Archive for August, 2009

History of sales training

According to the history known of sales training, John Henry Patterson was allegedly the first person to construct the first ever official sales program.  He was with the National Cash Register Company at the time he made the program.  It was in the later part of the 19th century that he made the program, a [...]

Virginia Regeneration

I came to Virginia to get some much needed rest and relaxation. I was told there was some very good wellness centers that could help me with my personal issues. I made reservation at one of the Virginia luxury hotels which was close to a particular healing center I wanted to check out. [...]

The Norwich School of Painting

The early part of the nineteenth century saw many new developments, from the Norwich hotel and restaurant industries, to the development of a regional school of painting and the arts.  What is now known scholarly as the Norwich School of Painting, was derived from the artists who had been influenced and inspired not only by [...]

The island of Mauritius has so much to offer to those in search of a variety of outdoor activities, many of which are based in the waters surrounding the island.  Not only are these excursions and activities a bit on the adventurous side, they offer different perspectives and scenic views of this tropical paradise, from [...]

Addiction will hurt people who are poor or rich, who are gorgeous or plain, who are university professors or loan sharks.  It is everywhere in society and it still a very serious problem despite its current treatment.  Alcohol and drug rehab and treatment, among other substances abused, are being treated in a more nonchalant manner [...]

Eating Healthy in Singapore

I never really dined out much when I was younger. I always ate a lot of home-cooked foods when growing up, because Dad seldom took us out to eat. I could say that I’ve been deprived of good hawker fare in Singapore and I’m trying to make up for all that lost time. I’ve had [...]

World of Warcraft in Singapore

I got a chance to interview a 16 year old champion of the World Cyber Games 2007 being held in Singapore. The interview took place in his Singapore spa hotel room, which was quite nice. I asked questions that takes a closer look at how he manages to balance gaming, school and if he has [...]

Dubai Food and Culture

The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai is continually growing in international appeal and attention. While there are many traditional Arabic entertainment and cultural features of the city, there is also a focus on contemporary arts, technology and it continues to draw some of the best artists from around the world for festivals, individual concerts [...]

When you went to the market this morning, what message did you give the woman who bumped into you in the aisle.  What message did you give the woman in line in front of you with a screaming child?  Or what did you manage to convey without any words what-so-ever, to the kid behind the [...]

There are five-star hotels in Melbourne that are equipped to make all of your travel dreams come true.  With sumptuous accommodations that offer up-to-the minute technologies for your connectivity convenience, without skimping on the old-fashioned values like hospitality and comfort, every member of the family will find much to love here.  Our lodgings are truly [...]

Counting Stars in Jaipur

Gastronomically, India is a mystery wrapped in a chapati. In Jaipur, the astronomical is laid out for you at Jantar Mantar. Constructed around 1730, a certain Maharajah by the name of Jai Singh ll constructed a big geometric playground (or is it a sculpture park?) that somehow tracks eclipses, the stars, the planets, and like [...]

Sweet on Vienna

They say cheese is a dessert too, but I petty much decided custards and tarts and cakes oh my would be more the ticket. While looking for a sacher torte the mighty dessert that made Vienna famous (OK, it would be famous without it, but still) consisting of thin apricot jam layers and chocolate cake [...]

Wind turbines are machines that convert the energy of the wind into a form that can be used as mechanical and electrical energy.  The harnessing of the wind has been going on for centuries in many different countries through the simple form of the early wind turbine, the windmill.  Sometimes this energy is used to [...]

Salisbury, the Cathedral City, located in Wiltshire England sits at the point where five rivers merge or flow together. These rivers are the Nadder, Ebble, Wylye, Bourne and Avon. Together with the busy regional railroad junction, this creates a bustling center of commercial activity on land and water. There is evidence this ancient city dates [...]

Andy Roddick and the US Open

After losing the epic battle of Wimbledon to Roger Federer, Andy Roddick will be back to try and make his mark on the US Open Tennis. Which he has won before, Roddick is looking to get back in the swing of things and America would be happy to see the former world number one, now [...]

Theatre Royal in Newcastle

The Theatre Royal presented their first show in February of 1837.  This building, a Grade One Listed building remains to this day, one of the most historic of the country of England’s cultural heritage landmarks.  The heart of Grainger Town in Newcastle is dominated by the theatre which is on the top of the list [...]

There is a spectacular three-day camping event called Camp Bestival by the Jurassic seaside in Dorset. Even though I don’t camp there, but instead get a room at a Dorset Hotel, I still manage to enjoy the Bestival. It’s a family event which the legendary Lulworth Castle hosts on one of the most beautiful estates [...]

Physic in Chelsea

I found the Chelsea Physic Garden to be a wonderful place while I was staying in London. The Park was quiet and restful; located alongside the edge of Thames River in beautiful Chelsea. It was only a block away from one of the Chelsea Hotels, which I and my mother were staying. My mother wanted [...]

The coast of Yorkshire is one of the most popular destinations in the United Kingdom.  Surrounding the coast of Flamborough Head there are many choices of some of the best of Great Britain’s seaside hotels, holiday cottages and resorts.  This is mixed in with the rich heritage that exists in this region of the country.  [...]

Corby Crags

I was stuck in a town called Corby because my car hire broke down. The place where I got the car hire, didn’t have an outlet here in Corby, so I was advised to stay at one of the Corby Hotels, which they would pay for while they drive me up another car hire. [...]

You hear your favorite entertainer is coming to your town; they will be performing in concert. You have to get tickets. What a rush that is to be part of that whole scenario. Whether you go online for your ticket or you go down and wait in line for hours to get that ticket or [...]

Slowest Event Tickets

Okay, as you know, I’m quite the complainer, so I won’t disappoint you this time either. I was at a ski resort standing in line to buy Event Tickets to several skiing events going on that weekend. The ski resort, apparently, hires the most incompetent or the most truly un-motivated people I’ve ever witnessed. It [...]

Sports Tickets skating into X-games

International figure skating competition is why I came to Canada and it’s why I got free Sports Tickets to attend ‘Skate Canada’ for my 30th birthday, or was it just my husband’s way of getting me out of the house for a weekend so he could play poker with his buddies? Either way, we [...]

Money laundering, embezzlement and fraud are acts of corruption not relegated to the business world alone, but throughout many governments in the world as well.  Corruption spreads when countries do not have in place anti-corruption or anti-money laundering policies.  In regions of Africa the development has been slow, development meaning the access to the necessities [...]