Create a Positive Image as a Businessman

Although the world of business can be a very tricky one, perhaps one of the hardest elements of all is actually establishing oneself as a credible, reliable, and qualified businessman. In a world that has become thoroughly saturated with dishonest and lazy people, most are more than happy to meet a fresh face with a ...

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Great Opening Lines for Conversation

One of the silliest expectations that people have of writers is that we should be good at conversation by virtue of the fact that we can turn a phrase on paper. What they fail to remember when dropping these pearls of wisdom is that we are best friends with the Delete key on our keyboards. ...

Why It’s Great to Be Lactose Intolerant

What? Yes, that’s what the title of this article reads, and its not a joke. It’s really great to be lactose intolerant for a number of reasons. Lactose intolerant people are a part of a specific group of people who have symptoms when they consume dairy products. These sypmptoms include anything from gas to stomach ...

Common Types of Anemia

There are hundreds of different types of anemia. Most people think of anemia as an iron deficiency. Anemia is actually a lack of red blood cells. Red blood cells are essential for distributing oxygen throughout the body. Without oxygen distribution we become weak and our bodies fail to work as they should. Iron deficiency anemia ...

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Boxer “Terrible” Terry Norris

Terry Norris was born on June 17, 1967 in Lubbock, Texas. He was a natural athlete, as was his brother Orlin (who would also become a world champion boxer), and excelled at baseball. Norris was so good at America’s national pastime that he was being eyed by a number of college and universities and sporting ...

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Newspaper Carriers and the Work They Do

My husband and I were paper carriers for 7 years, and now that we are no longer carriers, I can write the article I’ve wanted to write for years, but didn’t because I didn’t want people saying I was writing it to get more tips at Christmas time. So here goes… How much thought have ...

How Net Present Value (NPV) is Calculated

In capital budgeting, the net present value is one of the most common decision methods to decide if a project should be undertaken or not. Net Present Value (NPV) is defined as “the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows.” Because payback and discounted payback decision methods ...

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Where to Find a Great Bookstore in Orlando, Florida

Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of activity around Orlando may seem impossible, but escaping to a bookstore is all it takes to get away from it all. Orlando is home to a number of bookstores beyond the usual Borders and Barnes & Noble chains; tucked away in the neighborhoods around the city ...