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2008-06-07T13:02:00.000-07:00

Who Can Donate Organs And Tissues?

Who Cares What They Say About Single Moms?

Who Controls YOUR Happiness?

Who Do You Need To Become To Make It Happen For You?

Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button?

Who Had The Better Brushes Leonardo or Michelangelo?

Who Is Running Your Business?

Who Is Your Market and Where Are They?

Who Lives In The Star Wars Galaxy?

Who Needs Heroes?

Who needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News?

Who Needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News “Not I!” Says The Happy Human Living In The New World?

Who Says Life Doesn'T Repeat Itself?

Who Says Nothing Lasts Forever?

Who Says Penis Size Is Not Important?

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire The Beginners Guide To Online Selling?

Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru I Do Do YOU?

Who You Calling A Hick?

Who’s Watching What You Type?

Who Do You Trust When Buying Online?

Who Do You Trust When Buying Online?2

2008-06-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

Companies such as Factory Outlet Scooters, www.factoryoutletscooters.co.uk sell brand new mobility scooters at low cost prices. Are we to believe that this company is not reputable because their scooters are sold at, in some cases, half the price of Help the Aged? I don’t believe so.

In response to Mr Olsson, a gentleman posted a reply. He said he himself had worked in the industry selling mobility products for the last 15 years, and that he was “Very amused, yet saddened” at the reply Mr Olsson offered. He did not think it was appropriate for a well known charity to be involved in this commercial enterprise which by its inference gives backing to an associate company selling items for high prices which may lead a potential customer away from a competitor selling the same product at half the price. He agrees with Mr Olsson that there are bad companies around and added that they sell scooters and other aids at inflated prices, and suggests the role of Help the Aged as a charity should be to educate and guide the elderly to the best buys, the best prices and companies who are ethical.

The Office of Fair Trading have currently launched a campaign to help consumers, such as the elderly, to fend off doorstop sellers who are selling high price items, such as mobility scooters and mobility products, to deal with high-pressure sales tactics. The campaign is backed by a number of groups, including Help the Aged.

Help the Aged have their heart in the right place, and we know they do a lot of good work for the elderly, but in this case, they possibly need to be more aware of realistic prices that the elderly can make their purchases online and perhaps recognise genuine services offered by other online companies in the market industry.

About The Author

Nicola Bullimore
Online Marketing
www.debtquestions.co.uk
nicky.bullimore@landingnet.co.uk

Who Do You Trust When Buying Online?1

2008-06-07T12:59:00.000-07:00

by: Nicola Bullimore

People who are buying online have grown dramatically over the last few years. Consumers purchase a variety of different products, and with the trend as it is; elderly people are becoming more confident to pay for their products online as they understand money can be saved in comparison to prices in high street shops.

As any business would know, it is important to keep up to date with current market prices so products can remain competitive. The Help the Aged website seem to be selling mobility scooters at more than double the price of other online vendors. So why are the prices of the mobility scooters on the Help the Aged website so expensive?

The Help the Aged website have a section where people can come and ask questions and post answers to other peoples threads. One person challenged Help the Aged on how they justify their prices considering there are similar websites selling the same product and offering a similar service at half the price.

Peter Olsson: Help the Aged E -Commerce Marketing Manager, replied and said that Help the Aged started selling mobility scooters in February 2004 to counter act against the common “Unethical Sales Practices” of other sellers in the industry. Peter Olsson suggests that his own research shows that the prices Help the Aged sell their mobility scooters at are infact, “very competitive”. Mr Olsson states that he is aware, rock bottom rates are advertised in tabloids and other media. However, he encourages in his reply to remember “there’s a wide range of specifications available on the market so people get what they pay for”. He uses an example stating that some are sold as new although they have been refurbished.

Mr Olsson said Help the Aged would advise anyone only to deal with “Reputable vendors” in order to avoid deceptive sales tactics to prevent a disappointing purchase. “If something sounds too cheap to be true, it usually is.” Although we could agree with this statement in general, in some cases this may not be correct. So, are we understand from Mr Olsson, that the Help the Aged website is a reputable vendor to purchase Mobility Scooters but to be aware of commercial websites offering mobility scooters at cheaper prices?

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Who’s Watching What You Type?3

2008-06-07T12:50:00.000-07:00

Alarmingly, users do not even need to visit a website to contract spyware. The preview window in Microsoft’s Outlook Express allows emails containing HTML and any other code which can be placed on a normal webpage, to be loaded, without warning. Companies looking to implant spyware using the “drive-by” principal are regularly exploiting this glaringly obvious flaw in the design of Outlook Express.

"If you get one piece of spyware, you will get five because the business model says they pay each other to pass on information about victims," said Mr Moll.

Thankfully anti-spyware/adware programs such as Ad-Aware (free) and WebRoot’s own offering, Spy Sweeper can clean up a PC and even help prevent further infections, but just like anti-virus software, anti-spyware software needs to be kept up-to-date to remain effective.

In addition to providing software solutions to this problem, legislators too are seeking to end this electronic intrusion. In the USA an anti-spyware bill is moving towards approval in Congress. If successfully implemented, this bill will force firms who wish to use spyware to first receive permission from the end-user before it is installed. But even before any new laws come into place, spyware makers are already working on next generation coding which keep their programs intact and operational….perhaps even on your PC.

Related Links:

WebRoot Spyware Audit http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm

Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

WebRoot http://www.webroot.com/

About The Author

Robert Palmer is CEO of deskNET Communications www.desknet.co.uk the first affordable alternative to opt-in email marketing and newsletters. With over 20 years professional experience in software development, Robert is a leading architect in the development of the emerging Net technology, One-2-Many Broadcasting software.

Who’s Watching What You Type?2

2008-06-07T12:49:00.000-07:00

A hard-disk and memory overflowing with spyware used to be one of the unfortunate consequences of visiting sex and adult orientated sites; a kind of eSTD. Like most Internet marketing technologies, from the pop-up to the pop-under and the first snowball of Spam, spyware began life serving the adult industry. Then, just like pop-up, spyware filtered through all aspects of ecommerce. In an interview to the BBC, David Moll, CEO of WebRoot, said that spyware has now become so common across the whole of the Internet, that it can be contracted from nearly anywhere.

So-called “drive-by downloads” are now responsible for most infections of spyware. The term “drive-by” refers to the casualness of the infection. By simply visiting an ordinary webpage a user can unwittingly initiate an automatic download of spyware onto their computer. There are no clues and no warnings.

In a recent, carefully controlled and closed demonstration, it took me less than 20 minutes to create a spyware program and embed it into a webpage. Using colleagues who had previously been made aware of the nature of the experiment, I invited them to take a look at this “special” but very ordinary looking webpage. Within seconds of visiting this webpage, the spyware went to work taking a snapshot of their hard disk, a snapshot of their Favourites folder and a copy of their browsing history. Before they had even finished reading the webpage, the spyware was already transferring their information to my server. It’s as easy as that! Equally that same code could be manipulated to perform a total trash of the hard disk or some other equally miserable and criminal act.

Speaking to the BBC, David Moll explained.

"Some (spyware programs) lurk on misspelled URLs and strike those that type faster than their fingers can carry them. As a result you do not end up where you expect to be."

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Who’s Watching What You Type?1

2008-06-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

by: Robert Palmer

If someone entered your home, uninvited and installed numerous cameras and listening devices in order to monitor your activities, you would quite rightly be outraged. While such a situation, unless you are living in the Big Brother House, would be considered ridiculous, the same cannot be said for the humble home computer.

Recently released research alarmingly shows that home PC’s are increasingly likely to host software which can watch each and every keystroke the user inputs. According to the research compiled from an audit conducted jointly by the software firm, WebRoot and services provider, EarthLink, the average home PC hosts 28 so-called spyware programs.

Whilst the worst examples of spyware are written by virus writers to steal passwords and hijack computers to launch “denial of service” attacks against web-servers, the vast majority are used to collate marketing information and then target advertising according to the end-users web surfing habits.

The WebRoot/EarthLink audit surveyed more than 1.5 million PC’s during the last 12 months and discovered an amazing 41 million incidents of spyware; adware, Trojans, tracking cookies and other undesirable programs.

Most of these programs are loaded into the computer memory when the PC is started up. From here, the program will work silently, often giving no clues as to its existence. However, unexplained browser window pop-up’s, often advertising adult services and mysterious alterations to the browsers homepage setting are more often than not an indication that spyware is present and active on a computer. One particular piece of spyware, which is proving to be very expensive for many home users, is that of Trojan Diallers. Diallers, often without any warning to the end-user, hangs up the current net connection and then automatically reconnects using a Premium Rate telephone number, thus running up huge telephone bills. The activities of companies using this technology as a revenue stream are currently under investigation in the UK by government watchdogs.

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Who You Calling A Hick?3

2008-06-07T12:43:00.000-07:00

We don't worry too much about breathing in pollution. There's not much of that around here. But we do keep our mouths closed when the mosquitoes are swarming.

Lady bugs are very pretty, but not when there are 30,000 of them squeezing their way into your walls. If only they ate mosquitoes

We have mice. You have rats. Mice are cuter.

Too bad they don't eat mosquitoes.

Sure I commute. What do you think we have a staircase for?

Don't get me wrong, the city's a great place for theatre, basketball and fancy restaurants that serve you itsy bitsy morsels on huge white plates with sweeping splashes of colored sauces.

But have you ever noticed how very few depictions of paradise include skyscrapers, traffic lights and hot dog vendors? Come pay us a visit and you can enjoy paradise all to yourself...if you don't mind sharing it with the chickens, the skunk, the crickets, the mice and the mosquitoes.

Excuse me now. I have a mouse trap to empty.

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Who You Calling A Hick?2

2008-06-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

Sure, I'll mow the lawn. Remind me next month.

By the way, it's called a septic tank, not a skeptic tank. And yes, Irma Bombeck was right. And so are the weeds.

Every Monday morning I go for a hike. I tie up my laces. I put on my cap. And I grab hold of two heavy bags. Then I walk. And walk. And walk. And just when I feel like I can carry the bags no farther, I reach the end of the driveway. Yes, Monday is garbage day.

Out here, we ride our mowers and push our brooms. In the city, we hear you do the reverse.

You go to the grocery store to get your food. We cut out the middle man. We pick our own raspberries (both black and red) out back. And out front. And down the hill. And over in the woods.

We grow our own apples; in fact, the trees might give fruit by next year...hopefully.

And when we're in the mood for chicken, we sit silently at the property line with a hatchet, waiting for a stray bird to accidentally wandering under the fence. Or we drive to town for some KFC.

It's true. The nearest grocery store is seven miles away. But it takes me only seven minutes to get there...which is how long it took me to get out of the condo parking lot when I lived in the city.

We don't need bars. We have bonfires. The action gets pretty hot, especially when we have plenty of wood to burn. And who needs alcohol when you can just stand downwind from the fire?

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Who You Calling A Hick?1

2008-06-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

by: David Leonhardt

For the last time, I live in the country, not in the sticks. And I am relaxed, not a hick.

Ever since we moved to the country, I get the feeling you city-folk are confused. So here is a primer on what it means to be living in the country.

When you walk three blocks from your house in the city, you will be in another neighborhood...and possibly lost. We'll be approaching our next-door neighbor's front porch.

The neighbors are no trouble at all. Sure they play hard rock heavy metal blow-your-brains out music all evening...but the birds and the crickets drown out the racket.

Our neighbor across the road has a sign that stays lit up all night: Bert's Auto Repair. He no longer does auto repair, but he doesn't do sign removal either. See? We have a downtown, too.

We don't need streetlights. We already have the stars, thank you very much. What do you mean, "What are stars?"

You have gangs in the city. Every now and then, somebody loses an ear, a few fingers or a loved one. Ha! We have gangs, too. Our gangs eat the field mice. Bet your gangs won't do that for you.

Don't be shocked if you see a free-range skunk waddling across our front lawn on the way over there. We might not have major league baseball, but who says we can't have a mascot? And our theatre nights don't cost us much. Most of the crickets and lightening bugs play for free.

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Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU?4

2008-06-07T12:37:00.000-07:00

Naturally, being a mom of little children, I could not read the whole book in one sitting. I found myself firing off emails, with my comments on the ebook during the reading process. By the time I finished the ebook, Rob and I had become good email friends, planning to do joint ventures in the future.

That in and of itself tells you something about what type of person Rob is. I see him as a mentor, the type of ebook author, I would like to emulate.

At the time of writing this review, there are only two other ebooks I have read that even come close to the quality of this one, on this particular subject. if you would like to know what these two are, send a blank email to:

rob@you2cansellonline.com

So do you want to be an internet marketing guru! If so, you might want to check this out. At the time of this review writing, this ebook is still in the prelaunch phase. You can get it, read it, join his affiliate program and promote it before anyone else does.

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 the highest, Rob's ebook is right up there at a 9, it doesn't get much better than that in my opinion. Read my other reviews, I don't score this high very often.

I can guarantee, that once you read this ebook, you WILL be proud to recommend it to your subscribers and customers. I am!

Oh yeah, BTW, Rob offers a 100% guarantee on his product that can't be beat. So you really don't have any excuse but to check this out. :o)

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Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU?3

2008-06-07T12:35:00.000-07:00

* he answers the questions that most people have
* the steps to what it will take in time, knowledge, and desire to accomplish your goal
* and skills you need to acquire and reach your writing amd marketing goals.

He also describes in detail, how to run your online business with integrity and honesty. Yet, in still aspiring to these goals, he tells you what you must absolutely do to be sure you to acheive success.

It is written in a wonderful and easily flowing style, that keeps you reading and wanting to grasp every word. His advice comes from the voice of experience, after careful testing and study.

It reads more like a novel, than a boring how to book. With that style, it is like the thriller book, the book you don't want to put down until you've read the whole thing.

Rob addresses issues like

* why people expect info for free, and the real reality of this concept.
* how your own perception of earning money online, can be standing in your way.
* exactly what you need to do, and how often, in an easy to use 10 step action plan.
* In exact step by step detail, he covers, not only the writing of the actual book, but also how to package, and promote it as well.

He even gives you examples of what you need to do in followup messages once a sale has been made.

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Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU?2

2008-06-07T12:33:00.000-07:00

He also states,

"It is very possible to make money online, being sincere and honest."

The reason I like this, and totally agree, is because this is the approach I have chosen to take with my reviews.

Although most of my reviews you will read, will be in a positive nature, I don't hesitate to say what I don't like about the ebooks and products I review.

This is not Rob's first ebook. He launched the ebook, "How to Write Your Novel Fast!" back in October of 2002. When he shared with me through email recently, how many copies of his first ebook he has already sold, I was totally flabergasted.

I did some research at the search engines on this ebook, and found some very positive postings on it. For more information on these postings send an email to rob@you2cansellonline.com

You see, I do make money through affiliate links by promoting my reviews. I don't try to camoflauge or hide that fact. I also deliver, above and beyond to my subscribers and loyal customers with extra service and bonuses.

Rob shows how the curiosity of the internet, and the idea of having freedom to control your own life, income and future intrigues us all to wonder if we can do it too. He does this by relating it to a story you can identify with. He then breaks it down into manageable steps---

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Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU?1

2008-06-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

by: Laurie Meade

The Internet Gurus.
What do they do?
How do they get so rich?
What do they have in common?

Are these the questions going through your mind when you ask yourself,

"Heh, if they can do it, maybe I can too?"

These are the questions Rob Parnell answers in his new ebook, "Be an Internet Guru, Write Your Ebook Fast"

From the title of this book, you might think,

"Do I really want to be a guru?"

To many people, what comes to mind is an image similar to a con artist, a rip off scam, a bunch of hype, when you state the term "internet guru."

Is your opinion of the guru's that it's all a bunch of hype and BS?

You may already have the credit card debt to prove it. So why would anyone want to buy a book teaching them all the dirty tricks of the gurus?

There are a few things that really intrigued me about this ebook. To begin with, there are no affiliate links promoting any other program embedded in this ebook. It is a 164 page pdf. The author tells you in an entertaining way, stories you can identify with, and explains why these gurus are doing so well.

