Hip Bones Crew

Do I Need Raised Letter or Full Color Business Cards?

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:21:01 -0500

If you've been searching around for business cards that willbest represent the image you want to portray for your business,then you've no doubt encountered many options. The Big Two, as Ilike to think of them, are "Raised Letter" and "Full Color."What are the differences in raised letter and full colorbusiness cards? What are the price differences? What looks bestfor how I want to represent my business? These are all questionsI hear on a daily basis. . The difference between Raised Letter and Full Color printingis in how the ink is applied to the card stock. Thermography isthe type of printing that produces ink that stands up off thepage slightly. When you run your fingers across the surface, youcan feel the printing on the stock. Each color that is printedhas a separate plate, and the cards have to be run through thepress for each color chosen. These types of cards have a veryelegant and refined look about them, especially if the colorsand stocks chosen are complimen...

The Art deco car of the year is ...!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:22:23 -0500

p>.. BMW has gone all Art Deco with series ! Look at the 'new'BMW series , and I see the same elements that made theChrysler building a landmark of Art Deco. The bold lines, themacho look, the curves, the arcs: it's all there! Art deco is back, and BMW has definitely captured it at itsbest! The car features the unmistakable elegance and dramaticforms of art nouveau. I don't think it is appropriate to saythat the car would necessarily fit in a saloon in Paris around, but it's safe to say, given the gap of time since then,and the practicalities of designing an art deco mobile, that BMWhas brought Paris of into the st century car! The ultra modern body, the stark lines, the roaring engines BMWpacks into these cars - it all brings back those parts of Miamiwe've seen, only on nostalgic movies for the past decades. It's not just jewellery, architecture, fashion and posters. Artdeco is in the streets today. Look at the vintage Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow,...

A Guide to Getting a Home Improvement Loan

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:13:39 -0500

If you've got a few things around the house that you'd like tospruce up but don't have the money for, you might want toconsider getting a home improvement loan.As the name implies, a home improvement loan is designed to payfor improvements to a house or other form of real estate. Thehouse and the improvements themselves serve as collateral forthe loan, thus reducing the need for additional collateral to beon the line.Best of all, a home improvement loan can help you to improveboth your credit score and the value of your house all at thesame time. Collateral you can live in Much like a mortgage or other home loan, a home improvement loanuses the equity in your house or real estate with the equitybeing the amount of the home that's already paid for as a basisfor the collateral value of the home. This value is used, along with estimates for the improvementsthat you want to do, to determine how much the amount of thehome improvement loan is going to be. The more equity ...

Eight Tips for Working for Someone Else After a Home-Based

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:23:21 -0500

It's harder to succeed in a home-based business than theInternet hype might have you believe. If you've decided to goback to work for someone else after some months or years athome, it can be quite an adjustment. Not only must you give upthe dream, but you have to accommodate to some real changes. If not always lucrative, the advantages of working from yourhome, and for yourself, are legendary, and the adaptation to a- ha! can be monumental. Here are some ways to prepare yourself: .Use the week before to get caught up on household repairs,errands, and groceries. Get up and go to bed on the newschedule. .Assemble a workable wardrobe. Gone are the jeans andflip flops. Check on the dress code at your new office, as youmay be out-of-touch. Then assemble a wardrobe that'scomfortable. If you haven't worn heels all day for a while,don't try it the first day. You don't need blisters! Wearloose-fitting but smart-looking clothes, and layers. Thetemperature in the office i...

The Importance of Travel for A Writer

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:39:17 -0500

Copyright Black Butterfly PressDr. Maxine Thompsonhttp:www.maxinethompson.com http:www.maxineshow.com'Don't go into the city alone,' the blonde tourist warned me atthe port of Belize. 'They will cut off your arm for yourjewelry.' This was in October , when I went on a Caribbean cruisewhich, among other islands, stopped in the country of Belize. AsI have a friend whom I'll call Natalia who grew up in Belize,this made me curious as to how the people actually lived. Instead of jumping on a tour bus, I decided to get out of mycomfort zone and go off the beaten path. I found a group of menstanding outside the gates of the port, clamoring for customersto get into their cabs. Finally I chose the mostfriendly-looking man and climbed into a taxi, which was actuallya jitney. On this hour-long ride around the island, I, not onlyfelt deliciously alive, I saw Belize through Natalia's eyes. My driver, Raoul as I'll call him, assured me that the peoplewould treat me k...

