The Socratic Method To Great Living (5 Simple Steps) | Zen Habits

How many people in your life do you know that wish for love, happiness, and success? I think this is a ‘no-duh’ commonality between the vast majority of the global population. I think all three of these three things are great, and I’d like for everyone who wants them to achieve them.The only problem is… people should not only be careful of what they wish for, but know what they’re wishing for. This means to whip out a dictionary and a piece of paper and thoroughly define what each of these words means for you. If you have a misrepresentation of these words in your mind, you’re going to make some huge regrettable mistakes in life.

1. Love. A quick search pulls up “a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction.” Imagine a person that goes through life by internalizing this as their definition of love. They could easily end up in an abusive relationship with a person they are infatuated with, and stay with them even though they are miserable, because they want love.Even though it’s an unhealthy relationship, it fits into their definition of love, so they remain confused, and attached, because this is what feels right for them.

2. Happiness. Some people might consider happiness as having some laughs, others might consider it as achieving some goals, while others settle for the definition of ‘nothing went wrong today.’The way I define happiness is “being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.” As it turns out, my definition is centered around the journey, not around the accomplishment, so I can take pleasure in waking up and existing each day, instead of being miserable because I don’t have a ferrari yet.

3. Success. A quick search shows success to mean “a state of prosperity or fame.” I can see why a lot of people would be depressed if they wanted to be successful and this was their idea of success. Perhaps it is possible for everyone in the world to be rich and famous, but in reality that isn’t the way our world is currently structured.Perhaps it would be ‘wiser’ to define success as something else. Something that doesn’t come for nothing, but is accessible to everyone regardless of any circumstances. I would define success as “constant and never ending improvement”. If you set goals for yourself, and you take time each day, to work towards your goals, then you are successful in my book.At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become…

The Socratic Method To Great Living (5 Simple Steps) | Zen Habits


Napoleon Hill-What the mind can conceive, believe & achieve.

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Top 46 SEO Posts of the Year - 2009 plus Downloads for Video

The Top 46 SEO Posts of the Year 2008 Add This Trying to keep up in a busy year of posts on search engine optimization? Relax - we've done the work for you in finding the 46 must-read top 50 SEO posts of the year. These blog posts will help you understand what happened in SEO this year and help you plan for 2009.We scoured the Internet to find the very best SEO posts of the past year. If you're looking to take your website to the top, these posts might just be your ticket. They're insightful, practical, well-written, and you can start using them today! Enjoy!  Top 46 SEO Posts of the Year - 2009

18 Free Ways To Download Any Video off the Internet

It seems like everyone these days is downloading, watching, and sharing videos from video-sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, DailyMotion, Veoh, Break, and a ton of other similar sites. Whether you want to watch the video on your iPod while working out, insert it into a PowerPoint presentation to add some spice, or simply download a video before it’s removed, it’s quite essential to know how to download, convert, and play these videos.

There are basically two ways to download videos off the Internet and that’s how I’ll split up this post: either via a web app or via a desktop application. Personally, I like the web applications better simply because you don’t have to clutter up and slow down your computer with all kinds of software!

UPDATE: Make Use Of put together an excellent list of the best websites for watching movies, TV shows, documentaries and stand ups online . Download it here. Enjoy!

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The Crash Course Ready to learn everything you need to know about the economy in the shortest amount of time?

Distribute Crash Course DVDsOur number one passion at ChrisMartenson.com is spreading the messages of the Crash Course to as many human beings as we possibly can. We sincerely believe that the best thing we can do for our country and the world is to escalate public awareness of these issues so that they become a subject of public discussion and debate.The Crash Course was first published exclusively online at ChrisMartenson.com, and the growth in site traffic has been nothing short of explosive. We're now seeing more than 10,000 site visitors daily, and suddenly ChrisMartenson.com is one of the busiest finance-related web sites on the Internet. That growth has all occurred as a result of word-of-mouth advertising.

