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Dan Gold asked:


If you tell someone that you are looking for sports jobs to apply for, the traditional positions may come to mind (including work as professional athletes and sports instructors.) But how about if you are eyeing unusual sports jobs instead? Can you name even 5 types of unusual sports jobs that are known by the average American?

Here are some sports jobs that came up through research:

1.Administrator of a Sports Organization – Don’t think that the people who are responsible for organizing sports clubs and leagues are left out in the cold simply because they are not the athletes. Actually, being an administrator of a Sports Organization is quite a demanding job that requires patience and dedication because you need to organize sub-groups within the Organization to work cohesively with one another. And sports organizations are like other organizations in that they have their own brand of internal politics. If you have great people skills, then you might be qualified for this.

2.Athletes of unusual Olympic sports – some sports that fall under this category are Olympic ballet, race walking and…trampoline? Well, these sports were introduced in the Athens 2004 Olympics though it remains to be seen if they will be included in future Olympiads as well.

3.Another of the unusual sports (not necessarily classified as an Olympic-grade sport) is competitive hot air ballooning. In this sport, you may not need to be physically fit but you do have to get a license to operate a hot air balloon. Some events in hot air ballooning competitions are races (dubbed tasks) such as the Hare and Hound Task, and the Fly In task. This is one sport where gender is not a factor.

4.Foxhunting is another unusual sport where women can compete equally with men, mainly because it is the horse that does the running and the rider is just along for the ride. Too bad for the fox, but great fun for the riders and horses who have a keen sense for the hunt. One risk though is that riders can fall and break something, especially when the hunt gets fast and furious. If you want to help in foxhunting, you can care for the horses before and after the hunt.

5.Sepak takraw may be considered unusual by people from the West but is one sport that has been around for centuries in Asia. It is like a combination of gymnastics, volleyball and soccer where players vault a small ball made of woven rattan into the air and over the net into the side of the opposing team – where hopefully it will fall so they can score a point. A game of sepak takraw should be seen to be believed, since hands and arms are not allowed to touch the ball. You can only loft the ball into the air with your legs and feet, over a net which is around as tall as the player. Talk about agility. Athletes for sepak takraw do not come along very often, so they certainly qualify as an unusual sports job.

The future of unusual sports jobs such as those mentioned here rests on whether enough people want to hire the people who take part in the unusual sports jobs. More power to them then.

Mary Lorainne asked:


Learning to play unusual or ethnic musical instruments creates a special aura of drama around the musical instrument, especially for children. Having an exotic edge is becoming more common these days in part due to advanced media. You no longer have to experience something for it to influence your world.



Exotic instruments are not hard to find, musical instruments of all kind are available right on the internet. All you do is place an order and something that you’ve never seen, heard, nor played before can be at your doorstep within days. For most people, having an unusual musical instrument simply isn’t enough. Most people like to learn to play the musical instruments they purchase.



Finding a competent instructor for your exotic musical instrument may also require a little time in the multi media world. In my own local phone book, I found one instructor for exotic or ethnic musical instruments. However, they had not previously heard of the instrument that I had chosen as my test piece. The exotic and unusual instruments may not have local instructors, depending of course on the area you live in.



If you opt for an unusual or ethnic musical instrument purchase, you may want to check out online classes. Online musical instruction classes for unusual or ethnic musical instruments may be run in lecture style, where you download the lesson for the week, or they may be done interactively via webcams. For adults, this is not a bad option for learning to play an unusual or ethnic musical instrument that you can’t obtain standard lessons for, but children may have great difficulty with learning this way.



One mother I know solved this problem when her son wanted to play an unusual musical instrument. She started her own lessons online, and when she was sure that she was competently able to introduce lessons to her son, she handled them personally. The final result was that each of them learned to play an unusual musical instrument, and they were a huge hit a family gathering and social events.



