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		<title>Taking Gunsmithing Online: A Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in a career or a hobby in gunsmithing, you might think that you need to take a hands-on course at a local trade school or community college, or even do an apprenticeship with a local gunsmith.&#160; That may have been the case in the past, but now you can pursue your interest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&rsquo;re interested in a career or a hobby in <a href="http://tradeschoolsarethefuture.com/gunsmithing-schools/">gunsmithing</a>, you might think that you need to take a hands-on course at a local trade school or community college, or even do an apprenticeship with a local gunsmith.&nbsp; That may have been the case in the past, but now you can pursue your interest in gunsmithing electronically.&nbsp; Schools like the Penn Foster Career School, an online school headquartered in Pennsylvania, now offer entirely online degrees in gunsmithing and other trade skills.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s true that an online gunsmith school will require you to give up the hands-on training that may seem important when handling a gun.&nbsp; However, these online schools offer one-on-one online interaction with real, practicing gunsmiths, as well as highly detailed videos.&nbsp; Some even offer an in-person training program following online training.</p>
<p>We all learn differently.&nbsp; If you&rsquo;re the kind of person who can learn well by seeing and hearing, an online gunsmith school may be for you.&nbsp; If you only learn by hands-on training, it may be best to skip the online option and find a local school that can help you with your training.</p>
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		<title>Writing Travel Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backyard Pub, travel reviews, travel review websites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is not hard to write a good travel review with a little bit of practice. The key to writing a good travel review of course is experience. People go onto the internet to search for reliable reviews about places, hotels, and activities that they are thinking about trying on their holidays. Some travel sites [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is not hard to write a good travel review with a little bit of practice. The key to writing a good travel review of course is experience. People go onto the internet to search for reliable reviews about places, hotels, and activities that they are thinking about trying on their holidays.</p>
<p>Some travel sites like travelfish, lonelyplanet and tripadvisor store a huge amount of information on their respective websites for people to use. This is free content for these sites that are monetized primarily by booking engines. The problem with many of the travel reviews on these sites is that they contain lots of mispellings and grammar mistakes. They can often be hard to understand. The other problem with these travel reviews is that they are often biased (written by tour operators, resort owners etc.) If the reviews are genuine they sometimes tend to focus too much on one business and give the reader very little of an overview to the area.</p>
<p>If, for example, you are writing a travel review of the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, it is a good idea to explain where Koh Phangan is, and how it can be reached. Rather than saying how wonderful or awful the beach party was it is much better to describe what happened at the party. Facts are much better than opinions. Let the reader make up his or her own mind about a location or an activity.</p>
<p>Another good idea is to tell the reader how much you spent, what you consumed and what the other people at the party liked and didn&rsquo;t like.</p>
<p>Finally, the best travel reviews have a narrative thread running through them. A story encourages the reader to keep on reading. Naturally for the Full Moon Party in Haad Rin, the story would be about the night progressed for you&nbsp; &#8211; arriving at the party, getting drunk, dancing, watching the sun rise the following morning and perhaps heading off to the <a href="http://www.blog.fullmoonpartythailand.info/backyardparty.html">Backyard Pub</a> for more party mayhem. Such a reivew is eminently better than the &rsquo;data storage&rsquo; approach of the free review websites.</p>
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		<title>Keeping Electronic Documentation In Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work in the construction industry as a professional Civil Engineer and one of the most important aspects of my job is providing the boss with information. &#160;This is not just information regarding the design, planning and building of the project but also a quality file that will be kept for many years so that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I work in the construction industry as a professional Civil Engineer and one of the most important aspects of my job is providing the boss with information. &nbsp;This is not just information regarding the design, planning and building of the project but also a quality file that will be kept for many years so that if any modifications need to take place, or if something goes wrong with the structure in the future, all the information will be there ready and waiting for whomever needs to access it. &nbsp;This process has become a lot easier in recent years as all drawings and project notebooks are held electronically, meaning alterations are easy to complete and all documents can be handled with ease. &nbsp;We have also started to use plenty of photographic evidence now that digital photo and video is so widely available. &nbsp;This is leaps and bounds ahead of where the industry was when I first graduated from University in 1971.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Infact, just the other day I used my sons <a href="http://www.oslosamensstore.com/gopro-hd-helmet-hero-camera">gopro helmet camera</a> to provide some evidence for the project health and safety file (the most important piece of documentation on any construction job). &nbsp;He usually uses it to video himself with his friends when they go on their snowboarding trips to the French Alps. &nbsp;I actually used it on a handover walk-through with the contactor who was trying to get an element of work passed off. &nbsp;As we were both making our own notes on the works outstanding, we both needed two hands free. &nbsp;With the use of the helmet cam, I could record the walk-through so that I could reference my notes with the problems outstanding. &nbsp;What a great use of technology, that would never have happenned in the &rsquo;70&rsquo;s!</p>
