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Hugo by Hugo Boss is my cousin’s favorite Eau de Toilette Spray. I must admit that, based from my very sensitive smelling standards, it does smell nice (with his body chemistry anyway).

On my way home, I saw a store with a with a huge “Hugo Woman Eau de Toilette Spray” ad. Curious, I dropped by the store, asked for that particular bottle, and wafted some spray. Its fragrance was pleasantly alluring. I liked it (not as much as Body Shop’s White Musk of course), except for the price. It’s quite expensive.

As soon as I arrived home, I checked out Shopping.com to compare prices of different online merchants. From the 43 stores selling Hugo Woman Eau de Toilette Spray, the price range varied from $65 to $32.99. I opted for the $42.99 because of the free shipping.

My being a picture addict heightened with the onset of digital cameras. Without the worry of having to buy expensive films, and the fact that you can erase, delete, edit, and store a lot of pictures with a digital camera, clicking away photos has been much more pleasurable.

Then again, with our ability to store pictures in our computers and share them online, we tend to forego the “printing” part of taking pictures. The problem with not printing digital pictures is that when your computer crashes and you did not have any backup of them, your precious captured moments also crashes with it.

Anyhow, another way of ensuring you have a backup copy of your carefully selected pictures is putting them on digital frames. Yep, you can showcase your digital pictures in a digital photo frame. All you have to do is take photos, switch your memory card to the digital picture frame, then view! Aside from the stylish frames which you can display in any areas at your home or office, you can also set the period of time you want your pictures to display and how you prefer the transitions between pictures. You can read more at www.digitalframez.com.

Debt, as defined by WordNet, is the state of owing something (money or goods or services). With the readily available access to credit both offline and online, a lot of people are easily enticed with buying goods and services that they don’t actually need. Consequently, it creates and piles up their debt.

I used to be that way. My usual line of thought back then was, “That’s what credit cards are for. I can always pay for them later or in installment.” Then the bills arrived. I fainted. What I kept telling myself was just small stuff accumulated into huge amounts that was way beyond my monthly budget.

This prompted me to start trimming down on my unnecessary expenses and reading online for some debt help and tips. After all, burying your head in a sack when financial problems arise will not erase the fact that you have debts. For people like me who are struggling to repay my debts, it is important to learn about the different options available for unsecured debts.

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For those into boxing, Roman Greenberg, the Israeli heavyweight boxer, had a fight with World Title challenger ‘Dangerous’ Damon Reed last Saturday, August 18 at the South Town Exhibition Center in Sandy, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It was a headlining event on pay-per-view and one of the major sponsors of the event is Backgammon Masters, an online backgammon operator.

Before the fight, Roman Greenberg humbly shared, “It’s a great card. I’m honored to be fighting with David, Williams and the others. I want to thank everybody who has helped me get where I am. I hope that I entertain all of you guys.” Based from the fight, entertain was an understatement. In fact, some experts commented that Reed provided one of the toughest fights for Greenberg.

Then again, Greenberg “The Hebrew Hammer”, also known as a classy combination-throwing fighter, showed that he has yet to fight anyone of real class after beating Reed on the ninth round last Saturday. As one boxing fan nicely put it, “The Tel Aviv Terminator detonated a flurry of brutal blows to cause a blistering ninth round stoppage of the steel-jawed Reed.” I guess Heavyweight Roman Greenberg is definitely fast becoming the Becks of the Boxing World.

After a three-day busy and filling weekend, I decided to tone it down by firing up my laptop and doing some random internet browsing. As always, I found something interesting – a dress up games site online.

Yep. There’s a dress up game online wherein there are dress up dolls in different categories. Some of the categories are anime, fantasy, historical and celebrities which feature popular movie stars like the cast of the high school musical (Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, etc.). Unbelievable? Well then, check out Cartoon Doll Emporium’s website. With sites like this, why would anyone want to settle for paper dolls?

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At the grocery store, I was amazed to see a huge pack of Daim in the chocolate section. Daim is a crunchy Swedish chocolate specialty, and the first and last time I was able to savor it was in high school.

