This 1969 British TV series, Randall and Hopkirk (Diseased), introduced the rather bizarre concept of one half of a private detective team being a ghost, having died in a hit and run accident, during a routine divorce investigation. Rather extreme for divorce, you might think - and thereby hangs a tale.

The ghost and brains of the operation is one Marty Hopkirk (played by Kenneth Cope), who appears to his, rather less bright partner, Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt), while Randall is visiting Hopkirk’s grave in the cemetery. Of course, being a ghost, Marty wears the obligatory white suit.

The object of Hopkirk’s appearance is to help Randall find his (Hopkirk’s) killer which in due course, they do. This taste of success leaves Marty wanting to stay around and help Jeff with further cases. He is also self-appointed guardian of Jeff’s life in general, including his driving and his personal life, on which Marty comments liberally and without invitation, to the point of nagging mercilessly.

The other main character is Jeannie played by Annette Andre, Marty’s widow, to whom Marty is still very attached. Marty is extremely jealous and makes sure that things go wrong if ever another man takes an interest in Jeannie. To make matters worse, Jeannie joins Jeff at the agency and in the course of their work, they become quite close. Of course, Marty doesn’t stand for that either and takes steps to ensure that something always prevents their actually getting together.

The amusing thread of the series is that only Jeff Randall can see and speak to Marty Hopkirk, and often finds himself in conversation with another, live person, while Marty stands behind him nagging and reminding him what to say. Jeff is sometimes seen apparently talking to himself, which makes matters awkward, particularly with Jeannie. Despite Marty’s best efforts, he never does manage to contact Jeannie.

The original series only ran for 26 episodes, but remains as a fond memory to its small following.

In the year 2000, however, the series came around again on BBC1 in the UK starring Vic Reeves as Hopkirk, Bob Mortimer as Randall and Emilia Fox as Jeannie. I guess they wouldn’t have done that if the original hadn’t had a fair popularity.

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Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Private Investigators
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A cover letter example can assist a job seeker on many different levels. In college, or maybe even high school, depending on what classes were offered, it is pounded into the heads of those embarking on their future to have a great resume or to think of how their actions, activities, grades and community service will look on their resume, but very few teachers or classes offer information on cover letters. Therefore, a cover letter example can be used to create a cover letter that entails everything that the prospective employer is searching for in an employee.

Cover letter example formats can be found on this site. By utilizing these formats, the job seeker has a guide to the language, tone and level of professionalism that is to be used in a cover letter that gets attention. With the cover letter example, those seeking a career can also gain free advice as to how to incorporate their experience, skills and education into the job they are seeking.

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Getting home loans is possibly the biggest step in an adult’s life. It’s up there with having kids, landing that big job, starting your own business. Actually, the whole point of those big three landmarks is so you can be able to afford your piece of the American Dream.

But you don’t want that dream to turn into a nightmare. Ask around. For many people, buying a house can turn into one of worst mistakes in their life. It’s not because their home was a bad idea. More than likely, they signed up for a faulty mortgage. To avoid making the same mistake, follow these steps to signing the right mortgage for you.

First off, home loans come in fixed rates or variable rates. A fixed rate mortgage makes perfect sense at a time such as right now, when the interest rates are so dramatically low. You can buy a house that’s worth much more than you could normally afford. However, just because your lender says it’s a fixed rate mortgage, don’t take him on his word. Be sure to get that rate, and the fixed status, on paper.

The benefit of a rate lock can be explained further by describing exactly how the investment works. First, in a locked interest rate, the lender guarantees a loan at that rate for exchange for payments and fees handed over by the buyer at certain points. The buyer and the lender work their best to close the house before the specified date. Otherwise, the mortgage expires without going into effect.

These locks usually last for one to two months. You’ll typically have to pay more for a longer lasting lock. That makes sense, considering that the lock is like taking out insurance on the low rate that you want. Even if the interest rates go up in that month or two, the lock ensures you will have your agreed upon, lower rate. The lender looks at it as insurance, too, that you will borrow the money that you agreed to.

Of course, the trickiest part of these home loans is deciding when to lock. The decision, part intuitive guesswork and part research, comes down to weighing when you will need to pay the lock, how long your mortgage will be, and your “guestimate” of where rates are going.

