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Monday, 10 January 2011
Communication Training Courses, a New Way to Improve Your Communication

Although each of us communicates with different people every day, like our parents, teachers, friends, and even strangers, we still have some problems in our communication. Nowadays, some parents have realized it and begin to send their children to some special training centers which help them to improve communication skills. Apart from children, some adults join this training in order to work effectively.

A lot of the students from such training center think after about one-week learning, practicing, and critiquing, they are better at communication; after one-month training, they can be a more powerful and persuasive communicator.

In the training courses, teachers demonstrate and drive home the essential skills the students need to become a more polished, persuasive communicator. They will gain insights into everything from making a good impression even in tense situations.

Moreover, the teachers make plans for those who seek special help here according to the students’ different requirements. Kalab, a man from one of the best mp3 player company, was working on a team which improved effectively. After entering that team, he shortly felt that he had difficulties in communicating with clients, other team members, and several leaders. As he usually communicated with different customers buying mp3 players, the teacher Miru divided them into different groups and offer distinctive help for him. In some courses, Miru even went out with Kalab to a real mp3 player market; they acted as buyers and learned from the sellers how to persuade customers to buy more. After such a series of training, Kalab told he became more persuasive when communicating with his clients at company. The communication skills learned from the market is very helpful for his job, just as in the case if you want to be a great seller, you must understand what those buyers are thinking about.

In spite of the increasing importance placed on communication skills, many individuals continue to struggle with this, as they are unable to communicate their thoughts and ideas effectively – whether in verbal or written format. This inability makes it nearly impossible for them to compete effectively in the workplace, and stands in the way of career progression. Luckily, the training courses let them have chance to improve, learn to deliver their messages effectively, and commit to breaking down the barriers that exist in each of these stages of the communication process.

Miru once told the students in the center that they must begin with the message itself. If the message is lengthy, disorganized, or fraught with errors, the message is supposed to be misunderstood and misinterpreted. In addition, the inappropriate verbal and body language can confuse the message and mislead listeners.

When in a conversation, try to be mindful of the demands on the listeners and have empathy with them, which means to think in their situations. Nevertheless, if you want to have an effective conversation, other factors such as the culture, background have to be taken into consideration; these factors make sure you send your information more clearly to the listeners. And finally, don’t forget to foresee what they will say when hearing your words.


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Sunday, 9 January 2011
How to Be an Excellent Speaker in Conversations

Sometimes, we complain that our families or friends seldom think in our situation. Did you think in their situation before? It is called empathy, which means understanding so intimate that the feelings, thoughts, and motives of one are readily comprehended by another. Truly, lack of empathy can create a barrier in a conversation, making both the speaker and listener unhappy.

In order to achieve better communication, we have to think in the participants’ situation, which means that we should think what may think, foresee what they may say in advance. This activity in our mind can to some extent help we take an upper hand in conversations. For instance, if you are a wholesaler who sells usb flash drive, having empathy is the top task for you. Those who buy usb flash drive in your store may think you charge too much, so you’d better figure out how to deal with this situation; introduce some flash memory may be one of resolutions. By developing some empathy with the people to whom we will be directing messages, we might recognize the need to modify our messages from time to time before sending them.

In fact, the ability to empathize with someone else cannot be so easy that everyone can master. If you are to see things from another's viewpoint, you have to put aside your own prejudices and preconceptions. The truth perhaps is that the receiver is of a different race, educational background, from a different section of the country, or has a different specialty or rank within the organization. Under such a circumstance, the task of empathizing with the other member of the conversation link is somewhat difficult. Moreover, the task becomes more complicated if you believe that understanding another's viewpoint may pose a threat to your own.

I remember once a professional said:" You can transmit a better message if you can put yourself in the receiver's place and analyze the message from his viewpoint." This task is for both the sender and receiver in a specific conversation. The two parties must try to project themselves into the other’s situation if each of them wants to better the communication.

In addition, the relationship between the people involved in any communication process may create a greater barrier to the effectiveness of the communication between them than any other barriers. If the relationship between the people participating in the communication is good, the communication has a plump chance for success, if NOT, the chance is slim. This is true whether the communication takes place in oral or written form.

