December 9th, 2008
Any War Just as Cruel
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“How could you condone more killing after listening to that song?” But like water that hastens off a duck’s feathered back, the words she said were meaningless to me. They were repressive and maddening. My mentality couldn’t, at that time, handle any presumption that I was anything less than the sword of God striking vengeance against a heathen communist hoard who was slaughtering my fellow marines. Killing to me was second nature, and I found pleasure in my business.
Yesterday, while dwelling on the words of “The Cruel War,” some poignant thoughts went threw my mind as I reflected on the changes which had occurred in me prior to the fall of Saigon in 1975, that had drastically altered my perception of the Vietnam War. Numerous factors went into my social and political transformation. Nothing, though, had more impact on my thoroughly military mentality than a personal de-programming, which had involved an acceptance of the cold hard fact and a disregard for the rabid propaganda forced on me by the Pentagon during boot camp.
If I hadn’t enlisted in the Marine Corps, I would have been drafted shortly after my nineteenth birthday. My lottery number was 27, and I might have ended up in the Army. But I chose to join the Vietnam-era Marine Corps to avenge a friend’s tragic death. That was my pressing vengeful goal in life. On arriving at MCRD, San Diego, my entire world began to revolve around learning how to kill men in a variety of ways and to stay alive while doing it. It was ultimately a process of conformity. I had a choice to eithe
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December 2nd, 2008
Minnesota Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate of Minnesota is concentrated on the “twin cities” of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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November 23rd, 2008
Eating History - Leeks
“Your majesty says very true: if your majesties is remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps; which, your majesty know, to this hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek upon Saint Tavy’s day.” (Henry V Act IV, Scene 7)
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November 11th, 2008
The Perks of Owning Entertainment Credit Cards
Have you heard about entertainment credit cards? People consider them to be high-end credit cards because they TURBO CERTOSA IX/A/90/PB-C793 are exclusive. A person needs to Sony DCR-SR46E pay a membership fee in order to become a card holder. A perfect credit history is also required in order to qualify for these credit cards. The applicant’s annual income will also be considered and so an applicant may have to prove that he or she can afford to pay back the charges. Entertainment credit cards are also so exclusive because they do not have a credit limit.
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November 5th, 2008
A Complaint? It’s a Compliment! - 7 Tips for Dealing with Complaints at Trade Shows
A Complaint? It’s a Compliment!
What made you mad last week?
In the past week, how many times were you upset by something? What action did you take? Complain to the neighbors, make a snide remark to a co-worker, post it on a list or email Samsung VP-DX100I a group? Did you just gossip or did you try to make it into a positive experience? They say we complain to ten people for every one compliment about a product or service.
Did you call the manager of the company, write the company president, email a Panasonic HDC-HS9 suggestion for improvement? Probably not. You were upset but not enough to take action. Or you thought you’d be perceived as a whiner. Or that nobody would do anything because you’re nobody special.
Complaints are Compliments
People don’t complain because they don’t like you. They point out faults and know you can do better. They have expectations of your product, your service, your reputation and you’ve let them down. They complain because they’re disappointed - they like you and want you to succeed.
Look back on your history of lost clients. Was it because they complained or did they just slip quietly away. It was the final straw - once too often that the invoice was wrong, the shipment was late, the product was incomplete, the salesman couldn’t solve a problem, the repair person never showed. Etc.
It’s one thing to have complaints come into your office and have them solved. It’s quite anther when the complainant shows up at your exhibit. So, when you’re on the trade show floor, and folks show up with complaints, welcome them. This is an opportunity to gather marke
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November 4th, 2008
How To Build A Volume Based Wholesale Business
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October 5th, 2008
Real Genius (Movie Review)
The breakout film for Val Kilmer’s career, Real Genius is one of the first films to portray the “nerd” as someone cool rather than as the taped-glasses, plaid pants character clichй that dominated most of the 1980s. Evolving over time into a cult classic, this can be classified as more of a generational film. Most of the people I know who grew up in the 1980s have seen it. As such, it meets the criteria to ARDO HB 040 X be defined as a must see movie…
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September 30th, 2008
Medical Transcriptionist Salary
Medical transcriptionists’ salaries Canon MD140 fluctuate considerably. There is no fixed income for work of this kind, with earnings depending on the productivity and skill of the medical transcriptionist.
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September 15th, 2008
Facts About Small Business
Everyone agrees on a broad level that small businesses are vital to the American economy. However, most people would be Canon DC230 surprised to know just how important. The United States Small Business Administration keeps records and statistics on small business in the United States and some of their findings are surprising.
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September 10th, 2008
How To Get Repeat Visitors To Your Site
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