<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556524394427846659</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:51:55.879-07:00</updated><title type='text'>soteloemmalynne</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soteloemmalynne.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6556524394427846659/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soteloemmalynne.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6556524394427846659/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>soteloemmalynne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12743556211730068473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>121</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556524394427846659.post-9004545624249448225</id><published>2008-06-16T04:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T04:24:32.394-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Things About Webkinz</title><content type='html'>By Rufus Jones Webkinz are small stuffed animals that were introduced by the Ganz gift company in 2005. Each one has a special code of their own which allows the owner to go to the internet site, Webkinz World, and adopt a virtual version of their toy. Once they have created the virtual pet, they are able to interact with it. There are also younger brothers and sisters of the Webkinz called LilKinz. These stuffed toys are even smaller than the Webkinz, but are made on the same order. These toys are reminiscent of Beanie Babies, as each one is manufactured for a time and then retired. This drives the price up and will make it more difficult to get them. The retired Webkinz include: the unicorn, gray and white cat, the cheeky dog, and the cheeky cat. More than two million Webkinz have been sold to retailers, and another million to registered users of the Webkinz site. When a Webkinz is adopted each child is given a room on the website, a food item, a balloon to welcome them, 2000 in KinzCash, and a piece of furniture for their virtual counter-pet. KinzCash is a version of virtual currency. Each virtual pet has certain levels of health, happiness, and hunger that decrease as a child spends time with them. These levels can be increased by exercising, bathing, feeding, and playing with the pet. If these levels become too low, the pet will need to take special medicine that can be bought at the virtual clinic. Game play on the site consists of making and spending KinzCash. To earn KinzCash you can play games, and answer quizzes. Once earned, the KinzCash can be used to purchase items for the virtual pet, to keep them happy and well. Once a user registers a pet, they are allowed to use the website free for one year. After the year is up, they must register a new pet to extend the play for another year. Some parents have been concerned that the chat system being unsafe for children. There are strict rules in place for users, with restrictions on the way messages are sent, and a dictionary put in place to prevent any unsavory words from appearing on the chat. Younger users need to use a drop down menu with at least 900 pre set phrases that can be clicked on as an answer to others the chat room. They will not be able to type on the system at all. Parents who have concerns can take an animated tour of the Webkinz website. Kids will have a ball taking care of their virtual pet. From customizing the room it will live in to buying food, clothes and furniture for your pet, and even buy other Webkinz pets at the Webkinz store. There are several games to play and stories to read, and the people at Webkinz World have promised to keep adding new activities to the site so they will never be bored. This is one of the brightest ideas for children, to date. It gives them focus, and teaches them responsibility. Even if they are young, they will be able to use the computer like the older kids do. I think Webkinz are a great idea. This article is buy http://www.HowToSellWebkinz.com a site that teaches people how to make money by selling Webkinz on eBay. Our site offers a video CD that works with your home computer. 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You should include successes and wherever possible include facts and figures to support your claims. Do NOT include information that is negative. Spelling and Grammar Check: Correct spelling and grammar are of absolute importance in an English CV. Employers will NOT tolerate any mistakes. It is very important that a native English speaker checks your CV before you send it to an English-speaking employer. CVwriting.net can provide a full spelling and grammar check and suggest any changes to the content of your CV in line with what employers expect. Do not include a photo:Most English employers do NOT like to see a photo on the CV and, in fact, including one could work against you. Only include a photo if it has been specifically requested for a particular job application. English Language skills:This is a very important aspect of your CV and your professional career. You must explain your knowledge of the English language under the Skills heading. Describe your level of knowledge as one of the following:&lt;br /&gt;  Bilingual  You can speak English as well as your mother tongue.  Fluent  You have a complete working knowledge of the English language, both written and speaking.  Working knowledge- you have a good practical knowledge of English for professional purposes.  Conversational  You can converse adequately in English with good comprehension. English CV Format:Do NOTuse initials for company names or qualifications, as these could be meaningless to an English employer. Always write the words in full. Headings: 1. Profile: This is an opportunity to summarise the skills and experience you have described elsewhere in your CV. It is the first part of the CV that the employer will read. It should be only one or two paragraphs long otherwise the reader may not go on to read the rest of your CV. You should also include your career aspirations. 2. Achievements: list any special achievements from your career history or education that may make you stand out from other candidates. List no more than six. 3. Career History: This is a very important part of your CV. The most common CV format is written in reverse-chronological order. Start with your most recent employment and work backwards. List the dates between which you worked for each employer; the name of the employer, your position and the  location at which you worked. Write a short description of the company and then describe your responsibilities including facts and figures as much as possible. 4. Skills: In an English CV it is necessary to list particular technical, professional or other skills separate from your career history. An English employer will not necessarily be familiar with non-English professional qualifications therefore you must explain each one. 5. Education: You must enter your highest qualification first, then where achieved, and then dates. Make sure you explain any non-English qualifications or try and put the English equivalent, e.g. Baccalaureate, French equivalent to the Higher Leaving Certificate and A levels. Do not include grades unless they are particularly impressive. 6. Personal details: It is not necessary to include all of your personal details on an English CV as your skills and experience are of paramount importance. However, you need to include your nationality and it is normal to include your Date of Birth such as: 11th November 1967. Do not put your age. 7. Interests. You do not have to include your interests on an English CV but they will help to give the employer a rounded picture of you as an individual. Signature: It is not necessary to personally sign your English CV. E &amp; O E - Copyright 2005 CVwriting.net How To Write A CV - English CV / Resume Writing Service - We show you how to write an English CV or Resume online in minutes. Low cost and high quality professional CV writing.  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You can study pretty much the same curriculum, and save money on gas as well. Contrary to what you may think, you can get online college degrees completely online, without having to attend a college in person.  To make things even better, you can attend online when its convenient for you.  You dont have to get up early in the morning to be in class, nor do you have to worry about being back from home at a certain time.  You choose when you study and when you attend class.  On top of that, there are no crowded classrooms or people next to you  just you and your computer. Another great benefit to online college degrees is that you can learn the skills that are in high demand.   You dont have to worry about classes being full, or not being able to get the classes you need.  With most online colleges having many financial options as well, you dont have to worry about not having the money.  Online colleges have expert instructors as well, dedicated to helping you learn as much as you can and helping you earn online college degrees in as short of time as possible. If youve thought about college but dont like crowds, online college degrees are all you need.  If you have experience in a field but want more, online colleges can help you do just that, without taking time away from your family.  Even if you dont have any college experience at all, an online college will teach you everything you need to know to be good at your career.  Helping you to get all the education you need, an online college is the way to go if you want to go to college but dont want to leave home. Article may be reprinted in any form, just give credit to the website on Steven Spielbergs summer blockbuster movie http://www.whenworldscollidereview.info. 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You may want to feel healthier, look better, fit into your old clothes or even have been advised by a medical practitioner to get in shape. However, if you are one of those people who battle constantly with your weight then you already know how hard it is to stick to a diet. In the majority of cases they just don't work! All the current slimming pills and weight-loss fads are of extremely limited effectiveness. When you take into consideration the dangers of surgical procedures and the lack of long-term studies of new-fad diets a safe, reliable alternative is needed. Although many claim that there are painless ways of losing weight the simple is truth is that weight-loss, like everything else worth achieving in life, requires some effort on your part. However there are techniques and tools to make your transition to health much more enjoyable and easy. A great example is the Paul McKenna famous system which was tested on British television with remarkable results. It didn't even involve hypnosis! McKenna spent 13 years analyising the behaviours of naturally thin people in order to devise his weight-loss system and found some amazing things. Every person has an inborn weight control mechanism, a set point that attempts to maintain a particular amount of fat on the body. Based on this premise Paul McKenna formulated his easy to use weight-loss systemwhich as I mentioned earlier had an enormous beneficial affect on the British TV viewing public. He even allowed people to eat what they wanted and they still lost massive amounts of weight! Normally when we go on a diet we are forcing the body to adjust to a new way of eating. This is in effect resisting the powerful totally natural urges the body has to prevent energy deficit. So appetite suppressants may help to reduce these drives, and forcing a change in eating habits may retrain the body and mind into a new eating regime but the body will still has these urges because they are inherent and totally natural. In addition many people overeat due to stress or the desire to suppress negative emotions or feelings of discomfort. Everyone knows the classic 'comfort eater'. This is why the use of self hypnosis is so effective for weight-loss because it can retrain the mind to view food, fitness and eating in more healthy ways. However, McKenna's research shows that, if you follow your own body's natural rhythm and don't force yourself into strict eating habits or deny yourself the food you want most then you will be much more successful at losing weight. By denyng yourself certain things you set up resistance and you will make it much more difficult to stick to your weight-loss plan. The mind is tricky and I am sure you will agree that you always want something more when you know that you can't have it! The key is to stop denying yourself the foods you really enjoy but to at them in moderation. I know this is easier said than done but McKenna has some simple yet powerful techniques to ensure your success. Basically you can eat what you want! Stop eating once your full! Many of us, myself included, tend to keep eating after our body has sent the brian the message "right stop eating I'm satisfied". We need to learn to recognise these signs and take heed of them. Take an extra 15 minutes of exercise a day. Spread it over the day so it is achieved in very small steps and you will be burning up more calories. All the current slimming pills and weight-loss fads are of extremely limited effectiveness. When you take into consideration the dangers of surgical procedures and the lack of long-term studies of new-fad diets a safe, reliable alternative is needed. Although many claim that there are painless ways of losing weight the simple is truth is that weight-loss, like everything else worth achieving in life, requires some effort on your part. However there are techniques and tools to make your transition to health much more enjoyable and easy. A great example is the Paul McKenna famous system which was tested on British television with remarkable results. It didn't even involve hypnosis! McKenna spent 13 years analyising the behaviours of naturally thin people in order to devise his weight-loss system and found some amazing things. Every person has an inborn weight control mechanism, a set point that attempts to maintain a particular amount of fat on the body. Based on this premise Paul McKenna formulated his easy to use weight-loss system which as I mentioned earlier had an enormous beneficial affect on the British TV viewing public. He even allowed people to eat what they wanted and they still lost massive amounts of weight! Normally when we go on a diet we are forcing the body to adjust to a new way of eating. This is in effect resisting the powerful totally natural urges the body has to prevent energy deficit. So appetite suppressants may help to reduce these drives, and forcing a change in eating habits may retrain the body and mind into a new eating regime but the body will still has these urges because they are inherent and totally natural. In addition many people overeat due to stress or the desire to suppress negative emotions or feelings of discomfort. Everyone knows the classic 'comfort eater'. This is