Biggest Traffic Generation System

The biggest traffic generation system you could ever get, has to be built by yourself. Building your own traffic generation system is not hard at all, it just takes work and effort. Once you have built your own traffic generation system you will have the blueprint to sell anything online.

What does your traffic system need to consist of? First we will start with the traffic that you can pay for. Before hiring any company do your research on their past performance, and how effective they are at their jobs. In order to get your website on the search engines I would hire a company to submit the website for you and to optimize your webpage. Make sure the company is doing hand submissions for you, automatic submissions get penalized by some search engines. Next depending on your budget I would hire a traffic specialist to drive traffic to your site. There are huge firms that can charge anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 dollars and there are freelancers who will charge only a couple of hundred dollars. A freelancer may be a little more risky than going with a big firm. Once again it just depends on your budget. Lastly I would use Pay Per Click advertising as well. You can hire a specialist to handle this for you as well or you can do it yourself. If you are going it alone make sure to start with a small amount of money at first. As you begin to understand the process then add more money accordingly.

We will now cover getting traffic on your own. There are a number of ways to get traffic on your own. First the easiest way of gaining traffic is to write articles and submit them to different directories. The next way to get traffic is to create a blog and give out daily tips on your business. Also promote your business offline with business cards, fliers and other promotional tools that you can hand out to people. There are many other ways to create traffic, the key is being persistent. Taking one day off can affect tomorrow's sales.

The biggest traffic generation system is right in front of you. Everyday you should be hiring someone to drive traffic for you or driving traffic yourself.

Biggest Traffic Generation System was written be Eric Fields. To learn in detail more techniques visit: http://www.leadgenerationworld.com.Francoise Blog20896
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The Real Top Ten Reasons Companies Are Switching To Voip

1. Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for new businesses or businesses in need of replacing their existing phone system. With a Hosted VoIP PBX companies get full use of a PBX without the costly expense of equipment, upgrades and maintenance. Small businesses can have the appearance of a large centralized business with a Hosted PBX by utilizing the span of features available.

2. No need to purchase new equipment or lose your investment in your current legacy system. VoIP providers over the course of time have spent so much in product development of their Hosted VoIP Solution that many of them are not offering SIP Trunking and many businesses do not realize the benefits of SIP trunking. SIP trunking allows businesses to keep their existing analog PBX and telephones.

3. Lower Monthly Recurring Charges. Bundling voice and data on to one network provides one solution, one bill and one provider. Most VoIP providers offer unlimited local and long distance calling and a good bundled solution should also provide a fast business class internet connection. The benefits to bundled services are that it maximizes the dollars a small to medium size business is spending on telecommunication services.

4. Over 70% of traditional phone bills are wrong. VoIP customers know ahead of time every month exactly how much their bill is going to be for all services except international calling. There is very little room for billing errors and crammed bills full of services not requested or required.

5. Cuts Operating Costs. VoIP solutions are software based and is easily updated, changed and expanded without further capital expense. The hosted PBX is completely maintenance free because there is no hardware. It is a virtual system. Unlike conventional legacy phone system that is hardware based and are expensive to make changes and require costly equipment purchases to expand calling capacity.

6. Streamline Communications. With VoIP companies can take advantage of simple 3 digit transfer to any supported property or office. No matter if one office is in Boca Raton and the other office is in New York the call is transferred as if they were in the same building. Furthermore businesses can consolidate call answering from a central location too. Eliminate the need and responsibility of every office location having to manage their incoming calls with centralized call answering.

7. Disaster Proof a hosted PBX phone system coupled with an IP telephone is disaster proof. Companies lost several thousand dollars because of the loss of communication during and after the hurricanes. The PBX is hosted off site in a secured facility with multiple back up systems and reroutes.

8. QOS stands for Quality of Service gone are the days of dropped unclear calls. Business class VoIP maintains a high QOS and technological advances in IP telephony transportation have made Internet calling as good as or better than normal PSTN connections. This is true for high speed Broadband connections and dedicated internet connections, whereas dial up services have some way to go before delivering the quality of PSTN calling.

9. Hybrid VoIP Solution. There are a few VoIP providers that deploy a hybrid VoIP solution that automatically reserves or routes resources for optimal bandwidth allocation. The system automatically ensures that the VoIP call has the bandwidth needed allocated from point to point before the conversation takes place. The second is prioritization: Here, the end point suggests a priority on the packets and each router decides if it will honor this request or not. Voice will always take a priority over data. A hybrid solution furthermore distributes the bandwidth that on a traditional system is not dynamic or flexible.

10. Multi Layered Security Unlike traditional service VoIP attacks are prevented because of the multitude of layers and encryptions placed within the providers networks. The layered security approach not only prevents attacks, but the probability that if broached it will meaningfully reduce the probability that the attack succeeds.

Lisa Kaye has been in Telecom for 12 years and is currently the Director of Operations for http://www.intralinx.com who has recently launched a low cost Red Bundle Box VoIP Solution for small to medium size businesses.Imogene Blog7228
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Sapphire: A Gift Idea for September Borns

Sapphires, gemstones of the skies, are hidden in the hard soil of our so-called blue planet. An ancient belief says that the sky has got its color from reflection of the blue sapphire stone onto which the earth rested. Sapphire belongs to the non-red variety of corundum group (red is ruby) & is the second hardest natural mineral, after diamond. It is given a 9.0 on the Mohs scale of hardness.

More about the gem

Although sapphires come in many colors including white, purple, colorless, green & sunset hues like orange, yellow & pink, but blue remains the main color. Many women go for sapphire for their engagement rings as this color signifies endurance & fidelity. Which is best is highly subjective & depends upon individual preference also. Generally the most desirable sapphires are those with an intense blue color, & plenty of sparkle and life.

Their beauty, magnificent colors, their transparency, hardness & permanence are those qualities which make sapphires favorite for gemstone jewelry. Sapphires are used in all categories such as rings, earrings, pendants & necklaces, as solitaire stones etc. Sapphire is the official birthstone for the month of September. It is also one of the birthstones for the Zodiac signs of Pisces, Taurus, and Virgo & Sagittarius. Sapphire is given as a gem for the 5th, 23rd & 45th wedding anniversaries.

Intangible powers

Sapphire is believed to have powers of spiritual enlightenment. It was believed that a sapphire would protect the wearer from envy & attract divine favors. This was the reason for which kings used to wear sapphires. It also symbolizes loyalty and faithfulness, while at the same time expressing love & yearning. When exchanged with a loved one, sapphires enhance feelings for one another and attune the two psyches.

The world of fine sapphires

The value of a sapphire depends on size, color & transparency. For very fine qualities these criteria are supplemented by information on the origin of the gemstone. Another pricing factor is a possible treatment. A stone which has not been treated becomes more valuable. The most valuable sapphires are real Kashmir stones. Almost as highly cherished are stones from Burma, followed by Ceylon-Sapphires. Sapphires are also found in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Brazil and Africa. Top quality sapphires, however, remains a rarity in the gemstone mines all over the world.

Sudha Agarwal is a product consultant for FineJewelryVault.com. For these gift ideas and more, visit http://www.finejewelryvault.com/ for the finest collection of diamond gold & sterling silver jewelry at great prices. You may republish this article only if you include the authors information including all hyperlinked URL.Ibby Blog62708
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Legislation and the Secured Loans Market

Introduction

The Secured Loans market is often referred to as 'Unregulated' and this has led to organisations taking a rather laissez faire attitude to creating advertisements as part of their marketing campaigns? This article shows that regulation within the secured loans industry is very much alive. It will also briefly discuss the various Parliamentary Acts that incorporate legislation affecting the Secured Loans or Second Charges market and advertising. The target readership for the article is either those involved in the Finance Industry and marketing of specifically secured loans, or members of the public with a general interest in Consumer Credit legislation and advertising regulations which may affect them.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)

The Office of Fair Trading, or O.F.T as it is more commonly referred to, is responsible for a number of key areas with the ultimate aim of protecting the consumer. It has three main purposes. These are the enforcement of Competition and Consumer Protection rules, the analysis of markets to make sure they are working and communication to consumers, businesses and the government.

In terms of Secured Loans there are a number of areas the O.F.T deals with that affect the way that operators in the market promote themselves. The first of these is by administering Consumer Credit Licenses. With the rapid growth in people taking out credit in the early 1970s an act of parliament was passed in 1974 called the Consumer Credit Act and it is under this at that Consumer Credit Licences are granted. If an entity advertises promotes or brokers Secured Loans it must have a Category C Consumer Credit License. On application the O.F.T will investigate all people connected to the business applying to ensure that they are all people worthy of issuing or guiding people to enter into credit. There is a general misconception in the market that the Consumer Credit License is only required if the Secured Loans Company offers loans less than 25,000, but the Act clearly states that a Category C license is required for businesses that provide credit of ANY amount secured on land.

Other areas the O.F.T deal with that affects secured loans are there enforcement of other elements of the 1974 Act and also the updates to the Act which occurred in 2004 - these are the 'Agreements Amendment', 'Disclosure of Information' and 'Early Settlement' Consumer Credit Acts.

