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The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Accessibility, and How it Can Boost Your Platform

The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Accessibility, and How it Can Boost Your Platform

Making a website accessible means building a platform that maximum people can share and find reliable. That’s why WordPress Accessibility is so crucial.

More than 45.8% of websites across the globe will be powered by WordPress in 2023. The figure was 43.2% in 2022. Whether you want to create a simple or complex website for your business, WordPress can create the most trusted, versatile and user-friendly platform for your business goals… (Read on…)

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Why You Shouldn’t Schedule Meetings Longer than One Hour

Why You Shouldn’t Schedule Meetings Longer than One Hour

People have a hard time attending meetings that are longer than one hour.

Maybe it’s today’s ADD. Or perhaps, it’s just that any meeting that long is a waste of many people’s time.

Either way, there is almost no reason to schedule a meeting for over 60 minutes.

If you do, you’re scheduling more time than is necessary or productive. (Read on…)

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Google Launches Gemini, the AI model It Hopes Will Take Down GPT-4

Google Launches Gemini, the AI model It Hopes Will Take Down GPT-4

Gemini is Google’s latest large language model, which Pichai first teased at the I/O developer conference in June and is now launching to the public. To hear Pichai and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis describe it, it’s a huge leap forward in an AI model that will ultimately affect practically all of Google’s products. “One of the powerful things about this moment,” Pichai says, “is you can work on one underlying technology and… (Read on…)

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Small Businesses File Brief Against California’s Unconstitutional Shutdowns

Small Businesses File Brief Against California’s Unconstitutional Shutdowns

FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2023) – NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Ghost Golf Inc. et al. v. Gavin Newsom at the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. The case concerns Governor Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the government shutdown of businesses ordered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the separation of powers. (Read on…)

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7 Habits To Live A Healthier Life, Inspired By The World’s Longest-Lived Communities

7 Habits To Live A Healthier Life, Inspired By The World's Longest-Lived Communities

Dan Buettner’s decades-long exploration of centenarians who thrive in the longest-lived communities on Earth is attracting lots of attention.

His new Netflix documentary, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, is trending as a top streaming pick…

Compared with Americans, people in Okinawa are about three times more likely to reach their 100th birthday, according to Buettner’s research. (Read on…)

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It’s Not Just You. Linkedin Has Gotten Really Weird.

It's Not Just You. Linkedin Has Gotten Really Weird.

With 950 million members as of July, LinkedIn is poised to soon have a billion users, joining a rarefied three-comma club with the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Started in 2003 as little more than an online repository for résumés, the Microsoft-owned behemoth has recently transformed. Not only are there more users to post, but they’re posting much more often. The number of LinkedIn posts grew 41% from 2021 to 2023. But it’s the content of the posts that’s shifted the most,.. (Read on…)

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Oops! I Called My Boss ‘Dude.’ Career Coaches Weigh In On Tricky Workplace Dilemmas

Oops! I Called My Boss 'Dude.' Career Coaches Weigh In On Tricky Workplace Dilemmas

It can be hard to know how to act at work. I want to be my relaxed, authentic self — but sometimes that comes off as way too casual.

For example, I once called my boss “dude.” She’s not that much older than I am, so I slipped into a more laid-back attitude that should probably be reserved for peers. I instantly felt like… (Read on…)

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Need More Energy? Try These 5 Foods Full of Vitamin B12.

Need More Energy? Try These 5 Foods Full of Vitamin B12.

Did you know vitamin B12 is often called “the energy vitamin”? Not only is vitamin B12 pivotal in keeping your blood and nerve cells healthy, but it’s also involved in making DNA – meaning it’s literally part of the material that makes up every single cell of your body. So, when you hear health professionals say vitamin B12 is kind of a big deal, we mean it! 

Now, there may be a “magic pill” for what seems like everything these days, including vitamin B12, but buyer beware… (Read on…)

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7 Nutrient Deficiencies That May Lead to Low Energy—And the Best Foods for Bringing Your Battery Back to Life

7 Nutrient Deficiencies That May Lead to Low Energy—And the Best Foods for Bringing Your Battery Back to Life

It may be normalized to complain of low energy, but chronically low energy levels are certainly not normal and there may be a nutrient deficiency causing fatigue. While specific nutrient deficiencies are associated with low energy, you’ll want to consider whether or not you… (Read on…)

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33 Fitness Tips For Busy People

33 Fitness Tips For Busy People

Staying on top of your fitness can be tricky. We all know it’s great for body and mind, releasing endorphins and boosting our confidence and self-esteem. But, it can also take up precious time. When it comes to work, family and season 2 of The Bear, who has time for that 7 am circuit class? Or that Sunday morning spin session?