why the use of self hypnosis is so effective for weight-loss because it can retrain the mind to view food, fitness and eating in more healthy ways. However, McKenna's research shows that, if you follow your own body's natural rhythm and don't force yourself into strict eating habits or deny yourself the food you want most then you will be much more successful at losing weight. By denyng yourself certain things you set up resistance and you will make it much more difficult to stick to your weight-loss plan. The mind is tricky and I am sure you will agree that you always want something more when you know that you can't have it! The key is to stop denying yourself the foods you really enjoy but to at them in moderation. I know this is easier said than done but McKenna has some simple yet powerful techniques to ensure your success. Basically you can eat what you want! Stop eating once your full! Many of us, myself included, tend to keep eating after our body has sent the brian the message "right stop eating I'm satisfied". We need to learn to recognise these signs and take heed of them. Take an extra 15 minutes of exercise a day. Spread it over the day so it is achieved in very small steps and you will be burning up more calories. So to outline: Naturally thin people eat whatever they want! Now this may lead you to believe that they have a higher metobolism or have been blessed with fat burning genes but the truth is much simplier and applies to everyone. Which leads us to our next point. Naturally thin people have a different psychological view about food and fitness. This is why they can eat what they want. By changing what food means to you at a deep subconscious level you change your automatic responses to food and exercise. Naturally thin people don't have uncontrollable food cravings. McKenna teaches that any cravings you have are merely learned behaviour and they can be unlearned. He shows how it is possible to break all cravings and re-programme your mind in just minutes If you follow these simple steps, as outlined in this article, you are guaranteed success and a new healthy, fit body. Michael McGrath is the owner of several successful Internet businesses, a university computer graduate and he has over 21 years experience with personal development and self help. More information is avilable at personal development or self hypnosis. 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Diet delivery is fast becoming one of the most popular ways to lose weight. It's easy, affordable and convenient.  But there are so many services to choose from - which one is best for you? This article will help you know what to look for when choosing your diet food delivery program so you can choose the best one for your lifestyle. Key Factors When Choosing A Diet Delivery Service: - Price Prices range from $9 to $39.99 a day depending on what level of service and type of program you want. Higher priced plans are usually gourmet meals, freshly prepared (not frozen) or highly specialized in some way (for example, diabetic-friendly). Prices also vary based on whether or not you want a full plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner) or just lunch and dinner; and how many days of delivery you want (for example 5 or 7 days). Some meal delivery services quote you price per week or price per month. Ways To Save  - You can often get discounts by ordering by the month versus ordering by the week. Also, you can often get at least one free meal and up to an entire week of meals depending on which diet delivery program you choose. - Type of Diet Meals Many services are based on a popular program like the Zone or the Jorge Cruise's 3 Hour Diet at Home. Others are based on broad meal types like low-carb or diabetic friendly. Some services will let you choose among different plans like low carb, low calorie, vegetarian or diabetic friendly. Regardless of diet type, most programs are really based on low calorie, portion controlled meals designed to help you lose approximately 2-3 pounds per week. - How Many Meals Per Day In general most diet food delivery services offer you breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some however will only offer lunch and dinner. Others will offer snacks as an added cost whereas other will offer snacks included. Be sure to factor this into your price comparisons depending on what you want. - Fresh Vs. Frozen Some plans offer you fresh food; some offer you frozen food and some offer you both.  Frozen meals, in general, are more affordable than fresh. To many people, frozen vs fresh really doesn't make a difference. However some people want fresh food made with no preservatives. These services tend to charge a bit more because of the extra work involved. - Number of Days While most diet food delivery programs offer a 7 day plan, others also give you the option of a 5 day plan (so you can take the weekend off). This is a great convenience for those who want their meals delivered to their office during the week. In general you'll be paying less per week on a 5 day plan, however price per day on these plans is pretty much the same as a 7 day plan. - Menu Variety Although it's hard to get bored with these plans, there are some services that offer better menu variety than others. For example, one service might offer a 4 week rotating menu.  This means the menu changes every 4 weeks. Other services may let you choose your menu from a larger selection of food allowing you to ensure you're getting food you love. Also, if you find you don't like what's on the menu, many programs will let you substitute a different meal for a small charge. - Support This may not be a feature that you need, however some people do like extra support while losing weight. You might get access to weight loss tools like chat rooms, e-mail support, message boards, dietitian advice, free articles etc. If weight loss support is important to you, make sure you check out the options before you choose your diet food delivery service. - Commitment Some plans do require you to sign a contract for a certain length of time. The most popular time commitment is 1 month which really isn't asking a lot.  After a month you'll know for sure if the program is right for you. If a service asks you for a longer commitment than that, be cautious. Some services don't require you to order 1 month at a time however you'll probably get a discount if you do. Conclusion:  Now you know the main features to consider when choosing a diet food delivery service. When you consider these features in light of your preferences and lifestyle, it shouldn't be hard to decide on the best service for you! Vienna Miller writes for Diet Food Delivery - a website offering the latest reviews and ratings on Diet  Delivery services. 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Beauty pageants like the Search for Miss Universe, and fashion shows for luxurious garments are obviously showing preference on women with slim fat free bodies. Possibly this is one of the top reasons why most women and even men would surely take out a few bucks from their pockets just to fund some body trimming schemes shown in various ways. Even if climbing up a hill takes extra time and effort, some men and women go for it, while others prefer walking and jogging to burn calories. Some enroll at a gym, played strenuous sports, go fishing or control the food intake. The problem with other people is that they can hardly control themselves from eating that seems like their hobby already. How do people get fat? How do calories differ from fats? Carbohydrates From the digestive area, carbohydrates are engrossed as simple sugars, known as glucose that is maintained in the blood at about constant level. Glucose undergo catabolism to satiate the bodys need for energy. Under this procedure, the molecule of glucose splits down into carbon compounds that are at once oxidized to carbon dioxide and water. If the glucose is not used for any activity, it is converted to the so called glycogen that stays in the liver and muscles. Glucose are transformed into fats when the reserves for the liver and muscles are full or packed already. The fats go to adipose tissue. Anabolic and catabolic reactions are associated to produce a particular, life-essential end products. When anabolism exceeds catabolism, growth or weight gain takes place. On the other hand, when catabolism goes over anabolism, like during periods of hunger or illness, the weight loss takes effect. When the two metabolic processes are equally balanced, the organism is more or less in a stage of dynamic stability. Fats Fat substances undergo hydrolysis and putrefy into their component  glycerine and fatty acids. These are synthesized for purposes of neutralizing fats, fatty acids and cholesterol compounds and phospholipids. Fats might be stored in the body tissue for later use when necessary. Herbals for Loosing Weight With the outset of the new medical apparatus and technology, more and more processed pills had been manufactured and come out of the market. All of them are bearing labels with positive self- serving claims that could make shoppers almost want to buy the whole products. There were also those made in a form of tea. Some had been influenced by the traditional way of getting slim. But as between processed pills and herbal medicines, the latter would still be safer without much side effects compared to the former. Herbal slimming pill came from a variety of herbal plants that originated from several places. There were those coming from Africa, Philippines, or China, not to mention other nations. 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Naturally some of us, even the ones who are not the average gardener, simply love trees for what they are, to hear the wind blowing their leaves away or just for relaxing or taking a nap under a trees shadow is enough to appreciate a tree. But these days trees are becoming much more than that, with growing awareness to the environment trees are becoming a product, they serve as gifts and as special features in gardens and in front of houses. The gardening industry has expanded beyond simply cutting flowers and mowing the lawn, now there are garden designers, landscape artists and many more titles that are concerned with the general look of a garden, one of the important responsibilities when thinking of a garden design is to create harmony and balance which is impossible without trees, and when experts do the work they want very particular tees to complete the picture and this is where the new attitude toward trees begins. For example there is growing awareness to the olive tree today, since it is so hard to find and such a strong and wonderful tree many people would like to place it in their gardens as a symbol for the family to remember, the palm trees are growing in popularity because  of the certain feeling that they give to people and many more other trees correspond to different needs. A crabapple tree is one of the most impressive trees you can have in a backyard or a garden, it is a tree that is of the family of the rose trees and its floors are magnificent, when you have such a tree in your garden you will surely pay attention to it and once it starts flowering you will have something very special happening just before your eyes, which by itself is a wonderful experience. Although owning trees may sound a little bad it is not at all the case, in fact the growing use of trees in private houses is contributing o the understanding and love of trees, it is very important that we lead to identify trees and that we recognize tree as a living thing that we all use in our every day activity, it is wonderful that children live by trees and learn to accept different trees as part of their family heritage, continuing it after their parents and creating a society that will love and protect trees in the future. Even if you do not have a house of your own and live in an apartment youu can still grow trees, bonsai trees are famous for their need of dedication and treatment, it is also known that many take their trees with them once moving out of places, strengthening the bond between human and plant, man and tree. 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This type of information is given to all guests aboard our game boats if they are not experienced anglers. Occasionally we have to remind experienced anglers as well ! Lets assume you are out doing some general trolling for wahoo, mahi mahi or tuna on 30lb class IGFA tackle. The deckie has set a pattern of 4 lures behind the boat and one of the reels starts to scream. 1. Pick up the rod. Sounds simple but sometimes the rod seems to be jammed in the rod holder. Dont try to yank or force it out. Its wedged because of the pressure the fish is exerting on the rod tip. Grasp the rod fore-grip in front of the reel and pull it slightly backwards (away from the fish). You will find that the rod then easily comes out of the rod holder. 2. Assume the position. Unless you are fighting a fish from a game chair, hold the rod with the reel uppermost, your left hand well up the fore-grip and the butt of the rod resting low down on your hip. This leaves your right hand free to wind the reel handle. Hold the rod at about 45 degrees. The higher up the rod your left hand is, the more leverage you can apply. Its important that you feel comfortable. Some fights can last hours though 10-20 minutes is the norm so you had better be comfy. It is usual at this point for the deckie to put a butt pad on you. No, its not a comfy cushion for you to sit on - its a plastic cushioned pad that hangs from your waist, rests on your thighs and has a slot where you rest the butt of the rod. This will stop the rod butt digging into you and causing bruising and spread the load over your thighs during a prolonged fight. With the end of the rod sitting in the butt pad and your left hand holding the fore-grip you should feel stable and comfortable. You are on a boat, its moving around so step up to the side of the boat or better still the corner, bend your knees slightly and wedge your knees slightly under the cockpit combing - the padded edge. This is a good stable position even on a pitching and rolling boat. 3. Keep The Rod Tip Bent. Its that simple. The greatest cause of fish being lost is the line not being tight between the rod tip and the fish. If the line is not tight, the hook is not being held in place and the fish will likely spit the lure out. If the rod tip is bent at all times, then pressure is being applied to the fish at all times. This also means that the fish doesnt get a free rest and you will wear him out more quickly and get him to the boat sooner. If the fish swims towards you, wind wind wind to keep that line tight and the rod tip bent. The rod also acts as a shock absorber. Any jerks from sudden movements by the fish are absorbed by the rod tip. If you point the rod straight at the fish, its not doing anything and sudden jerks are transmitted straight to you and the reel. (Trust me  it will end in tears) 4. Slow Down  Its Not A Race ! Most (wait  scrub that) ALL novice anglers when confronted with a screaming reel panic and franticly wind like crazy. You are wasting your time and energy. If the reel is screaming it means that it is paying out line and will continue to do so whether you try to wind or not. Wait for the fish to end its run for cover. Then you can think about winding. 