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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

Success

During 2005 spring break, when I was a 14-year-old freshman at Jserra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, my best friend Scott and I were riding his dirt bike from my house to his. I reached into my pocket and grabbed my phone to call my dad. He told me I’d be able to get paid to compete and travel the world.

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Time Spent on Social Networks Exploding; Email and IM Fading

Small Business Labs

  From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively." " But despite the declines, the death of email is greatly exaggerated.  of our online time on email and it's the most popular mobile phone application. 

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Seven reasons why your boss should use a chauffeur service

Practically Perfect PA

It takes the hassle out of travel . In a spacious executive car your manager can work from their laptops in comfort, they can take private phone calls and they catch up on their reading. Total Chauffeur Service is based in London and has been operating since 2005. Easy booking by email, internet or phone.

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We all have relationship regrets — and here’s how we can learn from them

Ideas.Ted

In 2005, Deepa’s husband sent a note to the people in his wife’s life informing them that Deepa had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. . The person who answered the phone explained that Deepa had died that morning. “I They exchanged emails and texts. . “We Amy wanted to call her old friend. She visited her.

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Could You Telecommute From Italy?

On The Job

And even though he lived in Venice in 2004 to 2005, he says what he did is still possible today. His productivity increased, and he kept in touch via email, phone and teleconferencing. He also discovered that cell-phone service was much more widely available and reliable than land lines. Understand the language.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

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Dymo's CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age | Main | Venture Capital at Mid-Life » July 21, 2010 Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends We rarely do product reviews at Smallbizlabs.  Web/Tech women work/life balance