How to survive losing a spouse

One of the worst things that can happen in life is losing a spouse. How do I know? It happened to me—and in the prime of my life…

When it happens, many thoughts and emotions whiz through your mind…

Only four months earlier, my husband and I had completed a Christian counseling course. One of the major topics addressed was how to deal with grief…

Now I was living it.

It is true that there are natural steps we go through in the grief process. The timing and length of each step is different for each person.

The good news is that you can and will get through this sad time in your life. Here are some practical tips to help you adjust:

* You just lost the one person who cared most for your personal needs. Therefore, even if you are a person who puts others’ needs ahead of your own, this is the one time in your life to put your needs at the forefront.

* Specifically, that means getting enough rest, exercise and eating healthy.

* You may find that you have no appetite—eat anyway. Instead, you may find that you want to drown your sorrow by overeating, taking alcohol or drugs, etc.—don’t. They are not the solution. You will only end up in deeper pain.

* Walking is a great exercise, which adds beneficial fresh air and sunshine to boost your mood. It also helps you feel reconnected to life; don’t ask me how, it just does. And studies have shown it is the best therapy for sleep disturbances (which you may experience).

* You may feel like declining invitations to go out with family and friends. I recommend outings with just one person at first, which is easier to handle.

* Gatherings with couples and larger groups of family and friends will naturally intensify your feeling of loss. However, as you face these situations one at a time, at your own pace, you’ll grow stronger and be on your way to healing.

* Sometimes you will take three steps forward, and one or two back. That’s OK.

* Find one person that allows you to talk freely about your spouse as much as you need to. And/or journal your memories of your loved one and express the pain you are going through from losing them.

* Acknowledge the pain of not being a couple. Being suddenly single is the pits!

* Realize that no one can replace your spouse.

* At the same time there is a tendency to put your spouse on a pedestal. It is helpful to remember his/her flaws too. In spite of that fact, they were a person worth receiving your love. Therefore, there remain other people or other causes worth your time, attention, and love.

* Acknowledge that things will never be the same again…and that you will always miss your spouse. Doing so, frees you up to live a new life and love again, if you chose.

Sadly, death is a difficult part of life. Some people’s attempt to comfort you may be quite feeble.

But if you can see their effort as a way of reaching out to you, instead of being hurt you will be grateful.

Following these steps will help you cope in the days ahead, and they will help you heal.

Keys to building vision

Recognize the source and purpose of vision. It’s purpose is to be shared with all those around us.

Living life based purely on our own personal needs is really living life at the most primitive level. It makes no allowance for the wonder of investing into our fellow humans beings and the generations yet to come. The inheritance we leave behind is the materials that another generation will build upon. One of the reasons I love writing, is it is my personal investment to those who find my life helpful to theirs. The thought that someone one hundred years from now may glimpse my life and evaluate my thoughts, both excites me and empowers me to write more. A selfless life is committed to investing beyond our own needs and into the needs of another.

Not wishful thinking or a good idea it is “supernatural”

If everyone planned their life as a result of their vision for it, we would call that common sense or just the natural process of living. The truth is, not everyone lives their life according to the ultimate purpose for which life is lived. Most people live life from one circumstance to another and plan in the midst of this process.

Living life with purpose and intent, or according to our destiny is supernatural. It goes beyond the natural approach to living, by taking responsibility for the decisions we are to make ahead of time. At this level of living we move beyond the norm and venture into the supernatural. Wishful thinking is really living life in a knee jerk fashion. Vision is all about purposeful living. Fashioning our daily lives according to the blue print, which we have seen ahead of time. Visionaries do not live their life by “chance”, they live their life out of purposeful action.

Vision is not contrary to our creators will

Regardless of our spiritual persuasion, we need to accept that we are designed for greatness. Heaven and earth conspire to create a quality of life, which goes beyond temporal living. Living life at its poorest form is ignorance and at its greatest level, enlightenment. Life lived at a quality of total awareness, is a life lived with extreme potential. Vision is available to every person on earth. Poverty of imagination is poverty at it’s worst. As our mind begins to dream of potential, our will begins to change towards the probabilities of what can be.

As we each take up our personal responsibility to dream on a level beyond the natural, we enter in to a dimension of creativity. Creativity is the gift that we were all born with, but circumstances conspire to rob us of the initiative to birth the seed of creativity. The will of our creator is to empower each one of us with the same creative capacity.

Not based on abilities and talents, though we may use them positively or negatively

Poverty of spirit is the main reason why many of us live it what could have been, rather than what can be. When we excuse our lack of achievement on our lack of provision, we exclude ourselves from the power of creativity. One only needs to travel into less affluent Nations to recognize the creative genius that appears as a result of need. Resources may well be in poor supply, but invention and creativity is never an orphan.

Starting where we are at is a fundamental philosophy to success. If we are waiting for all we need before we start we will never start. The hidden inertia that compels vision forward is initiative. Resources and provision are drawn to those who live by vision, and the momentum that gathers as a result of initiative is fair reward to those bold enough to act upon it.

Alcohol - is there a comparison with hard drugs

Alcohol is addictive. You will find many people who will argue with this statement, but alcohol fits all the definitions of a harmful and addictive drug;

1. You need to take more and more of it to get the same effect

2. Your body becomes physically dependent on alcohol.

3. People die from alcohol abuse

An alcoholic is someone who has become physically dependent on alcohol. Alcoholism is permanent, it can not be cured. An ex-alcoholic is simply one who has not had alcohol for a long time. If the "ex"-alcoholic has one drink they are hooked again and have to go through the whole drying out process again.

Alcoholism treatment centers allow the alcoholic to live in a supportive and alcohol free environment while giving up the drug. Psychological advice is available and group therapy sessions help many recovering alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous are one group that holds support meetings for alcoholics. AA has groups in most towns and cities in most countries and many recovering alcoholics find the group sessions to be an essential part of STAYING a recovered alcoholic.

Given the toxic nature of alcohol, if the substance was discovered today, it would never be licensed as a drug or food. It is only the entrenched nature of the alcohol industry and the fact that so many jobs depend on it that make it politically unacceptable to ban alcohol. Does this sound similar to the excuses made by opium producing countries? Would there be pressure to legalize the opium if it was grown in USA, because of the jobs dependant on the crop?

Perhaps western governments need to grasp the nettle of alcohol before prosecuting the war on drugs abroad. Alcohol kills many more people on a daily basis than die of drug related crime or addiction.

Drug trafficking causes crime, as addicts try to get money to pay for their supply – Political issue

Alcohol abuse causes deaths of innocents by drunk drivers. Isn’t this a political issue, too?

Combating the silent killer hbp

Has high blood pressure been bugging you for numerous years? Thousands of people feel the same way. It is in the top ten major causes of death everywhere. Supported studies, HBP will have a 60% growth by year 2025 where it will be highest in the 3rd world countries.

It is calculated that 1 out of every 3 individuals have the disease and it is expected to rise at an horrifying rate. This is the grounds why in most families, there are 1 or 2 relatives who have the trends for high blood pressure.

It is comfortable to see that a shift in lifestyle is one of the key answers to this disease. Being that easy, then on that point should be a change in the number of cases. Why it is linked with lifestyle is because of our mode of living which stimulates stress and tensions that change the metabolic process of the body to respond.

Few of what we need to pay attention to are diet, rest and medication up to the simple undertakings of basic life decision creating. The measure of stress a person obtains from economic and social status can be a factor that will regulate blood pressure constancy. To suggest changes in lifestyle hence is too complicated a job. It signifies total change to the outlook in life and that never materializes overnight.

For some reason science will not give intangible solutions to people who have intense attacks, or people that need current medical attention. Here are some of the usual medications given to high blood pressure patients:

DIURETICS – called water pills are substances that tends to increase the discharge of urine from the body.

BETA BLOCKERS – these are a class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the "sympathetic" portion of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system and activation of heart muscle.

ACE INHIBITORS – ACE stands for Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, it is a hormone that causes the muscles surrounding blood vessels to contract and thereby narrows the blood vessels. The medication will stop the production of the hormone and helps the veins to relax so that the blood pressure decreases.

ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST – as a result of administering ACE, this is a block to angiotensin II hormone to defend the veins from constricting.

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS – are a class of drugs that block the entry of calcium into the muscle cells of the heart and the arteries.

ALPHA BLOCKERS(Also called alpha-adrenergic blocking agent.) – drug that opposes the excitatory effects of norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve endings at alpha-receptors and that causes vasodilation and a decrease in blood pressure.

ALPHA BETA BLOCKERS – it is just about the same as Alpha blockers but that this works to slow down the heartbeat of the patient, this will end in less blood pumped in the heart to alleviate the pressure.