5. Lift Up and Wind Down Good quality game fishing reels have a sophisticated drag system. A reasonable analogy would be the clutch in a manual car. Adjusting the lever drag on a game reel is like depressing the cars clutch pedal. All the way out and the engine is engaged, (reel drag engaged), all the way in and the engine is free wheeling (Reel is in Free-spool). This means that an angler can set the lever drag somewhere in the middle. The reel will then pay out line (clutch will slip) when the line is pulled with sufficient force. To put it simply, you can set the drag to pay out line if the fish pulls harder than a set amount. It is normal for the drag to be set at between one quarter and one third the breaking strain of the line. In theory it is therefore impossible for the fish to snap the line. If the fish pulls really hard, instead of the line snapping, the reel just lets line out. When the fish ends its run, the reel will go quiet and the pressure on the rod tip will ease up a little. Now is the time to win some of that line back. Raise the rod tip, start to wind the reel and whilst winding, slowly lower the rod tip. Dont raise the rod tip so high that its over your head and dont lower it so low that the rod is pointing at the fish. Lift up and wind down. Try to keep your movements as smooth as possible and keep that rod tip bent at all times. 6. Tag &amp; Release or Boating a fish Different fish react in different ways when near the boat. Yellowfin tuna for example go into a circular pattern underneath the hull. The most important thing here is to not let the line touch any part of the boat. If it does, it will probably break. The skipper will manoeuvre the vessel as best he can to keep the line and fish away from the props and rudders but its also your job not to let the line touch the side of the boat. Feel free to move about the cockpit. Change sides if the fish swims in the other direction. Dont plant yourself in one spot and stay there. Listen up for instructions from the crew and move to anywhere where its just you and the fish with no boat in between. Usually the boat will be slowly moving forwards. You are trying to work the fish up alongside the boat so that the fish can then be tagged or gaffed. Moving the boat forwards maintains a flow of water over the fish and its gills. This keeps the fish much happier than if you stopped and the fish is therefore less stressed and less likely to do something unexpected. It is always a good idea to do this if you intend on tagging and releasing the fish. 7. And Lastly Everybody looses fish, even the real pros. Dont knock yourself down. Learn from mistakes and it wont happen again. Every trip out there I learn something new. Dont be shy in asking questions. Gamefishing is a sport and like all sports, you need to practice... Just make sure you have fun practicing. Adrian was born on the island of Cyprus and graduated to his first rod &amp; reel at the age of five. Having fished around the world from the Arabian Gulf to the North sea and English Channel, he finally settled for the tropical waters of the South Pacific around the island of Kadavu, Fiji Islands. Director of Matava Resort Gamefishing, he skippers 'Bite Me', the resort's 31ft DeepVee Gamefishing vessel and thoroughly enjoys exploring the light and heavy tackle fishing around the island and Great Astrolabe Barrier Reef. An IGFA Certified Captain, he advocates tag &amp; release and is a keen supporter of the IGFA and the Billfish Foundation. 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Psychiatrists will then officially be able to prescribe this remarkable, life changing therapy for patients. On April 7th, 2005, the manufacturer of the vagus nerve stimulator( Cyberonics, Inc.) announced that it had  been notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) that one the few remaining conditions of final FDA approval had been satisfied. Cyberonics also announced that it was very confident that the two remaining conditions will be  expeditously satisfied and that final FDA approval will be issued in May. Robert P. (Skip) Cummins, Cyberonics Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer commented: This major step forward towards the accomplishment of Cyberonics mission to improve the lives of people touched by refractory epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression (TRD) would not have been possible without the timely, diligent, interactive and cooperative efforts of the entire Dallas District Office staff led by Michael Chappell, District Director, and the Cyberonics regulatory team. Cyberonics and CDRH continue to make good progress towards our goal of satisfying the remaining conditions of final TRD approval. The official launch of vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for depression will take place at the American Psychiatric Association's  Annual Meeting at the World Congress Center in Atlanta from May 21st to May 25th. The Annual Meeting will be attended by over 20,000 psychiatrists. Major depressive disorder is one of the most prevalent and serious illnesses in the U.S., affecting nearly 19 million Americans every year. Depression is the second leading cause of disability for the general population and the leading cause of disability for American women. Approximately 20 percent of depressed Americans, or approximately four million people, experience chronic or recurrent treatment-resistant depression that has failed to respond to multiple antidepressant treatments. If approved, the VNS Therapy System will be the first implantable device-based treatment for depression and the first treatment developed, studied and labeled specifically for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Vagus nerve stimulation will be the mainstream treatment for chronic or treatment-resistant depression. Over four million American suffer from chronic depression. The final FDA approval will be considered one of the major breakthroughs in medical device history. You can learn more at http://www.VagusNerveStimulator.com. There is a free electronic newsletter to keep you up-to-date. Charles Donovan was a patient in the FDA investigational trial of vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for chronic or recurrent treatment-resistant depression. He was implanted with the vagus nerve stimulator in April of 2001. He chronicles his journey from the grips of depression thanks to vagus nerve stimulation therapy in his book: Out of the Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression The book will be exhibited at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May. 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The first thing that comes to mind about purchasing an existing business is the avoidance of  start-up costs.  The initial costs of creating a new business can be staggering, in addition to the costs for advertising that new business, with no guarantee of a return on your investment.  The existing business, however, will have a track record that you can look at as far as income and expenses.  While previous performance is no guarantee, it at least gives you a ballpark reference as to what you can expect. There are many legal considerations when purchasing an existing business.  First and foremost is to know exactly what you are purchasing.  Are you purchasing the entire business and all of its components, or are you merely purchasing the assets of the business?  This is an important issue because you want to make sure that you are not purchasing another persons mistakes.  If you are purchasing the entirety of another business, you may be assuming responsibility for all of that business debts and liabilities, known or unknown.  For that reason, we usually recommend that the purchase only include the assets of the existing business.  There are exceptions to this rule which are based upon the size, goodwill and standing of the existing business, but that is to be considered on a case by case basis. When making an Asset purchase, it is extremely important to set forth in writing exactly what the assets are, so there is no confusion after the transaction closes.  Make a list of the physically identifiable assets, i.e. the copy machine, the customer list, the desks and chairs, etc...  You should also make a list of the intangible assets, i.e. the phone number of the existing business.  The failure to consider the exact assets included in the purchase account for many of the business transaction claims that are brought into my office. 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It may save you thousand of dollars and hours of time in the long run. Greg Artim is an Attorney based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  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The number one New Years Resolution has to do with Health, Exercise, and Diet.  We all feel that it is the best time to start for the first time or again.  The percentage of people that make it through the whole year is disappointingly small and here is why I believe it happens.  As I watch what is going on in the media I am beginning to believe that we are becoming a credit card society.  What I mean by that is we get what we want now and are willing to pay for it later, immediate gratification. That does not work with our health.  The media also suggests to us that we can lose large amounts of weight or get a six-pack abdomen in a six-eight week time frame.  That is impossible in all but extreme situations.  We take these kinds of external influences into consideration when it comes to our health and look for those immediate results.  Becoming Healthy is not an overnight miracle;  It is a process just like learning how to walk is a process.  You could not cheat that process or find any shortcuts.  You cannot take a seed and grow it to harvest in three days.  You cannot change or cheat the Process of nature. As you read this article you are either becoming healthy or unhealthy.  You cannot stand still.  It is just like if you were standing on a staircase; you either go up or down, but cannot stand on the same step forever.  The question becomes Do you want to get Healthy?  You, first of all, need to know your reasons for getting healthy.  Some of us just need to look at our medical history and there are a plethora of reasons there.  We, as a nation, are beginning to lead the world in obesity and diabetes.  Becoming healthy can reverse many of these trends.  Once you know your reasons, you need to make some commitments to your cause.  We, as human beings, are good at making commitments, but, for the majority, do very poorly in carrying them out.  Just look at New Years Resolutions.  We also tend to react to crisis faster than the subtle hints that we get everyday.  We decide to improve our health after the heart attack instead of doing things to help prevent it. There are two phrases to keep in mind as you consider the content of this Letter.  The definition of insanity is doing the same thing everyday expecting different results.  We all are guilty of that in all aspects of our lives, not just our health.  We feel that we can change our results with our old habits and actions but if you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always gotten.  The other phrase is:  If you want to make some changes in your life, you have to make some changes in your life.  Change is often uncomfortable because we are so secure in our comfort zones, but change is good.  It is part of the process.  We will not make these changes that we need to make to improve our health and lives if the reasons for doing so are not important enough. So with all of this as background, how does one get started?  Stated very simply, take the first step: make the decision to start the journey.  Every journey begins with the first step.  Make some commitments; develop new habits.  You do that every day of your life for your job or profession because you want the result at the end of the week, a paycheck.  What about another result?  Your good health. One caution:  Dont do it alone.  Find yourself a mentor, someone who has done what you want to do and is very successful at it.  In the area of health it may be your doctor, a personal trainer, a nutritionist, etc.  Find someone with the fruit on the tree and follow their direction and advice.  You will pay a golf pro to improve your game.  Find a pro in your health.  Finally, set some goals and go after them.  Let your mentor guide you in the process initially. Remember this:  Becoming healthy is a process, which must be an ongoing journey.  Learn to enjoy the journey for, believe it or not, the success of achieving these goals is not in attaining them, it is the process of becoming who or what you need to become while you are doing it. This information can be found in the book The Process Of Becoming Healthy at http://www.streamlineintelligence.com  Dr Zelem is the author and is available for seminars on this topic. 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The best-known species in North American are peppermint (M. x piperita) and spearmint (M. spicata), which are highly valued for commercial use.  Mint symbolises hospitality and can be grown in pots and containers indoors and out.  In the garden, mint should be grown with a barrier around the roots, as it can be extremely invasive.  Most mints do not come true from seed so it is best to purchase plants from a nursery or garden centre.  Fresh mints are a source of Vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. Peppermint and spearmint are perennials growing 12  36 inches (30  90 cm) tall although some mints are ground hugging.  Produced at the end of square stems, terminal spikes of dainty lilac, purple, pink, or white flowers usually bloom in mid-to-late summer.  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For additional support and spiritual guidance, arrange a visit with your pastor today. Copyright 2006  For additional information regarding Matt Keegan, The Article Writer, please visit his blog for wit, quips, and freelance writing tips. 