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mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 2 May 11

I know most of you are into FB. Recently, there have been changes in FB for securing the account status. They keep improving on their settings - something I really appreciate. I just want to know, if there has been any...

fb facebook

hibernation

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alokn99 For disabling search engine search Click "Edit your settings" for Applications and Websites at the bottom of the page. Click "Edit Settings" next to "Public Search". and remove the check from the box

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mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 2 May 11

I know most of you are into FB. Recently, there have been changes in FB for securing the account status. They keep improving on their settings - something I really appreciate. I just want to know, if there has been any...

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alokn99 Privacy settings "View Settings " Connecting on facebook options This may help in restricting the search within facebook, but may not control the search engines searching.

2 May 11

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 28 Apr 11

Paypal and RBI have been in the news for a few years for their internal policy matters. This year, they have yet another bomb. According to the new pact, any balance into our PayPal account must be transferred to our bank account...

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alokn99 You know Mimpi, there is another rule that they had brought in when they introduced this, which does not allow you to pay for anything using funds that have come into your paypal account. If you want to send money to another account, you have to fund it from a...

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mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 26 Jan 11

Ever since my father has been diagnosed with borderline diabetes, we have been trying to reduce on the sugar in our diet. He is taking sweetening tablets in case he really wants some sweet in his beverages. He doesn't have a sweet...

harmful effects of artificial sweetners

saccharine

sweetening

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alokn99 From what I have read, it remains stable at 100 deg C for some time. When it reaches around 120 deg it starts to change form and undergo some chemical reactions. Yes, again from what i read, it relseases some chemicals then. The thing is we don't notice the...

27 Jan 11

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 19 Jan 11

Recently my mother has been detected with high level of TSH and she is started with meds to treat it. This got me into having mine tested and luckily I am cleared of any kind of impending disease. I got myself checked after...

health checkups

healthy living

medical checkup

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alokn99 You are right. It's a mind set issue really, Health should be a top priority. You know, as much as we are all educated and know its importance, yet it seems to take a back seat. There are many like me, and we need a jolt sometimes or a constant reminder to get...

19 Jan 11

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 10 May 10

Most paying sites and blogs require us to get page views apart from the ratings/ votes and other stuffs. However well I fare in writing and rating, my earning drops considerably due to PVs. Promoting articles gets boring but...

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alokn99 I guess u need the services of an online promotion manager. You keep the articles flowing, and promotion and page views gets taken care off.

10 May 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 28 Apr 10

I was wondering about the stuffs that my sisters used to do before marriage and how they have their priorities changed over the years. Most people grow and shift their focus, they have to for whatever reasons. If you ask me, it...

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alokn99 'Bachelors should be heavily taxed, it's not fair that some men should be happier than others - I Like these thoughts. At the same time, trust me, some are better of being bachelors, and should be given an incentive to stay bachelors. I've seen...

28 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 23 Apr 10

I have a network with Ning Creators and we call it our virtual home where we just let go, relax and share our stories. It's been a sweet journey since 2008. But recently, the new CEO has announced phasing out of free services....

let go

ning creators

phasing out

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alokn99 Yes Mimpi, as much as they might have thier reasons or not, actions like these sometimes get us to be more determined to keep things going and moreso it gets to mean more and we put in that much more. I'm sure you will continue to make the place even more...

24 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 16 Apr 10

My boss says that the happiest people on earth are the ones who are healthy, have family support and have enough money. Love, health and money - we have to have these to be quintessentially happy. But only a few really contemplate...

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alokn99 Very True. Slightly digressing,the ability to be able to make a difference in the lives of others too contributes to our peace of mind and happiness. There are some who have all the required igredients of love, health and wealth and find further happiness (if...

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mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 12 Apr 10

So, I managed to get you in! That, I bet, was a catchy heading! lol. Anyway, thanks for dropping by. Have fun and once in a while its fun being stupid. Like the other day when I was talking on the TV remote and...

boy friend cheating

fun

stupid

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alokn99 Oh absolutely Nothing like getting wet, soaked feet on a hot day, laughing to myself and yes feeling stupid about it.. Lucky for me, no one got to see the expression on my face..

