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Posters, in actuality, were large advertisements or publicly posted notices that were either illustrated or printed. These colorful designs were traditionally used to advertise products, ideas, announce happenings, etc., among other things. Their use has varied from the serious to the lighthearted. But the latest and most inventive use for them is visual enhancement and decor purposes. Reasonably-priced, high-quality, and attractive, they are available in a wide range of categories such as entertainment, specialty, decorative prints, and art reproductions.

Not more than a decade or two earlier, they were looked down upon as the “poor man’s painting”…. but now they are sought after by established decorators. No longer mere wall hangings in a dorm room, posters, in their current avatar, grace the walls and enhance a decor motif in the most posh of homes.

Whether you are looking for a Van Gogh reproduction, a print of Mt. Rushmore or Marilyn Monroe, we have an incomparable range of eye-catching wall decor, vivid images, celebrity photos, and art prints. Enhanced with movie and vintage memorabilia, in romantic, religious, funny, inspirational topics, we cater to every taste and desire. With products for all age groups and all budgets, whether a student or a chic interior specialist on the lookout for the right touches of class and distinction, we can gratify your every whim. We aspire to make easier your buying decision while fulfilling all decorative needs.

To increase longevity and beauty of the chosen print, we give you the choice of getting them plak mounted. Our prints may evoke moments from your favorite film; nostalgic memories of the crush on a heart-throb youth icon; revive past reminiscences; ignite your imagination; and calm the mind with a soothing nature or wild life scene. They influence the mood of the room they grace and endow it with a warm, inviting, elegance. Some avid collectors even display their collections at galleries. Thus, wall embellishment with prints has become one of the most idiosyncratic forms of expression in society.

Joseph Sicurella is an artist had a deep appreciation for art since childhood. As a big fan of pop-culture and movies he also runs the online art prints and posters websites http://www.wallplace.com/ an online catalog of artworks, art prints and posters provide visitors and customers an unparalleled shopping experience by providing quality art products, easy shopping and low prices with best customer service.

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Your kids need their yearbooks. You need the transmission serviced on your SUV. Your dog hurt his paw and needs to see the vet. But you’re not getting paid for twelve days, and your checking account is dangerously on the edge. What can you do for a quick fix that won’t put you in the financial hole or prison? You may want to consider a cash payday loan. Cash payday loans offer a seemingly quick and easy fix for your short-term financial woes, but it’s important to remember that there is no permanent way out of debt unless…well, you pay your debts! A cash payday loan can get you out of an immediate jam, but it will not get you out of debt.

With efficient on-line and telephone applications, cash payday loans have increased in popularity. All it takes is filling out a simple form: name, employment information, checking account information, and a way to contact you or your references. More often than not, your application will be approved and the money will be wired to your account within a few days. This rapid efficiency is the single best thing about cash payday loans, but it can also be one of the most dangerous. With quick approval and quick deposit, it can put you quickly into debt. It’s important to research rates and options, or you may overlook your best bet. Most payday loan companies are in constant competition with other companies, so make a few calls. You’d be surprised how flexible rates can be if you know your stuff.
Most cash payday loans can be directly deposited into your checking account, provided that your application is approved. This means that you are instantly indebted to whatever company you chose to use.

Most of the time, you can count on paying about $15 for every $100 that you borrow. Interest adds up, and it’s important that you never forget this. It’s in your best interest, pun maybe intended, to pay back your cash payday loan as soon as possible. If you need cash over a longer period of time, it’s better to look into a longer-term personal loan or a home equity loan. Cash payday loans should never be used to try and get yourself out of debt. They are quick fixes that have to be repaid. Don’t get a cash payday loan expecting it to solve your problems.

And if your credit is bad, you can be sure that your ability to borrow or get credit in the future will be greatly diminished. The smart thing to do is to start now to work on your repairing your credit in order to better position yourself to get the best deals on loans and credit cards that will ultimately enable you to better manage your finances. To get more information on how you can repair your credit without paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars to credit repair companies or credit repair attorneys, please visit fasttracktogoodcredit.com.

Chris Simons writes articles for Fasttracktogoodcredit.com. You are welcomed to visit http://fasttracktogoodcredit.com, for more information on How You Can Repair Your Credit.

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I don’t know if he still does it, but many years ago one of my good friends played the California lottery at least weekly. He usually cobbled together a “betting group” of work friends to increase the odds of winning. Each would kick in $5 or $10 dollars apiece, and my friend would expend great effort making a list of all the contributors to the betting fund.

