There is an undeniable shakeup in corporate America

There is an undeniable shakeup in corporate America; downsizing and layoffs, women hitting glass ceilings as promotions pass them by, large corporations dumping their employee retirement plans, and Screw Barrel  the frightening ?finished at forty? syndrome.

If you are employed by a corporate company the battle cry is loud and clear ? QUIT before you are let go.

But there's hope.  The Internet is the single most powerful force on our planet today.  What took radio 38 years and television 15 years, the Internet has done in only 5, reaching 50 million users.  Powerful force is an understatement.

Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits for Highly Effective People, said: ?Network marketing has come of age.  It's undeniable that it has become a way to entrepreneurship and independence for millions of people.?

In the workforce, we consider ?being promoted? as earning more and working less.  With the same mindset regarding the Internet, if you want to earn more and work less, you're going to have to start creating income streams that do not require your direct involvement:  Immediate-Leveraged-Income.

Let's pause here to differentiate between linear income and leveraged income.

Linear income is money you make through direct sales, or by working a 40 hour week and being paid a salary.  Doctors and lawyers earn a higher linear income than say, a dressmaker or pizza chef.  But it's a fact: we all have a maximum of 24 hours a day which limits the amount of money even doctors and lawyers can personally generate.

Linear income is trading your time for money.  Leveraged income is your money working for you.  With the right business, by making one sale you've set into motion a chain of events that adds to your income and a new ?pay line? has been generated.  In the perfect scenario, this continues without end.

For leveraged-income to work smoothly it cannot consider an MLM type of program because of the attrition factor.  These programs necessarily require you to constantly backup and repair the 'leaky-bucket? syndrome.  This cuts short a pay line, often permanently.  Besides, small commissions result in small ?pay lines?.

Search for companies that offer leveraged-incomes and compensation plans that pay a minimum of $1,000 per sale.  If the commission isn't jaw-dropping, why bother?

Would it be difficult to find one person a month to join you in a program like this?  Just one per month who might be interested in learning about leveraged-income and enjoy more leisure time while controlling his/her own  paycheck?

Do you know what happens when you double a penny every day for a month? At the 15-day mark, it's grown to $163.84. But by the 30th day, it's mushroomed to OVER 5 MILLION dollars!

Business entrepreneurs see the big picture and aim for financial security.  Building assets from which their money will come in month after month, year after year from work he is doing today.  Think of the composer or published author; their work is done once; they get paid forever because of that effort.

Business entrepreneurs like to call this their 'money-machines?.  And they understand that in order to build a money-machine, an investment is necessary.  There is just no such thing as businesses without investments.   Soon, those desirable 5-10 hour weeks become an urge that goes beyond mere need.

2006 ? Esther Smith

This resistance-training machine is great for strength training

Fitness guru, Tony Little, designed the Gazelle Cross Trainer Pro.  This fitness machine is one of  jzjxc Conical Twin Screw Barrel his latest models of Gazelle trainers.  It was designed to offer an aerobic style work out that provides both upper and lower body muscle toning.

This resistance-training machine is great for strength training too.  It is effective for all levels of fitness and it offers a low impact work out, so it is easy on the joints, knees and ankles as well.  The Gazelle Cross Trainer Pro also provides an excellent cardiovascular work out.

The Gazelle was designed with the technology to mimic natural walking or running, only it is suspended in mid-air and your feet actually remain on the foot platforms.  This helps to reduce the impact on your joints.

Other features that come standard with the Gazelle Cross Trainer Pro are:

* Foam covered handlebars made for comfort and durability.

* Constructed of lasting, durable steel.

* Weight capacity is 300lbs, whereas most fitness machines offer 250 lb weight capacity.

* Attached water bottle for convenience.

* Manufacturer warranty for 1 year.

The Gazelle Cross Trainer Pro has the patented Dual Pivot System and Independent foot action, which makes it so that your legs and feet have a greater range of motion and freedom.  Another detail is the Bi-directional hydraulic resistance.  This makes the work out more challenging.  The computer system on the Gazelle Cross Trainer Pro helps you record your distance, time, calories burned and heart rate. And one unique characteristic with this fitness trainer is that is folds up for easy storage.

A third option for gaining more appointments via your telephone, is an option that doesn't cost you anything other than a few minutes of your time, a pleasant voice, and an answering machine with mailbox options, or a voicemail system.

An answering machine with mailboxes, or a voicemail system, allows you to give the caller various amounts of information that they may be calling for in the first place. A large number of callers want to know basic information, such as if you are open, if you have appointments available for that day, what your hours are, where you are located, and what your fees are.  By using mailboxes, you can direct the caller to a specific mailbox where they can obtain the information they need and then leave you a message.

