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I started life at 20

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I started life at 20

An ETF With a Bright Future

By Christian Hill | 07/15/2008

The world of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is ever-evolving. Nowadays, you can invest in a fund that covers just about any niche market. One that has caught my interest lately is the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF, with the ticker symbol TAN. (Apparently, even Wall Street has a bit of a sense of humor.)

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Was It Worth the Pain?

By John L. Herman Jr. | 07/15/2008

Success is like any other high in life. It is a rush. It may be as simple as getting the closest parking space. Ahhh, that little rush of victory! And all it took was driving around the lot three times.

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Take Baby Steps to Better Health

By Craig Ballantyne | 07/15/2008

I get hundreds of e-mails every day, but only a few of them upset me. And those are the ones from guys who are under 30 and feel that they’ll never be in good shape again. It is frustrating that so many men, and women, think they are over the hill in their late 20s. Can you believe that?

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Your Customers Won’t Know What They’re Getting Unless You Tell Them

By Suzanne Richardson | 07/14/2008

You aim for top-notch service. And you always put your customer first. But if you’re not reminding your customer of exactly what you’re doing for her, your hard work could be going unnoticed.

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Meat: Clean, Lean, and Green

By Kelley Herring | 07/14/2008

Should I eat meat? At some point, just about everyone asks themselves that question. As you know from reading ETR, we strongly believe that the answer is yes – because meat is an essential part of a healthy, fat-burning diet.

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The Right Way to Take a Working Vacation

By Mark Morgan Ford | 07/14/2008

You can do it too – enjoy a working vacation of half-days. The idea is that instead of taking a two- or three-week vacation without work, take a four- to six-week vacation working just four hours a day.

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How to Gain Muscle and Burn Fat – at the Same Time

By Jon Benson | 07/12/2008

I’d like to help you get into top shape as quickly as possible. In order to do that, you must do two seemingly opposing things: Gain weight (muscle) and lose weight (fat).

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Contaminated Crops

By James B. LaValle | 07/11/2008

Fresh produce is a key component of a healthy diet, and I’m constantly reminding patients to increase their intake. But recent headlines have opened our eyes to the fact that when we eat fresh fruit and vegetables, we may be literally biting off more than we can chew.

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Only 7 Percent of E-Mails Are Worth Reading

By Mary Ellen Tribby | 07/10/2008

Knowing I was going to be out of touch for a while, I prepared everything I needed ahead of time. That included setting up the following autoresponder message for all the e-mails I would be receiving while I was gone.

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It’s Fun to Know: Is that Pint Really a Pint?

By Early To Rise | 07/10/2008

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…

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5 Ways to Grow Rich in Tough Economic Times

By Early To Rise | 07/8/2008

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…

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5 Ways to Grow (Very) Rich in Tough Economic Times

By Clayton Makepeace | 07/8/2008

Let’s say you own a business and you’re trying to decide what kinds of products you should be developing. Or you’re a copywriter trying to select the clients and projects most likely to make you a bundle over the next year or so. Right off the bat, you know it isn’t going to be easy.

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