We want to encourage that trend to continue to grow into a massive, viral grassroots movement that puts the messages of the Crash Course at the top of the public discussion agenda.There are several ways you can help us put the word out. If you're so inclined, you can even make money for your efforts. This page describes the details of our viral distribution plan for the Crash Course DVD. Let's first review the success factors that got us to the point we are now, and then consider some new options we're making available: * Word of mouth.

One of the best things you can do to help our cause is just to tell everyone you know about the crash course. e-mail them a link to www.ChrisMartenson.com/crashcourse, or tell them face to face. This is the primary way the word has been passed around to date, and we owe the success of the site to those of you who have helped spread the word

* Public mention. A whole lot of readers have been posting links to ChrisMartenson.com on finance and political web sites, e-mailing TV news shows, and generally speaking up wherever they can. This has been so fantastically successful that we've organized a volunteer group called the Martenson Brigade for people who want to help in this way and have fun collaborating with others while doing so.

* Give the Crash Course DVD to your friends. As this page will describe, we've made it incredibly easy to either buy or make your own Crash Course DVDs. It's a simple law of human nature that if you give a person a DVD, they are much more likely to actually watch it than if you just mention the existence of a web site to them in passing. We're passionate about getting this message out to as many people as we possibly can, so we've made it really easy for you with the DVD version of the Crash Course.

* Sell Crash Course DVDs for a profit. We recognize that to expect people to spend time and money buying or making their own DVDs only to give them away for free is asking a lot, and we want to inspire a lot of people to really put the message out in a big way. So we've designed a new program where you can sell crash course DVDs and even make some money for your effort! The full details are on this page. We realize that some of you don't want to view this as a money-making thing, and we hope you'll consider the other options above. But we also know that providing a financial incentive is a good way to really motivate more people to help spread the word.Here's a 5-minute video (which also appears on the DVD itself) introducing our distribution plan:

Chris Martenson | - Distribute Crash Course DVDs -

The Crash Course Ready to learn everything you need to know about the economy in the shortest amount of time?

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Download video from YouTube and Convert to AVI DivX format

Naevius YouTube Converter (version 1.9). Naevius YouTube Converter is a convenient tool to download and convert your favorite videos from YouTube website into the standard AVI DivX video format. To download a video to your computer, enter the YouTube URL for the video, click Start button. It will be downloaded and converted in AVI format - use Windows Media Player or another compatible player to view it.Unlike other similar services, YouTube Video allows only viewing video inside client's browser (YouTube's video player is designed to be used within your browser as an Internet experience), and currently you can't download our videos to your computer. But it can be easily downloaded and converted to the common "avi" format with Naevius YouTube

Naevius YouTube Converter - Download video from YouTube and Convert to AVI DivX format

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SEO Services, Search Engine Optimization, SEO Web Design by Owen Walcher LLC

Search Engine Optimization Services Galore!Are you wasting time trying to get your website to the top of the search engine results in Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask?If you have a website and don't get enough traffic, then you need to work on your Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short.SEO includes having a properly tuned website, and an ongoing marketing and promotion plan to drive more traffic to your webiste.Are you using Web 2.0 technology to increase visitors and stickiness to your site? Not sure what SEO is? Watch this video that answers the question What is SEO?There are two types of SEO. On Page, and Off Page.On Page SEOOn page SEO includes all the factors you can control on your website, including use of the tags, keyword density, latent semantics in your text and more. As time progresses, search engines (especially Google) rely on these SEO optimizations less and less, because they can be "gamed".

Therefore, off page SEO optimizations are becoming more and more important.Off Page SEO Off page SEO refers to how the rest of the world wide web views your website. Issues like who is linking to you (good neighbor or bad?), what page(s) they link to, and what anchor text (the text in the actual click-able link to your site) leads to your site are all factors.Off page optimization is harder to control, but there are several things you can do to help your off page SEO score. These are detailed here.Internet TrainingThis site also offers both basic Internet Training (for free!) as well as some advanced training to help you get the most out of your website.

