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Copyright 2006 Tony Mase

In his book “How to Get What You Want“, Wallace D. Wattles, best known for his classic masterpiece “The Science of Getting Rich”, talks about the importance of “making constructive use of the people and things in your environment” in getting what you want.

One way you make constructive use of the people and things in your environment is to get the help you need, when you need it.

If you spend any amount of time on the Internet, you’ll occasionally need someone’s help…

It might be help with an online purchase, technical support for a product, or some other kind of help.

Regardless of the kind of help you need…

The manner in which you ask for that help will determine the quality and the quantity of the help you receive now and in the future.

You see…

There are two ways you can ask for help online…

One is “constructive”…

The other is “destructive”.

When you ask for help in a constructive manner, you’ll get the help you need, when you need it, and you’ll “build” a relationship that’ll keep the door open for future help.

On the other hand…

When you ask for help in a destructive manner, although you might get the help you need this time, you’ll “destroy” any chance of a relationship and close the door to future help.

Based on the thousands of questions and support requests I’ve received and answered online, here are five powerful tips that’ll help you get the help you need, when you need it, and get it in a way that’ll leave the door wide open for future help:

Tip #1 – Don’t lead with your chin.

Leading with your chin is a great way to get knocked on your…

Well…

You fill in the blank.

The single most important thing you need to remember when you’re asking for help online, whether you’re asking by email or by filling out an online form, regardless of how angry or frustrated you might be, is that there’s a real “live” person on the other end…

A person who has “feelings” just like you do!

Including phrases in your first request for help like…

“Are you going to help me right now, right this minute, or are you going to give me my money back?”…

Or…

“I’m starting to think this is a scam!”…

Or…

“If I don’t hear back from you in one hour, I’m going to call my lawyer!”…

Might make you feel good, but they’ll virtually guarantee whatever help you do get right now will be minimal, at best, and your chances of getting anything other than minimal help from that person again in the future will be somewhere between slim and none.

Tip #2 – Be polite.

For some strange reason, one I’ve yet to figure out, many people seem to think the rules of simple, common courtesy don’t apply online…

Don’t you be one of them!

A request for help written in a polite tone, using “please” and “thank you”, will, more often than not, get you a prompt and courteous reply.

Tip #3 – DON’T SHOUT!!!

Whether you know it or not, typing your request for help in all capital letters is the online equivalent of shouting in the face of the person who receives it…

And…

The liberal use of multiple exclamation marks makes your shouting even louder and more emphatic!

Question for you…

Do you like it when someone shouts in your face?

Guess what?

Neither does anyone else!

Tip #4 – Keep your request short and to the point.

Most people doing business online don’t have the time to read long, drawn out messages trying to figure out what you need, nor do they have the time to keep writing you back over and over again trying to clarify what you need.

When you ask for help online, *always* include your name, contact information, order information, specific dates, specific details, and a clear, concise description of the help or information you need.

Avoid including any information that doesn’t directly contribute to helping the person you’re asking for help to give you the exact help you need.

Tip #5 – Say thank you.

After you’ve received the help you’ve asked for, a simple “thank you!” or “thanks, I appreciate your help!” will go a long way towards insuring the door will be wide open the next time you need that person’s help again.

Once again…

The single most important thing you need to remember when you’re asking for help online is that there’s a real “live” person on the other end.

Treat that person as you’d like to be treated and you’ll find as I have that, more often than not, you’ll get all the help you need, when you need it, and that person’s door will always be open to you should you need their help again.

Chances are that no one wants to think about surgery, ever.No matter what your quandary or how much you may trust and even like your doctor, the thought of groundless and scalpels and the pain and bruising of any type of surgery is just not fun for anyone.Though, there are some new surgeries available today that can absolutely eliminate snoring, and these procedures are typically done on an outpatient basis, meaning you can return to work the next day and experience minimal discomfort.  Let’s take a look at these options that will help stop snoring.

Removing the Soft Palate to Eliminate Snoring

Of course, in this type of surgery the doctor does not eliminate the soft palate completely, as the soft palate is simply the area in the back of your mouth not supported by your skull.  You can feel it with your tongue, if you slide it over the roof of your mouth.The cause that this surgery helps to get rid of snoring is because some cases of snoring are caused by that soft palate vibrating when a person breathes through their mouth, and the tissue obstructs that airway.  If there is excessive tissue in the soft palate, cutting away just a layer or two can greatly help eliminate snoring.  This widens that passageway and enables air to pass through this area with less obstruction and therefore less vibrating.  It may not completely eliminate snoring, but it can reduce it.

