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The Betting Games Gambling Maniacs like to Play: an Introduction to Betting Hall Taking Risks

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Assuming that you don’t comprehend betting house games of luck, feel free to read on —

By common definition a betting room is a house that organizes games of chance. Customers are encouraged to take chances by challenging the coin-operated machines or alternate gambling games. Betting establishment games commonly have methodically determined percentages governing them which maintain that the gaming house keeps up its versus the gamesters.

A legion of gaming hall games may cause you to get hooked quickly. You have the infamous one-armed-bandit, a coin munching apparatus with three gears which rotate if a knob on the side is operated. The instrument as a rule compensates in correlation to an array of symbols displayed on the display of the contraption. Disastrously, betting house games encourage the delusion of domination, thereby tricking the gamester — the victim is presented with choices, but in actual fact these won’t compensate for the gamer’s handicap. This is brought about by the the betting saloon never repaying the full wager as expected. This systematic process is recurrently seen at work in famous casino games like seven-card stud, dice games, roulette or blackjack.

Five card stud poker is undeniably an incredibly fashionable casino pastime. The betting aficionados, meticulously guarding their either fully or partially covered hands, make bets in a principal pot which is ultimately awarded to the prevailing participant blessed with the best hand. (And yes, the bluffer may well prevail as well.)

Quite like five-card stud poker, blackjack too is a very popular casino pastime. Most of its approval is owed to the mix of luck and talent and choice making, not to mention a method identified as card counting. It is a particular playing tactics through which gambling fans are in a position to dramatically force the chances of the game in their interest both by betting & strategy decisions based on the cards dealt.

“Craps” is a well known gambling hall game based on the roll of a couple of dice. Visitors are placing bets on the result of 1 spin, or on a series of cycles of 2 dice. In contrast to blackjack, there isn’t any probable bona fide winning system players could employ to improve the odds.

Roulette is an eminently popular casino pastime; a croupier spins a roulette wheel which has a set of precisely thirtyseven (European roulette) or thirtyeight (American or Vegas roulette) uniquely marked pockets in which the rolling pellet will finally come to rest, which determines the winner When our participant wagers on any given number and wins so it’s actually having a streak of luck, the guaranteed premium is 35:1, the bet is tossed back. Therefore in totality it is multiplied by a factor of thirty-six.

It’s certainly recommended that you try to be vigilant nonetheless because all of these gambling saloon pastimes are massively addiction forming. A multitude of lives are proven to have been ruined thru uncontrolled gambling + though it indeed may be entertaining, undertake to stay in control.


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Sales Letters that Sell!

The average consumer is inundated with sales pitches. So if you’re selling a product
or service to today’s ad weary consumer, if you want your sales letters to get
results, you’ll need a step-by-step plan that breaks down the barriers to buying. A
plan that bypasses the head and goes right for the heart.

If the heart’s in it, the brain will follow

Buying anything is largely emotional. Whether it’s paper clips or plain paper copiers,
emotions lead the purchase. Facts, specs and the like are simply used to justify the
decision, once made. Which means that everything about your sales letter, every
sentence, every phrase must appeal to your customer’s emotions.

What emotions?

The simple truth is, there are only two emotions that really motivate people: The
promise of gain or the fear of loss–with the fear of loss being the stronger.
Example: Given the choice of headlines: “Save money in legal fees.” Or “How to keep
from being sued.” The latter will probably get a better response.

Supporting the promise of gain and the fear of loss are seven key emotional hooks
or basic human needs. No matter what your product or service, to be effective, your
sales letter must directly address as many of these basic needs as possible:

• Safety/Security

• Wealth

• Good looks

• Popularity

• Self-satisfaction

• Free time

• Fun/Excitement

Okay, so how do you get them to act?

How do you go from head to heart? What’s
the copy paradigm? Imagine you’re in a baseball stadium facing an audience in rows
of bleachers. It’s the game of the century, ninth inning, bases loaded. And you’ve
got a bag of peanuts you absolutely must sell or the boss will fire you on the spot.
What would you do to get their attention? Yell “Peanuts?”

