The grip of the dinosaurian in the professional field is more visible at the four major grand slams, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open as well as Davis and Fed Cups. The ATP and WTA constantly try to bring innovation and adapt to present times while the old drudges stubbornly drag their feet.

At Wimbledon 2007, in the last few days two blatant examples have come to light and it’s hard to determine who is to blame, if not all, ATP, WTA, ITF and the Wimbledon officials and rule makers.The injury time out rule:As much as I love grit, I also love fairness, in sports they go hand in hand.

What good does a rule do for a sport where favouritism abounds towards seeded or famous players? Not much, I shall say.

There were times when fitness counted in tennis and cramps were a sign of being unfit to play or the lack thereof sufficient grounds for elimination.

Yesterday, Serena Williams in her match against Daniela Hantuchova, was unfit to play and should have been disqualified.”The umpire, the trainer, Hantuchova and several other official as gathered round as the injury break became longer, and a tearful Williams shrieked in agony when ice was applied to her calf.” Of course I understand Serena’s pain and suffering, but who is being treated unfairly? Daniela Huntuchova, who is fit and ready to play.

What happened thereafter is irrelevant, all the heroics from Serena for me amount to nothing, because the rule was stretched out unfairly in her favour, when she should have been eliminated on the spot.A three-minute time out is a three-minute time out, period. Any time past the three minutes is allotted a point penalty until final and irrevocable elimination. That was not done and a visibly upset Daniela Hantuchova who dearly paid for it with a bunch of unforced errors, poor play and lost a match she had won on fitness and by the rules!

As players are often punished and fined for on court bad behaviour, in a case like this shouldn’t Hantuchova have the right to sue the Wimbledon organization and it’s officials for breach of the rules and ask for damage compensation? Yes, she should.

The next blatant and alarming case of poor rules is the situation where obviously injured players continue playing and go on to win matches to disgracefully default in the next round;

There was a time when tennis players respected the game, the tournament, sponsors and what makes them stars, the public. Correct me if I am wrong, but I can remember that in more then one occasion “bad boy” Jimmy Connors at match point in his favour graciously came to the net and shook hands with his opponent, because he knew the nature of his injury would deter him from giving his best in the next round (a semi or a final). Bravo Jimmy! You were a fierce competitor and at times obnoxious to say the least, but you had your priorities right, the game, the tournament, sponsors and your public, first!

This makes me go forwards to Tommy Haas who was obviously injured beyond repair for the next round against Roger Federer, but that rather chose to beat Alexander Tursunov and a few hours later declared forfeit, because of the injury sustained against the Russian player. Do you think Tommy at match point against Tursunov did not know he would not be able to play the next day? Of course he knew, tennis players like all fine tuned athletes know their bodies well especially under injury, but Tommy chose to be selfish, cash in the quarter final prize money, did not give a hoot about the tournament, his fellow players, the sponsors or the public and bailed out!

Some may call it the luck of the draw, but put yourself in the skin of Juan Carlos Ferrero or Janko Tipsarevic that will have to battle it out on court and through yet another mentally gruelling rainy day, while a highly favoured Roger Federer is watching the events from the comfort of his bedroom suite. To add insult to injury the winner of the confrontation in all likelihood will have to play two five set matches in consecutive days, while Roger Federer is fresh as a morning lettuce having played his last match on Friday 29.06.2007.

Well let us call it the luck of the draw.

Sunday 08.07.200, well I thought I was over with the default and injury time outs goings on at Wimbledon, but I was totally wrong. Young Novak Djokovic even though he had had enough treatments for an army during his match against Marcos Baghdatis he decided to go ahead win the match on the fifth set and then forfeit during the Wimbledon semi-final match against Rafael Nadal. Some may say at least he tried, I say not good enough, he should have walked over at match point against Marcos Baghdatis and let him play the semi.

Then we have the final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartolli, where Bartoli asks for a medical time out and after 4 or 5 minutes play interruption, Williams asks in turn for a medical time out for herself! Shouldn’t there be a rule, when a player asks for a medical time out, if necessary, the other player will have to ask for a medical time out at the same time allotted to the opponent?

