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Michael DeVries - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Michael S. DeVries is the Founder of I-ShopTheWorld.com – where You may Save Money on Unique Native Products Direct to You from All over the World!, a Principal of The Virtual Consulting Firm, and Moderator of The Virtual Consulting Discussion List.
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- Top 7 Ways You Save Money With Virtual Consulting
[Business:Consulting] There are many ways in which You may Save Money by utilizing Virtual Consulting, Virtual Consultants and a Virtual Consulting Firm to help you satisfy your business needs! In this article we will briefly discuss the Top 7 Ways in which You may Save Money by utilizing Virtual Consulting, Virtual Consultants and a Virtual Consulting Firm to help you satisfy of your business needs, OK?
- To Buy? Or to Build? That is the Question!
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] So, you have identified a need in your business for which you believe would be a great candidate for a software solution. Now the question is ... To Buy? Or To Build? Right?
- Arm Yourself! To Win the War Against Spam!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Email-Marketing] Even with the passage of the CAN-SPAM legislation which took effect in the United States in January of 2004 , this does not seem to have diminished the volume of *spam* at all and appears to have simply "pushed the spammers offshore" :(
- Some Quick and Easy Flour-Free Dessert Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Our friend Judy is revising an "Old Family Recipe" book she put together in 1998 and gave to members of her family to showcase some of their favorite recipes, so she shared the following flour-free, quick and easy dessert recipes with us.
- Hot Dog! Try This Versatile Dinner Dip
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Dinner at our friend Latoola's house must be very interesting when she gets in creative cooking mode. We really must finagle an invitation one of these days. Meanwhile, we'll have to settle for trying this latest creative cooking idea she sent us at home.
- What Was the Most Memorable Gift You Ever Received?
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] We conducted a very informal and limited survey and asked our friend Ellee about her gift memories because we've heard some of her stories about gifts from her husband who has pretty much been let off the hook for gift buying. Ellee says they've been married so long that if either of them want something for a special occasion like birthday, anniversary, Christmas, or just because they got up feeling healthy in the morning, they just go out together and get it.
- How Do Women Select a Good Handbag?
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Once again we turn to our friend Ellee for some guidance on how women identify and select a good handbag for themselves and/or as gifts for other women, knowing that purses are an important part of her accessory wardrobe and she has admittedly spent years of consumptive research in her quest for the perfect purse. Ellee's handbag history runs something like the following, which we presume represents good market research on the subject or purses.
- Don't Just Sit There! Do Something!
[News-and-Society:Economics] Rather than sitting around and waiting for a recovery or "upturn" in the global economy, why don't we just all work together to create one?! If you don't believe that this is possible, then please allow me to share with you a "story" / "case study" when and how we have seen this successfully done before! :)
- What Was the Most Gratifying Gift You Ever Gave Someone?
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] We decided to conduct a quick, random survey of people we know or came in contact with on a given day, "What was the most gratifying gift you ever gave someone?" A car was the answer we heard a few times, with a trend noted that husbands like to buy cars for their wives and parents like to buy their children's first car.
- Facing Unemployment? Try to See it As an Opportunity!
[Business:Careers-Employment] The dire numbers of unemployment in the United States keep making headlines as companies down-size, right-size, and just re-size. If you are facing unemployment, Why not try and see it as an opportunity!
- A Cooking Creation That Refactors Leftover Pies - Caakies
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] A week after Thanksgiving in her quest to avoid wasteful tossing of food into the trash bound for a landfill instead of for someone's palate. So, she created caakies--a combination of an individual cake and a cookie--made from the leftover pies.
- How Are You Going to Spend Your "Black Friday"?
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] For the past 50 years or so in the United States the day after Thanksgiving - which is always the fourth Thursday in November - is termed "Black Friday." This is a traditional shopping day and is typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. In fact, it's called Black Friday because many retailers go in the black that day due to all the shoppers who crowd their stores buying gifts for the end-of-the-year holidays.