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As Chanah wisely notes, if we say, against his own words, he was a prophet, then you're making him out to be a false prophet, and I certainly don't think that's your intention. Your intention, I believe is to honor God and His servant, but we're to give credit due where credit is due - nothing more or less. Mr. Armstrong isn't anybody less because he wasn't a biblical prophet - and prophets are sent to the NATIONS with strong messages, not pretty platitudes appropriate for the times. Mr. Armstrong wrote of the time coming when the PLAIN TRUTH would drop like a BOMBSHELL about the origins of traditional Christianity. That time has come! No more black tie dinners and diplomatic, refined and harmless speech, now it's time to tell it like it is, drop all pretense and ROAR GOD'S FINAL WARNING TO THIS WORLD! We won't merely say, as was appropriate at that time, "A Strong Unseen Hand from Someplace" will save us, we'll herald the coming of the King of the Jews, the King of Israel, who will rule with a ROD OF IRON and knock some sense into the heads of state! He will smash all opposition! He will liberate Jerusalem and reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. David Ben-Ariel, a Christian-Zionist writer and author of Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall, shares a special focus on the Middle East and great interest in Jerusalem, reflected in hard-hitting articles that help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Visit the Herbert W. Armstrong blog. 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Commencement The Immigration Asylum &amp; Nationality Act 2006 received Royal Assent on the 30th March 2006 and by virtue of a second commencement order, the main provisions took effect on 31 August 2006 by virtue of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No.2) Order 2006. Appeals The first sections of the Act are concerned with appeals and impose new restrictions on the right to appeal against Home Office asylum or immigration decisions. The most significant is section 4 which limits the right of appeal against refusal of entry clearance to cases in which the application for entry clearance was made either for the purpose of entering as a dependant or a visitor - in both cases limited by reference to regulations made by the Home Secretary. Significantly, there will no longer be a right of appeal against refusal of entry clearance as a student. Section 1 inserts a new section 83A into the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act 2002 to introduce a new right of appeal for people who are no longer recognised as refugees but who are permitted to stay in the UK on some other basis. Section 2 amends section 82(2)(g) of the 2002 Act to provide a right of appeal against a decision to remove under section 10(1)(b) of the 1999 Act. This will give the person a separate right of appeal at each of the two decision stages; the first at the revocation stage and the second at the stage the decision to remove is taken. Section 3 amends section 84 of the 2002 Act. It provides that an appeal under the new section 83A may only be brought on the ground that removal would breach the United Kingdom's obligations under the Refugee Convention. Section 4 substitutes one provision for Sections 88A, 90 and 91 of the 2002 Act which limits all appeals against refusal of entry clearance to limited grounds (human rights and race discrimination), with the exception of those listed in the categories. By section 6 a person may not appeal against refusal of leave to enter the United Kingdom unless: (1) on his arrival in the United Kingdom he had entry clearance and (2) the purpose of entry specified in the entry clearance is the same as that specified in his application for leave to enter. Section 89 of the 2002 Act restricts rights of appeal against refusal of permission to enter at the port of both visitors and students who do not hold an entry clearance. This restriction limits the grounds of appeal to human rights and race discrimination. If the appeal is exercised in the UK it is restricted to asylum. A right of appeal remains in all cases on both human rights and race discrimination grounds. Section 7 provides powers to hear only human rights aspects of national security appeal cases in country with the national security aspects of the case. Employment Section 15 imposes civil (and not criminal) penalties in the form of fines on employers of persons over the age of 16 subject to immigration control in defined circumstances. A person is subject to immigration control if he requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under the provisions of the Immigration Act 1971. The defined circumstances are that: (1) the employee had no leave to enter or remain or (2) his leave was invalid, had expired or otherwise prevented him from accepting employment. Provision is made in Sections 16 and 17 for objections on the part of the employer to the imposition of a penalty and for appeal to a County Court against such an imposition. By section 21, if the employer knowingly employs an over-16 subject to immigration control he commits an offence which is punishable (on indictment) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or on summary conviction for a term not exceeding 12 months and/or in either case to a fine. If the employer employs an individual without permission to work allowing on the spot fines of up to 2000 per illegal worker. Section 23 imposes an obligation on the Home Secretary to issue a Code of Practice specifying what employers should do to avoid: (1) liability to civil penalties, (2) the commission of offences under section 21 and (3) discrimination which would be contrary to race relations legislation. Information Section 27 relates to provisions on detention and examination of passports and other documents produced by passengers or those found on them while being examined under Schedule 2. It also provides a new power to enable immigration officers to require passengers being examined under Schedule 2 to provide biometric information such as fingerprints for the purpose of ascertaining whether a passenger in question is the rightful holder of the passport or other document he produces. Section 29 imposes stricter time limits on people seeking asylum to attend for fingerprinting than on people in other categories. Section 32 gives the police powers to require advance information about passengers and crew or freight of ships and aircraft arriving, expected to arrive, leaving or expected to leave the United Kingdom. Existing powers of the H.M. Revenue and Customs to obtain such information are by Section 33 is extended to ships and aircraft arriving or expected to arrive in the United Kingdom. Section 54 broadens the exclusion clause in 1F(c) of the Refugee Convention. Provides that where the Secretary of State rejects an asylum claim wholly or partly on the basis of Article 1F, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) must begin its deliberations on the asylum aspects of any appeal by considering whether or nor Article 1F applies and if it does it must dismiss the appeal in so far as it relies on the Refugee Convention. Section 55 empowers the Home Secretary to issue a certificate declaring that the appellant is not entitled to the protection of Article 33.1 of the Convention because one or other of the exclusions applies. If such a certificate is issued, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal is required by section 55 to begin its hearing of the appeal by considering the contents of the certificate. If the Tribunal agrees with the certificate then there will be no necessity to consider the evidence which the appellant would otherwise adduce in support of his asylum appeal. In other words the Tribunal is now able to dismiss an appeal on this preliminary point. Provisions on citizenship Section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 empowers the Home Secretary to deprive a person of British citizenship if he is satisfied that that person has done something prejudicial to the vital interests of the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory. Such an order may not be made if the person concerned is thereby rendered stateless. Section 56 of the 2006 Act amends the wording so that the Home Secretary must be satisfied that deprivation of citizenship is conducive to the public good Section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 defines "right of abode in the United Kingdom" as extending to British citizens and to Commonwealth citizens who acquired that right before the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1981. By section 57 the Home Secretary is empowered to deprive a person of the right of abode if he thinks that it would be conducive to the public good for the person concerned to be excluded or removed from the United Kingdom. Various provisions of the British Nationality Act 1981 deal with the registration of persons as British citizens or as British overseas territories citizens. Section 58(1) now precludes the registration as a citizen of any description of any person falling within the categories concerned unless the Home Secretary is satisfied that the person concerned is of good character. Ian Mann is an employment and immigration barrister. He was called to the Bar in 2000. 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However, in the new digital media age oil paintings have become less popular as photography has grown has become more fashionable and commonplace. While photography is certainly a less complex medium, the value of a custom-created oil painting is priceless, as it will create a memory that lasts for many generations. The good news is that commissioning a custom painting is not necessarily the arduous process that it was when painting was the only form of image capture. Using Photographs for Oil Paintings Thanks to photography, the subjects of oil paintings no longer have to spend days paused in one single position as the painter captures his or her image. When commissioning a custom painting, most people will now bring a photograph of the subject to the artist. Whereas in the past, childrens portraits were time consuming and required a great amount of patience, the process has been somewhat simplified by the process of copying a photo to canvas for the purposes of creating a custom painting, such as a childrens portrait. In addition to using an artist to create the oil painting, there is now complicated software that facilitates the transfer of a photo to canvas. This method, known as photo-to-campus, is usually less expensive (and less valuable) than hiring an artist to paint the masterpiece. However, the result can be striking. A Unique Gift A custom painting, such as childrens portrait makes a great anniversary gift idea. Whether it be for parents, grandparents or other family members or friends, a custom painting is a way to commemorate and honor the years of love that have existed between not only the couple themselves, but also to recognize all that that has sprung out of their union. Children themselves can commission a custom painting for their own childrens portraits or one of themselves for an anniversary gift. Picture Perfect Value A custom oil painting, such as a childrens portrait is usually priced based on how many subjects are represented in the portrait. The more subjects present, the greater amount of time and difficulty the painting will involve. Therefore, the price will be greater. However, the cost of a custom painting may be worth price as it will be a cherished piece of art and family heirloom for many generations. Photo-to-Canvas With the photo to canvas process, it may be possible to create a custom painting, such as a childrens portrait, for an anniversary gift without having to find a willing artist. Most of the supplies can be purchased at retail stores and, contrary to popular belief, the process does not require any expertise. After copying the photo to canvas, simply paint over the print with the oil paints and create a custom painting of a childrens portrait yourself. Be careful not to expect that the childrens portrait will turn out exactly the same as if a professional had created it, however, sometimes a personal touch is the anniversary gift that will be cherished the most of all. Allan holder is the founder and owner of &lt;br /&gt;My Picture Painter Oil Paintings: &lt;br /&gt;which is a site dedicated to the revival of the lost art of portrait painting. In today's fast paced world, sitting for a portrait painting is simply not practical. &lt;br /&gt;We allows the user to submit a photo to our network of talented artists who will paint a personal oil painting from your photo. 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When no known cause was apparent and the symptoms became intolerable or made you unable to function you likely may have turned to some form of medication or other modality to lessen its impact on your life. To make it plain and easy to understand how I conceptualize the root cause of anxiety I will use the analog of a pot of water on a stove top. Assume here that your awareness is limited strictly to the surface of the water in the pot. In other words you do not know that the pot is on a stove top and that the stove element is turn on to high. What you see after some time is the turbulence on the surface of the water. Now if you had never experienced this before you might be hard pressed to explain what was going on. Of course you do know however that the water is being heated and that this is responsible for the turbulence. Now if we go back to the situation with the anxiety. The symptoms of the anxiety which you experience emotionally, mentally and physically represent the turbulence on the surface of the water in the pot as it is being heated. What does the heat represent in this case? Well it represents all those uncomfortable feelings, thoughts and memories that you have stored within your mind/body (some call this the unconscious mind) that you are suppressing simply because if you allowed yourself to feel them you might not be able to function. Unfortunately the "pressure" exerted on your conscious mind by this submerged material is great enough to make you aware of its presence. This is what you experience as the anxiety i.e. the turbulence on the surface of the water. You have however sufficiently submerged the root causes of the discomfort (i.e. the memories themselves) and therefore cannot make a conscious link between the anxiety and their cause. This tactic of trying to suppress uncomfortable memories is engaged because many "think" that by doing so they will push the offending material away and therefore feel better. Well, like it or not, this never works. When this material is pushed away it only gets pushed inside and like a beach ball pushed into the shallow end of a swimming pool it will exert an equal and opposite force upward and outward into your conscious mind. The net result is that by trying to keep it submerged it only depletes your vital life energy. The only way to effectively deal with the anxiety is to release the memory completely and thereby release the internal pressure. Most psychotherapies fail at this process because in doing so they leave the client vulnerable to re-experiencing the full force of the negative experience in what is termed an abreaction. When this happens the client often feels re-traumatized and may leave therapy. With a new modality called the Mind Resonance Process(TM) (MRP) the client gains considerable resilience and emotional strength as they are allowed to become aware of the offending material at their own desired pace. They also are able to completely, permanently and quickly release the offending material thereby reclaiming vast amounts of vital life energy. This process is done over the telephone and is accessible by visiting the web link below. Dr. Nick Arrizza is trained in Chemical Engineering, Business Management &amp; Leadership, Medicine and Psychiatry. He is an Energy Psychiatrist, Healer, Key Note Speaker,Editor of a New Ezine Called "Spirituality And Science" (which is requesting high quality article submissions) Author of "Esteem for the Self: A Manual for Personal Transformation" (available in ebook format on his web site), Stress Management Coach, Peak Performance Coach &amp; Energy Medicine Researcher, Specializes in Life and Executive Performance Coaching, is the Developer of a powerful new tool called the Mind Resonance Process(TM) that helps build physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being by helping to permanently release negative beliefs, emotions, perceptions and memories. He holds live workshops, international telephone coaching sessions and international teleconference workshops on Physical. Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Well Being. 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Avail Golden Chance with Poor Credit History Loans</title><content type='html'>By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Rick_Russel]Rick Russel Generally seen people take loan to fulfill their present needs and requirements, but they forget the aspect of repaying it back. This results in poor credit of a person. In other words, a poor credit can be referred to the tag that gets attached, when you make default in repayments. What is poor credit score? When the person make defaults in repayments of debts, his score gets bad. This in turn brings the financial reputation of person down. People with poor credit score often find difficulties in applying for a loan. Generally, the credit score of a person goes bad due to the following:  Arrears &lt;br /&gt; Defaults &lt;br /&gt; Late payments &lt;br /&gt; Bankruptcy Poor credit history loan It is almost impossible for individuals with poor credit history to get conventional loans. However, there is solution to it known as poor credit history loan. Poor credit history loan is just intended for the people with bad credit history. A number of agencies and organization have commenced offering these loans due to significant increase in the number of individuals having financial problem and bad credit score in the financial market. Forms of poor credit loan  Secured poor credit loan This loan is taken against any collateral. It acts as security to the lender. Collateral makes the lender feel secure, against the loan taken by the borrower. So, the interest charged is lower as compared to the loan taken without security.  Unsecured poor credit loan No collateral is required while taking unsecured poor credit history loan. Since there is no collateral against the loan, the lender solely relies on the borrowers promise and his credibility to repay the debt. Thus, the lender usually charges a high rate of interest to compensate the risk involved Like all other loans, if you extend or make delay in paying the monthly repayments, you will have to pay higher interest and penalty. The borrower can make his credit score worst by defaulting in payments. Not only the credit score will further worsen, but also the person may lose his asset placed as collateral against secured poor credit loan. Positive aspect  Poor credit history loan helps in improving the credit score. By making payments on time and repaying the loan as soon as possible, you will start getting positive score to your credit report.  Poor credit loan can be used for any purpose Nowadays, various lending agencies, banks and companies also offer online facility. Online option makes the evaluation of various lenders easier. Moreover, let borrowers choose the lender, which suits their needs and requirements. It saves lot of time as you dont have to go to each and every lenders place for the loan. Thus by evaluating the above points, we infer that the poor credit history loan is golden opportunity for the people having poor credit score. Though high rate of interest is involved but it can improve your credit score by making timely repayments. Rick Russell has no formal degree in finance, but years of work that he has put in he finance industry takes him perfectly eligible to be called an expert in financial matters. 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Avail Golden Chance with Poor Credit History Loans'/><author><name>soteloemmalynne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12743556211730068473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556524394427846659.post-5554345968473926057</id><published>2008-03-11T08:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-11T08:36:13.949-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Relationship: Making Love</title><content type='html'>By Julia Jones You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves. Saint Francis de Sales. Rightly said, you learn to love &lt;br /&gt;by loving. You have to make an effort to learn to love. Find out ways to love your partner. Intimacy is very important to keep a relationship alive and so is passion. They are forms of love. Touch each other and feel each other. Find out ways to love each other in a way you have never done before. Watch movies, read books and get ideas from friends to love in a different way. Never feel shy to experiment to make your relationship interesting. Love in itself is interesting and to experiment more on that adds excitement, vigor and vitality. So keep experimenting.&lt;br /&gt;There are innumerable ways to make you relationship exciting and let there be love in the air. &lt;br /&gt;Sounds silly but you could go skating hand in hand or shout I love you, in a public place.  It is experimenting to make love in a different way. Your lover will be thrilled and excited. Be a romantic lover and take your lover to the land of dreams. Do the most unnatural of things. If possible try to be crazy like film stars. You have to be crazy in love to make love. Make love as if you are making love for the first time. It shouldnt be something done as a daily routine. There have to be feelings involved and that too, true feelings. So make love differently. You should always surprise your partner with a different way of expressing love. That element of surprise has to be present in a relationship for creating an excitement. As we all know a relationship fades if proper care is not taken. And the element of surprise has to be present when it comes to loving you mate. You do not have to stop loving your partner in the way you always do but you can always add excitement to your relationship by getting a touch of difference to your love life. Love is essential in a relationship. No relationship can exist without love. You have to make love to keep the love alive. Be lively and find out ways to love your mate in a unique way, something special and different just to love your lover. Life began with love, love between Adam and Eve. People die but their love is still alive. The world is filled with examples. From Romeo-and Juliet to Anthony and Cleopatra there love is still talked about. How did they love each other, for sure they must have had a style of loving each other? And they all must have loved each other in various ways. Try and be the Cleopatra or the Anthony, The Romeo or the Juliet and feel true love. Make your love different and everlasting. If surely you cannot be impractical you can for sure be silly at times, a little to demanding, little sweet and spicy Find more information visit: Relationship: Making Love We at Keepcondom.com are providing you the choices you can make, to select your condom brands according to your needs. 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They do so mainly because they are not coming from a place of strength but rather weakness (soft). It works because they are soft and men back down easily sometimes, yet when it doesn't work all that happens is the man maintains his position of power and the relationship remains the same if not strengthened by the man displaying his strength. However, when a man makes threats he can not or does not plan on keeping if discovered will change the dynamic of the relationship form one in which he is in control and with the power to her being in control and with the power. Many times men make this threat when she has already lost attraction in him and therefore his power over her. For instance when a woman has made plans to go out with an ex and tells you about it the relationship is over. Yet, some men will forbid her to go and tell her the relationship is over if she goes. When she calls your bluff and goes anyways you have put yourself in a very lose/lose situation. You have no choice but to leave or stay and be with a woman who controls the relationship. Teddy Shabba is a Dating Coach for Men and creator of Dating Advice and Tips for Men  which provides an abundance of information for men on dating and more. If you would like more information on how to attract, seduce and meet women sign up for the Teddy Shabba Dating Advice Newsletter for Men today. 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Or they keep on spending their money and time on advertising, despite their lack of results and convince themselves that it's "raising their profile". (In reality, it's probably just money down the drain.) The main reason that their marketing doesn't produce the results that they want is because they've usually missed out or half done one of the ingredients of their "marketing formula" or are doing things in the wrong order. Getting your marketing right is a bit like baking a cake - you need the right ingredients, in the right proportions, added in the right sequence and baked at the right temperature. What can a good "marketing formula" do for you? A good marketing formula can help you to: * raise response to all of your marketing activities so that you have more leads in your pipeline for the same investment     * make your marketing profitable (as it should be!) rather than an expense     * secure more sales from the presentations you do and the appointments you attend Once you've worked out your formula, most of your campaigns will be successes and you can use your formula over and over again to continually reproduce outstanding results. To illustrate the point, one famous marketer claims to have done a direct mail campaign that got a 100% response! In other words, everyone that he sent his letter to bought his product or service. Now, that is unheard of in a world where a 3% response rate is considered to be good. Another marketer claims to turn 98% of all telephone consultations into business (and 40% is generally considered to be doing OK in her field). These people have got their marketing formulas highly tuned and working very hard for them. Can you achieve the same results? Well, you may not ever achieve a 100% response to a mailshot, (that was probably an exceptional case) but you can certainly improve the performance of your marketing and start making it pay once you know and understand the ingredients of marketing success. So what are the ingredients and steps of a good "marketing formula"? Your marketing formula is comprised of two parts: The ingredients: This is really the foundation of your marketing - it's the groundwork that allows whatever marketing activities you undertake to actually work and give you good results. The ingredients are: * a very clear target market (preferably one that is hungry for what you offer)     * a thorough understanding of your target market - what concerns them, why they would buy your services, what motivates them and how you can identify and locate them     * a good value proposition (the tangible outcome you deliver)     * an irresistible offer     * an understanding of the competitive landscape and where your company fits in (or in other words - your differentiation and your positioning)     * a strong, client-attracting message You can have brilliantly executed marketing, but if the ingredients are wrong, then you're either going to attract all the wrong types of people, or attract multitudes less than you are really capable of. Either way, you would be wasting your marketing effort and budget. The steps: These are the steps that you take to implement your marketing, and the sequence you move your potential buyers through en-route to them becoming loyal clients. These include: * the strategy you use to get your compelling message in front of your target market     * where and how you place your message for maximum impact in the budget you've allocated (your message can be delivered verbally or in written form)     * the timing of your message     * the steps your prospects need to be taken through to turn them from strangers into paying clients A weakness or failure at any of these points will lead to reduced response and lowered conversion rates - and that means weak results and wasted investment. It's somewhat like a chain - the system fails at the weakest points, so all points have to be as strong as possible. So if you want your marketing to succeed, you need a good formula - the right ingredients combined in the right steps. Just like baking a cake - if you do things in the wrong order, or miss steps out, you'll end up with a result you didn't want - a burnt cake, a cake that's rock hard or biscuits instead! In part two of this series of articles I'll discuss the ingredients in more detail - so look out for it in a couple of weeks. :-) Copyright 2005 Attractioneering Jane Hendry helps professionals, consultants and coaches to create marketing systems that easily and consistently attract their ideal clients. 