For secured loans these act govern a number of things. The first of which is the way that organisations can advertise secured loans. The Acts have rules governing what can and cannot be said in an advertisement and also have stipulation over certain words that have to appear in the advertisement. For example the words "YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT" probably have to appear on most Secured Loans advertisements. The Acts also stipulate that the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) must appear on Credit advertising and also given rules give its calculation (commonly known as the TTC calculation or total charge for credit).

There is a growing momentum in the Mortgage and Secured loans industry that at some time secured loans will be regulated by the F.S.A. With the already increased workload of the F.S.A it is more likely that an 'official' recommendation for their regulation by the F.S.A is more likely to come from the O.F.T

Financial Services Authority (FSA)

The Financial Services Authority, or F.S.A as it is more commonly know, is responsible for enforcing the rules of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Contrary to popular belief it is actually a non-government independent body and is financed solely from the income it receives from the very organisations it legislates. Although it is accountable to Treasury Ministers it is operationally independent.

In terms of legislation affecting Secured Loans the F.S.A regulates activities in relation to payment protection insurance (P.P.I). So if a business helps customers buy or claim on payment protection insurance it is highly likely it will need to apply to the F.S.A to be regulated. In the Secured Loans market whether you need to be legislated by the F.S.A largely depends on your involvement in P.P.I. If an organisation simply acts as an introducer it is quite likely it does not need to be regulated, however it is always advisable to seek legal advice.

Another area the F.S.A deals in that may affect Secured Loans providers is their regulation of Mortgages. The FSMA states that if an authorised lender gets second charge loans business from an unauthorised lender then their advertisements must be approved by the F.S.A approved firm.

Finance Industry Standards Institute (FISA)

The Finance Industry Standards Institute (FISA) is a self-governing body set up independently by the industry to govern itself in the Secured Loans market. An annual subscription fee from its members funds FISA. It publishes a Code of Conduct for its Members that cover the standards it requires in advertisements. In essence these are guidelines that give the requirements of the O.F.T specifically for the Secured Loans sector. FISA also publishes a disciplinary procedure and warns in its documentation that it will enforce legislation on non-members, in the first instance by contacting the offending organisation and in the second instance by informing the relevant regulatory body.

FISA also conducts training courses every month or so. These cover the legislative requirements of being involved in the Second Charge sector. In the future the organisation plans to have three levels of 'qualification', these will be Foundation, Associate and Member, but it is waiting on developments in the O.F.T and F.S.A before it does this. One supposes whether this happens will also be influenced by the level of regulation that those two bodies impose on the Secured Loans sector.

Information Commissioners Office (ICO)

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) enforces the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998). Given that all businesses in the secured loans sector will at some time hold information about individuals they must be registered as a Data Controller with the ICO. In summary, the Data Protection Act ensures that all data kept on an individual is accurate, fairly and lawfully processed, adequate relevant and not excessive, used for limited purposes, not sent overseas and is kept securely.

Other Regulatory Bodies and Secured Loans

Although the following organisations do not have a direct power or control over the secured loans market it is worthwhile mentioning them, not only for reasons of clarity, but also, as it is possible there will be changes in legislation, these organisations may later have more influence over the secured loans sector.

The Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA) is another independent body, but differs from FISA in that it deals with the whole Consumer Credit market. It also offers training courses, publishes regular newsletters and actively lobbies the Government about consumer credit related issues. In a world where we assume taking out credit is a relatively new phenomenon it is useful to note that the CCTA was founded well over a hundred years ago in 1891.

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is an independent body that represents the views and interests of institutions in the generation of mortgage business through Intermediaries.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is yet another self-governed body operating in the Mortgage Industry. In a similar fashion to the CCTA it is also involved with government with legislative issues, issues policy guidelines. It is also renowned for produces statistics about the UK lending market covering, amongst other things, arrears and repossessions, the number of mortgages being taken out and specifics like the number of buy to let mortgages being taken out.

To finish this section there is one more independent organisation called the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) who act as the trade body for mortgage intermediaries.

Conclusion

Although the Secured Loans sector is commonly referred to as 'unregulated' this document has hopefully shown there is still a lot of regulation (both official and un-official) that affects and encompasses the secured loans sector. In the finance area where the UK has a reputation for being the most regulated in Europe it is only a matter of time before secured loans come under the umbrella of the FSA. It is believed that instruction for the FSA to take control of the secured loans market is more likely to come from the treasury rather than the FSA itself. What is certain is that the secured loans market will become more legislated.

Adrian Hudson has a background in I.T. Management. In 1997, after recognising a gap in the market he formed the I.T Consultancy specialising in Finance called Sprint Soft Ltd. Earlier this year he founded the secured loans specialist http://www.we-introduce-you.co.uk. Adrian blogs about his day-to-day life, personal finance and the secured loans industry at http://www.we-introduce-you.co.uk/theintroducer/Florette Blog92502
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Vocational Schools In Chicago

A vocational school is an institution operated for the purpose of giving the students the necessary skills to perform certain jobs. These schools do not aim to further a liberal arts education instead offer to teach job-specific skills.

Vocational education being offered in the past usually focused on specific trades such as becoming an automobile mechanic or welder. Such training and education were then associated with the activities of lower social classes. As a consequence of this, vocational schools attracted a level of stigma. The youth would prefer going to universities and colleges for their education rather than at vocational schools.

However, during the course of time, the labor market begins to develop itself into a more specialized market. More and more economies begin to demand more specialized skills from the workforce.

Governments and businesses are now beginning to invest in the vocational education through publicly funded training organizations and subsidized apprenticeship or traineeship initiatives to provide for their need for more people with specialized skills. And also because of this, post-secondary level vocational education is now being provided by an institute of technology, or by a local community college.

Vocational education has diversified over the years and now exists to provide training in industries such as retail, tourism, information technology, funeral services and cosmetics, as well as in the traditional crafts and cottage industries. People now have a wide selection of vocational training to choose from to personally equip them with skills for their chosen jobs.

If you are looking for Chicago vocational schools, you will be able to find a number of them online. If you are looking forward to honing a certain technical skill in order to land a job, a good vocational school may be able to provide you with the education that you are looking for. There are vocational schools all over Chicago that offer a wide range of vocational training.

There is the Chicago School of Massage Therapy for those of you who want to become future massage specialists. There is also the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago for those who want to follow a culinary path to success. The American Academy of Art in Chicago also offers vocational courses for those who are interested in graphic design, commercial art and illustration.

There are many more vocational schools in Chicago that offer a wide range of training and education for those of you looking to improve or further advance their vocational skills. Such skill will be able to help you help you succeed in a chosen career that you choose to take.

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Mystery Shopping Scam Revealed The Truth about Mystery Shopping Jobs

Whether its the crammed cubicle, aggravating boss, annoying co-workers or maybe just your desire for more freedom, both financially and hourly, youve come across a mystery shopping job and thought to yourself wouldnt it be nice to get paid to shop, eat, go to the movies, or even play golf. I mean those things are fun, and we know work isnt fun, so does that mean its time to quit work and search the internet for mystery shopping jobs? Is it even possible to make money from mystery shopping, let alone a living doing it?

The answer is yes. It is possible to make a living doing mystery shopping. You would need to sell your home and your vehicle, because you will need to spend all your time driving in a car covered with advertisements, and spend every waking minute reviewing products and places. Yes it is quite possible to make a living with mystery shopping. However if you like your home, car, and current life style, I would not expect mystery shopping to primary source of income.

I dont know how much you already know about mystery shopping, but basically it works like this; a company pays you to go into their store or business and act like a normal customer and then write a detailed report about youre experience. Ok, so it sounds easy enough, but there are some things that you might not know and you probably should know before signing up.

What you might not know is that you need to write many sample reviews before a company will even consider hiring you. If a company hires you, you will generally have one job to do, so no matter how well they are paying or what you get to keep youre only going to be doing it once. This is why its important that you sign up to an agency that will help you build your profile and can also tell you where the mystery shopping jobs are.

However, these agencies are where the mystery shopping scam is revealed. Sure, there are reputable agencies out there, but there are way more fraudulent companies so you need to be carefully when you see those fancy advertisements or read those fun-sounding emails.

You dont get paid a great deal, and you also dont get reimbursed for everything, so how much you get paid is based on how you choose to manage the money. Basically you cant go crazy and buy whatever you want and think youre not going to have to pay for it. Generally a company will agree to giving you a certain amount and its really your choice whether to spend it all there or stand to profit most of it. Sometimes you will have specific instructions on what to get so you have to take that into account too. A few companies will even pay you only after you turn in a detailed report and receipt, so thats your money youre spending first.

Now that we have all the negatives out of the way, we can talk about some positives. It is truly a lot of fun to go out and shop the hottest stores and review the latest products. My wife and I just dont consider it a source of payment, but more like a big discount or rebate on the things we like to buy anyway! We also go out to some extremely nice restaurants at least once a month, and pay nothing in the end! Even if we would have only used the database for one dinner out it would have paid for its self the first time, not to mention every single time we go out to shop, eat dinner, watch a movie, or several other sources of entertainment.

So there are many perks to mystery shopping jobs if you have the right mindset. We use mystery shopping jobs as a source of fun and entertainment and not as a source of livelihood like the advertisements would have you believe.