We also offer SEO services to help with both on page and off page search engine optimization.
SEO Services, Search Engine Optimization, SEO Web Design by Owen Walcher LLC

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10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything - Stepcase Lifehack

What does it take to succeed? A positive attitude? Well, sure, but that’s hardly enough. The Law of Attraction? The Secret? These ideas might act as spurs to action, but without the action itself, they don’t do much.Success, however it’s defined, takes action, and taking good and appropriate action takes skills. Some of these skills (not enough, though) are taught in school (not well enough, either), others are taught on the job, and still others we learn from general life experience.Below is a list of general skills that will help anyone get ahead in practically any field, from running a company to running a gardening club. Of course, there are skills specific to each field as well – but my concern here is with the skills that translateacross disciplines, the ones that can be learned by anyone in any position.

10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything - Stepcase Lifehack

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Books Are Great Web Content Sources : SEO Book.com

Hi readers posters better info seekers one n'all I chuckled when I read this post by Aaron Wall  ... especially this paragraph  ... "When you are fairly new to the web, if you have a lot of free time, one of the best ways to come up with new content ideas is to read books in other industries and relate some of their key points to your own industry" ... Simply because at last after the best part of years of trying this and implementing almost every tactic received in my in-box from what now is termed "Guru's" I've been loyally following waiting for that golden opportunity to do nothing but sign up, purchase, and promote to the promise to earn big bucks simply by being buzzed by all the razzle dazzle  of all the bling!! ... WHY the chuckle you might be thinking? ...

... Simply this in my so many years on the marketing trail of the trial & errors route I've never seemed to have the luxury of free time to enjoy the pleasures of free my-time? ... Ive been so bizzy chasing down ways to promote, learning new ways, to promote, getting my offers to-be-seen, also trying to keep up with the ever changing web-ways ... then my mentor Chris Moos finally got around to sharing one of his major habits to his success ... I almost felt sick when he Finally Revealed  STUDY http://www.seobook.com/ + *TOOLS* = SUCCESS  ... so that's a book that you will never have enough time to master the key points to your own industries Key-Words & Key-Word-Phrases when I think of all that time I've wandered in here and played around like a kid in a toy-shop instead of realizing how close Ive been all this time to understanding where my own successful formula has been waiting for me to Grow Up!!! ... Keep up the good work Aaron this site as most successful marketers already know is the key to ever-ones online success no matter where you are on your own ladder! ... even before the product formulations ... now that's a Key Word Sentence and a half lol (-;   Books Are Great Web Content Sources : SEO Book.com

All my best to you and yours
Phillip Skinner

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Twine is a smarter way to keep up with what you’re into

Twine what is it? ... Common Questions  you should think about as you join in the best social networking system available

Keep Up with What You are Into – Twine is a smarter way to keep track of your interests

People use Twine to keep track of their interests. Twine is a new way for you to collect online content – videos, photos, articles, Web pages, products - and bring it all together by topic, so you can have it in one place and share it with anyone you want.

That is the beauty of Twine. It helps you collect information in a new, highly personalized, convenient way. You can use Twine alone, with friends, groups and communities, or even in your company.

And Twine is smart. It’s powered by semantic understanding, which means Twine gets to know you. It automatically learns about your interests and makes connections and recommendations tailored to you. The best part: The more you use Twine, the more useful it becomes.

Twine ties it all together

What’s a bookmarklet?

A bookmarklet is a convenient tool that you add to your browser. Use it to grab web pages, videos, photos, products, or articles, and send them automatically to your Twines.

How do I get the Twine bookmarklet if I use Safari?

Along the top of your Safari browser there is a Bookmarks Bar. (If you can’t see it, make sure under View you select Show Bookmarks Bar.) Just drag and drop the blue Add To Twine button into your Bookmarks Bar. That’s it. There’s nothing to install.

How do I get the Twine bookmarklet if I use Firefox?

Along the top of your Firefox browser there is a Bookmarks Toolbar. (If you can’t see it, go to View, select Toolbars, and make sure Bookmark Toolbar is checked.) Just drag and drop the blue Add To Twine button into your Bookmarks Toolbar. That’s it. There’s nothing to install.

