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The Exhilarating Company of Positive Minds
“I have learned from reading ETR that it is mighty exhilarating to be in the company of thinking, positive, innovative minds that would welcome me in their midst and challenge me to leap and grow.
Read MoreDear ETR: Will Baby Boomers Cause a Stock Market Crash?
“As the baby boomers retire, will the selling of their 401(k)s for retirement income have a downward effect on the stock market for many years to come? At 52, I don’t want to take another major hit. What will happen to the stock market as the population ages? I feel I have all my eggs in the same basket as everyone else.”
Read MorePlaying the Slots
If you are building an Internet marketing business, you will soon start to get requests from people asking you to promote something of theirs by sending an e-mail to your list. Or perhaps you are on the other end of that transaction, asking successful Internet marketers to promote your book or event. And when they…
Read MoreIt’s Fun to Know: The World’s Most Disappointing Tourist Attraction
Crystal Falls, MI is home to what may be the world’s largest and oldest living organism. It’s a fungus that lies beneath 38 acres of forest floor near the Wisconsin border.
Read MoreWord to the Wise: Gimlet Eye
A “gimlet” (GIM-let) is a small hand tool with a pointed spiral tip, used for boring holes in wood. We use the phrase “gimlet eye” for a sharp or piercing look.
Read MoreIt’s Fun to Know: Is that Pint Really a Pint?
The next time you order a pint of your favorite frosty brew at a pub or restaurant, check out the glass. You might be getting shortchanged. In response to rising costs, some establishments have turned to raising beer prices and (shudder) substituting traditional 16-ounce pint glasses with 14-ouncers, known as "falsies." The glasses are the…
Read More5 Ways to Grow Rich in Tough Economic Times
Issue #2402 WEALTHY: What’s most likely to make you a bundle in the next two years? (Clayton Makepeace) HEALTHY: 3 reasons to waste less food (2 of them might surprise you!) (Judith Strauss) WISE: General Douglas MacArthur on opportunity ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Should you worry about how much your marketing costs? (Suzanne Richardson) You…
Read MoreWord to the Wise: Claque
A “claque” (KLAK) – from the French for “clap” – is a group of fawning admirers, sometimes hired to applaud at a performance.
Read MoreIt’s Fun to Know: The Largest Mall in the World
The 7-million-square-foot South China Mall in Dongguan, China is the largest in the world
Read MoreWord to the Wise: Adumbrate
To “adumbrate” (uh-DUM-brate) – from the Latin for “shadow” – is to foreshadow or give a sketchy outline.
Read Moret’s Good to Know: Music Seizures
Musicogenic epilepsy is a rare condition (only 150 cases have ever been reported) in which sufferers have seizures when they hear certain types of music.
Read MoreIt’s Fun to Know: The Deadly Artistry of Spider Webs
It turns out that the intricate designs of spider webs might not just be for show.
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