Archive for February, 2008


February 28th, 2008

How Should Parents Evaluate The Charlotte Schools?

School choice isn’t always an easy thing to have. I sometimes wish that my kids were born and raised in one district where we had never had to make the tough decisions about where to live, whether to use the magnet systems, if private schools are worth the money…But one thing I’ve noticed about the Charlotte Mecklenburg schools system is that there are a lot of northern transplants- like myself. And being a newcomer to the Charlotte Schools, or any other district can be overwhelming. Especially when choosing your home has an impact on your child’s education. I’m an advocate of the school listings that different web sites put out for that reason. But even with a list of public school rankings in hand, I recommend that parents look for these specific traits when visiting the Charlotte Schools.

February 28th, 2008

Waterproof Paint

Water damage can come from a variety of sources including surface or rain water, underground water under hydrostatic pressure or internal sources. Waterproof paint applications in effected areas can solve these problems for you.

The next time you take a shower, consider the damage you may be causing to your home. Actually, one shower won’t cause moisture damage in itself, but together with washing clothes, steam from cooking, and dishwashing, a good deal of moisture is added to the atmosphere of your home each day. And on the outside, rain and snow regularly drop a good deal of moisture on your house. All these factors can cause extensive damage both to your home’s appearance and structure. Moisture can cause ugly rusting or decay of building materials, and blistering or peeling of painted surfaces. It can warp wood, and promote mildew and other fungi growth on our home.

February 28th, 2008

Your African Style

The African style of decorating has seen quite an increase in popularity, due to the prevalence of home design shows, websites, and books. You may want to add a bit of African style to your own home, but are unsure of where to begin, but there are ways that you can add a touch of this style to make your room more visually appealing and interesting.

You can easily make your room into a beautiful refuge by choosing an African-styled wallpaper border and choosing a coordinating paint color. If you are lucky enough to have walls that already mesh well with the border, then you will only have to put up the border. Simply adding this simple touch can give your room an entirely new feel.

February 27th, 2008

Providing A Blueprint For Generational Leadership

Developing an understanding of the specific ways in which Generations X and Y view the world will provide your organization with valuable insight into how to attract, sustain and motivate the younger generations. When you speak their language and they understand your language, the stage is set for better communication, increased productivity and increased profitability. I was reminded of this when one of my client’s commented, “Why do my younger employees keep talking about this whole ‘balance’ thing, when there’s work to be done?”

There are a couple of important things to consider here.

February 27th, 2008

Aging Healthily, Happily, Productively, And With Enthusiasm

One of the saddest sights in life is to see someone who has just retired, and thinks life is
all downhill from now on. They just wait around, doing little but potter around, with little exercise for brain and body. They are waiting to die.

February 27th, 2008

Soft Drink Alert: Dangers Of Benzene

Losing weight is a real major health concern for at least two-thirds of the American population. Many adults and children drink themselves into being overweight or obesity. Beyond those nutritionally empty calories that soft drinks have and the number one source of calories in a typical American diet, a long known about threat in soft drinks, benzene, has health officials concerned again.

February 27th, 2008

Tips For Finding Affordable Life Insurance

Are you in need of affordable life insurance? In the beginning what you need to be doing is getting free life insurance quotes. This way you can determine how much your insurance is going to cost you. I always recommend that everyone get more than one quote because not all life insurance is created equal and it’s not always affordable either, depending on the company and the policy.

I was reviewing Term Life Insurance policies earlier today just for reference and there was around a 25% difference in cost annually between the lowest priced policy and highest priced policy. That reaffirms my statement.

February 27th, 2008

Writing - Good Copy Illuminates And Delivers (the Truth)

Good copy has two important functions.

1) It brings up “the world” alive. And once our attention is engaged,

2) It also delivers the unvarnished truth.

Delivering the truth without aesthetics, without illumination, would be like that proverbial tree falling down in the forest and nobody noticing it. Does a tree really fall if there are no witnesses? We don’t know.

Sheer aesthetic fireworks, on the other hand, without any truth, is disservice to the world. It is betrayal of our short existence here on this earth. It’s deception and the lowliest of the black-arts.

February 27th, 2008

Financial Freedom - Making That First Step

If sometime in the future you want to gain financial freedom, you must understand how working for money and money working for you is different. Out of college, most of us are in the economic race, working for years at a dead-end job where the financial ceiling is low. But we have to pay off our loans, debts, rent, insurance and so on. To be honest just breaking even with the government/banks could take years. But financial freedom isn’t something that is going to come over night. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme that takes you to the promise land in a few days. It takes time and patience and a thirst for knowledge because no matter how far you go there is always room for growth.

February 26th, 2008

Learn Telekinesis - Tips To Develop Telekinesis

Telekinesis is the ability to move objects from one place to another without physical contact. In other words, moving things with will alone. Another name for telekinesis is psychokinesis. Telekinesis can also mean shaping things with your mind or bending things such as spoons.

The concept of telekinesis has been around for a very long time and has been studied by many groups and even the military.

In order to learn telekinesis you must develop the skill just like riding a bike. For a long time you may see no result. This is where many give up. It is a matter of concentration, belief, endurance, focus and will.


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