How do I get the Twine bookmarklet if I use Internet Explorer?

Make sure your links bar is visible. (If you don’t see it, right click on your browser toolbar and select Links Bar to display it.) Right click on the blue Add To Twine button and select Add to Favorites. That’s it, but you may have to enable pop-ups for the bookmarklet to work properly.

Note: Add To Twine may be hidden from view if you have a lot of bookmarks in your Links folder. To ensure Add To Twine is always visible, click Favorites, then Organize Favorites from your browser menu bar. Then drag Add To Twine to the top of the Links list.

How do I use the Twine bookmarklet?

When you come across something online – an item that you want to save to one of your twines – you can click on Add To Twine in your browser’s toolbar and the item will be added to Twine. This is the easiest way to collect anything of interest and fill your twines with relevant, topical items.

Here’s an example: Lets say you’re planning a trip to England and you start a twine specifically about London. When you’re online, you find London restaurant reviews, public transit schedules, video tours of the British Museum, and photos of the London Bridge at night. To save these and use them for your travels, click Add To Twine and the web page, video, photo, product, or article you’re looking at will get added to your London twine.

Where did the advanced bookmarklet go?

Tools | Twine

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Keyword Research to SEO Strategy

The SEO Pro's Secret Path
by Mark Nunney,

The SEO Pro's Secret Path Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) should focus on achieving success for the keywords that will deliver the most profit. That seems obvious but how do you find and prioritize those keywords? SEO pro, Mark Nunney, introduces the process so you can apply it to your own site.

Key points
* Find groups of keywords (keyword niches) that your target customers search with.
* Research each keyword niche - its size, the competition, your site's current traffic and sales from it.
* Compare and prioritize your target niches in order of profitability.
* Your prioritized list of keyword niches is your SEO strategy.

Before they do any work on a site, professional SEOs use keyword research to find the groups of keywords - the keyword niches - they want to target. Then they prioritize those niches and the result is their SEO strategy. The path I take includes the following steps:
* Find relevant keyword niches
* Evaluate your keyword niches
* Prioritize your keyword niches Let's look at that in some more detail...
Find possible keywords and niches Find groups of keywords (keyword niches) that your target customers search for using the following methods: * Read the trade press * Look at competing websites
* Look at your site’s existing traffic – what keywords bring the most sales?
* Use your own market and product knowledge
* Enter significant keywords into Wordtracker’s lateral research tool Wordtracker's lateral search tool Here’s how to use Wordtracker’s lateral search feature - the excellent ‘Related Keywords’ tool - for finding more possible niches to target…From the Wordtracker home page, go to the Keyword Universe tool:
(You'll need access to the subscription-only version of Wordtracker - take a free trial here) Keyword Research to SEO Strategy

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"The Amazing Formula That Sells Products Like Crazy!"

After hundreds of marketers and products have come and gone... after malicious attacks by one of the world's most notorious spammers...after multiple attempts to put it under... after countless attempts to "copy" the website... there's ONE product that has stood the test of time.It's called "The Amazing Formula" and 8 years later, it's still selling products like crazy for folks around the world!In fact, not only is it still selling like crazy, the formula works even better now because it's been newly revised and updated to include brand new resources, strategies, methods, tips and tricks.In a minute we'll talk about that a little more. But first, read these:

"The Amazing Formula That Sells Products Like Crazy!"

Give me a few minutes and I'll show you how the Amazing Formula can sell your products like crazy! Whether you're selling on the Internet or offline, the formula will work for your business!Discover The Amazing Formula That Sells Products Like Crazy Your Products Will Sell Like Crazy-- Or Triple-Your-Money-Back!Friday, December 26Dear Customer,Whether you want to get your business up and running, get more traffic to your web site, convert more browsers into buyers and sell more of your products or services online (or offline in) then listen up!After 8 straight years with thousands of buyers in virtually every major city in the world and countless endorsements from major marketers the world over...

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Yes, it is called "the AWESOME"

I have a confession to make.

Do you want to know the real reason why I have spent so much time mastering video and audio?

I totally fear writing.

