GPS Inside Information

GPS systems can turn out to be life saviors when you have no idea where you're going exactly or how to get there. This was their original purpose, to safely lead people from one point to another without all the fuss that came along with asking for direction, learning how to find your way using a normal map or calling someone at your destination to guide you through.

As it happens with other gadgets and systems, their original purpose changed. Somehow, software and hardware GPS tracking systems shifted focus and turned into a security tool: personal or corporate. Personal as GPS is used to locate stolen cars or to track company owned cars and their drivers. GPS Insight for example helps employers make sure their drivers are not doing something else instead of working. As they are closely monitored, their location being updated every 2 minutes. What does the company gain: they don't waste money on wasted time, they make sure no fuel is stolen and make sure the route taken is the best available one. The provided maps are highly customizable and come in high resolution so that monitoring a few dozen vehicles does not turn into a torture. But their true differentiator, what makes them really stand out, is their unique ability to provide direct engine diagnoses. That means providing data regarding fault codes, speed, fuel consumption, odometer readings, idle time and so on.
The system does come with its costs, as we all know there never is any free lunch. The price, of about 1,5-2 USD per vehicle/per day is however justified by the benefits the product offers. GPS Insight also comes with support services and, something I found interesting, covers a number of incidents for each monitored truck or car.

The company targets service and trucking companies mostly, of any sizes, but it can easily be integrated in any field requiring transportation. I see hardware and software based GPS tracking services as highly important not only to prevent losses resulting from specific, planned action of employees. It is also necessary to prevent little errors (such as not avoiding a way to crowded route, or taking a longer one) which, if computed, amount to quite important losses.

GPS Insight has a very clean site, offering all the information you might need and a large number of product screenshots and live demo. The product also comes with a 30 days money back guarantee.

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Intelligent You Say?

I got this on my email, in a list of adds tagged ad (very) intelligent. I'd say funny at most. Does this look intelligent to you? Does it annoy you to see this stupid image of a woman being angry on another one because of her bigger breasts? I'll stick to my Canon for now and am not planning to ever buy a Nikon.

If you are a man reading this blog, does this make you want to buy the product?

The Heartless Corporate Woman Cliche

There's a story that has been going around by email about this corporate hot shot, admired by everybody, who suddenly starts crying in the bathroom. She then pours her heart out about wanting to have a child and not actually having time for the actual procreation. The moral of the story? Focusing on your career will make you miss out on so many things.

What is wrong with this story? One simple fact: the husband in the story is also too tired to procreate. So I don't really get how she'll do it all on her own if she stops focusing that much on her job.

Now I know that ideally we should all work 5 days a week, from 9 to 5 and then have enough time left to enjoy all the other pleasures life has to offer. All good till now, but that is still only an idealistic approach. In the Real Romania, it works like that for a lucky elite only. The rest of us women have to put more effort into making enough money to first afford other treats and only then make time for them.

And no one thinks about long term state of affairs. Ok, she has the child and gives up her job for the hubby and baby and all. Should I remind you all that in Romania the wife gets no monthly sums of money? Only the child does, and not always enough. Should I also remind you that a break of a few years can make getting back into the work field can be really hard? For most of us, there is no either/or. As generally women with an ongoing career still have a hard time raising children on their own.

Then again, did any of us stop to think why certain women (house wives) stay in dysfunctional marriages? Why they accept to be beaten, cheated on or treated as servants? Simply because they cannot afford to do something else. So having to postpone a pregnancy is not the worst thing that can happen to a woman. Why do we blow it out of proportions? Why do we keep fighting the successful career woman? Isn't it high time we stopped?

College Attendance Made Easier

College is not always easy to attend and within reach for all social classes. For a lot of young men and women, the fees are way too much and scholarships are not that many. So what to do in such a case? Student loan consolidation might be a solution. But what is that exactly? Student loan consolidation means you have some options when it comes to pay for college - you mix available scholarships with federal aid and with the most advantageous private student loans.

Such loans address parents, future college students and also graduate students, those having or looking for student loans. The NestStudent services in this area have an interesting slogan: college funding made easy. And this is something everyone would need, I guess. Material details sorted out so that they concentrate on what's really important: their education and their future career.

I haven't seen any real student loan consolidation services in Romania. But I am sure they'd be quite useful for a lot of college graduates whose parents cannot afford to pay for their education. Sure, there are some scholarships (most of them granted if students have great results during college), but there are still transportation, housing, meals and other such issues to worry about.

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Cliches in Tourism

Being a regular viewer of Euronews means that you watch a different variety of adverts compared to your average terrestrial channel.

The
tourism adverts are especially unusual, with destinations like Iran
(The slogan for there should be "Iran...enjoy it while you can"),
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro and Sochi (Russia) being featured.

How ever, pretty much every advert features the same scene:

A
lady in "traditional dress" proffering a bowl of fruit. I call this,
the Prithee Fair Maiden
Shot.

It's a cheesy cliche that smacks of "Come to our country, filled with comely wenches who will wait on your every need" .

Sell what you have to offer, not your self respect.

Eating Disorders, Again

As you all know, this is actually a topic I keep my eyes on. Mostly because I've come across people facing such issues and because it is a problem most people (those who suffer from it and their families) tend to ignore in some parts of the world. Romania is such an example, with no extensive studies being performed and with parents still seeing such disorders as a way to get more attention.

I've accidentally come across and article on the Change Therapy blog. featuring the results of a research performed on teenagers with bulimia. The results show that parents play a key role in their children's getting better. Read the article to find out more on the research and for additional information on such disorders.

Who Are the Women Who Rule the World?

Feel like getting to know powerful women in the world? Then Forbes has the right answer for you. A list of the most powerful women in the world. I've only got to see the first 30, but it all seems quite interesting. Enjoy reading.

Creating the Right Light

I am the type of girl who thinks light plays a key role in how I feel in a certain room. That is why I love rooms with enormous windows and why I am very careful in choosing the lighting for the nights I spend there.

Farreys. com gives you quite a large number of options for lighting and lamps. You have plenty to see and to choose from. But if you already know what you are looking for you can use the site's lighting search tool to help you narrow down your options.
My eye was particularly caught by the fine art lamps collection (from which I have taken the photos) and by the House of Troy lighting section. But there are a hundreds of possibilities on the site, to fit any type of room you might want to further decorate.
I am not all that crazy about their logo or their site look, they should work a little on those. But there are a few lamps I've seen that are really amazing. Take a look and tell me what you think.

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Recommended Reading: "Men are very bad for women really"

BBC News published a very interesting article on reasons why women moving in with their partner gain weight. It was recommended by a friend and turned out to be a quite useful read. Therefore I am sharing it with you.

Among the most important reasons couples leaving (especially the women forming them) together gain weight are:

• the new found habit of eating male size portions
• more often meals at the restaurant
• replacing fruits and veggies with treats and more complicated dishes
• skipping the daily workout to spend more time with the significant other
• sharing the house chores
• going on the pill
• multiple pregnancies

As obesity expert Dr Haslam concludes, men are actually very bad for women :D. I believe it is more about self discipline and setting the correct priorities. Going to the gym together can be a perfect mix of time spent together and work outs.