As a side comment I must just say, some talented players are just not putting enough physical work outside the court to allow then the fitness necessary to perform at the level they want and need to. All these excuses that the tennis schedule is to tough are just nonsense. Coaches and trainers have to stop treating such players like prima donnas and set up conditioning programs that level up and surpass the competition needs in question.

What amendments should be made to the rules?

I suggest the following:

- If a player wins a round under injured conditions and the Tournament Doctor later on declares him unfit to play the next round match, he should forfeit his prize money for the round and allow the losing player to play in his place.

- In these conditions all prize money and WTA or ATP points should be the ones from the previous round.

- To avoid situations like Novak Djokovic combativity rule should be also enforced

Any other suggestions are welcome.

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Internal Auditors have many responsibilities within their job but their main focus is auditing their company before an external audit is carried out on their company’s financial records. The internal audit shows the executives of the company where they stand and offers some insight into the financial process for when the external auditor comes in to do an audit of the financial statements. The external auditor will look at everything in detail and cross reference his own findings with those of the internal auditor’s to ensure there are no discrepancies in the books—which could mean that someone from inside the company is embezzling money or ‘skimming’ off the books. Internal audits are usually done before the year end in anticipation of the year end external audit being done on the company’s financial records.

Internal audit jobs can also be found in other areas of a company. These auditors assess risk in the area being audited, for example, information technology – the risk of using programs and information is evaluated deeply to see if there are any problems with the programming and use. Confidentiality and usability are paramount in information technology, ensuring that the information can be accessed easily by those with authorization and that the same information is shielded from those without authorization.

During the internal audit, the auditor will assess the risk and will then make recommendations to improve the systems in place if any holes or errors have been found. In short, the auditor will help the company improve their operations by bringing in systematic approaches to using the information technology within the company’s infrastructure.

A typical internal audit job will be carried out by someone who specialises in their field. For financial audits, the auditor is likely to be a licensed accountant with a degree in accounting. For other internal audit jobs, the auditor would need to be schooled and skilled in that particular area, as well as having a background in the auditing of that particular sector. For example, for IT audit jobs, the auditor would most likely need to be schooled in information technology and auditing.

With information technology rapidly changing, increases in security and decreasing threat risks to a company’s internal communications infrastructure, the IT auditor would have to be up on the most recent news and updates in the field to ensure that the company was using the best processes and software for its usage within the infrastructure.

Financial internal auditing can be done periodically throughout the year and is often done each quarter to find out how the company is doing financially and in comparison to other quarters in the year and previous years. These in depth audits on the company’s finances can help increase profitability by seeing where increases or decreases need to be made in spending, expenses, payables and receivables.

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To learn Forex trading, you need to know the best technical indicators to incorporate in your Forex trading strategy. Here we outline the best indicators – and give some tips on how to use them to make bigger trading profits.

Some of these technical indicators are well known, but some you may never have heard of before. However, they’re all fantastic Forex profit tools – if you use them in the right way.

First things first: No indicator works all, the time – or by itself. It’s essential to combine several indicators together in order to generate trading signals – and here we will look at the indicators and how to combine them.

If you want to learn Forex trading, you need to spot trends. You also need to confirm entry with momentum of price on your side. So, let’s look at the best indicators for doing this:

1. Indicators for Trend Confirmation

Good old-fashioned trend lines are your first clue to important support and resistance. You need to know where important support or resistance is – and you can easily spot this by drawing trend lines.

Moving averages are a great back up to trend lines in order to identify trends. Moving averages combined with trend lines are all that you need.

Many traders simply like to buy into support – or sell into resistance and “hope” the trade is going to go their way. However, to get the odds in your favour, you need to confirm that price momentum supports your view of the market.

2. Indicators for Trading Signals Entry and Exit

When you take a currency-trading signal, you should have short-term price momentum in your favour. If short-term price momentum is not in your favour, then the odds are not in your favour – and you’ll lose.

Two great indicators are RSI and Stochastic – and both give an excellent visual picture of the strength of price. You can learn how to visually spot price momentum changes easily and competently with these two indicators. You don’t need to understand the equation behind them – just know that they work.