Unusual or ethnic musical instruments can open up a whole new world for both you and your family. Your children can become quite interested in learning about things that they never would have considered interesting before, as unusual and ethnic musical instruments typically have histories and cultures that are definitely worth learning about.

armando williams asked:


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When creating a truly great company name, the number one consideration should be the level of “engagement.”

“Engagement?” you ask incredulously.

Yes… engagement.

While there are all sorts of naming strategies… metaphors, acronyms, coined/ invented, key attributes, positive connotations, etc., the one common denominator that separates the mediocre from the memorable, is the degree to which the name engages the mind of the consumer. Most new business owners opt for company names that inform and describe, leaving nothing to the imagination. They often fail to realize that the context surrounding the name (the ad, the store sign, the proposal, the brochure copy, etc.) will define what they do, so the name can be free to describe how they do it. In other words, no customer will hear or see the name in a mental vacuum. Yet this is the way we often judge names when “brainstorming”. And it’s why focus groups are such notoriously bad judges of good names. It’s not the people that are flawed, it’s the process itself. Most of the feedback takes the form of free associations, all in an effort to determine if a name is “good” or “bad.” It goes something like this…

Interviewer: “What do you think of the name Monster?” Respondent: “Ew! They’re scary and dangerous!”

Interviewer: “What about Amazon?” Respondent: “Jungle… drowning… snakes… piranhas…”

Interviewer: “Apple?” Respondent: “A bad apple spoils the whole bunch.”

Interviewer: “Caterpillar?” Respondent: “Squishy, soft, and squirmy.”

Interviewer to new business owner: “I think we can safely assume these would be bad brand names…”

So if it’s not a matter of free associations, then what determines a good name? Again, it’s that all important element known as “engagement.” Engagement is what causes you to lean forward, ask twice, invite more information and pursue the conversation. A good name should invite a discussion, start a conversation and “engage” the other person’s interest and attention. That’s why Amazon, even though it says nothing about what it does, works better than Books-A-Million. Amazon is open and inviting and Books-A-Million is literal and descriptive. Amazon speaks to the process…flowing, easy, abundant. Books-A-Million speaks to the products… books. And while Amazon leaves room for the company to grow in any number of directions, Books-A-Million leaves the company in a bind. I once heard an ad for a company called Just Brakes. Since they had outgrown this narrow niche, they adopted a new tag line… “We’re more than just brakes.”

Let’s take another example. Linens & Things is needlessly redundant since most people, after seeing a newspaper ad, or walking by the store window, will know the company sells linens and things. It would be better to use the name to capture some key strategic position or advantage, or to evoke a feeling or emotion. Is Linen & Things the best, the fastest, the biggest, the most service oriented, the trendiest? We simply don’t know. They have described but they haven’t evoked. They’ve explained but they haven’t engaged.

The objection I routinely hear is “But with names like these, no one will know what I do!” And that’s when I explain that trust is needed… trust in the power of context to fill in the blanks. That way the name is freed to paint a picture, engage the senses and position the brand to reflect not what you do, but how you do it.

So will any weird word work?

No.

Weird for weird sake will just leave the customer scratching his or her head in bewilderment of moving on in indifference. Bold, engaging names will create the desire to know more, and that’s where you need to be ready to tell the story. The name then becomes a segue to a larger story. It starts with the name and tagline and then continues to the :15 second elevator speech and beyond.

One of our clients we named was TKO Surgical. When asked if that’s a boxing reference, our client gives an emphatic “yes,” explaining that they have a mission to both defend and fight for their clients’ needs. They’ll champion their cause and remain in their corner until the last bell sounds. Their tag line? “Technically Superior.”

So whether a name is based on a metaphor, a key attribute, an acronym, or a positive connotation, the overarching goal is to create a name that engages. Perhaps that’s why Albert Einstein asserted that “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” If given the choice of engaging vs. informing, opt for a name that begs for more. It may seem weird, but the results can be wonderful.