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The evidence of these skills were in the hands of the doers, craftsmen and artisans. Many skills were honed to high levels of expertise without the formal education that is emphasized today. This was achieved through using whole brain pattern recognition more than biased left-brain analytic methods. Logic brain thinking dominates modern society as we live in a world of computers and monitoring of information. The left hemisphere of the brain processes logic thought and is linear and organized in its thinking mode. The right hemisphere is credited with being spatial, imaginative and intuitive. When the two hemispheres integrate we become well organized both in thought and movement. Our earliest brain was the limbic brain formerly known as the Rhin Encephalon or nose brain. This ancient brain functioned out of instincts and unlearned behavioural patterns. Pre-learned and instinctual behaviors would elicit physiological body patterns as a protective survival strategy. Physiology elicits chemical change and this obviously stimulates body functions and specific areas of the brain. When people become stressed or use either hemisphere of the brain dominantly, the brain desynchronizes and becomes imbalanced. This results in a lack of integration in the brain producing energy and co ordination disturbances which can produce symptoms of lack of concentration and lowered energy states. Most exercise forms are ipsilateral or use only one side of the body with a bias of muscle activity. Golf, tennis and snooker are examples of a one sided activity. Even more one-sided forms of exercise emphasize muscle activity to the point of specialization or bias leading to strain. Dr. Hatsumis training in Tai Jutsu (natural movement) integrates the brains neural pathways to work as a triune brain. This produces a natural physiology and a balanced chemistry.. With a triune brain mentality, our physiology is coupled with instincts intelligence and logic. Hatsumi describes this body feeling as SHIN SHIN SHIN GATA. To see with the eyes and heart of God (Nature). In ancient times, the instinctual brain would elicit natural movement behaviour in keeping with the ecology of the environment and the need for survival. Ancient man needed to be a predator but all the time aware he could be predated on. SHIN SHIN SHIN GATA &lt;br /&gt;(Seeing with the eyes and Heart of Nature) The very essence of Dr Hatsumis budo training is Tai Jutsu. It is more than body movement applied to a task. Its feeling becomes a synesthesia of the senses expressed through the body as a FEEL experience. Shin Gi Tai Ichi is an ancient concept of forging together your technique, spirit and heart into your movement behaviour. This think, act and do process connects the human mind and nature. Discovery is a connection between the human mind and nature Soto p49, (When teaching becomes learning). Hatsumi teaches in a multi dimensional style expressing that knowledge is absorbed and you should become like a child and discover new things with curiosity. Seeing, walking and acting are all interconnected in one proprioreceptive feel. Children act predominantly with a right brain mentality and include speech and actions into one complex physiological function, directed towards the solution of the problem at hand. Children also exhibit a rise in Alpha brain wave production, which is associated with relaxation. A childs imagination plays a big part in linking ideas and memory. This childlike curiosity and involvement of a task with play is also thought to be linked to our limbic system to connect instinctual behaviour to rational thought. A Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget made a study of childrens intellectual development. His findings show that up until the age of ten or eleven a large proportion of European children believed that the mind extended into the spatial world around them. Dr Hatsumi describes this spatial extended sense as Saaki and the natural movement principles he teaches develop this sense. As adults we often need to reconnect with this innate and natural sense. Natural movement is how the body forms itself. As we grow, develop and explore we are constantly organising and re organising ourselves motorically and cognitively to keep in form. Our cognitive and spatial awareness has to extend beyond the body. In this way the eyes, ears and nose act as extero-receptors. Information coming to our sense organs allows us to interpret or translate vibrations of sound, sight and smell into a sense with feeling. Children naturally express this primitive trait up to the age of eleven when their conditioning adapted to what Piaget described as the correct view where images and thoughts are believed to be situated in the head. Physiologists now believe that most learning also involves an interaction between our old and new brains in the limbic system. Because of its link to emotions, many scientists have increasingly come to the conclusion that the key to more effective learning may lie in the limbic system. Imagination and emotion are the most effective way to elicit retention, attention and memory of an experience. When the five representational systems namely: sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch are integrated the body-mind can animate, activate and associate with an experience, on all levels of intelligence. This synesthesia of the senses develops the proprioceptive feel in the body that Dr Hatsumi talks about. Westerners tend to bias towards left-brain involvement to learn sequentially and problem solve with logic. This mode of thought can cause a desychronisation of the brains cerebral hemispheres. In the 1970s a psychiatrist called Dr John Diamond researched the effects of stress factors on the brain and the physiology. He used kinesiological muscle testing as the method of communication for the body to express its response to environmental factors. The basis of the study showed that the brains response to a stress factor was a shift in its balance. This response is known as desychronisation and affects both the body and the mind. His research demonstrates that when desychronisation occurs as a response to a stress a previously intact muscle when pressure tested becomes weak. The study of kinesiology shows that a muscle weakness can indicate the presence of a pathological process in its corresponding organ. This is corroborated by diagnosis through acupuncture and physical or laboratory examination. (Hawkins, D. Power vs. Force p57, 2002). In isolation, the left-brain is a TRY brain and lacks the holistic or imaginative view of the right brain. When people TRY too hard to learn this has the opposite effect and imbalances the synchronisation of the force flow of energy needed for the minds functioning. Learning should incorporate both the left and right hemispheres together with the involvement of the senses. This approach makes a greater impression in the mind, which results in a better ability for recall. In the study of long term memory and recall visualisation has proved to be a powerful method for recall. A picture has been demonstrated to have an impact of more than sixty times a spoken word. This fact is exploited widely in the advertising of products in magazines or on television. We need to understand the learning process as a skill in itself. The brain has an infinite capacity to learn and expand. Using the brain stimulates growth in the same way as a muscle. Every time we visualise the ability to visualise expands. Bernice McCarthy an educational researcher is of the opinion that the majority of students start off right brain dominant, yet the majority of teachers direct teaching to left-brain assimilation. How do we gain a better method for learning? We need to understand that people have preferred learning styles based on brain bias and dominant representational systems. Intelligence is measured via the I.Q. system. This evaluative method was devised to bring a parity of opportunity between the rich and poor in France. Entrance to learning establishments was based on the ability of a child to demonstrate competence with mathematics and language comprehension instead of wealth being the deciding factor for selection into schools. The human has multiple intelligences that include linguistic, musical, logical mathematical, spatial, kinaesthetic and personal. Utilising these intelligences allows a person to function on a multi level awareness of problem solving or discovery. 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Satanic Panic and the Alien Connection - PART ONE "It is written!" Man, them's fightin' words! Christ was confronted by Satan himself during His pre-ministry, 40-day, spiritual warfare training session in the desert. The Bible reveals He was "led by the Spirit ... to be tempted by the&lt;br /&gt;devil" (Matt 4:1), and He proved to the enemy that He was ALMIGHTY, referring to Himself as "the Lord your God" (v.7 and 10). His chief weapon? The Word of God, as He repeatedly reminded&lt;br /&gt;the devil of that which had been written. He resisted Satan and the devil did flee. There's our example. Hell's angels: a true story Satan must have been terribly discouraged after this bout with Jesus. He had waited a lifetime for that face-off. He had been tormented for ages by that "seed of the woman" issue which God&lt;br /&gt;SPOKE forth in Genesis 3:15. The Lord told him directly: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed (children of the darkness) and her seed (Jesus); He (Jesus)&lt;br /&gt;shall bruise your head, and you (Satan) shall bruise His heel."&lt;br /&gt;Bruise Jesus' heel? Painful but not lethal. Bruise Satan's head? John 3:8 says, "the Son of God came to destroy the works of the evil one." Ouch! Satan had no choice but to devise a plan to&lt;br /&gt;halt the coming of this Redeemer of humankind. Ever wonder why Satan unleashed his sexually deviant angels to procreate with the "daughters of men" in Genesis 6 (Jude 6-7)? That's right, he would impregnate their women in an attempt to infiltrate "her seed." Inconceivable? No, very clever, really. He covered all the bases. Too weird for you? Never heard this taught in Sunday&lt;br /&gt;school, I'll bet. Weird but, please hear me out. Yes, Satan took God at His Word. God said it and the devil believed it. Curious about the offspring from these unthinkable unions? (Hang on. This is where it gets weird.) Genesis 6:4 refers to them as the Nephilim, soulless or fallen giants. The word "giant" means "a huge being (not necessarily human) of great size and strength." Today we think only of a person of great stature. Though the Scripture refers to them as being "heroes of old, men of renown," God saw them, and the entire planet, as ripe for judgment. Giants are mentioned in the following verses of Scripture. Check 'em out: Gen 14:15; 15:13-21; Deut 2:10-12,22; Josh 14:15;15:13; 21:11; 1 Sam 17:4; 2 Sam 21:16-22. We can trace the stories we've read of half men, half monsters back to Greek mythology centaurs, the gorgons slain by Perseus, those types of grotesque creatures. But I contend that they had their origin in the antediluvian (pre-flood) days of Genesis 6, the race resulting from this demon/human fraternization. Remember when Moses sent out the 12 spies? What was their frightening report? "GIANTS IN THE LAND!" The word there was "Nephilim." Their fear resulted in 38 years of wandering in&lt;br /&gt;the desert. When Joshua came along, God's instructions were to go to Canaan and wipe out all human life (or anything remotely resembling such?). Was He cleansing the gene pool? (For those who don't think angels can take on beautiful manly forms, the Scripture is full of examples to the contrary, from Abraham in Genesis 18:2,22, to the men of Sodom, Genesis 19:5,to Jacob, Genesis 32:24,30, to Joshua in Genesis 23:13 and 15. Mark 12:25 is the usual prooftext for the asexuality of angels, but this verse merely says that, at the resurrection, the newly risen will be like the angels in Heaven, neither marrying or being given in marriage.Nothing about being ungendered). An interesting note: Dr. John E. Mack, professor of psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School is a contributor to over 150 articles in professional (peer-reviewed)&lt;br /&gt;journals and a former Pulitzer Prize winner. He claims to have been involved in nearly 100 cases of alleged UFO-abductions personally, and has shocked the professional community by&lt;br /&gt;declaring that he believes these beings may be real and that they appear to have an agenda to develop a hybrid race!* (Probably not THAT shocked. Apparently, some REALLY smart&lt;br /&gt;people in science and government are REALLY concerned about this matter). At a professional conference on abductions at M.I.T., Dr. Mack asked;, "If what these abductees are saying is&lt;br /&gt;happening to them isn't happening, then what is?"** Could all this UFO stuff involve a return to the mysterious "Days of Noah" referred to by Jesus in Matthew 24:37 that would precede His return? Some seem to think so. Perhaps a society of giant freaks would not impress modern man as much as reports of little green kidnappers in flying saucers doing body probes from a mother-ship. Satan knows mankind very well.&lt;br /&gt;*John E. Mack, Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens, Ballantine Books, NY, 1994,&lt;br /&gt;p.411. **C.D.B. Bryan, Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the&lt;br /&gt;Conference at M.I.T., Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1995, p.4. From Noah till now. At any rate, God apparently had enough of all this unnatural perversion so He shook the etch-a-sketch,destroying all life on the planet with a great flood, saving only righteous Noah and his&lt;br /&gt;family. Satan was licking his chops as the only humans remaining were confined to a boat amid a tumultuous sea. For years he was left wondering, "Is that the Messiah? How about that one?"&lt;br /&gt;Now, all of humanity was limited to these boat people. Like fish in a barrel. Do you remember Ham? He was the irreverent second son on whom Noah pronounced a curse when the boy walked in on him while he was passed out, drunk and naked. Bear in mind, this&lt;br /&gt;was immediately after the flood. My Heavens, the ground wasn't even dry yet and the enemy was already at work! From Ham came the people of Canaan who ultimately spread to Sodom&lt;br /&gt;and Gomorrah, two cities whose names are synonymous with perversion.&lt;br /&gt;NOTE: Always peel the onion skin and trace the root of any sin, personal or territorial. Other cultures who descended from Ham include the Egyptians, Assyrians, and the Phoenicians. All&lt;br /&gt;of Ham's descendants developed extremely affluent cultures. Yet, for all their prestige and power, they were also known to be deplorably immoral. By the way, Noah was quite possibly NOT a drunk. Whether he became the "father of alcoholism" as a result of the buzz he got from this experience, well, the Bible is silent. Actually,drinking the nectar made from the vineyard he planted, once the floodwater receded, possibly caused him to become inebriated only because the new post-flood environment made the juice ferment more rapidly than he could have anticipated. In defiance of God, one of Noah's offspring, and our forefather, a demonically-inspired man named Nimrod, was the prime instigator in building the tower of Babel, man's first feeble attempt to reach God, (Gen. 11:4). Nice try, Nimrod. (Funny how we're STILL trying to reach God by our own efforts.) The Bible says Nimrod "was a mighty hunter before the Lord," (Gen.