Look around those who are good at communicating may have the following strong points.

1.They realize that diplomacy works far better than brute force.
2.They know how to help people "get it" the first time.
3.They can empathize, and they know how to get the support they need.
4.They don't waste time rehashing instructions or entering into arguments that go nowhere.
5.They listen first and act second — not the other way around.

Don’t think that it is rather tough to be an effective speaker in a conversation as nobody is not a born excellent speaker.


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Friday, 7 January 2011
Ready to Succeed in Conversation

Have you ever thought why some people are much more popular in a group and easily attract attentions than others? Is it because they are good-looking or have a charming smile? Perhaps it is one of the reasons, but it is really their communication skills that attract others, and that is their charm.

There is a lot of knowledge in communication. As different ways of communication are for different occasions and conversations, a good choice can help you in an exact conversation and leave excellent impression. Now let’s have a look at some of the communication skills.

1.Choose a right place for an intimate conversation. For example, if you are going to tell someone something that is not going well, such as news of death, a breakup, a job loss, a change of plans, or a criticism of their efforts, it is suggested that you have your conversation in somewhere private and quiet instead of in public, around colleagues, or near other people. As a sales manager in a chain store, I sometimes have talk with some of my employees; criticize their performance for their selling earbuds in our stores. As a matter of fact, this conversation is of great help for them, offers advices and suggestions, and skills when communicating with a wholesaler, say when he plans to buy the best headphones. It is necessary to choose a private place, which will enable me to provide space to open dialog with them and help to ensure that the two-way process is occurring properly. If you're trying to give bad news in a cafe surrounded by loud chatting and reverberating sounds, the surroundings will affect the impact, and you will find it hard to know if your message has been understood. By the same token, if you are presenting to a group of people, be sure to check the acoustics beforehand, to practice projecting your voice clearly, and to use a microphone if needed to ensure that your audience can hear you.

2.Be relaxed to the unexpected. For example, if your phone rings, laugh it off the first time, then turn it off immediately and continue with your talking. Be relaxed with distractions. Do not allow external distractions to act as crutches that keep sidetracking your concentration. They will distract both you and your listener and they will also effectively kill the communication. Even if the communication that you are having is a difficult one, it will not help the effectiveness of your message if you are seeking comfort or respite through such distractions.

3.Use breathing and pauses if necessary. Perhaps you are still having no idea of the magic power of pause. My boss once told me that pausing causes and audience to lean in and listen carefully. It is of great help to emphasize what we want to convey, allowing the listener time to digest what has been said. When having a conversation with those who want to buy noise cancelling headphones in our chain store, he really had such an experiment on them and had good results.

The communication skills mentioned in this article can be more useful for those who sell products. As the proverb goes, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, they will help to make improvement if keep practicing.


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How to Make Effective Conversation

Have you ever thought why we can understand other people’s meaning; sometimes even a wink or a gesture. From my point of view, it is because both the wink and a certain gesture can convey some information; the message reaches you if you can understand it.

Not all the message in a conversation can be understood, but we can use techniques to make it understandable. Some of my friends have the experience of selling cell phone covers online, and they feel it is difficult to understand customers’ meaning exactly by online chat. Obviously, it is easy to understand that without face-to-face conversation, we cannot see the speaker’s appearance, cannot hear his or her tone which contains all kinds of emotions.

Things are much simpler when it comes to face-to-face conversation. In addition, there are some useful ways to make it more effective, and they are practiced in my real experience.