- Holiday Dessert Shortcuts From Some Real Experts
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] I was having lunch in my favorite Thai restaurant last week while waiting to discuss an order for hand embroidered Thai shirts for employees, and I had the privilege of being seated near enough to a group of eight ladies that I could clearly overhear their conversation. After the usual ice-breaker conversation about how everyone was and how things were with their respective jobs, one of them asked, "So, what's everyone doing for the holidays?"
- Christmas is Coming - Do You Need to Be Shopping For Someone?
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] We know your gift list is ready to tackle and you are probably already shopping for those on your list, but the question is: Who do you know that you could help better enjoy the holidays by doing their holiday shopping for them? Our friend Ellee reports that for the past five years she has shopped for the gifts her mom gives the 31 members of her family.
- This Economy is No Fairy Tale
[News-and-Society:Economics] This Economy is No Fairy Tale, but we can sure draw some analogies. Reflecting on the United States economy and the economic woes reported from the rest of the world's financial systems these past few weeks, we have noticed a possible correlation to the childhood fairy tale "Chicken Little."
- Halloween is Coming - Do You Know of a Haunted Place?
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] A friend recently told me about a friend of hers who sent her an instant message that said, "the ghost is back." Not having been aware that her friend had ever had a ghost, my friend inquired further and learned that about six months ago things had started appearing in different places in her home than where she'd left them. Finally out of exasperation she'd asked the ghost to leave after about a month and it did so. Now, it's back ...
- Why an Online Store is Good For the Environment
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We recently had the experience of "watching" a major department store close one of its locations due to a slump in sales. We made frequent visits from the date of the announcement till the day the last customer was allowed in and out of the front doors. Just to observe the dismantling of a store.
- How to Concoct a Saucy Party
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] It's that time of year when hosts and hostesses turn their thought to themes for parties celebrating everything from their favorite college or professional football game and Super Bowl parties to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's parties, and celebrations of All of the other World Holidays during this holiday season. We are what you might call "party people," so we have some party idea suggestions that will add variety and spice up your party: host a saucy chili cook-off. Compile your guest list so you can create teams of 3-6 cooks. ...
- Picture It! 18 Ideas For Your Custom Photo Reproduction
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] You want to decorate with something personal, but just can't find it. It may be as close as your photo collection whether it's in Grandma's old photo album or on a modern digital photo system. You can order a custom artistic photo reproduction and have a one-of-a-kind creation as a focal point or an accent to any home or office decorating scheme.
- Why Just Go Green?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] It's in vogue for advertisers to tout their green initiatives from how much paper they've saved through online billing and paying systems to recycling, reusing, and replenishing valuable resources. And, certainly we do not question the integrity of this need to preserve the environment.
- Why is Thailand Such a Popular Travel Destination?
[Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips] Thailand, or the "Land of Smiles", as it is also called, is one of the most popular tourist destinations. When you ask someone what are his top travel destinations, Thailand will often be the answer. What makes Thailand such a popular tourist destination? We will see that there are quite a few contributing factors that make Thailand such a popular country.
- How to Take Care of Your Thai Silk
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Thai silk is a very delicate fabric and many steps must be taken if you want to keep it for a long time. If you take good care of it, it will retain its beautiful texture, but wash it incorrectly and you face the consequence of ruining your Thai silk. So here are the most important things to consider when taking care of your Thai silk.
- How to Recognize Real Thai Silk
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] You might be interested in buying Thai silk, 100% pure silk, but don't know how to see the difference between real and fake silk. You got to know that there is a lot of fake Thai silk, in the markets, which are made of polyester. Here are a few guidelines to help you find only real silk.
- A Few Suggestions Before Visiting Burma
[Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips] I visited Burma in 2006 and really liked the time I spent there, it was quite an experience. Even though I am against the junta controlling the country, I still decided to visit Burma, as there are many places worth visiting.
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