Removing the Tonsils and Uvula

By removing the tonsils and uvula, or cutting away some of the tissue surrounding these, your doctor may be able to eliminate snoring the same way that cutting the soft palate does.The airway becomes larger and there is less hindrance and then less vibration.

For both these types of surgeries, there may not be a need for actual scalpels as many are now being done with lasers.  This allows the doctor to make a more precise cut and take away less tissue than with a scalpel and can be a great option as snoring cures.

Building Scar Tissue

If the tissues and membranes in the throat are very flabby, they will vibrate more.A new course of action to help eliminate snoring is to cut or cauterize this area in order to build scar tissue, which makes the throat area stiffer and therefore less likely to vibrate.

Surgeries for the Nasal Cavities

Even those most causes of snoring involve the throat and mouth, you’re really not supposed to be breathing through your mouth in the first place, even when you sleep.  Sometimes this happens when there is an obstruction or problem with the nasal cavities, such as from collapsing sinuses due to aging.  Another common procedure to help eliminate snoring is to make small incisions along the sinus cavities to open them up, thus allowing a person to breathe much easier through the nose.

How to stop snoring is something only your doctor can determine if any of these procedures are right for you, and if you have any other options available to you in order to eliminate snoring in your case.

Disclaimer: Always consult your doctor before taking any medical advice.

Since investing in penny stocks was in the past a job of only the well-off and the professional business environment, it is understandable for an individual to feel overwhelmed with the possibilities of actually stock trading — with real-world currency — of any kind of stock while reclining at home at your computer.

Penny stocks specifically may be touchy, and while there is a huge upside in day trading with penny stocks, you should also take great care in studying your penny stock collection. A person has to accept and survive risks as you continue forward with your learning.

While I’m still startled that changes in laws and advancements in technology now empower all of us to trade for themselves in this way, people need to understand that this is not a video game and that people are trading with real-world currency and the potential for real losses.

To assist individuals along their way, I began a new internet site specialized in assisting less-than-experienced traders of penny stock find your way in the perilous but rewarding world of penny stocks: Buying Penny Stocks.

With this site I hope to provide many of the great times and bad times I persevered while earning my success through penny stocks. I hope individuals will learn from my errors and, potentially, even find themselves inspired by my achievements. People can follow the refinement of the website and my current experiments on finding the best penny stocks.

Individuals must also understand that winning penny stock lists can not be found exhibited for no cost on the Web. I believe individuals look for this kind of information all the time utilizing Yahoo and the like, but I’m telling you, you’re wasting your efforts. Real successful stock picks are serious money and thus a serious issue.

You must expect to do your own research and I strongly advise you consider purchasing some professional day trading software.

So buckle down, get to work and I offer you the best of good fortune for your day trading endeavors!

A charcoal barbecue grill is a cooking appliance that helps you to cook food, generally meat, by directly using the heat which is under the meat. Each time you arrange a barbecue festival in your house, this particular baby is the actual star of the show. But old-fashioned charcoal barbecue grills are being replaced by natural gas barbecue grills, Additionally, the newer model of barbecue grills are now more compact meaning that you can take it with you while you are traveling to different parts of the countryside.

Natural Gas Barbecue Grills

The energy source of natural gas grills are obviously the natural gas. Most natural gas grills are available in different designs and sizes. What’s more they can easily changed to use with LPG or light petroleum gas as the energy’s source. A recent revolutionary industrial modification to the model of these grills involves the addition of an infra-red source towards the back of the grill. This provides even temperatures and heating throughout the grill enclosure and is an extra advantage when it comes to cooking meat.

A small box of wood shavings or a “smoker box” can also be used when you want to add a small woodsy flavor to the food. Slow cooking on a low flame may also achieves this woodsy flavor to a certain extent, but in today’s fast growing world, little extra device is going to save you lots of time surely.

Portable Grills

Portable barbecue grills are normally of the brazier or the kettle type. A wired mesh is used in brazier type where it usually placed on the top of the charcoal’s bed and transmits heat to the food. The kettle type grill is the most commonly used grill in America and it consists of a cooking grid, a ventilation system and a charcoal bed. This is also provided with a lid on top, hence its name. Portable type of grills are mixed of those two and with added features such as folding legs or moving parts which one can easily put them at the back of your cars or vehicles. Most portable grills are of the brazier type. The classification of the barbecue grills has a long history since invented and hopefully in the future as the technology advances, the energy efficiencies will be increase so that our environment can be much better.

There are just so many things today that leave us feeling stressed and tired. However, not everyone can do well from a healthy nights sleep and for a lot of people they turn to a plethora of perscription sleeping pills.

