My wife and I know the pain associated with infertility, and at one time gave consideration to seeking help with this problem through in vitro fertilization. We ultimately decided against this option due to unrelated health concerns with my wife, but we both recognize the value and importance of such services.

Dr. Randy Morris is an infertility specialist providing IVF and PGD services at clinics in the Chicago area. A quick visit to his website will provide you with multiple sources of information bout those two types of services and their relative merits. The site is easy to navigate, and allows potential patients to begin the decision-making process and make contact with the clinics. Frankly, I'm impressed by the wealth of information provided.

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Kids are not supposed to die. As a child, you "know" that is "the truth". I believed that truth with a certainty -- until my neighbor Tammy was diagnosed with a brain tumor right after we started third grade. By Easter, Tammy was gone -- but only after a series of surgeries and other treatments that left her bereft of her beautiful hair, in frequent pain, and often too ill to sit up due to the nausea and weakness brought on by the treatment. They just couldn't get to all of the cancer. It has been thirty-five years, but I still weep when I think of her and her suffering.

There is a new brain tumor treatment out there called the Gamma Knife. I'm not a medical expert to give you details, but I do hope and pray it measures up to the website's claims. After all, I long for the day when there will be no more Tammys -- because I still believe, with all my heart, that kids are not supposed to die.

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One of the things that can really mess up your computer is a corrupted registry file or one cluttered up and fragmented from obsolete commands. I had to deal with that recently, when a software update left a command in place that froze my system. It had to be fixed -- but it had to be found first, and I sure as heck didn't know where to begin looking. Fortunately, it turned out to be an easy fix.

That is where RegistryFix.com comes in, with its offer of free Windows Registry repair software. It can take care of this plethora of registry related problems that can make computing a hassle. Just a quick download and a scan of your computer can enable you to speed up your computer in a dramatic fashion, with fewer errors or other problems.

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Do you need new floors around your home or office? Well, if you are thinking about wood, tile, or vinyl, you might want to meet up with Jim from DiscountFlooring.com.

You'll meet up with Jim as soon as you get to the site. He's the big guy, the man with the plan and the hammer to back it up -- plus a strong can-do spirit to go wth those pearly white teeth. He's waiting for you, sleeve's rolled up and ready to work to get you the best possible deal on hardwood flooring tile, or stone. And if he doesn't have it on the website, Jim will be more than willing to try to get it for you from his sources -- just ask!

Now let me tell you -- this site is a great one compared to so many online shopping sites. Their artwork (including Jim) and photographic samples are all done at high-resolution, so that you can really see what you are buying. Even more importantly, you can read the website, because they have picked a slightly larger font and good colors for contrast. And you really can't go wrong, because the site is laid out in an intuitive manner with links going where you want them to go rather than being a hit-or-miss proposition.

So if you need flooring, have a talk with Jim at DiscountFlooring.com – you won’t be sorry.

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Do you want to incorporate your business? There are many advantages to having an LLC, many of them related to taxes and legal liability. It is therefore a good idea to at least look at the possibility of incorporating in a state where it is to your advantage using a company that is expert at establishing California corporations and those in other states.

IncParadise.com does it all -- though their major business is in Nevada. When I went to their FAQ, they seemed to be all about Nevada corporations. But since Nevada corporations seem to be the latest legal structure of preference in the business world today, one might choose to consider that option. But regardless of where you choose to incorporate, IncParadise.com seems well-situated to help you out. The site is easy to use, intuitive in its operation and the material you need is available at just a click or two -- something that is often a problem on business websites for interstate businesses. And best of all, there are loads of links that discuss why you might want to incorporate and the advantages/disadvantages of different sorts of corporate structures. For a layman like me without a lot of business experience, this site is a godsend. Who knows, maybe one of these days Rhymes With Right will be Rhymes With Right, LLC or Rhymes With Right, Inc.

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Or hang them on your wall -- or do whatever else you want to do with them. After all, if you win this auction, they will be yours!

How do you manage to get Greenberg's shorts? By winning an auction sponsored by an online backgammon site that has been sponsoring Greenberg for some time. They are looking to raise money for a charity that will help Arab and Israeli children in distress. Who knows -- amybe buying these shorts will be the start of peace in the Middle East!