Of course, they almost always lost. My friend certainly never won “big.” Yet every week after the lottery “draw,” like clockwork, he became depressed — as if he was actually surprised that he lost.

I always thought that was a bit strange.

I also wondered to myself: Would his life really be different if he won big? Would his life really improve?

The effect of sudden wealth was tested in a 2005 Showtime documentary entitled “Reversal of Fortune,” where Ted Rodrigue, who was a homeless man, was simply handed the substantial sum of $100,000. Following a short period of living high, he quickly lost all of his money. Instead of saving, he paid off his old debts, got his teeth fixed, helped out his newly found “friends” (along with a new wife) and he gave financial assistance to his family — a family who had nothing to do with him before.

But after he blew his mini-fortune, Ted Rodrigue’s life went back the way it was before.

Actually he was even poorer than before. He reported having even more debt after wasting his windfall.

And when the cash ran out, so did his wife.

On aspect of Ted Rodrigue’s story is the most interesting: When he was given the card of a financial advisor — he tore it up. He was convinced that the financial planner was only after his money. While distrusting financial advisors, he wasted all of his wealth on parasitic “friends” and fair-weather family members.

This story is not unusual; the same thing often happens to lottery winners. Yet, this story provides so many financial planning ideas, lessons, and applications. Here are a few lessons that come to mind:

Give your kids an allowance.

I can almost hear the collective: “Huh? Where did that lesson come from?”

But the so-called “Sudden Wealth Syndrome” proves the principle: Money has more to do with the mind and mental habits as anything else.

It also proves the axiom that “it isn’t what you make, but what you keep.” Giving your children an allowance helps teach them the important life skill of budgeting and teaches them not to spend beyond their means. I will bet that Ted Rodrigue never received an allowance as a child.

And if you are fortunate enough to be affluent, giving an “allowance” doesn’t mean giving your kid the keys to Fort Knox. I have heard of some wealthy parents giving their children high limit credit cards or a monthly stipend amounting to hundreds (and yes, sometimes even thousands!) of dollars. What an awful lesson!

In my view, that’s even worse than just skipping the idea of an allowance.

An effective allowance must be sufficiently low to encourage saving for wants, which is the purpose. But an allowance must also be sufficiently high to maintain morale. You don’t want your kids to give up on saving. Rather, you want to encourage them.

Writing a check for financial advice can be cheaper in the long run.

Ted Rodrigue assumed that writing a check to pay for financial advice was a bad deal. Instead, he spent his bank account down to zero — by paying everyone else.

In the long run, short run — any run! — Ted Rodrigue would have been much better off getting professional financial advice from a competent financial advisor.

When you get good advice, use it!

Ted Rodrigue did not take financial advice. However, a good financial advisor would have taught him the basics of saving, investing, and budgeting. He could have actually gotten himself off of the street — and used his newly found wealth to get a job. Instead, he is now again penniless, and his financial life again in shambles.

If you really want to give — save first!

Mr. Rodrigue said “yes” to the wrong people (parasitic friends and family), and as a consequence was unable to say “yes” to the truly needy. He could have been a net giver. Consider this: Had Rodrigue saved and got his financial life in order, over his working life he could have been in a position to be a producer rather than a societal drain. He could have been a “giver” rather than a “taker.”

Over his life, he could have beneficially affected many people. But he forfeited that opportunity.

It’s not inherently selfish to save, to invest, and to be financially stable. On the contrary, being financially wise places you in the best position to assist yourself as well as others. Competent financial assistance could have helped Mr. Rodrigue master the mental art of saving, to his own benefit as well as the benefit of others.

You can meet your financial and estate planning goals! A licensed attorney, financial planner and owner of the San Gabriel Valley financial planning firm Stratton Financial and Estate Planning, Larry D. Stratton is in a position to coach and advise you, and to help you plan for your future. He is also the senior associate at the law firm of Hausman & Sosa, LLP, located in Tarzana, California. He also blogs on estate and financial planning issues at Planner’s Thoughts.

Larry Stratton is a member of the Financial Planning Association, and speaks on estate and financial planning topics in Southern California.

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Here is a creative tip for giving temporary office space a look of permanence. Discover ‘executive suites’.

No…we are not talking about expensive ivory tower offices. The term ‘executive suites’ is a concept …not a brick and mortar location. It is ideal for anyone needing temporary office space in almost any city of the world.

