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Recent posts related to

Internet Independence

How to Exercise When Injured

By Craig Ballantyne | 06/9/2008

It happens. You strain your shoulder, sprain your wrist, or even break an arm. Most people think that working out with an injury like that will be a waste of time. But that’s plain wrong. In fact, by exercising your strong arm, you can actually maintain – or possibly even improve – the strength in your injured arm.

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Faking It, Making It: The Changing World of Fakery

By Mark Morgan Ford | 06/9/2008

Cuban cigars are expensive. A Cohiba robusto will set you back more than $25 in London or Madrid. You can buy them in Florida for $5 to $10 apiece. And lots of people do. Trouble is, they are fake. People who have been smoking Cohibas for 20 years say it’s…

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Your Investing Plan for the Next 3 Months

By Rick Pendergraft | 06/9/2008

Before you jump into summer trading with both feet, be aware.

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Persuade People With Deductive Reasoning

By Paul Lawrence | 06/7/2008

Ordering people around – even if you’re in a position to do so – is one of the least effective ways to get them to do what you want them to do. It’s always better to use proven persuasion techniques to change their thinking – and even their actions – without sounding like a dictator or a jerk.

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How Much Fiber Can You Get in a Shake?

By Mark Morgan Ford | 06/7/2008

There’s no doubt about it – fiber is one of a few super-foods you should consume daily. In my article about my daily eating routine, I mentioned a super-high-fiber shake that I drink every day. In fact, I’ve calculated that my shake can provide me with as much as 95 grams of fiber. A half-dozen ETR readers wrote in, wondering where I found this miraculous beverage.

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Fill Up Your Portfolio With This Profitable Company

By Christian Hill | 06/7/2008

When it comes to a measuring a company’s health, little can compare with overall profits. The more profitable a company is, the better. And no company in the world is more profitable than ExxonMobil (XOM). For anyone who drives a car and pays $4/gallon for gas, this should come as no surprise.

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Righting Copywrongs

By David Cross | 06/6/2008

Keep in mind that there is nothing you can do to stop anyone from copying your website or other digital content. However, there are a number of things you can do to prevent them from actually publishing what they plagiarized. In some cases, you can even close them down.

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The Problem With Enormous Goals

By Suzanne Richardson | 06/6/2008

When Bobby announced that he was going to write a novel by the end of 2007, his family was a little skeptical. Bobby has a demanding job in investment banking. Plus, he’s never taken a single writing class. And, to be truthful, the only thing he regularly reads is The Wall Street Journal. So when 2008 rolled around and Bobby hadn’t written more than 10 pages, no one was surprised. Except Bobby. He was upset and felt like he’d failed himself. And his dream of becoming a writer went down in flames.

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Living Rich: Cheap Thrills

By Judith Strauss | 06/5/2008

Airport security wasn’t always as tight as it is today – and that extended to the airlines’ VIP lounges. When I was a senior in high school, a small group of us discovered Delta’s Crown Room at O’Hare Airport. And every now and then, we would smile our way in to enjoy a free night out. Comfy chairs. Snacks and drinks. A big-screen (for the time) TV. And excellent people-watching opportunities.

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Direct Marketing Is Like Baseball

By Bob Bly | 06/5/2008

Experienced direct marketers know – and expect – a percentage of their test campaigns to under-perform the current control, or even lose money. They accept this fact without despair, because they know that if one test mailing in every two… or every three… or even every five is a winner, they can make a lot of money.

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Bring Your Story Home to Your Reader

By John Carlton | 06/4/2008

Today, if you’re up for it, I have another exercise that will help hone your writing chops to dangerous “street-wise salesmanship” levels.

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Why TV Makes Us Fat

By Craig Ballantyne | 06/3/2008

The researchers examined the connections between watching TV, eating, and exercising in young adults (aged 26-36). They found that the young woman who watched more than three hours per day of TV had a higher prevalence of severe abdominal obesity when compared to the women who watched less than one hour of TV.

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