Mike Long is the successful web publisher of Home-Loan-SuperGuide.com providing valuable tips, advice, and info about a multitude of relevant topics including home loans.

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After you have spent some time and creativity on designing your personal web site now it’s time to publish it on the World Wide Web for all to see it.

When coming to web hosting, many face the dilemma of choosing between free or paid web hosting. Although the costs associated with paid web hosting is rather small, it’s still money.

An easy and money free solution might seem to be registering it with a free web-hosting provider. They come in large numbers today and the 10-20 Megs of free personal space they usually offer sounds tempting. Not to mention that some of them even offer POP3 for your e-mail address on their web site or FTP access to your files on the web site.

So it looks like all this is building up to become quite an alternative to spending dear money for almost the same thing. I mean paid web hosting for an individual’s web site sound a little pretentious, doesn’t it?

Sure paid web hosting gives some more space, quite a few more features and all that, but do you need them anyway? You probably just need a web server that can feed .HTML and maybe some simple java scripts to your visitor. It’s not like you are ever going to need an SQL database, support for .ASP or .PHP. You just want your own web site, not an e-commerce solution or you are ever going to need more than one e-mail address for your own use.

A more careful look at the matter is likely to make the right decision easier to take. As a matter of fact, depending on the objectives trusted to your personal web site, the decision between free or cheap almost dictates itself. You should also keep in mind that you actually trusting your virtual image to the web host.

In exchange for the hosting you won’t be asked for money, but there could be banners, hot links, frames, popup windows or other forms of online advertising that will interfere with the content of your web site, possibly having a bad effect on its look and almost certainly annoying your visitors.
Another minus is that your traffic is not likely to attain very high values due to the long domain name. People are not going to return to your web site simply because they forgot its URL. Therefore if people haven’t added your site to their bookmarks, and if your web site is not easily reachable through search engine search or fro other linked sites, it is very likely that your traffic scores would not be very impressive.

A personal web site could be very useful asset in promoting your professional image to potential or actual employers and business contacts. Regardless we are considering the URL or e-mail address, what would an employer for example think when handed a business card with an e-mail address like yourname@freeserver.com. Would you feel comfortable going to a job interview and leaving your resume referring to your online portfolio available at www.yourname.yetanotherfreehost.com? All your effort and skill displayed by your web content would be almost surely hurt by as little as your URL. Not fair, but likely.

A part of the image of successful professionals nowadays is a good personal website. It is well known that success generates success. The look of a personal URL and e-mail such us www.yourname.biz or contact@yourname.com would definitely benefit to your image as a professional. As you were diligent enough to have a personal website, the matter of trusting it to a free web host or investing an additional and usual small amount of money might be the difference of being associated with a success story of your career or with the cliché of a quite all right fellow that is barely struggling and would make compromises even when it comes to its image.

Any problems with the web host, possible downtime, and narrow bandwidth will chase your visitors away and will be associated to your web site.

On the other hand, if your are just stating your experience with the World Wide Web, or if your are setting up a web site with only close friends and relatives as intended audience, a free web host might just do it for you. These are just a few of the examples of having a good reason to publish your web site on a free hosting provider.

Free web hosts helped thousands of people to familiarize themselves with the Internet experience, as first cradles for their web presence. This is one of the reasons free web hosts have contributed to the overall popularity of the Internet. As comfortable as cradles are, you can’t spend your whole life in the cradle!

So, if you are planning to have a web site to represent you online and you want to be taken seriously, to actually enhance your personal image, make right. Make your web site a living proof of your thoroughness and start with your URL.

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If you have a website then you already know the importance of traffic. Traffic is to Internet marketing as location is to real estate. It’s the only thing that really matters. If you cannot generate targeted visitors to your site, you will not make any sales.
Usually the owner or designer of the website is the person designated to drive traffic to the site. The chief ingredient in generating traffic is the search engine. Of coarse, you can use advertising, but it’s going to cost you. Using the search engines to generate targeted (interested in your product) traffic is the least expensive method known.

Unfortunately, many website owners do not understand the importance of search engine visibility, which leads to traffic. They place more importance on producing a “pretty” website. Not that this is bad, but it is really secondary to search engine placement. Hopefully, the following list of common mistakes, made by many website owners, will help you generate more targeted traffic to your site…after all, isn’t that what you want.