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Beginners Guide To Online Selling?2

2008-06-07T12:28:00.000-07:00

There are literally millions of scams floating around that haul in big bucks-----for the SCAMMER. The truth is: there are no get rich quick answers to your problems unless you want to rob a bank.

So how did I build my fledgling business? Here are a few of my strategies.

First, be honest. Don’t sell products that you have not tried yourself. When someone asks a question, don’t tell them what they want to hear—tell them the TRUTH.

Second, only pick products to sell that interest you. The sad truth is most people don’t like their job. Why then, would you start an internet business with a product you don’t like or care about? You must have a passion for what you are doing or you will never be successful.

Third, don’t quit! I can’t tell you how many times quitting crossed my mind when I was struggling in the beginning. Perseverance ALWAYS pays off. Stick with it when your business is struggling, good times are ahead. Remember, knowledge is power. Study, study, and study some more until you are an expert in your field.

About The Author

Joel Dreher is an affiliate marketer with several of the top companies on the web today. He is the publisher of the NO Hype Home Business Newsletter, a guide to starting and building your home business. To subscribe, visit http://www.profit-in-business.com.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Beginners Guide To Online Selling?1

2008-06-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

by: Joel Dreher

As a 40 year old high school teacher, I make an adequate salary and of course have my summers off! However, I continually watch every dollar I spend and worry about my retirement years.

Like most others, I have always dreamed of being wealthy and on my last birthday decided to finally take action. I would become an internet marketer!

Needless to say, starting a home business on the web was more difficult than I imagined. A few of the myths that I had to overcome:

It’s free to do business online!

While it is much cheaper than a brick and mortar business, there are still expenses such as web sites, hosting, advertising, and continuing education costs.

Internet marketing is easy!

After working in a tire factory for two weeks, I can attest that every other job I have done IS easy. However, I quickly discovered that although not manual labor, many bleary eyed hours were spent in front of my computer screen.It takes TIME and EFFORT.

You can get rich quick on the net.

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Who Says Penis Size Is Not Important?4

2008-06-07T12:15:00.000-07:00

The reality is that condom size is very important. Unfortunately, unlike penises, most condoms around the world today are made in a very narrow range of sizes.

In fact, the overwhelming majority of condoms does not refer to size at all, and simply are marketed as a "one size fits all" product.

While a few companies like Trojan have shown some sensitivity to the size issue by producing some larger sized models, very few such products exist, and even fewer are available for those needing a snugger fit.

Millions of men continue to struggle with the "one size fits all" mentality that the condom manufacturers apply to condom size, often leading to very unfortunate results.

Given the inherent difficulties in measuring customers to ensure a more tailored condom fit, condom producers simply continue to force round pegs into square holes.

That’s why to fit a condom effectively and snugly, you have to up your size.

About The Author

Simon Chan is the editor of Penile-enlargement-guide, which enhances the different program of Penis Enlargement. Unleashing the Truth Of Penis Enlargement, Male Sexual Performance. He is providing a safety net with reliable advice on sexual needs & wants as most of the mass information contradict sexual activities naturally. Get a free copy of "All Natural Penis Enlargement Secrets" at http://www.penile-enlargement-guide.com
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Who Says Penis Size Is Not Important?3

2008-06-07T12:14:00.001-07:00

ERECTION REJECTION

It is no secret that many men dislike wearing condoms. Some Men say that condoms interfere with sex, "get in way," or "kill the mood."

Most of the time however, these problems arise because the man has difficulty putting on the condom, or is concerned that the darn thing may slip off.

If a condom is difficult to put on due to size issues, the little soldier may suddenly be unable to stand at attention.

A survey conducted by the University of Sydney, Australia found that two-thirds of the men surveyed reported they "sometimes" or "often" lost their erection while trying to put on a condom.

Of course without an erection, a condom is impossible to put on at all.

While many men struggle to put on ill-fitting condoms that are too small, many others experience anxiety that the condom may slip off their slimmer girth.

This anxiety can also interfere with the ability to keep the flag at full mast. Condoms that are too loose increase the odds of slippage or leakage.

Paradoxically, one of the most common reasons condoms slip off is because they are too tight or too long — if not fully rolled down, the ring at the base can enter the man's partner and be dragged off.

Condoms that are too short also increase the risk of exposure to STDs.

When condoms are too tight, breakage and slippage is more likely to occur, and sensitivity can be significantly diminished.

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Who Says Penis Size Is Not Important?2

2008-06-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

The Durex study concluded, "Given the wide range of penis sizes and the relatively narrow range of condoms designed to fit them, it is perhaps unsurprising to find that 50% of respondents felt that the condoms they use did not fit them properly”.

The answers provided also indicate that condoms which don't fit properly are more likely to break during use..."

Another study performed by La Trobe University in Australia examined the effect of penis dimension on the probability of complete condom slippage and/or condom breakage in actual use.

A total over the course of the study, 16% of the men experienced at least one instance of breakage and 19% experienced complete slippage.

The study concluded that condom breakage was strongly associated with penis circumference, particularly for men with above-average girth.

In fact, each additional centimeter of penis circumference beyond the average 13.19 cm increased the risk of breakage by 50-100%.

Like the Durex study, the researchers concluded, "This finding suggests a need to increase either the range of condom sizes currently available or the [girth] of currently available condoms.” of 3,658 condoms were used by 184 men.

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Who Says Penis Size Is Not Important?1

2008-06-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

by: Simon Chan

Most men have been there at one time or another. That moment when total sexual exhilaration turns to pure panic and fear...fear that the "little astronaut" out on his moon walk has lost his space suit. Fear that the knight is no longer wearing his shining armor.

The number one reason that condoms break or slip off during the horizontal mambo is that the Johnson in question was not properly suited. Like shoes or bras, careful consideration must be given to condom size.

Yes, all men are created equal — but in very different shapes and sizes when it comes to the trouser department.

And while it may not be the size of the wave that floats your boat, when it comes to choosing a condom, your size does matter.

RESEARCHERS AGREE

A recent survey by Durex Condoms revealed that the length of an erect penis can range from four to nine inches, while penis widths can vary from just over one inch to more than two inches.

The Durex study also found that 50% of the almost 3,000 survey respondents felt that the condoms they regularly used did not fit properly; 25% said the condoms were "too tight," 10% said they were "much too tight," and 15% responded that the condoms were "too loose" or "much too loose."

Not surprisingly, 42% of those surveyed indicated that condoms should be "better shaped."

A whopping 44% of those surveyed reported they had experienced condom slippage or breakage problems in the past.

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Who Says Nothing Lasts Forever?2

2008-06-07T12:09:00.001-07:00

If you are someone who seems to always be busy, do yourself a favor and share quality time with those you love. Create fun experiences and rituals that are uniquely yours. You will forever be happy you did.

Take plenty of pictures to capture those infant years that quickly turn into adolescent years that quickly turn into adulthood. Photo albums filled with precious experiences make wonderful gifts for first time parents as well as grandparents.

Enjoy the wonder that is such a big part of a child’s experiences. Put yourself back into the feeling of what it was like to discover something for the very first time. Think of how a child feels the first time they discover a butterfly gently landing on a flower. Or what about the first sight of a plane in the sky? Perhaps it is the discovery of what happens when water and dirt mix. Realize they have uncovered a hidden treasure with that one.

Regardless of the discovery, it is in a moment a memory is made. When all is said and done, isn’t life really about the memories we create with those we love? And aren’t the memories what lasts forever?

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About The Author

Patricia Twitchell is the proprietor of Just Bears and Stuff, a unique gift shop located in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Nestled in the scenic mountains, it is a favorite place to visit for people from all over the country. Receive “Beary Special Moments” a free online teddy bear facts and tips e-zine by visiting www.justbearsandstuff.com
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Who Says Nothing Lasts Forever?1

2008-06-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

by: Patricia Twitchell

In a world of instant gratification and so much that is made to be tossed out after one use, there are some things worth preserving. Childhood memories are among those things worth safeguarding.

As a new grandmother, I fully appreciate the importance of teaching my son ways to capture memories of his first-born. Memories that will last for years to come.

With some forethought memories that could easily slip away can be preserved for years. When it comes to our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, isn’t it worth doing everything possible to capture their childhood experiences in a unique way?

I still have a teddy bear given to me as a child. It is something that will forever remind me of my childhood. I have to wonder how much that childhood gift influenced my decision to open a teddy bear gift shop over ten years ago. A store that allows me the privilege to advise parents, grandparents, sister, brothers, uncles and aunts about gifts that can last that special child a lifetime.

There is nothing more rewarding then knowing I am helping someone create fond memories through the choice of a special gift. Whether it is a unique picture frame, a special teddy bear or a distinctive gift such as a pewter case like ones from the A E Williams English Pewter selection, each gift is very carefully thought through.

Something else I enjoy are conversations I share with my customers about what they do to create and preserve memories with their loved ones. Knowing how busy folks get, it is so refreshing to hear of how they take time to do something special.

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Who Says Life Doesn'T Repeat Itself?2

2008-06-07T12:05:00.000-07:00

In an attempt to break the cycle of violence, many communities across Canada have implemented programs designed to help affected children better deal with their experiences by providing them with safety and protection, self-esteem development and coping skills. Frequently these projects also help abused mothers who need assistance with parenting.

For more information on these and other innovative crime prevention efforts currently in place across Canada, visit the National Crime Prevention Centre Web site at www.crime-prevention.org or call toll-free 1-877-302-NCPC.

About The Author

News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.

News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services.

Who Says Life Doesn'T Repeat Itself?1

2008-06-07T12:03:00.000-07:00

by: News Canada

(NC)-There is a growing awareness that children who witness family violence experience severe emotional and behavioural problems. As they grow older, boys are at greater risk of abusing others, and girls are at greater risk of experiencing abuse in their relationships.

* In a sample of federal inmates who had a history of family violence, more than half (56%) reported that they witnessed some form of violence as children.

* Men who witnessed their mothers being physically abused by their fathers were three times as likely to be violent against their female partners than men who grew up in non-violent homes.

* In a one-year period, a total of 57,182 women, along with 39,177 children, were admitted to 448 shelters that provide residential services to abused women in Canada

* The majority of children accompanying their mothers to shelters were very young: three-quarters were under ten.

* The number of children under twelve whose parents separate or divorce has tripled over the past twenty years.

Sources: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, Canadian Council on Social Development.

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Who Needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News? “Not I!” Says The Happy Human Living In The New World?2

2008-06-07T11:59:00.000-07:00

Some News sites also have interactive sites within. For example, on the BBC News Blog there is a learning site (BBCi Learning) that involves interactive activities and over half a million pages of factual information and resources available for children, adolescents, and adults. There are competitions and all sorts of games to help educate people in any and every area of interest imaginable.

Another great aspect of these on-line News sites is the ability to access archival information. You can watch video and listen to audio recordings of famous historical stories right on the computer. If the day is Feb.3, you can read articles from Feb.3’s from fifty years ago. Looking up any date and year recorded is as easy as pushing a few buttons.

Some services have subscriptions where instead of looking up the website, the News you want is sent straight to your email. Being in the know, and being in the now, has never been such an objective, enjoyable, and simplistic experience as in the 21st century. Partaking in a new perspective on life is what on-line current events and News Blogs are all about.

About The Author

By Jesse S. Somer
M6.Net http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a human hoping to help other novices like him see the magic of the world of the Internet.
priyankaa@m6.net

Who Needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News? “Not I!” Says The Happy Human Living In The New World?1

2008-06-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

by: M6.net

T.V. and radio News got you down? On-line current events and News blogs make being informed a much more enjoyable experience. For many the News on television has become a trying time of the day. Focused mainly on negative events, you may have to wait through the whole program just to hear the one story you were waiting for. If you miss the 6:00 p.m. show, waiting until the late night segment can be a real drag, especially if you’ve got a lot to do, or have to wake up early the next morning.

My friends, there is an answer to this problem: News blogs or on-line current events. You can find all of your favorite broadcasters (E.g.: CNN, BBC) on the Internet, getting up-to-date information at any time of the day or night. You can even read personal journal entries written by multiple correspondents out in the field reporting on several different stories down to the current minute. Instead of hearing all News from one voice (often an irritating one), now you can read different human opinions straight from the scene of interest.

Often News on-line has a section called “themes” which allows the reader to only hear about the specific areas that interest them. No more waiting through several wars to get to the positive story about the current medical breakthrough that could mean a cure for disease, or the technological idea that might mean the end to extreme pollution levels. Like a newspaper, you can go straight to the “jobs” theme and search through all the current employment vacancies available. If you are obsessed with the negative, themes such as “Disaster and Tragedy” and “Crime and Punishment are still readily accessible.

As the News is now on the Internet it has also become an interactive experience in numerous ways. First of all now you can send News stories straight to the News companies yourself! If the story is deemed worthwhile and verifiable, you may even be published. This is also the case with photographers who have pictures of important events. It really means anyone can become a part of the action as a freelance consultant. Some News on-line have “witness” sections where you can tell your story if you happen to have been in the right place at the right time. This option means that we can hear many different views on contentious issues giving a wider perspective to the ‘big picture’.

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Who needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News?2

2008-06-07T11:45:00.000-07:00

As the News is now on the Internet it has also become an interactive experience in numerous ways. First of all now you can send News stories straight to the News companies yourself! If the story is deemed worthwhile and verifiable, you may even be published. This is also the case with photographers who have pictures of important events. It really means anyone can become a part of the action as a freelance consultant. Some News on-line have “witness” sections where you can tell your story if you happen to have been in the right place at the right time. This option means that we can hear many different views on contentious issues giving a wider perspective to the ‘big picture’.

Some News sites also have interactive sites within. For example, on the BBC News Blog there is a learning site (BBCi Learning) that involves interactive activities and over half a million pages of factual information and resources available for children, adolescents, and adults. There are competitions and all sorts of games to help educate people in any and every area of interest imaginable.

Another great aspect of these on-line News sites is the ability to access archival information. You can watch video and listen to audio recordings of famous historical stories right on the computer. If the day is Feb.3, you can read articles from Feb.3’s from fifty years ago. Looking up any date and year recorded is as easy as pushing a few buttons.

Some services have subscriptions where instead of looking up the website, the News you want is sent straight to your email. Being in the know, and being in the now, has never been such an objective, enjoyable, and simplistic experience as in the 21st century. Partaking in a new perspective on life is what on-line current events and News Blogs are all about.

About The Author

Jesse S. Somer
M6.Net
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a human hoping to help other novices like him see the magic of the world of the Internet.

Who needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News?1

2008-06-07T11:41:00.000-07:00

by: Jesse S. Somer

T.V. and radio News got you down? On-line current events and News blogs make being informed a much more enjoyable experience. For many the News on television has become a trying time of the day. Focused mainly on negative events, you may have to wait through the whole program just to hear the one story you were waiting for. If you miss the 6:00 p.m. show, waiting until the late night segment can be a real drag, especially if you’ve got a lot to do, or have to wake up early the next morning.

My friends, there is an answer to this problem: News blogs or on-line current events. You can find all of your favorite broadcasters (E.g.: CNN, BBC) on the Internet, getting up-to-date information at any time of the day or night. You can even read personal journal entries written by multiple correspondents out in the field reporting on several different stories down to the current minute. Instead of hearing all News from one voice (often an irritating one), now you can read different human opinions straight from the scene of interest.

Often News on-line has a section called “themes” which allows the reader to only hear about the specific areas that interest them. No more waiting through several wars to get to the positive story about the current medical breakthrough that could mean a cure for disease, or the technological idea that might mean the end to extreme pollution levels. Like a newspaper, you can go straight to the “jobs” theme and search through all the current employment vacancies available. If you are obsessed with the negative, themes such as “Disaster and Tragedy” and “Crime and Punishment are still readily accessible.

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Who Needs Heroes?3

2008-06-07T11:36:00.001-07:00

Comparing yourself with others is like putting yourself in a prison. A prison which can only bring pain. A prison that stops you from experiencing your true talents. No one puts you in this prison, you do it all by yourself. You simply learn, as I did, not to accept yourself and reject who you really are in favour for what you perceive another person has. In other words you give yourself a hard time and delay your own growth because you thought the other person was better than you.