1.Clarity of meaning can be expressed through your body language. Use facial expressions when needed. It is a good way to use soft, gentle facial expression and tone if you intent to reflect passion and generate empathy with the audiences. Avoid negative facial expressions, such as frowns or raised eyebrows. It is hard to tell whether it is negative or not, so you’d better judge it by the context and cultural context. What’s more, you should be alert for unexpected behaviors which suggest you're cross-culturally colliding, such as a clenched fist, a slouched posture, or even silence. So if you are not familiar with the culture, first of all, ask questions about communication challenges before you start your speech or conversation with people who do not share a same nation or culture with you.
Effective eye contact and engagement can enhance communication for both parties. Eye contact establishes self-confidence, trust and relationship. Both the speaker and listeners exchange information and attention in this process in order to get their own interest. Even when I introduce to my clients who are going to buy iphone cover I always try to persuade them to buy more, while they want to know whether they can get it at a cheap enough price. Thus in such a conversation, it is important to look into the other person’s eyes and reassure them. (Remember, this eye contact must be natural and makes them feel relaxed.)
Different communication methods are depended on different targets. If you are addressing an audience, pause and make eye contact with a member of audience for up to 2 seconds before breaking away and resuming your talk, which helps you to make every audience feel personally valued. When I introduce the products for those who want to buy the best iphone 4 case in my store, we have communication in eyes sometimes, from which you can understand more in their mind. Well, this does not always work, as in some cultures it is considered to be unsettling or inappropriate. Ask or research in advance.

In fact, many methods can be used in a conversation if they bring good results, which depend on the participants and the topic you choose.


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Thursday, 23 December 2010
There Is More To Gaga Than Lady Gaga

If you are a country music fan, you’ll never miss this album in the year of 2010 - Lady Antebellum’s "Need You Now". This is an album that you may expect for a long time because of their great debut album. Anyway I was really excited for the release of this album and it lay in my iPod for this whole year. Although this is not an amazing or breathtaking album from a fabulous country group, it’s never an album you would get tired after a few times of listening.

Without any doubt, the most popular song on the album is the lead-off single and title track, "Need You Now". I first heard this song when searching for BLUE LASER on the net. When I opened the website of an online shop with wholesale green laser at a low price, the song, "Need You Now", came up and I was attracted by it at once. I booked Lady Antebellum’s album with a Wholesale Blue Laser pointer. Since I received the CD from Wholesalers, I had been played it over and over again. This is a song that you’ll never get tired of it even though you had listened for thousands of times.

Recently, nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced. Lady Antebellum has been one of the biggest winners who top the nominations. I'm anticipating how many golden trumpets they will take home from GRAMMY Awards. Totally, they were nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Song. No doubt, these three awards - Best Country Album, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Song - must belong to them.

If you browse on a Wholesale online shop you may find this album on the Top Music Deals. Most of the songs on the album are good quality. Most of the songs are worth listening, and most people will relate to and enjoy them. "Need You Now" is the valedictory cut from Need You Now, though it is accompanied by some exceptional competition, surprisingly. The production work here is brilliant, straddling country and pop worlds making this cut the #2 pop hit it was. There is superb chemistry between vocalist Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, who tradeoff between verses. The pre-chorus (bridge before the chorus) is well penned ("and I wonder if I ever cross your mind, for me it happens all the time"), not to mention the classic chorus: "It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now, said I wouldn't call, but I lost all control, and I need you now, and I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now" Any doubters should be silenced by this exceptional cut that makes the non-country fan want to beg for more. And "Hello World" is a bit of a downgrade compared to the first three cuts, finding Charles Kelley's vocals lovely, yet too `sleepy' here at times. The cut is pretty - don't get me wrong - but it just does not feel as inspired as pre-eminent cut "Need You Now." Hillary Scot does not enter until nearly the 2:00 mark (mixed in the background for the most part). Only the dynamic ending truly atones for the lack of "oomph" with this cut. "Perfect Day" atones for the missteps of "Hello Word" with a more driving groove and up-tempo feel here. Also bowing in "Perfect Day's" favor is the brief duration at 3:20 and the production work. Overall, there are so many songs worth listening.

On the whole, every song on their sophomore album is more different from the others, just like the first album they did. I love how they write their own lyrics to the songs as well, making it all so much more personal. Off the album, there is some music you might hear at a country club and dance to them under the rays of green or red light laser pointer. Good music is good music! And Lady Antebellum has done it again. This is just the group worth expectation. Although Lady Gaga is so famous these years, I have to say there is more to Gaga than Lady Gaga!


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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Graffiti

At the age of 16, Chris Brown was Famous for the hit single "Run It!" which topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male artist to have his debut single top the chart since Montell Jordan in 1995. He is so young in his lifetime but mature in music.

The nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced lately on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. On the stage with laser beam pointer rays overhead, the album from American R&B singer Chris Brown has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love" with Jill Scott and Marcus Miller, and "Take My Time" with Tank), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Graffiti), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Deuces" with Tyga and Kevin McCall).

Graffiti is the third studio album by American R&B and pop singer Chris Brown. It is the follow-up to his successful second album Exclusive (2007). The album was produced during 2008 to 2009 by several record producers, including Polow Da Don, Swizz Beatz, The Runners, and Brian Kennedy. Primarily an R&B and pop outting; Graffiti incorporates elements of electro-pop and hip hop music with synthesizers and electronic-influenced beats. I bought this album when browsing to buy a power laser pointer on the net. Since I received the CD with my highest power laser I had played it over and over again. This album contains so many catchy songs.

The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 102,489 copies in its first week. To date, Graffiti has moved 316,000 copies in the US. It became his third consecutive top-ten debut in the United States and produced three singles that achieved moderate chart success. Upon its release, Graffiti received generally negative reviews from most music critics. The album has been called a "forward-moving fusion of R&B, pop, rock and Euro-dance." Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said like on Rihanna's post-romance Rated R, "Brown aims to expand his music beyond hip-hop-flavored R&B by embracing Euro-disco, Goth-rock and new wave." Kot compared Brown's work to the "cross-genre experiments of Kanye West, Saul Williams, and Lil Wayne." According to Mikael Wood of The Los Angeles Times, most of the album is in "upbeat party mode", mixed with power ballads, assumingly to "illuminate" his remorse over the Rihanna incident. Giving the album a generally negative review, Kot said, the album's upbeat tracks would sound fantastic on the dance floor. However, there's a little bit of everything here...dance tracks, deep beautiful ballads, and bangers. I have to say that Chris has definitely grown with this album. I just hope that more people actually give it a chance and a listen without automatically casting it off as a failure because of his actions...you're missing out on good music if you don't.

Variety, Nice Beats and he showed a side that most people don't get to see. Lucky ME really hits home with things he's been thru and others as well. Enjoyed it very much! You can find this album from any big Wholesale online shop with a nice price. This is an album worth listening.


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Monday, 20 December 2010
The Love & War MasterPeace
The nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced lately on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. On the stage with flashlight laser pointer rays overhead, the album from American R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, set to be presented at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, though he is not the one of the regular guests at Grammy Awards under the rays from green beam laser. If you like R&B, Raheem DeVaughn is a name that you have to know. As an American singer and songwriter, DeVaughn has been compared to Dwele, Van Hunt, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. DeVaughn has described himself as an "R&B hippie neo-soul rock star," a take on the difficulty media types have classifying him. The Love & War MasterPeace is the third studio album by Raheem DeVaughn, released March 2, 2010 on Jive Records. It was also released as a deluxe edition with an additional disc of bonus material. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 and production was handled primarily by Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 45,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, The Love & War MasterPeace received positive reviews from music critics. Billboard writer Gail Mitchell praised the album's themes and music, writing "Drawing from a palette rich in R&B, hip-hop and jazz, DeVaughn has crafted a powerful, thought-provoking album". Giving it 4½ out of 5 stars, Allmusic writer Andy Kellman cited The Love & War MasterPeace as "one of the most grippingly conscious major-label R&B albums of the last 30 years", viewing its love-themed songs as "imaginative and excellent" and praising its socially-conscious material. I bought this album when browsing to buy a laser pointer keychain on the net. Since I received the CD I had played it over and over again. It almost gives you a Marvin Gaye feel. He makes a 70's style of music seem very current today. To me, what makes this album so great is the strong message that's involved with every song. The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 45,000 copies in the United States. It also entered at number three on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and it reached number 11 on Billboard's Digital Albums chart. It ultimately spent 10 weeks on the Billboard 200 on 36 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album has sold 76,563 copies in the United States. The first single for the album, "Bulletproof", was released on September 22, 2009, and features rapper Ludacris. The single charted at number 46 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 64 on the European Hot 100 Singles, and number 48 on the Canadian Hot 100. "Lyin to Myself" was released promotionally on December 1, 2009. Prefixmag reviewed the song praising Raheem for his "lyrics, voice and style." "I Don't Care" was released as the album's second single on January 25, 2010. It spent 20 weeks and peaked at number 36 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's third single "B.O.B." was released June 20, 2010. The single peaked at number 79 and spent five weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. I have never really listened to him before but once I put this CD in my player, I let the entire CD play. It has been a while since I have done that with a CD. I really like the music and the lyrics. His lyrics and sentiment is very fitting in each and every song on the two disc set. You can find this album from any big Wholesale online shop with a nice price. This is an album worth listening.

