The last time I conducted a job search, the internet was still somewhat in its infancy and not of much help to me. Today, though, there are all sort of job search sites out there. One new one is FreeCareerSearch.com, which is an online search engine for all career-related topics, job postings, and advice. It quickly links you to information about a given career and the opportunities within the field.

Indeed, I looked at my own field, teaching, and found a number of excellent articles about education and how to go about finding a job in education. This, in turn, pointed me to other employment-related sites that would help an aspiring teacher, or one looking to make a change of schools, find a classroom where they fit.

The site is easy to use, and the results good in terms of organization and quality. if I may note one thing though -- this site is NOT a job-bank, so don't go there expecting to find job listings. Instead, look more for a "how-to" site on finding a job.

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Do you have debt that you are struggling to pay? Do you own your own home? If you do, you have the ability to draw upon your home's value to pay those debts, and at a much lower interest rate! What you need to do is look at the possibility of getting a Home Equity Loan. After all, you would pay that debt if you had cash under the floorboards -- well you have cash IN the floorboards and the siding and every other part of the building. Use it!

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I dropped by my wifeless provider today, and asked some questions about upgrading my phone and extending my contract. Frankly, I wasn't impressed by the deals offered by "Recently Bought By Another Company" Wireless, but I was impressed by some of the phones -- and in particular the Sony Ericsson W880i.

What do I like about the Sony Ericsson W880i? Well, for starters, it is a great looking phone, available in great colors. I'd probably get the black version for myself, but my darling wife would probably want the Sony Ericsson W880i in red, though she might surprise me and select the sharp looking white version of the phone.

But it isn't just looks. The Sony Ericsson W880i also doubles as an Walkman MP3 player, meaning you can take your music with you wherever you want and not have to carry a second device. That is just plain efficient, folks, and something of an advantage in my book. And with a 1 GB memory card, there is plenty of room for music, don't you think? And since the phone is Bluetooth capable, you can listen to the music using your Bluetooth earpiece. Great idea. It is even able to handle video streaming as well as the streaming audio!

Of course, it has other bells and whistles as well. This phone has a camera, can handle video calls, is internet ready, and let's you check your email on the go. I love it!

So if you want to get cheaper UK Sony Ericsson W880i deals, visit Get Cheaper UK. You won't be sorry.

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Well, they are called Oddity Software for a reason, and this item certainly seems like an oddity to me -- a Canadian Company Marketing Database that has been meticulously compiled and checked to ensure that the information contained is valid and ready to use. Canadian Business Details includes information on well-over 1,000,000 companies in all provinces and territories in Canada!

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And it isn't just business names and phone numbers we are talking about here -- this database also has contact names, employee counts, and other information that will be relevant to your marketing program. If you are doing business in Canada, my question for you is how you can operate without this Canada Company Marketing Data?

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Here's the deal, folks. Over the last few years, MP3 (and now MP4) players have become the best way to listen to your music when you are on the go. No more bulky CD players!

Well, I'd like to Recommend Mp3/Mp4 Player sales site to you. Over at uxcell.com they have an incredible selection of MP3/MP4 devices just waiting for you, and at great discount prices.

So get over to the MP3/MP4 store at uxcell.com and buy one -- you won't be sorry!

Oh, and for the record, here's my personal favorite.

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Medical Health Information Resource is a relatively new source for medical information on the internet. It has a number of good articles on different health issues, everything from treating acne to the signs of Multiple Sclerosis. The articles I've looked at are clear and understandable to those of us who are not medical professionals. There is even a good article on stem cell research that I will direct one of my college students to for her research paper on the subject.

Drop by Medical Health Information Resource and take a look at this growing site. I think you will find it to be a useful resource for information on health issues.

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Need a speaker for your conference? Looking for someone to come in and give a little motivation to your staff? Would you like to bring a topical and timely personality to your college campus? Well, the International Speakers Bureau is a fantastic source for motivational keynote speakers and celebrity speakers for whatever event you have planned.

Let's be honest here -- I'm talking about top-flight individuals. Just go to their homepage and you will see folks like Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, or celebrity psychologist television personality Dr. Phil McGraw. Helen Thomas and Peggy Noonan are both represented by IBS. After looking through the lists of available speakers, I am really convinced that you can literally find the right speaker for any need you have. They can even help you find speakers whose fees meet your needs. And that is, after all, why you want to work with a speakers bureau to begin with, right?

