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What makes people list some very weird and outrageous items on Ebay?

Is it their ego that drives them? To think that thousands of people will read and maybe even bid on their ridiculous offerings - is that it?

What sort of offerings can be categorised as ’strange’ you might ask?

Well, this author has seen auctions for: virginity (this was removed because let’s face it - that’s prostitution and definitely not something that Ebay really want to promote!), a hilarious auction for a stick - yes a stick! The offending stick was part of a chair which broke when the seller sat on it! He was so outraged that he decided it would be a saleable item. And starting at .01c, he was right! He actually did sell it for close to $1.00 …

Now that doesn’t mean you should all rush out to your local forest and collect firewood and give each piece an interesting history about which to write and offer up on Ebay!

Also seen was a piece of toast! This was so ridiculous, that one TV station in Australia featured that piece of toast on an evening comedy program and the hit counter went berserk after that!
So it seems that anything, which could be classified as ’strange’, has a place on Ebay.

Anyone got any old false teeth perhaps? I’m sure even those would get a bid! Or how about that most horrible ‘thing’ you bought on Ebay, which could be classified as the worst, buying choice you ever made?

I’ve got one of those - what self-respecting Ebay supporter hasn’t?

Thinking it might be fun to buy a wig after having my long hair cut short, I turned to - you guessed it - Ebay - to spend my cash on a wig. Boy oh boy, what a disaster that turned out to be! I purchased this gorgeous looking blonde, long haired, curly looking piece which promised to make me look sexy and turn heads! The only heads this disaster would have turned would have been in true ‘Exorcist’ style!

This ‘thing’ which was advertised as “New, with Tags” was an absolutely revolting disaster! It was made of what can only be described as raffia, was orange in colour and was ‘glued’ in bits to the mesh which fits ‘all sizes of head’ - all but mine, that is!
Too small, too horrible, too funny for words! It now sits on the corner piece of our banister - I keep thinking I’ll paint some eyes and a big red mouth there. It certainly has been a talking point with lots of laughs and wise cracks at ‘mum’s worst Ebay purchase’! It almost seems a shame to sell it now in the ‘weird’ category because ‘Sally’ seems to now have a home here!

Ebay - not just a place to buy and sell - a place to find outrageously funny odds and sods to keep readers of all ages amused!

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As a recovering Trekker, I miss good space science fiction in the theater. I’d hoped Chronicles of Riddick might be some sort of revival of it at the movies, but apparently I’m the only one who doesn’t hate it. Before that, the trailers for Star Trek: Nemesis hinted that it might be at last something different, but as it turns out Berman left most of the Enterprise crew back at space dock. Seriously, did you see the movie? It’s like they spent the entire budget on CGI sets and didn’t have enough money to hire extras to look like they were running the ship. I’m running out of places to turn.

In fact, I’m kind of in a place where I believe it’s time for Star Trek to simply go away for awhile. I’d thought Paramount agreed last week when news leaked out that they were firmly committed to halting all future Star Trek projects for a couple of years. But that worm Berman couldn’t leave it alone, and has since squirmed his way into the ears of Paramount execs and convinced them to give him another shot with the pretty well sunk franchise. What form that chance will take is anyone’s guess, but with Berman at the helm you can be sure it’ll suck. At best it’ll be just another horrible movie, at worst it’ll make somehow manage to make some money and keep Rick “The Federation Con Man” Berman in charge. Not that any of this is a revelation. It’s all been said a hundred times before.

Actually, I’m not truly sure why I’ve bothered writing this. I’ve no new insight to offer on the matter, I simply needed to vent. I loved Star Trek and Rick Berman hates me. Barring Star Trek, some other good space adventures sure would be nice. WB killed the Babylon 5 movie, so forget about that. Without Tom Cruise on board or his lower level equivalent they don’t want to risk it. Imagine if that attitude had been taken when the idea for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was presented. It’s ridiculous that a B5 movie based on a successful franchise with hordes of fans, cannot get made using the original cast when in a few months a movie based on a cancelled TV show will be. I suppose my only hope now is Firefly… but let’s get realistic. No matter how good that movie is, it’ll never make back it’s budget and it isn’t going to revitalize the space-sci-fi genre. It needs a Lord of the Rings to bring it back or a Star Wars that doesn’t feel like a toy line advertisement. Either of those things happening is a long shot, so I guess I’d better hit the bookstore and cozy up with some Heinlein. Maybe when this superhero craze burns out there’ll be room for movies to return to outer space.

About the Author

Joshua Tyler is the Owner and Creator of CinemaBlend.com, a movie news and review resource updated daily and available for paid syndication.

Someone I know wants to move into another job in the same company. It is not a management job. It’s a job as an assistant safety coordinator.

She knows very little about company safety practices at any business. She is ready to learn.