Of course, you may ant to know who Roman Greenberg is. Roman Greenberg is a 24-year-old Russian-born Jewish boxer training and competing as a heavyweight boxer. The online backgammon purchased his shorts to help him raise money for training as he seeks to become one of boxing's elite -- if he can take on a top 5 WBO contender this year, he will become recognized as the talented prospect he is, especially if he wins. He already has an undefeated record of 25-0 with 17 KO’s, so he seems to be going places.

How will the shorts be auctioned? BackgammonMasters will sponsor a tournament in which the accumulated winnings will be used to bid on Roman Greenberg's boxing shorts. The opening bid? $100,000. Expect the price to go much higher,a s folks seek to gain this collector's item -- the shorts of a possible future heavyweight champion. So if you love to play backgammon online, consider entering. Who knows -- you could end up in Roman Greenberg's shorts!

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There is a hot new site out there for recognizing the best blog in a variety of categories -- the Blogger's Choice Awards.

Consider some of the awards that are being voted on.
* Best Blog About Blogging
* Best Blog Design
* Best Blog of All Time
* Best Blogging Host
* Best Business Blog
* Best Celebrity Blogger
* Best Educational Blog
* Best Parenting Blog
* Best Political Blog
* Best Pop Culture Blog
* Best Religion Blog
* Best Video Blogger
* Freakiest Blogger
* Most Obnoxious Blogger
* The "Blogitzer"
* Worst Blog of All Time

And those are only some of the awards that I find particularly interesting! There are a bunch more, covering a lot of other areas. Drop by and take a look.

One of the great things about the BCA contest is that it is not ideologically drive. The folks seem to be on the up-and-up, accepting all comers and not skewing the categories towards one end of the ideological spectrum or another. And with that genuine commitment to inclusion, I think we may see some real fairness in the competition. That will separate it from so many of the other blog competitions out there, and hopefully allow for a real honest evaluation of sites.

So go by and nominate someone today -- and vote for your favorites. Competition runs through May 22.

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Like I've said in the past, seeking out credit and loans are a part of our society. There are simply some purchases that your average person can't make, like a car or a house. In those situations, Secured Loans are usually the only option out there, with the lender having a lien on your house or car. That seems to be a fair trade -- after all, they are, in a sense, the real owner of at least some portion of the property until you have fulfilled your end of the bargain, right?

Secured loans, though, are not the only sort of personal loans you might need. many loans are unsecured -- especially as we look at credit card debt, which has run rampant in modern society as folks are extended credit well beyond their means to ever pay back. These folks often then find themselves taking out a Debt Consolidation Loan in the hopes of lowering payments and interest rates, as well as extending the time one has to pay off the debt. This can be a great move -- provided one has the self-discipline to not run up additional debt while clearing up the old mess.

My advice? Borrow only when you have to, and only to the degree that you can afford to pay back. Otherwise you face bankruptcy -- with all the credit and personal implications that implies.

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When I bought my house, I really came to view my agent with something akin to awe. She was good -- very good. Indeed, from my first contact with her on the phone to the day of closing, she performed nothing short of miracles -- and her level of organization astounded me. I've had similar reactions as I watch friends n real estate work at their profession.

Because after all, there is a lot to keep track of and do. There are contacts, listings, buyers, finances, appointments, and tasks that need to be dealt with on a daily basis just to keep the business of selling a property going. There are also flyers to create and letters to send. What you need is software package that serves as a date book, spreadsheet, file cabinet, word processor and graphics program all at the same time. Where can you find such a program -- and how much is it going to set you back financially?

Well, what you need is AgentOrganizer Real Estate Software. AgentOrganizer does all those tasks mentioned above, and for a reasonable sum. Best of all, it is simple to use, which means you don't need to be a computer genius to make it work for you.

Even better -- you can try AgentOrganizer out for free for 15 days, and I mean the full version, not just a stripped down sample.

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The Cooperative Bank is a consumer led, ethically driven bank in the UK. It offers a wide array of options for its customers, and has a variety of bank account offerings for its online customers.

The Cooperative Bank offers its customers a choice of both debit and ATM cards with a £250 a day limit for cash machine withdrawals and the ability to pay for purchases using the cards. Customers can get customer service by internet and by telephone 24 hours a day.

One of the neat things, though, is that the bank operates on the following principles.

Through our investments, we seek to support the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In line with this, we will not invest in:

* any government or business which fails to uphold basic human rights within its sphere of influence.
* any business whose links to an oppressive regime are a continuing cause for concern.

