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10 Things Science Travel

It’s North vs South in personality wars. (The West? Not so much)

Web Watch was having a conversation the other day about what it was like to conduct business – sales, really – in various parts of the country.

One of our friends chimed in that there is a distinct difference between business styles when he visits New York and other northern locales compared to when he travels to the south.  In the south things are more relaxed, personal, and a bit slower paced. People tend to care about people first, then they’ll get down to business.

Visits out to the West?  Those, he said, were full of feel-good, granola folks.

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Do What You Are:
Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type

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10 Things Funny How To

20 Toddler Rules Every Parent Must Know

Web Watch has a number of friends who are just beginning the joy of parenthood.  For them, this post is for you as your journey begins.

(For those of you considering children in the future, let this be a warning. For those of you who have already successfully raised their children, you may sit back and laugh, nodding your head with the knowledge you have gained over the years.)

Making the
Making the “Terrible” Twos Terrific

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10 Things Travel

Kimpton, Hyatt lead the way in latest Hotel Survey

What’s your favorite hotel chain?

Sure, you have places that you’d love to stay whenever you have the opportunity to do so on someone else’s dime (spa resorts in far-flung cities come to mind), but what about for your own personal travel itineraries?

When YOU are totally in control of where you stay, what hotel chains do you prefer to stay in when the choice is up to you?

The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality: Cutting Edge Thinking and Practice
The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality:
Cutting Edge Thinking and Practice

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10 Things Gadgets

What are the most used smartphone apps?

What is the one smartphone app that you have on your phone that you absolutely, positively can’t live without?

What app are you continually checking or always using, much to the chagrin of those around you?

Let’s take the guesswork out of the smartphone app that took the number one spot on this list: FACEBOOK.

The question is – can you name the other nine most-used smartphone apps that follow Facebook on that list?

52 Free Smartphone Apps That Save You Time and Money: Tips for People of All Ages
52 Free Smartphone Apps That Save You Time and Money: Tips for People of All Ages

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10 Things How To

Modern Rules for the Modern Man

Being a Modern Man in a Modern Society doesn’t mean that the Modern Man should give up Old World ways when dealing with women.

Gallantry is not dead.  It’s just a little bit out of practice.

How To Be a Man: A Guide To Style and Behavior For The Modern Gentleman
How To Be a Man:
A Guide To Style and Behavior For The Modern Gentleman

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10 Things Travel

Where to go to get the Highest Return on Investment in your College Education

How many of you went to college?  More importantly – how many of you are still paying off your student loans?

Perhaps the size of your outstanding student loan payments can be directly related to what school you went to versus the career you chose.

Paying for College Without Going Broke
Paying for College Without Going Broke

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10 Things Disney

The Top 100 Global Brands for 2013

Building a global brand is the ultimate goal of any major business.

It’s one thing to be successful on a local or hyperlocal level.  It’s quite another feat to take that same local presence and expand that to a larger stage.  Many have succeeded, but even more have failed at doing so.

Global Brand Power: Leveraging Branding for Long-Term Growth
Global Brand Power: Leveraging Branding for Long-Term Growth
The branding bible for today’s globalized world

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10 Things Funny TV

Everything I Know I Learned from The Brady Bunch

Everybody knows the story….

…of a lovely lady.  Who was bringing up three very lovely girls.  All of them had hair of gold, like their mother.

The youngest one in curls.

Growing Up Brady
Growing Up Brady