Janus Words
Its an understatement to say that the English language is complicated. And in an e-mail to ETRs usage expert, Don Hauptman, Charlie Byrne raised one of our languages most prickly problems: words with contradictory meanings.
Why Gas Prices and Airline Fees Shouldn’t Stop You From Traveling
High gas prices and rising airline fees may be keeping you closer to home than you’d like to be… but they shouldn’t.
Making Money With a Small, Responsive List
If you’ve been online for any amount of time, you’ve probably come across the phrase “The money is in the list.” This, of course, refers to the database of names, e-mail addresses, and other information you may collect from customers and prospective customers. Building a list is the core principle behind the Early to Rise / Agora Model of Internet Marketing.
You Determine Your Income
Do you think you’re making enough money? About half of American employees believe they are underpaid, according to a recent survey done by Salary.com. Yet the same survey found that only 22 percent really were underpaid as compared to industry standards.
Get More Antioxidants… With Rolls
Looking to power up your plate with antioxidants? Look to rolls. Sushi rolls, that is.
These small bites are big on age-defying antioxidants from several traditional Asian ingredients. Here are the top four:
A Usability Lesson in the Oddest of Places
Airport restrooms. Yuck. I don’t even like to think about them – and I’m betting you don’t either. But they can teach you a valuable lesson about usability.
The Melody of Life
Amidst all the insanity and meaningless chatter that overwhelms us each day, every so often we get a break – and get hooked into nature’s Sanity Support System. We have little control over when the blessed intervention will take place, how often it will occur, or what its components may be.
The Investment Pecking Order
The economy is in a slow period, and bankruptcies are making headlines. So, lately, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about the pecking order investors assume when a publicly traded company goes into bankruptcy.
Flipping the Switch
As Tony Robbins says, you don’t have to know how electricity works. All you need to know is how to flip the switch to get the light to come on…
Dear ETR: “Where do I find organic wine?”
“My question is: Where do I find organic wine? My health food store doesn’t have it. And I don’t remember seeing it in any grocery or ‘drug’ stores. Is there a company we could order it from?
5 Ways to Make Hard Decisions a Little Easier
Yesterday, my wife Missy woke up with her stomach in knots. Clara, the woman who’d been cleaning our house for the past two years, was becoming more and more unreliable. Sometimes she called to say she’d be late – but sometimes she just didn’t show up at all. Not only that, but she was doing a terrible job.
How to (Finally!) Get That 6-Pack
You’ve been working on those 6-pack abs for as long as you can remember… and nothing seems to help. Perhaps the solution lies in the results of a new study published in The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. The study showed that doing ab exercises “explosively” (i.e., faster) makes your abdominal muscles work harder.