Trust yourself, you have all the skills you need to succeed. All you need is a change of process.

Stop judging yourself. Instead of comparing yourself with others, subverting your own power and constantly under performing; focus on your potential. What you want to be.

Meditate on where you want to be.

Imagine yourself achieving your potential. What does it look like, what does it feel like.

Surround yourself with images and artefacts depicting the future you and gradually, you will become what you always wanted to be.

The more you believe in your capabilities the more your behaviour will change. Access the hidden skills you have. Trust in yourself. You have far more skills and abilities than you are using at present.

If you have heroes then beware you could be taking away your skills, your individualism and making yourself subservient for the rest of your life. In which case who needs heroes?

Graham and Julie
www.desktop-meditation.com.

About The Author

Graham and Julie
To see more of our work please go to:
www.desktop-meditation.com
graham@desktop-meditation.com

Who Needs Heroes?2

2008-06-07T11:35:00.000-07:00

Suggesting that the minute you compare yourself with anybody the relationship is always going to be powerless. Because you are now in a subservient relationship.

The truth is that only prices, products and stores can be compared. Not people. You can compare key data any product, price or service. So when you compare yourself with others are you a product, price or service?

Remember those essays from school and university where you were always asked to compare and contrast something with the aim of showing the similarities and differences of an argument etc. But how do you do this with people? What is being compared or contrasted? How are people similar? Height, weight, age, the clothes they wear, walk, where they live, the cars they drive, their salary, their achievements, their views ?

Do you compare yourself with others?

Who do you compare yourself with?

What are the attributes you compare?

Are you comparing like with like?

You can compare males and females and they way they perform tasks, parents against children, different age groups. You can compare how your opinions are similar or different. But the best you can get is that you are mostly similar or mostly different. What about jealousy? How do you measure that?

You can compare products with different versions. But people? How do you compare yourself with your parents or grandparents? You could be like Shakespeare and compare yourself against nature i.e. beauty with day and night. But not compare one person against another.

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Who Needs Heroes?1

2008-06-07T11:31:00.000-07:00

by: Graham and Julie

When we were talking the other day we started to think about our heroes when we were young. After we had discussed the usual film star and sports stars that we idolised I remembered Derek. Derek was a couple of years ahead of me in school and he had everything; he always got straight ‘A’s’ and was formidable on the football field as well as one of the fastest over 100 metres. What’s more he didn’t appear to work at it. When the rest of us were ‘slaving’ away at our homework or sweating buckets trying to impress on the football field or athletics track he just turned up and got on with it. A natural, was how one of our teachers described him.

Natural or hero, Derek caused me and others a lot of pain. His skills and our hero worship caused us to begin the ‘beating yourself up’ process. You know the; ‘I’m not good enough’. ‘If only I could do that’.’ I couldn’t possibly do that’. The self defeating traits of inadequacy, insecurity and worthlessness and constant comparison with others all started here. With Derek, we started the comparison programme.

Comparison is just another name for subservience. When you compare yourself to someone you are really accepting that you are impressed by them, you want them to influence your life and are willingly bowing down to their perceived skills and abilities. The problem with subservience is that you can never be free. It takes away all your happiness and power. You end up confused and wilting like a flower.

The fact is comparing yourself with others not only stops you from being successful, it’s destructive. As, Elizabeth Fisher an American author, stated;

‘comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony’.

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Who Lives In The Star Wars Galaxy?2

2008-06-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

The now beloved film got off to a rocky start. It was previewed in San Francisco to young crowd who adored it. After the show Lucas and Coppola waited for the Universal executives to come and congratulate them. Instead they were shocked by angry accusations that they had planted their friends in the crowd and American Graffiti was not releasable. True to their personas Coppola argued and Lucas stood quiet. Once again George saw his film taken away and cut up by what was in his view an interfering, know nothing studio. But there was one difference between THX-1138 and Graffiti; Graffiti was a hit, a highly profitable film that made Lucas a millionaire.

Now Lucas decided to return to science fiction, this time wanting to do a more positive story than THX. After failing to acquire the rights to Flash Gordon, he sat down to write his own screenplay. Influenced by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and the mythology of King Arthur, he based the characters on familiar figures. Luke Skywalker's personality came from George Lucas himself, young, adventurous, and quiet from a small town, with a love of racing cars, or in this case space pods. Han Solo was based on . . . Francis Ford Coppola. He was loud, cocky, reckless, always in debt, going through a love-hate relationship with the younger Skywalker. And the empire was actually the Hollywood studios. George Lucas striving for his creative freedom as a filmmaker would parallel Luke Skywalker's journey to win liberty from the empire, and both would achieve it thanks to Star Wars.

About The Author

Stephen Schochet is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says," these two elaborate productions are exceptionally entertaining." Hear realaudio samples of these great, unique gifts at http://www.hollywoodstories.com.
orgofhlly@aol.com

Who Lives In The Star Wars Galaxy?1

2008-06-07T11:26:00.000-07:00

by: Stephen Schochet

It's hard to say where old Hollywood ended and new Hollywood began. People in the industry don't think of themselves as making history, they are just going to work. But the day in 1967 that Jack Warner cleaned out his desk at Warner Bros. studio, George Lucas and Frances Ford Coppola arrived on the lot.

The two young filmmakers were very different in demeanor. Coppola a legend at UCLA film school was 27, a loud boisterous mixture of mogul and marxist, who prided himself in dressing like Fidel Castro. He impressed film executives at first with his bravado, but later would upset them with his reckless overspending. Five years younger, Lucas, who went to USC, was quiet and introspective. The only guys at Warners who were below 30 and wore beards, they hit it off instantly with Coppola taking the mentor role. Lucas had made a thirteen minute science fiction film project called THX 1138, a dark look at a computer controlled future. Coppola convinced his protégé to extend it into a full-length film and talked Warner Bros. into financing it.

Over the next few months the wily Coppola played both sides. "I'm telling you this kid Lucas is making a great film." Coppola told the Warner brass. "Don't put pressure on yourself, they don't expect anything," He reassured Lucas. When they saw the completed THX 1138 the Suits were furious. "Francis what is this?" "I don't know, I've never seen it." replied the bewildered producer. To Lucas's dismay the studio cut out parts from THX 1138 before they released it. "They're cutting the fingers off my baby."

THX failed at the box office and Coppola was held financially liable for $300,000, but the two filmmakers were given another chance to make a low budget movie at Universal. Impressed by the success of Easy Rider (1969) the old guard at the studio was reaching out to new talent, once again Coppola would produce and Lucas would direct. Lucas was encouraged by his wife Marsha to make the second project more positive. At USC he had studied anthropology learning that the American male has a unique mating ritual, he drives around in cars trying to pick up girls. Lucas combined this observation, with his own love of classic cars, his small town upbringing in Modesto, CA and his appreciation for top 40 songs played on the radio by disc jockeys like Wolfman Jack. The result: American Graffiti (1973).

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Who Is Your Market and Where Are They?

2008-06-07T11:24:00.000-07:00

by: Sonia Colon

An important part of planning your business is to know who will use your products/services.

The vast majority of small businesses will rely on their communities for sales. It is in your best interests to get to know everything you can about your community, or the people who will use yor business.

Please don't spend advertising dollars on people who don't want or need your products/services. First, find out who are your potential consumers. Find out by answering the following questions:

* Are most of them female?
* Are most of them male?
* Are they an even mix of male & female?
* What is their average income bracket?
* Where would these consumers generally congregate?
* What are their interests?
* What is the average size?
* What is their average age?
* What type of work do they do?
* Do they live in apartments, houses or rural areas?
* What is the average family size?
* Which radio stations would they most likely listen to?

Answering the above questions will enable you to define the physical limitations of your business and build a profile of your average consumer. Some of the most successful businesses know exactly who they are catering to. With the answers to these questions, you can formulate marketing strategies aimed specifically at those consumers.

Break it down into the types of people who live there, you will be able to make informed marketing decisions. Finding out the income levels of your average consumer is vital. Don't waste your time trying to sell expensive items to low-income consumers. Study, study, study your consumers habits. Once you have a better idea of who you are targetting, you can then research the best way to advertise and promote your business.

About The Author

Sonia Colon owns and operates Jimson Products. She is also a writer & publisher of "My Jimson Products Ezine". Subscribe by visiting her site at http://www.jimsonproducts.com. Sonia Colon is also a Senior Independent Candle Consultant, Visit: http://www.shopaffordableluxuries.us/scolon to join her team and be part of a generous financial rewards program!

Who Is Running Your Business?3

2008-06-07T11:21:00.000-07:00

About The Author

Gerry Rose is the owner of INTEGRITY Networking Solutions in Oceanside, CA. He works with business owners who want to find more business prospects and get more referrals. Over 7000 oriented businesses have been presented the INTEGRITY Networking Solutions system in San Diego County.

Gerry's stimulating presentation More Prospects, More Referrals is ideally suited for small business owners, home-based businesses, and independent professionals who want clearer direction and want to attract more prospects, develop dynamic systems, and strengthen their companies' accountability. Gerry conducts a range of keynote speeches from thirty minutes to full-day education workshops.

Weekly telecommunication classes and monthly education workshops are the cornerstones of developing strong referrals and prospects in this learning environment. His book, Unlimited Prospects, Unlimited Referrals, will be available in the summer of 2003. Currently available are the books 101 Ways to Attract Prospects and 101 Tips to Generate Referrals. Gerry has nearly 30 years' experience directing business owners how to grow their businesses. He is a networking dynamo. Those who know him will assure you that he does a great job of bringing people together-which is why he started INTEGRITY.

Involved with networking organizations since 1984, Gerry is an Accomplished Toastmaster, a member of Toastmaster International, a board member of the Oceanside and Vista Chambers of Commerce, and chairs numerous committees for three chambers of commerce.

To contact INTEGRITY Networking Solutions for availability and information, call (888) 584-7073. You can contact Gerry by mail at 2103 Wedgewood Drive, Suite 100, Oceanside, CA 92056. Fax to (760) 439-5043; e-mail to gerry@integritysd.com. For more information, go to; www.integritysd.com

Who Is Running Your Business?2

2008-06-07T11:20:00.000-07:00

You might equate success as a time in the future when all your business is by referral, and people are lined up at your door waiting for you to be open. That would be nice! What if I told you that you could have that business right now? The only thing that you have to change is how you react to your clients. You need to take charge of running your business.

People want to do business with busy people. Now is the time to become busy. It is important to "couch" your time with a busy-person attitude, even with an empty plan book. If you are running your business, your plan book is full in anticipation of appointments. Many of us who have started businesses from scratch will tell you that initially we'd take any client that came along. However, as time moved on those of us who were fortunate enough to build a successful practice became more selective as to whom we chose for new clients. Being selective is a very important lesson to learn if you want to survive as an entrepreneur-and maintain any form of sanity. When booking appointments you need to pause and evaluate your plan book, even if it's empty. You are in control. Don't just jump at the first empty space. You may consider this deceitful, but reconsider. You are in control, so take control by being in charge of your time and your business time.

How do you pay the bills with no appointments? Consider this, especially if you are just getting by or working harder than ever to make sales: become a strictly referral business today. It is as simple as changing your. Sales reminder: People naturally want what they cannot have. This applies to every sale and every referral. Think about something you once wanted and now have. How about that car that was just too expensive? What about your dream home? OK, maybe not your dream home, but one that was just a little out of your price range. How about that special person? Remember the first kiss? How satisfying was it? It was great. The same thing can happen when selling. It's up to you. Do you want to continue on the same wheel, running in place or just staying ahead? Or would you prefer to be in control of your life? Make the choice today to run your business. When you do, it truly will be the start of a wonderful life.

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Who Is Running Your Business?1

2008-06-07T11:17:00.000-07:00

by: Gerry Rose

How many times have you heard, "I couldn't make the meeting. My customer needed me." On the other hand, one of my favorites is, "I jump through hoops for my clients."-and then after four months of jumping, the client doesn't call back. I often hear "The client will not return my calls" from vendors. What is the answer? It may come from the question "Who is running your business?" Would the vendor have better maintained the customer if he were a little less available?

This article is special, as it addresses the entrepreneur: those of us in business who have chosen to leave Corporate America behind for the good life. What is the good life? Many describe the good life as having more flexibility, being able to come and go as we please. Most entrepreneurs I interview go out on their own because the values they acquire during a lifetime of experience (15 to 20 years) are different from when they started their corporate jobs. We are taught that the customer is always right. Often we're so eager to please that we compromise the very reasons we start our own business. We attempt to satisfy our customers by compromising our values. Who is running your business?

We say, "I'll slow down as soon as I make it." We continue to work at a harried pace, never really learning how to enjoy the life we attempt to produce. We drive ourselves crazy in an attempt to satisfy our clients. Often we end our business careers never satisfying the client or ourselves.

Many entrepreneurs make the decision to become self-employed to gain quality time with family. Others want more time to spend in the community, giving back to the systems that support their lifestyles. I often chuckle to myself by the idea of the deathbed question, "What would you have done differently?" None will ever answer, "I wish I had worked harder." However, because we're taught that the customer is king, we now decide to jump through the proverbial hoop to satisfy. We lose sight of the fact that now our customers are running our business.

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Who Had The Better Brushes Leonardo or Michelangelo?2

2008-06-07T10:35:00.000-07:00

Coming back to old-time photographers, I just can't see anyone producing, or rather reproducing the same quality shots of say, Ansell Adams, using a digital camera instead of film. For Ansell Adams, substitute Man Ray, or a host of other cult photographers and you'll soon catch my drift.

Regarding photos that sell, the type of camera used is irrelevant when the client looks at the final result. I'm sure that Michelangelo never crossed swords with Leonardo about who had the better brushes. It's the masterpiece that counts, not the tools used to produce it.

And yet this epic battle between digital and film cameras is important, because a lot of time and effort can be wasted, trying to produce shots that sell with equipment that just isn't up to the job.

Without being prescriptive or dogmatic, it seems to me that any prospective Freelance photographer must weigh up the pros and cons of digital versus film carefully. It is the nature of the photograph being attempted that should decide the matter rather than personal prejudice.

Another key factor is, of course, the preference of the client. Where the customer is happy with small digital images then convenience may suggest using digital. So, for someone who shoots a range of photos it seems sensible to become conversant with both. Digital and film cameras are totally different beasts, especially with regard to exposure ' rules of thumb'.

After excellent composition, shots that sell need perfect lighting - so the modern freelance photographer should use the best tools, digital or film to achieve the perfect shot of his chosen subject. That's the kernel of truth I've yanked out of the splinters of this hoary old chestnut for you.

About The Author

Robert Hartness
One of a series of articles by Robert Hartness, successful freelance and author of an hotlinked, flip-over, e-book, published on the web in October 2004. It offers a step-by-step guide to those on the threshold of freelance photography and is illustrated with 40+ published photographs. Acclaimed as a great reference source for serious freelancers. More information and order link - http://www.cashfromyourcamera.com

Who Had The Better Brushes Leonardo or Michelangelo?1

2008-06-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

by: Robert Hartness

Ordinary photos of dull subjects do actually sell, but the dramatic shots generally have an unusual element that makes them stand out from the crowd. They are well-composed and they carry no excess baggage.

One of the best photos I've seen was taken many years ago in New York Central Station (1928) It's quite famous and you've probably seen it. Sunlight streams in through the windows dominating the scene, while people mill about the expansive floor in a hustle-bustle atmosphere.

Photographers of yesteryear were past masters of judging the best exposure for a dramatic shot, without the benefit of modern gadgetry. I just wonder about that when I hear the death knell being tolled on the use of film.

We're told that 60% of the income of Kodak UK came from digital cameras last year, as Kodak announced big job cuts. Immediately, the media produced a knee-jerk reaction that claimed film is dead. True the public are totally won over by the short-term gains of the digital camera, but what about the professionals?

Many studio photographers may well switch to fitting a digital back on to their Mamiyas, but what about fieldwork? Big shots with view cameras and 6'9's, not to mention the use of long lenses for wildlife and sport, will still be dominated by film rather than digital.

Digital cameras are great for the mass market, where shots are generally taken with the subject a close range. Some of the photos of flowers that I've seen for example, are quite exceptional. In many cases, using film for these shots would be beyond most average users because judging the best exposure would be too difficult.