Consider just a few of the many advantages for using executive suites:

You can move into this type of temporary office space in a day…and move out in a day.

Because executive suites can be obtained fully furnished and staffed, there is nothing to sell or people to fire.

Simple rental programs are available that provide use of temporary office space for a day, month, year or how ever long you need it. You are never locked into a long-term lease.

Because executive suites are located in prestigious office buildings and the individual offices are tastefully decorated, you will have an instant look of established success.

The concept of executive suites was developed a number of years ago to answer the need for temporary office space…or even a permanent location that does not require being tied to a long term lease. Although the concept is growing in popularity, it is still unknown by many business people.

Take a tip from smart business people who frequently need to arrange temporary office space but want the look of established success. Contact an executive suites provider. They are located in cities all over the world.

Cheree Dohmann is an internet marketing consultant that works with individual companies to build branding, search engine visibility and create online advertising opportunity for businesses. Cheree has worked with Premier Business Center for the past 2 years to promote their executive suites. To learn more about Bellevue Executive Suites, please visit Premier Business Centers - Bellevue Executive Suites

There is a problem that exists in almost every family household across the country today. Your beloved child has just turned old enough to drive, but he/she needs auto insurance. As a parent, what are your options? Would it be cheaper to add you child’s name to your existing car insurance policy? Or would it be a better idea to get him/her a new plan under their name? This article will explain the pros and cons of both options and give you a better direction in handling this important decision.

One of the largest auto insurance discounts around is called the Multi-Car Discount. Any average person would think that if you have to insure two separate vehicles, it would be a perfect opportunity for auto insurance companies to hit you with ridiculous policy premiums. But it’s actually quite the opposite! Almost all of the major auto insurance companies across the Unites States offer a popular discount called the Multi-Car Discount.

This discount states that if you are insuring more than one car on a single insurance policy, you can save anywhere from 10 to 35 percent off your entire monthly payment! This comes in handy when your child is begging you to add him/her to your existing policy because any 16-18 year old kid is doomed to having no cheap auto insurance rates available until a few years later. It is common knowledge that most car insurance companies do not offer cheap rates to children under the age of 18, ESPECIALLY if the child is male.

Calculated risk is the reason for this. Depending on many factors (including age, sex, location, driving history, and basically how at risk your vehicle is to be vandalized or stolen), every insurance company has an extremely complicated algorithm dedicated to calculating how much risk each driver has compared to all the others. The higher the risk, the higher your monthly insurance rates will be.

Give your child his/her own insurance policy under their own name, and they’ll most likely be paying far more than any other option. Add your child’s name and vehicle to your own policy, and you will qualify for discounts as well as save your child a ton of cash on monthly insurance premiums. (If you happen to be paying for your child’s car insurance, you will be saving yourself all that cash.)

But you do not need a child turning this age to take advantage of this generous Discount. If you own two cars yourself, you also qualify. There does not need to be two names on the policy to save money like this. Anyone can qualify and there are no discriminations or limitations to this discount. So read more about this and save away on your car insurance!

Information provided by http://www.autoinsurancequotes4free.com

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Home sales are down in many areas. When this happens, how do you market?
Some agents have tried gimmicks like giving away a big screen TV or even a car with every sale. In general, however, such things don’t work well in a slow market.

Here are a few things that agents have found work for them.

1. Exposure of homes through the Internet, especially by providing virtual tours. Nearly 80 percent of home buyers reported using the Internet during their home search. Statistics also show that listing with pictures are viewed 250% more often that those without.

2. Sponsoring seminars for the community on various real estate related topics like buying a condo, legal issues concerning home sales, selling a home in a slow market, etc This gets their name out there so that people are more likely to choose them to sell their home. Remember, it takes 7 contacts of some kind to get a new customer

3. Revamped websites with such features as “Call Me Now” buttons that actually result in a phone call from the realty company immediately. (Talk about service!)

4. Offer home staging. As you know, your client’s home becomes a house as soon as you put it up for sale. It is a product. Staging your client’s property gives a more competitive edge in today’s market by transforming it into a marketable product. A staged property helps you sell their investment for top dollar and is the first line of defense over lowering the price. Do not let them settle for less at the closing table simply because they did not understand the value of staging or did not want to take the time or spend the money to do it properly. As a realtor, home staging can be your edge over your competition. How does a home buyer choose between 2 very similar homes? The one that is staged is the one that will sell.

