3 Tips to Avoiding Online Scams

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Mar 172024
 

It is amazing how susceptible people are to get-rich-quick scams and how good they seem at first. Every year thousands risk and lose money they can’t afford to lose, while seeking that “next big thing.” There has never been a get-rich-quick scam that didn’t appear awesome on the surface. This is because the designers of these scams are a great deal better at camouflaging these bad deals than most people are at discovering them.

How can you steer clear of such scams? “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). Below is a short list of a few straightforward rules to help you avoid get-rich-quick scams.
· Stay with what you know
“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established” (Proverbs 24:3). Seldom will anyone be suckered into a get-rich-quick scam in his or her area of expertise. Most people who make money do it in the area in which they have the most knowledge and experience. Those who fail more often than not do so in an field where they understand only a small amount (if anything) about.

· Don’t make quick decisions
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty” (Proverbs 21:5). The fundamental nature of a get-rich-quick scam is emotion. The advertiser advises the prospective customer to take action immediately otherwise the chance may be missed. The last tactic is to play on a persons greed by hinting that another is waiting to snap up this once in a lifetime chance. What is the best way to avoiding this type of ploy? “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes” (Psalm 37:7).

· Seek expert guidance
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel” (Proverbs 12:15). It is surprising how fast somebody that is not blandly involved with a get-rich-quick scam can spot its flaws. Expert, impartial counsel must be a requirement before any important financial decision.
Many of the most successful men in the world were well versed in the proverbs. Albert
Einstein and Benjamin Franklin to name only two. If you do not know it the Proverbs
were written by King Solomon. He is the wisest and wealthiest man to ever live. His gold reserves alone would be worth almost a trillion dollars today. Can you find a better mentor? I don’t think so. “It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it” (Proverbs 10:22).

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The Top Four Ways to Maximize the Success Potential of Your Small Business

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Mar 162024
 

There is a difference between small businesses that are just making it, and companies that are truly taking off. This difference commonly lies in the strategy being used to maximize the success potential of the business. Such strategies are made up of important techniques – primarily the four following – that allow a small business to make sure that it is functioning at its very best.

To be sure that your business is maximizing its potential, employ the following practices as a part of your own business strategy:

• Make sure that your business offers knowledge or services along with its products. No matter what industry or niche your company happens to fill, you will need to make sure that you have information and services to offer your customers that are different from your competitors. Success, especially when marketing on the internet, is all about having something to offer, whether it’s knowledge, services, or something else. This will also help you to be seen as an expert. The more you are perceived as having expertise, the greater the trust you will have from your clients, and the stronger those relationships will be.

• Don’t just say that you care about your customers. Care about your customers! This is one of the most far-reaching methods that you can use for growing your small business. Though your prospective and current customers are important to your business because of their money, you need to show them that they are important to you for more than just that. They need to simply be important to you; period. This means being honest with your customers, and telling them the truth about the ways in which you are able to fill their needs. Put your focus on helping the individual, not simply the majority of customers. Your efforts need to move from making a sale to helping the person. Remember, it is much easier to create a repeat client than it is to create a new client!

• Make going above and beyond a policy. If you want to make your small business stand out from the rest, then you need the superior quality of your products and services to shine through. Make your aim to over-deliver, every time. Remember that customers love feeling as though they’ve received a good deal. This can mean discounted prices, valuable bonuses, or surprise free gifts with purchase.

• Maintain regular contact with your customers. Using e-mail, direct mailers, catalogs, promotional flyers, “preferred customer” coupons, and other communication tools, it is easy to provide your customers with regular contact, informing them of great deals you’re offering, while reminding them that you’re around. Make these communications worth while by offering free tips, discounts, and other useful ideas.

The main idea is that if you want to achieve your greatest success in your small business, offer expertise, care for your customers, deliver beyond your customers’ expectations, and keep in touch. These are the difference between maintaining your business, and growing your business.

Cheap Cellular Phone: How Do You Find Them

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Mar 152024
 

The old conception that cellular phones are simply lavish toys is now dismissed by the growing need for it. Cellular phones have now become a very essential tool for everyone including parents who want to know where their kids are on a daily basis, business officers doing tasks more efficiently with multi-functional cell phones and even teenagers’ have a need for a cheap cellular phone.