The public are happiest when they can they can just point and shoot. The modern digital camera allows them to do this and produce exceptional pictures of family events, so they're happy. However, put these same cameras to a stiffer test and film wins hands down. Even the latest, best and most expensive cameras still fall short of the best that film can produce, especially where the subject is at a fair distance e.g. most landscapes.

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Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button?4

2008-06-07T10:23:00.000-07:00

As long as you are offering tons of great content in our newsletter, then your list will listen when you tell them of a product that will help them with what they are looking to achieve.

You may not start off earning thousands of dollars with every email you send, but in time you will have built an invaluable list of subscribers that could have unlimited potential for income in the months and years to come.

The best part of online marketing is that it doesn't cost you anything to email this list of people. You can get started quickly with building your list and start making money part time. As long as you continue to establish credibility with your subscribers and offer them incredibly valuable information, as your list grows so will your online income. Soon you will be bringing in money on demand for yourself.

Once you have built your list it becomes even more valuable. You can sell advertising within your list. You can create joint-ventures with other list owners to cross promote similar, but non-competing products and you can create partnerships with other marketers to create products that will help both of you build your lists and create more cash on demand.

There isn't any easier way to start a business than by starting to create your own online opt-in list. If you follow this simple formula you really can create money on demand, just with the push of a button.

About The Author

Ron Pioneer,
Learn secrets to successful opt-in list from my website
http://www.affila.com/
contact@affila.com

Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button?3

2008-06-07T10:22:00.000-07:00

The main purpose of generating traffic to any website is to capture the visitor's information. Now of course you would like to capture their information because they purchased a product from your site, but remember to concentrate on giving your visitor a compelling reason to subscribe to your newsletter before leaving your site.

You don't really even have to have a website to create a newsletter. I found success stories of people that built profitable lists by posting to online forums and in newsgroups, or by purchasing what are called co-registration leads.

Co-registration leads are created by having your newsletter listed on other people's sites. You simply pay a few cents for every subscriber that joins your newsletter from their website.

You also don't have to be highly technically oriented to make money online. There is simple software that can automate all the emails you send out. It makes the process simple and easy.

To make money with your list you have to first establish credibility with your list. To create money on demand you need to cultivate a relationship with your subscribers and let them know that you know what you are talking about. Let them know you are an expert in your field.

This is where a little patience comes into play. Sure you want to make money with your list right now, but you need to put yourself in your subscribers' shoes.

Would you start buying information online from someone you didn't know?

Establishing credibility with your subscribers is of the utmost importance in generating revenue from your list like the gurus do. If you just start sending your list offers right at the start of the relationship, your subscribers will unsubscribe from your list or simply stop opening the emails that you send to them.

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Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button?2

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Once these gurus establish a relationship with their subscribers they start sending compelling offers to their list. The offers relate directly to the niche that they are in and as they have already proven themselves as an expert in their field, these offers bring them cash on demand with the click of their mouse!

Now an opt-in list is not about spamming people. It is about creating a list of people that have given you permission to email them. Creating an opt-in email list is really about finding people that are interested in the topic or niche of information in which your business is centered.

You too can copy what the gurus do and start earning online cash on demand for yourself. I believe that just about anyone can copy this system and achieve success with it.

As simple as this process is, it is the key to creating a huge list of people that are interested in what you are offering. Anyone can create a free newsletter and offer free information on their topic.

The best way to get people to subscribe to your newsletter is to use everyone's favorite word online… FREE! Of course offer a free subscription to your newsletter, but give them added bonuses. You may want to offer free ebooks, a free consultation, free audios, or whatever will add value and encourage someone to sign up for your newsletter.

Why do you think the internet is called the information super-highway? People go online to find information. When they come across someone that will offer to continually give them free valuable information on the topic of their interest, they will gladly subscribe to your newsletter.

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Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button?1

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by: Ron Pioneer

If you have been online for any length of time you have probably stumbled across many of the incredible claims of online marketing gurus making thousands of dollars just by sending out simple emails with the click of a button.

If you are like me, you are intrigued and want to learn exactly how these gurus make more money with a few minutes work, then most people bring home after working for an entire month!

To me it just didn't seem fair. So I set out to uncover the exact secret formula for creating what I like to call "cash on demand." Read on to find out the simple formula I uncovered.

I scoured the internet and started to find similarities in each of the guru's successes. The one common thread that ran through each of the dozens of success stories I researched was that each online marketer had created a huge email list of dedicated prospects and customers.

"But where do these lists come from? " I asked myself. So I probed deeper to find the answers. I was amazed at how simple the formula really is.

The key is that all these gurus have started online newsletters that people opt into. Opting in just means the subscribers have submitted their email address, and usually their name, asking to be placed on the newsletter subscription list.

By creating a newsletter these online marketing gurus have a reason to continually keep in front of their prospects and customers.

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Who Do You Need To Become To Make It Happen For You?2

2008-06-07T10:06:00.001-07:00

To be able to live your best life and achieve your dreams and goals…some changes have to be made and they have to be made as soon as possible.

The goal may remain the same but either you “the person” or the main “game plan” has to change.

After re-examining all your stagnant goals and dreams and making a fresh commitment to pursue them, ask yourself the following three crucial questions which will help you do things differently and get you to finally take action on your goals.

1.Who do you need to become to achieve your goal? What qualities do you need to adopt? (Get really specific.)

2. Now that you have a second chance at pursuing this goal, what will you do differently? List what did not work in the past and what your new plans are.

3.What do you need to add to your life and what do you need to eliminate from your life to ensure that this goal is accomplished? Write out a list of do’s and don’ts.

After truthfully answering this questions and choosing to apply the answers to your situation, you will get the needed ammunition to successfully pursue your goal.

About The Author

Caroline Jalango is a life coach for unstoppable women who are willing to step up to the plate and take a shot at living exceptional lives wherever they are.
www.motivationzone.com
Caroline@motivationzone.com

Who Do You Need To Become To Make It Happen For You?1

2008-06-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

by: Caroline Jalango

'We cannot become what we need to be remaining what we are.'
Max Dupree

Year after year, month after month, day after day, you have hoped for change.

You have dreamed and desired to accomplish your goal, to make it “big time”, to get a better job, to start your own business, to pursue your academic aspirations, to find meaningful relationships, to lose the weight, to improve your financial situation and yet, year after year, month after month, day after day, there has been little or no significant change in your situation.

It’s not that you’re not motivated or passionate or serious enough about making your dream come true…as a matter of fact you are! But, the problem is that, you keep doing the same old things which don’t produce results over and over again.

Consequently, you are still doing the same old job you dislike so much, struggling financially, steadily gaining the weight and almost giving up on your dream. To sum it up, “ you are miserable!”

If the things you are doing, the plans you are making and the strategies you are pursuing don’t produce results, STOP doing them today.

The sooner you realize that unless you change the way you perceive things and begin to do things differently, the quicker you will get the results you so desire.

'There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.'
Peter Drucker

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Who Controls YOUR Happiness?3

2008-06-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Anxiety does not help us get what we want. Finally, feelings are similar to a weather barometer. They are the gauge to whether we are on track, enjoying our lives, achieving our goals, keeping us out of conflict with others, and preserving our life and limb.

We WANT to experience emotion. Lots of intense, as well as, moderate feelings. “It is not the idea that my son is doing well and enjoying his life, but truly how I feel about him enjoying his life. It is the happiness I feel watching him grow, mature, and find meaning to his existence.” The feeling is the reward for our action, it is what we as humans seek in our day-to-day experience.

Feelings are also the alarm bell, telling us to slow down, seek consult, take another look, or simply work harder. Sometimes we feel we are on a roller coaster: it can be exhilarating and it can also be frightening. You judge for yourself, but remember whatever you are feeling you can change.

Expect progress rather than perfection and the journey will be much more manageable.

Dr. David L. Thomas, LMHC

About The Author

Dr. Thomas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a practice in Tampa, FL. He has been counseling people to feel better for over 21 years. This article is posted at www.stressgroup.com. He is also the co-author of Quit Smoking-Be Happy!—see www.quitsmoking-behappy.com to learn more.

Who Controls YOUR Happiness?2

2008-06-07T09:59:00.000-07:00

The question is not whether you should have feelings, but rather are the feelings I’m experiencing helping me to achieve my goal(s) or are they hindering this process?

Generally speaking, feelings of anger, anxiety, depression, and guilt tend to produce behaviors that hinder our life goals. That’s why we want to change them. Not because they are intrinsically good or bad, not because we shouldn’t feel them, but simply because they tend to interfere with having our wants and desires met.

Like the weather, if conditions are right, it rains. If the thoughts are right for anxiety, you will experience anxiety. If the thoughts are right for depression, then depression it is. Fortunately for all of us, altering atmospheric conditions is much more difficult than altering our thoughts.

Although changing thoughts is not easy at times, it is much more controllable when you are taught how, then practice.

Anger, anxiety, depression, and guilt are what we refer to as the 4 Blocks to Happiness. Anxiety, for instance, tends to produce behaviors such as avoidance, isolation, self-medicating (drinking, drugging, and overeating) and many negative physiological changes.

These may include lack of concentration, memory loss, muscle tension, headaches, diarrhea or other bowel disorders. Unless you find benefit in experiencing these symptoms, these are why we want to change these feelings. They are uncomfortable, and not goal oriented.

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Who Controls YOUR Happiness?1

2008-06-07T09:56:00.000-07:00

by: Dr. David Thomas

Where does happiness fit on a scale of 1 to 10 in your life?

Is that a silly question? Who’s in control of your happiness??

Well, if you want to maintain continued happiness in light of difficult moments then start by identifying your thinking. Often this means that some of the way you think about certain things may need to change.

Change is difficult for many people, especially when it involves changing a behavior that you have practiced over and over again (such as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc.) And with the change often comes strong emotion.

But human beings have a wonderful ability to change how they feel by changing how they think. So how do you know what feelings to change, and aren’t we SUPPOSED to feel certain emotions in light of the situations we experience?

The answer is yes, and no. Yes, it is inevitable that we will experience emotions in relation to life events. And no: how we feel is determined by how we think about these events.

Feelings are like the weather, an ongoing part of life, which will change when the right conditions present themselves. They are neither good nor bad, they just are.

Rain exists because atmospheric conditions are right for this event to happen.

Feelings exist because of the thoughts you have in relation to the events in your life. Certain thoughts create uncomfortable feelings and other types of thoughts create feelings of joy, contentment, and happiness.

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Who Cares What They Say About Single Moms?2

2008-06-07T09:54:00.000-07:00

Our families, however, do possess some specific, undeniable strengths that effectually enable us raise healthy, well-developed children. Our one-parent families tend to create a less troublesome environment than that of some of our two-parent families. For example, parents in a distressed two-parent family are often overwhelmed with maintaining a healthy marriage and can easily overlook the emotional and developmental needs of their children. Likewise, two parents in emotional duress inadvertently model an unhealthy, undesired model of family life in plain view their children. Growing up in such an atmosphere can influence harmful patterns and cycles of broken relationships throughout generations!.

On the other hand, single parent families don’t fall victim to such pitfalls. Ideally, we can engineer stability and emotional wellness within ourselves without the added worries connected with or caring for a spouse. In short, all we have to worry about is ourselves! Within our homes, our children see no arguing or witness power struggles between the two authority figures.

As a result, many single parent homes are better equipped to provide a relaxed, fun home atmosphere for children to grow, develop and thrive. It has been stated that children of healthy single parents frequently acquire competencies and valuable life skills that prepare them to be productive, independent adults. Also, if functioning well our families tend to be to be closer and cooperative with one another.

Undoubtedly, our family structure does have its fair share of challenges, but none of them are fatal. Yes, ideally a child should have two healthy, well-balanced parents but it doesn't always work out that way. So we must accentuate the positive and go on to excel as mothers, flourish as women, and produce healthy young people despite being single and despite the prejudices against our family types. So, hold your head high and embrace who you are and where you are during this "single parent" season in your life.

About The Author

Teri Worten is a freelance writer as well as the founder of the online contemporary magazine for single moms and all women - Gotta Be Me Girl.Com! You can visit her site and read more articles at http://www.gottabemegirl.com.
teriworten@gottabemegirl.com

Who Cares What They Say About Single Moms?1

2008-06-07T09:52:00.000-07:00

by: Teri Worten

Even in today's sophisticated society, single parent families are often stigmatized and thoughtlessly perceived as not entirely as functional as two parent families. Most single moms can verify how such of a stigma seems to linger over our heads like some dark, ominous cloud. For instance, men assume because we have children, we are desperate for husbands, schools believe us to be operating with a disability and very few churches have created ministries exclusively for us.

I could go on.

By some, our families are viewed as abnormal, incomplete or fragmented. Our homes are called “broken” and are indirectly associated with producing defective or maladjusted children. The sad reality is that the majority of the people who raise these criticisms have had limited exposure with successful single parent families and are narrowly interpreting “so called” research written by people who know little about us or the “human” side of our families. Allow me to be among the first to tell you that contrary to popular opinion, most single moms succeed wonderfully at raising healthy, happy well-adjusted children. In numerous categories, our family types outshine our two parent counterparts.

By no means am I glamorizing single parenting as an ideal family situation. Two-parent families do create a continuum of support invaluable to healthy youth development.

Nonetheless, the story doesn’t end there.

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Who Can Donate Organs And Tissues?2

2008-06-07T09:51:00.000-07:00

Tissues require less blood supply than organs and are therefore more easily preserved, frozen and stored for future use. Corneas, bone, skin, heart valves and veins are among the tissues that can be stored for months, and even, in some cases, for years.

For more information on organ and tissue donation and how you can donate, visit www.healthcanada.ca/organandtissue on the Internet.

About The Author

News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.

News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services.

Who Can Donate Organs And Tissues?1

2008-06-07T09:48:00.000-07:00

by: News Canada

(NC)-Everyone is a potential organ and tissue donor. Typically, organ donors are healthy people who have suffered an irreversible brain injury (most often due to a motor vehicle accident), or a brain hemorrhage resulting in brain death. The health of the donor and his organs and tissues, not his or her age, is what the transplant surgeon considers. The organs and tissues used for transplantation cannot have sustained any damage at the time of death. Brain death means that the brain is no longer functioning and can never recover, but vital organs and tissues can be supported artificially for a limited time and saved for possible transplantation.

Tissues don't require the same special conditions as organs to survive, so tissue donation is possible even after the heart and lungs have stopped working.

Why decide to be an organ and tissue donor?

Donors tell us that their primary motivation for deciding to become an organ or tissue donor is to help someone else. One donor can save or improve the lives of many other people if a variety of different organs and tissues are used. What better way is there to preserve the memory of a loved one who has died prematurely?

Which organs and tissues can be donated?

Organs that can be donated include the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach and bowel. These organs can be used alone or in combination (heart/

lung, liver/kidney, or pancreas/kidney). Transplantation is performed as quickly as possible after brain death, preferably within eight hours for the liver and pancreas, four hours for the heart, and two hours for the combined heart/lung.

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WHY 1-20 Read

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Why Are You Buying That Car?

Why Aren’t You Using Online Fitness Coaching?

Why Bird Flu Is Not A Pandemic?

Why Do People Home School Their Children?

Why Do We Play Dirty?

Why Egyptian Cotton Is Still King?

Why Is Bird Flu Of Such Concern?

Why It's Best to Start a Business Before Your 25th Birthday?

Why Not Consider The Manchester Terrier Dog?

Why Organic?

Why Paying Off Home Mortgages Is A Dumb Idea?

Why Planning Your Re-Fired Retirement Is Vitally Important?

Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1

Why Should I Use Drop Shippers?

Why Study in Florence?

Why You Must Stay On Course?

Why You Need To Use Carpet Padding?

Why You Should Consider Online Tutoring?

Why You Should Use Bath Rugs In Your Bathroom?

Why You Shouldn’t Be Using These Exercises In The Gym?

Why You Shouldn’t Be Using These Exercises In The Gym?4

2008-06-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

These are done by using a leg extension machine and sitting in the seat with your feet hooked under the padded lever. Raise the weight with your legs until they are pointing straight out in front of you. Hold briefly, and then slowly lower the weight back to the starting position.