My spelling is atrocious! Grammar, virtually non-existent and of course I get words that sound alike mixed up.

In my year 12 exams (the equivalent of SAT's or O levels)  I failed English. Normally, that would have meant that I failed my high school diploma and would not qualify to go to university.

(Fortunately, I was pretty darn good at physics. They figured, that I must know something and it gave me an exception and I passed.)

Another confession, for all  my geek skills I can't type. Over the years I have developed a sort of  hybrid  typing system. Trouble is, I'm really slow and given how much I try to do it really is a great weakness.

Hence, getting good at audio and video. I don't have to type or spell then!

 NOW, that has all changed!

Thanks to  Mac speech dictate, I can write reports with the best of them (today, I am going to give you a link to my very first effort.)

Here's the point.

You may be really concerned about product creation,

I was scared witless trying to do any sort of  report! But I figured, if I am going to teach you guys the best, the fastest, and the easiest ways to create products. I had to show you that even I (with the right tools!) can earn this stuff to.

First up, check out the report. Here is the link;

http://media.thirtydaychallengeplus.com/theawesomebest.pdf

 (yes, it is called "the AWESOME" -- this is a joke, rather than a statement of fact although I figure if I call it that it holds me to a higher standard!)

 So, how did I do it?

The first thing I did was go through the process in real life taking screen-shots as I went (there are some killer cheap or free tools you can use to do this).

This gave me a structure. I then went to my trusty livescribe notebook and sketched out a quick mind map of what I want to say (of course, in the 30 DC plus, we will be showing you how to do all of this).

Time taken to  this point -- 20 minutes.

I then fired up one of my favorite new programs -- "write room" -- it's ingenious, in its simplicity. It darkens out your screen, gets rid of all the distractions and focuses you on writing.

For the longest time,  this is where I would freeze up.

Enter MacSpeech Dictate (Dragon dictate, is the PC equivalent).
This is speech recognition program. This type of program used to suck!

Now, they are beyond awesome. With about 30 minutes training and a decent microphone its recognition of what you're saying is uncanny.

I spent, two hours dictating out that report. Think about it, two hours to create a report that will circulate around the Internet for ages. That's Leverage.

Then I let it sit overnight. Each day, for the next two days I would spend half an hour editing (I fear to call it that because I'm sure sharp listeners/readers will pick up a few spelling errors  here and there!)

How did I make the report look that good? It must have taken you hours!

Nope, it took 30 minutes.

I shouldn't be really telling you this because it's such a cool secret weapon. I used a program on the Macintosh called PAGES and I used one of the professionally designed templates.

I grabbed Paul Young's brilliant photos of the over the edge conference in Orlando and just dragged them into place.

Let it sit overnight, (that trick was taught to me by Gary Halbert)  made small changes, created the PDF (another automatic function inside of pages)

Hey presto! My first report was created.

http://media.thirtydaychallengeplus.com/theawesomebest.pdf


Creating content, making products and looking after your market places is not a gift.

It is an easily learned skill.

That is what 30 DC plus it is all about.

 After two years of planning, next week, we will open up 30 PC plus to its first founding members. These members will get a locked in price (which my accountants tell me is crazy.) That will set a new standard for value/price performance.

 Right now, in this economy, this information is vital. I'm not going to let price get in the way of you creating your own business online.

Enjoy the report, I'm going to get a cup of tea.

Ed Dale

 PS, Welcome to the 30 Day Challenge

You’re in in good company!  This year, tens of thousands of people from around the globe joined the 30 Day Challenge community.

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/

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Xmas prezzie to yourself from Magnetic Team Building.com with Bob Proctor, Rick Raddatz & Bob Dignard-Fung

What other success coaches are saying ...

"When it comes to Motivation, Education and Personal Growth; Bob Dignard-Fung is one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable professional I know. If you have a sincere desire to improve the quality of your life this man can show you how to do it.... He is one of the best."

