By netGossip on Jul 30, 2008 in Careers | comments(0)
There are some people who work at jobs. And then there are people who work at careers. Lawyers, dentists, doctors … these are people who invest a whole lot of time and money to get the education that they need to be able to work in their chosen professions. It would make sense, then, that these people need to go to extra lengths to protect their careers.
For example, a lot of people who have jobs will get disability insurance. People who have careers should get this insurance, too. However, they should get liability insurance specific to their careers. (Dentist disability insurance or physician disability insurance, for example.) This type of insurance recognizes that you lose a lot more when you can’t work at a career than you do when you can no longer do a job.
The investment that you make in your career should not stop with your education. It should continue on through every decision that you make which is in any way related to your career. You should make sure to always think about the fact that you have already invested so much and that you don’t want to do anything to lose out on that investment.
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By NGO on Jul 29, 2008 in Society | comments(0)
Given that they are such an important part of romancing, celebrating and grieving in our culture, it’s no wonder that candles have been enshrined in pop culture too. Film and music are replete with references to candles, whether scented candles, natural soy wax candles, aromatherapy jar candles or plain candles. The music world in particular has drawn special inspiration from the mystical glow of flickering candles, using it as a symbol of love, romance and heart break. Who can forget Elton John’s memorable tribute to Marilyn Monroe, and then Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind?” Then there are other lesser known musical gems like Stan Rogers’ “Song of the Candle”, “Let the Candle Burn” by Natalie Brown, and Chris Stuart’s “A Single Candle.
Candles have inspired many film titles too, the most memorable by far being the eighties Molly Ringwald starrer Sixteen Candles. The film itself may have been a typical cheesy eighties flick, and I’d curl in embarrassment and die, if I was caught watching it on DVD now, but then, it did have a faintly teen heartache-kind of sadness to it that we all identified with. The candle connection? It’s Molly Ringwald’s sixteenth birthday and her family has completely forgotten, which to a sixteen year old, is an end-of-the-wood kind of disaster scenario!
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By NGO on Jul 24, 2008 in Travel | comments(0)
Last December my fiancée and I visited my older brother, who lives in Canada. He’s a computer programmer working for Bioware, a software company that has made games such as Baldur’s Gate and Jade Empire. On his recommendation, I looked into some Canada tour packages so that we could visit some of Canada’s fine cities and natural wonders. He lives in Edmonton, the capital of the Western province of Alberta. Alberta is a scintillating paradise ripe with natural resources, and Edmonton is probably the largest and nicest city you’ve never heard of. It’s the northernmost city in North America with over a million residents. After we stayed with my brother for a few days, my fiancée and got ready to head west toward the Rocky Mountains. We love skiing and there are plenty of Canadian Rockies coach tours available. My brother surprised us by coming with; despite having lived in Alberta for three years, he’d never been to the Rockies. We spent most of the skiing trip in Banff, Alberta. We got a pretty good deal on a Banff vacation package and fell in love with the town immediately. There are hiking trails that wind around majestic waterfalls, resorts located near relaxing hot springs, and of course all the skiing we could handle. I’d recommend a trip to Alberta to anyone.
By NGO on Jul 23, 2008 in Education | comments(0)
You have probably heard of golf and you’ve probably heard of schools, but you may not have heard of golf schools. It would seem obvious that golf schools teach golf, and they do it well. If you are looking to get involved in the world of golf, then going to one of the many golf schools will help your chances immensely. What golf school should you choose? That is entirely up to you, but there are plenty of great options available.
If you want to choose a great school in an absolutely fantastic location, then you might like to choose the San Diego Golf Academy. That is one place where you can learn about golf and enjoy the beauty of a great city at one time. In addition, you could also learn at one of the fantastic Arizona Golf Schools. The cool thing about these schools is that you will learn all year around. On the east coast, there are great courses, but you can’t play them all the year around. When you head out west, you will receive quality instruction all year long.
By netGossip on Jul 22, 2008 in Society | comments(0)
Some people take years - or at least one full year - to plan out their weddings to the very last detail. Other people dash off to Vegas and elope with little to no planning. The majority of couples will fall somewhere in between. This is fine but it tends to cause stress for people who want a perfect wedding because they try to fit too much planning into a short period of time. The trick is to prioritize.
It’s important to figure out which aspects of a wedding really need your attention and which ones don’t. This will allow you to make quick decisions on things that don’t matter so much so that the bulk of your planning can go into the things that do matter. Ultimately, this means that your wedding will have the important things that make it special but that it won’t cause you undue stress in the planning.
There are many small details that don’t matter that much when all is said and done. You can drive yourself crazy trying to figure out if you should have tiger lily wedding invitations or white roses wedding invitations or butterfly wedding invitations but in the end it doesn’t matter. This is a small decision that you should make quickly and move on. In contrast, decisions about who to invite and what the dress should look like are things that are actually worthy of extra time and planning. Prioritize in this way and the wedding will go smoothly even if you don’t have a lot of time to plan.
