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The Comprehensive Programs At Cliffside Malibu

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The other day when I wrote about addiction treatment of a friend, a reader left me a note saying that Cliffside Malibu has a specific program for each person and that it has been proven very effective.

When an addict first enters Cliffside, he or she is evaluated by a physician, clinical therapist and psychiatrist. These three specialists will then create a treatment plan for the addict outlining the areas that need addressing and to evaluate the progress he or she is making throughout the stay at Cliffside.

Also, the difference between Cliffside and other rehabilitation program is that Cliffside offers two programs from primary treatment to extended care, meaning they will help the addict kick his habit and let him stay on till he is totally clean.

Did you know that one of the greatest threats that addicts face once they leave their rehab center is the fact that the majority of them lapse into the same addiction again? It’s like living in a loop with no way out. It’s as though the treatment received in the past year never occurred.

Cliffside Malibu therefore has addressed this concern with the extended care program so that addicts will stay clean and do not face the temptation in falling victim to the same substance abuse over and over again.

Blogging

Ad Placement Experiment

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I was talking to the boss of one of the local advertorial agencies and I told him that my ad bars are not earning me anything even though the total page impressions of my blogs did not change much. Well, not as much to be noticeable, anyway.

Firstly, he said that I only have one ad code implemented on the sidebar when the maximum ads that we could place on a single page are four. This is an automated process so you could embed the codes all over your page but only four of them will show up.

Anyway, he told me that although my page impressions did not change, not all page impressions are equal. We in Malaysia most probably earn more in page impressions from within Malaysia. Ah, my blogs receive more foreign than local visitors. No wonder.

Also, he told me that I should also try out the half banner because different advertisers are using the different ad formats. Now I know why there are no advertisers on my ad box sometimes.

Well, I have made slight changes to the ad placement and size. Here’s hoping that my revenue picks up!

Travel

Where To Buy Cheap Air Tickets

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I wrote quite a number of times that I am thinking of getting out of the country for a holiday but to be frank, the airfare makes me cringe! It is not cheap at all despite knowing the boss of a local travel agency!

This morning, I came across the website AirValues.com which sells cheap air tickets. We get to save up to 65% on air tickets and that is a considerable amount of money! With the savings, we can most probably buy a cheap student airfare and bring along my late cousin’s daughter for a holiday.

Besides buying air tickets from AirValues.com, we could also use the powerful search engine on the site to search for air tickets for many more international routes from their airline partners. I think that everyone should be given the chance to travel and with such a hefty discount on airfare, there certainly is no excuse not to take a vacation break anymore.

If you are planning a trip for the year end holidays, it is nor too late to check AirValues.com. You cheap air tickets are just a mouse click or phone call away!

Computing & Internet

Exclusivity

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I saw this EXCLUSIVITY option in the dashboard of one of the advertorial companies that I am a member of and I have always been curious as to what that means because there was no further information except for a form and the words, “Apply to be an exclusive member”.

Well, last night, I had the opportunity to talk to the head honcho and I suddenly remembered about this feature and I asked him what does that mean? What benefits does it bring to be an “Exclusive” member?

The boss told me that once we become an exclusive member, we would have to only serve ads from one company and no other. Whoa.. I told him, perhaps a little too late, that if he wants that kind of loyalty then his company has to provide adequate compensation to make up for the loss of income from the other advertorial network.

On the other hand, people who would find that this exclusivity works well for them are most probably people with a lower earning power with the other advertorial network.

Personally, I would not like to limit myself like this because this would mean an option less for me to earn a little extra money. This is similar to the kind of limit that bloggers face if they were told not to blog for the next 24 hours or ten days to allow that post to stay at the top of the blog for a set period of time.

Like I mentioned on those occasions, the compensation would have to be adequate to worth my while. What do you think?

General

Nursing Home Information

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I was surfing the internet when I read that more than a million elderly people have no contact with people for months. In Britain alone, more than three hundred thousand people a month live life without the chance to talk to anyone at all.

I think that it is a pity that they do not have the chance to communicate with people, to interact and to share their thoughts. Nursing homes could be the answer in many such cases.

Although the elderly may be healthy, nursing homes are still a good option for them to pass their days because of companionship. This will make them happier and have something to look forward to each day. This in turn helps keep them healthy.

If you know of any elderly people in the United Kingdom who require better care, then check out BetterCaring.com for the necessary information. This is a very resourceful site which also has great tips on better care for senior folks.

Travel

Discount Hotels In Orlando

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Just now, I had a chat with my friend who told me that he managed to make reservations at one of the hotels in orlando with a deep discount. He was so happy because he said that with the savings, he would be able to enjoy the city more, instead of wasting more than half his budget on accommodation alone.

My friend is a seasoned traveler so he is very well informed in where to get the best deals in flights, accommodation, car rentals, vacation rentals and stuff like that. He told me that should I plan a trip to sunny Orlando, I would be stupid not to make my hotel reservations through the site that he recommends. Well, he knows that I love discounts, so why would I let this pass?? I am just surprised that making reservations directly with the hotel is more costly!

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IMAP Problem

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The other day, I was so happy with Gmail’s new IMAP support which I have been waiting for ages. Well, I did not exactly wait for IMAP but what I wanted was instant automatically retrieval of my Hotmail and Gmail email to my mobile device.

For Hotmail, I use Consilient, which PUSHes my mail with a two-minute interval. Nokia, on the other hand has the minimum time frame of five minutes for IMAP and thirty minutes for POP mail.

Well, just now, an email came in to my Gmail but until now, forty minutes later, I still did not receive that email to my mobile device. OK, frankly, I don’t know if it’s a phone issue, software issue or Gmail issue. Now, I am going to wait and see how long it takes that mail to come in.

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