Archive for January, 2008

Against The Top Down Approach To Picking Stocks

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

If you have heard fund managers talk about the way they invest, you know a great many employ a top down approach. First, they decide how much of their portfolio to allocate to stocks and how much to allocate to bonds. At this point, they may also decide upon the relative mix of foreign and […]

Mr Lear’s Dream: Hopefully a Dream To Come True

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

I have known L E Lear for over 40 years. At my high school reunion on October 8, 2005 I noticed he was missing from the event. He was working on his dream. I will get to that in a little while. I wanted to see him so I contacted Harold Knox, a mutual friend, […]

Love Story by Erich Segal - a Critic’s Pivotal Observations

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The crux of Mr. Segal’s abilities can be exhumed with finality and elegance in the first five lines of the novel. He is a man of insightful, if not conniving, brilliance and a quiet loftiness that is not altogether uncommon in a humbling intellectuality overwhelmed with poise and reflection. A novella in its ulterior avatar, […]

Bloating and PMS

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

As a therapist working with women for over 15 years, I noticed that a significant number of women would not even think of introspecting their PMS during a therapeutic session. They just take it for granted that it is part of being a woman and nothing can be done about it but to suffer and […]

What Is Acne?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Acne is commonly known as pimples, it is a skin condition that commonly afflicts people during their teenage years. Acne pre-dominantly affects the face but can also show up on the back, neck, shoulders and chest. While most common in teenagers it can appear on adults as well. Neither race or gender is an […]

How to Increase Your eBay Auction Response in 10 Easy Steps

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Getting a buyer to your eBay auction listing is one thing. Making them actually bid on your item, is another. There are many factors that go into making an auction successful such as starting price, your marketing copy, and timing, to mention a few. Those factors apply to any auction, and sellers who know how […]

Hurting from the Outside- In: The Rise of Self-harming

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Ask any teacher or adolescent counselor what the most
disturbing trend they are seeing in teens today is, and they
are likely to tell you it’s the growing number of “cutters”.
By cutters, they mean people who hurt themselves or
“self-injure” a term that is more encompassing of the many
types of behaviors that are actually involved. Whatever the
form […]

Permanent Laser Hair Removal - Laser Hair Removal

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Do you know that the biggest problem with hair is - it doesn’t always grow in places where you want it to grow. Everyone has a specific area of their body where they want to be bald. Women most commonly seek hair removal in facial areas, on the legs or arms. Men have increasingly found […]

Develop An Online Marketing Strategy To Maximise All Of Your

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Developing an online marketing strategy is essential before you do any marketing or promotion of your business. Without a strategy it’s like stabbing around in the dark, not knowing what you want to achieve. You risk your marketing becoming unfocused and not producing the results you really want.
An online marketing strategy is the general […]

How To Get Listed in Yahoo!

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Getting listed in Yahoo! (The Very Top Search Engine/Index) is a lot like getting a date with the most beautiful girl in high school - often all you have to do is ask PROPERLY. I can make that statement because I have NEVER submitted a site to Yahoo! that wasn’t listed. I’ve […]