What I find particularly interesting is their focus on college and university speaker series. IBS offers a whole range of programs and speakers tailored to the need of various sorts of college programs, including endowed lecture series, staff development, and leadership development programs. Frankly, i wish I had known about IBS when I worked programming speakers years ago -- it would have made all that committee work so much easier!

Go by the IBS website and take a look -- I can almost guarantee that you can find the speaker who meets your needs for your event.

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You hate it when stuff like this happens -- you make that purchase, only to have the price drop the next day or next week. It happens in brick-and-mortar stores, and it happens online, at places like Amazon.com Well, you can get Amazon price protection by ordering through AmazingRefund.com.

Here's how it works.

You go to AmazingRefund.com and shop, just like you would at Amazon. All products you examine and all items you purchase will come from Amazon, but you check out through AmazingRefund.com's shopping cart feature instead.

Now here's where the neat part comes in.

AmazingRefund.com will keep track of your purchases for the next 30 days, and will check Amazon's site twice daily to see if there are any price reductions. If there are, AmazingRefund.com will contact you and let you know, so that you can take advantage of Amazon's 30 day price guarantee. All you have to do is contact Amazon to get your account credited.

Now think about this -- do you have the time to check prices aily on purchases you've made? Or would you prefer to have someone else spend the time doing it, letting you do more productive things? I think the answer should be obvious. So go to AmazingRefund.com the next time you want to order through Amazon and get what you have coming to you.

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I've been very fortunate in my life when it comes to home insurance and a href="http://www.insure121.com/">car insurance. I've been with one company my entire life, from the day I first got my drivers license on forward, and later when I began renting my first apartment and finally when I purchased the house where I live.

That does not mean that I don't comparison shop for insurance -- every year I compare car insurance rates to find out if the company I use is giving me the best deal -- and I do the same for my insurance on my house. I've never found a good website for comparing those rates, until now. Insure121.com is a fantastic site for looking up the various rates from different insurers to find what best suits your needs. they also provide you with the latest insurance news so that you can make informed decisions on the companies you hear about.

indeed, the only thing this American consumer finds wrong with Insure121.com is that it a UK site, and so provides me with no American information. But hey, if you are in the UK and need insurance, drop by and take a look. Me, I'll just keep on waiting for Insure121.com to makes its presence known here in the United States, where I'm sure it would be a smashing success.

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I just ran across this, and I'd love some opinions. Box.Net has a free widget available over at their site -- a flash player that streams podcasts, music, photos, videos, and any other type of files. Now I'm interested in possibly beginning to do a little bit of video here at Rhymes With Right, and I wonder if the Box.net Widget is the way for me to go. It looks nice, and is even customizable for individual websites. They even have code available for those of us who are a little less HTML savvy. And what is particularly nice is their free hosting of 1 gig of content free!

Here's what it looks like.

I'm going to try this here for a while, and and give it a trial run. I'll let you know my evaluation as we move further on, and as I host more content.

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I believe I have mentioned a time or two that my younger brother is a police officer out on the West Coast (exactly where will remain vague, to protect his privacy). For that matter, my grandfather was a state police officer in Illinois for many years, and was assigned during WWII to work guarding defense plants in the St. Louis metropolitan area. So cops have a special place in my heart.

That's one reason why I want to encourage folks to get your FOP Gold Supporter Shield from the Fraternal Order of Police. If you cannot support the Fraternal Order of Police at that level, consider one of the lower sponsorship levels that are available . These folks do good work in education, community service and lobbying on behalf of law enforcement officers to help make them more effective and our streets safer. So show your support for your local cops -- and police officers around your state and the nation. Donate today!

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I talked the other day about the "Review My Post" badges that have been appearing on my site since I started working with PayPerPost.Com. Well, if I wasn't clear enough in that post, let me say for the record that PPP is a blog ad network, not unlike some of the other ads I've placed on my site. The difference is that I get to exercise my talents with prose as I earn money blogging, and have control over what offers I take. Frankly, I'm really happy with this.