&lt;br /&gt;10:9). His hunting prowess doubtfully referred to his skill with a bow as in Esau's case, for example. Esau was "a skillful hunter, a man of the field," (Gen. 25:27). This Nimrod was a hunter of the souls of men, empowered by Satan and able to win the minds, wills and emotions of his people. Imagine! This demonized soul-winner inspired his people to build a tower to reach the stars! This was a painstaking project of colossal proportions. They weren't looking for something to do. They were driven. Inspired. Nimrod was a great leader and great leaders aren't necessarily good ones. The zodiac and astrology are two things we can trace to Nimrod and the tower of Babel; two things that have consistently diverted the attention of humans from the things of God throughout the ages. Millions are still trusting in the stars rather than the one who made them. Nimrod's wife, Semiramis, was called "Supreme One," the priestess, and was eventually referred to as "Queen of Heaven." A legend developed within the Babylonian religion that she was impregnated by a sunbeam and gave birth to a son, Tammuz. Obviously, this was Satan's counterfeit for the virgin birth of the coming Messiah WHICH he knew about from THE BEGINNING and&lt;br /&gt;had thus devised a plan to confuse humankind from day one. He sure understood God's plan, didn't he? That which has been WRITTEN for our benefit had been SPOKEN to him directly&lt;br /&gt;by God Himself. Satan didn't know when this "seed of the woman" would arrive to "bruise his head." In time, the entire civilized world would pay homage to some version of a mother and son combo. In Babylon, it was Semiramus with her son, Tammuz. In Egypt, they had Isis and her boy, Horus. In India, it was Isi and Iswara. Asia had Cybele and Deoius. The Greeks had Aphrodite and her son, Eros and the Romans had Venus and Cupid. When the stories of Mary and&lt;br /&gt;Jesus came along, much of the ancient world would yawn, seeing them only as another motherson team in another culture. At any rate, the Babylonian legend was that Tammuz was killed by a wild boar and Semiramis wept and cried for forty days, mourning and fasting. As a result, Tammuz was resurrected.&lt;br /&gt;A resurrection, too, eh, Satan? Neat trick, devil. Very seductive. All the different cultures contained counterfeits such as this, bringing about confusion, doubt, and a general apathy when presented with the REAL mother and son, the virgin Mary and her Redeemer/Son, Jesus. If you'd like the remaining seven parts of this study, please e-mail team1min@aol.com and make your request. Pastor Michael has been broadcasting eMail messages of Discipleship &amp; Encouragement to the Body of Chrsit since 1999. These messages have been pubished on many other web sites, have been re-printed in newsletters and newspapers, used as guides for teaching and preaching, and have been FORWARDED by readers to multitudes of others, possibly reaching millions worldwide. 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Lets look at the answers to those questions and some examples of weight loss cardio workouts. Cardio comes from the word cardiovascular which, according to dictionary.com, means of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels. Cardio exercise is exercise that raises your heart rate to a certain level for a certain period of time. To learn what that level is for you, do a search online for target heart rate zone Cardio has many benefits that include helping you burn calories, helping your heart to grow stronger, and increasing your lung capacity. It also may help with better sleep and less stress. Cardio helps you reach your weight loss goal by burning calories. Burning calories through exercise means that you can create a calorie reduction and lose weight without having to lower your daily calories as drastically. 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I noticed that what&lt;br /&gt;didn't wear out as quick was what I had hand-quilted, so I&lt;br /&gt;said I'd never tie a quilt again. In the meantime, I just never did like to do handwork.  So&lt;br /&gt;I generally don't hand-quilt now, I get my quilt-top ready&lt;br /&gt;and then let somebody else machine or hand-quilt it. What I&lt;br /&gt;like about quilting is working with the colors and creating&lt;br /&gt;patterns and putting the pieces of the design together -&lt;br /&gt;not doing hand-work. [Question: Do you still have your first quilt with the&lt;br /&gt;roses on it?]   &lt;br /&gt;Trudy: No, no, no, no. (laughs)  That was so long ago and&lt;br /&gt;I needed it for the kids, and with children you have to&lt;br /&gt;wash things all the time.  I used that quilt up till it&lt;br /&gt;was... gone.  By then, I had made another and then another&lt;br /&gt;one.  Still doing that. T.J. 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But youre not.  They can go down to the civil authority and for $8 they can get their license AND be married. No muss, no fuss. Imagine the impact of all the ministers in just one town agreeing not to marry non-virgins.  It would make the national news.  It would change the town. Theyd probably all get crucified. Yup, Jesus sure had some huge brass knockers, thats for sure. Kevin Scott is the owner of http://www.WhoreChurch.com exposing the luncacy going on in the name of Christ. Visit now for a whole new perspective on your faith. You might get mad, but it will surely make you think. 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People generally consume this fruit in the form of juice, which gives their body around 140% of the recommended dosage of the essential vitamin. However, eating the meaty segments will give you the added advantage of fiber. Doctors promote this fruit to people as an excellent source of folic acid, potassium, thiamin and some traces of magnesium and calcium. Researchers place the origin of this tree in the southeastern region of Asia. Columbus takes the credit of bringing the seeds of this fruit to the U.S., which has now become a major hub for growing and exporting this fruit. Earlier, the fruit was very expensive since it is not easily grown in cool climates, but now it is known to be the third-most popular fruit, right after apples and bananas. They are largely grown in the states of California, Arizona and Florida. Oranges hold a useful position in the family of citrus fruits. They are added to an assortment of dishes and snacks, and relished in the form of juice. Their extensive use in everyday life is due to their ready availability throughout the year. Growers harvest the crop mostly in the cold season, which starts from late September and goes on until April. To retain their freshness, it is recommended you keep them in the refrigerator, but this may pose a problem when you want to extract juice. Juice is best taken from oranges kept at room temperature. Oranges are always taken off from the branches of trees when they are ripe and ready to eat. The thin-skinned oranges are preferred over the thick-skinned fruit, as they are known to give more juice than the latter. Similarly, large oranges are not as sweet as the small- or medium-sized variety. Oranges provides detailed information on Oranges, Florida Oranges, Navel Oranges, Mandarin Oranges and more. Oranges is affiliated with Bottled Spring Water. 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In this world where it seems everything is studied from every different angle, it seems that the final conclusion is that hypnosis can help you lose weight...or not. There are plenty of claims of success by the myriad of hypnotherapists of all kinds who have put up websites and gone into the "Hypnosis can cure..." business. Actually, the problem is not even whether or not hypnosis can or cannot be a tool in a healthy weight loss program.  That much, at least, is pretty well agreed upon.  The question seems to be how to use it and how much effect it actually has on an individual's weight loss. That brings us to another factor.  We are dealing with individuals, and individuals tend to react differently to the efforts of hypnotherapists in ANY attempt to produce a viable effect. Most claims found for hypnotherapists on the internet, whether they are claiming that hypnosis is effective for weight loss or not (and most are) is that they ARE successful.  Like many other things that can be effective and valuable in weight loss, or almost any other endeavor, the unknown fact is what does "effective" mean to these people and can they define "effective" in terms of so many successful outcomes in so many total attempts.  This is the problem.  There are no numbers, at least none that I could find. However, many studies DO exist that show that hypnosis CAN be combined with other standard weight loss efforts to produce a better outcome.  For example, it has long been known that changing eating habits and attitudes towards food can help with weight loss.  It has been found that hypnosis, combined with behavior modification, tends to meet with greater success than behavior modification or attitude alteration alone.  It seems that the hypnosis does what it often does best...it relaxes the subject, allows them to focus and concentrate, and helps them learn their lessons, if you will, more quickly and efficiently. Bottom line?  Hypnosis alone is not very likely to produce profound effects on weight loss.  This is particularly true in light of many hypnotherapists' claims that "only one session" will cause a massive, immediate, and continuous weight loss.  If anything, for most people, hypnosis is simply one more weapon in an arsenal of weapons in the war against obesity.  As always the main weapons will be regular physical activity and sensible eating habits. Donovan Baldwin is a Texas writer and a University of West Florida alumnus.  He is a member of Mensa and is retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of service.  In his career, he has held many managerial and supervisory positions.  However, his main pleasures have long been writing, nature, health, and fitness.  In the last few years, he has been able to combine these pleasures by writing poetry and articles on subjects such as health, fitness, the environment, happiness, self improvement, and weight loss.  He occasionally blogs on subjects related to health at http://nodiet4me.blogspot.com and has a web page at http://nodiet4me.net/weightlossproducts where he offers mini-reviews of, and links to, various weight loss products. 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Needlepoint has been around since the beginning of time but that doesnt mean that you cant become an expert at it. In fact, were pretty sure that if you focus enough of your energy at a certain hobby you can become an expert in just about anything.  You can find just about anything you want on the internet. In fact, if you think it might be an exciting hobby, chances are someone has thought that before you did. Lets take a look at needlepoint and how to get acquainted with the hobby. 1)Use the major search engines to search for these phrases: needlepoint beginner, o needlepoint tutorial, or how to learn needlepoint. Be sure and use quotes for the last phrase- it makes all the difference in finding that exact phrase.  There are people starting new hobbies all the time and you arent going to be the only one interested in needlepoint. In fact, a quick search for just the term needlepoint returns more than 2.6 Million results in Google.  If term needlepoint has been written at least 2.6million times on the web, you can be sure that there are others that have written a basic tutorial in getting started on the hobby. 2)Use DMOZ. Here is a trick that not everyone is going to tell you because they just dont know about it (and that Ive taken from another hobby). Visit Dmoz.org. Dmoz is an Open Directory edited by humans. If a site has been included in Dmoz, that means that a human has reviewed the site and decided that it is good enough to be included in the Dmoz directory.  Usually, only real quality sites are added to the Dmoz directory as all the editors work for free and pride themselves on only including the best sites on the web.&lt;br /&gt;Weve notice that when we are looking for something (in this case, needlepoint), nothing beat dmoz.org as a great place to start. Start your quest at dmoz, then visit our site to learn all about needlepoint in easy step by step tutorials. 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It is also said that when Hindu and Naga  saints started visiting Jamaica in pursuit of jobs in the 19th century, the  dreadlock culture came up with them to Jamaica. A few others trace the origin to  the Mau Mau rebels who were fighting against the British colonialism of the  time. Why dreadlocks? Dreadlocks have been used by people coming from different cultural backgrounds  with different reasons. Sometimes it is due to their religious and spiritual  convictions like it is sacred among Hindu saints and monks and at other time  social and political environments like used by the Mau Mau rebels. To avert the  derogatory use of the term a new term has come up to replace the term  dreadlock and it is often referred to as African Locks, the aim being to  remove the feature of dreading from the terminology. The importance of dreadlocks in Eastern countries Dreadlocks are considered sacred by the Indian religious preachers since it has  its origin with the holy Lord Shiva. 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We could expound on some of the factors that might place your church in one group or the other later, but lets instead review the three major methods of funding church construction, along with their benefits and drawbacks. The three major methods of funding (in part or in whole) church construction are conventional lending and bond offerings and capital stewardship campaigns. Of the first two, loans and bonds, each is available in a variety of flavors. While it is true that capital campaigns can be used as a funding source, they are more infrequently done as the sole funding source than loans or bonds.  Capital stewardship campaigns are typically done in conjunction with a loan or bond.  More on that later A conventional loan is one where you will go to a direct lender or broker and get a construction loan based on the future value of the facilities you are going to build, using your assets as collateral.  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Some programs are less clear than others, particularly the payment holidays for credit card holders since it isnt always apparent whether you will still be charged interest during the affected time period. Still, these types of compassionate gestures by certain financial institutions can create plenty of goodwill for consumers and they are the types of corporations certainly worth patronizing for the long term. Matthew Keegan is the owner of a successful article writing, web design, and marketing business based in North Carolina, USA. He manages several sites including the Corporate Flight Attendant Community and the Aviation Employment Board. Please visit The Article Writer to review selections from his portfolio. 