Now I would be interested in understanding a little bit better how they make the determinations about the regimes deemed "oppressive", but presuming they are acting in an ethical fashion I believe that I could actively support that policy. I'm a little bit less excited about certain other aspects of their ethical policy, but fully support the right of consumers to seek out services from businesses that follow their moral values.

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Would you believe that, except for health insurance secured through my employer, I've been with the same insurance company for nearly 30 years? Really, I have been.

My father was in the military when I was a kid, so when I turned 16 my father immediately got me car insurance through the same military-oriented insuarnce company that he used. I've just never switched, given that every time I've looked the rates have been better than any of the companies out there -- even the one with the cute lizard mascot.

So when I got Home Insurance, i immediately wen with them -- and have, on balance, been happy with the same old company, which beats everyone else by over $100 every year.

Now I don't get travel insurance because I don't travel, nor do I get pet insurance for our dearest doggie due tot he availability of a wellness plan with our vet. But i don't doubt that my favorite company would best meet my needs, including the great claims service I've come to expect.

Still, it is important to shop around for good insurance.

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I love playing on my computer. I didn't really know anything about the game when I first started, but as I went along, I was able to pick up the various techniques of Mahjong Solitaire and become pretty proficient at it.

Now mahjong itself is an ancient Chinese game that dates back many centuries -- and it has been adapted into a solitaire game which has been made very popular on computers. A grid of 144 tiles is established, each with a different design on it. The goal? To match pairs, removing them from the board until it is empty or there are no more exposed tiles to match up. It makes for an interesting variation on many of the solitaire games out there, and also on the traditional game of mahjong played with partners.

Interested in more? Give Mahjong Solitaire a try!

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Short of cash? Need to pay bills or otherwise get your finances together? Well, you might consider the possibility that unsecured or secured personal loans might be the answer to your situation.

Now there are any number of ways you can go when seeking loans. it may be that you have equity in your home, so you could qualify for a variety of homeowner loans that draw on the value of your biggest asset -- your home. Or perhaps there are other sorts of personal loans available for you -- short-term, middle-term, or long-term -- that will help you deal with your need. Maybe the issue is medical bills or unexpected expenses around the home or related to your career -- borrowing can be a solution.

However, remember one simple rule -- don't borrow more than you can afford to repay. bankruptcy isn't a good idea, nor is cutting back to pay of excess debt any fun. So use your head before your borrow.

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Are you a Christian looking for a special partner?

If you are, you may need some help if your church has a demographic like mine.

Meeting a Christian single there would be difficult -- we pretty well break down into older retired couples who have been at the church forever and young couples with kids, mostly new to the neighborhood. We just don't have many single twenty-somethings or thirty-somethings.

That's why Christian Singles Sites ar a good thing -- not every congregation (especially small ones) is a great place to meet a mate, even if you are getting your spiritual needs met.

So look around -- maybe there is a Christian Singles Site out there where you can meet a true soul mate.

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When we bought our house six years ago, we were very fortunate. We went with a mortgage broker who was based in our real estate agent's office. Since i really didn't know anything about Mortgages when I started, it was probably a good thing for me. She found me a 30-year mortgage at a fixed rate comparable to other mortgages out there -- but with no money down because I'm a teacher. best of all, it was underwritten by a major national bank, so I knew it was reputable. Indeed, she even managed to get my rate knocked down an additional 1/8 of a point in the hours before closing due to a market fluctuation.

That doesn't mean that everything was perfect. Everyone missed the fact that my school district taxes through the neighboring county, not the county where the house is located. The result -- they missed $1200 in property taxes annually, which resulted in a $200 increase in my mortgage payment the second year as I struggled to get my escrow account up to where it was supposed to be as well as paying the full tax bill! So while she got me a great loan, the oversight ended up putting a squeeze on the budget for the first couple of years in the house.

Now would I look at remortgages for my house? No -- the rate is still good and my equity and income are not where they would need to be for me to shorten my loan term. And while I liked my broker, I wouldn't be using her again after the error.

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As a history teacher, I'm not just interested in the broader historical perspectives of world and American history. I'm also interested in my personal history -- where does my family come from, and where do i fit in the great scheme of the American fabric and the tapestry of the world.

When my cousins and I did our research some years ago, we found some interesting facts -- like which of bunch of siblings were secretly baptized Catholic by their father and which member of the older generation was born only five months after her parents married. We also found a cousin who had traced the family tree back to Germany in the 1500s -- and the nineteenth century traveling peddler who had at least two wives, at opposite ends of his route.

