Just to give my readers a heads up, starting 1st December I will be posting up a new offer every day for 12 days (can’t trust international deliveries to arrive before Christmas after this date) in an advent calendar style. These offers include free gifts, percentage discounts, free shipping and money off deals off everything on www.pennydog.com, so check back here on 1st December! The offers run on GMT time, from 12.01am until 11.59pm and a minimum order of £5 applies unless otherwise stated.

Who doesn’t know Facebook today?  Almost everyone across this country as well as the globe, even an elementary school student,  knows this popular social network service. Furthermore, that Facebook now can be easily accessed via mobile phone makes this service much more popular, even among those who are not accustomed to internet. Yes, this is ‘Facebook Fever’ that everybody is suffering from.

Many people admit that they spend hours on computer, only to ‘play with’ their Facebook. They enjoy that activity so much that they don’t realize it has been hours they are playing with Facebook.

Certainly Facebook gives many benefits. However, just like the two edges of sword, it also can be no use or even not good for us if it’s used not wisely enough. Using Facebook, we can get connected to many people across the globe. Even, we can reconnect to old friends after we haven’t met them for a long time. For some people, Facebook can be the best way to share whatever they feel, or to tell others whatever they do in their daily life. And you can guess, they are always waiting for some new comments. They login to Facebook many times a day just to see the new comments.

Unfortunately, Facebook will turn to be your enemy if you can’t deal with it. Have you ever experienced spending hours for your Facebook and leaving something you have to do? If the answer is yes, it means that you have to manage your time better, and you have to control your ‘appetite’ to ‘play with’ your Facebook.

I have an idea about how to deal with Facebook. It is so simple. Determine your time limit. Yes, what you have to do is having a time limit. You can determine that you will play with your Facebook not more than 15 minutes at a time. Such limitation will work well with you as long as you have good will. However, the limitation won’t make any difference if you are not motivated enough.

Another way to deal with Facebook is playing with it only when you feel bored or when you want to chill out. That can be a positive activity to do, rather than some bad things that you may do, because in such condition you never want to do something serious and demanding you to think or work hard. In such condition, you only want to relax. So, Facebook will be a good choice for you.

Anyway, the point is that you should play with Facebook as wisely as possible. Get self-motivated to spend your time the best way. After all, there are so many possible ways to deal with Facebook. All depend on your creativity. Good luck!

was a show that I was putting on that the Hollywood Improv monthly. It was fun, but I am sad to say that it is over.

I’d like to thank everyone that made the show possible, and everyone that performed or stopped by to peek their head in. I noticed you and thanks for coming.

Anyway, I hope that all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving. We’ll keep in touch. I love you.

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Are you looking for the perfect holiday or bridal shoes?  Of course we’d all love a pair of Louboutin heels, but that could set you back several hundreds of dollars!  Luckily Marvelous Girl found a few great knockoffs out there:

Coloriffic makes a pair of glitter slingback peeptoes in silver or gold for $50-$90.  The least-expensive pair we found was at EllaParkBridal.com. 

Forever 21 makes a pair of gold glitter peeptoe pumps for only $23!

Chinese Laundry makes a hot pair of sequin peeptoe pumps in black or navy.  The least-expensive pair we found was $79 at Heels.com.

It’s not everyday you get to feel like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.  So whatever the event, now you can click your heels three times for a fabulous evening…because you saved some straw along the way.

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• Buy two 16 oz. philosophy amazing grace 3-in-1 shower gels and save $10 at Beauty.com. Offer expires 12.31.2009. (Beauty.com)
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With the winter months upon us Crossing River Weddings is giving great last-minute deals!

If your wedding is from the months from December to April and would like wedding videography for your wedding please let us know ASAP.  Since the winter months are generally slower, we are will to work out incrediable deals with you!

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Your wedding day is a day you will never get back and now you have the opportunity to capture your day for a fraction of the busy wedding season prices.

Onderhandelen kan een leuk proces worden, mits je weet hoe het moet! Het alle belangrijkste is dat je niet te veel emoties laat zien, zoals tijdsdruk. Hieronder 4 tips o zo wie zo in je achterhoofd te houden!