Gone are the days when cell phones were toys to show off, they have now evolved to be a dire necessity. As a result, cellular phones of various models and designs now flood the marketplace. You have cell phones that can perform many differing functions and can be expensive but there are also those basic phones that can be had at a dirt cheap price.

Now, considering this great need and desire for cell phones, manufacturers have flooded the market with cheap cellular phone to high-tech cell phones. So if you are one of those that are well off enough and you can afford a high-tech cellular phone that’s great for you. But, if you desire or have a need for a cell mobile telephone but can’t afford high-tech cell phone prices, then you can get a cheap cellular phone.

Knowing what your needs are can help you find a cell phone with reasonable and adequate features. Keep in mind; you should never count upon a cheap cell phone to be able to achieve tasks of a high tech phone. Only being able to send and receive calls may be all a cheap cell phone can do which most presumably is all you need anyway.

Go out and visit your local electronics stores and look at the various models available and write down all the data about each model including price and features. Now, don’t ignore to also do searches on the internet for a cheap cellular phone and check out what’s available there and at what price with the features you are looking for.

With that in mind, when shopping for a cheap cell phone the most indispensable thing to check is the reception since this is the only thing it is good for, it has to work well enough for this basic function. There are some cheap cell phones available that also have the capability of sending and receiving text messages however, this most likely will be limited.

If you do spot a cheap cellular phone that has text messaging ability, it will most likely be better for you. Now sending and receiving internet communication may not be available for cheap cellular phones; in fact, in most cases you don’t need it as much anyway. But, if you do have a requirement to be able to send and receive messages in your cell phone from internet sites, then a cheap cellular phone is not going to be adequate for you.

Another method of getting a cheap cell phone if you can afford it is through a cellular phone plan that provides costless or very low cost cell phones. Almost all, if not all of the network companies offer introductory plans that will furnish either a free or very low cost cell phone and in most cases these come with reasonable and advanced features. Of course, not the high-tech cell phone features but definitely not very simple features like what you will find in cheap cell phones you can buy in stores or online. If you can find yourself a good deal from a cellular phone plan, you won’t have to be contented with a cheap phone.

After all, even as simple as buying a cell phone, you still need to do some research in order to get what will satisfy your needs without putting a restriction on your wallet. The deals are out there, you just have to look around a little bit to find them.

Involving your Kids with your Home Business

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Mar 142024
 

Working from home while caring for toddlers can be an extreme challenge. Trying to find the time to work on your business, without depriving your toddler of the love and attention they need can be hectic. Often times, work at home moms find that either their toddler is spending too much time in front of the TV or that the business is neglected. So, how do you get your business thriving while still being a good mom?

I can tell you from first-hand experience that maintaining a deep level of concentration on work in a home business for long periods of time is next to impossible. Nap time does offer some reprieve, but any break from the kids is usually short lived.

Even with older children, summertime introduces new challenges with kids running in and out of the house all throughout the day.

Set business ground rules and share them with your kids.

Your kids need to be aware that you operate a home-based business and know how to act accordingly. Set out basic rules that will allow you to operate your home-based business as professionally as possible, such as how to answer the telephone, how to answer the door, and how to act when clients are around. Include rules that will help make the time you spend working on your home-based business more productive, such as not touching Mommy’s desk or not interrupting Mommy while she’s in her office.

However, from both a business viewpoint and from the human relations viewpoint, it’s best to have a clear understanding with each of them as to what kind of things they will and should do (answer the phone, open mail, pack and ship merchandise, etc.) and what they definitely are not to do (make payments to people without your authorization, make agreements, deals or contracts without asking you). Such advance agreements can avoid a lot of aggravation and make everything go much more smoothly.

Include your kids in your home-based business.

No matter what kind of home-based business you run, there’s something your kids can do, and making your kids a part of your home-based business can be a great opportunity for you to spend more time with them and teach them things such as handling money.

For instance, one home-based business owner I know takes her age 7 and 9-year-old kids with her when she goes around replacing the products in dispensing machines, and has them count and organize change.

If your kids are working in your home-based business, I believe you should pay them. This is not only a great way to teach your kids the value of labor, but can be a business tax deduction for you as well.

Find creative ways to combine your home-based business and your kids.