Well, that work was hard, especially as we overlapped with each other in our research and worked the project at some distance from each other. I wish we had access to Tribal Junction.

At Tribal Junction you can create a family tree that actually grows and connects itself to other family trees as you and others find the link. Your little family sapling can quickly become a branch of a giant redwood tree of relatives. That keeps you from having to re-trace branches found by others -- because you are already connected in to the larger family tree!

When you add to additional user features like group email, automated notifications, and customizable user profiles, you find yourself with an incredible range of options for connecting with others and communicating with the family you know -- and the family you are going to discover. That certainly puts you well-ahead of the other family tree sites -- sites which hold back information, don't link with other, related family tree, and are simply much more difficult to use.

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My parents have a big anniversary coming up -- I won't give the number -- and I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with a possible gift for the folks. I'll be honest with you -- they are not easy to buy for, given that they are in their 70s and really have their lives set up the way they want. Indeed, flowers have failed, food gifts are out for health reasons, and I'm still not sure that Dad has figured out how to program the VCR yet.

But this might just be a gift for them, because my folks do enjoy having fun, and have a very active social life with a fun circle of friends -- they may be retired, but certainly are not retiring.

And this would be the ticket for them. Executive Gaming Monthly offers a casino game of the month club! We could get them the gift of fun, one they could share with their friends.

What games would I get for them? Well, I suppose that blackjack would be fun for them to play at home, just like in Vegas. We could follow it up the next month with a roulette wheel -- imagine the fun that they could have with the neighbors or even the grandkids! And i seem to recall that my Dad had a hot run at craps some years ago -- perhaps he'd like to relive the experience with a gaming set-up of his own Imagine the possibilities -- those would be my first three choices for them.

And then there's my brother's birthday...

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It's Adios Reality.

Well, maybe not entirely fro a couple of stars of "As the World Turns". You see, CBS is giving away $5000 and a visit from Austin Peck and Terri Columbino as a part of their "Win a Day With Brad & Katie" contest. And when those two celebrities show at your house, they are going to do you least favorite household chores for you! Click here to enter the contest -- and start preparing your dirtiest job for your celebrity guests.

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I'll be honest -- I never thought much about mortgages before I bought my house. Yeah, i knew thy were secured loans with the money guaranteed by the house itself, but never about what went into getting one. Indeed, I went in blind, never stopping to look at a mortgage calculator to figure out what I could afford. Fortunately, I got in with a good broker who found me an excellent loan at a good rate -- but I hear today about too many folks who didn't luck out like I did, and are losing their shirts because of adjustable rates or outrageous payments.

Frankly, I'm glad I'm not looking for a house today or seeking to refinance because I am locked in at a very good rate that I've found I cannot beat. However, my friends seeking mortgages today appear to be entering the process with a lot more understanding and knowledge than I had. In addition, recent financial setbacks in the mortgage market are making those high-risk and exotic loans a little less common, as lenders seek to protect their capital -- which in turn protects buyers from getting into financial trouble, though that isn't out of any sort of altruistic motive on the part of lenders.

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Let's be honest about credit cards -- they are the avenue to so much information about us, and can be both a source of financial opportunity and financial danger. I mean, one need only consider the recent breaches of credit card security at places like T J Maxx to realize that they can be teh vehicle to so much of your personal information as to virtually strip you naked for the world to see, and to allow great financial mischief to be made in your life. On the other hand, many credit card issuers monitor for fraud and will contact you if they see strange transactions, as one of mine did in the days before Hurricane Rita -- my purchase of evacuation supplies and material to board up my house were seen as unusual (six purchases in three hours on a card I use perhaps once a month), and so they called me to make sure that the transactions were authorized. So it does seem that the companies are out to protect our interests when they coincide with their interests -- such as fraud prevention

However, there are benefits to credit cards, in terms of finding an offer that will save you money by allowing 0% balance transfers or offering a lower interest rate. So if you do find credit card use to be necessary, it is a good thing to shop around for the best offers.

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No, folks, that is not a typo or some weird code in the title -- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is an anime series found upon the Japanese manga by Yoshio Sawai, one of the most gifted artists of the genre. The series itself is now found on Cartoon Network and at Illumitoon.com. Check out the Official Website!

