The #1 Traffic Generation Strategy for the Travel Trade
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Saturday, 31 October 09 - 08:26 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Travel Reviews |
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The evolution of Travel Marketing: Where it’s at, where it’s headed, and how YOU can position your Travel & Tours business to stay ahead of the more savvy international competitors who are, possibly, taking away your business from right under your nose! As illustrated by Anthony J. Namata – a seasoned travel marketer, creative writer and savvy online marketing expert with a combined 20 years experience in marketing.
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501 Inspirational Quotes to Inspire Your Twitter Followers
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Monday, 26 October 09 - 12:41 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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When you think about it, sometimes you run out of something to say on Twitter, or even (as in my case), you get so fed-up of promoting stuff on Twitter ... especially when you're getting pretty close (borderline) to being called a reckless SPAMMER! Well, I've found a solution that will blow your socks off!
Over the past several months I have been tweeting inspirational quotes by the bucket loads (which doesn't hurt anyone, it simply inspires), and by doing such a simple task I've had hundreds of new tweeters follow me. Just like that!
So, if you want to use my little secret, I have compiled 501 inspirational quotes in this exciting new eBook Inspirational "Quotes" to Tweet! Simply copy/paste and not only will you inspire your Twitter followers, you'll get new ones!
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Money Management: Handy Tips on How to Avoid Being Broke
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Sunday, 25 October 09 - 10:12 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Money Matters |
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What I saw on Facebook this morning under the keyword "broke" is overwhelming, to say the least. All these people whining about how broke they are would appear to them, to be a pretty daunting predicament to overcome, and reflects the true state of the economy. The recession is really biting in, that's for sure. So what can you do about it? In this short article, I want to go over the reasons why people go broke in the first place (recession or not), and how to seriously curb the spending. I will also share tips on how quick, simple, and easy it is to sell the stuff you no longer need for cash (or great products)!
Call me a miser if you like, but I have watched people spend money they didn't have and seen, firsthand, the trouble that that landed them in. I for one, would rather be a miser with money in the bank than flat out broke and destitute. Not that I haven't been broke, I sure have, but I learned from it. It wasn't a place I want to be, not now, not ever. So how then does one break the shackles that tie you down to a never-ending spiral of debt and frustration? It really is quite simple when you put your mind to it. I will show you how to quickly re-invent yourself financially. You will be pleased to have stumbled upon this article.
So let's begin. The very first thing you MUST know is that you can always live on less. You don't need that extra pair of shoes, that new dress, that new pair of jeans, that new mobile phone you'd promised yourself you were going to have no-matter what, just put a firm lid on all of that and ONLY buy what you REALLY need. And I mean that literally. If you develop this into a habit (stopping to THINK before you buy) you will gradually begin to realize that you have more money in your pocket (and in the bank). The trouble with most people is they buy on impulse... they'd step into a store, see something they had absolutely no intention of buying, and buy it! Just like that, without even giving it a second thought. I know it feels great and that it is therapy in itself--especially when you're feeling down for whatever reason--but the error of your ways begins to set-in once you get home and take a closer look at what you've just spent a substantial amount of money on when, as it happens, there's still that grocery list that needs sorting out, or your child's school fees that needs to be settled and so forth. Now where are you going to find the extra cash to pay your bills or shop for groceries when you've already spent it? The trick is to prioritize EVERYTHING.
I usually have a list of items I want to buy, but what I do is I prioritize the list. Absolute essentials always go first, and then there are the little things I might want to acquire... like a couple of new CDs, or maybe a new home theater or a new mobile phone. What I do is I take a good hard look at what these items cost, and whether or not I must have them now! For example, it took me ages to get a new mobile phone, not because I didn't have the money, but because I had other items on my priority list that were more important. And here's something else, NEVER spend every last dime you have on you (priority list or no priority list), money has a nasty habit of dragging you down deeper and deeper into debt when you don't have a penny to your name. Don't ask me why. Just look around you. Isn't it true that when you're broke you tend to get even more broke? Well, there's your answer right there. So to avoid this, make sure that you have some money saved after all your purchases for that month have been made. Leave the pending items on your priority list for another time. You won't die, trust me.
