Archive for March 2008

Greek Antiques, Democracies, China Today - More on Web than America - But Watch What You Say

The irony that from ancient Chinese antiques history, when the Economist says China was by far the richest nation in the world. Marco Polo was thought mad for all his wild stories of this fabled land, even though diamonds and gemstones, riches and silks that he wore ten layers thick under his beggars poor coat. There was also this advance in civilization called gunpowder, which was to change Europe forever.

How Identity Theft Can Affect You

Over the last ten years or so we have seen a huge increase in a very special kind of criminal. This
criminal doesn't break into your home, vehicle, or office space to vandalize or steal something, but this criminal breaks into your identity and uses it to ruin your live. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes across the country.

Canadian Sweepstakes Scam Revealed!

Canadian Sweepstakes scam is the name given to a type of scam that is widely acknowledged as the most successful of scams ever. It is estimated that victims who have fallen to Canadian sweepstakes fraud have been cheated of more than US$5 billion. Fraudsters of this genre like to have their base in Canada.

Canada is regarded a safe haven for operating this scam.

Healthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Evolutions - Idealist Chairman Mao to Now

Healthy lifestyles would not have suggested you be a capitalist in 1948 Shanghai when Chairman Mao came to power. And history well knows indeed, for the decade to succeed, it was off with their lives, a million bullets a month, for those months to proceed. By 1950, the Panda was so secure in its new throne, while North Korea was a distraction, it took over Tibet.

4 Reasons For Artists To Take Their Masterpieces To The Internet

Artists who work with oil paints, watercolors and canvases may seem rather old-fashioned with the increasing advancements of computer software designed specifically to draw and paint digitally.

Although there can be no replacement for the skill, purity and simplicity displayed in an oil-on-canvas painting, as compared to a digitally rendered one, the commercial value of artists has certainly declined with much of today's art work being created by their digital counterparts.

Free Tibet by Boycotting Chinese Goods, Olympic Advertisers and the Olympics

The timing could not have been worse or better depending on one's perspective despite the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to pull out all the stops to make sure the upcoming Summer Olympics is a great show. Too bad.

It's certainly hard to penalize the athletes that have worked so hard but the Olympic Committee knew when they picked China this might happen and the Committee should have known better.

Don't You Hate Feeling Taken?

Once a year we feel taken by the IRS. Last year, however, the IRS issued a consumer alert to prevent us from feeling taken by surprise. The alert warned about an e-mail scam offering $80 for participating in a customer satisfaction survey. Among other things, the survey asked for social security number, bank name and credit card information - information helpful in withdrawing funds, making credit card charges and getting loans.

Hello, Are You A "Yo-Yo" Internet Marketer? Here's 6 Simple Steps Not To Be One

When I just started my home business few years ago, I was always very distracted and impatient. Yes, I was desperately impatient to quickly get my internet business to work.

I must admit I was then a "Yo-Yo" Internet Marketer. I would be very excited on one particular program and would spend at least 1-2 months trying to make it work.

I realised that I would get very distracted because I would read lots of my incoming emails promising "overnight" get-rich programs.

Greek Antiques Democracy - Now In Bhutan, Right Beside Tibet

What a day of irony on the international news from London! From the hopes of Greek antiques democracy, the torch being lit in Olympus near Athens, to views of Chinese police in Tibet walking the streets, running at and hitting to the ground any saffron robed young man. And then just now to election which have today concluded in Bhutan, the mountain kingdom just over those very high hills from Tibet.

Leverage In The Workforce: Has Job Security Been A Myth?

By definition, job security is the amount of job loss risk an individual has in their job. It is transient and is quite dependent on the state of the countrys economy and prevailing business conditions. It has been found the people have more job security in times of economic expansion, and less in times of a recession.

Nowadays, job security has taken on a new meaning, referring to security you plan to create with your career management skills, rather than security with a single company.