To help you not only make those classes but include fitness hacks in your everyday life, we’ve put together the ultimate list of fitness tips. (Read on…)

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6 Things You Should Never Do on a Plane, According to a Former Flight Attendant

6 Things You Should Never Do on a Plane, According to a Former Flight Attendant

It’s no secret that being a flight attendant is no easy task. From long hours and days away from home to potential delays and unruly passengers, it takes a special type of person to survive and thrive on the job. Cabin crew training is intense and can take months to complete, and covers everything from food hygiene and incident reporting to fire fighting, terrorism awareness, and even how to deliver a baby. But many cabin crew claim that the trickiest and most challenging part of their days involves customer service: dealing with passenger requests, worries, nerves, and… (Read on…)

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Best Business Books of All Time

Best Business Books of All Time

Reading great business books is one of the most cost-effective methods to become a whip-smart business person. As business book editors, we read a lot of books — and this curated book list is to bring you the best choices.

Indeed, reading top-notch business books is a smart investment of time and money. As business book editors, we’ve navigated the sea of literature to distill the most potent wisdom and strategies for you. This list will guide you towards making the right choices in the business landscape. (Read on…)

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Fear and Entrepreneurship: The Psychology of What Scares Us

Fear and Entrepreneurship: The Psychology of What Scares Us

Your stomach ties itself into a knot and your heart races nowhere as your mind sorts through every conceivable worst case scenario. We call it “fear” and our instincts scream for us to avoid whatever source it stems from. But as irrational as it often is, as silly as it sometimes seems when you witness it in others, fear is something we have to continually confront throughout our lives. Entrepreneurs especially—so steeped in uncertainty as they are—have to learn how to live with fear if they want to go far. Because perhaps the scariest thing about fear is how it

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8 Ways Technology Is Improving Your Health

8 Ways Technology Is Improving Your Health

  We hear all the time about how technology is bad for us. Since the introduction of computers, we spend more time sitting at a desk than moving around at work. We have created this sedentary lifestyle that is causing havoc in our overall life. BY KAREN REED Managing Editor at Positive Health Wellness, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 What if I were to tell you that technology has produced benefits? Would you believe me if I said that technology is good for your health? Most of you wouldn’t look at first. Well, you may be able to think of a couple

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Mobile And Tablet Internet Usage Exceeds Desktop For First Time Worldwide

Mobile And Tablet Internet Usage Exceeds Desktop For First Time Worldwide

Is your website ready to make you look great online? If you’re waiting to go “mobile-ready,” you’ve waited too long. Brass Ring can help! – Edward Increased traffic plus Google search rankings stress importance of mobile friendly websites Post-Brexit implications for UK business San Francisco, CA and Dublin, Ireland; 1st November, 2016: Internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop worldwide for the first time in October according to independent web analytics company StatCounter Its research arm, StatCounter Global Stats finds that mobile and tablet devices accounted for 51.3% of internet usage worldwide in October compared to 48.7% by

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Napoleon Hill’s 12 Great Riches of Life

Napoleon Hill's 12 Great Riches of Life

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve. – Napoleon Hill. Napoleon Hill’s Twelve Great Riches of Life 1. Positive mental attitude 2. Sound physical health 3. Harmony in Human Relationships 4. Freedom from fear 5. The hope of achievement 6. The capacity for faith 7. A willingness to share one’s blessings 8. A labor of love 9. An open mind on all subjects 10. Self discipline 11. The capacity to understand people 12. Financial security (Note that the financial part come the last. As it is basically a reflection of what a person has become.) 12

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Distraction Detox

Distraction Detox

Life balance elusive? (You’re not alone) If you, like me, are a home-based entrepreneur, then balancing the various aspects of your life can pose quite a challenge. Even if you’re not home-based, the challenge remains. I hope the following article is helpful to you in finding that balance. Thanks to SCORE & Jeanne Rossomme for very real-world useful information. – Edward by Jeanne Rossomme – CLICK HERE to read article in its entirety on SCORE’s website This New Year, my dear friend and inspirational entrepreneur, Aviva Goldfarb started a Sugar Detox Facebook group page. The instructions were simple – cut

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Judson Brewer: A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit

Judson Brewer: A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit

Filmed November 2015 at TEDMED 2015 Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they’re bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.