Leg extensions are a potentially dangerous exercise because when only the shin is in motion, the exercise draws the patella back onto the femur increasing joint compression forces, which can damage the connective tissue and the ligaments supporting the knee joint.

It can also cause anterior knee pain so people with existing knee problems may aggravate them by doing this exercise.

For greater safety and equal effectiveness, try doing the Squat, Leg Press, and Lunge for safer and more functional use.

Some food for thought isn't it, so try to avoid these exercises if possible or try to perform the alternatives given.

About The Author

Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss or muscle building e-courses.

Why You Shouldn’t Be Using These Exercises In The Gym?3

2008-06-06T15:00:00.000-07:00

This is an exercise that places the shoulder joint into the dislocation position and the range of motion puts unnecessary stress on the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulders.

Many trainees may experience injuries from this behind-the-neck movement. As with before stick with dips and bench presses for your shoulder work.

Dead lift

The dead lift is a compound movement that works the hips, lower back and also exercises the hamstrings and glutes (buttocks).

You can perform the dead lift by approaching a loaded barbell and taking a stance about as wide as your shoulders. Grip the bar so that the arms are slightly on the outside of your thighs.

Your feet should be pointing straight forward with the shins about two to three inches from the bar. Heave the load upward using the hips and lower back keeping the back straight and the bar as close to the shins as possible.

At the top of the movement hold for a few seconds and then lower the bar to the starting position. The exercise has a knock-on growth effect on the whole body when worked hard.

The problem with the lift is that if the spine becomes rounded during the lift it then becomes dangerous. Because of the forces working on the vertebrae and the spine injuries may occur.

A lot of these problems can be solved by keeping the back as straight as possible during the lift and keeping the bar held close to the body during the lift as the forces are then not that excessive.

Leg extensions

Leg extensions are arguably one of the most popular leg exercises for strengthening the quadriceps (thigh) muscle.

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Why You Shouldn’t Be Using These Exercises In The Gym?2

2008-06-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

This exercise is performed by sitting at the machine with your back flat against the back pad. Placing your forearms on the padded levers and position your upper arms parallel to the ground.

Pushing the levers slowly together and squeezing your chest muscles at the end of the movement. Return slowly to the starting position.

This exercise is potentially dangerous because it places the shoulder into one of its least stable positions, the dislocation position. Because of the extreme position when performing this exercise at the starting position it can also cause tearing of the ligaments and injury to the rotar cuff tendons.

More effective and less dangerous is the bench press, keeping the arms at shoulder width and exercising in the strongest range of motion (partial reps) and the parallel bar dip with the elbows out.

Behind the neck Press

This exercise trains the neck (traps) and shoulder (deltoid) muscles and is performed by placing a loaded barbell onto your upper back just above the trap muscle.

This exercise is done by standing with your feet about shoulder width apart. Placing your hands on the bar about three inches wider than the width of your shoulders.

Pushing the bar overhead to arm's length, holding and then slowly lowering back down to your shoulders. This exercise can also be done seated. Try performing it in a smith machine or power rack for added safety.

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Why You Shouldn’t Be Using These Exercises In The Gym?1

2008-06-06T14:48:00.000-07:00

by: Gary Matthews

Have you ever imagined using potentially dangerous exercises in your workout? You have to be very careful with strength training equipment because it may not be the most effective or functional available.

How do you know that the exercises you are performing are safe? Found below are some potentially dangerous exercises with suggestions on how they should be done correctly or avoided completely.

Sit-up

Traditional abdominal exercises such as the sit-up, incline sit-up and hip-raises are exercises that are used to train the obliques and the upper and lower abdominals.

They are performed by first anchoring the feet on an abdominal board which prevents you from sliding back then raising your shoulders up towards your feet, tensing your abs at the top of the movement. Slowly lowering your shoulders back down and then completing the movement again.

The dangers of performing this movement are the shearing forces on the vertebrae and spinal discs when you have a flexed and rounded spine. In this position, the pressure is mostly placed on a very small area of the disc area, which can cause small ruptures.

The safest and most productive way to train the abs is to use the brace and hollow technique. This is a basic isometric exercise that helps strengthen the abs and the muscular girdle around your waist.

Pec Deck

The pec deck is an exercise that trains the chest (pectorals) and shoulder (front deltoid) muscles.

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Why You Should Use Bath Rugs In Your Bathroom?3

2008-06-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

The most important thing to remember when choosing a bath rug is that your bathroom deserves the same attention you would give to any other room in your home. Start by deciding what you want to accomplish in your bathroom, then choose colors and go shopping for the right bath rug.

Think outside the box, try not to choose those traditional bathroom rugs everyone sell. Rather try something different like a braided rug, a Sisal rug, or an oriental rug.

Of course there are few things that are important to keeping bath rugs sanitized and looking fresh and new. Be sure to wash them regularly and don't choose rugs are susceptible to mold or mildew because of the high moisture content in a bathroom. Make sure the rug you choose has dyes that are firmly set. A rubber backing is great to prevent rotting and slippage. But remember a rubber backing will be ruined by the dryer so you'll need to hang to dry. If the rug does not have a rubber backing you can easily attach a piece and the benefit is it can be removed when you wash it.

Bath rugs are an affordable method of giving your entire bathroom a face lift. Just add some accessories and everyone will think you've been working really hard!

About The Author

John Murray makes it easy to go through the carpet buying process and provides tips to keep your carpet lasting long. To learn more and receive your free mini-course visit: http://www.carpets-guide.com.

Why You Should Use Bath Rugs In Your Bathroom?2

2008-06-06T14:42:00.000-07:00

Make a safer floor

Bathroom floors can be slippery when they get wet. Bath rugs can give you a level of safety when stepping out of the tub or shower while at the same time playing an important role in your room decor.

A Spa At Home

Calgon take me away. We've all seen those commercials where a woman is relaxing in her spa tub while the worries of the day disappear. Why not transform your bathroom into a luxurious spa where you can get away from it all. Imagine that deep plush pile bath rug in a rich jewel color, scented candles burning, lights dimmed, soft music playing while you soak away your days worries in your favorite scent. Under $75.00 and your room will be made over.

Fun for the kids

Is getting the kids to brush their teeth, wash up, or have a bath a chore. Are they constantly fighting you because there are other things they'd rather do? Then make your kid' bathroom a fun place to visit. Decorate with bath rugs from their favorite characters, add a matching shower curtain, some toothbrushes, and cups. You can even buy soaps that follow the theme. The only fight you'll have on your hands now is who gets the bathroom first. Under $75.00 and you'll have a kid friendly bathroom.

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Why You Should Use Bath Rugs In Your Bathroom?1

2008-06-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

by: John Murray

Your bathroom is not only a functional room, it's also a place where we spend a great deal of time creating a relaxing in an atmosphere we've create why we soak in the bubbles or have a long relaxing shower to unwind from our busy day. Candles, decor, and flooring all play an important role in creating the atmosphere. Here's why you should use bath rugs in your bathroom.

Change the color

If you are tired of the look of your bathroom and you want to give it a make over you can use bath rugs to help. If your walls are a neutral color your job is easy. Choose bath rugs that fit your new color scheme, buy some complimenting towels and accessories and in under $150.00 your bathroom will have an entire new look. You can even find full sets in your local department stores that come with everything to complete your whole bathroom.

Make your bathroom cozy

Most bathrooms have either linoleum or a tile floor which can look very good but is can be cold to the feet. A bit of a shock after crawling out of the tub or shower. Bath rugs can be strategically placed in front of the tub or shower and compliment the existing flooring while providing a warm and soft place for your feet.

Change the look

Modernize your bathroom or turn it into an antique haven. You can do a total character change. Choose rugs that a fun and funky or traditional Victorian for your room. Make a few other small changes to your decor and for under a $180.00 your bathroom can have a total makeover. Excluding the purchasing of a claw foot tub or jet spray tub.

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Why You Should Consider Online Tutoring?

2008-06-06T14:39:00.000-07:00

by: Scott Palat

When most parents hear the word online tutoring, they can't quite envision it, but when students hear the word online tutoring, they are intrigued. Online tutoring allows a tutor and student to communicate from computer to computer. Most online tutoring sessions take place inside an online classroom.

Many online tutoring services offer a whiteboard so words can be written or drawn with the mouse and keyboard. Only the best online tutoring classrooms offer voice over ip. This means both the student and tutor can speak through the computer as long as both have a microphone and speakers.

Once the parent understands the concept of online tutoring, they are often times amazed. Their child can ask any question and the tutor is able to walk the student through the entire problem solving process and help the student to solve each problem. This one on one communication is what most students need to overcome learning obstacles.

In the classroom, most students are left behind if they don't ask specific questions to help them understand what they are learning. Once a student starts falling behind, tutoring must be provided to prevent failing grades. Often times a personal face to face tutor intimidates students and still might not help.

Online tutoring allows any student to get the one on one attention they need without the intimidation factor. Students feel comfortable learning online and the fact that each lesson can be printed is a wonderful study tool.

If you never tried online tutoring, I suggest you give it a try and allow your child to learn online. The cost is usually less than a private tutor and you won't have to drive and worry about scheduling issues. Your child can learn from any computer as long as there is an internet connection.

About The Author

Scott Palat graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Health and Physical Education degree. In 2002, Scott started www.ehomeworkhelp.com because he saw a need to help struggling students complete their homework assignments and understand their schoolwork. Since this time, E Homework Help inc. and http://www.live-etutor.com have helped hundreds of students get better grades.

Why You Need To Use Carpet Padding?4

2008-06-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

The flat sponge rubber is a denser carpet cushion which has a flat surface and is used more in large scale commercial applications usually used in Berber carpet.

Fiber carpet underlay is uses existing fibers of virgin and recycled man made or natural fibers which are woven into a sheet of felt. The natural felt is made from animal hair and jute. This is the oldest kind of under lay.

The synthetic fibers include nylon, polyester, polypropylene, and other acrylics. These are needle punched into relative dense cushions which have a firm feel. They can be made to be any weight and be made to stand up to any traffic flow.

With Berber carpet gaining in popularity be sure that the under pad you choose is rated to be used with Berber carpet because not all carpet padding is suitable for this Berber carpet.

So did you still want to save money by not installing carpet padding? I thought you'd change your mind!

About The Author

John Murray makes it easy to go through the carpet buying process and provides tips to keep your carpet lasting long. To learn more and receive your free mini-course visit: http://www.carpets-guide.com.

Why You Need To Use Carpet Padding?3

2008-06-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

The carpet pad or under lay is available in three basic forms, rubber, foam and fiber. Each type of under lay comes in several varieties and constructions. The different types and thicknesses will be needed depending on the room the carpet will be going in. Traffic patterns will also determine the type of underlay you will need.

The bedroom and areas with light traffic will need will be fine with a thinner pad. But the living room and halls and stairs will require a thicker and firmer pad.

The foam carpet cushions or under pads are made from prime polyurethane foam. This is a firmer version of the same foam that is used in mattresses and auto seats. The ingredients are combined to produce a large mass of foam and then is sliced into slabs of foam sheets for under lay.

The bonded polyurethane foam is easy to recognize as it takes shredded pieces of foam in different sizes and colors and is made in to one piece. Its advantage is it is easy to install and has an improved performance. The bonded foam is made from recycled materials from all over the world . It is one of the most amazing recycling products of today. These materials would have normally gone in to the land fills.

The froth polyurethane foam is made with the carpet. Liquid ingredients are applied on to the backs of the carpet. The foam is thin and dense and can be found on the back of commercial carpets You can get home carpets with the foam attached to the back. Draw backs are as the carpet gets older the foam breaks down in to a powder.

Waffled rubber is molded natural or synthetic rubber and heat is used to cure it which forms the waffle pattern. It produces soft resilient cushioning which has a luxurious feel to it.

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Why You Need To Use Carpet Padding?2

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This also provides an air space between the sub floor and the carpet which allows the carpet to breath. The air space also makes for much deeper vacuuming. When you vacuum the carpet the air space allows more air to be pulled up through the carpet carrying more dust and dirt along with it. The result is more effective each time you vacuum the carpets. This deeper cleaning leaves less dirt behind to cause abrasion and wear out your carpet so the carpet will last longer with carpet padding.

Pile crushing will cause the carpet to look ugly and to start to sag or stretch. Pile crushing is caused when the crushed carpet is walked on all the time and in the same spot or area. So lets say from the kitchen to the sofa is a high traffic area. This is where you will see pile crushing. Hallways are another good example of were crushed pile will show up.

A good carpet padding or under lay will help decrease the amount of pile crushing by allowing the carpet to maintain its pile height so it will stay looking newer longer. It has been proven that under lay will increase the useful life of a carpet by as much as 50%.

Most of the manufactures will not void their warranty on the carpet if there is no under lay. You will also find that most carpet manufacturers require the right under lay or pad to honor their warranty. And most installers will not install unless you agree to have the correct type of carpet padding installed.

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Why You Need To Use Carpet Padding?1

2008-06-06T14:28:00.000-07:00

by: John Murray

You've found the perfect carpet and you are thinking about keeping your cost down by using either the old carpet padding or non at all. Stop! You'll regret this decision very quickly. There are good reasons why you need to use carpet padding!

Using your old carpet padding isn't a wise decision either because it will have broken down with age, in fact when you lift the carpet you may find it is actually crumbling. Most times it will have little or no actual padding left to it.

The one you'll notice the most is the comfort when you walk on the carpet. Just by walking on the carpet you create a hundred pounds of pressure per square inch on the carpet.

The under lay or carpet padding will cushion and help to reduce the pressure on the carpet. The decrease in pressure will help make the carpet feel better, thicker and softer as well as more spring. Think of walking on carpet that has been attached to concrete and then walking on home carpeting. There's quite a difference in comfort!

The under lay combined with the carpet will also act as a sound buffer making the room quieter and also warmer by holding the heat much better.

The carpeting pad also help keep your carpets cleaner. The dirt that find its way into your carpet will work its way down to the fibers and act like sand paper on the floor and carpet and shorten its life. The higher the density of the under pad or padding the more you will extend the life of the carpet because it raises the carpet off the floor.

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Why You Must Stay On Course?3

2008-06-06T14:26:00.001-07:00

In the first phase, we experience a very frustrating and demoralizing event in our 'careers'. We cannot help but feel defeated when our work does not get the reaction we have hoped for or expected and perhaps we begin to believe that we are only fooling ourselves and that we should give up our foolish hopes and dreams.

However, doesn't it turn out that eventually, you start taking action again (in the 3rd stage) after you have been brooding, perhaps even making tons of excuses for a while (in the 2nd stage)? You come to realize, time and time again, that no matter what, 'it' is still what you want to do regardless of what has happened in the past and what may happen or not happen in the future.

After years of experiencing this cycle, I have decided years ago that regardless of what I was doing, and regardless of whatever 'career' decisions I may have to make, it must be to advance or support my creative endeavors. It makes more sense because every time I have tried to suppress it, tried to ignore it and tried to pretend that the urge is not there, all I ended up doing was wasting my time. I have learnt to embrace my urge to express myself in creative ways and have accepted that it is part of me and the less time I spend defeated, the sooner I could get to work towards what really matters. Perhaps you can use something from my experience and if what you are experiencing is the same, hopefully you would not spend too much of your life thinking that your 'passion' is not really what you want to do. Because honestly, what would be better than doing things to make your life happen the way you dream it?

About The Author

Marquez Comelab is the author of the book: The Part-Time Currency Trader . It is a guide for working men and women interested in trading currencies in the forex market. It explains everything you need to know to create your own trading methodology; touching on the basics and preparation before expanding onto the topics of market analysis, tools, trading systems, risk management strategies, discipline and psychology. See: http://marquezcomelab.com. His other articles can also be found at http://thefreedomtochoose.com; along with other helpful trading, business, investing and self-improvement articles.