Fitness Workout for Your Financial Muscles

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:04:33 -0500

p>So you bought the financial freedom books, but your bank accounthas yet to reap the rewards? Consider this:Your financial success can be developed just like amuscle... and if you're not seeing results, you may be on thewrong "financial fitness" plan.You were running on a treadmill to trim some "financial fat."The result? Your wallet got "skinny." You weren't building yourfinancial muscles. Why not?Much like a good muscle-strengthening or exercise program, youneed expert training, inspiration, and a "financial workout"that's tailored to your specific goals. Following are five of the Greatest Financial Challengespeople typically face in their lifetime. Take the financialfitness challenge and see what muscles you need to startstrengthening!Note: please consult a Financial Fitness Professional beforeattempting any of these exercises.Challenge . "I'm afraid to take financial risks."Financial Fitness Solution: Develop your Couragemuscle.If you're sitting ar...

Cabin Crew Recruitment - A Special Job For Special People

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:54:26 -0500

Cabin crew recruitment is something that airlines do, but it does not happen all the time, an you need to know they are looking for very special staff. It takes unique qualities to become a cabin crew member and it not the easiest work field to get into.By no means are cabin crew glorified waiters or waitresses, there is far more of intrinsic value attached to this job. The first person the customer encounters when they board the plane is the cabin crew and this is their first point o f contact as well as when first impressions of the airline as a whole are made. So they ambassadors for the airline!They are specifically trained to deal with the safety and security of all passengers as well as deal with emergency situations; this is their key performance area. They need to be tactful and gentle with fearful passengers and firm with respect for unruly passengers. They also have to help with boarding as well as disembarking.Before any flight takes place the cabin crew are briefed regardin...

Motivating Your Crew to Go the Extra Mile

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:32:34 -0500

The constant struggle to get people to want to work for you is an enigma most business owners wrestle with. I have isolated successful methods through growing my multi-million dollar company from the ground up. In my experience it all comes down to how you want to be treated. I was raised in a lovey-dovey family where my parents wanted me to feel great about myself. Maybe it is because I was raised Jewish and all Jewish mothers think their children are superior - who knows... Whatever the reason, I grew up hearing and believing I could do anything.That kind of confidence instilled in me led me to believe that I could instill that confidence in others. When I first started out I could not afford to hire expensive help and found the most successful type of personnel for my business were young, inexperienced adults in their late teens that had an abundance of willingness. And I do mean an abundance of it - in my viewpoint, there is no better commodity.A Little Bit Goes a Long WayMy Senior...

The Quest In Advertising Your Website

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:01:24 -0500

Website advertising the unending quest of every web sitebuilder. And Free is a word i work towards. But free on the nethas many different meanings and many of them or most of them arenot free at all. The most effective means of advertising i havefound as i am sure many of you also have discovered are thetraffic surfing sites. You register your site on a few or manyof them. Advertise your main site as well as put a few of thetraffic sites themselves in advertising rotation. In the eventthat you can get people to sign up to the traffic surfing sites,you gain for yourself a constant stream of credit whichconstantly show off your main website. Add into your mainwebsite free banners that also gain credits and in time you willgain a consistent flow of free advertising. This is one of themethods I use and it really does provide a constant flow throughto my main website. Getting people to view your site isn'treally that hard. The ideas that you can use are really endless.Gettin...

The Sheep, The Shepherd and an Internet Marketing Fleece-Job

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:27:51 -0500

You have a site that's just returning on investment; nothingmore or perhaps a lot less. You believe in professional servicesas they're the experts. You have little knowledge in theirfield, nor the time and resources for private research orindependent consult.Perhaps its Internet promotion and advertising this time roundand your parting with 's a month for ho hum returns on yourWeb site investment.BANNERS BABY!! Your net marketing agent says over and over..."We're going to expand the banner campaign." When this advicehits your desk, another a month gets released to theprofessional coffers.Next week, how are those sales stats going?Some Internet promotion 'professional' may be fleecing you's a month in worthless banner advertising. Fortunately foryou, this expenditure imbalance is exposed with the help of atext log on your Web site's server, raw website statistics. GOLDBABY!!I recently submitted a proposal to a new client for, you guessedit, website pro...

Healthy Bones

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:29:03 -0500

Bone is a living, growing tissue. Throughout your lifetime, old bone is removed resorption and new bone is added to the skeleton formation. During childhood and teenage years, new bone is added faster than old bone is removed. As a result, bones become larger, heavier, and denser. Bone formation continues at a pace faster than resorption until peak bone mass maximum bone density and strength is reached around age . After age , bone resorption slowly begins to exceed bone formation. Bone loss is most rapid in the first few years after menopause but persists into the postmenopausal years. When the body doesn't get the proper amount of calcium from our diet into the bloodstream, the bones surrender calcium to maintain the amounts needed in the blood for other bodily functions. Increased amounts of phosphorus from sources such as carbonated beverages, fast foods, and preservatives can contribute to calcium deficiency by lowering available blood calcium. Be happy, be healthy, a...