Start with a verbal “2×4″

You’ve got to hit them over the head with an emotional motivator. And that means
you start with the envelope. Remember– gain or loss–it has to be right there on
the outside, in bold.(When was the last time you rushed to open a plain white
envelope?)

Two examples:

Gain– “We Put a Money-Making Miracle in this Envelope.”

Loss– “Throw This Away and Work Hard for the Rest of Your Life.”

So, they’ve opened the letter and what do they see? A boring paragraph about your
leadership in the industry? Stuffy sentences about commitment, innovation and
dedication?

Whoosh. In the round file it goes.

Back to gain or loss. Again, it’s got to be there in a headline they can’t miss. And it
must reinforce the headline that compelled them to rip open that envelope. Both
headlines must dovetail in their message and emotional impact. Example: “Finish
reading this letter and you’re halfway to becoming rich.”

Next comes the all-important body copy. What to say to leave them begging for
your product. For this we go right into the consumer’s emotions, mining for clues to
the perfect selling pitch.

What’s the problem?

A while back, McDonalds was beating the pants off its competitors. So Burger King
hired a big powerhouse ad agency to gain them market share. They tried
everything–analyzing secret sauces, elaborate contests, toy tie-ins. Nothing
worked. Finally, they sent out questionnaires, did focus groups, and literally
stopped people on the street. And you know what they discovered? Not what
consumers liked, but what they didn’t like about hamburgers. For on thing, the
leading hamburger came practically “factory made” with everything on it. Some folks
liked pickles, others hated onions or mayo. That was “the problem.” The solution
was simple: hamburgers made to order, followed by the now all-too- familiar
slogan “Have it Your Way.” The point is, you’ve got to find and exploit your
consumer’s problem. And make your product the hero.

Life without your product–miserable

So, you’ve succeeded in getting your reader’s attention. You’ve discovered their
“problem.” Now it’s time to remind them how many ways that problem affects their
lives. If you’re selling a cordless electric lawnmower, you’ll want to remind them of
all the headaches of their old gas powered mower. Like running out of gas, finding
the gas can, taking it to the gas station, driving back with a can full of smelly gas in
the car, maybe spilling gas on the carpet. Once at home, there’s the annoyance of
yanking the starter until your arm feels like a wet noodle. And the fire danger of
having a can of gas in the garage with kids playing near it. The point is, you want to
paint a very troublesome picture of life without your product.

Life with your productabsolute bliss

Now that you’ve raised your reader’s interest by making them feel the pain of life
without your product, it’s time to provide your solution. Here’s where you’ll briefly
introduce yourself and your product or service. No more running out of gas, no
more smelling gas cans in your new car, no more yanking that starter cord till your
arm falls off. Just flick the switch and you’re ready to mow. Plug it into your electric
outlet and it charges overnight. Your worries are over. You go on and on,
hammering home the fact that your product or service is the perfect solution. At
this point, your reader will probably ask, “Sounds interesting, but who the heck are
you to think you can solve my problem? I never heard of you.”

Credentials time

Here’s where you build trust by detailing key facts that build confidence in you and
your company. You could start by listing some testimonials from satisfied
customers. If these come from people in the industry who your prospect is familiar
with, so much the better. And if you can get photos, phone numbers and so forth, it
will add even more to your credibility. This is also the time to mention how long
you’ve been in business and any articles that about your company and/or its
products that have appeared in the local or national media (these can be particularly
valuable, since they come from an impartial source).

Now that you’ve assuaged their fears about doing business with a complete
unknown, they’ll want to be totally sold about your product or service. Here’s where
you go into detail. And this is the perfect time to do so, because you’ve established
trust. They won’t be thinking about who you are, but what you can do for them–
how you’re going to solve their problem.