Another useful indicator for defining strength of price is Average Directional Movement (ADX)

Many Forex traders use Bollinger bands and MACD for timing price momentum and entering trades. This is wrong – they essentially gauge volatility – so only use them for that purpose.

3. Contrary Trading Tools

Do you want to get advance warning of every major trend change – and know when a big move is coming? Of course, you do – and these are the indicators to use:

1. % Bullish
2. Net Traders Position Report

These two indicators are not commonly used by Forex traders – yet they give you advance warning of all the big trends – and these yield the biggest profits.

You need to gauge when to enter (use momentum indicators) – but the % Bullish, and Net Traders Position Report will tell you when the market is ripe for a big move.

Consider this fact: Currency markets tend to have huge trend changes when the fundamental consensus is extremely bullish or bearish – and the % Bullish measures peoples view of the market.

In simple terms when the consensus is over 80%, then price is too bullish. When the consensus is under 20% then price is too bearish – and a trend change is due.

After looking at the tool you can confirm a trend change is due by looking at Net Traders Positions published bi weekly by the CFTC. It relates to the futures markets – but movements in spot currencies tend to mirror the set ups.

You can track hedgers – these are the real pro traders. These traders know the value of a currency – it’s their living. You then compare the hedger’s positions with the speculators – who always get the major turning points wrong.

If you’re trading online currencies and you see hedgers going the opposite way to speculators – and this is backed up by the % bullish being over bought or oversold – then a big move is imminent. It’s then time to look at your charts – in order to time an entry opposite to the majority.

In Forex markets contrary trades offer you the biggest reward for the lowest risk – and the % Bullish and Net Traders Position Report will help you spot them.

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People look for remortgage for several reasons in UK. Some seek it for the sake of reduction in terms of their monthly payment on their current mortgage. Some find the current mortgage rate is too high to be paid. Again there are some in UK who simply want to get remortgage quotes to grab more benefit for the time being. But, whatever may be the reason of eyeing on remortgage quotes, the basic need is to cut the cost and remortgage quotes UK are ready to serve them all in any time, any where, obviously inside UK.

Remortgage quotes UK mean to put your property in a new mortgage where you get better benefits like cheap funding as well as better terms. Remortgage quotes pay off the outstanding balance of your earlier mortgage and hence it is put into remortgage. You can use your remortgage quotes in UK for several reasons, even for a dire need like debt consolidation.

Remortgage quotes are secured in nature where you have to put your property once again for the remortgage. The remortgage quote pays off the outstanding balance of your earlier mortgage. So, having a remortgage quote means you are relieved from all of the headaches of your earlier mortgage. With remortgage quote, you can grab a better and cheap rated quote which will allow curbing your monthly budget on repayment.

However, finding viable and cheap remortgage quotes is never a tough task if you go online where things are bound to be cheap enough. Lenders in large number flock there only to make the rates cheap because they are in large chunk there. That intensifies the competition and they are thus bound to offer you cheap remortgage quotes.

Remortgage quotes are gaining popularity day by day for the simple reason that they help the borrower to reduce the budget. And, money saving is the basic urge for anyone in this world.

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Unfortunately, there is no flat cutoff. The IRS says the answer depends on what information the records contain and the kind of transaction involved.

It supplements this vague guideline with a cryptic warning: Keep supporting records for “as long as they are important for the federal tax law.” Translated from governmentalese, this means you should save receipts, canceled checks, and whatever else might help support income, deductions, exemptions, credits, exclusions, deferrals and other items on your return, at least until the expiration of the statute of limitations for an audit or for you to file a refund claim, should you find an error after filing. The statute of limitations is the limited period of time after which the tax gatherers are no longer able to come knocking and you cannot recover an overpayment.

In most cases, the IRS has only three years from the filing deadline to take a crack at your return. For example, the deadline is April of 2009 for the government to start an examination of a return for tax year 2005, with a filing due date, for most persons, of April of 2006.

As soon as three years elapse, you could toss out supporting records for income and expenses. Candidates for the garbage pail include W-2 forms, as well as canceled checks covering expenses.

