Monthly Archives: September 2009
Vancouver Island British Columbia
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, just off Canada’s Pacific coast, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Georgia. It is 460 km (286 mi) long and up to 80 km (50 mi) wide, a magnificent … Continue reading
Maternity Clothes – How to know what size to buy?
Pregnant? Congratulations! It is such an exciting time in your life to be expecting a child. There are so many thoughts running through your mind at the moment and one of them is probably how to know what size maternity … Continue reading
Phuket in Thailand
Thailand’s largest and arguably most popular island, Phuket, lies in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of southern Thailand, and is a province in its own right. In December 2004 the island was devastated by the tsunami that hit … Continue reading
Technology Distractions Lead to a Decrease in Productivity
Office workers’ attention is being diverted every three minutes by answering the phone, being alerted to an incoming email, responding to an alert on their BlackBerry, reacting to an instant message or a Tweet, or clicking on internet-based distractions such … Continue reading
La Digue Island
If it were for sale, La Digue would attract keen competition from the world’s billionaires. This is an enchanting tropical paradise. The fourth-largest island in the Seychelles, La Digue extends to an area of 10 sq km and lies to … Continue reading
Reykjavik – The Most Northern Capital in the World
Reykjavik is one of Europe’s “hot” cities, thanks to its music scene and famed nightlife, with bubbling geysers and thermal springs nearby. Reykjavik’s special energy draws on its unique physical and cultural landscape. The northernmost national capital on Earth is … Continue reading
Nurturing Your eBay Customer Base
The overwhelming majority of web users who buy things on eBay are customers. But as any successful eBay seller knows, they aren’t just buyers. You must remember that the customer is king, the key to maintaining a perfect feedback rating, … Continue reading
The Island of Penang Malaysia
Situated on the north-western coast of the Malay Peninsula at the entrance to the Straits of Malacca, Penang Island covers an area of 292 sq km (112 sq mi). The island is separated from mainland Malaysia by a channel of … Continue reading
Saint-Louis Senegal
In the north-west of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, lies the town of Saint-Louis, capital of French Senegal from 1673 until independence in 1960. The centre of the old colonial city lies on a narrow island in … Continue reading
Using Online Auctions for Fundraising
Everyone is getting on the bandwagon. Large corporations successfully use eBay auctions to clear distressed stock, the Postal Service rids itself of unclaimed merchandise, police departments sell confiscated goods. Thousands of nonprofits are doing business with eBay. Are eBay auctions … Continue reading
Kiev City Profile
Despite numerous invasions and devastating destruction, the Ukrainian capital of Kiev is still one of the most beautiful cities of Eastern Europe. The Communist period, which lasted barely seventy years, did it little harm. On the contrary, the new potentates … Continue reading
Shape and Form in Photographs
Like our eyes, a camera captures reflected light. If the light source is directly behind the camera, reflections bounce back directly off the subject and give an idea of its shape but not so much of its forms, scale and … Continue reading