So what can you do to recover at least some the money you've spent on items you hardly use? This is getting interesting isn't it? You've spent a fortune buying stuff on impulse, you haven't got a penny to your name, and now you want your money back? Sounds far-fetched? Trust me, it isn't. The solution is to auction, or to simply sell the stuff you don't want in your closet, or around the house anymore. There's money lying dormant in those items right there, you just don't know it yet. Make a list of all the items you posses that are cluttering your living space, and get rid of them! It's that simple. With auction sites all over the Internet, if you spent a bit of time itemizing, photographing and listing your items online, your efforts will pay off in the end. But please, don't go SPENDING more money to do this. Only list your items on sites where it is free to list, or costs very little. Remember, the purpose of this article is to show you HOW to avoid being broke.
In summary: The reason why many people go broke is because they lack the discipline to curb the spending. The trick is to get in the drivers' seat and to take charge of your finances. The first thing you'll want to adapt into your lifestyle is to train yourself to THINK before you buy. Whether you'll agree with this or not, we all tend to buy items that we DON'T really need. We buy on impulse and then regret our actions later. Exercising control by prioritizing your shopping list at all times will not only save you a fortune, it'll help you avoid being broke. But don't go spending the money you've saved, save it! And better yet, get rid of some of your unwanted items. You will be amazed how much money is lying around the house in those items we call clutter. Itemize them, photograph them, and list them online for sale! This is perhaps the quickest way to resurrect your finances that I can think of, off the top of my head.
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A James Bond Novel - Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks Writing As Ian Fleming
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Sunday, 18 October 09 - 07:13 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Book Reviews |
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M has summoned 007 to London. It's the swinging sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate.
The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia -- where the beautiful and enigmatic twins Scarlett and Poppy lead him to Gorner's secret desert headquarters. Here, Bond uncovers Gorner's cold-blooded plans for world domination.
Only by playing Gorner's twisted game can Bond stop him...
I was riveted from start to finish. This vintage James Bond novel Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming (honestly I never thought you could do that), was first published in Great Britain by Penguin 007 in 2008. This is true retro, everything about it, and the introduction of the VC10 airliner into the mix brings vintage air travel in all it's 60s glory into a book you simply cannot put down.
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All I Did Today Is Work
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Sunday, 11 October 09 - 05:59 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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It's another Sunday and the only thing I've done today is work! But I do feel good about myself, it's almost surreal. I tinkered with Facebook today; posted on Twitter and wrote a thousand plus word article on Money Management that I've already submitted to two major article directories, iSnare and EzineArticles (pending approval, bummer!). I say, not bad. Not bad at all.
I think I've got my groove back on, of sorts, because my concentration is better than it has been in a while. Sometimes, I think, if you don't want to do stuff, just don't. Just go easy on yourself. When your body is ready to get a move on again, it will. I think that is precisely what's happening to me (lol).
That's it for today (I think). Oh, I hope you read my article on the Douglas DC-3 which I published here yesterday. A lot on that is still to come. Watch this space.
Have a great weekend, folks!
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Retro Air Travel Returns to Tanzania
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Saturday, 10 October 09 - 11:36 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Travel Reviews |
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When I was a little boy in the 60s and 70s, the Douglas DC-3, which, like they did in Britain we used to call the Dakota, was all the rage. I used to travel around the country in that aircraft with my mum and dad. It was an awesome experience. I used to love the way the tail dipped when the aircraft was on the ground and how it lifted as it taxied down the runway before take off. A remarkable airplane, and one I couldn't forget even when the Fokker Friendship came to replace it on domestic routes. As it happens, the DC-3 never really went away. 73 years after the DC-3 first flew, it has remained in the skies in quite a few countries around the world... it is believed there are 400 DC-3 aircraft still in service. In this article, I will discuss retro travel and the opportunity that awaits you to rekindle vintage travel in a remarkable tourist haven and setting that is, Tanzania.
One of the most successful airplanes ever built, the DC-3 made its maiden flight on December 17, 1935. The Gooney Bird, as it was sometimes called, was one of the first airplanes built primarily out of metal, replacing the wood-framed-and-doped-fabric airplanes that had evolved out of the Wright Flyer and the many models of airplanes developed during World War I. In the 1930s and 1940s, this American fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft -- generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made because of its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II -- is still taking to the skies to this day in many parts of the world. Like its land equivalent, the marvels of yesteryear engineering -- the steam train -- offers a lap of luxury to its passengers to this present day on packaged rail safaris like the Blue Train in South Africa, aviation too brings back the the beauty and luxury of vintage travel to the skies.
