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Sarrah Beaumont

Not so long ago, wedding invitations could be given out by word of mouth, telephone conversations, mailed invitations or hand-delivered invitations. Nowadays, we receive invitation be e-mails, SMS or even online messaging devices! No matter how the news is delivered, wedding invitations should contain the following essentials:

Who - No explanation needed. I mean, come on, what is an invitation if you could not even give out the name of the bride and the groom?!

What - What is the occassion? For the clueless, this is extremely essential. Your guests might bring in tons of gifts for a baby.

When - The date and time of the occassion. Make sure you got the date and the time right. Should you have any changes prior to the distribution of the wedding invitations, inform the guests immediately.

Where - Note down where the wedding ceremony will be held, and where the dinner reception will be. You may opt to post in a map, should you feel the vibe that your guest have the tendency to be, uh, lost.

You do not need to put in the other details such as the brand of your wedding dress, your wedding store, the size of your wedding ring or the name of the store where you ordered your wedding cake in Mississauga. You get my drift, right.

The physical size of the wedding invitation matters - believe it or not. It does not have to be the same as the wedding cakes in Mississauga. What I mean is, if your ceremony has very few guests, you may opt for a more personal feel — think smaller, hand written, or calligraphed invitations. For a more extravagant wedding, you may use a larger, grander stationery.

Consider how formal or informal the occasion is. For formal affairs, do away with bold, bright wedding invitations, instead, opt for subdues and elegant tones. Classic does it for these more formal occasions. If you’re having a non-traditional celebration, go ahead and pick out that neon green-themed wedding invitation that your heart desires.

Traditional or modern? It is up to you. If your wedding celebration is more on the traditional side, then it would be wisest to go for traditional off-white, gold or ecru wedding invitations. Contemporary invitations are much more fun, though. Instead of the usual rectangle-shaped wedding invitations, the new ones come in square, hear-shaped, rounded corners with a wider choice of colors.

Ah, the theme, of course. The cover of your invitation should reflect your wedding theme at a glance. A beach wedding invitation should have a loose, fun feel. Choose the right colors to bring out your theme. Bright colors are perfect for beach weddings, classic whites are for traditional grand weddings. For garden weddings, you can choose earth tones or subdued colors. The fonts play a part too. Choose the right font to complement both your wedding invitation and your theme.

Did you know that each season has a color? If you did not, here are some more tips for you. For winter weddings, choose deeper colors. For spring and summer weddings, go for pastels.

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Benjamin Bradley

Do you remember when you tried to roast a big slice of meat? Do you recall the fat that dripped from the meat onto the coals on your grill? Can you still imagine the heat that came from the piles of coal that you prepared under that slab of meat? Can you still remember that wonderful smell that wafted throughout the house every time you held a barbecue party?

If you can, then you know what it takes for something to roast. Enough heat, enough space around each piece on the rack, enough exposure on all sides. Roasting pecans is just like that. Done right, a roasted pecan tastes wonderful and has fantastic health benefits. Low temperatures (160-1700 F) are ideal since higher temperatures destroy the pecan

Russell Dalbey

As a home based business professional your daily work attire may consist of jeans and a tee-shirt or even sweatpants and a favorite shirt. If you conduct the majority of your business via phone, fax, or email it is easy to forget that your physical appearance can have a bearing on how potential business partners and clients perceive you. Whether you decide to meet with a potential client over lunch, present to a group of potential referral sources, or attend a charity fund raiser to increase your visibility in the community there will come a time in every home entrepreneur’s career where they must conduct their business face-to-face. First impressions are lasting so make sure that you put yourself in the best position to get what you seek from a contact by dressing the part

Hendrik Pohl

Have you been invited to an event that requires

Andrew Malek

E-mail is a great way to keep in touch with friends, family members, and coworkers. Many people love to do so by forwarding jokes to dozens, if not hundreds, of their address book contacts.

Before you become the humor distributor, please, PLEASE read the below etiquette suggestions, lest your e-mails may just find their ways to peoples’ virtual trash cans. Even worse, some people may stop reading your e-mails altogether if you don’t follow these guidelines:

1. Always give your e-mails subject lines or they may never be read, and some people may begin ignoring all your e-mails entirely.