NERVOUS SYSTEM INHIBITORS – relax blood vessels by controlling nerve impulses. This causes the blood vessels to become wider and the blood pressure to go down.

VASODILATORS – is a substance that causes blood vessels in the body to become wider by relaxing the smooth muscle in the vessel wall, or vasodilation.

There is naught like prevention - than cure. If you will think about this earnestly, there is no amount of medication that will be more help than assuming care of the body before its medication is needed.

A good healthy diet with low cholesterol ought be preserved in the younger years of life. Prevention of weight addition by executing exercises and avoidance of a lazy lifestyle will solve high blood pressures from taking over its lead in reducing a person’s self-importance through an attack.

Online property management

When comparing online property management software solutions, you discover two basic principles fairly quickly: all of them can take a rent payment, and all of them have branched off in different directions. All of them are trying to guess what it is that you, the property manager, would probably want to do along with taking a payment. It is not necessarily my design to discuss all of these directions, but rather to consider a couple of the innovative things that one online property management software, Resident Map, has considered in defining itself as an innovative leader in the property management industry.

The Resident Map

The first innovation is a patent-pending technology that Resident Map is introducing. It is the ability to view and manage your community from a map of the community itself. Mobile home parks, apartment buildings, storage units, multi-user storefronts, and office buildings are all manageable through this interface.

The resident map, a Flash application with multiple options available for each space, is a map of the community or building provided by the owner of that property and enhanced with Resident Map’s patent-pending technology to transform it into a one-stop management tool. It removes the need for searching through pages and pages of resident names or for using a provided search tool. It puts the information and the navigation for the vast majority of your tasks on one page, and it does so in a way that makes it very easy to use and very intuitive, even for the novice computer user.

Automation of Charges

Another advantage that sets this software apart from the competition is that Resident Map has is the ability not only to manage the month to month charges statically, but it also allows the property manager the ability to manage the events responsible for those charges. The automation of charges includes, but is not limited to, automatic late fees, utility reads and rates, rent raises, notices for delinquency, non-sufficient fund (NSF) charges, and mortgage and amortization schedules. Managing all of these in one location, rather than importing them from a variety of third party solutions, keeps the management of these monthly charges much simpler by putting them all in one place and providing an easy-to-use interface for managing them. Very few packages on the market offer more than one or two of these, but Resident Map offers all of them.

This was only meant as a small sampling to interest property managers in what is available from Resident Map, the most innovative online property management tool available on the market. To get a more in-depth look at one of the most easy-to-use property management solutions available, go to residentmap. com and ask for a free demonstration.

Traveling to baja california mexico

Mexico is a country that has always occupied a special place among the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Its many treasures are of course known and loved by the countless thousands of people who have already experienced them, but Mexico has a way of enticing even those who have not had the opportunity to visit the country yet.

There are several places in Mexico that have contributed to the charm and allure of the country, among them: Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City. All of these have done their share in building the “Mexico mystique” and are definitely some of the more worthwhile places to visit in the country. There is however another area that somehow stands apart from all the rest and that is the area known as Baja California.

Baja California is a peninsula that juts out into the Pacific Ocean from the southern end of California. As you may well imagine given this location, Baja California is gifted with spectacular seascapes, making it an ideal destination for myriad different water based leisure activities. In fact, the area has attracted thousands of surfers and sailing enthusiasts over the years, in addition to the hordes of college students from the U. S. who have made Baja California their unofficial home away from home during spring break.

The water is by no means the only place to have fun in Baja California. In fact, with the sheer number of things to do and places to see, you may find yourself overwhelmed if you try to take them all in! The best thing to do is to plan your visit around one or two major activities–diving or whale watching for example–and plan for smaller, shorter deviations throughout your stay. Of course, if you are up to the challenge you may just decide to see as much of the area as you possibly can!

We’ve already mentioned the water and how much fun you can have in or around it: there’s scuba diving, fishing, wind surfing, snorkeling, kayaking, swimming, and even just lounging around in the sun and sand. There are other things to do in Baja California without even having to get wet however. For starters, there is cycling or even mountain biking. The highway that stretches from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas is a particularly popular route and attracts many cyclists every year.

If you are interested in traveling the less beaten path, there are numerous dirt road trails all over La Paz, Loreto, San Jose del Cabo and Todos Santos that will test the limits of both you and your bike! Of course if you want to get around at a slower pace, you can always go for a hike on the many trails in the San Pedro Martir National Park or in the Sierra Lagunas.

We’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of all the treasures that lie in wait for you in Baja California. Visiting this naturally rich and diverse spot will surely unearth a lot more for you to discover.

Healing from home with low level laser therapy

Low level laser therapy is the latest trend in home healing. A type of laser therapy that once was only prescribed and administered in-office by doctors, therapeutic laser techniques are now making their way into the homes of individuals. Let's explore what low level lasers are all about and how they can help you reclaim your health.

What are Low Level Lasers?

Cold lasers use low levels of laser light with a low intensity to help reduce pain and inflammation, heal wounds, and help reduce the effects of aging. The laser light is the compressed light of a wavelength from the red, cold portion of electromagnetic radiation. It differs from natural light because it produces a precise color, it travels in a single, straight line (producing a single wavelength), and it is polarized, meaning its beam is concentrated to a defined spot or location.

A recent technology called the Scalar wave laser differs from many low level lasers in that the Scalar waves are unified field energy and do not have polarity. Therefore, Scalar wave technology has been profoundly effective for neutralizing chronic pain, stress, disease, and cell memory of any kind.

Low level laser light penetrates the skin's surface without causing a heating effect. It does no harm to the skin, and there are no known side effects. The laser's energy goes directly to the cells to promote healing from within. When low level laser therapy is performed, the light is applied to injuries or wounds. It is a "cold" laser light so no skin is burned. Low level laser therapy is often compared to acupuncture, but without the needles.

Other common terms for low level laser therapy include: cold laser, soft laser, and quantum healing laser.

How Can Low Level Laser Therapy Benefit You?

Low level laser therapy offers many practical benefits, and can sometimes even eliminate certain acute and chronic conditions. Some health conditions that might be helped include: arthritis, tendonitis, post-operative pain, lower back pain, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, burns, swelling, acne, herpes simplex, soft tissue injuries, tennis elbow, and golf elbow.

Low level laser therapy can help relieve pain, strengthen and speed up the tissue repair process, increase the body's blood supply, develop muscle and collagen tissue, stimulate nerve function and the immune system, reduce inflammation, and promote faster clot formation and healing for wounds. Other benefits include lymph activation, laser acupuncture, laser facelift, organ balancing, chakra balancing, and weight loss.

In-Home Low Level Laser Devices

It's easy to see how low level laser therapy can be a precious asset to your health. And to save you time and money, cold lasers, or soft lasers, are now available for in-home use. The devices are handheld and easy to use. They are digitally programmed for a variety of needs and to condition the light so it will be relaxing and therapeutic for each user.

In-home low level lasers are usually priced from $3,000, depending on the brand name and the features included. Companies vary in the types of soft lasers available, so look for a company that offers the latest soft or cold laser technology with plenty of information up front. You can easily find low level lasers online, but be sure to choose a well-established company. Look for a company that offers a guarantee, helpful training materials or DVDs, one-on-one assistance, and extra features such as pulsars to enhance your low level laser therapy experience.

Unleash the body's ability to heal itself and take a break from everyday stress with your very own low level laser therapy solution!

Consolidate debt with debt consolidation refinance

You want to improve your financial situation by consolidating your debt, but you simply cannot find the time to meet with a consolidation professional and start the process. If this sounds like you, or even if it does not, you will be glad to know that online debt consolidation is possible.

Many postpone bill consolidation longer than necessary while, in the meantime, wasting payments on interest rates higher than would be on a consolidation loan.

Online debt consolidation services can help eliminate bad credit just as in-person services and can often lead to lower interests and a much better deal. You should have no problem finding useful websites providing the information you need. In addition to debt consolidation loans, you can find credit counselors, financial education services, credit repair clinics, housing advice services and general debt management services. You can also compare companies and the services they offer, particularly comparing their rates. Debt consolidation companies may be banks, mortgage companies or loan companies and the programs they offer can vary by location which is another good reason why websites is a good tool to use.

Your counselor or consolidation agent will, first, do an assessment of your finances and debt situation, taking into consideration your assets, liabilities, income, expenses and debt. They will give you advice based on the information they review and help you develop the best plan to improve your debt situation. Counselors will help you create a budget and advise you on how to improve your money management. The consolidation professional can negotiate an agreeable plan with your creditors, lowering the interest rate and sometimes even the payoff amount.