- Bob Proctor, Life Success Coach
Appeared in the movie - The Secret
Chairman, LifeSuccess Production

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"Dear Bob, over the years I've watched how you are always helping others achieve their dreams and goals. You are truely a genuine man with so many talents and gifts. I just wanted to thank you for supporting my endeavors and for being a great entrepreneur! Keep making the planet a better place!"

- John Assaraf, N.Y. Times & Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Real Estate Entrepreneur, Multi Billion Dollar Producer Appeared in the movie - The Secret
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"Bob's greatest gift is his gift of deep caring. I've never seen anyone so dedicated to make a difference in another human being's life. Anyone can be nice and generous when things are going well. But what impresses me the most is being true to his cause even during times of his own personal challenges. I've seen him rise above is own difficulties to help friends. His wonderful sense of humor and easy going personality allows him to attract long lasting friends very easily."

- Wajed (Roger) Salam,
CEO The Homeland Investment Group

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"Bob Dignard-Fung is one of those rare individuals who naturally empowers other people simply by being 100% present in his commitment to being of service. He is a great mentor and coach. Spending 1 hour with Bob is more enlightening and empowering than most big-name weekend seminars."

- Leslie Fieger,
CEO, Learning Frontier Technologies,

MagneticTeamBuilding.com with Bob Proctor, Rick Raddatz & Bob Dignard-Fung

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Triveratrol Plus: A Special Report by Julian Whitaker, MD

For the first time ever… One small secret may save a generation of Americans from “old” age. Thanks to groundbreaking research on aging, we have uncovered three key reasons why our bodies age. Armed with these findings, America’s leading natural physician set out to find a way to fight all three. The result is a promising new discovery that.
dramatically slows aging, keeping you physically strong and mentally sharp… regardless of your age or family history.

Need proof? Click here to learn more about:

#How to age-proof your heart and cells with red wine

#The kitchen spice that helps an aging brain.

#The first ever triple power life-enhancing supplement

#10 things that add 10 extra years to your life.

#How a household plant slows aging from head to toe

#How to detoxify your body back to youth
 
## S p e c i a l R e p o r t: How much will you age in the next 10 years? Discover the incredible new choice you can make that can change your life right now… 

Triveratrol Plus: A Special Report by Julian Whitaker, MD

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Polaroid of the Day

"Dear reader I found this thought of you"  

POSTCARD FROM This photographic diary, which he called, "Polaroid of the Day," AND LASTING FRIENDSHIP

When Jamie Livingston, photographer, film maker, circus performer, accordion player, Mets fan, and above all, loyal friend, died on October 25th (his birthday) in 1997 at the age of 41, he left behind hundreds of bereft friends and a collection of 6,000 photographs neatly organized in small suitcases and wooden fruit crates.

Jamie took a Polaroid once a day, every day, including his last, for 18 years.

This photographic diary, which he called, "Polaroid of the Day," or P.O.D., began when Jaime was a student at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. The project continued when he moved to apartments in New York City including the incredible circus memorabilia-filled loft on Fulton Street, which he shared with his best friend. But perhaps more importantly, Jamie's friends and the world need access to these pictures, which is why his devoted friends have been talking for years about ways to exhibit this massive body of work... please read on... Photo of the Day

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Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Indicators Target 1a: Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day * 1.1 Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day * 1.2 Poverty gap ratio * 1.3 Share of poorest quintile in national consumption target 1b: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people * 1.4 Growth rate of GDP per person employed * 1.5 Employment-to-population ratio * 1.6 Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day * 1.7 Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment target 1c: Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger * 1.8 Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age * 1.9 Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption ... Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

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Turning of the Tide

Exposing the real story behind global events, which shape the future of human existence and the world we leave our children. The veil lifts on an astonishing web of interconnected manipulation to reveal that the same few people, secret societies and organizations control the daily direction of our lives, & how the same people on apparently different sides of politics are actually connected to the same elite organizations.

These organizations have the same proven agenda of a world government, a world central bank, a world army, a world currency, and some say a micro-chipped population. "OPPO-SAMES" These apparent opposites in politics are there to persuade us that we are not living in a prison, that we have a choice. Yet these persons are not opposites at all but are part of a one-party state. The last two US Presidents were apparently opposites and on different sides - Bill Clinton and George Bush - yet they were both heavily involved within the same elite organizations.