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		<title>Computers and Gift Baskets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[wine, wine gift baskets, documentation, computers, Oracle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t think that computers and gift baskets typically went together until I started talking to the owner of a local gift basket business here in San Francisco. &#160;He was telling me that his wine gift baskets go through at least four checks, before someone on his website are allowed to check out. The first [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I didn&rsquo;t think that computers and gift baskets typically went together until I started talking to the owner of a local gift basket business here in San Francisco. &nbsp;He was telling me that his <a href="http://www.uncorkedventures.com/Gift-Baskets">wine gift baskets</a> go through at least four checks, before someone on his website are allowed to check out.</p>
<p>The first check ensures that the wine can legally be shipped to the shipping address. &nbsp;They currently only ship to about 40 states in the continental United States, so that is more complicated than it initally seems.</p>
<p>Of course the credit card billing zip code is checked via online connection to the issuing bank. &nbsp;For anyone interested in data storage, spending a half day talking to the folks at Oracle about how everything happens, is well worth the time!</p>
<p>Lastly, he has his computer system run a check to make sure that the shipping address has not previously had packages returned.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s a lot of checks to be sure and the documentation behind them all would take much more space then this. &nbsp;If you&rsquo;re interested in adding any of these checks for your business-shoot us an email and we&rsquo;ll be happy to send them over ASAP.</p>
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		<title>What is a Server</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of a 12g server may be somewhat vague in non-technologically inclined minds. People talk a lot about servers and servers seem to be important, but a lot of people are really in the dark about why they&#8217;re important and what they really do. Servers are important and they are in constant usage these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The idea of a <a href="http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/poweredge-12th-generation-servers-ple">12g server</a> may be somewhat vague in non-technologically inclined minds. People talk a lot about servers and servers seem to be important, but a lot of people are really in the dark about why they&rsquo;re important and what they really do. Servers are important and they are in constant usage these days. People use servers to make a variety of tasks happen more easily.</p>
<p class="Standard">Much like people who work in the service sector, servers are computers that have been specifically configured to serve out data or to handle the goings on of computers that are networked with them. There are a number of different adjectives that are commonly used to describe the specialized tasks of servers. Examples include file servers and print servers. In both of these cases, the &ldquo;server&rdquo; is simply a computer that is providing a service and helping the computers around it work together cooperatively and efficiently.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="Standard">Mail servers are computers that have been given the task of handling email. The service that this particular type of server performs is slightly different than the service performed by a print server, but nonetheless, the mail server is still doing the basic task of transmitting information to and from other places, in this case, the information is in the form of an email. A mail server is optimized to do this task&nbsp; more proficiently than another type of server like a print server. The mail server knows how to back up data and make sure that no email is ever lost. It may be able to cope with a large amount of useless data such as spam.</p>
<p class="Standard">In contrast, the print server is engaged in making transactions between computers as well, but it is optimized to handle print jobs that are waiting in cue. A print server specializes in the ability to spool many print files, organize them, and not get overwhelmed by the data. Similar to the mail server, the print server is good at taking in data and then transmitting to other computers at the right time and in the correct way.</p>
<p class="Standard">Servers are simply computers with a specialized service function of some kind. There are many different kinds of servers doing many different specialized services, but they often look like any other computer on the outside. A server is, in essence, just another name for a computer. The word is meant to be descriptive and help people understand the specialized function of that particular computer as compared to other computers doing other specialized tasks.</p>
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		<title>The first web design templates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic Text]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet, web design, pioneer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone looks for ways of increasing and also advertising his or her business. Building website and also marketing the organization by means of website will be about the demand, therefore it is one of the most clever and smart way of making use of website design as a method regarding marketing one`s business. Website designers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone looks for ways of increasing and also advertising his or her business. Building website and also marketing the organization by means of website will be about the demand, therefore it is one of the most clever and smart way of making use of website design as a method regarding marketing one`s business. Website designers are usually today utilizing website templates to make the actual website seem far more eye- finding and catching as well as in the other sites. Web design templates can be used by separating the articles through business presentation in the web design and also mass output of web documents. These collections in the electronic records dwell one or even more web hosts to present written content on the user in the form of web internet pages.