Cricket and the Duckworth-Lewis Method

6 November 2010

Cricket has many baffling rules and, for the legion of avid followers of One Day International’s (O.D.I) Cricket and 20 overs Cricket (Twenty20), there aren’t many that are as difficult to get your head around as the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) Method. So what is the Duckworth-Lewis Method?

In this article we’ll have a look at how the Duckworth-Lewis Method got started, what their complicated formula does, and finally, whether it actually seems to work.

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Blog Post Excerpts Tips

29 October 2010

Blog posts are, obviously what your whole blog is all about. You could have the best SEO on the planet, a huge amount of blog traffic arriving every day, but, without good fresh content they’ll just head off somewhere else. But, adding fresh content can cause problems of its own.

In this article we’re going to look at what to do when your whole blog post appears on your home page and you haven’t got a clue why, or how to put it right.

There are a number of great sites and articles out there that teach you all manner of things…

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A Brief History of Halloween

24 October 2010

Halloween is one of those events during the year that most people look forward to, but how many of them know the real story behind this yearly ritual?

In this article we’re going to have a look at what Halloween is, where it all started, and what it means in today’s society.

Halloween is celebrated in…

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The 8-Minute Meditation

23 October 2010

Meditation has become a modern day phenomena. Although it’s not exactly a new form of relaxation, it’s one that appears to work for most people, and can be performed in a variety of locations. Have you tried it yet?

In this article we’re going to have a look at whether an 8-minute meditation is possible, and if it’s going to be able to give yourself an extra boost during the day.

Let’s start with a quick overview of what meditation is, and what most people hope to achieve from it…

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Free Ebooks – How to Gain a Readership

19 October 2010

Does giving people free ebooks make any sense, at all? If you’ve been wondering why you should put in all that time and effort just to give your book away for nothing, then this could be the article for you.

In this, the final of the five articles on ebooks, we are going to look at how you can gain a readership by giving away something of value, and how free ebooks can make money in their own right. Finally, we’ll look at how free ebooks can be created from your premium priced ebook, if creating something to give away for nothing doesn’t quite feel right to you – at the moment…

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