Ray’s Discoveries

When I was a little kid, I used to dream of sailing around the world. My dad used to get a sailing magazine which had a lot of coverage of single handed sailing races. There was one in particular that really captured my imagination, because every skipper would have to sail completely alone. They would be at sea for weeks, or even months at a time, with nothing around them but endless seas and skies. To some people, it would sound like a nightmare, but to me it seemed like an absolute paradise.

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The American revolution was one of the most fascinating events in all of history. Ever since I was in 6th grade, I was fascinated by it. At the time, I was into cloak and dagger stuff – the cold war was in full swing, and I dreamed of outsmarting Russians like James Bond did – and so I did a report on spies in the American revolution. I had no idea how big a role skulduggery played in the war of independence until I actually looked into it myself. Counter-espionage was not very sophisticated at the time, so both sides made extensive use of intelligence to gain information on troop movements, enemy supplies, popular support, and all other manner of important information.

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All occasion greeting cards are a really useful way to keep in touch with the people in your life who do not live near you. A lot of people think that all occasion cards (or letters for that matter) are passe and outdated, but nothing could be further from the truth. The very fact that less people send mail nowadays makes it that much more precious. People are going to be really happy to get a card from you, because cards are not sent that much anymore. For just a little effort, you can make a big difference in the life of one of your friends.

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Having the right advertising products is crucial for any successful advertising campaign. A lot of people take a pretty lazy approach to promotional products. Every year, they get the same advertising time with the same logo on it which they give out in their office. They think of the advertising product as an inexpensive, but also an ineffective tool. As a result, they don’t put much energy into it.

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With advertising campaigns, things never turn out quite like you were thinking they would. I have worked with dozens of advertising companies doing hundreds of ad campaigns over the years, and the only thing to expect is the unexpected. On the one hand, this is exactly what makes marketing and advertising interesting. It is such an incredibly dynamic field that you never know quite what to expect. Who wants a job that doesn’t keep them on their toes? I would rather have excitement and adventure than have to slog through the same routine day after day.

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Though there are many different uses for transfer paper, the most common thing they are used for is to make t shirts at home. These can also be made for school fundraisers or even for a small advertising tool for smaller businesses. Though the paper often works rather well, there are things that can go wrong. It is usually the user that has the problem though, and I know this all too well myself. I have ruined many shirts and lost many pieces of paper because of my inability to slow down and pay attention to what I am doing.

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The Stock Market

It is a well known fact that a shrewd investor can make a fortune on the stock market, but few people understand the way it is done. Although there are thousands of rags to riches tales out there, there are countless thousands more where unwary investors lost everything playing the stocks. That is why, if you plan on stock market investing, it is crucial to get a good, solid education before you even make your first move.

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Everyone wants to be famous. Have you ever noticed this about humans? Oh, of course you have, because you want it too. It’s only natural to crave recognition, popularity and oodles of cash. These are attributes that often make the world easier to live in. And so tons of aspiring stars try their hand at success every year. This is how every talent search across the country makes its money. They feed off of the American dream. Now, I can’t say that I can truly blame them. It is a smart way to make capital and folks will certainly buy into it, because they naturally hope to succeed. But, I implore you to STOP and think for a moment before you empty your savings account.

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The other day I was watching a documentary about security and privacy in America. I had never realized how many surveillance cameras were out there before! They are practically everywhere. In your typical city street, there will be a surveillance camera on every block, and more likely three or four of them! There are video security cameras in ATM machines, on top of public buildings, at stoplights, and in a variety of other places as well. Not every surveillance camera that you see is operational, of course, but many of them are. It is safe to assume that, no matter where you are in a city, you aren’t alone. There’s probably a camera watching you

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Back when I was in college, we used to have a lot of fun with the suggestion drop box in the school cafeteria. There was nothing particularly funny about the acrylic suggestion box itself – it was a pretty standard issue device. It had a slot in the top for you to drop suggestions in – small enough that you could put things in, but couldn’t easily remove them. What we liked about this suggestions box was that cafeteria officials would put up letters that were put in it. As long as you did not say anything that was mean or overtly offensive, it would get up on the board for anyone who wanted to look at it. We would always try to outdo each other with funny, clever comments, but never really had anything particularly serious to say about the cafeteria food.

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