But let me tell you about this madcap series, one which not only is amusing in its own right, but also based upon its parody of other anime series such as Sailor Moon and Pokemon. The main hero, of course, is Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (AKA Bo^7), an Afro-coifed warrior out to defeat Czar Baldy-Bald IV and his force of head-shavers who are out to wage war upon hairstyles everywhere. OK, it sounds a bit strange, I realize -- but it includes so much more in the way of spoof, parody and satire throughout the series as the battles continue. However, explaining the series is a little bit difficult beyond this -- you sort of have to see it to believe it. Indeed, some liken its humor to that of the Simpsons, in that no aspect of Japanese culture is safe from the show. But even if some of that gets a little mudled int he translation, the effect is still so hilarious that you cannot help but enjoy the wild sight-gages and bizarre situations involving food, cross-dressing, and the like.

Of course, these episodes have recently become available on DVD. However, there is quite a controversy about them. The initial release was sold with "Dubtitles" (English dialogue subtitles) instead of Japanese Subtitles (literal translation of the original Japanese dialogue). As a result, there is a trade-in offer out to allow owners of the Dubtitled DVDs to trade them in for the Japanese Subtitled version.

Seriously, folks, if you enjoy anime and are into having a good hearty laugh at something a bit unusual, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is for you.

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It is a sad reality that some folks fall prey to drug and/or alcohol addiction. As a teacher, I see that all too often among both my high school and college students. In such cases, there needs to be some sort of intervention and treatment to deal with the addiction.

That is where Stone Hawk, a michigan addiction treatment facility, can be of assistance. Stone Hawk provides drug addiction and alcoholism treatment using the Narconon program, which is a program that focuses on adiction as a biochemical process that can be overcome using behavioral approaches, with education providing of skills to assist an individual through daily life problems and disorders. As such, it is not a program of medical intervention with one drug substituting for another. As I saw all too often when I worked with a homeless population, medical programs all too often result in nothing more than a switch in drugs to be abused, with the twist of multiple addictions. The Narconon program's rejection of that approach is therefore a healthy thing in my eyes.

Hopefully you will never need a drug or alcohol rehab program, and neither will those you love. If you do, though, please consider Stone Hawk as an option.

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AIMpromote is an on-demand lead management program for businesses. The greatt thing about AIMpromote is that it allows you to track every lead, trace every dollar, and check data on every business campaign in real-time, without having to wait for data to be gathered and reports generated -- because AIMpromote does it all for you!

One of the nice features about AIMpromote is that there is no need for you to spend a large number of man-hours configuring software to the needs of your enterprise. AIMpromote sets it all up for you, configures the program to your needs, and provides your people with the training that they need to use the program, all as part of the cost of the program itself. That is certainly better than many other lead management programs, which charge extra for those little necessities that are essential to your business. They even have dedicated support representatives to work with you in the event you have difficulties or concerns.

Not convinced? Well, you can always sign up for the 14-day free trial of AIMpromote. Try it -- you will become a customer.

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You folks know I have been doing paid posts through PayPerPost.com for a while now, taking advantage of my blog traffic to monetize my blog and make a little extra cash. I've blogged about their programs in the past, but here's one that you ought to know about and which might interest you -- it's a promotion they are calling 1K Tuesdays.

Here's how it works. In addition to all the other posting opportunities that are available on a regular basis, each and every Tuesday during the month of April will provide posties with the chance to be the author of a very special post -- with a payout of $1000. Yep -- you saw that one correctly. A thousand bucks. Ten Benjamins. Your buddy Mr. Washington and 999 of his friends. All you have to do is be the lucky person who clicks the link and submits it when it pops up during the day.

Best of all, there is no segmentation going on. This post can be taken by ANYONE in PayPerPost, not just someone writing a specialized blog on business opportunities available to rug-weaving yaks in need of debt relief who has a Technorati rating below 5000, Alexa rating below 10000, a Google rating of 8 and the top PPP rating of 5 tacks. That means that even a PayPerPost newbie with a Blogger blog can do it! No segmentation at all to keep you (or better yet, ME) from being the lucky postie.

Now last Tuesday, expectant posties nearly crashed the server as tehy hit reload in the hopes of being the first to spot this golden opportunity. And given that we are in the midst of Oppapalooza, there are lots of great opportunities out there for posties to take advantage of. But I will tell you -- this one is the best, and puts my $125.00 post to shame.

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What is the old song by Irving Berlin? "Oh, How I Hat To Get Up In The Morning". Yeah, that's me. And since the school day starts at 7:15 and I live half-an hour away from school, I'm getting up at oh-dark-freakin'-thirty every morning just to make sure that I get a chance to blog and get myself through the morning ablutions before I shoot out the door.