Although there are ranges of sleeping pills obtained through your doctor, a lot of them do come with side effects, some of which could be really very detrimental to your general state of health.

The variation of side effects can range from drowsiness, fatigue and dizziness. To the harsher effects where depression can be triggered.

Another well known sleeping pill called Ambien also has a long list of Ambien side effects and Ambien is a trade name for Zolpidem, can lead to any one of the following:

* Anterograde amnesia

* Hallucinations , through all physical senses, of varying intensity

* Delusions

* Altered thought patterns

* Ataxia or poor motor coordination , difficulty maintaining balance

* Euphoria and/or dysphoria

* Increased appetite

* Increased libido

* Amnesia

* Impaired judgment and reasoning

* Increased impulsivity

* When stopped, rebound insomnia may occur

* Headaches, in some people

For example the Rozerem side effects in 2% of cases can lead to depression. People need to be careful if they already suffer from depression then sleeping pills like Rozerem should be off limits.

Other pills such as Lunesta, known as Eszopiclone, can result to things like unpleasant bitter or metallic taste, headaches, chest pain, cold-like symptoms, body pains, dry mouth, daytime drowsiness, lightheadedness, dizziness

It’s obvious with just a handfull of perscription pills covered in this post it’s obvious that some of the estanlished pills can lead to lots of nasty side effects.

So are there any alternatives and what should you be considering.

You can also opt for herbal varieties and although in some cases they dont work as well as perscription pills, at least you’ll know there are no nasty effects waiting for you around the corner.

The capital of the state of Victoria, Melbourne is the second largest Australian city. The house of numerous art galleries, theatres and museums, the culture of this city is as varied as it is vast. Again, there are is a huge concentration of gardens and parks, which makes way for a beautiful sight. While your stay in Melbourne, you should try not to miss the opportunity of witnessing the various art festivals, musical concerts, sports affairs and art exhibitions that the city hosts at regular intervals of time.

When it comes to the social life of Melbourne, the city has a very lively and chirpy culture. There is a strong concentration of high end restaurants as well as fashion cafes, which dish out the most irritable munchies you have ever come across.

Again, if you are a coffee lover, then the cafes of the city are sure to impress you.
The city of Melbourne gives you a million options as far as last minute accommodation is concerned. With a maddening crowd of hotels, resorts, motels and apartments, the city has some accommodation arrangement for everyone making easily to find last minute Melbourne deals. Whether you wish to splurge and get yourself indulged in the most opulent resorts of Melbourne or dream of an affordable place to call home while in the city, finding a place here is a cake walk.

For people, who appreciate art, Melbourne has so many art centres and theatres that you will be spoilt for choice. The National theatre, Iwaki auditorium, Opera Australia, Anthenium theatre and the La Mama Theatre are some of the places that you should look at visiting in order to make your trip to Melbourne a memorable one.

The museums in Melbourne are also worth a mention. The Immigration Museum and the Victoria Police Museum are amongst the best museums of the city. Along with these museums, there are also museums that are dedicated to the Chinese history, sports, Jewish History and maritime.

People of Melbourne are crazy about cricket and football. This makes Melbourne one of the best tourist destinations for sports lovers. The Melbourne Cricket ground has been the venue for quite a few big matches. It also happens to be the biggest cricket ground in the entire world. When it comes to football, the sport was actually invented in Australia and is undoubtedly the favorite sport of the city’s youth. The other sports that are popular in Melbourne are horse racing, tennis and car racing.

For shopping in Australia, Melbourne is definitely the most popular shopping destination for finding bargains. Some people even refer to Melbourne as Australia’s shopping capital.

You have a wide variety of shops to choose from depending on your pocket size. David Jones and Myer is one departmental store that can be found in every possible shopping arcade of Melbourne.If you wish to have a wonderful time in Melbourne, be prepared to dish out whatever you have in your system. It will be a long night with a number of places for you to visit.

I’ve been recently reading the autobiography by Jacqueline Gold, the CEO of Ann Summers stores who has had a roller coaster of a personal life and specifically can relate to various aspects of her life’s struggle as well as constant enthusiasm for living and never giving up.

I specifically recall from within the autobiography Jacqueline’s attachment to marbella costa del sol as she writes many times about how her friends and Jacqueline make an annual pilgrimage to marbella costa del sol for her girlie week in the sun. They book into a good hotel as a gang of them and do all the girlie stuff for a week and let their hair down, clearly also shopping is part of the trip too.