David Icke explains: "What happens in practice is that if you look at all the dogmas in all cultures, all societies have what I call a 'hassle-free zone.' It is that area within any culture, within each dogma (religious, economic, political etc) wherein if you conform to it, you are in the comfort zone. No one's going to laugh at you, condemn you for being different, or for expressing your uniqueness, because you are locked into the herd mentality, and you are conforming to what you are told you should be and do. When you step out of this mind-set and express your unique aspect of all that exists and refuse to be frightened, or controlled, you immediately face ridicule or condemnation as I have in England."

"THE SHEEPLE" "Whatever happened to living? The vast majority of people, rich and poor, on this planet are enslaved. Enslaved by the system's robotic programming, its economic imprisonment, and by their own refusal to think, question and find the liberation that comes with an open mind. We don't live in a free society, we live as robots in a society in which you are free to do what the society wants you to do - produce and consume - that's the reality." A "MUST READ" PDF book for understanding how the fraud really affects you and what you can do about it: Turning of the Tide

PS: Play this before you leave

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Kelly McParland: Lament of the baby boomers - Full Comment

So Boomers -- at least those few who thought beyond the next Visa bill -- were forced to face the necessity of saving for their old age. It went against all their instincts, which cry out “consume! consume! consume!”, but the investing business made it all sound safe and easy, even fun. Remember Freedom 55, the advertising campaign that suggested we could all retire rich, like ... tomorrow? It worked because it fed the fantasy we all lived by, i.e. that just a few more years and we can escape to a life of cocktails and golf.
All you had to do, according to the investment gurus, was set up an RRSP, siphon off regular contributions, and let the magic of the market do the rest. Yes there were risks, but that’s why you paid a fee to the advisors, so they could apply their expertise to safeguarding your capital. They would “diversify.” They would tap into foreign markets, because Canada’s was too small to offer security. They would come up with new products that offered safety and regular returns. Income Trusts! Yeah, that was a good one.
Technology stocks! Commodities! GICs, which guarantee a return, were bad, because the profit was small. You had to take a risk to make the money you’d need in retirement (which, we were told, had to be approximately 100% of our pre-retirement income if we wanted to foot our share of the drinks at Happy Hour) Kelly McParland: Lament of the baby boomers - Full Comment

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“The Content Syndication Network”

Are you a plugged-in blogger on and around the internet Businesses as well as marketers have to realize that they need to become part of the conversation in the social media. Nothing travels faster than word of mouth when you use these technologies. So when people are looking at getting involved in social media and getting connected, probably the most important thing they need to realize is that you have this opportunity to really be active and connected with these people. And as you build that trust, they're much more likely to come to you when they're ready to do business.

So it's a different model. Instead of just going out there and making pitch after pitch until somebody finally raises their hand and says, "I'm interested," instead, you provide service. You give. You develop that bond of trust and familiarity so people know you, like you, trust you. Ultimately, I think you wind up with people coming to you for business, rather than you going out to find them. Social media allows you to brand yourself in ways never possible before. When you're branding yourself, you're sharing content in one form or another. That content needs to be enlightening or educational or entertaining. When you want to capture people's attention, you've got to target one of those 3 things, because that is what they want. “The Content Syndication Network”

When you share that type of information consistently with your audience via social media - and it doesn't have to be your own content, it can be links to other good content - you brand your name once again into your followers' minds. It gives them reason to trust you, once they start connecting you to quality time after time after time. You're not out there pitching things. Instead, you're giving them enlightening, educational or entertaining content that is of interest to them. And they will find your big red "BUY" button without you having to push it in their face. MAJOR POINT: You may have heard the term "social media marketing". You need to understand that no order of marketing can take place until you have engaged in "social media networking" first. Marketing can never precede networking.
 