WHEN IT COMES TO TAXES

But wait! Predictably enough, nothing is absolutely straightforward when it comes to taxes. There are two exceptions to the three-year test, though they do not apply to most people. Those exceptions aside, there are other situations in which it is advisable to keep documentation for far longer than three years — proof of when you bought and sold investments, to cite a common example. More on that in a moment.

The first exception authorizes the IRS to double the audit deadline from three to six years if the amount of income you fail to report on your return is more than 25 percent of the amount you show on it. To illustrate, the six-year deadline expires in April 2007 for returns for tax year 2000 that were submitted in 2001.

The second exception provides that there is no time limit on when the IRS can come after you if you fail to file a return or file one that is deemed false or fraudulent. The audit, admonishes the IRS, can begin “at any time.”

Copies of returns should be retained indefinitely. They take up little space and are always helpful as guides for future returns or amending previously filed returns. Also, copies of tax forms may prove helpful in case the IRS claims you failed to file them.

Besides copies of returns, there are other tax-related documents that must be kept until they can no longer affect future returns, which can prove to be much longer than three years. For example, you need to retain records of residential costs, as well as payments for stocks and other investments. Those records are vital, not only because you may need them for an IRS audit, but because you need them to figure your profits or losses on sales that may not take place until many years later.

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Sorry we can’t offer you loan at that low rate of interest!!! or Your documents are not proper!!! or We don’t have loan packages according to your needs…… These are the words which a borrower with bad credit may have heard lot of times. It’s obvious as no lender will put his money at risk with a person who doesn’t have a good rapport with debts in the past. But does that mean those people can’t wish? Don’t they have desires to fulfill? Yes they have and with an adverse credit personal loan they can achieve them.

An adverse credit personal loan is meant for the people facing the trouble of bad credit. Defaulters and arrears, CCJ’s and IVA’s, bankrupts, people with poor credit score, people with large number of debts etc can easily apply for such loans. A credit score below 500 is considered as bad in the eyes of a lender. To know your credit score you can log on to websites of credit rating agencies. These agencies namely Experian, Equifax and Transunion maintains your credit report and calculates your credit score which you can get at some charge.

Like any standard personal loan, these loans also offer funds for catering to numerous personal needs of borrower. These needs can be:

Debt consolidation – to enhance your credit score by reducing your debts in numbers.

Home loans – For buying new home or for improvement of your existing home.

Business financing – For getting your business ideas into reality.

Holiday loans – let your dream of traveling the beautiful destinations of the world come true.

Miscellaneous expenses – Health and educational expenses for you and your children.

Adverse credit personal loans can be taken with or without offering any collateral to the lender. However it is easy to get such loan with secured option at comparatively low interest rate as the risk of the lender is secured. But with the competition increasing in the loan market you can also get good deals for an unsecured adverse credit personal loans.

Searching for an adverse credit personal loan requires some efforts from your side. You can begin your search by visiting banks and financial institutions. Further it is always recommended to go for online option to search as it saves lot of time and energy. As we know that hard work always pays, it will surely get you better rate along with repayment term that’s suits your condition.

For applying for a adverse credit personal loan you need to fill an application form with details such as name of the borrower, address and contact information, residential status, collateral you are offering and its equity value (in case loan is secured), loan amount your are looking for, your credit score and purpose of the loan. Always be sure about terms and conditions of the agreement before signing it. So little precaution and lot of happiness….this should be the idea behind applying for an adverse credit personal loan.

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It’s easy to get caught up in the fun and aesthetics when shopping for an enormous, multicolored, marshmallow-y inflatable slide for your party rental business. However, it’s important to look beyond the day-glow colors and into the slide’s construction before finalizing a purchase. Buying a poorly constructed slide can be a devastating and costly business mistake.

Today, there are industry standards that must be adhered to by manufacturers of inflatable slides and other inflatable play equipment. However, these standards are base requirements that companies must conform with to legally sell their products. Identifying a manufacturer that consistently works to exceed standards in a number of different safety categories is an indicator of their commitment to producing high quality products.

Below you’ll find a list of guidelines to print out and use when comparing inflatable slides for your business investment.