Brad McCleary makes his living working from his home and on the internet. He takes pride in assisting others reach the same happiness he has found. If mystery shopping sounds like it might fit your intrest check it out at http://www.we-review-for-you.com/rmystershopping.html. Flss Blog63488
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How to Make a Wellington Boot Rudolf

Want to make a Rudolf wellington boot Christmas decoration unlike any other? A smashing festive ornament, who you can help adoring.

To make a welly Rudolf you will need...

4 pairs of kids old wellies. Unless you are best friends with Snowhite and the seven dwarfs, I suggest that you look for wellies at your local car boot. You can pick up kids old wellingtons for around 20p to 75p. Don't be afraid to haggle. Try to pick wellies that don't have a raised image on the side, as this will show up on Rudolf later. I used wellies sized 10, 10, 7 and 3 (UK child sizes) Get what you can but try to get wellies of a similar size.

You will also need...

Thick card (the side of a grocery box is ideal) gold spray paint, string, newspaper, 2 glass stones, a red Christmas bauble, and Evo-Stick timebond adhesive or another glue which will stick rubber.

Firstly, give the wellies a good wash. Glue and paint wont stick properly with dirt in the way.

Arrange Rudolfs legs.

Use the smallest pair of wellingtons for the forelegs. Stand the boots side by side and make two small holes in both boots on the inside leg part. The holes in the boots need to line up. Apply some glue to stick the boots together and thread some string through the holes to tie the boots together for extra support. Keep the threading and ting of string invisible by doing it on the inside of the boots. It is a bit of a fiddle, but is important.

Use a pair of sized 10 boots for the hind legs. Put the heels together and the toes apart, just wide enough to nestle the forelegs in between. Make holes ready for tying the boots together as you did before and glue the hind legs together at the heel and to the forelegs wherever they touch. Tie the boots securely with string invisibly on the inside.

Leave the welly structure to dry for 24 hours before continuing.

To make Rudolfs back and tuffty tail, take a sized 10 boot and cut it down the back seam in a straight line. If you use a knife for this part, be very careful not to cut yourself. Cut a triangle wedge from the heel of the boot. This is to remove the stiff rubber that shapes the heel because it is too stiff to work with.

Stick Rudolf's back onto his legs.

Open the split that you cut at the back of the boot and slot over the tops of the legs with the toe of the back boot pointing upwards. Bring the top edge of the back boot round to the front legs. Make small holes in these corner flaps and in the front wellies at the tops and stick the back boot into place and thread string into the holes that you made and tie securely. These knots will be on the outside of the structure but will be covered later.

The neck and lower head.

With the other sized 10 boot, cut the back seam of the boot again but this time only cut down to the top of the heal shaping. Turn the boot upside down and open the back split, slot the boot over the top of the front legs, with the shaping of the heel resting on Rudolf's back. Glue into place and anchor with parcel tape to hold the position until the glue dries. You may find that it helps to leave Rudolf to dry for 24 hours on his size. Remove the tape once the glue is dry.

Rudolf's head.

With a sized 7 welly cut down the front and back seams of the welly to the top of the heel and foot shaping. Cut ear shapes from the two flaps that you have just created.

Cut out two simple but chunky antlers from thick card. Do not put bends in the cardboard structure as you cut the antlers out. Make the antlers wider at the bottom, this help support the antlers later.

Push the antlers into the 'head' boot so that the base of the antler touches the sole of the boot. Scrunch up a sheet of newspaper and push it between the antlers to separate them and to wedge them in.

Make tow small cuts to form an 'X' in the toe of the boot and cut the flaps of the X away for make a circle ready to add the nose later.

Stick the top of Rudolf's head to the rest of the structure and leave to dry.

Spray paint the reindeer gold. Read the back of the paint tin and follow the manufactures advice of how to use the spray paint. Give the reindeer a coupe of coats of paint and be sure to cover all the nooks and crannies.

When the paint is completely dry, pull the end off the Christmas bauble and stick it into place with the bauble stork pushed through the hole in Rudolfs nose. Finally, stick two glass stones in place for Rudolfs eyes.

Rudolf can be scaled up to make a garden decoration by using adult wellingtons. Put a brick or stones inside each of Rudolfs feet to prevent him from falling over or blowing away in the wind.

Because the dimensions of adults boots are different to childrens boots, a large Rudolf's back legs can be positioned in a similar fashion to the front legs.

Paint and use a small ball for the nose. Half and paint a Ping-Pong ball for his eyes and fashion antlers from Wire coat hangers and bind with tinsel.

S. Roberts write for http://www.santaspostbag.co.uk a free educational resource packed with creative things to do and make including traditional, religious & 21-century activities. Visit http://www.santaspostbag.co.uk/christmas-wellington-boot-rudolf.html to see photos. SantasPostbag is in association with www.bigboystoyz.com Together, keeping Christmas magical.Hedy Blog84349
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How To Get A Cheap Tempurpedic Mattress

Tempurpedic Mattresses are considered the top of the line memory foam mattresses anywhere. Unfortunately, the prices of tempurpedic mattress arent considered cheap and many people cant afford a tempurpedic mattress

It used to be each distributor and dealer of tempurpedic products set their own retail price and if you shopped around hard enough, you may find one that sells relatively cheap or at a discount.

However recently, Tempur-Pedic decided to change its policy. All tempurpedic mattress will be sold at the same retail prices so now it is really pointless to search around for the cheapest tempurpedic mattress.

The reason for this is that Tempur-Pedic wants to assure their customers that no matter where you get their products, it is always the same price and quality. That means no extra benefits added by the dealers such as free shipping, extra pillow, extra tempurpedic mattress topper etc to entice customers to buy. The same rules applies for all dealers.

However, I found sometimes you can get a good deal if you deal with the dealer directly. By directly, I mean going down to their retail store and negotiate with them. Sometimes they may give you a better price, sometimes not. If not, move on to other retail stores that carry tempurpedic mattresses.

Dont bother trying to call them or visit their web site since they would probably quote you the official prices for it. So the best way is to negotiate with the dealer directly.

The other way to get a cheap tempurpedic mattress is to go on ebay. There are a lot of sellers that sells cheap tempurpedic mattresses on ebay. However, there have been cases where the tempurpedic mattress brought were not of high quality and even worse not tempurpedic at all.

Do your due diligence and check out the seller, check their feedback and see what their previous customers have to say. You can email or phone the seller to make sure they are not selling fake tempurpedic mattresses.

The other alternative to buy other memory foam mattresses instead. Though I still prefer tempurpedic mattress, there are some people who cannot afford the prices.

Now, there are about a dozen different types of memory foam mattress sold, probably a lot more than I can count. So how do I get it that is cheap and comparable to tempurpedic mattress?

The only way to know is to test and that means paying a visit to your local retail store and trying it out first before buying. The most important thing is you feel comfortable and make sure there is a free trial or a back money guarantee so that you can always return it if you feel the memory foam mattress does not suit you.

Ricky Lim advocates using tempurpedic mattresses. For more information on tempurpedic, visit his website at http://www.about-tempurpedic.info.Halette Blog1653
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The Case For Complementary Currencies

Over the past few years we've seen that many local currencies have come into existence.

Let's first take a look at what a local currency is, and then follow the story why they mushroom now.

A local currency or a complementary currency is used as a medium of exchange among participating of a local group. The members of the group share the same economic interest: they wish to broaden the economic basis of the region they live in, and they wish to broaden the basis of the businesses they run. Local currencies may come in the shape of coins and notes just like the ones issued by the Central Bank, or they may be completely virtual, like credit and debit entries of a barter exchange. Also, they may be digital, like for instance digital currencies, backed by precious metals.

The common feature of all the local interest groups is to find ways and means to overcome the flaws of the monetary system in existence.

In the current monetary system there are two flaws.

First of all, the current monetary system allows private individuals or private companies to charge interest on loans to others.

Today there are huge inconsistencies in the value of global production, debt and assets.

In an environment of tougher competition prices drop. With falling prices risks are on the rise that borrowers will default on loan repayment.

Another feature of the current monetary system is the fact that it is not cash flow safe. The bearer of an amount of cash may prefer to hoard his cash. There is even a premium on this strategy: any local bank will pay interest on deposits of money. However, there is no guarantee that the bank will grant loans to the local community.

Local (regional) currencies are not in use as a substitute for legal tender. Hence the name complementary currency. Complementary currencies are used anywhere where a group (local, regional, or special economic interest) finds that adverse economic trends need to be responded to.

The focus of groups that adopt a business strategy to use a form of complementary currency is to broaden its economic basis. The local economy will grow because it is active, open, and diversified. Sustainable economic growth is not expected to come from a rapid sale of assets, like local resources.

Benefits

The introduction of a complementary currency is successful if participants of the system have at least one product or service to offer to the community using that currency.

From the point of view of each individual participant in the currency system, the system provides a marketing tool at virtually no cost.

Ever since the end of the experiment in the Austrian township of Woergl in 1934, chances are slim to none that the monetary system in existence (a National Bank that is responsible for the issue of money; private individuals and companies are allowed to charge interest on loans to others) will ever be replaced by a system that handles these issues in a different way.