Detail benefits, not features

A key caveat here. Don’t get your reader quagmired in “Featurespeak.” It’s easy to
do and it’s what most unskilled writers fall victim to. Featurespeak is for your sales
team, not your potential customer. Avoid things like “Our new cordless electric
mower features the X9T Autoflex handle, or the PT600 Zenon Battery. Better to say,
“Our new electric mower’s handle easily adjusts to your height for maximum
comfort.” Or “The easily rechargeable battery lasts up to 5 years without
replacement.” If your product or service has more than three major benefits, list
them in bullet point form to make them easier to read.

Make them an offer they can’t refuse

This is the crucial part of your sales letter. Your offer should be compelling,
irrefutable and urgent. You want your reader to say, “This is a great offer, I’ve got
nothing to lose but my problem.” Try to combine the big 3 in your offer–irresistible
price, terms, and a free gift. For example, if you’re selling a cordless electric mower,
your offer might be a discounted retail price, low interest rate, and a blade-
sharpening tool. Try to raise the perceived value of your offer by adding on products
or services–for electric mowers, it might be an extended warranty or safety
goggles. Augment this with compelling benefits these additional products or
services will provide.

Assuage with a guarantee

There’s a little voice in the back of every customer’s head that whispers, “Buy this
and you’ll be sorry.” So make your offer bulletproof. Take the risk out of the
purchase. Give the absolute strongest guarantee you can. It tells your reader you’re
confident in your product or service. Enough so to back it up with a strong
guarantee. Don’t be afraid to make this final commitment.

Motivate the procrastinators

So they’re reading your letter and are pretty convinced that your company and your
product or service can solve their problem. They want to buy. The mind is willing
but the flesh is weak. Time to bring in our key motivatorfear of loss. One way to
tap into this fear is by convincing your reader that because this is such a good deal,
only a scant few mowers remain. Or that the extended warranty is being offered
only for the next few days, or for the next 50 customers. Our old motivator–
gain–can be used here as well. Example: “Buy now and get a $20 gift card–FREE!”

Call to action–KISS

You and your staff know what readers need to do to buy your product or service,
but your readers are inundated with offers every day. And each offer has a different
procedure for buying. Give them a break and walk them through the order/purchase
process. And KISS (keep it simple stupid). Use simple action words like “Pick Up the
Phone and Call Now!” If your phone number spells out a catchy slogan or company
name, always add numerical phone numbers. If they need to fill out a form and mail
it, say so. And if possible, use large type on your formespecially if you’re selling
to seniors. Be clear on what they’re ordering and for what price.

ABC!

Follow Alec Baldwin’s admonition in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross”ABC…Always
Be Closing.” Sprinkle your call to action throughout your letter. Ask for the order.
Then when you give the call to action at the end of the letter, it won’t come as a
surprise, but just another reminder. Better still, if they’re ready to order halfway
through your letter, they’ll know what to do.

Postscripts are magic

Nobody reads postscripts, right? Wrong. The P.S. is the third most read element of a
sales letterafter the headline and any picture captions. The top wordsmiths use
several (P.P.S) in their letters. It’s one of the best places to remind readers of your
irresistible offer. But you have to be brief and compelling, establishing urgency and
value, and drawing on your key motivators of gain and loss.

Drive it home on the order form

The order form is where some of the greatest sales are won or lost. It’s where that
little voice in the back of your customer’s head comes alive once again and says,
“You’ll be sorry” or “You sure you want to buy this now?” It’s what I call Preemptive
Buyer’s Remorse.” Time to bring in our top gun persuaders–gain and loss–one
last time. Use the same persuasive arguments as before–only be brief, more
compelling and urgent.

Do you want the steak knives or the El Dorado?