If the client is agreeable, for example, you could hold a business meeting at MacDonald’s, for instance, or some other restaurant that has a play area for kids. If a client is coming to meet with you in your home, perhaps she could bring her children so your kids could play together while you meet. Take your kids with you when you go to buy more office supplies or run other business-related errands.

Give your toddler his own office.

Most moms find that their toddlers want to be like mom as much as possible. So, set your toddler up with a table and chair next to yours. Make sure you have good office supplies for them. A coloring book, a few sheets of paper, crayons and a pencil are basic essentials. If possible, an imitation computer and play phone would be ideal office equipment. Then sit at your desk and work beside your child. Remember that a toddler requires a lot of praise, so be sure to look over at your child’s work and compliment it from time to time. Also keep their attention span in mind. Keep your child’s office time limited to a half-hour and only do this once a day. It keeps your child from getting bored with the “game”. Be sure to reward your child for working and allowing you to work with some quality time afterwards.

If you have two or three kids with age range of 3 to 5, you will definitely be up to your neck. While often restless and cannot stay put for a minute, it does not mean that toddlers cannot be trained to cooperate with you while you are working. I know of a friend who was able to manage these ‘coyotes’ perfectly during their supposed ‘office hours’.

My friend installed three tiny office desks beside her own office desk. These tiny offices were complete with a toy telephone, bunches of coloring books, Nursery Rhymes, Bible Stories, Children’s Picture Books, a generous stack of ‘writing paper’. Their snacks and beverages are prepared and kept in the refrigerator for them to go and pick it up whenever they are hungry. When mom is sitting at her desk working, the kids are instructed to work silently at his or her own desk. Everyone must show the ‘assignments’ to mom during breaks. Breaks are timed every hour, to allow the children time to play with each other and with Mom. After two weeks of firm implementation, the children automatically reported to their own little office space after breakfast and everyone silently did their own share of what mom has assigned them to do.

I would like to share with you some of the tips I have discovered to help manage your home office with children in your midst. Since children of different ages pose different challenges, I will present my tips in terms of age groups.

OLDER CHILDREN AND TEENS

We will look at older children first since they pose the least challenge to our work productivity.

Children, who are old enough to understand the idea of schedules and chores, are old enough to understand the needs of your home business. Explain to your children that you do your work at home so that you can be near them when they need you. But also be sure they understand that you must do your work so that you will have the money necessary to keep your house, feed the family and to provide them with money for entertainment.

Once your children understand the necessity of your work, then outline a work schedule and explain it to them. Do make sure they understand that emergencies are definitely an acceptable reason to interrupt your work. Then make sure they understand that between hours x and y, you will be doing work — and then hold them to respecting your schedule.

INFANTS

Infants will never understand your needs for work. But fortunately, babies do well under a schedule or routine. Instead of expecting your child to work around your schedule, schedule your work around the needs of your baby.

It is simple. Babies eat, sleep and poop. Sometimes they play. Fortunately, babies sleep more than they do anything else.

Nap time offers the best advantage for getting your work done. Get your baby into a routine of eat, sleep and play, and you will experience unexpected levels of productivity.

TODDLERS

Develop a routine with your children for meal times, nap times, and play times. Work these times into your work schedule and adhere to them. If you fail to keep appointments with your children, your children will have less respect for your work and do more to prevent you from the completion of your work.

Don’t be afraid to let your children sit in your lap while you are working. It helps them to feel wanted and it helps them to be a part of your daily life. There are times when it is okay for them to be sitting in your lap while you work, and at other times you need them out of your lap. Don’t be afraid to tell them to get down and go play or read a book so that you can resume your work.

Permit your children to have their toys in your office. Often they will sit contently and play while you work. Just knowing you are near is enough to keep them happy.

Be prepared to take an hourly break to deal with your toddler. Try to do potty breaks at your hourly break and to do drink refills. This can help your child grow into a routine that will work well with your home business. At each break, spend a few minutes with your child giving hugs and kisses and talking with your child about what he or she wants to talk about.

Toddlers don’t always do well with the routine, so be prepared to take a few minutes when needed to give the attention that your child so desperately needs in the moment.

IN CONCLUSION

I hope these tips serve to help you in the challenge of operating a successful home business.