For this reason, complementary currencies that perform a function of deferred payment in one way or another have the best chances in the marketplace.

Best choice

Entrepreneurs have a wide variety of complementary currencies at their disposal.

Your best options are with the ones that provide easy access. So many people are expected to join; this feature makes a complementary currency a real marketing tool.

Your choice should also be for the ones that are closely linked to the existing monetary system. People who go with the tide succeed in the marketplace. People who go against the tide don't.

Deferred payment poses a risk to the party that accepts this form of payment.

Parties who take risks obviously deserve to be rewarded. Complementary currencies in the shape of credit and debit entries in the books of a barter exchange have a role to play here.

In a barter exchange participants may be eligible to a line of non-cash "credit" against collateral. The credit is granted in form of purchasing power with other participants to buy goods and services. Accounts are settled with the line of credit. The participant has the option to repay the line of credit by selling products and/or services for complementary currency within the group of participants, or to settle the account with cash within the time frame agreed upon. This option makes the system sustainable, and it protects the participants against the risk of default of one of their peers.

The combination of the features: easy access and numerous participants, and linkage to the current monetary system as a form of deferred payment make for a solid, sustainable system.

One of the opportunities today (November 2006) is http://threepointeightmillioncash.blogspot.com.

Especially if you are a small business owner, you should plan ahead and develop a strategy to stand out from other small business owners. The use of one or more complementary currencies and the organizations that stand behind them provides a low cost and time efficient means to put your product on the market, before somebody else does.

To take things a step further, you will stand out in a positive way by packaging seemingly unrelated business transactions, making use of offers of surplus production of various goods, standard currencies, and complementary currencies. The latter may be freely replaced by: the services of a barter exchange.

You will stand a better chance starting your small business following this strategy than focusing on selling your product for cash, which is always in short supply.

Along with this strategy, as Frits Visscher points out in his brochure "How to be a successful corporate consultant", there are tons of opportunities for small start up businesses and for consultants, business promoters, middlemen, intermediaries, finders, business developers and commercial agents. In your home town there are people who plan to start a business, who have started a business, who are buying an existing business, who are selling a business. All are looking out for cash that is in short supply. You can earn substantial fees if you make use of one or more complementary currencies. Incidentally, Frits Visscher's brochure is for sale by referral only.

Resources:
Finder's Fees; Special Report by J.F. Straw
http://www.barternews.com
http://www.complementarycurrency.org

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Variable Life Insurance & Annuities: Investment Scandals in Waiting

We humans are as creative on the "Dark Side" of commercial activity as we are in developing beneficial new products and services. In the face of huge financial benefits, however, some corporate executives can't resist taking an extra dessert even before their shareholders have finished dinner. Some scandals have more of an impact on investors than others, and most produce unwarranted layers of government regulation and control that stifle honest creativity.

Plain vanilla fraud and theft are less worrisome to me than situations where the general acceptance of misinformation or "business as usual" practices allows inherently bad product ideas and blatant mismanagement to become accepted by regulatory authorities, financial professionals, and myopically gullible consumers. Here are some candidates for future "Blockbuster Scandal Awards" (B S Awards, if you will): Variable Life Insurance & Annuities, Wrap Fee Managed Investment Accounts, Portfolio Window Dressing, Asset Allocation Mutual Funds, and Obscene Executive Compensation.

1) Variable Insurance and Annuities: Variable products are a relatively new thing in the insurance industry, circa 1980 or so. Before that, the conventional wisdom labeled the Shock Market much too risky for Life Insurance Policy and Annuity Contract guaranteed benefits. In fact, these benefits had been "guaranteed" for so long that it became a generic expectation of anyone in the market for either. So why did the State Insurance departments cave in to the Variable Product lobby? And what is not emphasized as these products are marketed to potential insureds and annuitants?

As if the 8% sales commission on Straight Life Annuities wasn't enough, the addition of Mutual Fund bonuses made the Variable Annuity irresistible... to financial professionals. Similarly, this product is so lucrative for the companies that they manipulate their rates to become more competitive. Since the introduction of variable benefits, there have been more insurance company failures and scandals, and not just a few disappointed recipients of reduced annuity payments. What's in your retirement plan?

2)Wrap Fee Investment Accounts: From the very beginnings of wealth, the very wealthy employed Investment Managers to protect and to grow their portfolios. Most Investment Managers had just a few huge clients that they tended to while the rest of the fledging financial industry focused on property protection and estate creation through life insurance. Most of today's (salaried) Investment Managers are employed by Financial Institutions to supervise thousands of Mutual Funds for millions of investors of all financial shapes and sizes. There are more Equity Mutual Funds than there are individual Equities on the New York Stock Exchange. Most investors today will employ many Investment Managers and never actually speak to any of them.

Enter the personally managed investment portfolio product offered by most major Financial Institutions. For a single fee, you receive the personal services of a professional Investment Manager, and a portfolio specifically designed for you. Except, of course, that you get neither. You get precisely the same portfolio as everybody else, and all at once regardless of price... a Mutual Fund with individual statements. But of course, you can speak to the manager any time you like, change your asset allocation, set aside a reserve for an upcoming expenditure, etc. Yeah, sure you can!

Note that "Flat Fee" managed accounts are quite different and may actually be separately and personally managed.

3)Portfolio Window Dressing: Every quarter, every year, we hear about the adjustments that portfolio managers are making as they attempt to look smart to their largest clients. Now in a discipline (Investing) that they all officially recognize as a long-term commitment to some specific strategy or plan, why do the Masters of the Universe spend so much time manipulating their short-term performance numbers? And why is this considered business as usual instead of common fraud?

4)Asset Allocation Mutual Funds: I look at Asset Allocation a bit differently than most professionals seem to and I regulate and monitor a portfolio's structure using the cost basis of securities rather than their Market Value. But how, logically, can a one-size-fits-all Mutual Fund be the right mix for all investors? Here's a definition found on the Internet: "A mutual fund that rotates among stocks, bonds, and money market securities to maximize return on investment and minimize risk". And a definition of Asset Allocation from a similar source: "The practice of distributing a certain percentage of a portfolio between different types of investment assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, cash, real estate, options, etc. By diversifying an individual's asset base, one hopes to create a favorable risk/reward ratio for a portfolio".

In reality, Asset Allocation is a structure-planning tool that determines what percentage of an Investment Portfolio is to be invested for Growth in Equity securities and what percentage is to be invested for income production. The proper allocation is a function of the investor's age, marital status, financial position, employment status, retirement plans, expenditure needs, risk tolerance, family responsibilities, etc. Diversification occurs within the two (just two) asset classes. One size fits all... who's kidding whom?

5) Corporate Executive Compensation: I strongly believe that everyone has the right to become filthy rich, legally of course. I respect anyone who gets there honestly because their success creates jobs, opportunities, wealth, and a higher standard of living for everyone. But, once they sell shares of their successful enterprises to the public, they have a responsibility to share future profits and growth. Obscene executive suite compensation (right down to the chauffeured limousines) is simply stealing from shareholders.

With every new Scandal, a voracious Media and a hypocritical Congress exacerbate the fear of shocked investors and call for more regulation of the very entities whose success, freedom, viability, and competitiveness they should be nurturing. Ironically, politicians are always the most outspoken critics... probably because of their familiarity with cover-ups and improprieties. But no one ever questions the integrity of the Financial Institutions that invent, produce, price, and promote products and services that do far more long-term harm than the few (albeit serious and sensational) incidents of corporate wrong doing.

Four of the five candidates for this year's Blockbuster Scandal (B S) Award were created on Wall Street. The fifth is ignored by it. Which one bothers you most?

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3 Key Advantages of Buying iPod Products at a Discount Shopping Mall

Finding the iPod of your dreams is much easier now thanks to online discount shopping malls. Online malls offer many choices of brands, colors, styles, sizes and features that you may not find at a local retailer. Whether you're buying an iPod Nano with an LCD screen, and iPod video or other related electronics, you can almost always find what you need at an online mall, and often at a great price! Here are three advantages of buying an iPod at a discount shopping mall on the Web.

1. iPod Features and Benefits

When searching through an online discount shopping mall for an iPod, you can take your time and shop from your own home computer. You have time to read all the features and benefits, compare iPod brands carefully and even look at various styles and colors to find exactly what you need. Features of IPods might include an LCD monitor, song memory capabilities, menu selections, compatibility with iPod accessories, and control features for play, rewind, fast-forward, pause, etc.

Benefits can vary from one brand to the next. Some iPods are very small, even pencil-thin, so you can carry them around anywhere. Some iPods have fabulous sound quality. Others may offer lots of memory for storing up to 1,000 songs!

2. Discount Electronics

Another benefit of searching for your iPod at a discount shopping mall is you can hunt for online bargains. You might be surprised at how affordable on-sale electronics can be when you're shopping online. It's like having your own discount electronic store at your fingertips. There are amazing online bargains on items such as iPods, iPod videos, iPods with LCD monitors, iPod Nanos, digital cameras, MP3 players and other great electronic products.