She mentions about a couple of times where when she’s down, Marbella is a good place to get away to and recover your energy and zest for life. Getting away to a different location always enables a fresh view of things to form as well as give new focus to emerse yourself in. Of course – for sun worshippers the thrill of chilling and tanning is always a pick me up.

This is where the story of Jacqueline particularly seem’s apt for me at the moment as I am looking for new adventures in life, to immerse oneself in solving worldly issuses or participate in a good cause where it puts our own life in perspective and how we can get the most out of our precious time on earh.

Anyhow, I digress…. here I am thinking about Jacqueline Gold and how she faces tragedy or setbacks in life and always has Marbella !! and I’m thinking Marbella’s ok, I’ve enjoyed myself their a few times already and I’m also part of an expanding holiday business who handles a lot of reservations for Marbella holidays, but its not what is going to cheer me up at this point,,… where else is there within easy travelling of the UK and somewhere I can be fully involved in something useful and possibly even environmental? I glimpsed at Mijas along Costa Del Sol – but lets look away from Spain… How about the Canaries ? Nope – a little further I think, Marakesh…. no, …

Then it hit me, Cape Verde! I’ve been looking to possibly invest in somewhere upcoming like Cape Verde – and then, like a higher power was controlling my mouse – I clicked on a link in Google for “Boa Vista Experience” and then into their forum to read what the English folk were talking about and their was an announcement that The Turtle Foundation were looking for Volunteers to help protect female Loggerhead turtles who were being slaughtered by poachers as they were coming ashore to lay their eggs for future turtles to grace our oceans !!! Eurika ! that was the moment I knew that I’d found what I needed to gain a clear perspective and rejuvenate my enthusiasm

Thankfully, my application as a volunteer to help The Turtle Foundation on Boavista was accepted, and I’m due to fly out for a whole new adventure and life experience for 7 weeks in Cape Verde on the 3rd August as the Turtle laying season just heats up and there’s reports coming in of masacred Turtles on some of Boavistas paradise beaches.. Check out my facebook updates in TURTLE FOUNDATION – Cabo Verde group page on Facebook and I’ll also be covering it in my main blog.
Article courtesy of TheDon Sansone.

The eBay drop off stores hit the ground running with great fanfare and made great promise. These stores expanded like crabgrass across the land. All the newspapers and magazines had articles every other day about how great these stores would be. The promise of the initial drop off stores was limitless. The times were very exciting.

These franchises made promises like “you can go into business for your self and not have to have any inventory simply by having an answer to America’s clutter”. People received this story wit great enthusiasm and they believed it. And why not? I mean if you have read about eBay’s fantastic growth and the amount of products that was sold on there every month you would figure that this had to be a sure thing.

Well here was the deal and it was simple.Anyone could own a franchise if they agreed to the terms and agreed to pay a $25000 fee and a added expense for fixtures and the like of anywhere from $5000 to $25000 more and a fee of 4% on all sales. That is not all but it is all I am going to report on.

Anyway once you were accepted into the franchise then the new owner would be “helped” to find a suitable location for his store. This would be an ordeal in itself.

The new owner would then be given an extensive training course that is overwhelming especially if he or she had sold anything on eBay before.

Then the new owner is given specs on how his new eBay drop off store should look right down to the wall colors. I mean you paid for the franchise and it had better live up to the specifications.

To make a long story a short one they made a little too difficult for the new owner to succeed. Will the eBay drop off stores survive? Only time will tell.

Michelle MacPhearson is an internet marketer who integrates social media and Web 2.0 technologies and innovations into her marketing, and helps others do the same.

You can find tons of resources at her blog, MichelleMacPhearson.com. You may be particurally interested in the “Steal This Niche” series of posts, which is a set of videos walking you through the keyword research process. What’s even funner is that when you’re done watching the videos, you walk away with a high traffic and low competition keyword that you can target and build a site around. Yes, you really can steal Michelle MacPhearson‘s niche!

She’s also active on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you’re using any of those services, you can connect with Michelle MacPhearson there and get up-to-date and innovative online marketing tips she sends out regularly.

One of her most acclaimed free reports, Social Media Daily, has been touted as better than paid products on the topic. Within Social Media Daily, Michelle MacPhearson walks you through the process of using Web 2.0 and social media sites to build the link popularity of your own site. It’s link building on the cheap, and this resource is the most comprehensive out there.

Another free resource you might enjoy is the Social Media Myth, where Michelle MacPhearson explains the reason most marketers aren’t having success with their social media marketing and devises a simple plan for you to follow. Unfortunately, we try to do too much with too little, the Social Media Myth is the answer.