It is important to understand, though, that the consolidation refinance loan is obtained through using the equity in your home. You are simply using your equity to payoff outstanding debt, including credit cards, personal loans, medical bills or any other debt you may have. Though you are indeed adding to your debt through the loan, you are paying off existing debt from money gained through the equity you already had in your home.

A debt consolidation refinance plan can work for you do your research, implement it carefully and follow-through with the plan. The overall goal is to eliminate your outstanding debt and alleviate the tension it carries with it. Debt consolidation refinance can help you break the cycle of poor financial management and spending habits and get a fresh start!

Golf bag buying tips

A golf bag is an essential equipment that one uses to transport all golf accessories such as golf balls, golf clubs, markers, tees and even umbrellas and towels.

Golf bags have no influence whatsoever on the result of the game, however, they can greatly affect the players game by way of offering comfort as the player makes his round through the course.

As to how much load in your gear you are carrying and if you are carrying the bag by yourself or using a golf cart or the help of a caddie, can help you decide which bag is for you.

When planning on riding the golf cart on your rounds, then whether the bag is heavy or not does not matter. But if your plan is to walk, then a lighter bag that will be carried along easily is essential.

Types of golf bags:

1. Staff bags. These are the largest types of golf bags. They can accommodate a complete fourteen set of golf clubs and typically have many side pockets for other golf tools and equipment that one wishes to take along. Almost all professional golfers prefer the staff bags as they can hold a lot of equipment and since their caddy carries the bag for them, weight is never a problem.

A good staff bag is one made of quality leather or materials that are of high quality and are expensive.

2. Cart Bags. Are a lot smaller in size compared to staff bags, but are comparatively bulky and unmanageable for the golfer alone, without the caddy’s help. These bags are constructed for use on golf carts; they have lesser pockets and storage capacity.

3. Carry Bags. The smallest type, and are basically made from plastic, nylon and other materials. As these bags are constructed to accommodate the essentials such as the golf clubs, a few small golf accessories and balls they are the right choice for the golfer who favors to carry his own bag.

Choosing the right bag for you

1. Take into account the price and your budget. How much you can afford can determine what kind of bag as well as what materials they are made of; the more expensive it is, the more complex the features of the bag. Keep in mind however, that the bag is not used directly in your game; golf shoes, clubs and balls are more significant than the bag.

2. Features. Know what type of features you need in your bag and what equipment you need to put in the bag. You might consider a bag that can stand alone to make it easier to take out your golf clubs during your game. You might also consider bringing an umbrella along, so you need a bag with a slot for your umbrella. However, if you are the type to carry only the basic gears, then you might want to consider a simple and light bag that can accommodate just the basics.

Organic food recipes and your eating and dietary lifestyles

Although some people would like to go organic and lead a healthier lifestyle, they find themselves stopped by a few things. Among these little stumbling blocks in their paths to going organic, are things like the cost of organic foods, the ready unavailability of organic foods, as well as the little fact that they will also need to find organic food recipes to go with their new lifestyle.

This is in fact a major stumbling block for many people who balk at the thought of not only changing their eating and dietary lifestyles, but of also having to change a lifetime’s worth of cooking experience to accommodate their new healthy lifestyle.

The fact of the matter is that people will go to the trouble of finding organic food suppliers, and of buying their costlier organic meats, dairy and produce, but when they have to actually sit down and find organic food recipes to go along with everything they’ve done thus far, their enthusiasm starts to wane.

This is where people actually tend to go wrong and miss the point. There is no such thing as special organic food recipes just as there is no special method of preparing the foods you buy which are organic.

The whole point is not to have to slog away looking for organic food recipes, replacing the ones you already have and know how to cook well, but to make your entire lifestyle healthier, of which the use of the use of organic foods in your cooking endeavors being a large part.

The trick then to going organic and finding yourself cooking organic food recipes, is to use the same old recipes which you’ve been using thus far and transform them into something other than artery clogging, waistline expanding, sugar level increasing foods.

In other words, now that you’ve gone organic and are using organic foods in your life, you also need to make your cooking style a healthier one as well. This means that if you’re using what amounts to a gallon of fat or oil per day, you might want to cut down on it to almost nothing!

Of course any dietary changes that you make, if they are going to be extensive should be discussed with your physician as you will then be able to get a better picture of what proper changes you need to make. The same advice applies if you have an underlying medical condition which requires you to have a special diet.

Replacing your normal foods with organic foods is fine, but you will need to make sure that when you turn your normal everyday recipes into organic food recipes, that you don’t change your dietary habits in such a radical manner as to be harmful to you. If you’re careful and follow a sensible dietary plan, you won’t really have to make too many food-sacrifices if at all to offset your newly acquired organic food habits.

Learning the correct golf instruction swing sequence

There are three segments of the golf instruction swing sequence. They are namely the back swing, the down swing and thirdly the impact and follow through.

The first golf instruction swing sequenceis the back swing, which is very important to the entire golf swing. This is because if the technique is not correct at this early stage, the other parts of the golf instruction swing sequence will not matter and the result will be a very poor drive. The main focus at this stage of the golf instruction swing sequence should be on body rotation and club and arm extension.

The downswing golf instruction swing sequence actually starts with the legs and hips rather than the arms, which does the actual swinging of the golf club. There should be a clear transfer of body weight from back to front with the knees, thighs and hips all starting to move forward. This is the correct instruction for the downswing segment of the golf swing sequence.

Finally at impact the body weight should be on the outside of the forward heel and the inside of the rear foot. This is the only correct golf instruction for this swing sequence.

Getting the golf instruction swing sequence right is really impossible without golf-specific exercises to condition and strengthen the relevant muscles. What you should remember is that the golf swing is usually a very alien and unnatural movement, which the body violently resists. This is the reason why it is so difficult to get right the golf swing, something that looks so simple and easy to master when you look at it from a distance.

Golf specific exercises are a very effective way of getting the body to adjust so that it will be a lot easier to master the golf instruction swing sequence.

Public speaking tips

Any public speaking involves delivering information to people who are, in one way or another, waiting to get some information. This is a key reason why you should pay careful attention as you prepare to make you speech and as you plan to meet your audience.

Some people are naturals at public speaking and getting to audiences, you may think of politicians or a good college professor you took some classes with, the fact of the matter is most people are not good at making speeches and the vast majority of people are terrified of delivering a speech. This should not discourage you in any way, since many experts have studied this and worked hard for you to deal with these problems in speech making.

If you are at a point that you are going to deliver a speech, you probably got to a stage in your life your thoughts are worth something to other people, this means that in principle, people want to get into your head and they appreciate your talent or skill in some particular field, the people that will listen to you have something to learn from you. But you are not thinking of these people, are you? You are thinking of the few people that probably know more than you and will be in the crowd. This is a big mistake, first because you should think of the person that will profit from your knowledge and get to him, and secondly because you have something in you that will benefit even the ones that you fear.

The key to all this is simple, its preparation, it’s the most basic, banal and trivial thing, but it is the base of any success in any field. Lets think about speech making preparation.

First think about your audience, who is the average person coming to your speech, what does he know, what does he need to know, what will inspire him and make him listen carefully to what you have to say, and how will you get him to appreciate your speech. It is not that difficult, its actually good to start at this point, remember – people want to know what you are thinking, you just need to keep them interested, and I am sure you got interesting thoughts.

Rehearse, this seems clear to me, practice the speech again, and again, and again. Obviously I know that you don’t have all the time in the world to perfect it, but, there is a value to this, timing your speech, and pre setting spots in which you know you need to change your tone, your speed and rhythm, will make you a better speaker and a better speech planner. So rehearse your speech and listen to yourself while doing it. Start strong, confident, talk about things you know no one can beat you or undermine you, let the confidence and the experience shine through, people feel that, and if you do this right, you will own your audience.

Think about your entrance and the first 3 minutes of the speech, pay attention to the way you walk in, project confidence and calm, do not rush into anything, even if you are late or under a tight schedule do everything slowly and thoughtfully, show the room that you are entering your speech zone and that no one is allowed in, they can sit and wait for a few seconds (which seem like hours) – its only a few seconds. Make sure you got the attention of the crowd, and start strong. Pick the words of your opening carefully, and trust yourself.

In the next article I will review more of the speech making basics. Good luck.

Discovering the arts explosion in minneapolis

The cultural landscape of Minneapolis--already rich in museums and theater--is experiencing an arts explosion. As the only U. S. destination named to Travel + Leisure magazine's list of "up-and-coming places to visit in 2006," this recent boom places Minneapolis in the company of other high-profile international destinations. Driven by five critically acclaimed international architects, the 18-month transformation has led to nearly a half-billion dollars in new cultural infrastructure.

