Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Where To Find Cheap Uggs: Discount Boots Websites

The super footwear made in Australia has swept this country by storm.

However, along with great popularity, as Hollywood stars of all ages have been seen wearing these comfortable shoes, also comes super high prices.

By a quick Internet search, you will be able to find extremely discounted shoes, slippers, and boots that are a fraction of their steep original sales price.

Finding a pair of uggs at discount boots websites is not difficult, and a quick and easy search will save you a great deal of money.

When searching for uggs on discount boots websites, first consider the website itself. If the site is offering shoes, slippers, or boots at too good of a price, be warnedthey might be counterfeit!

Most online stores are legitimate and will provide you with authentic products, but there are some that will prey on unsuspecting patrons.

The best way to find a pair of inexpensive Australian made footwear is to search for after the season sales.

These discounts will enable you to find quality footwear that are guaranteed to be authentic.

Online stores are excellent methods of finding these ultra popular boots at inexpensive prices.

Another way to find boots, shoes, and slippers for much less than in stores is to search internet auction sites.

Again, be aware of anyone selling suspicious merchandise that may potentially be counterfeited.

Since you can wear your shoes, boots, or slippers all season long, you will get the most use out of your new footwear.

If you do decide to purchase footwear from internet stores or auctions, be completely aware of any return policies enforced by the store.

If your new shoes do not fit or you are not satisfied with your purchase, knowing these policies will be able to assist you greatly in receiving a refund or return.

You may need to check into a internet store or websites auction before you decide to purchase to ensure the seller is reputable.

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Bringing The Tahini To Life

Very few people use Tahini - a ground sesame seeds - although it is available practically everywhere. Tahini seeds are inexpensive, they can survive longer and can be best stored in domestic refrigerators.

If you are from a Middle Eastern family, I'm pretty confident that you know what Tahini is. Just a little dash of it will make any Middle Eastern dish awesome.

Tahini is a bit tricky to use. When it is mixed with other ingredients, it thickens really fast. If you are cooking Tahini paste after mixing, you will have a really hard time stirring it.

Water plays a critical role in this salad. It takes care of all the stirring issues when it comes to Tahini. Add garlic and cumin in minimum quantities, some onions, tomatoes and a couple of tablespoons of hot water to the salad dressing and voila! You have an elegant dish in front of you.

Here are some interesting techniques you can use. If you like raw onions strong, you can skip soaking them; but this step, known as "killing" the onions, tames them nicely. Just to be sure that the taste of the dish remains, add tomatoes unseeded. The flavor and the juice which they impart are simply amazing.

I noticed that when I add cubes of stale, grilled or toasted bread, it just turns into something like Panzanella and I love it that way! You can provide the finishing touches to the dish by dressing it up. For a more tasty combination, you can add chicken or shrimp.

I am already feeling hungry...

-- Tomato & Onion Salad With Tahini Dressing --

~ Salt and pepper to taste

~ 4 medium tomatoes, cored and chopped

~ 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or more to taste

~ 1/3 cup tahini paste

~ 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

~ 1/2 garlic clove, peeled and minced, or to taste

~ 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped

~ 1 medium red or white onion, peeled and diced

Soak onion in salted cold water while preparing other ingredients, about 30 minutes. Whisk or blend together garlic, tahini and cumin, and add lemon juice; the mixture will become very thick.

Thin with hot water, a tablespoon at a time, just so the mixture can be spooned. It will thin further when tossed with tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Toss onion, tomatoes and parsley with dressing. Taste, adjust the seasonings and serve. Yield: 4 servings.

Here's a little tip: Do not hesitate to add some more ingredients of your choice to this recipe. Test it out and may be you'll have something interesting.

Adding some chilis or something else can change completely the taste. It all depends on you.

Jonathan writes for a famous online cooking newsletter "Quick Easy Recipes Secrets". If you need delicious recipes and up to date cooking tips just visit: http://www.Easy-Recipes-Secrets.com



How To Write A Performance Appraisal

The appraiser may be any person who observes the employee while performing a job. The appraiser has thorough knowledge about the job content, contents to be appraised, and standards of contents. The appraiser should prepare reports and make judgments without bias. Typical appraisers are supervisors, peers, subordinates, employees themselves, users of service, and consultants.