13 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 8 Apr 10

My friend in another forum had written about foot in the mouth disease where people, all of us as a matter of fact, goof up with words. It isn't a news when I mess up with words. But when famous people do they certainly cannot...

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alokn99 And both of you did not know where to look...

12 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 8 Apr 10

My friend in another forum had written about foot in the mouth disease where people, all of us as a matter of fact, goof up with words. It isn't a news when I mess up with words. But when famous people do they certainly cannot...

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alokn99 Yes, while recently consulting a a very old childhood friend who is also a doctor, i was enquiring about his family with him, I meant to enquire about his daughter, and asked how old she was now and which class she was studying in. The only thing, i got his...

9 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 8 Apr 10

You woke up to a beautiful day. The happy sun, the beautiful breeze, the aromatic Darjeeling tea, the same mylot, the same friends, even more interesting posts. Hang on!! You just got an alert! Mylot isn't paying anymore!...

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alokn99 We get drawn into this place and although there are times that i don't do much, i just look around, reading some of the interesting posts and see who's active.

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mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 6 Apr 10

Holding the TV remote on my left ear and attempting to change the TV channel with the AC remote I couldn't really accomplish anything. I went on trying with the AC remote but the channels just wouldn't change! This went on till I...

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alokn99 Enjoy the moment , just don't try increasing the cooling with the volume of the TV remote..

6 Apr 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 11 Mar 10

According to Joe Robinson, a business coach and trainer, email are making us less creative and we're e-mailing when we should be doing something else. We kind of check our mail boxes every half an hour or more often. Life seems to...

email boxes

internet

less creative

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alokn99 And Robinson's statement- We are emailing when we should be doing something else. Makes a lot of sense. I have a guy sitting in front of me, refreshing his mail box every 3 minutes. When he goes home in the evening, all copies of mail are diverted to his...

11 Mar 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 11 Mar 10

According to Joe Robinson, a business coach and trainer, email are making us less creative and we're e-mailing when we should be doing something else. We kind of check our mail boxes every half an hour or more often. Life seems to...

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alokn99 Not rude at all, on the other hand you did bring about an important point in terms of expectations that the usage of email brings about especially in the corporate world. While working with a recent client, we used to a barrage of emails. Half the email...

11 Mar 10

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 14 Dec 09

I was shocked to see an article on a networking site which had been copied verbatim by a mylot member from a recent discussion that I had posted here on mylot. While my reactions range from disbelief to anger, I am wondering how...

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alokn99 Being passive sometimes is taken as a weakness and we need to report things like this. What if everyone started ignoring it or letting it go, that only allows such things to go on unchecked and increase more and more. It's good that the admin of that site...

15 Dec 09

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 4 Dec 09

Most of the times I forget the right coupon at the right moment! I collect them whenever I get an offer while shopping but mostly I forget and when its actually time to clean my cabinet, either they have expired or I have just...

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alokn99 But you have the purse, I have just a wallet. Can't fill it up with coupons so what do i do ?

4 Dec 09

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 4 Dec 09

Most of the times I forget the right coupon at the right moment! I collect them whenever I get an offer while shopping but mostly I forget and when its actually time to clean my cabinet, either they have expired or I have just...

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alokn99 Yes, that would help. Also i suppose if you determine yourself to ue them once or twice, then you tend to become more aware and keep track of them.

4 Dec 09

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 3 Dec 09

My friend was having pains in the shanks, feet and the heels. The orthopedic surgeon told her that she needs to change her shoes. She is quite tall and wears flattish slippers that are in vogue and also very flat shoes. I, after...

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alokn99 Yes, it did make it slope towards the toes, making the heel portion go higher. Wonder what the reasoning behind it is ?

3 Dec 09

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