5. The use of innovative mortgage products - of course, be careful that they are innovative and not predatory!

Home stagers need to pay special attention to numbers 1, 2, and 4. Staging a home will help it sell faster and make photos and virtual tours more beautiful. Additionally, you could be a valuable asset to the seminars provided by agents!

Remember, no matter how slow the market, houses are selling. You simply have to be creative in your marketing to find those that are buying.

Teri B Clark is a professional writer and published author. Her most recent book, 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home NOW and For More Money Than You Thought, explains these tips in more detail and offers many, many others. To learn more about Teri’s latest book, visit http://staging-your-home.blogspot.com or sign up for a free newsletter

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Exactly how do we pursue happiness? We know happiness is far more than just money, fame or power. There are lots of people who have all three who are not especially happy. What are the secrets to living a happy, spiritually successful life? Are there reliable road maps to the state of happiness?

If you want to live a happy life, study happy people. Observe what they do, understand why it works so well and then adopt their behaviors and beliefs. We can choose to pursue and cultivate habits and skills we know will lead to happy, spiritually successful lives.

This is the approach we used to develop “How To Live A Happy Life - 101 Ways To Be Happier.” Here are secrets from the habitually happy people we studied and interviewed:

Cultivate a sense of fun and share it with everyone you meet. Habitually happy people truly try to have a good time all of the time. Critics cry, “Don’t be silly, you can’t expect to have a good time all of the time!” Habitually Happy people reply, “I can!” Or, “with an attitude like that you will never be really Up or happy!”

Exercise your freedom to choose happiness. Decide who you want to be, what sort of person you want to become. Define yourself as a happy, spiritually successful person. Let that goal become a sort of role that is real and authentic for you. Try to be your best, spiritually successful self all of the time. If we don’t consciously decide what sort of person we want to be, our environment and experiences define our identity and our destiny for us.

Rebel against people or situations that try to drag your spirits down. Don’t hand control of your thoughts, actions, feelings and well-being over to annoying people or outside circumstances that can rob your happiness. Cultivate an indomitably strong, independent, positive good spirit.

Choose emotional independence. Decide how you want to think and feel. There’s no rule that says just because something bad happens, you have to feel sad. Remember, you must be at your best to do your best. Choose actions and attitudes that help you to succeed and be happy.

Make Goodness a Guiding Goal. We are amazed how truly happy genuinely good people are. “Goodness for goodness sake,” one said. Habitually happy people are extraordinarily kind, caring and compassionate. The Dutch proverb “Happy people are never wicked” was proven by our research.

Give freely and without strings attached. Habitually happy people are genuinely altruistic, they do good for the joy of doing good. They give without strings attached, they do not give just in order to get. Goodness is it’s own reward. They rarely pass up an opportunity to be kind when it costs them or risks them little.

Don’t be a people pleaser. Enjoy sharing joy and making other people happy, but don’t depend on other people’s approval to be happy yourself. Feel good by knowing and appreciating your achievements and all the things you do well.

Take care of yourself, value yourself. Habitually happy people value their time, their talents and their resources. They continually seek to develop themselves, strengthen their skills and gain a greater understanding of the world and the people around them. They value other people’s time and resources as much as they value their own.

Be adventuresome. Habitually happy people continually explore, try new things and do new things to stay fresh and to continually experience difference and change. It helps them grow and maintain their enthusiasm and positive spirits. One commented, “I get bored with the same old stuff, I want each day to be new, different, something special.” They try to make each day special.

Don’t beat yourself up. Habitually happy people move from problems to solutions quickly. They know time spent dwelling on problems tends to reinforce mistakes they want to avoid. They don’t condemn themselves for errors. They channel their angst over mistakes toward finding solutions or rectifying problems. They do not intentionally hurt themselves.

Avoid The Fault Finding Feel Goods - Criticism, blame, ridicule, bigotry, all falsely elevate our sense of power and self worth by finding fault with something else. These feel goods are fed by a negative focus. You cannot be truly happy by continually finding fault, focusing on what’s wrong, judging or criticizing. Habitually happy people don’t complain and they avoid people who do.

Have high integrity and live according to your values. When you live by the highest and best values you can feel confident that, even if you stumble, you have done YOUR best. Few things are worse than compromising your integrity and then failing too. Habitually happy people cherish good values and they live by them. They know happiness only comes with a clear conscience.