Why You Must Stay On Course?2

2008-06-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

At any point in time, an individual in the creative and entertainment industry can be categorized into one of the three groups described below:

1) Those who have given up on the idea: This group may have already conceded that being say, a rock star was just their teenage dream and that their hours of singing and songwriting had its purpose. However, for it to be a career now would already be too late: now that they are married or now that they have children, etc... etc. If we are not careful, we may stay in this phase for the rest of our lives and always wonder what might have been and perhaps even become bitter because of it without even knowing why.

2) Those who are still hopeful but are not doing anything about their goals presently but would like to get back to them later on: They are doing something else now, like selling, working in a call center, or maybe even managing a manufacturing plant, however they are not setting aside time, money and effort to their goal of being able to create music or take photographs for a living. They can always go back to it later, I suppose, 'when there's a bit more time'. Perhaps after they get married, after the first child, after the second child, after they get promoted or after they pay their debts, whatever their unique circumstances may be.

3) Those who are willing and able to allocate time, effort and money to progress their art and talents: The people in this group are doing something with their art and talents. They still believe in the idea that they can become who they want to be -- that life can be the way they once saw it, not withstanding all the years of 'reality checks' that ensued. They may have actually finished a painting, or have just sold one. They maybe strutting on a catwalk or maybe they are designing a client's logo this very minute. Or perhaps, it could be something preparatory like preparing the first exhibit in their portfolio or reading a book to learn how to protect their copyright. Regardless of what the effort is, big or small, as long as they are taking active steps, a person will belong to this group.

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Why You Must Stay On Course?1

2008-06-06T14:22:00.000-07:00

by: Marquez Comelab

"After speaking with a lot of people who are disappointed trying to make something out of their 'passions', Marquez Comelab releases his first of a series of articles, saying that despite the cycle of frustrations experienced by artists and entertainers, there are reasons why they should stay on course."

I believe that all of us want to express something: an idea, a theory, an opinion or a statement. I also believe that the majority of human beings would love to be creative in the expression of these ideas, theories and statements. Creativity permeates in everything our mind does and is challenged to do. I am certain that if given the chance, most or all of us would love a career in the creative and entertainment industry because it is there where we can express ourselves in the most creative of ways.

Thus, there are many of us who are into art, acting, music, photography, modeling, writing, designing or crafts. We enjoy doing these for many unique combinations of reasons and it would be ideal if we could do it for a living for the rest of our lives. Why do we need to go to work every day, doing something we do not really like as opposed to something that we do enjoy?

So if one has something: a talent, an innate skill, or even simply years of knowledge and experience in one of the arts of expression, it would seem to be a waste if all of a sudden, that person decides to stop dreaming and hoping altogether.

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Why Study in Florence?2

2008-06-06T14:20:00.000-07:00

Besides the educational benefits of studying abroad in Florence, Italy, living in the city for a decent period of time can be enlightening, enriching, and will provide memories that will last a lifetime. Many who study in Florence return to visit again and again – the magic of the region stays in the heart and is not easily forgotten. Art galleries and artisan shops abound, and visitors can spend months just immersing themselves in the rich artistic atmosphere. Many of the buildings from the Medieval and Renaissance periods have been lovingly preserved and maintained, and the architectural splendor of these monuments to Italian history is something everyone should experience at least once in their lives. The restaurants with their authentic and delicious cuisine along with the small local shops strewn about the city add to the atmosphere that makes falling in love with Florence even easier.

Florence is a province of the Tuscany region, one of the most beautiful areas in Italy and, arguably, the world. Tuscany’s acres of olive tree groves and vineyards are a beautiful sight to behold while traveling through the rolling green hills of this breathtakingly beautiful region. When students have a little time off from their studies, the Mediterranean ocean provides opportunities for fishing, boating, sailing, or just enjoying the relaxing coastal atmosphere.

Don’t just consider studying abroad in Florence; do it. You will not be sorry.

About The Author

For more free articles about study abroad, language programs for all ages, foreign cultures and travel: http://www.amerispan.com/subscribe -- Dorioara Pinku is the co-owner of AmeriSpan, a leader in study abroad since 1993. http://www.amerispan.com.

Why Study in Florence?1

2008-06-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

by: Dorioara Pinku

If you are thinking of studying abroad, you may be considering Florence, Italy as one of your options. Do a little research into the benefits of studying in this historic and exciting city, and you may find yourself wondering why you would study anywhere else.

There are many colleges and universities in Florence, so you will have a wide range of choices as to which institute of learning you would like to attend. No matter what your course of study, you will probably have little trouble finding a college that can cater to your curricular needs. If your goal is to attend college in Italy specifically because you are studying the language, Florence has several institutes that specialize in teaching Italian to foreigners. They are geared not only toward teaching the base language, but also the history of the Italian language and the subtle differences in dialect in the different regions. Learning to speak the language while immersing yourself in the rich culture of Florence is an experience few Italian-language students would want to miss.

Those who are studying art, art history, or music can find ample reason to consider attending a college or university in Florence. The city is so steeped in art and music culture, both historically and present-day, that students cannot help but find their studies considerably enriched. Florence has retained so much from the Italian Medieval and Renaissance periods that students will be able to study firsthand what elsewhere they could only read about and look at in books.

Business, economics, cooking; all of these things can be studied in Florence, and many of the colleges work closely with institutes in America to coordinate a seamless and beneficial learning experience for foreign students studying abroad.

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Why Should I Use Drop Shippers?2

2008-06-06T14:16:00.000-07:00

o Take a close look at their wholesale rates, and make sure that you can offer a decent price for all of the items you plan on selling, while still garnering a healthy profit.

Not all dropshippers are made the same, however. There are a few unscrupulous practices out there that you need to avoid at all costs:

- Do not pay for a dropshipping list. You can do your own research for a lot less on your own using the Internet.

- Do not pay a monthly fee for the privilege of being a dropshippers’ client. The dropshipper should be able to make money from you as you are with your own customers (by selling items at a higher price than their cost), and not by charging you monthly fees for access to their items, database or other services.

- Ask for contact information (an email is fine) from several happy clients that the dropshipper works with for testimonials. Also check with the online Better Business Bureau to make sure there are no negative reports on file.

- Don’t be afraid to check the validity of a dropshippers’ statements. If they say they are the only source for product A, then check the Internet yourself to make sure.

Just like any online business, using dropshippers to facilitate easier business transactions isn’t something that will just one day make you millions of dollars. However, if you choose wisely, your dropshippers can save you a tremendous amount of time and energy, putting more profits back into your pocket.

About The Author

Jim Staley is the is the CEO for WholesaleGopher (www.wholesalegopher.com), one of the most trusted dealer and distributor directories on the Internet, offering visitors wholesale items, import and export goods, surplus and closeouts from true wholesale sources.

Why Should I Use Drop Shippers?1

2008-06-06T14:13:00.000-07:00

by: Jim Staley

If the irritations of returns, shipping, receiving, handling and inventory are taking over your online business, switching to dropshippers can be a cost effective, sanity-saving light at the end of the tunnel.

Drop shippers are merely companies (usually wholesalers, distributors or manufacturers) who ship directly to your customer for you, saving you the time, fees and office space of acting as the middle man in a buy-sell arrangement. In a nutshell, this means that you can offer a wide variety of products at your website without carrying any stock in-house.

Ideally, dropshippers receive an email from you whenever one of your customers wants to purchase something. For instance, Mrs. Jones wants to purchase an Italian charm bracelet from your website, and makes an order, using PayPal as her method of payment. The bracelet costs $37, plus $6 shipping, for a total of $41. Once you receive Mrs. Jones’ order, you email your dropshipper, advising them of the purchase, along with Mrs. Jones’ shipping information. You also forward on a payment of only $28 to the dropshipper. Since YOUR cost of the bracelet is only $16, and you’ve passed along the shipping costs of $6 to the customer, you’ve just made a $19 profit.

Dropshippers are an excellent alternative for smaller, home-based businesses especially who don’t need or have the space for inventory. Plus, if an item becomes obsolete or out-of-date, you have nothing to worry about since you aren’t carrying any inventory.

Once you’ve found a dropshipper to work with, research the following information closely before entering into an agreement with anyone:

o What is the dropshippers’ return policy? If they do not offer a guarantee, warranty or return policy, look elsewhere.oHow are you going to pay the dropshipper? Some companies offer direct, monthly billing, but most ask for a credit card payment up front.

o What shipping company does the dropshipper use? Do they offer any tracking for their packages? Are there handling fees as well, in addition to their shipping charges?oWhat is their complaint resolution policy, or do they even have one? What hours is their customer service department available?

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Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/6

2008-06-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

Operating and running a successful home based business satisfies your soul and spirit if you put love and service into your business. As we deepen our self-love, we have more to give to others. Remember, we can’t give to another what we don’t possess ourselves.

Yet, if self-love is so crucial to building a healthy self-esteem and helping us to be successful, what prevents more of us from deepening our self-love?

What keeps so many of us stuck in painful, hurtful, sad scenes where happiness is merely a passing dream?

You'll find the answers in Part 2!

About The Author

Harvey Rosenberg is a happy self-lover. He has transformed himself from being the king of self-destruction his first 39 years, to the prince of recovery for 16 years, and now he is the apprentice of joy the past 6 years. He is a Personal Development Coach who authored an inspirational, humorous, self-help book HeartMinders: Spiritual Lightposts Reminding Your Heart to Love. Visit his new web site http://www.writing-for-self-esteem.com Writing for Self-Esteem to discover how to accelerate your personal development growth through healing self-esteem that wins the game of life. Results are guaranteed.

This article is the property of writng-for-self-esteem.com and may be reprinted in its entirety as long as the About Author's Box is included in publication.

Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/5

2008-06-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

Can you see how loving yourself affects your interactions with prospective customers?

Do you know that some of us can tell in less than 10 seconds how you're feeling by your voice when you answer the phone?

Is it possible and wise to develop a long term business relationship with someone who hasn't developed a long term loving relationship with herself?

How Self-Love and Self-Esteem Relate

The relationship between self-love and self-esteem is crucial to your well-being, happiness, and business success. Think of self-love and self-esteem as cousins, brothers, uncles, best friends, even husband and wife. Here's why.

When you love yourself, you take care of yourself and your needs. You take responsibility for making your life and business successful. You take care of your basic needs first. Then, if you’re motivated, you go after more of what your heart truly wants.

Let’s look at part of a definition of self-esteem by “the father of the self-esteem movement” Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D. Self-esteem includes “confidence in your ability to think and to cope with the basic challenges of life.” (p. viii, The Power of Self-Esteem).

The second half of his definition begins with “confidence in our right to be happy.” We become increasingly happier when our needs are met, especially those of a higher nature, those that satisfy soul and spirit.

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Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/4

2008-06-06T14:06:00.000-07:00

How to Leap Frog Life's Dung Heaps to Live with Healthy Self-Esteem and Be Happy

People whose lives have significant meaning live with attitudes, habits, and values that free them from letting fear rule. These people consciously choose where they focus their attention, whether it’s in the thoughts they think, actions they carry out, or energies they put into the world.

They have become what I call “thought warriors,” no longer being thought wimps. Daily they grace themselves with gratefulness, patience, and persistence, while striving to accept life’s gifts.

Few of these high self-lovers had the good fortune of being raised by parents who lived these patterns. Most have had to reach deep down within themselves to make the changes necessary for deepening self-love.

They work at maintaining the happiness, joy, and peace that comes from loving themselves. They have learned that the effects are cumulative, yet when they slack off, they quickly fall into former states of low self-esteem, self-abuse, and depression.

However, the longer they journey, the quicker they return to doing or being in ways that bring them to what their hearts most yearn for.

For all of us, including me, it takes effort and commitment to love ourselves. I’ve trained myself to incorporate new habits. These strengthen my total self and give me the energy I need to reach for the stars so I can live the life I have dreamed about.

The more fulfilled my heart, the more contentment dwells within me. It is then easier to be grateful for life’s "gifts" that potentially can throw one into the dung. The dung is where low self-esteemers hang, and once you escape this, it's painful to return.

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Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/3

2008-06-06T14:05:00.000-07:00

I remember vividly getting drunk at age twelve, falling face-first on a tar driveway, then alternating between bedroom and bathroom as I puked my guts out for four days.

Later in life, I would find myself staring at my reflection in the toilet bowl through gobs of chocolate ice cream I had thrown up after eating a gallon because stuffing my feelings seemed easier than facing my fears.

It wasn’t until I became totally desperate, in deep depression, with excessively low self-esteem that I began listening more to my heart’s crying out than my mind’s dictates.

When I began to make my life precious through daily doses of self-love, I embarked on a life-long journey that has transformed me. I now live a peaceful, heart- centered, rich and rewarding inner and outer life full of simple pleasures.

I can honestly say I am happy and successful.

If I can change and live with no alcohol for twenty-two plus years, drug-free for twenty-two plus years, no gambling or stealing for twenty-five years, no bulimia for fifteen years, and increasingly higher and higher self-love, so can you.

Your level of self-love reflects in your bottom line. Only those who love themselves are willing to do what needs being done in a home based business to reap the eventual rewards.

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Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/2

2008-06-06T14:04:00.000-07:00

Maybe this is why so many of us have such a difficult time loving ourselves. Parents, church elders, teachers, educators, people who train others all might be living with an unworkable definition of self-love.

How useful is a definition that makes people feel guilty about themselves by stressing “concern with only your own wishes?”

Your heart is always telling you what it needs to feel satisfied, content, at peace. These messages have nothing to do with the instant gratification needs we usually respond to that are harmful and self-destructive.

Don't we have to trust our intuition when it comes to our business?

How often do we follow our heart and get rewarded for making the right business decision? Only people who love themselves enough to trust their intuition are rewarded!

When you listen to your heart and follow the quiet messages it sends, you feel a deep sense of peace.

Wholeness, balance, peacefulness were totally absent from my early life. I spent the first thirty-nine years self-destructing, seeking instant gratification through alcohol, drugs, gambling, being a bulimic, stealing, excessive moving,and starting and failing more home businesses than I care to think about.

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Why Self-Love is Critical in Operating a Successful Home Business? Part 1/1

2008-06-06T14:01:00.000-07:00

by: Harvey Rosenberg

When I first married, right before the ceremony, I said to myself: “this is either the best thing I’ve ever done or the worst.” I had so many drugs and hallucinogenics running through my blood stream, I couldn’t think clearly.

Yet shortly after the marriage, a friend said to me, “You can only love another to the extent you love yourself. If you don't love yourself, you'll never be happy."

I heard her words with my ears but my heart heard nothing. Her pearls of wisdom flew over my head, escaping into the ethers. They had no chance to sink in, my low self-esteem made sure of that. It took me more than twenty years to act upon her advice.

To be able to listen to your heart, to be able to live a happy life, to be successful in your home business, you must be committed to loving yourself and accepting yourself for who you are at this present moment.

This article describes the crucial role self-love plays in your life, in your happiness, in all your affairs. It is the foundation to all successful transformation. You’ll discover that your self-love determines your worldview.

Your self-love interacts with every aspect of living, ultimately determining your level of happiness at home, and most importantly, in your home business.

We’re Operating with an Out-Dated Definition of Self-Love

The Encarta World English Dictionary makes a big mistake, perhaps catastrophic, when they define self-love. Their definition of self-love is “concern with only your own wishes and desires.” Further, there are no synonyms for self-love.

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Why Planning Your "Re-Fired" Retirement Is Vitally Important?

2008-06-06T13:59:00.000-07:00

by: Dr. Cynthia Barnett

Just about all of us plan to retire one day. You may visualize yourself with plenty of free time on your hands, no commute, and finally with an opportunity to travel with the person you love.

But statistics show that golden dream comes true for only a very few of Americans. Some studies reveal less than 10 percent of us ever retire. Even more alarming, other studies show a large percentage die within a year or two after retirement.

Clearly, an enjoyable, healthy retirement is not something that just "happens." To get past all the challenges that lie in your way, you need to plan for your retirement wisely.

I advise people in my seminars NOT to retire, but to RE-FIRE. Instead of looking at retirement as merely leaving the world of work, look at retirement as a time when you can finally achieve the things you've always wanted to do.

Most retirement advice centers around telling you to put a lot of money in a savings account. While saving for retirement is important, most of what you should do to retire well can be accomplished within five years of retirement.