Here's an example of an answering machine, or voicemail message:  ?Thank you for calling Professional Massage Associates.  Today is Monday, November 5th.  We are open and we do have appointments available for today, however we are currently assisting clients at this time.  If you would like information regarding office hours and directions, press 1; for information regarding our services and rates, press 2; or you may leave a message after the tone and we will call you back shortly. Thank you.?

After pressing 1, the message is: ?We are conveniently located at 7 Wells Street in Saratoga Springs. From the north end of Broadway at the Sheraton Hotel, turn left onto Van Dam Street, go six blocks and turn right onto Wells Street.  We are the third building on the left.  Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 7 pm, and Saturdays 9 am to 2 pm.  If you would like to leave a message now, we will call you back shortly. Thank you?.  (It is important that you create simple directions).

After pressing 2, the message is: ?Our services include Professional Massages at $35 per half hour and $55 per hour; Foot Reflexology Treatments at $55 per one hour; Cranio-Sacral Therapy at $65 for 75 minutes; Hot Stone Massage at $75 for one hour and $100 for 90 minutes; European Facials at $55; Chinese Herbal Consultations at $50, and Acupuncture Treatments at $60 each.  We offer gift certificates and accept master card and visa.  If you would like to leave a message now, we will call you back shortly. Thank you?.

Note that I stated the current date at the beginning of the message, (which you will naturally change every day) because it immediately told the caller that we were open, checking messages, and had appointments available that day.  By adding this information to your answering machine or voicemail system (I use Verizon), you should see an immediate increase in the number of messages left on your machine.

If you're in the market for home fitness equipment

If you're in the market for home fitness equipment, you might be surprised by the variety of Zhejiang Jingjin Machinery Co.,Ltd choices available. With everything from rowing machines and elliptical set ups, it's hard for a shopper to know what's best to furnish a home gym.

Getting started creating a home gym should begin first with a self-evaluation. Running out and buying a machine for the home that won't get used doesn't make a lot of sense. Figure out what you hope to achieve with a home fitness routine, what you like to do, what you might stick with and go from there.

If overall strength training and weight loss are the goals, a number of different machines can fit the bill. Those machines that do a good job of providing total, or nearly total body workouts include ellipticals, rowers and some smith models. Other typical home machines include treadmills and exercise bikes. All offer their own benefits.

The key to getting a total body workout is to include not only the visible major muscle groups, but also the cardiovascular system. By doing this, the person who is working out in a home gym will find that not only do the arms, legs and back get strengthened, endurance can also be improved.

Perhaps the most holistic machine a home fitness shopper can look for is an elliptical.  Combing the benefits of a number of different machines in a single low-impact, but solid workout, an elliptical is one of the few pieces of home gym equipment that can boast total body effects. Rowers, smith machines and even a good treadmill will come close to the mark, but a few other forms of exercise might also be needed to achieve that total body effect.

In general, when looking for the best in fitness equipment, it's a good idea to first set a smart budget, decide what kind of workouts you hope to get and then shop for a machine accordingly. Whether it's an elliptical or a stationary bike, the key to lasting use is finding a machine that will grow with you. Make sure different programming features are available, varying resistance options and more. Plus, make sure what ever you buy has some safety and comfort features standard as well.

Once a machine is chosen for a home fitness program, keeping motivated will often depend on the equipment's ability to grow along with you and your own personal attitude. What works on Day One might not be challenging enough a year into an exercise program, so the smart buyer purchases a product with some flexibility.

Creating a home fitness center is a very attainable goal on just about any budget. While most machine models will cover the budgetary spectrum, even more affordable models can, and often do, provide solid workouts.

What ever you end up with in your home gym, remember the best fitness routine involves the entire body. To ensure you stick with a routine, pick one that's not only fun and challenging, but also provides some room for growth.

Do you own or manage a Tanning salon?

Do you own or manage a Tanning salon?

Do you have a Tanning Salon but feel increasingly concerned about the local competition and the subsequent dwindling customer base? It doesn't seem to matter how professional you are or how good your Salon is, it seems that price is King, and because your competitors do it cheaper - you are losing out.

Well, at the moment there is a new weapon, and this weapon is a Nail Art Machine, use it to fight back, by offering a jzjxc Conical Twin Screw Barrel service that your competitor doesn't. You can make extra money from your customers and you can drag new ones in, who may want to use your other services aswell!

With the Nail care business being worth $6.85 billion in the United States according to 'Nails Magazine', but the nail art portion equates to only 3.5% of that. This small level is  due in part to the small number of nail technicians who engage in Nailart, probably because of its difficult and time consuming nature. The Nail Art business could be worth a substantial amount on its own, if more establishments offered this service.  You could tap into this growing market and provide a new and exciting proposition along side your Sunbeds and Spray Tanning. The machine does not take up a lot of room and the training is relatively easy, you just  need to undertake a manicure course and receive training for using the machine.