Tip #1: Weet wie je voor je hebt!

Op het moment dat je weet wat het doel en de grens van de wederpartij is sta je sterker in je schoenen. Je weet dan tot hoe ver je kan gaan. Dit heeft van grootte invloed op je positie en je zelfvertouwen. Je begrijpt vast dat de wederpartij voor en tijdens het onderhandelen ook aan jou informatie wil komen. Zorg er dan ook voor dat je geen informatie weg geeft die ten nadelen is voor jou onderhandeling.

Tip #2: Relax, er is voldoende tijd…

In de eerste 15 minuten worden meestal niet de deals gesloten, dit gebeurt op het laatst wanneer 1 van de partijen weg moet. Tijds gebrek heeft dan ook geen voordeel tijdens het onderhandelen. De tijdsdruk zorgt er voor dat je je zelf gaat dwingen tot een deal. Zorg dus dat je voldoende tijd neemt voor een onderhandeling.

Tip #3: de Prijs is belangrijk, maar nog meer de technieken om daar te komen

Heb voor je zelf duidelijk wat je uiterste prijs is en de optimale. Het is meestal niet optimaal om het maximale eruit te halen. Denk er aan dat er meestal nog een deal uit kan komen. Wanneer je in prijs zakt, zak dan de eerste keer niet te veel. Dit schept namelijk de verwachting voor de wederpartij dat er nog meer van af te halen is.

Laat de weder partij tijdens het onderhandelen over de prijs de eerste opening doen. Gebruik vragen om er achter te komen wat een mogelijke concessie van de wederpartij kan zijn. Concessies worden tijdens het onderhandelen om en om gedaan. Laat niet zomaar je prijs twee keer zakken, dat geeft een zeer zwakke positie. Onthoudt dat nee zeggen zeer krachtig is. En zeker aangezien de gemiddelde Nederlander daar niet goed in is kan je daar veel mee bereiken.

Tip #4: Denk long-term, een win-win is altijd het beste

Het is belangrijk dat er een juist evenwicht wordt gecreerd. Bij een win-lose deal zal de wederpartij niet graag nog een deal met je afsluiten. Waarschijnlijk wil je nog wel eens met hem of haar onderhandelen. Denk dus altijd long-term. Je kan ook gaan praten over de toekomstige iedeen die je met de wederpartij hebt om zo zijn win argumenten duidelijk te krijgen. Het belangrijkste is dat de wederpartij het gelooft.

Tip#5: Kom met zelfvertrouwen

Zorg er voor dat je niet zenuwachtig bent en dus vol zelfvertouwen! Dit is natuurlijk niet altijd makkelijk, maar onderdruk het zo nodig. Met acupunctuur zijn deze zenuwen trouwens zo weg te halen!

Succes met het onderhandelen en laat je comments hieronder achter!

A company based in Strabane has won a contract to supply formal shirts to footballers competing in the World Cup in South Africa…. From BBC News. Full story

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The future of the car company best known for its “Born From Jets” moniker is in doubt as Koenigsegg Group AB terminated the agreement to purchase Saab from GM today (according to this GM press release).

The Swedish super sports car maker looked poised to close the deal just recently, yet alas it was not meant to be. It is not certain yet why they decided to pull out so late in the game, but the last time GM was unable to unload one of its brands (i.e. Saturn), the brand was terminated altogether. It would be a sad end to such an iconic car company as obscure entities and investors from around the world will most likely still try to scavenger the rights to the new second-generation flagship 9-5 model (as well as other underlining technologies and patents).

Many people were hoping that if the brand was freed from the latches of the big and burdensome GM that the brand may one day fly high as it once did. Needless to say, time is running out fast for that dream.

Right now is the perfect time to book a Contiki! We’re offering the best deals of the season with 2-for-1 airfare and $200 off Summer Europe trips 8 days or longer. Be sure to visit Contiki.com for all the deals!

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All of the deals, financed by savings on adjustments to compensation to households, go to the Coalition’s major concerns…. From The Australian. Full story

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A confession.

Sometimes I use Bing.com.

