Archive for June, 2008

Pack It All In With These Indispensable Travel Luggage Tips

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Luggage Selection
Thinking about buying some new luggage to take with you on holiday or your next business trip? Welcome to a minefield of decisions and pitfalls in the area luggage selection! So, let’s get straight onto the big questions of the day.
To Roll or Not to Roll?
One of the biggest decisions you’re going […]

Writing Resources: 7 Books For Improving Your Manuscript

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Whether a crawling novice or polished professional, writers from every walk of life have room for improvement in their work. An endless array of rules and techniques must be kept in mind when writing - punctuation, grammar, transition, show don’t tell, etc. As a result, it’s extremely important to have a firm grasp on the […]

Franchise Agreements and Conditions of Transfer

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

In modern day franchising there are often situations where a franchisee, which is an individual or a franchisee, which is a corporation will wish to sell their rights under the contract to another party. A franchisor has to pay attention to these things to insure that there is no illegal or inadvertent transfer of confidential […]

Do I Really Need To Backup?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Okay, computers a machine, right? Okay, maybe not yours. You
have this special relationship, but that a subject for
another article. Machines break. Software gets fouled up.
People make errors. These things happen, and for those
reasons alone, you need to back up all your critical data,
redundantly, in a couple of different locations.
You can do this using the tools […]

Paperless Office for CPAs - Myth or Reality?

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

As a new CPA on the block, about eight years ago, I had made it a practice to read as much as possible on practice management along with the regular reading I had to do keep up with the technical matters. I came across articles after articles about how it was possible for CPAs to […]

A Short Guide to Gaming Houses and Card-Playing Through the Internet

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

If it’s not possible to localize any ministerial warrant on a given online video poker etc Web site, don’t attempt to wager on that site.

American Exceptionalism and American International Security Policy (After September 11)

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

This paper is not to judge exceptionalism and to find whether it is good or not; rather it is to survey exceptionalism as Americans’ difference with others.
The question raised is whether American international security policy after September 11 could be taken as an example of exceptionalism?
American exceptionalism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocquevelle […]

My Clients Won’t Pay Me - What Now?!

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

The question: My client won’t pay me? Do I have to bed?
Ellie
It happens, that’s all I can say. And in order to continue freelancing and work from the comfort of your own home, you’ll have to accept it. One of the biggest perks about working from home is being able to organize your time […]

First Expressions

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

By the very nature of the language a ‘first impression’ is normally seen to be either your or the person you are meetings’ first chance to impress. Human beings will decide what they think of someone within the first few seconds of meeting. This being the case I like to use the alternative terminology of […]

César Manrique - The Most Celebrated Citizen Of Lanzarote

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

If you have ever visited Lanzarote you are bound to have come across the name César Manrique. Below we take a closer look at Lanzarote’s most famous citizen.
If it’s an interesting mixture of culture and art you are looking for in your holiday destination then the 30 mile long island of Lanzarote may just hold […]