Air travel in the 50s was much more regulated than it is today. All fares were fixed by the International Air Traffic Association (IATA). It seems almost inconceivable today, but IATA dictated exactly what could be charged on any particular route. Airlines could compete on standards of service, but not price. Hence a desire to offer the passenger the very best prevailed. In the early fifties there was only one class of travel: first or better than first class. Such luxuries as cocktail bars, and even beds had been provided on transatlantic flights. Fares were expensive and passengers were either very wealthy or claiming the trip on expenses. By the end of the fifties, there were four classes of travel, deluxe (better than first), first class, tourist class and economy class. The Indigo Aviation Dakota plying the Zanzibar, Selous, Pemba and Mafia routes from Dar es salaam, Tanzania, judging from the luxurious cabin alone, takes you back to the early 50s when, literally, there was only one way to travel - first class.
When I saw an ad on the cover of a local magazine (Advertising Dar) back in May 2009, I was thrilled to see the DC-3 back in action. To me, she is the most beautiful bird that ever took to the skies. My plan is to get on that plane to travel to Mafia island, a fascinating island steeped in history, and what I consider to be the ideal destination to fly to to write a series of articles on, in style.
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About the Author - Anthony J. Namata is a creative writer who writes for the travel trade. Download his free e-Book BLOGGING! The #1 Traffic Generation Strategy for the Travel Trade. For more information on Indigo Aviation, the airline operating DC-3 aircraft in Tanzania, visit their website at: www.indigoair.co.tz
Recharge Your Batteries, the Payoff is Great!
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Friday, 09 October 09 - 10:51 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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I think the rest did payoff. I feel more like myself now, I honestly do. I'm quite amazed at the the amount of energy I had in the gym today, I really felt more powerful than I have in a while. So yes, everyone, just staying in bed for a day (a bit excessive I know) can help you recharge your batteries.
I may be on to another marketing contract. I had a meeting today which went really well. I'm putting the agreement together as we speak. See how that goes.
In so far as work goes, in all honesty, I haven't done much today. Not online anyway. I went out in the morning to meet a client, and then went to the bank, grabbed a pizza on my way home (I needed a change from my regimented healthy-living meal plan). Had a nap in the afternoon and then went to the gym (in my garden); watched my soaps, and now I plan to start my vocal training for an hour (I think I'm recording a track in the studio tomorrow).
Ciao for now!
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I Couldn't be bothered to get out of bed
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Thursday, 08 October 09 - 11:42 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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I went to bed with a severe migraine last night and got up WITH IT this morning. I popped a couple of painkillers after my breakfast (a protein shake blended with banana and apple); went to meet my new gardener who reported for duty today, and then seriously, I went back to bed and stayed there till this evening. I just couldn't be bothered. I did post this on Twitter a while ago -- just to say how horrible I felt. If you've seen anything else by me on Twitter today, trust me, it was automated... one of those tweets you preset via socialoomph. Bottomline? I did absolutely NOTHING today. And now, after my last soap for the day (I was dosing off by the way), I'm off to bed, again.
Goodnite folks!
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It just amounts to a pretty wasted day
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Wednesday, 07 October 09 - 12:15 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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I don' have a lot to say about today. It just amounts to a pretty wasted day. I haven't really done much. Disgraceful. I worked on my novel intermittently during the course of the day but I just kept getting distracted. Tomorrow I'll have to get back on track. Sometimes it really is hard to stick to a schedule (well, today I didn't even have one). Damn!
I am so exhausted it's unreal. I've just finished watching my last soap for the day, I'm off to have another hot shower (it's so sticky around here) and then I'm off to bed.
Catch you folks tomorrow!
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Read An Interesting Novel Lately? Tell Us About It!
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Monday, 05 October 09 - 11:22 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Book Reviews |
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I often review novels that I've read on my blog. What I'm inviting you to do today is to review the novels (and or books) that you've been reading lately just to share with the rest of us who love books. I think it's a great idea, don't you?
Okay, let's here your comments on the hot novel[s] you've just read. We'd all love to hear about it. 
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This is so not happening!