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Sunday, 19 December 2010
Another Round

The nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced lately on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. On the stage with blue laser pen rays overhead, the American R&B singer Jaheim was nominated for three Grammy awards, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Album, and Best R&B Song. And she is set to be presented at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, though he is not one of the regular guests at Grammy Awards under the rays from cheap laser pointers.

Performing under the homonymous name of Jaheim, Jaheim is known for his amazingly soulful baritone voice. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album Ghetto Love in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto, was released a year later, both achieving platinum success. Jaheim's third album, Ghetto Classics, was released on February 14, 2006, debuting at Number One on the Billboard 200, and selling over 153,000 copies in its first week.

Another Round is Jaheim's fifth studio album, released on February 9, 2010. It's also Jaheim's second album with Atlantic Records. I remember I first found this album when browsing online to buy red laser pens. When I opened a website of a Wholesale online shop, the single "Ain't Leavin Without You" came up, and I was attracted by Jaheim's soulful baritone voice immediately. I booked the CD with a laser pen. Since receiving the CD from mailman, I had played it over and over again for thousands of times. Without a doubt, this is the most amazing voice I’ve heard in my lifetime.

There are two single from the album up to now. "Ain't Leavin Without You" is the first single from this album. It was released to radio on October 23, 2009. The song is currently number 16 in Billboard's: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The remix features rapper Jadakiss. The music video for the remix was released on February 5, 2010. "Finding My Way Back" is the second single from this album, which was released on January 22, 2010. The music video for "Finding My Way Back" was released on April 30, 2010.

The album opens with the classic sounding single "Ain't Leaving Without You," which could've easily appeared on a 1980s soul album. With the first track on the album, Jaheim makes it clear that the track is true R&B and not 'hip-hop'. On "Finding My Way Back", the singer continues in an urban direction, but doesn't make any concessions to hip-hop, save for his rhythmic singing. As beautiful and solid as "Ain't Leaving Without You", Jaheim once again bats a thousand. Vocally, he's never sounded better. "Whoa" features and old-school, dusty hip-hop beat that is conservative, but perfect for Jaheim. Jaheim takes a victory lap on the exceptional "Till It Happens To You", clearly one of the most soulful tracks of the album, in which a choir back up Jaheim's uplifting vocals/lyrics. On the fine "Impossible," Jaheim obviously lifts from Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves a Woman". And "Her" sounds like it could've been a home on a Joe album or any adult-contemporary R&B singer.

For fans of true R&B, this is the album we have been waiting for from Jaheim. Here the album does find Jaheim extending his voice and crafting even more poignant performances. Thank You Jaheim for giving us music fans some grown folks music...there is still hope for true R&B.


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Friday, 17 December 2010
Still Standing

The nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced lately on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. Beyond all expectations, on the stage with 300mw green laser rays overhead, Monica has again picked up 2 Grammy nods since 13 years before, including Best R&B Album and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female. And she is set to be presented at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, though Monica is not the one of the regular guests at Grammy Awards under the 20mw green laser rays.

Still Standing is the sixth studio album by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was released on March 19, 2010 by J Records, marking her third album on the label following the renewal of her contract in October 2007. Production for the album began in 2007 to 2010, featuring involvement by Missy Elliott, Bryan-Michael Cox, Stargate, and Jermaine Dupri, and was chronicled by Monica's BET reality series of the same name. I bought the CD with a 20mw green laser pen on the net. Since I received the CD from mailman, I had played it over and over. And it had lain in my iPod for the whole year already. This is a very solid project and a ballad strong album filled with beautiful expressions of love. With tracks such as Here I Am, Love All over Me, Everything to Me, and Mirror, Monica proves you can still stay relevant while still singing from within. All in all, this is an album you can virtually listen from beginning to end without hesitation.