But some days I forget to set the alarm clock. It would be great to be able to have a wake-up call in the morning, timed to get me started early.

And that, my friends, is where Snoozester enters into the picture.

Snoozester.com is a great new service that allows you to schedule wake-up calls in the morning, just like when you stay at a fancy hotel with silk sheets and a mint on the pillow -- the sort of thing a teacher like me doesn't get too often.

Well... not exactly like in the hotel.

You see, Snoozester calls are not exactly from normal operators. Indeed, there is very little that you can describe as normal about the characters who call you to get you up and moving in the dark of the pre-dawn morning.

Let's see, there are currently five of them who share wake-up duties, depending on your needs and desires.

There's Lisa, who I find sort of cute in a mousy sort of way -- but she certainly isn't enough to get my blood pumping when I need to get myself vertical and moving around the house for my morning business.

And then there is the kid, Max. Let's just say that he might be the right thing for some of you, but I really don't have any patience for whiny babies approaching their terrible twos a bit early. But hey, whatever floats your boat!

Yeah, and speaking of boats, you could always get Captain Snooze, the pirate. If you want to start your day talking like Long John Silver, the Captain is your man -- and maybe he can force max or Lisa right off the plank for you some morning before he swashes his buckles.

need a boot camp flash-back? Try Sgt. Snoozester, who is vaguely reminiscent of the fellow from Mail Call on the History Channel. He'll get you moving -- and sometimes even laughing.

But my favorite has to be Harbajan, the Indian prince who supplies me with regular updates on the latest gossip form Bollywood and the odd cricket score -- and you know, cricket scores are all a little odd to American ears. But he's funny, and you need a laugh when you have to turn the lights on to find the phone to answer the call.

And now, you can even get reminder calls for appointments, too!

best of all, you can try out Snoozester free, just for signing up. Ten free calls -- that is two weeks of work for those of you trust-fund babies and Kennedys used to those silk sheet hotels I mentioned earlier. So what have you got to loose, friend -- check it out! it is easy to use, easy to configure to your needs, and priced right for any budget.

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I knew that down here in Texas, household mold is a problem. Frankly, I was surprised to find that the icky, drippy, toxic black goo and other forms of mold that afflicted one of my neighbors a few years back are also found in parts of the country that don;t have a semi-tropical environment. But I guess they have that problem out east as well, and need Mold Removal in places like Pennsylvania and New Jersey, too. But what shocked me as I looked at this site is the question they ask about their methods -- "Why Dogs?"

Mold dogs? Now I've heard of just about everything!

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A lot of my students are getting ready to go off to college in the next couple of years -- and before too long after that, many of them will find themselves in need of debt help because of the student loans they have taken out to pay for their educations. It is therefore very important that young people start planning early to determine how much student loan debt they can afford to take on.

But once you have found yourself with a lot of college debt that needs to be paid, what then? Well, it is possible that you could be eligible for a student loan consolidation program that could cut your payments. That is where DebtHelp.com could be of some assistance to you in finding your student loan debt solution. DebtHelp.com offers a wide range of solutions for you if you need such assistance, and excellent articles explaining your options.

I'm really impressed with that aspect of the site, as well as the other services available at DebtHelp.com -- credit counseling, mortgage refinance, tax debt relief and many others.

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Now I know every parent would like to be home with their child. That often isn't realistic, though, so if you need a site to learn about Daycares in your neighborhood, you need DaycareBear.com. It is a free site, open to childcare providers and families who need a preeschool, a babysitter, a nanny or other provider of childcare services.

Drop by DaycareBear.com to see what is available in your neighborhood.

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Frankly, I don't know how anyone can get by today without having a credit card 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. But how do you sort through the many credit card offers out there? What you need is a site that lets you compare credit cards.

Often times you have a chance to transfer balances from one card to another. Done correctly, this can save you a wad of cash. If you are walking around with a typical card with a 15% interest rate, it is possible to find opportunities to transfer the balance from that card to one of the many interest free credit cards that are available for a year or longer! Or maybe you can get an offer of a 0% credit card which will allow you to make some of those purchases with no interest for an extended period of time. Either way, you save if you act responsibly with your credit.

Of course, you do need to behave responsibly with that credit. Never take out more than you can afford to pay back, or else you find yourself in a real jam.