Supervisors include superiors of the employee, other superiors having knowledge about the work of the employee, and department heads or managers. General practice is that immediate superiors appraise the performance, which in turn is reviewed by the departmental head manager. This is because supervisors are responsible for managing their subordinates and they have the opportunity to observe, direct and control the subordinate continuously. Moreover, they are accountable for the successful performance of their subordinates. On the negative side, immediate supervisors, may emphasis certain aspects of employee performance to the neglect of others. Also, managers have been known to manipulate evaluations to justify their decisions on pay increases and promotions.

Peer appraisal may be reliable if the work group is stable over a reasonably long period of time and performs tasks that require interaction. However, little research has been conducted to determine how peers establish standards for evaluating others or the overall effect of peer appraisal on the groups attitude. The concept of having superiors rated subordinates is being used in most organizations today, especially in developed countries. For instance in most US universities students evaluate a professors performance in the classroom. Such a novel method can be useful in other organizational settings too, provided the relationships between superiors and subordinates are cordial.

If individuals understand the objectives they are expected to achieve and the standards by which they are to be evaluated, they are to a great extent in the best position to appraise their own performance. Employee performance in service organizations relating to behaviors, promptness, speed in doing the job and accuracy, can be better judged by the customers or users of services.

Performance Appraisals provides detailed information on How to Write a Performance Appraisal, Job Performance Appraisals, Performance Appraisal Software, Performance Appraisal Systems and more. Performance Appraisals is affiliated with Manufacturing Performance Management.



Flat Fee MLS Listings - Is This The Future Of Real Estate

Realtors are all a buzz about this new form of listing houses on the MLS (multiple listing service). Some feel it creates more work for the buyers agent, while others see this as a way to tap into the For Sale By Owner market.

It use to be when you made the decision to sell your home, you essentially had two methods available to you. You could list your home with a traditional real estate company and pay 6-7% commission or you could try selling on your own "for sale buy owner".

Research shows that nearly 50% of all home sellers start out trying to sell their property on their own. Although some home owners are successful with FSBO, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) home seller survey, only sixteen percent of sellers actually sell their home without exposure on the MLS. And many of them end up giving away their commission savings to the buyer to close the deal.

Realtors tend avoid for sale by owner properties because they are working with buyers and have no written agreement to be compensated. If the seller has not agreed in writing to pay a commission to the agent, the buyer could cut the agent right out of the deal and negotiate directly with the seller. It happens....

With flat fee MLS service, the seller has agreed in writing to pay a commission, usually 3%, to the buyers agent. This motivates Realtors to bring the seller a buyer.

How it works:

Real estate commissions by law are negotiable. In a flat fee listing, the listing agent agrees to a flat fee instead of a percentage of the sale price. This can be anywhere from $300-$600 for the service of adding your house to the MLS. Then you choose how much to pay the buyers agent in commission for bringing you a buyer (typically 3%). So in the sale of a $200,000 house you would pay $6,000 plus the flat listing fee, saving a close to $5,700 in commissions. The plus side is in the listing agents contract, the right to continue advertising you house FSBO. So in the event you find a buyer without an agent you save on all commissions and only pay the flat listing fee.

  • What do you get with flat fee MLS listing:

  • Advertise your home on Realtor.com

  • Market to buyers working with a Realtor through the MLS

  • Market to Buyers working without a Realtor

  • Retain your right to sell your property by owner

  • Avoid paying any real estate listing commission by paying a flat rate or fixed fee upfront

  • Only pay a commission if a buyer's agent sells your home

  • Why would a listing agent want to do this?

For real estate agents this can be an opportunity to increase revenue by listing more homes. There are many people who refuse to use realtors because of the 6-7% commissions, but are more than willing to pay 3%. With the increase of internet marketing, realtors can reach more people because all they are offering is to list the house on the MLS. Services are minimal and the listing agent really won't be trying to find a buyer for you, but rely on the buyers agents. This allows them to list properties in a larger area and in some cases in other states.

With the increase of house prices, is the 6% sales commission going to survive or will flat fee listings be the wave of the future. Only time will tell...

About The Author

Richard Massey is a note broker with United Financial Resources and a real estate investor. You can get more information at http://www.unitedfinancialresources.com or to read more articles go to http://unitedfinancialresources.com/news.html