Now lately, I've been blessed with some big money opportunities. I've been paid to write about topics that interest me and earned $10.00, $15.00, $35.00 and even $75.00 for posts on my site -- sometimes as few as 50 words, but once or twice as long as 300. Frankly, I wish my blog had the right focus and traffic level to take advantage of the $1000 offer from one media site, or even the $90.00 offer about diamonds for sale on a popular auction site. But this past weekend, I still made about $250 pending approval of my posts, for a relatively small investment of time and bandwidth.

Oh, and one other nice thing about PayPerPost.Com -- most of the advertising money goes to you, not the company. PPP does only a 35% mark-up over what we blogger get paid, unlike some competitors that do a 100% mark-up or who use obscure formulas to pay you pennies a day. Frankly, that sort of payout rate makes PPP the logical choice for bloggers of all sizes.

And yes, PayPerPost.Com does have a disclosure requirement, but that is simply a way of keeping them and us honest about advertising. That's why you will see a badge like this

at the end of some posts, or even the following simple disclosure.

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If you live in the area around Scottsdale Arizona, Los Angeles or New York City, you need to look here for great values on Tibetan Designer rugs!

That's right, Tufenkian Designer rugs are being sold at incredible prices in your cities -- up to 75% off! Not only that, if you register at the Tufenkian Designer rugs website you can receive an additional 10% discount!

And these are beautiful carpets, folks, hand-made by craftsmen and women. And best of all, these carpets are guaranteed not to have been made using child labor, so the purchase of these rugs is socially responsible as well.

So drop by the website and the showrooms to take a look at these functional works of art.

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I’m getting ready to do a redesign of my site in the next couple months, as many of the MuNuvian blogs prepare to shift over to a new blogging platform (I’ll spare you the details for now). And as I do, I am giving consideration to providing email updates to interested visitors, allowing them to subscribe to periodic newsletters from my site. I believe I’ve found the utility I’ll use for this service – it is called Zookoda, and it specializes in providing blog email.

Why use a service like Zookoda? Well, with Zookoda? I’ll be able to do all of the following:
• Manage email newsletter subscribers.
• Enhance my blog with custom newsletter subscription forms.
• Design eye-catching newletters to match my blog design.
• Schedule recurring broadcasts for each day, week or month.
• View real-time open, bounce, click and unsubscribe reports.
• Access mobile users by emailing blog content in text format.

Now will I use all of these services? Maybe not initially, but I will likely use most of them as I work the kinks out of my new design and blogging platform. Overt time, this will enable me to turn Rhymes With Right into the sort of blog I’ve always wanted.

Now I’d like to offer my encouragement to my fellow bloggers to take a look at Zookoda and what it can do for them and their blogs.

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Some of you may have noticed the button that has appeared at the bottom of every post on my site a while back -- you know, the one saying you can review my post and get paid for it. That is one of the new features available through me as a part of PayPerPost.com, one of the many services out there that helps bloggers monetize their blogs though advertising and sponsored posts.

Now I could sing the praises of PayPerPost.com in general, but I really want to talk about the new feature that I mentioned above -- the Review My Post program. Using this program, you have the opportunity to write a review of my post -- any post with a button on it (which means all of them around here) -- and get paid for it when you join PayPerPost.com. And what's even better, YOU get paid for writing the review, and so do I! And once you've done that, you also have access to the rest of PayPerPost.com's many posting opportunities, so you can make even more money. And both of our blogs will generate traffic though the mutual linkage that we create in the process.

Of course if you are already a PayPerPost.com, all you have to do is click "Affiliate Tools" in your blogger interface when at the PayPerPost.com website and then select Review My Post for details.

What is great about this is that you can make money quickly -- much faster than you do using Google Ads or becoming an affiliate with Amazon or many of the other advertising services. You also get paid faster -- a mere 30-day turn-around tie from when you make your post to the day the cash appears in your PayPal account. What could be easier?

So come on, folks, click that little badge down there at the end of this post -- or at the end of any of my other posts -- and tell the world what you think of my ideas, my writing, or my blog in general.

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Now here is an interesting idea that I had never thought of before -- Realtors using state education scores to actually map out the desirable neighborhoods to live in. This is the tack being taken by one Florida Realtor, who recently put out this press release.

Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2007 -- Starting today homebuyers all across the state of Florida can display a Google Map of all of the public schools in their county and the FCAT scores for the past five years. School grades are color coded so that buyers can at a glance identify potential neighborhoods to look at for homes. This map of "A" through "F" graded schools gives buyers more information about the neighborhoods where they are looking at homes. I constantly get asked by many buyers where the best schools are located when they shop for homes. If the buyers are new to the area it's often hard for them to visualize which neighborhoods have the best schools "I constantly get asked by many buyers where the best schools are located when they shop for homes. If the buyers are new to the area it's often hard for them to visualize which neighborhoods have the best schools," says Krista Fracke, Realtor. She continues, "By using this web page buyers can see the past five years of FCAT scores and narrow down where they want to search for homes." The web page, http://www.kristafracke.com/idxschools.php, is a mash-up of the popular Google Maps service that many people are familiar with using to see aerial pictures of cities. Once the user clicks on the Florida County they want to see, the map centers on that county. The map then displays colored markers that show the location of the schools in that county. The color of the marker indicates the school's grade from the last year. Clicking on the marker reveals the school's name and grades from the past five years. The web page may also be found from the home page, http://www.kristafracke.com, by clicking on the "Schools" link on the right hand navigation menu. Krista Fracke is a real estate agent in Northeast Florida serving Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, and St Johns County. In 2006, Krista closed over $30,000,000 in sales. Krista is member of RE/MAX's Chairman's Club and has one the highest ranked RE/MAX teams in the state of Florida.

Frankly, I like the idea of this service. When my darling wife and I were hunting for our current home, one of the issues was the local schools, because we were planning o adopt. As a teacher, I knew what I was looking for and was aware of the areas to look at and neighborhoods to avoid because of the schools. One house was actually rejected precisely because of that issue. I wonder, though, how many home buyers don't know what they are getting into.

I think that home buyers in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, and St Johns County are going to be well-served by this service, and I certainly hope that Krista Fracke's idea is taken up by other Realtors around the country, including those here in Texas as she continues to track Ponte Vedra Beach and A rated schools in her area.

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You folks know that I adore our "child", Carmie, the world's most lovable mutt. My darling wife and I never know what our canine companion of over a decade is going to do next to make us laugh.

Well, I've found a spot on the 'Net for folks like us, who love laughing at funny animals -- PetHumor.com!

And yes, the site even includes cute and cuddly kittens -- and the aloof creatures they grow into.

And I swear that the retriever-style behavior above has nothing to do with what happened to this poor fellow.

So like I said -- if you like funny animals, you need to go to funny animalsPetHumor.com!

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To tell you the truth, I've never really gotten the whole VoIP thing. That changed tonight when I came across Encyclocentral.com's article on the subject tonight. There it is -- a clear and concise explanation of what VoIP is all about! This article explained it all to me in a non-technical manner that I could understand -- the different protocols, the types of hardware needed, etc. What more could I ask for, right?

So whether you want to know about Nielsen NetRatings, refractory materials or Windsor chairs, Encyclocentral.com is a great place to start looking!

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Valentines Day is almost here -- have you sent the one you love a valentine through Egreetings.com? There are a whole host of wonderful cards for the one you love -- or who you simply lust after -- for every occasion, not just the immediately occurring holiday involving hearts and Cupids.

I mean, what could be better than free funny eCards like this one?

Not to mention the mildly risque ones -- come on, guys, you know you would love to have this one pop up in your email!

So come on by Egreetings.com and sign up for the free 30-day trial -- or better yet, for just $13.99 you can send unlimited ecards for a year, even scheduling them months in advance so that you won't forget that birthday!

So drop by, take a look, and make that special someone very happy on Wednesday when they find that something special in their mailbox at home, school, or work.

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What can I say about credit cards? Frankly, I don't know how anyone can get by today without having one packed away in their purse or wallet -- maybe even more than one. Used responsibly, such little conveniences can be a life-saver in dire straights and emergency situations.