The dynamic offerings include:

Walker Art Center-Recognized as the country's foremost contemporary arts center, the expansion doubled the facility and includes impressive new galleries and a 385-seat theater. The New York Times calls it "one of the country's liveliest and most personable museums." The museum had over 600,000 visitors in the first 10 weeks after its reopening.

The Children's Theatre Company--America's flagship theater for young people and families. Time magazine heralded it as the country's best kids troupe. It is the first (and only) Tony Award-winning theater for young people. The recent expansion adds a second stage for programming targeting preschool and teen audiences.

Minneapolis Public Library--A fabulous destination for travelers, the new Central library will house the nation's fourth-largest public library collection. It includes five stories of space for books, fireside reading dens, a cafe, teen center and an expansive children's library.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts--One of the nation's leading encyclopedic art museums, it now has 40 percent more gallery space and a collection of over 100,000 objects spanning 5,000 years. The museum is one of only a handful in the country to offer free admission.

Guthrie Theater-Symbol of the birth of the not--for-profit resident theater movement, this highly regarded regional theater invites visitors from around the globe to its new three-theater complex. The lobbies and its 178-foot - long cantilever bridge are open to the public, offering spectacular views of the Mississippi River.

In addition to three Tony Award-winning theaters and the exciting art scene, Minneapolis boasts the nation's largest shopping mall, five professional sports teams, 57 museums, world-class restaurants, a vibrant nightlife, and many opportunities for recreation within the city limits.

The long and winding road to machu picchu

Have you ever wanted to do something crazy?

Have you ever wanted to walk on the wild side?

Have you ever wanted to leave the office environment and never return?

Driving up to Manchester one autumn's evening in 1995, I decided something had to change.

The three hour journey from Leicester had turned into a six hour marathon, again.

It was cold, damp and desolate stuck in the endless lines of slow moving cars.

In my briefcase sat an unsigned and rather overly negotiated contract extension for my job in Leicester. When I finally arrived in Manchester at 11pm, bored, hungry and miserable - I knew that I could not face another winter of living and working out of a suitcase. It was time for serious change.

The week before, I had been stuck on a train for hours heading down to London.

The woman sat opposite me had left her travel magazine on the seat when she alighted at Luton. I had read my newspaper back to front and on the second time of reading, I found nothing new.

I reached over and killed a little time by flicking through the glossy magazine, but each time I thumbed the pages, my eyes returned to page 34 which advertised a five month trip to South and Central America. Setting off from Ushuaia in Argentina (the most southerly City in the world) and finishing in Mexico City. The itinerary read like a Who's Who of top travel destinations.

Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Punta Arenas, Pucon (Mount Villarica - 10,000 feet active volcano), Bariloche, Esquel, the Argentine lake district, Santiago, Valparaiso, La Serena, the Atacama desert, Arica, Nazca, Arequipa, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Manaus, Angel Falls and so on...

Do you get the picture?

Travelling on a converted truck and free camping, the lucky adventurers would experience the full range of South and Central America's charms. Having never been camping before and with my thirty-fifth birthday celebrations still ringing in my ears, I suddenly realised that I was confronted by a serendipitous 'once in a lifetime' opportunity. Would I break the mould of my boring office life or step out bravely into an adventurer's world?

I was single, no obligations and I had the money. What is the point in having a big bank balance while life was passing me by?

The following Monday morning, I handed my notice in. Contract discussions had been delayed and I had only ten working days to endure. It seemed like forever before I was released from that working purgatory.

Once the deed was done, I was walking on air. Skipping down the corridor and whistling 'El condor Pasa' - I never whistle…

It was a euphoric experience - the weight of meetings, ironing work shirts and driving those endless miles up and down he M1 had dissipated into nothingness. Top priority on this project manager's list was buying outdoor gear, expensive sleeping bags, boots and all weather jackets.

And there was one place, one destination that I was focussed on - Machu Picchu in Peru - I had read so much about it and I knew that it would be the highlight of my journey…

If you want to find out exactly how my crazy decision turned out… then click on the link and follow my path on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The internet marketing buzz are you going to be in or out

Internet marketing has grown to huge proportions these past few years. It seems like if you are doing research to get the word out about your Internet business or website, you are able to find plenty of information about Internet marketing search engine placement, and other types of marketing ideas. So what is going to work for your business?

Internet marketing can be a hard nut to crack. It is definitely confusing to understand what the particular Internet marketing solution is for your business, but once you understand what direction you are headed and how to market your company, you are already halfway there to getting a lot of business for your company from the Internet.

New business owners, especially those who run smaller businesses, may not think that they need to concern themselves with Internet marketing, when they can try traditional marketing for their business. Smaller business owners can't see how a good Internet marketing search engine placement is going to bring much more business into their shops than a yellow page ad.

Even those business owners, who are primarily on the Internet with their businesses, don't really understand the importance of solid Internet marketing. Some of these business owners seem to think that by advertising on the Internet, they are going to be bombarded by work at home Internet marketing business schemes and other Internet marketing solutions that have absolutely no relevance to their businesses.

So what exactly do you have to do to get yourself into the Internet marketing game? Doing research on your competitors and similar businesses is going to definitely give you a leg up. Even if you are a local business, and you have no competition, you may want to check out your competition in other areas, to give you some good ideas. With other websites, find out what they are doing and how they're doing it to win the game.

Sure, for some businesses, Internet marketing is going to be pretty expensive. If you are just starting out, you may not want to plunk down all of your budget for advertising into this type of marketing. As time goes on, you are going to want to add more and more of your money into getting to the top of the search engine results, which means that people will be able to find your business easily on the web, and you will get new customers from the buzz of the Internet.

Over time, Internet marketing is going to definitely boost your revenue and build your customer base. Time and patience is definitely needed, and learning about Internet marketing is going to really increase your profits more quickly and give you an advantage over everyone else who has no idea what they are doing. .

The Internet is more than just work at home Internet marketing business proposals and those who do a bit of research are sure to find the best Internet marketing solution for their businesses. Doing a little research in the beginning is definitely going to pay off. Once you get the Internet marketing nut cracked, you are going to see the sweet rewards of more business, higher profits and higher quality customers.

Playing online poker freerolls

Freerolls are the free tournaments of online poker. There is no entrance fee as in real life tournaments and there are money prices offered usually by the organizer or by the sponsors of that particular game. How to play better if you are engaged in such a tournament will be explained in this article, given the fact that people play freerolls in a strange way, and there isn’t such a big commitment because nobody is loosing money.

When deciding to go on and enter a freeroll you must pick a moment when your patience resources are at the top measure. These types of tournaments last a lot mostly because there are many players involved.

After entering, you must play more aggressively than you would usually do. When having a hand like AA or KK you must raise or increase the bid. You will surely get a call, because of so many participants. And you need at least one or two or the bid will lose its power after the flop.

You must play fewer hands. Just wait for the proper cards and play them aggressively. If in normal poker tournaments, played for money, people don’t call all the time when they see a big raise from an aggressive player, in freerolls things usually are quite the opposite. If a bad hand appears, drop it. Drop even hands like 6-6, 4-4. But try not to be predicable because some players might keep an eye on you and if you end up playing the finals with them they can tell the way your playing style.

Take a good lock at your position. It helps to know when you are in the first positions and when you are among the last ones. If you get a hand containing Q-10, J-6 and you are in the first positions you should throw them. If on the other hand you are last then call.

As in all types of online poker games, you have to find a way to stay focused. There are many temptations if you get bored and nothing to restrain you from them. There is TV, emails, chatting, talking on the phone. All that must be avoided. Another thing that you must avoid is bluffing. The chances that someone would actually keep on playing are pretty high in this type of competition.

Don’t go changing that lucky card or draw. If you almost have a flush or a straight it’s tempting to go along with it, but when you have to give away many chips in order to do that it is not recommended. The one that raised the bid so high must already have something and you still need a card or two to actually have a good hand.

These types of tournaments must not be taken as a model. They don’t really mean poker, they are full of beginners and the lack of the actual chance of wining or loosing at every hand affects the normal ways of poker. Try not to give importance to hand you’ve lost or won here, just get over them quickly. Freerolls are not to be played forever because they can make you create a style of playing that is not recommended for real poker. Play freerolls when you are a beginner or out of money, and with the money won here play ring games or real tournaments.