My home business permits me to fulfill my financial obligations *AND* see my children grow up. I would never contemplate trading my home business for another kind of business. Even with the added challenges of dealing with toddlers in my home office, the upsides far outweigh the downsides.

Growing my own home business with children around has definitely given me a new respect for all people who successfully run a home business with kids in the work environment. I tip my hat to you… You deserve it!

Scheduling daily time with the kids will help you remember that your kids are just as important as your home-based business activities.

9 Quick Tips To Buying A Stair Lift

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Mar 132024
 

Stair lifts provide more than just a means of getting from the downstairs floor of a house to the upstairs – they also represent mobility and independence to an ageing generation.


As time goes by, it is only natural that we find certain everyday activities, such as climbing the stairs, becoming increasingly difficult. For someone with limited mobility due to injury, disability or chronic diseases such as arthritis and angina installing a stair lift is a low-cost common sense solution.


And with today’s advanced technology nearly every home can be fitted with a stair lift, even if it has a curved staircase. Before you go ahead and purchase your stair lift make sure you use a professional and approved company with experience in this field.


Here is a quick and easy stair lift buying guide:


— If you are unsure about what kind of stair lift is suitable for your home get some independent advice from the Occupational Therapy Department of your local social services.


— Ask questions about the models that a company sells.


— Read sales literature and brochures, find out about the different brands of stair lifts and the models available.


— Get several quotes from different companies, but make sure they are for the same or ‘like for like’ models before comparing the prices.


— Make sure the quote covers the supply AND fitting of the stair lift.


— If you have a curved staircase, ask the company to assess your staircase and give you a personalised quote.


— Compare also the after sales service. What happens if your stair lift breaks down? Are you covered for repairs and maintenance or do you have to pay out extra for a service contract?


— If you are thinking of purchasing from a non-manufacturer, check that the company is an approved supplier, otherwise they may not be able to obtain spare parts.


— And never buy a stair lift from someone who tries to make you buy that day or is pushing a certain stair lift on you. Salespeople are paid to clench deals and will often discount the price heavily to secure the sale – but the model they want you to buy may not be right for you.


If you are considering having a stair lift in your home the website below contains free information and impartial advice on this topic.


You will find that installing a stair lift will give you access to the whole of your home with ease, comfort and convenience. It is also a much more cost effective when compared to the cost of converting your existing home having or having to relocate to a single storey accommodation.

Health Insurance Quotes

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Mar 122024
 

Getting Health Insurance Quotes By Phone
Though calling around for insurance quotes can be a very time-consuming task, it is a good way to get your questions answered about the policy by a professional. In many cases, calling an insurance company for a quote will lead to an automated session and then being placed on hold. This is the kind of frustration that you will face, over and over, when trying to receive any kind of insurance quote by phone.

It does take up a lot of time and you do have to keep notes about each quote you receive, but there are some good reasons for obtaining health insurance quotes by phone:

• You can talk to a professional in real time
Eventually, you will get through to an actual human being on the other end of the phone. This person can explain the policy to you in detail, answering any questions you may have as they come up.

• You can learn about different premiums and options on the same policy
When a certain health insurance policy interests you, you may be able to talk to someone about adjusting the premium and/or deductible on the policy, tailoring it to better suit your needs.

• You can purchase a policy right away
By using a check by phone or your credit card, you can purchase a policy based on the health insurance quotes you receive over the phone. This process is generally quick, including a brief question-and-answer session.

Getting Health Insurance Quotes Online
For those who prefer a quick and easy method of insurance shopping, the Internet is definitely your best option. Using the Internet, you can go to a specific company’s site and learn more about their policies by receiving free online health insurance quotes, or compare and contrast the policies offered by several companies at once.

The Internet allows you to receive many more health insurance quotes, in a much shorter period of time than you would be receiving quotes over the phone. There are many benefits to shopping for health insurance quotes online:

• You can get many health insurance quotes, quick
When time is a factor, the Internet is your best friend. You can look at several different health insurance quotes at the same time online, much more quickly than it takes to get through most phone automated systems.

• You can compare lots of health insurance quotes at once
Side-by-side or page-by-page, with the Internet you can compare health insurance quotes from several different health insurance companies at once. This makes comparison shopping a breeze.