Much of what you need to do to retire successfully is mental and spiritual. When many of us retire, we walk away from a life of work that filled our days, exercised our minds, and included most of our good friends. Once you're retired, you find your days become empty and unfulfilling, even depressing.

That's why it's critical to plan new tasks, goals, and attitudes for retirement. While sitting in an easy chair and relishing not having to go to work can be fun for a while, you'll soon need activities and relationships to make your days fulfilling. You'll also need ways to create a satisfying social life that often includes important new friends.

That's why RE-FIREING in your retirement years is the right approach to take. Rather than giving up, you're recharging and moving forward to an even more exciting life.

Focus on attaining optimum good health, creating the fine-tuned relationships you've always wanted, and finally accomplishing some of your true purposes in life. Re-firing can help you figure out what has been missing from your life, what you really want to do in your senior years, and help you develop solid strategies for quickly achieving your important goals.

About The Author

Author and retirement specialist Dr. Cynthia Barnett is founder of http://www.RefireDontRetire.com Her next "Re-fire - Don't Retire" seminar is May 6, 2006 at The Dolce Conference Center in Norwalk, CT. Reach Dr. Cynthia at doctorcynthia@refiredontretire.com or 203-855-9714.

Why Paying Off Home Mortgages Is A Dumb Idea?2

2008-06-06T13:54:00.001-07:00

You could be sitting on a 500$ net profit! This may not be large amount of money, but remember you invested nothing of you're money giving you a Return On Investment of infinity.

How does this relate to applying home mortgage? It's the same thing concept.

* You pay as little amount of cash possible.

- This will increase you're good debt

- Put you're "down payment to be" cash to an investment vehicle. Earning you 10% or whatever then paying the home mortgage with their 5% or whatever. Giving you a profit. Important! The numbers may not be the same for you, but just be sure you're earning percentage is higher than home mortgage percentage.

* Choose the longest term. This lowers you're monthly payment and most occasions lowering you're interest rate.

* Don't pay it off as soon as possible. Don't join any programs that help you achieve that. Instead invest the extra cash to you're favorite profitable investment vehicle. What you'd rather want? paying 5% or earning 10%?

By following such steps you're actually borrowing money with 5% interest rate and earning with 10% interest rate giving you a profit of 5%! Important, this is not an exact calculations, in fact this an oversimplified example. This articles also is not aimed as an How To, but rather to give you an idea of the things possible. I still advice that you sit down with a financial advisor to have solutions tailor made to you're situation.

About The Author

This article is written by Jed Baguio. For More Home Mortgage Tips please visit my site http://www.home-mortgage-infocenter.com/.

Why Paying Off Home Mortgages Is A Dumb Idea?1

2008-06-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

by: Jed Baguio

If you're planning to refinance you're home or apply for a home mortgage. This could be one of the most the best tips you'll ever recieve. If you're like majority of the population which applies for home mortgage and chooses to put a large down payment, with the shortest term attainable and paying if off as soon as possible and thinking that their doing it smart. Well, I'm sorry to burst the bubble, but frankly its not smart from a financial standpoint and such idea could lead you to a big mistake.

Now I know that could be a shock to you, or make you feel uncomfortable and you should. This goes against the grain of what the majority of the population's concept of smart handling of home mortgages. Nevertheless, read on. I'll share to you the smart way of doing it.

The answer of how to do it smartly is exactly the opposite what the majority's idea of smart. Yep, you heard that right! This means the smart way is applying little amount of cash as down payment (But just be sure that monthly home mortgage payments only consist 30% of you're total debt just to be safe), taking the longest term available and never pay off you're home mortgage! Now this strategy may not be applicable at all times. It depends, like most financial strategy, on economic climate. Specifically factors such as home mortgage rates and you're ability to find a profitable investment vehicle. Yes, you need to start investing, we're talking about being financially smart and you cant achieve that if you don't or cant invest.

Lets start to elaborate why our strategy is more financially smart than the majority's "smart". To better illustrate I'll share to you a technique that's one of the pillars of wealth building. The technique I'm talking about is you borrow money, lets say $10,000 with an interest rate of 5% per year and you invest that money with an investment vehicle, lets say a mutual fund, with a 10% growth per year. Now let's do the math.

Borrowed Money 10,000

Total Earned 1,000 (10% of 10,000)
Total Interest Paid 500 (5% of 10,000)
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Total Earned $ 500

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Why Organic?2

2008-06-06T13:50:00.001-07:00

It is offensive to see large numbers of chemically laden personal care products lining the shelves of natural health and food markets. Marketed as “Natural”, these products contain harmful synthetic chemicals; however, few of us have the time to peruse the ingredient lists of our moisturizer, deodorant, body lotion and any of the other products we apply daily. We trust that the products sold in these “natural health stores” are safe for the entire family, and so we believe the advertised claims on the bottles of shampoo, lotion, facial care, etc.

According to industry estimates, on any given day a consumer may use as many as 25 different cosmetics and personal care products containing more than 200 different chemical compounds. If a product claims to be organic and /or natural, its ingredients should be easily recognizable as natural components. Also, the ingredients should be listed in descending order with the most prominent factors listed first.

Nature offers all that is needed for healthy, radiant and beautiful skin.

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” Aristotle

About The Author

Pamela Cronan-Maddox, herself an ovarian cancer Survivor, is the visionary and president of The Alchemist’s Apprentice, Inc., www.alchemistsapprentice.com., an online apothecary dedicated to providing 100% pure, organic and healthy personal care products.

Contact: Pamela Cronan-Maddox pamela@alchemistsapprentice.com or www.alchemistsapprentice.com
260 Waverly Hall Drive
Roswell, GA
30075-2113
USA
770.992.2121

Why Organic?1

2008-06-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

by: Pamela Cronan-Maddox

“Beauty is a glorious gift of nature.” Homer

What you put on your skin is absorbed through your skin. To be more precise, the skin absorbs approximately 60% of any substance applied to it. Hence the success of trans-dermal skin patches prescribed by physicians to deliver medications.

Unfortunately, most of the skin care products mass produced for the market today, even those claiming to be `all natural’ and/or `botanically based’ products, contain harsh, toxic and even possibly carcinogenic ingredients that actually contribute to disorders of the skin and accelerate the aging process.

There is a growing concern from consumers about the ingredients in the personal care products they use daily. In a recent study by the US General Accounting Office (GAO), 125 ingredients found in cosmetics are suspected of causing cancer. Twenty ingredients have been implicated in causing birth defects. Twenty ingredients may cause adverse neurological symptoms, such as headaches and convulsions. Most of these toxic chemicals are so inexpensive that they are used in extremely high concentrations in many personal care products.

These toxic chemicals provide no benefits or nutrients to the skin. They are the inexpensive alternatives employed to achieve the “feel” or “slip” to the skin that occurs naturally using pure, nutritious, essential oils and vegetable oils. The chemicals used to replace the nutritious components are used in significant concentrations in most skin care products. Their only purpose is to increase the profit margins for the manufacturers. The health of the consumer is completely disregarded.

The trend for natural products is growing because the educated consumer is now demanding these for face and body care. Making the decision to use only natural products is easy. Incorporating this decision into your everyday life becomes more difficult as you try to practice it. It is nearly impossible to find completely natural and organic personal care products on the commercial market.

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Why Not Consider The Manchester Terrier Dog?2

2008-06-06T13:43:00.000-07:00

Yet despite our neglect, the Manchester terrier is a gorgeous breed in its own right that has contributed its beauty and brains to much more well-known breeds, like the Doberman Pinscher. Even better for urbanites, it comes in two varieties -- standard, which ranges from 12-22 pounds, and the toy breed, which is typically about 10.

It's surprisingly we don't see more of them around. Not only is the Manchester terrier a refined, alert dog boasting a rich mahogany color and an attractive, Doberman-style tan patch over each eye, he's also playful -- he'll sport for hours on end with the kids -- and happily long-lived. Like all terriers, however, this one is a natural digger, and will need some kind of outlet for his energy and keen mind.

This terrier is a much better choice for a boisterous family than the single working person who must crate his dog for most of the day. Just make sure that your children are old enough to show your terrier some respect for his "person" and not manhandle him. Finally, brainy dogs like terriers need to be taught they don't rule the roost. If you don't have a background in obedience training, you'll want to take him in for classes.

About The Author

Blake Kritzberg is proprietor of Poodle-oo, your source for small dog clothes. Stop by http://www.poodle-oo.com for small dog couture and home decor, small dog collars, leather dog leashes and the Small Dog Blog.

Why Not Consider The Manchester Terrier Dog?1

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by: Blake Kritzberg

The Manchester terrier is one of those dogs that puts a lot of personality into a fairly small package. A remarkably attractive pet with a convenient smooth and short-haired coat, this terrier is one of those breeds with an interesting background stemming from the early, "working dog" days.

These terriers derive from the old black and tan terrier breed in England. Back in those days, terriers weren't known for their beauty -- to put it kindly -- but they were tireless, muscular, and keen. In fact, they were widely known as the best rat killers around, regardless of the terrain. Their skill and enthusiasm easily overcame any objections to their physical appearance, and the breed grew very popular.

At some point, a black and tan fancier crossed one of his terriers with a whippet, a far more graceful-looking dog resembling a Greyhound. The result was a beautiful dog retaining all the terrier prowess, and this new variety made quite a splash. Even so, the new dogs were also called Black and Tans until the Manchester Terrier Club finally formed in the 1920s, changing the breed name to Manchester terrier.

Despite all they have to offer, including a wonderful suitability for today's urban environments, the Manchester terrier isn't nearly as well known as it ought to be. In fact, although it enjoyed a surge in popularity sometime back, the breed is practically obscure these days, with only a few dedicated breeders sustaining it.

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Why It's Best to Start a Business Before Your 25th Birthday?4

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Young adults are used to change

One of the reasons you will need to learn so much is that you will need to change often to compete as a startup business. College kids are used to moving every few months, changing classes every semester, and having different summer jobs each year. This comfort with change will make it easier to make the necessary changes for the good of the business. Someone who has lived in the same house and worked the same job for fifteen years will naturally be more resistant to change.

The other side of the argument

Obviously the downside that everyone will point to is the lack of business experience that young people have. If you can't tell already, I view this as an advantage. I feel that industry will focus you on what you're good at. For years people will tell you how good you are at what you do and encourage you to grow in that area. Ten years later you are a master of that trade but can't even conceive of switching professions. At that point, becoming an entrepreneur is a lot harder.

About The Author

Adam McFarland owns SportsLizard.com - an online marketplace for buying

and selling sports collectibles http://www.sportslizard.com.

SportsLizard.com was recently awarded honorable mention in the Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards.

You can read Adam's blog about being a young internet entrepreneur by going to http://www.sportslizard.com/blog/.

Why It's Best to Start a Business Before Your 25th Birthday?3

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Young people are better learners

Everyone is good at what they do. Computer programmers are good at computer programming. Artists are good at art. Athletes are good at being athletes. What are students good at? Learning. That's right, students are good at learning. It is, after all, what they do for a living. They are used to seeing something completely foreign to them and mastering it in a short amount of time. Professionals tend to become more and more focused as they get older. While they are really good at one or two things, they haven't learned something completely new in a long time. The workforce has a way of unintentionally limiting you by narrowing your skillset. This works against them as an entrepreneur.

As an entrepreneur, you will be low on resources. Don't count on having a secretary to do the things that you don't know how to do. You can't afford a secretary! While your main focus is living your passion, something you are inherently good at, you will have to do quite a bit of learning to be an entrepreneur.

For example, it may appear that I run a website and the only real thing I needed to learn was in regards to web programming. I don't think many people would consider the amount of time I put in learning how to run my business. I had to research trademarks before choosing a name (you wouldn't want to pick a name that someone else already has), I had to figure out how to register my business with my county, and I had to learn basic tax laws to make sure I correctly report all of my income. I also handle all of the PR and marketing for my business, not to mention customer service and budgeting. There is a lot to running a business, even what appears to be a simple one that I run from my house (imagine if I had employees, rented office space, etc). A business owner is going to have to learn a lot of things quickly and be able to execute what they just learned with confidence. Young adults are better at this than any other age group.

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Why It's Best to Start a Business Before Your 25th Birthday?2

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When you are young, you are used to a hectic schedule

College age students are used to all nighters. They are used to getting emails from a partner at midnight about something due at 8 am the following day, telling them that they did something wrong and need to finish it up by the morning. Somehow, they find a way to meet the deadline.

This is very conducive to the entrepreneurial environment. Your day does not begin at 8:30 and end at 5:00. It begins when it needs to and it ends as soon as the work for the day is done. Somedays, everything goes smooth and you can work your 8:30-5. Other days you work until after midnight. It is all dependent on things that are somewhat out of your control. No matter how good you plan, you can't plan for everything - a shipping mistake by UPS, two feet of snow hitting the ground out of nowhere causing you to be an hour late for an appointment, or your website crashing - unexpected things will always go wrong. Students are used to this. People who have worked the 8:30-5 for twenty years tend to check out mentally at 5 every day. You can't do that as an entrepreneur.

Students are used to being without money

College kids get by on Raman noodles and cheap beer. They live with three other roommates and walk to class. Most of them have part time jobs for some spending money, but they could probably get by on what they earn over the summer or what Mom and Dad give them. Why is this important? Because as an entrepreneur you are probably not going to see any income for at least six months (it depends on the business of course) and maybe for as long as a few years. For the college entrepreneur, not a big deal. For the guy who was used to pulling in $100,000 a year, it's a big deal.

When I started SportsLizard.com a few years back, I was able to do it with about $3,000 of savings from an internship I had the previous summer. I didn't make any money for a while, but it didn't really matter. You know why? I was living in my parents basement. When your cost of living is $0 it takes away a lot of the stress.

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Why It's Best to Start a Business Before Your 25th Birthday?1

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by: Adam McFarland

Being a 23 year old entrepreneur, I am slightly biased when I make the statement that the best time in life to start a business is before your 25th birthday. That said, I still think I make a great case for starting a business sooner than later (please note, I understand that the statements I make don't apply to EVERYONE, however I feel they apply to the overwhelming majority of people).

By starting a business when you are young, you avoid procrastinating

Ever hear someone say "I'd love to start my own business someday but...."? Those are the people who ultimately won't start their own business. They are waiting for the "perfect" time to do it. The moment when all the planets align. It will never happen. You can always make up an excuse. When you are young, it's college loans that need to be paid back or a lack of experience. As you age, it becomes your marriage, kids, house, etc. There will always be a reason to procrastinate. By starting young you avoid becoming a habitual procrastinator.

When you are young, you have less responsibility

If you think it's hard when you are twenty, it will be ten times as hard when you are forty. By then, you will likely be married with kids, a house, a nice car, and a lifestyle that you are pretty comfortable with. Think about how difficult it would be to try to convince your significant other that you are going to take on something that will occupy nearly all of your free time and might not reap any benefit for a few years. It's tough convincing yourself to make the plunge into entrepreneurship, it's nearly impossible to convince your family to dive into uncertainty with you.

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Why Is Bird Flu Of Such Concern?

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by: Sarah Jenkins

With bird flu dominating the news lately, it has left many people wondering why it is such a concern. An outbreak of a virus in Asia may seem like it would have little impact on our daily lives; yet many people have become obsessed with the disease. Is it possible there may be more than meets the eye with bird flu?

Bird Flu, also known as avian influenza, is not a new virus; it has actually been around since the early 1900’s. So why the big scare? A particular strand of the virus, H5N1, has been contracted by several humans, over 100 people, and led to the death of over half of those infected. Since most of the types of this virus only affect birds and some other animals, it was of concern when people started contracting the disease in the first place. Likewise, when so many people died as a result, concern was replaced with apprehension. Now, however, an even larger crisis may be at hand.

With the increase in the spread of the virus, many are worried that a pandemic will start as a result – basically a global plague sweeping across the world. Information regarding a pandemic and other contamination issues of bird flu is available in ebook 2 of “A Guide to Bird Flu and How to Avoid Catching It.” For a pandemic to occur, three things must take place: a new virus must emerge, it causes serious illness in humans, and is easily spread among humans. The first two on this list have already taken place. This strand of the virus is new to humans and it causes very serious illness among those infected. However, because the virus has primarily been passed from birds to humans, and not by human to human contact, the third condition has not yet been fulfilled.