Joe Davidson asked:


I have a funny story about something interesting that happened to me while visiting a free dating site.

Yes, the story does have a point, and yes, there is a lesson to be learned from it.

I call this story, the “beware of who you’re talking to on free dating sites”, yeah it’s a crappy title, but it’s a work in progress so cut me some slack.

Oh well, it all started about 4 months ago when I decided that for the first time ever, I would attempt to find love over the internet. I’d never experienced this mystical feeling they call love, so I felt there was nothing to lose. I joined a free dating site, actually, two free dating sites, but I later dropped one after I discovered some “hidden fees”. Anyways, so I’m surfing this free dating site, checking out all the features and of course, all of the beautiful women. When I come across this one girl who, who looks oddly familiar. I can’t quite put my finger on who she was, but I know I had seen her face before. Turns out she was born and raised about 8 hours from me so the likelihood of us ever meeting was very slim. Well, on with the story now, so I message this girl who I am immediately infatuated with, I mean she’s really really cute, so I message her via free dating site and await her reply. About two days later, after I’d almost completely forgotten her, I get a message stating “oh my god, you look familiar, do I know you?” WEIRD right?

I mentioned nothing about recognizing her in my message so this was just freaky. Oh well. So we chatted it up on the free dating site quite a bit, probably for a month or two before we actually decided that I would head out there to meet her. Shoot, I’m out of words, look for part. 2.

Health Spa Guru asked:


Some ideas take a little getting used to. Even so, countless spa goers need no persuasion when it comes to being nibbled by small fish at designer spas and spa resorts in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Turkey. This growing trend is spreading swiftly throughout the world and has left some people feeling both perplexed and others feeling both beautiful and relaxed.

So how do fish treatments work and how do they aid in enhancing both wellness and beauty? Spas store small tropical fish called Garra Rufa, also known as doctor fish, nibble fish, Chinchin Yu, Kangal Fish and Turkey Fish, in warm pools of water or hot springs. These fish thrive in hot water from 15 degrees to 43 degree water and are used for various reasons such as for foot, facial and body treatments as well as for the natural treatment of skin disease.

The fish, as many spa goers say “kiss the skin”, ridding it of all affected and dead skin areas, leaving the healthy skin untouched to continue to grow and repair. The process is both painless and strangely wonderful, leaving behind a unique pleasant tingling sensation. Skin is left smooth, glowing and looking healthier. Although, also used for individuals suffering from Psoriasis, fish treatments are not a cure for the disease but a temporary treatment cure which can aid in preventing symptoms if repeated on a monthly basis. Nonetheless, there have been some individuals who claim to have been completely cured of Psoriasis after undergoing fish treatments. The fish treatments are also recognized as treatments utilized to release fatigue, increase blood circulation and aid in relaxation.

So why not immerse yourself into a hot spring or fish pool, or enjoy a foot, facial or body fish treatment before a massage, and experience a treatment like no other. This strangely unique and wonderful feeling cannot be described in words and will make you return every few months to take advantage of the fish treatments principal purpose and function, to protect and beautify your skin.

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cybercobra asked:

A compilation of Carlton’s dances from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV series.

btw the song is “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones. For all those who asked in the comments.

Greg Jones asked:


As I watch the news on a daily basis, which I have become somewhat addicted to since 9/11, I can’t help but to sit back and wish that I was rich. I don’t have to be Bill Gates or Donald Trump rich. I just wish I was rich enough to start my own NEW political party. Why you may ask? Because I am absolutely embarassed to consider myself a Democrat, and totally against the majority of the philosophies of the Republicans. Now days, if you’re not for one, then you’re automatically considered to be a follower of the other. I, and I am growing to learn, many, many others do not fall into either of these two political categories. Sure, you say well, there’s the Independent or the Green parties. Frankly, they both seemed a bit weird to me. I definitely could not follow them. So let’s look at what we have.