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However by all means its to create <a href="http://www.psdtemplate.com/" target="_blank">web design templates</a> can be specialized through a skillful knowledge. For them one can always request a professional to create a personalized web page with a certain expense. One of the many causes of the website designers employ website template designs to enhance the website and absolutely helps you to save time and it&rsquo;s really an approach to gain more profits in the website which ends up to be able to have competing rates. This can be one smart means for all of the people who find themselves look forward to start a website template for a small enterprise, and after that he can perform the changes and include content for the website simply by themselves, with no requirement to send in the internet marketer to review the task.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Other than getting the web templates, it&rsquo;s also possible to get free web design templates through the variety of sites that offer them. After obtain, your website can be used your own however there are principles pertaining to the particular terms of consumption. In order to avoid trademark, one should hold the hyperlink with the web artist for the homepage. A sum may be paid out to not have the actual designers&rsquo; hyperlink on the website.</p>
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		<title>Documenting A Cosmetic Lip Tattoo Procedure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lip tattooing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Digital documentation of high-tech aesthetic procedures, such as eyebrow, eyeliner and cosmetic lip tattoo techniques, as well as paramedical enhancements for post-mastectomy patients who require areola repigmentation, and the latest state-of-the-art tattoo removal systems, has become vital to professionals and patients. Professionals need to keep abreast of advances in the industry and patients must understand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Digital documentation of high-tech aesthetic procedures, such as eyebrow, eyeliner and cosmetic lip tattoo techniques, as well as paramedical enhancements for post-mastectomy patients who require areola repigmentation, and the latest state-of-the-art tattoo removal systems, has become vital to professionals and patients. Professionals need to keep abreast of advances in the industry and patients must understand procedures before making decision on selecting a cosmetician, technician or micropigmentation brow, eye or lip tattoo clinic. The digital documenting systems makes choosing a procedure, a professional or a clinic easier and safer. Methods that paramedical micropigmentologists and cosmetic eyebrow, eyeliner and lip tattoo professionals use include:</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1. Image Catalogues &#8211; before and after pictures in digital catalogues &ndash; some available online and others in CD formats for client viewing during initial consultations in clinics. This documentation of procedures, special techniques, pigments, color blends, patient skin types and aftercare, makes it possible for clients to decide if a clinic or specialist offers the optimum &ldquo;look&rdquo; they seek. An expert can showcase dramatic eyebrow or <a href="http://eyebrow-tattoo.com/cosmetic-lip-tattoo-procedures-&ndash;-a-guide-to-lip-micropigmentation/">lip tattooing procedures</a>, while in other cases a natural eyeliner called a lash enhancement or a single hairstroke eyebrow technique. A potential client can see how techniques have turned out and view final results of specific techniques and pigments on real skin types.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">2. Filmed Procedure Guides &#8211; cosmetic tattooing guides in digital formats include complete procedures filmed in such a way as to document the step by step process for the latest eyebrow hairstroke, feathering and 3D techniques as well as lip tattoo shading methods, manual micropigmentation systems such as SofTap, and video tutorials with precise instructions for high-end digital micropigmentation with devices like those by Nouveau Contour and other top permanent makeup manufacturers</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Digital documentation of permanent makeup procedures makes it possible for PMU schools to share information from top eyebrow, eyeliner and lip tattoo master instructors with students around the world, as well as a means for professionals to contribute techniques and improve the quality of cosmetic tattooing in the industry as a whole. DVD&rsquo;s, before and after tattoo images in digitized patient records and professional portfolios, allows the public to know what choices are available and be able to select the best technicians, procedures and clinics in their region or from experts around the world should they wish to go abroad for micropigmentation services.</p>
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		<title>Tablet Computers &#8211; Electronic Cookbooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic Text]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic cookbooks, breakfast potatoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tablet computing is revolutionizing the modern kitchen.&#160; This easily portable data storage, with large well lit screens, is ideal for the storage and display of recipes.&#160; People who in the past have used cumbersome cookbooks or ratty pieces of paper to access their favorite recipes now have a much more convenient solution. A table computer [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Tablet computing is revolutionizing the modern kitchen.<span>&nbsp; </span>This easily portable data storage, with large well lit screens, is ideal for the storage and display of recipes.<span>&nbsp; </span>People who in the past have used cumbersome cookbooks or ratty pieces of paper to access their favorite recipes now have a much more convenient solution.