Okay, you’ve got the prized Glengarry leads. And the formula for writing a winning
sales letter. Start by knowing your prospect’s problem, then drive home key benefits
using the emotional motivators I’ve described. And don’t forget Alec Baldwin’s other
maxim, AIDA–Attention. Interest. Decision. Action. Get their attention, build their
interest, convince them it’s the right decision, and finally, urge them to act. Good
luck. You’ve got 26 letters in the English alphabet. How you use them can make all
the difference …between getting the steak knives or the Cadillac El Dorado.

About the Author

Alex Kecskes is a former ad agency Copy Chief who has created effective copy and
concepts for a wide range of ad agencies, Fortune 500 companies and startups. As
owner of ak creativeworks, Alex provides strategic copy for brochures, mailers,
multimedia, articles, newsletters, PR and web content. He has published articles in a
variety of publications about health, business and technology–this includes copy
for over 130 different products and services. He has won such national awards as
the Andy, Belding and One Show. For more information and samples, please visit
http://www.akcreativeworks.com


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Poster Boy John Kerry

Few election campaigns in recent memory have generated the media feeding frenzy equaling that of presidential hopeful John Kerry. This is because John Kerry is both a Senator and a Catholic. Senator Kerry has compiled a rather consistent voting record against legislation that protects innocent human life. Despite such actions in Congress, he still routinely attends Mass and partakes of the Eucharist.

Taking cover under the familiar “voting my conscience” defense, he contends that his actions are proper to his professed religion. Endless debates have erupted over whether his behavior constitutes grave scandal to American Catholics and, by extension, the whole Church. His flagrant disdain for Church teaching forces the question of whether he, and all Catholic politicians of similar ilk, should be refused the Eucharist given the perceived disgrace engendered by their participation.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is very clear on the sanctity of human life. It echoes the position held by Christians throughout the ages. In addition, two recent documents remind public officials of how they must carry out their duties in light of their Catholic faith. One is the “Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life” issued by the Vatican in 2002. The other is “Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility” issued by the American bishops in 2003. Finally, the Code of Canon Law (No.915) clearly asserts that those “…who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Communion.” Taken collectively, it is fair to say that the Church has made itself quite clear with respect to the value of life and the role Catholics, elected or not, have in its protection.

Many bishops and noteworthy members of the laity have weighed in on this divisive issue. Some steadfastly contend that the Eucharist must be protected from scandal and therefore refused to certain public figures. Others, however, say that the Eucharist is not to be used as a weapon for behavior modification. Prayer, dialogue and proper catechesis should be employed to address the problem, not the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Son of God. The furor continues.

Observing this maelstrom prompts some reflection on its root cause. While the storm rages in the media, the true instigator remains quietly under the radar. I refer, of course, to contraception. Perhaps we have forgotten that contraception is the bedrock of abortion. In America, contraception is mainstream doctrine. It is the anchor of feel-good philosophies like choice, freedom and rights. Americans happily justify their use of contraceptive drugs or devices as part of life in a modern, enlightened age. We employ them without a second thought as to their sinister capabilities.

Contraception laid the groundwork for de-linking marriage and sexual intercourse. That done, the sexual act was transformed. It was originally intended as a physical manifestation of marital love open to the gift of life. It is now mindless recreation whose only end is pleasure. The natural outcome, a child, is simply a disposable commodity.

Sadly, many “good” Catholics have jumped aboard this guilt-free cultural bandwagon. In fact, thousands who declare themselves pro-life on the abortion issue vehemently defend their “right” to contraception. Their participation is often justified by simple disclaimers like, “I just don’t happen to agree with the Church on that issue.” The more defiant will assert that, “The Church has no business in my bedroom” or the ever-popular, “What does the pope know about the cost of raising kids?”

These fellow Catholics either fail to fully realize, or they simply deny, the fact that every chemical method of contraception is abortifacient. Every pill, implant, or injection, whether before or the morning after, works to ensure pregnancy does not occur. They all do this by flushing out a fertilized egg if necessary. This is abortion. It is a clinical fact. A completely unique human life is summarily ended in the privacy of our own home.

