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Monopoly Rules – The Banker

November 21st, 2008

Monopoly is one of the most popular board games in the world. According to Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly, more than seven hundred and fifty million people have played the game. And in each of those games there was a banker. There are a few things you will need to know if you want to be a great Monopoly banker.

As you might think, the banker’s job is to deal with the money. The first thing the banker needs to do is give each player his or her starting money. The starting money totals $1500 but needs to consist of the following bills:

2 – $500 bills

2 – $100 bills

2 – $50 bills

6 – $20 bills

5 – $10 bills

5 – $5 bills

5 – $1 bills

If you are like me and own an old Monopoly board, you may not have the instructions in the box anymore Read more…

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Search Engine Optimisation; Knowledge A Prerequisite

November 4th, 2008

Put simply the search engine optimisation process attempts to increase the traffic to a website from search engines. Currently the industry is booming, with those who have the correct skills and knowledge are reaping the benefits of extensive research. To achieve greater traffic the ultimate objective is to increase the rankings of a website in search engine results. Understandably by being at the top of the rankings, a website will be more likely to attract visitors and hence, custom. Read more…

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For the Love of the Game

October 18th, 2008

Once upon a time, way back in 1972, a hockey fan named Bob Lemieux invented the game of air hockey. Not content to just watch the sport he loved so well, he came up with a way to emulate his sport in the comfort of his own home. Not bad for a brawny jock, right?

According to some sources, however, a team of 3 engineers (Phil Crossman, Bob Kenrick, and Brad Baldwin) who were also employed by Brunswick Billiards worked out invented the game back around 1969, and many consider them to be the fathers of the game Read more…

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Schmooze With Power Players

October 12th, 2008

Climbing the corporate ladder is tough and requires knowing the right people. Have you ever noticed that the guy/gal that gets promoted is well known and liked? In the past, if you wanted to rise to the level of corporate executive (CFO, Controller, Marketing Director, Marketing Vice President, etc.) you were required to:

1. Spend countless hours working after hours to get noticed by the boss, or

2. Spend $200, 000 on an Ivy League education, or

3. Purchase a $12, 000 annual membership to the local country club, or

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SanDisk Shares Soar on Samsung Interest

October 9th, 2008

Battered by a year of flagging prices for flash-memory chips and by an inability to get traction in sales of digital media devices, SanDisk (SNDK) may soon get scooped up by South Korean electronics giant Samsung Group.
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Digital Content Wherever You Want It

October 9th, 2008

How do you make digital entertainment more entertaining? A sprawling consortium of Hollywood content providers, consumer electronics companies, and Internet players said on Sept. 12 that its members are planning to develop a standard that will let consumers buy movies and other digital content once and play them almost anywhere, on any type of device, without the onerous restrictions that have hobbled the growth of digital downloads.
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SanDisk Launches Preloaded ’slotMusic’ Cards

October 8th, 2008

Once again, memory chip maker SanDisk is making a push into the digital music market. SanDisk, the object of an unwelcome takeover bid from Samsung, on Sept. 22 is announcing a plan to sell memory cards preloaded with digital music.
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How You Can Play Poker Today and Win

October 6th, 2008

Play poker today and win! At first, the phrase may seem contradictory, for not many people say that the game is easy to win in. Aside from being a card game that like most other card games, has some variables that one simply cannot control, it has to be played with other people, and therefore can get very competitive. In order to emerge as a victor in a game, a player must have a hand with the highest value, based on a set of hand rankings.

If you’re planning to play poker today and win, the first thing you must do is, of course, be familiar with the rules Read more…

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