Coping with stress its effects on your skin and health and turning back the clock

Stress comes in many forms, workplace stress, family stress, grief over loss of a loved one, etc... Some can be avoided, but as we know, many cannot. Some people handle stress better than others, and some even thrive onit. Regardless, stress takes its toll.

Stress has been proven to rid your body of many essential vitamins and minerals. Particularly vitamins C, E, and B. This leads to lethargy, lower focussed mental activities (clinically stress causes more erratic brain activity and a reduction in short term and long term memory), drying out and aging of the skin (in some), and in others a increase in the sebaceous gland activity - which usually brings postules, acne, and rosacea - which all bring more stress as we then become more entangled in how others view our physical appearance.

We cannot stop all stress, but we can take steps to stop or limit its toll on our skin and body. Take a full vitamin suplament every day. Eat a well balanced diet - especially fish meat like salmon (high in omega 3's which is proven to increase brain function and cellular activity, but it also is proven to reduce the aging process of the skin and make cuts and bruises heal faster). Eat more raw fruits and vegetables - atleast 5 servings per day - you will see a notable difference in 4-6 weeks and you will feel better (along with better colon health.

Exercise more often. Aerobic exercise has been proven to release powerful hormones that actually counteract the harmful chemicals and results of stress as it will also improve your bodys abilities to cope with oxidants.

I can't say enough about meditation and prayer. Study after study have proven a reduction in every skin and body malody even cancer symptoms from people that pray and meditate daily. Take 20 minutes every day and do this you will also live longer.

The latest rage is skin peels for a quick fix. Skin peels will slough off the top layers of skin and reveal fresher, cleaner skin. The most effective are TCA peels and phenol peels (phenol peels are dangerous and should only be performed by a licensed plastic surgeon). TCA, trichloroacetic acid, is a medium depth skin peel that works on the most skin ailments - aging skin, sun damage, even has been proven to treat and cure acne. No other skin peel can safely do all that a TCA peel can.

So there you have it - clear, younger skin in 500 words. Great advice to follow and don't forget to always run anything new by your doctor. They are licensed for a reason and know whats best for you. by your doctor. They are licensed for a reason and know whats best for you.

Horse racing betting odds - is it worth the risk

Do the maths make sense before you place your horse racing bet?

This is one of the first questions you should ask yourself before considering putting down your stake money. Does the horse racing pick provide VALUE?

What we mean by this is - the odds offered by a bookmaker are never the "true" odds or probabilities of a horse winning. Who knows exactly what those figures should be? The figures in the odds are more indicative of what the market as a whole (all the punters in the country and beyond) believe is a horse's chance of winning.

The figures are driven by market forces. If more people want to back a horse because they think it will win then the bookmakers odds will shorten (reduce). This is as true in the bookmakers' shop as it is on the betting exchanges.

However, one factor you can be sure of is that whatever the odds offered about a particular horse, the bookmaker will "balance" his total book so that, over all, he is guaranteed a small profit from the race - or at least from the many races he takes bets on that day.

All professional gambling bodies do this. Bookmakers, casinos, bingo halls, the National Lottery, etc. will all stack the odds AGAINST the punter so that even if individuals win individual bets - the "house" wins over all.

Bookmakers call this inbuilt advantage their "over round". It means instead of all the odds in a race adding up to 100% they will generally add up to something like 117% - and that extra 17% is in the bookmaker's favour. This is his expected profit margin.

So, as your objective should be to try to consistently tip the horse racing odds further in your favour, you should be looking out for bets where in the race as a whole the over round is on the low side, i. e. below that typical 17%.

Here's how you do it:

Firstly, express all the odds of the race in European 'digital' format. So for example "evens" is 2.0, "Two to One" is 3.0, etc. (To transform fractional odds to digital, divide the first figure by the second and add one - so 6 - 4 becomes 1.5+1 = 2.5).

Then divide each digital odds price into 100 to give you the percentage figure for each horse.

So, for example, with a three horse race with odds:

Horse 1 1.8 = 55.55 %

Horse 2 3.3 = 30.30 %

Horse 3 4.0 = 25.00 %

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110.85 %

Here, with the total book adding up to about 111 % this shows a lower than average over round. If you find, by using a good selection method, a horse in this race with a good chance of winning then you are more likely to get good value from this bet than in the typical bookmaker race.

The lower the total percentage odds of the horse race the more the book is in your favour.

Make your wedding special with these bridesmaids tips

It is customary to honor your bridesmaids for their participation in your wedding with a gift of appreciation. Traditional gifts include a piece of jewelry such as earrings or a necklace that complements their bridesmaids dress and can be worn on the wedding day but many bridesmaids will truly appreciate a more unique gift idea. With careful consideration you may be able to give your bridesmaids gifts that show your appreciation for their assistance and also demonstrate that you understand their personality as well.

Camping is one alternative to the traditional bachelor party. You may choose to either rough it by backpacking to a location with only the gear on your back to help you survive the elements for a few days or you could choose to drive to a spa facility that offers well appointed cabins and five star gourmet meals. Whichever option you choose, you are bound to have a great deal of time relaxing and enjoying the company of the rest of the participants in your bachelor party. A camping trip offers the groom a quiet atmosphere to reflect with his friends on the journey he is about to take.

Sporting events are another great alternative to the usual bachelor party ideas. You may find that married life does not offer you as much free time to spend with your friends as you used to have so take this chance to enjoy a little bit of fun with your friends. Whether you choose to partake in a sport of your choice or purchase tickets to see your favorite professional athletes it is sure to be a great opportunity to bond with your male friends in the last few days before your wedding.

It is wise to try choosing a sport that all of your guests will be able to participate in especially if you plan to include very young or very old guests. In this situation playing a game of football may not be the best idea but taking everyone to play a round of golf might be an activity that all of the guest can enjoy.

Personalized cosmetics bags can also be used as unique bridesmaids gifts. You could purchase attractive cosmetic bags and have them embroidered with your bridesmaids’ initials and the date of your wedding. Another nice touch with this gift is to include a few items such as lipstick or nail polish that complement each of your bridesmaids’ style and complexion.

Co-ed bachelor parties that coincide with the bachelorette party are becoming increasingly popular as well. One common practice involving these adjunct parties is to have the bachelors and bachelorettes meet at separate restaurants for dinner and then join each other at a nightclub to cap off the night with some dancing and a few drinks. These types of parties can be a great deal of fun because they allow both the bride and the groom some time apart to spend time with their friends and then they reunite the couple at the end of the night in a chance for them to spend time with all of their friends without the pomp and circumstance that is likely to accompany their wedding reception.

Unique gift ideas for the bridesmaids can also stem from the wedding theme. For example if you are having a beach themed wedding you might want to give your bridesmaids a gift of a tote bag, a beach towel and a novel to enjoy on the beach. This unique gift idea ensures that your bridesmaids will remember your wedding fondly the next time they are at the beach. Traditional bridesmaid’s gifts such as jewelry and jewelry boxes are always welcomed but if you have a large group of friends and most of them will be bridesmaids several more times as more of your friends get married it might be nice to give your bridesmaids a gift that is unique. Unique gift ideas convey your message of appreciation but also let the bridesmaids know that you put a great deal of effort into choosing their gift.

Ultimateweb hosting aimed for seo

Do you ever think of why your website can’t ranked top in search engines, or never been listed in search engine? Think again… you might choose the wrong web hosting plan!

Yes, a lousy hosting provider with slow server and bad uptime, tons of downtime… will google get this site listed on top 1 of the search result (SERP) ??? Definitely this is not going to happened. Poor quality site will never ranked, poor quality host will never ranked either.

Over the pass 5 years in using web hosting, and late 1 year in hosting reviews writing, I had come across few hosting provider that I blacklisted as ‘seo failure host’. Those hosting either have search engine bots blocked or having a bad server. Some hosting does block the google bots, just to save on server usage and internet bandwidth. Regardless shared hosting or reseller hosting, they will blocked it. We have seen this at dreamhost and godaddy. After the server is off loaded with SE bots, they can sell more hosting plan. This is bad news!

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Blog optimization for great search engine results - a must

If you are interested in trying to make money from your blog, you probably want to know how you can best optimize your blog for great search engine results. After all, most people stumble upon blogs when doing a search for something. If you use these optimization tips effectively, it may be your blog more people are drawn to. So, check these tips out and experiment with your own blog. Note what has the best results and stay with it. Change the other things around a bit until you get the results out of them that you want.

Simple Content

Many experts say that the best way to optimize your blog is to keep everything very simple. You can choose one quality content topic and make it your base. Then from there you can use variations of the topic in order to keep everything going. This may seem like a broad and useless tip, but once you get into blogging more and more, you understand how important it is.