Be as descriptive as possible, though don’t go overboard with multi-sentence subjects. You may want to consider starting subject lines with the word JOKE: or similar to let busy individuals know the e-mails aren’t urgent, but some people may have filters that automatically trash such messages.

2. DO NOT WRITE YOUR JOKES IN ALL CAPS! ‘Nuff said. Many people find this hard to read or consider such e-mails as “shouting”. Again, send too many of these e-mails and you’ll start getting ignored.

3. When sending e-mails to a group of people, use your e-mail website or software’s BCC (blind carbon copy) feature instead of using the CC (carbon copy) feature. This hides the recipient addresses from each other.

If I see an e-mail that was sent to 100 different people I’m much less likely to read it. Plus, blind carbon copy increases privacy as some people on your homegrown list would rather not have their addresses sent out to possible strangers.

4. Planning on sending jokes from the office? Your boss and IT staff can, and sometimes will (depending on company policy), read your e-mails! Avoid tasteless humor in the office. If you’re planning on sending a message with questionable taste, use your personal account from home and make sure to send to other peoples’ personal e-mail addresses. Better yet, don’t do it at all.

Note that e-mail can be permanent - just because you delete a message doesn’t mean it is gone forever. You don’t want to be remembered 10 years later for sending a tasteless e-mail message!

5. Never send e-mail attachments without first notifying the recipients that files are coming. Many spam filters, including those at the office, are deleting e-mail attachments without warning, and I personally will never open an attachment unless I am aware one is about to arrive. This is because the “from” address in e-mail messages can be easily spoofed. Plus, e-mail accounts can be hacked, allowing nefarious individuals to send e-mail, complete with malware-laced attachments, from other peoples’ accounts without their knowledge.

6. If a joke has been forwarded multiple times, please remove all of the annoying forwarding brackets “>”, else the message may become too confusing for people to read. It won’t take that long to do, and if you want, there’s even a website called Mr. Ed’s E-Mail Bracket Stripper that can help do the work for you.

7. If a joke or fact sounds too-good-to-be-true, it just might be. Check first to see if your e-mail is an urban legend by visiting the Snopes website.

Electronic mail does not have to be all work and no play (though it probably should be at the office), and occasional jokes provide a welcome diversion from the day-to-day humdrum. However, passing around jokes without following these etiquette rules might annoy people and get you ignored. Use a subject, AVOID ALL CAPS, and use blind carbon copy when sending to a group. Think twice before sending tasteless humor from the office or distributing file attachments. Remove extraneous forwarding brackets, and don’t be the person everyone talks about that always sends out urban legends thinking they are true. A little etiquette can go a long way, and minding one’s manners can help keep your e-mails read and enjoyed for years to come.

Copyright 2008 Andrew Malek.

Andrew Malek is the owner of the MalekTips computer and technology help site at http://www.malektips.com . Whether you’re new to the Internet or a seasoned pro, MalekTips offers advice on topics including how to get the most out of search engines, unique websites to visit, and how to stay safe online including electronic mail tips at http://malektips.com/emailtips .

Sarah Martin

Luxury world cruises are offered in a variety of different packages nowadays. If you do not opt for an all inclusive package then you just might be tipping various personnel on the cruise. The matter of tipping does not have to be a source of consternation and anxiety.

Generally you should plan to tip your steward three dollars per person and plan to do it every day. Your waitress or waiter should also be tipped three dollars. Remember to tip the bus boy as well, that is usually about half of what you would tip the wait staff. Often times however, the wait staff tips out the bussing staff from the tips they accumulate.

On most luxury world cruise ships (http://www.amttravel.com/cruise-lines/luxury-world-cruises.html) you are not required to tip the ma

Sadie Smith

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, sales increase dramatically in almost all areas of retail. Shops introduce hundreds of new products as people buy more and more gifts, decorations and supplies to take them through the Christmas period.

The

Lisa Gunther

Congratulations. You’re in love. You’re engaged. Your bride has probably been whisked away in a whirlwind of wedding planning and shopping. You might not even recognize her anymore. Hopefully she is still that sweet girl you fell in love with and not a “bridezilla” or crazy woman.

