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Construction is a competitive industry offering many rewarding career paths and it can all begin with your first job. But how do you go about getting a toehold in the industry? How can you find out about jobs in construction, and what can you do to give yourself the best possible chance of securi...

There are some good-but-quirky tradesmen who exhibit the following traits. Think twice about hiring them unless every other indicator looks terrific. He drives a rusted-out jalopy. A bucket of bolts that leaves an oil slick in your driveway doesn't bode well for the attention to detail or fiscal ...

Virtual economies are observed in MUDs and massively multi player online role-playing games (MMORPGs). The largest virtual economies are currently found in MMORPGs. Virtual economies also exist in life simulation games which may have taken the most radical steps toward linking a virtual economy w...

Over the past few months, I've seen a change in spending with larger companies. In the past, they would typically spend the majority of their funds on hard-to-track media buys and television commercials. However, with the recent change in the overall market, both of those avenues aren't being loo...

Many kids — particularly teens — are concerned about how they look and can feel self-conscious about their bodies. This can be especially true when they are going through puberty, and undergo dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. Unfortunately, for a growing proportion of kids ...

Nothing But The Technology...                    In general technology is the relationship that society has with its tools and crafts, and to what extent society can control its environment. The Merriam-Webster dictionary offers a definition of the term: "the practical application of knowledge es...