We have the Republicans: A politically savvy group of people who seem to be very power hungry. A group whose primary desire seems to be to take over everything. Seems to derives from a very pompous egotistical attitude that they are the greatest and most intellectually inclined…and everyone else is not only beneath them, but less intelligent, less intellectual, even less patriotic (they’re so savvy that they strategically make you think that if you’re against them, then you’re against America). The Republicans seem to be a party filled with inner contradiction. On one side, they are super pro-life. At the same time, they’re super pro-war! How is that mentally possible. How can a person’s mind and heart care about life so deeply that they will do everything thinkable to protect the embryo, (which I commend that desire) but at the same time, be so willing and eager to send our young men and women (other people’s sons and daughters) to war to possibly be killed, tortured, at least mamed and their lives destroyed. Are they emphatic about saving the embryo so they can raise up a new army 18 years from now to fight in Iraq? (We’ll probably still be there). It’s weird.

The Republicans seem to be a party made up of liars, conivers, schemers and law breakers. They’ll lie to accomplish whatever their goal is at the time. And then, even after it’s proven to be a lie, Republican followers go on with an ‘ahhh…it’s still ok’ attitude. It’s weird. The Republicans seem to care only about the rich, the Haliburtons, the opportunity to make their super rich base just richer. They are commited to everything except the concerns of the middle and lower class citizens of America. It actually feels like they are systematically doing little things to smother out the middle class. As if they want this country to be a two class system. The rich and the poor. It’s weird. It seems like a lot of the Republican citizens in the middle and lower economic status have been strong supporters of the party and followers of the lies for one main reason. FEAR! The devistation of 9/11 shook up our entire country. Some folks are so afraid that they needed ‘John Wayne’ to come to the resue. It seems like they would like to see us just go and nuke everyone who is not ‘in-line’ with us. It’s weird. Their answer to everything is to just send more troops, as if the lives of our young sons and daughters are totally expendable. (But don’t forget…they’re suppose to be pro-life).

I could go on about the war but, even if I didn’t concentrate on the sending of our troops to Iraq as a main issue, I still have to pay attention to the other goings on in the Republican party. For one, they could care less about the economic condition of average Americans. They could care less that gas prices are unaffordable, that heating gas prices are going up 45%. That illegals are taking jobs that are needed by average Americans. (sometimes I forget a lot of the illegals work for the super rich at super cheap, below minimum wages…lawn care, nannies, field workers, assembly, etc.) Also, day after day another Republican is being accused of doing something illegal (Frist, DeLay, Rove

etc.). I think about how the great Colin Powell was so hurt and crushed by his own party for being used as a pawn in the con game, that he chose to quit. A great man quit serving our country! That’s so sad. Colin’s son was so mad he even quit HIS gravy job as head of the FCC.

I watch how there seems to actually be two seperate groups of Republicans. Those who have legitimate views and ideas, which they feel are best for the country and the world, and that’s their right. Then there’s the other group of Conservatives who are more driven by what they call ‘the movement’(dedicated to Republicans taking over everything). What’s absolutely weird is to watch these two groups in action, particularly the ‘movementeers’ which are rallied through the ‘movementeer’ talk show hosts and media. These are your Hannity’s, Laura Ingrams, Ann Coulters, Rush’s, Bill Kristols and the like. This group is so dedicated to ‘the movement’ that they will do anything and everything in their power to crush, smother and destroy ANYONE who is in disagreement with their views…even their own constituents! It’s weird. Look at what they’ve done to folks like Richard Wright, O’Neil, Joe Wilson…they hate Voinovich now. And now they’ve added Senator Dewine to their hate list. And these are ALL FELLOW REPUBLICANS! It’s weird. Now, since they aren’t absolutely positive that Harriet Miers is for ‘the movement’, they hate her. And to top it all off, they are slowly but surely coming to the realization that President Bush is making his decisions based on his own ideas and views…NOT FOR THE MOVEMENT! And if they could…the ‘movementeers’ would squash him next! (he’d better watch it) It’s almost funny to watch…but at the same time, it’s actually very sad.