Stop looking at me that way. I said I “use” Bing.com. I didn’t say I enjoy it! In fact, I “use” Bing.com when I’m shopping online and want to get the best price. Bing has a pretty cool shopping engine and I can get up to 10% cashback with its cashback program.

See? I use Bing.com.

The problem is, that use does not result in me using the search engine for any other task. And that is the issue I see with rumors that Bing is willing to pay News Corp and other news organizations to provide their content exclusively to the Microsoft search engine. The FT reports:

Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine battle that could offer a ray of light to the newspaper industry.

OK, so let’s say this deal comes together–which I really doubt–but let’s say it does. What will happen? I, and many others, will know that in order to read an article on the Wall Street Journal, we have to go to Bing.com and not Google. We conduct our search, read the article, then decide to keep Bing as our default search engine…go right back to using Google!

While Bing does need to get some exclusives like this, I just don’t see them being enough to fully switch the masses away from Google. If I know that my favorite bread is only available at Trader Joe’s, I’ll occasionally buy my bread there. The rest of the grocery shopping will be done at Harris Teeter…technically by my wife, but you get the idea.

What do you think? Will deals like this convince you to switch to Bing? Forget you–you’re smart–will it convince the average search user to switch?

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While in Tokyo, Japan Obama was photographed kowtowing to Emperor Akihito of Japan last weekend, by the middle of the week he was accused of being almost supine when dealing with the new capitalist emperors of China, whom he allowed to stifle his star qualities at every turn.

 From the “town hall” meeting in Shanghai stuffed with carefully schooled patsies of the Communist Youth League to the joint press conference with President Hu Jintao at which no questions were allowed, Mr Obama cut an uncharacteristically wooden, stilted figure. As one American columnist acidly observed, at times it was “hard to tell who was Hu.”

 Reading from pre-prepared 1,200-word statements, the two men spoke as if from their parallel policy universes, unable even to feign agreement on most key issues. On trade, currency, Iran, climate change and human rights Mr Obama failed to win so much as an inch of ground from his hosts.

And yet two hours later the two governments released a “Joint Statement” which is now being hailed as the most significant step forward in US-China relations since Richard Nixon reopened relations 30 years ago.

 The statement – mentioned by neither leader at the press conference – left even the most seasoned China watchers perplexed.

 ”It was paradoxical,” said Richard Baum, professor of Chinese politics at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The press conference confirmed every low expectation we had for the meeting, but when I saw the statement, I said, ‘Wait a minute, are we talking about the same event?’ It is the most extensive document in 20 years, maybe ever.”

Running to more than 4,000 words, it promised a breadth and depth of co-operation that was unthinkable even two or three years ago. On more than 40 key areas, including military and security ties, global financial governance, climate change and the economy China and America agreed to put their much publicised differences to one side and work together.

 From the general (including China’s significant first ever “welcome” to the US as an Asia-Pacific nation contributing stability to the region) to the particular (a pledge to put “millions” of electric cars on the roads of both countries) the document was described as “incredible”.

 The substance of the Joint Statement has already caused some to reassess the merits of Mr Obama’s strategy in Beijing. Perhaps, by giving China so much “face”, Mr Obama may in time be judged to have saved his own.

 ”It was surprising that the White House should roll over to Chinese demands to control the agenda as they did,” said Professor David Shambaugh, director of the China Policy Programme at George Washington University and visiting scholar at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

 ”He(Obama) met no Chinese people, no CEOs, not even the US Chamber of Commerce. He didn’t give a speech at a university or even visit a wind farm.

“However the Joint Statement is a most extraordinary document, a blueprint for global partnership that opens a new chapter in the China-US relationship.” It was, he said, “a major accomplishment”.

On this view, Mr Obama’s softly softly approach paid a significant dividend, as he traded media opprobrium at home for the chance to take what a White House official called “an important first step” in a new relationship with China. It is a step that the White House hopes will be viewed positively in “the scope of history”, if not in the New York Times – which memorably said Mr Obama had been “squelched” by his Chinese hosts.

 Doubters of Mr Obama’s low-key strategy point to China’s failure to give ground on a single major issue this week – not even faintly tougher language on Iran, for example – and wonder if China will ever make the compromises required to turn the grand aspirations of the Joint Statement into reality. Where Mr Obama sees statesmanship, his opponents see weakness which the Chinese are ready and waiting to exploit.