The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 184,000 in its first week, and reached the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Lead single "Everything to Me" became her first chart-topper in over seven years. Second single "Love All over Me" was released in May 2010 and reached number two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The album received mostly positive reviews, with critics perceiving its sound as "a return to the mid-'1990s heyday" of contemporary R&B. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Allmusic writer Andy Kellman gave it 3½ out of 5 stars and wrote that the album "benefits from quality control and a handful of particularly strong ballads". Giving it a B+ rating, Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood called the album "a low-key delight" and perceived its sound as reminiscent of 1990s-R&B, stating "the appealingly unflashy CD feels like a return to the mid-'90s heyday of acts such as Deborah Cox and Total". USA Today's Edna Gundersen gave the album 3 out of 4 stars and called it "a gimmick-free set of cool R&B tracks". Andrew Rennie of NOW gave it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it is "is rich with songs about self-validation, love lost and subsequent recovery, and doesn’t let up on that thematic gas pedal until the last tune"

A commercial success, Still Standing was certified gold by the RIAA with domestic shipments of 500,000 copies within a single month. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 184,000 copies, becoming her second highest U.S. chart-debut, surpassed by her 2003's number-one debuting After the Storm. The album also entered at number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number two on the Digital Albums chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number twenty-five on the UK R&B Chart. The album was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America, following shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the U.S. To date, the album has sold over 528,000 copies in the United States.

Fulfilling the title, Monica proves she's still standing fifteen years after "Miss Thang" on this album, her sixth studio effort. More than anything however, hopefully future efforts will not only feature quality control on production but songwriting as well. And this album is really worth listening and you can find it at any Wholesale online shop.


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Thursday, 16 December 2010
The City Of Romance

In recent years, France is well known to the world as a tourism hot spot. Beautiful villages, amazing castles and more for every region... Romantic Paris is one of the best cities in the world for couples. So during this vacation, I decide to find out the best spots to snuggle and smooch with my sweetheart in Paris.

Before the journey, I would take some travel equipments such as a 200mw green laser pointer. Because when I meet troubles it can send SOS signal to rescue me from danger. That’s why laser products as DISCOUNT ELECTRONICS are actively demanded at the market now. With a laser pen, it really can help me a lot.

France is the most visited country in the world. It has everything that you could ever want to see on your holidays: a great city like Paris, good beaches, more monuments than any other country, lovely nature, incredible mountain scenery; need I go on? France is also a very pleasant place to stay. It has good food, great wines and people enjoy their lives. Paris, the city of light and its surroundings are some of the most visited areas. Paris is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. With so much to see and do, renting one of the many Paris apartments is the perfect way to enjoy the city under the rays from GREEN LASER at night. Having the time to enjoy this fantastic location like a true Parisian is an unforgettable experience.

Paris is sometimes called 'The City of Light' because of its cultural lifestyle and intellectual prestige, and also for its beautiful appearance. Paris with its seductive atmosphere is one of the most wonderful cities in the world, a metropolis that satisfies every tourist's expectations. Everyone knows about the Eiffel Tower, because it is so tall the city is too small from that height.

Modern Paris is the result of many remodeling and regulating advances. In the middle of 19th century, new urbanization plans were put in place, new wide roads, neo classical stone buildings, and no more narrow streets. Part of this Paris is what we see today. Higher buildings have also been constructed, but now but there are laws that are trying to preserve the historic city, making the construction of modern buildings within the city limits difficult.

The Christmas is coming up, so we plan to enjoy the festival's vibe in Paris. The Christmas markets are in full swing all over France. The squares and streets are full of small chalets selling brightly colored toys, local produce, decorations and unusual gifts and the smell of mulled wine and chestnuts fills the air. There are so many nice cheap goods at Wholesale fair and every tourist would find some that are satisfying.

There are few things better to savor in Paris than a wonderful meal, accompanied by a delectable bottle of wine. You can also pop in anywhere to find this. Wander along the Champs Elysees until a sidewalk cafe captures your attention.

Beautiful sceneries, delicacies, shopping malls... all of these are in the romantic Paris. It is just the city that you could enjoy.


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