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The Truth About the Vending Business

By Paul Lawrence | 05/23/2008

So one of the first “insider secrets” I learned about the vending business is that your written agreement with the distributor must describe the kind of locations you will be getting.

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2 Eggs or a Pop Tart?

By James B. LaValle | 05/23/2008

An egg has approximately 200 mg of cholesterol, and frying or scrambling it can up the cholesterol to approximately 245 mg. According to Kellogg’s, a Blueberry Pop Tart contains no cholesterol, but it does have 39.8 g of carbohydrates – almost half of them from pure sugar. So which is a healthier breakfast – an egg or a Pop Tart?

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Why Most Expensive Stocks Are Rip-Offs

By Andrew Gordon | 05/22/2008

Many investors swear by the “efficient market theory.” All it means is that through the magic of millions of investors buying and selling stock every day, you get what you pay for. If a company is cheap, it’s cheap for a reason. If it’s expensive, it’s expensive for a reason.

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A Lesson in Service From a Detroit Airport Waitress

By Suzanne Richardson | 05/22/2008

Just anticipate what your customers want, and deliver.

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Anti-Aging Strategies From the Longest-Lived People in the World

By Dr. Jonny Bowden | 05/22/2008

Recently, I interviewed Dan Buettner, whose latest book, The Blue Zones, is a veritable treasure trove of tips for living longer. Buettner is an explorer whose work for National Geographic led to the book. He investigated four parts of the world where there are more healthy centenarians than anywhere else – Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, CA; Okinawa, Japan; and Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula. Here’s what we can learn from the folks who’ve done “anti-aging” better than anyone else on the planet.

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Getting Smarter

By Rich Schefren | 05/22/2008

…even though the brain is an organ, in many ways it behaves like a muscle. What I mean is, your brain, unlike other physical organs, doesn’t wear out. In fact, the more you use your brain, and the more you challenge it, the stronger it gets.

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Why Good Prospects Don’t Return Your Phone Call

By Bob Bly | 05/21/2008

If you sell a professional, creative, consultative, or technical service, the following “Triple Play” Follow-Up System can help you increase your closing rate of leads to sales by 50 percent or more.

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All-Weather Investing

By Andrew Gordon | 05/21/2008

Guess what? What with the recession… the subprime crisis… foreclosures… inflation… and more, your portfolio is very likely flying into uncharted weather.

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Let’s Talk About…Talking

By Judith Strauss | 05/20/2008

I picked up the phone and Miss Blake, the school nurse, was on the line. “Mrs. Strauss,” she said, “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but your daughter fell on the playground and hit her head.” “Where is she? Is she in your office? Should I come and…

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How to Lose Your Belly and Thighs

By Craig Ballantyne | 05/20/2008

If you want to lose belly fat, you should do lots of crunches. And if you want to tone your thighs, you should reach for your ThighMaster. Right?

Wrong on both counts.

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A Traveling Salesman Finally Arrives at Home

By David Cross | 05/20/2008

For as long as I can remember, there’s been a fundamental problem with running pretty much any business. Finally, we’ve figured out the solution. In the old days, it was known as the “traveling salesman problem.” You see, a salesman needs to visit a number of geographically disparate cities. The problem – known in mathematics as a problem of combinatorial optimization – is how to visit all of the locations in the least amount of time.

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4 Ways to Give Yourself More Time

By Mark Morgan Ford | 05/19/2008

Of all the ETR essays I’ve written about self-improvement, the ones that get the most response – both positive and negative – are those that have to do with saving time. I don’t know why that is. You would think ETR readers would be very happy to get advice about how to be more productive by spending less time doing routine tasks. You would think.

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