Some discount shopping malls will include items such as headphones, cables, adaptors and helpful software with your iPod. You may have to dig deep to find the online bargains, but they're well worth the effort!

3. Shop for iPod Accessories

You can also shop for additional iPod accessories such as an iPod sleeve or other related products while at a discount shopping mall. If you can buy all your electronics products or accessories at one website, you'll save on shipping charges as well. Most discount shopping malls offer combined shipping rates for multiple orders. While shopping for an iPod, look around for other items you might need before clicking the "Checkout" button.

Keep these advantages in mind as you search for iPods or related electronics products. You can save time and money by taking advantage of a discount shopping mall on the Web!

Chris Robertson is a published author of Majon International. Majon International is one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing and internet advertising companies on the web. Visit their main business resource web site at: http://www.majon.comHilda Blog60075
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Don't Let Icy Roads Cause Avoidable Accidents

Update Your Winter Driving Skills with Defensive Driver Training

Pileups on major highways. Fender benders around every corner. Injuries. Increased insurance premiums. Fatalities. Winter is wreaking havoc on our roads, sending drivers to traffic school for making costly mistakes behind the wheel.

Even in March and April, its becoming increasingly common to see winter weather as we approach spring. As were quickly finding out with violent storms and wacky weather, Mother Nature pays no attention to the calendar anymore.

Theres a lot drivers should think about before they get behind the wheel. Driving means much more than stepping on a pedal and moving a wheel. Driving requires concentration. And equally important, it requires being aware of your changing surroundings.

Unfortunately, as the winter season goes by, and as driving routes become more familiar, drivers tend to become a little more relaxed and a little less aware.

Mix this new extreme comfort level with a sudden change in weather and our once familiar route will quickly turn to something completely unfamiliar and unexpected, causing accidents, police reports and it may necessitate a trip to traffic school to stave off getting costly points on your drivers license.

But there is something we can do about it.

We can think ahead. Be prepared. Understand that when the whether changes, our driving habits have to change with it.

Defensive Driving School, sometimes as known as Traffic School, is often a last resort to correcting driver error and making sure that the same mistake doesnt happen twice. Why not think of using defensive driving techniques proactively to refresh your winter driving skills?

These days you can take defensive driving school online (or traffic school online courses) and in a couple of hours brush up on your defensive driving skills and techniques. And, you might even get a break in your insurance rates if you show your certificate of completion to you insurance provider.

Too many drivers are sent to defensive driving classes for seemingly avoidable accidents and violations after the fact. Why learn it after the fact when you can get information from a defensive driving course upfront that could prevent accidents? Even in extreme weather, a good driver who understands the rules of the road and how to handle changing road conditions will be able to decrease their chance of an accident if they refresh their defensive driving skills. For example:

* If you live in a climate that has traditionally never seen temperatures drop below the freezing mark and this year you experienced colder weather than normal you could be in for a big surprise the next time you venture into traffic on a cold, rainy day. Driving on icy roads is a lot different from driving on dry asphalt. Do you remember the proper techniques to control these situations?

* A traditional rainstorm in some warmer climate areas can easily turn to ice as the temperature drops. And when the roads are icy, standard driving habits no longer apply. If you leave your house unaware of the change in environment, your familiar, safe route can turn deadly. What should you do?

* A quick onset of fog means reduced visibility for you and other drivers as well. Think proactively. Turn on your 4-way flashers so that other drivers are aware that youre ahead of them. This will help other drivers keep their distance and hopefully prevent them from rear-ending your vehicle. The same concept should be applied to snow storm conditions or any other time visibility is reduced.

So think ahead next time you get into your car. Consider proactively taking a defensive driving refresher course online to update your skills. It will increase your awareness and improve your knowledge on how to handle those hazardous winter driving conditions before you spin out of control and blank out on the correct techniques to manage treacherous winter driving.

Danielle Rose is an executive with Traffic School Online http://www.trafficschoolonline.com and a defensive driving expert. More information on how to use defensive driving techniques to improve your safety and lower your auto insurance rates in Texas is available at http://www.trafficschoolonline.com/texas-defensive-driving-article.html?tc=1518_txfooterarticle.Ilise Blog15939
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The Ripleys Aquarium

When summer comes, people love to stay along the beach or any form of water. They just simply want to stay close to the water. Water seems to be the answer to lower the heat of the summer. What if water with sharks over head or a summer with fishes swimming by? That is not a day dream folks that is going to happen.

Every year, there are million of Americans who travel from one state to another leaving their homes behind and spending some hours with the nature. They choose to visit amusement parks, ecological parks, zoos, aquariums etc. These places are their favorites where they can relax, make bonding with their kids or friends and have some fun.

It is more relaxing to spend your vacation on places like those because the atmosphere gives you a little unexplainable feeling that alleviates your spirit. It also gives an unfathomable joy when you are with the natures gift to mankind; the animals.

In the United States there are many Aquariums that can be found. You can choose from many Aquariums that are near your place. Almost all states have their own public aquariums that are made for everybody. Aside from these public aquariums, you can also find private owned and managed aquariums. One of these is the Ripleys Aquarium.

The Ripleys Aquarium is situated at Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. Ripleys Aquarium is one of the most visited places in South Carolina.

The aquarium is big enough to give you a full satisfaction. The size of the aquarium is 87,000 sq. ft. It was said that the cost of the facility is something like $40 million dollars. It contain 750,000 gallon of water to house different aquatic creatures.

Ripleys Aquarium houses dangerous and fascinating sea animals. You can see there different sizes and species of sharks. One of their prides is the 10-foot sharks that swim around the aquarium. There are also rays that can be found at Ripleys Aquarium. You can find them at the facility known as the Ray Bay. The rays that you see are that natural habitant of Atlantic Ocean. There you can also find Southern Rays, Cow-nose rays, spotted eagle rays, etc. They also showcase different species of fishes from different places around the world like the Pacific, Hawaii, Australia and Indian Ocean. There are other facilities that the Ripleys Aquarium features.

The Ripleys Aquarium is open everyday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. The facility has rules inside to be followed to protect the welfare of the resident animals.

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Top Online Technical Schools for 2007

You've made the big decision to get your degree online. Now for the hard part...which online degree college do you choose? With your career and your future on the line, it's important that you make the right decision. After spending months in the boardroom, our staff has made our top online school picks for 2007, we've identified the very best.

Penn Foster
P.O. Box 1900
Scranton, PA 18501
Tel 800 275 4410
Fax 570 343 8462

Established 1890
Locations Online
Accredited Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools; Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC); International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET); Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.
Degrees offered Certificates, Associate's
Programs offered 85+

Penn Foster claims the founder of distance learning as the founder of their own institution, Thomas Foster. Over the past 100 years since Penn Foster began serving the educational needs of the working community, more than 13,000,000 students have matriculated.The endorsements by major corporations and even the VA for Penn Foster's programs couldn't be better: IBM, Ford Company, Xerox, U.S. Steel all have used Penn Foster's programs to upgrade the educations of their staff and provide training and promotion opportunities.Their more than 85 programs can be found in the fields of business, engineering, legal studies, health services, design, technology, education, as well as various trades and a high school diploma program. Whether you choose a full associate's degree program or a certificate, Penn Foster is one of the best ways to get the education you need to advance your career or begin a new one.

Westwood College
Denver North Campus
7350 North Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80221-3653
Tel 303 426 7000
Fax 303 487 0214
Tel (All Campus Info) 800 281 2978

Established 1953
Locations 20 and online
Accredited Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT); Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
Degrees offered Certificates, Associate's, Bachelor's
Programs offered 19+
Financial assistance Scholarships, grants, loans, and counseling available

Formerly Denver Institute of Technology, Westwood College was founded in Denver, Colorado more than 50 years ago. Since then it has expanded to include 17 Westwood College campuses, the Redstone College and Redstone Institute, and Alta Colleges, Inc in six states and online. With certificates, associate degrees and bachelor degrees offered in fields like fashion, health care, gaming, technology, industrial services, business, aviation, criminal justice, and design, there's something for almost everyone, whether starting a new career or going for a raise or the next big promotion. Each campus offers different programs, so check with the individual school to see which one has the best curriculum for you goals. Westwood offers career development services to their students and graduates by actively recruiting employers and assisting students in developing their job search techniques and employer contacts.

Professional Career Development Institute
430 Technology Parkway
Norcross, Georgia 3009
Tel: 800 417 2407
Established 1987
Locations Online
Accredited Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council
Degrees offered Certificate
Tuition Varies by program but most between $500 and $700
Other fees One-time $24 shipping and handling fee for course materials
Tuition discount Interest-free monthly payment plan available
Length of programs Most can be completed in 6 months to 1 year

Professional Career Development Institute began by offering just one professional real estate appraisal course in 1987 has grown so large that it is now divided into two divisions: John Madison High School for high school programs and Ashworth College for all its higher and continuing education course offerings. More than 50 career programs are featured at PCDI including everything from jewelry repair to carpentry to sports psychology to writing children's books. You can get the knowledge you need to start your own business, break out into a new career, prepare for a higher degree, or move up through the ranks at work. Some companies subsidize their employees' education, so check with human resources to see if a course curriculum at PCDI will be covered for you.