In no time at all, you could be gathering in a whole new set of clients and marketing a whole new business model. For very little outlay (compared to sunbeds and spray tanning), meaning you wouldn't be  taking a high risk, but your return could be substantial. Take the risk now, you won't know until you try, and see your salon return to the levels of profit that you once took for granted.

Copyright 2005

Video poker games are easily played. The player wages 1 or more coins in order to get dealt five virtual cards on a computer screen. (A smart player always plays the max bet, usually 5 coins, since the max bet triggers the bigger payoffs on the higher ranked hands.) The player chooses which cards to hold and then draws cards to replace his discarded cards. The final hand pays out based on the payout table for the particular video game.

Popular video poker games include deuces wild and jacks or better, both of which are often played either as single hands or in a multi-hand version, where the player gets to play 3, 5, 10, 50 or even 100 hands of video poker at the same time.

Depending on the payout schedule for the different poker hands on a certain machine, the payback percentage on a video poker can be very good indeed. Jacks or better with a "full pay", or the highest standard payback schedule, pays back at 99.5% with perfect play. A full pay deuces wild machine pays back at 100.7% with perfect  play. In actual practice, players who don't play perfectly and make mistakes reduce the practical payback percentage on those machines by 6% or more, making video poker one of the most profitable games in the casino, especially since many video poker players play upwards of 500 hands per hour.

Learning how to play video poker with perfect strategy is not terribly hard to do. There are numerous video poker strategy guides available for sale, and Bob Dancer's excellent tutorials and software teach video poker strategy through a series of both charts and lists of principles that will work effectively for different learning styles.

Practicing has become much easier also, now that free video poker games have become so prevalent online. Games like these allow you to play online with no download and no cost, and they're played using the same rules as the video poker games found in traditional land-based casinos.

When was the last time you consumed soda?

When was the last time you consumed soda? Most likely, it wasn't that long ago. You may even drink several cans or China Wholesale Parallel Twin Screw Barrel Suppliers bottles each day. In the U.S, carbonated soft drinks are a huge business. Every year, they generate more than $50 billion in annual sales.

Two companies ? They are in a constant battle for the market share of the product ? a conflict known as the ?Cola War.? Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually for advertising. Not surprisingly, the companies are always looking for new markets. And, increasingly, they are directing their attention to adolescents and children.

For decades, schools have allowed soda to be sold in on-site vending machines. So, generating income for schools from the sale of soda is not a new policy.  However, in the early 1990s, pouring-rights contracts emerged. These put a different spin on the sale of soda in schools. And, over the years, they have increasingly gained in popularity.

In return for the exclusive sale of one-company's product, pouring-rights  contracts give school districts large lump-sum payments and extra payments and/or gifts over a period of five or 10 years. The contracts provide additional incentives for consumption levels that surpass quotas. So, they tend to encourage the consumption of higher amounts of soda, even by the youngest students. In one of the most extravagant contracts, a 53-school  district in Colorado, gave up its Pepsi vending machines and signed an $8 million, 10 year agreement with Coca-Cola that included cash bonuses when sale targets were exceeded and a new car for a senior with high grades and perfect attendance. But, even the smaller contracts tend to be generous. The goal is to create brand loyalty among young people ? a loyalty that could continue throughout their lives. Without a doubt, administrators in cash-strapped school districts have a litany of reasons to be enticed.  But, adherence to the contracts may be taken to extremes. For example, a Georgia student was suspended when he wore a shirt with a Pepsi logo to a student government-sponsored ?Coke Day? rally.

So what is contained in a typical soda that may be found in a school vending machine? A 20-ounce screw-top plastic bottle of soda has 275 calories. While there are other ingredients such as flavorings and caffeine, the soda is primarily sugar and carbonated water. High in calories and zero in nutritional value, it is the quintessential ?junk food.? The Center for Science in the Public Interest refers to soft drinks as 'liquid candy.? Since the bottles have screw-tops, the liquid may be sipped throughout the day, thereby bathing the teeth with sugar and upsetting dentists. While it is unclear how many sodas a typical student might drink in one day, one is not a bad guess. Just one a day means 1925 empty calories per week. Heavy users drink more than one soda per day. Children who begin drinking soda when they are still young tend to increase the amount they consume through adolescence into young adulthood. Many children drink more soda than juice or milk. While juice and whole milk contain about the same amount of calories as soda, they contain useful vitamins and minerals. Juice and milk are far better nutritional options.

Although the relationship cannot be proven conclusively, soda consumption correlates with obesity. Children who drink sodas take in more calories, are fatter and have worse diets than those who don't. If you need to lose weight, start by replacing sodas with water, fat free or 1% milk, or 100% juice (but not too much).