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Monday, 05 October 09 - 10:51 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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My alarm went off at 8am, but I quickly switched it off and stayed in bed for an hour. For the life of me I don't even know WHY I haven't canceled the damned thing... shoulda done days ago (I'm just about to). If ever there was a day I so didn't want to get out of bed, that day is today... when my maid has taken half the day off to go to court (don't ask); I need to go to the bank; I need to find a new gardener (I kicked out the little toe-rag gardener last week after I found out he was stealing some of my rare plants, I completely lost my rag!).
Let's see how the day pans out but from where I'm standing it doesn't look good. First off, the power supply has just been cut off (I'm on battery with my laptop here), let's see what other surprises spring up during the course of the day. I have a lot of work to do online today and these freaking animals go take away the power. Grrr
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Blog Diary - Going Back to Basics
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Sunday, 04 October 09 - 10:32 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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When I first started this blog diary it was, basically, just that -- a diary. I then began to experiment with various ideas (ways to blog for traffic) ... if you look at the menu you'll see the different topics in which I write, but having done all of that (which I have no intention to discontinue), I have decided to go back to the original format, the diary.
So here's the plan...
I'll keep it minimalistic (for lack of a better word) but post more frequently. I'm thinking--publish daily and at times several times a day if needs be... content that revolves around my day and what I get up to INCLUDING what time I roll out of bed. So there you have it! I think I'll roll this out tomorrow. This little blog post here is just an intro (and like I said, I'll be keeping it short and tight).
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How to Promote TripleClicks Products On Twitter
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Monday, 21 September 09 - 11:39 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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For the benefit of my SFI downline I am going to list the simple steps you need to take to promote TripleClicks products on Twitter. If you're not already a member of this social network (Twitter), don't panic, this article provides a step by step guide to getting started AND to profiting on Twitter.
But first, let's get a little background on Twitter
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. While the service costs nothing to use, accessing it through SMS may incur phone service provider fees.
The 140 character limit on message length was initially set for compatibility with SMS messaging, and has brought to the web the kind of shorthand notation and slang commonly used in SMS messages. The 140 character limit has also spurred the usage of URL shortening services such as tinyurl, bit.ly and tr.im, and
content hosting services, such as Twitpic and NotePub to accommodate multimedia content and text longer than 140 characters.
Read the full Twitter story at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
So let's get started on How to Profit On Twitter...So here's the quick step-by-step guide I promised you earlier. My strategy is quite simple. If you don't already have a Twitter account, please open one at Twitter.com (it only takes a few minutes). If you don't already have an SFI Marketing Group account, get one FREE from cashinjectionstrategy.com
Step 1. Log in to TripleClicks.com with your SFI ID and password (you MUST login otherwise this won't work!).
Step 2. Tweet the Deal-of-the-day (to see how it works), and then select any number of products on the site and tweet those too.
And that's all there is to it!
Do this regularly and you will GET new followers and who knows, you may even sell some products.
IMPORTANT: Don't SPAM the system. Be rational with your advertising. Add interesting content to your tweets as well (like real people do). Don't behave like a SPAM bot.
How to Automate Your Twitter Tweets...
I know, it can be quite a headache keeping up with all this marketing stuff, especially when you have so many other important things to do. But hey, don't fret. Cos I'm gonna tell you what I do. I sequentially load all of my advertising tweets (especially) onto this fantastic little tool (coming up) and presto, my tweets go out in intervals that I set myself... could be minutes, hours, days, weeks or even months!
Sign-up for a FREE account at SocialOomph!
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Micro Blogging On Twitter: I'm So Lazy, this Works for Me
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Saturday, 05 September 09 - 08:28 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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This may come across like really badly for my image, but in all honesty, when it comes to blogging I am quite lazy. But hey, thanks to Twitter, micro blogging makes it so much easier for me (and everyone), it really does.
What actually amazed me the other day is when I found out that businesses are now actually hiring skilled freelancers, via the outsource marketplace, to market their businesses on Twitter. One firm I found has a budget of $600 a month, can you believe that? It may sound too outrageously daunting a task, but believe it or not it can all be automated using http://www.socialoomph.com/ ... that's what makes this such an easy yet lucrative undertaking for a provider like myself. All you need to do is get all the tweets your client wants put out, and get the intervals they want scheduled in. The rest is easy, through socialoomph.com you can sequentially set this up by the minute, the hour, daily, whatever you like. Set it up and forget about it.