Put More Out There

If you are trying to get more of a presence on search engines, be sure that you have something to show. The more content you have, the more likely you are to show up on a search engine. Bigger sites always do better than smaller sites. It is simply a numbers game. Search engines will see your site in a different manner, depending on how much content you have. The more content you have, the more there is a chance there will be that someone will stumble onto your site.

Ask Search Engines for Help

Few people know that you can actually submit your site to search engines. Submit your site’s URL and ask to be put into the index. This can take a while, but if they do list you in the index, you will see a larger increase in traffic. Beware however of a service that asks for money in exchange for getting your sites into search engines. These can be a little misleading at times. There are ways to do this without needing to pay anyone at all.

Keyword Pay

A great idea for optimization is to identify the most popular keywords. By doing this, you are essentially targeting the keywords that people most often search for. When you do this, you have an edge over the competition. When you know exactly what the people are looking for, you can give them just that. Once you have a list of keywords, simply create articles that use these keywords. By creating these articles, you are putting yourself out there to be found. When someone does a search for those keywords, your blog just might pop up on their screen. Be careful not to use the keyword so much that your article does not make sense however.

Daily Updates

If you really want the best optimization, you should update it daily at the least. The more you update it, the more often search engines will index your blog. Therefore, you will want to be sure your blog is always fresh. Adding new information is the best way to update your blog. The more new information you have, the better off you will be! Just be sure that when you do update, it is for a good reason. You should always remember that content can have a purpose, but it should always be quality content. If you compromise content, you are only allowing yourself to strip the creativity from your project. If you are happy with doing that, by all means go ahead. However, as a writer, you will have a certain responsibility to web surfers. Unless you want everything on the web to be useless, do your part!

Use these tips to help optimize your blog and get the most from search engines. The more you post and use these tips, the more results you will see. If you earn your living from the number of clicks your blog or your ads get, this will essentially mean more money for you. You can use all of them or some of them. Experiment with them to see what works best for you and your blog. Put these tips to use and watch your results rise today!

Reducing energy costs

Future natural gas prices are expected to be higher, but demand will grow more slowly than in previous projections, according to the Energy Information Administration's latest annual long-term forecast, the "Annual Energy Outlook 2006."

Additionally, residential consumption of natural gas is projected to fall by 6 percent from 2005 levels this year but increase by 7.7 percent in 2007, the EIA says.

Energy conservation would help those cooling bills now and in the future. To help save energy:

* Put curtains on your windows to keep out the sun.

* Install a thermostat that will automatically adjust temperatures. Set it for 75 degrees in the summer when you are at home and raise it when you are out.

* Turn off lights, appliances and electrical equipment when not in use. Do your baking, washing, drying and ironing early in the morning or the evening.

* Clean or replace the filter for your air conditioner.

* Let dishes air dry in the dishwasher.

Costs related to natural gas consist of four main components: production, transmission, distribution and commodity price as determined by the marketplace.

When the gas is produced, it is transmitted over long distances by pipeline from the wellhead to a local gas company. Once at the gas company, it is stored and then distributed to local customers. The price of natural gas consumed is determined by supply, demand and other market conditions.

The Gulf of Mexico supplies 25 percent of domestic natural gas that is consumed in the U. S. But 11 percent of Gulf production is still blocked due to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Twenty-three percent of natural gas goes to home use and 27 percent goes to electricity generation. Companies like Mammoth Resource Partners Inc., a Kentucky-based oil and gas exploration company, are striving to put a dent in skyrocketing natural gas prices by tapping into the gas-rich Appalachian Basin.

"While people are facing ever-increasing energy costs, investors recognize that within these increases exists a greater investment potential," says Roger L. Cory, president of Mammoth Resource Partners.

How to choose the best dehumidifier

The dehumidifier is considered as an air conditioner that has coils to remove the moisture from the air. Its coils come with hot and cold and a fan that would let the air conditioner to condense the moisture created by the cold coils of the dehumidifier. It will then produce a dry air that will go through the hot coil to bring back its original temperature.

The dehumidifier is not anymore needed if there is an air conditioner available in the room. The air conditioner may do the process of dehumidifying the moisture in the room. Most households experience some problems when there is too much and too little moisture in the air.

This is the reason why many encounter problems of dry skin and itchy skin. The discomfort of having an air that is too dry may also lead to the cracking of furniture surfaces. The blocking of nasal passages would also be experienced because of the dry air produced by the moisture.

An air that is slightly wet can also cause the same problems on the skin and to the nasal passages. The continuous condensation of the moisture in windows, the expansion of molds, and the cause of rotten wood products is the effect of the dry air that is not removed. That is why it is important to have a dehumidifier in the house. To have an idea on what kind of dehumidifier to choose, here are some dehumidifier purchase costs:

1. It can be an option to have a dehumidifier that is a heat pump. These items are more complex because they are only limited. The prices of these dehumidifiers are affordable. It is advisable to buy when springtime comes where $50 to $100 of savings is offered to buyers in this season.

2. Find a dehumidifier that has a two-speed fan. These units produce less noise and gives low humidity that lessens the efficiency factor. Try to check the units before buying it. Consider the noise it produces if in case the unit will be placed near the bedrooms.

3. Buy units of dehumidifiers that have a rating of 10 L (21 U. S. pints or 2.1 imperial gallon) a day. These units may fit on those small houses that have an average moisture resistance. Their prices may range from $200 to $250 per unit. While those dehumidifiers that have 20 L (42 U. S. pints or 4.2 imperial gallons) a day rating can cost $250 to $300 per unit. These units are best for big and town houses.

4. It is not advisable to buy chemical absorbent dehumidifiers. These units are only suitable for places that have hot and weather climates.

5. Look for the (EF) or the Efficiency Factor of the unit. This is the guide to know the amount of the dehumidifier’s operation cost. There are provided information on the brochure of the unit where the operator’s manual can give the instruction on how to get the EF. There is also a label that will indicate the EF if there are no manuals available on the brochure. The label can be found at the back of the water collection bucket section.

This information on dehumidifiers may help buyers how to choose the right unit for their home. Always check the manufacturer’s reputation on selling the said product. Always look for the quality of the unit and ask for the guarantees and warranties of the unit.

Selling tips determining your market

The decision to sell a home is more complex then many people first realize. One of the primary issues to consider is your market and how it will impact the sale of the property.

Selling Tips – Determining Your Market

People sell their homes for a variety of reasons. In some cases, the sale is involuntary due to issues that arise in every day life such as a job-related transfer, divorce and financial problems. For a vast majority of people, however, the decision to sell is made under less trying circumstances. If you fall into this category, determining the nature of the real estate market in your area is a critical step to take.

When determining a market for real estate in a particular area, the central issue is what kind of a market is present? There are two types – the seller’s market and the buyer’s market. Each market has particular characteristics and will impact how much time and money will be involved in your selling effort.

A seller’s market is one where there are more buyers than properties being listed. It is no secret that the United States has been in one of the hottest seller’s markets ever seen for the last seven years, but it is really starting to cool off. This doesn’t mean, however, that the national trend reflects the situation in your particular area. If your area is still red hot, you are in the cat birds seat. You can list your home with a high price for your area and still reasonably expect to get offers.

A buyer’s market is one where there are more listings than buyers. In such a situation, homes tend to sit on the market for substantial amounts of time. Many parts of the country, such as Texas and Colorado in general, have historically been buyers markets. For some reason, these two states never really benefits from the massive seller’s market push the last few years.

Anyway, if you are in a buyer’s market, you need to determine two things. First, do you have sufficient equity in your home to make selling it at a competitive price a worthwhile decision? Second, would it perhaps be better to wait a few years until the market falls in your favor? Unless there is a compelling reason to sell, many homeowners will wait out buyer’s markets. If there is a compelling reason, you need to price your home near the bottom of the market for comparable homes in your area to get a quick sale. If it is any comfort, you should be able to turn around and find a good deal in your area as a buyer.

At times, the real estate process can be a confusing one for buyers and sellers. If you take the steps to determine your market before making a specific decision, you will be better off.

Improve your business with corporate gift services

Gift giving is no longer just for personal reasons. Now businesses get ahead by leaps and bounds when they expand their business using corporate gift services. And here are some popular ways they add gifts to their biz mix.

1) Seasonal Gifts – Many companies plan promotions around seasons like holiday periods. These are a great time for corporate gift services. If you would really like to stand out from all the other holiday season gifts your customers and clients will receive, send your gifts just ahead of the curve. Utilize Thanksgiving or the first of the year to send out your holiday gift. For example your local gift consultant/designer can help you plan well in advance with branded pen and pencil sets to give as gifts to employees for the holidays, promotional coupons to give away or insert inside holiday newsletters and greeting cards as gifts for past customers, encouraging return shopping trips and purchases throughout the rest of the year.