We have options. You have choices. Earn your degree today. To request complimentary online degree information from any of these top schools, visit us online at Online Degrees Today.com.

Samantha Sebring is an inhouse writer for http://www.Online-Degrees Today.com - She has been writing distance learning education pieces since 2005. We have options. You have choices. Earn your degree today.Guinevere Blog87232
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A Look At The Importance Of An Information Technology Degree

Computers and technology are an ever increasing, important part of today's world. The craze to have things faster, easier and at the tip of our fingers has spurned the technological world to new heights. But before you think you can take those natural abilities with computers and turn them into a professional career, you'll need training to be able to compete in the competitive job market. While career opportunities still abound, having the information technology degree to prove you're capable of handling the job is important. The possibilities for employment in the technological industry are vast and our high tech world needs people with top quality know how and training. Here's a quick look at three specializations you can get involved in for an exciting IT career.

An information technology degree in computer programming is one of the hottest programs to get involved with. Individuals and businesses are continually looking for software and programs that will make their lives better and easier, reducing the amount of work involved in their daily lives. Present software needs to stay ahead of changes and market trends, which means there's a continual need for programmers to either create software that's better or update and improve on what's currently being used. Software companies are continually fighting for their place of popularity in the market and they need top notch developers and programmers. If you don't have an information technology degree, companies won't look twice at your resume.

Another possibility for specialization in an information technology degree is computer network technician. While programs and software keep businesses running like a well-oiled machine, without computer hardware that's functioning at its optimal potential, companies won't succeed. Technicians are those who make sure that networks operate and can troubleshoot problems that slow down company productivity, and they can repair most computer issues that have brought the business to a grinding halt. High quality skills that are backed up by an information technology degree are all extremely important for a computer network technician to have. Keeping million dollar networks functioning properly won't come with basic computer repair know how and basement hardware tinkers will never get ahead in the industry without the proper training.

Safety is a big issue these days and you can step into the field of network security with your information technology degree. Wars aren't just carried out on battlefields, and there are those who would try to bring businesses crashing to their knees through more subtle tactics such as viruses, information theft and trying to compromise network security systems. Even small viruses set into the computer world by hackers for personal amusement can ruin a company by wiping its databases clean or stealing password and login information, and the network security department is the one that will help protect against such types of violations. Large corporations and government offices need to ensure tight safety in a high tech world, so an information technology degree is the only way to go if you're to make sure vital documents and data stays in the hands of the people it should.

As you can see, working in computers can be an extremely important job and if youve got the interest to break into this industry, acquiring an information technology degree is the only way that you'll be able to compete in a high tech world that needs analytical skills and the best training possible. If you're highly qualified, businesses will seek you out to help them function at their maximum potential. Definitely, the investment of getting proper education from a top quality, certified institution is well worth the time and effort, and the choice of employment opportunities your valuable skills will open up for you will be exciting, high income careers.

Andy West is a freelance writer for Virginia College. Virginia College offers many Information Technology Degree programs. Please visit Virginia College at http://www.vc.edu/site/department.cfm?deptID=2 to select the IT program that is right for you.Freida Blog91089
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College Admission

The college application is the primary resource for admissions departments to determine a students worthiness for acceptance. This application is the only opportunity students have in presenting themselves in the best light possible, in hopes of gaining admission. Many will say that completing the application is a test in-of-it itself. We agree. This simple test determines how detail oriented students are and how well they follow instructions. In any give year, colleges receive thousands of applications for admission from prospective students, all competing for the same seat.

In order to help students submit an error free university application, weve asked admissions officers across the country what common mistakes do students consistently make on applications. Check out the major blunders:

1. Students do not read the directions carefully to make sure they understand what items are needed in order to complete their application. Recommendation: Before beginning the application read through it for understanding.

2. Students write the wrong social security number or use different numbers on different pieces of information. Recommendation: Carefully copy your social security number from your card.

3. Students use the wrong college address labels.

4. Students applying for regular decision but checked early action.

5. Students use the online application but fail to request information from their high school counselor.

6. Students have questionable remarks and photos of themselves on social network sites, like MySpace, FaceBook and others (a recent problem).

7. In the college essay students exceed the number of words required. Recommendation: If you need to write a 500 words essay it must be 500, not 500+. Colleges test your ability to communicate your thoughts with clarity and concision. They want to see that your writing flows and is methodical.

8. Students miss the application deadline. Recommendation: After choosing which institutions you would like to apply to, write down the application deadline dates on a calendar or in a personal planner. Cross off the names of the colleges as you submit your application.

9. Students take ACT or SAT in the spring of their senior year. Recommendation: Tests should be taken in your junior year or fall semester of your senior year to ensure that test scores will be released on time to apply for the September semester. Also, when you take the SAT or ACT early, you can retake the test if the scores are unsatisfactory.

10. Students send in application but do not send high school transcripts. Recommendation: Make a check list of documents that will accompany your application.

11. Students copy or buy essays from the internet. Recommendation: Do not plagiarize essays. Write your own essay. If you are copying essays from the internet then most likely another student will do the same. Getting caught is risky and not worth it.

12. The students parent fills out the application. Recommendation: You are the one seeking admission into college, not your parents. Therefore, you should be the one to complete the application.

13. Activity list is full of ambiguous acronyms. Recommendation: Do not use acronyms. Spell out each word. Just because you know what the acronyms mean, does not mean others will.

14. Students expect long list of activities to overshadow actual academic work. Recommendation: Instead of joining an array of clubs, extensively participate in one or two activities. Admissions officers are not looking to see how many activities you sign up for as much as your role in each extracurricular.

15. Students provide incorrect email addresses / telephone numbers.

16. Students forget to sign and date the back page of the application or have their parents sign it.

17. Students misspell their intended major: psychology and business are the most misspelled.

18. Students are careless in filling out the application and make typos, grammatical errors or have sloppy handwriting. Recommendation: Illegibility/poor penmanship can create problems, especially handwritten essays. Do not handwrite essays unless the application specifically requests you to. Otherwise, type them on a computer and attach the printed page to your application. If your handwriting is poor, consider applying online.

19. Applications folded 10 times to fit in a small envelope look bad. Soda/coffee stains, and dirty or sticky pages, torn/ripped edges all can affect your eligibility. Recommendation: Mail your application package in a legal size envelope. Also to be careful, DO NOT eat while completing your university application.

20. Students use pencil when filling out an application. Recommendation: Use a blue or black ink pen.

21. Some applications ask for County and/or Country. Recommendation: Read carefully! Do not mix these up.

22. Many students who have jobs do not mention them on applications. Recommendation: Often, these jobs impact the time students have available for activities. Include this information to paint a full picture of your out-of-school activities.

23. Students send the wrong essay. Sometimes students mix up college essays and send an essay intended for one university to another college.

24. Students do not address the essay question / topic. Recommendation: If you are not sure, ask your counselor for clarification.

25. For online applications, students slip the mouse and click on the wrong item in a drop down box. (It is amazing how many students say they're from Afghanistan -- which is usually listed right after United States on drop-downs for countries)

26. Students substitute thesaurus words for more colloquial phrases. Recommendation: Bright teens do not and should not write like their parents. Applications that stand out do not have the above problems. They "tell" rather than "show."

27. Students list "Hanging out with friends" or "talking on the phone" as an extra curricular activity. Recommendation: For those who do this, hanging with friends and talking on the phone are not note-worthy activities. Ask your counselor if you are not sure what to include.

28. Students blame a teacher in their personal statement for bad grades. Recommendation: Colleges care more about what you did about the bad grade than why you received it in the first place. Did you ask for extra help? Repeat the course? Get a tutor?

29. Students turn in essays with numerous misspellings and grammatical errors. Recommendation: Proofread and ask your counselor or teacher to read it over. Remember that sometimes computers do not pick up errors that are spelled correctly.

30. Students do not inform their high school counselor that they are applying to colleges x, y, and z. Students fail to mention the necessity of submitting required forms by the certain deadlines. Recommendation: Tell your counselor which colleges you are applying to for admission.

31. Students do not send SAT or ACTs, OR assume later test scores will automatically be sent to same institutions as indicated in earlier tests. Recommendation: Each time taking the SAT or ACT, request the scores be sent to your institution of choice.

32. Information on student transcripts is not updated or incorrect. Recommendation: Check your name spelling, home address, phone numbers AND course names, grades, and credits received.

33. Many colleges that use the Common Application also have supplements. Students forget to complete the supplement.

34. Students write generic essays. Recommendation: Relate your essay to yourself. Write details that are unique to you and that only you could have written.

35. Students list e-mail address that are in bad taste or vulgar. Recommendation: Be aware of the impression your e-mail address makes. Create a "professional" e-mail address for college and job applications. Offensive e-mail addresses make a bad impression.

36. Students do not ask a teacher or advisor to review their application before submission. Recommendation: After completing your application, ask your parent or your high school counselor to proofread it for you. Always have a fresh eye look at your application. Doing so will help eliminate the above mistakes.