This reality cannot be softened or denied. It cannot be politically corrected. Drug companies even try to mitigate the evil by redefining when life begins. They attempt to sell us on the notion that life does not begin at conception but at implantation or first sensation. This is a lie. Adopting this notion, however, helps couples assuage any lingering guilt while buying more time for the vendor’s product to be used. The number of innocent lives brought to an end each day in the abortion mills pales in comparison to those ended in the American bedroom.

Enter John Kerry, poster boy for disobedience to the Church’s teachings. He embraces abortion while brazenly accepting the Eucharist. How many “good” Catholics join him and “obstinately persist in manifest grave sin?” Some of these same Catholics publicly lambaste Senator Kerry for his abortion stand yet knowingly engage in contraceptive practices themselves. Others quietly support his behavior in order to prolong the “legitimacy” of abortion and protect their contraceptive choices. Like our defiant Senator, are any of these folks piously accepting the Eucharist each Sunday? Like him, are they fooling themselves by proclaiming that their faith life is separate from their “real” life?

Senator Kerry is most definitely in need of our prayers. He needs to turn in humility to Holy Mother Church. He needs to meet with his bishop to obtain the knowledge and guidance he lacks. Most of all, he needs to honor the Eucharist.

Many of us must also undertake this same journey. Before wallowing in the scandal incited by a politician, each of us must look hard at our own level of Christian obedience. Perhaps we have been duped into participation in the culture of death. If so, are we willing to embrace the “new morality” at the price of our very souls?

About the Author

Gary Shirley, his wife, and three children are members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Kennesaw, Georgia, where Gary serves as catechist in the adult education program. Gary is an Archdiocese of Atlanta certified catechist (both PSR and RCIA) with 14 years teaching experience. Email him at gary.shirley@searchlogixgroup.com.


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Monte Bianco Increases in Elevation since 2003 as Reported by Glaciologists

Brand new precise GPS measurements conducted on the 15-16th August have depicted that Mount Blanc amounts to 4810.2 meters. Mont Blanc is layered by a heavy ice cap which has increased by 2.15 m in just 2 years moreover more unexpectedly the bulk of the snow and ice has nearly doubled . At least that is as reported by the experts.

The amount of snow and ice was worked out for the maiden time during 2001. It amounted to 14600 cubic meters higher up than 4800 meters. It amounted to just 13800 cubic metres in 2005 perhaps owing to the warmth with positive temperature as high as 4900 metres altitude. Moreover the ice-cap has virtually doubled since then and nowadays numbers 23000 meters cubed.

Chamonix’s valued local weather man Oliver Hudson said the development in the size of the ice-cap is one of the counter intuitive outcomes of global warming: Snowfall has not grown generally in the Alps but with global warming we are having added hot westerly winds that bring rainfall lower down but in summertime this translates to thick snowfall that falls at higher altitude than 3600 m altitude therefore the amount of the icecap is growing. Contrast that to the state of affairs in winter time when snow crystals are extremely cold and are transported by wind so do not settle on the summit.

Chamonix town is not just well known for Mount Blanc it is also a world renowned ski field and climbing centre with lot’s of ski deals and ski accommodation offers to be had. Moreover at merely 1 hour from Geneva Switzerland it is unbeatable for a ski weekend.


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Salespeople Stay On Message!

You’ve heard the phrase in numerous dramatic programs about politics.

A public figure is delivering a talk or being interviewed, and one of his handlers, remarks with alarm: “He’s off message!”

What this means is he is wandering into dangerous verbal territory, or falling into a trap that has been set by a wily and hostile interviewer or by a heckler.

The same thing afflicts salespeople: It’s easy for us to wander from our main talking points, whether they’re features and benefits or the customer’s needs, into perilous territory, about which we know little, but don’t refrain from offering an opinion about it.

The non-technical seller who shoots from the hip, instead of calling his own help desk for support regarding a technical question, is off message.

