with my laptop and earning my life from blogging has been my biggest dream for so long time. It is good to see that I am not the only one. Laptop Hobo is a new resource for those who wish to

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