1. Not using keywords effectively.

This is probably one of the most critical area of site design. Choose the right keywords and potential customers will find your site. Use the wrong ones and your site will see little, if any, traffic.

2. Repeating the same keywords.

When you use the same keywords over and over again (called keyword stacking) the search engines may downgrade (or skip) the page or site.

3. Robbing pages from other websites.

How many times have you heard or read that “this is the Internet and it’s ok” to steal icons and text from websites to use on your site. Don’t do it. Its one thing to learn from others who have been there and another to outright copy their work. The search engines are very smart and usually detect page duplication. They may even prevent you from ever being listed by them.

4. Using keywords that are not related to your website.

Many unethical website owners try to gain search engine visibility by using keywords that have nothing at all to do with their website. They place unrelated keywords in a page (such as “sex”, the name of a known celebrity, the hot search topic of the day, etc.) inside a meta tag for a page. The keyword doesn’t have anything to do with the page topic. However, since the keyword is popular, they think this will boost their visibility. This technique is considered spam by the search engines and may cause the page (or sometimes the whole site) to be removed from the search engine listing.

5. Keyword stuffing.

Somewhat like keyword stacking listed above, this means to assign multiple keywords to the description of a graphic or layer that appears on your website by using the “alt=” HTML parameter. If the search engines find that this text does not really describe the graphic or layer it will be considered spam.

6. Relying on hidden text.

You might be inclined to think that if you cannot see it, it doesn’t hurt. Wrong…. Do not try to hide your keywords or keyword phrases by making them invisible. For example, some unethical designers my set the keywords to the same color as the background of the web page; thereby, making it invisible.

7. Relying on tiny text.

This is another version of the item above (relying on hidden text). Do not try to hide your keywords or keyword phrases by making them tiny. Setting the text size of the keywords so small that it can barely be seen does this.

8. Assuming all search engines are the same.

Many people assume that each search engine plays by the same rules. This is not so. Each has their own rule base and is subject to change anytime they so desire. Make it a point to learn what each major search engine requires for high visibility.

9. Using free web hosting.

Do not use free web hosting if you are really serious about increasing site traffic via search engine visibility. Many times the search engines will eliminate content from these free hosts.

10. Forgetting to check for missing web page elements.

Make sure to check every page in your website for completeness, like missing links, graphics, etc. There are sites on the web that will do this for free.

This is just a few of the methods and techniques that you should avoid. Do not give in to the temptation that these methods will work for you. They will do more harm than good for your website.

Not only will you spend weeks of wasted effort, you may have your site banned from the search engines forever. Invest a little time to learn the proper techniques for increasing search engine visibility and your net traffic will increase.

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Property Index is an online platform that gives buyers access to thousands of properties www.propertyindex.com. Property in America is currently booming so browse the range on offer at Property Index.

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As you are planning your new kitchen design, the look and style you select is very important in determining the overall feel your kitchen will portray.

From the country charm of wood cabinets to modern-looking stainless steel appliances, kitchen design styles come in many choices and styles.

So just what determines your kitchen’s design style?

Well many of the more successful kitchen design styles are made up of many components go together the right way. The color you select, and the styles of fabrics, furniture, flooring, windows, cabinetry, appliances, and lighting can help to determine a kitchen design style. You will discover that various design elements of the kitchen provide each style with its own unique flavor.

The type of kitchen cabinets you have are an important consideration in regards to the overall kitchen design style. The cabinetry can have a powerful effect on the design of your kitchen.

The style of kitchen cabinet you choose will give personality and a specific atmosphere to your kitchen.
Some of the popular styles of kitchen cabinets today are:

English Country - Consists of open china display racks, unique paints and finishes.

Shaker - This style is characterized by purity, simplicity, and utility. Uses flat panel doors that are inset and flush with the cabinet frame. Other features include wood counter tops, wooden knobs, and brass hardware pieces. It combines simple furniture design with clear crisp lines, and strength.

Country - This style creates an old farm kitchen look with glazes and layered finishes. Includes open shelves, pot racks for cast iron cookware, butcher block, and multi-colored cabinet pieces that look like they are separate pieces of furniture.