• Ease of purchase
You can often purchase a health insurance policy online, using a secured method and your credit card. This allows you to get your health insurance policy quickly, so that coverage can start right away.

An Independent Agent
When doing your own research, finding different quotes, calling around or even using the Internet to shop just isn’t your thing, you’ll want to use an independent insurance agent. These agents do not work for any specific company but for you. They use their time to shop around for you, finding you the best possible policy based upon the health insurance quotes they receive.

Often, independent agents can get much better rates than the average customer. This is because insurance company offer agents deals and discounts simply for brining in new business. An independent agent will work for you to find the best health insurance quotes, so that you pay less while still receiving the best coverage possible for you and your family.

Home Insurance Facts for you

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Mar 112024
 

A major investment for families and most people is the purchase of a house. Life’s savings or major loans go into this investment and protecting that asset is a necessity. Home insurance coverage is one means of protecting your home. Choose a home insurance policy from the several available policies in the market. Getting the right home owners insurance is difficult. Most standard home insurance policies provide coverage for damage to your home and items in your house.

Cover is provided if damage occurs due to Fire, lightning, smoke, frozen pipes, Snow, Ice, and theft. The most common liability cover is around $100,000. You may need much more and some policies cover for medical payments and liability claim to their parties as well. You need to take note of valuable and other items that will not be covered by your home insurance policy. Diamond, priceless artwork and other valuable are not covered under house insurance policy. There are special insurance types that cover these valuables.

Are Calamities included?
There are many reasons cited not to include calamities into home insurance. But the fact remains that calamities are major incidents and it is not profitable for the insurance company to include these in the policies or else they will have to settle claims for everyone which may result in them going bankrupt. However these are offered under special endorsements.
• Some home insurance policies exclude natural calamities. So do not be surprised if a flood or earthquake is not there in your policy statement. You need to get additional or separate cover for these events. Check with your policy to see that in the event of a calamity whether only the home is insured or even the house hold articles are insured.
• Calamities caused by humans are also excluded. Terrorism, damages caused by an act of war, nuclear accident is not covered under most home insurance policies.

Cover and choices
Getting the appropriate cover and finding the right insurance type is possible if you prepare a home insurance checklist and compare quotes to identify the policy good for you.
• Most homeowner’s insurance policies are due to mortgage lenders requiring you to take a minimum amount of homeowners insurance. This minimum amount is usually an appraisal of the present value of the house. It is not the minimum cover that you should look at. You could consider purchasing replacement cost coverage so that your damaged property could be replaced. You could also consider finding out the cost of rebuilding your house and insuring it for that amount rather than the usual cover.
• Insurers value your property differently. One method is they give you a replacement value minus the depreciation for the years you own the item. The next method is replacement costs which pays you the present cost of the item if it were to be purchase today, so that you can replace the old one with the new one. If the second method is used the home insurance is costlier.
• Choosing a larger deductible will require you to pay this amount out of your pocket in the event of a loss. This will save on premium charges.
• Premium is also lesser if you have a safety system with fire alarm or fire resistant materials or even a fire hydrant close to your home.
• Premium is less if you have a home security system installed to prevent burglaries and alert you in times of emergency.
• Premiums will be still lesser if you get your other insurance needs by the same company. (For example: auto insurance)
• Lowest premiums are not always the best deals, Cover and other factors make the premium rates. Check with your state department to evaluate your insurance company and the policy offer.

Send branded SMS messages to your customers – Today

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Mar 102024
 

Come out of the days when business people and customers were two different groups who never had any kind of interaction. Today interaction is the key to the success of any business. And Online Messaging Service is very logical- you interact with your friends and relatives so that you have good relations with them. Right? Then why not with your customers? If you want to have good relations with your customers, you have to interact with them and when Online Messaging Service comes to interaction with customers, nothing can beat www.webtext.com. Infact, leave alone beating www.webtext.com, nobody can come close to it also. No chance.

www.webtext.com is a premium website, which caters to your day to day need of interacting with customers. Think of a situation- you own a shop which deals in garments and you have put up a clearance sale. Only two days of the sale are left to go and you want all your customers to know about it. So what do you do? Call every customer individually? Bad idea. Some might be in a meeting; some might be sleeping, so on and so forth. So the coolest way out is to send all of them an SMS. Now you must be wondering as to how would they know that the message is from you. Right? Worry not. ‘Coz www.webtext.com takes care of even this need of yours. You can have a company branded 11 character sender ID. This is for one way sms messages. (As it is, all you want is to send sms to your customers. So, one way id would do. But if you want a two way sms system, you can opt for that also). When you send a message to your customers, it will appear on their mobile phones with your company name. So they know where SMS Messages are coming from. And they would not delete SMS Messages without reading it (generally people delete messages coming from unknown numbers).