Want to work the outsource market? See GetAfreelancer and EuFreelance
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Taking a serious look at SEO today
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Tuesday, 01 September 09 - 12:41 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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It's another day. Last night I was so exhausted (I had to stay online till midnight) even though I had arrears of sleep. I decided that I wasn't going to bother getting out of bed the next morning. Well, I did in the end -- at 10am; switched on the home theater to play Paula Abdul's album Head Over Heals and slowly dragged myself out of bed. Not a bad way to start the day.
I'm taking a serious look at SEO today. I want more traffic more sales this month. I've been tweeting intermittently this morning ... topics straight out of Google Hot Trends, which, in case you didn't know, tracks the most searched topics and keywords on Google (updated on the hour); and products out of TripleClicks. I'm also experimenting, since last night, another way to generate traffic to my Twitter page AND followers... by posting hot topics out of Google Hot Trends. Too early to say, but I think it is begining to show positive results. I will keep you posted.
Have a nice day,
Anthony J. Namata
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About the Blogger – Anthony J. Namata is an Internet Entrepreneur and affiliate marketer for online superstore TripleClicks. He is also the author of How to Become an International gemstone Dealer and editor at puffread.com – a community of readers and writers working together to make this world more readable.
The Sins Of The Fathers by Lawrence Block
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Friday, 28 August 09 - 11:38 AM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Book Reviews |
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A pretty girl is butchered in her Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, is found dead in his jail cell and as far as the NYPD is concerned the case is closed.
Matt Scudder, an ex-cop who does 'favors for friends', is persuaded to look into the case by the dead girl's father. Suddenly he's up to his neck in sleaze and corruption, phoney religious cults and murderous lust. In New York's underbelly the children have no choice but to pay the price for their parents' most unspeakable sins.
This is the second book by Lawrence Block that I'm reading. I'm getting kinda hooked. Unlike the previous one I read, this one is only 182 pages but it sure is a compelling read. It has made me realize you can write smaller books (with less complicated plots) and still make it work. I want to try his formula. I already have something I'm researching that will bring up all of the short yet compelling plots that I want. Read Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder mysteries, you'll like his work.
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About the Blogger – Anthony J. Namata is an Internet Entrepreneur and affiliate marketer for online superstore TripleClicks. He is also the author of How to Become an International gemstone Dealer and editor at puffread.com – a community of readers and writers working together to make this world more readable.
The Richard Laymon Collection Volume 8
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Wednesday, 26 August 09 - 09:28 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Book Reviews |
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In this blog post I'm going to review two books in the Richard Laymon Collection Volume 8 - Alarums and Blood Games.
Alarums - Beautiful violinist Melanie Conway has visions of death. When she collapses during a concert her boyfriend, Bodie, is there to hear her premonition of disaster... Penelope Conway is even more stunning than her sister but her looks have attracted an obscene phone caller... All three are being drawn into a mystery that's fired by sex and haunted by blood.
When I picked this book I hadn't ever read a book by Richard Laymon... I think what drew me to the book was the cover, the size of the book (enormous 758 pages of it), and the fact that you got two books in one. But hey, was I in for a mega surprise, Laymon is an outstanding writer and I, as a writer, want to emulate his style. The way he is able to switch from first to third person narratives with ease defies the norm (that you can only do one or the other). It can work if you do it like Richard Laymon.
Blood Games - Old college friends Helen, Cora, Vivian, Finley and Abilene meet up every year. This time Helen - the girl with a horror fixation and fear of being attacked in the shower by a bloodthirsty assailant - has chosen the venue. The Totem Pole Lodge is a deserted hotel with a sinister past, and Helen can't wait to tell the others the gory details. But that's before they find the Lodge isn't entirely deserted. And before Helen get's in the shower.
A little long winded and drawn out this book, it's the style that keeps you going (for me), but towards the very end you just can't put the book down. It really gets interesting.
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About the Blogger – Anthony J. Namata is an Internet Entrepreneur and affiliate marketer for online superstore TripleClicks. He is also the author of How to Become an International gemstone Dealer and editor at puffread.com – a community of readers and writers working together to make this world more readable.
US National Debt Clock: Only One Place Big Enough - The Internet!
