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07-01#-11

1.150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively

As a student, writer, author, journalist, poet, or screenwriter, you know that you probably spend more time on research, editing, and proofreading than you do on the actual writing. Therefore, you might not have time to find Resources to help you write better, faster, or more persuasively. This is where our list comes to your rescue, as the following links focus on places where you can conduct research, software that is free and easy to use, and services that will remove that “extra work” monkey from your back.

This list doesn’t focus solely on students, as writing consists of many genres and styles. Once you graduate from any writing course, you might venture into technical writing or specialize in essays for magazines. You could moonlight as a poet and work weekends as a freelance cub reporter. All the while, you might work on that novel that you intended to write years ago.

2.Directions for Solving the Rubik’s Cube

These instructions can be used to solve a 3×3x3 Rubik’s Cube and also a 2×2x2 Rubik’s mini cube starting from any combination of colors on a mixed up cube. The instructions are both easy to follow and easy to memorize.

07-31#-12

1. USD2RMB

For those who have small sum of money in paypal account and want to exchange the currency from USD to RMB easily from paypal account to alipay. And now the exchange rate is 1:6. Quite reasonable.

08-08#-01

1. Cube

Some different solutions for you to solve the cube.

08-20#-01

1. Pretty Patterns

For cube’s playing.

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How many times have you seen someone and absolutely forgotten their name? It happens to all of us, all of the time. Ian’s Messy Desk is a blog that I subscribe to and today he lists 6 tactics to use as a remedy.

Before, we send you over, here are some things that I personally use:

Name tags: If you meet someone at a tradeshow or other corporate-type event, look at their name tag at least twice during the conversation. You don’t want to stare at it, especially if it’s a woman your talking to (chest area) but visual aids increase memory.

Famous Names: I have been doing this one since grade school and really, it is kind of childish but it works. If the person has a name like Harris (for example), either first name or last, immediately create a rhyme. Ferris (Bueller’s Day Off), Paris (Hilton), etc. Their face along with the rhyme combines the visual element you need as well as a mental ’something’. I don’t know the science, but I know that my first grade teacher was Mrs. Stapleton, my second grade teacher was Mrs. Rogner, my third grade teacher was Mrs. Langerman, my 4th grade teacher was Mrs. Johnson, and my fifth grade teacher was the deceased, Mrs. Kuchida who taught me 7×8=56 and taught me the trick of 5-6-7-8. When she died mid-year in a car accident, my new 5th grade teacher was Mr. Kropp. Hell, that was all 20 years ago!

Take a snapshot: In the movies, there are scenes that freeze on people as they are shaking hands for the first time. It is supposed to draw your attention to the meeting so you can remember it later on when the script calls for a deception or something. Do the same thing. When you extend your hand to give a good shake, make a mental snapshot of the person’s expression. Again, it’s all visual.
Those 3 tips have lasted me for years and frankly, I don’t forget anyone. I don’t want to sound like Robert Di Niro or some gangster, but I remember everything from everybody - good and bad - and I treat them in kind.

So, take those tips and then head over to Ian’s Messy Desk for 6 more, ok 5, I will share one of his here:

Repeat the name back – It’s easy to confirm what you heard by saying something like, “Nice to meet you, Joan.” If the person’s name is a little unusual, you can repeat it to make sure you’re pronouncing it correctly. If you’re unclear about a name given via telephone, ask for the spelling.
Saying the name immediately helps lock it in the memory.

via Dumb Little Man

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Sara Bongiorni wasn’t trying to make a political statement. She just wondered if it was possible. For a year, Bongiorni and her young family tried to go without buying anything produced in china. No shoes, no toys, not even mousetraps. What she found was that it was nearly impossible. Read her story and see how hard it was, especially in the area of groceries. I was amazed. I had no idea we imported that much from china. We talk about being dependent on oil rich countries. Are we dependent on countries who engage in slave labor?

I quote the above content from here, now you might see how hard for a foreigner to get rid of products made in china

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Log on to this website: http://sp-studio.de/ change your hair style, eyes, mouth, skin… Awesome!

That’s the creature i’ve made…

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