The bride and her family make the bulk of all wedding decisions and purchases. They take care of so many details and complicated planning. One of the few things that the groom must do, and do without a hitch, is select and purchase the groomsmen gifts.

What are groomsmen gifts? I know. You’re new to all this wedding stuff. Groomsmen gifts are basically thank you gifts to your best man, groomsmen and ushers, you know, the guys that wear the tuxedos too in your wedding. It’s only proper to thank your guys for participating in your wedding with a gift.

Typically a groomsmen gift is an engraved gift. Personalization shows you took a little extra time and put in a bit of thought to make the gift special and meaningful to the recipient. Engraving also can turn a modest gift into a cherished keepsake as it is the thought that counts and not how much money you spend.

It’s a smart idea to order groomsmen gifts at least 2 months in advance of your wedding date. You want to give yourself a little wiggle room if the items you want are special order and take a little time to come in from the vendor. Engraving takes about a week usually as well. Shipping via UPS ground can take a week if you are shipping from one coast to the other. Planning ahead and not waiting until the last minute will save you expedite/rush fees and additional shipping expenses.

When you receive your groomsmen gifts (most grooms order these online nowadays to save money), be sure to look them over and make sure the engraving is accurate. Engravers are human and occasionally will make a typo. Best to find out right away instead of the day you’re handing out your gifts!

A good time to hand out the groomsmen gifts is the rehearsal dinner. All the guys will be there. This will most likely be the last night you’ll see everyone together before the wedding. Perfect time to distribute the groomsmen gifts. This way you won’t have to worry about it on your wedding day.

If you are giving out flasks for groomsmen gifts, a better time is right at the start of the bachelor party. The bachelor party is usually before the rehearsal dinner. Only the most foolish of grooms would have the bachelor party the night before the wedding. Think about how awful you’ll look in your wedding pictures if you’re a mess and all hung over! Again, please plan ahead on this one and use common sense. Get the bachelor party done at least one to two weeks before the wedding so that your sweet bride-to-be does not have to worry about you.

Gunther Gifts Inc. is a great online source for groomsmen gifts such as flasks, Zippo lighters, pub signs, beer mugs, pocket knives such as Gerber and Buck, wallets, pocket watches, baseball bats and so much more cool, affordable groomsmen gift ideas.

Elizabeth Johnson

It’s the heart of the good old summertime, and men everywhere have descended on the resort towns, beaches, casinos, and other vacation hot spots. Sadly, many of them are enjoying their leisure time solo - and by solo, we do not mean Han Solo, who was always pretty good at winning the hearts of the ladies.

Oh, you could think about a lot of reasons that you aren’t being bombarded by babes battling for your affections. Perhaps the ladies in question are not inclined toward the opposite sex, or perhaps they’re just plain nuts. But maybe - just maybe - before you pass judgment on them, you should take a quick look in the mirror.

Back in the days before the Slobbification of America took place, men would pack very different attire in their summer vacation valises than what they’d pack for a business trip. Gone would be the blue or gray flannel suit, Oxford-cloth shirts, and wingtips. Instead, the suitcase would contain blazers, Madras shirts, a white dinner jacket, and slacks - including the de rigueur white flannel variety.

Today, the summer suitcase can be much lighter, thanks to a number of cunning, if vile, innovations in the way of men’s attire. However, most of these creations are not worn well by the vast majority of men, who appear dumpy, cheap, and shoddy in them.

First and foremost among the vacation clothing that one should never, ever wear is the tank top. I don’t know exactly why these are called tank tops - perhaps this is what people driving heavy, hot metal tanks during World War II wore, because driving a tank can be a hot, sweaty business. Maybe they’re called tank tops because people who wear them look like the bulging part of water tanks. Or perhaps - and I believe this to be the most likely - they’re called tank tops because one would only really choose to wear such a garment if one was tanked.

By tanked, lest there be any mistake, I mean totally wasted drunk.

When women think of tank tops, they don’t think of NBA stars and guys in the Olympics. No. What women think of when they see a guy in a tank top is Tony Soprano lumbering down the driveway in that ratty old bathrobe to pick up the paper. Or of his nephew Christopher snorting a line of cocaine. If she’s not familiar with the Sopranos, then you can pretty much guess that she’s thinking about that well-known tank top-wearing athlete - Richard Simmons.