Material
The slide’s material should be fire resistant and have a weight of 18 oz when finished. While the 18 oz weight is fairly standard as it is ideal for functionality, the quality and treatment of the material are most important when making quality comparisons.

Seam Stitching
Because the seams are the weakest point of any fabric, the quality of stitching is often the critical factor in the lifetime of the slide. Industry standards require that seams be double stitched at the very least. By doing some research online you can find manufacturers who adhere to their own quality standards of triple or quadruple stitching stress point seams.

Tongue Tear
Tongue tear is a numerical value based on the amount of force applied before a fabric tears.  The industry standard for tongue tear on inflatable slides and equipment is 300/350 lbs. Some manufactures set their standards for tongue tear as high as 624/623 lbs which drastically lowers the chances of the material ripping.

Child Safety and Inflatable Slides
When it comes to climbing an inflatable slide, there should be some sort of reinforced base, such as foam coated PVC steps, to ensure a child’s safety. Additionally, rope arm rails or other material added specifically to help the child climb the slide stairs is essential for safety.

Warranty
When making an investment in an inflatable slide, it’s important to review every part of the warranty. Contact manufacturers before making a decision and ask for a copy of their warranties to review and compare. Industry standards only require that companies provide a one year warranty.  By looking carefully you can find manufactures with warranties double the standard in length and coverage.

Maintenance
While a company must provide a maintenance kit with their products, some companies go above and beyond by including preventative maintenance products. Items such as tarps and securing stakes prevent the inflatable slide from becoming damaged by weather or toppling over from wind or use, thus reducing the need for repair and maintenance.

Customer Service and Care
If you’re purchasing an inflatable slide as a business investment, you’ll need all the expert help you can get when it comes to promoting and protecting your investment. Look for a company that cares about your success with little extras such as a business card holder sewn on to the unit or pre-made rental contracts that include important verbiage about liabilities. Before selecting a company, make sure they have a phone number that is easily visible on their website. Try calling the customer service line to get a feel for their customer service department.

Making a purchase that promotes fun and silliness should be a positive experience. By keeping these few quality guidelines in mind, you’ll ensure a long and profitable life for your inflatable slide and other inflatable equipment.

The author is a small business internet marketing consultant and the cofounder of nGenuity Solutions.

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Many people don’t know that there are many ways to quickly save money.

If you own a house, save money by refinancing the house to a lower mortgage interest program. This will save you up to thousands of dollars.

Tips: Make sure the closing cost of the mortgage company is under a thousand dollars. Compare no less than 3 mortgage companies in order to maximize your savings.

If you use credit cards, check out credit card companies who offers points for every dollar you spend. The points come in the form of rebates or airline mileage. Every dollar you spend on the credit card
is rewarded with a point. Some credit card companies reward 2 or even 3 points for every dollar you spend. The points can be redeemed
for cash or frequent flier miles. This is especially helpful if you own a business card.

Do not underestimate the power of credit card savings. With an average of $1500/month credit card spending, you can save
$300-$600 annually and almost $10k in 15 years. depending on the program.

2 ways to generate income in 6 months (no, we are not talking about looking for a job).

Do you know you can earn a 2 digit interest rate within 6-24 months by investing in a Tax Lien Certificate?

Most of us buy certificates of deposit through different banks, yet these CDs only yield a skimpy 3-5% interest rate.

Tax Lien Certificates are issued by state counties. There are over 3000 counties in the United states that offer tax lien certificates. Some of them can even be bought online. If you currently have more than $500 cash sitting in your bank account, you can consider investing in a tax lien certificate which are sold by the government.

Most of us are trained to find a job after we graduate. There is nothing wrong with this concept — if the economy is good and employers are loyal. Job security is no longer a norm in this society. We need to find ways to support ourselves and our families in this day and age. One of the best ways to venture into your own business is to start an online business. One can start an online business with less than $50. Think about it. A tank of gasoline costs more than that. Yet, people are reluctant to try starting a business online. What if we tell you the there is a system that can help you find a niche market and if you are willing to follow it, you will be guaranteed of success? Everyone is not comfortable in starting something new. To grow a business, it takes time and effort. Many do not have the patience to reap the results. If you are willing to work hard, you too can become an entrepreneur.
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Complicated, finances are complicated. No they are NOT! Everybody in the financial industry wants you to believe it is impossible to figure it out on your own but they are just keeping their job security in tack, while your financial security falls apart. The most basic premise of financial independence and security is: spend less than you make. That seems fairly simple to understand. It becomes harder to keep in practice once the advertising world gets a hold of you but we will save that for another article.