The first task she needs to do for herself is to find out why she wants to advocate and prepare herself for a different job. Without a goal directed toward a different job, and specifically directed towards this one, her energy and focus will be superficial. It is important that she write out reasons to make this shift. They do not have to be lengthy or academic. Clear, direct reasons for getting a different job, and one where she has no experience, are the bedrock of making a serious job change.

Next, does she have transferable skills for the change in jobs? Can she do the work? What does an assistant safety officer do? She needs to “interview” her business safety officer to find out what her/his job is really like. Diplomacy is necessary in interviewing someone in their job when the interviewer is an employee at the same business. Telling the safety officer that you are a learner only is a good way to make that person feel comfortable in sharing information.

It is wise to make this clear in establishing a trusting relationship for both employees. Making a proposal to the safety officer is a good idea; a proposal about what the other person can offer the safety officer. It can be a mutually helpful relationship over time.

(to be continued)

Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A., Certified Job & Career Transition Coach;

web: www.doitnowcareers.info
email: marilyn@doitnowcareers.info

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The Digital Britain summit, held at the British Library in London, was expected to bring about some positive conclusions about the future of Britain’s Digital communications. Its success would be debated for the next few days, but it did offer some interesting discussions on key issues.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered a keynote speech at the summit, but before that, the representatives of the major ISPs had a chance to talk out some major issues.

The top officers from BT, Virgin Media and O2 broadband joined in for a panel discussion. BT executive Ian Livingstone talked about his company’s plans for high speed broadband via an FTTC (Fibre-to-the-cabinet) network that would cost the company a whopping one and a half billion GBP. He said that the plans include the installation of fibre up to the cabinets on the street side. This however was criticised by those present as being too limited a step for high-speed broadband.

Livingstone defended BT’s plans, however, by saying that there wasn’t enough demand for FTTH (Fibre-to-the-home). FTTH networks would incur a huge expense and the customers were not ready to pay for the added costs. Thus, he said, such an installation would not be economically viable for the company.

The panel arrived at the issue while debating the merits of government intervention to help the spread of high-speed broadband by introducing regulations or by subsidising the efforts of the ISPs.

The one-day summit had been organised to provide a platform for discussion on the report prepared by Lord Carter that outlines proposals for improving the digital infrastructure in Britain.

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There are lots and lots of choices available in the market today. The top three companies are HP, Canon and Epson. So, before you go and spend your money, here are some tips on what you must keep in mind while deciding on a digital photo printer.
Firstly, digital photo printers are available in two basic types. There are 4-colour printers and 6-colour printers. Nowadays, there are even 8-colour printers available. So, higher the number of colors better will be the photo quality.
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This new mastered album contains twenty songs that are available as MP3 files for download, so now all Mac-users can access the music. The price per album is 15 with a free real-tone and 0.99 per song.

Milan, ITALY July 30, 2005 — Grammy Winning artist Sananda Maitreya releases his finished and mastered album “Angels & Vampires - Volume I”. From May 2004 till May 2005 Sananda gradually released the rough versions of the songs in Chapters on his website, with the music download service WeedShare, which allows file-sharers to participate in the distribution and earn money from it with a share in the sales up to 35%.

The mastered version of the Album is now available, also for Mac-users, to download as single songs or as full album.

Sananda first announced “Angels & Vampires” as his follow-up project to his last release “WildCard - The Jokers’ Edition” in 2001.
Maitreya about the project: “Angels & Vampires relies quite heavily for its musical support from the four basic food groups of live music: real drums, bass, guitar and keyboards and went with a more intimate and organic sound in order to reintroduce sonic sub tones back into the bodies energy matrix long weakened by compressed digital overload and its over emphasis. Sonic sub tones help to bolster the bodies electromagnetic and sense of overall wellbeing. Angels & Vampires also sought to create a sound base which would provide more emotional space in which the songs might breathe and feel less constricted. I felt that the WildCard project was a little too “studio-orientated”, but was what the time and circumstances required. With this project, I wanted it to be less about the studio and more about me and the songs”.

The term he uses to describe this new music and more organic approach is:
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The project was recorded at Jungle Sound Station Milano and mastered at Nautilus Mastering Studios in Milano - Italy.

There are no plans for traditional CD distribution, each customer will be able to download the CD cover and the Booklet from the website.

“Angels & Vampires - Volume I” is Sananda’s 6th project after the release of:
* 2001/2003 “WildCard -The Jokers’ Edition”
* 1995 “Vibrator”
* 1993 “Symphony Or Damn”
* 1989 “Neither Fish Nor Flesh”
* 1987 “Introducing The Hardline According To ..”

For more information about Sananda Maitreya and to download the new music:
http://www.sanandamaitreya.com

Contact: press@sanandamaitreya.com

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