French Country - There are so many elements that go into the French country kitchen including the use of large pieces of furniture that are made mainly of light colored woods and can be decorated with ornate carving. Natural materials are an important element in walls, cabinetry and furniture that is used in the design of French country kitchens.

Arts and Crafts - This kitchen design style is becoming a popular style for kitchens. In this type of style glass doors and natural wood tones with a matte sheen are used. The style can be eclectic and artistic.

Contemporary - Kitchens that are done in the contemporary kitchen design style often use plastic laminates, special wood veneers, enamels, lacquers, or metal foil laminate for the kitchen cabinet facings. Cabinet doors in this kitchen design style usually use frameless construction with overlay door and no toe kick panel.

Homes can come in many different styles, and built using a variety of materials. So the same goes for kitchen design styles. However, in most cases, people will want their kitchen to match the overall design and style of their home.

It may not be absolutely necessary to select a kitchen design style that is the same as your home’s exterior architectural style. Although it is considered a good idea that you should really try to select the kitchen design style that will best complement your home’s style.

James Mahoney is the author of many kitchen design articles and has a site about kitchen design ideas at Kitchen Designers Ideas.com.
He also publishes a newsletter on kitchen design.

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The Samsung i640 is a slider style handset which has been very popular since its launch in March 2008. The i640 is an entry level mobile phone and, compared to some of the more popular models within this price bracket it is quite well featured. Like other comparable models from Samsung the design is quite contemporary and would be appealing to a very wide range of users.

The Samsung i640 is shipped with a Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh, battery cell. The battery cell duration the i640 is 6:00 talk time and 250 hrs standby charge. The Samsung i640 is compact and easy to carry. The Samsung i640 weighs in at 148 g, The Samsung i640 can only be bought in Silver,. Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3 ring-tones are enabled on the Samsung i640 plus a vibrating alert . The Samsung i640 is has bluetooth, which means it can be used with with a range of mobile phone devices. The Samsung i640 has support for 2G GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G HSDPA 2100 . The i640 has an integrated 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video; secondary VGA videocall camera. A WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds browser allows this mobile phone to be used for mobile Internet access. Regarding the the display the mobile phone is equipped with a 2.4 inch screen, which, considering the other options available for this sort of money is a pretty average size display. The screen is a TFT, 65K colors. The i640 has a number of other useful features such as , WMV/3GP/MPEG4 player, Built-in handsfree, Voice memo, Image viewer (jpeg/gif/bmp/png), WMA/MP3/AAC+ player, Organiser, Java MIDP 2.0 and Document viewer (MS Word, Excel, PPT, PDF).

The i640 is one of the latest mobile handsets currently available, however it remains possible to get yourself one great bargains on this handset.

It can be very time consuming trying to find the very best deal on a Samsung i640, after all there are many online stores and network providers to choose from. To get the best deal try using a mobile comparison site .

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I’m quite addicted to playing poker on my iPhone these days. There’s this cool little application that lets you play the game using five dice, and physically shaking the phone makes the dice roll around on a wooden board in real time, with real physics. Meanwhile, a computer controlled opponent rolls their dice and tries to best your hand. You each get three rolls to try and create the best “hand.” Since there are five dice in all, you can get five of a kind - unlike traditional poker (unless you’re using wild cards).

Winning hands give you points, usually two, although special circumstances awared you more. Win streaks, rare hands and come back hands give you additional points, which you’ll need to unlock new tables. Every once in a while, winning will produce a new set of dice. Each set, like the wooden dice, for example, provide you with different dice physics and sound effects. Some dice are hard, some soft, and they react accordingly. You can also unlock jewels, which you receive for completing neat little tasks in the game, like winning 10 hands in a row (as of yet uncompleted).

Is it better than poker? Not really, but it’s perfect for a subway ride.

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My parents were out of town last week, so I decided that I would throw a party to thank everyone for being so supportive of me. I am the captain of the varsity football team and they do so much for me. After school there is always somebody there to do my work, and take me home. Our party was very successful, but the place was trashed. I didn’t know if i’d ever get that place cleaned, but my friends knew just what to do. They called the California janitorial cleaning service to come and clean. They did an amazing job and my parents never knew it happened.

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