Love is an active verb. Love is an action, it is something we decide to do. It is an emotion we can choose to feel and to project and share with others. Love can be expressed in everything we do. It’s not just something that happens to us. Love propels happiness. The more we love, the happier we become.

Don’t be a snob, value everyone. Happy people don’t have to feel better than others in order to feel good about themselves. They try to find something of interest and value in everyone they meet. They try to touch each person they meet with a smile and a bright, positive spirit.

Continually celebrate success. Habitually happy people continually celebrate success, their own and other people’s successes. This fuels everyone’s positive energy, confidence, desire to do well and propels people to achieve more. Celebrating success provides positive role models.

Michele Moore authors the Happiness Blog http://HappinessBlog.com, serves as CEO of Happiness Habit, Inc. and recently released “How To Live A Happy Life - 101 Ways To Be Happier” which is available at bookstores near you and on Amazon.com

She is author of “Sound Like A Million - Super Charge You Career in 60 Minutes” and a line of Magnetic Voice programs available through http://MagneticVoice.com

Michele holds an MBA in Finance and enjoyed twenty happy years in corporate consulting and effectiveness engineering. She writes and speaks extensively about happiness, spiritual success and workplace well-being from her offices in Atlanta.

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In our human need to establish a relationship with our God and creator, methods of mediation, meditation, revelation and prayer have been practiced since early human existence. The fulfillment of this need gives peace, love, hope and justification to human existence. God has spoken through prophets who have harnessed the skill of intercession through the ages in many faiths. The Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a tool and practice for this purpose.

The Catholic Rosary has developed historically becoming an eclectic medium for establishing relationship with God. It is meditative, it educates and reveals, it focuses; it provides intercession, community, peace and comfort to the practitioner. It can be practiced privately or in community groups.

The Rosary is a bead prayer. There are many beautiful bead prayers and meditations practiced in the Roman Catholic Faith. Many Catholics refer to all bead prayers as Rosaries. However, there is really only one true Rosary prayer and its proper name is the “Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary”. It is also referred to as the Dominican Rosary, Marian Rosary, and the Vita Christi (Life of Christ) Rosary. Currently, another very popular bead meditation and prayer practiced by Catholics is “The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy”. This meditation shares some of the same elements as the Rosary.

The rise in the popularity of the Rosary can be attributed to the Dominican order of the Catholic Faith. Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221 A.D.), a Spaniard established this order. The Dominicans believed and still do believe in an intellectual pursuit of faith and relationships. The Dominicans vigorously promoted the Rosary beginning in the fifteenth century. In 1569, Pope St. Pius V a Dominican Pope issued an apostolic letter that confirmed the fifteen-Mystery Rosary as the official version authorized by the Catholic Church. This version continued until the year 2002 when Pope John Paul II published his apostolic letter (Rosarium Virginis Marioe) that added five more Mysteries. The official modern “Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary” of the Roman Catholic Church is now 20 Mysteries in length.

The basic elements of the Rosary are always the same. The meditative prayers or mysteries and the decade (repetitive prayers) are the structure for the experience. Other prayer elements can be added but the basic structure, mysteries and decade prayers are always present. The prayer beads are used to keep track of how an individual/group is progressing in the prayer process so no one has to count repetitions. The hand moves from one bead to the next, keeping track of the decade repetitions as the Rosary progresses.

Practitioners intensely and deeply focus on the spiritual, meditative, psychological and emotional enlightenment of the process. As repetition progresses, even breathing is regulated and the mind is free and open to new perceptions. Regular practioners claim the Rosary helps them relax and prioritize their daily lives based on true values. They often claim there are infinite and continuous lessons to be learned through a lifetime of meditative prayer centered on the Rosary. Like fine art and great music, repetition brings new revelation and personal intimacy and relationship.

Decade prayer beads can fit in a pocket, purse or even around the neck. Some are beautifully made of gemstones and handed down through family generations. Rosary beads can also be very humble wooden or plastic beads. All Rosary beads perform the function of guiding and focusing the prayer process. The standard decade prayer or Rosary beads are composed of 59 beads. This includes 54 beads connected to a central medal. A Five-bead string leads down to a crucifix at the end.

It takes about 20 minutes to pray the Rosary. Most executive training programs recommend you spend 15 minutes planning/prioritizing the activities of your day. Try praying the Rosary and then enter your prioritized task list in your PDA (personal digital assistant). You may find your list will become more value focused and cutting-edge affective as it gains a truth and reality it was missing. Here are the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Bible passages where each is found.