The ex-jock who insists on telling the Notre Dame alum that USC has a better football tradition, is way, way, way off message!

So, what can you do when you’re irresistibly enticed to stray from the proven path?

Do as politicians do. Bridge back to your main message by saying, “I’m glad you brought that up because it reminds me of” something relevant to the sales talk!

Do this check-up from the neck up, as Zig Ziglar might call it. Ask yourself, when you sense you’re getting far astray, am I on message or off?

Then get back to your main point!

Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.com, is a popular keynote speaker, management consultant, and seminar leader and the best-selling author of 12 books, including Reach Out & Sell Someone® and Monitoring, Measuring & Managing Customer Service, and the audio program, “The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable,” published by Nightingale-Conant. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, worldwide. A Ph.D. from USC’s Annenberg School, a Loyola lawyer, and an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University, Gary offers programs through UCLA Extension and numerous universities, trade associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad. He holds the rank of Shodan, 1st Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate. He is headquartered in Glendale, California, and he can be reached at (818) 243-7338 or at: gary@customersatisfaction.com.


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Document Scanning Software

For organizations and companies that process a large amount of information, document scanning software is very important. Since most of the time, paper documents are still primarily used, managing the information within these documents can be a logistics nightmare and a very time-consuming effort. Thus, document scanning is a crucial process in the operations of organizations, especially if it is necessary to convert documents into digital form.

To facilitate document scanning, efficient, flexible and reliable software is a necessity. The flow of information is important in any organization. High quality document scanning software lets you scan and index your documents at the best possible quality. Most document scanning software use optical character recognition. This technology involves computer software that is designed to convert images of typewritten text into machine-readable and editable text.

If you are looking for a solution for your document scanning needs, there are some important factors to consider. Document scanning involves both hardware and software. Thus to ensure that your document scanning needs are met, select document scanning software and hardware that can handle the volume of documents that you have.

There are three types of document scanner software interfaces. These interfaces provide the same functionality, but are not available in all scanners. Thus, it is important to select a scanner and software that fits what you need to do. The right document scanning software will meet your organization’s requirements efficiently.

There is a wide variety of document scanning software available. Most document scanning service providers offer a complete and comprehensive document scanning solution. Set an appointment with your business solutions provider and check out their document scanning services. You can also consult a document scanning specialist to help you select the right document scanning solution that will fit your requirements and give you the best results possible.

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POS Software

Point of sale (POS) software integrates the physical devices in the POS systems with computer language and thus facilitates automated data processing. POS software not only monitors almost all day-to-day activities of any business, but also helps to run them systematically, keeping track of income and expenditures, inventory, stock, and clearance, billing, customer, and transaction records and customer service through touch screen information kiosks and vending machines. Speedy business transactions and accurate budgeting helps vendors increase their profits significantly. The software also helps in paging in hotels and restaurants, taking online food orders and delivery of food items.

The very first POS software was introduced by IBM, which came out with IBM 3650 and 3660 Store Systems in August 1973; the software was first installed in Pathmark Stores in New Jersey and Dillard’s Department Stores. Now, POS needs have become so wide and varied that different POS software is tailored to suit the specific needs of different industries. The most popular of these industries include restaurants and retail stores. Software for each of these industries has unique features that automate sales and customer transactions and ensure staff accountability. For example, POS software for a hotel will ensure that a guest’s personal calls are automatically are automatically billed into his account by the computer and added to other charges. And a retail outlet’s POS software will require employees to swipe their cards to record their work hours and will keep stock of all the product details. Some point-of-sale software also includes credit and debit card swipe facility, fake-check tracing, and report-generating capabilities for day-to-day and monthly transactions.

Vendors usually take trials of different software before deciding the best software for their industry. Essential for the installation of basic POS software are computers, printers, cash registers, scanners, and keyboards. Barcode printing software, cash register express software, and inventory software are essential for any business that uses a point-of-sale system.