And what’s more, you can delay the delivery of the message to a later date and time. And to top this you will also get a delivery report (with the delivery time and date) for all the message you send. But this is not all. You can also send messages to an individual or to a group- whatever you choose. To add to this there are many other features.

So what are you waiting for? Log on to www.webtext.com and send branded SMS messages to your customers today. After all, business is where the customer is. Isn’t it?

Britney’s a bonafide pop phenomenon

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Mar 092024
 

Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981. She is a Grammy Award-winning pop artist. Though she has had acting and writing credits, she is primarily known for her studio albums, music videos, chart-topping pop songs, and provocative stage performances. Her first single hit, “…Baby One More Time,” hit #1 in 1998.

Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears was an accomplished gymnast competing in state-level competitions before breaking out into the music scene. Spears earned public renown when she joined the New Mickey Mouse Club in the early 90’s. In 1992, she would win the first round of Star Search, but would lose in the second round. After the show ended, Spears took a five year break before storming the music scene. Spears’ debut album, “Baby One More Time” sold over 28 million copies worldwide, propelled by its lead single, “…Baby One More Time”, as well as the follow up hit single, “(You Drive Me) Crazy”. Spears’ sophomore album, “Oops!…I Did It Again” would go on to sell 24 million units worldwide, led by hit singles such as “Opps!…I Did It Again”, “Lucky”, and “Stronger”. By the early 2000’s, she had gained huge commercial success and public appeal, inking deals with big companies such as Pepsi.

In late 2001, Spears released her third album, “Britney”, which would go on to sell over 746,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. The success of Spears’ third album debut made her the only female ever in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at #1 on the charts. The “Britney” album would go on to sell 15 million copies worldwide. The following year, Britney would star in a movie, Crossroads, which would reach second place on U.S. box-office charts in its opening weekend. The film, however would not last long in the top ten. Her highly-publicized relationship with former ‘N Sync front man and former Mouseketeer, Justin Timberlake, ended in March of 2002.

In November 2003, Spears released her fourth album, “In the Zone,” which would become her fourth album to debut at the top of the album charts. To date, “In the Zone” has sold about 10 million units worldwide. In 2004, Spears would debut with her first perfume, “Curious,” which would net more than $100 million in sales in its first year of sales. In late 2004, Spears’ first greatest hits album, “Greatest Hits: My Prerogative” was released. The album would go on to sell a total of 8 million copies worldwide. That same year, Spears married dancer and hopeful rapper Kevin Federline, with whom she had her first child. She is currently pregnant with the couple’s second child, which is due in September.

In September 2005, Spears released her second fragrance, “Fantasy,” which also became a top-selling perfume. During the spring of 2005, Spears and Federline launched their own five-episode reality show, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic, which premiered on UPN to sub-par ratings and reviews by critics. In late 2005, Spears released a remix album, B in the Mix: The Remixes. The album, which received minimal promotion, debuted outside the top 100, but to date has sold over a million units worldwide. In February 2006, Spears joined the cast of NBC’s Will & Grace as a guest star and released limited edition perfume, “In Control”. In May 2006, Spears would announce her second pregnancy on The Late Show with David Letterman. Spears, most recently sat down with Matt Lauer in an interview with Matt Lauer aired on The Today Show. In the interview, Spears made public that she would not release a studio album for at least one more year. One June 20, 2006, Spears released on her official website, the chorus to a new song from her, entitled “Rebellion”. Three days later, a 50 second clip of the song was posted.