One opportunity you have in many situations is to transfer balances from one card to another. Done correctly, this can save you a wad of cash. Let's say you are walking around with a typical card with a 15% interest rate. If you look closely, it is possible to find opportunities to transfer the balance from that card to a new card that has a promotional 0% rate for a year or longer! Think about it -- 0% balance transfers mean that you are borrowing that money for nothing! That will certainly help you save your money while paying down the balance in a responsible manner. Indeed, I've seen it done that wise users of credit cards can get themselves out of debt months, even years early.

There are also a section on the site devoted to cash back credit cards, credit card reward points, credit card loyalty programs.

So do a little shopping and compare credit cards to find out which one is the right one for you in your particular situation!

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What can I say? I like a bargain, and so does my wife. Over the years we have both learned that you can find incredible deals on the internet if you use online coupons to stretch your dollar a bit further.

As Valentine's Day approaches, flowers are a must for your lady love. It is therefore a good idea to see if you can find a good coupon to get something just a little bit nicer than you could normally afford. If you would like, for example, you can get a great deal at 1-800-FLOWERS just by using a coupon! You know, just something small like an extra dozen roses AND a vase to go with the dozen you had already planned on purchasing. Think about it -- she'll be quit impressed by the sight of two dozen beautiful flowers proclaiming your love for her and only her.

Not that you need to limit your flower-buying to just one day of the year.

Where can you find this and so many other great internet bargains involving the use of internet coupons? Why at CouponChief.com, of course!

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I've been teaching about nationalism in my World History classes these last few days, and today came upon the unification of Italy.

It is hard to imagine that, following the fall of Rome, Italy was a fragmented peninsula made up of warring city-states, petty dukedoms, and the Papal States, each an sovereign state in its own right. But the nationalistic impulse sparked by Napoleon's conquest of the peninsula, combined with the revolutionary spirit of Mazzini and Garibaldi and the open support of King Victor Emmanuel II, led to the declaration of March 17, 1861 declaration of a unified Italian kingdom -- to be followed by the final conquest of the papacy's temporal dominion within the decade.

Today, Italy is a land noted for its beauty and history, as well as its travel and leisure industry. Take the opportunity, my friends, to consider investing in property in Tuscany, Sicily, or one of the many beautiful regions of Italy!

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I'll be honest -- as a kid I used to think that the release day of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue should be a national holiday. After all, what normal, healthy, red-blooded American male could possibly concentrate on anything else but the gorgeous women in that magazine during on the day it came out?

And to be honest, I still sometimes feel that way, decades after becoming aware of the soaking-wet beauties that grace the pages of America's premier sports magazine. And this year the big day is Valentine's Day, February 14!

But today, there is more. So much more.

Not only can you get the glossy-paged "hard copy" of magazine, with pictures of such exquisite creatures as Heidi Klum, Marisa Miller, Ana Beatriz Barros, Maria Sharapova, Molly Sims and 2005 SI cover girl Carolyn Murphy, but now you can go to the online edition as well, for more of the beauties whose style and form fills your imagination with wild flights of fancy! You can even download cell phone wallpaper images direct from the special photo shoot from the site for a mere $1.99, as a part of the SIMobile service.

And you don't just get access to this year's photos -- there are also classic shots of former cover models Kathy Ireland and Elle Macpherson, as well as other lovely blasts from the past.

So look sharp and mark your calendars -- the big day is just around the corner on Valentine's Day!

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I really had no idea that you could get your Car Insurance through a WalMart affiliate! I just found out that you can, at least in the UK, through ASDA Financial Services.

Looking over their site, I find clear, easy-to-use tools that will allow any consumer to quickly and painlessly (OK -- relatively painlessly, since you do eventually have to pay for it) purchase insurance for your car.

And what's more, you can purchase other types of insurance as well, including home insurance!

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Over the years, I've sen many features about Dubai and its growing tourism/leisure industry. After all, it is unique among the United Arab Emirates in that the bulk of its revenue comes from something other than oil. The powers-that-be have made some wise decisions in steering their economy in that direction, for the desire for relaxation and recreation in beautiful surroundings will never fade.

And now, you can purchase property in Dubai at exciting sites like the Dubai Marina, Dubailand, The Palm, or the internationally renown Dubai Sports City.

Seriously, folks -- this is worth a look if you are a fan of fun in the sun and low taxes!

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