As a longstanding, if not highstanding entrepreneur, I’m always looking for a way to make a nut. Northwest Airlines has embraced me and my philosophy.

Cell phones are a great way to turn idle time into business time, even if you don’t crash your car. What about the unending time spent on airplanes? No more must you resign yourself to crossword puzzles, inaudible showings of Miss Congeniality and awkward conversation with strangers. Now you too can earn your way to a high protein, high oil diet while flying to O’Hare or JFK.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the mind-numbing time spent on flights as much as anyone, but there’s only so much Sky Mall magazine I can stomach. If you’ve always wanted more from your transit time, here’s your chance to go nuts, quite literally.

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Credit Report Errors

The credit reporting industry is far from perfect. And yet your entire financial life depends on the content of your credit report. Two-hundred million consumers have credit records with the three major credit bureaus. Over one-hundred and fifty million of these consumers have errors on their reports. The potential impact of these errors is tremendous. Virtually all lenders, from mortgage lenders to auto finance companies will determine your interest rate based on your credit scores. Even minor errors may have a major impact on your credit score; this can translate into higher payments on every dollar that you borrow.
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The Great Wall of China, whose construction began during the Zhou Dynasty of approximately 770BC, has finally been bested. Descendants of the ancient invading Mongols have discovered a Home Depot in Ulan Bator, and purchased thousands of scaling ladders to allow them passage over the Great Wall. They appear to have been successful in their endeavor, and are now threatening Beijing.
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It’s Easy!

Credit repair offers an opportunity to improve your credit scores and save significant dollars each month. The process does not have to be complicated. If you are organized and have an understanding of the basics you can succeed!
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After years of business as usual in the humdrum world of Web development, one Seattle area company is using Web sites to shape companies, redefine identities and revolutionize the way people interact. It might sound like a simple thing to take something like a Web site and turn it into an integrated workplace tool but few developers have the expertise that ITPWS.com has.
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Have you received a collection letter? The law provides consumers with a powerful tool for dealing with collectors. Here is our explanation of the power of debt validation and how to use it to your benefit.

The Letter of the Law

The correct way to respond to a collection letter is with a written request for debt validation. This is your right under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and if done in a timely and correct manner can produce fantastic results. Let’s start with the law: FDCPA § 809. Validation of debts [15 USC 1692g (b) “If the consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within the thirty-day period described in subsection (a) that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, or that the consumer requests the name and address of the original creditor, the debt collector shall cease collection of the debt, or any disputed portion thereof, until the debt collector obtains verification of the debt or any copy of a judgment, or the name and address of the original creditor, and a copy of such verification or judgment, or name and address of the original creditor, is mailed to the consumer by the debt collector.”
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