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A table computer can essentially store an infinite number of different recipes.<span>&nbsp; </span>This means that not only can chefs store recipes for family favorites like <a href="http://breakfastpotatoes.org/">breakfast potatoes</a> or sweet pumpkin pies; they can also store whatever new recipe has caught their fancy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Say, for example, someone wants to try a potato dish a little more adventurous than what they commonly prepare.<span>&nbsp; </span>They can easily go to the internet and search for a wide range of sophisticated dishes.<span>&nbsp; </span>Whatever national cuisine they want, whatever style, whatever cooking method &ndash; all are available online for free without needing to purchase expensive cook books.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Curried potatoes?<span>&nbsp; </span>Perhaps look for an Indian inspired recipe, and substitute for rice.<span>&nbsp; </span>Tasty fried potatoes?<span>&nbsp; </span>There are plenty of great recipes from the Southern United States for that type of dish.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once found, tablet computer users can download these recipes to their devices storage &ndash; to be saved along with their best breakfast potatoes recipe &ndash; or they can simply view it on the website they found it on using their wireless connection.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modern technology is changing all aspects of our lives, from travel to entertainment, and cooking is no exception.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Digital Age Changes The Way many Things Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic Text]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is not just the online world that has seen an improvement and advancement in terms of technology. The speed at which advancements are made in the &#8217;offline&#8217; world are also moving at a staggering pace. Who would have thought a few years ago that you would be able to smoke an electronic cigarette? Something [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is not just the online world that has seen an improvement and advancement in terms of technology. The speed at which advancements are made in the &rsquo;offline&rsquo; world are also moving at a staggering pace. Who would have thought a few years ago that you would be able to smoke an electronic cigarette? Something that looks exactly lie the real thing yet doesn&rsquo;t contain tar or carcinogens that have proved so harmful.</p>
<p>With the popularity growing, many brands have taken the technology further to produce e cigs that are easier to use. The 2 piece e cigarette is becoming the standard nowadays with the atomizer built into the cartridges where the the nicotine e-liquid is also contained. To get the best deals available more companies are offering discounts. Take this <a title="Vapor King Coupon Code" href="http://www.smokelesscigarettesdeals.com/vapor-king-coupon-code/">Vapor King coupon code</a> for instance, this will save consumers a little more money just by entering the code at checkout.</p>
<p>With more brands coming to market the speed at which we will see improvements in technology will only continue to take huge leaps and bounds which can only be a good thing for us all.</p>
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		<title>Accessing Web Sites in Poland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polish ip, polish proxy, anonymous surfing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many web sites now use a techonology called Geo targeting. &#160;This involves looking up the location of the visitor and then deciding what content they are allowed to see. A lot of web sites like the search engines use this to serve the correct results for a visitor, for instance making sure that the results [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many web sites now use a techonology called Geo targeting. &nbsp;This involves looking up the location of the visitor and then deciding what content they are allowed to see. A lot of web sites like the search engines use this to serve the correct results for a visitor, for instance making sure that the results are based on the users location. &nbsp;However the technology is used just as often to deny access to a services or web page. &nbsp;The most obvious example is from media companies who ensure that visitors from different countries cannot see specific content. &nbsp;If you try and access Hulu from outside the US for instance, you&rsquo;ll not be able to access any of the shows or films hosted online.</p>
<p>I recently had a problem with several sites that I needed to access. &nbsp;I was trying to help an elderly relative with their financial affairs and one of the steps involved transferring money from their Polish bank site to a UK savings account. &nbsp; Fortunately the bank involved had an online service so we requested login details and awaited them through the post. &nbsp;This was when we discovered that we were unable to login due to geotargeting. &nbsp;Apparently lots of the online banking portals restrict access to their own country in order to prevent fraud. &nbsp;This sounds great except a lot of people reside or travel in different countries.</p>
<p>We were able to eventually access the account without a long journey to Krakow. &nbsp;It turns out that it&rsquo;s actually quite easy to bypass these restrictions, all you need to do is obscure your real IP address and use a Polish one. &nbsp;Most of the time this is quite simple although finding a <a href="http://www.onlineanonymity.org/proxies/a-poland-proxy-from-krakow/">Poland proxy</a> was a little more difficult than a UK or US one. &nbsp;Once you connect through this proxy the site will see your location as that of the proxy server. &nbsp;In our case the server was based in a Polish datacentre so we were able to access the online banking service. &nbsp;The access to the server was by subscription and cost $10 a month but it was certainly cheaper than an air ticket! &nbsp;The other advantage we discovered was that my relative was able to access the POlish media and TV sites by using the Polish proxy. &nbsp;These had previously been blocked due to his UK IP address.&nbsp;</p>
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