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American Satellite and Entertainment

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Mar 082024
 

The History
American Satellite and Entertainment Inc. has been founded in 1996, in the years where satellites had already been introduced, yet had plenty of aspects that needed to be developed and improved. The market was existent, yet new; it was the perfect time for a new company to enter this field, and wage war on other retailers. The area of expertise of American Satellite ranges from satellites, broadcasts, DirectTV, Satellite Internet as well as HDTV and (according to recent press releases issued by American Satellite) even GPS navigational systems. With more than 4,000 licensed and trained installers who are in turn available throughout 39 states, American Satellite has become quite a prominent giant of the satellite business. Whether they are number one or the best of the bests is not important, but we should rather focus on how reliable the service is.

Price Matching
A point that surfaces quite often when discussing about companies, retailers and everyday stores is the following: “Will business X personally guarantee the lowest price available on the market?” The answer to this question is: “Yes, American Satellite does match the lowest available price.” However, you should be aware that this is not as simple as walking in the store or calling them and asking them to match a price that you have seen somewhere else. American Satellites reserve the right to limit quantities or dates if the other retailer has a similar police; furthermore, American Satellite’s price matching is not valid if you found a lower price that was due to a bonus offer (nor any kind of different special offers), rebates or even typographical error. What this means is that American Satellite will only match the everyday normal price of another retailer, nothing more, nothing less.

Exclusive Deals
As of June 2006, American Satellite and Entertainment Inc. has signed a deal with another giant, which is none other than Amazon.com. The deal in question allows Amazon.com to be the exclusive online dealer for DirectTV systems. This is quite a good deal for us, the average customer as Amazon.com does have quite a good reputation toward their customers (which are estimated to be at roughly 50 million buyers who bought a single item or more.) The joint work of Amazon.com and American Satellite will undoubtedly please many, and should not be looked as a bad move.

Reward Program
With the HDTV market blooming; it is quite understandable that the battle of supremacy, the battle for the number one spot in HDTV and cable retailer is still fierce and ongoing. American Satellite has thought of a clever and overall very simplistic way of attracting even more customers; if you fill out and send a referral form to a friend, family member or neighbor, and in turn, they buy and activate their DirectTV system, you will receive 75 dollars. It is quite an easy stunt, but you can be assured that it encouraged people to talk about the service. As for the fine prints, you will only receive your $75 via checks (which take about 8 to 10 weeks to arrive) and will also be declared void if they are not cashed in the following 6 months. Obviously, you are also required to be an already existent owner of a DirectTV system via American Satellite. It is also good to mention that the offer does not limit you to a set number of referrals, as you can refer as many people as you can.

Go Shopping – Albert Cuyp Market

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Mar 072024
 

Probably the most famous market in the Netherlands, this market twists most of the way down the pedestrian Albert Cuyp Straat in De Pijp area of Amsterdam near the Heineken Brewery. It receives over 20,000 visitors a day and almost twice of that on Saturday. The range of stuff here is amazing from wild game to furniture. It’s definitely worth a visit if one wants to pick up some bargains and great gifts.


Albert Cuyp is a mile-long, no-nonsense, 100-year-old street market. It is the place where locals stock up on food, flowers, clothes and philosophy six days a week. There is something very enjoyable about a market right in the middle of the street, where cars are banned and pedestrians rule. The market has nearly 300 vendors on both sides of the street facing a central aisle that runs down the middle of four blocks of Albert Cuypstraat. One can see – Kurds, Serbs and Cambodians alongside the ruddy old-timers selling and buying, it is a market as which is used for everyday larder, choosing from fruits and vegetables, fresh chickens on ice, and smoked and fresh fish. One can walk through Albert Cuyp and see a tourist, feeling, for just a moment, what it must be like to be a native. There is no pretension here, but value is everywhere.


Most of the stores on Albert Cuypstraat display their wares on the sidewalk and some even have market stalls. There are a lot of flower and plant merchants and clothing stores whose prices attract a regular following, and little cafes along the street selling local specialties. This is a good neighborhood to scout out the numerous cheap ethnic restaurants operated by recent immigrants.


Behind the Albert Cuyp street there are other shops with good deals on computers, pets, furniture, haircuts, and more. The Albert Cuypmarket has more then 400 stalls selling local and exotic foodstuffs, spices and teas, clothing new and second hand and thousands of different odds and ends. One can wander around, sampling the offerings, or look at the public. On this market you notice how international Amsterdam is – People from half of all countries shop and sell here.

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