That chocolate was really memorable for me because it wasn’t only luscious; it was also given to me by Angelica, one of my closest friends. She bought it sometime in 2000 when she went to Stockholm, Sweden with her family. I loved Daim so much that Angelica promised that next time they visit Stockholm she’ll buy me three huge packs of it.

Unfortunately, her family hadn’t gone back to Sweden, and I lost communication with her when we went to different universities. I wonder how she is now… I’ll give her a ring later and find out. Funny how a piece of chocolate can conjure nostalgia.

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

- Mikhail Khodorkovsky

True enough, managing takes more skills than owning a company. This is because people are a company’s greatest asset. And it is the manager’s job to handle people.

Nevertheless, being a manager need not be that tough especially for those in lead aggregation companies. I recently found out that there’s a CRM (customer relationship management) software that provides lead aggregation companies the ability to manage and run their entire business. Imagine that – a piece of software that can run your business!

In case you don’t know, CRM is a necessary aspect of every organization’s PR and marketing structure. Moreover, according to Mark Jackson, “Multiple studies have proven that customer retention and cross-selling can cost far less than focusing solely on new customers to replace the fluctuations of a returning customer base.”

This new lead management CRM Software is developed by AIMpromote. Some of the things you can do with this software are, sell any type of lead, in any vertical; manage accounting; sell leads automatically; and run ROI reports on all leads, campaigns, and/or website activity.

People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. Providing them with the right tools such as the CRM software will surely help you get the most out of them.

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My future business partners and I will be moving soon in our temporary office. The place is quite bland, so though temporary, we intend to brighten it up with some light fixtures, and perhaps even a carpet.

As of the moment, we’re still debating on getting chandeliers or ceiling light fixtures. Personally though, I think chandeliers are merely ostentatious. I’d go for the latter. Anyhow, I’ll update you with the outcome of our makeshift office. Perhaps, I’ll even post some pictures once it’s prettied up. ^_^

When a person mentions natural health, the first thing that comes to my mind is natural health products. This ranges from various alternative medicines to natural health supplements.

You see, nowadays, people are acknowledging the importance of “going back to basics”. That is, they now recognize the medicinal and health value of natural products and organic supplementation which provide safe and non-toxic solutions. In fact, anything that has the word “natural” easily captures someone’s attention.

Nevertheless, before going for these natural health products, it is best to do in-depth research and sometimes ask for your doctor’s advice. After all, you don’t want to just pop in a pill into your body just because someone says it’s effective.

I read somewhere that, “In any free-standing structure, the foundation is of utmost importance.” As for us, our foundation is our feet because our whole body is supported by our feet.

Nevertheless, a lot of people often take for granted that they are able to walk proficiently every day and sometimes even abuse their feet. Although our feet are naturally designed to cope with uneven and rough surfaces, it is nonetheless important to wear the proper shoes.

According to Jane Andersen, D.P.M., a podiatrist in Chapel Hill, N.C., “Shoes should be comfortable right when you buy them. You should be able to wiggle your toes. And shoes should have a strong sole that flexes at the ball of your foot.” Other foot care tips I found while surfing the net are these:

• When you buy shoes, measure your feet standing and not sitting.
• Replace your shoes every 6 months as well-worn shoes lose their ability to support your feet properly.
• Use powder on your feet prior to putting on socks and shoes to help keep them dry.
• Have at least two pair of shoes and switch shoes every other day
• When buying shoes it is best to buy them in the later part of the day when your feet might be swollen (this way the shoes will fit better if they are a little loose as opposed to trying to stretch the shoes because they are a little tight)

If you’re planning to buy shoes, I suggest you check out a website that can help you narrow down your choices depending on your budget and needs. Online stores like Shopping.com offers a selection of shoes, from men’s to women’s. Moreover, it covers different shoe brands and merchants which will make your selection much easier. Do make sure to choose the pair that meets your requirements.

If you want to stay active and comfortable all throughout your life, take good care of your body’s foundation – your feet.