Most of the millionaires I know never finished school and they all talk about how they are not educated but they do seem to make and keep money. Whenever I got the opportunity I always questioned them, if they keep talking like they are stupid and “not educated” why don’t they go back to school and learn. They have the money to pay for the best schools. Of course they reply, what the universities are teaching isn’t worth learning. Judging by the percentage of poor university graduates, they may have a point. These millionaires are of course highly educated from the University of hard knocks. You do not make a lot of money without collecting some scar tissue along the way.

The trick is to learn from it, figure a way to use it to your advantage and move forward. Too many of us rush into an investment without doing proper research on EVERY aspect of the business. A buddy tells us it’s going to go up and we rush in and buy a whack of whatever and it promptly drops like a rock. Wealthy people have already been there and done that. They look long and hard before they leap into something. But the key is once they have done their looking and calculated their risk, they do leap in and from there they do what it takes to make some money or to learn a valuable lesson.

My favorite rich person has amassed over 100 million. Starting from nothing and like many of the super rich has lost it all a couple of times. He told me making or losing money is not as important as what you learn along the way. I would add having the ability to use what you have learned is also essential.

What is the point of all this? The basic of investing, saving, debt reduction etc. is easy stuff, so easy it is boring, very boring and that is where people get into trouble. How many times have I heard; “I just needed a bit of excitement so I bought some XYZ company on a tip from my barber”. What normally happens, you lose it. Until you have enough money to have a ‘wild and crazy investment account’ forget buying the latest sure fire winner. Yes it is true some people have made it big that way, but do you know any of them, personally? There are very few of those kind of people.

Pick an area of your financial life that needs work and go to the library, internet, used book store and get some information on it. We have a simple e-book that if you followed would teach you how to eliminate your debt and free up some money to start investing for your financial freedom. It is simple to read, easy to implement and doesn’t take an MBA to understand but it works.

Take the time to learn some things about the art and science of making, keeping, investing and having a great time with money. Pick one area at a time and keep at it until you know what’s going on in your personal situation, then move to another area. In a couple of years, spending a few hours a week you will be able to navigate threw the financial world with ease and grace and best of all some money in your pocket.

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Look at some of the facts and figures that describe the personal debt scenario in the UK.
The average consumer borrowing via credit cards, motor and retail finance deals, overdrafts and unsecured personal loans had risen to £4,526 per UK adult at the end of January 2007. What is more interesting to know is that the Britain’s personal debt is increasing by £1 million every 4 minutes. All this shows that Brits are very much reliant on personal loans, and it has become their way of life.

Personal loans are basically short-term loans designed to help you in times of financial paucity. Some of the providers of personal loans in UK include high street banks, building societies, private online lenders and other institutions engaged in helping people get easy money. The financial market is divided into prime and sub-prime lenders.
Prime lenders are those reputed high street banks, who provide different types of personal loans to the customers. Lloyds TSB was the leading personal loans provider in the year 2006. The parallel market that exists along with these reputed banks is that of private online lenders.

Private online lenders have made their presence felt through the Internet. Many customers now prefer to take online personal loans to meet their various financial requirements. Personal loans can be segregated into secured personal loans and unsecured personal loans. If you are a homeowner, you can get a personal loan at low rate of interest by providing your home as a security against the loan amount. Lenders feel safe in giving secured personal loans, as they get a security which they can rely on in the event of a default arising from the borrower’s side.

Unsecured personal loans do not require any security. These loans are safe for the borrowers. They can apply for unsecured personal loans from the comfort of their homes. The online method saves them a lot of time and efforts, and also avoids a direct interaction with loan officers from different companies.

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