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One of the ways out there to invest your cash today is global futures trading and foreign currency trading. Now those may sound like really technical financial markets for financial bigwigs with lots of cash to throw around in the markets, but it isn't. In fact, you can get into these two hot financial markets with as little as a $250 initial investment of capital on your part.

Now how to you get into the global futures and forex trading markets? Is it difficult? Is it necessary to be familiar with lots of financial arcana just to keep from losing your shirt? Actually, it isn't. All you really need to do is hook up with a brokerage firm or trading company that works in these markets and begin to trade on these two hot markets. If you have questions, might I suggest you contact Global Futures Exchange & Trading Co., Inc. at GlobalFutures@GlobalFutures.com for additional information. They can explain to you the many opportunities that are out there for the small investor (or the large one) as part of your overall investment strategy, and how the tools on their website can help you track trends, make purchases and sell off the futures and currency you own in order to receive a great return on investment.

There is risk of loss trading Futures, options and forex.

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Hey, musicians! This is your chance to promote yourself on the web -- and make some money doing it. Music.com Musicians Wanted NOW!

Here's how it works -- you put your music on Music.com. You can set your price for whole songs, ringtones, or whatever -- and receive up to 81% of the money your music makes, a pretty fair deal compared to what other sites offer.

And best of all, you might just get yourself selected for advance marketing or special promos, based upon how well your music does. It is an excellent opportunity for you.

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In this day and age, you need an antivirus program any time you go on the web. There is just too much junk out there, from viruses to malware to cookies, and hosts of other stuff you don't want on your system. That's why this site, with its offer of free Antivirus protection is one you need to look at. I mean, you can get Norton Antivirus for free! And after all, Norton Antivirus gets some of the best reviews among all the antivirus programs out there.

Not only that, but you can also download up to 12 other great software programs from Google -- all for free.

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I enjoy a little bit of gambling every now and then -- either horses or slots, mostly. The main reason I don't do anything else is that I've never really been able to take the time (or spend the cash) to learn. Man, would I love to do this.

Executive Gaming Monthly offers a casino game of the month club! You can get a real casino game set up in your home, with the opportunity to play and learn.

You can get a setup for any number of casino games. Play blackjack in your home, just like in Vegas. Or get your very own roulette wheel! Maybe even get set up for craps! Imagine the possibilities -- those would be my first three months worth of games.

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Really -- I do. While I jump around many genres, I always find myself returning to a good piece of science fiction with a good historical back story. Why? Because sometimes knowing too much real history gets in the way of enjoying real historical fiction.

Well, there's a new social networking site starting up for folks like me. It is called Sci-Edge, and is designed for the science fiction enthusiast, science hobbyist, and technology geeks among us. Come on, folks, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! It's a place for us all to hang out, be ourselves, and build an online community for folks like us --sort of like MySpace with brains! Best of all, Sci-Edge is free to join, so you can jump on in and find out if it is for you.

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Among other things, that is.

Barry is looking to drum up some traffic for his blog, Barry's Blog. Since he seems to be somehow related to education, I think he really deserves this plug for his site. The site itself is rather amusing, with bits about insurance, removing stick contact lenses, and variousfinance issues he has written about.

I like his style -- serious yet engaging.

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As I've pointed out so often in the past, debt is a fact of life in today's world. Aside from mortgages and car loans, there is also credit card debt, medical debt, and student loan debt that people find themselves struggling to repay. When they find themselves overwhelmed with debt, there are many debt management options available to them, including loans and debt consolidation. That is where sites like DebtHelp.com can be very useful to consumers.

Now what I like about this particular site is that it isn’t just a site designed to sell you a service – it is an educational site. The site has many useful articles about dealing with different forms of debt. For example, relevant to recent issues in my own life, there are a number of articles related to medical debt. Frankly, there was information there that I was unaware of regarding ways to deal with such debts after they are incurred.

The site also contains information related to debt collectors and bankruptcy. One of the most interesting is the one dealing with debt collectors, which explains your legal rights if someone calls seeking to collect a debt on behalf of someone else. Did you know that the collector must prove to you that they are, in fact, authorized to collect the debt? And that you can insist that they verify for you that the information they have is accurate? They may not, for example, force you to prove that the debt is not a valid one unless you have first been provided with written information detailing what you owe and how you owe it.

Frankly, DebtHelp.com impresses me a great deal -- and I encourage folks to take a look at it so that they are educated about debt issues before they find themselves in serious harm's way.

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