I could go on and on about other things I disagree with the Republicans about but I’ll just go to the Democrats now and talk about what they are all about…………….Bare with me a minute here………I’m thinking…………wait, they….no……..what about..no…………..what! The Democratics aren’t about ANYTHING ! It it so sad for me to have to say that what had been my party throughout my life has absolutely no agenda whatsoever. NOTHING. What are they for? What are they against? Who the heck knows? Do they? Does Hillary? (and I like Hillary) So nowdays, if I say I’m a Democrat, I’m really saying that I’m for NOTHING! This is so sad. It’s like the Dems are totally afraid to have a view. The only thing they are, is against Bush! That’s it! That’s weird.

So I watch this stuff, day after day and just fantasize about starting my own political party. I’d call it ‘The Realist Party’. If I only had the money, it would be simple to do. I would take the good that the Dems used to be about and combine it with the little good that does exist in the Conservative camp…tweek things a bit, add a little essence (I like Emeril too) and BAM! We’d have ourselves a winner. A winner for America. A winner for the world. Hmmm…If…..

Greg Jones

Cleveland, Ohio

james wilkinson asked:


There is now little you can’t have changed about your appearance should you choose to. Here are some of the weird and wonderful procedures now available via many cosmetic surgeons;

· Hand Enhancement – surgeons can now give your hands a much more youthful appearance. Many of us concentrate on our faces but fail to consider the other parts of our body that can give the game away – the hands being one of them. The procedure which lasts for approximately 40 minutes involves injecting dermal fillers into the hands.

· Botox foot and armpit treatment – Botox applied to the under arm area can stop perspiration for 6-10 months and can also be applied to the soles of the feet to give the same effect.

· Toe lengthening/shortening – some people are now resorting to cosmetic surgery to have their toes shortened or lengthened if they do not match. It is quite common to have one toe longer than the big toe and this can easily be corrected so you can wear those open toed shoes with confidence.

· Rib resection – patients can have the “floating ribs” removed (those at the bottom of the rib cage) to make their waist appear smaller.

There are many other weird and wonderful procedures now being applied and constantly researched. If your knuckles are too masculine you can have the bone shaved to make them appear smoother, sagging contours can be plumped with dermal filling agents and small lines and wrinkles can be a thing of the past should you choose to throw a little money at them.

One thing you should remember when thinking about any form of cosmetic surgery is to look for a qualified and experienced surgeon. You can perform a search in most major search engines for phrases like “cosmetic surgery uk” to return the most popular companies.

Justin & Rachel asked:


I know someone who once decided to replace all of the old windows in a house that itself was over 100 years old. He took out a home equity line of credit (HELOC) in order to finance the window replacement, and a contractor arrived on a Saturday to complete the job.

Does that sound strange to you? Of course not! When we need something today, especially a home remodel, we usually will borrow the money against our home, or pay for it with a credit card. That’s normal.

Of course, that’s not exactly how the story goes. See, this person is actually my grandfather. And instead of borrowing the money to replace the windows over the weekend, he saved enough money to replace 2 windows. When he had that, he called his contractor and had the work done. A few months later he had more money set aside and had a few more replaced.

Over the course of almost 1 year, my grandfather systematically saved money and paid cash for the work he needed to have done. Now, does that sound weird? Of course it does! You never hear about anyone in our culture doing anything that crazy.

But let me also ask you… how many millionaires do you know?

If you really want to become a millionaire, it is time you started to find out what millionaires do, and go about doing it. My grandfather has never financed a single purchase in his entire life. If he does not have cash, he can’t afford it, and thus does not buy it.

“I can keep up with the Jones’… it’s the payments I can’t keep up with.”

- Lawrence Losinski (my grandfather)