2) Event Gifts – Trade shows, workshops, seminars and other important business events are excellent places to boost business with corporate gift services. Give gifts as fundraisers, awards and door prizes at your events and make sure all marketing, sales and other promotional materials are well branded so that shoppers can reach out and find you.

3) Thank You Gifts – Gifts for customer appreciation, employee recognition and appreciation are popular too among corporate gift services. To help stream line and make your gift giving effective, choose gifts in all budget ranges for people of all ages: travel kits, first aid kits, snack packs, gift baskets with healthy snacks, wine and cheese trays, engraved ornaments or pens, popular best-sellers from the business section of your local bookstore or Amazon(dot)com.

4) Themed or Custom Gifts – Be sure to consider this category. Having a theme in mind can allow your gift consultant to create a basic foundation of gifts and then customize them as you see fit.

Is eye sty cancerous

At first, a chalazion looks and feels like a stye, swollen eyelid, pain, and irritation. The term chalazion refers to a cystic swelling with chronic inflammation in an eyelid. Sometimes the bump on your eyelid is actually a chalazion, which looks similar to a stye. A chalazion is sometimes confused with a stye which also appears as a lump in the eyelid.

In rare cases, cancerous tumors of the eyelid can appear like a stye or chalazion. Do not wear eye makeup or contact lenses until the stye or chalazion heals. Granulomas are inflammatory growths on the inside or outside of the eyelid, and can occur after a stye, or chalazion.

In some cases of staph blepharitis, a red eye may develop or a sty may form. Inflammation of an eyelash follicle with a lump called a sty or hordeolum is usually caused by staph.

If you get styes frequently, see your eye doctor for an examination. Finally, if you suffer from recurring styes, your eye doctor might prescribe a low-dose antibiotic for long-term use. Consult an eye specialist if the inflammation persists for more than 2 weeks, styes recur, or the stye rubs against the eye and irritates it. Bad styes or recurrent styes may need an antibiotic eye ointment as prescribed by your specialist.

Some good prevention method for eye stys are simple things like not sharing make up. Avoid sharing eye makeup, especially if you are prone to recurring styes. Refrain from wearing eye makeup while the stye is active. Although most styes and chalazia are not contagious, best practice should also include not sharing towels, washcloths, or handkerchief.

Your eye doctor may recommend replacing your contact lenses after the stye has healed to prevent recurrence or spread of the infection. If you do not, the infection may spread to the oil glands of the eyelid and cause a stye. Ask an optometrist a question about eye styes when you are purchasing any new contact lenses.

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In SEO Delhi you find both on page and off page SEO. On SEO Delhi you present your actual web site by adjusting your html tags and your website content. These include your title, l description and key word tags. You want these to include your keyword or key phrases. It also includes the content in your words. Anchor text is the readable text on your website that is clickable and takes the visitor to another web page or location. Use your key words here to make your site relevant. Don’t over do any of these techniques are you could be accused spamming. May be not directly but you will suffer in your rankings. Off site SEO is over looked often but is just as important if not more. This includes anything not on your site that may improve your rankings in the Search Engines. This is mainly links back to your website, but also could be how many visitors you received, how long they stay and what links they click. You can control in some what by SEO Delhi. The best links that you can get to your site are one way links. These are sites that link to you but you do not link back. Use SEO Delhi and be creative. Search Engine Optimization for any site doesn’t create magic. It is a slow and gradual process with lot of research and implementation. So if you are hiring any search engine optimization expert then have the trust factor. They have experience and they know what’s best for your sight. So with clear communication and approach give them the space to show results. For getting more information always visit SEO Delhi. Being a search engine optimizer its hard to believe that many companies are ready to invest good amount of money for SEO of there site. But when the recommendation for any change on site comes they don’t agree for it or in simple words they dint let there search engine optimizer ti do their job.

Your financial partner personal loan uk

As a life partner makes a commitment of being together in happiness and in difficult times, likewise the personal loan UK commits for being together in your difficult times. Here, difficult times refer to the financial crisis. So in your difficult times personal loan UK makes an effort to be with you if you give them a chance.

Customarily, when the person needs money he goes to the most common bank and he asks for the personal loan. Now the market is full of lenders, whether it is the physical market lenders or the online lenders. So, in order to get the best loan one has to shop around for the loan.

Today, the financial market offers different types of loan according to the individual’s needs. However, personal loan UK is the most common loan, which the people generally prefer. The reason behind its popularity is its easy availability, competitive rate of interest and its multipurpose usability. In other words, it can be used for any personal purpose, whether buying a car, expanding business or home improvement. The person is just required to provide a brief that for what purpose he will be using the loan.

Points of consideration while going for a loan

The presence of many lenders in the market makes the rate of interest more competitive. And when the lender offers a lower rate of interest, there is lesser profit to the lender. Thus, in order to make the deal more profitable the lenders generally add a clause of hidden cost in the agreement, which sometimes can adversely affect the borrower in the future.

Annual percentage rate (APR) of a personal loan UK is decided on the basis and the amount of risk involved in it. This process can be termed as risk based pricing. Therefore, before lending a loan, they assess each individual’s circumstances on the basis of his credit history and his financial status.

Due to the advancement in the information technology, these loans are easily available on the internet. One is only required to surf on the internet in search of the various lenders offering the personal loan UK. Once the lender is determined, the next step is to compare them by taking into account ones needs.

While going for a loan just remember that there is no such concept of best loan deal. But your sense of choosing the loan make it best. In laymen terms, best implies that which perfectly suits your needs and requirements. So don’t search for best but make it best by your choice!

2006 high school and college graduation

There are many things to take into consideration before you are ready to place your order. You will first want to make a list of the people you plan to send the Graduation Invitation or Graduation Announcement to. This will help you to avoid a shortage of invitations. After you have the quantity you need, you will want to make sure you have all the correct information regarding the actual Graduation. You will need the place and the time of the Graduation. When choosing a verse, you will want the wording of your Invitation or Announcement to be written in a way that meets the requirements of the school. Some schools only allow a few family members to attend, where other schools allow you to invite as many people as you like. You may want to consider sending out an announcement verses an invitation if your school has a limit. An invitation invites them to attend and an announcement contains information that informs them that the event is going to happen or it has already happened.

One of the great advantages of ordering your own personalized Graduation Invitations or Graduation Announcements is the ability to order your Graduation Announcements or Invitations and include your name as part of the printed verse. This will give your invitation a more personalized appearance. You have the option of choosing different ink colors as well as customizing your wording. If you choose to have your name printed in the verse, you do not necessarily need to order name cards. Some students like to give these away, however you would not need them for your actual Announcement or Invitation.

Tips on spotting lion country safari

The big five. Whoever gave that name and whoever designated which animals should be included in their revered group must be given honor since he (or they) have picked the best constituents of the group. But the question still arises why other more graceful and robust animals were not included in the list.

Why are not giraffe, being the tallest member of the animal kingdom is not chosen for the big five? Or the hippos and the gorillas, are they not large enough?

Actually, the term big five was not given primarily to the five members because they were large or graceful or tall. The main category facilitated by the hunters (and not the tour operators) is the difficulty of cornering these large animals and bagging them.

The lion, being one of the big five along with the rhino, buffalo, leopard, and elephant is very much esteemed since it is the king of the jungle. Though safaris are not exactly characterized as jungles in the typical sense, lion country safaris are still very much sought after.

Lions tend to be lazy though. However, it is their instinct to give as much distance away from humans if possible. This is why they are rather hard to hunt than those of the plains games like the antelopes, wildebeests and the likes. So how would one maximize lion country safari game viewing?

For one, you have to know the right season. It is usually the dry season that encourages the congregation of both preys and the predators in common places. These places are normally around the riverbed, water holes and the lakes. If you would not want to take the risk of getting to near with the lions and other wild animals, you may chose to avail small shelters that overlook the spots where animals naturally proceed. Nonetheless, you can maximize the use of your open vehicle.

Summer is not only good because it is when most animals group. This is also the season when vegetation is significantly thinned. Thus, better game viewing. It is strange how the biggest of elephants can camouflage with the thickest grasses but that still is the way that it goes.

Dry season varies depending on the region where you are camping. In the eastern Africa, first dry season occurs between January to March and the second dry season is from July to October. In southern Africa however, dry season extends from May through October.