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A fool’s paradise

FIRST LOVE RECOVERY MINISTRIES

A fool’s paradise

Gal.5:26(The Message)
“That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.”
Rom.12:6(The Message)
“let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t.
If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else;”
1 Cor.15:10(KJV)
“But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”
Psalm 139:24(KJV)
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
Prov 22:2(KJV)
“The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.”

The common folly of mankind is to exalt the creature above the Creator. One result of this folly is self-centredness that gradually or suddenly leads to the destruction of self and others.
When one tries to be what God has not made one to be or when one tries to be what God has made one to be without God’s help,one is really living in a fool’s paradise!
The fool’s paradise is that virtual world in which one wants and works to be ‘a clone’ of others(inferiority complex) or where one wants and manipulates others to be one’s ‘clones’(superiority complex).
‘A clone’ is a person who is re-inventing himself/herself to conform to the image of someone else,the latter could be a pop idol or a charismatic leader or a local hero/heroine.
In other words,the former is trying to fulfill the destiny of the latter instead of his/her own unique and original divine destiny.
This subtle and cruel process of ‘cloning’ sends the destinies of the former(victims) into the graveyard after their originalities have been deformed.
Each person has a divine destiny that is unique without being superior or inferior to that of another person despite differences in background.
Each one should celebrate the divine destiny of another person without envy,pride,or bitterness.

But there is still hope for anyone with a so-called lost or dead or buried or imprisoned destiny!
All it takes is a personal encounter with Jesus Christ who is the resurrection and the life(John 11:25).
It is only Jesus Christ who can give life and freedom to the real person within these victims so that their originalities are restored and they can fulfill their divine destinies.
The first step is to repent of one’s sins and receive Jesus Christ as one’s personal Lord and Saviour(John 1:12).

When one is in Christ,one has to be Christ-centred as empowered by the Spirit of God so as to preserve and demonstrate one’s restored originality in conformity not to the world system around(Rom.12:1-2) but to Christ within(Rom.8:29)upon the throne of one’s heart.

For those favoured by God to be mentors or role models for others,the love and fear of God within is the only force that restrains one from making the latter(proteges) into clones(1Cor.11:1).
The proteges should be encouraged to fulfill their own destinies primarily to please their maker(the Lord God) who has entrusted them to the mentors.
And if one is guilty before God their maker for any kind of manipulation,one should repent now or face divine judgment later(Rev.20:11-12)!

For those who have their destinies restored,God’s love and forgiveness should be humbly and graciously extended to those who had wrongfully ‘cloned’ them(Eph. 4:32)!

Finally,now is the right time for anyone to leave the fool’s paradise and through the Lord Jesus Christ enter into one’s real divine destiny!!!

Rev. 4:11(KJV)
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

About the Author

A British-born Nigerian Christian writer living and working in London,UK
with website:www.firstloveministries.org.uk


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Let The Email Wars Begin

Things just got a lot hotter in the hyper-competitive world of online email providers.

In response to Google’s announcement that their soon-to-be-launched “Gmail” service will offer users 1 gigabyte of email storage, Yahoo! announced an upgrade of their free email service to allow users 100MB of free email storage along with other enhancements.

Microsoft’s Hotmail will surely also announce a free upgrade in email storage space.

On the surface it might just appear like a simple case of one-upmanship, but it actually represents major forces digging in online and preparing to do battle.

It appears Yahoo! simply wanted to take the issue of email storage space off the table as a consideration for users as to which email service to choose.

Google enjoyed considerable media and public attention over the past few weeks with the media marveling at how Google intended to give hundreds of megabytes more space to its users than Yahoo! or Hotmail.

With this move, Yahoo! made storage a “non-issue,” but the real war has only just begun.

Email ranks as the number one most popular online activity according to virtually any survey you care to read.

When people go online, they spend the single biggest chunk of their time sending, receiving, and reading email.

Online email providers understand that eyeballs on a page looking at advertising and responding to offers is what makes them money.