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Your marketing budget can be as expensive or as cheap as you wish for it to be. That said, sometimes it does pay to invest a little more in marketing to ensure greater returns. Remember not to fall into the trap of being penny wise pound foolish. Here are a number of suggestions to help you market your daycare centre: 1. Marketing collaterals / Direct mailers &lt;br /&gt;Direct mailers are very important marketing tools. They need not be flashy. A simple flyer telling your audience about your centre and what you offer is good enough. Distribute them wherever possible; put them at community clubs, cafs and restaurants and/or hire temporary help to distribute them at train stations, bus stations, basically any high traffic area in and around your neighborhood. And if budget permits, a brochure will be a nice addition, especially when someone requests for more details about your centre. However, if you are a new start up and a little low on funds, a flyer will do just fine. 2. 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When we look at the words "high towers" in the end of verse 16, does September 11 come to mind? Were not the twin towers high towers? America would consider itself a fortified city and there were plenty of sirens blaring from the fire engine rescue crews.  These are the modern day sounds of trumpets. It was certainly a day of trouble, distress, and gloominess. Could it be that September 11 was a pointer toward a fast approaching day of the LORD or Revelation judgment? Revelation 18:18-19 (New King James Version) 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What is like this great city?&lt;br /&gt;19 They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate. The whole world looked on at the fire and the burning of the twin towers (high towers), and it seemed the great city of New York had come under attack. Could it be that September 11 was a warning that Revelation chapter 18 is soon the be fulfilled? Revelation 18:14-17 (New King James Version) 14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying, Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing. Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea stood at a distance and watched.  What good will wealth do the mighty in the day of the LORD when the LORD destroys Babylon, the center of capitalism? Zephaniah 1:18 (New King James Version) 18 Neither their silver nor their gold &lt;br /&gt;Shall be able to deliver them &lt;br /&gt;In the day of the LORDs wrath; &lt;br /&gt;But the whole land shall be devoured &lt;br /&gt;By the fire of His jealousy, &lt;br /&gt;For He will make speedy riddance &lt;br /&gt;Of all those who dwell in the land. You see, the wealth of the mighty will come to nothing when the LORD strikes. By the fire of His jealousy the LORD will make a speedy riddance of all those who dwell in the land. Jealousy? What is the LORD jealous over? James 4:1-5 (New King James Version) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterers and adulteresses! 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Zephaniah 2:1-3 (New King James Version) &lt;br /&gt;1 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, &lt;br /&gt;O undesirable[a] nation, &lt;br /&gt;2 Before the decree is issued, &lt;br /&gt;Or the day passes like chaff, &lt;br /&gt;Before the LORDs fierce anger comes upon you, &lt;br /&gt;Before the day of the LORDs anger comes upon you! &lt;br /&gt;3 Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, &lt;br /&gt;Who have upheld His justice. &lt;br /&gt;Seek righteousness, seek humility. &lt;br /&gt;It may be that you will be hidden &lt;br /&gt;In the day of the LORDs anger. Seek not a better home, a better car or better goods, but seek the LORD. Seek to walk right with the LORD.  Seek first the LORD, His righteousness and His kingdom.  Store your treasure in heaven and not on earth. Dont be proud, but seek humility and if you do so maybe you will be hidden in the day of the LORDs anger. Note well: That does not mean raptured- that means hidden- you will be saved from the calamity even though you are still on earth. Revelation 3:7-11 (New King James Version) 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,&lt;br /&gt;These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens: 8 I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lieindeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. Hold fast so no one may take your crown.  What is that crown? James 1:12 (New King James Version) 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.&lt;br /&gt;So seek righteousness and humility and endure temptations and the LORD will keep you safe when the trial comes upon the world. The LORD doesnt mind who you are right now.  He wants you devoted to Him in your ways, but He is aware that there are sinners who have filthy garments that want to be at the wedding feast. Revelation 22:11 (New King James Version) 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous[a] still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.&lt;br /&gt;He is aware there are righteous people, people that have sought His face and become righteous and there are people who are set apart for Him and holy. 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With two bank holidays in May, the Employment Appeal Tribunals recent decision in McMenemy v Capita Business Services Limited will be of interest to employers of part-time staff. Four of the eight bank holidays always fall on a Monday (Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and August Bank Holiday). One is always on a Friday (Good Friday) and the other three vary from year to year. There has been debate for some time about whether part time employees are eligible for pro-rata time off in lieu of bank holidays where they do not work on a Monday. The basis for this argument is the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favorable) Treatment Regulations 2000 that make it unlawful to treat a worker less favorably on grounds of his or her part-time status. In this case, Mr. McMenemy worked three days a week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). He claimed that he was being treated less favourably than full-time employees, as he did not get the benefit of bank holidays that fell on a Monday. Under his contract of employment, he was entitled to take paid leave on public holidays where they fell on one of his normal working days. His employers business operated 7 days a week. This meant that some full-time employees also did not work on Mondays. In fact, Mr. McMenemys line manager had worked a Tuesday to Saturday shift for some time. During this period, he did not get time off in lieu of bank holidays that fell on a Monday. The Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the reason that Mr. McMenemy did not get time off in lieu of bank holidays that fell on a Monday was not because he was part-time as full-time employees were treated in the same way. Rather, it was because he did not work on a Monday. Mr. McMenemy therefore lost his claim. This case is likely to be helpful to many employers in the retail, leisure and manufacturing sectors that operate on a 7-day week basis. However, where does it leave employers who operate 5 days a week from Monday to Friday? What are the options for employers who operate 5 days a week? Where an employer operates on a 5-day week basis (Monday to Friday), all full time employees will receive the benefit of bank holidays that fall on a Monday (assuming that their contracts of employment provide for this). A part-time employee who does not work on Mondays will benefit from a maximum of only four bank holidays a year (depending on what day Christmas falls). The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favorable Treatment) Regulations 2000 provide that part-time workers should have the same benefits as full-time workers on a pro rata basis. A full-time employee will get 8 days off for bank holidays. Therefore, a part-time employee who works say 3 days a week should get 5 days off in respect of bank holidays. As a maximum of only four bank holidays fall on the part-time employees working days, how should the employer make up the additional day(s)? The DTI Guidance on part-time working suggests that it may be necessary to remove the disadvantage suffered by those staff who do not receive particular days off as a result of their particular working pattern, for example, by giving all workers a pro rata entitlement to days off in lieu according to the number of hours they work. In our example above, this would mean giving the employee at least one additional day off in lieu of bank holidays. The difficulty with such a system is that it is complicated to administer and can have an adverse effect on part-time employees who do work on Mondays. If the part-time employee worked on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at least five bank holidays would fall on working days (all the Monday bank holidays and Good Friday). If Christmas Day and New Years Day also fell on a Monday, seven bank holidays would fall on working days. Under the pro-rata system suggested by the DTI, the employee would only be entitled to five days of bank holidays. What should the employer do about the other two bank holidays for which they would have been paid? There are two options. Either the employee would be required to use some contractual holiday entitlement to cover those days or alternatively be given the option of coming to work on a day they did not normally work. Neither of these options would be favored by employers or part-time employees, as they are difficult to administer and would not fit in with part time working arrangements. Many employers therefore simply give their part-time staff the benefit of bank holidays if they fall on one of their normal working days. This system clearly does not always give part-time staff the same benefits as full-time staff on a pro-rata basis. As such, it is unlawful discrimination, unless an employer can justify it. There is an argument that an employer could justify this system of restricting the benefit of time off for bank holidays to staff who actually work on those days on the basis that the time off relates to the days worked rather than the part-time status. However, this argument is untested. This issue may be resolved in the not too distant future as the Government proposed in its 2005 election manifesto that during their third term they would extend the entitlement to paid annual leave to include bank holidays. The Government has included an enabling power in the Work and Families Bill. This is subject to further consultation and is not expected to come into force until 2007 at the earliest. What is worth noting however is that the DTI make clear in their Guidance that if bank holidays are treated as additional leave on top of the statutory four weeks, the amount of time allocated to part-time staff will be calculated on a pro-rata basis. There is no easy solution to this issue. 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The kids are getting back to school and it is time to pump it up a notch with our businesses. What is your idea of getting off the starting block? I was thinking about that the other day and thought that this might be a good place to begin my search. Some of the things that come to mind are:   &lt;br /&gt;1. Advertising &lt;br /&gt;2. Promotion &lt;br /&gt;3. Sales &lt;br /&gt;4. Events &lt;br /&gt;5. Networking &lt;br /&gt;6. Charity All of these means it seems are just simply the tip of a mountain of ideas. Let's take the first one for example, advertising. You have online and offline. Then you have to consider what form of online or offline advertising suits you and your clients best. The worst thing you can do is throw good money in the wrong direction. You need to decide first who your target market is and what motivates them to buy. That is a topic for another conversation though. Promotion sort of flows out of the advertising river into a whole new income stream of its own. If you want to promote your business you must first decide whether you want to do it in print or live interaction. Promotion can be done with article writing or simple advertising or sales flyers. You should consider joining a group like the one I ran into recently that stuffs their product packages with your promotional pieces. What a neat concept that is. You produce the promotional piece and they put it in the box with the item they are mailing out to their customers. It can be a business card, brochure or even a promotional or sale flyer. Print up 500 pieces and send it to the member that is requesting them and they insert it into their mailings. I would be happy to share this resource with you if you are interested. How about those of us who enjoy the live interaction of an audience? There are multitudes of opportunities to promote your product or service doing seminars and chats. Just days ago I finished writing a book titled, "Promotional Skills for the Next Generation". I have it for sale in PDF version presently while I am awaiting my ISBN# to be able to sell it through vendors both in digital and print mediums. If you would like a copy just email me and I will be happy to send you your pre-release first edition copy. What about Press Releases? They can be tied into your business promotion in a very powerful way. Consider hiring a professional who can not only pen the perfect press release but get it into the right hands. Don't attempt to do this on your own if you want real results. My PR Queen is Kim Emerson. If you want her assistance you can email me and I will be happy to put you in touch with her. One thing we fall back on often is the use of sales. These can generate interest and sometimes are the catalyst to revenues from those potential customers who are sitting on the proverbial fence. I have recently begun offering coupon book promotion to my clients as this is a WIN, WIN, WIN! for everyone involved. Companies that would otherwise not let the associate promote their business can use these simple, non-threatening advertising options to their advantage. One thing that I have learned from this experience is that when offering a coupon you would do better to offer a dollar amount off rather than a percentage. Why? Well it seems that people don't perceive the value of percentage as quickly as they do an actual dollar amount. As for events my recommendation is GET INVOLVED! If you can find the time get involved in putting them together. Attending is one thing and will garner you some networking time but when you are involved with the planning and promotion not only do you gain valuable experience but personal one-on-one with the movers and the shakers interaction as well. This leads us into the networking environment. As you already know networking is a huge factor in the success or failure of your business. Just do it! Online or off. In person or in the chat room. 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