The choices between voip telephone system

The voice over internet protocol (VOIP) telephone system is a great model of how advances in one field of technology often go hand in hand with advancement in other areas. VOIP is an advancement made possible by computer technology that has directly affected phone systems, as well. While this type of phone system may seem foreign to many consumers, most people are aware of some type of VOIP provider, even if they don’t know it. Lingo, SunRocket, and Vonage are three providers of VOIP services that are relatively well known among many consumers.

The difference between a VOIP telephone system and a regular telephone system can be confusing for many people. Traditional phone calls work by sending "analog audio signals" via fiber optics that is provided by a traditional telephone company. The fiber optics is basically a fancy description of telephone lines, while the "analog audio signals" becomes the voices that are exchanged during a conversation. This is how a traditional telephone call works, whether it is over a land based line, or a cellular phone.

The way that VOIP works is that instead of using a system of "analog audio signals" to transmit voices, the VOIP system uses a method that causes it to switch data packets to different channels, depending on which one is the most open at the time. So unlike a regular phone system that has to have a dedicated channel to make or receive calls, a VOIP system can make use of any channel that happens to be open at the time the call is made. For many individuals, as well as many businesses, a VOIP system is cheaper because the method of making calls doesn’t require payment for set lines or an expensive per minute long distance rate.

VOIP saves the most money for individuals who tend to make a lot of long distance calls. The reason for this is that long distance calls with a regular telephone plan have a per minute charge, while that is not true with VOIP phones.

This can make this type of telephone system valuable not only for a family, but also for more and more businesses who are switching over to this system not only because it saves money, but for many types of phone calls the VOIP system is more efficient.

The main concern many people have when considering switching to a VOIP telephone system is that most people think of VOIP as solely computer to computer. This is one type of VOIP phone system, but it is not the only one!

There are phones that are basically ordinary telephones, they simply connect to a computer that’s on instead of getting plugged into a wall. There are also "Wi-Fi" phones, which work like cellular phones but use Internet and wireless hot spots instead of cell phone towers to connect calls.

VOIP telephone system technology is not perfect by any means, but it is highly effective and like all technologies, as it becomes increasingly popular with both homes and businesses the features and service will continue to improve as the new improved phone system replaces the old.

Affiliate tip build a website

One of the first things you should do as an affiliate marketer is to build you own website. Yes, you can market affiliate programs without it by adding links to your email or signature file on message boards, but you will be very limited in how much you can earn this way. Building a website allows you to expose the products you are promoting to a much larger audience with less effort.

Decide on a Topic

Your first step is to decide what you would like your website to be about. Find a topic you like, something you are passionate about. You will be spending a lot of time creating content for your site, so it may as well be something you enjoy reading and writing about. Your enthusiasm for the subject will shine through as well, and will get your visitors interested. Once you have your topic, make sure there are affiliate products available that compliment the site and that there are people interested in buying it.

Pick a Domain Name

Use a site like register. com, or your web host’s site to research available domain names. It helps to have one of your major keywords in your domain name. So if you decided your website will be about growing roses, try to work “rose” in the domain name. You want your domain name to be easy to remember and easy to type. Try to avoid using dashes in the name and find something that’s available as a dot com address.

Hosting

The next step is to set up a web hosting account. You should be able to get by with a basic personal website package to begin with. Get some recommendations from others when it comes to choosing the actual hosting company. You want a service that is reliable and has good customer service. After all, you won’t be making any money when you site is down. I have been using Dayana hosting for years and highly recommend them.

Site Builder or Software

Let’s talk about how you can build your website. Your options are using a site builder, like internetbasedfamilies. com or software like Microsoft FrontPage, or my favorite x-site pro. A site builder is usually easier to use in the beginning and hosting is included. You will pay a monthly fee for the software and hosting combined. If you build your site using software like x-site pro or FrontPage, you have the added initial expense of buying the software, but your monthly hosting costs are usually lower. Of course a third option is to have someone else design the site for you. You should still get familiar with the site builder or software, so you can make changes to the site.

Getting Traffic To The Site

Your last step will be getting traffic to your site. Optimize your pages for search engines to get free traffic. You can also write articles and submit them to article directories. Pay per click advertising and buying ads on other related sites or newsletters are also great ways to drive traffic to your site.

Hypochondria fearing something that does not exist

A phobia is a clinical term that is used to describe an irrational and persistent fear of certain objects, situations, activities, or persons. These fears are beyond one's control and may interfere with one's daily activities. There are many forms of phobias, and they can be a fear of something specific such as the fear of flying, or fear of social interaction. Other examples of this disorder may involve fear of small animals, closed spaces, and snakes. Medical experts estimate that at least five percent of the entire U. S. population has one or more clinically diagnosed fear disorder. A phobia usually begins at home and persists into adulthood. Some of these conditions if not treated may debilitate a person.

Hypochondria or hypocondriasis is a kind of phobia that refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having serious ailments. Often, this kind of condition persists even after a health professional has already evaluated and established that there is really no problem with the hypochondriac's health. Hypochondria is often characterized by a person's fears that minor bodily symptoms could be signs of a severe health problem. The person afflicted with hypochondria would often undertake self-examination and self-diagnosis, which are signs of over-preoccupation with one's health and body. To hypochondriacs, every lump is cancer, every cough is lung disease, every change in one's routine may mean that one's health is on the decline. Many hypochondriacs worry about having the most severe ailments without any of the risk factors. There are no specific causes of hypochondria, it occurs in men and women with equal frequency.

Other symptoms of hypochondria may include:

• Misinterpretation of symptoms;

• Symptoms that may shift and change;

• Symptoms that may be vague or specific;

• No physical disorder that can account for symptoms; and

• Psychological or emotional disturbance that may last for six months or more.

Depression also contributes to the development of hypochondria due to the disruption of brain chemicals called serotonin. There is a possibility that the physical symptoms that are felt by hypochondriacs are triggered by neurochemical changes or changes in the serotonin levels. Too little serotonin may cause depression and fatigue. Reduction in the serotonin levels is caused by lack of sleep, sunlight, exercise, and poor nutrition. Adjustments in one's lifestyle improve neurochemical levels and improve one's health.

While it is a good thing to be aware of any changes in one's body, being too conscious may hamper one's quality of life. The stress and anxiety of always worrying about sickness may one's life miserable. People with hypochondria fail to appreciate their overall health because they never believe that they are healthy.

A supportive relationship with a health professional, family members, and friends is essential in treating persons with hypochondria. There should only be one health professional that is in charge of the patient. This professional should inform the patient that there is no disease that is present and persistent medical follow-up may help control any symptoms. Hypochondriacs feel real distress, that is why it is important not to deny or challenge any symptoms.

There is help available for those who suffer from hypochondria. Remedies like cognitive therapy or anti-depression medication, people with hypochondria may not have to live in fear of illness, With help, they may once again enjoy good health and quality of life that they are afraid to lose.

Microsoft crm software

Microsoft's Dynamic CRM 3.0 software has a host of attractive features that benefit your company.

To begin with, the CRM software transforms your Microsoft Office Outlook into an “omniscient” place where you can at once manage client data and client communications. Microsoft Outlook collaboration and messaging tools are already the world's biggest-selling tools for client communications management. Microsoft's CRM widens the scope of Microsoft Outlook by transforming it into a tool that manages client information. It puts marketing pitches, sales call information, and lead data into one central location for your S&M staff members to call upon with ease and accuracy.

Microsoft's CRM works in close collaboration with Microsoft Excel so that you can make on the fly business decisions. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software is a great tool for transforming data into information which in turn can be shared and analyzed. Microsoft CRM software contains an “always on” connection to MS Excel that permits you to easily translate client information into exciting snapshots or PivotChart dynamic perspectives. These visuals can help you comprehend in just a few seconds how a company expansion or an increase in sales volume can be of benefit to your business.

Microsoft's CRM increases the efficiency with which your business is run through the streamlining and the standardization of your processes. Microsoft CRM software's adaptive workflow engine allows your business to automate daily routines and task that frees up more productive time for your employees. The CRM software relieves your employees of the boring but all the same necessary work that has to be done every day. It puts on autopilot tasks that take up a lot of otherwise productive time, gives a warning of unresolved client issues, and automatically spits out vital emails to your clients and your business partners. No client needs or requests go unmet.

Microsoft's CRM software is customizable. It works with the way your business already works. The CRM software's relationship links, client views, and forms are easily modified without any hassle. Additinally, the CRM software allows you to make sure that you give the right information to the right people at the right time. Different employees need to have access to different information. Your managers can now be more certain than ever that the right data goes to the right desktop. They might be using Outlook or they might be using the Net and this assurance is still given through Microsoft's CRM software.