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Tuesday, 25 August 09 - 05:28 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Google Hot Trends |
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The famous debt clock in Times Square, created by the Durst Organization, was briefly taken down this past fall because it ran out of room when the debt hit $10 trillion. It was one digit short. Durst came up with a quick fix: Turn the digital dollar sign into an extra digit and slap on a dollar-sign sticker. At the this rate, when the debt reaches $99.99 trillion, there’s only one place big enough for the national debt clock - the Internet!
The National Debt Clock is a billboard-sized running total digital seven-segment display which constantly updates to show the current United States public debt and each American family’s share of it. It is currently installed on Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Manhattan, New York City.
The idea for the clock came from New York real estate developer Seymour Durst, who wanted to highlight the rising national debt. In 1989, he sponsored the installation of the first clock, which was erected on 42nd Street close to Times Square. In 2004, this clock was dismantled and replaced by the new but virtually identical current clock.
Invented and sponsored by New York real estate developer Seymour Durst, it was installed in 1989. After Seymour’s death in 1995, his son Douglas Durst became president of the Durst Organization which owns and maintains the clock. According to his son Douglas, Seymour Durst had been toying with the basic idea of drawing attention to the growing national debt since at least 1980, when during the holiday season he sent cards that said “Happy New Year. Your share of the national debt is $35,000″ to senators and congressmen In the early eighties, when Durst first developed the idea of a constantly updated clock, the technology required to implement the project was not yet available.
With the national debt at 2.7 trillion dollars, the original 11 by 26 feet (3.4 m × 7.9 m) clock was erected in 1989 at Sixth Avenue, a block from Times Square, located on the north side of 42nd Street, easily visible from Bryant Park. It was erected by the New York sign company Artkraft Strauss.
In 2004, the original clock was unmounted from its location at 42nd Street and an updated model, which could run backwards, was installed one block away on a Durst building at 1133 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue). It is mounted on the side wall of the Building which faces W 44th street.
An overhaul or complete replacement adding two more digits to the clock’s display is currently in the planning for 2009.
For an up-to-the-minute update on the clock, go to the US Debt Clock website.
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About the Blogger – Anthony J. Namata is an Internet Entrepreneur and author of How to Become an International gemstone Dealer. He is also editor at puffread.com – a community of readers and writers working together to make this world more readable.
The Day's Recap
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Monday, 24 August 09 - 09:08 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Diary |
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I just finished reading three novels (one last night), and now I want to review every single one of them. Perhaps later tonight...when I have a moment. In the meanwhile, I've been up and about getting things organized for my dad's Thanks Giving Mass this Friday. Newspaper ads go out tomorrow, there was an announcement in church on Sunday, and I've sent SMS to everybody. Tomorrow, I need to go do a couple things at my dad's grave.
I've decided to offer FREE Marketing Advice to local businesses. My ad goes out in a local paper this Friday. Let's see how it goes. The plan is to take appointments over the phone to chat on Yahoo Messenger at an agreed date and time. Saves time and the commute (which I hate). I will keep you posted on how that goes.
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Michelle Obama Shorts Light Up the Grand Canyon
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Wednesday, 19 August 09 - 09:28 PM (GMT +03:00) By Anthony J Namata in Google Hot Trends |
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I was quite astonished to see how on fire the search for "Michelle Obama Shorts" is. It's like a volcanic eruption taking place that doesn't show signs of abating. Seems some people are actually outraged that First Lady Michelle Obama dared to bare so much leg by wearing shorts on a recent trip to the sweltering Grand Canyon.
I particularly liked the article in the Examiner entitled Mid-week fashion: Michael Vick's Eagles fashion debut to Michelle Obama's short shorts controversy.
First Lady Michelle Obama is dominating news headlines again for her fashion. This time, there is baffling uproar over her decision to wear short shorts on her vacation. Some people are upset that she chooses to show her hard-earned legs (so much leg some say) in the middle of August while hiking and water rafting. Apparently, she should hike the trails in a sheath dress, sweater, brooch and full makeup or perhaps a floor-length Oscar de la Renta evening gown. I'm sure that's how the rest of America dresses when they go hiking. If you're into comfortable vacationing, then get your own short shorts. Or choose to brave the rapids in your best evening gown. Does First Lady Michelle Obama have the right to bare legs? It's over 100 degrees in the middle of August in the grand canyon. The first lady is comfortable in her own skin. Get over it already!
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