The Mysteries of the Rosary Prayer

Joyful Mysteries
(Monday and Saturday)

1. The Annunciation made by the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she is to be the Mother of the Savior (Luke 1:26-38).

2. The visitation of Mary to her Cousin Elizabeth who is pregnant with her son, John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-45).

3. The Nativity of the Holy Family in Bethlehem (Luke 2:1-7).

4. The presentation of the Infant Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple (Luke 2:22-38).

5. Mary finds Jesus in the Temple conversing with the elders (Luke 2:41-52).

Sorrowful Mysteries
(Tuesday and Friday)

1. The Agony of Christ conforming to the will of God in the Garden (Mark 14:32-36).

2. The Scourging (abuse) of Jesus at the Pillar (John 18:28-38;19:1).

3. The Crowning of Jesus with Thorns by the Roman authorities (Mark 15:16-20).

4. Jesus carrying is cross (Luke 23:26-32).

5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus on the Cross (Luke 23:33-34;39-46).

Luminous Mysteries
(Thursday)

1. The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan (Matthew 3:13-17).

2. The Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:1-12).

3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:15; 2:3-13).

4. The Transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9:28-36).

5. The First Eucharist (Matthew 26:26-30).

Glorious Mysteries
(Sunday and Wednesday)

1. The Resurrection of Our Savior, Jesus Christ (Luke 24:1-6).

2. The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven (Luke 24:50-53).

3. The Coming and Descending of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4).

4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven (I Thessalonians 4:14-17).

5. The Crowning on Mary (Revelation 12:1-6).

Author Biography

Janet K. Nelson has done research and written articles on subjects that range from the cultural to the technical. She is an author noted for integrating information and providing a fresh, clear and whole-picture perspective on her subjects. She has written articles, manuals and perspectives for marketing, cultural, media and distribution organizations. She has a Masters Degree in Business Administration. More information is available via http://www.tigereyejewels.com and http://www.rosecandleslive.com A beautiful lifetime tiger eye gemstone Rosary is available at tigereyejewels.com

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First and foremost, there are no rules governing who pays for wedding expenses. Traditionally, the bride’s family covers the cost of most wedding expenses; however, this obligation depends on the individual situation. With more couples getting married later in life, they are often able to cover some or all of the wedding expenses. Ideally, this subject should be discussed with both families to determine a solution that works for all parties involved.

Following is a list of wedding expenses traditionally covered by the bride, the groom, their families and their attendants:

The Bride

• Wedding ring for the groom
• Wedding gift for the groom
• Bridal Attendant gifts
• Stationery, such as Thank You notes
• Medical exam and blood test
• Accommodations for out-of-town attendants

The Groom

• Engagement and Wedding rings for the bride
• Wedding gift for the bride
• Best Man and Usher gifts
• Groom’s wedding attire
• Bride’s bouquet and corsage
• Mothers’ corsages
• Boutonnieres for attendants and fathers
• Gloves, ties and ascots for attendants
• Medical exam and blood test
• Marriage license
• Clergyman’s fee
• Limousine service
• Honeymoon expenses

The Bride’s Family

• Engagement party (optional)
• Wedding breakfast
• The cost of the ceremony including the church fee, reception site, photographer, food, beverages, entertainment, rental items, floral items and the wedding cake
• Canopy, carpet kneeling bench, candelabras, etc.
• Bride’s wedding gown, headpiece and accessories
• Wedding gift for the couple
• Wedding invitations, announcements and mailing costs
• Wedding programs
• Bridesmaid bouquets
• Grandmother corsages
• Transportation for bridal party from bride’s home to the site of ceremony
• Bridesmaids’ luncheon
• Photography (groom’s parents may pay for the pictures they would like)
• Personal wedding attire

The Groom’s Family

• Rehearsal dinner party
• Groom’s cake
• Personal wedding attire
• Travel and accommodations for groom’s family
• Wedding gift for the bride and groom
• Any general expenses they may wish to contribute

The Wedding Party, Ushers & Other Attendants

• Formal wear for themselves
• Personal travel expenses
• Wedding gift for bride and groom
• Showers given by maid of honor or bridesmaids
• Bachelor party given by best man or ushers

The Bride and Groom

• Gifts of appreciation for parents or others who helped with the wedding
• Expenses of items desired which have exceeded original budget allocations

To reiterate, there are no rules governing who pays for wedding expenses. This listing is to serve as an example of who traditionally pays for wedding expenses.

