http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Rick+Hendershot Real Estate Rick Hendershot Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=46394&ca=Real+Estate There are two ways we usually think of home renovations. We sometimes view them as improvements done in order to increase the value of the home -- in other words, as investments. Or we may think of them as simply increasing our own personal enjoyment of our home, without necessarily influencing the... Sports Rick Hendershot Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=46458&ca=Sports Chess is one of the world's great board games. For centuries chess players around the world have been mesmerized by its challenges, and its great masters have been revered as superstars of a different order -- superstars with brains. ** Origins and background of chess Like many of our popular board... Real Estate Rick Hendershot Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=46828&ca=Real+Estate The twin cities of Kitchener and Waterloo are located in the region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Also including the neighbouring city of Cambridge, this region has one of the most prosperous and most vibrant economies in Canada, with one of the highest standards of living and lowest unemployment... Business Rick Hendershot Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45741&ca=Business Once you make up your mind you want to go into business for yourself, that leads to a number of important decisions. You know you want to be your own boss, but you're not sure what kind of business to go into. Here are two different ways of addressing this question. The "Production Model" of Doing B... Medicines and Remedies Rick Hendershot Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45976&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies In one of the most promising developments in more than 20 years, scientists claim that drugs used to control HIV/AIDS in patients may also be effective in preventing the disease in the first place. The drugs in question are tenofovir (Viread) and emtricitabine, or FTC (Emtriva), sold in combination... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Rick Hendershot Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45494&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet In the face of what many see as an exploding obesity epidemic among both adults and children, a growing number of state and regional legislatures are passing laws that prohibit the sale of junk foods in school vending machines and cafeterias. The new regulations differ from region to region, but th... Marketing Rick Hendershot Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=44841&ca=Marketing Here is an advertising design idea that will challenge you to make imaginative ads rather than boring ones. I call it the "Photo ID Design Model" and it is a very useful device if you create advertising for your company or organization. It is one of the easiest and most effective ways to create a st... Computers and Technology Rick Hendershot Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43340&ca=Computers+and+Technology PayPal has just launched a new service called PayPal Mobile. This service allows a PayPal user with an active mobile phone account to send a payment to another PayPal account -- even another mobile user with a PayPal account. Of course the PayPal user at the other end of the transaction could be eit... Finances Rick Hendershot Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43341&ca=Finances The three major consumer credit bureaus in the U.S. have recently created a new credit scoring system that will give financial institutions a more consistent evaluation of the credit worthiness of applicants. The three agencies -- Equifax, Experian and Transunion -- have introduced the new system ca... Marketing Rick Hendershot Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42948&ca=Marketing It used to be that vinyl banners were only useful as short term replacements for more "professional" looking signs. But the advent of digital printing has meant that vinyl banners can be printed in full color. And they are very inexpensive compared to the alternatives. This means that vinyl banners...