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Steeks & Felts, giving new life to timeworn objects

Loosely Speaking

Perfect for some quick knits for gifts and then overhauling some rather forlorn items. As a knitter myself, I rarely purchase knitted items. I’ll work on a pattern and see if I can replicate these for others on my gift list. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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The R's Of Employee Motivation

Ian's Messy Desk

For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? Reward While cash incentives are a sure way to put a smile on an employee’s face, there are other creative ways to motivate employees through “thoughtful&# gestures.

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5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors

Ian's Messy Desk

No sooner do you start to enter data, than Jane wanders in, sits down and asks if you’ve heard the latest rumour about Bob down in purchasing. You pull up the spreadsheet , print off your boss’s e-mailed comments, dig out your notes from the last meeting and settle down to work. Before you know it, your hour has dwindled to 17 minutes.

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Here’s how your climate-related choices are contagious (in a good way!)

Ideas.Ted

Then, just before Christmas two years ago, my husband surprised me by saying he’d bought us solar panels as a holiday gift. . And here’s the best part: He’d purchased them from a local company that uses panels manufactured by a company called Mission Solar in San Antonio. Copyright ©2021.

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase. Liking the author doesn’t factor into that first purchase anywhere. Trust before like, in all initial purchases and sales.

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How to Put Rumors to Rest

Men With Pens

MCE Holiday Gift Guide—for you, for customers, and for special people on your list Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am Hey, no one can accuse of using the “buy now! Reply Kelly November 23, 2009 at 7:37 am That’s good. I just told my friends who write for the web not to buy it. EVERYTHING’s changed!

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Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website.

Men With Pens

Annabel – There were three online purchases I was about to make this week – and didn’t – because I couldn’t, for lack of proper technology and PayPal integration. I don’t have the gift of expression like the blog/comment posters here. Looks like you’re gifted, too. URL please?

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