Rakeish Bedesi is an advisor and consultant to colleges and students across the U.S.Hendrika Blog24837
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The West Wing (Season 4) DVD Review

Premiering in September 1999, the original NBC series West Wing built an instant cult following with its seemingly realistic weekly excursions into the inner sanctums of the White House. The series became such a hit that some pollsters claimed that certain people actually believed Jed Bartlet was the real president (although, if true, this is more of a negative reflection on the intelligence of the electorate, and not necessarily an indication of West Wing's realism). But regardless, the truth of the matter is that West Wing definitely strikes a chord with certain audiences, providing entertaining brew of action, suspense, and drama on a weekly basis

Seasoned Hollywood actor Martin Sheen plays the lead role of President Jed Bartlet. The day-to-day affairs of Bartlet's administration are run by a number of individuals who surround him, among them are: Claudia "C.J." Cregg (Allison Janney), Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford), Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe), Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff), Leo McGarry (John Spencer), and Charlie Young (Dule Hill). West Wing follows these dedicated staffers as they work extended hours behind-the-scenes to help keep the White House running smoothly. Along the way, the stress of the job and the characters' personal lives make for an interesting glimpse into what many believe is an accurate portrayal of a real-life White House administration

The West Wing (Season 4) DVD offers a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "20 Hours in America: Part 1" in which a number of events take place - Toby, Josh, and Donna get left behind on a campaign stop in Indiana (spending the rest of their day trying to get back to Washington), Bartlet searches for Mrs. Landingham's replacement, and the Dow Jones index plummets. Meanwhile, an opposition campaign stirs up the media when Bartlet's wife claims she's "just a wife and mother" Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "Election Night" in which the staffers eagerly await the results of the presidential contest (each in his own unique way), and "The Long Goodbye" in which C.J. returns to her hometown of Dayton where she attends her high school reunion and struggles with the horrid effects of her father's Alzheimer's disease

Below is a list of episodes included on The West Wing (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 66 (20 Hours in America: Part 1) Air Date: 09-25-2002
Episode 67 (20 Hours in America: Part 2) Air Date: 09-25-2002
Episode 68 (College Kids) Air Date: 10-02-2002
Episode 69 (The Red Mass) Air Date: 10-09-2002
Episode 70 (Debate Camp) Air Date: 10-16-2002
Episode 71 (Game On) Air Date: 10-30-2002
Episode 72 (Election Night) Air Date: 11-06-2002
Episode 73 (Process Stories) Air Date: 11-13-2002
Episode 74 (Swiss Diplomacy) Air Date: 11-20-2002
Episode 75 (Arctic Radar) Air Date: 11-27-2002
Episode 76 (Holy Night) Air Date: 12-11-2002
Episode 77 (Guns Not Butter) Air Date: 01-08-2003
Episode 78 (The Long Goodbye) Air Date: 01-15-2003
Episode 79 (Inauguration: Part 1) Air Date: 02-05-2003
Episode 80 (Inauguration: Part 2) Air Date: 02-12-2003
Episode 81 (The California 47th) Air Date: 02-19-2003
Episode 82 (Red Haven's on Fire) Air Date: 02-26-2003
Episode 83 (Privateers) Air Date: 03-26-2003
Episode 84 (Angel Maintenance) Air Date: 04-02-2003
Episode 85 (Evidence of Things Not Seen) Air Date: 04-23-2003
Episode 86 (Life on Mars) Air Date: 04-30-2003
Episode 87 (Commencement) Air Date: 05-07-2003
Episode 88 (Twenty Five) Air Date: 05-14-2003

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What You, Worry?

I am always amused what people are worried about nowadays.

How they look in a mirror, their clothes, their style, what type of car they drive, how they have the right bracelet, to match the right earrings, to go with the stylish ankle bracelet, down to the matching toe ring.

Im serious here.

Or better yet, theyre worried about how many video games they are going to play today, how many movies they are going to rent, and how many bags of candy they can polish off in one sitting.

Too bad there is not enough focus on the many teen fitness concerns out there.

Ok, maybe Im focusing a little too much on you kids here (lol).

Unless, you parents are doing this too (lol).

Dont worry kids..many parents need to go to a adult fitness camp too

Worried to beat traffic, worry to get to work early, worry to finish everything at work so fast so you can get home quickly to drive your kids to softball, baseball, music, dance practices, then run home, shove down a greasy hamburger, fries, and your favorite carbonated beverage, then watch some TV, get heartburn, and go to bed.

Sounds like a great life, huh?

Sign me up!........just kidding, of course.

Unfortunately, what I have just written (or very close to it) is all too knowing for many people/families in this world.

Its sad really.

Its sad (to me at least) to see that people put SO MUCH IMPORTANCE on stuff like this and almost zero importance on their health and well-being.

Im about to give you a big secret

A secret that almost nobody (again, unfortunately) follows

You ready???

Are you sure??? (lol), OK.

*****Dont wait until its too late to worry about your health.*****

Profound, isnt it?

But so true.

So many people nowadays with all the hustle and bustle that goes along with everyday life: work, family, kids, stress, after-school activities, laundry, home repairs, mowing your yard, weeding flowerbeds, washing floors, doing dishes.how do you have time for your health?????

Answer: You make time for it.

So many things we do are of little importance, but yet we worry about them so much. Then, when one of our loved ones falls ill, or develops a disease, virus, etc., we all ask what went wrong? Invariably, it is everything that I have talked about in this article (at least to an extent).

So, what can YOU do?

Well, for starters, why dont you worry (not being paranoid, mind youmore like being aware of the situation) about your health and fitness.

Instead of worrying if your new shirt matches all 35 pairs of your pants.why dont you worry how you can make tonights dinner 50% healthier for you and your family.

Or worry how you can eat a more nutritious breakfast every morning (preferably not donuts and Pop-Tarts, washed down with a nice, tall sugar-laced beverage).

You see, making small changes like the ones I am suggesting do SO MUCH for your overall health and fitness, its not even funny.

I hate to start throwing out clichs, but as they say

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Unfortunately, for some of you it should be An ounce of prevention is worth 20 pounds of cure.

Or maybe 40 pounds.

Heck, it might be 100 pounds.

The amount really doesnt matter.

What does matter is that you better get off your tail and hold yourself accountable for your health.

YOU can make better decisions.

YOU can make time for fitness (also, lets get off our butts, and help put a stop to all these teen fitness concerns).

YOU can lead your family by example.

Dont wait until you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, clogged arteries..etc.

Why put yourself through all that pain and expense (time and money)???

Why dont you look ahead (and Im not talking about to tonights dinner), and gauge where you want to be at in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years.

Hint: your goal should be to be in the best shape you can possibly be in, at all times.

Let me be the first (or next) to tell you that you can do it.I believe in you!

Everyone can make a positive change, but ultimately, it is up to YOU to get started.

So, get started NOW..and like I always say..I am here to help. Please write me at chris@fitnesswithchris.com and visit my website www.fitnesswithchris.com and let me show you how to worry about your fitness. Talk to you soon.

Chris C.

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Meant for Homeowners Needs Home Owner Loans UK

Home owner loans UK can be define as the synonym for a secured loan. Home owner loans in UK are secured of backed up by the home of the borrower as collateral. This means that when the agreement for the loan is signed, the title deed of the home of the borrower transfers to the lender. But please dont misunderstood title with possession. The possession of the home still remains with the borrower. However, if you make any defaults in repayment installments, in such situation the lender has the right to take the possession of your home to recover his money.

Presence of collateral helps you support larger cash requirements with home owner loans. Depending upon factors such as requirement of the amount, value of your home and repayment capacity you can borrow amount varying between ₤5000 to ₤75000 and even more in certain situations. The repayment period for a home owner loans in UK lies between 5 to 30 years based upon the amount borrowed by you.

A large segment of homeowners in UK is suffering from the status of bad credit which is the result of mismanagement of debts by them in the past. These people most of the time face trouble while looking for unsecured form of loans. A home owner loans UK easily considers such people for loan approval simultaneously giving them a chance to recover from their bad credit score. These people include defaulters and arrears, CCJs and IVAs, late payment makers and other such people with poor credit score or bad credit history.

Coming back to home owner loans in UK, these loans serves a wide variety of your personal needs. These needs include buying your dream property, home improvements, holiday or vacations at beautiful places of the world. You can even start your new business or finance your ideas for the expansion the existing one. Other than this you can also consolidate your debts to get rid of all your mental stress and anxiety due to unpaid debts.

The most important step in getting any loan is the research factor. The more you search the better you will get and the lesser you have to repay. Internet revolution has made the task of searching easier with lot of online loan websites to serve you with free online quotes. You can study and compare these quotes before filling application form for a home owner loans in UK. It will take 12 to 15 days to get the approval as the valuation of your home takes time. A home owner loan in UK can help you achieve your goals which, till now are kept on hold due to your financial incompetence.