The concern is that, because the virus is infecting humans, it will mutate to the point that human transmission takes place on a wide scale. The more people it infects, the more opportunity it has to mutate. If this should happen, containing the disease will be almost impossible. Also, because there is little available in the way of treatment, many people will die as a result.

Many Americans are not concerned because the outbreaks have only occurred in Asia at this point. However, even in Asia, the virus is spreading rapidly. Also, with international travel so commonplace, once human transmission is possible, the virus will know no bounds, especially not geographically. Much like AIDS, it will devastate the world, consuming people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds.

About The Author

Sarah Jenkins is an acclaimed writer on medical matters, and has written extensively on the subjects of Attention Deficit Disorder, Bird Flu and Cohn’s Disease. For more of her articles, go to http://www.imedicalvillage.com now.

Why Egyptian Cotton Is Still King?3

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Sferra Brothers always has a special eye for quality and their Celeste linens in 100% cotton from Egypt is no exception. These mix and match fine quality linens are created with 406 thread count. The linens are cool and crisp yet soft for luxurious comfort. White plus 10 solid colors are available. You simply can't go wrong with these machine washable luxury linens.

Matouk Classics collection includes the Lowell design. These Egyptian long fiber cotton sheets are 600 thread count for true luxury. Available in white with one inch sateen tape accents around edges of pillow cases and on sheet hem. Select choice of five solid colors for the accent. These linens are elegant enough for the finest bedrooms.

Frette's 600 thread count Royalty sheet sets come in a shade called "money green" which is actually a deep olive green. Other colors are also available. The linens are accented with a square jacquard weave around the edges for a very distinctive, classic look. If you want beauty beyond compare, these linens from Frette are for you.

Egyptian remains King of the cotton world today and will retain that crown for many years into the future.

You'll find this long staple cotton used in sheets by many different designers and can enjoy this Egyptian luxury, suitable for the kings and pharaohs in your very own home!

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Patricia Bowlin makes it easy to create a bedroom with flair! Find countless Free tips, ideas and information here on choosing all of your bedding by visiting now http://www.best-in-bedding.com.

Why Egyptian Cotton Is Still King?2

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Cotton grown in the Egyptian fields will also produce less lint and therefore will not pill after repeated washings as some materials may do. At one time, the only way to obtain Egyptian fiber cotton sheets was to shop in high-end expensive stores. This is no longer true and most department stores and online bedding stores carry a selection of Egyptian produced cotton sheets and other bedding items for the buyer seeking this quality product.

King Cotton was once the name for the cotton grown in the Deep South of the United States. This cotton has much shorter fibers or staple than the Egyptian produced cotton. Egyptian fiber is now considered the king of all cottons for its durability and luxurious feel. After all, we spend almost one-third of our lives in our beds and our bedding should be comfortable and durable. Choosing the right sheets made from the king of cotton, Egyptian produced fibers, you will experience a bed that is comfortable and cozy.

A word of caution regarding bedding labels: if the package says "cotton rich" the actual amount of cotton, whether Egyptian or other cotton, is not stated and can be a very small amount. It is better to select products that state 100% cotton or, if choosing a blend fabric, that clearly state the exact proportion of cotton in the bedding. This will ensure your product composition is one that you will be pleased with.

If the package says "percale", this means that the thread count is at least 180 count. Many people believe that percale is a fabric type in its own right. This isn't the case at all; it simply means the thread count is 180 or more. Percale can be 100% cotton or a blend of cotton and other fibers!

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Why Egyptian Cotton Is Still King?1

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by: Patricia Bowlin

Egyptian cotton has become wildly popular for bedding in recent years. Why exactly? Does it really matter?

It was thought for ages that cotton was cotton and thread count was king when choosing quality sheets. That is no longer true. Consumer guidelines for buying bedding suggest that cotton from Egypt is superior to other cotton. Is this true and, if so, what is the big difference?

Egyptian cottons are used to create bedding of all types from sheets to pillowcases to comforters. The long staple or long fiber of Egyptian-grown cotton means that there is more continuous fiber to use when creating threads or yarns. This yarn is smaller in diameter yet stronger than other cottons. Smaller yarn means that more threads per square inch can be use to create stronger fabric which is light in weight yet breathes well.

More threads per inch mean that the thread count on the bedding label will be higher. Many buyers think that choosing high thread count sheets is the only gauge of quality. This is not true, but in the case of cotton grown in Egypt, the higher thread count means the fabric will be incredibly strong and will last for years and years. If cared for properly, Egyptian produced cotton fabric used for creating bedding products can last for decades.

The hand or feel of the sheets created from Egyptian grown cotton is a bit harder than other cottons when the bedding is new. However, with every single laundering, the cotton sheets from Egyptian fibers become softer and softer. Like a fine wine, age improves the Egyptian fiber cotton bedding and, unlike many products, you will prize your Egyptian fiber sheets of cotton more and more as they age and become soft and cuddly.

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Why Do We Play Dirty?2

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At school they make up different essay topics http://www.bestessays.com/essay_topic.php to be sure those children are aware of how to behave properly. The main essay topic http://www.bestessays.com/essay_topic.php is “Love and Peace on Earth”. With some corrections of course but the aim is one and only, to show how we are to behave in society. But when school and essays are over, young generation forgets about the moral aspect of life and plays the same dirty game that their ancestors had played hundreds of years before.

Everybody knows the decipher of the famous “SOS”. Save our souls, it says and that means do everything you have to do but save the mind and body you possess. So that is exactly what we are doing, going up using other people’s heads as the ladder. No one can say why it is so important for us to be on top. Is it the basic instinct of survival, or is it just the desire to satisfy inner ego and let others down by own example. We try to keep to the positive, but it is impossible to do under the constant influence of others pushing you to the middle of nowhere, teaching you the laws of survival that you have to accept, and knowing that you have no choice but to go with it. No one is to blame for the destructive attitude that we possess during doing business. But there is always hope for us to get better and correct mistakes. Human conscience is another curse of ours that makes us rewind all we’ve done during the day and let the bad go. It is quite natural that humans should look for a positive result in everything they do, even if it is created with wrong attitude. We’ll continue to play dirty and be competitive. But now we at least think before playing dirty and every time we hit under the belt, our conscience gives a powerful blow to our brain to remind that there is always a control freak inside that will never drop the smallest fault of yours. And that’s how we live, in an eternal struggle between angels and demons of human soul.

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Why Do We Play Dirty?1

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by: Tyler Benson

There are a lot of things nowadays that we don’t really want to talk about. These are everyday things that we do and don’t even think about what we are doing exactly. We get so focused on our everyday routine that it never occurs to us how dirty we sometimes play. Society has always been competitive, but today life is perhaps more competitive than in any previous era. Since childhood children are taught how to show that they are the best, the strongest, the smartest the very best. This is where from competition starts. And we continue to compete against each other every hour to prove somebody something that we really don’t have to prove. People are used to think that their lives, possessions, belongings are the best, the biggest the most attractive. That keeps us wanting for more and we never stop thinking that it will be enough for us to be satisfied. But no, we continue to jump higher than our heads and push ourselves to that point when it doesn’t matter how fair you play, you just play to get whatever you need. Why is this happening? We swear that we have overcame that animal instinct in us and are now to call ourselves very civilized and very educated. But never the less we continue to get our teeth into each other’s necks and rip muscles apart. I guess, there is nothing that can be really done to those instincts that we were born with. It’s true if to speak about any person. Race, financial, or social status doesn’t matter. When we are accused of playing dirty, everybody tries to prove the jury wrong even if jury is them. A human being is a unique personality that has never been before and will never again exists. It is a matter of time when he discovers that he also possesses that curse of the humans that and can not be a master of it. Every day one gets up, takes whatever needed and goes out into the open.

No matter what is one occupied with, what is essential for him, he follows his instinct not thinking about what it may turn into. Psychologists get deep into their researched topics and field to find the answer to the question why people are likely to cheat, lie and fight in difficult situations. Human nature will be the answer. Since kinder garden we are taught how to differentiate between good and evil. Loyal teachers read a lot of books and teach how to be a good citizen but, going out of the building start a new line of the day, which is full of that dirt that is considered a taboo for children.

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Why Do People Home School Their Children?2

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Parents of home schooled children can also see when their child “gets-it” when they model for a younger child appropriate behavior.

Home-schooled children get a reality based social lesson. On a daily basis they see adults they know, love and trust manage and balance life day to day. Modeled for them is academics balanced with real life chores; caring for a sick friend or neighbor, shoveling the driveway and walkway, doing the grocery shopping and dropping of the dry cleaning, cooking dinner while folding laundry, putting laundry away and talking on the phone with Aunt Sara. These are real life situations that home schoolers are exposed to and public school children are often sheltered from or are privy to a controlled school environment.

Academics:

Home schoolers have several advantages over publicly schooled children. The curriculum is designed specifically for them – not for children their age and what children at a particular age are expected to know and learn. Public schools differentiate instruction the best they can. However, a home-schooled child has a curriculum tailored to their needs. They may read at a 4 th grade level, spell at a 3 rd grade level and complete math at a 6 th grade level.

A home-schooled child is neither rushed nor not given enough time. There are no other children to “keep busy” so they are free to work at their pace and move as quickly or as slowly as need be.

Much research has been done on how children learn best. A home-schooled child is not only taught by the person who knows them best in the entire world but also since they are the only student, the learning style never has to be varied. If a student learns best through music, then the curriculum of a home-schooled child can be tailored to meet their needs so they will be more successful.

Home-schooled children get to spend more quality time as a family. They are not trapped in a traditional school setting for 6 hours a day but are free to spend quality time as a family every day.

It is said that parents are a child’s first teacher. Families that home school want to continue to be their child’s teacher because they feel that their children need the guidance of their family and God and not the guidance of someone hired to do a job that is naturally theirs from the day their child was born.

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The latest work of Claire Quaty can be found at: http://www.homeschoolx.info/.

Why Do People Home School Their Children?1

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by: Claire Quaty

Of course in America there are many options to educating our children. There are public schools, private schools, charter schools, Montessori schools and, of course, the option of home schooling. There are advocates of both home schooling and public schooling. Those of us who don’t home school, which is still the majority of Americans, need to fully understand the reasons why people choose to home school their children.

Religious or Philosophical Convictions:

Religion is not permitted in the public schools. Many families feel that religion needs to be a larger part of their child’s education than that which the public schools allow.

People who have deep religious beliefs show great passion. These are the individuals who are passionate about their children’s education and feel that only they are able to teach them to the best of their ability and the content that they feel they should be learning. The home schooling parent is in charge, they call the shots and they like it that way.

Socialization:

Some people that don’t understand home schooling believe that it is confining rather than socializing. But those individuals that believe that are stuck in thinking about the stereotypical socialization of an age-based classroom. Children that are home schooled are exposed to social situations in a mixed age range. They have “age-mates” instead of “class-mates”.

Many home schoolers feel that their children need to be exposed to the appropriate ways to behave not inappropriate. They feel that their child should be exposed to the model behavior of people who have learned to make decisions and handle themselves in various social settings. By being exposed to appropriate modeling of social behavior, home-schooled children will learn how to act appropriately.

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Why Bird Flu Is Not A Pandemic?

2008-06-06T13:06:00.000-07:00

by: Sarah Jenkins

Most people are aware of the threat of bird flu and the possibility of it creating a pandemic, a worldwide epidemic of an infectious disease breaking out and affecting a large geographic region. Although the virus affects an extensive geographic region, this virus has not yet reached pandemic proportions.

According to the World Health Organization, in order for a pandemic to occur, three conditions must be met: the emergence of a disease new to a population, the agent affects humans and causes serious illness, and the agent spreads easily and sustainably among humans.

The first of these three, “the emergence of a disease new to a population” has occurred. Although bird flu is in no way a new disease, as it was first identified in the early 1900’s, it was not infectious to humans until the late 1990’s. Therefore, this particular strain has emerged “new to a population”, being the human population, which was previously unaffected by the disease.

Likewise, the second criterion has been met, “the agent affects humans and causes serious illness”. The virus has infected 131 people and killed 68. Therefore, the severity of the disease is apparent. H5N1 causes an exaggerated response in cytokines, hormones that regulate the immune system, therefore, limiting the effectiveness of the body’s ability to fight the infection. This virus is also partially resistant to other cells of the immune system, making it especially resilient.

The third condition has not been met, however. At this point, the virus does not spread easily and sustainably among humans. Currently, the H5N1 virus is only transmitted from poultry to humans, and is not able to pass through human contact. Unfortunately, the virus is mutating and may be able to do so in future months, increasing the speed and efficiency in which it spreads.

Human to human transmission has been suspected, though not confirmed. Several isolated cases in which the cause of infection was not clear have prompted questions of the virus being passed through human contact. In particular, cases of nurses becoming infected after treating patients, children being infected with no poultry contact, and parents being infected after treating children with the disease. However, until confirmation is attainable that the virus has mutated to the point human transmission is possible, the third criterion will not be satisfied and H5N1 will not be classified as a pandemic. Likewise, the fatality rate will also have to increase to change the classification of bird flu.

About The Author

Sarah Jenkins is an acclaimed writer on medical matters, and has written extensively on the subjects of Attention Deficit Disorder, Bird Flu and Cohn’s Disease. For more of her articles, go to http://www.imedicalvillage.com now.

Why Aren’t You Using Online Fitness Coaching?5

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* Allows privacy for those who are intimidated by "public" personal training, such as people who don't feel comfortable with their bodies.

* The American Council on Exercise asserts that online training is an effective supplement to working one-on-one with a qualified trainer

As you weigh down the benefits of online personal training, you'll find that each method will give you substantial results provided that YOU are willing to put 100% effort into your exercise & dietary program.

Personal trainers can't do all the work for you, but they can guide you in the right direction to the point where you can observe results in weeks not years.

Whatever the interest, the choice comes down to you. Whether you're comfortable just working out with a friend, willing to spend money to see a personal trainer, or find opportunity with an online trainer, the achievements you make will be proportional to the time you put in.

About The Author

Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss or muscle building e-courses.

Why Aren’t You Using Online Fitness Coaching?4

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Online coaching really excels when the trainer acts as a mentor and plays a supporting role to dissolve misconceptions and stereotypes about people's inability to achieve the results they're after.

Let's go through some of the benefits that can be attained using online coaching:

* Personal coaching no matter where you or the trainer are located around the globe can help you develop the will and motivation to exercise

* Save money on travel expenses and expensive personal trainers

* You can exercise when you want discarding the need for timed exercise appointments

* Where self-motivation fails, online training can provide enough support to stick with a homemade program.

* No need to workout at a specific place designated by the trainer, take control over your workouts at home, at the gym, at work or on the road

* Sit in the comfort of your own home on your computer to receive coaching and advice

* Have your training questions and problems answered with educated responses, promptly and confidentially via email

* Allows for tremendous flexibility, especially for those who travel.

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Why Aren’t You Using Online Fitness Coaching?3

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Diets and Personal Training are alike!

The truth has to be told here. People who start an exercise routine (with or without a personal trainer), only half will continue this good habit for long-term. The rest will have thrown in the towel within 6 months.

How surprised would you be to find out that old habits are repeated when you stop personal training?

This obviously varies from person to person but the lack of trainer support can sometimes render a person lazy to the point where they neglect their fitness... because for many it's the external motivation that provides the will to exercise and reach their goals in life.

Online fitness coaching can provide a very similar service to traditional personal training, and the costs involved are usually much lower and much more affordable for the general population.

In many situations, online consultation can be an excellent service if the trainer can deliver the right amount of motivation and supporting advice to the client. This can be seen in the case of weight loss, where many clients find weight loss a difficult task due to lack of confidence.

There are always that bunch of people who will shy away from a personal trainer because of misconceptions and stereotypes. They may fear loosing face having to hire one or be under false impression that trainers are just for athletes or bodybuilders.

This is far from the truth - a supporting hand from a trainer can go a long way for many wanting to slim down or improve their fitness levels.

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