there are two websites i like in particular
http://www.donorschoose.org/
which allows to donate to teachers directly

and kiva
http://www.kiva.org
which allows to donate to people in 3rd world countries who pay back the loan

its not really altruistic but i also like
http://www.lendingclub.com
where you effectively cut out the banks and lend to people directly...

we often get distracted by other things and when we return to our original task we are not as focused as we were in the beginning.
Their are two ways i use to refocus on the original task

write or re-read my intention and goal with all its subpoints of how i get there.
Have a set of 5 cards with me all the time which state the next 5 goals i am trying to achieve. I check off the goal when i reached it and write a new card.

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CJSTONE makes a good point on Karma.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Instant-Karmas-Gonna-Get-You

I think Karma is actually a way of purifying your energies in yourself so as to live a more balanced life. More giving, less stress.

I just got raisekarma.com with the idea of creating a site where you can post how you went about raising your karma...

i think the anonymity on the internet as well as large cities gives rise to a lot of anti-social behaviour.
Kind of animalistic behaviour and the throw-away society.
If it doesn't please me it gets dissed.
I don't understand this at all. How can you lose respect of people just because you don't know them.
Shows the true nature of people. People with a heart should be wary of people in general, make quick decisions on their character and ignore them if they don't suit your standards....

I am 5 foot 8 which is 173cm its not the smallest but here in europe its pretty small for a man.
Most women here look for a tall man. Taller than 175 or often taller than 180 because they are themselves a bit taller or they are just plainly only attracted to tall guys.
I don't mind having a woman taller than me. If she is 180 i would be fine with it but the problem is women reject you just based on your height. Which makes them very superficial in my opinion. She says its not superficial its just that she likes to cuddle with a person taller than her. I think its still superficial cause she says that without evening giving us the op...

I think the best way for digg to roll out a new version would have been
to have a link to a beta server. something like beta.digg.com
and have all the users check it out and give feedback instead of making such a huge rollout without letting the larger public know whats going on.
I am curious to know your comments about this...

i think making money with your blog is very hard in general because of something known as the long tail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Tail

this is where vybr can help you. We concentrate all the marketing and promotion on one website where all writers get a fair shot at gaining a reader base....

I have always been interested in how to improve my chances with the other sex. Especially because nowadays so many things have to come together if you want to have luck with women. That is in the case you are not tall, handsome or famous.

Factors which influence your success are:
opportunity & effort

the opportunity can be created are you can wait for it.
You can put your effort in the way you look. How you approach women etc.

The biggest problem with any man is approach anxiety. Approach anxiety is there for two reasons. One is that you are not good enough for her and the second is that i...

So i know this girl. I met her on the internet in February. We then met up in a cafe and later i stayed at her place that night. It was obvious she wanted more but she tried to keep her distance. I told her that I didn't think it could be anything more than friendship. She is older than me with two kids plus i just didn't feel the sparks.
Sometimes we would get together to talk about everything that came to our minds. We had interesting conversations. One morning we go to her local cafe and meet her friend who works in the cafe. Her friend is kind of a simple woman without much brains. We helped her move the furniture around a bit ...

i just got myself the domain name http://www.gibher.com which is german for give me
its going to be a free market place for everything. it will be cloned to spanish and english later.
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