By increasing loyalty among email users in order to repeatedly draw them back to the same website (often several times a day), email service providers like Yahoo!, Hotmail and Google can keep people looking at revenue generating ads.

Despite the best efforts of government regulators, private organizations, software filters, ISP’s and others, over half of all email sent online rates as unsolicited commercial email (SPAM).

Besides storage space, Google, Yahoo! and Hotmail will start claiming that their spam filters rate better than the rest.

These online powerhouses hope to attract users with the promise of cutting down and even eliminating the avalanche of get-rich-quick, pornography, and ink-jet cartridge offers (among others) that bombard virtually anyone with an email account more than 15 minutes old.

This will, however, lead to another problem that many of them won’t talk about, which involves filtering legitimate email as spam.

Unfortunately, the sword cuts both ways on this issue.

So where does it all end? Never! Hotmail will enter the fray with expanded storage capacity as well as the promise of less spam and a more “friendly” interface to make your email life even easier.

Yahoo! and Hotmail will most likely copy Google and start serving context sensitive advertising based on the content of each email message as it get viewed.

Privacy advocates will weigh in to claim that all of the filtering and serving of ads based on an email message’s content violates our rights to privacy and heralds the arrival of “Big Brother.”

But all this jockeying for position and enticing users from one email service to another actually represents a great boon for the average Internet user.

It will force three of the Web’s biggest players to wake up and improve their services after 2 or 3 years of “business as usual” and we can all expect a few valuable innovations to result.

EzineArticles Expert Author Jim Edwards

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20 Ways To Increase Your Traffic And Sales Using Free Follow-Up Autoresponder Courses

An autoresponder course is a group of articles or information set up to be sent out separately over a set period of time by e-mail. People just e-mail your autoresponder to receive the free course and it is sent out automatically over time. You can find free follow-up autoresponders to use by typing it into any search engine. Below are ten ways to use them to increase your traffic and sales.


1. Offer your course as a free bonus for purchasing one of your main products or services. People will buy your products quicker when you offer a bonus.


2. When you write and give away a free course you will become known as an expert. This’ll gain people’s trust and they will buy your main product quicker.


3. Allow others to add your free course to their own product packages. Their customers will see your ad when they purchase.


4. People love to get freebies. A free autoresponder course is perfect. They will visit your web site to get the free valuable information.


5. Allow people to receive your course for free, if they give you the e-mail addresses of 3 to 5 friends or associates that would be interested.


6. Allow other people to give away your free course. This will increase the number of people that will see your ad in the course.


7. You could trade advertising space in your course for other forms of advertising. It could be banner ads, e-zine ads, web site ads, etc.


8. Gain new leads by having people sign up and give you their contact info before they can receive your autoresponder course.


9. Give away the autoresponder course as a free gift to your current customers as a way of letting them know you appreciate their business.


10. Give away the course to people that join your affiliate program. This will increase the number of people that sign-up.


11. Make money selling advertising space in your course. You could charge for small classified ads or sponsor ads.


12. Get free advertising by submitting your course to freebie web sites. This will increase the number of people that will see your ads in the course.


13. Make money by selling the reprint rights to those people that would like to sell the course. You could make more money by selling the master rights.


14. Hold a contest on your web site so people could win your course. You will get free advertising when you submit your contest to free contest directories.


15. You’ll gain valuable referrals from people telling others about your course. Word of mouth advertising can be very effective.


16. Make money cross promoting your course with other people’s products or services. This technique will double your marketing effort


17. Increase your e-zine subscribers by giving your course to people that subscribe to your e-zine. This’ll give people an incentive to subscribe.


18. Allow your affiliates to use the free course as a promotional tool for your product. Each lesson could include their affiliate link.


19. Promote other businesses affiliate programs you join with your free autoresponder course. Include a different affiliate link on each lesson.


20. Advertise a different product or service on each lesson. If you only have one, use different emotional response ads on each lesson.

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