A tank top brings out all the worst in the body of any man who is not working out at least six hours a day. ‘Nuff said.

Another Generic Beer in the Great Big Urinal of Bad Fashion is that old staple, the Hawaiian shirt. This statement must be prefaced with the assertion that Hawaiian shirts are acceptable - if you’re in Hawaii. Otherwise, this garment brings to mind the old guys who really, really like Jimmy Buffett, Larry from Three’s Company, and once again, Tony Soprano.

Let’s just cut to the chase - anything that Tony Soprano would wear is not going to be a good choice. So add to your list of no-no’s velour jogging suits, which were another popular item apparel in Tony’s well-padded closet.

I totally understand that Tony Soprano appeared to get a lot of women on that show. To put to rest any confusion on your part, let me reiterate that the Sopranos was a TV show. All of the women won by Tony Soprano were actresses, bound by their contracts to appear to have tender feelings for him. In his case, clothes did not make the man.

Okay, okay, okay. So pack a few tank tops if you must, and even throw in some rubber flip-flops. However, err on the side of class and good taste and pack at least one good suit or jacket and tie, some well-tailored shirts, some stylish ties, and a few pairs of unique designer silver cufflinks.

Cufflinks are an excellent choice of accessory for a guy trying to start a conversation - and maybe more - with the lady of his choice. Because they are unfailingly stylish and proper, said lady will be more likely to sit and chat over a glass of wine - or a big-ass pina colada - with you than if you happened to be wearing a tank top and a pair of elastic-waist shorts.

They also come in many styles, so you’ll find a pair appropriate to whatever locale you happen to be visiting. If you’re in Florida, choose a pair of alligator links, or turtles for the Galapagos, or sharks for Australia. If you’re on a golf trip, pick a pair of cufflinks fashioned like golf balls, or if you’re in Paris, choose some tiny silver Eiffel Tower cufflinks.

The fact is that the number of styles available is really limitless, so expand your horizons - and your chances - by picking up a few pairs, and see how far it gets you.

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Brian Garvin

If you have started looking for opportunities as a network marketer or you have spent some time working with such businesses already, there is good chance that you have heard about gifting programs. At first glance, gifting programs have a lot to recommend them, but before you get started with one, there is a lot that you need to be aware of. The first thing that you should know is that in many states they are illegal, and with this in mind, you need to take into consideration your location and local laws.

Essentially, gifting programs work the way that putting a dollar in chain letter and adding your name to the bottom of a list does. At it’s most basic, you send a certain amount of communication to to people that you know or have contact information for and request that they send you money. Then, they in turn send out letters requesting the same. It plays on the fact that each person only has to send in a very small amount and that they will soon be rewarded for a very small amount of effort.

The issue with these programs is that they are not really businesses at all, nor are they a reliable way to make money. You will find that the people who you are hoping involve will decline, and then not only is the contribution they were to have made lost, but so is any revenue that came from the people below them. Gifting programs, while they can be quite widespread and can generate an impressive amount of money, will invariably collapse on themselves.

One of the popular aspects of the gifting programs is the fact that it hints towards generosity and generosity that will be rewarded at that. The fact is, the closer you are to the origination of the program, the more likely it is that you will get something out of it. There is often no way to tell how far it has progressed by the time it gets to you, and there is nothing that says that any of the people you contact will respond at all.

Some companies now use complicated software so no one can cheat anyone, the money goes straight to the company. But according to MLM Law, they might not be able to do this. Before I joined any gifting club, I would ask the owner if I could visit his office and speak with him first, especially if I depended to use gifting to allow myself to earn a full-time income.

The issue is that gifting programs are so simple to understand that they often draw people who would otherwise never touch anything like network marketing. There is no convoluted or complex compensation program, but chances are, there will be no compensation at all! Many people never even seen their initial low investment back in programs like these. However, I’ve personally met a few

A gifting program is a difficult proposition at best, and an illegal one at worst. Usually they are easy to identify, and you’ll find that it is always better to give them a wide berth.

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