But both governments have asked for patience, saying they are determined to focus on positives not negatives.

“I did not expect, and I can speak authoritatively for the President on this, that we thought the waters would part and everything would change over the course of our almost two and a half day trip to China,” said Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary.

In essence, said veteran Chinese commentator, Shi Yinhong, professor of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, both sides have “agreed to disagree” over their core positions, which is itself an important step forward in the context of US-China relations.

“The joint statement clearly places co-operation as the primary aspect of the US-China relationship, relegating their rivalry and competition to a secondary position. This is a position that would have been impossible perhaps even two years ago,” he said. Source: London Telegraph

 I say the co-operation will be done by the Obama administration and his MINIONS in Congress, and the ChiCOMS will do the dictating to the USA because they hold all the T-bonds!

 While this charade was occurring in China the Senate was violating the Bill of Rights once again, by passing the vote to consider and debate their Health Care travesty called reform 60-39!

The Constitution that was ratified on 12/15.1791 contains section nine(9) that defines the LIMITS of Congress.

This section contains the language that I believe makes the so-called fines on individuals and families that choose not to buy health insurance subject to a fine and possible Jail term.

I am no Constitutional lawyer, but I think the word fine could easily be interpreted as a tax as it applies to the proposed bill.

The language in the Constitution in Section nine(9) is this: No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

 Attainder:  The loss of all civil rights by a person sentenced for a serious crime. [< OFr. attaindre, to convict] Source: AHD

In the context of the Constitution, a Bill of Attainder is meant to mean a bill that has a negative effect on a single person or group (for example, a fine or term of imprisonment). Originally, a Bill of Attainder sentenced an individual to death, though this detail is no longer required to have an enactment be ruled a Bill of Attainder!

I also believe the Senate Bill violates the 5th amendment of the Bill of Rights that says:

Amendment 5 – Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings. Ratified 12/15/1791.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

If your hard-earned money is not your property,what is?

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams
has agreed to a plea deal that
would send him to prison for up to
three years for accidentally
shooting a driver at his New Jersey
estate in 2002.

Here is a list of sales sites for Black Friday:

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http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com

http://www.fatwallet.com/black-friday

http://dealnews.com/black-friday.html?iref=dnhd

http://www.Target.com/BlackFriday

http://bfads.net

http://www.black-friday.net

http://www.theblackfriday.com

http://www.dealtaker.com/blackfriday.html

I’ve realized that while black Friday is good for getting Christmas shopping done early, it is also an opportunity for retails to take advantage of the non savvy consumer. Here are a couple of things to watch out for:

1. Look out for limited quantity deals – You’ve seen the ads for that great TV deal…52′ LCD flat panel TV for $400. Oh ..but did you see the fine print…”Quantity limited to 2…no rainchecks..first come first serve..first born son requested..” Ok…maybe the last one is exaggerated (slightly) but that’s how they get you. So you wait in line at the door and rush in the store only to find out that you missed the deal. Oh well….might as well buy some of the higher priced stuff while your there huh?? The retailer is now smiling all the way to your bank! Don’t fall for it! If the quantity is limited to less than 50 don’t go because you most likely won’t get it.
2. If it is out of stock, don’t buy it – Well, not if you need it by Christmas anyway. Yeah you would think that 20 days is enough for the retailer to restock but I’ve heard too many horror stories about people waiting MONTHS for back ordered Christmas gifts.
3. Don’t be fooled by the word SALE - Start checking prices now for your gifts. Just because they claim it’s a Black Friday deal, doesn’t mean it’s to lowest price of the season.
4. Bring a posse that doesn’t include your young kids – Bringing infants and toddlers to a Black Friday sale is just not a smart plan. Especially if you plan to get to the store before opening and wait in line with the other insane people.  Don’t believe me, watch the video below. Not pretty.
5. Check online for deals first - Why wait in the cold when the same item is online? Especially if it can be picked up at the store the same day like some retailers are doing.

Anyway I hope these tips are helpful. Have a safe, pleasant and blessed shopping experience on Black Friday!