Peter Taylor is a senior financial analyst at Loans UK with an acumen for finance and insurance. In recent years he has taken up to provide independant financial advice through his informative articles. His articles are widely read because of the lucid manner of wriiting and thoroughly researched datas. To find home owner loans UK, personal loans UK, secured loans UK, unsecured loans UK, debt consolidation loans UK UK that best suits your need visit http://www.loansuk.eu.comGennie Blog89405
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What Is Good For Watery Diarrhea? Let's Get Some Help

What Is Good For Watery Diarrhea? Let's Get Some Help

Thinking back I have never forgotten how I would get scared to death if one of my young babies not yet two or three years old got watery diarrhea. They always attracted a fever. What is going on with the inside of my babys body? This watery diarrhea was getting worse by the minute. Whatever my wife or I gave one of them it didn't matter. Our remedies were not relieving our childrens problems. Keeping the food in their bodies did not take place. It was one diaper after another. I felt so awful I often suffered like my wife did.

When my kids had watery diarrhea they looked so pale. They had a colorless face and a wasted appearance. Like there was nothing left inside them. This watery diarrhea knocked them for a loop. This watery diarrhea made me feel so helpless. Hopefully you never went through this with your kids. But if you did you know how punishing this can be.

What is Acute Watery Diarrhea?

A greater number of stools or looser form of bowel movement is a symptom of watery diarrhea. This will last less than 2 weeks, and is frequently combined with abdominal issues such as cramping, bloating, and gas. Although frequently gentle, acute watery diarrhea can be a pre cursor to dehydration as a result of large fluid and electrolyte losses. Often the person feels weak. Patients have often had to rest for hours when they have contacted watery diarrhea because they are just drained of energy.

Acute bloody watery diarrhea suggests a bacterial force like Campylobacter, Salmonella or Shigella. One way that this can happen is to visit underdeveloped locations of the world. Some of these places lack the technology to maintain a higher level of hygiene. Eating rotten foods such as ground beef or fresh fruit can cause diarrhea due to E.coli.

Watery diarrhea causes

Acute, watery diarrhea is usually caused by a bug (viral gastroenteritis.) Applications such as antibiotics and drugs that specialize in magnesium products are also routine offenders. Sudden changes in your eating pattern can again contribute to acute watery diarrhea. An intake of coffee, tea, colas, dietetic foods, gums or mints that contain poorly absorbable sugars can contribute to watery diarrhea.

Acute bloody watery diarrhea implies a bacterial consideration like Campylobacter, Salmonella or Shigella. Visiting to newly developed areas of the world can result in exposure to bacterial pathogens common in certain areas. Some of these areas lack the waste removal technology present in more developed countries. Eating unhealthy foods such as bad ground beef or unfresh fruit can cause watery diarrhea due to E.coli.

Do not rest your intestine during this time. This can cause dehydration. Drink plenty of liquids. Like water and herbal teas. There has not been a safe and effective drug to treat watery diarrhea. There have been herbal remedies that have worked.

Resources
Cleveland Clinic
Family Practices Notebook
American College of Gastroenterology
CS Mott Children's Hospital

Feel free to pass this article on to anyone you think it would help.

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Buying Gifts Online for Your Recipients Helps You Save Time and Money

Today, the hectic time table that everyone has makes it rather difficult for each and everyone to make a visit personally to a shop, and walk down aisles of clothes, toys, jewelry or tools, to choose on the perfect gift to buy. It sometimes seems to be a complete waste of quality time that could have been utilized somewhere else. And it is this kind of people and anyone else in general, who prefers online shopping than real time shopping.

Buying gifts for near and dear ones through the internet saves a lot of time for the buyer. There is no need of actually visiting the store to buy gifts. Everything can be done while sitting in the comfort of the home. All one has to do is to type the name, or the kind of gift that they need to buy, and enter that name or phrase in a search engine. Immediately you will be shown lists of numerous online stores that sell all these products.

You then visit a few online stores to decide on the best gift, and best price for your near and dear one. And once you choose the gift, you can pay through e-banking like merchant accounts and their shopping carts. You will have to furnish some information as to the address for the gift to be shipped and perhaps some contact information. And once the payment is cleared, you will find the gift shipped to the recipient, on your expected date of arrival.

There are all types of gifts available on the internet; let it be jewelry, electrical items, clothing, chocolates, flowers, in fact, the item that you name is very much likely to turn up in any of the many search engine searches. Besides saving on your time, you also save money as you dont have to travel to the shopping center or store, spend money on fuel or use public transport. Everything can be done from a single computer and table in your home or office.

There is no need of you getting ready to go shopping. If desired, you can also shop while in your pajamas or nightdress! No one will know, or even bother to know. You not only save in time with online shopping by not having to visit the shopping center, you also save time by not having to go on looking for the item that you need in the shopping center. You just have to type the specific item in a search engine, and you will be provided with numerous items and gifts that suit the description or name that you provide.

So the next time you need to buy gifts for someone, consider online shopping as the better alternative, where you can save both in time and money while coming up with an exquisite gift for the special people of your life.

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Dallas (Season 4) DVD Review

Nominated for 18 Emmys and 15 Golden Globes in its thirteen season run, Dallas is the epitome of the prime-time drama/soap opera genre. Premiering in 1978 as a five part mini-series, the show combines the usual sex and innuendo of classic afternoon soap operas with the freewheeling adventure of Texas wildcats and filthy rich capitalist oil barons. The combination of business dealings and rampant affairs tested well with both the male and female demographic, prompting CBS to make Dallas a regular part of its prime-time lineup. The result was one of the most successful television shows in history. In fact, the so-called Who shot J.R.? episode (A House Divided Air Date: 3-21-1980) still reigns as the second most watched TV show in history (the season finale of MASH is #1). With one of most memorable characters ever created (the man everyone loves to hate), its no surprise that Dallas held the #1 or #2 spot in the Nielsen ratings for most of the 1980s

Dallas spent most of its television life in the Friday night time slot following the successful CBS series, The Dukes Of Hazzard. Creator David Jacobs originally intended to create a series around a poor Texas girl, Pam Barnes (Victoria Principal), who marries into a wealthy family (The Ewings) with whom her family has been feuding for decades. The first five episodes mostly center around the family discord faced by Pam and her husband Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) as they attempt to bring their families to a truce. But it soon became apparent to producers of the show that Bobbys scoundrel of a brother, Ewing Oil President J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), would be the true star of the show. Son of Ewing Oil founder Jock Ewing (Jim Davis) and his wife Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes), J.R. sought to make Ewing Oil the largest independent oil company in the world, and he intended to go to any lengths necessary to get what he wanted. And as youll see, sooner or later, J.R. always gets what he wants Along the way, he butts heads with life-long rival Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), drives his own wife Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) to alcoholism, and even mortgages the beloved Southfork Ranch (Miss Ellies childhood home and current residence for the majority of the Ewing clan). Southfork foreman Ray Krebs (Steve Kanaly) and Ewing grandchild Lucy (Charlene Tilton) add flavorful subplots to a series often dominated by J.R.s nefarious schemes. In short, Dallas offers its viewers everything money, sex, violence, conspiracy, intricate business dealings, etc. If you havent seen it, then immediately start watching from the beginning episodes of the first season. You wont be disappointed!

The Dallas (Season 4) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere No More Mister Nice Guy in which the shooting of J.R. forces Bobby to temporarily take over Ewing Oil while his older brother recovers. The promotion slowly changes Bobby into the vindictive brother he always loathed. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen wonders if she shot J.R. herself while mired in the foggy haze of a drinking binge Other notable episodes include Start the Revolution with Me in which J.R. attempts to orchestrate a counter-revolution in order to regain the Ewings Asian oil wells that were nationalized shortly before his shooting, and the season finale Ewing-Gate in which J.R.s underhanded dealings in the Asian oil deals threaten to bring down all of Ewing Oil

Below is a list of episodes included on the Dallas (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 55 (No More Mister Nice Guy: Part 1) Air Date: 11-07-1980
Episode 56 (No More Mister Nice Guy: Part 2) Air Date: 11-09-1980
Episode 57 (Nightmare) Air Date: 11-14-1980
Episode 58 (Who Done It?) Air Date: 11-21-1980
Episode 59 (Taste of Success) Air Date: 11-28-1980
Episode 60 (The Venezuelan Connection) Air Date: 12-05-1980
Episode 61 (The Fourth Son) Air Date: 12-12-1980
Episode 62 (Trouble at Ewing 23) Air Date: 12-19-1980
Episode 63 (The Prodigal Mother) Air Date: 01-02-1981
Episode 64 (Executive Wife) Air Date: 01-09-1981
Episode 65 (End of the Road: Part 1) Air Date: 01-16-1981
Episode 66 (End of the Road: Part 2) Air Date: 01-23-1981
Episode 67 (Making of a President) Air Date: 01-30-1981
Episode 68 (Start the Revolution with Me) Air Date: 02-06-1981
Episode 69 (The Quest) Air Date: 02-13-1981
Episode 70 (Lover, Come Back) Air Date: 02-20-1981
Episode 71 (The New Mrs. Ewing) Air Date: 02-27-1981
Episode 72 (Mark of Cain) Air Date: 03-13-1981
Episode 73 (The Gathering Storm) Air Date: 03-27-1981
Episode 74 (Ewing vs. Ewing) Air Date: 04-03-1981
Episode 75 (New Beginnings) Air Date: 04-10-1981
Episode 76 (Full Circle) Air Date: 04-17-1981
Episode 77 (Ewing-Gate) Air Date: 05-01-1981

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