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I get a kick out of the presidential candidates wooing the Hollywood Stars for their backing.  Does anyone really care what George Clooney, Matt Damon, Tom Hanks and Billy Crystal think about the candidates? Don't get me wrong - they are great actors, and I enjoy watching them as much as anyone. But, just because they can act, does that make them political gurus that we should listen to, and vote the way they tell us? I think not,  but apparently the candidates do. I guess the etymology of the word politics may be true. It has been said that "Politics" comes from two words - Poli, meaning many and Tics, meaning blood sucking creatures.

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Is Your Browser Secure?  Test It Now  by Syd Tash

Our browsers play a very important and central role as we wander around the Internet.  We read our mail, news and newsletters, sign up for stuff, shop, do our banking, pay bills, etc. through the browser.  As we do all this and more, information about us is accumulating in our browser History and Cache.  So we must ask ourselves, how secure is the browser I am using?  Well, today we are going to test your browser, and try to answer that question.

The security company Scanit has a browser test that will put your browser through up to 13 tests, and then give you a report. The test is easy to use; there is nothing to download or install.  To begin, go here: http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/index.php   (In case you are wondering, the .be country code refers to Belgium.)  Towards the bottom of the first screen you will see your browser name, version and your operating system.  MSIE is Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Beneath that you will see a choice of three tests to run.  I chose “Run all available tests”.  Click “Start the test”, and read the warning box carefully.  Click OK, then click OK again to accept the Bookmark or Favorite.  The test will take a few minutes, so please be patient.

If your browser crashes, do not worry.  Close all windows, relaunch your browser and head right back to the Scanit page using that Favorites link you just made.  It will ask you if your browser crashed.  Click Yes.  Click “Continue the Test” to finish it off.  You will then see the results.  A green check mark means the browser passed that test, and a red X means a problem or vulnerability that you need to fix.  Scroll down a bit and you will see an explanation of the problems, and recommendations on how to fix them.  Fix each individual vulnerability, then run the test again.  Your browser must pass all the tests.

If you have more than one browser on your computer (as I do), test each one in turn.  When testing Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox and the browser crashes, forcing you to go back to Scanit as explained above, you may at some point just see a blank screen.  If this happens to you, click the Browser Security Test tab in your browser.

You can test other browsers besides IE and Firefox, of course, such as Opera.  There are no tests for Mac browsers at the moment.  Once your tests and repairs are completed, you will be just a bit safer on the Web.  Now please forward this entire newsletter to all your friends, with a note to run the browser test right away!

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The Internet provides a great number of opportunities that allow someone to get into business quickly, but many folks who try, are like a person stumbling about a dark room.  A good business plan requires that research is done on whether it will work prior to getting started.   Once a product or service is settled on, the next major step is to develop a marketing plan.

At the risk of oversimplification, a good marketing plan must get information about your product or services to those who are able and willing to buy them.  You will be competing with "droves" of others however, who are trying to accomplish the same goal, so the steps you take here will either make or break your business.

The first part of your marketing plan should be to identify your potential market.  Again, this sounds like a simple process.  But it is amazing how many people don't.  A campaign aimed directly at your target market, will produce results.

Don't believe the ads you read about how mass email is the road to success.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  If someone receives a lot of junk email (spam) about a particular product or opportunity, it leaves a bad taste in their mouth.

If you are into Network Marketing or represent an Affiliate, what better place to advertise yours, than where they are trying to market theirs?   They have already made a decision about this being a viable field, and many are looking to diversify.  So here we have identified a potential target market.

Are there ezines or newsletters that go out to these people, or others who might be considering this? If so, this is a must.  How about web sites that accept ads which are similarly targeted? You should definitely have representation there.

While we're on this, how about the ezines that allow free ads. This is could be a further waste of time and effort. Yes, there is even software to place your free ad automatically to these, again by the thousands. Many of the people placing ads this way never even see the publication they submit to. Some require you to subscribe before accepting your free ad, and this helps build their subscriber base. There is however, little if any loyalty to the publication, and many times, the only reason they subscribe is to be able to place their ad.  If they bother to read it, they might make a cursory scan to ensure their ad is there, and then delete it.

So what should you do?  First, find a few ezines and web sites that accept paid ads, and most are relatively inexpensive. You can get your message out to thousands of potential customers this way. Don't think a "one time" ad however will work.  It can take 5 - 7 or so exposures to your ad before you can expect results.

One other mistake you should avoid is to assume that the larger the subscriber base of the publication, the better the results will be.  An ezine with only a few thousand targeted subscribers, many times will produce better results than some that have several hundred thousand that are not.

So, when planning a marketing campaign for your business, do a little research. Don't stumble around in the dark, hoping to find something that works.

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Stupid Local Laws

In Tennessee, no Christian parent may require their children to pick up
trash from the highway on Easter day.

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Are you overweight and sick and tired of the way you look?  Have you tried those so called "Miracle Plans", that just don't work?  it might be time to get serious.  You can have the body you want.

You need the proper diet and exercise program to accomplish your goals.  Anyone can do it!  All you have to bring to the table is the ability to follow simple instructions, and the desire to change.

In each issue, we swap an ad with another Ezine.  Most of the time they are invitations to subscribe to their publication, but sometime it could be for a product or service they provide.

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A Little Humor for the Weekend

Cyanide
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A lady walked into a drugstore and told the pharmacist she needed some cyanide.

The pharmacist said, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?"

The lady then explained that she needed it to poison her husband. The pharmacist's eyes got big and he said, "I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband! That's against the law! I'll lose my license. They'll throw both of us in jail and all kinds of bad things will happen! Absolutely not—you cannot have any cyanide!"

The ladyy reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in a compromising situation with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, "Well, now. You didn't tell me you had a prescription."

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A blonde and her husband are lying in bed listening to the next door neighbor's dog.  It has been in the backyard barking for hours and hours.

The blonde jumps up out of bed and says "I've had enough of this," and she goes downstairs.  The blonde finally comes back up to bed and her husband says "The dog is still barking. What have you been doing?"

The blonde says "I put the dog in our backyard. Let's see how THEY like it.

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A woman, standing nude, looks in the bedroom mirror and says to her husband, "I feel horrible, I look fat and ugly. Pay me a compliment."

The husband replies, "Your eyesight's never been better."

He never heard the shot.

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Riddle

Little Johnny will be celebrating his tenth birthday soon. In eleven years he will reach half the average age of his parents.

His mother is only seventeen years older than her son.

How old are Johnny's father and mother?

Do you know the answer? Scroll down for the solution.

Why do we procrastinate?

What is procrastination, really?

Procrastination is actually hesitation caused by the fear of the results we would get if we did whatever it is we are procrastinating about.

It can either be the fear of success or the fear of failure.

Why is it that you are procrastinating? Figure it out, take care of it, stop procrastinating. Good luck!

Here is an article that will help:  How To Avoid Procrastination

You can find it here:
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That's it for now.

Best Wishes - Have a Great Weekend
Bob

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