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Wellness: Spices That Heal

Wellness: Spices That Heal

Your effectiveness and ability to seek abundance is directly tied to your health, your energy, your attitude and your physical state. Nature really has given us all we need for excellence in these areas. Industrialized man has simply forgone this and substituted empty processed “food” formulated by food scientists and pushed by Madison Avenue to sell product at the expense of our health. Ancient cultures long ago found the benefits of many of the natural products we take as simply cooking ingredients or spces. Whenever I can, I look for nature’s answers to man’s problems. The following image is just the

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10 Ways To Amp Up Your Energy!

10 Ways To Amp Up Your Energy!

Source: Dr. Libby  We all love how great energy feels and energy is such a good marker of health. Below are 10 ways to help you have even more amazing energy, even if you feel like your energy is at an all time low. Just pick one, and start there, incorporating more tips as you feel able and inspired to do so! Everything is more enjoyable with great energy! If you prefer, you may read article HERE on FoodMatters website 1. Do What You Love Write a list of things you love that make your heart sing… and do more

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What 13 Successful People Do Before Going To Bed

What 13 Successful People Do Before Going To Bed

Morning routines are important — but bedtime rituals can have a serious impact on your success.That’s because the very last thing you do before bed affects your mood and energy level the following day, since it often determines how well and how much you sleep. Article by: JACQUELYN SMITH AND VIVIAN GIANG, AUG. 21, 2014, 10:30 AM. Read original article HERE on BusinessInsider.com Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-successful-people-do-before-bed-2014-8?op=1#ixzz3C6dxAQpw Knowing that, we decided to find out how the most successful spend their nights before surrendering to sleep. Turns out some — like President Obama and writer Michael Lewis — are night owls, preferring to work while the

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TED Talk: Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do

TED Talk: Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do

This video combines several of my favorite things…awareness, intention, Tony Robbins and TEDTalks! Here’s a relatively rare opportunity to watch Tony make a BRIEF presentation with great emotional impact and relevance! I’d like to share it with you…may it help you steer your ship towards personal success. Watch and enjoy. – Edward A. Sanchez, Brass Ring Multimedia Uploaded on Jan 16, 2007 Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that make us do what we do — and high-fives Al Gore in the front row. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where

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Science Daily Article: Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’

Science Daily Article: Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of 'I'll do it tomorrow'

Procrastination and impulsivity are genetically linked, suggesting that the two traits stem from similar evolutionary origins, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research indicates that the traits are related to our ability to successfully pursue and juggle goals. Read article here on ScienceDaily website “Everyone procrastinates at least sometimes, but we wanted to explore why some people procrastinate more than others and why procrastinators seem more likely to make rash actions and act without thinking,” explains psychological scientist and study author Daniel Gustavson of the University of Colorado Boulder. “Answering

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New Fun and Rewarding Resources Pages on Brass Ring Multimedia Website

New Fun and Rewarding Resources Pages on Brass Ring Multimedia Website

The internet is awesome…sometimes not so great, but it has some pretty amazing stuff on it. I’ve just activated a couple of pages in my Free Resources area. I like to offer things that have helped, inspired or made me say “woah,” in the spirit of helping others succeed and grow, so the following two pages are new. I’ve included fun stuff and, most importantly, opportunities to “give back.” Service ought to be part of your business plan. The rewards are practical and tangible…you’ll see. Check out these new pages on my website – Edward The Best of the Internet – Stuff

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This video should be WATCHED BY THE ENTIRE WORLD: Midway, A Film By Chris Jordan

This video should be WATCHED BY THE ENTIRE WORLD:  Midway, A Film By Chris Jordan

(Visit the film’s website: MidwayFilm.com) We must stop occasionally and remember we are citizens and caretakers of our planet and our fellow citizens, not just the human ones. My website is about website design and small business assistance. I try to help you seek abundance by succeeding in the world of business. Success can’t just be about money and acquisitions. It has to include consideration for others and our world. The paradox is by thinking and acting with outward care, we reap rewards. This video is about an island in the ocean at 2000 km from any other coast line.

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