Hilary Basile is a writer for http://www.myguidesusa.com. At MyGuidesUSA.com, you will find valuable tips and resources for handling life’s major events. Whether you’re planning a wedding, buying your first home, anxiously awaiting the birth of a child, contending with a divorce, searching for a new job, or planning for your retirement, you’ll find answers to your questions at MyGuidesUSA.com. Find wedding planning tips and resources at http://www.myguidesusa.com/weddings

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In this article, I want to investigate whether there are, as yet, any clearly discernible trends in the usage of videos being published online.

In particular, for those who are interested in Web 2.0 and utilizing this medium in their efforts to market a business online, I plan to highlight some of the things that you really should NOT do with videos, if you want these efforts to be successful.

Although the idea of putting a video online for the whole world to see is not restricted to any particular group of people, even at this relatively early stage of 2007, it is clear that the next big wave in internet marketing is video based products.

Thus far, either the product itself has been somehow related to teaching the best ways to make and use videos in an individuals own internet marketing efforts, or the training materials themselves were overwhelmingly video based.

Now, I would suggest that for anyone interested in maximising the success of any online business who is interested in using video, there are some very good lessons to be learnt from these IM people.

At the same time, however, within the ‘real world’ population of planet earth, similar moves are clearly under happening too, and many of these videos are almost object lessons in what not to do!.

You only have to look the skyrocketing popularity of YouTube, Google video and so on to gauge the present extent of this explosion, and also to understand that there are some very important lessons to be learnt.

Let us look at these non-IM people, ordinary people who are creating videos by the million, to see if we can ascertain what is behind this video ‘wave’, what is driving it.

Sit down when you have a spare ten minutes sometime, and take a look, as an example, at YouTube.

Punch in a keyword for your search, and have a look at the results, to see if there is any discernible pattern.

For example, for this article, I ran such a search for ‘headphones’, which returned nearly 700 results.

Browse a few pages of those results, and a few common features about the videos and their makers become abundantly clear:

–The individuals in the videos and those making them, are overwhelmingly young
–The video quality is usually poor, and generally lasts for 20 seconds or less and
–The ‘victim’ on video is usually doing something that is either funny, or embarrassing, depending on your point of view.

What does this tell us about this new ‘video age’?

Well, without being too sociologically deep, it tells us that these videos are, basically, the online version of reality TV.

You only have to see how many of these videos are of people videoing themselves, to realize that Andy Warhol was dead on the money all those years ago!

Everyone is, indeed, chasing the proverbial 15 minutes of fame, and they do not, quite frankly, care how they get it!

It also begins to explain the video explosion itself.

Almost all of the videos seem to have been shot using handphones, which allow the capture of thousands of spur of the moment events that were previously lost.

Hence, the shortness of the videos and their poor quality.

And the other thing I noticed from these videos?

The vast majority have had only a tiny handful of viewers, and often, the description or tagline of the video is written as if you, the viewer, are supposed to know the people involved.

As indeed you are, because the vast majority are clearly made by youngsters to show to and impress or amuse their friends.

They are not planned or plotted, they tell no story, and, basically, for the outside world, they have absolutely zero interest.

Now, quite obviously, making a video tp promote your business that no-one apart from your wife or kids want to watch is pretty pointless. In other words, if you are planning to use video as part of a Web 2.0 marketing campaign, these ‘normal world’ videos are an object lesson in what NOT to do!

Not because of film quality, or even the length of the video, but simply because nobody outside a very small group of people would have any reason at all to watch them.

Of the ‘headphone’ videos that I suffered through, only a very small number indeed have any chance of ‘crossing over’ into the mainstream consciousness, and will forever be stuck with 5 viewers.

In fact, on a personal level, I found the vast majority to be squirmingly embarrassing.

We all know that no-one who is wearing headphones can sing quietly or in tune - sorry, kids, that is not news and it is very definitely not funny!

These videos are not in any way interesting, engaging, amusing or educational to the outside world at all.

And that is exactly what you need to avoid at all costs, if you plan to be successful with your efforts to use video to boost your marketing efforts online.

Steve has a stunning new Web 2.0 book (value $197) available for instant download, absolutely FREE, on his blog site at

http://webbiz99.com