This membership is designed to show you how to build an online asset that you can count on at all times. An asset that continues to compound and grow over the years... An asset that does not die and have to be re-built. Our staff is your staff, for a fixed monthly cost you will have access to over 100 years of Internet and marketing experience. Let us do the research while you implement tried and proven strategies. This membership is designed in a way that experts can skip ahead and beginners can get up-to-speed quickly. There is a support forum for each section of this membership to access our staff or other members at any time. This membership is designed to facilitate high search engine visibility while building large social networks centered around your business at the same time. It is the goal of this membership to deliver this asset to you but as in any educational process, you must act to see results. “The Content Syndication Network”

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Internet Entrepreneur Announces Launch of New Book Project Titled, Gust Do It!, If Balls Weren't Round, The World Would Still Be Flat

Currently helping companies and individuals improve their bottom lines through improved customer visibility, online relations and traffic conversion when challenged by the fast moving messages over the Internet and blogosphere. Mr. Krasnow is specifically focusing in online reputation management and repair for individuals and companies in need of responding to an online crisis by removing negative web pages and posts that may have been created by competitors or others who in any way disparage their name and/or brand.

 For example, whether justified or not, one may become the target of negative publicity (civil lawsuits, slanderous bloggings, white collar crime, etc.) whereby a multi-platformed online press and image strategy is required to quickly create positive spin and buzz. All such work is fee based determined by scope of work and done strictly on a confidential basis.  Currently helping companies and individuals improve their bottom lines through improved customer visibility, online relations and traffic conversion when challenged by the fast moving messages over the Internet and blogosphere.

Mr. Krasnow is specifically focusing in online reputation management and repair for individuals and companies in need of responding to an online crisis by removing negative web pages and posts that may have been created by competitors or others who in any way disparage their name and/or brand. For example, whether justified or not, one may become the target of negative publicity (civil lawsuits, slanderous bloggings, white collar crime, etc.) whereby a multi-platformed online press and image strategy is required to quickly create positive spin and buzz. All such work is fee based determined by scope of work and done strictly on a confidential basis.  Internet Entrepreneur Announces Launch of New Book Project Titled, Gust Do It!, If Balls Weren't Round, The World Would Still Be Flat

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Twitter Handbook — How good people make BIG things happen - FAST!

Twitter Handbook
http://twitterhandbook.com/blog

How good people make BIG things happen - FAST!

1. What Does Your Twitter Grade or Rank Mean? - 2008-11-15 18:29:15-05
   In the top 10 words on Twitter, I noticed “TwitterRank“ Yes, once again, an site looks at your profile and give you a grade.
   
2. Fun to play, not really much information to help you use Twitter better. Quoting @ryochiji, who wrote this toy, the Mashable story:
   
3. As for Twitterank’s future, it’s self-deprecating developer probably describes it best:
   
4. Local Newspaper Relies On Twitter and TwitPic - 2008-11-16 22:46:42-05
   It’s been a busy day on Twitter. The Twitter Moms have been roaring about a Motrin ad, it was the top search term under
   
5. #motrinmoms plus as high as #3 for #motrin. My take on the bad ad was posted earlier today on the Twitter Moms site As of this writing,
   
6. the offending ad was taken
   
7. Review of TweetLater and NEW Features of this Twitter Tool - 2008-11-17 18:59:32-05
   I’ve been holding off reviewing and recommending Tweetlater becuase so many tweeps in Stage 2 use the autoresponder to try to sell me.
   
8. I’m not against auto-responders (remember “no rules”).. but annoyed at the “hey check out my blog” copy that most use. I’ve been using
   
9. TweetLater for months to send a post that I
   
10. Ad Age and NY Times on the Power of Twitter to Make or Break a Brand - 2008-11-18 02:46:16-05
    Advertising Age weighed in on the #motrinmoms incident from this weekend “[It was] amazing to have that happen over 48 hours,
    
11. on a weekend in the blogosphere,” she said. “People are now spreading around the apology; it’s such an immediate time frame.” Indeed,
    
12. seven of the top 10 search returns today for “Motrin” and “headache”
    

Twitter Handbook — How good people make BIG things happen - FAST!

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